Friday, January 21, 2011

Event 1: 5th Place - Ryan Wood

$500 + $60 Deep Stack NL (2 Re-entry)         

Ryan Wood moved all-in from the hijack and Joshua Lawson called from the cutoff.  Ryan held pocket 3s and was hoping they would hold up against Joshua's AJ.  His hopes were short-lived, however, as the board came A 9 6 5 4.  Joshua took the pot, chipping up to ~12.2 million.

Ryan Wood

Ryan Wood of Crownsville, MD, finished in 5th place, earning $39,265.

Sean Lee is still the chip leader with ~17 million. 

Sean opened for 1 million utg and it folded around to Alex Rocha in the big blind.  He moved all-in and Sean called, showing QJ suited in diamonds.  Alex held A9, also suited in diamonds.  The board came A Q 2 4 8 and Alex doubled up to ~7 million.

Another level concluded and players took off for a break.  Here are their approximate chip counts:

Sean Lee 13.5 million
Joshua Lawson 12.3 million
Alex Rocha 7.9 million
Leonardo Palermo 3.17 million