Level 4 Hour 1 Update: Sebok Mixing It Up
Jul 04, '09
Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante
Players Left: 720 of 873
Chip Counts:
1. Craig Hopkins – 131,000
2. Nick Maimone – 125,000
3. Jim Bookstaff – 118,000
4. Vadim Gruzglin – 118,000
5. Jesse Rios – 110,500
6. Ali Eslami – 90,000
7. Karin Lehoussing – 87,000
8. Jonathan Tare – 75,000
9. Sam Khouiss – 72,000
10. Dave D’Alesandro – 68,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Todd Brunson — 41,000
Mike Matusow — 29,000
Notable Eliminations:
Big Hands
Sebok Mixes It Up
The player under the gun limped in for 300. The next player to act raised to 1,500 and Joe Sebok was next to act. He made the call and everyone else mucked, including the player under the gun.
The flop then fell 7
64
and both players checked. It was the same story on the 8 turn and J
river. Sebok then showed his hand, 22. It was good enough to take the pot as his opponent showed A10 for just ace high.
A few hands later, the flop came down J83. Sebok called his opponent’s all in bet and tabled 54 for a flush draw. His opponent tabled KK
and Sebok needed help. The turn didn’t give him anything as it was the 10, but the A on the river made Sebok his flush and he knocked out his opponent, pushing his stack to 64,000.
Raymer Straightens Out His Opponent
A player raised to 950 and the player in the cutoff made the call. The action was then on Greg Raymer on the button, who raised to 3,500. Everyone folded except the cutoff and the flop was 987. Both players checked and saw the 10 fall on the turn.
The cutoff bet 5,000 and Raymer made the call. The river was the 2 and the action was checked to Raymer. He bet another 5,000 and the cutoff called. Raymer tabled KJ for a straight and the cutoff mucked. Raymer raked in the pot and was at 48,000.
Mortensen Getting Short
On a board reading J96Q, Carlos Mortensen bet 5,000. Another player raised to 13,000 and Mortensen made the call. The river was the 2 and the player shoved his entire stack, having Mortensen covered. Mortensen then mucked pocket nines face up, giving up his set. The other player showed K10 for the flush and took the pot, knocking out another player in the hand. Mortensen was down to just 12,000.
Helppi’s Pocket Kings Hold Up, Even With an Ace on Board
Juha Helppi raised to 900 under the gun and got four callers. The flop came AJ6 and everybody checked around. The turn was the 6 and everybody checked again.
The river brought the 6 and now Helppi put out a bet of 1,150 and it folded around to the player in the small blind who cut out a call and put the chips in. Helppi tabled KK and his opponent mucked his cards.
Kravchenko and Raymer Mixing it Up
After some preflop action, three players, including Alex Kravchenko and Greg Raymer see a flop of AQ2. Kravchenko bet 1,500, there was a fold and then Raymer made the call. The turn was the K and both players checked.
The river was the 6 and Kravchenko checked again. Raymer bet 4,000 and after a few moments, Kravchenko mucked. Raymer tabled the AQ, good for two pair.
Just a few hands later, these same two players were sparring again. Raymer checked and called a bet from Kravchenko on the turn and a third player came along for the river.
The final board read KJ9K8. Raymer checked, the other player checked and Kravchenko bet 3,000. Raymer quickly made the call and the third party got out of the way. Kravchenko showed AK and Raymer mucked.
Round 2 goes to Kravchenko.
Jason Young Gets Bluffed
A player under the gun made it 900 to go and got three callers, including Jason Young who called from the button. The flop was K64 and the under the gun player bet 2,100. After there were two folds in between, Jason Young opted to raise to 5,150. After some thought, the under the gun player tossed in the call.
The 7 fell on the turn and both players checked. The 2 was the river card and now the original preflop raiser bets 9,000. “You got two aces?” asked Young before he mucks his hand. His read was a little off as his opponent showed the 54, for just a pair of fours.
Left In The Deck:
It was just announced that 873 players registered for Day 1b of the main event, with 720 remaining. This is down from 1,158 players that registered on Day 1b last year. It appears that people just don’t want to spend their 4th of July holiday in the poker room.
Player Tags: Juha Helppi, Carlos Mortensen, Greg Raymer, Jason Young, Joe Sebok
Level 1 - Hour 2 Update: Talal Shakerchi Wins Big Pot
Jul 04, '09
Blinds: 50-100
Chip Counts:
1. Dave D’Alesandro — 64,000
2. Jeremiah Smith — 63,000
3. Angelo Ricci — 62,000
4. Talal Shakerchi – 60,000
5. Sam Khouiss — 52,000
6. Allan Vrooman — 40,000
7. Carlos Mortensen — 39,000
8. Juha Helppi – 37,000
9. Kara Scott — 33,600
10. Eddie Sabat — 32,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Stephen Murphy – 29,250
Todd Brunson — 26,100
Mike Matusow — 26,000
Notable Eliminations:
None
Big Hands
David Pham vs. Jason Young
With just about 1,000 already in the pot, David Pham bets 600 on an AK9 flop, Jason Young calls. The turn is the 9, and this time Pham bets 1,200, Young calls. The river is the J, Pham bets 3,000 and Young calls. Pham shows AK for top two pair while Jason Young flashes the A as he tosses his cards into the muck. “The Dragon” is up to 35,000 in chips after this hand.
Juha Helppi Adds to Stack
On a board of J532, a player bet 2,500 into Juha Helppi. Helppi went into the tank and threw out a raise to 7,500. Helppi’s opponent went into the tank as well and eventually made the fold. Helppi asked, “did you fold kings?” Helppi is at 37,000.
Talal Shakerchi Wins Big Pot
On a board of K4JK, Talal Shakerchi bet 2,500 and his opponent min-raised to 5,000. Shakerchi deliberated momentarily before making the call. The river brought the 8 and Shakerchi bet 4,000 into the large pot. His opponent reraised to 10,000 and Shakerchi made the quick call. He tabled the JJ for jacks full while his opponent turned over the KQ for trip kings. Shakerchi is up to 60,000.
Brian ‘tsarrast’ Rast and Erik Seidel Tangle
With what might be perhaps the toughest combination of two players sitting right next to each other in the field over over 1,000 players, Erik Seidel had the button against Brian Rast’s small blind. Seidel threw out a raise from the button and Rast called. The board ran out 8455A and Seidel bet 600 on the end. Rast contemplated briefly before calling. Seidel turned over the A8 for top two. Rast Mucked. Seidel is at 30,500.
Left in the Deck
Players are on a twenty-minute break and will return at approximately 2:25 pm PDT to begin Level 2.
Player Tags: Juha Helppi, David Pham, Erik Seidel, Jason Young, Brian Rast
K
A
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On a flop of J
Young shows A
Both Jason Young and Chris Bigler have busted out of the tournament.
John Strzemp Eliminated in 3rd Place ($129,675)
Rory Monahan Eliminated in 4th place ($82,583)