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PLAY-BY-PLAY COVERAGE |
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This was a
tremendous Final Table Championship! The chip leadership changed
hands many times. Congratulations
to all players! |
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STARTING STACK: Each player
starts with 10000 units. Units are free and have no exchange for
cash, prizes, or other things of value. Each player also has one
"re-entry" option for another stack of 10000 units, but only after
they have gone "all-in" and busted out. |
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| TIME |
BLINDS |
GAME |
COMMENTS |
| 340pm |
50/100 |
Holdem |
Play begins with 50-100 blinds |
| 400pm |
100/200 |
Omaha |
First hand of Omaha is dealt |
| 415pm |
100/200 |
Omaha |
With 2 8's and an ace on the
board, both Don Crosbie and Tim Moran hold an Ace in their hand to
make A's and 8's, but Crosbie's King in the hand outkicks Moran for
a large 20,000+pot early in the game. Picture is below, Crosbie's
hand is in upper left. |
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| 425pm |
300/600 |
Omaha |
Tim Moran makes a 9 high
straight to beat Edgar Sandoval's 8-high straight and take down a
nice all-in pot. Picture is below. |
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| 430pm |
200/400 |
5-Stud |
First hand of no-limit 5-card
stud is dealt. |
| 450pm |
500/1000 |
5-Stud |
Blinds go to 500-1000. Chris
Lackore & Ritta Jilwaya re-enter |
| 500pm |
500/1000 |
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Edgar Sandoval re-enters |
| 530pm |
800/1600 |
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Ritta Jilwaya busts out |
| 550pm |
1800/3600 |
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Blinds reach 1800/3600 |
| 605pm |
1800/3600 |
Lowball |
Don Crosbie takes down a huge
lowball pot when Chris Lackore pairs his 4 on the draw and Crosbie's
King high holds up. Picture is below. |
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| 605 |
2500/5000 |
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Blinds reach 2500/5000 |
| 615 |
2500/5000 |
Holdem |
In a monster 3-way pot with 2
all-ins, Chris Lackore's pair of Aces hold up over Don Crosbie's
queens and Tim Moran's pocket Kings. Crosbie must re-enter and Moran
busts out. Picture below. |
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| 630pm |
3500/7000 |
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Blind levels reach 3500/7000. |
| 645pm |
5000/10000 |
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Edgar Sandoval busts out as
blinds reach 5,000 / 10,000. Play is now 3-way between Chris Lackore,
Fabian Ramos, and Don Crosbie, pictured below, left to right. |
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| 745pm |
10000/20000 |
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Chris Lackore busts out after
four hours of championship play |
| 750pm |
10000/20000 |
Holdem |
With both players all-in, the
board to the turn shows J-J-Q-6. With a deuce on the river, Don
Crosbie's 8 out-kicks Fabian Ramos' 5 to win the hand and the August
Championship! The final hand is pictured below. |
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CONSOLATION |
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John Rogers takes down the final
hand to take 1st place in the multi-table consolation event.
Ironically, it's a battle of high hands in Lowball when Rogers' King
high beats Marcia Keat's Ace high to win it all! |
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Congratulations to
all players who made the August 2006 Championship a memorable event! |
