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The $5,000 buy in Winner Take All FreezeOut poker tournament at Pokerstars was loaded with numerous well-known online pros. Familiar names in the field included Annette ‘Annette_15′ Obrestad, Sorel ‘zangbezan24‘ Mizzi, Steve ’stevejpa’ Paul-Ambrose, Steve ‘MrSmokey1‘ Bilirakis, and Isaac ‘philivey2694′ Haxton. The stud filled field rendered the weekly $10,000 heads up event non existent. The field played the day relatively friendly and the chat was active and light. With the first place being the only prize that paid, action started fast and furious while players looked to build a lead to make a run at winning the $100,000 prize.

The first hand we see is Steve Paul-Ambrose winning a nine thousand dollar pot with two kings.

PokerStars Game #15689108655: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level I (25/50) – 2008/03/02 – 14:39:16 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: philivey2694 (5695 in chips)
Seat 2: MrSmokey1 (4855 in chips)
Seat 4: $tinger 88 (4905 in chips)
Seat 5: quzzo (7145 in chips)
Seat 6: nordlending (9510 in chips)
Seat 7: NEW MR ERICH (2055 in chips)
Seat 8: bart spijker (4220 in chips)
Seat 9: august35 (6370 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (5245 in chips)
philivey2694: posts the ante 10
MrSmokey1: posts the ante 10
$tinger 88: posts the ante 10
quzzo: posts the ante 10
nordlending: posts the ante 10
NEW MR ERICH: posts the ante 10
bart spijker: posts the ante 10
august35: posts the ante 10
stevejpa: posts the ante 10
stevejpa: posts small blind 25
philivey2694: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
MrSmokey1: calls 50
$tinger 88: folds
quzzo: folds
nordlending: folds
NEW MR ERICH: folds
bart spijker: raises 250 to 300
august35: folds
stevejpa: raises 650 to 950
philivey2694: folds
MrSmokey1: folds
bart spijker: raises 3260 to 4210 and is all-in
stevejpa: calls 3260
*** FLOP *** [9h 4d 8s]
*** TURN *** [9h 4d 8s] [5c]
*** RIVER *** [9h 4d 8s 5c] [8h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
stevejpa: shows [Kh Kc] (two pair, Kings and Eights)
bart spijker: shows [Js Jh] (two pair, Jacks and Eights)
stevejpa collected 8610 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8610 | Rake 0
Board [9h 4d 8s 5c 8h]
Seat 1: philivey2694 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: MrSmokey1 folded before Flop
Seat 4: $tinger 88 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: quzzo folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: nordlending folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 7: NEW MR ERICH folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: bart spijker showed [Js Jh] and lost with two pair, Jacks and Eights
Seat 9: august35 (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 10: stevejpa (small blind) showed [Kh Kc] and won (8610) with two pair, Kings and Eights

$tinger88, known to Full Tilt rail birds as LucLongley, held an over pair to a minimized flop. All the money went in on the flop, and quzzo showed two kings against two nines, and took down a monster pot early in the tournament.

PokerStars Game #15689608152: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level I (25/50) – 2008/03/02 – 14:58:50 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #3 is the button
Seat 1: philivey2694 (5435 in chips)
Seat 2: MrSmokey1 (6345 in chips)
Seat 3: BrynKenney (4350 in chips)
Seat 4: $tinger 88 (5130 in chips)
Seat 5: quzzo (5505 in chips)
Seat 6: nordlending (12660 in chips)
Seat 9: august35 (6820 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (9315 in chips)
philivey2694: posts the ante 10
MrSmokey1: posts the ante 10
BrynKenney: posts the ante 10
$tinger 88: posts the ante 10
quzzo: posts the ante 10
nordlending: posts the ante 10
august35: posts the ante 10
stevejpa: posts the ante 10
$tinger 88: posts small blind 25
quzzo: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
nordlending: folds
august35: folds
stevejpa: folds
philivey2694: folds
MrSmokey1: folds
BrynKenney: folds
$tinger 88: raises 150 to 200
quzzo: raises 450 to 650
$tinger 88: calls 450
*** FLOP *** [4d 2h 2s]
$tinger 88: checks
quzzo: bets 725
$tinger 88: raises 1025 to 1750
quzzo: raises 3095 to 4845 and is all-in
$tinger 88: calls 2720 and is all-in
*** TURN *** [4d 2h 2s] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [4d 2h 2s 7d] [6s]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
$tinger 88: shows [9h 9d] (two pair, Nines and Deuces)
quzzo: shows [Ks Kc] (two pair, Kings and Deuces)
quzzo collected 10320 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 10320 | Rake 0
Board [4d 2h 2s 7d 6s]
Seat 1: philivey2694 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: MrSmokey1 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: BrynKenney (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: $tinger 88 (small blind) showed [9h 9d] and lost with two pair, Nines and Deuces
Seat 5: quzzo (big blind) showed [Ks Kc] and won (10320) with two pair, Kings and Deuces
Seat 6: nordlending folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: august35 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 10: stevejpa folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

Player ‘nordlending’ took down the following hand. Referred to often as a ‘cooler,’ or a hand the loser couldn’t get away from, ‘nordlending’ won this hand for over eight thousand after both players flopped three aces.

PokerStars Game #15690004165: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level I (25/50) – 2008/03/02 – 15:13:51 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: philivey2694 (4235 in chips)
Seat 2: MrSmokey1 (6690 in chips)
Seat 3: BrynKenney (6440 in chips)
Seat 4: muchbetter (4260 in chips)
Seat 5: quzzo (10000 in chips)
Seat 6: nordlending (12065 in chips)
Seat 9: august35 (7125 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (9285 in chips)
philivey2694: posts the ante 10
MrSmokey1: posts the ante 10
BrynKenney: posts the ante 10
muchbetter: posts the ante 10
quzzo: posts the ante 10
nordlending: posts the ante 10
august35: posts the ante 10
stevejpa: posts the ante 10
quzzo: posts small blind 25
nordlending: posts big blind 50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
august35: folds
stevejpa: folds
philivey2694: folds
MrSmokey1: folds
BrynKenney: folds
muchbetter: folds
quzzo: calls 25
nordlending: raises 150 to 200
quzzo: calls 150
*** FLOP *** [As Ad Kc]
quzzo: checks
nordlending: bets 300
quzzo: raises 455 to 755
nordlending: calls 455
*** TURN *** [As Ad Kc] [Ts]
quzzo: checks
nordlending: bets 1100
quzzo: calls 1100
*** RIVER *** [As Ad Kc Ts] [9c]
quzzo: checks
nordlending: bets 2250
quzzo: calls 2250
*** SHOW DOWN ***
nordlending: shows [Qh Ac] (three of a kind, Aces)
quzzo: shows [Jh Ah] (three of a kind, Aces – lower kicker)
nordlending collected 8690 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8690 | Rake 0
Board [As Ad Kc Ts 9c]
Seat 1: philivey2694 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: MrSmokey1 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: BrynKenney folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: muchbetter (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: quzzo (small blind) showed [Jh Ah] and lost with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 6: nordlending (big blind) showed [Qh Ac] and won (8690) with three of a kind, Aces
Seat 9: august35 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 10: stevejpa folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

As players began to drop, winning hands without showdown became necessary. Here, Bryn ‘BrynKenney’ Kenney moves all in on the river to take a $3,000 valuable pot without even showing cards.

PokerStars Game #15691004019: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level II (50/100) – 2008/03/02 – 15:50:52 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 2: MrSmokey1 (3865 in chips)
Seat 3: BrynKenney (7263 in chips)
Seat 4: muchbetter (9210 in chips)
Seat 5: quzzo (5918 in chips)
Seat 6: nordlending (17052 in chips)
Seat 9: august35 (2170 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (7812 in chips)
MrSmokey1: posts the ante 20
BrynKenney: posts the ante 20
muchbetter: posts the ante 20
quzzo: posts the ante 20
nordlending: posts the ante 20
august35: posts the ante 20
stevejpa: posts the ante 20
august35: posts small blind 50
stevejpa: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
MrSmokey1: folds
BrynKenney: raises 122 to 222
muchbetter: folds
quzzo: folds
nordlending: folds
august35: folds
stevejpa: calls 122
*** FLOP *** [2h Jd 2s]
stevejpa: checks
BrynKenney: bets 444
stevejpa: calls 444
*** TURN *** [2h Jd 2s] [3d]
stevejpa: checks
BrynKenney: bets 888
stevejpa: calls 888
*** RIVER *** [2h Jd 2s 3d] [3s]
stevejpa: checks
nordlending is disconnected
nordlending is connected
BrynKenney: bets 5689 and is all-in
stevejpa: folds
BrynKenney collected 3298 from pot
BrynKenney: doesn’t show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 3298 | Rake 0
Board [2h Jd 2s 3d 3s]
Seat 2: MrSmokey1 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: BrynKenney collected (3298)
Seat 4: muchbetter folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: quzzo folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: nordlending (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: august35 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 10: stevejpa (big blind) folded on the River

Corwin ‘mig.com’ Mackey had quite a rail on the following. In the following hand, Mackey picked up pocket jacks and ended up getting all the money in the middle against ‘F4ith+1,’ who showed the ace queen of hearts. This proved to be the final hand in Mackey’s tournament.

PokerStars Game #15691069168: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level II (50/100) – 2008/03/02 – 15:53:17 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 1′ 10-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: jcamby33 (5849 in chips)
Seat 2: aejones (1577 in chips)
Seat 3: philivey2694 (7590 in chips)
Seat 5: Choron (7822 in chips)
Seat 7: F4ITH+1 (6764 in chips)
Seat 8: Apathy123 (12319 in chips)
Seat 10: mig.com (4789 in chips)
jcamby33: posts the ante 20
aejones: posts the ante 20
philivey2694: posts the ante 20
Choron: posts the ante 20
F4ITH+1: posts the ante 20
Apathy123: posts the ante 20
mig.com: posts the ante 20
mig.com: posts small blind 50
jcamby33: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
aejones: folds
philivey2694: folds
Choron: folds
F4ITH+1: raises 300 to 400
Apathy123: folds
mig.com: raises 700 to 1100
jcamby33: folds
F4ITH+1: raises 5644 to 6744 and is all-in
mig.com: calls 3669 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [9h 3h Kc]
*** TURN *** [9h 3h Kc] [Jc]
*** RIVER *** [9h 3h Kc Jc] [Ts]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
mig.com: shows [Jd Jh] (three of a kind, Jacks)
F4ITH+1: shows [Ah Qh] (a straight, Ten to Ace)
F4ITH+1 collected 9778 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9778 | Rake 0
Board [9h 3h Kc Jc Ts]
Seat 1: jcamby33 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: aejones folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: philivey2694 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: Choron folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 7: F4ITH+1 showed [Ah Qh] and won (9778) with a straight, Ten to Ace
Seat 8: Apathy123 (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 10: mig.com (small blind) showed [Jd Jh] and lost with three of a kind, Jacks

Isaac ‘philivey2694′ Haxton is a regular to this tournament, and he made his move in the following hand, where he flopped top set of tens.

PokerStars Game #15691173514: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level II (50/100) – 2008/03/02 – 15:57:10 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 1′ 10-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 1: jcamby33 (11647 in chips)
Seat 2: aejones (1407 in chips)
Seat 3: philivey2694 (7590 in chips)
Seat 5: Choron (2173 in chips)
Seat 7: F4ITH+1 (11574 in chips)
Seat 8: Apathy123 (12319 in chips)
jcamby33: posts the ante 20
aejones: posts the ante 20
philivey2694: posts the ante 20
Choron: posts the ante 20
F4ITH+1: posts the ante 20
Apathy123: posts the ante 20
jcamby33: posts small blind 50
aejones: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
philivey2694: raises 250 to 350
Choron: folds
F4ITH+1: folds
Apathy123: calls 350
jcamby33: folds
aejones: folds
*** FLOP *** [7d 5c Ts]
Choron said, “mbn J”
philivey2694: checks
Apathy123: bets 650
philivey2694: calls 650
*** TURN *** [7d 5c Ts] [Qc]
philivey2694: checks
Apathy123: checks
*** RIVER *** [7d 5c Ts Qc] [9c]
philivey2694: bets 1750
Apathy123: calls 1750
*** SHOW DOWN ***
philivey2694: shows [Th Td] (three of a kind, Tens)
Apathy123: mucks hand
philivey2694 collected 5770 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 5770 | Rake 0
Board [7d 5c Ts Qc 9c]
Seat 1: jcamby33 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: aejones (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: philivey2694 showed [Th Td] and won (5770) with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 5: Choron folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 7: F4ITH+1 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: Apathy123 (button) mucked

In the very next hand, Haxton picked up Ace King and got all the money in against Glen ‘Choron’ Chorny, who showed a dominated hand of Ace Queen. Chorny bricked, and his tournament was over. Winning the two big hands in a row set Haxton up for a possible run to the tournament crown.

PokerStars Game #15691209123: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level II (50/100) – 2008/03/02 – 15:58:29 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 1′ 10-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: jcamby33 (11577 in chips)
Seat 2: aejones (1287 in chips)
Seat 3: philivey2694 (10590 in chips)
Seat 5: Choron (2153 in chips)
Seat 7: F4ITH+1 (11554 in chips)
Seat 8: Apathy123 (9549 in chips)
jcamby33: posts the ante 20
aejones: posts the ante 20
philivey2694: posts the ante 20
Choron: posts the ante 20
F4ITH+1: posts the ante 20
Apathy123: posts the ante 20
aejones: posts small blind 50
philivey2694: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Choron: raises 199 to 299
F4ITH+1: folds
Apathy123: folds
jcamby33: folds
aejones: folds
jcamby33 said, “yeh lucky me”
philivey2694: raises 10271 to 10570 and is all-in
Choron: calls 1834 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [3h Jc 4c]
philivey2694 said, “wow nice turn check apathy”
*** TURN *** [3h Jc 4c] [8s]
*** RIVER *** [3h Jc 4c 8s] [5h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
philivey2694: shows [Ad Kh] (high card Ace)
Choron: shows [Qh As] (high card Ace – lower kicker)
jcamby33 said, “nh gg”
philivey2694 collected 4436 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 4436 | Rake 0
Board [3h Jc 4c 8s 5h]
Seat 1: jcamby33 (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: aejones (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 3: philivey2694 (big blind) showed [Ad Kh] and won (4436) with high card Ace
Seat 5: Choron showed [Qh As] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 7: F4ITH+1 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: Apathy123 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

Play slowed down, and player ‘august35′ became short stacked. After picking up two tens, the player moved all in. When action got back to Bryn Kenney, he reraised and was called by ‘nordlending.’ After a K-10-x flop, Kenney put all the chips in the middle, forcing ‘nordlending’ to fold. Kenney showed the top set, which killed the hopes of ‘august35,’ who had expected to stay alive after flopping middle set.

PokerStars Game #15691402176: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level II (50/100) – 2008/03/02 – 16:05:41 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 2: MrSmokey1 (3245 in chips)
Seat 3: BrynKenney (9440 in chips)
Seat 4: muchbetter (7857 in chips)
Seat 6: nordlending (17827 in chips)
Seat 9: august35 (2087 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (7373 in chips)
MrSmokey1: posts the ante 20
BrynKenney: posts the ante 20
muchbetter: posts the ante 20
nordlending: posts the ante 20
august35: posts the ante 20
stevejpa: posts the ante 20
nordlending: posts small blind 50
august35: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
stevejpa: folds
MrSmokey1: folds
BrynKenney: raises 233 to 333
muchbetter: folds
nordlending: raises 667 to 1000
august35: raises 1067 to 2067 and is all-in
BrynKenney: calls 1734
nordlending: calls 1067
*** FLOP *** [Td 5d Ks]
nordlending: checks
BrynKenney: bets 1111
nordlending: folds
*** TURN *** [Td 5d Ks] [Ah]
*** RIVER *** [Td 5d Ks Ah] [5h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
august35: shows [Tc Ts] (a full house, Tens full of Fives)
BrynKenney: shows [Kh Kd] (a full house, Kings full of Fives)
BrynKenney said, “gg”
august35 said, “gg”
BrynKenney collected 6321 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 6321 | Rake 0
Board [Td 5d Ks Ah 5h]
Seat 2: MrSmokey1 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: BrynKenney showed [Kh Kd] and won (6321) with a full house, Kings full of Fives
Seat 4: muchbetter (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: nordlending (small blind) folded on the Flop
Seat 9: august35 (big blind) showed [Tc Ts] and lost with a full house, Tens full of Fives
Seat 10: stevejpa folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

The next hand took place between Haxton and player ‘F4ith+1.’ ‘F4ith+1′ flopped top pair but decided to check trying to get Haxton to build his own grave. Turning three of a kind, however, changed the players mind, raising Haxton’s bet, and eventually taking down a pot worth almost $10,000.

PokerStars Game #15691541454: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level II (50/100) – 2008/03/02 – 16:10:57 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 1′ 10-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: jcamby33 (13400 in chips)
Seat 2: aejones (3087 in chips)
Seat 3: philivey2694 (11519 in chips)
Seat 7: F4ITH+1 (10702 in chips)
Seat 8: Apathy123 (9929 in chips)
Seat 9: quzzo (3534 in chips)
jcamby33: posts the ante 20
aejones: posts the ante 20
philivey2694: posts the ante 20
F4ITH+1: posts the ante 20
Apathy123: posts the ante 20
quzzo: posts the ante 20
philivey2694: posts small blind 50
F4ITH+1: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Apathy123: folds
quzzo: folds
jcamby33: folds
aejones: folds
philivey2694: raises 300 to 400
aejones said, “no worries you’re a tournament player i would never try to bluff you”
F4ITH+1: calls 300
*** FLOP *** [6c 3h Ts]
aejones said, “how dumb do i look”
philivey2694: checks
aejones said, “save us time and pitch it quick”
F4ITH+1: checks
*** TURN *** [6c 3h Ts] [Th]
philivey2694: bets 600
jcamby33 said, “yeahh i dont fold”
F4ITH+1: raises 700 to 1300
philivey2694: calls 700
*** RIVER *** [6c 3h Ts Th] [Kc]
philivey2694: checks
F4ITH+1: bets 3200
Apathy123 said, “taught by phil hellmuth imo”
philivey2694: calls 3200
*** SHOW DOWN ***
F4ITH+1: shows [Ac Tc] (three of a kind, Tens)
philivey2694: mucks hand
F4ITH+1 collected 9920 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9920 | Rake 0
Board [6c 3h Ts Th Kc]
Seat 1: jcamby33 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 2: aejones (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: philivey2694 (small blind) mucked
Seat 7: F4ITH+1 (big blind) showed [Ac Tc] and won (9920) with three of a kind, Tens
Seat 8: Apathy123 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: quzzo folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

Steve ‘MrSmokey1′ Bilarakis was quiet for the most part, up until this hand took place. Facing a raise, Isaac Haxton rearaised. Bilirakis moved all in and after the original raiser folded, Haxton snap called with two Kings. Bilirakis unfortunatly held two queens, and was sent to the rail, building Haxton’s stack.

PokerStars Game #15692057406: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level II (50/100) – 2008/03/02 – 16:30:29 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: quzzo (5719 in chips)
Seat 2: MrSmokey1 (4497 in chips)
Seat 3: BrynKenney (14332 in chips)
Seat 4: muchbetter (8057 in chips)
Seat 5: jcamby33 (14190 in chips)
Seat 6: nordlending (13145 in chips)
Seat 7: Apathy123 (11211 in chips)
Seat 8: F4ITH+1 (16237 in chips)
Seat 9: philivey2694 (5939 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (6673 in chips)
quzzo: posts the ante 20
MrSmokey1: posts the ante 20
BrynKenney: posts the ante 20
muchbetter: posts the ante 20
jcamby33: posts the ante 20
nordlending: posts the ante 20
Apathy123: posts the ante 20
F4ITH+1: posts the ante 20
philivey2694: posts the ante 20
stevejpa: posts the ante 20
stevejpa: posts small blind 50
quzzo: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
MrSmokey1: calls 100
BrynKenney: raises 344 to 444
muchbetter: folds
jcamby33: folds
nordlending: folds
Apathy123: folds
F4ITH+1: folds
philivey2694: raises 956 to 1400
stevejpa: folds
quzzo: folds
MrSmokey1: raises 3077 to 4477 and is all-in
BrynKenney: folds
philivey2694: calls 3077
*** FLOP *** [5d 7d 8s]
*** TURN *** [5d 7d 8s] [As]
*** RIVER *** [5d 7d 8s As] [Ks]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
MrSmokey1: shows [Qh Qc] (a pair of Queens)
philivey2694: shows [Kd Kh] (three of a kind, Kings)
philivey2694 collected 9748 from pot
BrynKenney said, “nh, gg”
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9748 | Rake 0
Board [5d 7d 8s As Ks]
Seat 1: quzzo (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 2: MrSmokey1 showed [Qh Qc] and lost with a pair of Queens
Seat 3: BrynKenney folded before Flop
Seat 4: muchbetter folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: jcamby33 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: nordlending folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 7: Apathy123 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: F4ITH+1 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: philivey2694 (button) showed [Kd Kh] and won (9748) with three of a kind, Kings
Seat 10: stevejpa (small blind) folded before Flop

Play condensed to one table, where the next hand took place. Another cooler took place. This time the victim was Bryn Kenney, who flopped bottom two pair of sixes and fives on a flop of A-5-6, and got all the money in the middle against ‘nordlending’s A6. Brynn Kenney’s tournament was done soon after.

PokerStars Game #15692137077: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level II (50/100) – 2008/03/02 – 16:34:14 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 1: quzzo (5819 in chips)
Seat 3: BrynKenney (13988 in chips)
Seat 4: muchbetter (7827 in chips)
Seat 5: jcamby33 (14010 in chips)
Seat 6: nordlending (13395 in chips)
Seat 7: Apathy123 (11131 in chips)
Seat 8: F4ITH+1 (16157 in chips)
Seat 9: philivey2694 (11130 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (6543 in chips)
quzzo: posts the ante 20
BrynKenney: posts the ante 20
muchbetter: posts the ante 20
jcamby33: posts the ante 20
nordlending: posts the ante 20
Apathy123: posts the ante 20
F4ITH+1: posts the ante 20
philivey2694: posts the ante 20
stevejpa: posts the ante 20
jcamby33: posts small blind 50
nordlending: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Apathy123: folds
F4ITH+1: folds
philivey2694: folds
stevejpa: folds
quzzo: folds
BrynKenney: raises 233 to 333
muchbetter: folds
jcamby33: folds
nordlending: calls 233
*** FLOP *** [5s 6s Ad]
nordlending: checks
BrynKenney: bets 777
nordlending: raises 1223 to 2000
BrynKenney: raises 2444 to 4444
nordlending: raises 8598 to 13042 and is all-in
BrynKenney: calls 8598
*** TURN *** [5s 6s Ad] [Kc]
*** RIVER *** [5s 6s Ad Kc] [Ks]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
nordlending: shows [Ac 6c] (two pair, Aces and Kings)
BrynKenney: shows [6h 5c] (two pair, Kings and Sixes)
nordlending collected 26980 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 26980 | Rake 0
Board [5s 6s Ad Kc Ks]
Seat 1: quzzo folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: BrynKenney showed [6h 5c] and lost with two pair, Kings and Sixes
Seat 4: muchbetter (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: jcamby33 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: nordlending (big blind) showed [Ac 6c] and won (26980) with two pair, Aces and Kings
Seat 7: Apathy123 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: F4ITH+1 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: philivey2694 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 10: stevejpa folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

Steve Paul-Ambrose soon found himself all in with pocket aces preflop. Luckily, he saw almost best case scenario when his opponent, ‘muchbetter’ showed Ace King, leading to a double up for Paul-Ambrose.

PokerStars Game #15692235248: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level II (50/100) – 2008/03/02 – 16:38:07 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 1: quzzo (5759 in chips)
Seat 3: BrynKenney (553 in chips)
Seat 4: muchbetter (7767 in chips)
Seat 5: jcamby33 (13900 in chips)
Seat 6: nordlending (27920 in chips)
Seat 7: Apathy123 (10221 in chips)
Seat 8: F4ITH+1 (15997 in chips)
Seat 9: philivey2694 (11400 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (6483 in chips)
quzzo: posts the ante 20
BrynKenney: posts the ante 20
muchbetter: posts the ante 20
jcamby33: posts the ante 20
nordlending: posts the ante 20
Apathy123: posts the ante 20
F4ITH+1: posts the ante 20
philivey2694: posts the ante 20
stevejpa: posts the ante 20
F4ITH+1: posts small blind 50
philivey2694: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
stevejpa: raises 200 to 300
quzzo: folds
BrynKenney: folds
muchbetter: raises 800 to 1100
jcamby33: folds
Apathy123 said, “pro railbird”
nordlending: folds
Apathy123: folds
F4ITH+1: folds
philivey2694: folds
stevejpa: raises 5363 to 6463 and is all-in
muchbetter: calls 5363
*** FLOP *** [2h 4c Qd]
*** TURN *** [2h 4c Qd] [8c]
*** RIVER *** [2h 4c Qd 8c] [Tc]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
stevejpa: shows [Ah Ad] (a pair of Aces)
muchbetter: shows [Kh Ac] (high card Ace)
stevejpa collected 13256 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 13256 | Rake 0
Board [2h 4c Qd 8c Tc]
Seat 1: quzzo folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 3: BrynKenney folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 4: muchbetter showed [Kh Ac] and lost with high card Ace
Seat 5: jcamby33 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: nordlending folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 7: Apathy123 (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: F4ITH+1 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: philivey2694 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 10: stevejpa showed [Ah Ad] and won (13256) with a pair of Aces

A monster pot took place between ‘Apathy123′ and James ‘jcamby33′ Campbell. A flopped set proved to be enough to avoid the nut flush draw and win ‘Apathy123′ a huge pot.

PokerStars Game #15692284919: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level II (50/100) – 2008/03/02 – 16:40:03 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #9 is the button
Seat 1: quzzo (5719 in chips)
Seat 4: muchbetter (1264 in chips)
Seat 5: jcamby33 (13860 in chips)
Seat 6: nordlending (27880 in chips)
Seat 7: Apathy123 (10181 in chips)
Seat 8: F4ITH+1 (15907 in chips)
Seat 9: philivey2694 (11210 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (13979 in chips)
quzzo: posts the ante 20
muchbetter: posts the ante 20
jcamby33: posts the ante 20
nordlending: posts the ante 20
Apathy123: posts the ante 20
F4ITH+1: posts the ante 20
philivey2694: posts the ante 20
stevejpa: posts the ante 20
stevejpa: posts small blind 50
quzzo: posts big blind 100
*** HOLE CARDS ***
muchbetter: folds
jcamby33 is disconnected
jcamby33 is connected
jcamby33: raises 190 to 290
nordlending: folds
Apathy123: calls 290
F4ITH+1: folds
philivey2694: folds
stevejpa: folds
quzzo: folds
*** FLOP *** [6s 4c 8c]
jcamby33: bets 550
Apathy123: raises 1100 to 1650
jcamby33: raises 3850 to 5500
Apathy123: raises 4371 to 9871 and is all-in
jcamby33: calls 4371
*** TURN *** [6s 4c 8c] [8d]
*** RIVER *** [6s 4c 8c 8d] [8h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
jcamby33: shows [Ac Qc] (three of a kind, Eights)
Apathy123: shows [6c 6d] (a full house, Eights full of Sixes)
Apathy123 collected 20632 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 20632 | Rake 0
Board [6s 4c 8c 8d 8h]
Seat 1: quzzo (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: muchbetter folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 5: jcamby33 showed [Ac Qc] and lost with three of a kind, Eights
Seat 6: nordlending folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 7: Apathy123 showed [6c 6d] and won (20632) with a full house, Eights full of Sixes
Seat 8: F4ITH+1 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 9: philivey2694 (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 10: stevejpa (small blind) folded before Flop

Paul-Ambrose then doubled up again when he flopped three aces and got all the money in against ‘F4ith+1’s pair of sevens. Paul-Ambrose’s hand held and helped him build a stack he could make a move with.

PokerStars Game #15693545609: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level III (100/200) – 2008/03/02 – 17:30:10 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #8 is the button
Seat 4: muchbetter (12090 in chips)
Seat 6: nordlending (35064 in chips)
Seat 7: Apathy123 (16058 in chips)
Seat 8: F4ITH+1 (16646 in chips)
Seat 9: philivey2694 (6603 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (13539 in chips)
muchbetter: posts the ante 40
nordlending: posts the ante 40
Apathy123: posts the ante 40
F4ITH+1: posts the ante 40
philivey2694: posts the ante 40
stevejpa: posts the ante 40
philivey2694: posts small blind 100
stevejpa: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
muchbetter: folds
nordlending: folds
Apathy123: folds
F4ITH+1: raises 400 to 600
philivey2694: folds
stevejpa: calls 400
*** FLOP *** [9c 7c 9s]
stevejpa: checks
F4ITH+1: bets 1000
stevejpa: raises 1800 to 2800
F4ITH+1: calls 1800
*** TURN *** [9c 7c 9s] [2s]
stevejpa: bets 10099 and is all-in
F4ITH+1: calls 10099
*** RIVER *** [9c 7c 9s 2s] [Ac]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
stevejpa: shows [Ad 9h] (a full house, Nines full of Aces)
F4ITH+1: shows [Ah 7s] (two pair, Aces and Nines)
stevejpa collected 27338 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 27338 | Rake 0
Board [9c 7c 9s 2s Ac]
Seat 4: muchbetter folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: nordlending folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 7: Apathy123 folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: F4ITH+1 (button) showed [Ah 7s] and lost with two pair, Aces and Nines
Seat 9: philivey2694 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 10: stevejpa (big blind) showed [Ad 9h] and won (27338) with a full house, Nines full of Aces

Haxton then continued building his stack when he got all the money in with two queens agains thte seven eight of clubs before the flop.

PokerStars Game #15693822502: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level III (100/200) – 2008/03/02 – 17:41:16 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #7 is the button
Seat 4: muchbetter (6527 in chips)
Seat 6: nordlending (35824 in chips)
Seat 7: Apathy123 (12078 in chips)
Seat 8: F4ITH+1 (4427 in chips)
Seat 9: philivey2694 (15806 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (25338 in chips)
muchbetter: posts the ante 40
nordlending: posts the ante 40
Apathy123: posts the ante 40
F4ITH+1: posts the ante 40
philivey2694: posts the ante 40
stevejpa: posts the ante 40
F4ITH+1: posts small blind 100
philivey2694: posts big blind 200
*** HOLE CARDS ***
stevejpa: folds
muchbetter: folds
nordlending: folds
Apathy123: folds
F4ITH+1: calls 100
philivey2694: raises 400 to 600
F4ITH+1: raises 3787 to 4387 and is all-in
philivey2694: calls 3787
*** FLOP *** [6d 2s 2h]
*** TURN *** [6d 2s 2h] [7s]
*** RIVER *** [6d 2s 2h 7s] [Kd]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
F4ITH+1: shows [8c 7h] (two pair, Sevens and Deuces)
philivey2694: shows [Qd Qs] (two pair, Queens and Deuces)
philivey2694 collected 9014 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 9014 | Rake 0
Board [6d 2s 2h 7s Kd]
Seat 4: muchbetter folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: nordlending folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 7: Apathy123 (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 8: F4ITH+1 (small blind) showed [8c 7h] and lost with two pair, Sevens and Deuces
Seat 9: philivey2694 (big blind) showed [Qd Qs] and won (9014) with two pair, Queens and Deuces
Seat 10: stevejpa folded before Flop (didn’t bet)

After ‘F4ith+1’s elimination, Apathy123 followed, leaving ‘nordlending,’ Steve ’stevejpa’ Paul-Ambrose, Isaac ‘philivey2694′ Haxton, and ‘muchbetter’ left in the tournament. Haxton soon found himself short, and in a blind vs. blind situation, got all his money in the middle with two nines against Steve Paul-Ambrose and his A-10 offsuit.

PokerStars Game #15694157814: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level IV (150/300) – 2008/03/02 – 17:54:37 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: muchbetter (11584 in chips)
Seat 6: nordlending (48384 in chips)
Seat 9: philivey2694 (13774 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (26258 in chips)
muchbetter: posts the ante 60
nordlending: posts the ante 60
philivey2694: posts the ante 60
stevejpa: posts the ante 60
nordlending: posts small blind 150
philivey2694: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
stevejpa: raises 600 to 900
muchbetter: folds
nordlending: folds
philivey2694: raises 2099 to 2999
stevejpa: raises 15301 to 18300
philivey2694: calls 10715 and is all-in
*** FLOP *** [Tc 9c Td]
*** TURN *** [Tc 9c Td] [5h]
*** RIVER *** [Tc 9c Td 5h] [7h]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
philivey2694: shows [9s 9h] (a full house, Nines full of Tens)
stevejpa: shows [As Ts] (three of a kind, Tens)
philivey2694 collected 27818 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 27818 | Rake 0
Board [Tc 9c Td 5h 7h]
Seat 4: muchbetter (button) folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: nordlending (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 9: philivey2694 (big blind) showed [9s 9h] and won (27818) with a full house, Nines full of Tens
Seat 10: stevejpa showed [As Ts] and lost with three of a kind, Tens

Although Haxton had fortune with hisnines, in the very next hand he ran his King Queen into an Ace King on a King high board. It spelled doom for Haxton and his tournament.

PokerStars Game #15694186613: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level IV (150/300) – 2008/03/02 – 17:55:46 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 4: muchbetter (11524 in chips)
Seat 6: nordlending (48174 in chips)
Seat 9: philivey2694 (27818 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (12484 in chips)
muchbetter: posts the ante 60
nordlending: posts the ante 60
philivey2694: posts the ante 60
stevejpa: posts the ante 60
philivey2694: posts small blind 150
stevejpa: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
muchbetter said, “had k9″
muchbetter: folds
nordlending: raises 600 to 900
philivey2694: calls 750
stevejpa: folds
*** FLOP *** [4h 3s Kd]
philivey2694: checks
nordlending: bets 1200
philivey2694: raises 2400 to 3600
nordlending: calls 2400
*** TURN *** [4h 3s Kd] [Js]
philivey2694: bets 6000
nordlending: raises 37614 to 43614 and is all-in
philivey2694: calls 17258 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [4h 3s Kd Js] [5c]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
philivey2694: shows [Ks Qc] (a pair of Kings)
nordlending: shows [Kh Ac] (a pair of Kings – Ace kicker)
nordlending collected 56056 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 56056 | Rake 0
Board [4h 3s Kd Js 5c]
Seat 4: muchbetter folded before Flop (didn’t bet)
Seat 6: nordlending (button) showed [Kh Ac] and won (56056) with a pair of Kings
Seat 9: philivey2694 (small blind) showed [Ks Qc] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 10: stevejpa (big blind) folded before Flop

At this point, with three left in the tournament, Paul-Ambrose and ‘muchbetter’ were ready to look at the numbers of a possible chop. However, with three quarters of the chips in play, ‘nordlending’ was not willing. However, the next hand between Paul-Ambrose and ‘muchbetter’ changed the players mind.

PokerStars Game #15694260130: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level IV (150/300) – 2008/03/02 – 17:58:44 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #4 is the button
Seat 4: muchbetter (10654 in chips)
Seat 6: nordlending (77912 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (11434 in chips)
muchbetter: posts the ante 60
nordlending: posts the ante 60
stevejpa: posts the ante 60
nordlending: posts small blind 150
stevejpa: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
muchbetter: raises 500 to 800
nordlending: folds
muchbetter said, “me2″
stevejpa: calls 500
*** FLOP *** [Th 5s 9c]
stevejpa: checks
muchbetter: checks
*** TURN *** [Th 5s 9c] [3c]
stevejpa: bets 900
nordlending said, “sorry guys, not at the moment”
stevejpa said, “k”
muchbetter said, “k”
muchbetter: raises 2700 to 3600
stevejpa: raises 6974 to 10574 and is all-in
muchbetter: calls 6194 and is all-in
*** RIVER *** [Th 5s 9c 3c] [Kh]
muchbetter said, “gg”
*** SHOW DOWN ***
stevejpa: shows [9s Qs] (a pair of Nines)
muchbetter: shows [Ac 5c] (a pair of Fives)
stevejpa said, “gg”
stevejpa collected 21518 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 21518 | Rake 0
Board [Th 5s 9c 3c Kh]
Seat 4: muchbetter (button) showed [Ac 5c] and lost with a pair of Fives
Seat 6: nordlending (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 10: stevejpa (big blind) showed [9s Qs] and won (21518) with a pair of Nines

At this point, the players stopped the tournament to look at the possibility of a chop. Paul-Ambrose offered a deal, but was shot down by ‘nordlending,’ who countered with it’s own deal. Paul-Ambrose rejected the deal, and the players decided to play out the game. After a few hands, the players got it all in preflop. ‘Nordlending’ looked to seal the deal with two Kings against Paul-Ambrose’s Ace Six of clubs. However, as it’s referred to as beind ‘Greensteined’ in the poker community, an ace on the river kept Paul-Ambrose’s chances alive.

PokerStars Game #15694572088: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level IV (150/300) – 2008/03/02 – 18:11:16 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #10 is the button
Seat 6: nordlending (82982 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (17018 in chips)
nordlending: posts the ante 60
stevejpa: posts the ante 60
stevejpa: posts small blind 150
nordlending: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
stevejpa: raises 600 to 900
nordlending: raises 1800 to 2700
stevejpa: raises 14258 to 16958 and is all-in
nordlending: calls 14258
*** FLOP *** [7h 9d Ts]
*** TURN *** [7h 9d Ts] [2d]
*** RIVER *** [7h 9d Ts 2d] [As]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
nordlending: shows [Kc Ks] (a pair of Kings)
stevejpa: shows [6c Ac] (a pair of Aces)
stevejpa collected 34036 from pot
stevejpa said, “yikes”
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 34036 | Rake 0
Board [7h 9d Ts 2d As]
Seat 6: nordlending (big blind) showed [Kc Ks] and lost with a pair of Kings
Seat 10: stevejpa (button) (small blind) showed [6c Ac] and won (34036) with a pair of Aces

Paul-Ambrose continued to chip up. In the following hand, ‘nordlending’ made a couple shots at the pot, but an all in on the river led Paul-AMbrose to more chips in his quest to take the $100,000.

PokerStars Game #15694735695: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level IV (150/300) – 2008/03/02 – 18:17:59 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #10 is the button
Seat 6: nordlending (69774 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (30226 in chips)
nordlending: posts the ante 60
stevejpa: posts the ante 60
stevejpa: posts small blind 150
nordlending: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
stevejpa: raises 600 to 900
nordlending: raises 1800 to 2700
stevejpa: calls 1800
*** FLOP *** [7d 7c 9h]
nordlending: bets 3900
stevejpa: calls 3900
*** TURN *** [7d 7c 9h] [Tc]
nordlending: bets 6300
stevejpa: calls 6300
*** RIVER *** [7d 7c 9h Tc] [2c]
nordlending: checks
stevejpa: bets 17266 and is all-in
nordlending: folds
stevejpa collected 25920 from pot
stevejpa: doesn’t show hand
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 25920 | Rake 0
Board [7d 7c 9h Tc 2c]
Seat 6: nordlending (big blind) folded on the River
Seat 10: stevejpa (button) (small blind) collected (25920)

‘Nordlending’ made his normal button raise in this hand. Paul-Ambrose called the bet and they saw a flop. ‘Nordlending’ raised the flop and ended up turning a pair and rivering two pair to take a crucial pot away from Paul-Ambrose.

PokerStars Game #15694916764: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level IV (150/300) – 2008/03/02 – 18:25:34 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 6: nordlending (63384 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (36616 in chips)
nordlending: posts the ante 60
stevejpa: posts the ante 60
nordlending: posts small blind 150
stevejpa: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
nordlending: raises 600 to 900
stevejpa: calls 600
*** FLOP *** [Ts 2c 6d]
stevejpa: checks
nordlending: bets 1200
stevejpa: raises 2400 to 3600
nordlending: raises 4500 to 8100
stevejpa: calls 4500
*** TURN *** [Ts 2c 6d] [5h]
stevejpa: checks
nordlending: checks
*** RIVER *** [Ts 2c 6d 5h] [Ah]
stevejpa: checks
nordlending: bets 10800
stevejpa: calls 10800
*** SHOW DOWN ***
nordlending: shows [5c As] (two pair, Aces and Fives)
stevejpa: mucks hand
nordlending collected 39720 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 39720 | Rake 0
Board [Ts 2c 6d 5h Ah]
Seat 6: nordlending (button) (small blind) showed [5c As] and won (39720) with two pair, Aces and Fives
Seat 10: stevejpa (big blind) mucked

The end of the tournament came here. Paul-Ambrose, trying to get his hands on some chips in order to make a run at the tournament, put the money in preflop with king high and was called by ‘nordlending’s ace high.

PokerStars Game #15695261219: Tournament #78844185, $5000+$200 Hold’em No Limit – Level IV (150/300) – 2008/03/02 – 18:40:26 (ET)
Table ‘78844185 2′ 10-max Seat #6 is the button
Seat 6: nordlending (92404 in chips)
Seat 10: stevejpa (7596 in chips)
nordlending: posts the ante 60
stevejpa: posts the ante 60
nordlending: posts small blind 150
stevejpa: posts big blind 300
*** HOLE CARDS ***
nordlending: raises 600 to 900
stevejpa: raises 6636 to 7536 and is all-in
nordlending: calls 6636
*** FLOP *** [Qc 6d As]
*** TURN *** [Qc 6d As] [7d]
*** RIVER *** [Qc 6d As 7d] [Qh]
*** SHOW DOWN ***
stevejpa: shows [6h Kh] (two pair, Queens and Sixes)
nordlending: shows [4c Ad] (two pair, Aces and Queens)
nordlending collected 15192 from pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 15192 | Rake 0
Board [Qc 6d As 7d Qh]
Seat 6: nordlending (button) (small blind) showed [4c Ad] and won (15192) with two pair, Aces and Queens
Seat 10: stevejpa (big blind) showed [6h Kh] and lost with two pair, Queens and Sixes

Because no deal was made, ‘nordlending’ won the entire $100,000, and Steve Paul-Ambrose left the tournament with nothing.

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