| Jul 13, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event |
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Level 6 Hour 2 Update: Erik Seidel Doubles, Barry Greenstein Doesn't
Jul 07, '09
Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante
Day 2A Field: 1,476
Chip Counts:
1. Samer Rahman – 235,000
2. Coba Cao – 175,000
3. Andy Black – 160,000
4. Redmond Lee – 160,000
5. Chris Ferguson – 145,000
6. Fabrice Soulier – 143,000
7. Jim Bookstaff – 137,000
8. Nick Maimone – 130,000
9. Tom Schneider – 125,000
10. Craig Hopkins – 121,000
CardPlayer Chip Counts:
Todd Brunson – 38,000
Ciaran O’Leary – 33,400
Mike Matusow – 28,000
Notable Eliminations:
Raymond Davis
Barry Greenstein
Mark Newhouse
Big Hands:
 The Ladies Hooked By Seidel
The player under the gun raised preflop and the action was on Erik Seidel. He moved all in for around 12,000 and he was called by the player under the gun.
Seidel: J J
Opponent: Q Q
Seidel was dominated, but the flop changed that rather quickly as it fell K6J . Seidel had the set and the lead. The turn was the 2 and the river was the A and Seidel doubled up to 25,000.
The Real Amarillo Slim Standing Tall
Amarillo Slim Preston was involved in a hand with one opponent and the flop came down KJ10. Both players checked and the turn was the K. Preston raised to almost 10,000 after his opponent had led out for 2,800. The raise was called and the river was 2.
Both players checked and Preston showed 1010 for a flopped set of tens. His opponent mucked and Preston was around 80,000.
 Robin Hood Sent Packing
Barry Greenstein moved in for his last 10,000 preflop and Eric Tomberlin made the call. Greenstein showed down JJ, but was dominated by Tomberlin’s KK.
The board ran out 106410Q and Greenstein was shown the door.
Grant Levy Scores The K.O.
Grant Levy called his opponent’s all in bet and turned over AK. His opponent tabled QQ and the race was on. The flop came J74, giving both players a club draw with Levy’s being superior. The turn was the 3 and Levy locked up the hand. The river was the meaningless 3 and Levy was at 70,000.
 Tom Schneider Folds To Rockets
The player in seat 5 raised to 1,200 and Tom Schneider made the call from the button. The big blind also came along and they all saw a flop of 1044. The big blind checked and seat 5 bet 2,500. Schneider called and the big blind mucked. The turn was the Q and seat 5 led out with 6,000. Schneider called again just in time for the ESPN cameras to arrive.
The river was the 2 and seat 5 fired 11,000. Schneider thought about it and then mucked his hand. “Come on, show the bluff,” Pamela Brunson said. “The cameras are all here to see it,” Schneider added. Seat 5 obliged to showing his hand, but it was no bluff as he turned over AA. Schneider was at 125,000.
Brad Garrett Takes A Pot
A player raised to 1,300 and Brad Garrett made the call from middle position. The button also called and the small blind did the same. The four players saw a flop of Q73 and the small blind bet 2,400. The original raiser folded and Garrett made it 5,000 to go. The small blind was the only caller and the turn was the 9. The small blind checked to Garrett who fired out 5,000. The small blind mucked and Garrett was at 44,000.
 Shaun Deeb In A Gamblin’ Mood
Vitaly Lunkin raised to 1,400 preflop and two players called. The action was then on Shaun Deeb on the button and he raised to 6,200. The big blind then moved all in for 25,000. The action folded around to Deeb and he made the call. He tabled KJ, trailing the big blind’s A10.
The flop then fell J76 and Deeb was out in front. The turn was the Q giving the big blind a straight draw, but the river was the Q and Deeb got the knockout. He was at 75,000.
Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Barry Greenstein, Tom Schneider, Brad Garrett, Shaun Deeb, Grant Levy, Thomas Preston
Level 15 Hour 2 Update: Mueller's Third Bracelet Will Have to Wait
Jul 11, '09
Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 659 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,600,000
2. Benjamin Jensen – 1,100,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 925,000
4. Jason Brice – 858,500
5. Jordan Morgan – 811,000
6. Eli Adler – 810,000
7. Kasper Cordes – 796,000
8. James Akenhead – 794,000
9. Billy Kopp – 792,000
10. Tyler Patterson – 784,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jeff Shulman – 160,000
Phil Hellmuth – 240,000
Average Chip Count: 283,581
Notable Eliminations:
Greg Mueller
J.C. Alvarado
Brian Lemke
Hevad Khan
Big Hands:
 Greg Mueller Eliminated
On the turn with the board reading 78810, Greg Mueller bet 18,000 and was called by Nichoel Peppe. They both watched the J fall on the river and now Mueller checked and Peppe took the initiative and bet 25,000. Mueller called and mucked his hand when Peppe showed him J10. That hand left him with 39,000.
Shortly after, he was in the big blind and it folded around to Jeff Norman in the small blind, who limped in. Mueller shoved all in and Norman called instantly. Norman tabled AA and Mueller held 66. The board didn’t improve Mueller and his quest for a third bracelet will have to wait until next year.
Tom Schneider Doubles Up
Tom Schneider found a way to get all of his 136,000 into the middle preflop and was called by Thai Tran. Tran held AQ and was in dire straights against Schneider’s AA.
Tran never picked up anything resembling outs as the board ran out 7583J, and Schneider would double up.
A few hands later, Tom Schneider raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and the small blind made the call. The flop came 1023 and the action was checked to Schneider and he fired 18,000. The small blind called and the turn was the 4. Action was checked again to Schneider and he bet 40,000. That was enough to chase away the small blind and Schneider took the pot. He was at 400,000.
 Dan Harrington Makes a Big Raise, Takes the Pot
After some heavy preflop action that ended up with about 50,000 in the middle, there was a flop taken heads-up between Dan Harrington and Paren Arzoomanian. The flop was QJ7 and Arzoomanian led out for 20,000. Harrington made a huge raise to 135,000, leaving himself with just 84,000 behind.
Arzoomanian tanked for a few moments before letting his hand go and Harrington chipped up to 295,000.
 J.C. Tran Gets Rolling
J.C. Tran doubled up again, this time through Lou Diamond Phillips. Tran moved in preflop with pocket queens and Phillips called with pocket tens. The board held Tran’s ladies and he doubled to 190,000.
A few hands later, the player in seat 2 raised to 10,500 preflop and Tran made the call from the small blind. The flop came down 10105 and both players checked. The turn was the 9 and Tran led out with 11,000. Seat 2 made the call and the river was the 8. Both players checked again and Tran showed 33 and it was good for the pot. He was up to 205,000.
Brian Lemke Eliminated
On a flop of A95, Brian Lemke shoved all in at his opponent. His opponent, who had less chips than Lemke, called and showed A5, good for two pair. Lemke had 23 needed a 4 to fill his gutshot straight. Lemke missed and was down to just 50,000 in chips.
Just a few hands later Lemke committed his last 50,000 with AQ and was called by another player who showed KK. Lemke flopped top pair, but never improved as the board ran out Q57102 and another bracelet winner was sent to the rail.
Left In The Deck:
One of the tournament directors has just gotten on the microphone to announce that the spectators that are on the rail, need to move to another area, as hand-for-hand play is going to start soon. With 670 players remaining, 22 players need to be eliminated and then the money bubble will burst.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Dan Harrington, Greg Mueller, Tom Schneider
Level 18 Hour 1 Update: Schneider And Hinkle Score Early Knockouts
Jul 12, '09
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 372 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Matt Affleck – 2,100,000
2. Blair Hinkle – 2,000,000
3. Ben Lamb – 2,000,000506
4. Kevin Schaffel – 1,760,000
5. Berhard Perner – 1,675,000
6. Ludovic Lacay – 1,608,000
7. Tom Lutz – 1,600,000
8. James Akenhead – 1,572,000
9. Charlie Elias – 1,540,000
10. Miika Puumalainen – 1,492,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jeff Shulman – 314,000
Average Chip Count: 506,026
Notable Eliminations:
Jeff Kimber
Thor Hansen
C.K. Hua
Big Hands:
 Schneider Eliminates Burt With Big Slick
Tom Schneider and Keith Burt got all of their money in preflop and their hands were turned over. Schneider held AK and Burt showed 97.
The board ran out 52226, leaving Burt with just nine-high and giving Schneider the pot. Burt is eliminated from the tournament, while Schneider’s stack is increased to 950,000.
Sebok’s Bluff Picked Off
Hieu Luu raised to 20,000 preflop and was called by Joe Sebok from the small blind. The flop was 533 and Sebok checked. Luu fired 30,000 which was called by Sebok.
The turn was the 8 and both players checked. The 9 fell on the river and Sebok bet 70,000 and was called by Luu. Sebok showed A10 and Luu turned over pocket tens to take the pot.
 Blair Hinkle Doubles One Opponent Up, Makes A Profit Anyway
Oliver Klatt moved all in preflop and the action folded to Isidro Martinez. He moved all in having Klatt covered and the action was on Blair Hinkle. He then came over the top for all of his chips, having both men covered. Everyone else mucked and the hands were turned up.
Martinez: QQ
Hinkle: KK
Klatt: 99
Hinkle was in great position to score a double knockout, but the flop came down J94, giving Klatt a set of nines. The turn was the A and the river was the J, scoring a triple up for Klatt. However, he only had 125,000 total, leaving a small dent in Hinkle’s stack. Hinkle won the side pot against Martinez and after all the chips were counted, Hinkle made a profit out of the deal, his chips around 2 million.
Benyamine Takes A Big Pot
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 9336 and Sarne Lightman fired 150,000 into a pot of over 225,000. David Benyamine took a few seconds to count out his stack, then moved all in for 135,000 more.
Lightman then took a tank session of his own and decided to muck his hand, surrendering the large pot to Benyamine. Benyamine was around 680,000.
 Kenny Tran Gets Bluffed
Kenny Tran raised to 23,000 from early position and was three-bet by a player in late position to 100,000. Tran went into the tank for several minutes before making the call.
The flop came J49 and Tran checked to his opponent. His opponent didn’t make any movements and was just staring around the room, until the dealer informed him that Tran had checked and the player decided to go all in. Tran fairly quickly folded and folded pocket queens face up. To his dismay, his opponent turned over A10, for just ace-high.
Phillips Knocks Out Mighty Thor
Dennis Phillips and Thor Hansen got all of their chips into the middle preflop and Phillips had the best of it when he turned over AK against Hansen’s KQ.
Hansen said he was good with the ladies, but his mojo was a little low today as the board ran out 75675, keeping Phillips’ big slick in the lead and eliminating a tough opponent from the tournament.
Player Tags: Thor Hansen, David Benyamine, Tom Schneider, Kenny Tran, Joe Sebok, Blair Hinkle
Level 25 Hour 1 Update: Peter Eastgate Eliminated
Jul 13, '09
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 71 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Darvin Moon – 9,100,000
2. Billy Kopp – 7,100,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 6,620,000
4. Phil Ivey – 5,650,000
5. Antonio Esfandiari – 5,600,000
6. Antoine Saout – 4,700,000
7. Nick Maimone – 4,700,000
8. Charlie Elias – 4,700,000
9. Tommy Vedes – 4,550,000
10.Jeff Duvall – 4,500,000
Average Chip Count: 2,743,943
Card Player Chip Count:
Jeff Shulman – 3,800,000
- Shulman continues to hold steady above the 3.5 million mark. His stack is currently in 15th place.
Notable Eliminations:
81. Matt Affleck – $68,979
79. Owen Crowe – $68,979
78. Peter Eastgate – $68,979
Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour:
- Nichoel Peppe was eliminated when her Jh4h ran right into the pocket aces of Adam York. Peppe was eliminated after the board ran out 7-7-2-6-4 with only one heart in the mix. Leo Margets is now the last woman standing.
- Thai Tran doubled up to 2 million when his AcQc made a flush to top the A-K of Clayton Newman. Tran now holds 2 million.
- Tom Schneider enlisted the help of pocket queens to grow his stack back to 2.6 million.
- Hieu Luu doubled up to 4 million when his K-Q cracked the pocket aces of Fernando Gordo on a K-7-6-Q-3 board.
- Eugene Katchalov climbed back above 4 million when he induced both Jamie Robbins to fold to his 725,000 bet on a 10-5-4 flop. Katchalov caught about 625,000 on the hand.
- Darvin Moon further increased his chip lead when he eliminated Brean Catalano. Moon held pocket queens to beat Catalano’s A-J and grew his stack to more than 9 million after the knockout.
Big Hands
 Peter Eastgate Eliminated in 78th Place ($68,979)
The defending champion of the main event from last year has been knocked out.
Billy Kopp raised to 105,000 preflop and Dennis Phillips made the call to his immediate left. Action was folded to Peter Eastgate in the small blind, who moved all in for 340,000 more. Action was back on Kopp who made the call and Dennis Phillips made the call. The board ran out A64J3, as Kopp and Phillips checked it down. Kopp exposed the 88 for an eight high flush and Phillips mucked. Eastgate tabled the AJ for top two pair. Kopp eliminated Eastgate from the tournament.
Tom Schneider Doubles Up
Tom Schneider and Grayson Ramage got all the chips into the pot before the flop. Schneider exposed the AK while Ramage tabled the AQ. Schneider’s A-K held up and he doubled to 2,160,000.
Former Chip Leader Eliminated
Action was folded to Matt Affleck on the button who moved all in for 880,000 with the A7. Nick Maimone called from the small blind and exposed the AQ. The board ran out A109J3, and the chip leader going into day five has been eliminated. Maimone is now at 4,100,000 chips.
Phil Ivey Running Hot
Phil Ivey bet 110,000 from the button and Kent Goulding reraised to 325,000 from the big blind. Ivey made the call and both players saw a flop of Q42. Goulding checked and Ivey enough to put his opponent all in for 910,000. Goulding made the call and exposed the Q7 while Ivey tabled the J5 for a flush draw. The turn bricked for Ivey but the K on the river eliminated Goulding and handed Ivey the pot. Ivey is over 5,000,000 now.
Owen Crowe Eliminated in 79th Place ($68,979)
Fernando Gordo and Owen Crowe got all the chips into the pot preflop. Gordo reraised all in for 1,800,000 with the AK, enough to cover Crowe with the QQ. Crowe made the call and the board ran out K954A to eliminate Crowe. Gordo is over 4,000,000.
Player Tags: Tom Schneider, Billy Kopp, Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Matt Affleck
Level 23 Hour 2 Update: Joe Hachem, David Benyamine Eliminated
Jul 13, '09
Note: The players are now on a 90 minute dinner break and will return for action at 8:20 p.m. PDT.
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 101 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Darvin Moon – 5,700,000
2. Billy Kopp – 5,018,000
3. Antoine Saout – 4,810,000
4. Hamid Nourafchan – 4,810,000
5. Wesley Ismay – 4,200,000
6. Charlie Elias – 4,000,000
7. Steve Begleiter – 4,000,000
8. Jeff Shulman – 3,640,000
9. Eugene Kathchalov – 3,600,000
10. Fabrice Soulier – 3,550,000
Average Chip Count: 1,928,911
Card Player Chip Movement:
Jeff Shulman eliminated a player at his table with A-J, which dominated his opponent’s A-6. Full hand is mentioned below.
Notable Eliminations:
106. Ahn Van Nguyen – $40,288
103. Joe Hachem – $40,288
102. David Benyamine – $40,288
Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour:
- Anh Van Nguyen held AJ on an A53 flop against QQ. The turn and river fell 56 and Nguyen lost the hand to a queen-high club flush.
- Hamid Nourafchan eliminated Joel Patchell in 107th place to grow his stack to 4.81 million, which is good for the chip lead.
- Brian Powell doubled up through Eric Buchman to grow his stack to 800,000.
- Owen Crowe won a large pot against Hieu Luu to grow his stack to 4 million. Crowe bet Luu off of a 730,000 pot when he bet 700,000 on a A-7-3 flop with two diamonds.
- Noah Boeken had his kings cracked by the aces up of Bradley Craig. Craig doubled up on the hand to 2.58 million, while Boeken was knocked down to 795,000.
Big Hands
Tom Schneider Doubles Up
Ludovic Lacay raised to 60,000 under the gun preflop and John Martin called from the button. Tom Schneider three-bet to 310,000 from the big blind and both opponents made the call. The flop was dealt K95 and Schneider led out for 650,000. Lacay mucked and Martin moved all in. Schneider made the all-in call for his last 1.25 million. Their cards:
Schneider: AA
Martin: AK
Turn and River: 1010
Schneider doubled up to 3.48 million.
Joe Hachem Eliminated in 103rd Place ($40,288)
Joe Hachem open-shoved for 117,000 and was called by Billy Kopp. Hachem exposed the J9 and was flipping against the 44 of Kopp. The flop came K77, giving Hachem a ton of outs to stay alive. He needed any king, jack, nine or club to stay alive and was the favorite in the hand after the flop. None of them came on the turn as the A hit. An ace was an added out for the former main event champion but the river bricked with the 3 and Hachem was gone.
Jeff Shulman Eliminates Opponent
Jeff Shulman raised from the button and a player in the big blind moved all in for 471,000 more. Shulman went into the tank before finally making the call and exposed the AJ. His opponent acted surprised and exposed the A6. The board ran out KK28J and Shulman eliminated his opponent. Shulman is at 3,640,000 in chips.
David Benyamine Eliminated in 102nd Place ($40,288)
In a blind versus blind battle, David Benyamine was in the big blind with the pocket aces. Darvin Moon was in the small blind with the 33 and limped in. Benyamine threw out a small raise preflop and Moon made the call. The flop came 973, giving Moon bottom set and leaving Benyamine in deep trouble. Moon led out into Benyamine who reraised. Moon threw out another raise of 200,000 and Benyamine reraised another 300,000. Moon made the call and the 4 hit the turn. Moon put Benyamine all in for 800,000. Benyamine made the call and saw the bad news. The Q fell on the river and Benyamine was gone. Moon is the chip leader with 5,700,000.
Phil Ivey Eliminates Opponent
Bob Whalen raised to 75,000 from early position and Alex Jalali made the call. Phil Ivey moved all in from the small blind for 1,800,000. Whalen called all in for 700,000 and Jalali folded. Ivey exposed the KK and was in good shape against the AK of Whalen. Ivey’s kings held as the board ran out J547J. Ivey is now very healthy with 2,680,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, David Benyamine, Tom Schneider, Phil Ivey, Joe Hachem
Level 27 Update Hour 1: Phillips Doubles Up, Schneider Busts
Jul 14, '09
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 49 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Billy Kopp – 16,345,000
2. Darvin Moon – 9,700,000
3. Tommy Vedes – 8,550,000
4. Ludovic Lacay – 8,460,000
5. Joseph Cada – 8,200,000
6. Jonathan Tamayo – 7,500,000
7. Antoine Saout – 7,200,000
8. Luis Nargentino – 7,020,000
9. Steven Begleiter – 6,700,000
10. Ben Lamb – 6,600,000
Average Chip Count: 3,975,518
Card Player Chip Count:
Jeff Shulman – 4,675,000
Notable Eliminations:
52. Tom Schneider — $138,568
Twitter Updates:
Jeff Shulman at 4,600,000 (twitter feed)
Fabrice Soulier at 1,350,000 (twitter feed)
Dennis Phillips at 1,600,000 (twitter feed)
Billy Kopp at 14,340,000 (twitter feed)
Phil Ivey at 7,400,000 (twitter feed)
Tom Schneider at 1,960,000 (twitter feed)
Nick Maimone at 4,300,000 (twitter feed)
Ludovic Lacay at 7,150,000 (twitter feed)
Francois Balmigere at 3,900,000 (twitter feed)
Jesse Haabak at 1,805,000 (twitter feed)
Big Hands
 Akenhead Doubles Up
After a flop of KJ4, James Akenhead bet 420,000. Adam York then moved all in, putting Akenhead all in. Akenhead made a quick call and tabled KK for top set. York showed AJ for middle pair and Akenhead was in prime position to double up.
The turn was the 7 and York was drawing dead. The river was meaningless and Akenhead doubled up to 4,000,000.
Lapostolle Doubles Through Bilzerian
Adam Bilzerian raised to 200,000 and Martin Lapostolle moved in for 970,000. Bilzerian made the call and tabled KQ. Lapostolle turned over A4 and he was ahead in the hand.
The flop came down A92 and Lapostolle’s lead in the hand widened. The turn was the 3 and Bilzerian was drawing dead. The river was the 10 and Lapostolle doubled to 2.1 million.
 Lacay Takes One Off Ivey
Phil Ivey raised to 150,000 from the cutoff and Ludovic Lacay made the call from the big blind. The flop came down A5K and Lacay checked to Ivey. He bet 225,000 and Lacay made the call. The turn was the 3 and both players checked.
The river was the 5 and Lacay led out with 350,000. Ivey mucked his hand and Lacay raked in the pot, his stack at 8.6 million. Ivey was doing just fine with 8.4 million.
Dennis Phillips Cracks Aces, Cripples Steve Sanders
Dennis Phillips raised to 160,000 preflop and Steve Sanders repopped it to 325,000. Phillips made the call and the flop came down A62. Sanders bet 300,000 and Phillips moved all in for 1.5 million. Sanders barely had Phillips covered and made the call.
Phillips showed QQ but Sanders tabled AA for top set. Phillips was four-flushing heading to the turn, but the 4 came down and Phillips was down to his final card. The river then dropped the J, hitting Phillips’ flush and he doubled up to 3.9 million. Sanders was down to 300,000 and was eliminated a few hands later.
 Tom Schneider Eliminated In 52nd Place($138,568)
Tom Schneider moved all in for 1.2 million and Marc Etienne McLaughlin made the call from the small blind. Schneider turned over A7 and was trailing McLaughlin’s 99.
The flop came down K65 and Schneider had one foot out the door. The turn was the 7, giving Schneider some life, but the river was the K and Schneider’s run at the 2009 main event was over.
McLoughlin Summons Doyle For a Double Up
Marc McLoughlin shoved all in for his last 1,150,000 and was called by Hieu Luu. They hyper-aggressive Luu woke up with a real hand and showed AK and was ahead of McLoughlin’s lowly 102.
The flop put McLoughlin in the lead as it fell 24Q. The turn was the 8 and Luu failed to catch a pair on the river when he saw the dealer turned over the 7. McLoughlin doubles up and Luu falls to 1,150,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Tom Schneider, Phil Ivey, James Akenhead, Dennis Phillips, Ludovic Lacay
Level 26 Hour 2 Update: Sebok Eliminated
Jul 14, '09
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 54 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Billy Kopp – 14,340,000
2. Darvin Moon – 10,350,000
3. Tommy Vedes – 9,000,000
4. Phil Ivey – 7,400,000
5. Ludovic Lacay – 7,150,000
6. Ben Lamb – 6,350,000
7. Antoine Saout – 6,200,000
8. Steve Begleiter – 6,100,000
9. Joseph Cada – 5,900,000
10. Jeff Shulman – 4,600,000
Average Chip Count: 3,607,777
Card Player Chip Count:
Jeff Shulman – 4,300,000
Notable Eliminations:
57. Joe Sebok — $108,047
Twitter Updates:
Jeff Shulman at 4,600,000 (twitter feed)
Fabrice Soulier at 1,350,000 (twitter feed)
Dennis Phillips at 1,600,000 (twitter feed)
Billy Kopp at 14,340,000 (twitter feed)
Phil Ivey at 7,400,000 (twitter feed)
Tom Schneider at 1,960,000 (twitter feed)
Nick Maimone at 4,300,000 (twitter feed)
Ludovic Lacay at 7,150,000 (twitter feed)
Francois Balmigere at 3,900,000 (twitter feed)
Jesse Haabak at 1,805,000 (twitter feed)
Big Hands
 Joe Sebok Eliminated
Action folded around to Joe Sebok on the button and he moved all in for about 500,00. Ben Lamb was in the big blind and made the call. Here were their hands.
Sebok: A9
Lamb: AQ
Sebok was dominated and needed a lot of help. The flop came down J43 and Sebok was down to his last two streets. The turn was the 6 and Sebok could only double up with a nine. The river brought the Q instead, pairing Lamb and Sebok was eliminated from the main event.
Billy Kopp Knocks Out John Martin
Billy Kopp raised to 125,000 from under the gun and John Martin made the call from the hijack after Luis Nargentino called from the hijack. The flop came down A96 and Martin bet 250,000. Kopp made the call and Nargentino mucked. The turn was the K and Martin bet 500,000. Kopp sprung his trap and raised to over 2 million. Martin then shoved for the rest of his stack and Kopp made the call.
Kopp tabled 66 for a flopped set while Martin tabled 87 for an open-ended straight draw along with a diamond draw. The river was the J and Martin missed everything. He was eliminated and Kopp was over 11 million after the hand.
 Ivey Doesn’t Believe In Bach
Phil Ivey raised to 135,000 preflop and Christopher Bach made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 933 and both players checked. The turn was the 9 and Bach led out with 150,000. The river was the 7 and Bach led out one more time, this time for 360,000.
Ivey made the call and Bach tabled Q10 for a whole lot of nothing. Ivey then showed AQ and his ace kicker played. He took the pot and was over 7 million.
Schneider Doubles Through Hieu Luu
Hieu Luu raised from the cutoff position and Tom Schneider called from the big blind. The flop came A62 and Schnedier checked and called Luu’s 225,000 bet. On the 8 turn, Schneider led out for 400,000 and was raised all in by Luu.
Schneider called and we got the rest of the analysis from Schneider’s wife who yelled “What do you have baby?”
Schneider replied that he had two pair and that he was up against a flush draw. “What do we need?” yelled Mrs. Schneider. To that question, Schneider replied that she should root for the king of spades. Ironically enough, that was what fell on the river and Schneider doubles up to 3,800,000 and Luu drops to 2,400,000.
Maimone’s Two Pair Is No Good
Joseph Cada raised to 175,000 preflop and was called by Dennis Phillips and Nick Maimone called. The flop fell 37Q and Cada bet 250,000, which was only called by Maimone. The turn was the J and Cada bet 450,000, which was again called by Maimone.
The river was the 10 and Cada bet 900,000. Maimone called and Cada showed QQ, good for top set. Maimone made a comment about how sick the hand was as he flashed QJ, good for top two pair, and drawing dead the whole way.
Aces Hold For Smith, Doubles Through Bilzerian
On a flop of 348, Jordan Smith moved all in and was called by Adam Bilzerian. Bilzerian showed 66 and was behind Smith’s AA.
The turn was the K and the river was the 2, alowing Smith to double up to 2,500,000 and Bilzerian dropped to 1,850,000 in chips.
 Lichtenberger Drops One to Shulman
Andrew Lichtenberger raised from the button and was called by Eric Buchman and Jeff Shulman from the blinds. The flop was A102 and after Buchman checked, Shulman bet 200,000 into the preflop raiser. Lichtenberger called and Buchman folded. The turn was the 8 and Shulman fired 250,000, which was called.
The river was the J and both players checked. Shulman turned over QT, good for third pair and Lichtenberger mucked his hand.
Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Tom Schneider, Phil Ivey, Hieu Luu, Joe Sebok, Andrew Lichtenberger
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2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event |
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Level 6 Hour 2 Update: Erik Seidel Doubles, Barry Greenstein Doesn't
Jul 07, '09
Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante
Day 2A Field: 1,476
Chip Counts:
1. Samer Rahman – 235,000
2. Coba Cao – 175,000
3. Andy Black – 160,000
4. Redmond Lee – 160,000
5. Chris Ferguson – 145,000
6. Fabrice Soulier – 143,000
7. Jim Bookstaff – 137,000
8. Nick Maimone – 130,000
9. Tom Schneider – 125,000
10. Craig Hopkins – 121,000
CardPlayer Chip Counts:
Todd Brunson – 38,000
Ciaran O’Leary – 33,400
Mike Matusow – 28,000
Notable Eliminations:
Raymond Davis
Barry Greenstein
Mark Newhouse
Big Hands:
The Ladies Hooked By Seidel
The player under the gun raised preflop and the action was on Erik Seidel. He moved all in for around 12,000 and he was called by the player under the gun.
Seidel: JJ
Opponent: QQ
Seidel was dominated, but the flop changed that rather quickly as it fell K6J. Seidel had the set and the lead. The turn was the 2 and the river was the A and Seidel doubled up to 25,000.
The Real Amarillo Slim Standing Tall
Amarillo Slim Preston was involved in a hand with one opponent and the flop came down KJ10. Both players checked and the turn was the K. Preston raised to almost 10,000 after his opponent had led out for 2,800. The raise was called and the river was 2.
Both players checked and Preston showed 1010 for a flopped set of tens. His opponent mucked and Preston was around 80,000.
Robin Hood Sent Packing
Barry Greenstein moved in for his last 10,000 preflop and Eric Tomberlin made the call. Greenstein showed down JJ, but was dominated by Tomberlin’s KK.
The board ran out 106410Q and Greenstein was shown the door.
Grant Levy Scores The K.O.
Grant Levy called his opponent’s all in bet and turned over AK. His opponent tabled QQ and the race was on. The flop came J74, giving both players a club draw with Levy’s being superior. The turn was the 3 and Levy locked up the hand. The river was the meaningless 3 and Levy was at 70,000.
Tom Schneider Folds To Rockets
The player in seat 5 raised to 1,200 and Tom Schneider made the call from the button. The big blind also came along and they all saw a flop of 1044. The big blind checked and seat 5 bet 2,500. Schneider called and the big blind mucked. The turn was the Q and seat 5 led out with 6,000. Schneider called again just in time for the ESPN cameras to arrive.
The river was the 2 and seat 5 fired 11,000. Schneider thought about it and then mucked his hand. “Come on, show the bluff,” Pamela Brunson said. “The cameras are all here to see it,” Schneider added. Seat 5 obliged to showing his hand, but it was no bluff as he turned over AA. Schneider was at 125,000.
Brad Garrett Takes A Pot
A player raised to 1,300 and Brad Garrett made the call from middle position. The button also called and the small blind did the same. The four players saw a flop of Q73 and the small blind bet 2,400. The original raiser folded and Garrett made it 5,000 to go. The small blind was the only caller and the turn was the 9. The small blind checked to Garrett who fired out 5,000. The small blind mucked and Garrett was at 44,000.
Shaun Deeb In A Gamblin’ Mood
Vitaly Lunkin raised to 1,400 preflop and two players called. The action was then on Shaun Deeb on the button and he raised to 6,200. The big blind then moved all in for 25,000. The action folded around to Deeb and he made the call. He tabled KJ, trailing the big blind’s A10.
The flop then fell J76 and Deeb was out in front. The turn was the Q giving the big blind a straight draw, but the river was the Q and Deeb got the knockout. He was at 75,000.
Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Barry Greenstein, Tom Schneider, Brad Garrett, Shaun Deeb, Grant Levy, Thomas Preston
Level 15 Hour 2 Update: Mueller's Third Bracelet Will Have to Wait
Jul 11, '09
Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 659 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,600,000
2. Benjamin Jensen – 1,100,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 925,000
4. Jason Brice – 858,500
5. Jordan Morgan – 811,000
6. Eli Adler – 810,000
7. Kasper Cordes – 796,000
8. James Akenhead – 794,000
9. Billy Kopp – 792,000
10. Tyler Patterson – 784,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jeff Shulman – 160,000
Phil Hellmuth – 240,000
Average Chip Count: 283,581
Notable Eliminations:
Greg Mueller
J.C. Alvarado
Brian Lemke
Hevad Khan
Big Hands:
Greg Mueller Eliminated
On the turn with the board reading 78810, Greg Mueller bet 18,000 and was called by Nichoel Peppe. They both watched the J fall on the river and now Mueller checked and Peppe took the initiative and bet 25,000. Mueller called and mucked his hand when Peppe showed him J10. That hand left him with 39,000.
Shortly after, he was in the big blind and it folded around to Jeff Norman in the small blind, who limped in. Mueller shoved all in and Norman called instantly. Norman tabled AA and Mueller held 66. The board didn’t improve Mueller and his quest for a third bracelet will have to wait until next year.
Tom Schneider Doubles Up
Tom Schneider found a way to get all of his 136,000 into the middle preflop and was called by Thai Tran. Tran held AQ and was in dire straights against Schneider’s AA.
Tran never picked up anything resembling outs as the board ran out 7583J, and Schneider would double up.
A few hands later, Tom Schneider raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and the small blind made the call. The flop came 1023 and the action was checked to Schneider and he fired 18,000. The small blind called and the turn was the 4. Action was checked again to Schneider and he bet 40,000. That was enough to chase away the small blind and Schneider took the pot. He was at 400,000.
Dan Harrington Makes a Big Raise, Takes the Pot
After some heavy preflop action that ended up with about 50,000 in the middle, there was a flop taken heads-up between Dan Harrington and Paren Arzoomanian. The flop was QJ7 and Arzoomanian led out for 20,000. Harrington made a huge raise to 135,000, leaving himself with just 84,000 behind.
Arzoomanian tanked for a few moments before letting his hand go and Harrington chipped up to 295,000.
J.C. Tran Gets Rolling
J.C. Tran doubled up again, this time through Lou Diamond Phillips. Tran moved in preflop with pocket queens and Phillips called with pocket tens. The board held Tran’s ladies and he doubled to 190,000.
A few hands later, the player in seat 2 raised to 10,500 preflop and Tran made the call from the small blind. The flop came down 10105 and both players checked. The turn was the 9 and Tran led out with 11,000. Seat 2 made the call and the river was the 8. Both players checked again and Tran showed 33 and it was good for the pot. He was up to 205,000.
Brian Lemke Eliminated
On a flop of A95, Brian Lemke shoved all in at his opponent. His opponent, who had less chips than Lemke, called and showed A5, good for two pair. Lemke had 23 needed a 4 to fill his gutshot straight. Lemke missed and was down to just 50,000 in chips.
Just a few hands later Lemke committed his last 50,000 with AQ and was called by another player who showed KK. Lemke flopped top pair, but never improved as the board ran out Q57102 and another bracelet winner was sent to the rail.
Left In The Deck:
One of the tournament directors has just gotten on the microphone to announce that the spectators that are on the rail, need to move to another area, as hand-for-hand play is going to start soon. With 670 players remaining, 22 players need to be eliminated and then the money bubble will burst.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Dan Harrington, Greg Mueller, Tom Schneider
Level 18 Hour 1 Update: Schneider And Hinkle Score Early Knockouts
Jul 12, '09
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 372 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Matt Affleck – 2,100,000
2. Blair Hinkle – 2,000,000
3. Ben Lamb – 2,000,000506
4. Kevin Schaffel – 1,760,000
5. Berhard Perner – 1,675,000
6. Ludovic Lacay – 1,608,000
7. Tom Lutz – 1,600,000
8. James Akenhead – 1,572,000
9. Charlie Elias – 1,540,000
10. Miika Puumalainen – 1,492,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jeff Shulman – 314,000
Average Chip Count: 506,026
Notable Eliminations:
Jeff Kimber
Thor Hansen
C.K. Hua
Big Hands:
Schneider Eliminates Burt With Big Slick
Tom Schneider and Keith Burt got all of their money in preflop and their hands were turned over. Schneider held AK and Burt showed 97.
The board ran out 52226, leaving Burt with just nine-high and giving Schneider the pot. Burt is eliminated from the tournament, while Schneider’s stack is increased to 950,000.
Sebok’s Bluff Picked Off
Hieu Luu raised to 20,000 preflop and was called by Joe Sebok from the small blind. The flop was 533 and Sebok checked. Luu fired 30,000 which was called by Sebok.
The turn was the 8 and both players checked. The 9 fell on the river and Sebok bet 70,000 and was called by Luu. Sebok showed A10 and Luu turned over pocket tens to take the pot.
Blair Hinkle Doubles One Opponent Up, Makes A Profit Anyway
Oliver Klatt moved all in preflop and the action folded to Isidro Martinez. He moved all in having Klatt covered and the action was on Blair Hinkle. He then came over the top for all of his chips, having both men covered. Everyone else mucked and the hands were turned up.
Martinez: QQ
Hinkle: KK
Klatt: 99
Hinkle was in great position to score a double knockout, but the flop came down J94, giving Klatt a set of nines. The turn was the A and the river was the J, scoring a triple up for Klatt. However, he only had 125,000 total, leaving a small dent in Hinkle’s stack. Hinkle won the side pot against Martinez and after all the chips were counted, Hinkle made a profit out of the deal, his chips around 2 million.
Benyamine Takes A Big Pot
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 9336 and Sarne Lightman fired 150,000 into a pot of over 225,000. David Benyamine took a few seconds to count out his stack, then moved all in for 135,000 more.
Lightman then took a tank session of his own and decided to muck his hand, surrendering the large pot to Benyamine. Benyamine was around 680,000.
Kenny Tran Gets Bluffed
Kenny Tran raised to 23,000 from early position and was three-bet by a player in late position to 100,000. Tran went into the tank for several minutes before making the call.
The flop came J49 and Tran checked to his opponent. His opponent didn’t make any movements and was just staring around the room, until the dealer informed him that Tran had checked and the player decided to go all in. Tran fairly quickly folded and folded pocket queens face up. To his dismay, his opponent turned over A10, for just ace-high.
Phillips Knocks Out Mighty Thor
Dennis Phillips and Thor Hansen got all of their chips into the middle preflop and Phillips had the best of it when he turned over AK against Hansen’s KQ.
Hansen said he was good with the ladies, but his mojo was a little low today as the board ran out 75675, keeping Phillips’ big slick in the lead and eliminating a tough opponent from the tournament.
Player Tags: Thor Hansen, David Benyamine, Tom Schneider, Kenny Tran, Joe Sebok, Blair Hinkle
Level 25 Hour 1 Update: Peter Eastgate Eliminated
Jul 13, '09
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 71 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Darvin Moon – 9,100,000
2. Billy Kopp – 7,100,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 6,620,000
4. Phil Ivey – 5,650,000
5. Antonio Esfandiari – 5,600,000
6. Antoine Saout – 4,700,000
7. Nick Maimone – 4,700,000
8. Charlie Elias – 4,700,000
9. Tommy Vedes – 4,550,000
10.Jeff Duvall – 4,500,000
Average Chip Count: 2,743,943
Card Player Chip Count:
Jeff Shulman – 3,800,000
- Shulman continues to hold steady above the 3.5 million mark. His stack is currently in 15th place.
Notable Eliminations:
81. Matt Affleck – $68,979
79. Owen Crowe – $68,979
78. Peter Eastgate – $68,979
Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour:
- Nichoel Peppe was eliminated when her Jh4h ran right into the pocket aces of Adam York. Peppe was eliminated after the board ran out 7-7-2-6-4 with only one heart in the mix. Leo Margets is now the last woman standing.
- Thai Tran doubled up to 2 million when his AcQc made a flush to top the A-K of Clayton Newman. Tran now holds 2 million.
- Tom Schneider enlisted the help of pocket queens to grow his stack back to 2.6 million.
- Hieu Luu doubled up to 4 million when his K-Q cracked the pocket aces of Fernando Gordo on a K-7-6-Q-3 board.
- Eugene Katchalov climbed back above 4 million when he induced both Jamie Robbins to fold to his 725,000 bet on a 10-5-4 flop. Katchalov caught about 625,000 on the hand.
- Darvin Moon further increased his chip lead when he eliminated Brean Catalano. Moon held pocket queens to beat Catalano’s A-J and grew his stack to more than 9 million after the knockout.
Big Hands
Peter Eastgate Eliminated in 78th Place ($68,979)
The defending champion of the main event from last year has been knocked out.
Billy Kopp raised to 105,000 preflop and Dennis Phillips made the call to his immediate left. Action was folded to Peter Eastgate in the small blind, who moved all in for 340,000 more. Action was back on Kopp who made the call and Dennis Phillips made the call. The board ran out A64J3, as Kopp and Phillips checked it down. Kopp exposed the 88 for an eight high flush and Phillips mucked. Eastgate tabled the AJ for top two pair. Kopp eliminated Eastgate from the tournament.
Tom Schneider Doubles Up
Tom Schneider and Grayson Ramage got all the chips into the pot before the flop. Schneider exposed the AK while Ramage tabled the AQ. Schneider’s A-K held up and he doubled to 2,160,000.
Former Chip Leader Eliminated
Action was folded to Matt Affleck on the button who moved all in for 880,000 with the A7. Nick Maimone called from the small blind and exposed the AQ. The board ran out A109J3, and the chip leader going into day five has been eliminated. Maimone is now at 4,100,000 chips.
Phil Ivey Running Hot
Phil Ivey bet 110,000 from the button and Kent Goulding reraised to 325,000 from the big blind. Ivey made the call and both players saw a flop of Q42. Goulding checked and Ivey enough to put his opponent all in for 910,000. Goulding made the call and exposed the Q7 while Ivey tabled the J5 for a flush draw. The turn bricked for Ivey but the K on the river eliminated Goulding and handed Ivey the pot. Ivey is over 5,000,000 now.
Owen Crowe Eliminated in 79th Place ($68,979)
Fernando Gordo and Owen Crowe got all the chips into the pot preflop. Gordo reraised all in for 1,800,000 with the AK, enough to cover Crowe with the QQ. Crowe made the call and the board ran out K954A to eliminate Crowe. Gordo is over 4,000,000.
Player Tags: Tom Schneider, Billy Kopp, Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Matt Affleck
Level 23 Hour 2 Update: Joe Hachem, David Benyamine Eliminated
Jul 13, '09
Note: The players are now on a 90 minute dinner break and will return for action at 8:20 p.m. PDT.
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 101 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Darvin Moon – 5,700,000
2. Billy Kopp – 5,018,000
3. Antoine Saout – 4,810,000
4. Hamid Nourafchan – 4,810,000
5. Wesley Ismay – 4,200,000
6. Charlie Elias – 4,000,000
7. Steve Begleiter – 4,000,000
8. Jeff Shulman – 3,640,000
9. Eugene Kathchalov – 3,600,000
10. Fabrice Soulier – 3,550,000
Average Chip Count: 1,928,911
Card Player Chip Movement:
Jeff Shulman eliminated a player at his table with A-J, which dominated his opponent’s A-6. Full hand is mentioned below.
Notable Eliminations:
106. Ahn Van Nguyen – $40,288
103. Joe Hachem – $40,288
102. David Benyamine – $40,288
Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour:
- Anh Van Nguyen held AJ on an A53 flop against QQ. The turn and river fell 56 and Nguyen lost the hand to a queen-high club flush.
- Hamid Nourafchan eliminated Joel Patchell in 107th place to grow his stack to 4.81 million, which is good for the chip lead.
- Brian Powell doubled up through Eric Buchman to grow his stack to 800,000.
- Owen Crowe won a large pot against Hieu Luu to grow his stack to 4 million. Crowe bet Luu off of a 730,000 pot when he bet 700,000 on a A-7-3 flop with two diamonds.
- Noah Boeken had his kings cracked by the aces up of Bradley Craig. Craig doubled up on the hand to 2.58 million, while Boeken was knocked down to 795,000.
Big Hands
Tom Schneider Doubles Up
Ludovic Lacay raised to 60,000 under the gun preflop and John Martin called from the button. Tom Schneider three-bet to 310,000 from the big blind and both opponents made the call. The flop was dealt K95 and Schneider led out for 650,000. Lacay mucked and Martin moved all in. Schneider made the all-in call for his last 1.25 million. Their cards:
Schneider: AA
Martin: AK
Turn and River: 1010
Schneider doubled up to 3.48 million.
Joe Hachem Eliminated in 103rd Place ($40,288)
Joe Hachem open-shoved for 117,000 and was called by Billy Kopp. Hachem exposed the J9 and was flipping against the 44 of Kopp. The flop came K77, giving Hachem a ton of outs to stay alive. He needed any king, jack, nine or club to stay alive and was the favorite in the hand after the flop. None of them came on the turn as the A hit. An ace was an added out for the former main event champion but the river bricked with the 3 and Hachem was gone.
Jeff Shulman Eliminates Opponent
Jeff Shulman raised from the button and a player in the big blind moved all in for 471,000 more. Shulman went into the tank before finally making the call and exposed the AJ. His opponent acted surprised and exposed the A6. The board ran out KK28J and Shulman eliminated his opponent. Shulman is at 3,640,000 in chips.
David Benyamine Eliminated in 102nd Place ($40,288)
In a blind versus blind battle, David Benyamine was in the big blind with the pocket aces. Darvin Moon was in the small blind with the 33 and limped in. Benyamine threw out a small raise preflop and Moon made the call. The flop came 973, giving Moon bottom set and leaving Benyamine in deep trouble. Moon led out into Benyamine who reraised. Moon threw out another raise of 200,000 and Benyamine reraised another 300,000. Moon made the call and the 4 hit the turn. Moon put Benyamine all in for 800,000. Benyamine made the call and saw the bad news. The Q fell on the river and Benyamine was gone. Moon is the chip leader with 5,700,000.
Phil Ivey Eliminates Opponent
Bob Whalen raised to 75,000 from early position and Alex Jalali made the call. Phil Ivey moved all in from the small blind for 1,800,000. Whalen called all in for 700,000 and Jalali folded. Ivey exposed the KK and was in good shape against the AK of Whalen. Ivey’s kings held as the board ran out J547J. Ivey is now very healthy with 2,680,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, David Benyamine, Tom Schneider, Phil Ivey, Joe Hachem
Level 27 Update Hour 1: Phillips Doubles Up, Schneider Busts
Jul 14, '09
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 49 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Billy Kopp – 16,345,000
2. Darvin Moon – 9,700,000
3. Tommy Vedes – 8,550,000
4. Ludovic Lacay – 8,460,000
5. Joseph Cada – 8,200,000
6. Jonathan Tamayo – 7,500,000
7. Antoine Saout – 7,200,000
8. Luis Nargentino – 7,020,000
9. Steven Begleiter – 6,700,000
10. Ben Lamb – 6,600,000
Average Chip Count: 3,975,518
Card Player Chip Count:
Jeff Shulman – 4,675,000
Notable Eliminations:
52. Tom Schneider — $138,568
Twitter Updates:
Jeff Shulman at 4,600,000 (twitter feed)
Fabrice Soulier at 1,350,000 (twitter feed)
Dennis Phillips at 1,600,000 (twitter feed)
Billy Kopp at 14,340,000 (twitter feed)
Phil Ivey at 7,400,000 (twitter feed)
Tom Schneider at 1,960,000 (twitter feed)
Nick Maimone at 4,300,000 (twitter feed)
Ludovic Lacay at 7,150,000 (twitter feed)
Francois Balmigere at 3,900,000 (twitter feed)
Jesse Haabak at 1,805,000 (twitter feed)
Big Hands
Akenhead Doubles Up
After a flop of KJ4, James Akenhead bet 420,000. Adam York then moved all in, putting Akenhead all in. Akenhead made a quick call and tabled KK for top set. York showed AJ for middle pair and Akenhead was in prime position to double up.
The turn was the 7 and York was drawing dead. The river was meaningless and Akenhead doubled up to 4,000,000.
Lapostolle Doubles Through Bilzerian
Adam Bilzerian raised to 200,000 and Martin Lapostolle moved in for 970,000. Bilzerian made the call and tabled KQ. Lapostolle turned over A4 and he was ahead in the hand.
The flop came down A92 and Lapostolle’s lead in the hand widened. The turn was the 3 and Bilzerian was drawing dead. The river was the 10 and Lapostolle doubled to 2.1 million.
Lacay Takes One Off Ivey
Phil Ivey raised to 150,000 from the cutoff and Ludovic Lacay made the call from the big blind. The flop came down A5K and Lacay checked to Ivey. He bet 225,000 and Lacay made the call. The turn was the 3 and both players checked.
The river was the 5 and Lacay led out with 350,000. Ivey mucked his hand and Lacay raked in the pot, his stack at 8.6 million. Ivey was doing just fine with 8.4 million.
Dennis Phillips Cracks Aces, Cripples Steve Sanders
Dennis Phillips raised to 160,000 preflop and Steve Sanders repopped it to 325,000. Phillips made the call and the flop came down A62. Sanders bet 300,000 and Phillips moved all in for 1.5 million. Sanders barely had Phillips covered and made the call.
Phillips showed QQ but Sanders tabled AA for top set. Phillips was four-flushing heading to the turn, but the 4 came down and Phillips was down to his final card. The river then dropped the J, hitting Phillips’ flush and he doubled up to 3.9 million. Sanders was down to 300,000 and was eliminated a few hands later.
Tom Schneider Eliminated In 52nd Place($138,568)
Tom Schneider moved all in for 1.2 million and Marc Etienne McLaughlin made the call from the small blind. Schneider turned over A7 and was trailing McLaughlin’s 99.
The flop came down K65 and Schneider had one foot out the door. The turn was the 7, giving Schneider some life, but the river was the K and Schneider’s run at the 2009 main event was over.
McLoughlin Summons Doyle For a Double Up
Marc McLoughlin shoved all in for his last 1,150,000 and was called by Hieu Luu. They hyper-aggressive Luu woke up with a real hand and showed AK and was ahead of McLoughlin’s lowly 102.
The flop put McLoughlin in the lead as it fell 24Q. The turn was the 8 and Luu failed to catch a pair on the river when he saw the dealer turned over the 7. McLoughlin doubles up and Luu falls to 1,150,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Tom Schneider, Phil Ivey, James Akenhead, Dennis Phillips, Ludovic Lacay
Level 26 Hour 2 Update: Sebok Eliminated
Jul 14, '09
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 54 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Billy Kopp – 14,340,000
2. Darvin Moon – 10,350,000
3. Tommy Vedes – 9,000,000
4. Phil Ivey – 7,400,000
5. Ludovic Lacay – 7,150,000
6. Ben Lamb – 6,350,000
7. Antoine Saout – 6,200,000
8. Steve Begleiter – 6,100,000
9. Joseph Cada – 5,900,000
10. Jeff Shulman – 4,600,000
Average Chip Count: 3,607,777
Card Player Chip Count:
Jeff Shulman – 4,300,000
Notable Eliminations:
57. Joe Sebok — $108,047
Twitter Updates:
Jeff Shulman at 4,600,000 (twitter feed)
Fabrice Soulier at 1,350,000 (twitter feed)
Dennis Phillips at 1,600,000 (twitter feed)
Billy Kopp at 14,340,000 (twitter feed)
Phil Ivey at 7,400,000 (twitter feed)
Tom Schneider at 1,960,000 (twitter feed)
Nick Maimone at 4,300,000 (twitter feed)
Ludovic Lacay at 7,150,000 (twitter feed)
Francois Balmigere at 3,900,000 (twitter feed)
Jesse Haabak at 1,805,000 (twitter feed)
Big Hands
Joe Sebok Eliminated
Action folded around to Joe Sebok on the button and he moved all in for about 500,00. Ben Lamb was in the big blind and made the call. Here were their hands.
Sebok: A9
Lamb: AQ
Sebok was dominated and needed a lot of help. The flop came down J43 and Sebok was down to his last two streets. The turn was the 6 and Sebok could only double up with a nine. The river brought the Q instead, pairing Lamb and Sebok was eliminated from the main event.
Billy Kopp Knocks Out John Martin
Billy Kopp raised to 125,000 from under the gun and John Martin made the call from the hijack after Luis Nargentino called from the hijack. The flop came down A96 and Martin bet 250,000. Kopp made the call and Nargentino mucked. The turn was the K and Martin bet 500,000. Kopp sprung his trap and raised to over 2 million. Martin then shoved for the rest of his stack and Kopp made the call.
Kopp tabled 66 for a flopped set while Martin tabled 87 for an open-ended straight draw along with a diamond draw. The river was the J and Martin missed everything. He was eliminated and Kopp was over 11 million after the hand.
Ivey Doesn’t Believe In Bach
Phil Ivey raised to 135,000 preflop and Christopher Bach made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 933 and both players checked. The turn was the 9 and Bach led out with 150,000. The river was the 7 and Bach led out one more time, this time for 360,000.
Ivey made the call and Bach tabled Q10 for a whole lot of nothing. Ivey then showed AQ and his ace kicker played. He took the pot and was over 7 million.
Schneider Doubles Through Hieu Luu
Hieu Luu raised from the cutoff position and Tom Schneider called from the big blind. The flop came A62 and Schnedier checked and called Luu’s 225,000 bet. On the 8 turn, Schneider led out for 400,000 and was raised all in by Luu.
Schneider called and we got the rest of the analysis from Schneider’s wife who yelled “What do you have baby?”
Schneider replied that he had two pair and that he was up against a flush draw. “What do we need?” yelled Mrs. Schneider. To that question, Schneider replied that she should root for the king of spades. Ironically enough, that was what fell on the river and Schneider doubles up to 3,800,000 and Luu drops to 2,400,000.
Maimone’s Two Pair Is No Good
Joseph Cada raised to 175,000 preflop and was called by Dennis Phillips and Nick Maimone called. The flop fell 37Q and Cada bet 250,000, which was only called by Maimone. The turn was the J and Cada bet 450,000, which was again called by Maimone.
The river was the 10 and Cada bet 900,000. Maimone called and Cada showed QQ, good for top set. Maimone made a comment about how sick the hand was as he flashed QJ, good for top two pair, and drawing dead the whole way.
Aces Hold For Smith, Doubles Through Bilzerian
On a flop of 348, Jordan Smith moved all in and was called by Adam Bilzerian. Bilzerian showed 66 and was behind Smith’s AA.
The turn was the K and the river was the 2, alowing Smith to double up to 2,500,000 and Bilzerian dropped to 1,850,000 in chips.
Lichtenberger Drops One to Shulman
Andrew Lichtenberger raised from the button and was called by Eric Buchman and Jeff Shulman from the blinds. The flop was A102 and after Buchman checked, Shulman bet 200,000 into the preflop raiser. Lichtenberger called and Buchman folded. The turn was the 8 and Shulman fired 250,000, which was called.
The river was the J and both players checked. Shulman turned over QT, good for third pair and Lichtenberger mucked his hand.
Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Tom Schneider, Phil Ivey, Hieu Luu, Joe Sebok, Andrew Lichtenberger
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2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event |
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Level 6 Hour 2 Update: Erik Seidel Doubles, Barry Greenstein Doesn't
Jul 07, '09
Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante
Day 2A Field: 1,476
Chip Counts:
1. Samer Rahman – 235,000
2. Coba Cao – 175,000
3. Andy Black – 160,000
4. Redmond Lee – 160,000
5. Chris Ferguson – 145,000
6. Fabrice Soulier – 143,000
7. Jim Bookstaff – 137,000
8. Nick Maimone – 130,000
9. Tom Schneider – 125,000
10. Craig Hopkins – 121,000
CardPlayer Chip Counts:
Todd Brunson – 38,000
Ciaran O’Leary – 33,400
Mike Matusow – 28,000
Notable Eliminations:
Raymond Davis
Barry Greenstein
Mark Newhouse
Big Hands:
The Ladies Hooked By Seidel
The player under the gun raised preflop and the action was on Erik Seidel. He moved all in for around 12,000 and he was called by the player under the gun.
Seidel: JJ
Opponent: QQ
Seidel was dominated, but the flop changed that rather quickly as it fell K6J. Seidel had the set and the lead. The turn was the 2 and the river was the A and Seidel doubled up to 25,000.
The Real Amarillo Slim Standing Tall
Amarillo Slim Preston was involved in a hand with one opponent and the flop came down KJ10. Both players checked and the turn was the K. Preston raised to almost 10,000 after his opponent had led out for 2,800. The raise was called and the river was 2.
Both players checked and Preston showed 1010 for a flopped set of tens. His opponent mucked and Preston was around 80,000.
Robin Hood Sent Packing
Barry Greenstein moved in for his last 10,000 preflop and Eric Tomberlin made the call. Greenstein showed down JJ, but was dominated by Tomberlin’s KK.
The board ran out 106410Q and Greenstein was shown the door.
Grant Levy Scores The K.O.
Grant Levy called his opponent’s all in bet and turned over AK. His opponent tabled QQ and the race was on. The flop came J74, giving both players a club draw with Levy’s being superior. The turn was the 3 and Levy locked up the hand. The river was the meaningless 3 and Levy was at 70,000.
Tom Schneider Folds To Rockets
The player in seat 5 raised to 1,200 and Tom Schneider made the call from the button. The big blind also came along and they all saw a flop of 1044. The big blind checked and seat 5 bet 2,500. Schneider called and the big blind mucked. The turn was the Q and seat 5 led out with 6,000. Schneider called again just in time for the ESPN cameras to arrive.
The river was the 2 and seat 5 fired 11,000. Schneider thought about it and then mucked his hand. “Come on, show the bluff,” Pamela Brunson said. “The cameras are all here to see it,” Schneider added. Seat 5 obliged to showing his hand, but it was no bluff as he turned over AA. Schneider was at 125,000.
Brad Garrett Takes A Pot
A player raised to 1,300 and Brad Garrett made the call from middle position. The button also called and the small blind did the same. The four players saw a flop of Q73 and the small blind bet 2,400. The original raiser folded and Garrett made it 5,000 to go. The small blind was the only caller and the turn was the 9. The small blind checked to Garrett who fired out 5,000. The small blind mucked and Garrett was at 44,000.
Shaun Deeb In A Gamblin’ Mood
Vitaly Lunkin raised to 1,400 preflop and two players called. The action was then on Shaun Deeb on the button and he raised to 6,200. The big blind then moved all in for 25,000. The action folded around to Deeb and he made the call. He tabled KJ, trailing the big blind’s A10.
The flop then fell J76 and Deeb was out in front. The turn was the Q giving the big blind a straight draw, but the river was the Q and Deeb got the knockout. He was at 75,000.
Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Barry Greenstein, Tom Schneider, Brad Garrett, Shaun Deeb, Grant Levy, Thomas Preston
Level 15 Hour 2 Update: Mueller's Third Bracelet Will Have to Wait
Jul 11, '09
Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 659 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,600,000
2. Benjamin Jensen – 1,100,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 925,000
4. Jason Brice – 858,500
5. Jordan Morgan – 811,000
6. Eli Adler – 810,000
7. Kasper Cordes – 796,000
8. James Akenhead – 794,000
9. Billy Kopp – 792,000
10. Tyler Patterson – 784,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jeff Shulman – 160,000
Phil Hellmuth – 240,000
Average Chip Count: 283,581
Notable Eliminations:
Greg Mueller
J.C. Alvarado
Brian Lemke
Hevad Khan
Big Hands:
Greg Mueller Eliminated
On the turn with the board reading 78810, Greg Mueller bet 18,000 and was called by Nichoel Peppe. They both watched the J fall on the river and now Mueller checked and Peppe took the initiative and bet 25,000. Mueller called and mucked his hand when Peppe showed him J10. That hand left him with 39,000.
Shortly after, he was in the big blind and it folded around to Jeff Norman in the small blind, who limped in. Mueller shoved all in and Norman called instantly. Norman tabled AA and Mueller held 66. The board didn’t improve Mueller and his quest for a third bracelet will have to wait until next year.
Tom Schneider Doubles Up
Tom Schneider found a way to get all of his 136,000 into the middle preflop and was called by Thai Tran. Tran held AQ and was in dire straights against Schneider’s AA.
Tran never picked up anything resembling outs as the board ran out 7583J, and Schneider would double up.
A few hands later, Tom Schneider raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and the small blind made the call. The flop came 1023 and the action was checked to Schneider and he fired 18,000. The small blind called and the turn was the 4. Action was checked again to Schneider and he bet 40,000. That was enough to chase away the small blind and Schneider took the pot. He was at 400,000.
Dan Harrington Makes a Big Raise, Takes the Pot
After some heavy preflop action that ended up with about 50,000 in the middle, there was a flop taken heads-up between Dan Harrington and Paren Arzoomanian. The flop was QJ7 and Arzoomanian led out for 20,000. Harrington made a huge raise to 135,000, leaving himself with just 84,000 behind.
Arzoomanian tanked for a few moments before letting his hand go and Harrington chipped up to 295,000.
J.C. Tran Gets Rolling
J.C. Tran doubled up again, this time through Lou Diamond Phillips. Tran moved in preflop with pocket queens and Phillips called with pocket tens. The board held Tran’s ladies and he doubled to 190,000.
A few hands later, the player in seat 2 raised to 10,500 preflop and Tran made the call from the small blind. The flop came down 10105 and both players checked. The turn was the 9 and Tran led out with 11,000. Seat 2 made the call and the river was the 8. Both players checked again and Tran showed 33 and it was good for the pot. He was up to 205,000.
Brian Lemke Eliminated
On a flop of A95, Brian Lemke shoved all in at his opponent. His opponent, who had less chips than Lemke, called and showed A5, good for two pair. Lemke had 23 needed a 4 to fill his gutshot straight. Lemke missed and was down to just 50,000 in chips.
Just a few hands later Lemke committed his last 50,000 with AQ and was called by another player who showed KK. Lemke flopped top pair, but never improved as the board ran out Q57102 and another bracelet winner was sent to the rail.
Left In The Deck:
One of the tournament directors has just gotten on the microphone to announce that the spectators that are on the rail, need to move to another area, as hand-for-hand play is going to start soon. With 670 players remaining, 22 players need to be eliminated and then the money bubble will burst.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Dan Harrington, Greg Mueller, Tom Schneider
Level 18 Hour 1 Update: Schneider And Hinkle Score Early Knockouts
Jul 12, '09
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 372 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Matt Affleck – 2,100,000
2. Blair Hinkle – 2,000,000
3. Ben Lamb – 2,000,000506
4. Kevin Schaffel – 1,760,000
5. Berhard Perner – 1,675,000
6. Ludovic Lacay – 1,608,000
7. Tom Lutz – 1,600,000
8. James Akenhead – 1,572,000
9. Charlie Elias – 1,540,000
10. Miika Puumalainen – 1,492,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jeff Shulman – 314,000
Average Chip Count: 506,026
Notable Eliminations:
Jeff Kimber
Thor Hansen
C.K. Hua
Big Hands:
Schneider Eliminates Burt With Big Slick
Tom Schneider and Keith Burt got all of their money in preflop and their hands were turned over. Schneider held AK and Burt showed 97.
The board ran out 52226, leaving Burt with just nine-high and giving Schneider the pot. Burt is eliminated from the tournament, while Schneider’s stack is increased to 950,000.
Sebok’s Bluff Picked Off
Hieu Luu raised to 20,000 preflop and was called by Joe Sebok from the small blind. The flop was 533 and Sebok checked. Luu fired 30,000 which was called by Sebok.
The turn was the 8 and both players checked. The 9 fell on the river and Sebok bet 70,000 and was called by Luu. Sebok showed A10 and Luu turned over pocket tens to take the pot.
Blair Hinkle Doubles One Opponent Up, Makes A Profit Anyway
Oliver Klatt moved all in preflop and the action folded to Isidro Martinez. He moved all in having Klatt covered and the action was on Blair Hinkle. He then came over the top for all of his chips, having both men covered. Everyone else mucked and the hands were turned up.
Martinez: QQ
Hinkle: KK
Klatt: 99
Hinkle was in great position to score a double knockout, but the flop came down J94, giving Klatt a set of nines. The turn was the A and the river was the J, scoring a triple up for Klatt. However, he only had 125,000 total, leaving a small dent in Hinkle’s stack. Hinkle won the side pot against Martinez and after all the chips were counted, Hinkle made a profit out of the deal, his chips around 2 million.
Benyamine Takes A Big Pot
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 9336 and Sarne Lightman fired 150,000 into a pot of over 225,000. David Benyamine took a few seconds to count out his stack, then moved all in for 135,000 more.
Lightman then took a tank session of his own and decided to muck his hand, surrendering the large pot to Benyamine. Benyamine was around 680,000.
Kenny Tran Gets Bluffed
Kenny Tran raised to 23,000 from early position and was three-bet by a player in late position to 100,000. Tran went into the tank for several minutes before making the call.
The flop came J49 and Tran checked to his opponent. His opponent didn’t make any movements and was just staring around the room, until the dealer informed him that Tran had checked and the player decided to go all in. Tran fairly quickly folded and folded pocket queens face up. To his dismay, his opponent turned over A10, for just ace-high.
Phillips Knocks Out Mighty Thor
Dennis Phillips and Thor Hansen got all of their chips into the middle preflop and Phillips had the best of it when he turned over AK against Hansen’s KQ.
Hansen said he was good with the ladies, but his mojo was a little low today as the board ran out 75675, keeping Phillips’ big slick in the lead and eliminating a tough opponent from the tournament.
Player Tags: Thor Hansen, David Benyamine, Tom Schneider, Kenny Tran, Joe Sebok, Blair Hinkle
Level 25 Hour 1 Update: Peter Eastgate Eliminated
Jul 13, '09
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 71 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Darvin Moon – 9,100,000
2. Billy Kopp – 7,100,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 6,620,000
4. Phil Ivey – 5,650,000
5. Antonio Esfandiari – 5,600,000
6. Antoine Saout – 4,700,000
7. Nick Maimone – 4,700,000
8. Charlie Elias – 4,700,000
9. Tommy Vedes – 4,550,000
10.Jeff Duvall – 4,500,000
Average Chip Count: 2,743,943
Card Player Chip Count:
Jeff Shulman – 3,800,000
- Shulman continues to hold steady above the 3.5 million mark. His stack is currently in 15th place.
Notable Eliminations:
81. Matt Affleck – $68,979
79. Owen Crowe – $68,979
78. Peter Eastgate – $68,979
Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour:
- Nichoel Peppe was eliminated when her Jh4h ran right into the pocket aces of Adam York. Peppe was eliminated after the board ran out 7-7-2-6-4 with only one heart in the mix. Leo Margets is now the last woman standing.
- Thai Tran doubled up to 2 million when his AcQc made a flush to top the A-K of Clayton Newman. Tran now holds 2 million.
- Tom Schneider enlisted the help of pocket queens to grow his stack back to 2.6 million.
- Hieu Luu doubled up to 4 million when his K-Q cracked the pocket aces of Fernando Gordo on a K-7-6-Q-3 board.
- Eugene Katchalov climbed back above 4 million when he induced both Jamie Robbins to fold to his 725,000 bet on a 10-5-4 flop. Katchalov caught about 625,000 on the hand.
- Darvin Moon further increased his chip lead when he eliminated Brean Catalano. Moon held pocket queens to beat Catalano’s A-J and grew his stack to more than 9 million after the knockout.
Big Hands
Peter Eastgate Eliminated in 78th Place ($68,979)
The defending champion of the main event from last year has been knocked out.
Billy Kopp raised to 105,000 preflop and Dennis Phillips made the call to his immediate left. Action was folded to Peter Eastgate in the small blind, who moved all in for 340,000 more. Action was back on Kopp who made the call and Dennis Phillips made the call. The board ran out A64J3, as Kopp and Phillips checked it down. Kopp exposed the 88 for an eight high flush and Phillips mucked. Eastgate tabled the AJ for top two pair. Kopp eliminated Eastgate from the tournament.
Tom Schneider Doubles Up
Tom Schneider and Grayson Ramage got all the chips into the pot before the flop. Schneider exposed the AK while Ramage tabled the AQ. Schneider’s A-K held up and he doubled to 2,160,000.
Former Chip Leader Eliminated
Action was folded to Matt Affleck on the button who moved all in for 880,000 with the A7. Nick Maimone called from the small blind and exposed the AQ. The board ran out A109J3, and the chip leader going into day five has been eliminated. Maimone is now at 4,100,000 chips.
Phil Ivey Running Hot
Phil Ivey bet 110,000 from the button and Kent Goulding reraised to 325,000 from the big blind. Ivey made the call and both players saw a flop of Q42. Goulding checked and Ivey enough to put his opponent all in for 910,000. Goulding made the call and exposed the Q7 while Ivey tabled the J5 for a flush draw. The turn bricked for Ivey but the K on the river eliminated Goulding and handed Ivey the pot. Ivey is over 5,000,000 now.
Owen Crowe Eliminated in 79th Place ($68,979)
Fernando Gordo and Owen Crowe got all the chips into the pot preflop. Gordo reraised all in for 1,800,000 with the AK, enough to cover Crowe with the QQ. Crowe made the call and the board ran out K954A to eliminate Crowe. Gordo is over 4,000,000.
Player Tags: Tom Schneider, Billy Kopp, Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Matt Affleck
Level 23 Hour 2 Update: Joe Hachem, David Benyamine Eliminated
Jul 13, '09
Note: The players are now on a 90 minute dinner break and will return for action at 8:20 p.m. PDT.
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 101 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Darvin Moon – 5,700,000
2. Billy Kopp – 5,018,000
3. Antoine Saout – 4,810,000
4. Hamid Nourafchan – 4,810,000
5. Wesley Ismay – 4,200,000
6. Charlie Elias – 4,000,000
7. Steve Begleiter – 4,000,000
8. Jeff Shulman – 3,640,000
9. Eugene Kathchalov – 3,600,000
10. Fabrice Soulier – 3,550,000
Average Chip Count: 1,928,911
Card Player Chip Movement:
Jeff Shulman eliminated a player at his table with A-J, which dominated his opponent’s A-6. Full hand is mentioned below.
Notable Eliminations:
106. Ahn Van Nguyen – $40,288
103. Joe Hachem – $40,288
102. David Benyamine – $40,288
Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour:
- Anh Van Nguyen held AJ on an A53 flop against QQ. The turn and river fell 56 and Nguyen lost the hand to a queen-high club flush.
- Hamid Nourafchan eliminated Joel Patchell in 107th place to grow his stack to 4.81 million, which is good for the chip lead.
- Brian Powell doubled up through Eric Buchman to grow his stack to 800,000.
- Owen Crowe won a large pot against Hieu Luu to grow his stack to 4 million. Crowe bet Luu off of a 730,000 pot when he bet 700,000 on a A-7-3 flop with two diamonds.
- Noah Boeken had his kings cracked by the aces up of Bradley Craig. Craig doubled up on the hand to 2.58 million, while Boeken was knocked down to 795,000.
Big Hands
Tom Schneider Doubles Up
Ludovic Lacay raised to 60,000 under the gun preflop and John Martin called from the button. Tom Schneider three-bet to 310,000 from the big blind and both opponents made the call. The flop was dealt K95 and Schneider led out for 650,000. Lacay mucked and Martin moved all in. Schneider made the all-in call for his last 1.25 million. Their cards:
Schneider: AA
Martin: AK
Turn and River: 1010
Schneider doubled up to 3.48 million.
Joe Hachem Eliminated in 103rd Place ($40,288)
Joe Hachem open-shoved for 117,000 and was called by Billy Kopp. Hachem exposed the J9 and was flipping against the 44 of Kopp. The flop came K77, giving Hachem a ton of outs to stay alive. He needed any king, jack, nine or club to stay alive and was the favorite in the hand after the flop. None of them came on the turn as the A hit. An ace was an added out for the former main event champion but the river bricked with the 3 and Hachem was gone.
Jeff Shulman Eliminates Opponent
Jeff Shulman raised from the button and a player in the big blind moved all in for 471,000 more. Shulman went into the tank before finally making the call and exposed the AJ. His opponent acted surprised and exposed the A6. The board ran out KK28J and Shulman eliminated his opponent. Shulman is at 3,640,000 in chips.
David Benyamine Eliminated in 102nd Place ($40,288)
In a blind versus blind battle, David Benyamine was in the big blind with the pocket aces. Darvin Moon was in the small blind with the 33 and limped in. Benyamine threw out a small raise preflop and Moon made the call. The flop came 973, giving Moon bottom set and leaving Benyamine in deep trouble. Moon led out into Benyamine who reraised. Moon threw out another raise of 200,000 and Benyamine reraised another 300,000. Moon made the call and the 4 hit the turn. Moon put Benyamine all in for 800,000. Benyamine made the call and saw the bad news. The Q fell on the river and Benyamine was gone. Moon is the chip leader with 5,700,000.
Phil Ivey Eliminates Opponent
Bob Whalen raised to 75,000 from early position and Alex Jalali made the call. Phil Ivey moved all in from the small blind for 1,800,000. Whalen called all in for 700,000 and Jalali folded. Ivey exposed the KK and was in good shape against the AK of Whalen. Ivey’s kings held as the board ran out J547J. Ivey is now very healthy with 2,680,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, David Benyamine, Tom Schneider, Phil Ivey, Joe Hachem
Level 27 Update Hour 1: Phillips Doubles Up, Schneider Busts
Jul 14, '09
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 49 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Billy Kopp – 16,345,000
2. Darvin Moon – 9,700,000
3. Tommy Vedes – 8,550,000
4. Ludovic Lacay – 8,460,000
5. Joseph Cada – 8,200,000
6. Jonathan Tamayo – 7,500,000
7. Antoine Saout – 7,200,000
8. Luis Nargentino – 7,020,000
9. Steven Begleiter – 6,700,000
10. Ben Lamb – 6,600,000
Average Chip Count: 3,975,518
Card Player Chip Count:
Jeff Shulman – 4,675,000
Notable Eliminations:
52. Tom Schneider — $138,568
Twitter Updates:
Jeff Shulman at 4,600,000 (twitter feed)
Fabrice Soulier at 1,350,000 (twitter feed)
Dennis Phillips at 1,600,000 (twitter feed)
Billy Kopp at 14,340,000 (twitter feed)
Phil Ivey at 7,400,000 (twitter feed)
Tom Schneider at 1,960,000 (twitter feed)
Nick Maimone at 4,300,000 (twitter feed)
Ludovic Lacay at 7,150,000 (twitter feed)
Francois Balmigere at 3,900,000 (twitter feed)
Jesse Haabak at 1,805,000 (twitter feed)
Big Hands
Akenhead Doubles Up
After a flop of KJ4, James Akenhead bet 420,000. Adam York then moved all in, putting Akenhead all in. Akenhead made a quick call and tabled KK for top set. York showed AJ for middle pair and Akenhead was in prime position to double up.
The turn was the 7 and York was drawing dead. The river was meaningless and Akenhead doubled up to 4,000,000.
Lapostolle Doubles Through Bilzerian
Adam Bilzerian raised to 200,000 and Martin Lapostolle moved in for 970,000. Bilzerian made the call and tabled KQ. Lapostolle turned over A4 and he was ahead in the hand.
The flop came down A92 and Lapostolle’s lead in the hand widened. The turn was the 3 and Bilzerian was drawing dead. The river was the 10 and Lapostolle doubled to 2.1 million.
Lacay Takes One Off Ivey
Phil Ivey raised to 150,000 from the cutoff and Ludovic Lacay made the call from the big blind. The flop came down A5K and Lacay checked to Ivey. He bet 225,000 and Lacay made the call. The turn was the 3 and both players checked.
The river was the 5 and Lacay led out with 350,000. Ivey mucked his hand and Lacay raked in the pot, his stack at 8.6 million. Ivey was doing just fine with 8.4 million.
Dennis Phillips Cracks Aces, Cripples Steve Sanders
Dennis Phillips raised to 160,000 preflop and Steve Sanders repopped it to 325,000. Phillips made the call and the flop came down A62. Sanders bet 300,000 and Phillips moved all in for 1.5 million. Sanders barely had Phillips covered and made the call.
Phillips showed QQ but Sanders tabled AA for top set. Phillips was four-flushing heading to the turn, but the 4 came down and Phillips was down to his final card. The river then dropped the J, hitting Phillips’ flush and he doubled up to 3.9 million. Sanders was down to 300,000 and was eliminated a few hands later.
Tom Schneider Eliminated In 52nd Place($138,568)
Tom Schneider moved all in for 1.2 million and Marc Etienne McLaughlin made the call from the small blind. Schneider turned over A7 and was trailing McLaughlin’s 99.
The flop came down K65 and Schneider had one foot out the door. The turn was the 7, giving Schneider some life, but the river was the K and Schneider’s run at the 2009 main event was over.
McLoughlin Summons Doyle For a Double Up
Marc McLoughlin shoved all in for his last 1,150,000 and was called by Hieu Luu. They hyper-aggressive Luu woke up with a real hand and showed AK and was ahead of McLoughlin’s lowly 102.
The flop put McLoughlin in the lead as it fell 24Q. The turn was the 8 and Luu failed to catch a pair on the river when he saw the dealer turned over the 7. McLoughlin doubles up and Luu falls to 1,150,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Tom Schneider, Phil Ivey, James Akenhead, Dennis Phillips, Ludovic Lacay
Level 26 Hour 2 Update: Sebok Eliminated
Jul 14, '09
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 54 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Billy Kopp – 14,340,000
2. Darvin Moon – 10,350,000
3. Tommy Vedes – 9,000,000
4. Phil Ivey – 7,400,000
5. Ludovic Lacay – 7,150,000
6. Ben Lamb – 6,350,000
7. Antoine Saout – 6,200,000
8. Steve Begleiter – 6,100,000
9. Joseph Cada – 5,900,000
10. Jeff Shulman – 4,600,000
Average Chip Count: 3,607,777
Card Player Chip Count:
Jeff Shulman – 4,300,000
Notable Eliminations:
57. Joe Sebok — $108,047
Twitter Updates:
Jeff Shulman at 4,600,000 (twitter feed)
Fabrice Soulier at 1,350,000 (twitter feed)
Dennis Phillips at 1,600,000 (twitter feed)
Billy Kopp at 14,340,000 (twitter feed)
Phil Ivey at 7,400,000 (twitter feed)
Tom Schneider at 1,960,000 (twitter feed)
Nick Maimone at 4,300,000 (twitter feed)
Ludovic Lacay at 7,150,000 (twitter feed)
Francois Balmigere at 3,900,000 (twitter feed)
Jesse Haabak at 1,805,000 (twitter feed)
Big Hands
Joe Sebok Eliminated
Action folded around to Joe Sebok on the button and he moved all in for about 500,00. Ben Lamb was in the big blind and made the call. Here were their hands.
Sebok: A9
Lamb: AQ
Sebok was dominated and needed a lot of help. The flop came down J43 and Sebok was down to his last two streets. The turn was the 6 and Sebok could only double up with a nine. The river brought the Q instead, pairing Lamb and Sebok was eliminated from the main event.
Billy Kopp Knocks Out John Martin
Billy Kopp raised to 125,000 from under the gun and John Martin made the call from the hijack after Luis Nargentino called from the hijack. The flop came down A96 and Martin bet 250,000. Kopp made the call and Nargentino mucked. The turn was the K and Martin bet 500,000. Kopp sprung his trap and raised to over 2 million. Martin then shoved for the rest of his stack and Kopp made the call.
Kopp tabled 66 for a flopped set while Martin tabled 87 for an open-ended straight draw along with a diamond draw. The river was the J and Martin missed everything. He was eliminated and Kopp was over 11 million after the hand.
Ivey Doesn’t Believe In Bach
Phil Ivey raised to 135,000 preflop and Christopher Bach made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 933 and both players checked. The turn was the 9 and Bach led out with 150,000. The river was the 7 and Bach led out one more time, this time for 360,000.
Ivey made the call and Bach tabled Q10 for a whole lot of nothing. Ivey then showed AQ and his ace kicker played. He took the pot and was over 7 million.
Schneider Doubles Through Hieu Luu
Hieu Luu raised from the cutoff position and Tom Schneider called from the big blind. The flop came A62 and Schnedier checked and called Luu’s 225,000 bet. On the 8 turn, Schneider led out for 400,000 and was raised all in by Luu.
Schneider called and we got the rest of the analysis from Schneider’s wife who yelled “What do you have baby?”
Schneider replied that he had two pair and that he was up against a flush draw. “What do we need?” yelled Mrs. Schneider. To that question, Schneider replied that she should root for the king of spades. Ironically enough, that was what fell on the river and Schneider doubles up to 3,800,000 and Luu drops to 2,400,000.
Maimone’s Two Pair Is No Good
Joseph Cada raised to 175,000 preflop and was called by Dennis Phillips and Nick Maimone called. The flop fell 37Q and Cada bet 250,000, which was only called by Maimone. The turn was the J and Cada bet 450,000, which was again called by Maimone.
The river was the 10 and Cada bet 900,000. Maimone called and Cada showed QQ, good for top set. Maimone made a comment about how sick the hand was as he flashed QJ, good for top two pair, and drawing dead the whole way.
Aces Hold For Smith, Doubles Through Bilzerian
On a flop of 348, Jordan Smith moved all in and was called by Adam Bilzerian. Bilzerian showed 66 and was behind Smith’s AA.
The turn was the K and the river was the 2, alowing Smith to double up to 2,500,000 and Bilzerian dropped to 1,850,000 in chips.
Lichtenberger Drops One to Shulman
Andrew Lichtenberger raised from the button and was called by Eric Buchman and Jeff Shulman from the blinds. The flop was A102 and after Buchman checked, Shulman bet 200,000 into the preflop raiser. Lichtenberger called and Buchman folded. The turn was the 8 and Shulman fired 250,000, which was called.
The river was the J and both players checked. Shulman turned over QT, good for third pair and Lichtenberger mucked his hand.
Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Tom Schneider, Phil Ivey, Hieu Luu, Joe Sebok, Andrew Lichtenberger
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2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event |
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Level 6 Hour 2 Update: Erik Seidel Doubles, Barry Greenstein Doesn't
Jul 07, '09
Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante
Day 2A Field: 1,476
Chip Counts:
1. Samer Rahman – 235,000
2. Coba Cao – 175,000
3. Andy Black – 160,000
4. Redmond Lee – 160,000
5. Chris Ferguson – 145,000
6. Fabrice Soulier – 143,000
7. Jim Bookstaff – 137,000
8. Nick Maimone – 130,000
9. Tom Schneider – 125,000
10. Craig Hopkins – 121,000
CardPlayer Chip Counts:
Todd Brunson – 38,000
Ciaran O’Leary – 33,400
Mike Matusow – 28,000
Notable Eliminations:
Raymond Davis
Barry Greenstein
Mark Newhouse
Big Hands:
The Ladies Hooked By Seidel
The player under the gun raised preflop and the action was on Erik Seidel. He moved all in for around 12,000 and he was called by the player under the gun.
Seidel: JJ
Opponent: QQ
Seidel was dominated, but the flop changed that rather quickly as it fell K6J. Seidel had the set and the lead. The turn was the 2 and the river was the A and Seidel doubled up to 25,000.
The Real Amarillo Slim Standing Tall
Amarillo Slim Preston was involved in a hand with one opponent and the flop came down KJ10. Both players checked and the turn was the K. Preston raised to almost 10,000 after his opponent had led out for 2,800. The raise was called and the river was 2.
Both players checked and Preston showed 1010 for a flopped set of tens. His opponent mucked and Preston was around 80,000.
Robin Hood Sent Packing
Barry Greenstein moved in for his last 10,000 preflop and Eric Tomberlin made the call. Greenstein showed down JJ, but was dominated by Tomberlin’s KK.
The board ran out 106410Q and Greenstein was shown the door.
Grant Levy Scores The K.O.
Grant Levy called his opponent’s all in bet and turned over AK. His opponent tabled QQ and the race was on. The flop came J74, giving both players a club draw with Levy’s being superior. The turn was the 3 and Levy locked up the hand. The river was the meaningless 3 and Levy was at 70,000.
Tom Schneider Folds To Rockets
The player in seat 5 raised to 1,200 and Tom Schneider made the call from the button. The big blind also came along and they all saw a flop of 1044. The big blind checked and seat 5 bet 2,500. Schneider called and the big blind mucked. The turn was the Q and seat 5 led out with 6,000. Schneider called again just in time for the ESPN cameras to arrive.
The river was the 2 and seat 5 fired 11,000. Schneider thought about it and then mucked his hand. “Come on, show the bluff,” Pamela Brunson said. “The cameras are all here to see it,” Schneider added. Seat 5 obliged to showing his hand, but it was no bluff as he turned over AA. Schneider was at 125,000.
Brad Garrett Takes A Pot
A player raised to 1,300 and Brad Garrett made the call from middle position. The button also called and the small blind did the same. The four players saw a flop of Q73 and the small blind bet 2,400. The original raiser folded and Garrett made it 5,000 to go. The small blind was the only caller and the turn was the 9. The small blind checked to Garrett who fired out 5,000. The small blind mucked and Garrett was at 44,000.
Shaun Deeb In A Gamblin’ Mood
Vitaly Lunkin raised to 1,400 preflop and two players called. The action was then on Shaun Deeb on the button and he raised to 6,200. The big blind then moved all in for 25,000. The action folded around to Deeb and he made the call. He tabled KJ, trailing the big blind’s A10.
The flop then fell J76 and Deeb was out in front. The turn was the Q giving the big blind a straight draw, but the river was the Q and Deeb got the knockout. He was at 75,000.
Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Barry Greenstein, Tom Schneider, Brad Garrett, Shaun Deeb, Grant Levy, Thomas Preston
Level 15 Hour 2 Update: Mueller's Third Bracelet Will Have to Wait
Jul 11, '09
Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 659 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,600,000
2. Benjamin Jensen – 1,100,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 925,000
4. Jason Brice – 858,500
5. Jordan Morgan – 811,000
6. Eli Adler – 810,000
7. Kasper Cordes – 796,000
8. James Akenhead – 794,000
9. Billy Kopp – 792,000
10. Tyler Patterson – 784,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jeff Shulman – 160,000
Phil Hellmuth – 240,000
Average Chip Count: 283,581
Notable Eliminations:
Greg Mueller
J.C. Alvarado
Brian Lemke
Hevad Khan
Big Hands:
Greg Mueller Eliminated
On the turn with the board reading 78810, Greg Mueller bet 18,000 and was called by Nichoel Peppe. They both watched the J fall on the river and now Mueller checked and Peppe took the initiative and bet 25,000. Mueller called and mucked his hand when Peppe showed him J10. That hand left him with 39,000.
Shortly after, he was in the big blind and it folded around to Jeff Norman in the small blind, who limped in. Mueller shoved all in and Norman called instantly. Norman tabled AA and Mueller held 66. The board didn’t improve Mueller and his quest for a third bracelet will have to wait until next year.
Tom Schneider Doubles Up
Tom Schneider found a way to get all of his 136,000 into the middle preflop and was called by Thai Tran. Tran held AQ and was in dire straights against Schneider’s AA.
Tran never picked up anything resembling outs as the board ran out 7583J, and Schneider would double up.
A few hands later, Tom Schneider raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and the small blind made the call. The flop came 1023 and the action was checked to Schneider and he fired 18,000. The small blind called and the turn was the 4. Action was checked again to Schneider and he bet 40,000. That was enough to chase away the small blind and Schneider took the pot. He was at 400,000.
Dan Harrington Makes a Big Raise, Takes the Pot
After some heavy preflop action that ended up with about 50,000 in the middle, there was a flop taken heads-up between Dan Harrington and Paren Arzoomanian. The flop was QJ7 and Arzoomanian led out for 20,000. Harrington made a huge raise to 135,000, leaving himself with just 84,000 behind.
Arzoomanian tanked for a few moments before letting his hand go and Harrington chipped up to 295,000.
J.C. Tran Gets Rolling
J.C. Tran doubled up again, this time through Lou Diamond Phillips. Tran moved in preflop with pocket queens and Phillips called with pocket tens. The board held Tran’s ladies and he doubled to 190,000.
A few hands later, the player in seat 2 raised to 10,500 preflop and Tran made the call from the small blind. The flop came down 10105 and both players checked. The turn was the 9 and Tran led out with 11,000. Seat 2 made the call and the river was the 8. Both players checked again and Tran showed 33 and it was good for the pot. He was up to 205,000.
Brian Lemke Eliminated
On a flop of A95, Brian Lemke shoved all in at his opponent. His opponent, who had less chips than Lemke, called and showed A5, good for two pair. Lemke had 23 needed a 4 to fill his gutshot straight. Lemke missed and was down to just 50,000 in chips.
Just a few hands later Lemke committed his last 50,000 with AQ and was called by another player who showed KK. Lemke flopped top pair, but never improved as the board ran out Q57102 and another bracelet winner was sent to the rail.
Left In The Deck:
One of the tournament directors has just gotten on the microphone to announce that the spectators that are on the rail, need to move to another area, as hand-for-hand play is going to start soon. With 670 players remaining, 22 players need to be eliminated and then the money bubble will burst.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Dan Harrington, Greg Mueller, Tom Schneider
Level 18 Hour 1 Update: Schneider And Hinkle Score Early Knockouts
Jul 12, '09
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 372 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Matt Affleck – 2,100,000
2. Blair Hinkle – 2,000,000
3. Ben Lamb – 2,000,000506
4. Kevin Schaffel – 1,760,000
5. Berhard Perner – 1,675,000
6. Ludovic Lacay – 1,608,000
7. Tom Lutz – 1,600,000
8. James Akenhead – 1,572,000
9. Charlie Elias – 1,540,000
10. Miika Puumalainen – 1,492,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jeff Shulman – 314,000
Average Chip Count: 506,026
Notable Eliminations:
Jeff Kimber
Thor Hansen
C.K. Hua
Big Hands:
Schneider Eliminates Burt With Big Slick
Tom Schneider and Keith Burt got all of their money in preflop and their hands were turned over. Schneider held AK and Burt showed 97.
The board ran out 52226, leaving Burt with just nine-high and giving Schneider the pot. Burt is eliminated from the tournament, while Schneider’s stack is increased to 950,000.
Sebok’s Bluff Picked Off
Hieu Luu raised to 20,000 preflop and was called by Joe Sebok from the small blind. The flop was 533 and Sebok checked. Luu fired 30,000 which was called by Sebok.
The turn was the 8 and both players checked. The 9 fell on the river and Sebok bet 70,000 and was called by Luu. Sebok showed A10 and Luu turned over pocket tens to take the pot.
Blair Hinkle Doubles One Opponent Up, Makes A Profit Anyway
Oliver Klatt moved all in preflop and the action folded to Isidro Martinez. He moved all in having Klatt covered and the action was on Blair Hinkle. He then came over the top for all of his chips, having both men covered. Everyone else mucked and the hands were turned up.
Martinez: QQ
Hinkle: KK
Klatt: 99
Hinkle was in great position to score a double knockout, but the flop came down J94, giving Klatt a set of nines. The turn was the A and the river was the J, scoring a triple up for Klatt. However, he only had 125,000 total, leaving a small dent in Hinkle’s stack. Hinkle won the side pot against Martinez and after all the chips were counted, Hinkle made a profit out of the deal, his chips around 2 million.
Benyamine Takes A Big Pot
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 9336 and Sarne Lightman fired 150,000 into a pot of over 225,000. David Benyamine took a few seconds to count out his stack, then moved all in for 135,000 more.
Lightman then took a tank session of his own and decided to muck his hand, surrendering the large pot to Benyamine. Benyamine was around 680,000.
Kenny Tran Gets Bluffed
Kenny Tran raised to 23,000 from early position and was three-bet by a player in late position to 100,000. Tran went into the tank for several minutes before making the call.
The flop came J49 and Tran checked to his opponent. His opponent didn’t make any movements and was just staring around the room, until the dealer informed him that Tran had checked and the player decided to go all in. Tran fairly quickly folded and folded pocket queens face up. To his dismay, his opponent turned over A10, for just ace-high.
Phillips Knocks Out Mighty Thor
Dennis Phillips and Thor Hansen got all of their chips into the middle preflop and Phillips had the best of it when he turned over AK against Hansen’s KQ.
Hansen said he was good with the ladies, but his mojo was a little low today as the board ran out 75675, keeping Phillips’ big slick in the lead and eliminating a tough opponent from the tournament.
Player Tags: Thor Hansen, David Benyamine, Tom Schneider, Kenny Tran, Joe Sebok, Blair Hinkle
Level 25 Hour 1 Update: Peter Eastgate Eliminated
Jul 13, '09
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 71 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Darvin Moon – 9,100,000
2. Billy Kopp – 7,100,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 6,620,000
4. Phil Ivey – 5,650,000
5. Antonio Esfandiari – 5,600,000
6. Antoine Saout – 4,700,000
7. Nick Maimone – 4,700,000
8. Charlie Elias – 4,700,000
9. Tommy Vedes – 4,550,000
10.Jeff Duvall – 4,500,000
Average Chip Count: 2,743,943
Card Player Chip Count:
Jeff Shulman – 3,800,000
- Shulman continues to hold steady above the 3.5 million mark. His stack is currently in 15th place.
Notable Eliminations:
81. Matt Affleck – $68,979
79. Owen Crowe – $68,979
78. Peter Eastgate – $68,979
Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour:
- Nichoel Peppe was eliminated when her Jh4h ran right into the pocket aces of Adam York. Peppe was eliminated after the board ran out 7-7-2-6-4 with only one heart in the mix. Leo Margets is now the last woman standing.
- Thai Tran doubled up to 2 million when his AcQc made a flush to top the A-K of Clayton Newman. Tran now holds 2 million.
- Tom Schneider enlisted the help of pocket queens to grow his stack back to 2.6 million.
- Hieu Luu doubled up to 4 million when his K-Q cracked the pocket aces of Fernando Gordo on a K-7-6-Q-3 board.
- Eugene Katchalov climbed back above 4 million when he induced both Jamie Robbins to fold to his 725,000 bet on a 10-5-4 flop. Katchalov caught about 625,000 on the hand.
- Darvin Moon further increased his chip lead when he eliminated Brean Catalano. Moon held pocket queens to beat Catalano’s A-J and grew his stack to more than 9 million after the knockout.
Big Hands
Peter Eastgate Eliminated in 78th Place ($68,979)
The defending champion of the main event from last year has been knocked out.
Billy Kopp raised to 105,000 preflop and Dennis Phillips made the call to his immediate left. Action was folded to Peter Eastgate in the small blind, who moved all in for 340,000 more. Action was back on Kopp who made the call and Dennis Phillips made the call. The board ran out A64J3, as Kopp and Phillips checked it down. Kopp exposed the 88 for an eight high flush and Phillips mucked. Eastgate tabled the AJ for top two pair. Kopp eliminated Eastgate from the tournament.
Tom Schneider Doubles Up
Tom Schneider and Grayson Ramage got all the chips into the pot before the flop. Schneider exposed the AK while Ramage tabled the AQ. Schneider’s A-K held up and he doubled to 2,160,000.
Former Chip Leader Eliminated
Action was folded to Matt Affleck on the button who moved all in for 880,000 with the A7. Nick Maimone called from the small blind and exposed the AQ. The board ran out A109J3, and the chip leader going into day five has been eliminated. Maimone is now at 4,100,000 chips.
Phil Ivey Running Hot
Phil Ivey bet 110,000 from the button and Kent Goulding reraised to 325,000 from the big blind. Ivey made the call and both players saw a flop of Q42. Goulding checked and Ivey enough to put his opponent all in for 910,000. Goulding made the call and exposed the Q7 while Ivey tabled the J5 for a flush draw. The turn bricked for Ivey but the K on the river eliminated Goulding and handed Ivey the pot. Ivey is over 5,000,000 now.
Owen Crowe Eliminated in 79th Place ($68,979)
Fernando Gordo and Owen Crowe got all the chips into the pot preflop. Gordo reraised all in for 1,800,000 with the AK, enough to cover Crowe with the QQ. Crowe made the call and the board ran out K954A to eliminate Crowe. Gordo is over 4,000,000.
Player Tags: Tom Schneider, Billy Kopp, Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Matt Affleck
Level 23 Hour 2 Update: Joe Hachem, David Benyamine Eliminated
Jul 13, '09
Note: The players are now on a 90 minute dinner break and will return for action at 8:20 p.m. PDT.
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 101 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Darvin Moon – 5,700,000
2. Billy Kopp – 5,018,000
3. Antoine Saout – 4,810,000
4. Hamid Nourafchan – 4,810,000
5. Wesley Ismay – 4,200,000
6. Charlie Elias – 4,000,000
7. Steve Begleiter – 4,000,000
8. Jeff Shulman – 3,640,000
9. Eugene Kathchalov – 3,600,000
10. Fabrice Soulier – 3,550,000
Average Chip Count: 1,928,911
Card Player Chip Movement:
Jeff Shulman eliminated a player at his table with A-J, which dominated his opponent’s A-6. Full hand is mentioned below.
Notable Eliminations:
106. Ahn Van Nguyen – $40,288
103. Joe Hachem – $40,288
102. David Benyamine – $40,288
Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour:
- Anh Van Nguyen held AJ on an A53 flop against QQ. The turn and river fell 56 and Nguyen lost the hand to a queen-high club flush.
- Hamid Nourafchan eliminated Joel Patchell in 107th place to grow his stack to 4.81 million, which is good for the chip lead.
- Brian Powell doubled up through Eric Buchman to grow his stack to 800,000.
- Owen Crowe won a large pot against Hieu Luu to grow his stack to 4 million. Crowe bet Luu off of a 730,000 pot when he bet 700,000 on a A-7-3 flop with two diamonds.
- Noah Boeken had his kings cracked by the aces up of Bradley Craig. Craig doubled up on the hand to 2.58 million, while Boeken was knocked down to 795,000.
Big Hands
Tom Schneider Doubles Up
Ludovic Lacay raised to 60,000 under the gun preflop and John Martin called from the button. Tom Schneider three-bet to 310,000 from the big blind and both opponents made the call. The flop was dealt K95 and Schneider led out for 650,000. Lacay mucked and Martin moved all in. Schneider made the all-in call for his last 1.25 million. Their cards:
Schneider: AA
Martin: AK
Turn and River: 1010
Schneider doubled up to 3.48 million.
Joe Hachem Eliminated in 103rd Place ($40,288)
Joe Hachem open-shoved for 117,000 and was called by Billy Kopp. Hachem exposed the J9 and was flipping against the 44 of Kopp. The flop came K77, giving Hachem a ton of outs to stay alive. He needed any king, jack, nine or club to stay alive and was the favorite in the hand after the flop. None of them came on the turn as the A hit. An ace was an added out for the former main event champion but the river bricked with the 3 and Hachem was gone.
Jeff Shulman Eliminates Opponent
Jeff Shulman raised from the button and a player in the big blind moved all in for 471,000 more. Shulman went into the tank before finally making the call and exposed the AJ. His opponent acted surprised and exposed the A6. The board ran out KK28J and Shulman eliminated his opponent. Shulman is at 3,640,000 in chips.
David Benyamine Eliminated in 102nd Place ($40,288)
In a blind versus blind battle, David Benyamine was in the big blind with the pocket aces. Darvin Moon was in the small blind with the 33 and limped in. Benyamine threw out a small raise preflop and Moon made the call. The flop came 973, giving Moon bottom set and leaving Benyamine in deep trouble. Moon led out into Benyamine who reraised. Moon threw out another raise of 200,000 and Benyamine reraised another 300,000. Moon made the call and the 4 hit the turn. Moon put Benyamine all in for 800,000. Benyamine made the call and saw the bad news. The Q fell on the river and Benyamine was gone. Moon is the chip leader with 5,700,000.
Phil Ivey Eliminates Opponent
Bob Whalen raised to 75,000 from early position and Alex Jalali made the call. Phil Ivey moved all in from the small blind for 1,800,000. Whalen called all in for 700,000 and Jalali folded. Ivey exposed the KK and was in good shape against the AK of Whalen. Ivey’s kings held as the board ran out J547J. Ivey is now very healthy with 2,680,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, David Benyamine, Tom Schneider, Phil Ivey, Joe Hachem
Level 27 Update Hour 1: Phillips Doubles Up, Schneider Busts
Jul 14, '09
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 49 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Billy Kopp – 16,345,000
2. Darvin Moon – 9,700,000
3. Tommy Vedes – 8,550,000
4. Ludovic Lacay – 8,460,000
5. Joseph Cada – 8,200,000
6. Jonathan Tamayo – 7,500,000
7. Antoine Saout – 7,200,000
8. Luis Nargentino – 7,020,000
9. Steven Begleiter – 6,700,000
10. Ben Lamb – 6,600,000
Average Chip Count: 3,975,518
Card Player Chip Count:
Jeff Shulman – 4,675,000
Notable Eliminations:
52. Tom Schneider — $138,568
Twitter Updates:
Jeff Shulman at 4,600,000 (twitter feed)
Fabrice Soulier at 1,350,000 (twitter feed)
Dennis Phillips at 1,600,000 (twitter feed)
Billy Kopp at 14,340,000 (twitter feed)
Phil Ivey at 7,400,000 (twitter feed)
Tom Schneider at 1,960,000 (twitter feed)
Nick Maimone at 4,300,000 (twitter feed)
Ludovic Lacay at 7,150,000 (twitter feed)
Francois Balmigere at 3,900,000 (twitter feed)
Jesse Haabak at 1,805,000 (twitter feed)
Big Hands
Akenhead Doubles Up
After a flop of KJ4, James Akenhead bet 420,000. Adam York then moved all in, putting Akenhead all in. Akenhead made a quick call and tabled KK for top set. York showed AJ for middle pair and Akenhead was in prime position to double up.
The turn was the 7 and York was drawing dead. The river was meaningless and Akenhead doubled up to 4,000,000.
Lapostolle Doubles Through Bilzerian
Adam Bilzerian raised to 200,000 and Martin Lapostolle moved in for 970,000. Bilzerian made the call and tabled KQ. Lapostolle turned over A4 and he was ahead in the hand.
The flop came down A92 and Lapostolle’s lead in the hand widened. The turn was the 3 and Bilzerian was drawing dead. The river was the 10 and Lapostolle doubled to 2.1 million.
Lacay Takes One Off Ivey
Phil Ivey raised to 150,000 from the cutoff and Ludovic Lacay made the call from the big blind. The flop came down A5K and Lacay checked to Ivey. He bet 225,000 and Lacay made the call. The turn was the 3 and both players checked.
The river was the 5 and Lacay led out with 350,000. Ivey mucked his hand and Lacay raked in the pot, his stack at 8.6 million. Ivey was doing just fine with 8.4 million.
Dennis Phillips Cracks Aces, Cripples Steve Sanders
Dennis Phillips raised to 160,000 preflop and Steve Sanders repopped it to 325,000. Phillips made the call and the flop came down A62. Sanders bet 300,000 and Phillips moved all in for 1.5 million. Sanders barely had Phillips covered and made the call.
Phillips showed QQ but Sanders tabled AA for top set. Phillips was four-flushing heading to the turn, but the 4 came down and Phillips was down to his final card. The river then dropped the J, hitting Phillips’ flush and he doubled up to 3.9 million. Sanders was down to 300,000 and was eliminated a few hands later.
Tom Schneider Eliminated In 52nd Place($138,568)
Tom Schneider moved all in for 1.2 million and Marc Etienne McLaughlin made the call from the small blind. Schneider turned over A7 and was trailing McLaughlin’s 99.
The flop came down K65 and Schneider had one foot out the door. The turn was the 7, giving Schneider some life, but the river was the K and Schneider’s run at the 2009 main event was over.
McLoughlin Summons Doyle For a Double Up
Marc McLoughlin shoved all in for his last 1,150,000 and was called by Hieu Luu. They hyper-aggressive Luu woke up with a real hand and showed AK and was ahead of McLoughlin’s lowly 102.
The flop put McLoughlin in the lead as it fell 24Q. The turn was the 8 and Luu failed to catch a pair on the river when he saw the dealer turned over the 7. McLoughlin doubles up and Luu falls to 1,150,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Tom Schneider, Phil Ivey, James Akenhead, Dennis Phillips, Ludovic Lacay
Level 26 Hour 2 Update: Sebok Eliminated
Jul 14, '09
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 54 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Billy Kopp – 14,340,000
2. Darvin Moon – 10,350,000
3. Tommy Vedes – 9,000,000
4. Phil Ivey – 7,400,000
5. Ludovic Lacay – 7,150,000
6. Ben Lamb – 6,350,000
7. Antoine Saout – 6,200,000
8. Steve Begleiter – 6,100,000
9. Joseph Cada – 5,900,000
10. Jeff Shulman – 4,600,000
Average Chip Count: 3,607,777
Card Player Chip Count:
Jeff Shulman – 4,300,000
Notable Eliminations:
57. Joe Sebok — $108,047
Twitter Updates:
Jeff Shulman at 4,600,000 (twitter feed)
Fabrice Soulier at 1,350,000 (twitter feed)
Dennis Phillips at 1,600,000 (twitter feed)
Billy Kopp at 14,340,000 (twitter feed)
Phil Ivey at 7,400,000 (twitter feed)
Tom Schneider at 1,960,000 (twitter feed)
Nick Maimone at 4,300,000 (twitter feed)
Ludovic Lacay at 7,150,000 (twitter feed)
Francois Balmigere at 3,900,000 (twitter feed)
Jesse Haabak at 1,805,000 (twitter feed)
Big Hands
Joe Sebok Eliminated
Action folded around to Joe Sebok on the button and he moved all in for about 500,00. Ben Lamb was in the big blind and made the call. Here were their hands.
Sebok: A9
Lamb: AQ
Sebok was dominated and needed a lot of help. The flop came down J43 and Sebok was down to his last two streets. The turn was the 6 and Sebok could only double up with a nine. The river brought the Q instead, pairing Lamb and Sebok was eliminated from the main event.
Billy Kopp Knocks Out John Martin
Billy Kopp raised to 125,000 from under the gun and John Martin made the call from the hijack after Luis Nargentino called from the hijack. The flop came down A96 and Martin bet 250,000. Kopp made the call and Nargentino mucked. The turn was the K and Martin bet 500,000. Kopp sprung his trap and raised to over 2 million. Martin then shoved for the rest of his stack and Kopp made the call.
Kopp tabled 66 for a flopped set while Martin tabled 87 for an open-ended straight draw along with a diamond draw. The river was the J and Martin missed everything. He was eliminated and Kopp was over 11 million after the hand.
Ivey Doesn’t Believe In Bach
Phil Ivey raised to 135,000 preflop and Christopher Bach made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 933 and both players checked. The turn was the 9 and Bach led out with 150,000. The river was the 7 and Bach led out one more time, this time for 360,000.
Ivey made the call and Bach tabled Q10 for a whole lot of nothing. Ivey then showed AQ and his ace kicker played. He took the pot and was over 7 million.
Schneider Doubles Through Hieu Luu
Hieu Luu raised from the cutoff position and Tom Schneider called from the big blind. The flop came A62 and Schnedier checked and called Luu’s 225,000 bet. On the 8 turn, Schneider led out for 400,000 and was raised all in by Luu.
Schneider called and we got the rest of the analysis from Schneider’s wife who yelled “What do you have baby?”
Schneider replied that he had two pair and that he was up against a flush draw. “What do we need?” yelled Mrs. Schneider. To that question, Schneider replied that she should root for the king of spades. Ironically enough, that was what fell on the river and Schneider doubles up to 3,800,000 and Luu drops to 2,400,000.
Maimone’s Two Pair Is No Good
Joseph Cada raised to 175,000 preflop and was called by Dennis Phillips and Nick Maimone called. The flop fell 37Q and Cada bet 250,000, which was only called by Maimone. The turn was the J and Cada bet 450,000, which was again called by Maimone.
The river was the 10 and Cada bet 900,000. Maimone called and Cada showed QQ, good for top set. Maimone made a comment about how sick the hand was as he flashed QJ, good for top two pair, and drawing dead the whole way.
Aces Hold For Smith, Doubles Through Bilzerian
On a flop of 348, Jordan Smith moved all in and was called by Adam Bilzerian. Bilzerian showed 66 and was behind Smith’s AA.
The turn was the K and the river was the 2, alowing Smith to double up to 2,500,000 and Bilzerian dropped to 1,850,000 in chips.
Lichtenberger Drops One to Shulman
Andrew Lichtenberger raised from the button and was called by Eric Buchman and Jeff Shulman from the blinds. The flop was A102 and after Buchman checked, Shulman bet 200,000 into the preflop raiser. Lichtenberger called and Buchman folded. The turn was the 8 and Shulman fired 250,000, which was called.
The river was the J and both players checked. Shulman turned over QT, good for third pair and Lichtenberger mucked his hand.
Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Tom Schneider, Phil Ivey, Hieu Luu, Joe Sebok, Andrew Lichtenberger
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2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 37 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud 8 or Better |
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Level 12 Update: David Singer, Chris Ferguson Eliminated
Jun 19, '09
Ante: 700
Low Card: 1000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000
Players Remaining: 54 out of 164
Chip Counts:
1. Tuan Le – 290,000
2. Scotty Nguyen – 204,000
3. Jeff Lisandro – 191,000
4. Tony Rivera – 168,000
5. Tom Schneider – 168,000
6. John Hennigan – 147,000
7. Dario Minieri – 135,000
8. Nick Schulman – 135,000
9. Dutch Boyd – 127,000
10. Lyle Berman – 112,000
Average Chip Count: 91,111
Notable Eliminations:
David Singer
Sabyl Cohen-Landrum
James Van Alstyne
Toto Leonidas
Huck Seed
Daniel Alaei
Chris Ferguson
David Sklansky
Big Hands:
Chris Ferguson Triples Up, Eliminated Shortly After
Chris Ferguson was all-in against Lyle Berman and Tom Schneider.
Ferguson: (Q2)QKK10(2)
Berman: X-X-K7A6-X
Schneider: X-X-45JJ-X
Ferguson was able to scoop the pot with his two pair, kings and queens. Schneider took the side pot against Berman with jacks and fours. Ferguson was up to 35,100 before being eliminated not long after.
John Juanda Short Stacked, Then Triples Up
John Juanda, the hand after being the odd man out in a large three-way pot against Tuan Le and Joe Tehan, was all-in against David Benyamine and Tuan Le. John was short after losing the large pot the hand earlier, but found redemption on the next hand.
Their cards:
Juanda: X-X-34AA-X
Benyamine: X-X-23Q5-X
Tuan Le: X-X-72103-X
After betting between Le and Benyamine for a sidepot, John Juanda exposed two spades in the hole to take the high with a flush. There was no low out there and Juanda scooped the entire pot. The four-time bracelet winner is up to 76,000 now.
David Singer Eliminated
On third street David Singer was all-in against Alex Jung.
Their cards:
Singer: (510)109A8(8)
Jung: (67)95K4(A)
Jung ended up with an ace-high flush and a low to scoop the entire pot.
Left In The Deck:
The players are now on a dinner break.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, John Juanda, Tuan Le, David Benyamine, David Singer, Tom Schneider, Lyle Berman, Joe Tehan, Alexander Jung
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| Jun 10, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 23 - $10,000 World Championship No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball |
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Level 6 Update: Schneider, Baxter, Harman, Kassela Eliminated
Jun 11, '09
Blinds: 300-600 with a 150 ante
Players Remaining: 79 out of 96
Chip Counts:
1. John Juanda — 102,800
2. Vince Musso — 100,200
3. Roland de Wolfe — 84,000
4. Gus Hansen — 76,200
5. Doyle Brunson — 67,000
6. Michael Binger — 65,000
7. Mike Matusow — 65,00
8. Johnny Chan — 64,00
9. Bruno Fitoussi — 61,300
10. Amnon Filippi — 60,000
Average Chip Count: 36,455
Notable Eliminations:
Tom Schneider
Billy Baxter
Jennifer Harman
Frank Kassela
Big Hands:
 Tom Schneider Eliminated by Ville Wahlbeck
Andy Bloch raises to 2,000 before the flop, Tom Schneider calls all in for 1,850 and Ville Wahlbeck calls behind him.
Bloch stands pat while both Schneider and Wahlbeck draw one card each.
Wahlbeck rakes the pot with a 10-8 low and Tom Schneider is eliminated from the tournament.
Billy Baxter Eliminated by Greg Raymer
Billy Baxter moves all in before the flop for 6,900 and Chino Rheem quickly calls him from the small blind. Greg Raymer re-shoves from the big blind for 26,250, and Rheem folds after a few minutes in the tank.
Raymer stands pat while Baxter draws two cards.
Raymer turns over a 9-7 low and Baxter throws his cards into the muck. Raymer rakes the pot and Baxter is eliminated from the tournament.
 Jennifer Harman Eliminated by Jon Turner
In a three-way pot with Jon Turner and Layne Flack, Jennifer Harman was all in after the draw as Turner and Flack went at it for the side pot.
Turner bets 16,000 after the draw and Flack folds after a few minutes in the tank.
Turner turns over a J-10 low and Harman mucks her cards. Harman is eliminated from the tournament as Turner builds his stack up to 80,000 after this hand.
Frank Kassela Eliminated
Frank kassela raises to 1,500 from the cutoff and Eli Elezra reraises to 4,100 from the button. the player in seat 5 three-bets to 12,500 and Kassela quickly moves all in. Elezra folds and just as quickly, seat 5 calls; Kassela is covered.
Seat 5 stands pat, causing Kassela to draw one card as he open-mucks the 9. Kassela draws a pair of sevens, only to see that his original hand was good, should he also have chosen to stand pat. Seat 5 turns over a 9-8-7 low as Kassella would have had the 9-7 low. Regardless, Kassela is eliminated from the tournament.
Left In The Deck:
The remaining 79 players will take their last twenty-minute break of the night and return to Level 7 at approximately 1:00 am PDT.
Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Eli Elezra, John Turner, Tom Schneider, Jennifer Harman, Ville Wahlbeck, Chino Rheem, Billy Baxter
Level 3 Update: The Field Keeps Growing
Jun 10, '09
Blinds: 100-200 with a 50 ante
Entrants: 96
Chip Counts:
1. Jon Turner – 65,000
2. Freddy Deeb – 49,000
3. Chino Rheem – 48,000
4. Greg Mueller – 45,000
5. Dario Minieri – 44,000
6. Sam Grizzle – 43,000
7. Steve Sung – 41,000
8. Jim Bechtel – 40,000
9. Amnon Filippi – 38,000
10. Archie Karas – 37,000
Average Chip Count: 30,000
Notable Eliminations:
Yan Chen
Big Hands:
 The Grizzled Veteran
Action folded around to Allen Cunningham in the small blind. He made it 600 to go and Sam Grizzle made the call from the big blind.
Draw: Cunningham draws 2 cards, Grizzle draws 2 cards
Cunningham led out with 1,050 after the draw. “Did you already use your reload?” Grizzle asked. He then unloaded 9,000 into the pot. “That’s why you were asking me that question,” Cunningham said. He looked at his hand one last time before throwing it into the muck. Grizzle was closing in on 50,000 in chips while Cunningham was down to 27,000.
Kenny Tran In The House
Kenny Tran is one of the many late arrivals in this tournament and has made his presence felt. With the pot holding 3,400 in chips, Tran led out for 7,000 after the draw. The player in seat 2 mucked his hand and Tran took the pot after flexing his muscle. He was up to 34,000.
 Ivey Burns Chan
Phil Ivey raised to 600 from the button and Johnny Chan made the call from the big blind. “Hi Johnny,” Ivey said. “Hi there Phil,” Chan responded with a chuckle.
Draw: Chan draws 2 cards, Ivey draws 2 cards
The dealer made a mistake and forgot to burn a card before she gave Chan his cards. There was some confusion as to which card she needed to burn. “I don’t mind which one she burns,” Ivey joked. Chan tried to help the dealer figure out which card needed to be burned, but just threw his hands up in frustration. “Ah hell! I don’t care either,” Chan said. Once that mess was sorted, Chan checked and Ivey fired 1,200. Chan quickly mucked and Ivey improved to 33,000 while Chan held close to 35,000.
 With Friends Like These…
Daniel Negreanu has arrived and drawn a seat at the same table as his friend Mike Matusow. It didn’t take them long to get involved in a hand.
Matusow raised to 625 from the cutoff and Negreanu made the call from the big blind.
Draw: Negreanu draws 1 card, Matusow stands pat
Both players checked after the draw and Matusow showed down a 10-low. Negreanu mucked his hand and was back to his starting stack of 30,000. Matusow was up to 26,000.
Schneider Takes One
With 2,400 in the pot, Tom Schneider, Freddy Deeb and Steve Zolotow each had a stake in the hand as the draw approached.
Draw: Deeb draws 2 cards, Zolotow draws 2 cards, Schneider draws 1 card
After everyone received their cards, all three players checked and Schneider showed down a Queen-low. Zolotow and Deeb both mucked and Schneider improved to 31,000 with the pot. Deeb was at 54,000 while Zolotow was down to 22,000.
Left In The Deck:
Stacked Table
As more players arrive to their seats, the tournament has added more tables and moved some players around. One table has the following players residing there:
Seat 1: Steve Zolotow
Seat 2: Erick Lindgren
Seat 3: Tim Phan
Seat 4: Freddy Deeb
Seat 5: Huck Seed
Seat 6: Tom Schneider
Seat 7: Greg Mueller
Player Tags: Sam Grizzle, Allen Cunningham, Daniel Negreanu, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Tom Schneider, Johnny Chan, Phil Ivey, Kenny Tran, Freddy Deeb
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| Aug 25, '08 |
2008 Legends of Poker (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event (WPT) |
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Tom Schneider Doubles Through Mark Seif
Aug 25, '08
 Tom Schneider was all in preflop holding QQ against Mark Seif's pocket eights.
The flop ended all hope for an upset when it came QQ6, giving Schneider quad eights. The turn and river were inconsequential and Schneider doubled up to 23,000. Seif was left with a still healthy 264,000.
Player Tags: Mark Seif, Tom Schneider
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| Jul 06, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 54 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em |
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$10,000 Main Event - Day 1D - Level 2, Hour 2
Jul 06, '08
Blinds: 100-200
Chip Counts:
Shawn Conix - 105,000
C K Hua - 72,000
Andrew Bradshaw - 70,000
Jan Skampa - 68,000
Christopher Overgard - 63,000
Thomas Keller - 56,000
Fokke Beukers - 47,000
Thanh Huyah - 46,900
Stephen Kenna - 46,500
Doug Lee - 45,200
Big Hands and Storylines:
Minieri Takes One Through the Heart
Dario Minieri was the button and limped into a pot that had four players see the flop come KJ2. After three checks which included both blinds and the player in the cut-off, Minieri bet 625. The big blind and the cut-off called. The turn brought the K, pairing the board and bringing a flush into play. After two checks, Minieri bet 2200. The big blind folded and cut-off called. The river brought the 10, putting a four-card flush on board. The cut-off checked and Minieri bet 3900. The cut-off simply called, worried about a full house and showed the nut flush, holding A10. Minieri mucked his hand and is down to 8325 in chips.
Shortly afterward, Minieri made back a few of his lost chips through aggressive positional play. He finished the level with just under 14,000 in chips.
 The Lame Lame Show
On a flop of 1063 with one player checking to him and three players to act after, Tom Schneider bet 2,000 into a pot of about 4,000. Cory Zeidman, to his left, moved all-in for 12,725 total. Action folded back around to Schneider who went into the tank. After apologizing for the table for taking so long, Schneider asked Zeidman, “What do you want me to do? I’ll do whatever you want.” Zeidman’s face, hidden beneath the bill of his baseball cap, remained motionless. Schneider eventually made the call and turned up 33 for bottom set. Zeidman was drawing: showing AJ. The turn was the 5, leaving Schneider with his full-house redraw to win the pot. The river was the 9 though, and Schneider took a big hit, down to 10,000. Zeidman’s lucky turn brings him up to 35,000. "I wanted you to fold," deadpanned Zeidman as he was collecting his chips.
Young cracks aces to double up
On an 8-5-2 flop, Ryan Young bet 2,500 and was raised to 6,000 by his opponent. Young then moved all in and was called. Young held pocket eights for top set, and was way ahead of his opponent's pocket aces. The turn and river were K-7 and Young doubled up to over 33,000 chips.
Player Tags: Tom Schneider, Cory Zeidman, Ryan Young, Dario Minieri
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| Jun 29, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 51 - H.O.R.S.E. |
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$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 1 - Level 6 Recap
Jun 29, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20 minute break
Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha: 150-300 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8: 75 ante, 100 bring in, 300-600 stakes
Players Left: 320 of 803
Chip Leaders:
Mary Jones - 20,500
Keith Sexton - 16,500
Tom Schneider - 16,000
Perry Friedman - 14,500
Victor Ramdin – 13,500
John Juanda - 12,600
Claude Cohen - 12,000
Phil Hellmuth Jr. - 11,000
Joe Hachem - 11,000
Yueqi "Rich" Zhu - 10,500
Mickey Seagle - 10,000
Average Stack: 7,525
Eliminations:
Chris Ferguson
David Chiu
Howard Lederer
Big Hands and Storylines:
Hold’em
Neither Turn Nor River Save Jesus
Chris Ferguson raised from under-the-gun to 600, leaving himself a mere 250 chips behind. The button called, as did the small blind, and the three saw a flop. The flop rolled off K82. The small blind checked, Ferguson put his last sad chips into the pot, the button called and the small blind folded. The two showed their hands:
Ferguson: A6
Opponent: QQ
Ferguson would need one of the remaining aces in the deck to stay alive. The turn was the 2 and the river was the 5 though, ending Ferguson’s day prematurely.
Omaha
Ramdin Keeps Rollin’
Victor Ramdin raised it up from the button and, as so often happens in Omaha/8, the big blind called. On a flop of QQ10 the big blind bet out and Ramdin quickly met him with a raise. The big blind called and then check-called a bet on the turn (4). The river was the J and the action went check-call yet again. Ramdin showed AQ54 for a full house and took down the pot. That hand kept Ramdin climbing, now all the way up to 13,500.
Stud/8b
 Now Those Are Some Scary Boards
Cyndy Violette: 6K66
Opponent: 29J8
Violette raised on third street with the 6 and her opponent called with the 2 up after having brought in. Violette bet again when she drew a king and her opponent appeared to blank with a nine. The boards only got better from there. On the next two streets, Violette received a pair of sixes while her opponent drew two hearts. On every single street Violette bet, and on every single street she was called. “Boat,” was her simple response when met with the last call, showing (7)(7)(8). After taking down that pot Violette sits just above average with 7,500.
Player Tags: Mickey Seagle, Chris Ferguson, John Juanda, Phil Hellmuth, Victor Ramdin, Tom Schneider, Keith Sexton, Perry Friedman, Claude Cohen, Mary Jones, Joe Hachem
$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 1 - Level 5 Recap
Jun 29, '08
Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha: 100-200 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8: 50 ante, 50 bring in, 200-400 stakes
Players Left: 440 of 803
Chip Leaders:
Keith Sexton - 16,500
Tom Schneider - 16,000
Perry Friedman - 14,500
John Juanda - 12,600
Claude Cohen - 12,000
Phil Hellmuth Jr. - 11,000
Joe Hachem - 11,000
Victor Ramdin – 11,000
Yueqi "Rich" Zhu - 10,500
Mickey Seagle - 10,000
Chad Brown - 9,800
Alex Jacob - 8,000
Average Stack: 5,475
Eliminations:
Daniel Negreanu
Big Hands and Storylines:
Show Them What They’re Playing For...
An announcement was just made by the tournament director, and with a field of 803 players starting the tournament, first-prize will be $256,412. This is nearly $100,000 more than last year’s first-place finisher took home, in large part due to the fact that the buy-in has been increased by 50%.
The Table of Death
With a few more than 400 players remaining the tables here in the Amazon Room (and some in the Brasilia Room) have begun to get more saturated with pros. No table is a better example of this than table 28. Sitting there earlier were David Sklansky, David Chiu, and Brian Micon. They were just joined by Victor Ramdin and Mike Matusow, whose chatter has been non-stop since arriving despite having only 2,800 chips.
Omaha
Jacob Busts Another
Alex Jacob raised pre-flop from early position and the only caller was a short-stacked player in the blinds. The flop came J83, and the short stack check-called a bet from Jacob. Jacob’s opponent was all-in after a 3 on the turn and the players showed:
Jacob: AA76
Opponent: AK109
The river was a harmless 8 and Jacob claimed another scalp. This one helped escalate his chip stack to 8,000.
Stud
 Ramdin in Charge
Victor Ramdin: A6A8
David Chiu: 5852
David Chiu completed on third street and Victor Ramdin and another player made the call. Ramdin bet fourth street and was raised by Chiu. The third player folded, and Ramdin made the call. Both players open-paired up on fifth street, but Ramdin’s aces were far scarier than Chiu’s fives. Ramdin bet and Chiu called. Action was the same on the last two streets, and after the final call Chiu asked, “Jacks up good?” Ramdin turned over (8h)(6s)(5c). Jacks up were, in fact, no good. This pot propelled Ramdin to the heights of the chip leaders with 11,000. Chiu is not hurting for chips himself, with 7,600.
Player Tags: Mickey Seagle, John Juanda, Phil Hellmuth, Victor Ramdin, Tom Schneider, Keith Sexton, Perry Friedman, Claude Cohen, Joe Hachem, Alex Jacob, Yueqi Zhu
$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 1 - Level 4 Recap
Jun 29, '08
Note: The players are now on a 30-minute mini-dinner break
Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha: 75-150 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8: 25 ante, 50 bring in, 150-300 stakes
Players Left: 552 of 803
Chip Leaders:
Tom Schneider - 15,400
Richard Brodie - 10,500
Perry Friedman - 9,125
Yueqi "Rich" Zhu - 8,400
Mickey Seagle - 8,000
Bryan Micon – 7,400
Sam Simon- 7,400
Thomas Hunt - 7,000
Joe Hachem - 6,500
Claude Cohen - 6,500
Average Stack: 4,365
Eliminations:
Max Pescatori
Big Hands and Storylines:
Stud
 Micon Outspoken Despite Losing Pot
Bryan Micon: AQ3
Opponent: 10K10
Bryan Micon raised on third street and was called by his opponent, showing a ten. “You and I the whole day!” Micon continued, “At least we keep winning before playing each other.” Micon bet again on fourth street and was called. Then on fifth street, his opponent made a pair of tens and Micon folded to his bet. Micon exclaimed – more matter-of-factly than in any sort of Hellmuthian manner – “I had like the most concealed hand ever, and there wasn’t a single heart out!” As he said this he flipped over (8)(7). His opponent replied in kind by showing his (A)(K). Micon has gotten off to a very strong start and currently has 7,400.
Stud/8b
Habib Doubles Up
Hasan Habib: 84Q
Opponent: A5K
A short-stacked Hasan Habib found himself all-in against on third street against an unknown opponent. Habib turned over (A)(3) for an ace-high flush draw against his opponent’s (K)(J) for a pair of kings. Habib spiked a diamond on 6th street and that would be enough to take down the pot. Habib now has 1,300.
Razz
Greenstein Starts Anew
Greenstein: 8759
Opponent: A525
Fresh off of his sixth place finish in the H.O.R.S.E. championship, Barry Greenstein took a seat in $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. tournament, hoping to continue his recent success. We joined one of his hands in progress on fifth street, where Barry called a bet from his opponent despite his opponent showing A52. His opponent paired his five on sixth street, and Greenstein check-called. On seventh street, Greenstein check-called again. His opponent turned up (4)(3)(J) for a wheel, and Greenstein mucked his hand. Despite this temporary setback, Greenstein would end the hand with 5,300.
Player Tags: Mickey Seagle, Barry Greenstein, Richard Brodie, Hasan Habib, Tom Schneider, Perry Friedman, Claude Cohen, Joe Hachem, Sam Simon, Bryan Micon
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| Jun 25, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 45 - World Championship H.O.R.S.E. |
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$50,000 H.O.R.S.E - End of Day
Jun 25, '08
Play is done for the day. Day 2 action will resume at 3 p.m.
Blinds:
Hold'em: 800-1,500
Omaha 8: 800-1,500
Razz: 300 ante, 500 bring-in, 1,500 completion
Stud: 300 ante, 500 bring-in, 1,500 completion
Eight or Better: 500 ante, 500 bring-in, 1,500 completion
Players Left: 140 of 148
Chip Counts:
Chris Reslock: 220,000
James Mackey: 200,000
Pat Pezzin: 185,000
Phil Galfond: 180,000
Raymond Dehkharghani: 180,000
Joe Cassidy: 176,000
Ralph Perry: 175,000
Patrik Antonius: 170,000
Bill Chen: 170,000
Elimination: Phil Hellmuth, David Williams
Big Hands:
Hold'em
Flopped It
The player in seat 7 raised in position and David Benyamine called from the small blind and Billy "The Croc" Argyros called from middle the position. The flop came 875 and both Benyamine and Argyros checked to seat 7, who bet. Benyamine and Argyros made the call. The turn was the J and action was again checked to seat 7. He bet and Benyamine called, but Argyros mucked. The river was the 4, putting four hearts on the board. Benyamine bet out for the first time and seat 7 tanked. After lots of thought he made the call and Benyamine flipped over A2, for the flopped ace-high flush, and raked the pot.
A Full Tilt Collision
Full Tilt's Phil Ivey and Perry Friedman (who still has the Full Tilt logo on the side of his head) got involved in a pot when Ivey raised and Perry re-raised in position. Ivey made the call and the flop came K86. Ivey checked, Friedman bet out and Ivey made the call. The turn was the 10 and both players checked. Ivey bet out instantly when the 2 hit on the river and Friedman mucked his hand. Still, day one has not been kind to Ivey. He ended it with around 40,000 in chips.
 Omaha 8
Set of Jacks for Antonius
When his opponent bet out on the river on a board of K-J-5-8-2, Patrik Antonius raised. His opponent called and Antonius showed J-J-6-4 for a set of jacks to take the pot while his opponent sat shaking his head.
Razz
Schneider Takes One Down
Tom Schneider bet every street until 7th street, where he slowed down and checked. His opponent called all the way and checked with Schneider on the end. Their cards were:
Schneider: 486J (A-2-Q)
His opponent: 9A69 (X-X-X)
Seeing that Schneider made an 8-low, his opponent mucked and Schneider took the pot.
Oppenheim Makes 9-Low For Pot
After some serious betting early, David Oppenheim and his opponent checked sixth and seventh street. Their cards here:
Oppenheim: 6K59 (9-4-2)
His opponent: 88A3 (Q-10-2)
Oppenheim's 9-low was good enough to edge out his opponent's 10-low and he raked a sizeable pot.
Good Hands
Surely Bill Chen and the player in seat 7 thought they were going to win the heavily bet pot before them. But when they showed down their best razz hands they saw something surprising:
Chen: 6-5-4-3-2-X-X-X
Seat 7: 6-5-4-3-2-X-X-X
Both players made the six-low and they split the pot.
Stud
Guess I'll Fold
Brandon Adams was showing the A when he bet out. His opponent was showing the Q and made the call. When Adams hit the A for his next card, his opponent shrugged at the early pair of aces in front of Adams and mucked his visible Q9.
Stud 8
Hellmuth Elminated by Fitoussi
In a three-way pot with Bruno Fitoussi and Rafi Amit, Phil Hellmuth got all in on fifth street. Their hands were:
Hellmuth: 6492 (6-9-x)
Fitoussi: 84K10 (KQ10)
Amit: 57105 (x-x-x)
Fitoussi's two pair was better than Hellmuth's and Hellmuth was eliminated late in day one.
Dwan Flushes Hennigan's Two-Pair
Tom Dwan has gotten the better of John Hennigan in a number of pots. In one hand Hennigan was showing two pair, yet couldn't get the better of the young internet-sensation. Their cards were:
Hennigan: 33KK (x-x-x)
Dwan: 42J9 (A85)
Dwan hit his ace-high flush and Hennigan angrily mucked his hand.
Leonidas Gets Better of Kostritsyn
Toto Leonidas bet every street during the hand. Isabelle Mercier got out of the way after fourth street but Leonidas was called down by Alexander Kostritsyn. Their showdown revealed:
Leonidas: A654 (A-7-6)
Kostritsyn: AJ4Q (Muck)
Seeing Leonidas' two pair, Kostritsyn slowly mucked his cards and Leonidas took the pot.
Player Tags: Toto Leonidas, David Oppenheim, David Benyamine, Phil Hellmuth, John Hennigan, Tom Schneider, Bruno Fitoussi, Phil Ivey, Perry Friedman, Isabelle Mercier, Patrik Antonius, Bill Chen, Brandon Adams, Billy Argyros, Tom Dwan, Alexander Kostritsyn, European Report
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