Live Tournament Updates
Hand #10: Straight on the Board
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Hand #10 - Ryan Hughes raises to 19,000 on the button and Otis Wright calls out of the small blind. The flop comes down 9
7
5
and Wright checks. Hughes bets 28,000 and Wright calls. The turn brings the 8 and Wright check-calls a bet of 77,000.
The river is the 6, putting a straight on board, and Wright checks a third time. Hughes bets 200,000 and Wright folds his hand, giving Hughes the pot.
03:54 PM, 01/26/11
Hands #7-9: Final Nine Players
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Hand #7 - BJ McBrayer raises to 22,000 out of the small blind, Leif Force folds the big blind, and McBrayer takes the pot.
Hand #8 - Leif Force completes the small blind, Ryan Hughes raises out of the big blind, Force folds, and Hughes takes the pot.
Hand #9 - Patrick Mahoney raises to 16,000 from middle position and BJ McBrayer reraises to 45,000 from the cutoff. Ryan Hughes is in the small blind and cold four-bets to 100,000. Both Mahoney and McBrayer fold and Hughes takes the pot.
03:49 PM, 01/26/11
Hands #3-6: Ryan Hughes Wins Three in a Row
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Hand #3 - Leif Force raises to 24,000 from middle position, Ryan Hughes calls from the hijack, and Alexander Kuzmin defends out of the big blind. The flop comes down A73 and action checks to Hughes, who bets 28,000. Both Kuzmin and Force fold and Hughes takes the pot
Hand #4 - Ryan Hufhes raises to 18,000 from middle position and Allen Carter calls on the button. Both players check the 775
flop and Hughes bets 25,000 when the 4 comes on the turn. Carter folds and Hughes takes the pot.
Hand #5 - Ryan Hughes raises to 17,000 frommiddle position and Otis Wright calls behind. Both players check the QQ9 flop and the turn brings the 4. Hughes bets 30,000, Wright folds, and Hughes takes the pot.
Hand #6 - Ryan Hughes raises to 17,000 from under the gun and Otis Wright calls behind him. Allen Carter makes it 60,000 to go from the hijack, both players fold, and Carter takes the pot.
03:44 PM, 01/26/11
Hands #1-2: Leif Force May Have Missed a Bet With Aces Full
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Hand #1 - Ryan Hughes raises from the button to 17,000, and Shannon Shorr calls from the big blinds. The flop comes Q99, Shorr checks, Hughes bets 17,000, and Shorr calls. Both players check the 8 on the turn and the A on the river. Shorr shows A6 to win the pot with two pair, aces and nines, and Hughes mucks.
Hand #2 - Leif Force raises from late position to 24,000, and Ryan Hughes calls from the cutoff. The flop comes A94, Force bets 24,000, and Hughes calls. The turn card is the J, Force checks, Hughes bets 42,000, and Force calls. The river card pairs the board with the 4, Force checks again, but Hughes doesn't take the bait and checks behind. Force shows AA to win the pot with a full house (aces full of fours), and Hughes mucks.
03:40 PM, 01/26/11
Final Nine Players: Seating & Chip Counts
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
With two simultaneous eliminations, the final table starts with nine players.
Seat 1. Alexander Kuzmin - 745,000 (93 BBs)
Seat 2. Pat Mahoney - 830,000 (103 BBs)
Seat 3. Stuart Breakstone - 55,000 (6 BBs)
Seat 4. BJ McBrayer - 280,000 (35 BBs)
Seat 5. Leif Force - 420,000 (52 BBs)
Seat 6. Ryan Hughes - 1,385,000 (173 BBs)
Seat 7. Otis Wright - 950,000 (118 BBs)
Seat 8. Shannon Shorr - 996,000 (124 BBs)
Seat 9. Allen Carter - 815,000 (101 BBs)
03:35 PM, 01/26/11
Vitor Coelho Eliminated in 10th Place ($24,826)
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Shannon Shorr raises to 20,000 on the button and Ryan Hughes calls out of the small blind. Vitor Coelho is in the big blind and makes it an additional 68,000 to go, leaving less than 100,000 behind.
Shorr folds and Hughes goes in the tank. He asks Coelho, "Why couldn't you have just shoved?" Eventually, Hughes announces he is all-in and Coelho calls instantly with [KcKd[.
Hughes turns over A10. The A appears in the window as the dealer puts out the A43 flop. The 7 on the turn and J on the river give the pot to Hughes and eliminate Coelho.
Ryan Hughes - 1,385,000 (173 BBs)
Vitor Coelho - eliminated in 10th place ($24,826)
03:34 PM, 01/26/11
Dermot Blain Eliminated in 11th Place ($24,826)
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Dermot Blain shoves all-in from under the gun for his last 128,000 and Otis Wright calls in late position. Wright shows AK and Blain is trailing with AQ.
The board runs out 8439A and Wright's kicker plays to eliminate Blain in 11th place.
Otis Wright - 950,000 (119 BBs)
Dermot Blain - eliminated in 11th place ($24,826)
03:31 PM, 01/26/11
Leif Force Doubles Thru Otis Wright
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Otis Wright raises to 23,000 from under the gun and Leif Force calls from middle position. The flop comes down QJ8 and Wright announces he is all-in.
Force calls instantly and shows JJ for a set of jacks. Wright turns over AK for a gutshot straight draw.
"No funny stuff, dealer," Force requests.
There is no funny stuff as the turn brings the 4 and the river the 5 to double Force up.
Leif Force - 420,000 (53 BBs)
Otis Wright - 840,000 (105 BBs)
03:28 PM, 01/26/11
Chip Count Update
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
All of the chip counts have just been updated in the Chip Count Tab.
With 11 players remaining, here is a look at the top five...
Ryan Hughes - 1,200,000
Shannon Shorr - 1,020,000
Otis Wright - 1,000,000
Patrick Mahoney - 850,000
Allen Carter - 760,000
Recent Eliminations...
12th: Martin Zentner - $24,826
13th: Bobby Keller - $22,840
03:23 PM, 01/26/11
Stuart Breakstone Gets No Action
Level 19: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante
Stuart Breakstone shoves all-in for his last 50,000 or so from middle position and it folds around to Otis Wright in the big blind. Wright folds K6 face-up and Breakstone turns over pocket aces.
"It's a shame you're so short-stacked," Allen Carter remarks. "You're picking up so many nice hands."
Stuart Breakstone - 70,000 (9 BBs)
03:12 PM, 01/26/11
