Level 17 Update: Money Bubble Bursts
Jun 17, '09
Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Players Remaining: 15 out of 185
Chip Counts:
1. Kenny Hsuing – 640,000
2. Mark Klecan – 620,000
3. Matt Hawrilenko – 500,000
4. Chad Brown – 490,000
5. Soheil Shamseddin – 490,000
6. Michiel Brummelhuis – 370,000
7. Matt Glantz – 340,000
8. Pat Pezzin – 310,000
9. Maria Ho – 300,000
10. Daniel Alaei – 250,000
Average Chip Count: 308,333
Notable Eliminations:
18. Steve Kim — $27,824
17. Howard Lederer — $27,824
16. Philip Tom — $27,824
Big Hands:
Jody Garaventa Is The Bubble Boy
Garaventa raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Alaei three-bet from the button. Garaventa called and the flop came A
A
7. Garaventa moved the remainder of his stack into the middle and Alaei quickly called. Garaventa then showed A-Q and was ahead of Alaei’s A-10. The turn, however, brought the 10
giving Alaei a full house and the K sent Garaventa to the rail with nothing but the lint in his pocket.
Alaei’s Ladies Smack Perry
Daniel Alaei raised to 20,000 from the cutoff and Ralph Perry made the call from the big blind. The flop came down J72 and Perry checked. Alaei bet 10,000 and Perry raised to 20,000. Alaei made the call and the K fell on the turn. Perry led out this time with 20,000 and Alaei popped it to 40,000. Perry made the call and the river was the 9. Perry check-called Alaei’s 20,000 bet and Alaei tabled QQ. Perry mucked and was down to 75,000 while Alaei was at 250,000.
Perry Taken For A Ride On Teltscher’s Boat
Mark Teltscher raised to 20,000 preflop and Ralph Perry called from the big blind. The flop came down AA4 and both players checked. The turn was the 4
and Teltscher bet 20,000. Perry made the call and the 6 completed the board. Teltscher bet 20,000 again and Perry called again. Teltscher showed AK for a full house and Perry mucked. Perry’s stack shrank to just 60,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Daniel Alaei, Jody Garaventa, Ralph Perry
Level 16 Update: Zolotow Goes Bust
Jun 16, '09
Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Players Remaining: 19 out of 185
Note: Players went on a 20 minute break and will return to play hand-for-hand until the money bubble bursts.
Chip Counts:
1. Mark Klecan – 610,000
2. Matt Hawrilenko – 585,000
3. Soheil Shamseddin – 475,000
4. Chad Brown – 420,000
5. Henny Hsiung – 400,000
6. Matt Glantz – 315,000
7. Michiel Brummelhuis – 300,000
8. Howard Lederer – 278,000
9. Ralph Perry – 275,000
10. Jody Garaventa – 250,000
Average Chip Count: 241,304
Notable Eliminations:
Steve Zolotow
Farzad Bonyadi
Dan Shak
Big Hands:
Alaei Walks The Plank Off Mueller’s Boat
Greg Mueller raised to 16,000 and Daniel Alaei made the call. The flop came A64 and Alaei checked. Mueller fired 8,000 and Alaei raised to 16,000. Mueller made the call and the A fell on the turn. Both players checked and the 10 came on the river. Mueller fired 16,000 and Alaei called. Mueller then tabled A6 for a full house and Alaei mucked. Mueller was up to 160,000 while Alaei was at 200,000.
Farzad Bonyadi Ousted
Joe McGowan raised to 16,000 and Phil Tom made the call. Farzad Bonyadi came along as well and the flop came 854 and Bonyadi led out for 8,000. McGowan raised to 16,000 and Tom mucked. Bonyadi then raised all in and McGowan called.
McGowan: JJ
Bonyadi: 87
Bonyadi hit top pair on the board but needed help against the overpair of his opponent. The turn was the Q and the river was the A and Bonyadi was eliminated.
Exit The Mustache
Steve Zolotow’s stack was all in against Kenny Shei preflop.
Zolotow: QJ
Shei: A9
Board: K8J107
Zolotow took the lead briefly on the flop but he was drawing dead after Shei made the nut flush on the turn and the best moustache in poker was sent packing.
Ho’s Top Two Are Good
Jody Garaventa raised to 16,000 from the cutoff and Maria Ho three-bet to 24,000 from the small blind. Garaventa called and the flop came down KQ9. Ho fired 8,000 and was called. The turn was the 5 and Ho checked. Garaventa bet 16,000 and she called. The river was the 3 and Ho checked again. Garaventa bet another 16,000 and Ho called. She then tabled KQ for top two pair and Garaventa mucked. Ho improved her stack to 240,000
Player Tags: Steve Zolotow, Greg Mueller, Daniel Alaei, Maria Ho, Joe McGowan, Jody Garaventa, Kenny Shei
