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| Jun 12, '12 | 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker | Event 22 - $2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball | 3 | + |
Level 21 Update: Jason Lavallee Eliminated in 5th Place ($28,585)Jun 12, '12 Level: 21 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 Players Remaining: 4 out of 228 Average Chip Count: 427,500 Chip Counts: Seat no. 3 — Randy Ohel — 856,000 Players Eliminated: Jason Lavalle — 5th Place ($28,585) Live Updates: Jason Lavallee Eliminated in 5th Place ($28,585)
Jason Lavallee entered the level on the short stack with just 62,000 (6 bbs) and was eliminated shortly after it began. Lavallee raised the button to 20,000 and Benjamin Lazer called from the big blind. First Draw: Lazer drew 2 cards while Lavallee drew 1. Lazer bet 10,000 and Lavallee called. Second Draw: Lazer drew 2 cards and Lavallee stood pat. Lazer checked, Lavallee bet 20,000 and Lazer called. Third Draw: Lazer drew 1 card while Lavallee stood pat. Lazer bet 20,000 and Lavallee called all in for his last 5,000. Lazer: 2 – 3 – 4 – 6 – 7 Lazer made a seven-low on the river while Lavallee stood pat after the first draw with a ten-low. Jason Lavallee was eliminated in 5th place ($28,585) while Lazer moved up to about 430,000 in ships. Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Jason Lavallee, Benjamin Lazer Level 20 Update: Shawn Buchanan Eliminated in 6th Place ($20,332)Jun 12, '12 Level: 20 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 228 Average Chip Count: 342,000 Chip Counts: Seat no. 1 — Jason Lavallee — 62,000 Seat no. 3 — Randy Ohel — 690,000 Players Eliminated: Shawn Buchanan — 6th Place ($20,332) Live Updates: Shawn Buchanan Eliminated in 6th Place ($20,332)
Shawn Buchanan entered the final table on the short stack with just 14 big blinds and was the first player eliminated. Buchanan lost most of his chips to Jason Lavallee in a showdown before finally being eliminated by Benjamin Lazer just a few hands later. Jason Lavallee raised to 16,000 from middle position, Shawn Buchanan reraised to 24,000 from the cutoff, and Lavalle called. First Draw: Lavallee drew 2 cards and Buchanan drew 1card. Lavallee checked, Buchanan bet 8,000 and Lavalle called. Second Draw: Both players drew 1 card each. Lavallee bet 16,000 and Buchanan called. Third Draw: Lavallee stood pat and Buchanan drew 1 card. Both players checked and Lavallee showed 2 – 4 – 5 – 7 – 9 to win the pot. That hand left Buchanan extremely short and he soon got it all in on the second draw against Benjamin Lazer on his final hand. Benjamin Lazer raised to 16,000 before the draw and Shawn Buchanan called from the big blind. First Draw: Buchanan drew 3 cards while Lazer drew 1. Buchanan checked, Lazer bet 8,000 and Buchanan called. Second Draw: Buchan drew 1 card while Lazer stood pat. Buchanan checked, Lazer bet 16,000, Buchanan raised the rest of his chips and Lazer called. Lazer: 2 – 4 – 5 – 6 – 8 Third Draw: Lazer had made an eight-low on the second draw and Buchan drew 1 card on the final draw. Buchanan paired deuces and was eliminated in 6th place ($20,332) while Lazer moved up to about 420,000 in chips. Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Shawn Buchanan, Jason Lavallee, Benjamin Lazer Action Begins, Final Table Now UnderwayJun 12, '12 The final table of Event no. 22 ($2,500 Deuce-to-Seven Triple Draw Lowball) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Day 3 began with 9 players spread out over 2 tables, and with the elimination of Von Altizer in 7th Place ($14,725), the official 6-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 20 with blinds of 4,000-8,000 and limits of 8,000-16,000, and will continue until a winner is determined. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up: Seat no. 1 — Jason Lavallee — 158,000 While only 6 remain, this event gathered 228 players, creating a total prize pool of $518,700. Here is a look at the final payouts: 1st Place — $145,247 Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: David Baker, Shawn Buchanan, Jason Lavallee, Randy Ohel, Farzad Bonyadi, Benjamin Lazer |
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| Oct 26, '09 | 2009 Festa al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em | 6 | + |
Level 19 Update: Glantz, Boyd, and Rajkumar EliminatedOct 24, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Left: 12 of 275 Average Chip Count: 1,269,230 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 4,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 18. Matt Glantz — $31,805 Big Hands:
Matt Glantz moved all in preflop and Jason Lavallee made the call. Their cards: Glantz: A Board: Q Lavallee won the hand with aces up and Glantz was eliminated in 18th place. Jeff Blenkarn Eliminated in 17th Place ($31,805) Chris Bjorin moved all in from the small blind and Jeff Blenkarn made the all-in call for his final 130,000. Their cards: Bjorin: 8 Board: J Bjorin grew his stack to 725,000 and Blenkarn was eliminated in 17th place. Dutch Boyd Eliminated in 16th Place ($31,805) Jason Lavallee raised to 52,000 under the gun and Dutch Boyd made the call. The flop was dealt A Boyd: A Turn and River: 5 Lavallee increased his chip lead to 4.4 million and Boyd was eliminated in 16th place.
Vivek Rajkumar raised to 50,000 under the gun. Jason Lavallee reraised from the cutoff to 140,000. Rajkumar reraised all in for 460,000. Lavallee made the call and they turned up their cards: Lavallee: A Board: K Lavallee grew his chip lead once more and now he holds 4.5 million. Rajkumar was knocked out in 15th place. Rob Tepper Eliminated in 14th Place ($39,760) Rob Tepper moved all in under the gun for 174,000 and Aaron Jones reraised all in from the button. Everyone else mucked and the two players flipped up their cards: Tepper: K Board: A Jones won the hand with a pair of tens and Tepper was eliminated in 14th place. Matt Stout Eliminated in 13th Place ($39,760) Craig Crivello checked a board of J Crivello: 3 River: K Crivello won the hand to grow his stack to 1 million and Stout was eliminated in 13th place. Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Craig Crivello, Matthew Glantz, Jeff Blenkarn, Matt Stout, Dutch Boyd, V R, Jason Lavallee, Aaron Jones Level 18 Update: In The Money EliminationsOct 24, '09 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Left: 18 of 275 Average Chip Count: 916,000 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 3,050,000 Notable Eliminations: 27. Markus Gonsalves — $23,885 Big Hands:
Markus Gonsalves got the rest of his short stack all in for 167,000 and Mark Seif made the call. Larry Berg then moved all in for 147,000 and Seif called that as well.Berg showed pocket queens, Gonsalves showed pocket kings and Seif was behind with A The board ran out 10 Prahlad Friedman Eliminated in 26th Place ($23,885) Prahlad Friedman (pictured right) raised in middle position and Jason Lavallee called on the button. The flop came down 10 Freidman moved all in for 340,000 and Lavallee called with pocket jacks. Friedman showed A Friedman is now eliminated and Lavallee is over the 2 million mark.
Chris Ferguson raised to 40,000 and Jonas Entin reraised to 178,000 from the small blind. Ferguson moved all in for 300,000 and Etin called. Ferguson showed A Mark Seif Eliminated in 24th Place ($23,885) Mark Seif has been eliminated from the tournament by Larry Berg. Seif held top pair, but ran into the set of sixes from Berg, who chips up to 1.4 million.
Chad Batista was all in with a superior A-K against Corwin Cole’s A-J. Batista looked fine until the board produced a jack and sent him to the rail. Lee Markholt Eliminated in 22nd Place ($23,855) The perpetually short stack Lee Markholt was eliminated during the chaos of the level and details are unknown. Corwin Cole Eliminated in 21st Place ($23,855) Freddy Deeb raised and Jason Lavallee called on the button. Corwin Cole then reraised to 188,000 from the small blind. Deeb folded and Lavallee moved all in. Cole instantly called with pocket aces and is in great shape against Lavallee’s pocket jacks. Unfortunately, the flop brings a jack and Cole’s tournament comes to an end. Lavallee now has over 3 million, more than double his closest opponent. Jonas Entin Eliminated in 20th Place ($23,885) Jonas Entin raised to 42,000 from under the gun and Kido Pham made the call. The flop came down K Pham then moved all in and Entin called for his last 200,000. Pham showed pocket sevens for the set and Entin was in major trouble with A The turn and river came 4 Terry Ryan Eliminated in 19th Place ($23,855) Terry Ryan was just eliminated by Jason Lavallee when he moved all in on the river and was snap called by a spade flush. Player Tags: Mark Seif, Chris Ferguson, Prahlad Friedman, Freddy Deeb, Chad Batista, Jason Lavallee, Markus Gonsalves, Jonas Entin, Corwin Cole Level 17 Update: Money Bubble BurstsOct 24, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Left: 27 of 275 Average Chip Count: 611,111 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 1,615,000 Notable Eliminations: Dee Luong Big Hands:
Dee Luong (pictured right) was crippled after Freddy Deeb doubled up through her with pocket aces to grow his stack to 1,230,000. Luong held pocket kings but she watched her stack fall down to 87,000. A few hands later Jason Lavallee opened a pot for a raise and Luong reraised all in. Lavallee made the call and they flipped over their cards: Luong: 6 Board: A Luong was eliminated on the hand and Lavallee held 1,350,000. Brandon Cantu Eliminated Brandon Cantu moved all in preflop for 160,000 and Mrk Seif made the call. Their cards: Cantu: A Board: K Cantu was eliminated on the hand and Seif grew his stack to 1,145,000.
Part I Kido Pham raised to 27,000 from the cutoff and Aaron Jones reraised all in for 171,000 from the button. Andy Bloch reraised all in and Pham mucked. The cards: Jones: Q Board: Q Bloch was knocked down to 305,000 on the hand and Jones doubled up to 395,000. Part II Andy Bloch raised to 32,000 from the cutoff and Jason Burt reraised from the small blind. Bloch reraised all in and Burt made the call. Their cards: Burt: 10 Board: Q Burt grew his stack to 970,000 and Bloch was eliminated. Jason Somerville Eliminated Jason Somerville moved all in preflop on a short stack (180,000) for the third time in a row and Jeff Blenkarn made the call. Their cards: Blenkarn: A Board: K Blenkran grew his stack to 660,000 and Somerville was eliminated on the hand. Chau Giang Eliminated on the Money Bubble Matt Stout raised from early position to 32,000 and Chau Giang reraised all in from middle position for 199,000. Prahlad Friedman reraised all in from the cutoff for 259,000 and Stout mucked pocket tens. Friedman and Giang then revealed their cards: Giang: A Board: Q Friedman held 515,000 after the hand and Giang was eliminated on the money bubble in 28th place. Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Prahlad Friedman, Chau Giang, Dee Luong, Jason Somerville, Matt Stout, Brandon Cantu, Jason Lavallee, Aaron Jones, Jason Burt Level 16 Update: Dan Shak Takes Horrible BeatOct 24, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Left: 33 of 275 Average Chip Count: 500,000 Chip Counts: 1. Jonas Entin — 1,070,000 Notable Eliminations: Nestor Martinez Big Hands:
Chad “lilholdem954” Batista (pictured right) found himself all in for over 300,000 in chips holding pocket jacks and was in bad shape against chip leader Corwin Cole’s pocket queens. No problem for the online pro, however, when the board came J He now has over 630,000 while Cole took a hit down to 685,000. Dan Shak Takes Really Tough Beat Dan Shak and Tommy Vedes got into a raising war preflop that saw Shak’s A The flop came out K Shak needed help on the river, but it was the 9
Jason Lavallee raised to 25,000 and Freddy Deeb called in the cutoff. The flop came A The turn was the A Both players checked down the 5 Cliff Josephy Eliminated by Kido Pham Some more bad luck for Cliff Josephy when his pocket jacks were cracked by the A The board was safe until an ace hit the turn, giving Pham the elimination credit and a new stack of 700,000 in chips. Player Tags: Dan Shak, Kido Pham, Cliff Josephy, Tommy Vedes, Freddy Deeb, Chad Batista, Jason Lavallee, Corwin Cole Level 23 Update: Three Busts -- Down to SevenOct 25, '09 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Left: 7 of 275 Average Chip Count: 2,357,142 Chip Counts: 1. Shawn Cunix — 3,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 10. Chris Bjorin — $47,710 Big Hands:
Tommy Vedes raised to 190,000 under the gun and Chris Bjorin (pictured right) reraised all in from early position. Vedes made the call and they turned over their cards: Vedes: Q Board: 10 Vedes won the pot with pocket queens and Bjorin was eliminated in 10th place. Richard Sciuto Eliminated in Ninth Place ($63,610) Richard Sciuto moved all in preflop for 375,000 and Jason Lavallee made the call from the button. Their cards: Sciuto: 9 Board: J Lavallee won the hand with pocket kings and Sciuto was eliminated in ninth place.
Shawn Cunix raised to 185,000 from the button and Kido Pham reraised all in for 665,000. Cunix made the call and they flipped up their cards: Pham: A Board: 6 Cunix won the hand and Pham was eliminated in eighth place. One more player to go until the final television table is set. Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Kido Pham, Tommy Vedes, Shawn Cunix, Jason Lavallee, Richard Sciuto Jason Lavallee Eliminated in Second Place ($795,150)Oct 26, '09
Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante Average Chip Count: 8,250,000 Jason Lavallee moved all in for his last 2.775 million and Tommy Vedes called instantly with K Lavallee showed 8 Player Tags: Tommy Vedes, Jason Lavallee Vedes Now Dominant In Chips Over LavalleeOct 26, '09 Level: 28 Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante Average Chip Count: 8,250,000 Tommy Vedes raised to 600,000 and Jason Lavallee put him all in. Vedes callled. More than 14 million of the 16.5 million is on the line as the players revealed their cards. Lavallee showed pocket fours and Vedes showed pocket fives. The board ran out A Player Tags: Tommy Vedes, Jason Lavallee Tommy Vedes Doubles UpOct 26, '09 Level: 28 Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante Average Chip Count: 8,250,000 Jason Lavallee raised to 400,000 and Vedes moved all in for 3.76 million. Lavallee instantly called and the players revealed their cards. Lavallee showed A Nonetheless, the board came 10 Player Tags: Tommy Vedes, Jason Lavallee Tommy Vedes Fights BackOct 26, '09 Level: 28 Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante Average Chip Count: 8,250,000 Jason Lavallee raised to 400,000 and Tommy Vedes called. The flop came down K Lavallee bet 475,000 and Vedes called. The turn was the 10 The river was the Q Vedes now has 7.1 million and Lavallee still maintains a slight lead with 9.35 million. Player Tags: Tommy Vedes, Jason Lavallee The Lead ExtendsOct 26, '09
Blinds: 80,000-160,000 with a 15,000 ante Average Chip Count: 8,250,000 Jason Lavallee raised to 400,000 and Tommy Vedes called. Both players checked a flop reading J Lavallee called and the river was the Q Player Tags: Tommy Vedes, Jason Lavallee |
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| Oct 25, '09 | 2009 Festa al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em | 5 | + |
Level 19 Update: Glantz, Boyd, and Rajkumar EliminatedOct 24, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Left: 12 of 275 Average Chip Count: 1,269,230 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 4,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 18. Matt Glantz — $31,805 Big Hands:
Matt Glantz moved all in preflop and Jason Lavallee made the call. Their cards: Glantz: A Board: Q Lavallee won the hand with aces up and Glantz was eliminated in 18th place. Jeff Blenkarn Eliminated in 17th Place ($31,805) Chris Bjorin moved all in from the small blind and Jeff Blenkarn made the all-in call for his final 130,000. Their cards: Bjorin: 8 Board: J Bjorin grew his stack to 725,000 and Blenkarn was eliminated in 17th place. Dutch Boyd Eliminated in 16th Place ($31,805) Jason Lavallee raised to 52,000 under the gun and Dutch Boyd made the call. The flop was dealt A Boyd: A Turn and River: 5 Lavallee increased his chip lead to 4.4 million and Boyd was eliminated in 16th place.
Vivek Rajkumar raised to 50,000 under the gun. Jason Lavallee reraised from the cutoff to 140,000. Rajkumar reraised all in for 460,000. Lavallee made the call and they turned up their cards: Lavallee: A Board: K Lavallee grew his chip lead once more and now he holds 4.5 million. Rajkumar was knocked out in 15th place. Rob Tepper Eliminated in 14th Place ($39,760) Rob Tepper moved all in under the gun for 174,000 and Aaron Jones reraised all in from the button. Everyone else mucked and the two players flipped up their cards: Tepper: K Board: A Jones won the hand with a pair of tens and Tepper was eliminated in 14th place. Matt Stout Eliminated in 13th Place ($39,760) Craig Crivello checked a board of J Crivello: 3 River: K Crivello won the hand to grow his stack to 1 million and Stout was eliminated in 13th place. Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Craig Crivello, Matthew Glantz, Jeff Blenkarn, Matt Stout, Dutch Boyd, V R, Jason Lavallee, Aaron Jones Level 18 Update: In The Money EliminationsOct 24, '09 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Left: 18 of 275 Average Chip Count: 916,000 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 3,050,000 Notable Eliminations: 27. Markus Gonsalves — $23,885 Big Hands:
Markus Gonsalves got the rest of his short stack all in for 167,000 and Mark Seif made the call. Larry Berg then moved all in for 147,000 and Seif called that as well.Berg showed pocket queens, Gonsalves showed pocket kings and Seif was behind with A The board ran out 10 Prahlad Friedman Eliminated in 26th Place ($23,885) Prahlad Friedman (pictured right) raised in middle position and Jason Lavallee called on the button. The flop came down 10 Freidman moved all in for 340,000 and Lavallee called with pocket jacks. Friedman showed A Friedman is now eliminated and Lavallee is over the 2 million mark.
Chris Ferguson raised to 40,000 and Jonas Entin reraised to 178,000 from the small blind. Ferguson moved all in for 300,000 and Etin called. Ferguson showed A Mark Seif Eliminated in 24th Place ($23,885) Mark Seif has been eliminated from the tournament by Larry Berg. Seif held top pair, but ran into the set of sixes from Berg, who chips up to 1.4 million.
Chad Batista was all in with a superior A-K against Corwin Cole’s A-J. Batista looked fine until the board produced a jack and sent him to the rail. Lee Markholt Eliminated in 22nd Place ($23,855) The perpetually short stack Lee Markholt was eliminated during the chaos of the level and details are unknown. Corwin Cole Eliminated in 21st Place ($23,855) Freddy Deeb raised and Jason Lavallee called on the button. Corwin Cole then reraised to 188,000 from the small blind. Deeb folded and Lavallee moved all in. Cole instantly called with pocket aces and is in great shape against Lavallee’s pocket jacks. Unfortunately, the flop brings a jack and Cole’s tournament comes to an end. Lavallee now has over 3 million, more than double his closest opponent. Jonas Entin Eliminated in 20th Place ($23,885) Jonas Entin raised to 42,000 from under the gun and Kido Pham made the call. The flop came down K Pham then moved all in and Entin called for his last 200,000. Pham showed pocket sevens for the set and Entin was in major trouble with A The turn and river came 4 Terry Ryan Eliminated in 19th Place ($23,855) Terry Ryan was just eliminated by Jason Lavallee when he moved all in on the river and was snap called by a spade flush. Player Tags: Mark Seif, Chris Ferguson, Prahlad Friedman, Freddy Deeb, Chad Batista, Jason Lavallee, Markus Gonsalves, Jonas Entin, Corwin Cole Level 17 Update: Money Bubble BurstsOct 24, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Left: 27 of 275 Average Chip Count: 611,111 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 1,615,000 Notable Eliminations: Dee Luong Big Hands:
Dee Luong (pictured right) was crippled after Freddy Deeb doubled up through her with pocket aces to grow his stack to 1,230,000. Luong held pocket kings but she watched her stack fall down to 87,000. A few hands later Jason Lavallee opened a pot for a raise and Luong reraised all in. Lavallee made the call and they flipped over their cards: Luong: 6 Board: A Luong was eliminated on the hand and Lavallee held 1,350,000. Brandon Cantu Eliminated Brandon Cantu moved all in preflop for 160,000 and Mrk Seif made the call. Their cards: Cantu: A Board: K Cantu was eliminated on the hand and Seif grew his stack to 1,145,000.
Part I Kido Pham raised to 27,000 from the cutoff and Aaron Jones reraised all in for 171,000 from the button. Andy Bloch reraised all in and Pham mucked. The cards: Jones: Q Board: Q Bloch was knocked down to 305,000 on the hand and Jones doubled up to 395,000. Part II Andy Bloch raised to 32,000 from the cutoff and Jason Burt reraised from the small blind. Bloch reraised all in and Burt made the call. Their cards: Burt: 10 Board: Q Burt grew his stack to 970,000 and Bloch was eliminated. Jason Somerville Eliminated Jason Somerville moved all in preflop on a short stack (180,000) for the third time in a row and Jeff Blenkarn made the call. Their cards: Blenkarn: A Board: K Blenkran grew his stack to 660,000 and Somerville was eliminated on the hand. Chau Giang Eliminated on the Money Bubble Matt Stout raised from early position to 32,000 and Chau Giang reraised all in from middle position for 199,000. Prahlad Friedman reraised all in from the cutoff for 259,000 and Stout mucked pocket tens. Friedman and Giang then revealed their cards: Giang: A Board: Q Friedman held 515,000 after the hand and Giang was eliminated on the money bubble in 28th place. Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Prahlad Friedman, Chau Giang, Dee Luong, Jason Somerville, Matt Stout, Brandon Cantu, Jason Lavallee, Aaron Jones, Jason Burt Level 16 Update: Dan Shak Takes Horrible BeatOct 24, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Left: 33 of 275 Average Chip Count: 500,000 Chip Counts: 1. Jonas Entin — 1,070,000 Notable Eliminations: Nestor Martinez Big Hands:
Chad “lilholdem954” Batista (pictured right) found himself all in for over 300,000 in chips holding pocket jacks and was in bad shape against chip leader Corwin Cole’s pocket queens. No problem for the online pro, however, when the board came J He now has over 630,000 while Cole took a hit down to 685,000. Dan Shak Takes Really Tough Beat Dan Shak and Tommy Vedes got into a raising war preflop that saw Shak’s A The flop came out K Shak needed help on the river, but it was the 9
Jason Lavallee raised to 25,000 and Freddy Deeb called in the cutoff. The flop came A The turn was the A Both players checked down the 5 Cliff Josephy Eliminated by Kido Pham Some more bad luck for Cliff Josephy when his pocket jacks were cracked by the A The board was safe until an ace hit the turn, giving Pham the elimination credit and a new stack of 700,000 in chips. Player Tags: Dan Shak, Kido Pham, Cliff Josephy, Tommy Vedes, Freddy Deeb, Chad Batista, Jason Lavallee, Corwin Cole Level 23 Update: Three Busts -- Down to SevenOct 25, '09 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Left: 7 of 275 Average Chip Count: 2,357,142 Chip Counts: 1. Shawn Cunix — 3,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 10. Chris Bjorin — $47,710 Big Hands:
Tommy Vedes raised to 190,000 under the gun and Chris Bjorin (pictured right) reraised all in from early position. Vedes made the call and they turned over their cards: Vedes: Q Board: 10 Vedes won the pot with pocket queens and Bjorin was eliminated in 10th place. Richard Sciuto Eliminated in Ninth Place ($63,610) Richard Sciuto moved all in preflop for 375,000 and Jason Lavallee made the call from the button. Their cards: Sciuto: 9 Board: J Lavallee won the hand with pocket kings and Sciuto was eliminated in ninth place.
Shawn Cunix raised to 185,000 from the button and Kido Pham reraised all in for 665,000. Cunix made the call and they flipped up their cards: Pham: A Board: 6 Cunix won the hand and Pham was eliminated in eighth place. One more player to go until the final television table is set. Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Kido Pham, Tommy Vedes, Shawn Cunix, Jason Lavallee, Richard Sciuto Jason Lavallee Eliminated in Second Place ($795,150)Oct 26, '09
Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante Average Chip Count: 8,250,000 Jason Lavallee moved all in for his last 2.775 million and Tommy Vedes called instantly with K Lavallee showed 8 Player Tags: Tommy Vedes, Jason Lavallee Vedes Now Dominant In Chips Over LavalleeOct 26, '09 Level: 28 Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante Average Chip Count: 8,250,000 Tommy Vedes raised to 600,000 and Jason Lavallee put him all in. Vedes callled. More than 14 million of the 16.5 million is on the line as the players revealed their cards. Lavallee showed pocket fours and Vedes showed pocket fives. The board ran out A Player Tags: Tommy Vedes, Jason Lavallee Tommy Vedes Doubles UpOct 26, '09 Level: 28 Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante Average Chip Count: 8,250,000 Jason Lavallee raised to 400,000 and Vedes moved all in for 3.76 million. Lavallee instantly called and the players revealed their cards. Lavallee showed A Nonetheless, the board came 10 Player Tags: Tommy Vedes, Jason Lavallee Tommy Vedes Fights BackOct 26, '09 Level: 28 Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante Average Chip Count: 8,250,000 Jason Lavallee raised to 400,000 and Tommy Vedes called. The flop came down K Lavallee bet 475,000 and Vedes called. The turn was the 10 The river was the Q Vedes now has 7.1 million and Lavallee still maintains a slight lead with 9.35 million. Player Tags: Tommy Vedes, Jason Lavallee The Lead ExtendsOct 26, '09
Blinds: 80,000-160,000 with a 15,000 ante Average Chip Count: 8,250,000 Jason Lavallee raised to 400,000 and Tommy Vedes called. Both players checked a flop reading J Lavallee called and the river was the Q Player Tags: Tommy Vedes, Jason Lavallee |
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| Oct 24, '09 | 2009 Festa al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em | 4 | + |
Level 19 Update: Glantz, Boyd, and Rajkumar EliminatedOct 24, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Left: 12 of 275 Average Chip Count: 1,269,230 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 4,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 18. Matt Glantz — $31,805 Big Hands:
Matt Glantz moved all in preflop and Jason Lavallee made the call. Their cards: Glantz: A Board: Q Lavallee won the hand with aces up and Glantz was eliminated in 18th place. Jeff Blenkarn Eliminated in 17th Place ($31,805) Chris Bjorin moved all in from the small blind and Jeff Blenkarn made the all-in call for his final 130,000. Their cards: Bjorin: 8 Board: J Bjorin grew his stack to 725,000 and Blenkarn was eliminated in 17th place. Dutch Boyd Eliminated in 16th Place ($31,805) Jason Lavallee raised to 52,000 under the gun and Dutch Boyd made the call. The flop was dealt A Boyd: A Turn and River: 5 Lavallee increased his chip lead to 4.4 million and Boyd was eliminated in 16th place.
Vivek Rajkumar raised to 50,000 under the gun. Jason Lavallee reraised from the cutoff to 140,000. Rajkumar reraised all in for 460,000. Lavallee made the call and they turned up their cards: Lavallee: A Board: K Lavallee grew his chip lead once more and now he holds 4.5 million. Rajkumar was knocked out in 15th place. Rob Tepper Eliminated in 14th Place ($39,760) Rob Tepper moved all in under the gun for 174,000 and Aaron Jones reraised all in from the button. Everyone else mucked and the two players flipped up their cards: Tepper: K Board: A Jones won the hand with a pair of tens and Tepper was eliminated in 14th place. Matt Stout Eliminated in 13th Place ($39,760) Craig Crivello checked a board of J Crivello: 3 River: K Crivello won the hand to grow his stack to 1 million and Stout was eliminated in 13th place. Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Craig Crivello, Matthew Glantz, Jeff Blenkarn, Matt Stout, Dutch Boyd, V R, Jason Lavallee, Aaron Jones Level 18 Update: In The Money EliminationsOct 24, '09 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Left: 18 of 275 Average Chip Count: 916,000 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 3,050,000 Notable Eliminations: 27. Markus Gonsalves — $23,885 Big Hands:
Markus Gonsalves got the rest of his short stack all in for 167,000 and Mark Seif made the call. Larry Berg then moved all in for 147,000 and Seif called that as well.Berg showed pocket queens, Gonsalves showed pocket kings and Seif was behind with A The board ran out 10 Prahlad Friedman Eliminated in 26th Place ($23,885) Prahlad Friedman (pictured right) raised in middle position and Jason Lavallee called on the button. The flop came down 10 Freidman moved all in for 340,000 and Lavallee called with pocket jacks. Friedman showed A Friedman is now eliminated and Lavallee is over the 2 million mark.
Chris Ferguson raised to 40,000 and Jonas Entin reraised to 178,000 from the small blind. Ferguson moved all in for 300,000 and Etin called. Ferguson showed A Mark Seif Eliminated in 24th Place ($23,885) Mark Seif has been eliminated from the tournament by Larry Berg. Seif held top pair, but ran into the set of sixes from Berg, who chips up to 1.4 million.
Chad Batista was all in with a superior A-K against Corwin Cole’s A-J. Batista looked fine until the board produced a jack and sent him to the rail. Lee Markholt Eliminated in 22nd Place ($23,855) The perpetually short stack Lee Markholt was eliminated during the chaos of the level and details are unknown. Corwin Cole Eliminated in 21st Place ($23,855) Freddy Deeb raised and Jason Lavallee called on the button. Corwin Cole then reraised to 188,000 from the small blind. Deeb folded and Lavallee moved all in. Cole instantly called with pocket aces and is in great shape against Lavallee’s pocket jacks. Unfortunately, the flop brings a jack and Cole’s tournament comes to an end. Lavallee now has over 3 million, more than double his closest opponent. Jonas Entin Eliminated in 20th Place ($23,885) Jonas Entin raised to 42,000 from under the gun and Kido Pham made the call. The flop came down K Pham then moved all in and Entin called for his last 200,000. Pham showed pocket sevens for the set and Entin was in major trouble with A The turn and river came 4 Terry Ryan Eliminated in 19th Place ($23,855) Terry Ryan was just eliminated by Jason Lavallee when he moved all in on the river and was snap called by a spade flush. Player Tags: Mark Seif, Chris Ferguson, Prahlad Friedman, Freddy Deeb, Chad Batista, Jason Lavallee, Markus Gonsalves, Jonas Entin, Corwin Cole Level 17 Update: Money Bubble BurstsOct 24, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Left: 27 of 275 Average Chip Count: 611,111 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 1,615,000 Notable Eliminations: Dee Luong Big Hands:
Dee Luong (pictured right) was crippled after Freddy Deeb doubled up through her with pocket aces to grow his stack to 1,230,000. Luong held pocket kings but she watched her stack fall down to 87,000. A few hands later Jason Lavallee opened a pot for a raise and Luong reraised all in. Lavallee made the call and they flipped over their cards: Luong: 6 Board: A Luong was eliminated on the hand and Lavallee held 1,350,000. Brandon Cantu Eliminated Brandon Cantu moved all in preflop for 160,000 and Mrk Seif made the call. Their cards: Cantu: A Board: K Cantu was eliminated on the hand and Seif grew his stack to 1,145,000.
Part I Kido Pham raised to 27,000 from the cutoff and Aaron Jones reraised all in for 171,000 from the button. Andy Bloch reraised all in and Pham mucked. The cards: Jones: Q Board: Q Bloch was knocked down to 305,000 on the hand and Jones doubled up to 395,000. Part II Andy Bloch raised to 32,000 from the cutoff and Jason Burt reraised from the small blind. Bloch reraised all in and Burt made the call. Their cards: Burt: 10 Board: Q Burt grew his stack to 970,000 and Bloch was eliminated. Jason Somerville Eliminated Jason Somerville moved all in preflop on a short stack (180,000) for the third time in a row and Jeff Blenkarn made the call. Their cards: Blenkarn: A Board: K Blenkran grew his stack to 660,000 and Somerville was eliminated on the hand. Chau Giang Eliminated on the Money Bubble Matt Stout raised from early position to 32,000 and Chau Giang reraised all in from middle position for 199,000. Prahlad Friedman reraised all in from the cutoff for 259,000 and Stout mucked pocket tens. Friedman and Giang then revealed their cards: Giang: A Board: Q Friedman held 515,000 after the hand and Giang was eliminated on the money bubble in 28th place. Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Prahlad Friedman, Chau Giang, Dee Luong, Jason Somerville, Matt Stout, Brandon Cantu, Jason Lavallee, Aaron Jones, Jason Burt Level 16 Update: Dan Shak Takes Horrible BeatOct 24, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Left: 33 of 275 Average Chip Count: 500,000 Chip Counts: 1. Jonas Entin — 1,070,000 Notable Eliminations: Nestor Martinez Big Hands:
Chad “lilholdem954” Batista (pictured right) found himself all in for over 300,000 in chips holding pocket jacks and was in bad shape against chip leader Corwin Cole’s pocket queens. No problem for the online pro, however, when the board came J He now has over 630,000 while Cole took a hit down to 685,000. Dan Shak Takes Really Tough Beat Dan Shak and Tommy Vedes got into a raising war preflop that saw Shak’s A The flop came out K Shak needed help on the river, but it was the 9
Jason Lavallee raised to 25,000 and Freddy Deeb called in the cutoff. The flop came A The turn was the A Both players checked down the 5 Cliff Josephy Eliminated by Kido Pham Some more bad luck for Cliff Josephy when his pocket jacks were cracked by the A The board was safe until an ace hit the turn, giving Pham the elimination credit and a new stack of 700,000 in chips. Player Tags: Dan Shak, Kido Pham, Cliff Josephy, Tommy Vedes, Freddy Deeb, Chad Batista, Jason Lavallee, Corwin Cole Level 23 Update: Three Busts -- Down to SevenOct 25, '09 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Left: 7 of 275 Average Chip Count: 2,357,142 Chip Counts: 1. Shawn Cunix — 3,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 10. Chris Bjorin — $47,710 Big Hands:
Tommy Vedes raised to 190,000 under the gun and Chris Bjorin (pictured right) reraised all in from early position. Vedes made the call and they turned over their cards: Vedes: Q Board: 10 Vedes won the pot with pocket queens and Bjorin was eliminated in 10th place. Richard Sciuto Eliminated in Ninth Place ($63,610) Richard Sciuto moved all in preflop for 375,000 and Jason Lavallee made the call from the button. Their cards: Sciuto: 9 Board: J Lavallee won the hand with pocket kings and Sciuto was eliminated in ninth place.
Shawn Cunix raised to 185,000 from the button and Kido Pham reraised all in for 665,000. Cunix made the call and they flipped up their cards: Pham: A Board: 6 Cunix won the hand and Pham was eliminated in eighth place. One more player to go until the final television table is set. Player Tags: Chris Bjorin, Kido Pham, Tommy Vedes, Shawn Cunix, Jason Lavallee, Richard Sciuto Jason Lavallee Eliminated in Second Place ($795,150)Oct 26, '09
Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante Average Chip Count: 8,250,000 Jason Lavallee moved all in for his last 2.775 million and Tommy Vedes called instantly with K Lavallee showed 8 Player Tags: Tommy Vedes, Jason Lavallee Vedes Now Dominant In Chips Over LavalleeOct 26, '09 Level: 28 Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante Average Chip Count: 8,250,000 Tommy Vedes raised to 600,000 and Jason Lavallee put him all in. Vedes callled. More than 14 million of the 16.5 million is on the line as the players revealed their cards. Lavallee showed pocket fours and Vedes showed pocket fives. The board ran out A Player Tags: Tommy Vedes, Jason Lavallee Tommy Vedes Doubles UpOct 26, '09 Level: 28 Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante Average Chip Count: 8,250,000 Jason Lavallee raised to 400,000 and Vedes moved all in for 3.76 million. Lavallee instantly called and the players revealed their cards. Lavallee showed A Nonetheless, the board came 10 Player Tags: Tommy Vedes, Jason Lavallee Tommy Vedes Fights BackOct 26, '09 Level: 28 Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 15,000 ante Average Chip Count: 8,250,000 Jason Lavallee raised to 400,000 and Tommy Vedes called. The flop came down K Lavallee bet 475,000 and Vedes called. The turn was the 10 The river was the Q Vedes now has 7.1 million and Lavallee still maintains a slight lead with 9.35 million. Player Tags: Tommy Vedes, Jason Lavallee The Lead ExtendsOct 26, '09
Blinds: 80,000-160,000 with a 15,000 ante Average Chip Count: 8,250,000 Jason Lavallee raised to 400,000 and Tommy Vedes called. Both players checked a flop reading J Lavallee called and the river was the Q Player Tags: Tommy Vedes, Jason Lavallee |
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Matt Glantz Eliminated in 18th Place ($31,805)
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Vivek Rajkumar Eliminated in 15th Place ($39,760)
Markus Gonsalves Eliminated in 27th Place ($23,885)
Chris Ferguson Eliminated in 25th Place ($23,885)
Chad Batista Eliminated in 23rd Place ($23,885)
Dee Luong Eliminated
Andy Bloch Eliminated in Two Parts
Freddy Deeb Slows Down Jason Lavallee
Chris Bjorin Eliminated in 10th Place ($47,710)
Kido Pham Eliminated in Eighth Place ($89,450)
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