Event 48, No-Limit Hold'em - Live Updates
Day 3 Live Updates
Alexandre the Great: Gomes Wins Event 48!
Alexandre Gomes has claimed the bracelet for Event 48 in a quick succession of block-buster hands. In the first one Marco Johnson bet $280,000 from the button and Gomes thought for a couple minutes and then announced he was all-in. Johnson snap-called and it was easy to see why as soon as the players revealed their hands:
Johnson: A♦ A♠
Gomes: A♣ 10♠
Gomes was in a world of hurt as the dealer prepared to deal the board. Incredibly it came K♣ T♣ 3♥ T♥ J♣! The spiked ten on the turn gave Gomes trip tens and eventually the pot. After the hand Gomes was the chip leader with $4.8 million to Johnson's $4.4 million.
Several hands later Gomes bet $300,000 and Johnson moved all-in over the top for $3 million. Gomes called and this time was ahead from the start with A♠ K♠ versus Johnson's Q♠ J♠. The board came 4♦ 3♥ 2♥ A♣ 4♣ to give Gomes the pot and the bracelet. The Brazilian fans in the audience go wild!
Congratulations to Gomes who will receive $770,540 for coming in first place. Meanwhile Johnson will get a not-to-shabby $491,273 for coming in second.
Event 48 - Final Table - Marco On Top
Marco Johnson has taken the chip lead over from Alex Gomes thanks to a nicely timed double-up. So far he's been playing pretty solidly and has gradually been winning pots to put at an advantage.
Jacked Up!
Johnson raised to $125,000 on the button and Gomes re-raised from the blind, but before he declared a figure, Johnson moved all-in with Gomes making the call. Johnson showed J♣ J♠ and Gomes had A♠ Q♠ so we were off to the races. The flop came out K♣ 2♣ 9♣ reducing Gomes to four outs, and the turn was the J♥ making Johnson a set and now Gomes had three outs, the river was the 7♠ and Johnson became the chip leader, doubling up to over $5,000,000 and leaving Gomes with a little over $4,000,0000.
More For Johnson...
Gomes raised from the button and Johnson called. The flop was K♦ 8♣ J♦ and Johnson check/called a $400,000 bet. Both players checked the T♦ and then Gomes fired out $500,000 on the 3♥ river. Gomes quickly mucked and Johnson was forced to showed T♠ 8♦ for the winning hand.
And More Still...
Johnson raised to $210,000 and they saw a flop of A♠ 8♣ 4♣, Gomes checked and Johnson bet $310,000. Gomes called. Both players checked the K♦ turn and the T♦. Johnson showed K♣ 7♦ and Gomes mucked. The Brazilian is now much shorter stacked than his opponent and might have to resort to big moves again if he's to have a chance of winning the bracelet.
Event 48 - Final Table - Disaster!
We're down to heads-up play at the final table of the $2,000 No Limit Hold'em tournament after an insane series of eliminations punctuated by a disastrous freefall from PokerListings.com fave Alan Cutler, who was victimized by a pair of back-to-back beats of a sickening nature.
Here's now the last hour panned out in the Amazon Room (note: if you have any doubt that these low-level donkaments are crapshoots that reward luckboxes over skill, read on):
Dances With Dunzo: Costner Crashes (8th)
A short-stacked Gabe Costner gets all-in preflop against Robert Brewer, who turns up A♦ T♦ to Costner's A♠ 9♥. The board comes K♠ 8♠ 6♣ 8♦ 5♠ and the ten plays, sending Costner to the rail in eight place. He'll take $103,315 for his time.
Sundbo Dunbo (7th)
Ryan D'Angelo raises to $120,000 and Sverre Sundbo moves all-in over the top for $940,000. D'Angelo makes a quick call and turns up A♣ Q♣, while Sundbo is exposed as a liar with Q♦ 6♦. The board comes A♥ 5♦ 4♥ T♣ 5♥ and D'Angelo takes the pot with a pair of aces. Sundbo is eliminated in seventh place and earns $134,942 for his time.
Gerasimov Greened (6th)
Kirill Gerasimov gets all-in preflop against Ryan D'Angelo with J♦ J♠ to D'Angelo's A♠ Q♦. The board comes 6♦ 5♦ 5♠ 7♥ A♦ and D'Angelo rivers a pair of aces to send Gerasimov packing in sixth place. He'll earn $177,111 for his efforts.
The Fall of Alan Cutler (5th)
This is the sickest thing we've seen all week.
Alan Cutler is second in chips and makes a raise from the cut-off to $180,000. Alexandre Gome moves all-in over the top for his last $800,000 and Cutler makes the call, turning up A♣ Q♠ to Gomes' 7♠ 6♠. The flop comes A♠ Q♣ J♦ and that's where the sickness starts.
Gomes needs runner-runner to stay alive and is drawing extremely slim. The turn, however, is the 6♣ and Gomes is halfway there. The river is an incredible 6♥ and the Brazilian crowd roars as Gomes hits runner-runner to make trip sixes and double up.
On the very next hand, Cutler gets all-in preflop against Marco Johnson, who turns up a pocket pair of fives to Cutler's Q♥ Q♠. The flop comes J♥ 5♥ 2♥ and Johnson flops a set of fives. Cutler has a flush draw, but the turn and river go 6♠ K♣ and Cutler is eliminated in a disgusting turn of events. He's out in fifth place and will take $223,497 for his efforts, and hopefully has some friends to hide the sharp objects back home in Illinois.
Brewer Distilled (4th)
Ryan D'Angelo and Robert Brewer see a flop come K♥ 8♠ 5♥. Brewer bets out $325,000 and D'Angelo flat-calls. The turn is the 4♦ and D'Angelo checks to Brewer, who moves all-in D'Angelo snap calls, turning up a pocket pair of kings for top set while Brewer is behind with T♥ 7♥ and needs a heart to survive.
The river is the 7♠ and Brewer can't get there. He's out in fourth place and earns $274,101 for his time.
D'Angelo Hall'd (3rd)
Ryan D'Angelo raises to $150,000 and Alexandre Gomes moves all-in for his last $3.5 million D'Angelo calls off his last $2.8 million with A♣ Q♣ and is racing against Gomes' pocket nines. The board comes 9♥ 8♣ 7♣ 5♠ 3♦ and Gomes takes the pot with a set of nines.
Ryan D'Angelo is eliminated in third place and earns $326,812.
Heads-Up!
We're now heads-up between Alexandre Gomes and Marco Johnson, with Gomes holding a $6.7 million to $2.55 million lead over his rival. Stay tuned for the thrilling conclusion!
Event 48 - Final Table - Slooow Play
After Dan Rome's elimination in the $2,000 No Limit Hold'em final table the action has slowed considerably, with flops in the minority and most of the pots falling to a single raiser.
About the only thing that has gone on in the last hour is a hand between Ryan D'Angelo and Gabe Costner in which both players saw a flop come 7♣ 6♣ 2♣. Costner checked from the big blind and D'Angelo bet out $80,000. Costner made the call and the the turn was the Q♣. Both players checked and the river was the K♥.
Again Costner checked and D'Angelo bet out $200,000. Costner mulled his options before making the call and turning up K-6 for two pair. D'Angelo had T♣ 9♣ for the flopped flush and it was good to take the pot.
Chip Leaders!
Here are the current chip leaders, courtesy www.worldseriesofpoker.com:
| Marco Johnson | $1,865,000 |
| Alan Cutler | $1,770,000 |
| Ryan D'Angelo | $1,640,000 |
| Kirill Gerasimov | $1,000,000 |
| Robert Brewer | $990,000 |
| Alex Gomes | $990,000 |
| Sverre Sundbo | $940,000 |
| Gabe Costner | $175,000 |
Event 48 - Final Table Time!
It's final table time in Event 48, the $2,000 No Limit Hold'em tournament. Action has been underway on the floor of the Amazon Room for an hour and we've yet to lose a player, although PokerListings fave Alan Cutler did stave off elimination with a timely double-up, as you'll see below.
Here's how the action played out over the first hour at the final table:
Sundbo Doubles
Gabe Costner, Alexandre Gomes and Sverre Sundbo see a flop come K♠ 6♥ 4♦. All three players check and the turn is the 7♦. Sundbo checks and Costner bets $180,000. Gomes calls before Sundbo moves all-in for $520,00 total.
Costner snap-calls and Gomes gets out of the way, leaving Sundbo to show a pocket pair of sixes to Costner's K♦ 8♥. The board finishes out with the A♥ and Sundbo doubles up through Costner.
Cutler Doubles!
Alan Cutler raises to $140,000 from the cut-off and Sverre Sundbo re-raises to $540,000 from the small blind. Cutler moves all-in over the top and Sundbo makes a quick call, turning up 7♠ 7♦ to Sundbo's A♦ Q♠. The board comes T♠ 6♣ 2♠ 4♥ 8♠ and the sevens hold, giving Cutler the pot and doubling him up to $1.4 million.
UPDATE: Rome Burns (9th)
Dan Rome open-shoves all-in from the small blind and Ryan D'Angelo snap-calls in the big blind, turning up pocket aces to Rome's 5♠ 4♠. The board comes K♠ K♥ Q♦ 4♣ 2♠ and Dan Rome is eliminated in ninth place. He'll earn $71,687 for his time.
Chip Counts
| Marco Johnson | $1,950,000 |
| Alan Cutler | $1,900,000 |
| Robert Brewer | $1,250,000 |
| Ryan D'Angelo | $1,075,000 |
| Kirill Gerasimov | $920,000 |
| Alexandre Gomes | $800,000 |
| Sverre Sundbo | $650,000 |
| Gabe Costner | $540,000 |
Event Information
- Event Name
- Event 48, No-Limit Hold'em
- Venue
- Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
- Date
- 2008-06-27
- Final Day
- 2008-06-29
- Buy In
- $2,000
- Entrants
- 2317
- Prize Pool
- $4,216,940
- First Prize
- $770,540
Event Winner
| Player | Prize Money | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandre Gomes | $770,540 |
| 2 | "Crazy" Marco Johnson | $491,273 |
| 3 | Ryan D'Angelo | $326,812 |
| 4 | Robert Brewer | $274,101 |
| 5 | Alan Cutler | $223,497 |
