Live Tournament Updates
Hand #30: Gregory Brooks
Level 28: 30,000-60,000, 10,000 ante
Gregory Brooks raises under the gun to 135,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Seat 1. Vivek Rajkumar - 3,375,000
Seat 2. Darryll Fish - 1,240,000
Seat 3. Gregory Brooks - 6,785,000
Seat 4. Amir Lehavot - 4,650,000
Seat 5. Steve Gross - 990,000
Seat 6. Carlos Mortensen - 3,390,000
05:59 PM, 03/03/11
Hand #29: Amir Lehavot
Level 28: 30,000-60,000, 10,000 ante
Gregory Brooks raises from middle position to 135,000, and Amir Lehavot calls from the cutoff. Both players check to the river on a board of 10
52
8
J. Brooks shows 3-3, but Lehavot turns over 7-7 to win the pot.
Seat 1. Vivek Rajkumar - 3,415,000
Seat 2. Darryll Fish - 1,310,000
Seat 3. Gregory Brooks - 6,645,000
Seat 4. Amir Lehavot - 4,660,000
Seat 5. Steve Gross - 1,000,000
Seat 6. Carlos Mortensen - 3,400,000
05:57 PM, 03/03/11
Hand #28: Gregory Brooks Takes a 2.7M Pot From Carlos Mortensen
Level 28: 30,000-60,000, 10,000 ante
Gregory Brooks raises from the cutoff to 135,000, and Carlos Mortensen calls from the big blind. The flop comes Q42, Mortensen checks, Brooks bets 185,000, and Mortensen calls.
The turn card is the 8, Mortensen checks, Brooks bets 485,000, Mortensen thinks for 30 seconds before raising to 1,000,000. Brooks thinks for more than a minute before he calls.
The river card is the 10, Mortensen checks, and Brooks thinks for a while before he bets 1,620,000. Mortensen quickly folds, and Brooks takes the pot.
Pot Size: 2,730,000
Seat 1. Vivek Rajkumar - 3,485,000
Seat 2. Darryll Fish - 1,320,000
Seat 3. Gregory Brooks - 6,790,000
Seat 4. Amir Lehavot - 4,385,000
Seat 5. Steve Gross - 1,010,000
Seat 6. Carlos Mortensen - 3,440,000
05:55 PM, 03/03/11
Rail Call
Level 28: 30,000-60,000, 10,000 ante
With so many pros at this final table, there are plenty of big names sweating the action. Here's who we spotted in the crowd so far:
Adam Levy
Matt Affleck
Michael Benvenuti
Joe Serock
Erick Lindgren
Craig Boyd
Dan Kelly
Alex Kamberis
Chris Moorman
Nick Mitchell
Jamie Armstrong
Jamie Rosen
Thayer Rasmussen
Mike Katz
Anthony Spinella
Bryan Piccioli
05:47 PM, 03/03/11
Hand #27: Steve Gross
Level 28: 30,000-60,000, 10,000 ante
Everyone folds to Steve Gross, giving him a walk in the big blind.
Seat 1. Vivek Rajkumar - 3,495,000
Seat 2. Darryll Fish - 1,330,000
Seat 3. Gregory Brooks - 5,390,000
Seat 4. Amir Lehavot - 4,395,000
Seat 5. Steve Gross - 1,050,000
Seat 6. Carlos Mortensen - 4,770,000
05:46 PM, 03/03/11
Hand #26: Carlos Mortensen
Level 28: 30,000-60,000, 10,000 ante
Carlos Mortensen raises from middle position to 150,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Seat 1. Vivek Rajkumar - 3,505,000
Seat 2. Darryll Fish - 1,340,000
Seat 3. Gregory Brooks - 5,400,000
Seat 4. Amir Lehavot - 4,435,000
Seat 5. Steve Gross - 970,000
Seat 6. Carlos Mortensen - 4,780,000
05:46 PM, 03/03/11
Hand #25: Darryll Fish
Level 28: 30,000-60,000, 10,000 ante
Vivek Rajkumar raises from the button to 140,000, Darryll Fish moves all in from the small blind for 1,090, and Rajkumar folds. Rish takes the pot.
Seat 1. Vivek Rajkumar - 3,515,000
Seat 2. Darryll Fish - 1,350,000
Seat 3. Gregory Brooks - 5,440,000
Seat 4. Amir Lehavot - 4,505,000
Seat 5. Steve Gross - 980,000
Seat 6. Carlos Mortensen - 4,640,000
05:44 PM, 03/03/11
Hand #24: Vivek Rajkumar
Level 28: 30,000-60,000, 10,000 ante
Note: During the brief break to color up chips, the dealer forgot to move the button, so Mortensen benefits by getting it twice in a row.
Amir Lehavot raises from middle position to 135,000, Vivek Rajkumar reraises from the small blind to 425,000, and Lehavot folds. Rajkumar takes the pot.
Seat 1. Vivek Rajkumar - 3,665,000
Seat 2. Darryll Fish - 1,100,000
Seat 3. Gregory Brooks - 5,510,000
Seat 4. Amir Lehavot - 4,515,000
Seat 5. Steve Gross - 990,000
Seat 6. Carlos Mortensen - 4,650,000
05:43 PM, 03/03/11
Level 28 Begins
Level 28: 30,000-60,000, 10,000 ante
Level 27 comes to an end, and Level 28 begins with increased blinds of 30,000-60,000 and a 10,000 ante. There is a brief break to color up the 5,000 chips, and then the cards are back in the air.
05:39 PM, 03/03/11
Hand #23: Gregory Brooks
Level 27: 25,000-50,000, 5,000 ante
Gregory Brooks raises under the gun to 110,000, Carlos Mortensen calls from the button, and Vivek Rajkumar calls from the small blind.
The flop comes 7
22, Rajkumar checks, Brooks bets 260,000, Mortensen calls, and Rajkumar folds.
The turn card is the 10, Brooks bets 560,000, and Mortensen thinks for more than a minute before he folds. Gregory Brooks takes the pot.
Seat 1. Vivek Rajkumar - 3,420,000
Seat 2. Darryll Fish - 1,170,000
Seat 3. Gregory Brooks - 5,020,000
Seat 4. Amir Lehavot - 4,660,000
Seat 5. Steve Gross - 1,000,000
Seat 6. Carlos Mortensen - 4,660,000
05:36 PM, 03/03/11
