A case in point was the elimination of Jason Skeans. Once the all-in and call were announced the crowd stood and edged forward, but almost in silence. When the flop was shown on the flatscreens throughout the room there was barely a murmur, and when Skeans picked up an inside-straight draw on the turn there was one muted cry of "five!". But that was it, and when Skeans was officially eliminated there was a round of polite applause. Which is rather a change from the passionate chaos that filled the tournament room for the last two days.
2009 PokerStars.net LAPT Mar del Plata
$5,200 Mar del Plata Main Event
Day: 3
A case in point was the elimination of Jason Skeans. Once the all-in and call were announced the crowd stood and edged forward, but almost in silence. When the flop was shown on the flatscreens throughout the room there was barely a murmur, and when Skeans picked up an inside-straight draw on the turn there was one muted cry of "five!". But that was it, and when Skeans was officially eliminated there was a round of polite applause. Which is rather a change from the passionate chaos that filled the tournament room for the last two days.
Skeans:
Awad:
Awad caught Skeans with his hand in the cookie jar and was ahead, while Skeans was fighting for his tournament life. The flop was and Awad still held the lead. The turn was the and Skeans picked up a gutshot. The river was the and Jason Skeans was eliminated in fourth place. The American from Cincinnati, OH won $105,860.
Dominik Nitsche: 1,927,000
Jorge Landazuri: 443,000
Rodolfo Awad: 440,000
Jason Skeans: 227,000
Those of you handy with calculators will see that Nitsche has about 67% of the chips in play.
Dominik Nitsche:
Sergio:
Leo:
The crowd leapt to its feet with excitement and anticipation. Everyone at the table stood up. Leo shook his head when he saw his opponent's cards. Leo's fans begged the dealer for a king.
Dominik took a deep breath as the dealer fanned out the flop of . The turn was the and Dominik folded his arms and tensed up as the dealer dealt the river card. The river was the and Dominik Nitsche screamed, "Yes!" The young German won the hand and knocked out two players. He's now close to 2 million in chips.
Leo Fernandez finished in 6th place and won $63,520. Sergio Farias was eliminated in 5th place and $77,620.
Level: 20
Blinds: 8,000/16,000
Ante: 2,000
Rodolfo:
Derek:
The flop was . The turn was the and Lerner was drawing dead. The river was a meaningless . Rodolfo won the hand and Derek Lerner was eliminated in 7th place. The Canadian won $49,400.
The flop was . Sergio checked. Dominik moved all in and Sergio folded. The German highschooler won the pot.