Level 10, Hour Two: Kevin Gates Takes Chip Lead
Jul 12, '10
Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 2,077 out of 7,319
Average Chip Count: 105,715
Card Player Chip Counts
Barry Shulman – 200,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 25,000
Stephen A. Murphy – 30,000
Daniel Negreanu – 41,000
Mark Gregorich – 135,000
Adam Schoenfeld — 55,000
Jon Freidberg — 190,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Kevin Gates – 540,000
2. Ricardo Fasanaro – 513,000
3. Johnny Chan – 510,000
4. Alexander Kostritsyn – 405,000
5. David Assouline – 395,000
6. Matt Affleck – 390,000
7. Carter Phillips – 385,000
8. Nikolay Losev – 374,000
9. Jesper Hougaard – 355,000
10. Randy Dorfman – 337,000
Notable Eliminations:
David Singer
Jennifer Harman
Big Hands:
Marco Johnson Takes A Massive Hit
There was one hand that extended into the break. Marco Johnson raised to 3,200 preflop and Kevin Gates made the call. Another player repopped to 11,000 and Johnson four-bet to 27,000.
Gates called and the other player mucked. The flop then fell Q
10
6 and Johnson led with 52,000. Gates called and the turn was the 10.
Johnson moved in for 225,000 and Gates snap-called. Johnson turned over QJ for two pair and a flush draw while Gates showed K
Q for two pair with a better kicker.
Johnson needed help but the river was the 9 and Johnson tumbled all the way down to 32,000 in chips while Gates took over the chip lead with 550,000.
Carroll Getting Low
After the flop came down A10
8, Michael Carroll bet 3,500 and the player in the big blind raised to 8,300.
Carroll made the call and the turn was the 9. The big blind fired 12,500 and Carroll made the call. The river was the 8 and both players checked.
The big blind showed A5 for top pair and Carroll mucked. He was down to 19,000 after the hand.
Chan Nearing A Half Million
After the board had run out J738J, Johnny Chan fired 100,000 into the pot.
His opponent went into the tank as the ESPN cameras approached and he eventually made the call. Chan then turned ovver 77 for middle set on the flop and a rivered boat.
His opponent mucked his and Chan took in a massive pot. He was at 495,000 after that hand.
Negreanu Falls Off The Horse
There was 17,000 in the pot after the board had run out 8523A and Daniel Negreanu checked to his opponent.
He bet 6,000 and Negreanu made the call. His opponent then showed down AK for a rivered pair of aces and Negreanu tabled his losing KK.
Negreanu dropped the pot and he was down to 41,000.
Mizrachi Drops Some Chips
Picking up the action after the flop had come down K63, a player fired 9,000 and Michael Mizrachi made the call.
Both players saw the 9 on the turn and Mizrachi led for 11,000. His opponent moved all in for 36,000 more and Mizrachi made the call.
Mizrachi turned over K5 for top pair but his opponent had him dominated as he showed KJ for the same hand with a better kicker to go along with a flush draw.
The river was the A and Mizrachi surrendered the double up. He was at 260,000 after taking that hit.
Michael Mizrachi Moved In On
Michael Mizrachi bet preflop from early position and got three callers. The flop came 1082 and the player in the blind led out for 3,000. Mizrachi called and the other two players folded. The turn brought the 3 and it was checked to Mizrachi. He bet 10,000 and his opponent insta-called. The river brought the 2 and Mizrachi’s opponent moved all in for 39,900. Mizrachi tanked before finally making the fold. He was still at around 300,000 after the hand.
Chris Moneymaker Crippled
A player in early position bet 3,600. A player in the cutoff moved all in for 28,100. Action was on Chris Moneymaker and he moved all in for 33,000 on the button. The original bettor folded and Moneymaker tabled the AK but was behind the KK of his opponent. The board ran out 83392 and Moneymaker was left with just 5,000 after the hand.
Small Pairs Work For Savage
Matt Savage raised to 3,000 from early position. He was called by a player in middle position and the big blind three-bet to 9,500. Savage made the call and they saw the flop heads-up.
The flop was 652 and the big blind moved all-in for over 100,000. Savage called for his last 26,500 and tabled 33, giving him a small pair and a gutshot straight draw. He was ahead of his opponent who had tabled AQ, for just overcards.
The turn was the 2 and the river was the 4 and Savage doubled up to 80,000 in chips.
Graham KO’s Another Player
After a flurry of preflop raises, Matt Graham got his opponent to put all of his chips in the middle with AQ and was up against his opponent’s QQ.
The board ran out K66107, giving Graham a back-door flush and increasing his stack to 280,000.
Krantz Wins With Two Pair
Jay Rosenkrantz checked and called a bet of 16,500 from his opponent on the turn with the board reading KQ97.
The 2 peeled off on the river and both players checked. Rosenkrantz’s Q9 bested his opponent’s AK to take the pot and climb to 110,000.
Twitter Accounts
Barry Shulman
Bernard Lee
Daniel Negreanu
Eric Froehlich
Bill Chen
Scotty Nguyen
Jennifer Leigh
Nick Maimone
Dennis Phillips
Bryan Devonshire
Annie Duke
Tristan Wade
Dave Sands
Brandon Cantu
Jon Turner
Amit Makhija
Bryan Micon
Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Chris Moneymaker, Michael Mizrachi, Johnny Chan, Michael Carroll, Matt Graham, Marco Johnson
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