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| Jul 07, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 3 | + |
Level Four, Hour Two: Giang And Yang EliminatedJul 07, '10 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 1,980 out of 2,314 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Barny Boatman – 151,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Stephen A. Murphy — 37,800 Notable Eliminations: Chau Giang Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
Picking up the action after the turn, the board read K Antonio Esfandiari raised the action to 15,000 and Giang moved all in. Esfandiari made the call and the players turned over their cards: Giang: J Giang flopped a straight but his flush draw was dead to Esfandiari’s better draw that went along with his two pair. The river then brought the K Farha Getting Up There The player on the button raised to 1,625 and Sam Farha made the call from the big blind. The flop came down K The turn was the 5 Farha kept his foot on the gas pedal, firing another 7,000 into the pot. The button mucked and Farha took the pot. He was at 70,000.
The player in seat 2 and Jerry Yang tangled preflop that resulted in seat 2 moving all in for 27,800. Yang made the call and here were their cards: Yang: K Yang fell victim to a cold deck and the board offered him no help as it ran out 7 Yang took a big hit and was down to 8,000 in chips. Yang was eventually cut down to 3,200 in chips and shipped them all in preflop against the player in seat 9. Yang: Q The flop was favorable to Yang as it came Q “It’s not over yet,” Yang said before the turn. If it wasn’t over then, it was sure close to being over when the A McEvoy’s Aces Cracked Picking up the action on a flop of 9 The player called and ended up putting himself at risk as McEvoy had him covered. McEvoy held pocket aces but they were officially cracked when his opponent turned 5 The board finished out 10
A player raised to 850 preflop and another player made the call. Eli Elezra was in the big blind and came along as well to see a flop of K Elezra checked and his opponent bet 2,200. Elezra made the call againa and the river was the 8 Elezra decided to take the lead, firing 4,000. His opponent gave it up and Elezra took the pot, improving his stack to 32,000. Gored Picking up the action on a flop of 7 The turn was the J Both players checked and Mortensen tabled K
Picking up the action after the board had run out 7 Eventually, the opponent tabled 7 Chan raked in the pot and was up to 165,000. That was good for the overall chip lead on Day 1C. Outrunning Outhred After the board had run out K Outhred tabled pocket queens but they were no good as his opponent showed 10 Outhred threw his queens in the muck and he was down to 53,000.
Picking up the action after the flop came down 10 Dwan led again with 3,450 and Markholt made the call for the rest of his chips. Markholt: A Markholt flopped trips and the river brought no help to Dwan as he dropped to just over 13,000. Markholt doubled to 12,000. Left In The Deck:
Midway through the level, the tournament staff announced through the speakers that “1989 World Chammpion Phil Hellmuth has just been eliminated.” The Amazon Room erupted in cheers and applause after hearing the announcement, not quite the reaction anyone would care for. Hellmuth had been playing on the secondary feature table and made his grand entrance with UFC fighter Wanderlei Silva. He was officially TKO’d. Player Tags: Tom McEvoy, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Johnny Chan, Chau Giang, Sam Farha, Alex Outhred, Tom Dwan, Jerry Yang Level Two Hour Two Update: David Williams On FireJul 07, '10 Blinds: 100-200 Average Chip Counts 30,000 Notable Chip Counts: 1. David Williams – 126,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Steve Murphy — 37,800 Notable Eliminations: Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 8 His opponent did the same and the Q Williams took the pot and he kept adding chips to his massive stack of 126,000. He is the first notable to break into six figures and the second level is only halfway through. Oppenheim In The Win Column Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 10 The river was the J His opponent mucked and Oppenheim took in the pot. He was up to 37,000 after the hand.
Picking up the action on the flop, the board read 7 The turn was the 8 Negreanu was in deep trouble as he showed Q Negreanu Wins “Crazy Internet” Hand Daniel Negreanu raised from the button to 750 and was called by the player in seat 2. On the flop of 8 The J Negreanu took just a moment to reraise to 11,200 and seat 2 tanked once again, asking for a chip count on Negreanu’s remaining stack (around 17,000). Seat 2 counted out a raise that would put Negreanu all in but then returned the chips to his stack. After a few minutes with the ESPN crews anxiously watching, seat 2 folded and tapped the table. Negreanu responded with, “You had the right idea,” and showed 4 Respecting The Champ Facing a raise of 600 from the player to his immediate right, 2007 WSOP main event winner Jerry Yang repopped it to 2,600. His opponent thought it over but decided to give Yang credit and folded. Yang, like the gentleman he is, showed K Chop it Up, Elezra After some significant preflop action, Eli Elezra and his opponent checked down a board of K Sam Farha Drops One Sam Farha raised to 400 from the button and the small blind reraised to 2,000. Farha made the call and the flop came down A The small blind bet 1,000 and Farha raised to 3,000. The small blind called and the turn was the 6 Both players checked to see the 9
Tom Dwan raised from under the gun and received to calls. The flop came down 8 The turn was the 3 Dwan then showed J Robert Mizrachi Shoots Down Cowboys A player moved all in preflop and Robert Mizrachi made the call. Here were their hands: Mizrachi: A Mizrachi was on the right side of the cooler as the board offered no help to his opponent. The player was eliminated and Mizrachi shot up to 65,000. Juan Macerias Eliminated On a 9 Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Daniel Negreanu, David Oppenheim, Eli Elezra, David Williams, Sam Farha, Tom Dwan, Jerry Yang |
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| Jul 02, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 55 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | 2 | + |
Level Three: Ivey Out Of ReloadsJul 01, '10 Blinds: 75-150 Players Remaining: 347 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Tex Barch – 36,000 Average Chip Count: Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands:
Picking up the action after the board had run out K Elezra: K Ivey had made kings and fives but Elezra’s kings and sevens were the better hand and he doubled to over 30,000 after the hand with all three reload chips intact. Ivey was down to 20,000 but all his rebuy chips were gone. Liebert Avoids Showdown Four players limped in and saw a flop of Q Both players checked and the river was the 6
Picking up the action on a flop of Q Elezra made the call and seat 3 got out of the way. Pescatori then showed A The river was the 8 Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Max Pescatori, Eli Elezra, Phil Ivey Level 18: Money Bubble BurstsJul 03, '10 Blinds: 3,000-6,000 Players Remaining: 35 out of 346 Average Chip Count: 296,571 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Tom Dwan – 902,000 Notable Eliminations: Eli Elezra Big Hands:
Chau Giang moved all in preflop for his last 65,000 and David Ullliot came over the top for the rest of his chips, which were 30,000 more. Matthew Wheat made the call to put both players at risk. Giang: A The board ran out A Elezra Eliminated As Money Bubble Bursts Alessio Isaia limped in from the small blind and Eli Elezra raised to 30,000 from the big blind. Isaia made the call and the flop fell A Elezra moved all in and Isaia made a quick call. Elezra: A Elezra had top pair but Isaia flopped a wheel and the board finished off Q On the other tables, Noah Schwartz and Tore Lagerborg were both eliminated to burst the money bubble. Player Tags: Eli Elezra, Chau Giang, Alessio Isaia Level 10: Benyamine Doubles UpJul 02, '10 Blinds: 500-1,000 Players Remaining: 147 out of 346 Average Chip Count: 70,612 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Dmitry Stelmak – 270,000 Notable Eliminations: Jeffrey Lisandro Big Hands:
Picking up the action on the flop of 8 He potted to 29,000 and Elezra mucked. Seat 9 then asked for a count on the remainder of Benyamine’s stack. He then raised to put Benyamine all in and Benyamine made the call for his last 58,000. Benyamine turned over 10 The river was the 9 Medic Drops One Picking up the action on the flop of Q Medic: 9 Medic had a pair of nines to go with his straight flush draw while seat 9 held two pair and an open ended straight draw. The turn was the 8
Picking up the action after the turn, the board read K Seat 2 checked to Hellmuth and he fired 7,500 into the pot. Seat 2 tanked before throwing in the call. “Full house,” Hellmuth said. “A small one.” He turned over A Obrestad Takes One After the flop came down Q The turn was the 7
Tom Dwan raised from middle position and action folded to Jeffrey Lisandro in the small blind. He moved all in for 18,000 and Dwan made the call. Dwan: K Lisandro’s aces were ahead but the board ran out J Player Tags: David Benyamine, Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Jeffrey Lisandro, Nenad Medic, Tom Dwan, Annette Obrestad Level Nine: Chau Giang Doubles UpJul 02, '10 Blinds: 400-800 Players Remaining: 171 out of 346 Average Chip Count: 60,701 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Antonio Piano – 240,000 Notable Eliminations: Men Nguyen Big Hands:
Picking up the action on a flop of Q Schoenberg got out of the way and Giang tabled A The board finished out Q Benyamine Takes One Off Dwan Picking up the action on a flop of 9 The river was the 8
Picking up the action on the flop, the board read Q Filippi: A Filippi flopped a staight but Cousineau was drawing to a bigger one. The turn was the harmeless 4 Player Tags: David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, Chau Giang, Amnon Filippi, Julian Gardner, Tom Dwan |
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| Jul 01, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 55 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship | 1 | + |
Level Three: Ivey Out Of ReloadsJul 01, '10 Blinds: 75-150 Players Remaining: 347 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Tex Barch – 36,000 Average Chip Count: Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands:
Picking up the action after the board had run out K Elezra: K Ivey had made kings and fives but Elezra’s kings and sevens were the better hand and he doubled to over 30,000 after the hand with all three reload chips intact. Ivey was down to 20,000 but all his rebuy chips were gone. Liebert Avoids Showdown Four players limped in and saw a flop of Q Both players checked and the river was the 6
Picking up the action on a flop of Q Elezra made the call and seat 3 got out of the way. Pescatori then showed A The river was the 8 Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Max Pescatori, Eli Elezra, Phil Ivey Level 18: Money Bubble BurstsJul 03, '10 Blinds: 3,000-6,000 Players Remaining: 35 out of 346 Average Chip Count: 296,571 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Tom Dwan – 902,000 Notable Eliminations: Eli Elezra Big Hands:
Chau Giang moved all in preflop for his last 65,000 and David Ullliot came over the top for the rest of his chips, which were 30,000 more. Matthew Wheat made the call to put both players at risk. Giang: A The board ran out A Elezra Eliminated As Money Bubble Bursts Alessio Isaia limped in from the small blind and Eli Elezra raised to 30,000 from the big blind. Isaia made the call and the flop fell A Elezra moved all in and Isaia made a quick call. Elezra: A Elezra had top pair but Isaia flopped a wheel and the board finished off Q On the other tables, Noah Schwartz and Tore Lagerborg were both eliminated to burst the money bubble. Player Tags: Eli Elezra, Chau Giang, Alessio Isaia Level 10: Benyamine Doubles UpJul 02, '10 Blinds: 500-1,000 Players Remaining: 147 out of 346 Average Chip Count: 70,612 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Dmitry Stelmak – 270,000 Notable Eliminations: Jeffrey Lisandro Big Hands:
Picking up the action on the flop of 8 He potted to 29,000 and Elezra mucked. Seat 9 then asked for a count on the remainder of Benyamine’s stack. He then raised to put Benyamine all in and Benyamine made the call for his last 58,000. Benyamine turned over 10 The river was the 9 Medic Drops One Picking up the action on the flop of Q Medic: 9 Medic had a pair of nines to go with his straight flush draw while seat 9 held two pair and an open ended straight draw. The turn was the 8
Picking up the action after the turn, the board read K Seat 2 checked to Hellmuth and he fired 7,500 into the pot. Seat 2 tanked before throwing in the call. “Full house,” Hellmuth said. “A small one.” He turned over A Obrestad Takes One After the flop came down Q The turn was the 7
Tom Dwan raised from middle position and action folded to Jeffrey Lisandro in the small blind. He moved all in for 18,000 and Dwan made the call. Dwan: K Lisandro’s aces were ahead but the board ran out J Player Tags: David Benyamine, Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Jeffrey Lisandro, Nenad Medic, Tom Dwan, Annette Obrestad Level Nine: Chau Giang Doubles UpJul 02, '10 Blinds: 400-800 Players Remaining: 171 out of 346 Average Chip Count: 60,701 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Antonio Piano – 240,000 Notable Eliminations: Men Nguyen Big Hands:
Picking up the action on a flop of Q Schoenberg got out of the way and Giang tabled A The board finished out Q Benyamine Takes One Off Dwan Picking up the action on a flop of 9 The river was the 8
Picking up the action on the flop, the board read Q Filippi: A Filippi flopped a staight but Cousineau was drawing to a bigger one. The turn was the harmeless 4 Player Tags: David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, Chau Giang, Amnon Filippi, Julian Gardner, Tom Dwan |
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| Jun 25, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 44 - $2,500 Mixed Hold'em | 1 | + |
End of Day 1Jun 25, '10
The current chip average is 54,321. The prize pool is $1,166,100. First place will walk away with $268,238. The top 54 finishers will earn a payday of at least $4,512. Bracelet winner Eli Elezra is atop the chip counts at the moment. Other names in the field include Ray Henson, Brian Rast, Eric Froehlich, Jamie Rosen, Alexandre Gomes, Grant Hinkle, Dwyte Pilgrim, Gavin Smith, Shannon Shorr, Erica Schoenberg, John Phan and Brandon Cantu. A couple members of the Card Player family have survived to play on day two of the event. Jeff Shulman ended the day with 56,800 and Matt Matros is still alive with a similar chip stack. Player Twitter Accounts: Jeff Shulman The remaining players will return to their seats at 2:30 p.m. PST tomorrow. Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Eli Elezra |
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| Jun 24, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 43 - $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 2 | + |
Level Nine: Elezra OutJun 24, '10 Flop Games: 800-1,500 blinds Players Remaining: 130 out of 241 Average Chip Stack: 55,615 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Carlos Mortensen – 175,000 Notable Eliminations: Doyle Brunson Big Hands: Stud/8
Scott Clements completed to 1,500 and Jeffrey Lisandro made the call. Clements bet another 1,500 on fourth street and Lisandro threw in another call. Clements then bet 3,000 on every street afterward and Lisandro called him down. Clements then tabled (7 Lisandro mucked and he was down to 40,000 while Clements was at 44,000. Omaha/8 Daniel Negreanu Takes One Off Mackey Picking up the action on a flop of J Negreanu bet 3,000 and Mackey thought a few moments and released his hand. Negreanu took the pot and he was at 65,000. Mackey was at 26,000. Hold’em
Eli Elezra got his last 4,000 into the middle preflop and he was called by Pawel Andrzejewski. Elezra turned over his K The flop came down J Lindgren Fills Up Picking up the action after the board had run out A Lindgren turned over A Player Tags: Erick Lindgren, Daniel Negreanu, Eli Elezra, Jeffrey Lisandro, James Mackey, Scott Clements |
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| Jun 10, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 19 - $10,000 2-7 No-Limit Lowball Championship | 2 | + |
Level Seven: No Snow In VegasJun 10, '10 Blinds: 250-500 with a 125 ante Players Remaining: 86 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 35,233 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Tommy Vedes – 92,000 Notable Eliminations: Phil Ivey Players Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
We caught up with the action after the draw. Frank Kassela fired a bet of 4,000 into the pot with Freddy Deeb and Brett Richey next to act. Deeb pondered his decision for awhile and made the call. Richey did not hesitate as long to make the call. A wry grin appeared on Kassela’s face as he turned over 7-7-5-4-3. “That didn’t go quite the way I planned,” he joked. Deeb then addressed Richey, saying that if he didn’t have a pair he had the pot. Richey turned over 10-8-6-5-2 and took down the pot. Richey was once extremely short but clawed back to 24,000 after the hand. Kassela was at 32,000 while Deeb was at 34,000. Cantu Bets Out Richey A few hands after the one against Deeb and Kassela, Brett Richey called a raise by Brandon Cantu before the draw. Richey then elected to take one card while Cantu did the same. Cantu then led out with 2,100 and Richey quickly mucked. Cantu took down the pot and was at 38,000.
We caught up with this hand after the draw. Eli Elezra, Jason Mercier and David Baker had built the pot to around 6,000. Eli Elezra showed down J-10-8-5-2 after all three players checked their option. Mercier and Baker mucked their hands and Elezra took down the pot. He was at about 30,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Eli Elezra, Brett Richey, Brandon Cantu, Freddy Deeb, David Baker, Jason Mercier Level Three: Field At 101, Prize Pool AnnouncedJun 09, '10 Blinds: 75-150 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 101 Notable Eliminations: Players Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
We caught up with this hand after the draw. Carlos Mortensen bet 1,000 to the surprise of Jean-Robert Bellande. “Did you just bet blind?” Bellande asked. “I had to,” Mortensen replied. “You drew two and I just took one.” Bellande made the call and Mortensen announced he had a king-low. Bellande showed Q-10-6-3-2 and took down the pot. He was at 8,000 with two add-ons while Mortensen was at 20,000 with one add-on. Elezra Shoves, Heimiller Can’t Call Eli Elezra raised to 1,150 before the draw and Dan Heimiller made the call. On the draw, both players decided to stand pat. Elezra then shoved for 5,800. “Is that because I just called?” Heimiller asked. He tanked for a long time but eventually mucked his hand. Elezra took the pot and was at 9,000 with three add-ons while Heimiller was at 13,000 with two add-ons.
We caught up with this hand at showdown. Tom Dwan had tabled 6-6-9-3-2 for a pair of sixes. John Monnette was his opponent and he stared at Dwan’s board for a bit before finally nodding his head and mucking his hand. Dwan took down the 1,200 chip pot and he was at 13,500 with all of his add-ons intact. Monnette was at 13,000 with two add-ons behind. Sheikhan’s Eight Is Better Than Yours The player in seat 1 moved all in before the draw and Shawn Sheikhan made the call. Sheikhan drew one card and his opponent showed 8-7-6-4-3. It was a tough hand to beat, but Sheikhan did just that as he turned over 8-6-5-4-3 to the disbelief of his opponent. Sheikhan raked in the pot and was at 17,000 with his three add-ons intact. Mueller Bests Heimiller Greg Mueller, Dan Heimiller and Eli Elezra each had 400 invested in the pot before the draw. Each player took two cards and Mueller led out with 1,100. Elezra called but Heimiller eventually made the call. Mueller then turned over 9-8-7-5-3 and Heimiller mucked. Mueller was a late entrant in the tournament but was up to 8,500 with his three add-ons intact.
Chad Brown raised to 500 before the draw and Phil Ivey made the call. Ivey took two cards and Brown stood pat. Ivey then took a stab at the pot with 1,100. Brown made the quick call and Ivey announced that he had a 9-8 low. Brown turned over 9-5-4-3-2 and Ivey mucked his hand, sending the pot to Brown. Brown was at 14,000 with all three add-ons while Ivey was at 21,425 and no add-ons remaining. Left In The Deck Field Officially Tops Last Year The official number of entrants was released during level three. There were 101 players who registered for the event, topping last year’s number by five. The prize pool totaled $948,400 with 14 places getting paid. The first player to cash will earn $19,272 and the winner will take home $294,321. Player Tags: Shawn Sheikhan, Greg Mueller, Eli Elezra, Phil Ivey, John Monnette, Tom Dwan, Dan Heimiller Level 11 Update; Daniel Alaei Eliminated, Durrr Chips Up to Top 10Jun 10, '10 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 42 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 72,142 Card Player Chip Counts: Daniel Negreanu – 98,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. George Danzer – 130,000 Notable Eliminations: Daniel Alaei Big Hands:
Daniel Alaei got all of his chips in before the draw against Daniel Negreanu. Alaei drew one with his 9-8-5-4 and Negreanu also drew one with his 8-4-3-2. Alaei caught a K and Negreanu caught a Q to give Negreanu the pot as he is just below the 100,000 chip mark. Nicholas Broncato Eliminated Peter Gould opened to 3,400 and was met with a three-bet by Michael Mizrachi on the button to 8,500. Nicholas Broncato was in the big blind and moved all-in for his last 32,500. Gould took a while before making the call and Mizrachi got out of the way. Broncato took one and tabled his 7-6-4-2 and Gould stood pat with his 8-5-4-3-2. Gould was dealt a 6 and he was sent to the rail, while Gould climbed to 108,000. Durrr Moves Chips to Take Pot Tom Dwan made it 4,100 under-the-gun and was called by Nick Schulman in teh cutoff. John Juanda was on the button and opted to reraise to 16,500. Dwan went into the tank before announcing that he was all-in. Schulman and Juanda both folded. Dwan showed a 3 after shuffling through his cards and is up to 88,000. Schulman has 83,000 and Juanda dropped to 42,000. Cantu Feeds the Bear We missed the action, but we saw Barry Greenstein doubling through Brandon Cantu as Greensteins 8-6 low bested Cantu’s 8-7. Baxter Takes a Small One Eli Elezra opened to 3,500 and both Billy Baxter and Nick Schulman came along for the ride. Schulman drew two, Baxter drew one, and Elezra stood pat. The action was checked around after the draw and Elezra announced he had a jack. Baxter quickly showed his J-7-5-3-2 to take the pot and move to 66,000 in chips. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Eli Elezra, Daniel Alaei, Tom Dwan, Brandon Cantu, Billy Baxter |
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| Jun 09, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 19 - $10,000 2-7 No-Limit Lowball Championship | 1 | + |
Level Seven: No Snow In VegasJun 10, '10 Blinds: 250-500 with a 125 ante Players Remaining: 86 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 35,233 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Tommy Vedes – 92,000 Notable Eliminations: Phil Ivey Players Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
We caught up with the action after the draw. Frank Kassela fired a bet of 4,000 into the pot with Freddy Deeb and Brett Richey next to act. Deeb pondered his decision for awhile and made the call. Richey did not hesitate as long to make the call. A wry grin appeared on Kassela’s face as he turned over 7-7-5-4-3. “That didn’t go quite the way I planned,” he joked. Deeb then addressed Richey, saying that if he didn’t have a pair he had the pot. Richey turned over 10-8-6-5-2 and took down the pot. Richey was once extremely short but clawed back to 24,000 after the hand. Kassela was at 32,000 while Deeb was at 34,000. Cantu Bets Out Richey A few hands after the one against Deeb and Kassela, Brett Richey called a raise by Brandon Cantu before the draw. Richey then elected to take one card while Cantu did the same. Cantu then led out with 2,100 and Richey quickly mucked. Cantu took down the pot and was at 38,000.
We caught up with this hand after the draw. Eli Elezra, Jason Mercier and David Baker had built the pot to around 6,000. Eli Elezra showed down J-10-8-5-2 after all three players checked their option. Mercier and Baker mucked their hands and Elezra took down the pot. He was at about 30,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Eli Elezra, Brett Richey, Brandon Cantu, Freddy Deeb, David Baker, Jason Mercier Level Three: Field At 101, Prize Pool AnnouncedJun 09, '10 Blinds: 75-150 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 101 Notable Eliminations: Players Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
We caught up with this hand after the draw. Carlos Mortensen bet 1,000 to the surprise of Jean-Robert Bellande. “Did you just bet blind?” Bellande asked. “I had to,” Mortensen replied. “You drew two and I just took one.” Bellande made the call and Mortensen announced he had a king-low. Bellande showed Q-10-6-3-2 and took down the pot. He was at 8,000 with two add-ons while Mortensen was at 20,000 with one add-on. Elezra Shoves, Heimiller Can’t Call Eli Elezra raised to 1,150 before the draw and Dan Heimiller made the call. On the draw, both players decided to stand pat. Elezra then shoved for 5,800. “Is that because I just called?” Heimiller asked. He tanked for a long time but eventually mucked his hand. Elezra took the pot and was at 9,000 with three add-ons while Heimiller was at 13,000 with two add-ons.
We caught up with this hand at showdown. Tom Dwan had tabled 6-6-9-3-2 for a pair of sixes. John Monnette was his opponent and he stared at Dwan’s board for a bit before finally nodding his head and mucking his hand. Dwan took down the 1,200 chip pot and he was at 13,500 with all of his add-ons intact. Monnette was at 13,000 with two add-ons behind. Sheikhan’s Eight Is Better Than Yours The player in seat 1 moved all in before the draw and Shawn Sheikhan made the call. Sheikhan drew one card and his opponent showed 8-7-6-4-3. It was a tough hand to beat, but Sheikhan did just that as he turned over 8-6-5-4-3 to the disbelief of his opponent. Sheikhan raked in the pot and was at 17,000 with his three add-ons intact. Mueller Bests Heimiller Greg Mueller, Dan Heimiller and Eli Elezra each had 400 invested in the pot before the draw. Each player took two cards and Mueller led out with 1,100. Elezra called but Heimiller eventually made the call. Mueller then turned over 9-8-7-5-3 and Heimiller mucked. Mueller was a late entrant in the tournament but was up to 8,500 with his three add-ons intact.
Chad Brown raised to 500 before the draw and Phil Ivey made the call. Ivey took two cards and Brown stood pat. Ivey then took a stab at the pot with 1,100. Brown made the quick call and Ivey announced that he had a 9-8 low. Brown turned over 9-5-4-3-2 and Ivey mucked his hand, sending the pot to Brown. Brown was at 14,000 with all three add-ons while Ivey was at 21,425 and no add-ons remaining. Left In The Deck Field Officially Tops Last Year The official number of entrants was released during level three. There were 101 players who registered for the event, topping last year’s number by five. The prize pool totaled $948,400 with 14 places getting paid. The first player to cash will earn $19,272 and the winner will take home $294,321. Player Tags: Shawn Sheikhan, Greg Mueller, Eli Elezra, Phil Ivey, John Monnette, Tom Dwan, Dan Heimiller Level 11 Update; Daniel Alaei Eliminated, Durrr Chips Up to Top 10Jun 10, '10 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 42 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 72,142 Card Player Chip Counts: Daniel Negreanu – 98,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. George Danzer – 130,000 Notable Eliminations: Daniel Alaei Big Hands:
Daniel Alaei got all of his chips in before the draw against Daniel Negreanu. Alaei drew one with his 9-8-5-4 and Negreanu also drew one with his 8-4-3-2. Alaei caught a K and Negreanu caught a Q to give Negreanu the pot as he is just below the 100,000 chip mark. Nicholas Broncato Eliminated Peter Gould opened to 3,400 and was met with a three-bet by Michael Mizrachi on the button to 8,500. Nicholas Broncato was in the big blind and moved all-in for his last 32,500. Gould took a while before making the call and Mizrachi got out of the way. Broncato took one and tabled his 7-6-4-2 and Gould stood pat with his 8-5-4-3-2. Gould was dealt a 6 and he was sent to the rail, while Gould climbed to 108,000. Durrr Moves Chips to Take Pot Tom Dwan made it 4,100 under-the-gun and was called by Nick Schulman in teh cutoff. John Juanda was on the button and opted to reraise to 16,500. Dwan went into the tank before announcing that he was all-in. Schulman and Juanda both folded. Dwan showed a 3 after shuffling through his cards and is up to 88,000. Schulman has 83,000 and Juanda dropped to 42,000. Cantu Feeds the Bear We missed the action, but we saw Barry Greenstein doubling through Brandon Cantu as Greensteins 8-6 low bested Cantu’s 8-7. Baxter Takes a Small One Eli Elezra opened to 3,500 and both Billy Baxter and Nick Schulman came along for the ride. Schulman drew two, Baxter drew one, and Elezra stood pat. The action was checked around after the draw and Elezra announced he had a jack. Baxter quickly showed his J-7-5-3-2 to take the pot and move to 66,000 in chips. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Eli Elezra, Daniel Alaei, Tom Dwan, Brandon Cantu, Billy Baxter |
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| Jun 07, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 15 - $10,000 Seven Card Stud 8 or Better Championship | 2 | + |
Level 14: Mercier Knocks Out TwoJun 07, '10 Blinds: Ante 1,000, Bring-In 2,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits Players Remaining: 41 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 124,390 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Vladimir Schmelev – 280,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jennifer Harman — 65,000 Notable Eliminations: Robert Mizrachi Player’s Twitter Accounts: Big Hands:
Dario Minieri and Steve Zolotow each put in four bets on 5th street. Minieri led out on sixth street for 10,000 showing 10 Zolotow made the call showing A Zolotow turned his J Greenstein Eliminated Barry Greenstein was all in against Brandon Adams. Here were their boards: Greenstein: K Adams made two pair while Greenstein could only muster a pair of eights and he was sent to the rail.
Jason Mercier, Robert Mizrachi, Eli Elezra and Adam Roberts were all in a pot that saw Elezra and Mizrachi get all of their chips in on fourth street. Here is how their boards looked: Elezra: A After the river, Mercier tabled his hole cards, 6 Elezra and Mizrachi were out and Mercier was at 180,000. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Barry Greenstein, Steve Zolotow, Eli Elezra, Brandon Adams, Dario Minieri, Jason Mercier |
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| Jun 03, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 10 - $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | 1 | + |
Level 5 Update: Kostritsyn Fills UpJun 03, '10 Limits: Bring-in 200, ante 100, limits 600-1,200 Players Remaining: 144 out of 150 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Notable Eliminations: Annie Duke Big Hands:
Alexander Kostritsyn bet every street and seat 1 called him down until the final card dropped, then folded. Kostritsyn smiled and showed rolled up Jacks and a monster full house. Kostritsyn: (J Kostritsyn took the pot and increased his stack to around 36,000. Elezra Takes Down Cernuto Eli Elezra bet every street until the last, on which he and John Cernuto checked it down. Elezra: (J The two pair for Elezra gave him a pot of 3,8000 and boosted his total to 38,000. The Champ Is Here Last year’s winner of this event, Freddie Ellis, called a raise from Robert Mizrachi after 3rd street, then led out on 4th street, forcing Mizrachi to fold. Ellis has chipped up to 40,000, while Mizrachi sits comfortably at 33,000.
On fifth street, David Benyamine bet showing (X-X)-A Benyamine caught the 5 “I haven’t made a flush all day,” said Ulliott as he squeezed his river card. “Maybe I don’t want to,” he continued as he flashed the 3 He was right that he didn’t want to make a flush as Benyamine showed A Lisandro Makes Flush, Wins Pot Jeffrey Lisandro and his opponent were heads-up on fifth street with Lisandro showing (X-X)-K Lisandro caught the 9 Player Tags: John Cernuto, Robert Mizrachi, Eli Elezra, Jeffrey Lisandro, Freddie Ellis, Alexander Kostritsyn |
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| May 31, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $50,000 Players Championship | 4 | + |
Level Two: Kelly Wins Monster Pot, Eliminates ShakMay 28, '10 Blinds Limit Games: 500-1,000; 1,000-1,600 Stakes Players Remaining: 113 out of 114 Notable Chip Counts: Scotty Nguyen – 200,000 Eliminations: Dan Shak Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return to play at 9:40 p.m. Registration will remain open until the end of the break so the current field of 114 is still subject to change. Big Hands: PLO Dan Kelly Reigns Supreme in the Battle of the Dans After a preflop raise and several calls, four players saw a flop of 8 After a few moments of thought, Dan Kelly raised all in for about 140,000. Shak went into the tank and eventually made the call. Shak showed 9 The turn was the 2
On a flop of K Both players checked the dangerous board and the K Ivey took the pot and was at 163,000 while Pezzin was down to 130,000. Durrrr Loses Some Chips On a board of 8 Dario Minieri Cracks Aces Dario Minieri was faced with a bet from an opponent before the flop and elected to reraise to 6,200. His opponent made the call and both players saw a flop of 10 Limit Hold’em
Big Slick Holds up for Negreanu Facing a raise by the player in seat 5 and a re-raise by Michael Mizrachi, Daniel Negreanu called and the flop came K Bad Kicker Costs Elezra Heads up once again, Alexander Kostritsyn bet 1,000 on a flop of 5 NLH
David Chiu bet 2,500 on a board reading A Chiu fired another shot, this one 5,500. Mizzi called again and the river was the J Both players checked and Mizzi showed down A Buchanan Flushes durrrr Tom Dwan raised to 1,700 preflop and Shawn Buchanan made the call. The flop came down 8 Dwan raised the action to 14,700 and Buchanan made the call. Both players checked the Q Dwan fired 23,500 and Buchanan made the call. Buchanan turned over K Buchanan took the pot and was at 180,000. Dwan was down to 122,000.
Hoyt Corkins Wins a Big Pot On a flop of K Triple Draw Ivey hits the 7-low Phil Ivey raised to 2,000 and was called by Ted Lawson and Scotty Nguyen. Each player drew 2, and Scotty checked to Ivey who bet 1,000. Lawson called and Scotty folded. Ivey and Lawson both drew 1 and Ivey fires 2,000 into the pot. Lawson looked disgruntled as he called. Ivey stayed pat and Lawson drew 1. Ivey instantly bet 2,000 and Lawson thinks long before calling. Ivey showed 7-6-5-4-2 for the best hand as Lawson mucks.
Nick Schulman called a bet of 2,000 heads up with Jeff Lisandro after the last draw and showed 8-7-6-5-3. Schulman’s Low Bests Binger Michael Binger raised to 2,000 before the first draw and Nick Schulman repopped it to 3,000. Binger made the call and each player drew one card. Binger bet 1,000 and Schulman made the call. The players drew one card again and Binger fired 2,000 into the pot. Schulman made the call and both players stood pat. Schulman showed a 7-6 low and Binger showed a 8-5 low, giving Schulman the pot. Left in the Deck: Tuan is Forced to Show There was a little bit of a debate at table #323. Tuan Le called a bet on the river and his opponent mucked his hand, giving up the pot to Le. Le then tried to muck his own hand and was claiming that he didn’t have to show. After the floor was called over to the table, he ruled that a winning hand must be shown. Tuan tabled pocket kings and took the pot. Card Player TV: Durrrr Tom Dwan is involved in some bracelet bets this summer and is currently stacked at 133,000. Here’s his most recent appearance on Card Player TV’s All In Box from the Bellagio. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Eli Elezra, Michael Mizrachi, Dario Minieri, Alexander Kostritsyn Level One Update: Nguyen and Raymer Chipping UpMay 28, '10 Blinds: Limit Games: 400-800; 800-1,600 Stakes Players Remaining 113 Starting Stack: 150,000 Big Hands: Stud
The Prince of Poker is hoping to repeat his 2008 win, even if he has to go through Phil Ivey along the way. The two have tangled frequently already, with Nguyen getting the better of the exchanges. With Ivey showing 7 Scotty replied with, “Not a flush draw, baby. I had a hand,” followed by his infectious laugh. The “baby’s” have begun. Scotty and Ivey… a familiar picture The very next hand Ivey showed A Forrest grows his stack Showing 9 Elezra’s aces no good Alexander Kostritsyn checked after showing 2 Omaha 8OB
Seidel Loses Some Chips On a board of K Razz Seidel Takes Another Hit Phil Galfond and Erik Seidel were engaged in a relatively large pot. Galfond bet and Seidel called. Galfond exposed a 7-high low and Seidel mucked. The online pro raked in the 15,000 chip pot and is up to 170,000.
Raymer Looking Good Greg Raymer and Dario Minieri were involved in a small razz pot. Minieri checked and Raymer made a bet on the end from middle position. Minieri called and Raymer flipped over a 6-low. Minieri mucked and Raymer added to his stack. Limit Hold Em Giang Takes One Off Lawson Ted Lawson, David Benyamine, Chau Giang and Phil Ivey all limped preflop and saw a flop of 9 Lawson bet 800 and Benyamine folded. Giang raised to 1,600 causing Ivey to fold. Lawson stuck around and the turn was the 8 Giang fired 1,600 and Lawson called. The same happened on the 7 Giang took down the pot and was at 165,000. Lawson dropped to 140,000. Left in the Deck: Some players have to wait. Pros such as Amnon Filippi, Barry Greenstein and Josh Arieh are waiting to buy into the event. The ruling on the floor is that they have to wait till the beginning of level two. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Erik Seidel, Josh Arieh, Barry Greenstein, Ted Forrest, Ted Lawson, Eli Elezra, Chau Giang, Phil Ivey, Greg Raymer, Amnon Filippi, Phil Galfond, Dario Minieri, Alexander Kostritsyn Level 10: Ivey Comes Back From Break Strong, Hellmuth FumingMay 30, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 2,500-5,000 blinds; 5,000-10,000 stakes Players Remaining: 68 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Steve Zolotow – 595,000 Average Chip Count: 255,882 Notable Eliminations: Freddy Deeb Big Hands: Pot Limit Omaha
In the first hand after the 20 minute break, Phil Ivey raised to 7,200 from the button and was called by Eli Elezra and Patrik Antonius. The flop came J Ivey raised to 56,000 and Elezra quickly got out of the way. Antonius tanked to consider the big pot before him and two seats down Abe Mosseri asked, “You want a calculator?” Eventually, Antonius folded and Ivy took down a nice pot. Afterward, Ivey told Mosseri that he shouldn’t make comments during a hand like that. Seven Card Stud Deeb Eliminated By Zolotow We did not catch the action but Freddy Deeb was eliminated from the tournament by Steve Zolotow. Deeb could not pair any of his cards on seventh street and Zolotow took down the pot, knocking Deeb out in the process. Stud/8
Phil Hellmuth and Erik Seidel tangled in a hand that is still driving the Poker Brat nuts. Picking up the action after seventh street, Seidel showed down A Hellmuth was showing K Oppenheim Adds To Hellmuth’s Frustration Picking up the action on fifth street, Phil Hellmuth bet and David Oppenheim called. The action reversed on sixth and seventh street as Oppenheim was the one leading out. Hellmuth called the bet on sixth street, but could not do so on seventh street, revealing his hand A Oppenheim was at 290,000 after the pot while Hellmuth was at 105,000. Bach Doubles Through David Singer We caught up with the action on fifth street. David Bach put in a bet of 10,000, leaving himself just 800 behind. Singer raised to put him all in and Bach made the easy call. After the last two cards were dealt, Bach showed J Singer could not beat that and Bach doubled up to 60,000 after starting with 25,000.
Mike Matusow was all in for his last 17,000 against George Lind. Here is how there boards ran out: Lind: 7 Matusow started with three spades but then caught three hearts. He ended up making two pair but Lind’s diamond flush was enough to get the high and Matusow did not qualify for a low, leaving him with nothing but a story to tell on his way to the exit. No Limit Hold’em Oh Snap, The Glasses Came Off Already fuming from irritating previous hands, Phil Hellmuth got heads up against Erik Seidel and the flop came J Hellmuth instantly ripped his sunglasses off and began gesturing toward the board in disbelief while talking to himself. This continued for a few minutes after he folded, causing Seidel to eventually laugh out loud as Hellmuth talked about how Erik was going to hang himself in the tournament. Hellmuth had around 120,000 in chips after the hand, and Seidel had around 205,000. Razz
Picking up the action after seventh street, David Baker and Patrik Antonius checked their options and went to showdown. Baker showed a 7-6-5-4-2 low and Antonius examined his hole cards for a bit before finally mucking. Baker took the pot and was up to 275,000 while Antonius was down to 88,000. Limit Hold’em Binger Stays Afloat on the River On a flop of J Left In The Deck Ivey Not Interested In Tournament Of Champions An interesting conversation took place at Phil Ivey’s table. Eli Elezra and Huck Seed were asking Ivey if he was going to play in the Tournament of Champions later during the WSOP. Ivey insisted he could not play if the tournament was during the series. “Do you know how many bracelet bets I’ve got going?” he told the table. Elezra and Seed pressed him further but Ivey would not budge on his stance, so it appears Ivey will not take part in the tournament won by names like Mike Matusow, Annie Duke and Mike Sexton. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, David Oppenheim, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Scott Clements, Isaac Haxton, Alexander Kostritsyn Level Eight: Seidel Climbing, Raymer, Alioto and Negreanu OutMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,500-3,000 blinds; 3,000-6,000 stakes Players Remaining: 90 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Brian Hastings – 340,000 Average Chip Count: 193,333 Notable Eliminations: Greg Raymer Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break. They will return at approximately 9:10 p.m. Big Hands: Omaha/8
Isaac Haxton raised to 6,000 and Erik Seidel made the call from the big blind. Dan Kelly also made the call and the flop came down 9 Seidel led out with 3,000 and Kelly called. Haxton also tagged along and the turn was the K Seidel bet 6,000 and Kelly raised to 12,000. Haxton got out of the way and Seidel repopped to 18,000. Kelly went into the tank for a few minutes before mucking his hand. Seidel took the pot and was at 215,000 while Kelly was down to 65,000. Brown Takes Pot Off Arieh Picking up the action on a flop of Q Brown checked again and Arieh bet 6,000. Brown then check-raised to 12,000 and Arieh called. The river was the 7
David Bach won this event a year ago, but his odds of repeating aren’t looking so good. In one hand Bach raised to 6,000 and was called by seat 3, Chad Brown, Rafe Furst, and Josh Arieh. The flop came 8 The 3 The players checked down the 7 Brown and Seat 3 split the pot of more than 100,000 and last year’s champion was left with just around 65,000. Chad Brown sits with around 165,000. Seven Card Stud Ferguson Takes Pot Chris Ferguson was showing 9 Ferguson bet 6,000 and Le mucked his hand rather quickly, surrendering the pot to Ferguson. Ferguson was at 130,000 after the hand while Le was at 127,000.
Sorel Mizzi and David Benyamine were locked up in a hand on fifth street. Both players checked sixth and seventh street and showed down their hands. Mizzi tabled (A Mizzi had A-Q-J high to edge out Benyamine and take the pot. He was at 200,000 while Benyamine was at 130,000. No Limit Hold’em_ Brunson Makes His Exits, Courtesy Of Aces A short-staked Todd Brunson hoped to make a quick double up in the no limit hold’em round but his K
Dario Alioto moved all in for his last 8,500. Eli Elezra called, as did Noah Boeken from the big blind. The flop came down Q Elezra got out of the way and Boeken tabled 10 2-7 Low Baker’s Jack Low Takes It Entering the action at the first draw, David Baker and Abe Mosseri both drew 1. Mosseri checked to Baker who bet 3,000. Mosseri called and both players drew 1 again. Baker fired out 6,000 and Mosseri called. Player’s Twitter Accounts: For up to the minute information straight from the player’s themselves, be sure to check out the Card Player Twitter page. Phil Hellmuth Card Player Video: Check out David Oppenheim’s thoughts on the event. Player Tags: David Baker, Erik Seidel, Josh Arieh, Chris Ferguson, Tuan Le, Todd Brunson, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, David Bach, Abe Mosseri, Dario Alioto, Sorel Mizzi, Isaac Haxton Level Six: D'Agostino, Ivey Chipping UpMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,000-2,000 blinds; 2,000-4,000 stakes Players Remaining: 107 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Erik Sagstrom – 329,100 Average Chip Count: 162,616 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Limit Hold’em
Sorel Mizzi raised to 4,000 preflop only to have John D’Agostino reraise to 6,000. Mizzi made the call. The flop came 10 After the 2 D’Agostino was at around 60,000 after the hand and Mizzi was still up around 135,000. D’Agostino Uses Limit Hold’em Round to Chip Up Against the player in seat 8 two hands later, D’Agostino three-bet preflop and the flop came Q D’Agostino called seat 8’s 2,000 bet and the K When seat 8 bet the turn, D’Agostino raised to a total of 8,000 and was called. The 9
Isaac Haxton raised to 4,000 from the cutoff and Matt Glantz made the call from the button. The flop came down J Glantz fired 2,000 and Haxton check-raised to 4,000. Glantz made the call and the 4 The river was the J Bloch Gets Better Of Ferguson We caught up with this hand on the river. The board ran out K He was up to 144,000 while Ferguson’s stack fell to 110,000 and it would fall lower during the Stud round. 2-7 Lowball
Mike Matusow raised to 4,000 before the first draw and John Juanda made the call. The players each took two cards on the first draw and Juanda bet 2,000. Matusow raised it to 4,000 and Juanda made the call. Both players drew one card on the second draw and Juanda checked. Matusow fired 4,000 and Juanda mucked his hand. Matusow started the hand with 132,000 and improved to 141,000 with the win. Juanda dropped from 138,000 to just over 130,000. Williamson Cuts The Razor Robert Williamson III was heads up with John Phan and drew 1 on the first draw, while Phan took two. Williamson bet 2,000 and Phan made the call. Phan drew two again and Williamson stood pat. After Williamson fired 4,000 into the pot, Phan gave up on the hand and Williamson boosted his stack to around 148,000. Phan was down to around 125,000. Also seated at this table is Gus Hansen, Andy Bloch, and Chris Ferguson. Omaha/8
We caught up with this hand after the flop. The board was A The turn was the 4 Ivey showed J Ivey Takes Down Pot, Mosseri Cashes In We caught up with this hand on the river. The board was K When Ivey tabled K Ivey took in the pot and was around 155,000 after the hand while Negreanu’s wallet got just a little lighter. 7-Stud
Entering the hand in progress, Chris “Jesus” Ferguson showed 9 Seat 6 then got the 5 After seat 6 slowed down and checked the last card, Jesus bet 4,000 and was called. He showed 6 Ivey’s Kings are King Showing X-X-4 After being dealt the 7 Ivey bet 4,000 on his next card, the J Ivey fired 4,000 after being dealt the 5 After calling Ivey’s final bet of 4,000 after the last cards were dealt, Alioto had to muck when Ivey showed K Left in the Deck: Table redraws create star-studded tables Seated at the table right next to the Card Player work area are Phil Ivey, Eli Elezra, Daniel Negreanu and Huck Seed. Another table features Erik Seidel, Phil Hellmuth, Michael Binger, David Oppenheim, Scott Clements and Isaac Haxton. Player Tags: John Phan, Erik Seidel, Chris Ferguson, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, John D'Agostino, David Oppenheim, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Phil Ivey, Matthew Glantz, Scott Clements, Michael Binger, Sorel Mizzi, Isaac Haxton Level 18: Baker Gets Busy In No Limit Hold'em, Elezra OutMay 31, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 13,000-25,000 blinds; 25,000-50,000 stakes Players Remaining: 20 out of 116 Average Chip Count: 828,571 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Abe Mosseri – 1,720,000 Notable Eliminations: Eli Elezra Big Hands: No Limit Hold’em
Action folded around to David Baker on the button preflop. He raised it up to 27,000 and the small blind folded. Action was on Erik Seidel in the big blind. He made it 81,000 to go and Baker went into the tank. After a few moments he finally released his hand and Seidel took home the pot. He started the hand with 373,000 and was up to 415,000. Baker Bets Out Schmelev, Part One Vladimir Schmelev raised preflop and the action was on David Baker on the button. He repopped it to 65,000 from the button and the blinds mucked. The action was then on Schmelev who tanked for a few before calling. The flop came down Q He started with just under 700,000 and ended the hand with 780,000 after raking in Schmelev’s bet, the blinds and antes.
We picked this hand up on the flop. The board read A Both players checked and the river brought the 6 Mizrachi Looks Up The Russian Robert Mizrachi put in a raise preflop and was called by Vladimir Schmelev. The two players saw a flop of 9 The turn was the 6 Mizrachi made a relatively quick call and Schmelev threw his hand in the muck. Mizrachi was about to do the same when he asked the dealer if he had to show. He in fact did show A
Vladimir Schmelev raised to 30,000 on the button and David Baker raised it to 95,000 from the small blind. Schmelev made the call and the players saw a flop of 10 Baker led out with 130,000 and Schmelev mucked again to his early nemesis. Baker raked in another 115,000 in chips with that pot and was inching toward 1 million in chips. Pot Limit Omaha Elezra Getting Short, Schulman Backs Away Action folded around to Nick Schulman on the button and he raised to 35,000. Eli Elezra was next to act from the small blind. He bet the pot, putting 87,000 into the middle. The big blind folded and Schulman had a decision to make. Elezra left himself with just about 100,000 chips. Any call or raise by Schulman would risk doubling up the dangerous Elezra. Schulman decided against it and mucked his hand. Elezra then showed pocket aces A 2-7 Triple Draw
Allen Bari raised to 40,000 before the first draw and Alexander Kostritsyn made the call. Bari drew one card while Kostritsyn took two cards. Bari bet 20,000 and Kostritsyn made the call. Bari stood pat while Kostritsyn took one card on the second draw. Bari bet 40,000 and Kostritsyn called again. Bari stood pat once more and Kostritsyn drew one last card. Both players checked and Bari tabled 8-7-4-3-2 and Kostritsyn mucked. Kostritsyn dropped to 300,000 after the hand, having started the day with almost 700,000. Bari was up to 1.3 million. Grinding Out A Pot James Van Alstyne raised to 40,000 before the first draw and Michael Mizrachi three-bet to 60,000. Van Alstyne made the call and both players drew one card. Van Alstyne led out with 20,000 and Mizrachi called. Van Alstyne stood pat on the second draw while Mizrachi drew one card. Van Alstyne bet 40,000 and Mizrachi called. Both players stood pat on the last draw and Van Alstyne checked to Mizrachi. He fired 40,000 and Van Alstyne mucked his hand. Mizrachi took the pot and was at 1.3 million.
Daniel Alaei raised to 40,000 before the first draw and Lyle Berman repopped to 60,000. Alaei made the call and both players drew one card. Alaei then led out with 20,000 and Berman called. Alaei stood pat on the next draw while Berman took one card. Alaei bet 40,000 and Berman made the call. Alaei stood pat one last time while Berman took one card. Both players checked and Alaei turned over 9-8-7-6-3. Berman mucked and Alaei took the pot. He was at 1.43 million after the hand while Berman was at 480,000. Limit Hold’em
Eli Elezra raised to 40,000 preflop and Daniel Alaei raised to 60,000. Elezra called and the flop came down A Elezra then check-raised the remainder of his stack and Alaei made the call. Elezra showed K The board finished out 3 Seven Card Stud
We picked up the action on this hand during fourth street. John Juanda bet 25,000 and James Van Alstyne made the call, as did David Oppenheim. All three players checked on fifth street and David Oppenheim led out with 50,000 on sixth street. Van Alstyne called and Juanda sprung his trap, raising to 100,000. Oppenheim made the call but Van Alstyne had enough. Both players checked on seventh street and Juanda turned over his hand, A Juanda was up to 1.4 million in chips. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Erik Seidel, John Juanda, David Oppenheim, Eli Elezra, Michael Mizrachi, Lyle Berman, Daniel Alaei, Abe Mosseri, James Van Alstyne, Allen Bari, Nick Schulman, David Baker, Alexander Kostritsyn |
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Lisandro Eliminated
Amnon Filippi Out
70 players remain out of the 507 that registered.
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Elezra Eliminated
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Nine-Perfect Nabs Pot For Brown
Daniel Alaei Eliminated
Minieri And Zolotow Chop
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Benyamine Fills Up to Eliminate Opposition
Ivey Clubs Pezzin
Mizzi’s Two Pair Best Chiu
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Ivey Back With a Bang
Hellmuth Steaming
Mouth Shut
Baker Low Balls Antonious
Seidel Takes A Pot
Bach Gets None of Massive Pot
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Alioto Ousted
Mizzi Spaces On The Current Game
Haxton Throws Glantz Overboard
Matusow Forces Out Juanda
Ivey Chops With Elezra
Jesus Turns Weak Cards Into Two Pair
Seidel Flexes Muscle
Mosseri The Ladies Man
Kostritsyn Hammered Down To Size
Alaei Takes One Off Berman
Eli Elezra Eliminated
Juanda Takes Big Pot