Keith Hawkins Poker Tournament Updates

Tournamet Update -- End of Day 4

Sep 30, '09

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 9 out of 334

Chip Counts:

Jason Mercier — 3,198,000
James Akenhead — 1,398,000
Praz Bansi — 1,160,000
Barry Shulman — 1,090,000
Markus Ristola — 784,000
Antoine Saout — 701,000
Matt Hawrilenko — 674,000
Chris Bjorin — 518,000
Daniel Negreanu — 438,000

Average Chip Count: 1,113,333

Notable Eliminations:

12: Thomas Bichon — £51,536
11: Keith Hawkins — £51,536
10: Eric Liu — £51,536

Big Hands:

Thomas Bichon Eliminated in 12th Place (£51,536)

On the first hand of level 22 James Akenhead raised to 55,000 preflop and Thomas Bichon reraised all in for 143,000. Akenhead made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Akenhead: KK
Bichon: 1010

Board: 52294

Bichon was eliminated in 12th place and Akenhead continued to build his chip stack up in second chip position behind Jason Mercier.

Keith Hawkins Eliminated in 11th Place (£51,536)

Keith Hawkins raised to 52,000 under the gun and Praz Bansi reraised to 200,000 on the button. Hawkins reraised all in and Bansi made the call. Their cards:

Hawkins: AK
Bansi: 99

Board: Q54JJ

Hawkins was eliminated in 11th place and Bansi grew his stack to 1.2 million, good for third chip position.

Eric Liu Eliminated in 10th Place (£51,536)

Jason Mercier raised in early position preflop and Eric Liu reraised all in. Mercier made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Liu: QQ
Mercier: KJ

Board: AK1073

Liu was eliminated in 10th place and Mercier added to his large chip lead. Day 4 ended with the conclusion of the hand. Stay tuned for chip counts and a recap of the day’s events.

Player Tags: Keith Hawkins,   James Akenhead,   Praz Bansi,   Eric Liu,   Jason Mercier,   Thomas Bichon

$10,000 Main Event - Day 5 - Level 20 (Hour 2)

Jul 12, '08

Players are now going on a 20-minute break.

Blinds: 6,000/12,000 with 2,000 ante

Players Left: 144 of 6,844

Average Chip Stack: 951,000

Chip Counts:

James McManus - 3,400,000
Cristian Dragomir - 2,800,000
David Benefield - 2,700,000
Mark Ketteringham - 2,300,000
Ivan Demidov - 2,250,000
Nikolay Losev - 2,250,000
Jeremy Joseph - 2,100,000
Mark Vos - 2,000,000
Albert Kim - 1,900,000
Andrew Rosskamm - 1,900,000

Eliminations:

Chip Jett
Gus Hansen
Hoyt Corkins
Cory Albertson
Noah Kawashige
Chris Overgard
Justin St. John
Patrick Zamarian
Jeremiah Smith

Big Hands/Storylines

Ladies Abandon Corkins

Hoyt Corkins and Ivan Demidov exchanged a series of preflop raises until Corkins finally announced all-in for his remaining 260,000 in chips. Ivan Demidov had him covered, and had him beat with AA. Corkins held QQ. The flop came 1054, followed by the 5 on the turn and J on the river, and Corkins was eliminated.

Kenna Doubles Through Bishop

Stephen Kenna was facing a raise to 30,000 from Joe Bishop, but didn’t hesitate while moving all-in for his final 248,000. Bishop elected to make the call and showed AJ. Kenna was well ahead with AA, but he had to dodge some cards as the board played out. After a flop of 10105, the 8 on the turn provided Bishop a series of outs with a flush draw. Kenna sweated until the 2 fell on the river and doubled him up.

Hellmuth bluffed out of pot, not happy

With the board QT4Q, Phil Hellmuth bet 140,000 and was called by David Saab in the cutoff position. Albert Kim folded and then the river was the 8. Hellmuth checked and Saab bet 200,000. Hellmuth quickly folded -- he later said he held pocket nines -- and Saab flipped over K9. Hellmuth was especially exasperated after the hand, saying he couldn't believe how these players make it to day five. He told Saab, "I'd love to see the string of beats you put on people to make it here."

Hawkins Fries Friedberg

One-time Card Player employee Keith Hawkins of England raised from under the gun to 32,000 and play was folded to Jonathan Friedberg who moved all-in for his final 171,000 in chips. Hawkins elected to make the call, and found he was ahead with AQ. Friedberg held AJ, and missed on the flop that came 1073. The 2 offered no help on the turn and the 9 ended his hopes of a gold bracelet.
 

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Phil Hellmuth,   Jon Friedberg,   Keith Hawkins,   Stephen Kenna,   Ivan Demidov

$5,000 NL Hold'em Six-Handed - Level 13

Jun 27, '08

Blinds: 1200/2400 with 300 ante

Players Left: 54 of 805

Chip Leaders:

Steve Ware - 371,000
Bryn Kenney - 360,000
Paul Foltyn - 329,000
Bertrand Grospellier - 309,000
Nikolay Evdakov - 289,000
David Farber - 278,000
Edward Ochana - 255,000
Ferit Gabreillson - 219,000
Jesper Petersen - 210,000
Joe Commisso - 207,000

Big Hands

A Step in the Wong Direction

Jimmy Wong was in the big blind and watched the action unfold. The player in the cutoff moved all-in for 32,000, then the player on the button elected to call. Action came to Wong, who found himself staring at JJ. He made the reraise all-in for 41,100 more, putting the pressure squarely back on the button. The player elected to call, and flipped over AJ. The original raiser was all-in with 107. The flop came 922, and the 7 on the turn gave the shortstack some hope. But the 5 on the river sent the massive pot to Wong.

Hawkins Sweeps in Monster

Keith Hawkins and the player in seat 1 raised and reraised preflop, then saw the board come J73. Then all the chips went into the middle, Hawkins for 85,600, while his rival had him covered by just 5600 in chips. Hawkins showed KK for the over pair while seat 1 had AQ. The J hit the turn and 10 fell on the river and Hawkins made the massive double up.

Murnick Takes a Hit

The cutoff raised to 6500, the button called,  then Rich Murnick in the small blind elected to call as well. Tony Hachem, in the big blind, reluctantly folded. The flop came KK3, and Murnick stabbed at the pot with a 10,000 bet. The cutoff called and the button folded. The 7 was the turn and Murnick checked. The cutoff bet out 25,000 to put the pressure on Murnick, who had 42,000 remaining. He elected to lay his hand down.

Liu Wins Minor Battle

J.J. Liu raised to 6000 from the cutoff and Shannon Shorr made the call. The flop came K64, Liu bet 12,000 and Shorr surrendered.

 

Player Tags: Keith Hawkins,   Richard Murnick,   Shannon Shorr,   Jimmy Wong