End Of Day 2B
Jul 11, '07
PearlJammed By Colson
With a board of 8
6
4
7
Carl Olson bet $40,000 and Jon Turner called. The 8
fell on the river and Olson bet $50,000. After a few minutes of consideration Turner called. Olson quickly revealed 6
5
for a straight. Turner flipped up his 9
8
before sliding them into the muck while Olson raked the monster pot. Turner's stack was crippled, and he was forced to move all-in later in the hour. Both Thor Hansen and Carl Olson called, and after a board of 9
9
8
9
K
Hansen bet out and Olson folded. Hansen took his bet back and before he revealed his hand Turner flipped up 10
9
for quads. He was still dangerously short despite winning that pot, however, and was eliminated only minutes later.
Hansen Glad Of Table Break
On a board of 10
9
3
K
seat two bet $44,500 and Hansen came back over the top, announcing that he was all-in. His opponent folded and Hansen picked up the pot. Hansen was later overheard saying how tough his table was to Greg Mueller. "I mean, [at that table] I don't want to play a big pot. I don't want aces and all of a sudden to have someone check raise me on a 10-9-6 board." Hansen's table broke midway through the level, sending his tough and deep stacked opponents Hevad Kahn and Sorel Mizzi to other tables and easing Hansen's mind.
Negreanu Busts
Team
PokerStars member Daniel negreanu has been eliminated from the $10,000 championship event. His elimination was announced by Nollan Dolla, and many in the field applauded. Some were probably just happy to have one less tough veteran in the field.
Can't See The Forrest For His Big Slick
After only a few players limped into the pot Ted Forrest raised to $20,000 from the small blind. A late position limper quickly moved all-in for roughly $10,000 more. Forrest thought for just a few seconds before calling with A
K
. His opponent flipped up the K
9
and Forrest looked as if he was going to pad his stack. The cards had other plans, however, and the board came down K
9
2
4
10
. Forrest opponent seemed slightly abashed as he raked the pot. Against the same player Forrest called a $51,000 bet on a board of J
9
6
A
6
with J
Q
. His opponent revealed the J
7
, and they split the pot. After scrapping at his table for most of the night, Forrest ended with around $255,000.
The night came to an end shortly after midnight, with play lasting exactly as long as it did yesterday. Approximately 459 players remained at the end of today, which means just over 800 players will start day three tomorrow. With payouts starting at 621st place, the money bubble should burst within a few levels. Make sure to check back tomorrow for all the day three action here at
Cardplayer.com.
Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Ted Forrest, Jon Turner, Carl Olson
Level 9B Recap Part 1
Jul 11, '07
639 players returned from the dinner break on 71 tables, and after it was announced that they would play only this level and an hour and twenty minutes into the next before play was stopped for the day, many of those players must have taken this to mean turn on the gas.
No Agony Just Yet
Michael McClain 2004 Main Event 9th place finisher is more widely known for being the player immortalized as the "Agony of Defeat" as his infamous pout was replayed on all telecasts of the 2003 World Series Poker on ESPN. McClain is currently a short stack, and got a reprieve when he was able to sniff out a river bluff by his opponent and double up. With the board reading J
6
2
9
2
, McClain's opponent bet $30,000 which more than covered his remaining chips. McClain announced, "I think your weak here," and made the call. His opponent showed K
Q
, and McClain showed 9
8
for the win. We won't be seeing McClain's agony face just yet.
I'll See Your 56 And Raise You 25
Table 56 was already impressive, but with the addition of one more notable player, it truly becomes worth mentioning. Two poker's old guard are seated alongside, two of the up-and-coming young internet players. In seat 1 Hans "Tuna" Lund sets up shop, while seated across in seats 4-6 are Thor Hansen, Carl "colson" Olson, and Jon "PearlJammer" Turner. So far no large confrontations have occured, but there's plenty of play left tonight.
This table is nothing compared to Table 25 which features 3 of the players in the top 5 in chips in tournament. The most recent addition to the table is Sorel "ImperIum" Mizzi, who was recently seen struggling to carry 6 full racks over to the stacked table (albeit 3 of these racks are black chips). He greats the Great Dane Gus Hansen in seat 7, and
PokerStars Supernova Hevad "RaiNKhaN" Khan, both who are nursing huge chip stacks. Currently two ESPN cameras, about 5 media reporters, and the kitchen sink are camped out around the table waiting for some fireworks.
John Murphy Loses Freeroll
Action is folded around to John Murphy who raises from late position to $6,000. Seat 7 reraises all in for $30,000 from the cutoff. Seat 1 raises to $60,000 from the big blind to isolate, but Murphy then moves all in over the top for about $180,000. Seat 1 folds Q
Q
face up, and Chip Jett commends him for a good fold, but then Murphy flips up A
K
, while Seat 7 holds 5
5
. The board runs out 8
6
5
6
3
, and Seat 7 manages to double up, while Murphy ends up almost where he started the hand.
Dario Wins Big
PokerStars wunderkind Dario Minieri collected a huge pot after his pocket Kings were outflopped. Mineri pushed all in over the top of Seat 2's raise on the flop of Q
10
9
with K
K
, and was called fairly quickly, elicting a frustrated response from Mineri, as he was behind Seat 2's Q
9
. The turn caught Mineri up quick as the J
peeled off giving him the straight. The J
on the river was not enough to save Seat 2 and he was eliminated sending well over $100,000 to Mineri.
Notable Chip Counts
| Gus Hansen |
480,000 |
| Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi |
365,000 |
| Carlos Mortensen |
255,000 |
| Mickey "Mouse" Mills |
250,000 |
| Darrell Dicken |
225,000 |
| Fabrice Soulier |
220,000 |
| Chip Jett |
215,000 |
| Ted Forrest |
205,000 |
| Thor Hansen |
180,000 |
| J.C. Tran |
138,000 |
| Chris Ferguson |
115,000 |
| Gavin Smith |
90,000 |
| Humberto Brenes |
70,000 |
| Mimi Tran |
42,200 |
| David Chiu |
27,800 |
Player Tags: Thor Hansen, Chip Jett, Gus Hansen, Hans Lund, John Murphy, Michael McClain, Jon Turner, Carl Olson, Dario Minieri, Sorel Mizzi, Hevad Khan
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