| Jun 20, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 37 - World Championship Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better |
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Omaha World Championship - End of Day
Jun 19, '08
Note: Play has ended for the day. The remaining players will return tomorrow at 3:00pm in the Brazilian Room and play down to a final table.
Blinds/Antes: 600/1200
Limits: 1200/2400
Players Remaining: 123 of 235
Average Stack: 38,211
Chip Counts:
Soheil Shamseddin - 104,000
Brad Booth - 99,000
Erick Lindgren - 84,000
Annie Duke - 78,000
David Chiu - 73,000
Jamie Pickering - 68,000
Jason Gray - 58,000
Roland de Wolfe - 54,000
Bruno Fitoussi - 53,000
Mike Matusow - 50,600
Recent Eliminations:
Lee Watkinson
Justin Bonomo
Allen Kessler
Tony G
Big Hands:
 Gabe Kaplan Struggling to Stay Alive
On a board of Q J6 6 5 , Gabe Kaplan faced a bet from his opponent and deliberated before throwing his cards into the muck and giving up on a pot worth over 12,000 in chips. “I flopped two pair,” the player told Kaplan as he mucked his cards face down and dragged the pot. Kaplan finished the hand with less than 15,000 in chips.
Chau Giang and Bill Gazes Split a Pot
Chau Giang Checked to Bill Gazes on a board of AJ32, and Gazes thought pensively before checking behind. The Q river was dealt, prompting Giang to bet. Gazes made the call, and Giang turned over his A1032 for a ten-high flush. Gazes turned over KK85 for a playable low, and the two players split the pot.
Mickey Appleman Trying to Improve His Short Stack
In a hand on table 15 in the orange section of the Amazon Room, the action folded to Mickey Appleman on the button. Appleman called, as did Annie Duke in the small blind. Johnny Chan checked his big blind option and the three players saw a flop of A62. Duke and Chan checked to Appleman, who bet. Duke folded, but Chan called and the two players saw the 10 on the turn. Chan checked and Appleman checked behind. The A on the river was dealt, and again Chan checked. Appleman bet and Chan called. Appleman turned over KK98 for two pair, aces and kings. Chan turned over 10872 for a playable low, and the pot was split.
Player Tags: Annie Duke, Erick Lindgren, Mickey Appleman, Bill Gazes, David Chiu, Gabe Kaplan, Chau Giang, Brad Booth, Soheil Shamseddin, European Report
$10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap
Jun 20, '08
Blinds: 3,000-6,000
Players Left: 35 of 235
Chip Leaders:
David Benyamine - 325,000
Greg Jamison - 305,000
Chau Giang - 300,000
Mike Matusow - 230,000
Toto Leonidas - 220,000
Ram Vaswani - 195,000
Danny Dang - 190,000
Bob Slezak - 190,000
Hieu Ma - 180,000
Pat Rao - 170,000
Average Stack: 134,300
Eliminations:
Robert Williamson III
Soheil Shamseddin
Big Hands and Storylines:
Crunch Time
We’re down to 35 players here in the Brasilia Room and with 27 places playing, play should start to tighten up not too long from now. Though the field is still littered with seasoned professionals who are looking for more than a 27th place finish, short stacks who are unlikely to mount a deep run might start to play a bit more conservatively.
 All Bets Are Off
Mike Matusow asked David Benyamine, seated directly behind him, how many chips he had. After Benyamine informed him that he had 325,000 in front of him, Matusow remarked, “You’ve got 100,000 more than me. I’ll take +130 for $10,000.” Benyamine’s response: “I don’t bet with broken men.”
Ouch.
And There’s Poker Too!
Robert Williamson III was eliminated in a three-way pot involving Mike Matusow and James Van Alstyne. Matusow and Van Alstyne split the pot and Williamson was left shaking his head in disappointment.
At the table across the aisle, Soheil Shamseddin was eliminated by Max Pescatori. On a board of QJ96A, Shamseddin showed QQ108 for a straight along with a set of queens, but he was outdone by the Italian’s A1082. Pescatori, conversing about Italy’s chances against Spain in Sunday’s Euro 2008 quarterfinals, is now up to 165,000.
Brunson on the Move
Not only has Doyle Brunson taken a new seat at the table of Max Pescatori, Brad Booth, and Berry Johnston, but his chips have been on the move as well. Brunson dropped almost half of his chips during the last level, falling from 250,000 all the way to 130,000.
Player Tags: Trai "Danny" Dang, Toto Leonidas, Bob Slezak, Tony Ma, Pat Rao, Max Pescatori, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Doyle Brunson, Greg Jamison, Ram Vaswani, Chau Giang, Robert Williamson III, Soheil Shamseddin
$10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap
Jun 20, '08
Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Players Left: 50 of 235
Chip Leaders:
David Benyamine - 216,000
Ram Vaswani - 180,000
Bruno Fitoussi - 155,000
Soheil Shamseddin - 155,000
Doyle Brunson - 150,000
Toto Leonidas - 150,000
Erick Lindgren - 150,000
Greg Jamison - 145,000
Danny Dang - 133,000
Chau Giang - 130,000
Average Stack: 94,000
Eliminations:
Annie Duke
Huck Seed
Big Hands and Storylines:
 Huck Seed Eliminated
Huck Seed, on a precariously short stack, raised from the button and the big blind called. Seed bet the A64 flop and his opponent called. Seed got the last of his money in on the Q turn and the two showed their cards:
Seed: AAK4
Opponent: K752
Seed had a set of aces but his opponent was freerolling for a scoop with a made low and an open-ended straight draw. The river was the 3, giving Seed’s opponent the nut low and a 7-high straight. Seed slowly slid out of his chair and exited the room, but not before tossing in a thought, “That was a good flop for you.”
“Don’t Let Matusow Win Another Pot”
That quote comes from none other than 2008 World Series bracelet winner... Mike Matusow? Clearly concerned about the tournament chances of his tablemates, Matusow was kind enough to give his peers a word of advice, but could they successfully follow it? We found out only seconds after Matusow’s word of caution:
Danny Smith raised from early position and Mr. Matusow himself 3-bet from the button. Smith called and the two of them saw a flop. A97 rolled out and Smith check-called Matusow’s bet. The action was the same on the Q turn, then both players checked the 4 on the river. “Three aces,” said Matusow. His opponent mucked his hand and Matusow’s AA92 scooped the pot.
After the pot Matusow had another tip, this one perhaps more relevant to the dealer: “Don’t let Matusow pick up the ace-ace-deuce every hand.”
“The Mouth”, once down to only 20,000, is now up to 110,000.
Evdakov Eliminates Annie Duke
Ram Vaswani raised under-the-gun to 8,000, Nikolay Evdakov called from middle position, and Annie Duke called from the button. Both blinds folded, and the flop came down J109. Vaswani checked, Evdakov bet, Duke raised, leaving herself only 1,000 behind, and both Vaswani and Evdakov called. On the A turn, Vaswani checked again, Evdakov bet, Duke called all-in for her final thousand, and Vaswani called. The river was the J and Vaswani folded to a bet from Evdakov. The Russian showed AQQJ for a full house, enough to win the pot and dismiss Duke. Evdakov is now up to 110,000, though still far short of Vaswani’s 180,000.
Player Tags: Trai "Danny" Dang, Toto Leonidas, Annie Duke, Erick Lindgren, Huck Seed, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Doyle Brunson, Greg Jamison, Ram Vaswani, Chau Giang, Bruno Fitoussi, Danny Smith, Soheil Shamseddin, Nikolay Evdakov, European Report
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| Jun 19, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 37 - World Championship Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better |
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Omaha World Championship - End of Day
Jun 19, '08
Note: Play has ended for the day. The remaining players will return tomorrow at 3:00pm in the Brazilian Room and play down to a final table.
Blinds/Antes: 600/1200
Limits: 1200/2400
Players Remaining: 123 of 235
Average Stack: 38,211
Chip Counts:
Soheil Shamseddin - 104,000
Brad Booth - 99,000
Erick Lindgren - 84,000
Annie Duke - 78,000
David Chiu - 73,000
Jamie Pickering - 68,000
Jason Gray - 58,000
Roland de Wolfe - 54,000
Bruno Fitoussi - 53,000
Mike Matusow - 50,600
Recent Eliminations:
Lee Watkinson
Justin Bonomo
Allen Kessler
Tony G
Big Hands:
Gabe Kaplan Struggling to Stay Alive
On a board of QJ665, Gabe Kaplan faced a bet from his opponent and deliberated before throwing his cards into the muck and giving up on a pot worth over 12,000 in chips. “I flopped two pair,” the player told Kaplan as he mucked his cards face down and dragged the pot. Kaplan finished the hand with less than 15,000 in chips.
Chau Giang and Bill Gazes Split a Pot
Chau Giang Checked to Bill Gazes on a board of AJ32, and Gazes thought pensively before checking behind. The Q river was dealt, prompting Giang to bet. Gazes made the call, and Giang turned over his A1032 for a ten-high flush. Gazes turned over KK85 for a playable low, and the two players split the pot.
Mickey Appleman Trying to Improve His Short Stack
In a hand on table 15 in the orange section of the Amazon Room, the action folded to Mickey Appleman on the button. Appleman called, as did Annie Duke in the small blind. Johnny Chan checked his big blind option and the three players saw a flop of A62. Duke and Chan checked to Appleman, who bet. Duke folded, but Chan called and the two players saw the 10 on the turn. Chan checked and Appleman checked behind. The A on the river was dealt, and again Chan checked. Appleman bet and Chan called. Appleman turned over KK98 for two pair, aces and kings. Chan turned over 10872 for a playable low, and the pot was split.
Player Tags: Annie Duke, Erick Lindgren, Mickey Appleman, Bill Gazes, David Chiu, Gabe Kaplan, Chau Giang, Brad Booth, Soheil Shamseddin, European Report
$10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap
Jun 20, '08
Blinds: 3,000-6,000
Players Left: 35 of 235
Chip Leaders:
David Benyamine - 325,000
Greg Jamison - 305,000
Chau Giang - 300,000
Mike Matusow - 230,000
Toto Leonidas - 220,000
Ram Vaswani - 195,000
Danny Dang - 190,000
Bob Slezak - 190,000
Hieu Ma - 180,000
Pat Rao - 170,000
Average Stack: 134,300
Eliminations:
Robert Williamson III
Soheil Shamseddin
Big Hands and Storylines:
Crunch Time
We’re down to 35 players here in the Brasilia Room and with 27 places playing, play should start to tighten up not too long from now. Though the field is still littered with seasoned professionals who are looking for more than a 27th place finish, short stacks who are unlikely to mount a deep run might start to play a bit more conservatively.
All Bets Are Off
Mike Matusow asked David Benyamine, seated directly behind him, how many chips he had. After Benyamine informed him that he had 325,000 in front of him, Matusow remarked, “You’ve got 100,000 more than me. I’ll take +130 for $10,000.” Benyamine’s response: “I don’t bet with broken men.”
Ouch.
And There’s Poker Too!
Robert Williamson III was eliminated in a three-way pot involving Mike Matusow and James Van Alstyne. Matusow and Van Alstyne split the pot and Williamson was left shaking his head in disappointment.
At the table across the aisle, Soheil Shamseddin was eliminated by Max Pescatori. On a board of QJ96A, Shamseddin showed QQ108 for a straight along with a set of queens, but he was outdone by the Italian’s A1082. Pescatori, conversing about Italy’s chances against Spain in Sunday’s Euro 2008 quarterfinals, is now up to 165,000.
Brunson on the Move
Not only has Doyle Brunson taken a new seat at the table of Max Pescatori, Brad Booth, and Berry Johnston, but his chips have been on the move as well. Brunson dropped almost half of his chips during the last level, falling from 250,000 all the way to 130,000.
Player Tags: Trai "Danny" Dang, Toto Leonidas, Bob Slezak, Tony Ma, Pat Rao, Max Pescatori, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Doyle Brunson, Greg Jamison, Ram Vaswani, Chau Giang, Robert Williamson III, Soheil Shamseddin
$10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap
Jun 20, '08
Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Players Left: 50 of 235
Chip Leaders:
David Benyamine - 216,000
Ram Vaswani - 180,000
Bruno Fitoussi - 155,000
Soheil Shamseddin - 155,000
Doyle Brunson - 150,000
Toto Leonidas - 150,000
Erick Lindgren - 150,000
Greg Jamison - 145,000
Danny Dang - 133,000
Chau Giang - 130,000
Average Stack: 94,000
Eliminations:
Annie Duke
Huck Seed
Big Hands and Storylines:
Huck Seed Eliminated
Huck Seed, on a precariously short stack, raised from the button and the big blind called. Seed bet the A64 flop and his opponent called. Seed got the last of his money in on the Q turn and the two showed their cards:
Seed: AAK4
Opponent: K752
Seed had a set of aces but his opponent was freerolling for a scoop with a made low and an open-ended straight draw. The river was the 3, giving Seed’s opponent the nut low and a 7-high straight. Seed slowly slid out of his chair and exited the room, but not before tossing in a thought, “That was a good flop for you.”
“Don’t Let Matusow Win Another Pot”
That quote comes from none other than 2008 World Series bracelet winner... Mike Matusow? Clearly concerned about the tournament chances of his tablemates, Matusow was kind enough to give his peers a word of advice, but could they successfully follow it? We found out only seconds after Matusow’s word of caution:
Danny Smith raised from early position and Mr. Matusow himself 3-bet from the button. Smith called and the two of them saw a flop. A97 rolled out and Smith check-called Matusow’s bet. The action was the same on the Q turn, then both players checked the 4 on the river. “Three aces,” said Matusow. His opponent mucked his hand and Matusow’s AA92 scooped the pot.
After the pot Matusow had another tip, this one perhaps more relevant to the dealer: “Don’t let Matusow pick up the ace-ace-deuce every hand.”
“The Mouth”, once down to only 20,000, is now up to 110,000.
Evdakov Eliminates Annie Duke
Ram Vaswani raised under-the-gun to 8,000, Nikolay Evdakov called from middle position, and Annie Duke called from the button. Both blinds folded, and the flop came down J109. Vaswani checked, Evdakov bet, Duke raised, leaving herself only 1,000 behind, and both Vaswani and Evdakov called. On the A turn, Vaswani checked again, Evdakov bet, Duke called all-in for her final thousand, and Vaswani called. The river was the J and Vaswani folded to a bet from Evdakov. The Russian showed AQQJ for a full house, enough to win the pot and dismiss Duke. Evdakov is now up to 110,000, though still far short of Vaswani’s 180,000.
Player Tags: Trai "Danny" Dang, Toto Leonidas, Annie Duke, Erick Lindgren, Huck Seed, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Doyle Brunson, Greg Jamison, Ram Vaswani, Chau Giang, Bruno Fitoussi, Danny Smith, Soheil Shamseddin, Nikolay Evdakov, European Report
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| Jun 10, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 16 - Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better |
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Omaha 8OB - Final Table - Kia Hooshmand (5th) and Soheil Shamseddin (4th) Eliminated
Jun 10, '08
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 3 of 553
Chip Counts:
Ted Forrest: 1,775,000
Andrew Brown: 280,000
Jim Pechac: 125,000
Average Chip Stack: 737,333
Eliminations:
5th Place: Kia Hooshmand ($58,878)
4th Place: Soheil Shamseddin ($71,962)
Big Hands and Storylines:
Kia Hooshmand Eliminated in Fiftth Place ($58,878)
Ted Forrest raised and then Kia Hooshmand reraised all in for 45,000. Forrest made the call and they turned up their hands:
Forrest: A1072
Hooshmand: A982
Board: AJ4410
Hooshmand was eliminated on the hand, and he took home $58,878 in prize money.
 Soheil Shamseddin Eliminated in Fourth Place ($71,962)
Soheil Shamseddin was crippled when Jim Pechac scooped a pot with an ace-high flush against him. A few hands later, Shamseddin moved all in on a flop of K55. Both Pechac and Andrew Brown made the call. The 2 fell on the turn and Brown bet. Pechac mucked and the final two players turned up their hands:
Brown: 9622
Shamseddin: AQ86
River: J
Shamseddin was eliminated on the hand in fourth place, and he took home $71,962 in prize money.
Player Tags: Jim Pechac, Ted Forrest, Kia Hooshmand, Andrew Brown, Soheil Shamseddin
Omaha 8OB - Final Table - Scott Clement (7th) and Ralph Perry (6th) Eliminated
Jun 10, '08
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 5 of 553
Chip Counts:
Ted Forrest: 860,000
Jim Pechac: 480,000
Andrew Brown: 410,000
Soheil Shamseddin: 300,000
Kia Hooshmand: 110,000
Average Chip Stack: 442,400
Eliminations:
7th Place: Scott Clements ($36,233)
6th Place: Ralph Perry ($46,297)
Big Hands and Storylines:
 Scott Clements Eliminated in Seventh Place ($36,233)
Scott Clements opened the action with a raise and Ted Forrest reraised. Andrew Brown made the call and Clements reraised all in. Both of his opponents made the call and the board hit the table J54Q5. Brown opened up his hand on the end and revealed AKQ5. This caused both Forrest and Clements to muck their hands and Clements was busted out of the tournament. He finished in seventh place and took home $36,233 in prize money.
 Ralph Perry Eliminated in Sixth Place ($46,297)
Ralph Perry moved all in for 15,000 preflop and the trio of Brown, Forrest, and Soheil Shamseddin called him down. Perry could only observe his fate as the flop rolled out K97. Brown bet out and Shamseddin made the call. Forrest got out of the way and the turn delivered the 4. Brown bet and Shamseddin called again and the river finished the board of with the J. Brown bet out and Shamseddin called for the thired time and then Brown turned over 7732. Perry and Shamseddin both mucked and Perry was eliminated from the tournament in sixth place. He was awarded $46,297 in prize money.
Player Tags: Ted Forrest, Scott Clements, Andrew Brown, Soheil Shamseddin, Ralph Perry
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| Jun 25, '07 |
2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 39 - World Championship H.O.R.S.E. |
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Razz Restarts
Jun 25, '07
Players have returned to from the dinner break to there favorite of the five spread in this tournament:
RAZZ
Chris Ferguson was crippled when he butted heads with Greg "FBT" Mueller. Mueller had Ferguson nipped before his river card beating his 7-6-5 with a 7-6-3. To add insult to injurt, Mueller squeezed a 4 on the river, to improve his already winning hand to a perfect 6 low.
Ferguson was all in on the last hand for his last $1,500, and was called by Gavin Smith and Rob Mizrachi. Smith caught bad on 4th and 5th and was forced to fold, as Mizrachi's board was 2-4-7. Ferguson managed a board of 9-5-A-2, and was acutally optimistic, until he finally looked at his down cards, found Q-10-10, and left the table laughing.
Soheil Shamseddin was all in early in a hand with Annie Duke and Dan Shak. Shak led the betting the whole way to the river with 3-2-3-A showing while Duke had 10-8-5-7. Shak, holding K-4, was drawing to 4-3-2-A, but paired on the river with another 2, and Duke's 10-8 low was enough to scoop the pot
Play has switched back to Stud much to the relief of many pros.
Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Chris Ferguson, Annie Duke, Greg Mueller, Gavin Smith, Dan Shak, Soheil Shamseddin
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| Jun 05, '07 |
2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 6 - Limit Hold'em |
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Final Table
Jun 05, '07
Event number six, $1,500 Limit Hold 'Em has reached the final table. Brandon Wong was eliminated in 10th place, earning him $11,552. Wong bet out and Gary Styczynski raised. Wong made the call and the flop was A 8 6 . Wong checked and Styczynski bet. Wong raised and Styczynski made the call. The turn was the 4 and Wong put his last $12,000 into the middle. Styczynski made the call and showed K K and Wong had A Q for top pair. The river was the J , completing Styczynski's flush and eliminating Wong.
The final table will begin tomorrow at 3 p.m. and the following nine players will return to battle for World Series of Poker gold: Gary Styczynski, James Gorham, Hansu Chu, Soheil Shamseddin, James Holland, Varouzhan Gumroyan, Michael Banks, Dariush Imani and Peter O'Donnell. Visit CardPlayer.com to stay up to date on all the final table drama and action.
Player Tags: Michael Banks, Gary Styczynski, Brandon Wong, Dariush Imani, Hansu Chu, James Gorham, Soheil Shamseddin, Varouzhan Gumroyan, Peter O'Donnell, James Holland
One Table
Jun 05, '07
There are 10 players remaining in event six, $1,500 Limit Hold 'Em. The players are down to the final table with one elimination remaining. Jesse Martin was eliminated in 12th place, earning $11,552. Martin was eliminated when he was all in with A 3 against Hansu Chu who had 7 7 . The board bricked out for Martin but brought a seven on the river for Chu just to make sure. Ken Dickensen busted in 11th place, earning $11,552 as well. Dickensen's J 10 ran into Soheil Shamseddin's pocket nines and never improved. Gary Styczynski is our chip leader with over $700,000.
Player Tags: Gary Styczynski, Jesse Martin, Hansu Chu, Soheil Shamseddin
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