Jared Okun Poker Tournament Updates

Jared Okun Eliminated - Danny Smith Advances

Oct 24, '08

Danny Smith raised to 1,700 preflop and Jared Okun raised all in for 7,700 total. Smith made the call. Their cards:

Okun: A6
Smith: QJ

Board: 554J5

Okun was eliminated on the hand, Danny Smith advanced, and the round of 32 is now over.

Player Tags: Danny Smith,   Jared Okun

And Then There Were Two

Oct 24, '08

The round of 32 is down to two matches. One involving Jared Okun, who is down to his last 4,200. Here is a recent hand from that match:

On a flop of QQ7 Jared Okun raised to 1,200 and Danny Smith made the call. They both then checked the 6 on the flop and the 6 on the river. Smith turned up a six and Okun mucked 5-4.






 

Player Tags: Jared Okun

Jared Okun Takes a Hit

Oct 22, '08

On a board of J9275 Carl Lundrow bet 24,000 into a pot of 80,000 and Jared Okun went into the tank. He eventually made the call and Lundrow flipped up pocket 10s. Okun mucked and he was down to 120,000 after the hand.














 

Player Tags: Jared Okun,   Carl Landrum

Jared Okun Eliminated in Ninth Place ($6,626)

Oct 23, '08

Jared Okun moved all in on the button with A-10 and Brandon Garrity called him down from the big blind. Garrity held pocket jacks and they held up to eliminate Okun from the tournament in ninth place. He will take home $6,626 in prize money.














 

Player Tags: Jared Okun,   Brandon Garrity

Everybody Doubles

Oct 23, '08

Jared Okun moved all in preflop and Justin Kramer made the all-in call. Their cards:

Okun: 109
Kramer: A8

Board: AAK93

Kramer doubled up and action cotinued nine handed.

A few hands later, Martin Lawton moved all in preflop and he was called down by Brandon Garrity. Their cards:

Garrity: AQ
Lawton: AJ

Board: J8846

Lawton doubled up and once again action cotinued nine handed.

Player Tags: Jared Okun,   Brandon Garrity,   Justin Kramer,   Martin Lawton

Bob Wyndle Doubles Up

Oct 23, '08

Bob Wyndle moved all in preflop for 62,500 from the small blind and Jared Okun reraised all in over the top of him from the big bind. His isolation move worked as Jason Sanders mucked AK face up on the middle of the table. Okun and Wyndle then flipped over their cards:

Okun: JJ
Wyndle: AJ

Board: A109106

Wyndle doubled up on the hand to survive.






 

Player Tags: Jared Okun,   Bob Wyndle

Jared Okun Takes a Hit

Oct 22, '08

On a board of J9275 Carl Lundrow bet 24,000 into a pot of 80,000 and Jared Okun went into the tank. He eventually made the call and Lundrow flipped up pocket 10s. Okun mucked and he was down to 120,000 after the hand.














 

Player Tags: Jared Okun,   Carl Landrum

Jared Okun Eliminated in Ninth Place ($6,626)

Oct 23, '08

Jared Okun moved all in on the button with A-10 and Brandon Garrity called him down from the big blind. Garrity held pocket jacks and they held up to eliminate Okun from the tournament in ninth place. He will take home $6,626 in prize money.














 

Player Tags: Jared Okun,   Brandon Garrity

Everybody Doubles

Oct 23, '08

Jared Okun moved all in preflop and Justin Kramer made the all-in call. Their cards:

Okun: 109
Kramer: A8

Board: AAK93

Kramer doubled up and action cotinued nine handed.

A few hands later, Martin Lawton moved all in preflop and he was called down by Brandon Garrity. Their cards:

Garrity: AQ
Lawton: AJ

Board: J8846

Lawton doubled up and once again action cotinued nine handed.

Player Tags: Jared Okun,   Brandon Garrity,   Justin Kramer,   Martin Lawton

Bob Wyndle Doubles Up

Oct 23, '08

Bob Wyndle moved all in preflop for 62,500 from the small blind and Jared Okun reraised all in over the top of him from the big bind. His isolation move worked as Jason Sanders mucked AK face up on the middle of the table. Okun and Wyndle then flipped over their cards:

Okun: JJ
Wyndle: AJ

Board: A109106

Wyndle doubled up on the hand to survive.






 

Player Tags: Jared Okun,   Bob Wyndle

$10,000 Main Event - Level 5, Hour 2

Jul 03, '08

Blinds/Antes: 200-400, 50 ante

Day 1A Players Remaining: 657 of 1,297

Chip Counts:
Mark Garner - 205,000
Brandon Adams - 200,000
Kellen Hunter - 154,000
Patrick Fortin - 145,000
Stefan Mattsson - 139,000
Todd Rebello - 125,000
Bryan Colin - 119,000
Thang "Kido" Pham - 115,000
Craig Marquis – 80,000
Nick Schulman – 73,000
Barry Shulman - 53,000

Eliminations:
Luca Pagano
Erica Schoenberg
Berry Johnston
Steve Sung
Jon Little
Mekhi Pfifer

Big Hands and Storylines:

Stan Le’s Set Comes at a Marvelous Time

As the final level of the day was concluding, Stan Le managed to flop his first set of the day. On a flop of 954, Stan Le got all-in with 44 against two opponents. It was good news for Le as his opponents were holding 76 and K9. Though Le had to fade a number of outs, he was a 55% favorite to win the hand. The turn was the J and the river was the 4, giving Le quad fours and a stack of nearly 80,000.

Nick “The Takeover” Schulman Lives Up to His Name

On a board of 732, an early position player made a bet of 1,900 and the next player to act made it 4,000 to go.  Nick Schulman took his time before reraising an additional 11,000.  The original bettor folded, and the original raiser went into the tank.  After deliberating, he moved all in for slightly more than Schulman’s bet.  Schulman beat his opponent into the pot and eagerly flipped over 33 for a set of treys.  “Oh my God,” Schulman responded after seeing his opponent turn over 54.  Schulman had nine clubs and three sixes to dodge in order to have his set hold up, but the 2 on the turn paired the board giving Schulman a full house.  With that card, his opponent’s outs were reduced to the lone 6 for a seven-high straight flush.  The 4 on the river was a miss, and Schulman eliminated another opponent.  He finished the hand with over 65,000 in chips.

Barry Shulman Puts His Opponent to the Test

On a board of 8642, Barry Shulman faced a bet from his opponent and raised enough to put his opponent all in.  The player folded and Shulman dragged the pot, boosting his stack to 73,000.
 

Adams's table can't wait for day to end

Brandon Adams, who has around 200,000 chips and is among the chip leaders if not the chip leader, has dominated his table so thoroughly they are comparing the day to the movie Groundhog Day and an episode from The Twilight Zone. In two consecutive hands he made preflop reraises against the same player. The first time he won the hand preflop and the second time he took down the pot with a continuation bet on an A-6-5 flop.

Craig Marquis Clicks It Back Against Mekhi Phifer

Craig Marquis raised it pre-flop from late position and got a single caller in Mekhi Phifer. The flop came J107 and Marquis led into Phifer for 2,200. The ER star raised small, making it 3,100 more. Marquis clicked it back, making it an additional 3,100 for Phifer, who called the bet. The turn was the 9 and Marquis checked. Phifer bet 6,000 and Marquis called. The river was the 5 and Marquis checked again. Phifer continued his aggression and made a bet of 8,000. Marquis called with confidence and showed 1010, which was good enough to take down the 50k pot.

The hand takes Marquis up to 88,000 and drops Phifer to 15,000 only a half hour before the end of day 1a.

Vince Van Patten Pushes All In Against Jared Okun

On a board of 6653, a player moved all in for 10,050 and Jared Okun made the call. The remaining contestant of the pot, Vince Van Patten, verified the amount of the bet with the dealer and made the call. The river brought the Q, and Okun made a bet of 17,000 into the side pot. Van Patten took off his sunglasses, counted out the 17,000 from his remaining stack and sat pensively. After a few moments of deliberation, Van Patten dramatically announced that he was all in for an additional 23,000. The media arrived in a frenzy, with cameras pointed at all involved players. Okun eventually released his hand, and the side pot was pushed to Van Patten. The dealer asked both Van Patten and his all in opponent to show hands for the main pot, and Van Patten turned over 65 for a flopped full house. His opponent flipped over a higher full house with QQ, prompting an outburst from Van Patten at his opponent’s lucky river card. After taking some time to stack his chips, Van Patten was left with around 41,000 after the hand.

John Hennigan Folds Under Pressure

Johnny “World” Hennigan raised to 1,200 from the hijack seat and faced calls from the players in both the cut-off and the small blind. When the action got to the player in the big blind, he paused to contemplate his situation before reraising an additional 4,600. Hennigan folded, as did the other players. Hennigan was left with around 27,000 after the hand

It's a Shorr Thing

Shannon Shorr made a gutsy play with a bit of a shortstack, and it had pay off. In the small blind, Shorr saw two other limpers join the pot for 400. He called and the big blind checked, and the flop came Q85. Shorr and two others checked before the final player, in seat 5, put out a bet of 1700. Shorr called, the others folded, and play was heads-up. The turn brought the K, and after Shorr checked, seat 6 bet 3,500. Shorr, who began the hand with just 21,000 in chips, again made the call. The river brought the 3 to bring a flush into play, and both players checked. Shorr showed 98, and that was enough to take down the pot.

Player Tags: John Hennigan,   Brandon Adams,   Shannon Shorr,   Jared Okun,   Mekhi Phifer,   Craig Marquis

$5,000 No-Limit Hold'em - On the Bubble

Jun 12, '08

Blinds/Antes: 1200/2400/300

Players Remaining: 73 of 731

Average Stack: 100,100

Chip Counts:
Adam Geyer - 620,000
Michael Mizrachi - 260,000
Sam El Sayed - 230,000
Jared Okun - 225,000
Aaron Coulthard - 204,000
Charles Sklar - 200,000
Keith Tilston - 195,000
Hasan Habib - 190,000
Alex Melnikow - 180,000
Scott Freeman - 154,000

Recent Eliminations:

Big Hands:

Michael Mizrachi and Hasan Habib Chop it Up

Michael Mizrachi and Hasan Habib both checked the river on a board of AKJ44. Mizrachi flipped over his K8 and Habib showed down K10. Both players had two pair, kings and fours, with a ace kicker.

Dag Palovic Allegedly Folds a Winner, Brummelhuis Takes a Hit

Dag Palovic raised to 7,500 from early position only to be reraised to 20,000 total by Michiel Brummelhuis. The big blind, who claimed he hadn’t played a hand in four hours, moved all in for his remaining 40,000. Palovic labored, but eventually folded. Brummelhuis made the call and turned over QJ. His opponent held AA, and the final board read 55442. Palovic claimed that he folded AK and would have eliminated either player with his nut flush.

Ryan Rapaski Wants to “Have Some Fun"

Facing a raise of 6,700, Ryan Rapaski moved all in from the button for his remaining 24,800. While the small blind was considering a call, Rapaski tried to goad him by saying, “Come on! Put your chips in and let’s have some fun.” The small blind folded, but the original raiser called and turned over 1010, the favorite to Rapaski’s AK. Rapaski spiked an ace on the flop and doubled up.

Kathy Woo Folds Aces Pre-flop?

Eli Elezra raised to 5,400 from under-the-gun and Kathy Woo called from the button. In the big blind, Scott Freeman put in a reraise of an additional 14,600. Elezra folded, and Woo contemplated for several minutes before eventually releasing her hand. Elezra announced that he had folded jack-ten. While smiling, Woo said that she folded pocket aces to avoid having a bad beat and being eliminated on the bubble. Elezra said, “Please tell me that’s true so I at least have a story.” Tablemate David Singer offered Elezra five to one odds that she was kidding. “I guess we’d have to take her on her word,” Elezra responded.

Singer Narrowly Avoids Being the Bubble Boy

David Singer, who had been nursing a small stack since the hand-for-hand bubble play began, moved his remaining 16,600 into the pot from early position. Aaron Colthard called from the big blind and turned over A10, a substantial favorite over Singer's A8. The J22 flop was unkind to Singer, as was the 5 turn. However, the 8 river locked it up for Singer while a large crowd gathered around the table. "David, everybody in this room was rooting for you!" Eli Elezra commented.

Player Tags: Hasan Habib,   David Singer,   Michael Mizrachi,   Jared Okun,   Aaron Coulthard,   Adam Geyer,   Michiel Brummelhuis,   Ryan Rapaski,   European Report

Nguyen Out Early

Jun 09, '08

Blinds/Antes: 300-600 with a 100 Ante

Eliminations: Minh Nguyen

Big Hands:

Gregorich Takes a Pot

Mark Gregorich raised before the flop to 1,800. Craig Marquis made the call and the flop came AK2. Both players checked and the turn came with the 6. Gregorich bet 2,500 and Marquis mucked. After the hand, Gregorich was at around 24,000.

Out of the Muck and Onto the Rail

The floor was called after Mark Radoja moved all in. Apparently, his cards were inserted into the muck by the dealer. After a brief account of what happened, the floorman retrieved Radoja's A5 from the muck. Joseph Bolnick had already called before the episode and tabled 88. The flop was almost fatal for Radoja as it came 987, giving Bolnick a set. But there was a glimmer of hope as Radoja had a gutshot straight draw. But the turn was the 3 and the Q on the river sealed his fate and he was out.

Okun Crippled, Then Ousted

Jared Michael Okun showed pocket jacks after the board had run out 103625. He was dismayed to find that they were no good when John McKinney tabled 44 for a straight on the river. Okun was down to just 300 and was eliminated on the very next hand.

 

Player Tags: Mark Gregorich,   Jared Okun,   Mark Radoja,   Joseph Bolnick

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed - And Then There Were Six

Jun 06, '08

Players Left:  6 of 1,236

Eliminations:
Andrew Fegan
Dave Zand
Kevin MacPhee
Jared Okun

Big Hands and Storylines:

MacPhee Out 8^th

Kevin MacPhee and Nathan Templeton got all-in pre-flop. MacPhee held 88 but was a 4-to-1 underdog against Templeton’s QQ. The A74 flop left MacPhee with only a single out, the 8 of hearts. Neither the turn nor river made MacPhee his miracle set, however, and he was crippled, left with only 50,000 chips. He would be eliminated shortly after by, who else, Nathan Templeton.

Zand Blasted: Out on the Final Table Bubble

Nathan Templeton raised to 28,000 from the cutoff, Dave Zand called on the button, Devon Porter also called from the small blind, and John Conkright came along from the big blind. The table saw the first four-handed flop of the evening: JTT. Those sweating from the rail sensed action, and turned out to be quite perceptive. Conkright wasted no time in leading out with a bet of 100,000. Templeton quickly folded, but Zand was not so fast to act. Sliding out three stacks of orange chips, he declared a raise to 300,000. Porter resignedly mucked his hand (later confessing to folding A-J) and Conkright moved all-in. Zand called, and the two showed their hands:

Conkright: KT
Zand: 98

Conkright flopped trip tens but was only a slight favorite against Zand’s open-ended straight flush draw. The turn delivered the J, making the river sweat much more tolerable for Conkright. When the last card came 7. He raked in a massive pot, taking him over 1 million for the night.

Zand was left with one stack of yellow chips totaling 30,000. He was eliminated shortly after when his QT was felled by Devon Porter’s AT on a board of 48442.

Player Tags: Devin Porter,   Nathan Templeton,   Andrew Fegan,   Jared Okun,   John Conkright,   Dave Zand

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed - Play Resumes

Jun 06, '08

The players have made the transition back from dinner table to poker table and event 9, $1,500 6-handed no-limit hold'em, is back in action. With 14 players left, the chipleaders are as follows:

Andrew Fegan - 423,000
Michiel Brummelhuis - 385,000
Nathan Templeton - 347,000
Devin Porter - 255,000
Jan Von Halle - 240,000
Peter Marr - 220,000
Ralph "Rep" Porter - 205,000
John Conkright - 190,000
Anatoly Shilyuk - 160,000
Jared Okun - 158,000

Average: 265,000
 

Player Tags: Devin Porter,   Jared Okun

Jared Okun Eliminated in 43rd Place ($52,765)

Apr 23, '08

Bryan Devonshire moves all in preflop for 495,500 and Jared Okun thinks for a second before making the all-in call. They then open up their hands:

Devonshire: 88

Okun: AK

Board: 65395

Okun is just eliminated in 43rd place, earning $52,765.

Player Tags: Bryan Devonshire,   Jared Okun