Level: 17
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
Level: 17
Blinds: 20,000/40,000
Ante: 5,000
With 177,000 in the pot and a flop of , Erik Seidel checked from the big blind and JC Alvarado did the same from the button. The turn saw Seidel lead out for 75,000, and then call a raise to 210,000 from Alvarado.
Both players returned to checking on the river, prompting Seidel to show . It was good as Alvarado tabled .
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
JC Alvarado |
2,000,000
-381,000
|
-381,000 |
Erik Seidel |
1,200,000
289,000
|
289,000 |
|
Action folded to JC Alvarado in the small blind and he completed the bet. Mike "Timex" McDonald checked his option in the big blind and the dealer produced the on the flop. After Alvarado checked, McDonald bet 48,000. Alvarado folded and McDonald won the pot.
Jim McCrink moved all in from the cutoff for 350,000 only to have Ilari Sahamies three-bet all in on the button. The isolation worked as both blinds folded, and the Fin had McCrink dominated.
Showdown
McCrink | |
Sahamies |
The flop wasn't anything special, though it did make a chop possible if running hearts fell. The turn took away that possibility and left McCrink in need of an eight on the river to stay alive. With his wife watching from the rail, the dealer burned and put out the !
McCrink hit his two outter to stay alive and double to 873,000.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jim McCrink |
873,000
519,000
|
519,000 |
Ilari Sahamies |
777,000
-450,000
|
-450,000 |
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Mike McDonald |
5,044,000
168,000
|
168,000 |
|
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Dan Smith |
4,914,000
-194,000
|
-194,000 |
|
||
JC Alvarado |
2,381,000
-119,000
|
-119,000 |
Ilari Sahamies |
1,227,000
-58,000
|
-58,000 |
Erik Seidel |
911,000
111,000
|
111,000 |
|
||
Talal Shakerchi |
695,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
Mike Watson |
475,000
-61,000
|
-61,000 |
|
||
Jim McCrink |
354,000
-146,000
|
-146,000 |
From the cutoff seat, Mike Watson raised to 60,000. Ilari Sahamies reraised all in for 630,000 out of the big blind. Watson thought about it, then folded and Sahamies won the pot.
From early position, Ilari Sahamies raised to 65,000. Action folded to Erik Seidel on the button and he reraised to 145,000. Everyone folded and Seidel won the pot.
Erik Seidel opened for 65,000 under the gun and cleared the field all the way around to Talal Shakerchi, who called on the button. Both blinds got out of the way, the flop fell , and Shakerchi called a bet of 75,000 from Seidel.
When the dealer burned and turned the , Seidel kept the pressure on with a 150,000 bet, which proved enough to win the pot as Shakerchi folded his hand.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Erik Seidel |
800,000
102,000
|
102,000 |
|
||
Talal Shakerchi |
530,000
-140,000
|
-140,000 |
Peter Jetten finished in tenth place last night after running into JC Alvarado's aces, but that hasn't discouraged him from seeing it through to the end one way or another.
PeterJetten Peter Jetten I usually don��t sweat a tournament after I bust especially if I got close but I will be making an exception today for the super high roller
August 19 2012
Ilari "Ilari FIN" Sahamies shoved all in under the gun for 604,000 and received a call from JC Alvarado. The rest of the field got out of the way and the cards were turned up.
Showdown
Sahamies | |
Alvarado |
It was a coinflip, but Sahamies was in need of some help. The flop didn't hit him directly, but it did make him a 52% favorite with a flush draw and two overs. The turn missed him and dropped his chances to 32%, but that was all he needed as the spiked on the river to fill his flush.
With that, Sahamies jumped into fourth-chip position.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
JC Alvarado |
2,500,000
-616,000
|
-616,000 |
Ilari Sahamies |
1,285,000
669,000
|
669,000 |