Ryan Fair Poker Tournament Updates

Level 28 Hour 2 Update: Jeff Shulman Eliminates Two Opponents

Jul 14, '09

Note: The players are on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 8:36 to resume action for the evening.

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 29 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Billy Kopp – 15,510,000
2. Phil Ivey – 12,220,000
3. Antoine Saout – 10,600,000
4. Tommy Vedes – 9,450,000
5. Jeff Shulman – 9,360,000
6. Darvin Moon – 9,200,000
7. Francois Balmigere – 8,980,000
8. Joseph Cada – 8,430,000
9. Kevin Schaffel – 7,900,000
10. Jon Tamayo – 7,200,000

Average Chip Count: 6,717,931

Card Player Chip Count:

Jeff Shulman – 9,360,000

Eliminations:

38. Gabriel Vezina – $178,857
37. Martin Lapostolle – $178,857
36. Christopher Bach – $253,941
35. Grayson Ramage – $253,941
34. Blair Rodman – $253,941
33. Jason Brice – $253,941
32. Scott Sitron – $253,941
31. Ryan Fair – $253,941
30. Marc McLaughlin – $253,941

Twitter Updates:

Jeff Shulman at 9,360,000 (twitter feed)
Billy Kopp at 15,510,000 (twitter feed)
Phil Ivey at 12,220,000 (twitter feed)
Nick Maimone at 3,300,000 (twitter feed)
Ludovic Lacay at 5,000,000 (twitter feed)
Francois Balmigere at 8,980,000 (twitter feed)
Jesse Haabak at 4,000,000 (twitter feed)

Big Hands

Gabriel Vezina Eliminated in 38th Place ($178,857) and Martin Lapostolle Eliminated in 37th Place ($178,857)

Gabriel Vezina raised to 200,000 from middle position. Joe Ward called in the cutoff. Martin Lapostolle moved all in from the big blind for 2,100,000. Vezina, who only had 1,200,000 in his stack, called all in. Ward also made the call and had both players covered.

Their cards:

Vezina: JJ
Ward: KK
Lapostolle: QQ

The board ran out K946 and Ward has his opponents drawing dead on the turn. A meaningless card fell on the river and Ward knocked out two opponents and was at 9,800,000 in chips after the hand.

Christopher Bach Eliminated in 36th Place ($253,941)

Christopher Bach, Steven Begleiter, Nick Maimone, and Ludovic Lacay all limped in and saw a flop of 1085. Lacay checked, Bach checked, Begleiter bet 225,000 and Maimone folded. Lacay folded and then Bach check-raised all in for 1,00,000 more. Begleiter made the call. Bach tabled the J10 while Begleiter exposed the J9. Bach needed to dodge Begleiter’s straight draw. He was safe as the 2 hit the turn but the 7 filled the straight and eliminated Bach. Begleiter is at 8,980,000.

Grayson Ramage Eliminated in 35th Place ($253,941)

Kevin Schaffel raised in middle position and Grayson Ramage put the rest of his 810,000 chip stack into the pot. Schaffel called and exposed the AK and was up against the AJ of Ramage. The board ran out 9758K, eliminating Ramage.

Blair Rodman Eliminated in 34th Place ($253,941)

Blair Rodman moved all in for 815,000 from the button and Luis Nargentino called in the small bind. Rodman exposed the J8 and was up against the 44 for a flip. The board offered no help for Rodman as it ran out QQ107A. Nargentino is at 4,600,000.

Jeff Shulman Eliminates Jason Brice in 33rd Place ($253,941)

Jeff Shulman raised to 250,000 from middle position. Jason Brice went all in for 800,000 in the small blind and Shulman made the quick call. Shulman exposed pocket queens with the QQ and was up against the AK of Brice. The board ran out 1092610, and Brice was eliminated. Shulman was at 5,800,000 after the hand.

Scott Sitron Eliminated in 32nd Place ($253,941)

Ludovic Lacay bet 200,000 from late position and Marco Mattes was on his immediate left and moved all in for 1,800,000. Scott Sitron called all in for 1,700,000 from the button. Lacay folded and Mattes tabled the QJ while Sitron exposed the AK. Mattes won the flip as the board ran out Q3224. Mattess is at 3,900,000.

Ryan Fair Eliminated in 31st Place ($253,941)

Ryan Fair raised to 200,000 from middle position and then action folded over to Jeff Shulman. From the big blind Shulman made it 1,000,000 total, and Fair contemplated briefly for shoving all in for 3,000,000. Shulman tabled pocket kings with the KK and was ahead of the AK of Fair. The flop came QQ5 and Shulman was in the lead. However, the K on the turn gave him a lock in the hand. A meaningless 6 fell on the river and Fair was eliminated. Shulman was at 8,500,000 after the hand and took down more pots to end the level with 9,360,000.

Marc McLaughlin Eliminated in 30th Place ($253,941)

Marc McLaughlin went all in for just over 1,200,000 with pocket nines and was called by the A-K of Ian Tavelli. The board ran out 877A6 as the ace on the turn ended up McLaughlin’s main event. Tavelli is at 6,250,000.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Blair Rodman,   Ryan Fair

Ryan Fair Cripples Daniel Negreanu

Oct 23, '08

On a flop of AK7, Ryan Fair gets his last 362,000 all in against Daniel Negreanu who holds A-K for top two pair. However, Fair holds pocket sevens for bottom set and needs to dodge four cards to avoid elimination.

The turn and river come Q10 and Fair doubles up to 745,000. Negreanu is left with just 98,000 in chips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Ryan Fair

Isaac Haxton Eliminated

Oct 23, '08

Isaac Haxton has been eliminated from the tournament. Details are unknown, but as he said goodbye to his table, Ryan Fair was seen stacking some chips.

NOTE: Isaac Baron is the last remaining Isaac in the field.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Ryan Fair,   Isaac Haxton

Ryan Fair Eliminated in 13th Place ($53,290)

Oct 24, '08

Ryan Fair is all in with A3 against Will Mietz and his pocket sevens.

The board runs out K-8-3-8-5 and Fair the chip leader heading into the day is eliminated in 13th place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: William Mietz,   Ryan Fair

Ryan Fair Cripples Daniel Negreanu

Oct 23, '08

On a flop of AK7, Ryan Fair gets his last 362,000 all in against Daniel Negreanu who holds A-K for top two pair. However, Fair holds pocket sevens for bottom set and needs to dodge four cards to avoid elimination.

The turn and river come Q10 and Fair doubles up to 745,000. Negreanu is left with just 98,000 in chips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Ryan Fair

Isaac Haxton Eliminated

Oct 23, '08

Isaac Haxton has been eliminated from the tournament. Details are unknown, but as he said goodbye to his table, Ryan Fair was seen stacking some chips.

NOTE: Isaac Baron is the last remaining Isaac in the field.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Ryan Fair,   Isaac Haxton

Ryan Fair Eliminated in 13th Place ($53,290)

Oct 24, '08

Ryan Fair is all in with A3 against Will Mietz and his pocket sevens.

The board runs out K-8-3-8-5 and Fair the chip leader heading into the day is eliminated in 13th place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: William Mietz,   Ryan Fair

Pot-Limit Hold'em - Level 9

Jun 02, '08

Blinds: 500-1000

Players Left: 86

Average Stack: 24,872

Chip Leaders:
Philip Yeh - 106,000
David Singer - 71,000
Ryan Fair - 61,100
Scott Seiver - 59,000
Bobby Law - 54,100
Bobby Wisiak - 51,800
Michael Melkerson - 51,300
Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri - 48,000
Glen Bean - 42,500
Dennis Walmsley - 36,700

Eliminations:

Big Hands:

Fair Tags Another

Ryan "toetagu" Fair opened level 9 in style by scooping a 26,000 pot and vaulting among the leaders. Facing a 3,500 raise from seat 7, Fair called and saw a flop of  J82. The bettor led out again for 3,500, drawing another Fair call, and the 6 on the turn yielded a 6,000 bet, and another Fair call.  After the 4 on the river, and play checked to him, Fair bet 11,000 and produced a fold. Fair now has 61,000 in chips to sit among the leaders.

Miller, Alston Butt Heads Twice

A late position raise to 2,800 was followed by Brian Miller committing 10,000 of his 14,100 in chips with a raise. Greg Alston in the small blind then fisted in a stack of yellow 1,000 chips to put both players all in. The original bettor folded while Miller called and showed JJ. Alston revealed ace-king off-suit. The flop came 975, followed by the 10 on the turn and 10 on the river. Miller remained alive.
The following hand, Miler raised to 2,800 and Alston again called along with the big blind. The flop came 652, and Alston fired out for 7,000. Both Miller and the big blind folded.

Chip And A Chair No More

The small blind committed 3,200 of his remaining chips to the 4,000 pot after a flop of 965. Eric Shanks called and believed his opponent was all-in, but was warned not to reveal his cards because his opponent actually had a single 500-chip remaining. The opponent then checked the turn when the Q was presented, which led Shanks to make it official and put the player all in. The opponent had A9 while Shanks had AA to win the pot.

Storylines:
-- Joe Tehan continues his climb back from the brink, now with 20,000 in chips after hitting a two-outter to remain alive in the last level.
-- Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri remains among the leaders with 69,600 in chips. Was it a certain hand that did it for him? "Not really," said Barbieri. "I should actually have more, to be honest."

Player Tags: Gregory Alston,   Joe Tehan,   Brian Miller,   Ryan Fair

Pot-Limit Hold'em - End of Day

Jun 03, '08

Blinds: 5000/10000

Players Left: 9 of 713

Chip Leaders:
Joe Tehan - 458,000
Jacobo Fernandez - 428,000
Robert Lipkin - 305,000
Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri - 271,000
Russell Harriman - 242,000
Greg Alston - 179,000
Zach King - 139,000
David Singer - 83,000
Glen Bean - 75,000

Eliminations: Ryan Fair

Storylines:

Players were still foraging with toothpicks and working on their dinner mints when the curtain came down on the 10-handed portion of play in the $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em tournament at the World Series of Poker on Tuesday.
After considerable debate between players about whether to break for dinner or continue to a final elimination, the meal won out. Upon their return, it took all of two-hands to determine the nine players who will comprise the field for the final table on Wednesday.

Big Hands:

Barbieri Completes the Field

Al Barbieri raised to 28,000 from middle position, before Ryan Fair re-raised to 70,000. It took almost half of Barbieri's stack to make the call, which he did without much hesitation. The flop came down QQ10, and Barbieri committed his remaining 64,000 in chips to the center. Fair followed with his remaining 55,000 to be all in. Barbieri showed he had flopped a monster -- AQ for trips. Fair showed JJ. The turn and river brought no help and Fair was eliminated.

Mr. Bean Survives a Fall

In the first hand when play commenced, Glen Bean limped from the cut-off, while David Singer limped from the button. Robert Lipkin completed the trifecta from the small blind, while the big blind was dead money as Russell Harriman hadn't returned from the break. The flop came down J55 and Lipkin checked to Bean who bet 15,000. Singer folded and Lipkin made the call. The turn brought the A and was checked by both players, then Bean bet out 50,000 when Lipkin checked after the 6 came on the river. Lipkin made the call and showed J10, while Bean was caught making a move with the Q2. Bean lost half of his 150,000 stack in the hand, before Fair busted out on the next deal.

Tehan Back From the Brink

Joe Tehan knew he was capable, but was the first to admit he would need help to reach the final stages of the tournament. He caught a two-outter on the river to stay alive on Day 1 of the event, and was sitting at just 8,000 in chips when Day 2 began. Average stack was just shy of 34,000.
Now he will begin final table play as the chip leader, with a stack of 458,000 in chips.
"The deck kind of ran for me early on, but it had too, I was so short-stacked," said Tehan. "I got 10s early, aces, kings, kings.
"I'm not all that surprised (to reach the final table). Pot limit is the kind of structure, especially without any antes, even with five or six big blinds you can still wait and be patient."
Tehan, who calls Vegas home, has made his first World Series of Poker final table. He played 14 events last year and had four cashes, including finishes of 13th and 15th. He also won a World Poker Tour title in 2006 at the Mandalay Bay Poker Championship.







 

Player Tags: Glen Bean,   David Singer,   Al Barbieri,   Joe Tehan,   Ryan Fair,   Robby Lipkin

Pot Limit Hold 'Em - Day 2- Level 14

Jun 03, '08

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Left: 15 of 714

Eliminations:

20th: Jeffrey Gibraltar
19th: Greg Merkow
18th: Bobby Law
17th: Justin Young
16th: Robert Fishman


Chip Count:

Scott Seiver: 300,000
Russell Harriman: 240,000
David Singer; 200,000
Al Barbieri: 190,000
Robert Lipkin: 180,000
Brandon Schaefer: 150,000
Joe Tehan: 140,000

Storylines:
- Yeh, once a leader is way down to about 70,000 in chips
- Seiver, ahead by more than 50,000, shows no signs of relinquishing his advantage.

Singer Whacks Yeh Again

After raising Yeh's big blind, Singer bet 15,000 on a flop of Q52 and Yeh called. They both checked when the 8 came off on the turn, but Yeh had a decision to make after the A fell on the river and Singer bet 20,000. He ultimatey did make the call, waywardly, it turned out, since Singer had, in fact, paired his ace on the end. Yeh, who was once near the top of the leaderboard, is descending steadily.

Seiver Adds to Lead

After Scott Seiver and Bobby Law called a cutoff position raise from Russell Harriman, Siever led out for 12,000 on a flop of J62. Law debated before finally going all in his for his last 16,000, a raise of just a couple thousand. Harriman folded and Siever rolled over the A7, ahead of Law's puzzling Q10. The turn and river bricked and Law was eliminated in 18 place. Siever's up to more than 300,000.

Fishman Down to Two Chips, Chair

After Robert Fishman announced pot, betting 24,000 on a flop of 543, Ryan Fair moved all in for a little more than 40,000 more. Fishman seemed to know he was beat, but elected to call anyway, feeling he was committed. "I made my decision when I bet the pot," said Fishman, rolling over pocket nines that were far behind Fair's pocket aces, and would stay that way. Fishman was down to two chips worth 1,000, while Fair, after a difficult beginning to the day, is up to more than 100k.
 

Players are now on a twenty minute break.

Player Tags: David Singer,   Ryan Fair,   Scott Seiver

Pot-Limit Hold'em - Level 9

Jun 02, '08

Blinds: 500-1000

Players Left: 86

Average Stack: 24,872

Chip Leaders:
Philip Yeh - 106,000
David Singer - 71,000
Ryan Fair - 61,100
Scott Seiver - 59,000
Bobby Law - 54,100
Bobby Wisiak - 51,800
Michael Melkerson - 51,300
Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri - 48,000
Glen Bean - 42,500
Dennis Walmsley - 36,700

Eliminations:

Big Hands:

Fair Tags Another

Ryan "toetagu" Fair opened level 9 in style by scooping a 26,000 pot and vaulting among the leaders. Facing a 3,500 raise from seat 7, Fair called and saw a flop of  J82. The bettor led out again for 3,500, drawing another Fair call, and the 6 on the turn yielded a 6,000 bet, and another Fair call.  After the 4 on the river, and play checked to him, Fair bet 11,000 and produced a fold. Fair now has 61,000 in chips to sit among the leaders.

Miller, Alston Butt Heads Twice

A late position raise to 2,800 was followed by Brian Miller committing 10,000 of his 14,100 in chips with a raise. Greg Alston in the small blind then fisted in a stack of yellow 1,000 chips to put both players all in. The original bettor folded while Miller called and showed JJ. Alston revealed ace-king off-suit. The flop came 975, followed by the 10 on the turn and 10 on the river. Miller remained alive.
The following hand, Miler raised to 2,800 and Alston again called along with the big blind. The flop came 652, and Alston fired out for 7,000. Both Miller and the big blind folded.

Chip And A Chair No More

The small blind committed 3,200 of his remaining chips to the 4,000 pot after a flop of 965. Eric Shanks called and believed his opponent was all-in, but was warned not to reveal his cards because his opponent actually had a single 500-chip remaining. The opponent then checked the turn when the Q was presented, which led Shanks to make it official and put the player all in. The opponent had A9 while Shanks had AA to win the pot.

Storylines:
-- Joe Tehan continues his climb back from the brink, now with 20,000 in chips after hitting a two-outter to remain alive in the last level.
-- Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri remains among the leaders with 69,600 in chips. Was it a certain hand that did it for him? "Not really," said Barbieri. "I should actually have more, to be honest."

Player Tags: Gregory Alston,   Joe Tehan,   Brian Miller,   Ryan Fair

Pot-Limit Hold'em - End of Day

Jun 03, '08

Blinds: 5000/10000

Players Left: 9 of 713

Chip Leaders:
Joe Tehan - 458,000
Jacobo Fernandez - 428,000
Robert Lipkin - 305,000
Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri - 271,000
Russell Harriman - 242,000
Greg Alston - 179,000
Zach King - 139,000
David Singer - 83,000
Glen Bean - 75,000

Eliminations: Ryan Fair

Storylines:

Players were still foraging with toothpicks and working on their dinner mints when the curtain came down on the 10-handed portion of play in the $1,500 Pot Limit Hold'em tournament at the World Series of Poker on Tuesday.
After considerable debate between players about whether to break for dinner or continue to a final elimination, the meal won out. Upon their return, it took all of two-hands to determine the nine players who will comprise the field for the final table on Wednesday.

Big Hands:

Barbieri Completes the Field

Al Barbieri raised to 28,000 from middle position, before Ryan Fair re-raised to 70,000. It took almost half of Barbieri's stack to make the call, which he did without much hesitation. The flop came down QQ10, and Barbieri committed his remaining 64,000 in chips to the center. Fair followed with his remaining 55,000 to be all in. Barbieri showed he had flopped a monster -- AQ for trips. Fair showed JJ. The turn and river brought no help and Fair was eliminated.

Mr. Bean Survives a Fall

In the first hand when play commenced, Glen Bean limped from the cut-off, while David Singer limped from the button. Robert Lipkin completed the trifecta from the small blind, while the big blind was dead money as Russell Harriman hadn't returned from the break. The flop came down J55 and Lipkin checked to Bean who bet 15,000. Singer folded and Lipkin made the call. The turn brought the A and was checked by both players, then Bean bet out 50,000 when Lipkin checked after the 6 came on the river. Lipkin made the call and showed J10, while Bean was caught making a move with the Q2. Bean lost half of his 150,000 stack in the hand, before Fair busted out on the next deal.

Tehan Back From the Brink

Joe Tehan knew he was capable, but was the first to admit he would need help to reach the final stages of the tournament. He caught a two-outter on the river to stay alive on Day 1 of the event, and was sitting at just 8,000 in chips when Day 2 began. Average stack was just shy of 34,000.
Now he will begin final table play as the chip leader, with a stack of 458,000 in chips.
"The deck kind of ran for me early on, but it had too, I was so short-stacked," said Tehan. "I got 10s early, aces, kings, kings.
"I'm not all that surprised (to reach the final table). Pot limit is the kind of structure, especially without any antes, even with five or six big blinds you can still wait and be patient."
Tehan, who calls Vegas home, has made his first World Series of Poker final table. He played 14 events last year and had four cashes, including finishes of 13th and 15th. He also won a World Poker Tour title in 2006 at the Mandalay Bay Poker Championship.







 

Player Tags: Glen Bean,   David Singer,   Al Barbieri,   Joe Tehan,   Ryan Fair,   Robby Lipkin

Pot Limit Hold 'Em - Day 2- Level 14

Jun 03, '08

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Left: 15 of 714

Eliminations:

20th: Jeffrey Gibraltar
19th: Greg Merkow
18th: Bobby Law
17th: Justin Young
16th: Robert Fishman


Chip Count:

Scott Seiver: 300,000
Russell Harriman: 240,000
David Singer; 200,000
Al Barbieri: 190,000
Robert Lipkin: 180,000
Brandon Schaefer: 150,000
Joe Tehan: 140,000

Storylines:
- Yeh, once a leader is way down to about 70,000 in chips
- Seiver, ahead by more than 50,000, shows no signs of relinquishing his advantage.

Singer Whacks Yeh Again

After raising Yeh's big blind, Singer bet 15,000 on a flop of Q52 and Yeh called. They both checked when the 8 came off on the turn, but Yeh had a decision to make after the A fell on the river and Singer bet 20,000. He ultimatey did make the call, waywardly, it turned out, since Singer had, in fact, paired his ace on the end. Yeh, who was once near the top of the leaderboard, is descending steadily.

Seiver Adds to Lead

After Scott Seiver and Bobby Law called a cutoff position raise from Russell Harriman, Siever led out for 12,000 on a flop of J62. Law debated before finally going all in his for his last 16,000, a raise of just a couple thousand. Harriman folded and Siever rolled over the A7, ahead of Law's puzzling Q10. The turn and river bricked and Law was eliminated in 18 place. Siever's up to more than 300,000.

Fishman Down to Two Chips, Chair

After Robert Fishman announced pot, betting 24,000 on a flop of 543, Ryan Fair moved all in for a little more than 40,000 more. Fishman seemed to know he was beat, but elected to call anyway, feeling he was committed. "I made my decision when I bet the pot," said Fishman, rolling over pocket nines that were far behind Fair's pocket aces, and would stay that way. Fishman was down to two chips worth 1,000, while Fair, after a difficult beginning to the day, is up to more than 100k.
 

Players are now on a twenty minute break.

Player Tags: David Singer,   Ryan Fair,   Scott Seiver

Ryan Fair Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Jun 30, '07

Ryan Fair was the unfortunate "bubble boy" in the $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Event.  Mark "The Engergizer" Teltscher raised to $4,800 from middle position during hand-for-hand play.  Ryan Fair thought for a bit before calling in the big blind.  The flop came down 9 9 4 and Fair checked.  Teltscher sloppily bet out $7,000 and Fair went into the tank.  By this time, all the action around the room had halted as this was the final table playing in the event before the next hand was dealt.  Fair decided to push all in for $27,000 total, making it $20,000 for Teltscher to call.  Now more and more players, including Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi, crowded around the table as Teltscher had a tough decision to make.  With the eyes of roughly three dozen short stacks watching him Teltscher made the call after five minutes of deliberation.  Fair casually showed his 5 5, and the table assumed they were good, especially after how anguished Teltscher appeared when deciding.  Even, Greg "FBT" Mueller, who was seated next to Teltscher, assumed he had A-K.  But Teltscher showed 7 7, and was far in the lead.  The turn and river came down 9 K, and Fair was eliminated.  The announcement came over the system that the bubble had burst and the remaining 300 or so players burst into a mini-celebration, before being ushered back to their tables to keep playing on. 

Notable Chip Counts

Michael Mizrachi	90,000
Shannon Shorr	68,000
Chad Brown	55,000

Player Tags: Mark Teltscher,   Ryan Fair