Steve Michaelis Doubles Up
Mar 23, '13
Steve Michaelis was all in for his tournament life with A
3
and UTG+1 called with K
8. The board was A84
53 and so Michaelis doubled up to survive with a little more than a starting stack.
When asked for his name after the hand Steve said, “My last name is Michaelis, like Michael is going to win this tournament.”
Steve Michaelis – 15,550 (51 bb)
Player Tags: Steven Michaelis
Somanath Nirakari Eliminated in 14th Place ($2,396)
Mar 24, '13
Somanath Nirakari was all in preflop and both Dustin Fox and Steven Michaelis had him covered. Here are their cards.
Fox: 1010
Michaelis: QQ
Nirakari: 99
Board: J1076A
Fox knocked out Nirakari and wins the side pot with Michaelis to grow his stack to 220,000 (44 bb). Michaelis was left with 105,000 (21 bb) after the hand, and Nirakari took 14th place, good for $2,396.
Player Tags: Dustin Fox, Steven Michaelis, Somanath Nirakari
Steve Michaelis Doubles Up
Mar 24, '13
Steve Michaelis raised to 11,000 preflop and John Miner reraised to 25,000. Chuck Gekle reraised all in from middle position and Michaelis reraised all in over the top of him. Miner went into the tank after that and eventually folded pocket queens. The two live players then flipped over their cards.
Michaelis: KK
Gekle: AJ
Board: 864KJ
Michaelis won the hand and he more than doubled up to 195,000 (39 bb). Gekle took a hit and his stack was down to 70,500 (14 bb).
Player Tags: Steven Michaelis, Chuck Gekle
Cy Williams Eliminated
Mar 24, '13
Cy Williams was all in preflop from the cutoff with 1010 and Steve Michaelis had Cy covered for his tournament life with AK. The board ran out K3246 and Williams was eliminated on the hand. Michaelis holds 150,000 after the hand (125 big blinds).
Player Tags: Cy Williams, Steven Michaelis
Steven Michaelis Eliminated in Ninth Place ($3,594))
Mar 25, '13
Steven Michaelis raised all in for 38,000 preflop under the gun and Billy Lee reraised to 100,000 from the hi-jack. Everyone else folded and the two players flipped over their cards.
Lee: 99
Michaelis: A8
Board: 932106
Lee won the hand and grew his stack to 326,000 (40 bb). Michaelis was eliminated in ninth place and he will take home $3,594 in prize money.
Player Tags: Billy Lee, Steven Michaelis
