Steven Merrifield raised to 1,200 from middle position and Matt Berkey defended his big blind. The flop came AJ5 and Berkey checked. Merrifield bet 1,400 and Berkey check-raised to 5,600 total. Merrifield gave it up and Berkey took another pot.
Berkey signed up during the last break and in the first 17 minutes of play managed to double up, eliminate John Morgan, and more than triple his starting stack.
Scott Demoulin Leads Day 1A Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Main Event
Mar 15, '15
A total of 83 entries were put up in the first of two starting flights of the Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Classic main event.
The players began the first stretch of a three day process to scoop up their piece of the $300,000 guaranteed prize pool in the $2,100 no-limit hold’em tournament, and when the night was over only 20 remained.
Scott Demoulin bagged the chiplead with 257,400, while Stephen Graner and Gary Sewell were not far behind with 232,700 and 233,300 respectively.
A few players who came – and left – throughout the day included Kenna James, Matt Stout, Dan Sindelar, Ben Palmer, Eric Baldwin, Matt Berkey and Kevin Calenzo.
Flight 1B will begin Monday at 12pm PST and will play 10 one-hour levels with a one hour dinner break and 15 minute breaks every two levels.
Matt Stouts Heads Back to California, Matt Berkey Still Leading
Mar 15, '15
The field has been narrowed down to just 36 players in the post-dinner break levels. Matt Stout, who actually had chips in tournaments in two states simultaneously, hit the rail.
Stout has a stack of 51,000 at the World Series of Poker Circuit $1,675 main event at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, and he used the multiple starting days to his advantage to take a shot at the Wynn today. Having been eliminated in Nevada, Stout is now on his way back to his chips in California.
Having chip stacks in 2 states was fun while it lasted, but AKdd<J9o on 995ddAx ai on turn in a 3bet pot. Back to LA I go! #WhoLovesItMore
Ben Palmer and Kenna James were also eliminated after the dinner break.
A few hands:
Eric Blair Folds His Hand
Eric Blair raised to 1,200 from the button and the players in the big blind and under the gun called. The three saw a flop of A53 and action checked to Blair. Blair bet 1,700, the big blind folded and the player under the gun called to see the Q on the turn. Both players checked again and saw the A on the river. The player under the gun bet 5,500 and Blair mucked his cards.
Samantha Cohen Bested
With the board reading 8798 Samantha Cohen was facing a bet of 10,000 from an opponent. Cohen took a few moments to contemplate her next move before calling. The river was the Q and Cohen checked. Her opponent thought over his options for a little bit of time before throwing out two 5,000 chips. Cohen snap-called and her opponent showed 109. Cohen did not show her cards and her opponent took the pot.
Rene Angelil Eliminated by Matt Berkey
Matt Berkey has amassed a monster stack of 193,000, a small portion of it coming from Rene Angelil. We missed most of the action but Angelil was all-in on a J95 board with J10 and Berkey called with KQ. The board completed 97 and Angelil was eliminated.
Matt Berkey opened to 1,200 and only received calls from the players in the blinds. The flop brought the J106 and all three players checked.
The turn was the 5 and it checked to Berkey, who bet 2,500. The player in the small blind clicked it back to 5,000.
Berkey made the call after some thought and the river paired the board with the 10.
The player in the small blind bet 5,000 and Berkey again thought it over, eventually making the call with the A6. His opponent could only produce the K9, so Berkey raked in the pot and increased his stack to 49,000.
Scott Demoulin Leads Day 1A Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Main Event
Mar 15, '15
A total of 83 entries were put up in the first of two starting flights of the Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Classic main event.
The players began the first stretch of a three day process to scoop up their piece of the $300,000 guaranteed prize pool in the $2,100 no-limit hold’em tournament, and when the night was over only 20 remained.
Scott Demoulin bagged the chiplead with 257,400, while Stephen Graner and Gary Sewell were not far behind with 232,700 and 233,300 respectively.
A few players who came – and left – throughout the day included Kenna James, Matt Stout, Dan Sindelar, Ben Palmer, Eric Baldwin, Matt Berkey and Kevin Calenzo.
Flight 1B will begin Monday at 12pm PST and will play 10 one-hour levels with a one hour dinner break and 15 minute breaks every two levels.
Matt Stouts Heads Back to California, Matt Berkey Still Leading
Mar 15, '15
The field has been narrowed down to just 36 players in the post-dinner break levels. Matt Stout, who actually had chips in tournaments in two states simultaneously, hit the rail.
Stout has a stack of 51,000 at the World Series of Poker Circuit $1,675 main event at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, and he used the multiple starting days to his advantage to take a shot at the Wynn today. Having been eliminated in Nevada, Stout is now on his way back to his chips in California.
Having chip stacks in 2 states was fun while it lasted, but AKdd<J9o on 995ddAx ai on turn in a 3bet pot. Back to LA I go! #WhoLovesItMore
Ben Palmer and Kenna James were also eliminated after the dinner break.
A few hands:
Eric Blair Folds His Hand
Eric Blair raised to 1,200 from the button and the players in the big blind and under the gun called. The three saw a flop of A53 and action checked to Blair. Blair bet 1,700, the big blind folded and the player under the gun called to see the Q on the turn. Both players checked again and saw the A on the river. The player under the gun bet 5,500 and Blair mucked his cards.
Samantha Cohen Bested
With the board reading 8798 Samantha Cohen was facing a bet of 10,000 from an opponent. Cohen took a few moments to contemplate her next move before calling. The river was the Q and Cohen checked. Her opponent thought over his options for a little bit of time before throwing out two 5,000 chips. Cohen snap-called and her opponent showed 109. Cohen did not show her cards and her opponent took the pot.
Rene Angelil Eliminated by Matt Berkey
Matt Berkey has amassed a monster stack of 193,000, a small portion of it coming from Rene Angelil. We missed most of the action but Angelil was all-in on a J95 board with J10 and Berkey called with KQ. The board completed 97 and Angelil was eliminated.
Matt Berkey opened to 1,200 and only received calls from the players in the blinds. The flop brought the J106 and all three players checked.
The turn was the 5 and it checked to Berkey, who bet 2,500. The player in the small blind clicked it back to 5,000.
Berkey made the call after some thought and the river paired the board with the 10.
The player in the small blind bet 5,000 and Berkey again thought it over, eventually making the call with the A6. His opponent could only produce the K9, so Berkey raked in the pot and increased his stack to 49,000.
The board shows 141 players in today’s Day 1 flight and quite the collection of professionals decided to enter late.
Three-time WSOP final tablist this summer Matt Berkey has decided to sit down, and he will look to add to the $471,017 he already managed to win since the start of the WSOP.
Right next to Berkey we spotted Dutch pro Paul Berende who flew to Las Vegas last minute. Berende only played the Main Event at the WSOP and this could very well only be his second tournament of the trip. Berende finished runner up earlier this year in WPT Baden for €130,000.
One table over we’ve spotted Bryn Kenney who recently cashed in the WSOP Main Event. Kenney also cashed in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for $147,882 for his 12th place finish.
Eugene Katchalov also decided to enter late. The Ukrainian American, who’s in the best shape of his life, made the final table of the $5,000 Pot Limit Hold’em earlier this summer. In total Katchalov has $7.4 in career tournament earnings and that makes him one of the biggest winners in today’s field. Katchalov has a WPT and WSOP victory on his resume but also EPT final tables and a Super High Roller victory at the PCA in 2011.
The board shows 141 players in today’s Day 1 flight and quite the collection of professionals decided to enter late.
Three-time WSOP final tablist this summer Matt Berkey has decided to sit down, and he will look to add to the $471,017 he already managed to win since the start of the WSOP.
Right next to Berkey we spotted Dutch pro Paul Berende who flew to Las Vegas last minute. Berende only played the Main Event at the WSOP and this could very well only be his second tournament of the trip. Berende finished runner up earlier this year in WPT Baden for €130,000.
One table over we’ve spotted Bryn Kenney who recently cashed in the WSOP Main Event. Kenney also cashed in the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for $147,882 for his 12th place finish.
Eugene Katchalov also decided to enter late. The Ukrainian American, who’s in the best shape of his life, made the final table of the $5,000 Pot Limit Hold’em earlier this summer. In total Katchalov has $7.4 in career tournament earnings and that makes him one of the biggest winners in today’s field. Katchalov has a WPT and WSOP victory on his resume but also EPT final tables and a Super High Roller victory at the PCA in 2011.
Level 28 Update: Randal Flowers Out 7th, Thomas Muehloecker Out 6th, Matt Berkey Out 5th
Jul 05, '13
Level: 28
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 7 out of 784
Average Chip Count: 2,352,000
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Antonio Buonanno – 2,335,000
Seat 2: Seth Berger – 2,830,000
Seat 8: Matt Perrins – 5,645,000
Seat 9: Arthur Pro – 980,000
Players Eliminated:
7th: Randal Flowers – $98,715
6th: Thomas Muehloecker – $129,447
5th: Matt Berkey – $171,822
Live Updates:
Randal Flowers Eliminated in Seventh Place ($98,715)
Randal Flowers raised to 100,000 preflop and Matt Perrins reraised to 230,000. Flowers reraised all in and Perrins called. The two players then tabled their hands.
Perrins: AK
Flowers: KK
Board: J94A4
Flowers was eliminated in seventh place and Perrins grew his stack to 4 million thanks to a pair of aces.
Thomas Muehloecker Eliminated in Sixth Place ($129,447)
Seth Berger raised to 110,000 and Thomas Muehloecker called all in. Matt Perrins reraised to 250,000 and Antonio Buonanno reraised all in. Berger folded and Perrins called. The three remaining players then revealed their hands.
Buonanno: KQ
Perrins: J9
Muehloecker: 22
Board: Q10467
Buonanno won the hand with a pair of queens to double up to 2.5 million and Muehloecker was eliminated in sixth place.
Matt Berkey Eliminated in Fifth Place ($171,822)
Matt Perrins raised to 100,000 preflop and Matt Berkey reraised to 350,000. Perrins reraised all in and Berkey called all in. The two players then flipped over their hands.
Perrins: A7
Berkey: AK
Board: 10778A
Perrins won the hand to grow his chip lead to 5.6 million and Berkey was eliminated in fifth place.
1. Mikhail Lakhitov – 2,815,000
2. Thomas Miller – 2,640,000
3. Hassan Babajane – 2,250,000
4. Eddy Sabat – 1,750,000
5. Thomas Middleton – 1,705,000
6. Matthew Berkey – 1,700,000
Thomas Middleton Doubles Through Matthew Berkey
Thomas Middleton started the level as the short stack and after getting chipped away at for a bit, he got it all in pre-flop with A 9 against Matthew Berkey’s A Q.
The board came J 9 3 3 2, giving Middleton middle pair on the flop to win the pot. Middleton doubled up to about 1.7 million that hand while Berkey dropped down to under 1 million.
Matthew Berkey Doubles through Thomas Miller
Shortly after shipping half his stack to Thomas Middleton in a previous hand, Matthew Berkey was able to double up through Thomas Miller to gain some ground back. Berkey got it all in before the flop with A 4 against Miller’s 7 7.
The board came A K 3 Q K, giving Berkey top pair on the flop to win the pot. Berkey doubled up to over 1.7 million that hand, though still on the short stack at the moment.
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Level 26: Zentner Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 23, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 39 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of John Zentner in 10th place ($41,775), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 1,734
Average Chip Count: 1,445,000
Chip Counts:
1. Thomas Miller – 3,050,000
2. Matthew Berkey – 2,510,000
3. Mikhail Lakhitov – 2,200,000
4. James St. Hilaire – 1,460,000
5. Thomas Middleton – 1,290,000
6. Eddy Sabat – 1,235,000
7. Hassan Babajane – 929,999
8. Conrad Monica – 580,000
9. Kent Padgett – 380,000
Amir Lehavot raised to 75,000 from middle position and Matthew Berkey made the call from the big blind. The flop fell A Q 7 and Berkey checked. Lehavot bet 100,000 and Berkey called. The turn followed the same routine. After the 5 fell Berkey checked, Lehavot bet 200,000 and Berkey made the call.
The river fell J and that was when the routine was shaken up. Berkey moved all in for 960,00 and Lehavot made the call. Berkey revealed A J and Lehavot showed down A Q to win the pot and grow his stack to 3.2 million.
Berkey was eliminated in 15th place and he will take home $56,880 in prize money.
Amir Lehavot raised to 75,000 from middle position and Matthew Berkey made the call from the big blind. The flop fell A Q 7 and Berkey checked. Lehavot bet 100,000 and Berkey called. The turn followed the same routine. After the 5 fell Berkey checked, Lehavot bet 200,000 and Berkey made the call.
The river fell J and that was when the routine was shaken up. Berkey moved all in for 960,00 and Lehavot made the call. Berkey revealed A J and Lehavot showed down A Q to win the pot and grow his stack to 3.2 million.
Berkey was eliminated in 15th place and he will take home $56,880 in prize money.
Jimmy Tran was all in preflop against Todd Witteles. Tran tabled QJ while Witteles was dominating with AJ.
The flop fell A97 and Witteles jumped further ahead. The board finished off J and 7 and Tran was eliminated.
Witteles took the pot and he was at 1 million in chips.
Jarvis Busts Nadal
Jose Nadal moved all in preflop against Matthew Jarvis. Nadal tabled AQ but was dominated by Jarvis’ AK.
The flop fell K87 and Jarvis expanded his lead. The turn was the 9 and Nadal was left drawing dead. The river was meaningless and Jarvis scored the knockout. He was at 5.05 million.
Theo Tran Triples Up, Busts Later
Theo Tran and Benjamin Straate were both all in preflop and Robert Pisano decided to put them both at risk. Here were the hands:
Tran: AJ
Straate: 99
Pisano: 87
Straate was ahead but Tran was racing against him. The flop was 643 and the nines stayed in the lead. But the turn was the A and Tran took the lead. The 8 fell on the river and Tran tripled up to 1.13 million. Pisano fell to 4.02 million and Straate made his way to the payout desk.
Tran would bust out later in the level.
Bardah Takes One Down
Ronnie Bardah raised to 80,000 preflop and Gabriel Alarie made the call from the small blind. The two players saw the flop come down K97 and they both checked.
The turn was the 7 and Bardah bet 105,000. It was enough to take it down as Alarie mucked and Bardah was up to 1.27 million.
Beckman Out
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read Q928 and Garrett Beckman moved all in for 550,000. Evgeny Shnayder quickly snapped him off.
Beckman: 82
Shnayder: J10
Beckman hit two pair but Schnayder turned the straight. The river was the 6 and Beckman was eliminated. Shnayder was around 4 million.
Kenney Gets Caught
Picking up the action on the flop of 532, Mattew Berkey bet 95,000 and Bryn Kenney made the call.
The turn was the J and both players checked. The river was the 10 and Kenney took a stab with 350,000. Berkey made the call and Kenney just tapped the table as Berkey tabled AQ.
Mizrachi Knocks Out Schreiber
Michael Mizrachi raised to 80,000 from the hijack and Matthew Schreiber moved in for 374,000 from the big blind. Mizrachi made the call and Schreiber was officially at risk.
Schreiber: A7
Mizrachi: J10
Mizrachi had two live cards and the flop gave him the lead when it fell 1076. The turn was the 5 and the river was the 5 and Mizrachi chipped up to 5.6 million with the knockout.
John Racener raised from early position to 180,000. David Baker and William Thorson made the call before Michael Mizrachi moved all-in for 1,510,000. Racener and Baker folded and Thorson didn’t think very long before making the call.
Mizrachi showed AJ and Thorson showed 109. The flop came A75 and Thorson was going to need running cards to win this pot.
He got one of them with the J on the turn, to give him a gutshot straight draw, but the A on the river gave Mizrachi aces full and he doubled up to 3,590,000 in chips. Thorson still has well over 10,000,000 after the loss.
Babel Gets His Ace to Double
Jakob Toestesen raised to 200,000 from early position and Benjamin Statz called from the cutoff. Nicolas Babel shoed all-in for 1,915,000 and after Toestesen folded, Statz eventually made the call. It was a coinflip for just about 4,200,000.
Toestesen showed 1010 and Babel showed AK. The board ran out 9859A and the ace on the river shot Babel up and into the arms of his supporters on the rail. Statz fell to 5,100,000 with the loss.
Assouline Sent Home
On the turn the board read AQ6A and it was heads-up between David Assouline and Pascal LeFrancois. Assouline checked and LeFrancois bet 560,000. Assouline made the call and the J fell on the river.
LeFrancois fired all-in and after Assouline checked. Assouline had just about 2,700,000 and went into the tank. After a few minutes, Assouline made the call with KK. LeFrancois tabled the AJ, giving him the second nuts and Assouline was eliminated in 44th place.
Berkey Busts
Filippo Candio raised to 225,000 under-the-gun and Johnny Lodden made it 700,000 in the cutoff. Matthew Berkey called off his last 85,000 in the small blind and Candio called the three-bet as well.
The flop came J10Q and Candio fired 475,000 and takes down the side pot when Lodden folds. Candio only had 55, but was ahead of Berkey’s 42. Berkey couldn’t find miracle running cards and he was eliminated. Candio is now up to 11,000,000 in chips.
Luis Takes One off Racener
Damien Luis raised to 180,000 before John Racener three-bet to 440,000. Luis made the call and they checked it down to the river as the board came 7A107Q.
Racener fired 500,000 on the end and then was met with a check-raise all-in for 1,215,000 that sent Racener deep into the tank for over four minutes before folding. Luis moves to 2,805,000 in chips.
Mizrachi Drops One to Le
Duy Le raised to 180,000 from early position and Michael Mizrachi made the call from the big blind.
Mizrachi checked the AQJ and Le bet 240,000. Mizrachi made the call and the 7 landed on the turn. Now Mizrachi led out for 360,000 and Le made the call.
Both players checked the 4 river card and Mizrachi mucked when Le tabled his Ad10h and climbed to 5,250,000.
Parras Doubles Through Payne
Jerry Payne raised to 200,000 and was met with a three-bet to 550,000 by Theo Jorgensen in position. Eduardo Parras moved all-in for 2,810,000 from the big blind and Payne re-shoved over the top to isolate Parras. Jorgensen got out of the way and it was time for a showdown.
It was yet another race. Parras showed QQ and Payne tabled AK. The board ran out pretty dry for Payne as the dealer dealt out the J10735. Parras doubled up to 6,300,000 and Payne is left with 1,350,000.
Duhamel Joins the Top of the Leaderboard
Jonathan Duhamel raised under-the-gun to 210,000 with Filippo Candio making the call from the button and Patrick Eskandar calling from the small blind.
All three players checked the flop and on the turn the board read K369. Eskandar checked and Duhamel bet 360,000. Candio called and Eskandar folded.
The river was the 10 and Duhamel bet 215,000. Candio raised to 715,000 but Duhamel called pretty quickly. Candio announced “sevens” and Duhamel showed KJ and took the pot. Duhamel has now crossed the 10 million chip threshold.
Senti Scores a Double
Matthew Bucaric raised to 200,000 under-the-gun and got a call from Jason Senti, Dag Palovic, and Robert Pisano.
The flop came AJ5 and it checked over to Senti who bet 525,000. After two folds, Bucaric check-raised all-in and Senti called off his last 2,100,000 and was at risk.
Senti showed the AJ and was way ahead of Bucaric’s AK. The 6 was the turn card and the 2 fell on the river to double up to 6,100,000.
Clements Doubles Through Statz
Scott Clements shoved all-in for 2,070,000 after a raise of 200,000 from Benjamin Statz. It folded back to Statz who made the call with KK and was ahead of Clements AK.
The flop was kind to Clements when it came A105 and gave him the lead. The 3 on the turn and the 7 river card sealed the deal for Clements to double up to just over 4,000,000.
Cuong Nguyen Takes Over Chip Lead With Monster Pot
Brandon Steven raised to 225,000 from late position and got calls from Theo Jorgensen in the small blind and Cuong Nguyen from the big blind.
They saw a flop of K59 and after both blinds checked, Steven bet out 525,000. Jorgensen made the call and Nguyen made it 1,500,000. Steven got out of the way before Jorgensen made it 4,000,000 and Nguyen moved all-in for 7,620,000. Jorgensen called and there was 19,520,000 in the middle.
Jorgensen showed A3, good for the nut flush draw and Nguyen tabled the KJ, good for top pair.
The turn was the 10, missing Jorgensen and keeping Nguyen in the lead. The river was the 3 and Jorgensen lost the chip lead and Nguyen was left stacking a gigantic pile of chips.
Nguyen now took over the chip lead with 19,520,000.
Steven Merrifield raised to 1,200 from middle position and Matt Berkey defended his big blind. The flop came A
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A total of 83 entries were put up in the first of two starting flights of the Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Classic main event.
The field has been narrowed down to just 36 players in the post-dinner break levels. Matt Stout, who actually had chips in tournaments in two states simultaneously, hit the rail.
Eric Blair Folds His Hand
3
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Rene Angelil Eliminated by Matt Berkey
Matt Berkey opened to 1,200 and only received calls from the players in the blinds. The flop brought the J
The board shows 141 players in today’s Day 1 flight and quite the collection of professionals decided to enter late.
Randal Flowers Eliminated in Seventh Place ($98,715)
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Matt Berkey Eliminated in Fifth Place ($171,822)
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, no help for Matthew Berkey who was eliminated in 6th place ($119,528).
Clayton Newman moved all in for his last 182,000 on the button and Matt Berkey called from the big blind with K
Amir Lehavot raised to 75,000 from middle position and Matthew Berkey made the call from the big blind. The flop fell A
Matt Marafioti got the last of chips into the middle preflop and Matthew Berkey had him covered. Their cards:
Jimmy Tran Out
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Theo Tran Triples Up, Busts Later
Beckman Out
Mizrachi Knocks Out Schreiber
Mizrachi Scores a Much Needed Double Up
Assouline Sent Home
Mizrachi Drops One to Le
Parras Doubles Through Payne
Senti Scores a Double
Cuong Nguyen Takes Over Chip Lead With Monster Pot