Level 8 Update: Brunson Rivered
May 28, '09
Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 120 out of 201
Chip Counts:
1. Michael DeMichele – 665,000
2. Lex Veldhuis – 530,000
3. Justin Bonomo – 450,000
4. Alan Sass – 450,000
5. Ted Forrest – 445,000
6. Antonio Esfandiari – 440,000
7. Chris Moneymaker – 386,000
8. Alex Jacob – 370,000
9. Bruno Fitoussi – 367,000
10. Isaac Haxton – 364,000
Average Chip Count: 201,000
Notable Eliminations:
Alex “Kadabra” Keating
Blake Cahail
Joe Hachem
Andy Bloch
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Gavin Griffin
Steve Sung
Michael Binger
Bill Edler
Erick Lindgren
Doug Lee
Freddy Deeb
Kido Pham
Big Hands:
Texas Dolly Gets Rivered
With 13,000 in the pot, a flop of 8
6
5 hit the table. The player in seat 4 fired 11,000 and Brunson called. The turn brought the A
and both players checked. The river brought the 10
and seat 4 checked again. Brunson pushed 22,000 into the pot and seat 4 countered with a raise to 100,000 total. Brunson called quickly and showed A8 for two pair, but his opponent showed A10 for a better two pair on the river. Brunson dropped to 210,000.
Zeidman and Lehmann With Perfect Tens
Corey Zeidman moved all in against Markus Lehmann. Both players tabled pocket 10s and both players were forced to chop the pot.
All Flash, No Finish as Magician Chops With DeMichele
In one of the biggest pots of the day, Antonio Esfandiari and Michael DeMichele tangled to the river. Esfandiari raised to 6,000 from the hijack and Freddy Deeb called from the button. Ali Eslami called and DeMichele joined from the blinds as well. The flop came K84 and Eslami led out with 16,000. DeMichele called and Esfandiari proceeded to pop it to 40,500. Deeb and Eslami, but DeMichele stuck around. The turn brought the 8 and DeMichele checked. Esfandiari blasted a bet of 81,200 and DeMichele called. The river came 5 and both players had enough madness as they checked. DeMichele showed KJ while Esfandiari tabled KJ for a monstrous chop. Esfandiari stood at 470,000 after the hand and DeMichele had 360,000.
Joe Hachem Busts
Joe Hachem pushed for his last 9,700 from early position and was called by Hasan Habib in the small blind. Habib showed A7 and Hachem was just happy to be drawing live with 108. The board came out 944K6 and Hachem failed to connect, busting shortly before the end of the level.
Seiver Pushes Elky Off His Hand, Takes Down Nice Pot
On a board of J925, Bertrand Grospellier fired 7,700 into the pot from the button. Scott Seiver popped it to 30,000 and Grospellier made the call. The river brought the 4 and Seiver pushed all in for 185,000. Grospellier thought about it briefly, but mucked his hand. Seiver took down a nice pot and improved his stack to 275,000 after the hand. Grospellier had 135,000.
Doug Lee Ousted By Alex Jacob
Doug Lee was just knocked out of the tournament when he ran into Alex Jacob’s two pair. Jacob increased his stack to 365,000.
Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Antonio Esfandiari, Doyle Brunson, Cory Zeidman, Doug Lee, Markus Lehmann, Joe Hachem, Alex Jacob, Bertrand Grospellier, Scott Seiver, Michael DeMichele
Level 4 Update: Negreanu Busted
May 28, '09
Blinds:500-1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 189 out of 201
Chip Counts:
1. Phil Laak — 280,00
2. Tony G — 255,000
3. Scott Seiver — 250,000
4. Justin Bonomo — 240,000
5. David Chiu — 240,000
6. Michael DeMichele — 230,000
7. Evan McNiff — 215,000
8. Markus Lehmann — 215,000
9. Kyle Wilson — 210,000
10. Nam Le — 205,000
Average Chip Count: 127,619
Notable Eliminations:
Florian Langmann
John Juanda
Jonathan Little
Daniel Negreanu
Big Hands:
Nam Le Flops a Set, Climbs Up the Leaderboard
On a board of J72K, Nam Le bets 15,000, the player in seat 6 raises to 34,000, Ryan Fair folds, and Nam Le calls the raise after a few minutes in the tank. The river is the 8, and seat 6 checks to Le who bets 25,000. Seat 6 calls and Le turns over 22 for bottom set. Seat 6 mucks his hand and Le rakes the pot. Le is up to 205,000 after this hand, securing himself a current spot on the leaderboard.
Phil Galfond doubles up
With AA, Phil Galfond moved all in and was called by seat 6 with AK. The flop was 99A, and Galfond was free rolling. Running nines did not come and Galfond doubled up to 218,000.
Markus Lehmann Wins Big Pot, Breaks 200K
Kathy Liebert raises to 2,300 from under the gun, David Benefield reraises to 8,2000 from middle position, Markus Lehmann calls from the button, Blake Cahail calls from the big blind, and Kathy Liebert calls the reraise. The flop comes K94, Benefield and bets 11,700. Lehmann calls while both Cahail and Liebert fold. The turn is the K, and both players check. The river is the 2, and both players check again. Bennefield turns over 88 while Lehmann shows JJ for the better two-pair. Lehmann climbs up the leaderboard to 215,000 this hand while Benefield falls to 110,000, follwed by Liebert with 80,000 and Cahail with 65,000.
Scott Seiver Takes a Hand against Phil Hellmuth
On a flop of AAA, Hellmuth bet out 8,000 and Seiver quickly called. Hellmuth checked dark and the turn was the 5 and Seiver checked behind. The river was the A, putting all four aces on the board and Hellmuth checked. Seiver made a big bet and Hellmuth said, “I don’t think I can call you with 6 high,” before showing pocket sixes and folding.
Andy Bloch Moves All-in
Four way action pre-flop had pros J.C. Tran, Alec Torelli, Yevgeniy Timoshenko and Andy Bloch see a flop of 994. Bloch checked and Timoshenko bet out 18,000. Tran quickly folded and Torelli, the pre-flop raiser, contemplated for awhile and called. Action was back to Bloch, who moved all in for 53,100 more and Timoshenko instantly folded. Torelli asked for a count before eventually folding.
Daniel Negreanu is Eliminated
The short stacked Negreanu raised pre-flop with ace queen and was set all in by Doug Lee for 35,000, who was holding pocket threes. The flop brought a queen and everything looked good for a double up, however a 3 on the turn gave Lee a set and had Negreanu drawing dead.
Left In The Deck:
Phil Hellmuth and Phil Ivey, both at the same table, have begun negotiating prop bets.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Andy Bloch, Nam Le, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Markus Lehmann, Phil Galfond, Scott Seiver, David Benefield, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Blake Cahail
With a pot worth 27,000 in the middle of the table and a board of Q
Mercier Doubles Up
Harman Up
Marc Karam opens the pot with a standard raise and Markus Lehmann reraises to 1,675. "How much do you have," says Karam. Lehmann moves his arms away to reveal the rest of his stack and Karam makes the call. The flop rolls out 5