In the last hour we’ve seen the game switch to Limit and, as is usually the case, the action slowed considerably. Binger, in particular, was suddenly not busting a player every five minutes and actually lost a few pots, one of which to Frank Gary, was for several thousand chips.

The game has since switched to No-Limit and Binger seemed to react positively by busting a player several minutes into the game.

Nick Binger jacks Alex Jalali (Fifth)

In his last hand Alex Jalali open-shoved for his last $140,000 after doubling up Jonathan Tamayo. Action folded to Nick Binger who re-shoved and everyone else got out of the way. The players revealed their hands:

Binger: J J

Jalali: A Q

The board came 7 7 6 K 2 which gave Jalali his one-way ticket to the rail. He will receive $56,875 for coming in fifth.

Chips, Ahoy!

Nick Binger is still lord of the chip counts after the Jalali bustout. Here's how it all stacks up (courtesy of www.worldseriesofpoker.com):

1. Nick Binger	$1.35 million
2. Chris Rentes	$317,000
3. Frank Gary	$310,000
4. Jonathan Tamayo	$208,000

 

We’re little more than an hour into the Event 42 final table and Nick Binger is absolutely crushing his opposition. The brother of 2006 Final Table finisher Michael Binger seems destined for a bracelet and has already knocked out three of his opponents single-handedly.

Read on to hear more about Binger’s unbelievable domination of the final table:

Nick Binger smokes David Sorger (Ninth)

In No-Limit Hold’em short-stack David Sorger moved in for his last $40,500 and Binger re-raised to $100,000 which caused everyone else to get out of the way. Binger flipped over A K and Sorger would need some help with his A J.

No help came as the board went 5 5 4 3 9 and Binger raked the pot. Sorger was eliminated ninth and will receive $19,956 for his poker playing efforts.

Nick Binger chucks Michael Chu (Eighth)

Action is folded to Nick Binger who pops it up to $17,000. Michael Chu is the only player that opts to call and the flop came T 4 2. Chu checked but Binger threw $32,000 into the pot. Chu thought for a couple minutes and then decided to shove for his entire stack of $145,000. Binger called and the players revealed their cards:

Chu: 8 8

Binger: T 5

Once again Binger had a massive edge over his opponent. The dealer turned the Q and the river fell A to eliminate Chu in eighth place. Chu gets $27,439 for playing poker for a few days.

Nick Binger ganks Mats Gavatin (Seventh)

Nick Binger is approaching critical mass here at the final table of Event 41. In a recent hand Mats Gavatin bet $15,000 and Binger called. The flop came Q 7 7 and Binger fired a bet of $30,000. Gavatin re-raised 95,000.

Binger thought for a few minutes and then moved all-in. Gavatin made the call and flipped over A 5 for a massive draw but Binger had edge with 7 6 for trip-sevens.

The board finished 4 and then Q to give Binger an irrelevant full house. Binger takes the pot and Gavatin takes the $34,923 for coming in seventh place.

Nick Binger mauls David MacHowsky (Sixth)

Can anybody stop Nick Binger? It’s starting to seem unlikely.

In the most recent hand Binger bet $17,000 and short-stack David MacHowsky moved all-in for a minimal amount. Binger made the easy call and flipped over A A which had MacHowsky’s 3 3 dominated.

To make matters worse the flop came A K K to practically guarantee MacHowsky’s elimination. The turn came 5 and that was it for MacHowsky. He will receive $44,902 for coming in sixth and probably some nightmares about playing Binger for rolls.

Bingerrefic Chip Counts:

Here’s a look at the current chip counts (courtesy of the good folks at www.worldseriesofpoker .com). It’s all about Nick Binger, obviously.

1. Nick Binger	$1.37 million
2. Jonathan Tamayo	$316,000
3. Frank Gary	$183,000
4. Alex Jalali	$172,000
5. Chris Rentes	$141,000