Eric Lynch Poker Tournament Updates

Level 11 Hour 1 Update: Lisandro Is Player Of The Year

Jul 10, '09

Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante

Players Remaining: 1,584 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Andrew Gaw – 580,000
2. Amir Lehavot – 555,000
3. Bertrand Grospellier – 470,000
4. Peter DeBaene – 465,000
5. Troy Weber – 453,200
6. Jerry Wong – 445,000
7. Dan Bilzerian – 439,500
8. Rick Barabino – 438,000
9. Gabe Walls – 417,900
10. Phil Ivey – 410,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 130,700
Adam Schoenfeld – 132,000
Phil Hellmuth – 315,000
Lee Watkinson – 29,000
Thomas Keller – 120,000

Average Chip Count: 115,757

Notable Eliminations:

Erik Seidel

Big Hands:

Khan Knocks Out Lynch

Hevad Khan raised from early position and Eric Lynch decided it was time for him to move all in for his last 42,000. Khan made the call and saw that he was flipping. Khan tabled 55 and Lynch showed AJ.

The board ran out favorable for Lynch as it came 410K66, keeping Khan’s pair in the lead and eliminating “Rizen” from the tournament.

Elky Slips With Big Slick

Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier called his opponent all in for about 60,000 preflop. Elky showed AK and was racing against his opponents 1010. The flop was not good for Elky, even though he flopped two pair as it fell AK10.

The turn and river were unable to fill Elky’s full house with the 5 on the turn and the Q on the river. Elky dropped to 235,000.

The Man Can Dodge Bullets Baby

Phil Hellmuth called 1,600 under the gun and the action folded around to the big blind. He put in a raise and Hellmuth called. The flop was J32 and both players checked. The turn was the 10 and they both checked again. The river brought the 5 and the big blind led out with 11,500. Hellmuth made the call and the big blind tabled JJ for a set of jacks. Hellmuth showed Q10 and proceeded to pat himself on the back for losing the minimum.

“I flopped a flush draw, turned a 10 and still almost got away from it for nothing,” Hellmuth said. He was at 280,000.

Junglen Loses Some Ground with Pocket Eights

Adam Junglen raised to 6,000 preflop and was called by one player. The action get back to the big blind who three-bet to 36,000. Junglen asked how much the player had behind his raise and went into the tank. After finding out that he had another 45,000 behind, Junglen moved 101,000 into the middle. That got the other player out of the way, but not the big blind, who called off the rest of his stack.

Junglen held the 88 and was behind the JJ of his opponent. The board didn’t improve Junglen at all and Junglen’s stack dropped to 51,000.

Cowboys Work For Gazes

Kristy Gazes got all of her chips into the middle preflop and was called by her opponent. Her opponent had QQ, but were second best against Gazes’ KK.

The board ran out 827 and Gazes’ pocket kings held up, doubling her up to 102,000.

Left In The Deck:

Seeing Double

At table #65, Dennis Phillips is sitting across from a man dressed in what can only be described as Dennis Phillips costume. The man is wearing a St. Louis Cardinals hat and the white trucker shirt that was worn by many at last year’s main event final table. Phillips claim that the man is just a fan that became a friend.

Lisandro Wins Player Of The Year

It was just announced that Jeff Lisandro is officially the 2009 WSOP player of the year. All Lisandro did this year was cash six times and win three bracelets. Congratulations to Lisandro, the 2009 WSOP Player of the Year.

Player Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro,   Eric Lynch,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Hevad Khan,   Dennis Phillips

$10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha - Level Five - Williams Shoots Up The Leaderboard

Jun 29, '08

Blinds: 250-500

Entrants: 234 of 381

Average Stack: 32,564

Chip Counts:
Josh Arieh: 110,000
David Williams: 89,000
Jesper Hougaard: 83,000
Jonas Entin: 82,000
Jannick Wrang: 81,000
Leif Force: 78,000
Ryan Daut: 63,000
Ram Vaswani: 62,000
Dario Alioto: 61,000
Nam Le: 58,000
Mats Rahmn: 58,000

Eliminations: Chris Ferguson

Big Hands and Storylines:

Williams Shoots Up Leaderboard

After a series of raises David Williams got all in on a flop of J42 and showed down KKJ4. His opponent showed AA76 and was trailing Williams' two pair. The 7 hit on the turn, not changing much, but when the J fell on the river Williams filled up and took a massive pot that put him around 80,000 in chips.

Ferguson Outdrawn, Elimianted

Chris "Jesus" Ferguson got all in on a flop of Q98 and showed J1033 for the flopped straight and flush draw. He was in good shape against his opponent's KQQ7 - an overpair with a better flush draw. But when the 4 came on the turn Ferguson's opponent hit the larger flush and Ferguson was drawing dead. The K came on the river and Jesus was gone.

The Italian Pirate Hits His Flush

Max Pescatori was all in on a flop of 983 and showed JJQA for an overpair and the nut flush draw. His opponent showed 5689 for two pair and a gutshot straight draw. The 3 came on the turn to give Pescatori a better two pair, and the final nail went in the coffin when the 7 hit on the river to give Pescatori the nut flush.

Cold Deck For Kostritsyn

Alexander Kostritsyn called when seat 7 bet 4,000 on a flop of J54. When seat 7 bet 8,000 on the Q turn, Kostritsyn called again. When both players checked the river seat 7 began to shake his head as if he had nothing and was embarrassed to show his hand. Kostrisyn proudly showed K-K-x-x for an overpair, but finally seat 7 showed AA109 for the ultimate overpair. Kostritsyn held up his hands as if to say, "Why would you slowroll me?" and seat 7 made it known that it was not his intention to do so, and he just thought he was beat. The loss put Kostritsyn on the short stack.

Moneymaker Bullies Rizen

Eric Lynch bet 6,000 on a board of Q33J only to have Chris Moneymaker raise to 13,000. Lynch looked surprised by the raise and eventually elected to lay down his hand and give a nice pot to Moneymaker early in the level.

Player Tags: Chris Moneymaker,   David Williams,   Eric Lynch,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   European Report

PLO - Don't Mess With My Blind

Jun 24, '08

Blinds: 500-1000

Chip Average: 25.714

Players Remaining: 84-720

Chip Leaders:

Ed Smith 77,000
Erik Seidel: 54,000
Gabe Costner: 54,000
Mike Griffith: 48,000
Shannon Shorr: 45,000
Jack Rosenfeldt: 43,000
Jeff Bryan: 42.000
MIchael Fatter: 42,000
Joe Hachem: 40,000

Big Hands:

Lynch The Opposite of Rising

Eric "Rizen" Lynch was eliminated in a huge pot involving Mike Griffith and an unknown player in seat 5. Lynch, first to act, pushed all in for about 13,000 on a flop of AJ4. Seat 5 called, as did Griffith, for whom the call represented more than half of his stack. Both players checked down the turn and the river, which were Q and 7. Lynch turned over AA for top set. Griffith, however, had gotten there on the river in more than one way, as his Q3 made the second nut flush, and his 32 was good for the nut low. Griffith scooped a pot worth more than 40,000. Lynch was eliminated.

Kid, Don't Mess With My Blind

On Erik Seidel's big blind the action folded around to the youthful small blind, who raised to 2,500. Seidel responded by raising to 7,500. The kid folded. Seidel is now at about 54,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Eric Lynch

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Level Two Recap

Jun 14, '08

Blinds: 50-100

Player Registered: 2,706

Chip Counts:

Jeff Madsen - 7,500
Craig Gray - 6,700
Justin Bonomo - 5,500
Theo Tran - 4,700
Marco Traniello - 4,600
Thang Nguyen - 4,500
Humberto Brenes - 4,300
Rolf Slotboom - 4,300
Phil Laak - 3,600
Shane 'Shaniac' Schleger - 3,500

Eliminations:

Hevad Khan
Jared 'TheWacoKidd' Hamby
Alexander Kravchenko
Joe Sebok
John Phan

Big Hands and Storylines:

Porter takes down pot with big raise

Devin Porter, who finished third in an event earlier in the series, was one of four places to see a flop of J42. A player form middle position bet ouf 750, and Porter raised him another 1,550 chips from the button. The decision was back to the bettor, and he ultimately folded. After the hand Porter had roughly 4,000 chips.

Rizen loses thanks to shaky play by opponent

With the board showing 422, Eric 'Rizen' Lynch bet 450 into the pot and got one call. The turn was the K, and this time Lynch checked. His opponent then bet 1,000, and Lynch quickly raised to 2,000. But then his opponent reraised all in for just a little over 2600 and Lynch made the call with QQ, well behind the AK his opponent held. Lynch said that he expected to see nines, tens or jacks when he raised on the turn, not A-K. Lynch is down to 700 chips and is at a tough table. Jon 'Pearljammed Turner and Bertrand 'ELKY' Gospilli are there are as well.

Seif Flushes on River

Mark Seif was in the big blind and checked his option as four players saw the flop which came 1063. All players checked and the 7 came on the turn. Seif bet 300 and drew one call. The 9 came on the river and both players checked again. Seif showed K8 for the flush and his opponent folded.

Markholt Calls, Then Folds

Lee Markholt was in the big blind when the player under the gun raised to 250. Everybody folded to Markholt who called. The flop came 977. Markholt checked, and his opponent bet out 475, to which Markholt folded.

Player Tags: Mark Seif,   Lee Markholt,   Devin Porter,   Eric Lynch

6-Handed - Level 9 - Pop Goes The Bubble

Jun 05, '08

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante (Moving to 600-1,200 with a 100 ante)

Players Remaining: 96 of 1,236

Average Chip Stack: 38,625

Chip Counts:

Avery Cardoza: 155,000
Jared Okun: 112,000
Rep Porter: 100,000
Jonas Danielsson: 96,000
Eric Kesselman: 74,000
Bill Mikolay: 73,000
Tomislav Dobrilovic: 64,000
Ian Frazer: 61,000
Christian Iacobellis: 55,000
Dominic Sinagra: 54,000

Eliminations:

Victor Ramdin
Eric "Rizen" Lynch

Big Hands:

Cardoza Eliminates Lawson And Other Player In Consecutive Hands, Takes Chip Lead

After break the bubble was just one hand away from popping, and once it did players started dropping like flies.
Ted Lawson raised 3,000 preflop and was called by the player in seat 3 and Avery Cardoza. The flop came QJ10 and all three players checked. The turn brought a seemingly harmless 5 - but this card lit the fuse. Lawson bet out and got all in only to be called by Cardoza, who held A8 for the nut flush. Lawson showed 55 for a set and asked for the board to pair but the 3 came on the river and Lawson was gone.

The following hand, Cardoza called the preflop raise of seat 1 and after a KQQ Cardoza instantly called when seat 1 moved all in. Seat 1 showed AK, but he grabbed his things and prepared for his elimination when Cardoza flipped over Q10. Cardoza is the chip leader with around 155,000 in chips.

Mikolay Chipping Up

Bill Mikolay eliminated a player when his A-J paired twice on a A-K-J-4-4 board. His opponent showed Q-J before heading to claim his payout. With the pot, Mikolay is among the chip leaders with around 73,000 in chips.

"Rizen" Not Rizing

On a 984 flop, Eric "Rizen" Lynch called a 4,000 bet from the player in seat 4. The J came on the turn and seat 4 bet 8,000 more. Lynch thought then mucked his hand, taking a hit to his stack. He later busted.

Check, Check, Check, Lose

Ryan Young called another player's raise preflop and both players checked every card as it came out on the Q105J9 board. His opponent showed AJ and a club-less Young mucked. Young now has around in chips.

Action Table

One tough table features Ryan Young, Peter "pmarrsouth" Marr and Paul Kobel, who won a NLH WSOP bracelet in 2006.

Player Tags: Ted Lawson,   Avery Cardoza,   Ryan Young,   Eric Lynch

Six-Handed - Level 8 - "Pmarrsouth" on a Role

Jun 05, '08

Note: Players are now on break. Action will resume in 20 minutes.

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante (Moving up to 500-1,000 with a 100 ante)

Players Remaining: 127 of 1,236

Average Chip Stack: 28,744

Chip Counts:

Rep Porter: 119,000
Jared Okun: 90,000
Thomas Fuller: 50,000
Peter "Psmarrsouth" Marr: 45,000
Christian Iacobellis: 44,000
Ryan Young 44,000
Brandon Lee: 38,500
Ben Fineman: 38,000
Paul Kobel: 37,000

Big Hands:

"Pmarrsouth" Takes Out a Player

The flop came J62 and seat 1 bet 1,000. Peter "pmarrsouth" Marr called and the 5 fell on the turn. After much deliberation, seat 1 bet 4,000 and Marr instantly called. The river brought the 7 and seat 1 thought for a minute then announced he was moving all in. Marr made the call and seat 1 showed J6, but Marr showed Q3 and had rivered the flush. Seat 1 was sent packing and Marr saw his stack grow to around 45,000.

"Rizen" Rising Up The Rankings

Eric "Rizen" Lynch raised to 2,400 preflop and was called by the player in seat 3. The flop came 1074 and action was bet to Lynch, who bet out 3,000 prompting seat 3 to fold. Lynch now has around 22,000 in chips.

Brummelhuis Makes a Great Call

On a KQ10 flop, Michiel Brummelhuis bet 1,200 and was called by seat 1. Brummelhuis bet again, 3,200 on the 4 turn and seat 1 again called. The Q fell on the turn and Brummelhuis checked. Seat 1 bet 2,700 and Brummelhuis looked pained before electing to call. Seat 1 said, "I guess I should've bet more - Ten!" and flipped over the 10 for a pair. Brummelhuis happily turned over K7 for top pair and took the pot.

Ramdin Not Happy

On a J97 flop the player on the button moved all in, having Victor Ramdin covered. Ramdin did not like it. He slammed his hat on the table, amazed that the player made the move. Ramdin went into the tank for several minutes, knocking his stacks of chips over out of frustration. He eventually folded and said that he had aces for the first time today and they were no good. Ramdin is down to around 27,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Eric Lynch,   Michiel Brummelhuis,   European Report,   Peter Marr

Event 7 - $2000 NLHE - Filippi Felted Fast

Jun 04, '08

Blinds/Antes: 25-50, moving up to 50-100

Entrants: 1,591 (Approx.)

Eliminations: Amnon Filippi, Jamie Gold, T.J. Cloutier

Notable Hands:

Filippi Felted

On a flop of 542 the player in seat 1 bet 400 and Amnon raised to 1200. Seat 1 moved all in and Filippi called. Seat 1 showed A8 for a made flush while Filippi showed 54 for top two pair. The turn was the 9 and the river is the J, no help to Filippi who was crippled, left with only 400 in chips.

A few hands later on a flop of J98 Filippi moved all in for his last few hundred with 1010, and was called by the player in seat 6, who held QJ. The turn brought the 10, giving Filippi a set, but giving seat 6 the straight to the queen. Filippi needed to pair the board or hit the case 10 to win, or chop the pot with one of the two remaining queens. The river was the 4 and Filippi hits the rail early in the first level.

Morgan Off to a Fast Start

On a board of QJ10, Jordan Morgan bet out 600 and one player called. The 10 came on the turn and Morgan bet 1,175, and his opponent called again. The 3 fell on the river and Morgan bet 1,500, leaving himself with only 600 left behind. His opponent called and Morgan showed KK. His opponent showed 99 and said, "No wonder I couldn't hit the king." With the win, Morgan nearly doubled up to around 8,000 and his opponent was left crippled with just 325.

Yang Doubles Up an Opponent

Jerry Yang and Eric "Rizen" Lynch are seated at the same table and have already tangled in a pot in which neither player took down. Lynch raised to 150 preflop and was called by seat 6 and Yang from late position. The flop came 872 and both Lynch and seat 6 checked. Yang bet out 400, causing Lynch to fold, but seat 5 pushed all in for 575 more. Priced in, Yang called and showed J10. Seat 6 showed 77 for a flopped set and the 3 turn and 2 river did not improve Yang's hand – leaving him with 2,600 in chips.

Laak Vocal Early

Seat 4 raised to 150 preflop, seat 6 called and Phil Laak reraised to 500 total. Seat 4 called and seat 6 folded. The flop came 1042 and seat 4 checked. Laak bet 500 and was called. The K came on the turn and both players checked. The river card was the J and seat 4 checked and Laak bet out 1,000. While seat 4 tanked, Laak told the player that he may have been bluffing but just made a hand. He then told the player whether he'd call or fold, he'd show. The player folded and Laak showed KK for the set.

Tilly Crippled

Jennifer Tilly and another player called a preflop raise to 275 and three players saw a flop of 1010K. The board was checked. The turn was the 8. Tilly bet 600 and was called by both players. The J brought another bet of 1,500. Seat 7 moved all in and seat 10 called. Tilly did not hear seat 10 call and called as well, turning over Q7. Seat 7 showed A2 and seat 10 showed pocket kings for a flopped full house. Tilly was left with just 425.

Shannon Shorr Chipping Up Early

Shannon Shorr raised preflop and had one opponent call. The flop was 74A and Shorr bet 225. He was called and the turn was the 5. After that was checked, the 6 and Shorr bet 475. His opponent folded and Shorr was up to 5,200 at that point.

On the next hand with a board showing 66Q79, Shorr bet 1,100 and was called by an opponent. Shorr showed AQ for two pair with top kicker and his stack improved to 6,400.
 

Jared "TheWacoKidd" Hamby Knocks One Out

On a flop of 1073, the player on the button bet 300 and Jared Hamby called from the small blind. The turn was the 9 and the button moved all in. Hamby insta-called with top two pair (109) while the button turned over J10 for top pair with a gut-shot straight draw. The river was the 7, no help to either player as Hamby knocked one out and chipped up to around 6,500.

JC Alvarado Wins Big Pot Uncontested

JC Alvarado raised to 225 from the button and got two callers from the the big blind and the player in seat 4. The flop came K84, and the big blind bet 400. Seat 4 folded his hand while Alvarado raised to 875. The big blind called. The turn was the A and the big blind checked to Alvarado who bet 1,250. The blind called. The river was the 6 and once again, the big blind checked to Alvarado who this time bet 2,000. The big blind thinks for a few minutes before folding. Alvarado rakes a good pot.

Erica Schoenberg Doubles Up

On a flop of J98, seat 1 bet 2,000 and Erica Schoenberg moved all in  for 4,500. Seat 1 called and only had her covered by one green (25) chip. Schoenberg showed AJ while seat 1 turned over 108. The turn and river come 46, and Schoenberg doubles up while her opponent is crippled down to one chip.

Player Tags: Phil Laak,   Amnon Filippi,   Jennifer Tilly,   Jordan Morgan,   Jerry Yang,   Eric Lynch,   Jared Hamby

$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - Day 1 - Level 9

Jun 03, '08

Note: Players are about to begin level 10, the last level of the day.

Blinds/Antes: 500/1,000 – 100 ante

Players Left:  129 of 776

Chip Leaders:

Amit Makhija - 162,000
Zachary Clark - 125,000
Daniel Negreanu - 97,500
Randy Haddox - 78,000
Cory Carroll - 77,000
Phil Ivey - 72,000
Sorel Mizzi - 67,000
Vachagan Zarkanian - 63,000
Alex Jacob - 62,000
Adam Glassman - 62,000

Average Stack: 47,000

Eliminations:
Eric “Rizen” Lynch
Bill Edler
Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy

Big Hands and Storylines:

A Blessing in Disguise
As a result of a table break, Lee Watkinson found himself moved directly to Daniel Negreanu’s right. If that wasn’t bad enough, Phil Ivey also resides at the table. It turned out to be a fortuitous move, however, as Watkinson was soon to double up. Ivey, Watkinson, and Negreanu saw a flop of 976. Ivey checked to Watkinson, who moved all-in for about 20,000. Negreanu made the call and after Ivey folded the two showed their cards:

Watkinson: T8
Negreanu: JJ

Watkinson had flopped perfectly and Negreanu was now drawing incredibly slim. The turn 4 gave Negreanu a flush draw, making Watkinson sweat a little. The river was the 4, fooling Negreanu for a moment, but sealing the pot for Watkinson. The pot took Watkinson up to around 45,000. Negreanu, unphased, still has over 90,000.

“Good Call”

With the board reading JJ3T, Romuald Pycior checked to Michael Binger, who slid out a bet of 4,000. Pycior made a quick call and the dealer flipped the 6. Again Pycior checked, enticing Binger to lay out a bet of 8,500. Pycior thought a bit more carefully this time, but ultimately made the call. Binger whispered, “Good call” and Pycior flipped up his A3 in a none-too-convincing manner. The jacks and threes were best though, and Pycior now has 54,000.


Josephy Runner-Runnered

Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy got his last 10,000 chips in before the flop in a dominating position: his KK against Randy Cherkas’ JJ. The flop was a safe one: 976, but the turn Q gave Cherkas a flush draw. The river was the 3, completing the flush and sending a displeased Josephy out of the Amazon Room.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Daniel Negreanu,   Phil Ivey,   Bill Edler,   Cliff Josephy,   Michael Binger,   Eric Lynch,   Sorel Mizzi,   Amit Makhija,   Zachary Clark,   Romuald Pycior

No-Limit Hold'em - Level 2 - Phil Ivey Takes Chip Lead

May 31, '08

Note: The players just took their first 15-minute break of the day at the conclusion of Level 2. When the players return, they will be entering Level 3 with increased blinds of 100-200.

Blinds/Antes: 50-100, moving up to 100-200

Total Entrants: Appox. 3,484

Chip Leaders:

Eliminations:

Big Hands:

Table #28 - Chad Brown Eliminated

With the field starting to thin early on here in Day 1A, we are starting to see some semi-stacked tables emerge. Table # 28 is currently home to Chad Brown, Todd Brunson, Eugene katchalov, and Eric "Rizen" Lynch.

On a flop of 966, Chad Brown bets 250 and the player in seat 6 raises to 500. Brown calls. The turn is the J and Brown checks to Seat 6 who bets 250. Brown calls and the river is the 4. Both players check. Brown shows AK for ace-high while Seat 6 turns over 55 two pair. After this hand Brown is left with only 500 in chips.

A few hands later and Seat 6 limps into the pot and Seat 8 raises to 250. Chad Brown reraises all in for a total of 400, Seat 6 folds and Seat 8 calls. Brown shows A9 while Seat 8 turns over AK. The board came 6445k, giving Seat 8 the nut flush and sending Chad Brown home early in level 2.

At the end of the level, Eric Lynch was sitting with about 7,500 while Todd Brunson and Eugene Katchalov had 1,200 and 4,500, respectiveley.

Raymer Rallies

In a limped four way pot, on a flop of AK3, the table checked around to Greg Raymer in the cutoff who bet 250 into the pot of 400. Only the player in seat 7 called before the dealer peeled off the 7. The player in seat 7 checked, Greg Raymer counted out a bet of 500, and the player folded, winning Raymer a pot of 900, putting him at around 3500 in chips.

Eric Froehlich wins a small pot

With a board showing 3610, Froehlich bet and everyone folded. His stack is now hovering around 6,500.

John Phan loses a checked pot

Phan checked his option on the big blind and saw a board of Q2JK3. Every street was checked and Phan could not beat seat 5's A8. His stack is now at 2,100.

Todd Brunson low on chips

Brunson lost an 800 pot when his A10 could not hold up against his opponent's KQ offsuit. His stack is wavering at around 1,000.

A-J crushes A-J

On a flop of A57 a player in early position bet 300 and Rohn Shutsky raised to 900 and was called. The turn brought the J and the player first to act checked, Shutsky bet 1,600 and the first player raised all-in. Shutsky called and showed AJ for top two pair. The other player turned over AJ, also for top two pair. The river brought the 8 and Shutsky pumped his fist as his flush won the pot. He's now sitting around 7,200

Ivey tangles with "The Master"

With the flop showing JA3, Phil Ivey bet 300 and was called by Men Nguyen. The 5 came on the turn and both players checked. Ivey bet 700 on a 4 river and Nguyen folded. Ivey now has around 15,000 in chips.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Todd Brunson,   Phil Ivey,   Greg Raymer,   Eric Froehlich,   Eric Lynch

Eric Lynch Eliminated

Mar 25, '08

Eric Lynch has busted out of the tournament after the dinner break.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Eric Lynch

Slow Hour Two

Jun 29, '07

Despite the size of the field, the pace in the early levels of todays event is not quite as fast as would be expected.   Perhaps the extra thousand chips that players get in comparison to a $1,500 event do make a real difference. 
Table 75 broke early in the second level to make room for the restart of the $5,000 short-handed event, scattering Amnon Filippi, Andrew Black and Johnny Chan throughout the field.  Filippi placed fourth last night in the H.O.R.S.E. event and is already back in  the game.  He joined tournament veteran T.J. Cloutier and internet-turned-live pro Eric Lynch, creating another tough table.  William Thorsson joined Amir Vahedi and Dave Stann at another stacked table.

Make sure to check back for hourly updates here at Cardplayer.com as the day goes on and the pace picks up.

Player Tags: T.J. Cloutier,   Amnon Filippi,   William Thorson,   Eric Lynch