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Jul 05, '12 | 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker | Event 57 - $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 3 | + |
Gregory Merson Wins Event no. 57 ($1,136,197)Jul 06, '12 Level: 31 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 ante Gregory Merson Wins Event no. 57 ($1,136,197) On the first hand of play this afternoon, Gregory Merson opened the button for 280,000, Keith Lehr reraised the big blind to 915,000, Merson shoved and Lehr called all in. Lehr was all in for his tournament life and ahead before the flop with AQ against Merson’s K9. There board came 10109QJ, giving Merson a pair of nines on the flop for the lead. Lehr turned top pair to regain the lead, but Merson rivered a straight to the king to win the tournament. Keith Lehr was eliminated in 2nd place ($701,757) while Gregory Merson wins Event no. 57, taking home the $1,136,197 grand prize and the fifty-seventh gold bracelet of the 2012 WSOP. Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, current chip counts, and prize distributions for each gold bracelet event. Player Tags: Keith Lehr, Greg Merson Action Resumes, Final Table Back UnderwayJul 06, '12 The final table of Event no. 57 ($10,00 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed) is back underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Day 3 ended with the conclusion of Level 30 and the final two players have returned for an unscheduled Day 4. Play will begin in Level 31 with blinds of 60,000-120,000 with a 15,000 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. 2 — Gregory Merson — 9,835,000 Seat no. 5 — Keith Lehr — 4,380,000 While only 2 remain, this event gathered 1,138 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,536,300. Here is a look at the final payouts: 1st Place — $311,174 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: Keith Lehr, Greg Merson Level 30 Update: Merson Leads Lehr Overnight; Shorr 3rd ($455,362)Jul 06, '12 Level: 30 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 474 Average Chip Count: 7,110,000 Chip Counts: Seat no. 2 — Greg Merson — 9,835,000 Seat no. 5 — Keith Lehr — 4,380,000 Players Eliminated: Shannon Shorr — 3rd Place ($455,362) Live Updates: Shannon Shorr Eliminated in 3rd Place ($455,362) Shannon Shorr open-shoved the small blind before the flop for around 1.5 million and Greg Merson called from the big blind. Merson was ahead before the flop with A9 against Shorr’s 85. The board came J72K6, offering no help for Shannon Shorr who was eliminated in 3rd place ($455,362). Greg Merson took the chip lead going into heads-up play with about 8.7 million to Keith Lehr’s 5.5 million. Play was suspended for the night with the conclusion of Level 30 and will resume at approximately 1:00pm local time. 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: Shannon Shorr, Keith Lehr Level 29 Update: Sabat 4th ($300,753), Brammer 5th ($200,502)Jul 06, '12 Level: 29 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 out of 474 Average Chip Count: 4,740,000 Chip Counts: Seat no. 1 — Shannon Shorr — 1,900,000 Seat no. 5 — Keith Lehr — 5,300,000 Players Eliminated: Eddy Sabat — 4th Place ($300,753) Live Updates: Christopher Brammer Eliminated in 5th Place ($200,502) Keith Lehr opened the button for 200,000, Christopher Brammer moved all in for around 900,000 and Lehr called. Lehr was ahead before the flop with QQ against Brammer’s JJ. The board came A52310, offering no help for Christopher Brammer who was eliminated in 5th place ($200,5020. Lehr ended the hand with about 5.9 million in chips. Eddy Sabat Eliminated in 4th Place ($300,753) Greg Merson open-shoved the small blind and Eddy Sabat called all in from the big blind. Sabat was all in for his tournament life and ahead before the flop with KQ against Merson’s K7. The board came 763K3, giving Merson top pair on the flop and two pair on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Eddy Sabat in 4th place ($300,753). Merson secured the chip lead going into three-handed play with about 7.1 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: Keith Lehr, Edward Sabat Action Begins, Final Table Now UnderwayJul 05, '12 The final table of Event no. 57 ($10,000 No-Limit Hold’em Six-Handed) 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 27 players spread out over 5 tables, and with the elimination of Timothy Adams in 7th Place ($100,696), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 27 with blinds of 25,000-50,000 and a 5,000 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 — Shannon Shorr — 1,970,000 While only 6 remain, this event gathered 474 players, creating a total prize pool of $4,455,600. Here is a look at the final payouts: 1st Place — $1,136,197 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: Shannon Shorr, Keith Lehr, Andrew Lichtenberger, Edward Sabat, Christopher Brammer |
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Jun 04, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 8 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + |
Level 21 Update: Phil Hellmuth HoveringJun 04, '10 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 19 out of 2,341 Average Chip Count: 554,447 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Saar Wilf — 1,207,000 Player’s Twitter Accounts: Hellmuth Hands: Hellmuth Playing Snug With 350,000 in his stack, Hellmuth called the 8,000 to complete the blind. Keith Lehr checked from the big blind. The board ran out J8457 with both players checking to the river. Hellmuth once again checked and this time Lehr fired out a bet of 20,000, prompting a muck from Hellmuth. Hellmuth was at 342,000 after the hand. Hellmuth Wins a Pot With about about 340,000 in his stack, Hellmuth made it 38,000 preflop from the cutoff. Keith Lehr made the call from the button and both blinds folded. The flop came 932 and Hellmuth checked. Lehr checked as well and the 8 fell on the turn. Hellmuth bet 60,000 and Lehr looked down at his cards because he said he thought he had the nut flush. He tabled the A10 for the wrong black cards and mucked. Hellmuth was at 426,000 after the hand. Hellmuth Faced With an All-In Bet An opponent in late position bet 40,000 and Hellmuth made the call from the big blind. The flop came QJ3 and Hellmuth checked. His opponent bet 75,000. Hellmuth took off his glasses and contemplated before making the call. The 7 fell on the turn and Hellmuth checked. His opponent moved all in for 138,000 more and Hellmuth mucked. He was down to 367,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Keith Lehr |
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Jun 24, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 45 - $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
Level 18 Update: John Kabbaj Secures Monster ChipleadJun 25, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 Players Remaining: 20 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj — 1,550,000 Average Chip Count: 412,500 Notable Eliminations: 27. Keith Lehr — $24,066 Big Hands: Kieth Lehr Eliminated in 27th Place ($24,066) Although it was Michael Kamran who crippled Kieth Lehr in a previous hand when Lehr ran his J-10 into Kamran’s A-J on a jack-high board, it was Ken Lennard that gets the kill when his A-9 cracked Lehr’s A-A. Crippled just a few hands prior, Kieth Lehr gets it all in pre-flop with AA against Ken Lenaard’s A9. The board comes Q87K9, giving Lenaard the ace-high flush on the river to crack Lehr’s aces and send him to the rail in 27th place ($24,066). Luke Staudenmaier Eliminated in 24th Place ($24,066) It’s a three-way all in pot between Luke Staudenmaier, Kirill Gerasimov and Keven Stammen; Stammen has them both covered. Staudenmaier: J10 Board: 752QA Stammen leads the pot with a pair of tens until the river where Gerasimov spikes an ace. Gerasimov more than doubles up this hand, now with 550,000 in chips as Stammen takes a big hit to his stack and Luke Staudenmaier is eliminated in 24th place ($24,066). Kevin Stammen Eliminated in 23rd Place ($24,066) Kevin Stammen raises form under the gun and John Kabbaj reraises to 150,000 behind him. One-time chipleader Bryn Kenney moves all in for 278,000 from the big blind and both opponents call. Stammen: JJ Board: 852A9 Kabbaj pairs his ace on the turn and eliminated both of his opponents in the same hand. Kevein Stammen is eliminated in 23rd place ($24,066) while former chipleader, Bryn Kenney is forced to settle for 22nd place ($24,066). John Kabbaj rakes the pot and secures a massive chiplead with well over 1.5 million this hand. Left in the Deck The remaining 20 players will take a twenty-minute break at the conclusion of Level 18 and will return at approximately 12:25 am PDT to begin Level 19. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj, Keith Lehr, Luke Staudenmaier, Keven Stammen, Bryn Kenney Level 11 Update: Rheem Doubles Up EarlyJun 24, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 Players Remaining: 71 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Michiel Brummelhuis – 400,000 Average Chip Count: 116,917 Notable Eliminations: Burt Boutin Big Hands: Chino Rheem Quick To Business Entering the day as the short stack, Chino Rheem wasted little time as he looked down at his hand from under the gun. He pushed his stack of 11,800 into the middle and Marco Johnson made the call. Rheem turned over A10, dominating Johnson’s A9. The flop came down 752 giving Johnson very little help to knock Rheem out. The 7 came on the turn and Johnson could only knock Rheem out by pairing his nine. The 6 fell on the river and Rheem’s hand was good as he doubled up to almost 24,000 while Johnson was down under 10,000 and would bust later in the level. Don’t Feed The Fish A player moved all in preflop and Darryll Fish was the only one to look him up. Fish showed A10 while his opponent was dominated with A2. The flop dropped KJ7, giving Fish’s opponent the nut flush draw. The 9 fell on the turn and Fish was still in the lead. The river card was the 6 and Fish held on to knock out his opponent and improve to 210,000 in chips. Double Dragon: The Revenge Of Keith Lehr Keith Lehr and David Pham were tangled in a hand where the flop came down J73. Lehr moved all in and Pham made the call. Pham: K4 Lehr held the lead with top pair and second kicker but Pham had plenty of outs as he had a diamond-flush draw. The turn brought the 8, giving Pham no help and the 6 on the river cemented the hand for Lehr. He doubled to 160,000 while Pham dropped to 98,000. Player Tags: David Pham, Chino Rheem, Keith Lehr, Marco Johnson, Darryll Fish |
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May 30, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $40,000 40th Annual No-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + |
Level 5 Update: Shawn Buchanan Doubles UpMay 28, '09 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 171 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Lex Veldhuis — 330,000 Average Chip Count: 141,053 Notable Eliminations: Greg Mueller Big Hands: Shawn Buchanan Doubles Up Michael DeMichele raises to 2,600 from middle position and Shawn Buchanan moves all in for 13,300 more. The action folds back around to DeMichele who makes the call. Buchanan turns over JJ while DeMichele shows A10. The board comes K1024K, and Buchanan’s jacks hold up. Buchanan doubles up to 35,000 this hand while DeMichele takes a slight hit down to 222,000. Doyle Brunson doubles up Nicolas Levi Nicolas Levi moved all in pre-flop and was called by Doyle Brunson. Levi exposed QQ and Brunson flipped over 99 and was well behind. The flop bricked for Brunson and the queen on the turn had the 10-time bracelet winner drawing dead. Shaun Deeb Doubles up Lex Veldhuis With AK, Alexander Veldhuis moved all in pre-flop and was called quickly by the 44 of Shaun Deeb. The pot stood at about 330,000 and the flop completely missed Veldhuis. However, the ace on the turn put Veldhuis ahead and gave him the massive pot. Chris Moneymaker Making a Run Up the Leaderboard Keith Lehr raises to 3,000 from early position and Chris Moneymaker calls from the button. The flop comes Q43, Lehr bets 7,000, Moneymaker calls. The turn is the K and this time Lehr bets 17,000. Moneymaker raises another 25,000 and Lehr folds after a minute in the tank. After the hand Lehr falls down just about 200,000 while Moneymaker climbs up to 260,000 in chips. Player Tags: Doyle Brunson, Chris Moneymaker, Shawn Buchanan, Keith Lehr, Michael DeMichele, Shaun Deeb, Nicolas Levi Level 18 Update: Neil Chriss Busts on the BubbleMay 29, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 23 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Justin Bonomo — 2,200,000 Average Chip Count: 1,048,695 Notable Eliminations: Out of the Money Phil Galfond In the Money 27. Vanessa Rousso — $71,858 Big Hands: Phil Galfond Busts to Ted Forrest A short stacked Phil Galfond moved all in holding AQ but unfortunately ran into the AA of Ted Forrest. The board came out KK6J9 and Galfond was eliminated in 29th place. The remaining 28 players are now playing hand-for-hand. Neil Chriss Becomes Unfortunate Bubble Boy Alec Torelli raised to 50,000 on the button and both Neil Chriss and Greg Raymer came along in the blinds. The flop came out A96 and Chriss led out for 100,000. Raymer folded and Torelli moved all in, putting Chriss to the test. Chriss made the call showing A4 and was temporarily ahead of Torelli’s 87 for an open-ended straight draw. But the turn and river came 59 giving Torelli the winning straight and making Chriss the bubble boy. Vanessa Rousso Eliminated in 27th Place ($71,858) J.C. Tran Eliminated in 26th Place ($71,858) J.C. Tran raised to 105,000, basically committing the rest of his stack. Matt Marafioti then reraised to 700,000, more than enough to put him all in. Tran called with QJ and was crushed by Marafioti’s QQ. To add insult to injury, the case queen hit the flop and Marafioti went on to make a full house, eliminating Tran from the tournament. Sorel Mizzi Eliminated in 25th Place ($71,858) Sorel Mizzi and David Baker got in all in preflop with Baker having the bigger stack. Mizzi showed QQ and Baker showed AK. The flop came 543 and Mizzi kept the lead, until the turn and river came KA giving Baker the winning two pair. David Pham Eliminated in 24th Place ($71,858) On the very last hand of the evening, David Pham moved all in for 320,000 and Matt Marafioti called in the big blind with KK. Pham could only show Q9 and it missed it’s draws when the board ran out J1073A. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, David Pham, Ted Forrest, Vanessa Rousso, Neil Chriss, Phil Galfond, Keith Lehr, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi Level 14 Update: Mike Matusow EliminatedMay 29, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 44 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Brian Townsend – 1,470,000 Average Chip Count: 548,181 Notable Eliminations: Emil Patel Big Hands: Huck Seed is Eliminated On a board of 75AQ, Huck Seed checked from the small blind to Alec Torelli on the button. Torelli fired out 37,000 and Seed called. The river was the J and the action went check-check. Torelli said, “I think you got me,” and Huck turned over the 107. To Torelli’s surprise he rivered Seed, and exposed J10 for a pair of jacks. Seed was severely short stacked and moved all-in the next hand with 76 from the button only to be called by Greg Raymer in the small blind with K9. Seed failed to hit and was knocked out of Event 2 of the World Series of Poker. Nam Le Doubles Up Nam Le and Sorel Mizzi got it all in on the flop with Le holding the 107 and Mizzi holding the KQ. The board read 89J, with Le holding a straight but leaving Mizzi with a lot of outs. Those outs failed to arrive on the turn and river, and Le doubled up to around 700,000. Mike Matusow Eliminated Mike Matusow raised to 25,000 preflop from the big blind and Keith Lehr reraised enough to put Matusow all in under the gun. Matusow made the call and they flipped up their cards: Matusow: 77 Board: Q84KA Matusow was eliminated on the hand and Lehr moved up to 600,000. Matthew Glantz Flops a Set On a board of J9AQ6, Matthew Glantz fired a big river bet into Evan McNiff. McNiff mulled it over before finally calling. Glantz turned over the 99 for a set of nines and raked in the 500,000 chip pot. Glantz is no over 1,000,000 in chips. Brian Townsend Eliminates Emil Patel Emil Patel and Brian Townsend got it all-in pre-flop with Patel holding AK and Townsend holding 1010. The flop of 7103 was perfect for Townsend, as Patel was drawing dead with no back door draws. Townsend is up to 1,500,000 in chips. Left In The Deck: Table 60 is a stacked table with pros Greg Raymer, Andrew Robl, Vanessa Rousso, Steve Zolotow, Brian Rast, Alec Torelli and formerly Bruno Fitoussi before he was eliminated and Andrew Black before he was moved. The players are on a 60 minute dinner break. The action tonight will conclude when they have reached 18 players or have played four more levels. Player Tags: Nam Le, Huck Seed, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Greg Raymer, Matthew Glantz, Emil Patel, Brian Townsend, Keith Lehr, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi, Evan McNiff Level 22 Update: Brian Rast, Brian Townsend, Matthew Marafioti and Keith Lehr EliminatedMay 30, '09 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 chip ante Players Remaining: 10 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Alec Torelli — 5,375,000 Average Chip Count: 2,192,727 Notable Eliminations: 14. Brian Rast ($128,666) Big Hands: Brian Rast Eliminated in 14th Place ($128,666) Vitaly Lunkin raised pre-flop to 100,000 from middle position and Brian Rast moved all-in over the top for 420,000 more from the big blind. Lunkin went into the tank and eventually made the call for the majority of his chips and exposed 55. However, Rast had him dominated with KK. The flop was a disaster for Rast however, as Lunkin flopped a full house with three cards of 885. The turn brought the 2 and the river 5 gave Lunkin quads, eliminating Rast close to the final table bubble. Brian Townsend Eliminated in 13th Place ($128,666) Brian Townsend shoved all in for his last 800,000 on the button and Alec Torelli isolated behind him. Noah Schwartz tanked in the big blind for a few minutes before making the call himself, putting a huge portion of his stack at risk. Townsend showed 76, Torelli showed pocket tens and Schwartz showed the best hand with pocket queens. Unfortunately, the board ran out J107104 and Torelli’s quads bumped his stack to 5 million. Schwartz took a hit down to 700,000 and Townsend was eliminated from the tournament. Matthew Marafioti Eliminated in 12th place ($172,120) Ted Forrest opened the action with a 120,000 under the gun raise that was re-raised by Isaac Haxton to 375,000 total. Matthew Marafioti was next to act and instantly went all in for 575,000 total. Tony G woke up with AK in the small blind and went into the tank for minutes. Riding a short stack for quite some time, Tony G eventually decided to fold. Isaac immediately called and tabled KK. Marafioti was discouraged as he flipped over QQ. When the players flipped over their cards Tony G said he might have had the odds to call, from the small blind and with his extremely short stack. The flop came A25, putting Haxton well ahead and caused Tony G to pace around the table. The A hit the turn and the J fell on the river, eliminating Marafioti. Haxton is now up to 2,400,000 in chips. Vitaly Lunkin Wins Huge Double With very little in the pot, Greg Raymer pushed all in into Vitaly Lunkin for about 1,700,000. Lunkin called immediately to the shock of Raymer. The 2004 Main Event champion exclaimed, “I didn’t think he would call,” as he turned over 66. Lunkin had the perfect read on Raymer and tabled JJ, for a higher pocket pair. With other players at the table saying “nice call” to Lunkin, the flop came out AQK, to put Lunkin far out ahead. The 10 on the turn put Raymer drawing for at best a split pot. The river brought the 10 and Lunkin won a 3,500,000 chip pot. Keith Lehr Eliminated in 11th Place ($172,120) Greg Raymer raised and Keith Lehr moved all in for 800,000 from the small blind. Raymer made the call and showed JJ which was racing against Lehr’s AQ. The board ran out king high but failed to connect with Lehr’s hand, sending him to the rail. Left in the Deck: The players at the table were trying to work out a short 20 minute break to continue play until one more is eliminated. However, Tony G gave the only dissenting vote to force the rest of the table to take an hour break before resuming play. Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Ted Forrest, Greg Raymer, Brian Rast, Keith Lehr, Vitaly Lunkin, Isaac Haxton Level 21 Update: Clark Hamagami, Doshi Suresh, and Davd Baker EliminatedMay 30, '09 Blinds: 18,000-36,000 with a 4,000 chip ante Players Remaining: 14 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Lex Veldhuis — 5,200,000 Average Chip Count: 1,608,000 Notable Eliminations: 17. Clark Hamagami ($96,171) Big Hands: Doshi Suresh Eliminated by Greg Raymer in 16th Place ($96,171) Doshi Suresh moved all-in pre-flop and was quickly called by the big stack of Greg Raymer. Suresh tabled A10 and Raymer exposed QQ. The flop came 674, giving Suresh a back door flush draw to go along with his over card. The 10 hit the turn and Raymer was well ahead, looking to dodge the remaining tens and aces in the deck. The 5 fell on the turn and Suresh was eliminated. Raymer is now up to 2,600,000 in chips and could add this prestigious tournament to his poker resume to go along with his main event win a few years ago. David Baker Eliminated in 15th Place ($128,666) David Baker raised to 85,000 on the button and Lex Veldhuis reraised to 205,000 from the small blind. Baker moved all in for 1,480,000 and Velhuis called him down. Their cards: Baker: 66 Board: A729A Baker was eliminated in 15th place and Veldhuis grew his stack to 5.2 million to take the chip lead. Greg Raymer gets Aces Cracked Twice Brian Townsend was all in preflop on the small blind for 275,000 and Greg Ramyer had him covered under the gun. Their cards: Raymer: AA Board: K109J3 Townsend doubled up on the hand to survive with a Broadway straight and Raymer took a hit on the hand. A few hands later Keith Lehr was the player all in preflop and once again Raymer had his opponent covered. Their cards: Raymer: AA Board: K7329 Lehr doubled up on the hand to survive and Raymer couled only watch as his aces were crakced for a second time in a row. Raymer still held 2.1 million after the hand due to the short stacks that he was up against in both cases. Left in the Deck - Layne Flack came over from his Omaha 8 or Better to talk with Ted Forrest. - The tournament staff is currently coloring up the players and adding 50,000 pink chips into play. Player Tags: David Baker, Ted Forrest, Greg Raymer, Brian Townsend, Keith Lehr, Lex Veldhuis |
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May 29, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $40,000 40th Annual No-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
Level 5 Update: Shawn Buchanan Doubles UpMay 28, '09 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 171 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Lex Veldhuis — 330,000 Average Chip Count: 141,053 Notable Eliminations: Greg Mueller Big Hands: Shawn Buchanan Doubles Up Michael DeMichele raises to 2,600 from middle position and Shawn Buchanan moves all in for 13,300 more. The action folds back around to DeMichele who makes the call. Buchanan turns over JJ while DeMichele shows A10. The board comes K1024K, and Buchanan’s jacks hold up. Buchanan doubles up to 35,000 this hand while DeMichele takes a slight hit down to 222,000. Doyle Brunson doubles up Nicolas Levi Nicolas Levi moved all in pre-flop and was called by Doyle Brunson. Levi exposed QQ and Brunson flipped over 99 and was well behind. The flop bricked for Brunson and the queen on the turn had the 10-time bracelet winner drawing dead. Shaun Deeb Doubles up Lex Veldhuis With AK, Alexander Veldhuis moved all in pre-flop and was called quickly by the 44 of Shaun Deeb. The pot stood at about 330,000 and the flop completely missed Veldhuis. However, the ace on the turn put Veldhuis ahead and gave him the massive pot. Chris Moneymaker Making a Run Up the Leaderboard Keith Lehr raises to 3,000 from early position and Chris Moneymaker calls from the button. The flop comes Q43, Lehr bets 7,000, Moneymaker calls. The turn is the K and this time Lehr bets 17,000. Moneymaker raises another 25,000 and Lehr folds after a minute in the tank. After the hand Lehr falls down just about 200,000 while Moneymaker climbs up to 260,000 in chips. Player Tags: Doyle Brunson, Chris Moneymaker, Shawn Buchanan, Keith Lehr, Michael DeMichele, Shaun Deeb, Nicolas Levi Level 18 Update: Neil Chriss Busts on the BubbleMay 29, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 23 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Justin Bonomo — 2,200,000 Average Chip Count: 1,048,695 Notable Eliminations: Out of the Money Phil Galfond In the Money 27. Vanessa Rousso — $71,858 Big Hands: Phil Galfond Busts to Ted Forrest A short stacked Phil Galfond moved all in holding AQ but unfortunately ran into the AA of Ted Forrest. The board came out KK6J9 and Galfond was eliminated in 29th place. The remaining 28 players are now playing hand-for-hand. Neil Chriss Becomes Unfortunate Bubble Boy Alec Torelli raised to 50,000 on the button and both Neil Chriss and Greg Raymer came along in the blinds. The flop came out A96 and Chriss led out for 100,000. Raymer folded and Torelli moved all in, putting Chriss to the test. Chriss made the call showing A4 and was temporarily ahead of Torelli’s 87 for an open-ended straight draw. But the turn and river came 59 giving Torelli the winning straight and making Chriss the bubble boy. Vanessa Rousso Eliminated in 27th Place ($71,858) J.C. Tran Eliminated in 26th Place ($71,858) J.C. Tran raised to 105,000, basically committing the rest of his stack. Matt Marafioti then reraised to 700,000, more than enough to put him all in. Tran called with QJ and was crushed by Marafioti’s QQ. To add insult to injury, the case queen hit the flop and Marafioti went on to make a full house, eliminating Tran from the tournament. Sorel Mizzi Eliminated in 25th Place ($71,858) Sorel Mizzi and David Baker got in all in preflop with Baker having the bigger stack. Mizzi showed QQ and Baker showed AK. The flop came 543 and Mizzi kept the lead, until the turn and river came KA giving Baker the winning two pair. David Pham Eliminated in 24th Place ($71,858) On the very last hand of the evening, David Pham moved all in for 320,000 and Matt Marafioti called in the big blind with KK. Pham could only show Q9 and it missed it’s draws when the board ran out J1073A. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, David Pham, Ted Forrest, Vanessa Rousso, Neil Chriss, Phil Galfond, Keith Lehr, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi Level 14 Update: Mike Matusow EliminatedMay 29, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 44 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Brian Townsend – 1,470,000 Average Chip Count: 548,181 Notable Eliminations: Emil Patel Big Hands: Huck Seed is Eliminated On a board of 75AQ, Huck Seed checked from the small blind to Alec Torelli on the button. Torelli fired out 37,000 and Seed called. The river was the J and the action went check-check. Torelli said, “I think you got me,” and Huck turned over the 107. To Torelli’s surprise he rivered Seed, and exposed J10 for a pair of jacks. Seed was severely short stacked and moved all-in the next hand with 76 from the button only to be called by Greg Raymer in the small blind with K9. Seed failed to hit and was knocked out of Event 2 of the World Series of Poker. Nam Le Doubles Up Nam Le and Sorel Mizzi got it all in on the flop with Le holding the 107 and Mizzi holding the KQ. The board read 89J, with Le holding a straight but leaving Mizzi with a lot of outs. Those outs failed to arrive on the turn and river, and Le doubled up to around 700,000. Mike Matusow Eliminated Mike Matusow raised to 25,000 preflop from the big blind and Keith Lehr reraised enough to put Matusow all in under the gun. Matusow made the call and they flipped up their cards: Matusow: 77 Board: Q84KA Matusow was eliminated on the hand and Lehr moved up to 600,000. Matthew Glantz Flops a Set On a board of J9AQ6, Matthew Glantz fired a big river bet into Evan McNiff. McNiff mulled it over before finally calling. Glantz turned over the 99 for a set of nines and raked in the 500,000 chip pot. Glantz is no over 1,000,000 in chips. Brian Townsend Eliminates Emil Patel Emil Patel and Brian Townsend got it all-in pre-flop with Patel holding AK and Townsend holding 1010. The flop of 7103 was perfect for Townsend, as Patel was drawing dead with no back door draws. Townsend is up to 1,500,000 in chips. Left In The Deck: Table 60 is a stacked table with pros Greg Raymer, Andrew Robl, Vanessa Rousso, Steve Zolotow, Brian Rast, Alec Torelli and formerly Bruno Fitoussi before he was eliminated and Andrew Black before he was moved. The players are on a 60 minute dinner break. The action tonight will conclude when they have reached 18 players or have played four more levels. Player Tags: Nam Le, Huck Seed, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Greg Raymer, Matthew Glantz, Emil Patel, Brian Townsend, Keith Lehr, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi, Evan McNiff Level 22 Update: Brian Rast, Brian Townsend, Matthew Marafioti and Keith Lehr EliminatedMay 30, '09 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 chip ante Players Remaining: 10 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Alec Torelli — 5,375,000 Average Chip Count: 2,192,727 Notable Eliminations: 14. Brian Rast ($128,666) Big Hands: Brian Rast Eliminated in 14th Place ($128,666) Vitaly Lunkin raised pre-flop to 100,000 from middle position and Brian Rast moved all-in over the top for 420,000 more from the big blind. Lunkin went into the tank and eventually made the call for the majority of his chips and exposed 55. However, Rast had him dominated with KK. The flop was a disaster for Rast however, as Lunkin flopped a full house with three cards of 885. The turn brought the 2 and the river 5 gave Lunkin quads, eliminating Rast close to the final table bubble. Brian Townsend Eliminated in 13th Place ($128,666) Brian Townsend shoved all in for his last 800,000 on the button and Alec Torelli isolated behind him. Noah Schwartz tanked in the big blind for a few minutes before making the call himself, putting a huge portion of his stack at risk. Townsend showed 76, Torelli showed pocket tens and Schwartz showed the best hand with pocket queens. Unfortunately, the board ran out J107104 and Torelli’s quads bumped his stack to 5 million. Schwartz took a hit down to 700,000 and Townsend was eliminated from the tournament. Matthew Marafioti Eliminated in 12th place ($172,120) Ted Forrest opened the action with a 120,000 under the gun raise that was re-raised by Isaac Haxton to 375,000 total. Matthew Marafioti was next to act and instantly went all in for 575,000 total. Tony G woke up with AK in the small blind and went into the tank for minutes. Riding a short stack for quite some time, Tony G eventually decided to fold. Isaac immediately called and tabled KK. Marafioti was discouraged as he flipped over QQ. When the players flipped over their cards Tony G said he might have had the odds to call, from the small blind and with his extremely short stack. The flop came A25, putting Haxton well ahead and caused Tony G to pace around the table. The A hit the turn and the J fell on the river, eliminating Marafioti. Haxton is now up to 2,400,000 in chips. Vitaly Lunkin Wins Huge Double With very little in the pot, Greg Raymer pushed all in into Vitaly Lunkin for about 1,700,000. Lunkin called immediately to the shock of Raymer. The 2004 Main Event champion exclaimed, “I didn’t think he would call,” as he turned over 66. Lunkin had the perfect read on Raymer and tabled JJ, for a higher pocket pair. With other players at the table saying “nice call” to Lunkin, the flop came out AQK, to put Lunkin far out ahead. The 10 on the turn put Raymer drawing for at best a split pot. The river brought the 10 and Lunkin won a 3,500,000 chip pot. Keith Lehr Eliminated in 11th Place ($172,120) Greg Raymer raised and Keith Lehr moved all in for 800,000 from the small blind. Raymer made the call and showed JJ which was racing against Lehr’s AQ. The board ran out king high but failed to connect with Lehr’s hand, sending him to the rail. Left in the Deck: The players at the table were trying to work out a short 20 minute break to continue play until one more is eliminated. However, Tony G gave the only dissenting vote to force the rest of the table to take an hour break before resuming play. Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Ted Forrest, Greg Raymer, Brian Rast, Keith Lehr, Vitaly Lunkin, Isaac Haxton Level 21 Update: Clark Hamagami, Doshi Suresh, and Davd Baker EliminatedMay 30, '09 Blinds: 18,000-36,000 with a 4,000 chip ante Players Remaining: 14 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Lex Veldhuis — 5,200,000 Average Chip Count: 1,608,000 Notable Eliminations: 17. Clark Hamagami ($96,171) Big Hands: Doshi Suresh Eliminated by Greg Raymer in 16th Place ($96,171) Doshi Suresh moved all-in pre-flop and was quickly called by the big stack of Greg Raymer. Suresh tabled A10 and Raymer exposed QQ. The flop came 674, giving Suresh a back door flush draw to go along with his over card. The 10 hit the turn and Raymer was well ahead, looking to dodge the remaining tens and aces in the deck. The 5 fell on the turn and Suresh was eliminated. Raymer is now up to 2,600,000 in chips and could add this prestigious tournament to his poker resume to go along with his main event win a few years ago. David Baker Eliminated in 15th Place ($128,666) David Baker raised to 85,000 on the button and Lex Veldhuis reraised to 205,000 from the small blind. Baker moved all in for 1,480,000 and Velhuis called him down. Their cards: Baker: 66 Board: A729A Baker was eliminated in 15th place and Veldhuis grew his stack to 5.2 million to take the chip lead. Greg Raymer gets Aces Cracked Twice Brian Townsend was all in preflop on the small blind for 275,000 and Greg Ramyer had him covered under the gun. Their cards: Raymer: AA Board: K109J3 Townsend doubled up on the hand to survive with a Broadway straight and Raymer took a hit on the hand. A few hands later Keith Lehr was the player all in preflop and once again Raymer had his opponent covered. Their cards: Raymer: AA Board: K7329 Lehr doubled up on the hand to survive and Raymer couled only watch as his aces were crakced for a second time in a row. Raymer still held 2.1 million after the hand due to the short stacks that he was up against in both cases. Left in the Deck - Layne Flack came over from his Omaha 8 or Better to talk with Ted Forrest. - The tournament staff is currently coloring up the players and adding 50,000 pink chips into play. Player Tags: David Baker, Ted Forrest, Greg Raymer, Brian Townsend, Keith Lehr, Lex Veldhuis |
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May 28, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $40,000 40th Annual No-Limit Hold'em | 1 | + |
Level 5 Update: Shawn Buchanan Doubles UpMay 28, '09 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 171 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Lex Veldhuis — 330,000 Average Chip Count: 141,053 Notable Eliminations: Greg Mueller Big Hands: Shawn Buchanan Doubles Up Michael DeMichele raises to 2,600 from middle position and Shawn Buchanan moves all in for 13,300 more. The action folds back around to DeMichele who makes the call. Buchanan turns over JJ while DeMichele shows A10. The board comes K1024K, and Buchanan’s jacks hold up. Buchanan doubles up to 35,000 this hand while DeMichele takes a slight hit down to 222,000. Doyle Brunson doubles up Nicolas Levi Nicolas Levi moved all in pre-flop and was called by Doyle Brunson. Levi exposed QQ and Brunson flipped over 99 and was well behind. The flop bricked for Brunson and the queen on the turn had the 10-time bracelet winner drawing dead. Shaun Deeb Doubles up Lex Veldhuis With AK, Alexander Veldhuis moved all in pre-flop and was called quickly by the 44 of Shaun Deeb. The pot stood at about 330,000 and the flop completely missed Veldhuis. However, the ace on the turn put Veldhuis ahead and gave him the massive pot. Chris Moneymaker Making a Run Up the Leaderboard Keith Lehr raises to 3,000 from early position and Chris Moneymaker calls from the button. The flop comes Q43, Lehr bets 7,000, Moneymaker calls. The turn is the K and this time Lehr bets 17,000. Moneymaker raises another 25,000 and Lehr folds after a minute in the tank. After the hand Lehr falls down just about 200,000 while Moneymaker climbs up to 260,000 in chips. Player Tags: Doyle Brunson, Chris Moneymaker, Shawn Buchanan, Keith Lehr, Michael DeMichele, Shaun Deeb, Nicolas Levi Level 18 Update: Neil Chriss Busts on the BubbleMay 29, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 23 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Justin Bonomo — 2,200,000 Average Chip Count: 1,048,695 Notable Eliminations: Out of the Money Phil Galfond In the Money 27. Vanessa Rousso — $71,858 Big Hands: Phil Galfond Busts to Ted Forrest A short stacked Phil Galfond moved all in holding AQ but unfortunately ran into the AA of Ted Forrest. The board came out KK6J9 and Galfond was eliminated in 29th place. The remaining 28 players are now playing hand-for-hand. Neil Chriss Becomes Unfortunate Bubble Boy Alec Torelli raised to 50,000 on the button and both Neil Chriss and Greg Raymer came along in the blinds. The flop came out A96 and Chriss led out for 100,000. Raymer folded and Torelli moved all in, putting Chriss to the test. Chriss made the call showing A4 and was temporarily ahead of Torelli’s 87 for an open-ended straight draw. But the turn and river came 59 giving Torelli the winning straight and making Chriss the bubble boy. Vanessa Rousso Eliminated in 27th Place ($71,858) J.C. Tran Eliminated in 26th Place ($71,858) J.C. Tran raised to 105,000, basically committing the rest of his stack. Matt Marafioti then reraised to 700,000, more than enough to put him all in. Tran called with QJ and was crushed by Marafioti’s QQ. To add insult to injury, the case queen hit the flop and Marafioti went on to make a full house, eliminating Tran from the tournament. Sorel Mizzi Eliminated in 25th Place ($71,858) Sorel Mizzi and David Baker got in all in preflop with Baker having the bigger stack. Mizzi showed QQ and Baker showed AK. The flop came 543 and Mizzi kept the lead, until the turn and river came KA giving Baker the winning two pair. David Pham Eliminated in 24th Place ($71,858) On the very last hand of the evening, David Pham moved all in for 320,000 and Matt Marafioti called in the big blind with KK. Pham could only show Q9 and it missed it’s draws when the board ran out J1073A. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, David Pham, Ted Forrest, Vanessa Rousso, Neil Chriss, Phil Galfond, Keith Lehr, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi Level 14 Update: Mike Matusow EliminatedMay 29, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 44 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Brian Townsend – 1,470,000 Average Chip Count: 548,181 Notable Eliminations: Emil Patel Big Hands: Huck Seed is Eliminated On a board of 75AQ, Huck Seed checked from the small blind to Alec Torelli on the button. Torelli fired out 37,000 and Seed called. The river was the J and the action went check-check. Torelli said, “I think you got me,” and Huck turned over the 107. To Torelli’s surprise he rivered Seed, and exposed J10 for a pair of jacks. Seed was severely short stacked and moved all-in the next hand with 76 from the button only to be called by Greg Raymer in the small blind with K9. Seed failed to hit and was knocked out of Event 2 of the World Series of Poker. Nam Le Doubles Up Nam Le and Sorel Mizzi got it all in on the flop with Le holding the 107 and Mizzi holding the KQ. The board read 89J, with Le holding a straight but leaving Mizzi with a lot of outs. Those outs failed to arrive on the turn and river, and Le doubled up to around 700,000. Mike Matusow Eliminated Mike Matusow raised to 25,000 preflop from the big blind and Keith Lehr reraised enough to put Matusow all in under the gun. Matusow made the call and they flipped up their cards: Matusow: 77 Board: Q84KA Matusow was eliminated on the hand and Lehr moved up to 600,000. Matthew Glantz Flops a Set On a board of J9AQ6, Matthew Glantz fired a big river bet into Evan McNiff. McNiff mulled it over before finally calling. Glantz turned over the 99 for a set of nines and raked in the 500,000 chip pot. Glantz is no over 1,000,000 in chips. Brian Townsend Eliminates Emil Patel Emil Patel and Brian Townsend got it all-in pre-flop with Patel holding AK and Townsend holding 1010. The flop of 7103 was perfect for Townsend, as Patel was drawing dead with no back door draws. Townsend is up to 1,500,000 in chips. Left In The Deck: Table 60 is a stacked table with pros Greg Raymer, Andrew Robl, Vanessa Rousso, Steve Zolotow, Brian Rast, Alec Torelli and formerly Bruno Fitoussi before he was eliminated and Andrew Black before he was moved. The players are on a 60 minute dinner break. The action tonight will conclude when they have reached 18 players or have played four more levels. Player Tags: Nam Le, Huck Seed, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Greg Raymer, Matthew Glantz, Emil Patel, Brian Townsend, Keith Lehr, Alec Torelli, Sorel Mizzi, Evan McNiff Level 22 Update: Brian Rast, Brian Townsend, Matthew Marafioti and Keith Lehr EliminatedMay 30, '09 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 chip ante Players Remaining: 10 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Alec Torelli — 5,375,000 Average Chip Count: 2,192,727 Notable Eliminations: 14. Brian Rast ($128,666) Big Hands: Brian Rast Eliminated in 14th Place ($128,666) Vitaly Lunkin raised pre-flop to 100,000 from middle position and Brian Rast moved all-in over the top for 420,000 more from the big blind. Lunkin went into the tank and eventually made the call for the majority of his chips and exposed 55. However, Rast had him dominated with KK. The flop was a disaster for Rast however, as Lunkin flopped a full house with three cards of 885. The turn brought the 2 and the river 5 gave Lunkin quads, eliminating Rast close to the final table bubble. Brian Townsend Eliminated in 13th Place ($128,666) Brian Townsend shoved all in for his last 800,000 on the button and Alec Torelli isolated behind him. Noah Schwartz tanked in the big blind for a few minutes before making the call himself, putting a huge portion of his stack at risk. Townsend showed 76, Torelli showed pocket tens and Schwartz showed the best hand with pocket queens. Unfortunately, the board ran out J107104 and Torelli’s quads bumped his stack to 5 million. Schwartz took a hit down to 700,000 and Townsend was eliminated from the tournament. Matthew Marafioti Eliminated in 12th place ($172,120) Ted Forrest opened the action with a 120,000 under the gun raise that was re-raised by Isaac Haxton to 375,000 total. Matthew Marafioti was next to act and instantly went all in for 575,000 total. Tony G woke up with AK in the small blind and went into the tank for minutes. Riding a short stack for quite some time, Tony G eventually decided to fold. Isaac immediately called and tabled KK. Marafioti was discouraged as he flipped over QQ. When the players flipped over their cards Tony G said he might have had the odds to call, from the small blind and with his extremely short stack. The flop came A25, putting Haxton well ahead and caused Tony G to pace around the table. The A hit the turn and the J fell on the river, eliminating Marafioti. Haxton is now up to 2,400,000 in chips. Vitaly Lunkin Wins Huge Double With very little in the pot, Greg Raymer pushed all in into Vitaly Lunkin for about 1,700,000. Lunkin called immediately to the shock of Raymer. The 2004 Main Event champion exclaimed, “I didn’t think he would call,” as he turned over 66. Lunkin had the perfect read on Raymer and tabled JJ, for a higher pocket pair. With other players at the table saying “nice call” to Lunkin, the flop came out AQK, to put Lunkin far out ahead. The 10 on the turn put Raymer drawing for at best a split pot. The river brought the 10 and Lunkin won a 3,500,000 chip pot. Keith Lehr Eliminated in 11th Place ($172,120) Greg Raymer raised and Keith Lehr moved all in for 800,000 from the small blind. Raymer made the call and showed JJ which was racing against Lehr’s AQ. The board ran out king high but failed to connect with Lehr’s hand, sending him to the rail. Left in the Deck: The players at the table were trying to work out a short 20 minute break to continue play until one more is eliminated. However, Tony G gave the only dissenting vote to force the rest of the table to take an hour break before resuming play. Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Ted Forrest, Greg Raymer, Brian Rast, Keith Lehr, Vitaly Lunkin, Isaac Haxton Level 21 Update: Clark Hamagami, Doshi Suresh, and Davd Baker EliminatedMay 30, '09 Blinds: 18,000-36,000 with a 4,000 chip ante Players Remaining: 14 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Lex Veldhuis — 5,200,000 Average Chip Count: 1,608,000 Notable Eliminations: 17. Clark Hamagami ($96,171) Big Hands: Doshi Suresh Eliminated by Greg Raymer in 16th Place ($96,171) Doshi Suresh moved all-in pre-flop and was quickly called by the big stack of Greg Raymer. Suresh tabled A10 and Raymer exposed QQ. The flop came 674, giving Suresh a back door flush draw to go along with his over card. The 10 hit the turn and Raymer was well ahead, looking to dodge the remaining tens and aces in the deck. The 5 fell on the turn and Suresh was eliminated. Raymer is now up to 2,600,000 in chips and could add this prestigious tournament to his poker resume to go along with his main event win a few years ago. David Baker Eliminated in 15th Place ($128,666) David Baker raised to 85,000 on the button and Lex Veldhuis reraised to 205,000 from the small blind. Baker moved all in for 1,480,000 and Velhuis called him down. Their cards: Baker: 66 Board: A729A Baker was eliminated in 15th place and Veldhuis grew his stack to 5.2 million to take the chip lead. Greg Raymer gets Aces Cracked Twice Brian Townsend was all in preflop on the small blind for 275,000 and Greg Ramyer had him covered under the gun. Their cards: Raymer: AA Board: K109J3 Townsend doubled up on the hand to survive with a Broadway straight and Raymer took a hit on the hand. A few hands later Keith Lehr was the player all in preflop and once again Raymer had his opponent covered. Their cards: Raymer: AA Board: K7329 Lehr doubled up on the hand to survive and Raymer couled only watch as his aces were crakced for a second time in a row. Raymer still held 2.1 million after the hand due to the short stacks that he was up against in both cases. Left in the Deck - Layne Flack came over from his Omaha 8 or Better to talk with Ted Forrest. - The tournament staff is currently coloring up the players and adding 50,000 pink chips into play. Player Tags: David Baker, Ted Forrest, Greg Raymer, Brian Townsend, Keith Lehr, Lex Veldhuis |
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Jun 21, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 38 - Pot-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
$2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em - End of Day 2Jun 21, '08 The final table of event 38 is set and the big name of the lot is Lee Watkinson. Watkinson will be making his first final table since last year's World Series main event where he finished a dissapointing 8th place. Watkinson entered 10-handed play with a paucity of chips, a situation he would soon remedy by winning a race against Robert Cheung. He would never look back and by the time the final table was set, he would be 2nd in chips with 390,000. Jan Von Halle, whose play has been solid as a rock, will enter the final table with the chip lead. Other notables who will have the chance to earn a bracelet tomorrow include Ayaz Mahmood, Robert Cheung, and Chris Bell.
The Backbreaker Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Ayaz Mahmood, Benjamin Roberts, Chris Bell, Michael Binger, Robert Cheung, Keith Lehr, Davidi Kitai, Michael Greco, Amato Galasso, Jeff Sluzinski, Jan Von Halle, Keith Greer, Chris Dombrowski, Benjamin Zamani $2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 15 RecapJun 21, '08 Blinds: 3,000-6,000 Player Tags: Ayaz Mahmood, Davood Mehrmand, Benjamin Roberts, Neil Channing, Robert Perry, Chris Bell, Eugene Todd, Al Adler, Michael Binger, Robert Cheung, Keith Lehr, Dan Quinn, Davidi Kitai, Michael Greco, Amato Galasso, Jeff Sluzinski, Benjamin Zamani |
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May 30, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 1 - World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em | 1 | + |
Pot-Limit Hold'em - Only Two More Levels To GoMay 30, '08 Note: The players are now on a 15-minute break Average Stack: 62,000 Eliminations: Alan “The Usher” Sass Big Hands: On a board of KJ5Q9, Eli Elezra checked to Vivek “psyduck” Rajkumar. Rajkumar thought for a minute before inquiring, “Is a set any good?” and betting 8,000 into the pot of about 12,000. Elezra thought only momentarily before calling and turning over JT. Vivek, true to his word, showed QQ for a set of queens and mucked. Elezra was boosted to 90,000. Rajkumar's setback proved to be only temporary, as he fought back to regain a big stack (180,000). Grundy wins blind vs. blind battle With a board of QK5J5, Ben Grundy reluctantly called a bet of 15,000. As soon as his chips hit the felt the small blind mucked his hand. Grundy scooped up the pot and increased his chip stack to roughly 135,000. Ryan Young fails to entice bet From the big blind Ryan Young check-called a bet of 5,700 on a flop of 633 After the 9 came on the turn, Young checked and then called a 15,000 bet. The river was the 4 and Young again bet. This time is opponent checked and Young sheepishly flipped over pocket 3s. Sprengers springs a trap Ben Sprengers of Florida made a major leap forward in a span of three hands. Playing from late position, Sprengers raised to 4,000 and was called by the button. On a dangerous flop of AK9 Sprengers fired out a bet of $17,000. He was called, which resulted in Sprengers checking the turn when the 8 struck. The button also checked. The river brought the 10, and Sprengers fired out a bet of 32,000. The button called. Sprengers rolled over the T8 for running two pair, while the button revealed the KQ. Benyamine cashes in David Benyamine increased his stack to 128,000 when his pocket aces crippled an opponent with pocket kings. The double-paired board of J85J8 didn’t scare either player. Newhouse rakes a pot John Juanda raised to 3,800 from middle position. A player in late position called and Mark “Newhizzle” Newhouse came along from the big blind. On a flop of K93, Newhouse checked to Juanda, who bet 7,200, the late position player folded and Newhouse called. After a 5 came on the turn, Newhouse check-called a 14,600 bet. Both players checked the river and Newhouse took down the pot with KQ. Haxton gets the better of Saul On a board of KQ274, Kevin “BeL0WaB0Ve” Saul checked to Isaac “Ike” Haxton who bet the remainder of his stack – 17,000 – into a pot of 30,000. Saul thought for a few moments before calling, only to muck quickly after Haxton flipped KT for top pair. The hand strengthened Haxton to 65,000 and dropped Saul to 84,000. Player Tags: John Juanda, Phil Laak, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, David Chiu, Gavin Griffin, Bradley Berman, Shawn Keller, Grant Lang, Anthony Licastro, Ben Sprengers, Raphael Zimmerman, Ryan Young, Kevin Saul, Ben Grundy, Keith Lehr, Mark Newhouse, Alan Sass, V R, Marco Johnson, Emad Tahtouh, Alexander Kostritsyn, European Report |
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