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<\/p>\n32 Players showed up for the first Piranha event of 2017. \u00a0The action was fast-paced and we reached the final table during the 300\/600\/75 level when Gerry Shebar shoved all in over Vlad Troyanker\u2019s raise. \u00a0Vlad called and showed TT and Gerry showed QQ. \u00a0The flop brought Vlad a set and Gerry didn\u2019t improve to finish tenth.<\/p>\n
FINAL TABLE<\/p>\n
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Seat 1: \u00a0Vlad Troyanker<\/p>\n
Seat 2: Spencer Robinson<\/p>\n
Seat 3: Andy Park<\/p>\n
Seat 4: Eric\u00a0Grady<\/p>\n
Seat 5: Haisam Nijem<\/p>\n
Seat 6: Steve Stockmal<\/p>\n
Seat 7: Rich Modeski<\/p>\n
Seat 8: Jan Klimala<\/p>\n
Seat 9: Ryan Drake<\/p>\n
Haisam started the final table as chip leader with Steve and Andy not far behind. \u00a0The rest of the table were bunched up with Spencer with just a few big blinds left.<\/p>\n
The first big hand saw the chip leaders in a blind versus blind confrontation. \u00a0At 300\/600\/75 the action folded to Haisam who limped in. \u00a0Steve tapped the table and\u00a0the players saw a flop of 8J4. \u00a0Both players checked to a turn 7. \u00a0Haisam check raised all in and Steve called. \u00a0Haisam turned over 84 for middle and bottom pair and Steve turned over J8 for top two. \u00a0Haisam needed a river 4 to win but instead saw Steve fill up with a river J. \u00a0Steve took a large chip lead with the $60K plus pot while Haisam fell back to the pack.<\/p>\n
We saw our first bust out in the next level. \u00a0With blinds of 400\/800\/75 the action folded to Andy on the button who open for 2,200. \u00a0Eric called in the small blind. \u00a0The two saw a flop of 772. \u00a0The action checked through. \u00a0Eric check raised all in on a turn Q and Andy called. \u00a0Eric turned over KQ for top pair and Andy showed flopped trips with \u00a0J7. \u00a0The river blanked and Andy won a 30K pot and Eric was out in 9th.<\/p>\n
Our next bust out also occurred in \u00a0the level. \u00a0Steve raised from the button \u00a0to 2400 and Jan shoved all in for 5625. \u00a0Rich called in the big blind and Steve also called. \u00a0Rich bet 5300 into a flop of 583 and Steve folded. \u00a0Jan turned over JJ but was dominated by Rich\u2019s QQ. \u00a0Jan finished 8th \u00a0and in the unenviable position \u00a0of points bubbler.<\/p>\n
Just a few hands into the next level of 500\/1000\/100 Ryan raised to 3000 and Vlad and Haisem called. \u00a0Ryan bet out into a flop of Q79 with one club. \u00a0Vlad folded and Haisem called. \u00a0The turn brought the 4 of clubs. \u00a0Ryan check raised all in and turned over QT of clubs and Haisem showed KQ. \u00a0Ryan missed his 12 outs on the river and finished 7th and earned 4 points.<\/p>\n
A few hands later Andy opened 2500 and it folded to Vlad in the small blind who shoved in for 5700. \u00a0Andy called and turned over QQ and Vlad had KJ. \u00a0Vlad found some outs on a flop of J68 but a turn T and river 3 left him out in 6th and 7 points for his efforts.<\/p>\n
Spencer, despite starting the final table with just a few big blinds, had found himself still alive and earning points. \u00a0Steve opened to 4400 at 500\/1000\/100. \u00a0Spencer moved all in from the small blind for 3300. \u00a0Andy called in the big blind. \u00a0Andy checked a flop of A94 and folded to Steve\u2019s all in bet. \u00a0Steve turned over AQ and Spencer turned over T8, announcing \u201cI\u2019ve got outs\u201d. \u00a0The turn brought a 6 to give him a gut shot and the river brought his needed 7 for the straight and a triple up.<\/p>\n
Later in the level, Spencer again tripled his pleasure in an all in pot with KK against Andy and Rich.<\/p>\n
With Andy winning two triple ups, Rich found himself the short stack. \u00a0Still at 500\/1000\/100 he shoved all in for 4300. \u00a0The action folded to Steve in the big blind. \u00a0Steve took a while but did the math and called the remaining 3300 and turned over 27 and Rich turned over AK. \u00a0Rich hit his top pair but had to fold Steve\u2019s flush draw on the flop but held up for a double up.<\/p>\n
The next hand Haisam raised to 3500 from the button as the blind went up to 600\/1200\/200. \u00a0Steve folded and Rich again moved all in. \u00a0Haisam took some time but eventually called and turned over A7. \u00a0Rich again had AK and held up for another double up.<\/p>\n
Another key hand happened later. \u00a0Again in a blind versus blind confrontation, Haisam raised for the small blind and Steve called. \u00a0The pot built on the flop as Haisam bet on a 246 board with two clubs and Steve called. \u00a0Both players checked a turn 7. \u00a0Haisam checked a river 3 of clubs and called 7800 from Steve. \u00a0Steve showed KQ of clubs and Haisam mucked. \u00a0The pot left Haisam as the short stack.<\/p>\n
There were no bust out in the 800\/1600\/200 level until the final hand of the level but the tournament was settled during the level. \u00a0Andy had become the big stack and began to assert his dominance over the rest of the table. \u00a0He raised more than half the hands in the level and won nearly all of them without showdown. \u00a0In the final hand of the level, Haisam shoved his final 9400 and Andy called in the big blind. \u00a0Haisam turned over K9 and Andy had A8. \u00a0Andy flopped top pair leaving Haisam drawing thin. \u00a0A blank turn sealed his fate and he finished 5th for 11 points.<\/p>\n
With four left, Rich found himself the extreme short stack. \u00a0Steve moved all in from the small blind and Rich called off his short stack. \u00a0Rich showed A9 but Steve had a dominating AQ. \u00a0They both flopped top pair but there were no chopportunities and Rich left in 4th and a 17 point payday.<\/p>\n
With a minimum payout of 28 points, Andy figured that he had virtually locked up his 2017 WSOP ticket and decided to just use his large stack to pound Spencer and Steve into submission. \u00a0With Spencer on the short stack, there was little that Steve could do. \u00a0Steve even had to fold AK in the big blind to one of Andy\u2019s shoves as Spencer only had a few blinds left.<\/p>\n
Eventually Spencer moved his final two big blinds into the pot and both Andy and Steve called. \u00a0The two checked down a board of 95T92. \u00a0For the third time at the final table, Spencer tripled up as he tabled TT for the full house.<\/p>\n
Andy continued to use his stack as a battering ram. \u00a0Both Spencer and Steve were blinded down and Spencer eventually took a stand from the small blind against Andy. \u00a0He moved all in with his final two big blinds and Andy called. \u00a0Spencer had K4 of diamonds and Andy had Q2 of spades. \u00a0There would be no more run good for Spencer\u00a0 as a flop of JA3 of spades gave Andy the flush and no outs for Spencer. \u00a0Spencer managed to survive while the larger stacks around him crumbled and finished in 3rd for 28 points.<\/p>\n
Andy had already stated that he would be shoving all in on every hand in heads up play. \u00a0True to his word, he shoved all in on the first hand and Steve called with around 8 big blinds left. \u00a0Andy turned over T4 and Steve had J8 of clubs. \u00a0Andy essentially shut the door on a 44Q flop. \u00a0The turn brought Steve a useless gutter with the T that gave Andy the full house and the victory. \u00a0Steve\u2019s 2nd place finish provided him 40 points and Andy\u2019s second victory of the season gave him 53 points. \u00a0With his victory, Andy is guaranteed a seat at the WSOP and solidified his place as one of Piranha\u2019s most consistent performers.<\/p>\n
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