Shawn Cunix Poker Tournament Updates

Level 8 Update: Chau Giang Doubles Up

Jul 12, '11

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.

Featured Poker Tweet — Shannon Elizabeth

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.

Featured Poker Tweet — Joseph Udine

Player Tags: Chau Giang,   Shannon Elizabeth,   Joseph Udine,   Christopher DeMaci,   Tim West,   Shawn Cunix,   David Ulliott

Jennifer Tilly Busts Shawn Cunix

Feb 27, '11

They’re starting to drop like flies now. A player opened for 3,700 and was called by both Jennifer Tilly and Shawn Cunix in the small blind. The flop came J-9-5 with two diamonds and Tilly led for 7,000.

Cunix raised to 20,000 and the original raiser folded. Tilly moved all in and Cunix called off the rest of his stack with 43 for a flush draw. Tilly showed 9-5 for two pair and it held when the turn and river was blanks. Tilly now has 255,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Jennifer Tilly,   Shawn Cunix

Level 1 Update: Joe Sebok Falls Early

Dec 03, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining: 319 out of 319
Chip Counts:

1. Antonio Esfandiari — 100,000
2. Ryan D’Angelo — 70,000
3. Jason Potter — 65,725
4. Kevin Saul — 61,075
5. Ian Gordon — 60,000
6. Jon Turner — 46,000
7. Todd Terry — 45,200
8. David Plastik — 45,000
9. Anthony Spinella — 45,000
10. Ray Henson — 44,000

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman — 40,000
Jeff Shulman — 40,000

Average Chip Count: 40,000

Notable Eliminations:

Joe Sebok
Shawn Cunix

Big Hands:

Joe Sebok Eliminated

Joe Sebok had a tough first level that saw him miss a couple of draws that diminished his chip stack. When he moved all in near the end of the level he held pocket queens against the pocket twos of his opponent. The flop ran out 10-5-2 to give his opponent a set. The turn nor river delivered any help for Sebok and he was eliminated on the hand.

Shawn Cunix Eliminated

Shawn Cunix was looking good to double up when he flopped trip eights on a A-8-8 flop. He held 8-6, but his opponent held 10-8. The turn and river fell 5-9 and Cunix was eliminated from the tournament thanks to his opponent’s 10-kicker.

Ryan D’Angelo Gains Some Chips Against Joseph Cheong

Ryan D’Angelo raised to 300 and Chad Batista reraised to 900 from the small blind. Joseph Cheong made the call from the big blind. D’Angelo also made the call and the flop fell 7-4-2.

Batista bet 1,300, Cheong raised to 3,300, and D’Angelo made the call. Batista mucked and the turn fell J. Cheong checked and D’Angelo bet 5,200. Cheong made the call and the rive fell A. Cheong checked, D’Angelo bet 13,500, and Cheong made the call for half of his remaining chips.

Cheong mucked his cards when D’Angelo flipped over A 7. D’Angelo won the hand to grow his stack to 60,000 and Cheong dropped to 12,500.

Left in the Deck

Strong Table Pairings:

Table 45: Adam Levy, Joe Tehan, Scotty Nguyen

Table 48: Matt Stout, Shannon Shorr, Brock Parker, Soi Nguyen

Table 51: Kevin Schaffel, Vanessa Selbst, Rene Angelil

Table 52: Jeff Shulman, Curt Kohlberg, Tim West

Table 53: Jon Turner, Shane Buchanan, Anh Va Nguyen

Table 55: Antonio Esfandiari, Barry Shulman, Tony Dunst, Chris Bjorin, Tom McCormick

Table 56: Jonathan Aguiar, Isaac Haxton, Nick Binger

Table 57: Justin Young, Jonathan Little, Josh Arieh

Table 59: Eric Baldwin, Matt Marafioti, Randal Flowers

Table 60: Joseph Cheong, Ryan D’Angelo, David Plastik, Barry Greenstein

Poker Room Pairings

Table 12: Will Failla, Kevin Saul, Shawn Cunix

Table 6: David Baker, James Van Alstyne, Frank Kassela

Table 2: Maria Ho, Bertrand Grospellier, Jason Potter, Ray Henson

Table 7: Faraz Jaka, Scott Clements, Steve Brecher, Kara Scott

Table 11: Jeff Madsen, Lee Markholt, Todd Terry

Table 18: Marco Traniello, Steve O’Dwyer, Michael Kamran, Anthony Gregg

Table 20: Dwyte Pilgrim, Andrew Robl, Mas Kagawa

Player Tags: Joe Sebok,   Ryan D'Angelo,   Shawn Cunix,   Joseph Cheong

Amazing Hand -- Shawn Cunix Makes Quads

Apr 19, '10

After several preflop raises, Shawn Cunix, Cary Katz and Alex Kamberis found all the money in the middle of the table.

Cunix showed pocket jacks, but he was bested by Kamberis and his pocket kings. Katz did them one better by showing down pocket aces. Nonetheless, the board ran out A-J-X-K-J and both Katz and Kamberis lost with full houses to Cunix and his quad jacks.

All three players are still in, but Kamberis is now in trouble with 35,000. Katz has 110,000 and Cunix triples up to 155,000.

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Shawn Cunix,   Alexander Kamberis

Shawn Cunix Takes One

Apr 19, '10

On a flop of 652, Ted Lawson bet 5,600 from under the gun. Alex Kamberis folded and Shawn Cunix raised to 15,000.

Tony Cousineau then folded and after some thought, Lawson made the call. The turn was the J and Lawson checked. Cunix bet 20,000 and breathed a sigh of relief when Lawson folded. Cunix now sits with 82,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Ted Lawson,   Shawn Cunix

Level 23 Update: Three Busts -- Down to Seven

Oct 25, '09

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Left: 7 of 275

Average Chip Count: 2,357,142

Chip Counts:

1. Shawn Cunix — 3,500,000
2. Freddy Deeb — 3,400,000
3. Tommy Vedes — 2,800,000
4. Jason Lavallee — 1,850,000
5. Craig Crivello — 1,750,000
6. Jason Burt — 1,450,000
7. Aaron Jones — 1,200,000

Notable Eliminations:

10. Chris Bjorin — $47,710
9. Richard Sciuto — $63,610
8. Kido Pham — $89,450

Big Hands:

Chris Bjorin Eliminated in 10th Place ($47,710)

Tommy Vedes raised to 190,000 under the gun and Chris Bjorin (pictured right) reraised all in from early position. Vedes made the call and they turned over their cards:

Vedes: QQ
Bjorin: AK

Board: 105499

Vedes won the pot with pocket queens and Bjorin was eliminated in 10th place.

Richard Sciuto Eliminated in Ninth Place ($63,610)

Richard Sciuto moved all in preflop for 375,000 and Jason Lavallee made the call from the button. Their cards:

Sciuto: 99
Lavallee: KK

Board: J54108

Lavallee won the hand with pocket kings and Sciuto was eliminated in ninth place.

Kido Pham Eliminated in Eighth Place ($89,450)

Shawn Cunix raised to 185,000 from the button and Kido Pham reraised all in for 665,000. Cunix made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Pham: A10
Cunix: AQ

Board: 6434K

Cunix won the hand and Pham was eliminated in eighth place. One more player to go until the final television table is set.

Player Tags: Chris Bjorin,   Kido Pham,   Tommy Vedes,   Shawn Cunix,   Jason Lavallee,   Richard Sciuto

Level 22 Update: Slow Going at Bellagio

Oct 25, '09

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Left: 10 of 275

Average Chip Count: 1,650,000

Chip Counts:

1. Freddy Deeb — 2,840,000
2. Shawn Cunix — 2,750,000
3. Tommy Vedes — 2,460,000
4. Jason Lavallee — 2,450,000
5. Jason Burt — 2,400,000
6. Aaron Jones — 1,700,000
7. Chris Bjorin — 950,000
8. Craig Crivello — 680,000
9. Kido Pham — 525,000
10. Richard Sciuto — 300,000

Notable Eliminations:

None

Big Hands:

Chris Bjorin Doubles Through Aaron Jones

Freddy Deeb raised to 95,000, Tommy Vedes called, Chris Bjorin (pictured right) moved all in and Aaron Jones moved all in behind him to isolate.

Deeb and Vedes folded and Jones showed AQ, which had Bjorin dominated with his QJ.

But the board ran out 108697 to give Bjorin the winning straight and a double up to nearly 1 million in chips.

Richard Sciuto Crippled Without Seeing River

Richard Sciuto raised to 160,000 in the cutoff and Freddy Deeb called from the big blind. Both players checked a board to the turn reading KJ105 and Sciuto bet 175,000, leaving himself with just 125,000 behind.

Nonetheless, Deeb moved all in and Sciuto folded for his last three big blinds. Sciuto later doubled up with pocket queens to stay alive, though he is still short stacked.

Aaron Jones Doubles Up Through Shawn Cunix

Aaron Jones pushed for his last 668,000 in middle position and Shawn Cunix called from the big blind with AK.

Jones showed pocket jacks and the board came a clean queen high to give him the double up to 1,250,000. Cunix is still strong with nearly 2 million.

Player Tags: Chris Bjorin,   Tommy Vedes,   Shawn Cunix,   Aaron Jones

Level 21 Update: Larry Berg Eliminated in 11th Place

Oct 25, '09

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Left: 10 of 275

Average Chip Count: 1,650,000

Chip Counts

1. Jason Lavallee — 4,070,000
2. Shawn Cunix — 2,650,000
3. Freddy Deeb — 2,263,000
4. Tommy Vedes — 1,924,000
5. Aaron Jones — 1,671,000
6. Jason Burt — 1,343,000
7. Craig Crivello — 998,000
8. Richard Sciuto — 680,000
9. Kido Pham — 605,000
10. Chris Bjorin — 526,000

Notable Eliminations:

11: Larry Berg — $47,710

Big Hands:

Aaron Jones Triples Up

Tommy Vedes raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and Shawn Cunix made the call from the button. Aaron Jones moved all in from the small blind for 343,000 and both Cunix and Vedes made the call. The flop came KQ3 and both live players checked. The turn fell 10 and Vedes checked. Cunix bet 230,000 and Vedes mucked. Cunix and Jones then turned over their cards:

Cunix: Q10
Jones: 66

River: A

Jones tripled up on the hand and he holds 1,050,000. Cunix watched his stack shrink to 2,015,000 and Vedes held 1,707,000 after the hand.

Larry Berg Eliminated in 11th Place ($47,710)

Larry Berg moved all in preflop for 416,000 from the button and Tommy Vedes made the call from the big blind. Their cards:

Berg: QJ
Vedes: QJ

Board: 732K4

Vedes won the hand with a queen-high flush and Berg was eliminated in 11th place. The players then took new seats at the final table of ten.

Final-Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts

Seat 1. Tommy Vedes — 1,924,000
Seat 2. Chris Bjorin — 526,000
Seat 3. Aaron Jones — 1,671,000
Seat 4. Richard Sciuto — 680,000
Seat 5. Jason Lavallee — 4,070,000
Seat 6. Craig Crivello — 998,000
Seat 7. Freddy Deeb — 2,263,000
Seat 8. Jason Burt — 1,343,000
Seat 9. Shawn Cunix — 2,650,000
Seat 10. Kido Pham — 605,000

Player Tags: Tommy Vedes,   Shawn Cunix,   Aaron Jones

Shawn Cunix Eliminated in Sixth Place ($168,970)

Oct 26, '09

Level: 25

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Average Chip Count: 3,300,000

Shawn Cunix moved all in for his last 550,000 and Craig Crivello called from the big blind with AQ.

Cunix showed 86 for two live cards, but the board came K1063J and Crivello’s flush sent Cunix to the rail in sixth place. Crivello now has 3.2 million.

Player Tags: Craig Crivello,   Shawn Cunix

Freddy Deeb Extends His Chip Lead

Oct 26, '09

Level: 24

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 5,000 ante

Average Chip Count: 2,750,000

Freddy Deeb raised to 255,000 and Shawn Cunix called on the button. The flop came down K104 and Deeb checked. Cunix bet 350,000 and Deeb made the call.

The turn was the 6 and deeb checked again. Cunix bet 600,000 and Deeb called. The river was the A and both players checked.

Deeb showed pocket queens and Cunix mucked, putting his stack down to 2.3 million. Deeb is now even stronger with 4.9 million.

Player Tags: Freddy Deeb,   Shawn Cunix

Level 23 Update: Three Busts -- Down to Seven

Oct 25, '09

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Left: 7 of 275

Average Chip Count: 2,357,142

Chip Counts:

1. Shawn Cunix — 3,500,000
2. Freddy Deeb — 3,400,000
3. Tommy Vedes — 2,800,000
4. Jason Lavallee — 1,850,000
5. Craig Crivello — 1,750,000
6. Jason Burt — 1,450,000
7. Aaron Jones — 1,200,000

Notable Eliminations:

10. Chris Bjorin — $47,710
9. Richard Sciuto — $63,610
8. Kido Pham — $89,450

Big Hands:

Chris Bjorin Eliminated in 10th Place ($47,710)

Tommy Vedes raised to 190,000 under the gun and Chris Bjorin (pictured right) reraised all in from early position. Vedes made the call and they turned over their cards:

Vedes: QQ
Bjorin: AK

Board: 105499

Vedes won the pot with pocket queens and Bjorin was eliminated in 10th place.

Richard Sciuto Eliminated in Ninth Place ($63,610)

Richard Sciuto moved all in preflop for 375,000 and Jason Lavallee made the call from the button. Their cards:

Sciuto: 99
Lavallee: KK

Board: J54108

Lavallee won the hand with pocket kings and Sciuto was eliminated in ninth place.

Kido Pham Eliminated in Eighth Place ($89,450)

Shawn Cunix raised to 185,000 from the button and Kido Pham reraised all in for 665,000. Cunix made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Pham: A10
Cunix: AQ

Board: 6434K

Cunix won the hand and Pham was eliminated in eighth place. One more player to go until the final television table is set.

Player Tags: Chris Bjorin,   Kido Pham,   Tommy Vedes,   Shawn Cunix,   Jason Lavallee,   Richard Sciuto

Level 22 Update: Slow Going at Bellagio

Oct 25, '09

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Left: 10 of 275

Average Chip Count: 1,650,000

Chip Counts:

1. Freddy Deeb — 2,840,000
2. Shawn Cunix — 2,750,000
3. Tommy Vedes — 2,460,000
4. Jason Lavallee — 2,450,000
5. Jason Burt — 2,400,000
6. Aaron Jones — 1,700,000
7. Chris Bjorin — 950,000
8. Craig Crivello — 680,000
9. Kido Pham — 525,000
10. Richard Sciuto — 300,000

Notable Eliminations:

None

Big Hands:

Chris Bjorin Doubles Through Aaron Jones

Freddy Deeb raised to 95,000, Tommy Vedes called, Chris Bjorin (pictured right) moved all in and Aaron Jones moved all in behind him to isolate.

Deeb and Vedes folded and Jones showed AQ, which had Bjorin dominated with his QJ.

But the board ran out 108697 to give Bjorin the winning straight and a double up to nearly 1 million in chips.

Richard Sciuto Crippled Without Seeing River

Richard Sciuto raised to 160,000 in the cutoff and Freddy Deeb called from the big blind. Both players checked a board to the turn reading KJ105 and Sciuto bet 175,000, leaving himself with just 125,000 behind.

Nonetheless, Deeb moved all in and Sciuto folded for his last three big blinds. Sciuto later doubled up with pocket queens to stay alive, though he is still short stacked.

Aaron Jones Doubles Up Through Shawn Cunix

Aaron Jones pushed for his last 668,000 in middle position and Shawn Cunix called from the big blind with AK.

Jones showed pocket jacks and the board came a clean queen high to give him the double up to 1,250,000. Cunix is still strong with nearly 2 million.

Player Tags: Chris Bjorin,   Tommy Vedes,   Shawn Cunix,   Aaron Jones

Level 21 Update: Larry Berg Eliminated in 11th Place

Oct 25, '09

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Left: 10 of 275

Average Chip Count: 1,650,000

Chip Counts

1. Jason Lavallee — 4,070,000
2. Shawn Cunix — 2,650,000
3. Freddy Deeb — 2,263,000
4. Tommy Vedes — 1,924,000
5. Aaron Jones — 1,671,000
6. Jason Burt — 1,343,000
7. Craig Crivello — 998,000
8. Richard Sciuto — 680,000
9. Kido Pham — 605,000
10. Chris Bjorin — 526,000

Notable Eliminations:

11: Larry Berg — $47,710

Big Hands:

Aaron Jones Triples Up

Tommy Vedes raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and Shawn Cunix made the call from the button. Aaron Jones moved all in from the small blind for 343,000 and both Cunix and Vedes made the call. The flop came KQ3 and both live players checked. The turn fell 10 and Vedes checked. Cunix bet 230,000 and Vedes mucked. Cunix and Jones then turned over their cards:

Cunix: Q10
Jones: 66

River: A

Jones tripled up on the hand and he holds 1,050,000. Cunix watched his stack shrink to 2,015,000 and Vedes held 1,707,000 after the hand.

Larry Berg Eliminated in 11th Place ($47,710)

Larry Berg moved all in preflop for 416,000 from the button and Tommy Vedes made the call from the big blind. Their cards:

Berg: QJ
Vedes: QJ

Board: 732K4

Vedes won the hand with a queen-high flush and Berg was eliminated in 11th place. The players then took new seats at the final table of ten.

Final-Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts

Seat 1. Tommy Vedes — 1,924,000
Seat 2. Chris Bjorin — 526,000
Seat 3. Aaron Jones — 1,671,000
Seat 4. Richard Sciuto — 680,000
Seat 5. Jason Lavallee — 4,070,000
Seat 6. Craig Crivello — 998,000
Seat 7. Freddy Deeb — 2,263,000
Seat 8. Jason Burt — 1,343,000
Seat 9. Shawn Cunix — 2,650,000
Seat 10. Kido Pham — 605,000

Player Tags: Tommy Vedes,   Shawn Cunix,   Aaron Jones

Shawn Cunix Eliminated in Sixth Place ($168,970)

Oct 26, '09

Level: 25

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Average Chip Count: 3,300,000

Shawn Cunix moved all in for his last 550,000 and Craig Crivello called from the big blind with AQ.

Cunix showed 86 for two live cards, but the board came K1063J and Crivello’s flush sent Cunix to the rail in sixth place. Crivello now has 3.2 million.

Player Tags: Craig Crivello,   Shawn Cunix

Freddy Deeb Extends His Chip Lead

Oct 26, '09

Level: 24

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 5,000 ante

Average Chip Count: 2,750,000

Freddy Deeb raised to 255,000 and Shawn Cunix called on the button. The flop came down K104 and Deeb checked. Cunix bet 350,000 and Deeb made the call.

The turn was the 6 and deeb checked again. Cunix bet 600,000 and Deeb called. The river was the A and both players checked.

Deeb showed pocket queens and Cunix mucked, putting his stack down to 2.3 million. Deeb is now even stronger with 4.9 million.

Player Tags: Freddy Deeb,   Shawn Cunix

Level 5 Update -- Doug Lee Gets Warning, Busts Anyway

Apr 19, '09

Level: 5
Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Notable Chip Counts:

Mark Seif -- 220,000
Shawn Cunix -- 211,000
Shannon Shorr -- 210,000
Matt Vengrin -- 205,000
Francois Safieddine -- 200,000

Notable Eliminations:

Lyle Berman
Allen Cunningham
Clonie Gowen
Doug Lee
 

Key Hands:

Tony Cousineau Bluffs!

The board read Q 7 5 6 and Mizrachi bet 4,000. Tony Cousineau raised to 15,000 and Mizrachi called. The river was the 3 and Mizrachi checked. Cousineau moved all in for about 32,000 and Mizrachi went into the tank.

Mizrachi was so confused that he flipped a coin to make his decision. Despite the fact that the flip told him to call, he eventually folded and Cousineau revealed A-J high for a busted flush draw. He now has about 75,000 in chips.


Shawn Cunix Cashes In Against Jimmy Fricke

Jimmy Fricked raised to 2,000 and was called by a couple players. The flop came A 8 4 and Fricke continued with a bet of 9,500. Cunix made the call and the turn was the 9. Fricke bet 18,000 and Cunix called. The river was the 9 and Fricke bet 35,000.

Cunix made the call and showed A Q for top pair and Fricke mucked his hand, putting him at just 40,000 in chips. Cunix now has 210,000.


Doug Lee Celebrates Too Soon

Doug Lee was all in against Zach Hyman and Jimmy Fricke before the river. When the river put a spade flush out there, Doug Lee celebrated by clapping his hands together, obviously informing the two others players he made his hand, killing their side action. Fricke and Hyman check it down and Lee shows the nut flush.

Despite tripling up on the hand, Lee was eliminated just a few hands later.

Player Tags: Tony Cousineau,   Michael Mizrachi,   Doug Lee,   Jimmy Fricke,   Shawn Cunix,   Zachary Hyman

Level 9 Update -- Jonathan Little Eliminated

Apr 20, '09

Level: 9
Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante.
Players Left: 197 out of 338

Average Chip Count: 165,000

Notable Chip Counts:

Justin Young -- 605,000
Bertrand Grospellier -- 545,000
Jeff Madsen -- 460,000
Matt Hyman -- 430,000
Steve Billirakis -- 400,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jonathan Little
Michael Watson
Erik Seidel
Scott Clements
Jordan Morgan
Todd Brunson
Scott Seiver
Zachary Clark
Steve Wong
Thor Hansen
Steven Levy
Antonio Esfandiari
Kristy Gazes
Brian Powell
Barry Greenstein

Key Hands:

Jonathan Little Sent Packing

Jonathan Little got it all in with A-K on a king high board looking to double up, only to see his opponent turn over pocket kings for top set. The turn and river brought no miracle cards and Little was eliminated from the tournament.

Everyone in the Fontana Lounge and a Change to the Prizepool

Thanks to the rapid pace of the eliminations, every player is now seated in the Fontana Lounge, clearing out the poker room of all tournament entrants. Speaking of the entrants, an error was made to yesterday's prize pool after it was discovered that the tournament drew in a field of 338, not 337 as it was originally reported. We'll be sure to change the prize pool information as soon as it becomes available.

Michael Watson Eliminated

Michael "SirWatts" Watson was eliminated during the level when his pocket queens ran into the pocket aces of Jennifer Harman. Harman moved up to 160,000 after the hand.

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier Gets Lucky, Wins Huge Pot

The board read J-10-9-8 when an unknown player bet 13,000. Shawn Cunix raised to 40,000 and Bertrand Grospellier made the call. The original bettor called and the river was a King. Cunix then bet, Grospellier moved all in and the other player folded. Cunix called, showing K-Q for the flopped nuts, but the river counterfeited his hand and Grospellier took the pot with A-Q for a broadway straight.

Grospellier took the huge pot to move to 545,000 and Cunix was left with just 30,000.

Player Tags: Jennifer Harman,   Michael Watson,   Jonathan Little,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Shawn Cunix

Level 5 Update -- Doug Lee Gets Warning, Busts Anyway

Apr 19, '09

Level: 5
Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Notable Chip Counts:

Mark Seif -- 220,000
Shawn Cunix -- 211,000
Shannon Shorr -- 210,000
Matt Vengrin -- 205,000
Francois Safieddine -- 200,000

Notable Eliminations:

Lyle Berman
Allen Cunningham
Clonie Gowen
Doug Lee
 

Key Hands:

Tony Cousineau Bluffs!

The board read Q 7 5 6 and Mizrachi bet 4,000. Tony Cousineau raised to 15,000 and Mizrachi called. The river was the 3 and Mizrachi checked. Cousineau moved all in for about 32,000 and Mizrachi went into the tank.

Mizrachi was so confused that he flipped a coin to make his decision. Despite the fact that the flip told him to call, he eventually folded and Cousineau revealed A-J high for a busted flush draw. He now has about 75,000 in chips.


Shawn Cunix Cashes In Against Jimmy Fricke

Jimmy Fricked raised to 2,000 and was called by a couple players. The flop came A 8 4 and Fricke continued with a bet of 9,500. Cunix made the call and the turn was the 9. Fricke bet 18,000 and Cunix called. The river was the 9 and Fricke bet 35,000.

Cunix made the call and showed A Q for top pair and Fricke mucked his hand, putting him at just 40,000 in chips. Cunix now has 210,000.


Doug Lee Celebrates Too Soon

Doug Lee was all in against Zach Hyman and Jimmy Fricke before the river. When the river put a spade flush out there, Doug Lee celebrated by clapping his hands together, obviously informing the two others players he made his hand, killing their side action. Fricke and Hyman check it down and Lee shows the nut flush.

Despite tripling up on the hand, Lee was eliminated just a few hands later.

Player Tags: Tony Cousineau,   Michael Mizrachi,   Doug Lee,   Jimmy Fricke,   Shawn Cunix,   Zachary Hyman

Level 9 Update -- Jonathan Little Eliminated

Apr 20, '09

Level: 9
Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante.
Players Left: 197 out of 338

Average Chip Count: 165,000

Notable Chip Counts:

Justin Young -- 605,000
Bertrand Grospellier -- 545,000
Jeff Madsen -- 460,000
Matt Hyman -- 430,000
Steve Billirakis -- 400,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jonathan Little
Michael Watson
Erik Seidel
Scott Clements
Jordan Morgan
Todd Brunson
Scott Seiver
Zachary Clark
Steve Wong
Thor Hansen
Steven Levy
Antonio Esfandiari
Kristy Gazes
Brian Powell
Barry Greenstein

Key Hands:

Jonathan Little Sent Packing

Jonathan Little got it all in with A-K on a king high board looking to double up, only to see his opponent turn over pocket kings for top set. The turn and river brought no miracle cards and Little was eliminated from the tournament.

Everyone in the Fontana Lounge and a Change to the Prizepool

Thanks to the rapid pace of the eliminations, every player is now seated in the Fontana Lounge, clearing out the poker room of all tournament entrants. Speaking of the entrants, an error was made to yesterday's prize pool after it was discovered that the tournament drew in a field of 338, not 337 as it was originally reported. We'll be sure to change the prize pool information as soon as it becomes available.

Michael Watson Eliminated

Michael "SirWatts" Watson was eliminated during the level when his pocket queens ran into the pocket aces of Jennifer Harman. Harman moved up to 160,000 after the hand.

Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier Gets Lucky, Wins Huge Pot

The board read J-10-9-8 when an unknown player bet 13,000. Shawn Cunix raised to 40,000 and Bertrand Grospellier made the call. The original bettor called and the river was a King. Cunix then bet, Grospellier moved all in and the other player folded. Cunix called, showing K-Q for the flopped nuts, but the river counterfeited his hand and Grospellier took the pot with A-Q for a broadway straight.

Grospellier took the huge pot to move to 545,000 and Cunix was left with just 30,000.

Player Tags: Jennifer Harman,   Michael Watson,   Jonathan Little,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Shawn Cunix

Level 16 Update

Dec 17, '08

Scoreboard

Level: 16
Blinds/Antes: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Left: 40 of 497
Average: 550,000

Notable Chip Counts

Jack Wu - 1,290,000
Chino Rheem - 1,140,000
Evan McNiff - 1,050,000
Benjamin Straate - 1,000,000
Luke Staudenmaier - 871,000

In the Money Eliminations

$23,420
55th: Tim Vance
54th: Tuan Le
53rd: Shawn Cunix
52nd: Daniel "Rekrul" Schreiber
51st: Skip Wilson

$28,825
50th: Henrik Antanesian
49th: Gary Haglund
48th: Allen Cunningham
47th: Nam Le
46th: Matt Gianetti
45th: Elia Ahmadian
44th: Tommy Vu
43rd: Scott Bohlman
42nd: Thang "Kido" Pham
41st: Adam "csimmsux" Geyer

Big Hands:

Tim Vance Starts The Day With a Bust

EPT winner Tim Vance started the day short but was looking to double up with pocket jacks. Unfortunately, Jared Rubin woke up with pocket aces to bust Vance and make him the first the hit the rail on the day.

Shawn Cunix Goes Home

After doubling up Jonathan Little when both players made straights, Shawn Cunix was eliminated when Nam Le paired his jack. Cunix, who was one of the shortest stacks near the bubble, was eliminated in 53rd place.

Daniel "Rekrul" Schreiber Eliminated

Daniel Schrieber was looking to duplicate his buddy Bertrand Grospellier's success here at the Bellagio but ran his pocket tens into Matt Giannetti's pocket jacks. The board offered no help and Schreiber was eliminated from the tournament.

Allen Cunningham Suffers a Cooler

Allen Cunningham was all in holding pocket kings, but Benjamin Straate had him crushed with pocket aces. The board failed to give Cunningham any help and he was eliminated in 48th place. After the hand, Straate was nearing the chip lead with 1.2 million.

Nam Le Makes His Exit

After doubling up Yehuda Yerushalaim, Nam Le was short and looking for help. He eventually got it in with A 9 against Hunter Frey's pocket fours. Frey's fours held and Le was eliminated from the tournament.

Mark Teltscher Doubles Up Huge

Mark Teltscher got in a series of preflop raises against Benjamin Straat and found out that his jacks were well ahead of his opponent's A-10 offsuit. The jack on the flop gave him the massive pot of 800,000 and brought Straate back down to earth with about 1 million in chips.

Left In the Deck:

By the way, it's currently snowing on the strip here in Las Vegas.

Player Tags: Nam Le,   Allen Cunningham,   Tuan Le,   Tim Vance,   Mark Teltscher,   Shawn Cunix,   Daniel Schreiber

Shawn Cunix Eliminated in 28th Place ($31,975)

Oct 24, '08

After getting crippled by the pocket aces of Scott Clements, Shawn Cunix got his last few blinds all in against Andrew Robl, who held a dominating ace.

The board offered help to neither player and Cunix was busted in 28th place.

The remaining 27 players are now redrawing for the final three tables.

Player Tags: Shawn Cunix