888PL CHALLENGE DIVISION SEMI-FINAL!

[Nathan Butler]

Here at the WAFC we are down to our final Table! Players are just about to come back in for that final dash to the finish line!

Chip Counts are....

1. 297,000 Sam Dood
2. 231,000 Jamie Dolan
3. 166,000 Jo "JMACK" McDonald
4. 135,000 Bill Bouveng
5. 132,000 Carmine DeScissio
6. 103,000 Bob Birmingham
7. 97,000 John Brown
8. 89,000 Mark "Krunchie" Kroehn
9. 28,000 barry smith


Blinds are 6,000/12,000 with an Ante of 2,000 Good Luck everyone we are about to shuffle up and deal!

[Nathan Butler]

Barry Smith the first casualty on the final table after the blinds went to war! Barry moved all in for his last 20,000 chips with AQ off only to be called by Money Bags and chip leader Sam Dodd from the big blind (as it was only a fraction more) with 10 3 off. The board fell 9,9,3 and didn't improve. Sam scooped the pot and Barry hit the rail.

The next player eliminated is guaranteed $500!

[Nathan Butler]

Blinds have just increased to 8,000/16,000 with an Ante of 2,000.

There are still 8 players remaining with nearly $10,000 is cash and Grand Final tickets to come!

[Nathan Butler]

We have just lost another player in a MASSIVE POT! Phill raised from early position to 40,000 only to be re-raised all in by Krunchie who just had him covered. With out hesitation Phill made the call of over 80,000 and tabled AK off. Krunchie table 88 for the coin flip. The board ran out 9 high with out a drop of paint and Phill hit rail! Krunchie is now is great spot, he may even have more chips than SAM!

[ROYTRUDGEY]

ship it JMACHINE

[Nathan Butler]

Things are developing quite slowly here at the moment. I think our blind Structures are just TOOOO GOOOOD!

[Nathan Butler]

The action just heated up and Bob B ended up on the recieving end of a big pot!

Jamie Dolan raised to 50,000 from middle position only to have Bob move all in behind him. Dolan tanked but then called. Dolan showed AJ on and was way behind Bobs Kings. Jamie flopped a jack but that was the best he could do... he is now crippled to just over 40,000 Chips.

that hand see's the end of the level and the end of Glyn's dealing. Action Alex takes the main seat as we move into the 10,000/20,000 level.

[ROYTRUDGEY]

another chip count nathan please

[Nathan Butler]

Jamie Dolans eliminated in 7th position. Jamie moved all in for his last 33,000 under the gun and was called by both John Brown and Krunchie. Both live players checked it down on the Grand Final ticket bubble and it was John who snapped a Q on river (with AQ off) to out draw Jamies pocket 6's. Krunchied showed his 10,6 for nothing before mucking. He could give up his BB for only 13,000 more and chance to bust the GF ticket bubble. John is now over 100,000 richer!

[Nathan Butler]

Action! Action! Action! we have been sitting idle for quite some time until three big hands back to back to back!

hand 1

Krunchie the Krusher! Carmine in early position opened up to 90,000 only to have Krunchie jam for nearly 400K behind him. Action quickly folded back around to Carmine who went into the tank for quite some time. He ended up folding leaving him just under a 100,000 a stange move, I guess he got caught with his hand in the cookie jar. Was a good bet, just unlucky to run into a big hand.... I guess.

The very next hand, Carmine moved all in for 80,000 UTG and was called by Jmacks QQ. Carmine rolled and A10 and brick out all the way to the rail in 6th position.

The thrid action hand saw Sam Dodd who have been blind out almost the whole final table move all in for her last 70,000 with QJ only to be called by Bob B dominating her with KQ. Sam snapped the early lead with J on the flop J, 10, 8. A 9 came on the turn to staighten up Bob and left Sam draw for a K to chop. Unfortunatly the River was a Queen and as good as two pair is, it was no match for Bobs straight.