| Oct 02, '09 |
2009 PokerStars.com EPT London - Season VI |
PokerStars EPT London Main Event |
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Level 6 Update -- EPT Barcelona Runner Up Runs Out Of Chips
Oct 02, '09
Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante
Players Remaining: 230 out of 305 (Unofficial)
Average Chip Count:
40,000
Notable Eliminations:
Marc Goodwin
Hand of the Level:
 Marc Goodwin Says Goodbye
We mentioned EPT Barcelona Champion Carter Phillips last level, but his runner-up finisher Marc Goodwin is also playing today, or at least he was.
Goodwin got it all in preflop with pocket aces against his opponent’s pocket queens. The board brought an ace, but it also brought four spades to give his opponent the winning flush and send Goodwin packing.
Left In The Deck:
Not much else to report other than it’s dinner time here in London. The players will no doubt flood the restaurants here at the Hilton Metropole, or perhaps make the trek to the McDonalds/Indian Take Out/Italian Sit Down places across the street.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin
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| Sep 09, '09 |
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona - Season VI |
PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event |
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Julien Nuijten Eliminated in Ninth Place (€50,000)
Sep 08, '09
 Julien Nuijten is all in for 750,000 and Marc Goodwin makes the call.
Nuijten shows A K and Goodwin flips over A Q.
As the last hand of the evening the board could not fall any more dramatically:
A Q 6 7 5
Goodwin takes it down and moves up to 3,072,000 in chips.
Nuijten is unlucky and leaves in ninth place as the final table bubble with €50,000. Check out our earlier interview with him for some strategy and backround discussion.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Julien Nuijten
Tick Tock Tilt?
Sep 08, '09
 Carter Phillips raises 95,000, Matt Lapossie calls, and Marc Goodwin reraises it to 330,000. The atmosphere bursts as Phillips rereraises it to 620,000. It’s 295,000 for Goodwin to call.
The pot is now 1,136,000.
Goodwin calls and the pot increases to 1,431,000.
The flop is Q 10 9 and both players check.
The turn is the A and Phillips bets 700,000. The pot bursts at the seams at 2,131,000 in chips.
Goodwin goes into the tank and it looks like it could be a call or shove.
One or two minutes go by and Santiago Terrazas calls clock, much to the amazement of everyone watching, and at the table. Within seconds Goodwin folds and shows A-K.
Phillips shows 8 6 and scoops in his chips.
Goodwin looks crushed and loses 620,000.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
No Happy Meal for McDonald
Sep 08, '09
 Marc Goodwin bets 30,000 but Mike McDonald raises it up to 120,000. Goodwin calls.
The flop is dealt J 5 2. McDonald bets 140,000 and Goodwin quickly moves all in for 2,443,000.
McDonald tanks and then folds. He moves down to 502,000.
Goodwin moves upwards to 2,879,000.
McDonald bets out 40,000 in the very next hand. Matt Lapossie raises 122,000 in total.
It’s 74,000 for McDonald to call but after a moment’s thought he mucks, and takes another hit.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Mike McDonald
Carter Phillips is EPT Barcelona Champion (€850,000)
Sep 09, '09
 Carter Phillips bets 275,000 and Marc Goodwin calls.
The flop is K 5 4 and Goodwin checks.
Phillips bets 310,000, Goodwin raises it to 1,160,000. It’s 850,000 for Phillips to call.
Phillips makes the call, and the turn is the Q. Phillips checks, Goodwin bets all in for 4,295,000 and Phillips tanks.
He thinks for a good while and says, “It’s so sick that you’re flopping so well every time I flop!” He almost looks in pain, putting both hands on his head, and exhaling loudly.
The pot is worth 7,165,0000.
He eventually calls showing K J, and Goodwin stands up throwing his cards face up: A 10. Goodwin needs a jack for the straight or an ace for the better pair. However the turn is neither, just a 5, and Carter Phillips is the PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona champion.
Phillips goes home €850,000 richer, while Goodwin takes home €530,000 for a fantastic runner-up finish.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Phillips Ahead Once Again
Sep 09, '09
Marc Goodwin bets 250,000 from the small blind and Carter Phillips raises 700,000. Goodwin calls.
The pot is now 1,400,000.
The flop falls K 9 8 and both players check.
The river is the 6, Goodwin checks, and Phillips bets 1,400,000 to take it right there.
The players are now having a quick break. Their chip counts are:
Phillips: 9,040,000
Goodwin: 5,335,000
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Goodwin Needs a Hand
Sep 09, '09
Marc Goodwin is on the button and bets 250,000. Carter Phillips in the big blind reraises 700,000. Goodwin calls. The flop is dealt K J 5 and Phillips bets 875,000. Goodwin calls.
The pot is now 3,150,000.
The turn is the 3. Both players check.
The river is dealt the K and it’s checked down.
Carter shows pocket eights and Goodwin mucks.
Chip counts:
Goodwin: 3,580,000
Phillips: 10,795,000
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin
Phillips Makes a Nice Call
Sep 09, '09
Carter Phillips raised to 250,000 preflop and Maarc Goodwin made the call. The flop was dealt J109 and both players checked. The 10 fell on the turn and Goodwin bet 250,000. Phillips made the call and the river fell A. Goodwin bet 500,000 and Phillips made the call. Goodwin showed down K and Goodwin turned over 52. Phillips won the hand to take back the lead.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Marc Goodwin Takes the Chip Lead
Sep 09, '09
 Carter Phillips raised to 250,000 preflop and Goodwin made the call. The flop was dealt KQJ and both players checked. The 2 fell on the turn and Goodwin checked, Phillips bet 275,000. Goodwin raised to 725,000 and Phillips then reraised to 1,775,000. Goodwin made the call and the river was dealt J. Both players checked and Phillips mucked when Goodwin showed down K-9.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Santiago Terrazas Eliminated in Third Place (€300,000)
Sep 09, '09
 Santiago Terrazas is all in for 1.8 million in chips on K 4 2.
Marc Goodwin paces around the floor and the crowd starts to explode with Brits and Spaniards. He then points at Terrazas and says, “Call the clock” in memory of the big hand yesterday Goodwin was involved in with Carter Phillips where Terazzas called time. Terrazas laughs and then Goodwin spins around and says, “Call”. He flops over K J and Terrazas shows 8 5 for the flush draw.
The turn is the 5 and the river is the 4.
Goodwin takes the 4,620,000 pot down and Terazzas is eliminated in third place for €300,000.
We are now heads up, but there will first be a break of about 10 minutes.
Player Tags: Santiago Terrazas, Marc Goodwin
Georgios Kapalas Eliminated in Eighth Place (€80,000)
Sep 09, '09
 Georgios Kapalas got it all in preflop and Marc Goodwin made the call. Their cards:
Kapalas: KQ
Goodwin: A10
Board: 762A8
Goodwin won the hand to grow his stack to 4,540,000, good for the chip lead. Kapalas was eliminated in eighth place and he will take home €80,000 in prize money.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Georgios Kapalas
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| Sep 08, '09 |
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona - Season VI |
PokerStars EPT Barcelona Main Event |
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Julien Nuijten Eliminated in Ninth Place (€50,000)
Sep 08, '09
Julien Nuijten is all in for 750,000 and Marc Goodwin makes the call.
Nuijten shows A K and Goodwin flips over A Q.
As the last hand of the evening the board could not fall any more dramatically:
A Q 6 7 5
Goodwin takes it down and moves up to 3,072,000 in chips.
Nuijten is unlucky and leaves in ninth place as the final table bubble with €50,000. Check out our earlier interview with him for some strategy and backround discussion.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Julien Nuijten
Tick Tock Tilt?
Sep 08, '09
Carter Phillips raises 95,000, Matt Lapossie calls, and Marc Goodwin reraises it to 330,000. The atmosphere bursts as Phillips rereraises it to 620,000. It’s 295,000 for Goodwin to call.
The pot is now 1,136,000.
Goodwin calls and the pot increases to 1,431,000.
The flop is Q 10 9 and both players check.
The turn is the A and Phillips bets 700,000. The pot bursts at the seams at 2,131,000 in chips.
Goodwin goes into the tank and it looks like it could be a call or shove.
One or two minutes go by and Santiago Terrazas calls clock, much to the amazement of everyone watching, and at the table. Within seconds Goodwin folds and shows A-K.
Phillips shows 8 6 and scoops in his chips.
Goodwin looks crushed and loses 620,000.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
No Happy Meal for McDonald
Sep 08, '09
Marc Goodwin bets 30,000 but Mike McDonald raises it up to 120,000. Goodwin calls.
The flop is dealt J 5 2. McDonald bets 140,000 and Goodwin quickly moves all in for 2,443,000.
McDonald tanks and then folds. He moves down to 502,000.
Goodwin moves upwards to 2,879,000.
McDonald bets out 40,000 in the very next hand. Matt Lapossie raises 122,000 in total.
It’s 74,000 for McDonald to call but after a moment’s thought he mucks, and takes another hit.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Mike McDonald
Carter Phillips is EPT Barcelona Champion (€850,000)
Sep 09, '09
Carter Phillips bets 275,000 and Marc Goodwin calls.
The flop is K 5 4 and Goodwin checks.
Phillips bets 310,000, Goodwin raises it to 1,160,000. It’s 850,000 for Phillips to call.
Phillips makes the call, and the turn is the Q. Phillips checks, Goodwin bets all in for 4,295,000 and Phillips tanks.
He thinks for a good while and says, “It’s so sick that you’re flopping so well every time I flop!” He almost looks in pain, putting both hands on his head, and exhaling loudly.
The pot is worth 7,165,0000.
He eventually calls showing K J, and Goodwin stands up throwing his cards face up: A 10. Goodwin needs a jack for the straight or an ace for the better pair. However the turn is neither, just a 5, and Carter Phillips is the PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona champion.
Phillips goes home €850,000 richer, while Goodwin takes home €530,000 for a fantastic runner-up finish.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Phillips Ahead Once Again
Sep 09, '09
Marc Goodwin bets 250,000 from the small blind and Carter Phillips raises 700,000. Goodwin calls.
The pot is now 1,400,000.
The flop falls K 9 8 and both players check.
The river is the 6, Goodwin checks, and Phillips bets 1,400,000 to take it right there.
The players are now having a quick break. Their chip counts are:
Phillips: 9,040,000
Goodwin: 5,335,000
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Goodwin Needs a Hand
Sep 09, '09
Marc Goodwin is on the button and bets 250,000. Carter Phillips in the big blind reraises 700,000. Goodwin calls. The flop is dealt K J 5 and Phillips bets 875,000. Goodwin calls.
The pot is now 3,150,000.
The turn is the 3. Both players check.
The river is dealt the K and it’s checked down.
Carter shows pocket eights and Goodwin mucks.
Chip counts:
Goodwin: 3,580,000
Phillips: 10,795,000
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin
Phillips Makes a Nice Call
Sep 09, '09
Carter Phillips raised to 250,000 preflop and Maarc Goodwin made the call. The flop was dealt J109 and both players checked. The 10 fell on the turn and Goodwin bet 250,000. Phillips made the call and the river fell A. Goodwin bet 500,000 and Phillips made the call. Goodwin showed down K and Goodwin turned over 52. Phillips won the hand to take back the lead.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Marc Goodwin Takes the Chip Lead
Sep 09, '09
Carter Phillips raised to 250,000 preflop and Goodwin made the call. The flop was dealt KQJ and both players checked. The 2 fell on the turn and Goodwin checked, Phillips bet 275,000. Goodwin raised to 725,000 and Phillips then reraised to 1,775,000. Goodwin made the call and the river was dealt J. Both players checked and Phillips mucked when Goodwin showed down K-9.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Carter Phillips
Santiago Terrazas Eliminated in Third Place (€300,000)
Sep 09, '09
Santiago Terrazas is all in for 1.8 million in chips on K 4 2.
Marc Goodwin paces around the floor and the crowd starts to explode with Brits and Spaniards. He then points at Terrazas and says, “Call the clock” in memory of the big hand yesterday Goodwin was involved in with Carter Phillips where Terazzas called time. Terrazas laughs and then Goodwin spins around and says, “Call”. He flops over K J and Terrazas shows 8 5 for the flush draw.
The turn is the 5 and the river is the 4.
Goodwin takes the 4,620,000 pot down and Terazzas is eliminated in third place for €300,000.
We are now heads up, but there will first be a break of about 10 minutes.
Player Tags: Santiago Terrazas, Marc Goodwin
Georgios Kapalas Eliminated in Eighth Place (€80,000)
Sep 09, '09
Georgios Kapalas got it all in preflop and Marc Goodwin made the call. Their cards:
Kapalas: KQ
Goodwin: A10
Board: 762A8
Goodwin won the hand to grow his stack to 4,540,000, good for the chip lead. Kapalas was eliminated in eighth place and he will take home €80,000 in prize money.
Player Tags: Marc Goodwin, Georgios Kapalas
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| Jun 26, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 45 - World Championship H.O.R.S.E. |
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$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. - Day 2 - Level 8
Jun 26, '08
Note: Players took a one hour dinner break at the completion of Level 8, and will return at approx. 9:30 pm local time to begin Level 9.
Blinds/Antes:
Hold'em-Omaha 8/b: 1,500-2,500
Razz-Stud-Stud 8/b: 500 ante, 700 bring-in, 2,500 completion
Players Left: 109 of 148
Chip Leaders:
Abe Mosseri: 315,000
Isabelle Mercier: 295,000
Doyle Brunson: 292,000
Lyle Berman: 290,000
Alex Kostritsyn: 285,000
James Mackey: 280,000
Erick Lindgren: 265,000
Stephen Wolff: 263,000
Pat Pezzin: 248,000
Tom Dwan: 241,000
Eliminations: David Grey, Eli Elezra, Alex Kravchenko, Michael Fiorito, Bruno Fitoussi, Chris Ferguson, Soheil Shamseddin
Big Hands:
Alex Kravchanko Eliminated
Hold'em
A short stacked Alex Kravchenko got it all in preflop with 77 against the AJ of Ted Forrest. The board came AQJ98, giving Forrest two pair on the flop. Kravchenko got it in with the best hand, but this is poker and that doesn't count for much. Kravchenko was eliminated while Forrest raked another pot.
 Isabelle Mercier Scoops a Pot Off of Patrik Antonius
Omaha
Daniel Negreanu limped from under the gun and Isabelle Mercier raised from middle position. Patrik Antonuis called the raise from the big blind as did Negreanu. The flop came AQJ, and both Antonius and Negreanu checked to Mercier who bet. Antonius called and Negreanu folded. The turn was the 3 and Anonius checked to Mercier who bet, Antonius called. The river was the 4 and once again Antonius check-called Mericer on the river. Mercier turned over AA65 for top set (high) and a 6-5-4-3-A low. Mericer scooped the pot.
Allen Kessler Takes a Pot From Patrik Antonius
Razz
Patrik Antonius continues to lose chips at his table, this time to Allen kessler. Antonius bet the door car and Kessler called. On fourth street Jessler paired aces and check-called Antonius. When Antonius paired nines on fifth street, Kessler took the betting lead and continued to bet on sixth street. Antonius called him down and both palyers checked on the river.
Antonius: 6493 - X-X-X
Kessler: AA56 - Jx83
Kessler turned over an 8-6 (8-6-5-3-A) and Antonius mucked his hand. Antonius is now down to just over 50,000 in chips while Kessler moves up over 175,000 after this hand.
Dewey Tomko Staying Alive
Stud
Dewey Tonko completed the bet with the 9 in the door and Marc Goodwin called the raise with the A. Goodwin hit the 3 on fourth street and led out with a bet. Tomko called with the 8. Tomko made a pair of eights on fifth street and took the betting lead the rest of the way. Goodwin looked him up with a showdown on the river.
Tomko: 98810 - JJ7
Goodwin: A3Q2 - X-X-X
Tomko turned over two pair (jacks and eights) on seventh street and Goodwin mucked his hand. Tonko climbed up fom the short stack a little bit to around 60,000 while Goodwin fell down to about 120,000 in chips after this hand.
Eli Elezra Eliminated
Stud 8/b
A short stacked Eli Elezra played his final hand of Stud 8/b against Isabelle Mercier, getting it all in fifth street and heading to the rail shortly there after.
Elezra: A274 - X-X-X
Mercier: 6988 - K32
Elezra made two pair on the river, no low, while Mercier turned over three clubs for a king-high flush. Elezra is eliminated from the tournament while Mercier chips up to just about 300,000.
Player Tags: Dewey Tomko, Eli Elezra, Allen Kessler, David Grey, Alexander Kravchenko, Isabelle Mercier, Patrik Antonius, Marc Goodwin
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| Jun 20, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 37 - World Championship Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better |
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World Championship Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better - Jesus Rises
Jun 20, '08
Blinds: 800-1,500
Players Left: 123 of 235
Chip Counts:
Soheil Shamseddin: 115,000
James DiGiorgio: 92,800
Erick Lindgren: 91,700
Chau Giang: 84,700
Bruno FItoussi: 84,600
Annie Duke: 83,700
DR Kegel: 82,000
Brad Booth: 79,900
Tony Ma: 79,400
Meng La: 76,800
Average Chip Stack: 38,211
Eliminations: Greg Raymer, John Hennigan, Hasan Habib
Big Hands:
Only Jesus...
Most of the buzz around the room has been about Chris "Jesus" Ferguson. He came into the day as the tournament's short stack with just 3,300.
So what had Mike "the Mouth" Matusow yelling (or just normal talk for Matusow?) that Ferguson would be chip leader before long? Ferguson chipped all the way up to 25,000 in the first half of the level.
"How much is an autograph going for?" Matusow joked with Ferguson. "I'll give you mine for free if you give me yours for 50."
Negreanu Bid Farewell
Daniel Negreanu chopped a pot with Jennifer Harman when the board ran K-7-2-A-4 and Negreanu showed A-J-10-7 for the best two pair, and Harman showed A-9-6-4 for the 7-low.
One hand later Negreanu was all in and his chances weren't as good, up against Hasan Habib, Men "The Master" Nguyen and Jennifer Harman. The flop came 1087 and Habib checked to Nyguen, who bet 1,500. Harman and Habib called and the turn brought the 6. All players put in another 3,000 to see the river J. Habib put his remaining 800 in and Nguyen put out a bet of 3,000 that was called by Harman.
Nguyen showed 3242 for a flush and Habib showed A255 for the low. Harman mucked and Negreanu was eliminated.
Goodwin Takes The Enitre Pot
Marc Goodwin called James DiGiorgio's bets on every street on a board of K-8-7-Q-Q and flipped over A-A-Q-2. DiGiorgio showed a king and mucked, and Goodwin climbed toward 20,000.
 The Matadore Double
Carlos Mortensen started the day with 7,400 in chips but recently doubled to around 18,000 when he got all in preflop and the board came 982QQ. Mortenson showed A-8-7-3, which was good enough to take the pot.
A Jesus-Like Tale
Tom Schneider has also had a Jesus-like resurrection, starting the day with just 4,400 and climbing up to around 25,000. However, Schneider just took a hit when he called an opponent all the way then raised on the river. As soon as his opponent called Schneider said, "You got it. I missed everything," and mucked. His opponent showed 109 for a full house. Schneider fell to around 20,000.
A Pretty Big Hand
Brad Booth bet out on a board of 5229 and Jeff Madsen let his hand go. Booth then said, "A pretty big hand..." and showed A-2-3-K for a set of deuces and the nut low draw.
Fashionably Late
David Benyamine just sat down at Mike Matusow's table halfway through the level. Matusow, who has been singing and chatting away, said he wasn't sure if Benyamine was going to show up today.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Hasan Habib, Men Nguyen, Daniel Negreanu, Carlos Mortensen, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Tom Schneider, Jennifer Harman, Brad Booth, Marc Goodwin, Jeff Madsen, European Report, James DiGiorgio
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| Jun 12, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 22 - H.O.R.S.E. |
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$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.- Day 2 - Level 10 Recap
Jun 12, '08
Note: The players have just returned from a 20-minute break. In addition, the powers-that-be here at the Rio have just announced that there will be another 20-minute break after two more levels. Then, when the money is reached (which is expected to be soon after) the players will go on an hour-long dinner break.
Limits:
Hold’em/Omaha8b: 1,000-2,000, 500-1,000 blinds
Razz/Stud/Stud8b: 1,000-2,000, 200 ante, 300 bring-in,
Players Left: 87 of 414
Chip Leaders:
Alexander Jung - 54,300
Kevin Saul - 51,000
Christopher Gentile- 50,300
Shannon Elizabeth - 44,200
Erich Kollmann - 44,000
Joshua Woolsey - 43,000
David Levi - 43,000
James Mackey - 42,900
Todd Brunson - 42,000
Marc Goodwin – 41,000
Average Stack: 28,550
Eliminations:
Annie Duke
Greg Raymer
Vanessa Rousso
Big Hands and Storylines:
Hold’em
 Gracz Busts Raymer
Greg Raymer, on a short stack, gets all his chips in against Michael Gracz on a J73K9 board. Raymer seemed optimistic about his pair of jacks but was met with bad news when Gracz revealed KK for a set of kings. The newly busted Raymer let everyone know his thoughts about the game that ousted him, shouting, “Limit poker sucks!” Michael Gracz, now with 17,000 chips, might disagree.
Omaha/8b
Glantz Doubles Up
On a board of QT7K3, Matthew Glantz gets it all in against his opponent. Glantz happily tables AJ52 and takes down the whole pot with the broadway straight. Despite this pot, Glantz still has a lot of work to do with only 13,000 chips.
Stud/8b
Aces-Up Propel Luske
Marcell Luske has an opponent all in after 3rd street and the two reveal their cards:
Luske: (AA)2
Opponent: (QQ)2
Luske’s next card was the 2 and his two-pair would go on to claim the pot. Despite sitting at a table with Todd Brunson and Kevin Saul, Luske has managed to work his way to 37,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Michael Gracz, David Levi, Todd Brunson, Marcel Luske, Greg Raymer, James Mackey, Matthew Glantz, Christopher Gentile, Kevin Saul, Marc Goodwin, Erich Kollmann, Joshua Woolsey, Shannon Elizabeth, Alexander Jung
$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.- Day 2 - Level 9 Recap
Jun 12, '08
Limits:
Hold’em/Omaha8b: 800-1600, 400-800 blinds
Razz/Stud/Stud8b: 800-1600, 200 ante, 200 bring-in,
Players Left: 112 of 414
Chip Leaders:
Kevin Saul - 57,000
Alexander Jung - 54,300
Christopher Gentile - 50,300
Shannon Elizabeth - 44,200
James Mackey - 42,900
Marc Goodwin - 41,500
Todd Brunson - 38,000
David Levi - 38,000
James Van Alstyne - 36,000
Linda Drucker - 36,000
Average Stack: 22,175
Eliminations:
Mark Vos
Todd Lundwell
Shinchi Chien
J.W. Smith
Big Hands and Storylines:
Hold’em
Oh the Zhu-manity
Mark Vos got the majority of his 9,000 chips in pre-flop against Yueqi Zhu and the rest went in on a K53 flop. “That’s a good flop for me,” said Vos. It was indeed, as Vos turned over AK. Zhu’s 77 was drawing to two outs. The J on the turn was unimportant, but the river was a stunning 7, eliciting an emphatic “Yes!” from Zhu and causing Vos to spring from his chair and leave the area in incredibly swift fashion. Zhu is now up to quite a hale 35,500.
Omaha/8b
 Saul’s Solid Stack Skyrockets
Seated right next to one another, Todd Brunson and Kevin “bel0wab0ve” Saul tangled in a pot. Brunson raised from the small blind and Saul called from the big blind. The flop came AQ4 and Brunson bet into Saul. Saul called and the duo saw a 3 turn. Brunson checked this time, but called after Saul’s bet of 1,600. Brunson wasn’t so keen about the 6 on the river apparently, as he check-folded, dropping his stack down to 39,000. Kevin Saul’s stack of 57,000 is now top among the chip leaders.
Mark Roland Doubles Up
After a great deal of betting pre-flop and on the flop, Mark Roland found himself all in against Max Pescatori on a 1043 flop. Pescatori declared that he had nut-nut and flopped over A633, a decidedly non-nut hand but still good for a set of threes. Mark Roland showed the goods however (as good as a series of draws can be anyway), revealing AA72 for the nut flush draw, a gutshot straight draw and the nut low draw. The river was the 9, which didn’t help Roland at all. But the J on the river was Roland’s saving grace, giving him the entire pot and doubling him up to 14,000. Pescatori’s loss drops him to 18,000.
Player Tags: David Levi, Max Pescatori, Todd Brunson, James Van Alstyne, J.W. Smith, James Mackey, Mark Roland, Christopher Gentile, Kevin Saul, Marc Goodwin, Mark Vos, Shannon Elizabeth, Alexander Jung, Linda Drucker, Shinchi Chien
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| Apr 12, '08 |
2008 EPT Grand Final - Season IV |
EPT Grand Final Main Event |
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A Few Chip Counts
Apr 13, '08
Some recent chips counts just in:
- Antonio Esfandiari 21,800
- Marc Goodwin 36,500
- Mickey Wernick 17,525
- Tim Vance 19,950
- Surinder Sunar 9,050
Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Tim Vance, Marc Goodwin, Michael Wernick
Neil Channing Doubles Up
Apr 13, '08
 Irish Open champion Neil Channing flopped a set of fives againt an up and down straght draw and and the turn gave his opponent a flush draw also but Channing's hand was good and he scooped 15,000 chips and is now sitting on around 15,000.
"I think it was some young American guy who's like, too young to play in American but has done something on the internet," said Channing with a characteristic sardonic tone.
Some recent chip counts include:
- Jani Sointula 27,700
- Jon Friedberg 11,850
- Alex Kravchenko 8,150
- Juha Helppi 8,425
- Casey Castle 29,900
- Chad Brown 48,000
- Daniel Negreanu 19,800
- Marc Goodwin 11,875
- Dario Alioto 43,600
- Antonio Esfandiari 33,850
- Phillipe Rouas 30,000
Player Tags: Juha Helppi, Daniel Negreanu, Jon Friedberg, Neil Channing, Alexander Kravchenko, Jani Sointula, Marc Goodwin, Dario Alioto, Casey Castle
Gus Hansen Takes One from Marc Goodwin
Apr 13, '08
 On a board of J J 8 7, Marc Goodwin bets 1,600 and Gus Hansen calls. The river is the 2 and Goodwin bets 2,200. Hansen eventually calls and shows 10 9 for a turned straight. Goodwin flips over J 10 for trip jacks and mucks. Hansen takes down the pot. He now has 29,100 in his stack.
Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Marc Goodwin
Boris Becker and the Table of Death
Apr 13, '08
On a flop of 855 former tennis star Boris Becker called a bet of 1,000. The turn came 2, Becker checked but called another bet of 1,500 and the river came J. The Team PokerStars pro from Germany checked again, but called a bet of 2,000 and his opponent tabled K5 for a flopped set and Becker mucked.
Several others at the table sneaked glances at each other, no doubt wishing they had been at the receiving end of such loose play.
Elsewhere Antonio Esfandiari has joined Gus Hansen, Dario Alioto, Max Pescatori, and Marc Goodwin at the Table of Death. Ram Vaswani has what looks like over 30,000 in chips and is at a new table and William Thorsson has moved to join Chad Brown, Daniel Negreanu and Paul Testud.
A short-stacked Gavin Griffin tried to get involved in a pot by calling a raise of 600 pre-flop but a board of AK6 saw his opponent make the first move and Grifin quickly folded and auto-counted his remaing chips - all 10 or so of them totalling about 2,000.
Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Ram Vaswani, Gavin Griffin, Marc Goodwin, Dario Alioto, Boris Becker
Daniel Negreanu Loses Two Pots
Apr 12, '08
Team PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu lost two pots in a row to knock him back to just under 20,000 in chips. The first was to veteran Frenchman Paul Testud who flopped an ace to match the one in his hand and while Negreanu claimed he also had a pair it wasn't as good.
The next hand saw Negreanu come out raising in the big blind but it wasn't enough to shake the small blind and a series of checks later saw Negreanu again defeated.
Elsewhere, Englishman Marc Goodwin has been moved to Max Pescatori and Gus Hansen's table. Vicky Coren has lost around one-third of her starting stack and looks a little agitated, and Boris Becker is studying his table very closely.
Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Daniel Negreanu, Max Pescatori, Marc Goodwin
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