Ryan D'Angelo Poker Tournament Updates

Level 25 Update: Ryan D'Angelo Eliminated in 6th Place

Jun 20, '13

Level: 25

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 516

Average Chip Count: 1,548,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Lee Markholt – 1,853,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Little – 1,113,000
Seat 3: Erick Lindgren – 2,255,000
Seat 4: Connor Drinan – 1,102,000
Seat 6: Vasile Buboi – 1,425,000

Players Eliminated:

6th: Ryan D’Angelo – $74,768

Live Updates:

Connor Drinan raised to 45,000 on the button preflop and Ryan D’Angelo reraised all in for 434,000 on the small blind. Drinan called and they tabled their hands.

Drinan: AK
D’Angelo: K10

Board: AJ857

D’Angelo was eliminated in sixth place and Drinan grew his stack above 1 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Connor Drinan

Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 32 ($5,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em)

Jun 20, '13

The final table of Event No. 32 ($5,000 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em) 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 Andrew Robl in seventh place ($53,863), the official, six-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 23 with blinds of 8,000-16,000 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: Lee Markholt – 1,812,000
Seat 2: Jonathan Little – 1,039,000
Seat 3: Erick Lindgren – 2,317,000
Seat 4: Connor Drinan – 748,000
Seat 5: Ryan D’Angelo – 370,000
Seat 6: Vasile Buboi – 1,462,000

While only 6 remain, this event attracted 516 players, creating a total prize pool of $2,425,200, and the top 54 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $606,317
2nd Place: $374,960
3rd Place: $238,833
4th Place: $157,274
5th Place: $106,830
6th Place: $74,768

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: Lee Markholt,   Erick Lindgren,   Jonathan Little,   Ryan D'Angelo

Level 5 Update: Day 1 Ends

Dec 03, '10

NOTE: Play has ended for the night and the field returns at noon PDT tomorrow for five more levels of poker. Check back for more live coverage at that time. Players still have until the end of the third level of play tomorrow to buy in to the event.

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 330 out of 391 (unofficial)

Chip Counts:

1. Ryan D’Angelo — 192,500
2. Amirouddine Alibay — 185,200
3. Albert Kim — 157,100
4. Antonio Esfandiari — 149,550
5. Phil Ivey — 143,225
6. Michael Gracz — 138,850
7. Matt Keikoan — 133,775
8. Steven Burkholder — 133,275
9. Kirk Morrison — 130,075
10. Justin Young — 130,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 18,000

Average Chip Count: 47,394

Notable Eliminations:

Brett Richey
David Baker
Frank Kassela
Alex Kamberis
Abe Mosseri
John Cernuto
Joseph Cheong
Jason Potter

Big Hands:

Ryan D’Angelo Knocks Out Joseph Cheong

Joseph Cheong six-bet all-in and Ryan D’Angelo made the call. D’Angelo flipped over pocket jacks and Cheong revealed A-J. The board brought no help for Cheong and he busted on the hand. D’Angelo grew his chip lead to 170,000 in the process. He ended the night strong and held close to 200,000 by the end of play.

Jason Potter Eliminated

Bertrand Grospellier raised to 950 from the hi-jack and the cutoff made the call. Jason Potter raised to 3,375 on the button. Steve Burkholder reraised to 8,600 from the small blind and Grospellier mucked. The cutoff mucked as well and Potter raised to 15,175. Burkholder made it 30,000 to go and Potter shoved all in. Burkholder made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Burkholder: A K
Potter: J J

Board: K 7 3 2 8

Burkholder won the hand and he grew his stack to 125,000. Potter was eliminated from the tournament during the last level of the night.

Kara Scott Doubles up through Andy Frankenberger

There was a flop that read 9 9 7 and 3,500 in the pot when Kara Scott checked from the small blind and Andy Frankenberger bet 2,500 from middle position. Scott then moved all in for 4,240 and Frankenberger made the call. Their cards:

Frankenberger: 8 7
Scott: A A

Turn and River: K and K

Scott doubled up to 12,000 and Frankenberger took a slight hit, but he still held more than the average with 63,500.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Jason Potter,   Kara Scott,   Andy Frankenberger,   Joseph Cheong

Level 1 Update: Joe Sebok Falls Early

Dec 03, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining: 319 out of 319
Chip Counts:

1. Antonio Esfandiari — 100,000
2. Ryan D’Angelo — 70,000
3. Jason Potter — 65,725
4. Kevin Saul — 61,075
5. Ian Gordon — 60,000
6. Jon Turner — 46,000
7. Todd Terry — 45,200
8. David Plastik — 45,000
9. Anthony Spinella — 45,000
10. Ray Henson — 44,000

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman — 40,000
Jeff Shulman — 40,000

Average Chip Count: 40,000

Notable Eliminations:

Joe Sebok
Shawn Cunix

Big Hands:

Joe Sebok Eliminated

Joe Sebok had a tough first level that saw him miss a couple of draws that diminished his chip stack. When he moved all in near the end of the level he held pocket queens against the pocket twos of his opponent. The flop ran out 10-5-2 to give his opponent a set. The turn nor river delivered any help for Sebok and he was eliminated on the hand.

Shawn Cunix Eliminated

Shawn Cunix was looking good to double up when he flopped trip eights on a A-8-8 flop. He held 8-6, but his opponent held 10-8. The turn and river fell 5-9 and Cunix was eliminated from the tournament thanks to his opponent’s 10-kicker.

Ryan D’Angelo Gains Some Chips Against Joseph Cheong

Ryan D’Angelo raised to 300 and Chad Batista reraised to 900 from the small blind. Joseph Cheong made the call from the big blind. D’Angelo also made the call and the flop fell 7-4-2.

Batista bet 1,300, Cheong raised to 3,300, and D’Angelo made the call. Batista mucked and the turn fell J. Cheong checked and D’Angelo bet 5,200. Cheong made the call and the rive fell A. Cheong checked, D’Angelo bet 13,500, and Cheong made the call for half of his remaining chips.

Cheong mucked his cards when D’Angelo flipped over A 7. D’Angelo won the hand to grow his stack to 60,000 and Cheong dropped to 12,500.

Left in the Deck

Strong Table Pairings:

Table 45: Adam Levy, Joe Tehan, Scotty Nguyen

Table 48: Matt Stout, Shannon Shorr, Brock Parker, Soi Nguyen

Table 51: Kevin Schaffel, Vanessa Selbst, Rene Angelil

Table 52: Jeff Shulman, Curt Kohlberg, Tim West

Table 53: Jon Turner, Shane Buchanan, Anh Va Nguyen

Table 55: Antonio Esfandiari, Barry Shulman, Tony Dunst, Chris Bjorin, Tom McCormick

Table 56: Jonathan Aguiar, Isaac Haxton, Nick Binger

Table 57: Justin Young, Jonathan Little, Josh Arieh

Table 59: Eric Baldwin, Matt Marafioti, Randal Flowers

Table 60: Joseph Cheong, Ryan D’Angelo, David Plastik, Barry Greenstein

Poker Room Pairings

Table 12: Will Failla, Kevin Saul, Shawn Cunix

Table 6: David Baker, James Van Alstyne, Frank Kassela

Table 2: Maria Ho, Bertrand Grospellier, Jason Potter, Ray Henson

Table 7: Faraz Jaka, Scott Clements, Steve Brecher, Kara Scott

Table 11: Jeff Madsen, Lee Markholt, Todd Terry

Table 18: Marco Traniello, Steve O’Dwyer, Michael Kamran, Anthony Gregg

Table 20: Dwyte Pilgrim, Andrew Robl, Mas Kagawa

Player Tags: Joe Sebok,   Ryan D'Angelo,   Shawn Cunix,   Joseph Cheong

Jaka vs. D'Angelo

Dec 04, '10

Faraz Jaka raised to 2,000 from middle position and Ryan D’Angelo made the call from the small blind. The flop fell 7 4 2 and D’Angelo check-called a 2,700 bet from Jaka. The turn fell 10 and D’Angelo check-called again, this time for 7,800.

The river fell 3 and D’Angelo check-called a third time. This time for 38,000. D’Angelo flipped over 10 10 and Jaka revealed A 8.

Jaka was up to 245,000 after the hand and D’Angelo held 97,000.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Faraz Jaka

Level 5 Update: Day 1 Ends

Dec 03, '10

NOTE: Play has ended for the night and the field returns at noon PDT tomorrow for five more levels of poker. Check back for more live coverage at that time. Players still have until the end of the third level of play tomorrow to buy in to the event.

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 330 out of 391 (unofficial)

Chip Counts:

1. Ryan D’Angelo — 192,500
2. Amirouddine Alibay — 185,200
3. Albert Kim — 157,100
4. Antonio Esfandiari — 149,550
5. Phil Ivey — 143,225
6. Michael Gracz — 138,850
7. Matt Keikoan — 133,775
8. Steven Burkholder — 133,275
9. Kirk Morrison — 130,075
10. Justin Young — 130,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 18,000

Average Chip Count: 47,394

Notable Eliminations:

Brett Richey
David Baker
Frank Kassela
Alex Kamberis
Abe Mosseri
John Cernuto
Joseph Cheong
Jason Potter

Big Hands:

Ryan D’Angelo Knocks Out Joseph Cheong

Joseph Cheong six-bet all-in and Ryan D’Angelo made the call. D’Angelo flipped over pocket jacks and Cheong revealed A-J. The board brought no help for Cheong and he busted on the hand. D’Angelo grew his chip lead to 170,000 in the process. He ended the night strong and held close to 200,000 by the end of play.

Jason Potter Eliminated

Bertrand Grospellier raised to 950 from the hi-jack and the cutoff made the call. Jason Potter raised to 3,375 on the button. Steve Burkholder reraised to 8,600 from the small blind and Grospellier mucked. The cutoff mucked as well and Potter raised to 15,175. Burkholder made it 30,000 to go and Potter shoved all in. Burkholder made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Burkholder: A K
Potter: J J

Board: K 7 3 2 8

Burkholder won the hand and he grew his stack to 125,000. Potter was eliminated from the tournament during the last level of the night.

Kara Scott Doubles up through Andy Frankenberger

There was a flop that read 9 9 7 and 3,500 in the pot when Kara Scott checked from the small blind and Andy Frankenberger bet 2,500 from middle position. Scott then moved all in for 4,240 and Frankenberger made the call. Their cards:

Frankenberger: 8 7
Scott: A A

Turn and River: K and K

Scott doubled up to 12,000 and Frankenberger took a slight hit, but he still held more than the average with 63,500.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Jason Potter,   Kara Scott,   Andy Frankenberger,   Joseph Cheong

Level 1 Update: Joe Sebok Falls Early

Dec 03, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining: 319 out of 319
Chip Counts:

1. Antonio Esfandiari — 100,000
2. Ryan D’Angelo — 70,000
3. Jason Potter — 65,725
4. Kevin Saul — 61,075
5. Ian Gordon — 60,000
6. Jon Turner — 46,000
7. Todd Terry — 45,200
8. David Plastik — 45,000
9. Anthony Spinella — 45,000
10. Ray Henson — 44,000

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman — 40,000
Jeff Shulman — 40,000

Average Chip Count: 40,000

Notable Eliminations:

Joe Sebok
Shawn Cunix

Big Hands:

Joe Sebok Eliminated

Joe Sebok had a tough first level that saw him miss a couple of draws that diminished his chip stack. When he moved all in near the end of the level he held pocket queens against the pocket twos of his opponent. The flop ran out 10-5-2 to give his opponent a set. The turn nor river delivered any help for Sebok and he was eliminated on the hand.

Shawn Cunix Eliminated

Shawn Cunix was looking good to double up when he flopped trip eights on a A-8-8 flop. He held 8-6, but his opponent held 10-8. The turn and river fell 5-9 and Cunix was eliminated from the tournament thanks to his opponent’s 10-kicker.

Ryan D’Angelo Gains Some Chips Against Joseph Cheong

Ryan D’Angelo raised to 300 and Chad Batista reraised to 900 from the small blind. Joseph Cheong made the call from the big blind. D’Angelo also made the call and the flop fell 7-4-2.

Batista bet 1,300, Cheong raised to 3,300, and D’Angelo made the call. Batista mucked and the turn fell J. Cheong checked and D’Angelo bet 5,200. Cheong made the call and the rive fell A. Cheong checked, D’Angelo bet 13,500, and Cheong made the call for half of his remaining chips.

Cheong mucked his cards when D’Angelo flipped over A 7. D’Angelo won the hand to grow his stack to 60,000 and Cheong dropped to 12,500.

Left in the Deck

Strong Table Pairings:

Table 45: Adam Levy, Joe Tehan, Scotty Nguyen

Table 48: Matt Stout, Shannon Shorr, Brock Parker, Soi Nguyen

Table 51: Kevin Schaffel, Vanessa Selbst, Rene Angelil

Table 52: Jeff Shulman, Curt Kohlberg, Tim West

Table 53: Jon Turner, Shane Buchanan, Anh Va Nguyen

Table 55: Antonio Esfandiari, Barry Shulman, Tony Dunst, Chris Bjorin, Tom McCormick

Table 56: Jonathan Aguiar, Isaac Haxton, Nick Binger

Table 57: Justin Young, Jonathan Little, Josh Arieh

Table 59: Eric Baldwin, Matt Marafioti, Randal Flowers

Table 60: Joseph Cheong, Ryan D’Angelo, David Plastik, Barry Greenstein

Poker Room Pairings

Table 12: Will Failla, Kevin Saul, Shawn Cunix

Table 6: David Baker, James Van Alstyne, Frank Kassela

Table 2: Maria Ho, Bertrand Grospellier, Jason Potter, Ray Henson

Table 7: Faraz Jaka, Scott Clements, Steve Brecher, Kara Scott

Table 11: Jeff Madsen, Lee Markholt, Todd Terry

Table 18: Marco Traniello, Steve O’Dwyer, Michael Kamran, Anthony Gregg

Table 20: Dwyte Pilgrim, Andrew Robl, Mas Kagawa

Player Tags: Joe Sebok,   Ryan D'Angelo,   Shawn Cunix,   Joseph Cheong

Jaka vs. D'Angelo

Dec 04, '10

Faraz Jaka raised to 2,000 from middle position and Ryan D’Angelo made the call from the small blind. The flop fell 7 4 2 and D’Angelo check-called a 2,700 bet from Jaka. The turn fell 10 and D’Angelo check-called again, this time for 7,800.

The river fell 3 and D’Angelo check-called a third time. This time for 38,000. D’Angelo flipped over 10 10 and Jaka revealed A 8.

Jaka was up to 245,000 after the hand and D’Angelo held 97,000.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Faraz Jaka

Level Six Hour Two: Gavin Smith Eliminates a Player

Jul 10, '10

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 2,285 out of 7,319

Chip Counts:

1. Charles Alexandre Sylvestre — 260,000
2. Dave Sands — 233,000
3. Steve Billirakis — 233,000
4. Robert Miller — 212,500
5. Jason DeWitt — 191,300
6. Khamsy Nuanmanee — 182,000
7. Matt Keikoan — 175,000
8. Vanessa Rousso — 170,000
9. Filippo Candio — 167,000
10. Tristan Wade — 160,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Josh Brikis — 97,500
Mike Matusow — 12,700
Roy Winston — 15,000
Jennifer Harman — 34,025
Jeff Shulman – 42,675

Notable Eliminations:

Gavin Smith
Todd Brunson
John Phan

Big Hands:

Richey Chips Up With Set

Brett Richey was heads up when his opponent bet 2,500 on a flop of 1034. Richey called and his opponent checked when the K hit on the turn.

Richey bet 6,000 and his opponent made the call. On the 5 river his opponent checked and Richey bet big — 17,500. His opponent called and Richey turned over 33 for a flopped set.

His opponent mucked and Richey’s stack soared to 140,000.

Swick Knocked Out

Mike Swick of the UFC was down to his last 11,000 or so when he got all in preflop again the player in seat 1. Their hands:

Swick: AQ
Opponent: AK

Swick was trailing and the board ran 69656. His opponent’s king played and Swick was eliminated early in day 2b.

Andy Bloch Eliminated

With the board reading 10269 on the turn, John Moore led out for 4,100 from early position and Andy Bloch raised to 11,600.

After asking how much Bloch had behind, Moore made the call. The river was the 3 and Moore just moved Bloch all in. Bloch made the call and showed 99, giving him a set, but Moore showed A8, giving him the nut flush.

Bloch’s Series comes to a close. He finishes with three cashes, totaling over $100,000 and a couple of near misses deep in some events.

Violette Uses Some Aggression to Earn Chips

Cyndy Violette called a raise from the big blind and saw a flop of 423. Violette led out for 3,000 and was called by the preflop raiser.

The turn was the 9 and Violette bet 6,000, which got a call. The river was the A and she bet 3,000. The bet on the river was enough to win her the pot as her opponent mucked her hand and she increased her stack to 85,000.

Kassela Flushes Opponent

Frank Kassela got his opponent all-in on a flop of Q82. He had his opponent covered and was holding K9. His opponent was drawing dead when he tabled K9.

The turn was the 8 and the river was the 5, which was dealt as a formality before pushing the pot to Kassela. Kassela is up to 135,000 in chips.

Griffin Takes a Hit

Gavin Griffin called a raise of 1,250 from a player in middle position and the player in the cutoff raised to 4,200. The original raiser folded but Griffin raised to around 20,000, enough to put the cutoff player all in. He called. Their hands:

Griffin: 1010
Opponent: KK

Griffin was well behind and found no help on a board that ran 5QJ94. Griffin lost the pot and dropped to around 48,000 in chips.

Pavilion Room Coverage

Gavin Smith Eliminates a Player

Gavin Smith raised to 1300 from middle position and a player on the button move all in for about 13,000 total. Action was folded back to Smith. He insta-called with the AK and was ahead of the AQ of his opponent. The board ran out 10107K4[[suit:diamond] and Smith recorded the knockout. He was at around 100,000 after the hand.

Chris Ferguson Makes the Wrong Call

On a board of A4310 a player in middle position bet 3,500 and Chris Ferguson called. The river brought the 5 and Ferguson’s opponent bet 7,000 this time. Ferguson tanked before finally making the call. His opponent tabled the QJ for a flush and Ferguson mucked. He was at about 40,000 after the hand.

Johnny Lodden Eliminates a Player

Johnny Lodden opened the pot from middle position and a player to his left moved all in for 5,600 total. Lodden tanked before making the call with the K10. He was ahead against the QJ of his opponent. The board ran out 998A2 and Lodden took the pot. He was at 110,000 after the hand.

Ryan D’Angelo Gets Little Respect

On a flop of 865 a player in the small blind bet and Ryan D’Angelo raised. His opponent quickly called. The turn brought the 3 and D’Angelos opponent checked. D’Angelo bet 9,000 and his opponent check-raised to 24,000. D’angelo insta-mucked and his opponent exposed the 1010. D’Angelo vented his frustration after the hand.

Player Tags: Andy Bloch,   Gavin Smith,   Cyndy Violette,   Gavin Griffin,   Brett Richey,   Ryan D'Angelo,   Johnny Lodden,   Mike Swick

Level 17 Update: Men the Master Bubbles

Jun 30, '10

Blinds: 3,000-6,000

Players Remaining: 39 out 460

Average Chip Count: 146,808

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Robert Mizrachi — 435,000
2. Ryan D’Angelo — 380,000
3. Ran Azor — 368,000
4. Benny Spindler — 305,000
5. David Iammarino — 305,000
6. Jose Nacho Barbero — 265,000
7. Danny Smith — 265,000
8. Di Dang — 241,000
9. Gary Bolden — 230,000
10. Ben Middleton — 215,000

Notable Eliminations:

Men Nguyen

Player Twitter Accounts:

Annette Obrestad
Matt Glantz
Justin Smith
Christian Harder

Big Hands:

Men Nguyen Bubbles

Men Nguyen bet 16,000. Ryan D’Angelo raised pot. Nguyen called. The flop came QJ9. Nguyen moved all in for 107,000, less than the pot. D’Angelo had Nguyen slightly covered. D’Angelo tanked before eventually calling. Nguyen exposed the A843 while D’Angelo exposed the AA95 and was far ahead. The 10 on the turn and the 5 on the river didn’t change anything. Nguyen was eliminated and remaining players are now in the money.

Justin Smith Wins a Large Pot

Justin Smith bet the pot on a board of AK3310. Mark Eddleman tanked and was at 45,000 after the hand. Smith climbed to 185,000.

Player Tags: Men Nguyen,   Ryan D'Angelo,   Justin Smith

End Of Day 2

Jun 22, '10

The remaining 38 players have bagged their chips and gone home for the night as day two has come to a close.

The day began with 455 players and they played down to the money quickly. Once the field got to the 324 spots that paid, eliminations kept coming and notables like Nam Le, Tad Jurgens and Shawn Buchanan hit the rail.

Ryan D’Angelo is one of the notables still left in the field with a healthy chip stack. Scott Montgomery is also in the hunt but will need to do some work from near the bottom of the pack.

The field will return with the blinds at 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante. The average stack 244,894. The remaining players are guaranteed to make $9,101 and the plan is to play down to the final table. The final nine will then return Wednesday to play down to a champion.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you a summary of the day’s events during the dinner break and end of play on day three.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo

Jake Toole Eliminated

Jan 09, '10

Jake Toole moved all in for his last 293,000 and Ryan D’Angelo made the call from the cutoff with pocket fives.

Toole showed A10 but failed to connect on a board of K449Q. D’Angelo picked up yet another KO and is now sitting with 6 million.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Jake Toole

Mike Chappus Eliminated

Jan 09, '10

Ryan D’Angelo raised from under the gun and Mike Chappus reraised. D’Angelo called and the flop came down 1093.

D’Angelo checked and Chappus over shoved the pot for about 700,000. D’Angelo called, showing A10 and Chappus was reverse dominated with AQ.

The turn and river fell 710 and Chappus was busted. D’Angelo now has 4.2 million.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo

Bryce Yockey Eliminated

Jan 09, '10

The Ryan “g0lfa” D’Angelo train just keeps on chugging. Bryce Yockey called all in on a board reading 1065K7 only to be shown K10 by D’Angelo. Two pair was good and Yockey was eliminated. D’Angelo now has the chip lead with 3.5 million.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo

Roger Teska Eliminated

Jan 09, '10

Roger Teska was all in holding KJ on a flop of JJ9, but big stack Ryan D’Angelo looked him up with the superior AJ.

The turn and river fell A8 and Teska was eliminated. Meanwhile, D’Angelo is flirting with the 3 million mark.

Player Tags: Roger Teska,   Ryan D'Angelo

Bo Schults Eliminated in 15th Place ($100,000)

Jan 10, '10

Bo Schults raised all in preflop for 650,000 and Ryan D’Angelo made the call. Their cards:

Schults: AK
D’Angelo: KK

Board: Q988Q

Schults was eliminated on the hand in 15th place and he took home $100,000.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Bo Schults

Luc Greenwood Eliminated in 21st Place ($75,000)

Jan 10, '10

Lucas Greenwood opened the pot preflop from the big blind and Ryan D’Angelo raised to 120,000 from middle position. Greenwood made the call and the flop was dealt J32. Greenwood checked, D’Angelo bet 130,000, and Greenwood called.

The turn fell K and Greenwood checked again. D’Angelo bet 340,000 and Greenwood called. The river fell K and Greenwood checked again. D’Angelo moved all in and Greenwood made the all-in call.

D’Angelo flipped over K9 and Greenwood mucked. He was eliminated in 21st place and he will take home $75,000 in prize money. D’Angelo now holds 9.2 million as the chip leader.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo

Kenny Nguyen Eliminated in 24th Place ($75,000)

Jan 10, '10

Kenny Nguyen moved all in for his final 159,000 preflop and Ryan D’Angelo made the call. Their cards:

Nguyen: Q10
D’Angelo: A10

Board: AQ688

D’Angelo won the hand to grow his chip lead and Nguyen was eliminated from the tournament in 24th place. He took home $75,000 in prize money.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Kenny Nguyen

Ryan D'Angelo Eliminated in Fifth Place ($700,000)

Jan 11, '10

Barry Shulman raised to 340,000 under the gun preflop and Tyler Reiamn reraised to 995,000 from the big blind. Ryan D’Angelo moved all in for 6,730,000 from the button and Shulman mucked. Reiman made the call and the final two players flipped over their cards:

Reiman: AK
D’Angelo: JJ

Board: 9435K

Reiman hit a king on the river to win the hand and D’Angelo was eliminated in fifth place. He will take home $700,000. Reiman was the massive chip leader after the hand with 23,835,000.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Tyler Reiman

Barry Shulman Doubles Up

Jan 11, '10

Ryan D’Angelo raised to 375,000 under the gun and Harrison Gimbel reraised to 1,120,000 in middle position. Barry Shulman three-bet all in for 2,170,000 from the cutoff and D’Angelo mucked. Gimbel made the call and they turned over their cards:

Shulman: AQ
Gimbel: 75

Board: 1042103

The ace-high held for Shulman and he doubled up to 5 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Barry Shulman,   Ryan D'Angelo

"What Are You Doing?"

Jan 11, '10

Benjamin Zamani raised to 250,000 preflop UTG+1 and Ryan D’Angelo reraised to 575,000 on the button. Zamani made the call and the flop fell 843. Both players checked and the 9 fell on the turn.

Zamani checked, D’Angelo bet 375,000, and Zamani called. The river fell K and Zamani bet 575,000. D’Angelo made the call and Zamani flipped over A5. D’Angelo turned over Q6 and said, “What are you doing?”

Someone in the audience said, “That’s street poker.”

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Benjamin Zamani

Jake Toole Eliminated

Jan 09, '10

Jake Toole moved all in for his last 293,000 and Ryan D’Angelo made the call from the cutoff with pocket fives.

Toole showed A10 but failed to connect on a board of K449Q. D’Angelo picked up yet another KO and is now sitting with 6 million.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Jake Toole

Mike Chappus Eliminated

Jan 09, '10

Ryan D’Angelo raised from under the gun and Mike Chappus reraised. D’Angelo called and the flop came down 1093.

D’Angelo checked and Chappus over shoved the pot for about 700,000. D’Angelo called, showing A10 and Chappus was reverse dominated with AQ.

The turn and river fell 710 and Chappus was busted. D’Angelo now has 4.2 million.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo

Bryce Yockey Eliminated

Jan 09, '10

The Ryan “g0lfa” D’Angelo train just keeps on chugging. Bryce Yockey called all in on a board reading 1065K7 only to be shown K10 by D’Angelo. Two pair was good and Yockey was eliminated. D’Angelo now has the chip lead with 3.5 million.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo

Roger Teska Eliminated

Jan 09, '10

Roger Teska was all in holding KJ on a flop of JJ9, but big stack Ryan D’Angelo looked him up with the superior AJ.

The turn and river fell A8 and Teska was eliminated. Meanwhile, D’Angelo is flirting with the 3 million mark.

Player Tags: Roger Teska,   Ryan D'Angelo

Bo Schults Eliminated in 15th Place ($100,000)

Jan 10, '10

Bo Schults raised all in preflop for 650,000 and Ryan D’Angelo made the call. Their cards:

Schults: AK
D’Angelo: KK

Board: Q988Q

Schults was eliminated on the hand in 15th place and he took home $100,000.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Bo Schults

Luc Greenwood Eliminated in 21st Place ($75,000)

Jan 10, '10

Lucas Greenwood opened the pot preflop from the big blind and Ryan D’Angelo raised to 120,000 from middle position. Greenwood made the call and the flop was dealt J32. Greenwood checked, D’Angelo bet 130,000, and Greenwood called.

The turn fell K and Greenwood checked again. D’Angelo bet 340,000 and Greenwood called. The river fell K and Greenwood checked again. D’Angelo moved all in and Greenwood made the all-in call.

D’Angelo flipped over K9 and Greenwood mucked. He was eliminated in 21st place and he will take home $75,000 in prize money. D’Angelo now holds 9.2 million as the chip leader.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo

Kenny Nguyen Eliminated in 24th Place ($75,000)

Jan 10, '10

Kenny Nguyen moved all in for his final 159,000 preflop and Ryan D’Angelo made the call. Their cards:

Nguyen: Q10
D’Angelo: A10

Board: AQ688

D’Angelo won the hand to grow his chip lead and Nguyen was eliminated from the tournament in 24th place. He took home $75,000 in prize money.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Kenny Nguyen

Ryan D'Angelo Eliminated in Fifth Place ($700,000)

Jan 11, '10

Barry Shulman raised to 340,000 under the gun preflop and Tyler Reiamn reraised to 995,000 from the big blind. Ryan D’Angelo moved all in for 6,730,000 from the button and Shulman mucked. Reiman made the call and the final two players flipped over their cards:

Reiman: AK
D’Angelo: JJ

Board: 9435K

Reiman hit a king on the river to win the hand and D’Angelo was eliminated in fifth place. He will take home $700,000. Reiman was the massive chip leader after the hand with 23,835,000.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Tyler Reiman

Barry Shulman Doubles Up

Jan 11, '10

Ryan D’Angelo raised to 375,000 under the gun and Harrison Gimbel reraised to 1,120,000 in middle position. Barry Shulman three-bet all in for 2,170,000 from the cutoff and D’Angelo mucked. Gimbel made the call and they turned over their cards:

Shulman: AQ
Gimbel: 75

Board: 1042103

The ace-high held for Shulman and he doubled up to 5 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Barry Shulman,   Ryan D'Angelo

"What Are You Doing?"

Jan 11, '10

Benjamin Zamani raised to 250,000 preflop UTG+1 and Ryan D’Angelo reraised to 575,000 on the button. Zamani made the call and the flop fell 843. Both players checked and the 9 fell on the turn.

Zamani checked, D’Angelo bet 375,000, and Zamani called. The river fell K and Zamani bet 575,000. D’Angelo made the call and Zamani flipped over A5. D’Angelo turned over Q6 and said, “What are you doing?”

Someone in the audience said, “That’s street poker.”

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Benjamin Zamani

Jake Toole Eliminated

Jan 09, '10

Jake Toole moved all in for his last 293,000 and Ryan D’Angelo made the call from the cutoff with pocket fives.

Toole showed A10 but failed to connect on a board of K449Q. D’Angelo picked up yet another KO and is now sitting with 6 million.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Jake Toole

Mike Chappus Eliminated

Jan 09, '10

Ryan D’Angelo raised from under the gun and Mike Chappus reraised. D’Angelo called and the flop came down 1093.

D’Angelo checked and Chappus over shoved the pot for about 700,000. D’Angelo called, showing A10 and Chappus was reverse dominated with AQ.

The turn and river fell 710 and Chappus was busted. D’Angelo now has 4.2 million.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo

Bryce Yockey Eliminated

Jan 09, '10

The Ryan “g0lfa” D’Angelo train just keeps on chugging. Bryce Yockey called all in on a board reading 1065K7 only to be shown K10 by D’Angelo. Two pair was good and Yockey was eliminated. D’Angelo now has the chip lead with 3.5 million.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo

Roger Teska Eliminated

Jan 09, '10

Roger Teska was all in holding KJ on a flop of JJ9, but big stack Ryan D’Angelo looked him up with the superior AJ.

The turn and river fell A8 and Teska was eliminated. Meanwhile, D’Angelo is flirting with the 3 million mark.

Player Tags: Roger Teska,   Ryan D'Angelo

Bo Schults Eliminated in 15th Place ($100,000)

Jan 10, '10

Bo Schults raised all in preflop for 650,000 and Ryan D’Angelo made the call. Their cards:

Schults: AK
D’Angelo: KK

Board: Q988Q

Schults was eliminated on the hand in 15th place and he took home $100,000.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Bo Schults

Luc Greenwood Eliminated in 21st Place ($75,000)

Jan 10, '10

Lucas Greenwood opened the pot preflop from the big blind and Ryan D’Angelo raised to 120,000 from middle position. Greenwood made the call and the flop was dealt J32. Greenwood checked, D’Angelo bet 130,000, and Greenwood called.

The turn fell K and Greenwood checked again. D’Angelo bet 340,000 and Greenwood called. The river fell K and Greenwood checked again. D’Angelo moved all in and Greenwood made the all-in call.

D’Angelo flipped over K9 and Greenwood mucked. He was eliminated in 21st place and he will take home $75,000 in prize money. D’Angelo now holds 9.2 million as the chip leader.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo

Kenny Nguyen Eliminated in 24th Place ($75,000)

Jan 10, '10

Kenny Nguyen moved all in for his final 159,000 preflop and Ryan D’Angelo made the call. Their cards:

Nguyen: Q10
D’Angelo: A10

Board: AQ688

D’Angelo won the hand to grow his chip lead and Nguyen was eliminated from the tournament in 24th place. He took home $75,000 in prize money.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Kenny Nguyen

Ryan D'Angelo Eliminated in Fifth Place ($700,000)

Jan 11, '10

Barry Shulman raised to 340,000 under the gun preflop and Tyler Reiamn reraised to 995,000 from the big blind. Ryan D’Angelo moved all in for 6,730,000 from the button and Shulman mucked. Reiman made the call and the final two players flipped over their cards:

Reiman: AK
D’Angelo: JJ

Board: 9435K

Reiman hit a king on the river to win the hand and D’Angelo was eliminated in fifth place. He will take home $700,000. Reiman was the massive chip leader after the hand with 23,835,000.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Tyler Reiman

Barry Shulman Doubles Up

Jan 11, '10

Ryan D’Angelo raised to 375,000 under the gun and Harrison Gimbel reraised to 1,120,000 in middle position. Barry Shulman three-bet all in for 2,170,000 from the cutoff and D’Angelo mucked. Gimbel made the call and they turned over their cards:

Shulman: AQ
Gimbel: 75

Board: 1042103

The ace-high held for Shulman and he doubled up to 5 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Barry Shulman,   Ryan D'Angelo

"What Are You Doing?"

Jan 11, '10

Benjamin Zamani raised to 250,000 preflop UTG+1 and Ryan D’Angelo reraised to 575,000 on the button. Zamani made the call and the flop fell 843. Both players checked and the 9 fell on the turn.

Zamani checked, D’Angelo bet 375,000, and Zamani called. The river fell K and Zamani bet 575,000. D’Angelo made the call and Zamani flipped over A5. D’Angelo turned over Q6 and said, “What are you doing?”

Someone in the audience said, “That’s street poker.”

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Benjamin Zamani

$2,000 NLH - Down to 10

Jun 28, '08

Players are on a 20 minute break.

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 10 of 2,317

Average Stack: 926,800

Chip Counts:
Marco Johnson: 1,400,000
Gabe Costner: 1,380,000
Alexandre Gomes: 1,100,000
Kirill Gerasimov: 1,040,000
Robert Brewer: 970,000
Sergey Rybachenko: 950,000
Alan Cutler: 710,000
Daniel Rome: 660,000
Ryan D'Angelo: 650,000
Sverre Sundbo: 440,000

Eliminations:
11th Place - Eddie Kinzler ($46,386)

Big Hands:

The Dreaded River Gets Kinzler

Kirill Gerasimov moved all in from the small blind in attempt to take Eddie Kinzler's big blind and the antes. Kinzler looked down and said, "Gotta gamble, right?" He made the call and showed 44, and he was against Gerasimov's K7.
The board ran Q52A and Kinzler was one card away from knocking out Gerasimov. But the river was the dreaded K and Kinzler was knocked down to just 41,000 in chips.

Kinzler Eliminated in 11th Place ($46,386)

Kinzler doubled up shortly after being crippled, but he again got all in - this time against both Ryan D'Angelo and Gerasimov. The board of 1010653 was checked down. D'Angelo showed king high, Gerasimov showed ace-high and Kinzler, who had moved all in blind showed Q-2 for just a queen high. Gerasimov's ace high took the pot and Kinzler was eliminated.

Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov,   Ryan D'Angelo,   European Report

$2,000 NLH - Tension Is High As Final Table Nears

Jun 28, '08

Players are on a 20 minute break.

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 15 of 2,317

Average Stack: 579,250

Chip Counts:
Marco Johnson: 1,500,000
Sverre Sundbo: 775,000
Alexandre Gomes: 750,000
Sergey Rybachenko: 700,000
Ryan D'Angelo: 695,000
Gabe Costner: 670,000
Robert Brewer: 580,000
Alan Cutler: 450,000
Denys Drobyna: 400,000
Arne Mews: 360,000

Eliminations:
16h Place - Dan Martin ($25,301)
17th Place - Darren Nelson ($25,301)
18th Place - Sunny Chattha ($25,301)

Big Hands:

In One Crazy Hand Johnson Busts Chattha in 18th Place ($25,301)

Marco Johnson raised to 51,000 and Sunny Chattha re-raised to 105,000. Johnson thought briefly then moved all in and was called by Chattha. Chattha turned over AK and Johnson sheepishly showed QJ. The flop couldn't have been more exciting- running AKJ, giving Chattha top two pair and Johnson the royal flush draw. The turn kept the tension high, bringing the Q to give Johnson more outs. The river sent the rail into an uproar, coming J to give a visibly shocked Johnson a full house and the biggest pot of the tournament thus far. Chattha had been one of the chipleaders, yet Johnson had him covered and his stack exploded to 1,100,000 after the win, making him the new chip leader. While raking in his new chips Johnson took several deep breaths to calm down.

Tempers Are Flaring, Martin Eliminated in 16th Place ($25,301)

There's so much drama when there's thousands of dollars on the line. Daniel Rome put in a raise only to have Dan Martin move all in. Kenneth Shelton was next to act and he tanked, counting his chips, slapping himself while trying to figure out what to do. Eventually somebody called for a clock and Shelton was given one minute to decide. He vocalized that he didn't like the fact that Rome was in the pot. As his minute was expiring he said "fold" and angrily launched his cards across the table at Rome. His exposed hand was 1010. Rome still hadn't acted after Martin's all in, so the floorman gave Shelton a warning for his actions. Rome didn't seem fazed and announced he called Martin's all in, tabling AK. Shelton could be heard angrily saying, "I knew that's what he had." Martin showed J9.
The flop came 852. To rub salt in Shelton's wound, the turn was the 10, which would've given him top set had he called. The river was the 6 and Rome took a nice pot while Martin quietly exited in 16th place.

Nelson Gone in 17th Place ($25,301)

Facing a 50,000 raise from Gabe Costner, Darren Nelson moved all in for 120,000 and was called. Costner had AQ and Nelson showed Q9. The board ran 876, giving a straight draw to Nelson, but finished with the 4 and 2 and Nelson was gone in 17th place.

Rome Doubles

Facing a raise from Ryan D'Angelo, Daniel Rome moved all in and Angelo made the call. Rome showed 1010 and D'Angelo showed A4. The board ran J765K and Rome's 10s held, doubling him to around 300,000.

Player Tags: Darren Nelson,   Ryan D'Angelo,   Marco Johnson,   Dan Martin,   Sunny Chattha,   Kenneth Shelton

$2,000 NLH - Level 19 - Final Two Tables

Jun 28, '08

Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 18 of 2,317

Average Stack: 514,899

Chip Counts:
Gabe Costner: 912,000
Ryan D'Angelo: 850,000
Alexandre Gomes: 850,000
Sunny Chattha: 630,000
Denys Drobyna: 600,000
Marco Johnson: 580,000
Eric Crain: 510,000
Sverre Sundbo: 500,000
Sergey Rybachenko: 480,000
Alan Cutler: 430,000

Eliminations:
Guy Gorelik, Jim Downend, Ray Foley

Big Hands:

What the...? Gorelik Gone in 20th Place ($20,241)

Facing a raise from the player in seat 7, Guy Gorelik moved all in after much thought. Gabe Costner, acting right after Gorelik, asked for a chip count from the dealer and decided to move all in over the top of Gorelik. Seat 7 got out of the way and he had a shocked look on his face when he saw the hands in play. He wasn't alone, as the rail let out some expressions of amazement. Gorelik showed A7, but Costner had amazed and confused spectators around the table, because even against a raise and a reraise he had moved all in with A5. Gorelik looked to be in good shape to get back in contention, bu tthe flop brought a dagger, running K53 to pair Costner's 5. The turn K and river 4 sent a disgusted Gorelik to the rail in 20th place. Costner shot up into the chip lead with 912,000.

Back-to-Back Big Pots

In a three-way pot, a flop of K85 was checked to Ryan D'Angelo, who bet 56,000. Sergey Rybachenko immediately made the call and Denys Drobyna got out of the way. The turn was the 8 and Rybachenko quickly checked to D'Angelo who fired 125,000. Rybachenko made the call again. The river was the A and Rybachenko checked a final time to D'Angelo, who didn't stop firing. He bet 240,000 and Rybachenko tanked. He finally made the call and D'Angelo announced, "kings full of eights," then flipped over KK for the monstrous full house. Rybachenko slid his cards into the muck and passed a massive pot to young D'Angelo.

The following hand D'Angelo and Rybachenko were heads up again. D'Angelo again led the betting on every street with Rybachenko calling him down. After the river on a Q10255 board, D'Angelo fired out 120,000 and Rybachenko made the call without much thought. "You get some of them back," D'Angelo said and showed K-9 for a missed straight draw. Rybachenko showed J10 for two pair and got many of his chips back.
D'Angelo ended the level with around 850,000 in chips. Rybachenko had around 480,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Sergey Rybachenko,   Gabe Costner,   European Report

$2,000 NLH - Level 18

Jun 28, '08

Players are now on a 20 minute break. Action will resume around 12:05 a.m.

Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 21 of 2,317

Average Stack: 421,273

Chip Counts:
Sergey Rybachenko: 740,000
Alexandre Gomes: 640,000
Marco Johnson: 600,000
Ryan D'Angelo: 504,000
Sverre Sundbo: 490,000
Gabe Costner: 460,000
Robert Brewer: 430,000
Dan Rome: 426,000
Dan Martin: 370,000
Darren Nelson: 365,000

Eliminations:
Feming Chan, Lou Esposito, Adam Katz, Sean McCabe, Adam Markovits, Robyn Hood, Blake Cahail

Big Hands:

"And the roller coaster continues," Katz Eliminates Chan in 27th Place ($20,241)

Adam Katz, AKA Akat11, was sitting in the big blind when the short-stacked Feming Chan him pushed all in from the small blind. Katz looked down and saw 99 and made the call. The small blind turned over AK and Katz was shocked saying, "Wow, is this for real?" He said he didn't expect both short stacks at the table to both be in the blinds with actual hands.
The board ran 8747J, giving Katz the pot. After the chips were counted, it was learned that Katz had his opponent outchipped, so the player was eliminated. While stacking his new chips Katz said, "And the roller coaster continues."
The roller coaster ended before the round could, as Katz was later eliminated.

Broadway Sends Markovits Packing

A short-stacked Adam Markovits moved all in and was called by Sunny Chattha. Markovits' A4 was behind Chattha's AJ until the flop brought K4K to pair Markovits' 4. The turn card made things interesting, bringing the Q to give Chattha more outs. The river was the 10, completing Chattha's runner-runner straight to eliminate Markovits.

Sundbo Climbs, Eliminates McCabe

Sean McCabe's all in preflop raise was called by Sverre Sundbo, who held 99. McCabe had two overs, AJ. The board ran 107673 and McCabe was eliminated, while Sundbo moved up to around 700,000.


Lou Esposito Busts in 28th Place ($16,024)

Lou Esposito moved all in with pocket 10s and was called by Ryan D'Angelo, who held K-9. The flop brought a king and Esposito was eliminated from the tournament in twenty-eigth place.
 

Player Tags: Feming Chan,   Lou Esposito,   Sverre Sundbo,   Ryan D'Angelo,   Adam Katz,   Sunny Chattha,   European Report

$2,000 NLHE - Cutler 5th (223,497) / Brewer 4th (274,101) / D'Angelo 3rd (326,812)

Jun 29, '08

Blinds/Antes: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Left: 2

Chip Counts:
Alexandre Gomes: 6,700,000
Marco Johnson: 2,550,000

Eliminations:
Alan Cutler Eliminated in 5th Place ($223,497)
Robert Brewer Eliminated in 4th Place ($274,101)
Ryan D’Angelo Eliminated in 3rd Place ($326,812)

Big hands:

Alan Cutler Eliminated in 5th Place ($223,497)

In an unsightly turn of events, Alan Cutler had lost most of his chips to Alexadre Gomes after getting it in with top two pair against Gomes’ undercards. Gomes went runner-runner trips to double through Cutler.

The very next hand and Cutler raised to 200,000 from the cutoff and Marco Johnson reraised all in. Cutler called and Johnson had him covered.

Johnson: 55
Cutler: QQ
Board: J526K

Cutler was dominating Johnson before the flop, reducing his opponent to only two outs in the deck. Gomes flopped his set and Cutler was eliminated in 5th place ($223,497). From chip leader to fifth place over the span of just two hands, it is going to be a long ride home for Alan Cutler.

Robert Brewer Eliminated in 4th Place ($274,101)

Ryan D’Angelo raised to 150,000 before the flop and Robert Brewer called. The flop came K85, and Brewer bet 325,000. D’Angelo made the call and the turn was the 4. D’Angelo moved all in and Brewer called. D’Angelo turned over KK for top set while Brewer showed 107 for the flush draw. The river was the 7 and Robert Brewer was eliminated in 4th place ($274,101). That makes four knock-outs now for D’Angelo.

Ryan D’Angelo Eliminated in 3rd Place ($326,812)

Alexandre Gomes doubled through Ryan D’Angelo a few hands prior, taking the chip lead for the first time today.

Still riled up after Gomes sucked out on the river to steal the chip lead from him, Ryan D’Angelo raised to 150,000 before the flop and Alexandre Gomes moved all in. D’Angelo called and both players turned over their cards.

Gomes: 99
D’Angelo: AQ
Board: 98753

It was a race situation and Gomes all but crossed the finish line right there on the flop, making top set and reducing the former chip leader to going runner-runner. D’Angelo didn’t get there and was eliminated in 3rd place ($326,812) while Gomes realized a 2.5:1 chip lead over Marco Johnson going into heads-up play.

And The There Were Two…

Heads-up play begins with Alexandre Gomes leading Marco Johnson with 6.7 million to 2.55 million.
 

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Alan Cutler,   Marco Johnson,   Robert Brewer,   Alexandre Gomes

$2,000 NLHE - Costner 8th ($103,315) / Sundbo 7th ($134,942) / Gerasimov 6th ($177,111)

Jun 29, '08

Blinds/Antes: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Left: 5

Chip Counts:
Ryan D’Angelo: 2,250,000
Alan Cutler: 1,875,000
Marco Johnson: 1.800,000
Robert Brewer: 1,500,000
Alexandre Gomes: 1.050,000


Eliminations:
Gabe Costner Eliminated in 8th Place ($103,315)
Sverre Sundbo Eliminated in 7th Place ($134,942)
Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 6th Place ($177,111)

Big hands:

Gabe Costner Eliminated in 8th Place ($103,315)

Robert Brewer came in for a raise of 175,000 and a short stacked Gabe Costner called all in.

Brewer: A10
Costner: A9
Board: K8685

Costner was dominated before the flop and needed some help from the board to stay alive. That help never came and Gabe Costner was eliminated in 8th place ($103,315).


Sverre Sundbo Eliminated in 7th Place ($134,942)

Ryan D’Angelo raised to 125,000 before the flop  and Sverre Sundbo reraised all in for just under 950,000. D’Angelo insta-called the raise.

Sundbo: Q6
D’Angelo: AQ
Board: A54105

D’Angelo had Sundbo dominated before the flop and with an ace on board, Sundbo was drawing dead on the turn. D’Angelo gets another strike in the kill column as Sverre Sundbo was eliminated in 7th place ($134,942).


Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 6th Place ($177,111)

Ryan D’Angelo raised to 150,000 and Gerasimov came over the top and shoved all in. D’Angelo called.

Gerasimov: JJ
D’Angelo: AQ
Board: 6557A

Gerasimov certainly got it all in with the best hand, holding up until the river where D’Angelo spiked an ace. Kirill Gerasimov was eliminated in 6th place ($177,111) as Ryan D’Angelo gets his third konck-out of the night.
 

Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov,   Sverre Sundbo,   Ryan D'Angelo,   Gabe Costner,   Robert Brewer

$2,000 NLHE - Dan Rome Eliminated in 9th Place ($71,687)

Jun 29, '08

Note: Players have taken their first twenty-minute break at the completion of Level 24 and should return at 5:20 pm to begin Level 25.

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

Players Left: 8

Chip Counts:
Alan Cutler: 1,850,000
Marco Johnson: 1,550,000
Ryan D'Angelo: 1275,000
Robert Brewer: 1,100,000
Kirill Gerasimov: 975,000
Sverre Sundbo: 850,000
Alexandre Gomes: 825,000
Gabe Costner: 270,000

Eliminations:
Dan Rome Eliminated in 9th Place ($71,687)

Big hands:

Dan Rome Eliminated in 9th Place ($71,687)

Without any action in front of him, Dan Rome moved all in from the small blind for 475,000 and Ryan D’Angelo called from the big blind.

Rome: 54
D’Angelo: AA
Board: KKQ42

What a spot for Ryan D’Angelo to wake up with aces. Dan Rome was drastically behind D’Angelo heading to the flop, and without any help from the board Dan Rome was the first to fall, eliminated in 9th place ($71,687).

D’Angelo Takes a Big Pot Off of Costner

Ryan D’Angelo completed from the small blind and Gabe Costner checked his option from the big blind. The flop came 762, D’Angelo bet 80,000 and Costner called. The turn was the Q and this time both players checked. The river was the K, and D’Angelo bet 200,000. Costener tanked for a minute or so before calling. D’Angelo turned over 109 for the flopped flush while Costner showed K6 for two pair on the river. D’Angelo moved up to 1.3 million after this hand while Costner fell down to just over 300,000.
 

Player Tags: Ryan D'Angelo,   Gabe Costner,   Dan Rome