Down to Five
by Rich on 07.02.09, 11:39 pm
With the elimination of Matthew Waxman there are five players left in Event #56.
Sean Keeton raise from early position and Waxman moved all-in. Josh “brikdog24″ Brikis (pictured left) then over-shoved from the big blind and Keeton folded. Brikis tabled K
K
and Waxman showed A
T.
The J7
3 flop was dry, but the 8 on the turn gave Matthew a gut-shot straight draw. Any ace or nine would grant Waxman the pot, but the 7 blanked on the river. The scene was memorable, it looked like Brikis’ rail was at a party raising their cups in the air. Josh raked in the pot becoming the new chip leader with over 5 million.
Faraz “The-Toilet” Jaka continues to apply pressure on his opponents. Jaka has three-bet Brikis numerous times and opens the majority of the pots. Faraz’s aggressiveness has allowed him to chip up to 2 million though, and until someone plays back we suspect he won’t stop.
Patience seems to be Jonas “plummer92″ Wexler’s plan. He has picked some spots to raise, but has stayed out of the way for the most part.
