Level 10 Update: Last Level of the Night
Dec 15, '09
Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 131 out of 329
Chip Counts:
1. Faraz Jaka — 360,000
2. Toto Leonidas — 355,000
3. Sorel Mizzi — 330,000
4. Chad Batista — 320,000
5. Eric Hershler — 300,000
6. Brent Hanks — 300,000
7. Antonio Esfandiari — 290,000
8. Hasan Habib — 270,000
9. Dave Ulliott — 250,000
10. Doyle Brunson — 247,000
Average Chip Count: 151,000
Notable Eliminations:
David Sands
John Hennigan
Big Hands:
Tom Dwan Takes Huge Hit, Still Big Stack
Tom Dwan raised to 5,300 and Matt Stout made the call. The flop came down A
A
K and Dwan continued with a bet of 7,200. Stout called and the turn was the 5.
Dwan checked and Stout bet 18,000. Dwan took about a minute before calling and the river was the 6
. Dwan checked, Stout fired in 38,500 and Dwan went into the tank.
After another two minutes, he finally called and mucked his hand when Stout showed AQ. Stout’s stack was boosted to a more than healthy 238,000, while Dwan took a hit down to 205,000.
Alec Torelli Eliminated By Tim Davis
On a flop of A82, Alec Torelli found himself all in with Ad4d against the A6 of Tim Davis. The turn was the 7, giving Torelli a flush draw and nearly every other card in the deck for chop outs.
Unfortunately, the river was the 6
, pairing Davis and sending Torelli packing from the tournament.
Amnon Filippi Wins Most of Monster Pot, Vivek Rajkumar Gets Bad Beat
Vivek Rajkumar raised to 5,100 and was called by Amnon Filippi on the button and Tim Davis in the big blind. The flop came down Kh8s6h and Rajkumar continued with a bet.
Filippi then moved all in and Davis made the call. Rajkumar then put Davis all in for an additional 31,000 or so and Davis made the call. Rajkumar showed the best hand with 86, Filippi showed the nut flush draw with A9 and Davis was in trouble with J8.
The turn was the 9, giving Filippi more outs and he got there when the K hit the river. Filippi’s kings and nines gave him the main pot and stack of 150,000. Also, Rajkumar’s two pair was counterfeited, giving Davis the side pot. After paying everyone off, Rajkumar is still more than comfortable with 193,000.
Left In the Deck:
David “Sir Sands” Sands was noticeably absent from his table and went we asked big stacked Kenna James about it, he sheepishly admitted to doing the damage. Mike Matusow then chimed in, explaining that it wasn’t James who busted him, but that Sands busted himself.
Joe Elpayaa and Isaac Baron both started laughing, but were in agreement that perhaps Sands played a bit too fast and loose with his former 170,000 stack.
Card Player TV:
Kristy Arnett recently caught up with Steve Zolotow to discuss the tournament’s structure and late registration policy.
Player Tags: Steve Zolotow, Amnon Filippi, Tom Dwan, Matt Stout, Tim Davis, Alec Torelli, V R
Level 14 Update: Chaos For Steve O'Dwyer
Dec 16, '09
Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 46 out of 329
Chip Counts:
1. Joe Elpayaa — 740,000
2. Steven Landfish — 710,000
3. Curt Kohlberg — 657,000
4. Joe Cassidy — 590,000
5. Bryan Devonshire — 570,000
6. Chad Batista — 550,000
7. Mike McClain — 540,000
8. Antonio Esfandiari — 540,000
9. Matt Stout — 530,000
10. Amit Makhija — 520,000
Average Chip Count: 429,000
Notable Eliminations:
Andrew Robl
Chris Ferguson
Bryan Devonshire
Amnon Filippi
Mike Matusow
Alex Keating
Tim Davis
Scott Epstein
Big Hands:
Complete Chaos on Steve O’Dwyer’s Table
Okay, see if you can keep up with this one.
Steve O’Dwyer raised to 15,000 from under the gun and Tim Davis called. The flop came out 862 and O’Dwyer checked. Davis bet 15,000 and O’Dwyer check-raised to 47,000.
Here’s where it gets crazy. Davis made the call and turned over A6, assuming O’Dwyer was all in. O’Dwyer had decided to bet his last 95,000 dark, which Davis didn’t see, nor call.
The dealer, completely unaware that there was still pending action, then produced a jack and a four on the turn and river.
The floor was called over and the dealer tried to tell her side of the story. Davis was quiet, presumably because he had no idea whether he had won or not, with O’Dwyer’s hand still concealed.
O’Dwyer then reported the action and it was ruled that the turn and river would go back into the deck and two new cards would be turned and rivered. After she began shuffling, the table informed the floor that O’Dwyer had bet dark on the turn and that Davis still had to make a decision on whether or not to call the 95,000.
The dealer then turned a deuce and Davis decided to call. O’Dwyer showed 1010 and was ahead, but now needed to fade a clean river to double up.
The dealer pulled a nine out of the deck for the river, but in the process had forgotten to burn a card. O’Dwyer, clearly emotionally drained by seeing way too many cards try and take down his overpair, just slumped down in his chair, awaiting the true river.
The “real” river was the 5 and O’Dwyer doubled up to about 330,000.
Andrew Robl Bites the Dust
After losing most of his stack in an earlier hand, Andrew Robl was short and looking for a double up. Antonio Esfandiari raised to 17,000 and Robl moved all in for 23,000 in the small blind. Esfandiari called and said, “It was nice playing with you, Robl” as he turned over the 108.
Robl showed AQ, but failed to stay alive after the board ran 98569.
Esfandiari Gets a Frustrating Chop
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 18,000 and Soheil Shamseddin called in the cutoff. Both blinds called as well and the flop came down AQ2.
The blinds checked and Esfandiari bet 41,500. Shamseddin called and the blinds folded. The turn was the Q and both players checked. The river was the A and Esfandiari checked.
Shamseddin bet 50,000 and Esfandiari raised to 140,000. Shamseddin called and showed A7. Esfandiari showed AJ and both players chopped the pot with aces full. Esfandiari, clearly frustrated by the situation, had the better kicker and would have taken the pot with most river cards.
Daniel Alaei Takes Chip Lead, Becomes First Millionaire
We didn’t catch the action on the flop, but Daniel Alaei was all in on the turn of a board reading AA64 against Bryan Devonshire’s AQ. Alaei showed AK and the river was the 10 giving him the pot.
Devonshire was left with 18,000 and Alaei now has 1,050,000 and the chip lead.
Carter King Doubles Through Joe Cassidy
Carter King moved all in for his last 85,500 and was called by Joe Cassidy in the blinds. Cassidy showed AJ, but was way behind to King’s aces and drawing dead by the turn. King is now up to about 190,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Joe Cassidy, Daniel Alaei, Bryan Devonshire, Soheil Shamseddin, Tim Davis, Andrew Robl, Steve O'Dwyer, Carter King
