Level Four Update: Celebrities Cruising at WSOP
Jul 09, '11
Note: Levels are two hours in length and the players began with 30,000 in chips.
Players On Day 1C: 1,300 of 2,181
Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante
Top Ten Notable Chip Counts:
1. Adam Junglen — 95,000
2. Paul Pierce — 86,000
3. Ted Forrest — 85,000
4. Sorel Mizzi — 82,000
5. Shannon Shorr — 80,000
6. Mark Newhouse — 78,000
7. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 73,000
8. Humberto Brenes — 72,000
9. Brad Garrett — 69,000
10. Grayson Ramage — 66,000
Notables Eliminated:
Chad Brown, Pieter de Korver, Davidi Kitai, David Benyamine
Hands:
Well, That’s A Cooler
On a board reading Q
3
2
9 4, Greg Brooks and an opponent found themselves in a raising war on the river.
Brooks pondered making a final move for the rest of his stack, but eventually settled on a call, showing A
5 for the wheel. It’s a good thing he didn’t raise, because his opponent showed 5 6 for the nut straight.
Brooks is now in a little bit of trouble, sitting with just under 12,000 in chips.
Paul Pierce Is Fierce
Don’t look now, but NBA superstar Paul Pierce is currently sitting on just over 90,000 in chips, having tripled his starting stack.
Pierce hasn’t been shy in his first WSOP main event appearance, betting and raising without hesitation just like many of the veterans here today.
Brad Garrett Playing Like A Pro
Brad Garrett called a raise in between two players and saw a flop of J J 9. A player bet 6,000 and both Garrett and the button made the call.
The turn was the 4 and everyone checked. The river was the 2 and once again everyone checked. Garrett tabled pocket kings and they were good enough to take the pot worth nearly 30,000. He now sits with 67,000 in chips.
Phil Hellmuth Going In The Wrong Direction
Phil Hellmuth is now down to 8,000 after flopping a flush. His opponent held middle pair, turned trips and then rivered his kicker to fill up, sending Hellmuth spiraling from his original stack of 30,000.
A Short Double For Traniello
After a raise from the under the gun player to 1,000, another player called and Marco Traniello squeezed all in for his last 4,375 from middle position. The button called and the other two players folded.
Traniello showed pocket jacks and they held against his opponent’s A Q when the board rolled out 8 7 4 3 2. Traniello now has just over 11,000, but at least he’s no longer in desperation mode.
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