We’re still not halfway through the day and the past level has been an eventful one. The 27-person money bubble burst when Hasan Habib busted out at the hands of JeremyBrown in 28th place. Play paused as the final three tables redrew seats and the remainder of the 600/1,200 ante 1,000 played out with two more eliminations, including Amit “amak316” Makhija (pictured right).
Makhija busted out in 26th place when Matthew Waxman opened for a raise in middle position and action folded to Makhija in the big blind. He moved all-in for around 200,000 chips and Waxman quickly called, tabling 7
7
. He was racing with Makhija’s A
J
and the pocket pair prevailed as the board ran out 8
4
3
2
T
. Makhija made his exit with an additional $28,569 in his pocket.
Steve “MrTimCaum” O’Dwyer was able to maintain his stack this level thanks to a nice pot against Mike “SowersUNCC” Sowers and Curt Kohlberg. Sowers raised in late position, O’Dwyer called from the button and Kohlberg called out of the big blind. The flop fell 7
5
2
and Kohlberg checked. Sowers bet out 82,000 and O’Dwyer thought briefly before moving all-in. Kohlberg and Sowers both folded quickly and O’Dwyer chipped up to 620,000. After the hand, Sowers was down to 480,000.
Matt “AllInAt420” Stout is also seated at the table featuring O’Dwyer and Sowers and he recently tangled with Matthew Waxman in a large pot. Preflop Stout raised to 32,000 and Waxman called from middle position. Kohlberg called form the button and the trio saw a flop of K
2
2
. Stout led out for 64,000, Waxman raised to 155,000 total and Kohlberg folded. Stout announced he was all-in for around 300,000 more and Waxman got an exact count before tossing his cards away. Stout finished the level with around 720,000.
The third level of the day is now underway and there are still 25 players remaining in the field. Blinds are now up to 8,00/16,000 ante 2,000.
Tags: Add new tag, allinat420, Amak316, Amit Makhija, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic Day 4, Matt Stout, Mike Sowers, MrTimCaum, SowersUNCC, Steve O'Dwyer Related Posts:- December 18, 2009 -- Day Four Over and Out
- December 17, 2009 -- Picking Up the Pace
- December 17, 2009 -- Slow Goings
- December 17, 2009 -- BigEgypt off to Big Start
Within fifteen minutes of play starting, Joe “BigEypt” Elpayaa (pictured left) added to his already ample chip stack when he got it all-in against Dave Granath on a J
9
4
flop holding K
J
to Granath’s Q
T
. The top pair of jacks held as the board ran out 7
then T
to bust Granath and up Elpayaa’s stack to over 1.1 million. He chipped up even more during the rest of the level and is currently sitting on over 1.2 million, which is the third biggest stack in the room.
Also chipping up is Steve “MrTimCaum” O’Dwyer. We watched O’Dwyer pick up a nice pot when Matthew Waxman raised to 30,000 out of the small blind with the blinds at 5,000/10,000 ante 1,000 and O’Dwyer called form the big. Waxman led out for 35,000 on the 9
7
3
flop and O’Dwyer called. Waxman checked after the J
came on the turn and O’Dwyer fire dout a bet of 89,000. Waxman called and both players checked after the 8
fell on the river. O’Dwyer showed J
7
for a turned two pair and Waxman tossed his hand away, giving O’Dwyer the pot. He was up to 625,000 after the hand.
Faraz “The-Toliet” Jaka doubled up early in the day at the hands of Dan O’Brien. Jaka opened for a raise to 25,000 from the cutoff and O’Brien reraised an additional 40,000 from the button. Jaka thought briefly, moved all-in for 329,000 and O’Brien called. Jaka’s A
K
had the best of O’Brien’s A
Q
and the bigger kicker held after the board ran out A
K
6
4
2
. O’Brien was left with around 115,000 while Jaka doubled up to 730,000. O’Brien would double up shortly thereafter though, and is back up to over 250,000.
Shortly before the level concluded, Brent “BHanks11” Hanks (pictured right) tangled with Antonio Esfandiari in a hand that Esfandiari would later refer to as, “one of the three biggest laydowns of my life.”
Hanks raised to 26,000 from middle position and Esfandiari called from the cutoff. Hanks led out for 45,000 after the flop came A
T
2
and Esfandiari called. Hanks checked after the 8
came on the turn and Esfandiari bet out 84,000. Hanks hardly hesitated before moving all-in for an additional 346,000. Esfandiari looked shocked by the move and went into the tank for well over five minutes. After a lengthy bout of deliberation, Esfandiari attempted to elicit some info from his opponent:
“What do you got?”
“345K,” Hanks responded. The table broke out in laughter at Hanks misunderstanding of the question and Esfandiari clarified what he wanted to know:
“No, do you have three tens?”
Hanks remained stoic while Esfandiari debated some more. He asked Hanks if he would show and Hanks quickly responded, “no.” Esfandiari eventually mucked his hand after a couple of pump fake folds and Hanks chipped up to 670,000.
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The final 36 players at the Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic are taking their seats and getting ready to shuffle up and deal. Nine of these players will walk home empty-handed, but the final 27 are all guaranteed a minimum payout of $28,569. Today play will continue for five levels or until 10 players remain. Blinds will begin at 5,000/10,000 ante 1,000.
Daniel Alaei leads the field with 1.6 million and his next closest competitor is Josh Arieh with 1.1 milloin. P5ers Jamie “TheCronic420″ Rosen, Chad “lilholdem954″ Batista, Brent “BHanks11″ Hanks, Matt “AllInAt420″ Stout, Joe “BigEgypt” Elpyaa, Amit “amak316″ Makhija and Carter “ckingusc” King are just some of the players who remain in the field.
Tags: Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic, Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic Day 4 Related Posts:- December 18, 2009 -- Day Four Over and Out
- December 17, 2009 -- Picking Up the Pace
- December 17, 2009 -- Slow Goings
- December 17, 2009 -- Bubble Bursts, Makhija Busts
The Doyle Brunson Five Diamond World Poker Classic is closing in on the money but done for the night. The board shows 36 players remaining at the end of the third day of play and the top 27 will all make the money. Daniel Alaei, Steven Landfish and Josh Arieh all finished the day with over 1 million chips and will lead the way into the money bubble.
| 10 | 1 | DANNY | ALAEI | Las Vegas, NV | 1,664,500 | 53 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | 2 | STEVEN | LANDFISH | Saint Albans, VT | 1,172,500 | 60 | 1 |
| 12 | 3 | JOSHUA | ARIEH | Las Vegas, NV | 1,112,000 | 62 | 7 |
| 13 | 4 | SCOTT | NGUYEN | Las Vegas, NV | 981,500 | 60 | 5 |
| 14 | 5 | MATTHEW | WAXMAN | Parkland, FL | 951,500 | 60 | 7 |
| 15 | 6 | JOE | ELPAYAA | Forest Park, IL | 921,000 | 55 | 6 |
| 16 | 7 | JAMIE | ROSEN | Boca Raton, FL | 803,000 | 60 | 6 |
| 17 | 8 | MIKE | SOWERS | Thomasville, NC | 801,000 | 60 | 9 |
| 18 | 9 | MATTHEW | STOUT | Las Vegas, NV | 700,500 | 60 | 4 |
| 19 | 10 | JOSEPH | CASSIDY | Las Vegas, NV | 689,500 | 62 | 9 |
| 20 | 11 | BRENT | HANKS | Las Vegas, NV | 669,500 | 53 | 8 |
| 21 | 12 | CHAD | BATISTA | Las Vegas, NV | 620,000 | 60 | 2 |
| 22 | 13 | CARTER | KING | Marietta, GA | 583,500 | 55 | 5 |
| 23 | 14 | STEPHEN | ODWYER | Las Vegas, NV | 547,000 | 60 | 8 |
| 24 | 15 | PETER | GOULD | London, England | 531,000 | 60 | 3 |
| 25 | 16 | CURT | KOHLBERG | Weston, MA | 518,500 | 55 | 3 |
| 26 | 17 | DANIEL | OBRIEN | Las Vegas, NV | 498,500 | 62 | 5 |
| 27 | 18 | JEREMY | BROWN | New York City, NY | 496,000 | 53 | 6 |
| 28 | 19 | JOHN | JUANDA | Las Vegas, NV | 476,000 | 55 | 8 |
| 29 | 20 | ANTONIO | ESFANDIARI | San Fransisco, CA | 445,500 | 53 | 2 |
| 30 | 21 | FARAZ | JAKA | San Jose, CA | 423,500 | 62 | 4 |
| 31 | 22 | AMIT | MAKHIJA | Brookfield, WI | 423,500 | 53 | 4 |
| 32 | 23 | LEE | SALEM | San Diego, CA | 412,500 | 62 | 1 |
| 33 | 24 | SHAWN | BUCHANAN | Abbotsford, Canada | 390,500 | 62 | 2 |
| 34 | 25 | BRIAN | LAMKIN | Austin, TX | 381,000 | 62 | 6 |
| 35 | 26 | RUSSELL | ROSENBLUM | Las Vegas, NV | 340,500 | 55 | 1 |
| 36 | 27 | HASAN | HABIB | Downey, CA | 295,500 | 53 | 5 |
| 37 | 28 | MICHAEL | MCCLAIN | Davis, CA | 283,000 | 53 | 3 |
| 38 | 29 | TOTO | LEONIDAS | Los Angeles, CA | 251,000 | 62 | 3 |
| 39 | 30 | FARSHAD | FARDAD | Westlake Village, CA | 250,000 | 55 | 2 |
| 40 | 31 | ERIC | HERSHLER | Los Angeles, CA | 245,500 | 53 | 1 |
| 41 | 32 | CONRAD | GRANATH | Phoenix, AZ | 244,500 | 55 | 4 |
| 42 | 33 | BRANDON | TERRY | Katy, TX | 220,000 | 55 | 9 |
| 43 | 34 | STEVEN | BRECHER | Reno, NV | 187,000 | 62 | 8 |
| 44 | 35 | JOSEPH | PULLIAM | Westerville, OH | 119,500 | 55 | 7 |
| 45 | 36 | EMELINE | BOICH | Las Vegas, NV | 104,500 | 53 | 7 |
- December 16, 2009 -- Makhija Up, Devo Down
- December 16, 2009 -- Missing The Namesake
- December 16, 2009 -- Christmas
- December 16, 2009 -- Set for Sowers

