Dewey Tomko Poker Tournament Updates

1,500 Limit Hold'em - Level 5

Jun 06, '08

Blinds: 100/200

Players Left: 440 of 880

Average Stack: 6000

Chip Leaders:

Marco Traniello - 11,600
Marcel Luske - 10,700
Josh Arieh - 9700
Ben Fineman - 9400
Daniel Negreanu - 8500
Erich Kollman - 8200
Shaun Deeb - 8200
Barry Schulman - 6900
Michael Craig - 6800
Anna Wroblewski - 6700

Eliminations: John Myung

Big Hands:

Boyd Crippled By Kicker

Dutch Boyd is living on fumes after getting into a battle with Chris Ferguson in the small blind as well as the big blind. Boyd raised preflop to 400 and drew calls from both blinds. The flop came down A85. which drew a check from Ferguson, a bet from the big blind, and subsequent calls from Boyd and Ferguson. The turn was the 9, and action was checked to Boyd who bet 400, and drew calls from both players. The J fell on the river, Ferguson checked and the big blind bet. Boyd called and Ferguson folded. Boyd showed A3 while the big blind held A10 and scooped the pot. Boyd was left with just 1575 in chips.
Boyd had earlier climbed to 4,625 in chips when after a flop of KQ6, he connected for a set when the 10 hit on the turn.

Schwartz Happy wtih Split Pot

Ylon Schwartz had just 175 remaining in chips after all the betting was completed in a three-way pot on a board of A8843.  Schwartz looked at his opponent nervously and asked "you have pocket fours?" The player showed ace-king, and Schwartz did the same with AK and both swept in 3,600 in chips.

Tomko Rebounds

Dewey Tomko was down to just 1600 in chips after a series of pre-flop raises that resulted in a short-stacked opponent being all-in. "Well at least I can say I was knocked out by you," said the player, who flipped over QQ. Tomko was behind however, with pocket eights, and the suspense ended with a flop of Q99. The J on the turn and K on the river ended things. Tomko would later rebound however and now sits at 3,400.

Bloch Spilling Chips

Bloch was in the big blind when the player under-the-gun raised. Bloch went to 600, was reraised to 800, then capped betting at 1000 with the initial raiser holding just 175 in chips. The flop came J99 and the remaining chips were centered. Bloch held QQ while his opponent held J10. But the J on the turn filled the opponent.
The very next hand it was the same two players at it again, part of a three-way pot for 600 each. The flop came A76 and all three committed another 400. After the J on the turn, Bloch called another bet, and the 9 came on the river. The big blind bet and Bloch folded, showing 54 for an open-ended straight and flush draw, while the big blind showed JJ for a set hit on the turn. Bloch was suddenly down to 4,100 in chips.

Brenes Being Patient

Humberto Brenes, sitting with just 2,300 in chips, was in the big blind for 200 when it was raised to 400 and three players called. Refusing to make it a five-way pot, Brenes folded.

Elizabeth Still Alive

Shannon Elizabeth began the level with just 1800 in chips, but had the blinds fold to her in the first hand when play resumed, and she has since doubled up.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Andy Bloch,   Dewey Tomko,   Dutch Boyd

$1,500 Limit Hold'em - Level 9 - Lindgren In The Hunt

Jun 07, '08

Blinds: 300-600 (Moving to 400-800)

Remaining Players: 160 of 880

Average Chip Stack: 16,398

Chip Counts:

Eric Crain: 52,000
Roy Thung: 35,800
Joseph Sanders: 35,800
Marco Traniello: 34,400
Eric Pratt: 31,000
Vinny Vinh: 30,700
Ali Eslami: 30,300
Ayaz Mahmood: 30,000
Erick Lindgren: 27,500
Terrence Chan: 25,000

Big Hands:

E-Dog Takes A Small Hit, Still a Force

After limping into a four-way pot, Erick Lindgren bet 600 on a K92 and got two of his opponents to fold, but one stuck around - Michael McGhee. Both players checked the 3 on the turn, and after Lindgren checked the 10 river McGhee bet out 1,200 and Lindgren folded. Lindgren is still very much alive with around 27,500 in chips.

Schneider Claims Another Tournament Life

The short stack at Tom Schneider's table was in the blinds and forced to put his remaining chips in with 64. Schneider called from the button and showed Q10. The board came J-10-7-7-4 and Day 2's first elimination was in the books. Schneider ad around after the win.

Not The Ideal Start To The Day, Flush Over Flush

On a QJ2AQ board, Greg Monaldi bet and Marco Traniello raised. Monaldi called and Traniello confidently showed 53 for a riverd flush, but Monaldi showed 109 for a better flush. The loss took Traniello down, but he has since battled back up to around 34,400.

Tomko Nearly Doubles, But Remains Low On Chips

On a J107 flop, Dewey Tomko bet and was called by his opponent. Both players checked the 5 turn and when the A came on the river Tomko bet 1,200, leaving himself just 100 behind. His opponent called and Tomko showed A8 for a pair of aces and his opponent shook his head and mucked. Tomko has around 8,000 at the end of the level.

Dutchman Flying The Wrong Way

Marcel Luske bet out on a J1073J board and was called by his opponent, who showed 99. Luske showed A7 and his opponent took the pot - leaving Luske with around 8,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Dewey Tomko,   Tom Schneider,   Marco Traniello,   Marcel Luske,   Greg Monaldi,   European Report

Event 4 - Mixed Hold 'Em - Levels 5 and 6

Jun 02, '08

Blinds/Antes: 150/300 limit, 75/150 no-limit

Players Remaining: 279 of 332

Average Stack: 11,900

Chip Counts:
Ben Grundy - 32,000
William Chen - 27,000
Ralph Perry - 24,900
Bill Edler - 23,000
Berry Johnston - 22,000
Phil Ivey - 20,000
Andy Bloch - 18,200
Hasan Habib - 18,000
David Ulliott - 18,000
Marcel Luske - 17,000

Big Hands:

The Poker Brat Has Arrived

Phil Hellmuth dragged his first pot after finally making his entrance due to his notorious tendency to arrive fashionably late to WSOP events. After the button raised in the limit round, David "Devilfish" Ulliot called from the small blind and Hellmuth called from the big blind. On the Q86 flop, Ulliot checked and Hellmuth bet. The original button raised folded, and Ulliot exposed the A9 before mucking. Hellmuth showed the Q.

A Missed Draw Good For the Pot Against Deeb

After raising from middle position, Freddy Deeb was called by a late position opponent and Tony Licastro from the big blind. Licastro checked the K87 flop. Deeb bet, and was called by both the late position opponent and Licastro. The 6 on the turn caused a nearly identical round of action. Licastro checked, Deeb bet, the remaining opponent called, and Licastro released his hand. Both remaining players checked the 3 on the river. The player in late position turned over the JT for a missed two-way draw. However, Deeb showed the J and mucked his other card, not able to beat jack-ten high.

High Action Among Top Pros

On yet another star-studded table, Richard "Quiet Lion" Brodie raised from the button and was called by both Ryan Young in the small blind and Roy Winston in the big blind. All three checked a flop of A98. Young led out on the 6 turn and was raised by Winston, prompting Brodie to fold. Young made the call, and the J river was dealt. Young checked, Winston bet, and Young folded.

Tomko Slowly Accumulating Chips Despite Defecit

After the player under-the-gun raised, Dewey Tomko flat called from middle position. The two took the T96 flop heads-up. The raiser checked, Tomko bet, and his opponent folded. Tomko now has slightly over 8,000.

Unabomber Releases Hand, Has it Massaged

Phil Laak took a break from his hand massage to raise from the button. He was called by an opponent in the big blind. The two saw a 762 flop. The player first to act checked, Laak bet, and was called. The 7 on the turn yielded checks from both players. The first opponent bet out on the A river, and Laak folded.

Jennifer Harman Cracks the Nut Flush

Jennifer Harman won a large pot by catching board-pairing T to fill up her set of 4s. Her opponent had flopped the nut flush. After dragging the pot, she has over 15,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Richard Brodie,   Dewey Tomko,   Phil Laak,   Phil Hellmuth,   Jennifer Harman,   Anthony Licastro,   Ryan Young,   Roy Winston,   Freddy Deeb,   European Report

Event 4 - Mixed Hold 'Em - Levels 3 and 4

Jun 02, '08

 

Blinds/Antes: 100/200 limit, 50/100 no-limit

Players Remaining: 333

Chip Counts:
Bill Edler - 20,000
Andrew Black - 20,000
Marcel Luske - 19,000
Andy Bloch - 18,400
Eli Elezra - 17,500
Michael Binger - 17,350
Maria Ho - 17,000
Ben Grundy - 16,300
Daniel Alaei - 16,000
Alex Melnikow - 16,000

Recent Eliminations:
Doyle Brunson
Layne Flack

Big Hands:

Allen Cunningham Builds His Stack

After calling a raise in the big blind from a middle position player, Allen Cunningham checked a JT6 flop.  His opponent bet, and he called.  The 4 on the turn caused Cunningham to bet, and his opponent elected to fold.  The pot boosted Allen’s stack to just under 15,000.

Hoyt Corkins Remains Aggressive

Hoyt Corkins accumulated a total stack of over 10,000 in chips by utilizing his aggressive style during the limit round.  On one hand, Corkins raised pre-flop from early position and was flat called by the opponent on his left.  The two players saw a flop of 643.  Corkins bet, his opponent raised, Corkins reraised, and his opponent finally called.  Hoyt followed through by betting the K on the turn, generating a fold from his opponent.

E-Dog Stays Healthy

Erick Lindgren took down a pot worth over 1,000 in the final minutes of the last no limit round by snapping his opponents’ bluff on a board of KQ932.  Lindgren flipped over the AQ and his opponent mucked his AJ face up.  Lindgren now has over 10,000 in chips.

Cory Carroll and Andrew Robl

During the second level of limit play, Cory Carroll raised from the cutoff and was re-raised by Andrew Robl on the button. Carroll called, and the dealer laid out a flop of 689. Carroll checked, Robl bet, Carroll check-raised, Robl three-bet, Carroll four-bet to a total of 800, and Robl called. The turn brought the K, Carroll bet 400, Robl raised him yet again, and Carroll called. The 5 appeared on the river, and once again Carroll led out only to be raised by Robl. Carroll called, and Robl flipped over A7. Carroll mucked, and Robl takes down a juicy pot.

The Takeover Begins

Nick “The Takeover” Schulman recently joined table 1, joining Vanessa Russou, David Chu and John Hennigan.  It took little time before Schulman and Rousso tangled.  On a board of K98, Rousso checked to Schulman, who tossed a purple 500 chip across the line.  Rousso folded, leaving her with over 12,500.  After that hand, Schulman had just under 10,000.

Table 24 Remains Tough

Dewey Tomko has taken Daniel Negreanu’s spot next to Bill Edler, Isabelle Mercier, and Doyle Brunson.

The Magician Makes Some Chips Disappear

In the big blind, Antonio Esfandiari called a pre-flop raise from a middle position player.  The flop was J108, prompting Esfandiari to bet and be raised all in by the initial aggressor.  Esfandiari called with QJ, having his opponent well covered.  His opponent flipped up two black kings, and the 7 turn, 5 river failed to improve Esfandiari.  He now has just over 5,000 in chips.

Jeff Madsen Gets Caught

Facing a raise to 325 from the button during the no limit round, Jeff Madsen opted to defend his big blind.  Both players checked the J67 flop, but Madsen led out with 450 on the 9 turn.  His opponent raised an additional 700, and Madsen called.  The river brought the 8.  Madsen fired 2,300, and his opponent called.  Madsen announced that he had missed his draw and turned over the A9.  His opponent revealed his 85, and his straight was good for the pot.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Erick Lindgren,   Andy Bloch,   Allen Cunningham,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Layne Flack,   Dewey Tomko,   Doyle Brunson,   Eli Elezra,   Daniel Alaei,   Marcel Luske,   Bill Edler,   Isabelle Mercier,   Maria Ho,   Vanessa Rousso,   Andy Black,   Michael Binger,   Nick Schulman,   Cory Carroll,   Ben Grundy,   Alex Melnikow,   Andrew Robl,   European Report

$1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em - Hour 1

Jun 02, '08

Blinds: 25-50 (Moving up to 50-100)

Starting Stack: 3,000

Eliminations: Isaac Haxton, Layne Flack

Approx. Entrants: 704

Big Hands:

J.C. Tran Doubles Up Early

JC Tran got it all with an oppontent, on a flop of QJ2. After Tran bet, his opponent raised, and Tran moved in for all his chips. His opponent called, showing AQ, far behind Tran's QJ. The turn and river came blank blank, and Tran is healthy early.

Bill Gazes Falls, But Climbs Back

On a board of 962, both Bill Gazes and Dan Adams checked. The 4 on the turn induced a bet of 400 from Gazes. Adams called and the pot was at 1,400. The 4 on the river was checked by both players and Adams showed 88, taking the pot. Gazes mucked and is sitting with around 2,200.

Later, Gazes raised on the button to 125 was called by seat 4. The flop came A106 and Gazes bet 225 and was called. The turn was the K and Gazes bet 525. Seat 4 raised to 1,500 total and Gazes called all in, showing 108 for the flush, and his opponent showed A5. The river was the 10 and Gazes doubled to over 4,000.

Sklansky Down But Not Out, Seidel Up

After a middle position opponent raised to 150, David Sklanksy called on his button. After the raiser fired again after a flop of Q94, Sklansky mucked his hand.
A few hands later, Sklansky pushed his final 675 in on a board that showed AJ8J and his opponent folded. Sklansky sits with around half of his starting stack, with 1,500 in chips
Less than ten feet away, Erik Seidel was quietly taking down his second medium-sized pot, this time betting 275 on a flop of J64, drawing no callers and adding to a chip stack that already surpasses 4,000.

Doug Lee And Andy Bloch Moving in Different Directions

Seated together, Doug Lee and Andy Bloch are getting plenty of action. Lee moved all in on a flop of 1085 and was called by one player, who flipped over A10. Lee showed QQ. The turn and river came 64 and Lee doubled up to nearly 7,000 and his opponent was left crippled.

With the board showing Q436, seat 7 bet 400 and Lee raised up to 1,100 and seat 7 called. The 6 came on the river and Lee bet 1,600 putting his opponent all in. Seat 7 called and showed K-Q for top two pair and Lee turned over 36 for a full house and further increased his stack.

Andy Bloch took a hard hit when player in middle position raised to 175 and Andy Bloch called from the small blind. The flop came 622, Bloch checked and his opponent bet 300. Bloch check-raised to 1,500 and his opponent moved all in. Bloch made the call and showed 88 and was behind his opponent's AA. The turn and river came 33 and Bloch was left crippled with around 550 in chips.

Dewey Tomko Busts Two Opponents

On a board of 4-3-2, Tomko had two players all in with only 50 left behind. He showed A-A and the board did not improve his opponents' hands and Tomko nearly trippled up to around 5,300.

Haxton's Makes Great Read and Gets Eliminated

Tough Tables:

Dutch Boyd is now sitting at Joe Sebok's table.

Andy Bloch is seated with Doug Lee. At 12:40 Jennifer Tilly joined their table.
T.J. Cloutier and Michael Mizrachi are at the same table.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Erik Seidel,   Andy Bloch,   Bill Gazes,   Layne Flack,   Dewey Tomko,   David Sklansky,   Doug Lee,   Isaac Haxton

No-Limit Hold'em - Level 3 - Phil Ivey Falls Off

May 31, '08

Player Tags: Men Nguyen,   Dewey Tomko,   Phil Ivey,   Jeff Madsen

Hour Three

Jun 24, '07

Razzle Dazzle

Level three was reached and the tournament was now on the first level of razz.

Greatest Preliminary Day Table Ever

Todd Brunson took the vacant seat eight at table 16 and joined Kirk Morrison, Ali Eslami, David Singer, T.J. Cloutier, Mike Sexton, Dewey Tomko, and Phil Ivey. This table had no weak link now, and is arguably the greatest table during a preliminary day in tournament poker history.

Razzed

Brunson got involved in a hand with Singer during the razz level, and Brunson had 5 3 4 3 exposed when he fired out $1,600 on sixth street. Singer made the call and both players were dealt their final hole card. Brunson fired out another $1,600 and once again Singer called. Brunson then turned up his hole cards, 7 6 4, and Singer mucked.

Tournament Announcements

It was then announced that the tournament will play 15 levels on day one and the players would be sent to dinner at 7 p.m. The tournament staff said they will do their best to stick to this schedule throughout the five day event, speed of play permitting.

Hellmuth Sighting

Phil Hellmuth showed up in his usual style, making a fashionably late appearance. He took his seat right next to David Benyamine at table 13. The table also featured Jason Lester and John Hennigan.

Perry vs. Antonius

With 2 4 K 6 exposed Patrik Antonius fired out $1,600 on seventh street and Ralph Perry reached for his chips with 6 7 9 K exposed. The second Perry made a move toward his chips Antonius instantly mucked his hand.

Stud

It was now level four and the game was seven card stud.

I’m Not Your Huckleberry

Tom Schneider bet $1,600 on sixth street with 3 6 9 5 exposed and Huck Seed mucked with 7 4 J 10 out on the table. There had been a lot of action on this hand, including a $3,200 reraise from Schneider on fifth street, so Huck mucked with a bit of apprehension. Seat five called Schneider down to the end and he flipped up 6 3 3. Seat five mucked.

Perry vs. Antonius – Part II

Antonius and Perry were at it again and they raised and reraised on fifth street, and sixth street. They both checked seventh street and Antonius flipped up 7 7 (J 7 6 J) 4. Perry had Q 10 J 10 exposed and he revealed a single queen before he turned the rest of his cards over and mucked.

We Three Kings…

Dewey Tomko bet $1,600 on fifth street and Phil Ivey mucked. Ali Eslami made the call and T.J. Cloutier mucked before sixth street. Tomko led out on both remaining streets and Eslami called. With the 5 3 5 Q exposed, Tomko flipped up three kings in the hole. Eslami then mucked his hand.

Break Time

After the first stud level expired the players went on a fifteen minute break. When they returned it was for the first seven card stud eight-or-better round.

David Williams	110,000
Michael Mizrachi	84,000
T.J. Cloutier	69,500
Daniel Negreanu	66,800
Annie Duke	63,000
Sam Grizzle	35,000

Euro Chip Counts:
Marco Traniello $87,700
John Duthie $85,000
David Benyamine $76,200
John Kabbaj $73,300
Alex Kravchenko $132,700
Gus Hansen $53,000
Andy Black $65,500
Rob Hollink $80,000
Jani Sointula $83,000
Jeff Lisandro $18,300
Thor Hansen $82,000

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   Todd Brunson,   Phil Hellmuth,   David Singer,   Ali Eslami,   Patrik Antonius,   Ralph Perry

Levels 43 and 44 - Omaha Eight-or-Better and Razz

Jun 26, '07

Redraw

Ten minutes after play started back up after dinner, Mike Wattel busted in 25th place, and the tournament clocks were paused. The players then redrew for new seats at the final three tables.

Three Tough Tables

Stage Featured Table

Seat No.1: Bruno Fitoussi
Seat No. 2: Daniel Negreanu
Seat No. 3: Justin Bonomo
Seat No. 4: Greg Raymer
Seat No. 5: Amnon Filippi
Seat No. 6: Mike Matusow
Seat No. 7: Dewey Tomko
Seat No. 8: Max Pescatori

On-Deck Circle

Seat No. 1: Mark Gregorich
Seat No. 2: Pat Pezzin
Seat No. 3: Steve Wolff
Seat No. 4: Kenny Tran
Seat No. 5: Chris Reslock
Seat No. 6: Phil Hellmuth
Seat No. 7: David Singer
Seat No. 8: Rob Hollinik

The Boondocks:

Seat No. 1: Tim Phan
Seat No. 2: Noah Jefferson
Seat No. 3: Toto Leonidas
Seat No. 4: Gabe Kaplan
Seat No. 5: Barry Greenstein
Seat No. 6: Freddy Deeb
Seat No. 7: Thor Hansen
Seat No. 8: John Hanson

Chop-Chop

Those two words can sum up the entire level of Omaha eight-or-better. The two highlights were Dewey Tomko tripling up to survive, and both Mark Gregorich and Noah Jefferson doubling up to accomplish the same survival feat.

Razzed

The game then switched to razz, and the limits were steep at $20,000-$40,000.

Hellmuth Busted in 24th Place

Phil Hellmuth made a strong showing in the HORSE event, but his run came to an end when he ran into Kenny Tran early in the razz level. Tran had 6 3 (3 8 A 5) J turned up and Hellmuth peeked at his last hole card before mucking. He then walked away from the table and mused with himself about his demise.

Survival of the Fittest

The rest of razz was an exercise in stubbornness. Gregorich doubled up again. Toto Leonidas doubled up through Thor Hansen with 7 2 (6 4 10 3) 10. The only sure thing during the last part of razz was that the short stacks prevailed. The game was then switched to seven-card stud, with the limits remaining the same.

Player Tags: Thor Hansen,   Dewey Tomko,   Phil Hellmuth,   Mark Gregorich,   Noah Jefferson,   Kenny Tran

Levels 35 and 36- Stud and Stud Eight or Better

Jun 26, '07

STUD

Featured Tables

Day three of the H.O.R.S.E. got underway about 20 minutes after 2 p.m.  Only 52 players remained on seven tables as play began.  There were two featured tables, complete with hole-cams.  Seated at the tables were:

1. Daniel Negreanu
2. Joe Tehan
3. David Singer
4. Dewey Tomko
6. David Oppenheim
7.  Erik Seidel
8. Thomas Woodruff

1. Erick Lindgren
2. Tim Phan
3. Greg Mascio
4. Chip Reese
5. Mike Wattell
6. Eli Elezra

Short Stacks vs. Negreanu pt. 1

During the stud level Thomas Woodruff was all in after three cards with a pair of fours against Daniel Negreanu's A K Q.  By the end Negreanu had made a pair of kings, but Woodruff had hit a third four.  The both squeezed out the seventh card, with Negreanu needing both a king and for Woodruff not to fill up.  Negreanu's last card become irrelevant when Woodruff revealed the 4 for quads on the end.  Despite the double up Woodruff is still on a very short stack

Short Stacks vs. Negreanu pt. 2

Dewey Tomko got all-in after four cards during the stud level against Daniel Negreanu.  Negreanu had a pair of nines in the hole, while Tomko had made a pair of aces on fourth street.  Negreanu hit a third nine on fifth street, but Tomko caught a third ace and ended up doubling off Negreanu to stay alive.

STUD EIGHT OR BETTER

Huge Pot

Eli Elezra took down a huge three way pot without a showdown on seventh street against Chip Reese and Mike Wattell.  On fifth street Wattell lead out $20,000, Elezra raised to $40,000, and Reese called. The same betting went down on sixth street, meaning that $240,000 went into the pot on 5th and 6th street alone.  After seventh Wattell checked, Elezra bet and Reese folded.  Wattell thought for a moment before folding.  Elezra smiled, and after a moment showed fives full as he rakes the pot.

Eliminations

Due to eliminations the tournament is down to its final six tables. Erick Lindgren eliminated Greg Mascio from the featured table with aces up. Cyndy Viollete  busted during the stud level. David Sklansky and Michael Mizrachi were both eliminated from table 77.

Notable Chip Counts

Kenny Tran	730,000
Eli Elezra	700,000
Freddy Deeb	610,000
Amnon Filippi	570,000
Toto Leonidas	560,000
Robert Mizrachi	510,000
Mike Matusow	485,000
Max Pescatori	440,000
Justin Bonomo	440,000
Daniel Negreanu	420,000
Phil Hellmuth Jr	380,000
Allen Cunningham	360,000
Barry Greenstein	348,000
Greg Raymer	345,000
Gabe Kaplan	315,000
David Singer	305,000
Dewey Tomko	300,000
Isabelle Mercier	275,000
Huckleberry Seed	275,000
Andy Bloch	240,000
Thor Hansen	230,000
Erick Lindgren	215,000
Joe Tehan	192,000
Phil Ivey	190,000
John Juanda	54,500

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Dewey Tomko,   Eli Elezra

Levels 54 and 55 - Razz and Seven-Card Stud

Jun 27, '07

After Dinner

The final minutes of the Omaha eight-or-better level were contested after the dinner break and not too much transpired.

Razz!

The game was then switched to razz as the threshold into level 53 was crossed.

Mark Gregorich Eliminated in 11th Place ($117,216)

John Hanson held 10-2-8-3 when Mark Gregorich moved all in on fourth street. Hanson called him down and then received 3-4-7 to eliminate Gregorich in 11th place. Gregorich took home $117,216 in prize money.

Dewey Tomko Eliminated in 10th Place ($131,424)

Dewey Tomko bet $100,000 and Amnon Filippi raised to $150,000. Tomko reraised all in for $160,000 and Filippi made the call. The remaining cards were dealt and on sixth street Tomko had 9-7-5-8-4-8 exposed. Filippi had 7-6-A-10-J-3 exposed. The final hole card was dealt to Filippi and he turned over a four to make a 7-6 low. Tomko was drawing dead and he exited the table. Tomko was eliminated in 10th place and he took home $131,424 in prize money.

Seven Card Stud

The game was then switched to seven card stud and the nine players who remained were keeping a close eye on each other. Kenny Tran made a trip to the table to the other table to check on the chip stacks of the other players. All the players at the featured table had more than $1.6 million. The towers of Gabe Kaplan and Bruno Fitoussi were looking a little low at the on-deck circle though. Tran passed the baton to Amnon Filippi and he began to check back and forth between the tables. This was ironic, considering that Filippi had the chip lead.

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   Mark Gregorich,   Kenny Tran,   Amnon Filippi,   John Hanson

Into Dinner

Jun 27, '07

Short-Stack Survival

The short stacks continued to hang on by a thread, including Gabe Kaplan. He picked up a decent amount of chips to help his push to the final table when he picked up a pot off of Greg Raymer during seven-card stud eight-or-better. Raymer had 3 7 6 6 exposed and Kaplan had 2 A 9 9 exposed when he flipped up his hole cards (A Q 8).

Cashing Out Err….Color Up

“Pleasure playing with you guys, but I’m going to cash out,” said Freddy Deeb with a wide grin on his face. He had four racks of chips ready to go for when the color up would commence at the end of the level. The players went on a 20 minute break while this took place and they would continue play until the dinner break began at 7:30 p.m.

Back to Hold’em

The game jumped to hold’em when the players returned from the break.

Greg Raymer Busted in 14th Place ($103,008)

Greg Raymer was all in and covered by John Hanson preflop. Hanson turned over pocket eights and Raymer showed down A 7. “I can’t lose, it’s my hand,” said Raymer in reference to Hanson’s two eights. The board suggested otherwise when it was rolled out 9 5 3 4 Q. Raymer was eliminated in 14th place and he took home $103,008 in prize money.

The Road to Omaha

The game was then switched to Omaha eight-or-better with $40,000-$80,000 limits.

Tim Phan Busted in 13th Place ($103,008)

Tim Phan bet $40,000 and both Gabe Kaplan and Freddy Deeb call. The flop was dealt J 8 7 and Deeb led out for $40,000 from the small blind. Phan called from middle position and Kaplan called on the button. The turn brought the 6 and Deeb led out again, this time for $80,000. Phan made the all-in call, and Kaplan called as well. The J on the river was checked by both players in the side pot and Deeb tunred up 10 9 8 4 for a straight. Kaplan revealed A K 4 3 to take the low and Phan mucked his hand. Phan was eliminated in 13th place and he took home $103,008 in prize money.

Down to a Dozen

There was now 12 players remaining and Bruno Fitoussi was moved back to the table he came from earlier in the day.

Steve Wolff Eliminated in 12th Place ($117,216)

On a flop of 10 3 2 Steve Wolff moved all in for his last $30,000 and Dewey Tomko made the call. Kenny Tran then raised to $80,000 total and Tomko called down that bet as well. Both players in the side pot checked the 10 on the turn. The river brought the A and Tomko bet $80,000. Tran called and flipped over 6 4. Tomko turned up A-10 for aces full of tens and he took down the side pot and the main pot. Wolff mucked his hand and he was eliminated in 12th place. He took home $117,216 in prize money.

Dinner Bell

The players then went on dinner break at 7:30 p.m. and they will return at 9:00 p.m. to reach the final eight.

Notable Chip Counts

Amnon Filippi	2,945,000
Barry Greenstein	1,805,000
Freddy Deeb	1,710,000
Gabe Kaplan	1,185,000
Kenny Tran	1,100,000
Dewey Tomko	280,000

 

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   Gabe Kaplan,   Kenny Tran,   Greg Raymer,   Steve Wolff,   John Hanson,   Freddy Deeb

Levels 49 and 50 - Razz and Seven-Card Stud

Jun 27, '07

The Doldrums

Levels 49 and 50 featured razz and seven card stud. The two levels were noteworthy for the lack of action that took place, rather than the action that did play out. This is understandable considering the H.O.R.S.E. event is a limit affair, with split games thrown in to boot. The big stacks played a steady progression of pots, while the lower half of the field waited for their spots. Dewey Tomko was low on chips, as was John Hanson, and Steve Wolff. The stack of Gabe Kaplan had begun to falter as well.

Chris Reslock Eliminated in 15th Place

Chris Reslock moved all in for $42,000 and Amnon Filippi called him down. Reslock was then dealt two more kings, which made for three total, and effectively killed any razz hand he was working on. Filippi busted Reslock in 15th place with a 9-7 low. After the elimination of Reslock, Bruno Fitoussi was moved to the featured table to fill his empty seat. Each table now had seven players remaining.

Chip Leader: Amnon Filippi

One of the true tournament-trail grinders remained in the lead. Amnon Filippi held $2.5 million and he even tangled with the second-place chip stack of Kenny Tran ($1.9 million) in a few pots. Filippi won the majority of them.

Chip Counts

Amnon Filippi	2,510,000
Kenny Tran	1,925,000
Bruno Fitoussi	1,315,000
Barry Greenstein	1,220,000
Freddy Deeb	1,200,000
David Singer	1,093,000
Stephen Wolff	909,000
Greg Raymer	800,000
Tim Phan	740,000
Gabe Kaplan	710,000
Thor Hansen	690,000
John Hanson	620,000
Dewey Tomko	596,000
Mark Gregorich	460,000

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   Kenny Tran,   Amnon Filippi,   Chris Reslock

Levels 47 and 48 - Hold'em and Omaha Eight-or-Better

Jun 27, '07

Double Up Dewey

The game switched to hold’em and on a board of J 5 2 2 Dewey Tomko moved all in. Amnon Filippi called. Filippi flipped up Q-5 and Tomko showed down pocket tens. The K was dealt on the river and Tomko survived with the stronger two pair.

Max Pescatori Eliminated in 19th Place

Max Pescatori was the next player to hit the rail in 19th place, just three spots shy of the money.

Bonomo Busts

On a board of K 5 4 A 5 Justin Bonomo is all in against Bruno Fitoussi. Bonomo turned up pocket sevens, but they were rendered obsolete when Fitoussi turned up pocket fours. Bonomo was eliminated in 17th place.

The Messenger

The clock was paused and play now went to hand for hand. The game had been switched to Omaha eight-or-better right after the Bonomo bust. The players now had a keen interest in where their fellow competitors stood. Johnny Chan served as the chip count relay man for the players, letting one table’s professionals know what the other contenders had left in front of them. “Man, that’s a bad information guy,” lamented Tim Phan in a half-sarcastic tone.

Bubble Boy – Noah Jefferson

Noah Jefferson had moved all in on the turn and Phan called him down. Phan revealed A Q 3 2 and Jefferson turned up A J 9 4. The 7 joined the board of A Q 6 4 and Jefferson was eliminated in 17th place. 

A Ray of Hope

Jefferson was told not to leave just yet after his bust out, because another player was all in on the same hand. That player was Steve Wolff, and if he were to bust, the two would split 16th-place money. These hoped were crushed though, when Wolff made quad kings on the turn. He beat out the quad sixes of David Singer, in a hand that only Omaha could produce.

A Pair of Hopeful Tables

There were now 16 players remaining and they redrew for seats at the final two tables:

Featured Table:

Seat No. 1: Chris Reslock
Seat No. 2: Amnon Filippi – Chip Leader
Seat No. 3: Dewey Tomko
Seat No. 4: David Singer
Seat No. 5: Kenny Tran
Seat No. 6: Steve Wolff
Seat No. 7: Mike Matusow
Seat No. 8: Barry Greenstein

On-Deck Circle:

Seat No. 1: Bruno Fitoussi
Seat No. 2: Mark Gregorich
Seat No. 3: Greg Raymer
Seat No. 4: Tim Phan
Seat No. 5: Thor Hansen
Seat No. 6: Gabe Kaplan
Seat No. 7: Freddy Deeb
Seat No. 8: John Hanson

Mike Matusow Busted in 16th Place

Mike Matusow was all in with A-Q-9-2 against Steve Wolff, who held A-K-6-3 on a flop of 5d 4s 2c. The turn and river brought the Ac and 8s. Matusow was eliminated on the hand by the wheel of Wolff.

Break Time

The players were then sent to a 20 minute break and when they return the game will be razz.

Chip Counts

Amnon Filippi	2,352,000
Bruno Fitoussi	2,300,000
Kenny Tran	1,900,000
Freddy Deeb	1,850,000
Tim Phan	1,150,000
Barry Greenstein	960,000
David Singer	948,000
Greg Raymer	820,000
Mark Gregorich	810,000
Stephen Wolff	717,000
Gabe Kaplan	540,000
Thor Hansen	470,000
Dewey Tomko	340,000
John Hanson	330,000
Chris Reslock	200,000

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   David Singer,   Noah Jefferson,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Amnon Filippi,   Justin Bonomo,   Steve Wolff

Hour Three

Jun 24, '07

Razzle Dazzle

Level three was reached and the tournament was now on the first level of razz.

Greatest Preliminary Day Table Ever

Todd Brunson took the vacant seat eight at table 16 and joined Kirk Morrison, Ali Eslami, David Singer, T.J. Cloutier, Mike Sexton, Dewey Tomko, and Phil Ivey. This table had no weak link now, and is arguably the greatest table during a preliminary day in tournament poker history.

Razzed

Brunson got involved in a hand with Singer during the razz level, and Brunson had 5 3 4 3 exposed when he fired out $1,600 on sixth street. Singer made the call and both players were dealt their final hole card. Brunson fired out another $1,600 and once again Singer called. Brunson then turned up his hole cards, 7 6 4, and Singer mucked.

Tournament Announcements

It was then announced that the tournament will play 15 levels on day one and the players would be sent to dinner at 7 p.m. The tournament staff said they will do their best to stick to this schedule throughout the five day event, speed of play permitting.

Hellmuth Sighting

Phil Hellmuth showed up in his usual style, making a fashionably late appearance. He took his seat right next to David Benyamine at table 13. The table also featured Jason Lester and John Hennigan.

Perry vs. Antonius

With 2 4 K 6 exposed Patrik Antonius fired out $1,600 on seventh street and Ralph Perry reached for his chips with 6 7 9 K exposed. The second Perry made a move toward his chips Antonius instantly mucked his hand.

Stud

It was now level four and the game was seven card stud.

I’m Not Your Huckleberry

Tom Schneider bet $1,600 on sixth street with 3 6 9 5 exposed and Huck Seed mucked with 7 4 J 10 out on the table. There had been a lot of action on this hand, including a $3,200 reraise from Schneider on fifth street, so Huck mucked with a bit of apprehension. Seat five called Schneider down to the end and he flipped up 6 3 3. Seat five mucked.

Perry vs. Antonius – Part II

Antonius and Perry were at it again and they raised and reraised on fifth street, and sixth street. They both checked seventh street and Antonius flipped up 7 7 (J 7 6 J) 4. Perry had Q 10 J 10 exposed and he revealed a single queen before he turned the rest of his cards over and mucked.

We Three Kings…

Dewey Tomko bet $1,600 on fifth street and Phil Ivey mucked. Ali Eslami made the call and T.J. Cloutier mucked before sixth street. Tomko led out on both remaining streets and Eslami called. With the 5 3 5 Q exposed, Tomko flipped up three kings in the hole. Eslami then mucked his hand.

Break Time

After the first stud level expired the players went on a fifteen minute break. When they returned it was for the first seven card stud eight-or-better round.

David Williams	110,000
Michael Mizrachi	84,000
T.J. Cloutier	69,500
Daniel Negreanu	66,800
Annie Duke	63,000
Sam Grizzle	35,000

Euro Chip Counts:
Marco Traniello $87,700
John Duthie $85,000
David Benyamine $76,200
John Kabbaj $73,300
Alex Kravchenko $132,700
Gus Hansen $53,000
Andy Black $65,500
Rob Hollink $80,000
Jani Sointula $83,000
Jeff Lisandro $18,300
Thor Hansen $82,000

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   Todd Brunson,   Phil Hellmuth,   David Singer,   Ali Eslami,   Patrik Antonius,   Ralph Perry

Levels 43 and 44 - Omaha Eight-or-Better and Razz

Jun 26, '07

Redraw

Ten minutes after play started back up after dinner, Mike Wattel busted in 25th place, and the tournament clocks were paused. The players then redrew for new seats at the final three tables.

Three Tough Tables

Stage Featured Table

Seat No.1: Bruno Fitoussi
Seat No. 2: Daniel Negreanu
Seat No. 3: Justin Bonomo
Seat No. 4: Greg Raymer
Seat No. 5: Amnon Filippi
Seat No. 6: Mike Matusow
Seat No. 7: Dewey Tomko
Seat No. 8: Max Pescatori

On-Deck Circle

Seat No. 1: Mark Gregorich
Seat No. 2: Pat Pezzin
Seat No. 3: Steve Wolff
Seat No. 4: Kenny Tran
Seat No. 5: Chris Reslock
Seat No. 6: Phil Hellmuth
Seat No. 7: David Singer
Seat No. 8: Rob Hollinik

The Boondocks:

Seat No. 1: Tim Phan
Seat No. 2: Noah Jefferson
Seat No. 3: Toto Leonidas
Seat No. 4: Gabe Kaplan
Seat No. 5: Barry Greenstein
Seat No. 6: Freddy Deeb
Seat No. 7: Thor Hansen
Seat No. 8: John Hanson

Chop-Chop

Those two words can sum up the entire level of Omaha eight-or-better. The two highlights were Dewey Tomko tripling up to survive, and both Mark Gregorich and Noah Jefferson doubling up to accomplish the same survival feat.

Razzed

The game then switched to razz, and the limits were steep at $20,000-$40,000.

Hellmuth Busted in 24th Place

Phil Hellmuth made a strong showing in the HORSE event, but his run came to an end when he ran into Kenny Tran early in the razz level. Tran had 6 3 (3 8 A 5) J turned up and Hellmuth peeked at his last hole card before mucking. He then walked away from the table and mused with himself about his demise.

Survival of the Fittest

The rest of razz was an exercise in stubbornness. Gregorich doubled up again. Toto Leonidas doubled up through Thor Hansen with 7 2 (6 4 10 3) 10. The only sure thing during the last part of razz was that the short stacks prevailed. The game was then switched to seven-card stud, with the limits remaining the same.

Player Tags: Thor Hansen,   Dewey Tomko,   Phil Hellmuth,   Mark Gregorich,   Noah Jefferson,   Kenny Tran

Levels 35 and 36- Stud and Stud Eight or Better

Jun 26, '07

STUD

Featured Tables

Day three of the H.O.R.S.E. got underway about 20 minutes after 2 p.m.  Only 52 players remained on seven tables as play began.  There were two featured tables, complete with hole-cams.  Seated at the tables were:

1. Daniel Negreanu
2. Joe Tehan
3. David Singer
4. Dewey Tomko
6. David Oppenheim
7.  Erik Seidel
8. Thomas Woodruff

1. Erick Lindgren
2. Tim Phan
3. Greg Mascio
4. Chip Reese
5. Mike Wattell
6. Eli Elezra

Short Stacks vs. Negreanu pt. 1

During the stud level Thomas Woodruff was all in after three cards with a pair of fours against Daniel Negreanu's A K Q.  By the end Negreanu had made a pair of kings, but Woodruff had hit a third four.  The both squeezed out the seventh card, with Negreanu needing both a king and for Woodruff not to fill up.  Negreanu's last card become irrelevant when Woodruff revealed the 4 for quads on the end.  Despite the double up Woodruff is still on a very short stack

Short Stacks vs. Negreanu pt. 2

Dewey Tomko got all-in after four cards during the stud level against Daniel Negreanu.  Negreanu had a pair of nines in the hole, while Tomko had made a pair of aces on fourth street.  Negreanu hit a third nine on fifth street, but Tomko caught a third ace and ended up doubling off Negreanu to stay alive.

STUD EIGHT OR BETTER

Huge Pot

Eli Elezra took down a huge three way pot without a showdown on seventh street against Chip Reese and Mike Wattell.  On fifth street Wattell lead out $20,000, Elezra raised to $40,000, and Reese called. The same betting went down on sixth street, meaning that $240,000 went into the pot on 5th and 6th street alone.  After seventh Wattell checked, Elezra bet and Reese folded.  Wattell thought for a moment before folding.  Elezra smiled, and after a moment showed fives full as he rakes the pot.

Eliminations

Due to eliminations the tournament is down to its final six tables. Erick Lindgren eliminated Greg Mascio from the featured table with aces up. Cyndy Viollete  busted during the stud level. David Sklansky and Michael Mizrachi were both eliminated from table 77.

Notable Chip Counts

Kenny Tran	730,000
Eli Elezra	700,000
Freddy Deeb	610,000
Amnon Filippi	570,000
Toto Leonidas	560,000
Robert Mizrachi	510,000
Mike Matusow	485,000
Max Pescatori	440,000
Justin Bonomo	440,000
Daniel Negreanu	420,000
Phil Hellmuth Jr	380,000
Allen Cunningham	360,000
Barry Greenstein	348,000
Greg Raymer	345,000
Gabe Kaplan	315,000
David Singer	305,000
Dewey Tomko	300,000
Isabelle Mercier	275,000
Huckleberry Seed	275,000
Andy Bloch	240,000
Thor Hansen	230,000
Erick Lindgren	215,000
Joe Tehan	192,000
Phil Ivey	190,000
John Juanda	54,500

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Dewey Tomko,   Eli Elezra

Levels 54 and 55 - Razz and Seven-Card Stud

Jun 27, '07

After Dinner

The final minutes of the Omaha eight-or-better level were contested after the dinner break and not too much transpired.

Razz!

The game was then switched to razz as the threshold into level 53 was crossed.

Mark Gregorich Eliminated in 11th Place ($117,216)

John Hanson held 10-2-8-3 when Mark Gregorich moved all in on fourth street. Hanson called him down and then received 3-4-7 to eliminate Gregorich in 11th place. Gregorich took home $117,216 in prize money.

Dewey Tomko Eliminated in 10th Place ($131,424)

Dewey Tomko bet $100,000 and Amnon Filippi raised to $150,000. Tomko reraised all in for $160,000 and Filippi made the call. The remaining cards were dealt and on sixth street Tomko had 9-7-5-8-4-8 exposed. Filippi had 7-6-A-10-J-3 exposed. The final hole card was dealt to Filippi and he turned over a four to make a 7-6 low. Tomko was drawing dead and he exited the table. Tomko was eliminated in 10th place and he took home $131,424 in prize money.

Seven Card Stud

The game was then switched to seven card stud and the nine players who remained were keeping a close eye on each other. Kenny Tran made a trip to the table to the other table to check on the chip stacks of the other players. All the players at the featured table had more than $1.6 million. The towers of Gabe Kaplan and Bruno Fitoussi were looking a little low at the on-deck circle though. Tran passed the baton to Amnon Filippi and he began to check back and forth between the tables. This was ironic, considering that Filippi had the chip lead.

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   Mark Gregorich,   Kenny Tran,   Amnon Filippi,   John Hanson

Into Dinner

Jun 27, '07

Short-Stack Survival

The short stacks continued to hang on by a thread, including Gabe Kaplan. He picked up a decent amount of chips to help his push to the final table when he picked up a pot off of Greg Raymer during seven-card stud eight-or-better. Raymer had 3 7 6 6 exposed and Kaplan had 2 A 9 9 exposed when he flipped up his hole cards (A Q 8).

Cashing Out Err….Color Up

“Pleasure playing with you guys, but I’m going to cash out,” said Freddy Deeb with a wide grin on his face. He had four racks of chips ready to go for when the color up would commence at the end of the level. The players went on a 20 minute break while this took place and they would continue play until the dinner break began at 7:30 p.m.

Back to Hold’em

The game jumped to hold’em when the players returned from the break.

Greg Raymer Busted in 14th Place ($103,008)

Greg Raymer was all in and covered by John Hanson preflop. Hanson turned over pocket eights and Raymer showed down A 7. “I can’t lose, it’s my hand,” said Raymer in reference to Hanson’s two eights. The board suggested otherwise when it was rolled out 9 5 3 4 Q. Raymer was eliminated in 14th place and he took home $103,008 in prize money.

The Road to Omaha

The game was then switched to Omaha eight-or-better with $40,000-$80,000 limits.

Tim Phan Busted in 13th Place ($103,008)

Tim Phan bet $40,000 and both Gabe Kaplan and Freddy Deeb call. The flop was dealt J 8 7 and Deeb led out for $40,000 from the small blind. Phan called from middle position and Kaplan called on the button. The turn brought the 6 and Deeb led out again, this time for $80,000. Phan made the all-in call, and Kaplan called as well. The J on the river was checked by both players in the side pot and Deeb tunred up 10 9 8 4 for a straight. Kaplan revealed A K 4 3 to take the low and Phan mucked his hand. Phan was eliminated in 13th place and he took home $103,008 in prize money.

Down to a Dozen

There was now 12 players remaining and Bruno Fitoussi was moved back to the table he came from earlier in the day.

Steve Wolff Eliminated in 12th Place ($117,216)

On a flop of 10 3 2 Steve Wolff moved all in for his last $30,000 and Dewey Tomko made the call. Kenny Tran then raised to $80,000 total and Tomko called down that bet as well. Both players in the side pot checked the 10 on the turn. The river brought the A and Tomko bet $80,000. Tran called and flipped over 6 4. Tomko turned up A-10 for aces full of tens and he took down the side pot and the main pot. Wolff mucked his hand and he was eliminated in 12th place. He took home $117,216 in prize money.

Dinner Bell

The players then went on dinner break at 7:30 p.m. and they will return at 9:00 p.m. to reach the final eight.

Notable Chip Counts

Amnon Filippi	2,945,000
Barry Greenstein	1,805,000
Freddy Deeb	1,710,000
Gabe Kaplan	1,185,000
Kenny Tran	1,100,000
Dewey Tomko	280,000

 

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   Gabe Kaplan,   Kenny Tran,   Greg Raymer,   Steve Wolff,   John Hanson,   Freddy Deeb

Levels 49 and 50 - Razz and Seven-Card Stud

Jun 27, '07

The Doldrums

Levels 49 and 50 featured razz and seven card stud. The two levels were noteworthy for the lack of action that took place, rather than the action that did play out. This is understandable considering the H.O.R.S.E. event is a limit affair, with split games thrown in to boot. The big stacks played a steady progression of pots, while the lower half of the field waited for their spots. Dewey Tomko was low on chips, as was John Hanson, and Steve Wolff. The stack of Gabe Kaplan had begun to falter as well.

Chris Reslock Eliminated in 15th Place

Chris Reslock moved all in for $42,000 and Amnon Filippi called him down. Reslock was then dealt two more kings, which made for three total, and effectively killed any razz hand he was working on. Filippi busted Reslock in 15th place with a 9-7 low. After the elimination of Reslock, Bruno Fitoussi was moved to the featured table to fill his empty seat. Each table now had seven players remaining.

Chip Leader: Amnon Filippi

One of the true tournament-trail grinders remained in the lead. Amnon Filippi held $2.5 million and he even tangled with the second-place chip stack of Kenny Tran ($1.9 million) in a few pots. Filippi won the majority of them.

Chip Counts

Amnon Filippi	2,510,000
Kenny Tran	1,925,000
Bruno Fitoussi	1,315,000
Barry Greenstein	1,220,000
Freddy Deeb	1,200,000
David Singer	1,093,000
Stephen Wolff	909,000
Greg Raymer	800,000
Tim Phan	740,000
Gabe Kaplan	710,000
Thor Hansen	690,000
John Hanson	620,000
Dewey Tomko	596,000
Mark Gregorich	460,000

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   Kenny Tran,   Amnon Filippi,   Chris Reslock

Levels 47 and 48 - Hold'em and Omaha Eight-or-Better

Jun 27, '07

Double Up Dewey

The game switched to hold’em and on a board of J 5 2 2 Dewey Tomko moved all in. Amnon Filippi called. Filippi flipped up Q-5 and Tomko showed down pocket tens. The K was dealt on the river and Tomko survived with the stronger two pair.

Max Pescatori Eliminated in 19th Place

Max Pescatori was the next player to hit the rail in 19th place, just three spots shy of the money.

Bonomo Busts

On a board of K 5 4 A 5 Justin Bonomo is all in against Bruno Fitoussi. Bonomo turned up pocket sevens, but they were rendered obsolete when Fitoussi turned up pocket fours. Bonomo was eliminated in 17th place.

The Messenger

The clock was paused and play now went to hand for hand. The game had been switched to Omaha eight-or-better right after the Bonomo bust. The players now had a keen interest in where their fellow competitors stood. Johnny Chan served as the chip count relay man for the players, letting one table’s professionals know what the other contenders had left in front of them. “Man, that’s a bad information guy,” lamented Tim Phan in a half-sarcastic tone.

Bubble Boy – Noah Jefferson

Noah Jefferson had moved all in on the turn and Phan called him down. Phan revealed A Q 3 2 and Jefferson turned up A J 9 4. The 7 joined the board of A Q 6 4 and Jefferson was eliminated in 17th place. 

A Ray of Hope

Jefferson was told not to leave just yet after his bust out, because another player was all in on the same hand. That player was Steve Wolff, and if he were to bust, the two would split 16th-place money. These hoped were crushed though, when Wolff made quad kings on the turn. He beat out the quad sixes of David Singer, in a hand that only Omaha could produce.

A Pair of Hopeful Tables

There were now 16 players remaining and they redrew for seats at the final two tables:

Featured Table:

Seat No. 1: Chris Reslock
Seat No. 2: Amnon Filippi – Chip Leader
Seat No. 3: Dewey Tomko
Seat No. 4: David Singer
Seat No. 5: Kenny Tran
Seat No. 6: Steve Wolff
Seat No. 7: Mike Matusow
Seat No. 8: Barry Greenstein

On-Deck Circle:

Seat No. 1: Bruno Fitoussi
Seat No. 2: Mark Gregorich
Seat No. 3: Greg Raymer
Seat No. 4: Tim Phan
Seat No. 5: Thor Hansen
Seat No. 6: Gabe Kaplan
Seat No. 7: Freddy Deeb
Seat No. 8: John Hanson

Mike Matusow Busted in 16th Place

Mike Matusow was all in with A-Q-9-2 against Steve Wolff, who held A-K-6-3 on a flop of 5d 4s 2c. The turn and river brought the Ac and 8s. Matusow was eliminated on the hand by the wheel of Wolff.

Break Time

The players were then sent to a 20 minute break and when they return the game will be razz.

Chip Counts

Amnon Filippi	2,352,000
Bruno Fitoussi	2,300,000
Kenny Tran	1,900,000
Freddy Deeb	1,850,000
Tim Phan	1,150,000
Barry Greenstein	960,000
David Singer	948,000
Greg Raymer	820,000
Mark Gregorich	810,000
Stephen Wolff	717,000
Gabe Kaplan	540,000
Thor Hansen	470,000
Dewey Tomko	340,000
John Hanson	330,000
Chris Reslock	200,000

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   David Singer,   Noah Jefferson,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Amnon Filippi,   Justin Bonomo,   Steve Wolff

Hour Three

Jun 24, '07

Razzle Dazzle

Level three was reached and the tournament was now on the first level of razz.

Greatest Preliminary Day Table Ever

Todd Brunson took the vacant seat eight at table 16 and joined Kirk Morrison, Ali Eslami, David Singer, T.J. Cloutier, Mike Sexton, Dewey Tomko, and Phil Ivey. This table had no weak link now, and is arguably the greatest table during a preliminary day in tournament poker history.

Razzed

Brunson got involved in a hand with Singer during the razz level, and Brunson had 5 3 4 3 exposed when he fired out $1,600 on sixth street. Singer made the call and both players were dealt their final hole card. Brunson fired out another $1,600 and once again Singer called. Brunson then turned up his hole cards, 7 6 4, and Singer mucked.

Tournament Announcements

It was then announced that the tournament will play 15 levels on day one and the players would be sent to dinner at 7 p.m. The tournament staff said they will do their best to stick to this schedule throughout the five day event, speed of play permitting.

Hellmuth Sighting

Phil Hellmuth showed up in his usual style, making a fashionably late appearance. He took his seat right next to David Benyamine at table 13. The table also featured Jason Lester and John Hennigan.

Perry vs. Antonius

With 2 4 K 6 exposed Patrik Antonius fired out $1,600 on seventh street and Ralph Perry reached for his chips with 6 7 9 K exposed. The second Perry made a move toward his chips Antonius instantly mucked his hand.

Stud

It was now level four and the game was seven card stud.

I’m Not Your Huckleberry

Tom Schneider bet $1,600 on sixth street with 3 6 9 5 exposed and Huck Seed mucked with 7 4 J 10 out on the table. There had been a lot of action on this hand, including a $3,200 reraise from Schneider on fifth street, so Huck mucked with a bit of apprehension. Seat five called Schneider down to the end and he flipped up 6 3 3. Seat five mucked.

Perry vs. Antonius – Part II

Antonius and Perry were at it again and they raised and reraised on fifth street, and sixth street. They both checked seventh street and Antonius flipped up 7 7 (J 7 6 J) 4. Perry had Q 10 J 10 exposed and he revealed a single queen before he turned the rest of his cards over and mucked.

We Three Kings…

Dewey Tomko bet $1,600 on fifth street and Phil Ivey mucked. Ali Eslami made the call and T.J. Cloutier mucked before sixth street. Tomko led out on both remaining streets and Eslami called. With the 5 3 5 Q exposed, Tomko flipped up three kings in the hole. Eslami then mucked his hand.

Break Time

After the first stud level expired the players went on a fifteen minute break. When they returned it was for the first seven card stud eight-or-better round.

David Williams	110,000
Michael Mizrachi	84,000
T.J. Cloutier	69,500
Daniel Negreanu	66,800
Annie Duke	63,000
Sam Grizzle	35,000

Euro Chip Counts:
Marco Traniello $87,700
John Duthie $85,000
David Benyamine $76,200
John Kabbaj $73,300
Alex Kravchenko $132,700
Gus Hansen $53,000
Andy Black $65,500
Rob Hollink $80,000
Jani Sointula $83,000
Jeff Lisandro $18,300
Thor Hansen $82,000

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   Todd Brunson,   Phil Hellmuth,   David Singer,   Ali Eslami,   Patrik Antonius,   Ralph Perry

Levels 43 and 44 - Omaha Eight-or-Better and Razz

Jun 26, '07

Redraw

Ten minutes after play started back up after dinner, Mike Wattel busted in 25th place, and the tournament clocks were paused. The players then redrew for new seats at the final three tables.

Three Tough Tables

Stage Featured Table

Seat No.1: Bruno Fitoussi
Seat No. 2: Daniel Negreanu
Seat No. 3: Justin Bonomo
Seat No. 4: Greg Raymer
Seat No. 5: Amnon Filippi
Seat No. 6: Mike Matusow
Seat No. 7: Dewey Tomko
Seat No. 8: Max Pescatori

On-Deck Circle

Seat No. 1: Mark Gregorich
Seat No. 2: Pat Pezzin
Seat No. 3: Steve Wolff
Seat No. 4: Kenny Tran
Seat No. 5: Chris Reslock
Seat No. 6: Phil Hellmuth
Seat No. 7: David Singer
Seat No. 8: Rob Hollinik

The Boondocks:

Seat No. 1: Tim Phan
Seat No. 2: Noah Jefferson
Seat No. 3: Toto Leonidas
Seat No. 4: Gabe Kaplan
Seat No. 5: Barry Greenstein
Seat No. 6: Freddy Deeb
Seat No. 7: Thor Hansen
Seat No. 8: John Hanson

Chop-Chop

Those two words can sum up the entire level of Omaha eight-or-better. The two highlights were Dewey Tomko tripling up to survive, and both Mark Gregorich and Noah Jefferson doubling up to accomplish the same survival feat.

Razzed

The game then switched to razz, and the limits were steep at $20,000-$40,000.

Hellmuth Busted in 24th Place

Phil Hellmuth made a strong showing in the HORSE event, but his run came to an end when he ran into Kenny Tran early in the razz level. Tran had 6 3 (3 8 A 5) J turned up and Hellmuth peeked at his last hole card before mucking. He then walked away from the table and mused with himself about his demise.

Survival of the Fittest

The rest of razz was an exercise in stubbornness. Gregorich doubled up again. Toto Leonidas doubled up through Thor Hansen with 7 2 (6 4 10 3) 10. The only sure thing during the last part of razz was that the short stacks prevailed. The game was then switched to seven-card stud, with the limits remaining the same.

Player Tags: Thor Hansen,   Dewey Tomko,   Phil Hellmuth,   Mark Gregorich,   Noah Jefferson,   Kenny Tran

Levels 35 and 36- Stud and Stud Eight or Better

Jun 26, '07

STUD

Featured Tables

Day three of the H.O.R.S.E. got underway about 20 minutes after 2 p.m.  Only 52 players remained on seven tables as play began.  There were two featured tables, complete with hole-cams.  Seated at the tables were:

1. Daniel Negreanu
2. Joe Tehan
3. David Singer
4. Dewey Tomko
6. David Oppenheim
7.  Erik Seidel
8. Thomas Woodruff

1. Erick Lindgren
2. Tim Phan
3. Greg Mascio
4. Chip Reese
5. Mike Wattell
6. Eli Elezra

Short Stacks vs. Negreanu pt. 1

During the stud level Thomas Woodruff was all in after three cards with a pair of fours against Daniel Negreanu's A K Q.  By the end Negreanu had made a pair of kings, but Woodruff had hit a third four.  The both squeezed out the seventh card, with Negreanu needing both a king and for Woodruff not to fill up.  Negreanu's last card become irrelevant when Woodruff revealed the 4 for quads on the end.  Despite the double up Woodruff is still on a very short stack

Short Stacks vs. Negreanu pt. 2

Dewey Tomko got all-in after four cards during the stud level against Daniel Negreanu.  Negreanu had a pair of nines in the hole, while Tomko had made a pair of aces on fourth street.  Negreanu hit a third nine on fifth street, but Tomko caught a third ace and ended up doubling off Negreanu to stay alive.

STUD EIGHT OR BETTER

Huge Pot

Eli Elezra took down a huge three way pot without a showdown on seventh street against Chip Reese and Mike Wattell.  On fifth street Wattell lead out $20,000, Elezra raised to $40,000, and Reese called. The same betting went down on sixth street, meaning that $240,000 went into the pot on 5th and 6th street alone.  After seventh Wattell checked, Elezra bet and Reese folded.  Wattell thought for a moment before folding.  Elezra smiled, and after a moment showed fives full as he rakes the pot.

Eliminations

Due to eliminations the tournament is down to its final six tables. Erick Lindgren eliminated Greg Mascio from the featured table with aces up. Cyndy Viollete  busted during the stud level. David Sklansky and Michael Mizrachi were both eliminated from table 77.

Notable Chip Counts

Kenny Tran	730,000
Eli Elezra	700,000
Freddy Deeb	610,000
Amnon Filippi	570,000
Toto Leonidas	560,000
Robert Mizrachi	510,000
Mike Matusow	485,000
Max Pescatori	440,000
Justin Bonomo	440,000
Daniel Negreanu	420,000
Phil Hellmuth Jr	380,000
Allen Cunningham	360,000
Barry Greenstein	348,000
Greg Raymer	345,000
Gabe Kaplan	315,000
David Singer	305,000
Dewey Tomko	300,000
Isabelle Mercier	275,000
Huckleberry Seed	275,000
Andy Bloch	240,000
Thor Hansen	230,000
Erick Lindgren	215,000
Joe Tehan	192,000
Phil Ivey	190,000
John Juanda	54,500

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Dewey Tomko,   Eli Elezra

Levels 54 and 55 - Razz and Seven-Card Stud

Jun 27, '07

After Dinner

The final minutes of the Omaha eight-or-better level were contested after the dinner break and not too much transpired.

Razz!

The game was then switched to razz as the threshold into level 53 was crossed.

Mark Gregorich Eliminated in 11th Place ($117,216)

John Hanson held 10-2-8-3 when Mark Gregorich moved all in on fourth street. Hanson called him down and then received 3-4-7 to eliminate Gregorich in 11th place. Gregorich took home $117,216 in prize money.

Dewey Tomko Eliminated in 10th Place ($131,424)

Dewey Tomko bet $100,000 and Amnon Filippi raised to $150,000. Tomko reraised all in for $160,000 and Filippi made the call. The remaining cards were dealt and on sixth street Tomko had 9-7-5-8-4-8 exposed. Filippi had 7-6-A-10-J-3 exposed. The final hole card was dealt to Filippi and he turned over a four to make a 7-6 low. Tomko was drawing dead and he exited the table. Tomko was eliminated in 10th place and he took home $131,424 in prize money.

Seven Card Stud

The game was then switched to seven card stud and the nine players who remained were keeping a close eye on each other. Kenny Tran made a trip to the table to the other table to check on the chip stacks of the other players. All the players at the featured table had more than $1.6 million. The towers of Gabe Kaplan and Bruno Fitoussi were looking a little low at the on-deck circle though. Tran passed the baton to Amnon Filippi and he began to check back and forth between the tables. This was ironic, considering that Filippi had the chip lead.

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   Mark Gregorich,   Kenny Tran,   Amnon Filippi,   John Hanson

Into Dinner

Jun 27, '07

Short-Stack Survival

The short stacks continued to hang on by a thread, including Gabe Kaplan. He picked up a decent amount of chips to help his push to the final table when he picked up a pot off of Greg Raymer during seven-card stud eight-or-better. Raymer had 3 7 6 6 exposed and Kaplan had 2 A 9 9 exposed when he flipped up his hole cards (A Q 8).

Cashing Out Err….Color Up

“Pleasure playing with you guys, but I’m going to cash out,” said Freddy Deeb with a wide grin on his face. He had four racks of chips ready to go for when the color up would commence at the end of the level. The players went on a 20 minute break while this took place and they would continue play until the dinner break began at 7:30 p.m.

Back to Hold’em

The game jumped to hold’em when the players returned from the break.

Greg Raymer Busted in 14th Place ($103,008)

Greg Raymer was all in and covered by John Hanson preflop. Hanson turned over pocket eights and Raymer showed down A 7. “I can’t lose, it’s my hand,” said Raymer in reference to Hanson’s two eights. The board suggested otherwise when it was rolled out 9 5 3 4 Q. Raymer was eliminated in 14th place and he took home $103,008 in prize money.

The Road to Omaha

The game was then switched to Omaha eight-or-better with $40,000-$80,000 limits.

Tim Phan Busted in 13th Place ($103,008)

Tim Phan bet $40,000 and both Gabe Kaplan and Freddy Deeb call. The flop was dealt J 8 7 and Deeb led out for $40,000 from the small blind. Phan called from middle position and Kaplan called on the button. The turn brought the 6 and Deeb led out again, this time for $80,000. Phan made the all-in call, and Kaplan called as well. The J on the river was checked by both players in the side pot and Deeb tunred up 10 9 8 4 for a straight. Kaplan revealed A K 4 3 to take the low and Phan mucked his hand. Phan was eliminated in 13th place and he took home $103,008 in prize money.

Down to a Dozen

There was now 12 players remaining and Bruno Fitoussi was moved back to the table he came from earlier in the day.

Steve Wolff Eliminated in 12th Place ($117,216)

On a flop of 10 3 2 Steve Wolff moved all in for his last $30,000 and Dewey Tomko made the call. Kenny Tran then raised to $80,000 total and Tomko called down that bet as well. Both players in the side pot checked the 10 on the turn. The river brought the A and Tomko bet $80,000. Tran called and flipped over 6 4. Tomko turned up A-10 for aces full of tens and he took down the side pot and the main pot. Wolff mucked his hand and he was eliminated in 12th place. He took home $117,216 in prize money.

Dinner Bell

The players then went on dinner break at 7:30 p.m. and they will return at 9:00 p.m. to reach the final eight.

Notable Chip Counts

Amnon Filippi	2,945,000
Barry Greenstein	1,805,000
Freddy Deeb	1,710,000
Gabe Kaplan	1,185,000
Kenny Tran	1,100,000
Dewey Tomko	280,000

 

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   Gabe Kaplan,   Kenny Tran,   Greg Raymer,   Steve Wolff,   John Hanson,   Freddy Deeb

Levels 49 and 50 - Razz and Seven-Card Stud

Jun 27, '07

The Doldrums

Levels 49 and 50 featured razz and seven card stud. The two levels were noteworthy for the lack of action that took place, rather than the action that did play out. This is understandable considering the H.O.R.S.E. event is a limit affair, with split games thrown in to boot. The big stacks played a steady progression of pots, while the lower half of the field waited for their spots. Dewey Tomko was low on chips, as was John Hanson, and Steve Wolff. The stack of Gabe Kaplan had begun to falter as well.

Chris Reslock Eliminated in 15th Place

Chris Reslock moved all in for $42,000 and Amnon Filippi called him down. Reslock was then dealt two more kings, which made for three total, and effectively killed any razz hand he was working on. Filippi busted Reslock in 15th place with a 9-7 low. After the elimination of Reslock, Bruno Fitoussi was moved to the featured table to fill his empty seat. Each table now had seven players remaining.

Chip Leader: Amnon Filippi

One of the true tournament-trail grinders remained in the lead. Amnon Filippi held $2.5 million and he even tangled with the second-place chip stack of Kenny Tran ($1.9 million) in a few pots. Filippi won the majority of them.

Chip Counts

Amnon Filippi	2,510,000
Kenny Tran	1,925,000
Bruno Fitoussi	1,315,000
Barry Greenstein	1,220,000
Freddy Deeb	1,200,000
David Singer	1,093,000
Stephen Wolff	909,000
Greg Raymer	800,000
Tim Phan	740,000
Gabe Kaplan	710,000
Thor Hansen	690,000
John Hanson	620,000
Dewey Tomko	596,000
Mark Gregorich	460,000

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   Kenny Tran,   Amnon Filippi,   Chris Reslock

Levels 47 and 48 - Hold'em and Omaha Eight-or-Better

Jun 27, '07

Double Up Dewey

The game switched to hold’em and on a board of J 5 2 2 Dewey Tomko moved all in. Amnon Filippi called. Filippi flipped up Q-5 and Tomko showed down pocket tens. The K was dealt on the river and Tomko survived with the stronger two pair.

Max Pescatori Eliminated in 19th Place

Max Pescatori was the next player to hit the rail in 19th place, just three spots shy of the money.

Bonomo Busts

On a board of K 5 4 A 5 Justin Bonomo is all in against Bruno Fitoussi. Bonomo turned up pocket sevens, but they were rendered obsolete when Fitoussi turned up pocket fours. Bonomo was eliminated in 17th place.

The Messenger

The clock was paused and play now went to hand for hand. The game had been switched to Omaha eight-or-better right after the Bonomo bust. The players now had a keen interest in where their fellow competitors stood. Johnny Chan served as the chip count relay man for the players, letting one table’s professionals know what the other contenders had left in front of them. “Man, that’s a bad information guy,” lamented Tim Phan in a half-sarcastic tone.

Bubble Boy – Noah Jefferson

Noah Jefferson had moved all in on the turn and Phan called him down. Phan revealed A Q 3 2 and Jefferson turned up A J 9 4. The 7 joined the board of A Q 6 4 and Jefferson was eliminated in 17th place. 

A Ray of Hope

Jefferson was told not to leave just yet after his bust out, because another player was all in on the same hand. That player was Steve Wolff, and if he were to bust, the two would split 16th-place money. These hoped were crushed though, when Wolff made quad kings on the turn. He beat out the quad sixes of David Singer, in a hand that only Omaha could produce.

A Pair of Hopeful Tables

There were now 16 players remaining and they redrew for seats at the final two tables:

Featured Table:

Seat No. 1: Chris Reslock
Seat No. 2: Amnon Filippi – Chip Leader
Seat No. 3: Dewey Tomko
Seat No. 4: David Singer
Seat No. 5: Kenny Tran
Seat No. 6: Steve Wolff
Seat No. 7: Mike Matusow
Seat No. 8: Barry Greenstein

On-Deck Circle:

Seat No. 1: Bruno Fitoussi
Seat No. 2: Mark Gregorich
Seat No. 3: Greg Raymer
Seat No. 4: Tim Phan
Seat No. 5: Thor Hansen
Seat No. 6: Gabe Kaplan
Seat No. 7: Freddy Deeb
Seat No. 8: John Hanson

Mike Matusow Busted in 16th Place

Mike Matusow was all in with A-Q-9-2 against Steve Wolff, who held A-K-6-3 on a flop of 5d 4s 2c. The turn and river brought the Ac and 8s. Matusow was eliminated on the hand by the wheel of Wolff.

Break Time

The players were then sent to a 20 minute break and when they return the game will be razz.

Chip Counts

Amnon Filippi	2,352,000
Bruno Fitoussi	2,300,000
Kenny Tran	1,900,000
Freddy Deeb	1,850,000
Tim Phan	1,150,000
Barry Greenstein	960,000
David Singer	948,000
Greg Raymer	820,000
Mark Gregorich	810,000
Stephen Wolff	717,000
Gabe Kaplan	540,000
Thor Hansen	470,000
Dewey Tomko	340,000
John Hanson	330,000
Chris Reslock	200,000

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   David Singer,   Noah Jefferson,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Amnon Filippi,   Justin Bonomo,   Steve Wolff

Series Home Game

Jun 20, '07

It’s a fun day for the professionals today in the Amazon Room.  With a smaller field, most of the players who follow the tournament circuit will recognize more players at each table.  The atmosphere today is like that of a home game, complete with bad calls, draw outs, and good-natured ribbing.

 

In today’s tournament there will be three levels of rebuys, which is one more level than usual in this type of rebuy tournament.  This new development has no doubt given several pros an even better reason to straggle in late to today’s tournament.  This is a frightening thought as some tables are excessively stacked with pro talent as it is.  Almost every time you turn around, a table that had three big pros at it, all of the sudden has six.

 

Table 22 is one such example:  They have been having fun from the get-go today.  At 12pm precisely Robert Williamson III, Andy Bloch, and Erik Seidel were trading barbs already.  In particular after about 30 minutes Seidel seemed to be getting the brunt of the abuse, already burning through several rebuys.  The table was soon filled out with Dewey Tomko and David Williams, only fueling Williamson’s fire.  Williamson doubled Tomko up early on a board of K-J-8-2-K.  Williamson called his all-in raise saying, “Full house, but yours is better right?”  Tomko then showed K-K-x-x, generating plenty of laughter; Williamson announced that he had 8-8-x-x.

 

Table 16 is another table that has kept the attitude light.  Erick Lindgren, Clonie Gowen, and Eric Cajelas sat there at “tipoff, ” but were soon joined by Noah Boeken and Humberto Brenes.  Lindgren complimented Brenes on his three final tables so far this year.  Also having fun were the players at table 40.  John D’Agostino, William Thorsson, Minh Ly, and Daniel Alaei make up the table.  Early on D’Agostino made a pot-sized bet on the turn and threateningly got out rebuy chips to suggest he was fully committed to the hand, prompting Thorsson to fold.  Thorsson simply told him, “Not yet.”  A few hands later D’Agostino called Thorsson’s all-in bet with a gutshot straight and nut flush draw, against Thorsson’s fives and fours.  “That’s a nice five,” D’Agostino remarked curtly, as the five on the turn closed off all of his outs.

 

We have recruited several terrific pros to follow in our Pro Blogs section.  Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com for reports from Jordan Morgan, Sammy Farha, Rich Fuller, John D’Agostino, and Robert Williamson III.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Erik Seidel,   Erick Lindgren,   Andy Bloch,   John D'Agostino,   Dewey Tomko,   Clonie Gowen,   Daniel Alaei,   David Williams,   Noah Boeken,   Sam Farha,   William Thorson,   Erik Cajelais,   Jordan Morgan,   Robert Williamson III

Level 5 Update

Jun 17, '07

Players have just entered Level 6 where the limits have increased to $150-$300 with a $25 ante and a $50 bring-in. Two hundred and sixty-four players now remain in today’s Razz event, and the average chip stack is $3,875.

Level 5 brought us some notable eliminations such as Dewey Tomko and Paul Darden. Dewey Tomko was eliminated when his 8-7-6-5-A ran into Chris Amaral’s 6-4-3-2-A. Paul Darden was eliminated a few hands later when he was all-in on fourth street with a board of J 8. The player in seat 6 makes a 6 4 3 2 A low on the river and eliminates Darden just before the level change.

It wasn’t all bad news for the pros as Annie Duke and manages to grab a few nice pots in level 5. With a board of 8 Q A 3, Duke had been betting the whole time while the player on the button had been calling her down. The button was showing a board of 7 9 4 J on the river when Duke makes a final bet and after a few minutes of deliberation the button decides to muck his cards.

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Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Dewey Tomko,   Paul Darden

Second Round Hour Five

Jun 12, '07

E-Dog Advances
Erick Lindgren calls his opponents all in with AJ.  His opponent shows down K6 and the board comes 109847.  Lindgren makes the straight and advances to tomorrows final table.

Other Final Tabler's
Thomas Fuller has advanced to the final table.  Fred Goldberg (yes, the same guy that went all in dark and won) has advanced as well. 

Negreanu, Filippi, Tomko Still Alive
Daniel Negreanu is alive and his taken the chip lead with play 3 handed.  Amnon Filippi and Dewey Tomko also have chips in three handed battles.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Dewey Tomko