Level One Hour Two Update: Chewy Chips Up, Kelly Drops a Bit
Jul 06, '10
Blinds: 50-100
Average Chip Counts 30,000
Notable Chip Counts:
1. Minh Ly – 65,000
2. John Duthie – 51,500
3. Anthony Yeh – 40,000
4. Mike Souza – 40,000
5. Sasha Rosewood – 37,500
6. Mike Piper – 37,000
7. Eric Liu – 36,500
8. Jamie Armstrong – 36,500
9. Todd Witteles – 36,000
10. Benny Spindler – 35,500
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jon Friedberg – 30,000
Notable Eliminations:
Hands:
Daniel Kelly Loses a Pot
Daniel Kelly called a 250 chip bet in the small blind. Kelly and three other players saw a 4
310
flop. Action was checked around. The 8
fell on the turn and Kelly bet 650. The first player to act on his left made the call and the other two opponents folded. The river brought the A and Kelly checked. His opponent fired out 2,150 and Kelly tanked before eventually folding. Kelly was at 28,000 after the hand.
Orel Hershiser Loses a Pot
Orel Hershiser bet 350 preflop and was called by two opponents. Action was checked to a river on a board reading 543JA. Hershiser bet 1,050 on the river and was called by the player on the button. His opponent tabled the A9 and Hershiser mucked. He was down to 23,500 after the hand.
Liv Boeree Loses a Big Pot
Facing a raise to 300 and two calls, Liv Boeree three-bet to 1,500 from the big blind. One of the original callers decided to see the flop. The flop came K104
and Boeree bet 1,600. Her opponent raised to 4,000 and Boeree called. Boeree check-called 5,500 after a 6 turn. The river was the 2 and Boeree checked. Her opponent shoved for 15,175 and Boeree tanked before eventually making the call. Her opponent tabled the KK for top set and Boeree was down to 5,325.
Top Two Works For Chewy
We picked up the action on the turn with the board reading 3710Q and there was already just over 4,000 in the pot.
There was a bet of 4,300 and a call from Andrew Lichtenberger. The river brought the 7 and Lichtenberger snap-called a bet of 7,000 from his opponent. His opponent tabled Q9 and was toast against Lichtenberger’s Q10.
Lichtenberger is up to 42,500 with that pot.
The Return of the Russian
Vladimir Shchemelev has made four final tables at the 2010 WSOP for more than $1 million in winnings. He’s sitting in the day 1b field and just took down a small pot.
Shchemelev was one of three players who called a raise to 250 from the player in seat 1. All players checked the flop of 236 and when action was checked to Shchemelev on the J turn he fired 1,125 and his opponents folded. Shchemelev had around 31,000 after the hand.
Annette Loses a Small One
Annette Obrestad bet 600 on a flop of 9AK and seat 8 made the call. The 5 fell on the turn and seat 8 led out for 1,600. Obrestad mucked and lost a small pot. She had around 29,300 after the hand.
A Nice Table For Schoenberg
Action folded to Erica Schoenberg, who limped from the small blind and the big blind checked. The flop came Q46 and Schoenberg bet a single 100 chip. The big blind folded, showing a deuce and a trey and they shared a laugh.
Schoenberg had around 30,300 after the hand, and the table has been full of chatter and smiles. Brandon Adams is also at her table.
Player Tags: Erica Schoenberg, Annette Obrestad, Daniel Kelly, Andrew Lichtenberger, Orel Hershiser, Liv Boeree
Level 13 Hour Two Update: Boatman Ousted, Greenstein Doubles
Jul 13, '10
Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante
Players Remaining: 1,125 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 195,173
Card Player Chip Counts
Barry Shulman — 170,000
Adam Schoenfeld — 80,000
Jon Freidberg — 106,000
Shannon Shorr — 431,500
Tony Dunst — 400,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. James Carroll – 803,000
2. Imari Love – 741,100
3. Gerasimos Deres – 733,700
4. Filippo Candio – 727,300
5. Max Casal – 687,200
6. Arie Kilper – 666,200
7. Andrew Brown – 657,700
8. Johnny Lodden – 656,400
9. Johnny Chan – 636,000
10. Josh Brikis – 616,900
Notable Eliminations:
Barny Boatman
Matt Savage
Kathy Liebert
Big Hands:
Barny Boatman’s Day 4 Cut Short
On one of the first hands of the day, Barny Boatman moved all in for 54,800 after the flop had come down 842. One player called and then Chad Wutke reshoved for 120,000 more to isolate Boatman.
It worked as the other player mucked and Wutke tabled 99 for an overpair. Boatman tabled 65 for an inside straight draw.
The turn and river each added a queen to the board, bricking out for Boatman and he was eliminated early on.
Shorr-line Drive
Picking up the action after the board had run out 33243 a player was all in for 30,000.
Shannon Shorr was putting him at risk with pocket jacks and they held up against the ace-king of the all in player.
Shorr scored the knockout and he was at 431,500.
Duke Slips
Picking up the action after the flop came down QQ9, the cutoff fired 7,400 and Annie Duke made the call from the button.
The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was 8 and the action was checked to Duke. She bet 11,000 and the cutoff made the call.
Duke mucked as her opponent showed AK for two pair. She was down to about 140,000.
Schoenberg Folds to Aggression
The player under-the-gun raised to 7,500 and the player in the cutoff made the call. Erica Schoenberg was in the small blind and decided to make it an additional 16,000.
The under-the-gun player called and the cutoff tanked for two minutes before making the fold. The flop came 963 and Schoenberg led out for 26,500.
After just a few seconds, her opponent made it 65,500, which essentially put Schoenberg to a decision for her stack. Schoenberg took a few minutes before letting her hand go and she dropped to 70,000 in chips.
Greenstein Doubles
Barry Greenstein got all-in preflop and was a huge favorite for his tournament life.
Greenstein showed QQ and his opponent showed 99. The flop was huge for Greenstein as it came K8Q and Greenstein had his opponent drawing to runners.
The turn was the 9, which gave his opponent a lesser set, and one out going to the river. The river was the 4 and Greenstein doubled up to 158,000.
South’s Stack Moves South
Cole South raised to 5,500 and called a three-bet to 17,500 from the player on the button.
The flop came Q62 and both players checked. The turn was the 8 and South checked and called a bet of 25,000 from his opponent. The river was the J and both players checked again.
South showed pocket nines, but his opponent got there on the river when he showed the J9. South now has 457,000 in chips.
Cunningham Gets Rockets to Double
Allen Cunningham scored a double up when he got all-in preflop with AA and his opponent held AK.
The board ran out 103585 and Cunningham doubled up to 175,000.
Savage Eliminated
Vitaly Lunkin raised to 6,000 under-the-gun and Matt Savage moved all-in for his last 35,000. It folded to David Frazee on the button who moved all-in over the top and had Lunkin covered.
Lunkin went deep into the tank for quite a while. Eventually, after double checking his cards, he tossed his hand into the muck. Frazee and Savage went to showdown and Savage didn’t like what he saw.
Savage had AQ and was up against Frazee’s KK. The board came out 29562 and Savage was eliminated.
Shulman Drops A Big One
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read J839 and the player in seat 3 fired 36,000 into a pot holding over 70,000.
Barry Shulman threw in the call and the river was the Q. Seat 3 fired another bet, this one about 56,000. Shulman made the call as the ESPN cameras looked on.
Seat 3 tabled JJ for top set on the flop and Shulman simply mucked. He was down to 170,000 after the hand.
Tran Takes One Down
After the board ran out A9786, Theo Tran fired 25,500 into a pot holding about 70,000.
His opponent in seat 1 thought it over but then threw his hand in the muck, surrendering the pot to Tran.
Tran added to his stack with the win and he was at 195,000.
Player Tags: Annie Duke, Barry Greenstein, Allen Cunningham, Barry Shulman, Barny Boatman, Shannon Shorr, Theo Tran, Erica Schoenberg, Cole South
Venetian poker room ambassador Erica Lindgren, Matt Stout, Darryll Fish and 2016 
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3
4
. Both players checked and Lindgren turned over 9
2011 Bracelet Winner Ken Griffin Running Hot
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4
2
forced another check from the unknown player. Bellande bet 5,300, which was called, and he was good with his pocket queens. His opponent mucked, and Bellande was up to 60,000.
Erica Schoenberg bet 6,000 preflop from the hi-jack and Mas Kagawa made the call on the button. The small blind also made the call and the flop was dealt 9
Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante
Obrestad Chipping Up
Schoenberg Jumps The Gun, Costs Herself Some Action
John Cernuto Eliminated
Jonathan Little Eliminated
Schoenberg Can’t Call
Naujoks Gets One