Live Tournament Updates
Adam Geyer Eliminated by Dee Luong
Level 14: 3,000-6,000, 500 ante
Adam Geyer raises preflop to 14,000, Dee Luong reraises, and Geyer moves all in. Luong calls with A
K
, and it's a race against Geyer's Q
Q.
The board comes 822
A5, and Luong pairs her ace on the turn to win the pot and bust Adam Geyer.
Dee Luong - 800,000
Adam Geyer - Eliminated
05:57 PM, 10/23/09
Full House on the Board; Gonsalves & Geyer Can Both Beat It
Level 14: 3,000-6,000, 500 ante
Markus Gonsalves just doubled through Adam Geyer on a full-house board of 99966. Gonsalves had QQ for nines full of queens, which beat Geyer's JJ for nines full of jacks. We're not 100% certain, but it looked like the money went in after the flop.
Markus Gonsalves - 300,000
Adam Geyer - 160,000
05:50 PM, 10/23/09
Jason Somerville's Stack Continues To Grow
Level 14: 3,000-6,000, 500 ante
Jason Somerville raises from the button, the big blind reraises an additional 30,000, and Somerville moves all in. The big blind calls with KQ, and Somerville turns over 77 -- it's a race situation.
The board comes Q96108, and the big blind pairs his queen on the flop only to lose to Somerville's runner-runner ten-high straight. The big blind is eliminated as Jason Somerville improves his stack up over the 900,000 mark.
Jason Somerville - 915,000
05:45 PM, 10/23/09
Alan Smurfit Eliminated by Andy Bloch
Level 14: 3,000-6,000, 500 ante
Alan Smurfit is all in preflop with A4 against Andy Bloch's pocket tens. Smurfit pairs his four on the flop but doesn't improve beyond that. Bloch wins the pot, and Alan Smurfit is eliminated from the tournament.
Andy Bloch - 370,000
Alan Smurfit - Eliminated
05:38 PM, 10/23/09
Level 14 Begins
Level 14: 3,000-6,000, 500 ante
The remaining 56 players return from break to begin Level 14, with increased blinds of 3,000-6,000 and a 500 ante. The average chip count is just shy of 300,000.
Sorted In: Tournaments, Bellagio, Festa al Lago, Season 8 on FSN, Season VIII05:30 PM, 10/23/09
Chip Count Update
Level 14: 3,000-6,000, 500 ante
All of the chip counts have just been updated in the Chip Count Tab.
With 56 players remaining, here is look at the top five...
Jason Lavallee -- 870,000
Jason Somerville -- 745,000
Jonas Entin -- 725,000
Dee Luong -- 690,000
Dutch Boyd -- 610,000
05:30 PM, 10/23/09
Tom McCormick Eliminated by Shawn Cunix
Level 13: 2,000-4,000, 400 ante
Tom McCormick moves all in from middle position for 48,000, and Shawn Cunix calls from the button with AA. McCormick shows AQ, and he needs to improve to stay alive.
The board comes 877J3, and Cunix wins the pot with his pocket aces. Tom McCormick is eliminated from the tournament.
Shawn Cunix - 230,000
Tom McCormick - Eliminated
05:00 PM, 10/23/09
Jonathan Little Eliminated
Level 13: 2,000-4,000, 400 ante
Chad Batista is all in preflop with J10 against Jonathan Little's 1010. The board comes K652J, and Batista flops a club flush draw and pairs his jack on the river to win the pot and double up. Jonathan Little is crippled.
Chad Batista - 320,000
Jonathan Little - 8,900
The next hand, Little moves all in from late position, and Mike Leah calls from the big blind without looking at his cards. Little shows QJ, and Leah is slightly ahead with his K7.
The board comes A106K4, and Little turns an ace-high straight to win the pot and double up to 23,400.
Jonathan Little - 23,400
Mike Leah - 170,000
The next hand, Little is all in (again) from middle position with 88, and Leah calls (again) from the small blind with JJ.
The board comes AA452, and Leah wins the pot with his pocket jacks. Jonathan Little is eliminated from the tournament.
Mike Leah - 205,000
Jonathan Little - Eliminated
04:55 PM, 10/23/09
Dan O'Brien Eliminated
Level 13: 2,000-4,000, 400 ante
On a board of Q325 Chau Giang checks and Dan O'Brien bets 13,500. Chau check raises enough to put O'Brien all in he makes the call.
Giang: AQ
O'Brien: 77
The river is the A giving Giang two pair to eliminate O'Brien.
Chau Giang - 230,000
Dan O'Brien - eliminated
04:52 PM, 10/23/09
Danny Fuhs Says He Never Bluffs
Level 13: 2,000-4,000, 400 ante
Danny Fuhs raises from late position to 10,500, the cutoff calls, Glen Chorny calls from the button, and Tom McCormick calls from the big blind. The flop comes A95, McCormick checks, Fuhs bets 17,000, and everyone folds.
Fuhs shows AQ for a pair of aces, and he says, "I never bluff." The cutoff, who was also in the hand, says, "We all know what that means."
Danny Fuhs - 230,000
Glen Chorny - 200,000
Tom McCormick - 52,000
04:37 PM, 10/23/09
