Mark Gregorich Poker Tournament Updates

$3K H.O.R.S.E. - Hour One

Jun 11, '08

Blinds/Antes:
Hold'em-Omaha 8: 50-75
Razz-Stud-Stud 8: 25 ante, 25 bring-in, 75 completion

Players: 389

Big Hands:

Hold'em - Kenna James Gets Slowed Played

On a flop of K44, the small blind checked to Kenna James who bet 75, the small blind called. The turn was the 10 and the small blind checked to James who bet 150. The small blind raised (check-raise) to 300 and James hesitated for a minute before calling. The river was the 6 and the small blind led out for 150. James said, "If you have a 4...punish me." as he made the call. The small blind turned over AA and James mucked his hand.  
Omaha 8/b - Jean-Robert Bellande Scoops a Multi-Way Pot

In a six-way limped pot, and on a flop of KQ10, the action got checked around to Jean-Robert Bellande who bet 75 from the cutoff. Victor Ramdin called from the button, Mark Gregorich folded from the small blind, the big blind and seat 6 called. The turn was the 3 and Bellande bet 150. Everyone folded except seat 6 who made the call. The river was the 9 and both players checked. "That was a scary river", said Bellande who turned over KK73 for top set. There was no low hand and Bellande scooped the pot.

Razz - Victor Ramdin Loses a Close One

The player in seat 7 brought it in for 25 and Victor Ramdin completed to 75 with the 5. The player in seat 6 called with the A and seat 7 folded to the raise.

Ramdin: 51086 - A76
Seat 6: A1028 - 975

Victor Ramdin was the aggressor in this pot, betting every single round including seventh street. Seat 6 called him down the whole way, eventually making th best best hand. Ramdin showed an 8-7-6 low while seat 6 turned over the 8-7-5. Ramdin lost a close one there while seat 6 raked a good pot.

Stud - Chip Jett Gets Rivered

Chip Jett completed the door card to 75 and the player in seat 4 raised to 150, Jett called.

Jett:  JQ569 - X-X-X
Seat 4: A6J7 - A75

Seat 4 took the betting lead right down through the river with Jett continuing to call every round. Seat 4 turned over an ace and a seven on the river to make two pair on his board. Jett shook his head and tossed his hand into the muck.

Player Tags: Kenna James,   Chip Jett,   Victor Ramdin,   Mark Gregorich,   Jean-Robert Bellande

Sica Still In It, Zeidman Climbing

Jun 09, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break.

Blinds/Antes: 400-800 with a 100 Ante

Big Hands:

Gregrorich Climbing

On a board that read 52108, Mark Gregorich fired off a bet and was called by his opponent. The river was the A and both players elected to check. Gregorich showed 109 while his opponent showed 77. Gregorich took the pot with his pair and improved his stack to around 38,000.

A Nice Pot, Chased Down by a Cold Beer

Sergey Rybachenko raised to 2,200 before the flop. Michael Sica was next to act and moved all in for another 6,000. Rybachenko went into the tank to make his decision. While he was doing that, a cocktail waitress arrived with a beer for Sica. He took a drink from his cup and Rybachenko mucked as Sica improved to 13,000 in chips, quenching his thirst at the same time.

Sexton Chased From a Pot

The board was 632. Keith Sexton fired a shot of 3,200 into the pot. Jesper Hougarrd in seat 1 raised another 5,000 to 8,200 total. Sexton thought for a minute and then mucked his hand. His stack was down to 17,100.

Zeidman Takes It Down

Before the flop, John Wagner raised to 2,500 from seat 1. One opponent made the call and Cory Zeidman followed suit. The flop came Q93. Wagner checked and the first caller bet 4,400. Zeidman raised to 11,400 total. Wagner and the other player mucked their hands and Zeidman raked in the pot. His stack was around 35,000 after the hand.

No More Mullets

Seven players saw a flop of K65. Action was checked around to Darren Rice, the man with the most magnificent mullet known to all mankind. He bet 3,600. Action folded to Sergey Rybachenko who popped it to 10,600 total. Michael Sica was next to act and he went into the tank. After much thought, he mucked his hand. The rest of the players folded around and action was back on Rice, who moved all in. Rybachenko thought for some time and made the call, tabling 65 for two pair. Rice showed AK for top pair and was in need of help. Sica was thrilled to see the hands, telling the table he folded K-Q. The turn was the 4 and the river was the 2. After much counting, Rice was covered and he was out of the tournament.

Player Tags: Mark Gregorich,   Cory Zeidman,   Keith Sexton

Nguyen Out Early

Jun 09, '08

Blinds/Antes: 300-600 with a 100 Ante

Eliminations: Minh Nguyen

Big Hands:

Gregorich Takes a Pot

Mark Gregorich raised before the flop to 1,800. Craig Marquis made the call and the flop came AK2. Both players checked and the turn came with the 6. Gregorich bet 2,500 and Marquis mucked. After the hand, Gregorich was at around 24,000.

Out of the Muck and Onto the Rail

The floor was called after Mark Radoja moved all in. Apparently, his cards were inserted into the muck by the dealer. After a brief account of what happened, the floorman retrieved Radoja's A5 from the muck. Joseph Bolnick had already called before the episode and tabled 88. The flop was almost fatal for Radoja as it came 987, giving Bolnick a set. But there was a glimmer of hope as Radoja had a gutshot straight draw. But the turn was the 3 and the Q on the river sealed his fate and he was out.

Okun Crippled, Then Ousted

Jared Michael Okun showed pocket jacks after the board had run out 103625. He was dismayed to find that they were no good when John McKinney tabled 44 for a straight on the river. Okun was down to just 300 and was eliminated on the very next hand.

 

Player Tags: Mark Gregorich,   Jared Okun,   Mark Radoja,   Joseph Bolnick

$2,000 Omaha 8/b - Hour Six

Jun 08, '08

Blinds: 150-300
Stakes: 300-600

Players Left: 369 of 553

Chip Counts:
Jimmy Fricke: 21,500
Scott Clements: 19,000
Jordan Morgan: 18,750
John Cernuto: 18,100
Matthew Glantz: 16,800
John Juanda: 14,400
David Chiu: 12,700
Mike Matusow: 12,000
Barry Greenstein: 10,250
Ed Fernandez: 10,00

Average Stack: 5,995

Eliminations:
Mark Gregorich, Todd Brunson, Jeff Lisandro, Chau Giang, Amnon Filippi, Chip Jett, Phil Hellmuth, Michael Binger, Chris Ferguson

Big Hands:
Boyd Loses a Big Pot

Dutch Body raised to 600 preflop and was called the player in seat 1 and seat 7. The flop came J63 and seat 1 immediately bet out 300. Both Boyd and seat 7 called and the turn brought the K. Seat 1 checked this time, Boyd bet out 600 and seat 7 re-raised to 1,200. Seat 1 called and Boyd raised it yet again up to 1,800. Everyone called and the 2 came on the river. This time, seat 1 bet out and was called by Boyd and seat 7. Seat 1 showed A-7-5-4 for a rivered straight and the nut low, and neither Boyd or seat 7 showed before they mucked their cards. After not taking any part of the big pot, Body's stack was under 4,000.

Matt Savage Scoops With the Wheel

On a flop of Q53, beloved tournament director Matt Savage bet 200 and both the players in seat 8 & 9 made the call. The turn was the J and and once again Savage bet 200. Seat 8 called and seat 9 raised to 400. Savage called the raise as did seat 8. The river was the 4 and everyone checked around. Savage missed a bet on the river looking for a check-raise as he turned over AQ32 for the wheel, scooping the pot with both the high hand and the low hand.

Mark Gregorich Eliminated

After facing near elimination on the previous hand, Mark Gregorich sat back down after winning a 125 piece of the side pot. The very next hand and Gregorich was all in for 125 in a five-way pot. All four players to his left in seats 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 called the 200 blind bet. The flop came 643, and seat 4 bet 200, seat 5 called while both seat 2 and seat 3 folded. The turn was the K and seat 4 bet 400. Seat 5 called and the river was the 4. Both players checked and turned their hands over.

Seat 4: KK108
Seat 5: AQJ2

Seat 4 made a set of kings on the turn and a full house on the river for the high hand while seat 5 made the 6-4-3-2-A for the low hand. Seats 4 and 5 split the pot while Mark Gregorich threw his hand into the muck.



 

Player Tags: Mark Gregorich,   Matt Savage,   Dutch Boyd

Omaha 8 / Stud 8 - Hour One

Jun 05, '08

Blinds/Antes:

Players: 218 of 373 (Approx.)

Big Hands:

Stud Hi-Low 8/OB

Bryan Devonshire Scoops a Pot off of Shannon Elizabeth

Bryan Devonshire made a final bet on seventh street and Shannon Elizabeth called. Both players turn over their hands.

Both players made two pair for the high hand, Elizabeth with jacks and deuces and Devonshire with aces and sevens. Neither player made a low hand, so Devonshire scooped the pot with aces up.

Table 36 Stacked...Ray Davis Takes a Nice Pot From Barny Boatman

Table 36 is currently home to Mark Gregorich, Barny Boatman, Ray Davis, and David Sklansky. Davis and Boatman went at it when the player in seat 4 brought it in for 50 with the 3 and Ray Davis raised to 75 with the J. Barny Boatman made the call with the 7. Davis continued to bet every round with Boatman calling down to the river. Set 4 dropped out on fifth street and both davis and Boatman checked the river. They turned over their cards.

Boatman made two pair, 10's and 7's for the high hand while Davis clinched the low hand with 8-5-3-2-A. Davis and Boatman split the pot for a little profit courtesy of seat 4.

Chris Reslock Scoops Daniel Negreanu

Negreanu made it the the river with Chris Lock, Reslock doing most of the betting, Negreanu simply check-calling.

Reslock scooped the pot with ace high and a 7-6-5-2-A.

Michael Binger Busts Out of Event 5 in 7th Place, Enters Event 10 Just Minutes Later

Michael Binger had no trouble finding his way to this event just minutes after busting out of Event 5 (NLHE/Rebuys) in 7th place. Binger took his seat at Table 15 with Robert Williamson III. Binger currently sits second in chips on the leader board.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Daniel Negreanu,   Mark Gregorich,   Michael Binger,   Bryan Devonshire,   Shannon Elizabeth

Omaha High-Low Level 15

Jun 04, '08

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Remaining: 53 of 833

Average chip stack: 48,000

Chip Leaders:

Mark Wilds - 130,000
Jose Razo Cabrera - 118,000
Ben Johnson - 110,000
Thang Luu - 106,000
Spencer Lawrence - 100,000
John Shirk - 95,000
Wing Wong - 93,000
George Guzman - 90,000
John Lukas - 82,000
Scott Clements - 75,000

Eliminations:

Perry Friedman
Robert Mizrachi
Michelle Ashley
Jay Kerbel
Rob Parise

Hands:

Gregorich scoops pot to eliminate two

After a flop of KT6, two players were all in against Mark Gregorich. Gregorich held K-K-A-5, while Michelle Ashley had A-A-2-2 and Jay Kerbel had K-J-9-2. The turn and river came J and 5, respectively, giving the pot to Gregorich. At the end of the level he had roughly 40,000 chips.

Clements takes small step back

After calling preflop from the big blind, Scott Clements bets out after a flop of T8T. One other player in the pot, after much deliberation, makes the call. The turn is the K, and Clements checks and then calls a bet of 6,000 chips. The river is the J, and both players check. Clements opponent shows two aces and takes down the pot. After the hand Clements has about 70,000 chips. 

Heckethorn doubles up with nut flush

Harold Heckethorn played very aggressively every step of the way, raising preflop and betting the flop, turn and river of a 2T8QJ board. And he did so for good reason, flipping over A6 for the flush. He was all in by the end of the hand, and the pot gave him over 40,000 chips.

 

Player Tags: Mark Gregorich,   Scott Clements

Event 6 - Omaha High-Low Split 8 Or Better - Chainsaw Cutting Through The Field

Jun 04, '08

Notes: Players are now on break.

Blinds: 600-1,200 (Moving up to 800-1,500)

Players Remaining: 89 of 833

Chip Counts:

Richard Ashby: 69,000
Allen Kessler: 58,000
John Shirk: 57,000
Curtis Rystadt: 50,000
Ben Tang: 47,000
Thang Luu: 46,000
Mark Wilds: 46,000
Mark Gregorich: 45,000
Scott Clements: 39,900
Jay Adam Kerbel: 38,000

Average Chip Stack: 28,079

Big Hands:

Chainsaw Cutting Through The Field

On a board of A226Q, Allen Kessler showed 6454 to take the low, and his opponent showed AJJ3 to take the high.

One hand later, Kessler was heads up with an opponent and called a bet after the turn card on a board of 1097Q. The 3 came on the river and Kessler called his opponent's final bet. His opponent showed AAQ6, but Kessler only needed to show 93 to take the entire pot. Kessler has around 58,000 in chips.

Clements Crushes Competition

Scott Clements checked down a board of 7543K and showed A-5 to take the low pot. Clements won the entire next pot and saw his stack increase. At the end of the level, Clements has 39,900.

Gregorich Takes Low, Steadily Expands His Stack

On a flop of 10108, Mark Gregorich bet 1,200 and was called. After checking the 5 on the turn and the 4 on the river, Gregorich showed A-J-6-6 for the low hand and seat 8 showed KK for the high hand. Gregorich has quietly seen his stack grow to around 45,000.

Player Tags: Mark Gregorich,   Allen Kessler,   Scott Clements

NLHE 1,500 - Day 2 - Level 10

Jun 02, '08

Blinds/Antes: 600-1200 with a 100 ante moving to 800-1,600 with a 200 ante

Players Left: 314 of 3,929

Chip Leaders:

Ryan D'Angelo: 194,500
Pat White: 183,000
Parimal Parmar: 144,000
Paul Lee 115,000
Allan Puzontyan: 111,400
David Robertson: 109,100
David Bach: 105,000
Michael Ium: 104,000
Frank Sinopoli: 103,900
John Phan: 98,000

Average Stack: 39,687

Eliminations: David Singer

Big Hands

Gregorich Doubles Up With Big Slick

All in preflop for 8,500. Mark Gregorich was called by one player.. Gregorich flipped AK. His opponent had A4 and was dominated. The board offered no help. Gregorich doubled up and moved his stack to about 18,000.

Lieberman Doubles Up

Peter Lieberman went all in for 13,700 preflop. He was called by Andre Boyer. Lieberman had AK. Boyer flipped  KK. The A hit on the flop and Lieberman doubled up to about 30,000.

John Carlson Takes A Huge Pot

Pat White raised to 4,000 from late position. John Carlson reraised to 10,000 from the big blind. White called. The flop was 1053. Carlson went all in for 71,000 and was called by White. Carlson showed AA while White mucked pocket kings. Carlson now has around 150,000 and is among the chip leaders.

Player Tags: Mark Gregorich,   Peter Lieberman,   Pat White,   John Carlson

End of Day Three

Jun 26, '07

Two Quick Bust Outs

After things went quietly in the first stages of seven-card stud, two eliminations happened within minutes of each other. First, Mark Gregorich sent Rob Hollinik packing when he flipped up A Q (Q 8 10 8) 9. Almost immediately, at the table next door, Freddy Deeb had Toto Leonidas covered when he was dealt the K as his final down card. Leonidas peeked at his, mucked his hand, and then got up from the table a defeated individual.

Black Jack

We are down to 21 players and play will end for the night. Amnon Filippi ends the day as the chip leader with over $2 million. The players will now bag up their chips and return tomorrow at 2 p.m. for day four action. They will play down to the final table tomorrow.

Check back at CardPlayer.com tomorrow for all the HORSE day four action!
Notable Chip Counts

Amnon Filippi	2,343,000
Kenny Tran	1,959,000
Freddy Deeb	963,000
Tim Phan	889,000
Barry Greenstein	700,000
Mike Matusow	696,000
Gabe Kaplan	625,000
Greg Raymer	504,000
Dewey Tomko	248,000
Daniel Negreanu	149,000

 

Player Tags: Mark Gregorich,   Freddy Deeb

Levels 43 and 44 - Omaha Eight-or-Better and Razz

Jun 26, '07

Redraw

Ten minutes after play started back up after dinner, Mike Wattel busted in 25th place, and the tournament clocks were paused. The players then redrew for new seats at the final three tables.

Three Tough Tables

Stage Featured Table

Seat No.1: Bruno Fitoussi
Seat No. 2: Daniel Negreanu
Seat No. 3: Justin Bonomo
Seat No. 4: Greg Raymer
Seat No. 5: Amnon Filippi
Seat No. 6: Mike Matusow
Seat No. 7: Dewey Tomko
Seat No. 8: Max Pescatori

On-Deck Circle

Seat No. 1: Mark Gregorich
Seat No. 2: Pat Pezzin
Seat No. 3: Steve Wolff
Seat No. 4: Kenny Tran
Seat No. 5: Chris Reslock
Seat No. 6: Phil Hellmuth
Seat No. 7: David Singer
Seat No. 8: Rob Hollinik

The Boondocks:

Seat No. 1: Tim Phan
Seat No. 2: Noah Jefferson
Seat No. 3: Toto Leonidas
Seat No. 4: Gabe Kaplan
Seat No. 5: Barry Greenstein
Seat No. 6: Freddy Deeb
Seat No. 7: Thor Hansen
Seat No. 8: John Hanson

Chop-Chop

Those two words can sum up the entire level of Omaha eight-or-better. The two highlights were Dewey Tomko tripling up to survive, and both Mark Gregorich and Noah Jefferson doubling up to accomplish the same survival feat.

Razzed

The game then switched to razz, and the limits were steep at $20,000-$40,000.

Hellmuth Busted in 24th Place

Phil Hellmuth made a strong showing in the HORSE event, but his run came to an end when he ran into Kenny Tran early in the razz level. Tran had 6 3 (3 8 A 5) J turned up and Hellmuth peeked at his last hole card before mucking. He then walked away from the table and mused with himself about his demise.

Survival of the Fittest

The rest of razz was an exercise in stubbornness. Gregorich doubled up again. Toto Leonidas doubled up through Thor Hansen with 7 2 (6 4 10 3) 10. The only sure thing during the last part of razz was that the short stacks prevailed. The game was then switched to seven-card stud, with the limits remaining the same.

Player Tags: Thor Hansen,   Dewey Tomko,   Phil Hellmuth,   Mark Gregorich,   Noah Jefferson,   Kenny Tran

Levels 54 and 55 - Razz and Seven-Card Stud

Jun 27, '07

After Dinner

The final minutes of the Omaha eight-or-better level were contested after the dinner break and not too much transpired.

Razz!

The game was then switched to razz as the threshold into level 53 was crossed.

Mark Gregorich Eliminated in 11th Place ($117,216)

John Hanson held 10-2-8-3 when Mark Gregorich moved all in on fourth street. Hanson called him down and then received 3-4-7 to eliminate Gregorich in 11th place. Gregorich took home $117,216 in prize money.

Dewey Tomko Eliminated in 10th Place ($131,424)

Dewey Tomko bet $100,000 and Amnon Filippi raised to $150,000. Tomko reraised all in for $160,000 and Filippi made the call. The remaining cards were dealt and on sixth street Tomko had 9-7-5-8-4-8 exposed. Filippi had 7-6-A-10-J-3 exposed. The final hole card was dealt to Filippi and he turned over a four to make a 7-6 low. Tomko was drawing dead and he exited the table. Tomko was eliminated in 10th place and he took home $131,424 in prize money.

Seven Card Stud

The game was then switched to seven card stud and the nine players who remained were keeping a close eye on each other. Kenny Tran made a trip to the table to the other table to check on the chip stacks of the other players. All the players at the featured table had more than $1.6 million. The towers of Gabe Kaplan and Bruno Fitoussi were looking a little low at the on-deck circle though. Tran passed the baton to Amnon Filippi and he began to check back and forth between the tables. This was ironic, considering that Filippi had the chip lead.

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   Mark Gregorich,   Kenny Tran,   Amnon Filippi,   John Hanson

Levels 45 and 46 - Seven-Card Stud and Stud Eight-or-Better

Jun 27, '07

Blackjack down to a Final Table

The remaining 21 players will do battle until the final eight remain tonight. The action started on the remaining minutes of seven-card stud.

Daniel Negreanu Busted

In the waning minutes of seven-card stud Daniel Negreanu was all in with jacks and sixes against Bruno Fitoussi, who held a pair of aces. That is, until seventh street when he received a second three to make aces up. Negreanu was eliminated in 21st place.

Split-Game Time

After Kid Poker made his exit, the game was switched to seven-card stud eight-or-better and the chopping began. Many pots went to the chopping block, and the dealers were busy keeping up with the action. Players that were low got all in, but they always managed to take either the high or low pot to survive.

Pat Pezzin Eliminated in 20^th Place

The chop-o-rama continued until Pat Pezzin got it all in with 7 7 (J 2 3 4). He was covered by Mark Gregorich, who held A 3 (3 A K 4). Gregorich was dealt one last diamond on the river, the 7 to be exact, and Pezzin made his exit after he mucked his hand. The money bubble now loomed large over the field.

Notable Chip Counts

Amnon Filippi	2,300,000
Kenny Tran	1,820,000
David Singer	1,350,000
Freddy Deeb	1,100,000
Barry Greenstein	1,100,000
Mark Gregorich	625,000
Greg Raymer	600,000
Gabe Kaplan	540,000
Thor Hansen	515,000
John Hanson	290,000
Mike Matusow	289,000
Dewey Tomko	275,000
Chris Reslock	23,000

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Mark Gregorich,   Bruno Fitoussi

End of Day Three

Jun 26, '07

Two Quick Bust Outs

After things went quietly in the first stages of seven-card stud, two eliminations happened within minutes of each other. First, Mark Gregorich sent Rob Hollinik packing when he flipped up A Q (Q 8 10 8) 9. Almost immediately, at the table next door, Freddy Deeb had Toto Leonidas covered when he was dealt the K as his final down card. Leonidas peeked at his, mucked his hand, and then got up from the table a defeated individual.

Black Jack

We are down to 21 players and play will end for the night. Amnon Filippi ends the day as the chip leader with over $2 million. The players will now bag up their chips and return tomorrow at 2 p.m. for day four action. They will play down to the final table tomorrow.

Check back at CardPlayer.com tomorrow for all the HORSE day four action!
Notable Chip Counts

Amnon Filippi	2,343,000
Kenny Tran	1,959,000
Freddy Deeb	963,000
Tim Phan	889,000
Barry Greenstein	700,000
Mike Matusow	696,000
Gabe Kaplan	625,000
Greg Raymer	504,000
Dewey Tomko	248,000
Daniel Negreanu	149,000

 

Player Tags: Mark Gregorich,   Freddy Deeb

Levels 43 and 44 - Omaha Eight-or-Better and Razz

Jun 26, '07

Redraw

Ten minutes after play started back up after dinner, Mike Wattel busted in 25th place, and the tournament clocks were paused. The players then redrew for new seats at the final three tables.

Three Tough Tables

Stage Featured Table

Seat No.1: Bruno Fitoussi
Seat No. 2: Daniel Negreanu
Seat No. 3: Justin Bonomo
Seat No. 4: Greg Raymer
Seat No. 5: Amnon Filippi
Seat No. 6: Mike Matusow
Seat No. 7: Dewey Tomko
Seat No. 8: Max Pescatori

On-Deck Circle

Seat No. 1: Mark Gregorich
Seat No. 2: Pat Pezzin
Seat No. 3: Steve Wolff
Seat No. 4: Kenny Tran
Seat No. 5: Chris Reslock
Seat No. 6: Phil Hellmuth
Seat No. 7: David Singer
Seat No. 8: Rob Hollinik

The Boondocks:

Seat No. 1: Tim Phan
Seat No. 2: Noah Jefferson
Seat No. 3: Toto Leonidas
Seat No. 4: Gabe Kaplan
Seat No. 5: Barry Greenstein
Seat No. 6: Freddy Deeb
Seat No. 7: Thor Hansen
Seat No. 8: John Hanson

Chop-Chop

Those two words can sum up the entire level of Omaha eight-or-better. The two highlights were Dewey Tomko tripling up to survive, and both Mark Gregorich and Noah Jefferson doubling up to accomplish the same survival feat.

Razzed

The game then switched to razz, and the limits were steep at $20,000-$40,000.

Hellmuth Busted in 24th Place

Phil Hellmuth made a strong showing in the HORSE event, but his run came to an end when he ran into Kenny Tran early in the razz level. Tran had 6 3 (3 8 A 5) J turned up and Hellmuth peeked at his last hole card before mucking. He then walked away from the table and mused with himself about his demise.

Survival of the Fittest

The rest of razz was an exercise in stubbornness. Gregorich doubled up again. Toto Leonidas doubled up through Thor Hansen with 7 2 (6 4 10 3) 10. The only sure thing during the last part of razz was that the short stacks prevailed. The game was then switched to seven-card stud, with the limits remaining the same.

Player Tags: Thor Hansen,   Dewey Tomko,   Phil Hellmuth,   Mark Gregorich,   Noah Jefferson,   Kenny Tran

Levels 54 and 55 - Razz and Seven-Card Stud

Jun 27, '07

After Dinner

The final minutes of the Omaha eight-or-better level were contested after the dinner break and not too much transpired.

Razz!

The game was then switched to razz as the threshold into level 53 was crossed.

Mark Gregorich Eliminated in 11th Place ($117,216)

John Hanson held 10-2-8-3 when Mark Gregorich moved all in on fourth street. Hanson called him down and then received 3-4-7 to eliminate Gregorich in 11th place. Gregorich took home $117,216 in prize money.

Dewey Tomko Eliminated in 10th Place ($131,424)

Dewey Tomko bet $100,000 and Amnon Filippi raised to $150,000. Tomko reraised all in for $160,000 and Filippi made the call. The remaining cards were dealt and on sixth street Tomko had 9-7-5-8-4-8 exposed. Filippi had 7-6-A-10-J-3 exposed. The final hole card was dealt to Filippi and he turned over a four to make a 7-6 low. Tomko was drawing dead and he exited the table. Tomko was eliminated in 10th place and he took home $131,424 in prize money.

Seven Card Stud

The game was then switched to seven card stud and the nine players who remained were keeping a close eye on each other. Kenny Tran made a trip to the table to the other table to check on the chip stacks of the other players. All the players at the featured table had more than $1.6 million. The towers of Gabe Kaplan and Bruno Fitoussi were looking a little low at the on-deck circle though. Tran passed the baton to Amnon Filippi and he began to check back and forth between the tables. This was ironic, considering that Filippi had the chip lead.

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   Mark Gregorich,   Kenny Tran,   Amnon Filippi,   John Hanson

Levels 45 and 46 - Seven-Card Stud and Stud Eight-or-Better

Jun 27, '07

Blackjack down to a Final Table

The remaining 21 players will do battle until the final eight remain tonight. The action started on the remaining minutes of seven-card stud.

Daniel Negreanu Busted

In the waning minutes of seven-card stud Daniel Negreanu was all in with jacks and sixes against Bruno Fitoussi, who held a pair of aces. That is, until seventh street when he received a second three to make aces up. Negreanu was eliminated in 21st place.

Split-Game Time

After Kid Poker made his exit, the game was switched to seven-card stud eight-or-better and the chopping began. Many pots went to the chopping block, and the dealers were busy keeping up with the action. Players that were low got all in, but they always managed to take either the high or low pot to survive.

Pat Pezzin Eliminated in 20^th Place

The chop-o-rama continued until Pat Pezzin got it all in with 7 7 (J 2 3 4). He was covered by Mark Gregorich, who held A 3 (3 A K 4). Gregorich was dealt one last diamond on the river, the 7 to be exact, and Pezzin made his exit after he mucked his hand. The money bubble now loomed large over the field.

Notable Chip Counts

Amnon Filippi	2,300,000
Kenny Tran	1,820,000
David Singer	1,350,000
Freddy Deeb	1,100,000
Barry Greenstein	1,100,000
Mark Gregorich	625,000
Greg Raymer	600,000
Gabe Kaplan	540,000
Thor Hansen	515,000
John Hanson	290,000
Mike Matusow	289,000
Dewey Tomko	275,000
Chris Reslock	23,000

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Mark Gregorich,   Bruno Fitoussi

Stud Hour One

Jun 19, '07

Play got underway shortly after 5 p.m. in the $2,000 Seven Card Stud event. 27 tables began the day, meaning around 217 entrants. The field consists mostly of stud specialists like Allen Kessler and Cory Zeidman, but is peppered with fabled mixed-game players such as Chip Reese.  Reese is sharing the felt with Thor Hansen and Mark Gregorich, making his table incredibly tough.  Jeffrey Lisandro is sat at table 103 with Jim McManus.   Cyndy Viollete strolled in slightly late and joined Paul Darden at table 109.  A number of other notable players are in the field as well, from Robert Mizrachi to Tom Franklin to Kirill Gerasimov, this field has players of every (legal) age and from various places around the world. 

Other Europeans in the field include Marcel Luske, Andreas Fritz, Rolf Slotboom and Michael Keiner.

Action is somewhat slow to start, with $5 chips still in play, but make sure to check back here at Cardplayer.com to catch the action as it heats up.

Player Tags: Thor Hansen,   David Reese,   Mark Gregorich,   Allen Kessler,   Cory Zeidman

Day Two - Hour Two

Jun 14, '07

WOW

By the end of hour two, there were only 36 players remaining at four tables. The money bubble burst without much slowdown, and then action shifted into fifth gear. Allen Cunningham, Alex Jacob, David Benyamine, Tony G, and Jennifer Tilly were all victims of this aggressive melee. If this pace continues we could reach a final table in the next hour.

Liebert into the Lead with an Assist from some Fellow Ladies

Kathy Liebert jumped into a slight chip lead when she made quad queens to take down a massive pot. This shot her up to $470,000.

Dirksen Falls, Still Strong Though

Dustin Dirksen fell to $466,000 when his A J was beat by pocket queens on a board of J 4 2 9 9. Dirksen doubled up his opponent but was still holding strong in second place.

Hot Ticket Item

The payout sheet was the must-have item of the hour, and it was passed from player to player throughout the tournament field. The jumps in prize money did nothing to curb the aggression of the remaining players though.

Gregorich Doubles Up

Mark Gregorich bet $20,000 preflop and seat nine moved all in for $28,000 total. Seat one and Max Pescatori folded before Gregorich made the call. He flipped over A K and his opponent flipped over A Q. The board was dealt A 9 2 2 4 as seat nine yelled out “Jamie Gold…Deuce,” and some other choice words that were laced with an unhealthy dose of surliness when he busted out of the tournament. Gregorich held $120,000 after the hand.

Woodley frustrated again

Englishman Ian Woodley felt very hard done by over his exit.

‘I had 27,000 in chips,’ he didn’t so much as explain as spit out in disgust. ‘Get dealt an ace and as the other card is flying towards me it flips over. It’s an ace. I’m fu*king gutted. I get dealt a deuce. Win nothing. I threw my other ace towards the fuc*king dealer face up.

Then I’m forced into making a play I wouldn’t have done had I won the aces pot with K-J. The antes are 500, the binds 2,000 and 4,000 and I have to make the move. That’s the 5th time this series I’ve gone deep and finished just before the money. I was six from the bubble. Fu*k.’

Euro Interest

Young Scot Rory Mathews went out in 47th for $12,653

Ross Boatman looks comfortable on around $120,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Mark Gregorich