A short-stacked Tom Marchese moved all-in for his last 130,000 and was called by Jay Farber in the blinds. Marchese showed pocket sixes and was a big underdog to Farber’s pocket jacks, but the board ran A8457 to give him a straight and the double up.
Tom Marchese moved all in for his last 225,000 from middle position, and Dan Shak moved all in over the top for about 600,000. Everyone else got out of the way.
Shak tabled 8-8, which was head of Marchese’s A-9 off suit.
The board ran out uneventfully, Q428K, to give Shak the hand with a set. He was up to more than 800,000 in chips.
A short-stacked Tom Marchese moved all-in for his last 130,000 and was called by Jay Farber in the blinds. Marchese showed pocket sixes and was a big underdog to Farber’s pocket jacks, but the board ran A8457 to give him a straight and the double up.
Tom Marchese moved all in for his last 225,000 from middle position, and Dan Shak moved all in over the top for about 600,000. Everyone else got out of the way.
Shak tabled 8-8, which was head of Marchese’s A-9 off suit.
The board ran out uneventfully, Q428K, to give Shak the hand with a set. He was up to more than 800,000 in chips.
Level 27 Update: Sean Dempsey Eliminated in 7th Place
Jul 08, '13
Level: 27
Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 386
Average Chip Count: 1,930,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Gjergj Sinishtaj – 550,000
Seat 2: Numit Agrawal – 960,000
Seat 4: Daniel Alaei – 4,700,000
Seat 5: Jared Bleznick – 2,650,000
Seat 6: Tom Marchese – 1,000,000
Seat 7: James Wiese – 1,750,000
Players Eliminated:
7th: Sean Dempsey – $115,637
Live Updates:
Sean Dempsey Eliminated in Seventh Place ($115,637)
Numit Agrawal raised to 210,000 and Sean Dempsey reraised the pot. Agrawal reraised and Dempsey called all in. The two players then tabled their hands.
Agrawal: KJ109
Dempsey: 10872
Board: Q85A10
Dempsey was eliminated in seventh place and Agrawal was up to 1.1 million after the hand thanks to a Broadway straight.
Tom Marchese Doubles Up
James Wiese limped and Daniel Alaei called preflop. Jared Bleznick completed on the small blind and Tom Marchese checked his option on the big blind. The flop was dealt 962 and Bleznick checked. Marchese bet 240,000 and Wiese raised. Alaei and Bleznick folded and Marchese called all in for 495,000. The two remaining players then revealed their hands.
Marchese: 8663
Wiese: KK33
Turn and River: 10A
Marchese doubled up to survive with 1.2 million thanks to a set of sixes.
Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 61 ($10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha)
Jul 07, '13
The final table of Event No. 61 ($10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.
With the elimination of Oleksii Kovalchuk in tenth place ($52,611), the nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 24 with blinds of 15,000-30,000, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:
Seat 1: Gjergj Sinishtaj – 1,960,000
Seat 2: Numit Agrawal – 325,000
Seat 3: Rory Rees Brennan – 885,000
Seat 4: Daniel Alaei – 2,090,000
Seat 5: Jared Bleznick – 2,860,000
Seat 6: Tom Marchese – 630,000
Seat 7: James Wiese – 1,165,000
Seat 8: Alexander Kravchenko – 930,000
Seat 9: Sean Dempsey – 345,000
Although only nine player remain this event attracted a field of 386 players, creating a total prize pool of $3,628,400, and the top 45 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.
Tom Marchese raises to 1,200 from under the gun +1, Getzwiller calls from middle position, Barry Schmiess calls from the cutoff and Edwards re-raises to 5,400. Marchese folds and Getzwiller and Schmiess both call.
The flop is 763, Getzwiller checks, Schmiess checks and Edwards bets 25,000. Getzwiller moves all-in for about 14,000 and Schmiess folds.
Getzwiller is ahead with AA against Edwards’ JJ. Getzwiller stays in the lead on the turn of 8 but the J on the river gives Edwards a set of Jacks and eliminates Getzwiller.
Mark Edwards – 63,000
Sean Getzwiller – eliminated
We didn’t catch the action preflop, but on a flop of JJ6, Michael Haag found himself all in for his last 23,275. Sorel Mizzi was all in for an additional 7,525 and Tom Marchese made the call, covering both.
Mizzi showed KJ, Marchese showed AJ and Haag showed 66.
The turn and river came 28 and Haag tripled up to roughly 70,000. The 16,050 side pot went to Marchese, who now has 41,000 and Mizzi was eliminated.
Erick Lindgren Eliminated By Tom Marchese On The Bubble
Mar 19, '13
The bubble has burst! With a board of 874JK and a pile of chips in the middle, Tom Marchese moved all-in and Erick Lindgren called for his tournament life.
Marchese revealed the 109 for the turned straight and Lindgren showed pocket kings for a rivered set.
With that, all 23 remaining players are in the money and guaranteed at least $12,047. Marchese grew his stack to 660,000 after the massive hand, taking the chip lead.
Picking up the action on the turn with a board of Q867, Brad Booth checked and Tom Marchese bet 43,000. Booth called and the K hit the river.
Marchese counted out 108,000 and slid the stack into the middle, prompting Booth to go into the tank. After some serious thought, but not an unreasonably long time, Booth announced that he was calling the clock on himself.
“I work better under pressure,” said Booth.
The floor person gave notice and began the countdown, and in the final seconds Booth implored Marchese, “Promise if I fold to not show.”
Before he acted on his hand, time had run out and the hand was announced dead. Marchese raked in the sizable pot and increased his stack to just over 400,000.
Tom Marchese raises to 5,000 from the hijack seat. Johnny Sova calls from the small blind and Eric Lozano calls from the big blind. With three players in the pot the flop is Q84.
All three check to see the 5 on the turn and all three check again to see the 6 on the river.
Sova bets 5,000, Lozano folds and Marchese calls.
Sova flips over 97 for a rivered straight. Marchese folds without showing his hand.
Tom Marchese raises to 1,200 from under the gun +1, Getzwiller calls from middle position, Barry Schmiess calls from the cutoff and Edwards re-raises to 5,400. Marchese folds and Getzwiller and Schmiess both call.
The flop is 763, Getzwiller checks, Schmiess checks and Edwards bets 25,000. Getzwiller moves all-in for about 14,000 and Schmiess folds.
Getzwiller is ahead with AA against Edwards’ JJ. Getzwiller stays in the lead on the turn of 8 but the J on the river gives Edwards a set of Jacks and eliminates Getzwiller.
Mark Edwards – 63,000
Sean Getzwiller – eliminated
We didn’t catch the action preflop, but on a flop of JJ6, Michael Haag found himself all in for his last 23,275. Sorel Mizzi was all in for an additional 7,525 and Tom Marchese made the call, covering both.
Mizzi showed KJ, Marchese showed AJ and Haag showed 66.
The turn and river came 28 and Haag tripled up to roughly 70,000. The 16,050 side pot went to Marchese, who now has 41,000 and Mizzi was eliminated.
Erick Lindgren Eliminated By Tom Marchese On The Bubble
Mar 19, '13
The bubble has burst! With a board of 874JK and a pile of chips in the middle, Tom Marchese moved all-in and Erick Lindgren called for his tournament life.
Marchese revealed the 109 for the turned straight and Lindgren showed pocket kings for a rivered set.
With that, all 23 remaining players are in the money and guaranteed at least $12,047. Marchese grew his stack to 660,000 after the massive hand, taking the chip lead.
Picking up the action on the turn with a board of Q867, Brad Booth checked and Tom Marchese bet 43,000. Booth called and the K hit the river.
Marchese counted out 108,000 and slid the stack into the middle, prompting Booth to go into the tank. After some serious thought, but not an unreasonably long time, Booth announced that he was calling the clock on himself.
“I work better under pressure,” said Booth.
The floor person gave notice and began the countdown, and in the final seconds Booth implored Marchese, “Promise if I fold to not show.”
Before he acted on his hand, time had run out and the hand was announced dead. Marchese raked in the sizable pot and increased his stack to just over 400,000.
Tom Marchese raises to 5,000 from the hijack seat. Johnny Sova calls from the small blind and Eric Lozano calls from the big blind. With three players in the pot the flop is Q84.
All three check to see the 5 on the turn and all three check again to see the 6 on the river.
Sova bets 5,000, Lozano folds and Marchese calls.
Sova flips over 97 for a rivered straight. Marchese folds without showing his hand.
Tom Marchese raises to 1,200 from under the gun +1, Getzwiller calls from middle position, Barry Schmiess calls from the cutoff and Edwards re-raises to 5,400. Marchese folds and Getzwiller and Schmiess both call.
The flop is 763, Getzwiller checks, Schmiess checks and Edwards bets 25,000. Getzwiller moves all-in for about 14,000 and Schmiess folds.
Getzwiller is ahead with AA against Edwards’ JJ. Getzwiller stays in the lead on the turn of 8 but the J on the river gives Edwards a set of Jacks and eliminates Getzwiller.
Mark Edwards – 63,000
Sean Getzwiller – eliminated
We didn’t catch the action preflop, but on a flop of JJ6, Michael Haag found himself all in for his last 23,275. Sorel Mizzi was all in for an additional 7,525 and Tom Marchese made the call, covering both.
Mizzi showed KJ, Marchese showed AJ and Haag showed 66.
The turn and river came 28 and Haag tripled up to roughly 70,000. The 16,050 side pot went to Marchese, who now has 41,000 and Mizzi was eliminated.
Erick Lindgren Eliminated By Tom Marchese On The Bubble
Mar 19, '13
The bubble has burst! With a board of 874JK and a pile of chips in the middle, Tom Marchese moved all-in and Erick Lindgren called for his tournament life.
Marchese revealed the 109 for the turned straight and Lindgren showed pocket kings for a rivered set.
With that, all 23 remaining players are in the money and guaranteed at least $12,047. Marchese grew his stack to 660,000 after the massive hand, taking the chip lead.
Picking up the action on the turn with a board of Q867, Brad Booth checked and Tom Marchese bet 43,000. Booth called and the K hit the river.
Marchese counted out 108,000 and slid the stack into the middle, prompting Booth to go into the tank. After some serious thought, but not an unreasonably long time, Booth announced that he was calling the clock on himself.
“I work better under pressure,” said Booth.
The floor person gave notice and began the countdown, and in the final seconds Booth implored Marchese, “Promise if I fold to not show.”
Before he acted on his hand, time had run out and the hand was announced dead. Marchese raked in the sizable pot and increased his stack to just over 400,000.
Tom Marchese raises to 5,000 from the hijack seat. Johnny Sova calls from the small blind and Eric Lozano calls from the big blind. With three players in the pot the flop is Q84.
All three check to see the 5 on the turn and all three check again to see the 6 on the river.
Sova bets 5,000, Lozano folds and Marchese calls.
Sova flips over 97 for a rivered straight. Marchese folds without showing his hand.
Tom Marchese raises to 1,200 from under the gun +1, Getzwiller calls from middle position, Barry Schmiess calls from the cutoff and Edwards re-raises to 5,400. Marchese folds and Getzwiller and Schmiess both call.
The flop is 763, Getzwiller checks, Schmiess checks and Edwards bets 25,000. Getzwiller moves all-in for about 14,000 and Schmiess folds.
Getzwiller is ahead with AA against Edwards’ JJ. Getzwiller stays in the lead on the turn of 8 but the J on the river gives Edwards a set of Jacks and eliminates Getzwiller.
Mark Edwards – 63,000
Sean Getzwiller – eliminated
We didn’t catch the action preflop, but on a flop of JJ6, Michael Haag found himself all in for his last 23,275. Sorel Mizzi was all in for an additional 7,525 and Tom Marchese made the call, covering both.
Mizzi showed KJ, Marchese showed AJ and Haag showed 66.
The turn and river came 28 and Haag tripled up to roughly 70,000. The 16,050 side pot went to Marchese, who now has 41,000 and Mizzi was eliminated.
Erick Lindgren Eliminated By Tom Marchese On The Bubble
Mar 19, '13
The bubble has burst! With a board of 874JK and a pile of chips in the middle, Tom Marchese moved all-in and Erick Lindgren called for his tournament life.
Marchese revealed the 109 for the turned straight and Lindgren showed pocket kings for a rivered set.
With that, all 23 remaining players are in the money and guaranteed at least $12,047. Marchese grew his stack to 660,000 after the massive hand, taking the chip lead.
Picking up the action on the turn with a board of Q867, Brad Booth checked and Tom Marchese bet 43,000. Booth called and the K hit the river.
Marchese counted out 108,000 and slid the stack into the middle, prompting Booth to go into the tank. After some serious thought, but not an unreasonably long time, Booth announced that he was calling the clock on himself.
“I work better under pressure,” said Booth.
The floor person gave notice and began the countdown, and in the final seconds Booth implored Marchese, “Promise if I fold to not show.”
Before he acted on his hand, time had run out and the hand was announced dead. Marchese raked in the sizable pot and increased his stack to just over 400,000.
Tom Marchese raises to 5,000 from the hijack seat. Johnny Sova calls from the small blind and Eric Lozano calls from the big blind. With three players in the pot the flop is Q84.
All three check to see the 5 on the turn and all three check again to see the 6 on the river.
Sova bets 5,000, Lozano folds and Marchese calls.
Sova flips over 97 for a rivered straight. Marchese folds without showing his hand.
Level 4: Junglen Leads Final Seven On Dinner Break; Marchese 8th
Jun 16, '11
NOTE: The remaining seven players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 4 and will return at approximately 8:00pm to resume play.
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining:7 out of 387
Average Chip Count: 2,142,857
Chip Counts:
1. Adam Junglen – 4,290,000
2. Nicolas Fierrogottner – 3,175,000
3. Jeffrey Gross – 2,265,000
4. Mark Radoja – 1,830,000
5. Scott Baumstein – 1,690,000
6. Nikita Lebedev – 1,270,000
7. Todd Terry – 445,000
Eliminations:
8th. Thomas Marchese – $47,636
Thomas Marchese Eliminated in 8th Place ($47,636)
Thomas Marchese came into the level as the short stack and was eliminated shortly after it began.
Adam Junglen opened for 80,000, Mark Radoja reraised to 190,000, Thomas Marchese moved all in, Junglen folded and Radoja called.
Radjoa turned over A K and was ahead of Marchese’s A Q.
The board came K 9 3 4 K, giving Radoja trip kings. Thomas Marchese was eliminated in 8th place ($47,636) while Mark radoja moved up to about 2 million in chips.
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
NOTE: The shootout formula is different than most in that it plays more like a series of single-table sit-n-go’s than a conventional tournament. This event started with 387 players and ended last night (two days later) with just the 10. To get there, the final 10 players each had to win two tables, one on each of the first two days of this event.
NOTE: Play ended last night with 10 players and resumed shortly after 2:30pm. Each of the remaining ten players was issued a fresh starting stack of 1,500,000 and the standard shootout structure began once again.
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 out of 387
Average Chip Count: 1,500,000
Chip Counts:
1. Scott Baumstein – 1,500,000
2. Jeffrey Gross – 1,500,000
3. Dan Smith – 1,500,000
4. Thomas Marchese – 1,500,000
5. Nicolas Fierrogottner – 1,500,000
6. Nikita Lebedev – 1,500,000
7. Todd Terry – 1,500,000
8. Adam Junglen – 1,500,000
9. Sean Getzwiller – 1,500,000
10. Mark Radoja – 1,500,000
Shortly after the start of the second level, tournament director Matt Savage took the mic to honor the 2010 Card Player Player of the Year Tom Marchese and Online Player of the Year Taylor Paur. Both players were given a warm round of applause for their accomplishments last year and then handed their respective trophies.
Marchese won just under $2.1 million during his break-out year and earned 6,738 points for his 11 final table appearances. He was by far the most consistent player on the tournament circuit, banking 6 six-figure scores highlighted by the $827,648 he earned for winning the NAPT Venetian main event in February.
Paur narrowly defeated back-to-back contender Steve Gross for his title, winning just under $1.1 million online in 2010 and earning a record 11,030 points. The 22-year-old recorded 51 cashes during the year, but his most impressive stat hinted at his consistency. Paur made 28 final tables during his run and managed to win an astounding 13 of them.
Congratulations to these Card Player champions. You can read more about their wins by checking out the magazine archive.
On a flop of K105, James Carroll bet and Tom Marchese check-raised an additional 28,000. Carroll then put Marchese all in and he quickly made the call with K10.
Carroll showed a set of fives, however, leaving Marchese drawing to a four-outer. The turn and river came 6J and Marchese was eliminated. Carroll now has nearly 600,000 in chips.
A short-stacked Tom Marchese moved all-in for his last 130,000 and was called by Jay Farber in the blinds. Marchese showed pocket sixes and was a big underdog to Farber’s pocket jacks, but the board ran A
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Tom Marchese moved all in for his last 225,000 from middle position, and Dan Shak moved all in over the top for about 600,000. Everyone else got out of the way.
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Tom Marchese Doubles Up
Mark Edwards has just eliminated Sean Getzwiller.
We didn’t catch the action preflop, but on a flop of J
The bubble has burst! With a board of 8
Picking up the action on the turn with a board of Q
Scotty Nguyen was all in on the short stack holding A
Tom Marchese raises to 5,000 from the hijack seat. Johnny Sova calls from the small blind and Eric Lozano calls from the big blind. With three players in the pot the flop is Q
With a board of K
Tom Marchese has become the third place finisher for $115,454.
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On a flop of Q
The turn and river fell 4
Shortly after the start of the second level, tournament director Matt Savage took the mic to honor the 2010 Card Player Player of the Year Tom Marchese and Online Player of the Year Taylor Paur. Both players were given a warm round of applause for their accomplishments last year and then handed their respective trophies.
Paur narrowly defeated back-to-back contender Steve Gross for his title, winning just under $1.1 million online in 2010 and earning a record 11,030 points. The 22-year-old recorded 51 cashes during the year, but his most impressive stat hinted at his consistency. Paur made 28 final tables during his run and managed to win an astounding 13 of them.
On a flop of K