Level Nine Hour One: Young Takes One From Singer
Jul 10, '10
Blinds: 500-1000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 1,476 out of 7,319
Chip Counts:
1. Ricardo Fasanaro – 385,000
2. Gabriel Walls – 347,000
3. David Assouline – 341,000
4. Jim Collopy – 285,000
5. Vanessa Selbst – 280,000
6. Charles Sylvestre – 272,000
7. Marc Sander – 265,000
8. Sasha Rosewood – 263,000
9. JJ Liu – 240,000
10. Bryn Kenney – 235,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Josh Brikis — 166,000
Jon Friedberg – 147,000
Jennifer Harman — 35,000
Notable Eliminations:
Jeff Shulman
Josh Arieh
Roy Winston
Big Hands:
Young Takes it To Singer
On a board of 7
4
A
J David Singer checked to Ryan Young who bet 6,000.
The 10
fell on the river and Singer again checked. Young bet 10,500, sending Singer into the tank for a couple long minutes. Eventually, Singer made the call and Young announced “Ace-King.” He showed AK and Singer pushed his hand into the muck.
Young had around 160,000 after the hand. Singer was down to just around 24,000.
PearlJammer Steals One
On a board of J73, Jon Turner was faced with a 12,000 chip bet into a pot of 27,000. Turnter had about 40,000 left in his stack and opted to min-raise to 24,000. His opponent went into the tank for minutes before the dealer called the clock on him. Turner’s opponent finally decided to fold. Turner exposed the Q5 for a complete bluff. Turner had around 82,000 after the hand.
Kostritsyn Bullies Another Player
On a flop of 844 seat 6 checked to Alexander Kostritsyn who bet 2,000. Seat 6 made the quick call and the K fell on the turn. Seat 6 checked to Kostritsyn who bet 6,500 this time. Seat 6 quickly folded and the Russian chipped up to 215,000.
Jean Robert-Bellande Shows off for Cameras
Action was on Jean-Robert Belande in a three-way pot on a flop of K-5-3. Bellande called the camera crews over and squeezed his pocket kings (for top set) to be visible for the camera to see. He took his time before betting 6,000. His opponents quickly folded and Bellande won the hand to increase his stack to about 50,000.
No More Micon
Bryan Micon put in a raise to 2,500 and was called by one player. The flop ran Q95 and Micon bet 3,700. His opponent made it 10,200 to go and Micon took some time to think it over. He eventually moved all in for about 40,000 and his opponent called. Their hands:
Opponent: 78
Micon: 99
Micon had a flopped set, but his opponent was drawing to all sorts of cards. One of those outs hit on the turn, as the 6 landed to give his opponent a straight. The 8 finished the board and Micon was eliminated.
Micon cashed in two WSOP events this year for around $17,000. Check out his career results here.
Shulman Eliminated
Jeff Shulman has been eliminated from the feature table. He spent the day battling with the likes of Josh Arieh and Dan Harrington. On his final hand he ran ace-king suited into pocket aces. Both he and Josh Arieh will not be returning for day 3. Follow Shulman’s twitter here.
Kenny Tran Doubles Up
On a flop of A94 a player bet 18,000 into Kenny Tran. Tran tanked before finally calling. The Q fell on the turn and Tran’s opponent bet 40,000, enough to put Tran all in. Tran tanked again before making the call with the A8. He was good against the KQ of his opponent. The river was safe for Tran and he doubled to 150,000.
Scott Clements Doubles Up an Opponent
Scott Clements bet enough to put his opponent all in and he was called. Clements tabled A-Q and was dominated the A-K of his opponent. The board ran out 10-8-4-6-7 and Clements was down to 110,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, David Singer, Kenny Tran, Jean-Robert Bellande, Scott Clements, Ryan Young, Jon Turner, Bryan Micon
Level Nine Hour Two Update: Patrik Antonius Drops One Early
Jul 12, '10
Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 2,457 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 85,870
Card Player Chip Counts
Barry Shulman – 121,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 22,000
Stephen A. Murphy – 37,000
Daniel Negreanu – 33,000
Jennifer Harman – 30,400
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Johnny Chan – 425,000
2. David Assouline – 387,800
3. Carter Phillips – 350,000
4. Matthew Reed – 337,800
5. Randy Dorfman – 337,000
6. Jesper Hougaard – 332,000
7. Rodney Sherry – 316,000
8. Cole South – 304,200
9. Jim Collopy – 303,100
10. Michael Mizrachi – 300,000
Notable Eliminations:
Scott Seiver
Big Hands:
Antonius Can’t Call
Picking up the action after the flop came down 1082, the player in seat 8 fired 1,300 into a pot of about 2,000. Patrik Antonius made the call and the turn was the 9.
Seat 8 led out with 3,300 and Antonius threw in the call once more. The river was the 10 and seat 8 led with 10,300.
Antonius thought for a bit but released his hand into the muck. He was at 244,000 after the hand.
Negreanu Takes One
Daniel Negreanu raised to 2,200 from under the gun and the player in the big blind made the call. The two players saw a flop of K72 and Negreanu led with 2,500.
The big blind called and the turn was the A. The big blind checked and Negreanu did the same. The river was the 6 and the big blind checked again.
Negreanu fired 5,600 and that induced a fold. Negreanu took down the pot and he was at 33,000.
Lee Starts Off Right
Bernard Lee raised to 2,700 from the button and was called by the player in the big blind. The flop came K2Q and Lee fired out 3,400 after the big blind checked. Both players checked when the A peeled off on the turn.
The 10 came on the river and now the big blind led out for 18,500 and Lee moved all-in. His opponent made the call and Lee tabled A6, giving him the nut flush and he doubled up to 195,000 in chips while eliminating his opponent.
Rousso’s Aces Cracked
Robert Lang got all his money in the middle preflop against Vanessa Rousso. Lang showed QQ and Rousso showed AA.
A third queen fell on the flop and Rousso dropped to 80,000 while Lang’s stack doubled up to 40,000.
Paul Wasicka Eliminates a Player
Paul Wasicka was in the big blind with the AJ when a player on the button moved all in for about ten big blinds. Wasicka called and was his opponent tabled the 107. The board ran out AQ323 and Wasicka took the pot with a jack-high flush. He was up to about 65,000 after the hand.
Chan KO’s Another
On a flop of 683, Jason Cole led out into Johnny Chan for 5,000. Chan made a raise to 12,000 and that prompted Cole to move all-in for 28,400 and was called by Chan.
Chan showed 1010 and Cole tabled A8.
Chan was way out in front and stayed ahead when the 3 came on the turn and the J fell on the river. Cole gets to go home early and Chan vaults to 390,000 in chips.
Mizrachi Grinds Down Naujoks
Picking up the action after the flop came down K94, Michael Mizrachi led out with 3,000. Sandra Naujoks then raised to 8,000. Mizrachi repopped to 18,000 and Naujoks threw in the call.
The turn was the 2 and Mizrachi fired 25,000. Naujoks threw in a relatively quick call and the two saw the 10 fall on the river.
Mizrachi counted out some chips and pushed in 49,000. Naujoks took a massive tank session, shuffling her calling chips for almost two minutes. She eventually announced “call” and Mizrachi responed with “set.”
He turned over 44 for bottom set on the flop and Naujoks mucked in disgust. She was down to just 11,500 while Mizrachi elevated his stack to 286,000.
Pavilion Room Coverage
Ryan Young Doubles Up an Opponent
Ryan Young’s opponent moved all in for 11,700 with the KK. Young called him with the JJ. The board ran out AQ4A4 and Young doubled up his opponent. Young was still at over 200,000 after the hand.
Brett Richey Wins a Pot
On a board of QQJA Richey bet 11,600. His opponent deliberated before finally calling. The 2 fell on the river and Richey bet 27,500. His opponent tanked before finally folding. Richey was at 105,000 after the hand.
Scott Seiver Eliminated
A player bet 2,400 and Scott Seiver raised to 7,100. A player in the big blind called. The original bettor folded. The flop came Q87 and the big blind checked. Seiver bet 10,000. His opponent shoved and Seiver called. He exposed the AQ while his opponent tabled AA. The turn and river were bricks for Seiver and he was left with just 3,000 after the hand. He was eliminated shortly thereafter.
Twitter Accounts
Barry Shulman
Bernard Lee
Daniel Negreanu
Eric Froehlich
Bill Chen
Scotty Nguyen
Jennifer Leigh
Nick Maimone
Dennis Phillips
Bryan Devonshire
Annie Duke
Tristan Wade
Dave Sands
Brandon Cantu
Jon Turner
Amit Makhija
Bryan Micon
Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Michael Mizrachi, Brett Richey, Patrik Antonius, Ryan Young, Scott Seiver
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David Baker just played a huge all in pot with Ryan Young. Baker held pocket aces and they held up against Young's pocket kings. 
After the hand, Young was left with 11,000 and Baker has taken the chip lead with 215,000. 
Jimmy Fricke, Ryan Young, Noah Schwartz, and Shaun Deeb have all been seated together in seats 1-4 at their table. Young has found a way to emerge from this tough table as the chip leader. He now holds 85,000 to pace the field.
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POY Update:
Ryan Young called his opponent's all in with pocket aces and was up against a flush draw. The flush hit the turn and Young is suddenly below average with 95,000 in chips. 
Ryan Young is having a great time over at his table with Jonathan Little, Eric Liu, Danny Wong and Rhynie Campbell. On a recent hand he had a reporter sweat his hole cards. Young peaked at 9
The chip counts tab has been updated with the top ten stacks in the room.