Jose Barbero Poker Tournament Updates

Level 6 Update: Michael Watson Out 6th, Jose Barbero Out 5th, Tobias Wenker Out 4th

Jun 22, '13

Level: 6

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 1,194

Average Chip Count: 1,666,666

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Andrew Kloc – 675,000
Seat 5: Jake Schwartz – 2,020,000
Seat 9: Simeon Naydenov – 2,655,000

Players Eliminated:

6th: Michael Watson – $50,774
5th: Jose Barbero – $67,732
4th: Tobias Wenker – $91,749

Live Updates:

Michael Watson Eliminated in Sixth Place ($50,774)

Simeon Naydenov raised to 50,000 preflop and Michael Watson reraised to 125,000. Naydenov reraised all in and Watson called all in for 730,000. The two players then revealed their cards.

Naydenov: 99
Watson: QQ

Board: AK49J

Naydenov won the hand with a set of nines to grow his stack to 2 million and Watson was eliminated in sixth place.

Jose Barbero Eliminated in Fifth Place ($67,732)

Jose Barbero raised all in preflop for 332,000 and Tobias Wenker reraised all in over the top of him. Everyone else folded so the two players tabled their cards.

Wenker: AK
Barbero: Q10

Board: K5485

Barbero was eliminated in fifth place and Wenker won the pot with a pair of kings to increase his stack to 1.3 million.

Tobias Wenker Eliminated in Fourth Place ($91,749)

Tobias Wenker moved all in preflop after he was crippled in a hand against Jake Schwartz. History would repeat itself because Schwartz called and they flipped over their cards.

Schwartz: AA
Wenker: KJ

Board: 84393

Wenker was eliminated in third place and Schwartz grew his stack close to 2 million before the final three players took their dinner break.

Player Tags: Michael Watson,   Jose Barbero,   Tobias Wenker

Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 36 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout)

Jun 22, '13

The final table of Event No. 36 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

The 10-handed final table is now set. Play will begins in Level 3 with blinds of 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:

Seat 1: Andrew Kloc – 316,000
Seat 2: Jose Barbero – 270,000
Seat 3: Noah Bronstein – 303,000
Seat 4: Tobias Wenker – 442,000
Seat 5: Jake Schwartz – 936,000
Seat 6: Salman Behbehani – 794,000
Seat 7: Jan Kropacek – 572,000
Seat 8: Sumanth Reddy – 156,000
Seat 9: Simeon Naydenov – 731,000
Seat 10: Michael Watson – 829,000

While only 10 remain, this event attracted a field of 1,194 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,611,900, and the top 120 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $326,440
2nd Place: $202,035
3rd Place: $126,250
4th Place: $91,749
5th Place: $67,732
6th Place: $50,774
7th Place: $38,621
8th Place: $29,771
9th Place: $23,259
10th Place: $18,609

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

Player Tags: Michael Watson,   Jose Barbero,   Jake Schwartz

Day 1B -- Level 3

Jul 08, '11

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips. Registration will remain open until the end of the second level.

Players on Day 1B: 825 out of 985

Blinds: 150-300

Notables Remaining:

Notables Eliminated This Level:

Hands:

Scott Seiver Stuck In Reverse

Scott Seiver raised to 600 in early position and got two callers including a player in middle position and J.C. Moussa in the big blind.

The flop came down K 9 3 and Seiver continued with a bet of 1,200. The middle position player called and Moussa folded.

The turn was the 8 and Seiver check folded to a bet of 1,650. He now has just 16,475 in chips.

Jake Cody Gets Back To Work Building

Jake Cody hasn’t had a great day at the tables, but a few hands have gone his way this level to bring him closer to his starting stack.

On a recent hand, a player raised and Cody called from the button. Vivek Rajkumar called from the small blind as did the big blind as well.

The flop came 4 4 3 and everyone checked to Cody, who bet 1,500. Everyone folded and he chipped up to 19,000.

No More Chips For Nacho

A player raised from under the gun and Jose “Nacho” Barbero moved all in from the button for his last 5,425.

The blinds folded and his opponent called, revealing pocket sevens. Barberto showed A Q, but was unable to connect on a board reading 9 3 2 5 10.

The Grinder Gets Felted

Michael Mizrachi fought hard to battle back after a cooler early on in the first level, but ultimately couldn’t find his way back to his starting stack.

Mizrachi made his final move with K 10 and was called by pocket nines. The board failed to provide any help and Mizrachi was eliminated.

Poker Tweets:

Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi,   Jose Barbero,   Scott Seiver,   Jake Cody

Level 1 Update: Some Tables Tougher than Others

Nov 13, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining: 349 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

NONE

Big Hands:

Early Tussles at Table 35

Table 35 has been a favorite haunting spot for tournament reporters early in the day here with four well-known players mixing things up. Here are a few of the early pots:

Maria Ho limped under the gun and Isaac Baron raised to 400 UTG+1. Faraz Jaka reraised to 1,200 and Ho reraised again to 3,300. The flop fell K 7 6 and Ho fired out 2,600. Jaka went into the tank and reraised to 5,900. Ho thought for a moment bu decided to muck.

In the next battle between Ho and Jaka, the board read K 10 7 when Ho bet 400 from the cutoff and Jaka made the call from the big blind. The 5 fell on the turn and Ho bet 525. Jaka thought for a quick moment but decided to muck.

Three players paid a 200 price of admission preflop and then checked down the 10 10 9 Q 5 board before Maria Ho bet 450 UTG+1. The small blind made the call and Jose Barbero mucked on the big blind. Ho flipped over Q J, which was good enough to make the small blind muck.

Medic vs. Rousso

There was 2,350 in the pot and a flop of 9 7 4 sitting on the table when the cutoff bet 2,000. Nenad Medic made the call under the gun and Vanessa Rousso then raised to 6,000 UTG+1. The cutoff mucked and Medic made the call after spending some time in the tank. The turn fell Q and Medic moved all in for 10,875. Rousso took her turn thinking things over with a little over 20,000 behind and eventually decided to muck.

Daniel Negreanu Makes a Big Laydown

Daniel Negreanu bet 1,000 from the small blind and the cutoff made the call. The flop fell 10 5 4 and Negreanu bet 1,200. His opponent made the call and the K fell on the turn. Negreanu bet 3,000 and the cutoff went into the tank. He decided to raise to 8,600 and Negreanu made the call after spending some time in the tank himself. The Q fell on the river and Negreanu checked. The cutoff bet 12,000 and after some more time in the tank Negreanu decided to muck.

Left In The Deck:

Tough on the Draw

Here are some of the tough table pairings today:

Table 37: Matt Stout, Vanessa Rousso, Nenad Medic

Table 35: Maria Ho, Isaac Baron, Faraz Jaka, Jose Barbero

Table 28: Jason Senti, Daniel Negreanu, Michael Kamran

Table 24: Mike Leah, Kristy Gazes, Matt Brady

Table 19: Victor Ramdin, Jamie Rosen, Christina Lindley, Jason Koon

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Nenad Medic,   Maria Ho,   Vanessa Rousso,   Jose Barbero,   Faraz Jaka

High Roller Report: Jose Barbero Wins!

Oct 04, '10

Team PokerStars pro Jose Barbero has added another tournament title to his collection along with £556,000 in prize money. Jani Sointula is the runner up with and he takes home £335,000.

On the final hand Barbero raised to 80,000 preflop from the button and Jani Sointula reraised all in for 600,000. Barbero made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Barbero: A J
Sointula: K 4

Board: A 3 2 Qx Qx

Barbero won the hand and the tournament and Sointula finished runner up.

Player Tags: Jani Sointula,   Jose Barbero

High Roller Report: Jani Sointula Takes a Huge Lead

Oct 04, '10

Jani Sointula just scored a huge double up in the high roller event. Team PokerStars pro Jose Barbero raised to 50,000 preflop from the small blind and Jani Sointula reraised to 175,000. The flop was dealt A Q J and Sointula bet 175,000. Barbero raised to 175,000. Sointula reraised all in for 1,244,000 and Barbero made the call. Their cards:

Sointula: A Q
Barbero: K J

Turn and River: Q and 8

Sointula doubled up to 2.9 million and Barbero was left with a million.

Player Tags: Jani Sointula,   Jose Barbero

High Roller Report: Andrew Robl Eliminated in Third Place (£198,000)

Oct 04, '10

Andrew Robl moved his short stack all in for 216,000 from the button and Jose “Nacho” Barbero called from the big blind.

Robl: K 5
Barbero: A 3

Board: J J 3 3 4.

Robl exits with £190,000 for third place.

He leaves Barbero and Jani Sointula to battle over who gets the £556,000 top prize.

Player Tags: Jose Barbero,   Andrew Robl

High Roller Report: Vanessa Selbst Eliminated in Fourth Place (£145,000)

Oct 04, '10

Team PokerStars pro Vanessa Selbst bet 45,000 from UTG. It came around to fellow Team Pro member Jose Barbero and he raised it to 120,000 from the big blind. Selbst then four-bet to 230,000, with about 600,000 behind. Barbero then shoved all in and Selbst made the call.

Barbero: A J
Selbst: 10 10

It was a rough elimination for Selbst as the board fell Q 10 6 7 K and she will leave London with £145,000 for fourth place.

Player Tags: Vanessa Selbst,   Jose Barbero

High Roller Report: Will Molson Eliminated in Seventh Place

Oct 04, '10

Will Molson moved all in for 78,000 under the gun preflop and Jose Barbero moved all in over the top of him from the button. Everyone else mucked. Their cards:

Molson: 5 5
Barbero: A 8

Board: Q Q 2 J A

Will Molson was eliminated in seventh place and he will take home £61,200 in prize money.

Player Tags: Jose Barbero

Level Eight: Last Level Of The Night

Jul 02, '10

Blinds: 300-600

Players Remaining: 185 of 346

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Dimitry Stelmak – 233,000
2. Mikhail Smirnov – 185,000
3. James Akenhead – 184,000
4. Felix Gubitz – 172,000
5. Fabrice Soulier – 155,000
6. Eli Elezra – 135,000
7. Antonio Paino – 135,000
8. Matt Venegrin – 130,000
9. Greg Raymer – 120,000
10. Noah Boeken – 110,000

Average Chip Count: 56,108

Notable Eliminations:

Bruno Fitoussi
Dan Shak
John Duthie
J.C. Tran

Big Hands:

Obrestad Chipping Up

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read A96A. Annette Obrestad bet 5,700 and her opponent made the call.

The river was the K and Obrestad bet 12,700. Her opponent called and she tabled A988 for aces full.

Her opponent showed KK for a worse full house on the river and Obrestad took the pot. She was at 58,000.

Hellmuth Bets Out Barbero

Jose Barbero raised from the cutoff and Phil Hellmuth made the call from the big blind. The flop then came down A52 and Hellmuth led out with 3,500.

Barbero made the call and the turn was the K. Both players checked to see the 6 fall on the river. Hellmuth had called for a six before the river was revealed and led out for 3,800.

Barbero mucked his hand and Hellmuth took down the pot. He was at 37,000 after the hand.

Schoenberg Jumps The Gun, Costs Herself Some Action

Picking up the action on the flop of K63, Erica Schoenberg was facing a bet of 5,000. She raised to 13,000 and Matt Venegrin made the call. The player who put in the first raise mucked.

That’s when Schoenberg shoved the rest of her stack in and turned over KK52. Apparently she thought that Venegrin had raised to put her all in.

The floor was called and Venegrin was allowed to see a turn card but mucked to Schoenberg’s set of kings after it was dealt. Venegrin’s hand had straight and flush possiblities but her premature shove cost her any action and she was at 38,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Erica Schoenberg,   Jose Barbero,   Annette Obrestad

And They're Off

Jun 30, '10

Barbero Busto in 9th ($40,364)

With Danny Smith raising to 65,000 and Robert Mizrachi calling in front of him, Jose Barbero pushed his last 256,000 all in. Smith called and Mizrachi folded. Their hands:

Barbero: AKJ8
Smith: AAQ8

Smith hit a set on the flop of A86 and Barbero was in trouble. The turn was the 4 and the 6 river sent Barbero to the rail in 9th for $40,364.

Smith took the pot and moved up to 1.3 million in chips.

Mizrachi Falls in 8th ($52,471)

Robert Mizrachi check-raised a flop of 37J to 480,000 after Scott Mandel led with 120,000. Mandel reraised all in, having Mizrachi covered. Mizrachi called. Their hands:

Mandel: J744
Mizrachi: AAJ10

Mizrachi was trailing but the K turn gave him even more cards to draw to. The 5 hit on the river and Mandel held on to knock Mizrachi out in 8th place ($52,471).

Mandel had 1.3 million after the win.

Liu Outdrawn, Gone in 7th ($68,902)

Chance Kornuth raised to 60,000 and Eric Liu potted to 225,000. Kornuth made the call and the flop ran A107.

Kornuth moved all in and Liu called, putting his tournament life on the line. Their hands:

Liu: AAQ2
Kornuth: QJ102

Liu held top set but Kornuth had straight and flush draws. The K turn card nailed Kornuth’s straight draw and the 9 river meant that Liu was gone in 7th place, making $68,902.

Kornuth’s stack grew to 1.6 million.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Danny Smith,   Jose Barbero,   Eric Liu,   Chance Kornuth,   Scott Mandel

Final Table Update: Jose Barbero Eliminated in 8th Place ($13,655)

Jun 28, '09

Blinds: 5,000-10,000, Limits: 10,000-20,000

Players Remaining: 7 out of 572

Chip Counts:

1. Greg Mueller — 725,000
2. David Williams — 705,000
3. Marc Naalden — 655,000
4. Millie Shiu — 525,000
5. Matthew Sterling — 510,000
6. Joep Van Den Bijgaart — 400,000
7. Flaminio Malaguti — 285,000

Average Chip Count: 367,714

Notable Eliminations:

8. Jose Baebero – $13,655

Big Hands

Jose Barbero Eliminated in 8th Place ($13,655)

Greg Mueller raises before the flop and Jose Barbero calls from the big blind.

The flop comes A107, Barbero bets out, Mueller raises, Barbero three-bets, and Mueller four-bets him all in.

Barbero: K2
Mueller: A10

Mueller flops top two pair while Barbero flops the nut flush draw. The turn and river are the 6 and the J, no help to Jose Barbero who is eliminated in 8th place ($13,655).

Player Tags: Greg Mueller,   Jose Barbero