Brian Powell Poker Tournament Updates

Baker vs. Powell vs. Tamayo

Oct 26, '10

David “Bakes” Baker (big blind), Brian Powell (UTG), and Jonathan Tamayo (middle position) collectively contributed 21,000 into a pot preflop and then proceeded to check down an A 4 2 K 3 board. Baker then bet 15,000 and after some thought Powell made the call. Tamayo mucked and Powell flipped over A Q, which induced Baker to muck as well.

Player Tags: Brian Powell,   Jonathan Tamayo,   David Baker

Level 21 Update: One More Elimination Before the Day Ends

Sep 27, '10

NOTE: The players are now on a 90-minute dinner break and they will return at 9:30 p.m. local time (1:30 p.m. PST).

Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 10 of 346

Chip Counts:

1. Ronald Lee — 1,864,000
2. Dan Fleyshman — 1,667,000
3. James Bord — 1,540,000
4. Roland de Wolfe — 1,138,000
5. Daniel Steinberg – 1,092,000
6. Fabrizio Baldassari — 1,076,000
7. Nicolas Levi — 693,000
8. David Peters — 596,000
9. Brian Powell — 440,000
10. Marc Inizan — 274,000

Average Chip Count: 1,038,000

Notable Cashes:

Big Hands:

Arnaud Mattern Eliminated in 12th Place (£54,114)

Arnaud Mattern moved all in under the gun for 124,000 and Brian Powell reraised all in over the top of him to isolate. The gambit worked and the two players flipped over their cards:

Mattern: K 10
Powell: K J

Board: 8 7 5 5 4

Powell grew his stack to 375,000 and Mattern was eliminated in 12th place (£54,114).

Andrew Pantling Eliminated in 11th Place (£54,114)

Nicolas Levi raised to 39,000 and Andrew Pantling reraised to 103,000. Daniel Steinberg reraised all in from the small blind and Levi mucked. Pantling made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Pantling: Q Q
Steinberg: 6 6

Board: K 8 6 K 7

Pantling was eliminated in 11th place and the took home £54,114 in prize money. Steinberg held over 1 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Brian Powell,   Arnaud Mattern,   Andrew Pantling,   Daniel Steinberg

Level 20 Update: Down to a Dozen

Sep 27, '10

Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 12 of 346

Chip Counts:

1. Ronald Lee — 1,826,000
2. Dan Fleyshman — 1,777,000
3. James Bord — 1,609,000
4. Roland de Wolfe — 1,312,000
5. Fabrizio Baldassari — 1,010,000
6. Nicolas Levi — 786,000
7. Daniel Steinberg – 526,000
8. David Peters — 472,000
9. Andrew Pantling — 430,000
10. Brian Powell — 295,000
11. Marc Inizan — 264,000
12. Arnaud Mattern — 130,000

Average Chip Count: 692,000

Notable Cashes:

Big Hands:

Marc Inizan Doubles Up

Dan Steinberg raised to 27,000 preflop from the cutoff and Marc Inizan reraised all in. Brian Powell made the call on the button and Steinberg mucked. Their cards:

Powell: A K
Inizan: A J

Board: J J 2 5 8

Inizan doubled up to 530,000 after the hand and Powell held less than 500,000.

Hoyt Corkins Eliminated in 15th Place (£42,454)

Hoyt Corkins raised to 35,000 preflop from the cutoff and Fabrizio Baldassari reraised to 102,000 on the button. Corkins reraised to 212,000 and then Baldassari moved all in. Corkins made the all-in call and the two players flipped over their cards:

Corkins: A Q
Baldassari: K K

Board: 10 4 2 Q 5

Corkins was eliminated on the hand in 15th place (£42,454) and Baldassari grew his stack to 1,010,000.

Clint Coffee (14th Place) and Barny Boatman (13th Place) Eliminated on the same Hand

Clint Coffee and Barny Boatman moved all in ahead of Roland de Wolfe preflop and he made the call, covering both of his opponents. Their cards:

De Wolfe: A A
Coffee: A J
Boatman: A K

Board: K 10 4 9 8

Coffee and Boatman were eliminated in 14th place and 13th place respectively and they each took home £42,454. De Wolfe rocketed his stack to 1,312,000 just before the break.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Barny Boatman,   Roland de Wolfe,   Brian Powell,   Marc Inizan,   Clint Coffee

Level 18 Update -- Early Action

Sep 27, '10

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 19 of 346

Chip Counts:

1. James Bord — 920,000
2. Viktor Blom — 900,000
3. Ronald Lee — 850,000
4. Andrew Pantling — 760,000
5. Daniel Steinberg — 660,000
6. David Peters — 645,000
7. Nicolas Levi — 640,000
8. Dan Fleyshman — 625,000
9. Bojan Gledovic — 610,000
10. Clint Coffee — 590,000
11. Phil Ivey — 481,000
12. Hoyt Corkins — 435,000
13. Brian Powell — 379,000
14. Barny Boatman — 300,000
15. Roland de Wolfe — 232,000
16. Marc Inizan — 205,000
17. Anthony Newman — 196,000
18. Arnaud Mattern — 180,000

Average Chip Count: 546,316

Notable Cashes:

Big Hands:

Greg Mueller Eliminated in 22nd Place (£26,400)

Greg Mueller moved all in with A Q and was called by Brian Powell who held A K. The board fell 9 6 5 8 6 and Mueller shook his opponents’ hands and made his exit. He leaves with £26,400 for 22nd place.

Jani Sointula Eliminated in 21st Place (£26,400)

Phil Ivey and Jani Sointula ran into each other for the second and final time today. Ivey made it 20,000 from the button and Sointula moved all in for 197,000. Ivey did not look happy as he contemplated the call. He decided to go with it, moved his chips over the line and flipped over pocket fours. Sointula showed Q J and waited for his fate to be determined. The flop came down J 9 2 and Sointula moved ahead. The turn was the K keeping Sointula safe. Ivey would need one of the two remaining fours to win the pot, and that’s exactly what came down. Ivey now closes in on the 800,000 in chips mark.

Thomas Bichon Eliminated in 20th Place (£26,400)

Thomas Bichon made his last stand in the main event against Viktor Blom, but it was not meant to be for the French pro when his A-Q could not beat Blom’s K-Q. Blom found a king on the flop and waved goodbye to another opponent. He’s currently nearing the million in chips mark.

De wolfe Hangs On

After moving all in and chopping a pot with Bojan Gledovic, Roland de Wolfe survived once more, this time doubling through Marc Inizan. With just under 80,000 in chips, de Wolfe shoved with A 8 and Inizan called with 10-10. De Wolfe binked an ace on the turn and doubled his stack.

Fleyshman Doubles

Andrew Pantling bet 18,000 from under the gun and Dan Fleyshman moved all in from the cut-off for the best part of 300,000. Pantling went into the tank and when he came out the other side, he opted to call. He flipped over 10 10 and saw he was up against A Q. The board came down J 6 4 A 5 and Fleyshman doubled up to over 600,000.

Mattern Miraculously Survives

Arnaud Mattern’s pocket queens ran head-first into James Bord’s pocket aces. Viktor Blom triggered a raising war and then stepped out when Arnaud Mattern four-bet. Bord then shoved and Mattern made the call. The hands stood as they were after all was said and done, and pocket rockets were enough to send Bord sky-high into the chip lead, crippling Mattern down to just 12,000.

Before the first break of the day however, Mattern managed to double up three times. First with pocket sixes versus Brian Powel’s K-Q, then with A-3 versus Anthony Newman’s A-Q by hitting a 3 on the turn, and finally with pocket eights versus Viktor Blom’s K-9. Mattern made a set on the flop and is now on a little more than 180,000.

Player Tags: Greg Mueller,   Phil Ivey,   Jani Sointula,   Roland de Wolfe,   Brian Powell,   Dan Fleyshman,   Arnaud Mattern,   James Bord,   Thomas Bichon,   Viktor Blom

Level 23 Update: Marc Inizan (9th) and Brian Powell (8th) Eliminated

Sep 28, '10

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 of 346

Chip Counts:

1: Ronald Lee – 3,164,000
2: Dan Steinberg – 2,063,000
3: Dan Fleyshman – 1,797,000
4: James Bord – 1,059,000
5: Roland de Wolfe – 931,000
6: Fabrizio Baldassari – 787,000
7: Nicolas Levi – 584,000

Average Chip Count: 1,482,857

Notable Cashes:

Big Hands:

Marc Inizan Eliminated in Ninth Place (£54,114) and Brian Powell Eliminated in Eighth Place (£69,754) on the Same Hand

Marc Inizan moved all in preflop for 313,000 preflop and Brian Powell moved all in over the top of him before Ronald Lee made the call and had both opponents covered. Their cards:

Lee: A K
Inizan: 8 8
Powell: 8 8

Board: J 10 6 K 4

Lee won the hand to take a dominating chip lead with more than 3 million. Inizan was eliminated in ninth place (£54,114) and Powell took home eight-place money (£69,754).

Nicolas Levi Doubles Up Through Roland de Wolfe

Dan Fleyshman limped preflop and Roland de Wolfe also joined the pot from the cutoff. Nicolas Levi then moved all in from the small blind for 336,000. Fleyshman mucked and de Wolfe made the call. Their cards:

Levi: 10 10
De Wolfe: A K

Board: Q 9 4 8 8

Levi doubled up on the hand and de Wolfe suffered a setback to start the day.

Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe,   Brian Powell,   Nicolas Levi,   Ronald Lee,   Marc Inizan

Level 21 Update: One More Elimination Before the Day Ends

Sep 27, '10

NOTE: The players are now on a 90-minute dinner break and they will return at 9:30 p.m. local time (1:30 p.m. PST).

Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 10 of 346

Chip Counts:

1. Ronald Lee — 1,864,000
2. Dan Fleyshman — 1,667,000
3. James Bord — 1,540,000
4. Roland de Wolfe — 1,138,000
5. Daniel Steinberg – 1,092,000
6. Fabrizio Baldassari — 1,076,000
7. Nicolas Levi — 693,000
8. David Peters — 596,000
9. Brian Powell — 440,000
10. Marc Inizan — 274,000

Average Chip Count: 1,038,000

Notable Cashes:

Big Hands:

Arnaud Mattern Eliminated in 12th Place (£54,114)

Arnaud Mattern moved all in under the gun for 124,000 and Brian Powell reraised all in over the top of him to isolate. The gambit worked and the two players flipped over their cards:

Mattern: K 10
Powell: K J

Board: 8 7 5 5 4

Powell grew his stack to 375,000 and Mattern was eliminated in 12th place (£54,114).

Andrew Pantling Eliminated in 11th Place (£54,114)

Nicolas Levi raised to 39,000 and Andrew Pantling reraised to 103,000. Daniel Steinberg reraised all in from the small blind and Levi mucked. Pantling made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Pantling: Q Q
Steinberg: 6 6

Board: K 8 6 K 7

Pantling was eliminated in 11th place and the took home £54,114 in prize money. Steinberg held over 1 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Brian Powell,   Arnaud Mattern,   Andrew Pantling,   Daniel Steinberg

Level 20 Update: Down to a Dozen

Sep 27, '10

Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 12 of 346

Chip Counts:

1. Ronald Lee — 1,826,000
2. Dan Fleyshman — 1,777,000
3. James Bord — 1,609,000
4. Roland de Wolfe — 1,312,000
5. Fabrizio Baldassari — 1,010,000
6. Nicolas Levi — 786,000
7. Daniel Steinberg – 526,000
8. David Peters — 472,000
9. Andrew Pantling — 430,000
10. Brian Powell — 295,000
11. Marc Inizan — 264,000
12. Arnaud Mattern — 130,000

Average Chip Count: 692,000

Notable Cashes:

Big Hands:

Marc Inizan Doubles Up

Dan Steinberg raised to 27,000 preflop from the cutoff and Marc Inizan reraised all in. Brian Powell made the call on the button and Steinberg mucked. Their cards:

Powell: A K
Inizan: A J

Board: J J 2 5 8

Inizan doubled up to 530,000 after the hand and Powell held less than 500,000.

Hoyt Corkins Eliminated in 15th Place (£42,454)

Hoyt Corkins raised to 35,000 preflop from the cutoff and Fabrizio Baldassari reraised to 102,000 on the button. Corkins reraised to 212,000 and then Baldassari moved all in. Corkins made the all-in call and the two players flipped over their cards:

Corkins: A Q
Baldassari: K K

Board: 10 4 2 Q 5

Corkins was eliminated on the hand in 15th place (£42,454) and Baldassari grew his stack to 1,010,000.

Clint Coffee (14th Place) and Barny Boatman (13th Place) Eliminated on the same Hand

Clint Coffee and Barny Boatman moved all in ahead of Roland de Wolfe preflop and he made the call, covering both of his opponents. Their cards:

De Wolfe: A A
Coffee: A J
Boatman: A K

Board: K 10 4 9 8

Coffee and Boatman were eliminated in 14th place and 13th place respectively and they each took home £42,454. De Wolfe rocketed his stack to 1,312,000 just before the break.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Barny Boatman,   Roland de Wolfe,   Brian Powell,   Marc Inizan,   Clint Coffee

Level 18 Update -- Early Action

Sep 27, '10

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 19 of 346

Chip Counts:

1. James Bord — 920,000
2. Viktor Blom — 900,000
3. Ronald Lee — 850,000
4. Andrew Pantling — 760,000
5. Daniel Steinberg — 660,000
6. David Peters — 645,000
7. Nicolas Levi — 640,000
8. Dan Fleyshman — 625,000
9. Bojan Gledovic — 610,000
10. Clint Coffee — 590,000
11. Phil Ivey — 481,000
12. Hoyt Corkins — 435,000
13. Brian Powell — 379,000
14. Barny Boatman — 300,000
15. Roland de Wolfe — 232,000
16. Marc Inizan — 205,000
17. Anthony Newman — 196,000
18. Arnaud Mattern — 180,000

Average Chip Count: 546,316

Notable Cashes:

Big Hands:

Greg Mueller Eliminated in 22nd Place (£26,400)

Greg Mueller moved all in with A Q and was called by Brian Powell who held A K. The board fell 9 6 5 8 6 and Mueller shook his opponents’ hands and made his exit. He leaves with £26,400 for 22nd place.

Jani Sointula Eliminated in 21st Place (£26,400)

Phil Ivey and Jani Sointula ran into each other for the second and final time today. Ivey made it 20,000 from the button and Sointula moved all in for 197,000. Ivey did not look happy as he contemplated the call. He decided to go with it, moved his chips over the line and flipped over pocket fours. Sointula showed Q J and waited for his fate to be determined. The flop came down J 9 2 and Sointula moved ahead. The turn was the K keeping Sointula safe. Ivey would need one of the two remaining fours to win the pot, and that’s exactly what came down. Ivey now closes in on the 800,000 in chips mark.

Thomas Bichon Eliminated in 20th Place (£26,400)

Thomas Bichon made his last stand in the main event against Viktor Blom, but it was not meant to be for the French pro when his A-Q could not beat Blom’s K-Q. Blom found a king on the flop and waved goodbye to another opponent. He’s currently nearing the million in chips mark.

De wolfe Hangs On

After moving all in and chopping a pot with Bojan Gledovic, Roland de Wolfe survived once more, this time doubling through Marc Inizan. With just under 80,000 in chips, de Wolfe shoved with A 8 and Inizan called with 10-10. De Wolfe binked an ace on the turn and doubled his stack.

Fleyshman Doubles

Andrew Pantling bet 18,000 from under the gun and Dan Fleyshman moved all in from the cut-off for the best part of 300,000. Pantling went into the tank and when he came out the other side, he opted to call. He flipped over 10 10 and saw he was up against A Q. The board came down J 6 4 A 5 and Fleyshman doubled up to over 600,000.

Mattern Miraculously Survives

Arnaud Mattern’s pocket queens ran head-first into James Bord’s pocket aces. Viktor Blom triggered a raising war and then stepped out when Arnaud Mattern four-bet. Bord then shoved and Mattern made the call. The hands stood as they were after all was said and done, and pocket rockets were enough to send Bord sky-high into the chip lead, crippling Mattern down to just 12,000.

Before the first break of the day however, Mattern managed to double up three times. First with pocket sixes versus Brian Powel’s K-Q, then with A-3 versus Anthony Newman’s A-Q by hitting a 3 on the turn, and finally with pocket eights versus Viktor Blom’s K-9. Mattern made a set on the flop and is now on a little more than 180,000.

Player Tags: Greg Mueller,   Phil Ivey,   Jani Sointula,   Roland de Wolfe,   Brian Powell,   Dan Fleyshman,   Arnaud Mattern,   James Bord,   Thomas Bichon,   Viktor Blom

Level 23 Update: Marc Inizan (9th) and Brian Powell (8th) Eliminated

Sep 28, '10

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 of 346

Chip Counts:

1: Ronald Lee – 3,164,000
2: Dan Steinberg – 2,063,000
3: Dan Fleyshman – 1,797,000
4: James Bord – 1,059,000
5: Roland de Wolfe – 931,000
6: Fabrizio Baldassari – 787,000
7: Nicolas Levi – 584,000

Average Chip Count: 1,482,857

Notable Cashes:

Big Hands:

Marc Inizan Eliminated in Ninth Place (£54,114) and Brian Powell Eliminated in Eighth Place (£69,754) on the Same Hand

Marc Inizan moved all in preflop for 313,000 preflop and Brian Powell moved all in over the top of him before Ronald Lee made the call and had both opponents covered. Their cards:

Lee: A K
Inizan: 8 8
Powell: 8 8

Board: J 10 6 K 4

Lee won the hand to take a dominating chip lead with more than 3 million. Inizan was eliminated in ninth place (£54,114) and Powell took home eight-place money (£69,754).

Nicolas Levi Doubles Up Through Roland de Wolfe

Dan Fleyshman limped preflop and Roland de Wolfe also joined the pot from the cutoff. Nicolas Levi then moved all in from the small blind for 336,000. Fleyshman mucked and de Wolfe made the call. Their cards:

Levi: 10 10
De Wolfe: A K

Board: Q 9 4 8 8

Levi doubled up on the hand and de Wolfe suffered a setback to start the day.

Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe,   Brian Powell,   Nicolas Levi,   Ronald Lee,   Marc Inizan

WSOPE Main Event Day 2 Begins Today

Sep 28, '09

Day 2 of the World Series of Poker Europe main event is due to kick off at 5.30 p.m. (GMT + 1) today. Therefore, at dinner-time in London, 186 players from an original 334 will combine for the first of four long poker-driven days. Only one will remain when the last card hits the felt, and this person will walk away £801,603 better off, taking over from John Juanda as the WSOPE champion.

The top 10 chip counts going into the day are:

Brian Powell: 194,600
Jason Mercier: 189,725
Sami Kelopuro: 168,925
Steve Zolotow: 166,825
Viktor Blom: 163,175
Jonathan Aguiar: 160,100
Praz Bansi: 155,450
Martin Hansen: 152,775
Tommy Pavlicek: 149,625
Antoine Saout: 144,400

Other notable chip counts include Alex Wice (129,800), Richard Grace (116,850), John Kabbaj (104,500), Joe Beevers (101,450), Doyle Brunson (92,900), Brandon Cantu (89,000), Jens Kyllonen (84,325) Thomas Bichon (82,575), Card Player’s CEO Barry Shulman (80,250), Laurence Houghton (78,950), Ashton Griffin (74,875), Theo Jorgensen (73,000), Chris Bjorin (73,350), Nik Persaud (60,000), John Magill (60,000), Freddy Deeb (52,000), Annette Obrestad (51,950), and Dave Ulliott (55,000).

It will most likely be tomorrow before the money bubble bursts as only 36 will walk away with a bite of the prize pool, but anything can happen in poker, so check back at the end of the night for a summary of the day’s action and official chip counts.

Player Tags: Brian Powell

$5,000 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball w/ Rebuys - Day 1 - Level 2 Recap

Jun 09, '08

Blinds: 200-400, 100 ante

Players Remaining: 83 of 84

Enter Phil Ivey

Table 1 may have been the place to be during the first hour today, but everything changed once Phil Ivey took his seat at table 8. Ivey showed up late but ready to gamble. On numerous occasions Ivey has moved his entire stack all-in preflop... without looking at his cards. As could be imagined, Ivey hasn't fared tremendously well so far. An early estimate has Ivey in for 12-to-14 buy-ins. He has lost showdowns to players tabling king-low and queen-low (twice), but a late double-up has him as one of the bigger stacks. The beneficiary of Ivey's gambling spirit has been Todd Brunson, whose stack of 145,000 dwarfs the rest of the field.

As For the Rest...

Cautious play is the word (phrase, perhaps) of the day, surprisingly. The majority of pots contested thus far have been on the small-side, with sensible value bets and plenty of checking being the norm. The average stack at every table other than nos. 1 and 8 appears to be well below 20,000.

Early Leaders

Though it is difficult (and, arguably, pointless) to give an update of chipleaders during the rebuy period, we at Card Player are here to serve you:

Todd Brunson - 150,000
Daniel Alaei - 60,000
Phil Ivey - 55,000
Shawn Sheikhan - 52,000
Brian Powell - 50,000
Tow "durrrr" Dwan - 50,000
Billy Baxter - 44,000
David Benyamine - 41,000

The rebuy period will continue until the conclusion of level 3.

Player Tags: Todd Brunson,   Shawn Sheikhan,   David Benyamine,   Daniel Alaei,   Phil Ivey,   Brian Powell,   Tom Dwan,   Billy Baxter

Pot-Limit Hold'em - Tony Licastro Adds To His Chip Lead

May 30, '08

Blinds/Antes: 500/1000

Average Stack: 53,000

Players Left: 133 of 352

Chip Leaders:

Anthony Licastro - 255,000
Marco Johnson - 148,000
Shawn Keller - 142,000
Raphael Zimmerman - 110,000
Grant Lang - 110,000
Phil Laak - 109,000
Kevin Saul - 105,000
Eli Elezra - 101,100
Lyle Berman - 100,000

Recent Eliminations:

Thierry van den Berg
Dario Minieri
Jon Friedberg
Antonio Esfandiari
Brian Powell
Vanessa Rousso

Big Hands:

Vanessa Rousso Getting Short

On a board of 498J, Vanessa Rousso was check-raised all in by her opponent. After deliberating for several minutes, Russo elected to fold leaving her with a remaining stack of 13,000. She was eliminated a short while later.

Mike Sexton Gets Pushed Around

Mike Sexton, raised to 3,000 from middle position and was called by the player on the button. The small blind reraised to 13,000 total, causing Sexton to pause and count his chips before ultimately mucking. The player on the button folded instantly. Sexton is left with 85,000 in chips.

Jennifer Harman Starts Her Comeback

Facing a raise of 2,700 from the player in seat 6, Jennifer Harman reraised to 9,600 total. Her opponent folded, and Harman added the pot to her growing 24,000 stack.

Ivey and His Accidental Value Bet

After posting his big blind, Phil Ivey called a raise of 3,000 by a middle position player. Both players checked the Q87 flop and the J turn. On the 3 river, Ivey bet 4,000 which was instantly called by his opponent. Ivey turned over a wired pair of tens, which was good for the 14,500 pot.

Phil Laak Chips Up

Phil Laak increased his stack to over 80,000 in chips after taking his pocket aces against his opponent’s pocket queens.

Dario Minieri Eliminated

Dario Minieri put the remainder of his chips into the pot with 66, but found himself dominated by his opponent’s TT. The board ran out 97253 and Dario was sent to the rail, leaving Max Pescatori the lone representative of Italy at the table.

Kido Pham Sucks Out to Stay Alive

Kido Pham put 3,500 of his 3,800 into the pot from the button looking to double-up; Kevin “BeL0WaB0Ve” Saul obliged and set him all-in. Pham, claiming to only have looked at one of his cards, flipped over K4 and is dominated by Saul’s KQ. Pham was granted a reprieve, however, when the four of hearts hit on the turn, bringing his stack up to 8,500.

Brian "snagglepuss' Powell Eliminated

With the board 83T7 Brian Powell check-raised Ben Grundy’s 10,000 bet and moved all in for roughly 25,000 more. Grundy quickly called with T7 for two pair. Powell had AKs and was unable to river a flush.

Tony Licastro Adds To His Chip Lead

In a pot with three players, Tony Licastro’s misstep ended up paying off. With a short stack already all in, Licastro moved all in and was immediately called by the other player in the hand. The caller flipped over pocket kings and the short stack held pocket aces. But a ten on the river gave Licastro the gigantic pot and moved his chip stack to well over 200,000.

Sebok Takes One From Antonius

In late position Joe Sebok raised to 3,000 and was called by Patrik Antonius in the big blind. On a 6KA Antonius checked and then called a 5,000 bet by Sebok. The turn was the 9h and Antonius checked. Sebok quickly bet 12,000. After a couple minutes of deliberation Antonius folded. After the hand Sebok had 70,000 chips and Antonius had 65,000 chips.

The Magician Disappears

In the big blind, Antonio Esfandiari called a raise from the player under-the-gun and checked a flop of 4Q3. Esfandiari checked and quickly called his opponent's bet of 6,000. Esfandiari led out with a 9,500 bet after seeing the K on the turn, and his opponent raised to 28,000. After counting down his chips, Esfandiari moved all in for his remaining 43,000. His opponent called and turned over pocket fours, the favorite against Antonio's KQ. The Magician was eliminated when the J on the river brought no help to Esfandiari's two pair.

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Phil Laak,   Jennifer Harman,   Phil Ivey,   Mike Sexton,   Kido Pham,   Vanessa Rousso,   Joe Sebok,   Brian Powell,   Thierry Van Den Berg,   Dario Minieri,   European Report