Victoria Coren Poker Tournament Updates

Level Three, Hour One: Brian Rast Eliminates a Player

Jul 07, '10

Blinds: 150-300

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Barny Boatman – 140,000
2. David Williams – 107,000
3. Johnny Chan – 80,000
4. Alex Outhred – 68,000
5. Robert Mizrachi – 67,000
6. Leo Margets – 64,300
7. Matt Woodward – 64,000
8. Kai Paulsen – 58,000
9. Carlos Mortensen – 57,600
10. Pieter de Korver – 55,500

Card Player Chip Counts:

Steve Murphy — 37,800
Christina Lindley — 45,500
Dani Stern — 40,000
Tony Dunst — 19,400

Notable Eliminations:

Big Hands:

Brian Rast Eliminates a Player

A player moved all in for 4,450 on a board reading 9872. Brian Rast made the call. Rast tabled the QQ while his opponent exposed the Q10. Rast was fading a number of outs to eliminate his opponent. The J on the river filled one the draws for Rast’s opponent. Rast was down to 38,000 after the hand.

Kristy Gazes With the Knockout

Kristy Gazes got a short-stacked opponent all in preflop and showed QQ against her opponent’s AQ.

The flop ran 102K, giving her opponent a straight draw for more outs. The turn brought the 10 and only a jack or an ace on the river could save her opponent. Instead, the 4 came and Gazes held on for the knockout. She had around 34,000 after the hand.

Kling Looking Good, Chipping Up

Lauren Kling called a bet of 3,550 from her opponent on a flop of AJ7. Both players checked the 9 on the turn, and when the 10 landed on the river Kling’s opponent bet 6,000.

Kling raised to 17,000, sending her opponent into the tank for some time. He eventually folded and Kling saw her stack grow to around 50,000.

Boatman Soars Up The Leaderboard

Entering the action late, Barny Boatman called his opponent’s all in bet on a board of J84K2. Their hands:

Boatman: JJ
Opponent: KJ

Boatman raked a nice pot and is now one of the chip leaders on day 1c with 140,000.

Vicky Coren Eliminated by Big Slick

Vicky Coren got her short stack all in preflop against the player in seat 5. Their hands:

Coren: JJ
Opponent: AK

It was a coin flip situation, but the first card out wasn’t good for Coren. The flop came KQ9, pairing her opponent and leaving her in need of another jack or a ten for a straight. It wasn’t meant to be, as the 7 hit on the turn and the 3 completed the board, eliminating Coren.

Coren was unable to cash at the 2010 WSOP. Follow her on twitter.

Madsen Survives For The Moment

The player in seat 5 raised to 675 preflop and two players called from late position. The action was then on Jeff Madsen on the button and he moved all in for 6,700.
Seat 5 then reshoved to isolate Madsen and the other two callers mucked. Here were their hands:

Madsen: AK
Seat 5: AK

Both players had the same hand but Madsen needed to fade clubs. The board ran out 87254 and Madsen survived his all in with a chop. He was at 7,800 after the hand.

Pavilion Room Update

Jennifer Leigh Doubles Up

Jennifer Leigh was all in on a board of Q972. She was called by an opponent with the AQ for top pair. Leigh tabled the AA and was far ahead. The 9 on the river was safe and Leigh doubled to 44,000.

Player Tags: Kristy Gazes,   Barny Boatman,   Jeff Madsen,   Victoria Coren,   Lauren Kling

Vicky Coren Eliminated

Apr 28, '10

Vicky Coren limped in and Herve Costa checked his option from the big blind. The flop came down KJ2 and Coren bet 45,000.

Costa moved all in and Coren called for her tournament life with Q9. Costa showed K2 for two pair and it held as the turn and river fell J4.

Player Tags: Victoria Coren,   Herve Costa

Matt Perrins gets Aggressive

Apr 28, '10

Matt Perrins has been taking control of his table. Raising many hands in a row, he was finally reraised by Britain’s Vicky Coren. Vicky Coren three-bet to 70,000, but Perrins was not going to let up, and made it 155,000.

Coren thought about it but decided to let it go. She has about 345,000 now while Perrins has neared the million mark.

Player Tags: Victoria Coren

Double Up For Coren

Apr 28, '10

Matthew Szymaszek raised from middle position and Vicky Coren moved all in for 140,000 behind him with QJ.

Szymaszek called with AK, but Coren was lucky enough to make a straight on a board of K10769 to double up to 300,000.

Player Tags: Matthew Szymaszek,   Victoria Coren

Break Time

Apr 28, '10

As players cram the exit doors of the poker room to go on a 15-minute break, two players left seated are Vicky Coren and Roger Hairabedian. The latter raised to 25,000 on the button and Coren moved all in. As break time counted down, Hairabedian took his time over the decision. The all in was for around 106,000. Eventually he passed and Coren adds some more chips to her stack. She now joins the others in the Monaco sun.

Player Tags: Victoria Coren

Two Team PokerStars Pros Eliminated

Jan 08, '10

Team PokerStars pro members Dario Minieri and Vicky Coren have both busted out of the tournament.

Player Tags: Dario Minieri,   Victoria Coren

Male Final Table

Oct 01, '09

The event just lost its last female standing, Vicky Coren.

Coren hung on with her short stack as best she could, but she could do no more, and has hit the rail, leaving nine players to battle it out for the eight-seater final table.

Details of her elimination to follow.

Player Tags: Victoria Coren

Level 3 Hour 2 Update: Not a Good Hour for the Brunson's

Jul 04, '09

Blinds: 150-300

Chip Counts:

1. Craig Hopkins – 131,000
2. Nick Maimone – 125,000
3. Jim Bookstaff – 118,000
4. Vadim Gruzglin – 118,000
5. Jesse Rios – 110,500
6. Ali Eslami – 90,000
7. Karin Lehoussing – 87,000
8. Jonathan Tare – 75,000
9. Sam Khouiss – 72,000
10. Dave D’Alesandro – 68,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Todd Brunson — 41,000
Mike Matusow — 29,000

Notable Eliminations:

Doyle Brunson
Vicky Coren

Big Hands

Deeb Gets Revenge

A player under the gun opened the pot for 800 and was called by Shaun Deeb and the player in the big blind. They saw the flop three-handed and it came AJ4. The big blind checked, the original raiser bet 2,200 and Deeb raised to 5,250. The big blind, who was the the same player that doubled through Deeb earlier, flat called the 5250 and the original raiser got out of the way.

They were heads-up to the turn and the turn card was the 8. The big blind checked and Deeb moved all in for his last 16,000. The big blind called and showed A8, but was way behind Deeb’s AJ. The river bricked off and Deeb doubled up to about 50,000.

Helppi Doubles Up Through Brunson

There were several players that took a flop after a preflop raise. The flop came J22 and everybody checked over to the button, who bet 1,500. The small blind called, Todd Brunson called, and then Juha Helppi moved all in for his last 8,125.

The button tanked for a minute or so before finally giving up his hand. The small blind tossed in his cards quickly and then Brunson went into the tank. After asking the dealer to spread the pot as he did some mental math, he then cut out some chips and said “I guess you have a flush draw,” and tossed in the call.

Brunson was right as Helppi tabled A10 and Brunson showed QJ. The button moaned, claiming he had folded pocket queens, but was relieved when the A fell on the turn, giving Helppi the best hand. The river was the 5 and Brunson’s stack took a dent.

Doyle Brunson Eliminated

With the final board reading 9 7 3 4 A, cards were turned up and Doyle Brunson was getting up from the table. Brunson had flopped a set of threes and was eliminated when his opponent showed 5 6.

The room cheered out of respect as the 10 time bracelet winner was eliminated from the tournament, and his World Series is officially over.

Mortensen’s Stack Takes a Hit

After a preflop raise to 600, Carlos Mortensen and two other players called.

The flop was 94Q and everybody checked to the preflop raiser, who bet 1,200, which was called by everyone. The turn was the 10 and after the preflop raiser bet 2,000, Mortensen was the only caller.

The river was the 4 and Mortensen moved his opponent all in after he bet 4,100. His opponent snap called and showed QQ, good for a full house, and besting Mortensen’s A4.

This Is What Happens When You Don’t Respect Your Elders

Erik Seidel raised to 800 from middle position and action folded around to the big blind, where an older woman was residing. She made the call and the two players saw a flop of A43. The big blind checked and Seidel immediately fired 1,400. The woman called and the turn was the 6. The woman then led out with 3,050 and Seidel made a quick call.

The river was the A and the woman immediately fired 16,000 into the bought, producing a giggle from Seidel and a shake of the head. He spent a minute thinking over his decision and then mucked his hand. His stack was down to 54,000.

Eslami Near Six Figures

On a board reading KJ2810, the player in the hijack position fired 3,500. Ali Eslami then raised to 9,000 from the button. The player in the hijack then tabled Q9, thinking Eslami had just called. After the floor was called over, the player was issued a warning but given the option to call or fold. He called with his straight, but Eslami tabled AQ for the nut straight and he raked in the pot. Eslami was around 90,000 after the hand.

Vicky Coren Out In Heartbreaking Fashion

Vicky Coren moved her last 10,000 into the pot preflop and was called by one opponent. Coren tabled QQ and was in terrible shape against her opponents KK.

The flop was no help as it came 432. Coren then spiked the Q on the turn and was in great shape to double up. But the K fell on the river and just that quickly, Coren went from the penthouse to the outhouse as she was eliminated.

Big Hand For Slim, But Only a Small Pot

On a flop of K66, the small blind led out for 400 and Amarillo Slim called. The 3 fell on the turn and the small blind checked. Slim bet 500 and the small blind folded and claimed he had a king.

“You were drawing dead the whole way, lucky for you you didn’t catch another one,” said Slim as he flashed the 66, showing that he flopped quad sixes.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Todd Brunson,   Doyle Brunson,   Ali Eslami,   Victoria Coren,   Shaun Deeb

Vicky Coren Gets Lucky Again

Jan 08, '09

Vicky Coren was all in with 65 against Alejandro Fernandez and his A5.

The board came K7897 and Coren made a straight to double up to over 200,000 in chips, despite being dominated.

Player Tags: Victoria Coren,   Alejandro Sanchez Fernandez

Vicky Coren Gets Lucky

Jan 08, '09

Vicky Coren moves all in for 108,000 in middle position. It is folded around to the big blind who thinks it over for awhile before calling with KJ.

Coren is distraught and turns over J7.

The flop comes K97 and Coren gets up. The turn is the 8 and Coren puts on her jacket. The river is the 10 and both players make a jack-high straight to chop.

Player Tags: Victoria Coren

David Baker Knocks Out Two

Jan 09, '09

Vicky Coren is all in and Justin Rollo moves all in behind her. It is folded around to David Baker and he moves all in, having both players easily covered.

Coren shows 75, Rollo shows A10 and Baker is way ahead with QQ.

The board comes K5227 and Baker's pair of queens hold up to take out both players. Coren is eliminated in 30th place and Rollo, who started the hand with more chips, is eliminated in 29th.

Player Tags: Victoria Coren,   Justin Rollo,   David Baker

Vicky Coren Doubles Up

Jan 09, '09

Vicky Coren moved the last of her short stack (22,500) into the middle preflop and David Baker made the call. Their cards:

Coren: Q9
Baker: J10

Board: 1085KJ

Coren doubled up on the hand to survive, and she now holds 71,000.

Player Tags: Victoria Coren,   David Baker

Vicky Coren Crippled

Jan 09, '09

Team PokerStars Pro Vicky Coren moved all in preflop and Jason Paster made the all-in call. Their cards:

Coren: 66
Paster: 1010

Board: AJ4Q5

Coren was crippled after the hand while Paster doubled up to survive.









 

Player Tags: Victoria Coren,   Jason Paster

Vicky Coren Gets Lucky Again

Jan 08, '09

Vicky Coren was all in with 65 against Alejandro Fernandez and his A5.

The board came K7897 and Coren made a straight to double up to over 200,000 in chips, despite being dominated.

Player Tags: Victoria Coren,   Alejandro Sanchez Fernandez

Vicky Coren Gets Lucky

Jan 08, '09

Vicky Coren moves all in for 108,000 in middle position. It is folded around to the big blind who thinks it over for awhile before calling with KJ.

Coren is distraught and turns over J7.

The flop comes K97 and Coren gets up. The turn is the 8 and Coren puts on her jacket. The river is the 10 and both players make a jack-high straight to chop.

Player Tags: Victoria Coren

David Baker Knocks Out Two

Jan 09, '09

Vicky Coren is all in and Justin Rollo moves all in behind her. It is folded around to David Baker and he moves all in, having both players easily covered.

Coren shows 75, Rollo shows A10 and Baker is way ahead with QQ.

The board comes K5227 and Baker's pair of queens hold up to take out both players. Coren is eliminated in 30th place and Rollo, who started the hand with more chips, is eliminated in 29th.

Player Tags: Victoria Coren,   Justin Rollo,   David Baker

Vicky Coren Doubles Up

Jan 09, '09

Vicky Coren moved the last of her short stack (22,500) into the middle preflop and David Baker made the call. Their cards:

Coren: Q9
Baker: J10

Board: 1085KJ

Coren doubled up on the hand to survive, and she now holds 71,000.

Player Tags: Victoria Coren,   David Baker

Vicky Coren Crippled

Jan 09, '09

Team PokerStars Pro Vicky Coren moved all in preflop and Jason Paster made the all-in call. Their cards:

Coren: 66
Paster: 1010

Board: AJ4Q5

Coren was crippled after the hand while Paster doubled up to survive.









 

Player Tags: Victoria Coren,   Jason Paster

Vicky Coren - A Very Lucky Girl

Oct 29, '08

At the end of level 5 Vicky Coren, who was short stacked with around 6,000 in chips suddenly got interested in a hand. She raised to 700 and was re-raised to 2,600. She put aside her magazine which she'd been reading and asked her opponent how his hand measured up against a pair of eights. Her opponent simply smiled and Vicky played with her stack finally deciding to go all in which her equally short stacked opponent called.

He threw over K 10 and Vicky showed 10 8 grinning. "Well i plan to hit an 8," she said. And she did much to her opponents jovial shock. "What can i say," she shrugged, raking in the chips for a near double through, "i'm a very lucky girl."

She now has just shy of 12,000 in chips.

Elasewhere Fabrice Soulier has taken a big dent in his ambitions, down to 6,000 in chips, while Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier has lost a chunk as well, now sitting with 9,000. His table mates Sebatian Ruthenberg has 12,825 and Ciaran Burke has 6.375. Max Pescatori has busted out of the tournament.

Play has now moved on to level 6. The blinds are the same but an ante of 25 has been added.

Player Tags: Victoria Coren

$10,000 Main Event - Day 1b - Hour Two

Jul 04, '08

Note: Players are on their first twenty-minute break of the day and will return at approx. 2:30 pm to begin Level 2 with increased blinds of 100-200.

Blinds: 50-100

Chip Counts:
John Robbins: 48,000
Stephen Ladowsky: 4,000
Giles Smadia: 47,000
Dustin Sitar: 39,900
Dustin Dorrance-Bowman: 39,000
Kristy Gazes: 39,000
Michael Pedley: 39,000
Michael Guzzardi: 37,000
Michael Watson: 37,000
Mike Stovall: 36,000

CP Chip Counts:

Steve Zolotow: 14,700
Lee Watkinson: 7,900

Eliminations: Ted Forrest, Andy Black, Daniel Negreanu

Big Hands:

Set Over set, Negreanu Leaves Early

Daniel Negreanu drew a seat at the ESPN secondary feature table today, but his stay would not even last one round after Negreanu made an early exit when his set of sixes walked into a better set of nines. There was a lot of dissapointment on the rail as many spectators had lined up to watch Negreanu play...there is always next year.

Mrs. Varkonyi Catches a Bluff

Olaf Thorson raised to 250 before the flop and next to act, Olga Varkonyi reraised to 750. Thorson made the call and said, "I don't know why you have to be so aggressive," giving the whole table a good laugh. The flop came 1097, and Varkonyi bet 1,500 after it was checked to her. Thorson made the call both players checked the turn (10). The river was the 9 and Thorson took a stab at the pot, firing 1,800 into the middle. Varkonyi called and Thorson said, "I play the board," showing 76. Varkonyi turned over AA and raked the pot. She started the hand with 21,000, chipping up to 28,000 by the end of the hand.

Kravchenko Chipping Up

On a flop of AA10, the player in seat 7 bet 300 and Alex Kravchenko made the call, as did seat 1. The turn was the 6, and both seats 1 and 7 checked to Kravchenko who bet 775. Seat 1 called and seat 7 folded. The river was the 9 and Kravchenko bet 1,100. Seat 1 tanked for a moment before mucking his cards. Kravcheno raked the pot, bringing his chip count 34,000 after the hand.

Don't Mess With A Mizrachi

The player on the button raised to 300 before the flop, and was called by both the blinds, including Robert Mizrachi in the big blind. Mizrachi led out on the flop of J74, betting 850 after the small blind checked. The button raised for an additional 1,500. Mizrachi thought only briefly before making the wager a total of 4,200. The button squirmed uncomfortably in his seat, rechecking his cards for some time before folding reluctantly. After the hand, Mizrachi is back up to 19,000 in chips.

Fischman Folds To Check Raise

Scott Fischman popped it up 300 before the flop from middle position, and was called only by the big blind, and they went heads up to the flop, which came out 742. The player in the blind checked over to Fischman, who made a continuation bet of 525, only to have his opponent raise to a total of 1,300. Fischman considered the situation only briefly before getting away from his hand, standing from the table to leave for the break a few minutes early.

European Action

On a board of K654 Swede William Thorsson called a bet of 1,200. The turn fell the 5 and Thorsson slowly shook his head as his opponent bet 2,000. “Aces” he said to his opponent – less a question and more a statement of fact.

“How did you know?,” was the reply. Thorsson counted his chips out twice and finally made the call but as he threw his chips in the middle he held his cards over the muck with his other hand. His opponent flashed the aces. “How did you know,” he asked again while raking in the chips.

Elsewhere Englishman Mickey Wernick snatched a nice pot from Greg Raymer and has around 25,000 in chips.

Hendon Mobster Ram Vaswani is the button to recent Irish Open winner Neil Channing’s big blind and both have just over their starting stacks.

EPT boss John Duthie has 22,900 in chips and relaxing with a massage, Barny Boatman was pushed off two pots in a row just before the end of level one but still has around his starting stack while former Swedish international soccer star Tomas Brolin is on a comfortable 37,000.

Patrik Antonius limped into the pot from under the gun. One player in middle position, the button, and both blinds also went to the flop. On the flop of J98, the blinds checked to Antonius, who fired a bet of 375. The middle position player folded action to the button, who then raised to a total of 1,000, pushing out the blinds. Antonius made the call, and fired out for another 1,600 on the turn, which brought the 10. The button called, and then called his bet of 3,200 on the river after the dealer put down the 3. Antonius showed down QQ for a turned straight, but had to chop the pot with his opponent, who held QJ. After the hand, Antonius had only a whisker more than his starting stack, sitting behind around 20,500.

Player Tags: Donnacha O'Dea,   Robert Mizrachi,   Chris Bjorin,   Scott Fischman,   Daniel Negreanu,   Ram Vaswani,   Barny Boatman,   John Duthie,   Greg Raymer,   Kevin O'Connell,   Neil Channing,   Olaf Thorson,   Markus Golser,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Thomas Fougeron,   William Thorson,   Patrik Antonius,   Conor Tate,   Sverre Sundbo,   Victoria Coren,   Michael Wernick,   Tomas Brolin,   Des Wilson

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Level Two Recap

Jun 28, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20-minute break.

Blinds: 50-100

Players Registered: 2,700

More Notable Names in Field:

Hevad Khan
Shane Schleger
Alexander Kravchenko
J.J. Liu
Eric Lynch
Peter Feldman
Eugene Todd

Eliminations:

Antonio Esfandiari
Amnon Filippi
Jennifer Tilly
Mark Seif
Chris Grigorian
Nam Le
Kevin Saul

Hands and Storylines:

Coren cracks aces to double up

Victoria Coren limped into the pot and then called a raise to 400. The flop came 1099 and the preflop raiser bet 550. The third player in the hand folded and Coren moved all in for 2,400. The raiser hesitated but ultimately called, and his pocket aces were well ahead of Coren's KJ. But the 8 on the turn gave her the flush, and though her opponent held the A the river was the 6 and Coren doubled up to over 5,000 chips.

Filippi is out, and he just doesn't care

After a player raised to 350, Amnon Filippi moved all in for 1,025. The raiser called with K-3, and told Filippi his pocket nines were in trouble. Filippi told him he just didn't care, and when a king came on the flop he quickly took off for the exit in the Brasilia Room.

Chainsaw off to good start

Allen Kessler is up to 5,500 chips thanks to a pair of hands. After the dealer prematurely dealt the K on the turn, the floor was called and the card was put back in the deck. A small diamond was dealt, putting a second diamond on the board. Kessler held T7 and called a bet to see the river. Another diamond came, and Kessler was able to win a nice pot with a flush.

Later in the level he raised preflop with AQ and the flop came king high with two spades. Kessler called small bets on the flop and turn, and then called another bet when an ace came on the river. His opponent had a pair of kings, meaning Kessler's aces were good.

Seif takes off

Mark Seif was eliminated from the tournament when he ran pocket tens into pocket jacks.

Player Tags: Mark Seif,   Allen Kessler,   Amnon Filippi,   Victoria Coren