Chino Rheem Poker Tournament Updates

"Make Sure To Write That Chino Got It In Bad!"

Jul 19, '17

“Make sure to write that Chino got it in bad!” said Chino Rheem after winning a massive pot to become one of the biggest stacks in the room.

We caught up with the action after the final cards were dealt and the hands were tabled. Rheem and table mate Paul Volpe filled us in on the details after it was all over.

With a flop of K98 Rheem bet 5,000. His opponent made it 20,000 to go and Chino moved all-in for around 190,000. His opponent called with the K8 for top and bottom pair.

Rheem was behind with the AA.

The turn brought the 4 to give Rheem a flush draw in addition to his other outs. The 7 completed that flush and Rheem won the massive pot, elimianting his opponent and essentially doubling up to 360,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Bobby Suer Shoves On Chino Rheem

Jul 20, '17

Bobby Suer had the button and raised to 20,000. Chino Rheem in the big blind three-bet to 65,000, and Suer called. The flop fell K107, and Rheem fired 50,000. Suer called. The turn brought the K, and Rhem didn’t slow down. He bet 123,000, and Suer thought about it briefly before announcing that he was all in. It was 337,000 in total. Rheem went into the tank before finally mucking.

Rhem was down to about 400,000, while Suer was up to around 700,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Bobby Suer

Chino Rheem Makes Tough Fold Against Chris Tryba

Jul 20, '17

Chino Rheem sat with a ton of ships and opened the action to 12,000. It was folded to Chris Tryba on the button and he moved all in for 64,000 more. It was folded back to Rheem, and he started running the numbers. He eventually flashed Tryba the J10 to show the east coast poker pro that it was a tough spot. Rheem eventually mucked it, and Tryba said he was happy to have a fold.

Rheem still had heaps while Tryba was up to around 130,000.

Player Tags: Christopher Tryba,   Chino Rheem

Chino Rheem Busts Matt Affleck

Jul 20, '17

Matt Affleck was all in for his last 200,000 or so with AK against the pocket jacks of Chino Rheem.

The board ran out 43288 and Affleck was eliminated. Rheem is now up to 630,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Matt Affleck

Byron Kaverman Plays Trips Cautiously

Jul 20, '17

Chino Rheem had fired out on a board reading JJ2, and he was called by Byron Kaverman on the button and Paul Hoefer in the blinds. The turn brought the 6, and it was checked to Kaverman, and he bet 34,000. Hoefer called, while Rheem mucked. The river was the Q, and Hoefer checked. Kaverman went deep into the tank before checking behind KJ. Hoefer turned over J-8 for trips, and it looked like he thought he was going to be the winner. However, he saw Kaverman’s superior hand.

Kaverman sat more than 300,000 chips thanks to the hand, which was about average.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Byron Kaverman,   Paul Hoefer

Kristen Bicknell Drops One To Chino Rheem

Jul 20, '17

Kristen Bicknell breathed a sigh of relief at the end of this hand with Chino Rheem. We caught up with the action with Bicknell, who was in the under-the-gun position, betting 17,000 on a A85 flop. Rheem called. The turn brought the J, and Bicknell bet 26,000. Rheem quickly called again.

The river was the 2, and Bicknell went into the tank. She eventually elected to check, and Rheem bet 75,000. Bicknell thought about it very briefly before making the fold. Rheem showed AJ for top two pair, and Bicknell said she was happy she didn’t fire again. Rheem asked her why she couldn’t have something on that board that could call his bet.

Rheem was up to around 400,000, while Bicknell was down to about 140,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Kristen Foxen

Chino Rheem Busts In 30th ($14,076)

Jul 21, '17

Chino Rheem entered the day in the middle of the pack, but he’s our 30th place finisher here after moving all in for about 230,000 preflop with 6-6 and getting called by Tamer Kamel’s KK. The board ran out A-A-4-Q-Q, giving Kamel another KO with very little drama. He was up to around 1.7 million thanks to the hand.

Just a few hands earlier, Kamel had Q-Q and knocked out Brian Okin.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Tamer Kamel

"Make Sure To Write That Chino Got It In Bad!"

Jul 19, '17

“Make sure to write that Chino got it in bad!” said Chino Rheem after winning a massive pot to become one of the biggest stacks in the room.

We caught up with the action after the final cards were dealt and the hands were tabled. Rheem and table mate Paul Volpe filled us in on the details after it was all over.

With a flop of K98 Rheem bet 5,000. His opponent made it 20,000 to go and Chino moved all-in for around 190,000. His opponent called with the K8 for top and bottom pair.

Rheem was behind with the AA.

The turn brought the 4 to give Rheem a flush draw in addition to his other outs. The 7 completed that flush and Rheem won the massive pot, elimianting his opponent and essentially doubling up to 360,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Bobby Suer Shoves On Chino Rheem

Jul 20, '17

Bobby Suer had the button and raised to 20,000. Chino Rheem in the big blind three-bet to 65,000, and Suer called. The flop fell K107, and Rheem fired 50,000. Suer called. The turn brought the K, and Rhem didn’t slow down. He bet 123,000, and Suer thought about it briefly before announcing that he was all in. It was 337,000 in total. Rheem went into the tank before finally mucking.

Rhem was down to about 400,000, while Suer was up to around 700,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Bobby Suer

Chino Rheem Makes Tough Fold Against Chris Tryba

Jul 20, '17

Chino Rheem sat with a ton of ships and opened the action to 12,000. It was folded to Chris Tryba on the button and he moved all in for 64,000 more. It was folded back to Rheem, and he started running the numbers. He eventually flashed Tryba the J10 to show the east coast poker pro that it was a tough spot. Rheem eventually mucked it, and Tryba said he was happy to have a fold.

Rheem still had heaps while Tryba was up to around 130,000.

Player Tags: Christopher Tryba,   Chino Rheem

Chino Rheem Busts Matt Affleck

Jul 20, '17

Matt Affleck was all in for his last 200,000 or so with AK against the pocket jacks of Chino Rheem.

The board ran out 43288 and Affleck was eliminated. Rheem is now up to 630,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Matt Affleck

Byron Kaverman Plays Trips Cautiously

Jul 20, '17

Chino Rheem had fired out on a board reading JJ2, and he was called by Byron Kaverman on the button and Paul Hoefer in the blinds. The turn brought the 6, and it was checked to Kaverman, and he bet 34,000. Hoefer called, while Rheem mucked. The river was the Q, and Hoefer checked. Kaverman went deep into the tank before checking behind KJ. Hoefer turned over J-8 for trips, and it looked like he thought he was going to be the winner. However, he saw Kaverman’s superior hand.

Kaverman sat more than 300,000 chips thanks to the hand, which was about average.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Byron Kaverman,   Paul Hoefer

Kristen Bicknell Drops One To Chino Rheem

Jul 20, '17

Kristen Bicknell breathed a sigh of relief at the end of this hand with Chino Rheem. We caught up with the action with Bicknell, who was in the under-the-gun position, betting 17,000 on a A85 flop. Rheem called. The turn brought the J, and Bicknell bet 26,000. Rheem quickly called again.

The river was the 2, and Bicknell went into the tank. She eventually elected to check, and Rheem bet 75,000. Bicknell thought about it very briefly before making the fold. Rheem showed AJ for top two pair, and Bicknell said she was happy she didn’t fire again. Rheem asked her why she couldn’t have something on that board that could call his bet.

Rheem was up to around 400,000, while Bicknell was down to about 140,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Kristen Foxen

Chino Rheem Busts In 30th ($14,076)

Jul 21, '17

Chino Rheem entered the day in the middle of the pack, but he’s our 30th place finisher here after moving all in for about 230,000 preflop with 6-6 and getting called by Tamer Kamel’s KK. The board ran out A-A-4-Q-Q, giving Kamel another KO with very little drama. He was up to around 1.7 million thanks to the hand.

Just a few hands earlier, Kamel had Q-Q and knocked out Brian Okin.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Tamer Kamel

"Make Sure To Write That Chino Got It In Bad!"

Jul 19, '17

“Make sure to write that Chino got it in bad!” said Chino Rheem after winning a massive pot to become one of the biggest stacks in the room.

We caught up with the action after the final cards were dealt and the hands were tabled. Rheem and table mate Paul Volpe filled us in on the details after it was all over.

With a flop of K98 Rheem bet 5,000. His opponent made it 20,000 to go and Chino moved all-in for around 190,000. His opponent called with the K8 for top and bottom pair.

Rheem was behind with the AA.

The turn brought the 4 to give Rheem a flush draw in addition to his other outs. The 7 completed that flush and Rheem won the massive pot, elimianting his opponent and essentially doubling up to 360,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Bobby Suer Shoves On Chino Rheem

Jul 20, '17

Bobby Suer had the button and raised to 20,000. Chino Rheem in the big blind three-bet to 65,000, and Suer called. The flop fell K107, and Rheem fired 50,000. Suer called. The turn brought the K, and Rhem didn’t slow down. He bet 123,000, and Suer thought about it briefly before announcing that he was all in. It was 337,000 in total. Rheem went into the tank before finally mucking.

Rhem was down to about 400,000, while Suer was up to around 700,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Bobby Suer

Chino Rheem Makes Tough Fold Against Chris Tryba

Jul 20, '17

Chino Rheem sat with a ton of ships and opened the action to 12,000. It was folded to Chris Tryba on the button and he moved all in for 64,000 more. It was folded back to Rheem, and he started running the numbers. He eventually flashed Tryba the J10 to show the east coast poker pro that it was a tough spot. Rheem eventually mucked it, and Tryba said he was happy to have a fold.

Rheem still had heaps while Tryba was up to around 130,000.

Player Tags: Christopher Tryba,   Chino Rheem

Chino Rheem Busts Matt Affleck

Jul 20, '17

Matt Affleck was all in for his last 200,000 or so with AK against the pocket jacks of Chino Rheem.

The board ran out 43288 and Affleck was eliminated. Rheem is now up to 630,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Matt Affleck

Byron Kaverman Plays Trips Cautiously

Jul 20, '17

Chino Rheem had fired out on a board reading JJ2, and he was called by Byron Kaverman on the button and Paul Hoefer in the blinds. The turn brought the 6, and it was checked to Kaverman, and he bet 34,000. Hoefer called, while Rheem mucked. The river was the Q, and Hoefer checked. Kaverman went deep into the tank before checking behind KJ. Hoefer turned over J-8 for trips, and it looked like he thought he was going to be the winner. However, he saw Kaverman’s superior hand.

Kaverman sat more than 300,000 chips thanks to the hand, which was about average.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Byron Kaverman,   Paul Hoefer

Kristen Bicknell Drops One To Chino Rheem

Jul 20, '17

Kristen Bicknell breathed a sigh of relief at the end of this hand with Chino Rheem. We caught up with the action with Bicknell, who was in the under-the-gun position, betting 17,000 on a A85 flop. Rheem called. The turn brought the J, and Bicknell bet 26,000. Rheem quickly called again.

The river was the 2, and Bicknell went into the tank. She eventually elected to check, and Rheem bet 75,000. Bicknell thought about it very briefly before making the fold. Rheem showed AJ for top two pair, and Bicknell said she was happy she didn’t fire again. Rheem asked her why she couldn’t have something on that board that could call his bet.

Rheem was up to around 400,000, while Bicknell was down to about 140,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Kristen Foxen

Chino Rheem Busts In 30th ($14,076)

Jul 21, '17

Chino Rheem entered the day in the middle of the pack, but he’s our 30th place finisher here after moving all in for about 230,000 preflop with 6-6 and getting called by Tamer Kamel’s KK. The board ran out A-A-4-Q-Q, giving Kamel another KO with very little drama. He was up to around 1.7 million thanks to the hand.

Just a few hands earlier, Kamel had Q-Q and knocked out Brian Okin.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Tamer Kamel

Chino Rheem Leads Final 37 Players After Day 1A

Dec 13, '13

It was a day of big names, local heroes and fast paced action at Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Day 1A of the Card Player Poker Tour $1,100 no-limit hold’em $250,000 guaranteed main event kicked off at 12pm EST at the South Florida card room and race track.

Cards were quickly in the air as multiple pros filtered in alongside the regulars and familiar faces. Local regulars Gary Bodley, Georgia Felger and Tyler Denson took their seats along side WSOP bracelet winners Chance Kornuth and Brian Hastings, WPT champion and former November Niner Chino Rheem, former Full Tilt Red Pro Stuart Patterson, Seminole Hard Rock $10 million guarantee and WPT Montreal final tablist Mukul Pahuja, 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure main event winner Harrison Gimbel, Darryll Fish, Eric Blair and Nancy Todd.

Some faces familiar to the Card Player Poker Tour also joined the field including Season II CPPT bestbet Jacksonville main event runner-up T.K. Miles, Rem Remington, Maurice Hawkins, Stephen Bokor and Evan Teitelbaum

A grand total of 161 entries were put up on Day 1A, making up a little over 64 percent of the guaranteed prize pool. Only 89 players are needed on Day 1B to make the guarantee, a number that is likely to be met and exceeded.

After 15 40-minute levels chips were bagged for the night with 37 players moving on to Day 2. But it was Rheem who ended the night with the most chips, bagging up a massive stack of 398,100.

Rheem steadily chipped up throughout the day but the bulk of his chips came from a single hand involving a pair of threes late in the day. Rheem opened to about 3,200 and a second player three bet to 11,000, a third player called. Rheem four-bet to 150,000 to put both players all in, the player who three-bet released. The final player in the hand went into the tank before calling off his final 110,000. Rheem showed two red threes and his opponent turned over K-10 of spades. A flop of Q J 6 gave Rheem’s opponent an astounding 21 outs, the two-time WPT champion managed to stay ahead after the 5 on the turn and take the pot when the J fell on the river. After the hand, Rheem was up to about 350,000 and far ahead of the rest of the 41 players who remained at the time. A few hands later Rheem was up to about 400,000.

Players for Day 1B will take their seats at 12pm EST Saturday. Play will continue on Day 2 at 1pm EST Sunday and the final table will take place Monday, December 16 with a live stream at cardplayer.com

Continue to follow all the action through Card Player’s real-time live updates as the tournament continues here.

Here is a look at the chip counts for all remaining 37 players from day 1A:

Rank	Player	Chip Count
1	Chino Rheem	398,100
2	Allan Pecal	275,800
3	Andre Crooks	242,400
4	John McNulty	196,700
5	Bruce Lehrman	181,900
6	Even Tietelbaum	161,400
7	Brian Hastings	159,100
8	Brett Grebow	156,900
9	Michael Landress	152,700
10	Sean Remz	140,100
11	Zachary Kessler	138,700
12	Chris Cristillo	122,300
13	Scott Zakheim	106,300
14	Jeffrey Bohanek	99,300
15	Gary Bodley	98,400
16	Caleb Plunkett	94,100
17	Michael Vo	91,500
18	Bob Poolos	89,500
19	Melvin Pickens	85,200
20	Darryll Fish	84,600
21	Victor Figueroa	83,900
22	Jordan Scott	83,300
23	Marty Hogan	80,200
24	Mitchell Smith	77,300
25	Lee Klosty	77,000
26	Eric Riley	69,000
27	Chance Kornuth	67,300
28	Matt Mendez	61,200
29	Jason Plaxon	57,300
30	Josh Kay	48,700
31	Brian Raik	48,100
32	Rem Remington	45,400
33	Daniel Burns	34,000
34	Romeo Neal	33,800
35	Brett Bader	33,700
36	Garrett Lorman	33,400
37	Michael Laake	31,600

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Rem Remington Doubles Through Chance Kornuth

Dec 13, '13

Chance Kornuth raised and Rem Remington shoved all in for 23,700.

Kornuth called with pocket queens and Remington tabled the K J. He needed some help and got it when the flop fell K-5-3.

The board completed with a 9 and a Jack.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Rem Remington

Chino Rheem Crushing 2.0

Dec 13, '13

A player open shoved for around 40,000, which was 25 big blinds, with A-5 off suit and was called by Chino Rheem and his monster stack. Rheem tabled pocket sixes.

The board ran out 10-8-2-10-10, and Rheem knocked out another player and grew his stack to around 400,000. He was by far the largest stack in the room at the time.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Chino Rheem Up To Around 350,000

Dec 13, '13

Chino Rheem is crushing.

He opened and was three-bet. A third player called, and Rheem slid out a stack of about 150,000, which was enough to cover both players. The guy who three-bet folded, and the other player went into the tank for several minutes.

Rheem’s opponent eventually called all-in for about 110,000 with the K 10, and Rheem tabled the 3 3. It was a race.

However, the flop fell Q J 6. Rheem was still technically ahead, but his opponent was a big favorite to win the hand.

The 5 fell on the turn, and Rheem’s hand was still safe.

The J landed on the river, and Rheem somehow managed to dodge the outs.

He raked in the pot to build his stack to around 350,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Chip Count Updates

Dec 13, '13

Here are a few chip counts from the floor:

Nick Schwarmann – 162,000
Gary Bodley – 112,000
Darryll Fish – 83,000
Mitchell Smith – 37,500
Alan Percal – 284,000
Evan Teitelbaum – 102,000
Caleb Plunkett – 108,000
Zachary Kessler – 92,000
Chino Rheem – 148,000
Brian Hastings – 115,000
Chance Kornuth – 114,000
Rem Remington – 30,000
John Piscopo – 46,000

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Darryll Fish,   Brian Hastings,   Nicholas Schwarmann

Carl Pipitone Doubles Through Chino Rheem

Dec 13, '13

On the river with the board reading 6 4 3 5 2, Chino Rheem bet 20,000 and Carl Pipitone called off his stack, which was slightly less than the bet.

“I play the board,” said Rheem without showing his cards.

Pipitone tabled Q 10 and scooped the pot with a flush. He is currently sitting with 68,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Carl Pipitone

Chino Rheem Busts A Player

Dec 13, '13

We caught up with the action on the river on a board reading K 6 4 2 6. A player checked to Chino Rheem, and Rheem decided to put him all in for around 30,000.

The player went into the tank and finally elected to make the call. Rheem exposed the A 6 for rivered trips and his opponent mucked without showing.

Rheem scooped the pot to build his stack to around 120,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Brian Raik Doubles Through Brian Hastings

Dec 13, '13

Brian Raik and Chino Rheem checked before Brian Hastings bet 6,500 on the turn with the board reading J966. Raik check-raised all in and Rheem quickly got out of the way before Hastings asked for a count.

“You want me to show you this time?” asked Raik.

Hastings didn’t respond and didn’t waste much time calling after finding out that Raik was all in for 23,750. Raik showed QQ and was in the lead against Hastings’ KJ. The river was the 8 and Raik doubled up to 62,000 with the pot.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Brian Hastings,   Brian Raik

Rodney Bridge Takes a Pot

Dec 13, '13

On a flop of 542, John Piscopo and Rodney Bridge checked and Chino Rheem bet 1,300. Piscopo and Bridge both check-called and the 7 fell on the turn.

Piscopo and Bridge checked again Rheem continued to fire, betting 2,300. Piscopo and Bridge both called and the J came on the river. All three players checked and nobody was too anxious to show their cards.

Bridge showed 65 and took the pot after Rheem and Piscopo mucked.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Chino Rheem Picks Off A Bluff

Dec 13, '13

Chino Rheem opened to 700, and John Piscopo in the big blind called.

The flop fell J 5 2.

Piscopo checked, and Rheem bet 1,200. It was called.

The turn brought the K, and Piscopo checked.

Rheem fired 2,300, and Piscopo called again.

The river brought the J, and Piscopo bet 4,550.

Rheem looked confused but quickly called.

Piscopo tabled the 6 4 for a missed draw, and Rheem tabled K Q.

Rheem was up to around 55,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   John Piscopo

Chino Rheem Leads Final 37 Players After Day 1A

Dec 13, '13

It was a day of big names, local heroes and fast paced action at Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Day 1A of the Card Player Poker Tour $1,100 no-limit hold’em $250,000 guaranteed main event kicked off at 12pm EST at the South Florida card room and race track.

Cards were quickly in the air as multiple pros filtered in alongside the regulars and familiar faces. Local regulars Gary Bodley, Georgia Felger and Tyler Denson took their seats along side WSOP bracelet winners Chance Kornuth and Brian Hastings, WPT champion and former November Niner Chino Rheem, former Full Tilt Red Pro Stuart Patterson, Seminole Hard Rock $10 million guarantee and WPT Montreal final tablist Mukul Pahuja, 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure main event winner Harrison Gimbel, Darryll Fish, Eric Blair and Nancy Todd.

Some faces familiar to the Card Player Poker Tour also joined the field including Season II CPPT bestbet Jacksonville main event runner-up T.K. Miles, Rem Remington, Maurice Hawkins, Stephen Bokor and Evan Teitelbaum

A grand total of 161 entries were put up on Day 1A, making up a little over 64 percent of the guaranteed prize pool. Only 89 players are needed on Day 1B to make the guarantee, a number that is likely to be met and exceeded.

After 15 40-minute levels chips were bagged for the night with 37 players moving on to Day 2. But it was Rheem who ended the night with the most chips, bagging up a massive stack of 398,100.

Rheem steadily chipped up throughout the day but the bulk of his chips came from a single hand involving a pair of threes late in the day. Rheem opened to about 3,200 and a second player three bet to 11,000, a third player called. Rheem four-bet to 150,000 to put both players all in, the player who three-bet released. The final player in the hand went into the tank before calling off his final 110,000. Rheem showed two red threes and his opponent turned over K-10 of spades. A flop of Q J 6 gave Rheem’s opponent an astounding 21 outs, the two-time WPT champion managed to stay ahead after the 5 on the turn and take the pot when the J fell on the river. After the hand, Rheem was up to about 350,000 and far ahead of the rest of the 41 players who remained at the time. A few hands later Rheem was up to about 400,000.

Players for Day 1B will take their seats at 12pm EST Saturday. Play will continue on Day 2 at 1pm EST Sunday and the final table will take place Monday, December 16 with a live stream at cardplayer.com

Continue to follow all the action through Card Player’s real-time live updates as the tournament continues here.

Here is a look at the chip counts for all remaining 37 players from day 1A:

Rank	Player	Chip Count
1	Chino Rheem	398,100
2	Allan Pecal	275,800
3	Andre Crooks	242,400
4	John McNulty	196,700
5	Bruce Lehrman	181,900
6	Even Tietelbaum	161,400
7	Brian Hastings	159,100
8	Brett Grebow	156,900
9	Michael Landress	152,700
10	Sean Remz	140,100
11	Zachary Kessler	138,700
12	Chris Cristillo	122,300
13	Scott Zakheim	106,300
14	Jeffrey Bohanek	99,300
15	Gary Bodley	98,400
16	Caleb Plunkett	94,100
17	Michael Vo	91,500
18	Bob Poolos	89,500
19	Melvin Pickens	85,200
20	Darryll Fish	84,600
21	Victor Figueroa	83,900
22	Jordan Scott	83,300
23	Marty Hogan	80,200
24	Mitchell Smith	77,300
25	Lee Klosty	77,000
26	Eric Riley	69,000
27	Chance Kornuth	67,300
28	Matt Mendez	61,200
29	Jason Plaxon	57,300
30	Josh Kay	48,700
31	Brian Raik	48,100
32	Rem Remington	45,400
33	Daniel Burns	34,000
34	Romeo Neal	33,800
35	Brett Bader	33,700
36	Garrett Lorman	33,400
37	Michael Laake	31,600

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Rem Remington Doubles Through Chance Kornuth

Dec 13, '13

Chance Kornuth raised and Rem Remington shoved all in for 23,700.

Kornuth called with pocket queens and Remington tabled the K J. He needed some help and got it when the flop fell K-5-3.

The board completed with a 9 and a Jack.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Rem Remington

Chino Rheem Crushing 2.0

Dec 13, '13

A player open shoved for around 40,000, which was 25 big blinds, with A-5 off suit and was called by Chino Rheem and his monster stack. Rheem tabled pocket sixes.

The board ran out 10-8-2-10-10, and Rheem knocked out another player and grew his stack to around 400,000. He was by far the largest stack in the room at the time.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Chino Rheem Up To Around 350,000

Dec 13, '13

Chino Rheem is crushing.

He opened and was three-bet. A third player called, and Rheem slid out a stack of about 150,000, which was enough to cover both players. The guy who three-bet folded, and the other player went into the tank for several minutes.

Rheem’s opponent eventually called all-in for about 110,000 with the K 10, and Rheem tabled the 3 3. It was a race.

However, the flop fell Q J 6. Rheem was still technically ahead, but his opponent was a big favorite to win the hand.

The 5 fell on the turn, and Rheem’s hand was still safe.

The J landed on the river, and Rheem somehow managed to dodge the outs.

He raked in the pot to build his stack to around 350,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Chip Count Updates

Dec 13, '13

Here are a few chip counts from the floor:

Nick Schwarmann – 162,000
Gary Bodley – 112,000
Darryll Fish – 83,000
Mitchell Smith – 37,500
Alan Percal – 284,000
Evan Teitelbaum – 102,000
Caleb Plunkett – 108,000
Zachary Kessler – 92,000
Chino Rheem – 148,000
Brian Hastings – 115,000
Chance Kornuth – 114,000
Rem Remington – 30,000
John Piscopo – 46,000

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Darryll Fish,   Brian Hastings,   Nicholas Schwarmann

Carl Pipitone Doubles Through Chino Rheem

Dec 13, '13

On the river with the board reading 6 4 3 5 2, Chino Rheem bet 20,000 and Carl Pipitone called off his stack, which was slightly less than the bet.

“I play the board,” said Rheem without showing his cards.

Pipitone tabled Q 10 and scooped the pot with a flush. He is currently sitting with 68,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Carl Pipitone

Chino Rheem Busts A Player

Dec 13, '13

We caught up with the action on the river on a board reading K 6 4 2 6. A player checked to Chino Rheem, and Rheem decided to put him all in for around 30,000.

The player went into the tank and finally elected to make the call. Rheem exposed the A 6 for rivered trips and his opponent mucked without showing.

Rheem scooped the pot to build his stack to around 120,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Brian Raik Doubles Through Brian Hastings

Dec 13, '13

Brian Raik and Chino Rheem checked before Brian Hastings bet 6,500 on the turn with the board reading J966. Raik check-raised all in and Rheem quickly got out of the way before Hastings asked for a count.

“You want me to show you this time?” asked Raik.

Hastings didn’t respond and didn’t waste much time calling after finding out that Raik was all in for 23,750. Raik showed QQ and was in the lead against Hastings’ KJ. The river was the 8 and Raik doubled up to 62,000 with the pot.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Brian Hastings,   Brian Raik

Rodney Bridge Takes a Pot

Dec 13, '13

On a flop of 542, John Piscopo and Rodney Bridge checked and Chino Rheem bet 1,300. Piscopo and Bridge both check-called and the 7 fell on the turn.

Piscopo and Bridge checked again Rheem continued to fire, betting 2,300. Piscopo and Bridge both called and the J came on the river. All three players checked and nobody was too anxious to show their cards.

Bridge showed 65 and took the pot after Rheem and Piscopo mucked.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Chino Rheem Picks Off A Bluff

Dec 13, '13

Chino Rheem opened to 700, and John Piscopo in the big blind called.

The flop fell J 5 2.

Piscopo checked, and Rheem bet 1,200. It was called.

The turn brought the K, and Piscopo checked.

Rheem fired 2,300, and Piscopo called again.

The river brought the J, and Piscopo bet 4,550.

Rheem looked confused but quickly called.

Piscopo tabled the 6 4 for a missed draw, and Rheem tabled K Q.

Rheem was up to around 55,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   John Piscopo

Chino Rheem Leads Final 37 Players After Day 1A

Dec 13, '13

It was a day of big names, local heroes and fast paced action at Palm Beach Kennel Club in West Palm Beach, Florida. Day 1A of the Card Player Poker Tour $1,100 no-limit hold’em $250,000 guaranteed main event kicked off at 12pm EST at the South Florida card room and race track.

Cards were quickly in the air as multiple pros filtered in alongside the regulars and familiar faces. Local regulars Gary Bodley, Georgia Felger and Tyler Denson took their seats along side WSOP bracelet winners Chance Kornuth and Brian Hastings, WPT champion and former November Niner Chino Rheem, former Full Tilt Red Pro Stuart Patterson, Seminole Hard Rock $10 million guarantee and WPT Montreal final tablist Mukul Pahuja, 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure main event winner Harrison Gimbel, Darryll Fish, Eric Blair and Nancy Todd.

Some faces familiar to the Card Player Poker Tour also joined the field including Season II CPPT bestbet Jacksonville main event runner-up T.K. Miles, Rem Remington, Maurice Hawkins, Stephen Bokor and Evan Teitelbaum

A grand total of 161 entries were put up on Day 1A, making up a little over 64 percent of the guaranteed prize pool. Only 89 players are needed on Day 1B to make the guarantee, a number that is likely to be met and exceeded.

After 15 40-minute levels chips were bagged for the night with 37 players moving on to Day 2. But it was Rheem who ended the night with the most chips, bagging up a massive stack of 398,100.

Rheem steadily chipped up throughout the day but the bulk of his chips came from a single hand involving a pair of threes late in the day. Rheem opened to about 3,200 and a second player three bet to 11,000, a third player called. Rheem four-bet to 150,000 to put both players all in, the player who three-bet released. The final player in the hand went into the tank before calling off his final 110,000. Rheem showed two red threes and his opponent turned over K-10 of spades. A flop of Q J 6 gave Rheem’s opponent an astounding 21 outs, the two-time WPT champion managed to stay ahead after the 5 on the turn and take the pot when the J fell on the river. After the hand, Rheem was up to about 350,000 and far ahead of the rest of the 41 players who remained at the time. A few hands later Rheem was up to about 400,000.

Players for Day 1B will take their seats at 12pm EST Saturday. Play will continue on Day 2 at 1pm EST Sunday and the final table will take place Monday, December 16 with a live stream at cardplayer.com

Continue to follow all the action through Card Player’s real-time live updates as the tournament continues here.

Here is a look at the chip counts for all remaining 37 players from day 1A:

Rank	Player	Chip Count
1	Chino Rheem	398,100
2	Allan Pecal	275,800
3	Andre Crooks	242,400
4	John McNulty	196,700
5	Bruce Lehrman	181,900
6	Even Tietelbaum	161,400
7	Brian Hastings	159,100
8	Brett Grebow	156,900
9	Michael Landress	152,700
10	Sean Remz	140,100
11	Zachary Kessler	138,700
12	Chris Cristillo	122,300
13	Scott Zakheim	106,300
14	Jeffrey Bohanek	99,300
15	Gary Bodley	98,400
16	Caleb Plunkett	94,100
17	Michael Vo	91,500
18	Bob Poolos	89,500
19	Melvin Pickens	85,200
20	Darryll Fish	84,600
21	Victor Figueroa	83,900
22	Jordan Scott	83,300
23	Marty Hogan	80,200
24	Mitchell Smith	77,300
25	Lee Klosty	77,000
26	Eric Riley	69,000
27	Chance Kornuth	67,300
28	Matt Mendez	61,200
29	Jason Plaxon	57,300
30	Josh Kay	48,700
31	Brian Raik	48,100
32	Rem Remington	45,400
33	Daniel Burns	34,000
34	Romeo Neal	33,800
35	Brett Bader	33,700
36	Garrett Lorman	33,400
37	Michael Laake	31,600

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Rem Remington Doubles Through Chance Kornuth

Dec 13, '13

Chance Kornuth raised and Rem Remington shoved all in for 23,700.

Kornuth called with pocket queens and Remington tabled the K J. He needed some help and got it when the flop fell K-5-3.

The board completed with a 9 and a Jack.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Rem Remington

Chino Rheem Crushing 2.0

Dec 13, '13

A player open shoved for around 40,000, which was 25 big blinds, with A-5 off suit and was called by Chino Rheem and his monster stack. Rheem tabled pocket sixes.

The board ran out 10-8-2-10-10, and Rheem knocked out another player and grew his stack to around 400,000. He was by far the largest stack in the room at the time.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Chino Rheem Up To Around 350,000

Dec 13, '13

Chino Rheem is crushing.

He opened and was three-bet. A third player called, and Rheem slid out a stack of about 150,000, which was enough to cover both players. The guy who three-bet folded, and the other player went into the tank for several minutes.

Rheem’s opponent eventually called all-in for about 110,000 with the K 10, and Rheem tabled the 3 3. It was a race.

However, the flop fell Q J 6. Rheem was still technically ahead, but his opponent was a big favorite to win the hand.

The 5 fell on the turn, and Rheem’s hand was still safe.

The J landed on the river, and Rheem somehow managed to dodge the outs.

He raked in the pot to build his stack to around 350,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Chip Count Updates

Dec 13, '13

Here are a few chip counts from the floor:

Nick Schwarmann – 162,000
Gary Bodley – 112,000
Darryll Fish – 83,000
Mitchell Smith – 37,500
Alan Percal – 284,000
Evan Teitelbaum – 102,000
Caleb Plunkett – 108,000
Zachary Kessler – 92,000
Chino Rheem – 148,000
Brian Hastings – 115,000
Chance Kornuth – 114,000
Rem Remington – 30,000
John Piscopo – 46,000

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Darryll Fish,   Brian Hastings,   Nicholas Schwarmann

Carl Pipitone Doubles Through Chino Rheem

Dec 13, '13

On the river with the board reading 6 4 3 5 2, Chino Rheem bet 20,000 and Carl Pipitone called off his stack, which was slightly less than the bet.

“I play the board,” said Rheem without showing his cards.

Pipitone tabled Q 10 and scooped the pot with a flush. He is currently sitting with 68,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Carl Pipitone

Chino Rheem Busts A Player

Dec 13, '13

We caught up with the action on the river on a board reading K 6 4 2 6. A player checked to Chino Rheem, and Rheem decided to put him all in for around 30,000.

The player went into the tank and finally elected to make the call. Rheem exposed the A 6 for rivered trips and his opponent mucked without showing.

Rheem scooped the pot to build his stack to around 120,000.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Brian Raik Doubles Through Brian Hastings

Dec 13, '13

Brian Raik and Chino Rheem checked before Brian Hastings bet 6,500 on the turn with the board reading J966. Raik check-raised all in and Rheem quickly got out of the way before Hastings asked for a count.

“You want me to show you this time?” asked Raik.

Hastings didn’t respond and didn’t waste much time calling after finding out that Raik was all in for 23,750. Raik showed QQ and was in the lead against Hastings’ KJ. The river was the 8 and Raik doubled up to 62,000 with the pot.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Brian Hastings,   Brian Raik

Rodney Bridge Takes a Pot

Dec 13, '13

On a flop of 542, John Piscopo and Rodney Bridge checked and Chino Rheem bet 1,300. Piscopo and Bridge both check-called and the 7 fell on the turn.

Piscopo and Bridge checked again Rheem continued to fire, betting 2,300. Piscopo and Bridge both called and the J came on the river. All three players checked and nobody was too anxious to show their cards.

Bridge showed 65 and took the pot after Rheem and Piscopo mucked.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem

Chino Rheem Picks Off A Bluff

Dec 13, '13

Chino Rheem opened to 700, and John Piscopo in the big blind called.

The flop fell J 5 2.

Piscopo checked, and Rheem bet 1,200. It was called.

The turn brought the K, and Piscopo checked.

Rheem fired 2,300, and Piscopo called again.

The river brought the J, and Piscopo bet 4,550.

Rheem looked confused but quickly called.

Piscopo tabled the 6 4 for a missed draw, and Rheem tabled K Q.

Rheem was up to around 55,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   John Piscopo

David "Chino" Rheem Takes a Big Hit

Oct 02, '10

David “Chino” Rheem was all in with K Q versus Tom Marchese and his pocket eights. The A 10 2 was dangerous but kept Marchese in the lead. However, Rheem took over on the Q turn, but such is the way of the cards, all was not over, as the river brought the 8 and left Rheem short-stacked.

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Tom Marchese

Level One, Hour One: Raymer Crippled As Chips Fly Early

Jul 05, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining:

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Notable Chip Counts:

Nick Schulman – 15,000
Greg Raymer – 1,200

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman – 30,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 30,000
Adam Schoenfeld – 30,000
Lee Watkinson – 30,000
Shannon Shorr -30,000
Mark Gregorich – 30,000
Diego Cordovez – 30,000

Players Twitter Accounts:

Barry Shulman
Erik Seidel
Maria Ho
Chris Moorman
Greg Raymer
Beth Shak
Mike Caro
Jamie Rosen

Notable Eliminations:

None

Big Hands:

Raymer On Life Support

Picking up the action on the flop, the board read Q102. Greg Raymer moved all in for 23,225 and his opponent in seat 3 made the call.

Raymer: KQ
Seat 3: 1010

Raymer was drawing to a flush while his opponent had middle set. The turn was the 8 and the river was the 5 and Raymer was down to just 1,200 chips in the early going.

Rheem Loses Big Chunk Early

Chino Rheem raised to 250 from under the gun and three players made the call. The four players saw a flop of 942.

Rheem bet 650 and only two of his opponents made the call. The turn was the 6 and Rheem checked. One player bet 900 and was called by the other opponent. Rheem then popped it to 3,000 and both opponents made the call.

The river was the 7 and Rheem led out with 4,400. Only one opponent called but Rheem simply tapped the table as he was shown 44 for a set. Rheem was down to 22,000.

Schulman Cut In Half

Picking up the action on the flop of 774, Nick Schulman bet 1,150 and his opponent made the call.

The turn was the 6 and Schulman bet 3,500. His opponent made the call again and the river was the J.

Schulman bet 8,000 and his opponent sprung his trap as he raised to 20,200. Schulman thought for a bit before mucking his hand. His opponent tabled 66 and Schulman was down to 15,000.

Raymer Triples Up

After the under-the-gun player raised to 300, a middle position player called, and Greg Raymer movedl all-in for 1,025. Both opponents called and checked down a board of J2Q710.

“Please nobody say straight,” said Raymer has he flipped up 7c7s. Neither could beat it and he is up to 3,225.

Schulman Can’t Get Going

Nick Schulman’s stack dropped to 10,000 after betting every street on a board of 56289. He bet 400 on the flop, 1,100 on the turn, and 2,200 on the river.

His opponent check-raised to 6,300 and Schulman let it go.

Left In The Deck:

Rough Estimate

There are 120 tables in the Amazon Room going and there are 15 tables in the Pavillion. Those tables are breaking fast and soon all of the players will be playing in the Amazon Room. They will be playing 10-handed early on so we can estimate there are roughly 1,200 players in action on Day 1A.

Registration is open until the end of the second level and then we will be able to get an official count on the day.

Player Tags: Greg Raymer,   Chino Rheem,   Nick Schulman

Level 5 Update: Mercier Scoops Mizrachi

Jun 12, '10

Limits: 600-1,200

Players Remaining: 206 out of 212

Average Chip Count: 30,873

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman – 27,000
Daniel Negreanu – 6,500
Shannon Shorr – 24,000
Mark Gregorich – 43,000
Todd Brunson – 19,500
Doyle Brunson – 20,000
Jennifer Harman – 46,000
Steve Zolotow – 41,000
Phil Hellmuth – 25,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. John Monnette – 56,000
2. Jeffrey Lisandro – 55,000
3. Tony G – 55,000
4. Tommy Vedes – 52,000
5. Yuval Bronstein – 52,000
6. Mike Sexton – 50,000
7. George Danzer – 48,000
8. Perry Friedman – 47,500
9. Jennifer Harman – 46,000
10. Andrew Brown – 44,000

Notable Eliminations:

Hoyt Corkins

Big Hands:

Mercier Scoops Mizrachi

Jason Mercier raised preflop and was called by Michael Mizrachi. Mizrachi checked and called a bet by Mercier on every street as the board ran out 7K582.

Mercier showed AJ64, good for the second nut low and an eight-high straight. Mizrachi mucked and Mercier scooped the whole pot.

Cassidy Victorious over Jesus

Chris Ferguson raised preflop and was called by Joe Cassidy, Brett Richey, and Ted Lawson.

The flop was 7KA and Ferguson bet after Lawson checked. Cassidy and Richey called and the turn came the Q. Ferguson and Richey checked to Cassidy, who bet and was called in two spots.

The 9 fell on the river and Cassidy bet when checked to and was only called by Ferguson. Cassidy showed the QJJ10, giving him the nuts and the pot. Cassidy is up to 43,000 with the pot.

Rheem Cripples Corkins

Hoyt corkins raised from under-the-gun and was called by Tony G in middle position and Chino Rheem in the big blind. The flop was 1099 and Rheem checked, Corkins bet, Tony G called, and Rheem check-raised. Corkins called and Tony G tossed his cards in.

The turn was the 9 and Corkins called a bet from Rheem. The river fell and was the 5 and Corkins called another bet from Rheem.

Rheem showed the 1010AQ and scooped the pot from Corkins. Just a few hands later, Corkins was seen exiting the tournament area and there were no chips left in front of his seat.

Aces Hold For Sagstrom

Erik Sagstro raised and was three-bet by Andy Bloch. Sagstrom made the call and the fop was QJ8. Sagstrom bet, Bloch raised and Sagstrom called.

The turn was the K and Sagstrom bet again. This time Bloch just called. The river was the 5 and Sagstrom bet one more time and was called by Bloch.

Sagstrom showed AAQ9 and Bloch mucked his hand, as he dropped to 25,500 in chips. Sagstrom climbed to 46,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Joe Cassidy,   Erik Sagstrom,   Chino Rheem,   Jason Mercier

Day 1 in the Books

Jun 09, '10

After 10 levels of play, the 792 entrants in event no. 17, the $5,000 no-limit hold’em event, are now down to 225. The deeper structure seemed to favor the pros as many notable names have a big stack at the day’s end.

Chino Rheem (Pictured Right) and Jeff Williams are pacing the field and look to be towards the top of chip counts with 185,000 and 172,400, respectively. Antonio Esfandiari and Mike Gracz are also among the chip leaders with well over 120,000 each.

There were several other top flight pros that survived the day. Other notables include Brian Rast, Ted Lawson, Tony G, Phil Hellmuth, Isaac Baron, TJ Cloutier, Scott Clements, Marco Johnson, Shaun Deeb, Vivek Rajkumar, Joe Sebok, Jason Mercier, Perry Friedman, Nam Le, Vitaly Lunkin, Lee Markholt, Scott Fischman, Chau Giang, Sam Stein, Phil Ivey, Annette Obrestad, Andrew Lichtenberger, and Joe Cada. Last year’s winner, Brian Lemke, is also still alive.

Don’t forget to check out some of the twitter feeds from some of the players still remaining.

Antonio Esfandiari
Annette Obrestad
Eugene Todd
Justin “Boosted J” Smith
Mike Leah
Phil Hellmuth
Nenad Medic
Barry Greenstein
Joe Sebok
Phil Ivey
Eric Baldwin
Jonathan Little
Brent Roberts
Eric Haber"
Mike Watson

The players will come back on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. to play the second day of this event with the intention to reach the final table. Check back with Card Player for updates on this event and to see who is still alive to claim the $818,959 first place prize money.

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Chino Rheem,   Joe Sebok,   Brian Rast,   Jeff Williams