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« on: July 24, 2006, 10:08:31 PM »

Hello all, and welcome back to the Rio for another neck-craning final watching!

We're here to watch the final Nine battle it out for the big money.

And they are:

        Michael Tedesco    278,000
   Jason Lester    222,000
   Tony Hartmann    163,000
   Stuart Fox    214,000
   Alan Sass    431,000
   Emad Tahtouh    97,000
   Kirill Gerasimov    124,000
   Gregg Turk    122,000
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« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2006, 10:16:29 PM »

Prize Structure

1  $550,746
2  $284,256
3  $142,128
4  $124,362
5  $106,596
6  $88,830
7  $71,064
8  $53,298
9  $35,532
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« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2006, 10:33:36 PM »

And Kirill Gerasimov finishes in 9th place, winning $35,532

It was one of those QQ vs AK races which Tommy Smith (owner of the Queens) ended up winning.  One of the shorter stacks, Kirill was probably looking for a double up and that kind of match-up will generate one, or knock you out.
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« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2006, 10:56:47 PM »

http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=12889.msg268326#msg268326

...pics of the final
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« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2006, 11:19:18 PM »

Tommy Smith is eliminated in 8th place, winning $53,298

His eliminator is now comfortable chip leader Alan Sass, whom I reckon has just broken the 1 million mark.

Meanwhile, Stuart Fox has under 160k...
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« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2006, 11:22:45 PM »

And the action continues apace (that is a word, right?) - Emad Tamtouh narrowly avoids elimination thusly:

He moves in for his short stack (under 60k), finding neighbour Greg Turk moving in over the top.  He can't have been overjoyed when he saw the which was up against his .

Flop: 
Turn:     (he's halfway out the door)
River:     (he's back in his seat).

Up to 100k+ but blinds are 6k/12k with a 1k ante, so not comfy yet.
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« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2006, 12:03:59 AM »

Oh, clever me - I tracked down Foxy outside in the 110 degree heat to wish him luck from you all, and get the inside information on the final.  Which is, in total -
Stuart has 140,000 and is second lowest in chips
Chip leader Mr. Sass "has won every hand he's played"
He didn't think he'd make the final so there have been 3 hotel changes
Er... that's all we had time for, folks.  And this photo op:
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« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2006, 12:28:45 AM »

Wow - huge flurry of post-break action.  Shortest stack Emad Tahtouh finishes in 7th, winning $71,064

Which I missed, although it was Michael Tedesco counting his chips...

Then Greg Turk raised preflop, and found a re-raise of 62k following him from Jason Lester.  It was his tournament on the line here, so not surprising that he had a good ponder before calling all-in.  He showed , against Lester's .
Flop:  two hearts
Turn: 
River: 

And the mid pair held to knock out the second player in quick succession:  Greg Turk in 6th, winning $88,830
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« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2006, 12:32:32 AM »

Hot on his heels, Tony Hartmann gets it all in against leader Alan Sass, with against Alan's .  But you can never breathe that sigh of relief until after the river, and this board proves it:

Flop:  Two Clubs   (oh big shout from the Alan supporters - or just those who like to see spiking)
Turn: 
River:     (bigger shout from the post-flop underdog supporters)
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« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2006, 12:56:15 AM »

Well, I can tell you that Stuart's taken down some blinds with a button raise (8k/16k now so not peanuts)....

But the most action-y hand of recent moments involved Tony Hartmann and Michael Tedesco - Michael raised from the cutoff, and found small blind Tony re-raising.  At first it was announced as 150,000, but then the old constraints of pot limit stepped in, and it was decided that the max raise was actually 136k.  In any case, it was round to Stuart (sitting in the middle) who took off his sunglasses and gave it a good old dwell - going to ask him about it next break - but after he passed Michael Tedesco decided to flat call the 96k it was to him.

Flop:      And as you may expect, Tony moved in for his remaining 198k, while Michael, with any moves taken from him and presumably having missed the flop with overcards anyway, folded pretty quickly.
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« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2006, 01:02:07 AM »

Foxy gives big blind Alan Sass a walk, showing two hearts, but then pinches the blinds from the button next hand.
The following hand button Tony Hartmann 'pinches' from the button too, but when the blinds fold he shows them ...
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« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2006, 01:10:16 AM »

We're down to just four players here on the final table of the $5k PLHE...after Stuart Fox eliminates Michael Tedesco in 5th, for $106,596

The Fox got a bit of good fortune when he decided to call Michael's push all-in from the big blind (he was on the button) with A8. He'd raised, as he tends to, on the button, and must not have given much credit to Michael's move.  He was actually up against AQ, but with an eight on the raggy flop, and no help emerging, he knocks out Tedesco and at the same time increases his stack to a size worth being wary of. 
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« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2006, 01:44:08 AM »

The last hand before the current **************BREAK*************** it all suddenly got very serious - Tony Hartmann raised, Alan Sass re-raised to 144k, then, in position, and after a very lengthy think (well, it IS the WSOP for a change) Tony re-raised another 294k, committing his remaining 50k or so for an all-in on the flop.  An equally matched long dwell from Alan, and then........call.
Flop:  two hearts    And first to act Alan bets 42k to put Tony all in; call

Alan shows: 
Tony shows: 

Turn: 
River: 

And a tension bubble bursts as a big cheer goes up for Alan Sass and Tony Hartmann finishes in 4th place, winning $124,362
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« Reply #13 on: July 25, 2006, 02:08:51 AM »

Roller-coaster for Foxy now -

First of all from the button Stuart makes it 47k to go, Jason Lester re-raises to 105, and it's a short hop to all in (for Jason), Stuart happy to call with .  Jason shows the perhaps slightly surprising ...
Flop:  Two Clubs Two Diamonds
Turn: 
River: 

And Lester doubles through off Foxy to around 460,000, leaving his opponent very short (less than 100k)
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« Reply #14 on: July 25, 2006, 02:12:00 AM »

Two hands later (Stuart gets a walk in the middle because Alan Sass is sitting out a 10 minute penalty (!) - wish I'd seen why)   

Foxy moves in when Jason Lester raises on the button - he's too short for Lester to pass and shows to Lester's .

Flop:     looking good for Stuart
Turn:     looking potentially disappointing for Stuart
Ruver:    giving him a kicker advantage and a desperately needed double up.
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