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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 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 The turn was the 2 The river was the 3 Billirakis turned over A Jason Steinberg Eliminated in 7th Place ($71,148)  Jason Steinberg Richard Ashby raised from the cutoff and Jason Steinberg called from the big blind. The flop came 10 The turn was the 3 Ashby turned over A The river was the 4 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:
Frank Kassela put in a raise to 12,00 and was called by the blinds, Mikael Thuritz and Phil Ivey. On a flop of 8 Kassela: 9 Kassela’s overpair gave him the lead, and the board finished with a 2 Weak Kicker Hurts Sands Lisa Hamilton got all in preflop and was called by Dave Sands. Their hands: Sands: A The board ran out A 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
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 10 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 9 Lederer took a session in the tank with 8
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 J 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:
Four players saw a flop of 10 Boeken showed 8 The turn was the 3 A few hands later, Boeken was down to his last 60,000 and put it in preflop against Sam Stein. Boeken held A The board ran out K Shawn Keller Sent Upriver Picking up the action after a flop of 8 Keller was sitting pretty with Q But the K
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 A Naujoks held Q 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 moved all in preflop for 13,200. Shawn Keller made the call and turned over 2 The flop came down A 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 9 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.
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 Q 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:
After a flop of 8 Thuritz was the only caller and the 7 Sexton was at 300,000 after the hand. Michael Jamark Eliminated Michael Jamark found himself all in after a flop of K They did the same after the 8
On a flop of 10 Baker checked and Katchalov bet 40,000. Baker made the call and Katchalov tabled A 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 9 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:
Picking up the action after the board had run out K Hellmuth had raised preflop and raised and bet on every street, getting called down by one player. Hellmuth tabled A Kassela Bests Two Players On a flop of 10 The turn was the 10 Kassela tabled 8
Mikael Thuritz bet 3,000 on a flop of 9 The call was made and both players checked the 3 Schmelev tabled J 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 A The A 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 10 Mike Sexton Eliminated in 10th Place ($34,814) On a flop of A 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:
After a flop of 8 Thuritz was the only caller and the 7 Sexton was at 300,000 after the hand. Michael Jamark Eliminated Michael Jamark found himself all in after a flop of K They did the same after the 8
On a flop of 10 Baker checked and Katchalov bet 40,000. Baker made the call and Katchalov tabled A 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 9 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:
Picking up the action after the board had run out K Hellmuth had raised preflop and raised and bet on every street, getting called down by one player. Hellmuth tabled A Kassela Bests Two Players On a flop of 10 The turn was the 10 Kassela tabled 8
Mikael Thuritz bet 3,000 on a flop of 9 The call was made and both players checked the 3 Schmelev tabled J 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 A The A 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 10 Mike Sexton Eliminated in 10th Place ($34,814) On a flop of A 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
Seeing the flop was Kirk Morrison, David Singer, Daniel Alaei, and Hasan Habib. The flop ran J Morrison called and the turn brought the 9 Alaei showed A 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 A Razz Abe Takes One Off Seidel
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
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 A Berman checked and Mizrachi bet the pot. Berman shoved for the remainder of his stack and Mizrachi snap-called and showed A That’s when the drama began. The turn was the 6 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.
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 K Mizrachi led out with a pot bet, putting Baker to a decision for all of his chips. Baker called instantly, tabling A Mizrachi tabled K Mizrachi’s short lived chip lead evaporated, leaving him with just over 1.5 million. Limit Hold’em
We caught up with this hand on the turn. The board read 8 Mikael Thuritz checked, as did Nick Schulman. The river was the 4 “Flush?” Schulman confirmed Mosseri’s suspicions, turning over Q 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 Q Kostritsyn had A Omaha/8
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 10 Mizrachi bet 50,000 and both opponents called. The turn was the J Mizrachi bet 100,000 and Schulman called. Thuritz thought long before throwing in a call as well and saw the bad news. Mizrachi showed A 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
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: 5 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.
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: 7 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.
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: 9 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 put his last 100,000 into the middle against Allen Bari preflop. Bari turned over A The flop was harmless as it came down 10 No player had a club in their hand so Bari needed an ace to knock Richey out but the J 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 J The board rand out 7 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
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 6 The 8 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 9 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 Q The 6 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 K Oppenheim showed A The turn was the Q 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.
Daniel Alaei got his last 410,000 in the middle and was called by Vladimir Schmelev. Alaei showed A The board ran A 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 A 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
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 A The flop was no help to Alaei, coming Q 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 K Oppenheim showed A The 9 Thuritz Doubles to Stay In It Mikael Thuritz got all in against Michael Mizrachi on a flop of 9 Thuritz’s Kings Crippled Mikael Thuritz had to feel good getting all in preflop with K The board ran J 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
Seeing the flop was Kirk Morrison, David Singer, Daniel Alaei, and Hasan Habib. The flop ran J Morrison called and the turn brought the 9 Alaei showed A 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 A Razz Abe Takes One Off Seidel
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
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 A Berman checked and Mizrachi bet the pot. Berman shoved for the remainder of his stack and Mizrachi snap-called and showed A That’s when the drama began. The turn was the 6 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.
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 K Mizrachi led out with a pot bet, putting Baker to a decision for all of his chips. Baker called instantly, tabling A Mizrachi tabled K Mizrachi’s short lived chip lead evaporated, leaving him with just over 1.5 million. Limit Hold’em
We caught up with this hand on the turn. The board read 8 Mikael Thuritz checked, as did Nick Schulman. The river was the 4 “Flush?” Schulman confirmed Mosseri’s suspicions, turning over Q 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 Q Kostritsyn had A Omaha/8
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 10 Mizrachi bet 50,000 and both opponents called. The turn was the J Mizrachi bet 100,000 and Schulman called. Thuritz thought long before throwing in a call as well and saw the bad news. Mizrachi showed A 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
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: 5 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.
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: 7 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.
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: 9 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 put his last 100,000 into the middle against Allen Bari preflop. Bari turned over A The flop was harmless as it came down 10 No player had a club in their hand so Bari needed an ace to knock Richey out but the J 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 J The board rand out 7 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
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 6 The 8 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 9 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 Q The 6 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 K Oppenheim showed A The turn was the Q 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.
Daniel Alaei got his last 410,000 in the middle and was called by Vladimir Schmelev. Alaei showed A The board ran A 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 A 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
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 A The flop was no help to Alaei, coming Q 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 K Oppenheim showed A The 9 Thuritz Doubles to Stay In It Mikael Thuritz got all in against Michael Mizrachi on a flop of 9 Thuritz’s Kings Crippled Mikael Thuritz had to feel good getting all in preflop with K The board ran J 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
Seeing the flop was Kirk Morrison, David Singer, Daniel Alaei, and Hasan Habib. The flop ran J Morrison called and the turn brought the 9 Alaei showed A 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 A Razz Abe Takes One Off Seidel
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
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 A Berman checked and Mizrachi bet the pot. Berman shoved for the remainder of his stack and Mizrachi snap-called and showed A That’s when the drama began. The turn was the 6 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.
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 K Mizrachi led out with a pot bet, putting Baker to a decision for all of his chips. Baker called instantly, tabling A Mizrachi tabled K Mizrachi’s short lived chip lead evaporated, leaving him with just over 1.5 million. Limit Hold’em
We caught up with this hand on the turn. The board read 8 Mikael Thuritz checked, as did Nick Schulman. The river was the 4 “Flush?” Schulman confirmed Mosseri’s suspicions, turning over Q 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 Q Kostritsyn had A Omaha/8
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 10 Mizrachi bet 50,000 and both opponents called. The turn was the J Mizrachi bet 100,000 and Schulman called. Thuritz thought long before throwing in a call as well and saw the bad news. Mizrachi showed A 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
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: 5 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.
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: 7 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.
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: 9 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 put his last 100,000 into the middle against Allen Bari preflop. Bari turned over A The flop was harmless as it came down 10 No player had a club in their hand so Bari needed an ace to knock Richey out but the J 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 J The board rand out 7 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
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 6 The 8 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 9 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 Q The 6 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 K Oppenheim showed A The turn was the Q 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.
Daniel Alaei got his last 410,000 in the middle and was called by Vladimir Schmelev. Alaei showed A The board ran A 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 A 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
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 A The flop was no help to Alaei, coming Q 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 K Oppenheim showed A The 9 Thuritz Doubles to Stay In It Mikael Thuritz got all in against Michael Mizrachi on a flop of 9 Thuritz’s Kings Crippled Mikael Thuritz had to feel good getting all in preflop with K The board ran J 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
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 K 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 Q 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 A
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 Q Small Blind: J 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 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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Kassela Doubles Through Thuritz
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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:
Bloch Gets Short
Dwan Jacks Up Dehkharghani
Boeken Rivered By Thuritz, Then Doubles Through Stein
Naujoks Doubles Up
David Baker Doubles Through Shawn Keller
Lunkin Muscles Out Marchese
Sexton Scoops
Katchalov Flushes Baker
Hellmuth Takes A Needed Pot
Schmelev Nabs A Pot
Alaei Scoops Pot From Morrison
Abe Mosseri raised on his 6
Quads Over Quads, Lyle Berman Eliminated In 12th Place (129,957)
David Baker Doubles Through Michael Mizrachi In 2 Million Chip Pot
Abe Mosseri Eliminated In 11th Place($129,957)
Mizrachi And Schulman Share Thuritz’s Chips
Erik Seidel Eliminated
David Singer Eliminated
Andy Bloch Eliminated In 16th Place ($98,331)
Brett Richey Doubles Up
Alaei Out in 7th Place ($221,105)
Negreanu Can’t Hit a Flop, Not Feeling 
George Danzer All-In, Splits Pot to Stay Alive