**Five-Diamond 15k Sweat Thread** - Page 8

Hand #9 - Evan McNiff has the button in seat 6, and the blinds are at 30,000-60,000 (5,000 ante).

Evan McNiff raises from the button to 150,000, and Amnon Filippi calls from the big blind. The flop comes J96, Filippi checks, McNiff bets 210,000, and Filippi calls. The turn card is the 10, Filippi checks, McNiff bets 525,000, and Filippi calls. There is already about 1.8 million in the pot.

The river card is the 4, and both players quickly check. McNiff shows AJ for a pair of jacks with an ace kicker, and Filippi mucks -- neither player had a club. Evan McNiff wins a very nice pot.

puts evan a touch over 5M in chips

Hand #12 - Hoyt Corkins has the button in seat 3, and the blinds are at 30,000-60,000 (5,000 ante).

Evan McNiff raises under the gun to 150,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #13 - Steve Sung has the button in seat 4, and the blinds are at 30,000-60,000 (5,000 ante).

Chino Rheem raises under the gun to 175,000, Justin Young calls from the small blind, Evan McNiff reraises from the big blind to 530,000, Chino and Young think for about 30 seconds each before they both fold. Evan McNiff takes the pot.

Hand #14 - Justin Young has the button in seat 5, and the blinds are at 30,000-60,000 (5,000 ante).

Evan McNiff raises from the small blind to 180,000, and Chino Rheem calls from the big blind. The flop comes Q53, and both players check. The turn card is the A, McNiff bets 240,000, Chino raises to 780,000, and McNiff thinks for about 30 seconds before he says "Reraise." Chino folds before McNiff can declare an amount. Evan McNiff takes a bit pot.

lol @ reraise and insta fold :D

"I am not being aggressive; I am being dominant."

"Three betting preflop has become much more common in high buy in poker tournaments lately than it has in the past. Today we have already seen it at the final table three times."

from the WPT page
lol

Steve Sung limps from the button for 80,000, Justin Young completes the small blind, and Evan McNiff checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes J93, Young checks, McNiff bets 175,000, Sung calls, and Young folds.

The turn card is the 10, McNiff checks, Sung bets 400,000, and McNiff calls. The river card is the A, McNiff checks, Sung bets 1.2 million, and McNiff thinks for about 30 seconds before he calls with QJ -- a pair of jacks. Sung mucks, and Evan McNiff wins the pot worth about 3.84 million.

Seat 1. Chino Rheem - 2,065,000 Seat 2. Amnon Filippi - 1,980,000 Seat 4. Steve Sung - 3,750,000 Seat 5. Justin Young - 6,330,000 Seat 6. Evan McNiff - 8,260,000

omg

he really is winning this !

Hand #24 - Steve Sung has the button in seat 4, and the blinds are at 40,000-80,000 (10,000 ante).

Steve Sung limps from the button for 80,000, Justin Young completes the small blind, and Evan McNiff checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes J93, Young checks, McNiff bets 175,000, Sung calls, and Young folds.

The turn card is the 10, McNiff checks, Sung bets 400,000, and McNiff calls. The river card is the A, McNiff checks, Sung bets 1.2 million, and McNiff thinks for about 30 seconds before he calls with QJ -- a pair of jacks. Sung mucks, and Evan McNiff wins the pot worth about 3.84 million.
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Steamrolling this final table so far.

goooooooooooooo frinkxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

yesssss gogogogogog FRINKXXX!

On December 19 2008 19:37 PplusAD wrote: "Three betting preflop has become much more common in high buy in poker tournaments lately than it has in the past. Today we have already seen it at the final table three times." from the WPT page lol

Yeah, the blind stealing ninjas have become more aggro preflop lately. Nevertheless, GL FrinkX!

lol he's crushing pretty hard

Evan McNiff raises from the button to 250,000, Amnon Filippi moves all in from the big blind for about 1.3 million, and McNiff calls with A5. Filippi shows AJ, and he's a dominant favorite to double up here.

The flop comes A76, and both players flop a pair of aces, but Filippi still leads with his jack kicker. The turn card is the 10, and McNiff needs a five on the river to bust Filippi here.

The river card is the 6, and Amnon Filippi wins the pot with two pair, aces and sixes, with his jack kicker. Filippi doubles up to about 2.7 million in chips. Hand #44 - Steve Sung has the button in seat 4, and the blinds are at 40,000-80,000 (10,000 ante).

Steve Sung raises from the button to 210,000, Justin Young reraises from the small blind to 660,000, and Evan McNiff reraises from the big blind to 1,390,000. Sung immediately folds, and Young tanks for about two minutes before he calls. There is already a little more than 3 million in the pot.

The flop comes 965, Young quickly checks, and McNiff checks behind. The turn card pairs the board with the 9, Young bets 1.35 million, and McNiff thinks for about four minutes before he folds. Justin Young picks up a big pot.

A few people chant, "Show! Show! Show!" and Justin Young acquiesces, showing 1010 for an overpair.

they held!? WTF?

edit: they misprinted hand 59, it's Justin Young with the double KO.


Hand #59: Amnon Filippi Out in 5th; Steve Sung Out in 4th
Friday, December 19, 2008 07:46 PM PST



Hand #59 - Steve Sung has the button in seat 4, and the blinds are at 50,000-100,000 (10,000 ante).

Amnon Filippi moves all in from the cutoff for 975,000, Steve Sung calls, and Justin Young moves all in over the top. Sung immediately calls all in for 3,595,000, and the crowd leaps to their feet.

McNiff shows AA, Sung shows KK, and Filippi shows 99. McNiff has both players covered, and Filippi is the short stack.

The board comes 744, and McNiff retains the lead. The turn card is the 3, and McNiff has to avoid four cards in the deck to bust two players. Filippi needs a nine, and Sung needs a king.

The river card is the J, and Evan McNiff wins the pot with his pocket aces.

Amnon Filippi, as the short stack, is eliminated in fifth place, earning $288,235. Steve Sung is eliminated in fourth place, earning $396,206.






Hand #58: Evan McNiff
Friday, December 19, 2008 07:41 PM PST



Hand #58 - Amnon Filippi has the button in seat 2, and the blinds are at 50,000-100,000 (10,000 ante).

Evan McNiff raises under the gun to 250,000, and Amnon Filippi calls from the button. The flop comes J73, McNiff bets 325,000, and Filippi calls. The turn card is the 2, and both players check.

The river card is the 10, McNiff bets 820,000, and Filippi thinks for more than a minute before he calls. Evan McNiff shows A-10 to win the pot with a pair of tens on the river, and Filippi mucks.

Evan McNiff wins a big pot worth nearly 3 million.

Best time to show up with Aces ever.

Go Evan!

I dont understack hand 59?

Did evan win or did someone fuck up?

very nice