Level 29 Hour One Update: Hasan Habib Triples Up
Jul 16, '10
Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 37 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 5,227,857
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Soi Nguyen — 19,520,000
2. Joseph Cheong — 14,300,000
3. Jonathan Duhamel — 13,200,000
4. William Thorson — 12,650,000
5. Pascal LeFrancois — 10,300,000
6. Filippo Candio — 10,220,000
7. John Racener — 8,650,000
8. Bryn Kenney — 7,400,000
9. Robert Pisano — 6,865,000
10. Matthew Jarvis — 6,300,000
Eliminations:
42. Jerry Payne — $206,395
41. Damien Luis — $206,395
40. Michal Wywrot — $206,395
39. Jonathan Driscoll — $206,395
38. Nicolas Babel — $206,395
Player Twitter Accounts
Michael Mizrachi
Adam Levy
Big Hands:
Johnny Lodden Loses One
Johnny Lodden bet 255,000. Michiel Sijpkens called from the big blind. The flop came A
9
8. Sijpkens checked. Lodden bet 375,000. Sijpkens called. The 2
fell on the turn. Sijpkens checked. Lodden bet 850,000. Sijpkens called. The river brought the 6. Both players checked. Sijpkens tabled the A
4 and won the hand. Sijpkens was up to 5,800,000. Lodden was down to 2,100,000.
Michael Mizrachi Drops One
Duy Le opened to 180,000 from early position and Michael Mizrachi called from the big blind. The flop came AQJ and Mizrachi checked. Le bet 240,000 and Mizrachi called. The 7 on the turn prompted a 360,000 chip-bet from Mizrachi. Le made the call. The 4 fell on the river and action went check-check. Le tabled the A19 and Mizrachi mucked. Le was up to 5,250,000 after the hand.
Jerry Payne Eliminated
Jerry Payne was all in for 1,050,000 preflop with the 109. Theo Jorgensen had him covered and was holding the A5. The board ran out 86554 and Payne was gone.
John Dolan Doubles Up
Michael Skender opened to 235,000 from under the gun. John Dolan raised all in for 1,335,000 from middle position. Action was folded back around to Skender. He called with 1010 and was flipping versus the AQ of Dolan. The board ran out A823Q and Dolan doubled to 2,750,000. Skender was down to 750,000.
Hasan Habib Triples Up
Hasan Habib shoved for 460,000 from under the gun. William Thorson made the call. Action was on Damien Luis in the small blind. He moved all in for 1,100,000. Thorson called to put both players at risk. Habib exposed the AK, Luis tabled the 44 and Thorson flipped over the AQ. The board ran out A9365 and Habib tripled to 1,570,000. Thorson won a bit on the hand. Luis was gone.
Jonathan Driscoll Doubles Up, Eliminated Shortly Thereafter
Jonathan Driscoll was all in for 1,500,000 preflop with the K9. Brandon Steven had him covered with the JJ. The board ran out J43109 as Driscoll hit a flush on the river to doubled up to about 3,100,000. Steven was down to 2,450,000 after the hand. Even though Driscoll doubled up, he was eliminated a few hands later.
Scott Clements Takes One
Scott Clements opened to 240,000 from late position. Bryn Kenney raised to 540,000 from the button. Clements made the call and the flop came J102. Both players checked. The turn brought the 3 and Clements checked. Kenney bet 540,000 and Clements called. The 5 fell on the river and Clements checked. Kenney bet 1,000,000 and Clements called. Kenney tabled the AK for ace-high while Clements was good with his 109. Clements was up to 6,700,000. Kenney was down to 3,800,000.
Gabe Costner Takes a Big Hit
Gabe Costner opened to 240,000 from the cutoff seat. Joseph Cheong raised to 720,000. Benjamin Statz shoved for 3,950,000. Costner moved all in for 5,800,000. Cheong folded the AK. Costner exposed the AK and was unhappy to some of his outs gone. Statz tabled the JJ and was the favorite. The board ran out 96598 and Statz doubled to 8,900,000. Costner was down to 1,600,000.
Nicolas Babel Eliminated
Nicolas Babel opened from under the gun. Joseph Cheong raised to 420,000 from the button. Babel called. The flop came Q96 and Babel checked. Cheong bet 680,000. Babel check-raised all in for 3,190,000 total. Cheong called. Babel exposed the 1010 and was in bad shape versus the KK of Cheong. The turn and river bricked for Babel and he was out. Cheong was up to 18,700,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Michael Mizrachi, Johnny Lodden, John Dolan, Nicolas Babel, Joseph Cheong
