David Singer Poker Tournament Updates

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Takes Chip Lead

Apr 22, '09

Yevgeniy Timoshenko was all in on a board reading 8 3 3 2 Q and David Singer called. Timoshenko showed Q 3 for a full house and Singer mucked.

After the hand, Singer was down to about 200,000 while Timoskenko took the chip lead with 2,330,000.

Player Tags: David Singer,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Level 3 Update

Mar 16, '09

Big Hands:

David Singer Eliminated

David Singer got all of his chips into the middle with pocket tens and Shawn Buchanan called him down with pocket aces. The aces held and Singer was the second bounty player of the day to fall.

Phil Hellmuth Twitter

Phil Hellmuth would like to let readers know that he will be posting to his Twitter account periodically throughout the day. His username is phil_hellmuth.

Jamie Gold Takes a Hit

Seat 1 moved all in preflop and Jamie Gold called him down. Seat 1 flipped up AQ and Gold held J10. The board was dealt 94455 and Gold doubled up his opponent. Gold was knocked down to 15,500 after the hand.

 

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   David Singer,   Shawn Buchanan,   Jamie Gold

David Singer Eliminated

Oct 28, '08

The defending champion from last year's Caesars Palace Classic championship, David Singer, has busted out of the tournament during level 5.








 

Player Tags: David Singer

David Singer Eliminated

Sep 14, '08

Well, the action picked up just a bit a few moments ago when David Singer was eliminated.

Singer got all of his chips in on an A-5-3-3 board against his opponent. Singer showed 4-3 for trips with a gutshot straight draw, but he was already drawing dead to his opponent's A-3.

The river improved both players when another ace hit, but it wasn't enough to keep Singer from the rail.

Player Tags: David Singer

Meet Your Chipleader

Jul 11, '08

With over 130,000 in chips, poker professional David Singer is your current chipleader.

Singer had quite the World Series of Poker, having won his first gold bracelet in a $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em event, and more importantly, Singer and his girlfriend were blessed with their first child. Singer finished his summer with five WSOP cashes and another final table in addition to his win, but he's clearly looking to cap that off with a win here at the Bellagio.

Player Tags: David Singer

$10,000 Main Event - End of Day 1C

Jul 05, '08

Day 1C of the 2008 main event featured another stacked field, with ESPN featured tables showcasing the likes of Mike Matusow and 2005 champion Joe Hachem.  Of the players who began today, 1,071 will be continuing on to the next day of play on Wednesday.  One of those players, David Singer, finished the day as one of the tournament’s largest stacks with over 120,000 in chips.

Stay tuned to cardplayer.com tomorrow for the final day one of the 2008 World Series of Poker main event!




 

Player Tags: David Singer

$10,000 Main Event - Day 1C - Level 5, Hour 2

Jul 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 200/400/50

Day 1C Players Remaining: 1,071 of 1,928

Chip Leaders:

Henning Granstad - 228,000
Arnaud Mattern - 167,000
Howard Berchowitz - 161,000
David Baker - 159,000
Joe Marcal - 143,000
Russell Rosenblum - 141,000
Mike Souza - 136,000
Serj Markarian - 132,000
David Singer - 129,000
Andrew Tisler - 119,000

Notable Eliminations: David Plastik, Andre Akkari, Phil Collins, T.J. Cloutier, Marcel Luske, Sabyl Landrum.

Big Hands and Storylines:

Sklansky Clings to Life

It’s been a slow day for David Sklansky, and it hasn’t picked up any steam in the final level. He has been hovering around the 10,000 chip count for the past few hours, and couldn’t do anything with his blinds in a recent rotation. As big blind, he saw a player in middle position raise to 1050. Sklansky, already in for 400, made the call. After the flop came J87, he folded to a bet of 1,550. He then limped for another 400 the next hand as small blind, but dodged out of the way when the flop came 532. As it turned out, a player pushed all-in with the Q9, was called by a set of fives, then the board ran out JA for the running flush. Sklansky then folded his button and now sits at 9,500.

Binger and Singer in a Zinger of a Humdinger

In the blue section of the Amazon Room, one table became particularly stacked when Card Player P.O.Y. contender Michael Binger joined 2008 World Series of Poker bracelet winner David Singer’s table. The media hovered close by to capture any and all action between the two notable players. In one hand, Binger raised to a total of 1,100 from under the gun, and Singer called as the player next to act. All other players folded, and the flop came down 865. Binger continued his aggression by firing a bet of 1,800 into the pot, causing Singer to release his hand. Singer remained one of the tournament’s largest stacks with over 100,000 in chips, while Binger hovered around 35,000 throughout most of the level.

Jacob turns trips and collects more chips

With the board AQJJ, Alex Jacob bet 2,100 and was called immediately by his opponent. The river was the 7 and Jacob bet 4,600. This time his opponent took a moment to think it over. but he made the call in the end, and Jacob flipped over J10 to take the pot. After the hand Jacob has roughly 20,000 chips.

Awada dodges disaster

With the board 872, Joe Awada raised his opponent's bet of 2,000 to 5,000. His opponent reraised all in, and Awada was clearly frustrated with his situation. He folded J8 and after initially hesitating his opponent flipped over 88. But he can't feel too good about his fold; Awada has just 12,000 chips and is at risk of elimination any time he plays a hand.

When You're Hot . . .

A player in late position raised to 1200 and Brad Booth, on the button, made the call, as did the big blind. The flop came QJ9, and after the first two players checked Booth fired out 3500. The big blind called and the original raiser folded. The 3 fell on the turn, and the big blind checked. Booth, perhaps sensing a trap, checked behind. The river was the 10, creating a four-card straight on board. The big blind checked and Booth bet 5000. The big blind, obviously frustrated by the river, called and flipped over JJ for a set. That was suddenly in second place however, as Booth held 87 for the bottom end straight.

Player Tags: David Singer,   David Sklansky,   Joe Awada,   Brad Booth,   Michael Binger,   Alex Jacob

$10,000 Main Event - Day 1C - Level 5, Hour 1

Jul 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 200/400/50

Players Remaining: 1,116 of 1,928

Chip Counts:

Henning Granstad - 205,000
Arnaud Mattern - 147,000
David Baker - 145,000
Andrew Tisler - 140,000
Michael Souza - 133,000
Moshin Charania - 122,000
David Singer - 121,000
Howard Berchuwitz - 118,000
Serj Markarian - 115,000
Andrew Brokos - 112,000

Eliminations:

Jared Hamby

Big Hands and Storylines:

Jacob Under the Heat

The table featuring both Alex Jacob and Clonie Gowen is the next due to be broken in the main event, and it can’t come soon enough for Jacob, now down to below 10,000 in chips. After folding both his blinds and the button in the face of raises, Jacob was finally one from the cut-off when he opened the proceedings for 1100. The button called, and that may have persuaded both the small blind and big blind to also look Jacob up. The flop came KJ5, and after both blinds checked Jacob bet 2000 into the pot. The button folded, as did the small blind, but the big blind check-raised all-in, which would have cost Jacob another 5000. With only 8500 in chips remaining, Jacob laid his hand down.

While, Jacob may be happy to change tables, Gowen is likely to be disappointed as she has profited from the situation. As well, David Baker is also sorry to move along, having amassed 145,000 in chips from the current arrangement.

Nenad's Kings Dead, Still Way Ahead

After taking a break from his solitaire game on his iPod, Nenad Medic raised to 1,200 from middle position.  The player next to act reraised to a total of 3,800, and the action folded around back to Medic.  Without delay, Medic tossed enough orange 5,000 chips into the pot to put his opponent all in.  His opponent went into the tank, voicing his concern over the strength of Medic’s hand.  After several minutes, the player made the call and Medic flipped over KK.  “That’s what I thought,” his opponent said as he turned over AQ.  The QJ7 flop brought some hope for the player, and the A on the turn was just enough to overtake the kings.  The 4 on the river failed to improve Medic, and he paid off his opponent to the tune of 6,900 in chips.  Despite the loss, Medic still had over 60,000 in chips during the level.

Board allows Mahmood to take away pot

Ayaz Mahmood raised to 1,500 from early position and a player reraised to 3,000. Mahmood called and checked in the dark on the flop. The flop came A73 and the preflop reraiser checked. The 4 came on the turn and Mahmood bet 4,000. His opponent called and the river was the 4. Mahmood now bet 6,000 and his opponent folded KK face up. Mahmood flashed the K and took down the pot.

Singer takes a hit

David Singer limped into the pot from middle position and saw the flop with both blinds. The flop came A97 and a woman in the small blind bet out 700. The big blind folded and Singer made the call. The turn was the T and she bet 1,200. This time Singer raised to 3,600. She called, and when the river came the 8 she bet out 5,000. Singer thought it over for a couple minutes and ultimately made the call. His opponent flipped over QJ and took down the pot. The small hit to Singer's stack dropped him to around 100,000 chips.

Overbet puts Mercier to the test

Following a flop of A76 Isabelle Mercier bet 1,850 and was raised to 4,000. She made the call and the turn was the J. She checked and her opponent moved all in for 18,025, roughly twice as much as was in the pot. The odd bet had Mercier frustrated, and her opponent -- who had pulled the hood of his sweatshirt over his head and ducked his head down to completely hide -- was offering no clues. Ultimately she folded her hand and opted not to risk any of her remaining 35,000 chips.

Sklansky gets some breathing room

After a player in middle position limped into the pot David Sklansky raised to 1,500. The limper called and the players saw a T82 flop. After his opponent checked, Sklansky moved all in for 8,800 and took down the pot. After the hand he had just under 13,000 chips, about one-third of the average at this point.

Player Tags: Clonie Gowen,   David Singer,   David Sklansky,   Isabelle Mercier,   Nenad Medic,   Alex Jacob,   David Baker

$10,000 Main Event - Day 1C - Level 4, Hour 2

Jul 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 150/300/25

Day 1C Players Remaining: 1,251 out of 1,928

Recent Eliminations: Amit Makhija, Jeffrey Lisandro, Kirk Morrison, Bryan Devonshire.

Big Hands and Storylines:

Makhija Busts Out

Amit Makhija was nursing a shortstack, but appeared on the verge of successfully staving off his elimination midway through the second hour of level 4. It all ended when his flopped two pair ran into a straight.

Just previously, Makhija held only 5425 in chips when he was the big blind. Play was folded to the button who raised to 900, and Makhija had enough chips to scare off his opponent with an all-in. The move brought him to 6650 in chips. Then two hands later as the button, Makhija watched as the player in the cut-off put in an initial raise to 725. Again Makhija pushed all-in, and again his opponent folded in the face of the move.

The next hand spelled his doom, however. From the cut-off Makhija raised to 900, and the big blind was the lone caller. The flop came AQJ, the big blind checked, and Makhija bet 1200. The big blind called the bet, and together they saw the 9 hit the turn. The big blind checked, Makhija bet 3200, and the big blind then check-raised to put Makhija all-in. Makhija made the instant call, showing AQ. But the big blind had filled his straight, holding 108. Needing an ace or queen on the river to stay alive, Makhija saw the 3 come down and end his main event.

Lisandro Loves His Luck, Later Loses

Despite patiently nursing a short stack throughout most of the level, Jeffrey Lisandro ultimately ended up with a one-way ticket to the rail after a successful double up. Lisandro first got it all in with 44 for his last 2,800 against his opponent’s QJ. The flop was beautiful for Lisandro, bringing J104. The 2 on the turn had his opponent drawing dead, and Lisandro collected his chips.

Within two hands, Lisandro again got his chips back into the middle against the same opponent, this time while holding AsQs against his opponent’s KK. The flop brought another set with K54, and the 8 on the turn this time had Lisandro drawing dead. Lisandro made his exit.

Moneymaker drops some chips, but going strong

With the board Q55K8, Chris Moneymaker and his opponent both checked. His opponent flipped over A8 and Moneyaker mucked. The pot had just a few thousand in it, and Moneymaker currently has around 70,000 chips.

Gowen's small bluff fails

With the board A9848, Clonie Gowen bet 3,000 and her opponent called. Gowen immediately mucked her hand, and though he didn't need to her opponent showed A7. After the hand Gowen was up to 60,000 chips.

Devonshire out, Mattern takes chip lead

On a T86 flop, a series of back-and-forth raises ends with Bryan Devonshire all in and Arnaud Mattern right there with him in a monster pot. They both hold 9-7, but Mattern's cards are spades giving him a flush draw. And what do you know -- it made a difference. After the A on the turn, the A came on the river to give Mattern the pot and give him 155,000 chips.

Don’t Mess with Singer

A player in middle position raised to 1000 and David Singer, one of the chip leaders of the day, called from the button, as did the big blind. The flop came KQ2, the big blind checked, and the original raiser bet out 1600. Singer made the call and the big blind folded. The J hit the turn and his opponent came out for 2500. Singer then put in a reraise to 7000. His opponent then mucked his hand.
 

Boredom for some

It's the main event and there are millions at stake, but for some players the slow pace of play creates the need for distractions. Nenad Medic has been playing solitare on his ipod and David Benefield has been reading a book. But it looks like they're also playing some good poker when the time calls for it; Medic and Benefield have 90,000 and 60,000 chips, respectively.

Player Tags: Chris Moneymaker,   Clonie Gowen,   David Singer,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Nenad Medic,   Amit Makhija,   David Benefield

$10,000 Main Event - Level 4, Hour 1

Jul 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 150-300-25

Players Remaining: 1,341 of 1,928

Chip Leaders:

Henning Granstad - 120,000
David SInger - 108,000
Michael Martin - 97,000
Brian Rast - 94,200
Jason Kang - 91,200
Diogo Borges - 85,400
David Einhorn - 80,000
Igor Ioffe - 79,100
Ryan Hughes - 78,000
Clonie Gowen - 77,900

Players Eliminated:

J.C. Tran

Big Hands and Storylines:

Gowen Adds to Stack

Clonie Gowen was one from the cut-off position and facing a raise to 800. She reraised things to 2300, both blinds folded, and the initial raiser called. The flop came 775, the original bettor checked and Gowen bet 2600. She was called, and the 10 came on the turn. Another check-call followed with Gowen sliding out 4500 in chips. The Q fell on the river, and with play checked to her again Gowen bet 5700. That was enough to take the pot down uncontested.
Lisandro crippled

With the board AJ76, Jeffrey Lisandro checked and his opponent directly to his left bet 1,000. It was a small bet compared to the size of the pot, and Lisandro raised to 4,000. His opponent called, and when the 8 came on the turn he bet 5,000. His opponent asked to see how many chips Lisandro had left. He got a look and then raised to 11,000. Lisandro leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms. After a minute he called and his opponent showed 77 for a set and the pot. After the hand Lisandro had just 2,500 chips.

Singer on fire, over 100k

With the board K9648, David Singer bet out 9,000 and was called. He flipped over A3 and his opponent shook his head and turned over 66 for a set. Singer collected the sizable pot and after the hand had over 100,000 chips.

Evelyn Ng Takes Wing

Evelyn Ng continued to accumulate chips by eliminating opponents.  In one hand during the fourth level, Ng put her opponent all in pre-flop while holding pocket tens.  Her opponent made the call and turned over pocket sixes, making Ng a large favorite.  As the cameras rushed over to capture the moment, the dealer put out a board that offered no improvement to the sixes.  Ng took the pot, bringing her chip stack to over 50,000. 

Player Tags: Evelyn Ng,   Clonie Gowen,   David Singer,   Jeffrey Lisandro

$10,000 Main Event - Griffin Out, So Is Nobles

Jul 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 150-300

Chip Leaders:

Michael Martin: 103,000
Jeff Madsen: 85,000
Clonie Gowen: 76,000
Rajesh Vohra: 68,000
Brad Booth: 65,000
Rhett Butler: 63,000
Carl Henriksson: 62,000
Kenneth Brooks: 60,000
Brian Townsend: 54,800
Chris Moneymaker: 51,650

CP Chip Counts:
Mike Matusow: 41,400
Rolf Slotboom: 30,000
Marcel Luske: 17,000
Bertrand Grospellier: 13,500
Michael Binger: 10,900
Mark Gregorich: 6,375

Eliminations: Gavin Griffin, Dmitri Nobles, Vivek Rajkumar, Scott Seiver

Big Hands:

Griffin Gone

A player raised to 1,200 from late position and Gavin Griffin pushed his final 3,550 into the pot. The player called and showed KK, having Griffin in a world of hurt as he showed 66. Any possible flush Griffin could hit would not save him as his opponent had those draws covered. Griffin needed to hit some kind of a straight or a one of the two remaining sixes. The board ran out Q10394 and Griffin's main event was over.

Brad Booth Picks Up Aces

Three players limped to Booth who made it 1,500 to go. One limper folded and the second called. Marcel Luske was the third limper and called as well. The flop came 886 and everyone checked. When the 3 came on the turn, action was checked to Booth who fired 1,700. He was called by seat 2 and Luske got out of the way. Seat 2 checked in the dark and the 5 came on the river. Booth bet 2,500 and was called. He showed AA and his opponent mucked. Booth took a pot worth 7,500 and increased his stack to about 72,000.

Gowen Needs No Showdown

On a board of 10103, Alex Jacob checked, Clonie Gowen checked and the player in seat 3 fired 750. Jacob folded and Gowen made the call. The turn was the Q and Gowen led out with a bet of 2,500. Seat 3 made the call and the 5 fell on the river. Gowen bet 4,500 and seat 3 shook his head, mucking his hand as he lost a third of his stack in the hand. Gowen took the pot without a showdown and was nearing 70,000 in chips.

Luske Runs Into Kings

On a flop of Q63, seat 2 checked to Marcel Luske, who bet 1,000. Seat 2 made the call and the 6 came on the turn. Seat 2 checked to Luske again and "The Flying Dutchman" fired 2,000. Seat 2 made the call and both players checked the 8 on the river. Seat 2 rolled over KK and Luske quickly mucked.

Madsen With a Gutshot

In a three-way limped pot, the flop came down AQ3. Madsen bet 1,000 from the button and only one player made the call. The turn was the 4 and Madsen's opponent checked. Madsen then bet 2,500, which his opponent called. The K fell on the river and Madsen fired 5,600 into the pot. His opponent called again and Madsen showed J10 for a broadway straight on the river. Madsen was up to about 85,000.

Singer Bluffed For All to See

On a board of QQ4J, the player in seat 3 bet 800 and David Singer made the call. The 10 came on the river and seat 3 bet 1,600. Singer thought about a call, but mucked his hand as camera crews looked on. Seat 3 showed A2 for a whole lot of nothing and said that he only bluffed Singer because the cameras were around.

Full House v.s. Flush, Ng Doubles

With 9938 on the board Evelyn Ng bet 2,500 and was check-raised to 7,500. Ng elected to just call and the J came on the river. After her opponent bet 6,000, Ng moved all in for 9,125 total and was called by her opponent, who held the AK for the rivered nut flush. However, Ng held JJ for a rivered full house to take down the large pot, boosting her stack to 50,000.

Dmitri Nobles Busts

Nobles was all in on a board showing Q105A2. Nobles held AK, but it was second best to his opponent's 1010. Nobles' opponent apologized for knocking him out, but it was little consolation to Nobles as he made his way toward the exit.



 

Player Tags: Evelyn Ng,   Clonie Gowen,   David Singer,   Gavin Griffin,   Brad Booth,   Dmitri Nobles,   European Report

$10,000 Main Event - Hour 3

Jul 05, '08

Note: Due to the late start and the timing of the break, our coverage was cut short during the first part of the level. Please check back at 4 p.m. for more extensive coverage of Level 2 action.

Blinds: 100-200

Chip Leaders:
Carl Henriksson: 62,000
Juan Maceiras: 60,000
John Strzemp 58,600
Clonie Gowen: 58,300
Bryan Devonshire: 49,500
Dmitri Nobles: 48,000
Ryan Hughes: 48,000
Jared Brintz: 42,000
Jeff Madsen: 42,000
John D'Agostino: 42,000

CP Chip Counts:
Mark Gregorich: 20,000
Isaac Haxton: 21,200
Mike Matusow: 27,800
Michael Binger: 19,900
Gavin Griffin: 8,000

Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier: 7,400
Jeff Kimber: 16,200
Michael Keiner: 16,000
Gary Clark: 27,000
Padraig Parkinson: 31,000
Paul Testud: 17,100
Archie Karas: 24,000
Steve Davis: 35,000
Henning Granstadt: 26,000
Martin Green: 23,300
Dave Callaghan: 15,000
Marcel Luske: 21,000
Sammy Farha: 33,000

Eliminations: Al Krux, Minh Ly, Lars Bonding

Notable Hands:
David Singer Chips Up

Action folded around to David Singer who raised to 600 from the button and got one caller from the big blind. The flop came K87, and the big blind checked to Singer who bet 1,000. The big blind called and the turn was the 2. Once again the big blind checked to Singer who this time bet 2,000. The big blind called and the river was the 2. Both players checked the river and exposed their cards in order. The big Blind turned over 65 for a busted straight draw and Singer showed K10 for top pair. Singer raked the pot, bringing his chip count up to 35,000.

Don't Play With Sam Farha

Sam Farha limped into a pot from early position. The player in the cutoff raised to 800, folding action back around to Farha, who made the call. Both players checked the flop, which read Q42. The turn brought the Q, and Farha started applying pressure, firing a bet of 1,000. Farha's opponent seemed unwilling to play a pot with Sammy on such a coordinated board, folding his hand. Farha moved up to 33,400 after the hand.

The Trouble With Being Moneymaker

Chris Moneymaker started his Main Event today, and is already having some trouble dealing with the target on his back. Early in the level, Moneymaker raised from middle position to 600. He was called by only one player on the button. Moneymaker led out for another 700 on the flop, which came J85. His opponent made the call. Moneymaker then checked on the turn of Q before calling his opponent's bet of 2,000. The 6 fell on the river, and Moneymaker checked once again, only to fold to his opponent's river bet of 5,000. Moneymaker is still up for the day, however, sitting behind around 24,000.

Player Tags: Chris Moneymaker,   David Singer,   Sam Farha

$10,000 Main Event - Day 2 Done

Jul 09, '08

Day 2 has come to an end. Almost 2,400 players played in Day 2B and only 855 made it to Day 3. There are no more flight days from here on in. The 1,324 players who survived Day 2 will gather in the Amazon Room Wednesday at noon and play another five levels. It may be a day that see's the field reach the 666 player mark, signaling the money bubble. Tune in to Card Player then for all of the live updates from Day 3 of the 2008 main event.

Blinds/Antes: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante

Players Left: 855 of 2,378

Chip Leaders:

Alex Outhred: 486,000
Peter Biebel: 380,000
Raja Kattamuri: 375,000
Steve Goosen: 358,000
Reagan Silber: 340,000
Darryl Ranconi: 315,000
Jason McClane: 312,000
Rafael Caiaffa: 310,000
Victor Ramdin: 307,000
Andrew Teng: 298,000

Spade Club:

David Kim: 112,000

Eliminations: David Singer, Bryan Micon, Tom Chambers, David Tran, Liz Lieu

Big Hands:

"The Goofball Beat Me, Honey!"

Phil Hellmuth raised to 4,000 under the gun and the player in seat 5 made the call. The flop came Q55 and Hellmuth checked, letting seat 5 bet 7,000. Hellmuth called and again checked when the 5 hit on the turn. Seat 5 bet 10,000 and Hellmuth removed his shades and studied the board and his opponent. After asking his opponent how much he had left, Hellmuth just called. The 10 fell on the river and seat 5 pushed all in for about 40,000. "Okay buddy, you win this one," Hellmuth said as he mucked his hand. "My turn next time, okay?"

But it wasn't okay with the layer in seat 5. Two hands later Hellmuth bet 7,500 on a flop of K53 and only seat 5 made the call. The A hit on the turn and Hellmuth led out for 13,000. Seat 5 announced he was all in and Hellmuth was stunned. He mucked and jumped from his seat to talk to his wife.

"The goofball beat me, honey!" he said to her. "He might be the worst player here by far."

But Hellmuth's confidence was still not shaken as he said, "I want to tell you something. He's going to be drawing dead against me in the next 10 minutes."

Chan Doubles, Demands Micon Gets His Drink

Johnny Chan raised to 4,600 from late position and was called by the big blind. The flop was J82 and the big blind led out for 11,000. Chan reached to his stack and re-raised, making it 26,000 more to go. The big blind wasted little time pushing all in, having Chan covered by around 12,000. Chan made the call and was all in for his tournament life. The big blind flipped up JJ for top set and was in the lead. But Chan showed J9 and was far from drawing dead. The turn brought the 6 to complete Chan's flush and the A completed the board, making Chan's flush the best hand and giving him reason to pump his fist as he doubled up to 180,000.
The table is an interesting one - featuring Chan, Bryan Micon and Shawn Sheikhan. After doubling up and cripping his opponent, Chan yelled "Get this man a drink!" The playful demand was in reference to Micon, who has been nursing his short stack and calling for a cocktail waitress for a while.

Suck & Re-Suck: Chris Grigorian Doubles Through David Singer

On a flop of A75, David Singer bet 6,000 and Chris Grgorian made the call. The turn was the A, and this time Singer led out with 15,000. Grigorian made the call and the river was the Q. Singer bet 30,000 and Grigorian quickly moved all in. Singer called just as quick and turned over A7 for a full house (aces full of sevens). Singer flopped top two pair and turned the full house. Grigorian showed AQ for a better full house (aces full of queens) on the river. Singer fell down to 42,000 in chips while "The Armenian Express" brought himself up over 100,000 this hand. Singer would bust later in the level.

Clements Tries to Defend, But Can't Connect

The player in seat 7 raised to 4,600 from the button and Scott Clements repopped to 10,200 from the small blind. Seat 7 made the call and the flop came down KJ6 and Clements blasted 20,000 into the pot. Seat 7 went nowhere, however, making the call. Both players checked the 2 on the turn and the river brought the 3. Both players checked again and Clements announced, "Ace high." Seat 7 turned over QJ for second pair and took a good sized pot. Clements was down to about 72,000.

THAY3R Gets Love From The Ladies

Thayer "THAY3R" Rasmussen called a short stack's all in bet and flipped over QQ. The all in player showed AJ and had one over-card. The board ran 98248 and Rasmussen knocked out another player while increasing his stack to around 110,000.

Don't Mess With Evelyn's Big Blind

The player in seat 8 raised to 3,300 from the button and Evelyn Ng repopped to 9,300 from the big blind. The button made the call and the flop came down K26 and Ng fired 14,000. Seat 8 nodded his head, signaling it was too much to call and folded his hand. Ng took the pot and increased her stack to a very healthy 176,000.

Micon Pushes Back, Then Gets Pushed Out

Shawn Sheikhan raised to 4,500 and Johnny Chan folded his hand from the small blind. Micon was next to act in the big blind and, after pump faking a fold, decided to push all in for 17,400 more. Sheikhan decided to muck his hand and Micon added some chips to his short stack. He was at 23,100 while Sheikhan was at 131,500. Micon would not last, however, as he would go bust later in the level.

Matusow Takes a Pot

Mike Matusow raised to 3,800 from under the gun. The player in seat 2 called from the button and the two players were heads up going to the flop. "It's just me and the other human card rack," Matusow said before the flop of J93 hit the felt. Matusow then led out with 6,400 and seat 2 quickly mucked. Matusow then showed his QQ and raked in the pot. He was around 70,000.

Player Tags: Chris Grigorian,   Evelyn Ng,   Shawn Sheikhan,   Mike Matusow,   David Singer,   Johnny Chan,   Scott Clements,   Bryan Micon,   Thayer Rasmussen

$10,000 Main Event - Day 2B - Level 8

Jul 09, '08

Blinds: 400-800, 100 ante

Eliminations:
Matt Hawrilenko

Big Hands and Storylines:

Matt Hawrilenko Eliminated

Action folded around to Ross Smith who raised it up from the button. Matt Hawrilenko, who had about 23,000 to start, 3-bet from the small blind. After a bit of thought, Smith, having Hawrilenko covered, moved all-in. Hawrilenko quickly called and the two showed their hands:

Smith: AQ
Hawrilenko: AK

The flop was a dire one for Smith: 1074. The turn 4 paired the board and now Smith had extra outs for a split-pot. He wouldn’t need those outs, however, as the river was the Q, giving him the entire pot and eliminating Hawrilenko.

Cunningham Wins a Vital Pot

Allen Cunningham raised pre-flop and was called by a single player in the big blind. On a flop of 822, the big blind led out for 3,100 and Cunningham smooth called. The turn was the J and it was checked to Cunningham who bet 5,000. The opponent called and the two saw the 3 on the river. Again it checked over to Cunningham. This time Cunningham bet 10,000, leaving himself only a couple thousand behind. His opponent folded, however, and this brought Cunningham up to about 3,500.

Rasmussen Report

Action folded around to the button who raised. The only caller was Thayer Rasmussen in the big blind. On a flop of 984, both players checked. Rasmussen checked the 10 on the turn and then called when the button bet 2,300. The 3 came on the river and, again, both players checked. At showdown, Rasmussen showed A10 for top pair top kicker, and took down the pot. Rasmussen now has about 65,000.

Binger Survives All-in

Michael Binger continues to hold on by a thread, but it’s been enough to this point. The flop came A103, and after the board paired with the 3 on the turn, Binger moved all-in for his final 6600. Binger had been under the gun to begin the hand, and the lone remaining player was to his immediate left. But the player, with about 30,000, elected to muck his pocket queens and Binger was able to move up to 20,000 in chips.

Goldstein Also Hanging On

Ken Goldstein also is nursing a shortstack. He was able to see a cheap flop from the small blind when three players limped and the big blind checked. But after a flop of A73, Goldstein and the big blind checked, a player in middle position bet 2500, and the rest of the table folded.

Evdakov Looks to Pad Record

Nikolay Evdakov has already cashed in 10 events of this World Series of Poker, a new record for the WSOP. He continues to hang tough in the main event, having just added another pot. Evdakov was in the big blind and called a raise of 2500 from the button. The flop came KJJ, and after Evdakov checked, the button came out for 3000. Evdakov made the call. The board double-paired on the turn with the K appearing, and both players checked. The 7 was the river card, and Evdakov stepped out for 5000. He was called, and showed K7 for the turned full house. His opponent mucked.

Singer Singed

The flop came down K53 after a preflop raise, and now the small blind bet 6000. David Singer, one from the cut-off, made the call. The 5 paired the board on the turn and the small blind bet 15000. Singer again made the call. The J was the river card and both players checked. Small blind showed KQ to take down the pot, while Singer slipped to 125,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Allen Cunningham,   Kenny Goldstein,   David Singer,   Matt Hawrilenko,   Michael Binger,   Thayer Rasmussen,   Nikolay Evdakov

$10,000 Main Event - End of Day 1C

Jul 05, '08

Day 1C of the 2008 main event featured another stacked field, with ESPN featured tables showcasing the likes of Mike Matusow and 2005 champion Joe Hachem.  Of the players who began today, 1,071 will be continuing on to the next day of play on Wednesday.  One of those players, David Singer, finished the day as one of the tournament’s largest stacks with over 120,000 in chips.

Stay tuned to cardplayer.com tomorrow for the final day one of the 2008 World Series of Poker main event!




 

Player Tags: David Singer

$10,000 Main Event - Day 1C - Level 5, Hour 2

Jul 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 200/400/50

Day 1C Players Remaining: 1,071 of 1,928

Chip Leaders:

Henning Granstad - 228,000
Arnaud Mattern - 167,000
Howard Berchowitz - 161,000
David Baker - 159,000
Joe Marcal - 143,000
Russell Rosenblum - 141,000
Mike Souza - 136,000
Serj Markarian - 132,000
David Singer - 129,000
Andrew Tisler - 119,000

Notable Eliminations: David Plastik, Andre Akkari, Phil Collins, T.J. Cloutier, Marcel Luske, Sabyl Landrum.

Big Hands and Storylines:

Sklansky Clings to Life

It’s been a slow day for David Sklansky, and it hasn’t picked up any steam in the final level. He has been hovering around the 10,000 chip count for the past few hours, and couldn’t do anything with his blinds in a recent rotation. As big blind, he saw a player in middle position raise to 1050. Sklansky, already in for 400, made the call. After the flop came J87, he folded to a bet of 1,550. He then limped for another 400 the next hand as small blind, but dodged out of the way when the flop came 532. As it turned out, a player pushed all-in with the Q9, was called by a set of fives, then the board ran out JA for the running flush. Sklansky then folded his button and now sits at 9,500.

Binger and Singer in a Zinger of a Humdinger

In the blue section of the Amazon Room, one table became particularly stacked when Card Player P.O.Y. contender Michael Binger joined 2008 World Series of Poker bracelet winner David Singer’s table. The media hovered close by to capture any and all action between the two notable players. In one hand, Binger raised to a total of 1,100 from under the gun, and Singer called as the player next to act. All other players folded, and the flop came down 865. Binger continued his aggression by firing a bet of 1,800 into the pot, causing Singer to release his hand. Singer remained one of the tournament’s largest stacks with over 100,000 in chips, while Binger hovered around 35,000 throughout most of the level.

Jacob turns trips and collects more chips

With the board AQJJ, Alex Jacob bet 2,100 and was called immediately by his opponent. The river was the 7 and Jacob bet 4,600. This time his opponent took a moment to think it over. but he made the call in the end, and Jacob flipped over J10 to take the pot. After the hand Jacob has roughly 20,000 chips.

Awada dodges disaster

With the board 872, Joe Awada raised his opponent's bet of 2,000 to 5,000. His opponent reraised all in, and Awada was clearly frustrated with his situation. He folded J8 and after initially hesitating his opponent flipped over 88. But he can't feel too good about his fold; Awada has just 12,000 chips and is at risk of elimination any time he plays a hand.

When You're Hot . . .

A player in late position raised to 1200 and Brad Booth, on the button, made the call, as did the big blind. The flop came QJ9, and after the first two players checked Booth fired out 3500. The big blind called and the original raiser folded. The 3 fell on the turn, and the big blind checked. Booth, perhaps sensing a trap, checked behind. The river was the 10, creating a four-card straight on board. The big blind checked and Booth bet 5000. The big blind, obviously frustrated by the river, called and flipped over JJ for a set. That was suddenly in second place however, as Booth held 87 for the bottom end straight.

Player Tags: David Singer,   David Sklansky,   Joe Awada,   Brad Booth,   Michael Binger,   Alex Jacob

$10,000 Main Event - Day 1C - Level 5, Hour 1

Jul 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 200/400/50

Players Remaining: 1,116 of 1,928

Chip Counts:

Henning Granstad - 205,000
Arnaud Mattern - 147,000
David Baker - 145,000
Andrew Tisler - 140,000
Michael Souza - 133,000
Moshin Charania - 122,000
David Singer - 121,000
Howard Berchuwitz - 118,000
Serj Markarian - 115,000
Andrew Brokos - 112,000

Eliminations:

Jared Hamby

Big Hands and Storylines:

Jacob Under the Heat

The table featuring both Alex Jacob and Clonie Gowen is the next due to be broken in the main event, and it can’t come soon enough for Jacob, now down to below 10,000 in chips. After folding both his blinds and the button in the face of raises, Jacob was finally one from the cut-off when he opened the proceedings for 1100. The button called, and that may have persuaded both the small blind and big blind to also look Jacob up. The flop came KJ5, and after both blinds checked Jacob bet 2000 into the pot. The button folded, as did the small blind, but the big blind check-raised all-in, which would have cost Jacob another 5000. With only 8500 in chips remaining, Jacob laid his hand down.

While, Jacob may be happy to change tables, Gowen is likely to be disappointed as she has profited from the situation. As well, David Baker is also sorry to move along, having amassed 145,000 in chips from the current arrangement.

Nenad's Kings Dead, Still Way Ahead

After taking a break from his solitaire game on his iPod, Nenad Medic raised to 1,200 from middle position.  The player next to act reraised to a total of 3,800, and the action folded around back to Medic.  Without delay, Medic tossed enough orange 5,000 chips into the pot to put his opponent all in.  His opponent went into the tank, voicing his concern over the strength of Medic’s hand.  After several minutes, the player made the call and Medic flipped over KK.  “That’s what I thought,” his opponent said as he turned over AQ.  The QJ7 flop brought some hope for the player, and the A on the turn was just enough to overtake the kings.  The 4 on the river failed to improve Medic, and he paid off his opponent to the tune of 6,900 in chips.  Despite the loss, Medic still had over 60,000 in chips during the level.

Board allows Mahmood to take away pot

Ayaz Mahmood raised to 1,500 from early position and a player reraised to 3,000. Mahmood called and checked in the dark on the flop. The flop came A73 and the preflop reraiser checked. The 4 came on the turn and Mahmood bet 4,000. His opponent called and the river was the 4. Mahmood now bet 6,000 and his opponent folded KK face up. Mahmood flashed the K and took down the pot.

Singer takes a hit

David Singer limped into the pot from middle position and saw the flop with both blinds. The flop came A97 and a woman in the small blind bet out 700. The big blind folded and Singer made the call. The turn was the T and she bet 1,200. This time Singer raised to 3,600. She called, and when the river came the 8 she bet out 5,000. Singer thought it over for a couple minutes and ultimately made the call. His opponent flipped over QJ and took down the pot. The small hit to Singer's stack dropped him to around 100,000 chips.

Overbet puts Mercier to the test

Following a flop of A76 Isabelle Mercier bet 1,850 and was raised to 4,000. She made the call and the turn was the J. She checked and her opponent moved all in for 18,025, roughly twice as much as was in the pot. The odd bet had Mercier frustrated, and her opponent -- who had pulled the hood of his sweatshirt over his head and ducked his head down to completely hide -- was offering no clues. Ultimately she folded her hand and opted not to risk any of her remaining 35,000 chips.

Sklansky gets some breathing room

After a player in middle position limped into the pot David Sklansky raised to 1,500. The limper called and the players saw a T82 flop. After his opponent checked, Sklansky moved all in for 8,800 and took down the pot. After the hand he had just under 13,000 chips, about one-third of the average at this point.

Player Tags: Clonie Gowen,   David Singer,   David Sklansky,   Isabelle Mercier,   Nenad Medic,   Alex Jacob,   David Baker

$10,000 Main Event - Day 1C - Level 4, Hour 2

Jul 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 150/300/25

Day 1C Players Remaining: 1,251 out of 1,928

Recent Eliminations: Amit Makhija, Jeffrey Lisandro, Kirk Morrison, Bryan Devonshire.

Big Hands and Storylines:

Makhija Busts Out

Amit Makhija was nursing a shortstack, but appeared on the verge of successfully staving off his elimination midway through the second hour of level 4. It all ended when his flopped two pair ran into a straight.

Just previously, Makhija held only 5425 in chips when he was the big blind. Play was folded to the button who raised to 900, and Makhija had enough chips to scare off his opponent with an all-in. The move brought him to 6650 in chips. Then two hands later as the button, Makhija watched as the player in the cut-off put in an initial raise to 725. Again Makhija pushed all-in, and again his opponent folded in the face of the move.

The next hand spelled his doom, however. From the cut-off Makhija raised to 900, and the big blind was the lone caller. The flop came AQJ, the big blind checked, and Makhija bet 1200. The big blind called the bet, and together they saw the 9 hit the turn. The big blind checked, Makhija bet 3200, and the big blind then check-raised to put Makhija all-in. Makhija made the instant call, showing AQ. But the big blind had filled his straight, holding 108. Needing an ace or queen on the river to stay alive, Makhija saw the 3 come down and end his main event.

Lisandro Loves His Luck, Later Loses

Despite patiently nursing a short stack throughout most of the level, Jeffrey Lisandro ultimately ended up with a one-way ticket to the rail after a successful double up. Lisandro first got it all in with 44 for his last 2,800 against his opponent’s QJ. The flop was beautiful for Lisandro, bringing J104. The 2 on the turn had his opponent drawing dead, and Lisandro collected his chips.

Within two hands, Lisandro again got his chips back into the middle against the same opponent, this time while holding AsQs against his opponent’s KK. The flop brought another set with K54, and the 8 on the turn this time had Lisandro drawing dead. Lisandro made his exit.

Moneymaker drops some chips, but going strong

With the board Q55K8, Chris Moneymaker and his opponent both checked. His opponent flipped over A8 and Moneyaker mucked. The pot had just a few thousand in it, and Moneymaker currently has around 70,000 chips.

Gowen's small bluff fails

With the board A9848, Clonie Gowen bet 3,000 and her opponent called. Gowen immediately mucked her hand, and though he didn't need to her opponent showed A7. After the hand Gowen was up to 60,000 chips.

Devonshire out, Mattern takes chip lead

On a T86 flop, a series of back-and-forth raises ends with Bryan Devonshire all in and Arnaud Mattern right there with him in a monster pot. They both hold 9-7, but Mattern's cards are spades giving him a flush draw. And what do you know -- it made a difference. After the A on the turn, the A came on the river to give Mattern the pot and give him 155,000 chips.

Don’t Mess with Singer

A player in middle position raised to 1000 and David Singer, one of the chip leaders of the day, called from the button, as did the big blind. The flop came KQ2, the big blind checked, and the original raiser bet out 1600. Singer made the call and the big blind folded. The J hit the turn and his opponent came out for 2500. Singer then put in a reraise to 7000. His opponent then mucked his hand.
 

Boredom for some

It's the main event and there are millions at stake, but for some players the slow pace of play creates the need for distractions. Nenad Medic has been playing solitare on his ipod and David Benefield has been reading a book. But it looks like they're also playing some good poker when the time calls for it; Medic and Benefield have 90,000 and 60,000 chips, respectively.

Player Tags: Chris Moneymaker,   Clonie Gowen,   David Singer,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Nenad Medic,   Amit Makhija,   David Benefield

$10,000 Main Event - Level 4, Hour 1

Jul 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 150-300-25

Players Remaining: 1,341 of 1,928

Chip Leaders:

Henning Granstad - 120,000
David SInger - 108,000
Michael Martin - 97,000
Brian Rast - 94,200
Jason Kang - 91,200
Diogo Borges - 85,400
David Einhorn - 80,000
Igor Ioffe - 79,100
Ryan Hughes - 78,000
Clonie Gowen - 77,900

Players Eliminated:

J.C. Tran

Big Hands and Storylines:

Gowen Adds to Stack

Clonie Gowen was one from the cut-off position and facing a raise to 800. She reraised things to 2300, both blinds folded, and the initial raiser called. The flop came 775, the original bettor checked and Gowen bet 2600. She was called, and the 10 came on the turn. Another check-call followed with Gowen sliding out 4500 in chips. The Q fell on the river, and with play checked to her again Gowen bet 5700. That was enough to take the pot down uncontested.
Lisandro crippled

With the board AJ76, Jeffrey Lisandro checked and his opponent directly to his left bet 1,000. It was a small bet compared to the size of the pot, and Lisandro raised to 4,000. His opponent called, and when the 8 came on the turn he bet 5,000. His opponent asked to see how many chips Lisandro had left. He got a look and then raised to 11,000. Lisandro leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms. After a minute he called and his opponent showed 77 for a set and the pot. After the hand Lisandro had just 2,500 chips.

Singer on fire, over 100k

With the board K9648, David Singer bet out 9,000 and was called. He flipped over A3 and his opponent shook his head and turned over 66 for a set. Singer collected the sizable pot and after the hand had over 100,000 chips.

Evelyn Ng Takes Wing

Evelyn Ng continued to accumulate chips by eliminating opponents.  In one hand during the fourth level, Ng put her opponent all in pre-flop while holding pocket tens.  Her opponent made the call and turned over pocket sixes, making Ng a large favorite.  As the cameras rushed over to capture the moment, the dealer put out a board that offered no improvement to the sixes.  Ng took the pot, bringing her chip stack to over 50,000. 

Player Tags: Evelyn Ng,   Clonie Gowen,   David Singer,   Jeffrey Lisandro

$10,000 Main Event - Griffin Out, So Is Nobles

Jul 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 150-300

Chip Leaders:

Michael Martin: 103,000
Jeff Madsen: 85,000
Clonie Gowen: 76,000
Rajesh Vohra: 68,000
Brad Booth: 65,000
Rhett Butler: 63,000
Carl Henriksson: 62,000
Kenneth Brooks: 60,000
Brian Townsend: 54,800
Chris Moneymaker: 51,650

CP Chip Counts:
Mike Matusow: 41,400
Rolf Slotboom: 30,000
Marcel Luske: 17,000
Bertrand Grospellier: 13,500
Michael Binger: 10,900
Mark Gregorich: 6,375

Eliminations: Gavin Griffin, Dmitri Nobles, Vivek Rajkumar, Scott Seiver

Big Hands:

Griffin Gone

A player raised to 1,200 from late position and Gavin Griffin pushed his final 3,550 into the pot. The player called and showed KK, having Griffin in a world of hurt as he showed 66. Any possible flush Griffin could hit would not save him as his opponent had those draws covered. Griffin needed to hit some kind of a straight or a one of the two remaining sixes. The board ran out Q10394 and Griffin's main event was over.

Brad Booth Picks Up Aces

Three players limped to Booth who made it 1,500 to go. One limper folded and the second called. Marcel Luske was the third limper and called as well. The flop came 886 and everyone checked. When the 3 came on the turn, action was checked to Booth who fired 1,700. He was called by seat 2 and Luske got out of the way. Seat 2 checked in the dark and the 5 came on the river. Booth bet 2,500 and was called. He showed AA and his opponent mucked. Booth took a pot worth 7,500 and increased his stack to about 72,000.

Gowen Needs No Showdown

On a board of 10103, Alex Jacob checked, Clonie Gowen checked and the player in seat 3 fired 750. Jacob folded and Gowen made the call. The turn was the Q and Gowen led out with a bet of 2,500. Seat 3 made the call and the 5 fell on the river. Gowen bet 4,500 and seat 3 shook his head, mucking his hand as he lost a third of his stack in the hand. Gowen took the pot without a showdown and was nearing 70,000 in chips.

Luske Runs Into Kings

On a flop of Q63, seat 2 checked to Marcel Luske, who bet 1,000. Seat 2 made the call and the 6 came on the turn. Seat 2 checked to Luske again and "The Flying Dutchman" fired 2,000. Seat 2 made the call and both players checked the 8 on the river. Seat 2 rolled over KK and Luske quickly mucked.

Madsen With a Gutshot

In a three-way limped pot, the flop came down AQ3. Madsen bet 1,000 from the button and only one player made the call. The turn was the 4 and Madsen's opponent checked. Madsen then bet 2,500, which his opponent called. The K fell on the river and Madsen fired 5,600 into the pot. His opponent called again and Madsen showed J10 for a broadway straight on the river. Madsen was up to about 85,000.

Singer Bluffed For All to See

On a board of QQ4J, the player in seat 3 bet 800 and David Singer made the call. The 10 came on the river and seat 3 bet 1,600. Singer thought about a call, but mucked his hand as camera crews looked on. Seat 3 showed A2 for a whole lot of nothing and said that he only bluffed Singer because the cameras were around.

Full House v.s. Flush, Ng Doubles

With 9938 on the board Evelyn Ng bet 2,500 and was check-raised to 7,500. Ng elected to just call and the J came on the river. After her opponent bet 6,000, Ng moved all in for 9,125 total and was called by her opponent, who held the AK for the rivered nut flush. However, Ng held JJ for a rivered full house to take down the large pot, boosting her stack to 50,000.

Dmitri Nobles Busts

Nobles was all in on a board showing Q105A2. Nobles held AK, but it was second best to his opponent's 1010. Nobles' opponent apologized for knocking him out, but it was little consolation to Nobles as he made his way toward the exit.



 

Player Tags: Evelyn Ng,   Clonie Gowen,   David Singer,   Gavin Griffin,   Brad Booth,   Dmitri Nobles,   European Report

$10,000 Main Event - Hour 3

Jul 05, '08

Note: Due to the late start and the timing of the break, our coverage was cut short during the first part of the level. Please check back at 4 p.m. for more extensive coverage of Level 2 action.

Blinds: 100-200

Chip Leaders:
Carl Henriksson: 62,000
Juan Maceiras: 60,000
John Strzemp 58,600
Clonie Gowen: 58,300
Bryan Devonshire: 49,500
Dmitri Nobles: 48,000
Ryan Hughes: 48,000
Jared Brintz: 42,000
Jeff Madsen: 42,000
John D'Agostino: 42,000

CP Chip Counts:
Mark Gregorich: 20,000
Isaac Haxton: 21,200
Mike Matusow: 27,800
Michael Binger: 19,900
Gavin Griffin: 8,000

Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier: 7,400
Jeff Kimber: 16,200
Michael Keiner: 16,000
Gary Clark: 27,000
Padraig Parkinson: 31,000
Paul Testud: 17,100
Archie Karas: 24,000
Steve Davis: 35,000
Henning Granstadt: 26,000
Martin Green: 23,300
Dave Callaghan: 15,000
Marcel Luske: 21,000
Sammy Farha: 33,000

Eliminations: Al Krux, Minh Ly, Lars Bonding

Notable Hands:
David Singer Chips Up

Action folded around to David Singer who raised to 600 from the button and got one caller from the big blind. The flop came K87, and the big blind checked to Singer who bet 1,000. The big blind called and the turn was the 2. Once again the big blind checked to Singer who this time bet 2,000. The big blind called and the river was the 2. Both players checked the river and exposed their cards in order. The big Blind turned over 65 for a busted straight draw and Singer showed K10 for top pair. Singer raked the pot, bringing his chip count up to 35,000.

Don't Play With Sam Farha

Sam Farha limped into a pot from early position. The player in the cutoff raised to 800, folding action back around to Farha, who made the call. Both players checked the flop, which read Q42. The turn brought the Q, and Farha started applying pressure, firing a bet of 1,000. Farha's opponent seemed unwilling to play a pot with Sammy on such a coordinated board, folding his hand. Farha moved up to 33,400 after the hand.

The Trouble With Being Moneymaker

Chris Moneymaker started his Main Event today, and is already having some trouble dealing with the target on his back. Early in the level, Moneymaker raised from middle position to 600. He was called by only one player on the button. Moneymaker led out for another 700 on the flop, which came J85. His opponent made the call. Moneymaker then checked on the turn of Q before calling his opponent's bet of 2,000. The 6 fell on the river, and Moneymaker checked once again, only to fold to his opponent's river bet of 5,000. Moneymaker is still up for the day, however, sitting behind around 24,000.

Player Tags: Chris Moneymaker,   David Singer,   Sam Farha

$10,000 Main Event - Day 2 Done

Jul 09, '08

Day 2 has come to an end. Almost 2,400 players played in Day 2B and only 855 made it to Day 3. There are no more flight days from here on in. The 1,324 players who survived Day 2 will gather in the Amazon Room Wednesday at noon and play another five levels. It may be a day that see's the field reach the 666 player mark, signaling the money bubble. Tune in to Card Player then for all of the live updates from Day 3 of the 2008 main event.

Blinds/Antes: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante

Players Left: 855 of 2,378

Chip Leaders:

Alex Outhred: 486,000
Peter Biebel: 380,000
Raja Kattamuri: 375,000
Steve Goosen: 358,000
Reagan Silber: 340,000
Darryl Ranconi: 315,000
Jason McClane: 312,000
Rafael Caiaffa: 310,000
Victor Ramdin: 307,000
Andrew Teng: 298,000

Spade Club:

David Kim: 112,000

Eliminations: David Singer, Bryan Micon, Tom Chambers, David Tran, Liz Lieu

Big Hands:

"The Goofball Beat Me, Honey!"

Phil Hellmuth raised to 4,000 under the gun and the player in seat 5 made the call. The flop came Q55 and Hellmuth checked, letting seat 5 bet 7,000. Hellmuth called and again checked when the 5 hit on the turn. Seat 5 bet 10,000 and Hellmuth removed his shades and studied the board and his opponent. After asking his opponent how much he had left, Hellmuth just called. The 10 fell on the river and seat 5 pushed all in for about 40,000. "Okay buddy, you win this one," Hellmuth said as he mucked his hand. "My turn next time, okay?"

But it wasn't okay with the layer in seat 5. Two hands later Hellmuth bet 7,500 on a flop of K53 and only seat 5 made the call. The A hit on the turn and Hellmuth led out for 13,000. Seat 5 announced he was all in and Hellmuth was stunned. He mucked and jumped from his seat to talk to his wife.

"The goofball beat me, honey!" he said to her. "He might be the worst player here by far."

But Hellmuth's confidence was still not shaken as he said, "I want to tell you something. He's going to be drawing dead against me in the next 10 minutes."

Chan Doubles, Demands Micon Gets His Drink

Johnny Chan raised to 4,600 from late position and was called by the big blind. The flop was J82 and the big blind led out for 11,000. Chan reached to his stack and re-raised, making it 26,000 more to go. The big blind wasted little time pushing all in, having Chan covered by around 12,000. Chan made the call and was all in for his tournament life. The big blind flipped up JJ for top set and was in the lead. But Chan showed J9 and was far from drawing dead. The turn brought the 6 to complete Chan's flush and the A completed the board, making Chan's flush the best hand and giving him reason to pump his fist as he doubled up to 180,000.
The table is an interesting one - featuring Chan, Bryan Micon and Shawn Sheikhan. After doubling up and cripping his opponent, Chan yelled "Get this man a drink!" The playful demand was in reference to Micon, who has been nursing his short stack and calling for a cocktail waitress for a while.

Suck & Re-Suck: Chris Grigorian Doubles Through David Singer

On a flop of A75, David Singer bet 6,000 and Chris Grgorian made the call. The turn was the A, and this time Singer led out with 15,000. Grigorian made the call and the river was the Q. Singer bet 30,000 and Grigorian quickly moved all in. Singer called just as quick and turned over A7 for a full house (aces full of sevens). Singer flopped top two pair and turned the full house. Grigorian showed AQ for a better full house (aces full of queens) on the river. Singer fell down to 42,000 in chips while "The Armenian Express" brought himself up over 100,000 this hand. Singer would bust later in the level.

Clements Tries to Defend, But Can't Connect

The player in seat 7 raised to 4,600 from the button and Scott Clements repopped to 10,200 from the small blind. Seat 7 made the call and the flop came down KJ6 and Clements blasted 20,000 into the pot. Seat 7 went nowhere, however, making the call. Both players checked the 2 on the turn and the river brought the 3. Both players checked again and Clements announced, "Ace high." Seat 7 turned over QJ for second pair and took a good sized pot. Clements was down to about 72,000.

THAY3R Gets Love From The Ladies

Thayer "THAY3R" Rasmussen called a short stack's all in bet and flipped over QQ. The all in player showed AJ and had one over-card. The board ran 98248 and Rasmussen knocked out another player while increasing his stack to around 110,000.

Don't Mess With Evelyn's Big Blind

The player in seat 8 raised to 3,300 from the button and Evelyn Ng repopped to 9,300 from the big blind. The button made the call and the flop came down K26 and Ng fired 14,000. Seat 8 nodded his head, signaling it was too much to call and folded his hand. Ng took the pot and increased her stack to a very healthy 176,000.

Micon Pushes Back, Then Gets Pushed Out

Shawn Sheikhan raised to 4,500 and Johnny Chan folded his hand from the small blind. Micon was next to act in the big blind and, after pump faking a fold, decided to push all in for 17,400 more. Sheikhan decided to muck his hand and Micon added some chips to his short stack. He was at 23,100 while Sheikhan was at 131,500. Micon would not last, however, as he would go bust later in the level.

Matusow Takes a Pot

Mike Matusow raised to 3,800 from under the gun. The player in seat 2 called from the button and the two players were heads up going to the flop. "It's just me and the other human card rack," Matusow said before the flop of J93 hit the felt. Matusow then led out with 6,400 and seat 2 quickly mucked. Matusow then showed his QQ and raked in the pot. He was around 70,000.

Player Tags: Chris Grigorian,   Evelyn Ng,   Shawn Sheikhan,   Mike Matusow,   David Singer,   Johnny Chan,   Scott Clements,   Bryan Micon,   Thayer Rasmussen

$10,000 Main Event - Day 2B - Level 8

Jul 09, '08

Blinds: 400-800, 100 ante

Eliminations:
Matt Hawrilenko

Big Hands and Storylines:

Matt Hawrilenko Eliminated

Action folded around to Ross Smith who raised it up from the button. Matt Hawrilenko, who had about 23,000 to start, 3-bet from the small blind. After a bit of thought, Smith, having Hawrilenko covered, moved all-in. Hawrilenko quickly called and the two showed their hands:

Smith: AQ
Hawrilenko: AK

The flop was a dire one for Smith: 1074. The turn 4 paired the board and now Smith had extra outs for a split-pot. He wouldn’t need those outs, however, as the river was the Q, giving him the entire pot and eliminating Hawrilenko.

Cunningham Wins a Vital Pot

Allen Cunningham raised pre-flop and was called by a single player in the big blind. On a flop of 822, the big blind led out for 3,100 and Cunningham smooth called. The turn was the J and it was checked to Cunningham who bet 5,000. The opponent called and the two saw the 3 on the river. Again it checked over to Cunningham. This time Cunningham bet 10,000, leaving himself only a couple thousand behind. His opponent folded, however, and this brought Cunningham up to about 3,500.

Rasmussen Report

Action folded around to the button who raised. The only caller was Thayer Rasmussen in the big blind. On a flop of 984, both players checked. Rasmussen checked the 10 on the turn and then called when the button bet 2,300. The 3 came on the river and, again, both players checked. At showdown, Rasmussen showed A10 for top pair top kicker, and took down the pot. Rasmussen now has about 65,000.

Binger Survives All-in

Michael Binger continues to hold on by a thread, but it’s been enough to this point. The flop came A103, and after the board paired with the 3 on the turn, Binger moved all-in for his final 6600. Binger had been under the gun to begin the hand, and the lone remaining player was to his immediate left. But the player, with about 30,000, elected to muck his pocket queens and Binger was able to move up to 20,000 in chips.

Goldstein Also Hanging On

Ken Goldstein also is nursing a shortstack. He was able to see a cheap flop from the small blind when three players limped and the big blind checked. But after a flop of A73, Goldstein and the big blind checked, a player in middle position bet 2500, and the rest of the table folded.

Evdakov Looks to Pad Record

Nikolay Evdakov has already cashed in 10 events of this World Series of Poker, a new record for the WSOP. He continues to hang tough in the main event, having just added another pot. Evdakov was in the big blind and called a raise of 2500 from the button. The flop came KJJ, and after Evdakov checked, the button came out for 3000. Evdakov made the call. The board double-paired on the turn with the K appearing, and both players checked. The 7 was the river card, and Evdakov stepped out for 5000. He was called, and showed K7 for the turned full house. His opponent mucked.

Singer Singed

The flop came down K53 after a preflop raise, and now the small blind bet 6000. David Singer, one from the cut-off, made the call. The 5 paired the board on the turn and the small blind bet 15000. Singer again made the call. The J was the river card and both players checked. Small blind showed KQ to take down the pot, while Singer slipped to 125,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Allen Cunningham,   Kenny Goldstein,   David Singer,   Matt Hawrilenko,   Michael Binger,   Thayer Rasmussen,   Nikolay Evdakov

$10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha - Level Six - Dinner Time

Jun 29, '08

Players are now on a 90 minute dinner break.

Blinds: 300-600

Entrants: 181 of 381

Average Stack: 42,099

Chip Counts:
Leif Force: 145,000
Gullaume Patry: 134,000
Josh Arieh: 119,000
Clonie Gowen: 100,000
Mikael Hogbom: 96,000
Jannick Wrang: 81,000
David Williams: 80,000
Dario Alioto: 76,000
Jesper Hougaard: 69,000

Eliminations: Steve Billirakis, Phil Hellmuth

Big Hands and Storylines:

Three Monsters, One Winner, Billirakis Gone

On a flop of J105, seat 6 bet 12,000, seat 1 raised the pot, Steve "MrSmokey1" Billirakis moved all in, and so did seat 6. Seat 1 made the call, having both Billirakis and seat 6 covered. Billirakis showed 1010 for a flopped set of tens. Seat 1 showed JJ for a flopped set of jacks. But seat 6 showed A4 for the flopped nut flush. The turn and river didn't change things and Billirakis was eliminated, seat 1 was crippled and seat 6 nearly trippled up.

Amit Busts Hellmuth

With Phil Hellmuth already all in, Rafi Amit bet out on a K55 flop and the third player in the hand let his hand go. Hellmuth showed J1097 and was in bad shape against Amit's KJ109. The turn 3 and river 10 didn't improve Hellmuth and he headed to the rail.

Big Stack Collision

On a board of AQ310 a large-stacked Ryan Daut bet 5,200 only to have another large stack in David Williams make it 21,600. Daut mucked his hand and Williams took a large pot. Talk about a tough table- it contains David Williams, Ryan Daut, Dario Minieri, Bill Gazes, David Chiu and Nenad Medic.

Pescatori Eliminated

Max Pescatori was essentially all in on a flop of 1096. He showed AA83 and was against Michael Leibogren's KKJ10,

Singer Doubles Short Stack

On a flop of K54 a shortstack opponent got all in and David Singer got the right price to make the call. He also had a lot of outs. He held 3328 for straigh and flush draws. His opponent held AA82 for an overpair. The turn was the K and Singer was still drawing. The J on the river missed both of his draws and he doubled his opponent up to nearly 20,000.

Player Tags: Max Pescatori,   Phil Hellmuth,   David Singer,   David Williams,   Steve Billirakis,   Rafi Amit,   Ryan Daut,   European Report

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Level 16

Jun 30, '08

Players are now on a 20-minute break.

Blinds: 3,000-6,000

Players Remaining: 30 of 381

Average Chip Stack: 254,000

Chip Counts:

Josh Arieh - 600,000
Brandon Moran - 450,000
Kido Pham - 430,000
Jamie Pickering - 425,000
Michael Mizrachi - 420,000
Brant Hale - 380,000
Billy Argyros - 355,000
David Benefield - 350,000
Magnus Petersson - 330,000
Guillaume Patry - 317,000

Eliminations:

The following players received $25,069:

Eric Cloutier - 36th place
Jorge Arias - 35th place
David Singer - 34th place
Jonas Klausen - 33rd place
Nick Gibson - 32nd place
Ben Blackmore - 31st place

Hands and Storylines:

Arieh gets back some chips

With the board Q8672, Billy Argyros bet 14,000 and Josh Arieh then raised to 44,000. The raise had Argyros visibly puzzled and he asked out loud why Arieh would raise the river but not bet the turn. After a couple minutes Argyros made the call and Arieh flipped A965 for a nine-high straight. Argyros look at Arieh's hand, the board and his own hand a few times before finally mucking. Meanwhile Rob Hollink in the one seat shook his head in disbelief at Arieh's good luck.

Benefield takes down huge pot to join chip leaders

In a pot that was already huge preflop, Ben Blackmore was all in and Kido Pham and David Benefield saw a flop and after Benefield moved all in Pham folded.

Benefield: QT98
Blackmore: KQT8
Board: QJ83K

Benefield flopped a straight and it held up to give him a huge pot and roughly 350,000 chips after the hand.

Williams doubles through Singer

David Williams raised preflop and only David Singer called. On the flop Singer acted first and put Williams all in.

Williams: AKQ6
Singer: KT77
Board: Q64Q5

Williams flopped two pair and the nut flush draw and was way ahead of Singer. When he caught a full house on the turn the river card was irrelevant. Singer was crippled and out soon after.

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   David Singer,   David Williams,   Billy Argyros,   David Benefield,   Andrew Blackmore,   European Report

$10,000 PLO - Day 2 - Dinner Break

Jun 30, '08

Note: Players are now on a sixty-minute dinner break and will return at around 7:30 pm to begin Level 15 with increased blinds of 2,500-5,000.

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Left: 45

Chip Leaders:
Josh Arieh: 780,000
Michael Mizrachi: 490,000
Dario Alioto: 445,000
Peter Jetten: 415,000
Eddy Scharf: 286,000
Billy Argyros: 265,000
Brant Hale: 265,000
Richard Harroch: 245,000
Brandon Moran: 240,000
Shawn Buchanan: 218,000

Eliminations: Dale Pinchot, Rolf Slotboom, Nenad Medic, Tony G, Steve Sung

Big Hands:

John D'Agostino Doubles Through David Singer With Quads

David Singer raised to 8,000 from under the gun and John D'Agostino called from the button. The flop came Q92, and Singer bet 11,000. D'Agostino raised all in for 40,000 more and Singer called. They both turned oevr their cards.

D'Agostino: AKQQ
Singer: A652

D'Agostino flopped top set (queens) while Singer flopped a pair of deuces and the nut flush draw. The turn was the 5 and the river was the Q, giving D'Agostino quad queens and the win. D'Agostino raked the pot and doubled up that hand to just under 120,000.

Nenad Medic Eliminated by Jorge "Twin-Caracas" Arias

On a flop of Q106, Mickey "Mouse" Mills bet 16,000 and Nenad Medic called all in for 13,000. Jorge "Twin-Caracas" Arias called the 16,000 bet and the turn was the A. Both players checked the side pot and the river was the 6. Once again both players checked and Arias turned over QQJ7 for a full house (queens full of sixes). Mills and Medic both mucked their hands. Medic made his way to the rail as Arias raked the pot.

Tony G Eliminated by David Singer

Shortly after John D'Agostino doubled through him, David Singer got some of it back after eliminating Tony G from the tournamnet and pulling his chips over to his side of the table.

Singer raised to 8,000 from early position and Tony G and reraised the size of the pot (22,500). Singer called and the flop came 1083. Tony G bet his last 1,000 chip and Singer called.

Tony G: AAJ7
Singer: KKQJ

Tony G led on the flop with a pair of aces and a jack-high flush draw, Singer held pocket kings and a king-high flush draw. Both players had a gut-shot straight draw with a nine, Tony's to the jack and Singer's to the queen. The turn was the 9, giving both players their straight, Singer with the best hand. At this point Tony G was drawing to a chopped pot with a queen, otherwise he would be eliminated from the tournament. The river was the 8 and Tony G hit the rail.

Player Tags: Antanas Guoga,   Mickey Mills,   John D'Agostino,   David Singer,   Nenad Medic,   Arias Jorge

$10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha - Level Six - Dinner Time

Jun 29, '08

Players are now on a 90 minute dinner break.

Blinds: 300-600

Entrants: 181 of 381

Average Stack: 42,099

Chip Counts:
Leif Force: 145,000
Gullaume Patry: 134,000
Josh Arieh: 119,000
Clonie Gowen: 100,000
Mikael Hogbom: 96,000
Jannick Wrang: 81,000
David Williams: 80,000
Dario Alioto: 76,000
Jesper Hougaard: 69,000

Eliminations: Steve Billirakis, Phil Hellmuth

Big Hands and Storylines:

Three Monsters, One Winner, Billirakis Gone

On a flop of J105, seat 6 bet 12,000, seat 1 raised the pot, Steve "MrSmokey1" Billirakis moved all in, and so did seat 6. Seat 1 made the call, having both Billirakis and seat 6 covered. Billirakis showed 1010 for a flopped set of tens. Seat 1 showed JJ for a flopped set of jacks. But seat 6 showed A4 for the flopped nut flush. The turn and river didn't change things and Billirakis was eliminated, seat 1 was crippled and seat 6 nearly trippled up.

Amit Busts Hellmuth

With Phil Hellmuth already all in, Rafi Amit bet out on a K55 flop and the third player in the hand let his hand go. Hellmuth showed J1097 and was in bad shape against Amit's KJ109. The turn 3 and river 10 didn't improve Hellmuth and he headed to the rail.

Big Stack Collision

On a board of AQ310 a large-stacked Ryan Daut bet 5,200 only to have another large stack in David Williams make it 21,600. Daut mucked his hand and Williams took a large pot. Talk about a tough table- it contains David Williams, Ryan Daut, Dario Minieri, Bill Gazes, David Chiu and Nenad Medic.

Pescatori Eliminated

Max Pescatori was essentially all in on a flop of 1096. He showed AA83 and was against Michael Leibogren's KKJ10,

Singer Doubles Short Stack

On a flop of K54 a shortstack opponent got all in and David Singer got the right price to make the call. He also had a lot of outs. He held 3328 for straigh and flush draws. His opponent held AA82 for an overpair. The turn was the K and Singer was still drawing. The J on the river missed both of his draws and he doubled his opponent up to nearly 20,000.

Player Tags: Max Pescatori,   Phil Hellmuth,   David Singer,   David Williams,   Steve Billirakis,   Rafi Amit,   Ryan Daut,   European Report

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Level 16

Jun 30, '08

Players are now on a 20-minute break.

Blinds: 3,000-6,000

Players Remaining: 30 of 381

Average Chip Stack: 254,000

Chip Counts:

Josh Arieh - 600,000
Brandon Moran - 450,000
Kido Pham - 430,000
Jamie Pickering - 425,000
Michael Mizrachi - 420,000
Brant Hale - 380,000
Billy Argyros - 355,000
David Benefield - 350,000
Magnus Petersson - 330,000
Guillaume Patry - 317,000

Eliminations:

The following players received $25,069:

Eric Cloutier - 36th place
Jorge Arias - 35th place
David Singer - 34th place
Jonas Klausen - 33rd place
Nick Gibson - 32nd place
Ben Blackmore - 31st place

Hands and Storylines:

Arieh gets back some chips

With the board Q8672, Billy Argyros bet 14,000 and Josh Arieh then raised to 44,000. The raise had Argyros visibly puzzled and he asked out loud why Arieh would raise the river but not bet the turn. After a couple minutes Argyros made the call and Arieh flipped A965 for a nine-high straight. Argyros look at Arieh's hand, the board and his own hand a few times before finally mucking. Meanwhile Rob Hollink in the one seat shook his head in disbelief at Arieh's good luck.

Benefield takes down huge pot to join chip leaders

In a pot that was already huge preflop, Ben Blackmore was all in and Kido Pham and David Benefield saw a flop and after Benefield moved all in Pham folded.

Benefield: QT98
Blackmore: KQT8
Board: QJ83K

Benefield flopped a straight and it held up to give him a huge pot and roughly 350,000 chips after the hand.

Williams doubles through Singer

David Williams raised preflop and only David Singer called. On the flop Singer acted first and put Williams all in.

Williams: AKQ6
Singer: KT77
Board: Q64Q5

Williams flopped two pair and the nut flush draw and was way ahead of Singer. When he caught a full house on the turn the river card was irrelevant. Singer was crippled and out soon after.

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   David Singer,   David Williams,   Billy Argyros,   David Benefield,   Andrew Blackmore,   European Report

$10,000 PLO - Day 2 - Dinner Break

Jun 30, '08

Note: Players are now on a sixty-minute dinner break and will return at around 7:30 pm to begin Level 15 with increased blinds of 2,500-5,000.

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Left: 45

Chip Leaders:
Josh Arieh: 780,000
Michael Mizrachi: 490,000
Dario Alioto: 445,000
Peter Jetten: 415,000
Eddy Scharf: 286,000
Billy Argyros: 265,000
Brant Hale: 265,000
Richard Harroch: 245,000
Brandon Moran: 240,000
Shawn Buchanan: 218,000

Eliminations: Dale Pinchot, Rolf Slotboom, Nenad Medic, Tony G, Steve Sung

Big Hands:

John D'Agostino Doubles Through David Singer With Quads

David Singer raised to 8,000 from under the gun and John D'Agostino called from the button. The flop came Q92, and Singer bet 11,000. D'Agostino raised all in for 40,000 more and Singer called. They both turned oevr their cards.

D'Agostino: AKQQ
Singer: A652

D'Agostino flopped top set (queens) while Singer flopped a pair of deuces and the nut flush draw. The turn was the 5 and the river was the Q, giving D'Agostino quad queens and the win. D'Agostino raked the pot and doubled up that hand to just under 120,000.

Nenad Medic Eliminated by Jorge "Twin-Caracas" Arias

On a flop of Q106, Mickey "Mouse" Mills bet 16,000 and Nenad Medic called all in for 13,000. Jorge "Twin-Caracas" Arias called the 16,000 bet and the turn was the A. Both players checked the side pot and the river was the 6. Once again both players checked and Arias turned over QQJ7 for a full house (queens full of sixes). Mills and Medic both mucked their hands. Medic made his way to the rail as Arias raked the pot.

Tony G Eliminated by David Singer

Shortly after John D'Agostino doubled through him, David Singer got some of it back after eliminating Tony G from the tournamnet and pulling his chips over to his side of the table.

Singer raised to 8,000 from early position and Tony G and reraised the size of the pot (22,500). Singer called and the flop came 1083. Tony G bet his last 1,000 chip and Singer called.

Tony G: AAJ7
Singer: KKQJ

Tony G led on the flop with a pair of aces and a jack-high flush draw, Singer held pocket kings and a king-high flush draw. Both players had a gut-shot straight draw with a nine, Tony's to the jack and Singer's to the queen. The turn was the 9, giving both players their straight, Singer with the best hand. At this point Tony G was drawing to a chopped pot with a queen, otherwise he would be eliminated from the tournament. The river was the 8 and Tony G hit the rail.

Player Tags: Antanas Guoga,   Mickey Mills,   John D'Agostino,   David Singer,   Nenad Medic,   Arias Jorge

Traniello Scoops One

Jun 26, '08

Ante: 100
Bring In: 100
Completion: 400

Players Left: 184 of 544

Chip Leaders:

David Sklansky: 14,000
James Van Alstyne: 13,000
Tony Cousineau: 12,000
Al Barbieri: 12,000
Antanas "Tony G" Guoga: 11,000
Cyndy Violette: 11,000
Andre Boyer: 11,000
Berry Johnston: 10,000
Brett Jungblut: 9,600
Men Nguyen: 9,500

Average Stack: 8,870

Big Hands:

Traniello Scoops a Pot

Marco Traniello's opponent bet on every street and Traniello called him down. They showed their hands.

Traniello: 6489(788)
Opponent: 3263(AA2)

Traniello's set of 8s were good enough to scoop the pot off his opponent's two pair as there was no qualifying low hand.

Singer Grabs a Pot

David Singer raised to 800 and the player in seat 5 made the call. Their boards ran out like this.

Singer: JA58(JQ5)
Opponent: 2898(A510)

Singer bet on every street until the river where both players checked. Singer's pair of jacks topped his opponent's pair of 8s. There was no low hand and Singer scooped the pot to improve his stack to around 10,000.

Hellmuth and Violette Tangle

Phil Hellmuth raised to 800 with an A showing and Cyndy Violette made the call, showing a 2. Their boards then ran out like this.

Hellmuth: AQA6(554)
Violette: 26J6(875)

Hellmuth bet on every street and was called down by Violette, who announced she had and 8-low, much to the dismay of Hellmuth who had aces up. The players chopped the pot and Hellmuth was around 13,000.





 

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   David Singer,   Marco Traniello,   Cyndy Violette

$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low - Level 12 Recap

Jun 27, '08

Note: Players are on a 20-minute break.

Limits: 300 ante, 300 low card, 1,200-2,400 limits

Players Remaining: 51 of 544

Average Chip Stack: 31,400

Chip Counts:

Thomas Hunt III - 123,000
George Markakis - 59,000
Fil Humphreys - 55,000
Alessio Isaia - 47,000
Hoang Ta - 47,000
Mike Hefer - 44,000
David Daneshgar - 42,000
Men Nguyen - 40,000
Tim D'Alessandro - 40,000
James Richburg - 37,000

Eliminations:

Bret Jungblut
Bart Hanson
John Phan
David Singer

Hands and Storylines:

Singer goes out on bubble

David Singer was down to just a few hundred chips and put them into the pot in the first hand of hand-to-hand play. He was called by three players and when it was over Men Nguyen held a low hand and another player had a set. Singer started with a pair of eights but didn't improve.

Traniello survives with triple up

Marco Traniello was in a hand against Greg Pappas and Tim D'Alesandro. Traniello bet out each street and on seventh street had just a few hundred remaining after a bet of 2,400. Pappas was next to act, and seemed to know he was beat. He called, and then D'Alessandro was in an identical situatioin, saying, "I have to call." Traniello flipped over two pair, aces and fives, and an eight low to scoop the huge pot. After the hand Traniello had roughly 25,000 chips.

Player Tags: David Singer,   Marco Traniello,   Gregory Pappas