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Daniel Alaei

Hometown: Burlingame

Country of Origin: United States

@dalaei

Recorded Earnings
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$7,488,201
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*Earnings include live events and online events with confirmed real-name results.

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Date	Series	Event	Day

Jul 07, '13	2013 44th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 61 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha	3	+
Daniel Alaei Wins Event No. 61 ($852,692) Jul 08, '13 Level: 29 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 1 out of 386 Players Eliminated: 4th: Tom Marchese – $278,298 3rd: James Wiese – $380,836 2nd: Jared Bleznick – $526,625 Live Updates: *Tom Marchese Eliminated in Fourth Place ($278,298)* Jared Bleznick and Tom Marchese got into a preflop raising battle before the flop fell 1052. Bleznick bet 500,000 and Marchese called all in. The two players then tabled their hands. Bleznick: 9875 Marchese: AK73 Turn and River: QQ Marchese was eliminated in fourth place and Bleznick won the pot to grow his stack to 2 million thanks to two pair, queens and fives. *James Wiese Eliminated in Third Place ($380,836)* James Wiese raised to 200,000 preflop and Jared Bleznick reraised to 650,000. Wiese called and the flop was dealt 1062. Wiese then got the last of his chips into the middle against Bleznick. The two players then flipped over their cards. Bleznick: K987 Wiese: QJ106 Turn and River: 54 Bleznick won the pot with a straight to grow his stack to 4.9 million in advance of the heads-up final against Daniel Alaei (6.6 million), and Wiese was eliminated in third place. *Daniel Alaei Wins Event No. 61 ($852,692) — Jared Bleznick Eliminated in Second Place ($526,625)* The first hand of the heads-up match saw Daniel Alaei raise to 200,000 preflop and Jared Bleznick called. The flop was dealt 742 and Bleznick checked. Alaei bet 275,000 and Bleznick raised to 1.25 million. Alaei called and the turn fell 10. Bleznick bet the pot and Alaei raised all in. Bleznick called all in and the final two players revealed their hands one last time. Alaei: 101043 Bleznick: K765 River: 2 Alaei won the pot and the tournament with a full house. Bleznick was eliminated in second place and took home $526,625 in prize money. Alaei was awarded his fourth gold bracelet and the top prize worth $852,692. Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of the live updates, chip counts, photos, and videos from the Main Event, which will conclude on July 15 when the November Nine is set. Player Tags: Daniel Alaei, James Wiese Level 28 Update: Gjergj Sinishtaj Out 6th, Numit Agrawal Out 5th Jul 08, '13 Level: 28 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 4 out of 386 Average Chip Count: 1,930,000 Chip Counts: Seat 4: Daniel Alaei – 7,520,000 Seat 5: Jared Bleznick – 1,680,000 Seat 6: Tom Marchese – 710,000 Seat 7: James Wiese – 1,550,000 Players Eliminated: 6th: Gjergj Sinishtaj – $153,372 5th: Numit Agrawal – $205,512 Live Updates: *Gjergj Sinishtaj Eliminated in Sixth Place ($153,372)* Gjergj Sinishtaj raised and Daniel Alaei called preflop. James Wiese also called and the flop was dealt A108. Wiese checked, Sinishtaj bet all in for 710,000, and Alaei called. Wiese folded and the two remaining players revealed their cards. Alaei: J1087 Sinishtaj: AKJ3 Turn and River: 99 Sinishtaj was eliminated in sixth place and Alaei grew his stack to 5 million thanks to a straight. *Numit Agrawal Eliminated in Fifth Place ($205,512)* James Wiese raised to 200,000 and Numit Agrawal reraised the pot. Wiese then reraised all in and Agrawal called all in. The two players then tabled their hands. Wiese: KQ109 Agrawal: AA63 Board: J873K Wiese won the pot with a straight to grow his stack to 1.5 million and Agrawal was eliminated in fifth place. Player Tags: Daniel Alaei, James Wiese, Numit Agrawal, Gjergj Sinishtaj Level 26 Update: Rory Brennan Eliminated in 8th Place Jul 08, '13 Level: 26 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 7 out of 386 Average Chip Count: 1,654,286 Chip Counts: Seat 1: Gjergj Sinishtaj – 1,470,000 Seat 2: Numit Agrawal – 1,065,000 Seat 4: Daniel Alaei – 1,875,000 Seat 5: Jared Bleznick – 2,900,000 Seat 6: Tom Marchese – 645,000 Seat 7: James Wiese – 2,600,000 Seat 9: Sean Dempsey – 850,000 Players Eliminated: 8th: Rory Rees Brennan – $88,061 Live Updates: *Daniel Alaei Doubles up to the Chip Lead* Daniel Alaei raised to 115,000 and Jared Bleznick reraised to 350,000 right behind him. Alaei called and the flop was dealt J95. Alaei bet 775,000 and Bleznick raised. Alaei called all in and the two players tabled their hands. Alaei: A987 Bleznick: AKK9 Turn and River: 36 Alaei doubled up to 2.55 million thanks to a flush and he took the chip lead at the final table. *Rory Brennan Eliminated in Eighth Place ($88,061)* Rory Brennan raised all in preflop for 90,000 and Jared Bleznick reraised to 200,000 to isolate. Everyone else folded and the two remaining players revealed their hands. Bleznick: KKJ6 Brennan: 101043 Board: A72Q4 Brennan was eliminated in eighth place and Bleznick was up to 2.5 million thanks to a pair of kings. Player Tags: Daniel Alaei, Jared Bleznick Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 61 ($10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha) Jul 07, '13 The final table of Event No. 61 ($10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha) 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 Oleksii Kovalchuk in tenth place ($52,611), the nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 24 with blinds of 15,000-30,000, 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: Gjergj Sinishtaj – 1,960,000 Seat 2: Numit Agrawal – 325,000 Seat 3: Rory Rees Brennan – 885,000 Seat 4: Daniel Alaei – 2,090,000 Seat 5: Jared Bleznick – 2,860,000 Seat 6: Tom Marchese – 630,000 Seat 7: James Wiese – 1,165,000 Seat 8: Alexander Kravchenko – 930,000 Seat 9: Sean Dempsey – 345,000 Although only nine player remain this event attracted a field of 386 players, creating a total prize pool of $3,628,400, and the top 45 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts: 1st Place: $852,692 2nd Place: $526,625 3rd Place: $380,836 4th Place: $278,298 5th Place: $205,512 6th Place: $153,372 7th Place: $115,637 8th Place: $88,061 9th Place: $67,742 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: Daniel Alaei, Alexander Kravchenko, Tom Marchese View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 01, '11	2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Heads-Up Championship	2	+
Round Two: Hour One -- Bonomo Busts Early May 31, '11 Note: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 2 is that the blinds begin at 300-600. Players Remaining: 63 out of 128 Starting Stacks: 150,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 50,000 and had 100,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with. Round 2 Seat Draw: Here is a look at the matchups for round 2 table-by-table in the Amazon Room: David Benyamine vs Erik Sagstrom Alexander Kostritsyn vs Anthony Guetti Chris Moorman vs Chris Moore Richard Lyndaker vs Vivek Rajkumar Dani Stern vs Michael Pesek Jake Cody vs Frank Kassela Shawn Buchanan vs Isaac Haxton Jonathan Jaffe vs Masaaki Kagawa Zach Hyman vs Ashton Griffin Bryn Kenney vs Tom Dwan Daniel Alaei vs Justin Bonomo Gus Hansen vs Greg Brooks Steve Billirakis vs Benjamin Tollerence Trevor Pope vs David Baker Shaun Deeb vs Matt Marafioti Antonio Esfandiari vs Maxim Lykov Eric Froehlich vs. Scott Clements Steve Zolotow vs. Ayaz Mahmood John Duthie vs. Jonathan Duhamel Carlos Mortensen vs. Amit Makhija Paul Volpe vs. Mikhail Smirnov Darren Elias vs. Lex Veldhuis Erik Cajelais vs. Scott Seiver Martin Kabrhel vs. Nikolay Evdakov Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Dan Cates Alex Kravchenko vs. Armitraj Singh Olivier Busquet vs. Justin Smith Andrew Robl vs. Erick Lindgren Kunimaro Kojo vs. Eugene Katchalov Vanessa Rousso vs. Nick Schulman Bruno Launais vs. David Paredes Kenny Tran vs. John Juanda Eliminations: Justin Bonomo Key Hands: *Daniel Alaei the First Player to Advance to Final 32 over Bonomo* Justin Bonomo held a set of deuces heading to the river against Daniel Alaei, who held a gutshot straight draw, and Bonomo was all in for his tournament life. The river card made Alaei’s straight and he advanced to the round of 32. Bonomo was the first player eliminated in the second round on the hand. *Nick Schulman Flops a Flush against Rousso* The flop read K 4 2 when Vanessa Rousso bet 7,500. Nick Schulman raised to 18,500 and Rousso then reraised all in. Schulman made the call to cover Rousso and they flipped over their cards: Rousso: A 8 Schulman: 10 8 Turn and River: 4 and 3 Schulman had flopped the flush and he won the hand to grow his stack considerably. Rousso went to her add-on chips to reload after the hand. Player Tags: Daniel Alaei, Justin Bonomo, Vanessa Rousso, Nick Schulman Round Three: Hour One â€“ Slow Start to Round of 32 Matches with More Chips in Play Jun 01, '11 NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 3 is that the blinds begin at 600-1,200. Players Remaining: 32 out of 128 Starting Stacks: 300,000 broken up into three chances â€” meaning that the players started with 100,000 and had 200,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldnâ€™t be used to wager with. Ongoing Matches: David Benyamine vs. Anthony Guetti Chris Moorman vs. Richard Lyndaker Dani Stern vs. Jake Cody Isaac Haxton vs. Jonathan Jaffe Ashton Griffin vs. Tom Dwan Daniel Alaei vs. Gus Hansen Steve Blilirakis vs. Trevor Pope Matt Marafioti vs. Maxim Lykov Eric Froehlich vs. Steve Zolotow John Duthie vs. Carlos Mortenson Jason Smirnov vs. Darren Elias Erik Cajelais vs. Nikolay Evdakov Yevgeniy Timshenko vs. Amritraj Singh Oliver Busquet vs. Andrew Robl Kunimaro Kojo vs. Nick Schulman David Paredes vs. John Juanda Eliminations: NONE Key Hands: *Hansen vs. Alaei* There was 10,000 in the pot and a board of 6 5 3 A sat on the table when Daniel Alaei bet 7,500 from the small blind. Hansen went into the tank for a minute and eventually tossed in the chips for the call. The 6 fell on the river and Alaei checked. Hansen bet 22,200 and Alaei made the call after some thought. Alaei revealed K 3 and Hansen mucked the 10 face up. Alaei took the lead in their match after the hand. *Juanda Down to his Final 100,000* John Juanda moved all in on a 8 4 3 A board with 10 8 in the hole but unfortunately for him David Paredes was waiting to make the call with J 8. His dominant hand faded the river and he won the pot, forcing Juanda to reach for his final 100,000 to reload. *Lykov vs. Marafioti Match Heating Up* The most interesting match at the start of day 2 so far has been between Matt Marafioti and Maxim Lykov. The two have been jousting early and often and that hasnâ€™t gone so well for Lykov, who is currently out of rebuy chips. In perhaps the largest confrontation between the two so far, Lykov bet 3,500 from the button preflop and Marafioti raised to 10,500. Lykov then reraised all in and Marafioti made the call to cover him. Their cards: Lykov: 4 4 Marafioti: K K Board: 7 5 4 K 9 Marafioti won the seesaw hand thanks to the king on the turn and Lykov was forced to reload after the hand. Player Tags: John Juanda, Gus Hansen, Daniel Alaei, David Paredes, Maxim Lykov, Matthew Marafioti View All Live Updates From This Event
May 31, '11	2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker	$25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Heads-Up Championship	1	+
Round Two: Hour One -- Bonomo Busts Early May 31, '11 Note: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 2 is that the blinds begin at 300-600. Players Remaining: 63 out of 128 Starting Stacks: 150,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 50,000 and had 100,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with. Round 2 Seat Draw: Here is a look at the matchups for round 2 table-by-table in the Amazon Room: David Benyamine vs Erik Sagstrom Alexander Kostritsyn vs Anthony Guetti Chris Moorman vs Chris Moore Richard Lyndaker vs Vivek Rajkumar Dani Stern vs Michael Pesek Jake Cody vs Frank Kassela Shawn Buchanan vs Isaac Haxton Jonathan Jaffe vs Masaaki Kagawa Zach Hyman vs Ashton Griffin Bryn Kenney vs Tom Dwan Daniel Alaei vs Justin Bonomo Gus Hansen vs Greg Brooks Steve Billirakis vs Benjamin Tollerence Trevor Pope vs David Baker Shaun Deeb vs Matt Marafioti Antonio Esfandiari vs Maxim Lykov Eric Froehlich vs. Scott Clements Steve Zolotow vs. Ayaz Mahmood John Duthie vs. Jonathan Duhamel Carlos Mortensen vs. Amit Makhija Paul Volpe vs. Mikhail Smirnov Darren Elias vs. Lex Veldhuis Erik Cajelais vs. Scott Seiver Martin Kabrhel vs. Nikolay Evdakov Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Dan Cates Alex Kravchenko vs. Armitraj Singh Olivier Busquet vs. Justin Smith Andrew Robl vs. Erick Lindgren Kunimaro Kojo vs. Eugene Katchalov Vanessa Rousso vs. Nick Schulman Bruno Launais vs. David Paredes Kenny Tran vs. John Juanda Eliminations: Justin Bonomo Key Hands: *Daniel Alaei the First Player to Advance to Final 32 over Bonomo* Justin Bonomo held a set of deuces heading to the river against Daniel Alaei, who held a gutshot straight draw, and Bonomo was all in for his tournament life. The river card made Alaei’s straight and he advanced to the round of 32. Bonomo was the first player eliminated in the second round on the hand. *Nick Schulman Flops a Flush against Rousso* The flop read K 4 2 when Vanessa Rousso bet 7,500. Nick Schulman raised to 18,500 and Rousso then reraised all in. Schulman made the call to cover Rousso and they flipped over their cards: Rousso: A 8 Schulman: 10 8 Turn and River: 4 and 3 Schulman had flopped the flush and he won the hand to grow his stack considerably. Rousso went to her add-on chips to reload after the hand. Player Tags: Daniel Alaei, Justin Bonomo, Vanessa Rousso, Nick Schulman Round Three: Hour One â€“ Slow Start to Round of 32 Matches with More Chips in Play Jun 01, '11 NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 3 is that the blinds begin at 600-1,200. Players Remaining: 32 out of 128 Starting Stacks: 300,000 broken up into three chances â€” meaning that the players started with 100,000 and had 200,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldnâ€™t be used to wager with. Ongoing Matches: David Benyamine vs. Anthony Guetti Chris Moorman vs. Richard Lyndaker Dani Stern vs. Jake Cody Isaac Haxton vs. Jonathan Jaffe Ashton Griffin vs. Tom Dwan Daniel Alaei vs. Gus Hansen Steve Blilirakis vs. Trevor Pope Matt Marafioti vs. Maxim Lykov Eric Froehlich vs. Steve Zolotow John Duthie vs. Carlos Mortenson Jason Smirnov vs. Darren Elias Erik Cajelais vs. Nikolay Evdakov Yevgeniy Timshenko vs. Amritraj Singh Oliver Busquet vs. Andrew Robl Kunimaro Kojo vs. Nick Schulman David Paredes vs. John Juanda Eliminations: NONE Key Hands: *Hansen vs. Alaei* There was 10,000 in the pot and a board of 6 5 3 A sat on the table when Daniel Alaei bet 7,500 from the small blind. Hansen went into the tank for a minute and eventually tossed in the chips for the call. The 6 fell on the river and Alaei checked. Hansen bet 22,200 and Alaei made the call after some thought. Alaei revealed K 3 and Hansen mucked the 10 face up. Alaei took the lead in their match after the hand. *Juanda Down to his Final 100,000* John Juanda moved all in on a 8 4 3 A board with 10 8 in the hole but unfortunately for him David Paredes was waiting to make the call with J 8. His dominant hand faded the river and he won the pot, forcing Juanda to reach for his final 100,000 to reload. *Lykov vs. Marafioti Match Heating Up* The most interesting match at the start of day 2 so far has been between Matt Marafioti and Maxim Lykov. The two have been jousting early and often and that hasnâ€™t gone so well for Lykov, who is currently out of rebuy chips. In perhaps the largest confrontation between the two so far, Lykov bet 3,500 from the button preflop and Marafioti raised to 10,500. Lykov then reraised all in and Marafioti made the call to cover him. Their cards: Lykov: 4 4 Marafioti: K K Board: 7 5 4 K 9 Marafioti won the seesaw hand thanks to the king on the turn and Lykov was forced to reload after the hand. Player Tags: John Juanda, Gus Hansen, Daniel Alaei, David Paredes, Maxim Lykov, Matthew Marafioti View All Live Updates From This Event
Mar 06, '11	2011 The Big Event	Main Event	2	+
Level 5 Update -- Late Arrivals Make Early Exits Mar 06, '11 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 123 out of 154 Chip Counts: 1. Brcue Antman — 80,000 2. Kenny Lawson — 75,000 3. Arnaud Mattern — 70,000 4. Allen Kessler — 55,000 5. Daniel Negreanu — 50,000 6. Dwyte Pilgrim — 40,000 7. Ray Henson — 40,000 8. Michael Kazt — 40,000 9. David Baker — 40,000 10. John Hennigan — 40,000 Notable Eliminations: Daniel Alaei Chris Moore Nikolay Evdakov Big Hands: *Three Pros Down* Two professional players who entered the tournament late on day 1B have already been eliminated. They are Daniel Alaei and Chris Moore, and they were joined on the rail by Nikolay Evdakov during level five. *Ray Henson Gets Aggressive* The big blind bet 2,375 with a 10 8 5 flop sitting on the table and Ray Henson raised to 5,300 on the button. Men Nguyen got out of the way on the small blind and the big blind went into the tank. He eventually made the call and then the turn fell K. Henson bet 6,500 and his opponent mucked. *David Baker vs. Amit Makhija* There was 11,500 in the pot and the board read Q 8 7 Q 6 when David Baker bet 9,000 on the button. Amit Makhija went into the tank and eventually mucked the Q face up on the table. Baker flashed the Q 8 as he collected the pot. *Poker Tweet — Daniel Negreanu* Player Tags: Ray Henson, David Baker, Daniel Negreanu, Daniel Alaei, Chris Moore, Amit Makhija, Nikolay Evdakov View All Live Updates From This Event
Feb 28, '11	2011 L.A. Poker Classic	WPT Main Event	4	+
Daniel Alaei Eliminated Feb 28, '11 James Carroll raised to 28,000 and Daniel Alaei moved all in for 150,000. Carroll called with pocket tens, but he was well behind to Alaei’s pocket jacks. Nonetheless, the board board a ten, giving Carroll the pot and a new stack of 1.9 million. Alaei was sent to the rail in 35th place. Player Tags: James Carroll, Daniel Alaei View All Live Updates From This Event
Jan 25, '11	2011 Aussie Millions	Aussie Millions Main Event	3	+
Alaei Over and Out Jan 25, '11 Daniel Alaei moved all in on a short stack for 11,000 preflop and Michael Guttman made the call. Their cards: Alaei: K 6 Guttman: A K Board: J 3 2 A 7 Alaei was eliminated on the hand. Player Tags: Daniel Alaei View All Live Updates From This Event
Oct 18, '10	2010 Festa Al Lago Classic	WPT Festa Al Lago Main Event	4	+
Daniel Alaei Eliminated in 31st Place ($16,120) Oct 18, '10 Annette Obrestad just knocked out Daniel Alaei in a big pot to boost her stack to 630,000. Alaei picked up A-K, but ran right into Obrestad’s pocket aces to end his tournament run. Player Tags: Daniel Alaei, Annette Obrestad View All Live Updates From This Event
Jul 09, '10	2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker	$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event	5	+
Level Six Hour One Update: Ted Lawson Busts Jul 09, '10 NOTE: Here is the break down of the schedule for the rest of the day: Level 7 First Half of Level 8 Dinner Break: 90 minutes Second Half of Level 8 First Half of Level 9 Day 2A will end around 11 p.m. Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante Players Remaining: 2,412 out of 2,412 Average Chip Count: Card Player Chip Counts Barry Shulman – 113,325 Matt Matros – 50,000 Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 36,400 Steven A. Murphy – 23,500 Justin Marchand – 23,400 Adam Schoenfeld – 23,000 Bryan Devonshire – 13,800 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Corwin Cole – 230,000 2. Mathieu Sauriol – 217,000 3. Dwyen Ringbauer – 192,000 4. Andrew Liporace – 178,000 5. Lauren Kling – 168,000 6. Jorn Walthaus – 160,000 7. Josef Monro 152,000 8. Barny Boatman – 150,000 9. Johnny Chan – 149,000 10. Michael Reed – 142,125 Notable Eliminations: James Akenhead Ted Lawson Rob Hollink Big Hands: Ted Lawson Eliminated After the flop came down Q65, seat 7 fired 5,000. Ted Lawson was next to act and he took his time to make a decision. The bet was more than a third of his remaining stack and after much deliberation, he finally moved all in. His opponent snap-called and they showed their hands: Lawson: 99 Seat 7: AQ Lawson was trailing and the board finished off J and A and Lawson was eliminated. Seiver Takes One Scott Seiver raised to 1,100 preflop and the player in seat 8 made the call. The flop came down Q94 and Seiver led out with 2,000. His opponent decided to let it go there before losing any more chips and Seiver took down the pot. He was at 54,000. Mizrachi Bluff Fails We got to the table after the board had run out A5323. The player in seat 9 had fired a bet and Michael Mizrachi raised to almost 30,000. His opponent tanked long and the ESPN cameras caught all the action. Finally, seat 9 made the call and Mizrachi lightly tapped the table. “Ace-jack?” Mizrachi inquired. His opponent turned over A10 for aces-up and Mizrachi dropped a big pot. He was at 95,000 after the hand. *Alaei Doubles* Daniel Alaei and his opponent got all of the money in the middle on a flop of J97. Daniel Alaei showed J10 and had the lead against his opponent’s A7. The turn was the 9 and the river bricked off, doubling up Alaei to 30,000. *Duke Scores a Double* On a flop of 3210, Annie Duke checked and her opponent bet 8,000. Duke check-raised to 17,500 and her opponent went into the tank and thought for three minutes before moving all-in. Duke snap-called and tabled 33 and left her opponent drawing very thin with his KK. The ESPN crew was called over to film the all-in pot. The turn was the 2 and the river was the 6, eliminating her opponent and doubling Duke up to 130,000. After the hand, Duke joked with the rest of her table about how painful it can be to wait so long for each card to be dealt with the cameras filming. Sneaky Kaplan Gets Caught On a flop of J97 Gabe Kaplan checked to Luca Pagano, who bet 2,300. After some deliberation and asking the dealer what the bet was, Kaplan threw out 5,300. The floor was called over, eventually deciding that Kaplan’s bet was merely a call. Action continued as both players checked the 7 turn. When the K fell on the river Kaplan led out for 3,100 and Pagano paused for thought. He called and as Kaplan announced “queen-high,” Pagano turned over 49 for two pair to take the pot and chip up to around 31,000. Kaplan had just 10,400 after the hand. Cole Going Strong On a board of 10Q3K, the day’s starting chip leader Corwin Cole checked to his opponent, who bet 6,000 from the button. Cole check-raised to 35,000, putting his opponent all in for essentially 16,000. His opponent called and they showed down: Cole: K10 Opponent: K9 Cole held two pair to his opponent’s one pair and straight draw. The 8 river helped neither player and Corwin busted another player while chipping up to 230,000. Mueller Takes One Down Greg Mueller check-raised his opponent from 1,600 to 4,400 on a flop of KK3. His opponent called and the turn brought the A. Mueller checked and called when his opponent fired 6,000 into the pot on the turn. The 6 fell on the river and both players checked. Mueller showed A7 for two pair and his opponent mucked. Mueller had 34,000 after the hand. *Scotty Gets Action* Scotty Nguyen and two other players saw a flop of AA5. The first player bet 2,500, Nguyen called, and the third party made it 7,500. The first player folded and Nguyen moved all-in for 18,650. His opponent went into the tank for a solid five minutes before calling. Nguyen showed 55, giving him a full house and was ahead of the A4 of his opponent. The turn was the K and the river was the Q and Nguyen doubled up to 62,000. *Hasan Habib Gets a Knockout* The player on the button raised to 1,200 and Hasan Habib made it 7,000 from the big blind. The button then moved all-in for his last 20,000 and Habib made the call. Habib showed AK and was ahead of the button’s QJ. The flop came AA5, giving Habib trips and leaving his opponent nearly drawing dead. The turn was the 4 and the river was the 3, giving the pot to Habib, as he moved up to 72,000 in chips. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Annie Duke, Hasan Habib, Ted Lawson, Michael Mizrachi, Gabe Kaplan, Daniel Alaei, Scott Seiver, Corwin Cole View All Live Updates From This Event
Jul 04, '10	2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker	Event 55 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship	4	+
Alaei Wins Event No. 55 ($780,599) Jul 05, '10 Big Hands: Mattila Finishes in 3rd ($354,218) Ville Mattila raised the pot from the button and Daniel Alaei reraised the pot from the small blind, enough to put Mattila in. He called. Their hands: Mattila: AK72 Alaei: KK62 The flop ran AJ6, giving Mattila the best hand going into the turn. That’s when things started looking grim for Mattila, as the K fell to give Alaei a set. The river was the 10 and Mattila was gone in 3rd place, making $354,218. With that, Alaei and Miguel Proulx were heads up and Alaei held a dominating chip lead. Alaei Wins Event No. 55 ($780,599), Proulx Gets Runner-Up ($482,265) In a quiet limped pot the flop ran 1095 and Miguel Proulx checked, allowing Daniel Alaei to bet 250,000. Proulx called and again checked on the 2 turn. Alaei bet 900,000 and Proulx raised all in. Alaei called quickly. Their hands: Alaei: 7655 Proulx: AK102 Alaei held a set and Proulx was in trouble. The river brought the J and Alaei eliminated Proulx in second place ($482,265) to win event No. 55 and his third WSOP bracelet. He also took $780,599. Player Tags: Daniel Alaei, Miguel Proulx, Ville Mattila Level 31: We are Down to Three Jul 05, '10 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 3 out of 346 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Daniel Alaei — 6,130,000 2. Ville Mattila — 2,380,000 3. Miguel Proulx — 1,610,000 Notable Eliminations: 4th – Ludovic Lacay Big Hands: Lacay Busts in 4th ($262,208) Ludovic Lacay put his last 415,000 all in preflop and Daniel Alaei called. After some long consideration and confusion from Ville Mattila, he folded and Alaei and Lacay showed their hands heads up: Lacay: KJ92 Alaei: AKQJ The board ran out Q25103, giving Alaei two pair and eliminating Lacay in 4th place, for which he made $262,208. Player Tags: Daniel Alaei, Ludovic Lacay Level 29: Uyesugi Gone in 5th ($195,631) Jul 04, '10 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 4 out of 346 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Ville Mattila — 3,480,000 2. Ludovic Lacay — 3,200,000 3. Daniel Alaei — 2,130,000 4. Miguel Proulx — 1,610,000 Notable Eliminations: 5th – Trevor Uyesugi Big Hands: Uyesugi Rivered Out in 5th ($195,631) Trevor Uyesugi opened to 280,000 and Daniel Alaei put in a raise of enough to cover Uyesugi. Uyesugi called off his remaining chips and they showed down: Alaei: 710JQ Uyesugi: 4678 The flop ran 1084 to give Uyesugi two pair. The K fell on the turn and he was still ahead, but the 10 river gave Alaei the best hand and Uyesugi was gone in 5th, for $195,631. Player Tags: Daniel Alaei, Trevor Uyesugi Level 25: Action Slows Jul 04, '10 Blinds: 15,000-30,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 346 Average Chip Count: 1,153,333 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Miguel Proulx — 2,380,000 2. Ludovic Lacay — 2,300,000 3. Daniel Alaei — 1,800,000 4. Dmitry Stelmak — 1,100,000 5. Matthew Wheat — 745,000 6. Ville Mattila — 605,000 7. Stephen Pierson — 450,000 8. Trevor Uyesugi — 420,000 9. Alexander Kravchenko — 295,000 Big Hands: Good Start for Stelmak Dmitry Stelmak checked a flop of 29J and Daniel Alaei fired 140,000. The third player in the hand folded and Stelmak called. The 8 fell on the turn and Stelmak again checked, with Alaei doing the same. The 9 river saw another check-check and Stelmak showed Q107A for a straight. Alaei mucked and Stelmak took down a nice pot early. Player Tags: Daniel Alaei, Dimitry Stelmak View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 12, '10	2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker	Event 25 - $10,000 Omaha 8 or Better Championship	1	+
Event No. 25 ($10,000 Omaha eight-or-better world championship) Begins at 5 p.m. on Saturday Jun 12, '10 Event No. 25 ($10,000 Omaha eight-or-better world championship) at the 2010 World Series of Poker will begin at 5 p.m. PDT on Saturday, June 12. Players will begin with 30,000 in tournament chips. Blinds will begin at 100-200 with 200-400 limits. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 60-minute dinner break after level 4 on day 1. Here is a look at the schedule for the event: Saturday, June 12, 5 p.m.: Day 1 (play 8 levels) Sunday, June 13, 3 p.m.: Day 2 (play down to final table or through 10 levels) Monday, June 14, 3 p.m.: Final Table In 2009 this event attracted 179 players and the tournament was won by Daniel Alaei, who took home $535,687 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you full live updates, top-ten chip counts, and results each day from this marquee event. Player Tags: Daniel Alaei View All Live Updates From This Event