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Jun 08, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 Omaha Hi/Low Split Championship | 3 | + |
Level 25: Six Remain; Steinberg 7th, Thuritz 8thJun 09, '11 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 Limits: 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 202 Average Chip Count: 1,010,000 Chip Counts: 1. Richard Ashby – 1,485,000 Eliminations: 7th. Jason Steinberg – $71,148 Mikael Thuritz Eliminated in 8th Place ($54,837) Steve Billirakis raised from early position, Mikael Thuritz called all in with the short stack from the small blind and Richard Ashby called fromn the big blind. The flop came K 8 7, Ashby bet and Billirakis called. The turn was the 2, Ashby checked, Billirakis bet and Ashby called. The river was the 3, Ashby checked, Billirakis bet and Ashby called. Billirakis turned over A K 4 3 for a high hand of top two pair and a low. Ashby showed A 7 4 4, for the same low hand. Billirakis took three-quarters of the pot while Ashby raked one quarter and Mikael Thuritz was eliminated in 8th place ($54,837). Jason Steinberg Eliminated in 7th Place ($71,148) Richard Ashby raised from the cutoff and Jason Steinberg called from the big blind. The flop came 10 10 9, Steinberg checked, Ashby bet, Steinberg check-raised and Ashby called. The turn was the 3, Steiberg bet, Ashby raised and Steinberg called all in. Ashby turned over A 9 4 3 for the lead while Steinberg showed Q 9 5 4. Both players flopped top two pair, but Ashby was ahead with the ace-kicker. There was no qualifying low hand. The river was the 4, no help for Jason Steinberg who was eliminated in 7th place ($71,148). Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Steve Billirakis, Jason Steinberg, Richard Ashby, Mikael Thuritz Level 24: Barlow Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now UnderwayJun 08, '11 NOTE: Play ended last night with 22 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of Todd Barlow in 10th place ($33,172), the official nine-handed final table is now underway. Blinds: 20,000-40,000 Limits: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 202 Average Chip Count: 673,333 Chip Counts: 1. Vyacheslav Zhukov – 1,190,000 Payouts: 1st. $465,216 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Josh Arieh, Steve Billirakis, Mack Lee, Jason Steinberg, Richard Ashby, Mikael Thuritz, Guillaume Rivet, George Lind |
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Jul 01, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 52 - $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 2 | + |
Level 13: Kassela Stays AliveJul 01, '10 Blinds: 2,500-5,000, Ante: 500 Players Remaining: 51 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 275,480 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Mikael Thuritz — 750,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Kassela Doubles Through Thuritz Frank Kassela put in a raise to 12,00 and was called by the blinds, Mikael Thuritz and Phil Ivey. On a flop of 874 Thuritz bet 17,000, Ivey folded and Kassela put in a raise to 55,000. Thuritz thought about it and raised enough to put Kassela all in. Kassela called. Their hands: Kassela: 99 Kassela’s overpair gave him the lead, and the board finished with a 2 turn and K river. Kassela doubled to more than 300,000 in chips, but Thuritz was still very healthy in chips. Weak Kicker Hurts Sands Lisa Hamilton got all in preflop and was called by Dave Sands. Their hands: Sands: AJ The board ran out A10334 and Hamilton’s queen-kicker gave him the pot to double up to 165,000. Sands dropped to 155,000 in chips and was eliminated shortly after by Shawn Buchanan. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Mikael Thuritz, David Sands, Lisa Hamilton |
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Jun 23, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 43 - $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 1 | + |
Level Five: Players Start To FallJun 23, '10 Flop Games: 300-600 blinds Players Remaining: 228 out of 241 Average Chip Stack: 31,711 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Brandon Adams – 70,000 Notable Eliminations: Lex Veldhuis Big Hands: Stud Bloch Gets Short Picking up the action on sixth street, Mikael Thuritz bet 1,200 and Andy Bloch made the call. They were dealt seventh street and Thuritz bet another 1,200. Bloch made the call showing 1072Q. Thuritz had 8654 and turned over (765) for the straight. Bloch surrendered the pot and was down to his last 5,000. Lederer Can’t Call Picking up the action on fifth street, Howard Lederer led out with 1,200 and Brandon Adams jacked it up to 2,400. On sixth street, Adams did the betting with 1,200 and Lederer called. On seventh street, Adams fired another bullet of 1,200 while showing 910A5. Lederer took a session in the tank with 86Q4. He eventually released it into the muck and Adams took the pot. He was at almost 70,000 while Lederer was under 10,000. He would bust later in the level. Dwan Jacks Up Dehkharghani Picking up the action on sixth street, Ray Dehkharghani bet 1,200 and Tom Dwan made the call. On seventh street, Dehkharghani bet another 1,200 and Dwan threw in the call. Dehkharghani tabled JJ from his hole cards and Dwan had that beat as he showed 5544. Dwan took the pot and was around 34,000. Razz Lex Veldhuis Out Lex Veldhuis led the betting on sixth and seventh street and the player in seat one made the call. Veldhuis was all in with his bet on seventh and tabled 8-5-4-2-A. Seat 1 tabled his hand, which the dealer mixed up. Whatever it was, it was better than an 8-5 and Veldhuis was eliminated. Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Howard Lederer, Ray Dehkharghani, Brandon Adams, Mikael Thuritz, Tom Dwan, Lex Veldhuis |
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Jun 21, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 38 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship | 2 | + |
Level 16: Money Bubble NearsJun 22, '10 Blinds: 3,000-6,000 Players Remaining: 34 out of 268 Average Chip Count: 236,470 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Peter Jetten – 685,000 Notable Eliminations: Shawn Keller Big Hands: Boeken Rivered By Thuritz, Then Doubles Through Stein Four players saw a flop of 1087 and Noah Boeken bet 30,000 from the button. Mikael Thuritz raised to 118,000 and was all in. Nam Le and Allen Kessler each got out of the way but Boeken made the call. Boeken showed 88 while Thuritz held 108. The turn was the 3, harmless to Boeken. But the river was the 10, giving Thuritz his miracle full house and the double up to 290,000. Boeken was hammered down to 90,000. A few hands later, Boeken was down to his last 60,000 and put it in preflop against Sam Stein. Boeken held AQ while Stein held 33. The board ran out K10685 and Boeken doubled to 128,000. Shawn Keller Sent Upriver Picking up the action after a flop of 86, Shawn Keller and Alexander Kuzmin got into it hard, eventually resulting in Keller having all of his chips in the middle. Keller was sitting pretty with QQ while Kuzmin held AK. The turn was the 7, offering no help to Kuzmin. But the K on the river gave Kuzmin the pot and sent Keller to the rail. Kuzmin was at 340,000. Naujoks Doubles Up Clement Thumy raised to 13,000 from the hijack and Naujoks repotted to 36,000. Thumy put in another raise and Naujoks moved all in. Thumy called with AK. Naujoks held QQ and the board ran out 874QK and Naujoks doubled up with her set of queens. She was at 375,000 while Thumy was at 640,000. Player Tags: Noah Boeken, Shawn Keller, Mikael Thuritz, Sandra Naujoks, Clement Thumy Level 10: David Baker Doubles UpJun 21, '10 Blinds: 800-1,600 Players Remaining: 99 out of 268 Average Chip Count: 81,212 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Thomas Marchese – 330,000 Notable Eliminations: Shaun Deeb Big Hands: David Baker Doubles Through Shawn Keller David Baker moved all in preflop for 13,200. Shawn Keller made the call and turned over 22. Baker tabled A6 and the race was on. The flop came down AK9, giving Baker the lead. The turn was the A, giving Baker trips and the Q on the river secured the double up for Baker. He was up to 27,000. Nam Le Takes A Pot Nam Le raised to 4,500 from early position and action folded around to Mikael Thuritz in the big blind. After a few moments of thought, Thuritz made the call and the flop came down 953. Thuritz checked and Le counted out some chips. He then bet 7,000 and Thuritz quickly released his hand. Le took the pot and was at 20,000. Lunkin Muscles Out Marchese Picking up the action on the turn, Vitaly Lunkin was involved in a hand with Thomas Marchese. Lunkin checked to Marchese with the board showing Q742. Marchese fired 18,800 and before the chips hit the middle, Lunkin announced he was all in. Marchese looked disgusted and mucked his hand, surrendering the pot to Lunkin. Lunkin was at 61,000 while Marchese still held his chip lead at 330,000. Player Tags: Nam Le, Shawn Keller, Mikael Thuritz, Vitaly Lunkin, David Baker, Tom Marchese |
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Jun 14, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 25 - $10,000 Omaha 8 or Better Championship | 3 | + |
Level 17: Money Bubble BurstsJun 14, '10 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 Players Remaining: 27 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 235,556 Card Player Chip Counts: Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Sergey Altbregin – 648,000 Notable Eliminations: John Kabbaj Big Hands: Sexton Scoops After a flop of 862, Mike Sexton bet 20,000 and Tai Nguyen made the call, as did Mikael Thuritz. The turn was the 2 and Sexton bet again, this time 20,000. Thuritz was the only caller and the 7 fell on the river. Sexton bet 20,000 and Thuritz made the call. Sexton tabled A2Q5 for three deuces and the nut low and Thuritz mucked. Sexton was at 300,000 after the hand. Michael Jamark Eliminated Michael Jamark found himself all in after a flop of KQ3. Sergey Altbregin and John D’Agostino were contesting the pot and checked the 3 on the turn. They did the same after the 8 on the river and Altbregin showed down KKJ10 for a full house and both opponents mucked, sending Jamark to the rail just before the money. Katchalov Flushes Baker On a flop of 1084, David Baker bet 20,000 and Eugene Katchalov called. The turn was the 10 and Baker bet 40,000. Katchalov called again and the J fell on the river. Baker checked and Katchalov bet 40,000. Baker made the call and Katchalov tabled A5 for the nut flush and took down the pot. He was up to 173,000 in chips. Dale Phillips Eliminated In 28th Place ($0) Dale Phillips had the unfortunate distinction of being the bubble boy of event no. 25. He was all in preflop for his last 16,000 and was called by Jean-Robert Bellande and Eugene Katchalov. The flop came down 977. Both players checked and the 2 fell on the turn. Bellande bet 40,000 and Katchalov called. The river was the J and Bellande bet another 40,000. Katchalov mucked and Bellande showed JJ for a full house and Phillips was out. Player Tags: Mike Sexton, Jean-Robert Bellande, Eugene Katchalov, Mikael Thuritz, Sergey Altbregin Level 12: Hellmuth Builds MomentumJun 13, '10 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 Players Remaining: 74 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 85,945 Card Player Chip Counts: Phil Hellmuth – 60,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Chino Rheem – 245,000 Notable Eliminations: Barry Greenstein Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at 8:45 p.m. Big Hands: Hellmuth Takes A Needed Pot Picking up the action after the board had run out KQ732. Hellmuth had raised preflop and raised and bet on every street, getting called down by one player. Hellmuth tabled A753 and his opponent mucked. Hellmuth scooped in the pot and was at 60,000 after the hand. Kassela Bests Two Players On a flop of 1096, Frank Kassela bet 3,000 and Matt Glantz raised to 6,000. Sam Farha made the call, as did Kassela. The turn was the 10 and Kassela led out with 6,000. Both opponents made the call and the Q came on the river. Farha bet 6,000 and Kassela made the call while Glantz mucked. Kassela tabled 8732 for a straight and scooped the pot. Schmelev Nabs A Pot Mikael Thuritz bet 3,000 on a flop of 983. Vladimir Schmelev made the call and the turn was the J. Schmelev bet 6,000 after Thuritz checked. The call was made and both players checked the 3 on the river. Schmelev tabled J942 for top two pair and he took down the pot. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Phil Hellmuth, Mikael Thuritz Level 21 Update: Mike Sexton and Eric Baldwin EliminatedJun 14, '10 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 636,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Abe Mosseri — 1,100,000 Eliminations: 13. Mikael Thuritz — $27,401 Big Hands: Mikael Thuritz Eliminated in 13th Place ($27,401) Mikael Thuritz was all in on a flop of AQ5 against James Dempsey. Thuritz tabled the JJ62 while Dempsey exposed the AK83. The A fell on the turn and the river the brought the A giving Dempsey quads. Thuritz was eliminated in 13th place. Eric Baldwin Eliminated in 11th Place ($34,814)) Eric Baldwin opened from the button and Abe Mosseri called from the big blind. The flop came 1082. Mosseri checked to Baldwin. Baldwin bet and Mosseri called. Mosseri bet on the turn, which was enough to put Baldwin all in for 38,000. Baldwin made the call and exposed the AQ92. Mosseri tabled the AK54. The K on the river gave Mosseri the scoop. Mike Sexton Eliminated in 10th Place ($34,814) On a flop of AA8 Mike Sexton checked to Sammy Farha. Farha bet and Sexton raised. Farha called. The 3 fell on the turn and Sexton bet. Farha raised. Sexton called all in for his tournament life. Sexton tabled the AQ97 for three aces. Farha exposed the A543 for a full boat. The 2 hit the felt and Sexton was eliminated. Player Tags: Mike Sexton, Sam Farha, Mikael Thuritz, Eric Baldwin |
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Jun 13, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 25 - $10,000 Omaha 8 or Better Championship | 2 | + |
Level 17: Money Bubble BurstsJun 14, '10 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 Players Remaining: 27 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 235,556 Card Player Chip Counts: Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Sergey Altbregin – 648,000 Notable Eliminations: John Kabbaj Big Hands: Sexton Scoops After a flop of 862, Mike Sexton bet 20,000 and Tai Nguyen made the call, as did Mikael Thuritz. The turn was the 2 and Sexton bet again, this time 20,000. Thuritz was the only caller and the 7 fell on the river. Sexton bet 20,000 and Thuritz made the call. Sexton tabled A2Q5 for three deuces and the nut low and Thuritz mucked. Sexton was at 300,000 after the hand. Michael Jamark Eliminated Michael Jamark found himself all in after a flop of KQ3. Sergey Altbregin and John D’Agostino were contesting the pot and checked the 3 on the turn. They did the same after the 8 on the river and Altbregin showed down KKJ10 for a full house and both opponents mucked, sending Jamark to the rail just before the money. Katchalov Flushes Baker On a flop of 1084, David Baker bet 20,000 and Eugene Katchalov called. The turn was the 10 and Baker bet 40,000. Katchalov called again and the J fell on the river. Baker checked and Katchalov bet 40,000. Baker made the call and Katchalov tabled A5 for the nut flush and took down the pot. He was up to 173,000 in chips. Dale Phillips Eliminated In 28th Place ($0) Dale Phillips had the unfortunate distinction of being the bubble boy of event no. 25. He was all in preflop for his last 16,000 and was called by Jean-Robert Bellande and Eugene Katchalov. The flop came down 977. Both players checked and the 2 fell on the turn. Bellande bet 40,000 and Katchalov called. The river was the J and Bellande bet another 40,000. Katchalov mucked and Bellande showed JJ for a full house and Phillips was out. Player Tags: Mike Sexton, Jean-Robert Bellande, Eugene Katchalov, Mikael Thuritz, Sergey Altbregin Level 12: Hellmuth Builds MomentumJun 13, '10 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 Players Remaining: 74 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 85,945 Card Player Chip Counts: Phil Hellmuth – 60,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Chino Rheem – 245,000 Notable Eliminations: Barry Greenstein Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at 8:45 p.m. Big Hands: Hellmuth Takes A Needed Pot Picking up the action after the board had run out KQ732. Hellmuth had raised preflop and raised and bet on every street, getting called down by one player. Hellmuth tabled A753 and his opponent mucked. Hellmuth scooped in the pot and was at 60,000 after the hand. Kassela Bests Two Players On a flop of 1096, Frank Kassela bet 3,000 and Matt Glantz raised to 6,000. Sam Farha made the call, as did Kassela. The turn was the 10 and Kassela led out with 6,000. Both opponents made the call and the Q came on the river. Farha bet 6,000 and Kassela made the call while Glantz mucked. Kassela tabled 8732 for a straight and scooped the pot. Schmelev Nabs A Pot Mikael Thuritz bet 3,000 on a flop of 983. Vladimir Schmelev made the call and the turn was the J. Schmelev bet 6,000 after Thuritz checked. The call was made and both players checked the 3 on the river. Schmelev tabled J942 for top two pair and he took down the pot. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Phil Hellmuth, Mikael Thuritz Level 21 Update: Mike Sexton and Eric Baldwin EliminatedJun 14, '10 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 636,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Abe Mosseri — 1,100,000 Eliminations: 13. Mikael Thuritz — $27,401 Big Hands: Mikael Thuritz Eliminated in 13th Place ($27,401) Mikael Thuritz was all in on a flop of AQ5 against James Dempsey. Thuritz tabled the JJ62 while Dempsey exposed the AK83. The A fell on the turn and the river the brought the A giving Dempsey quads. Thuritz was eliminated in 13th place. Eric Baldwin Eliminated in 11th Place ($34,814)) Eric Baldwin opened from the button and Abe Mosseri called from the big blind. The flop came 1082. Mosseri checked to Baldwin. Baldwin bet and Mosseri called. Mosseri bet on the turn, which was enough to put Baldwin all in for 38,000. Baldwin made the call and exposed the AQ92. Mosseri tabled the AK54. The K on the river gave Mosseri the scoop. Mike Sexton Eliminated in 10th Place ($34,814) On a flop of AA8 Mike Sexton checked to Sammy Farha. Farha bet and Sexton raised. Farha called. The 3 fell on the turn and Sexton bet. Farha raised. Sexton called all in for his tournament life. Sexton tabled the AQ97 for three aces. Farha exposed the A543 for a full boat. The 2 hit the felt and Sexton was eliminated. Player Tags: Mike Sexton, Sam Farha, Mikael Thuritz, Eric Baldwin |
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Jun 01, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $50,000 Players Championship | 5 | + |
Level 17: Alaei Chips UpMay 31, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 10,000-20,000 blinds; 20,000-40,000 stakes Players Remaining: 22 of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. David Oppenheim – 1,900,000 Average Chip Count: 790,909 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Omaha 8/b Alaei Scoops Pot From Morrison Seeing the flop was Kirk Morrison, David Singer, Daniel Alaei, and Hasan Habib. The flop ran J25 and Morrison bet out, Singer folded, Alaei raised and Habib got out of the way. Morrison called and the turn brought the 9. Morrison check-called Alaei’s bet, and did same on the 8 river. Alaei showed AJ42 for Jacks and twos for the hi hand, and a also scooping the low hand in the process. Limit Hold’em Schulman Getting Short After losing many of his chips in the last round of play, Nick Schulman called a raise from Mikael Thuritz and they saw a flop of A92. Schulman check-called Thuritz all the way down and appeared to know he was beat, as he began to toss his hand in the muck a split-second before Thuritz ever showed his AJ for top pair. Razz Abe Takes One Off Seidel Abe Mosseri raised on his 6 and was called by Erik Seidel with the A showing and David Baker and his A. Mosseri bet his next card, the A and Seidel called with the 7, but Baker folded on his J. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Hasan Habib, David Singer, Daniel Alaei, Abe Mosseri, Mikael Thuritz, Nick Schulman, Kirk Morrison Level 21: Lyle Berman, Abe Mosseri Eliminated, David Baker Doubles Up In Huge PotMay 31, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 25,000-50,000 blinds; 50,000-100,000 stakes Players Remaining: 10 out of 116 Average Chip Count: 1,740,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Robert Mizrachi – 2,600,000 Notable Eliminations: 12. Lyle Berman – $129,957 Big Hands: Pot Limit Omaha Quads Over Quads, Lyle Berman Eliminated In 12th Place (129,957) Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi can do no wrong. He eliminated Brett Richey on the hand before the dinner break and began level 21 by eliminating Lyle Berman in dramatic fashion. Berman called from under the gun and Mizrachi potted for 84,000 more. Berman made the call and the flop came down AJ6. Berman checked and Mizrachi bet the pot. Berman shoved for the remainder of his stack and Mizrachi snap-called and showed AA54 for a set of aces. Berman turned over 7766 for a set of sixes. That’s when the drama began. The turn was the 6, giving Berman quad sixes and a dominating lead. Mizrachi needed the case ace to knock out Berman and the river was happy to oblige, bringing the A. According to the CardPlayer Poker Odds Calculator, Mizrachi would only win that hand 2.5 percent of the time. Mizrachi took the pot and was the chip leader with over 2.6 million in chips. David Baker Doubles Through Michael Mizrachi In 2 Million Chip Pot Mikael Thuritz opened the action with a raise to 75,000 from the cutoff. David Baker repotted to 261,000 from the button and Michael Mizrachi called from the small blind. Thuritz folded and the flop came down K72. Mizrachi led out with a pot bet, putting Baker to a decision for all of his chips. Baker called instantly, tabling AAJ3 for aces and the nut flush draw. Mizrachi tabled KQJ9 for top pair on the board and a worthless diamond draw. The 6 came on the turn, giving Mizrachi no help. The river was the 8, cementing Baker’s grasp on the hand and he turned his 1.07 million into well over 2.1 million in a single swoop. Mizrachi’s short lived chip lead evaporated, leaving him with just over 1.5 million. Limit Hold’em Abe Mosseri Eliminated In 11th Place($129,957) We caught up with this hand on the turn. The board read 8532 and Abe Mosseri was already all in. Mikael Thuritz checked, as did Nick Schulman. The river was the 4 and Schulman bet 100,000. Thuritz got out of the way and Mosseri asked one simple question. “Flush?” Schulman confirmed Mosseri’s suspicions, turning over Q6 for the club flush and the pot. Mosseri threw his Q6 into the muck and was eliminated. Schulman was around 600,000 after the hand. Kostritsyn Doubles Through David Oppenheim We caught this hand after all of Alexander Kostritsyn’s chips were committed into the middle. The board was Q9328. Kostritsyn had AQ and turned top pair on the flop into the nut flush. Oppenheim held 77 and surrendered some chips to the Russian. Kostritsyn was at 460,000. Omaha/8 Mizrachi And Schulman Share Thuritz’s Chips Michael Mizrachi raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Nick Schulman made the call from the button. Mikael Thuritz called from the big blind and the three players saw a flop of 1084. Mizrachi bet 50,000 and both opponents called. The turn was the J and action checked around to Schulman who fired 100,000. Both opponents called and the river was the 5. Mizrachi bet 100,000 and Schulman called. Thuritz thought long before throwing in a call as well and saw the bad news. Mizrachi showed A226 for the nut low. Schulman turned over KQJ10 for two pair. Thuritz just flung his hand in the muck and dropped from just over 2 million to 1.6 million. Mizrachi was up to 2.2 million and Schulman was at 1.2 million. Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Lyle Berman, Abe Mosseri, Mikael Thuritz, Nick Schulman, David Baker Level 19: Seidel, Singer, Van Alstyne, Morrison Out; Bloch First To CashMay 31, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 10,000-30,000 blinds; 30,000-60,000 stakes Players Remaining: 14 out of 116 Average Chip Count: 1,242,857 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. John Juanda – 2,250,000 Notable Eliminations: James Van Alstyne Big Hands: Seven Card Stud Erik Seidel Eliminated Vladimir Schmelev completed to 30,000 and Erik Seidel raised to 60,000. Schmelev made the call and then led out again with 30,000. Seidel raised all in and Schmelev made the call. Here were there boards and how they ran out. Seidel: 5752(AA8) Seidel committed his chips with pocket aces but Schmelev hit a set of tens on fourth street. Seidel improved to two pair but it was not enough as he was eliminated just a few spots shy of the money. James Van Alstyne Out We caught this hand as Alexander Kostritsyn was counting up his chips after scooping a pot between him, Allen Bari and James Van Alstyne. Van Alstyne had the rest of his chips committed and was eliminated. David Singer Eliminated We picked up the action on fourth street. Mikael Thuritz bet 30,000 and David Singer made the call. Thuritz fired 60,000 on fifth street and Singer raised to 120,000, leaving only 30,000 behind. Thuritz put in enough to put Singer all in and Singer made the easy call. Singer: 76410(K210) Singer made a king-high flush on fifth street but Thuritz caught his diamond on seventh street for an ace-high flush and Singer was out in heartbreaking fashion. Stud/8 Kirk Morrison Bursts Bubble, Out In 17th We did not catch the action but Daniel Alaei eliminated Kirk Morrison to burst the money bubble just two hands into hand-for-hand play. With Morrison’s elimination, the money bubble has burst and the next person eliminated will earn $98,331. Andy Bloch Eliminated In 16th Place ($98,331) We caught this hand after seventh street. Vladimir Schmelev bet enough to put Andy Bloch all in and Bloch made the call. Here were their hands: Bloch: 9AJ7(5J7) Bloch made two pair for the high but it was no match for Schmelev’s set of three’s. Bloch could not qualify for a low hand and he was the first one to cash out in the Players Championship. No Limit Hold’em Brett Richey Doubles Up Brett Richey put his last 100,000 into the middle against Allen Bari preflop. Bari turned over A4 while Richey showed K6. The flop was harmless as it came down 10103, Bari still leading the hand. The turn was the K giving Richey top pair and the lead. No player had a club in their hand so Bari needed an ace to knock Richey out but the J cemented the double up for Richey, giving him 215,000 chips to play with. Pot Limit Omaha Ilya Bulychev Doubles Through Vladimir Schmelev, Then Eliminated In 15th Place ($98,331) John Juanda and Vladimir Schmelev had each put 43,000 into the pot preflop. Ilya Bulychev then bet the pot, putting himself all in for his last 132,000. Juanda thought for a long time before finally deciding to muck his hand. Schmelev quickly called and showed JJ24. He was trailing Bulychev’s KK5A. The board rand out 77A29 and Bulychev doubled to over 300,000. However, Schmelev would get payback just a couple of hands later as he got all his chips back, as well as Bulychev’s remainder, eliminating Bulychev in 15th place. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, David Singer, James Van Alstyne, Brett Richey, Mikael Thuritz, Kirk Morrison, Ilya Bulychev Level 24: Thuritz, Alaei, Baker finish 8th, 7th, 6thJun 01, '10 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 15,000 ante Players Remaining: 5 out of 8 Average Chip Count: 3,480,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Michael Mizrachi – 5,000,000 Notable Eliminations: 8th. Mikael Thuritz – $182,463 Big Hands: No Limit Hold’em Thuritz Out in 8th Place ($182,463) David Baker raised preflop to 140,000 and short-stacked Mikael Thuritz threw his last 55,00 in, while Michael Mizrachi called from the big blind. On a flop of 664 Mizrachi checked to Baker, who fired 180,000 only to have Mizrachi check-raise to 400,000. Baker folded and Thuritz saw the bad news. His QJ was hugely behind Mizrachi’s 64. The 8 turn and A river was all she wrote, and Mizrachi eliminated Thuritz in 8th place. Mizrachi Brothers Collide Robert Mizrachi raised to 140,000 and brother Michael called from the small blind, marking the first pot of the tournament they have been heads up over. On a flop of 954 Michael fired 150,000 and Robert made the call. Michael checked the 2 turn and Robert bet 400,000. Michael folded and Robert won round one the first Mizrachi battle. Grinder Doubles Through Baker Michael Mizrachi raised to 150,000 preflop and was called by David Baker in the big blind. On the flop of Q103 Baker checked to Mizrachi who bet 300,000. Baker check-raised all in and Mizrachi made the quick call, showing Q10 for top two pair. Baker showed K10 for middle pair and was in trouble. The 6 turn and J river didn’t help Baker and Mizrachi doubled to 2.7 million. Baker dropped to 1.8 million. Aces Crush Alaei Daniel Alaei lost most of his chips in a back and forth thriller against David Oppenheim. Oppenheim raised to 225,000 and was called by Alaei. On a flop of K104 Alaei moved all in and Oppenheim called. Oppenheim showed AA and was well ahead of Alaei’s KQ. The turn was the Q, giving Alaei two pair and the lead. But the river brought the 10 to give Oppenheim a better two pair. The loss dropped Alaei to 225,000. Soon after he got in with pocket 7s against the pocket 6s of Oppenheim to double back up to around 800,000. Alaei Out in 7th Place ($221,105) Daniel Alaei got his last 410,000 in the middle and was called by Vladimir Schmelev. Alaei showed A6 and was trailing Schmelev’s AK. The board ran A83Q4 and Alaei was eliminated in 7th. Baker Bounced In 6th Place (272,275) Facing Michael Mizrachi’s raise to 145,000, David Baker moved all in from the small blind and the Grinder called. Mizrachi’s AK was ahead of Baker’s AJ, and the board of 10K864 didn’t improve Baker’s hand, sending him to the rail in 6th place while the “Grinder!” chants erupted from his cheering section. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, David Oppenheim, Michael Mizrachi, Daniel Alaei, Mikael Thuritz, David Baker Level 23: Several Early Double UpsJun 01, '10 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 8 Average Chip Count: 2,175,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Vladimir Schmelev — 3,170,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: No Limit Hold’em Alaei Doubles Through Thuritz Facing a 110,000 raise from Mikael Thuritz, Daniel Alaei moved his last 1.325 million all in from the big blind and Thuritz moved all in as well to get John Juanda out of the way. Alaei showed AK and was in a classic race against JJ. The flop was no help to Alaei, coming Q104. But the A turn card gave him top pair, and the 6 ensured his double up to around 2.7 million. Oppenheim No Longer Short Stack, Doubles David Oppenheim started the day with 460,000 in chips. After raising all in on several early hands to take the blinds, he got action and doubled up through David Baker. Oppenheim raised preflop to 110,000 and Baker reraised to 375,000. Oppenheim made the call and the K105 came on the flop. Oppenheim checked to Baker, and when Baker fired 500,000 Oppenehim moved all in and was called. Oppenheim showed AA, and was dominating Baker’s 77. The 9 turn and 4 river gave Oppenheim a double up to 1.8 million. Thuritz Doubles to Stay In It Mikael Thuritz got all in against Michael Mizrachi on a flop of 976. Mizrachi showed 106 and was trailing Thuritz’s QQ. The 4 and the K finished the board and Thuritz doubled up. Thuritz’s Kings Crippled Mikael Thuritz had to feel good getting all in preflop with KK. That is, until he saw Vladimir Schmelev’s AA. The board ran J44A8 and Thuritz was crippled to around 5,000 in chips, while Schmelev’s stack soared to 3.3 million. Soon after, Thuritz quadrupled up and stayed busy in later hands but he was still dangerously low going into break. Player Tags: David Oppenheim, Michael Mizrachi, Daniel Alaei, Mikael Thuritz, David Baker |
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May 31, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $50,000 Players Championship | 4 | + |
Level 17: Alaei Chips UpMay 31, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 10,000-20,000 blinds; 20,000-40,000 stakes Players Remaining: 22 of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. David Oppenheim – 1,900,000 Average Chip Count: 790,909 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Omaha 8/b Alaei Scoops Pot From Morrison Seeing the flop was Kirk Morrison, David Singer, Daniel Alaei, and Hasan Habib. The flop ran J25 and Morrison bet out, Singer folded, Alaei raised and Habib got out of the way. Morrison called and the turn brought the 9. Morrison check-called Alaei’s bet, and did same on the 8 river. Alaei showed AJ42 for Jacks and twos for the hi hand, and a also scooping the low hand in the process. Limit Hold’em Schulman Getting Short After losing many of his chips in the last round of play, Nick Schulman called a raise from Mikael Thuritz and they saw a flop of A92. Schulman check-called Thuritz all the way down and appeared to know he was beat, as he began to toss his hand in the muck a split-second before Thuritz ever showed his AJ for top pair. Razz Abe Takes One Off Seidel Abe Mosseri raised on his 6 and was called by Erik Seidel with the A showing and David Baker and his A. Mosseri bet his next card, the A and Seidel called with the 7, but Baker folded on his J. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Hasan Habib, David Singer, Daniel Alaei, Abe Mosseri, Mikael Thuritz, Nick Schulman, Kirk Morrison Level 21: Lyle Berman, Abe Mosseri Eliminated, David Baker Doubles Up In Huge PotMay 31, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 25,000-50,000 blinds; 50,000-100,000 stakes Players Remaining: 10 out of 116 Average Chip Count: 1,740,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Robert Mizrachi – 2,600,000 Notable Eliminations: 12. Lyle Berman – $129,957 Big Hands: Pot Limit Omaha Quads Over Quads, Lyle Berman Eliminated In 12th Place (129,957) Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi can do no wrong. He eliminated Brett Richey on the hand before the dinner break and began level 21 by eliminating Lyle Berman in dramatic fashion. Berman called from under the gun and Mizrachi potted for 84,000 more. Berman made the call and the flop came down AJ6. Berman checked and Mizrachi bet the pot. Berman shoved for the remainder of his stack and Mizrachi snap-called and showed AA54 for a set of aces. Berman turned over 7766 for a set of sixes. That’s when the drama began. The turn was the 6, giving Berman quad sixes and a dominating lead. Mizrachi needed the case ace to knock out Berman and the river was happy to oblige, bringing the A. According to the CardPlayer Poker Odds Calculator, Mizrachi would only win that hand 2.5 percent of the time. Mizrachi took the pot and was the chip leader with over 2.6 million in chips. David Baker Doubles Through Michael Mizrachi In 2 Million Chip Pot Mikael Thuritz opened the action with a raise to 75,000 from the cutoff. David Baker repotted to 261,000 from the button and Michael Mizrachi called from the small blind. Thuritz folded and the flop came down K72. Mizrachi led out with a pot bet, putting Baker to a decision for all of his chips. Baker called instantly, tabling AAJ3 for aces and the nut flush draw. Mizrachi tabled KQJ9 for top pair on the board and a worthless diamond draw. The 6 came on the turn, giving Mizrachi no help. The river was the 8, cementing Baker’s grasp on the hand and he turned his 1.07 million into well over 2.1 million in a single swoop. Mizrachi’s short lived chip lead evaporated, leaving him with just over 1.5 million. Limit Hold’em Abe Mosseri Eliminated In 11th Place($129,957) We caught up with this hand on the turn. The board read 8532 and Abe Mosseri was already all in. Mikael Thuritz checked, as did Nick Schulman. The river was the 4 and Schulman bet 100,000. Thuritz got out of the way and Mosseri asked one simple question. “Flush?” Schulman confirmed Mosseri’s suspicions, turning over Q6 for the club flush and the pot. Mosseri threw his Q6 into the muck and was eliminated. Schulman was around 600,000 after the hand. Kostritsyn Doubles Through David Oppenheim We caught this hand after all of Alexander Kostritsyn’s chips were committed into the middle. The board was Q9328. Kostritsyn had AQ and turned top pair on the flop into the nut flush. Oppenheim held 77 and surrendered some chips to the Russian. Kostritsyn was at 460,000. Omaha/8 Mizrachi And Schulman Share Thuritz’s Chips Michael Mizrachi raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Nick Schulman made the call from the button. Mikael Thuritz called from the big blind and the three players saw a flop of 1084. Mizrachi bet 50,000 and both opponents called. The turn was the J and action checked around to Schulman who fired 100,000. Both opponents called and the river was the 5. Mizrachi bet 100,000 and Schulman called. Thuritz thought long before throwing in a call as well and saw the bad news. Mizrachi showed A226 for the nut low. Schulman turned over KQJ10 for two pair. Thuritz just flung his hand in the muck and dropped from just over 2 million to 1.6 million. Mizrachi was up to 2.2 million and Schulman was at 1.2 million. Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Lyle Berman, Abe Mosseri, Mikael Thuritz, Nick Schulman, David Baker Level 19: Seidel, Singer, Van Alstyne, Morrison Out; Bloch First To CashMay 31, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 10,000-30,000 blinds; 30,000-60,000 stakes Players Remaining: 14 out of 116 Average Chip Count: 1,242,857 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. John Juanda – 2,250,000 Notable Eliminations: James Van Alstyne Big Hands: Seven Card Stud Erik Seidel Eliminated Vladimir Schmelev completed to 30,000 and Erik Seidel raised to 60,000. Schmelev made the call and then led out again with 30,000. Seidel raised all in and Schmelev made the call. Here were there boards and how they ran out. Seidel: 5752(AA8) Seidel committed his chips with pocket aces but Schmelev hit a set of tens on fourth street. Seidel improved to two pair but it was not enough as he was eliminated just a few spots shy of the money. James Van Alstyne Out We caught this hand as Alexander Kostritsyn was counting up his chips after scooping a pot between him, Allen Bari and James Van Alstyne. Van Alstyne had the rest of his chips committed and was eliminated. David Singer Eliminated We picked up the action on fourth street. Mikael Thuritz bet 30,000 and David Singer made the call. Thuritz fired 60,000 on fifth street and Singer raised to 120,000, leaving only 30,000 behind. Thuritz put in enough to put Singer all in and Singer made the easy call. Singer: 76410(K210) Singer made a king-high flush on fifth street but Thuritz caught his diamond on seventh street for an ace-high flush and Singer was out in heartbreaking fashion. Stud/8 Kirk Morrison Bursts Bubble, Out In 17th We did not catch the action but Daniel Alaei eliminated Kirk Morrison to burst the money bubble just two hands into hand-for-hand play. With Morrison’s elimination, the money bubble has burst and the next person eliminated will earn $98,331. Andy Bloch Eliminated In 16th Place ($98,331) We caught this hand after seventh street. Vladimir Schmelev bet enough to put Andy Bloch all in and Bloch made the call. Here were their hands: Bloch: 9AJ7(5J7) Bloch made two pair for the high but it was no match for Schmelev’s set of three’s. Bloch could not qualify for a low hand and he was the first one to cash out in the Players Championship. No Limit Hold’em Brett Richey Doubles Up Brett Richey put his last 100,000 into the middle against Allen Bari preflop. Bari turned over A4 while Richey showed K6. The flop was harmless as it came down 10103, Bari still leading the hand. The turn was the K giving Richey top pair and the lead. No player had a club in their hand so Bari needed an ace to knock Richey out but the J cemented the double up for Richey, giving him 215,000 chips to play with. Pot Limit Omaha Ilya Bulychev Doubles Through Vladimir Schmelev, Then Eliminated In 15th Place ($98,331) John Juanda and Vladimir Schmelev had each put 43,000 into the pot preflop. Ilya Bulychev then bet the pot, putting himself all in for his last 132,000. Juanda thought for a long time before finally deciding to muck his hand. Schmelev quickly called and showed JJ24. He was trailing Bulychev’s KK5A. The board rand out 77A29 and Bulychev doubled to over 300,000. However, Schmelev would get payback just a couple of hands later as he got all his chips back, as well as Bulychev’s remainder, eliminating Bulychev in 15th place. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, David Singer, James Van Alstyne, Brett Richey, Mikael Thuritz, Kirk Morrison, Ilya Bulychev Level 24: Thuritz, Alaei, Baker finish 8th, 7th, 6thJun 01, '10 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 15,000 ante Players Remaining: 5 out of 8 Average Chip Count: 3,480,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Michael Mizrachi – 5,000,000 Notable Eliminations: 8th. Mikael Thuritz – $182,463 Big Hands: No Limit Hold’em Thuritz Out in 8th Place ($182,463) David Baker raised preflop to 140,000 and short-stacked Mikael Thuritz threw his last 55,00 in, while Michael Mizrachi called from the big blind. On a flop of 664 Mizrachi checked to Baker, who fired 180,000 only to have Mizrachi check-raise to 400,000. Baker folded and Thuritz saw the bad news. His QJ was hugely behind Mizrachi’s 64. The 8 turn and A river was all she wrote, and Mizrachi eliminated Thuritz in 8th place. Mizrachi Brothers Collide Robert Mizrachi raised to 140,000 and brother Michael called from the small blind, marking the first pot of the tournament they have been heads up over. On a flop of 954 Michael fired 150,000 and Robert made the call. Michael checked the 2 turn and Robert bet 400,000. Michael folded and Robert won round one the first Mizrachi battle. Grinder Doubles Through Baker Michael Mizrachi raised to 150,000 preflop and was called by David Baker in the big blind. On the flop of Q103 Baker checked to Mizrachi who bet 300,000. Baker check-raised all in and Mizrachi made the quick call, showing Q10 for top two pair. Baker showed K10 for middle pair and was in trouble. The 6 turn and J river didn’t help Baker and Mizrachi doubled to 2.7 million. Baker dropped to 1.8 million. Aces Crush Alaei Daniel Alaei lost most of his chips in a back and forth thriller against David Oppenheim. Oppenheim raised to 225,000 and was called by Alaei. On a flop of K104 Alaei moved all in and Oppenheim called. Oppenheim showed AA and was well ahead of Alaei’s KQ. The turn was the Q, giving Alaei two pair and the lead. But the river brought the 10 to give Oppenheim a better two pair. The loss dropped Alaei to 225,000. Soon after he got in with pocket 7s against the pocket 6s of Oppenheim to double back up to around 800,000. Alaei Out in 7th Place ($221,105) Daniel Alaei got his last 410,000 in the middle and was called by Vladimir Schmelev. Alaei showed A6 and was trailing Schmelev’s AK. The board ran A83Q4 and Alaei was eliminated in 7th. Baker Bounced In 6th Place (272,275) Facing Michael Mizrachi’s raise to 145,000, David Baker moved all in from the small blind and the Grinder called. Mizrachi’s AK was ahead of Baker’s AJ, and the board of 10K864 didn’t improve Baker’s hand, sending him to the rail in 6th place while the “Grinder!” chants erupted from his cheering section. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, David Oppenheim, Michael Mizrachi, Daniel Alaei, Mikael Thuritz, David Baker Level 23: Several Early Double UpsJun 01, '10 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 8 Average Chip Count: 2,175,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Vladimir Schmelev — 3,170,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: No Limit Hold’em Alaei Doubles Through Thuritz Facing a 110,000 raise from Mikael Thuritz, Daniel Alaei moved his last 1.325 million all in from the big blind and Thuritz moved all in as well to get John Juanda out of the way. Alaei showed AK and was in a classic race against JJ. The flop was no help to Alaei, coming Q104. But the A turn card gave him top pair, and the 6 ensured his double up to around 2.7 million. Oppenheim No Longer Short Stack, Doubles David Oppenheim started the day with 460,000 in chips. After raising all in on several early hands to take the blinds, he got action and doubled up through David Baker. Oppenheim raised preflop to 110,000 and Baker reraised to 375,000. Oppenheim made the call and the K105 came on the flop. Oppenheim checked to Baker, and when Baker fired 500,000 Oppenehim moved all in and was called. Oppenheim showed AA, and was dominating Baker’s 77. The 9 turn and 4 river gave Oppenheim a double up to 1.8 million. Thuritz Doubles to Stay In It Mikael Thuritz got all in against Michael Mizrachi on a flop of 976. Mizrachi showed 106 and was trailing Thuritz’s QQ. The 4 and the K finished the board and Thuritz doubled up. Thuritz’s Kings Crippled Mikael Thuritz had to feel good getting all in preflop with KK. That is, until he saw Vladimir Schmelev’s AA. The board ran J44A8 and Thuritz was crippled to around 5,000 in chips, while Schmelev’s stack soared to 3.3 million. Soon after, Thuritz quadrupled up and stayed busy in later hands but he was still dangerously low going into break. Player Tags: David Oppenheim, Michael Mizrachi, Daniel Alaei, Mikael Thuritz, David Baker |
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May 31, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $50,000 Players Championship | 3 | + |
Level 17: Alaei Chips UpMay 31, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 10,000-20,000 blinds; 20,000-40,000 stakes Players Remaining: 22 of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. David Oppenheim – 1,900,000 Average Chip Count: 790,909 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Omaha 8/b Alaei Scoops Pot From Morrison Seeing the flop was Kirk Morrison, David Singer, Daniel Alaei, and Hasan Habib. The flop ran J25 and Morrison bet out, Singer folded, Alaei raised and Habib got out of the way. Morrison called and the turn brought the 9. Morrison check-called Alaei’s bet, and did same on the 8 river. Alaei showed AJ42 for Jacks and twos for the hi hand, and a also scooping the low hand in the process. Limit Hold’em Schulman Getting Short After losing many of his chips in the last round of play, Nick Schulman called a raise from Mikael Thuritz and they saw a flop of A92. Schulman check-called Thuritz all the way down and appeared to know he was beat, as he began to toss his hand in the muck a split-second before Thuritz ever showed his AJ for top pair. Razz Abe Takes One Off Seidel Abe Mosseri raised on his 6 and was called by Erik Seidel with the A showing and David Baker and his A. Mosseri bet his next card, the A and Seidel called with the 7, but Baker folded on his J. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Hasan Habib, David Singer, Daniel Alaei, Abe Mosseri, Mikael Thuritz, Nick Schulman, Kirk Morrison Level 21: Lyle Berman, Abe Mosseri Eliminated, David Baker Doubles Up In Huge PotMay 31, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 25,000-50,000 blinds; 50,000-100,000 stakes Players Remaining: 10 out of 116 Average Chip Count: 1,740,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Robert Mizrachi – 2,600,000 Notable Eliminations: 12. Lyle Berman – $129,957 Big Hands: Pot Limit Omaha Quads Over Quads, Lyle Berman Eliminated In 12th Place (129,957) Michael “The Grinder” Mizrachi can do no wrong. He eliminated Brett Richey on the hand before the dinner break and began level 21 by eliminating Lyle Berman in dramatic fashion. Berman called from under the gun and Mizrachi potted for 84,000 more. Berman made the call and the flop came down AJ6. Berman checked and Mizrachi bet the pot. Berman shoved for the remainder of his stack and Mizrachi snap-called and showed AA54 for a set of aces. Berman turned over 7766 for a set of sixes. That’s when the drama began. The turn was the 6, giving Berman quad sixes and a dominating lead. Mizrachi needed the case ace to knock out Berman and the river was happy to oblige, bringing the A. According to the CardPlayer Poker Odds Calculator, Mizrachi would only win that hand 2.5 percent of the time. Mizrachi took the pot and was the chip leader with over 2.6 million in chips. David Baker Doubles Through Michael Mizrachi In 2 Million Chip Pot Mikael Thuritz opened the action with a raise to 75,000 from the cutoff. David Baker repotted to 261,000 from the button and Michael Mizrachi called from the small blind. Thuritz folded and the flop came down K72. Mizrachi led out with a pot bet, putting Baker to a decision for all of his chips. Baker called instantly, tabling AAJ3 for aces and the nut flush draw. Mizrachi tabled KQJ9 for top pair on the board and a worthless diamond draw. The 6 came on the turn, giving Mizrachi no help. The river was the 8, cementing Baker’s grasp on the hand and he turned his 1.07 million into well over 2.1 million in a single swoop. Mizrachi’s short lived chip lead evaporated, leaving him with just over 1.5 million. Limit Hold’em Abe Mosseri Eliminated In 11th Place($129,957) We caught up with this hand on the turn. The board read 8532 and Abe Mosseri was already all in. Mikael Thuritz checked, as did Nick Schulman. The river was the 4 and Schulman bet 100,000. Thuritz got out of the way and Mosseri asked one simple question. “Flush?” Schulman confirmed Mosseri’s suspicions, turning over Q6 for the club flush and the pot. Mosseri threw his Q6 into the muck and was eliminated. Schulman was around 600,000 after the hand. Kostritsyn Doubles Through David Oppenheim We caught this hand after all of Alexander Kostritsyn’s chips were committed into the middle. The board was Q9328. Kostritsyn had AQ and turned top pair on the flop into the nut flush. Oppenheim held 77 and surrendered some chips to the Russian. Kostritsyn was at 460,000. Omaha/8 Mizrachi And Schulman Share Thuritz’s Chips Michael Mizrachi raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Nick Schulman made the call from the button. Mikael Thuritz called from the big blind and the three players saw a flop of 1084. Mizrachi bet 50,000 and both opponents called. The turn was the J and action checked around to Schulman who fired 100,000. Both opponents called and the river was the 5. Mizrachi bet 100,000 and Schulman called. Thuritz thought long before throwing in a call as well and saw the bad news. Mizrachi showed A226 for the nut low. Schulman turned over KQJ10 for two pair. Thuritz just flung his hand in the muck and dropped from just over 2 million to 1.6 million. Mizrachi was up to 2.2 million and Schulman was at 1.2 million. Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Lyle Berman, Abe Mosseri, Mikael Thuritz, Nick Schulman, David Baker Level 19: Seidel, Singer, Van Alstyne, Morrison Out; Bloch First To CashMay 31, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 10,000-30,000 blinds; 30,000-60,000 stakes Players Remaining: 14 out of 116 Average Chip Count: 1,242,857 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. John Juanda – 2,250,000 Notable Eliminations: James Van Alstyne Big Hands: Seven Card Stud Erik Seidel Eliminated Vladimir Schmelev completed to 30,000 and Erik Seidel raised to 60,000. Schmelev made the call and then led out again with 30,000. Seidel raised all in and Schmelev made the call. Here were there boards and how they ran out. Seidel: 5752(AA8) Seidel committed his chips with pocket aces but Schmelev hit a set of tens on fourth street. Seidel improved to two pair but it was not enough as he was eliminated just a few spots shy of the money. James Van Alstyne Out We caught this hand as Alexander Kostritsyn was counting up his chips after scooping a pot between him, Allen Bari and James Van Alstyne. Van Alstyne had the rest of his chips committed and was eliminated. David Singer Eliminated We picked up the action on fourth street. Mikael Thuritz bet 30,000 and David Singer made the call. Thuritz fired 60,000 on fifth street and Singer raised to 120,000, leaving only 30,000 behind. Thuritz put in enough to put Singer all in and Singer made the easy call. Singer: 76410(K210) Singer made a king-high flush on fifth street but Thuritz caught his diamond on seventh street for an ace-high flush and Singer was out in heartbreaking fashion. Stud/8 Kirk Morrison Bursts Bubble, Out In 17th We did not catch the action but Daniel Alaei eliminated Kirk Morrison to burst the money bubble just two hands into hand-for-hand play. With Morrison’s elimination, the money bubble has burst and the next person eliminated will earn $98,331. Andy Bloch Eliminated In 16th Place ($98,331) We caught this hand after seventh street. Vladimir Schmelev bet enough to put Andy Bloch all in and Bloch made the call. Here were their hands: Bloch: 9AJ7(5J7) Bloch made two pair for the high but it was no match for Schmelev’s set of three’s. Bloch could not qualify for a low hand and he was the first one to cash out in the Players Championship. No Limit Hold’em Brett Richey Doubles Up Brett Richey put his last 100,000 into the middle against Allen Bari preflop. Bari turned over A4 while Richey showed K6. The flop was harmless as it came down 10103, Bari still leading the hand. The turn was the K giving Richey top pair and the lead. No player had a club in their hand so Bari needed an ace to knock Richey out but the J cemented the double up for Richey, giving him 215,000 chips to play with. Pot Limit Omaha Ilya Bulychev Doubles Through Vladimir Schmelev, Then Eliminated In 15th Place ($98,331) John Juanda and Vladimir Schmelev had each put 43,000 into the pot preflop. Ilya Bulychev then bet the pot, putting himself all in for his last 132,000. Juanda thought for a long time before finally deciding to muck his hand. Schmelev quickly called and showed JJ24. He was trailing Bulychev’s KK5A. The board rand out 77A29 and Bulychev doubled to over 300,000. However, Schmelev would get payback just a couple of hands later as he got all his chips back, as well as Bulychev’s remainder, eliminating Bulychev in 15th place. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, David Singer, James Van Alstyne, Brett Richey, Mikael Thuritz, Kirk Morrison, Ilya Bulychev Level 24: Thuritz, Alaei, Baker finish 8th, 7th, 6thJun 01, '10 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 15,000 ante Players Remaining: 5 out of 8 Average Chip Count: 3,480,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Michael Mizrachi – 5,000,000 Notable Eliminations: 8th. Mikael Thuritz – $182,463 Big Hands: No Limit Hold’em Thuritz Out in 8th Place ($182,463) David Baker raised preflop to 140,000 and short-stacked Mikael Thuritz threw his last 55,00 in, while Michael Mizrachi called from the big blind. On a flop of 664 Mizrachi checked to Baker, who fired 180,000 only to have Mizrachi check-raise to 400,000. Baker folded and Thuritz saw the bad news. His QJ was hugely behind Mizrachi’s 64. The 8 turn and A river was all she wrote, and Mizrachi eliminated Thuritz in 8th place. Mizrachi Brothers Collide Robert Mizrachi raised to 140,000 and brother Michael called from the small blind, marking the first pot of the tournament they have been heads up over. On a flop of 954 Michael fired 150,000 and Robert made the call. Michael checked the 2 turn and Robert bet 400,000. Michael folded and Robert won round one the first Mizrachi battle. Grinder Doubles Through Baker Michael Mizrachi raised to 150,000 preflop and was called by David Baker in the big blind. On the flop of Q103 Baker checked to Mizrachi who bet 300,000. Baker check-raised all in and Mizrachi made the quick call, showing Q10 for top two pair. Baker showed K10 for middle pair and was in trouble. The 6 turn and J river didn’t help Baker and Mizrachi doubled to 2.7 million. Baker dropped to 1.8 million. Aces Crush Alaei Daniel Alaei lost most of his chips in a back and forth thriller against David Oppenheim. Oppenheim raised to 225,000 and was called by Alaei. On a flop of K104 Alaei moved all in and Oppenheim called. Oppenheim showed AA and was well ahead of Alaei’s KQ. The turn was the Q, giving Alaei two pair and the lead. But the river brought the 10 to give Oppenheim a better two pair. The loss dropped Alaei to 225,000. Soon after he got in with pocket 7s against the pocket 6s of Oppenheim to double back up to around 800,000. Alaei Out in 7th Place ($221,105) Daniel Alaei got his last 410,000 in the middle and was called by Vladimir Schmelev. Alaei showed A6 and was trailing Schmelev’s AK. The board ran A83Q4 and Alaei was eliminated in 7th. Baker Bounced In 6th Place (272,275) Facing Michael Mizrachi’s raise to 145,000, David Baker moved all in from the small blind and the Grinder called. Mizrachi’s AK was ahead of Baker’s AJ, and the board of 10K864 didn’t improve Baker’s hand, sending him to the rail in 6th place while the “Grinder!” chants erupted from his cheering section. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, David Oppenheim, Michael Mizrachi, Daniel Alaei, Mikael Thuritz, David Baker Level 23: Several Early Double UpsJun 01, '10 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 8 Average Chip Count: 2,175,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Vladimir Schmelev — 3,170,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: No Limit Hold’em Alaei Doubles Through Thuritz Facing a 110,000 raise from Mikael Thuritz, Daniel Alaei moved his last 1.325 million all in from the big blind and Thuritz moved all in as well to get John Juanda out of the way. Alaei showed AK and was in a classic race against JJ. The flop was no help to Alaei, coming Q104. But the A turn card gave him top pair, and the 6 ensured his double up to around 2.7 million. Oppenheim No Longer Short Stack, Doubles David Oppenheim started the day with 460,000 in chips. After raising all in on several early hands to take the blinds, he got action and doubled up through David Baker. Oppenheim raised preflop to 110,000 and Baker reraised to 375,000. Oppenheim made the call and the K105 came on the flop. Oppenheim checked to Baker, and when Baker fired 500,000 Oppenehim moved all in and was called. Oppenheim showed AA, and was dominating Baker’s 77. The 9 turn and 4 river gave Oppenheim a double up to 1.8 million. Thuritz Doubles to Stay In It Mikael Thuritz got all in against Michael Mizrachi on a flop of 976. Mizrachi showed 106 and was trailing Thuritz’s QQ. The 4 and the K finished the board and Thuritz doubled up. Thuritz’s Kings Crippled Mikael Thuritz had to feel good getting all in preflop with KK. That is, until he saw Vladimir Schmelev’s AA. The board ran J44A8 and Thuritz was crippled to around 5,000 in chips, while Schmelev’s stack soared to 3.3 million. Soon after, Thuritz quadrupled up and stayed busy in later hands but he was still dangerously low going into break. Player Tags: David Oppenheim, Michael Mizrachi, Daniel Alaei, Mikael Thuritz, David Baker |
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Jun 05, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 12 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event | 2 | + |
Level 12 Update: Negreanu Eliminated, Players on Dinner BreakJun 05, '09 Level Structure: 2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 1,500-3,000 blinds and 3,000-6,000 limits 7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 700 ante, 1,000 bring-in, with a 3,000 completion and 3,000-6,000 limits no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 800-1,6000 blinds with a 400 ante NOTES: Games change every eight hands. Two players will be forced to sit out during 2-7 triple draw each hand. Players Remaining: 54 out of 194 1. Soheil Shamseddin — 280,000 Average Chip Count: 107,777 Notable Eliminations: Chris Bjorn Big Hands: 2-7 TRIPLE DRAW Jonathan Tare Stands Pat, Wins Pot Jonathan Tare raises to 6,000 from middle position and Mikael Thuritz calls from the small blind as does Scotty Nguyen from the big blind. First Draw: Thuritz draws 2 cards, Nguyen draws 2 cards and Tare stands pat. Tare bets 3,000 and both opponents call. Second Draw: Thuritz draws 2 cards, Nguyen draws 2 cards and Tare stands pat. Tare bets 6,000 and this time both Thuritz and Nguyen fold. Tare is up to 105,000 after this hand while Thuritz is down to 70,000 and Nguyen now with 50,000 in chips. PLO Negreanu Can’t Hit a Flop, Not Feeling PLO Action folds around to James van Alstyne who raises to 4,800 from the small blind. Daniel Negreanu pots it to 18,400 from the big blind and Van Alstyne calls the 9,600 raise. The flop comes K87 and Van Alstyne bets 20,000. Negreanu folds AAQ6 face-up as Van Alstyne rakes the pot. After this hand Van Alstyne is up to 180,000 while Negreanu is down to 40,000 in chips. A few hands later and Negreanu moves to another table just beginning their round of PLO while Negreanu had just finished that round at his last table. He laughs as he promises himself and the other players that he wouldn’t lose any more money in this game. Unfortunately for Negreanu, he was lying. Chad Brown raises to 1,600 from under the gun and the player in seat 8 calls from middle position. Daniel Negreanu calls from the small blind, as does the player in the big blind. The flop comes QJ9, and Brown bets 5,500. Seat 8raises to 18,000 and everyone folds, including Negreanu who is now down to 36,000 after this hand. LIMIT HOLD’EM Lindgren Steals a Pot From R. Mizrachi Robert Mizrachi raises to 3,000 from late position and Erick Lindgren calls from the big blind. The flop comes AQ9, and Lindgren checks to Mizrachi who bets 3,000, Lindgren calls. The turn is the 5 and this time both players check. The river is the 4 and Lindgren bets 6,000. Mizrachi mucks and is down to 155,000 this hand while Lindgren is up to 52,000 in chips. George Danzer All-In, Splits Pot to Stay Alive Miami John Cernuto raises to 6,000 from middle position and Hasan Habib reraises to 9,000 from the cutoff. The player in seat 5 three-bets to 12,000 from the small blind and George Danzer calls all in from the big blind for a total of 10,900. Both Cernuto and Habib call the raise. The flop comes Q95, and Cernuto bets 3,000. Habib folds and the small blind calls. The turn is the K, and this time the small blind leads out for 6,000, Cernuto folds. The small blind rakes the side pot as he and Danzer turn over their cards. Small Blind: J10 Both players have the same hand (nut straight), and with no one free-rolling on a flush draw, George Danzer has just split the pot to stay alive. The rive river the Q and Danzer is still alive. After the hand, Danzer is up to 20,000 in chips while Habib falls down to 110,000 and Cernuto at 50,000. Left In The Deck: The remaining 54 players are now on a sixty-minute dinner break and will return to Level 13 at approximately 7:35 pm PDT. Player Tags: John Cernuto, Robert Mizrachi, Scotty Nguyen, Erick Lindgren, Hasan Habib, Daniel Negreanu, James Van Alstyne, Jonathan Tare, Mikael Thuritz, George Danzer |
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