2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Palm Beach

Main Event
Day: 3
Event Info

2010-11 World Series of Poker Circuit - Palm Beach

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
87
Prize
$210,180
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$1,035,960
Entries
712
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Break

Level 30 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante

We've hit the end of the level, and the players are taking a ten-minute break.

Ryan Lenaghan Eliminated in 5th Place ($53,468)

Level 30 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Ryan Lenaghan - 5th place
Ryan Lenaghan - 5th place

From the button, Ryan Lenaghan raised to 120,000, and Austin Buchanan moved all in for about 1.65 million from the small blind. When it came back to Lenaghan, he tanked for a bit before making the call, the two men very close in chips. The hands were very close as well, and that was bad news for Lenaghan.

Showdown
Lenaghan: {K-Hearts} {Q-Clubs}
Buchanan: {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}

Buchanan has shoved several times over the past few orbits, and he had a strong one this time. Lenaghan was drawing slim, and the dealer would provide him no help. The board ran {8-Hearts} {2-Diamonds} {9-Spades} {5-Clubs} {10-Clubs}, and that gives Buchanan the win. When the stacks were counted down, Lenaghan was all in for 1.62 million, and therefore all out.

With zero chips left, Lenaghan was forced to wish his table luck and head off to the cashier. He'll take home more than $50,000 for his efforts here in Palm Beach.

Tags: Ryan LenaghanAustin Buchanan

Jon Brody Eliminated in 6th Place ($40,837)

Level 30 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Jon Brody - 6th Place
Jon Brody - 6th Place

John Riordan raised to 120,000 in the cutoff and Jon Brody shoved for 435,000 from the small blind. Ryan Lenaghan folded his big blind and Riordan called to put Brody at risk.

Riordan: {Q-Diamonds}{10-Hearts}
Brody: {A-Spades}{Q-Hearts}

Brody was a dominating favorite, but the board ran out {10-Diamonds}{4-Spades}{5-Hearts}{6-Clubs}{3-Clubs}to pair Riordan's ten, ending Brody's tournament in sixth place.

Riordan - 5.5 million

Tags: Jon BrodyJohn Riordan

Dave MacDonald Eliminated in 7th Place ($31,599)

Level 30 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Dave MacDonald - 7th Place
Dave MacDonald - 7th Place

Dave MacDonald shoved for about 500,000 from early position and was called by Thomas Aprea in the big blind.

MacDonald: {A-Clubs}{7-Spades}
Aprea: {A-Diamonds}{10-Diamonds}

MacDonald took the lead on the flop when it fell {3-Diamonds}{K-Hearts}{7-Clubs}, but Aprea took over when the {10-Clubs} popped off on the turn. The {Q-Hearts} river was no help to MacDonald, out in seventh place.

Aprea - 4.1 million

Tags: Dave MacDonaldThomas Aprea

Jesse Okonczak Eliminated in 8th Place ($24,771)

Level 30 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Jesse Okonczak - 8th place
Jesse Okonczak - 8th place

First in from the small blind, Jesse Okonczak shoved his ~630,000 chips into the middle. That's never fun when the big stack is the only player left to act, and John Riordan made the call with a chance at the knockout. He'd soon find out that he had the at-risk player crushed.

Showdown
Okonczak: {Q-Clubs} {3-Diamonds}
Riordan: {K-Hearts} {Q-Spades}

The {5-Hearts} {A-Diamonds} {2-Clubs} flop at least gave Okonczak a sweat as he picked up the gutterball to try and chase down a wheel. The turn {J-Diamonds} was a blank, however, and so was the {9-Clubs} river. The queen-three falls, and so does Jesse Okonczak, eliminated in 8th place. He'll be rewarded with a consolation prize of nearly $25,000.

Tags: Jesse OkonczakJohn Riordan

Gerald Timmons Eliminated in 9th Place ($19,655)

Level 30 : 30,000/60,000, 10,000 ante
Gerald Timmons - 9th place
Gerald Timmons - 9th place

In early position, Thomas Aprea limped in, and the table passed around to the blinds. In the small, Gerald Timmons raised all in for 270,000 total. Next door in the big, Mike Morton made the call, and Aprea called the extra amount to create live action going to the flop.

It came {3-Hearts} {8-Diamonds} {J}, and Morton check-folded to an Aprea bet. It was time to see the cards:

Aprea: {A-} {J-}
Timmons: {Q-Clubs} {Q-Spades}

Timmons was well ahead with his overpair, two cards from the triple up. The turn {6-Spades} was a blank, but the river would be the last card of Timmons' day. The unlucky {J-Diamonds} peeled off on fifth street, and Timmons could only nod in acknowledgement. He wished his table luck as he headed off to the payout desk in 9th place, good enough to earn him $19,655.

Aprea is now just over 3.4 million, and he appears to have just pipped into the chip lead with that knockout.

Tags: Gerald TimmonsMike MortonThomas Aprea

Level: 30

Blinds: 30,000/60,000

Ante: 10,000