Level Four, Hour One: Little Chops, Then Doubles
Jul 08, '10
Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante
Notable Chip Counts:
1. Brent Baldrey – 150,000
2. Khamsy Nuanmanee – 123,000
3. David Benyamine – 113,000
4. Paul Noriega – 112,000
5. Bretty Richey – 102,000
6. Anh Van Nguyen – 94,000
7. Jason Mercier – 91,500
8. Steve Billirakis – 91,000
9. Eric Buchman – 78,500
10. Victor Mendicuti – 76,000
Card Player Family Chip Counts
Jeff Shulman — 5,600
Steve Zolotow — 32,200
Jen Harman — 27,000
Big Hands:
Little Chops Up a Big One
Jonathan Little push his opponent all in for around 10,000 and was called. Their hands:
Little: A
K
Opponent: A
K
They held the same hand, but when the flop ran 527 Little saw he had a backdoor flush draw. “Freeroll,” he said.
But the board finished without two more diamonds and they chopped the pot. Little is still relatively short with just 13,000 in chips.
Lee Busts to Aces
A short-stacked Doug Lee got all in preflop holding 7
7, but his opponent held the big bad AA.
The board ran 552J4 and Lee was gone.
Varkonyi Loses Big One
Robert Varkonyi’s opponent was all in, creating a pretty large pot on a board of 2948J. Varkonyi tanked for a while before making the call. Their hands:
Varkonyi: J-8
Opponent: AK
Varkonyi’s two pair could not be his opponent’s nut flush, and the former main event champ dropped to 26,000 in chips.
Singer Flexes
The player under the gun raised to 1,000 and David Singer made it 3,400 to go. The blinds folded but the under the gun player called.
The flop came down 952 and the player bet 4,300. Singer made the call and the 9 fell on the turn.
The player checked and Singer pounced, moving all in for 10,625. His opponent mucked and Singer took the pot. He was at 20,000.
Freddy Deeb Getting Short
Four players, including Freddy Deeb, limped preflop and saw the KJ9 land on the felt. Everyone checked and the turn was the 5.
The player in seat 1 bet 700 and everyone folded. Deeb was ailing with just 9,000 after the hand.
Harman Gets Pushed
Jennifer Harman and her opponent in seat 9 saw a flop of J55. Seat 9 bet 2,600 and Harman raised it up to 6,600.
Seat 9 would not be pushed as he reraised to 14,600. Harman then went into the tank for a couple of minutes. The ESPN cameras noticed and surrounded the table. Harman shuffled her chips for what seemed like forever.
Finally, she threw away her hand and slipped to 27,000.
Rousso Jacks Up Opponent
Vanessa Rousso and her opponent saw a flop J98. The action preflop was unclear, but seat 6 eventually ended up all in for 27,250. Rousso made the call.
Rousso: JJ
Seat 6: A10
Rousso flopped top set but her opponent was drawing to an open-ended straight draw. The turn was the A, giving seat 6 a meaningless pair. The river was the 6 and Rousso dodged the draws to score the knockout. She was at 63,000 after the hand.
Pavilion Room Update
Johnathan Little Doubles Up
Jonathan Little bet 800 from middle position and it was folded around to a player in the small blind. The big blind raised to 1,800 and Little called. The flop came Q99. The big blind bet 2,000 and Little made the quick call. The 5 fell on the turn and the big blind bet 3,600. Little called with only 5,950 behind. An off suit four hit the river and Little’s opponent set him all in. Little made the insta-call for his tournament life. His opponent exposed the KK but was no good against the 98 of Little. Little doubled to over 30,000.
Shawn Sheikhan Outplayed
It was folded around to the small blind. Shawn Sheikhan was in the big blind and was asking for a walk. However, the small blind completed and Sheikhan checked. The flop came KK10 and it was checked to Sheikhan. He fired out a bet of 800 before being check-raised to 2,000. Sheikhan quickly folded and his opponent showed him the 52 for 5-high. Sheikhan was at around 20,000 after the hand.
Thomas Marchese Loses a Pot
With about 10,000 in the middle on a board of 1053Q6, Marchese checked and his opponent checked behind. Marchese’s opponent announced pair and tabled A5. Marchese mucked and was down to 23,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Shawn Sheikhan, David Singer, Jennifer Harman, Robert Varkonyi, Doug Lee, Jonathan Little, Freddy Deeb, Tom Marchese
In 2015 Doug Lee finished second in the $2 million guaranteed $5,000 buy-in event at the Venetian DeepStack Extravaganza 
Layne Flack raised to 3,700 under the gun and Doug Lee made the call from the button. The flop fell J
9
2
A
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