** FT Sweat, Event 34, $3,000 LHE **

[entertainme]

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Official Final Table Seating Assignments and Chip Counts

Our chip leader is Alex Borteh with Shawn Keller and David "The Dragon" Pham close behind.

1. Vivek Rajkumar 170,000
2. Petri Pollanen 94,000
3. David Pham 254,000
4. Marco Johnson 66,000
5. Matthew Kelly 97,000
6. Shawn Keller 260,000
7. Brandon Wong 216,000
8. Alex Borteh 389,000
9. Michael Byrne 231,000

Join us at 2 p.m. PDT for the final table!

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Vivek Rajkumar is psyduck. (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showprofile.php?Cat=0&User=26095&what=search&Searc hpage=1&topic=)

Petri Pollanen is stinkypete. (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showprofile.php?Cat=0&User=14040&what=search&Searc hpage=1&topic=)

Shawn Keller is Shawn Keller. (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showprofile.php?Cat=0&User=1167&Number=10893653&Bo ard=WSOP&what=showflat&page=0&fpart=1&vc=1)

Great chance for a 2p2 bracelet win.

Updates here (http://www.pokernews.com/live-reporting/2007-wsop/event-34-limit-holdem/day3/) or purchase video feed package here. (http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/mediacenter/livevideo.asp)


/images/graemlins/heart.gif Take it down guys! /images/graemlins/heart.gif

[Jurollo]

holy [censored] go psyduck you sicko!!!

[johnnyrocket]

yea i hope these guys can take one home for us

[AngusThermopyle]

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Vivek Rajkumar was the after-midnight story of the tourney, gaining chips and respect for his aggressive play. Rajkumar is trying to tie the record set by Steve Billirakis earlier this summer for the youngest WSOP bracelet winner. He will start final-table play today at 21 years, 10 days old, exactly the same age as Billirakis when he won the first mixed event of this series. In the ten days that Rajkumar has been able to participate in the World Series, he has played in six events and cashed in four of them: Event #22 ($5,000 NLHE), Event #25 ($2,000 NLHE), Event #28 ($3,000 NLHE), and this one.


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[SEABEAST]

wow insane gl guys

[entertainme]

MTT thread here (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=10893195&an=0&page=0&gon ew=1#UNREAD) and NVG thread here. (http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=10893044&an=0&page=0&gon ew=1#UNREAD)

[Triumph36]

gogogo pete and vivek - pete has an inherent advantage, he's already a shortstack.

[Bill Murphy]

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[NicksDad1970]

Do all FT's have the free audio and if so does someone have the linky?

[*TT*]

All - I will be the very loud one screaming Petri's name. Most likely I will be drunk if i do a good job. I apologize in advance for being such a drunken mess, but I really want to see Stinky Pete take this Mother F'er down!

[entertainme]

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All - I will be the very loud one screaming Petri's name. Most likely I will be drunk if i do a good job. I apologize in advance for being such a drunken mess, but I really want to see Stinky Pete take this Mother F'er down!

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Can you sweat this live TT? I was under the impression that since there's video they would be sequestered.

[entertainme]

From the WSOP site: (http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/updates_pn.asp?tourneyID=3461&groupID=309&dispType =2)

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20 minutes ago
Start Time Delayed One Hour
The final table scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. PDT will now begin at 3:00 p.m. and our coverage and the live webcast (on a one-hour delay) will now start at 4:00 p.m. Stay tuned!

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Wonder what caused an hour delay in starting the FT?

[entertainme]

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Do all FT's have the free audio and if so does someone have the linky?

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From looking at the WSOP site it seems there's no free audio if the event has PPV video. /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[peachy]

Go petey pete pete!!! YAY PETE!!

[grando]

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From the WSOP site: (http://www.worldseriesofpoker.com/tourney/updates_pn.asp?tourneyID=3461&groupID=309&dispType =2)

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20 minutes ago
Start Time Delayed One Hour
The final table scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. PDT will now begin at 3:00 p.m. and our coverage and the live webcast (on a one-hour delay) will now start at 4:00 p.m. Stay tuned!

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Wonder what caused an hour delay in starting the FT?

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they were looking for the extra chips stinkypete had ratholed away

[*TT*]

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All - I will be the very loud one screaming Petri's name. Most likely I will be drunk if i do a good job. I apologize in advance for being such a drunken mess, but I really want to see Stinky Pete take this Mother F'er down!

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Can you sweat this live TT? I was under the impression that since there's video they would be sequestered.

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On video in front of the media room, just outside the Amazon room. I'm running down there right now, prepared to celebrate when Pete takes it DOWN!

[bigbabyjesus]

Edited by entertainme: Spoiler: Not sure if this has shown on delayed broadcast so I'm putting it in white.

<font color="white"> Pete's already busto in 9th, by psyduck. </font>

Please put any action ahead of the video in white text!

[SmokeyRidesAgain]

Owned.

UL though.

[Dids]

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Edited by entertainme: Spoiler: Not sure if this has shown on delayed broadcast so I'm putting it in white.

<font color="white"> Pete's already busto in 9th, by psyduck. </font>

Please put any action ahead of the video in white text!

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<font color="white">per Pete, A5 &gt; AQ on a 95x flop. Per me, Pete sucks at rivering </font>

[entertainme]

Stinky Pete out 9th for $14,705.

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Petri Pollanen Eliminated in 9th Place ($14,705)

Vivek Rajkumar raised from the button and Petri Pollanen called from the big blind. The flop was {9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}. Pollanen bet and Rajkumar called. The turn was the {3-Spades}. Pollanen bet, Rajkumar thought for a while before raising, and Pollanen called all in. Rajukumar showed {A-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} while Pollanen was behind to his pair of fives with {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}. The river was the {7-Hearts} and Pollanen was eliminated.

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[entertainme]

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Marco Johnson Eliminated in 8th Place ($20,424)

On a flop of {9-Spades}{7-Clubs}{5-Spades}, Marco Johnson checked, Michael Byrne bet and Johnson called. Johnson announced a check in the dark before the {10-Spades} fell on the turn. Byrne bet and Johnson called all in. Byrne showed the {7-Spades}{8-Spades}, Johnson the {A-Spades}{Q-Clubs}. The river was the {3-Clubs} and Johnson was eliminated.

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[entertainme]

Chip counts:

Alexander Borteh 389000
Shawn Keller 260000
David "The Dragon" Pham 254000
Michael Byrne 231000
Brandon Wong 216000
Vivek Rajkumar 170000
Matthew Kelly 97000
Marco Johnson 0 Busted
Petri Pollanen 0 Busted

[entertainme]

Psy hits another flop for 2 pair and takes down the pot.

[entertainme]

Keller took down a nice pot with K7 versus 55 by hitting a 7 on the flop against Byrne.

Current hand, psyduck 10s, 10d. Keller Ad, Ks, Byrne 7s 7h:

Flop 3s Jd Kd

Turn Qd

River 6s

Michael Byrne eliminated. Psy folds to river bet.

[Dunkman]

That was a brutal hand...oh well, at least he dodged the river diamond.

[entertainme]

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Michael Byrne Eliminated in 7th Place ($27,777)

Michael Byrne raised, Vivek Rajkumar re-raised, Shawn Keller four-bet, Byrne called all in and Rajkumar called.

The holecams revealed:

Byrne {7-Spades}{7-Hearts}
Keller {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Rajkumar {10-Spades}{10-Diamonds}

The flop was {K-Diamonds}{J-Diamonds}{3-Spades}. Rajkumar checked, Keller bet, and Rajkumar called. The turn was the {Q-Diamonds}. Rajkumar checked over to Keller again, who bet, and Rajkumar called The river was the {6-Spades}. It was checked to Keller again, he bet, and after a long think, Rajkumar folded his T-T face up.

Keller's pair of kings held up to eliminate Byrne and give him a commanding chip lead over this table.

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[entertainme]

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That was a brutal hand...oh well, at least he dodged the river diamond.

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Definitely! A river dime would have hurt bad.

[entertainme]

1 $ 225,483 -
2 $ 135,615 -
3 $ 92,316 -
4 $ 62,906 -
5 $ 46,567 -
6 $ 36,763

Remaining payouts

[Dunkman]

Keller is a card rack omg....

[entertainme]

Wow. Keller is rocking. Now in a pot with Ad Ah against Pham who had Ace rag. Took it down after the flop.

[entertainme]

Updated Chip Counts

Shawn Keller is our chipleader while Vivek Rajkumar and David Pham are both on the short stack and are looking to pick up a hand and make a move:

Shawn Keller 600,000
Brandon Wong 380,000
Matthew Kelly 285,000
Alexander Borteh 240,000
Vivek Rajkumar 135,000
David "The Dragon" Pham 120,000

Psy needs a hand!

[nath]

What are the limits?

[entertainme]

Blinds are $8,000 and $15,000

Psy in a pot with KK overpair against 8c6c on 2h6s10s flop.

8c6c is Keller and Qs on turn.

Psy all in and Keller calls.

3d river and Psy doubles up!

[nath]

SHIP THE DOUBLE UP

[Dunkman]

SWEET!!! Psy doubles through Keller!

[entertainme]

Psy Qh8h

Pham Qd10h

Flop 10sAh9c

Pham bets flop and Psy calls

Turn 2h

Psy bets 30

Pham all in and Psy calls

River is 8s and Pham doubles thrugh Psy.

[entertainme]

Borteh 4s 4c

Wong Qd Qc

Flop 2d jd 7s

Borteh calls flop.

8d turn and Wong leads out.

Borteh folds.

[entertainme]

Wong 10d 9h

Borteh 9c and unknown

Board 8d 7s 6d Kh 2h

Borteh raises Wongs river bet. Wong raises.

Borteh loses with 6c 7c

[entertainme]

Pham raises with Ad 6d

Borteh calls with Ks and unknown

Pham puts Borteh all in and he calls.

Bortehs hand is Ks 10s.

Flop is Kd Qh Qs

Turn 10h

River 7c

Borteh doubles through Pham.

[entertainme]

Pham took one after flop from Kelly.
Kelly took one after flop from Keller


Psy Ad 7h
Wong 8h 6h

Flop 8d 3s 5s

Wong checkraises Psy and Psy calls.

Qd on turn

Psy all in.

River 8c and Psy is out in 6th.

GG Psyduck!

[nath]

/images/graemlins/frown.gif gg vivek

[entertainme]

The offical run down:

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Vivek Rajkumar Eliminated in 6th Place ($36,763)

Vivek Rajkumar got the last of his chips in with the {A-Diamonds}{7-Hearts} on an {8-Diamonds}{5-Spades}{3-Spades} board and Brandon Wong called with {6-Hearts}{8-Hearts}. The turn was the {Q-Diamonds}, the river was the {8-Clubs}, and Rajkumar ended his quest to tie Steve Billirakis' record as the youngest WSOP bracelet winner in history.

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Updated Chip Counts

Brandon Wong 630,000
Shawn Keller 430,000
Matthew Kelly 300,000
Alex Borteh 220,000
David Pham 190,000

And they're on break for 15.

[El Diablo]

All,

Wow. With stacks like this, LHE tourneys are even more retarded than NL ones.

[benza13]

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All,

Wow. With stacks like this, LHE tourneys are even more retarded than NL ones.

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This has been pretty much the biggest problem with this years structure changes at the WSOP.

[benza13]

And GG Psyduck, great series so far

[entertainme]

I've got a few things I have to do around here so I won't be at my keyboard. Maybe someone else with video wants to jump in to update?

Go Shawn!

[entertainme]

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Matthew Kelly Eliminated in 5th Place ($46,567)

Matthew Kelly got the last of his chips in with {7-Spades}{7-Hearts} on a {K-Hearts}{Q-Hearts}{10-Clubs} flop and Alex Borteh called with {Q-Diamonds}{9-Clubs}. The turn was the {10-Clubs}, the river was the {6-Spades} and Kelly was eliminated.

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Updated Chip Counts

Brandon Wong 820,000
Shawn Keller 460,000
David "The Dragon" Pham 250,000
Alexander Borteh 225,000

[entertainme]

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David Pham Eliminated in 4th Place ($62,906)

Shawn Keller raised, David Pham re-raised and Keller called. The holecams revealed:

Keller {Q-Clubs}{9-Clubs}
Pham {K-Clubs}{Q-Spades}

The flop was{J-Diamonds}{9-Diamonds}{5-Diamonds}. Pham bet, Keller raised and Pham called all in. The turn was the {8-Clubs}, the river was the {8-Spades}, and The Dragon was eliminated.

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1 $ 225,483
2 $ 135,615
3 $ 92,316

[entertainme]

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Shawn Keller Eliminated in 3rd Place ($92,316)

The holecams revealed:

Borteh {K-Hearts}{8-Hearts}
Keller {8-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}

Borteh check-raised the {A-Spades}{8-Clubs}{6-Diamonds} flop and Keller called. The turn was the {K-Spades}. Borteh bet and Keller called all in. With the K on the turn, Keller was unfortunately drawing dead, and he was sent to the rail.

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GG Shawn! Nice score.

[Shawn Keller]

When we were down to 10 players I predicted that it would be me brandon wong ( a staple player in the white chip holdem games, and Alex borteh, and online limit holdem pro. Although it would have been awesome to win the whole thing, I am not dissapointed with third place. I think that I played the best tournament poker of my life and just got cold decked once it hit four players. When it got up to the 30k-60k blind level it was so high three handed that if you had a medium stack and you lost one medium sized pot it was like half your chips, and then next hand if you would be basically committed to the pot if you got a piece of it as I did with the 810. As far as I know I didn't make one bad laydown at the final table, never called a river bet and lost, called only one river bet and picked off a kq bluff.

Thanks for rooting for me and the other 2+2ers, especially entertainme for your updates and online support. I did hear from my wife that the live feeds had great production value(the whole cards came in well) and that you get many more than just that one tournament so might be worth checking out.

Best of luck,

Shawn "Lightning" Keller

[stevepa]

1. Congrats Vivek!
2. The limit structures are a joke and really need to get looked at.
3. The pay per view thing they have this year is pretty awesome. Now if only they'd let me do commentary one time...

[*TT*]

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Stinky Pete out 9th for $14,705.

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Petri Pollanen Eliminated in 9th Place ($14,705)

Vivek Rajkumar raised from the button and Petri Pollanen called from the big blind. The flop was {9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}. Pollanen bet and Rajkumar called. The turn was the {3-Spades}. Pollanen bet, Rajkumar thought for a while before raising, and Pollanen called all in. Rajukumar showed {A-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} while Pollanen was behind to his pair of fives with {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}. The river was the {7-Hearts} and Pollanen was eliminated.

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Odd thing - I know Pete busted out in 9th place, but the on-site computer is reporting him as busting in 8th place.

Since the final table was over so fast Mat and I took Pete out drinking... good times. In my book Pete is always in 1st place.

[stinkypete]

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Stinky Pete out 9th for $14,705.

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Petri Pollanen Eliminated in 9th Place ($14,705)

Vivek Rajkumar raised from the button and Petri Pollanen called from the big blind. The flop was {9-Clubs}{6-Spades}{5-Hearts}. Pollanen bet and Rajkumar called. The turn was the {3-Spades}. Pollanen bet, Rajkumar thought for a while before raising, and Pollanen called all in. Rajukumar showed {A-Hearts} {5-Diamonds} while Pollanen was behind to his pair of fives with {A-Diamonds} {Q-Diamonds}. The river was the {7-Hearts} and Pollanen was eliminated.

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Odd thing - I know Pete busted out in 9th place, but the on-site computer is reporting him as busting in 8th place.

Since the final table was over so fast Mat and I took Pete out drinking... good times. In my book Pete is always in 1st place.

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wow, what a joke. i was the small blind and i 3-bet preflop. i did not call and donk the flop.

[psyduck]

Thanks for the sweat guys.