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Message: [QUOTE="DESSERTLADY, post: 413643, member: 1240"] [SIZE=2][B][Event 4] $1500 Limit Hold'em (Final Day)[/B][/SIZE] [B][COLOR=#005d96]//[/COLOR][/B] Chip Leaders - [Event 4] $1500 Limit Hold'em (Final Day) Place-Name-Chip Count 1-Kianoush Abolfathi-Winner [B][SIZE=2]Highlights of the day:[/SIZE][/B] [B][SIZE=2]Play Resumes Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 22:37:00 EDT[/SIZE][/B][SIZE=2] [SIZE=2]The final three players are back from dinner, and the blinds have increased to 10K-15K, with stakes at 15K-30K.[/SIZE] [B]The Rise and Fall of Josh Schlein Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 23:04:00 EDT[/B] Josh Schlein won a big pot against Eric Buchman, but Buchman retaliated by winning a larger pot against Schlein on the next hand with two pair. Josh Schlein dropped to about 270K in chips. A few hands later, he was down to 235K. [B]Kianoush Abolfathi Takes Command Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 23:22:00 EDT[/B] Kianoush Abolfathi has steadily increased his lead to about 810K, and he now holds all the black 10,000 chips that are in play. [B]Kianoush Abolfathi is Up; Josh Schlein is DownLimit Hold'emJul 01, 2006 / 23:25:00 EDT[/B] Kianoush Abolfathi has increased his lead, while Josh Schlein has dropped to a critical level, with just two big bets in his stack. [B]Josh Schlein Out in 3rd Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 23:28:00 EDT[/B] Josh Schlein raised to 30K, and Kianoush Abolfathi and Eric Buchman both called. The flop came Q[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/clubs.png[/IMG]9[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/hearts.png[/IMG]2[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/spades.png[/IMG], and everyone checked. The turn card was the K[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/spades.png[/IMG], Buchman checked, Abolfathi bet 30K, and Schlein called all in. Buchman folded, and the players showed: Josh Schlein K[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/clubs.png[/IMG]5[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/hearts.png[/IMG] Kianoush Abolfathi 22 Schlein was drawing dead to Abolfathi's set, and he was knocked out in 3rd place, earning $101,318. [B]Kianoush Abolfathi Dominates Heads-Up Play Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 23:50:00 EDT[/B] Kianoush Abolfathi has steadily increased his lead, and now has a 10-to-1 chip lead over Eric Buchman. [B]Eric Buchman Doubles Through Kianoush Abolfathi Limit Hold'em Jul 01, 2006 / 23:57:00 EDT[/B] Eric Buchman was all in preflop for 85K. The players showed: Eric Buchman A[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/hearts.png[/IMG]J[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/clubs.png[/IMG] Kianoush Abolfathi 6[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/clubs.png[/IMG]6[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/spades.png[/IMG] The board came Q[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/diams.png[/IMG]Q[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/hearts.png[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/hearts.png[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/clubs.png[/IMG]A[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/diams.png[/IMG], and Buchman made a pair of aces on the river to stay alive and double up to 170K. [B]Eric Buchman Starts a Comeback Before Dropping Down Again Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 00:05:00 EDT[/B] Eric Buchman bounced back to over 300K in chips before losing a big pot where Kianoush Abolfathi flopped a set of threes. Buchman is now back down to 185K. [B]15-Minute BreakLimit Hold'emJul 02, 2006 / 00:16:00 EDT[/B] The final two players take a 15-minute break. Kianoush Abolfathi has a 7.5-to-1 chip lead over Eric Buchman. [B]Play Resumes Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 00:33:00 EDT[/B] Heads-up play resumes with the blinds increased to 10K-20K, and stakes at 20K-40K. [B]Eric Buchman in TroubleLimit Hold'emJul 02, 2006 / 00:39:00 EDT[/B] Kianoush Abolfathi limped, Eric Buchman raised to 40K, and Abolfathi called. The flop came 8[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/diams.png[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/hearts.png[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/hearts.png[/IMG], Buchman bet, Abolfathi raised, Buchman reraised to 60K, and Abolfathi called. The turn card was the J[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/hearts.png[/IMG], Buchman bet 40K, and Abolfathi called. The river card was the 2[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/diams.png[/IMG], and both players checked. Abolfathi showed 8[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/spades.png[/IMG]5[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/clubs.png[/IMG] for a pair of eights, and Buchman mucked. Eric Buchman has dropped down to just 35K in chips. [B]Eric Buchman Doubles Through Kianoush AbolfathiLimit Hold'emJul 02, 2006 / 00:42:00 EDT[/B] Eric Buchman just doubled up when his J8 held up against Kianoush Abolfathi's J6, and Buchman now has about 70K in chips. [SIZE=3][B]Kianoush Abolfathi Wins!!! Limit Hold'em Jul 02, 2006 / 00:57:00 EDT[/B] [/SIZE][SIZE=2]Eric Buchman was all in preflop, and the twoplayers showed: [/SIZE] [SIZE=2]Kianoush Abolfathi 10[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/diams.png[/IMG]6[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/spades.png[/IMG] [/SIZE][SIZE=2] Eric Buchman 9[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/clubs.png[/IMG]8[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/diams.png[/IMG] The board came K[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/hearts.png[/IMG]10[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/spades.png[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/clubs.png[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/diams.png[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.pokerwire.com/diams.png[/IMG], and Abolfathi won the hand -- and the bracelet -- with a two pair, tens and fours. Eric Buchman was eliminated in 2nd place, earning $174,938. Kianoush Abolfathi won $335,289 and the coveted WSOP bracelet.[/SIZE][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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