Chad
Layne Played Catch-up to Capture
the No-Limit Hold’em Event
Today�s
No-Limit Hold�em event began at noon and
at 7:00 p.m. the final ten players took
their seats at the final table.
The
blinds were $300-$600 with a $100 ante.
Marlen
Milne was in first chip position with
$25,000, Kevin Coon was in second place
with $21,700, Sarah Casey, from Las Vegas
made her second appearance at the final
table in third with $19,700, Sarah placed
2nd in the $230 no-limit event on Friday,
September 3.
Chad Layne was in fourth with $18,400,
Warren Karp was in fifth with $17,300,
Gene Collens was in sixth with $16,800,
Jeff Rine was in seventh with $13,300,
Todd Tucker was in eighth with $14,300,
Max Pescatori was in ninth with $11,600,
and Mick Cowley was in last place with
$5,300.
At
7:40 the blinds increased to $500-$1,000
and the anted stayed at $100.
Two hands before the dinner break Warren
Karp raised $4,000 and Todd Tucker moved
all-in for $7,800 and Warren called all-in
for $3,600 more. Todd showed A-J and Warren
turned over A-6.
Warren
caught a straight on the turn and left
Todd with $200.
On
the very next hand Todd went all-in with
his remaining $200 and caught two pair
for the win and increased his stack to
$1,400, then went to dinner.
Marlin
had increased his lead to $28,300, Kevin
moved up to $23,100, Sarah was still in
third place with $19,700, Jeff jumped
up to fourth place with $18,700, Warren
increased his chip stack but was still
in fifth place with $18,500, Gene was
still holding on to sixth with $18,300,
Chad dropped from fourth to seventh with
$15,400, Mick moved up to eighth place
from last place with $12,100, Max dropped
to ninth place with $6,000 and Todd was
in real trouble with only $1,400.
Play
resumed at 8:45 with 32 minutes remaining
in level 11.
On
the first hand after the dinner break
Todd raised all-in with his remaining
$1,400 and Kevin called the $400 more
from the big blind. Todd showed K-6 of
clubs and Kevin showed J-8 of hearts.
The flop came J-8-6 but no king came and
Todd took $945 for his 10th place finish.
At
9:00 Max moved all-in with A-8 and got
a call from Gene, holding A-J. The board
came K-2-10-A-J and Max collected $1,415
for his 9th place finish.
At
9:20 the blinds rose to $800-$1,600 and
a $200 ante.
Jeff
Rine moved all-in for $8,900 and Chad
called. Jeff showed A-9 and Chad rolled
over pocket jacks. The flop came with
a nine to give Jeff a pair but no more
help after the flop and Chad�s jacks took
the pot. Jeff pocketed $1,885 for his
8th place finish.
At
9:55 Warren moved all-in for $11,000 with
pockets threes and Gene called. The flop
came with an ace to give Gene the lead
and neither the turn or the river produced
a three. Warren had to settle for $2,352
and a 7th place finish.
At 10:00 the blinds went to $1,000-$2,000
with a $300 ante.
At 10:10 Gene raised and Sarah moved all-in
and Gene called. Gene showed pocket threes
and Sarah turned over A-Q. The board came
void of aces or queens and Sarah had to
settle for 6th place and $4,830.
Two
hands later Chad got Marlen all-in before
the flop and showed him pocket rockets.
Marlen had Q-9 and received no help on
board. He took a 5th place finish along
with $3,300 in cash.
At
10:35 Mick raised $8,000 and Gene moved
all-in for $27,000 and Mick called. Gene
showed J-Q of diamonds and Mick turned
over pocket fours. The board flop a straight
draw for Gene and turned a flush but neither
the straight or the flush came on the
river and Gene had to settle for 4th place
and $3,770.
The
blinds increased to $1,500-$3,000 with
$400 ante at 10:40.
At
11:20 the blinds went to $2,000-$4,000.
At
11:25 Chad bet $12,000 on a flop of 5-7-10,
Kevin raised $20,000 more and Chad moved
all-in for $9,000 more and Kevin called.
Keven showed 9-5 and Chad turned over
10-9 for the lead. The turn and the river
were no help to Kevin and he was left
with $9,000.
On
the next hand he was all-in with pocket
sixes against Mick, holding 4-3 when the
flop came 3-4-7 and again no help for
Kevin, he finished 3rd for $5,185.
Chad
Layne and Mick Cowley were heads up with
Chad in the lead with $100,000 to Mick�s
$62,000.
On
the third hand of head�s up play it was
checked by both players. The flop came
A-7-8 and it was checked again. The turn
card came a 5 and Mick bet $6,000, Chad
raised to $16,000, Mick moved all-in and
Chad called with the nuts, 6-4. Mick was
drawing dead with pocket kings and had
to settle for 2nd place and $9,430.
Chad
was down to the felt several times at
the final table but managed to rebuild
until he had all the chips.
Chad
Layne was declared the winner of the $335
no-limit hold�em event and carried off
$16,030 to add to his bankroll.
By Debbie Burkhead
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