<img align="right" src=http://www.liquidpoker.net/staff/Pindarots/December08/corwincole.JPG style="margin:5px; border: 0px solid black;">Another big cash from our fellow Liquidpoker-players was at hand, when the $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em event of the 2008 Five Diamond World Poker Classic in the Bellagio Hotel and Casino reached its final day. With 154 entrants, 18 of them would cash and amongst them were Jonathan McGowan, aka JonnyCosMo, and Corwin Cole, aka [vital]Myth<img src="http://www.liquidpoker.net/staff/Raidern/greenstar1.png" style="border:0px;">. Unfortunately JonnyCosMo didn't make it to the final day as he finished in 13th place, earning him $7,935 . Myth however was still in the race for the $256,350 first prize as he entered the final table with the 6th chipstack. His position however looked far from favorable, with 2 bigstacks (Mark Teltscher and Hafiz Khan) and Michael Mizrachi behind him.
Starting chipcounts: Seat 1 - Remy Biechel - 66,000
Seat 2 - Tim Bullard - 279,500
Seat 3 - Kenneth Smaron - 323,500
Seat 4 - Ben Bianco - 251,500
Seat 5 - Danny Wong - 66,000
Seat 6 - Corwin Cole - 186,500
Seat 7 - Mark Teltscher - 468,500
Seat 8 - Hafiz Khan - 315,000
Seat 9 - Michael Mizrachi - 183,500
Seat 10 - Sergey Altbregin - 158,500
Blinds 3000/6000 with 1000 ante As play started, only one man was missing, Corwin Cole apparently missed the first hand. Shortstacks Danny Wong, Remy Biechel and Sergey Altbregin get knocked out while Michael Mizrachi and Mark Teltscher fight for the chiplead. Unfortunately this isnt good news for Myth, and when he gets all-in with the other bigstack, Hafiz Khan, he's facing a classic coinflip. Cole shows pocket sixes while Khan has A9o. 2 aces on the board and no help for Myth means he's out in 7th place, winning $21,640 . Obviously not really the result he was hoping for, but still a very nice achievement nonetheless.
In the end, Tim Bullard and Mark Teltscher go heads-up for the title, with Bullard holding a commanding chiplead, and it doesn't take long to settle it. When Teltscher moves all-in over the top with AKo, he gets called with KJo by Bullard. The 9 and Q on the flop give Bullard a gutshot straightdraw and when the river comes it's all over, the settles it and Tim Bullard wins this event. |