Level 21 Update: Daniel Negreanu Eliminated
Jul 16, '11
NOTE: The players are now on a two-hour dinner break and cards will get back into the air at 8:15 p.m.
Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 175 out of 6,865
Chip Leaders:
Ben Lamb: 3,850,000
Pius Heinz: 3,750,000
Phil Collins: 3,500,000
David Barter: 3,080,000
David Bach: 2,940,000
Alex Moore: 2,640,000
Bryan Devonshire: 2,620,000
Lars Bonding: 2,550,000
Max Heinzelmann: 2,540,000
Daryl Jace: 2,500,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Daniel Negreanu — BUSTED
Notables Eliminated:
Joe Tehan
Gabriel Nassif
Manoj Viswanathan
Kevin Saul
Matt Stout
Featured Poker Tweets
Alex Kamberis
Allen Cunningham
Erick Lindgren
Jean-Robert Bellande
Bryan Devonshire
Joseph Cheong
Philip Collins
David Sands
Jon Turner
Lars Bonding
Sorel Mizzi
Christian Harder
Hands:
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated
Daniel Negreanu was forced to move all in preflop for his final 95,000 and Rupert Elder made the call. Their cards:
Negreanu: 10
10
Elder: A 7
Board: 9
5 3
A 4
Negreanu was eliminated on the hand and Elder grew his stack to a million.
Former Chip Leader Busts
Manoj Viswanathan was the chip leader when the day began but now he has been eliminated from the tournament.
On his final hand he got the last of his chips into the middle and David Barter called him down. Their cards:
Barter: A A
Manoj: Q Q
Board: 8 3 2 7 9
Manoj was eliminated on the hand and Barter now holds 3 million.
Joseph Cheong Doubles Up
Joseph Cheong got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Daryl Jace made the call. Their cards:
Cheong: Q 8
Jace: A K
Board: A 4 3 5 6
Jace fell to 2.5 million and Cheong survived with 1.5 million.
Joe Tehan Eliminated by Bryan Devonshire
Terry Hobbs bet 250,000 when the flop read Q 7 6 and 300,000 sat on the table. Bryan Devonshire then raised all in for 1.4 million. Tehan made an all-in call for 640,000 and Hobbs got out of the way. Tehan and Devonshire then flipped over their cards:
Devonshire: Q Q
Tehan: 7 7
Turn and River: 8 and Q
Tehan was eliminated and Devonshire grew his stack to 2,620,000.
Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Joe Tehan, Bryan Devonshire, Matt Stout, Daryl Jace, Manoj Viswanathan, David Barter, Joseph Cheong
Level 19 Update: Less than 300 Players Remain
Jul 16, '11
Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 297 out of 6,865
Chip Leaders:
Daryl Jace: 2,230,000
Pius Heinz: 2,200,000
Manoj Viswanathan: 2,030,000
Sam Barnhart: 1,970,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg: 1,918,000
Mazin Khoury: 1,707,000
Stephane Albertini: 1,700,000
Max Heinzelmann: 1,672,000
David Barter: 1,650,000
Kyle Johnson: 1,650,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Daniel Negreanu — 481,000
Notables Eliminated:
David Levi
Jordan Rich
Richard Lee
John Cernuto
Freddy Deeb
Darus Suharto
Featured Poker Tweets
Daniel Negreanu
Alex Kamberis
Allen Cunningham
Erick Lindgren
Jean-Robert Bellande
Matt Stout
Joe Tehan
Bryan Devonshire
Joseph Cheong
Philip Collins
David Sands
Jon Turner
Lars Bonding
Kevin Saul
Sorel Mizzi
Carter King
Christian Harder
Hands:
Sebastian Ruthenberg Knocks One Out
Randy Hanley moved all in preflop for 96,000 and Sebastian Ruthenberg made the call. Their cards:
Ruthenberg: 7 7
Hanley: 3 3
Board: 9 9 4 Q 5
Hanley was eliminated on the hand and Ruthenberg grew his stack to 1,918,000.
Ruben Visser Doubles Up
A series of bets and raises saw Ruben Visser all in for 473,000 and Satoshi Isomae had him covered. Their cards:
Visser: A K
Isomae: A Q
Board: 7 6 4 2 3
Visser won the hand and doubled up to 970,000.
Elezra Doubles Up an Opponent
Kenny Shih was all in preflop and Eli Elezra had him covered, Their cards:
Elezra: 8 8
Shih: A J
Board: 8 7 2 10 9
Shih doubled up on the hand to survive with 600,000 and Elezra saw his stack drop to 680,000.
Fernando Brito Doubles Up
Fernando Brito moved all in preflop and Patrick Poirier made the call. Their cards:
Brito: 9 9
Poirier: 3 3
Board: A 7 4 A 10
Briton doubled up to 440,000 after the hand.
Bryan Devonshire Knocks One Out
Robert Matos moved all in preflop for 700,000 and Bryan Devonshire made the call. Their cards:
Devonshire: A Q
Matos: A K
Board: 5 4 2 Q 7
Devonshire grew his stack to 1,550,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Eli Elezra, Bryan Devonshire, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Ruben Visser, Fernando Brito
Level 34 Update: Down To Unofficial Final Table
Jul 19, '11
Note: The players returned from the dinner break with 1 hour and 20 minutes left in Level 34. Play will continue until the the field reaches the final nine players.
Blinds: 150,000-300,000 with a 40,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 out of 6,865
Average Chip Count: 20,595,000
Chip Leaders:
1. Eoghan O’Dea — 40,540,000
2. Martin Staszko — 27,965,000
3. Ben Lamb — 24,260,000
4. John Hewitt — 22,300,000
5. Phil Collins — 19,475,000
6. Anton Makievskyi — 19,475,000
7. Pius Heinz — 16,080,000
8. Samuel Holden — 13,125,000
9. Badih Bounahra — 12,985,000
10. Matt Giannetti — 9,535,000
Eliminations:
12. Bryan Devonshire — $607,882
11. Khoa Nguyen — $607,882
Featured Poker Tweets:
Bryan Devonshire
Philip Collins
Ben Lamb
Hands:
Khoa Nguyen Doubles Through Bryan Devonshire
Bryan Devonshire raised to 700,000 from the cutoff and Khoa Nguyen moved all in for his last 3,860,000.
Devonshire called and showed K Q and was drawing live against Nguyen’s A 7. The board rolled out 9 4 3 10 10 and Nguyen doubled up to 8,200,000. Devonshire is now short stacked with 3,500,000.
Bryan Devonshire Eliminated in 12th Place
Eoghan O’Dea raised to 650,000 and Bryan Devonshire moved all in for 3,000,000 from the big blind. O’Dea called with A Q and he had Devonshire’s K Q dominated.
The board fell J 4 2 Q 7 and Devonshire was eliminated. O’Dea now has 39 million in chips.
Pius Heinz Doubles Up
John Hewitt raised to 650,000 from under the gun and Pius Heinz moved all in for his last 8,060,000 from the button.
The blinds folded and Hewitt called with A K. Heinz needed help with K J and got it when the board brought him a jack-high straight.
Heinze is up to 16,800,000 and Hewitt takes a major hit down to 18,100,000.
Khoa Nguyen Eliminated in 11th Place
Martin Staszko raised to 675,000 and Khoa Nguyen reraised to 1,750,000 from late position. Staszko then moved all in and Nguyen called with pocket tens.
Staszko had pocket kings, however, and they held when the board fell A 5 2 6 6. Nguyen was eliminated and the final ten players began to redraw for the unofficial final table.
Player Tags: Khoa Nguyen, Bryan Devonshire
Blinds: 75-150
Vengrin Shows a Big Bluff
6
and after the small blind checked, Vengrin moved his opponent all-in for 3,400. His opponent folded and Vengrin showed Q
fell on the river.
and took the pot. Devonshire still has over 10,000 in chips.
Smith Forced to Fold
Eric Baldwin Gets Confused Call From Opponent
Complete Chaos on Steve O’Dwyer’s Table
Andrew Robl Bites the Dust
Daniel Alaei Takes Chip Lead, Becomes First Millionaire
Bryan Devonshire was all in on the button for 120,000 or so and called by Glen Chorny in the small blind.
Bryan Devonshire Eliminated, Room Stunned At Former Chip Leaders Demise