Andreas Krause Poker Tournament Updates

Level 24: Chen Takes Massive Lead Four-Handed; Krause 5th, Bjorin 6th

Jun 28, '11

Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 4 out of 363

Average Chip Count: 680,625

Chip Counts:

1. Tommy Chen – 1,830,000
2. Robert Williamson III – 400,000
3. Stephen Su – 260,000
4. Rep Porter – 230,000

Eliminations:

5th. Andreas Krause – $44,693
6th. Chris Bjorin – $33,338

Chris Bjorin Eliminated in 6th Place ($33,338)

Chris Bjorin completed the bet with a 5 on third street and Rep Porter called with a 9.

Bjorin: 8 – 6 – 5 – K – 4 – Q – Q
Porter: A – 2 – 9 – 5 – 8 – J – 3

Porter bet on fourth, fifth and sixth streets and Bjorin called all in on sixth street. Porter made a nine-low on fifth street and improved his hand to an eight-low on the river while Bjorin bricked and was eliminated in 6th place ($33,338).

Andreas Krause Eliminated in 5th Place ($44,693)

Andreas Krause was all in on third street with a 10 against Tommy Chen’s 8.

Krause: 2 – 5 – 10 – Q – J – 6 – 10
Chen: A – 5 – 8 – 10 – 4 – K – 3

Chen made an eight-low on the river to win the pot and Andreas Krause was eliminated in 5th place ($44,693).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Chris Bjorin,   Andreas Krause,   Rep Porter,   Tommy Chen

Level 22: Rechnitzer 9th; Final Table Now Underway

Jun 27, '11

NOTE: Play resumed today at 3:00pm with 23 players, and with the elimination of Gerard Rechnitzer in 9th place ($15,079), the official eight-handed final table is now underway.

Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 8 out of 365

Average Chip Count: 342,187

Chip Counts:

1. Tommy Chen – 773,000
2. Robert Williamson III – 488,000
3. Andreas Krause – 385,000
4. Matt Smith – 335,000
5. Stephen Su – 312,000
6. Chris Bjorin – 169,000
7. Rep Porter – 162,000
8. Scott Epstein – 119,000

Payouts:

1st. $210,615
2nd. $130,075
3rd. $83,895
4th. $60,788
5th. $44,693
6th. $33,338
7th. $25,228
8th. $19,364

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Chris Bjorin,   Scott Epstein,   Gerard Rechnitzer,   Andreas Krause,   Robert Williamson III,   Matt Smith,   Stephen Su,   Rep Porter,   Tommy Chen

Andreas Klause Doubles Up

Feb 15, '09

On a flop of 863 seat 6 had all of his chips committed to the pot from the small blind and Andreas Krause called him down UTG+1. Their cards:

Krause: AA82
Small Blind: 10975

Turn and River: 2K

Krause took down the pot to almost double up and his opponent was knocked down to the felt after the hand, but he quickly purchased a re-buy for 10,000 chips.






 

Player Tags: Andreas Krause

Gavin Joins the Heavy Gang

Oct 28, '08

Recent PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona runner-up Fintan Gavin has moved tables for the third time today. He has just joined Daniel "Ansky" Stern, Luca Pagano, and Andreas Krause with whom he has been chatting to since he sat down beside him.

Player Tags: Luca Pagano,   Andreas Krause,   Fintan Gavin

Level Two Chip Counts

Oct 27, '08

Some chip counts from half way through level two:

Dave Colclough -- 2,000

Marcel Luske -- 11,000

Danny Ryan -- 11,000

Barny Boatman -- 15,500

Andreas Krause -- 8,875

Fintan Gavin -- 7,050

Sorel Mizzi -- 11,400

Markus Golser has busted out and is wandering around outside on his mobile phone, no doubt recounting his misfortune.

Player Tags: Dave Colclough,   Barny Boatman,   Marcel Luske,   Andreas Krause,   Sorel Mizzi,   Danny Ryan,   Fintan Gavin

Stepping Out on Day 1A

Oct 27, '08

Notable players stepping out for day 1A of this €4,000 buy-in event include Barny Boatman, Paul Testud, Danny Ryan, Marcel Luske, Katja Thater, Andreas Krause, Fintan Gavin, Sorel Mizzi, Annette Obrestad, Dave Colclough, and Markus Golser.

We're half way through level one and a sell out 270 players have taken to the felt. There will also be 270 players for tomorrow bring the total to 540 and creating a prize pool of €2.16 million.

Player Tags: Dave Colclough,   Barny Boatman,   Marcel Luske,   Markus Golser,   Andreas Krause,   Katja Thater,   Sorel Mizzi,   Annette Obrestad,   Danny Ryan,   Fintan Gavin

European Player Bio: Andreas Krause

Sep 12, '08

Andreas Krause
 
Andreas Krause, from Germany, has earned more than $1.3 million playing tournament poker. He is a regular on the European tournament circuit but does venture to the United States on occasion. He has earned about $300,000 in tournaments in America.  Krause has yet to cash in an EPT main event, though he did make the money in a preliminary event at this year’s PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.











 

Player Tags: Andreas Krause

$1,500 Seven Card Stud - Level 6

Jun 18, '08

Players are now beginning a 20-minute break.

Ante: 75
Bring In: 100
Limits: 300/600

Players Left: 128 of 381

Chip Leaders:

Bryan Devonshire - 21,000
Daniel Studar - 20,000
John Hennigan - 18,300
Amnon Filippi - 13,600
Chip Jett - 13,100
Humberto Brenes - 12,400
Jerry Buss - 12,000
Mary Jones - 11,200
Jean Gaspard - 9700
Andreas Krause - 9000

Eliminations: Justin Bonomo, Huck Seed, Andy Bloch, Michael Mizrachi, Hoyt Corkins, Markus Golser, Allen Kessler, John Cernuto, Ali Eslami.

Big Hands:

Krause Doubles Up

Andreas Krause was getting whittled down in a heads-up battle. Bets had been raised and reraised through fourth street, at fifth Krause showed J75. His opponent held KQ4. His opponent bet 600, Krause raised to 1200, and his opponent drove it to 1800, which Krause called. Krause added the 9, his opponent the 7, and both players committed another 600. After seventh street Krause bet and had just 600 behind. His opponent called and Krause rolled over Q64 for the flush.

Ivey Flushes to Victory

Phil Ivey had the bring-in with the 2 and called a completed bet to 300 to be heads up with an opponent showing 7. Ivey added 66 through fifth street, and check-raised his opponent to 1200, the other player now showing 7A8. Ivey added the A on sixth street, his opponent the 3, which brought 600 more from each player. After betting and getting called on seventh, Ivey showed K92x for the nut flush, and his opponent mucked.

Aces Enough for Barbieri

Al Barbieri was heads up, trailing on third street and leading on fourth when he showed 8A. His opponent showed A5. Barbieri added the A on fifth street and bet 600, but drew another call. Barbieri bet another 600 on sixth street adding the 4. His opponent, now holding A59Q, made the laydown.

Tomko Lets it Go

Dewey Tomko wsa the lone caller for 300, showing the 7. His opponent had the 10 up, and there had been a seven and 10 tossed into the muck before play became heads up. Tomko called 300 after receiving the J on fourth street, but folded on fifth after drawing the 3. His opponent now showed 10K8.

Sklansky Keeps Hanging On

David Sklansky committed his final 1000 to the pot while showing A8, after a raise and reraise. His opponent held Q4. After the hole cards were exposed, Sklansky proved to have a buried AK, while his opponent had a second queen. Sklansky wound up adding a third ace on sixth street and now has 3600 in chips, still a significant short-stack.

Player Tags: Dewey Tomko,   David Sklansky,   Phil Ivey,   Al Barbieri,   Andreas Krause

Omaha High-Low - Level 10

Jun 04, '08

Note: Players are now on break.

Blinds: 400-800 (Moving to 500-1,000)

Average Chip Stack: 17,354

Players Remaining: 144 of 833

Chip Counts:

Richard Ashby: 51,500
James Van Alstyne: 39,200
Curtis Rystadt: 37,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman: 35,000
Jose Razo Cabrera: 33,000
Ben Tang: 32,000
James Hinton: 30,800
Linda Johnson: 30,000
Robert Mizrachi: 30,000
Bryan Devonshire: 29,100

Eliminations:

"Hollywood" Dave Stann

Big Hands:

"Hollywood" Dave Stann Goes Down, But Not Quietly

"I'm rooting for your demise," Hollywood Dave Stann playfully told Peter Dawson. But on the very next hand a raise-fest led to Stann getting his money all in with AAJ2 against a different opponent's AK32. The board came 632KK and it was Stann who met his demise and was eliminated.
On his way out Stann told Dawson, "Keep thinking you're a genius. You're the only one who does." To which Dawson said, 'Karma is a funny thing."

Andreas Krause's Tournament Comes to an End

Battling a short stack for a while, Andreas Krause got all in with 7622 against his opponent's AQQ3. When his hand didn't improve, Krause was eliminated from the tournament.

Hanging By a Thread

On a board of 44328 Jimmy Fricke raised enough to put a player all in. The player called and showed A762 for the high and Fricke showed AK65 for the low, splitting the pot.

Mizrachi Adds To His Stack

With Q98 showing on the board, Robert Mizrachi bet out and received no callers. Mizrachi has around 30,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Dave Stann,   Andreas Krause,   Jimmy Fricke,   European Report

Andreas Krause Eliminated

Apr 12, '08

Andreas Krause has busted out of the tournament. Here is a look at his player bio:

Andreas Krause, from Germany, has earned more than $1.3 million playing tournament poker. He is a regular on the European tournament circuit but does venture to the United States on occasion. He has earned about $300,000 in tournaments in America.  Krause has yet to cash in an EPT main event, though he did make the money in a preliminary event at this year’s PokerStars Caribbean Adventure.

Player Tags: Andreas Krause

Andreas Krause Is Slow

Jun 29, '07

Andreas Krause apparently has been taking his sweet time.  Krause has drawn the ire of his table for taking too long to act on his hands.  He’s apparently had clock’s called on him multiple times today, and as soon as this latest clock was called, players from the other two remaining tables have added in their two cents; noting that he has been slow to act all day.  Krause managed to double up against Miguel Delacruz with Aces up, much to the chagrin of his table.

Scotty Nguyen scooped a small pot after misread his opponent.  Nguyen bet on the 5^th and 6^th streets with 5 8 7 2 showing against his opponent’s K 8 5 3.  Nguyen checked on the river assuming his opponent held Kings, but Nguyen showed Q Q, and his opponent could only muster 10 10 from his hole cards and Nguyen took the pot.

The most recent elimination was O’Neil Longson in 18^th place.  There are currently 17 players left with the average stack being just over $70,000.

Notable Chip Counts

Scotty Nguyen         73,400

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   O'Neil Longson,   Andreas Krause

Hour Three Log

Jun 04, '07

Double Time

Paul Evan moved all in early after the hour began and Ciaran O’Leary made the call. Evan turned over QJ and O’Leary showed pocket kings. The board was dealt 85258 and O’Leary doubled up. This will become a trend for O’Leary. Two hands later Alex Jacob raised all in preflop after Jeff Yoak had limped from the small blind. Yoak called the all-in bet and flipped over AJ. Jacob turned over K10 and the board was dealt Q6592. Yoak doubled on the hand to over twice his $675,000 all-in bet. This would become a trend for Jacob as well.

The two aforementioned trends would converge in a perfect storm on the next hand. O’Leary bet $230,000 and Jacob raised all in. O’Leary called and Jacob flipped over pocket nines. The O’Leary section of the crowd broke into cheers when he turned over pocket queens. The board was dealt 107236 and a new chip leader was crowned. After these numerous double ups occurred, the tournament director announced the chip counts:

Seat one: Craig Crivello - $1,400,000
Seat two: Jeff Yoak - $1,500,000
Seat three: Alex Jacob - $2,300,000
Seat four: Andreas Krause - $515,000
Seat five: Paul Evan - $480,000
Seat six: Ciaran O’Leary - $2,500,000

The theme of doubling up refused to die off and Andreas Krause got a free roll when he moved all in with A-J against the A-J of Craig Crivello. Paul Evan then pushed all in for $365,000 and O’Leary made the call. O’Leary flipped over two red sixes and Evan showed A10. The board was dealt AK277 and Evan doubled up. This brought O’Leary’s stack down to just about even with Jacob for the chip lead.

A few hands later Crivello opened the pot for $250,000 and Evan reraised all in for $580,000. Crivello called and flipped over A10. Evan showed AJ and the board was dealt 3328A. Both players make aces up, but Evan doubled up on the strength of his jack kicker. Another hand, another double up, and it looks like this final table might be undecided by the time the main event starts in a few weeks. Six times, players have had their tournament life at risk during the hour, and all six times they have survived.

Double Up for Krause...Not so Much

Krause Eliminated in 6^th Place ($94,122)

On the next hand, things took a turn. Krause pushed all in for $415,000 and Evan made the call. Evan turned over A9 and Krause reluctantly turned over K10. The board was dealt A658K and Krause was eliminated in sixth place. He will take home $94,122 for his efforts. After the exit of Krause, the players went on a fifteen minute break.

Player Tags: Paul Evans,   Jeffrey Yoak,   Craig Crivello,   Alex Jacob,   Andreas Krause

Hour Two Log

Jun 04, '07

The Aggressive, the Comatose, and the Young Chip Leader

During the early stages of hour two the most intriguing thing to transpire was a call to action by a player who had spent the first hour of play as a folding machine. Ciaran O’Leary made his first action at the final table when he moved all in and received no callers on hand 19. One player who remained a little more active was Craig Crivello, he picked up a lot of blinds and antes with preflop raises. Crivello butted heads with Alex Jacob early in the level. Jacob moved all in over the top of a $200,000 raise from Crivello and he folded after thinking for a moment.

$800,000 is a lot of Money and Break Time

Andreas Krause made some noise when he bet $300,000 and Jeff Yoak called him down. The flop was dealt 753 and Yoak moved all in with $800,000 already sitting in the middle of the table. Krause thought for a moment, but then mucked his hand. One hand after this big showdown the players were allotted a fifteen minute break.

To the Patient go the Spoils

After the break the blinds were kicked up to $40,000-$80,000 with a $10,000 ante. The players sauntered in and took their seats. Last to show was Jacob, who still held the chip lead. On the first hand after the break Paul Evans opened the pot for $275,000 and Ciaran O’Leary called. This put his tournament life at risk with pocket nines. Unfortunately, Evan held two cowboys in the hole and O’Leary half-heartedly tried to proposition the dealer. The board was dealt A859 and O’Leary jumped off the stage in celebration. He did his best impression of the Rock and Hulk Hogan simultaneously, in a pose that brought over-the-top images of professional wrestling to mind. His cheering section ate it up and they rose to their feet to join him. The river card was the 4 and the patience of O’Leary was rewarded. The set must have wakened a sleeping giant because O’Leary pushed again on the next hand. Jacob folded and O’Leary increased his chip stack to $740,000.

Cirvello Doubles Up

After the O’Leary show ended Craig Crivello moved all in and Yoak moved all in over the top of him. Crivello flipped over K9 and Yoak showed AQ. The board was dealt K8576 and gave Crivello a nine-high straight to double up.

The tournament director then announced the chip counts of the final six players:

Alex Jacob: $4,100,000
Craig Crivello: $1,300,000
Paul Evans: $1,200,000
Ciaran O’Leary: $800,000
Andreas Krause: $750,000
Jeff Yoaks: $700,000

Player Tags: Paul Evans,   Jeffrey Yoak,   Craig Crivello,   Alex Jacob,   Andreas Krause

Hour One - Three Bust Outs!

Jun 04, '07

Suck Out City

The fist half dozen hands went by rather quietly, and then things got rather interesting. Craig Crivello bet preflop and Bart Hanson called. Hanson had about $50,000 remaining at this point and he pushed all in, in the dark. The flop was dealt KQ9 and Crivello made the call. Crivello flipped over A10 and Hanson flipped over J2. Hanson nearly jumped off the stage when a spade was dealt on the turn, the 8. The A followed suit on the river and Hanson made a runner-runner flush draw to survive.

On the very next hand Andreas Krause moved all in and Matt Vengrin reraised all in over the top of Krause. Everyone else folded and Vengrin flipped over pocket nines. Krause showed AQ and the flop was dealt 832. The train to suck out city would leave the station one more time though, and 45 were dealt on the turn and river. Krause raised both his fists into the air and let out a barbaric yell in celebration of his runner-runner straight draw. This could be a long final table.

Matt Vengrin Eliminated in 9^th Place ($43,378)

For the third hand in a row a player pushed all in when Matt Vengrin reraised all in after Alex Jacob opened the pot for $150,000. Jacob called and Vengrin turned over his opponents’ initials in the form of AJ. Jacob, whose hair might have its own field of gravity at this point flipped over KQ. The board was dealt Q8349 and Vengrin was eliminated in ninth place. He will take home $43,378 in prize money and Jacob increased his chip lead on the hand.

Bart Hanson Eliminated in 8^th Place ($55,246)

Two more all in bets took place during the next three hands after Vengrin was eliminated, but they received no calls. Then Hanson pushed all in preflop before Krause moved all in over the top of him. Hanson turned over A10 and Krause showed a pair of ladies. The board was dealt J4424 and Krause won the pot with fours full of queens. Hanson is eliminated in eighth place and he will take home $55,246 in prize money.

Thad Smith Eliminated in 7^th Place ($73,661)

Only two more hands transpired before U.S. soldier Thad Smith moved all in preflop for $290,000. Crivello made the call and had Smith covered. Smith turned over KQ and Crivello flipped over pocket fives. The flop was dealt 995 and gave Crivello a full house. The turn and river cards were no help to Smith and he was eliminated in seventh place. Smith will take home $73,661 in prize money.

What a first hour here at the final table. After a plethora of all in bets and two energetic double ups we are already down to six players. Jacob still retains the chip lead after busting Vengrin in ninth place.

Player Tags: Craig Crivello,   Bart Hanson,   Alex Jacob,   Andreas Krause,   Matthew Vengrin,   Thad Smith