Peter Gould Poker Tournament Updates

Level 2 Update: Peter Gould and Yevgeniy Timoshenko Eliminated

Jun 30, '10

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: Not available

Average Chip Count: Not available

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Dave Sands — 158,000
2. Sandor Demjan — 135,000
3. Dan Shak — 127,000
4. Sorel Mizzi — 125,000
5. John Duthie — 125,000
6. Dmitry Stelmak — 123,000
7. Phil Ivey — 120,000
8. Daniel Negreanu — 112,000
9. Nikolay Evdakov — 103,000
10. Scott Seiver — 100,000

Notable Eliminations:

Peter Gould
Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Player Twitter Accounts:

Beth Shak
Daniel Kelly
Kevin Saul
David Williams
Gavin Smith
Dani Stern
Christian Harder
Justin Bonomo
Daniel Negreanu
David Sands

Big Hands:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Eliminated

There was 6,500 in the pot with the board reading 10437. Scott Seiver bet 5,500. Yevgeniy Timoshenko shoved for 25,000. Seiver called and exposed the A9 for the nut flush. Timoshenko had outs with to make a full house with his pocket tens. However, the river bricked with the Q and Timoshenko was gone. Seiver was up to 100,000 after the hand.

Peter Gould Eliminated

Dmitry Vitkind called a 750 chip bet from an under-the-gun player. Peter Gould shoved for 18,125 from the small blind. The original bettor folded and Vitkind called. Gould exposed pocket nines and was way behind against the pocket tens of Vitkind. The board ran out J52Q4 and Gould was eliminated. Vitkind was at 95,000 after the hand.

David Sands Eliminates a Player

Will Molson was all in on a 7763 board. Dave Sands had bet and Molson moved all in for 40,000. Sands called with the 76 for the nuts. Molson exposed the A6 and was drawing dead. The meaningless Q fell on the river and Sands was at 158,000.

Joe Cada Crippled

It was Joe Cada versus Dani Stern on a flop of KQ10. Stern moved all in and Cada called. Stern tabled K-Q for top two pair while Cada exposed the A5 for a big draw. The 3 on the turn and 3 on the river were bricks for Cada. Stern doubled to 90,000 while Cada was left with just 6,000.

Player Tags: Peter Gould,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Dani Stern,   Joseph Cada

Level 7 Update: Harman Scoops a Big One

Jun 13, '10

Limits: 1,000-2,000

Players Remaining: 177 out of 212

Average Chip Count: 35,932

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman – 23,200
Shannon Shorr – 36,000
Mark Gregorich – 49,000
Todd Brunson – 35,500
Doyle Brunson – 29,000
Jennifer Harman – 70,000
Steve Zolotow – 29,000
Phil Hellmuth – 72,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. David Benyamine – 85,000
2. Andrew Yeh – 73,000
3. Phil Hellmuth – 72,000
4. Eli Elezra – 70,000
5. Jennifer Harman – 70,000
6. Andrew Brown – 67,000
7. Jeffrey Lisandro – 66,500
8. George Danzer – 65,000
9. Peter Gould – 65,000
10. David “Bakes” Baker – 60,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jason Mercier
Jimmy Fricke
Mike Wattel

Big Hands:

Harman Scoops a Big One

Abe Mosseri raised and was called by Andrew Yeh and Jennifer Harman before being three-bet by a fourth player in the hand.

The flop came A410 and Mosseri and Yeh both checked to Harman who bet. The preflop three-better called and was all-in, and Mosseri and Yeh came along for the bet.

The turn was the 5 and Yeh and Mosseri both checked and called a bet from Harman. The 2 was the river and all the players checked.

Harman showed AA77, good for a set of aces and a 7-5 low, and somehow that was good for the whole pot. Harman is up to 70,000 after stacking the chips from the pot.

Evdakov Drops One to Duke

Nikolay Evdakov and Annie Duke got in four bets on a flop of KQ8. The 8 fell on the turn and Evdakov checked and called a bet from Duke.

The river was the A and Evdakov led into Duke. Duke checked her cards before raising. Evdakov called and mucked when he was shown the AA74, good for aces full. Duke moved up to 32,000 in chips, while Evdakov fell to 9,400.

Gould Takes a Pot Off Galfond

Peter Gould checked and called bets from Phil Galfond on every street as the board came A972Q.

Gould showed AK96, good for aces up and Galfond mucked. Galfond dropped to 22,000 and Gould climbed to 65,000.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Jennifer Harman,   Abe Mosseri,   Peter Gould,   Phil Galfond,   Nikolay Evdakov,   Andrew Yeh

Level 18 Update: Peter Gould First to Falter In the Money

Jun 11, '10

Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,500 ante

Players Remaining: 10 out of 101

Average Chip Count: 303,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. David Baker – 526,000
2. George Danzer – 425,000
3. Eric Cloutier – 366,000
4. Doug Booth – 359,000
5. Erik Seidel – 280,000
6. Eric Kesselman – 247,000
7. John Monnette – 238,000
8. John Juanda – 225,000
9. Daniel Negreanu – 223,000
10. Andy Bloch – 146,000

Notable Eliminations:

14. Peter Gould – $19,273
13. Chad Brown – $19,273
12. Yan Chen – $19,273
11. Vincent Musso – $22,387

Big Hands:

Peter Gould Eliminated in 14th Place ($19,273)

We caught this hand at the end of the last level. Peter Gould who has been short on chips for a few levels finally ran out of gas.

Gould opened for 35,000 from the small blind and Eric Cloutier raised all-in from the big blind. Gould called with his last 90,000. Gould stood pat with his 10-8-5-4-2 and Cloutier drew one. He showed his 8-6-5-2 and was dealt a 7 to take the pot and chip up to 275,000.

Chad Brown Eliminated in 13th Place ($19,273)

Chad Brown raised to 17,000 from the hijack and David Baker three-bet to 61,000 from the button. After everybody else got out of the way, Brown moved the rest of his chips in and Baker called.

Both players took one card and Baker was drawing with his 8-7-6-3 and Brown was drawing with the 6-4-3-2. Baker paired his 8, but Brown caught a 5 and made a straight, giving him a straight and Baker took the pot.

Yan Chen Eliminated in 12th Place ($19,273)

Yan Chen, who won the $1,500 version of the 2-7 event earlier in the series was down to his last 12,000 in chips and pushed all in. George Danzer raised to isolate and after the others folded, Danzer stood pat while Chen drew two cards.

Danzer showed 10-9-6-4-3, while Chen could only muster up the Q-J-7-4-3 and was eliminated. Danzer is up to 346,000 after the pot.

Vincent Musso Eliminated in 11th Place ($22,387)

Vincent Musso, down to his last 64,000, raised all-in from under-the-gun and George Danzer called from the cutoff. Musso stood pat with his J-10-9-3-2 and Danzer drew one to go with his 8-6-4-2.

Danzer caught a 7 to improve and knock out Musso in 11th.

Monnette Doubles Through Baker

David Baker raised to 20,000 from the hijack and John Monette moved all-in from the big blind. Monette stood pat with the 10-9-6-5-3 and Baker drew one and ended up pairing up. Monette doubled to 240,000 while Baker sits around the half million chip mark.

Player Tags: Eric Cloutier,   Yan Chen,   Peter Gould,   George Danzer

Level 17 Update: Slow Action in the Money

Jun 11, '10

Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 1,500 ante

Players Remaining: 14 out of 101

Average Chip Count: 216,428

Card Player Chip Counts:

Daniel Negreanu – 166,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. David Baker – 580,000
2. Vincent Musso – 280,000
3. George Danzer – 268,500
4. Eric Kesselman – 265,000
5. Doug Booth – 241,000
6. John Juanda – 191,000
7. Andy Bloch – 181,500
8. Erik Seidel – 170,000
9. Daniel Negreanu – 166,000
10. Eric Cloutier – 151,500

Notable Eliminations:

none

Big Hands:

Negreanu Makes a Good Call

The table folded to Daniel Negreanu who made it 20,000 from the small blind and Vincent Musso called from the big blind. Negreanu took two cards and Musso took one.

After the draw, Negreanu checked and Musso bet 40,000. Negreanu went into the tank before eventually announcing that he didn’t believe him and made the call, while tabling the K-8-4-3-2 and Musso mucked his hand.

Negreanu is now up to 166,000 and Musso still has 280,000 after the hand.

Brown Takes a Pot

Eric Kesselman raised to 13,500 from middle position and Chad Brown called from the hijack. Both players drew one card. Kesselman then bet 23,000 and Brown made the call.

Brown turned up his hand first and showed the 9-7-6-4-2 and Kesselman mucked his hand. Brown is up to 155,000 and Kesselman dropped to a still very healthy 265,000.

Gould Doubles Up, Still Very Short

Peter Gould pushed all-in for his last 24,000 and was called by Erik Seidel. Both players drew one card and Seidel showed J-7-6-4-2 after the draw.

That left Gould in bad shape as he was drawing with the 6-5-4-3. He avoided making a straight and caught a 10 to stay alive. He doubled up to 55,000 and Seidel dropped to 170,000.

Gould Triples Up

Chad Brown raised to 15,000 from middle position and David Baker three-bet to 45,000 from the cutoff. Peter Gould committed his last 35,000 to the pot and Chad Brown called Baker’s raise as well.

Gould and Brown each drew one while Baker stood pat. Gould showed the 8-7-6-4-2 whic was good enough for the main pot, while Bakers 10-9-8-6-2 was good for the small side pot when Brown mucked.

Brown is now down to 108,000, Gould is up to 115,000 and Baker has 580,000.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Daniel Negreanu,   Eric Kesselman,   Peter Gould,   Vince Musso

Level 12 Update: Players Dropping Like Flies

Jun 10, '10

Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 34 out of 101

Average Chip Count: 89,117

Card Player Chip Counts:

Daniel Negreanu – 107,000
Todd Brunson – 81,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. George Danzer – 185,000
2. David Baker – 181,000
3. Vincent Musso – 155,000
4. Eric Kesselman – 146,000
5. Peter Gould – 138,000
6. Anton Allemann – 110,000
7. Doug Booth - 110,000
8. Daniel Negreanu – 107,000
9. Stephen Chidwick – 106,000
10. Tom Dwan – 105,000

Notable Eliminations:

Michale Mizrachi
Brandon Cantu
Steve Zolotow
Michael Binger
Erik Sagstrom
Greg Raymer
Doyle Brunson
Jason Mercier
Eli Elezra

Big Hands:

The Grinder Eliminated, Danzer Just Keeps Scooping Pots

It has been a great WSOP for Michael Mizrachi this year, but his run in thDais event has come to an end.

George Danzer opened for a raise and Peter Gould called before Mizrachi three-bet an additional 10,000. Danzer opted to call, while Gould tossed his cards into the muck.

Danzer drew one and put out a bet of 65,000, which was more than enough to put Mizrachi all-in. Mizrachi made the call and was shown the 7-5-4-3-2 of Danzer. Danzer is now the overwhelming chip leader with 235,000 in chips.

Erik Sagstrom Sent Packing

Anton Allemann raised to 4,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Negreanu called from the button. Erik Sagstrom moved all-in from the small blind and was called by only Allemann.

Sagstrom drew one while Allemann stood pat and showed a jack-low and Sagstrom showed his four cards, the 10-9-6-4. He sweated his final card and then mucked his hand and Allemann is up to 160,000.

Wattel Beats Up on Zolotow

Mike Wattel doubled through Steve Zolotow after Wattel made a 9-8-7-6-4, which left Zolotow with only 700 in chips.

The very next hand Wattel finished the job and sent Zolotow home.

Gould Sends Binger to the Rail

Peter Gould raised to 6,000 from middle position and was met with a shove all-in for 14,000 from Michael Binger in the cutoff. Everybody else got out of the way and Gould made the call.

Gould drew one card and Biger stood pat with his 10-9-7-6-4. Gould showed the 7-6-5-3 and drew the 8 to best Bingers 10-low and score the knockout. Gould is up to 138,000 in chips after that pot.

Cassidy Clashes With Mercier to Double Up

There were several raises pre-draw raises that led to Jason Mercier moving all-in for over 60,000 which left Joe Cassidy to a decision for his last 33,800.

Cassidy went into the tank for several minutes before eventuall making the call and drew one to his 8-6-5-2, while Mercier drew one to his 9-6-5-2.

Mercier caught a 10 and Cassidy began squeezing out his river card.

“It has spots,” he said referring to the fact that it wasn’t an ace, two, three, or paint card.

He then went to the lower edge ofthe card to reveal three dots and eventually flipped up a 7 to stay alive and grow to 95,000, while Mercier falls to 30,000.

Baker Takes a chunk From Danzer

David Baker opened to 4,500 and George Danzer three-bet to 16,500. Baker made the call and drew one card, while Danzer stood pat.

Baker fired 24,000 and Danzer made the call and mucked after he saw Baker’s 7-6-4-3-2. Danzer slipped to 185,000 and Baker climbs to 181,000.

Brunson Done In By Cloutier

Doyle Brunson raised and was moved in on by Eric Cloutier. Brunson drew one card to his 9-5-4-2 and Cloutier stood pat with a 10-9-8-6-3.

Brunson paired his four and Cloutier took the pot and is up to 155,000 in chips.

Schulman Finishes Off Mercier

Joe Cassidy opened to 4,000 from the cutoff and Jason Mercier moved all-in from the button for 30,200. Nick Schulman then moved all-in over the top of that from the small blind. Cassidy tanked for quite a while before folding.

Schulman drew one and Mercier stood pat. Mercier had the J-9-8-6-4 and Schulman drew to the 8-6-4-3. Schulman caught the 2 and is up to 66,000 and Mercier is out.

Player Tags: Steve Zolotow,   Doyle Brunson,   Joe Cassidy,   Erik Sagstrom,   Michael Binger,   Nick Schulman,   Peter Gould,   George Danzer,   Anton Allemann,   David Baker,   Jason Mercier

Peter Gould Eliminated -- Hand-for-Hand Play Begins

Dec 17, '09

Peter Gould was able to double up once with pocket queens after he was crippled by Curt Kohlberg, and he grew his stack to 65,000. The next time he was all in he ran into pocket queens and was eliminated from the tournament. Gould finished in 29th place and after his exit the final 28 players entered had-for-hand play until the money bubble bursts.

Player Tags: Peter Gould

Final Table Update: Peter Gould Out In Third

Jun 05, '09

Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 1,459

Chip Counts:

1. Carman Cavella — 3,610,000
2. Ken Aldridge — 2,960,000

Average Chip Count: 3,282,750

Notable Eliminations:

3. Peter Gould — $170,953

Big Hands:

Peter Gould Eliminated in Third Place ($170,953)

Peter Gould raised to 120,000 on the button and Ken Aldrige called in the big blind. The flop came out 7d6s2c and Gould moved all in for 385,000. Aldridge called with A-10 which was ahead of Gould’s K-9.

The turn was the As and Gould was drawing dead, busting in third place.

Player Tags: Peter Gould

Final Table Update: Manny Minaya Eliminated in Sixth Place

Jun 05, '09

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 1,459

Chip Counts:

1. Bryce Yockey — 1,900,000
2. Carmen Cavella — 1,500,000
3. Ken Aldridge — 1,400,000
4. Peter Gould — 900,000
5. Charles Furey — 405,000

Average Chip Count: 1,313,100

Notable Eliminations:

6. Manny Minaya – $59,049

Elimination Hands:

Manny Minaya Eliminated in Sixth Place ($59,049)

Manny Minaya open shoved all in for 295,000 and Peter Gould called from the button. Their cards:

Minaya: 88
Gould: 99

Board: Q63J4

Minaya was eliminated in sixth place and Gould grew his stack to 1,200,000.

Player Tags: Peter Gould

$10,000 Main Event - Smith Shoots Ahead of Competition

Jul 08, '08

Blinds/Antes: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante

Players Left: 513

Chip Leaders:

Brian Schaedlich: 480,000
Jeremiah Smith: 412,000
Hunter Frey: 400,000
Eric Crain: 353,000
Ron Adams: 345,000
David Rheem: 340,000
Sinai Farhad: 312,000
Patrick Fortin: 290,000
Kellen Hunter: 282,000
Markus Golser: 270,000

Eliminations: John Hennigan, Ray Romano

Big Hands:

Adams KOs Opponent, Climbs

Brandon Adams called an opponent's all in bet preflop and turned over JJ. His opponent showed 33. The flop came J72, giving Adams top set and leaving his opponent dead to running threes. The turn was the A, sealing the victory for Adams, and the meaningless 8 fell on the river. Adams climbed to 208,000 after the hand.

Smith Running Hot, Cracks Kings with 7-5

On a flop of 986 Walter Hall moved all in for his last 80,000. Jeremiah Smith made the call. Hall turned over pocket kings for the overpair, while Smith showed 7-5 for the flopped nut straight. The turn and river brought the 3 and the 9, bringing no help for Hall and he was eliminated. Smith has dominated his table all day while climbing to 400,000 in chips - good enough for second on the leaderboard.

Zolotow Doubles

An increasingly short-stacked Steve Zolotow moved his last 14,400 all in preflop and got one caller. Zolotow showed 88 and was in a race against his opponent's AQ. The board ran 109797 and Zolotow doubled to more than 30,000.

Seidel Knocks Out Another One

Erik Seidel raised from the button, only to have a shortstack push all in. Seidel made the call and showed KQ. The all in player showed 66. The flop made the all in player cry out, "Nooo!" coming KJ3 to give Seidel top pair. The 5 and 9 completed the board and Seidel eliminated the player. Seidel currently sits with 145,000.

Battle of the Blinds

Action folded to the small blind in seat 1, who raised to 3,600. Hoyt Corkins called from the big blind and the flop came 643. The small blind checked and Corkins fired 4,000 into the pot. The small blind check-raised to 15,000 total. Corkins thought for a second then mucked his hand. Corkins barely felt the hit to his stack, and still had around 180,000 after the hand.

Habib Bets Out Opponent On River

Hasan Habib checked to the player in seat 9 on a flop of A63. Seat 9 bet 4,500 and Habib called after a brief pause. Both players checked the 3 on the turn, but when the Q hit on the river Habib fired 10,000 and his opponent folded. Habib has played patiently to climb to 126,000.

Turner Plays It Slow, Takes Pot

In a limped 3-way pot, Jon "PearlJammer" Turner called the player in the big blind's bet of 3,000 on a flop. The small blind folded and Turner was heads up with the big blind when the 3 fell on the turn. Both players checked and when the big blind checked the 9 river Turner said he thought he was probably good but elected to check as well. He flipped over KQ for top pair and his opponent shook his head as he mucked. Turner had around 90,000 after the hand.

Gould Eliminated - Kings Vs. Aces

Peter Gould was eliminated when his pocket kings ran into pocket aces before the flop. Gould failed to improve and saw his tournament come to an end late in the day.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Erik Seidel,   Hasan Habib,   Steve Zolotow,   Jon Turner,   Brandon Adams,   Peter Gould,   Jeremiah Smith,   European Report

$1,000 NL Hold'em w/Rebuys - Level 3

Jun 25, '08

Players returned from their 30-minute break. Play was delayed somewhat as the add-on process was carried out before the clock started on their break.

Blinds: 100/200

Players Left: 620 of 879

Chip Leaders:

Jamie Rosen - 56,000
Mark Seif - 38,8000
Terrance Chan - 36,200
Adam Levy - 34,100
J.C. Tran - 28,000
Gavin Griffin - 25,600
Nicolas Levi - 25,000
Roland de Wolfe - 25,000
Sorel Mizzi - 22,700
Jeff Williams - 22,000

Shove Blind...Rebuy...Repeat

Shove blind...rebuy...repeat! That seemed to be the course of action for everyone at Table 18 during the last few hands before  the rebuy officially ended. We caught up with Table 29 for the final three hands (two minutes) of the rebuy period.

Hand 1 - Seat 6 Wakes up With Queens

Peter Gould raised to 225 blind and seat 6 moved all in. Gould said, "Two minutes and counting boys!" (refering to the end of the rebuy period) as he called the all in raise blind for 3,700.

Gould: J10
Seat 6: QQ
Board: A64K3

Gould picked up some outs on the turn, failing to improve by the river and seat 6 doubled up to just under 8,000. Gould opted for another double add-on.

Hand 2 - Queens Again...Unbelievable!

With a fresh double add-on in front of him, Peter Gould moved all in blind again and this time seat 6 called him, followed by Peter Neff, JC Alvarado and seat 7.

Gould: 98
Seat 6: QQ
Neff: 107
Seat 7: AK
Alvarado: AQ
Board: J5442

Once again, seat 6 wakes up with queens while other players are shoving blind. This time it was five-handed and queens hold up once again. Seat 6 raked a monster pot while everyone else went digging again for more chips. "Quickly boys...we'll get one more hand in!", screamed Gould as everyone scurried for rebuys.

Hand 3 - Dust Settles, de Wolfe Up Over 30K

WIth the final seconds of Level 2 coming off the clock, the dealer managed to dish out four more double add-ons and start the third deal since Gould's two-minute warning. Once again Peter Gould shoved blind, followed by Peter Neff, and then called by Roland de Wolfe who was caught looking.

Gould: K4
Neff: 102
de Wolfe: 77
Board: Q8862

Peter Gould was excited to see an overcard as he turned over his hand while Peter Neff was less than pleased with his hand. No one was as happy as Roland de Wolfe after the hand played out. His pocket sevens held up on the final hand of the rebuy period, and after all of the dust settled Roland de Wolfe had a clear chip lead at Table 29 of about 32,500.

Level 3 -- The Action Slows

Players have returned to more conventional play with the rebuy period behind us. Picking up blinds and laying down hands is the norm.
Players like David "The Dragon" Pham can play it either way. He won consecutive hands shortly after the level began, the first while playing under the gun. He raised to 475 and only the big blind called. The flop came 762 and after a check, Pham bet 750, enough to make his opponent fold.
The next hand involved the same two players with the same result. After his opponent, now the small blind limp-called, Pham raised to 650. He again was called and the flop came K64. His opponent checked, Pham bet 775, and again won the pot.

Tehan Takes a Hit

Joe Tehan called a preflop raise from the cut-off and saw the board come J96. The initial raiser bet 500 and Tehan called again. The turn was the 2 and both players checked. The 9 paired the board, and his opponent led out for 1200. Tehan seemed reluctant with his call, and was proven right when he called and ran into the AA of his opponent.

Clements Profits from Call

A raise from middle position made it 450 to play and Scott Clements made the call, as did the player in the big blind. The flop came K98, and all three players checked. The 2 came on the turn and after the big blind checked, the initial raiser bet 800. Clements and the big blind both called. The K came on the river, the big blind checked, and the bettor came out for 2200. Clements made the call and the big blind folded. Clements showed Q9, second pair that picked up the flush draw on the turn. His opponent mucked his cards.
 

Player Tags: David Pham,   Scott Clements,   Joe Tehan,   Roland de Wolfe,   Peter Gould

$1,000 NL Hold'em w/Rebuys - Level 1

Jun 25, '08

Blinds: 25/50

Players Left: 843

Big Hands:

Vanessa Rousso Doubles Up

Vanessa Rousso got it all in pre-flop with AK against the player in seat 2's A4. The board came K3210J, giving Rousso top pair and her opponent an inside straight draw to the wheel. With her pair of kings holding up, Rousso doubled up to just under 3,500 that hand while her opponent went digging in his pocket for a rebuy.

Griffin Loses on the Draw

Gavin Griffin, who has apparently been liberal in his use of the rebuy feature, was in the big blind and was the second player to call a raise to 275 preflop. The Q66 came down, Griffin checked, and seat three bet 500. Griffin then raised enough to put the player all-in, who held another 1150 in chips. He had made the call and showed 1010, while Griffin tabled A4 for the flush draw. The K and 9 finished the board and Griffin paid him off.

Pre-Flop Madness

There aren't too many guarantees in life, or poker for that matter, but if there is a rebuy event going on at the WSOP, you can bet your life that Peter Gould is sitting somewhere in that room trying to convince his table to get it all in blind before the flop. It was a five-way all in pre-flop situation at a somewhat isolated table in the back of the Brasilia Room, and if history serves, the action on the hand was probably masterminded by Peter Gould, a man who is not only fearless of moving in blind, but who may actuallly prefer it. Headed by Gould, this table featured a plethora of action junkies and those players involved in the pre-flop madness included two unknowns, Roland de Wolfe, JC Alvarado and Gould himself. 

Seat 2: AA
Gould: Q9
de Wolfe: K8
Board: 642A6

Seat 2 had the best hand the whole way, turning top set and filling on the river. The river card which made seat 2's full house, also made both de Wolfe and Gould's heart flush. Seat 2 raked the main pot with aces full while Gould raked a few hundred chips in the side pot with a flush. Alvarado, de Wolfe and seat 8 all went immediately into their pockets for some quick rebuy action.

James Calls Only to Fold

Kenna James was on the button and was the third player to call an initial raise to 150. The small blind also called, before the big blind put in a big raise to 1050. James and all the others folded to the move.

Sowers Makes a Move

Mike Sowers was part of three-way action that saw the flop for 225. The cards came out QJ9, and all three players checked. The 2 was the turn card and the big blind led out for 400. Sowers then moved all-in, easily covering his opponent. The big blind folded.

 

Player Tags: Gavin Griffin,   Roland de Wolfe,   Peter Gould

$1,500 PLO w/ Rebuys - Crazy Action

Jun 18, '08

Note: Players are on a 20 minute break.

Blinds/Antes: 75-100

Players Remaining: Approx. 311

Big Hands and Storylines:

A Unabomber Rebuy

All in and called by the player in seat 3, Phil Laak showed QQJ5 and seat 3 showed AA77. The boarn ran K10244 and Laak reached for a rebuy.

A "Conservative" Loaded Table...

Action was checked around on a flop of Q75 at one star-studded table. On the 6 turn, Jamie Gold bet 400 and was called by Phil Galfond, seat 1 and seat 2, but Jared Hamby and Scott Clements mucked. The river was the 8 and all players chcked. Seat 1 showed he held the 109 for a flush and took the pot.

...Or is it a Gold Mine?

In a five way limped pot, Jamie Gold led out from the small blind on a flop of 983. Phil Galfond raised to 4,500 and action folded to Gold who moved all in. Gold had 107 for the open ended straight and flush draw. Galfond had 88 for a set of 8s. The turn was the 4 and the river was the 2 to make Gold his flush. Another player said he folded the king-high flush draw. Gold had around 18,000 after the hand.

Quads for Olsen

Four players were all in before the flop - Bill Chen, Ted Lawson, Carl Olson and the player in seat 3. Chen had A-A-8-8, Seat 3 had K-K-8-2, Lawson had Q-Q-9-7 and Olson had K-Q-J-10. The flop came 1064. The turn was the 10, giving Olson trips and the river was the 10, making him quads. Olsen had around 24,000 after the hand.

Sorel Mizzi Gets Full

on a fop of 1088, seat 1 bet 1,000 and Sorel Mizzi called. Seat 7 potted it to 7,000, Peter Gould called, seat 1 folded and Mizzi called. The turn was the 6 and seat 7 moved all in for 3,700. Both Mizzi and Gould called. Gould checked dark going to the river. The river was the Q and Mizzi bet the pot, which put himself all in for 12,600. Gould had Mizzi covered and tanked before finally folding the nut flush and an 8, while Mizzi showed QQ108 to win both the side pot and the main pot with a full house.

Player Tags: Phil Laak,   Ted Lawson,   Jamie Gold,   Carl Olson,   Peter Gould,   Phil Galfond,   Sorel Mizzi,   European Report

$1,500 PLO w/ Rebuys - Level 1

Jun 18, '08

Blinds/Antes: 50-100

Players Remaining: Approx. 251

Big Hands and Storylines:

Rebuy Madness

Sorel Mizzi and Peter Gould decided that they were going to ship it blind. A third player went along in the first hand. Mizzi showed J322, Gould showed K843, seat 2 AQ74. The board came QJ2J2, giving MIzzi quads. Mizzi was up to 18,000 after the hand and Gould and seat 2 both rebought with a double add-on.
The next hand Mizzi and Gould did the same thing. Mizz showed QJ73 and Gould showed J1082. The board ran 99584, giving Gould the best hand and double up and making both playerse essentially even in chips with 12,000 apiece.
In the third hand, seat 2 once again got involved in in Mizzi and Gould's madness. The three players got it all in and seat 2 showed AKJJ. Mizzi showed J732. Gould showed K855. Board ran 32Q104. Mizzi's pair of deuces took the entire pot, moving him up to 30,000 in chips with the level only halfway finished. Gould and seat 2 rebought with double add-ons and the players decided to no longer play blnd.

Boutin Knows Omaha

Burt Boutin knows a few things about Omaha, having won a bracelet in the $5,000 rebuy pot-limit Omaha event last year. He was off to a good start today, raising to 350 and getting one caller preflop. The flop came 542 and Boutin fired out 600 and was again called by his opponent. Both players checked the 6 turn, but when Boutin bet 1,500 on the 9 river his opponent mucked.

Williams Tripples Fast

Clonie Gowen raised to 300 from early position and got 4 calls - seat 7, Rolf Slotboom, Steve Hudak and David Williams on the big blind. The flop was K52 and action checked around. The turn was the 3, Hudak checked and Williams led out for a pot-sized 1,500. Gowen mucked, seat 7 called and Hudak moved all in for 950 more. Williams and seat 7 called. Williams showed A7J9 for the nut flush draw and Judak and seat 7 both had A-4 for the wheel. The river was the 6, giving Williams the nut flush and scooping a big pot of close to 10,000.

Fricke With the Early KO

Players are getting all in and rebuying left and right. Jimmy Fricke called an opponent's all in not five minutes into the level. The board was J-4-3-10-8 and Fricke showed A-Q-9-7 for a straight. His opponent mucked and racked up his first rebuy.

Brenes Leds Medic Have One

Humberto Brenes limped under the gun and Nenad Medic raised to 250 from the small blind. Andrew Black and Brenes called. After the dealer layed out the flop, a floorman approached to inform the table that the blinds were in fact 50-100 and not 25-50, which were the blinds that the players had posted in the hand. Black started to tell the dealer not to guess and Medic led out for 1,000 on the flop of A95 and was called by Brenes. The turn was the 2 and Medic led out for another 1,500. Brenes called again but then folded to Medic's all in push when the 9 fell on the river.

I Am The Wahlroos

Thomas Wahlroos raised from early position to 350 only to have the player on his left reraise to 1,000. Action folded back around to Wahlroos who made the call, checking the flop of Q62. His opponent bet 2,000 and Wahlroos check-raised all in. His opponent called and they showed their hands. Wahlroos had 8674. His opponent held KKA6. The turn was the 7 giving Wahlroos two pair and the river was the 10, improving neither player and giving the pot to Wahlroos for a double up.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Burt Boutin,   Clonie Gowen,   David Williams,   Steven Hudak,   Nenad Medic,   Andy Black,   Peter Gould,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Jimmy Fricke,   Sorel Mizzi,   Rolf Slotboom,   European Report

$2,500 PLHE/PLO - Hour Three

Jun 12, '08

Blinds/Antes:
PLHE: 75-150
PLO: 50-100

Players Left: 306 of 457

Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch: 19,000
Sorel Mizzi: 17,900
Dario Alioto: 15,300
David Benyamine: 15,000
Tony G: 11,500
Minh Ly: 11,500
Chris Ferguson: 11,400
Gabe Costner: 11,000
Anthony Chatelain: 11,000
Allen Cunningham: 10,400
Average Stack: 7,467

Eliminations: Scott Fischman, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Peter Gould

Big Hands:

PLHE

Danny Fuchs Tripples Up, Knocks One Out

Vanessa Rousso raised to 425 before the flop and and Danny Fuchs smooth called. The big blind reraised the pot and both Rousso and Fuchs re-potted until all three of them were all in. Fuchs had the big blind covered and while Rousso had them both covered.

Rousso: JJ
Fuchs: KK
Big Blind: AK
Board: J1076K

Rousso flopped top set and led to the river where Fuchs sucked out with the case king, trippling up and eliminating one opponent.

Scott Fischman Eliminated by Andy Bloch

Scott Fischman got it all in with pocket queens against Andy Bloch's pocket tens. Bloch had him covered. The board came K-Q-J-9 in some combination, giving Fischman top set and Bloch the straight to the king. Bloch sucked out and sent Fischman packing early in Level 3.

PLO

Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Eliminated

Allyn Jaffrey Shulman raised to 550 before the flop and the player in seat 1 raised to 2,000. Seat 2 made the call and Shulman called all in for 1,375 more. The flop came J84, and seat 1 moved all in for (4,500 approx.). Seat 2 folded while seat 1 took the side pot. Shulman and seat 1 turned over their cards for the main pot.

Shulman: AAK9
Seat 1: AA86

Shulman and seat 1 were looking at a chopped pot, both with the overpair on the flop, but the 6 on the turn gave seat 1 two pair. The river was the 5, and Shulman was eliminated from the tournament halfway through Level 3.

Minh Ly Knocks Two Out in Same Hand, Peter Gould Hits the Rail

On a flop of 853, Minh Ly bet the pot (600) and just as seat 9 was about to fold, the floor person came over and told the dealer that the table would be breaking after the hand. Seat 9 made a rash decision to shove all in for 1,550 instead of taking his short stack to a new table. Peter Gould also followed that same logic calling all in for 1,100. Minh Ly made the call and had both players covered.

Minh Ly: Q882
Gould: AQ72
Seat 9: Q764

Minh Ly flopped a set of eights and seat 9 had made an open-ended straght draw. Gould was drawing dead. The turn was the 9 and the river was the 3, filling Ly and eliminating both Peter Gould and seat 9 in the same hand. The table broke immediately after the hand and Ly took an extra 3,000 or so with him to his new seat.

Player Tags: Allyn Shulman,   Andy Bloch,   Minh Ly,   Scott Fischman,   Vanessa Rousso,   Peter Gould,   Danny Fuchs

$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap

Jun 04, '08

Blinds/Antes: 3,000/6,000 – 500 ante

Players Left:  21 of 776

Chip Leaders:
Lyric Duveyoung - 740,000
Alan Jaffray - 575,000
Phi Nguyen – 400,000
Jeff “YellowSub86” Williams - 360,000
Jonathan “FatalError” Aguiar - 355,000
Peter Gould - 350,000
Michael Banducci - 300,000
Chris Moore - 240,000
Steve Gross - 235,000
Craig “MrCasino” Gray - 235,000
Clonie Gowen – 140,000

Eliminations:
Amit “amak316” Makhija
John Juanda
Nenad Medic
Kenneth Shelton
Daniel Negreanu

Big Hands and Storylines:

Not a Safe Seat in the House

Upon getting down to 27 players, the 4 tables were condensed and the players were re-seated at three new tables. Despite this change of scenery the competition remained as fierce as ever. The players at each of the tables included:

Table 5: Amit “amak316” Makhija, Jon “FatalError” Aguiar, Lyric Duveyoung, Michael Banducci, Alan “The Usher” Sass

Table 10: Michael Binger, Nenad Medic, John Juanda, Clonie Gowen, Name Le, Jon “apestyles” Van Fleet

Table 15: Jeff “YellowSub86” Williams, Ray “ExitOnly” Coburn, Jamie “TheCronic420” Rosen, Craig “MrCasino” Gray, Randy “Randers” Haddox, Daniel Negreanu

Gould Ousts Juanda

John Juanda raised to 14,000 from the cutoff, Peter Gould raised to 54,000 from the button, and, with only 130,000 chips remaining, Juanda opted only to call. The two saw a flop of Q76 and Juanda immediately pushed his remaining 90,000 chips all-in. Gould went into the tank, believing Juanda to have a strong hand. Ultimately Gould made the call and was relieved to his TT far ahead of Juanda’s AK. The turn and river were the 9 and Q, and Gould took a walk from the table to celebrate his win and calm his nerves. Gould now has 350,000 chips.

Banducci’s Bluff Goes Bad
On a flop of J63, Michael Banducci led a 55,000 bet into Alan Jaffray. Jaffray called and the dealer laid out the Q. Banducci pushed out a mountain of orange T5,000 chips, putting Jaffray to a decision for his remaining 130,000 chips. Jaffray leaned back in his chair with his hands behind his head, his smile belying his inner-turmoil. He finally mustered up the will to make the call and flipped up KJ. Banducci unabashedly showed his bluff: A7. The 5 appeared on the river and Jaffray’s stack soared to 575,000. Banducci’s mistimed bluff chopped his stack to 300,000.

Blind Battle Claims Negreanu

A button limper, Phil Nguyen in the small blind, and Daniel Negreanu saw a flop of J87. Nguyen bet out 15,000 and Negreanu called. The button folded and the two blinds watched the dealer flip up the J. Again Nguyen led out – this time for 30,000 – but Negreanu came over the top for 100,000 total. Nguyen quickly raised all-in for 50,000 more and Negreanu had no choice to call with T9, an open-ended straight-flush draw. Unfortunately for him, Nguyen had turned a full house with J8 and Negreanu was drawing to 2-outs. The river came Q and Nguyen more than doubled up to 400,000. Negreanu, left with 30,000 after the hand, busted a short time later when his A-2 ran into the A-K of Ray “ExitOnly” Coburn.

Player Tags: Phi Nguyen,   John Juanda,   Daniel Negreanu,   Clonie Gowen,   Lyric Duveyoung,   Nenad Medic,   Craig Gray,   Jonathan Aguiar,   Peter Gould,   Raymond Coburn,   Michael Banducci,   Amit Makhija,   Jeff Williams,   Alan Jaffray,   Kenneth Shelton

NLHE/Rebuy - Final Table - Peter Gould Eliminated in 3rd

Jun 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Left: 3

Chip Counts:

Peter Gould - 3rd Place ($245,993)

Big Hands:

Jeff Williams Doubles up a Third Time

Jeff Williams moved all in and Peter Gould made the call. They then fipped up their cards:

Williams: A9
Gould: 55

Board: 98793

Peter Gould Doubles Up

Three hands later Williams moved all in again, and this time Gould made an all-in call. They then revealed their hands:

Williams: K4
Gould: 55 (exact same hand as three hands prior)

Board: J108J9

Gould returned the favor to Williams and doubled up to survive.

Peter Gould Eliminated in Third Place ($245,993)

Michael Banducci raised to 100,000 preflop and Gould reraised to 480,000. Banducci moved all in and Gould made the all-in call. The two players then revealed their cards:

Gould: 1010
Banducci: 77

Board: J9725

Gould was eliminated in thrid place, and he took home $245,993 in prize money. For the second time of the summer an English man has come close to a bracelet and had it slip away.

Player Tags: Peter Gould,   Michael Banducci,   Jeff Williams,   European Report

NLHE/Rebuy - Final Table - We All Live in a Yellow Submarine

Jun 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Left: 3

Chip Counts:

none

Big Hands:

Jeff "yellowsub86" Wiliams Doubles Up

Michael Banducci raised to 140,000 and Jeff Williams reraised all in for 740,000. Banducci made the call an they turned up their hands:

Williams: 33
Gould: AJ

Board: Q849Q

Williams doubled up on the hand to survive and he now has 1.5 million.

Jeff Williams Doubles Up Again

Williams opened a pot for 120,000 about 20 hands later and Gould reraised all in. Williams made an all-in call and they revealed their cards:

Williams: A9
Gould: A10

Board: 953K6

Williams doubled up once again, and action is still three handed.

Player Tags: Peter Gould,   Michael Banducci,   Jeff Williams

NLHE/Rebuy - Final Table - Alan Jaffray (5th) and Lyric Duveyoung (4th) Both Eliminated

Jun 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Left: 3

Chip Counts:

Alan Jaffray - 5th Place ($164,963)
Lyric Duveyoung - 4th Place ($201,139)

Big Hands:

Alan Jaffray Eliminated in Fifth Place ($164,963)

Michael Banducci raised to 80,000 peflop and Alan Jaffray reraised to 220,000. Banducci reraised all in and Jaffray made the all-in call. The players then revealed their hands:

Banducci: QQ
Jaffray: AQ

Board: Q929A

Jaffray was eliminated on the hand, and he took home $164,963 in prize money.

Lyric Duveyoung Eliminated in Fourth Place ($201,139)

Peter Gould raised to 155,000 preflop and Lyric Duveyoung reraised all in for his last 590,000. Gould made the call and they turned up their hands:

Gould: K10
Duveyoung: QJ

Board: 1076K5

Duveyoung is eliminated in fourth place, and he will take home $201,139 in prize money.

Peter Gould Doubles Up

On the 100th hand of action at the final table, Peter Gould raised 140,000 and Jeff Williams reraised to 440,000. Gould reraised all in for an additional 950,000 and Williams made the call. The two players then revealed their cards:

Gould: K10
Williams: AQ

Board: 109844

Gould doubled up on the hand, while WIlliams was knocked down to the short stack at the table. He now has only 10 big blinds to work with.

Player Tags: Lyric Duveyoung,   Peter Gould,   Michael Banducci,   Jeff Williams,   Alan Jaffray,   European Report

NLHE/Rebuy - Final Table - Jonathan Aguiar Eliminated in 6th Place

Jun 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Left: 5

Chip Counts:

Jonathan Aguiar - 6th Place ($130,234)

Big Hands:

Alan Jaffray Doubles Up

Alan Jaffray got all of his chips into the middle preflop against Peter Gould, and they turned up their hands:

Jaffray: QJ
Gould: AK

Board: 77268

Gould doubles up on the hand and part of the crowd cheers, while the other half sighs since things are still six handed.

Peter Gould Doubles Up

Peter Gould got all of his chips into the middle preflop on the very next hand, and Jonathan Aguiar made the call. They turned up their hands and revealed:

Aguiar: AK
Gould: 55

Board: J7758

Gould doubled up on the hand to survive and it looks like certain members of the audience are looking quite frustrated with how long things are taking.

Jonathan Aguiar Eliminated in Sixth Place ($130,234)

Aguiar was now on a short stack of 113,000, and he shipped that into the middle of the table on the very next hand. He was called down by Jeff Williams, which made for the third hand in a row where cards were revealed preflop:

Aguiar: A7
Williams: KJ

Board: 10858J

Aguiar was eliminated on the hand, and he took home $130,234 in prize money.

Player Tags: Jonathan Aguiar,   Peter Gould,   Jeff Williams,   Alan Jaffray,   European Report