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 (9th)
Gus Hansen (10th)
Big Hands:
Limit Hold’em: Gus Hansen Eliminated in 10th 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 J
J
8. 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 10th 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 9th 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 (11th)
Tom Schneider (12th)
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 24th 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 24th place prize money and the other player would be the 25th 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 26th 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
