Live Tournament Updates
Table 1: Hands #68-69
Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante
Hand #68: Steve Sung completes the small blind to 40,000, and Evan McNiff checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes 10
8
6, Sung bets an unknown amount, and McNiff calls. The turn card is the A
, and both players check. The river card is the 9, and they check again. Steve Sung shows A9
to win the pot with two pair, aces and nines, and McNiff mucks.
Hand #69: Evan McNiff raises from the small blind to 120,000, and Robert Mizrachi calls from the big blind. The flop comes 774, McNiff bets 155,000, and Mizrachi calls. The turn card is the 10, McNiff checks, Mizrachi bets 155,000, McNiff raises to 530,000, and Mizrachi folds. Evan McNiff takes the pot.
03:41 PM, 12/18/08
Table 1: Chino vs. Clonie
Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante
Hand #60: Evan McNiff raises from the cutoff to 100,000, and Chino Rheem calls from the small blind. The flop comes 1043, Chino checks, McNiff bets 145,000, and Chino folds. Evan McNiff takes the pot.
Hand #61: Evan McNiff raises under the gun to 100,000, Chino Rheem calls from the button, and Clonie Gowen moves all in from the small blind for 665,000. McNiff folds, and Chino asks, "Do you want me to call, Clonie?" Clonie says, "I really don't care." Chino says, "I don't feel right about this hand."
Chino goes into the tank for a while, finally saying, "I don't feel lucky. I don't think I have you beat." Chino folds, and Clonie Gowen takes the pot.
03:35 PM, 12/18/08
Table 2: Not Much Action
Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante
Mike Matusow receives a walk in Hand #55. Hoyt Corkins steals the blinds in Hand #56. Ben Straate steals the blinds in Hand #57. Hand #58: Justin Young raises under the gun to 110,000, Hoyt Corkins moves all in from early position to 1.2 million, and Young folds. Hoyt Corkins steals the blinds in Hand #59. Hand #60: Mike Matusow raises under the gun to 110,000, Amnon Filippi calls from middle position, Joe McGowan calls from the cutoff, and Ben Straate reraises from the button to 350,000. Matusow, Filippi, and McGowan all fold, and Ben Straate takes the pot. Amnon Filippi steals the blinds in Hand #61.
Sorted In: Bellagio, Tournaments, Season VII, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic03:27 PM, 12/18/08
Table 1: Hands #61-65
Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante
Steve Sung steals the blinds in Hand #61, and Robert Mizrachi steals them in Hand #62.
Hand #63: Steve Sung raises from the small blind to 110,000, and Evan McNiff calls from the big blind. The flop comes Q65, Sung bets 150,000, and McNiff folds. Steve Sung takes the pot.
Chino Rheem steals the blinds in Hand #64.
Hand #65: Evan McNiff raises from the button to 100,000, and Chino Rheem calls from the big blind. Both players check all the way down on a board of J92J10, and neither player has a diamond. Evan McNiff shows 77 to win with two pair, jacks and sevens.
03:23 PM, 12/18/08
Table 1: Chino Semibluffs Evan McNiff
Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante
Video description: Robert Mizrachi steals the blinds in Hand #56, and Chino Rheem steals them in Hand #57. Evan McNiff wins a limped pot against Robert Mizrachi in Hand #58 with a small bet on the flop. |:img:6538,R:|Hand #59: Evan McNiff raises from the button to 100,000, Robert Mizrachi calls from the small blind, and Chino Rheem calls from the big blind. The flop comes [Qd10d8s], Mizrachi bets 150,000, Chino calls, and McNiff raises to 500,000. Mizrachi folds, and Chino calls. The turn card is the [As], and Chino moves all in. McNiff asks for a count, and it's 2,695,000. McNiff folds, and Chino shows [Kd5d] for a semibluff -- a flush draw with a gutshot straight draw. Chino Rheem takes the pot.
Sorted In: Bellagio, Tournaments, Season VII, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
03:20 PM, 12/18/08
Table 2: Hands #49-54
Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante
Hand #49: Ben Straate raises from the cutoff to 105,000, Mike Matusow reraises from the big blind to 305,000, and Straate folds.
Joe McGowan steals the blinds in Hand #50.
Hand #51: Justin Young raises from middle position to 110,000, and Joe McGowan calls from the big blind. The flop comes 762, and both players check. The turn card is the K, Joe McGowan bets an unknown amount, and Justin Young folds A-J face up.
Justin Young wins a small pot from the big blind in Hand #52. Joe McGowan steals the blinds in Hand #53.
Hand #54: Joe McGowan limps from the cutoff for 40,000, Justin Young completes the small blind, and Hoyt Corkins checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes AK2, Young and Corkins both check, McGowan bets 120,000, and Young and Corkins both fold. Joe McGowan takes the pot.
03:12 PM, 12/18/08
Table 1: Nothing But Blind Steals
Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante
Steve Sung steals the blinds in Hand #51. Evan McNiff steals the blinds in Hand #52, and Sung comes back to steal them in Hand #53. Clonie Gowen steals the blinds in Hand #54. The button accidentally skips Chino, and then Robert Mizrachi steals the blinds in Hand #55.
Sorted In: Bellagio, Tournaments, Season VII, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic03:08 PM, 12/18/08
Table 2: Hands #45-48
Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante
Hand #45: Justin Young raises from middle position to 110,000, and Amnon Filippi calls from the small blind. The flop comes Q83, Filippi checks, Young bets 170,000, Filippi raises to 400,000, and Young folds. Amnon Filippi takes the pot.
Hoyt Corkins steals the blinds in Hand #46.
Hand #47: Ben Straate limps from the small blind for 40,000, and Justin Young checks his big blind. The flop comes 983, Straate bets 60,000, and Young calls. The turn card pairs the board with the 3, Straate bets 100,000, and Young folds. Ben Straate takes the pot.
Hand #48: Ben Straate raises from the button to 105,000, Justin Young calls from the small blind, and Hoyt Corkins calls from the big blind. The flop comes J106, Young bets 175,000, and Corkins and Straate both fold. Justin Young takes the pot.
03:05 PM, 12/18/08
Table 1: Brett Richey Eliminated in 12th Place ($72,060)
Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante
Video description: Hand #50: In rapid-fire fashion, Brett Richey raises under the gun to 110,000, Chino Rheem reraises from the big blind to 410,000, Richey quickly moves all in, and Chino insta-calls with [AcAd]. Richey shows [AhKc], and he's dominated as he faces elimination. The board comes [7d5s4c3sKs], and Richey has a chance to tie when both players pick up identical double-gutshot straight draws on the turn, but the pair of kings on the river isn't enough to crack Chino's aces. Chino Rheem wins the pot, building his stack to about 3.2 million. Brett Richey is eliminated in 12th place, earning $72,060.
Sorted In: Bellagio, Tournaments, Season VII, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic
02:58 PM, 12/18/08
Table 1: Hands #48-49
Level 34: 500,000-1,000,000, 100,000 ante
Steve Sung steals the blinds in Hand #46, and Robert Mizrachi steals the blinds in Hand #47.
Hand #48: Brett Richey raises from the cutoff to 110,000, Clonie Gowen calls from the button, and Evan McNiff calls from the big blind. The flop comes 863, and all three players check. The turn card is the 7, McNiff bets 225,000, and Richey and Clonie both fold. Evan McNiff takes the pot.
Chino Rheem steals the blinds in Hand #49.
02:54 PM, 12/18/08
