Ross Boatman Poker Tournament Updates

Level 13: Ted Lawson Eliminated

Jul 02, '10

Blinds: 1,000-2,000

Players Remaining: 97 out of 346

Average Chip Count: 107,010

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Alessio Isaia – 460,000
2. John Racener – 360,000
3. Tom Dwan – 290,000
4. Leandro Pimentel – 275,000
5. Eli Elezra – 260,000
6. Dmitry Stelmak – 255,000
7. Jonathan Cantor – 240,000
8. Roger Teska – 203,000
9. Gary Pollak – 185,000
10. Felix Gubitz – 178,600

Notable Eliminations:

Ted Lawson

Big Hands:

Ted Lawson Eliminated

Ted Lawson found himself all in against Miguel Proulx and Harr Pozefsky. Here were their cards

Lawson: AKJ10
Pozefsky: AQJJ
Proulx: Q1086

The board ran out AQJ66 and Pozefsky rivered a full house to better Lawson’s broadway straight and he was eliminated.

Ross Boatman Doubles

Noah Boeken put in a raise preflop and Ross Boatman moved all in from the cutoff. Boeken made the call and here were their cards:

Boatman: AAK4
Boeken: AKQ8

The board ran out Q8533 amd Boeken’s two pair were counterfeited on the river as Boatman made a better two pair and he doubled up to 62,000. Boeken was at 87,000.

Rajkumar Scores A Knockout

Picking up the action on a floop of Q63, Rory Brennan bet 20,000 and Vivek Rajkumar raised to 100,000. Another player in the pot mucked and Brennan called, putting himself all in. Here were their boards:

Rajkumar: AQ106
Brennan: A553

Rajkumar flopped two pair while Brennan was drawing to the nut flush. The turn was the J and the river was the K and Rajkumar scored the knockout. He was up to 178,000.

Player Tags: Ross Boatman,   Ted Lawson,   Noah Boeken,   V R

Level 14 Update: Players Near the Money Bubble

Apr 27, '10

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 160 out of 848

Average Chip Count: 159,000

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Moneymaker — 390,000
2. Nicolas Levi — 370,000
3. Ekaterina Kolobekova — 360,000
4. Domenico Iannone — 350,000
5. Paul Berende — 340,000
6. Simon Munz — 340,000
7. Ramzi Jelassi — 330,000
8. Moritz Kranich — 280,000
9. Oleksandr Vaserfirer — 276,000
10. Melanie Weisner — 270,000

Notable Eliminations:

Johannes Steindl
Nabil Matta
Marcel Luske
Joe Cada
Joao Barbosa
Ludovic Lacay

Big Hands:

Ross Boatman Doubles Up

The cutoff raised to 7,800 and Ross Boatman reraised to 22,000 from the small blind.

The cutoff then moved all in and Boatman called for his tournament life with pocket jacks. His opponent revealed A10, but failed to connect on a board reading 8438K.

Boatman is now up to a healthy 185,000 in chips.

Anton Wigg Doubles Through Toby Lewis

EPT Copenhagen winner Anton Wigg reraised Toby Lewis and his opening raise to 12,100 before Lewis responded with an all in move.

Wigg called with pocket jacks and saw that he was in good shape against Lewis and his Q10. The board fell J874K and Wigg doubled up to 170,000. Lewis was left with 200,000 after the hand.

Marcel Luske Eliminated

Andre Santos raised to 7,500 and was called by both Macel Luske and the big blind. The flop came down 1052 and the big blind checked.

Santos bet 12,000 and Luske called. The turn was the 3 and Luske moved all in. Santos called with pocket nines and Luske could only reveal KQ for two overs.

The river was the J and Luske was eliminated from the tournament.

Pierre Neuville Doubles Up

James Mitchell raised to 6,600 and Pierre Neuville called. The flop came 864 and both players checked. The turn was the Q and Neuville bet 11,000.

Mitchell raised to 23,500 and Neuville called. The river was the 7 and Neuville moved all in for 36,300. Mitchell called, but mucked when Neuville revealed 95 for a rivered straight. Neuville now has just over 100,000 in chips.

Matt Kay Makes Quads to Bust Joao Barbosa

Matt Kay raised and Joao Barbosa moved all in for about 60,000. Kay called with pocket nines and was racing against Barbosa’s AQ.

The board fell K98Q9 and Kay’s quads sent Barbosa to the rail. Kay is now up to 135,000.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Doubles Up

Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 72,000 and the small blind reraised to 18,500. Timoshenko then shoved for 54,200 and was called by AQ.

Timoshenko showed pocket queens and they held to double him up to 120,000.

Player Tags: Ross Boatman,   Marcel Luske,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Matt Kay,   Pierre Neuville,   James Mitchell,   Anton Wigg,   Toby Lewis

Boatman Sails Off into Horizon

Oct 05, '09

Ross Boatman bet 15,000 from under the gun and Lorenz Roder pushed all in from the small blind. Boatman made the call for about 95,000 more and turned over A Q. Roder has about 240,000 now. Boatman goes out in 82nd place for a payday of £8,500.

Player Tags: Ross Boatman

Level 23 Update: Dallas Flowers, Ross Boatman, Jean-Phillipe Leandri Eliminated

Jun 16, '09

Blinds: 15,000-30,000

Players Remaining: 2 out of 436

Chip Counts:

1. J.C. Tran — 2,600,000
2. Jeff Kimber — 670,000

Average Chip Count: 1,635,000

Eliminations:

5. Dallas Flowers – $49,387
4. Ross Boatman – $66,936
3. Jean-Philipe Leandri – $95,837

Big Hands:

Dallas Flowers Eliminated in 5th Place ($49,387)

Jeff Kimber raised preflop and Dallas Flowers moved all-in. Kimber made the call.

Their cards:

Flowers: AJQ9

Kimber: AKQ3

The board ran out 543KQ, and Flowers was eliminated by the two pair of Kimber.

Ross Boatman Eliminated By Boat in 4th Place ($66,936)

On a board of 832, Ross Boatman checked to J.C. Tran. Tran bet 60,000 and Boatman moved all-in. Tran made the call.

Their cards:

Tran: Q983

Boatman: A1098

Tran was ahead with top two pair but when the A fell on the turn, giving Boatman top two, Tran needed a spade or a three for a full house. Both came in the form of the 3, giving Tran a boat and eliminating Boatman.

Jean-Philipe Leandri Eliminated in 3rd Place ($95,837)

J.C. Tran, Jeff Kimber and Jean-Philipe Leandri all saw a flop of A32. Leandri was first to act and bet 90,000. Kimber folded and Tran reraised pot. Leandri called all-in.

Their cards:

Tran: QJJ5

Leandri: QJ32

Leandri flopped two pair while Tran had a flush draw. The 10 gave both players a gutshot straight draw. Leandri needed to dodge one more card to double up, however, the 4 fell on the river, giving Tran the pot and a big chip lead going into heads up play.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Ross Boatman,   Dallas Flowers,   Jeff Kimber,   Jean Phillipe Leandri

Ross Boatman Doubles Up

Apr 22, '09

Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 50,000 under the gun and Ross Boatman reraised from middle position to 200,000. Timoshenko reraised to 480,000 and Boatman moved all in for 949,000 total. Timoshenko called him down. Their cards:

Timoshenko: AK
Boatman: AA

Board: QJ526

Boatman doubled up to 1,940,000 on the hand and Timoshenko was knocked down to 1,715,000.






 

Player Tags: Ross Boatman,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Ross Boatman Eliminated in 15th Place ($81,710)

Apr 23, '09

Justin Young raised from late position to 155,000 and Ross Boatman moved all in on the button. Christian Harder made the call, Young folded, and they turned up their hands:

Boatman: AK
Harder: JJ

Board: 108649

Boatman was eliminated in 15th place and he took home $81,710 in prize money. Harder held 4,370,000 after the hand.







 

Player Tags: Ross Boatman,   Christian Harder

Ross Boatman Doubles Up

Apr 22, '09

Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 50,000 under the gun and Ross Boatman reraised from middle position to 200,000. Timoshenko reraised to 480,000 and Boatman moved all in for 949,000 total. Timoshenko called him down. Their cards:

Timoshenko: AK
Boatman: AA

Board: QJ526

Boatman doubled up to 1,940,000 on the hand and Timoshenko was knocked down to 1,715,000.






 

Player Tags: Ross Boatman,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Ross Boatman Eliminated in 15th Place ($81,710)

Apr 23, '09

Justin Young raised from late position to 155,000 and Ross Boatman moved all in on the button. Christian Harder made the call, Young folded, and they turned up their hands:

Boatman: AK
Harder: JJ

Board: 108649

Boatman was eliminated in 15th place and he took home $81,710 in prize money. Harder held 4,370,000 after the hand.







 

Player Tags: Ross Boatman,   Christian Harder

European Player Profile

Oct 01, '08

“Rocky” Ross is a well-known British actor who also happens to be a spot-on poker player as well. The younger brother of the Hendon Mob’s Barny Boatman, Ross is considered more of a poker pro than of an actor if you ask those on the European poker scene.

Having won titles in Austria, Ireland, and Britain, this television phenomenon quickly proved he belonged at the tables and was the top money winner in the European circuit in 2002.

Probably best-known for his starring role on “London’s Burning,” Britain’s most successful drama series, Boatman can switch gears at the table in a heartbeat. Thanks to his skills as an actor, Boatman is an always difficult read.

Boatman and the other members of The Hendon Mob are now representatives of Full Tilt Poker.



 

Player Tags: Ross Boatman

$10,000 Main Event - Day 1B - Level 4 (Hr. 2)

Jul 04, '08

Blinds: 150/300 with 25 ante

Chip Leaders:
Brian Schaedlich - 107,000
Anders Berg - 98,500
Michael “SirWatts” Watson - 98,000
Alexander Meidinger - 89,000
Ron Adams - 88,000
Patrik Antonius - 82,000
Jason Young - 82,000
Robert Eckstut - 77,500
Markus Golser - 74,000
Andrew Goetsch - 70,000

Other Notables:
Ylon Schwartz – 55,000
Chris Bell – 51,000
Erik Seidel – 46,000
Vanessa Rousso – 41,000
Shaun Deeb – 34,000
Thor Hansen – 31,000
Bill Edler – 30,000
Kristy Gazes – 17,000
Stuart “The Donator” Patterson – 13,000
Theo Tran – 6,000

Eliminations:
Patrick Bueno
Ross Boatman
Todd "Dan Druff" Witteles

Storylines/Big Hands:

Rousso Raises, Reconsiders, Releases

The player under-the-gun limped and so did the player to his left. Action folded around to Vanessa Rousso in the small blind who completed. The big blind checked and they saw a 4-way flop. The flop rolled out 863 and the first three players checked. The player in seat 8 bet 1,600 and was quickly raised by Rousso to 4,100 total. Action folded back around to the player in seat 9, who, after some deliberation, made the call. Rousso checked the 10 on the turn and her opponent bet 4,000. Rousso went into the tank. Shuffling, spinning and stacking her chips, “Lady Maverick” considered making a move. She thought better of it however, and laid the hand down. Despite losing the hand she still sits behind a stack of 41,000.

Bjorin Bouncing Back

Chris Bjorin has made a nice comeback in the latter stages of level four. Once down below 10,000 in chips, Bjorin now sits at just over 40,000, thanks in part to one recent hand. A player from early position raised to 900 and Bjorin called. The flop came A65, and after a check, Bjorin bet 1500. His opponent called. The turn was the 2 and both players checked. The board paired with the 6 on the river, and Bjorin led out for 2500. His opponent made the call and Bjorin showed AK. His opponent mucked.

Main Event a Loss for Hendon’s Ross

Noted Hendon Mob player Ross Boatman took his stand by getting all his chips into the pot pre-flop with A3. To Boatman’s disappointment, his opponent had him dominated with AQ. “Any three will do,” Boatman requested of the dealer as the flop was dealt. Boatman’s disappointment intensified as he gazed at a flop of K72. The J on the turn offered no help, and Boatman headed for the rail at the sight of the 10 on the river giving his opponent a needless straight.

Golser Getting it Done

Few players want to mess with Marcus Golser at his table, but at least one player survived an all-in battle with the pro from Austria. Golser has about 90,000 to dominate his table, and he’s been putting on a clinic. In one series of hands, he limped from under the gun for 300, and was then the lone caller after a raise to 1100 from middle position. The flop came 932, and after Golser checked, his opponent bet 1100 and Golser called. That brought checks from both players when the 4 came on the turn. When the 6 came on the river, Golser led out for 3000 and his shortstacked opponent folded.

The next hand as the big blind, play was folded to the small blind who limped to see the flop come J108. After the small blind checked, Golser bet 400 and won the pot.

Then as the small blind, Golser saw one limper call for 300. He raised to 1700 and took it down uncontested.

It was only as the button that Golser hit a minor speed bump. A player from middle position raised to 900, and Golser went to 1700. His opponent reraised all-in for 9,925 and Golser called. The other player held JJ, while Golser showed AK. The board finished 109873 and Golser’s big stack took a minor hit.

Check and Raise Doesn’t Faze Kathy Liebert

While the Independence Day fireworks could be heard booming outside the Rio, Kathy Liebert saw fireworks of her own at table No. 17 in the orange section of the Amazon Room. Liebert raised to a total of 900 from under-the-gun and the action folded to the blinds. Both the small blind and the big blind called, and the dealer put down a flop of 643. The action checked to Liebert, who continued her aggression by making a bet of 2,000. The small blind check-raised to a total of 5,000 and the big blind folded. After contemplating for a moment, Liebert reraised an additional 5,000. The small blind quickly mucked his cards with a highly frustrated sigh. Liebert’s stack stood at over 40,000 after the hand.

Kravchenko Flops a Five, Stays Alive

Alex Kravchenko flopped a set of fives and collected bets from his opponent on every street. The pot put Kravchenko’s stack above 25,000 for the first time this level.

Player Tags: Chris Bjorin,   Kathy Liebert,   Ross Boatman,   Markus Golser,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Vanessa Rousso,   European Report

$10,000 PLO - Day 2 - Hour Three

Jun 30, '08

Note: Players took a twenty-minute break at the end of Level 12 and returned back to their seats around 4:20 pm to begin Level 13.

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Left: 64

Chip Leaders:
Josh Arieh: 545,000
Dario Alioto: 450,000
Peter Jetten: 415,000
Brandon Moran: 355,000
Eddy Scharf: 334,000
Billy Argyros: 310,000
Michael Mizrachi: 265,000
Brant Hale: 250,000
Shawn Buchanan: 238,000
Robin Larsson: 194,000

Eliminations: Matt Giannetti, Bradley Berman, Ross Boatman, Thayer Rasmussen,  Alberto Romero, Dan Shak, Jeff Lisandro

Big Hands:

Ross Boatman Eliminated

Ross Boatman and  Clonie Gowen limped into a dry pot when Nick Gibson raised to 16,500 behind them. Boatman reraised all in for about 40,000, Gowen fodled and Gibson made the call. Both players turned over their cards.

Boatman: AKK6
Gibson: AA58
Board: QJJ37

Boatman got it in with kings agianst Gibson's pocket aces. Both players flopped a pair of jacks, giving them each two pair, Gibson  of course having the nut two pair. The turn and river failed to improve Boatman's hand an he was eliminated at the begining of Level 13.

Kido Pham Doubles Through Rob Hollink

Rob Hollink raised to 7,000 from under the gun and got four callers. The flop came 986, and Hollink bet 9,000. Kido Pham raised to 20,000, the other two players folded, and Hollink called. The turn was the A, and Hollink bet enough to put Pham all in. Pham called for the rest of his chips and Hollink had him covered. Both players turned over their cards.

Hollink: A1042
Pham: A1096

Pham flopped two pair (nines and sixes) and turned aces up (aces and nines). Hollink flopped the nut flush, an inside straight draw, and what he thought was overcards, turning top pair to go along with all of his draws. The river was the case ace (A), giving Hollink trip aces to the ten, and giving Pham a full boat, aces full of nines. Pham raked the pot and slightly more than doubled up to 160,000 while Hollink fell down to just under 100,000.

Dario Alioto Chips Up, Eliminates Thayer Rasmussen and Alberto Romero in Same Hand

Alberto Romero raised to 10,500 from middle position and both Thayer Rasmussen and Dario Alioto made the call. The flop came Q96, and Romero fired 36,000 chips into the pot. Alioto raised to 144,000 and both Rasmussen and Romero called all in. With their tournament lives on the line, Alioto had them both covered as all three players turned over their cards.

Alioto: AJ109
Romero: AA104
Rasmussen: J1098

Alito flopped a a pair of nines, the nut straight draw and the nut re-draw while Romero held the over pair (aces) and Rasmussen made the open-ended straight draw and a club flush draw to go along with his pair of nines on the flop. Rasmussen's straight draw was useless however as Alioto held the same jack-ten straight draw and the ace, meaning that if the king came, Alioto would have the higher straight to the ace. The turn was the 9, giving both Rasmussen and Alioto trip nines, Alioto leading with the ace kicker. The river was the 2, and Dario Alioto had just eliminated both Thayer Rasmussen and Alberto Romero in the same hand, climbing up the chip ladder to the no. 2 spot with roughly 450,000.

 

Player Tags: Ross Boatman,   Rob Hollink,   Kido Pham,   Dario Alioto,   Thayer Rasmussen

$10,000 Mixed - Level 3

Jun 04, '08

Players Remaining: 183 of 192

Average Stack: 20,984

Notable Chip Counts:
Jeff Madsen - 56,000
Adam Spiegelberg - 52,000
Gavin Smith - 43,000
Michael Mizrachi - 37,500
Tim Phan - 37,000
Gavin Griffin - 35,500
Woody Deck - 35,000
Toto Leonidas - 30,000
Hoyt Corkins - 28,000
Jeffrey Lisandro - 24,800
Ross Boatman - 23,000
George Danzer - 23,000

Big Hands:

Pot-Limit Omaha: Top Two Chops it Up for Corkins and Opponent

On a board of AT97, Hoyt Corkins raised his opponent’s 1,000 bet to a total of 3,000. His opponent called, and the 7 river was dealt. Both players checked, and Hoyt showed ATK5 for two pair, aces and 10s. His opponent turned over AJT3, and the pot was split.

Pot-Limit Omaha: Doyle’s Two Pair No Good

Facing a raise to 500 from the player on the button, Doyle Brunson elected to defend his big blind. The flop came JT5. Brunson checked, his opponent bet 800, and he called. The Q turn was dealt, generating checks from both opponents. On the 4 river, Doyle made a 2,700 pot-sized bet, which was called by his opponent. Doyle turned over AQT2 for two pair, queens and tens. His opponent held the 98 for the low end of the straight, and dragged the pot.

No-Limit Hold’em: Minieri Stacks More Chips

On a board of KT755, Dario Minieri’s opponent checked and Minieri fired a bet of 6,100. His opponent folded, and Minieri won the pot. With this pot Minieri now has around 23,000 in chips.

2-7 Triple Draw: David Oppenheim Stands Pat, Pads Stack

David Oppenheim opened for a raise from the under-the-gun position and was called by the player in the small blind. Both players drew two cards, with Oppenheim betting when checked to by his opponent. The bet was called, with the other player drawing two cards and Oppenheim standing pat on the next round. The action was identical: Oppenheim’s opponent checked, and David’s bet was called. During the final drawing round, Oppenheim again stood pat and his opponent drew one card and called Oppenheim’s last bet. Oppenheim turned over 87532, and his opponent mucked.

2-7 Triple Draw: Madsen Vs. Brunson

Doyle Brunson opened for a raise during the 2-7 triple draw round and was called by Jeff Madsen on the button and the player in the big blind. Both the big blind and Doyle drew two, and Madsen stood pat. The players checked to Madsen who bet and was called twice. The big blind and Doyle drew one card on the second draw, and again Madsen stood pat. Again the action was checked to Madsen, who checked behind prompting Doyle to say, “Gosh, dang it!” The third draw brought discards of one from Doyle and the big blind, as well as another pat from Madsen. Again Madsen was checked to and said, “What do I do with this hand?” He turned over T8762, and both his opponents mucked.

Limit Hold’em: Two Hold’em World Champs Mix it Up

In the limit hold’em round, Johnny Chan raised from the button and was called by Chris Ferguson in the big blind. Ferguson checked the K65 flop and called Chan’s bet. When the 8 fell on the turn, Ferguson bet and Chan released his hand. Ferguson finished the hand with slightly more than 12,000 in chips.

Omaha 8 or Better: Raymer Gets Quartered on River

After limping from middle position, Greg Raymer called a raise from the player to his immediate left. The flop fell 852, and Raymer checked. His opponent bet, and Raymer check-raised. His opponent reraised, and Raymer called. The Q on the turn caused Raymer to bet, and his opponent called. The 5 fell on the river, and again Raymer bet. This time he was raised by his opponent, and Raymer called. His opponent showed A534 with ace-trey for the nut low and three fives for high. “Nice catch. You needed it,” declared Raymer as he turned over AQ43. Raymer had the same nut low, but his top pair for high was no good for the high. Raymer ended up with a quarter of the pot. If his opponent had failed to improve on the river, Raymer would have quartered his opponent.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Chris Ferguson,   Ross Boatman,   David Oppenheim,   Doyle Brunson,   Johnny Chan,   Greg Raymer,   Dario Minieri,   Jeff Madsen,   European Report