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| Dec 14, '13 | CPPT II - Palm Beach Kennel Club | $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em $250K Guarantee | 2 | + |
Recent EliminationsDec 14, '13 The Day 1B field is steadily shrinking and a few familiar faces are now missing from their seats. Since the last break we have lost Dolline Willis, Matt Waxman, Stuart Patterson and Jean Gaspard. The tournament clock now reads 72 players remaining. Player Tags: Jean Gaspard, Matthew Waxman, Dolline Willis Matt Waxman Drops SomeDec 14, '13 A player bet 1,500, Matt Waxman called, and a third player raised to 3,200. The initial bettor folded, but Waxman called. The board now read K Action went check-check. The river brought the A Player Tags: Matthew Waxman Matt Waxman Versus Stephen BokorDec 14, '13
Bokor ultimately released his cards and Waxman scooped the pot. Player Tags: Stephen Bokor, Matthew Waxman Matt Waxman In The HouseDec 14, '13
Waxman and Harrison Gimbel are the most experienced players here on Day 1B. Waxman has more than $3 million in career tournament earnings, while Gimbel has nearly $4 million. Yesterday, Chino Rheem ($7 million in earnings) competed and ended the day as the chip leader. Waxman hails from Parkland, Florida. Player Tags: Matthew Waxman |
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| Jun 04, '13 | 2013 44th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 7 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + |
Matt Waxman Wins Event No. 7 ($305,952)Jun 05, '13 Level: 31 Blinds: 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining: 1 out of 1,837 Players Eliminated: 2nd: Eric Baldwin – $189,200 Live Updates:
On the 187th hand of heads-up play Eric Baldwin raised all in preflop for just north of 1 million and Matt Waxman called. The final two players then flipped over their cards one last time. Waxman: A Board: A Baldwin was eliminated in second place and he took home $189,220 in prize money. That made Waxman the champion, and in addition to the top prize worth $305,952 Waxman took home his first gold bracelet for the victory. Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, chip counts, and prize payouts for each gold bracelet event. Player Tags: Eric Baldwin, Matthew Waxman Level 31 Update: Three More Double UpsJun 05, '13 Level: 31 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,837 Average Chip Count: 2,755,500 Chip Counts: Seat 1: Matt Waxman – 3,260,000 Players Eliminated: None Live Updates: Matt Waxman Doubles to Take the Chip Lead Eric Baldwin moved all in preflop from the button and Matt Waxman called all in for 1.5 million. The two players then tabled their hands. Baldwin: A Board: Q Waxman doubled up thanks to a nine on the flop and he held 3 million after the hand. Baldwin was down to 2.5 million. Eric Baldwin Doubles Yet Again Eric Baldwin raised to 240,000 preflop and Matt Waxman reraised all in. Baldwin called all in for 2.1 million and they turned over their cards. Baldwin: A Board: J Baldwin had the lead when the chips went in and it held for him to double up to 4.3 million. Waxman was down to 1.2 million. Trading Places – Matt Waxman Doubles Yet Again Matt Waxman moved all in preflop 1.15 million and Eric Baldwin called to cover him. Their cards. Waxman: Q Board: 9 Waxman doubled up to 2.3 million but he was still behind the 3.2 million of Baldwin, but Waxman had flipped those chip stacks around by the end of the level. After this recent batch of doubles heads-up play is approaching seven hours in length. Player Tags: Eric Baldwin, Matthew Waxman Level 29 Update: Heads-Up Match Trudges Past 100 HandsJun 04, '13 Level: 29 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,837 Average Chip Count: 2,755,500 Chip Counts: Seat 1: Matt Waxman – 2,150,000 Players Eliminated: None Live Updates: Eric Baldwin Doubles Again Eric Baldwin limped preflop and Matt Waxman moved all in. Baldwin called all in for 1.1 million and the two players turned over their cards. Baldwin: A Board: Q Baldwin doubled up on the hand to survive with close to 2.2 million and Waxman was at 3.3 million. Baldwin soon got back to even and eventually took the chip lead before the final table surpassed 200 hands in length. Matt Waxman Doubles Again A short time after the 100th hand of heads-up play Eric Baldwin moved all in preflop on the button and Matt Waxman call all in for 1,075,000. Waxman: 2 Board: A Waxman won the hand with a full house and yet another double up ensured that this final table will become the longest of the early stage of the summer at the World Series of Poker. Baldwin still held the lead after the hand with 3.3 million but Waxman wasn’t too far behind with 2.2 million. Player Tags: Eric Baldwin, Matthew Waxman Level 28 Update: Baldwin Getting LowJun 04, '13 Level: 28 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,837 Average Chip Count: 2,755,500 Chip Counts: Seat 1: Matt Waxman – 4,381,000 Players Eliminated: None Live Updates: Matt Waxman Closing in on Victory Matt Waxman raised to 120,000 and Eric Baldwin reraised to 280,000. Waxman called the three bet and the flop was dealt K Both players then checked the 7 Waxman held a 4-1 chip advantage after the hand, with a lead of 4.4 million over the 1.1 million of Baldwin. Player Tags: Eric Baldwin, Matthew Waxman Level 27 Update: Back and ForthJun 04, '13 Level: 27 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,837 Average Chip Count: 2,755,500 Chip Counts: Seat 1: Matt Waxman – 3,841,000 Players Eliminated: None Live Updates:
Eric Baldwin limped into a pot on the button and Matt Waxman raised to 150,000. The flop was dealt A Eric Baldwin Doubles Up to Stace Off Elimination Eric Baldwin raised to 100,000 on the button and Matt Waxman called. The flop was dealt A Player Tags: Eric Baldwin, Matthew Waxman Level 26 Update: Eric Baldwin Doubles Up to Take the Chip LeadJun 04, '13 Level: 26 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,837 Average Chip Count: 2,755,500 Chip Counts: Seat 1: Matt Waxman – 3,981,000 Players Eliminated: None Live Updates:
Matt Waxman raised to 80,000 from the button preflop and Eric Baldwin reraised to 190,000. Waxman called and the flop fell A Waxman called and turned over A Player Tags: Eric Baldwin, Matthew Waxman Level 25 Update: Brent Hanks Out 5th, Amit Makhija Out 4th, Jess Dioquino Out 3rdJun 04, '13 Level: 25 Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,837 Average Chip Count: 2,755,500 Chip Counts: Seat 1: Matt Waxman – 3,100,000 Players Eliminated: 3rd: Jess Dioquino – $130,825 Live Updates:
Eric Baldwin moved all in pre flop from the small blind and Brent Hanks called all in on the big blind for close to 300,000. The two players then revealed their hands. Baldwin: 3 Board: 10 Baldwin connected with a three on the flop for a set and it held up for him to grow his stack to 815,000 and Hanks was eliminated in fifth place. Amit Makhija Eliminated in Fourth Place ($94,353)
Waxman A The turn and river were dealt 5 Jess Dioquino Eliminated in Third Place ($130,825) Eric Baldwin doubled up through Jess Dioquino holding pocket jacks over the pocket tens of Dioquino on a board that missed them both. This left Dioquino with just 100,000 and he shoved that all in preflop from the small blind on the very next hand. Baldwin called on the big blind and they revealed their cards. Baldwin: Q Board: J Dioquino was eliminated in third place on the hand and Baldwin would take 2.4 million into a heads-up final against Matt Waxman (3.1 million). Player Tags: Eric Baldwin, Amit Makhija, Brent Hanks, Jess Dioquino, Matthew Waxman Level 24 Update: Robert Dreyfuss Out 7th, Jacob Jung Out 6thJun 04, '13 Level: 24 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante Players Remaining: 5 out of 1,837 Average Chip Count: 1,102,200 Chip Counts: Seat 1: Matt Waxman – 3,050,000 Players Eliminated: 7th: Robert Dreyfuss – $38,340 Live Updates: Robert Dreyfuss Eliminated in Seventh Place ($38,340) Matt Waxman raised to 48,000 under the gun and Robert Dreyfuss reraised all in 179,000. Waxman called and they turned over their cards. Waxman: A Board: 9 Waxman won the hand to grow his stack to 3 million and Dreyfuss was eliminated in seventh place. Jacob Jung Eliminated in Sixth Place ($51,086) Jacob Jung moved all in on the cutoff on a short stack and Jess Dioquino as well as Eric Baldwin called. The flop was dealt 7 Jacob Jung Eliminated in Sixth Place ($51,086) Player Tags: Jacob Jung, Robert Dreyfuss, Jess Dioquino, Matthew Waxman Level 24 Update: Tuu Ho Eliminated in 8th PlaceJun 04, '13 Level: 24 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 out of 1,837 Average Chip Count: 787,285 Chip Counts: Seat 1: Matt Waxman – 2,450,000 Players Eliminated: 8th: Tuu Ho – $29,147 Live Updates: Tuu Ho Eliminated in Eighth Place ($29,147) Matt Waxman raised to 48,000 preflop from middle position and Tuu Ho reraised to 100,000 on the small blind. Waxman four-bet to 200,000 and Tuu five-bet all in. Waxman called and they revealed their cards. Waxman: A Board: K Waxman won the hand and he increased his chip lead to 2.5 million. Tuu was eliminated in eighth place. Brent Hanks Doubles Up to Second Chip Position Eric Baldwin raised to 48,000 preflop on the button and Brent Hanks reraised all in for 448,000 from the small blind. Baldwin called with 9 Player Tags: Eric Baldwin, Brent Hanks, Matthew Waxman, Tuu Ho Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 7 ($1,000 No-Limit Hold'em)Jun 04, '13 The final table of Event No. 6 ($1,000 No-Limit Hold’em) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts. With the elimination of Scott Yelton in tenth place ($17,491), the official, nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 22 with blinds of 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up: Seat 1: Matt Waxman – 829,000 While only 9 remain, this event attracted a field of 1,837 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,653,300, and the top 198 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts: 1st Place: $305,952 Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts. Player Tags: Eric Baldwin, Amit Makhija, Brent Hanks, Matthew Waxman, Jason Koon |
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| Jun 18, '12 | 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker | Event 32 - $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. | 3 | + |
Level 24 Update: Monnette Leads at Dinner Break; Mosseri 6th ($75,511), Waxman 7th ($59,093)Jun 18, '12 Level: 24 Hold’em – Omaha 8 Razz – Stud – Stud 8 Players Remaining: 5 out of 178 Average Chip Count: 1,068,000 Chip Counts: Seat no. 1 — Phil Ivey — 185,000 Seat no. 5 — David Baker — 1,305,000 Players Eliminated: Abe Mosseri — 6th Place ($75,511) Live Updates: Matthew Waxman Eliminated in 7th Place ($58,093)
Stud Down to his last big bet, Matthew Waxman was all in on third street with the A Monette: A Monette made two pair and Waxman failed to improve by the river. Matthew Waxman was eliminated in 7th place ($58,093). Abe Mosseri Eliminated in 6th Place ($75,511)
Omaha 8 Abe Mosseri was all in before the flop form the big blind against David Baker. Baker: A Board: Q Abe Mosseri missed the board and David Baker made top pair on the river to win the pot. Abe Mosseri was eliminated in 6th place ($75,511). The remaining five players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 and will return at approximately 10:15pm local time to resume play. Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Abe Mosseri, John Monnette, David Baker, Matthew Waxman Action Begins, Final Table Now UnderwayJun 18, '12 The final table of Event no. 32 ($10,000 H.O.R.S.E) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Day 3 began with 15 players spread out over 2 tables, and with the elimination of Mori Eskandani in 9th Place ($35,923), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 22 with betting limits of 25,000-50,000, and will continue until a winner is determined. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up: Seat no. 1 — Phil Ivey — 852,000 While only 8 remain, this event gathered 178 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,673,200. Here is a look at the final payouts: 1st Place — $451,779 Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Mori Eskandani, Phil Ivey, Abe Mosseri, John Monnette, Paul Sokoloff, Daniel Kelly, David Baker, Matthew Waxman |
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| Jun 03, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $1,500 Omaha Hi/Low Split | 3 | + |
Francesco Barbaro Wins Event #3 ($262,283)Jun 04, '11 Kostas Kalathakis Eliminated in 2nd Place ($161,675) Francesco Barbaro entered heads-up play with a cheap lead of over 4,000,000 to 150,000 after eliminating Matthew Waxman in 3rd place. On the second hand of heads-up play, Kostas Kalathakis opened for a raise and Francesco Barbaro reraised enough to put him all in. Kalathakis called all in and showed A The board came 7 Not long after doubling up, Kalathakis got it all in before the flop with J The board came K
Francesco Barbaro raised from the button, Matthew Waxman three-bet from the big blind and Barbaro called. The flop came 10 The turn was the Q The river was the K Player Tags: Matthew Waxman, Kostas Kalathakis, Francesco Barbaro Level 27: Three Remain; Helm 4th, Deveronica 5thJun 04, '11 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 Limits: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 3 out of 925 Average Chip Count: 1,387,500 Chip Counts: 1. Francesco Barbaro – 1,950,000 EliminationS: 4th. Bradley Helm – $76,673 Bradley Helm Eliminated in 4th Place ($76,673) Bradley Helm came in for a raise on the button and Francesco Barbaro was the only caller. The flop came Q Helm showed K The turn was the 7 Michael Deveronica Eliminated in 5th Place ($56,943) A severely short-stacked Michael Deveronica raised from under the gun and Matthew Waxman called from the small blind. The flop came A Deveronica showed Q The turn and river were the A Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates until a champion is crowned. Player Tags: Michael Deveronica, Bradley Helm, Matthew Waxman, Kostas Kalathakis, Francesco Barbaro Level 24: Final 7 on Dinner Break; Shchemelev 8th, Pearson 9thJun 03, '11 NOTE: Players took a one-hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 (approximately 7:30pm), and should be returning around 8:30pm. Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Limits: 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 7 out of 925 Average Chip Count: 594,642 Chip Counts: 1. Francesco Barbaro – 1,350,000 Eliminations: 8th. Vladimir Shchemelev – $25,174 Vladimir Shchemelev Eliminated in 8th Place ($25,174) Bradley Helm came in for a raise on the button and Vladimir Shchemelev called from the big blind. The flop came K The turn was the 6 The river was the 3 Shchemelev showed A Helm scooped the half-million chip pot and Vladimir Shchemelev was eliminated in 8th place ($25,174).
Kostas Kalathakis raised before the flop and Travis Pearson called. The flop came 9 The turn was the 5 The river was the 10 Kalathakis showed A Barbaro Takes Chip Lead From Waxman Francesco Barbaro raised from under the gun and got three callers. The flop came J The turn was the 2 The river was the Q Barbaro shows A Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates until a champion is crowned. Player Tags: Bradley Helm, Travis Pearson, Matthew Waxman, Kostas Kalathakis, Francesco Barbaro |
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| Dec 21, '10 | 2010 WSOP Circuit Regional Championship - Harrah's Atlantic City | WSOP Circuit -- Harrah's Northeast Regional Championship | 3 | + |
Matthew Waxman Eliminated in 10th Place ($26,232)Dec 21, '10
Bell: Q Turn and River: 10 Waxman was eliminated on the hand in 10th place and he will take home $26,232. Bell grew his stack to 706,000 after the hand. It has been a very successful tournament series for Waxman, who won the $1,600 main event last week and earned a gold ring and a seat in the WSOP Circuit National Championship for his efforts. Player Tags: Chris Bell, Matthew Waxman |
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| Sep 26, '10 | 2010 World Series of Poker Europe - London | WSOPE No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 4 | + |
Level 13 Update: Marching to 27Sep 26, '10
Players Remaining: 53 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Phil Ivey — 510,000 Average Chip Count: 195,849 Notable Eliminations: Nick Schulman Big Hands: Phil Ivey Eliminates Nick Schulman Nick Schulman moved all in for 160,000 preflop and Phil Ivey made the call. Their cards: Ivey: A Board: Q Schulman was drawing dead after the turn and he was eliminated after the hand. Ivey held 430,000 after scoring the early elimination. Ivey Eliminates Matt Stout to take the Chip Lead Phil Ivey raised to 6,000 preflop and Matt Stout reraised all in for 80,000. Ivey made the call and they flipped over their cards: Ivey: 10 Board: 10 Stout was eliminated and Ivey grew his stack to 510,000 to take back the chip lead. Nam Le Eliminated Matt Waxman raised to 5,600 under the gun and Nam Le reraised all in for 50,000. Waxman made the call and they flipped over their cards: Waxman: A Board: 10 Le was eliminated and Waxman grew his stack to 120,000. Dan Shak Eliminated On a Q Gledovic: 6 River: 4 Shak was eliminated after the hand. John Dolan Eliminated — No More November Nine Magnus Persson raised to 5,200 preflop and November Niner John Dolan reraised all in for 50,000. Persson made the call and they flipped over their cards: Dolan: Q Board: 5 Dolan was eliminated on the hand but he has bright prospects in his immediate future. He will enter the WSOP main event final table in Las Vegas this November in second chip-position. Player Tags: Nam Le, Phil Ivey, Dan Shak, Nick Schulman, Matt Stout, John Dolan, Matthew Waxman |
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| Dec 18, '09 | 2009 Five Diamond World Poker Classic | WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Championship | 5 | + |
Level 15 Update: Day 3 EndsDec 16, '09 NOTE: Day 3 has come to an end and the remaining field will return tomorrow at noon PST to play down to the final 10 players. The money bubble will burst when 27 players remain tomorrow. Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 36 out of 329 Chip Counts: 1.Daniel Alaei — 1,664,000 Average Chip Count: 548,333 Notable Eliminations: Soheil Shamseddin Big Hands:
Daniel Alaei (pictured right) raised to 20,000 from middle position and Yegor Tsurikov reraised to 60,000 from the button. Alaei made the call and the flop was dealt K Tsurikov moved all in for a little more than 400,000 and Alaei quickly called. Alaei flipped over 9 Soheil Shamseddin Eliminated Soheil Shamseddin moved all in for 102,000 under the gun preflop and Antonio Esfandiari made the call. Their cards: Shamseddin: A Board: K-K-2-A-5 Shamseddin was eliminated on the hand. He ends the year in fifth place in the Card Player POY standings with 4,283 points.
The cutoff raised to 24,000 preflop and Scotty Nguyen (pictured right) reraised to 50,000 from the button. The cutoff reraised to 150,000, Nguyen called, and the flop was dealt K Nguyen: 7 Turn and River: 5 Nguyen won the hand and he went into a rant of celebration that included some choice swear words. He was given a 10-minute penalty for the profanity and his chip stack grew to 1 million after the hand. Battle of the Big Stacks A board of 9 Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Steven Landfish, Antonio Esfandiari, Daniel Alaei, Soheil Shamseddin, Matthew Waxman Amit Makhija Eliminated in 26th Place ($28,569)Dec 17, '09
Waxman: 7-7 Board: 8-4-3-2-10 Waxman won the hand on the strength of his pocket pair and grew his stack to 1.5 million by eliminating Makhija. Player Tags: Amit Makhija, Matthew Waxman Matt Waxman Eliminated in 15th Place ($47,615)Dec 18, '09
Waxman: A Board: J Cassidy won the hand with pocket kings and Waxman was eliminated in 15th place. Cassidy now holds 2,255,000 in chips. Player Tags: Joe Cassidy, Matthew Waxman |
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| Dec 17, '09 | 2009 Five Diamond World Poker Classic | WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Championship | 4 | + |
Level 15 Update: Day 3 EndsDec 16, '09 NOTE: Day 3 has come to an end and the remaining field will return tomorrow at noon PST to play down to the final 10 players. The money bubble will burst when 27 players remain tomorrow. Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 36 out of 329 Chip Counts: 1.Daniel Alaei — 1,664,000 Average Chip Count: 548,333 Notable Eliminations: Soheil Shamseddin Big Hands:
Daniel Alaei (pictured right) raised to 20,000 from middle position and Yegor Tsurikov reraised to 60,000 from the button. Alaei made the call and the flop was dealt K Tsurikov moved all in for a little more than 400,000 and Alaei quickly called. Alaei flipped over 9 Soheil Shamseddin Eliminated Soheil Shamseddin moved all in for 102,000 under the gun preflop and Antonio Esfandiari made the call. Their cards: Shamseddin: A Board: K-K-2-A-5 Shamseddin was eliminated on the hand. He ends the year in fifth place in the Card Player POY standings with 4,283 points.
The cutoff raised to 24,000 preflop and Scotty Nguyen (pictured right) reraised to 50,000 from the button. The cutoff reraised to 150,000, Nguyen called, and the flop was dealt K Nguyen: 7 Turn and River: 5 Nguyen won the hand and he went into a rant of celebration that included some choice swear words. He was given a 10-minute penalty for the profanity and his chip stack grew to 1 million after the hand. Battle of the Big Stacks A board of 9 Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Steven Landfish, Antonio Esfandiari, Daniel Alaei, Soheil Shamseddin, Matthew Waxman Amit Makhija Eliminated in 26th Place ($28,569)Dec 17, '09
Waxman: 7-7 Board: 8-4-3-2-10 Waxman won the hand on the strength of his pocket pair and grew his stack to 1.5 million by eliminating Makhija. Player Tags: Amit Makhija, Matthew Waxman Matt Waxman Eliminated in 15th Place ($47,615)Dec 18, '09
Waxman: A Board: J Cassidy won the hand with pocket kings and Waxman was eliminated in 15th place. Cassidy now holds 2,255,000 in chips. Player Tags: Joe Cassidy, Matthew Waxman |
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| Dec 16, '09 | 2009 Five Diamond World Poker Classic | WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Championship | 3 | + |
Level 15 Update: Day 3 EndsDec 16, '09 NOTE: Day 3 has come to an end and the remaining field will return tomorrow at noon PST to play down to the final 10 players. The money bubble will burst when 27 players remain tomorrow. Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 36 out of 329 Chip Counts: 1.Daniel Alaei — 1,664,000 Average Chip Count: 548,333 Notable Eliminations: Soheil Shamseddin Big Hands:
Daniel Alaei (pictured right) raised to 20,000 from middle position and Yegor Tsurikov reraised to 60,000 from the button. Alaei made the call and the flop was dealt K Tsurikov moved all in for a little more than 400,000 and Alaei quickly called. Alaei flipped over 9 Soheil Shamseddin Eliminated Soheil Shamseddin moved all in for 102,000 under the gun preflop and Antonio Esfandiari made the call. Their cards: Shamseddin: A Board: K-K-2-A-5 Shamseddin was eliminated on the hand. He ends the year in fifth place in the Card Player POY standings with 4,283 points.
The cutoff raised to 24,000 preflop and Scotty Nguyen (pictured right) reraised to 50,000 from the button. The cutoff reraised to 150,000, Nguyen called, and the flop was dealt K Nguyen: 7 Turn and River: 5 Nguyen won the hand and he went into a rant of celebration that included some choice swear words. He was given a 10-minute penalty for the profanity and his chip stack grew to 1 million after the hand. Battle of the Big Stacks A board of 9 Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Steven Landfish, Antonio Esfandiari, Daniel Alaei, Soheil Shamseddin, Matthew Waxman Amit Makhija Eliminated in 26th Place ($28,569)Dec 17, '09
Waxman: 7-7 Board: 8-4-3-2-10 Waxman won the hand on the strength of his pocket pair and grew his stack to 1.5 million by eliminating Makhija. Player Tags: Amit Makhija, Matthew Waxman Matt Waxman Eliminated in 15th Place ($47,615)Dec 18, '09
Waxman: A Board: J Cassidy won the hand with pocket kings and Waxman was eliminated in 15th place. Cassidy now holds 2,255,000 in chips. Player Tags: Joe Cassidy, Matthew Waxman |
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| Jul 02, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 56 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 3 | + |
Final Table Update: Matthew Waxman Eliminated In 6th PlaceJul 02, '09 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 5 out of 928 Chip Counts: 1. Josh Brikis – 5,000,000 Average Chip Count: 2,840,000 Eliminations: 6. Matthew Waxman — $138,394 Big Hands: Matt Hawrilenko Moves In From under the gun, Jonas Wexler raised to 125,000 preflop and Matt Hawrilenko, Sean Keeton and Matthew Waxman made the call. The flop came K Matthew Waxman Eliminated In Sixth Place($138,394) Sean Keeton raised to 150,000 from early position and action folded to Matthew Waxman in the cutoff. He shoved for 605,000 total and Josh Brikis then moved over the top all in from the big blind. Keeton mucked and the players showed down their cards. Waxman: A Board: J Waxman was in deep trouble and never received any help from the board. He was the first player eliminated from the official final table and took home $138,394. Player Tags: Matt Hawrilenko, Sean Keeton, Josh Brikis, Matthew Waxman |
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Matt Waxman raised to 600 from under the gun and Stephen Bokor called from the hijack seat. After a flop of A
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Matt Waxman Wins Event No. 7 ($305,952) — Eric Baldwin Eliminated in Second Place ($189,200)
Matt Waxman Doubles Up to Take Back the Chip Lead
Eric Baldwin Doubles Through Matt Waxman to Take the Lead
Brent Hanks Eliminated in Fifth Place ($68,975)
Matt Waxman raised to 60,000 from the button and Amit Makhija called on the big blind. The flop was dealt 8
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Matthew Waxman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($104,770)
Travis Pearson Eliminated in 9th Place ($19,617)
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Scotty Nguyen Doubles Up and then Receives a Penalty
Matt Waxman raised to 30,000 preflop and Amit Makhija reraised all in. Waxman made the call and they flipped over their cards: