Tom Schneider Poker Tournament Updates

Hours Away From Stud Hi-Low

Jun 25, '08

The $1,500 buy-in seven-card stud high-low event is hours away. The buy increased from $1,000 a year ago to $1,500 this year.

Last year, a total of 668 players filled the Rio's Amazon Room for some seven-card mayhem. The prize pool totaled $607,880. Tom Schneider took home the bracelet on his way to the 2007 World Series of Poker Player of the Year title. He also netted himself a nice payday of $147,713. He topped a final table that included Scotty Nguyen and Tony Ma.

Players will begin with 3,000 in chips. There will be a 20-minute break after every two levels and players will get a 30-minute break after level 4. Play will stop at the conclusion of level 8. The remaining players will return at 3 p.m. Friday for Day 2.






 

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Tony Ma,   Tom Schneider

$2,500 2-7 Triple Draw - Level One Recap

Jun 22, '08

Blinds: 25-50
Limits: 50-100

Players Registered So Far: 194

Notable Names in the Field:

Daniel Negreanu
Jeff Lisandro
Grag Raymer
John Juanda
Scotty Nguyen
Gavin Smith

Hands and Storylines:

Raymer Gets There on Second Draw

Greg Raymer, Davidson Matthew and two other players all check after the first draw. Three of the players took two cards again, while the player in the big blind, drew four cards instead of three. Raymer joked that there must be nothing but low cards left in the deck, and then bet out and got one caller. Raymer stood pat and then bet out again and was called. He showed 9-6-4-3-2 and took down the pot.

Bellande and Filippi Talk Prop Bets

Jean-Robert Bellande and Amnon Filippi seem to be bit bored and have been going back and forth all level. At one point they were discussing their recent tournaments, and then debated when the first player would be eliminated. Bellande wanted to bet that nobody would go out in the first level, while Filippi said a player would be out by the first break, which is after the second level. A couple minutes later they still had not broken their stalemate.

Negreanu Takes Two Down

Daniel Negreanu stood pat and bet out after every draw and took down the pot when his opponent folded, then one the following hand with a 10-7 high.

Archie Karas Takes Down a Multi-Way Pot With the Nuts

Men Nguyen limped in for 50, Archie Karas raised to 100, and Tom Schneider reraised to 150. Both Nguyen and Karas called the raise. Karas and Schneider each drew one card on the first draw while Nguyen stood pat. Nguyen bet 100 and they both called. On the next draw, all three of them stood pat, this time Karas bet 100 and everyone called. The same thing happened on the third draw, and Karas showed the nuts (2-3-4-5-7). Karas raked the pot.

Player Tags: Men Nguyen,   Tom Schneider,   Archie Karas,   Greg Raymer,   Amnon Filippi,   Jean-Robert Bellande

Omaha World Championship - Hour Two

Jun 19, '08

Note: Players went on the first twenty-minute break of the event at the completion of Level 2 and will return at roughly 7:20 pm local time to begin Level 3.

Blinds: 200-300
Stakes: 300-600

Players : 234

Chip Leaders:
Tom Schenider: 31,000
Men Nguyen: 28,000
Daniel Alaei: 25,500
David Sklansky: 25,500
Eli Elezra: 23,000
Barry Greenstein: 23,000
Daniel Negreanu: 23,000
Mark Roland: 21,000
Jeff Madsen: 21,000

Big Hands:

Perry Friedman Scoops a Big Pot

On a flop of Q88, Daniel Negreanu bet 300 and both Perry Friedman and the player in seat 7 made the call. The turn was the 2, and this time Negreanu checked to Friedman who bet 600. Seat 7 called and Negreanu folded. The river was the K, and Friedman bet 600. Seat 7 called and Friedman turned over AQ22 for a full house (twos full of eights). With no low hand possible, Friedman scooped the pot.

Greg Raymer Gets Rivered, Settles for Half the Pot

Greg Raymer raised to 600 from late position and both seat 2 and Jimmy Fricke made the call. The flop came 862, and Fricke bet 300. Both raymer and seat 2 called. The turn was the 9, and Fricke bet 600. Once gain, both raymer and seat 2 called. The river was the 7, and this time seat 2 led out with a 600 bet. Fricke folded while Raymer called. Seat 2 turned over QQJ10 for the straight to the jack. Raymer turned over AJ75 for the turned straight to the nine with a nut flush redraw. Seat 2 rivered the straight while Raymer had to settle for only half the pot with the low hand.

Tom Schneider Scoops a Pot, Takes the Chip Lead

David Chui raised to 300 before the flop and Tom Schneider called from the big blind. The flop came K97, and Chiu bet 300, Schneider called. The turn was the 4, and once again Chiu bet and Schneider called. The river was the 3, and this time Schneider took the lead, betting 600. Chiu called and Schneider turned over KK52 for top set (high) and 2-5 for the low. Chiu mucked and Schneider scooped the pot. After the hand, Schneider was up to about 30,000, securing the chip lead heading into the break.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Tom Schneider,   David Chiu,   Perry Friedman,   Greg Raymer

World Championship Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better - Jesus Rises

Jun 20, '08

Blinds: 800-1,500

Players Left: 123 of 235

Chip Counts:
Soheil Shamseddin: 115,000
James DiGiorgio: 92,800
Erick Lindgren: 91,700
Chau Giang: 84,700
Bruno FItoussi: 84,600
Annie Duke: 83,700
DR Kegel: 82,000
Brad Booth: 79,900
Tony Ma: 79,400
Meng La: 76,800

Average Chip Stack: 38,211

Eliminations: Greg Raymer, John Hennigan, Hasan Habib

Big Hands:

Only Jesus...

Most of the buzz around the room has been about Chris "Jesus" Ferguson. He came into the day as the tournament's short stack with just 3,300.
So what had Mike "the Mouth" Matusow yelling (or just normal talk for Matusow?) that Ferguson would be chip leader before long? Ferguson chipped all the way up to 25,000 in the first half of the level.
"How much is an autograph going for?" Matusow joked with Ferguson. "I'll give you mine for free if you give me yours for 50."

Negreanu Bid Farewell

Daniel Negreanu chopped a pot with Jennifer Harman when the board ran K-7-2-A-4 and Negreanu showed A-J-10-7 for the best two pair, and Harman showed A-9-6-4 for the 7-low.
One hand later Negreanu was all in and his chances weren't as good, up against Hasan Habib, Men "The Master" Nguyen and Jennifer Harman. The flop came 1087 and Habib checked to Nyguen, who bet 1,500. Harman and Habib called and the turn brought the 6. All players put in another 3,000 to see the river J. Habib put his remaining 800 in and Nguyen put out a bet of 3,000 that was called by Harman.
Nguyen showed 3242 for a flush and Habib showed A255 for the low. Harman mucked and Negreanu was eliminated.

Goodwin Takes The Enitre Pot

Marc Goodwin called James DiGiorgio's bets on every street on a board of K-8-7-Q-Q and flipped over A-A-Q-2. DiGiorgio showed a king and mucked, and Goodwin climbed toward 20,000.

The Matadore Double

Carlos Mortensen started the day with 7,400 in chips but recently doubled to around 18,000 when he got all in preflop and the board came 982QQ. Mortenson showed A-8-7-3, which was good enough to take the pot.

A Jesus-Like Tale

Tom Schneider has also had a Jesus-like resurrection, starting the day with just 4,400 and climbing up to around 25,000. However, Schneider just took a hit when he called an opponent all the way then raised on the river. As soon as his opponent called Schneider said, "You got it. I missed everything," and mucked. His opponent showed 109 for a full house. Schneider fell to around 20,000.

A Pretty Big Hand

Brad Booth bet out on a board of 5229 and Jeff Madsen let his hand go. Booth then said, "A pretty big hand..." and showed A-2-3-K for a set of deuces and the nut low draw.

Fashionably Late

David Benyamine just sat down at Mike Matusow's table halfway through the level. Matusow, who has been singing and chatting away, said he wasn't sure if Benyamine was going to show up today.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Hasan Habib,   Men Nguyen,   Daniel Negreanu,   Carlos Mortensen,   David Benyamine,   Mike Matusow,   Tom Schneider,   Jennifer Harman,   Brad Booth,   Marc Goodwin,   Jeff Madsen,   European Report,   James DiGiorgio

Omaha World Championship - Hour Two

Jun 19, '08

Note: Players went on the first twenty-minute break of the event at the completion of Level 2 and will return at roughly 7:20 pm local time to begin Level 3.

Blinds: 200-300
Stakes: 300-600

Players : 234

Chip Leaders:
Tom Schenider: 31,000
Men Nguyen: 28,000
Daniel Alaei: 25,500
David Sklansky: 25,500
Eli Elezra: 23,000
Barry Greenstein: 23,000
Daniel Negreanu: 23,000
Mark Roland: 21,000
Jeff Madsen: 21,000

Big Hands:

Perry Friedman Scoops a Big Pot

On a flop of Q88, Daniel Negreanu bet 300 and both Perry Friedman and the player in seat 7 made the call. The turn was the 2, and this time Negreanu checked to Friedman who bet 600. Seat 7 called and Negreanu folded. The river was the K, and Friedman bet 600. Seat 7 called and Friedman turned over AQ22 for a full house (twos full of eights). With no low hand possible, Friedman scooped the pot.

Greg Raymer Gets Rivered, Settles for Half the Pot

Greg Raymer raised to 600 from late position and both seat 2 and Jimmy Fricke made the call. The flop came 862, and Fricke bet 300. Both raymer and seat 2 called. The turn was the 9, and Fricke bet 600. Once gain, both raymer and seat 2 called. The river was the 7, and this time seat 2 led out with a 600 bet. Fricke folded while Raymer called. Seat 2 turned over QQJ10 for the straight to the jack. Raymer turned over AJ75 for the turned straight to the nine with a nut flush redraw. Seat 2 rivered the straight while Raymer had to settle for only half the pot with the low hand.

Tom Schneider Scoops a Pot, Takes the Chip Lead

David Chui raised to 300 before the flop and Tom Schneider called from the big blind. The flop came K97, and Chiu bet 300, Schneider called. The turn was the 4, and once again Chiu bet and Schneider called. The river was the 3, and this time Schneider took the lead, betting 600. Chiu called and Schneider turned over KK52 for top set (high) and 2-5 for the low. Chiu mucked and Schneider scooped the pot. After the hand, Schneider was up to about 30,000, securing the chip lead heading into the break.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Tom Schneider,   David Chiu,   Perry Friedman,   Greg Raymer

World Championship Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better - Jesus Rises

Jun 20, '08

Blinds: 800-1,500

Players Left: 123 of 235

Chip Counts:
Soheil Shamseddin: 115,000
James DiGiorgio: 92,800
Erick Lindgren: 91,700
Chau Giang: 84,700
Bruno FItoussi: 84,600
Annie Duke: 83,700
DR Kegel: 82,000
Brad Booth: 79,900
Tony Ma: 79,400
Meng La: 76,800

Average Chip Stack: 38,211

Eliminations: Greg Raymer, John Hennigan, Hasan Habib

Big Hands:

Only Jesus...

Most of the buzz around the room has been about Chris "Jesus" Ferguson. He came into the day as the tournament's short stack with just 3,300.
So what had Mike "the Mouth" Matusow yelling (or just normal talk for Matusow?) that Ferguson would be chip leader before long? Ferguson chipped all the way up to 25,000 in the first half of the level.
"How much is an autograph going for?" Matusow joked with Ferguson. "I'll give you mine for free if you give me yours for 50."

Negreanu Bid Farewell

Daniel Negreanu chopped a pot with Jennifer Harman when the board ran K-7-2-A-4 and Negreanu showed A-J-10-7 for the best two pair, and Harman showed A-9-6-4 for the 7-low.
One hand later Negreanu was all in and his chances weren't as good, up against Hasan Habib, Men "The Master" Nguyen and Jennifer Harman. The flop came 1087 and Habib checked to Nyguen, who bet 1,500. Harman and Habib called and the turn brought the 6. All players put in another 3,000 to see the river J. Habib put his remaining 800 in and Nguyen put out a bet of 3,000 that was called by Harman.
Nguyen showed 3242 for a flush and Habib showed A255 for the low. Harman mucked and Negreanu was eliminated.

Goodwin Takes The Enitre Pot

Marc Goodwin called James DiGiorgio's bets on every street on a board of K-8-7-Q-Q and flipped over A-A-Q-2. DiGiorgio showed a king and mucked, and Goodwin climbed toward 20,000.

The Matadore Double

Carlos Mortensen started the day with 7,400 in chips but recently doubled to around 18,000 when he got all in preflop and the board came 982QQ. Mortenson showed A-8-7-3, which was good enough to take the pot.

A Jesus-Like Tale

Tom Schneider has also had a Jesus-like resurrection, starting the day with just 4,400 and climbing up to around 25,000. However, Schneider just took a hit when he called an opponent all the way then raised on the river. As soon as his opponent called Schneider said, "You got it. I missed everything," and mucked. His opponent showed 109 for a full house. Schneider fell to around 20,000.

A Pretty Big Hand

Brad Booth bet out on a board of 5229 and Jeff Madsen let his hand go. Booth then said, "A pretty big hand..." and showed A-2-3-K for a set of deuces and the nut low draw.

Fashionably Late

David Benyamine just sat down at Mike Matusow's table halfway through the level. Matusow, who has been singing and chatting away, said he wasn't sure if Benyamine was going to show up today.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Hasan Habib,   Men Nguyen,   Daniel Negreanu,   Carlos Mortensen,   David Benyamine,   Mike Matusow,   Tom Schneider,   Jennifer Harman,   Brad Booth,   Marc Goodwin,   Jeff Madsen,   European Report,   James DiGiorgio

$5000 Stud 8 or Better - Level 3

Jun 17, '08

Ante: 50
Bring In: 50
Limits: 200/400

Players Entered: 261

Big Hands:

Booth Can't Connect

Brad "Yukon" Booth was part of four-way action after the initial round of betting, showing the K. After the initial bring-in was raised to 200, Booth wento to 400, then had the player in seat 2 reraise to 600, showing the 5. Booth called and received the Q while his opponent received the 9. They continued to bet through sixth street, Booth eventually with KQJ7. After the final card was dealt, Booth bet 600 and was again raised to 1200. His opponent was showing 9875. Booth called, and learned his opponent had the 6 in the hole for a straight, and Booth mucked.

Lederer and Williamson III Chop

Four players played for 200, and on fourth street Robert Williamson III took the lead with 66 up. Howard Lederer was showing A9. The two other players called again and Williamson III was dealt a third six, the 6. Lederer drew the 2 and the two players were suddenly heads-up. Williamson III added the 5, Lederer the 7, and in the end they chopped with Williamson's trips good for high.

Todd Brunson Take it Down

It appeared that both Todd Brunson and Chris Ferguson were on low draws through fourth street. Brunson opened with the A2 while Ferguson had 23 showing. Brunson added the 8 on fifth street while Ferguson had the J. Both added another 400 to the pot, and Brunson was dealt the 3 to increase his low chances. Ferguson was counterfeited with the 2 and made the fold.

Schneider Takes a Hit

Tom Schneider opened things to 200 and was raised by seat 7 to 400 before calling. After fourth street Schneider showed KA while his opponent held A5. Schneider continued to call after getting the 8 on fifth street, and his opponent the 7. Sixth street didn't appear to help Schneider, getting the 3 while his opponent added the 8. But Schneider called a seventh street bet as well, to see his opponent held 432 in the hole for the A-5 straight.

There are a number of tough tables in the field, but table 25 may be the toughest with Todd Brunson, Eric Seidel, Erick Lindgren and Chris Ferguson all present.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Howard Lederer,   Todd Brunson,   Tom Schneider,   Robert Williamson III

Razz Level 8 - Day End

Jun 13, '08

Note: Play is done for the day. The 106 remaining players will return for day 2 at 3 p.m. PST.

Blinds: 100 ante, 200 bring-in, 500 completion
Limits: 500-1,000

Players Left: 106 of 453

Chip Leaders:

John Turner: 31,000
Vanessa Rousso: 25,400
Andrew Brown: 24,000
Michael Wattel: 23,000
Allie Prescott: 22,000
Sam Grizzle: 22,000
David Levi: 21,000
Woody Deck: 20,700
Shawn Sheikhan: 19,000
Jonathan Schwartz: 16,000

Big Hands:

Rousso Surprised by Hand Conclusion

Vanessa Rousso led out on every street and was called by the players in seat 5 and 9. All players checked 7th street and showed their hands.
Rousso: A-4-6-9 (X-X-X)
Seat 9: K-3-9-8 (X-X-X)
Seat 5: 7-6-J-9 (5-4-2)
When seat 5 showed his 7-low hand Rousso was astonished and commented, "Seven!?..... Wow," then mucked her hand, as did seat 9. Rousso ended the level with around 25,000 in chips.

Levi Lays it Down, Short on Chips but Battles Back

In a three-way pot with John Juanda and the player in seat 2, David Levi called seat 2's bet on 4th and 5th street but Juanda folded. Levi and seat 2 checked 6th street, but when seat 2 bet 1,000 on the end Levi stood from his seat and looked sick. He showed his hand and asked, "Nine-low no good?" to which his opponent shook his head. Their cards were:
Seat 2: AJ48 (X-X-X)
Levi: 3794 (54-X)
Juanda: A9 -Fold-
Levi lost the hand, but he battled back to end the level with a healthy stack of over 20,000.

Bracelet Winners Collide

Tom Schnedier and Jeff Lisandro were heads up with Schneider betting on every street. Schneider bet 1,000 one more time after the final card was dealt to each player, but Lisandro mucked his hand. Their cards were:
Schneider: 3-A-9-6 (X-X-X)
Lisandro: 8-6-K-K (X-X-X)

Juanda Loses a Big One to a 7-Low

John Juanda bet 1,000 after 6th street and was called by the player in seat 2. Both players checked the final card and there was a showdown:
Juanda: 3-8-Q-K (X-X-X)
Seat 2: 3-J-3-10 (7-5-6)
Seat 2 showed a 7-low and Juanda mucked his cards.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Tom Schneider,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Vanessa Rousso,   European Report

$1,500 Razz - Level 3

Jun 13, '08

Blinds/Antes: 25 ante, 25 bring-in, 100 completion
Stakes: 100-200

Players: 455 (?)

Chip Counts:
Vanessa Rousso: 5,600
David Bach: 5,000
Cyndy Violette: 5,000
Billy Baxter: 4,800
Annie Duke: 4,800
Mark Vos: 4,700
Dewey Tomko: 4,500
Phil Ivey: 4,450
Erich Kollmann: 4,300
Men Nguyen: 4,240

Eliminations: Michael Craig, Ralph Perry, Katja Thater

Big Hands:

Matt Graham Chipping Up, Back-To-Back

In a four-way pot, Matt Graham took the betting lead with a 4 in the door. Graham got three callers, Tom Schneider, seat 2 and seat 6.

Graham: 44J7 - A83
Schneider: 667A
Seat 2: 2QJ2
Seat 6: AK9Q

Graham continued to bet all the way down to and through the river, seat 6 folded to the river bet and both Scheider and seat 2 called. Graham turned over an 8-7 low and raked a monster pot. After the hand Matt Graham climbed up to 5,500 while Tom Schenider fell down to 2,850.

The very next hand seat 8 completed the bet with a 6 and Matt Graham called with a deuce while seat 6 called with a 4. Graham led out on 4th street and continued to bet down to the river.

Graham: 25A6 -X-X-X
Seat 6: 458 - fold
Seat 8: 6739 - X-X-X

Seat 6 folded on 5th street and seat 8 ended up folding to Graham's last bet on seventh street. Graham took two multi-way pots in a row and ended this hand with well over 6,000 in chips.

Katja Thater Defends Her Title No More

The 2007 defending champion Katja Thater was all in against a single opponent.

Thater: Q2A623Q
Seat 8: 4359A9K

On 5th street seat 8 had locked up a nine-low and Thater was drawing very slim. Sixth street gave her new life where she could hit a 4, 5, 7, or 8 to stay alive as long as her opponent didn't improve. On the river, she paired her queen and the defending champion was defending no more.

Player Tags: Tom Schneider,   Matt Graham,   Katja Thater

On the Brink

Jun 14, '08

Limits: 5,000-10,000 with 1,000 ante, 2,000 bring-in

Players Left: 10 of 453

Chip Leaders:

Brandon Leeds: 215,000
Barry Greenstein: 190,000
Archie Karas: 170,000
Mark Tenner: 160,000
Christopher Viox: 135,000
Frank Kassela: 125,000
Chris Klondnicki: 112,000
Michael Wattel: 110,000
Joseph Michael: 80,000

Average Stack: 123,545

Big Hands:

David Levi Gone

Levi: (7-8-10)-A-4-6-J
Leeds: (3-5-6)-4-7-Q-9

David Levi was all in against Brandon Leeds. Leeds had a 9-low on 6th street while Levi had an 8-low. But the river ended Levi's night as Leeds hit a 6 to make a 7-low and rake the pot.

Tom Schneider Packs His Bag

Schneider: (8-3-10)-A-Q-7-8
Archie Karas: (A-3-5)-4-4-10-2

Tom Schneider was all in for his short stack against Karas. The money was all in on 5th street and Schneider was looking to improve his queen-low against Karas' 10-low draw. Sixth street made Karas his 10-low and paired Schneider. The river gave Karas the wheel which Schneider rode to the rail, his backpack in hand.

Greenstein Blames Canada

Barry Greenstein put Stephen Ladowsky all in on 5th street and here is how their boards ran out.

Greenstein: (3-8)-5-5-J-Q-(A)
Ladowsky: (x-x)-5-7-K-6-6-(x)

Greenstein made a jack-low on the river, which was good enough as Ladowsky threw his hand into the muck and made his exit in 11th place.

 

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   David Levi,   Tom Schneider,   Stephen Ladowsky

Schneider On the Ropes

Jun 14, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break

Limits: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante, 1,000 bring-in

Players Left: 18 of 453

Chip Leaders:

Archie Karas: 215,000
Brandon Leeds: 160,000
Frank Kassela: 130,000
Barry Greenstein: 105,000
Joseph Michael: 105,000
Ben Tang: 85,000
Michael Wattel: 70,000
Christopher Viox: 50,000
Stephen Ladowsky: 48,000
John Martin: 45,000

Average Stack: 80,566

Eliminations: Andrew Brown, Jeffrey Lisandro

Big Hands:

Schneider Struggling

Schneider: (A-2-3)-K-6-3-10
Opponent: (A-3-8)-4-4-7-Q

Tom Schneider bet every street. His opponent called him down and the river sunk Schneider as his opponent received an 8-low, enough to suck out on Schneider's 10-low. His stack was at 40,000 and would go lower a few hands later.

Schneider: (x-x)-9-K-A-10
Opponent: (x-x)10-2-6-8

Schneider called his opponent's bets on all the way down to 6th street. After his opponent hit an 8 on 6th street, Schneider tanked after he was bet at and finally laid his hand down, leaving his stack just around 25,000.

Robin Hood Puts an Arrow In Brown

Andrew Brown was all in on 6th street and Barry Greenstein called him. Greenstein showed Brown the bad news with a 6-low, trouncing Brown's 9-low. Brown was eliminated and asked Greenstein if Brown could sign Greenstein's book. "Robin Hood" informed Brown that he had it backwards. Only those who knock out Greenstein may receive an autographed copy of "Ace on the River." Greenstein was at 170,000 after the hand.
 

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Tom Schneider,   Andrew Brown

Schneider Taking Hits, Greenstein Gives Lawson Life

Jun 14, '08

Limits: 1,500-3,000, 300 ante, 500 bring-in

Players Left: 41 of 456

Chip Leaders:

Andrew Brown: 89,400
Joseph Michael: 73,000
Barry Greenstein: 70,000
David Levi: 65,000
Tom Chambers: 62,000
Michael Wattel: 60,000
Archie Karas: 58,000
Mark Tenner: 51,000
Frank Kassela: 50,000
John Turner: 49,000

Average Stack: 31,550

Big Hands:

Ted Lawson Takes One From Robin Hood

Lawson: (A-8)-7-7-K-Q-X
Barry Greenstein: (X-X)-2-3-4-Q

Despite a better looking board for Greenstein, Ted Lawson bet on every street. Greenstein kept calling until the river where he mucked after Lawson showed his A-8 in the hole. Lawson was almost down to the felt after the action, but raked a nice pot and was around 12,000 in chips.

Schneider Taking Hits

Tom Schneider: (J-3-4)-J-2-9-K
Opponent: (Q-5-4)-10-10-9-2

Schneider called his opponent on every street, hoping to improve on his king-low. He was able to get down to a jack-low, but his opponent's 10-low was enough to rake the pot, giving Schneider his third consecutive loss. He would go on to lose one more a few hands later and his stack was down to around 30,000.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Ted Lawson,   Tom Schneider

$1,500 Razz - Day 2 - Level 11 Recap

Jun 14, '08

Limits:  1000-2,000, 200 ante, 300 bring in

Players Left:  58 of 456

Chip Leaders:
Tom Schneider - 74,000
David Levi - 68,000
Joseph Michael - 54,000
Tom Chambers - 52,000
Jonathan Schwartz - 52,000
Frank Kassela - 51,000
Andrew Brown - 45,000
Barry Greenstein - 44,000
Archie Karas - 38,000
Larry St. Jean - 34,200

Average Stack: 23,600

Eliminations:
David Sklansky

Big Hands and Storylines:

Lawson Takes Another Hit

Barry Greenstein: 79610
Ted Lawson: Q-4-A-A

We entered the hand on 6^th street when Greenstein bet into Lawson’s freshly paired aces. Lawson asked Greenstein what he had and Greenstein jokingly responded, “I think I have a flush.” Lawson made the call, and, after Greenstein checked dark on the river, Lawson checked behind. Greenstein turned over (A-6-8) for a 9-8-7-6-A low and Lawson muttered, “two pair,” as he mucked. Greenstein has 44,000 in chips after winning the 13k pot while Lawson, with 20,000, is looking to reverse his recent ill fortune.

Levi Pours it On

David Levi: A-4-3-5
Ed Nassif: 10-4-3
Seat 1: A-7-6-6

David Levi continues to assert his dominance at the table with a little help from the dealers. Levi bet out on every street in this instance, causing Nassif to abandon his hand on 5^th street and the player in seat 1 to give up on 6^th. This pot brings Levi up to 68,000, behind only Tom Schneider’s 74,000.

Lisandro Doubles Up Seely

Jeffrey Lisandro: 48J9
Jim Seely: 42Q8

Seely completed on 3^rd street and Lisandro raised him. Seely called and the two saw 4^th street. With 4-2 showing Seely bet out and Lisandro called. Both 5^th street and 6^th street went check-check, then on 7^th street Lisandro bet and Seely reluctantly tossed the last of his chips in. Seely showed his (7-6-2) for an 8-7-6-4-2 and Lisandro, claiming a nine, mucked his cards. The hand doubled Seely up to 14,000 and dropped Lisandro to 27,000.

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   Barry Greenstein,   David Levi,   Ted Lawson,   Larry St. Jean,   Tom Schneider,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   David Sklansky,   Archie Karas,   Andrew Brown,   Edward Nassif,   Tom Chambers,   Joseph Michael,   European Report

Razz Level 8 - Day End

Jun 13, '08

Note: Play is done for the day. The 106 remaining players will return for day 2 at 3 p.m. PST.

Blinds: 100 ante, 200 bring-in, 500 completion
Limits: 500-1,000

Players Left: 106 of 453

Chip Leaders:

John Turner: 31,000
Vanessa Rousso: 25,400
Andrew Brown: 24,000
Michael Wattel: 23,000
Allie Prescott: 22,000
Sam Grizzle: 22,000
David Levi: 21,000
Woody Deck: 20,700
Shawn Sheikhan: 19,000
Jonathan Schwartz: 16,000

Big Hands:

Rousso Surprised by Hand Conclusion

Vanessa Rousso led out on every street and was called by the players in seat 5 and 9. All players checked 7th street and showed their hands.
Rousso: A-4-6-9 (X-X-X)
Seat 9: K-3-9-8 (X-X-X)
Seat 5: 7-6-J-9 (5-4-2)
When seat 5 showed his 7-low hand Rousso was astonished and commented, "Seven!?..... Wow," then mucked her hand, as did seat 9. Rousso ended the level with around 25,000 in chips.

Levi Lays it Down, Short on Chips but Battles Back

In a three-way pot with John Juanda and the player in seat 2, David Levi called seat 2's bet on 4th and 5th street but Juanda folded. Levi and seat 2 checked 6th street, but when seat 2 bet 1,000 on the end Levi stood from his seat and looked sick. He showed his hand and asked, "Nine-low no good?" to which his opponent shook his head. Their cards were:
Seat 2: AJ48 (X-X-X)
Levi: 3794 (54-X)
Juanda: A9 -Fold-
Levi lost the hand, but he battled back to end the level with a healthy stack of over 20,000.

Bracelet Winners Collide

Tom Schnedier and Jeff Lisandro were heads up with Schneider betting on every street. Schneider bet 1,000 one more time after the final card was dealt to each player, but Lisandro mucked his hand. Their cards were:
Schneider: 3-A-9-6 (X-X-X)
Lisandro: 8-6-K-K (X-X-X)

Juanda Loses a Big One to a 7-Low

John Juanda bet 1,000 after 6th street and was called by the player in seat 2. Both players checked the final card and there was a showdown:
Juanda: 3-8-Q-K (X-X-X)
Seat 2: 3-J-3-10 (7-5-6)
Seat 2 showed a 7-low and Juanda mucked his cards.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Tom Schneider,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Vanessa Rousso,   European Report

$1,500 Razz - Level 3

Jun 13, '08

Blinds/Antes: 25 ante, 25 bring-in, 100 completion
Stakes: 100-200

Players: 455 (?)

Chip Counts:
Vanessa Rousso: 5,600
David Bach: 5,000
Cyndy Violette: 5,000
Billy Baxter: 4,800
Annie Duke: 4,800
Mark Vos: 4,700
Dewey Tomko: 4,500
Phil Ivey: 4,450
Erich Kollmann: 4,300
Men Nguyen: 4,240

Eliminations: Michael Craig, Ralph Perry, Katja Thater

Big Hands:

Matt Graham Chipping Up, Back-To-Back

In a four-way pot, Matt Graham took the betting lead with a 4 in the door. Graham got three callers, Tom Schneider, seat 2 and seat 6.

Graham: 44J7 - A83
Schneider: 667A
Seat 2: 2QJ2
Seat 6: AK9Q

Graham continued to bet all the way down to and through the river, seat 6 folded to the river bet and both Scheider and seat 2 called. Graham turned over an 8-7 low and raked a monster pot. After the hand Matt Graham climbed up to 5,500 while Tom Schenider fell down to 2,850.

The very next hand seat 8 completed the bet with a 6 and Matt Graham called with a deuce while seat 6 called with a 4. Graham led out on 4th street and continued to bet down to the river.

Graham: 25A6 -X-X-X
Seat 6: 458 - fold
Seat 8: 6739 - X-X-X

Seat 6 folded on 5th street and seat 8 ended up folding to Graham's last bet on seventh street. Graham took two multi-way pots in a row and ended this hand with well over 6,000 in chips.

Katja Thater Defends Her Title No More

The 2007 defending champion Katja Thater was all in against a single opponent.

Thater: Q2A623Q
Seat 8: 4359A9K

On 5th street seat 8 had locked up a nine-low and Thater was drawing very slim. Sixth street gave her new life where she could hit a 4, 5, 7, or 8 to stay alive as long as her opponent didn't improve. On the river, she paired her queen and the defending champion was defending no more.

Player Tags: Tom Schneider,   Matt Graham,   Katja Thater

On the Brink

Jun 14, '08

Limits: 5,000-10,000 with 1,000 ante, 2,000 bring-in

Players Left: 10 of 453

Chip Leaders:

Brandon Leeds: 215,000
Barry Greenstein: 190,000
Archie Karas: 170,000
Mark Tenner: 160,000
Christopher Viox: 135,000
Frank Kassela: 125,000
Chris Klondnicki: 112,000
Michael Wattel: 110,000
Joseph Michael: 80,000

Average Stack: 123,545

Big Hands:

David Levi Gone

Levi: (7-8-10)-A-4-6-J
Leeds: (3-5-6)-4-7-Q-9

David Levi was all in against Brandon Leeds. Leeds had a 9-low on 6th street while Levi had an 8-low. But the river ended Levi's night as Leeds hit a 6 to make a 7-low and rake the pot.

Tom Schneider Packs His Bag

Schneider: (8-3-10)-A-Q-7-8
Archie Karas: (A-3-5)-4-4-10-2

Tom Schneider was all in for his short stack against Karas. The money was all in on 5th street and Schneider was looking to improve his queen-low against Karas' 10-low draw. Sixth street made Karas his 10-low and paired Schneider. The river gave Karas the wheel which Schneider rode to the rail, his backpack in hand.

Greenstein Blames Canada

Barry Greenstein put Stephen Ladowsky all in on 5th street and here is how their boards ran out.

Greenstein: (3-8)-5-5-J-Q-(A)
Ladowsky: (x-x)-5-7-K-6-6-(x)

Greenstein made a jack-low on the river, which was good enough as Ladowsky threw his hand into the muck and made his exit in 11th place.

 

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   David Levi,   Tom Schneider,   Stephen Ladowsky

Schneider On the Ropes

Jun 14, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break

Limits: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante, 1,000 bring-in

Players Left: 18 of 453

Chip Leaders:

Archie Karas: 215,000
Brandon Leeds: 160,000
Frank Kassela: 130,000
Barry Greenstein: 105,000
Joseph Michael: 105,000
Ben Tang: 85,000
Michael Wattel: 70,000
Christopher Viox: 50,000
Stephen Ladowsky: 48,000
John Martin: 45,000

Average Stack: 80,566

Eliminations: Andrew Brown, Jeffrey Lisandro

Big Hands:

Schneider Struggling

Schneider: (A-2-3)-K-6-3-10
Opponent: (A-3-8)-4-4-7-Q

Tom Schneider bet every street. His opponent called him down and the river sunk Schneider as his opponent received an 8-low, enough to suck out on Schneider's 10-low. His stack was at 40,000 and would go lower a few hands later.

Schneider: (x-x)-9-K-A-10
Opponent: (x-x)10-2-6-8

Schneider called his opponent's bets on all the way down to 6th street. After his opponent hit an 8 on 6th street, Schneider tanked after he was bet at and finally laid his hand down, leaving his stack just around 25,000.

Robin Hood Puts an Arrow In Brown

Andrew Brown was all in on 6th street and Barry Greenstein called him. Greenstein showed Brown the bad news with a 6-low, trouncing Brown's 9-low. Brown was eliminated and asked Greenstein if Brown could sign Greenstein's book. "Robin Hood" informed Brown that he had it backwards. Only those who knock out Greenstein may receive an autographed copy of "Ace on the River." Greenstein was at 170,000 after the hand.
 

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Tom Schneider,   Andrew Brown

Schneider Taking Hits, Greenstein Gives Lawson Life

Jun 14, '08

Limits: 1,500-3,000, 300 ante, 500 bring-in

Players Left: 41 of 456

Chip Leaders:

Andrew Brown: 89,400
Joseph Michael: 73,000
Barry Greenstein: 70,000
David Levi: 65,000
Tom Chambers: 62,000
Michael Wattel: 60,000
Archie Karas: 58,000
Mark Tenner: 51,000
Frank Kassela: 50,000
John Turner: 49,000

Average Stack: 31,550

Big Hands:

Ted Lawson Takes One From Robin Hood

Lawson: (A-8)-7-7-K-Q-X
Barry Greenstein: (X-X)-2-3-4-Q

Despite a better looking board for Greenstein, Ted Lawson bet on every street. Greenstein kept calling until the river where he mucked after Lawson showed his A-8 in the hole. Lawson was almost down to the felt after the action, but raked a nice pot and was around 12,000 in chips.

Schneider Taking Hits

Tom Schneider: (J-3-4)-J-2-9-K
Opponent: (Q-5-4)-10-10-9-2

Schneider called his opponent on every street, hoping to improve on his king-low. He was able to get down to a jack-low, but his opponent's 10-low was enough to rake the pot, giving Schneider his third consecutive loss. He would go on to lose one more a few hands later and his stack was down to around 30,000.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Ted Lawson,   Tom Schneider

$1,500 Razz - Day 2 - Level 11 Recap

Jun 14, '08

Limits:  1000-2,000, 200 ante, 300 bring in

Players Left:  58 of 456

Chip Leaders:
Tom Schneider - 74,000
David Levi - 68,000
Joseph Michael - 54,000
Tom Chambers - 52,000
Jonathan Schwartz - 52,000
Frank Kassela - 51,000
Andrew Brown - 45,000
Barry Greenstein - 44,000
Archie Karas - 38,000
Larry St. Jean - 34,200

Average Stack: 23,600

Eliminations:
David Sklansky

Big Hands and Storylines:

Lawson Takes Another Hit

Barry Greenstein: 79610
Ted Lawson: Q-4-A-A

We entered the hand on 6^th street when Greenstein bet into Lawson’s freshly paired aces. Lawson asked Greenstein what he had and Greenstein jokingly responded, “I think I have a flush.” Lawson made the call, and, after Greenstein checked dark on the river, Lawson checked behind. Greenstein turned over (A-6-8) for a 9-8-7-6-A low and Lawson muttered, “two pair,” as he mucked. Greenstein has 44,000 in chips after winning the 13k pot while Lawson, with 20,000, is looking to reverse his recent ill fortune.

Levi Pours it On

David Levi: A-4-3-5
Ed Nassif: 10-4-3
Seat 1: A-7-6-6

David Levi continues to assert his dominance at the table with a little help from the dealers. Levi bet out on every street in this instance, causing Nassif to abandon his hand on 5^th street and the player in seat 1 to give up on 6^th. This pot brings Levi up to 68,000, behind only Tom Schneider’s 74,000.

Lisandro Doubles Up Seely

Jeffrey Lisandro: 48J9
Jim Seely: 42Q8

Seely completed on 3^rd street and Lisandro raised him. Seely called and the two saw 4^th street. With 4-2 showing Seely bet out and Lisandro called. Both 5^th street and 6^th street went check-check, then on 7^th street Lisandro bet and Seely reluctantly tossed the last of his chips in. Seely showed his (7-6-2) for an 8-7-6-4-2 and Lisandro, claiming a nine, mucked his cards. The hand doubled Seely up to 14,000 and dropped Lisandro to 27,000.

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   Barry Greenstein,   David Levi,   Ted Lawson,   Larry St. Jean,   Tom Schneider,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   David Sklansky,   Archie Karas,   Andrew Brown,   Edward Nassif,   Tom Chambers,   Joseph Michael,   European Report

$3,000 H.O.R.S.E - Level 18

Jun 12, '08

Action is done for the night. Only 16 players remain and Marcel Luske has claimed the chip lead with 325,000. He's not the only recognizable name still alive. Still working toward the bracelet are pros Jennifer Harman-Traniello, Hoyt Corkins, Todd Brunson, Blair Rodman, Steve Zolotow, Erich Froehlich, Mickey Appleman and David Levi. Play will resume at 3 p.m. and will continue until a winner claims the first place prize.

Limits:
Hold'em/Omaha:6,000-12,000, 3,000-6,000 blinds
Razz/Stud/Stud8b: 6,000-12,000, 1,500 ante, 2,000 bring-in

Players Left: 16 of 414

Chip Counts:

Marcel Luske: 325,000
Jared Davis: 322,000
Jennifer Harman-Traniello: 215,000
Doug Ganger: 201,500
J.J. Hazan: 165,000
Blair Rodman: 165,000
Jens Voertmann: 156,000
Ross Tsodikov: 106,000
Todd Brunson 105,000
Hoyt Corkins: 93,000

Average Chip Stack: 155,250

Eliminations: Tom Schneider, Farzad Rouhani

Big Hands:

Stud 8

Harman Misses, Rouhani Survives... For a While

Jennifer Harman had Farzad Rouhani, bracelet winner in this year's event 10 (Omaha/Stud High-low), against the ropes and all in on sixth street. Their cards were:
Harman: 8-10-6-5 (A-2-J)
Rouhani: 4-J-4-2 (3-3-2)
With Rouhani all in the cards were flipped over after 6th street and Harman was drawing dead to a heart flush. She looked at her last down card and jokingly said, "flush," then smiled and flipped over the J, missing her flush. Rouhani's two pair won the hand and he doubled up. It wouldn't last, however, as he was eliminated later in the level.

Chop It Up!

Tom Schneider and Eric Froehlich have battled in a number of pots so far this tournament. Schneider was all in verus Froehlich after 6th street and the cards were revealed:
Schneider: 7-8-5-5 (2-4-K)
Froehlich: 7-6-6-K (A-4-7)
Froehlich's two pair took the high, but Schneider took half the pot with an 8-low, surviving to play on for a few more hands. Soon after, he busted.

 

Player Tags: Farzad Rouhani,   Tom Schneider,   Jennifer Harman,   Eric Froehlich

$3,000 H.O.R.S.E - Level 16

Jun 12, '08

Limits:
Hold'em/Omaha: 4,000-8,000
Razz/Stud/Stud8b: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante, 1,000 bring-in

Players Left: 24 of 414

Chip Counts:

Jared Davis: 230,000
Blair Rodman: 180,000
J.J. Hazan: 135,000
Marcel Luske: 130,000
Hoyt Corkins: 124,000
Jennifer Harman-Traniello: 105,000
Tad Jurgens: 90,000
Alexander Jung: 85,000

Average Stack: 103,500

Eliminations: Billy Argyros

Big Hands and Storylines:

Razz

Ouch, Harman Rolled Over by the Wheel

Leading out with bets on 5th and 6th street, Jennifer Harman-Traniello was suddenly raised by Rostislav Tsodikov to 16,000 on 7th-street and she looked sick about it. She thought for a minute and eventually made the call. Their hands were:
Harman: 5102A(X X X)
Tsodikov: 4AK10 (532)

Tsodikov showed the unbeatable wheel and Jen mucked her hand, having lost nearly 50,000 from her stack. She was down to around 100,000 after the hand.

Hold'em

Billy "The Croc" Argyros got all in on a flop of K52 only to see he was trailing Paul Zimbler's AK.  Argyros called for a jack but the turn and river didn't save him, coming 10 and A. Zimbler had around 95,000 at the end of the level.

Stud 8

Saul Vs. Luske Yet Again

Marcel Luske: 8Q4K(66A)
Kevin Saul: 7K8J (522)
Marcel Luske bet 8,000 on 5th street and was called by Kevin Saul. Both players checked the rest of the way and Luske showed nothing more than a pair of 6's. Unfortunately for Saul, he only had a pair of deuces and no low, so Luske scooped the whole pot. Luske had around 130,000 at the level's end.

Omaha

The Jen and Tom Show

Jennifer Harman-Traniello bet 4,000 on a J85 flop and was called by Tom Schneider. She bet 8,000 on the 4 turn card and Schneider called again. The 6 river card was checked by both players and the showdown followed:
Harman: A-Q-10-5
Schneider: A-8-6-4
Schneider's two pair took the pot. He had around 74,000 at the end of the level.

Ivey Struggling

After losing a number of pots during the level, Ivey has a short stack of just around 18,000.

 

Player Tags: Tom Schneider,   Jennifer Harman,   Phil Ivey,   Marcel Luske,   Kevin Saul,   Billy Argyros,   European Report

Event 18 - $5,000 2-7 lowball w/ rebuys - Brunson Bursts The Bubble

Jun 10, '08

Blinds: 3,000-6,000 (1,500 Ante), moving up to 4,000-8,000 (2,000 Ante)

Players Remaining: 13

Chip Counts:
Mike Matusow: 618,000
Tom Dwan: 480,000
Tom Schneider: 375,000
David Benyamine: 350,000
Jeffrey Lisandro: 290,000
Chad Brown: 285,000
Erick Lindgren: 250,000
David Grey: 210,000
Barry Greenstein: 205,000
Tony 'G' Guoga: 105,000
Nick Schulman: 105,000
Dario Alioto: 90,000
Nikolay Evdakov: 80,000


Eliminations: Carlos Mortensen, Doyle Brunson, Michael Binger
Notable Hands:

Brunson Bursts The Bubble

Doyle Brunson moved his remaining chips into the pot once more and was called by Tom Schneider. Both players stood pat, but Doyle's 10-8 low was just a whisker too big to beat Schneider's made 9-8, and he headed home just short of the money.

The Mouth Makes Some Noise

Tom Dwan, who has been applying pressure consistently throughout the day, raised to 19,000, receiving a call from Tom Schneider. Mike Matusow then raised an additional 80,000, enough to push both of his opponents out of the hand.

A few hands later, Schneider opened the pot for 18,000 before getting called by Barry Greenstein. Mike Matusow again made a substantial reraise, but this time got looked up when Greenstein made the call. Both players drew one card. Greenstein checked over to Matusow, who made a bet of 55,000. Greenstein made the laydown, and the Mouth showed a 7-6 low. Matusow overtook Tom Dwan as the tournamen'ts chip leader by the end of the level.

Binger Goes Bust

Michael Binger moved all in and was called by Tom Dwan from the big blind. A clearly unhappy Binger discarded a pair of jacks as he drew two cards, hoping to complete his 9-7-5 low. Dwan stood his ground with Q-8-6-5-4, which held up as Binger flipped over an Ace and stormed away from the table in 14th place.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Mike Matusow,   Doyle Brunson,   Tom Schneider,   Michael Binger,   Tom Dwan

Event 18 - $5,000 2-7 lowball w/ rebuys - The Bubble Approaches

Jun 10, '08

Blinds: 2,500-5,000 (1,500 Ante)

Players Remaining: 17

Eliminations: Layne Flack, Chris Ferguson, Shawn Sheikhan

Notable Hands:

Flack Felted

Layne Flack raised to 16,000 before the flop and was moved all in by Jeff Lisandro. Flack made the call, drawing one card to beat Lisandro, who stood pat and showed a made 9-8 low. Flack couldn't make a better hand, and took his leave from the tournament area.

The Fall of Ferguson

Barry Greenstein raised to 15,000 and was called by Chris Ferguson. Tom Dwan then reraised to 53,000, eliciting a fold from Greenstein but prompting Jesus to put in the rest of his chips. Ferguson drew one card, showing 9-5-3-2 against Dwan's made 9-8 low (9-8-6-5-4). The deck wouldn't give Ferguson another baby, and his queen low eliminated him from the tournament. Durr's stack moved up to over 400,000 after the hand.

Big Papa In Big Trouble...Or Is He?

Michael Binger raised to 15,000 and was called by both Doyle Brunson and Tom Schneider. After each player drew one card, Doyle led out for 25,000. The bet was called by Schneider, who showed down 9-8-7-3-2 to win the pot, leaving doyle with under 30,000 in his stack.

A few hands later Brunson moved all of those chips into the middle over the top of a raise from the player in seat 2. The player called the extra 3,500 and drew two cards. Doyle stood pat, and flipped over K-Q-6-3-2. The player showed J-10, and could have drawn three miracle cards to make a better low, but instead paired his 10, doubling up Brunson and putting him in a position to make it through the bubble burst.

Meanwhile, many of the players are intently following the NBA Finals on a TV that has been set up in the tournament area specifically for that purpose. When a floor person wandered in front of the set to observe the players, Mike Matusow was quick to yell "Floorman! Get the heck out of the way!" before explaining to the gentleman that people had been killed for less.  

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Layne Flack,   Doyle Brunson,   Tom Schneider,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Tom Dwan

$5,000 2-7 Lowball - Exit Schneider

Jun 11, '08

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 5,000 ante

Chip Leaders:

Eliminations:  Tom Schneider (5th Place)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Tom Schneider Eliminated in 5th Place ($104,101)

Jeffrey Lisandro raised to 60,000 and Mike Matusow made the call. Tom Schneider then moved all in from the button for 185,000. Both Lisandro and Matusow made the call and the pot grew even larger. Lisandro and Matusow each drew one, and Schneider stood pat. Lisandro checked after drawing and Matusow bet 200,000. Lisandro looked disappointed as he discarded his 8-5-3-2-8. Matusow then announced 9-5-4-3-2 and Schneider mucked his hand. Matusow won the huge pot and Schneider is eliminated in fifth place.

Mike Matusow Calls With King High

Jeffrey Lisandro raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Mike Matusow called on the button. Both players drew one card, and Lisandro bet 100,000. Matusow looked him up and down and finally decided to call. Lisandro announced that he paired up and Matusow broke out into a celebration showing his K-9-7-3-2.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Barry Greenstein,   Mike Matusow,   Tom Schneider,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   European Report

$5,000 2-7 Lowball - Players Hanging In

Jun 11, '08

Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 4,000 ante

Chip Leaders:

Eliminations: None

Big Hands and Storylines:

Barry Greenstein Ribs Mike Matusow

Erick Lindgren raised to 50,000 from the small blind and Barry Greenstein called in the big blind. Lindgren drew one and Greenstein drew two. After both player checked, Greenstein showed down his jack low to take the pot. After flashing his all black hand, Greenstein announced, "Oh no, they're all clubs!" which got the entire table to laugh. Greenstein was referencing a hand Mike Matusow played on the bubble yesterday when he stood pat with five clubs in his hand without realizing it.

Plays Slows Down

After the break, it seemed as though the players were content to play the cards dealt to them and keep the moves to a minimum. There were hardly any big showdowns and numerous walks were given to the big blind.

Tom Schneider Doubles Through Jeffrey Lisandro

Jeffrey Lisandro raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Tom Schneider moved all in for 140,000. Lisandro called and both players drew a card. Lisandro added an Ace to his 7-6-4-3 and Schneider stayed alive by adding a 4 to his 8-6-3-2.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Barry Greenstein,   Mike Matusow,   Tom Schneider,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   European Report

$5,000 2-7 Lowball w/ Rebuys - Two Down

Jun 11, '08

Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 3,000 ante

Chip Leaders:

Eliminations: David Benyamine (7th Place), Tony G (6th Place)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Tom Schneider Doubles Through David Benyamine

David Benyamine raised to 30,000 under the gun and Tom Schneider moved all in for 126,000. Benyamine made the call and drew one card, throwing away a jack. Schneider stood pat and turned over 10-7-5-3-2. Benyamine revealed his four original cards for 9-5-4-3 and needed his last card to be an eight, seven, six or deuce to bust Schneider. After taking a peek, Benyamine threw his hand into the muck. Schneider now has roughly 275,000.

David Benyamine Eliminated in 7th Place ($58,990)

Erick Lindgren raised to 40,000 and Tony G made the call. David Benymaine then moved all in for 146,000 and Lindgren was the only caller. Benyamine stood pat and Lindgren drew one. Benyamine then turned over J-8-7-4-2 and Lindgren showed his draw, 8-5-4-2. Lindgren needed a three, six, seven, nine, ten or jack to bust Benyamine, and he turned over a 7 to make his hand. Benyamine finishes in seventh place and Lindgren chips up to 1.4 million.

Tom Schneider Doubles Through Erick Lindgren

Tom Schneider raised to 30,000 in the cutoff and Erick Lindgren reraised to 140,000 on the button. Schneider made the call and threw away a jack, and Lindgren drew one as well. Schneider then moved all in for 166,000 and Lindgren thought it over before calling. Schneider then showed his 8-6-5-4-2 to take the pot and a double up to 650,000.

Jeffrey Lisandro Wins a Big Pot

Tom Schneider raised to 35,000 and Jeffrey Lisandro called from the big blind. Both players drew one card and then Lisandro bet out 60,000. Schneider raised to 140,000 and Lisandro instantly called. Schneider turned over his 8-7-6-4-3 but was stunned to see Lisandro show 8-7-5-4-3 for one card better. Lisandro wins a huge pot and now has 715,000

Tony G Eliminated in 6th Place ($78,075)

Erick Lindgren raised to 40,000 and Tony G moved all in for his last 140,000. Lindgren called and both drew one card. Lindgren drew a 9-8-6-5-4 and Tony G paired his deuce to bust in sixth place. Lindgren is back up to 1.2 million.
 

 NOTE: The Players then took a 20-minute break.

Player Tags: Antanas Guoga,   Erick Lindgren,   David Benyamine,   Tom Schneider,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   European Report

Event 18 - $5,000 2-7 lowball w/ rebuys - Brunson Bursts The Bubble

Jun 10, '08

Blinds: 3,000-6,000 (1,500 Ante), moving up to 4,000-8,000 (2,000 Ante)

Players Remaining: 13

Chip Counts:
Mike Matusow: 618,000
Tom Dwan: 480,000
Tom Schneider: 375,000
David Benyamine: 350,000
Jeffrey Lisandro: 290,000
Chad Brown: 285,000
Erick Lindgren: 250,000
David Grey: 210,000
Barry Greenstein: 205,000
Tony 'G' Guoga: 105,000
Nick Schulman: 105,000
Dario Alioto: 90,000
Nikolay Evdakov: 80,000


Eliminations: Carlos Mortensen, Doyle Brunson, Michael Binger
Notable Hands:

Brunson Bursts The Bubble

Doyle Brunson moved his remaining chips into the pot once more and was called by Tom Schneider. Both players stood pat, but Doyle's 10-8 low was just a whisker too big to beat Schneider's made 9-8, and he headed home just short of the money.

The Mouth Makes Some Noise

Tom Dwan, who has been applying pressure consistently throughout the day, raised to 19,000, receiving a call from Tom Schneider. Mike Matusow then raised an additional 80,000, enough to push both of his opponents out of the hand.

A few hands later, Schneider opened the pot for 18,000 before getting called by Barry Greenstein. Mike Matusow again made a substantial reraise, but this time got looked up when Greenstein made the call. Both players drew one card. Greenstein checked over to Matusow, who made a bet of 55,000. Greenstein made the laydown, and the Mouth showed a 7-6 low. Matusow overtook Tom Dwan as the tournamen'ts chip leader by the end of the level.

Binger Goes Bust

Michael Binger moved all in and was called by Tom Dwan from the big blind. A clearly unhappy Binger discarded a pair of jacks as he drew two cards, hoping to complete his 9-7-5 low. Dwan stood his ground with Q-8-6-5-4, which held up as Binger flipped over an Ace and stormed away from the table in 14th place.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Mike Matusow,   Doyle Brunson,   Tom Schneider,   Michael Binger,   Tom Dwan

Event 18 - $5,000 2-7 lowball w/ rebuys - The Bubble Approaches

Jun 10, '08

Blinds: 2,500-5,000 (1,500 Ante)

Players Remaining: 17

Eliminations: Layne Flack, Chris Ferguson, Shawn Sheikhan

Notable Hands:

Flack Felted

Layne Flack raised to 16,000 before the flop and was moved all in by Jeff Lisandro. Flack made the call, drawing one card to beat Lisandro, who stood pat and showed a made 9-8 low. Flack couldn't make a better hand, and took his leave from the tournament area.

The Fall of Ferguson

Barry Greenstein raised to 15,000 and was called by Chris Ferguson. Tom Dwan then reraised to 53,000, eliciting a fold from Greenstein but prompting Jesus to put in the rest of his chips. Ferguson drew one card, showing 9-5-3-2 against Dwan's made 9-8 low (9-8-6-5-4). The deck wouldn't give Ferguson another baby, and his queen low eliminated him from the tournament. Durr's stack moved up to over 400,000 after the hand.

Big Papa In Big Trouble...Or Is He?

Michael Binger raised to 15,000 and was called by both Doyle Brunson and Tom Schneider. After each player drew one card, Doyle led out for 25,000. The bet was called by Schneider, who showed down 9-8-7-3-2 to win the pot, leaving doyle with under 30,000 in his stack.

A few hands later Brunson moved all of those chips into the middle over the top of a raise from the player in seat 2. The player called the extra 3,500 and drew two cards. Doyle stood pat, and flipped over K-Q-6-3-2. The player showed J-10, and could have drawn three miracle cards to make a better low, but instead paired his 10, doubling up Brunson and putting him in a position to make it through the bubble burst.

Meanwhile, many of the players are intently following the NBA Finals on a TV that has been set up in the tournament area specifically for that purpose. When a floor person wandered in front of the set to observe the players, Mike Matusow was quick to yell "Floorman! Get the heck out of the way!" before explaining to the gentleman that people had been killed for less.  

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Layne Flack,   Doyle Brunson,   Tom Schneider,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Tom Dwan

$5,000 2-7 Lowball - Exit Schneider

Jun 11, '08

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 5,000 ante

Chip Leaders:

Eliminations:  Tom Schneider (5th Place)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Tom Schneider Eliminated in 5th Place ($104,101)

Jeffrey Lisandro raised to 60,000 and Mike Matusow made the call. Tom Schneider then moved all in from the button for 185,000. Both Lisandro and Matusow made the call and the pot grew even larger. Lisandro and Matusow each drew one, and Schneider stood pat. Lisandro checked after drawing and Matusow bet 200,000. Lisandro looked disappointed as he discarded his 8-5-3-2-8. Matusow then announced 9-5-4-3-2 and Schneider mucked his hand. Matusow won the huge pot and Schneider is eliminated in fifth place.

Mike Matusow Calls With King High

Jeffrey Lisandro raised to 60,000 from the cutoff and Mike Matusow called on the button. Both players drew one card, and Lisandro bet 100,000. Matusow looked him up and down and finally decided to call. Lisandro announced that he paired up and Matusow broke out into a celebration showing his K-9-7-3-2.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Barry Greenstein,   Mike Matusow,   Tom Schneider,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   European Report

$5,000 2-7 Lowball - Players Hanging In

Jun 11, '08

Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 4,000 ante

Chip Leaders:

Eliminations: None

Big Hands and Storylines:

Barry Greenstein Ribs Mike Matusow

Erick Lindgren raised to 50,000 from the small blind and Barry Greenstein called in the big blind. Lindgren drew one and Greenstein drew two. After both player checked, Greenstein showed down his jack low to take the pot. After flashing his all black hand, Greenstein announced, "Oh no, they're all clubs!" which got the entire table to laugh. Greenstein was referencing a hand Mike Matusow played on the bubble yesterday when he stood pat with five clubs in his hand without realizing it.

Plays Slows Down

After the break, it seemed as though the players were content to play the cards dealt to them and keep the moves to a minimum. There were hardly any big showdowns and numerous walks were given to the big blind.

Tom Schneider Doubles Through Jeffrey Lisandro

Jeffrey Lisandro raised to 50,000 from under the gun and Tom Schneider moved all in for 140,000. Lisandro called and both players drew a card. Lisandro added an Ace to his 7-6-4-3 and Schneider stayed alive by adding a 4 to his 8-6-3-2.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Barry Greenstein,   Mike Matusow,   Tom Schneider,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   European Report

$5,000 2-7 Lowball w/ Rebuys - Two Down

Jun 11, '08

Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 3,000 ante

Chip Leaders:

Eliminations: David Benyamine (7th Place), Tony G (6th Place)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Tom Schneider Doubles Through David Benyamine

David Benyamine raised to 30,000 under the gun and Tom Schneider moved all in for 126,000. Benyamine made the call and drew one card, throwing away a jack. Schneider stood pat and turned over 10-7-5-3-2. Benyamine revealed his four original cards for 9-5-4-3 and needed his last card to be an eight, seven, six or deuce to bust Schneider. After taking a peek, Benyamine threw his hand into the muck. Schneider now has roughly 275,000.

David Benyamine Eliminated in 7th Place ($58,990)

Erick Lindgren raised to 40,000 and Tony G made the call. David Benymaine then moved all in for 146,000 and Lindgren was the only caller. Benyamine stood pat and Lindgren drew one. Benyamine then turned over J-8-7-4-2 and Lindgren showed his draw, 8-5-4-2. Lindgren needed a three, six, seven, nine, ten or jack to bust Benyamine, and he turned over a 7 to make his hand. Benyamine finishes in seventh place and Lindgren chips up to 1.4 million.

Tom Schneider Doubles Through Erick Lindgren

Tom Schneider raised to 30,000 in the cutoff and Erick Lindgren reraised to 140,000 on the button. Schneider made the call and threw away a jack, and Lindgren drew one as well. Schneider then moved all in for 166,000 and Lindgren thought it over before calling. Schneider then showed his 8-6-5-4-2 to take the pot and a double up to 650,000.

Jeffrey Lisandro Wins a Big Pot

Tom Schneider raised to 35,000 and Jeffrey Lisandro called from the big blind. Both players drew one card and then Lisandro bet out 60,000. Schneider raised to 140,000 and Lisandro instantly called. Schneider turned over his 8-7-6-4-3 but was stunned to see Lisandro show 8-7-5-4-3 for one card better. Lisandro wins a huge pot and now has 715,000

Tony G Eliminated in 6th Place ($78,075)

Erick Lindgren raised to 40,000 and Tony G moved all in for his last 140,000. Lindgren called and both drew one card. Lindgren drew a 9-8-6-5-4 and Tony G paired his deuce to bust in sixth place. Lindgren is back up to 1.2 million.
 

 NOTE: The Players then took a 20-minute break.

Player Tags: Antanas Guoga,   Erick Lindgren,   David Benyamine,   Tom Schneider,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   European Report