Nikolaos Frangos Poker Tournament Updates

Level 11 Update: David Baker, Bruno Fitoussi Eliminated

Jun 16, '09

Blinds: 1,300-2,500

Players Remaining: 70 out of 185

Chip Counts:

1. Greg Muelller – 155,000
2. Jen Harman – 155,000
3. Josh Arieh – 145,000
4. Lex Veldhuis – 134,000
5. Eli Elezra – 105,000
6. Todd Brunson – 105,000
7. David Benyamine – 102,600
8. Chino Rheem – 97,000
9. Doyle Brunson – 90,000
10. Chad Brown – 88,000

Average Chip Count: 60,989

Notable Eliminations:

David Baker
Bruno Fitoussi
David Pham
Brandon Adams
Mike Sowers
Maya Geller
Joe Cassidy

Big Hands:

John Hanson Doubles Up

After the short stack of David Webb was already all-in, John Hanson bet out from the small blind on a board of A68. Chan Brown called from the cut-off and Nick Frangos called from the button. All four players saw a J hit the turn and Hanson checked. Chad Brown bet and Frangos quickly mucked. Hanson immediately check raised all-in and Brown made the call. Hanson tabled the JJ for a turned set of jacks while Brown exposed the drawing dead AQ. The river brought the 8 and Hanson won with a full house, more than doubling in the process.

Player Tags: Nikolaos Frangos,   John Hanson

End of Day 2: Final Table Set

Jun 08, '09

Day 2 has finally come to end, and just minutes after the tournament director opted to suspend Rule 96 and proceed to play past 3:00 am PDT in order to reach the eight-handed final table. Thor Hansen was eliminated on the bubble of the eight-handed final table as John Juanda guns for his fifth bracelet (his second in seven card stud). Other notable pros going for gold in this event include Jeff Lisandro (already has one bracelet in stud), vying for his second bracelet, while Nick Frangos is looking for his first. The final table will begin at 2:00 pm PDT tomorrow, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for all of the action.

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

Players Remaining: 8 out of 359

Chip Counts:

1. Jeff Lisandro — 334,000
2. Steve Stencil — 323,000
3. John Juanda — 287,000
4. Rodney Pardey — 245,000
5. Eric Pardey — 217,000
6. Nick Frangos — 84,000
7. Mitch Schock — 83,000
8. Daniel Studer — 43,000

Average Chip Count: 179,500

9. Thor Hansen — $9,360
10. Gerard Rechnitzer — $9,360

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Nikolaos Frangos

Level 16 Update: Frangos and Cernuto Out; Bubble Bursts

Jun 02, '09

Ante: 1,500
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 16 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Ville Wahlbeck – 390,000
2. Max Pescatori – 390,000
3. Greg Mueller – 385,000
4. Freddie Ellis – 380,000
5. Ivan Schertzer – 320,000
6. Daniel Negreanu – 295,000
7. Fu Wong – 260,000
8. Tim Phan – 240,000
9. Eric Brooks – 230,000
10. Ray Dehkharghani – 220,000

Average Chip Count: 250,588

Notable Eliminations:

Brett Richey
Nick Frangos
John Cernuto
Chad Brown

Big Hands:

Lisandro Takes Some Chips Off Negreanu, Takes Out A Player In Process

Seat 6: X-X-6
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-K
Jeff Lisandro: X-X-2

The player in seat 6 completed to 6,000 and Negreanu popped it to 12,000. Lisandro called as did seat 6.

Seat 6: X-X-6Q
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-K9
Jeff Lisandro: X-X-25

Negreanu bet 6,000 and Lisandro called. Seat 6 called his last 3,000 and was all in.

Seat 6: X-X-6QJ
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-K98
Jeff Lisandro: X-X-25J

Negreanu led out with 12,000 and Lisandro stuck around.

Seat 6: X-X-6QJ10
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-K986
Jeff Lisandro: X-X-25J6

Negreanu bet another 12,000 and Lisandro called. Negreanu then checked in the dark as the river was dealt and Lisandro fired 12,000. “You’ve got it already?” Negreanu asked. He called and Lisandro turned over his hole cards, KQ7 for a club flush and Negreanu mucked. Seat 6 threw his hand away and was eliminated. Lisandro was at 223,000 after the hand while Negreanu was just under 300,000.

Mueller Sends Cernuto Back To Miami

After all the cards were laid out on the table, John Cernuto was showing X-A627K7.
Apparently that other card was not anything helpful as Greg Mueller was showing 666 for at least a set, which was good enough to beat Cernuto and send him to the rail.

One Pair!

Nick Frangos: X-X-10
Pawel Andrzejewski: X-X-J
Ville Wahlbeck: X-X-K

Frangos called all in for his last 4,000. Andrzejewski completed to 6,000 and Wahlbeck called, creating a side pot.

Nick Frangos: X-X-102
Pawel Andrzejewski: X-X-J3
Ville Wahlbeck: X-X-K3

Wahlbeck bet 6,000 and Andrzejewski folded, leaving Wahlbeck and Frangos heads up. Their boards ran out this way:

Nick Frangos: X-X-102597Q(Q)
Ville Wahlbeck: X-X-K32A-X-(3J

Wahlbeck was ahead with only a pair of threes. On the river Frangos pleaded for just one pair to double up. He turned over his card and revealed the Q for a lovely pair of ladies. He doubled up to 10,000. It only lasted him for 20 minutes as he busted later in the level to Eric Brooks.

Magnus Persson Is the Bubble Boy, Habib Sends Him Out in 17th Place

Hasan Habib: 3982(A104)
Persson: 61097(6Q10)

Persson had been nursing his short stack for quite some time and finally decided to ship it for 12,000. Another player called but Habib raised it to 18,000 and got that player out of the way. “I didn’t want to play a big pot,” Habib said when he turned over A10 to go with his exposed 3. Persson was in good shape until the river when Habib caught the 4 to make his flush, topping Persson’s two pair and sending him to the rail as the bubble boy.

Left In The Deck:

Players have finally gone on break after the bubble burst, much to the delight of Daniel Negreanu who said he was in desperate need of a bathroom break.

Player Tags: Hasan Habib,   Daniel Negreanu,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Nikolaos Frangos,   Eric Brooks,   Ville Wahlbeck,   Pawel Andrzejewski,   Magnus Persson

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

Level 9 Update: Chris Reslock Eliminated

Jun 02, '09

Ante: 300
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1,200
Limits: 1,200-2,400

Players Remaining: 93 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Benjamin Lin — 116,000
2. Daniel Robinson — 110,000
3. John Cernuto — 91,600
4. Nick Frangos — 90,600
5. Barry Mullinax — 90,000
6. Toto Leonidas — 84,100
7. David Oppenheim — 81,000
8. Matt Glantz — 78,300
9. Frank Kassela — 73,500
10. Steve Zolotow — 73,500

Average Chip Count: 45,806

Notable Eliminations:

Chris Reslock

Big Hands:

Hoyt Corkins Wins a Big Pot

Soheil Shamseddin opens the pot for 300 with the 3, the player in seat 4 completes the bet to 1,200, Hoyt Corkins raises to 2,400 with the 10, Eli Elezra calls with the raise 5 as does Shamseddin, and seat 4 folds.

Shamseddin: X-X-3A
Corkins: X-X-108
Elezra: X-X-5J

Shamseddin and Elezra both check to Corkins who bets 1,200. Both players call.

Shamseddin: X-X-3A3
Corkins: X-X-1084
Elezra: 5JK

Shamseddin bets 2,400, Elezra calls and Corkins raises to 4,800. Elezra folds to the raise and Shamseddin calls.

Shamseddin: X-X-3A3Q
Corkins: X-X-1084J

Shamseddin checks to Corkins who bets 2,400 on sixth street, Shamseddin calls. Corkins bets 2,400 on the river and Shamseddin calls. Corkins turns over 888 for trip eights to rake the pot. Corkins is up to 63,000 after this hand while Shamseddin and Elezra fall to 15,000 and 53,000, respectfully.

Nick Frangos Still On Top

The player in seat 7 opens the pot for 300 with the 6, Nick Frangos completes the bet to 1,200 with the 9, the player in seat 4 calls the completed bet with the 9, as do seat 7 and seat 1 with the 8.

Seat 1: X-X-84
Seat 4: X-X-94
Seat 7: X-X-65
Frangos: X-X-95

Frangos bets 1,200, seat 1 folds while both seats 4 and 7 call.

Seat 4: X-X-94A
Seat 7: X-X-652
Frangos: X-X-955

Frangos bets 2,400 with his pair of fives and both of his opponents fold. Frangos rakes the pot and brings his stack up to 90,000, securing himself a spot on the leaderboard here in Level 9.

Miami John Adds to His Stack

The player in seat 5 opens the pot for 300 with the 3, Miami John Cernuto completes the bet to 1,200 with the 10 and seat 5 calls the completed bet.

Cernuto: X-X-109
Seat 5: X-X-36

Cernuto bets 1,200 and seat 5 calls.

Cernuto: X-X-109A
Seat 5: X-X-364

This time seat 5 bets 2,400 and Cernuto calls.

Cernuto: X-X-109AQ
Seat 5: X-X-364J

Once again, seat 5 bets 2,400 on sixth street and Cernuto calls. Both players check the river. Cernuto turns over the J for the ace-high flush and rakes the pot. His opponent mucks and Cernuto is up to 85,000 after this hand.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   John Cernuto,   Eli Elezra,   Nikolaos Frangos,   Soheil Shamseddin

Nick Frangos Eliminated in 13th Place ($47,500)

Sep 17, '08

Nick Frangos moves all in for 440,000 and Christos Arvantis moves all in behind him to isolate for 928,000.

Everyone folds and Frangos shows KQ. Arvantis reveals a dominating AK and it holds to send Frangos home in 13th place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Nikolaos Frangos,   Chris Arvanitis

On Dinner Break

Jun 30, '07

Perhaps Noah Boeken and Marcello Del Grosso are clairvoyant.  While sitting in adjacent seats they were sharing a meal.  It is possible both knew they would be busted out before the dinner break and wanted to get their meal in early.  Boeken was the first to go as he moved all in with A Q and was called by A A.  He received no help and was eliminated in 40^th place earning $15,578.  Del Grosso managed to last till the next pay bump, but he eventually bowed out in 35^th place earning $18,546.

 

Nick Frangos lost a race with pocket tens versus K-Q and was eliminated in 32^nd place earning the same payout.

 

Jennifer took a few hits this last level.  Tilly first doubled through Klein Bach with Jacks up.  Only a few hands later Bach moved all in under the gun, and groaned when Tilly re-raised all in to isolate him.  She turned over A-K to his J-2.  There was an Ace and a Jack on the flop, but the turn was the 2, making Bach his own Jacks-up to double up himself.  On the next to last hand before the break, Joe Pelton exacted some revenge on Tilly, when he defended against her $35,000 raise from the big blind, and called her $47,000 continuation bet on the Q 7 6.  They both checked the 8s and the Kc on the turn and river, Tilly announced she had sixes and Pelton showed 10 7 to take the pot.

 

Eugene Todd was the last player eliminated before the dinner break.  Joe Pelton raised to $35,000 from the cutoff, Todd re-raised all in, and Pelton called.  Pelton showed A A and Todd was in bad shape with 9 9.  The board ran out Ks 10 6 K 7, and Todd was eliminated in 31^st place, earning $18,546.

 

There are currently 30 players left on 4 tables.  They will be on dinner break until 11pm.

Notable Chip Counts

Jennifer Tilly	180,000
TJ Cloutier	110,000

 

Player Tags: Nikolaos Frangos,   Klein Bach,   Noah Boeken,   Joe Pelton,   Marcello Del Grosso,   Jennifer Tilly

Hour One Recap

Jun 30, '07

The cards finally got into the air on day two of event #47 at around 3:30 p.m. The returning players finished the last few minutes of level 11 and played straight into level 12. The players are now on a 15 minute break following the completion of the twelfth level.

There are fewer than 90 players left and with tables breaking and players moving seats some tough tables have been formed. At table 68 David Singer, Nick Frangos and Blair Rodman are all sharing the felt. Across the tournament area T.J. Cloutier, Raymond Davis, and Rafe Furst can all be seen sitting at the same table.

Though the money bubble has burst, there is still a long, hard road ahead for any of these players to survive until the final table. Jordan Morgan is making a serious push for the final table and has been putting pressure on the other players at his table all day. Morgan raised to $6,500 preflop and the player in seat eight pushed all in for a little under $50,000. Morgan didn't even wait for the dealer to count out the bet before announcing that he would make the call. The player in seat eight showed A 10 and Morgan was holding J J. The board came 5 5 2 Q 4 and Morgan added his opponent's chips to his stack. Morgan now has over $130,000.

Kirk Morrison was eliminated in 111th place, earning $4,822. John Esposito raised to $9,000 from middle position and Kirk Morrison reraised to $29,000 total. Esposito went deep into the tank and began to interrogate Morrison for information. "You trying to pull something?" asked Esposito. "If I'm gonna call I might as well put you all in, " said Esposito. Esposito then put $50,000 into the middle, reraising Morrison all in. Morrison only had a few thousand left and made the call. Esposito showed A Q and Morrison was holding 6 6. "Thought you had somethin' like that, " said Esposito. The board came K Q 9 K 10 and Esposito took down the pot, eliminating Morrison in 111th place.

Notable Chip Counts

Eugene Todd	210,000
Jennifer Tilly	170,000
Roland de Wolfe	135,000
Jordan Morgan	133,000
Anna Wroblewski	130,000
Nick Frangos	120,000
Rafe Furst	118,000
TJ Cloutier	62,000
David Singer	62,000
Noah Boeken	61,000
Tom McEvoy	43,000
Joe Pelton	25,500

Player Tags: T.J. Cloutier,   John Esposito Jr.,   Raymond Davis,   Blair Rodman,   David Singer,   Nikolaos Frangos,   Rafe Furst,   Jordan Morgan,   Kirk Morrison

Event #47 Restart

Jun 30, '07

Day two of event #47, $2,000 No Limit Hold 'Em is set to begin today at 3 p.m. This may or may not happen as scheduled. With the massive field from today's $1,500 No Limit Hold 'Em event, there isn't any room for the 142 returning players. Tournament officials are scrambling to break tables and find room for the restart. Jess Ravich heads into day two as the chip leader and Kirk Morrison, Eugene Todd, Blair Rodman and Nick Frangos are all in the top ten in chips. Check back with CardPlayer.com to see what happens on day two.

Notable Chip Counts

Jess Ravich	201,800
Eugene Todd	159,900
Jordan Morgan	127,200
Blair Rodman	124,100
Nick Frangos	123,400
Kirk Morrison	101,700
Roland de Wolfe	101,100
Jennifer Tilly	87,700
Noah Boeken	51,700
TJ Cloutier	49,900
Rafe Furst	44,200
David Singer	30,700
Joe Pelton	25,500
Tom McEvoy	20,200

Player Tags: Blair Rodman,   Nikolaos Frangos,   Eugene Todd,   Jess Ravich

Short Break

Jun 26, '07

Level two of today's $2,000 Limit Hold 'Em event is now over and the players are on a 15 minute break. Official numbers have yet to be released but estimates are that the field is somewhere near 500. Few pros, low limits and very, very slow play make this tournament a stark contrast to the always exciting H.O.R.S.E tournament about to start it's third day of play at 2 p.m.

Nick Frangos was the center of attention in his area of the tournament during the last level, getting involved in an altercation with a dealer. Upon the completion of a hand between two players, Frangos commented on the dealer mucking the winning hand and the flop before mucking the losing hand. Frangos told the dealer it should be the other way around, mucking the losing hand first. The dealer immediately asked Frangos to be quiet and alluded to previous incidents in which Frangos has tried "to take over the game." The dealer eventually called the floor over and Frangos was no longer upset about the dealers actions but his reactions to Frangos. "I said one thing and this guy flies off the handle" said Frangos, pleading his case to a tournament official. The official didn't want to hear any of it and asked that Frangos just leave the dealer alone for the next half of an hour because he would be switching out. Not pleased with the way he had been treated, Frangos immediately started playing every hand and calling most bets. On one hand the player in seat nine three bet preflop and Frangos called from the small blind. The player in seat four called as well and the flop came Q 4 3. Frangos bet out $75 and the players in seats nine and four both called. The turn was the 5 and Frangos checked. The player in seat four checked and the nine seat bet out $75. Frangos called and seat four folded. The river was the 8 and both players checked. Frangos showed A 9 for the missed flush and his opponent in the nine seat showed 10 10.

Phil Laak has yet to sit still in the early hours of this tournament and has been talking nonstop. Laak has been sharing personal stories with the other players at his table and getting to know each one. Noah Boeken has been playing Laurel to Laak's Hardy and warning the players at the table that "Phil's only being this nice because he's going to hustle you."

Kenna James and Thomas Wahlroos are sitting at the same table and the two didn't hesitate to get involved in a hand early. James limped into the pot for $75 and Wahlroos raised to $150. James reraised to $225 and Wahlroos made the call. The flop came A A 7 and James bet $75. Wahlroos simply called and the turn brought the A. James two bet and Wahlroos again made the call. The river was the 2 and James checked to Wahlroos. Wahlroos two bet and James instantly called. Wahlroos showed only one card very slowly, the A and James mucked his hand into the middle.

Elsewhere on the European front Juha Helppi has $2,300 in chips, Rolf Slotboom has $4,800 and Jeff Kimber has $1,300 in chips.

Roy 'The Boy Brindley has made his first appearance at thee Series and has $4,075 in chips. 'I haven't got a clue what i'm doing but as the game goes deeper it becomes more like pot-limit so that's when i can get involved then, use my chips and position. I had $8,000 a while ago and i've had Aces cracked twice on the river.'

Notable Chip Counts

Phil Laak	7,300
Captain Tom Franklin	6,100
Thomas Wahlroos	5,700
Scott Clements	5,500
Jerry Buss	5,200
Jeffrey Lisandro	4,600
JJ Liu	4,400
Victor Ramdin	4,300
Sabyl Cohen	4,200
Svetlana Gromenkova	4,100
Humberto Brenes	4,100
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi	4,000
Juha Helppi	3,900
Chris "Jesus" Ferguson	3,700
Chau Giang	3,700
Men "The Master" Nguyen	3,400
Kathy Liebert	3,100
Noah Boeken	3,000
Kenna James	2,800
John "The Razor" Phan	2,800
Melissa Hayden	2,650
Clonie Gowen	2,600
Miami John Cernuto	1,700

Player Tags: Kenna James,   Phil Laak,   Nikolaos Frangos,   Noah Boeken,   Thomas Wahlroos