Glen Bean Poker Tournament Updates

$2,000 NL Hold'em - Level 13

Jun 13, '08

Note: Players had a 20-minute break prior to the start of Level 13. They will play two more hour-long levels before breaking for dinner.

Blinds: 1500/3000 with 300 ante

Players Left: 73 of 1344

Average Stack: 73,644

Chip Leaders:

Andrew Jeffreys - 216,000
Matthew Erlich - 200,000
Dustin Dirksen - 180,000
Matthew Lagarde - 172,000
David Steike - 155,000
Vivek Rajkumar - 153,000
Shawn Hattem - 148,000
Dan O'Brein - 138,000
Brock Parker - 120,000
Yves Grenon - 110,000

Eliminations: George Veach, Emanuel Failla, Phil Fedeniuk, Motoyuki Mabuchi, Earl Hunter, Dane Lomas, Kai Paulsen, Patrick Stemper, Kevin Hanson, Randy Coble, Bill Gazes, Ken Krouner, Vincent Vanbreugel, Remy Biechel, Court Harrington, Joshua Norris, Joseph Bolnick.

Big Hands:

Mr. Bean No Good With the Ladies

Glen Bean was the first to call when a 10,000 raise was authored from early position. Action came to Dan O'Brien on the button and he reraised it to 25,000. The initial raiser folded and Bean made another call. The flop came KJ8, Bean checked, and O'Brien bet 24,000, leaving him with just 32,000 in chips. Bean then check-raised to put O'Brien all-in. Bean was ahead preflop with QQ, but that mattered little as O'Brien held JJ for middle set. The 4 hit the turn and A came on the river and O'Brien topped the 100,000 mark. Bean was left with just 14,000 in chips.

Unlucky Card for Greenstein

Barry Greenstein bet 14,000 into a flop of 732 and drew a call. Both players checked the 8 on the turn, and the J hit the river. Greenstein bet 20,000 and was called. Greenstein held QJ, but his opponent had him outkicked with AJ. Greenstein has now fallen from among the chip leaders.

Baker Cooks Up Quads

Brock Baker held JJ when his shortstacked opponent Joshua Norris moved all-in with pocket fours. Baker flopped a set and rivered quads.

Howerton Doubles Up

Frank Howerton moved all-in for his final 11,300 in chips and drew a call. Howerton held 810 while his opponent held A9. Howerton trailed through the 772 flop, and the 6 turn, but hit the 10 hit the river and Howerton stayed alive.

LeNoble Doubles Up

Rick LeNoble used the last two hands of Level 12 to become more of a factor. On the second last hand he moved all-in for 26,000 preflop from the big blind with JJ. He drew a call from a player holding KJ and scooped the pot when the board came A101095. On the last hand of the level, in the small blind, he limped to be heads-up with T.J. Yurakanin in the big blind. Yurakanin raised another 3000 and LeNoble called. The flop came A104 and was checked by both players. The 9 on the turn brought a 5000 bet from LeNoble and a call from Yurakanin. The 6 on the river brought the flush into play and both players checked. LeNoble showed A9 for two pair to take his second consecutive pot and reach the average chip stack at the time of 62,000.

Kings Cracked for Tupper

Katelyn Tupper was in solid position preflop, all-in with KK against her opponent's 99, but the board ran out with four hearts to have her lose to a flush and be eliminated.


 

Player Tags: Glen Bean,   Barry Greenstein,   Frankie Howerton

Pot-Limit Hold'em - End of Day

Jun 03, '08

Blinds: 5000/10000

Players Left: 9 of 713

Chip Leaders:
Joe Tehan - 458,000
Jacobo Fernandez - 428,000
Robert Lipkin - 305,000
Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri - 271,000
Russell Harriman - 242,000
Greg Alston - 179,000
Zach King - 139,000
David Singer - 83,000
Glen Bean - 75,000

Eliminations: Ryan Fair

Storylines:

Players were still foraging with toothpicks and working on their dinner mints when the curtain came down on the 10-handed portion of play in the $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em tournament at the World Series of Poker on Tuesday.
After considerable debate between players about whether to break for dinner or continue to a final elimination, the meal won out. Upon their return, it took all of two-hands to determine the nine players who will comprise the field for the final table on Wednesday.

Big Hands:

Barbieri Completes the Field

Al Barbieri raised to 28,000 from middle position, before Ryan Fair re-raised to 70,000. It took almost half of Barbieri's stack to make the call, which he did without much hesitation. The flop came down QQ10, and Barbieri committed his remaining 64,000 in chips to the center. Fair followed with his remaining 55,000 to be all in. Barbieri showed he had flopped a monster -- AQ for trips. Fair showed JJ. The turn and river brought no help and Fair was eliminated.

Mr. Bean Survives a Fall

In the first hand when play commenced, Glen Bean limped from the cut-off, while David Singer limped from the button. Robert Lipkin completed the trifecta from the small blind, while the big blind was dead money as Russell Harriman hadn't returned from the break. The flop came down J55 and Lipkin checked to Bean who bet 15,000. Singer folded and Lipkin made the call. The turn brought the A and was checked by both players, then Bean bet out 50,000 when Lipkin checked after the 6 came on the river. Lipkin made the call and showed J10, while Bean was caught making a move with the Q2. Bean lost half of his 150,000 stack in the hand, before Fair busted out on the next deal.

Tehan Back From the Brink

Joe Tehan knew he was capable, but was the first to admit he would need help to reach the final stages of the tournament. He caught a two-outter on the river to stay alive on Day 1 of the event, and was sitting at just 8,000 in chips when Day 2 began. Average stack was just shy of 34,000.
Now he will begin final table play as the chip leader, with a stack of 458,000 in chips.
"The deck kind of ran for me early on, but it had too, I was so short-stacked," said Tehan. "I got 10s early, aces, kings, kings.
"I'm not all that surprised (to reach the final table). Pot limit is the kind of structure, especially without any antes, even with five or six big blinds you can still wait and be patient."
Tehan, who calls Vegas home, has made his first World Series of Poker final table. He played 14 events last year and had four cashes, including finishes of 13th and 15th. He also won a World Poker Tour title in 2006 at the Mandalay Bay Poker Championship.







 

Player Tags: Glen Bean,   David Singer,   Al Barbieri,   Joe Tehan,   Ryan Fair,   Robby Lipkin

Pot-Limit Hold'em - David Singer Doubles Up

Jun 04, '08

Eliminations: Glen Bean (9th Place)

Storylines:

David Singer doubled up twice to end the first level of the day, then got involved in a big pot with Greg Alston.

Zachary Clark doubled up through Russ Harriman to stay alive.

Big Hands:

David Singer Doubles Up.... Twice

On a flop of Q53 Greg Alston put David Singer all in for just under 70,000 and Singer made the call, showing AQ. Alston turned over JJ and failed to catch his two-outer when the turn and river came 103. That pot brought Singer up to 162,000, which he used for his next double up a few hands later.

Singer raised it up to 22,000 under the gun and got a call from Al Barbieri on the button. The flop came down Q32 and Singer bet 40,000. Barbieri called and the 8 hit the turn. This time Singer moved all in for about 100,000 and Barbieri called, turning over KQ, which was behind to Singer's pocket aces. The A on the river didn't change anything and Singer doubled up once again to about 325,000.

Singer Gives Some Back

Singer vaulted into second place with his two double ups, but gave some of it back on a hand with Greg Alston. Alston raised to 27,000 preflop and Singer made the call in the big blind. The flop came A94 and both players checked. The turn was the J and Singer led for another 27,000. Alston moved all in for another 113,000 and Singer took a few moments before letting his hand go.

Zachary "CKingUSC" CKing Doubles Up

With a rail that included online notables Vivek "psyduck" Rajkumar, Shaun Deeb and Chris "cdbr3799" Dombrowksi, Zachary Clark had been getting anxious to get his chips in the middle. A situation finally presented itself after a series of preflop raises with Russ Harriman and King's pocket jacks held up against Harriman's pocket nines to keep him in contention with 170,000.

Glen "Miss Pretty" Bean Eliminated in Ninth Place ($19,646)

Glen Bean hung around on the short stack for quite some time before being forced to get it in with J-8 against Zachary Kings's A-Q. Bean caught an eight on the flop to give him some hope, but an ace on the river sent him packing. Bean earned $19,646 for his efforts.

Player Tags: Glen Bean,   David Singer,   Gregory Alston,   Al Barbieri,   Russell Harriman

Pot-Limit Hold'em - End of Day

Jun 03, '08

Blinds: 5000/10000

Players Left: 9 of 713

Chip Leaders:
Joe Tehan - 458,000
Jacobo Fernandez - 428,000
Robert Lipkin - 305,000
Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri - 271,000
Russell Harriman - 242,000
Greg Alston - 179,000
Zach King - 139,000
David Singer - 83,000
Glen Bean - 75,000

Eliminations: Ryan Fair

Storylines:

Players were still foraging with toothpicks and working on their dinner mints when the curtain came down on the 10-handed portion of play in the $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em tournament at the World Series of Poker on Tuesday.
After considerable debate between players about whether to break for dinner or continue to a final elimination, the meal won out. Upon their return, it took all of two-hands to determine the nine players who will comprise the field for the final table on Wednesday.

Big Hands:

Barbieri Completes the Field

Al Barbieri raised to 28,000 from middle position, before Ryan Fair re-raised to 70,000. It took almost half of Barbieri's stack to make the call, which he did without much hesitation. The flop came down QQ10, and Barbieri committed his remaining 64,000 in chips to the center. Fair followed with his remaining 55,000 to be all in. Barbieri showed he had flopped a monster -- AQ for trips. Fair showed JJ. The turn and river brought no help and Fair was eliminated.

Mr. Bean Survives a Fall

In the first hand when play commenced, Glen Bean limped from the cut-off, while David Singer limped from the button. Robert Lipkin completed the trifecta from the small blind, while the big blind was dead money as Russell Harriman hadn't returned from the break. The flop came down J55 and Lipkin checked to Bean who bet 15,000. Singer folded and Lipkin made the call. The turn brought the A and was checked by both players, then Bean bet out 50,000 when Lipkin checked after the 6 came on the river. Lipkin made the call and showed J10, while Bean was caught making a move with the Q2. Bean lost half of his 150,000 stack in the hand, before Fair busted out on the next deal.

Tehan Back From the Brink

Joe Tehan knew he was capable, but was the first to admit he would need help to reach the final stages of the tournament. He caught a two-outter on the river to stay alive on Day 1 of the event, and was sitting at just 8,000 in chips when Day 2 began. Average stack was just shy of 34,000.
Now he will begin final table play as the chip leader, with a stack of 458,000 in chips.
"The deck kind of ran for me early on, but it had too, I was so short-stacked," said Tehan. "I got 10s early, aces, kings, kings.
"I'm not all that surprised (to reach the final table). Pot limit is the kind of structure, especially without any antes, even with five or six big blinds you can still wait and be patient."
Tehan, who calls Vegas home, has made his first World Series of Poker final table. He played 14 events last year and had four cashes, including finishes of 13th and 15th. He also won a World Poker Tour title in 2006 at the Mandalay Bay Poker Championship.







 

Player Tags: Glen Bean,   David Singer,   Al Barbieri,   Joe Tehan,   Ryan Fair,   Robby Lipkin

Pot-Limit Hold'em - David Singer Doubles Up

Jun 04, '08

Eliminations: Glen Bean (9th Place)

Storylines:

David Singer doubled up twice to end the first level of the day, then got involved in a big pot with Greg Alston.

Zachary Clark doubled up through Russ Harriman to stay alive.

Big Hands:

David Singer Doubles Up.... Twice

On a flop of Q53 Greg Alston put David Singer all in for just under 70,000 and Singer made the call, showing AQ. Alston turned over JJ and failed to catch his two-outer when the turn and river came 103. That pot brought Singer up to 162,000, which he used for his next double up a few hands later.

Singer raised it up to 22,000 under the gun and got a call from Al Barbieri on the button. The flop came down Q32 and Singer bet 40,000. Barbieri called and the 8 hit the turn. This time Singer moved all in for about 100,000 and Barbieri called, turning over KQ, which was behind to Singer's pocket aces. The A on the river didn't change anything and Singer doubled up once again to about 325,000.

Singer Gives Some Back

Singer vaulted into second place with his two double ups, but gave some of it back on a hand with Greg Alston. Alston raised to 27,000 preflop and Singer made the call in the big blind. The flop came A94 and both players checked. The turn was the J and Singer led for another 27,000. Alston moved all in for another 113,000 and Singer took a few moments before letting his hand go.

Zachary "CKingUSC" CKing Doubles Up

With a rail that included online notables Vivek "psyduck" Rajkumar, Shaun Deeb and Chris "cdbr3799" Dombrowksi, Zachary Clark had been getting anxious to get his chips in the middle. A situation finally presented itself after a series of preflop raises with Russ Harriman and King's pocket jacks held up against Harriman's pocket nines to keep him in contention with 170,000.

Glen "Miss Pretty" Bean Eliminated in Ninth Place ($19,646)

Glen Bean hung around on the short stack for quite some time before being forced to get it in with J-8 against Zachary Kings's A-Q. Bean caught an eight on the flop to give him some hope, but an ace on the river sent him packing. Bean earned $19,646 for his efforts.

Player Tags: Glen Bean,   David Singer,   Gregory Alston,   Al Barbieri,   Russell Harriman