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| Oct 18, '10 | 2010 Festa Al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Main Event | 4 | + |
Level 15 Update: Day 3 EndsOct 17, '10  Steve O'Dwyer Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 41 out of 335 Chip Counts: 1. Steve O’Dwyer — 910,000 Average Chip Count: 326,829 Notable Eliminations: Steve Brecher Big Hands: Gavin Smith Eliminated in 48th Place ($12,896)  Gavin Smith Tran: A Board: K Tran made a Broadway straight, which brought Smith’s tournament run to an end in 48th place. He was awarded $12,896 in prize money. Owen Crowe Eliminated on the Money Bubble Owen Crowe was on an extremely short stack when he decided to move all in preflop from late position and Gavin Smith reraised all in over the top of him from the cutoff. Their cards: Crowe: Q Board: J Crowe was eliminated on the money bubble after the hand. Allen Kessler Doubles up Through the Chip Leader Steve O’Dwyer raised to 13,000 from middle position preflop and Allen Kessler reraised to 50,000 from the hijack. O’Dwyer asked for a count and he was informed that Kessler held 61,000. O’Dwyer moved all in and Kessler made the all-in call. Their cards: Kessler: A Board: A Kessler won the hand to double up to 230,000 and O’Dwyer took a hit down to 910,000. Joe Elpayaa Doubles up on a Long Shot Joe Elpayaa moved all in under the gun for 68,000 seat 6 made the call from the small blind. Their cards: Elpayaa: A Board: 8 Elpayaa doubled up on the hand to survive with 140,000. Poker Tweets
Player Tags: Jimmy Tran, Gavin Smith, Allen Kessler, Owen Crowe, Joseph Elpayaa, Steve O'Dwyer Ryan Goindoo Eliminated in 28th Place ($19,344)Oct 18, '10 Ryan Goindoo called a big raise from Allen Kessler and was, of course, shown the nuts. It was for this reason that he was left with just 34,000 in chips and scrambling for his tournament life. Though he doubled up once through Jeff Madsen, his run in this tournament ultimately came to an end shortly after the break. Goindoo was all in holding pocket tens against Kessler’s big slick and a king on the river sealed his fate. Kessler now has 900,000 in chips. Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Ryan Goindoo Jeff Madsen Increases His Chip LeadOct 18, '10 On a flop of 10 The turn was the 5 Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Jeff Madsen Poker Tweets -- Allen KesslerOct 18, '10
Player Tags: Allen Kessler Allen Kessler Eliminated in Seventh Place ($80,600)Oct 20, '10 Allen Kessler got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Jason Koon made the call. Their cards: Koon: A Board: 9 Kessler was eliminated in seventh place on the hand and he will take home $80,600 in prize money. After the hand came to a close play ended for the night. Stay tuned for official final-table chip counts and a recap of the day’s events. Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Jason Koon |
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| Oct 17, '10 | 2010 Festa Al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Main Event | 3 | + |
Level 15 Update: Day 3 EndsOct 17, '10 Steve O'Dwyer Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 41 out of 335 Chip Counts: 1. Steve O’Dwyer — 910,000 Average Chip Count: 326,829 Notable Eliminations: Steve Brecher Big Hands: Gavin Smith Eliminated in 48th Place ($12,896) Gavin Smith Tran: A Board: K Tran made a Broadway straight, which brought Smith’s tournament run to an end in 48th place. He was awarded $12,896 in prize money. Owen Crowe Eliminated on the Money Bubble Owen Crowe was on an extremely short stack when he decided to move all in preflop from late position and Gavin Smith reraised all in over the top of him from the cutoff. Their cards: Crowe: Q Board: J Crowe was eliminated on the money bubble after the hand. Allen Kessler Doubles up Through the Chip Leader Steve O’Dwyer raised to 13,000 from middle position preflop and Allen Kessler reraised to 50,000 from the hijack. O’Dwyer asked for a count and he was informed that Kessler held 61,000. O’Dwyer moved all in and Kessler made the all-in call. Their cards: Kessler: A Board: A Kessler won the hand to double up to 230,000 and O’Dwyer took a hit down to 910,000. Joe Elpayaa Doubles up on a Long Shot Joe Elpayaa moved all in under the gun for 68,000 seat 6 made the call from the small blind. Their cards: Elpayaa: A Board: 8 Elpayaa doubled up on the hand to survive with 140,000. Poker Tweets
Player Tags: Jimmy Tran, Gavin Smith, Allen Kessler, Owen Crowe, Joseph Elpayaa, Steve O'Dwyer Ryan Goindoo Eliminated in 28th Place ($19,344)Oct 18, '10 Ryan Goindoo called a big raise from Allen Kessler and was, of course, shown the nuts. It was for this reason that he was left with just 34,000 in chips and scrambling for his tournament life. Though he doubled up once through Jeff Madsen, his run in this tournament ultimately came to an end shortly after the break. Goindoo was all in holding pocket tens against Kessler’s big slick and a king on the river sealed his fate. Kessler now has 900,000 in chips. Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Ryan Goindoo Jeff Madsen Increases His Chip LeadOct 18, '10 On a flop of 10 The turn was the 5 Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Jeff Madsen Poker Tweets -- Allen KesslerOct 18, '10
Player Tags: Allen Kessler Allen Kessler Eliminated in Seventh Place ($80,600)Oct 20, '10 Allen Kessler got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Jason Koon made the call. Their cards: Koon: A Board: 9 Kessler was eliminated in seventh place on the hand and he will take home $80,600 in prize money. After the hand came to a close play ended for the night. Stay tuned for official final-table chip counts and a recap of the day’s events. Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Jason Koon |
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| Oct 02, '10 | 2010 PokerStars.com EPT London - Season VII | EPT London Main Event | 4 | + |
Allen Kessler EliminatedOct 02, '10  Allen Kessler Allen Kessler was all in preflop for 68,000 on the big blind and one opponent made the call from middle position. Their cards: Kessler: 10 Board: Q Kessler was eliminated on the hand. Player Tags: Allen Kessler |
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| Aug 23, '10 | 2010 Legends of Poker | WPT Legends of Poker Main Event | 4 | + |
Level 9 Update: Big Name Bustout BonanzaAug 22, '10
Players Remaining: 136 out of 462 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Raymond Dolan — 245,000 Average Chip Count: 84,926 Notable Eliminations: Melanie Weisner Chip Movers and Shakers Raymond Dolan has taken control of the top spot in the tournament with 290,000. Manuel Reyes is still strong with 238,000. David Sands made the largest gain during the last level and he now holds 130,000. Some players on bustout watch include Dan Heimiller, Allen Bari, Scott Clements, and Steve Brecher. Big Hands: Tim West Eliminated There was a flop of K DeMaci: Q Turn and River: 10 DeMaci won the hand to grow his stack to 88,500 and West was eliminated after the hand. Quads for Chainsaw Allen Kessler was all in with pocket nines preflop and he had his opponent covered, who held A-10 in the hole. Kessler flopped quads and yet he still found a way to complain about it, saying that although it was the first time he had been dealt quads in a live tournament that he wished it had come in a hand against an opponent with more chips. Kessler held 108,000 after the hand. Ted Lawson Doubles Up Ted Lawson was all in on a flop of 6 Barry Greenstein Eliminated Barry Greenstein was all in preflop with A-K in the hole against the pocket queens of Chris Moore. An ace fell on the flop but another queen popped up on the river to give Moore a set. He built his stack to 140,000 and Greenstein was eliminated. Joe Hachem Doubles Up The flop read 9 Hachem: 10 Turn and River: J Hachem doubled up to 50,000 on the hand. Left in the Deck: Big Name Bustout Bonanza Multiple high-profile professionals have busted out of the tournament during the last level and they have diminished the star power of the event to a degree. Barry Greenstein, David Oppenheim, Scott Clements, Shawn Buchanan, Shane Schleger, and Tim West have all recently hit the rail. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Ted Lawson, Allen Kessler, Joe Hachem, Chris Moore, Tim West Level 19 Update: Day 3 EndsAug 23, '10 NOTE: Day 3 has now come to a close and 15 players remain. Those players will return tomorrow at 1 p.m. and they will play down to a final television table of six players.
Players Remaining: 15 out of 462 Chip Counts: 1. Andrew Frankenberger — 2,100,000 Average Chip Count: 770,000 Notable Eliminations: 22: Huy Lam — $13,000 Chip Movers and Shakers Andrew Frankenberger became the first player to cross the 2-million mark in the tournament during the last level of play tonight. Jonathan Little stands strong with 1.3 million as the lone big-name professional left in the event. Recent familiar faces to fall include Charlie Hooke, Allen Kessler, Darryll Fish, and David Sands. Big Hands: Charlie Hook Eliminated in 21st Place ($13,000) Charlie Hook moved all in from the button preflop and Andrew Frankenberger made the call in the small blind. Their cards: Hook: A Board: 6 Hook was eliminated in 21st place on the hand and Frankenberger grew his stack to 1,030,000. Allen Kessler Eliminated in 20th Place ($13,000) Hoan Ly raised preflop and Allen Kessler reraised all in from the cutoff. Kyle McCammond moved all in over the top of Kessler from the big blind and Ly mucked. Their cards: Kessler: 7 Board: A Kessler was eliminated on the hand in 20th place and he was awarded $13,000. McCammond held 570,000 after the hand. David Sands Eliminated in 17th Place ($15,500) Tom Braband raised to 25,000 preflop from middle position and David Sands reraised to 67,000 in the big blind. Braband reraised all in and Sands made the all-in call for 220,000. Their cards: Braband: 9 Board: J Sands was eliminated in 17th place, taking home $15,500, and Braband grew his stack to 710,000. Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Charles Hook, David Sands, Tom Braband, Andy Frankenberger |
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| Aug 22, '10 | 2010 Legends of Poker | WPT Legends of Poker Main Event | 3 | + |
Level 9 Update: Big Name Bustout BonanzaAug 22, '10
Players Remaining: 136 out of 462 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Raymond Dolan — 245,000 Average Chip Count: 84,926 Notable Eliminations: Melanie Weisner Chip Movers and Shakers Raymond Dolan has taken control of the top spot in the tournament with 290,000. Manuel Reyes is still strong with 238,000. David Sands made the largest gain during the last level and he now holds 130,000. Some players on bustout watch include Dan Heimiller, Allen Bari, Scott Clements, and Steve Brecher. Big Hands: Tim West Eliminated There was a flop of K DeMaci: Q Turn and River: 10 DeMaci won the hand to grow his stack to 88,500 and West was eliminated after the hand. Quads for Chainsaw Allen Kessler was all in with pocket nines preflop and he had his opponent covered, who held A-10 in the hole. Kessler flopped quads and yet he still found a way to complain about it, saying that although it was the first time he had been dealt quads in a live tournament that he wished it had come in a hand against an opponent with more chips. Kessler held 108,000 after the hand. Ted Lawson Doubles Up Ted Lawson was all in on a flop of 6 Barry Greenstein Eliminated Barry Greenstein was all in preflop with A-K in the hole against the pocket queens of Chris Moore. An ace fell on the flop but another queen popped up on the river to give Moore a set. He built his stack to 140,000 and Greenstein was eliminated. Joe Hachem Doubles Up The flop read 9 Hachem: 10 Turn and River: J Hachem doubled up to 50,000 on the hand. Left in the Deck: Big Name Bustout Bonanza Multiple high-profile professionals have busted out of the tournament during the last level and they have diminished the star power of the event to a degree. Barry Greenstein, David Oppenheim, Scott Clements, Shawn Buchanan, Shane Schleger, and Tim West have all recently hit the rail. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Ted Lawson, Allen Kessler, Joe Hachem, Chris Moore, Tim West Level 19 Update: Day 3 EndsAug 23, '10 NOTE: Day 3 has now come to a close and 15 players remain. Those players will return tomorrow at 1 p.m. and they will play down to a final television table of six players.
Players Remaining: 15 out of 462 Chip Counts: 1. Andrew Frankenberger — 2,100,000 Average Chip Count: 770,000 Notable Eliminations: 22: Huy Lam — $13,000 Chip Movers and Shakers Andrew Frankenberger became the first player to cross the 2-million mark in the tournament during the last level of play tonight. Jonathan Little stands strong with 1.3 million as the lone big-name professional left in the event. Recent familiar faces to fall include Charlie Hooke, Allen Kessler, Darryll Fish, and David Sands. Big Hands: Charlie Hook Eliminated in 21st Place ($13,000) Charlie Hook moved all in from the button preflop and Andrew Frankenberger made the call in the small blind. Their cards: Hook: A Board: 6 Hook was eliminated in 21st place on the hand and Frankenberger grew his stack to 1,030,000. Allen Kessler Eliminated in 20th Place ($13,000) Hoan Ly raised preflop and Allen Kessler reraised all in from the cutoff. Kyle McCammond moved all in over the top of Kessler from the big blind and Ly mucked. Their cards: Kessler: 7 Board: A Kessler was eliminated on the hand in 20th place and he was awarded $13,000. McCammond held 570,000 after the hand. David Sands Eliminated in 17th Place ($15,500) Tom Braband raised to 25,000 preflop from middle position and David Sands reraised to 67,000 in the big blind. Braband reraised all in and Sands made the all-in call for 220,000. Their cards: Braband: 9 Board: J Sands was eliminated in 17th place, taking home $15,500, and Braband grew his stack to 710,000. Player Tags: Allen Kessler, Charles Hook, David Sands, Tom Braband, Andy Frankenberger |
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| Jun 25, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 43 - $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 3 | + |
Level 18 Update: Chainsaw Gone, Fischman SurgesJun 25, '10 Blinds: Flop Games: Limits 12,000-24,000 Players Remaining: 19 out of 241 Average Chip Count: 380,526 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Marco Johnson – 770,000 Notable Eliminations: 23. Allen Kessler – $21,997 Big Hands:
Hold’em It folded around to Allen Kessler in the small blind who raised and got the last of his chips in the middle preflop against Brian Townsend. Kessler held J Fischman Scoops a Big One Stud 8 Brian Townsend: (X-X)-8 Richard Ashby led on fourth street and all three players called. Townsend took the lead and bet out on fifth and was only called by Fischman. Townsend checked and called a bet from Fischman on sixth and seventh. Fischman turned over the 8 Abe Mosseri Eliminated Hold’em Abe Mosseri was very short and got the last of his chips in the pot against Matt Glantz. Glantz showed A The board came 7
Omaha 8 Marco Johnson raised from the cutoff and was called in position by Todd Brunson on the button. Johnson bet every street on a board that came off 6 Johnson showed J Player Tags: Scott Fischman, Todd Brunson, Allen Kessler, Abe Mosseri, Matthew Glantz, Brian Townsend, Marco Johnson |
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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 13: Cold Decks Served After DinnerJun 21, '10 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 Players Remaining: 51 out of 268 Average Chip Count: 157,647 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Peter Jetten – 605,000 Notable Eliminations: J.J. Liu Big Hands:
Picking up the action on the flop, J.J. Liu and Allen Kessler were involved in a hand. The board was J Liu then check-raised to 45,000 and Kessler responded by moving all in for 112,000. Liu made the call and showed down K The turn was the 9 Hollink’s Ladies Shown The Door Rob Hollink found himself all in against Johaness Strassman after a flop of J Hollink held Q The turn was the 2
Mike Matusow used pocket aces to double up against Josh Tieman’s pocket queens right after the dinner break. A few hands later, the board read Q Matusow answered by raising to 22,000. His opponent mucked and Matusow took in another pot. He started the level with just over 30,000 but worked all the way back up to 85,000 with those two wins. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Allen Kessler, Rob Hollink, Joanne Liu, Johannes Strassmann |
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| Jun 08, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 15 - $10,000 Seven Card Stud 8 or Better Championship | 3 | + |
Level 2 Update: Boosted J Scoops With a PairJun 06, '10 Limits: Bring-in 100, Ante 75, Limits 300-600 Players Remaining: 154 out of 154 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman-36,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
Justin “Boosted J” Smith and his opponent got in three bets on fifth with their boards looking like this. Smith: (X-X)-Q On sixth street, Smith caught the J The river quickly went check-check and Smith announced that he had a pair of jacks and showed J Chainsaw Scoops the Italian Pirate On fifth street, Allen Kessler bet out and was called by Nikolay Evdakov and Max Pescatori. Kessler bet again on sixth and was called only by Pescatori. Kessler: (X-X)-6 Kessler bet another 600 on the river and was called by Pescatori. Kessler turned over the 7
On fifth street, John Juanda, Chad Brown, and Marco Traniello were involved in a hand. Juanda bet and Brown got out of the way. Traniello called and saw they saw sixth street heads-up. Juanda: (X-X)-6 Juanda bet the river for another 600 and was instantly called and said “low” as he tabled A Left In the Deck: Buzzing About Durrrr There seems to be more table talk about how much Tom Dwan would win and others would lose if Dwan wins his first bracelet this year. Mike Matusow jokingly admitted he will have no money left if Dwan takes it down. Matusow also was speculating that the bracelet would be worth $14 million in side bets to Dwan, although nobody knows for sure how much it would be worth. Player Tags: John Juanda, Max Pescatori, Allen Kessler, Marco Traniello Level 1 Update: Juanda Chips UpJun 06, '10 Limits: Bring-in 50, ante 50, Limits 200-400 Players Remaining: 136 out of 136 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman – 31,500 Notable Eliminations: none Player’s Twitter Accounts: Barry Shulman Big Hands:
On fourth street, with John Juanda showing the 8 On fifth street, Juanda caught a J Juanda: (X-X)-2 Juanda bet sixth street and was called and after the river was dealt face down, Juanda bet once more and his opponent folded pretty quickly. Juanda increased his stack to around 33,000. Kessler Gets Half On sixth street, Allen Kessler bet out, got a call from Greg Raymer, and was raised by the player in seat 8. Kessler called and Raymer folded. Kessler: (X-X)-8 On the river Kessler called a bet from his opponent. “Aces and a low,” said Kessler as he showed A Koral Takes One Early Tom Koral bet on fourth street and was called by Tommy Vedes and Jason Mercier. On fifth their boards looked like this. Koral: (X-X)-2 Koral bet fifth street and both players folded and Koral’s stack grew to 32,000. Left in the Deck: Announcers on the Felt ESPN’s poker broadcaster Norman Chad and ESPN college football play-by-play man Mike Patrick are both in the field today. Chad has the pleasure of sitting across from Phil Ivey. Sorel Scrambling for Entry There was a slight mistake when Sorel Mizzi signed up for today’s tournament. The tournament staff accidentally registered him for a different tournament and they are fixing the situation at the moment. Player Tags: John Juanda, Allen Kessler, Tom Koral, Jason Mercier Level 12: Pescatori Takes Chip LeadJun 07, '10 Blinds: Ante 700, Bring-In 1,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits Players Remaining: 58 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 87,931 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Max Pescatori – 214,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jennifer Harman — 61,000 Notable Eliminations: Jeffrey Lisandro Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 8:20 p.m. Player’s Twitter Accounts: Big Hands:
Max Pescatori and Barry Shulman were involved in a hand and here is how their boards looked: Pescatori: Q After the betting on seventh, Pescatori turned over A Shulman was down to 60,000. Hellmuth Jacks Up Kessler Phil Hellmuth completed on third street and Allen Kessler made the call. Hellmuth then checked on fourth and Kessler bet 3,000. Hellmuth called and checked again on fifth street. Kessler fired 6,000 and Hellmuth made the call. The same happened on sixth and seventh and then they showed down their hands. Kessler turned over two pair, 7 Neither player had a low and Hellmuth scooped the pot and was at 70,000 while Kessler was at 40,000.
Picking up the action on fourth street, Brandon Adams and Dario Minieri each put three bets into the pot. Adams then bet 6,000 on fifth street. Minieri called and both players put another three bets in on sixth street. Minieri then called a bet by Adams on seventh street and Adams turned over his hand: Adams: (A Adams made aces-full and took down the massive pot and he was up to 105,000. Mineiri was at 136,000. Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Phil Hellmuth, Barry Shulman, Allen Kessler, Brandon Adams, Dario Minieri Final Table Update: Allen Kessler Eliminated In 2nd Place, Frank Kassela Wins Event No. 15Jun 09, '10 Blinds: Ante 20,000, Bring-In 30,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits Players Remaining: 1 out of 170 Notable Eliminations: 2. Allen Kessler — $276,485 Big Hands:
Frank Kassela completed to 100,000 and Allen Kessler raised to 200,000. Kassela would have none of that as he three-bet to 300,000. Kessler made the call and was all in. Here is how their boards ran out: Kessler: (10 Kassela made queens and sevens to best Kessler’s tens and eights. Kassela took the pot and won his first career WSOP bracelet. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Allen Kessler Final Table Update: Dario Minieri Eliminated In 8th Place, Vladimir Schmelev Out In 7thJun 08, '10 Blinds: Ante 7,000, Bring-In 10,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits Players Remaining: 6 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 850,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Jennifer Harman – 1,100,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Dario Minieri — $52,366 Big Hands:
Dario Minieri led out betting on every street until sixth and Vladimir Schmelev called him down. On seventh, Schmelev initiated the betting with 60,000 and Minieri made the call. Schmelev turned over (A Minieri was just over 100,000 after the hand and was eliminated later in the level by Allen Kessler’s two pair.
Vladimir Schmelev led out with 30,000 on fourth street and Jennifer Harman made the call, as did Frank Kassela. Schmelev moved all in on fifth street for his last 16,000 and both opponents called. Harman and Kassela both checked the last two streets and Kassela turned over 10 Harman showed a 7-5 for the low end of the pot and Schmelev was sent to the rail. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Allen Kessler, Jennifer Harman, Dario Minieri Level 22: Gary Benson Eliminated In 9th PlaceJun 08, '10 Blinds: Ante 5,000, Bring-In 7,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits Players Remaining: 8 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 637,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Kirill Rabstov – 882,000 Notable Eliminations: 9. Gary Benson — $43,833 Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 9 p.m. Big Hands: Juanda Scoops Kessler John Juanda called 25,000 from Kessler on fourth street. Kessler then check-called bets of 50,000 by Juanda on every following street. Here were their boards: Juanda: (A Juanda made a better two pair than Kessler and scooped the pot. Juanda was at 855,000 while Kessler was down to 160,000.
Gary Benson was all in and sweating Allen Kessler and Frank Kassela’s hands by seventh street. Here were their boards: Benson: (Q Kassela made kings up, besting Benson’s queens-up and he bubbled the official final table. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, John Juanda, Gary Benson, Allen Kessler Level 21: Marco Johnson Eliminated In 13th, Isaia 12th, Altbregin 11th, Lind 10thJun 08, '10 Blinds: Ante 5,000, Bring-In 5,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits Players Remaining: 9 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 566,667 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Kirill Rabstov – 955,000 Notable Eliminations: 13. Marco Johnson — $32,439 Big Hands:
Frank Kassela bet 10,000 on third street and John Juanda raised to 20,000. Kassela made the call and Juanda led out for 10,000 on fourth street. Kassela called again and the A Juanda showed down a broadway straight and Kassela mucked. Juanda took the nice pot and was at 634,000. Kassela was down to 685,000. Kessler Nearly Quadruples Up To Escape The Short Stack Allen Kessler was all in by fourth street and in a pot against John Juanda, Frank Kassela and George Lind. Here were their boards: Kessler: 2 Juanda folded on the river but Kessler turned over A
Marco Johnson was all in by fifth street against Dario Minieri. Here were their boards: Johnson: (7 Minieri’s queens and jacks bested Johnson’s fives and threes and Johnson hit the rail. Alessio Isaia Eliminated In 12th Place Alessio Isaia was all in on fifth street against Steve Zolotow. By the time all the cards were dealt, Zolotow made two pair, 5 Isaia could only salvage one pair and was eliminated. Sergey Altbregin Eliminated In 11th Place, George Lind Eliminated In 10th Place Sergey Altbregin was eliminated when John Juanda made aces-up to defeat Altbregin’s lone pair of aces. Lind was eliminated a few hands later when he was scooped by Vladimir Schmelev’s ace-high flush and 7-6 low. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, John Juanda, Steve Zolotow, Allen Kessler, Marco Johnson, Alessio Isaia, Sergey Altbregin |
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| Jun 07, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 15 - $10,000 Seven Card Stud 8 or Better Championship | 2 | + |
Level 2 Update: Boosted J Scoops With a PairJun 06, '10 Limits: Bring-in 100, Ante 75, Limits 300-600 Players Remaining: 154 out of 154 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman-36,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
Justin “Boosted J” Smith and his opponent got in three bets on fifth with their boards looking like this. Smith: (X-X)-Q On sixth street, Smith caught the J The river quickly went check-check and Smith announced that he had a pair of jacks and showed J Chainsaw Scoops the Italian Pirate On fifth street, Allen Kessler bet out and was called by Nikolay Evdakov and Max Pescatori. Kessler bet again on sixth and was called only by Pescatori. Kessler: (X-X)-6 Kessler bet another 600 on the river and was called by Pescatori. Kessler turned over the 7
On fifth street, John Juanda, Chad Brown, and Marco Traniello were involved in a hand. Juanda bet and Brown got out of the way. Traniello called and saw they saw sixth street heads-up. Juanda: (X-X)-6 Juanda bet the river for another 600 and was instantly called and said “low” as he tabled A Left In the Deck: Buzzing About Durrrr There seems to be more table talk about how much Tom Dwan would win and others would lose if Dwan wins his first bracelet this year. Mike Matusow jokingly admitted he will have no money left if Dwan takes it down. Matusow also was speculating that the bracelet would be worth $14 million in side bets to Dwan, although nobody knows for sure how much it would be worth. Player Tags: John Juanda, Max Pescatori, Allen Kessler, Marco Traniello Level 1 Update: Juanda Chips UpJun 06, '10 Limits: Bring-in 50, ante 50, Limits 200-400 Players Remaining: 136 out of 136 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman – 31,500 Notable Eliminations: none Player’s Twitter Accounts: Barry Shulman Big Hands:
On fourth street, with John Juanda showing the 8 On fifth street, Juanda caught a J Juanda: (X-X)-2 Juanda bet sixth street and was called and after the river was dealt face down, Juanda bet once more and his opponent folded pretty quickly. Juanda increased his stack to around 33,000. Kessler Gets Half On sixth street, Allen Kessler bet out, got a call from Greg Raymer, and was raised by the player in seat 8. Kessler called and Raymer folded. Kessler: (X-X)-8 On the river Kessler called a bet from his opponent. “Aces and a low,” said Kessler as he showed A Koral Takes One Early Tom Koral bet on fourth street and was called by Tommy Vedes and Jason Mercier. On fifth their boards looked like this. Koral: (X-X)-2 Koral bet fifth street and both players folded and Koral’s stack grew to 32,000. Left in the Deck: Announcers on the Felt ESPN’s poker broadcaster Norman Chad and ESPN college football play-by-play man Mike Patrick are both in the field today. Chad has the pleasure of sitting across from Phil Ivey. Sorel Scrambling for Entry There was a slight mistake when Sorel Mizzi signed up for today’s tournament. The tournament staff accidentally registered him for a different tournament and they are fixing the situation at the moment. Player Tags: John Juanda, Allen Kessler, Tom Koral, Jason Mercier Level 12: Pescatori Takes Chip LeadJun 07, '10 Blinds: Ante 700, Bring-In 1,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits Players Remaining: 58 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 87,931 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Max Pescatori – 214,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jennifer Harman — 61,000 Notable Eliminations: Jeffrey Lisandro Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 8:20 p.m. Player’s Twitter Accounts: Big Hands:
Max Pescatori and Barry Shulman were involved in a hand and here is how their boards looked: Pescatori: Q After the betting on seventh, Pescatori turned over A Shulman was down to 60,000. Hellmuth Jacks Up Kessler Phil Hellmuth completed on third street and Allen Kessler made the call. Hellmuth then checked on fourth and Kessler bet 3,000. Hellmuth called and checked again on fifth street. Kessler fired 6,000 and Hellmuth made the call. The same happened on sixth and seventh and then they showed down their hands. Kessler turned over two pair, 7 Neither player had a low and Hellmuth scooped the pot and was at 70,000 while Kessler was at 40,000.
Picking up the action on fourth street, Brandon Adams and Dario Minieri each put three bets into the pot. Adams then bet 6,000 on fifth street. Minieri called and both players put another three bets in on sixth street. Minieri then called a bet by Adams on seventh street and Adams turned over his hand: Adams: (A Adams made aces-full and took down the massive pot and he was up to 105,000. Mineiri was at 136,000. Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Phil Hellmuth, Barry Shulman, Allen Kessler, Brandon Adams, Dario Minieri Final Table Update: Allen Kessler Eliminated In 2nd Place, Frank Kassela Wins Event No. 15Jun 09, '10 Blinds: Ante 20,000, Bring-In 30,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits Players Remaining: 1 out of 170 Notable Eliminations: 2. Allen Kessler — $276,485 Big Hands:
Frank Kassela completed to 100,000 and Allen Kessler raised to 200,000. Kassela would have none of that as he three-bet to 300,000. Kessler made the call and was all in. Here is how their boards ran out: Kessler: (10 Kassela made queens and sevens to best Kessler’s tens and eights. Kassela took the pot and won his first career WSOP bracelet. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Allen Kessler Final Table Update: Dario Minieri Eliminated In 8th Place, Vladimir Schmelev Out In 7thJun 08, '10 Blinds: Ante 7,000, Bring-In 10,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits Players Remaining: 6 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 850,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Jennifer Harman – 1,100,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Dario Minieri — $52,366 Big Hands:
Dario Minieri led out betting on every street until sixth and Vladimir Schmelev called him down. On seventh, Schmelev initiated the betting with 60,000 and Minieri made the call. Schmelev turned over (A Minieri was just over 100,000 after the hand and was eliminated later in the level by Allen Kessler’s two pair.
Vladimir Schmelev led out with 30,000 on fourth street and Jennifer Harman made the call, as did Frank Kassela. Schmelev moved all in on fifth street for his last 16,000 and both opponents called. Harman and Kassela both checked the last two streets and Kassela turned over 10 Harman showed a 7-5 for the low end of the pot and Schmelev was sent to the rail. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Allen Kessler, Jennifer Harman, Dario Minieri Level 22: Gary Benson Eliminated In 9th PlaceJun 08, '10 Blinds: Ante 5,000, Bring-In 7,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits Players Remaining: 8 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 637,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Kirill Rabstov – 882,000 Notable Eliminations: 9. Gary Benson — $43,833 Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 9 p.m. Big Hands: Juanda Scoops Kessler John Juanda called 25,000 from Kessler on fourth street. Kessler then check-called bets of 50,000 by Juanda on every following street. Here were their boards: Juanda: (A Juanda made a better two pair than Kessler and scooped the pot. Juanda was at 855,000 while Kessler was down to 160,000.
Gary Benson was all in and sweating Allen Kessler and Frank Kassela’s hands by seventh street. Here were their boards: Benson: (Q Kassela made kings up, besting Benson’s queens-up and he bubbled the official final table. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, John Juanda, Gary Benson, Allen Kessler Level 21: Marco Johnson Eliminated In 13th, Isaia 12th, Altbregin 11th, Lind 10thJun 08, '10 Blinds: Ante 5,000, Bring-In 5,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits Players Remaining: 9 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 566,667 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Kirill Rabstov – 955,000 Notable Eliminations: 13. Marco Johnson — $32,439 Big Hands:
Frank Kassela bet 10,000 on third street and John Juanda raised to 20,000. Kassela made the call and Juanda led out for 10,000 on fourth street. Kassela called again and the A Juanda showed down a broadway straight and Kassela mucked. Juanda took the nice pot and was at 634,000. Kassela was down to 685,000. Kessler Nearly Quadruples Up To Escape The Short Stack Allen Kessler was all in by fourth street and in a pot against John Juanda, Frank Kassela and George Lind. Here were their boards: Kessler: 2 Juanda folded on the river but Kessler turned over A
Marco Johnson was all in by fifth street against Dario Minieri. Here were their boards: Johnson: (7 Minieri’s queens and jacks bested Johnson’s fives and threes and Johnson hit the rail. Alessio Isaia Eliminated In 12th Place Alessio Isaia was all in on fifth street against Steve Zolotow. By the time all the cards were dealt, Zolotow made two pair, 5 Isaia could only salvage one pair and was eliminated. Sergey Altbregin Eliminated In 11th Place, George Lind Eliminated In 10th Place Sergey Altbregin was eliminated when John Juanda made aces-up to defeat Altbregin’s lone pair of aces. Lind was eliminated a few hands later when he was scooped by Vladimir Schmelev’s ace-high flush and 7-6 low. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, John Juanda, Steve Zolotow, Allen Kessler, Marco Johnson, Alessio Isaia, Sergey Altbregin |
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| Jun 06, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 15 - $10,000 Seven Card Stud 8 or Better Championship | 1 | + |
Level 2 Update: Boosted J Scoops With a PairJun 06, '10 Limits: Bring-in 100, Ante 75, Limits 300-600 Players Remaining: 154 out of 154 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman-36,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
Justin “Boosted J” Smith and his opponent got in three bets on fifth with their boards looking like this. Smith: (X-X)-Q On sixth street, Smith caught the J The river quickly went check-check and Smith announced that he had a pair of jacks and showed J Chainsaw Scoops the Italian Pirate On fifth street, Allen Kessler bet out and was called by Nikolay Evdakov and Max Pescatori. Kessler bet again on sixth and was called only by Pescatori. Kessler: (X-X)-6 Kessler bet another 600 on the river and was called by Pescatori. Kessler turned over the 7
On fifth street, John Juanda, Chad Brown, and Marco Traniello were involved in a hand. Juanda bet and Brown got out of the way. Traniello called and saw they saw sixth street heads-up. Juanda: (X-X)-6 Juanda bet the river for another 600 and was instantly called and said “low” as he tabled A Left In the Deck: Buzzing About Durrrr There seems to be more table talk about how much Tom Dwan would win and others would lose if Dwan wins his first bracelet this year. Mike Matusow jokingly admitted he will have no money left if Dwan takes it down. Matusow also was speculating that the bracelet would be worth $14 million in side bets to Dwan, although nobody knows for sure how much it would be worth. Player Tags: John Juanda, Max Pescatori, Allen Kessler, Marco Traniello Level 1 Update: Juanda Chips UpJun 06, '10 Limits: Bring-in 50, ante 50, Limits 200-400 Players Remaining: 136 out of 136 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman – 31,500 Notable Eliminations: none Player’s Twitter Accounts: Barry Shulman Big Hands:
On fourth street, with John Juanda showing the 8 On fifth street, Juanda caught a J Juanda: (X-X)-2 Juanda bet sixth street and was called and after the river was dealt face down, Juanda bet once more and his opponent folded pretty quickly. Juanda increased his stack to around 33,000. Kessler Gets Half On sixth street, Allen Kessler bet out, got a call from Greg Raymer, and was raised by the player in seat 8. Kessler called and Raymer folded. Kessler: (X-X)-8 On the river Kessler called a bet from his opponent. “Aces and a low,” said Kessler as he showed A Koral Takes One Early Tom Koral bet on fourth street and was called by Tommy Vedes and Jason Mercier. On fifth their boards looked like this. Koral: (X-X)-2 Koral bet fifth street and both players folded and Koral’s stack grew to 32,000. Left in the Deck: Announcers on the Felt ESPN’s poker broadcaster Norman Chad and ESPN college football play-by-play man Mike Patrick are both in the field today. Chad has the pleasure of sitting across from Phil Ivey. Sorel Scrambling for Entry There was a slight mistake when Sorel Mizzi signed up for today’s tournament. The tournament staff accidentally registered him for a different tournament and they are fixing the situation at the moment. Player Tags: John Juanda, Allen Kessler, Tom Koral, Jason Mercier Level 12: Pescatori Takes Chip LeadJun 07, '10 Blinds: Ante 700, Bring-In 1,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits Players Remaining: 58 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 87,931 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Max Pescatori – 214,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jennifer Harman — 61,000 Notable Eliminations: Jeffrey Lisandro Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 8:20 p.m. Player’s Twitter Accounts: Big Hands:
Max Pescatori and Barry Shulman were involved in a hand and here is how their boards looked: Pescatori: Q After the betting on seventh, Pescatori turned over A Shulman was down to 60,000. Hellmuth Jacks Up Kessler Phil Hellmuth completed on third street and Allen Kessler made the call. Hellmuth then checked on fourth and Kessler bet 3,000. Hellmuth called and checked again on fifth street. Kessler fired 6,000 and Hellmuth made the call. The same happened on sixth and seventh and then they showed down their hands. Kessler turned over two pair, 7 Neither player had a low and Hellmuth scooped the pot and was at 70,000 while Kessler was at 40,000.
Picking up the action on fourth street, Brandon Adams and Dario Minieri each put three bets into the pot. Adams then bet 6,000 on fifth street. Minieri called and both players put another three bets in on sixth street. Minieri then called a bet by Adams on seventh street and Adams turned over his hand: Adams: (A Adams made aces-full and took down the massive pot and he was up to 105,000. Mineiri was at 136,000. Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Phil Hellmuth, Barry Shulman, Allen Kessler, Brandon Adams, Dario Minieri Final Table Update: Allen Kessler Eliminated In 2nd Place, Frank Kassela Wins Event No. 15Jun 09, '10 Blinds: Ante 20,000, Bring-In 30,000, 100,000-200,000 Limits Players Remaining: 1 out of 170 Notable Eliminations: 2. Allen Kessler — $276,485 Big Hands:
Frank Kassela completed to 100,000 and Allen Kessler raised to 200,000. Kassela would have none of that as he three-bet to 300,000. Kessler made the call and was all in. Here is how their boards ran out: Kessler: (10 Kassela made queens and sevens to best Kessler’s tens and eights. Kassela took the pot and won his first career WSOP bracelet. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Allen Kessler Final Table Update: Dario Minieri Eliminated In 8th Place, Vladimir Schmelev Out In 7thJun 08, '10 Blinds: Ante 7,000, Bring-In 10,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits Players Remaining: 6 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 850,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Jennifer Harman – 1,100,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Dario Minieri — $52,366 Big Hands:
Dario Minieri led out betting on every street until sixth and Vladimir Schmelev called him down. On seventh, Schmelev initiated the betting with 60,000 and Minieri made the call. Schmelev turned over (A Minieri was just over 100,000 after the hand and was eliminated later in the level by Allen Kessler’s two pair.
Vladimir Schmelev led out with 30,000 on fourth street and Jennifer Harman made the call, as did Frank Kassela. Schmelev moved all in on fifth street for his last 16,000 and both opponents called. Harman and Kassela both checked the last two streets and Kassela turned over 10 Harman showed a 7-5 for the low end of the pot and Schmelev was sent to the rail. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Allen Kessler, Jennifer Harman, Dario Minieri Level 22: Gary Benson Eliminated In 9th PlaceJun 08, '10 Blinds: Ante 5,000, Bring-In 7,000, 25,000-50,000 Limits Players Remaining: 8 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 637,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Kirill Rabstov – 882,000 Notable Eliminations: 9. Gary Benson — $43,833 Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 9 p.m. Big Hands: Juanda Scoops Kessler John Juanda called 25,000 from Kessler on fourth street. Kessler then check-called bets of 50,000 by Juanda on every following street. Here were their boards: Juanda: (A Juanda made a better two pair than Kessler and scooped the pot. Juanda was at 855,000 while Kessler was down to 160,000.
Gary Benson was all in and sweating Allen Kessler and Frank Kassela’s hands by seventh street. Here were their boards: Benson: (Q Kassela made kings up, besting Benson’s queens-up and he bubbled the official final table. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, John Juanda, Gary Benson, Allen Kessler Level 21: Marco Johnson Eliminated In 13th, Isaia 12th, Altbregin 11th, Lind 10thJun 08, '10 Blinds: Ante 5,000, Bring-In 5,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits Players Remaining: 9 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 566,667 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Kirill Rabstov – 955,000 Notable Eliminations: 13. Marco Johnson — $32,439 Big Hands:
Frank Kassela bet 10,000 on third street and John Juanda raised to 20,000. Kassela made the call and Juanda led out for 10,000 on fourth street. Kassela called again and the A Juanda showed down a broadway straight and Kassela mucked. Juanda took the nice pot and was at 634,000. Kassela was down to 685,000. Kessler Nearly Quadruples Up To Escape The Short Stack Allen Kessler was all in by fourth street and in a pot against John Juanda, Frank Kassela and George Lind. Here were their boards: Kessler: 2 Juanda folded on the river but Kessler turned over A
Marco Johnson was all in by fifth street against Dario Minieri. Here were their boards: Johnson: (7 Minieri’s queens and jacks bested Johnson’s fives and threes and Johnson hit the rail. Alessio Isaia Eliminated In 12th Place Alessio Isaia was all in on fifth street against Steve Zolotow. By the time all the cards were dealt, Zolotow made two pair, 5 Isaia could only salvage one pair and was eliminated. Sergey Altbregin Eliminated In 11th Place, George Lind Eliminated In 10th Place Sergey Altbregin was eliminated when John Juanda made aces-up to defeat Altbregin’s lone pair of aces. Lind was eliminated a few hands later when he was scooped by Vladimir Schmelev’s ace-high flush and 7-6 low. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, John Juanda, Steve Zolotow, Allen Kessler, Marco Johnson, Alessio Isaia, Sergey Altbregin |
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Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante
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sitting on the table and 6,000 to sweeten the pot when Chris DeMaci checked in the small blind. Tim West bet 3,500 from the button and DeMaci check-raised to 10,200. West reraised all in for 25,000 and DeMaci made the call. Their cards:
when the small blind checked and Joe Hachem bet 3,000 from early position. The small blind check-raised all in and Hachem made the all-in call for 21,600. Their cards:
Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Chainsaw Cut Down
Crazy Marco Gets Best of Brunson
Cold Deck Does In Liu
Matusow Chipping Back Up
Boosted J Scoops With Just a Pair
Juanda’s Aggression Pays Dividends
Pescatori Rolls Shulman, Takes Chip Lead
Adams Takes Big Pot Off Minieri
Allen Kessler Eliminated In 2nd Place, Frank Kassela Wins Event No. 15
Dario Minieri Flushed By Schmelev, Then Eliminated In 8th Place ($52,366)
Vladimir Schmelev Eliminated In 7th Place ($63,456)
Gary Benson Eliminated In 9th Place
Juanda Takes A Pot Off Kassela
Marco Johnson Eliminated In 13th Place