Edward Nassif Poker Tournament Updates

$1,500 Razz - Day 2 - Level 11 Recap

Jun 14, '08

Limits:  1000-2,000, 200 ante, 300 bring in

Players Left:  58 of 456

Chip Leaders:
Tom Schneider - 74,000
David Levi - 68,000
Joseph Michael - 54,000
Tom Chambers - 52,000
Jonathan Schwartz - 52,000
Frank Kassela - 51,000
Andrew Brown - 45,000
Barry Greenstein - 44,000
Archie Karas - 38,000
Larry St. Jean - 34,200

Average Stack: 23,600

Eliminations:
David Sklansky

Big Hands and Storylines:

Lawson Takes Another Hit

Barry Greenstein: 79610
Ted Lawson: Q-4-A-A

We entered the hand on 6^th street when Greenstein bet into Lawson’s freshly paired aces. Lawson asked Greenstein what he had and Greenstein jokingly responded, “I think I have a flush.” Lawson made the call, and, after Greenstein checked dark on the river, Lawson checked behind. Greenstein turned over (A-6-8) for a 9-8-7-6-A low and Lawson muttered, “two pair,” as he mucked. Greenstein has 44,000 in chips after winning the 13k pot while Lawson, with 20,000, is looking to reverse his recent ill fortune.

Levi Pours it On

David Levi: A-4-3-5
Ed Nassif: 10-4-3
Seat 1: A-7-6-6

David Levi continues to assert his dominance at the table with a little help from the dealers. Levi bet out on every street in this instance, causing Nassif to abandon his hand on 5^th street and the player in seat 1 to give up on 6^th. This pot brings Levi up to 68,000, behind only Tom Schneider’s 74,000.

Lisandro Doubles Up Seely

Jeffrey Lisandro: 48J9
Jim Seely: 42Q8

Seely completed on 3^rd street and Lisandro raised him. Seely called and the two saw 4^th street. With 4-2 showing Seely bet out and Lisandro called. Both 5^th street and 6^th street went check-check, then on 7^th street Lisandro bet and Seely reluctantly tossed the last of his chips in. Seely showed his (7-6-2) for an 8-7-6-4-2 and Lisandro, claiming a nine, mucked his cards. The hand doubled Seely up to 14,000 and dropped Lisandro to 27,000.

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   Barry Greenstein,   David Levi,   Ted Lawson,   Larry St. Jean,   Tom Schneider,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   David Sklansky,   Archie Karas,   Andrew Brown,   Edward Nassif,   Tom Chambers,   Joseph Michael,   European Report

$1,500 Razz - Day 2 - Level 10 Recap

Jun 14, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20-minute break

Limits:  800-1,600, 200 ante, 200 bring in

Players Left:  69 of 456

Chip Leaders:
David Levi - 61,000
Joseph Michael - 57,000
Jonathan Schwatz - 56,000
Barry Greenstein - 40,000
Christopher Viox - 33,000
Michael Wattel - 29,000
Anthony Viganola - 28,000
Ted Lawson - 28,000
Frank Kassela - 26,200
Steven Merrifield – 25,000

Average Stack: 19,850

Eliminations:
Dario Alioto
Dewey Tomko
Vanessa Rousso

Big Hands and Storylines:

How much?!

The tournament screen displaying information for the next level showed that the bring-in would be 3,000 chips. This prompted a word from the supervisor that the bring-in for the next level would in fact be 300 and not 3,000. That, of course, makes much more sense considering the stakes will only be 1,000-2,000.

Nassif Takes a Pot Off Levi

Edward Nassif: 35K5
David Levi: 62Q2

The player in the 2 seat raised with the 5 up and David Levi called. Ed Nassif raised and both players came for 4^th street. On 4^th street Nassif bet, the 2 seat folded and Levi called. Levi then took the initiative and bet on 5^th and 6^th streets after two abysmal cards were dealt to Nassif. Nassif called twice however, and on 7^th street both players checked. Levi turned over (7-3-3) for a Q-7-6-3-2 low and Nassif seemed shocked when his (Q-6-4) underneath allowed him to take down the pot with a meager Q-6-5-4-3. Nassif is now up to 19,000 and Levi is still tops with 61,000.

Merrifield on a Run

Starting the day with only 8,000, Steven Merrifield has done a tremendous job of running his stack up to 25,000. A good deal of that money came from a recent pot contested with Andy Bloch:

Merrifield: T672
Bloch: Q749

Merrifield bet out with his superior upcards on 5^th, 6^th, and 7^th streets and on each occasion he was called by Bloch. Merrified showed T65 for a T-7-6-5-2 low, good enough to scoop the pot. After the pot Bloch was left with 18,000.

Sklansky Bucks Lawson

Ted Lawson bet on 4^th street with the 4 up and David Sklansky called showing the 4. On 4^th street, Lawson was dealt the 5 and Sklansky the 6; both players checked. On 6^th street Sklansky was dealt the 7 and bet into Lawson who drew the Q. Lawson folded and Sklansky won the pot. It’s not all bad news for Ted Lawson though, as he still has nearly 30,000 in chips. Sklansky has about 10,000.

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   Barry Greenstein,   David Levi,   Andy Bloch,   Dewey Tomko,   Michael Wattel,   Ted Lawson,   David Sklansky,   Vanessa Rousso,   Edward Nassif,   Chris Viox,   Dario Alioto,   Joseph Michael,   Anthony Viganola