Matt Stout Poker Tournament Updates

Matt Stout Busts One Out

Dec 08, '17

With a board of 10625K Matt Stout checked to the player in the cutoff, who bet 11,000 and left himself with only 8,050 behind.

Stout check-raised all-in. The player in the cutoff clearly was conflicted, but eventually made the call with the AK. Stout had also improved with the king on the river, but his KK made trips to earn him the knockout. After the hand he increased his stack to 64,000.

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Some Late Arrivals

Dec 08, '17

Matt Stout

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Matt Stouts Heads Back to California, Matt Berkey Still Leading

Mar 15, '15

Matt Stout

Stout has a stack of 51,000 at the World Series of Poker Circuit $1,675 main event at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, and he used the multiple starting days to his advantage to take a shot at the Wynn today. Having been eliminated in Nevada, Stout is now on his way back to his chips in California.

Having chip stacks in 2 states was fun while it lasted, but AKdd<J9o on 995ddAx ai on turn in a 3bet pot. Back to LA I go! #WhoLovesItMore

— Matt Stout (@MattStoutPoker) March 16, 2015

Ben Palmer and Kenna James were also eliminated after the dinner break.

A few hands:

Samantha Cohen

Eric Blair raised to 1,200 from the button and the players in the big blind and under the gun called. The three saw a flop of A53 and action checked to Blair. Blair bet 1,700, the big blind folded and the player under the gun called to see the Q on the turn. Both players checked again and saw the A on the river. The player under the gun bet 5,500 and Blair mucked his cards.

Samantha Cohen Bested

With the board reading 8798 Samantha Cohen was facing a bet of 10,000 from an opponent. Cohen took a few moments to contemplate her next move before calling. The river was the Q and Cohen checked. Her opponent thought over his options for a little bit of time before throwing out two 5,000 chips. Cohen snap-called and her opponent showed 109. Cohen did not show her cards and her opponent took the pot.

Rene Angelil

Matt Berkey has amassed a monster stack of 193,000, a small portion of it coming from Rene Angelil. We missed most of the action but Angelil was all-in on a J95 board with J10 and Berkey called with KQ. The board completed 97 and Angelil was eliminated.

Player Tags: Kenna James,   Matt Berkey,   Matt Stout,   Eric Blair,   Samantha Cohen

Martin Finger Wins Event No. 21 ($506,764)

Jun 14, '13

Level: 30

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 1 out of 807

Players Eliminated:

2nd: Matt Stout – $313,370

Runner-Up Matt Stout

Martin Finger Wins Event No. 21 ($506,764) — Matt Stout Eliminated in Second Place ($313,370)

Matt Stout raised to 160,000 on the button preflop and Martin Finger reraised to 400,000. Stout four-bet all-in and Finger called. The final two players then tabled their hands one last time.

Finger: QQ
Stout: A7

Board: J94KK

Finger made two pair, kings and queens to win the pot and the tournament. Stout was eliminated in second place and took home $313,370. Finger captured a gold bracelet and the top prize worth $506,764.

Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, chip counts, and prize payouts for each gold bracelet event.

Player Tags: Matt Stout,   Martin Finger

Level 29 Update: Trading the Chip Lead

Jun 14, '13

Level: 29

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 807

Average Chip Count: 3,631,500

Chip Counts:

Seat 2: Martin Finger – 3,350,000
Seat 4: Matt Stout – 3,875,000

Players Eliminated:

None

Live Updates:

Martin Finger Takes the Lead

Martin Finger raised to 120,000 and Matt Stout reraised to 320,000. Finger called and the flop was dealt K97. Stout bet 265,000 and Finger called. The turn fell J and Stout bet 550,000. Finger called again and the river delivered the 8. Stout checked and Finger raised all in. Stout tanked but eventually folded. He was down to 2.75 million after the hand while Finger had claimed the chip lead with 4,475,000.

Matt Stout Takes the Lead Back

Martin Finger raised to 120,000 and Matt Stout called. The flop fell QQ9 and Stout checked. Finger bet 80,000 and Stout called before the turn rolled out the 5. Stout checked, Finger bet 200,000, and Stout check-raised to 500,000. Finger called and the river fell K. Stout bet 600,000 and Finger tanked. He eventually folded and was down to 3.35 million after the hand. Stout took back the chip lead with 3,875,000.

Player Tags: Matt Stout,   Martin Finger

Level 28 Update: Martin Finger Doubles Up

Jun 14, '13

Level: 28

Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 807

Average Chip Count: 3,631,500

Chip Counts:

Seat 2: Martin Finger – 2,080,000
Seat 4: Matt Stout – 5,145,000

Players Eliminated:

None

Live Updates:

Martin Finger Doubles Up Through Matt Stout

Matt Stout raised to 100,000 and Martin Finger reraised all in. Stout called and the two player then flipped over their cards.

Finger: AQ
Stout: A3

Board: Q9599

Finger made a full house to double up and survive with 1.8 million but he was still far behind the 5.4 million of Stout after the hand.

Player Tags: Matt Stout,   Martin Finger

Level 27 Update: Matt Berkey Eliminated in 3rd Place

Jun 13, '13

Level: 27

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 807

Average Chip Count: 3,631,500

Chip Counts:

Seat 2: Martin Finger – 1,480,000
Seat 4: Matt Stout – 5,745,000

Players Eliminated:

3rd: Matt Berkey – $199,733

Live Updates:

Matt Stout has the Lead Heads-Up

Matt Stout raised to 90,000 on the button and Matt Berkey reraised to 275,000 on the small blind. Stout three-bet all-in and Berkey called off the last of his chips. The two players then turned over their cards.

Stout: AK
Berkey: 99

Board: A528Q

Stout won the hand with a pair of aces to grow his stack to 5,745,000 before a heads-up final against Martin Finger (1,480,000). Berkey was eliminated in third place.

Player Tags: Matt Stout

Level 26 Update: Andrew Dean Out 6th, Nikolai Sears Out 5th, David Pham Out 4th

Jun 13, '13

Level: 26

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 807

Average Chip Count: 2,421,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 2: Martin Finger – 3,330,000
Seat 4: Matt Stout – 2,420,000
Seat 6: Matt Berkey – 1,500,000

Players Eliminated:

6th: Andrew Dean – $62,458
5th: Nikolai Sears – $89,402
4th: David Pham – $131,679

Live Updates:

Andrew Dean

Nikolai Sears raised to 53,000 under the gun and Andrew Dean reraised all in for just 40,000 on the small blind. Matt Stout called on the big blind and the flop was dealt J76. Both live players checked and the turn delivered the 8. Stout bet 80,000 and Sears called. The river fell 3 and Stout bet 135,000. Sears folded and Stout turned up J6. That was enough to beat the 106 of Dean, who was eliminated in sixth place. Stout was over 2 million after the hand.

Nikolai Sears Eliminated in Fifth Place ($89,402)

Nikolai Sears bet 65,000 preflop on the button and Matt Berkey reraised all in on the small blind. Sears called all in and the two players tabled their hands.

Berkey: 1010
Sears: KK

Board: QJ982

Berkey made a straight on the turn and he was up to 1.6 million after the hand. Sears was eliminated in fifth place.

David Pham

Martin Finger raised to 60,000 preflop under the gun and David Pham reraised all in for 696,000. Finger called and the two players revealed their cards.

Finger: KQ
Pham: 1010

Board: 4428A

Finger made a flush to grow his stack to 2.7 million and Pham was eliminated in fourth place on the hand before the dinner break.

Player Tags: David Pham,   Andrew Dean,   Matt Stout,   Nikolai Sears,   Martin Finger

Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 21 ($3,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em)

Jun 13, '13

The final table of Event No. 21 ($3,000 Six-Handed No-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 Benjamin Pollak in seventh place ($44,855), the official, six-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 25 with blinds of 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante, 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: David Pham – 1,089,000
Seat 2: Martin Finger – 1,807,000
Seat 3: Andrew Dean – 1,729,000
Seat 4: Matt Stout – 1,624,000
Seat 5: Nikolai Sears – 582,000
Seat 6: Matt Berkey – 395,000

While only 6 remain, this event attracted 807 players, creating a total prize pool of $2,205,840, and the top 90 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $506,764
2nd Place: $313,370
3rd Place: $199,733
4th Place: $131,679
5th Place: $89,402
6th Place: $62,458

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: David Pham,   Matt Stout,   Nikolai Sears

Level 28 Update: Steinberg Leads Gerber Heads-Up; Stout 3rd ($192,813)

Jun 19, '12

Level: 29

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 2,795

Average Chip Count: 4,192,500

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 2 — Samuel Gerber — 3,700,000

Seat no. 4 — Max Steinberg — 4,700,000

Players Eliminated:

Matt Stout — 3rd Place ($192,813)

Live Updates:

Matt Stout Eliminated in 3rd Place ($192,813)

Matt Stout

Matt Stout had been on the short stack for most of the day, and despite finding a few double ups over the last few levels, he was finally eliminated in 3rd place. Stout Open-shoved for 210,000 before the flop, Samuel Gerber called from the small blind, Max Steinberg reraised the big blind and Gerber folded.

Steinberg was ahead before the flop with AQ against Stout’s J8.

The board came 542195, offering no help to Matt Stout who was eliminated in 3rd place ($192,813). Gerber took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 4.4 million to Steinberg’s 4 million.

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Player Tags: Matt Stout,   Max Steinberg,   Samuel Gerber

Level 27 Update: Steinberg Leads at Dinner; Hortin 4th ($139,258), Marzicola 5th ($101,802)

Jun 19, '12

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 2,795

Average Chip Count: 2,795,000

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 2 — Samuel Gerber — 2,820,000

Seat no. 4 — Max Steinberg — 4,160,000

Seat no. 7 — Matt Stout — 1,950,000

Players Eliminated:

Dylan Hortin — 4th Place ($139,258)
Joseph Marzicola — 5th Place ($101,802)

Live Updates:

Joseph Marzicola Eliminated in 5th Place ($101,802)

Joseph Marzicola

Matt Stout open-shoved the button for 855,000 and Joseph Marzicola called all in.

Marzicola was all in for his tournament life before the flop with 22 against Stout’s K7.

The board came AK1068, giving Stout middle pair on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Joseph Marzicola in 5th place ($101,802). Stout moved up to about 1.7 million that hand.

Dylan Hortin Eliminated in 4th Place ($139,258)

Dylan Hortin

Max Steinberg opened the button for 110,000, Dylan Hortin moved all in for about 1,000,000 from the small blind and Steinberg called.

Steinberg led before the flop with A5 against Hortin’s K7.

The board came A4394, giving Steinberg top pair on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Dylan Hortin in 4th place ($139,258). Steinberg secured the chip lead that hand with about 4.5 million.

The remaining three players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 27 and will return at approximately 9:30pm local time to resume play.

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Player Tags: Matt Stout,   Max Steinberg,   Dylan Hortin,   Joseph Marzicola

Levels 25-26 Update: David Nicholson Eliminated in 6th Place ($75,314)

Jun 19, '12

Level: 26

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 2,795

Average Chip Count: 1,677,000

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 2 — Samuel Gerber — 2,630,000
Seat no. 3 — Joseph Marzicola — 740,000
Seat no. 4 — Max Steinberg — 2,275,000

Seat no. 7 — Matt Stout — 1,000,000
Seat no. 6 — Dylan Hortin — 1,870,000

Players Eliminated:

David Nicholson — 6th Place ($75,314)

Live Updates:

Marzicola and Stout Double Up

Level 25 saw some the shorter stacks take turns doubling up, starting with Joseph Marzicola at the beginning of the level. Marzicola four-bet shoved before the flop against Dylan Hortin and got a call. Marzicola was all in and ahead with QQ against Hortin’s AQ.

The board came Q82KA, giving Marzicola top set on the flop to double up. Marzicola ended the hand with just under 1.9 while Hortin ended with slightly more.

Matt Stout was the next player to find a double up in Level 25. Stout open-shoved the button for around 400,000 and Samuel Gerber called from the big blind. Stout was behind with K9 against Gerber’s A6.

The board came 10928Q, giving Stout middle pair on the flop to double up. Stout doubled to about 850,000 that hand while Gerber slipped own to about 2.1 million.

David Nicholson Eliminated in 6th Place ($75,314)

David Nicholson

Dylan Hortin opened the pot for 80,000, David Nicholson moved all in for 405,000 from the big blind and Hortin called.

Hortin was ahead before the flop with A6 against Nicholson’s A3.

The board came 76410Q, offering no help to David Nicholson who was eliminated in 6th place ($75,314).

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Player Tags: Matt Stout,   David Nicholson,   Dylan Hortin,   Samuel Gerber,   Joseph Marzicola

Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 19, '12

The final table of Event no. 33 ($1,000 No-Limit Hold’em) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Day 3 began with 15 players spread out over 2 tables, and with the elimination of Mikhail Timoshin in 10th Place ($25,331), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 23 with blinds of 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined.

With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:

Seat no. 1 — Vitaly Meshcheriakov — 564,000
Seat no. 2 — Samuel Gerber — 1,028,000
Seat no. 3 — Joseph Marzicola — 1,783,000
Seat no. 4 — Max Steinberg — 1,012,000
Seat no. 5 — Ryan Laplante — 731,000
Seat no. 6 — Dylan Hortin — 1,268,000
Seat no. 7 — Matt Stout — 367,000
Seat no. 8 — Christopher Shaw — 776,000
Seat no. 9 — David Nicholson — 869,000

While only 9 remain, this event gathered 2,795 players, creating a total prize pool of $2,515,500. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $440,238
2nd Place — $273,385
3rd Place — $192,813
4th Place — $139,258
5th Place — $101,802
6th Place — $75,314
7th Place — $56,372
8th Place — $42,688
9th Place — $32,702

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Player Tags: Matt Stout,   Max Steinberg,   David Nicholson,   Dylan Hortin,   Vitaly Meshcheriakov,   Samuel Gerber,   Ryan Laplante

Level One Update: Nelly Getting Low in Chips

Jul 10, '11

Nelly

Players on Day 1D: Approximately 2,500

Blinds: 50-100

Notables Remaining:

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 30,000

Featured Poker Tweets — Jeff Shulman

Notables Eliminated This Level:

NONE

Hands:

Nelly Takes a Hit Early

The board read A 6 5 7 when UTG bet 1,250 and Nelly raised to 3,400. UTG reraised all in for 13,275 and Nelly made the call. Their cards:

Nelly: A 7
UTG: 6 6

River: Q

UTG won the hand and Nelly saw his stack fall to less than 10,000 during level one.

Juanda vs. Gold

Early position raised 250 preflop and Jamie Gold in the small blind. John Juanda then raised to 1,000 and early position mucked but Gold made the call. The flop fell 9 7 6 and Gold checked. Juanda bet 1,500 and Gold made the call.

The turn fell 2 and Gold bet 2,000. Juanda made the call and the river brought a brick, which both players checked. Gold then flipped over pocket jacks but Juanda showed down pocket queens. Juanda was about 5,000 above his starting stack of 30,000 after the hand and Gold was 5,000 below.

Featured Poker Tweets — Donkey Watch with Matt Stout

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Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   John Juanda,   Jamie Gold,   Matt Stout

Level 7 Update: Kenny Tran Eliminated

Jul 12, '11

Kenny Tran won't be Returning after the 2nd Break of the Day

Players Remaining on Day 2B: 2,490

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Chip Leaders:

Kevin Saul: 324,000
Ryan D’Angelo: 275,000
Arnaud Esquevin: 264,500
Nicolas Fierro: 260,000
Jeff Frerichs: 242,000
Scott Shelley: 230,000
Ben Lamb: 225,000
Francesco Nguyen: 200,000
Andrew Hinrichsen: 200,000
Kenneth Griffin: 198,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Matt Matros — 108,000
Todd Brunson — 85,000
Lee Watkinson — 45,000
Diego Cordovez — 25,000
Jeff Shulman — BUSTED
Tony Dunst — BUSTED

Notables Eliminated:

Eugene Katchalov
Roland de Wolfe
William Thorson
Michael Benvenuti
Beth Shak
Maxim Lykov
Kenny Tran

Hands:

Kenny Tran Eliminated

Kenny Tran got the last of his chips into the middle with K Q and and his opponent held K 6 with a flop that read Q 4 3 sat on the table.

The turn and river fell 9 and 9 and Tran was eliminated from the tournament.

Featured Poker Tweet — Joe Hachem

Thomas Keller Doubles Up

The flop read 10 9 7 when Thomas Keller bet 4,500. Lyle Berman raised to 22,000 and Keller reraised all in for 57,825. Berman made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Keller: 10 8
Berman: K J

Turn and River: 6 and A

Berman lost the hand and his stack fell to 62,000. Keller doubled up on the hand to 127,000.

Maxim Lykov Eliminated by Garry Gates

Garry Gates raised to 1,400 preflop and Maxim Lykov reraised all in for 18,000. Gates made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Lykov: J 10
Gates: A K

Board: A-J-8-8-10

Gates won the hand to grow his stack to 100,000 and Lykov was eliminated on the hand.

Featured Poker Tweet — Matt Stout

Player Tags: Thomas Keller,   Lyle Berman,   Kenny Tran,   Joe Hachem,   Matt Stout,   Maxim Lykov,   Garry Gates

Level 21 Update: Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Jul 16, '11

Daniel Negreanu

Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 175 out of 6,865

Chip Leaders:

Ben Lamb: 3,850,000
Pius Heinz: 3,750,000
Phil Collins: 3,500,000
David Barter: 3,080,000
David Bach: 2,940,000
Alex Moore: 2,640,000
Bryan Devonshire: 2,620,000
Lars Bonding: 2,550,000
Max Heinzelmann: 2,540,000
Daryl Jace: 2,500,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Daniel Negreanu — BUSTED

Notables Eliminated:

Joe Tehan
Gabriel Nassif
Manoj Viswanathan
Kevin Saul
Matt Stout

Featured Poker Tweets

Alex Kamberis
Allen Cunningham
Erick Lindgren
Jean-Robert Bellande
Bryan Devonshire
Joseph Cheong
Philip Collins
David Sands
Jon Turner
Lars Bonding
Sorel Mizzi
Christian Harder

Hands:

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Daniel Negreanu was forced to move all in preflop for his final 95,000 and Rupert Elder made the call. Their cards:

Negreanu: 10 10
Elder: A 7

Board: 9 5 3 A 4

Negreanu was eliminated on the hand and Elder grew his stack to a million.

Former Chip Leader Busts

Manoj Viswanathan was the chip leader when the day began but now he has been eliminated from the tournament.

On his final hand he got the last of his chips into the middle and David Barter called him down. Their cards:

Barter: A A
Manoj: Q Q

Board: 8 3 2 7 9

Manoj was eliminated on the hand and Barter now holds 3 million.

Joseph Cheong Doubles Up

Joseph Cheong got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Daryl Jace made the call. Their cards:

Cheong: Q 8
Jace: A K

Board: A 4 3 5 6

Jace fell to 2.5 million and Cheong survived with 1.5 million.

Joe Tehan Eliminated by Bryan Devonshire

Terry Hobbs bet 250,000 when the flop read Q 7 6 and 300,000 sat on the table. Bryan Devonshire then raised all in for 1.4 million. Tehan made an all-in call for 640,000 and Hobbs got out of the way. Tehan and Devonshire then flipped over their cards:

Devonshire: Q Q
Tehan: 7 7

Turn and River: 8 and Q

Tehan was eliminated and Devonshire grew his stack to 2,620,000.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Joe Tehan,   Bryan Devonshire,   Matt Stout,   Daryl Jace,   Manoj Viswanathan,   David Barter,   Joseph Cheong

Level One Update: Nelly Getting Low in Chips

Jul 10, '11

Nelly

Players on Day 1D: Approximately 2,500

Blinds: 50-100

Notables Remaining:

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 30,000

Featured Poker Tweets — Jeff Shulman

Notables Eliminated This Level:

NONE

Hands:

Nelly Takes a Hit Early

The board read A 6 5 7 when UTG bet 1,250 and Nelly raised to 3,400. UTG reraised all in for 13,275 and Nelly made the call. Their cards:

Nelly: A 7
UTG: 6 6

River: Q

UTG won the hand and Nelly saw his stack fall to less than 10,000 during level one.

Juanda vs. Gold

Early position raised 250 preflop and Jamie Gold in the small blind. John Juanda then raised to 1,000 and early position mucked but Gold made the call. The flop fell 9 7 6 and Gold checked. Juanda bet 1,500 and Gold made the call.

The turn fell 2 and Gold bet 2,000. Juanda made the call and the river brought a brick, which both players checked. Gold then flipped over pocket jacks but Juanda showed down pocket queens. Juanda was about 5,000 above his starting stack of 30,000 after the hand and Gold was 5,000 below.

Featured Poker Tweets — Donkey Watch with Matt Stout

Card Player TV

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   John Juanda,   Jamie Gold,   Matt Stout

Level 7 Update: Kenny Tran Eliminated

Jul 12, '11

Kenny Tran won't be Returning after the 2nd Break of the Day

Players Remaining on Day 2B: 2,490

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Chip Leaders:

Kevin Saul: 324,000
Ryan D’Angelo: 275,000
Arnaud Esquevin: 264,500
Nicolas Fierro: 260,000
Jeff Frerichs: 242,000
Scott Shelley: 230,000
Ben Lamb: 225,000
Francesco Nguyen: 200,000
Andrew Hinrichsen: 200,000
Kenneth Griffin: 198,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Matt Matros — 108,000
Todd Brunson — 85,000
Lee Watkinson — 45,000
Diego Cordovez — 25,000
Jeff Shulman — BUSTED
Tony Dunst — BUSTED

Notables Eliminated:

Eugene Katchalov
Roland de Wolfe
William Thorson
Michael Benvenuti
Beth Shak
Maxim Lykov
Kenny Tran

Hands:

Kenny Tran Eliminated

Kenny Tran got the last of his chips into the middle with K Q and and his opponent held K 6 with a flop that read Q 4 3 sat on the table.

The turn and river fell 9 and 9 and Tran was eliminated from the tournament.

Featured Poker Tweet — Joe Hachem

Thomas Keller Doubles Up

The flop read 10 9 7 when Thomas Keller bet 4,500. Lyle Berman raised to 22,000 and Keller reraised all in for 57,825. Berman made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Keller: 10 8
Berman: K J

Turn and River: 6 and A

Berman lost the hand and his stack fell to 62,000. Keller doubled up on the hand to 127,000.

Maxim Lykov Eliminated by Garry Gates

Garry Gates raised to 1,400 preflop and Maxim Lykov reraised all in for 18,000. Gates made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Lykov: J 10
Gates: A K

Board: A-J-8-8-10

Gates won the hand to grow his stack to 100,000 and Lykov was eliminated on the hand.

Featured Poker Tweet — Matt Stout

Player Tags: Thomas Keller,   Lyle Berman,   Kenny Tran,   Joe Hachem,   Matt Stout,   Maxim Lykov,   Garry Gates

Level 21 Update: Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Jul 16, '11

Daniel Negreanu

Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 175 out of 6,865

Chip Leaders:

Ben Lamb: 3,850,000
Pius Heinz: 3,750,000
Phil Collins: 3,500,000
David Barter: 3,080,000
David Bach: 2,940,000
Alex Moore: 2,640,000
Bryan Devonshire: 2,620,000
Lars Bonding: 2,550,000
Max Heinzelmann: 2,540,000
Daryl Jace: 2,500,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Daniel Negreanu — BUSTED

Notables Eliminated:

Joe Tehan
Gabriel Nassif
Manoj Viswanathan
Kevin Saul
Matt Stout

Featured Poker Tweets

Alex Kamberis
Allen Cunningham
Erick Lindgren
Jean-Robert Bellande
Bryan Devonshire
Joseph Cheong
Philip Collins
David Sands
Jon Turner
Lars Bonding
Sorel Mizzi
Christian Harder

Hands:

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Daniel Negreanu was forced to move all in preflop for his final 95,000 and Rupert Elder made the call. Their cards:

Negreanu: 10 10
Elder: A 7

Board: 9 5 3 A 4

Negreanu was eliminated on the hand and Elder grew his stack to a million.

Former Chip Leader Busts

Manoj Viswanathan was the chip leader when the day began but now he has been eliminated from the tournament.

On his final hand he got the last of his chips into the middle and David Barter called him down. Their cards:

Barter: A A
Manoj: Q Q

Board: 8 3 2 7 9

Manoj was eliminated on the hand and Barter now holds 3 million.

Joseph Cheong Doubles Up

Joseph Cheong got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Daryl Jace made the call. Their cards:

Cheong: Q 8
Jace: A K

Board: A 4 3 5 6

Jace fell to 2.5 million and Cheong survived with 1.5 million.

Joe Tehan Eliminated by Bryan Devonshire

Terry Hobbs bet 250,000 when the flop read Q 7 6 and 300,000 sat on the table. Bryan Devonshire then raised all in for 1.4 million. Tehan made an all-in call for 640,000 and Hobbs got out of the way. Tehan and Devonshire then flipped over their cards:

Devonshire: Q Q
Tehan: 7 7

Turn and River: 8 and Q

Tehan was eliminated and Devonshire grew his stack to 2,620,000.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Joe Tehan,   Bryan Devonshire,   Matt Stout,   Daryl Jace,   Manoj Viswanathan,   David Barter,   Joseph Cheong

Level One Update: Nelly Getting Low in Chips

Jul 10, '11

Nelly

Players on Day 1D: Approximately 2,500

Blinds: 50-100

Notables Remaining:

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 30,000

Featured Poker Tweets — Jeff Shulman

Notables Eliminated This Level:

NONE

Hands:

Nelly Takes a Hit Early

The board read A 6 5 7 when UTG bet 1,250 and Nelly raised to 3,400. UTG reraised all in for 13,275 and Nelly made the call. Their cards:

Nelly: A 7
UTG: 6 6

River: Q

UTG won the hand and Nelly saw his stack fall to less than 10,000 during level one.

Juanda vs. Gold

Early position raised 250 preflop and Jamie Gold in the small blind. John Juanda then raised to 1,000 and early position mucked but Gold made the call. The flop fell 9 7 6 and Gold checked. Juanda bet 1,500 and Gold made the call.

The turn fell 2 and Gold bet 2,000. Juanda made the call and the river brought a brick, which both players checked. Gold then flipped over pocket jacks but Juanda showed down pocket queens. Juanda was about 5,000 above his starting stack of 30,000 after the hand and Gold was 5,000 below.

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Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   John Juanda,   Jamie Gold,   Matt Stout

Level 7 Update: Kenny Tran Eliminated

Jul 12, '11

Kenny Tran won't be Returning after the 2nd Break of the Day

Players Remaining on Day 2B: 2,490

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Chip Leaders:

Kevin Saul: 324,000
Ryan D’Angelo: 275,000
Arnaud Esquevin: 264,500
Nicolas Fierro: 260,000
Jeff Frerichs: 242,000
Scott Shelley: 230,000
Ben Lamb: 225,000
Francesco Nguyen: 200,000
Andrew Hinrichsen: 200,000
Kenneth Griffin: 198,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Matt Matros — 108,000
Todd Brunson — 85,000
Lee Watkinson — 45,000
Diego Cordovez — 25,000
Jeff Shulman — BUSTED
Tony Dunst — BUSTED

Notables Eliminated:

Eugene Katchalov
Roland de Wolfe
William Thorson
Michael Benvenuti
Beth Shak
Maxim Lykov
Kenny Tran

Hands:

Kenny Tran Eliminated

Kenny Tran got the last of his chips into the middle with K Q and and his opponent held K 6 with a flop that read Q 4 3 sat on the table.

The turn and river fell 9 and 9 and Tran was eliminated from the tournament.

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Thomas Keller Doubles Up

The flop read 10 9 7 when Thomas Keller bet 4,500. Lyle Berman raised to 22,000 and Keller reraised all in for 57,825. Berman made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Keller: 10 8
Berman: K J

Turn and River: 6 and A

Berman lost the hand and his stack fell to 62,000. Keller doubled up on the hand to 127,000.

Maxim Lykov Eliminated by Garry Gates

Garry Gates raised to 1,400 preflop and Maxim Lykov reraised all in for 18,000. Gates made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Lykov: J 10
Gates: A K

Board: A-J-8-8-10

Gates won the hand to grow his stack to 100,000 and Lykov was eliminated on the hand.

Featured Poker Tweet — Matt Stout

Player Tags: Thomas Keller,   Lyle Berman,   Kenny Tran,   Joe Hachem,   Matt Stout,   Maxim Lykov,   Garry Gates

Level 21 Update: Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Jul 16, '11

Daniel Negreanu

Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 175 out of 6,865

Chip Leaders:

Ben Lamb: 3,850,000
Pius Heinz: 3,750,000
Phil Collins: 3,500,000
David Barter: 3,080,000
David Bach: 2,940,000
Alex Moore: 2,640,000
Bryan Devonshire: 2,620,000
Lars Bonding: 2,550,000
Max Heinzelmann: 2,540,000
Daryl Jace: 2,500,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Daniel Negreanu — BUSTED

Notables Eliminated:

Joe Tehan
Gabriel Nassif
Manoj Viswanathan
Kevin Saul
Matt Stout

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Alex Kamberis
Allen Cunningham
Erick Lindgren
Jean-Robert Bellande
Bryan Devonshire
Joseph Cheong
Philip Collins
David Sands
Jon Turner
Lars Bonding
Sorel Mizzi
Christian Harder

Hands:

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated

Daniel Negreanu was forced to move all in preflop for his final 95,000 and Rupert Elder made the call. Their cards:

Negreanu: 10 10
Elder: A 7

Board: 9 5 3 A 4

Negreanu was eliminated on the hand and Elder grew his stack to a million.

Former Chip Leader Busts

Manoj Viswanathan was the chip leader when the day began but now he has been eliminated from the tournament.

On his final hand he got the last of his chips into the middle and David Barter called him down. Their cards:

Barter: A A
Manoj: Q Q

Board: 8 3 2 7 9

Manoj was eliminated on the hand and Barter now holds 3 million.

Joseph Cheong Doubles Up

Joseph Cheong got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Daryl Jace made the call. Their cards:

Cheong: Q 8
Jace: A K

Board: A 4 3 5 6

Jace fell to 2.5 million and Cheong survived with 1.5 million.

Joe Tehan Eliminated by Bryan Devonshire

Terry Hobbs bet 250,000 when the flop read Q 7 6 and 300,000 sat on the table. Bryan Devonshire then raised all in for 1.4 million. Tehan made an all-in call for 640,000 and Hobbs got out of the way. Tehan and Devonshire then flipped over their cards:

Devonshire: Q Q
Tehan: 7 7

Turn and River: 8 and Q

Tehan was eliminated and Devonshire grew his stack to 2,620,000.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Joe Tehan,   Bryan Devonshire,   Matt Stout,   Daryl Jace,   Manoj Viswanathan,   David Barter,   Joseph Cheong

Level 26: Ippolito Leads Final Seven; Stout 8th, Heinecker 9th

Jun 30, '11

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 2,713

Average Chip Count: 1,744,071

Chip Counts:

1. Peter Ippolito – 3,100,000
2. Sebastian Winkler – 2,600,000
3. Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 2,125,000
4. Athanasios Polychronopoulos – 1,800,000
5. Simon Charette – 1,200,000
6. Alexander Queen – 950,000
7. Heinz Pius – 660,000

Eliminations:

8th. Matt Stout – $64,032
9th. Sven Heinecker – $48,272

Sven Heinecker Eliminated in 9th Place ($48,272)

Peter Ippolito opened for 90,000 before the flop, Sven Heinecker three-bet to 205,000 from the button, Ippolito shoved and Heinecker called.

Heinecker lead with A A against Ippolito’s K K.

The board came 9 4 4 K 2, giving Ippolito a full house on the turn to win the pot. Sven Heinecker was the first one eliminated in 9th place ($48,272).

Matt Stout Eliminated in 8th Place ($64,032)

Matt Stout

Athanasios Polychronopoulos raised to 85,000 before the flop, Matt Stout moved all in and Polychronopoulos called.

Polychronopoulos lead before the flop with J J against Stout’s 10 10.

The board came A 8 3 2 Q, no help to Matt Stout who was eliminated in 8th place ($64,032).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Matt Stout,   Sven Heinecker,   Peter Ippolito,   Athanasios Polychronopoulos

Level 26: Burbick Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now underway

Jun 30, '11

NOTE: The day started with 30 players and resumed this afternoon at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Corey Burbick in 10th place ($37,394), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 9 out of 2,713

Average Chip Count: 1,356,500

Chip Counts:

1. Tevgeniy Timoshenko – 2,450,000
2. Peter Ippolito – 1,725,000
3. Sven Heinecker – 1,550,000
4. Sebastian Winkler – 1,240,000
5. Athanasios Polychronopoulos – 1,200,000
6. Matt Stout – 1,175,000
7. Simon Charette – 1,100,000
8. Alexander Queen – 1,060,000
9. Heinz Pius – 600,000

Payouts:

1st. $650,223
2nd. $404,235
3rd. $286,118
4th. $206,348
5th. $150,667
6th. $111,341
7th. $83,286
8th. $63,032
9th. $48,272

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Matt Stout,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Sven Heinecker,   Peter Ippolito,   Simon Charette,   Alexander Queen,   Athanasios Polychronopoulos,   Sebastian Winkler,   Pius Heinz

Final Day Begins at 2:30 p.m.

Jun 30, '11

Matt Stout

Leading the way is Sebastian Winkler, but he is followed closely by Matt Stout. Other notables still in the hunt include Alexander Queen, Smion Charette, Corey Burbick and Yevgeniy Timoshenko.

Be sure to check back for level-by-level updates from the final table.

Here’s a look at the top 10 stacks remaining.

Top Chip Counts:

1: Sebastian Winkler — 1,156,000
2: Matt Stout — 1,062,000
3: Alexander Queen — 977,000
4: Brandon Becker — 919,000
5: Daniel Lobato — 656,000
6: Francois Billard — 626,000
7: Nicholas Lanzi — 624,000
8: Simon Charette — 564,000
9: Sven Niklas Heinecker — 554,000
10: Athanasios Polychronopoul — 492,000

Player Tags: Matt Stout

Poker Tweet -- Matt Stout

Feb 26, '11

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Level 7 Update: Official Prize Pool Announced

Nov 13, '10

Jennifer Tilly

Players Remaining: 231 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

Darus Suharto
Dan Shak
Mike Beasley
Freddy Deeb
John Cernuto
Jennifer Tilly
David Williams
Steve Sung
Matt Brady
Mario Ho

Big Hands

Matt Stout Eliminated

Matt Stout shipped the last of his chips into the middle with A-K in the hole and Ben Klier made the call with pocket jacks. The jacks held and Stout was eliminated from the tournament. His dinner order had the awkward timing of arriving right before this happened, but he stuck around to polish off the meal table side.

Hafiz Khan Doubles Up

At the same table where Stout fell a few hands later Hafiz Khan was able to stave off the same fate thanks to pocket aces in the hole. They held against the pocket queens of Jon Eaton and Khan lives to fight another day.

Andrew Frankenberger Doubles Up

Andrew Frankenberger just kept his tournament hopes alive with pocket jacks in the hole thanks to a third jack that fell on the flop. His stack is now up to 50,000 after the hand.

Frank Kassela Confuses his Opponent

Frank Kassela raised to 2,000 from the small blind preflop and the big blind made the call. The flop fell 8 6 4 and Kassela bet 5,000. The big blind made the call and they both checked the 2 on the turn. The river fell A and Kassela bet 6,500. The big blind went into the tank for quite some time with a pained expression on his face. He eventually tossed in the chips for a call and then promptly mucked after Kassela revealed 7 4. Kassela approached 50,000 after the hand.

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Left in the Deck

Payout Structure

701 Entries
$3,229,857 Total Prize Pool

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   Jon Eaton,   Jennifer Tilly,   Matt Stout,   Hafiz Khan,   Andy Frankenberger,   Ben Klier

Level 5 Update: Rousso and Mizrachi Bust

Nov 13, '10

Vanessa Rousso

Players Remaining: 288 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

Vanessa Rousso
Jimmy Tran
Charlie Hook
Michael Mizrachi
Allen Bari
John Hennigan

Big Hands

Nenad Exits a Big Pot

There was a pot worth 11,000 sitting on the table alongside a board that read J J 9 3 when the big blind bet 5,500 and Nenad Medic reraised to 15,000 from the small blind. The big blind reraised all in for 24,500 more and Medic went into the tank. He eventually mucked and his stack was brought back down close to its starting level.

Dwyte Pilgrim Makes a Straight

The board read Q 10 3 K A and 6,000 sat in the pot when Dwyte Pilgrim checked in late position. Isaac Baron checked as well and Pilgrim turned over K J. Pilgrim has had a good day at a tough table and he has been able to build his stack close to the chip lead. He is approaching six figures in chips.

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Card Player TV

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Player Tags: Nenad Medic,   Vanessa Rousso,   Isaac Baron,   Matt Stout,   Dwyte Pilgrim,   Tom Marchese