Level 33 Hour 2 Update: Jordan Smith Eliminated, November Nine Reached
Jul 15, '09
Blinds: 120,000-240,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 9 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Darvin Moon – 58,930,000
2. Eric Buchman – 34,800,000
3. Steven Begleiter – 29,885,000
4. Jeff Shulman – 19,580,000
5. Joe Cada – 13,215,000
6. Kevin Schaffel – 12,390,000
7. Phil Ivey – 9,765,000
8. Antoine Saout – 9,500,000
9. James Akenhead – 6,800,000
Card Player Chip Count:
Jeff Shulman – 19,580,000
Average Chip Count: 21,646,666
Eliminations:
12. Billy Kopp – $896,730
11. Jamie Robbins – $896,730
10. Jordan Smith – $896,730
Twitter Updates:
Jeff Shulman at 19,580,000 (twitter feed)
Phil Ivey at 9,765,000 (twitter feed)
Big Hands:
Billy Kopp Eliminated in 12th Place ($896,730)
Billy Kopp raised to 600,000 preflop in early position and Darvin Moon called from the small blind. The flop came K
92 and Moon checked. Kopp bet 750,000 and Moon called. The 2
on the turn prompted Moon to once again check. Kopp bet 2,000,000 and Moon check-raised to 6,000,000. Kopp didn’t take long before moving all in for 20,000,000. Moon made the call and exposed the QJ for the second nut flush. Kopp exposed the 53 and was drawing stone cold dead. His stack of over 100 big blinds was handed over to Moon when the meaningless 7
fell on the river. Kopp was eliminated and Moon built his stack to 40,500,000 after the monster hand.
Jamie Robbins Eliminated in 11th Place ($896,730)
Jamie Robbins open-shoved for 2,350,000 and Phil Ivey called. Robbins exposed the KQ
and Ivey tabled the A10. Ivey was a slight favorite and held as the board ran out 83335. Ivey was at 9,610,000 after the hand.
Joe Cada Wins First Pot at Table of 10
Joe Cada bet 600,000 from early position and Darvin Moon called from the button. The two players checked down a board of J106QQ. Cada exposed pocket nines to take the small pot while Moon tabled pocket deuces.
Jeff Shulman Wins a Pot
Eric Buchman bet 650,000 preflop. Jeff Shulman, Jordan Smith, and Phil Ivey all called. The flop came A98 and action was checked to Shulman. He fired out 1,500,000 and won the pot as everyone else folded. Shulman was at 20,510,000 after the hand.
Akenhead Playing Snug
Jordan Smith bet 650,000 preflop and James Akenhead called. The flop came 632 and Smith checked. Akenhead checked behind. The K hit the turn and both players checked again. The 4 fell on the river and both checked for a third time. Akenhead, the short stack at the table, exposed the 77 and was good. He took the pot and was up to 6,400,000 after the hand.
November Nine Reached
Jordan Smith Eliminated in 10th Place ($896,730)
Eric Buchman raised preflop to 650,000. Darvin Moon called from the button. Jordan Smith reraised to 2,600,000 total from the small blind. Buchman folded and Moon smooth called. The flop came 842 and Smith checked to Moon on the button. Moon bet 4,000,000 and Smith check-raised all in. Moon instantly called and exposed top set with the 88 and was up against the AA of Smith. Smith was in bad shape to double up and stay alive in the tournament. The turn brought the 5, adding a wheel draw for Smith. The river brought none of his outs as the 10 landed on the felt. Smith was eliminated and Moon is up to 58,930,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Phil Ivey, Jamie Robbins, Jordan Smith, Billy Kopp
Level 33 Hour 1 Update: Jeff Shulman Eliminates Ben Lamb
Jul 15, '09
Blinds: 120,000-240,000 with a 30,000 ante
Players Remaining: 12 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Eric Buchman – 33,800,000
2. Steven Begleiter – 27,730,000
3. Darvin Moon – 25,100,000
4. Jeff Shulman – 22,600,000
5. Billy Kopp – 18,900,000
6. Jordan Smith – 16,700,000
7. Joe Cada – 12,260,000
8. Kevin Schaffel – 11,700,000
9. Antoine Saout – 10,055,000
10. Phil Ivey – 7,400,000
Card Player Chip Count:
Jeff Shulman – 22,600,000
Average Chip Count: 14,986,153
Eliminations:
14. Ben Lamb – $633,022
13. James Calderaro – $633,022
Twitter Updates:
Jeff Shulman at 22,600,000 (twitter feed)
Billy Kopp at 18,900,000 (twitter feed)
Phil Ivey at 7,400,000 (twitter feed)
Big Hands:
Phil Ivey Starts Level Off On Right Foot
Phil Ivey bet 675,000 preflop and Joe Cada called. The flop came A75 and Cada checked to the seven-time bracelet winner. Ivey bet 800,000 and Cada made the call. The 3 fell on the turn. Cada again checked, and this time Ivey bet 1,700,000. Cada mucked and Ivey took the pot to boost his chip stack to 9,030,000 after the hand.
Jamie Robbins Catches Miracle
Joe Cada raised to 600,000. Jamie Robbins moved all in for 1,370,000. Cada insta-called. Cada exposed the AA and was ahead of the 1010 of Robbins. The board read K625 on the turn, and Robbins needed to catch one of the two remaining tens in the deck to stay alive. The dealer pealed off the 10 to the shock of the crowd. Robbins doubled to 3,310,000.
Jeff Shulman Climbing
Jordan Smith raised 750,000 from under the gun. Next to act was Jeff Shulman and he made the call. Two players saw a flop of K102. Smith bet 650,000 and Shulman raised to 1,700,000. Smith contemplated briefly before finally mucking. Shulman was at 15,100,000 after the hand and Smith was at 15,700,000.
Jeff Shulman Eliminates Ben Lamb in 14th Place ($633,022)
From the cutoff, Ben Lamb bet 655,000. Action was folded to Jeff Shulman in the big blind. He raised enough to put Lamb all in. Lamb went into the tank and eventually made the call with the AJ. Shulman exposed the AK and was in command. The board ran out K9372, as Lamb was drawing dead on the turn. Shulman eliminated his opponent and built his stack to 22,000,000.
Chip Leader Getting Stronger
Joe Cada raised to 600,000 from under the gun. Antoine Saout called from the button and Eric Buchman called from the big blind. All three players saw a flop of A87 and Buchman checked. Cada fired out a million and Saout folded. Buchman made the call and the 5 fell on the turn. Buchman led out with 2,500,000 and Saout eventually mucked. Buchman was at 33,950,000 after the hand.
James Calderaro Eliminated in 13th Place ($633,022)
James Calderaro was short when he moved all in for 2,500,000 from the button. Kevin Schaffel made the call from the big blind. Schaffel exposed the 1010 while Calderaro exposed the KJ. The board ran out Q52Q, as Calderaro was down to his last card. He picked up a flush draw on the turn but nothing materialized as the 5 fell on the river. Schaffel is now at 11,700,000.
Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Phil Ivey, Jamie Robbins, James Calderaro
Two big hands have knocked Stanley Statkiewicz Jr. down to just 28,000 in chips. The first was a showdown with Chau Giang. The flop came A
Ken Lairson Eliminated in Ninth Place ($20,720)
Mel Randolph Eliminated in Seventh Place ($36,261)