Michael DeMichele Poker Tournament Updates

Level Five Update: Shannon Shorr Chipping Up

Jul 10, '11

Note: Day 1C has come to an end. Stay tuned for a complete recap and official chip counts of the surviving players.

Players On Day 1C: 1,160 of 2,181

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Notables Eliminated:

Andy Seth, Robert Mizrachi, Karina Jett, Greg Brooks, Dan Smith, Ali Eslami, Hoyt Corkins, Brent Hanks

Hands:

Shannon Shorr Scores Big

On a board reading Q 7 2 8 5 with a pot of more than 50,000 in it, Shannon Shorr put his opponent all in for his last 23,000.

His opponent called, showing pocket kings, but Shorr’s 6 4 was good for a straight, giving him the knockout and a new stack of 122,000 in chips.

A Double For Dennis

Dennis Phillips had his stack dwindle down to about 25 blinds when he finally got his chance for a double. Phillips was able to get all in preflop with pocket tens against his opponents pocket threes.

The board rolled out J 4 2 K A and Phillips doubled up to just under 19,000 in chips.

Michael DeMichele Gets Doubled

On a flop of J 5 3, Michael DeMichele bet and his opponent raised to 7,500. DeMichele reraised to 11,750 and his opponent wasted no time before moving all in.

DeMichele didn’t like it, but he finally called off his chips and was relieved to see that this K K was ahead of Q J. The turn and river fell 8 5 and DeMichele doubled to about 35,000 in chips.

Defending Champions Stays In The Game

The World Series of Poker main event hasn’t been too kind to defending champion Jonathan Duhamel today, but he recently scored a double up to keep him in contention.

Duhamel was all in for his last 15,000 or so holding A-K and had his opponent’s A-Q dominated. The board fell clean for Duhamel and he doubled back to his starting stack.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   Jonathan Duhamel,   Michael DeMichele,   Dennis Phillips

Level 8 Update: Brunson Rivered

May 28, '09

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 120 out of 201

Chip Counts:
1. Michael DeMichele – 665,000
2. Lex Veldhuis – 530,000
3. Justin Bonomo – 450,000
4. Alan Sass – 450,000
5. Ted Forrest – 445,000
6. Antonio Esfandiari – 440,000
7. Chris Moneymaker – 386,000
8. Alex Jacob – 370,000
9. Bruno Fitoussi – 367,000
10. Isaac Haxton – 364,000

Average Chip Count: 201,000

Notable Eliminations:

Alex “Kadabra” Keating
Blake Cahail
Joe Hachem
Andy Bloch
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Gavin Griffin
Steve Sung
Michael Binger
Bill Edler
Erick Lindgren
Doug Lee
Freddy Deeb
Kido Pham

Big Hands:

Texas Dolly Gets Rivered

With 13,000 in the pot, a flop of 865 hit the table. The player in seat 4 fired 11,000 and Brunson called. The turn brought the A and both players checked. The river brought the 10 and seat 4 checked again. Brunson pushed 22,000 into the pot and seat 4 countered with a raise to 100,000 total. Brunson called quickly and showed A8 for two pair, but his opponent showed A10 for a better two pair on the river. Brunson dropped to 210,000.

Zeidman and Lehmann With Perfect Tens

Corey Zeidman moved all in against Markus Lehmann. Both players tabled pocket 10s and both players were forced to chop the pot.

All Flash, No Finish as Magician Chops With DeMichele

In one of the biggest pots of the day, Antonio Esfandiari and Michael DeMichele tangled to the river. Esfandiari raised to 6,000 from the hijack and Freddy Deeb called from the button. Ali Eslami called and DeMichele joined from the blinds as well. The flop came K84 and Eslami led out with 16,000. DeMichele called and Esfandiari proceeded to pop it to 40,500. Deeb and Eslami, but DeMichele stuck around. The turn brought the 8 and DeMichele checked. Esfandiari blasted a bet of 81,200 and DeMichele called. The river came 5 and both players had enough madness as they checked. DeMichele showed KJ while Esfandiari tabled KJ for a monstrous chop. Esfandiari stood at 470,000 after the hand and DeMichele had 360,000.

Joe Hachem Busts

Joe Hachem pushed for his last 9,700 from early position and was called by Hasan Habib in the small blind. Habib showed A7 and Hachem was just happy to be drawing live with 108. The board came out 944K6 and Hachem failed to connect, busting shortly before the end of the level.

Seiver Pushes Elky Off His Hand, Takes Down Nice Pot

On a board of J925, Bertrand Grospellier fired 7,700 into the pot from the button. Scott Seiver popped it to 30,000 and Grospellier made the call. The river brought the 4 and Seiver pushed all in for 185,000. Grospellier thought about it briefly, but mucked his hand. Seiver took down a nice pot and improved his stack to 275,000 after the hand. Grospellier had 135,000.

Doug Lee Ousted By Alex Jacob

Doug Lee was just knocked out of the tournament when he ran into Alex Jacob’s two pair. Jacob increased his stack to 365,000.

Player Tags: Hasan Habib,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Doyle Brunson,   Cory Zeidman,   Doug Lee,   Markus Lehmann,   Joe Hachem,   Alex Jacob,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Scott Seiver,   Michael DeMichele

Level 5 Update: Shawn Buchanan Doubles Up

May 28, '09

Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 171 out of 201

Chip Counts:

1. Lex Veldhuis — 330,000
2. Matt Glantz — 310,00
3. Antonio Esfandiari — 302,000
4. Scott Seiver — 300,000
5. Charles Lehr — 275,000
6. Justin Bonomo — 275,000
7. Ted Forrest — 270,000
8. Tony G — 270,000
9. Vivek Rajkumar — 262,000
10. Barry Schwartz — 255,000

Average Chip Count: 141,053

Notable Eliminations:

Greg Mueller

Big Hands:

Shawn Buchanan Doubles Up

Michael DeMichele raises to 2,600 from middle position and Shawn Buchanan moves all in for 13,300 more. The action folds back around to DeMichele who makes the call. Buchanan turns over JJ while DeMichele shows A10. The board comes K1024K, and Buchanan’s jacks hold up. Buchanan doubles up to 35,000 this hand while DeMichele takes a slight hit down to 222,000.

Doyle Brunson doubles up Nicolas Levi

Nicolas Levi moved all in pre-flop and was called by Doyle Brunson. Levi exposed QQ and Brunson flipped over 99 and was well behind. The flop bricked for Brunson and the queen on the turn had the 10-time bracelet winner drawing dead.

Shaun Deeb Doubles up Lex Veldhuis

With AK, Alexander Veldhuis moved all in pre-flop and was called quickly by the 44 of Shaun Deeb. The pot stood at about 330,000 and the flop completely missed Veldhuis. However, the ace on the turn put Veldhuis ahead and gave him the massive pot.

Chris Moneymaker Making a Run Up the Leaderboard

Keith Lehr raises to 3,000 from early position and Chris Moneymaker calls from the button. The flop comes Q43, Lehr bets 7,000, Moneymaker calls. The turn is the K and this time Lehr bets 17,000. Moneymaker raises another 25,000 and Lehr folds after a minute in the tank. After the hand Lehr falls down just about 200,000 while Moneymaker climbs up to 260,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Doyle Brunson,   Chris Moneymaker,   Shawn Buchanan,   Keith Lehr,   Michael DeMichele,   Shaun Deeb,   Nicolas Levi

Level 2 Update: 2008 November Nine Finalist Scott Montgomery Busts Early

May 28, '09

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 196 out of 201

Chip Counts:

1. Phil Laak — 280,00
2. Tony G — 255,000
3. Scott Seiver — 250,000
4. Justin Bonomo — 240,000
5. David Chiu — 240,000
6. Michael DeMichele — 230,000
7. Evan McNiff — 215,000
8. Kyle Wilson — 210,000
9. Vivek Rajkumar — 190,000
10. Andy Black — 185,000

Average Chip Count: 122,500

Notable Eliminations:

Scott Montgomery
Tom Dwan

Big Hands:

Greg Mueller Wins a Big pot off of Steve Gross

With just about 5,000 already in the pot, Steve Gross bets 2,800 on a flop of 822. Mueller raises another 6,000 and Gross calls. The turn is the 6, and this time Gross checks to Mueller who bets 13,000. Gross calls and the river is the Q. Gross once again checks to Mueller who this time bets 38,000. Gross calls and Mueller turns over 88 for a full house. Gross mucks his cards and is down to 67,000 after this hand while Mueller climbs up to 175,000 in chips.

Scott Montgomery is Eliminated

On a flop of AJ2, Scott Seiver checked from the small blind. Tom Dwan bet out and Scott Montgomery raised to 50,000. Scott Seiver went into the tank for minutes and eventually raised all-in. Dwan folded instantly and Montgomery called all-in instantly as he was committed to the pot. Seiver turned over AQ and Montgomery flipped over the 87 for a flush draw and backdoor straight draw. The turn was the 9, giving Montgomery extra outs. The river bricked out and Seiver won a large pot and eliminated Montgomery who rushed away from the table.

Freddy Deeb Steals a Nice Pot on the Turn

Freddy Deeb raises to 1,800 from middle position and Michael DeMichele calls from the button. Shawn Buchanan reraises to 6,500 from the small blind, Deeb calls and DeMichele folds. The flop comes 1052, and Buchanan bets 11,000. Deeb calls and the turn is the 5. This time Deeb leads out for 20,000 and Buchanan mucks his cards. After the hand, Deeb climbs back up to his starting stack while Buchanan falls down to 65,000 in chips and DeMichele is left with just under 140,000.

Shawn Buchanan Can’t Buy a Pot

Shawn Buchanan raises to 1,525 from under the gun and Ali Eslami reraises to 4,000 from the small blind. Buchanan calls and the flop comes Q102. This time Eslami leads out for 7,500 and Buchanan calls. The turn is the 5, Eslami bets 20,000 and Buchanan folds. Eslami rakes the pot bringing his chip count up to 153,000 this hand, while Buchanan falls down to just 50,000 in chips.

Tom Dwan is Eliminated

On a board of 5382, Tom Dwan was faced with a 53,000 chip bet from David Pham. Dwan went into the tank and eventually called all-in. The players turned over the cards and the online phenom turned over 66, for a pair and a gut shot straight draw. Pham turned over KK and was well in front. The river brought a third king for Pham and Durrr was knocked out early.

Left In The Deck:

Mike Matusow and Andy Black exchange needling from their respective tables. Matusow starts telling Black that his beard will eventually grow to be on the floor because he won’t win a tournament in the next four years.

Player Tags: David Pham,   Shawn Buchanan,   Tom Dwan,   Freddy Deeb,   Scott Seiver,   Michael DeMichele,   Scott Montgomery

Level 11 Update -- Day 2 Begins

May 29, '09

Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 79 out of 201

Chip Counts:

1. Bruno Fitoussi – 812,500
2. Chris Moneymaker – 805,000
3. Sorel Mizzi – 772,000
4. Justin Bonomo – 738,000
5. Alexander Veldhuis – 646,500
6. Kyle Wilson – 611,500
7. Brian Townsend – 609,000
8. Emil Patel – 494,500
9. Alan Sass – 491,000
10. Alex Jacob – 450,000

Average Chip Count: 271,011

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Watson
Shawn Buchanan
Amit Makhija

Big Hands:

Sorel Mizzi Wins Huge Double Up

On a board of 88s4, Sorel Mizzi bet out 40,000 and Michael DeMichele contemplated briefly before calling. The pot stood at 150,000 at the moment. The turn brought the 4 and Mizzi tanked before betting 90,500 into DeMichele. DeMichele eventually called and the 4 landed on the river, putting a full house on board. Mizzi once again tanked before announcing he was all-in. DeMichele looked shocked and tanked for minutes before finally calling the 266,500 chip all-in from Mizzi. Mizzi turned over the AA and DeMichele eventually mucked. Mizzi is now among the top chip leaders, with 772,000.

Mike Watson is Elminated

The short stacked Michael Watson moved all in with AQ and was called by James Mackey with pocket sixes and another opponent with pocket queens. Watson failed to hit the ace and was knocked out of the tournament.

Vitaly Lunkin Eliminates an Opponent

The button moved all in preflop and Vitaly Lunkin made the call from late position, covering his opponent. The recent RPT Moscow champion flipped over 1010 and the button showed down 88. The board ran out A6K99 and Lunkin won the hand to grow his stack to 289,000. The button was eliminated and made his way to the rail.

Brian Rast Doubles Up

Brian Rast moved all in from late position for 136,500 preflop and the button called him down. Their cards:

Rast: AJ
Button: AQ

Board: 81038J

Rast doubled up on the hand to survive with more than 270,000.

Amit Makhija is Eliminated By Mike Matusow

Amit Makhija moved all in pre-flop with ace king off-suit and was called by the AA of Mike Matusow. Makhija failed to hit any miracle and was eliminated by the three-time bracelet winner.

Alex Jacob Moves All-in On The River

On a board of 48Q1010, Alex Jacob moved all in for 137,000 against the big stack of Chris Moneymaker. Moneymaker went into the tank for quite some time asking Jacob if he would show his hand if he folded. Jacob was stone faced and took down the large pot once Moneymaker folded. Jacob is now up to 450,000.

James Mackey Wins a Coin-flip, Eliminates Shawn Buchanan

After some raising, James Mackey moved all-in pre-flop for 114,500 and Shawn went into the tank for minutes. Buchanan counted his chips, noticing that Mackey had him covered and eventually made the call. Mackey turned over KQ and Buchanan tabled the 1010. The flop of JJ5 was safe for Buchanan but the Q on the turn made the situation grim. The river brought the 7 and Mackey’s chip stack rose to 310,000.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Shawn Buchanan,   James Mackey,   Michael Watson,   Michael DeMichele,   Sorel Mizzi,   Amit Makhija

Level 8 Update: Brunson Rivered

May 28, '09

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 120 out of 201

Chip Counts:
1. Michael DeMichele – 665,000
2. Lex Veldhuis – 530,000
3. Justin Bonomo – 450,000
4. Alan Sass – 450,000
5. Ted Forrest – 445,000
6. Antonio Esfandiari – 440,000
7. Chris Moneymaker – 386,000
8. Alex Jacob – 370,000
9. Bruno Fitoussi – 367,000
10. Isaac Haxton – 364,000

Average Chip Count: 201,000

Notable Eliminations:

Alex “Kadabra” Keating
Blake Cahail
Joe Hachem
Andy Bloch
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Gavin Griffin
Steve Sung
Michael Binger
Bill Edler
Erick Lindgren
Doug Lee
Freddy Deeb
Kido Pham

Big Hands:

Texas Dolly Gets Rivered

With 13,000 in the pot, a flop of 865 hit the table. The player in seat 4 fired 11,000 and Brunson called. The turn brought the A and both players checked. The river brought the 10 and seat 4 checked again. Brunson pushed 22,000 into the pot and seat 4 countered with a raise to 100,000 total. Brunson called quickly and showed A8 for two pair, but his opponent showed A10 for a better two pair on the river. Brunson dropped to 210,000.

Zeidman and Lehmann With Perfect Tens

Corey Zeidman moved all in against Markus Lehmann. Both players tabled pocket 10s and both players were forced to chop the pot.

All Flash, No Finish as Magician Chops With DeMichele

In one of the biggest pots of the day, Antonio Esfandiari and Michael DeMichele tangled to the river. Esfandiari raised to 6,000 from the hijack and Freddy Deeb called from the button. Ali Eslami called and DeMichele joined from the blinds as well. The flop came K84 and Eslami led out with 16,000. DeMichele called and Esfandiari proceeded to pop it to 40,500. Deeb and Eslami, but DeMichele stuck around. The turn brought the 8 and DeMichele checked. Esfandiari blasted a bet of 81,200 and DeMichele called. The river came 5 and both players had enough madness as they checked. DeMichele showed KJ while Esfandiari tabled KJ for a monstrous chop. Esfandiari stood at 470,000 after the hand and DeMichele had 360,000.

Joe Hachem Busts

Joe Hachem pushed for his last 9,700 from early position and was called by Hasan Habib in the small blind. Habib showed A7 and Hachem was just happy to be drawing live with 108. The board came out 944K6 and Hachem failed to connect, busting shortly before the end of the level.

Seiver Pushes Elky Off His Hand, Takes Down Nice Pot

On a board of J925, Bertrand Grospellier fired 7,700 into the pot from the button. Scott Seiver popped it to 30,000 and Grospellier made the call. The river brought the 4 and Seiver pushed all in for 185,000. Grospellier thought about it briefly, but mucked his hand. Seiver took down a nice pot and improved his stack to 275,000 after the hand. Grospellier had 135,000.

Doug Lee Ousted By Alex Jacob

Doug Lee was just knocked out of the tournament when he ran into Alex Jacob’s two pair. Jacob increased his stack to 365,000.

Player Tags: Hasan Habib,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Doyle Brunson,   Cory Zeidman,   Doug Lee,   Markus Lehmann,   Joe Hachem,   Alex Jacob,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Scott Seiver,   Michael DeMichele

Level 5 Update: Shawn Buchanan Doubles Up

May 28, '09

Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 171 out of 201

Chip Counts:

1. Lex Veldhuis — 330,000
2. Matt Glantz — 310,00
3. Antonio Esfandiari — 302,000
4. Scott Seiver — 300,000
5. Charles Lehr — 275,000
6. Justin Bonomo — 275,000
7. Ted Forrest — 270,000
8. Tony G — 270,000
9. Vivek Rajkumar — 262,000
10. Barry Schwartz — 255,000

Average Chip Count: 141,053

Notable Eliminations:

Greg Mueller

Big Hands:

Shawn Buchanan Doubles Up

Michael DeMichele raises to 2,600 from middle position and Shawn Buchanan moves all in for 13,300 more. The action folds back around to DeMichele who makes the call. Buchanan turns over JJ while DeMichele shows A10. The board comes K1024K, and Buchanan’s jacks hold up. Buchanan doubles up to 35,000 this hand while DeMichele takes a slight hit down to 222,000.

Doyle Brunson doubles up Nicolas Levi

Nicolas Levi moved all in pre-flop and was called by Doyle Brunson. Levi exposed QQ and Brunson flipped over 99 and was well behind. The flop bricked for Brunson and the queen on the turn had the 10-time bracelet winner drawing dead.

Shaun Deeb Doubles up Lex Veldhuis

With AK, Alexander Veldhuis moved all in pre-flop and was called quickly by the 44 of Shaun Deeb. The pot stood at about 330,000 and the flop completely missed Veldhuis. However, the ace on the turn put Veldhuis ahead and gave him the massive pot.

Chris Moneymaker Making a Run Up the Leaderboard

Keith Lehr raises to 3,000 from early position and Chris Moneymaker calls from the button. The flop comes Q43, Lehr bets 7,000, Moneymaker calls. The turn is the K and this time Lehr bets 17,000. Moneymaker raises another 25,000 and Lehr folds after a minute in the tank. After the hand Lehr falls down just about 200,000 while Moneymaker climbs up to 260,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Doyle Brunson,   Chris Moneymaker,   Shawn Buchanan,   Keith Lehr,   Michael DeMichele,   Shaun Deeb,   Nicolas Levi

Level 2 Update: 2008 November Nine Finalist Scott Montgomery Busts Early

May 28, '09

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 196 out of 201

Chip Counts:

1. Phil Laak — 280,00
2. Tony G — 255,000
3. Scott Seiver — 250,000
4. Justin Bonomo — 240,000
5. David Chiu — 240,000
6. Michael DeMichele — 230,000
7. Evan McNiff — 215,000
8. Kyle Wilson — 210,000
9. Vivek Rajkumar — 190,000
10. Andy Black — 185,000

Average Chip Count: 122,500

Notable Eliminations:

Scott Montgomery
Tom Dwan

Big Hands:

Greg Mueller Wins a Big pot off of Steve Gross

With just about 5,000 already in the pot, Steve Gross bets 2,800 on a flop of 822. Mueller raises another 6,000 and Gross calls. The turn is the 6, and this time Gross checks to Mueller who bets 13,000. Gross calls and the river is the Q. Gross once again checks to Mueller who this time bets 38,000. Gross calls and Mueller turns over 88 for a full house. Gross mucks his cards and is down to 67,000 after this hand while Mueller climbs up to 175,000 in chips.

Scott Montgomery is Eliminated

On a flop of AJ2, Scott Seiver checked from the small blind. Tom Dwan bet out and Scott Montgomery raised to 50,000. Scott Seiver went into the tank for minutes and eventually raised all-in. Dwan folded instantly and Montgomery called all-in instantly as he was committed to the pot. Seiver turned over AQ and Montgomery flipped over the 87 for a flush draw and backdoor straight draw. The turn was the 9, giving Montgomery extra outs. The river bricked out and Seiver won a large pot and eliminated Montgomery who rushed away from the table.

Freddy Deeb Steals a Nice Pot on the Turn

Freddy Deeb raises to 1,800 from middle position and Michael DeMichele calls from the button. Shawn Buchanan reraises to 6,500 from the small blind, Deeb calls and DeMichele folds. The flop comes 1052, and Buchanan bets 11,000. Deeb calls and the turn is the 5. This time Deeb leads out for 20,000 and Buchanan mucks his cards. After the hand, Deeb climbs back up to his starting stack while Buchanan falls down to 65,000 in chips and DeMichele is left with just under 140,000.

Shawn Buchanan Can’t Buy a Pot

Shawn Buchanan raises to 1,525 from under the gun and Ali Eslami reraises to 4,000 from the small blind. Buchanan calls and the flop comes Q102. This time Eslami leads out for 7,500 and Buchanan calls. The turn is the 5, Eslami bets 20,000 and Buchanan folds. Eslami rakes the pot bringing his chip count up to 153,000 this hand, while Buchanan falls down to just 50,000 in chips.

Tom Dwan is Eliminated

On a board of 5382, Tom Dwan was faced with a 53,000 chip bet from David Pham. Dwan went into the tank and eventually called all-in. The players turned over the cards and the online phenom turned over 66, for a pair and a gut shot straight draw. Pham turned over KK and was well in front. The river brought a third king for Pham and Durrr was knocked out early.

Left In The Deck:

Mike Matusow and Andy Black exchange needling from their respective tables. Matusow starts telling Black that his beard will eventually grow to be on the floor because he won’t win a tournament in the next four years.

Player Tags: David Pham,   Shawn Buchanan,   Tom Dwan,   Freddy Deeb,   Scott Seiver,   Michael DeMichele,   Scott Montgomery

Level 11 Update -- Day 2 Begins

May 29, '09

Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 79 out of 201

Chip Counts:

1. Bruno Fitoussi – 812,500
2. Chris Moneymaker – 805,000
3. Sorel Mizzi – 772,000
4. Justin Bonomo – 738,000
5. Alexander Veldhuis – 646,500
6. Kyle Wilson – 611,500
7. Brian Townsend – 609,000
8. Emil Patel – 494,500
9. Alan Sass – 491,000
10. Alex Jacob – 450,000

Average Chip Count: 271,011

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Watson
Shawn Buchanan
Amit Makhija

Big Hands:

Sorel Mizzi Wins Huge Double Up

On a board of 88s4, Sorel Mizzi bet out 40,000 and Michael DeMichele contemplated briefly before calling. The pot stood at 150,000 at the moment. The turn brought the 4 and Mizzi tanked before betting 90,500 into DeMichele. DeMichele eventually called and the 4 landed on the river, putting a full house on board. Mizzi once again tanked before announcing he was all-in. DeMichele looked shocked and tanked for minutes before finally calling the 266,500 chip all-in from Mizzi. Mizzi turned over the AA and DeMichele eventually mucked. Mizzi is now among the top chip leaders, with 772,000.

Mike Watson is Elminated

The short stacked Michael Watson moved all in with AQ and was called by James Mackey with pocket sixes and another opponent with pocket queens. Watson failed to hit the ace and was knocked out of the tournament.

Vitaly Lunkin Eliminates an Opponent

The button moved all in preflop and Vitaly Lunkin made the call from late position, covering his opponent. The recent RPT Moscow champion flipped over 1010 and the button showed down 88. The board ran out A6K99 and Lunkin won the hand to grow his stack to 289,000. The button was eliminated and made his way to the rail.

Brian Rast Doubles Up

Brian Rast moved all in from late position for 136,500 preflop and the button called him down. Their cards:

Rast: AJ
Button: AQ

Board: 81038J

Rast doubled up on the hand to survive with more than 270,000.

Amit Makhija is Eliminated By Mike Matusow

Amit Makhija moved all in pre-flop with ace king off-suit and was called by the AA of Mike Matusow. Makhija failed to hit any miracle and was eliminated by the three-time bracelet winner.

Alex Jacob Moves All-in On The River

On a board of 48Q1010, Alex Jacob moved all in for 137,000 against the big stack of Chris Moneymaker. Moneymaker went into the tank for quite some time asking Jacob if he would show his hand if he folded. Jacob was stone faced and took down the large pot once Moneymaker folded. Jacob is now up to 450,000.

James Mackey Wins a Coin-flip, Eliminates Shawn Buchanan

After some raising, James Mackey moved all-in pre-flop for 114,500 and Shawn went into the tank for minutes. Buchanan counted his chips, noticing that Mackey had him covered and eventually made the call. Mackey turned over KQ and Buchanan tabled the 1010. The flop of JJ5 was safe for Buchanan but the Q on the turn made the situation grim. The river brought the 7 and Mackey’s chip stack rose to 310,000.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Shawn Buchanan,   James Mackey,   Michael Watson,   Michael DeMichele,   Sorel Mizzi,   Amit Makhija

Michael DeMichele Misses But Wins

Feb 17, '09

Razz

Farzad Rouhani raises the bring in with an 8 showing and Michael DeMichele reraises with a 2. Rouhani makes the call and both players take a card.

Fourth Street - Both players receive a ten and DeMichele continues with a bet. Rouhani makes the call.

Rouhani: (XX) 8-10
DeMichele: (X X) 2-10

Fifth Street - This time Rouhani draws a good card and bets. DeMichele makes the call.

Rouhani: (XX) 8-10-5
DeMichele: (X X) 2-10-K

Sixth Street - DeMichele picks up a seven and bets it, Rouhani calls, seemingly drawing to an eight.

Rouhani: (XX) 8-10-5-Q
DeMichele: (X X) 2-10-K-7

Seventh Street - The down card pairs both players hole cards and they decide to check it down.

Rouhani: (XX) 8-10-5-Q (X)
DeMichele: (X X) 2-10-K-7 (X)

Result - DeMichele's 10-7-3-2-A is enough to beat Rouhani's 10-8-5-2-A

Rouhani: (A-2) 8-10-5-Q (2)
DeMichele: (A-3) 2-10-K-7 (3)

Player Tags: Farzad Rouhani,   Michael DeMichele

Michael DeMichele Eliminated

Oct 29, '08

Michael DeMichele moves all in from late position for about 78,000 and is called by one of the blinds.

DeMichele shows AQ but is dominated by AK. The board comes J10853 and DeMichele is eliminated, making this a bit less awkward for Scotty Nguyen.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Michael DeMichele

Johan Til Eliminated in 14th Place ($53,290)

Oct 24, '08

Johan Til is all in with KQ against Michael DeMichelle's JJ. The board runs out 52258 and Til, who plays online as busto_soon, is busted in 14th place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Michael DeMichele

Michael DeMichele Eliminated in 8th Place ($106,580)

Oct 25, '08

Nenad Medic moves all in and Michael DeMichele calls all in behind him.

Medic shows K2 and DeMichele is ahead with AQ. The board comes K9444 and Medic's full house sends DeMichele's packing in 8th place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Nenad Medic,   Michael DeMichele

Michael DeMichele Doubles Up

Oct 25, '08

Michael DeMichele is all in with AK against Nenad Medic's 76.

The board comes Q10545 and DeMichele doubles up to 1.45 million. Medic now takes his spot as the short stack with 700,000.

Player Tags: Nenad Medic,   Michael DeMichele

Joe Sebok Wins a Huge Pot

Oct 25, '08

Joe Sebok raises to 160,000 and Michael DeMichele calls from the button. The flop comes A87 and Sebok bets 200,000. DeMichele calls and the turn is the 7.

Both players check to the river which is the 9. Sebok bets 450,000 and is called once again. He shows J10 for the nut straight and DeMichele mucks.

Sebok now has about 2.8 million while DeMichele becomes the short stack with just under 700,000.

Player Tags: Joe Sebok,   Michael DeMichele

Michael DeMichele Chips Up

Oct 25, '08

Nam Le raises to 145,000 and is called by Michael DeMichele in the cutoff and Oddie Dardon in the big blind.

The flop comes QJ8 and Le bets 250,000. DeMichele moves all in for 950,000 and Dardon folds. Le folds and DeMichele moves his stack to 1.7 million.

Player Tags: Nam Le,   Osmin Dardon,   Michael DeMichele

Wattel Doubles Through DeMichele Again

Oct 25, '08

Michael DeMichele raises to 90,000 on the button and Mike Wattel reraises to 250,000. DeMichele calls and the flop comes KQ2.

Wattel immediately moves all in for 580,000. DeMichele agonizes over his decision for several minutes before calling with QJ. Wattel loves it and turns over AQ.

The turn and river come 66 and Wattel doubles up to nearly 1.7 million in chips. DeMichelle is left with just over 1 million and a lot of regret.

Player Tags: Michael Wattel,   Michael DeMichele

Mike Wattel Doubles Up

Oct 25, '08

Michael DeMichele raises to 90,000 and Mike Wattel moves all in for 415,000.

After about 3 minutes in the tank, DeMichele calls with K7 and Wattel shows 55. The board comes JJ934 and Wattel doubles up to just over 900,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Michael Wattel,   Michael DeMichele

Johan Til Eliminated in 14th Place ($53,290)

Oct 24, '08

Johan Til is all in with KQ against Michael DeMichelle's JJ. The board runs out 52258 and Til, who plays online as busto_soon, is busted in 14th place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Michael DeMichele

Michael DeMichele Eliminated in 8th Place ($106,580)

Oct 25, '08

Nenad Medic moves all in and Michael DeMichele calls all in behind him.

Medic shows K2 and DeMichele is ahead with AQ. The board comes K9444 and Medic's full house sends DeMichele's packing in 8th place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Nenad Medic,   Michael DeMichele

Michael DeMichele Doubles Up

Oct 25, '08

Michael DeMichele is all in with AK against Nenad Medic's 76.

The board comes Q10545 and DeMichele doubles up to 1.45 million. Medic now takes his spot as the short stack with 700,000.

Player Tags: Nenad Medic,   Michael DeMichele

Joe Sebok Wins a Huge Pot

Oct 25, '08

Joe Sebok raises to 160,000 and Michael DeMichele calls from the button. The flop comes A87 and Sebok bets 200,000. DeMichele calls and the turn is the 7.

Both players check to the river which is the 9. Sebok bets 450,000 and is called once again. He shows J10 for the nut straight and DeMichele mucks.

Sebok now has about 2.8 million while DeMichele becomes the short stack with just under 700,000.

Player Tags: Joe Sebok,   Michael DeMichele

Michael DeMichele Chips Up

Oct 25, '08

Nam Le raises to 145,000 and is called by Michael DeMichele in the cutoff and Oddie Dardon in the big blind.

The flop comes QJ8 and Le bets 250,000. DeMichele moves all in for 950,000 and Dardon folds. Le folds and DeMichele moves his stack to 1.7 million.

Player Tags: Nam Le,   Osmin Dardon,   Michael DeMichele

Wattel Doubles Through DeMichele Again

Oct 25, '08

Michael DeMichele raises to 90,000 on the button and Mike Wattel reraises to 250,000. DeMichele calls and the flop comes KQ2.

Wattel immediately moves all in for 580,000. DeMichele agonizes over his decision for several minutes before calling with QJ. Wattel loves it and turns over AQ.

The turn and river come 66 and Wattel doubles up to nearly 1.7 million in chips. DeMichelle is left with just over 1 million and a lot of regret.

Player Tags: Michael Wattel,   Michael DeMichele

Mike Wattel Doubles Up

Oct 25, '08

Michael DeMichele raises to 90,000 and Mike Wattel moves all in for 415,000.

After about 3 minutes in the tank, DeMichele calls with K7 and Wattel shows 55. The board comes JJ934 and Wattel doubles up to just over 900,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Michael Wattel,   Michael DeMichele

$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap

Jun 27, '08

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  4,000-8,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  2,000 ante, 2,000 bring in, 8,000-16,000 stakes

Players Left: 46 of 148

Chip Leaders:
Joseph Michael - 730,000
Edwin Ting - 690,000
Barry Greenstein - 655,000
Lyle Berman - 603,000
Michael DeMichele - 590,000
Chad Brown - 550,000
Huck Seed - 525,000
James Mackey - 510,000
Farzad "Fred" Bonyadi - 480,000
David Oppenheim - 475,000

Average Stack: 321,750

Eliminations:
Dario Minieri
Greg Mueller
Isabelle Mercier

Big Hands and Storylines:

Omaha/8b

Minh Ly Doubles Up

Minh Ly raised from early position and was called by Barry Greenstein in middle position, Phil Ivey in the small blind, and Layne Flack in the big blind. The flop was Q97 and Ivey bet out and Flack folded. Ly raised, Greenstein folded, and Ivey called.  On the 3 turn Ivey check-called a bet from Ly. The river was the A and Ivey checked again. Ly bet, leaving himself only 20,000 behind, and Ivey folded rather quickly. The pot brought Ly up to 150,000 and knocked Ivey down to a perilously low 100,000.

Razz

Greg Mueller Eliminated

After a raise and a re-raise, Greg Mueller was all-in on third street against Chris Reslock:

Mueller: (2)(9)4JJ109
Reslock: (3)(6)45J107

After all of the cards had been dealt, Reslock’s 7-low was good to take down the smallish pot. Mueller, unlike most players who dart from the tournament floor at light speed, lingered around his table for a few minutes before taking a leisurely walk out of the Amazon Room.

Dario Minieri Eliminated

Having gotten all-in as a short-stack a number of times in the Omaha/8b portion of the event only to repeatedly claim a chopped pot, Dario Minieri got himself all-in on third street against Andy Bloch in razz. There would be no split pot this time; it was either double up or go home for Minieri. Unfortunately for the diminutive Italian, he would be sent packing.  Despite starting with 5-2-A, he could only make a 9-8 low. Bloch’s 5-3-2 turned into an 8-5 on seventh street and the pot was his. Bloch now has about 210,000.

Stud

Isabelle Mercier Eliminated

Ralph Perry: AA93
Justin Bonomo: J974
Isabelle Mercier: 7322

On seventh street, with Isabelle Mercier all-in, Ralph Perry bet into Justin Bonomo. Bonomo mulled over a decision and opted to simply call. Perry insta-mucked, not even giving Bonomo a chance to show his cards. When Bonomo did reveal his downcards – (Q)(6)(5) – it was apparent to Mercier that he had made a flush, and that her day was over. Bonomo is now up to 170,000.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Minh Ly,   Huck Seed,   David Oppenheim,   Greg Mueller,   Lyle Berman,   Phil Ivey,   James Mackey,   Isabelle Mercier,   Justin Bonomo,   Dario Minieri,   Michael DeMichele,   Joseph Michael,   Edwin Ting,   European Report

$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 3 - Level 12 Recap

Jun 27, '08

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  3,000-6,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  1,500 ante, 2,000 bring in, 6,000-12,000 stakes

Players Left: 59 of 148

Chip Leaders:
Lyle Berman - 603,000
Barry Greenstein - 505,000
Phil Ivey - 501,000
William Chen - 420,000
Huck Seed - 420,000
Joseph Michael - 410,000
Michael DeMichele - 390,000
Chris Reslock - 384,000
David Bach - 380,000
Gene Fisher - 375,000

Average Stack: 256,900

Eliminations:
Doug Ganger
Jeff Lisandro
Lee Markholt
Steve Sung

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hold’em

Ace-High No Good For Mackey

James “mig.com” Mackey, who has found quite a bit of success in mixed events this year, hit a bit of a road block in Alexander Kostritsyn in the last level. Kostritsyn raised to 12,000 on the button and Mackey upped it to 18,000 in the big blind. Kostritsyn called. On a flop of KJ6, Mackey bet and the young Russian called. Mackey bet and Kostritsyn called again on the 5 turn. Action halted on the river when both players checked the 6. Mackey showed A3 for ace-high and was beaten by Kostritsyn’s pair of jacks with J10. The hand boosted Kostritsyn to 180,000.

Omaha/8b

Big Stacks Tangle

The holders of two of the biggest stacks of the tournament, Phil Ivey and Bill Chen, played an Omaha eight-or-better pot in the last round that resulted in a scoop for one of the two. Ivey raised from early position and it folded around to Chen in the big blind. Chen made the call and the flop came off 865. Chen check-raised Ivey on the flop and Ivey made the call. Chen bet the 2 turn and Ivey made another call. Both players checked the 4 river and Chen showed QQ74 for a straight and a 7-low. Ivey rapped the table and Chen raked in a pot to move to 420,000 in chips. Ivey is not to be pitied though, as he ended the level with 500,000.

Razz

From Russia With Low

Ralph Perry: 2J3Q
Justin Bonomo: A28J

Michael Joseph completed with the 3 showing on third street, Perry raised, and Bonomo made it 18,000. Both Joseph and Perry called. On fourth street, Bonomo bet out with A2 showing, Michael, having drawn a Q, folded, and Perry called despite drawing a jack. On fifth and sixth streets, Bonomo bet and Perry called. Both players checked the river and Bonomo tabled (3)(2)(J). Perry surveyed Bonomo’s cards very closely, then scrutinized his own, before finally revealing (A)(5)(5) for a J-5 low, narrowly edging out Bonomo’s J-8 low.

The pot gave Perry a stack of 245,000. Bonomo is hovering near the 300,000 chip mark.

Stud

Marcel Luske Eliminates Steve Sung

Steve Sung, desperately short-stacked, got his chips all-in against Marcel Luske. The news was bad for Sung when Luske showed (A)(Q)10JK3 for the broadway straight. Sung had a flush draw though – (9)(5)KQ62. Sung looked at his final card and then stood up and quickly left the table. After winning the pot Luske was up to 290,000.

James Mackey Eliminates Doug Ganger

Doug Ganger: 2K75
James Mackey: A738
Mickey Appleman: K4108

With only a few thousand chips left, Ganger brought in with his deuce and found himself all-in on third street. Mackey bet every street on the hand and Appleman called him down all the way until seventh street where he folded. Mackey showed (A)(10)(9) and that was good enough to take down the pot and eliminate Ganger. After some early trouble in the level, Mackey has bounced back to 250,000.

Player Tags: Gene Fisher,   Lee Markholt,   Barry Greenstein,   Huck Seed,   David Bach,   Lyle Berman,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Phil Ivey,   Marcel Luske,   James Mackey,   Chris Reslock,   Justin Bonomo,   Bill Chen,   Steve Sung,   Ralph Perry,   Michael DeMichele,   Joseph Michael,   Doug Ganger,   Alexander Kostritsyn

Scotty Nguyen Wins Event No. 45 ($1,989,120)

Jun 29, '08

Scotty Nguyen Wins Event No. 45 ($1,989,120) - Hold'em

After taking down a big pot in stud eight-or-better with kings up, Scotty Nguyen had Michael DeMichele on the ropes for a hand of limit hold'em. All in preflop, Nguyen dominated DeMichele's A3 with his own A10. The final board ran out A9674 and Nguyen was crowned as the 2008 World Champion of H.O.R.S.E.

Michael DeMichele finished in second place, earning $1,243,200 for his runner-up performance.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Michael DeMichele

$50K H.O.R.S.E. - Lindgren Eliminated

Jun 29, '08

Betting Limits: 180,000 - 360,000
 

Chip Leaders:

Scotty Nguyen: 12,140,000
Michael DeMichele: 2,660,000

Eliminations:  None
 

Big Hands and Storylines:

Scotty Nguyen Sitting Pretty

With over 11 million in chips, only 11 big bets separated Scotty Nguyen from the title, as both Erick Lindgren and Michael DeMichele were down to their last million each.

NOTE: The players then took a 20-minute break before the blinds increased.

Chip Counts at the Break

Scotty Nguyen - 10,085,000
Michael DeMichele - 3,040,000
Erick Lindgren - 1,675,000

300 and Counting

As the final three players continue to press on, the 300 hand mark has come and gone, despite both short stacks being dangerously close to the felt for quite some time.

Erick Lindgren Eliminated in Third Place ($781,440) - Stud

With a board reading 87K4, Erick Lindgren was all in against Scotty Nguyen on sixth street. Lindgren turned over his hole cards to reveal A8 and Nguyen showed his pair of nines. Lindgren needed to improve to stay alive, but his final card was the 2, sending him home in third place.

Despite his disappointing finish, Lindgren has taken over the WSOP player of the year leader board, sitting just a few points ahead of Barry Greenstein andd Jacobo Fernandez.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   Michael DeMichele

$50K H.O.R.S.E. - Scotty Nguyen Takes Control

Jun 29, '08

Betting Limits: 120,000 - 240,000
 

Chip Leaders:

Michael DeMichele - 2,200,000
Scotty Nguyen - 8,800,000
Erick Lindgren - 3,800,000

Eliminations:  None
 

Big Hands and Storylines:

Scotty Nguyen Takes Back the Lead - Omaha 8/ob

Scotty Nguyen raised and was reraised by Michael DeMichele. Nguyen called and the flop came down 972 and DeMichele bet. Nguyen called and the turn was the 5. DeMichele continued with a bet and Nguyen called. The river was the 5 and DeMichele bet once again. Nguyen raised and was called. Nguyen showed A-8-6-3 for the nut low and the nut straight and scooped a huge pot to give him back the chip lead, and send DeMichele to the bottom of the board.

Michael DeMichele on the Short Stack

After leading much of three-handed play, Michael DeMichele is now on the short stack, sitting with less than 10 big bets. Erick Lindgren is not far ahead of him, as Scotty Nguyen has dominated the last couple rounds to open up a bit of a lead.

 

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   Michael DeMichele

$50K H.O.R.S.E. - Pretty Much Even

Jun 29, '08

Betting Limits: 120,000 - 240,000
 

Chip Leaders:

Michael DeMichele - 5,730,000
Scotty Nguyen - 4,605,000
Erick Lindgren - 4,465,000

Eliminations:  None
 

Big Hands and Storylines:

The Stacks Even Out - Stud 8/ob

As play continues with monster swings in each direction, Erick Lindgren took down a nice sized pot during the stud eight-or-better rounds to even out the stacks a bit around the 5 million mark. Lindgren was heads up against Michael DeMichele and got five big bets out of his Aces full of fives to chip up. DeMichele didn't show his hand that consisted of at least a pair of sevens.

NOTE: The players then took a 20-minute break.
 

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   Michael DeMichele

$50K H.O.R.S.E. - Lindgren Makes His Comeback

Jun 29, '08

Betting Limits: 120,000 - 240,000
 

Chip Leaders:

Michael DeMichele - 7,900,000
Scotty Nguyen - 3,000,000
Erick Lindgren - 3,900,000

Eliminations:  None
 

Big Hands and Storylines:

Stacks Getting Shorter

With approximately 15 million in chips in play, the average stack at this point is just under 5 million, giving the players an average of about 20 big bets remaining in three-handed play. Pretty much any hand that reaches the turn, or fourth street is going to cost someone a big portion of their chips.

Erick Lindgren Doubles Up

Down to his last 900,000, Erick Lindgren needed some help to stay alive in the round of Stud. On sixth street, Lindgren was all in against Scotty Nguyen. Lindgren held just a measly pair of fives, but it was ahead of Nguyen's two overs and a diamond draw. Nguyen needed a queen, jack or a diamond to make Lindgren sweat his final card, but the K meant that Lindgren didn't even need to look, doubling up to almost 2 million in chips.

Erick Lindgren Picks Up Some More

Immediately after doubling up, Lindgren went on a tear during the hold'em round, winning three big showdowns against Scotty Nguyen to bring him close to 4 million in chips.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   Michael DeMichele

$50K H.O.R.S.E. - Berman Busted

Jun 29, '08

Betting Limits: 100,000 - 200,000
 

Chip Leaders:

Michael DeMichele - 4,800,000
Scotty Nguyen - 6,100,000
Erick Lindgren - 2,100,000
Matt Glantz - 2,600,000

Eliminations: Lyle Berman (5th Place)
 

Big Hands and Storylines:

Lyle Berman Eliminated in Fifth Place ($444,000) - Razz

Lyle Berman was getting short and put the last of his chips in the pot during a razz hand against Scotty Nguyen and Michael DeMichele on third street. Berman failed to catch much of anything as he watched Nguyen and DeMichele battle it out on every street to claim the pot and his bounty. In the end, DeMichele revealed a 7-5 low to take the pot and eliminate the World Poker Tour founder in fifth place.

Matthew Glantz Stays Alive

After taking a few hits down to under 800,000, Matthew Glantz took down more than his fair share of pots in the Stud and Stud eight-or-better round to boost his stack to over 2 million in chips.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Lyle Berman,   Matthew Glantz,   Michael DeMichele

$50K H.O.R.S.E. - Greenstein Eliminated

Jun 29, '08

Betting Limits: 80,000 - 160,000
 

Chip Leaders:

Michael DeMichele - 5,455,000
Scotty Nguyen - 4,925,000
Erick Lindgren - 2,330,000
Matt Glantz - 1,105,000
Lyle Berman - 1,000,000

Eliminations: Barry Greenstein (6th Place)
 

Big Hands and Storylines:

Barry Greenstein Eliminated in Sixth Place ($355,200) - Stud 8/ob

After Seed's elimination, it was up to Barry Greenstein to avoid elimination on the short stack. In one of the last stud eight-or-better hands of the level, Greenstein bet his last 160,000 on seventh street with a board showing 4AA10. Scotty Nguyen made the call and Greenstein showed another four for Aces up. But Nguyen held pocket sevens to go along with another on his board to make trips and send Greenstein packing in sixth place.

This cash marks Greenstein's third consecutive cash in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event and is the only player to cash in all three.

Scotty Nguyen Wins A Monster Pot - Omaha 8/ob

Scotty Nguyen bet and raised his way to a monster scoop during the Omaha eight-or-better round of play. He got Matthew Glantz and Erick Lindgren to call him down on a board of K9436 and revealed A-K-5-2 for the nut-low and a six-high straight to scoop both halves of the pot. This pot put him

Michael DeMichele Chips Up - Omaha 8/ob

With two big scoops during the Omaha eight-or-better round, Michael DeMichele climbed over the 4 million in chips mark and took the chip lead shortly before the dinner break.

NOTE: The players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. Join us at 9:30 PST for the conclusion of the $50,000 World Championship of H.O.R.S.E.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   Barry Greenstein,   Matthew Glantz,   Michael DeMichele

$50K H.O.R.S.E. - Seed Exits

Jun 29, '08

Betting Limits: 60,000 - 120,000
 

Chip Leaders:

Scotty Nguyen - 3,950,000
Erick Lindgren - 3,600,000
Michael DeMichele - 2,900,000
Matt Glantz - 1,900,000
Lyle Berman - 1,700,000
Barry Greenstein - 750,000

Eliminations: Huck Seed (7th Place)
 

Big Hands and Storylines:

Huck Seed Eliminated in Seventh Place ($284,160) - Stud 8/ob

Huck Seed was getting low and with his final four bets, got it all in against Michael DeMichele in a hand of stud eight-or-better. DeMichele's board read 3256 and Seed was showing 899Q. After seventh street, DeMichele revealed three more diamonds and a low card to scoop the pot and send the 1996 main event champion to the rail in seventh place.

NOTE: The players then took a 20-minute break before the blinds and antes increased.

 

 

 

Player Tags: Huck Seed,   Michael DeMichele

$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap

Jun 27, '08

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  4,000-8,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  2,000 ante, 2,000 bring in, 8,000-16,000 stakes

Players Left: 46 of 148

Chip Leaders:
Joseph Michael - 730,000
Edwin Ting - 690,000
Barry Greenstein - 655,000
Lyle Berman - 603,000
Michael DeMichele - 590,000
Chad Brown - 550,000
Huck Seed - 525,000
James Mackey - 510,000
Farzad "Fred" Bonyadi - 480,000
David Oppenheim - 475,000

Average Stack: 321,750

Eliminations:
Dario Minieri
Greg Mueller
Isabelle Mercier

Big Hands and Storylines:

Omaha/8b

Minh Ly Doubles Up

Minh Ly raised from early position and was called by Barry Greenstein in middle position, Phil Ivey in the small blind, and Layne Flack in the big blind. The flop was Q97 and Ivey bet out and Flack folded. Ly raised, Greenstein folded, and Ivey called.  On the 3 turn Ivey check-called a bet from Ly. The river was the A and Ivey checked again. Ly bet, leaving himself only 20,000 behind, and Ivey folded rather quickly. The pot brought Ly up to 150,000 and knocked Ivey down to a perilously low 100,000.

Razz

Greg Mueller Eliminated

After a raise and a re-raise, Greg Mueller was all-in on third street against Chris Reslock:

Mueller: (2)(9)4JJ109
Reslock: (3)(6)45J107

After all of the cards had been dealt, Reslock’s 7-low was good to take down the smallish pot. Mueller, unlike most players who dart from the tournament floor at light speed, lingered around his table for a few minutes before taking a leisurely walk out of the Amazon Room.

Dario Minieri Eliminated

Having gotten all-in as a short-stack a number of times in the Omaha/8b portion of the event only to repeatedly claim a chopped pot, Dario Minieri got himself all-in on third street against Andy Bloch in razz. There would be no split pot this time; it was either double up or go home for Minieri. Unfortunately for the diminutive Italian, he would be sent packing.  Despite starting with 5-2-A, he could only make a 9-8 low. Bloch’s 5-3-2 turned into an 8-5 on seventh street and the pot was his. Bloch now has about 210,000.

Stud

Isabelle Mercier Eliminated

Ralph Perry: AA93
Justin Bonomo: J974
Isabelle Mercier: 7322

On seventh street, with Isabelle Mercier all-in, Ralph Perry bet into Justin Bonomo. Bonomo mulled over a decision and opted to simply call. Perry insta-mucked, not even giving Bonomo a chance to show his cards. When Bonomo did reveal his downcards – (Q)(6)(5) – it was apparent to Mercier that he had made a flush, and that her day was over. Bonomo is now up to 170,000.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Minh Ly,   Huck Seed,   David Oppenheim,   Greg Mueller,   Lyle Berman,   Phil Ivey,   James Mackey,   Isabelle Mercier,   Justin Bonomo,   Dario Minieri,   Michael DeMichele,   Joseph Michael,   Edwin Ting,   European Report

$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 3 - Level 12 Recap

Jun 27, '08

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  3,000-6,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  1,500 ante, 2,000 bring in, 6,000-12,000 stakes

Players Left: 59 of 148

Chip Leaders:
Lyle Berman - 603,000
Barry Greenstein - 505,000
Phil Ivey - 501,000
William Chen - 420,000
Huck Seed - 420,000
Joseph Michael - 410,000
Michael DeMichele - 390,000
Chris Reslock - 384,000
David Bach - 380,000
Gene Fisher - 375,000

Average Stack: 256,900

Eliminations:
Doug Ganger
Jeff Lisandro
Lee Markholt
Steve Sung

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hold’em

Ace-High No Good For Mackey

James “mig.com” Mackey, who has found quite a bit of success in mixed events this year, hit a bit of a road block in Alexander Kostritsyn in the last level. Kostritsyn raised to 12,000 on the button and Mackey upped it to 18,000 in the big blind. Kostritsyn called. On a flop of KJ6, Mackey bet and the young Russian called. Mackey bet and Kostritsyn called again on the 5 turn. Action halted on the river when both players checked the 6. Mackey showed A3 for ace-high and was beaten by Kostritsyn’s pair of jacks with J10. The hand boosted Kostritsyn to 180,000.

Omaha/8b

Big Stacks Tangle

The holders of two of the biggest stacks of the tournament, Phil Ivey and Bill Chen, played an Omaha eight-or-better pot in the last round that resulted in a scoop for one of the two. Ivey raised from early position and it folded around to Chen in the big blind. Chen made the call and the flop came off 865. Chen check-raised Ivey on the flop and Ivey made the call. Chen bet the 2 turn and Ivey made another call. Both players checked the 4 river and Chen showed QQ74 for a straight and a 7-low. Ivey rapped the table and Chen raked in a pot to move to 420,000 in chips. Ivey is not to be pitied though, as he ended the level with 500,000.

Razz

From Russia With Low

Ralph Perry: 2J3Q
Justin Bonomo: A28J

Michael Joseph completed with the 3 showing on third street, Perry raised, and Bonomo made it 18,000. Both Joseph and Perry called. On fourth street, Bonomo bet out with A2 showing, Michael, having drawn a Q, folded, and Perry called despite drawing a jack. On fifth and sixth streets, Bonomo bet and Perry called. Both players checked the river and Bonomo tabled (3)(2)(J). Perry surveyed Bonomo’s cards very closely, then scrutinized his own, before finally revealing (A)(5)(5) for a J-5 low, narrowly edging out Bonomo’s J-8 low.

The pot gave Perry a stack of 245,000. Bonomo is hovering near the 300,000 chip mark.

Stud

Marcel Luske Eliminates Steve Sung

Steve Sung, desperately short-stacked, got his chips all-in against Marcel Luske. The news was bad for Sung when Luske showed (A)(Q)10JK3 for the broadway straight. Sung had a flush draw though – (9)(5)KQ62. Sung looked at his final card and then stood up and quickly left the table. After winning the pot Luske was up to 290,000.

James Mackey Eliminates Doug Ganger

Doug Ganger: 2K75
James Mackey: A738
Mickey Appleman: K4108

With only a few thousand chips left, Ganger brought in with his deuce and found himself all-in on third street. Mackey bet every street on the hand and Appleman called him down all the way until seventh street where he folded. Mackey showed (A)(10)(9) and that was good enough to take down the pot and eliminate Ganger. After some early trouble in the level, Mackey has bounced back to 250,000.

Player Tags: Gene Fisher,   Lee Markholt,   Barry Greenstein,   Huck Seed,   David Bach,   Lyle Berman,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Phil Ivey,   Marcel Luske,   James Mackey,   Chris Reslock,   Justin Bonomo,   Bill Chen,   Steve Sung,   Ralph Perry,   Michael DeMichele,   Joseph Michael,   Doug Ganger,   Alexander Kostritsyn

Scotty Nguyen Wins Event No. 45 ($1,989,120)

Jun 29, '08

Scotty Nguyen Wins Event No. 45 ($1,989,120) - Hold'em

After taking down a big pot in stud eight-or-better with kings up, Scotty Nguyen had Michael DeMichele on the ropes for a hand of limit hold'em. All in preflop, Nguyen dominated DeMichele's A3 with his own A10. The final board ran out A9674 and Nguyen was crowned as the 2008 World Champion of H.O.R.S.E.

Michael DeMichele finished in second place, earning $1,243,200 for his runner-up performance.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Michael DeMichele

$50K H.O.R.S.E. - Lindgren Eliminated

Jun 29, '08

Betting Limits: 180,000 - 360,000
 

Chip Leaders:

Scotty Nguyen: 12,140,000
Michael DeMichele: 2,660,000

Eliminations:  None
 

Big Hands and Storylines:

Scotty Nguyen Sitting Pretty

With over 11 million in chips, only 11 big bets separated Scotty Nguyen from the title, as both Erick Lindgren and Michael DeMichele were down to their last million each.

NOTE: The players then took a 20-minute break before the blinds increased.

Chip Counts at the Break

Scotty Nguyen - 10,085,000
Michael DeMichele - 3,040,000
Erick Lindgren - 1,675,000

300 and Counting

As the final three players continue to press on, the 300 hand mark has come and gone, despite both short stacks being dangerously close to the felt for quite some time.

Erick Lindgren Eliminated in Third Place ($781,440) - Stud

With a board reading 87K4, Erick Lindgren was all in against Scotty Nguyen on sixth street. Lindgren turned over his hole cards to reveal A8 and Nguyen showed his pair of nines. Lindgren needed to improve to stay alive, but his final card was the 2, sending him home in third place.

Despite his disappointing finish, Lindgren has taken over the WSOP player of the year leader board, sitting just a few points ahead of Barry Greenstein andd Jacobo Fernandez.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   Michael DeMichele

$50K H.O.R.S.E. - Scotty Nguyen Takes Control

Jun 29, '08

Betting Limits: 120,000 - 240,000
 

Chip Leaders:

Michael DeMichele - 2,200,000
Scotty Nguyen - 8,800,000
Erick Lindgren - 3,800,000

Eliminations:  None
 

Big Hands and Storylines:

Scotty Nguyen Takes Back the Lead - Omaha 8/ob

Scotty Nguyen raised and was reraised by Michael DeMichele. Nguyen called and the flop came down 972 and DeMichele bet. Nguyen called and the turn was the 5. DeMichele continued with a bet and Nguyen called. The river was the 5 and DeMichele bet once again. Nguyen raised and was called. Nguyen showed A-8-6-3 for the nut low and the nut straight and scooped a huge pot to give him back the chip lead, and send DeMichele to the bottom of the board.

Michael DeMichele on the Short Stack

After leading much of three-handed play, Michael DeMichele is now on the short stack, sitting with less than 10 big bets. Erick Lindgren is not far ahead of him, as Scotty Nguyen has dominated the last couple rounds to open up a bit of a lead.

 

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   Michael DeMichele

$50K H.O.R.S.E. - Pretty Much Even

Jun 29, '08

Betting Limits: 120,000 - 240,000
 

Chip Leaders:

Michael DeMichele - 5,730,000
Scotty Nguyen - 4,605,000
Erick Lindgren - 4,465,000

Eliminations:  None
 

Big Hands and Storylines:

The Stacks Even Out - Stud 8/ob

As play continues with monster swings in each direction, Erick Lindgren took down a nice sized pot during the stud eight-or-better rounds to even out the stacks a bit around the 5 million mark. Lindgren was heads up against Michael DeMichele and got five big bets out of his Aces full of fives to chip up. DeMichele didn't show his hand that consisted of at least a pair of sevens.

NOTE: The players then took a 20-minute break.
 

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   Michael DeMichele

$50K H.O.R.S.E. - Lindgren Makes His Comeback

Jun 29, '08

Betting Limits: 120,000 - 240,000
 

Chip Leaders:

Michael DeMichele - 7,900,000
Scotty Nguyen - 3,000,000
Erick Lindgren - 3,900,000

Eliminations:  None
 

Big Hands and Storylines:

Stacks Getting Shorter

With approximately 15 million in chips in play, the average stack at this point is just under 5 million, giving the players an average of about 20 big bets remaining in three-handed play. Pretty much any hand that reaches the turn, or fourth street is going to cost someone a big portion of their chips.

Erick Lindgren Doubles Up

Down to his last 900,000, Erick Lindgren needed some help to stay alive in the round of Stud. On sixth street, Lindgren was all in against Scotty Nguyen. Lindgren held just a measly pair of fives, but it was ahead of Nguyen's two overs and a diamond draw. Nguyen needed a queen, jack or a diamond to make Lindgren sweat his final card, but the K meant that Lindgren didn't even need to look, doubling up to almost 2 million in chips.

Erick Lindgren Picks Up Some More

Immediately after doubling up, Lindgren went on a tear during the hold'em round, winning three big showdowns against Scotty Nguyen to bring him close to 4 million in chips.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   Michael DeMichele

$50K H.O.R.S.E. - Berman Busted

Jun 29, '08

Betting Limits: 100,000 - 200,000
 

Chip Leaders:

Michael DeMichele - 4,800,000
Scotty Nguyen - 6,100,000
Erick Lindgren - 2,100,000
Matt Glantz - 2,600,000

Eliminations: Lyle Berman (5th Place)
 

Big Hands and Storylines:

Lyle Berman Eliminated in Fifth Place ($444,000) - Razz

Lyle Berman was getting short and put the last of his chips in the pot during a razz hand against Scotty Nguyen and Michael DeMichele on third street. Berman failed to catch much of anything as he watched Nguyen and DeMichele battle it out on every street to claim the pot and his bounty. In the end, DeMichele revealed a 7-5 low to take the pot and eliminate the World Poker Tour founder in fifth place.

Matthew Glantz Stays Alive

After taking a few hits down to under 800,000, Matthew Glantz took down more than his fair share of pots in the Stud and Stud eight-or-better round to boost his stack to over 2 million in chips.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Lyle Berman,   Matthew Glantz,   Michael DeMichele

$50K H.O.R.S.E. - Greenstein Eliminated

Jun 29, '08

Betting Limits: 80,000 - 160,000
 

Chip Leaders:

Michael DeMichele - 5,455,000
Scotty Nguyen - 4,925,000
Erick Lindgren - 2,330,000
Matt Glantz - 1,105,000
Lyle Berman - 1,000,000

Eliminations: Barry Greenstein (6th Place)
 

Big Hands and Storylines:

Barry Greenstein Eliminated in Sixth Place ($355,200) - Stud 8/ob

After Seed's elimination, it was up to Barry Greenstein to avoid elimination on the short stack. In one of the last stud eight-or-better hands of the level, Greenstein bet his last 160,000 on seventh street with a board showing 4AA10. Scotty Nguyen made the call and Greenstein showed another four for Aces up. But Nguyen held pocket sevens to go along with another on his board to make trips and send Greenstein packing in sixth place.

This cash marks Greenstein's third consecutive cash in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E. event and is the only player to cash in all three.

Scotty Nguyen Wins A Monster Pot - Omaha 8/ob

Scotty Nguyen bet and raised his way to a monster scoop during the Omaha eight-or-better round of play. He got Matthew Glantz and Erick Lindgren to call him down on a board of K9436 and revealed A-K-5-2 for the nut-low and a six-high straight to scoop both halves of the pot. This pot put him

Michael DeMichele Chips Up - Omaha 8/ob

With two big scoops during the Omaha eight-or-better round, Michael DeMichele climbed over the 4 million in chips mark and took the chip lead shortly before the dinner break.

NOTE: The players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. Join us at 9:30 PST for the conclusion of the $50,000 World Championship of H.O.R.S.E.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   Barry Greenstein,   Matthew Glantz,   Michael DeMichele

$50K H.O.R.S.E. - Seed Exits

Jun 29, '08

Betting Limits: 60,000 - 120,000
 

Chip Leaders:

Scotty Nguyen - 3,950,000
Erick Lindgren - 3,600,000
Michael DeMichele - 2,900,000
Matt Glantz - 1,900,000
Lyle Berman - 1,700,000
Barry Greenstein - 750,000

Eliminations: Huck Seed (7th Place)
 

Big Hands and Storylines:

Huck Seed Eliminated in Seventh Place ($284,160) - Stud 8/ob

Huck Seed was getting low and with his final four bets, got it all in against Michael DeMichele in a hand of stud eight-or-better. DeMichele's board read 3256 and Seed was showing 899Q. After seventh street, DeMichele revealed three more diamonds and a low card to scoop the pot and send the 1996 main event champion to the rail in seventh place.

NOTE: The players then took a 20-minute break before the blinds and antes increased.

 

 

 

Player Tags: Huck Seed,   Michael DeMichele

Event 8 - $10,000 Mixed Championship - End of Day

Jun 05, '08

Note: Play has ended for the day. The remaining eight final players will begin final table play tomorrow at 4:00pm.

Players Remaining: 8 of 192

Average Stack: 480,000

Final Table:
Matthew Glantz – 1,150,000
James Mackey – 700,000
Tom Dwan – 600,000
Michael DeMichele – 450,000
Sam Farha – 400,000
Tony Rivera – 300,000
Jeff Madsen – 200,000
Eli Elezra – 100,000

Recent Eliminations:
David Oppenheim (9^th)
Gus Hansen (10^th)

Big Hands:

Limit Hold’em: Gus Hansen Eliminated in 10^th Place ($45,120)

After being crippled just before the scheduled break, Gus Hansen’s tournament fate became even more dire during the limit hold’em round. Eli Elezra raised from the button, and Hansen three-bet from the small blind. Eli called, and Hansen bet before the flop fell JJ8. Eli deliberated, finally raising all in. Elezra was ahead with the A9 against Hansen’s KQ. The turn and river did nothing for Gus, and Elezra’s double-up left Hansen with less than 24,000 in chips.

Gus Hansen was eliminated on the next hand by Sam Farha, earning him a 10^th place finish and sending the remaining players to the final table bubble.

Stud 8: Decision Time for David Oppenheim

After not successfully winning a pot for several orbits, David Oppenheim was put to the test by Tom Dwan during the stud eight-or-better round. Showing a board of KK5, Tom Dwan made a bet that would have essentially committed all of Oppenheim’s chips to the middle. Oppenheim pondered for several minutes while staring down his opponent’s board and comparing it with his own, AK9. He eventually folded, and as he did so Dwan showed him the 5 from his hole cards. Oppenheim was decimated by the loss with only 30,000 in chips remaining.

During that hand, a decision was made by the floor staff to randomly draw one player from the table of five to join the table of four. James Mackey was selected to move, which was particularly significant. Mackey and Dwan had been virtually even in chips at their table, with the remaining players (Oppenheim, Anthony Rivera, and James Madsen) being short stacks playing very conservatively. Consequently, the majority of the pots had been contested by Dwan and Mackey. With Mackey joining the other table, Dwan was free to hijack many pots without resistance. Dwan raised every hand during his table’s four-handed play.

Stud 8: David Oppenheim Eliminated in 9^th Place ($45,120)

David Oppenheim’s difficult struggle on the final table bubble finally came to an end during the stud eight-or-better round. He was able to put all of his chips into the middle on third street with K88, called only by Jeff Madsen with A55. Oppenheim caught the K on fifth street, but Madsen’s A on sixth street overtook David’s two pair and sent him to the rail.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   David Oppenheim,   Eli Elezra,   Sam Farha,   James Mackey,   Matthew Glantz,   Tony Rivera,   Tom Dwan,   Jeff Madsen,   Michael DeMichele

Event 8 - $10,000 Mixed Championship - Level 18

Jun 05, '08

Players Remaining: 10 of 192

Average Stack: 384,000

Notable Chip Counts:
Matthew Glantz - 975,000
Tom Dwan - 610,000
James Mackey - 490,000
Michael DeMichele - 360,000
Jeff Madsen - 300,000
Sam Farha - 260,000
Gus Hansen - 240,000
Tony Rivera - 210,000
David Oppenheim - 190,000
Eli Elezra - 93,000

Recent Eliminations:
Ali Eslami (11^th)
Tom Schneider (12^th)

Big Hands:

2-7 Triple Draw: Hansen Shows Glantz the Money

After the third drawing round in a hand of deuce-to-seven triple draw, Gus Hansen checked and faced a bet from Matt Glantz into a large pot.  Gus contemplated for several minutes before laying down his hand.  As Glantz dragged the pot, he offered to let Hansen see his hole cards for $200.  Gus agreed and took a peek.  “Wow!  Seven-six low,” Gus commented as he took two $100 bills from his wallet and tossed them to Glantz.  “Maybe I should’ve asked for $300,” wondered Glantz.

2-7 Triple Draw: Hansen Crippled After Triple Draw Cooler

In the last hand of deuce-to-seven triple draw before the limit hold’em round began, Gus Hansen found himself involved in a large pot with Michael DeMichele.  Hansen check-raised DeMichele after the last round of drawing, adding to the already large pot.  DeMichelle just called Hansen’s raise and turned over eight-six-four low.  Hansen stood up and despairingly flipped over eight-six-five low.  Gus was left with only around 150,000 in chips at the end of the hand and is once again in immediate danger of elimination.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Matthew Glantz,   Michael DeMichele,   European Report

Event 8 - $10,000 Mixed Championship - Bubble Burst

Jun 05, '08

 

Players Remaining: 24 of 192

Average Stack: 160,000

Notable Chip Counts:
Matthew Glantz - 400,000
Tom Dwan - 360,000
Michael DeMichele - 270,000
Gus Hansen - 265,000
William McMahon - 250,000
Lee Watkinson - 225,000
Johnny Chan - 215,000
David Oppenheim - 196,000
Eli Elezra - 186,000
Tom Schneider - 180,000

Recent Eliminations:
Eric Froehlich
Minh Ly

Big Hands:

Razz: Jeff Madsen Eliminates Eric Froehlich and Sends Play to Hand-For-Hand

During the razz round, Jeff Madsen and Eric Froehlich contested a pot and ultimately had all the money in the middle by fifth street. Madsen had Froehlich covered by only a few hundred, and during the showdown Madsen turned over AJ98963. Froehlich mucked his cards and headed for the rail. Play continued hand-for-hand and remained at level 14 until another player was eliminated.

Meanwhile, a debate broke out between Eli Elezra and Greg Mueller over the WSOP procedures for bubble play. Elezra was concerned over what would happen if two players busted during one round of hands. Rio tournament supervisor Bill Bruce explained to Elezra the WSOP bubble policy. If the two players that bust simultaneously are playing at different tables, the 24^th place prize money would be divided equally between the two players. If both the eliminated players are from the same table, whoever began the hand with more chips would take all the 24^th place prize money and the other player would be the 25^th place finisher. Eli proposed that they discontinue the hand-for-hand, as he was concerned about how much time would expire before the bubble was broken. Mueller reminded Elezra that the tournament clock was frozen, so no tournament time would be lost.

7-Stud: Madsen Doubles Through Johnny Chan

Moments after eliminating Eric Froelich in 26^th place, Madsen found himself all in against Johnny Chan during the seven-card-stud round and in danger of being the bubble boy. Fortunately for Madsen, he pulled a lucky 3 on the river to stay alive and double up. All four tables were playing different games during the bubble period, so when one table finished their hand virtually all the remaining players began gathering around the active table until the hand was completed.

Stud 8: An Eli Elezra Eliminates Minh Ly on the Bubble, Cripples Brunson

After returning from the scheduled break to continue bubble play, Doyle Brunson, Eli Elezra, and Minh Ly found their way into a massive three-way pot that ended with Minh Ly as the bubble boy and left Doyle Brunson with less than 50,000 in chips. Ly, who was all in on fourth street, showed a final board of AKQ6 to Brunson’s AT97 and Elezra’s K553. After receiving his river card, Elezra made a bet into the side pot with Doyle. Brunson announced that he had failed to make his low draw, and folded. Elezra turned over Q52, the better hand over Ly’s A53. Players redrew for their new seats and began play at level 15.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Minh Ly,   David Oppenheim,   Doyle Brunson,   Eli Elezra,   Johnny Chan,   Matthew Glantz,   Eric Froehlich,   Tom Dwan,   Michael DeMichele

Event 8 - $10,000 Mixed Championship - At Dinner Break

Jun 05, '08

Note: Players are now on dinner break.  The tournament will resume in one hour.

Players Remaining: 37 of 192

Average Stack: 40,851

Notable Chip Counts:
Tom Dwan - 245,000
Gus Hansen - 235,000
Tony Rivera - 214,000
Michael DeMichele - 200,000
Tom Schneider - 185,000
Johnny Chan - 182,000
Lee Watkinson - 180,000
David Oppenheim - 178,000
Matthew Glantz - 178,000
Chad Brown - 148,000

Recent Eliminations:
John Hennigan

Big Hands:

Stud 8: Johnny “World” Hennigan Eliminated

During his table’s stud eight-or-better round, John Hennigan found himself all in on the river against Gus Hansen and another opponent.  Hennigan’s visible board read AcJh6s5h against Hansen’s QJT6 and the other player’s 5432, and bet his remaining 3,200.  Hansen considered the situation before folding, and the other player quickly called and revealed the 6 for a six-high straight.  Johnny World stood up and showed his cards while preparing to hit the rail.  Hennigan’s hole cards revealed that he had a split pair of aces.

Stud 8: Mike Sexton Survives Elimination

Meanwhile, Mike Sexton also found himself all in during the stud eight-or- better round on table 47.  His all in bet was called by both Sam Farha and Tom Scneider, but when the river card was dealt Mike Sexton split the pot with Farha and continues to stay alive.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Gus Hansen,   David Oppenheim,   John Hennigan,   Tom Schneider,   Johnny Chan,   Mike Sexton,   Sam Farha,   Matthew Glantz,   Tony Rivera,   Tom Dwan,   Michael DeMichele,   European Report

$10,000 Mixed Games Championship - Eli Elezra and Michael DeMichele Eliminated

Jun 06, '08

Players Remaining: 3

Chip Leaders:

Matt Glantz - 1,000,000
James Mackey - 950,000
Tony Rivera - 1,900,000

Eliminations: Eli Elezra (5th Place), Michael DeMichele (4th Place)

Story Lines:

Eli Elezra fought to hang on, but his pocket kings ran into Michael DeMichele's rolled up treys to bust in fifth place. The action picked up in the Deuce-to-Seven round and DeMichele was crippled before being forced to committ his chips predraw.

Big Hands:

Eli Elezra Eliminated in 5th Place ($108,288) - Stud eight-or-better

After Tony Rivera brought it in, Michael DeMichele completed with the 3 and Eli Elezra raised with the 7. DeMichele put Elezra all in and he made the call, revealing two black kings in the hole. Unforunately for Elezra, DeMichele was rolled up and made a full house to eliminate Elezra in fifth place.

Michael DeMichele Eliminated in 4th Place ($139,872) - Triple Draw

After getting crippled on a previous hand, Michael DeMichele committed his chips predraw and drew to a 10-low, but Tony Rivera showed down a 8-7-6-4-2 to take him out in fourth place.

NOTE: The players are now on a 60-minute dinner break until 8:40 p.m. PST.

 

Player Tags: Eli Elezra,   Tony Rivera,   Michael DeMichele

$10,000 Mixed Games Championship - Sam Farha and Tom Dwan Eliminated

Jun 06, '08

Players Remaining: 5

Chip Leaders:

Matt Glantz - 1,600,000
James Mackey - 950,000
Tony Rivera - 750,000
Eli Elezra - 325,000
Michael DeMichele - 225,000

Eliminations: Tom Dwan (7th Place), Sam Farha (6th Place)

Story Lines:

After Tom Dwan exited, Sam Farha and Eli Elezra were left on the short stack. Farha couldn't pick up anything in Razz and he was sent home. Meanwhile, James Mackey joined Matthew Glantz at the top of the leaderboard with more than 1 million.

Big Hands:

Tom Dwan Eliminated in 7th Place ($67,680) - Limit Hold'em

After being crippled on an earlier hand by Matthew Glantz, Tom Dwan moved all in over the top of a Michael DeMichele bet. Both Tony Rivera and DeMichele made the call and the flop came 10-9-3. Rivera bet and DeMichele called. The turn was a 5 and once again Rivera bet. This time, DeMichele folded and Rivera turned up his hand along with Dwan.

Dwan - 2-2
Rivera - 3-2

Dwan needed a miracle one-outer on the river but it bricked out. Dwan finished in seventh place.


NOTE: The players then took a 20-minute break.

James Mackey Over a Million - Omaha 8/b

Sam Farha raised and Eli Elezra called on the button. James Mackey came along in the big blind and the flop came down K97. Mackey bet and Farha raised. Elezra got out of the way and Mackey made the call. The turn was the K and Mackey bet once again. Farha raised and Mackey reraised. Farha called and the river was the 8. Mackey put in one more bet and Farha called. Mackey showed down KJ98 to scoop a huge pot with Kings full of nines. After the hand, Mackey was toping 1.1 million.


Sam Farha Eliminated in 6th Place ($85,725) - Razz

Sam Farha and Eli Elezra are all in against James Mackey in razz. Despite holding four to the wheel on fourth street, Mackey bricks out and Elezra's 8-7-6-5-4 is enough to triple up and knock out Farha in sixth place.

Player Tags: Eli Elezra,   Sam Farha,   James Mackey,   Matthew Glantz,   Tony Rivera,   Tom Dwan,   Michael DeMichele