Level 6 Update: Hasan Habib Leads Overnight
Jun 27, '09
Flop Games: Blinds – 1,000-2,000, Limits – 2,000-4,000
Stud Games: Ante — 500, Bring-In — 500, Completion — 2,000, Limits — 2,000-4,000
Players Remaining: 90 out of 95
Chip Counts:
1. Hasan Habib — 387,000
2. Martin Vallo — 347,200
3. Matt Glantz — 300,000
4. Justin Smith — 295,000
5. David Benyamnine — 263,200
6. Farzad Bonyadi — 252,000
7. Chris Ferguson — 242,000
8. Andy Black — 235,000
9. Johnny Chan — 234,000
10. Erik Seidel — 230,000
Average Chip Count: 158,333
Notable Eliminations:
Alex Kostritsyn
David Singer
Dan Shak
Big Hands:
STUD/8
Mosseri Rivers The Stud King
David Grey opens the pot for 500 with the 2
, Abe Mosseri completes the bet to 2,000 with the A, Jeff Lisandro calls the raise with the 6 as does Grey.
Grey: X-X-210
Mosseri: X-X-A3
Lisandro: X-X-610
Mosseri bets 2,000, Lisandro calls and Grey folds.
Mosseri: X-X-A3Q
Lisandro: X-X-6109
Mosseri bets 4,000 and Lisandro calls.
Mosseri: X-X-A3Q3
Lisandro: X-X-61096
Both players make a pair, Lisandro bets 4,000 on sixth street with sixes and Mosseri calls. Lisandro bets the river, Mosseri raises and Lisandro calls. Mosseri turns over 443 for a full house and rakes the pot. Mosseri climbs up to just under 200,000 this hand while Lisandro falls down to 77,000 in chips.
STUD
Annie Duke Wins Three-Way Pot, Breaks 250K
Jani Sointula completes the bet to 2,000 with the J, Annie Duke calls with the 10 as does Elezra with the A.
Sointula: X-X-J3Q
Duke: X-X-109A
Elezra: X-X-A810
All three players check on fourth and fifth streets.
Sointula: X-X-J3QJ
Duke: X-X-109AJ
Elezra: X-X-A8106
Sointula bets on sixth street, Elezra calls, Duke raises and both opponents call. Duke bets on the river and both of her opponents fold. Duke rakes the pot and is up to 250,000 in chips this hand.
HOLD’EM
Patrik Antonius Gets Lucky To Split Pot
On a board of Q48, Patrik Antonius checked and his opponent bet 2,000. Antonius made the quick call. The turn was the K and Antonius once again checked. His opponent bet 4,000 and Antonius threw out a check raise to 8,000.
His opponent made the quick call and the river brought the 8. Antonius bet 4,000 and was instantly called by his opponent. Antonius tabled the K7 while his opponent exposed the KJ. The two split the pot with kings up with a queen kicker.
Daniel Negreanu Picks Off a Bluff
Daniel Negreanu bet on the button and Patrik Antonius reraised from the small blind. The big blind folded and Negreanu made the quick call. The flop came K54 and Antonius bet. Negreanu called and the 6 hit the turn. Antonius checked and Negreanu bet 4,000. Antonius made the call and the river brought 7. Antonius bet 4,000 and Negreanu looked disgusted. He said, “that was probably the worst card,” before eventually making the call. Antonius said he was good and didn’t expose his cards. After a few moments Negreanu tabled the A5 for a pair of fives to take the pot.
OMAHA/8
Daniel Alaei Gets Chopped
Mikhail Tulchinskiy raises from under the gun, Scotty Nguyen calls from the small blind as does Daniel Alaei from the big blind. The flop comes J74, and all three players check around. The turn is the K, Alaei bets and both opponents call.The river is the 8, Alaei bets and once again, both opponents call. Alaei shows J8 for two pair. Tulchinskiy shows A5Q6 for straight (high) while Nguyen turns over Q532 for the low hand. Tulchinskiy and Nguyen split the pot and chop Alaei’s money.
Player Tags: Annie Duke, Daniel Negreanu, Eli Elezra, David Singer, Jeffrey Lisandro, David Grey, Abe Mosseri, Patrik Antonius, Matt Hawrilenko, Freddy Deeb
Level 3 Update: Steve Billirakis atop Chip Counts
Jun 26, '09
Flop Games: 600-1,200
Stud Games: Ante — 300, Bring-In — 300, Completion — 1,200, Limits — 1,200-2,400
Note: Players are now on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 8 p.m.
Players Remaining: 95 out of 95
Chip Counts:
1. Steve Billirakis – 240,000
2. Justin Smith – 217,000
3. Bill Chen – 210,000
4. David Benyamine – 199,000
5. Chad Brown – 196,000
6. Jeff Lisandro – 188,000
7. Phil Ivey – 186,800
8. Daniel Negreanu – 185,000
9. Scotty Nguyen – 184,000
Big Hands:
Hold’Em
Two Bullets To The Head
The player in seat 6 raised to 2,400 preflop from the cutoff and the action was next on Justin Bonomo. He made it three bets to 3,600 and the blinds folded. Seat 6 made the call and the flop came down 1066.
Bonomo bet 1,200 after seat 6 checked. Seat 6 then check-raised to 2,400 and Bonomo just called. The turn was the 5 and seat 6 led out with 2,400. Bonomo made the call and the river was the 5. Seat 6 fired another 2,400 and Bonomo called. Seat 6 then showed AA and Bonomo mucked. Bonomo was at 130,000.
Steve Sung Gets Best of Andy Black
Steve Sung and Andy Black took a flop heads up of K34. Sung bet out 1200 and was raised to 2400 by black. The turn was the A and both players checked.
The river was the 8 and Sung bet 2400. Andy black tanked for a few moments before shrugging his shoulders and giving up the pot.
Omaha/8
Singer Gets Chopped Up
Three players were involved in a hand that saw a flop of A108. The player in seat 2 led out for 1,200 and David Singer raised to 2,400. David Benyamine made the call, as did seat 2. The turn was the 6 and action was checked to Singer. He bet 2,400 and Benyamine made the call. Seat 2 then raised to 4,800 and both opponents called.
The river was the 10 and seat 2 bet 2,400. Benyamine and Singer called and seat 2 turned over 5432 for the best low hand. Benyamine then showed down KQ109 for a set and the high half. Singer mucked and was left with nothing but the lint in his pockets. Benyamine was around 235,000 while Singer was at 122,000.
Ivey Vs. Hansen: Round 1 Goes to Ivey
Gus Hansen raised from early position and Phil Ivey defended from the big blind. The flop was K2J and Ivey checked and called 1200 from Hansen.
The turn was the 10 and Ivey checked, Hansen bet 2400 and was raised to 4800 by Ivey. Hansen made the call and both players checked when the 7 and Hansen was already motioning that he was going to muck his cards, conceding the pot to Ivey.
Ivey turned over AQ85 and took the pot.
Razz
Schulman Gets a River Fold, Wins Big Pot
Nick Schulman bet out on fourth street into three players and was raised to 2400 by his opponent. He made it three bets and raised to 3600 and he saw fifth street heads up.
Schulman: X-X-2-5-A
Seat 8: X-X-8-A-10
Schulman bet 2400 and was called by the player in seat 8.
Schulman: X-X-2-5-A-J
Seat 8: X-X-8-A-10-Q
Schulman bet 2400 and was called once again by his opponent. He bet 2400 again on the river and after a few moments of contemplation, his opponent mucked, giving the pot to Schulman.
Stud High
Lisandro Makes Two Pair to Best Matusow
Mike Matusow and Jeffrey Lisandro are heads up in a pot on fifth street. Lisandro bet 2400 and Matusow called. They went to sixth street with their boards looking like this.
Matusow: X-X-J-9-7-Q
Lisandro: X-X-K-6-8A
On the river Lisandro bet 2400 again and Matusow took a few moments before putting in the chips that indicated a call. Lissandro showed K-6--5 in the whole, good for two pair and the pot.
Stud/8
Chopping With Johnny Chan
Picking up the action on fourth street, James Van Alstyne and Johnny Chan were mixing it up in a hand.
Chan: X-X-84
Van Alstyne: X-X-2A
Van Alstyne bet 1,200 and Chan made the call.
Chan: X-X-844
Van Alstyne: X-X-2A5
Chan paired up and fired 2,400. Van Alstyne stuck around.
Chan: X-X-844A
Van Alstyne: X-X-2A5J
Chan bet another 2,400 and Van Alstyne called again. The river was dealt and both players decided to check. Chan then turned over (K63) for an 8-low. Van Alstyne tabled (JJ-X) for a pair of jacks and the high end of the pot. Chan was at 200,000 after the pot.
Negreanu and Antonius Chop Big Pot
On fifth street, Daniel Negreanu, Patrik Antonius, and Tong G put three bets into an already bloated pot. All three go to sixth street with their boards looking like this.
Tony G: X-X-5-8-10-A
Neagreanu: X-X-A-K-K-A
Antonius: X-X-7-2-3-8
Negreanu bet out 2400 on sixth and was met with a raise from Antonius. Tony G tanked for a long while before showing his cards to the player next to him and folding.
“Rolled up fives?” asked Negreanu. “I already knew that.”
Neagreanu calls the bet from Antonius and checks and calls a river bet. Negreanu shows the A-2-3 in the hole, making aces full of kings and Antonius showed 8 3 4, making two pair and a low. Antonius took the low half and Neagreanu took the high half, as they split Tony G’s chips.
Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Daniel Negreanu, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, David Singer, Johnny Chan, Jeffrey Lisandro, James Van Alstyne, Patrik Antonius, Justin Bonomo, Nick Schulman
Abe Mosseri raised on his 6
Erik Seidel Eliminated
Andy Bloch Eliminated In 16th Place ($98,331)
Brett Richey Doubles Up
On a board of 4
Former Caesars Palace Classic Champion David Singer has arrived and is now playing next to Mike Leah. Last year’s winner, Hevad Khan, will not be making an appearance.
The 2007 Caesars Palace Classic champion, David Singer, has busted out of the tournament.
Phil Hellmuth (pictured right) finally arrived to the tournament during the second level on day 2. He is seated at a table with Card Player 
Gabe Thaler Doubles Up
Chad Batista Eliminated
Howard Lederer Doubles Up
David Singer Eliminated by Mike Kamran
Corkins Eliminated by Langmaan
