Jared Davis Poker Tournament Updates

$3,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Down To Four

Jun 13, '08

Players Left:  4

Chip Leaders:

Doug Ganger - 825000
Jens Voertmann - 445,000
Hoyt Corkins - 390,000
Marcel Luske - 805,000

Eliminations:  Steve Zolotow (6th Place), Jared Davis (5rd Place)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Steve Zolotow Chips Up - Hold'em

Steve Zolotow raised under the gun and Doug Ganger made the call in the big blind. Both players checked the 10646 board to the turn and the river was the 2. Ganger fired in a bet and Zolotow made the call with AQ. Ace high was good, and Zolotow chipped up to 180,000.

Marcel Luske Gets Quartered - Omaha 8

Marcel Luske raised preflop and Doug Ganger made the call. The flop came down K104 and Luske checked. Ganger bet and Luske check raised. Ganger called and the turn was the 6. Luske bet again, and Ganger called. The river was the 8 and Luske checked. Ganger bet and Luske quickly called. Luske showed AA310 for aces with an A-3 low, and Ganger showed A3J9 for the nut flush with an A-3 low. Ganger collected three quarters of the pot.

NOTE: The players then took a 15-minute break.

Steve Zolotow Eliminated in Sixth Place ($47,990) - Stud

Steve Zolotow was all in on fourth street against Hoyt Corkins, two cards later, Zolotow's pair of nines were drawing dead to Corkins nut spade flush. Zolotow was eliminated in sixth place.

Jared Davis Eliminated in Fifth Place ($61,702) - Stud

Jared Davis was on the short stack and desperate as he made a move with a pair of sixes, unfortunately for him, Jens Voertmann made a set of aces to eliminate him in fifth place.

 

 

 

Player Tags: Steve Zolotow,   Jared Davis,   Marcel Luske,   Jens Voertmann,   Doug Ganger

$3,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Final Table Set

Jun 13, '08

Players Left: 8

Chip Leaders:

Seat 1 - Rostislav Tsodikov - 140,000
Seat 2 - Doug Ganger - 405,000
Seat 3 - Jennifer Harman - 271,000
Seat 4 - Steve Zolotow - 180,000
Seat 5 - Jens Voertmann - 485,000
Seat 6 - Jared Davis - 185,000
Seat 7 - Hoyt Corkins - 595,000
Seat 8 - Marcel Luske - 572,000

Eliminations: Todd Brunson, Eric Froehlich, Blair Rodman

Big Hands and Storylines:

Paul Zimbler Doubles Up - Stud 8

Paul Zimbler was all in with kings up on sixth street against the low straight draw of Jared Davis. Davis failed to hit either and Zimbler scooped the pot to double up to about 90,000.

Todd Brunson Eliminated in 12th Place ($19,424) - Hold'em

Todd Brunson was all in against Marcel Luske on a flop of K7Q. Brunson showed A10 but was up against the K9. The turn was the K and the river was the 2, giving Luske the pot and eliminating Brunson in 12th place.

Eric Froehlich Eliminated in 11th Place ($19,424) - Hold'em

After being previously crippled in a Stud 8 hand with Jennifer Harman, Eric Froehlich was all in holding 98 against the J9 of Jared Davis. The board ran out K4J35 and Froehlich was eliminated in 11th place.

Blair Rodman Eliminated in 10th Place ($25,138) - Hold'em

Blair Rodman moved all in on the short stack holding 97 against Jens Voertmann's pocket queens. The board ran out 1052102 and Rodman hit the rail in tenth place.

Paul Zimbler Eliminated in 9th Place ($25,138) - Omaha 8

Paul Zimbler was short stacked and all in holding K1087 against the J1043 of Jennifer Harman. The flop came Q55 and Zimbler maintained his lead with King high. The turn was the 5 and Harman was really drawing slim to pair up wihout hitting a club. The river was the... J! Harman eliminated Zimbler in ninth place.

Player Tags: Blair Rodman,   Todd Brunson,   Jared Davis,   Jennifer Harman,   Marcel Luske,   Paul Zimbler,   Eric Froehlich,   Jens Voertmann,   European Report

$3,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Players Dropping Quick

Jun 13, '08

Players Left: 12

Eliminations: J.J. Hazan, David Levi, Mallory Smith, Mickey Appleman

Big Hands and Storylines:

J.J. Hazan Eliminated in 16th Place ($10,283) - Hold'em

J.J. Hazan raised and Hoyt Corkins reraised. Hazan moved in and Corkins made the call with pocket jacks. Hazan was behind with pocket threes and the board offered no help when it came 992J9. Hazan was eliminated in 16th place.

David Levi Eliminated in 15th Place ($10,283) - Omaha Hi-Lo

The action was unclear, but David Levi was unable to double up on the extremely short stack to survive. He was eliminated in 15th place.

Mallory Smith Eliminated in 14th Place ($13,711) - Omaha Hi-Lo

Mallory Smith was all in preflop against Jared Davis. Smith held J-J-8-5 but was up against the A-A-10-4 of Davis. The flop came Q85 and Smith took the lead with bottom two pair. The turn was the Q and all of a sudden Smith was counterfeited by Davis and his aces up. The river was the K and Smith was eliminated in 14th place.

Mickey Appleman Eliminated in 13th Place ($13,711) - Razz

Short stacked and desperate, Mickey Appleman was all in drawing to a 10 low, but it didn't matter if he made his hand or not, becaues Jennifer Harman had already made her 9 low. Appleman was eliminated in 13th place.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   David Levi,   Mickey Appleman,   Jared Davis,   Jennifer Harman,   Mallory Smith,   J.J. Hazan

Heads Up

Jun 21, '07

Mark Muchnik def. Jared Davis
After a long session, Mark Muchnik has defeated Jared Davis.  Davis and Muchnik batted to a draw for most of the match, but a string of losses in small and medium pots left Davis on the short stack.  He eventually shoved preflop with Q7 and Muchnik called with A2.  The board came A8333, and Muchnik's full house was good to take the pot and the match.  He is awaiting the winner of the Steve Sarrafzadeh vs. Keith Black match.  Currently Black holds a 2-1 chip lead over Sarrafzadeh.

Player Tags: Jared Davis,   Mark Muchnik

Don Baruch Wins Event #21 ($264,107)

Jun 13, '07

Incredibly passive play continued to be the modus operandi of both Jared Davis and Don Baruch throughout the first hour of heads up play.  When offered an option to either check or bet, both by far preferred the later.  Indeed, the most common course of action in hand was for the small blind to limp, the big blind to check, for both players to check the flop, and for whoever had a pair to bet the turn, which invariably invoked a fold from the other player.  Baruch held a dominating chip lead, approximately 3.5-to-1, but did not use his stack to apply any pressure to Davis. Both players seemed to be waiting for a huge hand to truly ge involved, and it seemed that a cooler situation might once again be what needed in order for any major swing to take place.

Davis finally started to stab at some pots on the flop, and though this helped him build his stack slightly, it seems that this shift in gears was the catalyst that brought about the final hand. On the button Davis picked up the A 5 and put in a raise.  Baruch quickly went all in with the K Q and with a short stack and alot of his money invested, Davis called. The flop brought the Q 9 9.  Davis was drawing real thin with two cards coming, and Baruch all but had the bracelet on his wrist.  The Q on the turn ensured Baruch's victory, filling Baruch's full house and leaving Davis drawing dead.  Jared Davis finished as the runner up, and took home $149,263, while Baruch took home his first bracelet and $264,107.

This final table was an interesting conclusion to a unique event.  The WSOP bracelet hopes of two top pros were dashed, and a new name was put down in the poker history books. Thank you for getting you're updates on this World Series of Poker $1,500 No-Limit Shootout event here at Cardplayer.com.

Player Tags: Jared Davis,   Don Baruch

Three Handed No More

Jun 13, '07

Three handed play resumed after the dinner break, but from the first half hour you wouldn't guess that anyone besides Daniel Negreanu was present. Don Baruch and Jared Davis played incredibly passive during the start of the level. They  were playing right into Negreanu's well known small-ball gameplan by checking when they are weak and letting him take down uncontested pots with small bets. 

Zigging When He Should Be Zagging

An example of Davis' passive play went as follows. Right after losing a small pot he picked up aces.  Hoping to get Negreanu to bet his hand for him, he just called a small preflop raise from Negreanu. The flop came Q 2 2, Davis bet and Negreanu checked behind. The turn brought the K, Davis leads out and Negreanu made the easy fold.  By never making raises until Negreanu knows his hand has no chance of winning, Davis and Baruch are only going to get paid off in a cooler situation.

The Cooler

A must-payoff situation did arise when both Negreanu and Baruch flopped top pair on a board of 9 6 4.  Baruch held the 9 8, and bet out. Negreanu called with the 9 7, and though behind, the turn of 7 caught him up in a hurry, giving him two pair. Baruch passively checked, Negreanu bet, and Baruch called. Baruch's gin card, the 5, came on the end, completing his straight. Baruch made a relatively small bet, compared to the size of the pot, and despite the river being a scare card, Negreanu reluctantly called.  When the cards were turned up, Negreanu got the bad news and was left dangerously short.

Daniel Negreanu Takes 3rd ($101,351)

Negreanu limped and Davis pushed all-in.  Negreanu went into the tank for a while, pondering a call for his tournament life with A 8.  Eventually, he did call, and Davis' revealed the 55.  The flop brought the 6 4 2.  Negreanu needed running clubs, running straight cards, an eight or an ace.  The 7 gave Negreanu an inside straight draw, but he was still in pretty bad shape.  The river brought the 7 and Negreanu's run at the bracelet was over, just hours after holding a large chip lead.  Negreanu came in 3rd, and received $101,351, but at this point his mind is surely stuck on the fact that he didn't win, despite playing well.

Heads up play began after the $264,107 first place prize was laid out on the table during the money presentation.  Baruch held a sizable lead over Davis, but play was still very passive despite making it past Negreanu and into heads up play.  Make sure to check back next hour for a recap of the first hour of heads up play here at Cardplayer.com.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Jared Davis,   Don Baruch