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Message: [QUOTE="DESSERTLADY, post: 418702, member: 1240"] [b][PLAIN][Event 30] $5,000 Short Handed NL Hold'em (Day 2)[/PLAIN][/b] [B][Event 30] $5,000 Short Handed NL Hold'em (Day 2) [/B] [B]Recap Continued:[/B] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 18:29:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Lindgren Takes Monster Pot[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]With $40,000 in the pot already, Fredrik Halling re-raises to $120,000. Lindgren has $150,000 left and thinks for at least 7 minutes. He finally says "Call" and thinks he is all-in. Both players show their hands, Lindgren A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Halling has A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The dealer puts out the entire board thinking Lindgren is all-in which comes Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Lindgren spikes his 10 and almost doubles up to $295,000. Halling is left with $185,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 18:36:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Rousso Thinks Before Folding[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jonathan Gaskell raises from the small blind to $12,000 and Vanessa Rousso calls in the big blind. The flop comes 9 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Gaskell bets $28,000 and Rousso calls. The turn is the J[/SIZE][SIZE=3], both players check. The river is the 2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Gaskell bets $50,000. Rousso thinks for almost 5 minutes before mucking her hand. She asks Gaskell if it was a good lay down but he is quite as he is stacking his chips. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 18:39:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Cantor Climbing[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Cliff Cantor has won the last two pots uncontested with preflop raises to pump his stack up to $95,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 18:43:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Awada Rakes Huge Pot.; Then Loses Big Race[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tom Franklin raises to $16,000 from the cutoff, Jenny Kang calls from the button, Joe Awada calls from the small blind, and Cliff Cantor folds from the big blind. The flop comes A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3], Awada quickly moves all in, Franklin calls, and Kang folds. Awada shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Franklin has A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and the 4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]offer no help to Franklin and Awada more than doubles to $120,000.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]On the very next hand Awada raises preflop from the button, and Cliff Cantor moves all-in from the small blind for $79,000 more. Awada makes the call and shows 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]to Cantor's A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The flop improves Cantor as is comes A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The turn and river are the J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Awada is knocked down to $27,000. Cantor now has almost $195,000.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 18:46:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Gaskell Takes Another One From Rousso[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jonathan Gaskell raises from the button to $17,000 and Vanessa Rousso calls from the small blind. The flop comes A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3], both players check. The turn is the 7[/SIZE][SIZE=3], both players check again. The river brings the J[/SIZE][SIZE=3], Rousso checks, Gaskell bets out $20,000 and Rousso calls. Gaskell turns over Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for two pair Aces and Queens, Rousso shows a Jack and mucks her cards. Gaskell is now over the $300,000 mark. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 18:51:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Awada Eliminated in 14th Place ($29,786)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Awada moves all-in for his last $26,500, and Tom Franklin calls. Awada has K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]to Franklin's J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The flop is no help to either player as it comes 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The turn card is the J[/SIZE][SIZE=3], putting Franklin in the lead. The river is the 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and Awada busts in 14th place. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 18:53:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Madsen Shining Under Pressure[/SIZE] Jeff Madsen has had ESPN cameras in his face for the past 15 minutes and still continues to use his big stack pushing opponents out of pots. he has taken down the last 3 pots increasing his stack to $320,000 good for the chip lead once again [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 19:02:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Madsen Eliminates Boucher[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Madsen raises to $15,000 from mid-position and Phillippe Boucher re-raises all-in for $90,000 more. Madsen makes the call and shows A [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Boucher shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The flop comes Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Boucher is in bad shape. The turn is a 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and river a J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Boucher is eliminated in 13th place ($33,361). Madsen has built a huge lead with $420,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 19:03:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Table 118 is Re-Drawing For Seats[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Play will resume in a few minutes once the 12 players have taken their new seats.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 19:12:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Final Two Tables[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The remaining 12 players are combining to two tables.[/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Table 119: 1 - Captain Tom Franklin 2 - Vanessa Rousso 3 - Paul Foltyon 4 - Fredrick Halling 5 - Erick Lindgren 6 - Jenny Kang[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]Table 120: 1 - Michael Banducci 2 - Jonathan Gaskell 3 - Paul Wasicka 4 - Jeff Madsen 5 - Cliff Cantor 6 - Tony Woods[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3]Play will continue until only six players remain. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 19:14:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Rousso Takes One Down Pre-Flop[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Erick Lindgren raises to $10,000, Tom Franklin calls from the small blind, and Vanessa Rousso re-raises to $50,000 from the big blind. Lindgren and Franklin fold, and Rousso takes down the pot. After the hand, Franklin has $170,000, Lindgren has $180,000, and Rousso has $170,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 19:18:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Paul Wasicka Eliminated in 12th Place ($38,126)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jonathan Gaskell raises to $17,000 from the button, and Paul Wasicka moves all-in for $65,500 from the small blind. Gaskell calls and shows 7 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Wasicka shows K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The board comes A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and Wasicka is eliminated in 12th place. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 19:21:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Short Break[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The players are on a 15 minute break while tournament officials color up the chips.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 19:32:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Play Resumes[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The players have returned to play one more level before the dinner break. The blinds are now $3,000-$6,000 with a $1,000 ante.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 19:41:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tom Franklin Doubles Through Frederick Halling[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tom Franklin raises to $18,000 under the gun, and Frederick Halling calls. The flop comes J [/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Franklin bets $27,000 and Halling calls. The turn is the 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Both players check. The river is the J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Franklin bets $40,000. Halling raises to $100,000 total, and Franklin moves in for an additional $50,000. Halling calls and shows K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for the nut full house, Jacks full of 5's. Franklin shows 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3], however, for the nuts, quad 5's. Franklin doubles up to $340,000 while Halling is left with $90,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 19:46:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Franklin Makes Another Big Hand[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Erick Lindgren limps from the cutoff, Tom Franklin calls in the small blind, and Vanessa Rousso checks her option from the big blind. The flop comes J [/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Franklin bets $14,000 and Lindgren calls. The turn is the 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Both players check. The river is the A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Franklin bets $30,000 and Lindgren folds. Franklin shows J-8 for a full house, 8's full of Jacks. He is up to $410,000 in chips. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 19:50:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Gaskell Wins Without Showdown[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Cliff Cantor raises to $19,000 from the cutoff and Jonathan Gaskell calls from the big blind. The flop comes K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Gaskell checks and Cantor bets $27,000. Gaskell calls. The turn is the 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Gaskell checks, and Cantor bets $42,000. Gaskell then moves all-in and Cantor folds. After the hand, Cantor is left with $95,000 while Gaskell is up to $460,000.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 20:01:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Franklin Makes a Good Laydown[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]"Captain" Tom Franklin raises to $21,000 from early position. Vanessa Rousso re-raises to $60,000. Franklin says "I'm tired of laying down Ace-Queen!" Rousso says, somewhat disappointedly, "Tired of laying it down?!?" and shows A-K. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 20:10:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Cliff Cantor Calls the Clock on Himself...and Wins the Pot[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Cliff Cantor raises to $22,000 from the cutoff. Tony Woods re-raises $60,000 more from the button. Cantor thinks for awhile, eventually calling the clock on himself. Finally, he makes the call, which leaves him with $2,000 behind. The flop is K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Cantor puts his last $2,000 in the pot and Woods calls. Cantor flips up 7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Woods flips up A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The turn and the river are the K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and the Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Cantor doubles up to around $180,000 while Woods is down to $100,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 20:14:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Frederick Halling Eliminated in 11th Place ($42,892)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Frecerick Halling pushes all-in from the small blind and Erick Lindgren calls in the big blind (actually leaving Halling with $7,000). Lindgren shows Q [/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Halling shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The board comes 9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and Lindgren doubles up to $236,000. Halling is eliminated on the next hand and takes home $42,892 for his efforts. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 20:20:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Battle of the Blinds[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Michael Banducci and Jonathan Gaskell see a flop of 9 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]from the blinds. Banducci bets $6,000 and Gaskell calls. The turn is the 3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Banducci checks, Gaskell bets $20,000, and Banducci calls. The river is the 2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Banducci checks, Gaskell bets $40,000, and Banducci calls. Banducci flips over 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for a pair of 9's while Gaskell flips over K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for trip 3's. After the hand, Banducci is left with $95,000 while Gaskell is up to $510,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 20:31:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Dinner Break[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The players are on a dinner break until 10:00 pm PST. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 20:39:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Updated Chip Counts[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Chip counts for the remaining 10 players are up-to-date.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 22:01:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Players Return from Break[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]The players are back in their seats and ready to play. The blinds have increased to $4,000-$8,000 with a $1,000 ante.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 22:04:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Michael Banducci Eliminated in 10th Place ($47,658)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Michael Banducci moves all-in from the small blind for $74,000. Jonathan Gaskell calls in the big blind with K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Banducci flips over 10[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The board comes 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and Banducci finishes in 10th place. Gaskell now has $600,000 in chips. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 22:09:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Paul Foltyon Takes One From Tom Franklin[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Paul Foltyon takes about $54,000 from Tom Franklin in a pot, and is up to $190,000 in chips. Franklin takes a small hit to his stack, and currently has $350,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 22:16:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Cliff Cantor Doubles Up in Battle of the Blinds[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jeff Madsen limps from the small blind, and Cliff Cantor checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes 9 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Both players check. The turn is the Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Madsen bets $15,000. Cantor re-raises all-in for an additional $50,000. Madsen calls and shows K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Cantor shows 5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for the flush. The river is the 6[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and Cantor doubles up to about $300,000. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 22:20:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Lindgren's Tournament Life on the Line[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Vanessa Rousso raises from the button to $26,000 and Erik Lindgren makes the call from the big blind. Lindgren checks the 5 [/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Lindgren checks and Rousso fires out $35,000. Lindgren takes several minutes before announcing that he is all-in. Rousso immediately calls and turns over A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]for the flopped straight. Lindgren needs an ace or a six for a chopped pot (or running cards for a full house) with his 2[/SIZE][SIZE=3]3[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. A Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]on the turn brings no help, but the lucky A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]on the river sends half of the pot back to Lindgren while leaving Rousso in disbelief. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 22:20:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jenny Kang Eliminated in 9th Place ($54,807)[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Jenny Kang raises all-in to $46,000 from the cutoff and Paul Foltyn calls in the big blind. Kang shows J [/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]and Foltyn shows A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]4[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The board comes 8[/SIZE][SIZE=3]7[/SIZE][SIZE=3]6[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and Kang is eliminated. [/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Fri Jul 21 22:25:00 PDT 2006[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Tony Woods Doubles Through Cliff Cantor[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Cliff Cantor raises to $34,000 from the button, and Tony Woods moves all-in for $70,000 more from the big blind. Cantor makes the call and flips up K [/SIZE][SIZE=3]J[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. Woods flips up A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]Q[/SIZE][SIZE=3]. The board comes K[/SIZE][SIZE=3]9[/SIZE][SIZE=3]5[/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3]A[/SIZE][SIZE=3], and Woods doubles up to around $208,000. [/SIZE] [/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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