10,000 Championship Event Thursday, 11th of May 2006 07:17 PM     John Spadavecchia - 1st place     TD Bob Daily and the winner! I suspect that Sean and John made a deal during the last break, as it is now over 9 hands later. Sean appeared to be dumping his chips to John (Sean would raise, John would come over the top, and Sean would fold). Sean accidentally won a pot when he moved in with pocket 7s on a board of J K T 6 and John only had a pair of 6s.     Sean McCabe - 2nd place The final hand, Sean moved all in and John called. Sean has 9 6 offsuit and John had K 3 offsuit. Board was 7 7 K Q A and its over. John Spadavecchia finished in 1st place, earning $648,320 and the gold and diamond WSOP Circuit Championship ring. Sean McCabe finished in 2nd place, earning $257,557. Here are the payouts for the final table: Place Payout Name Hometown 1 $648,320 John Spadavecchia Lighthouse Point, FL 2 $257,557 Sean McCabe Sunny Isles Beach, FL 3 $196,460 Ralph Perry Las Vegas,NV 4 $157,468 Danny Fuhs Las Vegas,NV 5 $117,876 Bill Baxter Las Vegas,NV 6 $98,230 Bob Bright Las Vegas,NV 7 $78,584 Tom Schneider Phoenix, AZ 8 $58,938 Tony Cousineau Daytona Beach, FL 9 $39,292 Blair Rodman Las Vegas,NV Thats all for this episode of As the Cards Flop.  Play, if you can call it that, has resumed. Level 18, 2K ante, 8K/16K blinds. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 06:45 PM Players are on break at end of level 17. Sean has 365,000 chips, leaving John with 1.725 million.  The previous level was kind of like watching paint dry.  There was only the one all in and call since they got heads-up.  Sean seems to be card dead.  He calls Johns raises to see the flop, but then has to fold on the flop which misses him completely. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 06:26 PM Theyve been pushing blinds and antes back and forth for a while now. No significant action. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 06:09 PM Sean raised from the button; John re-raised; Sean moved all in; John called. Seans A8 of diamonds was ahead of Johns KT offsuit. Board came 5 J Q 6 7 and Seans Ace-high was good. He had 290K and doubled up to 580K, leaving John with about 1.5 million. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 06:01 PM John is using his mountain of chips like a chisel to chip away at Seans stack. Sean is down to about 330K now. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 05:46 PM Heads-up now, Sean has 479K and John has all the rest - about 1.6 million. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 05:36 PM     Ralph Perry - 3rd place Ralph raised to 30K from the small blind and John called from the big. Flop was 3 7 K. Ralph checked, John bet, and Ralph called. Turn was 8; Ralph checked, John bet 200K, and Ralph raised all in. John called and showed K9 for top pair. Ralph had pocket Queens and was in bad shape with only two outs. The river was a Jack and Ralph was done. Ralph Perry finished in 3rd place, earning $196,460. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 05:14 PM Play has resumed in level 17 with 2K ante, 6K/12K blinds. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 05:00 PM Players are on break at end of level 16. Here are the chip counts: Seat Name Chip Count 3 John Spadavecchia 959,000 2 Ralph Perry 600,000 7 Sean McCabe 531,000 Thursday, 11th of May 2006 04:56 PM Sean and Ralph both have about 550K and John has the rest, about 1 million. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 04:46 PM On the next hand, John doubles through Ralph and retakes the lead. They got all in on the flop of K J T; Ralph had AK for top pair; John had Q8 for the open-ended straight draw, needing an Ace or a 9. Turn was a 7; river was the 9 and John gets his chips back. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 04:42 PM On a flop of J K 3, John and Ralph get all in. John has AJ offsuit for a pair of Jacks; Ralph has K7 of spades for a pair of Kings and the lead. A 7 fell on the turn increasing Ralphs lead and the 6 on the river was no help for anyone. Ralph more than doubled up and is now the chip leader. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 04:32 PM     Danny Fuhs - 4th place Ralph raised from the button and Danny called from the big blind. On the flop of J K 9 , Danny checked, Ralph bet, and Danny moved all in. Ralph called and showed pocket 9s for a set. Danny had T 7 for the flush draw and double-gutted straight draw. The A fell on the turn giving Danny the flush, but the river was the K , filling Ralphs house and ending Dannys day. Danny Fuhs finished in 4th place, earning $157,468. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 04:17 PM John has over 1 million chips; Sean is 2nd with about 470K, Ralph is 3rd with about 375K, and Danny has about 165K. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 04:07 PM     Billy Baxter - 5th place Billy gets all in with QQ against John with 66. Board came 4 5 T 6 5 giving John 6s full of 5s and ending Billys run. Billy Baxter finished in 5th place, earning $117,876. With that hand, John is now the chip leader. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 04:03 PM Ralph and John get all in. Ralphs 55 is ahead of Johns AK of clubs, but the board comes Q A 7 9 8 giving John the pair of aces and the double up. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 04:01 PM Billy and Ralph get all in pre-flop. Bills KK was in the lead; Ralph had AQ offsiut. Board was 5 7 J 6 J and Bill doubled up - hes got about 400K now. Ralph has about 650K, and Sean has about 475K. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 03:47 PM Danny wins a big pot against Ralph with no call on the river.   A couple of hands later, Ralph takes an even bigger pot from Danny. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 03:30 PM Play has resumed. Level 16, 1K ante, 5K/10K blinds. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 03:14 PM End of level - players are on break. Here are the chip counts: Seat Name Chip Count 2 Ralph Perry 639,000 7 Sean McCabe 600,000 5 Danny Fuhs 355,000 3 John Spadavecchia 296,000 4 Bill Baxter 200,000 Thursday, 11th of May 2006 03:04 PM     Bob Bright - 6th place Danny raised to 24K and then Bob moved his last chips in (about 49K more). Danny called, showing QT offsuit. Bob was ahead with pocket 9s, but the board came 8 8 7 K Q giving Danny the suckout on the river and sending Bob to the rail. Bob Bright finished in 6th place, earning $98,230. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 02:59 PM     Tom Schneider - 7th place. Sean raised to 26K, then Tom moved all in. Everyone folded back to Sean, who called, showing pocket 5s. Tom had AK offsuit. Board came Q J 6 8 7 and Tom was done. Tom Schneider finished in 7th place, earning $78,584. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 02:33 PM     Tony Cousineau - 8th place John raised to 20K, Danny called from the button; Tony called from the big blind. Flop was 5 4 2 and Tony moved all in for 78K. John called and Danny folded. Tony had K Q for the flush draw and two overs, but John had A A for the overpair and the lead. Tony couldn come up with another diamond and he was busted. Tony Cousineau finished in 8th place, earning $58,938. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 02:15 PM Billr raised to 16K from the small blind; Danny called from the big. On the flop of 9 9 4, Billy checked, Danny bet 30K, and Billy moved all in - Danny folded. Billy raised the next hand on the button to 24K, then Sean bumped it another 54K from the big blind. Billy showed an Ace and folded. Sean showed his pocket Jacks. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 02:05 PM     Blair Rodman - 9th place Blair moved all in from middle position and got called by Ralph in the big blind. Blairs 54 of clubs was in bad shape against Ralphs pocket tens. The board came K Q 7 6 J with only one club and Blair was done. Blair Rodman finished in 9th place, earning $39,292. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 01:58 PM Ralph raised to 24K and then John moved all in for 88K. All folded back to Ralph, who thought about it for a few moments, then called, showing AJ offsuit. He was ahead of Johns QT offsuit, until the flop: T 9 6 gave John the lead with a pair of tens. Queen on the turn gave John two pair and left Ralph with 8 outs: and King or 8. But no help with the deuce on the river and John doubled through. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 01:49 PM John raised under the gun, then Billy moved all in for another 75K. All folded back to John, who called and showed QQ. Billy was ahead with KK. Board was 6 9 7 3 5 and Billy doubled up. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 01:41 PM Level 15: 1K ante, 4K/8K blinds. Cards are in the air. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 01:28 PM     Tony, as wife Raquel watches Players are on break at end of level 14. Here are the approximate chip counts: Seat Name Chip Count 2 Ralph Perry 434,000 7 Sean McCabe 421,000 5 Danny Fuhs 282,000 9 Tom Schneider 278,000 1 Bob Bright 193,000 3 John Spadavecchia 182,000 8 Tony Cousineau 119,000 6 Blair Rodman 105,000 4 Bill Baxter 76,000 Thursday, 11th of May 2006 01:19 PM Danny takes a bite (well, maybe a nibble) out of the chip leader. Sean raised from early position and all folded to Danny in the big blind, who raised another 50K. Sean called and the flop was T 9 5 . Danny moved all in (123,500). After some thought, Sean mucked and Danny swept in the pot. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 01:07 PM Talk about a battle of the blinds...Tony moved all in from the small and then Tom moved all in from the big. Tony had AK offsuit and Tom had AK of diamonds. The first real fireworks of they day fizzled into a split pot. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 12:25 PM Tony saw a flop from the big blind with Tom. On the flop of J 3 8 rainbow, Tony check-raised Tom all in (+35,000). After some thought, Tom folded. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 12:13 PM Card are in the air - just over one hour left in level 14 with 500 ante, 3K/6K blinds. Before play began, the Best Overall Player Award was given to Bob Bright. Based on his play during this circuit event, he has earned the most points and no one remaining at the final table can overtake him. Bob received a trophy, a Jacket, and a $10,000 entry to the 2006 WSOP Championship event. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 11:14 AM     Sean McCabe - Chip Leader Todays the day. One of these 9 men will go home with over $648,000 and more importantly, bragging rights to beating one of the toughtest fields playing No Limit Holdem tournament poker: Seat Name Chip Count 7 Sean McCabe 510,500 2 Ralph Perry 336,000 9 Tom Schneider 323,500 3 John Spadavecchia 197,500 1 Bob Bright 197,000 6 Blair Rodman 195,000 8 Tony Cousineau 119,000 5 Danny Fuhs 117,000 4 Bill Baxter 93,500 At the top of the heap is Sean McCabe, a relatively young player with an aggressive style. Sean had a good first day, then stalled on day 2, but then on day 3, he put the pedal to the metal and never looked back. But at the bottom of the heap is Billy Baxter. He may be the short stack, but hes a seasoned veteran of the felt who has 7 WSOP bracelets to prove that hes got staying power and knows how to finish a tournament strong. Who will prevail? Who will take the bad beats? Who will get lucky when they need to and suckout?   The answers to these questions and more will be right here, on todays installment of As the Cards Flop, beginning at noon pacific time. Thursday, 11th of May 2006 06:59 PM