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Message: [QUOTE="DESSERTLADY, post: 418488, member: 1240"] [b][PLAIN][Event 28] $5,000 Seven Card Stud (Final Day)[/PLAIN][/b] [B][Event 28] $5,000 Seven Card Stud (Final Day) [/B] [B]Recap from overnight Continued:[/B] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 22:00:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Lin Busts Two In A Row; Bueno Busts In 6th ($38,493), Cernuto Busts In 5th ($55,601)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Bueno brings it in with a 2 [/SIZE][SIZE=3], Lin completes to $6,000 with 9[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Lin[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Bueno - (J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3])2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3](X)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Lin - (J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3])9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3](X)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Bueno is all-in on 5th street with a flush draw and overcards to Lin's pair of Nines, but the last two streets are uncooperative. Lin's Nines hold up and Bueno is eliminated.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]On the very next hand Lin (Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]) and Cernuto(Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]) cap the betting on 3rd street.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Lin - (Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3])Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3](4[/SIZE][SIZE=3])[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Cernuto - (10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3])Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3](8[/SIZE][SIZE=3])[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Cernuto is all in and behind on 5th street. Cernuto fails to make a second pair and he is also eliminated. Lin has rocketed up to $330,000 in chips.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 22:23:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Rags Take It[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Cyndy Violette brings it in with a 3 [/SIZE][SIZE=3], Sean Sheikhan completes to $6,000 with a Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and Violette calls. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Violette - (3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]X)3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3](X)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sheikhan - (J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3])Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3 [/SIZE][SIZE=3](X)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sheikhan bets on 4th street and Violette calls. Violette bets on 5th and 6th street, and Sheikhan calls on both. They both check the river. Violette shows two baby pairs to crack Sheikhan's wired Jacks. Violette has $170,000 and Sheikhan has $210,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 22:35:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Game Change?[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]As play tightens up in the last couple of hands, Cyndy Violette has suggested they liven things up by changing the game to no-limit hold'em. The tournament director politely declines. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 22:39:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Lin Takes One Off Sheikhan[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sheikhan completes to $6,000 with the A [/SIZE][SIZE=3], Lin raises to $12,000 with the Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and Sheikhan calls.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sheikhan - (X-X)A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3](X)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Lin - (10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3])Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8(8[/SIZE][SIZE=3])[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sheikhan checks and calls Lin's bet on 4th street, both players check 5th street, Sheikhan bets 6th street, Lin calls, Sheikhan bets the river, Lin re-raises, and Sheikhan calls. Lin shows two pair, and Sheikhan mucks. Lin now has $430,000 and Sheikhan has $150,000.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 22:44:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sheikhan Rebuilds[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Shortly after losing a large pot to Benjamin Lin, Sean Sheikhan shows down two pair Nines and Sevens to take a pot off of Cyndy Violette. Sheikhan is back up to $210,000, while Cyndi is down to $170,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 22:49:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tight Play[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]In the last six hands the player who has completed the bring-in bet has won the pot uncontested. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 22:54:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Kessler Ships to Violette[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Violette brings it in with 3 [/SIZE][SIZE=3], Lin completes to $6,000, Kessler raises to $12,000, Violette re-raises to $18,000, Lin folds and Allen calls. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Violette - (X-X)3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Kessler - (X-X)8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Kessler checks on 4th street, Violette bets, and Kessler calls. Kessler bets on 5th street and Violette calls. Kessler checks on 6th steet, Violette bets and Kessler mucks. Kessler is down to $80,000, and Violette is up to $260,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 23:03:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Kessler Eliminated in 4th ($76,986)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Kessler (10 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]) completes to $6,000, Violette (J[/SIZE][SIZE=3])raises to $12,000, Kessler re-raises to $18,000, Violette caps it at $24,000, and Kessler calls all-in.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Violette (J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3])2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3](Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3])[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Kessler (10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3])10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3](4[/SIZE][SIZE=3])[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Both players make a second pair on the river, but Violette's two are better, and she takes down the pot and eliminates Allen Kessler in 4th place. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 23:13:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Violette Cuts Into Lin's Lead[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Benjamin Lin completes to $6,000 with the K [/SIZE][SIZE=3], Cyndy Violette raises to $12,000 with 7[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and Lin calls.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Violette (Kx7[/SIZE][SIZE=3])7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3](9x)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Lin - (X-X)K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3](X)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Lin checked and called Violette's bets on each street, and mucked when Violette showed her trips. Violette is up to $300,000, and Lin is down to $340,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 23:19:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Violette Takes Slim Lead[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Violette takes a $100,000 pot off of Sheikhan showing wired Nines to go with split Threes to increase her stack to $390,000. She now has slightly more than Lin, who has held the lead during the entire final table until now. Sheikhan is the short stack and has about $165,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 23:26:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players On Break[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The players are now on a 15 minute break.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 23:43:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Play Resumes, Blinds Increase[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The players are back from break. The antes are now $3,000 with a $3,000 bring-in and $8,000 and $16,000 limits. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 23:52:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sheikhan Makes Trips[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sheikhan brings it in with the 7 [/SIZE][SIZE=3], Violette completes to $8,000 with the A[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and Sheikhan calls. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Sheikhan - (4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3])7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3](8[/SIZE][SIZE=3])[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Violette - (X-X)A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3](X)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Violette leads the betting and Sheikhan just calls until 6th street. Violette mucks when Sheikhan shows her a 4 in the hole for trips. Violette is down to $280,000, and Sheikhan now has $270,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3][/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Thu Jul 20 23:58:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tight Play: Part 2[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]In the past 6 hands, play has not gotten past 3rd street. As all three chip stacks are close, no one seems to be taking any risks as of late. [/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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