John Barch Poker Tournament Updates

Tex Barch Eliminated

Dec 10, '11

Another WSOP Main Event final tablist has hit the rail.

John “Tex” Barch was eliminated near the end of level 11 when his K-Q couldn’t out run K-10 and pocket fives.

Player Tags: John Barch

Level 22: Barch 10th; Final Table Now Underway

Jun 19, '11

NOTE: Play resumed today at 4:00pm with 25 players, and with the elimination of John Barch in 10th place ($24,441), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.

Blinds: 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 685

Average Chip Count: 685,000

Chip Counts:

1. Ben Lamb – 2,005,000
2. Christian Harder – 1,250,000
3. Adam Junglen – 818,000
4. Austin Scott – 670,000
5. Sam Stein – 635,000
6. Warren Fund – 625,000
7. Zimnan Ziyard – 500,000
8. Brock Parker – 362,000
9. Dilyan Kovachev – 195,000

Payouts:

1st. $420,802
2nd. $259,918
3rd. $184,368
4th. $132,623
5th. $96,737
6th. $71.548
7th. $53,633
8th. $40,748
9th. $31,360

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Warren Fund,   Austin Scott,   Ben Lamb,   Adam Junglen,   Christian Harder,   Dilyan Kovachev

Day 1 Begins at Noon

Jun 13, '11

Event No. 22 ($1,500 pot-limit Omaha) at the 2011 World Series of Poker will begin at noon on Monday, June 13. Players will begin with 1,500 in tournament chips and blinds will begin at 25-25. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 90-minute dinner break after level 6 on day 1. Here is a look at the schedule for the event:

Monday, June 13, noon: Day 1 (play 10 levels)
Tuesday, June 14, 2:30 p.m.: Day 2 (play down to final table or through 10 levels)
Wednesday, June 15, 2:30 p.m.: Final Table

In 2010 this event attracted 885 players and the tournament was won by Tex Barch, who took home $256,918 in prize money.

Player Tags: John Barch

End of Day 1

Jun 16, '10

105 players remain out of the 596 that began the tournament today.

The average chip stack is 42,571.

The winner of the event will walk away with $315,311 in prize money. The top 54 finishers will make the money, with 54th receiving $5,304.

Notables left include Tex Barch, T.J. Cloutier, Bertrand Grospellier, Frank Kassela, Christian Harder, Shannon Shorr, Adam Junglen and Richard Ashby.

Richard Ashby is near the top of the chip counts at the moment. Ashby and Barch are each going for their second bracelet of the series.

Notables eliminated from the tournament include Greg Raymer, Mike Sexton, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Ferguson, Matt Stout, Gavin Griffin, Isaac Haxton, Andy Bloch, Jonathan Little, Carlos Mortensen, Scott Seiver, Robert Williamson, Scotty Nguyen, Scott Montgomery, Josh Arieh, Eugene Todd, Tom McEvoy, Phil Ivey and defending champion J.C. Tran.

Player Twitter Accounts:

Christian Harder
Shannon Shorr
Adam Junglen

Players will return tomorrow at 2:30 PST to resume action.

Player Tags: John Barch,   Richard Ashby

Dinner Break

Jun 15, '10

270 players remain out of the 596 that began the tournament today.

The average chip stack is actually unknown at the present time due to add-ons that were allowed up until the end of the fourth level.

The winner of the event will walk away with $315,311 in prize money. The top 54 finishers will make the money, with 54th receiving $5,304.

Notables left include Tex Barch, Scott Seiver, T.J. Cloutier, Robert Williamson, Bertrand Grospellier, Frank Kassela, Scotty Nguyen, Scott Montgomery, Josh Arieh, Christian Harder, Eugene Todd, Shannon Shorr, Tom McEvoy, Adam Junglen and Phil Ivey.

Barch is near the top of the chip counts at the moment. Barch is going for his second bracelet of the series.

Notables eliminated from the tournament already include Greg Raymer, Mike Sexton, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Ferguson, Matt Stout, Gavin Griffin, Isaac Haxton, Andy Bloch, Jonathan Little and Carlos Mortensen.

Player Twitter Accounts:

Christian Harder
Eugene Todd
Shannon Shorr
Tom McEvoy
Adam Junglen
Phil Ivey

Players are now on a 90-minute dinner break and will return at about 8:30 PST.

Player Tags: John Barch

Day 2 Begins at 2:30 PST

Jun 16, '10

105 players remain out of the 596 that began the tournament yesterday. The players still left with play toward a final table on day 2.

The average chip stack is 42,571.

The winner of the event will walk away with $315,311 in prize money. The top 54 finishers will make the money, with 54th receiving $5,304.

Notables left include Tex Barch, T.J. Cloutier, Bertrand Grospellier, Frank Kassela, Christian Harder, Shannon Shorr, Adam Junglen and Richard Ashby.

Richard Ashby is near the top of the chip counts at the moment. Ashby and Barch are each going for their second bracelet of the series.

Player Twitter Accounts:

Christian Harder
Shannon Shorr
Adam Junglen

Stay tuned to Card Player for action from the Rio!

Here are the chip counts heading to day 2:

Player Tags: John Barch,   Richard Ashby

End of Day 1

Jun 16, '10

105 players remain out of the 596 that began the tournament today.

The average chip stack is 42,571.

The winner of the event will walk away with $315,311 in prize money. The top 54 finishers will make the money, with 54th receiving $5,304.

Notables left include Tex Barch, T.J. Cloutier, Bertrand Grospellier, Frank Kassela, Christian Harder, Shannon Shorr, Adam Junglen and Richard Ashby.

Richard Ashby is near the top of the chip counts at the moment. Ashby and Barch are each going for their second bracelet of the series.

Notables eliminated from the tournament include Greg Raymer, Mike Sexton, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Ferguson, Matt Stout, Gavin Griffin, Isaac Haxton, Andy Bloch, Jonathan Little, Carlos Mortensen, Scott Seiver, Robert Williamson, Scotty Nguyen, Scott Montgomery, Josh Arieh, Eugene Todd, Tom McEvoy, Phil Ivey and defending champion J.C. Tran.

Player Twitter Accounts:

Christian Harder
Shannon Shorr
Adam Junglen

Players will return tomorrow at 2:30 PST to resume action.

Player Tags: John Barch,   Richard Ashby

Dinner Break

Jun 15, '10

270 players remain out of the 596 that began the tournament today.

The average chip stack is actually unknown at the present time due to add-ons that were allowed up until the end of the fourth level.

The winner of the event will walk away with $315,311 in prize money. The top 54 finishers will make the money, with 54th receiving $5,304.

Notables left include Tex Barch, Scott Seiver, T.J. Cloutier, Robert Williamson, Bertrand Grospellier, Frank Kassela, Scotty Nguyen, Scott Montgomery, Josh Arieh, Christian Harder, Eugene Todd, Shannon Shorr, Tom McEvoy, Adam Junglen and Phil Ivey.

Barch is near the top of the chip counts at the moment. Barch is going for his second bracelet of the series.

Notables eliminated from the tournament already include Greg Raymer, Mike Sexton, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Ferguson, Matt Stout, Gavin Griffin, Isaac Haxton, Andy Bloch, Jonathan Little and Carlos Mortensen.

Player Twitter Accounts:

Christian Harder
Eugene Todd
Shannon Shorr
Tom McEvoy
Adam Junglen
Phil Ivey

Players are now on a 90-minute dinner break and will return at about 8:30 PST.

Player Tags: John Barch

Day 2 Begins at 2:30 PST

Jun 16, '10

105 players remain out of the 596 that began the tournament yesterday. The players still left with play toward a final table on day 2.

The average chip stack is 42,571.

The winner of the event will walk away with $315,311 in prize money. The top 54 finishers will make the money, with 54th receiving $5,304.

Notables left include Tex Barch, T.J. Cloutier, Bertrand Grospellier, Frank Kassela, Christian Harder, Shannon Shorr, Adam Junglen and Richard Ashby.

Richard Ashby is near the top of the chip counts at the moment. Ashby and Barch are each going for their second bracelet of the series.

Player Twitter Accounts:

Christian Harder
Shannon Shorr
Adam Junglen

Stay tuned to Card Player for action from the Rio!

Here are the chip counts heading to day 2:

Player Tags: John Barch,   Richard Ashby

Boom Boom Boom, Barch Wins!

Jun 12, '10

Medic Falls in 4th Place $74,946)

Nenad Medic entered the final table as a near 3-1 chip leader over his opponents. Unfortunately for him, things did not go his way today as he gradually lost chips and was ultimately eliminated in 4th place.

Medic raised to 140,000, putting nearly half of his chips in the pot in the process. Tex Barch re-raised the pot, and Medic called all in.

Barch: AQ76
Medic: Q1094

The flop came KJJ, giving Medic straight draws, but the board finished K and J, not helping the former chip leader and eliminating him in 4th place. He took $74,946 for performance.

Dang Hanged in 3rd Place ($102,306)

One hand after Medic busted Trai Dang found himself all in, also against Barch.

On a flop of Qc4sJh Barch bet 250,000 and Dang moved all in. He was called and saw that he was in trouble.

Barch: AKK3
Dang: KQ107

The turn was the 6 and the river was no help either, sending dang out in 3rd place with $102,306.

This hand left a huge mountain in front of Klinghammer Thibaut. Barch held 3.5 million of the chips, compared to Thibaut’s 410,000.

Tex Wins Omaha! Thibaut Finishes Runner-Up ($158,698)

After hours of no eliminations, it took three hands for the final three eliminations to take place and the winner to be crowned.

In a limped pot the flop came JA7 and Tex Barch fired out 60,000. Klinghammer Thibaut called and the turn brought the 10. Barch put Thibaut all in for his last 200,000 or so and was called. Their hands:

Barch: J872
Thibaut: 10872

Barch held two pair and a straight draw while Thibaut showed a smaller two pair and straight draw. The river was the Q and Barch’s hand held, eliminating Thibaut in second place. Thibaut won $158,698 for his runner-up finish.

Barch finished 3rd in the WSOP Main Event back in 2005, winning $2.5 million. With tonight’s win he collected the second largest tournament prize of his career, $256,919 and collected his very own WSOP bracelet.

Player Tags: John Barch,   Nenad Medic,   Klinghammer Thibaut

Four Eliminations So Far

Jun 12, '10

When the final table began Nenad Medic sat with a near 3-1 chip lead over the next nearest player, Tex Barch. Medic quietly remained the chip leader as the first four victims were eliminated from the final table.

Denton Pfister First To Go, Finishes in 9th Place ($19,259)

John “Tex” Barch raised to 40,000 and Denton Pfister re-popped it to 120,000.

Barch called and the flop came 62A. With Pfister holding just 37,000 behind, he went all in and Barch made the call.

Pfister: QQ106
Barch: AK28

Barch already had the lead with two pair and the K turn gave him an event stronger two pair. The K river changed nothing and Pfister was the first elimination of the day, winning $19,259.

Patterson Out in 8th Place ($24,695)

Several raises back and forth between Tyler Patterson and Blair Rodman left Patterson all in preflop. Their hands:

Rodman: AA85
Patterson: AQ106

Patterson’s hand was never ahead on a board that ran 8103A9. Patterson was out in 9th place, taking $24,695.

Rodman Booted By Thibaut in 7th Place ($32,007)

Blair Rodman made it 26,000 to go and Klinghammer Thibaut made the call from the big blind.

On a flop of 964 Thibaut checked to Rodman who bet 55,000, only to have Thibaut check-raise him all in on a pot-sized bet 223,000. Rodman called and they showed their hands.

Rodman: 9875
Thibaut: AJ76

Both players were heavily drawing, but the A turn put Thibaut ahead and the K made it official — Rodman was eliminated in 7th place, winning $32,007 in prize money.

Thibaut had around 790,000 in chips after the hand.

Chang Knocked Out in 6th Place ($41,971)

A short-stacked Chris Hyong Chang raised to 42,000 pre-flop and called off the rest of his chips when Tex Barch re-raised to 150,000. Their hands:

Barch: AAK10
Chang: A974

The board ran 10462Q and Chang was gone in 6th, earning $41,971 for his efforts.

Player Tags: Blair Rodman,   John Barch,   Nenad Medic,   Klinghammer Thibaut

Level 2 Update: Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Jun 20, '09

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 250

Notable Eliminations:

Daniel Negreanu

Big Hands:

Matt Vengrin Doubles Through Tex Barch

On a flop of A86, Tex Barch bets 1,200 and Matt Vengrin calls.

The turn is 10, and Vengrin checks to Barch who bets 4,000. Vengrin raises all in for 9,000 and change, Barch calls.

Vengrin: AAQ4
Barch: J987

Vengrin gets it in just slightly behind with top set and the nut flush draw against Barch’s made nut straight, but the Q on the turn fills Vengrin as he doubles up this hand.

David Benyamine Triples Up

On a flop of J94, Bruno Fitoussi bets 800, and a player behind him raises to 2,700. Both David Benyamine and Bruno Fitoussi call the raise.

The turn is the 2, and Benyamine moves all in for his last 125. Fitoussi raises to 2,000 for the side pot and his opponent calls.

The river is the 8, and both players check the side pot. Fitoussi mucks and his opponent rakes the side pot with top two pair (J1094). Benyamine turns over Q1053 for a straight, raking the main pot and tripling up this hand.

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Daniel Negreanu was pulling double duty today in both this event and Event # 38. Buying into the $10,000 PLO event when the $2,000 Limit event went on dinner break, Negreanu was already out of add-ons by the time the $2,000 NLH event was back from dinner, never missing a hand as if nothing had happened.

His final PLO hand came when he got it all in on a flop of 863.

Negreanu: 10954
Opponent: AAJ3

The turn and river are the 8 and the J, no help for Negreanu who makes his way back over to the Amazon Room in record time.

Left In The Deck:

Players took a twenty-minute break at the completion of Level 2 and have just returned at 7:45 pm PDT to begin Level 3.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   David Benyamine,   Bruno Fitoussi,   John Barch,   Matthew Vengrin

Level 14 Update: Sandra Naujoks, Tex Barch, Justin Smith Eliminated

Jun 18, '09

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Remaining: 33 out of 363

Chip Counts:

1. Jesper Hougaard – 500,000
2. Rifat Palevic – 390,00
3. Sorel Mizzi – 375,000
4. Isaac Baron – 255,000
5. Ralph Perry – 177,000
6. Anthony Lellouche – 150,000
7. David Ulliott – 109,000
8. James Smyth – 107,000
9. Michael Watson – 90,000
10. Jeff Lisandro – 20,000

Average Chip Count: 165,000

Notable Eliminations:

Sandra Naujoks
Tex Barch
36. Justin Smith – 11,345

Big Hands:

David Ulliott Doubles Up Twice

Severely short stacked with 26,000 in chips, David Ulliott went all-in preflop and was called by an opponent. Ulliott tabled the AA86 and got the perfect flop of the Q42, to have his opponent drawing stone cold dead. Ulliott is at just 54,000 however, well below average.

Not too long after, Ulliott was put all-in by Justin Smith. Ulliot made the quick call with the majority of his chips already in the middle. Ulliott tabled the AA53 and was up against the AK9J of Smith. The flop was safe for Ulliott as it came 944. The 7 fell on the turn, making spades safe for a double up. The 10 hit the river and Ulliott is up to 109,000. Smith was at 51,000 before being eliminated shortly after.

Sandra Naujoks Eliminated

Sandra Naujoks was all-in, along with Clayton Newman, against Richard Austin.

Their cards:

Naujoks: 101055
Newman: A432
Austin: Q687

The flop came 542. Naujoks flopped top set but was behind against the wheel of Newman. Austin, with his monster drawing hand, was a favorite with the straight and flush draws. Naujoks needed the board to pair in order to survive. Even with the best hand at the moment, Newman had just a 12 percent chance to win, needing to dodge almost the entire deck twice. The J hit the turn and the K fell on the river, as Newman’s wheel miraculously held up. Naujoks was eliminated.

Tex Barch Bubbles To Straight Flush

On a board of A856, Tex Barch was all-in with the J1097, for a nine-high straight and a flush draw. His opponent, Richard Austin, held the 7433 for a lower straight, but also had a straight flush draw to boot. The disaster for the 2005 Main Event third place finisher came on the river, as the 2 fell, giving Austin a straight flush. Barch bubbled the tournament.

Jeff Lisandro Left With 20,000 Chips

With the J1098, Jeff Lisandro had almost all his chips in the middle against the A1052 of Jonathan Cantor. The flop board ran out A107AK and Cantor won the pot with his full house. Lisandro has just 20,000 chips to return to after the break.

Left In The Deck:

The players are now in the money.

Action has stopped for a 60 minute dinner break.

Player Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro,   John Barch,   Justin Smith,   Sandra Naujoks

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 17 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Left:  14 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Rob Hollink - 620,000
Andy Bloch - 570,000
J.C. Tran - 515,000
Aaron Katz - 420,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 340,000
Eric Buchman - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 240,000
Eric Froehlich - 230,000
Chris Vitch - 205,000

Average Stack: 311,450

Eliminations:
15^th – Michael Mizrachi
16^th – Matt Woodward
17^th – Tex Barch
18^th – Kieu Duong

Big Hands and Storylines:

Bloch Wins Monster Pot; Duong Eliminated

Rob Hollink made it 20,000 to go from middle position. Brock “t soprano” Parker, on Hollink’s left, upped it to 30,000. Then, to Parker’s left, Kieu Duong moved in for 34,000. As if this wasn’t enough action, Andy Bloch popped it up to 40,000. Both Hollink and Parker called. The flop was 1074; Hollink checked, Parker checked, Bloch bet, and the other two called. The action followed the same pattern on the J turn. Bloch bet the 5 on the river and this time both Hollink and Parker folded. Bloch’s pocket kings were enough to take down the massive pot and Duong was eliminated.

Tex is Toast

Tex Barch was eliminated in 17^th place when his AQ failed to hold against Jerrod Ankenman’s AT. The board rolled out 102284 and Barch unhappily called down to the river, giving away the last of his chips. Though Barch's night is through, Ankenman is very much in contention with his 330,000.

Matt Woodward Eliminated in 16^thPlace

Matt Woodward was all-in pre-flop against J.C. Tran. Tran, on the button, showed an understandably weak 87 and was chasing against Woodward’s AQ. Woodward remained stoic on the J53 flop, but his demeanor changed to reflect the 8 on the turn; he rolled his eyes and nodded his head in a resigned fashion. The K on the river sealed Woodward’s exit and he was eliminated in 16^th place, taking home $25,615.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Kieu Duong,   Andy Bloch,   Tommy Hang,   Eric Buchman,   Michael Mizrachi,   Aaron Katz,   John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Matt Woodward,   Eric Froehlich,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break

Blinds: 4,000-8,000

Players Left:  18 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Aaron Katz - 530,000
Andy Bloch - 395,000
Brock Parker - 380,000
Michael Mizrachi - 325,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Chris Vitch - 260,000
Eric Froehlich - 250,000
Rob Hollink - 250,000
Matt Woodward -240,000

Average Stack: 242,200

Eliminations:

19^th place – Todd “Dan Druff” Witteles
20^th place – Thomas Johnston
21^st place – Hoyt Corkins
22^nd place – Spencer Lawrence

Big Hands and Storylines:

Corkins Eliminated in 21^st Place

Apparently Aaron Katz doesn’t have premium hands all the time. Hoyt Corkins found this out the hard way when his QQ was cracked by Katz’s 65 on a JT63K board. Katz, who won a $1,500 limit hold’em event in 2004, is on an excellent track to claim his second bracelet. He is currently the chip leader with 530,000.

Thomas Johnston Eliminated in 20^th Place

Thomas Johnston declared his “pot-committedness” before the hand as almost his entire stack would be consumed by the big blind. He was still in good spirits as he saw Jerrod Ankenman and Tex Barch cap the betting pre-flop. The flop was AJ5 and both Barch and Ankenman checked. Barch bet the J turn and Ankenman folded. The river was the 5c. When Barch showed AA Johnston, having not looked at his cards claimed, “I could have pocket jacks.” He flipped his cards one at a time. The first was the 5, eliciting a roar from the table. Unfortunately for Johnston, his second card was the 10 and he had to go, eliminated in 20^th place.

Hollink Continues to Straighten Out

Eric Froehlich raised from middle position and the only caller was Rob Hollink in the big blind. The flop was 1087 and Hollink check-called a bet from Froehlich. The turn was a 6 and Hollink checked. “EFro” bet and the man from Groningen put out a raise. Froehlich called and the pair saw the 4 river. Hollink bet and Froehlich called.  The two showed:

Hollink: A9
Froehlich: AA

Hollink’s second straight in as many levels has him up to 250,000, coincidentally, the same amount as Froehlich.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Andy Bloch,   Tommy Hang,   Michael Mizrachi,   Rich Chase,   Aaron Katz,   John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Matt Woodward,   Spencer Lawrence,   Todd Witteles,   Eric Froehlich,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report,   Thomas Johnston

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Left:  31 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Eric Froehlich - 320,000
Michael Mizrachi - 280,000
Matt Woodward - 278,000
J.C. Tran - 270,000
Tex Barch - 270,000
Steve Sung - 265,000
Hoyt Corkins - 260,000
Brock “t soprano” Parker - 230,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 179,100
Andy Bloch - 146,000
Greg DeBora - 145,000

Average Stack: 140,650

Eliminations:
Erick Lindgren
Justin Bonomo
Thomas Wahlroos

Big Hands and Storylines:

Parker Busts Bonomo

Despite doubling up a few hands earlier against Eric Froehlich, Justin Bonomo would see all of his chips disappear against Brock “t soprano” Parker. Rob Hollink raised from the cutoff and Bonomo, with only 15,000 total chips, raised it up. Parker 4-bet from the big blind, Hollink called, and Bonomo tossed his final few chips in. Hollink called Parker’s bet on the J62 flop, but folded to a second-barrel on the 2 turn. With that, Parker took down the small side pot, but he still needed to best Bonomo’s holding in order to claim the sizeable main pot. Parker showed AK, and ace-king high was well ahead of Bonomo’s A9. The river was the 7 and Bonomo found himself out 10 places before the money.

Spencer Lawrence Giveth, and Spencer Lawrence Taketh Away

Thomas Wahlroos was all-in for his final 11,500 against Spencer Lawrence. Lawrence had a meager Q7, but was racing against the Finn’s 55. The board was a safe one for Wahlroos – K629K – and he raked in a pot of 27,000. That relief was short-lived however. Although their table was broken when they reached 36 players, the duo found themselves seated together once again at a new table. It was here that Lawrence’s pocket nines would hold up against Wahlroos’s pocket sevens. Wahlroos, who had earlier been commiserating with Rob Hollink about bubbling in tournaments, has a new story to add to his collection.

Musical Chairs

Another significant result of having a table break was that Brock Parker took a seat to J.C. Tran’s left. The duo have 500,000 chips between them, with Tran holding a 270k to 230k advantage over Parker. Despite having Parker outchipped, Tran can not be happy with this recent turn of events.

Muy Bueno

Patrick Bueno, chip leader at the start of the day, had seen his stack dwindle to a measly 20,000 before he found himself all-in on the A77 flop. Both he and his opponent had an ace, but Bueno’s queen kicker nipped his opponent’s ten. The turn and river blanked and Bueno found himself smiling again, brandishing a stack of 50,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   J.C. Tran,   Erick Lindgren,   Andy Bloch,   Michael Mizrachi,   John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Greg DeBora,   Justin Bonomo,   Matt Woodward,   Spencer Lawrence,   Eric Froehlich,   Steve Sung,   Patrick Bueno,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

Dinner Break

Jul 08, '07

The remaining players have just gone on dinner break and will return at 8:30 to Level 4 and a blind in crease to $200-$400 with a $50 ante.

Level 3 Eliminations

Andy Bloch

Andy Bloch made a pre-flop raise of $2,800 and the player in seat no. 7 made the call. The flop came K 9 3, and both players checked around. The turn brought the Jd and Bloch bet out $5,000. Seat no. 7 re-raised and moved all-in, Bloch called (Seat no. 7 had Bloch covered). Seat no. 7 turns over A 10 for the ace-high flush and Bloch showed K K for top set. The river brought the 4 and Andy Bloch was eliminated halfway through Level 3.

Jennifer Tilly

Jennifer Tilly was also eliminated in level 3 when she moved all-in on the flop with Q-J for an open-ended straight draw and her opponent called her down with pocket aces. Tilly did not improve on the board and that was the end of her run at this year’s main Event.

John “Tex” Barch

In a three—handed pot and on a flop of A 8 8, all players checked around to the turn. The turn brought the 2 and Tex Barch moved all-in for $5,500. One player dropped out while seat no. 8 called instantly. Barch turned over A J for aces-up while seat no. 8 showed 9 8 for trips. The river brought the 8 and seat no. 8 catches the case eight to make quads and send Barch to the rail.    

No Soup for Phil!

www.PokerStars.com team member, Jason Alexander limped into a pot and Phil Gordon checked his option in the big blind. The flop came 10-3-2, and Gordon bet out. Alexander raised and Gordon called. The turn brought another 10 and this time Phil bet out and Alexander just called. The river brought a 5 and Alexander gets the rest of his money in the pot. Gordon pays him off with trip tens, but it wouldn’t come without a little trash talk from the pro when he saw Alexander turn over pocket fives for a full house in the river. Needless to say, Gordon was pissed and Alexander was delighted, but everyone was laughing again soon enough. 

Dicken Gets Rivered

Darrell Dicken was the next pro to catch a horrible beat on the river. On a flop of Q 10 8, Dicken led out with $1,700 and te player in seat no. 9 moves all-in for $16,300 more. Dicken made the call and turned over Q 10 while his opponent showed Q 9. The turn brought the 6 giving seat no. 9 a flush draw along with the gutshot straight draw to the river. The river brought the J, giving seat no. 9 his straight and allowing him to double through Dicken. Dicken wasn’t too happy after this hand either, but he just shook it off and got right back to business.

J.C. Tran Doubles Up

J.C. Tran was finding a little more luck in the deck and doubled up from the short-stack during Level 3. Tran got it all in pre-flop with A-Q against an opponent’s pair of sixes. Tran hit an ace on the turn and managed to double the size of his stack heading into dinner.

Chris Ferguson Knocks One Out

On a flop of A 10 4, Chris Ferguson bet out $3,000 and the player in seat no. 6 moves all-in for $1,750 more. Ferguson calls with A Q while his opponent shoed A J. The turn and river brought the 5 and the 7, no help to his opponent as Ferguson gets another confirmed kill under his belt and cushions his stack before dinner.

Players will return from dinner at 8:30 p.m., so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for more updates and your favorite Pro Blogs.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Chris Ferguson,   Phil Gordon,   John Barch,   Jennifer Tilly,   Darrell Dicken,   Jason Alexander