| Dec 09, '17 |
CPPT V - December Extravaganza |
$3,500 No-Limit Hold'em $500K GTD |
2 |
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Dan O'Brien Loses Flip To Bust
Dec 09, '17
 An early position player raised to 3,000 and it folded to Dan O’Brien on the button. O’Brien raised to 7,500 and the player in the small blind moved all-in. The initial raiser folded but O’Brien quickly made the call for the rest of his stack with the J J . He was up against the AK of the small blind.
The board ran out Q53 QA, with the ace on the river sending O’Brien to the rail early in level 11.
Player Tags: Dan O'Brien
Taylor Paur Doubles Through Dan O'Brien
Dec 09, '17
 Taylor Paur raised in middle position to 2,200 and was three-bet to 6,000 by Dan O’Brien on his immediate left.
The blinds folded and Paur moved all-in for 37,900. O’Brien immediately called with 10 10 and was flipping against the AK of Paur.
O’Brien was looking good for the knockout on a board of J84Q until the K on the river paired Paur to double him to about 78,000 in chips. O’Brien was left with 62,000.
Player Tags: Taylor Paur, Dan O'Brien
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| Mar 17, '15 |
CPPT III - Wynn Las Vegas |
$2,100 No-Limit Hold'em $300K GTD |
3 |
+ |
Registration Closed
Mar 16, '15
Registration has officially closed for the Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Classic main event. We will have final numbers and prizepool information shortly.
There was a small rush to the cages just prior to the break and we saw Zo Karim, Keven Stammen, Dan O’Brien and Kyle Julius among the players buying in at the last moment. We’e also spotted David Randall, Ben Yu, Eli Elezra and Carlos Mortensen in the field.
Matt Berkey is back for round two today as well.
Carlos Mortensen
Eli Elezra
Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen, Eli Elezra, Keven Stammen, Kyle Julius, Dan O'Brien, Zohair Karim
Dan O'Brien Eliminated
Mar 17, '15
 “They got me,” said Dan O’Brien as he walked the other way past our CardPlayer reporter.
We didn’t ask him for the details of the hand, but can confirm that O’Brien has been eliminated early on day 2.
O’Brien finished third in the CPPT Venetian main event in 2013 for $122,485 but will not be adding to his earnings on the tour in this event.
Player Tags: Dan O'Brien
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| Mar 16, '15 |
CPPT III - Wynn Las Vegas |
$2,100 No-Limit Hold'em $300K GTD |
2 |
+ |
Registration Closed
Mar 16, '15
Registration has officially closed for the Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Classic main event. We will have final numbers and prizepool information shortly.
There was a small rush to the cages just prior to the break and we saw Zo Karim, Keven Stammen, Dan O’Brien and Kyle Julius among the players buying in at the last moment. We’e also spotted David Randall, Ben Yu, Eli Elezra and Carlos Mortensen in the field.
Matt Berkey is back for round two today as well.
Carlos Mortensen
Eli Elezra
Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen, Eli Elezra, Keven Stammen, Kyle Julius, Dan O'Brien, Zohair Karim
Dan O'Brien Eliminated
Mar 17, '15
“They got me,” said Dan O’Brien as he walked the other way past our CardPlayer reporter.
We didn’t ask him for the details of the hand, but can confirm that O’Brien has been eliminated early on day 2.
O’Brien finished third in the CPPT Venetian main event in 2013 for $122,485 but will not be adding to his earnings on the tour in this event.
Player Tags: Dan O'Brien
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| Jul 17, '13 |
CPPT - 2013 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III |
CPPT Venetian $5,000 Main Event |
5 |
+ |
Dan O'Brien Busts Salman Behbehani
Jul 13, '13
 Salman Behbehani found himself all in holding pocket kings against Dan O’Brien and his pocket queens.
The board ran out Q 3 2 6 A and Behbehani was eliminated. O’Brien now has 45,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Salman Behbehani, Dan O'Brien
O'Brien Knocks Out Gaspard
Jul 15, '13
 The flop read K6K when Jean Gaspard checked to Dan O’Brien from the big blind. O’Brien bet 1,800 and Gaspard raised it up to 5,500.
O’Brien tried to put in another raise to 10,000, but he was caught on technicality. O’Brien’s raise was not legal and was forced to just call.
On the turn the 7 hit and Gaspard immediately moved all in. O’Brien snap-called with KQ and Gaspard was in a lot of trouble with K10.
The river brought the A and Gaspard was knocked out. Unhappy with this outcome Gaspard splashed his chips all over the table. It was impossible for us to see how much Gaspard’s shove was worth but O’Brien is now sitting on 208,000 chips.
Player Tags: Jean Gaspard, Dan O'Brien
Big Flip For O'Brien
Jul 15, '13
“It’s awfully early for this, wouldn’t you say?” Dan O’Brien asked Patrick Uzan who had just put him to the test.
Uzan did not respond verbally but smiled as O’Brien tanked some more.
“I got a pretty good hand, obviously.”
After grabbing his stacks a few times without moving all in he finally decided to go with it. Later we found out that the action went as following.
After a raise to 1,600 it was Uzan who three-bet to 4,450 in late position. O’Brien four-bet from the small blind to 11,800 and the initial raiser folded. Uzan proceeded to put O’Brien all in for 47,825 total and eventually we got the see this showdown.
O’Brien turned over AK and was up against QQ.
The board ran out K10774 and O’Brien doubled to around 100,000 chips. Uzan was left behind with around 60,000 chips.
Player Tags: Patrick Uzan, Dan O'Brien
Chop Keeps Palmer Alive
Jul 16, '13
Ben Palmer just moved all in for 78,500 from the cutoff and Dan O’Brien went into the tank from the button. After a while he decided to call and both blinds folded.
Palmer was in bad shape with A6 versus O’Brien’s A9.
The board ran out K84J4 and Palmer stayed alive in the tournament. O’Brien still has 302,000 chips.
Player Tags: Dan O'Brien
Tough Fold From O'Brien
Jul 16, '13
Four people just saw the flop for 6,000 each among which Hyon Kim and Dan O’Brien in the blinds.
The flop brought out 1098 and all four players checked.
On the turn the J hit and Kim bet 17,000 from the small blind. O’Brien called from the big blind and the two other players folded.
The river brought the 4 and Kim threw out another 45,000.
“Why so much?”
“How can I call now?” O’Brien said as he pondered making a call for at least three minutes. Ultimately O’Brien folded and dropped down to 285,000 while Kim is back up to 200,000.
Player Tags: Hyon Kim, Dan O'Brien
Dan O'Brien Eliminated in 3rd Place ($122,485)
Jul 17, '13
 Dan O’Brien raised to 60,000 on the button and Allyn Jaffrey Shulman called from the big blind. The flop came down 1042 and Shulman bet 75,000.
O’Brien raised to 225,000 and Shulman raised to 550,000. O’Brien then moved all in for 491,000 more.
Shulman tanked for over one minute before eventually calling with KQ. A stunned O’Brien showed 87 and realized he was drawing near dead.
The turn and river fell J2 and O’Brien was eliminated, earning $122,485.
Player Tags: Allyn Shulman, Dan O'Brien
Clash Of The Short Stacks
Jul 17, '13
Dan O’Brien raised to 24,000 and Anthony Zinno three bet to 40,000 from the button. O’Brien called and the flop came down Q 4 3.
O’Brien checked to Zinno, who bet 50,000. O’Brien called and the turn was the 2. O’Brien checked and Zinno moved all in, having O’Brien barely covered.
Zinno was sitting on 422,000 and O’Brien held about 355,000. “That’s good news,” Zinno said after a few seconds without being called.
“It’s not good new yet, buddy,” said O’Brien. “I’m pretty pensive.” After about 3 minutes of thought, O’Brien folded and Ally Jaffrey Shulman called for Zinno to show the bluff.
Zinno half obliged, turning over the 10.
Player Tags: Anthony Zinno, Dan O'Brien
Blind vs. Blind Action
Jul 17, '13
Dan O’Brien raised in the small blind to 26,000 and Alex Condon called from the big blind. The flop came down A K 10 and O’Brien continued for 33,000.
Condon called and the turn was the A. O’Brien checked and Condon bet 38,000. O’Brien called and the river was the K.
Both players checked and Condon showed Q J for a flopped straight. O’Brien then turned over A 10 for a turned boat and took down the pot, increasing his stack to 345,000. Condon is left with 1.4 million.
Player Tags: Dan O'Brien, Alex Condon
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| Jul 16, '13 |
CPPT - 2013 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III |
CPPT Venetian $5,000 Main Event |
4 |
+ |
Dan O'Brien Busts Salman Behbehani
Jul 13, '13
Salman Behbehani found himself all in holding pocket kings against Dan O’Brien and his pocket queens.
The board ran out Q 3 2 6 A and Behbehani was eliminated. O’Brien now has 45,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Salman Behbehani, Dan O'Brien
O'Brien Knocks Out Gaspard
Jul 15, '13
The flop read K6K when Jean Gaspard checked to Dan O’Brien from the big blind. O’Brien bet 1,800 and Gaspard raised it up to 5,500.
O’Brien tried to put in another raise to 10,000, but he was caught on technicality. O’Brien’s raise was not legal and was forced to just call.
On the turn the 7 hit and Gaspard immediately moved all in. O’Brien snap-called with KQ and Gaspard was in a lot of trouble with K10.
The river brought the A and Gaspard was knocked out. Unhappy with this outcome Gaspard splashed his chips all over the table. It was impossible for us to see how much Gaspard’s shove was worth but O’Brien is now sitting on 208,000 chips.
Player Tags: Jean Gaspard, Dan O'Brien
Big Flip For O'Brien
Jul 15, '13
“It’s awfully early for this, wouldn’t you say?” Dan O’Brien asked Patrick Uzan who had just put him to the test.
Uzan did not respond verbally but smiled as O’Brien tanked some more.
“I got a pretty good hand, obviously.”
After grabbing his stacks a few times without moving all in he finally decided to go with it. Later we found out that the action went as following.
After a raise to 1,600 it was Uzan who three-bet to 4,450 in late position. O’Brien four-bet from the small blind to 11,800 and the initial raiser folded. Uzan proceeded to put O’Brien all in for 47,825 total and eventually we got the see this showdown.
O’Brien turned over AK and was up against QQ.
The board ran out K10774 and O’Brien doubled to around 100,000 chips. Uzan was left behind with around 60,000 chips.
Player Tags: Patrick Uzan, Dan O'Brien
Chop Keeps Palmer Alive
Jul 16, '13
Ben Palmer just moved all in for 78,500 from the cutoff and Dan O’Brien went into the tank from the button. After a while he decided to call and both blinds folded.
Palmer was in bad shape with A6 versus O’Brien’s A9.
The board ran out K84J4 and Palmer stayed alive in the tournament. O’Brien still has 302,000 chips.
Player Tags: Dan O'Brien
Tough Fold From O'Brien
Jul 16, '13
Four people just saw the flop for 6,000 each among which Hyon Kim and Dan O’Brien in the blinds.
The flop brought out 1098 and all four players checked.
On the turn the J hit and Kim bet 17,000 from the small blind. O’Brien called from the big blind and the two other players folded.
The river brought the 4 and Kim threw out another 45,000.
“Why so much?”
“How can I call now?” O’Brien said as he pondered making a call for at least three minutes. Ultimately O’Brien folded and dropped down to 285,000 while Kim is back up to 200,000.
Player Tags: Hyon Kim, Dan O'Brien
Dan O'Brien Eliminated in 3rd Place ($122,485)
Jul 17, '13
Dan O’Brien raised to 60,000 on the button and Allyn Jaffrey Shulman called from the big blind. The flop came down 1042 and Shulman bet 75,000.
O’Brien raised to 225,000 and Shulman raised to 550,000. O’Brien then moved all in for 491,000 more.
Shulman tanked for over one minute before eventually calling with KQ. A stunned O’Brien showed 87 and realized he was drawing near dead.
The turn and river fell J2 and O’Brien was eliminated, earning $122,485.
Player Tags: Allyn Shulman, Dan O'Brien
Clash Of The Short Stacks
Jul 17, '13
Dan O’Brien raised to 24,000 and Anthony Zinno three bet to 40,000 from the button. O’Brien called and the flop came down Q 4 3.
O’Brien checked to Zinno, who bet 50,000. O’Brien called and the turn was the 2. O’Brien checked and Zinno moved all in, having O’Brien barely covered.
Zinno was sitting on 422,000 and O’Brien held about 355,000. “That’s good news,” Zinno said after a few seconds without being called.
“It’s not good new yet, buddy,” said O’Brien. “I’m pretty pensive.” After about 3 minutes of thought, O’Brien folded and Ally Jaffrey Shulman called for Zinno to show the bluff.
Zinno half obliged, turning over the 10.
Player Tags: Anthony Zinno, Dan O'Brien
Blind vs. Blind Action
Jul 17, '13
Dan O’Brien raised in the small blind to 26,000 and Alex Condon called from the big blind. The flop came down A K 10 and O’Brien continued for 33,000.
Condon called and the turn was the A. O’Brien checked and Condon bet 38,000. O’Brien called and the river was the K.
Both players checked and Condon showed Q J for a flopped straight. O’Brien then turned over A 10 for a turned boat and took down the pot, increasing his stack to 345,000. Condon is left with 1.4 million.
Player Tags: Dan O'Brien, Alex Condon
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| Jul 15, '13 |
CPPT - 2013 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III |
CPPT Venetian $5,000 Main Event |
3 |
+ |
Dan O'Brien Busts Salman Behbehani
Jul 13, '13
Salman Behbehani found himself all in holding pocket kings against Dan O’Brien and his pocket queens.
The board ran out Q 3 2 6 A and Behbehani was eliminated. O’Brien now has 45,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Salman Behbehani, Dan O'Brien
O'Brien Knocks Out Gaspard
Jul 15, '13
The flop read K6K when Jean Gaspard checked to Dan O’Brien from the big blind. O’Brien bet 1,800 and Gaspard raised it up to 5,500.
O’Brien tried to put in another raise to 10,000, but he was caught on technicality. O’Brien’s raise was not legal and was forced to just call.
On the turn the 7 hit and Gaspard immediately moved all in. O’Brien snap-called with KQ and Gaspard was in a lot of trouble with K10.
The river brought the A and Gaspard was knocked out. Unhappy with this outcome Gaspard splashed his chips all over the table. It was impossible for us to see how much Gaspard’s shove was worth but O’Brien is now sitting on 208,000 chips.
Player Tags: Jean Gaspard, Dan O'Brien
Big Flip For O'Brien
Jul 15, '13
“It’s awfully early for this, wouldn’t you say?” Dan O’Brien asked Patrick Uzan who had just put him to the test.
Uzan did not respond verbally but smiled as O’Brien tanked some more.
“I got a pretty good hand, obviously.”
After grabbing his stacks a few times without moving all in he finally decided to go with it. Later we found out that the action went as following.
After a raise to 1,600 it was Uzan who three-bet to 4,450 in late position. O’Brien four-bet from the small blind to 11,800 and the initial raiser folded. Uzan proceeded to put O’Brien all in for 47,825 total and eventually we got the see this showdown.
O’Brien turned over AK and was up against QQ.
The board ran out K10774 and O’Brien doubled to around 100,000 chips. Uzan was left behind with around 60,000 chips.
Player Tags: Patrick Uzan, Dan O'Brien
Chop Keeps Palmer Alive
Jul 16, '13
Ben Palmer just moved all in for 78,500 from the cutoff and Dan O’Brien went into the tank from the button. After a while he decided to call and both blinds folded.
Palmer was in bad shape with A6 versus O’Brien’s A9.
The board ran out K84J4 and Palmer stayed alive in the tournament. O’Brien still has 302,000 chips.
Player Tags: Dan O'Brien
Tough Fold From O'Brien
Jul 16, '13
Four people just saw the flop for 6,000 each among which Hyon Kim and Dan O’Brien in the blinds.
The flop brought out 1098 and all four players checked.
On the turn the J hit and Kim bet 17,000 from the small blind. O’Brien called from the big blind and the two other players folded.
The river brought the 4 and Kim threw out another 45,000.
“Why so much?”
“How can I call now?” O’Brien said as he pondered making a call for at least three minutes. Ultimately O’Brien folded and dropped down to 285,000 while Kim is back up to 200,000.
Player Tags: Hyon Kim, Dan O'Brien
Dan O'Brien Eliminated in 3rd Place ($122,485)
Jul 17, '13
Dan O’Brien raised to 60,000 on the button and Allyn Jaffrey Shulman called from the big blind. The flop came down 1042 and Shulman bet 75,000.
O’Brien raised to 225,000 and Shulman raised to 550,000. O’Brien then moved all in for 491,000 more.
Shulman tanked for over one minute before eventually calling with KQ. A stunned O’Brien showed 87 and realized he was drawing near dead.
The turn and river fell J2 and O’Brien was eliminated, earning $122,485.
Player Tags: Allyn Shulman, Dan O'Brien
Clash Of The Short Stacks
Jul 17, '13
Dan O’Brien raised to 24,000 and Anthony Zinno three bet to 40,000 from the button. O’Brien called and the flop came down Q 4 3.
O’Brien checked to Zinno, who bet 50,000. O’Brien called and the turn was the 2. O’Brien checked and Zinno moved all in, having O’Brien barely covered.
Zinno was sitting on 422,000 and O’Brien held about 355,000. “That’s good news,” Zinno said after a few seconds without being called.
“It’s not good new yet, buddy,” said O’Brien. “I’m pretty pensive.” After about 3 minutes of thought, O’Brien folded and Ally Jaffrey Shulman called for Zinno to show the bluff.
Zinno half obliged, turning over the 10.
Player Tags: Anthony Zinno, Dan O'Brien
Blind vs. Blind Action
Jul 17, '13
Dan O’Brien raised in the small blind to 26,000 and Alex Condon called from the big blind. The flop came down A K 10 and O’Brien continued for 33,000.
Condon called and the turn was the A. O’Brien checked and Condon bet 38,000. O’Brien called and the river was the K.
Both players checked and Condon showed Q J for a flopped straight. O’Brien then turned over A 10 for a turned boat and took down the pot, increasing his stack to 345,000. Condon is left with 1.4 million.
Player Tags: Dan O'Brien, Alex Condon
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| Jul 13, '13 |
CPPT - 2013 Venetian Deep Stack Extravaganza III |
CPPT Venetian $5,000 Main Event |
1 |
+ |
Dan O'Brien Busts Salman Behbehani
Jul 13, '13
Salman Behbehani found himself all in holding pocket kings against Dan O’Brien and his pocket queens.
The board ran out Q 3 2 6 A and Behbehani was eliminated. O’Brien now has 45,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Salman Behbehani, Dan O'Brien
O'Brien Knocks Out Gaspard
Jul 15, '13
The flop read K6K when Jean Gaspard checked to Dan O’Brien from the big blind. O’Brien bet 1,800 and Gaspard raised it up to 5,500.
O’Brien tried to put in another raise to 10,000, but he was caught on technicality. O’Brien’s raise was not legal and was forced to just call.
On the turn the 7 hit and Gaspard immediately moved all in. O’Brien snap-called with KQ and Gaspard was in a lot of trouble with K10.
The river brought the A and Gaspard was knocked out. Unhappy with this outcome Gaspard splashed his chips all over the table. It was impossible for us to see how much Gaspard’s shove was worth but O’Brien is now sitting on 208,000 chips.
Player Tags: Jean Gaspard, Dan O'Brien
Big Flip For O'Brien
Jul 15, '13
“It’s awfully early for this, wouldn’t you say?” Dan O’Brien asked Patrick Uzan who had just put him to the test.
Uzan did not respond verbally but smiled as O’Brien tanked some more.
“I got a pretty good hand, obviously.”
After grabbing his stacks a few times without moving all in he finally decided to go with it. Later we found out that the action went as following.
After a raise to 1,600 it was Uzan who three-bet to 4,450 in late position. O’Brien four-bet from the small blind to 11,800 and the initial raiser folded. Uzan proceeded to put O’Brien all in for 47,825 total and eventually we got the see this showdown.
O’Brien turned over AK and was up against QQ.
The board ran out K10774 and O’Brien doubled to around 100,000 chips. Uzan was left behind with around 60,000 chips.
Player Tags: Patrick Uzan, Dan O'Brien
Chop Keeps Palmer Alive
Jul 16, '13
Ben Palmer just moved all in for 78,500 from the cutoff and Dan O’Brien went into the tank from the button. After a while he decided to call and both blinds folded.
Palmer was in bad shape with A6 versus O’Brien’s A9.
The board ran out K84J4 and Palmer stayed alive in the tournament. O’Brien still has 302,000 chips.
Player Tags: Dan O'Brien
Tough Fold From O'Brien
Jul 16, '13
Four people just saw the flop for 6,000 each among which Hyon Kim and Dan O’Brien in the blinds.
The flop brought out 1098 and all four players checked.
On the turn the J hit and Kim bet 17,000 from the small blind. O’Brien called from the big blind and the two other players folded.
The river brought the 4 and Kim threw out another 45,000.
“Why so much?”
“How can I call now?” O’Brien said as he pondered making a call for at least three minutes. Ultimately O’Brien folded and dropped down to 285,000 while Kim is back up to 200,000.
Player Tags: Hyon Kim, Dan O'Brien
Dan O'Brien Eliminated in 3rd Place ($122,485)
Jul 17, '13
Dan O’Brien raised to 60,000 on the button and Allyn Jaffrey Shulman called from the big blind. The flop came down 1042 and Shulman bet 75,000.
O’Brien raised to 225,000 and Shulman raised to 550,000. O’Brien then moved all in for 491,000 more.
Shulman tanked for over one minute before eventually calling with KQ. A stunned O’Brien showed 87 and realized he was drawing near dead.
The turn and river fell J2 and O’Brien was eliminated, earning $122,485.
Player Tags: Allyn Shulman, Dan O'Brien
Clash Of The Short Stacks
Jul 17, '13
Dan O’Brien raised to 24,000 and Anthony Zinno three bet to 40,000 from the button. O’Brien called and the flop came down Q 4 3.
O’Brien checked to Zinno, who bet 50,000. O’Brien called and the turn was the 2. O’Brien checked and Zinno moved all in, having O’Brien barely covered.
Zinno was sitting on 422,000 and O’Brien held about 355,000. “That’s good news,” Zinno said after a few seconds without being called.
“It’s not good new yet, buddy,” said O’Brien. “I’m pretty pensive.” After about 3 minutes of thought, O’Brien folded and Ally Jaffrey Shulman called for Zinno to show the bluff.
Zinno half obliged, turning over the 10.
Player Tags: Anthony Zinno, Dan O'Brien
Blind vs. Blind Action
Jul 17, '13
Dan O’Brien raised in the small blind to 26,000 and Alex Condon called from the big blind. The flop came down A K 10 and O’Brien continued for 33,000.
Condon called and the turn was the A. O’Brien checked and Condon bet 38,000. O’Brien called and the river was the K.
Both players checked and Condon showed Q J for a flopped straight. O’Brien then turned over A 10 for a turned boat and took down the pot, increasing his stack to 345,000. Condon is left with 1.4 million.
Player Tags: Dan O'Brien, Alex Condon
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| Mar 18, '13 |
CPPT - Wynn Classic Las Vegas |
$5,000 Championship Event |
2 |
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| Jun 25, '11 |
2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker |
$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed |
3 |
+ |
Level 25: O'Brien Eliminated 7th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 25, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 20 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Dan O’Brien in 7th place ($70,872), the official six-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 out of 732
Average Chip Count: 1,830,000
Chip Counts:
1. Justin Filtz – 3,700,000
2. Robert Merulla – 2,950,000
3. Matt Jarvis – 1,680,000
4. Wesley Pantling – 1,150,000
5. Matthew Vengrin – 760,000
6. Tore Lukashaugen – 720,000
Payouts:
1st. $808,538
2nd. $499,855
3rd. $317,136
4th. $208,281
5th. $141,125
6th. $98,567
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Matthew Vengrin, Anthony Merulla, Justin Filtz, Matt Jarvis, Wesley Pantling, Dan O'Brien, Tore Lukashaugen
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| Jun 17, '11 |
2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker |
$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed |
3 |
+ |
Level 26: Dan O'Brien Eliminated in 4th Place ($179,162)
Jun 17, '11
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 3 out of 1,378
Average Chip Count: 3,445,000
Chip Counts:
1. Oleksii Kovalchuk – 6,800,000
2. Anton Ionel – 2,400,000
3. Chris Moorman – 1,100,000
Eliminations:
4th. Dan O’Brien – $179,162
Dan O’Brien Eliminated in 4th Place ($179,162)
Dan O’Brien began the level as the short and couldn’t really get much going. In his final pot of evening, O’Brien raised to 60,000 from under the gun and Oleksii Kovalchuk called from the big blind.
The flop came K 5 5, Kovalchuk checked, O’Brien bet 70,000, Kovalchuk check-raised to 140,000, O’Brien three-bet to 250,000, Kovalchuk shoved and O’Brien called all in.
O’Brien turned over K Q for top pair against Kovalchuk’s 8 6 flush draw.
The turn and river were the 3 and the 9, giving Kovalchuk a flush on the turn. Dan O’Brien was eliminated in 4th place ($179,162).
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Dan O'Brien, Oleksii Kovalchuk
Level 25: Failla Eliminated 7th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 17, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 22 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Will Failla in 7th place ($60,473), the official six-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 out of 1,378
Average Chip Count: 1,722,500
Chip Counts:
1. Oleksii Kovalchuk – 4,700,000
2. Anton Ionel – 2,500,000
3. Dan O’Brien – 1,700,000
4. Chris Moorman – 1,150,000
5. Mazin Khoury – 520,000
6. Anthony Ruberto – 518,000
Payouts:
1st. $689,739
2nd. $428,140
3rd. $271,800
4th. $179,162
5th. $121,416
6th. $84,549
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Chris Moorman, Dan O'Brien, Anton Ionel, Mazin Khoury, Oleksii Kovalchuk
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We caught up with this hand as Dan O’Brien called all-in with 9