Scott Seiver Poker Tournament Updates

Level 22 Update: Scott Seiver Eliminated in 6th Place

Jul 05, '13

Level: 22

Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 282

Average Chip Count: 423,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Daniel Negreanu – 546,000
Seat 3: Eli Elezra – 555,000
Seat 4: David Chiu – 420,000
Seat 5: David “ODB” Baker – 350,000
Seat 6: Brian Brubaker – 250,000

Players Eliminated

6th: Scott Seiver – $23,698

Live Updates:

Scott Seiver Eliminated in Sixth Place ($23,698)

Daniel Negreanu raised and Scott Seiver reraised. David Chiu called and Negreanu also called. Seiver and Negreanu then each called two and Chiu drew one card. Chiu bet and both opponents called (Seiver called all in).

Chiu stood pat and Seiver drew one card. Negreanu drew two cards. Chiu stood pat on the next round and both Seiver and Negreanu drew one card each. Chiu bet and Negreanu folded. Chiu then flipped over 7-6-5-3-2 and Seiver showed a queen as he got up from the final table.

Seiver was eliminated in sixth place and Chiu grew chip stack to 350,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Scott Seiver

Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 59 ($2,500 Limit Deuce-to-Seven Lowball)

Jul 05, '13

The final table of Event No. 59 ($2,500 Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball) 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 Eric Wasserson in seventh place ($17,161), the six-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 21 with limits of 10,000-20,000, 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: Daniel Negreanu – 617,000
Seat 2: Scott Seiver – 288,000
Seat 3: Eli Elezra – 456,000
Seat 4: David Chiu – 235,000
Seat 5: David “ODB” Baker – 283,000
Seat 6: Brian Brubaker – 217,000

While only 6 remain, this event attracted a field of 282 players, creating a total prize pool of $641,550, and the top 30 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $173,236
2nd Place: $107,055
3rd Place: $70,743
4th Place: $48,077
5th Place: $33,399
6th Place: $23,698

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: David Baker,   Daniel Negreanu,   Eli Elezra,   David Chiu,   Scott Seiver

David Chiu Wins Event No. 23 ($145,520)

Jun 14, '13

Level: 25

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

Players Remaining: 1 out of 246

Players Eliminated:

2nd: Scott Seiver – $89,980

Live Updates:

David Chiu Wins Event No. 23 ($145,520) — Scott Seiver Eliminated in Second Place ($89,980)

David Chiu: (J10) 8J37 (10)
Scott Seiver: (43) 8934 (A)

Scott Seiver posted the bring-in and David Chiu completed. Seiver called, and on fourth street Seiver bet to start the action after Chiu checked. Chiu raised to 50,000 and Seiver called. On fifth street Chiu bet and Seiver called. Sixth street brought a bet from Chiu and Seiver raised all in for 60,000.

Chiu called and Seiver was in the lead with two pair, fours and threes. Chiu made a better two pair on seventh street, jacks and tens, and he won the pot and the tournament. Seiver was eliminated in second place and he took home $89,980. Chiu was awarded the top prize worth $145,520 and an impressive fifth gold bracelet.

Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, chip counts, and prize payouts for each gold bracelet event.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Scott Seiver

Level 24 Update: Freddie Ellis Eliminated in 3rd Place

Jun 14, '13

Level: 24

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

Players Remaining: 2 out of 246

Average Chip Count: 922,500

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: David Chiu – 1,080,000
Seat 8: Scott Seiver – 820,000

Players Eliminated:

3rd: Freddie Ellis – $59,127

Live Updates:

Freddie Ellis Eliminated in Third Place ($59,127)

David Chiu completed and both Freddie Ellis and Scott Seiver called. All three players checked fourth street and then Ellis bet out on fifth street. Chiu raised and Seiver folded. Ellis called and then Chiu bet again on sixth street.

Ellis called all in for 25,000 and he was drawing dead with a pair of nines to the full house held by Chiu, fives over sevens. Ellis was eliminated in third place and Chiu would take a stack worth 1,080,000 into the heads-up final against Seiver (820,000).

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Freddie Ellis,   Scott Seiver

Level 23 Update: Michael Mizrachi Eliminated in 4th Place

Jun 14, '13

Level: 23

Limits: 15,000-30,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 246

Average Chip Count: 615,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: David Chiu – 720,000
Seat 3: Freddie Ellis – 280,000
Seat 8: Scott Seiver – 805,000

Players Eliminated:

4th: Michael Mizrachi – $43,188

Live Updates:

Michael Mizrachi Eliminated in Fourth Place ($43,188)

Michael Mizrachi was all in for 18,000 after he completed in a hand against Scott Seiver. Scott Seiver took the lead and his final hand of trip fours was enough to top the missed straight draw of Mizrachi. Seiver was up to the chip lead after the hand with close to 900,000 and Mizrachi was eliminated in fourth place.

David Chiu Doubles Up

David Chiu: (J10) A2QK (6)
Scott Seiver: (K4) K922 (Q)

Scott Seiver completed and David Chiu raised. Seiver called and then both players checked fourth street. On fifth street Seiver bet and Chiu called. Seiver bet on sixth and Chiu raised. Seiver called and on seventh street Seiver bet and Chiu called all in.

Chiu held a Broadway straight to win the hand and double up to 250,000. Seiver took a hit but he still ended the level with a chip lead of 805,000.

Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi,   David Chiu,   Scott Seiver

Level 22 Update: Matthew Ashton Out 7th, Gary Benson Out 6th, Frank Kassela Out 5th

Jun 14, '13

Level: 22

Limits: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 4 out of 246

Average Chip Count: 461,250

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: David Chiu – 165,000
Seat 2: Michael Mizrachi – 212,000
Seat 3: Freddie Ellis – 520,000
Seat 8: Scott Seiver – 885,000

Players Eliminated:

7th: Matthew Ashton – $18,266
6th: Gary Benson – $24,003
5th: Frank Kassela – $31,978

Live Updates:

Matthew Ashton Eliminated in Seventh Place ($18,266)

Scott Seiver completed and Freddie Ellis called. Matthew Ashton called all in for 17,000 and then Seiver opened the action again on fourth street. Ellis called and on fifth street it was Ellis who bet. Seiver called and the action reversed once again on sixth street. Seiver bet first but Ellis raised to 48,000 Seiver called and then both live players checked on seventh street.

Ellis showed the winning hand of (52) 57510 (9) and Seiver mucked. Ashton could only muster two pair and that was behind the trip fives of Ellis. Ashton was out in seventh place and Ellis was close to 500,000.

Gary Benson Eliminated in Sixth Place ($24,003)

Freddie Ellis completed and Gary Benson raised. Ellis called and on fourth street Ellis bet. Benson called all in for 4,000 and he was already behind the trip tens of Ellis when they revealed their first four cards. Benson wasn’t able to catch Ellis’ (107) 1010QK (5). Benson was out in sixth place and Ellis continued to build his stack.

Frank Kassela Eliminated in Fifth Place ($31,978)

Frank Kassela completed and Scott Seiver raised. Kassela called and then checked on fourth street. Seiver bet and Kassela called. Kassela bet 24,000 on fifth street and Seiver called. Kassela moved all in for 13,000 on sixth street and Seiver called once more. Here is how things looked after seventh street.

Seiver: (1010) 5675 (A)
Kassela: (AQ) 6963 (7)

Kassela was eliminated in fifth place thanks to Seiver’s two pair and Seiver was over 900,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   Gary Benson,   Freddie Ellis,   Scott Seiver,   Matthew Ashton

Day 1B -- Level 4

Jul 08, '11

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips.

Players on Day 1B: 825 out of 985

Blinds: 150-300

Notables Remaining:

Notables Eliminated This Level:

None

Hands:

Jon Aguiar Stuck In Reverse

On a board of 9 8 2 K, Jon Aguiar checked-called a bet of 3,000. The 3 on the river prompted a check-call of 7,000. Aguiar’s opponent showed a set of nines and that was good. Aguiar fell to 20,000.

Matusow Checks Quads

Mike Matusow called 800 from the small blind with pocket eights, and the big blind also called. The flop came A 8 2, and Matusow bet 1,100. One opponent called and the other raised to 2,500. Matusow called. The Q on the turn prompted a check-call of 5,500 from Matusow. The river was another eight, giving Matusow quads, and he checked. His opponent brutally checked behind and that was that.

Scott Seiver Going South

Seiver had A-K and put another player all in. However, his opponent woke up with aces and Seiver was in horrible shape. The board ran out Q 9 6 5 5, and Seiver was left with just 7,500.

Poker Tweets:

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Jonathan Aguiar,   Scott Seiver

Day 1B -- Level 3

Jul 08, '11

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips. Registration will remain open until the end of the second level.

Players on Day 1B: 825 out of 985

Blinds: 150-300

Notables Remaining:

Notables Eliminated This Level:

Hands:

Scott Seiver Stuck In Reverse

Scott Seiver raised to 600 in early position and got two callers including a player in middle position and J.C. Moussa in the big blind.

The flop came down K 9 3 and Seiver continued with a bet of 1,200. The middle position player called and Moussa folded.

The turn was the 8 and Seiver check folded to a bet of 1,650. He now has just 16,475 in chips.

Jake Cody Gets Back To Work Building

Jake Cody hasn’t had a great day at the tables, but a few hands have gone his way this level to bring him closer to his starting stack.

On a recent hand, a player raised and Cody called from the button. Vivek Rajkumar called from the small blind as did the big blind as well.

The flop came 4 4 3 and everyone checked to Cody, who bet 1,500. Everyone folded and he chipped up to 19,000.

No More Chips For Nacho

A player raised from under the gun and Jose “Nacho” Barbero moved all in from the button for his last 5,425.

The blinds folded and his opponent called, revealing pocket sevens. Barberto showed A Q, but was unable to connect on a board reading 9 3 2 5 10.

The Grinder Gets Felted

Michael Mizrachi fought hard to battle back after a cooler early on in the first level, but ultimately couldn’t find his way back to his starting stack.

Mizrachi made his final move with K 10 and was called by pocket nines. The board failed to provide any help and Mizrachi was eliminated.

Poker Tweets:

Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi,   Jose Barbero,   Scott Seiver,   Jake Cody

Level 24: Hellmuth Leads Final Five; Lind 6th, Seiver 7th

Jul 06, '11

NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out.

NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level.

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 15,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 128

Average Chip Count: 3,840,000

Chip Counts:

1. Phil Hellmuth – 7,385,000
2. Brian Rast – 4,145,000
3. Owais Ahmed – 2,990,000
4. Minh Ly – 2,885,000
5. Matt Glantz – 2,040,000

Eliminations:

6th. George Lind – $300,441
7th. Scott Seiver – $243,978

George Lind Eliminated in 6th Place ($300,441)

George Lind opened the pot for 125,000 from under the gun and Minh Ly called from the button.

The flop came A Q 6, Lind checked, Ly bet 150,000 and Lind called.

The turn was the 10, Lind checked, Ly bet 380,000, Lind check-raised all in and Ly called.

Lind turned over Q 10 for two pair but Ly was ahead with 8 7 for a flush.

The river was the 3, no help to George Lind who was eliminated in 6th place ($300,441).

Scott Seiver Eliminated in 7th Place ($243,978)

Scott Seiver moved all in before the flop and Brian Rast called from the big blind.

Rast lead with A A against Seiver’s 8 8.

The board came 7 6 3 2 9, no help for Scott Seiver who was eliminated in 7th place ($243,978).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Minh Ly,   Brian Rast,   Scott Seiver,   George Lind

Level 23: Hellmuth Leads, Lamb Eliminated 8th ($201,338)

Jul 06, '11

NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out.

NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level.

Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 15,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 128

Average Chip Count: 2,742,857

Chip Counts:

1. Phil Hellmuth – 5,830,000
2. Matt Glantz – 3,155,000
3. Minh Ly – 2,405,000
4. Brian Rast – 1,995,000
5. George Lind – 1,985,000
6. Scott Seiver – 1,945,000
7. Owais Ahmed – 1,885,000

Eliminations:

8th. Ben Lamb – $201,338

Hellmuth Doubles Through Rast, Takes Chip Lead

Brian Rast opened the pot for 125,000 before the flop, Phil Hellmuth reriased to 250,000 and Rast called.

The flop came Q J 5, Rast bet 2,000,000, Hellmuth reriased all in for 2,030,000 and Rast called the additional 30,000 raise.

Hellmuth turned over J J for middle set while Rast showed 7 5 for bottom pair and a live flush draw.

The turn and river were the 7 and the 7, giving both players a full house on the river, but Hellmuth the best hand overall to win the pot. Hellmuth doubled up to just over 4,750,000 that hand, stealing the chip lead for the first time tonight.

Ben Lamb Eliminated in 8th Place ($201,338)

Scott Seiver opened the pot for 100,000 before the flop, Ben Lamb moved all in with the short stack for 295,000 and Seiver called.

Seiver lead with A J against Lamb’s A 2.

The board came K 6 4 3 9, no help for Ben Lamb who was the first one eliminated in 8th place ($201,338).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Brian Rast,   Ben Lamb,   Scott Seiver

Level 23: Lester Eliminated 9th, Official Final Table Now Underway

Jul 06, '11

NOTE: The day began with the final nine players consolidated down to one table. With the elimination of Jason Lester in 9th place ($168,520), the official eight-handed final table is now underway.

NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out.

NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level.

Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 15,000 ante

Players Remaining: 8 out of 128

Average Chip Count: 2,400,000

Chip Counts:

1. Minh Ly – 4,490,000
2. Brian Rast – 3,860,000
3. George Lind – 2,8405,000
4. Matt Glantz – 2,685,000
5. Phil Hellmuth – 2,345,000
6. Owais Ahmed – 1,225,000
7. Scott Seiver – 1,100,000
8. Ben Lamb – 655,000

Payouts:

1st. $1,720,328
2nd. $1,063,034
3rd. $665,763
4th. $482,058
5th. $376,750
6th. $300,441
7th. $243,978
8th. $201,338

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Minh Ly,   Phil Hellmuth,   Brian Rast,   Ben Lamb,   Scott Seiver,   Owais Ahmed,   George Lind

Level 23: Unofficial Final Table Begins Now

Jul 06, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night at just after 5:00am and resumed this afternoon at approximately 3:30pm. The final nine players combined at one table, and with the elimination of just one more player, the official eight-handed final table will be set.

Triple Draw 2-7 – Hold’em – Omaha 8:
Blinds: 50,000-100,000
Limits:100,000-200,000

Razz – Stud – Stud 8:
Ante: 20,000
Bring-In: 30,000
Completion: 100,000
Limits:100,000-200,000

No-Limit Hold’em – PLO (No Ante):
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 15,000 ante

Players Remaining: 9 out of 128

Average Chip Count: 2,133,333

Chip Counts:

1. Minh Ly – 5,215,000
2. Brian Rast – 2,660,000
3. Matt Glantz – 2,535,000
4. George Lind – 2,315,000
5. Phil Hellmuth – 2,245,000
6. Owais Ahmed – 1,425,000
7. Ben Lamb – 1,180,000
8. Jason Lester – 920,000
9. Scott Seiver – 725,000

Payouts:

1st. $1,720,328
2nd. $1,063,034
3rd. $665,763
4th. $482,058
5th. $376,750
6th. $300,441
7th. $243,978
8th. $201,338
9th. $168,529

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Minh Ly,   Phil Hellmuth,   Jason Lester,   Brian Rast,   Ben Lamb,   Scott Seiver,   Owais Ahmed,   George Lind

Round Two: Hour Two -- Kassela and Seiver Bust

Jun 01, '11

Note: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 2 is that the blinds begin at 300-600.

Players Remaining: 56 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 150,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 50,000 and had 100,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Key Ongoing Matches:

Chris Moorman vs Chris Moore
Shawn Buchanan vs Isaac Haxton
Jonathan Jaffe vs Masaaki Kagawa
Zach Hyman vs Ashton Griffin
Bryn Kenney vs Tom Dwan
Gus Hansen vs Gregory Brooks
Shaun Deeb vs Matt Marafioti
Antonio Esfandiari vs Maxim Lykov
Eric Froehlich vs. Scott Clements
Steve Zolotow vs. Ayaz Mahmood
John Duthie vs. Jonathan Duhamel
Carlos Mortensen vs. Amit Makhija
Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Dan Cates
Olivier Busquet vs. Justin Smith
Andrew Robl vs. Erick Lindgren
Vanessa Rousso vs. Nick Schulman
Kenny Tran vs. John Juanda

Eliminations:

Scott Seiver
Frank Kassela

Key Hands:

Steve Zolotow Doubles Up Through Ayaz Mahmood

The flop read J 9 6 when Steve Zolotow moved all in from the button for 105,600. Ayaz Mahmood made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Zolotow: J 4
Mahmood: J 9

Turn and River: 2 and A

Zolotow doubled up on the hand to survive.

Frank Kassela Eliminated

Frank Kassela pinned his tournament hopes on A 3 from the small blind and Jake Cody made the call with pocket eights. The board ran out Q J 10 9 7 and Kassela was eliminated on the hand.

Erik Cajelais Eliminates Scott Seiver

In one of the more notable matches of the second round Erik Cajelais has topped Scott Seiver to advance to the round of 32.

Player Tags: Ayaz Mahmood,   Frank Kassela,   Steve Zolotow,   Erik Cajelais,   Scott Seiver,   Jake Cody

Level 8 Update -- Day 1A Ends

Mar 05, '11

NOTE: Day 1A has come to a close. Stay tuned for a recap of the day’s event and be sure to tune back in tomorrow at noon PST for day 1B action from The Big Event at the Bicycle Casino.

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 139 out of 263

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Alex Kamberis — 200,000
2. Jason Wheeler — 165,000
3. Chris DeMaci — 150,000
4. Casey Jarzabek — 120,000
5. Ana Marquez — 87,000
6. Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 75,000
7. Jordan Young — 75,000
8. Joe Hachem — 70,000
9. Anh Van Nguyen — 70,000
10. George Lind — 65,000

Notable Eliminations:

Mario Ho
Sam Stein
Dan O’Brien

Big Hands:

Joseph Cheong Doubles Up

A player in middle position raised to 1,800 preflop and the hi-jack reraised to 4,400. Joseph Cheong then moved all in for 27,500. The original raiser mucked and the hi-jack made the call. Their cards:

Cheong: 5 5
Opponent: 10 10

Board: J 8 7 5 4

Cheong doubled up on the hand to survive with over 60,000.

Sam Stein Eliminated

The flop read 7 3 2 when the hi-jack bet 5,500 and Sam Stein moved all in for 8,400 more. His opponent made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Stein: J 7
Opponent: A 7

Turn and River: Q and 8

Stein was eliminated on the hand during the last level of play for the night.

Poker Tweet — Jeff Williams

Player Tags: Scott Seiver,   Jeff Williams,   Sam Stein

Scott Seiver PIcks Off River Bluff

Feb 27, '11

Scott Seiver raised to 2,700 from the hijack and was called by Albert Winchester in the big blind. The flop fell 1063 and Seiver continued with a bet of 2,700. Winchester called and the turn was the A.

Seiver bet 4,800 and once again, Winchester called. The river was the 8 and Winchester checked once again. Seiver bet 9,200 and after a moment of thought, Winchester check-raised to 24,200, leaving himself with 29,000 behind.

Seiver spent several minutes in the tank before nonchalantly throwing in the call and Winchester announced that he had a ten. Seiver turned over A7 for the winning hand and took the pot, increasing his stack to 155,000.

Player Tags: Scott Seiver,   Albert Winchester

Scott Seiver Eliminated

Feb 28, '11

After riding the short stack for the last five levels, Scott Seiver has finally been eliminated from the tournament. Seiver made his last push with pocket fives and Clayton Newman had him covered with pocket jacks.

The board brought no help to Seiver and he was eliminated. Newman now has just over 300,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Scott Seiver,   Clayton Newman

Scott Seiver PIcks Off River Bluff

Feb 27, '11

Scott Seiver raised to 2,700 from the hijack and was called by Albert Winchester in the big blind. The flop fell 1063 and Seiver continued with a bet of 2,700. Winchester called and the turn was the A.

Seiver bet 4,800 and once again, Winchester called. The river was the 8 and Winchester checked once again. Seiver bet 9,200 and after a moment of thought, Winchester check-raised to 24,200, leaving himself with 29,000 behind.

Seiver spent several minutes in the tank before nonchalantly throwing in the call and Winchester announced that he had a ten. Seiver turned over A7 for the winning hand and took the pot, increasing his stack to 155,000.

Player Tags: Scott Seiver,   Albert Winchester

Scott Seiver Eliminated

Feb 28, '11

After riding the short stack for the last five levels, Scott Seiver has finally been eliminated from the tournament. Seiver made his last push with pocket fives and Clayton Newman had him covered with pocket jacks.

The board brought no help to Seiver and he was eliminated. Newman now has just over 300,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Scott Seiver,   Clayton Newman

Level Four, Hour Two: Haxton Eliminated

Jul 05, '10

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 907 of 1,125

Average Chip Count: 37,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Kevin McGowan – 115,000
2. Corwin Cole – 107,000
3. Tyler Smith – 104,000
4. Michael Mizrachi – 96,300
5. Oliver Daeninckx – 85,000
6. Maria Ho – 83,800
7. Chad Batista – 79,000
8. Jonathan Tare – 78,000
9. Ralph Perry – 74,000
10. John Hennigan – 68,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman – 35,200
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 27,500
Adam Schoenfeld – 25,200
Lee Watkinson – 28,000
Shannon Shorr – 35,200
Mark Gregorich – 40,250
Diego Cordovez -7,000
Justin Marchand – 33,000

Players Twitter Accounts:

Barry Shulman
Erik Seidel
Maria Ho
Chris Moorman
Beth Shak
Mike Caro
Jamie Rosen

Notable Eliminations:

Big Hands:

Shorr Scores A Pot

Shannon Shorr raised to 800 and the player in the cutoff made the call. The flop came down K65.

Shorr led out for 1,300 and his oppoonent raised to 3,150. Shorr called and the turn was the 3. Both players checked and the river was the 4.

Shorr fired 2,850 and his opponent made the call. Shorr then showed 87 for an eight-high straight. His opponent mucked and Shorr was at 42,000.

Seiver Takes One

Scott Seiver raised to 1,000 from under the gun and received one caller. The flop came down J82 and both players checked.

The turn was the 10 and Seiver checked again. His opponent bet 1,100 and Seiver made the call. The river was the 7 and Seiver checked again.

His opponent fired 2,300 and Seiver made it 7,500. His opponent laid it down and Seiver was at 64,000.

Isaac Haxton Doubles Up

The player in the cutoff put in a raise and Isaac Haxton moved all in from the small blind for just 3,175. His opponent made the call.

Haxton: A10
Opponent: A4

Haxton was dominating and the board ran out QQ286, allowing Haxton to double up to almost 9,000. Unfortunately for Haxton, he would bust later in the level.

Bansi Takes One

Picking up the action on the flop, the board read 933 and a player bet 1,200. Praz Bansi made the call and the turn was the 6.

The player bet 3,200 and Bansi made the call. The river brought the A and the player kept firing with 6,800. Bansi made the call and turned over 1010 to better his opponent’s KJ.

Bansi took the pot and he was at 63,000.

Moneymaker Takes A Pot

Picking up the action on a flop of 976 and a player bet 1,800. Chris Moneymaker made the call and the turn was the 10.

The player bet 3,200 and Moneymaker raised to 8,200. His opponent moved all in and Moneymaker made the call. The player turned over KK but Moneymaker had J8 for the straight.

The river was the 2 and Moneymaker scored the knockout. He was at 59,000.

Player Tags: Chris Moneymaker,   Shannon Shorr,   Scott Seiver,   Isaac Haxton,   Praz Bansi

Level Three, Hour Two: Jimmy Fricke Eliminated

Jul 05, '10

Blinds: 150-300

Players Remaining:

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Kevin McGowan – 148,300
2. Oliver Daeninckx – 93,500
3. Maria Ho – 87,000
4. Michael Mizrachi – 84,000
5. Corwin Cole – 72,000
6. Michael Gracz – 68,000
7. John Hennigan – 66,000
8. Chris Birchby – 65,000
9. Steve Jelinek – 61,000
10. Court Harrington – 58,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman – 32,500
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 26,700
Adam Schoenfeld – 32,000
Lee Watkinson – 28,000
Shannon Shorr – 35,000
Mark Gregorich – 33,000
Diego Cordovez – 30,000
Justin Marchand – 34,500

Players Twitter Accounts:

Barry Shulman
Erik Seidel
Maria Ho
Chris Moorman
Beth Shak
Mike Caro
Jamie Rosen

Notable Eliminations:

Note: Players have gone on a 90-minute dinner break and will return at 8:15 p.m.

Big Hands:

Fricke Out

A player raised to 800 preflop and Jimmy Fricke moved all in for 3,350 from the button. The small blind then repopped to 6,500 and the other player mucked.

Fricke: AJ
Small Blind: KK

Fricke was in trouble and the board ran out 75356 and Fricke was eliminated.

Aces Are Better Than Kings

A player moved all in preflop for 11,875 and Maria Ho made the call. The camera crews rushed to the tables as they turned up their hands:

Ho: AA
Opponent: KK

The board ran out 984105 and Ho scored the knockout. She improved to 78,000 after the hand.

Moneymaker Close To Starting Stack Again

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read J845 and Chris Moneymaker checked.

His opponent bet 1,500 and Moneymaker check-raised to 6,500. The opponent called and the 10 fell on the river.

Both players checked and the opponent tabled KK. Moneymaker mucked and he was down to 33,000.

Seiver Gets No Value From Kind River

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read Q327. Scott Seiver checked and his opponent fired 900. Seiver made the call and the 9 fell on the river.

Seiver checked and his opponent did the same, much to the chagrin of Seiver as he tabled 99 for a rivered set. Despite not getting much action, Seiver took the pot and he was at 48,000.

Mizrachi Drops One

Picking up the action on the flop, the board read A92. The player in seat 7 fired a bet and Michael Mizrachi raised it to 8,000.

Two other players got out of the way and the action was back on seat 7. He instantly moved all in for 13,000 more and Mizrachi made the call.

Mizrachi: KJ
Seat 7: AK

Seat 7 flopped top pair but Mizrachi was drawing to the flush. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 3 and Mizrachi could not get there.

He dropped the pot and was at 84,000.

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Player Tags: Chris Moneymaker,   Michael Mizrachi,   Maria Ho,   Jimmy Fricke,   Scott Seiver

Level Three, Hour One: Forrest Doubles

Jul 05, '10

Blinds: 150-300

Players Remaining:

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Oliver Daeninckx – 91,500
2. Michael Mizrachi – 90,000
3. Michael Gracz – 78,100
4. Corwin Cole – 73,000
5. Thierry van den Berg – 73,000
6. Chris Birchby – 72,050
7. Markus Golser – 57,000
8. John Hennigan – 54,000
9. Lacey Jones – 53,000
10. Vitaly Lunkin – 52,300

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman – 34,300
Adam Schoenfeld – 22,700
Lee Watkinson – 24,000
Shannon Shorr – 35,250
Mark Gregorich – 30,700
Diego Cordovez – 30,000
Justin Marchand – 32,300

Players Twitter Accounts:

Barry Shulman
Erik Seidel
Maria Ho
Chris Moorman
Beth Shak
Mike Caro
Jamie Rosen

Notable Eliminations:

Big Hands:

Ted Forrest Doubles Up

A player raised to 800 preflop and Ted Forrest made the call. The flop then came down 843 and Forrest checked.

His opponent bet 1,100 and Forrest check-raised to 3,000. His opponent then moved all in and Forrest made the call with his last 9,000 to put himself at risk.

Forrest tabled AA while his opponent showed 98 for top pair on the board. The turn was the A, giving Forrest a lock on the hand.

The meaningless river was the 5 and Forrest doubled up to 20,000.

Wheel For Wong

Picking up the action on the flop, the board read 842 and a player bet 800. Steve Wong made the call and the turn was the 2.

Both players checked and the A fell on the river. Wong bet 1,200 and his opponent made the call.

Wong then tabled 53 for a wheel and his opponent mucked. Wong took in the pot and he was at 49,000.

Not Enough Heart For Seiver

Three players limped in preflop, including Scott Seiver from the small blind. The flop then came down K73 and Seiver led out with 750.

The big blind mucked but the other player made the call. Both saw the 10 on the turn and the other player bet 1,250. Seiver made the call and the 10 came on the river.

Seiver bet 3,300 and his opponent made the call. Seiver announced he had two pair but was shown 65 for the flush and the winning hand. Seiver was down to 38,000 after the hand.

Haxton Keeps Firing

Isaac Haxton raised to 700 from the cutoff and he was called by the big blind. The flop then came down KJ10 and Haxton bet 1,125. The big blind called and the 9 fell on the turn.

Haxton bet 2,550 and the big blind stuck around. The rive was the A and Haxton kept at it with another 6,375. The big blind finally mucked and Haxton flashed the 7.

He raked in the pot and he was at 45,000.

Get Off Maria’s Boat

Maria Ho raised to 675 from the cutoff and she was called by the big blind. The flop fell 633 and both players checked.

The turn was the J and the big blind bet 1,600. Ho made the call and the 2 fell on the river.

The big blind check-called a 3,200 bet from Ho, who then tabled 66 for a flopped full house. The big blind mucked and Ho was at 57,000.

Player Tags: Ted Forrest,   Maria Ho,   Steve Wong,   Scott Seiver,   Isaac Haxton

Level Seven, Hour Two: Veldhuis Uses Rags to Make Rich

Jul 09, '10

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 1,800 out of 2,412

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman – 124,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 28,000
Steven A. Murphy – 27,000
Adam Schoenfeld – 23,500
Shannon Shorr – 133,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Dragan Galic – 300,500
2. Robert Mizrachi – 254,000
3. Dwyen Ringbauer – 240,000
4. Guiliano Cipolla – 240,000
5. Cole South – 223,500
6. Yevgeiny Timoshenko – 220,000
7. Carter Phillips – 196,000
8. Jesper Hougaard – 192,000
9. Johnny Chan – 178,000
10. Corwin Cole – 176,0009

Notable Eliminations:

Tom McEvoy
David Pham
Amnon Filippi
Ted Forrest
Justin Marchand

Big Hands

Veldhuis Uses Rags to Make Rich

Facing a raise to 1,600, Lex Veldhuis reraised to 4,250 only to have the big blind move all in for 14,350. The original raiser got out of the way but Veldhuis called. Their hands:

Veldhuis: 98
Big Blind: AK

Veldhuis nailed the flop of 975 and the big blind found no help from the 7 turn and 2 river.

Veldhuis eliminated his opponent and chipped back up to 96,500.

South Soars With Set Over Set

With a flop of A95 on a pot worth 16,500 already, all three players checked around to see the 2 land on the turn.

The first player bet, the second called, and Cole South moved all in. Both players called and a massive pot was brewing. Their hands:

South: AA
Opponent: 99
Opponent: Mucked

South had flopped top set and his opponent had second set. The river bricked and South took down a massive pot to grow his stack to 223,500.

Rasmussen Chips Up, Knocks Out Player

Thayer Rasmussen got an opponent all in preflop and showed pocket jacks to his opponent’s pocket nines.

The board ran AK375 and Rasmussen’s jacks held to eliminate him opponent and chip up to 96,000.

Baron Gets It In Good, Gets Unlucky

Isaac Baron raised to 1,700 from middle position and was three-bet by a player in the blinds to 4,800. Baron asked how much he had left, and after getting an answer, he made the call.

The flop was 938 and the player in the blinds checked over to Baron. Baron bet 4,800 and was check-raised to 15,000. Baron bet enough to put the player all-in and he called, putting in his last 30,950 on the flop.

Baron showed 33, giving him a set and the all-in player held JJ.

The turn was the 10, but the river was the J, giving the player in the blinds a bigger set and taking the pot. Baron dropped to 35,000 after the hit.

Glantz Makes a Good Fold

Matt Glantz called a bet of 2,200 on the turn from his opponent with the board reading AJA5.

The river was the Q and the other player in the hand gently places an orange chip worth 5,000 onto the felt. Glantz quickly released his hand. It was a good decision since the player showed him one card – the A.

Glantz is still hovering right around his 30,000 original starting stack.

Mizrachi Grinding Back Up

On a three-way flop of Q45 the small blind bet 1,500 and Michael Mizrachi called from the big blind. The third player in the hand raised to 8,400 and the small blind folded but Mizrachi called.

On the 3 turn both players checked, but on the 3 river Mizrachi bet big — 20,000 to be exact. His opponent called and the Grinder showed 63 for a flopped straight draw that turned into trip threes on the river.

After a rough start to the day, Mizrachi took the pot and boosted his stack to 97,000.

Pham Busts With Aces

David Pham raised to 1,525 and another player reraised to 4,525. Pham quickly moved over the top all in for not much more. His opponent called. Their hands:

Pham: AA
Opponent: AQ

Pham had his opponent dominated, that is until the board ran out 10QKJ to give Pham’s opponent the straight, then the 7 river added an unnecessary flush, cracking Pham’s aces and sending him to the rail.

Pham ended the 2010 WSOP with just one cash. Check out his results here.

Ho Staying Alive, Doubles

Maria Ho got all in for 15,225 preflop against one opponent. Their hands:

Ho: AK
Opponent: KQ

Ho was a big favorite, and the low board kept it that way, running 68632. Ho’s hand took down the pot and she doubled to around 31,000.

Seiver Takes It

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 93210. Scott Seiver checked and his opponent did the same.

The river was the J and both players checked again. Seiver tabled 98 for a pair of nines.

His opponent mucked and Seiver took down the pot. He was at 72,000 after the hand.

Naujoks Can’t Stand Check-Raise

After one player checked, Ralph Perry bet 5,000 on a flop of J62. Sandra Naujoks made the call in position and the other player folded.

The turn was the 3 and Perry checked. Naujoks fired 5,000 and Perry came back with a check-raise to 15,000. Naujoks went into the tank for a minute or so before releasing her hand. She slipped to 40,000 while Perry climbed to 140,000.

Ted Forrest Eliminated

Ted Forrest got all of his chips in preflop with 55 against his opponents AK.

After the ESPN cameras got there, the dealer put out a flop of Q102, giving his opponent a ton of outs to improve. The K on the turn gave his opponent the best hand and left Forrest with one out. The A on the river gave the pot to his opponent and Forrest was eliminated.

If you check out the Card Player poker odds calculator, you can see that even though the A-K didn’t pair up on the flop, it was still a statistical favorite to win the hand.

Forrest is eliminated from the main event and this caps off a very disappointing series for Forrest, who only made one cash in 2010, in the $2,500 2-7 triple draw lowball event for $9,972.

Left in the Deck:

Seiver Has a Future In Curling

After passing by Scott Seiver’s table, we overheard him talking with David Bach about making a run at the U.S. Olympic Curling team.

“I have alot of bowling experience,” said Bach. “That should give me an edge.”

“It probably does, we would just have to figure out who is going to sweep,” replied Seiver.

There was a joking tone, but it wouldn’t surprise us to see those two on the ice in four years.

Player Twitter Accounts:

Barry Shulman
Erik Seidel
Maria Ho
Chris Moorman
Mike Caro
Jamie Rosen
Daniel Negreanu
Eric Froehlich
Scotty Nguyen
Jennifer Leigh
Antonio Esfandiari
Dennis Phillips
Annie Duke

Player Tags: David Pham,   Michael Mizrachi,   Matthew Glantz,   Maria Ho,   Isaac Baron,   Thayer Rasmussen,   Scott Seiver,   Lex Veldhuis,   Cole South

Level Six Hour One Update: Ted Lawson Busts

Jul 09, '10

NOTE: Here is the break down of the schedule for the rest of the day:

Level 7
First Half of Level 8
Dinner Break: 90 minutes
Second Half of Level 8
First Half of Level 9

Day 2A will end around 11 p.m.

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 2,412 out of 2,412

Average Chip Count:

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman – 113,325
Matt Matros – 50,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 36,400
Steven A. Murphy – 23,500
Justin Marchand – 23,400
Adam Schoenfeld – 23,000
Bryan Devonshire – 13,800

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Corwin Cole – 230,000
2. Mathieu Sauriol – 217,000
3. Dwyen Ringbauer – 192,000
4. Andrew Liporace – 178,000
5. Lauren Kling – 168,000
6. Jorn Walthaus – 160,000
7. Josef Monro 152,000
8. Barny Boatman – 150,000
9. Johnny Chan – 149,000
10. Michael Reed – 142,125

Notable Eliminations:

James Akenhead
Ted Lawson
Rob Hollink

Big Hands:

Ted Lawson Eliminated

After the flop came down Q65, seat 7 fired 5,000. Ted Lawson was next to act and he took his time to make a decision.

The bet was more than a third of his remaining stack and after much deliberation, he finally moved all in. His opponent snap-called and they showed their hands:

Lawson: 99
Seat 7: AQ

Lawson was trailing and the board finished off J and A and Lawson was eliminated.

Seiver Takes One

Scott Seiver raised to 1,100 preflop and the player in seat 8 made the call. The flop came down Q94 and Seiver led out with 2,000.

His opponent decided to let it go there before losing any more chips and Seiver took down the pot. He was at 54,000.

Mizrachi Bluff Fails

We got to the table after the board had run out A5323. The player in seat 9 had fired a bet and Michael Mizrachi raised to almost 30,000.

His opponent tanked long and the ESPN cameras caught all the action. Finally, seat 9 made the call and Mizrachi lightly tapped the table.

“Ace-jack?” Mizrachi inquired.

His opponent turned over A10 for aces-up and Mizrachi dropped a big pot. He was at 95,000 after the hand.

Alaei Doubles

Daniel Alaei and his opponent got all of the money in the middle on a flop of J97.

Daniel Alaei showed J10 and had the lead against his opponent’s A7. The turn was the 9 and the river bricked off, doubling up Alaei to 30,000.

Duke Scores a Double

On a flop of 3210, Annie Duke checked and her opponent bet 8,000. Duke check-raised to 17,500 and her opponent went into the tank and thought for three minutes before moving all-in. Duke snap-called and tabled 33 and left her opponent drawing very thin with his KK.

The ESPN crew was called over to film the all-in pot. The turn was the 2 and the river was the 6, eliminating her opponent and doubling Duke up to 130,000.

After the hand, Duke joked with the rest of her table about how painful it can be to wait so long for each card to be dealt with the cameras filming.

Sneaky Kaplan Gets Caught

On a flop of J97 Gabe Kaplan checked to Luca Pagano, who bet 2,300.

After some deliberation and asking the dealer what the bet was, Kaplan threw out 5,300. The floor was called over, eventually deciding that Kaplan’s bet was merely a call.

Action continued as both players checked the 7 turn. When the K fell on the river Kaplan led out for 3,100 and Pagano paused for thought. He called and as Kaplan announced “queen-high,” Pagano turned over 49 for two pair to take the pot and chip up to around 31,000.

Kaplan had just 10,400 after the hand.

Cole Going Strong

On a board of 10Q3K, the day’s starting chip leader Corwin Cole checked to his opponent, who bet 6,000 from the button.

Cole check-raised to 35,000, putting his opponent all in for essentially 16,000. His opponent called and they showed down:

Cole: K10
Opponent: K9

Cole held two pair to his opponent’s one pair and straight draw. The 8 river helped neither player and Corwin busted another player while chipping up to 230,000.

Mueller Takes One Down

Greg Mueller check-raised his opponent from 1,600 to 4,400 on a flop of KK3. His opponent called and the turn brought the A.

Mueller checked and called when his opponent fired 6,000 into the pot on the turn. The 6 fell on the river and both players checked. Mueller showed A7 for two pair and his opponent mucked.

Mueller had 34,000 after the hand.

Scotty Gets Action

Scotty Nguyen and two other players saw a flop of AA5. The first player bet 2,500, Nguyen called, and the third party made it 7,500. The first player folded and Nguyen moved all-in for 18,650.

His opponent went into the tank for a solid five minutes before calling. Nguyen showed 55, giving him a full house and was ahead of the A4 of his opponent.

The turn was the K and the river was the Q and Nguyen doubled up to 62,000.

Hasan Habib Gets a Knockout

The player on the button raised to 1,200 and Hasan Habib made it 7,000 from the big blind. The button then moved all-in for his last 20,000 and Habib made the call.

Habib showed AK and was ahead of the button’s QJ. The flop came AA5, giving Habib trips and leaving his opponent nearly drawing dead. The turn was the 4 and the river was the 3, giving the pot to Habib, as he moved up to 72,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Annie Duke,   Hasan Habib,   Ted Lawson,   Michael Mizrachi,   Gabe Kaplan,   Daniel Alaei,   Scott Seiver,   Corwin Cole

Level Nine Hour Two Update: Patrik Antonius Drops One Early

Jul 12, '10

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 2,457 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 85,870

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman – 121,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 22,000
Stephen A. Murphy – 37,000
Daniel Negreanu – 33,000
Jennifer Harman – 30,400

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Johnny Chan – 425,000
2. David Assouline – 387,800
3. Carter Phillips – 350,000
4. Matthew Reed – 337,800
5. Randy Dorfman – 337,000
6. Jesper Hougaard – 332,000
7. Rodney Sherry – 316,000
8. Cole South – 304,200
9. Jim Collopy – 303,100
10. Michael Mizrachi – 300,000

Notable Eliminations:

Scott Seiver

Big Hands:

Antonius Can’t Call

Picking up the action after the flop came down 1082, the player in seat 8 fired 1,300 into a pot of about 2,000. Patrik Antonius made the call and the turn was the 9.

Seat 8 led out with 3,300 and Antonius threw in the call once more. The river was the 10 and seat 8 led with 10,300.

Antonius thought for a bit but released his hand into the muck. He was at 244,000 after the hand.

Negreanu Takes One

Daniel Negreanu raised to 2,200 from under the gun and the player in the big blind made the call. The two players saw a flop of K72 and Negreanu led with 2,500.

The big blind called and the turn was the A. The big blind checked and Negreanu did the same. The river was the 6 and the big blind checked again.

Negreanu fired 5,600 and that induced a fold. Negreanu took down the pot and he was at 33,000.

Lee Starts Off Right

Bernard Lee raised to 2,700 from the button and was called by the player in the big blind. The flop came K2Q and Lee fired out 3,400 after the big blind checked. Both players checked when the A peeled off on the turn.

The 10 came on the river and now the big blind led out for 18,500 and Lee moved all-in. His opponent made the call and Lee tabled A6, giving him the nut flush and he doubled up to 195,000 in chips while eliminating his opponent.

Rousso’s Aces Cracked

Robert Lang got all his money in the middle preflop against Vanessa Rousso. Lang showed QQ and Rousso showed AA.

A third queen fell on the flop and Rousso dropped to 80,000 while Lang’s stack doubled up to 40,000.

Paul Wasicka Eliminates a Player

Paul Wasicka was in the big blind with the AJ when a player on the button moved all in for about ten big blinds. Wasicka called and was his opponent tabled the 107. The board ran out AQ323 and Wasicka took the pot with a jack-high flush. He was up to about 65,000 after the hand.

Chan KO’s Another

On a flop of 683, Jason Cole led out into Johnny Chan for 5,000. Chan made a raise to 12,000 and that prompted Cole to move all-in for 28,400 and was called by Chan.

Chan showed 1010 and Cole tabled A8.

Chan was way out in front and stayed ahead when the 3 came on the turn and the J fell on the river. Cole gets to go home early and Chan vaults to 390,000 in chips.

Mizrachi Grinds Down Naujoks

Picking up the action after the flop came down K94, Michael Mizrachi led out with 3,000. Sandra Naujoks then raised to 8,000. Mizrachi repopped to 18,000 and Naujoks threw in the call.

The turn was the 2 and Mizrachi fired 25,000. Naujoks threw in a relatively quick call and the two saw the 10 fall on the river.

Mizrachi counted out some chips and pushed in 49,000. Naujoks took a massive tank session, shuffling her calling chips for almost two minutes. She eventually announced “call” and Mizrachi responed with “set.”

He turned over 44 for bottom set on the flop and Naujoks mucked in disgust. She was down to just 11,500 while Mizrachi elevated his stack to 286,000.

Pavilion Room Coverage

Ryan Young Doubles Up an Opponent

Ryan Young’s opponent moved all in for 11,700 with the KK. Young called him with the JJ. The board ran out AQ4A4 and Young doubled up his opponent. Young was still at over 200,000 after the hand.

Brett Richey Wins a Pot

On a board of QQJA Richey bet 11,600. His opponent deliberated before finally calling. The 2 fell on the river and Richey bet 27,500. His opponent tanked before finally folding. Richey was at 105,000 after the hand.

Scott Seiver Eliminated

A player bet 2,400 and Scott Seiver raised to 7,100. A player in the big blind called. The original bettor folded. The flop came Q87 and the big blind checked. Seiver bet 10,000. His opponent shoved and Seiver called. He exposed the AQ while his opponent tabled AA. The turn and river were bricks for Seiver and he was left with just 3,000 after the hand. He was eliminated shortly thereafter.

Twitter Accounts

Barry Shulman
Bernard Lee
Daniel Negreanu
Eric Froehlich
Bill Chen
Scotty Nguyen
Jennifer Leigh
Nick Maimone
Dennis Phillips
Bryan Devonshire
Annie Duke
Tristan Wade
Dave Sands
Brandon Cantu
Jon Turner
Amit Makhija
Bryan Micon

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Michael Mizrachi,   Brett Richey,   Patrik Antonius,   Ryan Young,   Scott Seiver

Level Four, Hour Two: Haxton Eliminated

Jul 05, '10

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 907 of 1,125

Average Chip Count: 37,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Kevin McGowan – 115,000
2. Corwin Cole – 107,000
3. Tyler Smith – 104,000
4. Michael Mizrachi – 96,300
5. Oliver Daeninckx – 85,000
6. Maria Ho – 83,800
7. Chad Batista – 79,000
8. Jonathan Tare – 78,000
9. Ralph Perry – 74,000
10. John Hennigan – 68,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman – 35,200
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 27,500
Adam Schoenfeld – 25,200
Lee Watkinson – 28,000
Shannon Shorr – 35,200
Mark Gregorich – 40,250
Diego Cordovez -7,000
Justin Marchand – 33,000

Players Twitter Accounts:

Barry Shulman
Erik Seidel
Maria Ho
Chris Moorman
Beth Shak
Mike Caro
Jamie Rosen

Notable Eliminations:

Big Hands:

Shorr Scores A Pot

Shannon Shorr raised to 800 and the player in the cutoff made the call. The flop came down K65.

Shorr led out for 1,300 and his oppoonent raised to 3,150. Shorr called and the turn was the 3. Both players checked and the river was the 4.

Shorr fired 2,850 and his opponent made the call. Shorr then showed 87 for an eight-high straight. His opponent mucked and Shorr was at 42,000.

Seiver Takes One

Scott Seiver raised to 1,000 from under the gun and received one caller. The flop came down J82 and both players checked.

The turn was the 10 and Seiver checked again. His opponent bet 1,100 and Seiver made the call. The river was the 7 and Seiver checked again.

His opponent fired 2,300 and Seiver made it 7,500. His opponent laid it down and Seiver was at 64,000.

Isaac Haxton Doubles Up

The player in the cutoff put in a raise and Isaac Haxton moved all in from the small blind for just 3,175. His opponent made the call.

Haxton: A10
Opponent: A4

Haxton was dominating and the board ran out QQ286, allowing Haxton to double up to almost 9,000. Unfortunately for Haxton, he would bust later in the level.

Bansi Takes One

Picking up the action on the flop, the board read 933 and a player bet 1,200. Praz Bansi made the call and the turn was the 6.

The player bet 3,200 and Bansi made the call. The river brought the A and the player kept firing with 6,800. Bansi made the call and turned over 1010 to better his opponent’s KJ.

Bansi took the pot and he was at 63,000.

Moneymaker Takes A Pot

Picking up the action on a flop of 976 and a player bet 1,800. Chris Moneymaker made the call and the turn was the 10.

The player bet 3,200 and Moneymaker raised to 8,200. His opponent moved all in and Moneymaker made the call. The player turned over KK but Moneymaker had J8 for the straight.

The river was the 2 and Moneymaker scored the knockout. He was at 59,000.

Player Tags: Chris Moneymaker,   Shannon Shorr,   Scott Seiver,   Isaac Haxton,   Praz Bansi

Level Three, Hour Two: Jimmy Fricke Eliminated

Jul 05, '10

Blinds: 150-300

Players Remaining:

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Kevin McGowan – 148,300
2. Oliver Daeninckx – 93,500
3. Maria Ho – 87,000
4. Michael Mizrachi – 84,000
5. Corwin Cole – 72,000
6. Michael Gracz – 68,000
7. John Hennigan – 66,000
8. Chris Birchby – 65,000
9. Steve Jelinek – 61,000
10. Court Harrington – 58,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman – 32,500
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 26,700
Adam Schoenfeld – 32,000
Lee Watkinson – 28,000
Shannon Shorr – 35,000
Mark Gregorich – 33,000
Diego Cordovez – 30,000
Justin Marchand – 34,500

Players Twitter Accounts:

Barry Shulman
Erik Seidel
Maria Ho
Chris Moorman
Beth Shak
Mike Caro
Jamie Rosen

Notable Eliminations:

Note: Players have gone on a 90-minute dinner break and will return at 8:15 p.m.

Big Hands:

Fricke Out

A player raised to 800 preflop and Jimmy Fricke moved all in for 3,350 from the button. The small blind then repopped to 6,500 and the other player mucked.

Fricke: AJ
Small Blind: KK

Fricke was in trouble and the board ran out 75356 and Fricke was eliminated.

Aces Are Better Than Kings

A player moved all in preflop for 11,875 and Maria Ho made the call. The camera crews rushed to the tables as they turned up their hands:

Ho: AA
Opponent: KK

The board ran out 984105 and Ho scored the knockout. She improved to 78,000 after the hand.

Moneymaker Close To Starting Stack Again

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read J845 and Chris Moneymaker checked.

His opponent bet 1,500 and Moneymaker check-raised to 6,500. The opponent called and the 10 fell on the river.

Both players checked and the opponent tabled KK. Moneymaker mucked and he was down to 33,000.

Seiver Gets No Value From Kind River

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read Q327. Scott Seiver checked and his opponent fired 900. Seiver made the call and the 9 fell on the river.

Seiver checked and his opponent did the same, much to the chagrin of Seiver as he tabled 99 for a rivered set. Despite not getting much action, Seiver took the pot and he was at 48,000.

Mizrachi Drops One

Picking up the action on the flop, the board read A92. The player in seat 7 fired a bet and Michael Mizrachi raised it to 8,000.

Two other players got out of the way and the action was back on seat 7. He instantly moved all in for 13,000 more and Mizrachi made the call.

Mizrachi: KJ
Seat 7: AK

Seat 7 flopped top pair but Mizrachi was drawing to the flush. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 3 and Mizrachi could not get there.

He dropped the pot and was at 84,000.

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Player Tags: Chris Moneymaker,   Michael Mizrachi,   Maria Ho,   Jimmy Fricke,   Scott Seiver

Level Three, Hour One: Forrest Doubles

Jul 05, '10

Blinds: 150-300

Players Remaining:

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Oliver Daeninckx – 91,500
2. Michael Mizrachi – 90,000
3. Michael Gracz – 78,100
4. Corwin Cole – 73,000
5. Thierry van den Berg – 73,000
6. Chris Birchby – 72,050
7. Markus Golser – 57,000
8. John Hennigan – 54,000
9. Lacey Jones – 53,000
10. Vitaly Lunkin – 52,300

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman – 34,300
Adam Schoenfeld – 22,700
Lee Watkinson – 24,000
Shannon Shorr – 35,250
Mark Gregorich – 30,700
Diego Cordovez – 30,000
Justin Marchand – 32,300

Players Twitter Accounts:

Barry Shulman
Erik Seidel
Maria Ho
Chris Moorman
Beth Shak
Mike Caro
Jamie Rosen

Notable Eliminations:

Big Hands:

Ted Forrest Doubles Up

A player raised to 800 preflop and Ted Forrest made the call. The flop then came down 843 and Forrest checked.

His opponent bet 1,100 and Forrest check-raised to 3,000. His opponent then moved all in and Forrest made the call with his last 9,000 to put himself at risk.

Forrest tabled AA while his opponent showed 98 for top pair on the board. The turn was the A, giving Forrest a lock on the hand.

The meaningless river was the 5 and Forrest doubled up to 20,000.

Wheel For Wong

Picking up the action on the flop, the board read 842 and a player bet 800. Steve Wong made the call and the turn was the 2.

Both players checked and the A fell on the river. Wong bet 1,200 and his opponent made the call.

Wong then tabled 53 for a wheel and his opponent mucked. Wong took in the pot and he was at 49,000.

Not Enough Heart For Seiver

Three players limped in preflop, including Scott Seiver from the small blind. The flop then came down K73 and Seiver led out with 750.

The big blind mucked but the other player made the call. Both saw the 10 on the turn and the other player bet 1,250. Seiver made the call and the 10 came on the river.

Seiver bet 3,300 and his opponent made the call. Seiver announced he had two pair but was shown 65 for the flush and the winning hand. Seiver was down to 38,000 after the hand.

Haxton Keeps Firing

Isaac Haxton raised to 700 from the cutoff and he was called by the big blind. The flop then came down KJ10 and Haxton bet 1,125. The big blind called and the 9 fell on the turn.

Haxton bet 2,550 and the big blind stuck around. The rive was the A and Haxton kept at it with another 6,375. The big blind finally mucked and Haxton flashed the 7.

He raked in the pot and he was at 45,000.

Get Off Maria’s Boat

Maria Ho raised to 675 from the cutoff and she was called by the big blind. The flop fell 633 and both players checked.

The turn was the J and the big blind bet 1,600. Ho made the call and the 2 fell on the river.

The big blind check-called a 3,200 bet from Ho, who then tabled 66 for a flopped full house. The big blind mucked and Ho was at 57,000.

Player Tags: Ted Forrest,   Maria Ho,   Steve Wong,   Scott Seiver,   Isaac Haxton

Level Seven, Hour Two: Veldhuis Uses Rags to Make Rich

Jul 09, '10

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 1,800 out of 2,412

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman – 124,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 28,000
Steven A. Murphy – 27,000
Adam Schoenfeld – 23,500
Shannon Shorr – 133,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Dragan Galic – 300,500
2. Robert Mizrachi – 254,000
3. Dwyen Ringbauer – 240,000
4. Guiliano Cipolla – 240,000
5. Cole South – 223,500
6. Yevgeiny Timoshenko – 220,000
7. Carter Phillips – 196,000
8. Jesper Hougaard – 192,000
9. Johnny Chan – 178,000
10. Corwin Cole – 176,0009

Notable Eliminations:

Tom McEvoy
David Pham
Amnon Filippi
Ted Forrest
Justin Marchand

Big Hands

Veldhuis Uses Rags to Make Rich

Facing a raise to 1,600, Lex Veldhuis reraised to 4,250 only to have the big blind move all in for 14,350. The original raiser got out of the way but Veldhuis called. Their hands:

Veldhuis: 98
Big Blind: AK

Veldhuis nailed the flop of 975 and the big blind found no help from the 7 turn and 2 river.

Veldhuis eliminated his opponent and chipped back up to 96,500.

South Soars With Set Over Set

With a flop of A95 on a pot worth 16,500 already, all three players checked around to see the 2 land on the turn.

The first player bet, the second called, and Cole South moved all in. Both players called and a massive pot was brewing. Their hands:

South: AA
Opponent: 99
Opponent: Mucked

South had flopped top set and his opponent had second set. The river bricked and South took down a massive pot to grow his stack to 223,500.

Rasmussen Chips Up, Knocks Out Player

Thayer Rasmussen got an opponent all in preflop and showed pocket jacks to his opponent’s pocket nines.

The board ran AK375 and Rasmussen’s jacks held to eliminate him opponent and chip up to 96,000.

Baron Gets It In Good, Gets Unlucky

Isaac Baron raised to 1,700 from middle position and was three-bet by a player in the blinds to 4,800. Baron asked how much he had left, and after getting an answer, he made the call.

The flop was 938 and the player in the blinds checked over to Baron. Baron bet 4,800 and was check-raised to 15,000. Baron bet enough to put the player all-in and he called, putting in his last 30,950 on the flop.

Baron showed 33, giving him a set and the all-in player held JJ.

The turn was the 10, but the river was the J, giving the player in the blinds a bigger set and taking the pot. Baron dropped to 35,000 after the hit.

Glantz Makes a Good Fold

Matt Glantz called a bet of 2,200 on the turn from his opponent with the board reading AJA5.

The river was the Q and the other player in the hand gently places an orange chip worth 5,000 onto the felt. Glantz quickly released his hand. It was a good decision since the player showed him one card – the A.

Glantz is still hovering right around his 30,000 original starting stack.

Mizrachi Grinding Back Up

On a three-way flop of Q45 the small blind bet 1,500 and Michael Mizrachi called from the big blind. The third player in the hand raised to 8,400 and the small blind folded but Mizrachi called.

On the 3 turn both players checked, but on the 3 river Mizrachi bet big — 20,000 to be exact. His opponent called and the Grinder showed 63 for a flopped straight draw that turned into trip threes on the river.

After a rough start to the day, Mizrachi took the pot and boosted his stack to 97,000.

Pham Busts With Aces

David Pham raised to 1,525 and another player reraised to 4,525. Pham quickly moved over the top all in for not much more. His opponent called. Their hands:

Pham: AA
Opponent: AQ

Pham had his opponent dominated, that is until the board ran out 10QKJ to give Pham’s opponent the straight, then the 7 river added an unnecessary flush, cracking Pham’s aces and sending him to the rail.

Pham ended the 2010 WSOP with just one cash. Check out his results here.

Ho Staying Alive, Doubles

Maria Ho got all in for 15,225 preflop against one opponent. Their hands:

Ho: AK
Opponent: KQ

Ho was a big favorite, and the low board kept it that way, running 68632. Ho’s hand took down the pot and she doubled to around 31,000.

Seiver Takes It

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 93210. Scott Seiver checked and his opponent did the same.

The river was the J and both players checked again. Seiver tabled 98 for a pair of nines.

His opponent mucked and Seiver took down the pot. He was at 72,000 after the hand.

Naujoks Can’t Stand Check-Raise

After one player checked, Ralph Perry bet 5,000 on a flop of J62. Sandra Naujoks made the call in position and the other player folded.

The turn was the 3 and Perry checked. Naujoks fired 5,000 and Perry came back with a check-raise to 15,000. Naujoks went into the tank for a minute or so before releasing her hand. She slipped to 40,000 while Perry climbed to 140,000.

Ted Forrest Eliminated

Ted Forrest got all of his chips in preflop with 55 against his opponents AK.

After the ESPN cameras got there, the dealer put out a flop of Q102, giving his opponent a ton of outs to improve. The K on the turn gave his opponent the best hand and left Forrest with one out. The A on the river gave the pot to his opponent and Forrest was eliminated.

If you check out the Card Player poker odds calculator, you can see that even though the A-K didn’t pair up on the flop, it was still a statistical favorite to win the hand.

Forrest is eliminated from the main event and this caps off a very disappointing series for Forrest, who only made one cash in 2010, in the $2,500 2-7 triple draw lowball event for $9,972.

Left in the Deck:

Seiver Has a Future In Curling

After passing by Scott Seiver’s table, we overheard him talking with David Bach about making a run at the U.S. Olympic Curling team.

“I have alot of bowling experience,” said Bach. “That should give me an edge.”

“It probably does, we would just have to figure out who is going to sweep,” replied Seiver.

There was a joking tone, but it wouldn’t surprise us to see those two on the ice in four years.

Player Twitter Accounts:

Barry Shulman
Erik Seidel
Maria Ho
Chris Moorman
Mike Caro
Jamie Rosen
Daniel Negreanu
Eric Froehlich
Scotty Nguyen
Jennifer Leigh
Antonio Esfandiari
Dennis Phillips
Annie Duke

Player Tags: David Pham,   Michael Mizrachi,   Matthew Glantz,   Maria Ho,   Isaac Baron,   Thayer Rasmussen,   Scott Seiver,   Lex Veldhuis,   Cole South

Level Six Hour One Update: Ted Lawson Busts

Jul 09, '10

NOTE: Here is the break down of the schedule for the rest of the day:

Level 7
First Half of Level 8
Dinner Break: 90 minutes
Second Half of Level 8
First Half of Level 9

Day 2A will end around 11 p.m.

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 2,412 out of 2,412

Average Chip Count:

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman – 113,325
Matt Matros – 50,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 36,400
Steven A. Murphy – 23,500
Justin Marchand – 23,400
Adam Schoenfeld – 23,000
Bryan Devonshire – 13,800

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Corwin Cole – 230,000
2. Mathieu Sauriol – 217,000
3. Dwyen Ringbauer – 192,000
4. Andrew Liporace – 178,000
5. Lauren Kling – 168,000
6. Jorn Walthaus – 160,000
7. Josef Monro 152,000
8. Barny Boatman – 150,000
9. Johnny Chan – 149,000
10. Michael Reed – 142,125

Notable Eliminations:

James Akenhead
Ted Lawson
Rob Hollink

Big Hands:

Ted Lawson Eliminated

After the flop came down Q65, seat 7 fired 5,000. Ted Lawson was next to act and he took his time to make a decision.

The bet was more than a third of his remaining stack and after much deliberation, he finally moved all in. His opponent snap-called and they showed their hands:

Lawson: 99
Seat 7: AQ

Lawson was trailing and the board finished off J and A and Lawson was eliminated.

Seiver Takes One

Scott Seiver raised to 1,100 preflop and the player in seat 8 made the call. The flop came down Q94 and Seiver led out with 2,000.

His opponent decided to let it go there before losing any more chips and Seiver took down the pot. He was at 54,000.

Mizrachi Bluff Fails

We got to the table after the board had run out A5323. The player in seat 9 had fired a bet and Michael Mizrachi raised to almost 30,000.

His opponent tanked long and the ESPN cameras caught all the action. Finally, seat 9 made the call and Mizrachi lightly tapped the table.

“Ace-jack?” Mizrachi inquired.

His opponent turned over A10 for aces-up and Mizrachi dropped a big pot. He was at 95,000 after the hand.

Alaei Doubles

Daniel Alaei and his opponent got all of the money in the middle on a flop of J97.

Daniel Alaei showed J10 and had the lead against his opponent’s A7. The turn was the 9 and the river bricked off, doubling up Alaei to 30,000.

Duke Scores a Double

On a flop of 3210, Annie Duke checked and her opponent bet 8,000. Duke check-raised to 17,500 and her opponent went into the tank and thought for three minutes before moving all-in. Duke snap-called and tabled 33 and left her opponent drawing very thin with his KK.

The ESPN crew was called over to film the all-in pot. The turn was the 2 and the river was the 6, eliminating her opponent and doubling Duke up to 130,000.

After the hand, Duke joked with the rest of her table about how painful it can be to wait so long for each card to be dealt with the cameras filming.

Sneaky Kaplan Gets Caught

On a flop of J97 Gabe Kaplan checked to Luca Pagano, who bet 2,300.

After some deliberation and asking the dealer what the bet was, Kaplan threw out 5,300. The floor was called over, eventually deciding that Kaplan’s bet was merely a call.

Action continued as both players checked the 7 turn. When the K fell on the river Kaplan led out for 3,100 and Pagano paused for thought. He called and as Kaplan announced “queen-high,” Pagano turned over 49 for two pair to take the pot and chip up to around 31,000.

Kaplan had just 10,400 after the hand.

Cole Going Strong

On a board of 10Q3K, the day’s starting chip leader Corwin Cole checked to his opponent, who bet 6,000 from the button.

Cole check-raised to 35,000, putting his opponent all in for essentially 16,000. His opponent called and they showed down:

Cole: K10
Opponent: K9

Cole held two pair to his opponent’s one pair and straight draw. The 8 river helped neither player and Corwin busted another player while chipping up to 230,000.

Mueller Takes One Down

Greg Mueller check-raised his opponent from 1,600 to 4,400 on a flop of KK3. His opponent called and the turn brought the A.

Mueller checked and called when his opponent fired 6,000 into the pot on the turn. The 6 fell on the river and both players checked. Mueller showed A7 for two pair and his opponent mucked.

Mueller had 34,000 after the hand.

Scotty Gets Action

Scotty Nguyen and two other players saw a flop of AA5. The first player bet 2,500, Nguyen called, and the third party made it 7,500. The first player folded and Nguyen moved all-in for 18,650.

His opponent went into the tank for a solid five minutes before calling. Nguyen showed 55, giving him a full house and was ahead of the A4 of his opponent.

The turn was the K and the river was the Q and Nguyen doubled up to 62,000.

Hasan Habib Gets a Knockout

The player on the button raised to 1,200 and Hasan Habib made it 7,000 from the big blind. The button then moved all-in for his last 20,000 and Habib made the call.

Habib showed AK and was ahead of the button’s QJ. The flop came AA5, giving Habib trips and leaving his opponent nearly drawing dead. The turn was the 4 and the river was the 3, giving the pot to Habib, as he moved up to 72,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Annie Duke,   Hasan Habib,   Ted Lawson,   Michael Mizrachi,   Gabe Kaplan,   Daniel Alaei,   Scott Seiver,   Corwin Cole

Level Nine Hour Two Update: Patrik Antonius Drops One Early

Jul 12, '10

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 2,457 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 85,870

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman – 121,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 22,000
Stephen A. Murphy – 37,000
Daniel Negreanu – 33,000
Jennifer Harman – 30,400

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Johnny Chan – 425,000
2. David Assouline – 387,800
3. Carter Phillips – 350,000
4. Matthew Reed – 337,800
5. Randy Dorfman – 337,000
6. Jesper Hougaard – 332,000
7. Rodney Sherry – 316,000
8. Cole South – 304,200
9. Jim Collopy – 303,100
10. Michael Mizrachi – 300,000

Notable Eliminations:

Scott Seiver

Big Hands:

Antonius Can’t Call

Picking up the action after the flop came down 1082, the player in seat 8 fired 1,300 into a pot of about 2,000. Patrik Antonius made the call and the turn was the 9.

Seat 8 led out with 3,300 and Antonius threw in the call once more. The river was the 10 and seat 8 led with 10,300.

Antonius thought for a bit but released his hand into the muck. He was at 244,000 after the hand.

Negreanu Takes One

Daniel Negreanu raised to 2,200 from under the gun and the player in the big blind made the call. The two players saw a flop of K72 and Negreanu led with 2,500.

The big blind called and the turn was the A. The big blind checked and Negreanu did the same. The river was the 6 and the big blind checked again.

Negreanu fired 5,600 and that induced a fold. Negreanu took down the pot and he was at 33,000.

Lee Starts Off Right

Bernard Lee raised to 2,700 from the button and was called by the player in the big blind. The flop came K2Q and Lee fired out 3,400 after the big blind checked. Both players checked when the A peeled off on the turn.

The 10 came on the river and now the big blind led out for 18,500 and Lee moved all-in. His opponent made the call and Lee tabled A6, giving him the nut flush and he doubled up to 195,000 in chips while eliminating his opponent.

Rousso’s Aces Cracked

Robert Lang got all his money in the middle preflop against Vanessa Rousso. Lang showed QQ and Rousso showed AA.

A third queen fell on the flop and Rousso dropped to 80,000 while Lang’s stack doubled up to 40,000.

Paul Wasicka Eliminates a Player

Paul Wasicka was in the big blind with the AJ when a player on the button moved all in for about ten big blinds. Wasicka called and was his opponent tabled the 107. The board ran out AQ323 and Wasicka took the pot with a jack-high flush. He was up to about 65,000 after the hand.

Chan KO’s Another

On a flop of 683, Jason Cole led out into Johnny Chan for 5,000. Chan made a raise to 12,000 and that prompted Cole to move all-in for 28,400 and was called by Chan.

Chan showed 1010 and Cole tabled A8.

Chan was way out in front and stayed ahead when the 3 came on the turn and the J fell on the river. Cole gets to go home early and Chan vaults to 390,000 in chips.

Mizrachi Grinds Down Naujoks

Picking up the action after the flop came down K94, Michael Mizrachi led out with 3,000. Sandra Naujoks then raised to 8,000. Mizrachi repopped to 18,000 and Naujoks threw in the call.

The turn was the 2 and Mizrachi fired 25,000. Naujoks threw in a relatively quick call and the two saw the 10 fall on the river.

Mizrachi counted out some chips and pushed in 49,000. Naujoks took a massive tank session, shuffling her calling chips for almost two minutes. She eventually announced “call” and Mizrachi responed with “set.”

He turned over 44 for bottom set on the flop and Naujoks mucked in disgust. She was down to just 11,500 while Mizrachi elevated his stack to 286,000.

Pavilion Room Coverage

Ryan Young Doubles Up an Opponent

Ryan Young’s opponent moved all in for 11,700 with the KK. Young called him with the JJ. The board ran out AQ4A4 and Young doubled up his opponent. Young was still at over 200,000 after the hand.

Brett Richey Wins a Pot

On a board of QQJA Richey bet 11,600. His opponent deliberated before finally calling. The 2 fell on the river and Richey bet 27,500. His opponent tanked before finally folding. Richey was at 105,000 after the hand.

Scott Seiver Eliminated

A player bet 2,400 and Scott Seiver raised to 7,100. A player in the big blind called. The original bettor folded. The flop came Q87 and the big blind checked. Seiver bet 10,000. His opponent shoved and Seiver called. He exposed the AQ while his opponent tabled AA. The turn and river were bricks for Seiver and he was left with just 3,000 after the hand. He was eliminated shortly thereafter.

Twitter Accounts

Barry Shulman
Bernard Lee
Daniel Negreanu
Eric Froehlich
Bill Chen
Scotty Nguyen
Jennifer Leigh
Nick Maimone
Dennis Phillips
Bryan Devonshire
Annie Duke
Tristan Wade
Dave Sands
Brandon Cantu
Jon Turner
Amit Makhija
Bryan Micon

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Michael Mizrachi,   Brett Richey,   Patrik Antonius,   Ryan Young,   Scott Seiver