Live Tournament Updates
Hands #19-22: Amit Makhija vs. Kyle Wilson
Level 29: 150,000-300,000, 40,000 ante
Level 21: Blinds at 15,000-30,000 (4,000 ante)
Hand #19 - Layne Flack has the button in seat 8, and Matt Keikoan raises from middle position to 80,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #20 - Kyle Wilson has the button in seat 9, and Zachary Clark raises from middle position to 72,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #21 - Trong Nguyen has the button in seat 1, and he raises to 73,000, winning the blinds and antes.
|:img:5900,L:||:img:5915,R:|Hand #22 - Amit Makhija has the button in seat 2, Kyle Wilson raises from late position to 75,000, and Makhija calls from the button. The flop comes 5
4
3
, and both players check. The turn card is the 8, Wilson checks, Makhija bets 120,000, and Wilson calls.
The river card pairs the board with the 4
, Wilson checks, Makhija bets 280,000, and Wilson calls. Makhija shows 99 for two pair, nines and fours, and Kyle Wilson mucks, leaving himself with about 1.32 million.
Amit Makhija wins the pot, building his tower of chips all the way up to about 3.2 million.
Photos: At left, Amit Makhija. At right, Kyle Wilson.
08:32 PM, 08/27/08
Final Nine Players: Hands #12-18
Level 29: 150,000-300,000, 40,000 ante
Level 21: Blinds at 15,000-30,000 (4,000 ante)
Hand #12 - Trong Nguyen has the button in seat 1, and Amit Makhija raises from the small blind to 80,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #13 - Amit Makhija has the button in seat 2, and Paul Smith moves all in from the small blind, winning the blinds and antes.
|:img:5916,R:|Hand #14 - Paul Smith has the button in seat 3, Kyle Wilson raises from middle position to 75,000, and Matt Keikoan calls from the big blind. The flop comes 873, Keikoan moves all in, and Wilson folds. Matt Keikoan takes the pot.
Hand #15 - John Phan has the button in seat 4, and he raises to 82,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #16 - Matt Keikoan has the button in seat 5, and Kyle Wilson raises from early position to 85,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #17 - Zachary Clark has the button in seat 6, and John Phan raises from late position to 82,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #18 - Ray Voskanian has the button in seat 7, and he moves all in, winning the blinds and antes.
Photo at right: Matt Keikoan
08:16 PM, 08/27/08
Final Nine Players: Hands #8-11
Level 29: 150,000-300,000, 40,000 ante
Level 21: Blinds at 15,000-30,000 (4,000 ante)
|:img:5923,R:|Hand #8 - Zachary Clark has the button in seat 6, and Paul Smith moves all in from middle position, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #9 - Ray Voskanian has the button in seat 7, and John Phan raises from middle position to 82,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #10 - Layne Flack has the button in seat 8, and Matt Keikoan raises from middle position to 80,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #11 - Kyle Wilson has the button in seat 9, Layne Flack raises from the cutoff to 80,000, and Amit Makhija calls from the big blind. Both players check all the way down on a board of A63105. Flack shows K8 for king high, and Makhija mucks. Layne Flack wins the pot.
Photo at right: Layne Flack
08:04 PM, 08/27/08
Level 21 Begins
Level 29: 150,000-300,000, 40,000 ante
Level 20 comes to an end, and since there was a break when they combined to a single table, play continues straight into Level 21. The blinds are now 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante.
Sorted In: Tournaments, The Bicycle Casino, Season VII, Legends of Poker07:56 PM, 08/27/08
Final Nine Players: Hands #4-7
Level 29: 150,000-300,000, 40,000 ante
Level 20: Blinds at 12,000-24,000 (3,000 ante) |:img:5918,R:|Hand #4 - Amit Makhija has the button in seat 2, Layne Flack raises from middle position to 80,000, John Phan moves all in from the big blind for 398,000, and Flack folds. John Phan takes the pot. Hand #5 - Paul Smith has the button in seat 3, and Zachary Clark raises under the gun to 71,000, winning the blinds and antes. Hand #6 - John Phan has the button in seat 4, and Matt Keikoan raises from the small blind to 70,000, winning the blinds and antes. Hand #7 - Matt Keikoan has the button in seat 5, and Amit Makhija raises from middle position to 65,000, winning the blinds and antes. Photo at right: John Phan
Sorted In: Tournaments, The Bicycle Casino, Season VII, Legends of Poker07:55 PM, 08/27/08
Final Nine Players: Hands #1-3
Level 29: 150,000-300,000, 40,000 ante
Level 20: Blinds at 12,000-24,000 (3,000 ante).
Hand #1 - Layne Flack has the button in seat 8, and John Phan moves all in from middle position for 312,000, winning the blinds and antes.
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Hand #2 - Kyle Wilson has the button in seat 9, John Phan raises from early position to 61,000, Ray Voskanian moves all in from late position for 338,000, and Phan calls with AJ. Voskanian shows AJ, and it'll be a chop unless someone makes a one-card flush.
The board comes 109663, and they chop the pot.
Hand #3 - Trong Nguyen has the button in seat 1, and Ray Voskanian raises from middle position to 60,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Photo at right: Ray Voskanian
07:50 PM, 08/27/08
Final Nine Players
Level 29: 150,000-300,000, 40,000 ante
With Denny Lee's elimination in ninth place, the final nine players combine to a single table. Play will continue until there are six players left for tomorrow afternoon's televised WPT final table. Here are the official chip counts: |:img:5919,R:|Seat 1 - Trong Nguyen - 1,110,000 Seat 2 - Amit Makhija - 2,775,000 Seat 3 - Paul Smith - 538,000 Seat 4 - John Phan - 315,000 Seat 5 - Matt Keikoan - 1,098,000 Seat 6 - Zachary Clark - 2,239,000 Seat 7 - Ray Voskanian - 344,000 Seat 8 - Layne Flack - 885,000 Seat 9 - Kyle Wilson - 1,997,000 There are about 20 minutes left in Level 20, with blinds at 12,000-24,000 and a 3,000 ante. Photo at right: Chipleader Amit Makhija
Sorted In: Tournaments, The Bicycle Casino, Season VII, Legends of Poker07:34 PM, 08/27/08
Table 12: Denny Lee Eliminated in 10th Place ($42,250)
Level 29: 150,000-300,000, 40,000 ante
Level 20: Blinds at 12,000-24,000 (3,000 ante)
Hand #87 - Amit Makhija has the button, and Zachary Clark raises from the small blind to 75,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #88 - Zachary Clark has the button, and Amit Makhija raises from the cutoff to 75,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #89 - Layne Flack has the button, and he raises to 80,000, winning the blinds and antes.
|:img:5922,R:|Hand #90 - Denny Lee has the button, he raises to 75,000, Trong Nguyen reraises from the small blind to 300,000, and Lee calls all in with JJ. Nguyen shows KK, and Lee will need to improve to stay alive.
The board comes A5286, and Trong Nguyen's pocket kings hold up to win the pot.
Denny Lee is eliminated in 10th place, earning $42,250.
07:26 PM, 08/27/08
Table 12: Hands #83-86
Level 29: 150,000-300,000, 40,000 ante
Level 20: Blinds at 12,000-24,000 (3,000 ante)
Hand #83 - Zachary Clark has the button, Layne Flack completes from the small blind for 24,000, Denny Lee moves all in from the big blind for 267,000, and Flack folds. Denny Lee takes the pot.
Hand #84 - Layne Flack has the button, and everyone folds to Trong Nguyen, giving him a walk in the big blind. Nguyen shows Q-Q as he collects the pot.
Hand #85 - Denny Lee has the button, and everyone folds to Amit Makhija, giving him a walk in the big blind.
Hand #86 - Trong Nguyen has the button, Layne Flack raises under the gun to an unknown amount, and Zachary Clark calls from the big blind. The flop comes Q43, Clark checks, Flack bets 60,000, Clark raises to 180,000, and Flack calls.
The turn card is the 4, Clark bets 200,000, and Flack calls. The river card is the 5, Clark bets 400,000, and Flack folds. Zachary Clark takes the pot.
07:20 PM, 08/27/08
Table 13: Hands #86-92
Level 29: 150,000-300,000, 40,000 ante
Level 20: Blinds at 12,000-24,000 (3,000 ante) Hand #86: Kyle Wilson has the button, Matt Keikoan raises to 60,000 to win the blinds and antes. Hand #87: Paul Smith has the button, Raymond Voskanian completes the small blind, John Phan raises to 60,000 from the big blind, Voskanian moves all in, and Phan folds. Hand #88: Raymond Voskanian has the button, Kyle Wilson raises to 60,000 and wins the blinds and antes. Hand #89: John Phan has the button, and he raises to 55,000. Hand #90: Matt Keikoan has the button, Raymond Voskanian raises to 70,000 to win the blinds and antes. Hand #91: Kyle Wilson has the button, and he raises to 60,000 to win the blinds and antes. Hand #92: Paul Smith has the button, Raymond Voskanian completes the small blind, John Phan raises the big blind, and Voskanian folds.
Sorted In: Tournaments, The Bicycle Casino, Season VII, Legends of Poker07:17 PM, 08/27/08
