Sabyl Cohen-Landrum Poker Tournament Updates

What Just Happened? aka William Heimiller Eliminated

Oct 29, '08

We caught up with the craziest hand of the night on a flop of 876.

Jamie Rosen and Sabyl Cohen-Landrum checked to William Heimiller, who bet 110,000. Jonathan Aguiar called on the button and Rosen check raised to 300,000.

After counting out her stack, Cohen decides to shove for her last 779,000. Then, Heimiller tank shoves his last 1,300,000.

Aguiar quickly folds with a look of amusement and Rosen says, "This may be terrible, but I call."

Heimiller shows QQ, Rosen shows the best hand with 86 for two pair and Cohen shows.... 104 for a gutshot straight draw.

Heimiller is screaming for the board to pair but the turn is the K. The players eyes dart back and forth searching for their own diamonds but only Cohen is able to celebrate when the 3 peels off the river, giving her a runner-runner flush.

Heimiller is eliminated, Cohen more than triples up and Rosen wins the small-ish side pot. Cohen now has 2,600,000 while Rosen takes a monster hit down to 1,300,000.

Player Tags: William Heimiller,   Jonathan Aguiar,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum,   Jamie Rosen

Sabyl Cohen-Landrum Doubles Through Shane Garza

Oct 29, '08

In the biggest pot of the tournament, Sabyl Cohen-Landrum just doubled through former chip leader Shane Garza.

Garza raised on the button to 35,000 and Cohen called from the small blind. The flop came 775 and Cohen checked.

Garza continued with a bet of 100,000 and Cohen raised to 250,000. Garza immediately announced all in and Cohen insta-called with 87. Garza held JJ and needed help to keep his lead.

The turn and river came 48 and Cohen doubled up to just under 1.8 million in chips. Garza is left with just 280,000 and some serious tilt.

 

 

 

Player Tags: Sabyl Cohen-Landrum,   Shane Garza

Sabyl Cohen-Landrum Eliminated in 16th Place ($23,651)

Oct 30, '08

Sabyl Cohen-Landrum is all in holding J10 against Hevad Khan's AK.

The board comes 1064KQ and Cohen's day is ended in 16th place.

It was a very rough trek for Cohen today, having the best hand 3 times and having the cards go against her. Had all her hands held, we'd be 12-handed and she'd have over 8 million in chips. That's poker for you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Sabyl Cohen-Landrum,   Hevad Khan

Daniel Schreiber Doubles Up Through Sabyl Cohen-Landrum

Oct 30, '08

Daniel Schreiber is all in holding AK against the pocket KK of Sabyl Cohen-Landrum.

The board comes 753AQ and Schreiber hits his ace on the turn to double up to 2.8 million. Cohen now sits with 1.3 million after her third bad beat of the day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Sabyl Cohen-Landrum,   Daniel Schreiber

John Hennigan Doubles Up

Oct 30, '08

John Hennigan is all in for 1.26 million against Sabyl Cohen-Landrum.

Hennigan shows pocket eights and Cohen reveals pocket kings. The board comes A8624 and Hennigan hits an eight to double up.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: John Hennigan,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum

Sabyl Cohen-Landrum Doubles Up Through Daniel Schreiber

Oct 30, '08

Sabyl Cohen is all in against Daniel Schreiber who shows AK. Cohen reveals 88 and flop a boat when it comes JJ865.

Cohen gets all her chips back and then some as she doubles up to 4 million. Schreiber takes a major hit and is left with 1.45 million.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Sabyl Cohen-Landrum,   Daniel Schreiber

Joe Cordi Doubles Up With Miracle River

Oct 30, '08

Sabyl Cohen raises to 130,000 on the first hand of play and Joe Cordi moves in for his last 930,000. Cohen calls and shows AK and is dominating Cordi's KJ.

The board comes 873KJ and Cordi hits a miracle jack on the river to double up through Cohen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Joseph Cordi,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum

What Just Happened? aka William Heimiller Eliminated

Oct 29, '08

We caught up with the craziest hand of the night on a flop of 876.

Jamie Rosen and Sabyl Cohen-Landrum checked to William Heimiller, who bet 110,000. Jonathan Aguiar called on the button and Rosen check raised to 300,000.

After counting out her stack, Cohen decides to shove for her last 779,000. Then, Heimiller tank shoves his last 1,300,000.

Aguiar quickly folds with a look of amusement and Rosen says, "This may be terrible, but I call."

Heimiller shows QQ, Rosen shows the best hand with 86 for two pair and Cohen shows.... 104 for a gutshot straight draw.

Heimiller is screaming for the board to pair but the turn is the K. The players eyes dart back and forth searching for their own diamonds but only Cohen is able to celebrate when the 3 peels off the river, giving her a runner-runner flush.

Heimiller is eliminated, Cohen more than triples up and Rosen wins the small-ish side pot. Cohen now has 2,600,000 while Rosen takes a monster hit down to 1,300,000.

Player Tags: William Heimiller,   Jonathan Aguiar,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum,   Jamie Rosen

Sabyl Cohen-Landrum Doubles Through Shane Garza

Oct 29, '08

In the biggest pot of the tournament, Sabyl Cohen-Landrum just doubled through former chip leader Shane Garza.

Garza raised on the button to 35,000 and Cohen called from the small blind. The flop came 775 and Cohen checked.

Garza continued with a bet of 100,000 and Cohen raised to 250,000. Garza immediately announced all in and Cohen insta-called with 87. Garza held JJ and needed help to keep his lead.

The turn and river came 48 and Cohen doubled up to just under 1.8 million in chips. Garza is left with just 280,000 and some serious tilt.

 

 

 

Player Tags: Sabyl Cohen-Landrum,   Shane Garza

Sabyl Cohen-Landrum Eliminated in 16th Place ($23,651)

Oct 30, '08

Sabyl Cohen-Landrum is all in holding J10 against Hevad Khan's AK.

The board comes 1064KQ and Cohen's day is ended in 16th place.

It was a very rough trek for Cohen today, having the best hand 3 times and having the cards go against her. Had all her hands held, we'd be 12-handed and she'd have over 8 million in chips. That's poker for you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Sabyl Cohen-Landrum,   Hevad Khan

Daniel Schreiber Doubles Up Through Sabyl Cohen-Landrum

Oct 30, '08

Daniel Schreiber is all in holding AK against the pocket KK of Sabyl Cohen-Landrum.

The board comes 753AQ and Schreiber hits his ace on the turn to double up to 2.8 million. Cohen now sits with 1.3 million after her third bad beat of the day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Sabyl Cohen-Landrum,   Daniel Schreiber

John Hennigan Doubles Up

Oct 30, '08

John Hennigan is all in for 1.26 million against Sabyl Cohen-Landrum.

Hennigan shows pocket eights and Cohen reveals pocket kings. The board comes A8624 and Hennigan hits an eight to double up.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: John Hennigan,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum

Sabyl Cohen-Landrum Doubles Up Through Daniel Schreiber

Oct 30, '08

Sabyl Cohen is all in against Daniel Schreiber who shows AK. Cohen reveals 88 and flop a boat when it comes JJ865.

Cohen gets all her chips back and then some as she doubles up to 4 million. Schreiber takes a major hit and is left with 1.45 million.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Sabyl Cohen-Landrum,   Daniel Schreiber

Joe Cordi Doubles Up With Miracle River

Oct 30, '08

Sabyl Cohen raises to 130,000 on the first hand of play and Joe Cordi moves in for his last 930,000. Cohen calls and shows AK and is dominating Cordi's KJ.

The board comes 873KJ and Cordi hits a miracle jack on the river to double up through Cohen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Joseph Cordi,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum

Sabyl Cohen-Landrum Eliminated in 24th Place ($31,975)

Oct 24, '08

Sabyl Cohen-Landrum has been eliminated from the tournament in 24th place.

This leaves Erica Schoenberg as the sole remaining woman in the tournament. She is, however, on the severe short stack at the moment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Sabyl Cohen-Landrum

$1,500 Seven Card Stud - Level 14

Jun 19, '08

The clock was stopped as players drew new seating assignments for the final three tables. They will redraw again when 16 players are left for two final tables. Players have now begun their 60-minute dinner break.

Ante: 500
Bring In: 500
Limits: 2000/4000

Players left: 23 of 381.

Average Stack: 49,696

Eliminations: Ed Fernandez, Dan Studer, George Brand, Kim Erfle.

Big Hands:

Jett Shoots Down Another

Chip Jett and Sabyl Landrum were in a battle while Kim Erfle waited in the wings, all-in for his final 1000 in chips. Landrum held the lead through fourth street showing K4, before Jett then connected for consecutive aces on fifth and sixth street. He drew a call from Landrum on fifth street, but when her sixth card left her showing K452, she made the fold. Jett, now showing 108AA, showed 10-8 to be his hole cards for three pair. Erfle showed he was dealt AA in the hole, but was unable to catch up.

Rose Cracks Aces

Charlie Townsend and Roy Rose took turns going at it in a heads-up battle. Rose completed the bring-in to 2000 with the Q showing, and was raised to 4000 by Townsend who held the A. Townsend led out on fourth and fifth street, before Rose hitting running sixes for a pair on sixth street and he bet out. Rose was showing QJ66 when he made his 4000 bet on seventh street. Townsend was holding A1042 when he was facing the call. He eventually elected to lay his hand down, showing the A to be one of his hole cards.

Brown Hits Rough Stretch

Chad Brown got off to a rough start with the new seating arrangements. It began with a battle against Jeff Siegal, who completed with the Q after Brown brought in with the 2. Siegal added the A on fourth street and bet out 1500, then on fifth street he bet out 3000 with the 4. Brown, now with 2K9, raised on fifth street to 6000. On sixth street, Siegal added the Q for a pair showing and bet out again. Again Brown raised, having added the 3. Both players checked seventh street, and Brown showed wired deuces for three-of-a-kind. Siegal held Q-J-4 in the hole and had filled up, queens over fours.
Brown then got caught up on a flush draw that cost him further chips, though he gained those back when he opened with the K and was called by the Q through seventh street, both players having paired one of their hole cars.

Player Tags: Chip Jett,   Charlie Townsend,   Jeffrey Siegal,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum,   Roy Rose

Hour Two

Jul 10, '07

Many top professionals remained in the hunt for their first world championship bracelet, while a few remained in the hunt for their second as hour two transpired.

The Contenders

Among the first-time hopefuls were Mihn Ly, Jimmy Tran, Jeff Madsen, Dustin Woolf, Chris Viox, Can Kim Hua, Kenny Tran, Brandon Adams, Brad Garrett, Barry Greenstein, Tom Schneider, David “The Dragon” Pham, Steve Sung, Mark Seif, Patrik Antonius, Bruno Fitoussi, Jared Hamby, David Levi, Cliff Josephy, Paul Wasicka, Kirk Morrison, Robert Mizrachi, and “Miami” John Cernuto, who is seated at the featured table. Young stars, Joe Sebok and Evelyn Ng were seated together at table 17. While James Van Alstyne and Sabyl Cohen were seated together at table 67, Cohen was the last woman standing in the 2006 main event.

The Champions

There were also a number of former world champions left in the field. Two of them, Scotty Nguyen and Berry Johnston, were among the chip leaders by the end of the hour. While Huck Seed, Dan Harrington, and team www.pokerstars.com member Tom McEvoy also held strong.

10!

On a flop of Q 10 4 Brandon Adams bet $2,000 from the button and his opponent called in small blind. The turn brought the 10 and the small blind led out for $5,000. Adams raised to $14,000 and his opponent made the call. The river peeled yet another 10 off the deck, this time the 10. The small blind cheked and Adams peered at his remaining stack. As Adams counted out the $25,000 that was left in front of his opponent, the small blind said, “Two hundred and eighteen thousand,” with a laugh escaping his lips and a grin spread across his face. Adams bet $5,000 and his opponent raised to $14,000. Adams made the call and flipped over Q 3. His opponent turned over Q 10 for quad tens, and he took down the pot.

Killing Time

The 15 hour days of the main event can turn into quite a grind. One player found a chance to catch up on his reading in between hands of poker though. He pulled out a copy of a Brad Meltzer novel and intently indulged himself into the story. He didn’t even happen to notice the ESPN camera peering over his shoulder to read along with him.

Notable Chip Counts

Robert Mizrachi	200,000
Berry Johnston	145,000
Scotty Nguyen	135,000
James Van Alstyne	127,000
Can Hua	109,000
David "The Dragon" Pham	105,000
Cliff Josephy	98,000
Joe Beever	97,400
Evelyn Ng	92,000
John Cernuto	87,000
Barry Greenstein	81,000
Minh Ly	73,500
Alex Kravchenko	71,000
Tobey Maguire	70,000
Huck Seed	67,500
Jeff Madsen	64,000
Shirley Williams	62,700
Raymond Davis	60,300
Nam Le	57,100
Lee Markholt	56,800
Richard Lee	55,200
Joe Tehan	53,000
Bruno Fitoussi	47,100
Daniel Harrington	45,000
Suk "Steve" Sung	43,800
Tony G	42,400
Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf	38,100
Tom McEvoy	37,400
John Hennigan	36,100
Patrick Antonius	35,300
Mark Seif	29,000
Tom Schneider	27,900
Joe Sebok	18,000
Sabyl Cohen	17,000
Paul Wasicka	15,000
Doug Kim	6,000

Player Tags: Tom McEvoy,   Scotty Nguyen,   Huck Seed,   Dan Harrington,   Berry Johnston,   Brandon Adams,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum

Hour One Recap

Jul 10, '07

Why So Quiet?

With only 1,037 players starting the day and no other activity in the Amazon room, things are eerily quiet. No cash games, no spectators, no satellites and the Amazon room at half capacity makes for a very different feeling on this day two. The sound of rustling chips usually evokes a feeling of being in a rainstorm, today it sounds more like crickets.

Early Eliminations

Director, actor, writer, these are all titles that apply to Nick Cassavetes. The title of Main Event Champion looks like it will not be added to that list. Cassavetes came into the day with a relatively healthy chip stack. With the board showing 10 8 3 and $60,000 behind him, Cassavetes found himself all in against only one opponent. Cassavetes showed J J and said to his opponent, "you got a set of eights?" His read was spot on as his opponent turned over 8 8. The turn was the 2 and the river brought the K. Cassavetes shook his opponent's hand and exited the Amazon room.

Joe Hachem, member of Team Pokerstars, was also eliminated in the early hours of day two. Hachem got all his money in on a flop of A-10-10 with A-8. His opponent in the hand called him with A-Q and when the turn and river both bricked out, the queen ended up playing. Hachem was out kicked and eliminated from this year's Main Event.
 
Bringing a little bit of humor to the room today was Ivan Saul. Playing for Pokerstars, Saul pushed all in before the flop from late position. The player in seat three asked the dealer to count out the bet and Saul immediately stood up and started putting on a show. "Seat open! Table 64!" shouted Saul, inciting laughter from Kirk Morrison who is seated at his table. Saul, clad in an Argentina hat and towel draped around his neck, looked more like a crazed World Cup fan than a poker player. "Seat open! Seat open! Table 64!" shouted Saul again. The player in seat three called and Saul showed A 4. The player in seat three showed 3 3. The board came Q J 6 5 5 and Saul was sent to the rail.

Looks like Montel Williams won't be leaving his television show anytime soon, after busting out today he'll more than likely keep his day job. Williams was all in with A 4 up against his opponent in seat eight who was holding pocket sevens. The board bricked out for Williams when it came J 3 2 J 9 and he exited the Amazon room.

Up and Down Day  for Sebok

Joe Sebok came into the day short stacked and has had a rocky day thus far. Sebok was able to double up early to almost $23,000 when he was all in with pocket kings against Pascal Perrault and his pocket eights. The board bricked out for Perrault and Sebok's kings held up. With things looking up for Sebok, he played the rush and took a stab at a point just a few hands later. Sebok made a large bet on the turn and was met with a large raise from his opponent. Sebok got away from the hand but now has only $13,000 to work with.

Hamby Passed the $100K Mark

Jared Hamby, one of poker's hottest new players, has just passed the $100,000 chip mark. The player in seat three at Hamby's table raised to $3,700 preflop and Hamby bumped it up to $10,700. The player in seat nine called from the small blind and the initial raiser got out of the way. The flop came J 4 3 and the player in seat nine checked. Hamby bet out $15,000 and the player in seat nine called without hesitation. The turn was the 5 and again the player in seat nine checked. Hamby pushed all in and the player in seat nine shook his head in frustration. Seat nine eventually folded and and Hamby asked him, "queens?" The player in seat nine nodded and Hamby showed the table his pocket kings. Hamby took down the pot and now has $105,000.

Featured Table

Sharing the felt at today's featured table are "Miami" John Cernuto, Mack Lee, Sabyl Cohen and Scotty Nguyen.


Notable Chip Counts

Scotty Nguyen	152,000
Berry Johnston	145,000
David "The Dragon" Pham	105,000
John Cernuto	91,000
Alex Kravchenko	84,500
Brad Garrett	81,000
Barry Greenstein	81,000
Robert Mizrachi	80,900
Huck Seed	67,500
Minh Ly	67,000
Evelyn Ng	67,000
Shirley Williams	62,700
Raymond Davis	60,300
Nam Le	57,100
Jeff Madsen	56,500
Joe Tehan	56,000
Richard Lee	55,200
Bruno Fitoussi	47,100
Daniel Harrington	44,800
Tony G	42,400
Kirk Morrison	42,000
David Levi	38,000
Tom McEvoy	37,400
John Hennigan	36,100
Tobey Maguire	24,200
Sabyl Cohen	24,000
Joe Sebok	24,000
Paul Wasicka	23,000
Doug Kim	18,000

Player Tags: John Cernuto,   Scotty Nguyen,   Mack Lee,   Pascal Perrault,   Joe Sebok,   Joe Hachem,   Nick Cassavetes,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum,   Jared Hamby,   Ivan Saul,   Montel Williams

Big Bust Outs

Jun 17, '07

David Williams and Jean Gaspard have both been eliminated from the $1,500 buy in event.  Williams was crippled when his pocket eights ran up against A-Q, and he lost the race.   He was left with onyl a few thousand after that hand, and was forced all-in only a few hands later.  Gaspard was similarly short stacked and had only two moves left to him, all-in or fold.  He was unable to double up, and eventually hit the rail last level.  With only 45 players remaining, the action is heating up as the final table approaches.  Sabyl Cohen remains strong, but David Stucke has usurped the chip lead, sitting with more than $500,000.
Make sure to check back for more updates here at Cardplayer.com.

Player Tags: David Williams,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum,   David Stucke

Hour Three Recap

Jun 17, '07

Williams Fighting to Survive

While off to a great start earlier in day two, David Williams has found himself all-in a number of times as he struggles to keep up the rising average stack.  He had another player all-in with Q 10 versus A 5, and spiked a ten on the turn to double up to around $100,000.

Sabyl Cohen Dominant

Sabyl Cohen has increased her chip stack to well above $300,000, and holds the clear lead in this $1,500 event.  

Young Cho Takes A Hit

Young Cho bet $15,000 preflop and was reraised by an opponent to $50,000.  He called, and after a flop of 10 10 7, Cho checked.  His opponent bet $25,000 and Cho went all-in.  After a few agonizing moments, his opponent called with Q Q, and Cho dejectedly revealed A Q, for ace-high.  The turn and river improved neither player and Cho sustained a massive hit, ending with around $60,000.

Tournament Info

Only fifty of the 2315 players that entered remain in the event, meaning that all those still in are gaurenteed $11,060 at this point.

Player Tags: Young Cho,   David Williams,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum

Day Two Begins

Jun 17, '07

Play is set to get underway at 2 p.m. for day two of the $1,500 no-limit hold'em event. All of the 135 remaining players are in the money and guaranteed at least $3,792.  Level 11 is only partially completed, so play will resume with blinds of $1,000-$2,000 and a $300 ante for around another half an hour, before incrasing for level 12.  Notable players in the top ten include Jean Gaspard and Sabyl Cohen, the female player who made it deepest in last year's main event. Nam Le, Lee Watkinson and Pro Blogger David Williams  are also still in contention, so make sure to check in for hourly updates here at Cardplayer.com.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Nam Le,   David Williams,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum

They're Playing Poker, Right?

Jun 14, '07

As the last few seconds of Game 4 of the NBA Playoffs wound down so many of the fields players were standing up to watch the action, you wouldn't have known there was a poker tournament going on.  As the clock hit zero, Phil Ivey  and Erick Lindgren were involved in hand, that they ended up chopping.  Ivey was obviously much more excited with the three pointer the Cavs hit at the buzzer to beat the spread exclaiming, "That's how you do it!" as the shot fell.  There were similar shouts of joy or disdain all over the  tournament area, and order was quickly restored.

In another notable hand Scotty Ngyuen, Cyndy Violette, and Barny Boatman were involved in a three-way pot.  Boatman bowed out on 6th street, but Violette called on the river.  Scotty turned up an A-K to match the Q-J-10 on his board, and Broadway was enough to take down the whole pot.

Sabyl Cohen gave up some of her money to Cliff "Johnny Bax" Josephy and Mike Matusow.  Cohen lead the betting for the first few streets and ended up with a board of Q K 10K, Matusow was showing a 3262, and Josephy showed 4957.  Matusow announced, "Two pair and six low" on the river, but Josephy showed rolled up fours for trips to take the high.  Cohen showed a useless third pair and was shut out.

Play is currently on break.  The 5 dollar chips have been colored up, and the players will be on dinner break until 10:30 PST

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   Mike Matusow,   Barny Boatman,   Cyndy Violette,   Phil Ivey,   Cliff Josephy,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum

Slow Going

Jun 14, '07

Play is starting to pick up steam heading into the fourth level with the introduction of the antes. 

 

Greg Raymer, hoping to improve on his fourth-place finish from the $2,000 Stud-Eight-or-better Event, has been active already.  In a three-way pot Raymer, caught lucky and ended up with a perfect 7-low even with his board reading 4 A A J.  Still it was enough to take the low end. 

 

Isabelle Mercier took her opponent all the way showing a board of 9 5 4 A, against his K A A 6.  He could hardly believe it when she turned over the 327, good for the wheel, and a scoop.

 

Mike Matusow seems to be off to a good start.  He is only a table away from both Layne Flack and Mike Mizrachi, and they can’t seem to find enough things to talk about.  Matusow, first announced that Daniel Negreanu wouldn’t be arriving to the Rio until 11 tonight.  The guys couldn’t get a prop bet in quick enough, as Negreanu was seated just a few tables over getting a massage.  Matusow was quick to ask Negreanu what he was doing there, to which Negreanu replied, “I decided I had nothing better to do.” Matusow hasn’t been all talk.  He nearly scooped a three-way pot against Sabyl Cohen with a pair of Jacks and an 8-6 low, but Cohen found a second pair of fours to compliment her tens to squeak the high away from Matusow.

 

More action to follow.  Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com to follow the progress of Bill Chen in our Pro Blogs section.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Layne Flack,   Mike Matusow,   Michael Mizrachi,   Greg Raymer,   Isabelle Mercier,   Bill Chen,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum

Stud Eight of Better Resumes

Jun 15, '07

Day two of the $5,000 World Championship of Seven Card Stud Eight or Better is slated to begin at 3 p.m. with a stacked field.  The top ten in chips includes Marcel Luske, David Sklansky, Hasan Habib, Mike Matusow, "Miami" John Cernuto, Kirk Morrison, David Levi and Sabyl Cohen.  With a bracelet and $198,984 first place prize on the line, the action is sure to be heated.  Make sure to check in for hourly updates here at Cardplayer.com.

Player Tags: John Cernuto,   David Levi,   Hasan Habib,   Mike Matusow,   David Sklansky,   Marcel Luske,   Kirk Morrison,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum

They're Playing Poker, Right?

Jun 14, '07

As the last few seconds of Game 4 of the NBA Playoffs wound down so many of the fields players were standing up to watch the action, you wouldn't have known there was a poker tournament going on.  As the clock hit zero, Phil Ivey  and Erick Lindgren were involved in hand, that they ended up chopping.  Ivey was obviously much more excited with the three pointer the Cavs hit at the buzzer to beat the spread exclaiming, "That's how you do it!" as the shot fell.  There were similar shouts of joy or disdain all over the  tournament area, and order was quickly restored.

In another notable hand Scotty Ngyuen, Cyndy Violette, and Barny Boatman were involved in a three-way pot.  Boatman bowed out on 6th street, but Violette called on the river.  Scotty turned up an A-K to match the Q-J-10 on his board, and Broadway was enough to take down the whole pot.

Sabyl Cohen gave up some of her money to Cliff "Johnny Bax" Josephy and Mike Matusow.  Cohen lead the betting for the first few streets and ended up with a board of Q K 10K, Matusow was showing a 3262, and Josephy showed 4957.  Matusow announced, "Two pair and six low" on the river, but Josephy showed rolled up fours for trips to take the high.  Cohen showed a useless third pair and was shut out.

Play is currently on break.  The 5 dollar chips have been colored up, and the players will be on dinner break until 10:30 PST

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   Mike Matusow,   Barny Boatman,   Cyndy Violette,   Phil Ivey,   Cliff Josephy,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum

Slow Going

Jun 14, '07

Play is starting to pick up steam heading into the fourth level with the introduction of the antes. 

 

Greg Raymer, hoping to improve on his fourth-place finish from the $2,000 Stud-Eight-or-better Event, has been active already.  In a three-way pot Raymer, caught lucky and ended up with a perfect 7-low even with his board reading 4 A A J.  Still it was enough to take the low end. 

 

Isabelle Mercier took her opponent all the way showing a board of 9 5 4 A, against his K A A 6.  He could hardly believe it when she turned over the 327, good for the wheel, and a scoop.

 

Mike Matusow seems to be off to a good start.  He is only a table away from both Layne Flack and Mike Mizrachi, and they can’t seem to find enough things to talk about.  Matusow, first announced that Daniel Negreanu wouldn’t be arriving to the Rio until 11 tonight.  The guys couldn’t get a prop bet in quick enough, as Negreanu was seated just a few tables over getting a massage.  Matusow was quick to ask Negreanu what he was doing there, to which Negreanu replied, “I decided I had nothing better to do.” Matusow hasn’t been all talk.  He nearly scooped a three-way pot against Sabyl Cohen with a pair of Jacks and an 8-6 low, but Cohen found a second pair of fours to compliment her tens to squeak the high away from Matusow.

 

More action to follow.  Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com to follow the progress of Bill Chen in our Pro Blogs section.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Layne Flack,   Mike Matusow,   Michael Mizrachi,   Greg Raymer,   Isabelle Mercier,   Bill Chen,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum

Stud Eight of Better Resumes

Jun 15, '07

Day two of the $5,000 World Championship of Seven Card Stud Eight or Better is slated to begin at 3 p.m. with a stacked field.  The top ten in chips includes Marcel Luske, David Sklansky, Hasan Habib, Mike Matusow, "Miami" John Cernuto, Kirk Morrison, David Levi and Sabyl Cohen.  With a bracelet and $198,984 first place prize on the line, the action is sure to be heated.  Make sure to check in for hourly updates here at Cardplayer.com.

Player Tags: John Cernuto,   David Levi,   Hasan Habib,   Mike Matusow,   David Sklansky,   Marcel Luske,   Kirk Morrison,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum