$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Level 2 Recap
Jun 10, '08
Note: Players are currently on a 20-minute break
Players Entered: 475
More Notable Names in Field:
Humberto Brenes
Noah Boeken
Amnon Filippi
Brett Jungblut
Daniel Negreanu
Kevin Sa
John Cernuto
Blinds: 50-75
Big Hands:
Negeranu folds on river
Daniel Negreanu raised to 150 from late position and was reraised by the small blind. Negreanu call and the two players saw a 955 flop. The player in the small blind bet and Negreanu called. The turn was the 5 and Negreanu called a bet of 150. The river was the Q and his opponent again bet. Negreanu leaned in and pointed to the river card, as if asking whether or not the he was saved on the river. Negreanu then said to him, "You're not bluffing are you? That would be a stupid bluff." Then he finall folding, saying, "You seem like a smart kid."
Tough stretch for Schneider
Mike Schneider, who is a limit hold'em specialist and online poker instructor, lost two pots in just a few minutes. The first hand he raised and was called by one player in late position. He then bet on the flop, which was Q88, and again on the turn, which was the 5. Both times he was called by his opponent. Then the river was the 9 and Schneider checked and then called a bet of 150. His opponent showed 98 to take down the pot.
Then, Schneider check-raised on the flop and bet on the turn and river and was called down. The board was Q448J and Schneider's Q-7 lost to his opponent's pocket nines with the nine of diamonds. After that hand he was down to about 1,800 chips.
Zhu down and nearly out
After getting check-raised on the turn with the board 3642, Yueqi Zhu raised his opponent's bet of 150 when the Q came on the river. But then his opponent came back over the top with a reraise, and Zhu quickly folded. After the hand Zhu was down to under 500 chips.
Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Mike Schneider, Yueqi Zhu
$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 10 Recap
Jun 11, '08
Blinds: 400/800
Players Left: 89 of 480
Chip Leaders:
Daniel Negreanu - 50,000
Daniel Makowsky - 49,200
Eric Buchman - 42,000
Ylon Schwartz - 37,500
Ayaz Mahmood - 37,500
Hien Tran - 34,000
Alon Croitoru - 33,700
Casey McCarrell - 31,600
Brendan Taylor - 30,300
Ardell Willis - 30,000
Average Stack: 21,500
Eliminations:
Babak Razi
Vivek Rajkumar
Big Hands and Storylines:
The Table of Death Breaks
For the first two hours, Table 47 over in the blue section contained by far the most talent in the room. Daniel Negreanu, Shannon Shorr, John Phan, J.C. Tran, and Mike Schneider made up the table of death. Fortunately for them (and even more fortunately for their tablemates) the table was just broken and the group was scattered amongst the rest of the tournament field.
What Does It Mean?
Before the table broke, however, Daniel Negreanu was doing some hard-hitting journalistic work. Noticing Mike Schneider’s CardRunners accoutrement, Negreanu asked about the origins of the poker training site’s name, “What does it mean?” Schneider was befuddled and had no answer for Negreanu. Negreanu’s next question was just as difficult to answer, if only because it was a bit more rhetorical: “...do you guys run?”
Schneider Claims One
Unconcerned with the banter of Daniel Negreanu, Mike Schneider involved himself in a pot with Yue Huang. Huang raised from middle position and Schneider raised from the small blind. Huang called and the two saw a 976 flop. Schneider bet and Huang called. Another bet-call ensued on the A turn. Schneider fired a third bullet on the river but Huang laid down his hand, deciding to pick a better spot. The hand took Schneider up to about 20,000, a respectable stack given his table draw.
Player Tags: Ayaz Mahmood, John Phan, J.C. Tran, Daniel Negreanu, Eric Buchman, Babak Razi, Ylon Schwartz, Casey McCarrell, Ardell Willis, Brendan Taylor, Shannon Shorr, Mike Schneider, Hien Tran, V R, Daniel Makowsky, Yue Huang