Level 14 Update: Kid Poker Hits Rail
Sep 26, '10
Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 43 of 346
Chip Counts:
1 Andrew Pantling — 795,000
2 Bojan Gledovic — 720,000
3 Darren Woods — 550,000
4 Phil Ivey — 435,000
5 Daniel Steinberg — 409,000
6 Arnaud Mattern — 365,000
7 Viktor Blom — 350,000
8 Thomas Bichon — 346,000
9 David Baker — 340,000
10 Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 340,000
Average Chip Count: 241,395
Notable Eliminations:
Eli Elezra
Daniel Negreanu
Anton Wigg
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
7
4
2 8
. Levi holds J J but Newman has Q Q and so improves to 88,000. Levi has 150,000 in chips now.
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 5 4 board. It was checked to the K turn and de Wolfe and Blom checked again. Bichon bet 41,000 and his two opponents folded their cards. De Wolfe dropped a little to 120,000 while Bichon increased his stack to 355,000.
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 7 6 flop and Blom bet 14,500. De Wolfe looked at his opponent and then called. The turn was the 10 and both players quietly checked. The river was the 5 and Blom bet 25,000. De Wolfe moved all in and it was 61,800 more for Blom to call. After a few minutes he did, but de Wolfe turned over 5 5 for a rivered set and Blom mucked his hand. De Wolfe improves to 215,000.
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 K 2 2 6 Ivey was staring down Blondeau as he decided how much to bet. He went for 23,000, but Ivey didn’t take long to make it 81,000. Blondeau went into the tank but eventually called and flipped over A J. Ivey showed A Q and the two chopped the pot.
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 5 2 flop. Ivey studied his opponent with widened, darting eyes and then checked. Blondeau did not make eye contact and quietly put 26,500 out in front of him. Ivey let his hand go again and drops to 430,000, which is still among the top 10. Blondeau improves to 246,000.
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 4 7 and Inizan bets 10,100. Hoi Cheung (the button) comes along for the ride, while the big blind steps aside. The turn is the 2 and Inizan bets 22,500. Cheung moves all in for 58,200 and Inizan goes into the tank. He eventually folds and Cheung collects the pot.
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 J
Lee: A K
Board: A Q 9 Q 8
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 9 5. Both players checked and the Q fell on the turn. Timoshenko bet 29,000 after some thought and Seed made the call.
The river fell 4 and Timoshenko checked after spending some time in the tank. Seed checked as well and he flipped over J J after Timoshenko had revealed K Q. Seed dropped to 115,000 after the hand and Timoshenko rose to 360,000.
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
