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Hometown: Las Vegas
Country of Origin: United States 
Birthdate: Aug 30, 1968 (Age: 56)
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| Jun 21, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 38 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship | 2 | + |
Level 18 Update: Money Bubble BurstsJun 22, '10 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 Players Remaining: 26 out of 268 Average Chip Count: 309,230 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Peter Jetten – 684,000 Notable Eliminations: Jason Lester Big Hands:
Albert Minnullin raised to 25,000 from the button and Amit Makhija reraised from the big blind. Minnullin then came over the top with all of his chips and Makhija made the call. Minnullin tabled Q The board ran out A Calderaro Doubles Through Thumy Clement Thumy raised to 17,000 and James Calderaro made the call from the cutoff. The flop came down Q Both players checked and the river was the 9 Calderaro then tabled 7
Jason Lester found himself all in preflop against Peter Jetten. Lester was holding A The board ran out 8 With his elimination the field was down to 28, resulting in the beginning of hand-for-hand play until the money bubble bursts. Mike Matusow Triples Up And Bursts Money Bubble In Process Mike Matusow moved all in for 33,000 before the flop and Ilya Bulychev moved all in right behind him. Both players were called by Konstantin Bucheri. Matusow tabled A The board ran out 9
Marc Inizen put in a raise preflop and Mike Matusow moved in from the small blind. Inizen called, tabling J But the flop came down J Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Jason Lester, James Calderaro, Amit Makhija, Ilya Bulychev, Albert Minnullin, Clement Thumy Level 13: Cold Decks Served After DinnerJun 21, '10 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 Players Remaining: 51 out of 268 Average Chip Count: 157,647 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Peter Jetten – 605,000 Notable Eliminations: J.J. Liu Big Hands:
Picking up the action on the flop, J.J. Liu and Allen Kessler were involved in a hand. The board was J Liu then check-raised to 45,000 and Kessler responded by moving all in for 112,000. Liu made the call and showed down K The turn was the 9 Hollink’s Ladies Shown The Door Rob Hollink found himself all in against Johaness Strassman after a flop of J Hollink held Q The turn was the 2
Mike Matusow used pocket aces to double up against Josh Tieman’s pocket queens right after the dinner break. A few hands later, the board read Q Matusow answered by raising to 22,000. His opponent mucked and Matusow took in another pot. He started the level with just over 30,000 but worked all the way back up to 85,000 with those two wins. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Allen Kessler, Rob Hollink, Joanne Liu, Johannes Strassmann Level 12: Naujoks Chips UpJun 21, '10 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 Players Remaining: 63 out of 268 Average Chip Count: 127,619 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Peter Jetten – 585,000 Notable Eliminations: Jonathan Aguiar Note: Players are on a 60-minute break and will return at 8:20 p.m. Big Hands:
Sandra Naujoks put in a raise preflop and she was called by the player in seat 7. The flop came down K The turn was the 7 Naujoks took the pot and was at 112,000. Griffin Muscles Out Keller Ashton Griffin raised to 4,900 from the cutoff and Shawn Keller made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 8 After a few moments to think, he raised to 21,000. Griffin then moved all in for 31,900 more. Keller thought a few more moments and mucked his hand, dropping his stack to 160,000. Griffin was up to 105,000 after the hand.
Picking up the action after the turn, the board read Q Mike Matusow bet 8,000 and the player in seat 9 made the call. The player in seat 2 was also in the hand but folded to the bet. The river was the K Eventually, he checked and seat 9 checked behind. Matusow just tapped the table lightly and seat 9 showed 7 Matusow dropped the pot and was at 73,000. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Shawn Keller, Ashton Griffin, Sandra Naujoks |
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| Jun 16, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 29 - $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship | 1 | + |
Matusow Runs Into QueensJun 16, '10 Blinds: 600-1,200 Players Remaining: 130 out of 171 CP Family Chip Counts Jen Harman — 32,000 Average Chip Count: 39,461 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Brett Richey — 84,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
Doyle Fears No Flushes On a flop of 9 The turn brought the Q With four clubs out there it would’ve made since for Brunson to show a flush, but instead he flipped over K Brunson had 57,000 after the hand. Ladies Knock Out Matusow Mike Matusow put his last 3,000 in pre-flop and was called by Jameson Painter. Their hands: Matusow: K Matusow was trailing and the flop brought no help, coming A Painted had around 54,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Doyle Brunson, Jameson Painter |
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| Jun 10, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 19 - $10,000 2-7 No-Limit Lowball Championship | 2 | + |
Level Two: Minieri Busts EarlyJun 09, '10 Blinds: 50-100 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 82 Notable Eliminations: Dario Minieri Players Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
George Lind raised to 300 and Mike Matusow made the call before the draw. Both players drew two cards, but before they received their cards Matusow showed Lind his hand. “You don’t have the best of it buddy,” Matusow said to Lind after Lind suggested he was ahead. Matusow said after the hand he showed Lind a 7-4-2. After the players received their cards, Lind led out with 325. Matusow immediately popped it to 2,000. Lind thought for a minute and then released his hand. Matusow then showed down the nuts, 7-5-4-3-2. “I tried to make it look like a bluff,” Matusow said. “Showed him my hand and everything.” Matusow took the pot but had none of his add-on chips left. Should Have Rapped Pat? Catching up with the action on the draw, Yan Chen decided to take one card. Tom Schneider was his opponent and also took one. Chen then smacked the table in frustration after he saw Schneider decide to draw. Schneider then bet 450 into the pot and Chen let his cards fly into the muck, surrendering the pot to Schneider.
Dario Alioto raised to 350 and the player in seat 3 made the call. Dario Minieri then raised it to 1,925. Alioto tanked before deciding to push all in for 6,350 more. Minieri made the call and drew one card. Alioto stood pat and showed 8-7-5-3-2. Minieri paired up, showing 8-8-5-4-2 and Alioto doubled to 13,300 with his three add ons still intact. Minieri was down to around 4,000 with no add-on chips behind. A few hands later, Minieri raised to 850 and Alioto made it 3,000 to go. Minieri then pushed all in for the rest of his chips and Alioto called. Minieri stood pat after Alioto decided to draw one card. “What do I have to beat?” Alioto asked. Minieri turned over 10-9-5-3-2 while Alioto showed the four cards he kept, 8-7-5-2. Alioto then sweated his card and flipped over the 6 Left In The Deck: How Many Will There Be? Registration is set to close at the start of level three. The board reads 82 entrants and has been climbing. The players will have a 20-minute break after level two, during which registration will stay open. Last year’s total number was 96 so the final number could get very close or even surpass last year’s number by the time level three begins. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Tom Schneider, Yan Chen, Dario Minieri, Dario Alioto Level 10 Update: Brandon Adams EliminatedJun 10, '10 Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 53 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 57,169 Card Player Chip Counts: Daniel Negreanu – 80,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Anton Allemann – 130,000 Notable Eliminations: Robert Mizrachi Big Hands:
The action folded to Steve Zolotow on the button and raised to 3,200. Tom Dwan was in the big blind and stared at Zolotow for a good minute before grabbing enough chips to make a raise to 11,800. Zolotow joked about his hand as he showed the K-K-8-3-2 and tossed his hand in the muck. Zolotow slipped to 48,000 and Dwan climbed to over 55,000. Raymer Gets the Better of Phan The action folded around to Raymer in the small blind and raised to 2,500. Loi Phan made the call in the big blind and both players drew one card. Raymer fired 3,500 after the draw and Phan made the call. Raymer tabled the 8-7-6-4-3 to take the pot. Raymer increased his stack to 24,000 and Phan dropped to 12,000. Negreanu Pairs Up, Still Takes Pot Daniel Negreanu made it 4,000 from under-the-gun and was called by Anton Allemann from the big blind. Both players drew one before both players checking after the draw. Alleman showed a pair of sixes and Negreanu tabled the 8-6-4-5-5, for a pair of fives and then pot. “Nobody had any heart,” Negreanu added as his stack improved to 68,000.
Brandon Adams moved all-in for his last 11,700 from the cutoff and Negreanu called from the big blind. Neagreanu stood pat as he showed the J-8-7-6-5 and Adams drew one and showed the 6-4-3-2. Adams could only muster up a Q from the dealer and Negreanu was sent to the rail, while Negreanu improves to 80,000. Raymer Makes the Nuts Mike Watts raised to 2,500 under-the-gun and Greg Raymer made the call before Stephen Chidwick three-bet to 10,500. Watts folded and Raymer made the call. Chidwick stood pat and Raymer drew one. Raymer squeezed out the one card before moving all-in for 39,000 causing Chidwick to fold. Raymer showed Chidwick he made a good fold as he tabled 7-5-4-3-2. Kesselman Knocks Out Two Mark Dickstein raised to 3,000 from the cutoff and Mike Matusow raised all-in for 19,400 from the small blind. Eric Kesselman called as well from the big blind and Dickstein moved all of his chips into the middle for not much more. Matusow drew two cards, Kesselman drew one, and Dickstein drew one. Matusow showed the A-8-7-5-3, Kesselman showed the 10-9-7-6-2, and Dickstein tabled the J-8-4-3-2. Kessleman’s 10 was good for the pot and Matusow and Dickstein have been sent home earlier than they had hoped. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Greg Raymer, Brandon Adams, Tom Dwan |
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| Jun 09, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 19 - $10,000 2-7 No-Limit Lowball Championship | 1 | + |
Level Two: Minieri Busts EarlyJun 09, '10 Blinds: 50-100 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 82 Notable Eliminations: Dario Minieri Players Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
George Lind raised to 300 and Mike Matusow made the call before the draw. Both players drew two cards, but before they received their cards Matusow showed Lind his hand. “You don’t have the best of it buddy,” Matusow said to Lind after Lind suggested he was ahead. Matusow said after the hand he showed Lind a 7-4-2. After the players received their cards, Lind led out with 325. Matusow immediately popped it to 2,000. Lind thought for a minute and then released his hand. Matusow then showed down the nuts, 7-5-4-3-2. “I tried to make it look like a bluff,” Matusow said. “Showed him my hand and everything.” Matusow took the pot but had none of his add-on chips left. Should Have Rapped Pat? Catching up with the action on the draw, Yan Chen decided to take one card. Tom Schneider was his opponent and also took one. Chen then smacked the table in frustration after he saw Schneider decide to draw. Schneider then bet 450 into the pot and Chen let his cards fly into the muck, surrendering the pot to Schneider.
Dario Alioto raised to 350 and the player in seat 3 made the call. Dario Minieri then raised it to 1,925. Alioto tanked before deciding to push all in for 6,350 more. Minieri made the call and drew one card. Alioto stood pat and showed 8-7-5-3-2. Minieri paired up, showing 8-8-5-4-2 and Alioto doubled to 13,300 with his three add ons still intact. Minieri was down to around 4,000 with no add-on chips behind. A few hands later, Minieri raised to 850 and Alioto made it 3,000 to go. Minieri then pushed all in for the rest of his chips and Alioto called. Minieri stood pat after Alioto decided to draw one card. “What do I have to beat?” Alioto asked. Minieri turned over 10-9-5-3-2 while Alioto showed the four cards he kept, 8-7-5-2. Alioto then sweated his card and flipped over the 6 Left In The Deck: How Many Will There Be? Registration is set to close at the start of level three. The board reads 82 entrants and has been climbing. The players will have a 20-minute break after level two, during which registration will stay open. Last year’s total number was 96 so the final number could get very close or even surpass last year’s number by the time level three begins. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Tom Schneider, Yan Chen, Dario Minieri, Dario Alioto Level 10 Update: Brandon Adams EliminatedJun 10, '10 Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 53 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 57,169 Card Player Chip Counts: Daniel Negreanu – 80,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Anton Allemann – 130,000 Notable Eliminations: Robert Mizrachi Big Hands:
The action folded to Steve Zolotow on the button and raised to 3,200. Tom Dwan was in the big blind and stared at Zolotow for a good minute before grabbing enough chips to make a raise to 11,800. Zolotow joked about his hand as he showed the K-K-8-3-2 and tossed his hand in the muck. Zolotow slipped to 48,000 and Dwan climbed to over 55,000. Raymer Gets the Better of Phan The action folded around to Raymer in the small blind and raised to 2,500. Loi Phan made the call in the big blind and both players drew one card. Raymer fired 3,500 after the draw and Phan made the call. Raymer tabled the 8-7-6-4-3 to take the pot. Raymer increased his stack to 24,000 and Phan dropped to 12,000. Negreanu Pairs Up, Still Takes Pot Daniel Negreanu made it 4,000 from under-the-gun and was called by Anton Allemann from the big blind. Both players drew one before both players checking after the draw. Alleman showed a pair of sixes and Negreanu tabled the 8-6-4-5-5, for a pair of fives and then pot. “Nobody had any heart,” Negreanu added as his stack improved to 68,000.
Brandon Adams moved all-in for his last 11,700 from the cutoff and Negreanu called from the big blind. Neagreanu stood pat as he showed the J-8-7-6-5 and Adams drew one and showed the 6-4-3-2. Adams could only muster up a Q from the dealer and Negreanu was sent to the rail, while Negreanu improves to 80,000. Raymer Makes the Nuts Mike Watts raised to 2,500 under-the-gun and Greg Raymer made the call before Stephen Chidwick three-bet to 10,500. Watts folded and Raymer made the call. Chidwick stood pat and Raymer drew one. Raymer squeezed out the one card before moving all-in for 39,000 causing Chidwick to fold. Raymer showed Chidwick he made a good fold as he tabled 7-5-4-3-2. Kesselman Knocks Out Two Mark Dickstein raised to 3,000 from the cutoff and Mike Matusow raised all-in for 19,400 from the small blind. Eric Kesselman called as well from the big blind and Dickstein moved all of his chips into the middle for not much more. Matusow drew two cards, Kesselman drew one, and Dickstein drew one. Matusow showed the A-8-7-5-3, Kesselman showed the 10-9-7-6-2, and Dickstein tabled the J-8-4-3-2. Kessleman’s 10 was good for the pot and Matusow and Dickstein have been sent home earlier than they had hoped. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Greg Raymer, Brandon Adams, Tom Dwan |
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| May 31, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 4 - $1,500 Omaha 8 or Better | 1 | + |
Day 1 EndsMay 31, '10 Day 1 has come to a close at the $1,500 Omaha eight-or-better event at the 2010 World Series of Poker. The tournament attracted a total of 818 participants and 297 have survived the first day. The total prize pool for the event is $1,104,300 and the top prize is $237,421. The top 81 players will walk away with at least $2,750 in prize money. The leader board is crowded with some of the biggest names in poker. Here is a look at the top 10 unofficial chip counts at the end of play: Amnon Filippi: 20,000 Notable Eliminations: Barry Shulman, Daniel Negreanu, Mike Matusow, Greg Raymer, Matt Savage, Tom Dwan, John Phan, Greg Mueller, David Benyamine, Justin Bonomo, Chad Brown Day 2 will begin at 3 p.m. tomorrow and the field will play down to the final table or 10 more levels if the final table is not reached. Be sure to check out the twitter updates from players still in the field here: Gavin Smith Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu, Todd Brunson, Mike Matusow, Barry Shulman, David Bach, Phil Ivey, Amnon Filippi, Shaun Deeb |
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| May 29, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $50,000 Players Championship | 2 | + |
Level Five: Mueller, Townsend EliminatedMay 29, '10 Blinds Flop Games: 900-1,800; 1,800-3,600 Stakes Players Remaining: 110 out of 116 Notable Chip Counts: Eliminations: Greg Mueller Big Hands: 2-7 Triple Draw
The action between Justin Bonomo and Greg Mueller was capped before the first draw. Bonomo stood pat on the first draw while Mueller drew two cards. Bonomo then fired 1,800 into the pot and Mueller called. On the second draw, Mueller took another two cards while Bonomo stood pat again. Bonomo fired 3,600 and Mueller called. Mueller drew one card on the final draw while Bonomo stood pat one last time. He then fired 3,600 more into the pot and Mueller mucked, showing 7 Bonomo took the pot and improved to over 220,000. Mueller was crippled with just 1,500. A few hands later, Mueller put the rest of his stack into the middle against Bonomo and seat 1. After a series of Bonomo bets into a side pot, Bonomo took the sizeable pot with a 9-low. Mueller then tried to contest for the main pot, turning over 5-4-3-2. But he flipped the J
Scotty Nguyen bet after every draw but the last one, and stood pat on each turn. Phil Ivey called each bet, drawing one each time. While checking on the end Scotty said “I better not press my luck” and showed 8 Omaha/8 Hellmuth Gets Cold Welcoming to New Table Phil Hellmuth has been moved to a stacked table featuring Howard Lederer, Tony G, Barry Greenstein, Todd Brunson and Joe Cassidy. No Limit Hold’em Kravchenko loses a big one Alex Kravchenko called a preflop raise from the player in seat 2 and the flop came K
On a board showing 9 The river was the 2 Ferguson lightly tapped the table and showed a stone-cold bluff, 10 Pot Limit Omaha The Russian eliminates Townsend Carlos Mortenson Takes a Pot A three-way pot was checked after a flop of 8
Mike Matusow was all in against Alexander Kostritsyn with the board showing Q There was around 320,000 in the pot when Matusow showed 10 Kostritsyn showed down Q-9 Negreanu Takes Pot Off Buchanan With the board reading 6 Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Chris Ferguson, Carlos Mortensen, Todd Brunson, Greg Mueller, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Alexander Kravchenko, Justin Bonomo, Dario Minieri Level Three: Mizrachi Under 100kMay 28, '10 Blinds Flop Games: 600-1,200; 1,200-2,400 Stakes Players Remaining: 115 out of 116 Notable Chip Counts: Eliminations: None Note: The prize pool was announced as the official field has reached 116 players. There will be 16 places paid with 16th place receiving $98,331. The winner of the Players Championship will win the Chip Reese Trophy and $1,559,043 Big Hands: No Limit Hold’Em
On a board showing 8 Mizrachi made the call and the river brought the 10 Mizrachi checked to Hastings who fired 45,000. Mizrachi took a massive session in the tank before finally releasing his hand. Hastings took the pot and was around 200,000. Mizrachi was down to 85,000. Oppenheim’s reraises build, take big pot Seat one raised preflop to 1500 and David Oppenheim reraised to 4400. Seat one called and the flop came J Mizzi Sings The Blues, Sung Calls Bluff On a board showing K The river was the 4 “You got me,” he said to Sung. Sung showed A Hasan Habib trips up Chen On a board of K Limit HE
On a board showing 9 The J “You will get half,” Raymer said. He tabled A Kelly Straightens Out Super Dario Dan Kelly raised to 2,400 preflop from the button. Dario Minieri raised to 3,600 from the small blind and Kelly made the call. The flop came down J Minieri slowed down, checking to Kelly who bet 2,400. Minieri called and Kelly showed down A Williamson’s Queens Stay True In a limped pot Todd Brunson was heads up against Robert Williamson III heading into a flop of 9 Brunson checked and Williamson bet 1200. Brunson called and both players checked the A When the 9 Omaha 8OB
Ted Forrest entered a pot along with Mike Matusow, Alexander Kostritsyn and Eli Elezra. On a flop of 10 Lunkin’s stack takes a hit Robert Mizrachi raised to 2,400 preflop and Vitaly Lunkin made the call. The flop fell J Lunkin tanked for a few moments and then let his hand slide into the muck. Mizrachi took down the pot and was hovering around 100,000. Lunkin fell to 153,000. Harman Blows Past Boeken On a board of J Seven Card Stud See Chen Win Negreanu’s two pair takes it John Monnette bet every street heads up against Daniel Negreanu. The cards fell as follows:
Matusow Falling Mike Matusow and fellow Full Tilt pro Erick Lindgren were paired up in a large pot. Lindgren fired away on each street, finally forcing Matusow to fold the (X-X)(X)K Pot-limit Omaha Zolotow Wins On a board of J Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Daniel Negreanu, Ted Forrest, Todd Brunson, David Oppenheim, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Michael Mizrachi, Jennifer Harman, Greg Raymer, John Monnette, Noah Boeken, Bill Chen, Steve Sung, Michael Binger, Robert Williamson III, Dario Minieri, Vitaly Lunkin, Ralph Perry, Sorel Mizzi, Alexander Kostritsyn, Brian Hastings Level 10: Ivey Comes Back From Break Strong, Hellmuth FumingMay 30, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 2,500-5,000 blinds; 5,000-10,000 stakes Players Remaining: 68 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Steve Zolotow – 595,000 Average Chip Count: 255,882 Notable Eliminations: Freddy Deeb Big Hands: Pot Limit Omaha
In the first hand after the 20 minute break, Phil Ivey raised to 7,200 from the button and was called by Eli Elezra and Patrik Antonius. The flop came J Ivey raised to 56,000 and Elezra quickly got out of the way. Antonius tanked to consider the big pot before him and two seats down Abe Mosseri asked, “You want a calculator?” Eventually, Antonius folded and Ivy took down a nice pot. Afterward, Ivey told Mosseri that he shouldn’t make comments during a hand like that. Seven Card Stud Deeb Eliminated By Zolotow We did not catch the action but Freddy Deeb was eliminated from the tournament by Steve Zolotow. Deeb could not pair any of his cards on seventh street and Zolotow took down the pot, knocking Deeb out in the process. Stud/8
Phil Hellmuth and Erik Seidel tangled in a hand that is still driving the Poker Brat nuts. Picking up the action after seventh street, Seidel showed down A Hellmuth was showing K Oppenheim Adds To Hellmuth’s Frustration Picking up the action on fifth street, Phil Hellmuth bet and David Oppenheim called. The action reversed on sixth and seventh street as Oppenheim was the one leading out. Hellmuth called the bet on sixth street, but could not do so on seventh street, revealing his hand A Oppenheim was at 290,000 after the pot while Hellmuth was at 105,000. Bach Doubles Through David Singer We caught up with the action on fifth street. David Bach put in a bet of 10,000, leaving himself just 800 behind. Singer raised to put him all in and Bach made the easy call. After the last two cards were dealt, Bach showed J Singer could not beat that and Bach doubled up to 60,000 after starting with 25,000.
Mike Matusow was all in for his last 17,000 against George Lind. Here is how there boards ran out: Lind: 7 Matusow started with three spades but then caught three hearts. He ended up making two pair but Lind’s diamond flush was enough to get the high and Matusow did not qualify for a low, leaving him with nothing but a story to tell on his way to the exit. No Limit Hold’em Oh Snap, The Glasses Came Off Already fuming from irritating previous hands, Phil Hellmuth got heads up against Erik Seidel and the flop came J Hellmuth instantly ripped his sunglasses off and began gesturing toward the board in disbelief while talking to himself. This continued for a few minutes after he folded, causing Seidel to eventually laugh out loud as Hellmuth talked about how Erik was going to hang himself in the tournament. Hellmuth had around 120,000 in chips after the hand, and Seidel had around 205,000. Razz
Picking up the action after seventh street, David Baker and Patrik Antonius checked their options and went to showdown. Baker showed a 7-6-5-4-2 low and Antonius examined his hole cards for a bit before finally mucking. Baker took the pot and was up to 275,000 while Antonius was down to 88,000. Limit Hold’em Binger Stays Afloat on the River On a flop of J Left In The Deck Ivey Not Interested In Tournament Of Champions An interesting conversation took place at Phil Ivey’s table. Eli Elezra and Huck Seed were asking Ivey if he was going to play in the Tournament of Champions later during the WSOP. Ivey insisted he could not play if the tournament was during the series. “Do you know how many bracelet bets I’ve got going?” he told the table. Elezra and Seed pressed him further but Ivey would not budge on his stance, so it appears Ivey will not take part in the tournament won by names like Mike Matusow, Annie Duke and Mike Sexton. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, David Oppenheim, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Scott Clements, Isaac Haxton, Alexander Kostritsyn Level Six: D'Agostino, Ivey Chipping UpMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,000-2,000 blinds; 2,000-4,000 stakes Players Remaining: 107 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Erik Sagstrom – 329,100 Average Chip Count: 162,616 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Limit Hold’em
Sorel Mizzi raised to 4,000 preflop only to have John D’Agostino reraise to 6,000. Mizzi made the call. The flop came 10 After the 2 D’Agostino was at around 60,000 after the hand and Mizzi was still up around 135,000. D’Agostino Uses Limit Hold’em Round to Chip Up Against the player in seat 8 two hands later, D’Agostino three-bet preflop and the flop came Q D’Agostino called seat 8’s 2,000 bet and the K When seat 8 bet the turn, D’Agostino raised to a total of 8,000 and was called. The 9
Isaac Haxton raised to 4,000 from the cutoff and Matt Glantz made the call from the button. The flop came down J Glantz fired 2,000 and Haxton check-raised to 4,000. Glantz made the call and the 4 The river was the J Bloch Gets Better Of Ferguson We caught up with this hand on the river. The board ran out K He was up to 144,000 while Ferguson’s stack fell to 110,000 and it would fall lower during the Stud round. 2-7 Lowball
Mike Matusow raised to 4,000 before the first draw and John Juanda made the call. The players each took two cards on the first draw and Juanda bet 2,000. Matusow raised it to 4,000 and Juanda made the call. Both players drew one card on the second draw and Juanda checked. Matusow fired 4,000 and Juanda mucked his hand. Matusow started the hand with 132,000 and improved to 141,000 with the win. Juanda dropped from 138,000 to just over 130,000. Williamson Cuts The Razor Robert Williamson III was heads up with John Phan and drew 1 on the first draw, while Phan took two. Williamson bet 2,000 and Phan made the call. Phan drew two again and Williamson stood pat. After Williamson fired 4,000 into the pot, Phan gave up on the hand and Williamson boosted his stack to around 148,000. Phan was down to around 125,000. Also seated at this table is Gus Hansen, Andy Bloch, and Chris Ferguson. Omaha/8
We caught up with this hand after the flop. The board was A The turn was the 4 Ivey showed J Ivey Takes Down Pot, Mosseri Cashes In We caught up with this hand on the river. The board was K When Ivey tabled K Ivey took in the pot and was around 155,000 after the hand while Negreanu’s wallet got just a little lighter. 7-Stud
Entering the hand in progress, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson showed 9 Seat 6 then got the 5 After seat 6 slowed down and checked the last card, Jesus bet 4,000 and was called. He showed 6 Ivey’s Kings are King Showing X-X-4 After being dealt the 7 Ivey bet 4,000 on his next card, the J Ivey fired 4,000 after being dealt the 5 After calling Ivey’s final bet of 4,000 after the last cards were dealt, Alioto had to muck when Ivey showed K Left in the Deck: Table redraws create star-studded tables Seated at the table right next to the Card Player work area are Phil Ivey, Eli Elezra, Daniel Negreanu and Huck Seed. Another table features Erik Seidel, Phil Hellmuth, Michael Binger, David Oppenheim, Scott Clements and Isaac Haxton. Player Tags: John Phan, Erik Seidel, Chris Ferguson, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, John D'Agostino, David Oppenheim, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Phil Ivey, Matthew Glantz, Scott Clements, Michael Binger, Sorel Mizzi, Isaac Haxton |
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| May 28, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $50,000 Players Championship | 1 | + |
Level Five: Mueller, Townsend EliminatedMay 29, '10 Blinds Flop Games: 900-1,800; 1,800-3,600 Stakes Players Remaining: 110 out of 116 Notable Chip Counts: Eliminations: Greg Mueller Big Hands: 2-7 Triple Draw
The action between Justin Bonomo and Greg Mueller was capped before the first draw. Bonomo stood pat on the first draw while Mueller drew two cards. Bonomo then fired 1,800 into the pot and Mueller called. On the second draw, Mueller took another two cards while Bonomo stood pat again. Bonomo fired 3,600 and Mueller called. Mueller drew one card on the final draw while Bonomo stood pat one last time. He then fired 3,600 more into the pot and Mueller mucked, showing 7 Bonomo took the pot and improved to over 220,000. Mueller was crippled with just 1,500. A few hands later, Mueller put the rest of his stack into the middle against Bonomo and seat 1. After a series of Bonomo bets into a side pot, Bonomo took the sizeable pot with a 9-low. Mueller then tried to contest for the main pot, turning over 5-4-3-2. But he flipped the J
Scotty Nguyen bet after every draw but the last one, and stood pat on each turn. Phil Ivey called each bet, drawing one each time. While checking on the end Scotty said “I better not press my luck” and showed 8 Omaha/8 Hellmuth Gets Cold Welcoming to New Table Phil Hellmuth has been moved to a stacked table featuring Howard Lederer, Tony G, Barry Greenstein, Todd Brunson and Joe Cassidy. No Limit Hold’em Kravchenko loses a big one Alex Kravchenko called a preflop raise from the player in seat 2 and the flop came K
On a board showing 9 The river was the 2 Ferguson lightly tapped the table and showed a stone-cold bluff, 10 Pot Limit Omaha The Russian eliminates Townsend Carlos Mortenson Takes a Pot A three-way pot was checked after a flop of 8
Mike Matusow was all in against Alexander Kostritsyn with the board showing Q There was around 320,000 in the pot when Matusow showed 10 Kostritsyn showed down Q-9 Negreanu Takes Pot Off Buchanan With the board reading 6 Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Chris Ferguson, Carlos Mortensen, Todd Brunson, Greg Mueller, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Alexander Kravchenko, Justin Bonomo, Dario Minieri Level Three: Mizrachi Under 100kMay 28, '10 Blinds Flop Games: 600-1,200; 1,200-2,400 Stakes Players Remaining: 115 out of 116 Notable Chip Counts: Eliminations: None Note: The prize pool was announced as the official field has reached 116 players. There will be 16 places paid with 16th place receiving $98,331. The winner of the Players Championship will win the Chip Reese Trophy and $1,559,043 Big Hands: No Limit Hold’Em
On a board showing 8 Mizrachi made the call and the river brought the 10 Mizrachi checked to Hastings who fired 45,000. Mizrachi took a massive session in the tank before finally releasing his hand. Hastings took the pot and was around 200,000. Mizrachi was down to 85,000. Oppenheim’s reraises build, take big pot Seat one raised preflop to 1500 and David Oppenheim reraised to 4400. Seat one called and the flop came J Mizzi Sings The Blues, Sung Calls Bluff On a board showing K The river was the 4 “You got me,” he said to Sung. Sung showed A Hasan Habib trips up Chen On a board of K Limit HE
On a board showing 9 The J “You will get half,” Raymer said. He tabled A Kelly Straightens Out Super Dario Dan Kelly raised to 2,400 preflop from the button. Dario Minieri raised to 3,600 from the small blind and Kelly made the call. The flop came down J Minieri slowed down, checking to Kelly who bet 2,400. Minieri called and Kelly showed down A Williamson’s Queens Stay True In a limped pot Todd Brunson was heads up against Robert Williamson III heading into a flop of 9 Brunson checked and Williamson bet 1200. Brunson called and both players checked the A When the 9 Omaha 8OB
Ted Forrest entered a pot along with Mike Matusow, Alexander Kostritsyn and Eli Elezra. On a flop of 10 Lunkin’s stack takes a hit Robert Mizrachi raised to 2,400 preflop and Vitaly Lunkin made the call. The flop fell J Lunkin tanked for a few moments and then let his hand slide into the muck. Mizrachi took down the pot and was hovering around 100,000. Lunkin fell to 153,000. Harman Blows Past Boeken On a board of J Seven Card Stud See Chen Win Negreanu’s two pair takes it John Monnette bet every street heads up against Daniel Negreanu. The cards fell as follows:
Matusow Falling Mike Matusow and fellow Full Tilt pro Erick Lindgren were paired up in a large pot. Lindgren fired away on each street, finally forcing Matusow to fold the (X-X)(X)K Pot-limit Omaha Zolotow Wins On a board of J Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Daniel Negreanu, Ted Forrest, Todd Brunson, David Oppenheim, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Michael Mizrachi, Jennifer Harman, Greg Raymer, John Monnette, Noah Boeken, Bill Chen, Steve Sung, Michael Binger, Robert Williamson III, Dario Minieri, Vitaly Lunkin, Ralph Perry, Sorel Mizzi, Alexander Kostritsyn, Brian Hastings Level 10: Ivey Comes Back From Break Strong, Hellmuth FumingMay 30, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 2,500-5,000 blinds; 5,000-10,000 stakes Players Remaining: 68 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Steve Zolotow – 595,000 Average Chip Count: 255,882 Notable Eliminations: Freddy Deeb Big Hands: Pot Limit Omaha
In the first hand after the 20 minute break, Phil Ivey raised to 7,200 from the button and was called by Eli Elezra and Patrik Antonius. The flop came J Ivey raised to 56,000 and Elezra quickly got out of the way. Antonius tanked to consider the big pot before him and two seats down Abe Mosseri asked, “You want a calculator?” Eventually, Antonius folded and Ivy took down a nice pot. Afterward, Ivey told Mosseri that he shouldn’t make comments during a hand like that. Seven Card Stud Deeb Eliminated By Zolotow We did not catch the action but Freddy Deeb was eliminated from the tournament by Steve Zolotow. Deeb could not pair any of his cards on seventh street and Zolotow took down the pot, knocking Deeb out in the process. Stud/8
Phil Hellmuth and Erik Seidel tangled in a hand that is still driving the Poker Brat nuts. Picking up the action after seventh street, Seidel showed down A Hellmuth was showing K Oppenheim Adds To Hellmuth’s Frustration Picking up the action on fifth street, Phil Hellmuth bet and David Oppenheim called. The action reversed on sixth and seventh street as Oppenheim was the one leading out. Hellmuth called the bet on sixth street, but could not do so on seventh street, revealing his hand A Oppenheim was at 290,000 after the pot while Hellmuth was at 105,000. Bach Doubles Through David Singer We caught up with the action on fifth street. David Bach put in a bet of 10,000, leaving himself just 800 behind. Singer raised to put him all in and Bach made the easy call. After the last two cards were dealt, Bach showed J Singer could not beat that and Bach doubled up to 60,000 after starting with 25,000.
Mike Matusow was all in for his last 17,000 against George Lind. Here is how there boards ran out: Lind: 7 Matusow started with three spades but then caught three hearts. He ended up making two pair but Lind’s diamond flush was enough to get the high and Matusow did not qualify for a low, leaving him with nothing but a story to tell on his way to the exit. No Limit Hold’em Oh Snap, The Glasses Came Off Already fuming from irritating previous hands, Phil Hellmuth got heads up against Erik Seidel and the flop came J Hellmuth instantly ripped his sunglasses off and began gesturing toward the board in disbelief while talking to himself. This continued for a few minutes after he folded, causing Seidel to eventually laugh out loud as Hellmuth talked about how Erik was going to hang himself in the tournament. Hellmuth had around 120,000 in chips after the hand, and Seidel had around 205,000. Razz
Picking up the action after seventh street, David Baker and Patrik Antonius checked their options and went to showdown. Baker showed a 7-6-5-4-2 low and Antonius examined his hole cards for a bit before finally mucking. Baker took the pot and was up to 275,000 while Antonius was down to 88,000. Limit Hold’em Binger Stays Afloat on the River On a flop of J Left In The Deck Ivey Not Interested In Tournament Of Champions An interesting conversation took place at Phil Ivey’s table. Eli Elezra and Huck Seed were asking Ivey if he was going to play in the Tournament of Champions later during the WSOP. Ivey insisted he could not play if the tournament was during the series. “Do you know how many bracelet bets I’ve got going?” he told the table. Elezra and Seed pressed him further but Ivey would not budge on his stance, so it appears Ivey will not take part in the tournament won by names like Mike Matusow, Annie Duke and Mike Sexton. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, David Oppenheim, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Scott Clements, Isaac Haxton, Alexander Kostritsyn Level Six: D'Agostino, Ivey Chipping UpMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,000-2,000 blinds; 2,000-4,000 stakes Players Remaining: 107 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Erik Sagstrom – 329,100 Average Chip Count: 162,616 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Limit Hold’em
Sorel Mizzi raised to 4,000 preflop only to have John D’Agostino reraise to 6,000. Mizzi made the call. The flop came 10 After the 2 D’Agostino was at around 60,000 after the hand and Mizzi was still up around 135,000. D’Agostino Uses Limit Hold’em Round to Chip Up Against the player in seat 8 two hands later, D’Agostino three-bet preflop and the flop came Q D’Agostino called seat 8’s 2,000 bet and the K When seat 8 bet the turn, D’Agostino raised to a total of 8,000 and was called. The 9
Isaac Haxton raised to 4,000 from the cutoff and Matt Glantz made the call from the button. The flop came down J Glantz fired 2,000 and Haxton check-raised to 4,000. Glantz made the call and the 4 The river was the J Bloch Gets Better Of Ferguson We caught up with this hand on the river. The board ran out K He was up to 144,000 while Ferguson’s stack fell to 110,000 and it would fall lower during the Stud round. 2-7 Lowball
Mike Matusow raised to 4,000 before the first draw and John Juanda made the call. The players each took two cards on the first draw and Juanda bet 2,000. Matusow raised it to 4,000 and Juanda made the call. Both players drew one card on the second draw and Juanda checked. Matusow fired 4,000 and Juanda mucked his hand. Matusow started the hand with 132,000 and improved to 141,000 with the win. Juanda dropped from 138,000 to just over 130,000. Williamson Cuts The Razor Robert Williamson III was heads up with John Phan and drew 1 on the first draw, while Phan took two. Williamson bet 2,000 and Phan made the call. Phan drew two again and Williamson stood pat. After Williamson fired 4,000 into the pot, Phan gave up on the hand and Williamson boosted his stack to around 148,000. Phan was down to around 125,000. Also seated at this table is Gus Hansen, Andy Bloch, and Chris Ferguson. Omaha/8
We caught up with this hand after the flop. The board was A The turn was the 4 Ivey showed J Ivey Takes Down Pot, Mosseri Cashes In We caught up with this hand on the river. The board was K When Ivey tabled K Ivey took in the pot and was around 155,000 after the hand while Negreanu’s wallet got just a little lighter. 7-Stud
Entering the hand in progress, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson showed 9 Seat 6 then got the 5 After seat 6 slowed down and checked the last card, Jesus bet 4,000 and was called. He showed 6 Ivey’s Kings are King Showing X-X-4 After being dealt the 7 Ivey bet 4,000 on his next card, the J Ivey fired 4,000 after being dealt the 5 After calling Ivey’s final bet of 4,000 after the last cards were dealt, Alioto had to muck when Ivey showed K Left in the Deck: Table redraws create star-studded tables Seated at the table right next to the Card Player work area are Phil Ivey, Eli Elezra, Daniel Negreanu and Huck Seed. Another table features Erik Seidel, Phil Hellmuth, Michael Binger, David Oppenheim, Scott Clements and Isaac Haxton. Player Tags: John Phan, Erik Seidel, Chris Ferguson, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, John D'Agostino, David Oppenheim, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Phil Ivey, Matthew Glantz, Scott Clements, Michael Binger, Sorel Mizzi, Isaac Haxton |
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| Mar 05, '10 | 2010 NBC National Heads-Up Championship | NBC Heads Up Championship Event | 1 | + |
Jerry Yang Defeats Mike MatusowMar 05, '10
Matusow showed slow played pocket kings and needed help on the river to stay alive. The river was a seven and he was eliminated. Yang will now take on the winner between Jennifer Tilly and Jennifer Harman. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Jerry Yang |
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| Jan 12, '10 | 2010 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season VI | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure High Roller Championship | 2 | + |
Level 7 Update: Last Level of the NightJan 11, '10 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Notable Eliminations: John Duthie Big Hands: New Chip Leader Dmitry Stelmak is now stacked with a more than healthy 240,000 in chips. The bulk of the damage was done in two hands. On the first, he made a bigger full house than Justin “boostedJ” Smith to get started. A few hands later, he eliminated John Duthie when he made aces up with A-6.
Chad Brown and Mike Matusow somehow found themselves in a preflop raising war. When it ended, Brown was all in holding A The board fell 9 Alexandre Gomes Hits the Rail Team PokerStars Pro Alexandre Gomes is now out of the tournament thanks to a surging Kevin Saul. Gomes held pocket sevens and was willing to risk the rest of his stack with them, but Saul’s pocket aces could not be denied, making a full house to send the Brazilian packing. Left In The Deck: Unofficial Field Count and Prizes As has been the case with many of the tournaments at this year’s PCA, the official field sizes, prize pools and payouts must first be confirmed by PokerStars before they are released to the players and media. Due to the late hour, that will have to be taken care of tomorrow morning. But we have received word, unofficially, that there were 84 players in this year’s field. A whopping 16 of them will make the money, with first place receiving somewhere in the neighborhood of $575,000. Min-cashers will make about $40,000 for their efforts. Matt Marafioti Shows Up Registration has been closed for some time now, but half way through the final level of the evening, Matt Marafioti had not shown up. It turns out that Marafioti was just a few feet away, playing at the final two tables of the $5,000 no-limit hold’em event. After busting in 10th place, Marafioti raced over to the High Roller section and sat down with 36,000 of his original 50,000 in chips. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Kevin Saul, Alexandre Gomes, Matthew Marafioti Level 6 Update: Matusow Gets LuckyJan 11, '10 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante Players Remaining: 58 out of 84 (Unofficial) Notable Chip Counts: Dario Minieri — 225,000 Average Chip Count: 72,413 Notable Eliminations: Christian Harder Big Hands:
Mike Matusow raised to 1,800 from under the gun and Lee Markholt reraised to 5,800 from the small blind. Matusow then asked Markholt how much he had behind and both players confirmed that they were about equal with about 55,000. Matusow moved all in and Markholt immediately called, tabling pocket aces. Matusow showed pocket kings and needed help or else he would be crippled. The board ran out 10 Jason Mercier Eliminated Bryn Kenney raised to 1,600 from under the gun and Alexander Kostritsyn called. Andrew Lichtenberger called as well and Mercier repopped it to 6,200. Kenney and Kostritsyn both folded and Lichtenberger moved all in. Mercier called off the rest of his 30,000 stack with K The board failed to help Mercier and he was eliminated, boosting Lichtenberger’s stack to 90,000. Ugly River For Haxton Lex veldhuis raised to 1,250 in the cutoff and Isaac Haxton reraised to 4,600 on the button. Paul Berended then moved all in for nearly 20,000 from the big blind and Haxton made the call. Haxton showed A Left In The Deck: $400-$800 Anyone? Many of those who were eliminated early on in the tournament have now made their way to a cash game going on in the front of the room. Scott Seiver, Justin Bonomo, Carlos Mortensen and Eugene Katchalov have joined Jean-Robert Bellande, Chris Smith and an unknown for some $400-$800 Mixed Games. Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Mike Matusow, Isaac Haxton, Andrew Lichtenberger, Jason Mercier, Paul Berende Mike Matusow EliminatedJan 12, '10
Matusow insta-called with A Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Carter Phillips The Mike Matusow ShowJan 12, '10
Both players checked to the turn, which was the 4 Matusow tanked for a solid five minutes, cluing in everyone around that he held pocket kings. “I can’t remember the last time I stacked off all my chips like this,” he said. “Would you really check the flop and turn with all those diamonds, flush draw and straight draws out there? It makes no sense. I really have no f@#$%ing clue, no f@#$%ing clue.” After a dozen more f-bombs, Matusow talked himself into a fold, giving Minieri the pot and 210,000 in chips. Immediately following the hand, Matusow was moved to another table, where he immediately began telling his story to all who would listen. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Dario Minieri Down to 48Jan 12, '10
He then sat down at a table that included Dario Minieri, Lex Veldhuis, Greg Raymer and Andre Akkari. We’re not sure if he was joking or not, but his table got a kick out of it. Player Tags: Mike Matusow |
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| Jan 11, '10 | 2010 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season VI | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure High Roller Championship | 1 | + |
Level 7 Update: Last Level of the NightJan 11, '10 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Notable Eliminations: John Duthie Big Hands: New Chip Leader Dmitry Stelmak is now stacked with a more than healthy 240,000 in chips. The bulk of the damage was done in two hands. On the first, he made a bigger full house than Justin “boostedJ” Smith to get started. A few hands later, he eliminated John Duthie when he made aces up with A-6.
Chad Brown and Mike Matusow somehow found themselves in a preflop raising war. When it ended, Brown was all in holding A The board fell 9 Alexandre Gomes Hits the Rail Team PokerStars Pro Alexandre Gomes is now out of the tournament thanks to a surging Kevin Saul. Gomes held pocket sevens and was willing to risk the rest of his stack with them, but Saul’s pocket aces could not be denied, making a full house to send the Brazilian packing. Left In The Deck: Unofficial Field Count and Prizes As has been the case with many of the tournaments at this year’s PCA, the official field sizes, prize pools and payouts must first be confirmed by PokerStars before they are released to the players and media. Due to the late hour, that will have to be taken care of tomorrow morning. But we have received word, unofficially, that there were 84 players in this year’s field. A whopping 16 of them will make the money, with first place receiving somewhere in the neighborhood of $575,000. Min-cashers will make about $40,000 for their efforts. Matt Marafioti Shows Up Registration has been closed for some time now, but half way through the final level of the evening, Matt Marafioti had not shown up. It turns out that Marafioti was just a few feet away, playing at the final two tables of the $5,000 no-limit hold’em event. After busting in 10th place, Marafioti raced over to the High Roller section and sat down with 36,000 of his original 50,000 in chips. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Kevin Saul, Alexandre Gomes, Matthew Marafioti Level 6 Update: Matusow Gets LuckyJan 11, '10 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante Players Remaining: 58 out of 84 (Unofficial) Notable Chip Counts: Dario Minieri — 225,000 Average Chip Count: 72,413 Notable Eliminations: Christian Harder Big Hands:
Mike Matusow raised to 1,800 from under the gun and Lee Markholt reraised to 5,800 from the small blind. Matusow then asked Markholt how much he had behind and both players confirmed that they were about equal with about 55,000. Matusow moved all in and Markholt immediately called, tabling pocket aces. Matusow showed pocket kings and needed help or else he would be crippled. The board ran out 10 Jason Mercier Eliminated Bryn Kenney raised to 1,600 from under the gun and Alexander Kostritsyn called. Andrew Lichtenberger called as well and Mercier repopped it to 6,200. Kenney and Kostritsyn both folded and Lichtenberger moved all in. Mercier called off the rest of his 30,000 stack with K The board failed to help Mercier and he was eliminated, boosting Lichtenberger’s stack to 90,000. Ugly River For Haxton Lex veldhuis raised to 1,250 in the cutoff and Isaac Haxton reraised to 4,600 on the button. Paul Berended then moved all in for nearly 20,000 from the big blind and Haxton made the call. Haxton showed A Left In The Deck: $400-$800 Anyone? Many of those who were eliminated early on in the tournament have now made their way to a cash game going on in the front of the room. Scott Seiver, Justin Bonomo, Carlos Mortensen and Eugene Katchalov have joined Jean-Robert Bellande, Chris Smith and an unknown for some $400-$800 Mixed Games. Player Tags: Lee Markholt, Mike Matusow, Isaac Haxton, Andrew Lichtenberger, Jason Mercier, Paul Berende Mike Matusow EliminatedJan 12, '10
Matusow insta-called with A Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Carter Phillips The Mike Matusow ShowJan 12, '10
Both players checked to the turn, which was the 4 Matusow tanked for a solid five minutes, cluing in everyone around that he held pocket kings. “I can’t remember the last time I stacked off all my chips like this,” he said. “Would you really check the flop and turn with all those diamonds, flush draw and straight draws out there? It makes no sense. I really have no f@#$%ing clue, no f@#$%ing clue.” After a dozen more f-bombs, Matusow talked himself into a fold, giving Minieri the pot and 210,000 in chips. Immediately following the hand, Matusow was moved to another table, where he immediately began telling his story to all who would listen. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Dario Minieri Down to 48Jan 12, '10
He then sat down at a table that included Dario Minieri, Lex Veldhuis, Greg Raymer and Andre Akkari. We’re not sure if he was joking or not, but his table got a kick out of it. Player Tags: Mike Matusow |
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After Surviving Bubble, Matusow First To Cash
Cold Deck Does In Liu
Matusow Chipping Back Up
Naujoks Continues To Chip Up
No Snow On This Wheel
The Supreme Dario
Dwan Picks off Zolotow
Brandon Adams Eliminated
Mueller Done In By Bonomo
Scotty Takes Another One Off Ivey, Baby
Jesus Caught In A Lie
Matusow Chops Huge Pot With Kostritsyn
Hastings Grinds Down Mizrachi
Chopped Up
Elezra Forces Out The Mouth
Ivey Back With a Bang
Hellmuth Steaming
Mouth Shut
Baker Low Balls Antonious
Mizzi Spaces On The Current Game
Haxton Throws Glantz Overboard
Ivey Chops With Elezra
Jesus Turns Weak Cards Into Two Pair
Mike Matusow (pictured left) moved all in on a board reading 8-6-2-4 and Jerry Yang snap called with 6-4 for two pair.
Chad Brown Doubles Through Mike Matusow
Matusow Gets Lucky to Eliminate Markholt
We didn’t catch the action, but it appeared that Mike Matusow limped in the small blind and was shoved on by Carter Philips.
Mike Matusow raised from under the gun to 5,000 before Dario Minieri reraised to 14,600 from the button. Matusow called and the flop came down 7