Darus Suharto Poker Tournament Updates

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

$10,000 Main Event - Rheem Takes a Hit, Bishop Out

Jul 14, '08

Note: Play had paused after the elimination of Joe Bishop to allow for a redraw for the final table of 10 players. We are one elimination away from the television final table that will take place in November.

Blinds/Antes: 100,000-200,000 with a 30,000 ante

Players Left: 10 of 6,844

Chip Leaders:

Dennis Phillips: 21,500,000
Scott Montgomery: 20,635,000
Ivan Demidov: 18,700,000
Darus Suharto: 16, 425,000
Dean Hamrick: 12,460,000
Craig Marquis: 12,000,000
Ylon Schwartz: 10,500,000
Peter Eastgate: 10,440,000
David 'Chino' Rheem: 10,100,000
Kelly Kim: 4,430,000

Average Stack: 13,688,000

Eliminations:

11th: Joe Bishop: $591,869

Big Hands:

Set No Good, Rheem Takes a Hit

Action folded around to Ivan Demdidov in the cutoff. He raised it up to 650,000 and action folded to David "Chino" Rheem in the small blind. He repopped to 2 million total and Demdidov went into the tank. When he came out of the tank, he announced he was all in for almost 8 million. Rheem took some time of his own to think about what to do before making the call. He turned over 1010. He was in good shape against Demdidov's 99. The crowd went nuts as the hands were set up for the cameras. The flop then came 1086, giving Rheem top set but also giving Demdidov a variety of outs. The turn brought the 4 and Demdidov spiked a flush. Rheem needed to pair the board to win the hand, but the 5 sealed the deal for Demdidov, who moved up to about 18 million. Rheem dropped down to 8 million.

Darus Suharto Doubles Through Joe Bishop

Bishop raised to 700,000 from the button and Darus Suharto repopped from the big blind. He made it 2 million to go and Bishop made the call. The flop came Q65 and Suharto led out with 2.5 million. Bishop came over the top, moving all in for almost 10 million. Suharto made the call and turned over KK for an over pair. Bishop showed top pair on the board with AQ. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 2 and Suharto doubled up.

Bishop Doubles Another

Bishop raised to 600,000 from the cutoff and action was next on Kelly Kim in the small blind. He moved all in for about 2 million and Bishop called, showing 87. Kim was in great shape as he showed 88. The board ran out A101072 and Kim doubled up and Bishop was down to 2.4 million.

Bishop Trampled By the Wheel on the River, Busts in 11th Place

The fall of Joe Bishop would be complete a few hands later. He moved all in from under the gun and action folded around to David Rheem. He made the call and showed 22. Bishop turned over A3 and was racing against ducks. He flew ahead on the flop as it dropped A53. Bishop had two pair and Rheem needed another duck or a four to bust Bishop. The turn was a blank as the Q hit the felt. But the river brought chaos as the miracle 4 showed up, knocking Bishop out of the main event and sending Rheem's supporters into a frenzy.

Phillips Wins 3 Million Preflop

Dean Hamrick raised to 550,000 preflop and Ylon Schwartz reraised to 2.2 million. Sitting behind Schwartz, chipleader Dennis Phillips asked for Schwartz's chip count and crossed his arms to think. He announced a reraise and popped it to 6 million straight. Hamrick mucked immediatley and Schwartz only took a few seconds to do the same, giving Phillips an additional 3 million for his already large chip stack without even seeing a flop.

Montgomery Crushes Chip Leader

Dennis Phillips raised to 500,000 and Scott Montgomery reraised to 2.2 million. Phillips made the call and the flop brought J106. Phillips checked, Montgomery bet 1.5 million and Phillips called. The turn was interesting, bringing the K. Phillips checked again and Montgomery bet 2 million. Phillips called and the river brought the 9. Phillips checked for the final time and Montgomery shoved out 4 million. Phillips took time to seriously consider his decision. He eventually called and Montgomery showed A10 for the ace-high flush. Phillips mucked and lost a huge pot that had more than 15 million in it. With the pot Montgomery pased 20 million.

Player Tags: Dean Hamrick,   Chino Rheem,   Darus Suharto,   Dennis Phillips,   Scott Montgomery,   Joe Bishop

$10,000 Main Event - Day 7 - Level 31 (Hr. 1)

Jul 14, '08

Blinds/Antes: 80,000 / 160,000 / 20,000

Players Remaining: 13 of 6,844

Average Stack: 10,000,000

Chip Counts:

Recent Eliminations:
Gert Andersen Eliminated in 14th place ($463,201)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Gert Andersen Eliminated in 14th place ($463,201)

On the third hand after the dinner break on the featured table, Ylon Schwartz open raised for a total of 500,000.  The action folded to Gert Andersen in the small blind, who reraised all in for his remaining 3,810,000 in chips.  Schwartz quickly called and turned over AK, a strong favorite over Andersen’s AJ.  The tension was high as the flop came Q102, giving Andersen a gut-shot straight draw but removing the remaining jacks from his list of outs.  The turn fell 8, improving Andersen’s straight draw and giving him four additional outs.  The 5 on the river was a miss, and Andersen exited the tournament area in 14th place to collect his $463,201 in prize money.  Schwartz improved his chip stack to over 17 million, putting him in second place on the leader board.

Tough Rail!

The remaining two tables have attracted quite a crowd of spectators, including many notable poker pros who have showed up to sweat the action.  The current list of railbirds at the secondary featured table includes Andy Bloch, Michael Mizrachi, Mel Judah, J.C. Tran, and Marcel Luske.

Chino Rheem Takes One Away from Darus Suharto

On a flop of AJ4, Chino Rheem checked to Darus Suharto.  After some deliberation, Suharto counted out a bet of 475,000 and pushed it towards the middle.  Rheem check-raised an additional 600,000, prompting Suharto to go into the tank.  Suharto eventually made the call and the 8 fell on the turn.  Rheem led out with a bet of 1,500,000, to which Suharto folded his hand.  Rheem dragged the pot and stacked his chips, which now total over 11 million.

Kelly Kim Loses One to Joe Bishop

Kelly Kim open raised to 500,000 from his position under the gun, and the action folded to Joe Bishop in the big blind.  After taking some time to fiddle with his chips, Bishop sloppily tossed out what appeared to be an arbitrary amount of chips.  The dealer counted it down to discover that it was a reraise of an additional 1,060,000.  Kim contemplated for a few moments before mucking his hand.  As he took the pot, Bishop flashed the A to his tablemates.

Player Tags: Kelly Kim,   Ylon Schwartz,   Darus Suharto,   Joe Bishop,   Gert Andersen

$10,000 Main Event - Day 7 - Level 29

Jul 14, '08

Blinds/Antes: 50,000-100,000-10,000

Players Remaining: 23 out of 6,844

Average Chip Stack: 5.95 million

Eliminations: Paul Snead (21st).

Big Hands and Storylines:

Cantu Can't Do Wrong

Peter Eastgate raised to 275,000, and was called only by Brandon Cantu in the small blind. Cantu checked the flop of 1052, but called Eastgate's continuation bet of 400,000. Both players checked the turn, the 10. The river double paired the board with the 5, and once again both players checked. Cantu turned over AQ, and his ace kicker was big enough to take down the healthy little pot.

...Or Can't He?

Kelly Kim raised to 275,000 before the flop. Brandon Cantu then reraised to 950,000, only to have Dean Hamrick move all in for 1,465,000. After some time in the tank, Cantu made the call and turned over...105. The one time chip leader needed a lot of help to improve against Hamrick's AA. He got a little bit of assistance on the flop, which ran 875, but was shot down to two outs when the turn brought the 8. There was no five on the river for Cantu, who started counting down Hamrick's double up as the dealer placed the 10 on the felt a little too late. Cantu was left with the smallest stack in the tournament after the hand with only 2.4 million.

Ivan To Win

Chris Klodnicki raised it to 200,000 from under the gun. Ivan Demidov called the minimum raise from the big blind, checking the flop of Q62. Klodnicki made a continuation bet for 350, which Ivan called, but gave up in the hand after that point, checking behind on both the turn 8 and the river 2. Demidov turned over 63, and happily raked in the small pot.

Chop It Up

Peter Eastgate raised to 300,000, and was called only by Kelly Kim in the blind. Both players checked the flop of 942, but Kim led out at the turn, the 5, for 400,000. Eastgate made the call, and both players checked the river when the 6 fell, completing a possible flush. Neither player had the flush, however, instead showing A9 and A9 and splitting the pot.

Suharto Eliminates Cristian

Jason Riesenberg raised to 300,000, Darus Suharto made the call one from the cut-off, then Judet Toni Cristian reraised to 1 million total from the cut-off. Riesenberg folded, then Suharto announced all-in. He had Cristian covered, but the Romanian made the call and showed JJ. Suharto revealed the KK. The flop came Q109, which meant each player held the other’s outs for any possible straight. The 5 on the turn and 5 on the river completed the board however, and Suharto eliminated Cristian in 22nd place.

Cristian had earlier gained valuable chips. He attempted to raise from early position, but was called for a string bet as he didn’t announce “raise” in time. That allowed Nicholas Sliwinski to limp into the pot as well, but when play came to Albert Kim in the small blind, he decided to throw in a raise himself, to 675,000. Jason Riesenberg folded from the big blind, and then Cristian, given a second opportunity, announced raise and moved all-in for 2.5 million. Kim made the call and showed 99, but he trailed the AA of Cristian. The board finished QJ1043 and Cristian doubled up.

Riesenberg Lays Down Aces

Jason Riesenberg raised to 275,000 preflop and drew two callers, David Rheem on the button and Dennis Phillips in the small blind. The flop came KQ10, Phillips and Riesenberg checked, and Rheem bet 400,000. Phillips then check-raised to 1.4 million and Riesenberg and Rheem both folded. Riesenberg showed AA as he tossed his cards into the muck.

Player Tags: Kelly Kim,   Chris Klodnicki,   Brandon Cantu,   Darus Suharto,   Peter Eastgate,   Jason Riesenberg,   Ivan Demidov

$10,000 Main Event - Day 7 - Level 28 (Hr.2)

Jul 14, '08

Players have returned from a 20-minute break.

Blinds/Antes: 20,000-40,000 with 2,000 ante

Players Left: 24 of 6844

Chip Leaders:

Dennis Phillips - 14,430,000
Peter Eastgate - 12,000,000
Craig Marquis - 9,500,000
Joe Bishop - 9,300,000
Kelly Kim - 8,930,000
Ylon Schwartz - 7,300,000
David Rheem - 7,000,000
Scott Montgomery - 5,700,000
Darus Suharto - 5,700,000
Paul Snead - 5,600,000

Player Eliminations: Niklas Flisberg (25th), Aaron Gordon (24th).

Big Hands/Storylines

Schwartz catches fortunate turn, doubles up

Ylon Schwartz raised from late position and was called by Paul Snead on the button and Scott Montgomery in the big blind. The flop came KJJ and Schwartz bet 380,000. Snead raised to 1.2 million and after Montgomery folded Schwartz made the call. The turn was the K and Schwartz bet out 900,000. Snead moved all in and Schwartz called all in.

Snead: AJ
Schwartz: AK

Schwartz got the king he needed on the turn. The river was the 7 and Schwartz doubled up to over seven million chips.

Rheem Makes his Move

Chino Rheem was in the small blind and was the second player to call a raise to 220,000. Dennis Phillips also called from the big blind and four players saw the flop come 987. Rheem checked and Phillips stepped out for 500,000. Chris Klodnicki, the original raiser, made the call, and after Judet Toni Cristian folded, Rheem then put in a check-raise for 1.5 million more. Both his opponents folded and Rheem took down the pot of over two million.

Suharto Successfully Uses All-in Twice

Darus Suharto had play folded to him on the button and raised to 210,000, which Judet Toni Cristian called from the big blind. The flop came 1096, and Cristian check-called a bet of 310,000 from Suharto. Both players checked after the K fell on the turn, and then the Q completed the board on the river. Cristian stepped out for a 500,000 bet, and Suharto then announced all-in. Cristian folded and showed A7, while Suharto revealed the K10 for two pair.

In an earlier hand, Aaron Gordon had raised to 225,000 and Suharto called. Chris Klodnicki then reraised to 800,000 from the cut-off. Gordon folded, but Suharto then announced all-in for another 2.5 million. Klodnicki folded and Suharto took down the pot.

Suharto Eliminates Gordon

Aaron Gordon was all-in for his tournament life with the Q10, and found himself up against the pocket jacks of Darus Suharto. The flop came K62, with the 5 on the turn giving Gordon the flush draw. But the 7 on the river ended his main event and Suharto took the chips.

Riesenberg Shows the Bluff

Judet Toni Cristian raised to 230,000 preflop and was called by Dennis Phillips, chip leader to begin the day. Jason Riesenberg then called from the big blind and the flop came AQJ. All three players checked and the 10 created an even more interesting board. Riesenberg bet 250,000 at the pot, Cristian folded, and Phillips called. The 3 was the river and Riesenberg bet 800,000. Phillips folded, then at the loud encouragement from his supporters on the rail to “show the bluff” Riesenberg did exactly that, flashing the 107.

Nice Start for Phillips

In one of the first hands of the level, chip leade Dennis Phillips called an initial raise to 225,000 from Chino Rheem. Darus Suharto on the button then reraised to 825,000, Rheem folded and Phillips called. The flop came A87, and Phillips bet 700,000 at the pot. Suharto folded.

Player Tags: Ylon Schwartz,   Paul Snead,   Aaron Gordon,   Darus Suharto,   Dennis Phillips,   Jason Riesenberg

Final Table -- Hour Eight -- Darus Suharto Eliminated in Sixth Place ($2,418,562)

Nov 09, '08

Blinds/Antes: 250,000-500,000 with a 50,000 ante

Players Left: 5 of 6,844

Chip Leaders:

Peter Eastgate: 37,425,000
Scott Montgomery: 32,575,000
Ivan Demidov: 27,250,000
Dennis Phillips: 20,175,000
Ylon Schwartz: 19,375,000

Average: 27,376,000

Big Hands:

Peter Eastgate Takes the Chip Lead

Peter Eastgate opened the action on the button with a raise to 1.25 million and Dennis Phillips reraised to 3.5 million. Eastgate made the call and the flop was dealt K 2 2. Phillips checked and Eastgate bet 3 million. Things got interesting when Phillips check-rasied to 7 million and then Eastgate came over the top of him by shoving all in. A call would have put Phillips tournament life at major risk, and after mulling it over for a minute he decided to fold.

Darus Suharto Eliminated in Sixth Place ($2,418,562)

Darus Suharto moved all in preflop for 8,550,000 and Scott Montgomery thought for a minute before he made the call on the cutoff. Their cards:

Suharto: A 8
Montgomery: A Q

Board: K J 2 4 4

Montgomery made an ace-high spade flush on the turn and knocked Suharto out of the tournament in sixth place. Suharto will take home $2,418,562 in prize money.

Player Tags: Darus Suharto,   Peter Eastgate,   Dennis Phillips,   Scott Montgomery

Final Table -- Hour Five -- Kelly Kim Eliminated in Eighth Place ($1,288,217)

Nov 09, '08

Blinds/Antes: 200,000-400,000 with a 50,000 ante

Players Left: 7 of 6,844

Chip Leaders:

Ivan Demidov: 40,875,000
Ylon Schwartz: 32,175,000
Peter Eastgate: 21,675,000
Scott Montgomery: 16,400,000
Dennis Phillips: 10,650,000
Darus Suharto: 8,550,000
David Rheem: 5,900,000

Average: 19,554,285

Big Hands:

Kelly Kim Eliminated in Eighth Place ($1,288,217)

Kelly Kim moved all in preflop and Ylon Schwartz, Ivan Demidov, and Darus Suharto each called the additional 150,000. The flop was dealt 9 6 2 and Demidov bet 600,000. Schwartz mucked and Suharto made the call. The A fell on the turn and both players checked. The river brought the Qd and both live players checked again. Everyone then turned up their cards:

Suharto: 10 9
Demidov: 9 5
Kim: muck

Suharto won the hand and Kim was eliminated in eighth place. He will take home $1,288,217 in prize money after starting the day on a short stack.

Chino Rheem Doubles Up

Chino Rheem moved all in preflop for 2.7 million and Ivan Demidov called him down. Their cards:

Rheem: A K
Demidov: 9 9

Board: 8 7 5 K J

Rheem doubled up on the hand to survive.

Darus Suharto Doubles Up

Ylon Schwartz raised to 1.1 million preflop and Darus Suharto moved all in for 3.9 million total. Schwartz made the call. Their cards:

Suharto: A K
Schwartz: Q 8

Board: Q 6 2 K A

Suharto doubled up on the hand to survive.

Break Time

The players went on a 20-minute break after Suharto double up.

Player Tags: Kelly Kim,   Ylon Schwartz,   Chino Rheem,   Darus Suharto,   Ivan Demidov

$10,000 Main Event - Rheem Takes a Hit, Bishop Out

Jul 14, '08

Note: Play had paused after the elimination of Joe Bishop to allow for a redraw for the final table of 10 players. We are one elimination away from the television final table that will take place in November.

Blinds/Antes: 100,000-200,000 with a 30,000 ante

Players Left: 10 of 6,844

Chip Leaders:

Dennis Phillips: 21,500,000
Scott Montgomery: 20,635,000
Ivan Demidov: 18,700,000
Darus Suharto: 16, 425,000
Dean Hamrick: 12,460,000
Craig Marquis: 12,000,000
Ylon Schwartz: 10,500,000
Peter Eastgate: 10,440,000
David 'Chino' Rheem: 10,100,000
Kelly Kim: 4,430,000

Average Stack: 13,688,000

Eliminations:

11th: Joe Bishop: $591,869

Big Hands:

Set No Good, Rheem Takes a Hit

Action folded around to Ivan Demdidov in the cutoff. He raised it up to 650,000 and action folded to David "Chino" Rheem in the small blind. He repopped to 2 million total and Demdidov went into the tank. When he came out of the tank, he announced he was all in for almost 8 million. Rheem took some time of his own to think about what to do before making the call. He turned over 1010. He was in good shape against Demdidov's 99. The crowd went nuts as the hands were set up for the cameras. The flop then came 1086, giving Rheem top set but also giving Demdidov a variety of outs. The turn brought the 4 and Demdidov spiked a flush. Rheem needed to pair the board to win the hand, but the 5 sealed the deal for Demdidov, who moved up to about 18 million. Rheem dropped down to 8 million.

Darus Suharto Doubles Through Joe Bishop

Bishop raised to 700,000 from the button and Darus Suharto repopped from the big blind. He made it 2 million to go and Bishop made the call. The flop came Q65 and Suharto led out with 2.5 million. Bishop came over the top, moving all in for almost 10 million. Suharto made the call and turned over KK for an over pair. Bishop showed top pair on the board with AQ. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 2 and Suharto doubled up.

Bishop Doubles Another

Bishop raised to 600,000 from the cutoff and action was next on Kelly Kim in the small blind. He moved all in for about 2 million and Bishop called, showing 87. Kim was in great shape as he showed 88. The board ran out A101072 and Kim doubled up and Bishop was down to 2.4 million.

Bishop Trampled By the Wheel on the River, Busts in 11th Place

The fall of Joe Bishop would be complete a few hands later. He moved all in from under the gun and action folded around to David Rheem. He made the call and showed 22. Bishop turned over A3 and was racing against ducks. He flew ahead on the flop as it dropped A53. Bishop had two pair and Rheem needed another duck or a four to bust Bishop. The turn was a blank as the Q hit the felt. But the river brought chaos as the miracle 4 showed up, knocking Bishop out of the main event and sending Rheem's supporters into a frenzy.

Phillips Wins 3 Million Preflop

Dean Hamrick raised to 550,000 preflop and Ylon Schwartz reraised to 2.2 million. Sitting behind Schwartz, chipleader Dennis Phillips asked for Schwartz's chip count and crossed his arms to think. He announced a reraise and popped it to 6 million straight. Hamrick mucked immediatley and Schwartz only took a few seconds to do the same, giving Phillips an additional 3 million for his already large chip stack without even seeing a flop.

Montgomery Crushes Chip Leader

Dennis Phillips raised to 500,000 and Scott Montgomery reraised to 2.2 million. Phillips made the call and the flop brought J106. Phillips checked, Montgomery bet 1.5 million and Phillips called. The turn was interesting, bringing the K. Phillips checked again and Montgomery bet 2 million. Phillips called and the river brought the 9. Phillips checked for the final time and Montgomery shoved out 4 million. Phillips took time to seriously consider his decision. He eventually called and Montgomery showed A10 for the ace-high flush. Phillips mucked and lost a huge pot that had more than 15 million in it. With the pot Montgomery pased 20 million.

Player Tags: Dean Hamrick,   Chino Rheem,   Darus Suharto,   Dennis Phillips,   Scott Montgomery,   Joe Bishop

$10,000 Main Event - Day 7 - Level 31 (Hr. 1)

Jul 14, '08

Blinds/Antes: 80,000 / 160,000 / 20,000

Players Remaining: 13 of 6,844

Average Stack: 10,000,000

Chip Counts:

Recent Eliminations:
Gert Andersen Eliminated in 14th place ($463,201)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Gert Andersen Eliminated in 14th place ($463,201)

On the third hand after the dinner break on the featured table, Ylon Schwartz open raised for a total of 500,000.  The action folded to Gert Andersen in the small blind, who reraised all in for his remaining 3,810,000 in chips.  Schwartz quickly called and turned over AK, a strong favorite over Andersen’s AJ.  The tension was high as the flop came Q102, giving Andersen a gut-shot straight draw but removing the remaining jacks from his list of outs.  The turn fell 8, improving Andersen’s straight draw and giving him four additional outs.  The 5 on the river was a miss, and Andersen exited the tournament area in 14th place to collect his $463,201 in prize money.  Schwartz improved his chip stack to over 17 million, putting him in second place on the leader board.

Tough Rail!

The remaining two tables have attracted quite a crowd of spectators, including many notable poker pros who have showed up to sweat the action.  The current list of railbirds at the secondary featured table includes Andy Bloch, Michael Mizrachi, Mel Judah, J.C. Tran, and Marcel Luske.

Chino Rheem Takes One Away from Darus Suharto

On a flop of AJ4, Chino Rheem checked to Darus Suharto.  After some deliberation, Suharto counted out a bet of 475,000 and pushed it towards the middle.  Rheem check-raised an additional 600,000, prompting Suharto to go into the tank.  Suharto eventually made the call and the 8 fell on the turn.  Rheem led out with a bet of 1,500,000, to which Suharto folded his hand.  Rheem dragged the pot and stacked his chips, which now total over 11 million.

Kelly Kim Loses One to Joe Bishop

Kelly Kim open raised to 500,000 from his position under the gun, and the action folded to Joe Bishop in the big blind.  After taking some time to fiddle with his chips, Bishop sloppily tossed out what appeared to be an arbitrary amount of chips.  The dealer counted it down to discover that it was a reraise of an additional 1,060,000.  Kim contemplated for a few moments before mucking his hand.  As he took the pot, Bishop flashed the A to his tablemates.

Player Tags: Kelly Kim,   Ylon Schwartz,   Darus Suharto,   Joe Bishop,   Gert Andersen

$10,000 Main Event - Day 7 - Level 29

Jul 14, '08

Blinds/Antes: 50,000-100,000-10,000

Players Remaining: 23 out of 6,844

Average Chip Stack: 5.95 million

Eliminations: Paul Snead (21st).

Big Hands and Storylines:

Cantu Can't Do Wrong

Peter Eastgate raised to 275,000, and was called only by Brandon Cantu in the small blind. Cantu checked the flop of 1052, but called Eastgate's continuation bet of 400,000. Both players checked the turn, the 10. The river double paired the board with the 5, and once again both players checked. Cantu turned over AQ, and his ace kicker was big enough to take down the healthy little pot.

...Or Can't He?

Kelly Kim raised to 275,000 before the flop. Brandon Cantu then reraised to 950,000, only to have Dean Hamrick move all in for 1,465,000. After some time in the tank, Cantu made the call and turned over...105. The one time chip leader needed a lot of help to improve against Hamrick's AA. He got a little bit of assistance on the flop, which ran 875, but was shot down to two outs when the turn brought the 8. There was no five on the river for Cantu, who started counting down Hamrick's double up as the dealer placed the 10 on the felt a little too late. Cantu was left with the smallest stack in the tournament after the hand with only 2.4 million.

Ivan To Win

Chris Klodnicki raised it to 200,000 from under the gun. Ivan Demidov called the minimum raise from the big blind, checking the flop of Q62. Klodnicki made a continuation bet for 350, which Ivan called, but gave up in the hand after that point, checking behind on both the turn 8 and the river 2. Demidov turned over 63, and happily raked in the small pot.

Chop It Up

Peter Eastgate raised to 300,000, and was called only by Kelly Kim in the blind. Both players checked the flop of 942, but Kim led out at the turn, the 5, for 400,000. Eastgate made the call, and both players checked the river when the 6 fell, completing a possible flush. Neither player had the flush, however, instead showing A9 and A9 and splitting the pot.

Suharto Eliminates Cristian

Jason Riesenberg raised to 300,000, Darus Suharto made the call one from the cut-off, then Judet Toni Cristian reraised to 1 million total from the cut-off. Riesenberg folded, then Suharto announced all-in. He had Cristian covered, but the Romanian made the call and showed JJ. Suharto revealed the KK. The flop came Q109, which meant each player held the other’s outs for any possible straight. The 5 on the turn and 5 on the river completed the board however, and Suharto eliminated Cristian in 22nd place.

Cristian had earlier gained valuable chips. He attempted to raise from early position, but was called for a string bet as he didn’t announce “raise” in time. That allowed Nicholas Sliwinski to limp into the pot as well, but when play came to Albert Kim in the small blind, he decided to throw in a raise himself, to 675,000. Jason Riesenberg folded from the big blind, and then Cristian, given a second opportunity, announced raise and moved all-in for 2.5 million. Kim made the call and showed 99, but he trailed the AA of Cristian. The board finished QJ1043 and Cristian doubled up.

Riesenberg Lays Down Aces

Jason Riesenberg raised to 275,000 preflop and drew two callers, David Rheem on the button and Dennis Phillips in the small blind. The flop came KQ10, Phillips and Riesenberg checked, and Rheem bet 400,000. Phillips then check-raised to 1.4 million and Riesenberg and Rheem both folded. Riesenberg showed AA as he tossed his cards into the muck.

Player Tags: Kelly Kim,   Chris Klodnicki,   Brandon Cantu,   Darus Suharto,   Peter Eastgate,   Jason Riesenberg,   Ivan Demidov

$10,000 Main Event - Day 7 - Level 28 (Hr.2)

Jul 14, '08

Players have returned from a 20-minute break.

Blinds/Antes: 20,000-40,000 with 2,000 ante

Players Left: 24 of 6844

Chip Leaders:

Dennis Phillips - 14,430,000
Peter Eastgate - 12,000,000
Craig Marquis - 9,500,000
Joe Bishop - 9,300,000
Kelly Kim - 8,930,000
Ylon Schwartz - 7,300,000
David Rheem - 7,000,000
Scott Montgomery - 5,700,000
Darus Suharto - 5,700,000
Paul Snead - 5,600,000

Player Eliminations: Niklas Flisberg (25th), Aaron Gordon (24th).

Big Hands/Storylines

Schwartz catches fortunate turn, doubles up

Ylon Schwartz raised from late position and was called by Paul Snead on the button and Scott Montgomery in the big blind. The flop came KJJ and Schwartz bet 380,000. Snead raised to 1.2 million and after Montgomery folded Schwartz made the call. The turn was the K and Schwartz bet out 900,000. Snead moved all in and Schwartz called all in.

Snead: AJ
Schwartz: AK

Schwartz got the king he needed on the turn. The river was the 7 and Schwartz doubled up to over seven million chips.

Rheem Makes his Move

Chino Rheem was in the small blind and was the second player to call a raise to 220,000. Dennis Phillips also called from the big blind and four players saw the flop come 987. Rheem checked and Phillips stepped out for 500,000. Chris Klodnicki, the original raiser, made the call, and after Judet Toni Cristian folded, Rheem then put in a check-raise for 1.5 million more. Both his opponents folded and Rheem took down the pot of over two million.

Suharto Successfully Uses All-in Twice

Darus Suharto had play folded to him on the button and raised to 210,000, which Judet Toni Cristian called from the big blind. The flop came 1096, and Cristian check-called a bet of 310,000 from Suharto. Both players checked after the K fell on the turn, and then the Q completed the board on the river. Cristian stepped out for a 500,000 bet, and Suharto then announced all-in. Cristian folded and showed A7, while Suharto revealed the K10 for two pair.

In an earlier hand, Aaron Gordon had raised to 225,000 and Suharto called. Chris Klodnicki then reraised to 800,000 from the cut-off. Gordon folded, but Suharto then announced all-in for another 2.5 million. Klodnicki folded and Suharto took down the pot.

Suharto Eliminates Gordon

Aaron Gordon was all-in for his tournament life with the Q10, and found himself up against the pocket jacks of Darus Suharto. The flop came K62, with the 5 on the turn giving Gordon the flush draw. But the 7 on the river ended his main event and Suharto took the chips.

Riesenberg Shows the Bluff

Judet Toni Cristian raised to 230,000 preflop and was called by Dennis Phillips, chip leader to begin the day. Jason Riesenberg then called from the big blind and the flop came AQJ. All three players checked and the 10 created an even more interesting board. Riesenberg bet 250,000 at the pot, Cristian folded, and Phillips called. The 3 was the river and Riesenberg bet 800,000. Phillips folded, then at the loud encouragement from his supporters on the rail to “show the bluff” Riesenberg did exactly that, flashing the 107.

Nice Start for Phillips

In one of the first hands of the level, chip leade Dennis Phillips called an initial raise to 225,000 from Chino Rheem. Darus Suharto on the button then reraised to 825,000, Rheem folded and Phillips called. The flop came A87, and Phillips bet 700,000 at the pot. Suharto folded.

Player Tags: Ylon Schwartz,   Paul Snead,   Aaron Gordon,   Darus Suharto,   Dennis Phillips,   Jason Riesenberg

Final Table -- Hour Eight -- Darus Suharto Eliminated in Sixth Place ($2,418,562)

Nov 09, '08

Blinds/Antes: 250,000-500,000 with a 50,000 ante

Players Left: 5 of 6,844

Chip Leaders:

Peter Eastgate: 37,425,000
Scott Montgomery: 32,575,000
Ivan Demidov: 27,250,000
Dennis Phillips: 20,175,000
Ylon Schwartz: 19,375,000

Average: 27,376,000

Big Hands:

Peter Eastgate Takes the Chip Lead

Peter Eastgate opened the action on the button with a raise to 1.25 million and Dennis Phillips reraised to 3.5 million. Eastgate made the call and the flop was dealt K 2 2. Phillips checked and Eastgate bet 3 million. Things got interesting when Phillips check-rasied to 7 million and then Eastgate came over the top of him by shoving all in. A call would have put Phillips tournament life at major risk, and after mulling it over for a minute he decided to fold.

Darus Suharto Eliminated in Sixth Place ($2,418,562)

Darus Suharto moved all in preflop for 8,550,000 and Scott Montgomery thought for a minute before he made the call on the cutoff. Their cards:

Suharto: A 8
Montgomery: A Q

Board: K J 2 4 4

Montgomery made an ace-high spade flush on the turn and knocked Suharto out of the tournament in sixth place. Suharto will take home $2,418,562 in prize money.

Player Tags: Darus Suharto,   Peter Eastgate,   Dennis Phillips,   Scott Montgomery

Final Table -- Hour Five -- Kelly Kim Eliminated in Eighth Place ($1,288,217)

Nov 09, '08

Blinds/Antes: 200,000-400,000 with a 50,000 ante

Players Left: 7 of 6,844

Chip Leaders:

Ivan Demidov: 40,875,000
Ylon Schwartz: 32,175,000
Peter Eastgate: 21,675,000
Scott Montgomery: 16,400,000
Dennis Phillips: 10,650,000
Darus Suharto: 8,550,000
David Rheem: 5,900,000

Average: 19,554,285

Big Hands:

Kelly Kim Eliminated in Eighth Place ($1,288,217)

Kelly Kim moved all in preflop and Ylon Schwartz, Ivan Demidov, and Darus Suharto each called the additional 150,000. The flop was dealt 9 6 2 and Demidov bet 600,000. Schwartz mucked and Suharto made the call. The A fell on the turn and both players checked. The river brought the Qd and both live players checked again. Everyone then turned up their cards:

Suharto: 10 9
Demidov: 9 5
Kim: muck

Suharto won the hand and Kim was eliminated in eighth place. He will take home $1,288,217 in prize money after starting the day on a short stack.

Chino Rheem Doubles Up

Chino Rheem moved all in preflop for 2.7 million and Ivan Demidov called him down. Their cards:

Rheem: A K
Demidov: 9 9

Board: 8 7 5 K J

Rheem doubled up on the hand to survive.

Darus Suharto Doubles Up

Ylon Schwartz raised to 1.1 million preflop and Darus Suharto moved all in for 3.9 million total. Schwartz made the call. Their cards:

Suharto: A K
Schwartz: Q 8

Board: Q 6 2 K A

Suharto doubled up on the hand to survive.

Break Time

The players went on a 20-minute break after Suharto double up.

Player Tags: Kelly Kim,   Ylon Schwartz,   Chino Rheem,   Darus Suharto,   Ivan Demidov