$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 20 Recap
Jul 01, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20 minute break
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Players Left: 11 of 2,693
Chip Leaders:
Corwin Cole - 1,450,000
Jeffery Courtney - 1,280,000
Matthew Matros - 875,000
Farzad Rouhani - 720,000
Daniel Heimiller - 710,000
Scott Sitron - 600,000
Voitto Rintala - 530,000
Andrey Zaichenko - 470,000
Todd Hanks - 460,000
David Daneshgar - 420,000
Average Stack: 734,450
Eliminations:
12th – Brock Mishler
13th – Joachim Berg-Jensen
14th – Elliot Smith
Big Hands and Storylines:
Joachim Berg-Jensen Eliminated By Dan Heimiller
Dan Heimiller raised from early position and action folded around to Joachim Berg-Jensen in the small blind. Berg-Jensen shoved for 255,000 and was called by Heimiller. Berg-Jensen had A
K
but Heimiller had Q
Q and a slight lead. The flop was ten-high and rainbow, and Berg-Jensen was left to catch either an ace or king on the turn/river to take down the pot and continue on in the tournament. The turn was the 2 and Berg-Jensen was down to one final card. The river was the 3 and that was all she wrote for Berg-Jensen.
Heimiller Eliminates Another
Brock Mishler opened the betting by moving all-in on the button for approximately 200,000. Dan Heimiller made the call from the big blind and then two showed their cards:
Mishler: J10
Heimiller: A8
The board came down 7735Q and Heimiller’s ace-high would hold up to take down the pot, eliminating Mishler.
This pot brought Heimiller’s stack to nearly 1,300,000, but he would later be cut down to 710,000 after a failed bluff attempt against Jeffery Courtney.
Player Tags: Farzad Rouhani, David Daneshgar, Voitto Rintala, Scott Sitron, Andrey Zaichenko, Elliot Smith, Corwin Cole, Jeff Courtney, Brock Mishler, Joachim Berg-Jensen, Todd Hanks
$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 19 Recap
Jul 01, '08
Blinds: 8,000-16,000
Players Left: 14 of 2,693
Chip Leaders:
Matthew Matros - 1,025,000
Corwin Cole - 895,000
Daniel Heimiller - 830,000
Farzad Rouhani - 720,000
Jeffery Courtney - 630,000
Gary Biggar - 623,000
Andrey Zaichenko - 620,000
Voitto Rintala - 530,000
Todd Hanks - 460,000
David Daneshgar - 420,000
Average Stack: 577,075
Eliminations:
15th – Cody Slaubaugh
16th – Lars Sundberg
17th – Daniel Hughes
18th – Eric Jolly
19th – Petter Frannson
20th – Richard Kirsch
Big Hands and Storylines:
Corwin, For The Win
The players redrew at 18 players, and despite the full 9-handed tables in play, table 1 was still packed with action. Elliot Smith raised to 40,000 from middle position and Scott Sitron, on his left, raised to 110,000. Corwin Cole, after a moment’s thought, moved all-in for 328,000. Eric Jolly then called all-in. Smith folded and Sitron called, having everyone covered. The three showed their hands:
Scott Sitron: AA
Corwin Cole: QQ
Eric Jolly: JJ
The flop came 862 and nothing had changed. The turn came K, Sitron was one card away from a massive chip advantage at the table, but the river changed that. The river was the Q and Corwin Cole took down the pot, though you would never know it by his expression. He sat stone-faced, moving only to rake in the monster pot. After the hand, Cole had 950,000, Sitron had 250,000, and Jolly was eliminated... which nobody could deny.
Daniel Hughes Eliminated
Daniel Hughes moved all-in for 145,000 from late position. Andrey Zaichenko moved all-in behind him and everybody else folded. Hughes showed A10 and Zaichenko had QQ. The flop came Q82 and Hughes was drawing almost dead. The 10 sealed his fate and he was eliminated in 17th place.
Zaichenko Gives Some Back
Action folded around to Gary Biggar in the small blind and he shoved all-in for about 123,000. Zaichenko looked down at his cards in the big blind and he opted to call. The two turned over:
Biggar: A8
Zaichenko: K7
The flop helped out Biggar a lot: A97. The turn, though, was the 10, giving Zaichenko an open-ended straight draw. The river was the blank of all blanks – the 2 – and Biggar doubled up to 250,000. Zaichenko still has about 900,000.
Player Tags: Farzad Rouhani, David Daneshgar, Richard Kirsch, Daniel Hughes, Cody Slaubaugh, Voitto Rintala, Scott Sitron, Andrey Zaichenko, Corwin Cole, Jeff Courtney, Todd Hanks
$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 18 Recap
Jul 01, '08
Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Players Left: 20 of 2,693
Chip Leaders:
Dan Heimiller – 1,100,000
Andrey Zaichenko - 750,000
Matthew Matros - 712,000
Farzad Rouhani - 600,000
Scott Sitron - 570,000
Richard Kirsch - 490,000
Cody Slaubaugh - 475,000
Elliot Smith - 380,000
Voitto Rintala - 310,000
Corwin Cole - 282,000
Average Stack: 403,950
Eliminations:
21st – Martin Cardno
22nd – Paulo Nunes
23rd – Joe Neiman
24th – Dan Harmetz
25th – Mimi Tran
26th – Anders Fraulund
27th – Andrew Garvin
Big Hands and Storylines:
Heimiller Time
Dan Heimiller raised to 40,000 in late position and action folded around to Andrew Garvin in the blinds. Garvin moved all-in for about 180,000. Heimiller insta-called and flipped up AA. Garvin showed 99. The board came 10758K and Garvin was eliminated. Heimiller grew his stack to an even more impressive 1,100,000.
Biggar is Better; Mimi Tran Eliminated
Gary Biggar and Mimi Tran, both short-stacked, got all-in pre-flop. Biggar had Tran dominated with his AQ going against her KQ. The flop came 1044 and the turn was the 6. Going to the river, Tran had only 3 outs, and when the 4 peeled off, her tournament was over. After winning the hand Biggar was up to 175,000.
Set Over Set Propels Rouhani
Farzad Rouhani raised to 36,000 from early position and Andriy Zaichenko made the call from the cutoff. The two saw a flop of 985. Rouhani led out for 32,000 and Zaichenko raised to 100,000. Undeterred by this show of strength, Rouhani moved all-in and was snap-called by Zaichenko. The two turned over their hands:
Rouhani: 99
Zaichenko: 55
Zaichenko did not make quads and he took a big hit, now at 750,000. Rouhani’s double up gives him 600,000.
Player Tags: Farzad Rouhani, Mimi Tran, Richard Kirsch, Andrew Garvin, Dan Harmetz, Cody Slaubaugh, Voitto Rintala, Scott Sitron, Martin Cardno, Andrey Zaichenko, Elliot Smith, Corwin Cole, Anders Fraulund
$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 17 Recap
Jul 01, '08
Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Players Left: 28 of 2,693
Chip Leaders:
Matthew Matros - 712,000
Scott Sitron - 570,000
Richard Kirsch - 490,000
Cody Slaubaugh - 410,000
Elliot Smith - 380,000
Andrey Zaichenko - 375,000
Farzad Rouhani - 310,000
Voitto Rintala - 310,000
Joseph Neiman - 310,000
Corwin Cole - 282,000
Average Stack: 288,535
Eliminations:
Ben Spraggons
John McCauley
Esther Garza
Tim Barchie
Big Hands and Storylines:
Sundberg Doubles Up Through Tran
Mimi Tran raised to 30,000 from the button and Lars Sundberg moved all-in from the big blind. It was 49,000 more to Tran and she analyzed her decision. After about 50 seconds of thought, she made the call and the two turned up their cards:
Sundberg: 88
Tran: AQ
The board came 10975J and Sundberg won the hand with a jack-high straight. Sundberg now has 170,000 while Tran is languishing with 100,000.
Matros Keeps Accumulating
Twice during recent rounds, players have attempted to steal the blinds of Matt Matros. On both occasions Matros put in a big raise and forced the players to lay down their hands. Matt Matros did play a hand that went to showdown though. Anders Fraulund raised to 30,000 and this time Matros opted to call in the big blind. Matros checked the 965 flop and called a 45,000 bet from Fraulund. Both players checked when the 6 paired the board. The river was the 7 and Matros led out for 90,000. Fraulund called instantly and when Matros had confirmed this with the dealer he showed A6 for turned trips. Fraulund showed K9 and said, “Good hand.”
Matros has about 700,000. Fraulund is down to 160,000.
Tim Barchie Eliminated By Cody Slaubaugh
Tim Barchie moved all-in from early position and action folded around to Cody “thugmoneymkr” Slaubaugh in the small blind. It was 80,000 more to call for him. Instead of simply calling, he shoved over the raise for about 300,000. The big blind folded and the two showed their hands:
Barchie: A4
Slaubaugh: A6
The flop was perfect for Slaugbaugh: J106. Barchie could not catch up and he was eliminated.
Slaubaugh now has 410,000.
Player Tags: Farzad Rouhani, Mimi Tran, Richard Kirsch, Cody Slaubaugh, Voitto Rintala, Scott Sitron, Andrey Zaichenko, Elliot Smith, Corwin Cole, Tim Barchie, Anders Fraulund
Some more details have emerged about the Voitto Rintala elimination. The Finnish player was eliminated by fellow EPT mainstay, American Jason Mercier. Apparently as Rintala was leaving he took off his shirt and handed it to Mercier in addition to the chips he lost. He then exited the tournament floor.
Both Steven Weusten (18th place) and Voitto Rintala (17th place) have busted out of the tournament and things are down to a final two tables. They both take home €24,700 in prize money. Rintala just missed making the final two tables for the second year in a row here in Barcelona, while his elimination secured a second apperance in a row at the final two tables for Davidi Kitai.
This is the second year in a row now that current chip leader Davidi Kitai is posied to make a run into the final two tables in Barcelona. Last year, he finished in 11th place, and took home $61,180 in prize money. Voitto Rinala is also looking to make the final two tables once again here at the Gran Casino, he finished in 13th place last year, and took home $44,488 in prize money.