Gary Luther Poker Tournament Updates

Runner-Up, Runner-Up

Apr 11, '15

With tables breaking and players getting moved around an interesting development has occurred.

Miguel Hernandez, who finished second in this event’s inaugural run to Maxx Dansky, and Gary Luther, who finished second in this event in August to Austin Lewis, are now seated at the same table.

We will of course be keeping an eye on the two players as the event progresses to see if either makes yet another deep run!

On a side note, Luther also finished tenth the year Hernandez finished second.

Player Tags: Gary Luther,   Miguel Hernandez

Gary Luther Eliminated 7th ($19,611)

Apr 12, '15

A very short Gary Luther was all in with J6 and Andrew Watson called with K4.

Watson flopped a four and Luther never recovered.

Player Tags: Andrew Watson,   Gary Luther

Lewis and Luther Again

Apr 12, '15

Austin Lewis was all in for about 500,000 and Gary Luther called.

Lewis = A2
Luther = Q3

The Board = AJ210Q

Luther is down to about 225,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Austin Lewis,   Gary Luther

Austin Lewis Versus Gary Luther

Apr 12, '15

Austin Lewis is seated to the left of Gary Luther and it just so happens these two finished first and second in this event in August. Lewis won over $180,000 while Luther left with more than $113,000. Now the two are back in contention for the title once again and neither is going down with out a fight.

A few recent hands between the two:

Luther moved all-in from the button and Lewis called from the small blind.

Luther = A5
Lewis = JJ
Board = Q105210

A few hands later, Luther moved all in for his last 440,000 and Lewis called. Luther tabled AJ and Lewis showed A3.

The board was dealt K95810 and Luther doubled up.

Player Tags: Austin Lewis,   Gary Luther

Brant Hale Takes Some From Gary Luther

Apr 12, '15

Brant Hale raised to 140,000 from middle position and Gary Luther called from middle position. The flop was spread Q44 and both players checked. The turn was the 3 and Luther bet 175,000. Hale called and the river was the 8. Hale bet 325,000 and Luther called. Hale tabled 88 and bested Luther’s KQ.

Player Tags: Brant Hale,   Gary Luther

Final Two Tables

Apr 12, '15

Here is a look at the seating arrangements and chip counts for the final two tables.

Table 1

Seat 1: Austin Lewis – 1,600,000
Seat 2: Andrew Watson – 725,000
Seat 3: Herb Montalbano – 221,000
Seat 4: Lynn Samples – 330,000
Seat 5: Orlando Romero – 205,000
Seat 6: Chan Pelton – 2,100,000
Seat 7: Miguel Hernandez – 265,000
Seat 8: Mark Threadgill – 233,000
Seat 9: Fadi Massaad – 710,000

Table 2

Seat 1: Brant Hale – 850,000
Seat 2: Andrew Youngblood – 335,000
Seat 3: Master Lynch – 1,275,000
Seat 4: Abraham Araya – 220,000
Seat 5: Gary Luther – 1,000,000
Seat 6: Jonathan Bloyen – 221,000
Seat 7: Robert Dreyfuss – 875,000
Seat 8: Paul Phillips – 346,000
Seat 9: Zachary Hammons – 610,000

Player Tags: Robert Dreyfuss,   Gary Luther

Gary Luther Battles Miguel Hernandez

Apr 12, '15

Gary Luther and Miguel Hernandez have both finished runner-up in this event in the past. Hernandez in 2012 and Luther in August of 2014. Both men are still in the field today and fighting hard for the win.

Facing a pre-flop raise from Hernandez, Luther called and the two saw a flop of A107. Luther check-called Hernandez’s bet of 55,000 and saw the J on the turn. Luther check-called a second time, this time a bet of 83,000 from Hernandez. The river was the J and Hernandez cut out a bet of 100,000, leaving himself with about 475,000 behind. Luther, who had about 550,000, announced he was all-in.

Hernandez took several painstaking moments to decide what to do. In the end, he opted to fold his hand, but it was clear it was a decision he did not come by easily.

Player Tags: Gary Luther,   Miguel Hernandez

Austin Peck Eliminated 46th ($2,354)

Apr 12, '15

Austin Peck moved all in for 63,000 cutoff and Gary Luther called from the big blind.

Peck = Q5
Luther = AK

Board = 983J7

Player Tags: Gary Luther,   Austin Peck

Runner-Up, Runner-Up

Apr 11, '15

With tables breaking and players getting moved around an interesting development has occurred.

Miguel Hernandez, who finished second in this event’s inaugural run to Maxx Dansky, and Gary Luther, who finished second in this event in August to Austin Lewis, are now seated at the same table.

We will of course be keeping an eye on the two players as the event progresses to see if either makes yet another deep run!

On a side note, Luther also finished tenth the year Hernandez finished second.

Player Tags: Gary Luther,   Miguel Hernandez

Gary Luther Eliminated 7th ($19,611)

Apr 12, '15

A very short Gary Luther was all in with J6 and Andrew Watson called with K4.

Watson flopped a four and Luther never recovered.

Player Tags: Andrew Watson,   Gary Luther

Lewis and Luther Again

Apr 12, '15

Austin Lewis was all in for about 500,000 and Gary Luther called.

Lewis = A2
Luther = Q3

The Board = AJ210Q

Luther is down to about 225,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Austin Lewis,   Gary Luther

Austin Lewis Versus Gary Luther

Apr 12, '15

Austin Lewis is seated to the left of Gary Luther and it just so happens these two finished first and second in this event in August. Lewis won over $180,000 while Luther left with more than $113,000. Now the two are back in contention for the title once again and neither is going down with out a fight.

A few recent hands between the two:

Luther moved all-in from the button and Lewis called from the small blind.

Luther = A5
Lewis = JJ
Board = Q105210

A few hands later, Luther moved all in for his last 440,000 and Lewis called. Luther tabled AJ and Lewis showed A3.

The board was dealt K95810 and Luther doubled up.

Player Tags: Austin Lewis,   Gary Luther

Brant Hale Takes Some From Gary Luther

Apr 12, '15

Brant Hale raised to 140,000 from middle position and Gary Luther called from middle position. The flop was spread Q44 and both players checked. The turn was the 3 and Luther bet 175,000. Hale called and the river was the 8. Hale bet 325,000 and Luther called. Hale tabled 88 and bested Luther’s KQ.

Player Tags: Brant Hale,   Gary Luther

Final Two Tables

Apr 12, '15

Here is a look at the seating arrangements and chip counts for the final two tables.

Table 1

Seat 1: Austin Lewis – 1,600,000
Seat 2: Andrew Watson – 725,000
Seat 3: Herb Montalbano – 221,000
Seat 4: Lynn Samples – 330,000
Seat 5: Orlando Romero – 205,000
Seat 6: Chan Pelton – 2,100,000
Seat 7: Miguel Hernandez – 265,000
Seat 8: Mark Threadgill – 233,000
Seat 9: Fadi Massaad – 710,000

Table 2

Seat 1: Brant Hale – 850,000
Seat 2: Andrew Youngblood – 335,000
Seat 3: Master Lynch – 1,275,000
Seat 4: Abraham Araya – 220,000
Seat 5: Gary Luther – 1,000,000
Seat 6: Jonathan Bloyen – 221,000
Seat 7: Robert Dreyfuss – 875,000
Seat 8: Paul Phillips – 346,000
Seat 9: Zachary Hammons – 610,000

Player Tags: Robert Dreyfuss,   Gary Luther

Gary Luther Battles Miguel Hernandez

Apr 12, '15

Gary Luther and Miguel Hernandez have both finished runner-up in this event in the past. Hernandez in 2012 and Luther in August of 2014. Both men are still in the field today and fighting hard for the win.

Facing a pre-flop raise from Hernandez, Luther called and the two saw a flop of A107. Luther check-called Hernandez’s bet of 55,000 and saw the J on the turn. Luther check-called a second time, this time a bet of 83,000 from Hernandez. The river was the J and Hernandez cut out a bet of 100,000, leaving himself with about 475,000 behind. Luther, who had about 550,000, announced he was all-in.

Hernandez took several painstaking moments to decide what to do. In the end, he opted to fold his hand, but it was clear it was a decision he did not come by easily.

Player Tags: Gary Luther,   Miguel Hernandez

Austin Peck Eliminated 46th ($2,354)

Apr 12, '15

Austin Peck moved all in for 63,000 cutoff and Gary Luther called from the big blind.

Peck = Q5
Luther = AK

Board = 983J7

Player Tags: Gary Luther,   Austin Peck

Omar Zazay Doubles Through Gary Luther

Aug 03, '14

Omar Zazay got his last 335,000 in the middle preflop against Gary Luther. It was off to the races as Zazay tabled JJ against Luther’s AQ. The flop put Zazay squarely in the lead as the dealer spread a flop of J86. The turn gave Luther a sweat with the K, but the river was the 3 and Zazay doubled up to 800,000. Luther still is the chip leader with approximately 5.1 million.

Player Tags: Omar Zazay,   Gary Luther

Jason Fitzpatrick Crippled in Brutal Fashion

Aug 03, '14

Jason Fitzpatrick opened to 65,000 from the hijack and Gary Luther called from the small blind. The flop was 1095 and Luther checked. Fitzpatrick bet 65,000 and Luther raised to 200,000. Fitzpatrick re-raised to 400,000 and Luther snap-moved all-in. Fitzpatrick called just as quickly but was in for a unhappy surprise when the hands were tabled. Fitzpatrick had flopped a set of nines (99) but Luther had flopped a set of tens (1010). The board completed K4 and Fitzpatrick was left with a mere 760,000. Luther is now up to about 5.1 million.

Player Tags: Jason Fitzpatrick,   Gary Luther

Luther Picks Off Flores

Aug 03, '14

It was a battle of the blinds with Spencer Flores in the small blind and Gary Luther in the big blind. On a flop of Q96, Flores bets 75,000 and is called by Luther. The turn is the 5 and Flores bets 75,000 again. Luther calls and the 2 falls on the river.

Flores bets 150,000 and Luther calls. Luther tables AQ and Flores flashes the A before mucking his hand. Flores drops to 1.3 million in chips while Luther climbs to 1.86 million.

Player Tags: Gary Luther

Luther Takes From Snowden

Aug 03, '14

Daniel Snowden raised to 40,000 from middle position and was called by Gary Luther in the hijack and Quan Nguyen from the big blind.

The flop was Q96 and Nguyen checked before Snowden bet 75,000. Luther called in position and Nguyen folded. The turn was the Q and Snowden quickly checked. Luther casually tossed in a newly introduced red, 100,000 denomination chip and Snowden called.

The river was the A and Snowden checked again. Luther bet 135,000 and Snowden folded fairly quickly. Snowden dropped to 328,000 while Luther is up to 1.4 million.

Player Tags: Daniel Snowden,   Gary Luther

Jason Fitzpatrick Leading

Aug 03, '14

Here is a look at some of the chip counts of the biggest stacks in the room:

Jason Fitzpatrick – 950,000
Austin Lewis – 780,000
Mario Silvestri – 610,000
Daniel Snowden – 530,000
Charlie Nguyen – 490,000
Gary Luther – 480,000
Sharma Shaurabh – 480,000

Player Tags: Austin Lewis,   Mario Silvestri,   Daniel Snowden,   Jason Fitzpatrick,   Gary Luther,   Charlie Nguyen

Gary Luther Eliminated 2nd ($113,205)

Aug 04, '14

After losing the majority of his stack just a few hands before, Gary Lewis moved all-in for his tournament life with QQ. Austin Lewis called with A2 and a brutal flop for Luther basically sealed his fate.

Lewis flopped a wheel when the dealer fanned 543 and Luther never improved as the board ran out 24.

Luther leaves with $113,205 for his deep run.

Player Tags: Austin Lewis,   Gary Luther

Lewis Double Huge Through Luther

Aug 04, '14

Gary Luther had the button and raised to 120,000. Austin Lewis three-bet from the big blind, making it 275,000 to go. Luther came back over the top with a four-bet to 600,000 only to have Lewis five-bet to one million total. Luther six-bet shipped all in and Lewis snap called for his tournament life of 5.275 million.

Lewis: AA
Luther: 99

Lewis was in a commanding position to double up with his pocket aces heading to the community cards. The flop came down 5A8, putting Lewis even further in the lead with top set. The 4 turned, ensuring Lewis the double. The 8 finished the board, filling Lewis up in the process.

Austin Lewis – 10,550,000
Gary Luther – 1,400,000

Player Tags: Austin Lewis,   Gary Luther

Lewis Climbing Back

Aug 04, '14

Austin Lewis popped it up to 125,000 from the button and Gary Luther called from the big blind. The flop came down 495 and Luther checked. Lewis continued for 150,000 only to have Luther come over the top with a check-raise to 350,000. Lewis three-bet the action to 650,000 and Luther let his cards go.

Austin Lewis – 5,075,000
Gary Luther – 6,905,000

Player Tags: Austin Lewis,   Gary Luther

One For Lewis

Aug 04, '14

Austin Lewis raised to 105,000 from the button and Gary Luther called. The flop came down 683 and Luther check-called a continuation bet of 110,000.

The turn was the 2 and Luther checked for a second time. Lewis fired 250,000 and Luther stuck around. The A was the river and Luther checked for a third time. Lewis moved 650,000 past the betting line, sending Luther into the tank. Ultimately, Luther opted to fold and Lewis was pushed the pot.

Gary Luther – 6,700,000
Austin Lewis – 4,600,000

Player Tags: Austin Lewis,   Gary Luther

Luther Takes the Lead

Aug 04, '14

After each committing 500,000 before the flop, Gary Luther and Austin Lewis took a flop of 289. Luther checked over to Lewis who fired out a bet of 450,000. Luther came over the top with a raise to 1.2 million and Lewis let his cards go.

With this pot, Luther jumped into the chip lead with 6.8 million to Lewis’ 4.8 million.

Player Tags: Austin Lewis,   Gary Luther

Omar Zazay Doubles Through Gary Luther

Aug 03, '14

Omar Zazay got his last 335,000 in the middle preflop against Gary Luther. It was off to the races as Zazay tabled JJ against Luther’s AQ. The flop put Zazay squarely in the lead as the dealer spread a flop of J86. The turn gave Luther a sweat with the K, but the river was the 3 and Zazay doubled up to 800,000. Luther still is the chip leader with approximately 5.1 million.

Player Tags: Omar Zazay,   Gary Luther

Jason Fitzpatrick Crippled in Brutal Fashion

Aug 03, '14

Jason Fitzpatrick opened to 65,000 from the hijack and Gary Luther called from the small blind. The flop was 1095 and Luther checked. Fitzpatrick bet 65,000 and Luther raised to 200,000. Fitzpatrick re-raised to 400,000 and Luther snap-moved all-in. Fitzpatrick called just as quickly but was in for a unhappy surprise when the hands were tabled. Fitzpatrick had flopped a set of nines (99) but Luther had flopped a set of tens (1010). The board completed K4 and Fitzpatrick was left with a mere 760,000. Luther is now up to about 5.1 million.

Player Tags: Jason Fitzpatrick,   Gary Luther

Luther Picks Off Flores

Aug 03, '14

It was a battle of the blinds with Spencer Flores in the small blind and Gary Luther in the big blind. On a flop of Q96, Flores bets 75,000 and is called by Luther. The turn is the 5 and Flores bets 75,000 again. Luther calls and the 2 falls on the river.

Flores bets 150,000 and Luther calls. Luther tables AQ and Flores flashes the A before mucking his hand. Flores drops to 1.3 million in chips while Luther climbs to 1.86 million.

Player Tags: Gary Luther

Luther Takes From Snowden

Aug 03, '14

Daniel Snowden raised to 40,000 from middle position and was called by Gary Luther in the hijack and Quan Nguyen from the big blind.

The flop was Q96 and Nguyen checked before Snowden bet 75,000. Luther called in position and Nguyen folded. The turn was the Q and Snowden quickly checked. Luther casually tossed in a newly introduced red, 100,000 denomination chip and Snowden called.

The river was the A and Snowden checked again. Luther bet 135,000 and Snowden folded fairly quickly. Snowden dropped to 328,000 while Luther is up to 1.4 million.

Player Tags: Daniel Snowden,   Gary Luther

Jason Fitzpatrick Leading

Aug 03, '14

Here is a look at some of the chip counts of the biggest stacks in the room:

Jason Fitzpatrick – 950,000
Austin Lewis – 780,000
Mario Silvestri – 610,000
Daniel Snowden – 530,000
Charlie Nguyen – 490,000
Gary Luther – 480,000
Sharma Shaurabh – 480,000

Player Tags: Austin Lewis,   Mario Silvestri,   Daniel Snowden,   Jason Fitzpatrick,   Gary Luther,   Charlie Nguyen

Gary Luther Eliminated 2nd ($113,205)

Aug 04, '14

After losing the majority of his stack just a few hands before, Gary Lewis moved all-in for his tournament life with QQ. Austin Lewis called with A2 and a brutal flop for Luther basically sealed his fate.

Lewis flopped a wheel when the dealer fanned 543 and Luther never improved as the board ran out 24.

Luther leaves with $113,205 for his deep run.

Player Tags: Austin Lewis,   Gary Luther

Lewis Double Huge Through Luther

Aug 04, '14

Gary Luther had the button and raised to 120,000. Austin Lewis three-bet from the big blind, making it 275,000 to go. Luther came back over the top with a four-bet to 600,000 only to have Lewis five-bet to one million total. Luther six-bet shipped all in and Lewis snap called for his tournament life of 5.275 million.

Lewis: AA
Luther: 99

Lewis was in a commanding position to double up with his pocket aces heading to the community cards. The flop came down 5A8, putting Lewis even further in the lead with top set. The 4 turned, ensuring Lewis the double. The 8 finished the board, filling Lewis up in the process.

Austin Lewis – 10,550,000
Gary Luther – 1,400,000

Player Tags: Austin Lewis,   Gary Luther

Lewis Climbing Back

Aug 04, '14

Austin Lewis popped it up to 125,000 from the button and Gary Luther called from the big blind. The flop came down 495 and Luther checked. Lewis continued for 150,000 only to have Luther come over the top with a check-raise to 350,000. Lewis three-bet the action to 650,000 and Luther let his cards go.

Austin Lewis – 5,075,000
Gary Luther – 6,905,000

Player Tags: Austin Lewis,   Gary Luther

One For Lewis

Aug 04, '14

Austin Lewis raised to 105,000 from the button and Gary Luther called. The flop came down 683 and Luther check-called a continuation bet of 110,000.

The turn was the 2 and Luther checked for a second time. Lewis fired 250,000 and Luther stuck around. The A was the river and Luther checked for a third time. Lewis moved 650,000 past the betting line, sending Luther into the tank. Ultimately, Luther opted to fold and Lewis was pushed the pot.

Gary Luther – 6,700,000
Austin Lewis – 4,600,000

Player Tags: Austin Lewis,   Gary Luther

Luther Takes the Lead

Aug 04, '14

After each committing 500,000 before the flop, Gary Luther and Austin Lewis took a flop of 289. Luther checked over to Lewis who fired out a bet of 450,000. Luther came over the top with a raise to 1.2 million and Lewis let his cards go.

With this pot, Luther jumped into the chip lead with 6.8 million to Lewis’ 4.8 million.

Player Tags: Austin Lewis,   Gary Luther

Gary Luther Eliminated On Final Table Bubble

Aug 06, '12

Maxx Dansky raised and Gary Luther moved all in from the button for 239,000. Dansky called with pocket eights and had Luther’s pocket sixes in trouble.

The board ran out clean for Dansky and Luther was eliminated in 10th place.

Player Tags: Maxx Dansky,   Gary Luther