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| Jun 03, '12 | 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker | Event 8 - $1,500 Omaha Hi/Low Split 8/OB | 3 | + |
Herbert Tapscott Wins Event no. 8 ($264,400)Jun 04, '12 Level: 31 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 Herbert Tapscott Wins Event no. 8 ($264,400)
Herbert Tapscott was knocked down to just 2 big blinds during Level 27 where found a key triple up through John Racener and Thayer Rasmussen to stay alive. Tapscott touched the chip lead for a minute in Level 28 after eliminating John Racener in 6th place ($41,121). Gavin Griffin quickly took control of the table during Level 28, ending the level with a dominating lead over the field of more than 3:1 over second place. Griffin went on to personally bust Thayer Rasmussen in 7th place ($32,278), Michael Keist 5th ($54,855) and Can Kim Hua in 4th place ($73,406) . Tapscott took over the chip lead in Level 29, eliminating Ashly Butler in 3rd place ($102,373) to take a roughly 1.5:1 chip lead going into heads-up play with 2.6 million to Griffin’s 1.7 million. On the final hand of the night, Gavin griffin raised to 100,000 from the button and Herbert Tapscott called from the big blind. The flop came A The turn and river were the 9 Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, current chip counts, and prize distributions for each gold bracelet event. Player Tags: Herbert Tapscott, Gavin Griffin Level 30 Update: Tapscott Leads Griffin Heads-Up; Butler 3rd ($102,373)Jun 04, '12 Level: 30 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 967 Average Chip Count: 2,175,750 Chip Counts: Seat no. 1 — Herbert Tapscott — 2,490,000 Seat no. 7 — Gavin Griffin — 1,865,000 Players Eliminated: Ashly Butler — 3rd Place ($102,373) Live Updates: Ashly Butler Eliminated in 3rd Place ($102,373)
Ashly Butler came into Level 30 as the short stack with just 5 big blinds and was eliminated shortly after in 3rd place ($102,373). Gavin Griffin limped into the pot for 80,000 on the button, Herbert Tapscott raised to 160,000 in the small blind, Ashly Butler called all in for 150,000 from the big blind and Griffin called the raise. With Butler all in for his tournament life, the other two players checked through the river on a board of Q With the elimination of Ashly Butler in 3rd place ($102,373), Herbert Tapscott took the chip lead going into heads-up play with roughly 2,650,000 to Gavin Griffin’s 1,700,000. Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Herbert Tapscott, Gavin Griffin, Ashly Butler Level 29 Update: Hua 4th ($74,306), Kleist 5th ($54,855)Jun 04, '12 Level: 29 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 Players Remaining: 3 out of 967 Average Chip Count: 1,450,500 Chip Counts: Seat no. 1 — Herbert Tapscott — 2,400,000 Seat no. 7 — Gavin Griffin — 1,550,000 Players Eliminated: Can Kim Hua — 4th Place ($74,306) Live Updates: Michael Kleist Eliminated in 5th Place ($54,855)
Michael Kleist entered Level 29 as the second shortest stack was was eliminated by Gavin Griffin shortly after the level began. Michael Kleist opened the pot for 120,000, Gavin Griffin reraised to 180,000 and Kleist called. The flop came J The turn was the 10 The river was the J Michael Kleist was all in for his last 50,000 on the very next hand against Gavin Griffin. Griffin led before the flop with A The board came K Can Kim Hua Eliminated in 4th Place ($74,306)
Can Kim Hua opened the pot for 120,000 from under the gun and Gavin Griffin called from the big blind. The flop came 10 The turn was the 8 Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Can Kim Hua, Gavin Griffin, Michael Kleist Level 28 Update: Racener 6th ($41,121), Rasmussen 7th ($31,278)Jun 03, '12 Level: 28 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 967 Average Chip Count: 870,300 Chip Counts: Seat no. 1 — Herbert Tapscott — 795,000 Seat no. 5 — Michael Kleist — 410,000 Seat no. 7 — Gavin Griffin — 2,175,000 Players Eliminated: John Racener — 6th Place ($41,121) Live Updates: Thayer Rasmussen Eliminated in 7th Place ($31,278)
Thayer Rasmussen was on the short stack and open-raised all in for 95,000 and got called in two spots. The flop came K The turn was the 2 The river was the 9 John Racener Eliminated in 6th Place ($41,121)
Gavin Griffin raised to 100,000 from the cutoff, John Racener called from the small blind and Herbert Tapscott called from the big blind. The flop came 8 The turn was the 5 The river was J Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Herbert Tapscott, Gavin Griffin, Thayer Rasmussen, John Racener Action Begins, Final Table Now UnderwayJun 03, '12 The final table of Event no. 8 ($1,500 Omaha Hi/Low Split 8/OB) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. With the elimination of Wes Self in 10th Place ($14,908), the official, 9-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 25 with blinds of 13,000-25,000 and limits of 25,000-50,000, and will continue until a winner is determined. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up: Seat no. 1 — Herbert Tapscott — 579,000 While only 9 remain, this event gathered 967 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,305,450. Here is a look at the final payouts: 1st Place — $264,400 Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Herbert Tapscott, Can Kim Hua, Raymond Davis, Gavin Griffin, Thayer Rasmussen, John Racener, Michael Kleist, Ashly Butler, Bryan Jolly |
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| Jan 25, '11 | 2011 Aussie Millions | Aussie Millions Main Event | 4 | + |
Gavin Griffin Chips UpJan 25, '11
Griffin flipped over pocket jacks and they were good to win the hand when his opponent mucked. Griffin grew his stack over 150,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Gavin Griffin |
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| Nov 15, '10 | 2010 NAPT Los Angeles | NAPT L.A. Main Event | 4 | + |
Gavin Griffin Hits The Rail Courtesy of Steven KarpNov 15, '10
The board brought Karp an ace and Griffin was eliminated from the tournament. Karp is now stacked with nearly 300,000 in chips. Player Tags: Gavin Griffin |
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| Jul 10, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 6 | + |
Level Five Hour One: Laak's Stack Takes Big BlowJul 06, '10 Blinds: 200-400 with a 25 ante Number of Entrants 1,489 Average Chip Count 37,888 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Robert Miller – 150,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jon Friedberg – 39,000 Notable Eliminations None Big Hands:
On a flop of 9 Laak: 4 Both players hit the flop in a big way, but Wade’s flopped set was well ahead of Laak’s two pair. The turn and river didn’t help and Laak took a big blow to his massive stack. Fortunately for him, he had accumulated enough chips today so that he was still healthy with 58,000 after the hand. Wade had around 120,000. Small Pockets Good For Cahail Blake Cahail raised to 1,000 preflop and was called by seat 1. The flop fell 6 The 10 Griffin Lets One Go Gavin Griffin called a bet from seat 7 on a flop of 8 The K
On a flop of K The A After a long period of though, Hamby let his hand go. The player on the button showed 8 Langmann Moving in the Right Direction There were 8,600 chips in the middle on the turn with the board reading 2 The A
A player in early position raised to 2,000 and Nick Mitchell called from the button. The flop came 9 His opponent made the call very quickly and showed J Player Tags: Phil Laak, Gavin Griffin, Tristan Wade, Jared Hamby, Florian Langmann, Blake Cahail, Nick Mitchell Level Two Hour Two Update: Galfond Doubles, Collopy SurgingJul 06, '10 Blinds: 100-200 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Jim Collopy – 86,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jon Friedberg – 32,500 Notable Eliminations Justin Young Big Hands:
On a flop of 10 Galfond then check-raised the turn all-in for his remaining 9,000 and was called by his opponent. Galfond was not in good shape when he turned over his K The river was the 10 Shchemelev Doubles On the river, the board read 9 Shchemelev showed A Vlad The Impaler Shchemelev was at it again a little later. He raised to 600 from late position and the player in the big blind made the call. The flop came 5 Shchemelev had around 40,000 after the hand.
Jim “Mr_BigQueso” Collopy got all-in preflop and turned over K The board ran out 7 Collopy now has 85,000 and looks to be the biggest stack in the room. Adams Scares Off Best Hand Three players limped in, including Brandon Adams, and the player in seat 1 raised to 1,500. One player folded and seat 3 and Adams called. The flop came J Adams showed a weaker A With that, Adams had around 49,300 in chips. Griffin Multitasking Well On a three-way flop of J Between reading breaks Griffin has chipped up to around 40,000. Player Tags: Gavin Griffin, Brandon Adams, Phil Galfond Level Six Hour Two: Gavin Smith Eliminates a PlayerJul 10, '10 Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante Players Remaining: 2,285 out of 7,319 Chip Counts: 1. Charles Alexandre Sylvestre — 260,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Josh Brikis — 97,500 Notable Eliminations: Gavin Smith Big Hands:
Brett Richey was heads up when his opponent bet 2,500 on a flop of 10 Richey bet 6,000 and his opponent made the call. On the 5 His opponent mucked and Richey’s stack soared to 140,000. Swick Knocked Out Mike Swick of the UFC was down to his last 11,000 or so when he got all in preflop again the player in seat 1. Their hands: Swick: A Swick was trailing and the board ran 6
With the board reading 10 After asking how much Bloch had behind, Moore made the call. The river was the 3 Bloch’s Series comes to a close. He finishes with three cashes, totaling over $100,000 and a couple of near misses deep in some events. Violette Uses Some Aggression to Earn Chips Cyndy Violette called a raise from the big blind and saw a flop of 4 The turn was the 9 Kassela Flushes Opponent Frank Kassela got his opponent all-in on a flop of Q The turn was the 8
Gavin Griffin called a raise of 1,250 from a player in middle position and the player in the cutoff raised to 4,200. The original raiser folded but Griffin raised to around 20,000, enough to put the cutoff player all in. He called. Their hands: Griffin: 10 Griffin was well behind and found no help on a board that ran 5 Pavilion Room Coverage Gavin Smith Eliminates a Player Gavin Smith raised to 1300 from middle position and a player on the button move all in for about 13,000 total. Action was folded back to Smith. He insta-called with the A Chris Ferguson Makes the Wrong Call On a board of A
Johnny Lodden opened the pot from middle position and a player to his left moved all in for 5,600 total. Lodden tanked before making the call with the K Ryan D’Angelo Gets Little Respect On a flop of 8 Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Gavin Smith, Cyndy Violette, Gavin Griffin, Brett Richey, Ryan D'Angelo, Johnny Lodden, Mike Swick |
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| Jul 06, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 2 | + |
Level Five Hour One: Laak's Stack Takes Big BlowJul 06, '10 Blinds: 200-400 with a 25 ante Number of Entrants 1,489 Average Chip Count 37,888 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Robert Miller – 150,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jon Friedberg – 39,000 Notable Eliminations None Big Hands:
On a flop of 9 Laak: 4 Both players hit the flop in a big way, but Wade’s flopped set was well ahead of Laak’s two pair. The turn and river didn’t help and Laak took a big blow to his massive stack. Fortunately for him, he had accumulated enough chips today so that he was still healthy with 58,000 after the hand. Wade had around 120,000. Small Pockets Good For Cahail Blake Cahail raised to 1,000 preflop and was called by seat 1. The flop fell 6 The 10 Griffin Lets One Go Gavin Griffin called a bet from seat 7 on a flop of 8 The K
On a flop of K The A After a long period of though, Hamby let his hand go. The player on the button showed 8 Langmann Moving in the Right Direction There were 8,600 chips in the middle on the turn with the board reading 2 The A
A player in early position raised to 2,000 and Nick Mitchell called from the button. The flop came 9 His opponent made the call very quickly and showed J Player Tags: Phil Laak, Gavin Griffin, Tristan Wade, Jared Hamby, Florian Langmann, Blake Cahail, Nick Mitchell Level Two Hour Two Update: Galfond Doubles, Collopy SurgingJul 06, '10 Blinds: 100-200 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Jim Collopy – 86,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jon Friedberg – 32,500 Notable Eliminations Justin Young Big Hands:
On a flop of 10 Galfond then check-raised the turn all-in for his remaining 9,000 and was called by his opponent. Galfond was not in good shape when he turned over his K The river was the 10 Shchemelev Doubles On the river, the board read 9 Shchemelev showed A Vlad The Impaler Shchemelev was at it again a little later. He raised to 600 from late position and the player in the big blind made the call. The flop came 5 Shchemelev had around 40,000 after the hand.
Jim “Mr_BigQueso” Collopy got all-in preflop and turned over K The board ran out 7 Collopy now has 85,000 and looks to be the biggest stack in the room. Adams Scares Off Best Hand Three players limped in, including Brandon Adams, and the player in seat 1 raised to 1,500. One player folded and seat 3 and Adams called. The flop came J Adams showed a weaker A With that, Adams had around 49,300 in chips. Griffin Multitasking Well On a three-way flop of J Between reading breaks Griffin has chipped up to around 40,000. Player Tags: Gavin Griffin, Brandon Adams, Phil Galfond Level Six Hour Two: Gavin Smith Eliminates a PlayerJul 10, '10 Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante Players Remaining: 2,285 out of 7,319 Chip Counts: 1. Charles Alexandre Sylvestre — 260,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Josh Brikis — 97,500 Notable Eliminations: Gavin Smith Big Hands:
Brett Richey was heads up when his opponent bet 2,500 on a flop of 10 Richey bet 6,000 and his opponent made the call. On the 5 His opponent mucked and Richey’s stack soared to 140,000. Swick Knocked Out Mike Swick of the UFC was down to his last 11,000 or so when he got all in preflop again the player in seat 1. Their hands: Swick: A Swick was trailing and the board ran 6
With the board reading 10 After asking how much Bloch had behind, Moore made the call. The river was the 3 Bloch’s Series comes to a close. He finishes with three cashes, totaling over $100,000 and a couple of near misses deep in some events. Violette Uses Some Aggression to Earn Chips Cyndy Violette called a raise from the big blind and saw a flop of 4 The turn was the 9 Kassela Flushes Opponent Frank Kassela got his opponent all-in on a flop of Q The turn was the 8
Gavin Griffin called a raise of 1,250 from a player in middle position and the player in the cutoff raised to 4,200. The original raiser folded but Griffin raised to around 20,000, enough to put the cutoff player all in. He called. Their hands: Griffin: 10 Griffin was well behind and found no help on a board that ran 5 Pavilion Room Coverage Gavin Smith Eliminates a Player Gavin Smith raised to 1300 from middle position and a player on the button move all in for about 13,000 total. Action was folded back to Smith. He insta-called with the A Chris Ferguson Makes the Wrong Call On a board of A
Johnny Lodden opened the pot from middle position and a player to his left moved all in for 5,600 total. Lodden tanked before making the call with the K Ryan D’Angelo Gets Little Respect On a flop of 8 Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Gavin Smith, Cyndy Violette, Gavin Griffin, Brett Richey, Ryan D'Angelo, Johnny Lodden, Mike Swick |
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| May 30, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 3 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
Level 2 Update: Gavin Griffin and Ted Lawson EliminatedMay 30, '10 Blinds: 25-50 Players Remaining: 1,699 out of 4,341 Card Player Chip Counts: Stephen Murphy – 5,500 Notable Eliminations: Gavin Griffin Big Hands:
David Ulliott called a raise to 200 from Josh Stern and they saw a flop heads up of K The turn was the 2 “They usually do that,” said Ulliott while he was contemplating a call. Ulliott let it go and has dropped to 3,400. Dunst Grows Stack Quickly Tony “Bond18” Dunst was already more than doubled up when he found himself in a great position to add more to his stack. Dunst’s opponent found a way to get his whole stack in preflop with K-Q and was up against Dunst’s A-Q. The board was friendly to Dunst and kept him in the lead the whole way to propel him to 9,500 in chips.
We got to the action a little late, but Gavin Griffin was all in and way ahead of Terrance Chan. Chan held pocket queens, but Griffin had pocket aces. The queen on the river sent Griffin home earlier than he would have liked. Chan is now up to 11,500 and said “It’s the first time I’m genuinely unhappy to win an all-in in a big tournament.” Will Failla Wins a Large Pot Will Failla bet 275 on the button with about 4,000 in his stack and the small blind and a player in early position called. The flop came 5
Hal Lubarsky Wins a Pot Tony Dunst bet 150 from early position and the player next to act called. Hal Lubarsky made the call on the button with about 1,200 in his stack. The flopped A Ted Lawson Eliminated Ted Lawson put his stack of 1,075 into the middle with the 6 Player Tags: Ted Lawson, Gavin Griffin, Will Failla, Hal Lubarsky, Tony Dunst |
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| Feb 28, '10 | 2010 L.A. Poker Classic | WPT L.A. Poker Classic Main Event | 3 | + |
Level 15 Update -- Still Short of the Money, Play ContinuesFeb 28, '10 NOTE: Play was scheduled to end at the end of this level today, but it will continue until the money bubble bursts when 72 players remain. Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 400 ante Players Remaining: 74 out of 745 Chip Counts: 1. Mark Newhouse — 577,000 Average Chip Count: 191,025 Notable Eliminations: Tim West Big Hands:
On a board of 10 Negreanu Plays a Huge Pot with Bob Karnes With 35,000 in the pot with a flop of A Negreanu checked, Karnes bet 42,000, and Negreanu made the call. The river fell 8 Barry Greenstein Eliminated Barry Greenstein raised all in for 30,000 after an opponent bet 5,500 from early position. Another opponent made the call on the button and the original raiser mucked. The two live players then turned over their cards: Greenstein: 9 Board: 8 Greenstein was eliminated on the hand. Gavin Griffin Eliminated Gavin Griffin raised to 5,500 from the cutoff and the button reraised to 20,000. Griffin reraised all in for 85,000 and his opponent made the call. Their cards: Griffin: K Board: 9 Griffin was eliminated on the hand. High Roller Report The size of the field in the $25,000 high roller no-limit hold-em event has climbed to 40 players and 32 of them remain. Here is a look at the prize pool for the event: 1: $444,600 Player Tags: Annie Duke, Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu, Gavin Griffin, Eugene Katchalov Level 11 Update -- Play Slows Down to Start the DayFeb 28, '10
Players Remaining: 165 out of 745 Chip Counts: 1. Taylor Paur — 333,000 Average Chip Count: 90,303 Notable Eliminations: Bruce Buffer Big Hands: Robert Mizrachi Takes a Hit On a board of J Rob Tepper Doubles Up Patty Sodja bet 3,200 preflop from the cutoff and Rob Tepper raised to 10,000 on the button. Josh Prager reraised to 50,000 from middle position and Sodja mucked. Tepper made the all-in call for 48,800. Their cards: Tepper: K Baord: J Tepper doubled on the hand and he survived with more than 100,000. Christina Lindley Eliminated Christina Lindley moved all in for 20,500 from the cutoff and her opponent reraised all in on the button. Their cards: Lindley: A Board: 9 Lindley was eliminated on the hand, ending her tournament early on day 3. Allen Cunningham Eliminated Kenny Nguyen raised preflop and Allen Cunningham reraised. Nguyen reraised again and Cunningham moved all in for 36,000. Nguyen made the call and they flipped over their cards: Nguyen: A Board: K Cunningham was eliminated on the hand and Nguyen grew his stack to 130,000. Gavin Griffin Doubles Up Gavin Griffin moved all in preflop for 17,500 from middle position and David Baker made the call. Their cards: Griffin: A Board: A Griffin makes a pair of aces and he doubled up to 40,000. Left in the Deck Play Slows Down a Little Bit After the race to the rail that ensued on day 2 play has slowed down at the start of day 3 thanks to the generous blind structure of the tournament. The money bubble will still burst today but expect the bust outs to occur at a more reasonable rate today. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, David Baker, Gavin Griffin, Josh Prager, Christina Lindley |
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| Jul 08, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 2 | + |
Level 5 Hour 2 Update: Lisandro Finishes StrongJul 06, '09 Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante Chip Counts: 1. Joe Cada — 187,000 Notable Eliminations: Frank Kassela Big Hands
On a flop of K Liu: K Both players flop top pair, Liu is in kicker trouble. The turn and river brick as Liu fails to improve and is subsequently eliminated from the vent. Gavin Griffin Doubles Up Gavin griffin gets it all in pre-flop for 12,700 and is called in one spot. Griffin: 10 Board: K Griffin gets it in behind, and his opponent flops top set to boot. The turn gives Griffin a guts-shot, and amazingly he gets there on the river. Gavin griffin doubels up to 25,000+ this hand.
The small blind comes in for a raise and Allen Bari calls from the big blind. The flop comes 9 Bari: 10 Both players flop an overpair, Bari is way behind. The turn and river are the 3 Kevin Saul Knocks One Out Kevin Saul raises to 1,000 from the button, the player in the small blind calls, the player in the big bind raises to 4,200, Saul calls and the small blind folds. The flop comes J Saul: Q Saul flops the nut straight while his opponent flops top pair with the ace. The turn and river are the 5 Jeff Lisandro Catches Bluff On a flop of 7 Player Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro, Gavin Griffin, Allen Bari, Joanne Liu, Kevin Saul Level 3 Hour 2 Update: Lisandro Rolling Through Day 1Jul 05, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Jeff Lisandro – 125,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Matt Matros – 24,500 Notable Eliminations: Tom Dwan Sr. Big Hands:
A player under-the-gun raised to 900 and there were a few callers. The action got to Gavin Griffin in the big blind who three-bet him and the under the gun caller instantly moved in the rest of his stack for about 10,000. The action folded back to Griffin who called instantly. The two players were off to the races as Griffin showed A Alex Jacob Makes a Value Bet With the Worst Hand From early position, Alex Jacob raised to 750 and the player directly to his left made the call. Everybody else got out of the way and the flop was 2 The river was the A Senior Durrrr Eliminated Tom Dwan Sr., father of high stakes player Tom “Durrrr” Dwan, has been eliminated from the main event as his A The board bricked out for Dwan and he was sent home in the third level. Hopefully his son will have some pointers for him when he gets home.
Jeff Lisandro was a part of a six-way limped pot. The flop came down K He finally decided on 4,000 and the call was made. Lisandro then tabled 8 A little later on, the action is picked up on a flop of Q The player then goes into the tank for several minutes. He pointed to the 7 and asked Lisandro if he had a set. After three minutes or so, he begrudgingly tossed in his chips. Lisandro turned up A The turn was the J Deuce-Four Is Good Isabelle Mercier limped in preflop along with four other players. The flop then fell 7 The small blind then showed 2
After a flop of K The small blind called and Schwartz tabled A The Magic Man Takes On The Prince Scotty Nguyen raised to 900 from the button preflop and Antonio Tarver made the call from the small blind. The big blind mucked and the two players saw a flop of 7
After a flop of Q Watkinson tabled 9 Left In The Deck: The official number of entrants for day 1c has just been released. Today’s number is 1,697 players, bringing the total number of players for the main event is 3,686 so far, with one more day 1 to play. By comparison, day 1c last year brought 1,928 players to the Rio. Players will be taking a 90 minute dinner break at the end of the level and will return at 8:15 to resume play. Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Scotty Nguyen, Jeffrey Lisandro, Gavin Griffin, Isabelle Mercier, Ylon Schwartz, Alex Jacob, Antonio Tarver Level 3 Hour 1 Update: Lederer Off To Rocky StartJul 05, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Tsai Chen – 93,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Matt Matros – 17,500 Notable Eliminations: Matt Graham Big Hands:
A player under-the-gun raised to 700 and got four callers, including Matt Hawrilenko from middle position. The flop was K The turn was the 10 Dennis Phillips Forces a Fold With about 17,000 in the pot already, Dennis Phillips was heads-up with his opponent with a board that read A Phillips bet 10,500 and his opponent thought for nearly five minutes before mucking A
After a flop of K Later, Lederer raised to 1,300 from the button and the small blind immediately reraised to 3,500. It was just in time for the ESPN cameras to arrive at Lederer’s table. After a few moments to think, Lederer mucked his hand and he was at 20,000 early in the level. Suharto’s Pair Good Enough Picking up the action on the river, the board showed J
John Cernuto and Tom McEvoy saw a flop of A Cernuto checked and McEvoy did the same behind him. McEvoy showed A Luske Check-Raises To Victory After a flop of K
Four players limped for 300 preflop and they all saw a flop of 9 The under the gun player checked and Wong bet again, this time 3,600. His opponent mucked and Wong took the pot after showing 9 Griffin Takes Another Pot Gavin Griffin raised to 800 from the hijack position and the small blind made the call. The player in seat 3, who had already limped, made the call as well. The flop then fell 10
Picking up the action after the river, the board read K “No!” Juanda exclaimed. “1,000,” he said as he took 2,500 away from his original bet. Seat 6 didn’t bite and his hand finally landed in the muck. Juanda scored the pot and was around 50,000. Player Tags: John Juanda, Howard Lederer, Gavin Griffin, Matt Hawrilenko, Danny Wong, Darus Suharto, Dennis Phillips Level 2 Hour 2 Update: Daniel Negreanu EliminatedJul 05, '09 Blinds: 100-200 Chip Counts: 1. Yan Chen – 79,500 CardPlayer Chip Counts: Matt Matros – 25,000 Notable Eliminations: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu called a raise preflop and his opponent bet 4,200 on a flop of 10 Negreanu moved all in for 6,075 and his opponent made the call. Negreanu tabled 3 As soon as Negreanu busted, the spectator area seemed to clear out as many fans left disappointed to see “Kid Poker” no longer in the main event. Tarver Takes A Pot After the board ran out A “I turned a flush draw,” his opponent said. Tarver took the pot but was still relatively short with 12,000.
Scotty Nguyen raised to 600 from the cutoff and the player on the button immediately moved all in for 4,200 total. The blinds mucked and Nguyen made the call. The button turned over 7 The river paired the board with the 8 Miami John Scores A Pot Picking up the action on the turn, the board showed A
Picking up the action after the river, the board read K The small blind mucked and Lieu took in the pot. She was at 40,000 after the hand. Good Bet From Mercier Takes It Down With 1,500 in the pot preflop, the flop came down 9
Evelyn Ng was short stacked and moved all in with A The river brought the 9 Filippi Gets No Action For His Aces After a flop of J “Ah, one time,” Filippi said in a frustrated tone. He then tabled A
Picking up the action on the river, the board read 8 When he finally announced a call, the button said, “I have a five.” Griffin then tabled 9 Bill Chen Muscled Out Picking up the action on the turn, the board read J Double Up With A Bullet The player on the button raised to 1,200 preflop and the small blind folded. Maya Gellar was next to act in the big blind and she moved in for her final 16,000. The button made the call and tabled K The board ran out Q
A player raised to 650 preflop and Joe Hachem made the call. The flop came down 9 Hachem then tabled 5 Fish Hooks Hold for McEvoy Tom McEvoy raised preflop after a limper from the cutoff and was called by the button, the small blind and the limper. The flop was A The river was the 2 Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Evelyn Ng, Daniel Negreanu, Gavin Griffin, Amnon Filippi, Isabelle Mercier, Liz Lieu, Joe Hachem, Antonio Tarver, Maya Gellar-Antonius Level 1 Hour 1 Update: Juanda Gets Aces EarlyJul 05, '09 Blinds: 50-100 Chip Counts: 1. James Vanderhaar – 71,000 CardPlayer Chip Counts: Matt Matros – 30,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
After some action preflop, Gavin Griffin and his opponent saw a flop of 2 The river was the 4 Juanda Picks Up Aces Early, Wins Pot On a flop of 9 The J Bill Chen Goes Up, Bill Chen Goes Down Bill Chen raised to 225 under the gun and action folded around to the big blind, who made the call. The flop came down J A few hands later, a flop of Q
With four players in the pot, the flop came down J Action was checked to Watkinson who bet 1,600. Seat 6 called and Watkinson tabled J Allen Kessler Flops A Set After a flop of A Kessler just called and his opponent tabled A Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, John Juanda, Allen Kessler, Gavin Griffin Level 8 Hour 1 Update: Gavin Griffin, Noah Schwartz EliminatedJul 08, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 2,095 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Troy Weber — 405,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 170,000 Notable Eliminations: Brett Richey Big Hands: Marlon Wayans Chips Up The player on the button raises to 2,500 before the flop and Marlon Wayans reraises to 5,400 from the small blind. The flop comes Q
Dutch Boys gets it all in before the flop for 20,000 against a single opponent. Boyd: J Board: K Boyd’s pair of jacks hold up as he doubles through to 40,000 this hand. Joe Hachem Knocks One Out, Builds Stack Joe Hachem raises to 2,000 from under the gun and the short stacked player at the tables moves all in behind him for a total of 9,000. Hachem calls and has his opponent covered. Hachem: 9 Board: 10 Hachem flops an open-ended straight draw and turns a set, eliminating his opponent and climbing up to 77,000 in chips this hand. Gavin Griffin Eliminated Gavin Griffin got it all in pre-flop for 12,000 and was called in one spot. Griffin: K Board: Q Griffin is dominated with a weaker king and the board fails to improve his hand. Gavin Griffin is eliminated from the main event. James Akenhead Eliminates Opponent; Jumps Up Leaderboard On a flop of 7 Akenhead: A Both players pair their kickers on the flop and their ace on the turn. Akenhead is ahead with the higher two pair, but his opponent still has plenty of outs with the flush draw. The river is the 5
Noah Schwartz raises to 3,000 before the flop and another player behind him reraises to 15,000. Schwartz moves all in for 28,000 and is called. Schwartz has A-K suited against his opponent’s pocket eights. The board offers no help to either player as Noah Schwartz is eliminated from the tournament. Jeff Shulman Doubles Up On a flop of 8 Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Gavin Griffin, Joe Hachem, Dutch Boyd, Noah Schwartz, James Akenhead |
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| Jul 05, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 1 | + |
Level 5 Hour 2 Update: Lisandro Finishes StrongJul 06, '09 Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante Chip Counts: 1. Joe Cada — 187,000 Notable Eliminations: Frank Kassela Big Hands
On a flop of K Liu: K Both players flop top pair, Liu is in kicker trouble. The turn and river brick as Liu fails to improve and is subsequently eliminated from the vent. Gavin Griffin Doubles Up Gavin griffin gets it all in pre-flop for 12,700 and is called in one spot. Griffin: 10 Board: K Griffin gets it in behind, and his opponent flops top set to boot. The turn gives Griffin a guts-shot, and amazingly he gets there on the river. Gavin griffin doubels up to 25,000+ this hand.
The small blind comes in for a raise and Allen Bari calls from the big blind. The flop comes 9 Bari: 10 Both players flop an overpair, Bari is way behind. The turn and river are the 3 Kevin Saul Knocks One Out Kevin Saul raises to 1,000 from the button, the player in the small blind calls, the player in the big bind raises to 4,200, Saul calls and the small blind folds. The flop comes J Saul: Q Saul flops the nut straight while his opponent flops top pair with the ace. The turn and river are the 5 Jeff Lisandro Catches Bluff On a flop of 7 Player Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro, Gavin Griffin, Allen Bari, Joanne Liu, Kevin Saul Level 3 Hour 2 Update: Lisandro Rolling Through Day 1Jul 05, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Jeff Lisandro – 125,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Matt Matros – 24,500 Notable Eliminations: Tom Dwan Sr. Big Hands:
A player under-the-gun raised to 900 and there were a few callers. The action got to Gavin Griffin in the big blind who three-bet him and the under the gun caller instantly moved in the rest of his stack for about 10,000. The action folded back to Griffin who called instantly. The two players were off to the races as Griffin showed A Alex Jacob Makes a Value Bet With the Worst Hand From early position, Alex Jacob raised to 750 and the player directly to his left made the call. Everybody else got out of the way and the flop was 2 The river was the A Senior Durrrr Eliminated Tom Dwan Sr., father of high stakes player Tom “Durrrr” Dwan, has been eliminated from the main event as his A The board bricked out for Dwan and he was sent home in the third level. Hopefully his son will have some pointers for him when he gets home.
Jeff Lisandro was a part of a six-way limped pot. The flop came down K He finally decided on 4,000 and the call was made. Lisandro then tabled 8 A little later on, the action is picked up on a flop of Q The player then goes into the tank for several minutes. He pointed to the 7 and asked Lisandro if he had a set. After three minutes or so, he begrudgingly tossed in his chips. Lisandro turned up A The turn was the J Deuce-Four Is Good Isabelle Mercier limped in preflop along with four other players. The flop then fell 7 The small blind then showed 2
After a flop of K The small blind called and Schwartz tabled A The Magic Man Takes On The Prince Scotty Nguyen raised to 900 from the button preflop and Antonio Tarver made the call from the small blind. The big blind mucked and the two players saw a flop of 7
After a flop of Q Watkinson tabled 9 Left In The Deck: The official number of entrants for day 1c has just been released. Today’s number is 1,697 players, bringing the total number of players for the main event is 3,686 so far, with one more day 1 to play. By comparison, day 1c last year brought 1,928 players to the Rio. Players will be taking a 90 minute dinner break at the end of the level and will return at 8:15 to resume play. Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Scotty Nguyen, Jeffrey Lisandro, Gavin Griffin, Isabelle Mercier, Ylon Schwartz, Alex Jacob, Antonio Tarver Level 3 Hour 1 Update: Lederer Off To Rocky StartJul 05, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Tsai Chen – 93,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Matt Matros – 17,500 Notable Eliminations: Matt Graham Big Hands:
A player under-the-gun raised to 700 and got four callers, including Matt Hawrilenko from middle position. The flop was K The turn was the 10 Dennis Phillips Forces a Fold With about 17,000 in the pot already, Dennis Phillips was heads-up with his opponent with a board that read A Phillips bet 10,500 and his opponent thought for nearly five minutes before mucking A
After a flop of K Later, Lederer raised to 1,300 from the button and the small blind immediately reraised to 3,500. It was just in time for the ESPN cameras to arrive at Lederer’s table. After a few moments to think, Lederer mucked his hand and he was at 20,000 early in the level. Suharto’s Pair Good Enough Picking up the action on the river, the board showed J
John Cernuto and Tom McEvoy saw a flop of A Cernuto checked and McEvoy did the same behind him. McEvoy showed A Luske Check-Raises To Victory After a flop of K
Four players limped for 300 preflop and they all saw a flop of 9 The under the gun player checked and Wong bet again, this time 3,600. His opponent mucked and Wong took the pot after showing 9 Griffin Takes Another Pot Gavin Griffin raised to 800 from the hijack position and the small blind made the call. The player in seat 3, who had already limped, made the call as well. The flop then fell 10
Picking up the action after the river, the board read K “No!” Juanda exclaimed. “1,000,” he said as he took 2,500 away from his original bet. Seat 6 didn’t bite and his hand finally landed in the muck. Juanda scored the pot and was around 50,000. Player Tags: John Juanda, Howard Lederer, Gavin Griffin, Matt Hawrilenko, Danny Wong, Darus Suharto, Dennis Phillips Level 2 Hour 2 Update: Daniel Negreanu EliminatedJul 05, '09 Blinds: 100-200 Chip Counts: 1. Yan Chen – 79,500 CardPlayer Chip Counts: Matt Matros – 25,000 Notable Eliminations: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu called a raise preflop and his opponent bet 4,200 on a flop of 10 Negreanu moved all in for 6,075 and his opponent made the call. Negreanu tabled 3 As soon as Negreanu busted, the spectator area seemed to clear out as many fans left disappointed to see “Kid Poker” no longer in the main event. Tarver Takes A Pot After the board ran out A “I turned a flush draw,” his opponent said. Tarver took the pot but was still relatively short with 12,000.
Scotty Nguyen raised to 600 from the cutoff and the player on the button immediately moved all in for 4,200 total. The blinds mucked and Nguyen made the call. The button turned over 7 The river paired the board with the 8 Miami John Scores A Pot Picking up the action on the turn, the board showed A
Picking up the action after the river, the board read K The small blind mucked and Lieu took in the pot. She was at 40,000 after the hand. Good Bet From Mercier Takes It Down With 1,500 in the pot preflop, the flop came down 9
Evelyn Ng was short stacked and moved all in with A The river brought the 9 Filippi Gets No Action For His Aces After a flop of J “Ah, one time,” Filippi said in a frustrated tone. He then tabled A
Picking up the action on the river, the board read 8 When he finally announced a call, the button said, “I have a five.” Griffin then tabled 9 Bill Chen Muscled Out Picking up the action on the turn, the board read J Double Up With A Bullet The player on the button raised to 1,200 preflop and the small blind folded. Maya Gellar was next to act in the big blind and she moved in for her final 16,000. The button made the call and tabled K The board ran out Q
A player raised to 650 preflop and Joe Hachem made the call. The flop came down 9 Hachem then tabled 5 Fish Hooks Hold for McEvoy Tom McEvoy raised preflop after a limper from the cutoff and was called by the button, the small blind and the limper. The flop was A The river was the 2 Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Evelyn Ng, Daniel Negreanu, Gavin Griffin, Amnon Filippi, Isabelle Mercier, Liz Lieu, Joe Hachem, Antonio Tarver, Maya Gellar-Antonius Level 1 Hour 1 Update: Juanda Gets Aces EarlyJul 05, '09 Blinds: 50-100 Chip Counts: 1. James Vanderhaar – 71,000 CardPlayer Chip Counts: Matt Matros – 30,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
After some action preflop, Gavin Griffin and his opponent saw a flop of 2 The river was the 4 Juanda Picks Up Aces Early, Wins Pot On a flop of 9 The J Bill Chen Goes Up, Bill Chen Goes Down Bill Chen raised to 225 under the gun and action folded around to the big blind, who made the call. The flop came down J A few hands later, a flop of Q
With four players in the pot, the flop came down J Action was checked to Watkinson who bet 1,600. Seat 6 called and Watkinson tabled J Allen Kessler Flops A Set After a flop of A Kessler just called and his opponent tabled A Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, John Juanda, Allen Kessler, Gavin Griffin Level 8 Hour 1 Update: Gavin Griffin, Noah Schwartz EliminatedJul 08, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 2,095 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Troy Weber — 405,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 170,000 Notable Eliminations: Brett Richey Big Hands: Marlon Wayans Chips Up The player on the button raises to 2,500 before the flop and Marlon Wayans reraises to 5,400 from the small blind. The flop comes Q
Dutch Boys gets it all in before the flop for 20,000 against a single opponent. Boyd: J Board: K Boyd’s pair of jacks hold up as he doubles through to 40,000 this hand. Joe Hachem Knocks One Out, Builds Stack Joe Hachem raises to 2,000 from under the gun and the short stacked player at the tables moves all in behind him for a total of 9,000. Hachem calls and has his opponent covered. Hachem: 9 Board: 10 Hachem flops an open-ended straight draw and turns a set, eliminating his opponent and climbing up to 77,000 in chips this hand. Gavin Griffin Eliminated Gavin Griffin got it all in pre-flop for 12,000 and was called in one spot. Griffin: K Board: Q Griffin is dominated with a weaker king and the board fails to improve his hand. Gavin Griffin is eliminated from the main event. James Akenhead Eliminates Opponent; Jumps Up Leaderboard On a flop of 7 Akenhead: A Both players pair their kickers on the flop and their ace on the turn. Akenhead is ahead with the higher two pair, but his opponent still has plenty of outs with the flush draw. The river is the 5
Noah Schwartz raises to 3,000 before the flop and another player behind him reraises to 15,000. Schwartz moves all in for 28,000 and is called. Schwartz has A-K suited against his opponent’s pocket eights. The board offers no help to either player as Noah Schwartz is eliminated from the tournament. Jeff Shulman Doubles Up On a flop of 8 Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Gavin Griffin, Joe Hachem, Dutch Boyd, Noah Schwartz, James Akenhead |
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| Jun 05, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 12 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event | 2 | + |
Level 9 Update: Greg Mueller Eliminated (Stud)Jun 05, '09 Level Structure: 2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 800-1,500 blinds and 1,500-3,000 limits 7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 300 ante, 500 bring-in, with a 1,500 completion and 1,500-3,000 limits no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 400-800 blinds with a 200 ante NOTES: Games change every eight hands. Two players will be forced to sit out during 2-7 triple draw each hand. Players Remaining: 120 out of 194 Chip Counts: 1. John Hanson — 172,000 Average Chip Count: XXX Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: STUD Greg Mueller got involved in a huge pot with with a board of X-X-K The very next hand and Mickey Appleman opens the pot for 500 with the 2 Cernuto hits the J Mueller: 4 Mueller tells the dealer to deal his last card face-down as he wants “…to squeeze it”, he says. He turns over a Q
Chino Rheem opens the pot for 500 with the 4 Giang: X-X-4 Giang checks, Griffin bets 1,500, Giang calls. Giang: X-X-4 Giang bets 3,000 and Griffin calls. Giang: X-X-4 Giang bets 3,000 on sixth street and Griffin calls. Giang bets another 3,000 on the river and Griffin calls. Giang turns over A STUD/8 David Chiu vs. Jeff Madsen David Gray opens the pot for 500 with the 5 Madsen: X-X-6 Chiu bets 1,500 and Madsen calls. Madsen: X-X-6 Chiu bets 3,000 and Madsen folds. Chiu turns over A Player Tags: John Cernuto, Greg Mueller, David Chiu, Chau Giang, Gavin Griffin, Jeff Madsen |
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Middle position raised to 3,100 preflop and Gavin Griffin made the call from the small blind. The flop fell K
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Laak Loses a Huge Pot
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Hamby Gets Bluffed
Mitchell Gets Action on Aces
Galfond Gets Lucky
Collopy Scoops Big One
Richey Chips Up With Set
Andy Bloch Eliminated
Griffin Takes a Hit
Johnny Lodden Eliminates a Player
Devil Fish Takes a Hit
Chan Gets Best of Griffin
Annie Duke Makes a Nice Move
Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante
J.J. Liu Eliminated
Allen Bari Eliminated
Griffin On The Good Side of The Flip, Eliminates Opponent
Must Be Nice to be Named Jeff Lisandro
“What A Game”
Watkinson With The Flush
Hawrilenko Takes Another Hit to His Stack
Lederer Off To A Rocky Start In Level 3
McEvoy Gets Best Of Miami John
Danny Wong Flops Two Pair, Gets Little Action
Juanda Tries To Give Opponent Discount
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated
Scotty Knocks One Out
Liz Lieu Trips Up Opponent In Battle Of The Blinds
Evelyn Ng Busts Out
Riding The Griffin
Hachem Cracks The Cowboys
Watkinson With Top Two
Dutch Boyd Doubles Up
Noah Schwartz Eliminated
Greg Mueller; Busted by Hennigan, Eliminated by Miami John
Chau Giang vs. Gavin Griffin