 5:17pm: Zheng, McKenzie extending the lead
Play has been proceeding quietly here in the last level of the day. Most of the players seem back on their haunches, which is allowing the big stacks to chip up. Jackson Zheng looks to have hit 80,000, while Jesse McKenzie is right behind with about...
5:17pm: Zheng, McKenzie extending the lead
Play has been proceeding quietly here in the last level of the day. Most of the players seem back on their haunches, which is allowing the big stacks to chip up. Jackson Zheng looks to have hit 80,000, while Jesse McKenzie is right behind with about 70,000. McKenzie just took a small pot off of the proving-hard-to-eliminate Raj Ramakrishnan. Both players checked the river [8s][10h][6s][7c][4h]. McKenzie turned up top pair, [kd][10s], and collected a small pot.
5:04pm: Ramakrishnan survives
On a flop of [8d][10d][10s], Dan Hunter -- he who hit a lucky river king early in the day -- moved all in against Raj Ramakrishnan. Ramakrishnan quickly called on the draw with [ad][7d]. Hunter showed pocket nines. The turn [6d] promptly filled Ramakrishnan's flush. Hunter did not bink a river full house.
"Nice hand," said Hunter as he paid off a debt of 13,125.
4:54pm: Situation critical for Hachem
"I call," we heard Tony Hachem say in a strong tone. We scrambled to his table to see Hachem's opponent turn over pocket tens, filling a full house on a board of 10-K-7-7-6. Hachem dejectedly mucked and slipped to about 4,500 in chips.
4:51pm: Watt not so invulnerable
Simon Watt may have been able to take out Tom Dwan in Las Vegas during the WSOP, but he wasn't able to make it out of Day 1 here in Queenstown. He's just been felted by one of the Season 2 points leaders, John Maklouf. Maklouf now has around 60,000 in chips.
4:46pm: Play resumes
Cards are back in the air. This is the last level of the
Posted originally: 2010-07-22 07:48:20
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