Jose Nadal Poker Tournament Updates

Level 24, Hour One: Theo Tran Triples Up, But Busts Later

Jul 15, '10

Note: Players have gone on a 90-minute dinner break and will return at 8:30 p.m.

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 103 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 2,131,747

Card Player Chip Counts:

Andrew Brokos – 2,300,000
Tony Dunst – 1,460,000
Josh Brikis – 3,100,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Michael Mizrachi – 5,650,000
2. John Racener – 5,530,000
3. Joseph Cheong – 5,400,000
4. Mattew Jarvis – 5,150,000
5. Edward Ochana – 4,900,000
6. Jonathan Driscoll – 4,900,000
7. Theo Jorgensen – 4,850,000
8. James Fennell – 4,800,000
9. Bryn Kenney – 4,300,000
10. Alexander Kostritsyn – 4,080,000

Notable Eliminations:

105. Theo Tran — $57,102
108. Jesper Hougaard — $57,102
111. JP Kelly — $57,102
112. Jimmy Tran — $57,102
113. Tristan Wade — $57,102

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Big Hands:

Jimmy Tran Out

Jimmy Tran was all in preflop against Todd Witteles. Tran tabled QJ while Witteles was dominating with AJ.

The flop fell A97 and Witteles jumped further ahead. The board finished off J and 7 and Tran was eliminated.

Witteles took the pot and he was at 1 million in chips.

Jarvis Busts Nadal

Jose Nadal moved all in preflop against Matthew Jarvis. Nadal tabled AQ but was dominated by Jarvis’ AK.

The flop fell K87 and Jarvis expanded his lead. The turn was the 9 and Nadal was left drawing dead. The river was meaningless and Jarvis scored the knockout. He was at 5.05 million.

Theo Tran Triples Up, Busts Later

Theo Tran and Benjamin Straate were both all in preflop and Robert Pisano decided to put them both at risk. Here were the hands:

Tran: AJ
Straate: 99
Pisano: 87

Straate was ahead but Tran was racing against him. The flop was 643 and the nines stayed in the lead. But the turn was the A and Tran took the lead. The 8 fell on the river and Tran tripled up to 1.13 million. Pisano fell to 4.02 million and Straate made his way to the payout desk.

Tran would bust out later in the level.

Bardah Takes One Down

Ronnie Bardah raised to 80,000 preflop and Gabriel Alarie made the call from the small blind. The two players saw the flop come down K97 and they both checked.

The turn was the 7 and Bardah bet 105,000. It was enough to take it down as Alarie mucked and Bardah was up to 1.27 million.

Beckman Out

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read Q928 and Garrett Beckman moved all in for 550,000. Evgeny Shnayder quickly snapped him off.

Beckman: 82
Shnayder: J10

Beckman hit two pair but Schnayder turned the straight. The river was the 6 and Beckman was eliminated. Shnayder was around 4 million.

Kenney Gets Caught

Picking up the action on the flop of 532, Mattew Berkey bet 95,000 and Bryn Kenney made the call.

The turn was the J and both players checked. The river was the 10 and Kenney took a stab with 350,000. Berkey made the call and Kenney just tapped the table as Berkey tabled AQ.

Mizrachi Knocks Out Schreiber

Michael Mizrachi raised to 80,000 from the hijack and Matthew Schreiber moved in for 374,000 from the big blind. Mizrachi made the call and Schreiber was officially at risk.

Schreiber: A7
Mizrachi: J10

Mizrachi had two live cards and the flop gave him the lead when it fell 1076. The turn was the 5 and the river was the 5 and Mizrachi chipped up to 5.6 million with the knockout.

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Player Tags: Jimmy Tran,   Michael Mizrachi,   Todd Witteles,   Garrett Beckman,   Theo Tran,   Matt Berkey,   Bryn Kenney,   Ben Straate,   Robert Pisano,   Jose Nadal,   Evgeny Shnayder