Darren Rabinowitz Poker Tournament Updates

Hayley Hanna Eliminated By Mike Zulker

Feb 15, '24

Darren Rabinowitz raised to 8,000 from under the gun and Mike Zulker called out of UTG+1.

Hayley Hanna defended her big blind and the flop came down 874. It checked around and the 10 rolled off on the tutn.

It checked to Zulker, who bet 15,000. Hanna called and Rabinowitz folded, leaving himself just 3,000 behind.

The 5 completed the board and Hanna moved all-in for 36,000. Zulker thought it over before making the call with A10 for top pair, top kicker. Hanna revealed the K9 for a bluff and headed to the rail.

Zulker now sits with 193,000 after the hand. Rabinowitz was eliminated on the following deal.

Player Tags: Darren Rabinowitz,   Mike Zulker,   Hayley Hanna

Darren Rabinowitz Doubles Through Jack Salter

Jan 04, '24

The merry-go-round of double-ups continued when Darren Rabinowitz got all in for 157,000 with pocket kings from the small blind, and Jack Salter in middle position had him covered holding pocket queens.

The board brought the AK226 to the table, and Rabinowitz doubled up to survive with a stack worth 334,000. Salter was knocked down to a short stack after the hand, and he was eliminated from the tournament a short time later.

Darren Rabinowitz – 334,000 (41 bb)
Jack Salter – Eliminated

Player Tags: Jack Salter,   Darren Rabinowitz

Ross Fabrizio Doubles Up

Jan 04, '24

Ross Fabrizio was all in for 91,000 with 87 in the hole, and Darren Rabinowitz had him covered holding J10 from middle position.

The final board read K107J4, and Fabrizio doubled up to survive with 197,000. Rabinowitz was at 89,000 after the hand.

Ross Fabrizio – 197,000 (32 bb)
Darren Rabinowitz – 89,000 (14 bb)

Player Tags: Ross Fabrizio,   Darren Rabinowitz

"What A Rollercoaster of Emotions!"

Jan 04, '24

Darren Rabinowitz raised all-in for 61,000 from the hijack. It folded to Jack Salter in the big blind, who called with KJ.

Rabinowitz had that dominated with AJ.

The 964 flop kept Rabinowitz in the lead, but the K turn saw Salter surge ahead.

The A on the river turned the tables yet again, though, giving Rabinowitz the double up to 125,000.

“What a rollercoaster of emotions,” said Rabinowitz.

Salter slid to 96,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Jack Salter,   Darren Rabinowitz

Darren Rabinowitz Eliminated In 15th Place ($6,476)

Jan 07, '24

Eugene Tung raised to 100,000 from the hijack and Darren Rabinowitz three-bet shoved for 790,000 from the big blind. Tung called with AJ and was racing against the 44 of Rabinowitz.

The board ran out J8210A and Tung made aces up to win the pot and grow his stack to 2,520,000.

Rabinowitz earned $6,476 as the 15th-place finisher.

Player Tags: Darren Rabinowitz

Darren Rabinowitz Doubles Through Sergei Kislinskii

Jan 07, '24

Sergei Kislinskii raised to 80,m000 from the hijack and Darren Rabinowitz three-bet to 375,000, leaving himself just a single 5,000 chip behind. Kislinskii mioved all-in and after using up some time banks, Rabinowitz called with A10. Kislinskii had AJ.

The board came down A1035K and Rabinowitz made aces and tens to double to 850,000.

Kislinskii slid to 405,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Darren Rabinowitz

Darren Rabinowitz Doubles Through Jack Salter

Jan 04, '24

The merry-go-round of double-ups continued when Darren Rabinowitz got all in for 157,000 with pocket kings from the small blind, and Jack Salter in middle position had him covered holding pocket queens.

The board brought the AK226 to the table, and Rabinowitz doubled up to survive with a stack worth 334,000. Salter was knocked down to a short stack after the hand, and he was eliminated from the tournament a short time later.

Darren Rabinowitz – 334,000 (41 bb)
Jack Salter – Eliminated

Player Tags: Jack Salter,   Darren Rabinowitz

Ross Fabrizio Doubles Up

Jan 04, '24

Ross Fabrizio was all in for 91,000 with 87 in the hole, and Darren Rabinowitz had him covered holding J10 from middle position.

The final board read K107J4, and Fabrizio doubled up to survive with 197,000. Rabinowitz was at 89,000 after the hand.

Ross Fabrizio – 197,000 (32 bb)
Darren Rabinowitz – 89,000 (14 bb)

Player Tags: Ross Fabrizio,   Darren Rabinowitz

"What A Rollercoaster of Emotions!"

Jan 04, '24

Darren Rabinowitz raised all-in for 61,000 from the hijack. It folded to Jack Salter in the big blind, who called with KJ.

Rabinowitz had that dominated with AJ.

The 964 flop kept Rabinowitz in the lead, but the K turn saw Salter surge ahead.

The A on the river turned the tables yet again, though, giving Rabinowitz the double up to 125,000.

“What a rollercoaster of emotions,” said Rabinowitz.

Salter slid to 96,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Jack Salter,   Darren Rabinowitz

Darren Rabinowitz Eliminated In 15th Place ($6,476)

Jan 07, '24

Eugene Tung raised to 100,000 from the hijack and Darren Rabinowitz three-bet shoved for 790,000 from the big blind. Tung called with AJ and was racing against the 44 of Rabinowitz.

The board ran out J8210A and Tung made aces up to win the pot and grow his stack to 2,520,000.

Rabinowitz earned $6,476 as the 15th-place finisher.

Player Tags: Darren Rabinowitz

Darren Rabinowitz Doubles Through Sergei Kislinskii

Jan 07, '24

Sergei Kislinskii raised to 80,m000 from the hijack and Darren Rabinowitz three-bet to 375,000, leaving himself just a single 5,000 chip behind. Kislinskii mioved all-in and after using up some time banks, Rabinowitz called with A10. Kislinskii had AJ.

The board came down A1035K and Rabinowitz made aces and tens to double to 850,000.

Kislinskii slid to 405,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Darren Rabinowitz

Darren Rabinowitz Gets Lucky To Bust Vladimir Dmitriev

Jul 17, '18

On a king high flop, Darren Rabinowitz called an all in from Vladimir Dmitriev with K-Q.

Dmitriev, however, held pocket aces. The turn was a brick, but a third king on the river gave Rabinowitz trips, and ended Dmitriev’s tournament run. Rabinowitz now has 990,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Vladimir Dmitriev,   Darren Rabinowitz

Darren Rabinowitz Doubles Through James Romero

Jul 17, '18

James Romero raised from the cutoff and Darren Rabinowitz three-bet most of his stack from the small blind. Rabbinowitz had a total of 279,000, and Romero wanted to play for it all, so he shoved.

Rabinowitz made the obvious call with pocket eights, and was racing against Romero’s AQ. The board fell 74374 and Rabinowitz doubled up to about 580,000.

Player Tags: Darren Rabinowitz,   James Romero

Darren Rabinowitz Eliminated In 13th Place ($30,359)

Jul 18, '18

Bryan Piccioli was recently riding the short stack, but now he’s sitting with about 2.5 million in chips. Piccioli started the action by opening preflop under-the-gun. Ben Jones called from the button, and Darren Rabinowitz made it 500,000 from the big blind. Piccioli shoved for about 1.5 million, and Jones mucked. Rabinowitz thought about it for a minute before calling off his last 400,000.

Rabinowitz tabled AK, while Piccioli tabled AK. They had the same hand, but Piccioli’s was slightly better by being suited.

The hearts turned out to benefit him, as the board ran out J1026Q, giving Piccioli the nut flush and a massive stack.

Rabinowitz was gone in 13th.

Player Tags: Bryan Piccioli,   Darren Rabinowitz

Darren Rabinowitz Gets Lucky To Bust Vladimir Dmitriev

Jul 17, '18

On a king high flop, Darren Rabinowitz called an all in from Vladimir Dmitriev with K-Q.

Dmitriev, however, held pocket aces. The turn was a brick, but a third king on the river gave Rabinowitz trips, and ended Dmitriev’s tournament run. Rabinowitz now has 990,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Vladimir Dmitriev,   Darren Rabinowitz

Darren Rabinowitz Doubles Through James Romero

Jul 17, '18

James Romero raised from the cutoff and Darren Rabinowitz three-bet most of his stack from the small blind. Rabbinowitz had a total of 279,000, and Romero wanted to play for it all, so he shoved.

Rabinowitz made the obvious call with pocket eights, and was racing against Romero’s AQ. The board fell 74374 and Rabinowitz doubled up to about 580,000.

Player Tags: Darren Rabinowitz,   James Romero

Darren Rabinowitz Eliminated In 13th Place ($30,359)

Jul 18, '18

Bryan Piccioli was recently riding the short stack, but now he’s sitting with about 2.5 million in chips. Piccioli started the action by opening preflop under-the-gun. Ben Jones called from the button, and Darren Rabinowitz made it 500,000 from the big blind. Piccioli shoved for about 1.5 million, and Jones mucked. Rabinowitz thought about it for a minute before calling off his last 400,000.

Rabinowitz tabled AK, while Piccioli tabled AK. They had the same hand, but Piccioli’s was slightly better by being suited.

The hearts turned out to benefit him, as the board ran out J1026Q, giving Piccioli the nut flush and a massive stack.

Rabinowitz was gone in 13th.

Player Tags: Bryan Piccioli,   Darren Rabinowitz

Darren Rabinowitz Eliminated in 17th Place ($9,993)

Dec 10, '17

Darren Rabinowitz raised to 25,000 and Almedin Imsirovic three-bet to 72,000. Rabinowitz reraised all-in for about 260,000 and Imsirovic quickly called.

Rabinowitz showed AQ, but he was dominated by Imsirovic’s AK. The board fell KJ447 and Imsirovic took down the pot to increase his chip lead to about 1.8 million.

Player Tags: Darren Rabinowitz,   Ali Imsirovic

Level 26 Update: Matias Ruzzi Out 9th, Darren Rabinowitz Out 8th, Jonathan Cohen Out 7th, Diego Zeiter Out 6th

Jul 01, '13

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 2,816

Average Chip Count: 2,534,400

Chip Counts:

Seat 2: David Vamplew – 1,260,000
Seat 4: Michael Watson – 3,700,000
Seat 5: Arttu Raekorpi – 990,000
Seat 7: Loni Harwood – 2,600,000
Seat 9: Brett Shaffer – 3,750,000

Players Eliminated:

9th: Matias Ruzzi – $49,420
8th: Darren Rabinowitz – $65,413
7th: Jonathan Cohen – $85,193
6th: Diego Zeiter – $113,819

Live Updates:

Matias Ruzzi Eliminated in Ninth Place ($49,420)

Matias Ruzzi raised all in for 285,000 and Jonathan Cohen called. The two players then tabled their hands.

Cohen: KQ
Ruzzi: Q10

Board: A96J9

Ruzzi was eliminated in ninth place and Cohen won the hand with a king-kicker.

Darren Rabinowitz Eliminated in Eighth Place ($65,413)

Darren Rabinowitz raised to 80,0000 and Brett Shaffer reraised to 210,000. Rabinowitz reraised all in for 920,000 and Shaffer called. The two players then flipped over their cards.

Shaffer: 88
Rabinowitz: AK

Board: JJ642

Rabinowitz was eliminated in eighth place and Shaffer won the hand to grow his stack to 3.9 million.

Jonathan Cohen Eliminated in Seventh Place ($85,193)

Michael Watson raised to 80,000 and Jonathan Cohen reraised to 615,000. Watson called and the two players revealed their hands.

Watson: 1010
Cohen: AK

Board: J822J

Watson increased his stack to 3.2 million thanks to two pair and Cohen was eliminated in seventh place.

Diego Zeiter Eliminated in Sixth Place ($113,819)

Michael Watson raised to 80,000 and Diego Zeiter called before the flop fell Q97. Watson bet 60,000 and Zeiter raised all in for 290,000. Watson called and the two players tabled their hands.

Watson: A9
Zeiter: K10

Turn and River: A10

Watson won the hand and grew his stack to 3.65 million. Zeiter was eliminated in sixth place.

Player Tags: Diego Zeiter,   Matias Ruzzi,   Darren Rabinowitz,   Jonathan Cohen

Level 26 Update: Darren Rabinowitz Out 7th, Ryan Olisar Out 6th, Binh Ta Out 5th, Michael Cooper Out 4th

Jun 02, '13

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 3,164

Average Chip Count: 3,164,000

Chip Counts:

Seth Berger – 4,750,000
Charles Sylvestre – 3,900,000
William Guerrero – 900,000

Players Eliminated:

7th: Darren Rabinowitz – $63,273
6th: Ryan Olisar – $84,4559
5th: Binh Ta – $114,017
4th: Michael Cooper – $155,706

Live Updates:

Darren Rabinowitz Eliminated in Seventh Place ($63,273)

Darren Rabinowitz raised to 180,000 preflop and Binh Ta called on the small blind. Everyone else mucked so the two players flipped over their cards.

Ta: A4
Rabinowitz: Q8

Board: A6559

Rabinowitz was eliminated in seventh place and Ta was up to 845,000 after the hand.

Ryan Olisar Eliminated in Sixth Place ($84,459)

Binh Ta raised to 90,000 on the cutoff and Charles Sylvestre moved all in from the small blind. Ryan Olisar tanked on the big blind before he called all in. Ta got out of the way and the final two players flipped over their cards.

Sylvestre: 44
Olisar: AJ

Board: 10635Q

Olisar was eliminated in sixth place on the hand and Sylvestre grew his stack above 3 million.

Binh Ta Eliminated in 5th Place ($114,017)

Binh Ta moved all in preflop for 545,000 from the cutoff with J7 and Michael Cooper called from the big blind holding A10. The board was dealt KQ259 and Cooper won the hand with ace-high despite the flush draw of Ta, who was eliminated in fifth place.

Michael Cooper Eliminated in 4th Place (4155,706)

Michael Cooper raised to 85,000 preflop and Charles Sylvestre reraised to 225,000. Cooper called and the flop was dealt Q97. Sylvestre led out for 225,000 and Cooper reraised to 565,000. Sylvestre reraised all in and Cooper made the all-in call.

Sylvestre tabled pocket aces and Cooper flipped over 108. The turn and river were dealt Q2 and the two aces held up for Sylvestre to grow his stack close to 4 million. Cooper was eliminated in fourth place on the hand.

Player Tags: Binh Ta,   Ryan Olisar,   Charles Sylvestre,   Darren Rabinowitz,   Michael Cooper

Level 25 Update: Ruben Yabbara Eliminated in 8th Place

Jun 01, '13

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 3,164

Average Chip Count: 1,356,000

Chip Counts:

Charles Sylvestre – 2,700,000
Michael Cooper – 2,400,000
Seth Berger – 2,300,000
William Guerrero – 1,100,000
Binh Ta – 1,035,000
Ryan Olisar – 750,000
Darren Rabinowitz – 225,000

Players Eliminated:

8th: Ruben Ybarra – $47,925

Live Updates:

Binh Ta Doubles Up

Darren Rabinowitz raised to 60,000 and Binh Ta reraised all in preflop for 470,000. Rabinowitz quickly called and they flipped over their cards.

Ta: A5
Rabinowitz: AK

Board: A52J5

Ta made a full house to double up and survive with more than 1 million. Rabinowitz was down close to 200,000 after the hand.

Ryan Olisar Doubles Up

Charles Sylvestre raised to 60,000 preflop and Ryan Olisar reraised all in for 335,000. Sylvestre called and they flipped over their cards.

Olisar: 1010
Sylvestre: 77

Board: 1085KA

Olisar made a set on the flop and it held up for him to survive with 750,000. Sylvestre was down to 1.2 million after the hand.

Ruben Ybarra Eliminated in Eighth Place ($47,925)

Seth Berger raised to 60,000 preflop and Ruben Ybarra called from the big blind. The flop was dealt KQ4 and Ybarra checked. Berger bet 65,000 and Ybarra called.

The turn fell 5 and Ybarra checked. Berger bet 100,000 and Ybarra check-raised to 500,000. Berger called and the river brought the J. Ybarra moved all in and Berger called. Ybarra held K9 but that was not enough to top the A2 of Berger. Ybarra was eliminated in eighth place by the flush of his opponent.

Player Tags: Binh Ta,   Ruben Ybarra,   Seth Berger,   Ryan Olisar,   Charles Sylvestre,   Darren Rabinowitz