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Jun 10, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout | 3 | + |
Level 5: Vitaly Lunkin Eliminated in 7th Place ($44,362)Jun 10, '11 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 out of 1,440 Average Chip Count: 1,200,000 Eliminations: 7th. Vitaly Lunkin – $44,362 Vitaly Lunkin Eliminated in 7th Place ($44,362) Andrew Badecker opened for a raise of 44,000, Vitaly Lunkin reraised to 106,000, Badecker four-bet to 230,000, Lunkin moved all in and Badecker called. Lunkin turned over A Q and was behind Badecker’s A K. The board came 8 4 2 K K, giving Badecker top pair on the turn and trips on the river. Vitaly Lunkin was eliminated in 7th place ($44,362). Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Vitaly Lunkin, Andrew Badecker Level 4: Bonding Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now UnderwayJun 10, '11 NOTE: The shootout formula is different than most in that it plays more like a series of single-table sit-n-go’s than a conventional tournament. This event started with 1,440 players and ended last night (two days later) with just 16. To get there, the final 16 players each had to win two tables, one on each of the first two days of this event. NOTE: Play ended last night with 16 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. The day began with two eight-handed tables and combined at ten players to begin the unofficial final table. Each of the starting 16 players began with 450,000 in chips, creating a total of 7.2 million chips in play. With the elimination of Lars Bonding in 10th place ($20,586), the official nine-handed final table is now underway. Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 out of 1,440 Average Chip Count: 800,000 Chip Counts: 1. Andrew Badecker – 1,377,000 Payouts: 1st. $369,371 Eliminations: 10th. Lars Bonding – $20,586 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: David Pham, Erik Cajelais, Vitaly Lunkin, Daniel Makowsky, Daniel Kelly, Andrew Badecker, Robbie Verspui |
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Jul 14, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 9 | + |
Level Six, Hour Two: Cole Loses Chip LeadJul 09, '10 Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante Players Remaining: 2,023 out of 2,412 Card Player Chip Counts Justin Marchand – 23,400 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Mathieu Sauriol – 217,000 Notable Eliminations: Terrance Chan Big Hands: Cole Has The Door Slammed In His Face After a series of raises preflop, a player moved all in for 57,750 and Corwin Cole made the call. Cole: QQ Cole was in trouble but he appeared to get lucky when the dealer laid out the flop and the Q was the door card. But it was followed by the K and the 8, giving both players a set. The board finished off 10 and 2 and Cole took a big hit to his stack. He was no longer the chip leader as he dropped to 172,000. Williams Runs Into Cowboys David Williams put in a raise to 1,200 preflop. The action went to Manny Minaya on the button and he made it 3,200 to go. Williams made the call and the two saw a flop of JJ6. Both players checked and the 4 fell on the turn. Williams took a stab with 4,000 but Minaya made the call. The river brought the 3 and Williams kept trying, firing 7,500. Minaya made the call and Williams tabled 1010. But Minaya tabled KK for the best hand and Williams dropped to 125,000. Farha Cracks Kings A player limped in and then another one raised to 2,000 preflop. Sam Farha made the call from the hijack and then the limper shoved for 8,000 more. Both opponents made the call and the flop came 843. Both players checked and the turn was the 10. They checked again and the 5 came on the river. That prompted a bet of 6,000 from Farha and his opponent mucked. The all-in player then tabled KK but Farha rivered him, tabling 55 for a set. Farha took scored the knockout and he was at 85,000. Kaplan Sticks Around A player raised to 1,400 preflop and Gabe Kaplan made it 5,200 to go from the small blind. His opponent then shoved and Kaplan made the call. Kaplan tabled AK but he was in bad shape against his opponent’s pocket aces. The flop came down Q107 and Kaplan flopped a gutshot Broadway draw. The turn was the 9, changing nothing. But the J fell on the river and Kaplan made his straight, surviving his all in and he was at 28,000. Kling Keeps Moving Up A player raised to 1,300 preflop and Lauren Kling made the call from the cutoff. The player on the button also called, as did the big blind and the four players saw a flop of 1096. Everyone checked and the turn was the A. The button fired 3,100 and Kling was the only caller. The river was the K and both players checked. Kling then tabled 108 for top pair on the flop and the button mucked his hand. Kling took down the pot and she was up to 180,000. Ted Forrest Doubles Up Ted Forrest moved all in for 8,250 and was called by his opponent. Forrest: KK The board ran out Q7296 and Forrest doubled up to 17,000. Mizrachi Throws Davis Overboard Picking up the action on the flop, the board read J98 and Robert Mizrachi bet 1,150. Raymond Davis raised to 5,000 and Mizrachi made the call. The turn was the J and Mizrachi led for 8,650. Davis moved all in for about 30,000 and Mizrachi snapped him off. Davis: Q10 Davis flopped the straight but Mizrachi turned a boat and the board finished off with the 5 and Mizrachi scored the knockout. He was at 144,000. Power Poker For Seidel Erik Seidel raised to 1,250 and seat 3 and seat 4 both made the call. When action reached seat 6 he raised to 3,700 and action folded around to Seidel. Erik reraised to 10,500 and seats 3 and 4 got out of the way. Seat 6 tanked for a few minutes before letting his hand go. Seidel took down the pot uncontested, chipping up to around 53,000 in chips. The Russian Scoops One Sitting in the big blind, Vitaly Lunkin called a raise from the button and they saw a flop. It came AK6 and Lunkin check-called the button’s bet of 2,600. The turn was the J and both players checked. They again checked the 7 river and Lunkin showed A4 for top pair. His opponent showed KQ for second pair, and Lunkin’s stack was up to around 105,000 in chips. Mueller Takes Big Hit Seat 5 bet 1,500 on a flop of 45A and Greg Mueller made the call. The turn brought the 8 and seat 4 again bet, 4,200 this time. Mueller again called. The river was the 7 and seat 5 put in a final bet of 5,600. Mueller tanked long and hard, counted out some extra chips, but decided he’d just call. Seat 5 showed 7 5 for two pair, and Mueller mucked. Mueller lost around 12,000 on the hand and had around 39,000 after it. Matros Calls An All-In Bet, Chops Matt Matros called a short-stacked player’s all in bet for 7,325 preflop and they showed down. Their hands? The same: Matros: AK It seemed like an obvious chop, but through the turn the board ran 52J4, putting a potential flush out there that could give Matros the nuts. Instead, the A hit on the river and they chopped the pot. Matros had around 120,000 after the hand. Lucky Ladies for Somerville Jason Somerville raised from the cutoff and the big blind moved all-in for 10,000. Somerville promptly called and tabled QQ and was way ahead of his opponent’s AJ. The board ran out J210KA, which gave his opponent two pair, but Somerville made a straight to win the pot. Somerville has 79,500 in chips. Michelle’s Bluff Gets Sniffed Out On the turn, the board read 5267. Tiffany Michelle checked and called a bet of 4,000. After the dealer peeled off the 5 river, Tiffany Michelle led out for 7,000. “Really?” asked her opponent. “Will you show if I fold?” Michelle didn’t respond and eventually her opponent made the call. Michelle showed AJ, giving her a busted flush draw and her opponent showed 44. Michelle lost the pot, but still has 49,000 in chips. Hollywood Left Seeing Stars We caught up with the action on the river with the board reading J96Q10 and Jennifer “Jennicide” Leigh had put “Hollywood” Dave Stann all-in and Stann made the call. Leigh tabled A9, giving her the nuts and Stann just flashed the K, showing he had a straight. Leigh moves to 65,000 in chips with knockout. Left in the Deck: “Miami” John Cernuto is supposedly sitting at the featured table right in front of us, but he has yet to show up for the tournament today. He has been being blinded off for the last three hours and is down to 12,000 in chips. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Erik Seidel, Raymond Davis, Ted Forrest, Greg Mueller, Gabe Kaplan, David Williams, Sam Farha, Vitaly Lunkin, Corwin Cole, Lauren Kling Level 19 Hour Two Update: Jamin Stokes and Hoyt Corkins EliminatedJul 14, '10 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Matt Affleck – 2,900,000 Jamin Stokes William Thorson Wins a Big One from Josh Brikis We caught up with the action on a board reading Q546. William Thorson checked from one of the blinds. The next player to act checked as well. It was on Josh Brikis next and he bet 45,000. William Thorson check-raised to 125,000 and it was folded to Brikis. Brikis called and the A fell on the river. Thorson bet 300,000 and Brikis thought about it briefly before calling. Thorson exposed the A9 for the nuts and Brikis mucked. Thorson was at about 1,800,000 after the hand. Jamin Stokes Eliminated Jamin Stokes moved all in on the button for 44,000 with the A5 and was called by a player in the blind. His opponent tabled the QJ. The board ran out Q6422 and Stokes was gone. Robert Mizrachi Doubles Up a Player A player moved all in for 139,000 into Robert Mizrachi. Mizrachi called and exposed the AJ and was ahead of the K9 of his opponent. The board ran out K87Q8 and Mizrachi lost the pot. He was down to 875,000 after the hand. Rice Isn’t Happy with Eskander Shawn Rice raised to 25,000 and Pkejmanpatric Eskander called from the small blind. The flop came K85 and Eskander checked over to Rice, who bet 35,000. Eskander made the call and they go to the turn. The turn was the J and both players checked. The river was the Q and both players checked again. Rice turned over 99 and Eskander rolled over the AJ, giving him a pair of jacks. “You called me with ace-jack. You did the right thing.” said Rice sarcastically. “It was suited,” replied Eskander. Affleck Just Keeps Winning The board read K64Q and it was heads-up between Hugo Franca and Matt Affleck. Franca had check-raised Affleck on the flop and Affleck made the call. Franca checked to Affleck on the turn and Affleck bet 100,000. Franca check-raised again, making it 260,000. Affleck made the call and they saw the J fall on the river. Franca tanked for a while before going all-in for 486,000. After several minutes, Affleck made the call. Franca mucked his hand immediately and Affleck showed AK, for top pair top kicker. Affleck is now over the 3 million chip mark. Jonathan Tamayo Eliminated Jonathan Tamayo made a deep run in last year’s main event, but won’t be making a repeat performance when he moved all-in from middle position for 110,000 and Paul Varano called from the big blind. Tamayo showed A6 and Varano showed A10. The board ran out J9542 and Tamayo busted out while Varano moved up to 295,000. Cowboy Rides Off into Sunset Hoyt Corkins moved all-in preflop with AK and ran into the pocket aces of Pavel Milaov. The board ran out 10J637 and Corkins’s Main Event is over. One Less Russian in the Main Event Dragan Galic was all-in before the flop and was called by Vitaly Lunkin, who had him covered by just one yellow, 1,000 chip. Galic showed AK and Lunkin showed 1010. The flop was A8J and Galic was out in the lead. The turn was the A and the river was the 2, giving Galic the winner to double up to 680,000. Lunkin was all-in for just the ante on the very next hand and was eliminated. Jason Dewitt Doubles Up a Player On a previous hand Jason Dewitt had six-bet all in versus the player directly to his left. A couples hands later Dewitt four-bet shoved with pocket eights against the same player. This time he was called. Dewitt’s opponent exposed the AQ and the players were flipping. The flop and turn were safe but an ace on the river sent Dewitt down to 340,000. Josh Brikis Falling On a board of KJ846, Josh Brikis checked from under the gun. His opponent in late position bet 117,000 and Brikis went into the tank. He eventually called and his opponent tabled pocket queens with no club. Brikis mucked and was under a million after the hand. Big Slick Gets Clements Some Chips Andre Coimbra moved all-in preflop and found some bad news when he was called by Scott Clements. Clements held AK and dominated Coimbra’s A10. The board came 49834 and Coimbra’s tournament came to an end, while Clements now has 1,200,000. Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Robert Mizrachi, Shawn Rice, William Thorson, Jason Dewitt, Vitaly Lunkin, Jonathan Tamayo, Matt Affleck, Josh Brikis |
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Jul 09, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 5 | + |
Level Six, Hour Two: Cole Loses Chip LeadJul 09, '10 Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante Players Remaining: 2,023 out of 2,412 Card Player Chip Counts Justin Marchand – 23,400 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Mathieu Sauriol – 217,000 Notable Eliminations: Terrance Chan Big Hands: Cole Has The Door Slammed In His Face After a series of raises preflop, a player moved all in for 57,750 and Corwin Cole made the call. Cole: QQ Cole was in trouble but he appeared to get lucky when the dealer laid out the flop and the Q was the door card. But it was followed by the K and the 8, giving both players a set. The board finished off 10 and 2 and Cole took a big hit to his stack. He was no longer the chip leader as he dropped to 172,000. Williams Runs Into Cowboys David Williams put in a raise to 1,200 preflop. The action went to Manny Minaya on the button and he made it 3,200 to go. Williams made the call and the two saw a flop of JJ6. Both players checked and the 4 fell on the turn. Williams took a stab with 4,000 but Minaya made the call. The river brought the 3 and Williams kept trying, firing 7,500. Minaya made the call and Williams tabled 1010. But Minaya tabled KK for the best hand and Williams dropped to 125,000. Farha Cracks Kings A player limped in and then another one raised to 2,000 preflop. Sam Farha made the call from the hijack and then the limper shoved for 8,000 more. Both opponents made the call and the flop came 843. Both players checked and the turn was the 10. They checked again and the 5 came on the river. That prompted a bet of 6,000 from Farha and his opponent mucked. The all-in player then tabled KK but Farha rivered him, tabling 55 for a set. Farha took scored the knockout and he was at 85,000. Kaplan Sticks Around A player raised to 1,400 preflop and Gabe Kaplan made it 5,200 to go from the small blind. His opponent then shoved and Kaplan made the call. Kaplan tabled AK but he was in bad shape against his opponent’s pocket aces. The flop came down Q107 and Kaplan flopped a gutshot Broadway draw. The turn was the 9, changing nothing. But the J fell on the river and Kaplan made his straight, surviving his all in and he was at 28,000. Kling Keeps Moving Up A player raised to 1,300 preflop and Lauren Kling made the call from the cutoff. The player on the button also called, as did the big blind and the four players saw a flop of 1096. Everyone checked and the turn was the A. The button fired 3,100 and Kling was the only caller. The river was the K and both players checked. Kling then tabled 108 for top pair on the flop and the button mucked his hand. Kling took down the pot and she was up to 180,000. Ted Forrest Doubles Up Ted Forrest moved all in for 8,250 and was called by his opponent. Forrest: KK The board ran out Q7296 and Forrest doubled up to 17,000. Mizrachi Throws Davis Overboard Picking up the action on the flop, the board read J98 and Robert Mizrachi bet 1,150. Raymond Davis raised to 5,000 and Mizrachi made the call. The turn was the J and Mizrachi led for 8,650. Davis moved all in for about 30,000 and Mizrachi snapped him off. Davis: Q10 Davis flopped the straight but Mizrachi turned a boat and the board finished off with the 5 and Mizrachi scored the knockout. He was at 144,000. Power Poker For Seidel Erik Seidel raised to 1,250 and seat 3 and seat 4 both made the call. When action reached seat 6 he raised to 3,700 and action folded around to Seidel. Erik reraised to 10,500 and seats 3 and 4 got out of the way. Seat 6 tanked for a few minutes before letting his hand go. Seidel took down the pot uncontested, chipping up to around 53,000 in chips. The Russian Scoops One Sitting in the big blind, Vitaly Lunkin called a raise from the button and they saw a flop. It came AK6 and Lunkin check-called the button’s bet of 2,600. The turn was the J and both players checked. They again checked the 7 river and Lunkin showed A4 for top pair. His opponent showed KQ for second pair, and Lunkin’s stack was up to around 105,000 in chips. Mueller Takes Big Hit Seat 5 bet 1,500 on a flop of 45A and Greg Mueller made the call. The turn brought the 8 and seat 4 again bet, 4,200 this time. Mueller again called. The river was the 7 and seat 5 put in a final bet of 5,600. Mueller tanked long and hard, counted out some extra chips, but decided he’d just call. Seat 5 showed 7 5 for two pair, and Mueller mucked. Mueller lost around 12,000 on the hand and had around 39,000 after it. Matros Calls An All-In Bet, Chops Matt Matros called a short-stacked player’s all in bet for 7,325 preflop and they showed down. Their hands? The same: Matros: AK It seemed like an obvious chop, but through the turn the board ran 52J4, putting a potential flush out there that could give Matros the nuts. Instead, the A hit on the river and they chopped the pot. Matros had around 120,000 after the hand. Lucky Ladies for Somerville Jason Somerville raised from the cutoff and the big blind moved all-in for 10,000. Somerville promptly called and tabled QQ and was way ahead of his opponent’s AJ. The board ran out J210KA, which gave his opponent two pair, but Somerville made a straight to win the pot. Somerville has 79,500 in chips. Michelle’s Bluff Gets Sniffed Out On the turn, the board read 5267. Tiffany Michelle checked and called a bet of 4,000. After the dealer peeled off the 5 river, Tiffany Michelle led out for 7,000. “Really?” asked her opponent. “Will you show if I fold?” Michelle didn’t respond and eventually her opponent made the call. Michelle showed AJ, giving her a busted flush draw and her opponent showed 44. Michelle lost the pot, but still has 49,000 in chips. Hollywood Left Seeing Stars We caught up with the action on the river with the board reading J96Q10 and Jennifer “Jennicide” Leigh had put “Hollywood” Dave Stann all-in and Stann made the call. Leigh tabled A9, giving her the nuts and Stann just flashed the K, showing he had a straight. Leigh moves to 65,000 in chips with knockout. Left in the Deck: “Miami” John Cernuto is supposedly sitting at the featured table right in front of us, but he has yet to show up for the tournament today. He has been being blinded off for the last three hours and is down to 12,000 in chips. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Erik Seidel, Raymond Davis, Ted Forrest, Greg Mueller, Gabe Kaplan, David Williams, Sam Farha, Vitaly Lunkin, Corwin Cole, Lauren Kling Level 19 Hour Two Update: Jamin Stokes and Hoyt Corkins EliminatedJul 14, '10 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Matt Affleck – 2,900,000 Jamin Stokes William Thorson Wins a Big One from Josh Brikis We caught up with the action on a board reading Q546. William Thorson checked from one of the blinds. The next player to act checked as well. It was on Josh Brikis next and he bet 45,000. William Thorson check-raised to 125,000 and it was folded to Brikis. Brikis called and the A fell on the river. Thorson bet 300,000 and Brikis thought about it briefly before calling. Thorson exposed the A9 for the nuts and Brikis mucked. Thorson was at about 1,800,000 after the hand. Jamin Stokes Eliminated Jamin Stokes moved all in on the button for 44,000 with the A5 and was called by a player in the blind. His opponent tabled the QJ. The board ran out Q6422 and Stokes was gone. Robert Mizrachi Doubles Up a Player A player moved all in for 139,000 into Robert Mizrachi. Mizrachi called and exposed the AJ and was ahead of the K9 of his opponent. The board ran out K87Q8 and Mizrachi lost the pot. He was down to 875,000 after the hand. Rice Isn’t Happy with Eskander Shawn Rice raised to 25,000 and Pkejmanpatric Eskander called from the small blind. The flop came K85 and Eskander checked over to Rice, who bet 35,000. Eskander made the call and they go to the turn. The turn was the J and both players checked. The river was the Q and both players checked again. Rice turned over 99 and Eskander rolled over the AJ, giving him a pair of jacks. “You called me with ace-jack. You did the right thing.” said Rice sarcastically. “It was suited,” replied Eskander. Affleck Just Keeps Winning The board read K64Q and it was heads-up between Hugo Franca and Matt Affleck. Franca had check-raised Affleck on the flop and Affleck made the call. Franca checked to Affleck on the turn and Affleck bet 100,000. Franca check-raised again, making it 260,000. Affleck made the call and they saw the J fall on the river. Franca tanked for a while before going all-in for 486,000. After several minutes, Affleck made the call. Franca mucked his hand immediately and Affleck showed AK, for top pair top kicker. Affleck is now over the 3 million chip mark. Jonathan Tamayo Eliminated Jonathan Tamayo made a deep run in last year’s main event, but won’t be making a repeat performance when he moved all-in from middle position for 110,000 and Paul Varano called from the big blind. Tamayo showed A6 and Varano showed A10. The board ran out J9542 and Tamayo busted out while Varano moved up to 295,000. Cowboy Rides Off into Sunset Hoyt Corkins moved all-in preflop with AK and ran into the pocket aces of Pavel Milaov. The board ran out 10J637 and Corkins’s Main Event is over. One Less Russian in the Main Event Dragan Galic was all-in before the flop and was called by Vitaly Lunkin, who had him covered by just one yellow, 1,000 chip. Galic showed AK and Lunkin showed 1010. The flop was A8J and Galic was out in the lead. The turn was the A and the river was the 2, giving Galic the winner to double up to 680,000. Lunkin was all-in for just the ante on the very next hand and was eliminated. Jason Dewitt Doubles Up a Player On a previous hand Jason Dewitt had six-bet all in versus the player directly to his left. A couples hands later Dewitt four-bet shoved with pocket eights against the same player. This time he was called. Dewitt’s opponent exposed the AQ and the players were flipping. The flop and turn were safe but an ace on the river sent Dewitt down to 340,000. Josh Brikis Falling On a board of KJ846, Josh Brikis checked from under the gun. His opponent in late position bet 117,000 and Brikis went into the tank. He eventually called and his opponent tabled pocket queens with no club. Brikis mucked and was under a million after the hand. Big Slick Gets Clements Some Chips Andre Coimbra moved all-in preflop and found some bad news when he was called by Scott Clements. Clements held AK and dominated Coimbra’s A10. The board came 49834 and Coimbra’s tournament came to an end, while Clements now has 1,200,000. Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Robert Mizrachi, Shawn Rice, William Thorson, Jason Dewitt, Vitaly Lunkin, Jonathan Tamayo, Matt Affleck, Josh Brikis |
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Jun 22, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 38 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship | 3 | + |
Level 10: David Baker Doubles UpJun 21, '10 Blinds: 800-1,600 Players Remaining: 99 out of 268 Average Chip Count: 81,212 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Thomas Marchese – 330,000 Notable Eliminations: Shaun Deeb Big Hands: David Baker Doubles Through Shawn Keller David Baker moved all in preflop for 13,200. Shawn Keller made the call and turned over 22. Baker tabled A6 and the race was on. The flop came down AK9, giving Baker the lead. The turn was the A, giving Baker trips and the Q on the river secured the double up for Baker. He was up to 27,000. Nam Le Takes A Pot Nam Le raised to 4,500 from early position and action folded around to Mikael Thuritz in the big blind. After a few moments of thought, Thuritz made the call and the flop came down 953. Thuritz checked and Le counted out some chips. He then bet 7,000 and Thuritz quickly released his hand. Le took the pot and was at 20,000. Lunkin Muscles Out Marchese Picking up the action on the turn, Vitaly Lunkin was involved in a hand with Thomas Marchese. Lunkin checked to Marchese with the board showing Q742. Marchese fired 18,800 and before the chips hit the middle, Lunkin announced he was all in. Marchese looked disgusted and mucked his hand, surrendering the pot to Lunkin. Lunkin was at 61,000 while Marchese still held his chip lead at 330,000. Player Tags: Nam Le, Shawn Keller, Mikael Thuritz, Vitaly Lunkin, David Baker, Tom Marchese Level 19: Vitaly Lunkin EliminatedJun 22, '10 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 Players Remaining: 22 out of 268 Average Chip Count: 365,454 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Clement Thumy – 925,000 Notable Eliminations: John Dwyer Big Hands: Vitaly Lunkin Doubles Through Marchese, Then Eliminated By Thumy Dustin Woolf raised to 33,000 and Vitaly Lunkin made it 62,000 from the cutoff. Thomas Marchese then reraised to 180,000 from the big blind and Woolf got out of the way. Lunkin made the call with the rest of his chips and turned over KK while Marchese showed AQ. The board ran out Q87J4 and Lunkin doubled up to 312,000. A few hands later, Lunkin saw a flop of A96 against Clement Thumy. Thumy bet 33,000 and Lunkin raised to 90,000. Thumy then raised enough to put Lunkin all in and Lunkin made the call. Lunkin tabled KJ for the nut flush draw while Thumy showed A6 for two pair. The turn was the 3 and the river was the 10 and Lunkin was eliminated just a few hands after doubling up. Thumy was near 1 million in chips after the hand. John Dwyer Eliminated John Dwyer was all in preflop with AK against Amnon Filippi’s A4. Dwyer was in good position to double up, but the board ran out 94225, giving Filippi a pair and the win and sending Dwyer to the rail. Player Tags: Amnon Filippi, John Dwyer, Vitaly Lunkin, Clement Thumy |
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Jun 21, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 38 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em Championship | 2 | + |
Level 10: David Baker Doubles UpJun 21, '10 Blinds: 800-1,600 Players Remaining: 99 out of 268 Average Chip Count: 81,212 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Thomas Marchese – 330,000 Notable Eliminations: Shaun Deeb Big Hands: David Baker Doubles Through Shawn Keller David Baker moved all in preflop for 13,200. Shawn Keller made the call and turned over 22. Baker tabled A6 and the race was on. The flop came down AK9, giving Baker the lead. The turn was the A, giving Baker trips and the Q on the river secured the double up for Baker. He was up to 27,000. Nam Le Takes A Pot Nam Le raised to 4,500 from early position and action folded around to Mikael Thuritz in the big blind. After a few moments of thought, Thuritz made the call and the flop came down 953. Thuritz checked and Le counted out some chips. He then bet 7,000 and Thuritz quickly released his hand. Le took the pot and was at 20,000. Lunkin Muscles Out Marchese Picking up the action on the turn, Vitaly Lunkin was involved in a hand with Thomas Marchese. Lunkin checked to Marchese with the board showing Q742. Marchese fired 18,800 and before the chips hit the middle, Lunkin announced he was all in. Marchese looked disgusted and mucked his hand, surrendering the pot to Lunkin. Lunkin was at 61,000 while Marchese still held his chip lead at 330,000. Player Tags: Nam Le, Shawn Keller, Mikael Thuritz, Vitaly Lunkin, David Baker, Tom Marchese Level 19: Vitaly Lunkin EliminatedJun 22, '10 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 Players Remaining: 22 out of 268 Average Chip Count: 365,454 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Clement Thumy – 925,000 Notable Eliminations: John Dwyer Big Hands: Vitaly Lunkin Doubles Through Marchese, Then Eliminated By Thumy Dustin Woolf raised to 33,000 and Vitaly Lunkin made it 62,000 from the cutoff. Thomas Marchese then reraised to 180,000 from the big blind and Woolf got out of the way. Lunkin made the call with the rest of his chips and turned over KK while Marchese showed AQ. The board ran out Q87J4 and Lunkin doubled up to 312,000. A few hands later, Lunkin saw a flop of A96 against Clement Thumy. Thumy bet 33,000 and Lunkin raised to 90,000. Thumy then raised enough to put Lunkin all in and Lunkin made the call. Lunkin tabled KJ for the nut flush draw while Thumy showed A6 for two pair. The turn was the 3 and the river was the 10 and Lunkin was eliminated just a few hands after doubling up. Thumy was near 1 million in chips after the hand. John Dwyer Eliminated John Dwyer was all in preflop with AK against Amnon Filippi’s A4. Dwyer was in good position to double up, but the board ran out 94225, giving Filippi a pair and the win and sending Dwyer to the rail. Player Tags: Amnon Filippi, John Dwyer, Vitaly Lunkin, Clement Thumy |
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May 30, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 3 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
Level 5 Update: Baldwin Steadily Climbing the Chip CountsMay 30, '10 Blinds: 100-200 Players Remaining: 820 out of 4,345 Card Player Chip Counts: Stephen Murphy – 14,000 Notable Eliminations: Vitaly Lunkin Big Hands: Basebaldy Knocks Out Opponent We missed all of the action but we saw Eric Baldwin stacking a bunch of chips and his opponent was getting up from his seat. Baldwin had pocket fives and there was a 5 on the flop and his opponent was showing unimproved pocket jacks. “He definitely wanted to raise before the flop,” said Baldwin to the table. “I don’t know if I get to the flop if he does.” Baldwin now has 12,000 in chips. Seif’s Slick Holds, Knocks out Opponent There was some heavy action preflop, where one player was all in and three people called, including Mark Seif. The flop was K95 and after one player checked, Seif bet 4,500. The other two players folded and the player who had all of his chip in the middle showed A5, but Seif showed AK. The turn and river bricked off for Seif, as he improved his stack around 13,000. Mizzi Knocks Off an Opponent Sorel Mizzi raised to 450 from late position and the player on the button moved in for 1,200. Mizzi made the call and tabled KK, while his opponents showed A10. The board was ace-free and Mizzi improved his stack to 5,800. Justin Marchand Eliminates Vitaly Lunkin Card Player’s own Justin Marchand raised Vitaly Lunkin’s big blind with pocket jacks. Lunkin then shoved in his remaining chips with J-10 and was instantly called by Marchand. A jack on the flop sealed the hand for Marchand, who is now up to 8,400 in cihps. Player Tags: Mark Seif, Eric Baldwin, Vitaly Lunkin, Sorel Mizzi |
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May 28, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $50,000 Players Championship | 1 | + |
Level Three: Mizrachi Under 100kMay 28, '10 Blinds Flop Games: 600-1,200; 1,200-2,400 Stakes Players Remaining: 115 out of 116 Notable Chip Counts: Eliminations: None Note: The prize pool was announced as the official field has reached 116 players. There will be 16 places paid with 16th place receiving $98,331. The winner of the Players Championship will win the Chip Reese Trophy and $1,559,043 Big Hands: No Limit Hold’Em Hastings Grinds Down Mizrachi On a board showing 8525, Michael Mizrachi bet 6,600 from the big blind. The action was then on Brian Hastings in the cutoff and he raised it to 19,300. Mizrachi made the call and the river brought the 10. Mizrachi checked to Hastings who fired 45,000. Mizrachi took a massive session in the tank before finally releasing his hand. Hastings took the pot and was around 200,000. Mizrachi was down to 85,000. Oppenheim’s reraises build, take big pot Seat one raised preflop to 1500 and David Oppenheim reraised to 4400. Seat one called and the flop came J64. Seat one led out with a bet of 6600 and Oppenheim called. Mizzi Sings The Blues, Sung Calls Bluff On a board showing K1067, Sorel Mizzi bet 2,600 from the big blind. Steve Sung made the call from the cutoff and Scott Clements and Jason Mercier mucked. The river was the 4 and Mizzi fired one more barrel, this one 5,500. Sung made the call and Mizzi lightly tapped the table. “You got me,” he said to Sung. Sung showed A10 and took the pot, improving his stack to 173,000. Mizzi was down to 144,000. Hasan Habib trips up Chen On a board of KJ887, Hasan Habib bets 10,500 and Bill Chen quickly calls. Habib shows A8 for trips and Chen mucked. Limit HE Chopped Up On a board showing 962, Dario Minieri bet 1,200 and Greg Raymer made the call. The turn brought the J and both players checked. The J fell on the river and Minieri took a stab at the pot with a 2,400 bet. Raymer quickly called and Minieri showed AK. “You will get half,” Raymer said. He tabled AK and the players split the pot. Raymer was at 140,000 after the hand while Minieri was at 145,000. Kelly Straightens Out Super Dario Dan Kelly raised to 2,400 preflop from the button. Dario Minieri raised to 3,600 from the small blind and Kelly made the call. The flop came down J105 and Minieri led out with 1,200. Kelly raised to 2,400 and Minieri fired one more barrel to 3,600. Kelly called and the Q fell on the turn. Minieri slowed down, checking to Kelly who bet 2,400. Minieri called and Kelly showed down A10 for a Broadway straight. Minieri mucked and was down to 132,000 while Kelly improved to 190,000. Williamson’s Queens Stay True In a limped pot Todd Brunson was heads up against Robert Williamson III heading into a flop of 934. Brunson checked and Williamson bet 1200. Brunson called and both players checked the A on the turn. When the 9 landed on the river Brunson bet out 2400. Williamson looked confused but elected to make the call. Brunson flipped up the 4 for nines and fours, leaving his other card hidden. A surprised Williamson said, “Oh! I can beat that!” and flipped over QQ for a better two pair and the win. Omaha 8OB Elezra Forces Out The Mouth Ted Forrest entered a pot along with Mike Matusow, Alexander Kostritsyn and Eli Elezra. On a flop of 1022 Matusow bet 1200 and Elezra raised him to 2400. All other players folded and Matusow called the raise. The K hit on the turn and Matusow checked to Elezra who bet out 2400, forcing Matusow to fold. Lunkin’s stack takes a hit Robert Mizrachi raised to 2,400 preflop and Vitaly Lunkin made the call. The flop fell J99 and Mizrachi led out with 1,200. Lunkin raised to 2,400 and Mizrachi instantly repopped it to 3,600. Lunkin tanked for a few moments and then let his hand slide into the muck. Mizrachi took down the pot and was hovering around 100,000. Lunkin fell to 153,000. Harman Blows Past Boeken On a board of J628, Jennifer Harman bet 2400 and was called by Noah Boeken. The 5 s fell on the river and Boeken quickly checked to Harman who bet out 2400 again. Boeken took his time and folded, giving Harman the pot. Her stack sits healthy, while Boeken’s is dwindling. Seven Card Stud See Chen Win Negreanu’s two pair takes it John Monnette bet every street heads up against Daniel Negreanu. The cards fell as follows: Matusow Falling Mike Matusow and fellow Full Tilt pro Erick Lindgren were paired up in a large pot. Lindgren fired away on each street, finally forcing Matusow to fold the (X-X)(X)K287. Lindgren mucked his (X-X)(X)J29Q and raked in the pot. Matusow is down to 79,500. Pot-limit Omaha Zolotow Wins On a board of J102, Steve Zolotow checked and Ralph Perry bet 8,000. Zolotow went into the tank and finally made the call. The Q fell on the river and Zolotow checked once again. Perry bet 18,000 this time and Zolotow deliberated for awhile before making the call. Perry didn’t expose his hand and Zolotow tabled the A898 for the nut flush. Perry mucked and Zolotow grew his stack to 160,000 while Perry is down to under 100,000. Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Daniel Negreanu, Ted Forrest, Todd Brunson, David Oppenheim, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Michael Mizrachi, Jennifer Harman, Greg Raymer, John Monnette, Noah Boeken, Bill Chen, Steve Sung, Michael Binger, Robert Williamson III, Dario Minieri, Vitaly Lunkin, Ralph Perry, Sorel Mizzi, Alexander Kostritsyn, Brian Hastings The WSOP is Upon Us!May 28, '10 The 2010 World Series of Poker starts today, and one of the events kicking off the Series is the high-profile $50,000 buy-in Players Championship, which begins at 5 p.m. PT. Last year’s Players Championship was taken down by Vitaly Lunkin in what would be the start of an incredible 2009 WSOP run for the Russian player. This five-day event will be covered live here on CardPlayer.com. Player Tags: Vitaly Lunkin |
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Jan 06, '10 | 2010 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season VI | PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event | 2 | + |
Level 7 Update: Here Comes Phil IveyJan 06, '10 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante Players Remaining: 665 out of 846 Notable Chip Counts: Vanessa Rousso — 145,000 Average Chip Count: 38,165 Notable Eliminations: Jayde Nicole Left In the Deck Official Numbers The PokerStars Caribbean Adventure has officially surpassed last year’s mark of 1,347. A total of 846 players bought in for day 1B and with day 1A’s 669, have formed a field of 1,515. Prize pool and payout information has yet to be passed along, but last year’s tournament awarded a cool $3 million for first. We’re expecting around $3.5 million this time around. Big Hands: That’s Game For Boris Becker Boris Becker came over the top of a player’s opening raise for his last 11,000 in chips with AQ and was called by AK. Becker couldn’t overcome the domination as the board ran out J521010, ending his main event late in the day. Jayde Nicole Exits, Room Suffers Playboy Playmate Jayde Nicole raised to 1,300 from middle position and Andrew McNamee raised all in from the big blind. Nicole called all in for her last 12,000 or so and the cards went on their backs. Nicole showed two red jacks and McNamee was racing with AK. The board came 966AQ and McNamee paired his ace on the turn to send Nicole from the tournament area. After the hand, McNamee said, “I almost didn’t like that ace.” Neither did we, Andrew. Phil Ivey Makes Kings Work Phil Ivey raised to 1,600, Chris “SloppyKlod” Klodnicki raised to 4,500 and then Dominic Nitsche moved all in for 27,000. Ivey called and Klodnicki folded. Nitsche showed pocket queens, but Ivey’s pocket kings were best, holding on a board reading 752A8. Ivey is now pushing 115,000 in chips. Alexandre Gomes Runs Into Kings Team PokerStars Pro Alexandre Gomes has fallen short of his triple crown, at least for the time being, when his big slick ran into an opponent’s pocket kings. Suck, Resuck, For Vitaly Lunkin WSOP superstar Vitaly Lunkin just went through a wide range of emotions in a very short span. Lunkin showed pocket eights on a flop of 10107, but Kasey Thompson revealed pocket sevens for the under full. Lunkin had four outs to survive and one hit when the 10 peeled off the turn. Just one-out separated the Russian from a double up, but the 7 came on the river to end his tournament. Brutal. Player Tags: Phil Ivey, Vitaly Lunkin, Boris Becker, Alexandre Gomes |
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Jul 10, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 3 | + |
Level 3 Hour One Update: A Lesson For The MasterJul 03, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Bryan Colin – 75,000 Notable Eliminations: Nick Frangos Big Hands: The Master Is The Student? On a board showing J93KA and with 5,150 in the pot, the player in seat 1 checked to Men Nguyen. He tanked for quite awhile before finally checking his hand. Seat 1 showed KQ for a pair of kings. Nguyen showed AJ for two pair and took the pot. “You checked the river with two pair?” a player who was observing the hand quipped. “He’s a changed man,” John Duthie joked. Nguyen then chimed in with; “Three more Corona’s and then maybe.” He then added, “You wanna teach the Master how to play?” The other player quickly replied, “I’m trying to learn from you.” Everyone laughed and Nguyen was at 31,000. Lunkin Muscled Out Vitaly Lunkin raised to 800 preflop and action folded around to seat 4. He made it 2,500 to go and Lunkin was next to act. He spent a few moments in the tank, then released his hand into the muck. He was at 45,000 after the hand. Chan Ailing After a flop of 835, the player in seat 1 bet 2,000 and Johnny Chan made the call. The turn was the J and both players checked. The river brought the 3 and seat 1 led out with another 2,500. Chan made a quick call and seat 1 showed 99. Chan could not beat it and mucked his hand. He was down to just 8,200 after losing that pot. It Was That Damn Sasquatch Adrian Gavile and John Kranyak were involved in a hand that resulted in Gavile making quad jacks against Kranyak’s ace-king. As a result, Gavile won the $100 prize package offered by the official sponsor of the 2009 WSOP, Jack Link’s Beef Jerky. The prize package essentially consists of $100 worth of beef jerky. Play was halted for almost five minutes as the floor awaited on the Jack Link’s Sasquatch to arrive and give Gavile his prize. However, the Sasquatch was nowhere to be found and the floor ruled for play to continue. Gavile would just have to wait for the Sasquatch to make his presence known in order to receive his prize. Yang Thrown Off The Boat On a flop of K85, Yang bet 2,700 and his opponent raised to 6,525. Yang made the call and the turn brought the 5 and the opponent fired 8,000. Yang raised to 20,000 and his opponent moved all in for 6,150 more. Yang made the call and tabled KQ for two pair and a flush draw. His opponent showed 88 for a full house and the river was the J, sending the pot to the full house and Yang was down to just 6,600. Fricke Value Bets and Wins a Small Pot With the board reading A48J5, Jimmy Fricke tossed out a bet of 1500 into an already bloated pot on the river. After a few moments of contemplation, his opponents tossed in the call. Fricke quickly turned over the Q8 and his opponent mucked, as Fricke raked the pot with just third pair. Hennigan Mucks to the Nut Flush After a raise and a call preflop, John Hennigan defended his big blind. The flop was 684 and all three players checked. The turn was the 10 and Hennigan checked again. The preflop raiser bet 1700 and there was a call from the cutoff and Hennigan called as well. The river was the 6 and Hennigan checked a third time. The preflop raiser checked and the third player in the hand moved all in for his last 6525. Hennigan took a few moments and then made the call. The cutoff showed the AJ, good for the nut flush and Hennigan mucked his hand. Player Tags: Men Nguyen, John Hennigan, Johnny Chan, Jerry Yang, Jimmy Fricke, Adrian Gavile, Vitaly Lunkin, John Kranyak Level 14 Hour 1 Update: Vitaly Lunkin Triples UpJul 10, '09 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante Players Remaining: 864 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,250,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Phil Hellmuth – 500,000 Average Chip Count: 220,884 Notable Eliminations: Lee Markholt Big Hands: Steven Van Zadelhoff Doubles Up Sorel Mizzi reraised all in preflop for 209,000 and Steven Van Zadelhoff made the call. Mizzi flipped over K-6 and Van Zadelhoff showed down A-K. The board came all blanks and Van Zadelhoff grew his stack to 440,000. Kostritsyn vs. Arieh Kostritsyn raised preflop and four players made the call. The flop was dealt 544 and Kostritsyn bet 15,000. Josh Arieh made the call and the two other players mucked. The turn fell 8 and action was checked around. The river fell K, Kostritsyn bet 55,000 and Arieh went into the tank. He mucked and Arieh was down to 75,000. Kostritsyn was up to 620,000 after the hand. Vitaly Lunkin Wins Triple Up Miracle A player in middle position raised to 8,000 and Vitaly Lunkin went all in for 38,900 on his immediate left. A player in late position contemplated briefly before making the call. Action was back to the initial raiser who quickly moved all in for about 100,000 more. The player in late position who smooth called Lunkin’s all-in instantly called and tabled the AA. The player in middle position who was the initial raiser exposed the KK while Lunkin exposed the dominated K7. The flop came 1084 and the aces were still way out in front. The 6 hit the turn, giving Lunkin as double gutshot straight draw. It got there on the river as the 9 fell, doubling up Lunkin to about 120,000. Bertrand Grospellier Continues to Roll On a board of A33K2, Bertrand Grospellier bet 33,300 and a player in middle position went into the tank. He eventually made the call and Elky exposed the 93 for trip threes. His opponent was stunned and eventually mucked. Elky is at 1,250,000. Jeff Shulman Wins a Pot Jeff Shulman bet 8,000 on the button and a player in the small blind made it 23,500. Shulman made the call and the flop came 763. Both checked and the 4 hit the turn. The small blind once again checked and Shulman bet 30,000. The small blind folded and Shulman took the pot. He is at 188,000. Peter Eatgate Takes a Hit Peter Eastgate raised to 7,500 preflop and the small blind reraised to 24,400. The flop was dealt K109 and both players checked. The 9s fell on the turn and both players checked again. The 9 fell on the river and the small blind bet 15,000. Eastgate tanked for a moment and then mucked. His stack was down to 235,000 after the hand. Jason Alexander Eliminated Christian Heich raised to 8,000 from early position and one player called before Carter King raised to 30,400 from late position. Jason Alexander made the call from the small blind and Heich called as well. The original caller mucked and the flop was dealt 643. Alexander bet 25,000 and Heich raised all in. King mucked and Alexander went into the tank before making the all-in call. Their cards: Alexander: JJ Turn and River: 96 Heich made trips on the river to win the pot and grow his stack to 870,000. Alexander was eliminated on the hand. Jeffrey Lisandro Eliminated With 100,000 in the pot on the turn with a board of 985 John Myung checked and Jeffrey Lisandro moved all in for 43,200. Myung made the call and Lisandro flipped over KK. Myung showed J7. The turn and river fell 24. Myung moved up to 200,000 and Lisandro was eliminated Player Tags: Josh Arieh, Jeff Shulman, Vitaly Lunkin, Alexander Kostritsyn |
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Jul 03, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 1 | + |
Level 3 Hour One Update: A Lesson For The MasterJul 03, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Bryan Colin – 75,000 Notable Eliminations: Nick Frangos Big Hands: The Master Is The Student? On a board showing J93KA and with 5,150 in the pot, the player in seat 1 checked to Men Nguyen. He tanked for quite awhile before finally checking his hand. Seat 1 showed KQ for a pair of kings. Nguyen showed AJ for two pair and took the pot. “You checked the river with two pair?” a player who was observing the hand quipped. “He’s a changed man,” John Duthie joked. Nguyen then chimed in with; “Three more Corona’s and then maybe.” He then added, “You wanna teach the Master how to play?” The other player quickly replied, “I’m trying to learn from you.” Everyone laughed and Nguyen was at 31,000. Lunkin Muscled Out Vitaly Lunkin raised to 800 preflop and action folded around to seat 4. He made it 2,500 to go and Lunkin was next to act. He spent a few moments in the tank, then released his hand into the muck. He was at 45,000 after the hand. Chan Ailing After a flop of 835, the player in seat 1 bet 2,000 and Johnny Chan made the call. The turn was the J and both players checked. The river brought the 3 and seat 1 led out with another 2,500. Chan made a quick call and seat 1 showed 99. Chan could not beat it and mucked his hand. He was down to just 8,200 after losing that pot. It Was That Damn Sasquatch Adrian Gavile and John Kranyak were involved in a hand that resulted in Gavile making quad jacks against Kranyak’s ace-king. As a result, Gavile won the $100 prize package offered by the official sponsor of the 2009 WSOP, Jack Link’s Beef Jerky. The prize package essentially consists of $100 worth of beef jerky. Play was halted for almost five minutes as the floor awaited on the Jack Link’s Sasquatch to arrive and give Gavile his prize. However, the Sasquatch was nowhere to be found and the floor ruled for play to continue. Gavile would just have to wait for the Sasquatch to make his presence known in order to receive his prize. Yang Thrown Off The Boat On a flop of K85, Yang bet 2,700 and his opponent raised to 6,525. Yang made the call and the turn brought the 5 and the opponent fired 8,000. Yang raised to 20,000 and his opponent moved all in for 6,150 more. Yang made the call and tabled KQ for two pair and a flush draw. His opponent showed 88 for a full house and the river was the J, sending the pot to the full house and Yang was down to just 6,600. Fricke Value Bets and Wins a Small Pot With the board reading A48J5, Jimmy Fricke tossed out a bet of 1500 into an already bloated pot on the river. After a few moments of contemplation, his opponents tossed in the call. Fricke quickly turned over the Q8 and his opponent mucked, as Fricke raked the pot with just third pair. Hennigan Mucks to the Nut Flush After a raise and a call preflop, John Hennigan defended his big blind. The flop was 684 and all three players checked. The turn was the 10 and Hennigan checked again. The preflop raiser bet 1700 and there was a call from the cutoff and Hennigan called as well. The river was the 6 and Hennigan checked a third time. The preflop raiser checked and the third player in the hand moved all in for his last 6525. Hennigan took a few moments and then made the call. The cutoff showed the AJ, good for the nut flush and Hennigan mucked his hand. Player Tags: Men Nguyen, John Hennigan, Johnny Chan, Jerry Yang, Jimmy Fricke, Adrian Gavile, Vitaly Lunkin, John Kranyak Level 14 Hour 1 Update: Vitaly Lunkin Triples UpJul 10, '09 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante Players Remaining: 864 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,250,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Phil Hellmuth – 500,000 Average Chip Count: 220,884 Notable Eliminations: Lee Markholt Big Hands: Steven Van Zadelhoff Doubles Up Sorel Mizzi reraised all in preflop for 209,000 and Steven Van Zadelhoff made the call. Mizzi flipped over K-6 and Van Zadelhoff showed down A-K. The board came all blanks and Van Zadelhoff grew his stack to 440,000. Kostritsyn vs. Arieh Kostritsyn raised preflop and four players made the call. The flop was dealt 544 and Kostritsyn bet 15,000. Josh Arieh made the call and the two other players mucked. The turn fell 8 and action was checked around. The river fell K, Kostritsyn bet 55,000 and Arieh went into the tank. He mucked and Arieh was down to 75,000. Kostritsyn was up to 620,000 after the hand. Vitaly Lunkin Wins Triple Up Miracle A player in middle position raised to 8,000 and Vitaly Lunkin went all in for 38,900 on his immediate left. A player in late position contemplated briefly before making the call. Action was back to the initial raiser who quickly moved all in for about 100,000 more. The player in late position who smooth called Lunkin’s all-in instantly called and tabled the AA. The player in middle position who was the initial raiser exposed the KK while Lunkin exposed the dominated K7. The flop came 1084 and the aces were still way out in front. The 6 hit the turn, giving Lunkin as double gutshot straight draw. It got there on the river as the 9 fell, doubling up Lunkin to about 120,000. Bertrand Grospellier Continues to Roll On a board of A33K2, Bertrand Grospellier bet 33,300 and a player in middle position went into the tank. He eventually made the call and Elky exposed the 93 for trip threes. His opponent was stunned and eventually mucked. Elky is at 1,250,000. Jeff Shulman Wins a Pot Jeff Shulman bet 8,000 on the button and a player in the small blind made it 23,500. Shulman made the call and the flop came 763. Both checked and the 4 hit the turn. The small blind once again checked and Shulman bet 30,000. The small blind folded and Shulman took the pot. He is at 188,000. Peter Eatgate Takes a Hit Peter Eastgate raised to 7,500 preflop and the small blind reraised to 24,400. The flop was dealt K109 and both players checked. The 9s fell on the turn and both players checked again. The 9 fell on the river and the small blind bet 15,000. Eastgate tanked for a moment and then mucked. His stack was down to 235,000 after the hand. Jason Alexander Eliminated Christian Heich raised to 8,000 from early position and one player called before Carter King raised to 30,400 from late position. Jason Alexander made the call from the small blind and Heich called as well. The original caller mucked and the flop was dealt 643. Alexander bet 25,000 and Heich raised all in. King mucked and Alexander went into the tank before making the all-in call. Their cards: Alexander: JJ Turn and River: 96 Heich made trips on the river to win the pot and grow his stack to 870,000. Alexander was eliminated on the hand. Jeffrey Lisandro Eliminated With 100,000 in the pot on the turn with a board of 985 John Myung checked and Jeffrey Lisandro moved all in for 43,200. Myung made the call and Lisandro flipped over KK. Myung showed J7. The turn and river fell 24. Myung moved up to 200,000 and Lisandro was eliminated Player Tags: Josh Arieh, Jeff Shulman, Vitaly Lunkin, Alexander Kostritsyn |
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