Fu Wong Poker Tournament Updates

Level 17 Update: Ellis Big On Chips, Landfish First to Cash

Jun 03, '09

Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 13 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Freddie Ellis – 680,000
2. Greg Mueller – 560,000
3. Max Pescatori – 449,000
4. Tim Phan – 418,000
5. Hasan Habib – 360,000
6. Ville Wahlbeck – 330,000
7. Ivan Schertzer – 311,000
8. Eric Brooks – 270,000
9. Mel Judah – 220,000
10. Ray Dehkharghani – 211,000

Average Chip Count: 250,588

Notable Eliminations:

16th: Steven Landfish – $21,343
15th: Fu Wong – $21,343
14th: Matt Glantz – $24,480

Big Hands:

Freddy Ellis Taking The Young Boys To School

Ellis: (774)J688
Tim Phan: K635(muck)
Ville Wahlbeck: mucked on river

After the river was dealt, Phan led out with 16,000. Ellis would have none of that nonsense and raised it to 32,000. Wahlbeck thought for a few moments and then mucked. Phan was next to act and he tanked for a few moments, but thought better of messing with Ellis and mucked. It was a good thing too as Ellis showed his diamond flush and his stack ballooned to over 600,000.

Tim Phan Gets Some Chips Back

Eric Brooks: X-X-A
Phan: X-X-6
Fu Wong: X-X-K

Brooks completed to 8,000 and both Phan and Wong made the call.

Eric Brooks: X-X-AJ
Phan: X-X-69
Fu Wong: X-X-K4

Brooks bet 8,000 again and both players stuck around.

Eric Brooks: X-X-AJ2
Phan: X-X-692
Fu Wong: X-X-K44

Wong led out this time for 16,000 as he hit a pair of fours. Brooks mucked and Phan stuck around.

Phan: X-X-6925
Fu Wong: X-X-K443

Wong fired 16,000 again and Phan called. On the river Wong fired another bet of 16,000 and Phan called, showing his A75 for just a pair of fives. It was good enough as Wong mucked and Phan raked in the pot. His stack was at 290,000 while Wong was down to 60,000. Wong later busted in 15th place.

Mueller Takes One Off Judah

Mel Judah: X-X-Q
Greg Mueller: X-X-K

Mel Judah completed to 8,000 and Mueller popped it to 16,000. Judah called and both players saw fourth street.

Mel Judah: X-X-Q9
Greg Mueller: X-X-K3

Mueller fired 8,000 and Judah called.

Mel Judah: X-X-Q97
Greg Mueller: X-X-K37

Mueller fired another shot, this one 16,000 and Judah had enough as he mucked his hand. His stack was down to 240,000 while Mueller was around 420,000.

Matt Glantz Doubles Through Mel Judah, Busts in 14th Later

Glantz: AKQA9K(2)
Judah: QQ6577(muck)

Matt Glantz was all in for his last 37,000 and Mel Judah made the call. Judah was ahead with a pair of Queens but Glantz took the lead on fourth street when he paired his ace. Judah caught consecutive sevens for two pair, but Glantz caught another king for aces up. Judah mucked his river card and Glantz doubled up to around 75,000 while Judah was down to just under 100,000. The good news was short lived for Glantz as he busted later against Hasan Habib when he made a set a Kings on the river to best Glantz’s set of Queens.

Kid Poker Cripples Judah

Mel Judah: X-X-10K
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-72

Judah fired 8,000 and Negreanu made the call.

Mel Judah: X-X-10K8
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-727

Negreanu paired up and fired 16,000. Judah thought for a bit before making the call.

Mel Judah: X-X-10K8Q
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-72710

Negreanu bet again and Judah called. On the river, Negreanu fired another shot but Judah mucked. Negreanu showed 77 in the hole for quads. He was near 300,000 while Judah was left with just 35,000.

Player Tags: Mel Judah,   Daniel Negreanu,   Greg Mueller,   Eric Brooks,   Tim Phan,   Matthew Glantz,   Ville Wahlbeck,   Freddie Ellis,   Fu Wong

Level 15 Update: Sexton Out, So Is Kravchenko

Jun 02, '09

Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000

Players Remaining: 23 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Max Pescatori – 427,000
2. Ville Wahlbeck – 370,000
3. Fu Wong – 332,000
4. Ray Dehkharghani – 310,000
5. Daniel Negreanu – 290,000
6. Eric Brooks – 246,000
7. Tim Phan – 235,000
8. Freddie Ellis – 205,000
9. Brian Goddard – 190,000
10. Chad Brown – 180,000

Average Chip Count: 152,143

Notable Eliminations:

Keith Sexton
Alex Kravchenko
David Chiu
Cory Zeidman

Big Hands:

Goddard Pushes Out Frangos, Eliminates Keith Sexton

Brian Goddard: X-X-4
Nick Frangos: X-X-8
Sexton: X-X-K

Frangos completed the bet to 5,000 and Sexton raised it to 10,000. Goddard made the call and Frangos did the same.

Brian Goddard: X-X-4A
Nick Frangos: X-X-82
Sexton: X-X-K3

Frangos fired 5,000 and Sexton raised again to 10,000. Goddard and Frangos called.

Brian Goddard: X-X-4A2
Nick Frangos: X-X-825
Sexton: X-X-K37

Frangos led out again with 10,000 and both of his opponents called.

Brian Goddard: X-X-4A23
Nick Frangos: X-X-825K
Sexton: X-X-K379

Frangos bet out another 10,000 and his opponents called again. On the river, Frangos bet another 10,000 and Sexton called for his last 2,500. Goddard then raised it to 20,000 much to Frangos’ surprise. He looked both confused and disgusted with the turn of events and mucked his hand. Goddard then showed his hole cards, AA6 for a set of aces. Sexton mucked his hand and he was eliminated. Goddard was at 165,000 while Frangos was down to 50,000.

Alex Kravchenko Drops A Pot, Then Busts

Seat 8: X-X-K
Kravchenko: X-X-Q

Kravchenko completed to 5,000 and seat 8 raised to 10,000. Kravchenko called.

Seat 8: X-X-K4
Kravchenko: X-X-Q2

Seat 8 bet 5,000 and Kravchenko came along for the ride.

Seat 8: X-X-K4J
Kravchenko: X-X-Q2K

Seat 8 fired another shot, this one 10,000. Kravchenko had enough and mucked his hand. He was down to 80,000 after the hand but lost that a short time later and he was eliminated.

Kid Poker Takes a Pot Off Brown and Wong

Daniel Negreanu: X-X-51010J
Fu Wong: X-X-Q723
Chad Brown: X-X-K2AQ

Wong bet 10,000 on the river and Brown made the call. Negreanu then raised it to 20,000 and Wong went into the tank. After some moments of thought, he mucked his hand and Brown followed suit. Negreanu raked in the pot and his stack was at 260,000. Brown’s stack was at 134,000 while Wong was at 160,000.

Ben Lin Ousted By Hasan Habib

Lin was all in against Habib and Eric Drache. Habib and Drache were contesting a side pot and when Habib showed down his hand, Drache could not beat it and mucked his hand. Matt Glantz then asked Lin if he could contest the side pot. Lin nodded and threw his hand in the muck, exiting the tournament area. Habib was up to 100,000 while Drache was at 122,000.

Player Tags: Hasan Habib,   Daniel Negreanu,   Keith Sexton,   Brian Goddard,   Nikolaos Frangos,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Fu Wong,   Eric Drache

$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Wong Gone

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 10,000 - 20,000

Players Remaining: 4

Chip Counts:

David Baker - 1,050,000
Ugur Marangoz - 515,000
Daniel Negreanu - 285,000
Richard Li - 65,000

Eliminations:

Big Hands and Storylines:

Fu Wong Eliminated in Fifth Place ($51,542)

Daniel Negreanu raised and Fu Wong called in the big blind. The flop came J74 and Wong checked. Negreanu bet, Wong check raised and Negreanu reraised. Wong called and the turn was the 10. Wong checked and Negreanu put him all in. Wong called, turning over 65 for an open-ended straight draw. Negreanu showed QJ for top pair, and it held when the river came 2. Wong was eliminated in fifth place.

NOTE: The players then took an unscheduled 20-minute break to color up the 1,000 denomination chips.

Daniel Negreanu Wins a Monster Pot

Daniel Negreanu limped and Richard Li raised. Negreanu called and the flop came 633. Li bet, Negreanu raised and Li called. The turn was the 6 and Negreanu bet again. Li called and the river was the 9. Negreanu bet, Li called and Negreanu showed his six for a full house to take the pot.

Richard Li Doubles Through Daniel Negreanu

Richard Li was all in preflop holding 64 against the A10 of Daniel Negreanu. The board ran out JJ584 and Li rivered a four to double up to about 220,000. Shortly after the hand, Li was crippled by Baker.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Fu Wong,   Richard Li

$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Two More Down

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 8,000 - 15,000

Players Remaining: 5

Chip Counts:

Daniel Negreanu - 455,000
Richard Li - 450,000
Fu Wong - 415,000
David Baker - 370,000
Ugur Marangoz - 250,000

Eliminations: Greg Wohletz (7th Place), Jeremy Kottler (6th Place)

Greg Wohletz Eliminated in Seventh Place ($31,886)

Richard Li raised and Ugur Marangoz, Fu Wong called. Greg Wohletz called all in from the big blind and the flop came down 742. Li bet, Marangoz called and Wong raised. Both Li and Marangoz called and the turn was the 8. Wong bet and both Li and Marangoz folded. After Wong took the side pot, he revealed pocket jacks, which had the lead over Wohletz and his K3. The river was the 6 and Wohletz was eliminated in seventh place.

Jeremy Kottler Eliminated in Sixth Place ($40,622)

David Baker raised and Jeremy Kottler moved all in for 19,000. Baker made the call and showed Q9 and was slightly behind Kottler's K4. The board ran out A7229 and Baker rivered a nine to eliminatd Kottler in sixth place.

Ugur Marangoz Doubles Through David Baker

David Baker raised and was called by Ugur Marangoz and Daniel Negreanu. The flop came 1086 and Negreanu checked to Baker who bet. Marangoz raised and Negreanu folded. After Baker made the call, the 2 hit the turn. Baker bet, Marangoz raised all in and Baker called. Marangoz showed pocket kings and that was enough when the river was the 3. Marangoz doubled up to 250,000.

Player Tags: David Baker,   Daniel Negreanu,   Ugur Marangoz,   Greg Wohletz,   Fu Wong,   Jeremy Kottler,   Richard Li

$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Tran Busted On Fourth Hand

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 5,000 - 10,000 moving to 6,000 - 12,000

Players Remaining: 8

Chip Counts:

Daniel Negreanu - 465,000
Ugur Marangoz - 450,000
David Baker - 420,000
Richard Li - 280,000
Fu Wong - 110,000
Derek Lerner - 100,000
Greg Wohletz - 90,000
Jeremy Kottler - 75,000

Eliminations: Hien Tran (9th Place)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hien Tran Eliminated in Ninth Place ($18,782)

Fu Wong raised and Hien Tran called. The flop came Q107 and Tran checked. Wong bet and Tran called. The turn was the 9 and this time Tran bet. Wong called and the river was the 9. Tran then bet all in for his last 8,000 and Wong made the call with pocket jacks. The jacks were good and J.C.'s brother was sent to the rail in ninth place.

Jeremy Kottler Doubles Up Through David Baker

David Baker raised and Jeremy Kottler reraised. Baker called and the flop came AJ9. Baker bet and Kottler moved all in for his last 12,000.  Baker called and showed Q10 for an open-ended straight draw and Kottler turned over AJ for top two pair. The turn and river bricked out and Kottler doubled up to 100,000. Despite the cheers for "Bakes," this is not notable online pro David "bakes" Baker.

Daniel Negreanu Chips Up with a Flush

Daniel Negreanu raised on the button and was called in the big blind by Richard Li. The flop came 865 and Li bet. Negreanu raised and Li reraised. Negreanu called and the turn was the 7. Li bet and Negreanu called. The river was the 6 and both players checked. Negreanu turned over the 10 for a flush and that was enough to take the pot. After the hand, Negreanu was up to 463,000.

Greg Wohletz Doubles Up Through David Baker

David Baker and Greg Wohletz got it all in preflop. Baker showed QJ and was up against the pocket fives of Wohletz. The board rolled out K8522 and Wohletz made a full house to double up to 90,000.

Player Tags: David Baker,   Daniel Negreanu,   Greg Wohletz,   Fu Wong,   Hien Tran,   Jeremy Kottler,   Richard Li

Eric Brooks Wins Event No. 14 ($415,856)

Jun 09, '08

Betting was capped on fifth street, and then a bet and call followed on sixth and seventh street while Fu Wong had K6109 exposed and Eric Brooks was showing 9826. The two tossed in the last of their bets on seventh street and then Brooks turned up 329 for two pair. Wong mucked his hand and shook his head in annoyance. The tables had been turned against him now and Brooks took a huge chip lead.

On the final hand of play 20 minutes later Wong had been further knocked down to under 150,000, which he moved all-in to the middle on fourth street against Brooks. Their cards after seventh street:

Wong: (104)A424(9)
Brooks: (A5)53A7(Q)

Wong was eliminated in second place, and he took home $259,910 in prize money. Brooks won his first gold bracelet and he was also awarded the $415,856 first-place prize. Brooks won't see a single penny of that, as he will be donating 100 percent of it to the Decision Education Foundation. 

Player Tags: Eric Brooks,   Fu Wong

WC 7-Stud - FInal Table - Alexander Kostritsyn Eliminated in 3rd Place

Jun 09, '08

Ante/Bring-in/Completion: 5,000 - 15,000 - 40,000 with 40,000-80,000 limits

Players Left: 2

Chip Counts:

Eric Brooks: 1,345,000
Fu Wong: 1,815,000

Eliminations:

Alexander Kostritsyn: 3rd Place ($163,372)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Alexander Kostritsyn Eliminated in Third Place ($163,372)

Alexander Kostritsyn raised all in for the last of his chips on fifth street and Eric Brooks made the call. Their cards after seventh street:

Kostritsyn: (K4)4K310(10)
Brooks: (A8)7A710(K)

Kostritsyn was eliminated on the hand in third place and he took home $163,372 in prize money.

Player Tags: Eric Brooks,   Fu Wong,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   European Report

WC 7-Stud - Final Table - Minh Ly Eliminated in 4th Place

Jun 09, '08

Ante/Bring-in/Completion: 7,000 - 10,000 - 30,000 with 30,000-60,000 limits

Players Left: 3

Chip Counts:

Alexander Kostritsyn: 1,450,000
Eric Brooks: 1,450,000
Fu Wong: 225,000

Eliminations:

Minh Ly: 4th Place ($118,816)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Minh Ly Eliminated in 4th Place ($118,816)

Minh Ly got it all in on third street and Alex Kostritsyn called him down. Their cards:

Ly: (88)103JQ(7)
Kostritsyn: (99)10367(8)

Ly was eliminated on the hand in fourth place, and he took home $118,816 in prize money.

Brooks Was Here

In a pot that saw eight bets and raises of varying values, Eric Brooks had Q10KK exposed, while Kostritsyn had 495Q exposed. Brooks turned up his hidden cards first and showed down KQ5 for a full house. Kostritsyn mucked and he was low on chips after the hand with 375,000. Brooks increased his chip stack to 1,450,000.

Player Tags: Minh Ly,   Eric Brooks,   Fu Wong,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   European Report

WC 7-Stud - Final Table - Erik Seidel Eliminated in 5th Place

Jun 09, '08

Ante/Bring-in/Completion: 7,000 - 10,000 - 30,000 with 30,000-60,000 limits

Players Left: 4

Chip Counts:

Alexander Kostritsyn: 1,420,000
Eric Brooks: 580,000
Minh Ly: 320,000
Fu Wong: 240,000

Eliminations:

Erik Seidel: 5th Place ($92,825)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Table Captain: Alexander Kostritsyn

Alexander Kostritsyn emerged as the table captain during the last stretch of play. Minh Ly challenged him for a while, but it proved harmful to his health as you will read below. Eric Brooks had to make kings full against Kostritsyn to eventually slow him down during the period.

Minh Ly's Rollercoaster of Stud

Minh Ly has been all over the place over the last stretch of play. He was crippled down to 120,000 when he lost a pot with nines to Eric Brook's jacks. He quickly recovered from this by tripling up a while later. The triple up came at the courtesy of Fu Wong and Kostritsyn. Ly was all in on fourth street, and Kostritsyn was able to bet Wong off the pot on seventh street. Ly and Kostritsyn then flipped up their hands:

Ly: (99)49J4(2)
Kostritsyn: (KQ) Q10Q5(A)

Ly was back in action and he was sailing smooth until he was crippled again a few minutes later. Once again though, he put together a string if double-ups that was punctuated by quad kings to grow his stack to 200,000.

Erik Seidel Eliminated in Fifth Place ($92,825)

Seidel was low once again during this stretch, and he did manage to double up and prolong his tournament life when he doubled up against Kostritsyn with aces up. He was still low with 400,000 after the hand, and it proved to be not enough to sustain the consummate professional. Seidel called off the last of his chips on sixth street against Ly, and when the dust settled on seventh street Seidel was behind. Their cards:

Seidel: (55)KQ4A(7)
Ly: (A5)A10J7(Q)

Seidel was eliminated in fifth place after the hand, and he took home $92,825 in prize money for his 48th WSOP cash.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Minh Ly,   Eric Brooks,   Fu Wong,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   European Report

WC 7-Stud - Final Table - David Oppenheim Eliminated in 7th Place

Jun 09, '08

Ante/Bring-in/Completion: 5,000 - 5,000 - 20,000 with 20,000-40,000 limits

Players Left: 5

Chip Counts:

Alexander Kostritsyn: 1,420,000
Eric Brooks: 580,000
Erik Seidel: 340,000
Minh Ly: 320,000
Fu Wong: 240,000

Eliminations:

David Oppenheim: 7th Place ($59,408)
Jim Paluszek: 6th Place ($74,260)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Seidel Won't Be Denied

Erik Seidel was crippled when he ran into the trip fives of Alex Kostritsyn early in the hour, but he went on a huge run that saw him double up four times and climb back into contention. Seidel is vying for his ninth gold bracelet at this final table, and he is dgging in to win it.

David Oppenheim Eliminated in Seventh Place ($59,408)

David Oppenheim got all of his chips into the midde on fifth street and Alex Kostrirsyn had him covered. The two players turned up their hands:

Oppenheim: (52)98QQ(mucked)
Kostritsyn: (64)5952(5)

Oppenheim was eliminated in seventh place and he took home $59,408 in prize money.

Jim Paluszek Eliminated in Sixth Place ($74,260)

Jim Paluszek was crippled down to 20,000 when he ran into a nut flush held by Fu Wong. On the very next hand Paluszek put all of his money into the middle of the table before third street and Kostritsyn called him down. Their cards:

Paluszek: (Q7)A853(4)
Kostritsyn: (108)810JK(A)

Paluszek was eliminated on the hand in sixth place and he took home $74,260 in prize money.

 

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   David Oppenheim,   Fu Wong,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   European Report