Level 12 Update: Grundy Eliminated, Gives Gabriellson Chip Lead
Jun 21, '09
Blinds: 1200-2400
Players Remaining: 58 out of 295
Chip Counts: 152,586
1. Ferit Gabriellson — 510,000
2. Ilari Sahamies — 347,000
3. Matt Graham — 330,000
4. Noah Schwartz — 310,000
5. Nenad Medic — 300,000
6. William Thorson — 265,000
7. Erick Lindgren — 235,000
8. Howard Lederer — 225,000
9. Barry Greenstein — 214,000
10. Ernst Schmejkal — 214,000
Average Chip Count:
Notable Eliminations:
Ben Grundy, Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Big Hands:
Medic Loses Minimum With Top Set
After a preflop raise, David Williams, Nenad Medic and a third player saw a flop of A
29. David Williams led out for 6500 and was called by Nenad Medic. The third player got out of the way and they saw the turn heads-up.
The turn card was the 8
and both players checked. The river card was the 10
and both players checked again. Williams showed J104
4, which meant he had flopped a flush, and Medic mucked his hand, but not before revealing two aces in his hand, showing that he had flopped top set.
Ferit Gabriellson Eliminates Ben Grundy
The biggest pot of the tournament thus far took place on a board of K7105 between Ben Grundy and Ferit Gabriellson. All of the money got in and Grundy said “If you’ve got a set, you’ve got me.”
Gabriellson tabled KKA3, which was ahead of Grundy’s KQQ10. Grundy needed to hit a diamond to stay alive, but the 8 on the river sent Grundy home.
Gabriellson now has over 500,000 in chips.
Lederer Flops Two Pair, Wins Small Pot
Howard Lederer is heads-up with his opponent on a flop of K65. Lederer opted to call 9500 on the flop and they see the 9 fall on the turn.
Both players checked to see a free river card, which was the 7. Both players checked again and Howard announced that he had two pair. His opponent then turned over K5 from his hand, but Howard turned over K6AQ, good for a better two pair and the pot.
Left In The Deck:
Players are now going on a one hour dinner break.
Player Tags: Howard Lederer, Nenad Medic, Ferit Gabriellson, Ben Grundy
Level 11 Update: Fricke and Fitoussi Eliminated
Jun 21, '09
Blinds: 1000-2000
Players Remaining: 66 out of 295
Chip Counts:
1. Matt Graham — 330,000
2. Ferit Gabriellson — 320,000
3. Noah Schwartz — 310,000
4. Jonas Entin — 265,000
5. Erick Lindgren — 235,000
6. Ilari Sahamies — 235,000
7. Howard Lederer — 225,000
8. Len Ashby — 220,000
9. Ernst Schmejkal — 214,000
10. Robin Keston — 205,000
Average Chip Count: 134,090
Notable Eliminations:
Jimmy Fricke, Bruno Fitoussi, Hoyt Corkins, David Benefield, Tom McEvoy
Big Hands:
Fricke and Fitoussi Eliminated in Three-Way Preflop Action
Jimmy Fricke and Bruno Fitoussi both got all of their money in preflop against a third player who had them both covered. Fricke showed K J 8 9, while Fitoussi showed 8 9 10 J, but they were both trailing the K K A 8 that the third player held.
The board ran out 5 Q 5 5 10, giving a full house to the unknown player and eliminating Fricke and Fitoussi on the same hand.
Grundy Takes Small Pot off Hanson
On a board of 9106A, Ben Grundy bet 12,000 and John Hanson made the call. The river was the 9 and both players checked.
Grundy announced “flush” as he turned over his K1035. Hanson held onto his cards, stared at the board, mumbled under his breath, and then took multiple looks at Grundy’s hand before finally releasing putting his cards into the muck.
Jonas Entin Cripples Tom McEvoy
The final board read 678K9 and Jonas Entin made a pot sized bet on the river, which was eventually called by Tom McEvoy.
Unfortunately for McEvoy, Entin tabled J1084, which was the nut straight and McEvoy mucked his hand. McEvoy was finished off and eliminated just a few hands later.
Player Tags: Tom McEvoy, Bruno Fitoussi, Ben Grundy, Jimmy Fricke, Jonas Entin
Level 10 Update: John Hennigan Eliminated, Grundy Loses Big Mult-Way Pot
Jun 21, '09
Blinds: 800-1600
Players Remaining: 88 out of 295
Chip Counts:
1. Noah Schwartz — 250,000
2. Ilari Sahamies — 235,000
3. Robin Keston — 205,000
4. Steve Zolotow — 204,000
5. Stefan Mattson — 202,000
6. Barry Greenstein — 198,000
7. Matt Graham — 191,400
8. Erick Lindgren – 180,000
9. David Williams — 177,000
10. Nathan Doudney — 171,000
Average Chip Count: 100,568
Notable Eliminations:
John Hennigan
Big Hands:
Deeb Dented By Gabriellson
Freddy Deeb raised to 4200 and was called by Ferit Gabriellson from the small blind. Hans Varsi three-bet from the big blind and made it 16,800 and both players called.
The flop was 1029 and all three players checked. The 5 fell on the turn and Gabriellson bet 40,000, which was only called by Deeb. The river was the K and Gabriellson checked. Deeb asked how much he had left and was contemplating moving him in for his last 30,900.
After a minute of contemplation, Deeb announced “Kings up, I check, can you beat Kings up?”
Gabriellson turned over K106Q, good for top two pair, and the pot.
Jonas Entin Eliminates John Hennigan
After John Hennigan limped in under the gun, Jonas Entin raised to 4500, which was called by the big blind and Hennigan The flop was 754 and after the big blind checked, Hennigan led out and was raised all in by Entin. The big blind got out of the way and Hennigan instantly called.
Hennigan had A986, which meant he flopped a straight, and Entin showed AA46, good for aces and the nut flush draw. The 8 fell on the turn, making a flush for Entin, and making the river card meaningless.
Grundy Loses Massive Multi-Way Pot
There was heavy action preflop and four players, including Ben Grundy and John Hansen got 45,000 in the middle, with one player being all in. The flop was 810Q and Grundy instantly moved all in. Another player called for his last 10,000, and after a few minutes of contemplation, John Hanson folded.
Grundy showed J975, which meant that he had flopped the nut straight and was up against JJ810 as well as AK108.
The J fell on the turn, which meant that AK made a higher straight, but the 4 on the river meant that the other player made a flush, and was good for the pot of over 200,000.
Player Tags: John Hennigan, Ben Grundy, Freddy Deeb
Alex Keating Takes out Ben Grundy
Thierry Van Den Berg Eliminated
Liv Boeree Busts, Everyone Gets Sad
Luske Takes a Hit
Rags to Riches for Antonio
Jennifer Tilly Folds Under Pressure
Antonio Esfandiari Doubles Up His Short Stack
Hoyt Corkins Remains Aggressive
Table 24 Remains Tough
Lyle Berman knocks out son
Tuan Le joins frontrunners
Ben Grundy and Chris Moneymaker Mix it Up
On a board of K
Newhouse rakes a pot