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Jun 11, '13 | 2013 44th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 19 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + |
Level 23 Update: Chris Johnson Out 9th, Dario Minieri Out 8th, Bertrand Grospellier Out 7th, Kristina Holst Out 6thJun 11, '13 Level: 23 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 195 Average Chip Count: 585,000 Chip Counts: Seat 1: Davidi Kitai – 879,000 Players Eliminated: 9th: Chris Johnson – $44,844 Live Updates: Chris Johnson Eliminated in Ninth Place ($20,520) Davidi Kitai raised preflop for 32,000 on the hi-jack and Chris Johnson reraised all in on the button. Kitai called and the two players tabled their hands. Kitai: 1010 Board: K988J Johnson was eliminated in ninth place and Kitai was up to 1.2 million for the chip lead after the hand. Dario Minieri Eliminated in Eighth Place ($26,468) Dario Minieri raised all in for 64,000 on the button and Dimitar Danchev called on the big blind. The two players then flipped over their cards. Danchev: A3 Board: J8226 Minieri was eliminated in eighth place and Danchev was up to 280,000 after the hand. Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated in Seventh Place ($34,341) Bertrand Grospellier raised preflop and Eugene Katchalov reraised to 240,000. Grospellier called all in and the two players revealed their hands. Katchalov: KK Board: Q5273 Katchalov won the hand with kings to grow his stack to 300,000. Grospellier was eliminated in seventh place. Kristina Holst Eliminated in Sixth Place ($44,844) Vincent Bartello raised to 50,000 and Kristina Holst called all in for 30,000. Cary Katz reraised to 100,000 on the button and Bartello called. The flop was dealt AQ6 and Bartello checked. Katz bet 70,000 and Bartello called. The turn fell J and Bartello moved all in. Katz quickly folded and the final two players revealed their hands. Bartello held A8 and he was ahead of the A3 of Holst. The 4 hit on the river and Holst was eliminated in sixth place. Bartello was up to 630,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Dario Minieri, Bertrand Grospellier, Kristina Holst, Chris Johnson Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 19 ($5,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em)Jun 11, '13 The final table of Event No. 19 ($5,000 Pot-Limit Hold’em) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts. With the elimination of Jesse Martin in tenth place ($16,011), the nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begins in Level 22 with blinds of 8,000-16,000, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up: Seat 1: Davidi Kitai – 879,000 While only 9 remain, this event attracted a field of 195 players, creating a total prize pool of $916,500, and the top 27 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts: 1st Place: $224,560 Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts. Player Tags: Cary Katz, Eugene Katchalov, Dario Minieri, Bertrand Grospellier, Davidi Kitai |
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Jul 07, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 3 | + |
Level One Hour Two Update: Dario Minieri EliminatedJul 07, '10 Blinds: 50-100 Average Chip Counts 30,000 Notable Chip Counts: David Williams – 80,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Steve Murphy — 37,800 Notable Eliminations: Dario Minieri Big Hands: Oppenheim Gets Caught The player in seat 2 raised to 325 preflop and Paul Magrill made the call from late position. David Oppenheim also made the call and the flop came down 765. Seat 2 and Magrill each checked and Oppenheim bet 500. Seat 2 made the call but Magrill got out of the way. The turn was the 8 and seat 2 checked. Oppenheim bet 1,600 and seat 2 called. The river was the Q and seat 2 check-called 2,200 from Oppenheim. “You got it,” Oppenheim said as he tapped the table. “No pair.” Seat 2 tabled 75 for two pair on the flop and took down the pot. Oppenheim was at 23,000 after the hand. Eric Baldwin Loses Minimum Picking up the action on the flop, the board read K6610 and there was 700 in the pot. The player in seat 7 checked and Eric Baldwin did the same. The A fell on the river and both players checked once more. Seat 7 then tabled K9 and Baldwin mucked. He was at 30,500 after the hand. Chau Giang Takes One Off Antonio Esfandiari On a board of AQ610 Antontio Esfandiari checked from the small blind. Chau Giang checked from the button. Both players then checked the 8 river with 2,000 in the pot. Giang tabled the Q9 and Esfandiari mucked. Giang was up to 29,000 after the hand. Christian Harder Wins with Set-Over-Set Christian Harder bet a QJ6 flop. His opponent raised him all in for about 12,000. Harder made the call with a set of jacks. His opponent showed the 66 for bottom set. Harder’s opponent failed to hit the one outer and Harder was back up 25,000 after the hand. Dario Minieri Eliminated A player from middle position bet 4,000 on a J84 flop. Dario Minieri moved all in for 23,000 total. Minieri’s opponent called with pocket kings. Minieri tabled the K9 for a flush draw. The 5 on the turn and the 9 on the river were bricks for Minieri and he was eliminated. Minieri had a decent 2010 World Series of Poker. He cashed four times but fell short of making any real noise. The bracelet-winner’s highest finish this year was eighth place in the $10,000 seven card stud 8 or better championship. Gray Cuts Isaia With His Diamonds Picking up the action after the board had run out J43A2, there was 10,000 in the pot. Jason Gray fired 4,000 and Alessio Isaia decided to look him up. Gray turned over QJ for the flush and Isaia mucked. Gray took in the pot and was at 42,000 while Isaia slipped to 16,125. Hawrilenko Can’t Steal It The player in seat 2 raised to 300 and Matt Hawrilenko made the call from the button. The blinds also called and the flop came down A76. Action was checked to Hawrilenko and he bet 500. Everyone threw in the call and the turn was the 2. Everyone checked to see the 9 on the river. Action checked to seat 2 and he bet 800. Hawrilenko folded and the blinds followed suit as seat 2 took the pot. Hawrilenko was at 33,000 after the hand. Sexton Not Happy About His Runner-Runner Flush Mike Sexton was heads up with the player in seat 3 when the flop came JK3. Both players checked, but when the 8 hit on the turn Sexton fired out a bet of 600. Seat 3 called. The river was the 6 and Sexton bet 1,500. Seat 3 reraised, doubling Sexton’s bet to 3,000. As Sexton thought it over seat 3 said, “Runner-runner,” and smiled, alluding to the runner-runner flush he had made. Sexton responded with, “I see that. The thing is, I made runner-runner.” Sexton eventually called, and sure enough both players were telling the truth. Their hands: Seat 3: AQ Seat 3 showed the ace-high flush and Sexton’s 10-high flush was no good. He sighed and turned to watch the conclusion of the Germany-Spain World Cup action. He had around 26,400 in chips after the loss. Jaka Makes Big Lay Down Entering the action late, Faraz Jaka looked pained as he pondered his opponent’s bet of 13,000 on a board of AQ8K7. Jaka eventually folded AQ face up. He still had around 35,000 after the hand. CardPlayer TV Day 1C Begins Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Chau Giang, Matt Hawrilenko, Jason Gray, Dario Minieri, Eric Baldwin, Christian Harder, Alessio Isaia |
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Jun 09, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 19 - $10,000 2-7 No-Limit Lowball Championship | 1 | + |
Level Two: Minieri Busts EarlyJun 09, '10 Blinds: 50-100 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 82 Notable Eliminations: Dario Minieri Players Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands: No Snow On This Wheel George Lind raised to 300 and Mike Matusow made the call before the draw. Both players drew two cards, but before they received their cards Matusow showed Lind his hand. “You don’t have the best of it buddy,” Matusow said to Lind after Lind suggested he was ahead. Matusow said after the hand he showed Lind a 7-4-2. After the players received their cards, Lind led out with 325. Matusow immediately popped it to 2,000. Lind thought for a minute and then released his hand. Matusow then showed down the nuts, 7-5-4-3-2. “I tried to make it look like a bluff,” Matusow said. “Showed him my hand and everything.” Matusow took the pot but had none of his add-on chips left. Should Have Rapped Pat? Catching up with the action on the draw, Yan Chen decided to take one card. Tom Schneider was his opponent and also took one. Chen then smacked the table in frustration after he saw Schneider decide to draw. Schneider then bet 450 into the pot and Chen let his cards fly into the muck, surrendering the pot to Schneider. The Supreme Dario Dario Alioto raised to 350 and the player in seat 3 made the call. Dario Minieri then raised it to 1,925. Alioto tanked before deciding to push all in for 6,350 more. Minieri made the call and drew one card. Alioto stood pat and showed 8-7-5-3-2. Minieri paired up, showing 8-8-5-4-2 and Alioto doubled to 13,300 with his three add ons still intact. Minieri was down to around 4,000 with no add-on chips behind. A few hands later, Minieri raised to 850 and Alioto made it 3,000 to go. Minieri then pushed all in for the rest of his chips and Alioto called. Minieri stood pat after Alioto decided to draw one card. “What do I have to beat?” Alioto asked. Minieri turned over 10-9-5-3-2 while Alioto showed the four cards he kept, 8-7-5-2. Alioto then sweated his card and flipped over the 6 to make a better low and send Minieri to the rail early in the day. Left In The Deck: How Many Will There Be? Registration is set to close at the start of level three. The board reads 82 entrants and has been climbing. The players will have a 20-minute break after level two, during which registration will stay open. Last year’s total number was 96 so the final number could get very close or even surpass last year’s number by the time level three begins. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Tom Schneider, Yan Chen, Dario Minieri, Dario Alioto |
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Jun 08, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 15 - $10,000 Seven Card Stud 8 or Better Championship | 3 | + |
Level 14: Mercier Knocks Out TwoJun 07, '10 Blinds: Ante 1,000, Bring-In 2,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits Players Remaining: 41 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 124,390 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Vladimir Schmelev – 280,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jennifer Harman — 65,000 Notable Eliminations: Robert Mizrachi Player’s Twitter Accounts: Big Hands: Minieri And Zolotow Chop Dario Minieri and Steve Zolotow each put in four bets on 5th street. Minieri led out on sixth street for 10,000 showing 101055. Zolotow made the call showing AA73. Both players checked the river and Minieri tabled his hole cards, A85, for a full house. Zolotow turned his J86 for an 8-low and the players chopped the pot. Zolotow was at 130,000 while Minieri was at 250,000. Greenstein Eliminated Barry Greenstein was all in against Brandon Adams. Here were their boards: Greenstein: K88Q42-X Adams made two pair while Greenstein could only muster a pair of eights and he was sent to the rail. Mercier Knocks Out Elezra And Mizrachi Jason Mercier, Robert Mizrachi, Eli Elezra and Adam Roberts were all in a pot that saw Elezra and Mizrachi get all of their chips in on fourth street. Here is how their boards looked: Elezra: A7Q10 After the river, Mercier tabled his hole cards, 643, for a pair of aces and an 8-6 low. It was better than Mizrachi’s 8-7 low and both Elezra and Roberts mucked their hands. Elezra and Mizrachi were out and Mercier was at 180,000. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Barry Greenstein, Steve Zolotow, Eli Elezra, Brandon Adams, Dario Minieri, Jason Mercier Level 13: Minieri Wins Monster PotJun 07, '10 Blinds: Ante 1,000, Bring-In 1,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits Players Remaining: 46 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 110,869 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Vladimir Schmelev – 200,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jennifer Harman — 61,000 Notable Eliminations: Barry Shulman Player’s Twitter Accounts: Big Hands: Dario Minieri Wins Massive Pot Cyndy Violette, Dario Minieri and the player in seat 7 tangled in a massive pot. All three players put in four bets on third street. Dario Minieri then led on fourth street for 4,000 and was called by both players. Minieri led for 8,000 on fifth street and was called twice again. On sixth street, Minieri bet 8,000. Seat 7 then raised to 16,000 and Violette made the call. Minieri reraised to 24,000 and both opponents called. Minieri bet 8,000 on seventh and seat 7 made the call while Violette finally had enough and folded. “Straight,” Minieri announced as he tabled a seven-high straight. His opponent mucked and Minieri took down a 176,000 chip pot. Minieri was at 195,000 after the hand while Violette was at 70,000. Seat 7 was at 168,000. Abe Mosseri Ousted Scott Clements led for 8,000 on fifth street and Abe Mosseri moved all in. Clements made the call and here is how their boards ran out. Clements: (A3J)4567 Clements made a seven-high straight while Mosseri’s two pair flew in the muck as he made his exit. Clements was around 110,000. Barry Shulman Doubles Up, But Is Later Busted Barry Shulman was all in on third street against the player in seat 7. Here is how their boards looked. Shulman: (Q82)QJJ4 Shulman made queens-up and doubled up to about 25,000. Unfortunately for Shulman, that stack would not last as he was eliminated later in the level. Harman Scoops The Italian Jennifer Harman bet on 4th street and was called by Dan Heimiller and Max Pescatori. Harman bet again on 5th street and Pescatori called, while Heimiller got out of the way. Pescatori again called Harman’s bet on 6th street, then led out on the river, a bet which Harman called. Their hands: Heimiller: (X-X)-410K – (FOLD) Harman’s pair of queens took the high hand and her eight low bested Pescatori’s. She scooped the pot and saw her stack grow to 84,000, while Pescatori’s dropped to around 140,000. Player Tags: Barry Shulman, Cyndy Violette, Abe Mosseri, Scott Clements, Dario Minieri Level 12: Pescatori Takes Chip LeadJun 07, '10 Blinds: Ante 700, Bring-In 1,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits Players Remaining: 58 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 87,931 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Max Pescatori – 214,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jennifer Harman — 61,000 Notable Eliminations: Jeffrey Lisandro Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 8:20 p.m. Player’s Twitter Accounts: Big Hands: Pescatori Rolls Shulman, Takes Chip Lead Max Pescatori and Barry Shulman were involved in a hand and here is how their boards looked: Pescatori: Q752 After the betting on seventh, Pescatori turned over AQ4. It was good enough to scoop the pot as Shulman mucked his hole cards and Pescatori was up to 214,000 to assume command of the chip lead. Shulman was down to 60,000. Hellmuth Jacks Up Kessler Phil Hellmuth completed on third street and Allen Kessler made the call. Hellmuth then checked on fourth and Kessler bet 3,000. Hellmuth called and checked again on fifth street. Kessler fired 6,000 and Hellmuth made the call. The same happened on sixth and seventh and then they showed down their hands. Kessler turned over two pair, 7744. Hellmuth turned up two pair of his own, JJ33 for the high pot. Neither player had a low and Hellmuth scooped the pot and was at 70,000 while Kessler was at 40,000. Adams Takes Big Pot Off Minieri Picking up the action on fourth street, Brandon Adams and Dario Minieri each put three bets into the pot. Adams then bet 6,000 on fifth street. Minieri called and both players put another three bets in on sixth street. Minieri then called a bet by Adams on seventh street and Adams turned over his hand: Adams: (AA7)A553 Adams made aces-full and took down the massive pot and he was up to 105,000. Mineiri was at 136,000. Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Phil Hellmuth, Barry Shulman, Allen Kessler, Brandon Adams, Dario Minieri Final Table Update: Dario Minieri Eliminated In 8th Place, Vladimir Schmelev Out In 7thJun 08, '10 Blinds: Ante 7,000, Bring-In 10,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits Players Remaining: 6 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 850,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Jennifer Harman – 1,100,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Dario Minieri — $52,366 Big Hands: Dario Minieri Flushed By Schmelev, Then Eliminated In 8th Place ($52,366) Dario Minieri led out betting on every street until sixth and Vladimir Schmelev called him down. On seventh, Schmelev initiated the betting with 60,000 and Minieri made the call. Schmelev turned over (A82)695K for a heart flush and Minieri mucked his hand. Minieri was just over 100,000 after the hand and was eliminated later in the level by Allen Kessler’s two pair. Vladimir Schmelev Eliminated In 7th Place ($63,456) Vladimir Schmelev led out with 30,000 on fourth street and Jennifer Harman made the call, as did Frank Kassela. Schmelev moved all in on fifth street for his last 16,000 and both opponents called. Harman and Kassela both checked the last two streets and Kassela turned over 101010, good for the high. Harman showed a 7-5 for the low end of the pot and Schmelev was sent to the rail. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Allen Kessler, Jennifer Harman, Dario Minieri |
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Jun 07, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 15 - $10,000 Seven Card Stud 8 or Better Championship | 2 | + |
Level 14: Mercier Knocks Out TwoJun 07, '10 Blinds: Ante 1,000, Bring-In 2,000, 5,000-10,000 Limits Players Remaining: 41 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 124,390 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Vladimir Schmelev – 280,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jennifer Harman — 65,000 Notable Eliminations: Robert Mizrachi Player’s Twitter Accounts: Big Hands: Minieri And Zolotow Chop Dario Minieri and Steve Zolotow each put in four bets on 5th street. Minieri led out on sixth street for 10,000 showing 101055. Zolotow made the call showing AA73. Both players checked the river and Minieri tabled his hole cards, A85, for a full house. Zolotow turned his J86 for an 8-low and the players chopped the pot. Zolotow was at 130,000 while Minieri was at 250,000. Greenstein Eliminated Barry Greenstein was all in against Brandon Adams. Here were their boards: Greenstein: K88Q42-X Adams made two pair while Greenstein could only muster a pair of eights and he was sent to the rail. Mercier Knocks Out Elezra And Mizrachi Jason Mercier, Robert Mizrachi, Eli Elezra and Adam Roberts were all in a pot that saw Elezra and Mizrachi get all of their chips in on fourth street. Here is how their boards looked: Elezra: A7Q10 After the river, Mercier tabled his hole cards, 643, for a pair of aces and an 8-6 low. It was better than Mizrachi’s 8-7 low and both Elezra and Roberts mucked their hands. Elezra and Mizrachi were out and Mercier was at 180,000. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Barry Greenstein, Steve Zolotow, Eli Elezra, Brandon Adams, Dario Minieri, Jason Mercier Level 13: Minieri Wins Monster PotJun 07, '10 Blinds: Ante 1,000, Bring-In 1,000, 4,000-8,000 Limits Players Remaining: 46 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 110,869 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Vladimir Schmelev – 200,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jennifer Harman — 61,000 Notable Eliminations: Barry Shulman Player’s Twitter Accounts: Big Hands: Dario Minieri Wins Massive Pot Cyndy Violette, Dario Minieri and the player in seat 7 tangled in a massive pot. All three players put in four bets on third street. Dario Minieri then led on fourth street for 4,000 and was called by both players. Minieri led for 8,000 on fifth street and was called twice again. On sixth street, Minieri bet 8,000. Seat 7 then raised to 16,000 and Violette made the call. Minieri reraised to 24,000 and both opponents called. Minieri bet 8,000 on seventh and seat 7 made the call while Violette finally had enough and folded. “Straight,” Minieri announced as he tabled a seven-high straight. His opponent mucked and Minieri took down a 176,000 chip pot. Minieri was at 195,000 after the hand while Violette was at 70,000. Seat 7 was at 168,000. Abe Mosseri Ousted Scott Clements led for 8,000 on fifth street and Abe Mosseri moved all in. Clements made the call and here is how their boards ran out. Clements: (A3J)4567 Clements made a seven-high straight while Mosseri’s two pair flew in the muck as he made his exit. Clements was around 110,000. Barry Shulman Doubles Up, But Is Later Busted Barry Shulman was all in on third street against the player in seat 7. Here is how their boards looked. Shulman: (Q82)QJJ4 Shulman made queens-up and doubled up to about 25,000. Unfortunately for Shulman, that stack would not last as he was eliminated later in the level. Harman Scoops The Italian Jennifer Harman bet on 4th street and was called by Dan Heimiller and Max Pescatori. Harman bet again on 5th street and Pescatori called, while Heimiller got out of the way. Pescatori again called Harman’s bet on 6th street, then led out on the river, a bet which Harman called. Their hands: Heimiller: (X-X)-410K – (FOLD) Harman’s pair of queens took the high hand and her eight low bested Pescatori’s. She scooped the pot and saw her stack grow to 84,000, while Pescatori’s dropped to around 140,000. Player Tags: Barry Shulman, Cyndy Violette, Abe Mosseri, Scott Clements, Dario Minieri Level 12: Pescatori Takes Chip LeadJun 07, '10 Blinds: Ante 700, Bring-In 1,000, 3,000-6,000 Limits Players Remaining: 58 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 87,931 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Max Pescatori – 214,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jennifer Harman — 61,000 Notable Eliminations: Jeffrey Lisandro Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 8:20 p.m. Player’s Twitter Accounts: Big Hands: Pescatori Rolls Shulman, Takes Chip Lead Max Pescatori and Barry Shulman were involved in a hand and here is how their boards looked: Pescatori: Q752 After the betting on seventh, Pescatori turned over AQ4. It was good enough to scoop the pot as Shulman mucked his hole cards and Pescatori was up to 214,000 to assume command of the chip lead. Shulman was down to 60,000. Hellmuth Jacks Up Kessler Phil Hellmuth completed on third street and Allen Kessler made the call. Hellmuth then checked on fourth and Kessler bet 3,000. Hellmuth called and checked again on fifth street. Kessler fired 6,000 and Hellmuth made the call. The same happened on sixth and seventh and then they showed down their hands. Kessler turned over two pair, 7744. Hellmuth turned up two pair of his own, JJ33 for the high pot. Neither player had a low and Hellmuth scooped the pot and was at 70,000 while Kessler was at 40,000. Adams Takes Big Pot Off Minieri Picking up the action on fourth street, Brandon Adams and Dario Minieri each put three bets into the pot. Adams then bet 6,000 on fifth street. Minieri called and both players put another three bets in on sixth street. Minieri then called a bet by Adams on seventh street and Adams turned over his hand: Adams: (AA7)A553 Adams made aces-full and took down the massive pot and he was up to 105,000. Mineiri was at 136,000. Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Phil Hellmuth, Barry Shulman, Allen Kessler, Brandon Adams, Dario Minieri Final Table Update: Dario Minieri Eliminated In 8th Place, Vladimir Schmelev Out In 7thJun 08, '10 Blinds: Ante 7,000, Bring-In 10,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits Players Remaining: 6 out of 170 Average Chip Count: 850,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Jennifer Harman – 1,100,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Dario Minieri — $52,366 Big Hands: Dario Minieri Flushed By Schmelev, Then Eliminated In 8th Place ($52,366) Dario Minieri led out betting on every street until sixth and Vladimir Schmelev called him down. On seventh, Schmelev initiated the betting with 60,000 and Minieri made the call. Schmelev turned over (A82)695K for a heart flush and Minieri mucked his hand. Minieri was just over 100,000 after the hand and was eliminated later in the level by Allen Kessler’s two pair. Vladimir Schmelev Eliminated In 7th Place ($63,456) Vladimir Schmelev led out with 30,000 on fourth street and Jennifer Harman made the call, as did Frank Kassela. Schmelev moved all in on fifth street for his last 16,000 and both opponents called. Harman and Kassela both checked the last two streets and Kassela turned over 101010, good for the high. Harman showed a 7-5 for the low end of the pot and Schmelev was sent to the rail. Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Allen Kessler, Jennifer Harman, Dario Minieri |
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Jun 03, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 10 - $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | 1 | + |
Level 6 Update: Mizrachi Still WinningJun 03, '10 Blinds: Bring-in 200, ante 200, limits 800-1,600 Players Remaining: 132 out of 150 Average Chip Count: 34,091 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Michael Mizrachi — 92,000 Notable Eliminations: John Juanda Big Hands: Juanda Busts Against Aces John Juanda got all in on third street but didn’t get the running cards he needed, and Chris Amaral’s rolled up aces were enough to give Juanda an early exit from the tournament, following his final table performance in event no. 2. Juanda: (A3)-68K3-(7) The hand moved Amaral back to his starting stack of 30,000. Mizrachi’s Kings Are King Fresh off his bracelet win in the Players Championship, Michael Mizrachi could be on his way to another one. Already among the chip leaders, Mizrachi was just involved in a hand that pushed him right around the 100,000 chip mark. Mizrachi called the player in seat 6’s bets on each street, then raised on 5th street. Seat 6 called and continued calling Mizrachi’s bets on every street until the last. After some consideration, seat 6 finally folded his hand to The Grinder, sending a huge pot Mizrachi’s way. Mizrachi showed his down cards to prove he wasn’t bluffing. Mizrachi: (KK)-107KQ-(2) His rolled up Kings connecting for trips pushed the Players Champion into the chip lead. Minieri Runs Into a Flush, Eliminated We got to the action a little late to record everything, but we watched Dario Minieri bet sixth street and the river and was called very quickly by his opponent on both streets. After being called on the river, Minieri tapped the table as if to say “Good hand, I have nothing.” His opponent showed him a flush and left him with under 5,000. He was eliminated very shortly thereafter. Straigh Flush For Raymer Greg Raymer called a bet from his opponent on fourth and fifth street and on sixth street his borad looked like this. Raymer: (X-X)-6-4-2-3 Raymer fired a bet after his opponent checked on sixth street and fired again after a check on the river. His opponent folded, but Raymer showed the 45 in the hole giving him a straight flush. Player Tags: John Juanda, Michael Mizrachi, Greg Raymer, Dario Minieri, Chris Amaral Level 3 Update: Hansen Hits Flush on JuandaJun 03, '10 Limits: Bring-in 100, ante 100, Limits 400-800 Players Remaining: 148 out of 148 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Notable Eliminations: none Big Hands: Gus Has Lots of Spades Walking in on the hand late, Gus Hansen was heads up with John Juanda who called Hansen’s bet on 6th street. Hansen again bet on 7th street and Juanda called. Hansen showed his hand, announcing, “I have a lot of spades.” His flush moved him up to 36,000 in chips. Kings Win For Chin Entering the action late, Kirk Morrison bet after 5th street and Bill Chen made the call. Chen bet out after 6th and 7th street and Morrison called. Chen: (KQ)-Q10A9-(J) Chen’s pair of queens were good enough and his stack boosted to 33,000. Morrison fell to 28,000. No Dice For Dario Dario Minieri check-called the player in seat 6 on every street until 7th, in which he showed his missed draws and mucked. Their hands were: The pot dropped Dario to around 26,000. Defending Champ Gains Some Chips Freddie Ellis got tangled with Andy Bloch after Bloch completed with the 9 and Ellis called with the 5. On fourth street, Bloch bet again when they both caught queens, Bloch with the Q and Ellis with the Q. Ellis made the call and they both checked fifth street. On sixth street their boards looked like this: Ellis: (X-X)-5-Q-109 Ellis led for 800 and Bloch folded pretty quickly. Ellis is hovering around the original 30,000 chip mark. Greenstein Recovers From Early Stumble After losing about half of his chips throughout the first two levels, Barry Greenstein made it 800 after his opponent completed to 400. Greenstein was met with another raise from his opponent to 1,200 and he made the call. Greenstein called 400 on fourth street and raised a bet of 800 to 1,600 on fifth. Greenstein was showing (X-X)-6-4-J and his opponent was showing (X-X)-5-Q-10. On sixth street and seventh street Greenstein bet and was called. Greenstein showed three jacks and took the pot, as he climbed to 21,500. Player Tags: John Juanda, Gus Hansen, Bill Chen, Kirk Morrison, Dario Minieri |
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May 29, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $50,000 Players Championship | 2 | + |
Level Five: Mueller, Townsend EliminatedMay 29, '10 Blinds Flop Games: 900-1,800; 1,800-3,600 Stakes Players Remaining: 110 out of 116 Notable Chip Counts: Eliminations: Greg Mueller Big Hands: 2-7 Triple Draw Mueller Done In By Bonomo The action between Justin Bonomo and Greg Mueller was capped before the first draw. Bonomo stood pat on the first draw while Mueller drew two cards. Bonomo then fired 1,800 into the pot and Mueller called. On the second draw, Mueller took another two cards while Bonomo stood pat again. Bonomo fired 3,600 and Mueller called. Mueller drew one card on the final draw while Bonomo stood pat one last time. He then fired 3,600 more into the pot and Mueller mucked, showing 77. Bonomo took the pot and improved to over 220,000. Mueller was crippled with just 1,500. A few hands later, Mueller put the rest of his stack into the middle against Bonomo and seat 1. After a series of Bonomo bets into a side pot, Bonomo took the sizeable pot with a 9-low. Mueller then tried to contest for the main pot, turning over 5-4-3-2. But he flipped the J and was eliminated from the tournament. Scotty Takes Another One Off Ivey, Baby Scotty Nguyen bet after every draw but the last one, and stood pat on each turn. Phil Ivey called each bet, drawing one each time. While checking on the end Scotty said “I better not press my luck” and showed 86542, which was good enough to take the pot. Omaha/8 Hellmuth Gets Cold Welcoming to New Table Phil Hellmuth has been moved to a stacked table featuring Howard Lederer, Tony G, Barry Greenstein, Todd Brunson and Joe Cassidy. No Limit Hold’em Kravchenko loses a big one Alex Kravchenko called a preflop raise from the player in seat 2 and the flop came K102. Kravchenko checked and seat 2 bet 5,500. Kravchenko called and the turn brought the J. Kravchenko checked, 2 bet 13,700 and Kravchenko check-raised to 35,000. Seat 2 tanked, eventually calling. The river brought the Q and both players checked. Jesus Caught In A Lie On a board showing 9974, Chris Ferguson bet 11,000 from the hijack and Dario Minieri called from the button. The river was the 2 and Ferguson thought for a few moments before firing 25,000 into the pot. Minieri did not believe in Jesus and made a snap call. Ferguson lightly tapped the table and showed a stone-cold bluff, 108 for a busted straight draw. Minieri then showed A8 for ace-high and took down a nice pot. He was around 230,000 while Ferguson was just around 80,000. Pot Limit Omaha The Russian eliminates Townsend Carlos Mortenson Takes a Pot A three-way pot was checked after a flop of 863. After the 10 came on the turn, the player in seat 2 bet 11000, Carlos Mortenson called and the third player folded. The 9 river led to checking from both players and Mortenson showed AA108, which was good enough to take the pot. Matusow Chops Huge Pot With Kostritsyn Mike Matusow was all in against Alexander Kostritsyn with the board showing Q10876. There was around 320,000 in the pot when Matusow showed 10987 for a straight. Kostritsyn showed down Q-988 for the same straight and Matusow survived his all in. He was at 160,000 while Kostritsyn was around 185,000. Negreanu Takes Pot Off Buchanan With the board reading 65432, Daniel Negreanu fired a bet of 31,000. Shawn Buchanan thought for a few moments before finally mucking his hand. Negreanu took the pot, but showed the A before retrieving his new chips. He was at 145,000 while Buchanan was at 160,000. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Chris Ferguson, Carlos Mortensen, Todd Brunson, Greg Mueller, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Alexander Kravchenko, Justin Bonomo, Dario Minieri Level Four: Durrrr EliminatedMay 29, '10 Note: Following this round the players have agreed to cut the break down from 20 minutes to 10 minutes. Blinds Limit Games: 800-1,500; 1,500-3,000 Stakes Players Remaining: 112 out of 116 Notable Chip Counts: Hasan Habib – 200,000 Eliminations: Tom Dwan Pot Limit Omaha Dwan Gets Short, Busts Daniel Negreanu, Tom Dwan and Shawn Buchanan checked a flop of A 94. After the J fell on the turn Negreanu bet 5,000 and both Dwan and Buchanan called. The 10 hit on the river and Negreanu and Buchanan checked to Dwan who bet 11,200. Negreanu folded but Buchanan called Dwan down and showed QJ109 for two pair. Dwan said, “Ace” implying he had a pair, and mucked. Shortly after, Dwan busted out of the tournament. No Limit Hold’em Seiver doubles through Dario After several significant preflop raises, Scott Seiver managed to get his 75,100 all in against Dario Minieri. With a board of 642 Seiver showed A6 to Dario’s AK, and the board finished with 38 to give Seiver a flush and double him up back over the day’s starting count of 150,000. Floor Ruling Costs Deeb A Little More Steve Zolotow raised to 2,100 from under the gun and Ralph Perry called behind him. Action folded around to Freddy Deeb who reraised to 12,100. Tim Phan made the call from the button and Zolotow and Perry mucked. The flop came down A104 and Deeb fired 13,000. Phan made the call and the turn was the 5. Deeb threw out a 5,000 chip and announced, “Fifteen.” While it was likely Deeb meant 15,000, Zolotow pointed out that the bet was more likely 1,500 since the chip was valued lower than 15,000. The floor was called over and ruled that the bet was 15,000. Phan made the call regardless and both players checked the 7 on the river. “Nines,” Deeb told Phan, never turning over his hand. Phan then turned over AQ when Deeb confirmed he did not have a club. Phan took down the pot with top pair and Deeb was down under 100,000. Phan improved to around 200,000. Arieh Takes Big Pot Off Phan On the very next hand at the table, Tim Phan raised to 6,500 after seat 7 made 2,100 to go. Josh Arieh then repopped it to 16,800 from the button. Seat 7 mucked but Phan made the call. The flop came down 553 and Phan checked. Arieh bet 25,000 and Phan called. The turn was the 4 and both players checked. They did the same on the 8 river and Arieh tabled 99. Phan mucked and was around 175,000 after the hand. Arieh took down the pot and was at 215,000. Binger getting into opponent’s heads Michael Binger is making his table think. First, he brought the topic of time travel into the table’s conversation. If you could time travel 20 years backward for forward, where would it be? Jeff Lisandro answered, "Who cares? As long as you know the Kentucky Derby winners. Doyle Brunson mirrored that response with, “And Super Bowl winners.” It’s all making the money, Lisandro concluded. The following hand, Binger bet 2500 on a flop of 882 and Nick Schulman folded. Limit Hold’em Binger High Fives Schulman On a board showing 75410, Michael Binger bet 3,000 into the pot and Nick Schulman made the call. The river brought the J and Binger fired another bet of 3,000. Schulman made the call once more and Binger turned over 55 for a flopped set. Schulman mucked and was down to 182,000. Binger improved his stack to 123,000. Omaha/8 Habib Bests Schulman On a flop of J97, Nick Schulman led out with 1,500 from the big blind. Hasan Habib made the call from the hijack and the 4 fell on the turn. Schulman led out again, this time for 3,000. Habib then raised it to 6,000 and Schulman made the call. The river was the 8 and Schulman checked to Habib who fired 3,000. Schulman called and Habib tabled A5103 for the nut flush and a 8-7-4-3 low. Schulman mucked and was down to around 135,000. Habib took the pot and was around 200,000. Ivey, Benyamine clash in a friendly game of poker The most entertaining table in event 2 has to be the one containing Scotty Nguyen and Chau Giang. Giang has been especially energetic, while sharing stories to keep the table smiling. During these story times there has also been some poker. On the other side of the table Phil Ivey check-called David Benyamine all the way down on a board of J74Q4. Benyamine showed AA510, prompting Ivey to say “very nice,” and muck. Lisandro Bets Out Doyle After a flop of J67, Jeffrey Lisandro bet 1,500 and Doyle Brunson made the call. Bill Chen folded his hand and the turn was the 2. Lisandro fired another bet, this one 3,000. Brunson tagged along and the two players saw the 5 fall on the river. Lisandro bet 3,000 again and Brunson had enough as he mucked his hand. Lisandro took the pot and was around 142,000 while Brunson was at 145,000. Card Player TV: Players Championship Begins: Player Tags: Josh Arieh, Hasan Habib, Daniel Negreanu, Steve Zolotow, David Benyamine, Doyle Brunson, Shawn Buchanan, Jeffrey Lisandro, Chau Giang, Phil Ivey, Tim Phan, Michael Binger, Nick Schulman, Tom Dwan, Dario Minieri, Freddy Deeb, Scott Seiver, Ralph Perry Level Three: Mizrachi Under 100kMay 28, '10 Blinds Flop Games: 600-1,200; 1,200-2,400 Stakes Players Remaining: 115 out of 116 Notable Chip Counts: Eliminations: None Note: The prize pool was announced as the official field has reached 116 players. There will be 16 places paid with 16th place receiving $98,331. The winner of the Players Championship will win the Chip Reese Trophy and $1,559,043 Big Hands: No Limit Hold’Em Hastings Grinds Down Mizrachi On a board showing 8525, Michael Mizrachi bet 6,600 from the big blind. The action was then on Brian Hastings in the cutoff and he raised it to 19,300. Mizrachi made the call and the river brought the 10. Mizrachi checked to Hastings who fired 45,000. Mizrachi took a massive session in the tank before finally releasing his hand. Hastings took the pot and was around 200,000. Mizrachi was down to 85,000. Oppenheim’s reraises build, take big pot Seat one raised preflop to 1500 and David Oppenheim reraised to 4400. Seat one called and the flop came J64. Seat one led out with a bet of 6600 and Oppenheim called. Mizzi Sings The Blues, Sung Calls Bluff On a board showing K1067, Sorel Mizzi bet 2,600 from the big blind. Steve Sung made the call from the cutoff and Scott Clements and Jason Mercier mucked. The river was the 4 and Mizzi fired one more barrel, this one 5,500. Sung made the call and Mizzi lightly tapped the table. “You got me,” he said to Sung. Sung showed A10 and took the pot, improving his stack to 173,000. Mizzi was down to 144,000. Hasan Habib trips up Chen On a board of KJ887, Hasan Habib bets 10,500 and Bill Chen quickly calls. Habib shows A8 for trips and Chen mucked. Limit HE Chopped Up On a board showing 962, Dario Minieri bet 1,200 and Greg Raymer made the call. The turn brought the J and both players checked. The J fell on the river and Minieri took a stab at the pot with a 2,400 bet. Raymer quickly called and Minieri showed AK. “You will get half,” Raymer said. He tabled AK and the players split the pot. Raymer was at 140,000 after the hand while Minieri was at 145,000. Kelly Straightens Out Super Dario Dan Kelly raised to 2,400 preflop from the button. Dario Minieri raised to 3,600 from the small blind and Kelly made the call. The flop came down J105 and Minieri led out with 1,200. Kelly raised to 2,400 and Minieri fired one more barrel to 3,600. Kelly called and the Q fell on the turn. Minieri slowed down, checking to Kelly who bet 2,400. Minieri called and Kelly showed down A10 for a Broadway straight. Minieri mucked and was down to 132,000 while Kelly improved to 190,000. Williamson’s Queens Stay True In a limped pot Todd Brunson was heads up against Robert Williamson III heading into a flop of 934. Brunson checked and Williamson bet 1200. Brunson called and both players checked the A on the turn. When the 9 landed on the river Brunson bet out 2400. Williamson looked confused but elected to make the call. Brunson flipped up the 4 for nines and fours, leaving his other card hidden. A surprised Williamson said, “Oh! I can beat that!” and flipped over QQ for a better two pair and the win. Omaha 8OB Elezra Forces Out The Mouth Ted Forrest entered a pot along with Mike Matusow, Alexander Kostritsyn and Eli Elezra. On a flop of 1022 Matusow bet 1200 and Elezra raised him to 2400. All other players folded and Matusow called the raise. The K hit on the turn and Matusow checked to Elezra who bet out 2400, forcing Matusow to fold. Lunkin’s stack takes a hit Robert Mizrachi raised to 2,400 preflop and Vitaly Lunkin made the call. The flop fell J99 and Mizrachi led out with 1,200. Lunkin raised to 2,400 and Mizrachi instantly repopped it to 3,600. Lunkin tanked for a few moments and then let his hand slide into the muck. Mizrachi took down the pot and was hovering around 100,000. Lunkin fell to 153,000. Harman Blows Past Boeken On a board of J628, Jennifer Harman bet 2400 and was called by Noah Boeken. The 5 s fell on the river and Boeken quickly checked to Harman who bet out 2400 again. Boeken took his time and folded, giving Harman the pot. Her stack sits healthy, while Boeken’s is dwindling. Seven Card Stud See Chen Win Negreanu’s two pair takes it John Monnette bet every street heads up against Daniel Negreanu. The cards fell as follows: Matusow Falling Mike Matusow and fellow Full Tilt pro Erick Lindgren were paired up in a large pot. Lindgren fired away on each street, finally forcing Matusow to fold the (X-X)(X)K287. Lindgren mucked his (X-X)(X)J29Q and raked in the pot. Matusow is down to 79,500. Pot-limit Omaha Zolotow Wins On a board of J102, Steve Zolotow checked and Ralph Perry bet 8,000. Zolotow went into the tank and finally made the call. The Q fell on the river and Zolotow checked once again. Perry bet 18,000 this time and Zolotow deliberated for awhile before making the call. Perry didn’t expose his hand and Zolotow tabled the A898 for the nut flush. Perry mucked and Zolotow grew his stack to 160,000 while Perry is down to under 100,000. Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Daniel Negreanu, Ted Forrest, Todd Brunson, David Oppenheim, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Michael Mizrachi, Jennifer Harman, Greg Raymer, John Monnette, Noah Boeken, Bill Chen, Steve Sung, Michael Binger, Robert Williamson III, Dario Minieri, Vitaly Lunkin, Ralph Perry, Sorel Mizzi, Alexander Kostritsyn, Brian Hastings Level Two: Kelly Wins Monster Pot, Eliminates ShakMay 28, '10 Blinds Limit Games: 500-1,000; 1,000-1,600 Stakes Players Remaining: 113 out of 114 Notable Chip Counts: Scotty Nguyen – 200,000 Eliminations: Dan Shak Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return to play at 9:40 p.m. Registration will remain open until the end of the break so the current field of 114 is still subject to change. Big Hands: PLO Dan Kelly Reigns Supreme in the Battle of the Dans After a preflop raise and several calls, four players saw a flop of 8910. Dan Shak checked and Dan Kelly bet just over 10,000. After a couple folds, Shak raised to 40,000. After a few moments of thought, Dan Kelly raised all in for about 140,000. Shak went into the tank and eventually made the call. Shak showed 9983, good for middle set and Kelly showed AKJQ, giving him the nut straight and a flush draw. The turn was the 2, giving Shak a flush draw of his own, but the river was the 6 improving Kelly to a flush and giving him the pot. Shak was left with 1100 and was eliminated shortly thereafter. Ivey Clubs Pezzin On a flop of KQJ, Phil Ivey bet 6,000. Pat Pezzin was the only caller and the turn was the J. Both players checked the dangerous board and the K fell on the river. Both players elected to check again and Ivey tabled AA66 for the nut flush. Pezzin mucked. Ivey took the pot and was at 163,000 while Pezzin was down to 130,000. Durrrr Loses Some Chips On a board of 8543, Brian Hastings checked and Tom Dwan bet 5,700. Hastings called and the 4 fell on the river. Hastings led out for 12,000 and Dwan went into the tank before eventually holding. Durrrr was at 133,000 after the hand. Dario Minieri Cracks Aces Dario Minieri was faced with a bet from an opponent before the flop and elected to reraise to 6,200. His opponent made the call and both players saw a flop of 1032. The action went check-check. The K landed on the turn and seat two bet 10,600. Minieri went into the tank before calling. The 3 hit the river and Minieri’s opponent bet 22,400. Minieri made the call and his opponent exposed a dry pair of aces. Minieri tabled the QJ38 for trip threes. Minieri was up to 198,000 after the hand. Limit Hold’em Big Slick Holds up for Negreanu Facing a raise by the player in seat 5 and a re-raise by Michael Mizrachi, Daniel Negreanu called and the flop came K108. Bad Kicker Costs Elezra Heads up once again, Alexander Kostritsyn bet 1,000 on a flop of 554, and Eli Elezra made the call. On the 3 turn, Kostritsyn bet 2,000 only to have Elezra raise it to 4,000. Kostritsyn called. NLH Mizzi’s Two Pair Best Chiu David Chiu bet 2,500 on a board reading A1010. Sorel Mizzi made the call and both players saw the 9 land on the turn. Chiu fired another shot, this one 5,500. Mizzi called again and the river was the J. Both players checked and Mizzi showed down A7 for two pair. Chiu mucked his hand and his stack fell to 123,000. Mizzi took the pot and was closing in on 200,000. Buchanan Flushes durrrr Tom Dwan raised to 1,700 preflop and Shawn Buchanan made the call. The flop came down 843 and Buchanan bet 3,200. Dwan raised the action to 14,700 and Buchanan made the call. Both players checked the Q on the turn and saw the 7 fall on the river. Dwan fired 23,500 and Buchanan made the call. Buchanan turned over KQ for a flopped diamond-flush and Dwan mucked. Buchanan took the pot and was at 180,000. Dwan was down to 122,000. Hoyt Corkins Wins a Big Pot On a flop of K92 Hoyt Corkins bet 2,600 from early position and David Chiu raised to 7,600 from the button. The 5 fell on the turn and Corkins went into the tank. Eventually he fired out a bet of 50,000. Chiu took awhile before eventually folding and letting Corkins take the 80,000 chip pot. Corkins is up to 198,000 while Chiu is down to 90,000. Triple Draw Ivey hits the 7-low Phil Ivey raised to 2,000 and was called by Ted Lawson and Scotty Nguyen. Each player drew 2, and Scotty checked to Ivey who bet 1,000. Lawson called and Scotty folded. Ivey and Lawson both drew 1 and Ivey fires 2,000 into the pot. Lawson looked disgruntled as he called. Ivey stayed pat and Lawson drew 1. Ivey instantly bet 2,000 and Lawson thinks long before calling. Ivey showed 7-6-5-4-2 for the best hand as Lawson mucks. Lisandro starting strong Nick Schulman called a bet of 2,000 heads up with Jeff Lisandro after the last draw and showed 8-7-6-5-3. Schulman’s Low Bests Binger Michael Binger raised to 2,000 before the first draw and Nick Schulman repopped it to 3,000. Binger made the call and each player drew one card. Binger bet 1,000 and Schulman made the call. The players drew one card again and Binger fired 2,000 into the pot. Schulman made the call and both players stood pat. Schulman showed a 7-6 low and Binger showed a 8-5 low, giving Schulman the pot. Left in the Deck: Tuan is Forced to Show There was a little bit of a debate at table #323. Tuan Le called a bet on the river and his opponent mucked his hand, giving up the pot to Le. Le then tried to muck his own hand and was claiming that he didn’t have to show. After the floor was called over to the table, he ruled that a winning hand must be shown. Tuan tabled pocket kings and took the pot. Card Player TV: Durrrr Tom Dwan is involved in some bracelet bets this summer and is currently stacked at 133,000. Here’s his most recent appearance on Card Player TV’s All In Box from the Bellagio. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Eli Elezra, Michael Mizrachi, Dario Minieri, Alexander Kostritsyn Level One Update: Nguyen and Raymer Chipping UpMay 28, '10 Blinds: Limit Games: 400-800; 800-1,600 Stakes Players Remaining 113 Starting Stack: 150,000 Big Hands: Stud
The Prince of Poker is hoping to repeat his 2008 win, even if he has to go through Phil Ivey along the way. The two have tangled frequently already, with Nguyen getting the better of the exchanges. With Ivey showing 796A and Nguyen showing J10J3, Scotty bet and Ivey folded, stating, “Take another one, Scotty.” Scotty replied with, “Not a flush draw, baby. I had a hand,” followed by his infectious laugh. The “baby’s” have begun. Scotty and Ivey… a familiar picture The very next hand Ivey showed AK4, compared to Scotty’s A610. When Scotty hit the A for his next card Ivey quickly folded. Forrest grows his stack Showing 9Q8Q, Ted Forrest bet 1600. Brian Townsend showed 10JJ and thought long before folding. Elezra’s aces no good Alexander Kostritsyn checked after showing 29K and Eli Elezra fired out a bet of 1600 with his shown QJ10. Omaha 8OB Seidel Loses Some Chips On a board of K834 Erik Seidel bet 800 and was raised by Kirk Morrison. Seidel quickly folded and Morrison took the small pot. Razz Seidel Takes Another Hit Phil Galfond and Erik Seidel were engaged in a relatively large pot. Galfond bet and Seidel called. Galfond exposed a 7-high low and Seidel mucked. The online pro raked in the 15,000 chip pot and is up to 170,000. Raymer Looking Good Greg Raymer and Dario Minieri were involved in a small razz pot. Minieri checked and Raymer made a bet on the end from middle position. Minieri called and Raymer flipped over a 6-low. Minieri mucked and Raymer added to his stack. Limit Hold Em Giang Takes One Off Lawson Ted Lawson, David Benyamine, Chau Giang and Phil Ivey all limped preflop and saw a flop of 927. Lawson bet 800 and Benyamine folded. Giang raised to 1,600 causing Ivey to fold. Lawson stuck around and the turn was the 8. Giang fired 1,600 and Lawson called. The same happened on the 7 river. Giang showed down J9 for two pair with a jack kicker. Lawson only showed the 9 and mucked his hand. Giang took down the pot and was at 165,000. Lawson dropped to 140,000. Left in the Deck: Some players have to wait. Pros such as Amnon Filippi, Barry Greenstein and Josh Arieh are waiting to buy into the event. The ruling on the floor is that they have to wait till the beginning of level two. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Erik Seidel, Josh Arieh, Barry Greenstein, Ted Forrest, Ted Lawson, Eli Elezra, Chau Giang, Phil Ivey, Greg Raymer, Amnon Filippi, Phil Galfond, Dario Minieri, Alexander Kostritsyn Level One -- Greg Mueller Starts off StrongMay 28, '10 Blinds: Limit Games: 400-800; 800-1,600 Stakes Entrants: 101 Starting Stack: 150,000 Big Hands: Triple Draw Haxton Gets an Early Pot Isaac Haxton raised to 1,600 before the first draw and the player in seat 2 raised to 2,400. Haxton made the call and Haxton drew two cards on the first draw. His opponent drew one and Haxton checked. Seat 2 bet 800 and Haxton called. Haxton drew two more cards and seat 2 drew one. Haxton checked again and seat 2 fired 1,600. Haxton raised to 3,200 and seat 2 reraised to 4,800. Haxton was not done as he upped the action to 6,400. Seat 2 made the call and both players stood pat on the last draw. Haxton showed down a 7-6-4-3-2 low and his opponent mucked. Haxton took the pot and improved his stack to about 178,000. Harman Takes One From Minieri After the cards are dealt, Dario Minieri raised to 1400 and was called by Daniel Stern and Jennifer Harman. Minieri drew one, and both Stern and Harman took 2. Minieri bet 800 and was called by both opponents. Minieri drew one, Harman took none, and Stern took one. Minieri bet 1500 and was called by Harman, while Stern folded. Both players checked on the end and Harman showed an 8-low — 87532, and Minieri mucked. Harman took down the pot of around 12,000. Limit Hold’em Chau Giang Takes a Pot On a board of 97287, Chau Giang bet 1,600 and Ted Lawson debated the call. The bet was eventually called and Giang exposed the J9 for trip sevens. Lawson mucked and Giang is now up to 155,000. Greg Mueller Starts Off Strong Greg Mueller and Andy Bloch tangled and saw a flop of A64. Mueller checked and Bloch bet 800. Mueller called and the 9 fell on the turn. Action went check-check and the 7 hit the felt. Mueller bet 1,600 and Bloch quickly called. Mueller exposed the A8, prompting a muck from Bloch. Mueller is up to 154,000. Left in the Deck: Event 2 Features Some Stacked Tables The 2007 and 2008 winners of this event, Freddy Deeb and Scotty Nguyen are seated next to each other at a table also featuring Phil Ivey, Ted Lawson, David Benyamine and Chau Giang. Table 309 features Dario Minieri,Daniel Stern Jennifer Harman, Greg Raymer, Scott Seiver, and Noah Boaken. Brian Townsend, Daniel Alaei, Ted Forest, Erick Lindgren, Mike Matusow are also seated together. Overheard On The Felt 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer expressed his surprise toward the field of 77 entrants. (Though the number has been steadily rising and was at 109 at the time of this post.) “I would’ve thought having no limit hold’em and PLO would’ve brought more people in,” he said. Daniel Negreanu revealed that he has now been doing workout phenomenon P90X for 3 days. He said he thinks it’ll get easier with time, but Negreanu’s Twitter posts reveal that painful aftermath of the workout. Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Daniel Negreanu, Greg Mueller, Jennifer Harman, Chau Giang, Greg Raymer, Dario Minieri, Isaac Haxton Level Nine: Jennifer Harman EliminatedMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,000-4,000 blinds; 4,000-8,000 stakes Players Remaining: 82 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Alexander Kostritsyn – 430,000 Average Chip Count: 212,195 Notable Eliminations: Jennifer Harman Big Hands: Omaha/8 Jennifer Harman Eliminated On a board showing AQ5K2, Jennifer Harman was all in against Cole South. South showed down A643 for a wheel. Harman could not beat that, flashing two queens from her hand and then releasing them into the muck and she was eliminated. Ivey And Baker Chop It Up We caught up with this hand on the turn. The board was 842 and Phil Ivey bet 8,000. David Baker made the call and the river was the 8. Ivey bet another 8,000 into the pot and Baker called again. Ivey showed down A993 for an overpair. Baker showed A2K4 to get the low and the players chopped. Ivey was at 166,000 while Baker was very healthy with 220,000. No Limit Hold’em Almost Fireworks Phil Ivey raised to 6,000 preflop from the button and Patrik Antonius reraised to a total of 22,000 from the big blind. Ivey instantly started stacking chips that would’ve amounted to another significant reraise, but ultimately laid his hand down. Antonius had around 230,000 after the hand. Boeken and Mosseri Keeping Active Noah Boeken and Abe Mosseri have been involved in many of the hands in the no limit hands. In one Boeken made it 6,000 preflop and Mosseri called. The flop came Q75 and Boeken fire 8,500 into the pot. Mosseri quickly raised to 20,000 though, prompting Boeken to ask him how much he had left behind, before folding his hand. Later, Mosseri raised to 5,000 and Phil Ivey called. Both players checked the entire board of AK325, and Ivey mucked when Mosseri showed a king. The pot sent Mosseri’s stack to around 210,000. Brown Takes A Small One Picking up the action on the flop, John Monnette checked a board of A42. Chad Brown bet 6,000 into the pot and Monnette mucked his hand. Brown took a small pot and was at 70,000 while Monnette was at 60,000. Limit Hold’em Dario Called Down, Loses to Jack High Dario Minieri raised to 8,000 from the button and was called by Mike Gorodinsky in the big blind. The flop came AAK and action checked to Minieri who bet 4,000. Gorodinsky called and both players checked the K on the turn. They again checked the 8 on the river and Gorodinsky showed J7 for jack-high. Minieri sadly tapped the table and mucked, seeing his stack drop under 50,000 for the first time. Gorodinsky had around 170,000 after the hand. D’Agostino Wins A Pot On a board reading J109, John D’Agostino bet 5,000 into the pot. Sorel Mizzi quickly folded, surrendering the pot to D’Agostino. D’Agostino was at 65,000 while Mizzi was around 55,000. Brunson Hammers Mortensen We caught up with this hand on the river. The board had run J75QK. Doyle Brunson and Carlos Mortensen were contesting a massive pot. Brunson turned over JJ for top set. Mortensen could only look in disgust as he showed 55 for bottom set and mucked his hand. Brunson took the pot and was up near 400,000. Mortensen dropped near 100,000 after the hand and would later be eliminated from the tournament. Pot Limit Omaha David Bach Doubles Through Josh Arieh Picking up the action after the flop, the board read 863. Josh Arieh bet 4,500 and David Bach raised the pot, 15,000. Daniel Alaei got out of the way and Arieh reraised the pot. Bach eventually got all of his chips in the middle and turned over K787 for a flush draw. Arieh showed 7532 for straight draws galore. The turn was the 10 and the river was the A, giving Bach the hand and the double up. Bach started with just over 30,000 and ended up doubling to about 61,000. Arieh was at 250,000. Ivey Gets Some Back Entering the action on a flop of 874, Phil Ivey bet 4,000 and was called by Eli Elezra. On the J turn Ivey bet 25,000 and Elezra tanked long and hard before folding. Ivey was at around 170,000 after the hand. Razz D’Agostino Picks One Off From The Grinder John D’Agostino, Michael Mizrachi, and Erick Lindgren, were all in a hand that saw each lead out with bets on a different street, before having D’Agostino and Mizrachi heads up at the end. Their cards were shown to be: D’Agostino – 4564A25 Following the win, D’Agostino’s stack boosted to around 150,000. Player Tags: David Baker, John D'Agostino, Carlos Mortensen, Doyle Brunson, David Bach, Michael Mizrachi, Jennifer Harman, Phil Ivey, John Monnette, Patrik Antonius, Dario Minieri, Sorel Mizzi, Mike Gorodinsky, Cole South |
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May 28, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $50,000 Players Championship | 1 | + |
Level Five: Mueller, Townsend EliminatedMay 29, '10 Blinds Flop Games: 900-1,800; 1,800-3,600 Stakes Players Remaining: 110 out of 116 Notable Chip Counts: Eliminations: Greg Mueller Big Hands: 2-7 Triple Draw Mueller Done In By Bonomo The action between Justin Bonomo and Greg Mueller was capped before the first draw. Bonomo stood pat on the first draw while Mueller drew two cards. Bonomo then fired 1,800 into the pot and Mueller called. On the second draw, Mueller took another two cards while Bonomo stood pat again. Bonomo fired 3,600 and Mueller called. Mueller drew one card on the final draw while Bonomo stood pat one last time. He then fired 3,600 more into the pot and Mueller mucked, showing 77. Bonomo took the pot and improved to over 220,000. Mueller was crippled with just 1,500. A few hands later, Mueller put the rest of his stack into the middle against Bonomo and seat 1. After a series of Bonomo bets into a side pot, Bonomo took the sizeable pot with a 9-low. Mueller then tried to contest for the main pot, turning over 5-4-3-2. But he flipped the J and was eliminated from the tournament. Scotty Takes Another One Off Ivey, Baby Scotty Nguyen bet after every draw but the last one, and stood pat on each turn. Phil Ivey called each bet, drawing one each time. While checking on the end Scotty said “I better not press my luck” and showed 86542, which was good enough to take the pot. Omaha/8 Hellmuth Gets Cold Welcoming to New Table Phil Hellmuth has been moved to a stacked table featuring Howard Lederer, Tony G, Barry Greenstein, Todd Brunson and Joe Cassidy. No Limit Hold’em Kravchenko loses a big one Alex Kravchenko called a preflop raise from the player in seat 2 and the flop came K102. Kravchenko checked and seat 2 bet 5,500. Kravchenko called and the turn brought the J. Kravchenko checked, 2 bet 13,700 and Kravchenko check-raised to 35,000. Seat 2 tanked, eventually calling. The river brought the Q and both players checked. Jesus Caught In A Lie On a board showing 9974, Chris Ferguson bet 11,000 from the hijack and Dario Minieri called from the button. The river was the 2 and Ferguson thought for a few moments before firing 25,000 into the pot. Minieri did not believe in Jesus and made a snap call. Ferguson lightly tapped the table and showed a stone-cold bluff, 108 for a busted straight draw. Minieri then showed A8 for ace-high and took down a nice pot. He was around 230,000 while Ferguson was just around 80,000. Pot Limit Omaha The Russian eliminates Townsend Carlos Mortenson Takes a Pot A three-way pot was checked after a flop of 863. After the 10 came on the turn, the player in seat 2 bet 11000, Carlos Mortenson called and the third player folded. The 9 river led to checking from both players and Mortenson showed AA108, which was good enough to take the pot. Matusow Chops Huge Pot With Kostritsyn Mike Matusow was all in against Alexander Kostritsyn with the board showing Q10876. There was around 320,000 in the pot when Matusow showed 10987 for a straight. Kostritsyn showed down Q-988 for the same straight and Matusow survived his all in. He was at 160,000 while Kostritsyn was around 185,000. Negreanu Takes Pot Off Buchanan With the board reading 65432, Daniel Negreanu fired a bet of 31,000. Shawn Buchanan thought for a few moments before finally mucking his hand. Negreanu took the pot, but showed the A before retrieving his new chips. He was at 145,000 while Buchanan was at 160,000. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Chris Ferguson, Carlos Mortensen, Todd Brunson, Greg Mueller, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Alexander Kravchenko, Justin Bonomo, Dario Minieri Level Four: Durrrr EliminatedMay 29, '10 Note: Following this round the players have agreed to cut the break down from 20 minutes to 10 minutes. Blinds Limit Games: 800-1,500; 1,500-3,000 Stakes Players Remaining: 112 out of 116 Notable Chip Counts: Hasan Habib – 200,000 Eliminations: Tom Dwan Pot Limit Omaha Dwan Gets Short, Busts Daniel Negreanu, Tom Dwan and Shawn Buchanan checked a flop of A 94. After the J fell on the turn Negreanu bet 5,000 and both Dwan and Buchanan called. The 10 hit on the river and Negreanu and Buchanan checked to Dwan who bet 11,200. Negreanu folded but Buchanan called Dwan down and showed QJ109 for two pair. Dwan said, “Ace” implying he had a pair, and mucked. Shortly after, Dwan busted out of the tournament. No Limit Hold’em Seiver doubles through Dario After several significant preflop raises, Scott Seiver managed to get his 75,100 all in against Dario Minieri. With a board of 642 Seiver showed A6 to Dario’s AK, and the board finished with 38 to give Seiver a flush and double him up back over the day’s starting count of 150,000. Floor Ruling Costs Deeb A Little More Steve Zolotow raised to 2,100 from under the gun and Ralph Perry called behind him. Action folded around to Freddy Deeb who reraised to 12,100. Tim Phan made the call from the button and Zolotow and Perry mucked. The flop came down A104 and Deeb fired 13,000. Phan made the call and the turn was the 5. Deeb threw out a 5,000 chip and announced, “Fifteen.” While it was likely Deeb meant 15,000, Zolotow pointed out that the bet was more likely 1,500 since the chip was valued lower than 15,000. The floor was called over and ruled that the bet was 15,000. Phan made the call regardless and both players checked the 7 on the river. “Nines,” Deeb told Phan, never turning over his hand. Phan then turned over AQ when Deeb confirmed he did not have a club. Phan took down the pot with top pair and Deeb was down under 100,000. Phan improved to around 200,000. Arieh Takes Big Pot Off Phan On the very next hand at the table, Tim Phan raised to 6,500 after seat 7 made 2,100 to go. Josh Arieh then repopped it to 16,800 from the button. Seat 7 mucked but Phan made the call. The flop came down 553 and Phan checked. Arieh bet 25,000 and Phan called. The turn was the 4 and both players checked. They did the same on the 8 river and Arieh tabled 99. Phan mucked and was around 175,000 after the hand. Arieh took down the pot and was at 215,000. Binger getting into opponent’s heads Michael Binger is making his table think. First, he brought the topic of time travel into the table’s conversation. If you could time travel 20 years backward for forward, where would it be? Jeff Lisandro answered, "Who cares? As long as you know the Kentucky Derby winners. Doyle Brunson mirrored that response with, “And Super Bowl winners.” It’s all making the money, Lisandro concluded. The following hand, Binger bet 2500 on a flop of 882 and Nick Schulman folded. Limit Hold’em Binger High Fives Schulman On a board showing 75410, Michael Binger bet 3,000 into the pot and Nick Schulman made the call. The river brought the J and Binger fired another bet of 3,000. Schulman made the call once more and Binger turned over 55 for a flopped set. Schulman mucked and was down to 182,000. Binger improved his stack to 123,000. Omaha/8 Habib Bests Schulman On a flop of J97, Nick Schulman led out with 1,500 from the big blind. Hasan Habib made the call from the hijack and the 4 fell on the turn. Schulman led out again, this time for 3,000. Habib then raised it to 6,000 and Schulman made the call. The river was the 8 and Schulman checked to Habib who fired 3,000. Schulman called and Habib tabled A5103 for the nut flush and a 8-7-4-3 low. Schulman mucked and was down to around 135,000. Habib took the pot and was around 200,000. Ivey, Benyamine clash in a friendly game of poker The most entertaining table in event 2 has to be the one containing Scotty Nguyen and Chau Giang. Giang has been especially energetic, while sharing stories to keep the table smiling. During these story times there has also been some poker. On the other side of the table Phil Ivey check-called David Benyamine all the way down on a board of J74Q4. Benyamine showed AA510, prompting Ivey to say “very nice,” and muck. Lisandro Bets Out Doyle After a flop of J67, Jeffrey Lisandro bet 1,500 and Doyle Brunson made the call. Bill Chen folded his hand and the turn was the 2. Lisandro fired another bet, this one 3,000. Brunson tagged along and the two players saw the 5 fall on the river. Lisandro bet 3,000 again and Brunson had enough as he mucked his hand. Lisandro took the pot and was around 142,000 while Brunson was at 145,000. Card Player TV: Players Championship Begins: Player Tags: Josh Arieh, Hasan Habib, Daniel Negreanu, Steve Zolotow, David Benyamine, Doyle Brunson, Shawn Buchanan, Jeffrey Lisandro, Chau Giang, Phil Ivey, Tim Phan, Michael Binger, Nick Schulman, Tom Dwan, Dario Minieri, Freddy Deeb, Scott Seiver, Ralph Perry Level Three: Mizrachi Under 100kMay 28, '10 Blinds Flop Games: 600-1,200; 1,200-2,400 Stakes Players Remaining: 115 out of 116 Notable Chip Counts: Eliminations: None Note: The prize pool was announced as the official field has reached 116 players. There will be 16 places paid with 16th place receiving $98,331. The winner of the Players Championship will win the Chip Reese Trophy and $1,559,043 Big Hands: No Limit Hold’Em Hastings Grinds Down Mizrachi On a board showing 8525, Michael Mizrachi bet 6,600 from the big blind. The action was then on Brian Hastings in the cutoff and he raised it to 19,300. Mizrachi made the call and the river brought the 10. Mizrachi checked to Hastings who fired 45,000. Mizrachi took a massive session in the tank before finally releasing his hand. Hastings took the pot and was around 200,000. Mizrachi was down to 85,000. Oppenheim’s reraises build, take big pot Seat one raised preflop to 1500 and David Oppenheim reraised to 4400. Seat one called and the flop came J64. Seat one led out with a bet of 6600 and Oppenheim called. Mizzi Sings The Blues, Sung Calls Bluff On a board showing K1067, Sorel Mizzi bet 2,600 from the big blind. Steve Sung made the call from the cutoff and Scott Clements and Jason Mercier mucked. The river was the 4 and Mizzi fired one more barrel, this one 5,500. Sung made the call and Mizzi lightly tapped the table. “You got me,” he said to Sung. Sung showed A10 and took the pot, improving his stack to 173,000. Mizzi was down to 144,000. Hasan Habib trips up Chen On a board of KJ887, Hasan Habib bets 10,500 and Bill Chen quickly calls. Habib shows A8 for trips and Chen mucked. Limit HE Chopped Up On a board showing 962, Dario Minieri bet 1,200 and Greg Raymer made the call. The turn brought the J and both players checked. The J fell on the river and Minieri took a stab at the pot with a 2,400 bet. Raymer quickly called and Minieri showed AK. “You will get half,” Raymer said. He tabled AK and the players split the pot. Raymer was at 140,000 after the hand while Minieri was at 145,000. Kelly Straightens Out Super Dario Dan Kelly raised to 2,400 preflop from the button. Dario Minieri raised to 3,600 from the small blind and Kelly made the call. The flop came down J105 and Minieri led out with 1,200. Kelly raised to 2,400 and Minieri fired one more barrel to 3,600. Kelly called and the Q fell on the turn. Minieri slowed down, checking to Kelly who bet 2,400. Minieri called and Kelly showed down A10 for a Broadway straight. Minieri mucked and was down to 132,000 while Kelly improved to 190,000. Williamson’s Queens Stay True In a limped pot Todd Brunson was heads up against Robert Williamson III heading into a flop of 934. Brunson checked and Williamson bet 1200. Brunson called and both players checked the A on the turn. When the 9 landed on the river Brunson bet out 2400. Williamson looked confused but elected to make the call. Brunson flipped up the 4 for nines and fours, leaving his other card hidden. A surprised Williamson said, “Oh! I can beat that!” and flipped over QQ for a better two pair and the win. Omaha 8OB Elezra Forces Out The Mouth Ted Forrest entered a pot along with Mike Matusow, Alexander Kostritsyn and Eli Elezra. On a flop of 1022 Matusow bet 1200 and Elezra raised him to 2400. All other players folded and Matusow called the raise. The K hit on the turn and Matusow checked to Elezra who bet out 2400, forcing Matusow to fold. Lunkin’s stack takes a hit Robert Mizrachi raised to 2,400 preflop and Vitaly Lunkin made the call. The flop fell J99 and Mizrachi led out with 1,200. Lunkin raised to 2,400 and Mizrachi instantly repopped it to 3,600. Lunkin tanked for a few moments and then let his hand slide into the muck. Mizrachi took down the pot and was hovering around 100,000. Lunkin fell to 153,000. Harman Blows Past Boeken On a board of J628, Jennifer Harman bet 2400 and was called by Noah Boeken. The 5 s fell on the river and Boeken quickly checked to Harman who bet out 2400 again. Boeken took his time and folded, giving Harman the pot. Her stack sits healthy, while Boeken’s is dwindling. Seven Card Stud See Chen Win Negreanu’s two pair takes it John Monnette bet every street heads up against Daniel Negreanu. The cards fell as follows: Matusow Falling Mike Matusow and fellow Full Tilt pro Erick Lindgren were paired up in a large pot. Lindgren fired away on each street, finally forcing Matusow to fold the (X-X)(X)K287. Lindgren mucked his (X-X)(X)J29Q and raked in the pot. Matusow is down to 79,500. Pot-limit Omaha Zolotow Wins On a board of J102, Steve Zolotow checked and Ralph Perry bet 8,000. Zolotow went into the tank and finally made the call. The Q fell on the river and Zolotow checked once again. Perry bet 18,000 this time and Zolotow deliberated for awhile before making the call. Perry didn’t expose his hand and Zolotow tabled the A898 for the nut flush. Perry mucked and Zolotow grew his stack to 160,000 while Perry is down to under 100,000. Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Daniel Negreanu, Ted Forrest, Todd Brunson, David Oppenheim, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Michael Mizrachi, Jennifer Harman, Greg Raymer, John Monnette, Noah Boeken, Bill Chen, Steve Sung, Michael Binger, Robert Williamson III, Dario Minieri, Vitaly Lunkin, Ralph Perry, Sorel Mizzi, Alexander Kostritsyn, Brian Hastings Level Two: Kelly Wins Monster Pot, Eliminates ShakMay 28, '10 Blinds Limit Games: 500-1,000; 1,000-1,600 Stakes Players Remaining: 113 out of 114 Notable Chip Counts: Scotty Nguyen – 200,000 Eliminations: Dan Shak Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return to play at 9:40 p.m. Registration will remain open until the end of the break so the current field of 114 is still subject to change. Big Hands: PLO Dan Kelly Reigns Supreme in the Battle of the Dans After a preflop raise and several calls, four players saw a flop of 8910. Dan Shak checked and Dan Kelly bet just over 10,000. After a couple folds, Shak raised to 40,000. After a few moments of thought, Dan Kelly raised all in for about 140,000. Shak went into the tank and eventually made the call. Shak showed 9983, good for middle set and Kelly showed AKJQ, giving him the nut straight and a flush draw. The turn was the 2, giving Shak a flush draw of his own, but the river was the 6 improving Kelly to a flush and giving him the pot. Shak was left with 1100 and was eliminated shortly thereafter. Ivey Clubs Pezzin On a flop of KQJ, Phil Ivey bet 6,000. Pat Pezzin was the only caller and the turn was the J. Both players checked the dangerous board and the K fell on the river. Both players elected to check again and Ivey tabled AA66 for the nut flush. Pezzin mucked. Ivey took the pot and was at 163,000 while Pezzin was down to 130,000. Durrrr Loses Some Chips On a board of 8543, Brian Hastings checked and Tom Dwan bet 5,700. Hastings called and the 4 fell on the river. Hastings led out for 12,000 and Dwan went into the tank before eventually holding. Durrrr was at 133,000 after the hand. Dario Minieri Cracks Aces Dario Minieri was faced with a bet from an opponent before the flop and elected to reraise to 6,200. His opponent made the call and both players saw a flop of 1032. The action went check-check. The K landed on the turn and seat two bet 10,600. Minieri went into the tank before calling. The 3 hit the river and Minieri’s opponent bet 22,400. Minieri made the call and his opponent exposed a dry pair of aces. Minieri tabled the QJ38 for trip threes. Minieri was up to 198,000 after the hand. Limit Hold’em Big Slick Holds up for Negreanu Facing a raise by the player in seat 5 and a re-raise by Michael Mizrachi, Daniel Negreanu called and the flop came K108. Bad Kicker Costs Elezra Heads up once again, Alexander Kostritsyn bet 1,000 on a flop of 554, and Eli Elezra made the call. On the 3 turn, Kostritsyn bet 2,000 only to have Elezra raise it to 4,000. Kostritsyn called. NLH Mizzi’s Two Pair Best Chiu David Chiu bet 2,500 on a board reading A1010. Sorel Mizzi made the call and both players saw the 9 land on the turn. Chiu fired another shot, this one 5,500. Mizzi called again and the river was the J. Both players checked and Mizzi showed down A7 for two pair. Chiu mucked his hand and his stack fell to 123,000. Mizzi took the pot and was closing in on 200,000. Buchanan Flushes durrrr Tom Dwan raised to 1,700 preflop and Shawn Buchanan made the call. The flop came down 843 and Buchanan bet 3,200. Dwan raised the action to 14,700 and Buchanan made the call. Both players checked the Q on the turn and saw the 7 fall on the river. Dwan fired 23,500 and Buchanan made the call. Buchanan turned over KQ for a flopped diamond-flush and Dwan mucked. Buchanan took the pot and was at 180,000. Dwan was down to 122,000. Hoyt Corkins Wins a Big Pot On a flop of K92 Hoyt Corkins bet 2,600 from early position and David Chiu raised to 7,600 from the button. The 5 fell on the turn and Corkins went into the tank. Eventually he fired out a bet of 50,000. Chiu took awhile before eventually folding and letting Corkins take the 80,000 chip pot. Corkins is up to 198,000 while Chiu is down to 90,000. Triple Draw Ivey hits the 7-low Phil Ivey raised to 2,000 and was called by Ted Lawson and Scotty Nguyen. Each player drew 2, and Scotty checked to Ivey who bet 1,000. Lawson called and Scotty folded. Ivey and Lawson both drew 1 and Ivey fires 2,000 into the pot. Lawson looked disgruntled as he called. Ivey stayed pat and Lawson drew 1. Ivey instantly bet 2,000 and Lawson thinks long before calling. Ivey showed 7-6-5-4-2 for the best hand as Lawson mucks. Lisandro starting strong Nick Schulman called a bet of 2,000 heads up with Jeff Lisandro after the last draw and showed 8-7-6-5-3. Schulman’s Low Bests Binger Michael Binger raised to 2,000 before the first draw and Nick Schulman repopped it to 3,000. Binger made the call and each player drew one card. Binger bet 1,000 and Schulman made the call. The players drew one card again and Binger fired 2,000 into the pot. Schulman made the call and both players stood pat. Schulman showed a 7-6 low and Binger showed a 8-5 low, giving Schulman the pot. Left in the Deck: Tuan is Forced to Show There was a little bit of a debate at table #323. Tuan Le called a bet on the river and his opponent mucked his hand, giving up the pot to Le. Le then tried to muck his own hand and was claiming that he didn’t have to show. After the floor was called over to the table, he ruled that a winning hand must be shown. Tuan tabled pocket kings and took the pot. Card Player TV: Durrrr Tom Dwan is involved in some bracelet bets this summer and is currently stacked at 133,000. Here’s his most recent appearance on Card Player TV’s All In Box from the Bellagio. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Eli Elezra, Michael Mizrachi, Dario Minieri, Alexander Kostritsyn Level One Update: Nguyen and Raymer Chipping UpMay 28, '10 Blinds: Limit Games: 400-800; 800-1,600 Stakes Players Remaining 113 Starting Stack: 150,000 Big Hands: Stud
The Prince of Poker is hoping to repeat his 2008 win, even if he has to go through Phil Ivey along the way. The two have tangled frequently already, with Nguyen getting the better of the exchanges. With Ivey showing 796A and Nguyen showing J10J3, Scotty bet and Ivey folded, stating, “Take another one, Scotty.” Scotty replied with, “Not a flush draw, baby. I had a hand,” followed by his infectious laugh. The “baby’s” have begun. Scotty and Ivey… a familiar picture The very next hand Ivey showed AK4, compared to Scotty’s A610. When Scotty hit the A for his next card Ivey quickly folded. Forrest grows his stack Showing 9Q8Q, Ted Forrest bet 1600. Brian Townsend showed 10JJ and thought long before folding. Elezra’s aces no good Alexander Kostritsyn checked after showing 29K and Eli Elezra fired out a bet of 1600 with his shown QJ10. Omaha 8OB Seidel Loses Some Chips On a board of K834 Erik Seidel bet 800 and was raised by Kirk Morrison. Seidel quickly folded and Morrison took the small pot. Razz Seidel Takes Another Hit Phil Galfond and Erik Seidel were engaged in a relatively large pot. Galfond bet and Seidel called. Galfond exposed a 7-high low and Seidel mucked. The online pro raked in the 15,000 chip pot and is up to 170,000. Raymer Looking Good Greg Raymer and Dario Minieri were involved in a small razz pot. Minieri checked and Raymer made a bet on the end from middle position. Minieri called and Raymer flipped over a 6-low. Minieri mucked and Raymer added to his stack. Limit Hold Em Giang Takes One Off Lawson Ted Lawson, David Benyamine, Chau Giang and Phil Ivey all limped preflop and saw a flop of 927. Lawson bet 800 and Benyamine folded. Giang raised to 1,600 causing Ivey to fold. Lawson stuck around and the turn was the 8. Giang fired 1,600 and Lawson called. The same happened on the 7 river. Giang showed down J9 for two pair with a jack kicker. Lawson only showed the 9 and mucked his hand. Giang took down the pot and was at 165,000. Lawson dropped to 140,000. Left in the Deck: Some players have to wait. Pros such as Amnon Filippi, Barry Greenstein and Josh Arieh are waiting to buy into the event. The ruling on the floor is that they have to wait till the beginning of level two. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Erik Seidel, Josh Arieh, Barry Greenstein, Ted Forrest, Ted Lawson, Eli Elezra, Chau Giang, Phil Ivey, Greg Raymer, Amnon Filippi, Phil Galfond, Dario Minieri, Alexander Kostritsyn Level One -- Greg Mueller Starts off StrongMay 28, '10 Blinds: Limit Games: 400-800; 800-1,600 Stakes Entrants: 101 Starting Stack: 150,000 Big Hands: Triple Draw Haxton Gets an Early Pot Isaac Haxton raised to 1,600 before the first draw and the player in seat 2 raised to 2,400. Haxton made the call and Haxton drew two cards on the first draw. His opponent drew one and Haxton checked. Seat 2 bet 800 and Haxton called. Haxton drew two more cards and seat 2 drew one. Haxton checked again and seat 2 fired 1,600. Haxton raised to 3,200 and seat 2 reraised to 4,800. Haxton was not done as he upped the action to 6,400. Seat 2 made the call and both players stood pat on the last draw. Haxton showed down a 7-6-4-3-2 low and his opponent mucked. Haxton took the pot and improved his stack to about 178,000. Harman Takes One From Minieri After the cards are dealt, Dario Minieri raised to 1400 and was called by Daniel Stern and Jennifer Harman. Minieri drew one, and both Stern and Harman took 2. Minieri bet 800 and was called by both opponents. Minieri drew one, Harman took none, and Stern took one. Minieri bet 1500 and was called by Harman, while Stern folded. Both players checked on the end and Harman showed an 8-low — 87532, and Minieri mucked. Harman took down the pot of around 12,000. Limit Hold’em Chau Giang Takes a Pot On a board of 97287, Chau Giang bet 1,600 and Ted Lawson debated the call. The bet was eventually called and Giang exposed the J9 for trip sevens. Lawson mucked and Giang is now up to 155,000. Greg Mueller Starts Off Strong Greg Mueller and Andy Bloch tangled and saw a flop of A64. Mueller checked and Bloch bet 800. Mueller called and the 9 fell on the turn. Action went check-check and the 7 hit the felt. Mueller bet 1,600 and Bloch quickly called. Mueller exposed the A8, prompting a muck from Bloch. Mueller is up to 154,000. Left in the Deck: Event 2 Features Some Stacked Tables The 2007 and 2008 winners of this event, Freddy Deeb and Scotty Nguyen are seated next to each other at a table also featuring Phil Ivey, Ted Lawson, David Benyamine and Chau Giang. Table 309 features Dario Minieri,Daniel Stern Jennifer Harman, Greg Raymer, Scott Seiver, and Noah Boaken. Brian Townsend, Daniel Alaei, Ted Forest, Erick Lindgren, Mike Matusow are also seated together. Overheard On The Felt 2004 WSOP Main Event Champion Greg Raymer expressed his surprise toward the field of 77 entrants. (Though the number has been steadily rising and was at 109 at the time of this post.) “I would’ve thought having no limit hold’em and PLO would’ve brought more people in,” he said. Daniel Negreanu revealed that he has now been doing workout phenomenon P90X for 3 days. He said he thinks it’ll get easier with time, but Negreanu’s Twitter posts reveal that painful aftermath of the workout. Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Daniel Negreanu, Greg Mueller, Jennifer Harman, Chau Giang, Greg Raymer, Dario Minieri, Isaac Haxton Level Nine: Jennifer Harman EliminatedMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,000-4,000 blinds; 4,000-8,000 stakes Players Remaining: 82 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Alexander Kostritsyn – 430,000 Average Chip Count: 212,195 Notable Eliminations: Jennifer Harman Big Hands: Omaha/8 Jennifer Harman Eliminated On a board showing AQ5K2, Jennifer Harman was all in against Cole South. South showed down A643 for a wheel. Harman could not beat that, flashing two queens from her hand and then releasing them into the muck and she was eliminated. Ivey And Baker Chop It Up We caught up with this hand on the turn. The board was 842 and Phil Ivey bet 8,000. David Baker made the call and the river was the 8. Ivey bet another 8,000 into the pot and Baker called again. Ivey showed down A993 for an overpair. Baker showed A2K4 to get the low and the players chopped. Ivey was at 166,000 while Baker was very healthy with 220,000. No Limit Hold’em Almost Fireworks Phil Ivey raised to 6,000 preflop from the button and Patrik Antonius reraised to a total of 22,000 from the big blind. Ivey instantly started stacking chips that would’ve amounted to another significant reraise, but ultimately laid his hand down. Antonius had around 230,000 after the hand. Boeken and Mosseri Keeping Active Noah Boeken and Abe Mosseri have been involved in many of the hands in the no limit hands. In one Boeken made it 6,000 preflop and Mosseri called. The flop came Q75 and Boeken fire 8,500 into the pot. Mosseri quickly raised to 20,000 though, prompting Boeken to ask him how much he had left behind, before folding his hand. Later, Mosseri raised to 5,000 and Phil Ivey called. Both players checked the entire board of AK325, and Ivey mucked when Mosseri showed a king. The pot sent Mosseri’s stack to around 210,000. Brown Takes A Small One Picking up the action on the flop, John Monnette checked a board of A42. Chad Brown bet 6,000 into the pot and Monnette mucked his hand. Brown took a small pot and was at 70,000 while Monnette was at 60,000. Limit Hold’em Dario Called Down, Loses to Jack High Dario Minieri raised to 8,000 from the button and was called by Mike Gorodinsky in the big blind. The flop came AAK and action checked to Minieri who bet 4,000. Gorodinsky called and both players checked the K on the turn. They again checked the 8 on the river and Gorodinsky showed J7 for jack-high. Minieri sadly tapped the table and mucked, seeing his stack drop under 50,000 for the first time. Gorodinsky had around 170,000 after the hand. D’Agostino Wins A Pot On a board reading J109, John D’Agostino bet 5,000 into the pot. Sorel Mizzi quickly folded, surrendering the pot to D’Agostino. D’Agostino was at 65,000 while Mizzi was around 55,000. Brunson Hammers Mortensen We caught up with this hand on the river. The board had run J75QK. Doyle Brunson and Carlos Mortensen were contesting a massive pot. Brunson turned over JJ for top set. Mortensen could only look in disgust as he showed 55 for bottom set and mucked his hand. Brunson took the pot and was up near 400,000. Mortensen dropped near 100,000 after the hand and would later be eliminated from the tournament. Pot Limit Omaha David Bach Doubles Through Josh Arieh Picking up the action after the flop, the board read 863. Josh Arieh bet 4,500 and David Bach raised the pot, 15,000. Daniel Alaei got out of the way and Arieh reraised the pot. Bach eventually got all of his chips in the middle and turned over K787 for a flush draw. Arieh showed 7532 for straight draws galore. The turn was the 10 and the river was the A, giving Bach the hand and the double up. Bach started with just over 30,000 and ended up doubling to about 61,000. Arieh was at 250,000. Ivey Gets Some Back Entering the action on a flop of 874, Phil Ivey bet 4,000 and was called by Eli Elezra. On the J turn Ivey bet 25,000 and Elezra tanked long and hard before folding. Ivey was at around 170,000 after the hand. Razz D’Agostino Picks One Off From The Grinder John D’Agostino, Michael Mizrachi, and Erick Lindgren, were all in a hand that saw each lead out with bets on a different street, before having D’Agostino and Mizrachi heads up at the end. Their cards were shown to be: D’Agostino – 4564A25 Following the win, D’Agostino’s stack boosted to around 150,000. Player Tags: David Baker, John D'Agostino, Carlos Mortensen, Doyle Brunson, David Bach, Michael Mizrachi, Jennifer Harman, Phil Ivey, John Monnette, Patrik Antonius, Dario Minieri, Sorel Mizzi, Mike Gorodinsky, Cole South |
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Mar 05, '10 | 2010 NBC National Heads-Up Championship | NBC Heads Up Championship Event | 1 | + |
Jamie Gold Defeats Dario MinieriMar 05, '10 Dario Minieri (pictured left) was short stacked and made his final push with pocket deuces and Jamie Gold quickly looked him up with pocket sevens. The board ran out 9-6-4-8-6 and Minieri was eliminated. Gold now moves on to face the winner of Stephen Quinn and Ted Forrest. That’s two for two for the former WSOP main event champions. Anybody else’s bracket take a nose dive? Player Tags: Jamie Gold, Dario Minieri |
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Jan 13, '10 | 2010 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season VI | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure High Roller Championship | 3 | + |
The Mike Matusow ShowJan 12, '10 Mike Matusow raised from under the gun to 5,000 before Dario Minieri reraised to 14,600 from the button. Matusow called and the flop came down 762. Both players checked to the turn, which was the 4. They checked again to the river, which was the 7. Matusow bet 15,000 and Minieri moved all in, putting Matusow to a decision for his last 84,000 in chips. Matusow tanked for a solid five minutes, cluing in everyone around that he held pocket kings. “I can’t remember the last time I stacked off all my chips like this,” he said. “Would you really check the flop and turn with all those diamonds, flush draw and straight draws out there? It makes no sense. I really have no f@#$%ing clue, no f@#$%ing clue.” After a dozen more f-bombs, Matusow talked himself into a fold, giving Minieri the pot and 210,000 in chips. Immediately following the hand, Matusow was moved to another table, where he immediately began telling his story to all who would listen. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Dario Minieri Chip Leader ClashJan 12, '10 The two overnight chip leaders recently got involved on a flop of AJ4. Minieri fired 13,700 and Veldhuis check-raised to 29,000. Minieri called and the turn was the 8. Veldhuis bet 47,000 into the pot and this time Minieri folded, leaving himself with 170,000. Veldhuis is now at 230,000. Player Tags: Dario Minieri, Lex Veldhuis Dario Minieri BubblesJan 13, '10 Dario Minieri raised all in from under the gun for his last 109,000 and Alex Brenes went into the tank. Not only did he go into the tank, but he also got up and checked out the action on the other tables before returning to his chair. Brenes counted out the call and realized that he’d still have 45,000 or so left if he were to lose. He stood up again, saying several times that his decision was a close one, but the table wasn’t really buying it. A few hands earlier, Isaac Baron had commented that Brenes was taking an exaggerated amount of time with even the simplest of decisions. William Reynolds then asked the floor if he was allowed to get up and walk around while making a decision. Minieri, confident that he was witnessing an acting job, pulled out a $5 bill, stating that he bet Brenes would fold. Then, when Brenes didn’t respond, Minieri pulled out five more $1 bills and doubled his bet. Apparently that triggered something and Brenes announced call, revealing 99. Reynolds then folded his big blind, saying he folded A-Q. That was bad news for Minieri, who held AQ. The board fell Q963J and Minieri was eliminated by a set of nines. All remaining players are now in the money and are guaranteed $41,160. Player Tags: Alex Brenes, Dario Minieri Baron DoublesJan 13, '10 Issac Baron got the rest of his short stack all in preflop holding pocket deuces against Dario Minieri’s pocket eights. The board fell A-A-2-4-5 and Baron hit his deuce two-outer to double up to 210,000. Minieri is now short with 110,000. Player Tags: Isaac Baron, Dario Minieri Vaeza Going For Another High Roller Final TableJan 13, '10 Uruguary’s Adolfo Vaeza has vaulted himself to the top of the leader board thanks to two key hands from the last level. Vaeza doubled up to about 200,000 through Bijan Zahmat when his pocket tens held against big slick. Then, he got Dario Minieri to commit a ton of chips with top pair against his middle set. Vaeza is now up to almost 500,000 in chips. Vaeza made the final table of the High Roller Championship in London, where he finished in fourth place. Player Tags: Dario Minieri, Adolfo Vaeza, Bijan Zahmat |
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