We just found an empty seat were Tim West had recently been sitting. His tablemates confirmed that West had indeed been eliminated, and offered the following info: Max Young raised preflop and West moved all-in for around ten big blinds. Young had pocket nines up against West’s A-J. Young flopped a set of nines, which held up from there and West was sent to the rail late on day 1A. Young now sits with 68,000.
Tim West raised to 600 from middle position and got called by the player on the button and the player in the big blind. The flop brought the 764 and all three players checked.
The turn was the K and the big blind checked to West, who bet 900. The button folded and the big blind called.
The river was the 7 and West now fired out a 2,800 bet when checked to. The big blind thought it over before deciding to make the call. West revealed the 107 for three of a kind and his opponent mucked his hand.
We missed most of the action but caught up with Tim West facing a 5,000 bet from the player in the big blind on a board of J7510.
West, who was on the button, made the call, and the river was the 2. This time his opponent checked, and West took his time cutting out a bet of 17,500.
His opponent made the call pretty quickly with QQ for an overpair, but West held 98 for a turned straight, taking down a massive pot here during the first level. He now has about 90,000 in chips, which makes him the clear chip leader for the moment.
Tim West is among the many players to have taken a seat early on day 1A. West is a poker pro from Los Altos, California who has accumulated over $3.8 million in lifetime live tournaments earnings and plenty more online.
West made a deep run in the 2017 Heartland Poker Tour Colorado $1,675 no-limit hold’em main event, finishing 37th for $4,975. He’s back at the Golden Gates Casino and looking to run even deeper in this Card Player Poker Tour main event.
The flop of 542 saw the four people in the pot check. The turn brought the A and the small blind checked. Tim West bet 3,200 from the big blind. Only the player in the cutoff made the call.
The 7 completed the board and West bet 5,000. The cutoff called and West showed a ‘big blind’ special, the 93, for the five-high straight.
With two limpers Tim West made it 1,650 to go from the button. The big blind, the middle position limper and the limper from the button called. The flop brought the A98 and West bet out 2,200. Only the player on the button made the call.
The turn was the J and both players checked.
The 5 completed the board and West bet 5,000. His opponent thought it over for a while before folding. West raked in the pot and chipped up to 45,600.
Tim West has taken his seat here on day 1B after busting out late on day 1A. West is a poker pro from Los Altos, California who has accumulated over $3.8 million in lifetime live tournaments earnings and plenty more online.
West made a deep run in the 2017 Heartland Poker Tour Colorado $1,675 no-limit hold’em main event, finishing 37th for $4,975. He’s back at the Golden Gates Casino and looking to run even deeper in this Card Player Poker Tour main event.
We just found an empty seat were Tim West had recently been sitting. His tablemates confirmed that West had indeed been eliminated, and offered the following info: Max Young raised preflop and West moved all-in for around ten big blinds. Young had pocket nines up against West’s A-J. Young flopped a set of nines, which held up from there and West was sent to the rail late on day 1A. Young now sits with 68,000.
Tim West raised to 600 from middle position and got called by the player on the button and the player in the big blind. The flop brought the 764 and all three players checked.
The turn was the K and the big blind checked to West, who bet 900. The button folded and the big blind called.
The river was the 7 and West now fired out a 2,800 bet when checked to. The big blind thought it over before deciding to make the call. West revealed the 107 for three of a kind and his opponent mucked his hand.
We missed most of the action but caught up with Tim West facing a 5,000 bet from the player in the big blind on a board of J7510.
West, who was on the button, made the call, and the river was the 2. This time his opponent checked, and West took his time cutting out a bet of 17,500.
His opponent made the call pretty quickly with QQ for an overpair, but West held 98 for a turned straight, taking down a massive pot here during the first level. He now has about 90,000 in chips, which makes him the clear chip leader for the moment.
Tim West is among the many players to have taken a seat early on day 1A. West is a poker pro from Los Altos, California who has accumulated over $3.8 million in lifetime live tournaments earnings and plenty more online.
West made a deep run in the 2017 Heartland Poker Tour Colorado $1,675 no-limit hold’em main event, finishing 37th for $4,975. He’s back at the Golden Gates Casino and looking to run even deeper in this Card Player Poker Tour main event.
The flop of 542 saw the four people in the pot check. The turn brought the A and the small blind checked. Tim West bet 3,200 from the big blind. Only the player in the cutoff made the call.
The 7 completed the board and West bet 5,000. The cutoff called and West showed a ‘big blind’ special, the 93, for the five-high straight.
With two limpers Tim West made it 1,650 to go from the button. The big blind, the middle position limper and the limper from the button called. The flop brought the A98 and West bet out 2,200. Only the player on the button made the call.
The turn was the J and both players checked.
The 5 completed the board and West bet 5,000. His opponent thought it over for a while before folding. West raked in the pot and chipped up to 45,600.
Tim West has taken his seat here on day 1B after busting out late on day 1A. West is a poker pro from Los Altos, California who has accumulated over $3.8 million in lifetime live tournaments earnings and plenty more online.
West made a deep run in the 2017 Heartland Poker Tour Colorado $1,675 no-limit hold’em main event, finishing 37th for $4,975. He’s back at the Golden Gates Casino and looking to run even deeper in this Card Player Poker Tour main event.
We caught up with the action on a flop of 10 5 2 with Tim West putting his opponent all in.
His opponent instantly called, tabling pocket kings. Unfortunately for West, he could only produce pocket queens. The turn and river fell 4 2 and West was left with just 12,000 after paying off his opponent.
We’ve seen seven eliminations here in the first 20 minutes of level 10. Among them was Tim West, who has been battling a shorter stack for the last few levels.
We caught up with the action on a flop of 10 5 2 with Tim West putting his opponent all in.
His opponent instantly called, tabling pocket kings. Unfortunately for West, he could only produce pocket queens. The turn and river fell 4 2 and West was left with just 12,000 after paying off his opponent.
We’ve seen seven eliminations here in the first 20 minutes of level 10. Among them was Tim West, who has been battling a shorter stack for the last few levels.
6th: David “Bakes” Baker – $51,997
5th: Alessandro Longobardi – $68,613
4th: Tim West – $91,428
Live Updates:
David Baker Eliminated in Sixth Place ($51,997)
David Baker moved all in preflop from the small blind for 452,000 and Steven Silverman called from the big blind.
Silverman: AA
Baker: Q9
Board; KQ323
The aces were good for Silverman and he grew his stack to 970,000 while eliminating Baker in sixth place.
Alessandro Longobardi Eliminated in Fifth Place ($68,613)
Steven Silverman raised to 40,000 under the gun and and Cliff Josephy called on the button. Longobardi reraised all in for 216,000 from the small blind and Josephy called. The two players then tabled their hands.
Josephy: 108
Longobardi: AK
Board: 866108
Josephy connected on a full house to grow his chip lead above 2 million and Longobardi was eliminated in fifth place.
Tim West Eliminated in Fourth Place ($91,428)
Steven Silverman raised to 40,000 preflop and Tim West reraised all in for 320,000 on the button. Cliff Josephy moved all in over the top of West from the small blind. Silverman folded his hand and the two remaining players flipped over their cards.
Josephy: JJ
West: 66
Board: K5538
Josephy started the hand with a the leading pocket pair and nothing on the board changed that so he grew his stack to 2.7 million. West was eliminated in fourth place.
Level 5 Update: Max Steinberg Eliminated in 7th Place
Jun 05, '13
Level: 5
Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 out of 477
Average Chip Count: 715,500
Chip Counts:
Seat 1: Steven Silverman – 725,000
Seat 3: Tim West – 167,000
Seat 4: Cliff Josephy – 1,809,000
Seat 5: Alessandro Longobardi – 349,000
Seat 7: Evan Silverstein – 508,000
Seat 9: David “Bakes” Baker – 699,000
Players Eliminated:
7th: Max Steinberg – $39,756
Live Updates:
Max Steinberg Eliminated in Seventh Place ($39,756)
Max Steinberg raised from early position and Cliff Josephy called from the big blind. The flop fell J106 and Josephy checked. Steinberg bet 55,000 and Josephy raised to 150,000. Steinberg reraised all in for 420,000 and Josephy called.
Josephy: 66
Steinberg: AJ
Turn and River: 48
Josephy won the hand thanks to a set of sixes to grow his stack to 1.8 million and Steinberg was eliminated in seventh place.
Tim West Doubles Up Through David Baker
David Baker raised to 35,000 from the hi-jack and Tim West reraised all in for 197,000 on the button. Baker called and they revealed their hands.
West: AQ
Baker: 88
Board: 1092A2
West doubled up on the hand to survive thanks to a flush with 430,000 and Baker was still second in chips with 625,000.
Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 9 ($3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout)
Jun 05, '13
The final table of Event No. 9 ($3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.
The 10-handed final table is now set. Play will begins in Level 1 with blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:
Seat 1: Steven Silverman – 428,000
Seat 2: Simeon Naydenov – 427,000
Seat 3: Tim West – 428,000
Seat 4: Cliff Josephy – 419,000
Seat 5: Alessandro Longobardi – 421,000
Seat 6: Max Steinberg – 428,000
Seat 7: Evan Silverstein – 427,000
Seat 8: Ryan Hughes – 422,000
Seat 9: David “Bakes” Baker – 428,000
Seat 10: Chris Klodnicki – 429,000
While only 10 remain, this event attracted a field of 477 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,302,210, and the top 60 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:
Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.
2011 Wynn Classic champion Tim West moved all-in for 8,400 and was called by Bruce Kramer and Cary Katz. The A108 hit the flop and Kramer moved all-in as well.
Katz quickly folded and and Kramer revealed the 1010. West was in bad shape with the AK, and was left drawing dead when the 9 hit the turn. The former champ hit the rail, while Kramer’s stack grew to 57,000.
Larry Wright’s table, which also includes Cary Katz, Tim West, Tom Chae, Jimmy Tran and Trevor Pope, appears to be having quite a good time early on Day 2. Topics of discussion have included Wright and Katz swapping clothing styles among other things.
Down to just over 28,000 Wright took a look at one of his cards and saw it to be the K. Pope had raised to 2,500 from the cutoff, Tran called from the button, Katz called from the small blind and Weight moved all-in from the big blind.
“I only looked at one card,” Wright told his table.
But Pope, Tran and Katz decided that moment was not the time to call Wright’s all in and folded their hands.
“Let’s see what the other card was,” Pope said as wright moved his chips back across the betting ling.
Without looking Wright flashed his other hole card to the table, the K.
“I didn’t look at it,” Wright told the table of his pocket Kings and then proceeded to fist bump Katz.
NOTE: The players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. Play will continue at 8:30 p.m.
NOTE: Levels are two hours in length.
Players Remaining on Day 2B: 2,490
Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante
Chip Leaders:
Nicolas Fierro: 345,000
Ben Lamb: 325,000
Kevin Saul: 324,000
Guillermo Ramirez: 275,000
Raul Pino: 268,000
Ryan D’Angelo: 267,000
Narendra Banwari: 265,000
Arnaud Esquevin: 255,000
Andrew Hinrichsen: 235,000
Jeff Frerichs: 235,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Matt Matros — 106,000
Todd Brunson — 115,000
Lee Watkinson — 73,000
Diego Cordovez — 33,000
Jeff Shulman — BUSTED
Tony Dunst — BUSTED
Notables Eliminated:
Mike Matusow
Dario Minieri
Jonathan Aguiar
Randy Dorfman
Luca Pagano
Shannon Elizabeth
Al Barbieri
Phil Galfond
Mas Kagawa
Daniel Alaei
Vivek Rajkumar
Andy Black
Shawn Cunix
Brad Booth
Alexandre Gomes
Joe Cassidy
Hands:
Chau Giang Doubles Up
The button moved all in preflop and Chau Giang made the all-in call for about 16,000. Their hands:
Giang: A 6
Button: 8 7
Board: J 10 7 7 5
Giang doubled up on the hand to survive and he now holds 38,000.
Tim West Doubles Up
Tim West got the last of his chips (24,500) into the middle preflop and one player called him down. Their cards:
West: A A
Opponent: K K
Board: 4 2 2 8 6
West won the hand and he doubled up to more than 50,000.
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Devilfish vs. DeMaci
David Ulliot got the last of his chips into the middle preflop against Chris DeMaci. Their cards:
Ulliot: Q Q
DeMaci: A J
Board: J 8 6 9 2
Ulliot doubled up on the hand to survive with 21,000. DeMaci was knocked down to 59,000.
Shawn Cunix Eliminated
Shawn Cunix got the last of his chips into the middle preflop against Jean-Robert Bellande with a flop that read Q 5 4 sitting on the table. Their cards:
Bellande: Q 10
Cunix: Q 3
Turn and River: 6 and J
Cunix was eliminated on the hand and Bellande grew his stack to 80,000.
Tim West raised to 5,000 preflop and the hi-jack then moved all in for 22,000 behind him. West gave the short stack some action and made the call. Their cards:
West: K 7
Opponent: Q Q
Board: K J 7 4 3
West hit two pair and his opponent exited the tournament room.
Tim West raised preflop from late position and Todd Terry reraised all in for 24,500 more from the big blind. West made the call and they flipped over their cards:
West: Q 10
Terry: 9 9
Board: Q 10 8 7 3
Terry was eliminated on the hand just five spots away from the money.
Ali Eslami Wins the WSOP Circuit Western Regional Championship ($282,242) -- Tim West Eliminated in Second Place ($174,443)
Mar 30, '11
Tim West raised to 62,000 on the button and Ali Eslami reraised to 138,000 preflop. West then reraised all in for a million. Eslami made the call to cover his opponent and they flipped over their cards:
Eslami: A A
West: A Q
Board: 8 6 2 J 7
Eslami won the hand and the tournament. He takes home the top prize worth $282,242 and a gold ring for the victory. West takes home $174,443 as the runner up.
Play has slowed to start out the heads-up match. Here is a video from this tournament featuring heads-up finalist Tim West to tide you over to the next big action:
D.J. Blanchard Eliminated in Third Place ($124,204)
Mar 30, '11
D.J. Blanchard raised preflop from the button and Tim West reraised all in from the small blind. Ali Eslami got out of the way and Blanchard made the all-in call. Their cards:
Blanchard: A J
West: 5 5
Board: 9 8 4 K K
Blanchard was eliminated in third place and he will take home $124,204 in prize money.
Tim West raised to 5,000 preflop and the hi-jack then moved all in for 22,000 behind him. West gave the short stack some action and made the call. Their cards:
West: K 7
Opponent: Q Q
Board: K J 7 4 3
West hit two pair and his opponent exited the tournament room.
Tim West raised preflop from late position and Todd Terry reraised all in for 24,500 more from the big blind. West made the call and they flipped over their cards:
West: Q 10
Terry: 9 9
Board: Q 10 8 7 3
Terry was eliminated on the hand just five spots away from the money.
Ali Eslami Wins the WSOP Circuit Western Regional Championship ($282,242) -- Tim West Eliminated in Second Place ($174,443)
Mar 30, '11
Tim West raised to 62,000 on the button and Ali Eslami reraised to 138,000 preflop. West then reraised all in for a million. Eslami made the call to cover his opponent and they flipped over their cards:
Eslami: A A
West: A Q
Board: 8 6 2 J 7
Eslami won the hand and the tournament. He takes home the top prize worth $282,242 and a gold ring for the victory. West takes home $174,443 as the runner up.
Play has slowed to start out the heads-up match. Here is a video from this tournament featuring heads-up finalist Tim West to tide you over to the next big action:
D.J. Blanchard Eliminated in Third Place ($124,204)
Mar 30, '11
D.J. Blanchard raised preflop from the button and Tim West reraised all in from the small blind. Ali Eslami got out of the way and Blanchard made the all-in call. Their cards:
Blanchard: A J
West: 5 5
Board: 9 8 4 K K
Blanchard was eliminated in third place and he will take home $124,204 in prize money.
Tim West raised to 5,000 preflop and the hi-jack then moved all in for 22,000 behind him. West gave the short stack some action and made the call. Their cards:
West: K 7
Opponent: Q Q
Board: K J 7 4 3
West hit two pair and his opponent exited the tournament room.
Tim West raised preflop from late position and Todd Terry reraised all in for 24,500 more from the big blind. West made the call and they flipped over their cards:
West: Q 10
Terry: 9 9
Board: Q 10 8 7 3
Terry was eliminated on the hand just five spots away from the money.
Ali Eslami Wins the WSOP Circuit Western Regional Championship ($282,242) -- Tim West Eliminated in Second Place ($174,443)
Mar 30, '11
Tim West raised to 62,000 on the button and Ali Eslami reraised to 138,000 preflop. West then reraised all in for a million. Eslami made the call to cover his opponent and they flipped over their cards:
Eslami: A A
West: A Q
Board: 8 6 2 J 7
Eslami won the hand and the tournament. He takes home the top prize worth $282,242 and a gold ring for the victory. West takes home $174,443 as the runner up.
Play has slowed to start out the heads-up match. Here is a video from this tournament featuring heads-up finalist Tim West to tide you over to the next big action:
D.J. Blanchard Eliminated in Third Place ($124,204)
Mar 30, '11
D.J. Blanchard raised preflop from the button and Tim West reraised all in from the small blind. Ali Eslami got out of the way and Blanchard made the all-in call. Their cards:
Blanchard: A J
West: 5 5
Board: 9 8 4 K K
Blanchard was eliminated in third place and he will take home $124,204 in prize money.
We just found an empty seat were Tim West had recently been sitting. His tablemates confirmed that West had indeed been eliminated, and offered the following info: Max Young raised preflop and West moved all-in for around ten big blinds. Young had pocket nines up against West’s A-J. Young flopped a set of nines, which held up from there and West was sent to the rail late on day 1A. Young now sits with 68,000.
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and the big blind checked to West, who bet 900. The button folded and the big blind called.
and West now fired out a 2,800 bet when checked to. The big blind thought it over before deciding to make the call. West revealed the 10
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Tim West is among the many players to have taken a seat early on day 1A. West is a poker pro from Los Altos, California who has accumulated over $3.8 million in lifetime live tournaments earnings and plenty more online.
Tim West was all-in preflop with the 9
Tim West has taken his seat here on day 1B after busting out late on day 1A. West is a poker pro from Los Altos, California who has accumulated over $3.8 million in lifetime live tournaments earnings and plenty more online.
We caught up with the action on a flop of 10
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David Baker Eliminated in Sixth Place ($51,997)
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Tim West Eliminated in Fourth Place ($91,428)
Max Steinberg Eliminated in Seventh Place ($39,756)
2011 Wynn Classic champion Tim West moved all-in for 8,400 and was called by Bruce Kramer and Cary Katz. The A
Larry Wright’s table, which also includes Cary Katz, Tim West, Tom Chae, Jimmy Tran and Trevor Pope, appears to be having quite a good time early on Day 2. Topics of discussion have included Wright and Katz swapping clothing styles among other things.
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Tim West raised to 5,000 preflop and the hi-jack then moved all in for 22,000 behind him. West gave the short stack some action and made the call. Their cards:
Daniel Negreanu got the last of his chips into the middle against Tim West on a 8
Tim West raised preflop from late position and Todd Terry reraised all in for 24,500 more from the big blind. West made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Tim West raised to 62,000 on the button and Ali Eslami reraised to 138,000 preflop. West then reraised all in for a million. Eslami made the call to cover his opponent and they flipped over their cards:
D.J. Blanchard raised preflop from the button and Tim West reraised all in from the small blind. Ali Eslami got out of the way and Blanchard made the all-in call. Their cards: