Cary Katz Poker Tournament Updates

Davidi Kitai Wins Event No. 19 ($224,560)

Jun 12, '13

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000-30,000

Players Remaining: 1 out of 195

Players Eliminated:

2nd: Cary Katz – $138,794

Live Updates:

Davidi Kitai Wins Event No. 19 ($224,560) — Cary Katz Eliminated in Second Place ($138,794)

Davidi Kitai raised to 60,000 preflop and Cary Katz reraised to 160,000. Kitai reraised to 360,000 and Katz reraised all in. Kitai called and they tabled their hands.

Kitai: JJ
Katz: KK

Board: J867A

Katz was eliminated on the hand in second place when Kitai spiked a jack on the flop. Katz took home $138,794 as the runner up and Kitai won the tournament. Kitai took home his second gold bracelet and he was awarded $224,560.

Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, chip counts, and prize payouts for each gold bracelet event.

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Davidi Kitai

Level 24 Update: Eugene Katchalov Out 5th, Dimitar Danchev Out 4th, Vincent Bartello Out 3rd

Jun 11, '13

Level: 24

Blinds: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 2 out of 195

Average Chip Count: 1,462,500

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Davidi Kitai – 1,980,000
Seat 9: Cary Katz – 945,000

Players Eliminated:

5th: Eugene Katchalov – $58,912
4th: Dimitar Danchev – $77,893
3rd: Vincent Bartello – $103,628

Live Updates:

Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in Fifth Place ($58,912)

Cary Katz raised to 50,000 and Eugene Katchalov reraised to 174,000. Katz reraised all in and Katchalov called. The two players then turned over their cards.

Katz: QQ
Katchalov: 99

Board: 87325

Katz won the hand with pocket queens and he grew his stack to 800,000. Katchalov was eliminated in fifth place.

Dimitar Danchev Out in 4th and Vincent Bartello Out in 3rd on Same Hand

Dimitar Danchev raised to 84,000 under the gun preflop and Vincent Bartello reraised all in. Davidi Kitai called and Danchev called all in. The three players then turned up their hands.

Kitai: 99
Bartello: AQ
Danchev: Q5

Board: K4357

Kitai won the hand with a pair of nines to take a lead of 1.98 million into a heads-up final against Cary Katz (945,000). Danchev was eliminated in fourth place and Bartello was out in third place.

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Eugene Katchalov,   Davidi Kitai,   Vincent Bartello,   Dimitar Danchev

Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 19 ($5,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em)

Jun 11, '13

The final table of Event No. 19 ($5,000 Pot-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 Jesse Martin in tenth place ($16,011), the nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begins in Level 22 with blinds of 8,000-16,000, 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: Davidi Kitai – 879,000
Seat 2: Dario Minieri – 234,000
Seat 3: Bertrand Grospellier – 222,000
Seat 4: Chris Johnson – 72,000
Seat 5: Dimitar Danchev – 137,000
Seat 6: Eugene Katchalov – 440,000
Seat 7: Vincent Bartello – 134,000
Seat 8: Kristina Holst – 180,000
Seat 9: Cary Katz – 618,000

While only 9 remain, this event attracted a field of 195 players, creating a total prize pool of $916,500, and the top 27 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $224,560
2nd Place: $138,794
3rd Place: $103,628
4th Place: $77,893
5th Place: $58,912
6th Place: $44,844
7th Place: $34.341
8th Place: $26,468
9th Place: $20,520

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: Cary Katz,   Eugene Katchalov,   Dario Minieri,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Davidi Kitai

Cary Katz Eliminated By Chris DeMaci

Mar 17, '13

Chris DeMaci and Cary Katz got involved in a preflop raising war, with Katz opening to 600, DeMaci re-raising to 1,550, Katz four-bet it to 5,100 and DeMaci then five bet to 9,000. Katz moved all-in for 33,000 and DeMaci snapped called with AA. Katz confirmed the cooler when he rolled over the KK. The board ran out Q87610, giving DeMaci the nut flush to win the pot and send Katz to the rail. DeMaci now has the current largest stack in the room with 92,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Christopher DeMaci

Rusnak Doubles Through Katz

Mar 19, '13

A short-stacked Frank Rusnak has just doubled through Cary Katz.

Rusnak moved all in from the button for 40,700 with K4 and Katz called from the small blind with 66.

Katz stayed ahead after a flop of J87. Ruznak picked up a pair of fours when the 4 fell on the turn but was still behind.

The river changed it all when the 4 was revealed to give Ruznak trip-fours and best Katz’s sixes.

Frank Ruznak – 80,000
Cary Katz – 61,000

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Frank Rusnak

Trevor Pope Eliminated By Cary Katz

Mar 19, '13

All of the money went in preflop with Trevor Pope holding the 88 and Cary Katz the AK for a classic preflop race.

Katz was behind but caught up on the river when the board ran out QJ53K. With that Pope was eliminated from the event, while Katz grew his stack to around 200,000.

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Trevor Pope

Wright Gets No Callers For His Kings

Mar 19, '13

Larry Wright’s table, which also includes Cary Katz, Tim West, Tom Chae, Jimmy Tran and Trevor Pope, appears to be having quite a good time early on Day 2. Topics of discussion have included Wright and Katz swapping clothing styles among other things.

Down to just over 28,000 Wright took a look at one of his cards and saw it to be the K. Pope had raised to 2,500 from the cutoff, Tran called from the button, Katz called from the small blind and Weight moved all-in from the big blind.

“I only looked at one card,” Wright told his table.

But Pope, Tran and Katz decided that moment was not the time to call Wright’s all in and folded their hands.

“Let’s see what the other card was,” Pope said as wright moved his chips back across the betting ling.

Without looking Wright flashed his other hole card to the table, the K.

“I didn’t look at it,” Wright told the table of his pocket Kings and then proceeded to fist bump Katz.

The entire table appears to have a good time.

Player Tags: Larry Wright,   Jimmy Tran,   Cary Katz,   Tim West,   Trevor Pope,   Hyoung Chae

Kevin Calenzo Scores Double Knockout

Mar 20, '13

Okay, here’s an interesting hand.

Kevin Calenzo opens to 11,000 and Cary Katz calls from the button on the short stack. Brad Booth then raises to 22,000 from the small blind. Calenzo calls and Katz counts down his stack.

He has only 19,000 behind the call, so he decides to raise to 33,000, leaving himself with 8,000, “for a continuation bet.” Booth then reraises to 44,000 and Calenzo moves all in.

Katz calls off the rest of his short stack and Booth does as well for about 130,000. Booth shows K K, but he’s upset when he sees Calenzo’s A A.

He is even more upset to see Catz’s K Q, taking away one of his outs. The board runs out 7 6 6 7 4 and Booth and Catz are eliminated.

Catz finishes in 23rd place and Booth in 22nd, each earning $12,047. Calenzo now has 335,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Kevin Calenzo,   Brad Booth

Cary Katz Eliminated By Chris DeMaci

Mar 17, '13

Chris DeMaci and Cary Katz got involved in a preflop raising war, with Katz opening to 600, DeMaci re-raising to 1,550, Katz four-bet it to 5,100 and DeMaci then five bet to 9,000. Katz moved all-in for 33,000 and DeMaci snapped called with AA. Katz confirmed the cooler when he rolled over the KK. The board ran out Q87610, giving DeMaci the nut flush to win the pot and send Katz to the rail. DeMaci now has the current largest stack in the room with 92,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Christopher DeMaci

Rusnak Doubles Through Katz

Mar 19, '13

A short-stacked Frank Rusnak has just doubled through Cary Katz.

Rusnak moved all in from the button for 40,700 with K4 and Katz called from the small blind with 66.

Katz stayed ahead after a flop of J87. Ruznak picked up a pair of fours when the 4 fell on the turn but was still behind.

The river changed it all when the 4 was revealed to give Ruznak trip-fours and best Katz’s sixes.

Frank Ruznak – 80,000
Cary Katz – 61,000

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Frank Rusnak

Trevor Pope Eliminated By Cary Katz

Mar 19, '13

All of the money went in preflop with Trevor Pope holding the 88 and Cary Katz the AK for a classic preflop race.

Katz was behind but caught up on the river when the board ran out QJ53K. With that Pope was eliminated from the event, while Katz grew his stack to around 200,000.

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Trevor Pope

Wright Gets No Callers For His Kings

Mar 19, '13

Larry Wright’s table, which also includes Cary Katz, Tim West, Tom Chae, Jimmy Tran and Trevor Pope, appears to be having quite a good time early on Day 2. Topics of discussion have included Wright and Katz swapping clothing styles among other things.

Down to just over 28,000 Wright took a look at one of his cards and saw it to be the K. Pope had raised to 2,500 from the cutoff, Tran called from the button, Katz called from the small blind and Weight moved all-in from the big blind.

“I only looked at one card,” Wright told his table.

But Pope, Tran and Katz decided that moment was not the time to call Wright’s all in and folded their hands.

“Let’s see what the other card was,” Pope said as wright moved his chips back across the betting ling.

Without looking Wright flashed his other hole card to the table, the K.

“I didn’t look at it,” Wright told the table of his pocket Kings and then proceeded to fist bump Katz.

The entire table appears to have a good time.

Player Tags: Larry Wright,   Jimmy Tran,   Cary Katz,   Tim West,   Trevor Pope,   Hyoung Chae

Kevin Calenzo Scores Double Knockout

Mar 20, '13

Okay, here’s an interesting hand.

Kevin Calenzo opens to 11,000 and Cary Katz calls from the button on the short stack. Brad Booth then raises to 22,000 from the small blind. Calenzo calls and Katz counts down his stack.

He has only 19,000 behind the call, so he decides to raise to 33,000, leaving himself with 8,000, “for a continuation bet.” Booth then reraises to 44,000 and Calenzo moves all in.

Katz calls off the rest of his short stack and Booth does as well for about 130,000. Booth shows K K, but he’s upset when he sees Calenzo’s A A.

He is even more upset to see Catz’s K Q, taking away one of his outs. The board runs out 7 6 6 7 4 and Booth and Catz are eliminated.

Catz finishes in 23rd place and Booth in 22nd, each earning $12,047. Calenzo now has 335,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Kevin Calenzo,   Brad Booth

Cary Katz Eliminated By Chris DeMaci

Mar 17, '13

Chris DeMaci and Cary Katz got involved in a preflop raising war, with Katz opening to 600, DeMaci re-raising to 1,550, Katz four-bet it to 5,100 and DeMaci then five bet to 9,000. Katz moved all-in for 33,000 and DeMaci snapped called with AA. Katz confirmed the cooler when he rolled over the KK. The board ran out Q87610, giving DeMaci the nut flush to win the pot and send Katz to the rail. DeMaci now has the current largest stack in the room with 92,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Christopher DeMaci

Rusnak Doubles Through Katz

Mar 19, '13

A short-stacked Frank Rusnak has just doubled through Cary Katz.

Rusnak moved all in from the button for 40,700 with K4 and Katz called from the small blind with 66.

Katz stayed ahead after a flop of J87. Ruznak picked up a pair of fours when the 4 fell on the turn but was still behind.

The river changed it all when the 4 was revealed to give Ruznak trip-fours and best Katz’s sixes.

Frank Ruznak – 80,000
Cary Katz – 61,000

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Frank Rusnak

Trevor Pope Eliminated By Cary Katz

Mar 19, '13

All of the money went in preflop with Trevor Pope holding the 88 and Cary Katz the AK for a classic preflop race.

Katz was behind but caught up on the river when the board ran out QJ53K. With that Pope was eliminated from the event, while Katz grew his stack to around 200,000.

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Trevor Pope

Wright Gets No Callers For His Kings

Mar 19, '13

Larry Wright’s table, which also includes Cary Katz, Tim West, Tom Chae, Jimmy Tran and Trevor Pope, appears to be having quite a good time early on Day 2. Topics of discussion have included Wright and Katz swapping clothing styles among other things.

Down to just over 28,000 Wright took a look at one of his cards and saw it to be the K. Pope had raised to 2,500 from the cutoff, Tran called from the button, Katz called from the small blind and Weight moved all-in from the big blind.

“I only looked at one card,” Wright told his table.

But Pope, Tran and Katz decided that moment was not the time to call Wright’s all in and folded their hands.

“Let’s see what the other card was,” Pope said as wright moved his chips back across the betting ling.

Without looking Wright flashed his other hole card to the table, the K.

“I didn’t look at it,” Wright told the table of his pocket Kings and then proceeded to fist bump Katz.

The entire table appears to have a good time.

Player Tags: Larry Wright,   Jimmy Tran,   Cary Katz,   Tim West,   Trevor Pope,   Hyoung Chae

Kevin Calenzo Scores Double Knockout

Mar 20, '13

Okay, here’s an interesting hand.

Kevin Calenzo opens to 11,000 and Cary Katz calls from the button on the short stack. Brad Booth then raises to 22,000 from the small blind. Calenzo calls and Katz counts down his stack.

He has only 19,000 behind the call, so he decides to raise to 33,000, leaving himself with 8,000, “for a continuation bet.” Booth then reraises to 44,000 and Calenzo moves all in.

Katz calls off the rest of his short stack and Booth does as well for about 130,000. Booth shows K K, but he’s upset when he sees Calenzo’s A A.

He is even more upset to see Catz’s K Q, taking away one of his outs. The board runs out 7 6 6 7 4 and Booth and Catz are eliminated.

Catz finishes in 23rd place and Booth in 22nd, each earning $12,047. Calenzo now has 335,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Kevin Calenzo,   Brad Booth

Level 9: Day 1A Ends

Nov 12, '10

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 162 of 330

Eliminations:

Blair Tidmarsh
Adam Levy
Lauren Kling

Big Hands:

Adam Levy Loses With His Set

On a flop of KJ7, Adam Levy was all in and called by Cary Katz. Levy showed pocket sevens for bottom set, but Katz was drawing very live with J8.

The turn and river fell 109 and Katz made his flush to send Levy to the rail.

Lauren Kling Eliminated

Lauren Kling was all in holding KJ and looking for a double up, but her opponent’s pocket tens held to send her packing.

Left In The Deck:

No More November Nine

There were three members of the November Nine when we started play today. Now that Soi Nguyen, Joseph Cheong and Matt Jarvis have been eliminated, we are down to none.

Maybe we’ll get some more tomorrow.

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Adam Levy,   Lauren Kling

The Jason Mercier Show Continues

Nov 15, '10

Joe Tehan opened for 34,000 and Jason Mercier called on the button. Cary Katz then moved all in from the big blind for an additional 218,000 and Tehan folded.

Mercier thought it over for a few minutes before making the call and tabled pocket fives. Katz held AQ for the two overs, but given his facial expression, you may have thought he was a 100-1 dog. Sure enough, the board fell KJ78J and Katz was eliminated.

After the hand, Katz shrugged and said, “This kid never loses a race.” We’re pretty sure that isn’t true, but you wouldn’t know it by how the day has gone for Mercier.

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Jason Mercier

Pete DeBest Eliminated, Eric Haber Crippled

Nov 15, '10

Eric “sheets” Haber raised to 22,000 and Pete DeBest moved all in behind him for his last 80,000 or so. Cary Katz then moved all in to isolate for 125,000, but Haber was interested in folding.

Haber called and showed pocket kings, but they were only ahead of DeBest and his pocket treys. Katz showed the superior pocket aces and took down the pot after flopping an ace.

Debest was eliminated and Haber was left with just five big blinds or so.

Player Tags: Eric Haber,   Cary Katz,   Peter DeBest

Level 9: Day 1A Ends

Nov 12, '10

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 162 of 330

Eliminations:

Blair Tidmarsh
Adam Levy
Lauren Kling

Big Hands:

Adam Levy Loses With His Set

On a flop of KJ7, Adam Levy was all in and called by Cary Katz. Levy showed pocket sevens for bottom set, but Katz was drawing very live with J8.

The turn and river fell 109 and Katz made his flush to send Levy to the rail.

Lauren Kling Eliminated

Lauren Kling was all in holding KJ and looking for a double up, but her opponent’s pocket tens held to send her packing.

Left In The Deck:

No More November Nine

There were three members of the November Nine when we started play today. Now that Soi Nguyen, Joseph Cheong and Matt Jarvis have been eliminated, we are down to none.

Maybe we’ll get some more tomorrow.

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Adam Levy,   Lauren Kling

The Jason Mercier Show Continues

Nov 15, '10

Joe Tehan opened for 34,000 and Jason Mercier called on the button. Cary Katz then moved all in from the big blind for an additional 218,000 and Tehan folded.

Mercier thought it over for a few minutes before making the call and tabled pocket fives. Katz held AQ for the two overs, but given his facial expression, you may have thought he was a 100-1 dog. Sure enough, the board fell KJ78J and Katz was eliminated.

After the hand, Katz shrugged and said, “This kid never loses a race.” We’re pretty sure that isn’t true, but you wouldn’t know it by how the day has gone for Mercier.

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Jason Mercier

Pete DeBest Eliminated, Eric Haber Crippled

Nov 15, '10

Eric “sheets” Haber raised to 22,000 and Pete DeBest moved all in behind him for his last 80,000 or so. Cary Katz then moved all in to isolate for 125,000, but Haber was interested in folding.

Haber called and showed pocket kings, but they were only ahead of DeBest and his pocket treys. Katz showed the superior pocket aces and took down the pot after flopping an ace.

Debest was eliminated and Haber was left with just five big blinds or so.

Player Tags: Eric Haber,   Cary Katz,   Peter DeBest

Amazing Hand -- Shawn Cunix Makes Quads

Apr 19, '10

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

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

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

Player Tags: Cary Katz,   Shawn Cunix,   Alexander Kamberis