Arnaud Mattern Poker Tournament Updates

Level 3 Update -- Jennifer Tilly Out and Jason Alexander In

Mar 06, '11

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 140 out of 154

Chip Counts:

1. Allen Kessler — 60,000
2. David Baker — 40,000
3. Ali Eslami — 40,000
4. John Hennigan — 36,000
5. Men Nguyen — 35,000
6. Barry Greenstein — 34,000
7. David Peters — 33,000
8. Dwyte Pilgrim — 30,000
9. Daniel Negreanu — 30,000
10. Jason Alexander — 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jennifer Tilly

Big Hands:

Jason Alexander Joins the Field

Actor Jason Alexander has jumped into the tournament. A few other late additions include Daniel Alaei and Chris Moore.

Daniel Negreanu vs. David Peters

The flop read 9 7 3 when David Peters bet 1,125 from the big blind. Daniel Negreanu made the call from late position. The 6 fell on the turn and Peters bet 3,025. Negreanu went into the tank and made the call. The 6 fell on the river and Peters bet 6,025. Negreanu mucked and said, “I had so many outs, hearts and the open-ended straight draw.”

Matt Affleck vs. John Hennigan

There was 5,200 in the pot and the board read J 4 3 8 2 when Matt Affleck bet 5,000 under the gun. John Hennigan then check-raised to 12,000 from the big blind. Affleck mucked and Hennigan grew his stack to 44,000.

Arnaud Mattern Eliminates One

The flop fell 8 8 8 and Arnaud Mattern bet 5,000 from the button. A player under the gun made an all-in call against the Team PokerStars pro and they flipped over their cards:

Mattern: 7 7
Opponent: A 9

Turn and River: 5 and 5

Mattern won the hand and his opponent was eliminated.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   David Peters,   Jason Alexander,   Arnaud Mattern,   Matt Affleck

Level 8 Update: Annette Obrestad Moves Into Chip Lead

Oct 16, '10

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 150 out of 328 (Unofficial)

Chip Counts:

1. Annette Obrestad — 380,000
2. Barry Greenstein — 215,000
3. Gavin Smith — 200,000
4. Sorel Mizzi — 195,000
5. Peter Braglia — 190,000
6. Noah Schwartz — 185,000
7. David Peters — 180,000
8. Matt Affleck — 175,000
9. Payman Arjang — 170,000
10. Andreas Hoivold — 165,000

Card Player Chip Counts

Jeff Shulman — 113,000

Average Chip Count: 87,466

Notable Eliminations:

Arnaud Mattern
Jonathan Aguiar
Steve Sung
Faraz Jaka
Allen Carter

Big Hands:

Gavin Smith Takes Out Arnaud Mattern On Bad Beat

A unknown player raised and Nancy Todd Tyner called from the cutoff. Gavin Smith then called out of the small blind as did Arnaud Mattern in the big blind.

The flop came down 1042 and Smith checked. Mattern bet 8,000 and the preflop raiser called. Tyner folded and Smith check-raised to 37,000.

Mattern then moved all in for 46,000 and the initial raiser folded. Smith made the automatic call and showed KJ, but was in terrible shape against Mattern’s A10.

The turn and river fell 7K and Smith paired his king to chip up to 200,000. Mattern was eliminated.

John Juanda Chips Up Against Michael Kamran

MIchael Kamran raised to 2,400 from early position and John Juanda made the call from the big blind. The flop came down J43 and both players checked.

The turn was the 9 and Juanda bet 4,500. Kamran called and the 6 hit the river. Juanda then bet 8,800 and Kamran thought it over for a few minutes before deciding on a fold.

Kamran now has 35,000 and Juanda chipped up to 65,000.

Nick Grippo Eliminates Steve Sung

In a battle of the extreme short stacks, Steve Sung moved all in and Nick Grippo called, as did another player. Grippo and his opponent checked down a board of J8107 and Grippo’s KQ was enough to take the pot.

Sung was eliminated and Grippo chipped up to 30,000, still way below the average stack in the room.

Maria Ho Takes Out Faraz Jaka

A preflop confrontation saw Maria Ho’s pocket nines hold up against Faraz Jaka’s A-10 to end his tournament run. Ho now has over 90,000 in chips.

Jonathan Aguiar Hits The Rail

Jonathan Aguiar raised to 2,300 from under the gun and his opponent in the big blind made the call. The flop came down 764 and the big blind bet 3,000.

Aguiar moved all in for 19,000 and was called by his opponents pocket threes. Aguiar showed KQ for two overs and a flush draw, but bricked on the turn and river, busting from the tournament.

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Player Tags: John Juanda,   Gavin Smith,   Maria Ho,   Jonathan Aguiar,   Arnaud Mattern,   Michael Kamran,   Faraz Jaka

Greg Raymer Approaches Six Figures

Sep 29, '10

Team PokerStars pros Greg Raymer and Arnaud Mattern just dueled in a pot. The flop read 9-7-4 with two clubs and both Raymer, Mattern and one other opponent checked through to a jack on the turn. The small blind bet 4,000 and Raymer raised to 15,000. Mattern moved all in and the small blind mucked. Raymer made the all-in call and flipped over K 10. Mattern held J 6. The river brought a club, giving both players a flush, but Raymer held the better one and he double up to 90,000.

Player Tags: Greg Raymer,   Arnaud Mattern

Mattern Making Waves

Sep 29, '10

With around 4,800 in the pot and a board of Q 10 9 showing, four players check to see the 2 turn. The big blind then checks and Arnaud Mattern bets 2,800. One player in mid-position calls and the rest opt-out. The river is the Q and both players check. Mattern shows K 10 and now has 129,000 in chips just before dinner break.

Mattern had a deep run in the WSOPE main event finishing 12th for $85,603. He now hopes to go 11 places better and become the first person to every have double EPT titles.

Player Tags: Arnaud Mattern

Mattern Struck By Chance

Oct 02, '10

Chance Kornuth moved all in for 224,500 with pocket fives and Team PokerStars Pro player Arnaud Mattern made the call with pocket tens. It was not to be for the Frenchman however as the board ran out A-9-2-5-K and Mattern takes a crippling blow.

He now has around 70,000 in chips, while Kornuth has greatly improved his stack.

Player Tags: Arnaud Mattern,   Chance Kornuth

Greg Raymer Approaches Six Figures

Sep 29, '10

Team PokerStars pros Greg Raymer and Arnaud Mattern just dueled in a pot. The flop read 9-7-4 with two clubs and both Raymer, Mattern and one other opponent checked through to a jack on the turn. The small blind bet 4,000 and Raymer raised to 15,000. Mattern moved all in and the small blind mucked. Raymer made the all-in call and flipped over K 10. Mattern held J 6. The river brought a club, giving both players a flush, but Raymer held the better one and he double up to 90,000.

Player Tags: Greg Raymer,   Arnaud Mattern

Mattern Making Waves

Sep 29, '10

With around 4,800 in the pot and a board of Q 10 9 showing, four players check to see the 2 turn. The big blind then checks and Arnaud Mattern bets 2,800. One player in mid-position calls and the rest opt-out. The river is the Q and both players check. Mattern shows K 10 and now has 129,000 in chips just before dinner break.

Mattern had a deep run in the WSOPE main event finishing 12th for $85,603. He now hopes to go 11 places better and become the first person to every have double EPT titles.

Player Tags: Arnaud Mattern

Mattern Struck By Chance

Oct 02, '10

Chance Kornuth moved all in for 224,500 with pocket fives and Team PokerStars Pro player Arnaud Mattern made the call with pocket tens. It was not to be for the Frenchman however as the board ran out A-9-2-5-K and Mattern takes a crippling blow.

He now has around 70,000 in chips, while Kornuth has greatly improved his stack.

Player Tags: Arnaud Mattern,   Chance Kornuth

Level 12 Update: Day 2 Ends

Sep 25, '10

NOTE: Day 2 has come to a close and the remaining field will return tomorrow at noon local time (4 a.m. PST). Stay tuned for a recap of the day’s events. Tomorrow, the field will play down to the final 27 or through six levels, whichever comes first. Tomorrow will also feature the final game in the high roller heads-up final match between Gus Hansen and Jim Collopy to decide who will take home the gold bracelet for event No. 4. The best-of-three match is tied 1-1.

Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 66 of 346

Chip Counts:

1. Viktor Blom — 443,200
2. Darren Woods — 442,300
3. Thomas Bichon — 372,500
4. Andrew Pantling — 316,000
5. Arnaud Mattern — 300,000
6. Phil Ivey — 289,300
7. Nick Schulman — 281,000
8. David Peters — 280,000
9. David Baker — 250,000
10. Nicolas Levi — 250,000

Average Chip Count: 157,272

Notable Eliminations:

Eric Baldwin
Phil Laak
Praz Bansi
Dag Palovic
Tony Cousineau

Big Hands:

Daniel Negreanu is Really Good at the WSOP Europe

Daniel Negreanu furthered his efforts to make a third WSOP Europe final table during the last level of the night. In a recent hand Negreanu checked a Q 8 3 K board and David Peters bet 15,700. Negreanu made the call and the river brought the J. Negreanu took the initiative this time and bet 45,000. Peter mucked and his stack dropped to 280,000. Negreanu held 156,000 after the hand, more than enough for him to make some moves with tomorrow.

Eric Baldwin Eliminated

The reigning Card Player Player of the Year, Eric Baldwin, has busted out of the tournament during the last level of the day. He opened a pot from the cutoff for 7,000 and Quinn Do reraised to 20,000 from the small blind. Baldwin moved all in and Do made the call. Their cards:

Baldwin: A 10
Do: 9 9

Board: Q 7 5 2 5

Baldwin lost the hand and Do grew his stack to 136,000.

Phil Laak Eliminated

Phil Laak was eliminated from the tournament when his A-K ran into pocket fours and there was no help on the board for the Unabomber. He still leaves London with his first gold bracelet. Making for a successful jump across the pond.

Praz Bansi Eliminated

Praz Bansi moved all in for 33,100 preflop and Remy Biechel made the call. Their cards:

Bansi: 9 9
Biechel: A Q

Board: Q 8 5 J K

Bansi was eliminated after the hand and Biechel held 130,000.

Arnaud Mattern Takes a Nice Pot off Barny Boatman

Barny Boatman raised to 5,100 under the gun and Arnaud Mattern reraised to 14,400 from middle position preflop. Boatman made the call and then both players checked a K 8 3 flop. The turn fell 7 and Boatman checked. Mattern bet 13,000 and Boatmn made the call. The river fell 8 and Boatman checked again. Mattern bet 26,000 and Boatman went into the tank. He eventually made the call but mucked his cards when Mattern revealed A K. Boatman dropped to 110,000 after the hand and Mattern held 300,000.

Quintessential Cousineau

Tony Cousineau was down to his final 14,000 when he decided to call a bet from Clint Coffee that was devised to put him all in. Cousineau was in the lead with pocket queens against the A-3 of Coffee, but the board brought a third ace and Cousineau was eliminated.

Player Tags: Tony Cousineau,   Daniel Negreanu,   Phil Laak,   Barny Boatman,   Quinn Do,   Eric Baldwin,   Arnaud Mattern,   Praz Bansi,   Remy Biechel

Level 21 Update: One More Elimination Before the Day Ends

Sep 27, '10

NOTE: The players are now on a 90-minute dinner break and they will return at 9:30 p.m. local time (1:30 p.m. PST).

Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 10 of 346

Chip Counts:

1. Ronald Lee — 1,864,000
2. Dan Fleyshman — 1,667,000
3. James Bord — 1,540,000
4. Roland de Wolfe — 1,138,000
5. Daniel Steinberg – 1,092,000
6. Fabrizio Baldassari — 1,076,000
7. Nicolas Levi — 693,000
8. David Peters — 596,000
9. Brian Powell — 440,000
10. Marc Inizan — 274,000

Average Chip Count: 1,038,000

Notable Cashes:

Big Hands:

Arnaud Mattern Eliminated in 12th Place (£54,114)

Arnaud Mattern moved all in under the gun for 124,000 and Brian Powell reraised all in over the top of him to isolate. The gambit worked and the two players flipped over their cards:

Mattern: K 10
Powell: K J

Board: 8 7 5 5 4

Powell grew his stack to 375,000 and Mattern was eliminated in 12th place (£54,114).

Andrew Pantling Eliminated in 11th Place (£54,114)

Nicolas Levi raised to 39,000 and Andrew Pantling reraised to 103,000. Daniel Steinberg reraised all in from the small blind and Levi mucked. Pantling made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Pantling: Q Q
Steinberg: 6 6

Board: K 8 6 K 7

Pantling was eliminated in 11th place and the took home £54,114 in prize money. Steinberg held over 1 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Brian Powell,   Arnaud Mattern,   Andrew Pantling,   Daniel Steinberg

Level 18 Update -- Early Action

Sep 27, '10

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 19 of 346

Chip Counts:

1. James Bord — 920,000
2. Viktor Blom — 900,000
3. Ronald Lee — 850,000
4. Andrew Pantling — 760,000
5. Daniel Steinberg — 660,000
6. David Peters — 645,000
7. Nicolas Levi — 640,000
8. Dan Fleyshman — 625,000
9. Bojan Gledovic — 610,000
10. Clint Coffee — 590,000
11. Phil Ivey — 481,000
12. Hoyt Corkins — 435,000
13. Brian Powell — 379,000
14. Barny Boatman — 300,000
15. Roland de Wolfe — 232,000
16. Marc Inizan — 205,000
17. Anthony Newman — 196,000
18. Arnaud Mattern — 180,000

Average Chip Count: 546,316

Notable Cashes:

Big Hands:

Greg Mueller Eliminated in 22nd Place (£26,400)

Greg Mueller moved all in with A Q and was called by Brian Powell who held A K. The board fell 9 6 5 8 6 and Mueller shook his opponents’ hands and made his exit. He leaves with £26,400 for 22nd place.

Jani Sointula Eliminated in 21st Place (£26,400)

Phil Ivey and Jani Sointula ran into each other for the second and final time today. Ivey made it 20,000 from the button and Sointula moved all in for 197,000. Ivey did not look happy as he contemplated the call. He decided to go with it, moved his chips over the line and flipped over pocket fours. Sointula showed Q J and waited for his fate to be determined. The flop came down J 9 2 and Sointula moved ahead. The turn was the K keeping Sointula safe. Ivey would need one of the two remaining fours to win the pot, and that’s exactly what came down. Ivey now closes in on the 800,000 in chips mark.

Thomas Bichon Eliminated in 20th Place (£26,400)

Thomas Bichon made his last stand in the main event against Viktor Blom, but it was not meant to be for the French pro when his A-Q could not beat Blom’s K-Q. Blom found a king on the flop and waved goodbye to another opponent. He’s currently nearing the million in chips mark.

De wolfe Hangs On

After moving all in and chopping a pot with Bojan Gledovic, Roland de Wolfe survived once more, this time doubling through Marc Inizan. With just under 80,000 in chips, de Wolfe shoved with A 8 and Inizan called with 10-10. De Wolfe binked an ace on the turn and doubled his stack.

Fleyshman Doubles

Andrew Pantling bet 18,000 from under the gun and Dan Fleyshman moved all in from the cut-off for the best part of 300,000. Pantling went into the tank and when he came out the other side, he opted to call. He flipped over 10 10 and saw he was up against A Q. The board came down J 6 4 A 5 and Fleyshman doubled up to over 600,000.

Mattern Miraculously Survives

Arnaud Mattern’s pocket queens ran head-first into James Bord’s pocket aces. Viktor Blom triggered a raising war and then stepped out when Arnaud Mattern four-bet. Bord then shoved and Mattern made the call. The hands stood as they were after all was said and done, and pocket rockets were enough to send Bord sky-high into the chip lead, crippling Mattern down to just 12,000.

Before the first break of the day however, Mattern managed to double up three times. First with pocket sixes versus Brian Powel’s K-Q, then with A-3 versus Anthony Newman’s A-Q by hitting a 3 on the turn, and finally with pocket eights versus Viktor Blom’s K-9. Mattern made a set on the flop and is now on a little more than 180,000.

Player Tags: Greg Mueller,   Phil Ivey,   Jani Sointula,   Roland de Wolfe,   Brian Powell,   Dan Fleyshman,   Arnaud Mattern,   James Bord,   Thomas Bichon,   Viktor Blom

Level 12 Update: Day 2 Ends

Sep 25, '10

NOTE: Day 2 has come to a close and the remaining field will return tomorrow at noon local time (4 a.m. PST). Stay tuned for a recap of the day’s events. Tomorrow, the field will play down to the final 27 or through six levels, whichever comes first. Tomorrow will also feature the final game in the high roller heads-up final match between Gus Hansen and Jim Collopy to decide who will take home the gold bracelet for event No. 4. The best-of-three match is tied 1-1.

Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 66 of 346

Chip Counts:

1. Viktor Blom — 443,200
2. Darren Woods — 442,300
3. Thomas Bichon — 372,500
4. Andrew Pantling — 316,000
5. Arnaud Mattern — 300,000
6. Phil Ivey — 289,300
7. Nick Schulman — 281,000
8. David Peters — 280,000
9. David Baker — 250,000
10. Nicolas Levi — 250,000

Average Chip Count: 157,272

Notable Eliminations:

Eric Baldwin
Phil Laak
Praz Bansi
Dag Palovic
Tony Cousineau

Big Hands:

Daniel Negreanu is Really Good at the WSOP Europe

Daniel Negreanu furthered his efforts to make a third WSOP Europe final table during the last level of the night. In a recent hand Negreanu checked a Q 8 3 K board and David Peters bet 15,700. Negreanu made the call and the river brought the J. Negreanu took the initiative this time and bet 45,000. Peter mucked and his stack dropped to 280,000. Negreanu held 156,000 after the hand, more than enough for him to make some moves with tomorrow.

Eric Baldwin Eliminated

The reigning Card Player Player of the Year, Eric Baldwin, has busted out of the tournament during the last level of the day. He opened a pot from the cutoff for 7,000 and Quinn Do reraised to 20,000 from the small blind. Baldwin moved all in and Do made the call. Their cards:

Baldwin: A 10
Do: 9 9

Board: Q 7 5 2 5

Baldwin lost the hand and Do grew his stack to 136,000.

Phil Laak Eliminated

Phil Laak was eliminated from the tournament when his A-K ran into pocket fours and there was no help on the board for the Unabomber. He still leaves London with his first gold bracelet. Making for a successful jump across the pond.

Praz Bansi Eliminated

Praz Bansi moved all in for 33,100 preflop and Remy Biechel made the call. Their cards:

Bansi: 9 9
Biechel: A Q

Board: Q 8 5 J K

Bansi was eliminated after the hand and Biechel held 130,000.

Arnaud Mattern Takes a Nice Pot off Barny Boatman

Barny Boatman raised to 5,100 under the gun and Arnaud Mattern reraised to 14,400 from middle position preflop. Boatman made the call and then both players checked a K 8 3 flop. The turn fell 7 and Boatman checked. Mattern bet 13,000 and Boatmn made the call. The river fell 8 and Boatman checked again. Mattern bet 26,000 and Boatman went into the tank. He eventually made the call but mucked his cards when Mattern revealed A K. Boatman dropped to 110,000 after the hand and Mattern held 300,000.

Quintessential Cousineau

Tony Cousineau was down to his final 14,000 when he decided to call a bet from Clint Coffee that was devised to put him all in. Cousineau was in the lead with pocket queens against the A-3 of Coffee, but the board brought a third ace and Cousineau was eliminated.

Player Tags: Tony Cousineau,   Daniel Negreanu,   Phil Laak,   Barny Boatman,   Quinn Do,   Eric Baldwin,   Arnaud Mattern,   Praz Bansi,   Remy Biechel

Level 21 Update: One More Elimination Before the Day Ends

Sep 27, '10

NOTE: The players are now on a 90-minute dinner break and they will return at 9:30 p.m. local time (1:30 p.m. PST).

Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Remaining: 10 of 346

Chip Counts:

1. Ronald Lee — 1,864,000
2. Dan Fleyshman — 1,667,000
3. James Bord — 1,540,000
4. Roland de Wolfe — 1,138,000
5. Daniel Steinberg – 1,092,000
6. Fabrizio Baldassari — 1,076,000
7. Nicolas Levi — 693,000
8. David Peters — 596,000
9. Brian Powell — 440,000
10. Marc Inizan — 274,000

Average Chip Count: 1,038,000

Notable Cashes:

Big Hands:

Arnaud Mattern Eliminated in 12th Place (£54,114)

Arnaud Mattern moved all in under the gun for 124,000 and Brian Powell reraised all in over the top of him to isolate. The gambit worked and the two players flipped over their cards:

Mattern: K 10
Powell: K J

Board: 8 7 5 5 4

Powell grew his stack to 375,000 and Mattern was eliminated in 12th place (£54,114).

Andrew Pantling Eliminated in 11th Place (£54,114)

Nicolas Levi raised to 39,000 and Andrew Pantling reraised to 103,000. Daniel Steinberg reraised all in from the small blind and Levi mucked. Pantling made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Pantling: Q Q
Steinberg: 6 6

Board: K 8 6 K 7

Pantling was eliminated in 11th place and the took home £54,114 in prize money. Steinberg held over 1 million after the hand.

Player Tags: Brian Powell,   Arnaud Mattern,   Andrew Pantling,   Daniel Steinberg

Level 18 Update -- Early Action

Sep 27, '10

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 19 of 346

Chip Counts:

1. James Bord — 920,000
2. Viktor Blom — 900,000
3. Ronald Lee — 850,000
4. Andrew Pantling — 760,000
5. Daniel Steinberg — 660,000
6. David Peters — 645,000
7. Nicolas Levi — 640,000
8. Dan Fleyshman — 625,000
9. Bojan Gledovic — 610,000
10. Clint Coffee — 590,000
11. Phil Ivey — 481,000
12. Hoyt Corkins — 435,000
13. Brian Powell — 379,000
14. Barny Boatman — 300,000
15. Roland de Wolfe — 232,000
16. Marc Inizan — 205,000
17. Anthony Newman — 196,000
18. Arnaud Mattern — 180,000

Average Chip Count: 546,316

Notable Cashes:

Big Hands:

Greg Mueller Eliminated in 22nd Place (£26,400)

Greg Mueller moved all in with A Q and was called by Brian Powell who held A K. The board fell 9 6 5 8 6 and Mueller shook his opponents’ hands and made his exit. He leaves with £26,400 for 22nd place.

Jani Sointula Eliminated in 21st Place (£26,400)

Phil Ivey and Jani Sointula ran into each other for the second and final time today. Ivey made it 20,000 from the button and Sointula moved all in for 197,000. Ivey did not look happy as he contemplated the call. He decided to go with it, moved his chips over the line and flipped over pocket fours. Sointula showed Q J and waited for his fate to be determined. The flop came down J 9 2 and Sointula moved ahead. The turn was the K keeping Sointula safe. Ivey would need one of the two remaining fours to win the pot, and that’s exactly what came down. Ivey now closes in on the 800,000 in chips mark.

Thomas Bichon Eliminated in 20th Place (£26,400)

Thomas Bichon made his last stand in the main event against Viktor Blom, but it was not meant to be for the French pro when his A-Q could not beat Blom’s K-Q. Blom found a king on the flop and waved goodbye to another opponent. He’s currently nearing the million in chips mark.

De wolfe Hangs On

After moving all in and chopping a pot with Bojan Gledovic, Roland de Wolfe survived once more, this time doubling through Marc Inizan. With just under 80,000 in chips, de Wolfe shoved with A 8 and Inizan called with 10-10. De Wolfe binked an ace on the turn and doubled his stack.

Fleyshman Doubles

Andrew Pantling bet 18,000 from under the gun and Dan Fleyshman moved all in from the cut-off for the best part of 300,000. Pantling went into the tank and when he came out the other side, he opted to call. He flipped over 10 10 and saw he was up against A Q. The board came down J 6 4 A 5 and Fleyshman doubled up to over 600,000.

Mattern Miraculously Survives

Arnaud Mattern’s pocket queens ran head-first into James Bord’s pocket aces. Viktor Blom triggered a raising war and then stepped out when Arnaud Mattern four-bet. Bord then shoved and Mattern made the call. The hands stood as they were after all was said and done, and pocket rockets were enough to send Bord sky-high into the chip lead, crippling Mattern down to just 12,000.

Before the first break of the day however, Mattern managed to double up three times. First with pocket sixes versus Brian Powel’s K-Q, then with A-3 versus Anthony Newman’s A-Q by hitting a 3 on the turn, and finally with pocket eights versus Viktor Blom’s K-9. Mattern made a set on the flop and is now on a little more than 180,000.

Player Tags: Greg Mueller,   Phil Ivey,   Jani Sointula,   Roland de Wolfe,   Brian Powell,   Dan Fleyshman,   Arnaud Mattern,   James Bord,   Thomas Bichon,   Viktor Blom

Level 8: Greenstein's Aces Cracked

Jun 21, '10

Blinds: 500-1,000

Players Remaining: 135 of 268

Leaderboard

1. Tom Marchese — 283,000
2. Martin Kabrhel — 203,000
3. Sirous Jamshidi — 185,000
4. Dan Smith — 174,000
5. Dani Stern — 160,000
6. John Duthie — 155,000
7. Mikael Thuritz — 122,000
8. Antony Lellouche — 108,000
9. Blair Rodman — 97,000
10. Noah Boeken — 94,000

Average Stack: 59,555

Notable Eliminations
Annette Obrestad
John Juanda
Vladimir Schmelev
Josh Arieh
Brandon Adams
Chris Ferguson

Big Hands

Greenstein’s Aces Cracked

Barry Greenstein was obviously pleased to get his stack all in preflop holding AA and having his opponent covered, especially when he saw his opponent Arnaud Mattern’s KK.

The flop left Mattern with slim odds, coming Q98. But on the turn fell the miracle K and the meaningless 2 finalized the hand, dropping Greenstein to 18,000 in chips while Mattern jumped to 45,000.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Arnaud Mattern

Day 1A Ends

Jun 13, '10

Day 1A is in the books.

1,931 players started the day and now just 290 remain.

19,975 is the chip average for the remaining players from Day 1A

Notables eliminated on the first day included Kathy Liebert, Hevad Khan, Shannon Elizabeth, Eric Baldwin, Jeff Madsen, Dennis Phillips, Antonio Esfandiairi, Scott Montgomery and Matt Affleck.

Notables left include Alex Jacob, Jim McManus, Arnaud Mattern, Veronica Dabul and Jose Ignacio Barbero.

Play begins at noon Sunday for Day 1B.

Player Tags: Jim McManus,   Alex Jacob,   Arnaud Mattern

Level 5 Update: Whittling Down the Field

Jan 06, '10

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 748 of 835

Average Chip Count: 33,489

Notable Chip Counts:

Vanessa Rousso — 130,000
Darryll Fish — 110,000
Paul Wasicka — 85,000
John Racener — 76,000
Annette Obrestad — 75,000
Liz Lieu — 75,000
Carlos Mortensen — 70,000
JC Alvarado — 70,000
Mats Sundin — 68,000
Mark Newhouse — 65,000

Notable Eliminations:

Justin Young
Alexander Kostritsyn
Justin Young
Arnaud Mattern

Big Hands:

William Thorson’s Wild Ride

One player bet preflop and Team PokerStars pro William Thorson made the call. The flop was dealt 954. His opponent bet 1,800 and Thorson made the call. The turn fell 9 and Thorson called a 4,000 bet from his opponent. The river was dealt 7 and Thorson called a 16,000 bet from his opponent. Thorson turned up 96 and his opponent showed down pocket fours to win the hand.

Nicolas Levi Takes a Pot*

A flop of AA4 sat on the table when Nicolas Levi checked to open the action. Brian England checked in the big blind and Josh Bergmun-Turnbull bet 1,300 under the gun. Levi called and England raised to 3,600. Bergman-Turnbull mucked and Levi made the call.

The Q fell on the turn and Levi checked. England bet 6,000 and Levi called. The river brought the 4 and both players checked. England revealed pocket sixes and Levi showed pocket jacks to top him and win the pot.

Arnaud Mattern Eliminated

Team PokerStars pro Arnaud Mattern made it 750 to go from the cutoff and both blinds called. The flop was dealt J-10-8 and all three players checked. A 5 fell on the turn to put two spades on the board and the small blind checked. Team PokerStars pro Victor Radmin bet 1,000 from the big blind and Matern called. The small blind then raised to 3,600. Ramdin mucked and Mattern made the call with 97 in the hole. The river brought the K and the small blind bet again, this time moving all in. Mattern was forced to muck after missing his draw, which left him on a short stack.

One hand later Mattern was all in for his tournament life with pocket nines. One of his opponents woke up with pocket queens behind him and Mattern was not rescued by the board. He was eliminated from the tournament on the hand.

Eric Baldwin Grabs One

The 2009 Card Player Player of the Year, Eric Baldwin, is in action on day 1B and he just picked up a nice pot. Baldwin raised preflop and one opponent called him in the small blind. The flop was dealt A97 and both players checked. The 5 fell on the turn and Baldwin bet 1,250. Baldwin made the call and the river fell 5. Both players checked again and the small blind flipped over pocket tens. Baldwin showed down pocket kings and he won the hand to grow his stack to 32,000.

Player Tags: William Thorson,   Eric Baldwin,   Arnaud Mattern,   Nicolas Levi,   Brian England

Mattern Makes Moves

Oct 04, '09

Arnaud Mattern bets 5,200 from under the gun and takes the pot.

In the next hand Christoffer Hansen bets 5,000 and Mattern calls from the big blind. The board is 7 3 6 and both players check. The turn is the Q and Mattern bets 7,700. Hansen mucks and Mattern takes the pot once again. This time we get a peep at what he had – 5 4 for the flopped straight. Lucky escape for Hansen.

Mattern is now on 160,000 in chips.

205 players remain.

Player Tags: Arnaud Mattern