Level 7 Update: Kenny Tran Eliminated
Jul 12, '11
Note: Levels are two hours in length.
Players Remaining on Day 2B: 2,490
Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante
Chip Leaders:
Kevin Saul: 324,000
Ryan D’Angelo: 275,000
Arnaud Esquevin: 264,500
Nicolas Fierro: 260,000
Jeff Frerichs: 242,000
Scott Shelley: 230,000
Ben Lamb: 225,000
Francesco Nguyen: 200,000
Andrew Hinrichsen: 200,000
Kenneth Griffin: 198,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Matt Matros — 108,000
Todd Brunson — 85,000
Lee Watkinson — 45,000
Diego Cordovez — 25,000
Jeff Shulman — BUSTED
Tony Dunst — BUSTED
Notables Eliminated:
Eugene Katchalov
Roland de Wolfe
William Thorson
Michael Benvenuti
Beth Shak
Maxim Lykov
Kenny Tran
Hands:
Kenny Tran Eliminated
Kenny Tran got the last of his chips into the middle with K
Q
and and his opponent held K
6 with a flop that read Q 4 3 sat on the table.
The turn and river fell 9 and 9
and Tran was eliminated from the tournament.
Featured Poker Tweet — Joe Hachem
Thomas Keller Doubles Up
The flop read 10 9 7 when Thomas Keller bet 4,500. Lyle Berman raised to 22,000 and Keller reraised all in for 57,825. Berman made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Keller: 10 8
Berman: K J
Turn and River: 6 and A
Berman lost the hand and his stack fell to 62,000. Keller doubled up on the hand to 127,000.
Maxim Lykov Eliminated by Garry Gates
Garry Gates raised to 1,400 preflop and Maxim Lykov reraised all in for 18,000. Gates made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Lykov: J 10
Gates: A K
Board: A-J-8-8-10
Gates won the hand to grow his stack to 100,000 and Lykov was eliminated on the hand.
Featured Poker Tweet — Matt Stout
Player Tags: Thomas Keller, Lyle Berman, Kenny Tran, Joe Hachem, Matt Stout, Maxim Lykov, Garry Gates
Level 14 Update: Day 3 Ends with 852 Players
Jul 14, '11
NOTE: Day 3 has come to a close with 999 players and they will return tomorrow at noon for day 4. Stay tuned for a recap of the day’s events and official chip counts.
Note: Levels are two hours in length.
Players Remaining: 852 of 6,865
Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante
The Chip Leaders:
Patrick Poirier: 1,230,000
Daryl Jace: 1,180,000
Guillaume Darcourt: 945,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg: 890,000
Daniel Retallick: 850,000
Christopher Bonita: 850,000
Brian Park: 775,000
Ben Tollerene: 720,000
Aleksandr Mozhnyakov: 720,000
Chris Kwon: 696,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Daniel Negreanu — 215,400
Todd Brunson — 185,000
Phil Hellmuth — 71,000
Thomas Keller — BUSTED
Notables Eliminated:
Patrik Antonius
Galen Hall
Justin Bonomo
Brian Roberts
Jason Alexander
Young Phan
David Baker
Christina Lindley
Jon Van Fleet
Matt Savage
Hands:
Hellmuth Loses a Pot to Garry Gates
Garry Gates raised in early position preflop and Phil Hellmuth then three-bet from late position. The flop fell 7 4 2 and both players checked.
The turn fell 10 and Gates checked. Hellmuth bet 17,000 and Gates then raised all in. Hellmuth got up out of his chair and made a few remarks before folding his cards. He is now down to 71,000 while Gates grew his stack to 230,000.
Matt Savage Eliminated
Matt Savage moved all in preflop with 17,500 and one opponent made the call. Their cards:
Savage: A 9
Opponent: A Q
Board: K Q 2 3 4
Savage was eliminated on the hand.
Featured Poker Tweet — Lars Bonding
Ryan D’Angelo Eliminated
Ryan D’Angelo got the last of his chips (120,000) into the middle preflop and David Barter made the call. Their cards:
D’Angelo: A K
Barter: 5 5
Board: A 5 3 8 Q
D’Angelo was eliminated on the hand.
Featured Poker Tweet — Sorel Mizzi
Ronnie Bardah Gets Aces Late
The hi-jack raised to 8,000 preflop and the button made the call. Ronnie Bardah then reraised to 27,000 and the hi-jack mucked. The button then reraised all in for 68,000. Bardah made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Bardah: A A
Button: A K
Board: J 6 2 8 6
Bardah won the hand to grow his stack to 300,000 heading into Day 4.
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Ronnie Bardah, Lars Bonding, Matt Savage, Sorel Mizzi, Garry Gates
