Unfortunately, Ray Chiu was our first player out, early in the 2nd round. \u00a0We didn\u2019t lose another player for over an hour and then lost 4 in quick succession. \u00a0We broke to two tables just as we were approaching our 3rd hour of play. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n There were several crucial hands with \u201cThe Christine\u201d (A Q). \u00a0In Level 4 a frustrating hand for Eric Grady\u2019s all in against Adrian Aguilar went like this: \u00a0Eric shoves with Q 5 off and is called by Adrian with A Q off. \u00a0Flop of 5 9 4 puts Eric in front, and he further strengthens his lead with a Q on the turn, only to lose when that darn \u201cAce on the River\u201d arrives.<\/span><\/p>\n In Level 7, Judy Lepire shoves with the controversial A Q and Alex Lum tanks, finally calling with pocket 6 6. \u00a0Judy hit an A on the turn and a Q on the river, but too little, too late for Alex\u2019s flopped set of 6\u2019s.<\/span><\/p>\n Six places paid and in Level 10 Jeannette Sims became our bubble girl again involving A Q held by Dominic. \u00a0Jeannette had K 10 clubs and has 2 pair and a flush draw after the turn, only to have Dom hit a J on the River to win with his Broadway straight.<\/span><\/p>\n The two Tony\u2019s, Robinson and Gaglione were both taken down by Alex Lum. \u00a0Tony Robinson shoved with A 3 and was called by Alex with 7 7. \u00a0No help for Tony and he was out in 6th, earning 3 points. \u00a0That was followed by Tony Gags getting it all in with A 9 against Alex\u2019s A K and again no help for Tony. \u00a0He earned 7 points going out in 5th.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0Alex was then crippled after Dom raised his pocket JJ and Alex shoved with A 10. \u00a0Dom hit a set when the flop came 3 J Q, giving Alex a Broadway draw, but no help on the turn or river.<\/span><\/p>\n A few hands later Dom finished the job when Alex was all-in with 8 2 suited against Dom\u2019s pocket 4 4. \u00a0Again, no help for Alex and he was out in 4th earning 10 points.<\/span><\/p>\n A hand between two equally large stacks Andy and Dom became the decider as to who was going to take this tournament. \u00a0\u00a0After Sheng folds his button, Andy raises from the small blind and is called by Dom in the big blind. \u00a0The flop is 4x 6h 7h. \u00a0Andy bets and Dom calls. The turn is \u00a05h. Andy bets again and Dom calls. \u00a0The river is 8x completing a straight on the board. \u00a0Andy shoves all in and with a possible flush on the board, Dom tanks for a couple of minutes. \u00a0\u00a0He ultimately calls showing Kx 9h hitting the higher straight with Andy showing K J (no flush). \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Andy finished in 3rd with 22 points.<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Heads up<\/b> started with Dom having a 3:1 chip lead over Sheng Xie. \u00a0The final hand went like this: \u00a0Dom 8 5 off and Sheng 6 \u00a07 off. \u00a0Flop comes 4 6 3 giving Sheng the lead and he shoves. \u00a0Dom calls with his open-ended straight draw. The turn is a meaningless 4, but Dom takes it down on the river when an 8 hits, giving him top pair. 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