Live Tournament Updates
Level 19 Begins
Level 19: 10,000-20,000, 3,000 ante
The final 12 players return from break to begin Level 19, with increased blinds of 10,000-20,000 and a 3,000 ante. The average chip stack is about 1.34 million.
In order to balance the tables with six players each, Anthony Spinella was moved to Table 53, seat 3.
Play will continue for two more levels, or until two more players are eliminated -- whichever comes first.
05:44 PM, 07/17/09
15-Minute Break
Level 19: 10,000-20,000, 3,000 ante
Level 18 comes to an end, and the remaining 12 players take a 15-minute break. The average chip stack is about 1.34 million.
Sorted In: Bellagio Cup V, Season VIII, Season 8 on FSN05:29 PM, 07/17/09
Josh Schlein Eliminated in 13th Place ($38,740)
Level 18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Alexandre Gomes raises under the gun to 40,000, Josh Schlein moves all in from the button, and Gomes calls with 9
9
. Schlein shows Q10, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes 9
85
2A, and Gomes flops a set of nines to win the pot. Josh Schlein is eliminated in 13th place, earning $38,740.
Alexandre Gomes - 1,120,000
Josh Schlein - Eliminated in 13th place
05:27 PM, 07/17/09
Ory Hen Eliminated in 14th Place ($38,740)
Level 18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Ory Hen moves all in from the button for 74,000, Pavel Rashetov calls from the small blind, and Alexandre Gomes calls from the big blind. Rashetov and Gomes check all the way down on a board of 97742.
Hen shows K5 for king high, but Rashetov shows A2 to win the pot with a pair of deuces. (Gomes mucks.) Ory Hen is eliminated in 14th place, earning $38,740.
Pavel Rashetov - 580,000
Ory Hen - Eliminated in 14th place
05:25 PM, 07/17/09
Sam Stein Doubles Through and Cripples Ory Hen
Level 18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Sam Stein moves all in from the small blind for 359,000, and Ory Hen calls from the big blind with AQ and a slightly larger stack. Stein shows KJ, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes J7364, and Stein pairs his jack on the flop to win the pot and double up. Ory Hen is crippled.
Sam Stein - 750,000
Ory Hen - 69,000
The next hand, Ory Hen is all in with Q-8 offsuit, but he's called by Pavel Rashetov who holds the same hand. They chop the pot, and Ory Hen picks up a few more chips.
Ory Hen - 74,000
05:24 PM, 07/17/09
Pavel Rashetov Doubles Through Ray Taylor
Level 18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Pavel Rashetov moves all in from middle position for 173,000, and Ray Taylor moves all in over the top from late position for more than 1 million. Everyone else folds, and Rashetov shows 10-9 offsuit to Taylor's AJ. Rashetov needs to improve to stay alive.
The board comes Q86J6, and Rashetov turns a queen-high straight to win the pot and double up.
Pavel Rashetov - 410,000
Ray Taylor - 1,050,000
05:19 PM, 07/17/09
Alexandre Gomes vs. Alec Torelli
Level 18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Alexandre Gomes raises from the cutoff to 40,000, and Alec Torelli calls from the small blind. The flop comes Q83, and both players check. The turn card is the 10, Torelli bets 58,000, and Gomes calls.
The river card is the 7, Torelli checks, Gomes bets 76,000, and Torelli folds. Alexandre Gomes takes the pot.
Alexandre Gomes - 800,000
05:10 PM, 07/17/09
Ory Hen Forces a Fold From Pavel Rashetov
Level 18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Ory Hen raises from the small blind to an unknown amount, and Pavel Rashetov calls from the big blind. The flop comes Q75, Hen bets about 60,000, and Rashetov appears to min-raise to about 120,000.
Hen moves all in, and Rashetov folds Q-J face up (pair of queens). Ory Hen takes the pot.
Ory Hen - 525,000
Pavel Rashetov - 210,000
05:04 PM, 07/17/09
Erik Seidel Doubles Up With Aces
Level 18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Anthony Spinella raises from the cutoff to 40,000, Faraz Jaka calls from the small blind, and Erik Seidel reraises from the big blind to 120,000. Spinella calls and Jaka gets out of the way.
The flop comes K84, Seidel bets 140,000, and Spinella calls. The turn brings the J, Seidel leads out again, this time for 350,000, and Spinella calls.
The river brings the 7, and Seidel moves all in for 441,000. Spinella takes his time before saying "Maybe we have the same hand," and he calls.
Seidel: AA
Spinella: KQ
Nope, they don't have the same hand -- Seidel wins the pot with his pocket aces.
Erik Seidel - 2,150,000
Anthony Spinella - 860,000
05:03 PM, 07/17/09
Alec Torelli Wins With Aces and Tips the Dealer
Level 18: 8,000-16,000, 2,000 ante
Alec Torelli raises from the button to 32,000, and Sam Stein calls from the big blind. The flop comes Q102, Stein checks, Torelli bets 50,000, and Stein calls. The turn card pairs the board with the Q, and both players check.
The river card is the 4, Stein bets 75,000, and Torelli calls with A-A. Stein shows K-J for a missed straight draw and tosses his cards in the muck. Torelli wins the pot, and tips the dealer.
Yes, Alec Torelli is tipping the dealer in a tournament. He has a small pile of $1 Bellagio chips specifically set aside for this purpose, and when he wins a hand he tips $1-2.
Alec Torelli - 1,575,000
Sam Stein - 450,000
05:00 PM, 07/17/09
