Level 4 Hour 1 Update: Howard Lederer Short Stacked
Jul 05, '09
Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante
Chip Counts:
1. Jeff Lisandro – 131,000
2. Andy Seth — 110,000
3. Tsi Chen — 95,700
4. Hevad Khan — 94,000
5. Lenny Coretillino — 90,000
6. Christian Heich — 85,000
7. Igor Barukhov — 84,000
8. Joe Hachem — 82,000
9. Amnon Philippi — 80,000
10. Marc Naalden — 80,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Matt Matros — 30,000
Notable Eliminations:
Jamie Gold
Sirous Jamshidi
Big Hands
Lee Watkinson vs. Scotty Nguyen
The player in seat 2 raises to 600 before the flop, Scotty Nguyen reraises to 1,800 from late position, Lee Watkinson calls from the button as does the original raisesr. The flop comes A
63
, Nguyen bets 2,000, Watkinson calls and seat 2 folds. The turn is the 5
, and this time both players check. The river is the 6
, Nguyen bets 2,000 and Watkinson calls. Nguyen turns over JJ while Watkinson shows QQ. Watkinson rakes the pot, building his stack up to 72,000 while Nguyen falls down to 50,000 this hand.
Lisandro Adds To His Lead
The player in the small blind completes the bet and Jeff Lisandro checks his option from the big blind. The flop comes AJ8, Lisandro bets 600 and the small blind calls. The turn is the 8, and both players check around. The river is the J, and this time the small blind leads out for 1,750. Lisandro raises to 5,750 and the small blind calls. The small blind turned over A8 for a full house on the turn, but Lisandro turns over J5 for a better full house on the river. Lisandro rakes the pot, adding to his lead with 132,000 in chips after this hand.
Howard Lederer Saves Money on River
On a board of 4228, Howard Lederer check-called a bet of 2,200 by a player on the button. The 8 fell on the river, putting two pair on board and Lederer once again checked. His opponent went into the tank before finally exposing pocket jacks. Lederer flashed his pocket tens and saved money when the board doubled paired on the end. Lederer is at just 12,0775.
Sirous Jamshidi Eliminated
On a flop of 1094, Sirous Jamshedi gets it all in against one opponent.
Jamshidi: 109
Opponent: AA
Jamshidi gets it in good after flopping top two pair, and the turn is the 5. The river is the 4, pairing the board and giving his opponent aces up. Sirous Jamshidi is eliminated from the tournament.
Eric Liu Loses Small Pot
On a flop of 874, Eric Liu bet 1,100 from the button and a player in early position made the call. The 9 hit the turn and action was checked to Liu again. Liu fired out a bet of 3,500 and was quickly called by his opponent. The 2 fell on the river and the player once again checked to Liu. Liu elected to check behind and his opponent tabled the 87 for middle pair. Liu mucked and is at 34,000.
Player Tags: Andrew Wang, Scotty Nguyen, Howard Lederer, Jeffrey Lisandro, Sirous Jamshidi
