Brandon Schaefer Poker Tournament Updates

Brandon Scheafer Wins Event no. 14 ($311,174)

Jun 08, '12

Level: 8

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 and a 5,000 ante

Brandon Schaefer Wins Event no. 14 ($311,174)
Jonathan Cohen Eliminated in 2nd Place ($192,559)

Brandon Schaefer entered heads-up play dead even in chips with Jonathan Cohen and managed to take a 2:1 chip lead heading to the dinner break. Schaefer came back from the break with momentum and slowly chopped away at his opponent until he had him out chipped by nearly 3:1. Cohen had 45 big blinds going into the final hand and got it all in good on the turn, but Schafer caught a straight on the river to win his first WSOP gold bracelet.

Jonathan Cohen raised the button to 90,000 and Brandon Schafer called from the big blind.

The flop came Q96, Schafer checked, Cohen bet 105,000 and Schafer called.

The turn was the 2, Schafer checked, Cohen bet 230,000, Schafer shoved and Cohen called all in for about 1,800,000.

Cohen was all in for his tournament life and ahead on the turn with QJ for top pair against Schaefer’s 87 for an opened-ended straight draw.

The river was the 5, giving Schafer a straight to win the pot and eliminate Jonathan Cohen in 2nd place ($192,559). Brandon Schafer wins Event no. 14, taking home the $311,174 grand prize and the fourteenth gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.

Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, current chip counts, and prize distributions for each gold bracelet event.

Player Tags: Brandon Schaefer,   Jonathan Cohen

Level 6 Update: Schafer Leads Cohen Heads-Up; Kagin 3rd ($120,329)

Jun 08, '12

Level: 6

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 and a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,138

Average Chip Count: 2,560,500

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 4 — Jonathan Cohen — 1,665,000

Seat no. 9 — Brandon Schaefer — 3,450,000

Players Eliminated:

Adam Kagin — 3rd Place ($120,329)

Live Updates:

Adam Kagin Eliminated in 3rd Place ($120,329)

Adam Kagin entered the level on the short stack with 37 big binds, and was the next player eliminated after getting it all in before the flop with a pocket pair against two over cards.

Brandon Schaefer opened the button for 55,000, Adam Kagin reraised to 200,000 from the small blind, Schafer shoved and Kagin called all in.

Kagin was all in for his tournament life and was ahead before the flop with 88 against Schaefer’s A10.

The board came 653A10, giving Schaefer top pair on the turn and two pair on the river to win the pot and eliminate Adam Kagin in 3rd Place ($120,329).

With the elimination of Adam Kagin in 3rd place ($120,329), Brandon Schaefer and Jonathan Cohen entered heads-up play nearly dead even in chips with about 2.5 million each. The remaining players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 6 and will return at approximately 9:20pm 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: Adam Kagin,   Brandon Schaefer,   Jonathan Cohen

Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 08, '12

The final table of Event no. 14 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

The Shootout tournament features a different format than a traditional No-Limit Hold’em event in that players must win their table before moving on. As players win their individual tables, they take those chips with them to the next round where they must win another table and so on, until the final table is reached. Day 3 began with 12 players spread out over 2 tables, and with the elimination of Dylan Hortin in 10th Place ($17,544), the official 9-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 2 with blinds of 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante, 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 — Michael Corson — 472,000
Seat no. 2 — Layne Flack — 1,400,000
Seat no. 3 — Adam Kagin — 237,000
Seat no. 4 — Jonathan Cohen — 541,000
Seat no. 5 — Justin Schwartz — 364,000
Seat no. 6 — Brandon Steven — 377,000
Seat no. 7 — David Chase — 420,000
Seat no. 8 — Jeff Madsen — 392,000
Seat no. 9 — Brandon Schaefer — 908,000

While only 9 remain, this event gathered 1,138 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,536,300. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $311,174
2nd Place — $192,559
3rd Place — $120,329
4th Place — $87,446
5th Place — $64,555
6th Place — $48,393
7th Place — $36,809
8th Place — $28,375
9th Place — $22,168

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: Layne Flack,   David Chase,   Adam Kagin,   Brandon Schaefer,   Jeff Madsen,   Justin Schwartz,   Jonathan Cohen,   Brandon Steven,   Michael Corson

Brandon Schaefer is Having a Bad Day

Sep 06, '09

Brandon Schaefer has had a rough go of it early on day 2. He lost a 100,000 pot when his aces were cracked by AK. He and his opponent got their money in on a flop that held two diamonds and then another came to drop Schaefer’s stack down to 87,000.

On a recent hand Schaefer bet 6,200 from the big blind with a board of J52J sitting on the table. Dren Ukella made the call from the cutoff and then both players checked the 4 on the river. Schaefer turned up the K, but Ukella turned over A10 to win the hand.

Player Tags: Brandon Schaefer,   Dren Ukella

Brad Ausburger Busts Brandon Schaefer

Jan 06, '09

Brandon Schaefer was all in holding A3 against Brad Ausburger's AK.

The board ran out J97Q8 and Schaefer was eliminated from the tournament. Ausburger was left with a stack of 62,000.

Player Tags: Brandon Schaefer,   Brad Ausburger

Pot-Limit Hold'em - Level 15

Jun 03, '08

Players returned after enjoying an extended 20-minute break as tournament officials used the chance to color up the chip stacks. There are 15 players remaining in the field.

Blinds: 3000/6000

Players left: 10

Eliminations: Eric Shanks, Scott Seiver, Philip Yeh, Douglas Carli, Brandon Schaefer.

Story Lines:

Work Before Play -- But Not Food

With a rash of player eliminations as the clock wound down in Level 15, players suddenly had a choice to make. They were down to 10-handed, with one more elimination needed before an official final table would be declared. The question was, do they continue playing, or break for dinner? The kitchen can take it as a vote of confidence that the players opted for the meal, which for one player can double as the Last Supper.

Big Hands:

The calm before the storm had players at ease, as for the first 40-45 minutes flops were harder to find than a quality sit-com. But that all changed with a series of all-ins and player eliminations in the waning minutes of Level 15.

Seiver Busts Out in a Flurry

Scott Seiver battled for the chip lead much of the event, and authored the first elimination of the level when his AK bested the A9 of Eric Shanks. Seiver hit the K on the flop and never looked back, taking about 65,000 from Shanks who finished in 15th place.
Seiver had earlier been active stealing blinds, though twice folded to check -raises, but suffered his first blow when his raise to 16,000 from the button was met by a reraise from Joe Tehan in the big blind. Tehan went to 48,000, but this time Seiver resisted and fired back to the tune of 144,000. Tehan had 163,000 in chips remaining when the decision loomed, and elected to push all-in, drawing the call from Seiver. Seiver showed 66 while a relieved Tehan had QQ. The flop came 938, and the 10 on the turn gave Seiver additional outs, but the 10 on the river shipped the pot of over 400,000 to Tehan.
After busting Shanks, Seiver then dropped another pot of 155,000 when his 1010 was up against the all-in AK of Jacobo Fernandez. In his last stand, Seiver then pushed his final 40,000 into the center with A9 -- ironically the same hand that busted Shanks -- and Seiver fell to Russell Harriman who held A10. The flop of 1086 gave Seiver gut-shot straight possibilities, but the 5 turnand  4 river ended his event in stunning fashion

Yeh Crowned by King

Philip Yeh, second in chips to begin the day, was eliminated in 13th place. The initial damage came in a match-up with Robert Lipkin. After a flop of J86, Lipkin bet 24,000 when the 5 came on the turn. Yeh made the call, and the 10 came as the river. Yeh checked, Lipkin bet 20,000 and Yeh debated what to do with his remaining 48,000. In the end he folded and Lipkin showed the A5 for bottom pair.
Yeh was then eliminated when he pushed with 77 and ran into the AA of Zach King.

Two More Fall

Brandon Schaefer and Douglas Carli were the final two victims before 10-handed play was to begin. Carli persevered despite beginning the day with less than 10,000. Carli and Joe Tehan were two of the eight sub-10,000 shortstacks to begin the day, with Tehan now sitting comfortably among the final 10.

Player Tags: Joe Tehan,   Brandon Schaefer,   Robby Lipkin,   Scott Seiver,   Phil Yeh