Level 28 Hour One Update: Tony Dunst Eliminated
Jul 16, '10
Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante ante
Players Remaining: 44 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 4,990,227
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Joseph Cheong — 12,900,000
2. William Thorson — 12,650,000
3. Theo Jorgensen — 10,400,000
4. Filippo Candio — 9,800,000
5. Gabe Costner — 8,285,000
6. Pascal LeFrancois — 8,100,000
7. John Racener — 8,100,000
8. Patrick Eskandar — 7,900,000
9. Bryn Kenney — 7,785,000
10. Benjamin Statz — 6,800,000
Player Twitter Accounts
Michael Mizrachi
Adam Levy
Notable Eliminations:
51. James Manning — $168,556
50. Tony Dunst — $168,556
49. Jacobo Fernandez — $168,556
James Fennell
Sergey Rybachenko
Big Hands:
Tony Dunst Eliminated by William Thorson
William Thorson opened to 200,000 from under the gun. Action was folded to Tony Dunst in the big blind. Dunst raised to 1,000,000, leaving himself just 75,000 behind. Thorson put Dunst all in and Dunst called. Dunst exposed the A
Q
and was in bad shape against the A
K
of Thorson. The board ran out 9-7-2-9-K and Dunst was gone. Thorson was up to 12,980,000 after the hand.
Matt Affleck Wins One
Matt Affleck opened and John Racener called from the big blind. The flop came A96 and Racener check-called 250,000 from Affleck. The Q on the turn prompted a check from both players. The 4 landed on the river and Racener checked. Affleck bet 575,000 and his opponent mucked. Affleck was up to 5,360,000 after the hand.
James Manning Eliminated
James Manning was all in preflop for 700,000 with the AK. He was called by the 7-7 of Sergey Rybachenko. The board ran out 9-9-3-4-3 and Manning was gone.
Adam Levy Doubles Up
Matthew Bucaric opened to 200,000 from the cutoff. Edward Ochana called on the button. Adam Levy moved all in for 1,885,000 from the small blind. Bucaric made the call. Ochana folded and Levy was at risk for his tournament life. Bucaric exposed the 99 while Levy tabled the AQ. The board ran out A33J2 and Levy doubled to 4,250,000. Bucaric was down to 5,600,000.
Ace-King Chop
Redmond Lee bet 225,000 from under the gun. Jakob Toestesen called from the small blind. The flop came K97. Toestesen checked. Lee bet 275,000. Toestesen check-raised to 800,000. Lee shoved. Toestesen called. Both players tabled A-K and the turn of the 10 removed any runner-runner draws. The pot was chopped.
Jacobo Fernandez Eliminated
Jacobo Fernandez moved all in for 650,000. Adam Levy moved all in over the top from the small blind with the KK. Fernandez exposed the A10 and was behind. The board ran out QJ5107 and Fernandez was gone. Levy was up to 4,950,000 after the hand.
Jason Senti Doubles Up
David Assouline and Jason Senti had all of the chips in preflop. Senti was all in for his tournament life for 1,800,000 with the K-K. Assouline exposed J-J and was behind. The flop was perfect for Senti as it came K-K-5, giving him quads. Assouline was drawing dead and was down to 4,100,000 after the hand. Senti was up to 3,750,000.
Theo Jorgensen Eliminates a Player
James Fennell got all his chips in the middle preflop with the 88 versus the 97and Theo Jorgensen. The flop was horrible for Fennell as it came 974. The A on the turn and 10 on the river made it official. Fennell was gone. Jorgensen was up 10,400,000 after the hand.
Sergey Rybachenko Eliminated
Sergey Rybachenko was all in with the KQ against the A9 of Cuong Nguyen. The board ran out 95387 and Rybachenko was gone. Nguyen was up to 7,700,000 after the hand.
Joseph Cheong Takes Chip Lead
Joseph Cheong bet 195,000 from late position. Evan Lamprea raised all in for around 1,600,000. Action was folded back to Cheong. He made the call with pocket tens and was up against the AJ of his opponent. The board ran out 97243 and Lamprea was gone. Cheong took the chip lead after the hand with 12,900,000.
David Baker Doubles Up
David Baker opened from late position. Evgeny Shnayder three-bet and Baker got his stack of 1,750,000 in the middle. Baker exposed the AK and was in great shape versus the A9 of his opponent. The board ran out safe for Baker and he doubled to 3,750,000. Shnayder was left with just 390,000.
Player Tags: David Baker, Cuong Nguyen, William Thorson, Sergey Rybachenko, Adam Levy, Tony Dunst, Matt Affleck, Joseph Cheong, Evgeny Shnayder, David Assouline
Level 35 Hour One: Action Still Slow
Jul 18, '10
Blinds: 200,000-400,000 with a 50,000 ante
Players Remaining: 10 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 21,957,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Jonathan Duhamel — 52,625,000
2. John Dolan — 45,500,000
3. Joseph Cheong — 29,850,000
4. John Racener — 25,200,000
5. Soi Nguyen — 15,000,000
6. Michael Mizrachi — 13,500,000
7. Filippo Candio — 12,600,000
8. Matthew Jarvis — 11,575,000
9. Jason Senti — 10,575,000
10. Brandon Steven — 8,000,000
Player Twitter Accounts
Michael Mizrachi
Eliminations:
None
Big Hands:
John Dolan Moves All In
Joseph Cheong opened the pot to 950,000 from early position. John Dolan three-bet to 2,575,000. Action was folded back to Cheong. He four-bet to 5,950,000. Dolan went into the tank for six minutes before moving all in. Cheong insta-mucked. They each had about 35,000,000 after the hand.
John Dolan Wins Another
John Dolan opened to 1,000,000. John Racener three-bet to 2,800,000. Dolan four-bet to 6,600,000. Racener quickly folded. Dolan was up to 40,000,000 in chips.
Soi Nguyen Moves All In
Soi Nguyen opened to 1,000,000 and Senti called. Nguyen continuation bet 1,700,000 on a flop of J65. Senti called. The turn brought the 6 and Nguyen moved all in for 7,450,000. Senti thought about it before folding.
Player Tags: Cuong Nguyen, John Dolan, Joseph Cheong
Level 32, Hour Two: David Baker Eliminated In 17th Place
Jul 17, '10
Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 15 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 13,723,125
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Jonathan Duhamel – 29,400,000
2. Matthew Jarvis – 29,000,000
3. John Racener – 21,700,000
4. Filippo Candio – 21,000,000
5. Matt Affleck – 19,200,000
6. Pascal LeFrancois – 17,900,000
7. Jason Senti – 14,500,000
8. Soi Nguyen – 12,150,000
9. Joseph Cheong – 11,600,000
10. John Dolan – 11,300,000
Player Twitter Accounts
Michael Mizrachi
Adam Levy
Eliminations:
17. David Baker — $396,967
16. Benjamin Statz == $396,967
Big Hands:
Nguyen’s Pair Good Enough
Soi Nguyen raised to 490,000 preflop and Brandon Steven made it 1.6 million from the big blind. Nguyen made the call and the flop came down J32.
Both players checked and the turn was the 9. They checked again and the river was the 10. Steven bet 1.15 million and Nguyen made the call.
Steven tabled AK for just ace-high while Nguyen showed 44 for the best hand. He took a nice pot and was at 12.1 million.
Baker Moves In
Duy Le raised to 505,000 and David Baker made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 532 and both players checked.
The turn was the 7 and Baker checked. Le bet 1 million straight and Baker shoved. Le mucked and Baker took down the pot. He was at just under 6 million.
Affleck Takes It Down
David Baker raised to 420,000 and Matt Affleck made the call from the button. Duy Le also tagged along from the big blind and the three saw a flop of Q86.
Action checked around to Affleck and he fired 825,000. Baker released his hand and Le did the same, surrendering the pot to Affleck.
Affleck took down the 1.06 million chip pot and he was up to 17,500,000.
David Baker Eliminated In 17th Place ($396,967)
Jonathan Duhamel raised to 500,000 and Matt Affleck made the call. David Baker also called from the big blind and the flop came down Q42.
Duhamel bet 1.18 million and Affleck mucked. Baker then shoved for over 5 million and Duhamel made the call.
Baker: J7
Duhamel: KK
Duhamel was in front with the overpair but Baker had outs with his spade draw. The turn was a brick with the Q and the river missed as well when the 4 fell, sending Baker to the rail in 17th place.
Benjamin Statz Eliminated in 16th Place ($396,967)
Benjamin Statz moved all in preflop for 4.9 million and Matthew Jarvis made the call. Their hands:
Jarvis: KQ
Statz: A5
The board ran KKQ5K and
Dolan Takes One From Cheong
John Dolan opened for 500,000 from late position and was called by Joseph Cheong in the small blind.
The flop was QJ4 and both players checked. On the 3 turn Cheong bet 635,000 and Dolan made the call. When the K hit on the river Cheong bet 1.125 million and Dolan called.
Dolan showed KJ for two pair and Cheong mucked. Both sit with around 11.5 million in chips now.
Jarvis made quads, knocking Statz out in 16th place for $398,967.
Player Tags: David Baker, Cuong Nguyen, Benjamin Statz, Duy Le, Jonathan Duhamel, Matt Affleck, Matt Jarvis, Brandon Steven
Level 30, Hour Two: Down To 23 Players
Jul 17, '10
Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante
Players Remaining: 23 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 9,563,913
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Joseph Cheong – 24,400,000
2. Soi Nguyen – 20,000,000
3. Matt Affleck – 18,000,000
4. Pascal LeFrancois – 17,300,000
5. Filippo Candio – 16,400,000
6. Jason Senti – 14,800,000
7. Matthew Jarvis – 11,000,000
8. Robert Pisano – 10,300,000
9. John Racener – 9,450,000
10. Jonathan Duhamel – 9,400,000
Player Twitter Accounts
Michael Mizrachi
Adam Levy
Eliminations:
26. Matthew Bucaric — $317,161
25. Mads Wissing — $317,161
24. Ronnie Bardah — $317,161
Big Hands:
Matthew Bucaric Eliminated In 26th Place ($317,161)
Picking up the action on the flop, the board read J87 and Matthew Bucaric moved all in. Filippo Candio made the call and the hands were turned over.
Candio: 86
Bucaric: 99
Candio flopped middle pair with a heart draw while Bucaric was ahead with his nines and gutshot straight draw. But the turn was the 3 and Candio made his flush. The river was the 5 and Bucaric was out.
Hasan Habib Doubles Up
Hasan Habib moved all in for 1.13 million preflop and Matthew Jarvis made the call from the button. Habib tabled 44 and he was racing against Jarvis’ KQ.
The board ran out J6275 and Habib doubled up to 2.4 million. Jarvis slipped to 13 million.
Mads Wissing Eliminated In 25th Place ($317,161)
William Thorson limped in from the small blind and Mads Wissing checked his option. The two then saw a flop of 1063 and Wissing bet 175,000. Thorson then moved all in and Wissing called.
Wissing: 108
Thorson: J3
Wissing was ahead but the turn was the J, giving Thorson two pair and the river was the 8, sending Wissing to the rail.
Affleck Takes One Down
Matt Affleck raised to 270,000 preflop and Matthew Jarvis made the call. The flop came down K107 and both players checked.
The turn was the K and Affleck led with 450,000. Jarvis made the call and the river was the 8. Affleck fired another 650,000 and Jarvis let it go.
Affleck took the pot and he was at 18 million.
Pisano Takes It Down
Robert Pisano raised to 295,000 and Benjamin Statz made the call. Soi Nguyen also tagged along and the three saw the flop fall KK10.
Pisano bet 630,000 and Statz mucked. Nguyen made the call and the turn was the 9. Both players checked and the river was the K.
Nguyen led out with 900,000 and Pisano made the call. Nguyen showed QJ for a busted straight draw while Pisano showed 44 for a full house.
Pisano took it down and he was at 10.6 million. Nguyen was at 20.85 million.
Clements Chipping Up
Michiel Sijpkens raised to 310,000 and Scott Clements made the call. The two then saw the flop fall A54.
Clements checked and Sijpkens fired 350,000. Clements then check-raised to 855,000 and Sijpkens mucked. Clements took down the pot and he was up to 7 million.
Ronnie Bardah Eliminated In 24th Place ($317,161)
Ronnie Bardah moved all in preflop after Filippo Candio put in a raise. Candio made the call to put Bardah at risk.
Bardah: AK
Candio: AA
Bardah was up against Candio’s aces and the flop fell J42, giving Bardah no help. The turn was the J and Bardah was drawing dead. The meaningless river was the 8 and Bardah was ousted in 24th place, taking home $317,161.
Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Cuong Nguyen, Ronnie Bardah, William Thorson, Matthew Bucaric, Mads Wissing, Robert Pisano, Filippo Candio
