| Nov 17, '10 |
2010 NAPT Los Angeles |
NAPT L.A. Main Event |
6 |
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Anh Van Nguyen Doubles Through Adam Junglen
Nov 14, '10
 On a flop of 8 7 6 , Anh Van Nguyen bet 8,500 and Adam Junglen made the call. The turn was the 10 and Nguyen checked.
Junglen bet 12,400 and Nguyen raised to 42,500. Junglen then moved all in and Nguyen called for his last 73,500. Junglen showed 10 7 for two pair, but he needed help against Nguyen’s 98 for a turned straight.
The river as the 4 and Nguyen doubled up to 182,000. Junglen was left with around 75,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Adam Junglen
Erik Cajelais Hits The Rail Early
Nov 14, '10
 Anh Van Nguyen raised to 2,600 in early position and Erik Cajelais called from the small blind.
The flop fell A64 and Cajelais checked to Nguyen who checked behind. The turn was the 9 and Cajelais bet 6,000. Nguyen called and the river was the 5.
Cajelais bet 15,000 and Nguyen min-raised him back. Cajelais called, but was his two pair, fives and fours were beat by Nguyen’s set of aces. Cajelais was left with just 13,000 and eliminated a few hands later becoming one of the first casualties of the day.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Erik Cajelais
Anh Van Nguyen on the Rise
Nov 15, '10
 A player under the gun raised to 18,000 preflop and Anh Van Nguyen made the call from the cutoff. The flop fell K Q J and UTG bet 30,000. Nguyen made the call. The turn fell 8 and UTG bet 70,000. Nguyen went into the tank and then slid out a large stack of chips that was close to 300,000. UTG mucked and Nguyen took down the pot to grow his stack close to 700,000.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen
Anh Van Nguyen Doubles Up
Nov 16, '10
 Jacob Toole raised to 80,000 preflop on the button and Anh Van Nguyen reraised all in for 735,000 on the small blind. Toole made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Toole: A 9
Nguyen: K J
Board: 5 3 3 Q J
Nguyen doubled up to 1.55 million and the Team PokerStars Canada pro survived.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Jake Toole
Jonathan Gagnon-Villenueve Eliminated in 18th Place ($18,000)
Nov 16, '10
Jimmie Guinther raised preflop and Anh Van Nguyen made the call from the small blind. Jonathan Gagnon-Villenueve reraised all in from the big blind for an additional 600,000 and Guinther made the call. Nguyen mucked and the final two players flipped over their cards:
Guinther: A-Q
Jonathan: 9 9
The board paired an overcard for Guinther and Jonathan was eliminated in 18th place. He will take home $18,000 in prize money.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Jimmie Guinther, Jonathan Gagnon Villeneuve
Ray Henson Eliminated in Fifth Place ($145,000), Anh Van Nguyen Eliminated in Fourth Place ($195,000)
Nov 17, '10
 Joe Tehan moved all in from the cutoff and was called by not only Anh Van Nguyen, but Ray Henson as well.
Henson was the shorter stack, but both he and Nguyen were at risk for their tournament life. Tehan showed K5, but was drawing live against the AQ of Nguyen and AJ of Henson.
 The flop came 994, bringing some chop outs for the two all in players, but the turn was the K, vaulting Tehan into the lead.
The river was the 2 and Tehan took the pot, sending both Nguyen and Henson to the rail.
Player Tags: Ray Henson, Anh Van Nguyen, Joe Tehan
Anh Van Nguyen Doubles Through Ray Henson
Nov 17, '10
Ray Henson raised to 205,000 and Anh Van Nguyen moved all in behind him in the big blind for 765,000.
Henson called and saw that his KQ was flipping against Nguyen’s 44.
The board fell KJ872 and Nguyen’s heart flush scooped the pot, basically trading stacks with Henson.
Player Tags: Ray Henson, Anh Van Nguyen
Anh Van Nguyen Doubles Through Joe Tehan
Nov 17, '10
Joe Tehan raised to 110,000 in late position and Anh Van Nguyen moved all in fromo the button for 740,000. The blinds folded and Tehan made the call.
Nguyen showed pocket kings, which were well ahead of Tehan’s pocket sevens. The board brought Nguyen a Broadway straight and he doubled up to a little over 1,500,000. Tehan is still strong with nearly 3,500,000.
Seat 1: Jake Toole — 1,400,000
Seat 2: Joe Tehan — 3,450,000
Seat 3: Michael Binger — 1,585,000
Seat 4: Anh Van Nguyen — 1,570,000
Seat 5: Jason Mercier — 3,325,000
Seat 6: Al Grimes — 1,005,000
Seat 7: Ray Henson — 3,900,000
Seat 8: Chris DeMaci — 4,690,000
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Joe Tehan
Seat 4 -- Anh Van Nguyen
Nov 17, '10
 Anh Van Nguyen is a Vietnamese-born, Canadian citizen, currently residing in Toronto. One of the newest members of Team PokerStars Canada, Nguyen was a poker dealer before turning pro several years ago. His nickname “Van Diesel,†Nguyen polished his poker skills in local charity casinos in Toronto and underground clubs before taking his game mainstream. Nguyen has just under a million dollars in career tournament earnings to his name. When he was 13-years-old, Nguyen lied about his age to get a job at McDonalds where he worked until he was 16. Nguyen enters the final table with 1,058,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen
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| Nov 16, '10 |
2010 NAPT Los Angeles |
NAPT L.A. Main Event |
5 |
+ |
Anh Van Nguyen Doubles Through Adam Junglen
Nov 14, '10
On a flop of 876, Anh Van Nguyen bet 8,500 and Adam Junglen made the call. The turn was the 10 and Nguyen checked.
Junglen bet 12,400 and Nguyen raised to 42,500. Junglen then moved all in and Nguyen called for his last 73,500. Junglen showed 107 for two pair, but he needed help against Nguyen’s 98 for a turned straight.
The river as the 4 and Nguyen doubled up to 182,000. Junglen was left with around 75,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Adam Junglen
Erik Cajelais Hits The Rail Early
Nov 14, '10
Anh Van Nguyen raised to 2,600 in early position and Erik Cajelais called from the small blind.
The flop fell A64 and Cajelais checked to Nguyen who checked behind. The turn was the 9 and Cajelais bet 6,000. Nguyen called and the river was the 5.
Cajelais bet 15,000 and Nguyen min-raised him back. Cajelais called, but was his two pair, fives and fours were beat by Nguyen’s set of aces. Cajelais was left with just 13,000 and eliminated a few hands later becoming one of the first casualties of the day.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Erik Cajelais
Anh Van Nguyen on the Rise
Nov 15, '10
A player under the gun raised to 18,000 preflop and Anh Van Nguyen made the call from the cutoff. The flop fell K Q J and UTG bet 30,000. Nguyen made the call. The turn fell 8 and UTG bet 70,000. Nguyen went into the tank and then slid out a large stack of chips that was close to 300,000. UTG mucked and Nguyen took down the pot to grow his stack close to 700,000.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen
Anh Van Nguyen Doubles Up
Nov 16, '10
Jacob Toole raised to 80,000 preflop on the button and Anh Van Nguyen reraised all in for 735,000 on the small blind. Toole made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Toole: A 9
Nguyen: K J
Board: 5 3 3 Q J
Nguyen doubled up to 1.55 million and the Team PokerStars Canada pro survived.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Jake Toole
Jonathan Gagnon-Villenueve Eliminated in 18th Place ($18,000)
Nov 16, '10
Jimmie Guinther raised preflop and Anh Van Nguyen made the call from the small blind. Jonathan Gagnon-Villenueve reraised all in from the big blind for an additional 600,000 and Guinther made the call. Nguyen mucked and the final two players flipped over their cards:
Guinther: A-Q
Jonathan: 9 9
The board paired an overcard for Guinther and Jonathan was eliminated in 18th place. He will take home $18,000 in prize money.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Jimmie Guinther, Jonathan Gagnon Villeneuve
Ray Henson Eliminated in Fifth Place ($145,000), Anh Van Nguyen Eliminated in Fourth Place ($195,000)
Nov 17, '10
Joe Tehan moved all in from the cutoff and was called by not only Anh Van Nguyen, but Ray Henson as well.
Henson was the shorter stack, but both he and Nguyen were at risk for their tournament life. Tehan showed K5, but was drawing live against the AQ of Nguyen and AJ of Henson.
The flop came 994, bringing some chop outs for the two all in players, but the turn was the K, vaulting Tehan into the lead.
The river was the 2 and Tehan took the pot, sending both Nguyen and Henson to the rail.
Player Tags: Ray Henson, Anh Van Nguyen, Joe Tehan
Anh Van Nguyen Doubles Through Ray Henson
Nov 17, '10
Ray Henson raised to 205,000 and Anh Van Nguyen moved all in behind him in the big blind for 765,000.
Henson called and saw that his KQ was flipping against Nguyen’s 44.
The board fell KJ872 and Nguyen’s heart flush scooped the pot, basically trading stacks with Henson.
Player Tags: Ray Henson, Anh Van Nguyen
Anh Van Nguyen Doubles Through Joe Tehan
Nov 17, '10
Joe Tehan raised to 110,000 in late position and Anh Van Nguyen moved all in fromo the button for 740,000. The blinds folded and Tehan made the call.
Nguyen showed pocket kings, which were well ahead of Tehan’s pocket sevens. The board brought Nguyen a Broadway straight and he doubled up to a little over 1,500,000. Tehan is still strong with nearly 3,500,000.
Seat 1: Jake Toole — 1,400,000
Seat 2: Joe Tehan — 3,450,000
Seat 3: Michael Binger — 1,585,000
Seat 4: Anh Van Nguyen — 1,570,000
Seat 5: Jason Mercier — 3,325,000
Seat 6: Al Grimes — 1,005,000
Seat 7: Ray Henson — 3,900,000
Seat 8: Chris DeMaci — 4,690,000
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Joe Tehan
Seat 4 -- Anh Van Nguyen
Nov 17, '10
Anh Van Nguyen is a Vietnamese-born, Canadian citizen, currently residing in Toronto. One of the newest members of Team PokerStars Canada, Nguyen was a poker dealer before turning pro several years ago. His nickname “Van Diesel,†Nguyen polished his poker skills in local charity casinos in Toronto and underground clubs before taking his game mainstream. Nguyen has just under a million dollars in career tournament earnings to his name. When he was 13-years-old, Nguyen lied about his age to get a job at McDonalds where he worked until he was 16. Nguyen enters the final table with 1,058,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen
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| Nov 15, '10 |
2010 NAPT Los Angeles |
NAPT L.A. Main Event |
4 |
+ |
Anh Van Nguyen Doubles Through Adam Junglen
Nov 14, '10
On a flop of 876, Anh Van Nguyen bet 8,500 and Adam Junglen made the call. The turn was the 10 and Nguyen checked.
Junglen bet 12,400 and Nguyen raised to 42,500. Junglen then moved all in and Nguyen called for his last 73,500. Junglen showed 107 for two pair, but he needed help against Nguyen’s 98 for a turned straight.
The river as the 4 and Nguyen doubled up to 182,000. Junglen was left with around 75,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Adam Junglen
Erik Cajelais Hits The Rail Early
Nov 14, '10
Anh Van Nguyen raised to 2,600 in early position and Erik Cajelais called from the small blind.
The flop fell A64 and Cajelais checked to Nguyen who checked behind. The turn was the 9 and Cajelais bet 6,000. Nguyen called and the river was the 5.
Cajelais bet 15,000 and Nguyen min-raised him back. Cajelais called, but was his two pair, fives and fours were beat by Nguyen’s set of aces. Cajelais was left with just 13,000 and eliminated a few hands later becoming one of the first casualties of the day.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Erik Cajelais
Anh Van Nguyen on the Rise
Nov 15, '10
A player under the gun raised to 18,000 preflop and Anh Van Nguyen made the call from the cutoff. The flop fell K Q J and UTG bet 30,000. Nguyen made the call. The turn fell 8 and UTG bet 70,000. Nguyen went into the tank and then slid out a large stack of chips that was close to 300,000. UTG mucked and Nguyen took down the pot to grow his stack close to 700,000.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen
Anh Van Nguyen Doubles Up
Nov 16, '10
Jacob Toole raised to 80,000 preflop on the button and Anh Van Nguyen reraised all in for 735,000 on the small blind. Toole made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Toole: A 9
Nguyen: K J
Board: 5 3 3 Q J
Nguyen doubled up to 1.55 million and the Team PokerStars Canada pro survived.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Jake Toole
Jonathan Gagnon-Villenueve Eliminated in 18th Place ($18,000)
Nov 16, '10
Jimmie Guinther raised preflop and Anh Van Nguyen made the call from the small blind. Jonathan Gagnon-Villenueve reraised all in from the big blind for an additional 600,000 and Guinther made the call. Nguyen mucked and the final two players flipped over their cards:
Guinther: A-Q
Jonathan: 9 9
The board paired an overcard for Guinther and Jonathan was eliminated in 18th place. He will take home $18,000 in prize money.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Jimmie Guinther, Jonathan Gagnon Villeneuve
Ray Henson Eliminated in Fifth Place ($145,000), Anh Van Nguyen Eliminated in Fourth Place ($195,000)
Nov 17, '10
Joe Tehan moved all in from the cutoff and was called by not only Anh Van Nguyen, but Ray Henson as well.
Henson was the shorter stack, but both he and Nguyen were at risk for their tournament life. Tehan showed K5, but was drawing live against the AQ of Nguyen and AJ of Henson.
The flop came 994, bringing some chop outs for the two all in players, but the turn was the K, vaulting Tehan into the lead.
The river was the 2 and Tehan took the pot, sending both Nguyen and Henson to the rail.
Player Tags: Ray Henson, Anh Van Nguyen, Joe Tehan
Anh Van Nguyen Doubles Through Ray Henson
Nov 17, '10
Ray Henson raised to 205,000 and Anh Van Nguyen moved all in behind him in the big blind for 765,000.
Henson called and saw that his KQ was flipping against Nguyen’s 44.
The board fell KJ872 and Nguyen’s heart flush scooped the pot, basically trading stacks with Henson.
Player Tags: Ray Henson, Anh Van Nguyen
Anh Van Nguyen Doubles Through Joe Tehan
Nov 17, '10
Joe Tehan raised to 110,000 in late position and Anh Van Nguyen moved all in fromo the button for 740,000. The blinds folded and Tehan made the call.
Nguyen showed pocket kings, which were well ahead of Tehan’s pocket sevens. The board brought Nguyen a Broadway straight and he doubled up to a little over 1,500,000. Tehan is still strong with nearly 3,500,000.
Seat 1: Jake Toole — 1,400,000
Seat 2: Joe Tehan — 3,450,000
Seat 3: Michael Binger — 1,585,000
Seat 4: Anh Van Nguyen — 1,570,000
Seat 5: Jason Mercier — 3,325,000
Seat 6: Al Grimes — 1,005,000
Seat 7: Ray Henson — 3,900,000
Seat 8: Chris DeMaci — 4,690,000
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Joe Tehan
Seat 4 -- Anh Van Nguyen
Nov 17, '10
Anh Van Nguyen is a Vietnamese-born, Canadian citizen, currently residing in Toronto. One of the newest members of Team PokerStars Canada, Nguyen was a poker dealer before turning pro several years ago. His nickname “Van Diesel,†Nguyen polished his poker skills in local charity casinos in Toronto and underground clubs before taking his game mainstream. Nguyen has just under a million dollars in career tournament earnings to his name. When he was 13-years-old, Nguyen lied about his age to get a job at McDonalds where he worked until he was 16. Nguyen enters the final table with 1,058,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen
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| Nov 14, '10 |
2010 NAPT Los Angeles |
NAPT L.A. Main Event |
3 |
+ |
Anh Van Nguyen Doubles Through Adam Junglen
Nov 14, '10
On a flop of 876, Anh Van Nguyen bet 8,500 and Adam Junglen made the call. The turn was the 10 and Nguyen checked.
Junglen bet 12,400 and Nguyen raised to 42,500. Junglen then moved all in and Nguyen called for his last 73,500. Junglen showed 107 for two pair, but he needed help against Nguyen’s 98 for a turned straight.
The river as the 4 and Nguyen doubled up to 182,000. Junglen was left with around 75,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Adam Junglen
Erik Cajelais Hits The Rail Early
Nov 14, '10
Anh Van Nguyen raised to 2,600 in early position and Erik Cajelais called from the small blind.
The flop fell A64 and Cajelais checked to Nguyen who checked behind. The turn was the 9 and Cajelais bet 6,000. Nguyen called and the river was the 5.
Cajelais bet 15,000 and Nguyen min-raised him back. Cajelais called, but was his two pair, fives and fours were beat by Nguyen’s set of aces. Cajelais was left with just 13,000 and eliminated a few hands later becoming one of the first casualties of the day.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Erik Cajelais
Anh Van Nguyen on the Rise
Nov 15, '10
A player under the gun raised to 18,000 preflop and Anh Van Nguyen made the call from the cutoff. The flop fell K Q J and UTG bet 30,000. Nguyen made the call. The turn fell 8 and UTG bet 70,000. Nguyen went into the tank and then slid out a large stack of chips that was close to 300,000. UTG mucked and Nguyen took down the pot to grow his stack close to 700,000.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen
Anh Van Nguyen Doubles Up
Nov 16, '10
Jacob Toole raised to 80,000 preflop on the button and Anh Van Nguyen reraised all in for 735,000 on the small blind. Toole made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Toole: A 9
Nguyen: K J
Board: 5 3 3 Q J
Nguyen doubled up to 1.55 million and the Team PokerStars Canada pro survived.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Jake Toole
Jonathan Gagnon-Villenueve Eliminated in 18th Place ($18,000)
Nov 16, '10
Jimmie Guinther raised preflop and Anh Van Nguyen made the call from the small blind. Jonathan Gagnon-Villenueve reraised all in from the big blind for an additional 600,000 and Guinther made the call. Nguyen mucked and the final two players flipped over their cards:
Guinther: A-Q
Jonathan: 9 9
The board paired an overcard for Guinther and Jonathan was eliminated in 18th place. He will take home $18,000 in prize money.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Jimmie Guinther, Jonathan Gagnon Villeneuve
Ray Henson Eliminated in Fifth Place ($145,000), Anh Van Nguyen Eliminated in Fourth Place ($195,000)
Nov 17, '10
Joe Tehan moved all in from the cutoff and was called by not only Anh Van Nguyen, but Ray Henson as well.
Henson was the shorter stack, but both he and Nguyen were at risk for their tournament life. Tehan showed K5, but was drawing live against the AQ of Nguyen and AJ of Henson.
The flop came 994, bringing some chop outs for the two all in players, but the turn was the K, vaulting Tehan into the lead.
The river was the 2 and Tehan took the pot, sending both Nguyen and Henson to the rail.
Player Tags: Ray Henson, Anh Van Nguyen, Joe Tehan
Anh Van Nguyen Doubles Through Ray Henson
Nov 17, '10
Ray Henson raised to 205,000 and Anh Van Nguyen moved all in behind him in the big blind for 765,000.
Henson called and saw that his KQ was flipping against Nguyen’s 44.
The board fell KJ872 and Nguyen’s heart flush scooped the pot, basically trading stacks with Henson.
Player Tags: Ray Henson, Anh Van Nguyen
Anh Van Nguyen Doubles Through Joe Tehan
Nov 17, '10
Joe Tehan raised to 110,000 in late position and Anh Van Nguyen moved all in fromo the button for 740,000. The blinds folded and Tehan made the call.
Nguyen showed pocket kings, which were well ahead of Tehan’s pocket sevens. The board brought Nguyen a Broadway straight and he doubled up to a little over 1,500,000. Tehan is still strong with nearly 3,500,000.
Seat 1: Jake Toole — 1,400,000
Seat 2: Joe Tehan — 3,450,000
Seat 3: Michael Binger — 1,585,000
Seat 4: Anh Van Nguyen — 1,570,000
Seat 5: Jason Mercier — 3,325,000
Seat 6: Al Grimes — 1,005,000
Seat 7: Ray Henson — 3,900,000
Seat 8: Chris DeMaci — 4,690,000
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Joe Tehan
Seat 4 -- Anh Van Nguyen
Nov 17, '10
Anh Van Nguyen is a Vietnamese-born, Canadian citizen, currently residing in Toronto. One of the newest members of Team PokerStars Canada, Nguyen was a poker dealer before turning pro several years ago. His nickname “Van Diesel,†Nguyen polished his poker skills in local charity casinos in Toronto and underground clubs before taking his game mainstream. Nguyen has just under a million dollars in career tournament earnings to his name. When he was 13-years-old, Nguyen lied about his age to get a job at McDonalds where he worked until he was 16. Nguyen enters the final table with 1,058,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen
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| Jul 10, '10 |
2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker |
$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event |
6 |
+ |
Level Seven Hour One Update: Varkonyi Bullies Rousso
Jul 10, '10
Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 2,097 out of 7,319
Chip Counts:
1. Gabriel Walls – 300,000
2. Robert Miller – 212,000
3. Dave Sands – 210,000
4. Steve Billirakis – 200,000
5. Khamsy Nuanmanee – 186,500
6. Dan Santoro – 180,000
7. Jason DeWitt – 177,000
8. Matt Keikoan – 170,000
9. Bryn Kenney – 170,000
10. Robert Varkonyi – 160,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Josh Brikis — 97,500
Mike Matusow — 12,700
Roy Winston — 20,000
Jennifer Harman — 34,000
Jeff Shulman – 43,500
Notable Eliminations:
Kirk Morrison
Big Hands:
 Varkonyi Takes Some From Rousso
Former main event champ Robert Varkonyi called Vanessa Rousso’s raise of 1,500 and the two saw a flop of 5 4 8. Varkonyi checked and Rousso’s bet 2,000. Varkonyi then check-raised to 6,000. Vanessa called.
The J hit on the turn and Varkonyi led out for 12,000. Rousso tanked and asked Varkonyi how many chips he had. “Well over 100k,” he told her. After some time, Rousso just called.
The 3 finished the board and Varkonyi checked. Rousso followed suit and announced that she had missed all sorts of draws, flipping up 56. Varkonyi showed 88 for a flopped set and took down the pot.
Varkonyi had around 140,000 in chips after the hand. Rousso was still going strong with around 175,000.
Morrison On Life Support
Kirk Morrison limped into the pot in middle position and three others came along for the ride.
The flop ran 4A A and Morrison bet 500. Everyone folded except the player in seat 7, who called. Both players checked the 2 turn and again on the Q river.
Seat 7 turned up Q3 for a busted flush draw that hit a pair on the river. Morrison looked like he wanted to tear up his cards as he mucked. He was down to just 4,350.
Nguyen Makes Great Fold
We caught up wit the action with a short stacked player already all-in and there was over 48,000 in the middle. Nguyen thought about the decision to call off all his chips for three minutes before making the fold.
He showed KK face up and was happy to see that the other player had turned up AA. Nguyen saved himself some chips and has 75,000.
Kirk Morrison Bounced
Kirk Morrison moved all-in after the player under-the-gun raised. The player on the button called Morrison’s all-in and the player under-the-gun made it 12,275. The player on the button opted to move all-in for 16,600 total and there was a three-way showdown.
The player under-the-gun showed 66, Morrison showed AK, and the player on the button showed AA.
Aces held up in the three-way all-in all Morrison’s WSOP has come to an end.
Cantu Scores a Knockout
Brandon Cantu had an opponent all-in with AK and had his opponent dominated when he showed AQ.
The board ran out 9J476, keeping Cantu’s big slick in the lead and he chips up to 90,000.
Pavilion Room Coverage
Tony Ma Wins a Pot
On a board reading A109Q Tony Ma checked. His opponent bet 2,400 and Ma raised to 6,400. His opponent called. The river brought the 9 and Ma checked. His opponent quickly checked behind. Ma announced straight and turned over the J8. His opponent mucked. Ma was at over 100,000 after the hand.
Prahlad Friedman Free-rolling
There was massive confusion and lots of debating around a table in the Pavilion Room. The story goes that Prahlad Friedman was in the big blind and was squared off in a hand versus the small blind. The flop came jack-high and Friedman’s opponent bet into him. Friedman called and there was heavy betting on the turn. On the river, the small blind bet 80,000, which was more than enough to put Friedman all in. Friedman went into the tank for minutes before his opponent finally called the clock on him. The floor came over and started giving the countdown. With three seconds left, Friedman announced call and everyone at the table heard him. However, apparently the floor didn’t hear the call, continued the countdown to zero and announced that Friedman’s hand was dead. Friedman’s opponent tabled top two and Friedman didn’t turn over his dead hand. Friedman said that his opponent had the best hand. Allegedly, Friedman should have been eliminated but from the ruling was still alive and free-rolling the rest of the way.
Player Tags: Tony Ma, Prahlad Friedman, Anh Van Nguyen, Robert Varkonyi, Vanessa Rousso, Kirk Morrison
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| Jun 17, '10 |
2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 29 - $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship |
3 |
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Level 20 Update: Final Table Set
Jun 17, '10
Blinds: 9,000-18,000
Players Remaining: 9 out of 171
Average Chip Count: 570,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Jameson Painter – 1,209,000
2. Kyle Ray – 903,000
3. Daniel Idema – 829,000
4. Brock Parker – 619,000
5. Matt Keikoan – 505,000
6. Zvi Groysman – 500,000
7. Michael Mizrachi – 243,000
8. Simon Morris – 233,000
9. David Chiu – 75,000
Notable Eliminations:
Darren Woods – $32,614
David Baker – $32,614
Anh Van Nguyen – $32,614
Big Hands:
 Darren Woods Eliminated
On a flop of Q43, Daniel Idema bet and was called by Darren Woods.
The turn was the 3 and Idema bet again. Woods called and left himself with just one 5,000 chip behind. When the 4 hit on the river, Idema bet again.
“I missed,” said Woods with a chuckle as he tossed his cards into the muck.
Idema finished the job the very next hand when Idema’s Q-10 toppled Woods’ 2-4.
Lucky Nine For Ray
The river was already dealt and the board read KK10J9. David Chiu bet out and was raised by Kyle Ray.
Chiu thought for a second before making the call and showed KQ, good for a straight, but Kyle Ray turned over the 99, giving him a full house that he made on the river.
Chiu fell to 150,000 and Ray climbed to just shy of the 700,000 mark.
 David Baker Eliminated
David Baker was crippled in a hand with Brock Parker which left him with just 75,000 after he folded to a river bet.
A few hands later, Baker raised on the button and Matt Keikoan called from the big blind. The flop was K64 and Keikoan check-raised a bet from Baker. Baker tanked for a minute before putting in the last of his chips and the cards were turned up.
Baker had Q10 and Keikoan showed the 104, leaving Baker with just three outs. The turn was the 2 and the river was the 10, giving the pot to Keikoan and sending Baker home with $32,614 in his pocket.
Anh Van Nguyen Eliminated
The board read Q652 on the turn and Anh Van Nguyen bet and got a call from Jameson Painter. The river was the A and Painter checked and Nguyen bet. Painter raised and that brought a sigh from Nguyen, who played with his last few chips before putting his last 34,000 into the middle.
Nguyen showed the AQ, but Painter showed the K10, giving him the nut flush and the pot. With the elimination of Nguyen, who gets $32,614 for his 10th place finish, we are down to our final nine players and the final table will get started shortly.
Player Tags: David Baker, Anh Van Nguyen, David Chiu, Darren Woods, Daniel Idema, Kyle Ray, Jameson Painter
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