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Hometown: Gotheburg
Country of Origin: Sweden 
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| Jan 06, '11 | 2011 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season VII | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Super High Roller | 1 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A Level With Viktor BlomJan 06, '11
PokerStars is expected to reveal his identity this weekend with a heads-up match against Bertrand “ElkY” Grospellier, but until then, we are left to speculate some more. In the meantime, we were able to follow Blom for a full level and report on every hand he was dealt. Blom entered level 4 with 215,000 and after some selective aggression, especially against Sorel Mizzi, he finished the level up a respectable 18,500. Of the 24 hands that were dealt to him, Blom voluntarily played 9 and won 6 of them. Below you will find the details of each of those hands. Level 4: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante Table Lineup: 1. Empty Starting Stack: 215,000 Hands: 1. Rajkumar raised to 5,500 from under the gun and Blom reraised to 16,000 behind him, getting everyone to fold. 2. Folded 3. Mizzi raised to 4,700 and Blom reraised to 16,000 from the big blind, taking down the pot. 4. Folded 5. Blom raised to 4,800 on the button and Mizzi called from the big blind. The flop came down K 6-16. Folded 17. Rajkumar called from the small blind and Blom raised to 7,000, winning the pot. 18. Mizzi raised to 5,000 from under the gun and Rajkumar called on the button. Blom called from the small blind and Schulman ended the hand by making it 20,000 from the big blind. 19. Blom raised to 4,8000 on the button and took down the blinds and antes. 20. Blom raised to 4,800 from the cutoff and both Mizzi and Griffin called from the blinds. The flop came down K 21. Folded 22. Blom raised to 4,800 from middle position and Mizzi called from the cutoff. Both players checked a flop of K 23. Folded 24. Negreanu raised to 5,100 from the cutoff and Blom called from the big blind. Both players checked down a board of 6 Player Tags: Viktor Blom |
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| Sep 30, '10 | 2010 PokerStars.com EPT London - Season VII | EPT London Main Event | 2 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Blom BustsSep 30, '10
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| Sep 27, '10 | 2010 World Series of Poker Europe - London | WSOPE No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 5 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 5 Update: Viktor Blom Takes the LeadSep 24, '10
Players Remaining: 153 out of 210 (unofficial) Chip Counts: 1. Viktor Bloom — 132,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 90,000 Average Chip Count: 40,127 Notable Eliminations: David Ulliot Big Hands: Viktor Bloom Jumps into the Lead Viktor Blom has climbed the leader board during the last level of play and he now paces the field with 132,000. Blom reached such lofty heights in a hand where the board read K David Benyamine Eliminated David Benyamine moved all in preflop and J.C. Tran and one other player made the call. The flop fell K No Joke — Sandra Naujoks Eliminated Sandra Naujoks moved all in for her final 6,850 and Adam Levy decided to face of against her. Their cards: Naujoks: A Board: Q Naujoks was drawing dead after the turn brought no help and she promptly exited the tournament area. Tony Cousineau Doubles Up Tony Cousineau moved all in for 20,000 with a board of Q Anton Wigg Doubles Up Anton Wigg raised to 900 preflop from early position and Eli Elezra made the call from the cutoff. The big blind jumped into the fray as well and the flop fell K Wigg: 10 Turn and River: 3 Wigg doubled up on the hand and Elezra took the minor hit in stride. Player Tags: Tony Cousineau, J.C. Tran, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, David Weisberger, Adam Levy, Sandra Naujoks, Anton Wigg, Viktor Blom Level 11 Update: New Champion for 2010Sep 25, '10
Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 82 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Viktor Blom — 430,000 Average Chip Count: 126,585 Notable Eliminations: Barry Shulman Big Hands: Defending Champion Out There will be a brand new champion this year as the last remaining WSOPE main event winner Barry Shulman has hit the rail. Card Player’s publisher and current 2009 WSOPE main event champion’s stack had taken a bit of a beating after Ludovic Lacay doubled up through him despite Shulman holding top pair and a flush draw on the flop when all the chips went in. Lacay had an inside straight draw and although Shulman made trips on the turn, Lacay made his straight on the river. Shulman had less than 25,000 when he moved all in with A Lacay was soon crippled by Daniel Steinberg, and left shortly after at the hands of Guy Gorelik. Ivey Bleeding Chips Phil Ivey has had a bit of a rough level. In his latest encounter, we caught the action with a board of K Tough Time for Tilly Jennifer Tilly’s stack is another that is dwindling. Tilly bets 4,500 from the hijack and Darren Woods (one of the current chip leaders) raises it to 12,000 from the button. Tilly puts another 20,000 out making it 24,500 and Woods tanks for a few minutes. He then puts out a 100,000 stack of reds while declaring, “All in.” Tilly thinks for a bit and then mucks. Woods is now on over 380,000. It hasn’t helped Tilly that Viktor Blom is now sitting on her left. Many have been at the mercy of Blom throughout the day on the upper level of the Casino at The Empire, and now he is taking on the downstairs area. With 25,000 in the pot and the board showing A J.C. Busted by Golser’s Quads Markus Golser bet 3,600 preflop on the button and J.c. Tran made the call on the small blind. The flop rolled out 10 Tran: Q Turn and River: brick and 9 Golser scored quads on the river and Tran was sent home before the final break of the night began. Daniel Negreanu Takes a Hit but Still Kicking Daniel Negreanu raised to 4,600 preflop and Remy Biechel made the call. The flop fell J Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Daniel Negreanu, Barry Shulman, Phil Ivey, Jennifer Tilly, Ludovic Lacay, Viktor Blom Level 10 Update: Viktor Blom Rockin' ItSep 25, '10
Note: Players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. They will return at 8.45 p.m. local time. Blinds: 600-1,200 with 200 ante Players Remaining: 98 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Viktor Blom — 450,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 81,000 Average Chip Count: 105,918 Notable Eliminations: John Racener Big Hands: Viktor Blom Takes the Lead Magnus Persson raised preflop UTG+1 and Viktor Blom reraised preflop. Persson made the call and the two saw a flop of 9 Three Streets of Value for Schulman Nicolas Levi raised to 3,000 UTG +1 and Nick Schulman made the call from late position. Ivey made the call from the big blind as well. The flop fell A Shak and Awe On a flop of J Esfandiari: K Shak: 6 With a dominant flush draw, gut shot straight draw, and the currently good king-high, Esfandiari was a strong favorite with all but a few thousand of his chips in the middle. The turn came the 2 The 3 Shak’s stack grew to around 280,000 after the hand. Show The Bluff Phil Laak bets 3,000 from mid-position and Andy Frankenberger calls from the cut-off. Dan Fleyshman calls also, from the big blind. The flop is dealt A Up and Down Day for Lacay Coming in late into the action, Ludovic Lacay has moved all in for 22,000 on a J Present for Praz Allen Cunningham bets 3,500 from UTG and Roland de Wolfe calls from the small blind. Praz Bansi calls from the big blind and the flop comes 9 De Wolfe Gets Lucky Guy Gorelik bets 3,000 from late position and Roland de Wolfe calls from the hijack. Martin Davis makes it 9,500 and Gorelik steps aside. Players begin to make their way out for the dinner break as de Wolfe and David go head to head. De Wolfe asks Davis, “A-K?” “Yep, I have,” answers Davis, and then sadds, “Maybe.” De Wolfe calls and the flop is dealt K Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers The last two levels of the tournament have truly created a new hierarchy within the chip counts. Viktor Blom, the alleged “Isildur1” has been crushing it today and he now holds more than 400,000 to lead the way. We have two players at the 300,000 level and they are Phil Ivey and Darren Woods. The 200,000 club can count Barny Boatman, Nick Schulman, Thomas Bichon and Andre Pantling among its members. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Dan Shak, Eugene Katchalov, Roland de Wolfe, Nick Schulman, Martin Davis, Nicolas Levi, Praz Bansi, Ludovic Lacay, Andy Frankenberger, Viktor Blom, Daniel Steinberg Level 9 Update: Ivey Leads The WaySep 25, '10
Blinds: 500-1,000 with 100 ante Players Remaining: 130 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Phil Ivey — 302,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 87,000 Average Chip Count: 79,846 Notable Eliminations: Pat Walsh Big Hands: Phil Ivey Takes a Large Chip Lead Four players saw a K Ivey: 10 Turn and River: J Ivey now has 317,000 and he is a dominant chip leader as even his closest competitors lag behind by a six-digit deficit. Viktor Bloom into Second Viktor Bloom and Jason Gray got all of their chips into the middle on a 6 Kelly Takes Bite Out of Ivey Current chip leader Phil Ivey bets 2,700 from late position and JP Kelly calls from the button. The flop is 7 Walsh Wiggs Out Anton Wigg bets 2,300 from under the gun and Ted Lawson calls from middle position. Pat Walsh moves all in from the small blind and Wigg reraises it to 45,000. Lawson thinks for two minutes and then passes. It’s heads up, Lykov versus Walsh, and the flop comes K Stout Collects JP Kelly bets 2,500 from the hijack and Matt Stout calls form the cutoff. The flop is K Levi Sends Lawson Home Ted Lawson bets 2,700 from under the gun and Nicolas Levi raises it to 6,500. It’s folded around to Lawson who calls, and the two see a J Left in the Deck Card Player TV – Phil Laak’s Wild Ride Player Tags: Ted Lawson, Phil Ivey, Pat Walsh, Matt Stout, Nicolas Levi, J.P. Kelly, Anton Wigg, Viktor Blom Level 17 Update: Day 3 Ends -- 22 Return TomorrowSep 26, '10
Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 22 of 346 Official Chip Counts:
Average Chip Count: 471,818 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Michael Benvenuti Eliminated in 28th Place (₤21,106) Just back from dinner break and Michael Benvenuti moves all in with two black sevens. Daniel Steinberg makes the call with A Blom Takes Chunk Out of Greenstein Coming in late into the action, there was a healthy pot on the line, and it was between Barry Greenstein and Viktor Blom. A board of 7 Alex Keating Eliminated in 26th Place (£26,400) It was pocket eights that stopped Alex Keating’s run in the main event. All in preflop his 7 Yevgeniy Timoshenko Eliminated in 24th Place (£26,400) David Peters bet 14,000 from mid-late position and Yevgeniy Timoshenko shoved his 137,000 stack in from the button. It was folded back to Peters who called and showed pocket kings. A shocked Timoshenko flipped over K Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 23rd Place (£26,400) Daniel Steinberg raised to 15,000 under the gun and Barry Greenstein reraised to 45,000. Steinberg went into the tank and eventually reraised enough chips to put Greenstein all in. Greenstein made the call and they flipped over their cards: Greenstein: A Board: 10 Steinberg made a full house and he won the hand to eliminate Greenstein in 23rd place (£26,400). Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Alex Keating, Viktor Blom, Daniel Steinberg Level 16 Update: Into the Dinner BreakSep 26, '10
Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 28 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Andrew Pantling — 1,300,000 Average Chip Count: 346,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: James Mitchell Eliminated in 31st Place (₤21,106) James Mitchell moved all in on a flop of 7 Micthell: 9-9 Turn and River: 3 Mitchell was eliminated on the hand in 31st place and he will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Freddy Deeb Eliminated in 30th Place (₤21,106) Roland de Wolfe raised preflop from the small blind and Freddy Deeb reraised all in from the big blind. De Wolfe made the call and they flipped over their cards: De Wolfe: K Board: Q De Wolfe made a Broadway straight on the turn and that brought an end to Deeb’s tournament in 30th place. He will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Boatman Gets Chatty Ivey bets 12,500 from late position and Barny Boatman raises it to 37,500 from the hijack. Ivey calls and the flop comes J Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 29th Place (£21,106) Bryn Kenney bets 13,000 from the cut-off and Phil Ivey makes it 40,000 from the small blind. Kenny pops it to 80,000 and after about 30 seconds Ivey quietly says, “I’m all in.†Kenney insta-calls and flips over K De Wolfe and Blom at it Again Coming in preflop but slightly late into the action. Viktor Blom bets 28,500 from the button and Roland de Wolfe makes it 65,000 from the small blind. There is about 21,000 in the middle. It comes back to Blom who takes some time to think. One of the other players then calls the clock and Blom asks, “Who called time?†The player leans forward, picks up his short stack and says, “I can’t handle the blinds going up.†“You show?†Blom says to de Wolfe. “I told you I’d show!†says de Wolfe. “Promise?†asks Blom and then folds. De Wolfe shows him pocket jacks and moves up to 245,000. Blom bets 12,000 on a flop of 7 Player Tags: Barny Boatman, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Freddy Deeb, Bryn Kenney, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom Level 14 Update: Kid Poker Hits RailSep 26, '10
Players Remaining: 43 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Andrew Pantling — 795,000 Average Chip Count: 241,395 Notable Eliminations: Eli Elezra Big Hands: 2009 Runner-Up Eliminated Daniel Negreanu just handed his stack over to Darren Woods who has already been sitting in the top 10 since early yesterday. Woods bets 7,100 from the cut-off and Negreanu makes it 20,100 from the small blind. Woods thought for a while and raised it up. However Negreanu insta-shoved for just a little more and Woods was committed to call. It was A-K versus pocket threes for Negreanu and Woods respectively. The threes held however and Negreanu stood up looking a little pale. He said, " I can’t believe you thought I was going to fold there. I’m never folding in that spot." Negreanu’s hopes of taking a seat at his third consecutive World Series of Poker Europe main event final table have now been destroyed, along with many others’ as the field has been quickly demolished on day 3. Loss for Levi Freddy Deeb bets 7,500 from the hijack and the button, Anthony Newman. moves all in for 41,000. Nicolas Levi calls from the big blind and Deeb folds showing an ace. The board comes 8 Blom Versus de Wolfe Roland de Wolfe is on Viktor Blom’s left and the two have been battling it out in the past level, along with Thomas Bichon. De Wolfe bet 7,200 and Bichon made it 21,500. Blom called, as did de Wolfe, and the three saw a 9 It wasn’t long before de Wolfe was involved in another pot, but this time for his tournament life. Blom made it 6,800 from mid-late position and de Wolfe called from the hijack. The two went heads up to the J Blondeau Takes from Ivey Two other players going to battle are Rudy Blondeau and Phil Ivey. With around 41,000 in the pot and the board showing A They didn’t have to wait much longer to face each other again. Ivey bet 7,500 from the hijack and Blondeau made it 21,500 from the button. Ivey let it go. In the next hand Ivey then bet 7,500 again and Blondeau made it 21,500 once more. This time Ivey called and they saw a 7 Trouble for Inizan Marc Inizan bets 7,075 from UTG+1 and gets two callers, the button and the big blind. The flop comes down 10 Mitchell Takes a Hit James Mitchell bets 7,300 from the hijack and Viktor Blom calls. Ronald Lee then moves all in for another 79,300 and Mitchell calls. Blom folds and the two flip over their cards. Mitchell: J Board: A Mitchell’s stack takes a hit and he is now on 126,000. Lee doubles up just before break. Timoshenko vs. Seed Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 8,000 preflop and Huck Seed reraised to 23,500. Timoshenko made the call and the flop fell 10 The river fell 4 Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers Andrew Pantling has had a fantastic level and has come to the fore as chip leader with just under 800,000 in chips. It’s still a tough leader board however with the likes of Phil Ivey, Arnaud Mattern, Viktor Blom, and Thomas Bichon in the top 10. Mattern is on Pantling’s left with just under 400,000 in chips. Player Tags: Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Nicolas Levi, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Ronald Lee, Marc Inizan, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom, Rudy Blondeau Level 19 Update -- Blom and Ivey GoneSep 27, '10
Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 15 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Ronald Lee — 1,727,000 Average Chip Count: 692,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Phil Ivey Eliminated in 19th Place (£26,400) Ivey has finished just 10 places away from this year’s World Series of Poker Europe main event final table. Phil Ivey bet 35,000 and the big blind Ronald Lee thought for a moment. He then raised it up to 101,000 and Fabrizio Baldassari who had limped in, got out of his way. Ivey glared at his opponent long and hard and eventually said he was all in. Lee quickly rechecked his cards and called the all-in bet of 444,000. The two players flipped over their cards: Ivey: A Lee: A Board: 9 To much disappointment, Ivey made the long, hard walk away from the tournament floor, and collected £26,400 for a strong finish. Bojan Gledovic Eliminated in 17th Place (£33,285) Bojan Gledovic moved all in for 470,000 preflop and Dan Fleyshman made the call. Their cards: Gledovic: 4 Board: A Fleyshman held 1,490,000 after the hand, which gave him a tie for the chip lead. Gledovic was eliminated in 17th place and he will take home £33,285 in prize money. Viktor Blom Eliminated in 16th Place (£33,285) Viktor Blom raised to 23,000 preflop from early position and Ronald Lee made the call from the cutoff seat. The flop fell 10 Blom bet 65,000 this time and Lee made the call. The river delivered the 6 His ultimate hand came when Brian Powell raised to 36,000, and Blom moved all in. Powell made the call and the two turned over their cards: Powell: K Board: Q The alleged high stakes phenomenon now joins Phil Ivey in the list of big names that almost made it to this year’s final table. Player Tags: Phil Ivey, Dan Fleyshman, Ronald Lee, Viktor Blom Level 18 Update -- Early ActionSep 27, '10
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 19 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. James Bord — 920,000 Average Chip Count: 546,316 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Greg Mueller Eliminated in 22nd Place (£26,400) Greg Mueller moved all in with A Jani Sointula Eliminated in 21st Place (£26,400) Phil Ivey and Jani Sointula ran into each other for the second and final time today. Ivey made it 20,000 from the button and Sointula moved all in for 197,000. Ivey did not look happy as he contemplated the call. He decided to go with it, moved his chips over the line and flipped over pocket fours. Sointula showed Q Thomas Bichon Eliminated in 20th Place (£26,400) De wolfe Hangs On After moving all in and chopping a pot with Bojan Gledovic, Roland de Wolfe survived once more, this time doubling through Marc Inizan. With just under 80,000 in chips, de Wolfe shoved with A Fleyshman Doubles Andrew Pantling bet 18,000 from under the gun and Dan Fleyshman moved all in from the cut-off for the best part of 300,000. Pantling went into the tank and when he came out the other side, he opted to call. He flipped over 10 Mattern Miraculously Survives Arnaud Mattern’s pocket queens ran head-first into James Bord’s pocket aces. Viktor Blom triggered a raising war and then stepped out when Arnaud Mattern four-bet. Bord then shoved and Mattern made the call. The hands stood as they were after all was said and done, and pocket rockets were enough to send Bord sky-high into the chip lead, crippling Mattern down to just 12,000. Before the first break of the day however, Mattern managed to double up three times. First with pocket sixes versus Brian Powel’s K-Q, then with A-3 versus Anthony Newman’s A-Q by hitting a 3 on the turn, and finally with pocket eights versus Viktor Blom’s K-9. Mattern made a set on the flop and is now on a little more than 180,000. Player Tags: Greg Mueller, Phil Ivey, Jani Sointula, Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Dan Fleyshman, Arnaud Mattern, James Bord, Thomas Bichon, Viktor Blom |
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| Sep 26, '10 | 2010 World Series of Poker Europe - London | WSOPE No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 4 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 5 Update: Viktor Blom Takes the LeadSep 24, '10
Players Remaining: 153 out of 210 (unofficial) Chip Counts: 1. Viktor Bloom — 132,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 90,000 Average Chip Count: 40,127 Notable Eliminations: David Ulliot Big Hands: Viktor Bloom Jumps into the Lead Viktor Blom has climbed the leader board during the last level of play and he now paces the field with 132,000. Blom reached such lofty heights in a hand where the board read K David Benyamine Eliminated David Benyamine moved all in preflop and J.C. Tran and one other player made the call. The flop fell K No Joke — Sandra Naujoks Eliminated Sandra Naujoks moved all in for her final 6,850 and Adam Levy decided to face of against her. Their cards: Naujoks: A Board: Q Naujoks was drawing dead after the turn brought no help and she promptly exited the tournament area. Tony Cousineau Doubles Up Tony Cousineau moved all in for 20,000 with a board of Q Anton Wigg Doubles Up Anton Wigg raised to 900 preflop from early position and Eli Elezra made the call from the cutoff. The big blind jumped into the fray as well and the flop fell K Wigg: 10 Turn and River: 3 Wigg doubled up on the hand and Elezra took the minor hit in stride. Player Tags: Tony Cousineau, J.C. Tran, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, David Weisberger, Adam Levy, Sandra Naujoks, Anton Wigg, Viktor Blom Level 11 Update: New Champion for 2010Sep 25, '10
Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 82 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Viktor Blom — 430,000 Average Chip Count: 126,585 Notable Eliminations: Barry Shulman Big Hands: Defending Champion Out There will be a brand new champion this year as the last remaining WSOPE main event winner Barry Shulman has hit the rail. Card Player’s publisher and current 2009 WSOPE main event champion’s stack had taken a bit of a beating after Ludovic Lacay doubled up through him despite Shulman holding top pair and a flush draw on the flop when all the chips went in. Lacay had an inside straight draw and although Shulman made trips on the turn, Lacay made his straight on the river. Shulman had less than 25,000 when he moved all in with A Lacay was soon crippled by Daniel Steinberg, and left shortly after at the hands of Guy Gorelik. Ivey Bleeding Chips Phil Ivey has had a bit of a rough level. In his latest encounter, we caught the action with a board of K Tough Time for Tilly Jennifer Tilly’s stack is another that is dwindling. Tilly bets 4,500 from the hijack and Darren Woods (one of the current chip leaders) raises it to 12,000 from the button. Tilly puts another 20,000 out making it 24,500 and Woods tanks for a few minutes. He then puts out a 100,000 stack of reds while declaring, “All in.” Tilly thinks for a bit and then mucks. Woods is now on over 380,000. It hasn’t helped Tilly that Viktor Blom is now sitting on her left. Many have been at the mercy of Blom throughout the day on the upper level of the Casino at The Empire, and now he is taking on the downstairs area. With 25,000 in the pot and the board showing A J.C. Busted by Golser’s Quads Markus Golser bet 3,600 preflop on the button and J.c. Tran made the call on the small blind. The flop rolled out 10 Tran: Q Turn and River: brick and 9 Golser scored quads on the river and Tran was sent home before the final break of the night began. Daniel Negreanu Takes a Hit but Still Kicking Daniel Negreanu raised to 4,600 preflop and Remy Biechel made the call. The flop fell J Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Daniel Negreanu, Barry Shulman, Phil Ivey, Jennifer Tilly, Ludovic Lacay, Viktor Blom Level 10 Update: Viktor Blom Rockin' ItSep 25, '10
Note: Players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. They will return at 8.45 p.m. local time. Blinds: 600-1,200 with 200 ante Players Remaining: 98 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Viktor Blom — 450,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 81,000 Average Chip Count: 105,918 Notable Eliminations: John Racener Big Hands: Viktor Blom Takes the Lead Magnus Persson raised preflop UTG+1 and Viktor Blom reraised preflop. Persson made the call and the two saw a flop of 9 Three Streets of Value for Schulman Nicolas Levi raised to 3,000 UTG +1 and Nick Schulman made the call from late position. Ivey made the call from the big blind as well. The flop fell A Shak and Awe On a flop of J Esfandiari: K Shak: 6 With a dominant flush draw, gut shot straight draw, and the currently good king-high, Esfandiari was a strong favorite with all but a few thousand of his chips in the middle. The turn came the 2 The 3 Shak’s stack grew to around 280,000 after the hand. Show The Bluff Phil Laak bets 3,000 from mid-position and Andy Frankenberger calls from the cut-off. Dan Fleyshman calls also, from the big blind. The flop is dealt A Up and Down Day for Lacay Coming in late into the action, Ludovic Lacay has moved all in for 22,000 on a J Present for Praz Allen Cunningham bets 3,500 from UTG and Roland de Wolfe calls from the small blind. Praz Bansi calls from the big blind and the flop comes 9 De Wolfe Gets Lucky Guy Gorelik bets 3,000 from late position and Roland de Wolfe calls from the hijack. Martin Davis makes it 9,500 and Gorelik steps aside. Players begin to make their way out for the dinner break as de Wolfe and David go head to head. De Wolfe asks Davis, “A-K?” “Yep, I have,” answers Davis, and then sadds, “Maybe.” De Wolfe calls and the flop is dealt K Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers The last two levels of the tournament have truly created a new hierarchy within the chip counts. Viktor Blom, the alleged “Isildur1” has been crushing it today and he now holds more than 400,000 to lead the way. We have two players at the 300,000 level and they are Phil Ivey and Darren Woods. The 200,000 club can count Barny Boatman, Nick Schulman, Thomas Bichon and Andre Pantling among its members. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Dan Shak, Eugene Katchalov, Roland de Wolfe, Nick Schulman, Martin Davis, Nicolas Levi, Praz Bansi, Ludovic Lacay, Andy Frankenberger, Viktor Blom, Daniel Steinberg Level 9 Update: Ivey Leads The WaySep 25, '10
Blinds: 500-1,000 with 100 ante Players Remaining: 130 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Phil Ivey — 302,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 87,000 Average Chip Count: 79,846 Notable Eliminations: Pat Walsh Big Hands: Phil Ivey Takes a Large Chip Lead Four players saw a K Ivey: 10 Turn and River: J Ivey now has 317,000 and he is a dominant chip leader as even his closest competitors lag behind by a six-digit deficit. Viktor Bloom into Second Viktor Bloom and Jason Gray got all of their chips into the middle on a 6 Kelly Takes Bite Out of Ivey Current chip leader Phil Ivey bets 2,700 from late position and JP Kelly calls from the button. The flop is 7 Walsh Wiggs Out Anton Wigg bets 2,300 from under the gun and Ted Lawson calls from middle position. Pat Walsh moves all in from the small blind and Wigg reraises it to 45,000. Lawson thinks for two minutes and then passes. It’s heads up, Lykov versus Walsh, and the flop comes K Stout Collects JP Kelly bets 2,500 from the hijack and Matt Stout calls form the cutoff. The flop is K Levi Sends Lawson Home Ted Lawson bets 2,700 from under the gun and Nicolas Levi raises it to 6,500. It’s folded around to Lawson who calls, and the two see a J Left in the Deck Card Player TV – Phil Laak’s Wild Ride Player Tags: Ted Lawson, Phil Ivey, Pat Walsh, Matt Stout, Nicolas Levi, J.P. Kelly, Anton Wigg, Viktor Blom Level 17 Update: Day 3 Ends -- 22 Return TomorrowSep 26, '10
Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 22 of 346 Official Chip Counts:
Average Chip Count: 471,818 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Michael Benvenuti Eliminated in 28th Place (₤21,106) Just back from dinner break and Michael Benvenuti moves all in with two black sevens. Daniel Steinberg makes the call with A Blom Takes Chunk Out of Greenstein Coming in late into the action, there was a healthy pot on the line, and it was between Barry Greenstein and Viktor Blom. A board of 7 Alex Keating Eliminated in 26th Place (£26,400) It was pocket eights that stopped Alex Keating’s run in the main event. All in preflop his 7 Yevgeniy Timoshenko Eliminated in 24th Place (£26,400) David Peters bet 14,000 from mid-late position and Yevgeniy Timoshenko shoved his 137,000 stack in from the button. It was folded back to Peters who called and showed pocket kings. A shocked Timoshenko flipped over K Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 23rd Place (£26,400) Daniel Steinberg raised to 15,000 under the gun and Barry Greenstein reraised to 45,000. Steinberg went into the tank and eventually reraised enough chips to put Greenstein all in. Greenstein made the call and they flipped over their cards: Greenstein: A Board: 10 Steinberg made a full house and he won the hand to eliminate Greenstein in 23rd place (£26,400). Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Alex Keating, Viktor Blom, Daniel Steinberg Level 16 Update: Into the Dinner BreakSep 26, '10
Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 28 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Andrew Pantling — 1,300,000 Average Chip Count: 346,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: James Mitchell Eliminated in 31st Place (₤21,106) James Mitchell moved all in on a flop of 7 Micthell: 9-9 Turn and River: 3 Mitchell was eliminated on the hand in 31st place and he will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Freddy Deeb Eliminated in 30th Place (₤21,106) Roland de Wolfe raised preflop from the small blind and Freddy Deeb reraised all in from the big blind. De Wolfe made the call and they flipped over their cards: De Wolfe: K Board: Q De Wolfe made a Broadway straight on the turn and that brought an end to Deeb’s tournament in 30th place. He will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Boatman Gets Chatty Ivey bets 12,500 from late position and Barny Boatman raises it to 37,500 from the hijack. Ivey calls and the flop comes J Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 29th Place (£21,106) Bryn Kenney bets 13,000 from the cut-off and Phil Ivey makes it 40,000 from the small blind. Kenny pops it to 80,000 and after about 30 seconds Ivey quietly says, “I’m all in.†Kenney insta-calls and flips over K De Wolfe and Blom at it Again Coming in preflop but slightly late into the action. Viktor Blom bets 28,500 from the button and Roland de Wolfe makes it 65,000 from the small blind. There is about 21,000 in the middle. It comes back to Blom who takes some time to think. One of the other players then calls the clock and Blom asks, “Who called time?†The player leans forward, picks up his short stack and says, “I can’t handle the blinds going up.†“You show?†Blom says to de Wolfe. “I told you I’d show!†says de Wolfe. “Promise?†asks Blom and then folds. De Wolfe shows him pocket jacks and moves up to 245,000. Blom bets 12,000 on a flop of 7 Player Tags: Barny Boatman, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Freddy Deeb, Bryn Kenney, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom Level 14 Update: Kid Poker Hits RailSep 26, '10
Players Remaining: 43 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Andrew Pantling — 795,000 Average Chip Count: 241,395 Notable Eliminations: Eli Elezra Big Hands: 2009 Runner-Up Eliminated Daniel Negreanu just handed his stack over to Darren Woods who has already been sitting in the top 10 since early yesterday. Woods bets 7,100 from the cut-off and Negreanu makes it 20,100 from the small blind. Woods thought for a while and raised it up. However Negreanu insta-shoved for just a little more and Woods was committed to call. It was A-K versus pocket threes for Negreanu and Woods respectively. The threes held however and Negreanu stood up looking a little pale. He said, " I can’t believe you thought I was going to fold there. I’m never folding in that spot." Negreanu’s hopes of taking a seat at his third consecutive World Series of Poker Europe main event final table have now been destroyed, along with many others’ as the field has been quickly demolished on day 3. Loss for Levi Freddy Deeb bets 7,500 from the hijack and the button, Anthony Newman. moves all in for 41,000. Nicolas Levi calls from the big blind and Deeb folds showing an ace. The board comes 8 Blom Versus de Wolfe Roland de Wolfe is on Viktor Blom’s left and the two have been battling it out in the past level, along with Thomas Bichon. De Wolfe bet 7,200 and Bichon made it 21,500. Blom called, as did de Wolfe, and the three saw a 9 It wasn’t long before de Wolfe was involved in another pot, but this time for his tournament life. Blom made it 6,800 from mid-late position and de Wolfe called from the hijack. The two went heads up to the J Blondeau Takes from Ivey Two other players going to battle are Rudy Blondeau and Phil Ivey. With around 41,000 in the pot and the board showing A They didn’t have to wait much longer to face each other again. Ivey bet 7,500 from the hijack and Blondeau made it 21,500 from the button. Ivey let it go. In the next hand Ivey then bet 7,500 again and Blondeau made it 21,500 once more. This time Ivey called and they saw a 7 Trouble for Inizan Marc Inizan bets 7,075 from UTG+1 and gets two callers, the button and the big blind. The flop comes down 10 Mitchell Takes a Hit James Mitchell bets 7,300 from the hijack and Viktor Blom calls. Ronald Lee then moves all in for another 79,300 and Mitchell calls. Blom folds and the two flip over their cards. Mitchell: J Board: A Mitchell’s stack takes a hit and he is now on 126,000. Lee doubles up just before break. Timoshenko vs. Seed Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 8,000 preflop and Huck Seed reraised to 23,500. Timoshenko made the call and the flop fell 10 The river fell 4 Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers Andrew Pantling has had a fantastic level and has come to the fore as chip leader with just under 800,000 in chips. It’s still a tough leader board however with the likes of Phil Ivey, Arnaud Mattern, Viktor Blom, and Thomas Bichon in the top 10. Mattern is on Pantling’s left with just under 400,000 in chips. Player Tags: Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Nicolas Levi, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Ronald Lee, Marc Inizan, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom, Rudy Blondeau Level 19 Update -- Blom and Ivey GoneSep 27, '10
Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 15 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Ronald Lee — 1,727,000 Average Chip Count: 692,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Phil Ivey Eliminated in 19th Place (£26,400) Ivey has finished just 10 places away from this year’s World Series of Poker Europe main event final table. Phil Ivey bet 35,000 and the big blind Ronald Lee thought for a moment. He then raised it up to 101,000 and Fabrizio Baldassari who had limped in, got out of his way. Ivey glared at his opponent long and hard and eventually said he was all in. Lee quickly rechecked his cards and called the all-in bet of 444,000. The two players flipped over their cards: Ivey: A Lee: A Board: 9 To much disappointment, Ivey made the long, hard walk away from the tournament floor, and collected £26,400 for a strong finish. Bojan Gledovic Eliminated in 17th Place (£33,285) Bojan Gledovic moved all in for 470,000 preflop and Dan Fleyshman made the call. Their cards: Gledovic: 4 Board: A Fleyshman held 1,490,000 after the hand, which gave him a tie for the chip lead. Gledovic was eliminated in 17th place and he will take home £33,285 in prize money. Viktor Blom Eliminated in 16th Place (£33,285) Viktor Blom raised to 23,000 preflop from early position and Ronald Lee made the call from the cutoff seat. The flop fell 10 Blom bet 65,000 this time and Lee made the call. The river delivered the 6 His ultimate hand came when Brian Powell raised to 36,000, and Blom moved all in. Powell made the call and the two turned over their cards: Powell: K Board: Q The alleged high stakes phenomenon now joins Phil Ivey in the list of big names that almost made it to this year’s final table. Player Tags: Phil Ivey, Dan Fleyshman, Ronald Lee, Viktor Blom Level 18 Update -- Early ActionSep 27, '10
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 19 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. James Bord — 920,000 Average Chip Count: 546,316 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Greg Mueller Eliminated in 22nd Place (£26,400) Greg Mueller moved all in with A Jani Sointula Eliminated in 21st Place (£26,400) Phil Ivey and Jani Sointula ran into each other for the second and final time today. Ivey made it 20,000 from the button and Sointula moved all in for 197,000. Ivey did not look happy as he contemplated the call. He decided to go with it, moved his chips over the line and flipped over pocket fours. Sointula showed Q Thomas Bichon Eliminated in 20th Place (£26,400) De wolfe Hangs On After moving all in and chopping a pot with Bojan Gledovic, Roland de Wolfe survived once more, this time doubling through Marc Inizan. With just under 80,000 in chips, de Wolfe shoved with A Fleyshman Doubles Andrew Pantling bet 18,000 from under the gun and Dan Fleyshman moved all in from the cut-off for the best part of 300,000. Pantling went into the tank and when he came out the other side, he opted to call. He flipped over 10 Mattern Miraculously Survives Arnaud Mattern’s pocket queens ran head-first into James Bord’s pocket aces. Viktor Blom triggered a raising war and then stepped out when Arnaud Mattern four-bet. Bord then shoved and Mattern made the call. The hands stood as they were after all was said and done, and pocket rockets were enough to send Bord sky-high into the chip lead, crippling Mattern down to just 12,000. Before the first break of the day however, Mattern managed to double up three times. First with pocket sixes versus Brian Powel’s K-Q, then with A-3 versus Anthony Newman’s A-Q by hitting a 3 on the turn, and finally with pocket eights versus Viktor Blom’s K-9. Mattern made a set on the flop and is now on a little more than 180,000. Player Tags: Greg Mueller, Phil Ivey, Jani Sointula, Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Dan Fleyshman, Arnaud Mattern, James Bord, Thomas Bichon, Viktor Blom |
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Level 5 Update: Viktor Blom Takes the LeadSep 24, '10
Players Remaining: 153 out of 210 (unofficial) Chip Counts: 1. Viktor Bloom — 132,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 90,000 Average Chip Count: 40,127 Notable Eliminations: David Ulliot Big Hands: Viktor Bloom Jumps into the Lead Viktor Blom has climbed the leader board during the last level of play and he now paces the field with 132,000. Blom reached such lofty heights in a hand where the board read K David Benyamine Eliminated David Benyamine moved all in preflop and J.C. Tran and one other player made the call. The flop fell K No Joke — Sandra Naujoks Eliminated Sandra Naujoks moved all in for her final 6,850 and Adam Levy decided to face of against her. Their cards: Naujoks: A Board: Q Naujoks was drawing dead after the turn brought no help and she promptly exited the tournament area. Tony Cousineau Doubles Up Tony Cousineau moved all in for 20,000 with a board of Q Anton Wigg Doubles Up Anton Wigg raised to 900 preflop from early position and Eli Elezra made the call from the cutoff. The big blind jumped into the fray as well and the flop fell K Wigg: 10 Turn and River: 3 Wigg doubled up on the hand and Elezra took the minor hit in stride. Player Tags: Tony Cousineau, J.C. Tran, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, David Weisberger, Adam Levy, Sandra Naujoks, Anton Wigg, Viktor Blom Level 11 Update: New Champion for 2010Sep 25, '10
Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 82 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Viktor Blom — 430,000 Average Chip Count: 126,585 Notable Eliminations: Barry Shulman Big Hands: Defending Champion Out There will be a brand new champion this year as the last remaining WSOPE main event winner Barry Shulman has hit the rail. Card Player’s publisher and current 2009 WSOPE main event champion’s stack had taken a bit of a beating after Ludovic Lacay doubled up through him despite Shulman holding top pair and a flush draw on the flop when all the chips went in. Lacay had an inside straight draw and although Shulman made trips on the turn, Lacay made his straight on the river. Shulman had less than 25,000 when he moved all in with A Lacay was soon crippled by Daniel Steinberg, and left shortly after at the hands of Guy Gorelik. Ivey Bleeding Chips Phil Ivey has had a bit of a rough level. In his latest encounter, we caught the action with a board of K Tough Time for Tilly Jennifer Tilly’s stack is another that is dwindling. Tilly bets 4,500 from the hijack and Darren Woods (one of the current chip leaders) raises it to 12,000 from the button. Tilly puts another 20,000 out making it 24,500 and Woods tanks for a few minutes. He then puts out a 100,000 stack of reds while declaring, “All in.” Tilly thinks for a bit and then mucks. Woods is now on over 380,000. It hasn’t helped Tilly that Viktor Blom is now sitting on her left. Many have been at the mercy of Blom throughout the day on the upper level of the Casino at The Empire, and now he is taking on the downstairs area. With 25,000 in the pot and the board showing A J.C. Busted by Golser’s Quads Markus Golser bet 3,600 preflop on the button and J.c. Tran made the call on the small blind. The flop rolled out 10 Tran: Q Turn and River: brick and 9 Golser scored quads on the river and Tran was sent home before the final break of the night began. Daniel Negreanu Takes a Hit but Still Kicking Daniel Negreanu raised to 4,600 preflop and Remy Biechel made the call. The flop fell J Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Daniel Negreanu, Barry Shulman, Phil Ivey, Jennifer Tilly, Ludovic Lacay, Viktor Blom Level 10 Update: Viktor Blom Rockin' ItSep 25, '10
Note: Players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. They will return at 8.45 p.m. local time. Blinds: 600-1,200 with 200 ante Players Remaining: 98 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Viktor Blom — 450,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 81,000 Average Chip Count: 105,918 Notable Eliminations: John Racener Big Hands: Viktor Blom Takes the Lead Magnus Persson raised preflop UTG+1 and Viktor Blom reraised preflop. Persson made the call and the two saw a flop of 9 Three Streets of Value for Schulman Nicolas Levi raised to 3,000 UTG +1 and Nick Schulman made the call from late position. Ivey made the call from the big blind as well. The flop fell A Shak and Awe On a flop of J Esfandiari: K Shak: 6 With a dominant flush draw, gut shot straight draw, and the currently good king-high, Esfandiari was a strong favorite with all but a few thousand of his chips in the middle. The turn came the 2 The 3 Shak’s stack grew to around 280,000 after the hand. Show The Bluff Phil Laak bets 3,000 from mid-position and Andy Frankenberger calls from the cut-off. Dan Fleyshman calls also, from the big blind. The flop is dealt A Up and Down Day for Lacay Coming in late into the action, Ludovic Lacay has moved all in for 22,000 on a J Present for Praz Allen Cunningham bets 3,500 from UTG and Roland de Wolfe calls from the small blind. Praz Bansi calls from the big blind and the flop comes 9 De Wolfe Gets Lucky Guy Gorelik bets 3,000 from late position and Roland de Wolfe calls from the hijack. Martin Davis makes it 9,500 and Gorelik steps aside. Players begin to make their way out for the dinner break as de Wolfe and David go head to head. De Wolfe asks Davis, “A-K?” “Yep, I have,” answers Davis, and then sadds, “Maybe.” De Wolfe calls and the flop is dealt K Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers The last two levels of the tournament have truly created a new hierarchy within the chip counts. Viktor Blom, the alleged “Isildur1” has been crushing it today and he now holds more than 400,000 to lead the way. We have two players at the 300,000 level and they are Phil Ivey and Darren Woods. The 200,000 club can count Barny Boatman, Nick Schulman, Thomas Bichon and Andre Pantling among its members. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Dan Shak, Eugene Katchalov, Roland de Wolfe, Nick Schulman, Martin Davis, Nicolas Levi, Praz Bansi, Ludovic Lacay, Andy Frankenberger, Viktor Blom, Daniel Steinberg Level 9 Update: Ivey Leads The WaySep 25, '10
Blinds: 500-1,000 with 100 ante Players Remaining: 130 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Phil Ivey — 302,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 87,000 Average Chip Count: 79,846 Notable Eliminations: Pat Walsh Big Hands: Phil Ivey Takes a Large Chip Lead Four players saw a K Ivey: 10 Turn and River: J Ivey now has 317,000 and he is a dominant chip leader as even his closest competitors lag behind by a six-digit deficit. Viktor Bloom into Second Viktor Bloom and Jason Gray got all of their chips into the middle on a 6 Kelly Takes Bite Out of Ivey Current chip leader Phil Ivey bets 2,700 from late position and JP Kelly calls from the button. The flop is 7 Walsh Wiggs Out Anton Wigg bets 2,300 from under the gun and Ted Lawson calls from middle position. Pat Walsh moves all in from the small blind and Wigg reraises it to 45,000. Lawson thinks for two minutes and then passes. It’s heads up, Lykov versus Walsh, and the flop comes K Stout Collects JP Kelly bets 2,500 from the hijack and Matt Stout calls form the cutoff. The flop is K Levi Sends Lawson Home Ted Lawson bets 2,700 from under the gun and Nicolas Levi raises it to 6,500. It’s folded around to Lawson who calls, and the two see a J Left in the Deck Card Player TV – Phil Laak’s Wild Ride Player Tags: Ted Lawson, Phil Ivey, Pat Walsh, Matt Stout, Nicolas Levi, J.P. Kelly, Anton Wigg, Viktor Blom Level 17 Update: Day 3 Ends -- 22 Return TomorrowSep 26, '10
Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 22 of 346 Official Chip Counts:
Average Chip Count: 471,818 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Michael Benvenuti Eliminated in 28th Place (₤21,106) Just back from dinner break and Michael Benvenuti moves all in with two black sevens. Daniel Steinberg makes the call with A Blom Takes Chunk Out of Greenstein Coming in late into the action, there was a healthy pot on the line, and it was between Barry Greenstein and Viktor Blom. A board of 7 Alex Keating Eliminated in 26th Place (£26,400) It was pocket eights that stopped Alex Keating’s run in the main event. All in preflop his 7 Yevgeniy Timoshenko Eliminated in 24th Place (£26,400) David Peters bet 14,000 from mid-late position and Yevgeniy Timoshenko shoved his 137,000 stack in from the button. It was folded back to Peters who called and showed pocket kings. A shocked Timoshenko flipped over K Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 23rd Place (£26,400) Daniel Steinberg raised to 15,000 under the gun and Barry Greenstein reraised to 45,000. Steinberg went into the tank and eventually reraised enough chips to put Greenstein all in. Greenstein made the call and they flipped over their cards: Greenstein: A Board: 10 Steinberg made a full house and he won the hand to eliminate Greenstein in 23rd place (£26,400). Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Alex Keating, Viktor Blom, Daniel Steinberg Level 16 Update: Into the Dinner BreakSep 26, '10
Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 28 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Andrew Pantling — 1,300,000 Average Chip Count: 346,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: James Mitchell Eliminated in 31st Place (₤21,106) James Mitchell moved all in on a flop of 7 Micthell: 9-9 Turn and River: 3 Mitchell was eliminated on the hand in 31st place and he will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Freddy Deeb Eliminated in 30th Place (₤21,106) Roland de Wolfe raised preflop from the small blind and Freddy Deeb reraised all in from the big blind. De Wolfe made the call and they flipped over their cards: De Wolfe: K Board: Q De Wolfe made a Broadway straight on the turn and that brought an end to Deeb’s tournament in 30th place. He will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Boatman Gets Chatty Ivey bets 12,500 from late position and Barny Boatman raises it to 37,500 from the hijack. Ivey calls and the flop comes J Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 29th Place (£21,106) Bryn Kenney bets 13,000 from the cut-off and Phil Ivey makes it 40,000 from the small blind. Kenny pops it to 80,000 and after about 30 seconds Ivey quietly says, “I’m all in.†Kenney insta-calls and flips over K De Wolfe and Blom at it Again Coming in preflop but slightly late into the action. Viktor Blom bets 28,500 from the button and Roland de Wolfe makes it 65,000 from the small blind. There is about 21,000 in the middle. It comes back to Blom who takes some time to think. One of the other players then calls the clock and Blom asks, “Who called time?†The player leans forward, picks up his short stack and says, “I can’t handle the blinds going up.†“You show?†Blom says to de Wolfe. “I told you I’d show!†says de Wolfe. “Promise?†asks Blom and then folds. De Wolfe shows him pocket jacks and moves up to 245,000. Blom bets 12,000 on a flop of 7 Player Tags: Barny Boatman, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Freddy Deeb, Bryn Kenney, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom Level 14 Update: Kid Poker Hits RailSep 26, '10
Players Remaining: 43 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Andrew Pantling — 795,000 Average Chip Count: 241,395 Notable Eliminations: Eli Elezra Big Hands: 2009 Runner-Up Eliminated Daniel Negreanu just handed his stack over to Darren Woods who has already been sitting in the top 10 since early yesterday. Woods bets 7,100 from the cut-off and Negreanu makes it 20,100 from the small blind. Woods thought for a while and raised it up. However Negreanu insta-shoved for just a little more and Woods was committed to call. It was A-K versus pocket threes for Negreanu and Woods respectively. The threes held however and Negreanu stood up looking a little pale. He said, " I can’t believe you thought I was going to fold there. I’m never folding in that spot." Negreanu’s hopes of taking a seat at his third consecutive World Series of Poker Europe main event final table have now been destroyed, along with many others’ as the field has been quickly demolished on day 3. Loss for Levi Freddy Deeb bets 7,500 from the hijack and the button, Anthony Newman. moves all in for 41,000. Nicolas Levi calls from the big blind and Deeb folds showing an ace. The board comes 8 Blom Versus de Wolfe Roland de Wolfe is on Viktor Blom’s left and the two have been battling it out in the past level, along with Thomas Bichon. De Wolfe bet 7,200 and Bichon made it 21,500. Blom called, as did de Wolfe, and the three saw a 9 It wasn’t long before de Wolfe was involved in another pot, but this time for his tournament life. Blom made it 6,800 from mid-late position and de Wolfe called from the hijack. The two went heads up to the J Blondeau Takes from Ivey Two other players going to battle are Rudy Blondeau and Phil Ivey. With around 41,000 in the pot and the board showing A They didn’t have to wait much longer to face each other again. Ivey bet 7,500 from the hijack and Blondeau made it 21,500 from the button. Ivey let it go. In the next hand Ivey then bet 7,500 again and Blondeau made it 21,500 once more. This time Ivey called and they saw a 7 Trouble for Inizan Marc Inizan bets 7,075 from UTG+1 and gets two callers, the button and the big blind. The flop comes down 10 Mitchell Takes a Hit James Mitchell bets 7,300 from the hijack and Viktor Blom calls. Ronald Lee then moves all in for another 79,300 and Mitchell calls. Blom folds and the two flip over their cards. Mitchell: J Board: A Mitchell’s stack takes a hit and he is now on 126,000. Lee doubles up just before break. Timoshenko vs. Seed Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 8,000 preflop and Huck Seed reraised to 23,500. Timoshenko made the call and the flop fell 10 The river fell 4 Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers Andrew Pantling has had a fantastic level and has come to the fore as chip leader with just under 800,000 in chips. It’s still a tough leader board however with the likes of Phil Ivey, Arnaud Mattern, Viktor Blom, and Thomas Bichon in the top 10. Mattern is on Pantling’s left with just under 400,000 in chips. Player Tags: Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Nicolas Levi, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Ronald Lee, Marc Inizan, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom, Rudy Blondeau Level 19 Update -- Blom and Ivey GoneSep 27, '10
Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 15 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Ronald Lee — 1,727,000 Average Chip Count: 692,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Phil Ivey Eliminated in 19th Place (£26,400) Ivey has finished just 10 places away from this year’s World Series of Poker Europe main event final table. Phil Ivey bet 35,000 and the big blind Ronald Lee thought for a moment. He then raised it up to 101,000 and Fabrizio Baldassari who had limped in, got out of his way. Ivey glared at his opponent long and hard and eventually said he was all in. Lee quickly rechecked his cards and called the all-in bet of 444,000. The two players flipped over their cards: Ivey: A Lee: A Board: 9 To much disappointment, Ivey made the long, hard walk away from the tournament floor, and collected £26,400 for a strong finish. Bojan Gledovic Eliminated in 17th Place (£33,285) Bojan Gledovic moved all in for 470,000 preflop and Dan Fleyshman made the call. Their cards: Gledovic: 4 Board: A Fleyshman held 1,490,000 after the hand, which gave him a tie for the chip lead. Gledovic was eliminated in 17th place and he will take home £33,285 in prize money. Viktor Blom Eliminated in 16th Place (£33,285) Viktor Blom raised to 23,000 preflop from early position and Ronald Lee made the call from the cutoff seat. The flop fell 10 Blom bet 65,000 this time and Lee made the call. The river delivered the 6 His ultimate hand came when Brian Powell raised to 36,000, and Blom moved all in. Powell made the call and the two turned over their cards: Powell: K Board: Q The alleged high stakes phenomenon now joins Phil Ivey in the list of big names that almost made it to this year’s final table. Player Tags: Phil Ivey, Dan Fleyshman, Ronald Lee, Viktor Blom Level 18 Update -- Early ActionSep 27, '10
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 19 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. James Bord — 920,000 Average Chip Count: 546,316 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Greg Mueller Eliminated in 22nd Place (£26,400) Greg Mueller moved all in with A Jani Sointula Eliminated in 21st Place (£26,400) Phil Ivey and Jani Sointula ran into each other for the second and final time today. Ivey made it 20,000 from the button and Sointula moved all in for 197,000. Ivey did not look happy as he contemplated the call. He decided to go with it, moved his chips over the line and flipped over pocket fours. Sointula showed Q Thomas Bichon Eliminated in 20th Place (£26,400) De wolfe Hangs On After moving all in and chopping a pot with Bojan Gledovic, Roland de Wolfe survived once more, this time doubling through Marc Inizan. With just under 80,000 in chips, de Wolfe shoved with A Fleyshman Doubles Andrew Pantling bet 18,000 from under the gun and Dan Fleyshman moved all in from the cut-off for the best part of 300,000. Pantling went into the tank and when he came out the other side, he opted to call. He flipped over 10 Mattern Miraculously Survives Arnaud Mattern’s pocket queens ran head-first into James Bord’s pocket aces. Viktor Blom triggered a raising war and then stepped out when Arnaud Mattern four-bet. Bord then shoved and Mattern made the call. The hands stood as they were after all was said and done, and pocket rockets were enough to send Bord sky-high into the chip lead, crippling Mattern down to just 12,000. Before the first break of the day however, Mattern managed to double up three times. First with pocket sixes versus Brian Powel’s K-Q, then with A-3 versus Anthony Newman’s A-Q by hitting a 3 on the turn, and finally with pocket eights versus Viktor Blom’s K-9. Mattern made a set on the flop and is now on a little more than 180,000. Player Tags: Greg Mueller, Phil Ivey, Jani Sointula, Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Dan Fleyshman, Arnaud Mattern, James Bord, Thomas Bichon, Viktor Blom |
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Level 5 Update: Viktor Blom Takes the LeadSep 24, '10
Players Remaining: 153 out of 210 (unofficial) Chip Counts: 1. Viktor Bloom — 132,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 90,000 Average Chip Count: 40,127 Notable Eliminations: David Ulliot Big Hands: Viktor Bloom Jumps into the Lead Viktor Blom has climbed the leader board during the last level of play and he now paces the field with 132,000. Blom reached such lofty heights in a hand where the board read K David Benyamine Eliminated David Benyamine moved all in preflop and J.C. Tran and one other player made the call. The flop fell K No Joke — Sandra Naujoks Eliminated Sandra Naujoks moved all in for her final 6,850 and Adam Levy decided to face of against her. Their cards: Naujoks: A Board: Q Naujoks was drawing dead after the turn brought no help and she promptly exited the tournament area. Tony Cousineau Doubles Up Tony Cousineau moved all in for 20,000 with a board of Q Anton Wigg Doubles Up Anton Wigg raised to 900 preflop from early position and Eli Elezra made the call from the cutoff. The big blind jumped into the fray as well and the flop fell K Wigg: 10 Turn and River: 3 Wigg doubled up on the hand and Elezra took the minor hit in stride. Player Tags: Tony Cousineau, J.C. Tran, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, David Weisberger, Adam Levy, Sandra Naujoks, Anton Wigg, Viktor Blom Level 11 Update: New Champion for 2010Sep 25, '10
Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 82 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Viktor Blom — 430,000 Average Chip Count: 126,585 Notable Eliminations: Barry Shulman Big Hands: Defending Champion Out There will be a brand new champion this year as the last remaining WSOPE main event winner Barry Shulman has hit the rail. Card Player’s publisher and current 2009 WSOPE main event champion’s stack had taken a bit of a beating after Ludovic Lacay doubled up through him despite Shulman holding top pair and a flush draw on the flop when all the chips went in. Lacay had an inside straight draw and although Shulman made trips on the turn, Lacay made his straight on the river. Shulman had less than 25,000 when he moved all in with A Lacay was soon crippled by Daniel Steinberg, and left shortly after at the hands of Guy Gorelik. Ivey Bleeding Chips Phil Ivey has had a bit of a rough level. In his latest encounter, we caught the action with a board of K Tough Time for Tilly Jennifer Tilly’s stack is another that is dwindling. Tilly bets 4,500 from the hijack and Darren Woods (one of the current chip leaders) raises it to 12,000 from the button. Tilly puts another 20,000 out making it 24,500 and Woods tanks for a few minutes. He then puts out a 100,000 stack of reds while declaring, “All in.” Tilly thinks for a bit and then mucks. Woods is now on over 380,000. It hasn’t helped Tilly that Viktor Blom is now sitting on her left. Many have been at the mercy of Blom throughout the day on the upper level of the Casino at The Empire, and now he is taking on the downstairs area. With 25,000 in the pot and the board showing A J.C. Busted by Golser’s Quads Markus Golser bet 3,600 preflop on the button and J.c. Tran made the call on the small blind. The flop rolled out 10 Tran: Q Turn and River: brick and 9 Golser scored quads on the river and Tran was sent home before the final break of the night began. Daniel Negreanu Takes a Hit but Still Kicking Daniel Negreanu raised to 4,600 preflop and Remy Biechel made the call. The flop fell J Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Daniel Negreanu, Barry Shulman, Phil Ivey, Jennifer Tilly, Ludovic Lacay, Viktor Blom Level 10 Update: Viktor Blom Rockin' ItSep 25, '10
Note: Players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. They will return at 8.45 p.m. local time. Blinds: 600-1,200 with 200 ante Players Remaining: 98 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Viktor Blom — 450,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 81,000 Average Chip Count: 105,918 Notable Eliminations: John Racener Big Hands: Viktor Blom Takes the Lead Magnus Persson raised preflop UTG+1 and Viktor Blom reraised preflop. Persson made the call and the two saw a flop of 9 Three Streets of Value for Schulman Nicolas Levi raised to 3,000 UTG +1 and Nick Schulman made the call from late position. Ivey made the call from the big blind as well. The flop fell A Shak and Awe On a flop of J Esfandiari: K Shak: 6 With a dominant flush draw, gut shot straight draw, and the currently good king-high, Esfandiari was a strong favorite with all but a few thousand of his chips in the middle. The turn came the 2 The 3 Shak’s stack grew to around 280,000 after the hand. Show The Bluff Phil Laak bets 3,000 from mid-position and Andy Frankenberger calls from the cut-off. Dan Fleyshman calls also, from the big blind. The flop is dealt A Up and Down Day for Lacay Coming in late into the action, Ludovic Lacay has moved all in for 22,000 on a J Present for Praz Allen Cunningham bets 3,500 from UTG and Roland de Wolfe calls from the small blind. Praz Bansi calls from the big blind and the flop comes 9 De Wolfe Gets Lucky Guy Gorelik bets 3,000 from late position and Roland de Wolfe calls from the hijack. Martin Davis makes it 9,500 and Gorelik steps aside. Players begin to make their way out for the dinner break as de Wolfe and David go head to head. De Wolfe asks Davis, “A-K?” “Yep, I have,” answers Davis, and then sadds, “Maybe.” De Wolfe calls and the flop is dealt K Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers The last two levels of the tournament have truly created a new hierarchy within the chip counts. Viktor Blom, the alleged “Isildur1” has been crushing it today and he now holds more than 400,000 to lead the way. We have two players at the 300,000 level and they are Phil Ivey and Darren Woods. The 200,000 club can count Barny Boatman, Nick Schulman, Thomas Bichon and Andre Pantling among its members. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Dan Shak, Eugene Katchalov, Roland de Wolfe, Nick Schulman, Martin Davis, Nicolas Levi, Praz Bansi, Ludovic Lacay, Andy Frankenberger, Viktor Blom, Daniel Steinberg Level 9 Update: Ivey Leads The WaySep 25, '10
Blinds: 500-1,000 with 100 ante Players Remaining: 130 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Phil Ivey — 302,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 87,000 Average Chip Count: 79,846 Notable Eliminations: Pat Walsh Big Hands: Phil Ivey Takes a Large Chip Lead Four players saw a K Ivey: 10 Turn and River: J Ivey now has 317,000 and he is a dominant chip leader as even his closest competitors lag behind by a six-digit deficit. Viktor Bloom into Second Viktor Bloom and Jason Gray got all of their chips into the middle on a 6 Kelly Takes Bite Out of Ivey Current chip leader Phil Ivey bets 2,700 from late position and JP Kelly calls from the button. The flop is 7 Walsh Wiggs Out Anton Wigg bets 2,300 from under the gun and Ted Lawson calls from middle position. Pat Walsh moves all in from the small blind and Wigg reraises it to 45,000. Lawson thinks for two minutes and then passes. It’s heads up, Lykov versus Walsh, and the flop comes K Stout Collects JP Kelly bets 2,500 from the hijack and Matt Stout calls form the cutoff. The flop is K Levi Sends Lawson Home Ted Lawson bets 2,700 from under the gun and Nicolas Levi raises it to 6,500. It’s folded around to Lawson who calls, and the two see a J Left in the Deck Card Player TV – Phil Laak’s Wild Ride Player Tags: Ted Lawson, Phil Ivey, Pat Walsh, Matt Stout, Nicolas Levi, J.P. Kelly, Anton Wigg, Viktor Blom Level 17 Update: Day 3 Ends -- 22 Return TomorrowSep 26, '10
Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 22 of 346 Official Chip Counts:
Average Chip Count: 471,818 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Michael Benvenuti Eliminated in 28th Place (₤21,106) Just back from dinner break and Michael Benvenuti moves all in with two black sevens. Daniel Steinberg makes the call with A Blom Takes Chunk Out of Greenstein Coming in late into the action, there was a healthy pot on the line, and it was between Barry Greenstein and Viktor Blom. A board of 7 Alex Keating Eliminated in 26th Place (£26,400) It was pocket eights that stopped Alex Keating’s run in the main event. All in preflop his 7 Yevgeniy Timoshenko Eliminated in 24th Place (£26,400) David Peters bet 14,000 from mid-late position and Yevgeniy Timoshenko shoved his 137,000 stack in from the button. It was folded back to Peters who called and showed pocket kings. A shocked Timoshenko flipped over K Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 23rd Place (£26,400) Daniel Steinberg raised to 15,000 under the gun and Barry Greenstein reraised to 45,000. Steinberg went into the tank and eventually reraised enough chips to put Greenstein all in. Greenstein made the call and they flipped over their cards: Greenstein: A Board: 10 Steinberg made a full house and he won the hand to eliminate Greenstein in 23rd place (£26,400). Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Alex Keating, Viktor Blom, Daniel Steinberg Level 16 Update: Into the Dinner BreakSep 26, '10
Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 28 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Andrew Pantling — 1,300,000 Average Chip Count: 346,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: James Mitchell Eliminated in 31st Place (₤21,106) James Mitchell moved all in on a flop of 7 Micthell: 9-9 Turn and River: 3 Mitchell was eliminated on the hand in 31st place and he will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Freddy Deeb Eliminated in 30th Place (₤21,106) Roland de Wolfe raised preflop from the small blind and Freddy Deeb reraised all in from the big blind. De Wolfe made the call and they flipped over their cards: De Wolfe: K Board: Q De Wolfe made a Broadway straight on the turn and that brought an end to Deeb’s tournament in 30th place. He will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Boatman Gets Chatty Ivey bets 12,500 from late position and Barny Boatman raises it to 37,500 from the hijack. Ivey calls and the flop comes J Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 29th Place (£21,106) Bryn Kenney bets 13,000 from the cut-off and Phil Ivey makes it 40,000 from the small blind. Kenny pops it to 80,000 and after about 30 seconds Ivey quietly says, “I’m all in.†Kenney insta-calls and flips over K De Wolfe and Blom at it Again Coming in preflop but slightly late into the action. Viktor Blom bets 28,500 from the button and Roland de Wolfe makes it 65,000 from the small blind. There is about 21,000 in the middle. It comes back to Blom who takes some time to think. One of the other players then calls the clock and Blom asks, “Who called time?†The player leans forward, picks up his short stack and says, “I can’t handle the blinds going up.†“You show?†Blom says to de Wolfe. “I told you I’d show!†says de Wolfe. “Promise?†asks Blom and then folds. De Wolfe shows him pocket jacks and moves up to 245,000. Blom bets 12,000 on a flop of 7 Player Tags: Barny Boatman, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Freddy Deeb, Bryn Kenney, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom Level 14 Update: Kid Poker Hits RailSep 26, '10
Players Remaining: 43 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Andrew Pantling — 795,000 Average Chip Count: 241,395 Notable Eliminations: Eli Elezra Big Hands: 2009 Runner-Up Eliminated Daniel Negreanu just handed his stack over to Darren Woods who has already been sitting in the top 10 since early yesterday. Woods bets 7,100 from the cut-off and Negreanu makes it 20,100 from the small blind. Woods thought for a while and raised it up. However Negreanu insta-shoved for just a little more and Woods was committed to call. It was A-K versus pocket threes for Negreanu and Woods respectively. The threes held however and Negreanu stood up looking a little pale. He said, " I can’t believe you thought I was going to fold there. I’m never folding in that spot." Negreanu’s hopes of taking a seat at his third consecutive World Series of Poker Europe main event final table have now been destroyed, along with many others’ as the field has been quickly demolished on day 3. Loss for Levi Freddy Deeb bets 7,500 from the hijack and the button, Anthony Newman. moves all in for 41,000. Nicolas Levi calls from the big blind and Deeb folds showing an ace. The board comes 8 Blom Versus de Wolfe Roland de Wolfe is on Viktor Blom’s left and the two have been battling it out in the past level, along with Thomas Bichon. De Wolfe bet 7,200 and Bichon made it 21,500. Blom called, as did de Wolfe, and the three saw a 9 It wasn’t long before de Wolfe was involved in another pot, but this time for his tournament life. Blom made it 6,800 from mid-late position and de Wolfe called from the hijack. The two went heads up to the J Blondeau Takes from Ivey Two other players going to battle are Rudy Blondeau and Phil Ivey. With around 41,000 in the pot and the board showing A They didn’t have to wait much longer to face each other again. Ivey bet 7,500 from the hijack and Blondeau made it 21,500 from the button. Ivey let it go. In the next hand Ivey then bet 7,500 again and Blondeau made it 21,500 once more. This time Ivey called and they saw a 7 Trouble for Inizan Marc Inizan bets 7,075 from UTG+1 and gets two callers, the button and the big blind. The flop comes down 10 Mitchell Takes a Hit James Mitchell bets 7,300 from the hijack and Viktor Blom calls. Ronald Lee then moves all in for another 79,300 and Mitchell calls. Blom folds and the two flip over their cards. Mitchell: J Board: A Mitchell’s stack takes a hit and he is now on 126,000. Lee doubles up just before break. Timoshenko vs. Seed Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 8,000 preflop and Huck Seed reraised to 23,500. Timoshenko made the call and the flop fell 10 The river fell 4 Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers Andrew Pantling has had a fantastic level and has come to the fore as chip leader with just under 800,000 in chips. It’s still a tough leader board however with the likes of Phil Ivey, Arnaud Mattern, Viktor Blom, and Thomas Bichon in the top 10. Mattern is on Pantling’s left with just under 400,000 in chips. Player Tags: Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Nicolas Levi, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Ronald Lee, Marc Inizan, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom, Rudy Blondeau Level 19 Update -- Blom and Ivey GoneSep 27, '10
Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 15 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Ronald Lee — 1,727,000 Average Chip Count: 692,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Phil Ivey Eliminated in 19th Place (£26,400) Ivey has finished just 10 places away from this year’s World Series of Poker Europe main event final table. Phil Ivey bet 35,000 and the big blind Ronald Lee thought for a moment. He then raised it up to 101,000 and Fabrizio Baldassari who had limped in, got out of his way. Ivey glared at his opponent long and hard and eventually said he was all in. Lee quickly rechecked his cards and called the all-in bet of 444,000. The two players flipped over their cards: Ivey: A Lee: A Board: 9 To much disappointment, Ivey made the long, hard walk away from the tournament floor, and collected £26,400 for a strong finish. Bojan Gledovic Eliminated in 17th Place (£33,285) Bojan Gledovic moved all in for 470,000 preflop and Dan Fleyshman made the call. Their cards: Gledovic: 4 Board: A Fleyshman held 1,490,000 after the hand, which gave him a tie for the chip lead. Gledovic was eliminated in 17th place and he will take home £33,285 in prize money. Viktor Blom Eliminated in 16th Place (£33,285) Viktor Blom raised to 23,000 preflop from early position and Ronald Lee made the call from the cutoff seat. The flop fell 10 Blom bet 65,000 this time and Lee made the call. The river delivered the 6 His ultimate hand came when Brian Powell raised to 36,000, and Blom moved all in. Powell made the call and the two turned over their cards: Powell: K Board: Q The alleged high stakes phenomenon now joins Phil Ivey in the list of big names that almost made it to this year’s final table. Player Tags: Phil Ivey, Dan Fleyshman, Ronald Lee, Viktor Blom Level 18 Update -- Early ActionSep 27, '10
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 19 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. James Bord — 920,000 Average Chip Count: 546,316 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Greg Mueller Eliminated in 22nd Place (£26,400) Greg Mueller moved all in with A Jani Sointula Eliminated in 21st Place (£26,400) Phil Ivey and Jani Sointula ran into each other for the second and final time today. Ivey made it 20,000 from the button and Sointula moved all in for 197,000. Ivey did not look happy as he contemplated the call. He decided to go with it, moved his chips over the line and flipped over pocket fours. Sointula showed Q Thomas Bichon Eliminated in 20th Place (£26,400) De wolfe Hangs On After moving all in and chopping a pot with Bojan Gledovic, Roland de Wolfe survived once more, this time doubling through Marc Inizan. With just under 80,000 in chips, de Wolfe shoved with A Fleyshman Doubles Andrew Pantling bet 18,000 from under the gun and Dan Fleyshman moved all in from the cut-off for the best part of 300,000. Pantling went into the tank and when he came out the other side, he opted to call. He flipped over 10 Mattern Miraculously Survives Arnaud Mattern’s pocket queens ran head-first into James Bord’s pocket aces. Viktor Blom triggered a raising war and then stepped out when Arnaud Mattern four-bet. Bord then shoved and Mattern made the call. The hands stood as they were after all was said and done, and pocket rockets were enough to send Bord sky-high into the chip lead, crippling Mattern down to just 12,000. Before the first break of the day however, Mattern managed to double up three times. First with pocket sixes versus Brian Powel’s K-Q, then with A-3 versus Anthony Newman’s A-Q by hitting a 3 on the turn, and finally with pocket eights versus Viktor Blom’s K-9. Mattern made a set on the flop and is now on a little more than 180,000. Player Tags: Greg Mueller, Phil Ivey, Jani Sointula, Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Dan Fleyshman, Arnaud Mattern, James Bord, Thomas Bichon, Viktor Blom |
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Everybody’s favorite player to link to allegations of Isildur1’s identity, Viktor Blom, has busted out of the tournament here in London.
Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante
Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante
