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Jul 03, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 55 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | 3 | + |
Level 23 Update: The Durrr Roller Coaster is OverJul 03, '10 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 14 out of 346 Average Chip Count: 741,428 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Miguel Proulx – 2,040,000 Notable Eliminations: Blair Rodman – $31,288 Big Hands: Tom Dwan raised to 70,000 from the cutoff and Matthew Wheat called out of the big blind. The flop came 76J and Wheat check-called Dwan’s all-in of 130,000. Wheat showed K854, giving him all sorts of draws and Dwan showed Q987, giving him a pair and a straight draw. The turn was the 2, but the 8 on the river gave Wheat a straight and left Dwan with just the main event to win his bracelet bets. Blair Rodman Eliminated After a limp from Tervor Uyesugi in the small blind, Blair Rodman raised 60,000 in the big blind. Uyesugi made the call and the flop came 3J7. Uyesugi checked and called Rodman’s pot-sized bet of 120,000. The turn was the 7 and Uyesugi led out for Rodman’s last 35,000. Rodman made the call and showed 7965, giving him trip sevens, but was up against the J742, giving him a full house. The A river was a formality since Rodman was already drawing dead and Uyesugi took the pot. Jason Lester Eliminated Alessio Isaia raised to 60,000 and Jason Lester moved all-in for 90,000 total from the small blind. Isaia tossed in the call and showed KKJ6 and was ahead of Lester’s AQQ10. The board ran out 105428, keeping Isaia in the lead and eliminating Lester. Lester will take home $31,288 for his efforts. Player Tags: Blair Rodman, Jason Lester, Tom Dwan Level 22 Update: Durrr Slips, Hellmuth Clinging, and Devilfish BustsJul 03, '10 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 Players Remaining: 18 out of 346 Average Chip Count: 576,666 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Miguel Proulx – 1,900,000 Notable Eliminations: David Ulliott – $24,815 Big Hands: John Raener Eliminated Dmitry Stelmak raised to 30,000 from middle position and John Racener moved all-in for his last 90,000 on the button. Stelmak made the call and showed Q1087 and was up against Racener’s AA75. the board ran out 1039Q8, which gave Stelmak two pair to trump the aces of Racener. Devilfish Hits the Rail Tom Dwan raised to 42,000 in the hijack and Daniel Alaei called from the cutoff. David Ulliott called from the small blind and they saw a flop of 5810. Ulliott moved all-in for 103,000 and Dwan raised the pot to isolate Ulliott against Alaei. Dwan showed QQ96 and was behind Ulliiott’s KJ105. The turn was the 4, keeping Ulliott in the lead, but the Q on the river gave Dwan a set and the pot. Jason Lester Doubles Jason Lester limped in from middle position and Ludovic Lacay made it 56,000 from the cutoff. Lester called and they saw a flop of Q108. Lester moved all-in and Lacay made the call. Lester showed A1052 and Lacay showed KKAQ. The turn was the 9, keeping Lacay in the lead, but the Q on the river completed Lester’s flush to double him up to 270,000. Lacay falls to 817,000. Stelmak Doubles Through Durrrr Tom Dwan raised from early position and Dmitry Stelmak called from the cutoff. The flop came 242 and Dwan bet 53,000. Stelmak raised to just 110,000 and Dwan took his time before making the call. The turn was the 2. Dwan checked and Stelmak bet 61,000. Dwan took his time before making the call again. The river was the 8 and Dwan checked again. Stelmak moved all-in for 260,000 and Dwan thought for a good three minutes before pushing across enough chips for the call. Dwan mucked when Stelmak showed J1082, giving him quads. Dwan is down to 640,000 and Stelmak is up to 970,000. Hellmuth’s Pressure Gets a Fold Phil Hellmuth raised from under-the-gun to 47,000 and was called by Blair Rodman in the cutoff and Alessio Isaia from the big blind. The flop came 78Q and Hellmuth moved in for his last 140,000. Rodman went into the tank before folding and Isaia quickly folded after Rodman. After Rodman told Hellmuth he was close to calling, Hellmuth claimed he had aces. Player Tags: Blair Rodman, Phil Hellmuth, Jason Lester, Tom Dwan, Ludovic Lacay, Dimitry Stelmak Level 20 Update: Michael Binger Eliminated, Durrr Wins Monster PotJul 03, '10 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 Players Remaining: 24 out of 346 Average Chip Count: 432,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Tom Dwan – 1,187,000 Notable Eliminations: Michael Binger – $24,815 Big Hands: Wheat Doubles Through Binger On a flop of 1063, Michael Binger led out for 65,000 and Matthew Wheat moved all-in for 125,000. David Ulliott got out of the way, but Binger made the call. Wheat showed AAQ6 and was up against the K10Q8. The turn was the K to give Binger two pair and the lead, but the 3 on the river improved Wheat to aces and threes to double up to 370,000, while Binger slipped to 260,000. Lester Gets Aces Cracked Jason Lester raised to 24,000 and Leandro Pimentel made it 87,000. Lester then moved in and Pimentel called. Lester showed AA94 and was up against Pimentel’s KKQ6. The board came JK92J to give Pimentel a full house to boule up to 280,000 and Lester falls to 66,000. Devilfish Doubles Through Durrr David Ulliot raised from early position and Tom Dwan three-bet to 75,000 from the cutoff. Ulliott called and the two saw a flop of AQ10. Ulliott checked, Dwan bet enough to put Ulliott all-in and after a few seconds, Ulliott called. Ulliott showed A996, giving him top pair and the nut flush draw and was way ahead of Dwan’s KK86, giving him kings and a weaker flush draw. The turn was the J and the river was the Q, and since you must use two cards from your hand to make a straight in this game, Ulliott doubled up to 410,000 while Dwan is down to 420,000. Michael Binger Eliminated We caught up with the action a flop of AQ5 and Michael Binger bet 40,000 and was called by Ludovic Lacay. The turn was the K and Lacay bet 150,000 after a check from Binger. Binger moved in for slightly more and Lacay called. Binger showed KKAQ and Lacay held the J10A6. Lacay was ahead with the nut straight and the 9 on the river kept Lacay in the lead and Binger was headed for the exits. Dwan Surges to Over 1.1 Million, Eliminates Jordan Smith in the Process David Ulliott raised to 30,000 and was called by Blair Rodman in middle position, Tom Dwan in the cutoff, Ben Blackmore in the small blind, and Jordan Smith made it 150,000 more in the big blind. Ulliott tanked for two minutes before giving it up and Rodman put in another raise to the size of the pot and Dwan moved all-in for 390,000. Blackmore folded and Smith called all-in for a little more and all three hands were turned up. Smith: AJ106 The flop came 887, giving Dwan trips and put him way out in the lead. Ulliott slammed the table and claimed he folded two kings when the K fell on the turn. The river was the 9 and Dwan filled up to win a monster pot and is up to about 1,180,000, while Rodman is down to 160,000 and Smith is eliminated. Player Tags: Blair Rodman, Michael Binger, Tom Dwan |
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Jun 22, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 38 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship | 3 | + |
Level 25: Final Table SetJun 23, '10 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 7 out of 268 Average Chip Count: 1,005,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Valdemar Kwaysser – 1,690,000 Notable Eliminations: 9. Alexander Kuzmin — $56,404 Big Hands: Kuzmin Doubles Alexander Kuzmin was all in against Peter Jetten. Here were there cards: Kuzman: AA The board ran out Q9827 and Kuzman doubled up to 410,000. Sam Stein Eliminated In 10th Place, Official Final Table Set Sam Stein raised to 140,000 from the button. Dani Stern then raised enough to put Stein all in. Stein called his last 70,000 and the players turned up their cards: Stein: 108 Stein was drawing live preflop, then virtually drawing dead on the flop of AA6. Stein needed running straight cards but the board finished out 2 and K, sending Stein to the rail. Alexander Kuzmin Eliminated In Ninth Place ($56,404) Alexander Kuzmin raised preflop and Thomas Marchese reraised enough to put Kuzmin all in. Kuzmin made the call and the players showed down their cards: Kuzmin: KJ The board ran out AQ5K7 and Kuzmin was the first casualty at the official final table. Blair Rodman Eliminated In Eighth Place ($72,754) Blair Rodman was all in after a flop of KJ7 against Valdemar Kwaysser. Rodman had flopped top two pair with his KJ. Unfortunately for Rodman, Kwaysser had flopped top set as he held KK. The board finished off 79 and Rodman was eliminated. Player Tags: Blair Rodman Level 22: Down To One TableJun 22, '10 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 10 out of 268 Average Chip Count: 804,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Konstantin Bucherl – 1,825,000 Notable Eliminations: Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at 8:45 p.m. Big Hands: Rodman Knocks Out Doudney Blair Rodman raised to 60,000 and Nathna Doudney moved all in for his last 137,000. Rodman made the call and the players turned up their hands: Rodman: K9 Rodman was dominating and the board ran out AQ786, offering no help to Doudney as he hit the rail in 11th place. Thumy Eliminated Clement Thumy was the chip leader of the tournament at one point but found himself all in against Valdemar Kwaysser. Thumy had pocket aces but they were cracked when Kwaysser’s KQ made trip kings on the river and Thumy was eliminated. Player Tags: Blair Rodman, Nathan Doudney, Valdemar Kwaysser, Clement Thumy |
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Jun 12, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 20 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha | 3 | + |
Four Eliminations So FarJun 12, '10 When the final table began Nenad Medic sat with a near 3-1 chip lead over the next nearest player, Tex Barch. Medic quietly remained the chip leader as the first four victims were eliminated from the final table. Denton Pfister First To Go, Finishes in 9th Place ($19,259) John “Tex” Barch raised to 40,000 and Denton Pfister re-popped it to 120,000. Barch called and the flop came 62A. With Pfister holding just 37,000 behind, he went all in and Barch made the call. Pfister: QQ106 Barch already had the lead with two pair and the K turn gave him an event stronger two pair. The K river changed nothing and Pfister was the first elimination of the day, winning $19,259. Patterson Out in 8th Place ($24,695) Several raises back and forth between Tyler Patterson and Blair Rodman left Patterson all in preflop. Their hands: Rodman: AA85 Patterson’s hand was never ahead on a board that ran 8103A9. Patterson was out in 9th place, taking $24,695. Rodman Booted By Thibaut in 7th Place ($32,007) Blair Rodman made it 26,000 to go and Klinghammer Thibaut made the call from the big blind. On a flop of 964 Thibaut checked to Rodman who bet 55,000, only to have Thibaut check-raise him all in on a pot-sized bet 223,000. Rodman called and they showed their hands. Rodman: 9875 Both players were heavily drawing, but the A turn put Thibaut ahead and the K made it official — Rodman was eliminated in 7th place, winning $32,007 in prize money. Thibaut had around 790,000 in chips after the hand. Chang Knocked Out in 6th Place ($41,971) A short-stacked Chris Hyong Chang raised to 42,000 pre-flop and called off the rest of his chips when Tex Barch re-raised to 150,000. Their hands: Barch: AAK10 The board ran 10462Q and Chang was gone in 6th, earning $41,971 for his efforts. Player Tags: Blair Rodman, John Barch, Nenad Medic, Klinghammer Thibaut |
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Jun 08, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 15 - $10,000 Seven Card Stud 8 or Better Championship | 3 | + |
Level 20: Rodman Out In 15th, George 14thJun 08, '10 Blinds: Ante 4,000, Bring-In 5,000, 18,000-36,000 Limits Players Remaining: 14 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 364,285 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Kirill Rabstov – 795,000 Notable Eliminations: 15. Blair Rodman — $28,220 Big Hands: Blair Rodman Eliminated In 15th Place Picking up the action on fourth street, Kirill Rabstov led out with 18,000. Blair Rodman made the call. Rabstov then bet 36,000 on fifth and Rodman made the call again. Rabstov bet 36,000 on sixth street and Rodman pounced, raising to 72,000. Rabstov would not be denied and put in a third bet to 108,000. Rodman made the call, putting himself all in. Rabstov then turned over 44 to go with his 4 for rolled-up fours. Rodman had aces with a gutshot broadway draw, but instead made two pair on the river and he was eliminated. George Doubles Through Schmelev, But Later Goes Out In 14th Christopher George was all in by fifth street against Vladimir Schmelev. Here is how their boards looked: George: (32)54QA(10) George made the wheel and scooped Schmelev. While once down to his last 50,000, George climbed all the way back to 190,000. Schmelev was down to 160,000. Later in the level, George found himself all in against Dario Minieri and his three queens. George could not find any help and was out in 14th. Player Tags: Blair Rodman, Christopher George, Kirill Rabtsov |
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Jul 14, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 7 | + |
Level 24 Hour 2 Update: Kenny Tran EliminatedJul 13, '09 NOTE: There was a 20-minute break after this level and play will commence at 10:50 p.m. PDT. Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante Players Remaining: 82 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Darvin Moon – 7,500,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,853 Card Player Chip Count: Jeff Shulman – 3,750,000 - Shulman continues to hold steady above the 3.5 million mark. His stack is currently in 11th place. Notable Eliminations: 86. Kenny Tran – $57,991 Chip Movers and Shakers - Benjamin Jensen jumped his stack to 2.4 million in a hand where he made trip aces against Fabrice Soulier. Soulier was knocked down to 2.17 million. - Adam Bilzerian grew his stack to 2.66 million when he snapped up a pot that was over 800,000 against Tom Schneider. Bilzerian bet 550,000 on a Q-Q-5 flop and Schneider mucked. Schneider was down to 1.135 million after the hand. - Ludovic Lacay held strong near 5.2 million, thanks to his pocket tens making a straight on the river to match the Broadway straight of Craig Boyd (A-10) on a K-Q-J-2-A board. Boyd held 2.6 million after the hand. Big Hands Blair Rodman Doubles Up Phil Ivey raised to 80,000 and Blair Rodman shoved all in for 362,000 total. Action was folded back around to Ivey who made the call. Ivey exposed the A9 while Rodman exposed the 88. The board ran out K10462, as Rodman’s eights held up. Rodman is still short with 780,000. Dennis Phillips Wins Million Chip Pot Thai Tran raised preflop to 70,000 and Dennis Phillips reraised to 180,000. Steve Sanders made the call and action was back to Tran. He didn’t just call, instead he put out a raise to 605,000. Action was back to Phillips, who went into the tank and eventually announced all in for 1,900,000 total. Sanders quickly folded and Tran went into the tank before mucking. Phillips collected the million chip pot without having to see a flop. Phillips is now at 3,000,000. Kenny Tran Eliminated 86th Place ($57,991) With less than 500,000 Kenny Tran chose to move all in with the A5 and was called by the 88 of Joseph Cada. The board offered no salvation as it ran out 43396. Cada is at 2,580,000. Darvin Moon Wins Monster Pot Darvin Moon limped from early position and Chris Bach raised to 175,000. Jamie Brown reraised to 375,000 from the button. Moon limped in with a huge hand and made it 1,000,000 to go. Bach folded and Brown thought for awhile before going all in with his last 1,400,000. Moon snap called and exposed the AA. Brown tabled the dominated KK. The board ran out 653J8 as Brown received no help and was eliminated from the main event. Moon is at 7,500,000 and the chip leader. Antonio Esfandiari Eliminates Opponent Antonio Esfandiari raised preflop and was repopped by Wesley Ismay. Esfandiari made the call and both players saw a flop of 755. Esfandiari bet 400,000 and Ismay called. The K hit the turn and Esfandiari once again bet out, this time for 700,000. Ismay reraised all in for 2,000,000 total. Esfandiari made the call and exposed the AK and had his opponent’s Q-9 drawing dead. The meaningless 6 fell on the river and Esfandiari is now at 5,600,000. Joe Sebok Doubles Up Again Billy Kopp raised 80,000 in middle position and Joe Sebok moved all in for 301,000 from the button. Action was folded back to Kopp who made the call. Kopp exposed the Q7 while Sebok tabled the 99. The board ran out 107435 and Sebok survived the double up. He is at 680,000 while Kopp is down to 4,100,000. Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Blair Rodman, Antonio Esfandiari, Kenny Tran, Joe Sebok, Dennis Phillips, Ludovic Lacay Level 28 Hour 2 Update: Jeff Shulman Eliminates Two OpponentsJul 14, '09 Note: The players are on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 8:36 to resume action for the evening. Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 29 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Billy Kopp – 15,510,000 Average Chip Count: 6,717,931 Card Player Chip Count: Jeff Shulman – 9,360,000 Eliminations: 38. Gabriel Vezina – $178,857 Twitter Updates: Jeff Shulman at 9,360,000 (twitter feed) Big Hands Gabriel Vezina Eliminated in 38th Place ($178,857) and Martin Lapostolle Eliminated in 37th Place ($178,857) Gabriel Vezina raised to 200,000 from middle position. Joe Ward called in the cutoff. Martin Lapostolle moved all in from the big blind for 2,100,000. Vezina, who only had 1,200,000 in his stack, called all in. Ward also made the call and had both players covered. Their cards: Vezina: JJ The board ran out K946 and Ward has his opponents drawing dead on the turn. A meaningless card fell on the river and Ward knocked out two opponents and was at 9,800,000 in chips after the hand. Christopher Bach Eliminated in 36th Place ($253,941) Christopher Bach, Steven Begleiter, Nick Maimone, and Ludovic Lacay all limped in and saw a flop of 1085. Lacay checked, Bach checked, Begleiter bet 225,000 and Maimone folded. Lacay folded and then Bach check-raised all in for 1,00,000 more. Begleiter made the call. Bach tabled the J10 while Begleiter exposed the J9. Bach needed to dodge Begleiter’s straight draw. He was safe as the 2 hit the turn but the 7 filled the straight and eliminated Bach. Begleiter is at 8,980,000. Grayson Ramage Eliminated in 35th Place ($253,941) Kevin Schaffel raised in middle position and Grayson Ramage put the rest of his 810,000 chip stack into the pot. Schaffel called and exposed the AK and was up against the AJ of Ramage. The board ran out 9758K, eliminating Ramage. Blair Rodman Eliminated in 34th Place ($253,941) Blair Rodman moved all in for 815,000 from the button and Luis Nargentino called in the small bind. Rodman exposed the J8 and was up against the 44 for a flip. The board offered no help for Rodman as it ran out QQ107A. Nargentino is at 4,600,000. Jeff Shulman Eliminates Jason Brice in 33rd Place ($253,941) Jeff Shulman raised to 250,000 from middle position. Jason Brice went all in for 800,000 in the small blind and Shulman made the quick call. Shulman exposed pocket queens with the QQ and was up against the AK of Brice. The board ran out 1092610, and Brice was eliminated. Shulman was at 5,800,000 after the hand. Scott Sitron Eliminated in 32nd Place ($253,941) Ludovic Lacay bet 200,000 from late position and Marco Mattes was on his immediate left and moved all in for 1,800,000. Scott Sitron called all in for 1,700,000 from the button. Lacay folded and Mattes tabled the QJ while Sitron exposed the AK. Mattes won the flip as the board ran out Q3224. Mattess is at 3,900,000. Ryan Fair Eliminated in 31st Place ($253,941) Ryan Fair raised to 200,000 from middle position and then action folded over to Jeff Shulman. From the big blind Shulman made it 1,000,000 total, and Fair contemplated briefly for shoving all in for 3,000,000. Shulman tabled pocket kings with the KK and was ahead of the AK of Fair. The flop came QQ5 and Shulman was in the lead. However, the K on the turn gave him a lock in the hand. A meaningless 6 fell on the river and Fair was eliminated. Shulman was at 8,500,000 after the hand and took down more pots to end the level with 9,360,000. Marc McLaughlin Eliminated in 30th Place ($253,941) Marc McLaughlin went all in for just over 1,200,000 with pocket nines and was called by the A-K of Ian Tavelli. The board ran out 877A6 as the ace on the turn ended up McLaughlin’s main event. Tavelli is at 6,250,000. Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Blair Rodman, Ryan Fair |
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Jul 13, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 6 | + |
Level 24 Hour 2 Update: Kenny Tran EliminatedJul 13, '09 NOTE: There was a 20-minute break after this level and play will commence at 10:50 p.m. PDT. Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante Players Remaining: 82 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Darvin Moon – 7,500,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,853 Card Player Chip Count: Jeff Shulman – 3,750,000 - Shulman continues to hold steady above the 3.5 million mark. His stack is currently in 11th place. Notable Eliminations: 86. Kenny Tran – $57,991 Chip Movers and Shakers - Benjamin Jensen jumped his stack to 2.4 million in a hand where he made trip aces against Fabrice Soulier. Soulier was knocked down to 2.17 million. - Adam Bilzerian grew his stack to 2.66 million when he snapped up a pot that was over 800,000 against Tom Schneider. Bilzerian bet 550,000 on a Q-Q-5 flop and Schneider mucked. Schneider was down to 1.135 million after the hand. - Ludovic Lacay held strong near 5.2 million, thanks to his pocket tens making a straight on the river to match the Broadway straight of Craig Boyd (A-10) on a K-Q-J-2-A board. Boyd held 2.6 million after the hand. Big Hands Blair Rodman Doubles Up Phil Ivey raised to 80,000 and Blair Rodman shoved all in for 362,000 total. Action was folded back around to Ivey who made the call. Ivey exposed the A9 while Rodman exposed the 88. The board ran out K10462, as Rodman’s eights held up. Rodman is still short with 780,000. Dennis Phillips Wins Million Chip Pot Thai Tran raised preflop to 70,000 and Dennis Phillips reraised to 180,000. Steve Sanders made the call and action was back to Tran. He didn’t just call, instead he put out a raise to 605,000. Action was back to Phillips, who went into the tank and eventually announced all in for 1,900,000 total. Sanders quickly folded and Tran went into the tank before mucking. Phillips collected the million chip pot without having to see a flop. Phillips is now at 3,000,000. Kenny Tran Eliminated 86th Place ($57,991) With less than 500,000 Kenny Tran chose to move all in with the A5 and was called by the 88 of Joseph Cada. The board offered no salvation as it ran out 43396. Cada is at 2,580,000. Darvin Moon Wins Monster Pot Darvin Moon limped from early position and Chris Bach raised to 175,000. Jamie Brown reraised to 375,000 from the button. Moon limped in with a huge hand and made it 1,000,000 to go. Bach folded and Brown thought for awhile before going all in with his last 1,400,000. Moon snap called and exposed the AA. Brown tabled the dominated KK. The board ran out 653J8 as Brown received no help and was eliminated from the main event. Moon is at 7,500,000 and the chip leader. Antonio Esfandiari Eliminates Opponent Antonio Esfandiari raised preflop and was repopped by Wesley Ismay. Esfandiari made the call and both players saw a flop of 755. Esfandiari bet 400,000 and Ismay called. The K hit the turn and Esfandiari once again bet out, this time for 700,000. Ismay reraised all in for 2,000,000 total. Esfandiari made the call and exposed the AK and had his opponent’s Q-9 drawing dead. The meaningless 6 fell on the river and Esfandiari is now at 5,600,000. Joe Sebok Doubles Up Again Billy Kopp raised 80,000 in middle position and Joe Sebok moved all in for 301,000 from the button. Action was folded back to Kopp who made the call. Kopp exposed the Q7 while Sebok tabled the 99. The board ran out 107435 and Sebok survived the double up. He is at 680,000 while Kopp is down to 4,100,000. Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Blair Rodman, Antonio Esfandiari, Kenny Tran, Joe Sebok, Dennis Phillips, Ludovic Lacay Level 28 Hour 2 Update: Jeff Shulman Eliminates Two OpponentsJul 14, '09 Note: The players are on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 8:36 to resume action for the evening. Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 29 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Billy Kopp – 15,510,000 Average Chip Count: 6,717,931 Card Player Chip Count: Jeff Shulman – 9,360,000 Eliminations: 38. Gabriel Vezina – $178,857 Twitter Updates: Jeff Shulman at 9,360,000 (twitter feed) Big Hands Gabriel Vezina Eliminated in 38th Place ($178,857) and Martin Lapostolle Eliminated in 37th Place ($178,857) Gabriel Vezina raised to 200,000 from middle position. Joe Ward called in the cutoff. Martin Lapostolle moved all in from the big blind for 2,100,000. Vezina, who only had 1,200,000 in his stack, called all in. Ward also made the call and had both players covered. Their cards: Vezina: JJ The board ran out K946 and Ward has his opponents drawing dead on the turn. A meaningless card fell on the river and Ward knocked out two opponents and was at 9,800,000 in chips after the hand. Christopher Bach Eliminated in 36th Place ($253,941) Christopher Bach, Steven Begleiter, Nick Maimone, and Ludovic Lacay all limped in and saw a flop of 1085. Lacay checked, Bach checked, Begleiter bet 225,000 and Maimone folded. Lacay folded and then Bach check-raised all in for 1,00,000 more. Begleiter made the call. Bach tabled the J10 while Begleiter exposed the J9. Bach needed to dodge Begleiter’s straight draw. He was safe as the 2 hit the turn but the 7 filled the straight and eliminated Bach. Begleiter is at 8,980,000. Grayson Ramage Eliminated in 35th Place ($253,941) Kevin Schaffel raised in middle position and Grayson Ramage put the rest of his 810,000 chip stack into the pot. Schaffel called and exposed the AK and was up against the AJ of Ramage. The board ran out 9758K, eliminating Ramage. Blair Rodman Eliminated in 34th Place ($253,941) Blair Rodman moved all in for 815,000 from the button and Luis Nargentino called in the small bind. Rodman exposed the J8 and was up against the 44 for a flip. The board offered no help for Rodman as it ran out QQ107A. Nargentino is at 4,600,000. Jeff Shulman Eliminates Jason Brice in 33rd Place ($253,941) Jeff Shulman raised to 250,000 from middle position. Jason Brice went all in for 800,000 in the small blind and Shulman made the quick call. Shulman exposed pocket queens with the QQ and was up against the AK of Brice. The board ran out 1092610, and Brice was eliminated. Shulman was at 5,800,000 after the hand. Scott Sitron Eliminated in 32nd Place ($253,941) Ludovic Lacay bet 200,000 from late position and Marco Mattes was on his immediate left and moved all in for 1,800,000. Scott Sitron called all in for 1,700,000 from the button. Lacay folded and Mattes tabled the QJ while Sitron exposed the AK. Mattes won the flip as the board ran out Q3224. Mattess is at 3,900,000. Ryan Fair Eliminated in 31st Place ($253,941) Ryan Fair raised to 200,000 from middle position and then action folded over to Jeff Shulman. From the big blind Shulman made it 1,000,000 total, and Fair contemplated briefly for shoving all in for 3,000,000. Shulman tabled pocket kings with the KK and was ahead of the AK of Fair. The flop came QQ5 and Shulman was in the lead. However, the K on the turn gave him a lock in the hand. A meaningless 6 fell on the river and Fair was eliminated. Shulman was at 8,500,000 after the hand and took down more pots to end the level with 9,360,000. Marc McLaughlin Eliminated in 30th Place ($253,941) Marc McLaughlin went all in for just over 1,200,000 with pocket nines and was called by the A-K of Ian Tavelli. The board ran out 877A6 as the ace on the turn ended up McLaughlin’s main event. Tavelli is at 6,250,000. Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Blair Rodman, Ryan Fair |
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Jul 01, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 55 - $2,500 Limit 2-7 Triple Draw Lowball | 3 | + |
Final Table Update: Dinner Break, Rodman 5thJul 01, '09 Blinds: 8,000-15,000 Players Remaining: 4 out of 257 Chip Counts: 1. Abe Mosseri — 998,000 Average Chip Count: 481,875 Notable Eliminations: 5. Blair Rodman — $31,818 Big Hands Blair Rodman Eliminated in 5th Place ($31,818) Blair Rodman draws one card on the first draw and bets. Juanda raises and Rodman calls. Rodman draws two cards and Juanda stands pat. Juanda bets and Rodman calls all in for 20,000. Rodman draws his last card while Juanda stands pat again. Rodman turns over a straight (6-5-4-3-2) while Juanda shows 8-7-5-4-2. Blair Rodman is eliminated in 5th place ($31,818). Left in the Deck The remaining four players are now on dinner break and will return at approximately 7:30 pm PDT. Player Tags: John Juanda, Blair Rodman |
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Jun 18, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 37 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud 8 or Better | 1 | + |
Level 1 Update: Frank Kassela, Brett Richey Chipping UpJun 18, '09 Ante: 50 Big Hands: Frank Kassela vs. Jerry Buss Jon Turner completes the bet to 200 with the A, Jerry Buss calls with the 10 and Frank Kassela calls with the K. Turner: X-X-AJ Turner bets 200, Kassela and Buss both call. Turner: X-X-AJ8 This time Turner bets 400, Buss raises to 800, Turner folds and Kassela calls. Buss: X-X-109910 Buss bets and Kassela calls. Kassela checks his pair on the river and Buss checks behind him. Buss turns over 874 for a straight. “That was a bad check for me”, says Kassela as he turns over K99 for a full house. Kassela rakes the pot, bringing his chip count up to 37,000 this hand while Buss falls to slightly below the starting stack with 27,000 in chips. Brett Richey vs. Blair Rodman Brett Richey completes the bet to 200 with the 9, Blair Rodman raises to 400 with the 4 and Richey calls. Richey: X-X-96 Richey bets 200 and Rodman calls. Richey: X-X-96A Richey bets 400 and Rodman calls. Richey: X-X-96A2 Richey bets 400 on sixth street and Rodman calls. On the river, Richey fires out another bet and after a minute in the tank, Rodman folds. Richey rakes the pot, bringing his chip count up to 36,000 this hand. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Jerry Buss, Blair Rodman, John Turner, Brett Richey |
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Jun 13, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 22 - H.O.R.S.E. | 3 | + |
$3,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Final Table SetJun 13, '08 Players Left: 8 Chip Leaders: Seat 1 - Rostislav Tsodikov - 140,000 Eliminations: Todd Brunson, Eric Froehlich, Blair Rodman Big Hands and Storylines: Paul Zimbler Doubles Up - Stud 8 Paul Zimbler was all in with kings up on sixth street against the low straight draw of Jared Davis. Davis failed to hit either and Zimbler scooped the pot to double up to about 90,000.
Todd Brunson was all in against Marcel Luske on a flop of K7Q. Brunson showed A10 but was up against the K9. The turn was the K and the river was the 2, giving Luske the pot and eliminating Brunson in 12th place.
After being previously crippled in a Stud 8 hand with Jennifer Harman, Eric Froehlich was all in holding 98 against the J9 of Jared Davis. The board ran out K4J35 and Froehlich was eliminated in 11th place.
Blair Rodman moved all in on the short stack holding 97 against Jens Voertmann's pocket queens. The board ran out 1052102 and Rodman hit the rail in tenth place. Paul Zimbler Eliminated in 9th Place ($25,138) - Omaha 8 Paul Zimbler was short stacked and all in holding K1087 against the J1043 of Jennifer Harman. The flop came Q55 and Zimbler maintained his lead with King high. The turn was the 5 and Harman was really drawing slim to pair up wihout hitting a club. The river was the... J! Harman eliminated Zimbler in ninth place. Player Tags: Blair Rodman, Todd Brunson, Jared Davis, Jennifer Harman, Marcel Luske, Paul Zimbler, Eric Froehlich, Jens Voertmann, European Report |
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Jun 03, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 6 - Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better | 1 | + |
Omaha High-Low Level 7Jun 03, '08 Blinds: 200-400 Players left: of 833 Average chips: 8,925 Chip Leaders:
Eliminations:
Hands: Men the Master triples up to stay alive Down to under 2,000 chips, Men Nguyen puts 1,200 chips into the pot preflop and sees a 633 flop. He happily puts the rest of his chips in and shows 6-3. Stuart Patterson is also all in on the hand with A-A and two low cards. The turn and river do not help Patterson or the third player in the hand and Nguyen triples up to over 5,000. Patterson was eliminated shortly thereafter. Rodman folds on river Blair Rodman, clearly frustrated, struggled with the decision after his opponent bets on a board of 42A73. After a minute, he calls and sees his opponent flip over 5-4 for a five-high straight and the nut low. After the hand Rodman is down to under 4,000 chips. Wolfe takes half of monster pot On a board of 84T4, Wolfe bets out and then reraises after a player raises. There was also a third player in the pot. The river is the A and Wolfe bets. Both players called and Wolfe flipped over A-4 for a full house and another player showed 3-2 for the nut low hand. The third player in the hand angrily mucked, upset that the ace on the river ruined his hand. With the pot Wolfe now has 8,000 chips. Fricke doing well Jimmy Fricke folded to a bet on a K2K, but is still doing well and has roughly 10,000 chips. Player Tags: Men Nguyen, Paul Wolfe, Blair Rodman, Stuart Paterson, Jimmy Fricke Omaha High-Low Level 4Jun 03, '08 Players are currently on a 30-minute break. When play resumes, blinds will be 100-200. Blinds: 75-150 Players Left: 620 of 833 Average Chips: 4,031 Chip Leaders:
Eliminations: Noah Boeken Hands: Fricke gets some breathing room After two players limp, Jimmy Fricke raises to 300 and is one of five players to see the K69 come on the flop. Fricke makes a bet and is called by two players. The 7 comes on the turn and Fricke again bets. The player to his left folds immediately, and after a minute to mull it over, the other player folds as well. Fricke now has roughly 3,000 chips. Rodman loses huge pot Blair Rodman and two other players put in 5 small bets -- 750 chips -- in the pot preflop, and a fourth player is all in for 700 chips. The flop comes K29 and after Frank Kassela bets out, Rodman raises and then calls a re-raise by Kassela. He then calls bets when the 3 comes on the turn and J comes on the river. Kassela shows pocket kings and takes the pot of over 5,000 chips. After the hand Rodman is down to 4,000 chips. Mizrachi picks up some chips with chop Robert Mizrachi picked up a few hundred chips when he check-called every street on a A7A8K with 5-2 for the winning low hand. Another player showed A-K for and the player who bet all the way said his misread his hand and showed 6-3 before mucking. Mizrachi currently has over 11,000 chips. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Blair Rodman, Jimmy Fricke |
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