Charles Sylvestre Poker Tournament Updates

Level 26 Update: Darren Rabinowitz Out 7th, Ryan Olisar Out 6th, Binh Ta Out 5th, Michael Cooper Out 4th

Jun 02, '13

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 3,164

Average Chip Count: 3,164,000

Chip Counts:

Seth Berger – 4,750,000
Charles Sylvestre – 3,900,000
William Guerrero – 900,000

Players Eliminated:

7th: Darren Rabinowitz – $63,273
6th: Ryan Olisar – $84,4559
5th: Binh Ta – $114,017
4th: Michael Cooper – $155,706

Live Updates:

Darren Rabinowitz Eliminated in Seventh Place ($63,273)

Darren Rabinowitz raised to 180,000 preflop and Binh Ta called on the small blind. Everyone else mucked so the two players flipped over their cards.

Ta: A4
Rabinowitz: Q8

Board: A6559

Rabinowitz was eliminated in seventh place and Ta was up to 845,000 after the hand.

Ryan Olisar Eliminated in Sixth Place ($84,459)

Binh Ta raised to 90,000 on the cutoff and Charles Sylvestre moved all in from the small blind. Ryan Olisar tanked on the big blind before he called all in. Ta got out of the way and the final two players flipped over their cards.

Sylvestre: 44
Olisar: AJ

Board: 10635Q

Olisar was eliminated in sixth place on the hand and Sylvestre grew his stack above 3 million.

Binh Ta Eliminated in 5th Place ($114,017)

Binh Ta moved all in preflop for 545,000 from the cutoff with J7 and Michael Cooper called from the big blind holding A10. The board was dealt KQ259 and Cooper won the hand with ace-high despite the flush draw of Ta, who was eliminated in fifth place.

Michael Cooper Eliminated in 4th Place (4155,706)

Michael Cooper raised to 85,000 preflop and Charles Sylvestre reraised to 225,000. Cooper called and the flop was dealt Q97. Sylvestre led out for 225,000 and Cooper reraised to 565,000. Sylvestre reraised all in and Cooper made the all-in call.

Sylvestre tabled pocket aces and Cooper flipped over 108. The turn and river were dealt Q2 and the two aces held up for Sylvestre to grow his stack close to 4 million. Cooper was eliminated in fourth place on the hand.

Player Tags: Binh Ta,   Ryan Olisar,   Charles Sylvestre,   Darren Rabinowitz,   Michael Cooper

Level 25 Update: Ruben Yabbara Eliminated in 8th Place

Jun 01, '13

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 3,164

Average Chip Count: 1,356,000

Chip Counts:

Charles Sylvestre – 2,700,000
Michael Cooper – 2,400,000
Seth Berger – 2,300,000
William Guerrero – 1,100,000
Binh Ta – 1,035,000
Ryan Olisar – 750,000
Darren Rabinowitz – 225,000

Players Eliminated:

8th: Ruben Ybarra – $47,925

Live Updates:

Binh Ta Doubles Up

Darren Rabinowitz raised to 60,000 and Binh Ta reraised all in preflop for 470,000. Rabinowitz quickly called and they flipped over their cards.

Ta: A5
Rabinowitz: AK

Board: A52J5

Ta made a full house to double up and survive with more than 1 million. Rabinowitz was down close to 200,000 after the hand.

Ryan Olisar Doubles Up

Charles Sylvestre raised to 60,000 preflop and Ryan Olisar reraised all in for 335,000. Sylvestre called and they flipped over their cards.

Olisar: 1010
Sylvestre: 77

Board: 1085KA

Olisar made a set on the flop and it held up for him to survive with 750,000. Sylvestre was down to 1.2 million after the hand.

Ruben Ybarra Eliminated in Eighth Place ($47,925)

Seth Berger raised to 60,000 preflop and Ruben Ybarra called from the big blind. The flop was dealt KQ4 and Ybarra checked. Berger bet 65,000 and Ybarra called.

The turn fell 5 and Ybarra checked. Berger bet 100,000 and Ybarra check-raised to 500,000. Berger called and the river brought the J. Ybarra moved all in and Berger called. Ybarra held K9 but that was not enough to top the A2 of Berger. Ybarra was eliminated in eighth place by the flush of his opponent.

Player Tags: Binh Ta,   Ruben Ybarra,   Seth Berger,   Ryan Olisar,   Charles Sylvestre,   Darren Rabinowitz

Level Six Hour One Update: David Saab Eliminated in Massive Pot

Jul 10, '10

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 2,734 out of 7,319

Chip Counts:

1. Charles Alexandre Sylvestre — 260,000
2. Steve Billirakis — 233,000
3. Robert Miller — 201,000
4. Khamsy Nuanmanee — 180,000
5. Filippo Candio — 167,300
6. Archie Karas — 160,000
7. Tristan Wade — 160,000
8. Matt Keikoan — 154,000
9. Dave Sands — 153,000
10. Jason DeWitt — 152,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Josh Brikis — 97,500
Mike Matusow — 12,700
Roy Winston — 10,000
Jennifer Harman — 29,025

Notable Eliminations:

David Saab

Big Hands:

Quads Slow Down Selbst

Seat 4 raised to 1,500 and Vanessa Selbst called from the button. Seat 7 raised to 5,000 and action came back around to seat 4, who called. Selbst thought for a moment and asked seat 4 for a chip count. He counted his stacks out (about 30,000) and Selbst bet enough to put both him and seat 7 all in. Seat 7 insta-called for his last 15,000 and seat 4 looked pained and after a minute he folded QQ face up.

Selbst was heads up with seat 7. Their hands:

Selbst: 1010
Seat 7: KK

Selbst was well behind as the flop ran JKA. Her opponent flopped a set and Selbst was in need of a queen for a straight. Instead, the K turned and her opponent hit quads. The 9 finished the board and Selbst lost a chunk of her stack. She still had around 60,000 after the hand.

Wattel Can’t Top Queens

A player opened to 1,100 from middle position and called from the cutoff. Everybody else folded and the flop came 4610 and Wattel called a bet of 2,000 from his opponent.

The turn was the 8s and Wattel’s opponent bet again, this time 3,000. Wattel made the call and they saw the 2 fall on the river. Wattel called 5,000 from his opponent and mucked when he was shown QQ.

David Baker Eliminated

We saw David Baker move all-in on the turn with the board reading 2469 and Steven Curran made the call.

Baker had a monster draw as he tabled 85, but Curran showed 9h9d, giving him top set. The river was the A and Baker bricked off and is eliminated.

Morrison Getting Short

With 4,200 in the middle preflop, Kirk Morrison and his opponent both checked a flop of QJ7. When the 8c fell on the turn, Morrison’s opponent bet out 5,000 and Morrison called.

Both players checked when the A fell on the river. Morrison’s opponent was going for a check-raise and turned over the A-K with the K, giving him the nut flush.

Pavilion Room Coverage

David Saab Eliminated

A player limped in the pot and David Saab bet 1,450 from late position. A player in the blinds called and the limper called. The flop came 962 and both players checked to Saab. Saab bet 2,200 and the player in the blind raised to 100,000. The limper folded and and Saab thought about it for less than a minute before announcing all in for a little more than the raise. His opponent insta-called and tabled the A7 and was behind the 98 of Saab. With over 200,000 in the middle, the 6 pealed off the deck. Saab’s opponent hit the nut flush and Saab was drawing dead. The river was a 5 and it was official. Day 2b has a new overall chip leader — Charles Alexandre Sylvestre. He was at over 260,000 after the hand.

Humberto Brenes Wins a Hand

Humberto Brenes check-called a bet of 1500 on a flop of QJ3. The turn brought the 6 and Humberto checked from the big blind. His opponent on the button bet 2,500 this time and Brenes check-raised to 7,500. Brenes’ opponent went into the tank before finally folding. Humberto was at about 50,000 after the hand.

Swick Takes Hit From Schneider

Tom Schneider and UFC fighter Mike Swick were heads up on a flop of 67A. Schneider bet 3,000 and Swick raised enough to put Schneider all in for his last 10,000 or so.

Tom made the call and saw that he was ahead, but Swick had plenty of outs. Their hands:

Swick: AJ
Schneider: AK

Swick was one card away from the flush, but the board bricked with a 9 turn and 8 river. Schneider took the pot to double up to around 20,000. Swick was left with around 15,000.

Micon Runs Into Aces

Bryan Micon called another player’s 1,500 raise and they saw a flop of 10108. They both checked and the turn brought the 2. The original raiser bet 2,000 and Micon called.

The river was the 9 and Micon’s opponent again bet, 6,500 this time. Micon took some time to think it over and eventually made the call. His opponent showed AA and Micon mucked his hand, dropping to 23,325 in chips.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Michael Wattel,   Tom Schneider,   Bryan Micon,   Vanessa Selbst,   David Saab,   Mike Swick,   David Baker,   Charles Sylvestre