Danny Wong Poker Tournament Updates

Eric Baldwin vs. Danny Wong

Jan 05, '23

There was a few thousand in the pot preflop with the board reading 1072 when both Eric Baldwin and Danny Wong contribute another 3,500 to see the turn.

The next card was the 3, Baldwin led out for 16,000, and Wong called. The river delivered the J. Baldwin led out again for 40,000, and this time around Wong decided to fold.

Baldwin stacked up 223,500 after collecting the pot, and Wong was at 83,000 after the hand.

Eric Baldwin – 223,500 (89 bb)
Danny Wong – 83,000 (33 bb)

Player Tags: Danny Wong,   Eric Baldwin

Danny Wong Doubles Up

Jan 05, '23

The flop read QQ10 with a few thousand in the pot when Danny Wong got all in for 36,500 under the gun with AA in the hole.

His opponent called to cover holding JJ from the button, and the turn and river brought no help. Wong doubled up to survive with 78,000 after collecting the pot.

Danny Wong – 78,000 (52 bb)

Player Tags: Danny Wong

Barry Shulman Doubles Through Danny Wong

Jul 18, '16

We didn’t get all of the action, but Barry Shulman got it all in with KK on a flop of JJ4 against a flush draw from Danny Wong.

The turn and river were safe for Shulman in the 107 and he doubled up to 75,000. Wong is currently sitting on 14,000.

Player Tags: Barry Shulman,   Danny Wong

Level 7 Update: Danny Wong and Michael Mizrachi Double Up

Jun 29, '10

Blinds: 200-400

Players Remaining: 270 out 460

Average Chip Count: 25,555

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. John Cernuto — 86,000
2. Kevin Schaffel — 71,000
3. Mike Matusow — 52,000
4. John Duthie — 48,000
5. Nick Binger — 44,000
6. Vadim Markushevski — 43,000
7. Greg Raymer — 42,000
8. Christian Harder — 42,000
9. Felipe Ramos — 40,000
10. Andrew Brown — 38,000

Notable Eliminations:

Peter Jetten
Alex Kravchenko
Sam Farha
Chris Ferguson
Tom McEvoy
David Benyamine
Tony Cousineau

Big Hands:

Danny Wong Doubles Up

Danny Wong was all in for 14,000 with the AA73 and was up against the QQJ10 of his opponent. The board ran out 94272 and Wong doubled up to 30,000.

Michael Mizrachi Doubles Up

Michael Mizrachi was all in for 4,100 with the AA72 against the J986 of an opponent. The board ran out K7673 and Mizrachi doubled to 9,000.

Tony Cousineau Eliminated

An under-the-gun player bet 1,100. Tony Cousineau raised to 3,900. Mike Matusow called and so did the original bettor. The flop came K94 and action was checked to Cousineau. He bet 2,700. Matusow called and the other opponent potted. Cousineau called all in for his tournament life. Matusow folded. Cousineau tabled the AA86 while his opponent exposed the AJ9K. Cousineau was behind against the two pair of his opponent. Both the turn and river bricked for Cousineau and he was gone.

Player Tags: Tony Cousineau,   Mike Matusow,   Michael Mizrachi,   Danny Wong

Level 12 Update: Daniel Negreanu and Canada Have Great Level

Feb 28, '10

Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante

Players Remaining: 130 out of 745

Chip Counts:

1. Daniel Negreanu — 355,000
2. Taylor Paur — 290,000
3. Mark Newhouse — 250,000
4. Eugene Katchalov — 240,000
5. Daniel Fuhs — 230,000
6. Paul Niemela – 215,000
7. Oddie Dardon — 205,000
8. Masaaki Kagawa — 200,000
9. Steve Sung — 200,000
10. Vanessa Rousso — 190,000

Average Chip Count: 114,615

Notable Eliminations:

Tony Cousineau
Hasan Habib
Danny Wong
Todd Brunson
Ed Brogdon
Steve Zolotow
Jon Eaton

Big Hands:

Steve Sung Applies Pressure

Steve Sung limped in from early position and the cut off raised to 5,300. Both the small blind and big blind called and the action came back to Sung, who reraised to 23,500.

The cutoff thought about it for a few minutes before he decided to fold and the small blind surprised many at the table my nonchalantly throwing in the call. The big blind was tempted, but he too folded.

The flop came down A 6 2 and Sung continued with a bet of 18,000. The small blind quickly called and the turn was the 7.

This time, Sung fired in 40,000 and the small blind quickly folded. Sung is now stacked with just over 200,000 in chips.

David Baker Eliminates Hasan Habib

On a flop of 7 6 4, David Baker put Hasan Habib all in. Habib thought about it for a few minutes before he called, turning over 8 7 for top pair and a gutshot straight draw.

“That’s not the hand I wanted to see,” said Baker as he revealed his 6 5.

The turn and river came Q K and Baker’s runner, runner flush sent Habib to the rail. Baker now has 163,000 in chips.

Danny Wong Hits the Rail

Danny Wong got the rest of his stack in with A-K only to see that he was up against Mark Newhouse and his pocket jacks.

The jacks held and Wong was eliminated. Newhouse now has 250,000 in chips.

Todd Brunson Says Goodbye

Todd Brunson was short on chips when he decided to make his move. Unfortunately, he ran right into the pocket kings of Daniel Negreanu.

The kings held, Brunson busted and Negreanu increased his stack to 355,000.

Pat Pezzin Doubles Through Marco Johnson

Pat Pezzin was short and moved in for his last 18,500 with Ad 10h. Marco Johnson made the reluctant call with K Q, but it failed to connect with a board of J 6 5 2 9.

Pezzin still has work to do with about 40,000 in chips, but Johnson is still relatively safe with 100,000.

Left in the Deck

Daniel Negreanu’s Day Just Gets Better and Better

As many of you may know, the U.S. Hockey team was facing off against the Canadian Hockey team for the Gold medal in the Winter Olympics.

With about 30 seconds left on the clock in the third period, Daniel Negreanu came over to fellow Canadian Pat Pezzin for a bit of a premature celebration. Amazingly, the U.S. team score a goal to tie it up and send it into overtime.

The heavy American friendly room exploded into celebration and even Tournament Director Matt Savage got in on the act, needling Negreanu back to his table.

Of course, the Canadians were the first to score, thus ending the tournament and causing a much smaller celebration to erupt in the room near Negreanu’s table. Negreanu even went so far as to sing the U.S. national anthem as he basked in victory.

As a blogger, I should remain impartial, but I must point out the the Olympic system is flawed since the U.S. already beat Canada and scored more goals than they did in the series. Enjoy your tainted win, Daniel.

Player Tags: David Baker,   Hasan Habib,   Daniel Negreanu,   Mark Newhouse,   Danny Wong

Level 3 Hour 1 Update: Lederer Off To Rocky Start

Jul 05, '09

Blinds: 150-300

Chip Counts:

1. Tsai Chen – 93,000
2. Yan Chen – 85,000
3. Frank Kassela – 75,000
4. Justin Bonomo – 75,000
5. Andy Seth – 71,300
6. Jeff Lisandro – 70,500
7. David Singer – 68,000
8. Paul Magriel – 65,100
9. Suzie Lederer – 65,000
10. James Vanderhaar – 63,200

Card Player Chip Counts:

Matt Matros – 17,500

Notable Eliminations:

Matt Graham
Jacobo Fernandez

Big Hands:

Hawrilenko Takes Another Hit to His Stack

A player under-the-gun raised to 700 and got four callers, including Matt Hawrilenko from middle position. The flop was K47 and the original raiser bet 1,800 and Hawrilenko called.

The turn was the 10 and the river was the 6. Both players checked the turn and the river and Hawrilenko mucked when he was shown K9 and is down to 9,100 in chips.

Dennis Phillips Forces a Fold

With about 17,000 in the pot already, Dennis Phillips was heads-up with his opponent with a board that read A4510.

Phillips bet 10,500 and his opponent thought for nearly five minutes before mucking AK face up on the table. Phillips mucked his hand, but whether or not he had the best hand, he now has 59,000 in chips

Lederer Off To A Rocky Start In Level 3

After a flop of K92, Howard Lederer led out with 2,000 into a pot of 2,500 and his opponent in seat 1 mucked his hand. Lederer was at 23,200 after that hand.

Later, Lederer raised to 1,300 from the button and the small blind immediately reraised to 3,500. It was just in time for the ESPN cameras to arrive at Lederer’s table. After a few moments to think, Lederer mucked his hand and he was at 20,000 early in the level.

Suharto’s Pair Good Enough

Picking up the action on the river, the board showed J42108. Darus Suharto of “November Nine” fame and his opponent checked the action and Suharto showed down 66. It was good as his opponent tabled A6 and Suharto took a pot, moving his stack to 20,000.

McEvoy Gets Best Of Miami John

John Cernuto and Tom McEvoy saw a flop of AQJ. Both players didn’t like the board and checked. The turn was the Q and Cernuto took a stab at the pot, leading out for 1,200. McEvoy stuck around and the players saw the 9 fall on the river.

Cernuto checked and McEvoy did the same behind him. McEvoy showed A6 for two pair and Cernuto mucked. McEvoy was at 17,000 while Cernuto was at 35,000.

Luske Check-Raises To Victory

After a flop of K87, Marcel Luske was first to act and elected to check. His opponent then fired 600 into a 1,500 pot. Luske then pounced, check-raising to 2,000. His opponent glanced at his cards one last time and threw them into the muck. Luske took the pot and was at 42,000.

Danny Wong Flops Two Pair, Gets Little Action

Four players limped for 300 preflop and they all saw a flop of 982. The player in seat 9 fired 500 into the pot and Danny Wong raised to 1,600 from the cutoff. The player under the gun was also in the hand and made the call. Everyone else mucked and the 5 fell on the turn.

The under the gun player checked and Wong bet again, this time 3,600. His opponent mucked and Wong took the pot after showing 98. He was at 36,000 after the hand.

Griffin Takes Another Pot

Gavin Griffin raised to 800 from the hijack position and the small blind made the call. The player in seat 3, who had already limped, made the call as well. The flop then fell 1086 and the action was checked to Griffin. He fired 1,700 into the pot and his opponents quickly mucked their hands. Griffin took the pot and was at 38,000.

Juanda Tries To Give Opponent Discount

Picking up the action after the river, the board read K9878. The action was checked to John Juanda and he bet 3,500. The player in seat 2 mucked his hand and the player in seat 6 was next to act. He reached for his cards to throw them in the muck.

“No!” Juanda exclaimed. “1,000,” he said as he took 2,500 away from his original bet. Seat 6 didn’t bite and his hand finally landed in the muck. Juanda scored the pot and was around 50,000.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Howard Lederer,   Gavin Griffin,   Matt Hawrilenko,   Danny Wong,   Darus Suharto,   Dennis Phillips

Final Table Update: So Wong, Danny

Jun 23, '09

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 280

Chip Counts:

1. Andrew Lichtenberger — 3,963,000
2. Peter Traply — 2,679,000
3. Maxim Lykov — 858,000

Average Chip Count: 2,500,000

Notable Eliminations:

4. Danny Wong — $105,609

Elimination Hands:

Danny Wong Eliminated in Fourth Place ($105,609)

Danny Wong raised to 72,000 on the button and was called by Andrew Lichtenberger in the small blind.

The flop came out 1022 and Wong bet 220,000. Lichtenberger called and the turn was the 7.

Wong shoved and Lichtenberger called. Wong showed A10 but was way ahead of Lichtenberger’s slowplayed pocket aces.

The river was the 2 and Wong was eliminated.

Player Tags: Danny Wong,   Andrew Lichtenberger

Level 13 Update -- Liv Boeree Chips Up

Apr 21, '09

Level: 13

Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500.

Player Remaining: 100 out of 338

Average Chip Count: 337,000

Notable Chip Counts:

Steve Sung -- 1,165,000
Steve Billirakis -- 1,100,000
Jean-Noel Thorel -- 840,000
David Singer -- 820,000
Nenad Medic -- 680,000

Notable Eliminations:

Danny Wong
Ted Lawson
Berry Johnston
Mohsin Charania
Layne Flack
Shaun Deeb
Tom Dobrilovic
Tony Cousineau
Steve Zolotow
Nam Le
Joe Sebok
Matt Brady

Key Hands:

Kenny Tran Doubles Up

Kenny Tran doubled up to 225,000 after he rivered two pair, jacks and deuces against Dutch Boyd. Boyd put him all in on the river and mucked after seeing his opponent's superior hand, leaving himself with just over 255,000.

Liv Boeree Takes Out Danny Wong

Danny Wong made his move preflop with A-J but ran into Liv Boeree's A-K. The board gave both players an ace but Boeree's kicker prevailed to send Wong to the rail. Boeree increased her stack to 330,000.

Steve Sung Continues To Build His Stack

Steve Sung's A-Q dominated and eliminated Joe Sebok's A-J to build his stack to 1,165,000.

Card Player TV

Card Player TV talked to Steve Sung during the last break about being one of the chip leaders.

Player Tags: Kenny Tran,   Dutch Boyd,   Danny Wong,   Liv Boeree

Level 9 Update

Feb 22, '09

Level: 9

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Left: 261 out of 696
 

Score Board

Notable Chip Counts

Antonio Esfandiari - 300,000
Kofi Farkye - 176,000
KJ Nam - 175,000
Mickey Mills - 151,000
Zach Hyman - 141,000
Mike Sowers - 139,000
Dan O'Brien - 129,000
Anthony Venturini - 125,000
Phil Ivey - 122,000
Young Phan - 120,000

Average:53,333

Notable Eliminations

Joe Sebok
Mike Matusow
Erik Seidel
David Tran
Roy Winston
Jason Potter
Tony Cousineau
Gavin Griffin
Vanessa Rousso
Theo Tran
Raymond Davis
Philippe Rouas
Noah Schwartz
Thayer Rasmussen
Allen Cunningham
Chad Batista
Jared Hamby
Van Nguyen

Featured Table

Table 19

Seat 1: Paul Smith
Seat 2: Nick Schulman
Seat 3: Greg Thompson
Seat 4: Eric Hershler
Seat 5: Dan O'Brien -- 87,000
Seat 7: Karga Holt
Seat 8: Isaac Haxton
Seat 9: Paul Wasicka -- 85,000

Paul Smith Takes a Hit

On a board of Q726. with 2,400 in the pot, Paul Smith bet 3,500 and Greg Thompson made the call. The 9 fell on the river and seat 3 bet 3,500. Smith thought for a moment and then mucked his hand.

Big Hands:

Joe Sebok Eliminated by Farzad Bonyadi

Joe Sebok was short stacked and all in holding A-Q against the pocket sevens of Freddy Bonyadi. The board offered no help and Sebok was eliminated from the tournament.

James "Jsizzle20" St. Hilaire Can't Get Action From Danny Wong

The betting action is unknown, but James St. Hilaire held a set of nines on a board of 9-8-3-7-K. Wong thought over his option on the river before mucking bottom set of threes, keeping himself alive in the tournament.

Erik Seidel Eliminated by Young Phan

Erik Seidel got it all in holding kings and feeling comfortable, but his outlook changed when he saw Young Phan's pocket aces. The board helped neither player and Seidel was eliminated from the tournament.

Gavin Griffin Loses Out to a Flopped Flush

Gavin Griffin was all in holding pocket nines and up against his opponent's A10. The flop brings three clubs and Griffin is drawing very slim. The turn and river bricked his runner-runner outs and Griffin was eliminated from the tournament.

Phil Hellmuth Doubles Up Through David Chiu

On a flop of K55 Phil Hellmuth checked and David Chiu bet. Hellmuth check-raised and Chiu shoved all in. Hellmuth made the all-in call and flipped over K-10. Chiu held AJ and the turn and river fell 74. Hellmuth doubled up on the hand to survive.

Shenko's Shank

With over 15,000 in the pot and K32AJ on the board, Yevgeniy Timoshenko bet 9,500 from the button and his opponent went into the tank in middle position. He eventually made the call and Timoshenko flipped over AJ to win the pot.





 

Player Tags: Young Phan,   Joe Sebok,   Danny Wong,   James St Hilaire

Danny Wong Eliminated in 10th Place ($8,655)

Dec 09, '08

On the very next hand, Kenneth Smaron limps and Danny Wong moves all in for 2,000 behind him. Mark Teltscher completes from the small blind and Hafiz Khan knocks the table in the big blind.

The three players check down a board of A54J3 all the way to the river, where Smaron bets 15,000. Teltscher and Khan muck and Wong asks Smaron if he has pocket deuces.

Sure enough, Smaron shows deuces. Wong has to sweat his cards, but can only produce Q8 to be eliminated in tenth place.

Player Tags: Kenneth Smaron,   Danny Wong

Remy Biechel Doubles Through Danny Wong

Dec 09, '08

Remy Biechel is all in against Danny Wong. Biechel shows 88 and is racing against Wong's AK.

The flop comes AKJ and Wong takes the lead. The turn is the 7 and Biechel is down to his final two outs.

The river is the..... 8! Biechel double up to 140,000 and Wong is left with just 3,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Danny Wong,   Remy Biechel

Danny Wong Busted

Aug 25, '08

Danny Wong busted out of the tournament during level 8 when he ran pocket queens into pocket aces.
















 

Player Tags: Danny Wong