Event 5: 2nd Place – Green

$240 Omaha H/L (Re-entry)

Allen Green (Weston) $3,000
Allen Green (Weston)
$3,000

Allen “Detroit Al” Green, seeing Michael Moed with a lot of momentum, takes a deal heads up and settles for second place.  Green gets an extra $500 for a $3,000 pay day, but gives up the trophy in the process.

“Coming in second, I don’t feel bad,” says Green, who finishes runner-up for the third time in his career. Green feels fortunate for a deep run after returning for Day 2 with a below average stack, but is still looking for his first win in live recorded tournament results.

“I’ve never been to Detroit in my life,” says Green about the nickname he got for his hair cut style that was popular in the 1950’s. “They called me Detroit Al, and it stuck.”

Event 5: 3rd Place – Goldfarb

$240 Omaha H/L (Re-entry)

Robert Goldfarb (Scottsdale, AZ)  $1,600
Robert Goldfarb (Scottsdale, AZ)
$1,600

“Not a bad result for my first Stax tournament,” says Robert Goldfarb after his third place finish in his first event of the series. His elimination comes when Michael Moeb hits quad jacks.

“Nothing spectacular,” says Goldfarb about his tournament, “just poker, no bad beats or anything.”

Goldfarb earns $1,600 for his third place finish.

Event 4: The Final Ten

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

Blinds 12K/24K Ante 3K

It’s a very even  final table as there are six players sitting with between 500 and 525K. Wendy Freedman is leading the way with 1.1 million and Jonathan Marks is 2nd with 825K. Darryl Fish is the short stack with 165K but I wouldn’t count him out.

SeatNameChip Count
1Darryl Fish165K
2Jonathan Marks825K
3Ray Nalbandian510K
4Dennis Rodriguez520K
5Leroy Grant525K
6Harold Lamm660K
7Patrick Heneghan525K
8Wendy Freedman1.1 million
9Jermaine Phang525K
10Jason San525K

Event 4: Final table set

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

Blinds 12K/24K Ante 3K

Ira Marcus was just eliminated in 12th place when he got all his chips all in with AsQc on a Ah6d2h flop and was up against Jermaine Phang and his AcKs. “Aaaaaahhhh,” moaned a dejected Marcus when Phang turned over his hand. The turn was the 5h and the river was the Tc to keep Phang in the lead.

Moments later, Luis Garda was eliminated to give us our final table of 10. Here are the payouts for 11th through 15th. We’ll have the final table and their chip counts in a few moments.

PlaceNameWinnings
11thLuis Guarda$1,900.00
12thIra Marcus$1,900.00
13thRoberto Mann$1,630.00
14thBarbara Cardin$1,630.00
15thAngelo Miele$1,630.00

Event 6: Some Chip Counts and Photo Gallery

$1,100 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

Blinds 200/400 Ante 50

There are 37 of the original 78 entrants still playing. Some chip counts of players still left in the field:

John Depersio 60K (chip leader)
Seth Berger 35K
Marsha Wolak 30K
Joey Weissman 25K
Steven Diamantas 20K
Adam Levy 20K
David Diaz 10K

Among those eliminated today: Brett Bader, Alan Engel, Marina Koles, Michael Laake, Mukul Pahuja, and Corrie Wunstel.

A few photos:

Event 4: Dinner Break, Play Resumes 7:45 pm

$350 Deep Stack No Limit Hold’em (Re-entry)

Next Blinds 10k/20k/3k ante
15 players remaining, 418k (21 bb)

Table
 1
SeatName  Chip Count
1JonathanMarks(Weston)925k
2DennisRodriguez(Sunrise)202k
3RobertoMarin(Aventura)127k
4HaroldLam(Port Saint Lucie)633k
5JohnUtley(Morganfield, KY)18th Place ($1,360)
6DarryllFish(Fort Lauderdale)185k
7AngeloMiele(Davie)231k
8WendyFreedman(Las Vegas, NV)1.27 million
9RayNalbandian(Tamarac)240k
Table  2
SeatName  Chip Count
1BarbaraCardin(Apollo Beach)101k
2JasonSan(Weston)332k
3PatrickHeneghan(Lake Mary)321k
4IraMarcus(Austin, TX)198k
5JermainePhang(Pompano Beach)430k
6AlexWhite(Boca Raton)17th Place ($1,360)
7LeroyGrant(Pembroke Pines)751k
8MiguelRusso(Coral Springs)16th Place ($1,360)
9LuisGuarda(Coral Springs)295k