Note: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 2 is that the blinds begin at 300-600.
Players Remaining: 63 out of 128
Starting Stacks: 150,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 50,000 and had 100,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.
Round 2 Seat Draw:
Here is a look at the matchups for round 2 table-by-table in the Amazon Room:
David Benyamine vs Erik Sagstrom
Alexander Kostritsyn vs Anthony Guetti
Chris Moorman vs Chris Moore
Richard Lyndaker vs Vivek Rajkumar
Dani Stern vs Michael Pesek
Jake Cody vs Frank Kassela
Shawn Buchanan vs Isaac Haxton
Jonathan Jaffe vs Masaaki Kagawa
Zach Hyman vs Ashton Griffin
Bryn Kenney vs Tom Dwan
Daniel Alaei vs Justin Bonomo
Gus Hansen vs Greg Brooks
Steve Billirakis vs Benjamin Tollerence
Trevor Pope vs David Baker
Shaun Deeb vs Matt Marafioti
Antonio Esfandiari vs Maxim Lykov
Eric Froehlich vs. Scott Clements
Steve Zolotow vs. Ayaz Mahmood
John Duthie vs. Jonathan Duhamel
Carlos Mortensen vs. Amit Makhija
Paul Volpe vs. Mikhail Smirnov
Darren Elias vs. Lex Veldhuis
Erik Cajelais vs. Scott Seiver
Martin Kabrhel vs. Nikolay Evdakov
Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Dan Cates
Alex Kravchenko vs. Armitraj Singh
Olivier Busquet vs. Justin Smith
Andrew Robl vs. Erick Lindgren
Kunimaro Kojo vs. Eugene Katchalov
Vanessa Rousso vs. Nick Schulman
Bruno Launais vs. David Paredes
Kenny Tran vs. John Juanda
Eliminations:
Justin Bonomo
Key Hands:
Daniel Alaei the First Player to Advance to Final 32 over Bonomo
Justin Bonomo held a set of deuces heading to the river against Daniel Alaei, who held a gutshot straight draw, and Bonomo was all in for his tournament life. The river card made Alaei’s straight and he advanced to the round of 32. Bonomo was the first player eliminated in the second round on the hand.
Nick Schulman Flops a Flush against Rousso
The flop read K 4 2 when Vanessa Rousso bet 7,500. Nick Schulman raised to 18,500 and Rousso then reraised all in. Schulman made the call to cover Rousso and they flipped over their cards:
Rousso: A 8
Schulman: 10 8
Turn and River: 4 and 3
Schulman had flopped the flush and he won the hand to grow his stack considerably. Rousso went to her add-on chips to reload after the hand.
Note: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long.
Players Remaining: 118 out 128
Starting Stacks: 75,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 25,000 and had 50,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.
Note: WSOP tournament staff said the event has been capped at 128 and that no one was locked out.
Key Ongoing Matches:
Tom Dwan vs. Peter Jetten
Vanessa Selbst vs. Chris Moorman
Bertrand Grospellier vs. Daniel Cates
Daniel Alaei vs. Thomas Marchese
Galen Hall vs. Ashton Griffin
Vivek Rajkumar vs. Praz Bansi
Isaac Haxton vs. Robert Mizrachi
Jason Mercier vs. Gus Hansen
Eliminations:
David Chiu
John Monnette
Phil Laak
David Williams
George Lind
David Peters
David Oppenheim
Key Hands:
Vanessa Rousso Gets Super Lucky on the Turn, Eventually Advances
All the money went in preflop with Vanessa Rousso tabling the A 10 and David Oppenheim exposing pocket queens. The flop came Q J 3, giving Oppenheim top set, and leaving Rousso with a gut-shot straight draw. The turn was perfect for Rousso as the K landed on the felt. The river bricked for Oppenheim and Rousso doubled up, talking after about how she played the hand to Oppenheim, who seemed disinterested in the chatter about the bad beat.
A couple levels later Rousso eliminated her opponent. Nick Schulman, who was playing his match at the same table, asked Oppenheim where he was going. The high-stakes cash game pro replied “jump off a building.” The players at the table chuckled, and Schulman asked “Bellagio?” Oppenheim said yes, and Schulman asked his fellow Full Tilt Poker pro to wait for him to finish his match.
Galen Hall Down to Last 25K
Galen Hall got the last of one of his three barrels into the middle with the A 5 and was called by Ashton Griffin’s A-8 off suit. The board bricked for Hall, and he reloaded with his last 25,000.
Mercier Disgusted by Turn and River
On a board reading Q J 8 3 4 Gus Hansen fired a big river bet and Jason Mercier thought it over before eventually calling. Hansen announced that he had two pair, and Mercier looked dejected. Hansen exposed the 3 4 for a runner-runner two pair, and scooped the pot when Mercier mucked.
Tom Dwan Doubles Up
Tom Dwan got 30,300 in preflop with A-K against Peter Jetten’s A 7. The board ran out safe for Dwan and he doubled.
The chip leader curse continues. Faraz Jaka was at one time in this tournament, the far and away chip leader. Now he is out after getting it all in preflop with pocket sixes against Vanessa Rousso’s pocket tens.
The board came JJ947 and Jaka was eliminated. Rousso is now in fourth place with 430,000.
Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminated in 8th Place ($67,570)
Dec 07, '10
Vanessa Rousso raised to 110,000 and Andrew Lichtenberger reraised to 285,000 from the small blind. Rousso called and the flop came down A106.
Lichtenberger bet 300,000 and Rousso moved all in, easily covering her opponent. Lichtenberger called with AQ, but Rousso’s A6 was way ahead with two pair.
The turn and the river fell 49 and Lichtenberger was eliminated. Rousso is now an overwhelming chip leader with 6 million.
Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 100,000 from early position and John Racener made the call from middle position. Vanessa Rousso reraised to 420,000 from the small blind, which induced Lichtenberger to fold.
Racener made the call and the two saw a K 7 2 flop. Both players checked the flop and the K followed on the turn. Rousso checked and Racener bet 595,000. Rousso made the call and the river fell J.
Rousso bet 1 million and Racener went into the tank for quite some time. He eventually mucked his hand and conceded the pot. Rousso grew her chip lead to 5.24 million and Racner fell to 2 million.
Sorel Mizzi raised to 70,000 from under the gun and Vanessa Rousso reraised to 210,000 from middle position. Mizzi moved all in and Rousso instantly called with pocket kings.
Mizzi showed pocket queens and they failed to connect with a board of A10689. Mizzi is eliminated, but with the 200 points he earned today, he moves into third place in the Player of the Year race. Rousso now has 4.2 million and is the chip leader.
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 63,000 from the button and Luis Velador moved all in for 313,000 from the small blind. Vanessa Rousso made the call from the big blind and Esfandiari mucked. Their cards:
Rousso: 9 9
Velador: A 2
Board: 8 6 5 4 10
Velador was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $42,213 in prize money. Rousso held 3.7 million after the hand as the chip leader.
The flop read 9 6 2 when Kirk Morrison checked from the small blind, Amit Makhija checked from the big blind, and Vanessa Rousso bet 100,000 from the button. Morrison mucked and Makhija made the call after spending a moment in the tank.
The turn fell 10 and Makhija checked. Rousso moved all in and Makhija went into the tank again, but he spent much longer in there before deciding to make the all-in call. Their cards:
Makhija: 9 8
Rousso: 2 2
River: 6
Makhija was eliminated in 13th place and he will take home $42,231 in prize money. Rousso grew her stack to 3 million.
The chip leader curse continues. Faraz Jaka was at one time in this tournament, the far and away chip leader. Now he is out after getting it all in preflop with pocket sixes against Vanessa Rousso’s pocket tens.
The board came JJ947 and Jaka was eliminated. Rousso is now in fourth place with 430,000.
Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminated in 8th Place ($67,570)
Dec 07, '10
Vanessa Rousso raised to 110,000 and Andrew Lichtenberger reraised to 285,000 from the small blind. Rousso called and the flop came down A106.
Lichtenberger bet 300,000 and Rousso moved all in, easily covering her opponent. Lichtenberger called with AQ, but Rousso’s A6 was way ahead with two pair.
The turn and the river fell 49 and Lichtenberger was eliminated. Rousso is now an overwhelming chip leader with 6 million.
Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 100,000 from early position and John Racener made the call from middle position. Vanessa Rousso reraised to 420,000 from the small blind, which induced Lichtenberger to fold.
Racener made the call and the two saw a K 7 2 flop. Both players checked the flop and the K followed on the turn. Rousso checked and Racener bet 595,000. Rousso made the call and the river fell J.
Rousso bet 1 million and Racener went into the tank for quite some time. He eventually mucked his hand and conceded the pot. Rousso grew her chip lead to 5.24 million and Racner fell to 2 million.
Sorel Mizzi raised to 70,000 from under the gun and Vanessa Rousso reraised to 210,000 from middle position. Mizzi moved all in and Rousso instantly called with pocket kings.
Mizzi showed pocket queens and they failed to connect with a board of A10689. Mizzi is eliminated, but with the 200 points he earned today, he moves into third place in the Player of the Year race. Rousso now has 4.2 million and is the chip leader.
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 63,000 from the button and Luis Velador moved all in for 313,000 from the small blind. Vanessa Rousso made the call from the big blind and Esfandiari mucked. Their cards:
Rousso: 9 9
Velador: A 2
Board: 8 6 5 4 10
Velador was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $42,213 in prize money. Rousso held 3.7 million after the hand as the chip leader.
The flop read 9 6 2 when Kirk Morrison checked from the small blind, Amit Makhija checked from the big blind, and Vanessa Rousso bet 100,000 from the button. Morrison mucked and Makhija made the call after spending a moment in the tank.
The turn fell 10 and Makhija checked. Rousso moved all in and Makhija went into the tank again, but he spent much longer in there before deciding to make the all-in call. Their cards:
Makhija: 9 8
Rousso: 2 2
River: 6
Makhija was eliminated in 13th place and he will take home $42,231 in prize money. Rousso grew her stack to 3 million.
The chip leader curse continues. Faraz Jaka was at one time in this tournament, the far and away chip leader. Now he is out after getting it all in preflop with pocket sixes against Vanessa Rousso’s pocket tens.
The board came JJ947 and Jaka was eliminated. Rousso is now in fourth place with 430,000.
Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminated in 8th Place ($67,570)
Dec 07, '10
Vanessa Rousso raised to 110,000 and Andrew Lichtenberger reraised to 285,000 from the small blind. Rousso called and the flop came down A106.
Lichtenberger bet 300,000 and Rousso moved all in, easily covering her opponent. Lichtenberger called with AQ, but Rousso’s A6 was way ahead with two pair.
The turn and the river fell 49 and Lichtenberger was eliminated. Rousso is now an overwhelming chip leader with 6 million.
Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 100,000 from early position and John Racener made the call from middle position. Vanessa Rousso reraised to 420,000 from the small blind, which induced Lichtenberger to fold.
Racener made the call and the two saw a K 7 2 flop. Both players checked the flop and the K followed on the turn. Rousso checked and Racener bet 595,000. Rousso made the call and the river fell J.
Rousso bet 1 million and Racener went into the tank for quite some time. He eventually mucked his hand and conceded the pot. Rousso grew her chip lead to 5.24 million and Racner fell to 2 million.
Sorel Mizzi raised to 70,000 from under the gun and Vanessa Rousso reraised to 210,000 from middle position. Mizzi moved all in and Rousso instantly called with pocket kings.
Mizzi showed pocket queens and they failed to connect with a board of A10689. Mizzi is eliminated, but with the 200 points he earned today, he moves into third place in the Player of the Year race. Rousso now has 4.2 million and is the chip leader.
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 63,000 from the button and Luis Velador moved all in for 313,000 from the small blind. Vanessa Rousso made the call from the big blind and Esfandiari mucked. Their cards:
Rousso: 9 9
Velador: A 2
Board: 8 6 5 4 10
Velador was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $42,213 in prize money. Rousso held 3.7 million after the hand as the chip leader.
The flop read 9 6 2 when Kirk Morrison checked from the small blind, Amit Makhija checked from the big blind, and Vanessa Rousso bet 100,000 from the button. Morrison mucked and Makhija made the call after spending a moment in the tank.
The turn fell 10 and Makhija checked. Rousso moved all in and Makhija went into the tank again, but he spent much longer in there before deciding to make the all-in call. Their cards:
Makhija: 9 8
Rousso: 2 2
River: 6
Makhija was eliminated in 13th place and he will take home $42,231 in prize money. Rousso grew her stack to 3 million.
The chip leader curse continues. Faraz Jaka was at one time in this tournament, the far and away chip leader. Now he is out after getting it all in preflop with pocket sixes against Vanessa Rousso’s pocket tens.
The board came JJ947 and Jaka was eliminated. Rousso is now in fourth place with 430,000.
Andrew Lichtenberger Eliminated in 8th Place ($67,570)
Dec 07, '10
Vanessa Rousso raised to 110,000 and Andrew Lichtenberger reraised to 285,000 from the small blind. Rousso called and the flop came down A106.
Lichtenberger bet 300,000 and Rousso moved all in, easily covering her opponent. Lichtenberger called with AQ, but Rousso’s A6 was way ahead with two pair.
The turn and the river fell 49 and Lichtenberger was eliminated. Rousso is now an overwhelming chip leader with 6 million.
Andrew Lichtenberger raised to 100,000 from early position and John Racener made the call from middle position. Vanessa Rousso reraised to 420,000 from the small blind, which induced Lichtenberger to fold.
Racener made the call and the two saw a K 7 2 flop. Both players checked the flop and the K followed on the turn. Rousso checked and Racener bet 595,000. Rousso made the call and the river fell J.
Rousso bet 1 million and Racener went into the tank for quite some time. He eventually mucked his hand and conceded the pot. Rousso grew her chip lead to 5.24 million and Racner fell to 2 million.
Sorel Mizzi raised to 70,000 from under the gun and Vanessa Rousso reraised to 210,000 from middle position. Mizzi moved all in and Rousso instantly called with pocket kings.
Mizzi showed pocket queens and they failed to connect with a board of A10689. Mizzi is eliminated, but with the 200 points he earned today, he moves into third place in the Player of the Year race. Rousso now has 4.2 million and is the chip leader.
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 63,000 from the button and Luis Velador moved all in for 313,000 from the small blind. Vanessa Rousso made the call from the big blind and Esfandiari mucked. Their cards:
Rousso: 9 9
Velador: A 2
Board: 8 6 5 4 10
Velador was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $42,213 in prize money. Rousso held 3.7 million after the hand as the chip leader.
The flop read 9 6 2 when Kirk Morrison checked from the small blind, Amit Makhija checked from the big blind, and Vanessa Rousso bet 100,000 from the button. Morrison mucked and Makhija made the call after spending a moment in the tank.
The turn fell 10 and Makhija checked. Rousso moved all in and Makhija went into the tank again, but he spent much longer in there before deciding to make the all-in call. Their cards:
Makhija: 9 8
Rousso: 2 2
River: 6
Makhija was eliminated in 13th place and he will take home $42,231 in prize money. Rousso grew her stack to 3 million.
Vanessa Rousso
Jimmy Tran
Charlie Hook
Michael Mizrachi
Allen Bari
John Hennigan
Big Hands
Nenad Exits a Big Pot
There was a pot worth 11,000 sitting on the table alongside a board that read J J 9 3 when the big blind bet 5,500 and Nenad Medic reraised to 15,000 from the small blind. The big blind reraised all in for 24,500 more and Medic went into the tank. He eventually mucked and his stack was brought back down close to its starting level.
Dwyte Pilgrim Makes a Straight
The board read Q 10 3 K A and 6,000 sat in the pot when Dwyte Pilgrim checked in late position. Isaac Baron checked as well and Pilgrim turned over K J. Pilgrim has had a good day at a tough table and he has been able to build his stack close to the chip lead. He is approaching six figures in chips.
Poker Tweets
Card Player TV
Here is a look at the videos that have been posted today from CardPlayer TV:
Table 35 has been a favorite haunting spot for tournament reporters early in the day here with four well-known players mixing things up. Here are a few of the early pots:
Maria Ho limped under the gun and Isaac Baron raised to 400 UTG+1. Faraz Jaka reraised to 1,200 and Ho reraised again to 3,300. The flop fell K 7 6 and Ho fired out 2,600. Jaka went into the tank and reraised to 5,900. Ho thought for a moment bu decided to muck.
In the next battle between Ho and Jaka, the board read K 10 7 when Ho bet 400 from the cutoff and Jaka made the call from the big blind. The 5 fell on the turn and Ho bet 525. Jaka thought for a quick moment but decided to muck.
Three players paid a 200 price of admission preflop and then checked down the 10 10 9 Q 5 board before Maria Ho bet 450 UTG+1. The small blind made the call and Jose Barbero mucked on the big blind. Ho flipped over Q J, which was good enough to make the small blind muck.
Medic vs. Rousso
There was 2,350 in the pot and a flop of 9 7 4 sitting on the table when the cutoff bet 2,000. Nenad Medic made the call under the gun and Vanessa Rousso then raised to 6,000 UTG+1. The cutoff mucked and Medic made the call after spending some time in the tank. The turn fell Q and Medic moved all in for 10,875. Rousso took her turn thinking things over with a little over 20,000 behind and eventually decided to muck.
Daniel Negreanu Makes a Big Laydown
Daniel Negreanu bet 1,000 from the small blind and the cutoff made the call. The flop fell 10 5 4 and Negreanu bet 1,200. His opponent made the call and the K fell on the turn. Negreanu bet 3,000 and the cutoff went into the tank. He decided to raise to 8,600 and Negreanu made the call after spending some time in the tank himself. The Q fell on the river and Negreanu checked. The cutoff bet 12,000 and after some more time in the tank Negreanu decided to muck.
Left In The Deck:
Tough on the Draw
Here are some of the tough table pairings today:
Table 37: Matt Stout, Vanessa Rousso, Nenad Medic
Table 35: Maria Ho, Isaac Baron, Faraz Jaka, Jose Barbero
Table 28: Jason Senti, Daniel Negreanu, Michael Kamran
Table 24: Mike Leah, Kristy Gazes, Matt Brady
Table 19: Victor Ramdin, Jamie Rosen, Christina Lindley, Jason Koon
The players have bagged their chips and play has concluded for the night.
There were 2,391 players who showed up for the last day one flight. That brought the total number of entrants to 7,319. That number eclipsed last year’s 6,494. The total prize pool is $68,798,600 and first place will take home a cool $8,944,138.
Vanessa Rousso is one of the notables who will return for day 2B on Saturday. She bagged over 100,000 in chips. Others who will join her include Jason Mercier, Steve Billiarkis and David Benyamine.
They will combine with survivors from day 1B on Saturday, but first comes day 2A on Friday. Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you all of the live updates from day 2A.
1. Julian Foussard – 168,000
2. Dan Springfield – 153,000
3. Frank Gu – 149,000
4. Khamsy Nuanmanee – 148,000
5. Eric Blair – 140,000
6. Aaron Gustavson – 140,000
7. David Benyamine – 134,000
8. Gary Brown – 128,000
9. Vanessa Rousso – 128,000
10. Jason Mercier – 118,000
Card Player Family Chip Counts
Jeff Shulman — 9,900
Steve Zolotow — 42,600
Jen Harman — 33,150
Big Hands:
Lisandro’s Aces Crack, He Busts
The player in seat 8 raised to 1,200 and when action folded to Jeff Lisandro he raised to 3,200. Seat 8 called and they saw the flop come 3Q4.
Lisandro bet out 4,000 and seat 8 called. The turn then brought the 4 and Lisandro led again for 6,000. Seat 8 raised to 16,000, essentially putting Lisandro all in. Lisandro thought for a moment and moved all in for just a bit more. Seat 8 called.
“Your queens are good,” Lisandro said as he flipped over AA. He was correct, as seat 8 showed QQ for the flopped set and turned full house. Lisandro was dead to an ace on the river, and he was not happy about his bad luck. “Just put it out there,” he demanded, instead of waiting for the ESPN crew’s thumbs up to continue. It was the 10 and Lisandro stormed away from the Amazon room, eliminated late on day 1d.
Lisandro had three cashes at the 2010 WSOP for around $90,000, including one final table appearance. Check out his results here.
Ivey Doubles up Opponent
Entering the action late, Phil Ivey had an opponent all in and at risk for 12,075 on a flop of AJ10. Their hands:
Ivey: K9
Opponent: A8
Ivey held a straight draw and flush draw, but he was still trailing his opponent’s pair of aces. The turn was the J and the 3 on the river didn’t fill Ivey’s draws. He lost the pot and dropped to around 25,000 in chips.
Rousso Surrenders The Double Up
Picking up the action after the flop, the board read A98. The player in seat 3 ended up all in for 7,350 and Vanessa Rousso made the call.
Rousso: 107
Seat 3: A9
Seat 3 flopped two pair but Rousso had an open-ended straight draw. The turn was a blank with the 3 and the river bricked as well with the 8 and seat 3 doubled up.
Rousso dropped the rare pot but she still had 128,000.
Pavilion Room Update
Sorel Mizzi Doubles Up an Opponent
On a flop of 10106 Sorel Mizzi bet and his opponent moved all in for 24,275 more. Mizzi tanked before making the call with the AA. His opponent exposed the J10 for trip tens. The turn and river both bricked for Mizzi and he was made a short stack with about 9,000 left.
Chris Moore Drops a Pot
A player in middle position bet and got one caller. Chris Moore three-bet to 3,000 more. The original bettor called and the player in the middle folded. After the flop, Moore’s opponent bet out and Moore released. He was at around the starting stack after the hand.
Just before the 20-minute break after level one, with 1,200 in the pot with the board reading A73K a player in the small blind bet 300. Jason Mercier made the call. The 5 on the river prompted a check from the small bind. Mercier bet 1,500 and his opponent made the call. Mercier exposed the K9 for the nuts. Mercier was up to 36,500 after the hand.
Phil Ivey Chipping Up
Right before Ivey was able to leave his seat for the 20-minute break after level one, six players saw a flop of K104 for 300, including 8-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey. The preflop bettor led out for 700 and was called by one opponent. Ivey raised to 2,800 and it was folded to the initial bettor. He folded but the player who called next threw in enough to call Ivey’s raise. The turn brought the 9 and action went check-check. The 2 fell on the river and Ivey’s opponent bet 3,600. Ivey quickly called and tabled pocket tens for a set. His opponent mucked the KQ. Ivey was up to 45,700 after the hand.
Rousso Gets Some Back
Picking up the action after the flop fell QQ8, the player in seat 7 bet 900 and Vanessa Rousso repopped to 2,000.
Seat 7 made the call and the turn brought the J. Seat 7 checked and Rousso counted out announced “3,000” as she tossed in an orange 5,000 chip. Seat 7 went in the tank but decided to let his hand go.
Rousso raked in the pot and took back some of the chips she lost to seat 7 before the break. She was at 33,000.
A few hands later on a flop of 864, the action checked to Rousso and she fired 600. The player in seat 10 then raised to 1,800 and three other players in the hand mucked. Rousso made the call and the Q fell on the turn.
Rousso checked and seat 10 bet 2,300. Rousso made the call and the river was the 7. Rousso led out with 5,000 and seat 10 made the call.
Rousso tabled 65 for a rivered straight, better than seat 10’s 44 for a set on the flop. Rousso took the pot and she was back up close to 40,000.
Lisandro Drops One
Jeffrey Lisandro limped in preflop along with three other players. The four saw a flop of Q53 and the player in the big blind bet 500. Lisandro was the only caller and the turn was the 2.
The big blind bet another 500 and Lisandro raised to 1,200. The call was made and the river was the 8. The big blind bet 1,200 and Lisandro made the call.
The big blind then tabled AQ for top pair and Lisandro mucked. He was at 32,000.
Bari Chipping Up
A player raised to 550 preflop and four players called, including Allen Bari and Hevad Khan. The flop then came down KQ9 and everyone checked.
The Q came on the turn and a player bet 975. Only one player mucked as the other three tagged along to see the 5 on the river.
Action was checked to Bari and he fired 2,250. The big blind was the only caller and Bari tabled AQ for trips. The big blind mucked and Bari scooped the pot. He was at 50,500 after the hand.
William Thorson Moved In On
A player in late position bet 700 and William Thorson called from the button. A payer in the small blind moved all in for 7,000 total and it was folded back to Thorson. He went deep into the tank before finally releasing his hand. He was at less than 20,000 afteward.
Phil Ivey Yawns and Chips Get Sucked into His Mouth
A player in the cutoff made it 550 and the button raised to 1,500. Ivey didn’t take long before four-betting to 4,500. The initial bettor folded and the button took some time before finally folding. Ivey is doing well here on day 1d. He was at over 50,000 after the hand.
David Benyamine Makes a Good Fold
On a board of AQJ9 David Benyamine bet 4,700. His opponent tanked before eventually making the call. The A fell on the river and Benyamine checked. His opponent quickly fired out a bet of 6,000. Benyamine went into the tank before finally folding and flashing K-10 for broad way. His opponent made him feel a little bitter by exposing the AJ for a full house. Benyamine was down to about 35,000 after the hand.
A player in the cutoff bet 250 and Phil Ivey raised to 800 total. The player in the small blind four-bet to 1,350 and it was folded to the cutoff. She folded and Ivey quickly called.
The flop came 9638 and action went check-check. The 8 fell on the turn and Ivey’s opponent bet 1,200. Ivey insta-called and the 10 landed on the river. The small blind checked and Ivey bet 4,300. Ivey’s opponent deliberated before eventually folding. Ivey was at 34,000 in chips after the hand.
Steve Billirakis Starting off Strong
On a board of 10937 was faced with a 6,000-chip bet. Billirakis called and the river brought the J. Billirakis led out for 4,000 and his opponent called. Billirakis tabled the J9 for two pair. His opponent mucked the KK. Billirakis was up to 54,000 after the hand.
David Benyamine Drops A Pot
David Benyamine raised to 300 preflop and the small blind made the call. The flop came down A63 and both players checked.
The turn was the 6 and the small blind led out with 500. Benyamine made the call and the river was the 8.
The small blind led out with 500 again and Benyamine decided to look him up. The small blind showed A7 for aces and sixes and Benyamine mucked. Despite dropping that pot, Benyamine was off to a strong start with close to 49,000 in chips.
Cindy Violette Takes One Down
Cyndy Violette raised to 300 and was called by two players. The flop came 9dKh5c and Violette bet 1,000 to force out her opponents. She had around 31,500 after the hand.
“This is Our Maaain Event Of The Evening”
Bruce Buffer raised to 350 from middle position and was called by JJ Lui on the button. The flop ran 782 and Buffer led for 525. Lui folded and Buffer chipped back up to around his starting stack of 30,000.
Joe Serock Takes One From Elizabeth
On a 3-way flop of A78 seat 2 checked and so did Joe Serock. Shannon Elizabeth bet 600 and seat 2 folded, but Serock called.
The 7 fell on the turn and Serock led for 1,800. Elizabeth called and the A fell on the river. Both players checked and Elizabeth mucked when she saw Serock’s Q7.
Serock was at around 39,000 after the hand, while Elizabeth dropped to around 23,000.
Hevad Khan Loses a Big One
Hevad Khan called a bet of 2,250 from seat 7 on a board of 599A. On the 6 river Khan checked and seat 7 fired 7,600. There was already a lot in the pot, and Khan tanked for a moment before electing to fold.
He had 26,000 after the hand.
Steve Dannenmann Run Over By Jacks
Steve Dannenmann bet 250 on a board of 36Q7 and was called by seat 1. The button then raised to 1,050 and Dannenmann called, while seat 1 got out of the way.
The K river was checked around and a stubborn moment left Dannenmann and the player on the button refusing to show their cards first. Finally Dannenmann showed 75 for a pair and the button showed JJ for a better pair. After the loss Dannenmann had around 28,000.
Kenny Tran Wins a Pot
Kenny Tran had the button and was tangled up in a pot versus a player in the cutoff. On a board of AK63 the action went check-check. The 8 fell on the river and the cutoff checked. Tran bet 4,000 and the cutoff tanked. He eventually made the call and Tran exposed the 72 for a flush. Tran’s opponent mucked and Tran raked in the pot. He was up to about the starting stack after the hand.
Mizzi Drops One
With 650 in the pot, the board read 10523. Sorel Mizzi fired 350 and the player in seat 9 made the call.
The river was the 3 and Mizzi checked. Seat 9 fired 1,575 and Mizzi threw away his hand. He was at 32,000 after the loss.
Ferguson Can’t Call
Chris Ferguson raised to 600 on the button and the player in seat 5 made the call from middle position. The flop came down 642 and seat 5 checked.
Ferguson fired 1,000 and seat 5 quickly check-raised to 2,000. Ferguson thought for a bit and made the call. The turn was the 4 and seat 5 checked again.
Ferguson thought for a little while longer and bet 3,000. Seat 5 called again and the river was the 10.
Seat 5 took the lead this time, firing 2,500 and Ferguson released his hand. Ferguson was down to 26,000 after dropping that pot.
Rousso Bluffs Off Half Her Stack
Picking up the action after the flop came down Q85, Vanessa Rousso led out with 3,500 and the player in seat 7 made the call.
The turn was the J and Rousso thought long before sliding out 7,000. Seat 7 then tanked and asked Rousso for a count. The rest of the players at the table left as the 20-minute break had begun.
Seat 7 eventually called and the river was the 9. Rousso played with her chips awhile but checked. Seat 7 checked behind and Rousso tabled AK for ace-high. Seat 7 tabled 87 for a pair of eights and a heart draw on the flop.
Rousso dropped a big pot before the break and she was down to 26,000 after starting the hand with close to 49,000.
1. Antoine Saout — 36,100
2. Shawn Sheikhan — 33,000
3. Phil Ivey — 30,000
4. Shannon Elizabeth — 30,000
5. Brian Townsend — 30,000
6. Barry Greenstein — 30,000
7. Ylon Schwartz — 30,000
8. Hevad Khan — 30,000
9. Kara Scott — 30,000
10. Blair Hinkle — 30,000
Card Player Family Chip Counts
Jeff Shulman — 30,000
Jennifer Harman — 30,000
Steve Zolotow — 30,000
Notable Eliminations:
None
Notables in Play
Steven Paul
Blair Hinkle
Grant Hinkle
Marco Traniello
Steve Zolotow
Antoine Saout
Allen Cunningham
Phil Ivey
David Benyamine
John Juanda
Bernard Lee
Anh Van Nguyen
Jeffrey Lisandro
Jen Harman
Jonathan Little
Humberto Brenes
Barry Greenstein
Shawn Sheikhan
Ylon Schwartz
Jack Ury
Jason Mercier
Shannon Elizabeth
Matt Brady
Joe Serock
Sorel Mizzi
Bruce Buffer
Eddy Sabat
Eric Mizrachi
Eric Blair
Vanessa Selbst
Trishelle Cannatella
Nichoel Peppe
Eric Buchman
Noah Boeken
Andy Bloch
Kelly Kim
Hevad Khan
Jeff Shulman
Allen Bari
Zach Clark
Jason Potter
Josh Arieh
Entering the action late, Jeff Shulman bet 2,000 on a board of JK379 and when his opponent called Shulman quickly tapped the table and slid his cards into the muck. His opponent started to do the same, and Shulman reminded the dealer that the best hand is still supposed to be shown. The other player flashed a king, which was good enough.
How To Blow $10,000 In Five Minutes
“All in and a call!” Those were the words uttered just five minutes into the level as a player moved all in (for 300 big blinds) with AQ on a K108.
He was called by a player holding KK for top set. The board finished off 6 and 3 and the first Day 1D casualty made his way to the exits four hands into play.
Singer Gets One On the Turn
David Singer raised to 350 and was called by the player in the big blind and the player in seat 1.
The flop came 243 and action checked to Singer who fired 600. The big blind called and seat 1 folded.
The turn was the J and the big blind again check to Singer who bet 1,700 this time. The big blind called quickly again.
The K river card led to checks by both players and seat 1 announced “one pair.” Singer showed AJ for a turned pair of jacks and seat 1 tapped the table, showing 55.
Singer had about 34,000 after the hand.
Emmitt Smith Loses a Pot
Emmitt Smith and an opponent were tangled up in a flop of 1094. Smith checked and his opponent bet 500. Smith called. The Q fell on the turn and Smith checked. His opponent bet 2,000. Smith check-raised to 4,000 and his opponent called. The Q on the river prompted a check from Smith. His opponent checked behind and Smith announced that he had a straight. However, he tabled the K10 for just tens and queens. His opponent exposed the straight with the KJ and took the pot. Smith fell to 25,000 as a result of the hand.
Left in the Deck
A Tough Table
John Juanda will need a first or second-place finish in the main event to catch Frank Kassela in the player of the year race. That would be a hard task regardless, but add the fact that he is seated right next to David Benyamine and the odds are even more difficult.
A Reunion
2005 main event runner-up Steve Dannenmann has shown up and is in the field today. Interestingly enough, despite a massive field he is seated at the table right next to the table featuring the man who beat him that year, Joe Hachem.
Featured Today
The ESPN main stage is currently occupied by 2009 main event runner-up Darvin Moon. He has been hard to spot at this year’s WSOP but he is getting the bulk of the camera time today.
On the outer ESPN stage is the Godfather himself, Doyle Brunson. At one of the outer feature tables is Vanessa Rousso, so these players should get plenty of airtime once the WSOP telecast rolls around.
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 548. 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 4AA 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.
Thuy Doan
Shannon Elizabeth
Phil Ivey
Alex Kamberis
Big Hands:
Thuy Doan Eliminated
Thuy Doan moved all in preflop for 5,000 and was called by one opponent. Doan tabled the 55 but was dominated by the 1010 of her opponent. The board ran out J966Q and Doan was eliminated very early on day 2a.
One-Outer Hits
Douglas Gabriel called a 30,000 chip all-in bet on a board of Q1055 with the 55 for quads. Gabriel’s opponent exposed the 1010 for a flopped set-over-set scenario. The turn had brought the quintessential main-event one-outer. Gabriel eliminated his opponent and was up to 88,000 after the hand.
Orel Hershiser Moved In On
A player in middle position bet 1,100 and Orel Hershiser called in the small blind. The flop came K103 and action went check-check. The Q on the turn prompted another check from Hershiser. His opponent bet 1,050. Hershiser check-raised to 6,025. His opponent reraised enough to put the former professional athlete all in. Hershiser elected to fold and saved his last 9,000.
Vanessa Rousso Slipping
Vanessa Rousso and three other players were involved in a pot on a board reading 9878. A player in the small blind bet 1,300. Rousso and an opponent in the cutoff called. The river brought the 4 and action was checked to the cutoff. He bet 2,300 and Rousso was the one making the call. Her opponent tabled the AJ for the nut flush. Rousso was down to 95,000 after the hand.
Michael Martin Eliminated
Michael Martin opened to 1,000 and Robert Miller raised to 3,200. Martin four-bet to 9,000. Miller went all in and Martin called all in for 16,000. Martin exposed the KK and was in great shape against the Q9 of Miller. However, the board ran out 98310J and Martin was gone after his opponent made a straight. Miller was at 155,000 after the hand.
Brett Richey Eliminates Alex Kamberis
Alex Kamberis was all in preflop with A-K against the pocket tens of Brett Richey. The pocket pair held and Kamberis was eliminated.
Phil Ivey Crippled
A player in last position opened to 1,100. Yuji Masaki raised to 2,800. Phil Ivey went all in from the big blind and the original bettor folded. However, Masaki made the call for his tournament life. Masaki exposed the KK and was way ahead of the QQ of Ivey. The flop was safe for Masaki as it came 883. However, the Q on the turn gave Ivey top set. Masaki had two outs to stay alive. When the K hit the river, Masaki doubled up and Ivey was crippled to just 1,900.
Ivey was eliminated a few hands later and his run at back-to-back final tables won’t happen.
Barry Shulman – 240,000
Daniel Negreanu – 23,700
Mark Gregorich – 110,000
Adam Schoenfeld — 55,000
Jon Freidberg — 160,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Kevin Gates – 530,000
2. Nicholas Rainey – 503,000
3. Randy Dorfman – 470,000
4. Jim Collopy – 452,000
5. Alexander Kostritsyn – 444,000
6. Johnny Chan – 440,000
7. Jesper Hougaard – 420,000
8. David Assouline – 415,000
9. Mikhail Shamalov – 415,000
10. Robert Mizrachi – 414,000
Notable Eliminations:
Sandra Naujoks
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
Bill Chen
Jennifer Leigh
Big Hands:
Isaac Baron Gets Flushed, Then Doubles Up
Picking up the action after the flop came down 962, a player moved all in and Isaac Baron made the call. Here were their hands:
Baron: 22
Opponent: QQ
Baron flopped a set to crack the queens but the board finished off 10 and 8 to give his opponent the flush and Baron dropped to 33,000.
A few hands later, Baron moved those 33,000 all in and was called by one player. Baron tabled 77 while his opponent tabled 44.
The board ran out 1082Q2 and his pair held up. He doubled to 70,000.
Negreanu Gets No Takers
Daniel Negreanu raised to 4,600 preflop and he was called by a player in late position and then by one of the blinds.
The flop came down Q97 and Negreanu moved all in for about 15,000. Neither of his opponents looked him up and Negreanu took the pot uncontested. He was up to 30,000.
Robert Hits The Slot Machine On The River
Robert Mizrachi raised to 4,400 from the cutoff and the player on the button made the call. The flop came down Q82 and Mizrachi bet 5,500.
The button called and the turn was the 2. Both players checked and the river was the 7. Mizrachi fired 14,600 and his opponent made the call.
Mizrachi tabled 77 for a rivered boat and his opponent mucked. Mizrachi was at 414,000.
Rousso Doubles
We didn’t catch all of the action but Vanessa Rousso moved all in for about 15,000 and was called by one player. Rousso tabled A-6 and her opponent had K-J.
The board ran out seven-high and Rousso doubled up to 30,000.
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Eliminated
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman was all-in with A10 against her opponent’s AK. The ESPN crew rushed over to film the hand as the board ran out 743KQ.
Shulman was eliminated and ESPN filmed her husband, Barry, consoling her after her chips were pushed in the other direction.
OMG Kelly Kim
Kelly Kim raised to 3,800 and was met with a three-bet to 10,700 by Phil Galfond. Kim moved all-in for around 35,000 and was snap-called by Galfond.
Galfond showed AA and Kim showed JJ. Galfond was in good shape until the dealer peeled off the J in the window. The other two flop cards were the 8 and the 6 and now Galfond was the one in trouble.
The turn was the 5 and the river was the K and Kim doubled up to 72,000.
Naujoks’ Bluff Gone Wrong
Sandra Naujoks fired 15,000 on the turn with the board reading 22J4 and was called by her opponent. The river was the K and and Naujoks moved all-in for 35,000 and her opponent beat her into the pot.
Naujoks tabled A8, for a complete bluff and her opponent tabled AQ, giving him the nut flush and Naujoks was sent packing.
Pavilion Room Coverage
Gabe Walls Playing Aggressive
Gabe Walls bet from late position and a player on the button three-bet him to 8,200. The action was back to Walls and he four-bet to 22,000. His opponent tanked before finally folding. Walls flashed a 2 and took the pot. He was at 364,000 after the hand.
Jared Hamby Moves All In Twice, Eliminated on Second
Kevin Bates made it 3,000 from under the gun and two players called. Action was on Jared Hamby on the button. He elected to shove for 36,200 total. Everyone folded and Hamby took the pot to increase his stack to about 46,000.
A couple hands later, Steve Billirakis bet and was three-bet by a player directly to his left. Hamby moved all in on the button and it was folded to Billirakis. Billirakis announced all in and the three-bettor folded. Hamby exposed the AK while Billirakis tabled the JJ. The board ran out 1010986 and Hamby was gone. Billirakis was up to about 180,000.
Hamby had three cashes at the 2010 World Series of Poker. His best score was an eighth place finish in a $1,000 no-limit hold’em event for $46,077.
Vanessa Selbst Takes a Pot
On a board of QQJ10 action was checked to Vanessa Selbst in the cutoff. She fired out a bet of 23,500 and her opponent folded. Selbst was at 192,000 after the hand.
Level 11, Hour One Update: Rousso Loses Big Pot, Batista Busts
Jul 12, '10
Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 1,854 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 118,430
Card Player Chip Counts
Barry Shulman – 298,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 26,000
Stephen A. Murphy – 30,000
Daniel Negreanu – 34,000
Mark Gregorich – 135,000
Adam Schoenfeld — 85,000
Jon Freidberg — 190,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Johnny Chan – 580,000
2. Jim Collopy – 520,00
3. Kevin Gates – 475,000
4. Nicholas Rainey – 440,000
5. Mikhail Shamalov – 440,000
6. Frank Kassela – 430,000
7. David Assouline – 420,000
8. Joshua Appleby – 408,000
9. Nikolay Losev – 406,000
10. Carter Phillips – 385,000
Notable Eliminations:
Chad Batista
David Williams
Big Hands:
Batista Gets Doubled Through
A player moved all in for 55,300 preflop and Chad Batista made the call. Here were their hands:
Batista: A8
Opponent: 1010
Batista was trailing and the flop made things worse, coming down 1095. His opponent flopped a set and the board finished off 3 and K.
Batista dropped the pot and he was down to 21,000. He would bust later in the level.
Batista Busts
Chad Batista found a way to get his chips in the middle prefop was J2 and was up against the 99 of his opponent.
The flop was 47Q and Batista was still left just looking for a jack. The 10 on the turn and the A on the river were no help to Batista and he was eliminated from the event.
Antonius Drops Further
A player put in a raise preflop and Patrik Antonius decided to come along. The flop then came down A42.
He checked and his opponent fired 9,000. Antonius quickly mucked and he was down to 85,000.
Rousso Drops Big Pot
Picking up the action with the board reading KJ22, there was 40,000 in the pot and Vanessa Rousso checked.
Her opponent checked behind and the river was the J and her opponent moved all in for 40,400.
Rousso then took a massive tank session. She stared her opponent down and then stared at the pot.
“What do you think I have?” she asked him. “I think you might be bluffing me.”
Eventually, she pleaded with someone to call the clock on her and then, when no one did, she called it on herself.
The floor came over and when she had 30 seconds left, she pushed in a giant stack for the call. She then lost control of the stack as it tumbled in when she saw her opponent table J10.
Rousso mucked and she was down to 26,000.
Johnny Chan Doubles Up a Player
Johnny Chan had the pocket jacks versus a player’s A-K with all the money going in preflop. The pot stood at 120,000. The board ran out K-4-4-A-2 and Chan dipped to around 400,000.
Basebaldy Crushing It
On a flop of 1063, a player in the blinds led out with a bet and Eric Baldwin raised to 15,300. Baldwin’s opponent then moved back over the top for 27,500 total.
Baldwin sat for a second contemplating his next move before moving all-in. His opponent folded and Baldwin gave a wry smile and showed the 2.
Somerville Mucks Against Queens
Jason Somerville raised to 4,000 from middle position and the big blind called.
The fop was 987. The player in the big blind checked and called a bet of 5,700 from Somerville. The turn brought the K both players checked. The river brought the 5 and the big blind checked and called a bet of 10,000.
The big blind showed pocket queens and Somerville mucked his hand. Somerville slipped to 375,000 in chips with the mistep.
Pavilion Room Coverage
Seven-Bet All In Gives Jim Collopy 520K
There was massive preflop action between Jim Collopy and a player in the big blind. Jim Collopy opened to 4,000. The player in the big blind made it 12,700. Collopy made it 29,000. The big blind made it 60,000. Collopy made it 109,000. His opponent shoved all in and Collopy called for his tournament life. About 520,000 was in the pot when Collopy exposed the KK and his opponent tabled the A3. The ace in the door was scary for Collopy but the flop also brought a king. The board read AKQA when the board paired on the turn. Collopy’s opponent had outs to win but none of the came when the 10 fell on the river. Collopy was at 520,000 after the hand.
Brandon Cantu Moves All In
On a board of A644 a player checked to Brandon Cantu. Cantu bet 10,500 and his opponent raised 11,000 more, leaving himself with just 27,000 behind. Cantu moved all in and his opponent folded. Cantu was at around 200,000 after the hand.
David Benyamine Wins a Pot
On a board of J7639 action was checked to David Benyamine. Benyamine bet 36,800 and his opponent tanked before eventually calling. Benyamine exposed the 54 for a straight and was up to 260,000 after the hand.
Barry Shulman – 142,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 23,400
Stephen A. Murphy – 37,000
Daniel Negreanu – 63,600
Jennifer Harman – 30,400
Mark Gregorich – 135,000
Adam Schoenfeld — 75,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Johnny Chan – 425,000
2. David Assouline – 387,800
3. Carter Phillips – 350,000
4. Matthew Reed – 337,800
5. Randy Dorfman – 337,000
6. Jesper Hougaard – 332,000
7. Rodney Sherry – 316,000
8. Marco Johnson – 315,000
9. Cole South – 304,200
10. Jim Collopy – 303,100
Notable Eliminations:
Lex Veldhuis
Maria Ho
Phil Laak
Lacey Jones
Scott Seiver
Matt Hawrilenko
Big Hands:
Lex Veldhuis Eliminated
Lex Veldhuis moved all in for about 40,000 preflop and one player called. Here were their hands:
Veldhuis: JJ
Opponent: AK
Veldhuis was racing with the lead but the flop came down AK8 and his opponent flopped top two pair. The board finished out 7 and 5 and Veldhuis was sent packing.
Cowboy Matt Graham
Matt Graham was all in preflop and one opponent made the call. The two players then turned over their hands.
Graham: KK
Opponent: A10
Graham was ahead and the flop cemented the double up when it came down KK2, giving Graham quads. The board finished off 6 and 5 and Graham doubled to 117,000.
Kara Scott Doubles Up
Picking up the action after the flop, Kara Scott moved all in on a board of 662. She was called by one player.
Scott: AA
Opponent: JJ
Scott’s aces were ahead and the board finished off Q and K and Scott doubled to 126,000.
The Bear Gets Fed
Barry Greenstein and his opponent got all-in on a flop of KQ10. Greenstein showed AJ, giving him the nut straight and his opponent showed KK, giving him top set.
Greenstein needed to fade the board pairing to win the pot and eliminate a player. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 2 to keep Greenstein in the lead and win the pot. Greenstein’s stack increased to 150,000 after the hand was over.
Thorson Can’t Top Kings
William Thorson was facing an all-in river bet of 19,000 with the final board reading 6810J2.
Thorson hemmed and hawed for quite some time before finally tossing in his call. Thorson mucked his hand when he was shown KK. Thorson still has well over 100,000.
Van Fleet Gets Coolered
We got to the table as Jon Van Fleet and his opponent had just gotten all of his opponent’s 70,000 chips in the middle preflop and were turning up their hands.
Van Fleet showed pocket kings, but his opponent had turned up pocket aces. The board didn’t bring any help to Van Fleet and he dropped to 205,000.
Sam Farha Doubles Up an Opponent
Sam Farha bet from early position and it was folded around to a player on the button. He shoved for 22,000 total and it was folded to Farha. He made the quick call with the 44 and was in a coinflip against the A10 of his opponent. The board ran out Q1010K8 and Farha was down to around 190,000 after the hand.
Billy Kopp Loses One
On a flop of 1093 Billy Kopp bet 3,600 and his opponent called. The turn brought the 9 and Kopp fired out 12,000. His opponent quickly called. The river brought the 3 and action went check-check. Kopp’s opponent showed the QQ and Kopp mucked. He was at 150,000 after the hand.
Vanessa Rousso Doubles Up
Vanessa Rousso was all in on a board of 9-5-4-2-3 for 37,000 into a 22,000 chip pot. Her opponent called and mucked when Rousso exposed the 8-6 for a straight. She was at about 85,000 after the hand.
The players have bagged their chips and play has concluded for the night.
There were 2,391 players who showed up for the last day one flight. That brought the total number of entrants to 7,319. That number eclipsed last year’s 6,494. The total prize pool is $68,798,600 and first place will take home a cool $8,944,138.
Vanessa Rousso is one of the notables who will return for day 2B on Saturday. She bagged over 100,000 in chips. Others who will join her include Jason Mercier, Steve Billiarkis and David Benyamine.
They will combine with survivors from day 1B on Saturday, but first comes day 2A on Friday. Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you all of the live updates from day 2A.
1. Julian Foussard – 168,000
2. Dan Springfield – 153,000
3. Frank Gu – 149,000
4. Khamsy Nuanmanee – 148,000
5. Eric Blair – 140,000
6. Aaron Gustavson – 140,000
7. David Benyamine – 134,000
8. Gary Brown – 128,000
9. Vanessa Rousso – 128,000
10. Jason Mercier – 118,000
Card Player Family Chip Counts
Jeff Shulman — 9,900
Steve Zolotow — 42,600
Jen Harman — 33,150
Big Hands:
Lisandro’s Aces Crack, He Busts
The player in seat 8 raised to 1,200 and when action folded to Jeff Lisandro he raised to 3,200. Seat 8 called and they saw the flop come 3Q4.
Lisandro bet out 4,000 and seat 8 called. The turn then brought the 4 and Lisandro led again for 6,000. Seat 8 raised to 16,000, essentially putting Lisandro all in. Lisandro thought for a moment and moved all in for just a bit more. Seat 8 called.
“Your queens are good,” Lisandro said as he flipped over AA. He was correct, as seat 8 showed QQ for the flopped set and turned full house. Lisandro was dead to an ace on the river, and he was not happy about his bad luck. “Just put it out there,” he demanded, instead of waiting for the ESPN crew’s thumbs up to continue. It was the 10 and Lisandro stormed away from the Amazon room, eliminated late on day 1d.
Lisandro had three cashes at the 2010 WSOP for around $90,000, including one final table appearance. Check out his results here.
Ivey Doubles up Opponent
Entering the action late, Phil Ivey had an opponent all in and at risk for 12,075 on a flop of AJ10. Their hands:
Ivey: K9
Opponent: A8
Ivey held a straight draw and flush draw, but he was still trailing his opponent’s pair of aces. The turn was the J and the 3 on the river didn’t fill Ivey’s draws. He lost the pot and dropped to around 25,000 in chips.
Rousso Surrenders The Double Up
Picking up the action after the flop, the board read A98. The player in seat 3 ended up all in for 7,350 and Vanessa Rousso made the call.
Rousso: 107
Seat 3: A9
Seat 3 flopped two pair but Rousso had an open-ended straight draw. The turn was a blank with the 3 and the river bricked as well with the 8 and seat 3 doubled up.
Rousso dropped the rare pot but she still had 128,000.
Pavilion Room Update
Sorel Mizzi Doubles Up an Opponent
On a flop of 10106 Sorel Mizzi bet and his opponent moved all in for 24,275 more. Mizzi tanked before making the call with the AA. His opponent exposed the J10 for trip tens. The turn and river both bricked for Mizzi and he was made a short stack with about 9,000 left.
Chris Moore Drops a Pot
A player in middle position bet and got one caller. Chris Moore three-bet to 3,000 more. The original bettor called and the player in the middle folded. After the flop, Moore’s opponent bet out and Moore released. He was at around the starting stack after the hand.
Just before the 20-minute break after level one, with 1,200 in the pot with the board reading A73K a player in the small blind bet 300. Jason Mercier made the call. The 5 on the river prompted a check from the small bind. Mercier bet 1,500 and his opponent made the call. Mercier exposed the K9 for the nuts. Mercier was up to 36,500 after the hand.
Phil Ivey Chipping Up
Right before Ivey was able to leave his seat for the 20-minute break after level one, six players saw a flop of K104 for 300, including 8-time bracelet winner Phil Ivey. The preflop bettor led out for 700 and was called by one opponent. Ivey raised to 2,800 and it was folded to the initial bettor. He folded but the player who called next threw in enough to call Ivey’s raise. The turn brought the 9 and action went check-check. The 2 fell on the river and Ivey’s opponent bet 3,600. Ivey quickly called and tabled pocket tens for a set. His opponent mucked the KQ. Ivey was up to 45,700 after the hand.
Rousso Gets Some Back
Picking up the action after the flop fell QQ8, the player in seat 7 bet 900 and Vanessa Rousso repopped to 2,000.
Seat 7 made the call and the turn brought the J. Seat 7 checked and Rousso counted out announced “3,000” as she tossed in an orange 5,000 chip. Seat 7 went in the tank but decided to let his hand go.
Rousso raked in the pot and took back some of the chips she lost to seat 7 before the break. She was at 33,000.
A few hands later on a flop of 864, the action checked to Rousso and she fired 600. The player in seat 10 then raised to 1,800 and three other players in the hand mucked. Rousso made the call and the Q fell on the turn.
Rousso checked and seat 10 bet 2,300. Rousso made the call and the river was the 7. Rousso led out with 5,000 and seat 10 made the call.
Rousso tabled 65 for a rivered straight, better than seat 10’s 44 for a set on the flop. Rousso took the pot and she was back up close to 40,000.
Lisandro Drops One
Jeffrey Lisandro limped in preflop along with three other players. The four saw a flop of Q53 and the player in the big blind bet 500. Lisandro was the only caller and the turn was the 2.
The big blind bet another 500 and Lisandro raised to 1,200. The call was made and the river was the 8. The big blind bet 1,200 and Lisandro made the call.
The big blind then tabled AQ for top pair and Lisandro mucked. He was at 32,000.
Bari Chipping Up
A player raised to 550 preflop and four players called, including Allen Bari and Hevad Khan. The flop then came down KQ9 and everyone checked.
The Q came on the turn and a player bet 975. Only one player mucked as the other three tagged along to see the 5 on the river.
Action was checked to Bari and he fired 2,250. The big blind was the only caller and Bari tabled AQ for trips. The big blind mucked and Bari scooped the pot. He was at 50,500 after the hand.
William Thorson Moved In On
A player in late position bet 700 and William Thorson called from the button. A payer in the small blind moved all in for 7,000 total and it was folded back to Thorson. He went deep into the tank before finally releasing his hand. He was at less than 20,000 afteward.
Phil Ivey Yawns and Chips Get Sucked into His Mouth
A player in the cutoff made it 550 and the button raised to 1,500. Ivey didn’t take long before four-betting to 4,500. The initial bettor folded and the button took some time before finally folding. Ivey is doing well here on day 1d. He was at over 50,000 after the hand.
David Benyamine Makes a Good Fold
On a board of AQJ9 David Benyamine bet 4,700. His opponent tanked before eventually making the call. The A fell on the river and Benyamine checked. His opponent quickly fired out a bet of 6,000. Benyamine went into the tank before finally folding and flashing K-10 for broad way. His opponent made him feel a little bitter by exposing the AJ for a full house. Benyamine was down to about 35,000 after the hand.
A player in the cutoff bet 250 and Phil Ivey raised to 800 total. The player in the small blind four-bet to 1,350 and it was folded to the cutoff. She folded and Ivey quickly called.
The flop came 9638 and action went check-check. The 8 fell on the turn and Ivey’s opponent bet 1,200. Ivey insta-called and the 10 landed on the river. The small blind checked and Ivey bet 4,300. Ivey’s opponent deliberated before eventually folding. Ivey was at 34,000 in chips after the hand.
Steve Billirakis Starting off Strong
On a board of 10937 was faced with a 6,000-chip bet. Billirakis called and the river brought the J. Billirakis led out for 4,000 and his opponent called. Billirakis tabled the J9 for two pair. His opponent mucked the KK. Billirakis was up to 54,000 after the hand.
David Benyamine Drops A Pot
David Benyamine raised to 300 preflop and the small blind made the call. The flop came down A63 and both players checked.
The turn was the 6 and the small blind led out with 500. Benyamine made the call and the river was the 8.
The small blind led out with 500 again and Benyamine decided to look him up. The small blind showed A7 for aces and sixes and Benyamine mucked. Despite dropping that pot, Benyamine was off to a strong start with close to 49,000 in chips.
Cindy Violette Takes One Down
Cyndy Violette raised to 300 and was called by two players. The flop came 9dKh5c and Violette bet 1,000 to force out her opponents. She had around 31,500 after the hand.
“This is Our Maaain Event Of The Evening”
Bruce Buffer raised to 350 from middle position and was called by JJ Lui on the button. The flop ran 782 and Buffer led for 525. Lui folded and Buffer chipped back up to around his starting stack of 30,000.
Joe Serock Takes One From Elizabeth
On a 3-way flop of A78 seat 2 checked and so did Joe Serock. Shannon Elizabeth bet 600 and seat 2 folded, but Serock called.
The 7 fell on the turn and Serock led for 1,800. Elizabeth called and the A fell on the river. Both players checked and Elizabeth mucked when she saw Serock’s Q7.
Serock was at around 39,000 after the hand, while Elizabeth dropped to around 23,000.
Hevad Khan Loses a Big One
Hevad Khan called a bet of 2,250 from seat 7 on a board of 599A. On the 6 river Khan checked and seat 7 fired 7,600. There was already a lot in the pot, and Khan tanked for a moment before electing to fold.
He had 26,000 after the hand.
Steve Dannenmann Run Over By Jacks
Steve Dannenmann bet 250 on a board of 36Q7 and was called by seat 1. The button then raised to 1,050 and Dannenmann called, while seat 1 got out of the way.
The K river was checked around and a stubborn moment left Dannenmann and the player on the button refusing to show their cards first. Finally Dannenmann showed 75 for a pair and the button showed JJ for a better pair. After the loss Dannenmann had around 28,000.
Kenny Tran Wins a Pot
Kenny Tran had the button and was tangled up in a pot versus a player in the cutoff. On a board of AK63 the action went check-check. The 8 fell on the river and the cutoff checked. Tran bet 4,000 and the cutoff tanked. He eventually made the call and Tran exposed the 72 for a flush. Tran’s opponent mucked and Tran raked in the pot. He was up to about the starting stack after the hand.
Mizzi Drops One
With 650 in the pot, the board read 10523. Sorel Mizzi fired 350 and the player in seat 9 made the call.
The river was the 3 and Mizzi checked. Seat 9 fired 1,575 and Mizzi threw away his hand. He was at 32,000 after the loss.
Ferguson Can’t Call
Chris Ferguson raised to 600 on the button and the player in seat 5 made the call from middle position. The flop came down 642 and seat 5 checked.
Ferguson fired 1,000 and seat 5 quickly check-raised to 2,000. Ferguson thought for a bit and made the call. The turn was the 4 and seat 5 checked again.
Ferguson thought for a little while longer and bet 3,000. Seat 5 called again and the river was the 10.
Seat 5 took the lead this time, firing 2,500 and Ferguson released his hand. Ferguson was down to 26,000 after dropping that pot.
Rousso Bluffs Off Half Her Stack
Picking up the action after the flop came down Q85, Vanessa Rousso led out with 3,500 and the player in seat 7 made the call.
The turn was the J and Rousso thought long before sliding out 7,000. Seat 7 then tanked and asked Rousso for a count. The rest of the players at the table left as the 20-minute break had begun.
Seat 7 eventually called and the river was the 9. Rousso played with her chips awhile but checked. Seat 7 checked behind and Rousso tabled AK for ace-high. Seat 7 tabled 87 for a pair of eights and a heart draw on the flop.
Rousso dropped a big pot before the break and she was down to 26,000 after starting the hand with close to 49,000.
1. Antoine Saout — 36,100
2. Shawn Sheikhan — 33,000
3. Phil Ivey — 30,000
4. Shannon Elizabeth — 30,000
5. Brian Townsend — 30,000
6. Barry Greenstein — 30,000
7. Ylon Schwartz — 30,000
8. Hevad Khan — 30,000
9. Kara Scott — 30,000
10. Blair Hinkle — 30,000
Card Player Family Chip Counts
Jeff Shulman — 30,000
Jennifer Harman — 30,000
Steve Zolotow — 30,000
Notable Eliminations:
None
Notables in Play
Steven Paul
Blair Hinkle
Grant Hinkle
Marco Traniello
Steve Zolotow
Antoine Saout
Allen Cunningham
Phil Ivey
David Benyamine
John Juanda
Bernard Lee
Anh Van Nguyen
Jeffrey Lisandro
Jen Harman
Jonathan Little
Humberto Brenes
Barry Greenstein
Shawn Sheikhan
Ylon Schwartz
Jack Ury
Jason Mercier
Shannon Elizabeth
Matt Brady
Joe Serock
Sorel Mizzi
Bruce Buffer
Eddy Sabat
Eric Mizrachi
Eric Blair
Vanessa Selbst
Trishelle Cannatella
Nichoel Peppe
Eric Buchman
Noah Boeken
Andy Bloch
Kelly Kim
Hevad Khan
Jeff Shulman
Allen Bari
Zach Clark
Jason Potter
Josh Arieh
Entering the action late, Jeff Shulman bet 2,000 on a board of JK379 and when his opponent called Shulman quickly tapped the table and slid his cards into the muck. His opponent started to do the same, and Shulman reminded the dealer that the best hand is still supposed to be shown. The other player flashed a king, which was good enough.
How To Blow $10,000 In Five Minutes
“All in and a call!” Those were the words uttered just five minutes into the level as a player moved all in (for 300 big blinds) with AQ on a K108.
He was called by a player holding KK for top set. The board finished off 6 and 3 and the first Day 1D casualty made his way to the exits four hands into play.
Singer Gets One On the Turn
David Singer raised to 350 and was called by the player in the big blind and the player in seat 1.
The flop came 243 and action checked to Singer who fired 600. The big blind called and seat 1 folded.
The turn was the J and the big blind again check to Singer who bet 1,700 this time. The big blind called quickly again.
The K river card led to checks by both players and seat 1 announced “one pair.” Singer showed AJ for a turned pair of jacks and seat 1 tapped the table, showing 55.
Singer had about 34,000 after the hand.
Emmitt Smith Loses a Pot
Emmitt Smith and an opponent were tangled up in a flop of 1094. Smith checked and his opponent bet 500. Smith called. The Q fell on the turn and Smith checked. His opponent bet 2,000. Smith check-raised to 4,000 and his opponent called. The Q on the river prompted a check from Smith. His opponent checked behind and Smith announced that he had a straight. However, he tabled the K10 for just tens and queens. His opponent exposed the straight with the KJ and took the pot. Smith fell to 25,000 as a result of the hand.
Left in the Deck
A Tough Table
John Juanda will need a first or second-place finish in the main event to catch Frank Kassela in the player of the year race. That would be a hard task regardless, but add the fact that he is seated right next to David Benyamine and the odds are even more difficult.
A Reunion
2005 main event runner-up Steve Dannenmann has shown up and is in the field today. Interestingly enough, despite a massive field he is seated at the table right next to the table featuring the man who beat him that year, Joe Hachem.
Featured Today
The ESPN main stage is currently occupied by 2009 main event runner-up Darvin Moon. He has been hard to spot at this year’s WSOP but he is getting the bulk of the camera time today.
On the outer ESPN stage is the Godfather himself, Doyle Brunson. At one of the outer feature tables is Vanessa Rousso, so these players should get plenty of airtime once the WSOP telecast rolls around.
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 548. 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 4AA 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.
Thuy Doan
Shannon Elizabeth
Phil Ivey
Alex Kamberis
Big Hands:
Thuy Doan Eliminated
Thuy Doan moved all in preflop for 5,000 and was called by one opponent. Doan tabled the 55 but was dominated by the 1010 of her opponent. The board ran out J966Q and Doan was eliminated very early on day 2a.
One-Outer Hits
Douglas Gabriel called a 30,000 chip all-in bet on a board of Q1055 with the 55 for quads. Gabriel’s opponent exposed the 1010 for a flopped set-over-set scenario. The turn had brought the quintessential main-event one-outer. Gabriel eliminated his opponent and was up to 88,000 after the hand.
Orel Hershiser Moved In On
A player in middle position bet 1,100 and Orel Hershiser called in the small blind. The flop came K103 and action went check-check. The Q on the turn prompted another check from Hershiser. His opponent bet 1,050. Hershiser check-raised to 6,025. His opponent reraised enough to put the former professional athlete all in. Hershiser elected to fold and saved his last 9,000.
Vanessa Rousso Slipping
Vanessa Rousso and three other players were involved in a pot on a board reading 9878. A player in the small blind bet 1,300. Rousso and an opponent in the cutoff called. The river brought the 4 and action was checked to the cutoff. He bet 2,300 and Rousso was the one making the call. Her opponent tabled the AJ for the nut flush. Rousso was down to 95,000 after the hand.
Michael Martin Eliminated
Michael Martin opened to 1,000 and Robert Miller raised to 3,200. Martin four-bet to 9,000. Miller went all in and Martin called all in for 16,000. Martin exposed the KK and was in great shape against the Q9 of Miller. However, the board ran out 98310J and Martin was gone after his opponent made a straight. Miller was at 155,000 after the hand.
Brett Richey Eliminates Alex Kamberis
Alex Kamberis was all in preflop with A-K against the pocket tens of Brett Richey. The pocket pair held and Kamberis was eliminated.
Phil Ivey Crippled
A player in last position opened to 1,100. Yuji Masaki raised to 2,800. Phil Ivey went all in from the big blind and the original bettor folded. However, Masaki made the call for his tournament life. Masaki exposed the KK and was way ahead of the QQ of Ivey. The flop was safe for Masaki as it came 883. However, the Q on the turn gave Ivey top set. Masaki had two outs to stay alive. When the K hit the river, Masaki doubled up and Ivey was crippled to just 1,900.
Ivey was eliminated a few hands later and his run at back-to-back final tables won’t happen.
Barry Shulman – 240,000
Daniel Negreanu – 23,700
Mark Gregorich – 110,000
Adam Schoenfeld — 55,000
Jon Freidberg — 160,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Kevin Gates – 530,000
2. Nicholas Rainey – 503,000
3. Randy Dorfman – 470,000
4. Jim Collopy – 452,000
5. Alexander Kostritsyn – 444,000
6. Johnny Chan – 440,000
7. Jesper Hougaard – 420,000
8. David Assouline – 415,000
9. Mikhail Shamalov – 415,000
10. Robert Mizrachi – 414,000
Notable Eliminations:
Sandra Naujoks
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman
Bill Chen
Jennifer Leigh
Big Hands:
Isaac Baron Gets Flushed, Then Doubles Up
Picking up the action after the flop came down 962, a player moved all in and Isaac Baron made the call. Here were their hands:
Baron: 22
Opponent: QQ
Baron flopped a set to crack the queens but the board finished off 10 and 8 to give his opponent the flush and Baron dropped to 33,000.
A few hands later, Baron moved those 33,000 all in and was called by one player. Baron tabled 77 while his opponent tabled 44.
The board ran out 1082Q2 and his pair held up. He doubled to 70,000.
Negreanu Gets No Takers
Daniel Negreanu raised to 4,600 preflop and he was called by a player in late position and then by one of the blinds.
The flop came down Q97 and Negreanu moved all in for about 15,000. Neither of his opponents looked him up and Negreanu took the pot uncontested. He was up to 30,000.
Robert Hits The Slot Machine On The River
Robert Mizrachi raised to 4,400 from the cutoff and the player on the button made the call. The flop came down Q82 and Mizrachi bet 5,500.
The button called and the turn was the 2. Both players checked and the river was the 7. Mizrachi fired 14,600 and his opponent made the call.
Mizrachi tabled 77 for a rivered boat and his opponent mucked. Mizrachi was at 414,000.
Rousso Doubles
We didn’t catch all of the action but Vanessa Rousso moved all in for about 15,000 and was called by one player. Rousso tabled A-6 and her opponent had K-J.
The board ran out seven-high and Rousso doubled up to 30,000.
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Eliminated
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman was all-in with A10 against her opponent’s AK. The ESPN crew rushed over to film the hand as the board ran out 743KQ.
Shulman was eliminated and ESPN filmed her husband, Barry, consoling her after her chips were pushed in the other direction.
OMG Kelly Kim
Kelly Kim raised to 3,800 and was met with a three-bet to 10,700 by Phil Galfond. Kim moved all-in for around 35,000 and was snap-called by Galfond.
Galfond showed AA and Kim showed JJ. Galfond was in good shape until the dealer peeled off the J in the window. The other two flop cards were the 8 and the 6 and now Galfond was the one in trouble.
The turn was the 5 and the river was the K and Kim doubled up to 72,000.
Naujoks’ Bluff Gone Wrong
Sandra Naujoks fired 15,000 on the turn with the board reading 22J4 and was called by her opponent. The river was the K and and Naujoks moved all-in for 35,000 and her opponent beat her into the pot.
Naujoks tabled A8, for a complete bluff and her opponent tabled AQ, giving him the nut flush and Naujoks was sent packing.
Pavilion Room Coverage
Gabe Walls Playing Aggressive
Gabe Walls bet from late position and a player on the button three-bet him to 8,200. The action was back to Walls and he four-bet to 22,000. His opponent tanked before finally folding. Walls flashed a 2 and took the pot. He was at 364,000 after the hand.
Jared Hamby Moves All In Twice, Eliminated on Second
Kevin Bates made it 3,000 from under the gun and two players called. Action was on Jared Hamby on the button. He elected to shove for 36,200 total. Everyone folded and Hamby took the pot to increase his stack to about 46,000.
A couple hands later, Steve Billirakis bet and was three-bet by a player directly to his left. Hamby moved all in on the button and it was folded to Billirakis. Billirakis announced all in and the three-bettor folded. Hamby exposed the AK while Billirakis tabled the JJ. The board ran out 1010986 and Hamby was gone. Billirakis was up to about 180,000.
Hamby had three cashes at the 2010 World Series of Poker. His best score was an eighth place finish in a $1,000 no-limit hold’em event for $46,077.
Vanessa Selbst Takes a Pot
On a board of QQJ10 action was checked to Vanessa Selbst in the cutoff. She fired out a bet of 23,500 and her opponent folded. Selbst was at 192,000 after the hand.
Level 11, Hour One Update: Rousso Loses Big Pot, Batista Busts
Jul 12, '10
Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 1,854 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 118,430
Card Player Chip Counts
Barry Shulman – 298,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 26,000
Stephen A. Murphy – 30,000
Daniel Negreanu – 34,000
Mark Gregorich – 135,000
Adam Schoenfeld — 85,000
Jon Freidberg — 190,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Johnny Chan – 580,000
2. Jim Collopy – 520,00
3. Kevin Gates – 475,000
4. Nicholas Rainey – 440,000
5. Mikhail Shamalov – 440,000
6. Frank Kassela – 430,000
7. David Assouline – 420,000
8. Joshua Appleby – 408,000
9. Nikolay Losev – 406,000
10. Carter Phillips – 385,000
Notable Eliminations:
Chad Batista
David Williams
Big Hands:
Batista Gets Doubled Through
A player moved all in for 55,300 preflop and Chad Batista made the call. Here were their hands:
Batista: A8
Opponent: 1010
Batista was trailing and the flop made things worse, coming down 1095. His opponent flopped a set and the board finished off 3 and K.
Batista dropped the pot and he was down to 21,000. He would bust later in the level.
Batista Busts
Chad Batista found a way to get his chips in the middle prefop was J2 and was up against the 99 of his opponent.
The flop was 47Q and Batista was still left just looking for a jack. The 10 on the turn and the A on the river were no help to Batista and he was eliminated from the event.
Antonius Drops Further
A player put in a raise preflop and Patrik Antonius decided to come along. The flop then came down A42.
He checked and his opponent fired 9,000. Antonius quickly mucked and he was down to 85,000.
Rousso Drops Big Pot
Picking up the action with the board reading KJ22, there was 40,000 in the pot and Vanessa Rousso checked.
Her opponent checked behind and the river was the J and her opponent moved all in for 40,400.
Rousso then took a massive tank session. She stared her opponent down and then stared at the pot.
“What do you think I have?” she asked him. “I think you might be bluffing me.”
Eventually, she pleaded with someone to call the clock on her and then, when no one did, she called it on herself.
The floor came over and when she had 30 seconds left, she pushed in a giant stack for the call. She then lost control of the stack as it tumbled in when she saw her opponent table J10.
Rousso mucked and she was down to 26,000.
Johnny Chan Doubles Up a Player
Johnny Chan had the pocket jacks versus a player’s A-K with all the money going in preflop. The pot stood at 120,000. The board ran out K-4-4-A-2 and Chan dipped to around 400,000.
Basebaldy Crushing It
On a flop of 1063, a player in the blinds led out with a bet and Eric Baldwin raised to 15,300. Baldwin’s opponent then moved back over the top for 27,500 total.
Baldwin sat for a second contemplating his next move before moving all-in. His opponent folded and Baldwin gave a wry smile and showed the 2.
Somerville Mucks Against Queens
Jason Somerville raised to 4,000 from middle position and the big blind called.
The fop was 987. The player in the big blind checked and called a bet of 5,700 from Somerville. The turn brought the K both players checked. The river brought the 5 and the big blind checked and called a bet of 10,000.
The big blind showed pocket queens and Somerville mucked his hand. Somerville slipped to 375,000 in chips with the mistep.
Pavilion Room Coverage
Seven-Bet All In Gives Jim Collopy 520K
There was massive preflop action between Jim Collopy and a player in the big blind. Jim Collopy opened to 4,000. The player in the big blind made it 12,700. Collopy made it 29,000. The big blind made it 60,000. Collopy made it 109,000. His opponent shoved all in and Collopy called for his tournament life. About 520,000 was in the pot when Collopy exposed the KK and his opponent tabled the A3. The ace in the door was scary for Collopy but the flop also brought a king. The board read AKQA when the board paired on the turn. Collopy’s opponent had outs to win but none of the came when the 10 fell on the river. Collopy was at 520,000 after the hand.
Brandon Cantu Moves All In
On a board of A644 a player checked to Brandon Cantu. Cantu bet 10,500 and his opponent raised 11,000 more, leaving himself with just 27,000 behind. Cantu moved all in and his opponent folded. Cantu was at around 200,000 after the hand.
David Benyamine Wins a Pot
On a board of J7639 action was checked to David Benyamine. Benyamine bet 36,800 and his opponent tanked before eventually calling. Benyamine exposed the 54 for a straight and was up to 260,000 after the hand.
Barry Shulman – 142,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 23,400
Stephen A. Murphy – 37,000
Daniel Negreanu – 63,600
Jennifer Harman – 30,400
Mark Gregorich – 135,000
Adam Schoenfeld — 75,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Johnny Chan – 425,000
2. David Assouline – 387,800
3. Carter Phillips – 350,000
4. Matthew Reed – 337,800
5. Randy Dorfman – 337,000
6. Jesper Hougaard – 332,000
7. Rodney Sherry – 316,000
8. Marco Johnson – 315,000
9. Cole South – 304,200
10. Jim Collopy – 303,100
Notable Eliminations:
Lex Veldhuis
Maria Ho
Phil Laak
Lacey Jones
Scott Seiver
Matt Hawrilenko
Big Hands:
Lex Veldhuis Eliminated
Lex Veldhuis moved all in for about 40,000 preflop and one player called. Here were their hands:
Veldhuis: JJ
Opponent: AK
Veldhuis was racing with the lead but the flop came down AK8 and his opponent flopped top two pair. The board finished out 7 and 5 and Veldhuis was sent packing.
Cowboy Matt Graham
Matt Graham was all in preflop and one opponent made the call. The two players then turned over their hands.
Graham: KK
Opponent: A10
Graham was ahead and the flop cemented the double up when it came down KK2, giving Graham quads. The board finished off 6 and 5 and Graham doubled to 117,000.
Kara Scott Doubles Up
Picking up the action after the flop, Kara Scott moved all in on a board of 662. She was called by one player.
Scott: AA
Opponent: JJ
Scott’s aces were ahead and the board finished off Q and K and Scott doubled to 126,000.
The Bear Gets Fed
Barry Greenstein and his opponent got all-in on a flop of KQ10. Greenstein showed AJ, giving him the nut straight and his opponent showed KK, giving him top set.
Greenstein needed to fade the board pairing to win the pot and eliminate a player. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 2 to keep Greenstein in the lead and win the pot. Greenstein’s stack increased to 150,000 after the hand was over.
Thorson Can’t Top Kings
William Thorson was facing an all-in river bet of 19,000 with the final board reading 6810J2.
Thorson hemmed and hawed for quite some time before finally tossing in his call. Thorson mucked his hand when he was shown KK. Thorson still has well over 100,000.
Van Fleet Gets Coolered
We got to the table as Jon Van Fleet and his opponent had just gotten all of his opponent’s 70,000 chips in the middle preflop and were turning up their hands.
Van Fleet showed pocket kings, but his opponent had turned up pocket aces. The board didn’t bring any help to Van Fleet and he dropped to 205,000.
Sam Farha Doubles Up an Opponent
Sam Farha bet from early position and it was folded around to a player on the button. He shoved for 22,000 total and it was folded to Farha. He made the quick call with the 44 and was in a coinflip against the A10 of his opponent. The board ran out Q1010K8 and Farha was down to around 190,000 after the hand.
Billy Kopp Loses One
On a flop of 1093 Billy Kopp bet 3,600 and his opponent called. The turn brought the 9 and Kopp fired out 12,000. His opponent quickly called. The river brought the 3 and action went check-check. Kopp’s opponent showed the QQ and Kopp mucked. He was at 150,000 after the hand.
Vanessa Rousso Doubles Up
Vanessa Rousso was all in on a board of 9-5-4-2-3 for 37,000 into a 22,000 chip pot. Her opponent called and mucked when Rousso exposed the 8-6 for a straight. She was at about 85,000 after the hand.
Note: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 2 is that the blinds begin at 300-600.
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Vanessa Rousso Gets Super Lucky on the Turn, Eventually Advances
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On a flop of J
Rousso showed J
The chip leader curse continues. Faraz Jaka was at one time in this tournament, the far and away chip leader. Now he is out after getting it all in preflop with pocket sixes against Vanessa Rousso’s pocket tens.
Vanessa Rousso raised to 110,000 and Andrew Lichtenberger reraised to 285,000 from the small blind. Rousso called and the flop came down A
Sorel Mizzi raised to 70,000 from under the gun and Vanessa Rousso reraised to 210,000 from middle position. Mizzi moved all in and Rousso instantly called with pocket kings.
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 63,000 from the button and Luis Velador moved all in for 313,000 from the small blind. Vanessa Rousso made the call from the big blind and Esfandiari mucked. Their cards:
Chris Demaci moved all in preflop for 330,000 from the small blind. Vanessa Rousso made the call from the big blind and they turned over their cards:
Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante
Blinds: 50-100
Team PokerStars pro Vanessa Rousso has been eliminated.
Lisandro’s Aces Crack, He Busts
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and Lisandro led again for 6,000. Seat 8 raised to 16,000, essentially putting Lisandro all in. Lisandro thought for a moment and moved all in for just a bit more. Seat 8 called.
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for the flopped set and turned full house. Lisandro was dead to an ace on the river, and he was not happy about his bad luck. “Just put it out there,” he demanded, instead of waiting for the 
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Jason Mercier Wins One
Bari Chipping Up
David Benyamine Makes a Good Fold
Phil Ivey Faces a Minimum Four-Bet
David Benyamine Drops A Pot
Joe Serock Takes One From Elizabeth
Steve Dannenmann Run Over By Jacks
Happy Takes Early Hit
Singer Gets One On the Turn
A Tough Table
Varkonyi Takes Some From Rousso
Nguyen Makes Great Fold
Thuy Doan Eliminated
Orel Hershiser Moved In On
Isaac Baron Gets Flushed, Then Doubles Up
Robert Hits The Slot Machine On The River
Jared Hamby Moves All In Twice, Eliminated on Second
Batista Gets Doubled Through
Rousso Drops Big Pot
Basebaldy Crushing It
Seven-Bet All In Gives Jim Collopy 520K
Lex Veldhuis Eliminated
Kara Scott Doubles Up
Thorson Can’t Top Kings
Sam Farha Doubles Up an Opponent