Nesbitt Coburn Poker Tournament Updates

Final Table Set

Jun 20, '07

Action got down to ninehanded and each hand was watched by the eyes of ESPN cameras and rail birds closely. In the end Howard Lederer was the television bubble boy when he was busted by the two pair of Jeffrey Lisandro. The players then re-drew for seats at the final table. A decision now had to be made to play through the night, or come back tomorrow. The ESPN producers made their case for the latter, since they intended to film the action. Lisandro was the only player who wanted to continue, but he changed his mind when they told him they would begin the final table at 1 p.m. tomorrow. This would allow him to still participate in the 5 p.m. event tomorrow. The players then bagged up their chips and this is how things will look when they take their seats at 1 p.m. tomorrow:

Seat No. 1: Daniel Negreanu - $164,500
Seat No. 2: Gregory Pappas - $144,000
Seat No. 3: Nick Frangos - $90,500
Seat No. 4: David Brody - $16,000
Seat No. 5: Jeffrey Lisandro - $195,000
Seat No. 6: Nesbitt Coburn - $150,500
Seat No. 7: Severin Walser - $24,000
Seat No. 8: Farshad Cohen - $75,500

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Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   David Brody,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Nesbitt Coburn,   Gregory Pappas,   Nick Frangos,   Farshad Cohen,   Severin Walser

Hour Four

Jun 21, '07

Severin Walser Eliminated in Fourth Place ($28,105)

Severin Walser made an all-in call and Nick Frangos flipped over A-Q-10 on third street. Walser flipped over two deuces with a five and it was off to the races. The race was made intresting when Frangos was dealt K K and Walser was dealt 9 9 through fifth street. Frangos now had a pair of kings, but Walser had made nines up. Frangos made aces up when he received the A on sixth street. Walser received the 5 for a better version of nines up. Walser’s hopes were crushed on seventh street though, when Frangos received the Kdto make kings full of aces. He was eliminated in fourth place, and took home $28,105 in prize money.

Threehanded

There was a slight pause in the action then the chip counts were announced once again:

Nick Frangos: $385,000
Jeffrey Lisandro: $239,000
Nesbitt Coburn: $236,000

Lisandro’s Move

Lisandro then went on a tear, playing the majority of the pots, while also winning them. He got Frangos to lay down his cards in a big confrontation and that grew his stack to almost $300,000.

Break Time

After scored yet another pot the players went on a fifteen minute break. The payers returned from break and the limits were kicked up to $15,000-$30,000 with a $3,000 ante.

Nesbitt Coburn Eliminated in Third Place ($42,643)

Nesbitt Coburn was all in against Nick Frangos for his tournament life. Unfortunately for Coburn, Frangos made eights full of threes on the hand. Coburn was eliminated in third place, and he took home $42,643.

Player Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro,   Nesbitt Coburn,   Nick Frangos,   Severin Walser

Nesbitt Coburn Eliminated in Third Place ($42,643)

Jun 21, '07

Nesbitt Coburn was all in against Nick Frangos for his tournament life. Unfortunately for Coburn, Frangos made eights full of threes on the hand. Coburn was eliminated in third place, and he took home $42,643.

Player Tags: Nesbitt Coburn,   Nick Frangos

Hour Three

Jun 21, '07

The fortuitous final five players went through the actions of a few more hands after Pappas busted and they then went on a fifteen minute break. They returned from the break and Sam Minutello announced the chip counts:

Daniel Negreanu: $214,000
Nick Frangos: $274,000
Nesbitt Coburn: $114,000
Jeffrey Lisandro: $126,000
Severin Walser: $132,000

The limits were also kicked up to $10,000-$20,000 when the players returned from break, with a $2,000 ante.

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated in Fifth Place ($21,321)

Daniel Negreanu moved all in and Severin Walser made the call. Walser had rolled up deuces and Negreanu had a pair of jacks on fifth street. Sixth street was no help to either player and seventh street was then dealt. Walser flipped over another inconsequential card and then all eyes turned to Nergeanu. He slowly peaked at his card and said, “It’s a spade, it’s a JACK!” He then flipped over the 6. Negreanu was eliminated in fifth place, and he took home $21,321 in prize money. “Time for Omaha,” exclaimed Negreanu as he rode out of sight.

Leader Board

Nick Frangos had built a comfortable lead at this point, while two players had only a handful of bets remaining:

Nick Frangos: $461,000
Nesbitt Coburn: $76,000
Jeffrey Lisandro: $131,000
Severin Walser: $181,000

Nes Doubled Up

Coburn moved all in on sixth street and Frangos made the call. Frangos showed down jacks up and Coburn could only muster a pair of jacks. Coburn managed to escape the kiss of death and sucked out on seventh street when he was dealt a queen. This gave him a queen-high straight and he survived.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Nesbitt Coburn,   Nick Frangos,   Severin Walser

Continuing The Action

Jun 21, '07

Lull in the Action

Nesbitt Coburn then doubled up through Nick Frangos and Greg Raymer made an appearance to sweat the action. After the after the aforementioned action that took place over the course of back to back hands play slowed down for the next 20 hands. Jeffrey Lisandro was able to double up through Pappas with three fours during this stretch.

Gregory Pappas Eliminated in Sixth Place ($16,282)

Gregory Pappas was the next to hit the rail in sixth place. Pappas had started the day with a healthy amount of chips, but his fall from grace was complete when he was busted by Nesbitt Coburn and his king-high straight. He took home $16,282 in prize money.

Chip Counts

Daniel Negreanu: $246,000
Nick Frangos: $305,000
Nesbitt Coburn: $103,000
Jeff Lisandro: $94,000
Severin Walser: $102,000

Player Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro,   Nesbitt Coburn,   Gregory Pappas,   Nick Frangos

Final Table Set

Jun 20, '07

Action got down to ninehanded and each hand was watched by the eyes of ESPN cameras and rail birds closely. In the end Howard Lederer was the television bubble boy when he was busted by the two pair of Jeffrey Lisandro. The players then re-drew for seats at the final table. A decision now had to be made to play through the night, or come back tomorrow. The ESPN producers made their case for the latter, since they intended to film the action. Lisandro was the only player who wanted to continue, but he changed his mind when they told him they would begin the final table at 1 p.m. tomorrow. This would allow him to still participate in the 5 p.m. event tomorrow. The players then bagged up their chips and this is how things will look when they take their seats at 1 p.m. tomorrow:

Seat No. 1: Daniel Negreanu - $164,500
Seat No. 2: Gregory Pappas - $144,000
Seat No. 3: Nick Frangos - $90,500
Seat No. 4: David Brody - $16,000
Seat No. 5: Jeffrey Lisandro - $195,000
Seat No. 6: Nesbitt Coburn - $150,500
Seat No. 7: Severin Walser - $24,000
Seat No. 8: Farshad Cohen - $75,500

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Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   David Brody,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Nesbitt Coburn,   Gregory Pappas,   Nick Frangos,   Farshad Cohen,   Severin Walser

Hour Four

Jun 21, '07

Severin Walser Eliminated in Fourth Place ($28,105)

Severin Walser made an all-in call and Nick Frangos flipped over A-Q-10 on third street. Walser flipped over two deuces with a five and it was off to the races. The race was made intresting when Frangos was dealt K K and Walser was dealt 9 9 through fifth street. Frangos now had a pair of kings, but Walser had made nines up. Frangos made aces up when he received the A on sixth street. Walser received the 5 for a better version of nines up. Walser’s hopes were crushed on seventh street though, when Frangos received the Kdto make kings full of aces. He was eliminated in fourth place, and took home $28,105 in prize money.

Threehanded

There was a slight pause in the action then the chip counts were announced once again:

Nick Frangos: $385,000
Jeffrey Lisandro: $239,000
Nesbitt Coburn: $236,000

Lisandro’s Move

Lisandro then went on a tear, playing the majority of the pots, while also winning them. He got Frangos to lay down his cards in a big confrontation and that grew his stack to almost $300,000.

Break Time

After scored yet another pot the players went on a fifteen minute break. The payers returned from break and the limits were kicked up to $15,000-$30,000 with a $3,000 ante.

Nesbitt Coburn Eliminated in Third Place ($42,643)

Nesbitt Coburn was all in against Nick Frangos for his tournament life. Unfortunately for Coburn, Frangos made eights full of threes on the hand. Coburn was eliminated in third place, and he took home $42,643.

Player Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro,   Nesbitt Coburn,   Nick Frangos,   Severin Walser

Nesbitt Coburn Eliminated in Third Place ($42,643)

Jun 21, '07

Nesbitt Coburn was all in against Nick Frangos for his tournament life. Unfortunately for Coburn, Frangos made eights full of threes on the hand. Coburn was eliminated in third place, and he took home $42,643.

Player Tags: Nesbitt Coburn,   Nick Frangos

Hour Three

Jun 21, '07

The fortuitous final five players went through the actions of a few more hands after Pappas busted and they then went on a fifteen minute break. They returned from the break and Sam Minutello announced the chip counts:

Daniel Negreanu: $214,000
Nick Frangos: $274,000
Nesbitt Coburn: $114,000
Jeffrey Lisandro: $126,000
Severin Walser: $132,000

The limits were also kicked up to $10,000-$20,000 when the players returned from break, with a $2,000 ante.

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated in Fifth Place ($21,321)

Daniel Negreanu moved all in and Severin Walser made the call. Walser had rolled up deuces and Negreanu had a pair of jacks on fifth street. Sixth street was no help to either player and seventh street was then dealt. Walser flipped over another inconsequential card and then all eyes turned to Nergeanu. He slowly peaked at his card and said, “It’s a spade, it’s a JACK!” He then flipped over the 6. Negreanu was eliminated in fifth place, and he took home $21,321 in prize money. “Time for Omaha,” exclaimed Negreanu as he rode out of sight.

Leader Board

Nick Frangos had built a comfortable lead at this point, while two players had only a handful of bets remaining:

Nick Frangos: $461,000
Nesbitt Coburn: $76,000
Jeffrey Lisandro: $131,000
Severin Walser: $181,000

Nes Doubled Up

Coburn moved all in on sixth street and Frangos made the call. Frangos showed down jacks up and Coburn could only muster a pair of jacks. Coburn managed to escape the kiss of death and sucked out on seventh street when he was dealt a queen. This gave him a queen-high straight and he survived.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Nesbitt Coburn,   Nick Frangos,   Severin Walser

Continuing The Action

Jun 21, '07

Lull in the Action

Nesbitt Coburn then doubled up through Nick Frangos and Greg Raymer made an appearance to sweat the action. After the after the aforementioned action that took place over the course of back to back hands play slowed down for the next 20 hands. Jeffrey Lisandro was able to double up through Pappas with three fours during this stretch.

Gregory Pappas Eliminated in Sixth Place ($16,282)

Gregory Pappas was the next to hit the rail in sixth place. Pappas had started the day with a healthy amount of chips, but his fall from grace was complete when he was busted by Nesbitt Coburn and his king-high straight. He took home $16,282 in prize money.

Chip Counts

Daniel Negreanu: $246,000
Nick Frangos: $305,000
Nesbitt Coburn: $103,000
Jeff Lisandro: $94,000
Severin Walser: $102,000

Player Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro,   Nesbitt Coburn,   Gregory Pappas,   Nick Frangos

Michael Keiner Wins Event #14 ($146,987)

Jun 09, '07

The Steep Price of Poker

At the start of the heads-up match it cost $3,000 to ante up and $3,000 for the low card bet. The limits were $10,000-$20,000.

Snowball Effect

Stud is a game where if you’re not careful, it can already be too late to pull yourself out of troubled waters. A half hour into the heads-up match between Michael Keiner and Nesbitt Coburn it may have already been to late for Coburn, or too early considering it was 6:15 a.m. Keiner now held $840,000 to Coburn’s $330,000, and things were about to get worse.

Queens Up

With almost $200,000 in the pot, Coburn bet $20,000 on seventh street with 3899 exposed. Keiner raised to $40,000 with QK510 exposed and Coburn called. Keiner flipped over QJ5 for queens up and delivered another uppercut blow to Coubrun's chip stack, he was now down to $220,000.

The Final Countdown

Keiner continued to lean on Coburn, and he was between a rock and a hard place with only $80,000. With 6AJQ exposed, Coburn mucked his hand after committing $60,000 of that last $80,000. Keiner had made a raise on seventh street with 996A exposed. The writing was on the wall at this point, Coburn had $18,000 left.

Michael Keiner Wins Event #14 ($146,987)

Coburn was all in on third street and Keiner quickly made the call. He then turned over pocket kings as his hole cards. Coburn just laughed as he was dealt 104(39JA)4. Keiner drove in the final dagger with KK(2432)Q. “YESSSS!!!!” cried out Keiner triumphantly when the win was official. He then asked the dealer to pinch him and said, “I’m not dreaming.” Coburn was eliminated in second place, and took home $80,876 in prize money. Keiner won the $1,500 seven card stud event, the gold bracelet, and $146,987.

Player Tags: Nesbitt Coburn,   Michael Keiner

Final Table - Hour Three

Jun 09, '07

Barry Greenstein Eliminated in 4th place ($33,698)

Barry Greenstein was the next player to be eliminated. Nesbitt Coburn sent him to the rail with a pair of tens. Greenstein was the fourth-place finisher, and he will take home $33,698 in prize money. As is his normal custom, Greentstein signed a copy of his book, “Ace on the River,” and handed it to Cobrun before heading out of the tournament area.

Sinking Sung

Over the next sequence of hands it appeared that Steve Sung had a death wish. He was first knocked down to $200,000 by Coburn, when he mucked to a seventh street bet. He was then knocked down to $80,000 by Michael Keiner, who showed 103(Q1025dK. Sung mucked once again. It looked like Sung was on auto-pilot at this point. He tossed chips into pot after pot, on street after street. Coburn scored another blow on Sung with K10(AK54)2. Sung now held only $45,000.

Steve Sung Eliminated in 3rd place ($51,222)

Sung moved all in on fifth street and Coburn made the call. Coburn made kings and tens, and Sung mucked his hand. Sung was eliminated in third place, and he took home $51,222 in prize money.

Heads-Up!

The final two players decided to settle things this morning, as opposed to coming back later today. The chip counts at the beginning of their heads-up match were as follows:

Nesbitt Coburn: $530,000
Michael Keiner: $640,000

The players went on a ten minute break before the beginning of play.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Nesbitt Coburn,   Michael Keiner,   Steve Sung

Final Table - Hour Two

Jun 09, '07

Robertson Crippled

With J3A4 exposed, John Robertson mucked his hand after he smooth called all the way down to seventh street in a pot with Nesbitt Coburn. Coburn had 6K6Q exposed. Robertson had only $11,000 left after he let the massive pot pass him by.

John Robertson Eliminated in 7^th Place ($15,097)

John Robertson was all in for $11,500. Both Steve Sung and Greg Raymer made the call. Raymer and Sung then grew the pot to over $140,000. Sung showed down K8(J2610)J. Raymer turned over QQ(9A3Q)10. Robertson mucked his hand and was eliminated in seventh place, he will take home $15,097 in prize money. Sung now had an astounding $354,000. He was quite close to the chip leader, Michael Keiner, who once seemed insurmountable with $380,000. Raymer was crippled on the hand and now holds only $15,500.

Greg Raymer Eliminated in 6^th Place ($19,680)

After he was crippled in the hand with Sung, Raymer was eliminated in sixth place. The team PokerStars professional took home $19,680 in prize money.

Dale Phillips Eliminated in 5^th Place ($26,150)

They’re dropping like flies now. Dale Phillips quickly followed the examples set by Eubanks, Robertson, and most recently Raymer. He hit the rail in fifth place, and took home $26,150 in prize money.

Player Tags: John Robertson,   Nesbitt Coburn,   Greg Raymer,   Steve Sung