Mike Leah Poker Tournament Updates

Mike Leah Wins A Big One

Dec 14, '18

With a board of QJ89J and a pile of chips already in the pot, Mike Leah bet 50,000 when his lone opponent checked to him on the river.

After plenty of thought his opponent made the call, only to muck his cards when Leah showed the A3.

Leah chipped up to 309,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Mike Leah

Mike Leah Busts Two

Dec 14, '18

We arrived at the table to find a three way all-in, with Mike Leah’s QQ up against the AK of Kevin Calenzo and the AK of a third player.

The board ran out J108J9 and Leah made a straight, securing the pot and sending his two opponents to the rail.

Leah chipped up to 103,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Kevin Calenzo,   Mike Leah

Ankush Mandavia Eliminated On The Money Bubble

Dec 15, '18

Mike Leah was punishing his table during the money bubble, and Ankush Mandavia had enough. Unfortunately for the bracelet winner, however, his timing wasn’t great.

Leah opened to 20,000, as he had done numerous times this level, and Mandavia shoved for his last 199,000. Leah made the call with AJ, and Mandavia saw the bad news, as he was dominated with A6.

The flop fell 542, giving Mandavia a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the J, adding flush outs, but the river was the Q, and Mandavia missed all of his outs to hit the rail.

The remaining 36 players are now all in the money, with just 15 minutes remaining in the evening.

Player Tags: Mike Leah,   Ankush Mandavia

Jesse Sylvia Eliminated By Mike Leah

Dec 15, '18

Jesse Sylvia was short stacked and shoved for about 95,000 from early position and was called by Mike Leah in the big blind, who woke up with pocket aces.

Sylvia had some hope with pocket fours, but they failed to connect as the dealer rolled out the board. While he was eliminated just short of the money, Leah chipped up to 535,000.

Player Tags: Mike Leah,   Jesse Sylvia

Mike Leah Eliminated By Ryan Hohner (16th - $12,353)

Dec 16, '18

We missed the action, but saw Mike Leah shipping over the rest of his stack on what looked like a failed bluff attempt with pocket sevens on a board of K42J.

Unfortunately for him, Ryan Hohner held KJ for top two pair and made the call. To add insult to injury, the river was the K, giving Hohner an unnecessary full house.

Leah is eliminated in 16th place ($12,353) while Hohner jumps to 2,635,000.

Player Tags: Mike Leah,   Ryan Hohner

Mike Leah Wins A Big One

Dec 14, '18

With a board of QJ89J and a pile of chips already in the pot, Mike Leah bet 50,000 when his lone opponent checked to him on the river.

After plenty of thought his opponent made the call, only to muck his cards when Leah showed the A3.

Leah chipped up to 309,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Mike Leah

Mike Leah Busts Two

Dec 14, '18

We arrived at the table to find a three way all-in, with Mike Leah’s QQ up against the AK of Kevin Calenzo and the AK of a third player.

The board ran out J108J9 and Leah made a straight, securing the pot and sending his two opponents to the rail.

Leah chipped up to 103,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Kevin Calenzo,   Mike Leah

Ankush Mandavia Eliminated On The Money Bubble

Dec 15, '18

Mike Leah was punishing his table during the money bubble, and Ankush Mandavia had enough. Unfortunately for the bracelet winner, however, his timing wasn’t great.

Leah opened to 20,000, as he had done numerous times this level, and Mandavia shoved for his last 199,000. Leah made the call with AJ, and Mandavia saw the bad news, as he was dominated with A6.

The flop fell 542, giving Mandavia a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the J, adding flush outs, but the river was the Q, and Mandavia missed all of his outs to hit the rail.

The remaining 36 players are now all in the money, with just 15 minutes remaining in the evening.

Player Tags: Mike Leah,   Ankush Mandavia

Jesse Sylvia Eliminated By Mike Leah

Dec 15, '18

Jesse Sylvia was short stacked and shoved for about 95,000 from early position and was called by Mike Leah in the big blind, who woke up with pocket aces.

Sylvia had some hope with pocket fours, but they failed to connect as the dealer rolled out the board. While he was eliminated just short of the money, Leah chipped up to 535,000.

Player Tags: Mike Leah,   Jesse Sylvia

Mike Leah Eliminated By Ryan Hohner (16th - $12,353)

Dec 16, '18

We missed the action, but saw Mike Leah shipping over the rest of his stack on what looked like a failed bluff attempt with pocket sevens on a board of K42J.

Unfortunately for him, Ryan Hohner held KJ for top two pair and made the call. To add insult to injury, the river was the K, giving Hohner an unnecessary full house.

Leah is eliminated in 16th place ($12,353) while Hohner jumps to 2,635,000.

Player Tags: Mike Leah,   Ryan Hohner

Mike Leah Wins A Big One

Dec 14, '18

With a board of QJ89J and a pile of chips already in the pot, Mike Leah bet 50,000 when his lone opponent checked to him on the river.

After plenty of thought his opponent made the call, only to muck his cards when Leah showed the A3.

Leah chipped up to 309,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Mike Leah

Mike Leah Busts Two

Dec 14, '18

We arrived at the table to find a three way all-in, with Mike Leah’s QQ up against the AK of Kevin Calenzo and the AK of a third player.

The board ran out J108J9 and Leah made a straight, securing the pot and sending his two opponents to the rail.

Leah chipped up to 103,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Kevin Calenzo,   Mike Leah

Ankush Mandavia Eliminated On The Money Bubble

Dec 15, '18

Mike Leah was punishing his table during the money bubble, and Ankush Mandavia had enough. Unfortunately for the bracelet winner, however, his timing wasn’t great.

Leah opened to 20,000, as he had done numerous times this level, and Mandavia shoved for his last 199,000. Leah made the call with AJ, and Mandavia saw the bad news, as he was dominated with A6.

The flop fell 542, giving Mandavia a gutshot straight draw. The turn was the J, adding flush outs, but the river was the Q, and Mandavia missed all of his outs to hit the rail.

The remaining 36 players are now all in the money, with just 15 minutes remaining in the evening.

Player Tags: Mike Leah,   Ankush Mandavia

Jesse Sylvia Eliminated By Mike Leah

Dec 15, '18

Jesse Sylvia was short stacked and shoved for about 95,000 from early position and was called by Mike Leah in the big blind, who woke up with pocket aces.

Sylvia had some hope with pocket fours, but they failed to connect as the dealer rolled out the board. While he was eliminated just short of the money, Leah chipped up to 535,000.

Player Tags: Mike Leah,   Jesse Sylvia

Mike Leah Eliminated By Ryan Hohner (16th - $12,353)

Dec 16, '18

We missed the action, but saw Mike Leah shipping over the rest of his stack on what looked like a failed bluff attempt with pocket sevens on a board of K42J.

Unfortunately for him, Ryan Hohner held KJ for top two pair and made the call. To add insult to injury, the river was the K, giving Hohner an unnecessary full house.

Leah is eliminated in 16th place ($12,353) while Hohner jumps to 2,635,000.

Player Tags: Mike Leah,   Ryan Hohner

Mike Leah Scores Quick Knockout

Jul 17, '17

In one of the very first hands he was dealt after entering the tournament, Mike Leah has scored a quick knockout.

On a flop of 986, a player moved all in for about 3,400 and Mike Leah made the call with A10 for two overs, a flush draw and a straight draw.

The all-in player had A9 for top pair, top kicker, but the 8 on the turn left him drawing to a full house. The river was the K and Leah’s nut flush sent the player to the rail.

Leah is now just over his starting stack with about 30,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Mike Leah

Mike Leah Rakes In A Small One

Jul 18, '17

We caught the action on a 7-5-2 rainbow board, and Mike Leah had bet 1,250. Pierre Neuville, who made the WSOP final table in 2015, called, and a third player in the hand made it 2,500. Leah went into the tank before making it 4,350. Neuville didn’t take too long before mucking, and Leah’s opponent thought about it briefly before folding 8-8 face-up. Did Leah have the big pocket pair or was he making a move?

Leah offered to show him one card, but the offer was declined. He was up to around 30,000.

Player Tags: Mike Leah

Mike Leah Scores Quick Knockout

Jul 17, '17

In one of the very first hands he was dealt after entering the tournament, Mike Leah has scored a quick knockout.

On a flop of 986, a player moved all in for about 3,400 and Mike Leah made the call with A10 for two overs, a flush draw and a straight draw.

The all-in player had A9 for top pair, top kicker, but the 8 on the turn left him drawing to a full house. The river was the K and Leah’s nut flush sent the player to the rail.

Leah is now just over his starting stack with about 30,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Mike Leah

Mike Leah Rakes In A Small One

Jul 18, '17

We caught the action on a 7-5-2 rainbow board, and Mike Leah had bet 1,250. Pierre Neuville, who made the WSOP final table in 2015, called, and a third player in the hand made it 2,500. Leah went into the tank before making it 4,350. Neuville didn’t take too long before mucking, and Leah’s opponent thought about it briefly before folding 8-8 face-up. Did Leah have the big pocket pair or was he making a move?

Leah offered to show him one card, but the offer was declined. He was up to around 30,000.

Player Tags: Mike Leah

Mike Leah Wins Huge Pot

Jul 18, '16

Carl Carodenuto raised to 400 and was called by four players. The action was then on Mike Leah, who reraised to 2,150 from the small blind. Everyone called, and the flop of K108 was seen by six players.

Leah bet 4,200, Carodenuto called and Carolyn Redman moved all in for 8,550. Both Leah and Carodenuto called and the turn was the 5.

Leah bet 9,125 and Carodenuto called. The river was the 5 and both players checked. Leah turned over pocket jacks and Carodenuto could only show Q-J for a busted straight draw.

For the side pot, Redman showed 9-7, which also missed a straight draw. Leah scooped the massive pot and saw his stack rise to 64,000.

Player Tags: Carolyn Redman,   Mike Leah,   Carl Carodenuto

Mike Leah Joins Field, Stacked Table

Jul 18, '16

Mike Leah has taken his seat here on day 1B of the 2016 CPPT Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza $5,000 main event.

The bracelet winner with more than $5.4 million in winnings drew a tough table to start the day, with several other notables to contend with. In fact, there are three other bracelet winners joining him at table 55. Here is a look at the seating chart:

Seat 1 – Ryan Welch (bracelet winner)
Seat 2 – Clayton Maguire (bracelet winner)
Seat 3 – Joey Weissman (bracelet winner)
Seat 4 – Justin Young (WPT winner)
Seat 5 – Barry Shulman (two-time bracelet winner)
Seat 6 – Gennady Kalin
Seat 7 – Mike Leah (bracelet winner)
Seat 8 – Carl Carodenuto
Seat 9 – Chane Kampanatsanyakorn

Player Tags: Mike Leah

Level 25 Update: Tony Gill Out 6th, Mike Leah Out 5th

Jun 23, '13

Level: 25

Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 4 out of 558

Average Chip Count: 837,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 4: Joseph Hertzog – 400,000
Seat 5: Daniel Idema – 460,000
Seat 6: Raul Paez – 1,480,000
Seat 7: Matt Vengrin – 60,000

Players Eliminated:

6th: Tony Gill – $27,834
5th: Mike Leah – $37,552

Live Updates:

Tony Gill Eliminated in Sixth Place ($27,834)

On the round where the money went in Raul Paez bet on fifth street and Tony Gill raised. Paez reraised and Gill called all in. By seventh street Paez had made two pair, jacks and eights, while Gill missed both his high and low draw. Gill was eliminated in sixth place and Paez grew his stack to 750,000.

Mike Leah Eliminated in Fifth Place ($37,552)

Matt Vengrin completed and Mike Leah raised. Vengrin reraised and Leah called all in. By seventh street Leah held (104) 10A8Q (7) but he was behind the (63) 6J6A (J) held by Vengrin. Leah was eliminated in fourth place and Vengrin won the hand to grow his stack to 530,000 thanks to a full house.

Player Tags: Matthew Vengrin,   Mike Leah,   Tony Gill

Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 39 ($1,500 Seven-Card Stud Eight-or-Better)

Jun 23, '13

The final table of Event No. 39 ($1,500 Seven Card Stud Eight-or-Better) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

With the elimination of Linda Johnson in ninth place ($12,459), the eight-handed final table is now set. Play will begins in Level 21 with blinds of 10,000-20,000 with a 2,000 ante, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:

Seat 1: Mike Leah – 106,000
Seat 2: Tony Gill – 359,000
Seat 3: Fei Chu – 533,000
Seat 4: Joseph Hertzog – 375,000
Seat 5: Daniel Idema – 355,000
Seat 6: Raul Paez – 292,000
Seat 7: Matt Vengrin – 436,000
Seat 8: Artie Cobb – 76,000

While only 8 remain, this event attracted a field of 558 players, creating a total prize pool of $753,300, and the top 56 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $184,590
2nd Place: $114,109
3rd Place: $71,736
4th Place: $51,488
5th Place: $37,552
6th Place: $27,834
7th Place: $20,964
8th Place: $16,037

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

Player Tags: Matthew Vengrin,   Mike Leah,   Daniel Idema

Level 28 Update: Mike Leah Eliminated in 3rd Place

Jun 08, '13

Level: 28

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 210

Average Chip Count: 1,575,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Matthew Ashton – 2,100,000
Seat 2: Mike Matusow – 775,000

Players Eliminated:

3rd: Mike Leah – $108,412

Live Updates

Mike Leah Doubles Up Through Matthew Ashton

Mike Leah: (32) QA79 (4)
Matthew Ashton: (53) 10K24 (9)

Matthew Ashton posted the bring-in and Mike Leah completed. Ashton raised and Leah called. Fourth street went out and Leah bet. Ashton raised and Leah called all in. After seventh street Leah held a solid seven-four low to take the bottom half of the pot, and his ace-high was good enough to take the high as well. The scoop doubled Leah up to 370,000 but Ashton was still well in the lead with close to 2 million.

Mike Leah Eliminated in Third Place ($108,412)

Mike Matusow: (K5) 3444 (10)
Mike Leah: (A7) KA93 (J)

Mike Matusow posted the bring-in and Mike Leah completed. Matusow raised and Leah called all in. Matusow received three fours in a row and made trips to win the high. Neither player qualified low so Matusow scooped the pot and Leah was eliminated in third place. Matusow held 800,000 after the hand and that put him behind the 2.3 million of Matthew Ashton before the heads-up final began.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Mike Leah,   Matthew Ashton

Level 27 Update: David "Bakes" Baker Out in 4th Place

Jun 08, '13

Level: 27

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 7,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 210

Average Chip Count: 1,050,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Matthew Ashton – 1,235,000
Seat 2: Mike Matusow – 730,000
Seat 8: Mike Leah – 1,200,000

Players Eliminated:

4th: David “Bakes” Baker – $79,078

Live Updates

David “Bakes” Baker Eliminated in Fourth Place ($79,078)

Mike Leah: (A3) 64410 (10)
David Baker: (88) 2KJ2 (9)

David Baker got all in for 125,000 on third street after a series of bets and raises against Mike Leah. Baker had the lead through sixth street with two pair, but Leah made a better two pair on seventh street, and since neither player made a qualifying low hand Leah scooped. Baker was eliminated in fourth place and Leah was up to 1.2 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Mike Leah,   David Baker

Level 24 Update: Vladimir Shchemelev Out 8th, Gavin Smith Out 7th

Jun 07, '13

Level: 24

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 6 out of 210

Average Chip Count: 525,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Matthew Ashton – 692,000
Seat 2: Mike Matusow – 405,000
Seat 4: Yuval Bronshtein – 559,000
Seat 5: Tony Cousineau – 180,000
Seat 7: David “Bakes” Baker – 885,000
Seat 8: Mike Leah – 520,000

Players Eliminated:

8th: Vladimir Shchemelev – $26,757
7th: Gavin Smith – $34,268

Live Updates:

Vladimir Shchemelev Eliminated in Eighth Place ($26,757)

Mike Leah: (A8) 7K97 (J)
Vladimir Shchemelev: (AK) 4Q65 (5)

Vladimir Shchemelev completed and Tony Cousineau and Mike Leah called. Leah made the next betting action after fifth street and Shchemelev raised all in for 28,000. Cousineau folded and Leah called. Leah improved to a pair of sevens by the end of seventh street and that was enough to scoop the pot over his opponent’s pair of fives. Leah was up to 500,000 and Shchemelev was eliminated in eighth place.

Gavin Smith Eliminated in Seventh Place ($34,268)

Tony Cousineau: (A8) 6432 (8x)
Gavin Smith: (43) 537A (8)

Matthew Ashton posted the bring-in and Tony Cousineau and Gavin Smith limped. Gavin led out on fourth street and Ashton folded. Cousineau check-called and then bet on fifth street, only to be check-raised by Gavin. Cousineau called and then Gavin was all in for 27,000 on sixth street. Cousineau took the low pot with a six-four and the high with a pair of eights. It was close but Gavin was eliminated in seventh place. Cousineau was up to 450,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Tony Cousineau,   Gavin Smith,   Mike Leah

Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 13 ($5,000 Seven Card Stud Eight-or-Better)

Jun 07, '13

The final table of Event No. 13 ($5,000 Seven Card Stud Eight-or-Better) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

With the elimination of Tuan Vo in ninth place ($21,190), the eight-handed final table is now set. Play will begins in Level 23 with blinds of 15,000-30,000 with a 3,000 ante, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:

Seat 1: Matthew Ashton – 171,000
Seat 2: Mike Matusow – 405,000
Seat 3: Vladimir Shchemelev – 41,000
Seat 4: Yuval Bronshtein – 354,000
Seat 5: Tony Cousineau – 260,000
Seat 6: Gavin Smith – 221,000
Seat 7: David “Bakes” Baker – 801,000
Seat 8: Mike Leah – 354,000

While only 8 remain, this event attracted a field of 210 players, creating a total prize pool of $987,000, and the top 24 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $266,503
2nd Place: $164,700
3rd Place: $108,412
4th Place: $79,078
5th Place: $58,835
6th Place: $44,543
7th Place: $34,268
8th Place: $26,757

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

Player Tags: Tony Cousineau,   Mike Matusow,   Gavin Smith,   Mike Leah,   David Baker

Level 1 Update

Mar 05, '11

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining: 245 out of 245

Chip Counts:

1. Adam Levy — 30,000
2. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 30,000
3. Shan Schleger — 30,000
4. Maria Ho — 30,000
5. Tom McEvoy — 30,000
6. Mike Leah — 30,000
7. Mas Kagawa — 30,000
8. Shannon Shorr — 30,000
9. Ahn Van Nguyen — 30,000
10. Andre Akkarri — 30,000

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

NONE

Big Hands:

Mike Leah Takes a Hit Early

A player in late position raised to 250 preflop and Mike Leah (cutoff) and two other players made the call. The flop fell 10 7 2 and the big blind bet 450. All three players made the call and the turn fell 3.

Leah bet 1,225 and both the button and the big blind mucked. Late position made the call and the two last players in the pot saw the 2 hit the table on the river. Late position bet 2,850 and Leah made the call. Late position flipped over pocket aces, which were enough to beat the pocket jacks of Leah, who’s stack is down to 20,000 after the hand.

Table Pairings

Table 26: Adam Levy, Joseph Cheong

Table 28: Shane Schleder, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Michael Kamran

Table 31: Dan O’Brien, Mohsin Charania, Matt Marafioti, Chris Moorman

Table 20: Bruce Buffer, Jonathan Plens, Mas Kagawa

Table 16: Tom McEvoy, Andre Akkarri

Table 15: David Sands, Ahn Van Nguyen

Table 7: Steve Brecher, Maria Ho, Shannon Shorr

Table 9: Scott Seiver, Shawn Buchanan

Player Tags: Mike Leah

Level 2 Update: Late Registration

Nov 13, '10

Blinds: 75-150

Players Remaining: 345 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

Greg Mueller
Darryll Fish

Big Hands:

Darryll Fish Eliminated

Darryll Fish moved all in for 425 preflop and one player in late position made the call. Their cards:

Fish: J 7
Opponent: A 9

Board: 6 5 2 K 7

The next hand Fish was all in preflop once again and this time the big blind made the call. Their cards:

Fish: Q Q
Big Blind: 9 4

Board: 6 4 3 8 9

The river fell like a dagger and Fish was eliminated from the tournament by the two pair of his opponent.

Ramdin vs. Rosen

A limped pot and a flop of A 10 10 sat on the table when Victor Ramdin bet 300 under the gun. Jamie Rosen made the check-call on the small blind and the 3 fell on the turn. Ramdin bet 800 and Rosen check called again. The river fell J and Ramdin opened the action again, this time for 3,000, but Rosen mucked his cards.

Leah Abandons Ship

There was 1,700 in the pot and a board of J 10 9 5 sat on the table when Mike Leah bet 1,100 from the big blind. The cutoff made the call and the button made an all-in call on a short stack. The 7 fell on the river and Leah checked. The cutoff fired out 2,625 and the button started to get out of his chair. Leah decided to muck and the cutoff flipped over 10 8. The cutoff mucked and exited the tournament area.

Left in the Deck

Just in Time

A few of the late arrivals that jumped into the tournament just before registration closed at the end of the break include Team PokerStars pro David Williams and John Hennigan.

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Mike Leah,   Darryll Fish,   Jamie Rosen

Mike Leah Eliminated in 20th Place

Nov 15, '10

Mike Leah got the last of his chips into the middle preflop against Chris DeMaci and they flipped over their cards.

Leah held pocket queens and DeMaci had pocket aces. DeMaci flopped a set and that was it for Leah. He was eliminated in 20th place and he will take home $18,000 in prize money. DeMaci moved all the way up to 3.7 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Mike Leah,   Christopher DeMaci

Travis Pearson Eliminated By Mike Leah

Nov 15, '10

Jonathan Gagnon-Villanueve raised to 36,000 and Mike Leah reraised to 78,000 behind him. Travis Pearson then moved all in from the small blind and Gagnon-Villanueve folded.

Leah instantly called and tabled pocket aces. Pearson showed pocket jacks, but they failed to connect on a nine-high board. Both players counted down similar stacks and it was determined that Leah’s 358,000 count was just enough to cover Pearson, who is out of the tournament.

Player Tags: Travis Pearson,   Mike Leah

George Lind Survives

Nov 15, '10

George Lind raised to 23,000 from the cutoff and Mike Leah reraised to 57,000 from the button. Lind reraised all in for 351,000 and Leah made the call. Their cards:

Lind: A 9
Leah: 10 10

Board: Q 7 2 4 A

Lind doubled up on the hand to survive thanks to an ace on the river.

Player Tags: Mike Leah,   George Lind