Rob Hollink Poker Tournament Updates

Level Two: Nguyen Reloads

Jul 01, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining: 313

Average Chip Count:

Notable Eliminations:

None

Big Hands:

The Master Of Reloads

Men Nguyen was involved in a hand with two other players. The board had run out AKJ55 and Nguyen moved all in.

Both of his opponents called and turned over a broadway straight. Nguyen could only show trip fives and he had to use his first reload chip, resetting him to 7,500.

Hollink’s Riverboat Cruises

Picking up the action on a flop of 765, the player in seat 6 bet 700 and Rob Hollink made the call.

The turn was the K and seat 6 bet 2,000 after Hollink had checked again. Hollink made the call and the 5 fell on the river.

Hollink then led out with 3,000 and his opponent made a reluctant call. Hollink tabled 9766 for a full house and his opponent mucked 98 face up. Hollink took the pot and he was around 25,000 with two reload chips remaining.

Chiu’d Up

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 543J and the player in seat 5 moved all in. David Chiu made the call and the players turned up their cards:

Chiu: KK55
Seat 5: 8542

Chiu flopped a set while his opponent had two pair and a straight draw. The river was the 2, giving no help to seat 5 and he had to use his first reload chip. Chiu took the pot and he was at 16,000 with all three reloads intact.

Player Tags: Men Nguyen,   David Chiu,   Rob Hollink

Final Table Update: Jeremy Harkin, Perry Green and Rob Hollink Eliminated

Jun 27, '10

Blinds: 10,000-20,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 284

Average Chip Count: 710,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Joe Ritzie — 1,225,000
2. Erik Seidel — 845,000
3. Dan Shak — 840,000
4. Leif Force — 775,000
5. Dave Ulliott — 305,000
6. Chris Bell — 200,000

Eliminations:

9. Jeremy Harkin — $29,886
8. Perry Green — $38,549
7. Rob Hollink — $50,014

Big Hands:

Jeremy Harkin Eliminated in 9th Place ($29,886)

Chris Bell opened to 70,000 on the button and Jeremy Harkin moved all in from the big blind. Bell called and tabled A463 and Harkin exposed the A105Q. The board ran out J4475 and Harkin was gone. Bell was at 700,000 after the hand.

Perry Green Eliminated in 8th Place ($38,549)

Erik Seidel limped in from small blind and Perry Green checked his option. The flop came AQ10 and Seidel bet 45,000 and Green called. The 9 fell on the turn and Seidel checked. Green moved all in and Seidel called with the J8AJ for a flush. Green exposed the JJ46 and was drawing dead. The meaningless 4 fell on the river and Green was gone.

Rob Hollink Eliminated in 7th Place ($50,014)

Joe Ritzie opened to 70,000 and Rob Hollink called. The flop came 972 and Hollink moved all in. Ritzie called with the A347 for a pair of sevens and the nut low draw. Hollink tabled the AK64 and was trailing. The 8 on the turn gave Ritzie his nut low. The 9 sealed Hollink’s fate. Ritzie was at 1,250,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Rob Hollink,   Perry Green,   Jeremy Harkin

Level 13: Cold Decks Served After Dinner

Jun 21, '10

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Remaining: 51 out of 268

Average Chip Count: 157,647

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Peter Jetten – 605,000
2. Clement Thurny – 535,000
3. Jason Lester – 290,000
4. Thomas Marchese – 283,000
5. John Duthie – 270,000
6. Blair Rodman – 250,000
7. Allen Kessler – 245,000
8. Nikolai Yakovenko – 236,000
9. Daniel Smith – 235,000
10. Vitaly Lunkin – 215,000

Notable Eliminations:

J.J. Liu
Rob Hollink
Danny Wong
Erica Schoenberg

Big Hands:

Cold Deck Does In Liu

Picking up the action on the flop, J.J. Liu and Allen Kessler were involved in a hand. The board was J75 and Kessler fired 10,000 after Liu checked.

Liu then check-raised to 45,000 and Kessler responded by moving all in for 112,000. Liu made the call and showed down KK but was in deep trouble against Kessler’s AA.

The turn was the 9 and the river was the 4 and Liu was sent to the rail just after dinner.

Hollink’s Ladies Shown The Door

Rob Hollink found himself all in against Johaness Strassman after a flop of J95.

Hollink held QQ but was behind Strassman’s pocket rockets, AA.

The turn was the 2 and the river was the 4 and Hollink was another victim of a cold deck after the dinner break.

Matusow Chipping Back Up

Mike Matusow used pocket aces to double up against Josh Tieman’s pocket queens right after the dinner break.

A few hands later, the board read Q656 and Matusow faced a bet of 10,500 from his opponent in the small blind.

Matusow answered by raising to 22,000. His opponent mucked and Matusow took in another pot. He started the level with just over 30,000 but worked all the way back up to 85,000 with those two wins.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Allen Kessler,   Rob Hollink,   Joanne Liu,   Johannes Strassmann

We Are Heads Up

Jun 19, '10

Pot-Limit Hold’em

Kevin MacPhee made it 60,000 to go from the button and Jose-Luis Velador called from the big blind.

Velador checked to MacPhee on a flop of K65. MacPhee bet 80,000 and Velador check-raised to 200,000. MacPhee pushed all in for half a million and Velador thought a while and called. Their hands:

Velador: K3
MacPhee: 77

Velador’s kings were ahead of MacPhee’s pocket sevens. The turn brought the 10 and MacPhee was down to two sevens for his outs. But the A fell on the river and Velador exploded to 1.5 million in chips as MacPhee was gone in 5th, making $62,791.

Pot-Limit Omaha

Gray Finishes in Fourth ($85,030)

On a flop of K82 Craig Gray moved the rest of his short stack all in and was instantly called by Jose-Luis Velador. Their hands:

Gray: QQ84
Velador: AK92

Velador’s two pair was ahead, and when the K hit on the turn he had a full house. The A finished the board and Gray was gone in 4th place, taking $85,030 of the prize pool.

Pot-Limit Omaha

Hollink Knocked Out in 3rd ($116,359)

Rob Hollink called a 80,000 raise preflop from Jose-Luis Velador and everyone else got out of the way.

The flop came Q83 and Hollink found himself all in for his tournament life. Their hands:

Hollink: Q1084
Velador: KK97

Despite the queen on the flop, Velador held the lead with pocket kings. The turn was the 6 and the 3 finished the board, giving Velador the pot and knocking Hollink out in 3rd place, winning $116,359.

With that, Velador took a commanding chip going into heads up against David Chiu.

Player Tags: Rob Hollink,   Craig Gray,   Luis Velador

Event No. 33 Begins at 5 p.m. on Monday

Jun 15, '09

Event No. 33 ($10,000 limit hold’em world championship) will begin at 5 p.m. PDT on Monday, June 15. Players will begin with 30,000 in tournament chips. Blinds will begin at 100-200 with limits at 200-400. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 60-minute dinner break after level 4 on day 1. Here is a look at the schedule for the event:

Monday, June 15, 5 p.m.: Day 1 (play 8 levels)
Tuesday, June 16, 2 p.m.: Day 2 (play down to final table)
Wednesday, June 17, 2 p.m.: Final Table

In 2008 this event attracted 218 players and the champion was Rob Hollink, who took home $496,931 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you full live updates, top-ten chip counts, and results each day from this marquee event.

Player Tags: Rob Hollink

$10,000 PLO - Day 2 - Hour Three

Jun 30, '08

Note: Players took a twenty-minute break at the end of Level 12 and returned back to their seats around 4:20 pm to begin Level 13.

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Left: 64

Chip Leaders:
Josh Arieh: 545,000
Dario Alioto: 450,000
Peter Jetten: 415,000
Brandon Moran: 355,000
Eddy Scharf: 334,000
Billy Argyros: 310,000
Michael Mizrachi: 265,000
Brant Hale: 250,000
Shawn Buchanan: 238,000
Robin Larsson: 194,000

Eliminations: Matt Giannetti, Bradley Berman, Ross Boatman, Thayer Rasmussen,  Alberto Romero, Dan Shak, Jeff Lisandro

Big Hands:

Ross Boatman Eliminated

Ross Boatman and  Clonie Gowen limped into a dry pot when Nick Gibson raised to 16,500 behind them. Boatman reraised all in for about 40,000, Gowen fodled and Gibson made the call. Both players turned over their cards.

Boatman: AKK6
Gibson: AA58
Board: QJJ37

Boatman got it in with kings agianst Gibson's pocket aces. Both players flopped a pair of jacks, giving them each two pair, Gibson  of course having the nut two pair. The turn and river failed to improve Boatman's hand an he was eliminated at the begining of Level 13.

Kido Pham Doubles Through Rob Hollink

Rob Hollink raised to 7,000 from under the gun and got four callers. The flop came 986, and Hollink bet 9,000. Kido Pham raised to 20,000, the other two players folded, and Hollink called. The turn was the A, and Hollink bet enough to put Pham all in. Pham called for the rest of his chips and Hollink had him covered. Both players turned over their cards.

Hollink: A1042
Pham: A1096

Pham flopped two pair (nines and sixes) and turned aces up (aces and nines). Hollink flopped the nut flush, an inside straight draw, and what he thought was overcards, turning top pair to go along with all of his draws. The river was the case ace (A), giving Hollink trip aces to the ten, and giving Pham a full boat, aces full of nines. Pham raked the pot and slightly more than doubled up to 160,000 while Hollink fell down to just under 100,000.

Dario Alioto Chips Up, Eliminates Thayer Rasmussen and Alberto Romero in Same Hand

Alberto Romero raised to 10,500 from middle position and both Thayer Rasmussen and Dario Alioto made the call. The flop came Q96, and Romero fired 36,000 chips into the pot. Alioto raised to 144,000 and both Rasmussen and Romero called all in. With their tournament lives on the line, Alioto had them both covered as all three players turned over their cards.

Alioto: AJ109
Romero: AA104
Rasmussen: J1098

Alito flopped a a pair of nines, the nut straight draw and the nut re-draw while Romero held the over pair (aces) and Rasmussen made the open-ended straight draw and a club flush draw to go along with his pair of nines on the flop. Rasmussen's straight draw was useless however as Alioto held the same jack-ten straight draw and the ace, meaning that if the king came, Alioto would have the higher straight to the ace. The turn was the 9, giving both Rasmussen and Alioto trip nines, Alioto leading with the ace kicker. The river was the 2, and Dario Alioto had just eliminated both Thayer Rasmussen and Alberto Romero in the same hand, climbing up the chip ladder to the no. 2 spot with roughly 450,000.

 

Player Tags: Ross Boatman,   Rob Hollink,   Kido Pham,   Dario Alioto,   Thayer Rasmussen

$10,000 PLO - Day 2 - Hour Two

Jun 30, '08

Blinds: 1,200-2,400

Players Left: 56

Chip Leaders:
Josh Arieh: 420,000
Eddy Scharf: 287,000
Peter Jetten: 260,000
Shawn Buchanan: 241,000
Billy Argyros: 218,000
Guillaume Patry: 190,000
Brant Hale: 185,000
Karl Marenholz: 175,000
Robin Larsson: 171,000
Thayer Rasmussen: 168,000

Eliminations: Noah Boeken, Rafi Amit, Chau Giang, Bill Chen, Scott Clements

BIg Hands:

Rafi Amit Eliminated by Shawn Buchanan

All in pre-flop with AKK4, Rafi Amit was called by Shawn Buchanan holding JJ108. The flop came KQ9, giving Amit top set (kings) while flopping Buchanan the nut straight to the king. Amit would need to fill up here to double up, or go runner-runner to chop the same straight as Buchanan. The board failed to pair and Rafi Amit hit the rail early on in the second level of Day 2.

Noah Boeken Eliminated

Noah Boeken was eliminatd earlier this round when he was all in on the turn with a set of aces against the straight draw of Richard Harroch. Harroch made his straight on the river and Noah Boekn was next to hit the rail.

Chau Giang Eliminated by Rob Hollink

In a three-way pot between Chau Giang, Rob Hollink and Nenad Medic, Giang got it all in on the turn on a board of Q43K. Medic checked, Hollink bet 40,000, Giang called all in for 35,000 and Medic folded. Giang turned over KQQ10 for trip queens, but Hollink showed AJJ10 for the nut flush. The river was the 6, and without a pair on the board, Giang failed to fill up and was subsequently eliminated from the tournament.





 

Player Tags: Shawn Buchanan,   Chau Giang,   Rob Hollink,   Rafi Amit

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 17 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Left:  14 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Rob Hollink - 620,000
Andy Bloch - 570,000
J.C. Tran - 515,000
Aaron Katz - 420,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 340,000
Eric Buchman - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 240,000
Eric Froehlich - 230,000
Chris Vitch - 205,000

Average Stack: 311,450

Eliminations:
15^th – Michael Mizrachi
16^th – Matt Woodward
17^th – Tex Barch
18^th – Kieu Duong

Big Hands and Storylines:

Bloch Wins Monster Pot; Duong Eliminated

Rob Hollink made it 20,000 to go from middle position. Brock “t soprano” Parker, on Hollink’s left, upped it to 30,000. Then, to Parker’s left, Kieu Duong moved in for 34,000. As if this wasn’t enough action, Andy Bloch popped it up to 40,000. Both Hollink and Parker called. The flop was 1074; Hollink checked, Parker checked, Bloch bet, and the other two called. The action followed the same pattern on the J turn. Bloch bet the 5 on the river and this time both Hollink and Parker folded. Bloch’s pocket kings were enough to take down the massive pot and Duong was eliminated.

Tex is Toast

Tex Barch was eliminated in 17^th place when his AQ failed to hold against Jerrod Ankenman’s AT. The board rolled out 102284 and Barch unhappily called down to the river, giving away the last of his chips. Though Barch's night is through, Ankenman is very much in contention with his 330,000.

Matt Woodward Eliminated in 16^thPlace

Matt Woodward was all-in pre-flop against J.C. Tran. Tran, on the button, showed an understandably weak 87 and was chasing against Woodward’s AQ. Woodward remained stoic on the J53 flop, but his demeanor changed to reflect the 8 on the turn; he rolled his eyes and nodded his head in a resigned fashion. The K on the river sealed Woodward’s exit and he was eliminated in 16^th place, taking home $25,615.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Kieu Duong,   Andy Bloch,   Tommy Hang,   Eric Buchman,   Michael Mizrachi,   Aaron Katz,   John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Matt Woodward,   Eric Froehlich,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break

Blinds: 4,000-8,000

Players Left:  18 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Aaron Katz - 530,000
Andy Bloch - 395,000
Brock Parker - 380,000
Michael Mizrachi - 325,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Chris Vitch - 260,000
Eric Froehlich - 250,000
Rob Hollink - 250,000
Matt Woodward -240,000

Average Stack: 242,200

Eliminations:

19^th place – Todd “Dan Druff” Witteles
20^th place – Thomas Johnston
21^st place – Hoyt Corkins
22^nd place – Spencer Lawrence

Big Hands and Storylines:

Corkins Eliminated in 21^st Place

Apparently Aaron Katz doesn’t have premium hands all the time. Hoyt Corkins found this out the hard way when his QQ was cracked by Katz’s 65 on a JT63K board. Katz, who won a $1,500 limit hold’em event in 2004, is on an excellent track to claim his second bracelet. He is currently the chip leader with 530,000.

Thomas Johnston Eliminated in 20^th Place

Thomas Johnston declared his “pot-committedness” before the hand as almost his entire stack would be consumed by the big blind. He was still in good spirits as he saw Jerrod Ankenman and Tex Barch cap the betting pre-flop. The flop was AJ5 and both Barch and Ankenman checked. Barch bet the J turn and Ankenman folded. The river was the 5c. When Barch showed AA Johnston, having not looked at his cards claimed, “I could have pocket jacks.” He flipped his cards one at a time. The first was the 5, eliciting a roar from the table. Unfortunately for Johnston, his second card was the 10 and he had to go, eliminated in 20^th place.

Hollink Continues to Straighten Out

Eric Froehlich raised from middle position and the only caller was Rob Hollink in the big blind. The flop was 1087 and Hollink check-called a bet from Froehlich. The turn was a 6 and Hollink checked. “EFro” bet and the man from Groningen put out a raise. Froehlich called and the pair saw the 4 river. Hollink bet and Froehlich called.  The two showed:

Hollink: A9
Froehlich: AA

Hollink’s second straight in as many levels has him up to 250,000, coincidentally, the same amount as Froehlich.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Andy Bloch,   Tommy Hang,   Michael Mizrachi,   Rich Chase,   Aaron Katz,   John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Matt Woodward,   Spencer Lawrence,   Todd Witteles,   Eric Froehlich,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report,   Thomas Johnston

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Blinds: 3,000-6,000

Players Left:  22 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch - 350,000
Michael Mizrachi - 340,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 325,000
Aaron Katz - 322,000
Matt Woodward - 295,000
Shunjiro Uchida - 288,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 250,000
Eric Froehlich - 245,000
Tommy Hang – 180,000
J.C. Tran - 175,000
Hoyt Corkins - 170,000
Rob Hollink – 165,000

Average Stack: 198,200

Eliminations:
23^rd – Dewey Tomko
24^th – Greg Debora
25^th – Terrence Chan
26^th – Patrick Bueno

Big Hands and Storylines:

Katz True To His Word

Aaron Katz has been talking constantly about how he has yet to show down a bad hand, and, in a pot against Jerrod Ankenman, he backed up his banter. Ankenman raised from middle position and Katz re-raised on his left to 1,800. Action folded back around to Ankenman who made the call. Ankenman check-raised the AJ3 flop and Katz called. Ankenman bet the J turn and Katz cagily raised, drawing a call from Ankenman. The dealer put out the 3 on the river and Ankenman check-called. Katz tabled AK and took down the pot. Maybe next time someone at the table will respect Katz’s raise. Until then, Katz will be sitting behind a stack of 320,000 chips. Ankenman still has 250,000.

Hanging Around

Andy Bloch raised from the small blind and Tommy Hang in the big blind called. Hang raised Bloch’s bet on the Q52 flop and Bloch called. Action on the turn and river – K and 3 – went check-bet-call, and Hang won the pot with two pair, showing KQ. Hang has now climbed to 180,000 while Bloch, still the chip leader, is down to 350,000

River Dagger Cripples Lawrence

Rob Hollink raised from late position and the only caller was Spencer Lawrence in the big blind. The flop came Q95 and Lawrence bet out. Hollink raised, Lawrence 3-bet, and Hollink just called. The A on the turn was followed by a bet by Lawrence and another call by Hollink. Lawrence bet the river  and the Dutchman raised him. After a minute of thought, Lawrence made the call. Hollink tabled the nuts: JT. After the hand Lawrence was left with only 20,000 while Hollink grew his stack to 165,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   J.C. Tran,   Andy Bloch,   Tommy Hang,   Dewey Tomko,   Michael Mizrachi,   Aaron Katz,   Shunjiro Uchida,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Terrence Chan,   Greg DeBora,   Matt Woodward,   Spencer Lawrence,   Eric Froehlich,   Patrick Bueno,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Left:  31 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Eric Froehlich - 320,000
Michael Mizrachi - 280,000
Matt Woodward - 278,000
J.C. Tran - 270,000
Tex Barch - 270,000
Steve Sung - 265,000
Hoyt Corkins - 260,000
Brock “t soprano” Parker - 230,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 179,100
Andy Bloch - 146,000
Greg DeBora - 145,000

Average Stack: 140,650

Eliminations:
Erick Lindgren
Justin Bonomo
Thomas Wahlroos

Big Hands and Storylines:

Parker Busts Bonomo

Despite doubling up a few hands earlier against Eric Froehlich, Justin Bonomo would see all of his chips disappear against Brock “t soprano” Parker. Rob Hollink raised from the cutoff and Bonomo, with only 15,000 total chips, raised it up. Parker 4-bet from the big blind, Hollink called, and Bonomo tossed his final few chips in. Hollink called Parker’s bet on the J62 flop, but folded to a second-barrel on the 2 turn. With that, Parker took down the small side pot, but he still needed to best Bonomo’s holding in order to claim the sizeable main pot. Parker showed AK, and ace-king high was well ahead of Bonomo’s A9. The river was the 7 and Bonomo found himself out 10 places before the money.

Spencer Lawrence Giveth, and Spencer Lawrence Taketh Away

Thomas Wahlroos was all-in for his final 11,500 against Spencer Lawrence. Lawrence had a meager Q7, but was racing against the Finn’s 55. The board was a safe one for Wahlroos – K629K – and he raked in a pot of 27,000. That relief was short-lived however. Although their table was broken when they reached 36 players, the duo found themselves seated together once again at a new table. It was here that Lawrence’s pocket nines would hold up against Wahlroos’s pocket sevens. Wahlroos, who had earlier been commiserating with Rob Hollink about bubbling in tournaments, has a new story to add to his collection.

Musical Chairs

Another significant result of having a table break was that Brock Parker took a seat to J.C. Tran’s left. The duo have 500,000 chips between them, with Tran holding a 270k to 230k advantage over Parker. Despite having Parker outchipped, Tran can not be happy with this recent turn of events.

Muy Bueno

Patrick Bueno, chip leader at the start of the day, had seen his stack dwindle to a measly 20,000 before he found himself all-in on the A77 flop. Both he and his opponent had an ace, but Bueno’s queen kicker nipped his opponent’s ten. The turn and river blanked and Bueno found himself smiling again, brandishing a stack of 50,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   J.C. Tran,   Erick Lindgren,   Andy Bloch,   Michael Mizrachi,   John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Greg DeBora,   Justin Bonomo,   Matt Woodward,   Spencer Lawrence,   Eric Froehlich,   Steve Sung,   Patrick Bueno,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

Rob Hollink Wins Event No. 30 ($496,931)

Jun 17, '08

Jerrod Ankenman raised and Rob Hollink reraised preflop. Ankenman made the all-in call and they turned up their hands:

Hollink: A5
Ankenman: 107

Board: A543Q

Hollink won the hand with aces up and he is the champion of the $10,000 limit hold'em world championship. He was awarded $496,931 and his first gold bracelet. Ankenman was awarded $307,380 for the runner-up finish.







 

Player Tags: Rob Hollink,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

WC Limit HE - Final Table - Tommy Hang Eliminated in 3rd Place

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Stakes: 50,000-100,000

Players Left: 2 of 218

Chip Counts:

Rob Hollink: 3,500,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 1,000,000

Eliminations:

Tommy Hang: 3rd Place ($194,674)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Tommy Hang Doubles Up Again

Tommy Hang and Rob Hollink capped the preflop betting round before the first three cards were dealt J105. Hang raised Hollink's initial bet on the flop to move all in and Hollink made the call. Hollink held pocket twos, while Hang held AK. The turn was the Q which gave Hang a straight to survive.

Tommy Hang Eliminated in Third Place ($194,674)

Rob Hollink raised preflop and Tommy Hang made the all-in call. Their cards:

Hang: 98
Hollink: KQ

Board: 873QJ

Hang was eliminated in third place, and he took home $194,674 in prize money.

Player Tags: Tommy Hang,   Rob Hollink,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

WC Limit HE - Final Table - Aaron Katz Eliminated in 4th Place

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Stakes: 40,000-80,000

Players Left: 3 of 218

Chip Counts:

Jerrod Ankenman: 2,100,000
Rob Hollink: 1,480,000
Tommy Hang: 550,000

Eliminations:

Aaron Katz: 4th Place ($158,813)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Aaron Katz Eliminated in Fourth Place ($158,813)

Jerrod Ankenman raised preflop and Aaron Katz made an all-in call. Hollink also made the call and the two live players checked down a board of A1045J. Ankenman flipped over a queen on the end, which was enough to take down the pot against his opponents' meager holdings. Katz was eliminated in fourth place, and he took home $158,813 in prize money.

Tommy Hang Doubles Up

Ankenman raised preflop and Tommy Hang reraised. Ankenman made the call and the flop was dealt A93. Hang bet and Ankenman called. The turn brought the 6 and Hang check raised Ankenman's bet. Ankenman reraised and Hang made the all-in call. Hang held A-9 to dominate Ankenman's A-3 and the river brought the 4. Hang doubled up to survive the hand.

Player Tags: Tommy Hang,   Aaron Katz,   Rob Hollink,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

WC Limit HE - Final Table - J.C. Tran Eliminated in 5th Place

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Stakes: 40,000-80,000

Players Left: 4 of 218

Chip Counts:

Rob Hollink: 1,800,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 1,250,000
Tommy Hang: 510,000
Aaron Katz: 500,000

Eliminations:

J.C. Tran: 5th Place ($128,075)

Big Hands and Storylines:

J.C. Tran Eliminated in Fifth Place ($128,075)

On a flop of Q73 Rob Hollink bet and J.C. Tran made the call. The K fell on the turn and Hollink opened the action for a bet. Tran raised all in and Hollink called him down. The K fell on the river and Hollink flipped over the J for a flusch. Tran mucked his cards and he was eliminated in fifth place, taking home $128,075 in prize money.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Rob Hollink,   European Report

$10K WC Limit Hold'em - Andy Bloch Eliminated in 7th Place ($81,968)

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Stakes: 25,000-50,000

Players Left: 6

Chip Counts:
Rob Hollink: 1,260,000
Tommy Hang: 925,000
Aaron Katz: 850,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 530,000
Brock Parker 480,000
J.C. Tran: 180,000

Eliminations:
Andy Bloch Eliminated in 7th Place ($81,968)

Big Hands:

Aaron Katz Wins a Big Pot

Andy Bloch raised to 40,000 and J.C. Tran reraised to 60,000. Aaron Katz made it 80,000 and both Bloch and Tran made the call. The flop 762, and after a bet, a raise, and a reraise, all three players each put 60,000 in the pot. The turn was the J, and Tran bet 40,000. Katz raised to 80,000, Bloch folded and Tran called. The river was the 5, and Katz bet 40,000, Tran called. Katz turned over pocker aces while Tran mucked his pocket kings.

Rob Hollink Wins a Nice Pot

Aaron Katz raised before the flop and Rob Hollink called. The flop came 1076, Katz bet and Hollink called. The turn was the 6, Hollink bet 40,000 and Katz raised to 80,000. Hollink thought for a minute before reraising to 120,000, Katz called. The river was the 7, Hollink bet 40,000 and Katz called. Hollink turned over a full house (sixes full of sevens) while Katz mucked his flopped straight (9-8).

Andy Bloch Eliminated in 7th Place ($81,968)

Andy Bloch raised all in for 50,000 before the flop and Rob Hollink called.

Bloch: J3
Hollink: 98
Board: A10278

Bloch led the hand going to the river where Hollink spiked an eight and paired up. Andy Bloch is eliminated in 7th place ($81,968)

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Andy Bloch,   Aaron Katz,   Rob Hollink

$10K WC Limit Hold'em - Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 8,000-15,000
Stakes: 15,000-30,000

Players Left: 7
Chip Counts:
Aaron Katz: 1,100,000
Rob Hollink: 890,000
Tommy Hang: 720,000
Andy Bloch: 480,000
J.C. Tran: 440,000
Brock Parker: 254,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 100,000

Eliminations:
Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)

Big Hands:

Cy Jassinowsky Doubles Up

Tommy Hang raised and both Cy Jassinowsky and Jerrod Ankenman made the call. The flop came JJ7, and Hang bet. Jassinowsky and Ankenman both called. The turn was 5, and Hang bet out. Jassinowsky raised and Ankenman reraised (three bets). Hang folded and Jassinowsky reraied (four bets), Ankenman called. Down to his last couple of thousand chips, Jassinowsky moved all in dark. The river was the 8 and Ankenman called the all in dark bet. Jassinowsky turned over A-J while Ankenman showed K-J. Jassinowsky doubeld up this hand.

Cy Jassinowsky Wins 200K + Pot With Aces

Brock Parker raised and Aaron Katz reraised. Cy Jassinowsky three-bet, Parker folded and Katz called. The flop came J88. Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. The turn was the 5, and once again Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. The river was the 5, and still Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. Jassinowsky turned over pocket aces and Katz threw his hand into the muck. Jassinowsky wins a big pot for over 200,000 shortly after doubling up a few hands prior.

Broc Parker Doubles Through Cy Jassinowsky

Brock Parker raised and Cy Jassinowsky reraised. Parker made it three-bets to go and Jassinowsky just called. The flop came J102, and Jassinowsky checked to Parker who bet. Jassinowsky raised (check-raise) and Parker moved all in. Jassinowsky called and the players turned over their hands.

Parker: A10
Jassinowsky: AK

Jassinowsky started with the best hand while Parker outflopped him with a pair of tens. The turn and river were the 3 and the 5. Parker doubled through Jassinowsky.

Jerrod Ankenman Triples Up

Rob Hollink raised and Cy Jassinowsky reraised. Jerrod Ankenman reraised all in, and Hollink tanked for a few minutes before completing Ankenman's all in and then capping the bet. Jassinowsky went into the tank himself,  he eventually called. The flop came AK3, and Hollink bet, Jassinowsky folded.

Ankenman: QQ
Hollink: 1010

Ankenman was in a good spot with queens against tens and the turn and river brought the 9 and the 8, giving Ankenman the check mark and allowing him to triple up.

Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)

Andy Bloch raised from the button and Rob Hollink reraied from the small blind. Tommy Hang made it four bets and Cy Jassinowsky called all in. Bloch folded while Hollink made the call. The flop came K96, and Hang bet and Hollink folded. Hang and Jassinowsky turned over their cards.

Jassinowsky: A-2
Hollink: Q-Q

The turn and river brought the 5 and the 7, no help to Cy Jassinowsky who was eliminated in 8th place ($66,599).

Player Tags: Tommy Hang,   Aaron Katz,   Cy Jassinowsky,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Jerrod Ankenman

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 17 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Left:  14 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Rob Hollink - 620,000
Andy Bloch - 570,000
J.C. Tran - 515,000
Aaron Katz - 420,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 340,000
Eric Buchman - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 240,000
Eric Froehlich - 230,000
Chris Vitch - 205,000

Average Stack: 311,450

Eliminations:
15^th – Michael Mizrachi
16^th – Matt Woodward
17^th – Tex Barch
18^th – Kieu Duong

Big Hands and Storylines:

Bloch Wins Monster Pot; Duong Eliminated

Rob Hollink made it 20,000 to go from middle position. Brock “t soprano” Parker, on Hollink’s left, upped it to 30,000. Then, to Parker’s left, Kieu Duong moved in for 34,000. As if this wasn’t enough action, Andy Bloch popped it up to 40,000. Both Hollink and Parker called. The flop was 1074; Hollink checked, Parker checked, Bloch bet, and the other two called. The action followed the same pattern on the J turn. Bloch bet the 5 on the river and this time both Hollink and Parker folded. Bloch’s pocket kings were enough to take down the massive pot and Duong was eliminated.

Tex is Toast

Tex Barch was eliminated in 17^th place when his AQ failed to hold against Jerrod Ankenman’s AT. The board rolled out 102284 and Barch unhappily called down to the river, giving away the last of his chips. Though Barch's night is through, Ankenman is very much in contention with his 330,000.

Matt Woodward Eliminated in 16^thPlace

Matt Woodward was all-in pre-flop against J.C. Tran. Tran, on the button, showed an understandably weak 87 and was chasing against Woodward’s AQ. Woodward remained stoic on the J53 flop, but his demeanor changed to reflect the 8 on the turn; he rolled his eyes and nodded his head in a resigned fashion. The K on the river sealed Woodward’s exit and he was eliminated in 16^th place, taking home $25,615.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Kieu Duong,   Andy Bloch,   Tommy Hang,   Eric Buchman,   Michael Mizrachi,   Aaron Katz,   John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Matt Woodward,   Eric Froehlich,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break

Blinds: 4,000-8,000

Players Left:  18 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Aaron Katz - 530,000
Andy Bloch - 395,000
Brock Parker - 380,000
Michael Mizrachi - 325,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Chris Vitch - 260,000
Eric Froehlich - 250,000
Rob Hollink - 250,000
Matt Woodward -240,000

Average Stack: 242,200

Eliminations:

19^th place – Todd “Dan Druff” Witteles
20^th place – Thomas Johnston
21^st place – Hoyt Corkins
22^nd place – Spencer Lawrence

Big Hands and Storylines:

Corkins Eliminated in 21^st Place

Apparently Aaron Katz doesn’t have premium hands all the time. Hoyt Corkins found this out the hard way when his QQ was cracked by Katz’s 65 on a JT63K board. Katz, who won a $1,500 limit hold’em event in 2004, is on an excellent track to claim his second bracelet. He is currently the chip leader with 530,000.

Thomas Johnston Eliminated in 20^th Place

Thomas Johnston declared his “pot-committedness” before the hand as almost his entire stack would be consumed by the big blind. He was still in good spirits as he saw Jerrod Ankenman and Tex Barch cap the betting pre-flop. The flop was AJ5 and both Barch and Ankenman checked. Barch bet the J turn and Ankenman folded. The river was the 5c. When Barch showed AA Johnston, having not looked at his cards claimed, “I could have pocket jacks.” He flipped his cards one at a time. The first was the 5, eliciting a roar from the table. Unfortunately for Johnston, his second card was the 10 and he had to go, eliminated in 20^th place.

Hollink Continues to Straighten Out

Eric Froehlich raised from middle position and the only caller was Rob Hollink in the big blind. The flop was 1087 and Hollink check-called a bet from Froehlich. The turn was a 6 and Hollink checked. “EFro” bet and the man from Groningen put out a raise. Froehlich called and the pair saw the 4 river. Hollink bet and Froehlich called.  The two showed:

Hollink: A9
Froehlich: AA

Hollink’s second straight in as many levels has him up to 250,000, coincidentally, the same amount as Froehlich.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Andy Bloch,   Tommy Hang,   Michael Mizrachi,   Rich Chase,   Aaron Katz,   John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Matt Woodward,   Spencer Lawrence,   Todd Witteles,   Eric Froehlich,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report,   Thomas Johnston

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Blinds: 3,000-6,000

Players Left:  22 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch - 350,000
Michael Mizrachi - 340,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 325,000
Aaron Katz - 322,000
Matt Woodward - 295,000
Shunjiro Uchida - 288,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 250,000
Eric Froehlich - 245,000
Tommy Hang – 180,000
J.C. Tran - 175,000
Hoyt Corkins - 170,000
Rob Hollink – 165,000

Average Stack: 198,200

Eliminations:
23^rd – Dewey Tomko
24^th – Greg Debora
25^th – Terrence Chan
26^th – Patrick Bueno

Big Hands and Storylines:

Katz True To His Word

Aaron Katz has been talking constantly about how he has yet to show down a bad hand, and, in a pot against Jerrod Ankenman, he backed up his banter. Ankenman raised from middle position and Katz re-raised on his left to 1,800. Action folded back around to Ankenman who made the call. Ankenman check-raised the AJ3 flop and Katz called. Ankenman bet the J turn and Katz cagily raised, drawing a call from Ankenman. The dealer put out the 3 on the river and Ankenman check-called. Katz tabled AK and took down the pot. Maybe next time someone at the table will respect Katz’s raise. Until then, Katz will be sitting behind a stack of 320,000 chips. Ankenman still has 250,000.

Hanging Around

Andy Bloch raised from the small blind and Tommy Hang in the big blind called. Hang raised Bloch’s bet on the Q52 flop and Bloch called. Action on the turn and river – K and 3 – went check-bet-call, and Hang won the pot with two pair, showing KQ. Hang has now climbed to 180,000 while Bloch, still the chip leader, is down to 350,000

River Dagger Cripples Lawrence

Rob Hollink raised from late position and the only caller was Spencer Lawrence in the big blind. The flop came Q95 and Lawrence bet out. Hollink raised, Lawrence 3-bet, and Hollink just called. The A on the turn was followed by a bet by Lawrence and another call by Hollink. Lawrence bet the river  and the Dutchman raised him. After a minute of thought, Lawrence made the call. Hollink tabled the nuts: JT. After the hand Lawrence was left with only 20,000 while Hollink grew his stack to 165,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   J.C. Tran,   Andy Bloch,   Tommy Hang,   Dewey Tomko,   Michael Mizrachi,   Aaron Katz,   Shunjiro Uchida,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Terrence Chan,   Greg DeBora,   Matt Woodward,   Spencer Lawrence,   Eric Froehlich,   Patrick Bueno,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap

Jun 16, '08

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Left:  31 of 218

Chip Leaders:
Eric Froehlich - 320,000
Michael Mizrachi - 280,000
Matt Woodward - 278,000
J.C. Tran - 270,000
Tex Barch - 270,000
Steve Sung - 265,000
Hoyt Corkins - 260,000
Brock “t soprano” Parker - 230,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 179,100
Andy Bloch - 146,000
Greg DeBora - 145,000

Average Stack: 140,650

Eliminations:
Erick Lindgren
Justin Bonomo
Thomas Wahlroos

Big Hands and Storylines:

Parker Busts Bonomo

Despite doubling up a few hands earlier against Eric Froehlich, Justin Bonomo would see all of his chips disappear against Brock “t soprano” Parker. Rob Hollink raised from the cutoff and Bonomo, with only 15,000 total chips, raised it up. Parker 4-bet from the big blind, Hollink called, and Bonomo tossed his final few chips in. Hollink called Parker’s bet on the J62 flop, but folded to a second-barrel on the 2 turn. With that, Parker took down the small side pot, but he still needed to best Bonomo’s holding in order to claim the sizeable main pot. Parker showed AK, and ace-king high was well ahead of Bonomo’s A9. The river was the 7 and Bonomo found himself out 10 places before the money.

Spencer Lawrence Giveth, and Spencer Lawrence Taketh Away

Thomas Wahlroos was all-in for his final 11,500 against Spencer Lawrence. Lawrence had a meager Q7, but was racing against the Finn’s 55. The board was a safe one for Wahlroos – K629K – and he raked in a pot of 27,000. That relief was short-lived however. Although their table was broken when they reached 36 players, the duo found themselves seated together once again at a new table. It was here that Lawrence’s pocket nines would hold up against Wahlroos’s pocket sevens. Wahlroos, who had earlier been commiserating with Rob Hollink about bubbling in tournaments, has a new story to add to his collection.

Musical Chairs

Another significant result of having a table break was that Brock Parker took a seat to J.C. Tran’s left. The duo have 500,000 chips between them, with Tran holding a 270k to 230k advantage over Parker. Despite having Parker outchipped, Tran can not be happy with this recent turn of events.

Muy Bueno

Patrick Bueno, chip leader at the start of the day, had seen his stack dwindle to a measly 20,000 before he found himself all-in on the A77 flop. Both he and his opponent had an ace, but Bueno’s queen kicker nipped his opponent’s ten. The turn and river blanked and Bueno found himself smiling again, brandishing a stack of 50,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   J.C. Tran,   Erick Lindgren,   Andy Bloch,   Michael Mizrachi,   John Barch,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Greg DeBora,   Justin Bonomo,   Matt Woodward,   Spencer Lawrence,   Eric Froehlich,   Steve Sung,   Patrick Bueno,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

Rob Hollink Wins Event No. 30 ($496,931)

Jun 17, '08

Jerrod Ankenman raised and Rob Hollink reraised preflop. Ankenman made the all-in call and they turned up their hands:

Hollink: A5
Ankenman: 107

Board: A543Q

Hollink won the hand with aces up and he is the champion of the $10,000 limit hold'em world championship. He was awarded $496,931 and his first gold bracelet. Ankenman was awarded $307,380 for the runner-up finish.







 

Player Tags: Rob Hollink,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

WC Limit HE - Final Table - Tommy Hang Eliminated in 3rd Place

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 25,000-50,000
Stakes: 50,000-100,000

Players Left: 2 of 218

Chip Counts:

Rob Hollink: 3,500,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 1,000,000

Eliminations:

Tommy Hang: 3rd Place ($194,674)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Tommy Hang Doubles Up Again

Tommy Hang and Rob Hollink capped the preflop betting round before the first three cards were dealt J105. Hang raised Hollink's initial bet on the flop to move all in and Hollink made the call. Hollink held pocket twos, while Hang held AK. The turn was the Q which gave Hang a straight to survive.

Tommy Hang Eliminated in Third Place ($194,674)

Rob Hollink raised preflop and Tommy Hang made the all-in call. Their cards:

Hang: 98
Hollink: KQ

Board: 873QJ

Hang was eliminated in third place, and he took home $194,674 in prize money.

Player Tags: Tommy Hang,   Rob Hollink,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

WC Limit HE - Final Table - Aaron Katz Eliminated in 4th Place

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Stakes: 40,000-80,000

Players Left: 3 of 218

Chip Counts:

Jerrod Ankenman: 2,100,000
Rob Hollink: 1,480,000
Tommy Hang: 550,000

Eliminations:

Aaron Katz: 4th Place ($158,813)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Aaron Katz Eliminated in Fourth Place ($158,813)

Jerrod Ankenman raised preflop and Aaron Katz made an all-in call. Hollink also made the call and the two live players checked down a board of A1045J. Ankenman flipped over a queen on the end, which was enough to take down the pot against his opponents' meager holdings. Katz was eliminated in fourth place, and he took home $158,813 in prize money.

Tommy Hang Doubles Up

Ankenman raised preflop and Tommy Hang reraised. Ankenman made the call and the flop was dealt A93. Hang bet and Ankenman called. The turn brought the 6 and Hang check raised Ankenman's bet. Ankenman reraised and Hang made the all-in call. Hang held A-9 to dominate Ankenman's A-3 and the river brought the 4. Hang doubled up to survive the hand.

Player Tags: Tommy Hang,   Aaron Katz,   Rob Hollink,   Jerrod Ankenman,   European Report

WC Limit HE - Final Table - J.C. Tran Eliminated in 5th Place

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Stakes: 40,000-80,000

Players Left: 4 of 218

Chip Counts:

Rob Hollink: 1,800,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 1,250,000
Tommy Hang: 510,000
Aaron Katz: 500,000

Eliminations:

J.C. Tran: 5th Place ($128,075)

Big Hands and Storylines:

J.C. Tran Eliminated in Fifth Place ($128,075)

On a flop of Q73 Rob Hollink bet and J.C. Tran made the call. The K fell on the turn and Hollink opened the action for a bet. Tran raised all in and Hollink called him down. The K fell on the river and Hollink flipped over the J for a flusch. Tran mucked his cards and he was eliminated in fifth place, taking home $128,075 in prize money.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Rob Hollink,   European Report

$10K WC Limit Hold'em - Andy Bloch Eliminated in 7th Place ($81,968)

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Stakes: 25,000-50,000

Players Left: 6

Chip Counts:
Rob Hollink: 1,260,000
Tommy Hang: 925,000
Aaron Katz: 850,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 530,000
Brock Parker 480,000
J.C. Tran: 180,000

Eliminations:
Andy Bloch Eliminated in 7th Place ($81,968)

Big Hands:

Aaron Katz Wins a Big Pot

Andy Bloch raised to 40,000 and J.C. Tran reraised to 60,000. Aaron Katz made it 80,000 and both Bloch and Tran made the call. The flop 762, and after a bet, a raise, and a reraise, all three players each put 60,000 in the pot. The turn was the J, and Tran bet 40,000. Katz raised to 80,000, Bloch folded and Tran called. The river was the 5, and Katz bet 40,000, Tran called. Katz turned over pocker aces while Tran mucked his pocket kings.

Rob Hollink Wins a Nice Pot

Aaron Katz raised before the flop and Rob Hollink called. The flop came 1076, Katz bet and Hollink called. The turn was the 6, Hollink bet 40,000 and Katz raised to 80,000. Hollink thought for a minute before reraising to 120,000, Katz called. The river was the 7, Hollink bet 40,000 and Katz called. Hollink turned over a full house (sixes full of sevens) while Katz mucked his flopped straight (9-8).

Andy Bloch Eliminated in 7th Place ($81,968)

Andy Bloch raised all in for 50,000 before the flop and Rob Hollink called.

Bloch: J3
Hollink: 98
Board: A10278

Bloch led the hand going to the river where Hollink spiked an eight and paired up. Andy Bloch is eliminated in 7th place ($81,968)

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Andy Bloch,   Aaron Katz,   Rob Hollink

$10K WC Limit Hold'em - Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)

Jun 17, '08

Blinds: 8,000-15,000
Stakes: 15,000-30,000

Players Left: 7
Chip Counts:
Aaron Katz: 1,100,000
Rob Hollink: 890,000
Tommy Hang: 720,000
Andy Bloch: 480,000
J.C. Tran: 440,000
Brock Parker: 254,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 100,000

Eliminations:
Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)

Big Hands:

Cy Jassinowsky Doubles Up

Tommy Hang raised and both Cy Jassinowsky and Jerrod Ankenman made the call. The flop came JJ7, and Hang bet. Jassinowsky and Ankenman both called. The turn was 5, and Hang bet out. Jassinowsky raised and Ankenman reraised (three bets). Hang folded and Jassinowsky reraied (four bets), Ankenman called. Down to his last couple of thousand chips, Jassinowsky moved all in dark. The river was the 8 and Ankenman called the all in dark bet. Jassinowsky turned over A-J while Ankenman showed K-J. Jassinowsky doubeld up this hand.

Cy Jassinowsky Wins 200K + Pot With Aces

Brock Parker raised and Aaron Katz reraised. Cy Jassinowsky three-bet, Parker folded and Katz called. The flop came J88. Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. The turn was the 5, and once again Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. The river was the 5, and still Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. Jassinowsky turned over pocket aces and Katz threw his hand into the muck. Jassinowsky wins a big pot for over 200,000 shortly after doubling up a few hands prior.

Broc Parker Doubles Through Cy Jassinowsky

Brock Parker raised and Cy Jassinowsky reraised. Parker made it three-bets to go and Jassinowsky just called. The flop came J102, and Jassinowsky checked to Parker who bet. Jassinowsky raised (check-raise) and Parker moved all in. Jassinowsky called and the players turned over their hands.

Parker: A10
Jassinowsky: AK

Jassinowsky started with the best hand while Parker outflopped him with a pair of tens. The turn and river were the 3 and the 5. Parker doubled through Jassinowsky.

Jerrod Ankenman Triples Up

Rob Hollink raised and Cy Jassinowsky reraised. Jerrod Ankenman reraised all in, and Hollink tanked for a few minutes before completing Ankenman's all in and then capping the bet. Jassinowsky went into the tank himself,  he eventually called. The flop came AK3, and Hollink bet, Jassinowsky folded.

Ankenman: QQ
Hollink: 1010

Ankenman was in a good spot with queens against tens and the turn and river brought the 9 and the 8, giving Ankenman the check mark and allowing him to triple up.

Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)

Andy Bloch raised from the button and Rob Hollink reraied from the small blind. Tommy Hang made it four bets and Cy Jassinowsky called all in. Bloch folded while Hollink made the call. The flop came K96, and Hang bet and Hollink folded. Hang and Jassinowsky turned over their cards.

Jassinowsky: A-2
Hollink: Q-Q

The turn and river brought the 5 and the 7, no help to Cy Jassinowsky who was eliminated in 8th place ($66,599).

Player Tags: Tommy Hang,   Aaron Katz,   Cy Jassinowsky,   Brock Parker,   Rob Hollink,   Jerrod Ankenman

1,500 Pot Limit Omaha - Level 11

Jun 11, '08

Blinds: 800/1600

Players Left: 43 of 759

Eliminations: Jae Kim, Daniel Martin, Michael Cook.

Big Hands:

DeSerrano Doubles Through Phillips

Anthony Phillips raised to 4500 and Mark DeSerrano put in a reraise for 5200 more. Phillips raised again to put DeSerrano all-in, who called. Phillips showed KKQ10 while DeSerrano held AAJ3. The flop came 853 to give Phillips the flush draw, but he missed with the 3 on the turn and the 5 on the river. DeSerrano doubled up to 48,000 in chips.
The two came close to another battle when Phillips raised to 4100 preflop and DeSerrano, from the button, raised pot. Phillips folded and has now lost a third of his stack since the start of the day, down to 82,000.

Pescatori Remains Alive

Max Pescatori was the small stack when he raised to 5600 in late position. He had just 3000 behind, and Rob Hollink in the big blind put him all in. Pescatori showed AJ108 and was up against AK65. The flop came Q109 and Pescatori flopped a straight. The board finished 102 and Pescatori doubled up.

Schultz Takes it Down

Thom Schultz was the button and was one of four players to see the flop for 4200. The flop came A66. All four players checked and the Q came on the turn. Jae Kim in the big blind bet 10,000 and Schultz raised all-in, taking the pot down while showing AQQ6 for multiple full houses.
The next hand Schultz picked off the blinds when he raised and showed AA1010.

Magriel Forces a Fold

Paul Magriel was the button for the first hand of the level and saw Carter Gill raise to 3800 in front of him. Magriel called from the button and the flop came AJ8. Gill checked, Magriel bet 11,200 and Gill folded.

Allyn Jaffrey Shulman continues to hover around the 20,000 chip mark through the first level of the day.

 

Player Tags: Max Pescatori,   Paul Magriel,   Rob Hollink,   Anthony Phillips,   Carter Gill

Rob Hollink Hits the Rail

Apr 12, '08

Rob Hollink, who had been nursing a short-stack of a little more than 3,000, finally decided to push all in with A-8. He was called by an opponent holding pocket jacks. An ace hit the flop, giving Hollink the lead and a chance to double up. The turn, however, brought a third jack to give Hollink's opponent a set of jacks to retake the lead. Hollink has been eliminated from the tournament.






 

Player Tags: Rob Hollink

Hang Tough

Apr 12, '08

Barry Greenstein, Eli Elezra, Rob Hollink, and Isabelle Mercier have all been hanging on by the thread of a short stack for some time now. We will keep any on there four pros to see what develops next.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Eli Elezra,   Rob Hollink,   Isabelle Mercier

Player Bio: Rob Hollink

Apr 12, '08

Rob Hollink

In 2005 Rob Hollink won the first ever European Poker Tour Grand Final in Monte Carlo and earned $845,000. A month after that win he came in 5th place in the $25,000 buy-in World Poker Tour championship, won by Tuan Le, and made another $377,000. During Season 3 of the EPT he finished 30th in Baden and, since then, the majority of his cashes have been in the United States. In 2006 he won a $2,000 preliminary event during the Five-Diamond World Poker Classic and walked away with over $200,000.

Though Hollink has had much success in hold’em tournaments he is regarded as a top Omaha player. He is from the Netherlands and his hometown, Gronigen, is over 1,000 years old. Prior to becoming a professional poker player Hollink was an athlete, but he was sidelined by injuries. While he was in school he studied mathematics and economics.

Player Tags: Rob Hollink