Toto Leonidas Eliminated in 10th Place ($26,627)
Mar 18, '08
Toto Leonidas pushes all in under the gun for 76,000, and action folds to Alemu Tesema, who pushes all in himself for about 130,000. The other players fold, and Leonidas turns up A
10
. Tesema was in a dominating lead with A
K as the board ran out Q 9 3 2 Q
. Tesema took down the pot to eliminate Leonidas in 10th place ($26,627).
Player Tags: Toto Leonidas, Alemu Tesema
Alemu Tesema Doubles Through Ardavan Yazdi
Mar 18, '08
Ardavan Yazdi raised to 17,000 preflop and Alemu Tesema pushed all in for 66,500 total. It folded to Yazdi, who eventually called, showing A J. Tesema turned over pocket kings for the lead. The flop brought a jack and a queen, no help to either, but the turn was an ace to give Yazdi the lead. The river, however, brought a 10 to put Tesema back ahead with a Broadway straight. He doubled up in the hand and how sits with almost 140,000.
Player Tags: Alemu Tesema, Ardavan Yazdi
Table 22: Alemu Tesema Doubles Up
Mar 18, '08
Mike Matusow limps preflop, and Alemu Tesema pushes all in for 37,000. Ryan Young calls and Matusow gets out of the way. Young turns over pocket sevens and Tesema flips up pocket tens. The board pairs, but otherwise bricks out, and Tesema doubles up.
Player Tags: Ryan Young, Alemu Tesema
Table23: Wynn Freeroller Still In
Mar 18, '08
Alemu Tesema, a player who qualified for this $10,000 buy-in event for free, is still in the running for the top prize. Tesema earned tickets for a raffle for every hour that he played cash games in the Wynn poker room. One of his tickets was then chosen from the nearly 16,000 tickets, and he earned his seat in the event. His cash-game play could earn him almost $700,000 if he takes this tournament down.
Player Tags: Alemu Tesema
No Action For Ricky Chow
Mar 19, '08
Ricky Chow limps under the gun and Ardavan Yazdi calls on the button. Alemu Tesema completes from the small blind and Larry Wright checks his option.
Everyone checks the 55494 board until the river, where Chow bets 46,000. Wright thinks it over for awhile before mucking, and Chow turns over 54 for a flopped full house.
Player Tags: Larry Wright, Alemu Tesema, Ardavan Yazdi, Ricky Chow
Alemu Tesema Eliminated in 8th Place ($35,502)
Mar 19, '08
Alemu Tesema moves all in for his final 55,000 preflop and Blake Cahail makes the call. They then open up their hands:
Tesema: J
9
Cahail: 10
3
Board: K105102
Tesema is eliminated on the hand in eighth place and he will take home $35,502 in prize money.
Player Tags: Alemu Tesema, Blake Cahail
Alemu Doing It Again
Mar 19, '08
Ryan Young raised to 32,000 and Alemu Tesema moves all in from the small blind. Larry Wright thinks it over in the big blind with what he claims is A-K and folds. Young quickly folds and Tesema successfully squeezes again.
Tesema, the local grinder who won his way into the tournament on a freeroll giveaway, is playing the perfect strategy for his stack and opponents. With Young, Chow and Moore getting aggressive, Tesema is staying alive by putting the pressure back on them every other orbit or so, slowly chipping up in the process.
Player Tags: Larry Wright, Ryan Young, Alemu Tesema, Ricky Chow
Alemu Tesema Staying Alive
Mar 19, '08
Blake Cahail raises to 21,000 and Chris Moore calls in the cutoff. Alemu Tesema moves all in for over 200,000 from the small blind and both players fold in frustration.
Tesema has been doing this for most of the tournament, putting players in awkward situations and generally making himself known as a squeeze artist.
Player Tags: Chris Moore, Alemu Tesema, Blake Cahail
