Amir Vahedi Poker Tournament Updates

Level 5 Hour 1 Update: Scott Clements Eliminated

Jul 06, '09

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Chip Counts:

1. Dutch Boyd – 133,000
2. Josh Arieh – 125,000
3. Blair Hinkle – 120,800
4. Chad Brown – 105,000
5. Adam Schoenfeld – 103,200
6. Prahlad Friedman – 92,000
7. Phil Ivey – 82,000
8. John Racener – 79,000
9. Matthew Hilger – 68,000
10. Jeff Shulman – 56,000

Notable Eliminations:

Amir Vahedi
Scott Clements
Sully Erna

Big Hands

Amir Vahedi Eliminated by Marc Karam

Amir Vahedi gets it all in before the flop, Marc Karam calls and has him covered.

Vahedi: AK
Karam: AQ

Board: 832Q6

Vahedi gets it in as the favorite, but Karam spikes a queen on the turn, eliminating Amir Vahedi just minutes into Level 5.

Scott Clements Eliminated

Scott Clements was short stacked and holding the QQ on a board of J559. Clements got the rest of his chips into the middle with the over pair but was drawing dead against the 55 of his opponent. Clements was sent to the rail.

Sully Erna Eliminated

Godsmack member Sully Erna was crippled when put an opponent all in on a board of J326. His opponent called and tabled the AQ for the nuts. Erna mucked and was eliminated shortly after when his short stack of 1,150 didn’t last.

Kristy Gazes Flops the Nuts, Gets Paid Off

On a flop of J85, the player in seat 7 bets 1,100 and Kristy Gazes calls. The turn is the K, and this time Gazes leads out for 2,675. The river is the K, Gazes bets 5,125 and her opponent goes into the tank. After a few minutes he makes the call and Gazes turns over AQ for the nut flush. Gazes rakes the pot, bringing her stack up to 45,000 at the moment.

Arieh On a Run, Breaks 100K

On a flop of AK7, Josh Arieh bets 2,000 from the cutoff and the player on the button makes the call. The turn is the 4, Arieh bets 5,000 and the button calls. The river is the 7, and once again Arieh bets 5,000 and gets a call. Arieh turns over A9 for top pair, his opponent exposes K10 for middle pair. Arieh rakes the pot, bringing his stack up to 125,000 this hand.

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Josh Arieh,   Kristy Gazes,   Scott Clements,   Marc Karam,   Sully Erna

Tim West Wins

Oct 24, '08

Tim West has defeated Amir Vahedi in their heads-up match.















 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Tim West

Amir Vahedi Busts One

Jul 15, '08

Amir Vahedi raises to 40,000, putting Frederic Bussot all in and pretty much committing himself to the hand if the Philippe Rouas decides to get involved from the small blind. Rouas passes, but Bussot finds a hand he likes and calls all in.

Vahedi reveals A8 and Rouas shows pocket sixes. The board comes AA1054 and Bussot is eliminated. Rouas chips up to 190,000 after the hand.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Philippe Rouas,   Frederic Bussot Fuentes

No Limit Level 12 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Blinds: 1,000-2,000 ante 300

Players Left: 54-716

Chip Average: 79,556

Chip Leaders:

Alex Zasklavsky: 190,000
Rem Remington: 180,000
Tony Dunst: 170,000
Johnny Neckar: 167,000
McLean Karr: 160,000
Matthew Vengrin: 157,000
Ryan Young: 155,000
John Phan: 155,000
Alex Melnikow: 150,000

Big Hands:

Walpert Hanging By The Proverbial Thread

After Don Mullis limped in from late position, Leo Walpert moved all in for his last 17,200 from the big blind, and Mullis made the call. "It's time to gamble," said Mullis, showing J9. Walpert had A2, and they were indeed racing. The flop was favorable to Walpert, 855, and the turn card, the A, was, as Jimmy Fricke, seated next to Walpert, noted, "interesting," as it took away Wallis' jack or nine outs but gave him eight hearts that could make his hand. The 5 on the river, however, made Walpert a boat and doubled him up to about 40,000.

Vehedi Mucks For Half His Chips

Vehedi fired 16,000 on a board of KJ27 and Tony Dunst, who had smooth-called the flop, immediately moved all in. Vehedi had about 27,000 behind and deliberated for several minutes before he made his decision. "You seem so confident," he said, finally, and folded his hand. Dunst is now one of the chip leaders, with about 170,000 in chips.

Patterson Eliminated

Stuart Patterson took a hit when his JJ ran up against Carter King's KK and the board stayed low. He was eliminated a short while later.


Players are now on a twenty minute break.

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Stuart Paterson

$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Level 10 recap

Jun 07, '08

Players Left: 141 of 1,397

Average Stack: 49,500

Chip Leaders:

Eli Elezra - 131,000
Theo Tran - 130,000
Napoleon Ta - 123,000
Pete Rios - 115,000
Phillip Duca - 106,000
Jake Solis - 100,000
Lee Watkinson - 100,000
Tony Phillips - 91,000
Scott Freeman - 89,000
Matthias Kuerschner - 83

Eliminations:

Hasan Habib
Amir Vahedi
T.J. Cloutier
Chad Batista
Jared Hamby

Big Hands:

SCTrojans catches five-outter to stay alive

Scott Freeman reraised preflop but was unable to get the original raise to fold. After a Q82 flop, Freeman's opponent bet out. Freeman then pushed all in, a raise of 25,800. His opponent eventually called with QJ, well ahead of Freeman's T8. But the turn was the T, giving Freeman two pair, and the river was the 5. After the hand Freeman had roughly 80,000 chips to put him close to the chip lead.

Vahedi crippled with big slick

Joe Davis raised to 3,600 from early position and then called Amir Vahedi's late-position reraise to 10,600. The flop was 595 and David, acting first, moved all in for over 25,000. Vahedi immediately called time and after about five minutes Davis called the clock. As the tournament director began to count down from 10 (at the zero Vahedi's head would be dead) Vahedi called. Davis flipped over two black sixes, while Vahedi showed A-K. The turn and river were were 8 and 3, and Vahedi was left with just 7,000 chips. Shortly later he was eliminated.

Tran makes 'fun' call to chop pot

With the board showing Q3Q99, a player in the small blind bet 5,200. Theo Tran said out loud, "this will be a fun call," and then tossed his chips into the pot. His opponent told him an ace is good, to which Tran replied that he didn't have an ace. Then his opponent flipped over K8, and Tran showed KJ. As the dealer split up the pot Tran grabbed the 9 and turned it over.

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Theo Tran,   Joe Davis,   Scott Freeman

$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Level 8 recap

Jun 07, '08

Blinds/Antes: 400-800-100

Players Left: 250 of 1,397

Average Stack: 28,000

Chip Leaders:

Eli Elezra - 90,000
Pete Rios - 82,000
Theo Tran - 75,000
Greg Sellgren - 75,000
Jimmy Tran - 60,000
Paul Kobel - 57,000
Chris Ferguson - 55,000
David Woo - 50,000
Lee Watkinson - 50,000
Scott Freeman - 49,000

Eliminations:

Jamie Gold

Big Hands:

Vahedi wins pot, gets angry

With the board showing 869KJ, Amir Vahedi bet 15,000. His opponent thought for a few minutes before calling. Vahedi said he had "jacks up," and asked if he had that beat. Vahedi's opponent said nothing and waited for Vahedi to flip his cards over. This seemed to upset Vahedi, who said he wanted to see his opponent's cards as he flipped over J9. The dealer looked at Vahedi as if to say "Really?" and then showd that his opponent held K3.

Gold runs out of luck

After doubling up in the last level, Jamie Gold was once against short-stacked and called off his remaining chips with A-Q. However his opponent held A-K and had Gold dominated. Gold didn't catch a queen and was eliminated from the tournament.

Courtney folds on turn

From the small blind, Courtney Harrington raised the player under the gun and he called. The flop was 329 and Harrington bet 3,600. His opponent caled and the turn was the 5. This time Harrington checked and folded to his opponent's bet of 3,600.

Theo Tran doing well again

Theo Tran already has two fouth-place finishes in this year's World Series, and is doing well in today's tournament. He is playing aggressively and catching cards. He induced a bluff on the river when he had Q-J to make a queen-high straight one hand, and won a pot for over 12,000 chips on the turn against two opponents. Currently Tran has over 70,000 chips, putting him among the chip leaders.

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Jamie Gold,   Theo Tran,   Courtney Harrington

1,500 Limit Hold'em - Day 1 - Boyd on the Rise, Negreanu Beats the Buzzer

Jun 06, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break and will return with the blinds at 100-200 with 200-400 betting limits.

Blinds/Antes: 50-75 with 75-150 limits

Entrants: Approx. 879

Average Stack: 3,066

Eliminations: Kenna James

Big Hands:

Bellande Getting Started Right

Jean-Robert Bellande made it 150 before the flop and the player in seat 5 called. The flop came J9A and seat 5 led out with 75. Bellande made the call. The turn came the 5 and Bellande bet 150. He was called and the river came the 4. Bellande bet 150 and was called. He turned over A5 for two pair on the turn, while his opponent flashed A-K before mucking. Bellande was up to 3,500 at that point.

For Your Eyes Only

Amir Vahedi called a raise to 150 before the flop. The flop came J74. Vahedi bet 75 and was called. The 10 came on the turn. Vahedi checked and his opponent bet 150. Vahedi made the call and the river came 4. Seat 10 bet 150 and Vahedi raised to 300. He was called and Vahedi showed his opponent, and only his opponent, his cards. Seat 10 mucked and Vahedi raked in the pot. Vahedi's stack was around 2,700.

The Flying Dutchman Can't Get Off the Ground

On a board showing 743, Marcel Luske bet 75. He was called by one opponent and the turn came 10. Luske led out again with 150 and his opponent raised to 300. Luske quickly folded and his stack is at 3,200, just 200 over what he started the day with.

Boyd On the Rise

On a board showing A92, seat 1 led out with a bet of 75. Dutch Boyd raised to 150 and seat 1 made the call. The turn was the 3. Boyd bet 150 after the action was checked to him and his opponent made the call. Boyd bet 150 again when the J showed up on the river. His opponent made the call and Boyd showed down A9 for two pair on the flop. He took it down and his stack improved to around 4,000.

The New "Say Hey" Kid, Or Maybe It's "Air" Negreanu

Daniel Negreanu has been very energetic at his table. First, Negreanu called 150 preflop. After the call, he started headbanging, perhaps to the music blaring from his headphones, or perhaps because he's Daniel Negreanu and he can do whatever he wants at a poker table.

The flop came 1078. Seat 8 bet 75 and seat 3 raised to 150. Negreanu was next to act. "Hey, hey, hey!" Negreanu said, bouncing around in his seat indicating the amount of action he was seeing. "Pow, pow!" he added, pointing at each player with each "pow." Negreanu mucked his hand.

Later, Negreanu got up from his seat, his empty food container in hand. As he approached the trash can, he put a sick crossover on a massage therapist that would have made Allen Iverson proud. He then set his feet, then faded away, launching the container into a nearby trash can.

"Count it!" he said. "And the foul!" Negreanu walked back to his seat, where around 4,000 in chips were waiting for him.

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Daniel Negreanu,   Marcel Luske,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Dutch Boyd,   European Report

2,000 NLHE - Day 1 - Level 2

Jun 04, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break. When they return, the blinds will be 100-200

Blinds/Antes: 50-100

Players: Approx. 1,593

Eliminations: Jennifer Tilly, Bill Edler, Chad "lilholdem954" Batista, Layne Flack, Vanessa Rousso, Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi

Big Hands:

Mortensen Crushing His Table

Carlos Mortensen has the chips to be aggressive and he hasn't been letting his opponent's breathe. On a Q10K flop, Mortensen bet 300 and was called by one player. On the K turn he bet 600 and was called again. The river brought the 2 and Mortensen's 1,000 bet was instantly called. But when Mortensen turned over K-J, his opponent mucked and "The Matador" added to his creatively stacked chip stacks.

Jason Potter Busts Jennifer Tilly

Tilly moved her very short stack into the pot and was called by Potter. Potter showed A-Q, dominating Tilly's A-7. The board ran out 6-8-Q-4-7. Potter hit top pair and Tilly could not hit her gutshot straight draw on the river as she was sent to the rail.

"Miami" John Busts Opponent

On a flop of K96, "Miami" John Cernuto bet 1,500. His opponent went all in and Cernuto called, turning over AK. His opponent showed QQ. The board did not improve and Cernuto improved his stack to around 8,000.

Vahedi Building Up His Stack

Amir Vahedi raised to 250 preflop and it was enough to steal the blinds. His stack is around 13,000 in the early going.

Minh Nguyen Getting Low

With a board showing 55948, the player in seat 1 bet 550. Nguyen made the call only to see his opponent show AJ for a turned flush. Nguyen dropped down to just under 1,700 in chips.

Noah Boeken Eliminates a Player

On a flop 1032, Boeken bet 500 and the short stack at the table pushed all in for just 75 more. Boeken called and showed 53 and his opponent showed AK. The board did not improve his opponents hand and Boeken improved to around 8,000.

Spades For "Psyduck"

Vivek "psyduck" Rajkumar open limped for 100 from seat 1. Seat 8 moved all in and Rajkumar reraised all in, causing all other challengers to fold before he tabled A10. His opponent showed AQ and the board ran out J47Q5 and the other player was eliminated thanks to Rajkumar's flopped flush. His stack improved to around 5,650.
Shorr Thing

Shannon Shorr and one opponent both checked a board reading AdQc3c3s. the river brought the Ah and Shorr checked. His opponent bet 500 and Shorr min-raised to 1,000. The player folded and Shorr had about 8,500.

Batista Out

Chad Batista, a.k.a lilholdem954, got the remainder of his short stack into the pot with A6 and was up against AJ. The board came 832710 and he was sent to the rail.

Mark Newhouse Eliminates Opponent

On a flop of AA3, the button bet 300 and Newhouse called. The turn was the 10 and the button bet 500. Newhouse called again. The river was the A, putting three aces on the board. This time, Newhouse led out with a 2,000 bet. The button moved all in and Newhouse quickly called. Newhouse turned KK for second nuts, while the button showed 1010 for a lesser full house. Newhouse improved his stack to 6,625 after the hand.

Schwartz Flops a Set of Bullets and Eliminates Opponent

Noah "fourUhaters" Schwartz raised to 275 and the short stack reraised all in to 650 total. Schwartz called and said, "you're in good shape," flipping over Ac2s. His opponent showed 10s10h. The flop was AdA5. The K on the turn and the 4 on the river did not help his opponent and Schwartz eliminated the player. His stack is sitting around 3,000.

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   John Cernuto,   Minh Nguyen,   Carlos Mortensen,   Jennifer Tilly,   Shannon Shorr,   Mark Newhouse,   Noah Schwartz,   V R,   Chad Batista,   European Report

Omaha High-Low Level 6

Jun 03, '08

Players are currently on a 20-minute break while the tournament staff takes away the $25 chips. When play resumes the blinds will be 200-400. There are two one-hour levels left today.

Blinds: 150-300

Players left: 440 of 833

Average chips: 5,680

Chip Leaders:

Carl Restifo - 23,000
Richard Ashby - 23,000
Joseph Ganim - 17,000
Scott Clements - 14,000
Robert Mizrachi - 12,000
Shannon Elizabeth - 11,000
Linda Johnson - 10,500
Jimmy Fricke - 9,000
Paul Wolfe - 8.500
Ben Johnson - 8,200

Eliminations:

Phi Ivey
Chris Reslock

Hands:

Wolfe chops pot to gain ground on leaders

Paul Wolfe and two players see the flop come 435. Wolfe bets and the player in seat one calls. The same thing happens after the 6 on the turn and 3 on the river. Wolfe flips over A-2 for the wheel and nut low hand, and his opponent shows 3-2 for a six-high straight and the better high-hand.

Ivey shows up and is knocked out

Phil Ivey had been blinded down to under 1,000 chips while playing another tournament. Low on chips, Ivey was all in and on a board of 373KQ lost to an opponents ace-high flush.

Vahedi down but coming back

With the board showing 5925, Amir Vahedi checks and two others in the pot also check. The A comes on the river and Vahedi bets. One players folds and the next player raises. Vahedi think it over for a minute before making the call. His opponent shows 4-3 for the straight and nut low and takes down the pot. Vahedi was down to under 3,000 chips after the hand, but has since doubled up and is now at around 6,000. 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Paul Wolfe,   Phil Ivey

Omaha Hi-Low - Day 1 - Hour Two

Jun 03, '08

 

Blinds/Antes: 50-75, moving up to 50-100

Players: 832 (Approx.)

Chip Leaders:

Eliminations:

“Miami” John Cernuto

Big Hands:

To say that the action has been painfully slow this past hour would be a gross understatement. Fortunately, the Tropical Room offers one saving grace in Table 6, which is home to Berry Johnston, Gabe Kaplan, and fairly decent amount of action.

Berry Johnston Wins a Decent Pot, Uncontested

On a flop of J76, Berry Johnston bet 75 and got three callers from seat 4, seat 6 and the button. The turn brought the 6 and Johnston bet 150. Everyone called except Seat 4. The river is the 9 and Johnston fired one more 150 bet at the pot. This time everyone folds, but Johnston rakes a fairly sizable pot considering.

Gabe Kaplan, Berry Johnston Get Scooped

On a flop of AJ8, Gabe Kaplan bet 75 and Berry Johnston and the player in the cutoff position made the call. The turn was the 7 and this time Johnston led out with a 150 bet. Kaplan called and the cutoff raised to 300. Both Johnston and Kaplan call the raise. The river was the 3 and Kaplan and Johnston check to the cutoff who bet 150. They both call and the cutoff turned over 109 / KJ for the straight, scooping the pot.

Gabe Kaplan Scoops a Small Pot

The player in the cutoff raised to 150 and both Gabe Kaplan and the player in the big blind made the call. Kaplan politely asks the dealer for a “medium” flop, which came AQ10. The cutoff bet 75 and Kaplan called while the big blind folded. The turn was the 3 and the cutoff bet 150, Kaplan called. The 10 hit the river and both players checked around. Kaplan turned over A4 / 22 for two pair, aces and tens. Since there was no low hand, Kaplan scooped the pot.

Amir Vahedi Splits a Pot With Aces

On a flop of 873, Amir Vahedi bet 75 and got two callers out of the cutoff position and the big blind. The turn brought the 10 and Vahedi checked to the cutoff who bet 150. The big blind folds while Vahedi made the call. The river was the 3 and both players check. Vahedi turned over AA for two pair(high hand) while the cutoff showed A2 for the low hand. Vahedi seemed content with taking half the pot.

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gabe Kaplan,   Berry Johnston

Mark Newhouse Eliminated in 19th Place ($105,525)

Apr 23, '08

Amir Vahedi raises to 90,000 from the cutoff and Mark Newhouse reraises all in for 267,000 from the small blind. Vahedi makes the call and the players turn up their hands.

Vahedi: 22
Newhouse: A10

The board comes Q83Q5 and Newhouse is eliminated in to end the day. Vahedi pads his chip lead as the players begin to bag and tag their chips.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Mark Newhouse

Amir Vahedi vs. Robert Mizrachi

Apr 23, '08

After a flop of K92 with roughly 160,000 in the pot, Amir Vahedi checks from the big blind, Robert Mizrachi bets 120,000 from the cutoff, Vahedi check-raises to 250,000, and Mizrachi calls.

The turn card pairs the board with the K, Vahedi bets 450,000, and Mizrachi thinks for more than a minute before he folds. Amir Vahedi shows AK for trip kings as he collects the pot.

After the hand, Amir Vahedi is up to 2.78 million, while Robert Mizrachi drops down to around 1.5 million.

 

 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Robert Mizrachi

John Celii Eliminated in 27th Place ($79,145)

Apr 23, '08

John Celii moves all in from early position, and Amir Vahedi calls from the small blind with AA. Celii shows 77, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes AK83J, and Amir Vahedi wins the pot with a set of aces, increasing his stack to a little less than 2 million.

John Celii is eliminated in 27th place, earning $79,145.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   John Celii

Vadim Trincher Eliminated in 28th Place ($79,145)

Apr 23, '08

Vadim Trincher and John Roveto get it all in with a preflop raising war. Trincher shows KJ but is up against Roveto's AA.

The board comes 4322J and Trincher is crippled down to 19,000. Roveto now has 795,000.

 

After the hand, Tom Dwan wants action that Trincher will somehow survive to win the tournament. Dwan gets 1,000-1 from David Grey on $100. Dwan throws the bill towards Grey, but on the very next hand, his hopes for a $100,000 pay day are gone.

Trincher is all in against Amir Vahedi. Vahedi shows KK and Trincher shows 92. The board comes 43329 and Trincher is eliminated in 28th place.

 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Vadim Trincher,   John Roveto

A Good Sweat

Apr 23, '08

Tom Dwan raises to 43,000 and is called by Amir Vahedi and Men Nguyen. David Chiu calls in the small blind and David Grey comes along in the big blind.

The flop comes J83 and everyone slowly, and I mean slowly, checks to Nguyen who bets 90,000. Chiu folds and Grey decides to call after about a minute.

Dwan then thinks things over for about two minutes before asking Nguyen, "Do you have about 750k, Men?"

Men says nothing, but his stack is more like 850,000 since he has them stacked in 25's. About a minute later, Dwan raises to 265,000. Vahedi quickly folds and then Nguyen goes into the tank.

Nguyen reduces his stacks to 20's in between sips of his Corona as he surveys the situation. After about five minutes of a stare down match with Dwan, he decides to muck his cards.

Grey folds shortly afterwards and Dwan says to no one in particular, "That was a good sweat."

Dwan picks up almost 250,000 on the hand.

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Men Nguyen,   David Chiu,   David Grey,   Tom Dwan

Hands #61-62: Amir Vahedi Eliminated in 7th Place ($237,435)

Apr 24, '08

There are about 13 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #61  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 7, and Amir Vahedi raises under the gun to 810,000, winning the blinds and antes. Vahedi shows 8-8 as he collects the pot.

Hand #62  -  Jeff King has the button in seat 10, Gus Hansen min-raises under the gun to 240,000, and Amir Vahedi calls from the big blind. The flop comes AQ4, Vahedi checks, Hansen bets 240,000, and Vahedi calls. The turn card is the 3, Vahedi moves all in for 480,000, and Hansen calls with A7 for a pair of aces. Vahedi shows Q8 for a pair of queens, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The river card is the 7, and Gus Hansen wins the pot with two pair, aces and sevens.

Amir Vahedi is eliminated in seventh place, earning $237,435.
 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gus Hansen,   Jeff King,   Cory Carroll

Hands #51-52: John Roveto Doubles Through Amir Vahedi

Apr 24, '08

There are about 35 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #51 -  David Chiu has the button in seat 5, and Gus Hansen raises from the cutoff to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #52 -  Tommy Le has the button in seat 6, John Roveto raises under the gun to 665,000, Amir Vahedi moves all in from middle position for 2,265,000, and Roveto calls all in with AK. Vahedi shows AQ, and he'll need to improve to bust Roveto here.

The board comes 964A6, and John Roveto wins the pot with his ace kicker, doubling up to about 2.34 million. Amir Vahedi drops down to about 1.11 million.
 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   Tommy Le,   John Roveto

Hands #48-50: Amir Vahedi Doubles Through John Roveto

Apr 24, '08

There are about 48 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #48  -  Karga Holt has the button in seat 2, and Amir Vahedi moves all in for about 800,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #49  -  Amir Vahedi has the button in seat 3, and Gus Hansen raises from the small blind to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #50  -  Gus Hansen has the button in seat 4, John Roveto raises from middle position to 400,000, Amir Vahedi moves all in from the cutoff to 1.01 million, and Roveto calls with A9. Vahedi shows 88, and he needs his pocket pair to hold to stay alive.

The board comes K62105, and Amir Vahedi doubles up to 2.28 million in chips.
 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gus Hansen,   Karga Holt,   John Roveto

Hands #43-47: Amir Vahedi Short But Staying Alive

Apr 24, '08

The blinds are still 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #43  -  David Chiu has the button in seat 5, and Karga Holt raises from middle position to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #44  -  Tommy Le has the button in seat 6, and Gus Hansen raises from late position to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #45  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 7, and Gus Hansen raises from middle position to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #46  -  Gus Hansen raises from middle position to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #47  -  Jeff King has the button in seat 10, Karga Holt completes from the small blind to 120,000, and Amir Vahedi checks his option from the big blind. The flop comes KJ7, Holt bets 175,000, Vahedi moves all in for 280,000, and Holt ... folds. Amir Vahedi takes the pot, building his stack to about 815,000.
 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   Jeff King,   Tommy Le,   Cory Carroll,   Tom Dwan,   Karga Holt

Hands #41-42: Tommy Le Doubles Through Amir Vahedi

Apr 24, '08

There are about 71 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #41  -  Amir Vahedi has the button in seat 3, Karga Holt raises from the cutoff to 360,000, Gus Hansen moves all in from the small blind, and Holt tanks for more than a minute before he folds.

Hand #42 -  Gus Hansen has the button in seat 4, Cory Carroll raises under the gun to 350,000, Amir Vahedi moves all in from the cutoff for 1,195,000, Tommy Le calls all in from the big blind for 720,000, and Carroll folds.

Vahedi shows AQ, and Tommy Le shows KK. Le needs his pocket pair to hold to stay alive.

The door card is an ace, and Le and his friends on the rail groan -- until the flop is revealed to be AK8. Tommy Le flops a set of kings to take a huge lead in the hand.

The turn is the 4, the river is the 3, and Tommy Le wins the pot with his set of kings, doubling up to about 2.1 million. Amir Vahedi drops down to about 450,000.
 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gus Hansen,   Tommy Le,   Karga Holt

Mark Newhouse Eliminated in 19th Place ($105,525)

Apr 23, '08

Amir Vahedi raises to 90,000 from the cutoff and Mark Newhouse reraises all in for 267,000 from the small blind. Vahedi makes the call and the players turn up their hands.

Vahedi: 22
Newhouse: A10

The board comes Q83Q5 and Newhouse is eliminated in to end the day. Vahedi pads his chip lead as the players begin to bag and tag their chips.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Mark Newhouse

Amir Vahedi vs. Robert Mizrachi

Apr 23, '08

After a flop of K92 with roughly 160,000 in the pot, Amir Vahedi checks from the big blind, Robert Mizrachi bets 120,000 from the cutoff, Vahedi check-raises to 250,000, and Mizrachi calls.

The turn card pairs the board with the K, Vahedi bets 450,000, and Mizrachi thinks for more than a minute before he folds. Amir Vahedi shows AK for trip kings as he collects the pot.

After the hand, Amir Vahedi is up to 2.78 million, while Robert Mizrachi drops down to around 1.5 million.

 

 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Robert Mizrachi

John Celii Eliminated in 27th Place ($79,145)

Apr 23, '08

John Celii moves all in from early position, and Amir Vahedi calls from the small blind with AA. Celii shows 77, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The board comes AK83J, and Amir Vahedi wins the pot with a set of aces, increasing his stack to a little less than 2 million.

John Celii is eliminated in 27th place, earning $79,145.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   John Celii

Vadim Trincher Eliminated in 28th Place ($79,145)

Apr 23, '08

Vadim Trincher and John Roveto get it all in with a preflop raising war. Trincher shows KJ but is up against Roveto's AA.

The board comes 4322J and Trincher is crippled down to 19,000. Roveto now has 795,000.

 

After the hand, Tom Dwan wants action that Trincher will somehow survive to win the tournament. Dwan gets 1,000-1 from David Grey on $100. Dwan throws the bill towards Grey, but on the very next hand, his hopes for a $100,000 pay day are gone.

Trincher is all in against Amir Vahedi. Vahedi shows KK and Trincher shows 92. The board comes 43329 and Trincher is eliminated in 28th place.

 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Vadim Trincher,   John Roveto

A Good Sweat

Apr 23, '08

Tom Dwan raises to 43,000 and is called by Amir Vahedi and Men Nguyen. David Chiu calls in the small blind and David Grey comes along in the big blind.

The flop comes J83 and everyone slowly, and I mean slowly, checks to Nguyen who bets 90,000. Chiu folds and Grey decides to call after about a minute.

Dwan then thinks things over for about two minutes before asking Nguyen, "Do you have about 750k, Men?"

Men says nothing, but his stack is more like 850,000 since he has them stacked in 25's. About a minute later, Dwan raises to 265,000. Vahedi quickly folds and then Nguyen goes into the tank.

Nguyen reduces his stacks to 20's in between sips of his Corona as he surveys the situation. After about five minutes of a stare down match with Dwan, he decides to muck his cards.

Grey folds shortly afterwards and Dwan says to no one in particular, "That was a good sweat."

Dwan picks up almost 250,000 on the hand.

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Men Nguyen,   David Chiu,   David Grey,   Tom Dwan

Hands #61-62: Amir Vahedi Eliminated in 7th Place ($237,435)

Apr 24, '08

There are about 13 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #61  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 7, and Amir Vahedi raises under the gun to 810,000, winning the blinds and antes. Vahedi shows 8-8 as he collects the pot.

Hand #62  -  Jeff King has the button in seat 10, Gus Hansen min-raises under the gun to 240,000, and Amir Vahedi calls from the big blind. The flop comes AQ4, Vahedi checks, Hansen bets 240,000, and Vahedi calls. The turn card is the 3, Vahedi moves all in for 480,000, and Hansen calls with A7 for a pair of aces. Vahedi shows Q8 for a pair of queens, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The river card is the 7, and Gus Hansen wins the pot with two pair, aces and sevens.

Amir Vahedi is eliminated in seventh place, earning $237,435.
 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gus Hansen,   Jeff King,   Cory Carroll

Hands #51-52: John Roveto Doubles Through Amir Vahedi

Apr 24, '08

There are about 35 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #51 -  David Chiu has the button in seat 5, and Gus Hansen raises from the cutoff to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #52 -  Tommy Le has the button in seat 6, John Roveto raises under the gun to 665,000, Amir Vahedi moves all in from middle position for 2,265,000, and Roveto calls all in with AK. Vahedi shows AQ, and he'll need to improve to bust Roveto here.

The board comes 964A6, and John Roveto wins the pot with his ace kicker, doubling up to about 2.34 million. Amir Vahedi drops down to about 1.11 million.
 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   Tommy Le,   John Roveto

Hands #48-50: Amir Vahedi Doubles Through John Roveto

Apr 24, '08

There are about 48 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #48  -  Karga Holt has the button in seat 2, and Amir Vahedi moves all in for about 800,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #49  -  Amir Vahedi has the button in seat 3, and Gus Hansen raises from the small blind to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #50  -  Gus Hansen has the button in seat 4, John Roveto raises from middle position to 400,000, Amir Vahedi moves all in from the cutoff to 1.01 million, and Roveto calls with A9. Vahedi shows 88, and he needs his pocket pair to hold to stay alive.

The board comes K62105, and Amir Vahedi doubles up to 2.28 million in chips.
 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gus Hansen,   Karga Holt,   John Roveto

Hands #43-47: Amir Vahedi Short But Staying Alive

Apr 24, '08

The blinds are still 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #43  -  David Chiu has the button in seat 5, and Karga Holt raises from middle position to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #44  -  Tommy Le has the button in seat 6, and Gus Hansen raises from late position to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #45  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 7, and Gus Hansen raises from middle position to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #46  -  Gus Hansen raises from middle position to 360,000, winning the blinds and antes.

Hand #47  -  Jeff King has the button in seat 10, Karga Holt completes from the small blind to 120,000, and Amir Vahedi checks his option from the big blind. The flop comes KJ7, Holt bets 175,000, Vahedi moves all in for 280,000, and Holt ... folds. Amir Vahedi takes the pot, building his stack to about 815,000.
 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   Jeff King,   Tommy Le,   Cory Carroll,   Tom Dwan,   Karga Holt

Hands #41-42: Tommy Le Doubles Through Amir Vahedi

Apr 24, '08

There are about 71 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #41  -  Amir Vahedi has the button in seat 3, Karga Holt raises from the cutoff to 360,000, Gus Hansen moves all in from the small blind, and Holt tanks for more than a minute before he folds.

Hand #42 -  Gus Hansen has the button in seat 4, Cory Carroll raises under the gun to 350,000, Amir Vahedi moves all in from the cutoff for 1,195,000, Tommy Le calls all in from the big blind for 720,000, and Carroll folds.

Vahedi shows AQ, and Tommy Le shows KK. Le needs his pocket pair to hold to stay alive.

The door card is an ace, and Le and his friends on the rail groan -- until the flop is revealed to be AK8. Tommy Le flops a set of kings to take a huge lead in the hand.

The turn is the 4, the river is the 3, and Tommy Le wins the pot with his set of kings, doubling up to about 2.1 million. Amir Vahedi drops down to about 450,000.
 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gus Hansen,   Tommy Le,   Karga Holt