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| Oct 14, '14 | CPPT II - Big Poker Oktober | $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 4 | + |
Soi Nguyen Eliminated by Barry WoodsOct 12, '14  Barry Woods  83 and Soi Nguyen called from middle position before Barry Woods raised to 10,000 on the button. Burr quickly folded and action was back to Nguyen.
After confirming that the raise was to 10,000, Nguyen moved all in for 24,700 total and Woods quickly tossed in a call. “Back-to-back,” said Nguyen as he tabled A Another player informed us that Nguyen had lost most of his stack the previous hand with pocket aces. Woods was in bad shape as he tabled Q Woods increased his stack to 110,000 with the elimination of the former November Niner. Player Tags: Barry Woods, Soi Nguyen Battle Between NguyensOct 12, '14  Soi Nguyen 88 and action checked to Soi, who bet 2,300. The big blind folded and Vin called.
The turn was the 5 Soi dropped to 107,000 in chips, while Vin climbed to 36,200. Player Tags: Soi Nguyen Soi Nguyen Hits The RiverOct 12, '14 With a flop of 5 The turn brought the Q Player Tags: Soi Nguyen Soi Nguyen Builds With a Full HouseOct 12, '14 Former November Niner Soi Nguyen is building his stack early on day 1b. With the blinds at 100-200 the player under the gun limped into the pot and a player in middle position raised to 700. Nguyen re-raised to 2,000 from the small blind and the player under the gun got out of the way. The flop was A Nguyen first flashed the A Player Tags: Soi Nguyen Nguyen Loses a FewOct 12, '14  Soi Nguyen In one hand, Nguyen raised to 450 from early position and got calls from the button and big blind. The flop came K The button took the initiative, bet 1,200 and took down the pot when both players folded. Shortly after, Nguyen called from under-the-gun and the player to his left did the same. The small blind called as well and the big blind checked. The flop came J The turn brought an 8 Nguyen put out a final bet of 1,350 and his opponent called. Nguyen turned over K Player Tags: Soi Nguyen Benton Flops a Boat on NguyenOct 12, '14 On a flop of J Nguyen checked and Benton bet 600. Nguyen checked called and the two watched the 10 “I guess I’ll pay you off,” said Nguyen as he tossed in a call. Benton tabled J Player Tags: Soi Nguyen Soi Nguyen Eliminated In 14th Place ($6,700)Oct 15, '14  Soi Nguyen Nguyen made the call and the flop brought the J Nguyen made the call and the 4 Nguyen thought a bit before moving all-in. Makhija called relatively quickly with the Q Nguyen flipped up the 9 The Q Player Tags: Soi Nguyen Makhija vs. NguyenOct 15, '14  Amit Makhija  76 and Nguyen led into the field for 110,000.
Hale folded and Makhija called to see the 5 Nguyen didn’t waste much time in mucking his hand and slid to 1.2 million. Makhija chipped up to 1.5 million. Player Tags: Amit Makhija, Soi Nguyen Hale Doubles Through NguyenOct 15, '14 Josh Hale raised to 60,000 from under-the-gun and John Apikian called from the button. Soi Nguyen three-bet to 164,000 from the big blind and Hale moved all-in for 558,000. Apikian folded and Nguyen called. Nguyen: 10 The board ran 4 Player Tags: Soi Nguyen Shan Jing's Aces Top Soi NguyenOct 14, '14 Shan Jing raised to 40,000 under-the-gun and was three-bet to 103,000 by Soi Nguyen from the hijack. Action folded by around to Jing, who eventually four-bet to 285,000. Nguyen called and they saw a flop of K Nguyen took a few moments and then folded J Player Tags: Shan Jing, Soi Nguyen |
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| Oct 12, '14 | CPPT II - Big Poker Oktober | $1,100 No-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
Soi Nguyen Eliminated by Barry WoodsOct 12, '14 Barry Woods 83 and Soi Nguyen called from middle position before Barry Woods raised to 10,000 on the button. Burr quickly folded and action was back to Nguyen.
After confirming that the raise was to 10,000, Nguyen moved all in for 24,700 total and Woods quickly tossed in a call. “Back-to-back,” said Nguyen as he tabled A Another player informed us that Nguyen had lost most of his stack the previous hand with pocket aces. Woods was in bad shape as he tabled Q Woods increased his stack to 110,000 with the elimination of the former November Niner. Player Tags: Barry Woods, Soi Nguyen Battle Between NguyensOct 12, '14 Soi Nguyen 88 and action checked to Soi, who bet 2,300. The big blind folded and Vin called.
The turn was the 5 Soi dropped to 107,000 in chips, while Vin climbed to 36,200. Player Tags: Soi Nguyen Soi Nguyen Hits The RiverOct 12, '14 With a flop of 5 The turn brought the Q Player Tags: Soi Nguyen Soi Nguyen Builds With a Full HouseOct 12, '14 Former November Niner Soi Nguyen is building his stack early on day 1b. With the blinds at 100-200 the player under the gun limped into the pot and a player in middle position raised to 700. Nguyen re-raised to 2,000 from the small blind and the player under the gun got out of the way. The flop was A Nguyen first flashed the A Player Tags: Soi Nguyen Nguyen Loses a FewOct 12, '14 Soi Nguyen In one hand, Nguyen raised to 450 from early position and got calls from the button and big blind. The flop came K The button took the initiative, bet 1,200 and took down the pot when both players folded. Shortly after, Nguyen called from under-the-gun and the player to his left did the same. The small blind called as well and the big blind checked. The flop came J The turn brought an 8 Nguyen put out a final bet of 1,350 and his opponent called. Nguyen turned over K Player Tags: Soi Nguyen Benton Flops a Boat on NguyenOct 12, '14 On a flop of J Nguyen checked and Benton bet 600. Nguyen checked called and the two watched the 10 “I guess I’ll pay you off,” said Nguyen as he tossed in a call. Benton tabled J Player Tags: Soi Nguyen Soi Nguyen Eliminated In 14th Place ($6,700)Oct 15, '14 Soi Nguyen Nguyen made the call and the flop brought the J Nguyen made the call and the 4 Nguyen thought a bit before moving all-in. Makhija called relatively quickly with the Q Nguyen flipped up the 9 The Q Player Tags: Soi Nguyen Makhija vs. NguyenOct 15, '14 Amit Makhija 76 and Nguyen led into the field for 110,000.
Hale folded and Makhija called to see the 5 Nguyen didn’t waste much time in mucking his hand and slid to 1.2 million. Makhija chipped up to 1.5 million. Player Tags: Amit Makhija, Soi Nguyen Hale Doubles Through NguyenOct 15, '14 Josh Hale raised to 60,000 from under-the-gun and John Apikian called from the button. Soi Nguyen three-bet to 164,000 from the big blind and Hale moved all-in for 558,000. Apikian folded and Nguyen called. Nguyen: 10 The board ran 4 Player Tags: Soi Nguyen Shan Jing's Aces Top Soi NguyenOct 14, '14 Shan Jing raised to 40,000 under-the-gun and was three-bet to 103,000 by Soi Nguyen from the hijack. Action folded by around to Jing, who eventually four-bet to 285,000. Nguyen called and they saw a flop of K Nguyen took a few moments and then folded J Player Tags: Shan Jing, Soi Nguyen |
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| May 26, '13 | CPPT - The Bicycle Casino | $1,100 Main Event ($300K Guarantee) | 3 | + |
A No Nguyen SituationMay 26, '13  Soi Nguyen Soi then moved all in for 12,100 and Mark took his time before making the call. The other player folded and the hands were turned up. Soi showed 4 Mark Nguyen, no relation, is now up to 77,000 in chips. Player Tags: Mark Nguyen, Soi Nguyen Daniel DaSilva Crippled Early OnMay 26, '13  Daniel DaSilva According to DaSilva, he got it in with pocket aces, only to lose when Soi Nguyen’s pocket jacks made a set. “I’ve been running bad all tournament,” DaSilva joked. Though his spirits are still high, he’ll have some work to do with just 4,200 in chips. Nguyen is now up to 56,000. Player Tags: Daniel Dasilva, Soi Nguyen |
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| Feb 27, '11 | 2011 L.A. Poker Classic | WPT Main Event | 3 | + |
Daryll Fish Busts Soi NguyenFeb 27, '11  Darryl Fish Fish now has just under 200,000 in chips. Player Tags: Soi Nguyen |
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| Nov 12, '10 | 2010 NAPT Los Angeles | NAPT L.A. Main Event | 1 | + |
Level 4 Update: More Big Names BustNov 12, '10  Scott Clements Players Remaining: 319 (Approximate) Eliminations: Scott Clements Big Hands: Jonathan Aguiar Takes a Hit The hijack raised to 700 preflop and the big blind and Jonathan Aguiar made the call on the button. The flop fell A Flushed Cody Slaubaugh raised to 750 preflop UTG+1 and Tony Cousineau made the call from the big blind. The flop fell 7 Soi Nguyen Eliminated Four players saw a 8 Greg Raymer Doubles Up Tomer Berda raised preflop and Greg Raymer reraised all in. Berda made the call and they flipped over their cards: Berda: A Board: K Raymer doubled up on the hand to get right back to where he started with 30,000. Player Tags: Tony Cousineau, Greg Raymer, Jonathan Aguiar, Cody Slaubaugh, Tomer Berda, Soi Nguyen |
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| Nov 06, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 13 | + |
Level 36: Soi Nguyen Hits The RailNov 06, '10 Blinds: 250,000-500,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 27,446,250 Tournament Leaderboard: Seat 1: Jason Senti — 17,500,000 Big Hands: Jason Senti Moves All In (12:40 p.m.) Jason Senti moved all in from the button and both Joseph Cheong and John Dolan folded their blinds.  Joseph Cheong Matt Jarvis raised to 1,175,000 in early position and Joseph Cheong reraised to 2,675,000 behind him. Jarvis called and the flop came down 10 Jarvis checked and Cheong checked behind. The turn was the 7 Jarvis winced and then let out a small smile before folding his hand, leaving himself with just under 8 million. Cheong is now up to nearly 34 million. Jason Senti Moves All In Again (12:49 p.m.) Jason Senti moved all in for his last 8,350,000 and John Dolan thought about it for a bit before folding. Jason Senti All In For The Third Time (12:55 p.m.) Jason Senti moved all in from the cutoff and everyone folded. Jason Senti All In For The Fourth Time (1:05 p.m.) John Racener raised to 1,300,000 from under the gun and Jason Senti moved all in for his last 9,525,000. Racener thought it over for a few minutes before eventually folding. Senti has now been all in four times in the first 14 hands and has yet to be called. Matt Jarvis Moves All In (1:20 p.m.) After losing much of his stack to Joseph Cheong, Matt Jarvis got a little back with an all in move. Cheong raised to 1,025,000 from under the gun and Jarvis moved in from the hijack for 6,750,000. Cheong folded and Jarvis got a little breathing room.  John Racener John Racener raised to 1,300,000 from middle position and John Dolan made the call from the small blind. The flop came out Q Racener checked behind and the turn was the 9 Racener called and Dolan showed K-Q for top pair. Racener showed pocket kings and they were good enough to take the pot. Michael Mizrachi Shows Some Strength (1:35 p.m.) Jason Senti raised to 1,125,000 and John Dolan reraised to 2,525,000. Michael Mizrachi then four-bet from the big blind to 8,525,000. Senti immediately folded, but Dolan took his time. Eventually, he slid his cards into the muck and Mizrachi took a nice preflop pot. Matt Jarvis Makes Another All In Move (1:40 p.m.) Jonathan Duhamel raised to 1,250,000 and Matt Jarvis moved all in from the big blind for another 7,525,000. Duhamel quickly mucked and Jarvis picked up another pot.  Soi Nguyen Soi Nguyen moved all in from the button for his last 7,600,000. Jason Senti then reraised from the small blind to isolate and Cheong folded in the big blind. Nguyen showed A Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Jonathan Duhamel, John Racener, John Dolan, Matt Jarvis, Jason Senti, Filippo Candio, Joseph Cheong, Soi Nguyen |
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| Aug 23, '10 | 2010 Legends of Poker | WPT Legends of Poker Main Event | 4 | + |
Level 4 Update: Greg Mueller EliminatedAug 20, '10
Players Remaining: 134 out of 186 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Soi Nguyen — 105,000 Average Chip Count: 34,701 Notable Eliminations: Greg Mueller Chip Movers and Shakers Allen Bari joined the top 10 during the last level with 55,000 while Chad Brown and Harold Cohen made an exit from the top 10 spots. The biggest gain was made by Rusty Pethoud, who now holds 90,000. Big Hands: Greg Mueller Eliminated Greg Mueller moved all in for his final 2,325 and the hi-jack and small blind both made the call. The flop was dealt J The hi-jack flipped over A Soi Nguyen Grows his Lead There was more than 12,000 in the pot preflop and the board read 8 Hasan Habib Pads his Stack Hasan Habib bet 350 on a flop of A The river brought the Q Jason Mercier Gets Low after Aces are Cracked The board read K Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Greg Mueller, Soi Nguyen Level 2 Update: Soi Nguyen Takes the Chip LeadAug 20, '10
Players Remaining: 174 out of 182 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Soi Nguyen — 100,000 Average Chip Count: 26,149 Notable Eliminations: Justin Smith Big Hands: Soi Nguyen Takes the Chip Lead Soi Nguyen is the only November Nine member that is in action on day 1A of the tournament and he just won a huge hand to take the chip lead. The pot took him up to 100,000 and he held J Earlier during round 2 Nguyen had doubled up to grow his stack to 65,000. He moved all in for his final 8,975 into a pot worth more than 50,000 and one opponent called him down. The board read 10 David Baker Eliminated After one player raised to 700 preflop from middle position Nguyen made the call and David Baker moved all in from the big blind. The player that opened the pot made the call and Nguyen mucked. The final two players then flipped over their cards: Baker: 8 Board: A His opponent hit running queens to win the hand and Baker was eliminated from the tournament. Jerry Yang Eliminated Jerry Yang moved all in for 6,000 on a flop of J Yang: A Turn and River: 7 Yang was eliminated on the hand. Justin Smith Eliminated Justin Smith moved all in on the turn with Q-4 in the hole on a A-4-4-7 board. He was up against the A-7 of his opponent and the river only made matters worse, bringing another 7 into the mix. Smith was eliminated on the hand. Left in the Deck Schedule Change The tournament director announced during the break that play would continue for six levels on day 1A. Play was originally scheduled for seven levels. Play should end before midnight with the new schedule. Player Tags: David Baker, Jerry Yang, Justin Smith, Soi Nguyen Level 12 Update: Playing into the Night and Towards the MoneyAug 23, '10
Players Remaining: 79 out of 462 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Vinnie Vinh — 520,000 Average Chip Count: 146,203 Notable Eliminations: Ray Henson Chip Movers and Shakers Vinnie Vinh is the chip leader once again with 520,000 and a talented stable of professionals surrounds him at the top. Phil Collins, J.C. Alvarado, and Tim Phan continue to play strong as this tournament continues to play late into the night. Big Hands: Soi Nguyen Doubles Up Soin Nguyen raised to 5,500 under the gun and Jonathan Aguiar and the big blind made the call. The flop was dealt 10 The big blind then moved all in for 50,600 and Nguyen went into the tank. Nguyen moved all in as well and Aguiar made the call. Their cards: Aguiar: 10 Turn and River: 6 The big blind was eliminated, Aguiar dropped to 95,000, and Nguyen shot up to 220,000. Tank-tastic Tom Braband bet 5,100 from the hi-jack and the big blind made the call. The flop came 10 The turn brought the 3 Tom West Eliminated Tom West moved all in for 36,600 from the cutoff and the button made the call. Their cards: West: A Board: 10 West was eliminated on the hand. McLean Karr Doubles Up McLean Karr moved all in preflop and one opponent made the cal. Their cards: Karr: Q Board: Q Karr doubled up to 64,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Tom West, Jonathan Aguiar, Tom Braband, Mclean Karr, Soi Nguyen Level 17 Update: Tough Level for ProsAug 23, '10
Players Remaining: 29 out of 462 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Jared Jaffee — 805,000 Average Chip Count: 398,275 Notable Eliminations: 37: Ari Goott — $10,200 Chip Movers and Shakers Phil Collins has fallen from the top 10 during this level that was very tough on the professionals remaining in play. Many have busted out of the tournament and those that remain are in the lower half of the chip counts. Allen Kessler, David Sands, Collins, Peter Rho, Charlie Hook, and Jonathan Little are still alive and kicking, but they all hold the chip average or less. Jared Jaffee currently leads the way with 805,000. Big Hands: Phil Collins Takes a Big Hit Kyle McCammond checked a flop of 7 Both players checked the 8 The level was a rough one for Collins and this pot dropped him down to 350,000 after he held 1.1 million a short time ago. Soi Nguyen Eliminated in 34th Place ($11,500) Soi Nguyen raised to 16,500 from middle position and Jared Jaffee reraised to 36,500 from the small blind. Nguyen made the call and the flop was dealt 6 Nguyen: 10-10 Turn and River: 6 Jaffee made a full house to grow his stack to 805,000 and take the chip lead. Nguyen was eliminated on the hand in 34th place, taking home $11,500. Marco Johnson Eliminated in 33rd Place ($11,500) Marco Johnson moved all in for his last 100,000 preflop and Charlie Hook made the call. Johnson held the lead with pocket sevens and Hook held A-Q. Hook made a pair on the board and Johnson was eliminated in 33rd place, taking home $11,500. Joe Sebok Eliminated in 32nd Place ($11,500) Joe Sebok was all in with J Player Tags: Joe Sebok, Charles Hook, Marco Johnson, Phil Collins, Jared Jaffee, Soi Nguyen |
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| Aug 23, '10 | 2010 Legends of Poker | WPT Legends of Poker Main Event | 3 | + |
Level 4 Update: Greg Mueller EliminatedAug 20, '10
Players Remaining: 134 out of 186 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Soi Nguyen — 105,000 Average Chip Count: 34,701 Notable Eliminations: Greg Mueller Chip Movers and Shakers Allen Bari joined the top 10 during the last level with 55,000 while Chad Brown and Harold Cohen made an exit from the top 10 spots. The biggest gain was made by Rusty Pethoud, who now holds 90,000. Big Hands: Greg Mueller Eliminated Greg Mueller moved all in for his final 2,325 and the hi-jack and small blind both made the call. The flop was dealt J The hi-jack flipped over A Soi Nguyen Grows his Lead There was more than 12,000 in the pot preflop and the board read 8 Hasan Habib Pads his Stack Hasan Habib bet 350 on a flop of A The river brought the Q Jason Mercier Gets Low after Aces are Cracked The board read K Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Greg Mueller, Soi Nguyen Level 2 Update: Soi Nguyen Takes the Chip LeadAug 20, '10
Players Remaining: 174 out of 182 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Soi Nguyen — 100,000 Average Chip Count: 26,149 Notable Eliminations: Justin Smith Big Hands: Soi Nguyen Takes the Chip Lead Soi Nguyen is the only November Nine member that is in action on day 1A of the tournament and he just won a huge hand to take the chip lead. The pot took him up to 100,000 and he held J Earlier during round 2 Nguyen had doubled up to grow his stack to 65,000. He moved all in for his final 8,975 into a pot worth more than 50,000 and one opponent called him down. The board read 10 David Baker Eliminated After one player raised to 700 preflop from middle position Nguyen made the call and David Baker moved all in from the big blind. The player that opened the pot made the call and Nguyen mucked. The final two players then flipped over their cards: Baker: 8 Board: A His opponent hit running queens to win the hand and Baker was eliminated from the tournament. Jerry Yang Eliminated Jerry Yang moved all in for 6,000 on a flop of J Yang: A Turn and River: 7 Yang was eliminated on the hand. Justin Smith Eliminated Justin Smith moved all in on the turn with Q-4 in the hole on a A-4-4-7 board. He was up against the A-7 of his opponent and the river only made matters worse, bringing another 7 into the mix. Smith was eliminated on the hand. Left in the Deck Schedule Change The tournament director announced during the break that play would continue for six levels on day 1A. Play was originally scheduled for seven levels. Play should end before midnight with the new schedule. Player Tags: David Baker, Jerry Yang, Justin Smith, Soi Nguyen Level 12 Update: Playing into the Night and Towards the MoneyAug 23, '10
Players Remaining: 79 out of 462 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Vinnie Vinh — 520,000 Average Chip Count: 146,203 Notable Eliminations: Ray Henson Chip Movers and Shakers Vinnie Vinh is the chip leader once again with 520,000 and a talented stable of professionals surrounds him at the top. Phil Collins, J.C. Alvarado, and Tim Phan continue to play strong as this tournament continues to play late into the night. Big Hands: Soi Nguyen Doubles Up Soin Nguyen raised to 5,500 under the gun and Jonathan Aguiar and the big blind made the call. The flop was dealt 10 The big blind then moved all in for 50,600 and Nguyen went into the tank. Nguyen moved all in as well and Aguiar made the call. Their cards: Aguiar: 10 Turn and River: 6 The big blind was eliminated, Aguiar dropped to 95,000, and Nguyen shot up to 220,000. Tank-tastic Tom Braband bet 5,100 from the hi-jack and the big blind made the call. The flop came 10 The turn brought the 3 Tom West Eliminated Tom West moved all in for 36,600 from the cutoff and the button made the call. Their cards: West: A Board: 10 West was eliminated on the hand. McLean Karr Doubles Up McLean Karr moved all in preflop and one opponent made the cal. Their cards: Karr: Q Board: Q Karr doubled up to 64,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Tom West, Jonathan Aguiar, Tom Braband, Mclean Karr, Soi Nguyen Level 17 Update: Tough Level for ProsAug 23, '10
Players Remaining: 29 out of 462 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Jared Jaffee — 805,000 Average Chip Count: 398,275 Notable Eliminations: 37: Ari Goott — $10,200 Chip Movers and Shakers Phil Collins has fallen from the top 10 during this level that was very tough on the professionals remaining in play. Many have busted out of the tournament and those that remain are in the lower half of the chip counts. Allen Kessler, David Sands, Collins, Peter Rho, Charlie Hook, and Jonathan Little are still alive and kicking, but they all hold the chip average or less. Jared Jaffee currently leads the way with 805,000. Big Hands: Phil Collins Takes a Big Hit Kyle McCammond checked a flop of 7 Both players checked the 8 The level was a rough one for Collins and this pot dropped him down to 350,000 after he held 1.1 million a short time ago. Soi Nguyen Eliminated in 34th Place ($11,500) Soi Nguyen raised to 16,500 from middle position and Jared Jaffee reraised to 36,500 from the small blind. Nguyen made the call and the flop was dealt 6 Nguyen: 10-10 Turn and River: 6 Jaffee made a full house to grow his stack to 805,000 and take the chip lead. Nguyen was eliminated on the hand in 34th place, taking home $11,500. Marco Johnson Eliminated in 33rd Place ($11,500) Marco Johnson moved all in for his last 100,000 preflop and Charlie Hook made the call. Johnson held the lead with pocket sevens and Hook held A-Q. Hook made a pair on the board and Johnson was eliminated in 33rd place, taking home $11,500. Joe Sebok Eliminated in 32nd Place ($11,500) Joe Sebok was all in with J Player Tags: Joe Sebok, Charles Hook, Marco Johnson, Phil Collins, Jared Jaffee, Soi Nguyen |
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| Aug 20, '10 | 2010 Legends of Poker | WPT Legends of Poker Main Event | 1 | + |
Level 4 Update: Greg Mueller EliminatedAug 20, '10
Players Remaining: 134 out of 186 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Soi Nguyen — 105,000 Average Chip Count: 34,701 Notable Eliminations: Greg Mueller Chip Movers and Shakers Allen Bari joined the top 10 during the last level with 55,000 while Chad Brown and Harold Cohen made an exit from the top 10 spots. The biggest gain was made by Rusty Pethoud, who now holds 90,000. Big Hands: Greg Mueller Eliminated Greg Mueller moved all in for his final 2,325 and the hi-jack and small blind both made the call. The flop was dealt J The hi-jack flipped over A Soi Nguyen Grows his Lead There was more than 12,000 in the pot preflop and the board read 8 Hasan Habib Pads his Stack Hasan Habib bet 350 on a flop of A The river brought the Q Jason Mercier Gets Low after Aces are Cracked The board read K Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Greg Mueller, Soi Nguyen Level 2 Update: Soi Nguyen Takes the Chip LeadAug 20, '10
Players Remaining: 174 out of 182 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Soi Nguyen — 100,000 Average Chip Count: 26,149 Notable Eliminations: Justin Smith Big Hands: Soi Nguyen Takes the Chip Lead Soi Nguyen is the only November Nine member that is in action on day 1A of the tournament and he just won a huge hand to take the chip lead. The pot took him up to 100,000 and he held J Earlier during round 2 Nguyen had doubled up to grow his stack to 65,000. He moved all in for his final 8,975 into a pot worth more than 50,000 and one opponent called him down. The board read 10 David Baker Eliminated After one player raised to 700 preflop from middle position Nguyen made the call and David Baker moved all in from the big blind. The player that opened the pot made the call and Nguyen mucked. The final two players then flipped over their cards: Baker: 8 Board: A His opponent hit running queens to win the hand and Baker was eliminated from the tournament. Jerry Yang Eliminated Jerry Yang moved all in for 6,000 on a flop of J Yang: A Turn and River: 7 Yang was eliminated on the hand. Justin Smith Eliminated Justin Smith moved all in on the turn with Q-4 in the hole on a A-4-4-7 board. He was up against the A-7 of his opponent and the river only made matters worse, bringing another 7 into the mix. Smith was eliminated on the hand. Left in the Deck Schedule Change The tournament director announced during the break that play would continue for six levels on day 1A. Play was originally scheduled for seven levels. Play should end before midnight with the new schedule. Player Tags: David Baker, Jerry Yang, Justin Smith, Soi Nguyen Level 12 Update: Playing into the Night and Towards the MoneyAug 23, '10
Players Remaining: 79 out of 462 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Vinnie Vinh — 520,000 Average Chip Count: 146,203 Notable Eliminations: Ray Henson Chip Movers and Shakers Vinnie Vinh is the chip leader once again with 520,000 and a talented stable of professionals surrounds him at the top. Phil Collins, J.C. Alvarado, and Tim Phan continue to play strong as this tournament continues to play late into the night. Big Hands: Soi Nguyen Doubles Up Soin Nguyen raised to 5,500 under the gun and Jonathan Aguiar and the big blind made the call. The flop was dealt 10 The big blind then moved all in for 50,600 and Nguyen went into the tank. Nguyen moved all in as well and Aguiar made the call. Their cards: Aguiar: 10 Turn and River: 6 The big blind was eliminated, Aguiar dropped to 95,000, and Nguyen shot up to 220,000. Tank-tastic Tom Braband bet 5,100 from the hi-jack and the big blind made the call. The flop came 10 The turn brought the 3 Tom West Eliminated Tom West moved all in for 36,600 from the cutoff and the button made the call. Their cards: West: A Board: 10 West was eliminated on the hand. McLean Karr Doubles Up McLean Karr moved all in preflop and one opponent made the cal. Their cards: Karr: Q Board: Q Karr doubled up to 64,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Tom West, Jonathan Aguiar, Tom Braband, Mclean Karr, Soi Nguyen Level 17 Update: Tough Level for ProsAug 23, '10
Players Remaining: 29 out of 462 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Jared Jaffee — 805,000 Average Chip Count: 398,275 Notable Eliminations: 37: Ari Goott — $10,200 Chip Movers and Shakers Phil Collins has fallen from the top 10 during this level that was very tough on the professionals remaining in play. Many have busted out of the tournament and those that remain are in the lower half of the chip counts. Allen Kessler, David Sands, Collins, Peter Rho, Charlie Hook, and Jonathan Little are still alive and kicking, but they all hold the chip average or less. Jared Jaffee currently leads the way with 805,000. Big Hands: Phil Collins Takes a Big Hit Kyle McCammond checked a flop of 7 Both players checked the 8 The level was a rough one for Collins and this pot dropped him down to 350,000 after he held 1.1 million a short time ago. Soi Nguyen Eliminated in 34th Place ($11,500) Soi Nguyen raised to 16,500 from middle position and Jared Jaffee reraised to 36,500 from the small blind. Nguyen made the call and the flop was dealt 6 Nguyen: 10-10 Turn and River: 6 Jaffee made a full house to grow his stack to 805,000 and take the chip lead. Nguyen was eliminated on the hand in 34th place, taking home $11,500. Marco Johnson Eliminated in 33rd Place ($11,500) Marco Johnson moved all in for his last 100,000 preflop and Charlie Hook made the call. Johnson held the lead with pocket sevens and Hook held A-Q. Hook made a pair on the board and Johnson was eliminated in 33rd place, taking home $11,500. Joe Sebok Eliminated in 32nd Place ($11,500) Joe Sebok was all in with J Player Tags: Joe Sebok, Charles Hook, Marco Johnson, Phil Collins, Jared Jaffee, Soi Nguyen |
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