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Message: [QUOTE="DESSERTLADY, post: 414281, member: 1240"] [b]Event 7] $3000 Limit Hold'em (Final Day) Update[/b] [Event 7] $3000 Limit Hold'em (Final Day) Update [B]Recap:[/B] [B]Tue Jul 04 14:10:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Final Table Set To Begin[/B] The final table of the $3,000 Limit Hold'em Event is about to get underway. Players are currently unbagging their chips and preparing for the action. [B]Tue Jul 04 14:30:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Starting Chip Counts[/B] The starting chip stacks for the final table are: Karlo LopezSan Juan, PR$227,000 Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$221,000 Henry NguyenSan Jose, CA, US$189,000 Jeffrey LisandroSalerno, IT$153,000 Allan PuzantyanMontreal, Canada$144,000 William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$122,000 Ernie Scherer IIITorrance, CA, US$118,000 Larry ThomasVacaville, CA, US$59,000 Danny CiasamellaGrays Landing, PA, US$38,000 [B]Tue Jul 04 14:49:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Play Begins[/B] There are 33 minutes left in the current level. The blinds are $3,000-$5,000 and the stakes are $5,000-$10,000. [B]Tue Jul 04 15:14:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Ernie Scherer Cracks Aces[/B] Ernie Scherer limps preflop and Allan Puzantyan makes it two bets. William Chen and Scherer both call. The flop comes 10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]8[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] and Scherer bets. Chen folds and Puzantyan makes it two bets. Scherer makes the call and the turn is the 3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]. Scherer checks and Puzantyan bets out. Scherer calls again and the river is the 9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]. Scherer bets out and Puzantyan makes it two bets. Scherer just calls and shows 7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG] for a straight. Puzantyan flips his two black aces over and tosses them in the muck. [B]Tue Jul 04 16:12:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Jeffrey Lisandro Eliminated 9th ($22,908)[/B] On a board of 10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG], Jeffrey Lisandro gets his last few chips in the pot against Rich Zhu. Lisandro shows pocket threes for a set but Zhu flips over A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG] for the nut flush. Jeffrey Lisandro has been eliminated in 9th place. [B]Tue Jul 04 16:25:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Quick Break[/B] [B]The players are taking a quick 5-minute break.[/B] [B]Tue Jul 04 16:30:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Updated Chip Counts[/B] [B]The updated chip counts are[/B]: Henry NguyenSan Jose, CA, US$320,000 Karlo LopezSan Juan, PR$305,000 Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$270,000 Allan PuzantyanMontreal, Canada$95,000 William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$85,000 Danny CiasamellaGrays Landing, PA, US$81,000 Larry ThomasVacaville, CA, US$45,000 Ernie Scherer IIITorrance, CA, US$35,000 [B]Tue Jul 04 16:35:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Play Resumes[/B] Play has resumed. There are 42 minutes remaining in the current level. [B]Tue Jul 04 16:39:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Ernie Scherer Triples Up[/B] In a three way pot with a board of A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG], Ernie Scherer gets his last $11,000 in the middle against William Chen and Karlo Lopez. The river brings the K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG] and Chen and Lopez check. Scherer turns over A-9 for a pair of aces and both Lopez and Chen muck their hands. [B]Tue Jul 04 16:54:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Ernie Scherer Doubles Up Again[/B] After losing some chips, Ernie Scherer has doubled up when his K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG] outdrew Henry Nguyen's A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG] on a board of K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]5[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]. He is back up to around $60,000 chips. [B]Tue Jul 04 17:04:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Ernie Scherer Eliminated 8th ($34,362)[/B] After battling a short stack for most of the day, Ernie Scherer has been eliminated from the tournament by Allan Puzantyan. [B]Tue Jul 04 17:09:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]William Chen Doubles Up[/B] On a board of Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]8[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG], William Chen gets his last $12,000 chips in the middle with K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG] against the A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] of Karlo Lopez. The river brings the 5[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG] and Chen has doubled up to around $90,000. [B]Tue Jul 04 17:13:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Allan Puzantyan Eliminated 7th ($45,816)[/B] On a board of A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]8[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG] and almost $400,000 in the pot. Allan Puzantyan puts his last chips in the middle against Rich Zhu. Puzantyan shows A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG] for two pair but Zhu flips over K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] for a straight. Zhu rakes the biggest pot of the tournament and eliminates Puzantyan in 7th place. [B]Tue Jul 04 17:16:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Larry Thomas Eliminated 6th ($57,270)[/B] With a board of 6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]2[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG], Larry Thomas's A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG] is no match for the 4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG] of Henry Nguyen. Thomas has been eliminated from the tournament in 6th place. [B]Tue Jul 04 17:18:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Quick Break[/B] The players are currently on a 15-minute break. [B]Tue Jul 04 17:23:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Updated Chip Counts[/B] The updated chip counts with 5 players remaining are: Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$480,000 Karlo LopezSan Juan, PR$300,000 Henry NguyenSan Jose, CA, US$278,000 William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$144,000 Danny CiasamellaGrays Landing, PA, US$84,000 [B]Tue Jul 04 17:35:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Blind Increase[/B] The blinds have been increased to $4,000-$8,000 and the stakes are now $8,000-$16,000. [B]Tue Jul 04 17:50:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Danny Ciasamella Eliminated 5th ($68,724)[/B] On a flop of 10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]8[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]5[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG], William Chen bets and Danny Ciasamella makes it two bets. Karlo Lopez makes the ball and Chen three bets the pot. Ciasamella puts in his last $12,000 chips and Lopez calls. The river is the Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG] and Chen bets into the side pot. Lopez folds and Chen shows 10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]8[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] for two pair. Ciasamella mucks his hand and is eliminated from the tournament in 5th place. [B]Tue Jul 04 18:17:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Four Remaining Players[/B] The four remaining players have all had the chip lead at some point today. [B]Tue Jul 04 18:19:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Karlo Lopez Short Stacked[/B] After losing a large pot to Henry Nguyen, Karlo Lopez is down to around $50,000 chips. [B]Tue Jul 04 18:23:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Karlo Lopez Crippled[/B] Karlo Lopez just ran into the pocket aces of William Chen and is now down to around $20,000 chips. [B]Tue Jul 04 18:27:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Karlo Lopez Eliminated 4th ($80,178)[/B] With his last $5000 chips in the pot, Karlo Lopez is all in with Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] against the K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG] of William Chen. The board comes K[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]9[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]J[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG] and Karlo Lopez has been eliminated from the tournament in 4th place. [B]Tue Jul 04 18:52:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Henry Nguyen Eliminated 3rd ($91,632)[/B] Henry Nguyen is all in for his last $5,000 chips against both opponents. However, William Chen makes a straight and sends Nguyen to the rail in 3rd place. [B]Tue Jul 04 18:55:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Updated Chip Count[/B] [B]The updated chip count is:[/B] Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$700,000William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$545,000 [B]Tue Jul 04 18:56:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Heads-Up Play[/B] Heads-up play between William Chen and Rich Zhu has begun. [B]Tue Jul 04 19:05:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Dinner Break[/B] [B]The players are currently on dinner break until 8:20 pm. [/B] [B]Tue Jul 04 19:13:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Updated Chip Count[/B] The updated chip count is: William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$740,000 Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$540,000 [B]Tue Jul 04 20:26:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Blind Increase[/B] The blinds have been increased to $5,000-$10,000 and the stakes are now $10,000-$20,000. [B]Tue Jul 04 20:41:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Trading Pots[/B] Since returning from the dinner break, Rich Zhu and William Chen have been trading small pots back and forth. [B]Tue Jul 04 20:42:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Updated Chip Count[/B] The updated chip count is: William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$720,000Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$560,000 [B]Tue Jul 04 20:45:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]William Chen Pulls a Big Pot[/B] [B]On a board of 3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]2[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG], William Chen and Rich Zhu four bet the pot. The river is the 4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG] and both players check. Chen shows A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] for trip threes and Zhu mucks his hand. [/B] [B]Tue Jul 04 21:01:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]William Chen Takes Control[/B] Through a series of blind steal and raking small pots, William Chen has whittled Rich Zhu's chip stack down to around $225,000. [B]Tue Jul 04 21:23:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Rich Zhu Maintains His Stack[/B] Despite not being able to significantly build up his stack, Rich Zhu has managed to maintain it at around the $300,000 mark. [B]Tue Jul 04 21:37:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Updated Chip Count[/B] The updated chip count is: William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$900,000 Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$380,000 [B]Tue Jul 04 21:39:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Rich Zhu Rakes a Big Pot[/B] On a board of Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]8[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]2[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG], Rich Zhu and William Chen four bet the pot and Zhu flips over 6[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]5[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/club.gif[/IMG] for the nut straight and rakes a pot of over $200,000. [B]Tue Jul 04 21:49:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Updated Chip Count[/B] The updated chip count is: William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$1,150,000 Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$100,000 [B]Tue Jul 04 21:57:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Quick Break[/B] The players are currently on a 15-minute break. [B]Tue Jul 04 21:58:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Updated Chip Count[/B] The updated chip count is: William ChenLayfayette Hill, PA, US$1,110,000 Yueqi "Rich" ZhuRowland Heights, CA, US$140,000 [B]Tue Jul 04 22:15:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]Blind Increase[/B] The blinds have been increased to $10,000-$15,000 with stakes of $15,000-$30,000. [B]Tue Jul 04 22:16:00 PDT 2006[/B] [B]William Chen Wins the $3,000 Limit Hold'em Event ($343,618)[/B] On a board of 7[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]3[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG], William Chen bets and Rich Zhu calls. The turn is the Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG] and Chen bets again. Zhu calls all in and shows 10[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]5[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG]. Chen shows A[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/heart.gif[/IMG]4[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/diamond.gif[/IMG] and is in the lead with a pair of fours. The river brings the Q[IMG]http://www.cardplayer.com/images/common/suits/spade.gif[/IMG] and Chen wins the pot and eliminates Rich Zhu. Rich Zhu finishes the tournament in 2nd place and earns $184,409. [/QUOTE]

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