Level 25, Hour Two: Mizrachi Takes One Down
Jul 15, '10
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 78 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 2,820,128
Card Player Chip Counts:
Tony Dunst – 1,600,000
Josh Brikis – 1,430,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Theo Jorgensen – 8,450,000
2. Michael Mizrachi – 7,725,000
3. John Racener – 7,250,000
4. Alexander Kostritsyn – 6,960,000
5. Jonathan Driscoll – 6,670,000
6. William Thorson – 6,200,000
7. Matt Affleck – 6,000,000
8. Joseph Cheong – 5,700,000
9. Edward Ochana – 5,500,000
10. Michal Wywrot – 5,300,000
Notable Eliminations:
84. Ian Gordon — $79,806
Player Twitter Accounts
Jean-Robert Bellande
Josh Brikis
Michael Mizrachi
Big Hands:
We Are Family
It wasn’t quite a family pot, but seven players saw a flop of J
9
2. Action was checked to Duy Le and he fired 125,000. Michael Mizrachi was the only caller and the two saw the 7
on the turn.
Both players checked and the river was the J. They checked again and Mizrachi tabled 66.
Le mucked and Mizrachi took down the pot. He was at 5.8 million after the hand.
Ochana Nails The Set
Gabriel Alarie raised to 115,000 from the cutoff and Edward Ochana made the call from the button. The flop came down QJ5
and Alarie checked. Ochana fired 140,000 and Alarie raised it up to 440,000.
Ochana then repopped to 1.4 million. Alarie had enough and mucked. Ochana then turned over 55 for a flopped set. He was up to 5.8 million.
Todd Witteles Out
Todd Witteles moved all in for his last 126,000 and Evan Lamprea tried to isolate by three-betting. But Niklas Toorell made the call to create a side pot and the flop came down J83.
Both players checked and the turn was the 3. They checked again and did the same when the 7 fell on the river. Witteles showed A9 for complete air. Lamprea showed AQ and it was good enough to take it down, sending Witteles out of the tournament.
Statz Flushes Jacobo
We caught up with this hand on the river. The board had run out J10982 and Benjamin Statz bet 500,000.
Jacobo Fernandez looked him up and Statz showed K4 for the king-high flush. Fernandez tabled 75 for a lower flush and he slipped to 900,000. Statz was at 3.1 million.
Jorgensen Takes One
Theo Jorgensen limped in from the small blind and Duy Le checked from the big blind. The two saw a flop of AK6 and they both checked.
The turn was the 3 and Jorgensen bet 50,000. Le made the call and the river was the Q. Jorgensen bet another 100,000 and Le mucked.
Jorgensen took down the pot and was at 8.45 million.
Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Theo Jorgensen, Todd Witteles, Benjamin Statz, Duy Le, Jacobo Fernandez, Gabriel Alarie, Edward Ochana
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 31, Hour Two Update: Filippi Candio Wins Huge Pot
Jul 17, '10
Blinds: 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 11,556,316
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Filippo Candio — 27,000,000
2. Jonathan Duhamel — 20,300,000
3. Pascal LeFrancois — 20,200,000
4. John Racener — 19,600,000
5. Matthew Jarvis — 18,450,000
6. Soi Nguyen — 15,200,000
7. Matt Affleck — 12,225,000
8. Jason Senti — 10,300,000
9. Adam Levy — 10,280,000
10. Michiel Sijpkens — 9,700,000
Player Twitter Accounts
Michael Mizrachi
Adam Levy
Eliminations:
21. Redmond Lee — $317,161
20. Patrick Eskandar — $317,161
Big Hands:
Redmond Lee Eliminated in 21st Place ($317,161)
Redmond Lee moved all in preflop for 2,445,000. Michiel Sijpkens called from the button with pocket tens. Lee tabled pocket fours and was in bad shape. The board ran out J76AQ and Lee was gone. Sijpkens was up to 13,500,000 after the hand.
Matt Affleck Still Recovering
Joseph Cheong bet on a flop of AJ10. Matt Affleck called and David Baker folded. The Q fell on the turn and Cheong bet 1,125,000 this time. Affleck made the call. The 3 fell on the river and action went check-check. Affleck tabled the 1010 for trip tens and Cheong mucked. Affleck was up to 12,250,000 after the hand. Cheong fell to 23,300,000.
Adam Levy Doubles Up
Adam Levy opened to 480,000 from the small blind. Benjamin Statz called from the big blind. The flop came 942 and Levy checked. Statz bet 400,000. Levy check-raised to 1,050,000. Statz reraised to 2,000,000. Levy moved all in for 4,600,000 million and Statz called to put Levy at risk.
Their cards:
Levy: 44
Statz: A5
Statz was in bad shape and the 10 on the turn was no help. The 10 fell on the river and Levy doubled to 10,280,000. Statz was down to 6,400,000.
Brandon Stevens Doubles Up
Michiel Sijpkens opened to 380,000. Brandon Steven called from the big blind and he checked a 753 flop. Sijkens shoved and Steven called all in for 1,700,000. Sijpkens tabled the A7. However, Steven turned over the nuts with the 64. Sijpkens was drawing dead on the turn. He fell to 11,500,000 while Steve doubled to 4,400,000.
John Dolan Doubles Up
Michael Mizrachi opened to 380,000 from under the gun. Sijpkens raised to 960,000. John Dolan moved all in for 2,265,000 from the button. Mizrachi folded. Sijpkens called with the A10. Dolan tabled the QQ and was ahead. The board ran out 96357 and Dolan doubled up to 5,200,000.
Filippi Candio Wins Huge Double Up
Filippi Candio opened and Joseph Cheong raised to 1,125,000. Candio made the call. The flop came 665 and Cheong bet 1,550,000. Candio raised to 4,425,000. Cheong moved all in with his massive stack. Candio called all in for 12,100,000, making the pot about 26,000,000. Candio tabled the 75 for sixes and fives. However, Cheong tabled the AA and was way ahead. The turn brought the 8 and Cheong needed to dodge one card to become the overwhelming chip leader of the tournament with about 37,000,000. However, the 4 pealed off the deck and Candio hit a straight. Cheong, the former chip leader, was down to about 10,000,000 while Candio was up to 27,000,000.
Pascal LeFrancois Over 20 Million
Pascal LeFrancois bet 375,000 and Patrick Eskandar made the call. The flop came Q72 and action went check-check. The 4 fell on the turn. LeFrancois bet 475,000 chips. Eskandar called. LeFrancois bet 980,000 on the 6 river. LeFrancois’ bet was called again and he tabled the 22 for a set. Eskandar mucked and was down to 1,200,000. LeFrancois was over 20,000,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Benjamin Statz, John Dolan, Redmond Lee, Adam Levy, Matt Affleck, Brandon Steven, Pascal LeFrancois, Joseph Cheong
