Live Tournament Updates
Table 53: Slow and Steady
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
Hand #51: Davis raises 80,000 preflop and everyone else folds.
Hand #52: Daut raises 80,000 preflop and everyone else folds.
Hand #53: Kearly and Davis pump a pot up to 300,000 preflop and then the flop hits the table 9
72
. Both players check, and they also check the 8 on the turn. The 7
falls on the river and Kearly checks. Davis fires out 400,000 and he takes down the pot when Kearly folds.
Hand #54: Daut raises 110,000 preflop and everyone else folds.
Hand #55: Lindgren calls from the small blind and Daut checks the big blind. The flop rolls out A99 and both players check. The 4 falls on the turn and Lindgren bets 40,000. Daut calls and the K falls on the river. Lindgren fires out 120,000 and Daut folds.
02:43 PM, 12/17/07
Chip Trivia
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
In a tournament that started with 664 players, play continued all the way to Day 5 (with about 15 players remaining) before a new chip denomination was brought into play. The blue (10,000) chips have been in play since the beginning, and it's entirely possible that they'll stay in play until the very end.
Sorted In: Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Bellagio, Season VI02:32 PM, 12/17/07
Blinds Increase
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
The remaining 12 players return from break to increased blinds of 20,000-40,000, with a 5,000 ante. Shuffle up and deal!
Sorted In: Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Bellagio, Season VI02:30 PM, 12/17/07
Official Chip Counts
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
Here are the official chip counts from the break, taken before the color-up of the brown (1,000) chips. TABLE 52 1. 2. Eugene Katchalov - 1,760,000 3. Matthew Casterella - 2,271,000 4. Jordan Rich - 1,359,000 5. 6. Bill Kontaratos - 1,244,000 7. John Monnette - 995,000 8. Jimmy Tran - 430,000 9. TABLE 53 1. David "Devilfish" Ulliott - 1,631,000 2. 3. Ted Kearly - 2,208,000 4. 5. Erick Lindgren - 1,251,000 6. Ryan Daut - 2,620,000 7. 8. Raymond Davis - 2,257,000 9. Ken Rosen - 1,886,000 New red (25,000) chips were introduced during the last level, and during the break they're bringing in pink-and-purple (5,000) chips. It's unusual to introduce new chips that are lower than other chips in play, but it will ease things up to make each ante a single chip.
Sorted In: Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Bellagio, Season VI02:26 PM, 12/17/07
15-Minute Break
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
The players take a 15-minute break. The brown (1,000) chips will be raced off the table during the break.
Sorted In: Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Bellagio, Season VI02:19 PM, 12/17/07
Table 52: Rodeen Talebi Eliminated in 13th Place (96,355)
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
|:img:4659,R:|Hand #53: Matt Casterella raises under the gun to 90,000, Rodeen Talebi calls all in for 36,000, Bill Kontaratos moves all in over the top, and Casterella folds.
Kontaratos turns over 1010
, and Talebi shows A3. Talebi needs to improve to stay alive. The board comes J74Q6 as Kontaratos’ tens hold up and Rodeen Talabei is eliminated in 13th place, earning 96,355.
02:17 PM, 12/17/07
Table 53: Ken Rosen Wins a Big Pot
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
Hand #46: Jordan Rich calls and Ken Rosen and David Ulliott see the flop from the blinds. The flop comes 775 and everyone checks. The turn is the 6 and Rosen bets 50,000. Everyone calls and the river is the K. Ulliott bets 201,000 and everyone folds.
Hand #47: Jordan Rich raises to 90,000 and TeD Kearly calls from the big blind. The flop comes A52 and Rich bets 90,000. Kearly calls and the turn is the 5. Both players check and the river is the 5. Kearly checks and Rich checks as well. Kearly turns over A5 for quads and wins the pot.
Hand #48: David Ulliott raises to 90,000 and wins the blinds and antes.
Hand #49: Jordan Rich calls, Ken Rosen calls, Erick Lindgren completes from the small blind and Ryan Daut checks his option. The flop comes K97 and Rich bets 90,000. Everyone calls and the turn is the K. Rosen nows bets 170,000 and Daut is the only caller. The river is the J and Rosen bets 400,000 to take the pot.
Hand #50: Erick Lindgren raises to 90,000 and wins the blinds and antes.
02:16 PM, 12/17/07
Table 52: Eugene Katchalov Cripples Rodeen Talebi
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
Hand #51: Rodeen Talebi raises to 100,000 from the button and John Monette moves all in from the big blind. Talebi calls and turns over AQ while Monette shows AQ. The board comes 109889 and both players chop the pot.
Hand #52: Eugene Katchalov raises to 80,000 from under the gun and Rodeen Talebi re-raises 180,000 more. Katchalov moves all in and Talebi calls. Katchalov shows JJ while Talebi turns over KK. The board comes A109J7, giving Katchalov a set of jacks on the turn and crippling Talebi. Talebi I left with only 36,000 after this hand.
02:14 PM, 12/17/07
Table 53: Action Slows Before the Break
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
Hand #41: Rosen raises 110,000 from the cutoff and Kearly makes the call from the small blind. The flop rolls out K93 and Rosen bets 90,000. Kearly folds.
Hand #42: Davis, Ulliot, and Lindgren limp before Daut raises 160,000 preflop. Davis makes the call and everyone else folds. The flop rolls out J86 and Daut bets 240,000. Davis folds and Daut takes down the pot.
Hand #43: Daut raises 65,00 preflop and everyone else folds.
Hand #44: Davis gets a walk on his big blind.
Hand #45: Ulliot raises 100,000 preflop under the gun and Rosen makes the call from the big blind. The two players check down a board of 97542 and Rosen bets 30,000 on the river. Ulliot makes the call and then flips up two black aces. Rosen shows pocket threes and Ulliot takes down the pot. "That's all the bigger that pot was," says Davis after the hand.
02:06 PM, 12/17/07
Chip Count Analysis
Level 25: 80,000-160,000, 15,000 ante
Here are the updated chip counts for the final 13 players after the elimination of Daniel Negreanu: TABLE 52 1. 2. Eugene Katchalov - 955,000 3. Matthew Casterella - 2,610,000 4. Rodeen Talebi - 900,000 5. 6. Bill Kontaratos - 1,240,000 7. John Monnette - 770,000 8. Jimmy Tran - 361,000 9. TABLE 53 1. David "Devilfish" Ulliott - 1,365,000 2. 3. Ted Kearly - 2,170,000 4. 5. Erick Lindgren - 1,420,000 6. Ryan Daut - 2,600,000 7. Jordan Rich - 1,680,000 8. Raymond Davis - 2,490,000 9. Ken Rosen - 1,375,000 Total for Table 52: 6,836,000 Total for Table 53: 13,100,000 After Todd Brunson's elimination in 15th place, Ryan Daut was moved from Table 52 to Table 53, putting most of the big stacks on one table. As you can see by the totals above, there are nearly twice as many chips on Table 53 as Table 52. Matthew Casterella and Ryan Daut are neck and neck for the chip lead, but Casterella is in much better shape because nobody at his table has even half as many chips as he does. Daut has much more competition at his table, with two other players over the 2 million mark. I'd also like to point out that the theoretical number of chips in play is 19,920,000 (664 players x 30,000 chips each). If you add up the numbers above, my approximates add up to 19,936,000. That's an accuracy of 99.92% -- not bad, if I do say so myself.
Sorted In: Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Bellagio, Season VI02:03 PM, 12/17/07
