Keven Stammen Poker Tournament Updates

Keven Stammen Eliminated By Donovan Dean

Nov 14, '21

Keven Stammen moved all in from the hijack for 1,200,000 and Donovan Dean called out of the big blind.

Dean showed Q6 and had two live cards against Stammen’s A 5.

The board came 54329 and Dean won the pot to eliminate Stammen with a six-high straight. Stammen finished in sixth for $88,725 and the final five players all secured a six-figure score.

Donovan Dean – 7,000,000
Keven Stammen – Eliminated

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Doubles Through Kevin O'Donnell

Nov 14, '21

Keven Stammen moved all in for 1,600,000 from the cutoff and Kevin O’Donnell moved all in on the button for about 5,000,000. Everybody else folded and the cards were tabled.

Kevin O’Donnell: AK
Keven Stammen: A5

Stammen informed O’Donnell that he only looked at the ace before going all in. The flop was 432, which gave Stammen the wheel and left O’Donnell drawing to runners to win or a five to chop.

The turn was the 4 and the river was the 6 to double Stammen up with a straight.

Keven Stammen – 3,700,000
Kevin O’Donnell – 3,750,000

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Doubles Through Donovan Dean

Nov 14, '21

Keven Stammen moved all in from the lojack for 1,700,000 and Donovan Dean called out of the big blind.

Dean showed A9 and was in trouble against Stammen’s KK.

The board ran out J82Q5 and Stammen doubled up.

Keven Stammen – 3,625,000
Donovan Dean – 11,100,000

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Doubles Through Donovan Dean In First Showdown Since Break

Nov 14, '21

Keven Stammen moved all in from middle position for 715,000 and was called by Donovan Dean in the big blind.

Stammen was in great shape with his 99 against Dean’s 55.

The flop was Q96, which gave Stammen a set and moved him further into the lead, but the 10 on the turn gave Dean some outs with a flush draw.

The river was the 6 which gave Stammen a full house and secured his double up.

Keven Stammen – 1,580,000
Donovan Dean – 7,800,000

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Registration Closed

Mar 16, '15

Registration has officially closed for the Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Classic main event. We will have final numbers and prizepool information shortly.

There was a small rush to the cages just prior to the break and we saw Zo Karim, Keven Stammen, Dan O’Brien and Kyle Julius among the players buying in at the last moment. We’e also spotted David Randall, Ben Yu, Eli Elezra and Carlos Mortensen in the field.

Matt Berkey is back for round two today as well.

Channeling my inner relief pitcher mentality & dusting off the cleats to take another run at this @WynnPoker main event #ShortMemory #Cppt

— matt berkey (@berkey11) March 16, 2015

Carlos Mortensen

Eli Elezra

Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen,   Eli Elezra,   Keven Stammen,   Kyle Julius,   Dan O'Brien,   Zohair Karim

Jon Lactaoen Doubles Through Keven Stammen

Mar 17, '15

Jon Lactaoen moved all-in for 160,000 from the cutoff and Keven Stammen called from middle position.

Stammen was ahead with pocket jacks to Lactaoen’s pocket tens, and things looked grim for Lactaoen after a flop of three sevens. But a ten on the turn put Lactaoen in good position to double up. The river was the 8 and Lactoaen doubled.

Player Tags: Jon Lactaoen,   Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Eliminates One

Mar 17, '15

A player moved all-in with AA and Keven Stammen called with QQ. An unbelievable flop of QjJ gave Stammen a full-house and left the all-in player drawing thin to stay alive.

The board completed K5 and Stammen increased his stack.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Stammen Gets Called

Mar 17, '15

With a board of K97J Keven Stammen bet 47,000 into an already sizable pot.

After plenty of thought his opponent made the call, only to muck when Stammen revealed his holecards of 108.

After Stammen collected the pot his stack grew to over 300,000.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Eliminated In 8th Place ($14,241)

Mar 18, '15

Stephen Graner raised to 40,000 from the button and it folded to Keven Stammen in the big blind. He made it 110,000 to go.

Graner gave it some thought before announcing that he was all-in. Stammen made the call and winced turned over his 55. He quickly got the bad news that he was well behind Graner’s KK.

The board ran out KQ6107 to give Graner top set and the pot. With that he increased his stack to a leading 1,750,000 while Stammen was sent to the rail in 8th place. For his deep run he earned $14,241.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Richard Hawes Eliminated 11th ($9,045)

Mar 18, '15

Richard Hawes moved all-in and Keven Stammen called.

Hawes = 44
Stammen = AK

The board = 622JK

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Richard Hawes

Registration Closed

Mar 16, '15

Registration has officially closed for the Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Classic main event. We will have final numbers and prizepool information shortly.

There was a small rush to the cages just prior to the break and we saw Zo Karim, Keven Stammen, Dan O’Brien and Kyle Julius among the players buying in at the last moment. We’e also spotted David Randall, Ben Yu, Eli Elezra and Carlos Mortensen in the field.

Matt Berkey is back for round two today as well.

Channeling my inner relief pitcher mentality & dusting off the cleats to take another run at this @WynnPoker main event #ShortMemory #Cppt

— matt berkey (@berkey11) March 16, 2015

Carlos Mortensen

Eli Elezra

Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen,   Eli Elezra,   Keven Stammen,   Kyle Julius,   Dan O'Brien,   Zohair Karim

Jon Lactaoen Doubles Through Keven Stammen

Mar 17, '15

Jon Lactaoen moved all-in for 160,000 from the cutoff and Keven Stammen called from middle position.

Stammen was ahead with pocket jacks to Lactaoen’s pocket tens, and things looked grim for Lactaoen after a flop of three sevens. But a ten on the turn put Lactaoen in good position to double up. The river was the 8 and Lactoaen doubled.

Player Tags: Jon Lactaoen,   Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Eliminates One

Mar 17, '15

A player moved all-in with AA and Keven Stammen called with QQ. An unbelievable flop of QjJ gave Stammen a full-house and left the all-in player drawing thin to stay alive.

The board completed K5 and Stammen increased his stack.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Stammen Gets Called

Mar 17, '15

With a board of K97J Keven Stammen bet 47,000 into an already sizable pot.

After plenty of thought his opponent made the call, only to muck when Stammen revealed his holecards of 108.

After Stammen collected the pot his stack grew to over 300,000.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Eliminated In 8th Place ($14,241)

Mar 18, '15

Stephen Graner raised to 40,000 from the button and it folded to Keven Stammen in the big blind. He made it 110,000 to go.

Graner gave it some thought before announcing that he was all-in. Stammen made the call and winced turned over his 55. He quickly got the bad news that he was well behind Graner’s KK.

The board ran out KQ6107 to give Graner top set and the pot. With that he increased his stack to a leading 1,750,000 while Stammen was sent to the rail in 8th place. For his deep run he earned $14,241.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Richard Hawes Eliminated 11th ($9,045)

Mar 18, '15

Richard Hawes moved all-in and Keven Stammen called.

Hawes = 44
Stammen = AK

The board = 622JK

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Richard Hawes

Registration Closed

Mar 16, '15

Registration has officially closed for the Card Player Poker Tour Wynn Classic main event. We will have final numbers and prizepool information shortly.

There was a small rush to the cages just prior to the break and we saw Zo Karim, Keven Stammen, Dan O’Brien and Kyle Julius among the players buying in at the last moment. We’e also spotted David Randall, Ben Yu, Eli Elezra and Carlos Mortensen in the field.

Matt Berkey is back for round two today as well.

Channeling my inner relief pitcher mentality & dusting off the cleats to take another run at this @WynnPoker main event #ShortMemory #Cppt

— matt berkey (@berkey11) March 16, 2015

Carlos Mortensen

Eli Elezra

Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen,   Eli Elezra,   Keven Stammen,   Kyle Julius,   Dan O'Brien,   Zohair Karim

Jon Lactaoen Doubles Through Keven Stammen

Mar 17, '15

Jon Lactaoen moved all-in for 160,000 from the cutoff and Keven Stammen called from middle position.

Stammen was ahead with pocket jacks to Lactaoen’s pocket tens, and things looked grim for Lactaoen after a flop of three sevens. But a ten on the turn put Lactaoen in good position to double up. The river was the 8 and Lactoaen doubled.

Player Tags: Jon Lactaoen,   Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Eliminates One

Mar 17, '15

A player moved all-in with AA and Keven Stammen called with QQ. An unbelievable flop of QjJ gave Stammen a full-house and left the all-in player drawing thin to stay alive.

The board completed K5 and Stammen increased his stack.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Stammen Gets Called

Mar 17, '15

With a board of K97J Keven Stammen bet 47,000 into an already sizable pot.

After plenty of thought his opponent made the call, only to muck when Stammen revealed his holecards of 108.

After Stammen collected the pot his stack grew to over 300,000.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Eliminated In 8th Place ($14,241)

Mar 18, '15

Stephen Graner raised to 40,000 from the button and it folded to Keven Stammen in the big blind. He made it 110,000 to go.

Graner gave it some thought before announcing that he was all-in. Stammen made the call and winced turned over his 55. He quickly got the bad news that he was well behind Graner’s KK.

The board ran out KQ6107 to give Graner top set and the pot. With that he increased his stack to a leading 1,750,000 while Stammen was sent to the rail in 8th place. For his deep run he earned $14,241.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Richard Hawes Eliminated 11th ($9,045)

Mar 18, '15

Richard Hawes moved all-in and Keven Stammen called.

Hawes = 44
Stammen = AK

The board = 622JK

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Richard Hawes

Level 21 Update: Keven Stammen Eliminated in 6th Place

Jun 02, '13

Level: 21

Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 1,069

Average Chip Count: 288,630

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Eric Blair – 462,000
Seat 2: John Beauprez – 1,583,000
Seat 3: Joe Cada – 769,000
Seat 4: Mike Mustafa – 1,228,000
Seat 6: Manig Loeser – 781,000

Players Eliminated:

6th: Keven Stammen – $39,325

Live Updates:

Keven Stammen Eliminated in Sixth Place ($39,325)

Keven Stammen raised to 27,000 preflop from the cutoff and John Beauprez reraised to 61,000 from the big blind. Stammen then four-bet all-in for just over 300,000. Beauprez called and they revealed their cards.

Beauprez: AA
Stammen: 22

Board; 1053104

The pocket aces of Beauprez were enough to win the hand and Stammen was eliminated in sixth place. Beauprez took the chip lead with more than 1.5 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 4 ($1,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold'em)

Jun 02, '13

The final table of Event No. 4 ($1,500 Six-Handed No-Limit Hold’em) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

With the elimination of Zohar Spivack in seventh place ($28,155), the official, six-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 21 with blinds of 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 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: Eric Blair – 500,000
Seat 2: John Beauprez – 1,233,000
Seat 3: Joe Cada – 705,000
Seat 4: Mike Mustafa – 1,234,000
Seat 5: Keven Stammen – 346,000
Seat 6: Manig Loeser – 805,000

While only 6 remain, this event attracted 1,069 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,443,150, and the top 108 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $324,764
2nd Place: $200,698
3rd Place: $127,300
4th Place: $83,558
5th Place: $56,499
6th Place: $39,325

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.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Eric Blair,   Joseph Cada

Level 15 Update: So Close to the Bubble

Oct 30, '10

Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 28 out of 272

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Hunichen — 660,000
2. Josh Arieh — 500,000
3. Ben Klier — 450,000
4. Keven Stammen — 450,000
5. Jeff Forest — 410,000
6. Mohsin Charania — 400,000
7. Gavin Smith — 340,000
8. Bob Courtney — 280,000
9. Jason Mercier — 280,000
10. Thomas Marcehse — 275,000

Average Chip Count: 250,344

Notable Eliminations:

Brock Parker

Big Hands:

Mizzi vs. Beasley

With a flop of A 9 3 on the table Sorel Mizzi bet 16,300 and Mike Beasely raised all in for 111,000. Mizzi went into the tank for quite some time and eventually mucked. Beasley flipped over A Q as he collected the pot.

Stammen Takes a Hit

UTG+1 was all in and he had UTG covered, who was also all in. Stammen had both of them covered in middle position and he made the call preflop. Their cards:

Stammen: K K
UTG: Q Q
UTG+1: A A

Board: 10 7 3 9 J

Stammen took a slight hit on the hand, UTG+1 was eliminated to take things down to 28 players remaining and UTG close to tripled up on the hand.

Arieh vs. Marchese

The flop read J 9 4 when Thomas Marchese bet 17,000 under the gun and Josh Arieh made the call from the big blind. The 6 fell on the turn and Marchese fired 41,000. Arieh made the call and the river fell 5. This time Arieh bet 40,000 but Marchese decided not to follow and tossed his cards into the muck.

Left In The Deck:

Poker Tweets

Table Pairings

Table 1: Kyle Bowker, Bryan Piccioli

Table 2: Ben Klier, Chris McCormick, Gavin Smith, Hoyt Corkins, Mohsin Charania, Ronald Lee

Table 3: Josh Arieh, Thomas Marchese, Keven Stammen

Table 4: Jason Mercier, Mike Beasley, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Hunichen

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Sorel Mizzi,   Keven Stammen,   Mike Beasley,   Tom Marchese

Level 14 Update: Greenstein and Lederer Busted

Oct 30, '10

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 37 out of 272

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Hunichen — 440,000
2. Josh Arieh — 440,000
3. Keven Stammen — 415,000
4. Ben Klier — 410,000
5. Jeff Forest — 330,000
6. Mohsin Charania — 330,000
7. Hoyt Corkins — 315,000
8. Byron Springer — 280,000
9. Thomas Marcehse — 275,000
10. Lance Steinberg — 265,000

Average Chip Count: 168,837

Notable Eliminations:

Barry Greenstein
Howard Lederer
Jonathan Aguiar
Todd Terry
Christian Harder
Andrew Frankenberger

Big Hands:

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

Barry Greenstein got it all in preflop for the last of his chips (27,400) and Hoyt Corkins called him down. Their cards:

Greenstein: 9 9
Corkins: A K

Board: K J 2 3 3

Greenstein was eliminated on the hand.

Klier Keeps Building his Stack

Three players limped to a K J 2 flop and Ben Klier bet 12,200 from middle position. Ronald Lee check-raised under the gun to 29,000 and Hoyt Corkins got out of the way UTG+1. Klier then reraised 18,200 more and Lee made the call.

The turn fell 9 and Klier bet 42,000. Lee made the call and the 9 fell on the river. Both players checked and Klier flipped over the K Q. Lee said, “I have an 8,” and mucked his hand. Klier climbed above 400,000 with the win.

Stammen vs. Arieh

Three players limped to a Q 10 2 flop and Josh Arieh then bet 9,000 from the cutoff. Thomas Marchese made the call from the small blind and Keven Stammen made the call UTG+1.

Arieh opened the action on turn betting 21,300 after the J hit the table. Marchese mucked and Stammen made the call. The 7 fell on the river and once again Ariah opened the action. He bet 45,000 and Stammen decided to muck. Arieh was up to 440,000 after the hand.

Left In The Deck:

Poker Tweets

Table Pairings

Table 1: Kyle Bowker, Howard Lederer, Bryan Piccioli

Table 2: Ben Klier, Chris McCormick, Gavin Smith, Barry Greenstein, Hoyt Corkins, Mohsin Charania, Ronald Lee

Table 3: Josh Arieh, Thomas Marchese, Keven Stammen

Table 4: Jason Mercier, Todd Terry, Jonathan Aguiar, Mike Beasley

Table 5: Brock Parker, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Hunichen, Christian Harder

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Keven Stammen,   Ronald Lee

Keven Stammen Doubles Up

Oct 31, '10

Keven Stammen got the last of his chips (164,000) into the middle preflop and Bryan Piccioli had him covered. Their cards:

Stammen: 3 3
Piccioli: A K

Board: Q 9 3 Q J

Stammen doubled up on the hand and Piccioli was down to 46,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Bryan Piccioli

Ardavan Yazdi Makes a Nice Call to Double Up

Oct 31, '10

The board read 8 6 3 5 9 when Keven Stammen declared he was all in from late position. Ardavan Yazdi was then put on a decision for his tournament life.

He took his time with making the all-n call for 131,000 and then flipped over 8 8. Stammen sheepishly revealed 10 3 and Yazdi collected the pot to double up.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Ardavan Yazdi

Jason Mercier Eliminated in 11th Place ($46,678)

Nov 01, '10

Jason Mercier raised to 35,000 preflop on the button and Keven Stammen reraised all in after getting a count of about 300,000 on Mercier’s stack. Mercier made the all-in call. Their cards:

Mercier: 9 9
Stammen: 10 10

Board: 7 6 5 3 J

Mercier was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $46,678 in prize money.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Jason Mercier

Keven Stammen Eliminated in Fifth Place ($128,650)

Nov 02, '10

On the first hand back from the break, Keven Stammen moved all in preflop for 580,000 and Dave Inselberg made the call, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Their cards:

Stammen: A 10
Inselberg: A Q

Board: Q 10 4 3 Q

Stammen was eliminated in fifth place after the hand and he will take home $128,650 in prize money.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Doubles Up

Nov 02, '10

Keven Stammen moved all in preflop for 355,000 and Mohsin Charania reraised behind him all in. Their cards:

Stammen: 8 8
Charania: 7 7

Board: A 4 2 2 5

Stammen doubled up on the hand to 800,000 and Charania was crippled.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Mohsin Charania

Chopped Pot Saves Stammen

Nov 02, '10

Nikolai Yakovenko raised to 60,000 preflop and Thomas Marchese made the call. Keven Stammen moved all in for 135,000 on top. Yakovenko made the call and then Marchese reraised all in. Yakovenko mucked and the two live players turned over their cards:

Marchese: A J
Stammen: A 5

A 6 6 Q 9

The two players chopped up the pot and play continued with Stammen surviving.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Tom Marchese

Level 15 Update: So Close to the Bubble

Oct 30, '10

Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 28 out of 272

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Hunichen — 660,000
2. Josh Arieh — 500,000
3. Ben Klier — 450,000
4. Keven Stammen — 450,000
5. Jeff Forest — 410,000
6. Mohsin Charania — 400,000
7. Gavin Smith — 340,000
8. Bob Courtney — 280,000
9. Jason Mercier — 280,000
10. Thomas Marcehse — 275,000

Average Chip Count: 250,344

Notable Eliminations:

Brock Parker

Big Hands:

Mizzi vs. Beasley

With a flop of A 9 3 on the table Sorel Mizzi bet 16,300 and Mike Beasely raised all in for 111,000. Mizzi went into the tank for quite some time and eventually mucked. Beasley flipped over A Q as he collected the pot.

Stammen Takes a Hit

UTG+1 was all in and he had UTG covered, who was also all in. Stammen had both of them covered in middle position and he made the call preflop. Their cards:

Stammen: K K
UTG: Q Q
UTG+1: A A

Board: 10 7 3 9 J

Stammen took a slight hit on the hand, UTG+1 was eliminated to take things down to 28 players remaining and UTG close to tripled up on the hand.

Arieh vs. Marchese

The flop read J 9 4 when Thomas Marchese bet 17,000 under the gun and Josh Arieh made the call from the big blind. The 6 fell on the turn and Marchese fired 41,000. Arieh made the call and the river fell 5. This time Arieh bet 40,000 but Marchese decided not to follow and tossed his cards into the muck.

Left In The Deck:

Poker Tweets

Table Pairings

Table 1: Kyle Bowker, Bryan Piccioli

Table 2: Ben Klier, Chris McCormick, Gavin Smith, Hoyt Corkins, Mohsin Charania, Ronald Lee

Table 3: Josh Arieh, Thomas Marchese, Keven Stammen

Table 4: Jason Mercier, Mike Beasley, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Hunichen

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Sorel Mizzi,   Keven Stammen,   Mike Beasley,   Tom Marchese

Level 14 Update: Greenstein and Lederer Busted

Oct 30, '10

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 37 out of 272

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Hunichen — 440,000
2. Josh Arieh — 440,000
3. Keven Stammen — 415,000
4. Ben Klier — 410,000
5. Jeff Forest — 330,000
6. Mohsin Charania — 330,000
7. Hoyt Corkins — 315,000
8. Byron Springer — 280,000
9. Thomas Marcehse — 275,000
10. Lance Steinberg — 265,000

Average Chip Count: 168,837

Notable Eliminations:

Barry Greenstein
Howard Lederer
Jonathan Aguiar
Todd Terry
Christian Harder
Andrew Frankenberger

Big Hands:

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

Barry Greenstein got it all in preflop for the last of his chips (27,400) and Hoyt Corkins called him down. Their cards:

Greenstein: 9 9
Corkins: A K

Board: K J 2 3 3

Greenstein was eliminated on the hand.

Klier Keeps Building his Stack

Three players limped to a K J 2 flop and Ben Klier bet 12,200 from middle position. Ronald Lee check-raised under the gun to 29,000 and Hoyt Corkins got out of the way UTG+1. Klier then reraised 18,200 more and Lee made the call.

The turn fell 9 and Klier bet 42,000. Lee made the call and the 9 fell on the river. Both players checked and Klier flipped over the K Q. Lee said, “I have an 8,” and mucked his hand. Klier climbed above 400,000 with the win.

Stammen vs. Arieh

Three players limped to a Q 10 2 flop and Josh Arieh then bet 9,000 from the cutoff. Thomas Marchese made the call from the small blind and Keven Stammen made the call UTG+1.

Arieh opened the action on turn betting 21,300 after the J hit the table. Marchese mucked and Stammen made the call. The 7 fell on the river and once again Ariah opened the action. He bet 45,000 and Stammen decided to muck. Arieh was up to 440,000 after the hand.

Left In The Deck:

Poker Tweets

Table Pairings

Table 1: Kyle Bowker, Howard Lederer, Bryan Piccioli

Table 2: Ben Klier, Chris McCormick, Gavin Smith, Barry Greenstein, Hoyt Corkins, Mohsin Charania, Ronald Lee

Table 3: Josh Arieh, Thomas Marchese, Keven Stammen

Table 4: Jason Mercier, Todd Terry, Jonathan Aguiar, Mike Beasley

Table 5: Brock Parker, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Hunichen, Christian Harder

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Keven Stammen,   Ronald Lee

Keven Stammen Doubles Up

Oct 31, '10

Keven Stammen got the last of his chips (164,000) into the middle preflop and Bryan Piccioli had him covered. Their cards:

Stammen: 3 3
Piccioli: A K

Board: Q 9 3 Q J

Stammen doubled up on the hand and Piccioli was down to 46,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Bryan Piccioli

Ardavan Yazdi Makes a Nice Call to Double Up

Oct 31, '10

The board read 8 6 3 5 9 when Keven Stammen declared he was all in from late position. Ardavan Yazdi was then put on a decision for his tournament life.

He took his time with making the all-n call for 131,000 and then flipped over 8 8. Stammen sheepishly revealed 10 3 and Yazdi collected the pot to double up.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Ardavan Yazdi

Jason Mercier Eliminated in 11th Place ($46,678)

Nov 01, '10

Jason Mercier raised to 35,000 preflop on the button and Keven Stammen reraised all in after getting a count of about 300,000 on Mercier’s stack. Mercier made the all-in call. Their cards:

Mercier: 9 9
Stammen: 10 10

Board: 7 6 5 3 J

Mercier was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $46,678 in prize money.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Jason Mercier

Keven Stammen Eliminated in Fifth Place ($128,650)

Nov 02, '10

On the first hand back from the break, Keven Stammen moved all in preflop for 580,000 and Dave Inselberg made the call, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Their cards:

Stammen: A 10
Inselberg: A Q

Board: Q 10 4 3 Q

Stammen was eliminated in fifth place after the hand and he will take home $128,650 in prize money.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Doubles Up

Nov 02, '10

Keven Stammen moved all in preflop for 355,000 and Mohsin Charania reraised behind him all in. Their cards:

Stammen: 8 8
Charania: 7 7

Board: A 4 2 2 5

Stammen doubled up on the hand to 800,000 and Charania was crippled.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Mohsin Charania

Chopped Pot Saves Stammen

Nov 02, '10

Nikolai Yakovenko raised to 60,000 preflop and Thomas Marchese made the call. Keven Stammen moved all in for 135,000 on top. Yakovenko made the call and then Marchese reraised all in. Yakovenko mucked and the two live players turned over their cards:

Marchese: A J
Stammen: A 5

A 6 6 Q 9

The two players chopped up the pot and play continued with Stammen surviving.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Tom Marchese

Level 15 Update: So Close to the Bubble

Oct 30, '10

Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 28 out of 272

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Hunichen — 660,000
2. Josh Arieh — 500,000
3. Ben Klier — 450,000
4. Keven Stammen — 450,000
5. Jeff Forest — 410,000
6. Mohsin Charania — 400,000
7. Gavin Smith — 340,000
8. Bob Courtney — 280,000
9. Jason Mercier — 280,000
10. Thomas Marcehse — 275,000

Average Chip Count: 250,344

Notable Eliminations:

Brock Parker

Big Hands:

Mizzi vs. Beasley

With a flop of A 9 3 on the table Sorel Mizzi bet 16,300 and Mike Beasely raised all in for 111,000. Mizzi went into the tank for quite some time and eventually mucked. Beasley flipped over A Q as he collected the pot.

Stammen Takes a Hit

UTG+1 was all in and he had UTG covered, who was also all in. Stammen had both of them covered in middle position and he made the call preflop. Their cards:

Stammen: K K
UTG: Q Q
UTG+1: A A

Board: 10 7 3 9 J

Stammen took a slight hit on the hand, UTG+1 was eliminated to take things down to 28 players remaining and UTG close to tripled up on the hand.

Arieh vs. Marchese

The flop read J 9 4 when Thomas Marchese bet 17,000 under the gun and Josh Arieh made the call from the big blind. The 6 fell on the turn and Marchese fired 41,000. Arieh made the call and the river fell 5. This time Arieh bet 40,000 but Marchese decided not to follow and tossed his cards into the muck.

Left In The Deck:

Poker Tweets

Table Pairings

Table 1: Kyle Bowker, Bryan Piccioli

Table 2: Ben Klier, Chris McCormick, Gavin Smith, Hoyt Corkins, Mohsin Charania, Ronald Lee

Table 3: Josh Arieh, Thomas Marchese, Keven Stammen

Table 4: Jason Mercier, Mike Beasley, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Hunichen

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Sorel Mizzi,   Keven Stammen,   Mike Beasley,   Tom Marchese

Level 14 Update: Greenstein and Lederer Busted

Oct 30, '10

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 37 out of 272

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Hunichen — 440,000
2. Josh Arieh — 440,000
3. Keven Stammen — 415,000
4. Ben Klier — 410,000
5. Jeff Forest — 330,000
6. Mohsin Charania — 330,000
7. Hoyt Corkins — 315,000
8. Byron Springer — 280,000
9. Thomas Marcehse — 275,000
10. Lance Steinberg — 265,000

Average Chip Count: 168,837

Notable Eliminations:

Barry Greenstein
Howard Lederer
Jonathan Aguiar
Todd Terry
Christian Harder
Andrew Frankenberger

Big Hands:

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

Barry Greenstein got it all in preflop for the last of his chips (27,400) and Hoyt Corkins called him down. Their cards:

Greenstein: 9 9
Corkins: A K

Board: K J 2 3 3

Greenstein was eliminated on the hand.

Klier Keeps Building his Stack

Three players limped to a K J 2 flop and Ben Klier bet 12,200 from middle position. Ronald Lee check-raised under the gun to 29,000 and Hoyt Corkins got out of the way UTG+1. Klier then reraised 18,200 more and Lee made the call.

The turn fell 9 and Klier bet 42,000. Lee made the call and the 9 fell on the river. Both players checked and Klier flipped over the K Q. Lee said, “I have an 8,” and mucked his hand. Klier climbed above 400,000 with the win.

Stammen vs. Arieh

Three players limped to a Q 10 2 flop and Josh Arieh then bet 9,000 from the cutoff. Thomas Marchese made the call from the small blind and Keven Stammen made the call UTG+1.

Arieh opened the action on turn betting 21,300 after the J hit the table. Marchese mucked and Stammen made the call. The 7 fell on the river and once again Ariah opened the action. He bet 45,000 and Stammen decided to muck. Arieh was up to 440,000 after the hand.

Left In The Deck:

Poker Tweets

Table Pairings

Table 1: Kyle Bowker, Howard Lederer, Bryan Piccioli

Table 2: Ben Klier, Chris McCormick, Gavin Smith, Barry Greenstein, Hoyt Corkins, Mohsin Charania, Ronald Lee

Table 3: Josh Arieh, Thomas Marchese, Keven Stammen

Table 4: Jason Mercier, Todd Terry, Jonathan Aguiar, Mike Beasley

Table 5: Brock Parker, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Hunichen, Christian Harder

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Keven Stammen,   Ronald Lee

Keven Stammen Doubles Up

Oct 31, '10

Keven Stammen got the last of his chips (164,000) into the middle preflop and Bryan Piccioli had him covered. Their cards:

Stammen: 3 3
Piccioli: A K

Board: Q 9 3 Q J

Stammen doubled up on the hand and Piccioli was down to 46,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Bryan Piccioli

Ardavan Yazdi Makes a Nice Call to Double Up

Oct 31, '10

The board read 8 6 3 5 9 when Keven Stammen declared he was all in from late position. Ardavan Yazdi was then put on a decision for his tournament life.

He took his time with making the all-n call for 131,000 and then flipped over 8 8. Stammen sheepishly revealed 10 3 and Yazdi collected the pot to double up.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Ardavan Yazdi

Jason Mercier Eliminated in 11th Place ($46,678)

Nov 01, '10

Jason Mercier raised to 35,000 preflop on the button and Keven Stammen reraised all in after getting a count of about 300,000 on Mercier’s stack. Mercier made the all-in call. Their cards:

Mercier: 9 9
Stammen: 10 10

Board: 7 6 5 3 J

Mercier was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $46,678 in prize money.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Jason Mercier

Keven Stammen Eliminated in Fifth Place ($128,650)

Nov 02, '10

On the first hand back from the break, Keven Stammen moved all in preflop for 580,000 and Dave Inselberg made the call, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Their cards:

Stammen: A 10
Inselberg: A Q

Board: Q 10 4 3 Q

Stammen was eliminated in fifth place after the hand and he will take home $128,650 in prize money.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Doubles Up

Nov 02, '10

Keven Stammen moved all in preflop for 355,000 and Mohsin Charania reraised behind him all in. Their cards:

Stammen: 8 8
Charania: 7 7

Board: A 4 2 2 5

Stammen doubled up on the hand to 800,000 and Charania was crippled.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Mohsin Charania

Chopped Pot Saves Stammen

Nov 02, '10

Nikolai Yakovenko raised to 60,000 preflop and Thomas Marchese made the call. Keven Stammen moved all in for 135,000 on top. Yakovenko made the call and then Marchese reraised all in. Yakovenko mucked and the two live players turned over their cards:

Marchese: A J
Stammen: A 5

A 6 6 Q 9

The two players chopped up the pot and play continued with Stammen surviving.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Tom Marchese

Level 15 Update: So Close to the Bubble

Oct 30, '10

Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 28 out of 272

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Hunichen — 660,000
2. Josh Arieh — 500,000
3. Ben Klier — 450,000
4. Keven Stammen — 450,000
5. Jeff Forest — 410,000
6. Mohsin Charania — 400,000
7. Gavin Smith — 340,000
8. Bob Courtney — 280,000
9. Jason Mercier — 280,000
10. Thomas Marcehse — 275,000

Average Chip Count: 250,344

Notable Eliminations:

Brock Parker

Big Hands:

Mizzi vs. Beasley

With a flop of A 9 3 on the table Sorel Mizzi bet 16,300 and Mike Beasely raised all in for 111,000. Mizzi went into the tank for quite some time and eventually mucked. Beasley flipped over A Q as he collected the pot.

Stammen Takes a Hit

UTG+1 was all in and he had UTG covered, who was also all in. Stammen had both of them covered in middle position and he made the call preflop. Their cards:

Stammen: K K
UTG: Q Q
UTG+1: A A

Board: 10 7 3 9 J

Stammen took a slight hit on the hand, UTG+1 was eliminated to take things down to 28 players remaining and UTG close to tripled up on the hand.

Arieh vs. Marchese

The flop read J 9 4 when Thomas Marchese bet 17,000 under the gun and Josh Arieh made the call from the big blind. The 6 fell on the turn and Marchese fired 41,000. Arieh made the call and the river fell 5. This time Arieh bet 40,000 but Marchese decided not to follow and tossed his cards into the muck.

Left In The Deck:

Poker Tweets

Table Pairings

Table 1: Kyle Bowker, Bryan Piccioli

Table 2: Ben Klier, Chris McCormick, Gavin Smith, Hoyt Corkins, Mohsin Charania, Ronald Lee

Table 3: Josh Arieh, Thomas Marchese, Keven Stammen

Table 4: Jason Mercier, Mike Beasley, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Hunichen

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Sorel Mizzi,   Keven Stammen,   Mike Beasley,   Tom Marchese

Level 14 Update: Greenstein and Lederer Busted

Oct 30, '10

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 37 out of 272

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Hunichen — 440,000
2. Josh Arieh — 440,000
3. Keven Stammen — 415,000
4. Ben Klier — 410,000
5. Jeff Forest — 330,000
6. Mohsin Charania — 330,000
7. Hoyt Corkins — 315,000
8. Byron Springer — 280,000
9. Thomas Marcehse — 275,000
10. Lance Steinberg — 265,000

Average Chip Count: 168,837

Notable Eliminations:

Barry Greenstein
Howard Lederer
Jonathan Aguiar
Todd Terry
Christian Harder
Andrew Frankenberger

Big Hands:

Barry Greenstein Eliminated

Barry Greenstein got it all in preflop for the last of his chips (27,400) and Hoyt Corkins called him down. Their cards:

Greenstein: 9 9
Corkins: A K

Board: K J 2 3 3

Greenstein was eliminated on the hand.

Klier Keeps Building his Stack

Three players limped to a K J 2 flop and Ben Klier bet 12,200 from middle position. Ronald Lee check-raised under the gun to 29,000 and Hoyt Corkins got out of the way UTG+1. Klier then reraised 18,200 more and Lee made the call.

The turn fell 9 and Klier bet 42,000. Lee made the call and the 9 fell on the river. Both players checked and Klier flipped over the K Q. Lee said, “I have an 8,” and mucked his hand. Klier climbed above 400,000 with the win.

Stammen vs. Arieh

Three players limped to a Q 10 2 flop and Josh Arieh then bet 9,000 from the cutoff. Thomas Marchese made the call from the small blind and Keven Stammen made the call UTG+1.

Arieh opened the action on turn betting 21,300 after the J hit the table. Marchese mucked and Stammen made the call. The 7 fell on the river and once again Ariah opened the action. He bet 45,000 and Stammen decided to muck. Arieh was up to 440,000 after the hand.

Left In The Deck:

Poker Tweets

Table Pairings

Table 1: Kyle Bowker, Howard Lederer, Bryan Piccioli

Table 2: Ben Klier, Chris McCormick, Gavin Smith, Barry Greenstein, Hoyt Corkins, Mohsin Charania, Ronald Lee

Table 3: Josh Arieh, Thomas Marchese, Keven Stammen

Table 4: Jason Mercier, Todd Terry, Jonathan Aguiar, Mike Beasley

Table 5: Brock Parker, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Hunichen, Christian Harder

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Keven Stammen,   Ronald Lee

Keven Stammen Doubles Up

Oct 31, '10

Keven Stammen got the last of his chips (164,000) into the middle preflop and Bryan Piccioli had him covered. Their cards:

Stammen: 3 3
Piccioli: A K

Board: Q 9 3 Q J

Stammen doubled up on the hand and Piccioli was down to 46,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Bryan Piccioli

Ardavan Yazdi Makes a Nice Call to Double Up

Oct 31, '10

The board read 8 6 3 5 9 when Keven Stammen declared he was all in from late position. Ardavan Yazdi was then put on a decision for his tournament life.

He took his time with making the all-n call for 131,000 and then flipped over 8 8. Stammen sheepishly revealed 10 3 and Yazdi collected the pot to double up.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Ardavan Yazdi

Jason Mercier Eliminated in 11th Place ($46,678)

Nov 01, '10

Jason Mercier raised to 35,000 preflop on the button and Keven Stammen reraised all in after getting a count of about 300,000 on Mercier’s stack. Mercier made the all-in call. Their cards:

Mercier: 9 9
Stammen: 10 10

Board: 7 6 5 3 J

Mercier was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $46,678 in prize money.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Jason Mercier

Keven Stammen Eliminated in Fifth Place ($128,650)

Nov 02, '10

On the first hand back from the break, Keven Stammen moved all in preflop for 580,000 and Dave Inselberg made the call, leaving himself just 5,000 behind. Their cards:

Stammen: A 10
Inselberg: A Q

Board: Q 10 4 3 Q

Stammen was eliminated in fifth place after the hand and he will take home $128,650 in prize money.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Doubles Up

Nov 02, '10

Keven Stammen moved all in preflop for 355,000 and Mohsin Charania reraised behind him all in. Their cards:

Stammen: 8 8
Charania: 7 7

Board: A 4 2 2 5

Stammen doubled up on the hand to 800,000 and Charania was crippled.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Mohsin Charania

Chopped Pot Saves Stammen

Nov 02, '10

Nikolai Yakovenko raised to 60,000 preflop and Thomas Marchese made the call. Keven Stammen moved all in for 135,000 on top. Yakovenko made the call and then Marchese reraised all in. Yakovenko mucked and the two live players turned over their cards:

Marchese: A J
Stammen: A 5

A 6 6 Q 9

The two players chopped up the pot and play continued with Stammen surviving.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen,   Tom Marchese

Stammen vs. Brady

Oct 25, '10

The board read 9 8 5 6 3 and 2,500 sat in the pot when Matt Brady bet 1,700 from the button. Keven Stammen raised 4,000 on top from late position and Brady made the call. Stammen flipped over 10 7 for the straight and Brady mucked.

Player Tags: Matt Brady,   Keven Stammen

Tony Balahood Busted by Keven Stammen

Oct 26, '10

Tony Balahood moved all in preflop under the gun for 11,300 and Keven Stammen made the call from the big blind. Their cards:

Stammen: 10 8
Balahood: J 3

Board: 9 8 5 7 7

Balahood was eliminated on the hand and Stammen grabbed his chips.

Player Tags: Keven Stammen

Keven Stammen Eliminated in 18th Place ($26,882)

Oct 27, '10

Keven Stammen got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Shannon Shorr made the call. Their cards:

Stammen: A K
Shorr: Q Q

Board: K Q 6 5 Q

Stammen was eliminated in 18th place and he will take home $26,882 in prize money.

Player Tags: Shannon Shorr,   Keven Stammen