David Chiu Poker Tournament Updates

Level 24 Update: David Chiu Eliminated in 4th Place

Jul 05, '13

Level: 24

Limits: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 282

Average Chip Count: 705,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Daniel Negreanu – 1,067,000
Seat 3: Eli Elezra – 831,000
Seat 6: Brian Brubaker – 220,000

Players Eliminated

4th: David Chiu – $48,077

Live Updates:

David Chiu Eliminated in Fourth Place ($48,077)

Eli Elezra limped, David Chiu checked his option and then Elezra drew three cards. Chiu took two and both players checked. The next drawing round saw Elezra grab one and Chiu took two again. Elezra bet and Chiu called. Both players drew one card on the last round and then Elezra bet. Chiu raised all in and Elezra called. Chiu showed 8-7-4-3-2 and Elezra held 7-6-5-3-2. Chiu was eliminated in fourth place and Elezra grew his stack to 800,000.

Brian Brubaker Doubles Three Times Before Dinner

Brian Brubaker doubled up three times during Level 25 and he is among the final three players that went to dinner break. In the first double up Brubaker revealed a 7-6-5-4-2 low against Eli Elezra to take his stack to 450,000.

The second double came courtesy of Daniel Negreanu when his 9-6-5-4-3 beat the K-7-5-4-3 of Negreanu when he drew a king. That hand left Brubaker with just 90,000 though, since he had lost a large pot to Negreanu prior in the level.

His last double before dinner saw Brubaker table a 8-5-4-3-2 and once again Negreanu drew a king to settle with a K-7-6-5-3. Brubaker was up to 220,000 after the hand, but Negreanu still held the lead with over a million.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Eli Elezra,   David Chiu

Level 23 Update: David ODB Baker Eliminated in 5th Place

Jul 05, '13

Level: 23

Limits: 15,000-30,000

Players Remaining: 4 out of 282

Average Chip Count: 528,750

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Daniel Negreanu – 850,000
Seat 3: Eli Elezra – 630,000
Seat 4: David Chiu – 420,000
Seat 6: Brian Brubaker – 215,000

Players Eliminated

5th: David “ODB” Baker – $33,399

Live Updates:

David Baker Eliminated in Fifth Place ($33,399)

David Chiu raised and David Baker reraised. Chiu called and drew two cards. Baker drew one and then bet. Chiu raised and Baker called. Baker drew one and Chiu stood pat. Baker checked and Chiu bet. Baker raised all in and Chiu called.

Baker had a 8-6-4-3-2 low but it was behind the 7-6-5-3-2 of Chiu. Baker was eliminated in fifth place and Chiu grew his stack to 640,000.

Player Tags: David Baker,   David Chiu

Level 22 Update: Scott Seiver Eliminated in 6th Place

Jul 05, '13

Level: 22

Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 282

Average Chip Count: 423,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Daniel Negreanu – 546,000
Seat 3: Eli Elezra – 555,000
Seat 4: David Chiu – 420,000
Seat 5: David “ODB” Baker – 350,000
Seat 6: Brian Brubaker – 250,000

Players Eliminated

6th: Scott Seiver – $23,698

Live Updates:

Scott Seiver Eliminated in Sixth Place ($23,698)

Daniel Negreanu raised and Scott Seiver reraised. David Chiu called and Negreanu also called. Seiver and Negreanu then each called two and Chiu drew one card. Chiu bet and both opponents called (Seiver called all in).

Chiu stood pat and Seiver drew one card. Negreanu drew two cards. Chiu stood pat on the next round and both Seiver and Negreanu drew one card each. Chiu bet and Negreanu folded. Chiu then flipped over 7-6-5-3-2 and Seiver showed a queen as he got up from the final table.

Seiver was eliminated in sixth place and Chiu grew chip stack to 350,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Scott Seiver

Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 59 ($2,500 Limit Deuce-to-Seven Lowball)

Jul 05, '13

The final table of Event No. 59 ($2,500 Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

With the elimination of Eric Wasserson in seventh place ($17,161), the six-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 21 with limits of 10,000-20,000, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:

Seat 1: Daniel Negreanu – 617,000
Seat 2: Scott Seiver – 288,000
Seat 3: Eli Elezra – 456,000
Seat 4: David Chiu – 235,000
Seat 5: David “ODB” Baker – 283,000
Seat 6: Brian Brubaker – 217,000

While only 6 remain, this event attracted a field of 282 players, creating a total prize pool of $641,550, and the top 30 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $173,236
2nd Place: $107,055
3rd Place: $70,743
4th Place: $48,077
5th Place: $33,399
6th Place: $23,698

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

Player Tags: David Baker,   Daniel Negreanu,   Eli Elezra,   David Chiu,   Scott Seiver

David Chiu Wins Event No. 23 ($145,520)

Jun 14, '13

Level: 25

Limits: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 1 out of 246

Players Eliminated:

2nd: Scott Seiver – $89,980

Live Updates:

David Chiu Wins Event No. 23 ($145,520) — Scott Seiver Eliminated in Second Place ($89,980)

David Chiu: (J10) 8J37 (10)
Scott Seiver: (43) 8934 (A)

Scott Seiver posted the bring-in and David Chiu completed. Seiver called, and on fourth street Seiver bet to start the action after Chiu checked. Chiu raised to 50,000 and Seiver called. On fifth street Chiu bet and Seiver called. Sixth street brought a bet from Chiu and Seiver raised all in for 60,000.

Chiu called and Seiver was in the lead with two pair, fours and threes. Chiu made a better two pair on seventh street, jacks and tens, and he won the pot and the tournament. Seiver was eliminated in second place and he took home $89,980. Chiu was awarded the top prize worth $145,520 and an impressive fifth gold bracelet.

Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, chip counts, and prize payouts for each gold bracelet event.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Scott Seiver

Level 24 Update: Freddie Ellis Eliminated in 3rd Place

Jun 14, '13

Level: 24

Limits: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 246

Average Chip Count: 922,500

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: David Chiu – 1,080,000
Seat 8: Scott Seiver – 820,000

Players Eliminated:

3rd: Freddie Ellis – $59,127

Live Updates:

Freddie Ellis Eliminated in Third Place ($59,127)

David Chiu completed and both Freddie Ellis and Scott Seiver called. All three players checked fourth street and then Ellis bet out on fifth street. Chiu raised and Seiver folded. Ellis called and then Chiu bet again on sixth street.

Ellis called all in for 25,000 and he was drawing dead with a pair of nines to the full house held by Chiu, fives over sevens. Ellis was eliminated in third place and Chiu would take a stack worth 1,080,000 into the heads-up final against Seiver (820,000).

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Freddie Ellis,   Scott Seiver

Level 23 Update: Michael Mizrachi Eliminated in 4th Place

Jun 14, '13

Level: 23

Limits: 15,000-30,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 246

Average Chip Count: 615,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: David Chiu – 720,000
Seat 3: Freddie Ellis – 280,000
Seat 8: Scott Seiver – 805,000

Players Eliminated:

4th: Michael Mizrachi – $43,188

Live Updates:

Michael Mizrachi Eliminated in Fourth Place ($43,188)

Michael Mizrachi was all in for 18,000 after he completed in a hand against Scott Seiver. Scott Seiver took the lead and his final hand of trip fours was enough to top the missed straight draw of Mizrachi. Seiver was up to the chip lead after the hand with close to 900,000 and Mizrachi was eliminated in fourth place.

David Chiu Doubles Up

David Chiu: (J10) A2QK (6)
Scott Seiver: (K4) K922 (Q)

Scott Seiver completed and David Chiu raised. Seiver called and then both players checked fourth street. On fifth street Seiver bet and Chiu called. Seiver bet on sixth and Chiu raised. Seiver called and on seventh street Seiver bet and Chiu called all in.

Chiu held a Broadway straight to win the hand and double up to 250,000. Seiver took a hit but he still ended the level with a chip lead of 805,000.

Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi,   David Chiu,   Scott Seiver

Level 21 Update: Adam Friedman Eliminated in 8th Place

Jun 14, '13

Level: 21

Limits: 10,000-20,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 246

Average Chip Count: 263,571

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: David Chiu – 370,000
Seat 2: Michael Mizrachi – 80,000
Seat 3: Freddie Ellis – 240,000
Seat 5: Gary Benson – 60,000
Seat 6: Matthew Ashton – 70,000
Seat 7: Frank Kassela – 120,000
Seat 8: Scott Seiver – 880,000

Players Eliminated:

8th: Adam Friedman – $14,086

Live Updates:

Adam Friedman Eliminated in Eighth Place ($14,086)

David Chiu completed and Adam Friedman brought-in with a raise. Chiu called and then checked on fourth street. Friedman bet and Chiu called. Fifth street saw Friedman move all in and Chiu called.

Friedman held the lead with two pair, kings and sevens but Chiu made a Broadway straight on sixth street. Friedman wasn’t able to improve to a full house by seventh street and he was eliminated on the hand in eighth place. Chiu was over 250,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Adam Friedman

Ylon Schwartz Wins Event no. 27 ($267,081)

Jun 16, '12

Level: 31

Hold’em – Omaha 8
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits: 1000,000-200,000

Razz – Stud – Stud 8
Ante: 20,000
Bring In: 30,000
Completion: 100,000
Limits: 100,000-200,000

Live Updates:

Stephen Chidwick Eliminated in 3rd Place ($112,106)

Omaha 8

Stephen Chidwick opened the button for 200,000 and Ylon Schwartz called from the big blind.

The flop came 987, Schwartz bet 100,000 and Chidwick called.

The turn was the 5, Schwartz bet 200,000 and Chidwick called.

The river was the Q, Schwartz bet 200,000 and Chidwick called all in for 135,000.

Schwartz: 7766
Chidwick: AQ1010

Chwick flopped an open-ended straight draw with an over pair of tens, but Schwartz turned a made straight. Stephen Chidwick was eliminated in 3rd place ($112,106) as Schwartz took the chip lead against David Chiu going into heads-up play.

Ylon Schwartz Wins Event no. 27 ($267,081)
David Chiu Eliminated in 2nd Place ($164,960)

Ylon Schwartz took the chip lead against David Chiu going into heads-up play and quickly chipped away at his opponent. On just the second hand of play, Schwartz won a big showdown in Omah 8 with a full house against Chiu’s two pair. Schwartz flopped a set of deuces to crack Chiu’s pocket aces, taking a massive lead of nearly 5:1 with about 3.3 million to Chiu’s 700,000 after the hand. Chiu managed to chip up here and there but eventually the rising limits got the best of him and he was eliminated during the Stud 8 round of the level.

Stud 8

On the final hand of the tournament, Chiu was down to his last 110,000 when he got it in on third street with the 4 against Ylon Schwartz’s 7.

Schwartz: 78K6 — QQ
Chiu: 4A8Q — J10

Chiu was all in on third street with jack-high against Schwartz’s wired pair of queens. Chiu picked up a few draws by sixth street, but failed to improve on the river with the 3 and was eliminated in 2nd place ($164,960). Ylon Schwartz wins Event no. 27, taking home the $267,081 grand prize and the twenty-seventh gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP.

Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, current chip counts, and prize distributions for each gold bracelet event.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Ylon Schwartz

Action Resumes, Final Table Back Underway

Jun 16, '12

The final table of Event no. 27 ($1,500 H.O.R.S.E.) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

H.O.R.S.E. is a mixed game event which includes rotating rounds of Hold’em, Omaha 8, Razz, Stud, and Stud 8. All levels last sixty minutes with the games changing every eight hands.

Day 3 ended with the conclusion of Level 30 and the remaining three players have returned for an unscheduled Day 4. Play will begin in Level 31 with betting limits of 100,000-200,000, and will continue until a winner is determined.

With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:

Seat no. 3 — Stephen Chidwick — 785,000
Seat no. 4 — David Chiu — 1,920,000
Seat no. 5 — Ylon Schwartz — 1,200,000

While only 8 remain, this event gathered 889 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,200,250. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $267,081
2nd Place — $164,960
3rd Place — $112,106
4th Place — Robby Rasmussen — $78,021
5th Place — Elior Sion — $55,422
6th Place — John Rogers — $40,169
7th Place — Jason Brown — $29,679
8th Place — Marlon Milne — $22,358

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Ylon Schwartz,   Stephen Chidwick

Level 30 Update: Chiu Leads Final Three Into Unscheduled Day 4

Jun 16, '12

Level: 30

Hold’em – Omaha 8
Blinds: 40,000-80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000

Razz – Stud – Stud 8
Ante: 20,000
Bring In: 20,000
Completion: 80,000
Limits: 80,000-160,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 889

Average Chip Count: 1,333,500

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 3 — Stephen Chidwick — 785,000
Seat no. 4 — David Chiu — 1,920,000
Seat no. 5 — Ylon Schwartz — 1,300,000

Live Updates:

From Worst to First; Chiu Makes Late-night Comeback

David Chiu entered the final level of the night on the short stack but managed to chip up here and there as Stephen Chidwick and Ylon Schwartz battled it out in Level 30. Chidwick was up to over 2.2 million at one point after knocking Schwartz down to the short stack with just 200,000. Schwartz doubled back a few times through both of his opponents and managed to end the night second in chips with just about an average stack of 6.5 big bets heading into Day 4. Chidwick was not so fortunate as the clock ran out and suddenly found himself on the short stack as the night came to an end.

As Chidiwick and Schwartz traded chips all level, Chiu had quietly amassed more than 1.2 million in chips before being doubled through by Ylon Schwartz in a game of Stud 8. Chiu started the hand with a wired pair of aces and bet every street until sixth where he check-raised Schwartz all-in with the best hand. Schwartz called with a split pair of queens and was behind, but he paired his ten on the river while Chiu bricked. Schwartz doubled up to over 1.5 million that hand while Chiu was sent back on the short stack once again with just 390,000. Chiu quickly doubled back through Schwartz in the same round and then went on to climb his way up the leader board, ending the night on top with just under 2 million in chips.

The remaining three players will return at 1:00pm local time to begin Day 4 where action will continue until a winner is determined.

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Ylon Schwartz,   Stephen Chidwick

Level 29 Update: Robby Rasmussen Eliminated in 4th Place ($78,021)

Jun 16, '12

Level: 29

Hold’em – Omaha 8
Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Razz – Stud – Stud 8
Ante: 15,000
Bring In: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 889

Average Chip Count: 1,333,500

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 3 — Stephen Chidwick — 1,315,000
Seat no. 4 — David Chiu — 1,185,000
Seat no. 5 — Ylon Schwartz — 1,500,000

Live Updates:

Players Eliminated:

Robby Rasmussen — 4th Place ($78,021)

Robby Rasmussen Eliminated in 4th Place ($78,021)

Razz

Robby Rasmussen completed the bet to 60,000 with a 10 and David Chiu called with a 10. Rasmussen bet 60,000 on fourth street with 10-3 and Chiu called with the exact same board. Rasmussen caught a 5 on fifth street and bet 120,000 and Chiu called with a 6. Chiu bet on sixth street and Rasmussen called all in.

Rasmussen: 10 – 3 – 5 – 9 — A – 3
Chiu: 10 – 3 – 6 – 8 — 4 – 7

Chiu made an eight-low on sixth street when the money went in and Rasmussen failed to improve by the river. Robby Rasmussen was eliminated in 4th place ($78,021) and Chiu moved up to just under 700,000 in chips, though still on the short stack heading into three-handed play.

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Robby Rasmussen

Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 15, '12

The final table of Event no. 27 ($1,500 H.O.R.S.E.) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

H.O.R.S.E. is a mixed game event which includes rotating rounds of Hold’em, Omaha 8, Razz, Stud, and Stud 8. All levels last sixty minutes with the games changing every eight hands.

Day 3 began with 18 players, and with the elimination of Sanjay Pandya in 9th Place ($17,150), the official 8-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 25 with betting limits of 25,000-50,000, and will continue until a winner is determined.

With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:

Seat no. 1 — Robby Rasmussen — 1,250,000
Seat no. 2 — Jason Brown — 201,000
Seat no. 3 — Stephen Chidwick — 369,000
Seat no. 4 — David Chiu — 770,000
Seat no. 5 — Ylon Schwartz — 769,000
Seat no. 6 — David Rogers — 134,000
Seat no. 7 — Marlon Milne — 112,000
Seat no. 8 — Elior Sion — 390,000

While only 8 remain, this event gathered 889 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,200,250. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $267,081
2nd Place — $164,960
3rd Place — $112,106
4th Place — $78,021
5th Place — $55,422
6th Place — $40,169
7th Place — $29,679
8th Place — $22,358

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Player Tags: David Rogers,   David Chiu,   Marlon Milne,   Ylon Schwartz,   Sanjay Pandya,   Stephen Chidwick,   Elior Sion,   Robby Rasmussen

Level 6 Update: Pros Double Up Early and are Doubled Through

Jul 12, '11

Note: Levels are two hours in length.

Players Remaining on Day 2B: 2,490

Blinds: 650-1,000 with a 100 ante

Chip Leaders:

Maynard Little: 179,450
Ben Mintz: 176,975
Andrew Hinrichsen: 176,000
Benjamin Mintz: 175,975
Raj Vohra: 167,450
Dax Mellon: 162,325
Ben Lamb: 160,000
Antony Lellouche: 155,200
Sergey Altbregin: 155,000
Alexandros Karnaos: 138,175

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 11,500
Matt Matros — 77,000
Todd Brunson — 49,000
Lee Watkinson — 44,000
Diego Cordovez — 25,000
Tony Dunst — BUSTED

Featured Poker Tweet — Jeff Shulman_

Notables Eliminated:

Todd Terry
Shannon Elizabeth
Vanessa Peng
Steven Burkholder
Cliff Josephy

Hands:

David Chiu Doubles Up

David Chiu got all of his 39,775 into the middle preflop against one opponent and they flipped over their cards:

Chiu: A K
Opponent: A-Q

Board: J J 8 J 6

Chiu doubled up on the hand and he now holds more than 80,000.

Ben Lamb Doubles up an Opponent

Ben Lamb and Rhynie Campbell pot were looking at a 10 8 5 Q 9 board and there was 25,000 in the pot. Campbell checked and Lamb bet 30,000. Campbell made the all-in call and he flipped over 10 9. Lamb mucked his hand and he was down to 160,000 after the hand. Campbell doubled up to more than 75,000 after the hand.

Featured Poker Tweet — Kevin Saul

Allen Cunningham Busts One

The small blind moved all in for 15,800 after a few raises were fired out preflop and Allen Cunningham was the only player who made the call. Their cards:

Cunningham: 8 8
Small Blind: A Q

Board: 10 9 8 5 2

Cunningham held 43,500 after the hand.

Steven Burkholder Eliminated

Janet Callaway raised to 1,600 in late position and Steven Burkholder rerasied all in on the button. Callaway made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Burkholder: K J
Callaway: Q Q

Board: Q J 7 8 9

Callaway won the hand and Burkholder was eliminated on the hand.

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Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Allen Cunningham,   David Chiu,   Ben Lamb,   Rhynie Campbell,   Steven Burkholder

Level 26: Final Three Close In Chips; Chiu 4th, Ressler 5th

Jun 22, '11

Blinds: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 507

Average Chip Count: 2,535,000

Chip Counts:

1. Steven Merrifield – 2,775,000
2. Jason Mercier – 2,540,000
3. Hans Winzeler – 2,300,000

Eliminations:

4th. David Chiu – $156,628
5th. Joseph Ressler – $105,967

Joseph Ressler Eliminated in 5th Place ($105,967)

Joseph Ressler opened the pot for 80,000 from under the gun, Steven Merrifield called from the small blind and Jason Mercier called from the big blind.

The flop came K 10 7 ,Merrifield and Mercier both checked, Ressler bet 150,000, Merrifield check-raised to 425,000, Mercier folded, Ressler moved all in and Merrifield called.

Ressler: K K 3 2
Merrifield: A 10 10 2

Ressler flopped top set while Merrifield flopped middle set. The turn and river were the 4 and the 10, giving Merrifield quad tens on the river to win the pot. Joseph Ressler got it in good with set-over-set, but was eliminated in 5th place ($105,967) when Steven Merrifield spiked a one-outer on the river to to make quads.

David Chiu Eliminated in 4th Place ($156,628)

David Chiu opened the pot for a raise from the cutoff, Jason Mercier reraised from the big blind and Chiu called all in.

Chiu: A K J 4
Mercier: A Q J 9

The board came A 9 4 6 10, giving Mercier a flush on the river to win the pot. David Chiu was eliminated in 4th place ($156,628).

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

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Jason Mercier,   Joseph Ressler

Level 24: Merrifield Leads Final Five On Dinner Break; McDonald 6th

Jun 22, '11

NOTE: The final five players went on a one hour dinner break and will return at approximately 8:30pm to resume play.

Blinds: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 507

Average Chip Count: 1,521,000

Chip Counts:

1. Steven Merrifield – 2,185,000
2. Jason Mercier – 1,550,000
3. David Chiu – 1,315,000
4. Joseph Ressler – 1,280,000
5. Hans Winzeler – 1,190,000

Eliminations:

6th. Mike McDonald – $73,965

Mike McDonald Eliminated in 6th Place ($73,965)

Mike McDonald came to the final table on the short stack and was the first one eliminated in 6th place. David Chiu button-raised to 66,000, McDonald moved all in and Chiu called.

Chiu: A A 9 8
McDonald: Q 10 9 8

The board came 6 6 56 J, giving Chiu a full house on the turn to win the pot. Mike McDonald was the first one to go in 6th place ($73,965).

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

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Mike McDonald

Level 24: Brooks Eliminated 7th, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 22, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 15 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Gregory Brooks in 7th place ($53,210), the official six-handed final table is now underway.

Blinds: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 507

Average Chip Count: 1,267,500

Chip Counts:

1. Joseph Ressler – 2,000,000
2. Jason Mercier – 1,900,000
3. David Chiu – 1,710,000
4. Steven Merrifield – 1,485,000
5. Hans Winzeler – 1,240,000
6. Mike McDonald – 245,000

Payouts:

1st. $619,575
2nd. $383,075
3rd. $239,100
4th. $156,628
5th. $105,967
6th. $73,965

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

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Mike McDonald,   Hans Winzeler,   Jason Mercier,   Joseph Ressler,   Gregory Brooks

David Chiu Eliminated By Amit Makhija

Dec 05, '10

David Chiu was short and moved all in preflop from late position with KQ. Amit Makhija called with AK and his hand held when the board fell KJ5810.

Chiu was sent to the rail and Makhija increased his stack to 316,000.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Amit Makhija

Level Seven Hour Two Update: Gabe Walls Chipleader

Jul 10, '10

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 2,097 out of 7,319

Chip Counts:

1. Gabriel Walls — 430,000
2. Max Casal — 262,000
3. Ricardo Fasanaro — 220,00
4. Dave Sands — 210,000
5. Khamsy Nuanmanee — 202,500
6. Steve Billirakis — 200,000
7. Jason DeWitt — 189,500
8. Matt Keikoan — 185,000
9. Sergey Rybachenko — 176,000
10. Robert Miller — 175,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Josh Brikis — 97,500
Mike Matusow — 12,700
Jon Friedberg – 28,000
Roy Winston — 20,000
Jennifer Harman — 39,025
Jeff Shulman – 27,775

Notable Eliminations:

Cyndy Violette
Trishelle Cannatella
Andy Bloch
Darvin Moon

Big Hands:

Darvin Moon Eliminated

Darvin Moon was on the button for a flop of 492. David Hannani bet 4,100 and Moon jammed all-in for 22,875. Hanani went into the tank for a few minutes before making the call with AA and was well ahead of Moon’s 910.

The turn was the K and the river was the 5, eliminating last year’s runner-up.

Friedberg Dodges Bullets

A player in the hijack raised to 2,000 and the player in the cutoff called. Jon Friedberg raised to 7,300 from the big blind. The original raiser immediately moved all-in and had Friedberg covered.

Friedberg went into the tank for a while before finally folding his hand.

“I had ’em,” his opponent said as he turned over two aces. Friedberg falls to 28,000 with the loss.

Slotboom Gets on the Good End of a Cold Deck

Rolf Slotboom raised to 1,350 on the button and both blinds called. On a flop of 594, the big blind bet out 3,000 and Slotboom raised to 8,000. The big blind moved all-in as soon as he could and and Slotboom made the call.

Slotboom made the call and showed 99 and was in great shape after seeing his opponent’s 55. Slotboom just needed to dodge the case five to seal the win.

Slotboom dodged a miracel and jumped up to 85,400.

Clements Gives Up On River

Scott Clements raised to 1,925 from the button and the player in the big blind called. The big blind checked a flop of AJA and Clements bet 1,800. The big blind made the call.

The 10 hit on the turn and both players checked. On the 7 river the big blind led for 1,500. Clements looked over the board and decided to fold. Even so, he had around 80,000 following the loss.

Trishelle Crippled, Out

Trishelle Cannatella called a short-stack’s all in on a flop of 58K. Their hands:

Cannatella: KJ
Opponent: 6[[:suit:heart]]7

Cannatella had top pair and her opponent held a straight draw. The turn was the 9, giving her opponent the straight and the Q river meant that Trishelle lost a large chunk of chips.

Soon after, she got her last 5,500 all in holding K6 and was called by her opponent’s AQ. The board ran out 65838 and her opponent’s took the pot and eliminated Cannatella.

Ryan Daut Slips Up

Ryan Daut bet 2,500 on a flop of 235 and got a call from one player. The turn was the 3 and both players opted to check.

The river was the J and Daut fired 5,200 and was called by his opponent. Daut mucked and his opponent showed 99. Daut fell to 49,000 with the misfire.

David Chiu Wins a Pot

David Chiu was in the big blind and called a preflop bet. Two other players called as well. The flop came J103 and it was check around. The 3 fell on the turn and and Chiu bet 3,500. One player called and the A fell on the river. Chiu checked and his opponent checked behind. Chiu tabled the 43 and his opponent flashed an ace. Chiu was at around 70,000 after the hand.

Gabe Walls Wins a Pot

Gabe Walls opened to 1,500 and a player moved all in for 22,900. Walls made the call with the A7 and was behind the pocket tens of his opponent. However, the board ran out 622AQ and gave Walls the pot. He was at 430,000 after the hand and the chip leader.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Jon Friedberg,   Ryan Daut,   Darvin Moon

Level 17, Hour One: Frank Kassela Eliminated

Jul 13, '10

Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 576 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 381,198

Card Player Chip Counts

Adam Schoenfeld — 270,000
Shannon Shorr — 486,000
Matt Matros — 250,000
Andrew Brokos — 465,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Tony Dunst – 1,546,000
2. Duy Le – 1,460,000
3. Garrett Adelstein – 1,440,000
4. Matt Affleck – 1,395,000
5. Phil Galfond – 1,392,000
6. Matt Jarvis – 1,373,000
7. Theo Jorgensen – 1,340,000
8. Ben Statz – 1,283,000
9. Matthew Brown – 1,203,000
10. Filippo Candio – 1,200,000

Notable Eliminations:

Court Harrington
Frank Kassela
Jon Friedberg
David Chiu
Allen Cunningham

Big Hands:

Frank Kassela Eliminated

Frank Kassela raised to 17,000 and the action folded around to the small blind. He moved all in and then the big blind came over the top of that for all his chips, having both opponents covered.

Kassela made the call and tabled KK while the small blind showed QQ and the big blind tabled AQ.

The flop came down Q73 and the small blind took the lead. The turn was the 4, giving the big blind the nut-flush draw. Sure enough, the river was the 2 and Kassela joined the small blind on the rail.

With his cash, Kassela locked up at least a share of the 2010 WSOP Player of the Year award. If Michael Mizrachi does not win the main event, Kassela will claim the award outright.

South Gives Up The Double

Picking up the action on the flop, the board read K43 and Cole South checked. Tristan Wade then fired 22,000 and South check-raised to 57,000.

Wade then shoved all in for 307,000 and South made the call.

Wade: AQ
South: K3

South flopped two pair but had to fade Wade’s nut-flush draw. The turn gave Wade more outs as the A fell and the river was the 8, making Wade his flush.

Wade was up to 652,000 after the double up while South was down to 186,000.

Scotty Chipping Up

A player moved all in for 34,000 and the action folded around to Scotty Nguyen in the big blind. He made the call and turned over pocket aces, dominating his opponent’s A5.

The board ran out J8410Q and Nguyen scored the knockout. He was up to 600,000 after the hand.

Chiu Eliminated

David Chiu moved in for his last 16,000 and Theo Jorgensen made the call.

Chiu: 88
Jorgensen: KJ

Chiu was racing but he caught a flat tire when the flop fell JJ9. giving Jorgensen trips. The turn was the 10, giving Chiu some outs to a straight, but the river was the 10 to fill up Jorgensen and Chiu hit the rail.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Frank Kassela,   David Chiu,   Theo Jorgensen,   Cole South

Level Seven Hour Two Update: Gabe Walls Chipleader

Jul 10, '10

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 2,097 out of 7,319

Chip Counts:

1. Gabriel Walls — 430,000
2. Max Casal — 262,000
3. Ricardo Fasanaro — 220,00
4. Dave Sands — 210,000
5. Khamsy Nuanmanee — 202,500
6. Steve Billirakis — 200,000
7. Jason DeWitt — 189,500
8. Matt Keikoan — 185,000
9. Sergey Rybachenko — 176,000
10. Robert Miller — 175,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Josh Brikis — 97,500
Mike Matusow — 12,700
Jon Friedberg – 28,000
Roy Winston — 20,000
Jennifer Harman — 39,025
Jeff Shulman – 27,775

Notable Eliminations:

Cyndy Violette
Trishelle Cannatella
Andy Bloch
Darvin Moon

Big Hands:

Darvin Moon Eliminated

Darvin Moon was on the button for a flop of 492. David Hannani bet 4,100 and Moon jammed all-in for 22,875. Hanani went into the tank for a few minutes before making the call with AA and was well ahead of Moon’s 910.

The turn was the K and the river was the 5, eliminating last year’s runner-up.

Friedberg Dodges Bullets

A player in the hijack raised to 2,000 and the player in the cutoff called. Jon Friedberg raised to 7,300 from the big blind. The original raiser immediately moved all-in and had Friedberg covered.

Friedberg went into the tank for a while before finally folding his hand.

“I had ’em,” his opponent said as he turned over two aces. Friedberg falls to 28,000 with the loss.

Slotboom Gets on the Good End of a Cold Deck

Rolf Slotboom raised to 1,350 on the button and both blinds called. On a flop of 594, the big blind bet out 3,000 and Slotboom raised to 8,000. The big blind moved all-in as soon as he could and and Slotboom made the call.

Slotboom made the call and showed 99 and was in great shape after seeing his opponent’s 55. Slotboom just needed to dodge the case five to seal the win.

Slotboom dodged a miracel and jumped up to 85,400.

Clements Gives Up On River

Scott Clements raised to 1,925 from the button and the player in the big blind called. The big blind checked a flop of AJA and Clements bet 1,800. The big blind made the call.

The 10 hit on the turn and both players checked. On the 7 river the big blind led for 1,500. Clements looked over the board and decided to fold. Even so, he had around 80,000 following the loss.

Trishelle Crippled, Out

Trishelle Cannatella called a short-stack’s all in on a flop of 58K. Their hands:

Cannatella: KJ
Opponent: 6[[:suit:heart]]7

Cannatella had top pair and her opponent held a straight draw. The turn was the 9, giving her opponent the straight and the Q river meant that Trishelle lost a large chunk of chips.

Soon after, she got her last 5,500 all in holding K6 and was called by her opponent’s AQ. The board ran out 65838 and her opponent’s took the pot and eliminated Cannatella.

Ryan Daut Slips Up

Ryan Daut bet 2,500 on a flop of 235 and got a call from one player. The turn was the 3 and both players opted to check.

The river was the J and Daut fired 5,200 and was called by his opponent. Daut mucked and his opponent showed 99. Daut fell to 49,000 with the misfire.

David Chiu Wins a Pot

David Chiu was in the big blind and called a preflop bet. Two other players called as well. The flop came J103 and it was check around. The 3 fell on the turn and and Chiu bet 3,500. One player called and the A fell on the river. Chiu checked and his opponent checked behind. Chiu tabled the 43 and his opponent flashed an ace. Chiu was at around 70,000 after the hand.

Gabe Walls Wins a Pot

Gabe Walls opened to 1,500 and a player moved all in for 22,900. Walls made the call with the A7 and was behind the pocket tens of his opponent. However, the board ran out 622AQ and gave Walls the pot. He was at 430,000 after the hand and the chip leader.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Jon Friedberg,   Ryan Daut,   Darvin Moon

Level 17, Hour One: Frank Kassela Eliminated

Jul 13, '10

Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 576 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 381,198

Card Player Chip Counts

Adam Schoenfeld — 270,000
Shannon Shorr — 486,000
Matt Matros — 250,000
Andrew Brokos — 465,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Tony Dunst – 1,546,000
2. Duy Le – 1,460,000
3. Garrett Adelstein – 1,440,000
4. Matt Affleck – 1,395,000
5. Phil Galfond – 1,392,000
6. Matt Jarvis – 1,373,000
7. Theo Jorgensen – 1,340,000
8. Ben Statz – 1,283,000
9. Matthew Brown – 1,203,000
10. Filippo Candio – 1,200,000

Notable Eliminations:

Court Harrington
Frank Kassela
Jon Friedberg
David Chiu
Allen Cunningham

Big Hands:

Frank Kassela Eliminated

Frank Kassela raised to 17,000 and the action folded around to the small blind. He moved all in and then the big blind came over the top of that for all his chips, having both opponents covered.

Kassela made the call and tabled KK while the small blind showed QQ and the big blind tabled AQ.

The flop came down Q73 and the small blind took the lead. The turn was the 4, giving the big blind the nut-flush draw. Sure enough, the river was the 2 and Kassela joined the small blind on the rail.

With his cash, Kassela locked up at least a share of the 2010 WSOP Player of the Year award. If Michael Mizrachi does not win the main event, Kassela will claim the award outright.

South Gives Up The Double

Picking up the action on the flop, the board read K43 and Cole South checked. Tristan Wade then fired 22,000 and South check-raised to 57,000.

Wade then shoved all in for 307,000 and South made the call.

Wade: AQ
South: K3

South flopped two pair but had to fade Wade’s nut-flush draw. The turn gave Wade more outs as the A fell and the river was the 8, making Wade his flush.

Wade was up to 652,000 after the double up while South was down to 186,000.

Scotty Chipping Up

A player moved all in for 34,000 and the action folded around to Scotty Nguyen in the big blind. He made the call and turned over pocket aces, dominating his opponent’s A5.

The board ran out J8410Q and Nguyen scored the knockout. He was up to 600,000 after the hand.

Chiu Eliminated

David Chiu moved in for his last 16,000 and Theo Jorgensen made the call.

Chiu: 88
Jorgensen: KJ

Chiu was racing but he caught a flat tire when the flop fell JJ9. giving Jorgensen trips. The turn was the 10, giving Chiu some outs to a straight, but the river was the 10 to fill up Jorgensen and Chiu hit the rail.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Frank Kassela,   David Chiu,   Theo Jorgensen,   Cole South

Level Two: Nguyen Reloads

Jul 01, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining: 313

Average Chip Count:

Notable Eliminations:

None

Big Hands:

The Master Of Reloads

Men Nguyen was involved in a hand with two other players. The board had run out AKJ55 and Nguyen moved all in.

Both of his opponents called and turned over a broadway straight. Nguyen could only show trip fives and he had to use his first reload chip, resetting him to 7,500.

Hollink’s Riverboat Cruises

Picking up the action on a flop of 765, the player in seat 6 bet 700 and Rob Hollink made the call.

The turn was the K and seat 6 bet 2,000 after Hollink had checked again. Hollink made the call and the 5 fell on the river.

Hollink then led out with 3,000 and his opponent made a reluctant call. Hollink tabled 9766 for a full house and his opponent mucked 98 face up. Hollink took the pot and he was around 25,000 with two reload chips remaining.

Chiu’d Up

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 543J and the player in seat 5 moved all in. David Chiu made the call and the players turned up their cards:

Chiu: KK55
Seat 5: 8542

Chiu flopped a set while his opponent had two pair and a straight draw. The river was the 2, giving no help to seat 5 and he had to use his first reload chip. Chiu took the pot and he was at 16,000 with all three reloads intact.

Player Tags: Men Nguyen,   David Chiu,   Rob Hollink

End Of Day 1

Jun 22, '10

The remaining 160 players have bagged their chips as play has come to an end on day one.

The day began with 365 players who accumulated a prize pool of $839,500. There will be 40 places paid and the winner of the event will take home $214,085.

David Chiu goes into day two as one of the biggest stacks, but he is not the only notable player near the top as Jennifer Harman, Tom McEvoy and Katja Thater all take healthy chip stacks into day two.

Players who were not so lucky to make it to the next day include Justin Smith, Jon Turner, Andy Bloch and Cyndy Violette.

The players will return at level nine and the average stack is 17,109. The plan is to play down to a final table or 10 levels, whichever comes first.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you a summary of the day’s events during the dinner break and at the end of play.

Here are some twitter accounts from players who are still in the tournament.

Daniel Negreanu
Shannon Shorr
Mike Watson
Bryan Micon

Player Tags: David Chiu

Day 2 Begins At 3 p.m.

Jun 22, '10

The remaining 160 players will return for day two of event no. 40 ($2,500 Seven-Card Razz) at 3 p.m.

There will be 40 places paid and the winner of the event will take home $214,085.

David Chiu goes into day two as one of the biggest stacks, but he is not the only notable player near the top as Jennifer Harman, Tom McEvoy and Katja Thater all take healthy chip stacks into day two.

The players will return at level nine and the average stack is 17,109. The plan is to play down to a final table or 10 levels, whichever comes first.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you a summary of the day’s events during the dinner break and at the end of play.

Here are some twitter accounts from players who are still in the tournament.

Daniel Negreanu
Shannon Shorr
Mike Watson
Bryan Micon

Here are the chip counts heading to day 2:

Player Tags: David Chiu