| Jul 04, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 54 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em |
2 |
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$10,000 Main Event - Day 1b - Hour Two
Jul 04, '08
Note: Players are on their first twenty-minute break of the day and will return at approx. 2:30 pm to begin Level 2 with increased blinds of 100-200.
Blinds: 50-100
Chip Counts:
John Robbins: 48,000
Stephen Ladowsky: 4,000
Giles Smadia: 47,000
Dustin Sitar: 39,900
Dustin Dorrance-Bowman: 39,000
Kristy Gazes: 39,000
Michael Pedley: 39,000
Michael Guzzardi: 37,000
Michael Watson: 37,000
Mike Stovall: 36,000
CP Chip Counts:
Steve Zolotow: 14,700
Lee Watkinson: 7,900
Eliminations: Ted Forrest, Andy Black, Daniel Negreanu
Big Hands:
Set Over set, Negreanu Leaves Early
Daniel Negreanu drew a seat at the ESPN secondary feature table today, but his stay would not even last one round after Negreanu made an early exit when his set of sixes walked into a better set of nines. There was a lot of dissapointment on the rail as many spectators had lined up to watch Negreanu play...there is always next year.
Mrs. Varkonyi Catches a Bluff
Olaf Thorson raised to 250 before the flop and next to act, Olga Varkonyi reraised to 750. Thorson made the call and said, "I don't know why you have to be so aggressive," giving the whole table a good laugh. The flop came 10 9 7, and Varkonyi bet 1,500 after it was checked to her. Thorson made the call both players checked the turn (10 ). The river was the 9 and Thorson took a stab at the pot, firing 1,800 into the middle. Varkonyi called and Thorson said, "I play the board," showing 76. Varkonyi turned over AA and raked the pot. She started the hand with 21,000, chipping up to 28,000 by the end of the hand.
Kravchenko Chipping Up
On a flop of AA10, the player in seat 7 bet 300 and Alex Kravchenko made the call, as did seat 1. The turn was the 6, and both seats 1 and 7 checked to Kravchenko who bet 775. Seat 1 called and seat 7 folded. The river was the 9 and Kravchenko bet 1,100. Seat 1 tanked for a moment before mucking his cards. Kravcheno raked the pot, bringing his chip count 34,000 after the hand.
Don't Mess With A Mizrachi
The player on the button raised to 300 before the flop, and was called by both the blinds, including Robert Mizrachi in the big blind. Mizrachi led out on the flop of J74, betting 850 after the small blind checked. The button raised for an additional 1,500. Mizrachi thought only briefly before making the wager a total of 4,200. The button squirmed uncomfortably in his seat, rechecking his cards for some time before folding reluctantly. After the hand, Mizrachi is back up to 19,000 in chips.
Fischman Folds To Check Raise
Scott Fischman popped it up 300 before the flop from middle position, and was called only by the big blind, and they went heads up to the flop, which came out 742. The player in the blind checked over to Fischman, who made a continuation bet of 525, only to have his opponent raise to a total of 1,300. Fischman considered the situation only briefly before getting away from his hand, standing from the table to leave for the break a few minutes early.
European Action
On a board of K654 Swede William Thorsson called a bet of 1,200. The turn fell the 5 and Thorsson slowly  shook his head as his opponent bet 2,000. “Aces” he said to his opponent – less a question and more a statement of fact.
“How did you know?,” was the reply. Thorsson counted his chips out twice and finally made the call but as he threw his chips in the middle he held his cards over the muck with his other hand. His opponent flashed the aces. “How did you know,” he asked again while raking in the chips.
Elsewhere Englishman Mickey Wernick snatched a nice pot from Greg Raymer and has around 25,000 in chips.
Hendon Mobster Ram Vaswani is the button to recent Irish Open winner Neil Channing’s big blind and both have just over their starting stacks.
EPT boss John Duthie has 22,900 in chips and relaxing with a massage, Barny Boatman was pushed off two pots in a row just before the end of level one but still has around his starting stack while former Swedish international soccer star Tomas Brolin is on a comfortable 37,000.
Patrik Antonius limped into the pot from under the gun. One player in middle position, the button, and both blinds also went to the flop. On the flop of J98, the blinds checked to Antonius, who fired a bet of 375. The middle position player folded action to the button, who then raised to a total of 1,000, pushing out the blinds. Antonius made the call, and fired out for another 1,600 on the turn, which brought the 10. The button called, and then called his bet of 3,200 on the river after the dealer put down the 3. Antonius showed down QQ for a turned straight, but had to chop the pot with his opponent, who held QJ. After the hand, Antonius had only a whisker more than his starting stack, sitting behind around 20,500.
Player Tags: Donnacha O'Dea, Robert Mizrachi, Chris Bjorin, Scott Fischman, Daniel Negreanu, Ram Vaswani, Barny Boatman, John Duthie, Greg Raymer, Kevin O'Connell, Neil Channing, Olaf Thorson, Markus Golser, Alexander Kravchenko, Thomas Fougeron, William Thorson, Patrik Antonius, Conor Tate, Sverre Sundbo, Victoria Coren, Michael Wernick, Tomas Brolin, Des Wilson
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| Jun 29, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 48 - No-Limit Hold'em |
3 |
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$2,000 NLH - Level 18
Jun 28, '08
Players are now on a 20 minute break. Action will resume around 12:05 a.m.
Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 2,317
Average Stack: 421,273
Chip Counts:
Sergey Rybachenko: 740,000
Alexandre Gomes: 640,000
Marco Johnson: 600,000
Ryan D'Angelo: 504,000
Sverre Sundbo: 490,000
Gabe Costner: 460,000
Robert Brewer: 430,000
Dan Rome: 426,000
Dan Martin: 370,000
Darren Nelson: 365,000
Eliminations:
Feming Chan, Lou Esposito, Adam Katz, Sean McCabe, Adam Markovits, Robyn Hood, Blake Cahail
Big Hands:
"And the roller coaster continues," Katz Eliminates Chan in 27th Place ($20,241)
Adam Katz, AKA Akat11, was sitting in the big blind when the short-stacked Feming Chan him pushed all in from the small blind. Katz looked down and saw 99 and made the call. The small blind turned over AK and Katz was shocked saying, "Wow, is this for real?" He said he didn't expect both short stacks at the table to both be in the blinds with actual hands.
The board ran 8747J, giving Katz the pot. After the chips were counted, it was learned that Katz had his opponent outchipped, so the player was eliminated. While stacking his new chips Katz said, "And the roller coaster continues."
The roller coaster ended before the round could, as Katz was later eliminated.
Broadway Sends Markovits Packing
A short-stacked Adam Markovits moved all in and was called by Sunny Chattha. Markovits' A4 was behind Chattha's AJ until the flop brought K4K to pair Markovits' 4. The turn card made things interesting, bringing the Q to give Chattha more outs. The river was the 10, completing Chattha's runner-runner straight to eliminate Markovits.
Sundbo Climbs, Eliminates McCabe
Sean McCabe's all in preflop raise was called by Sverre Sundbo, who held 99. McCabe had two overs, AJ. The board ran 107673 and McCabe was eliminated, while Sundbo moved up to around 700,000.
Lou Esposito Busts in 28th Place ($16,024)
Lou Esposito moved all in with pocket 10s and was called by Ryan D'Angelo, who held K-9. The flop brought a king and Esposito was eliminated from the tournament in twenty-eigth place.
Player Tags: Feming Chan, Lou Esposito, Sverre Sundbo, Ryan D'Angelo, Adam Katz, Sunny Chattha, European Report
$2,000 NLHE - Costner 8th ($103,315) / Sundbo 7th ($134,942) / Gerasimov 6th ($177,111)
Jun 29, '08
Blinds/Antes: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Left: 5
Chip Counts:
Ryan D’Angelo: 2,250,000
Alan Cutler: 1,875,000
Marco Johnson: 1.800,000
Robert Brewer: 1,500,000
Alexandre Gomes: 1.050,000
Eliminations:
Gabe Costner Eliminated in 8th Place ($103,315)
Sverre Sundbo Eliminated in 7th Place ($134,942)
Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 6th Place ($177,111)
Big hands:
 Gabe Costner Eliminated in 8th Place ($103,315)
Robert Brewer came in for a raise of 175,000 and a short stacked Gabe Costner called all in.
Brewer: A10
Costner: A9
Board: K8685
Costner was dominated before the flop and needed some help from the board to stay alive. That help never came and Gabe Costner was eliminated in 8th place ($103,315).
Sverre Sundbo Eliminated in 7th Place ($134,942)
Ryan D’Angelo raised to 125,000 before the flop and Sverre Sundbo reraised all in for just under 950,000. D’Angelo insta-called the raise.
Sundbo: Q6
D’Angelo: AQ
Board: A54105
D’Angelo had Sundbo dominated before the flop and with an ace on board, Sundbo was drawing dead on the turn. D’Angelo gets another strike in the kill column as Sverre Sundbo was eliminated in 7th place ($134,942).
Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 6th Place ($177,111)
Ryan D’Angelo raised to 150,000 and Gerasimov came over the top and shoved all in. D’Angelo called.
Gerasimov: JJ
D’Angelo: AQ
Board: 6557A
Gerasimov certainly got it all in with the best hand, holding up until the river where D’Angelo spiked an ace. Kirill Gerasimov was eliminated in 6th place ($177,111) as Ryan D’Angelo gets his third konck-out of the night.
Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, Sverre Sundbo, Ryan D'Angelo, Gabe Costner, Robert Brewer
$2,000 NLHE - Final Table - Hour One
Jun 29, '08
Blinds/Antes: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Left: 9
Chip Counts:
Marco Johnson: 2,135,000
Alan Cutler: 1,350,000
Robert Brewer: 1,350,000
Kirill Gerasimov: 850,000
Gabe Costner: 750,000
Sverre Sundbo: 750,000
Alexandre Gomes: 680,000
Dan Rome: 650,000
Ryan D’Angelo: 520,000
Big hands:
Sverre Sundbo Doubles Through Gabe Costner
Gabe Costner raised to 110,000 before the flop from late position and Alexandre Gomes called from the button as did Sverre Sundbo from the small blind. The flop came K64, and all three players checked around. The turn was the 7 and Costner bet 180,000. Gomes called and Sundbo raised (check-raise) all in for just about 350,000 more. Costner insta-called the all in raise from Sundbo while Gomes folded after just a few seconds in the tank.
Sundbo: 66
Costner: K8
Costner flopped top pair and turned an inside straight draw while Sundbo flopped middle set. The river was the A and Sundbo more than doubled up to 1.6 million in chips while Costner fell down to just 750,000.
 Alan Cutler Doubles Through Sverre Sundbo
Alan Cutler raised to 140,000 from the cutoff and Sverre Sundbo reraised from the small blind for 400,000 more. Cutler reraised all in and Sundbo called.
Cutler: 77
Sundbo: AQ
Board: 106248
Although it was a virtual coin flip, Cutler got it in with the best hand and Sundbo just couldn’t catch up. After the hand Cutler had doubled up to about 1.4 million in chips while Sundbo fell back down to 750,000.
Player Tags: Sverre Sundbo, Alan Cutler, Gabe Costner, Alexandre Gomes
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| Jun 28, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 48 - No-Limit Hold'em |
2 |
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$2,000 NLH - Level 18
Jun 28, '08
Players are now on a 20 minute break. Action will resume around 12:05 a.m.
Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 21 of 2,317
Average Stack: 421,273
Chip Counts:
Sergey Rybachenko: 740,000
Alexandre Gomes: 640,000
Marco Johnson: 600,000
Ryan D'Angelo: 504,000
Sverre Sundbo: 490,000
Gabe Costner: 460,000
Robert Brewer: 430,000
Dan Rome: 426,000
Dan Martin: 370,000
Darren Nelson: 365,000
Eliminations:
Feming Chan, Lou Esposito, Adam Katz, Sean McCabe, Adam Markovits, Robyn Hood, Blake Cahail
Big Hands:
"And the roller coaster continues," Katz Eliminates Chan in 27th Place ($20,241)
Adam Katz, AKA Akat11, was sitting in the big blind when the short-stacked Feming Chan him pushed all in from the small blind. Katz looked down and saw 99 and made the call. The small blind turned over AK and Katz was shocked saying, "Wow, is this for real?" He said he didn't expect both short stacks at the table to both be in the blinds with actual hands.
The board ran 8747J, giving Katz the pot. After the chips were counted, it was learned that Katz had his opponent outchipped, so the player was eliminated. While stacking his new chips Katz said, "And the roller coaster continues."
The roller coaster ended before the round could, as Katz was later eliminated.
Broadway Sends Markovits Packing
A short-stacked Adam Markovits moved all in and was called by Sunny Chattha. Markovits' A4 was behind Chattha's AJ until the flop brought K4K to pair Markovits' 4. The turn card made things interesting, bringing the Q to give Chattha more outs. The river was the 10, completing Chattha's runner-runner straight to eliminate Markovits.
Sundbo Climbs, Eliminates McCabe
Sean McCabe's all in preflop raise was called by Sverre Sundbo, who held 99. McCabe had two overs, AJ. The board ran 107673 and McCabe was eliminated, while Sundbo moved up to around 700,000.
Lou Esposito Busts in 28th Place ($16,024)
Lou Esposito moved all in with pocket 10s and was called by Ryan D'Angelo, who held K-9. The flop brought a king and Esposito was eliminated from the tournament in twenty-eigth place.
Player Tags: Feming Chan, Lou Esposito, Sverre Sundbo, Ryan D'Angelo, Adam Katz, Sunny Chattha, European Report
$2,000 NLHE - Costner 8th ($103,315) / Sundbo 7th ($134,942) / Gerasimov 6th ($177,111)
Jun 29, '08
Blinds/Antes: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Left: 5
Chip Counts:
Ryan D’Angelo: 2,250,000
Alan Cutler: 1,875,000
Marco Johnson: 1.800,000
Robert Brewer: 1,500,000
Alexandre Gomes: 1.050,000
Eliminations:
Gabe Costner Eliminated in 8th Place ($103,315)
Sverre Sundbo Eliminated in 7th Place ($134,942)
Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 6th Place ($177,111)
Big hands:
Gabe Costner Eliminated in 8th Place ($103,315)
Robert Brewer came in for a raise of 175,000 and a short stacked Gabe Costner called all in.
Brewer: A10
Costner: A9
Board: K8685
Costner was dominated before the flop and needed some help from the board to stay alive. That help never came and Gabe Costner was eliminated in 8th place ($103,315).
Sverre Sundbo Eliminated in 7th Place ($134,942)
Ryan D’Angelo raised to 125,000 before the flop and Sverre Sundbo reraised all in for just under 950,000. D’Angelo insta-called the raise.
Sundbo: Q6
D’Angelo: AQ
Board: A54105
D’Angelo had Sundbo dominated before the flop and with an ace on board, Sundbo was drawing dead on the turn. D’Angelo gets another strike in the kill column as Sverre Sundbo was eliminated in 7th place ($134,942).
Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 6th Place ($177,111)
Ryan D’Angelo raised to 150,000 and Gerasimov came over the top and shoved all in. D’Angelo called.
Gerasimov: JJ
D’Angelo: AQ
Board: 6557A
Gerasimov certainly got it all in with the best hand, holding up until the river where D’Angelo spiked an ace. Kirill Gerasimov was eliminated in 6th place ($177,111) as Ryan D’Angelo gets his third konck-out of the night.
Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, Sverre Sundbo, Ryan D'Angelo, Gabe Costner, Robert Brewer
$2,000 NLHE - Final Table - Hour One
Jun 29, '08
Blinds/Antes: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Left: 9
Chip Counts:
Marco Johnson: 2,135,000
Alan Cutler: 1,350,000
Robert Brewer: 1,350,000
Kirill Gerasimov: 850,000
Gabe Costner: 750,000
Sverre Sundbo: 750,000
Alexandre Gomes: 680,000
Dan Rome: 650,000
Ryan D’Angelo: 520,000
Big hands:
Sverre Sundbo Doubles Through Gabe Costner
Gabe Costner raised to 110,000 before the flop from late position and Alexandre Gomes called from the button as did Sverre Sundbo from the small blind. The flop came K64, and all three players checked around. The turn was the 7 and Costner bet 180,000. Gomes called and Sundbo raised (check-raise) all in for just about 350,000 more. Costner insta-called the all in raise from Sundbo while Gomes folded after just a few seconds in the tank.
Sundbo: 66
Costner: K8
Costner flopped top pair and turned an inside straight draw while Sundbo flopped middle set. The river was the A and Sundbo more than doubled up to 1.6 million in chips while Costner fell down to just 750,000.
Alan Cutler Doubles Through Sverre Sundbo
Alan Cutler raised to 140,000 from the cutoff and Sverre Sundbo reraised from the small blind for 400,000 more. Cutler reraised all in and Sundbo called.
Cutler: 77
Sundbo: AQ
Board: 106248
Although it was a virtual coin flip, Cutler got it in with the best hand and Sundbo just couldn’t catch up. After the hand Cutler had doubled up to about 1.4 million in chips while Sundbo fell back down to 750,000.
Player Tags: Sverre Sundbo, Alan Cutler, Gabe Costner, Alexandre Gomes
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