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Jul 11, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 WSOP Main Event | 5 | + |
Level 7 Update: Hellmuth Shows Up LateJul 11, '11 Note: Levels are two hours in length. There will be a 90-minute dinner break after level 8. Players Remaining: About 4,000 of 6,865 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante Chip Leaders: 1. Aleksandr Mozhnyako — 255,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 60,000 Notables Eliminated: Sam Farha, Mitch Schock, Tatjana Pasalic, James Dempsey, Eric Baldwin, Marsha Wolak, Chris Moorman, Maria Ho, Zachary Clark, Vince Van Patten, Maria Mayrinck, Matt Waxman, Mandy Baker Hands: Where’s Hellmuth There was some confusion over Phil Hellmuth’s second starting day. He was under the impression that he played on Tuesday, but the reality is that he was supposed to start today. Hellmuth had 11,800 to start the day, but after missing the first hour and a half, he had been blinded down to just over 7,000, good for a little over ten big blinds. Luckily for Hellmuth, Mike Matusow was able to convince his hotel’s security to look past a “Do Not Disturb” sign and alert Hellmuth to his mistake. Ladies Champion Eliminated Roger Jensen raised to 1,800 and Marsha Wolak, who won the $1,000 Ladies Event this summer, called from the big blind. The flop fell K 10 4 and Wolak checked. Jensen bet 4,000 and Wolak called. The turn was the 8 and Wolak moaved all in. Jensen immediately called with K J for top pair and a flush draw, but Wolak was drawing live with A Q for the nut flush draw and straight draw. The river was the 9 and Wolak was eliminated. So Long Sammy After winning a bracelet in 2010, Sam Farha was hoping for another solid summer at the WSOP. He’ll have to wait for next year, however, after he recently busted from the main event. Farha was all in on a 9 8 6 flop holding A 9 for top pair and the nut flush draw, but he was in bad shape against the middle set of David O’Neill. The turn and river came A K and Farha was eliminated. Eric Baldwin Busts On a flop of A 9 8, Matt Livingston bet 2,825 and a player made the call. Eric Baldwin then reraised to 10,700 and Livingston reraised to 22,825. The other player folded and Baldwin called. The turn was the 6 and Baldwin moved all in. Livingston immediately called with A 10 for the nut flush and Baldwin’s J 10 was drawing dead. Livingston now has over 160,000 in chips. Paul Pierce Bounces Back Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce has been trending backwards all day long, but a recent hand has him back near the six-figure mark. On a flop of J 6 4, a player bet 7,200 and Pierce put him all in. The player called off his last 20,000 with A K for the nut flush draw and Pierce had him temporarily beat with A J. The turn and river were bricks and Pierce scored the knockout to move up to 90,000 in chips. Poker Tweets: Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Sam Farha, Eric Baldwin |
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Jul 14, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 9 | + |
Level Four, Hour Two: Giang And Yang EliminatedJul 07, '10 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 1,980 out of 2,314 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Barny Boatman – 151,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Stephen A. Murphy — 37,800 Notable Eliminations: Chau Giang Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands: Chau Giang Disappears Courtesy Of The Magician Picking up the action after the turn, the board read KQ93 and Chau Giang bet 7,000. Antonio Esfandiari raised the action to 15,000 and Giang moved all in. Esfandiari made the call and the players turned over their cards: Giang: J10 Giang flopped a straight but his flush draw was dead to Esfandiari’s better draw that went along with his two pair. The river then brought the K, giving Esfandiari a full house and Giang was sent packing. Farha Getting Up There The player on the button raised to 1,625 and Sam Farha made the call from the big blind. The flop came down KJ4 and both players checked. The turn was the 5 and Farha fired 2,000. His opponent made the call and the river was the 4. Farha kept his foot on the gas pedal, firing another 7,000 into the pot. The button mucked and Farha took the pot. He was at 70,000. Yang Gets Hammered Down To Size, Then Eliminated The player in seat 2 and Jerry Yang tangled preflop that resulted in seat 2 moving all in for 27,800. Yang made the call and here were their cards: Yang: KK Yang fell victim to a cold deck and the board offered him no help as it ran out 7547J. Yang took a big hit and was down to 8,000 in chips. Yang was eventually cut down to 3,200 in chips and shipped them all in preflop against the player in seat 9. Yang: Q10 The flop was favorable to Yang as it came Q97, giving him top pair. “It’s not over yet,” Yang said before the turn. If it wasn’t over then, it was sure close to being over when the A fell on the turn. The river then brought the 7 and Yang was eliminated. McEvoy’s Aces Cracked Picking up the action on a flop of 952, Tom McEvoy moved all in against his opponent. The player called and ended up putting himself at risk as McEvoy had him covered. McEvoy held pocket aces but they were officially cracked when his opponent turned 52. The board finished out 10 and 4 and McEvoy dropped to 20,000 in chips. Elezra Gets One A player raised to 850 preflop and another player made the call. Eli Elezra was in the big blind and came along as well to see a flop of K52. Elezra checked and the raiser bet 1,375. Elezra was the only caller and the A came on the turn. Elezra checked and his opponent bet 2,200. Elezra made the call againa and the river was the 8. Elezra decided to take the lead, firing 4,000. His opponent gave it up and Elezra took the pot, improving his stack to 32,000. Gored Picking up the action on a flop of 765, Carlos Mortensen fired 1,400. Dan Smith made the call and the other two players in the hand mucked. The turn was the J and Mortensen bet 3,000. Smith made the call and the 9 came on the river. Both players checked and Mortensen tabled KK and Smith mucked. Mortensen took the pot and he was at 25,000. Don’t Stand On The Tracks When The Orient Express Is Coming Through Picking up the action after the board had run out 732€96, Johnny Chan and his opponent got involved in a betting war. Eventually, the opponent tabled 77 for middle set. Unfortunately for him, Chan tabled K8 for a rivered flush. Chan raked in the pot and was up to 165,000. That was good for the overall chip lead on Day 1C. Outrunning Outhred After the board had run out K72910, there was 27,000 in the pot. A player bet 20,000 and Alex Outhred made the call. Outhred tabled pocket queens but they were no good as his opponent showed 1010 for a set on the river. Outhred threw his queens in the muck and he was down to 53,000. Dwan Tripped Up Picking up the action after the flop came down 10103, Tom Dwan led out for 1,425. Lee Markholt made the call and the turn was the 6. Dwan led again with 3,450 and Markholt made the call for the rest of his chips. Markholt: A10 Markholt flopped trips and the river brought no help to Dwan as he dropped to just over 13,000. Markholt doubled to 12,000. Left In The Deck: It’s Not Easy Being Phil Midway through the level, the tournament staff announced through the speakers that “1989 World Chammpion Phil Hellmuth has just been eliminated.” The Amazon Room erupted in cheers and applause after hearing the announcement, not quite the reaction anyone would care for. Hellmuth had been playing on the secondary feature table and made his grand entrance with UFC fighter Wanderlei Silva. He was officially TKO’d. Player Tags: Tom McEvoy, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Johnny Chan, Chau Giang, Sam Farha, Alex Outhred, Tom Dwan, Jerry Yang Level Two Hour Two Update: David Williams On FireJul 07, '10 Blinds: 100-200 Average Chip Counts 30,000 Notable Chip Counts: 1. David Williams – 126,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Steve Murphy — 37,800 Notable Eliminations: Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands: David Williams On A Roll Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 875K. There was 18,000 in the pot and David Williams checked. His opponent did the same and the Q fell on the river. Williams bet 10,000 after his opponent had checked. The call was made and Williams turned over 87 for two pair on the flop and his opponent mucked. Williams took the pot and he kept adding chips to his massive stack of 126,000. He is the first notable to break into six figures and the second level is only halfway through. Oppenheim In The Win Column Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 10956. David Oppenheim bet 950 and his opponent made the call. The river was the J and the other player checked. Oppenheim bet 2,400 and the call was made. Oppenheim then tabled 65 for two pair. His opponent mucked and Oppenheim took in the pot. He was up to 37,000 after the hand. Negreanu Saved On The River Picking up the action on the flop, the board read 765. The big blind led out with 3,450 and Daniel Negreanu made the call. The turn was the 8 and the big blind checked. Negreanu moved all in, having his opponent covered. After some thought, the big blind called for his last 12,700 and turned over KK. Negreanu was in deep trouble as he showed QQ. Negreanu was in danger of being seriously short stacked, but the river was the 4 to put a straight on the board and both players chopped. Negreanu was at 32,000. Negreanu Wins “Crazy Internet” Hand Daniel Negreanu raised from the button to 750 and was called by the player in seat 2. On the flop of 855 seat 2 checked to Negreanu who bet 750. Seat 2 called and when the K fell on the turn he checked again and Negreanu bet 1,800. Seat 2 called and things got very interesting on the river. The J fell and seat 2 checked to Negreanu who bet 2,400 this time. Seat 2 tanked for a while then raised to 5,800. Negreanu took just a moment to reraise to 11,200 and seat 2 tanked once again, asking for a chip count on Negreanu’s remaining stack (around 17,000). Seat 2 counted out a raise that would put Negreanu all in but then returned the chips to his stack. After a few minutes with the ESPN crews anxiously watching, seat 2 folded and tapped the table. Negreanu responded with, “You had the right idea,” and showed 43 for a total bluff. Seat 3 said that he was bluffing the whole time too. After several raises with air, Negreanu pulled in a nice pot and commented how the hand played out like “crazy internet stuff.” Respecting The Champ Facing a raise of 600 from the player to his immediate right, 2007 WSOP main event winner Jerry Yang repopped it to 2,600. His opponent thought it over but decided to give Yang credit and folded. Yang, like the gentleman he is, showed KK. Chop it Up, Elezra After some significant preflop action, Eli Elezra and his opponent checked down a board of K75Q10. After the final check Elezra seemed ready to muck his hand until his opponent showed just A2. When he saw that, Elezra turned over his A4 and they chopped the pot. Sam Farha Drops One Sam Farha raised to 400 from the button and the small blind reraised to 2,000. Farha made the call and the flop came down A64. The small blind bet 1,000 and Farha raised to 3,000. The small blind called and the turn was the 6. Both players checked to see the 9 on the river. They checked again and the small blind tabled KK. Farha mucked and he was down to 14,000. Tom Dwan Back To Basics Tom Dwan raised from under the gun and received to calls. The flop came down 865. Dwan bet 1,125 and only one player called. The turn was the 3 and Dwan bet 2,250. His opponent made the call and the river was the 8. Dwan fired 5,650 and his opponent tagged along again. Dwan then showed J8 for trip-eights and his opponent mucked. Dwan took the pot and he was back over his starting stack with 31,000. Robert Mizrachi Shoots Down Cowboys A player moved all in preflop and Robert Mizrachi made the call. Here were their hands: Mizrachi: AA Mizrachi was on the right side of the cooler as the board offered no help to his opponent. The player was eliminated and Mizrachi shot up to 65,000. Juan Macerias Eliminated On a 953 flop, Juan Macerias checked-raised from the small blind to 2,300. The player in early position who bet 850 called. The 8 fell on the turn and Maceiras checked again. His opponent bet 3,000. Maceiras raised all in for 9,000. His opponent called and exposed the 98 for top two. Maceiras exposed the AK for the nut flush draw. The river bricked with the 5. Maceiras was gone. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Daniel Negreanu, David Oppenheim, Eli Elezra, David Williams, Sam Farha, Tom Dwan, Jerry Yang Level Six, Hour Two: Cole Loses Chip LeadJul 09, '10 Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante Players Remaining: 2,023 out of 2,412 Card Player Chip Counts Justin Marchand – 23,400 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Mathieu Sauriol – 217,000 Notable Eliminations: Terrance Chan Big Hands: Cole Has The Door Slammed In His Face After a series of raises preflop, a player moved all in for 57,750 and Corwin Cole made the call. Cole: QQ Cole was in trouble but he appeared to get lucky when the dealer laid out the flop and the Q was the door card. But it was followed by the K and the 8, giving both players a set. The board finished off 10 and 2 and Cole took a big hit to his stack. He was no longer the chip leader as he dropped to 172,000. Williams Runs Into Cowboys David Williams put in a raise to 1,200 preflop. The action went to Manny Minaya on the button and he made it 3,200 to go. Williams made the call and the two saw a flop of JJ6. Both players checked and the 4 fell on the turn. Williams took a stab with 4,000 but Minaya made the call. The river brought the 3 and Williams kept trying, firing 7,500. Minaya made the call and Williams tabled 1010. But Minaya tabled KK for the best hand and Williams dropped to 125,000. Farha Cracks Kings A player limped in and then another one raised to 2,000 preflop. Sam Farha made the call from the hijack and then the limper shoved for 8,000 more. Both opponents made the call and the flop came 843. Both players checked and the turn was the 10. They checked again and the 5 came on the river. That prompted a bet of 6,000 from Farha and his opponent mucked. The all-in player then tabled KK but Farha rivered him, tabling 55 for a set. Farha took scored the knockout and he was at 85,000. Kaplan Sticks Around A player raised to 1,400 preflop and Gabe Kaplan made it 5,200 to go from the small blind. His opponent then shoved and Kaplan made the call. Kaplan tabled AK but he was in bad shape against his opponent’s pocket aces. The flop came down Q107 and Kaplan flopped a gutshot Broadway draw. The turn was the 9, changing nothing. But the J fell on the river and Kaplan made his straight, surviving his all in and he was at 28,000. Kling Keeps Moving Up A player raised to 1,300 preflop and Lauren Kling made the call from the cutoff. The player on the button also called, as did the big blind and the four players saw a flop of 1096. Everyone checked and the turn was the A. The button fired 3,100 and Kling was the only caller. The river was the K and both players checked. Kling then tabled 108 for top pair on the flop and the button mucked his hand. Kling took down the pot and she was up to 180,000. Ted Forrest Doubles Up Ted Forrest moved all in for 8,250 and was called by his opponent. Forrest: KK The board ran out Q7296 and Forrest doubled up to 17,000. Mizrachi Throws Davis Overboard Picking up the action on the flop, the board read J98 and Robert Mizrachi bet 1,150. Raymond Davis raised to 5,000 and Mizrachi made the call. The turn was the J and Mizrachi led for 8,650. Davis moved all in for about 30,000 and Mizrachi snapped him off. Davis: Q10 Davis flopped the straight but Mizrachi turned a boat and the board finished off with the 5 and Mizrachi scored the knockout. He was at 144,000. Power Poker For Seidel Erik Seidel raised to 1,250 and seat 3 and seat 4 both made the call. When action reached seat 6 he raised to 3,700 and action folded around to Seidel. Erik reraised to 10,500 and seats 3 and 4 got out of the way. Seat 6 tanked for a few minutes before letting his hand go. Seidel took down the pot uncontested, chipping up to around 53,000 in chips. The Russian Scoops One Sitting in the big blind, Vitaly Lunkin called a raise from the button and they saw a flop. It came AK6 and Lunkin check-called the button’s bet of 2,600. The turn was the J and both players checked. They again checked the 7 river and Lunkin showed A4 for top pair. His opponent showed KQ for second pair, and Lunkin’s stack was up to around 105,000 in chips. Mueller Takes Big Hit Seat 5 bet 1,500 on a flop of 45A and Greg Mueller made the call. The turn brought the 8 and seat 4 again bet, 4,200 this time. Mueller again called. The river was the 7 and seat 5 put in a final bet of 5,600. Mueller tanked long and hard, counted out some extra chips, but decided he’d just call. Seat 5 showed 7 5 for two pair, and Mueller mucked. Mueller lost around 12,000 on the hand and had around 39,000 after it. Matros Calls An All-In Bet, Chops Matt Matros called a short-stacked player’s all in bet for 7,325 preflop and they showed down. Their hands? The same: Matros: AK It seemed like an obvious chop, but through the turn the board ran 52J4, putting a potential flush out there that could give Matros the nuts. Instead, the A hit on the river and they chopped the pot. Matros had around 120,000 after the hand. Lucky Ladies for Somerville Jason Somerville raised from the cutoff and the big blind moved all-in for 10,000. Somerville promptly called and tabled QQ and was way ahead of his opponent’s AJ. The board ran out J210KA, which gave his opponent two pair, but Somerville made a straight to win the pot. Somerville has 79,500 in chips. Michelle’s Bluff Gets Sniffed Out On the turn, the board read 5267. Tiffany Michelle checked and called a bet of 4,000. After the dealer peeled off the 5 river, Tiffany Michelle led out for 7,000. “Really?” asked her opponent. “Will you show if I fold?” Michelle didn’t respond and eventually her opponent made the call. Michelle showed AJ, giving her a busted flush draw and her opponent showed 44. Michelle lost the pot, but still has 49,000 in chips. Hollywood Left Seeing Stars We caught up with the action on the river with the board reading J96Q10 and Jennifer “Jennicide” Leigh had put “Hollywood” Dave Stann all-in and Stann made the call. Leigh tabled A9, giving her the nuts and Stann just flashed the K, showing he had a straight. Leigh moves to 65,000 in chips with knockout. Left in the Deck: “Miami” John Cernuto is supposedly sitting at the featured table right in front of us, but he has yet to show up for the tournament today. He has been being blinded off for the last three hours and is down to 12,000 in chips. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Erik Seidel, Raymond Davis, Ted Forrest, Greg Mueller, Gabe Kaplan, David Williams, Sam Farha, Vitaly Lunkin, Corwin Cole, Lauren Kling Level 10, Hour One: Lex Veldhuis EliminatedJul 12, '10 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 2,304 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 95,299 Card Player Chip Counts Barry Shulman – 142,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Johnny Chan – 425,000 Notable Eliminations: Lex Veldhuis Big Hands: Lex Veldhuis Eliminated Lex Veldhuis moved all in for about 40,000 preflop and one player called. Here were their hands: Veldhuis: JJ Veldhuis was racing with the lead but the flop came down AK8 and his opponent flopped top two pair. The board finished out 7 and 5 and Veldhuis was sent packing. Cowboy Matt Graham Matt Graham was all in preflop and one opponent made the call. The two players then turned over their hands. Graham: KK Graham was ahead and the flop cemented the double up when it came down KK2, giving Graham quads. The board finished off 6 and 5 and Graham doubled to 117,000. Kara Scott Doubles Up Picking up the action after the flop, Kara Scott moved all in on a board of 662. She was called by one player. Scott: AA Scott’s aces were ahead and the board finished off Q and K and Scott doubled to 126,000. The Bear Gets Fed Barry Greenstein and his opponent got all-in on a flop of KQ10. Greenstein showed AJ, giving him the nut straight and his opponent showed KK, giving him top set. Greenstein needed to fade the board pairing to win the pot and eliminate a player. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 2 to keep Greenstein in the lead and win the pot. Greenstein’s stack increased to 150,000 after the hand was over. Thorson Can’t Top Kings William Thorson was facing an all-in river bet of 19,000 with the final board reading 6810J2. Thorson hemmed and hawed for quite some time before finally tossing in his call. Thorson mucked his hand when he was shown KK. Thorson still has well over 100,000. Van Fleet Gets Coolered We got to the table as Jon Van Fleet and his opponent had just gotten all of his opponent’s 70,000 chips in the middle preflop and were turning up their hands. Van Fleet showed pocket kings, but his opponent had turned up pocket aces. The board didn’t bring any help to Van Fleet and he dropped to 205,000. Sam Farha Doubles Up an Opponent Sam Farha bet from early position and it was folded around to a player on the button. He shoved for 22,000 total and it was folded to Farha. He made the quick call with the 44 and was in a coinflip against the A10 of his opponent. The board ran out Q1010K8 and Farha was down to around 190,000 after the hand. Billy Kopp Loses One On a flop of 1093 Billy Kopp bet 3,600 and his opponent called. The turn brought the 9 and Kopp fired out 12,000. His opponent quickly called. The river brought the 3 and action went check-check. Kopp’s opponent showed the QQ and Kopp mucked. He was at 150,000 after the hand. Vanessa Rousso Doubles Up Vanessa Rousso was all in on a board of 9-5-4-2-3 for 37,000 into a 22,000 chip pot. Her opponent called and mucked when Rousso exposed the 8-6 for a straight. She was at about 85,000 after the hand. Twitter Accounts Barry Shulman Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Sam Farha, William Thorson, Vanessa Rousso, Matt Graham, Billy Kopp, Lex Veldhuis, Kara Scott Level 18 Hour One Update: Jason Mercier and Vanessa Selbst EliminatedJul 14, '10 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Daniel Chamberlain – 2,460,000 Bart Hanson Big Hands: Eric Baldwin Chips Up With River Value Bet We caught up with the hand on the river with over 150,000 in the middle and the board reading A21057. Eric Baldwin had led out for 103,000 and that sent his opponent deep into the tank. The bet sent his opponent into the tank and the ESPN cameras rushed over to film the action. After a minute or two of thinking, his opponent slid out a call and Baldwin tabled the AQ. His opponent angrily mucked his cards while showing the 10. Baldwin is up to 625,000 with that pot. Jean-Robert Bellande Rivers a Straight We caught up with the action on the river with Jean-Robert Bellande betting 85,000 on a board of 581024. His opponent eventually made the call and Bellande tabled A3, good for a straight and his opponent mucked. “I’ve been planning this out for a while now,” Bellande said. “You get it in behind and just get there and boom! You have a stack.” Bellande does have a stack as he sits with 530,000. Sam Farha Doubles Up Sam Farha moved all in for 85,000 and Isaac Baron made the call. Farha exposed the AA and was in great shape versus the AQ of Baron. The board ran out Q-9-3-5-2 and Farha doubled to 185,000. Baron was at 170,000 after the hand. Jason Mercier Doubles Up Robert Mizrachi, Eliminated Shortly Thereafter Jason Mercier bet 19,000 from middle position and Robert Mizrachi three-bet to 55,000 on the button. Mercier moved all in and Mizrachi called 338,000 for his tournament life. Mizrachi exposed the K-K and was way ahead of the 5-5 of Mercier. The board ran out Q-10-8-K-9 and Mizrachi doubled to 690,000. Mercier was left with 133,000 after the hand. Later in the level, Jason Mercier open-shoved in late position with the A10 and ran into the pocket aces of Olivier Daeninckx. The board ran out 9425Q. Mercier was eliminated with five cashes at the 2010 World Series of Poker, but with no final tables. Bruce Buffer Eliminated With a board reading 1088K6 Bruce Buffer moved all in and Pierre Canali called. Buffer exposed the AA and was crushed versus the 88 of Canali. Buffer was sent to the rail. Vanessa Selbst Eliminated Vanessa Selbst was down to about 150,000 when she shoved with the A2. She was called by a player holding the KJ. The flop came jack-high and Selbst was eliminated with the turn and river bricked for her. The main event was Selbst’s first cash of the summer. Dan Lu Doubles Up a Player Dominykas Karmazinas shoved from early position for 55,000 and Dan Lu called on the button. Karmazinas was at risk with the AK. Lu tabled the AJ and was behind. The board ran out AQ5K3 and Lu dropped to 365,000. Jean-Robert Bellande Doubles Up an Opponent Jean Robert Bellande limped from late position and Alper Sar shoved for 80,000. Bellande called with the A9 and was in a coin flip versus the 33 of his opponent. The board ran out JJ86K and Bellande doubled up his opponent. He was down to 550,000 after the hand. Michael Mizrachi Doubles Up The flop read 876 with 55,000 in the middle. Michael Mizrachi checked to his opponent, who bet 35,000. Mizrachi moved all in for 192,000. His opponent called with the AJ for the nut flush draw. Mizrachi exposed the KK. The turn brought the 6 and the 5 fell on the river. Mizrachi faded the outs and doubled to about 430,000. Jacobs’ All-In Forces Folds Alex Jacobs raised to 18,000 from late position and was called by both blinds. The flop came 10K3 and after both blinds checked, Jacobs waved his hands and motioned all-in. The small blind quickly folded, but the big blind asked for a count. After finding out it was just under 150,000, he mucked his hand. Jacobs is sitting with 200,000 after he stacked his newly found chips. Sammy Farha Crippled, Eliminated Ryan Milisits moved all-in for 102,000 from middle position and Sam Farha made the call from late position. Milisits showed A10 and Farha showed AQ. The board ran out 106475 and Milisits doubled up, while Farha was left with only 20,000. Within a few hands, Farha’s A-2 couldn’t improve against Paul Varano’s pocket sevens and Farha was gone. Left in the Deck Jean-Robert Has Ideas Jean-Robert was talking at his table about the ideas he has for the Tournament of Champions. He thinks that the more bracelets you have, the more chips you should add to your stack. He said that the tournament directors shot the idea down, but he thinks it would add a nice twist to the tournament and give people more incentives to win bracelets. Former Card Player Intern Crusing Jameson Singer, a former Card Player intern in 2006 currently is hovering around the 1 million chip mark. Singer now plays tournaments full-time online and is known as “TheDrake.” Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Player Tags: Sam Farha, Jean-Robert Bellande, Bruce Buffer, Vanessa Selbst, Eric Baldwin, Dan Lu, Jason Mercier |
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Jul 12, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 7 | + |
Level Four, Hour Two: Giang And Yang EliminatedJul 07, '10 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 1,980 out of 2,314 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Barny Boatman – 151,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Stephen A. Murphy — 37,800 Notable Eliminations: Chau Giang Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands: Chau Giang Disappears Courtesy Of The Magician Picking up the action after the turn, the board read KQ93 and Chau Giang bet 7,000. Antonio Esfandiari raised the action to 15,000 and Giang moved all in. Esfandiari made the call and the players turned over their cards: Giang: J10 Giang flopped a straight but his flush draw was dead to Esfandiari’s better draw that went along with his two pair. The river then brought the K, giving Esfandiari a full house and Giang was sent packing. Farha Getting Up There The player on the button raised to 1,625 and Sam Farha made the call from the big blind. The flop came down KJ4 and both players checked. The turn was the 5 and Farha fired 2,000. His opponent made the call and the river was the 4. Farha kept his foot on the gas pedal, firing another 7,000 into the pot. The button mucked and Farha took the pot. He was at 70,000. Yang Gets Hammered Down To Size, Then Eliminated The player in seat 2 and Jerry Yang tangled preflop that resulted in seat 2 moving all in for 27,800. Yang made the call and here were their cards: Yang: KK Yang fell victim to a cold deck and the board offered him no help as it ran out 7547J. Yang took a big hit and was down to 8,000 in chips. Yang was eventually cut down to 3,200 in chips and shipped them all in preflop against the player in seat 9. Yang: Q10 The flop was favorable to Yang as it came Q97, giving him top pair. “It’s not over yet,” Yang said before the turn. If it wasn’t over then, it was sure close to being over when the A fell on the turn. The river then brought the 7 and Yang was eliminated. McEvoy’s Aces Cracked Picking up the action on a flop of 952, Tom McEvoy moved all in against his opponent. The player called and ended up putting himself at risk as McEvoy had him covered. McEvoy held pocket aces but they were officially cracked when his opponent turned 52. The board finished out 10 and 4 and McEvoy dropped to 20,000 in chips. Elezra Gets One A player raised to 850 preflop and another player made the call. Eli Elezra was in the big blind and came along as well to see a flop of K52. Elezra checked and the raiser bet 1,375. Elezra was the only caller and the A came on the turn. Elezra checked and his opponent bet 2,200. Elezra made the call againa and the river was the 8. Elezra decided to take the lead, firing 4,000. His opponent gave it up and Elezra took the pot, improving his stack to 32,000. Gored Picking up the action on a flop of 765, Carlos Mortensen fired 1,400. Dan Smith made the call and the other two players in the hand mucked. The turn was the J and Mortensen bet 3,000. Smith made the call and the 9 came on the river. Both players checked and Mortensen tabled KK and Smith mucked. Mortensen took the pot and he was at 25,000. Don’t Stand On The Tracks When The Orient Express Is Coming Through Picking up the action after the board had run out 732€96, Johnny Chan and his opponent got involved in a betting war. Eventually, the opponent tabled 77 for middle set. Unfortunately for him, Chan tabled K8 for a rivered flush. Chan raked in the pot and was up to 165,000. That was good for the overall chip lead on Day 1C. Outrunning Outhred After the board had run out K72910, there was 27,000 in the pot. A player bet 20,000 and Alex Outhred made the call. Outhred tabled pocket queens but they were no good as his opponent showed 1010 for a set on the river. Outhred threw his queens in the muck and he was down to 53,000. Dwan Tripped Up Picking up the action after the flop came down 10103, Tom Dwan led out for 1,425. Lee Markholt made the call and the turn was the 6. Dwan led again with 3,450 and Markholt made the call for the rest of his chips. Markholt: A10 Markholt flopped trips and the river brought no help to Dwan as he dropped to just over 13,000. Markholt doubled to 12,000. Left In The Deck: It’s Not Easy Being Phil Midway through the level, the tournament staff announced through the speakers that “1989 World Chammpion Phil Hellmuth has just been eliminated.” The Amazon Room erupted in cheers and applause after hearing the announcement, not quite the reaction anyone would care for. Hellmuth had been playing on the secondary feature table and made his grand entrance with UFC fighter Wanderlei Silva. He was officially TKO’d. Player Tags: Tom McEvoy, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Johnny Chan, Chau Giang, Sam Farha, Alex Outhred, Tom Dwan, Jerry Yang Level Two Hour Two Update: David Williams On FireJul 07, '10 Blinds: 100-200 Average Chip Counts 30,000 Notable Chip Counts: 1. David Williams – 126,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Steve Murphy — 37,800 Notable Eliminations: Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands: David Williams On A Roll Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 875K. There was 18,000 in the pot and David Williams checked. His opponent did the same and the Q fell on the river. Williams bet 10,000 after his opponent had checked. The call was made and Williams turned over 87 for two pair on the flop and his opponent mucked. Williams took the pot and he kept adding chips to his massive stack of 126,000. He is the first notable to break into six figures and the second level is only halfway through. Oppenheim In The Win Column Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 10956. David Oppenheim bet 950 and his opponent made the call. The river was the J and the other player checked. Oppenheim bet 2,400 and the call was made. Oppenheim then tabled 65 for two pair. His opponent mucked and Oppenheim took in the pot. He was up to 37,000 after the hand. Negreanu Saved On The River Picking up the action on the flop, the board read 765. The big blind led out with 3,450 and Daniel Negreanu made the call. The turn was the 8 and the big blind checked. Negreanu moved all in, having his opponent covered. After some thought, the big blind called for his last 12,700 and turned over KK. Negreanu was in deep trouble as he showed QQ. Negreanu was in danger of being seriously short stacked, but the river was the 4 to put a straight on the board and both players chopped. Negreanu was at 32,000. Negreanu Wins “Crazy Internet” Hand Daniel Negreanu raised from the button to 750 and was called by the player in seat 2. On the flop of 855 seat 2 checked to Negreanu who bet 750. Seat 2 called and when the K fell on the turn he checked again and Negreanu bet 1,800. Seat 2 called and things got very interesting on the river. The J fell and seat 2 checked to Negreanu who bet 2,400 this time. Seat 2 tanked for a while then raised to 5,800. Negreanu took just a moment to reraise to 11,200 and seat 2 tanked once again, asking for a chip count on Negreanu’s remaining stack (around 17,000). Seat 2 counted out a raise that would put Negreanu all in but then returned the chips to his stack. After a few minutes with the ESPN crews anxiously watching, seat 2 folded and tapped the table. Negreanu responded with, “You had the right idea,” and showed 43 for a total bluff. Seat 3 said that he was bluffing the whole time too. After several raises with air, Negreanu pulled in a nice pot and commented how the hand played out like “crazy internet stuff.” Respecting The Champ Facing a raise of 600 from the player to his immediate right, 2007 WSOP main event winner Jerry Yang repopped it to 2,600. His opponent thought it over but decided to give Yang credit and folded. Yang, like the gentleman he is, showed KK. Chop it Up, Elezra After some significant preflop action, Eli Elezra and his opponent checked down a board of K75Q10. After the final check Elezra seemed ready to muck his hand until his opponent showed just A2. When he saw that, Elezra turned over his A4 and they chopped the pot. Sam Farha Drops One Sam Farha raised to 400 from the button and the small blind reraised to 2,000. Farha made the call and the flop came down A64. The small blind bet 1,000 and Farha raised to 3,000. The small blind called and the turn was the 6. Both players checked to see the 9 on the river. They checked again and the small blind tabled KK. Farha mucked and he was down to 14,000. Tom Dwan Back To Basics Tom Dwan raised from under the gun and received to calls. The flop came down 865. Dwan bet 1,125 and only one player called. The turn was the 3 and Dwan bet 2,250. His opponent made the call and the river was the 8. Dwan fired 5,650 and his opponent tagged along again. Dwan then showed J8 for trip-eights and his opponent mucked. Dwan took the pot and he was back over his starting stack with 31,000. Robert Mizrachi Shoots Down Cowboys A player moved all in preflop and Robert Mizrachi made the call. Here were their hands: Mizrachi: AA Mizrachi was on the right side of the cooler as the board offered no help to his opponent. The player was eliminated and Mizrachi shot up to 65,000. Juan Macerias Eliminated On a 953 flop, Juan Macerias checked-raised from the small blind to 2,300. The player in early position who bet 850 called. The 8 fell on the turn and Maceiras checked again. His opponent bet 3,000. Maceiras raised all in for 9,000. His opponent called and exposed the 98 for top two. Maceiras exposed the AK for the nut flush draw. The river bricked with the 5. Maceiras was gone. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Daniel Negreanu, David Oppenheim, Eli Elezra, David Williams, Sam Farha, Tom Dwan, Jerry Yang Level Six, Hour Two: Cole Loses Chip LeadJul 09, '10 Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante Players Remaining: 2,023 out of 2,412 Card Player Chip Counts Justin Marchand – 23,400 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Mathieu Sauriol – 217,000 Notable Eliminations: Terrance Chan Big Hands: Cole Has The Door Slammed In His Face After a series of raises preflop, a player moved all in for 57,750 and Corwin Cole made the call. Cole: QQ Cole was in trouble but he appeared to get lucky when the dealer laid out the flop and the Q was the door card. But it was followed by the K and the 8, giving both players a set. The board finished off 10 and 2 and Cole took a big hit to his stack. He was no longer the chip leader as he dropped to 172,000. Williams Runs Into Cowboys David Williams put in a raise to 1,200 preflop. The action went to Manny Minaya on the button and he made it 3,200 to go. Williams made the call and the two saw a flop of JJ6. Both players checked and the 4 fell on the turn. Williams took a stab with 4,000 but Minaya made the call. The river brought the 3 and Williams kept trying, firing 7,500. Minaya made the call and Williams tabled 1010. But Minaya tabled KK for the best hand and Williams dropped to 125,000. Farha Cracks Kings A player limped in and then another one raised to 2,000 preflop. Sam Farha made the call from the hijack and then the limper shoved for 8,000 more. Both opponents made the call and the flop came 843. Both players checked and the turn was the 10. They checked again and the 5 came on the river. That prompted a bet of 6,000 from Farha and his opponent mucked. The all-in player then tabled KK but Farha rivered him, tabling 55 for a set. Farha took scored the knockout and he was at 85,000. Kaplan Sticks Around A player raised to 1,400 preflop and Gabe Kaplan made it 5,200 to go from the small blind. His opponent then shoved and Kaplan made the call. Kaplan tabled AK but he was in bad shape against his opponent’s pocket aces. The flop came down Q107 and Kaplan flopped a gutshot Broadway draw. The turn was the 9, changing nothing. But the J fell on the river and Kaplan made his straight, surviving his all in and he was at 28,000. Kling Keeps Moving Up A player raised to 1,300 preflop and Lauren Kling made the call from the cutoff. The player on the button also called, as did the big blind and the four players saw a flop of 1096. Everyone checked and the turn was the A. The button fired 3,100 and Kling was the only caller. The river was the K and both players checked. Kling then tabled 108 for top pair on the flop and the button mucked his hand. Kling took down the pot and she was up to 180,000. Ted Forrest Doubles Up Ted Forrest moved all in for 8,250 and was called by his opponent. Forrest: KK The board ran out Q7296 and Forrest doubled up to 17,000. Mizrachi Throws Davis Overboard Picking up the action on the flop, the board read J98 and Robert Mizrachi bet 1,150. Raymond Davis raised to 5,000 and Mizrachi made the call. The turn was the J and Mizrachi led for 8,650. Davis moved all in for about 30,000 and Mizrachi snapped him off. Davis: Q10 Davis flopped the straight but Mizrachi turned a boat and the board finished off with the 5 and Mizrachi scored the knockout. He was at 144,000. Power Poker For Seidel Erik Seidel raised to 1,250 and seat 3 and seat 4 both made the call. When action reached seat 6 he raised to 3,700 and action folded around to Seidel. Erik reraised to 10,500 and seats 3 and 4 got out of the way. Seat 6 tanked for a few minutes before letting his hand go. Seidel took down the pot uncontested, chipping up to around 53,000 in chips. The Russian Scoops One Sitting in the big blind, Vitaly Lunkin called a raise from the button and they saw a flop. It came AK6 and Lunkin check-called the button’s bet of 2,600. The turn was the J and both players checked. They again checked the 7 river and Lunkin showed A4 for top pair. His opponent showed KQ for second pair, and Lunkin’s stack was up to around 105,000 in chips. Mueller Takes Big Hit Seat 5 bet 1,500 on a flop of 45A and Greg Mueller made the call. The turn brought the 8 and seat 4 again bet, 4,200 this time. Mueller again called. The river was the 7 and seat 5 put in a final bet of 5,600. Mueller tanked long and hard, counted out some extra chips, but decided he’d just call. Seat 5 showed 7 5 for two pair, and Mueller mucked. Mueller lost around 12,000 on the hand and had around 39,000 after it. Matros Calls An All-In Bet, Chops Matt Matros called a short-stacked player’s all in bet for 7,325 preflop and they showed down. Their hands? The same: Matros: AK It seemed like an obvious chop, but through the turn the board ran 52J4, putting a potential flush out there that could give Matros the nuts. Instead, the A hit on the river and they chopped the pot. Matros had around 120,000 after the hand. Lucky Ladies for Somerville Jason Somerville raised from the cutoff and the big blind moved all-in for 10,000. Somerville promptly called and tabled QQ and was way ahead of his opponent’s AJ. The board ran out J210KA, which gave his opponent two pair, but Somerville made a straight to win the pot. Somerville has 79,500 in chips. Michelle’s Bluff Gets Sniffed Out On the turn, the board read 5267. Tiffany Michelle checked and called a bet of 4,000. After the dealer peeled off the 5 river, Tiffany Michelle led out for 7,000. “Really?” asked her opponent. “Will you show if I fold?” Michelle didn’t respond and eventually her opponent made the call. Michelle showed AJ, giving her a busted flush draw and her opponent showed 44. Michelle lost the pot, but still has 49,000 in chips. Hollywood Left Seeing Stars We caught up with the action on the river with the board reading J96Q10 and Jennifer “Jennicide” Leigh had put “Hollywood” Dave Stann all-in and Stann made the call. Leigh tabled A9, giving her the nuts and Stann just flashed the K, showing he had a straight. Leigh moves to 65,000 in chips with knockout. Left in the Deck: “Miami” John Cernuto is supposedly sitting at the featured table right in front of us, but he has yet to show up for the tournament today. He has been being blinded off for the last three hours and is down to 12,000 in chips. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Erik Seidel, Raymond Davis, Ted Forrest, Greg Mueller, Gabe Kaplan, David Williams, Sam Farha, Vitaly Lunkin, Corwin Cole, Lauren Kling Level 10, Hour One: Lex Veldhuis EliminatedJul 12, '10 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 2,304 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 95,299 Card Player Chip Counts Barry Shulman – 142,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Johnny Chan – 425,000 Notable Eliminations: Lex Veldhuis Big Hands: Lex Veldhuis Eliminated Lex Veldhuis moved all in for about 40,000 preflop and one player called. Here were their hands: Veldhuis: JJ Veldhuis was racing with the lead but the flop came down AK8 and his opponent flopped top two pair. The board finished out 7 and 5 and Veldhuis was sent packing. Cowboy Matt Graham Matt Graham was all in preflop and one opponent made the call. The two players then turned over their hands. Graham: KK Graham was ahead and the flop cemented the double up when it came down KK2, giving Graham quads. The board finished off 6 and 5 and Graham doubled to 117,000. Kara Scott Doubles Up Picking up the action after the flop, Kara Scott moved all in on a board of 662. She was called by one player. Scott: AA Scott’s aces were ahead and the board finished off Q and K and Scott doubled to 126,000. The Bear Gets Fed Barry Greenstein and his opponent got all-in on a flop of KQ10. Greenstein showed AJ, giving him the nut straight and his opponent showed KK, giving him top set. Greenstein needed to fade the board pairing to win the pot and eliminate a player. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 2 to keep Greenstein in the lead and win the pot. Greenstein’s stack increased to 150,000 after the hand was over. Thorson Can’t Top Kings William Thorson was facing an all-in river bet of 19,000 with the final board reading 6810J2. Thorson hemmed and hawed for quite some time before finally tossing in his call. Thorson mucked his hand when he was shown KK. Thorson still has well over 100,000. Van Fleet Gets Coolered We got to the table as Jon Van Fleet and his opponent had just gotten all of his opponent’s 70,000 chips in the middle preflop and were turning up their hands. Van Fleet showed pocket kings, but his opponent had turned up pocket aces. The board didn’t bring any help to Van Fleet and he dropped to 205,000. Sam Farha Doubles Up an Opponent Sam Farha bet from early position and it was folded around to a player on the button. He shoved for 22,000 total and it was folded to Farha. He made the quick call with the 44 and was in a coinflip against the A10 of his opponent. The board ran out Q1010K8 and Farha was down to around 190,000 after the hand. Billy Kopp Loses One On a flop of 1093 Billy Kopp bet 3,600 and his opponent called. The turn brought the 9 and Kopp fired out 12,000. His opponent quickly called. The river brought the 3 and action went check-check. Kopp’s opponent showed the QQ and Kopp mucked. He was at 150,000 after the hand. Vanessa Rousso Doubles Up Vanessa Rousso was all in on a board of 9-5-4-2-3 for 37,000 into a 22,000 chip pot. Her opponent called and mucked when Rousso exposed the 8-6 for a straight. She was at about 85,000 after the hand. Twitter Accounts Barry Shulman Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Sam Farha, William Thorson, Vanessa Rousso, Matt Graham, Billy Kopp, Lex Veldhuis, Kara Scott Level 18 Hour One Update: Jason Mercier and Vanessa Selbst EliminatedJul 14, '10 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Daniel Chamberlain – 2,460,000 Bart Hanson Big Hands: Eric Baldwin Chips Up With River Value Bet We caught up with the hand on the river with over 150,000 in the middle and the board reading A21057. Eric Baldwin had led out for 103,000 and that sent his opponent deep into the tank. The bet sent his opponent into the tank and the ESPN cameras rushed over to film the action. After a minute or two of thinking, his opponent slid out a call and Baldwin tabled the AQ. His opponent angrily mucked his cards while showing the 10. Baldwin is up to 625,000 with that pot. Jean-Robert Bellande Rivers a Straight We caught up with the action on the river with Jean-Robert Bellande betting 85,000 on a board of 581024. His opponent eventually made the call and Bellande tabled A3, good for a straight and his opponent mucked. “I’ve been planning this out for a while now,” Bellande said. “You get it in behind and just get there and boom! You have a stack.” Bellande does have a stack as he sits with 530,000. Sam Farha Doubles Up Sam Farha moved all in for 85,000 and Isaac Baron made the call. Farha exposed the AA and was in great shape versus the AQ of Baron. The board ran out Q-9-3-5-2 and Farha doubled to 185,000. Baron was at 170,000 after the hand. Jason Mercier Doubles Up Robert Mizrachi, Eliminated Shortly Thereafter Jason Mercier bet 19,000 from middle position and Robert Mizrachi three-bet to 55,000 on the button. Mercier moved all in and Mizrachi called 338,000 for his tournament life. Mizrachi exposed the K-K and was way ahead of the 5-5 of Mercier. The board ran out Q-10-8-K-9 and Mizrachi doubled to 690,000. Mercier was left with 133,000 after the hand. Later in the level, Jason Mercier open-shoved in late position with the A10 and ran into the pocket aces of Olivier Daeninckx. The board ran out 9425Q. Mercier was eliminated with five cashes at the 2010 World Series of Poker, but with no final tables. Bruce Buffer Eliminated With a board reading 1088K6 Bruce Buffer moved all in and Pierre Canali called. Buffer exposed the AA and was crushed versus the 88 of Canali. Buffer was sent to the rail. Vanessa Selbst Eliminated Vanessa Selbst was down to about 150,000 when she shoved with the A2. She was called by a player holding the KJ. The flop came jack-high and Selbst was eliminated with the turn and river bricked for her. The main event was Selbst’s first cash of the summer. Dan Lu Doubles Up a Player Dominykas Karmazinas shoved from early position for 55,000 and Dan Lu called on the button. Karmazinas was at risk with the AK. Lu tabled the AJ and was behind. The board ran out AQ5K3 and Lu dropped to 365,000. Jean-Robert Bellande Doubles Up an Opponent Jean Robert Bellande limped from late position and Alper Sar shoved for 80,000. Bellande called with the A9 and was in a coin flip versus the 33 of his opponent. The board ran out JJ86K and Bellande doubled up his opponent. He was down to 550,000 after the hand. Michael Mizrachi Doubles Up The flop read 876 with 55,000 in the middle. Michael Mizrachi checked to his opponent, who bet 35,000. Mizrachi moved all in for 192,000. His opponent called with the AJ for the nut flush draw. Mizrachi exposed the KK. The turn brought the 6 and the 5 fell on the river. Mizrachi faded the outs and doubled to about 430,000. Jacobs’ All-In Forces Folds Alex Jacobs raised to 18,000 from late position and was called by both blinds. The flop came 10K3 and after both blinds checked, Jacobs waved his hands and motioned all-in. The small blind quickly folded, but the big blind asked for a count. After finding out it was just under 150,000, he mucked his hand. Jacobs is sitting with 200,000 after he stacked his newly found chips. Sammy Farha Crippled, Eliminated Ryan Milisits moved all-in for 102,000 from middle position and Sam Farha made the call from late position. Milisits showed A10 and Farha showed AQ. The board ran out 106475 and Milisits doubled up, while Farha was left with only 20,000. Within a few hands, Farha’s A-2 couldn’t improve against Paul Varano’s pocket sevens and Farha was gone. Left in the Deck Jean-Robert Has Ideas Jean-Robert was talking at his table about the ideas he has for the Tournament of Champions. He thinks that the more bracelets you have, the more chips you should add to your stack. He said that the tournament directors shot the idea down, but he thinks it would add a nice twist to the tournament and give people more incentives to win bracelets. Former Card Player Intern Crusing Jameson Singer, a former Card Player intern in 2006 currently is hovering around the 1 million chip mark. Singer now plays tournaments full-time online and is known as “TheDrake.” Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Player Tags: Sam Farha, Jean-Robert Bellande, Bruce Buffer, Vanessa Selbst, Eric Baldwin, Dan Lu, Jason Mercier |
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Jul 09, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 5 | + |
Level Four, Hour Two: Giang And Yang EliminatedJul 07, '10 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 1,980 out of 2,314 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Barny Boatman – 151,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Stephen A. Murphy — 37,800 Notable Eliminations: Chau Giang Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands: Chau Giang Disappears Courtesy Of The Magician Picking up the action after the turn, the board read KQ93 and Chau Giang bet 7,000. Antonio Esfandiari raised the action to 15,000 and Giang moved all in. Esfandiari made the call and the players turned over their cards: Giang: J10 Giang flopped a straight but his flush draw was dead to Esfandiari’s better draw that went along with his two pair. The river then brought the K, giving Esfandiari a full house and Giang was sent packing. Farha Getting Up There The player on the button raised to 1,625 and Sam Farha made the call from the big blind. The flop came down KJ4 and both players checked. The turn was the 5 and Farha fired 2,000. His opponent made the call and the river was the 4. Farha kept his foot on the gas pedal, firing another 7,000 into the pot. The button mucked and Farha took the pot. He was at 70,000. Yang Gets Hammered Down To Size, Then Eliminated The player in seat 2 and Jerry Yang tangled preflop that resulted in seat 2 moving all in for 27,800. Yang made the call and here were their cards: Yang: KK Yang fell victim to a cold deck and the board offered him no help as it ran out 7547J. Yang took a big hit and was down to 8,000 in chips. Yang was eventually cut down to 3,200 in chips and shipped them all in preflop against the player in seat 9. Yang: Q10 The flop was favorable to Yang as it came Q97, giving him top pair. “It’s not over yet,” Yang said before the turn. If it wasn’t over then, it was sure close to being over when the A fell on the turn. The river then brought the 7 and Yang was eliminated. McEvoy’s Aces Cracked Picking up the action on a flop of 952, Tom McEvoy moved all in against his opponent. The player called and ended up putting himself at risk as McEvoy had him covered. McEvoy held pocket aces but they were officially cracked when his opponent turned 52. The board finished out 10 and 4 and McEvoy dropped to 20,000 in chips. Elezra Gets One A player raised to 850 preflop and another player made the call. Eli Elezra was in the big blind and came along as well to see a flop of K52. Elezra checked and the raiser bet 1,375. Elezra was the only caller and the A came on the turn. Elezra checked and his opponent bet 2,200. Elezra made the call againa and the river was the 8. Elezra decided to take the lead, firing 4,000. His opponent gave it up and Elezra took the pot, improving his stack to 32,000. Gored Picking up the action on a flop of 765, Carlos Mortensen fired 1,400. Dan Smith made the call and the other two players in the hand mucked. The turn was the J and Mortensen bet 3,000. Smith made the call and the 9 came on the river. Both players checked and Mortensen tabled KK and Smith mucked. Mortensen took the pot and he was at 25,000. Don’t Stand On The Tracks When The Orient Express Is Coming Through Picking up the action after the board had run out 732€96, Johnny Chan and his opponent got involved in a betting war. Eventually, the opponent tabled 77 for middle set. Unfortunately for him, Chan tabled K8 for a rivered flush. Chan raked in the pot and was up to 165,000. That was good for the overall chip lead on Day 1C. Outrunning Outhred After the board had run out K72910, there was 27,000 in the pot. A player bet 20,000 and Alex Outhred made the call. Outhred tabled pocket queens but they were no good as his opponent showed 1010 for a set on the river. Outhred threw his queens in the muck and he was down to 53,000. Dwan Tripped Up Picking up the action after the flop came down 10103, Tom Dwan led out for 1,425. Lee Markholt made the call and the turn was the 6. Dwan led again with 3,450 and Markholt made the call for the rest of his chips. Markholt: A10 Markholt flopped trips and the river brought no help to Dwan as he dropped to just over 13,000. Markholt doubled to 12,000. Left In The Deck: It’s Not Easy Being Phil Midway through the level, the tournament staff announced through the speakers that “1989 World Chammpion Phil Hellmuth has just been eliminated.” The Amazon Room erupted in cheers and applause after hearing the announcement, not quite the reaction anyone would care for. Hellmuth had been playing on the secondary feature table and made his grand entrance with UFC fighter Wanderlei Silva. He was officially TKO’d. Player Tags: Tom McEvoy, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Johnny Chan, Chau Giang, Sam Farha, Alex Outhred, Tom Dwan, Jerry Yang Level Two Hour Two Update: David Williams On FireJul 07, '10 Blinds: 100-200 Average Chip Counts 30,000 Notable Chip Counts: 1. David Williams – 126,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Steve Murphy — 37,800 Notable Eliminations: Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands: David Williams On A Roll Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 875K. There was 18,000 in the pot and David Williams checked. His opponent did the same and the Q fell on the river. Williams bet 10,000 after his opponent had checked. The call was made and Williams turned over 87 for two pair on the flop and his opponent mucked. Williams took the pot and he kept adding chips to his massive stack of 126,000. He is the first notable to break into six figures and the second level is only halfway through. Oppenheim In The Win Column Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 10956. David Oppenheim bet 950 and his opponent made the call. The river was the J and the other player checked. Oppenheim bet 2,400 and the call was made. Oppenheim then tabled 65 for two pair. His opponent mucked and Oppenheim took in the pot. He was up to 37,000 after the hand. Negreanu Saved On The River Picking up the action on the flop, the board read 765. The big blind led out with 3,450 and Daniel Negreanu made the call. The turn was the 8 and the big blind checked. Negreanu moved all in, having his opponent covered. After some thought, the big blind called for his last 12,700 and turned over KK. Negreanu was in deep trouble as he showed QQ. Negreanu was in danger of being seriously short stacked, but the river was the 4 to put a straight on the board and both players chopped. Negreanu was at 32,000. Negreanu Wins “Crazy Internet” Hand Daniel Negreanu raised from the button to 750 and was called by the player in seat 2. On the flop of 855 seat 2 checked to Negreanu who bet 750. Seat 2 called and when the K fell on the turn he checked again and Negreanu bet 1,800. Seat 2 called and things got very interesting on the river. The J fell and seat 2 checked to Negreanu who bet 2,400 this time. Seat 2 tanked for a while then raised to 5,800. Negreanu took just a moment to reraise to 11,200 and seat 2 tanked once again, asking for a chip count on Negreanu’s remaining stack (around 17,000). Seat 2 counted out a raise that would put Negreanu all in but then returned the chips to his stack. After a few minutes with the ESPN crews anxiously watching, seat 2 folded and tapped the table. Negreanu responded with, “You had the right idea,” and showed 43 for a total bluff. Seat 3 said that he was bluffing the whole time too. After several raises with air, Negreanu pulled in a nice pot and commented how the hand played out like “crazy internet stuff.” Respecting The Champ Facing a raise of 600 from the player to his immediate right, 2007 WSOP main event winner Jerry Yang repopped it to 2,600. His opponent thought it over but decided to give Yang credit and folded. Yang, like the gentleman he is, showed KK. Chop it Up, Elezra After some significant preflop action, Eli Elezra and his opponent checked down a board of K75Q10. After the final check Elezra seemed ready to muck his hand until his opponent showed just A2. When he saw that, Elezra turned over his A4 and they chopped the pot. Sam Farha Drops One Sam Farha raised to 400 from the button and the small blind reraised to 2,000. Farha made the call and the flop came down A64. The small blind bet 1,000 and Farha raised to 3,000. The small blind called and the turn was the 6. Both players checked to see the 9 on the river. They checked again and the small blind tabled KK. Farha mucked and he was down to 14,000. Tom Dwan Back To Basics Tom Dwan raised from under the gun and received to calls. The flop came down 865. Dwan bet 1,125 and only one player called. The turn was the 3 and Dwan bet 2,250. His opponent made the call and the river was the 8. Dwan fired 5,650 and his opponent tagged along again. Dwan then showed J8 for trip-eights and his opponent mucked. Dwan took the pot and he was back over his starting stack with 31,000. Robert Mizrachi Shoots Down Cowboys A player moved all in preflop and Robert Mizrachi made the call. Here were their hands: Mizrachi: AA Mizrachi was on the right side of the cooler as the board offered no help to his opponent. The player was eliminated and Mizrachi shot up to 65,000. Juan Macerias Eliminated On a 953 flop, Juan Macerias checked-raised from the small blind to 2,300. The player in early position who bet 850 called. The 8 fell on the turn and Maceiras checked again. His opponent bet 3,000. Maceiras raised all in for 9,000. His opponent called and exposed the 98 for top two. Maceiras exposed the AK for the nut flush draw. The river bricked with the 5. Maceiras was gone. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Daniel Negreanu, David Oppenheim, Eli Elezra, David Williams, Sam Farha, Tom Dwan, Jerry Yang Level Six, Hour Two: Cole Loses Chip LeadJul 09, '10 Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante Players Remaining: 2,023 out of 2,412 Card Player Chip Counts Justin Marchand – 23,400 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Mathieu Sauriol – 217,000 Notable Eliminations: Terrance Chan Big Hands: Cole Has The Door Slammed In His Face After a series of raises preflop, a player moved all in for 57,750 and Corwin Cole made the call. Cole: QQ Cole was in trouble but he appeared to get lucky when the dealer laid out the flop and the Q was the door card. But it was followed by the K and the 8, giving both players a set. The board finished off 10 and 2 and Cole took a big hit to his stack. He was no longer the chip leader as he dropped to 172,000. Williams Runs Into Cowboys David Williams put in a raise to 1,200 preflop. The action went to Manny Minaya on the button and he made it 3,200 to go. Williams made the call and the two saw a flop of JJ6. Both players checked and the 4 fell on the turn. Williams took a stab with 4,000 but Minaya made the call. The river brought the 3 and Williams kept trying, firing 7,500. Minaya made the call and Williams tabled 1010. But Minaya tabled KK for the best hand and Williams dropped to 125,000. Farha Cracks Kings A player limped in and then another one raised to 2,000 preflop. Sam Farha made the call from the hijack and then the limper shoved for 8,000 more. Both opponents made the call and the flop came 843. Both players checked and the turn was the 10. They checked again and the 5 came on the river. That prompted a bet of 6,000 from Farha and his opponent mucked. The all-in player then tabled KK but Farha rivered him, tabling 55 for a set. Farha took scored the knockout and he was at 85,000. Kaplan Sticks Around A player raised to 1,400 preflop and Gabe Kaplan made it 5,200 to go from the small blind. His opponent then shoved and Kaplan made the call. Kaplan tabled AK but he was in bad shape against his opponent’s pocket aces. The flop came down Q107 and Kaplan flopped a gutshot Broadway draw. The turn was the 9, changing nothing. But the J fell on the river and Kaplan made his straight, surviving his all in and he was at 28,000. Kling Keeps Moving Up A player raised to 1,300 preflop and Lauren Kling made the call from the cutoff. The player on the button also called, as did the big blind and the four players saw a flop of 1096. Everyone checked and the turn was the A. The button fired 3,100 and Kling was the only caller. The river was the K and both players checked. Kling then tabled 108 for top pair on the flop and the button mucked his hand. Kling took down the pot and she was up to 180,000. Ted Forrest Doubles Up Ted Forrest moved all in for 8,250 and was called by his opponent. Forrest: KK The board ran out Q7296 and Forrest doubled up to 17,000. Mizrachi Throws Davis Overboard Picking up the action on the flop, the board read J98 and Robert Mizrachi bet 1,150. Raymond Davis raised to 5,000 and Mizrachi made the call. The turn was the J and Mizrachi led for 8,650. Davis moved all in for about 30,000 and Mizrachi snapped him off. Davis: Q10 Davis flopped the straight but Mizrachi turned a boat and the board finished off with the 5 and Mizrachi scored the knockout. He was at 144,000. Power Poker For Seidel Erik Seidel raised to 1,250 and seat 3 and seat 4 both made the call. When action reached seat 6 he raised to 3,700 and action folded around to Seidel. Erik reraised to 10,500 and seats 3 and 4 got out of the way. Seat 6 tanked for a few minutes before letting his hand go. Seidel took down the pot uncontested, chipping up to around 53,000 in chips. The Russian Scoops One Sitting in the big blind, Vitaly Lunkin called a raise from the button and they saw a flop. It came AK6 and Lunkin check-called the button’s bet of 2,600. The turn was the J and both players checked. They again checked the 7 river and Lunkin showed A4 for top pair. His opponent showed KQ for second pair, and Lunkin’s stack was up to around 105,000 in chips. Mueller Takes Big Hit Seat 5 bet 1,500 on a flop of 45A and Greg Mueller made the call. The turn brought the 8 and seat 4 again bet, 4,200 this time. Mueller again called. The river was the 7 and seat 5 put in a final bet of 5,600. Mueller tanked long and hard, counted out some extra chips, but decided he’d just call. Seat 5 showed 7 5 for two pair, and Mueller mucked. Mueller lost around 12,000 on the hand and had around 39,000 after it. Matros Calls An All-In Bet, Chops Matt Matros called a short-stacked player’s all in bet for 7,325 preflop and they showed down. Their hands? The same: Matros: AK It seemed like an obvious chop, but through the turn the board ran 52J4, putting a potential flush out there that could give Matros the nuts. Instead, the A hit on the river and they chopped the pot. Matros had around 120,000 after the hand. Lucky Ladies for Somerville Jason Somerville raised from the cutoff and the big blind moved all-in for 10,000. Somerville promptly called and tabled QQ and was way ahead of his opponent’s AJ. The board ran out J210KA, which gave his opponent two pair, but Somerville made a straight to win the pot. Somerville has 79,500 in chips. Michelle’s Bluff Gets Sniffed Out On the turn, the board read 5267. Tiffany Michelle checked and called a bet of 4,000. After the dealer peeled off the 5 river, Tiffany Michelle led out for 7,000. “Really?” asked her opponent. “Will you show if I fold?” Michelle didn’t respond and eventually her opponent made the call. Michelle showed AJ, giving her a busted flush draw and her opponent showed 44. Michelle lost the pot, but still has 49,000 in chips. Hollywood Left Seeing Stars We caught up with the action on the river with the board reading J96Q10 and Jennifer “Jennicide” Leigh had put “Hollywood” Dave Stann all-in and Stann made the call. Leigh tabled A9, giving her the nuts and Stann just flashed the K, showing he had a straight. Leigh moves to 65,000 in chips with knockout. Left in the Deck: “Miami” John Cernuto is supposedly sitting at the featured table right in front of us, but he has yet to show up for the tournament today. He has been being blinded off for the last three hours and is down to 12,000 in chips. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Erik Seidel, Raymond Davis, Ted Forrest, Greg Mueller, Gabe Kaplan, David Williams, Sam Farha, Vitaly Lunkin, Corwin Cole, Lauren Kling Level 10, Hour One: Lex Veldhuis EliminatedJul 12, '10 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 2,304 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 95,299 Card Player Chip Counts Barry Shulman – 142,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Johnny Chan – 425,000 Notable Eliminations: Lex Veldhuis Big Hands: Lex Veldhuis Eliminated Lex Veldhuis moved all in for about 40,000 preflop and one player called. Here were their hands: Veldhuis: JJ Veldhuis was racing with the lead but the flop came down AK8 and his opponent flopped top two pair. The board finished out 7 and 5 and Veldhuis was sent packing. Cowboy Matt Graham Matt Graham was all in preflop and one opponent made the call. The two players then turned over their hands. Graham: KK Graham was ahead and the flop cemented the double up when it came down KK2, giving Graham quads. The board finished off 6 and 5 and Graham doubled to 117,000. Kara Scott Doubles Up Picking up the action after the flop, Kara Scott moved all in on a board of 662. She was called by one player. Scott: AA Scott’s aces were ahead and the board finished off Q and K and Scott doubled to 126,000. The Bear Gets Fed Barry Greenstein and his opponent got all-in on a flop of KQ10. Greenstein showed AJ, giving him the nut straight and his opponent showed KK, giving him top set. Greenstein needed to fade the board pairing to win the pot and eliminate a player. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 2 to keep Greenstein in the lead and win the pot. Greenstein’s stack increased to 150,000 after the hand was over. Thorson Can’t Top Kings William Thorson was facing an all-in river bet of 19,000 with the final board reading 6810J2. Thorson hemmed and hawed for quite some time before finally tossing in his call. Thorson mucked his hand when he was shown KK. Thorson still has well over 100,000. Van Fleet Gets Coolered We got to the table as Jon Van Fleet and his opponent had just gotten all of his opponent’s 70,000 chips in the middle preflop and were turning up their hands. Van Fleet showed pocket kings, but his opponent had turned up pocket aces. The board didn’t bring any help to Van Fleet and he dropped to 205,000. Sam Farha Doubles Up an Opponent Sam Farha bet from early position and it was folded around to a player on the button. He shoved for 22,000 total and it was folded to Farha. He made the quick call with the 44 and was in a coinflip against the A10 of his opponent. The board ran out Q1010K8 and Farha was down to around 190,000 after the hand. Billy Kopp Loses One On a flop of 1093 Billy Kopp bet 3,600 and his opponent called. The turn brought the 9 and Kopp fired out 12,000. His opponent quickly called. The river brought the 3 and action went check-check. Kopp’s opponent showed the QQ and Kopp mucked. He was at 150,000 after the hand. Vanessa Rousso Doubles Up Vanessa Rousso was all in on a board of 9-5-4-2-3 for 37,000 into a 22,000 chip pot. Her opponent called and mucked when Rousso exposed the 8-6 for a straight. She was at about 85,000 after the hand. Twitter Accounts Barry Shulman Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Sam Farha, William Thorson, Vanessa Rousso, Matt Graham, Billy Kopp, Lex Veldhuis, Kara Scott Level 18 Hour One Update: Jason Mercier and Vanessa Selbst EliminatedJul 14, '10 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Daniel Chamberlain – 2,460,000 Bart Hanson Big Hands: Eric Baldwin Chips Up With River Value Bet We caught up with the hand on the river with over 150,000 in the middle and the board reading A21057. Eric Baldwin had led out for 103,000 and that sent his opponent deep into the tank. The bet sent his opponent into the tank and the ESPN cameras rushed over to film the action. After a minute or two of thinking, his opponent slid out a call and Baldwin tabled the AQ. His opponent angrily mucked his cards while showing the 10. Baldwin is up to 625,000 with that pot. Jean-Robert Bellande Rivers a Straight We caught up with the action on the river with Jean-Robert Bellande betting 85,000 on a board of 581024. His opponent eventually made the call and Bellande tabled A3, good for a straight and his opponent mucked. “I’ve been planning this out for a while now,” Bellande said. “You get it in behind and just get there and boom! You have a stack.” Bellande does have a stack as he sits with 530,000. Sam Farha Doubles Up Sam Farha moved all in for 85,000 and Isaac Baron made the call. Farha exposed the AA and was in great shape versus the AQ of Baron. The board ran out Q-9-3-5-2 and Farha doubled to 185,000. Baron was at 170,000 after the hand. Jason Mercier Doubles Up Robert Mizrachi, Eliminated Shortly Thereafter Jason Mercier bet 19,000 from middle position and Robert Mizrachi three-bet to 55,000 on the button. Mercier moved all in and Mizrachi called 338,000 for his tournament life. Mizrachi exposed the K-K and was way ahead of the 5-5 of Mercier. The board ran out Q-10-8-K-9 and Mizrachi doubled to 690,000. Mercier was left with 133,000 after the hand. Later in the level, Jason Mercier open-shoved in late position with the A10 and ran into the pocket aces of Olivier Daeninckx. The board ran out 9425Q. Mercier was eliminated with five cashes at the 2010 World Series of Poker, but with no final tables. Bruce Buffer Eliminated With a board reading 1088K6 Bruce Buffer moved all in and Pierre Canali called. Buffer exposed the AA and was crushed versus the 88 of Canali. Buffer was sent to the rail. Vanessa Selbst Eliminated Vanessa Selbst was down to about 150,000 when she shoved with the A2. She was called by a player holding the KJ. The flop came jack-high and Selbst was eliminated with the turn and river bricked for her. The main event was Selbst’s first cash of the summer. Dan Lu Doubles Up a Player Dominykas Karmazinas shoved from early position for 55,000 and Dan Lu called on the button. Karmazinas was at risk with the AK. Lu tabled the AJ and was behind. The board ran out AQ5K3 and Lu dropped to 365,000. Jean-Robert Bellande Doubles Up an Opponent Jean Robert Bellande limped from late position and Alper Sar shoved for 80,000. Bellande called with the A9 and was in a coin flip versus the 33 of his opponent. The board ran out JJ86K and Bellande doubled up his opponent. He was down to 550,000 after the hand. Michael Mizrachi Doubles Up The flop read 876 with 55,000 in the middle. Michael Mizrachi checked to his opponent, who bet 35,000. Mizrachi moved all in for 192,000. His opponent called with the AJ for the nut flush draw. Mizrachi exposed the KK. The turn brought the 6 and the 5 fell on the river. Mizrachi faded the outs and doubled to about 430,000. Jacobs’ All-In Forces Folds Alex Jacobs raised to 18,000 from late position and was called by both blinds. The flop came 10K3 and after both blinds checked, Jacobs waved his hands and motioned all-in. The small blind quickly folded, but the big blind asked for a count. After finding out it was just under 150,000, he mucked his hand. Jacobs is sitting with 200,000 after he stacked his newly found chips. Sammy Farha Crippled, Eliminated Ryan Milisits moved all-in for 102,000 from middle position and Sam Farha made the call from late position. Milisits showed A10 and Farha showed AQ. The board ran out 106475 and Milisits doubled up, while Farha was left with only 20,000. Within a few hands, Farha’s A-2 couldn’t improve against Paul Varano’s pocket sevens and Farha was gone. Left in the Deck Jean-Robert Has Ideas Jean-Robert was talking at his table about the ideas he has for the Tournament of Champions. He thinks that the more bracelets you have, the more chips you should add to your stack. He said that the tournament directors shot the idea down, but he thinks it would add a nice twist to the tournament and give people more incentives to win bracelets. Former Card Player Intern Crusing Jameson Singer, a former Card Player intern in 2006 currently is hovering around the 1 million chip mark. Singer now plays tournaments full-time online and is known as “TheDrake.” Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Player Tags: Sam Farha, Jean-Robert Bellande, Bruce Buffer, Vanessa Selbst, Eric Baldwin, Dan Lu, Jason Mercier |
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Jul 07, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 3 | + |
Level Four, Hour Two: Giang And Yang EliminatedJul 07, '10 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 1,980 out of 2,314 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Barny Boatman – 151,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Stephen A. Murphy — 37,800 Notable Eliminations: Chau Giang Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands: Chau Giang Disappears Courtesy Of The Magician Picking up the action after the turn, the board read KQ93 and Chau Giang bet 7,000. Antonio Esfandiari raised the action to 15,000 and Giang moved all in. Esfandiari made the call and the players turned over their cards: Giang: J10 Giang flopped a straight but his flush draw was dead to Esfandiari’s better draw that went along with his two pair. The river then brought the K, giving Esfandiari a full house and Giang was sent packing. Farha Getting Up There The player on the button raised to 1,625 and Sam Farha made the call from the big blind. The flop came down KJ4 and both players checked. The turn was the 5 and Farha fired 2,000. His opponent made the call and the river was the 4. Farha kept his foot on the gas pedal, firing another 7,000 into the pot. The button mucked and Farha took the pot. He was at 70,000. Yang Gets Hammered Down To Size, Then Eliminated The player in seat 2 and Jerry Yang tangled preflop that resulted in seat 2 moving all in for 27,800. Yang made the call and here were their cards: Yang: KK Yang fell victim to a cold deck and the board offered him no help as it ran out 7547J. Yang took a big hit and was down to 8,000 in chips. Yang was eventually cut down to 3,200 in chips and shipped them all in preflop against the player in seat 9. Yang: Q10 The flop was favorable to Yang as it came Q97, giving him top pair. “It’s not over yet,” Yang said before the turn. If it wasn’t over then, it was sure close to being over when the A fell on the turn. The river then brought the 7 and Yang was eliminated. McEvoy’s Aces Cracked Picking up the action on a flop of 952, Tom McEvoy moved all in against his opponent. The player called and ended up putting himself at risk as McEvoy had him covered. McEvoy held pocket aces but they were officially cracked when his opponent turned 52. The board finished out 10 and 4 and McEvoy dropped to 20,000 in chips. Elezra Gets One A player raised to 850 preflop and another player made the call. Eli Elezra was in the big blind and came along as well to see a flop of K52. Elezra checked and the raiser bet 1,375. Elezra was the only caller and the A came on the turn. Elezra checked and his opponent bet 2,200. Elezra made the call againa and the river was the 8. Elezra decided to take the lead, firing 4,000. His opponent gave it up and Elezra took the pot, improving his stack to 32,000. Gored Picking up the action on a flop of 765, Carlos Mortensen fired 1,400. Dan Smith made the call and the other two players in the hand mucked. The turn was the J and Mortensen bet 3,000. Smith made the call and the 9 came on the river. Both players checked and Mortensen tabled KK and Smith mucked. Mortensen took the pot and he was at 25,000. Don’t Stand On The Tracks When The Orient Express Is Coming Through Picking up the action after the board had run out 732€96, Johnny Chan and his opponent got involved in a betting war. Eventually, the opponent tabled 77 for middle set. Unfortunately for him, Chan tabled K8 for a rivered flush. Chan raked in the pot and was up to 165,000. That was good for the overall chip lead on Day 1C. Outrunning Outhred After the board had run out K72910, there was 27,000 in the pot. A player bet 20,000 and Alex Outhred made the call. Outhred tabled pocket queens but they were no good as his opponent showed 1010 for a set on the river. Outhred threw his queens in the muck and he was down to 53,000. Dwan Tripped Up Picking up the action after the flop came down 10103, Tom Dwan led out for 1,425. Lee Markholt made the call and the turn was the 6. Dwan led again with 3,450 and Markholt made the call for the rest of his chips. Markholt: A10 Markholt flopped trips and the river brought no help to Dwan as he dropped to just over 13,000. Markholt doubled to 12,000. Left In The Deck: It’s Not Easy Being Phil Midway through the level, the tournament staff announced through the speakers that “1989 World Chammpion Phil Hellmuth has just been eliminated.” The Amazon Room erupted in cheers and applause after hearing the announcement, not quite the reaction anyone would care for. Hellmuth had been playing on the secondary feature table and made his grand entrance with UFC fighter Wanderlei Silva. He was officially TKO’d. Player Tags: Tom McEvoy, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Johnny Chan, Chau Giang, Sam Farha, Alex Outhred, Tom Dwan, Jerry Yang Level Two Hour Two Update: David Williams On FireJul 07, '10 Blinds: 100-200 Average Chip Counts 30,000 Notable Chip Counts: 1. David Williams – 126,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Steve Murphy — 37,800 Notable Eliminations: Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands: David Williams On A Roll Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 875K. There was 18,000 in the pot and David Williams checked. His opponent did the same and the Q fell on the river. Williams bet 10,000 after his opponent had checked. The call was made and Williams turned over 87 for two pair on the flop and his opponent mucked. Williams took the pot and he kept adding chips to his massive stack of 126,000. He is the first notable to break into six figures and the second level is only halfway through. Oppenheim In The Win Column Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 10956. David Oppenheim bet 950 and his opponent made the call. The river was the J and the other player checked. Oppenheim bet 2,400 and the call was made. Oppenheim then tabled 65 for two pair. His opponent mucked and Oppenheim took in the pot. He was up to 37,000 after the hand. Negreanu Saved On The River Picking up the action on the flop, the board read 765. The big blind led out with 3,450 and Daniel Negreanu made the call. The turn was the 8 and the big blind checked. Negreanu moved all in, having his opponent covered. After some thought, the big blind called for his last 12,700 and turned over KK. Negreanu was in deep trouble as he showed QQ. Negreanu was in danger of being seriously short stacked, but the river was the 4 to put a straight on the board and both players chopped. Negreanu was at 32,000. Negreanu Wins “Crazy Internet” Hand Daniel Negreanu raised from the button to 750 and was called by the player in seat 2. On the flop of 855 seat 2 checked to Negreanu who bet 750. Seat 2 called and when the K fell on the turn he checked again and Negreanu bet 1,800. Seat 2 called and things got very interesting on the river. The J fell and seat 2 checked to Negreanu who bet 2,400 this time. Seat 2 tanked for a while then raised to 5,800. Negreanu took just a moment to reraise to 11,200 and seat 2 tanked once again, asking for a chip count on Negreanu’s remaining stack (around 17,000). Seat 2 counted out a raise that would put Negreanu all in but then returned the chips to his stack. After a few minutes with the ESPN crews anxiously watching, seat 2 folded and tapped the table. Negreanu responded with, “You had the right idea,” and showed 43 for a total bluff. Seat 3 said that he was bluffing the whole time too. After several raises with air, Negreanu pulled in a nice pot and commented how the hand played out like “crazy internet stuff.” Respecting The Champ Facing a raise of 600 from the player to his immediate right, 2007 WSOP main event winner Jerry Yang repopped it to 2,600. His opponent thought it over but decided to give Yang credit and folded. Yang, like the gentleman he is, showed KK. Chop it Up, Elezra After some significant preflop action, Eli Elezra and his opponent checked down a board of K75Q10. After the final check Elezra seemed ready to muck his hand until his opponent showed just A2. When he saw that, Elezra turned over his A4 and they chopped the pot. Sam Farha Drops One Sam Farha raised to 400 from the button and the small blind reraised to 2,000. Farha made the call and the flop came down A64. The small blind bet 1,000 and Farha raised to 3,000. The small blind called and the turn was the 6. Both players checked to see the 9 on the river. They checked again and the small blind tabled KK. Farha mucked and he was down to 14,000. Tom Dwan Back To Basics Tom Dwan raised from under the gun and received to calls. The flop came down 865. Dwan bet 1,125 and only one player called. The turn was the 3 and Dwan bet 2,250. His opponent made the call and the river was the 8. Dwan fired 5,650 and his opponent tagged along again. Dwan then showed J8 for trip-eights and his opponent mucked. Dwan took the pot and he was back over his starting stack with 31,000. Robert Mizrachi Shoots Down Cowboys A player moved all in preflop and Robert Mizrachi made the call. Here were their hands: Mizrachi: AA Mizrachi was on the right side of the cooler as the board offered no help to his opponent. The player was eliminated and Mizrachi shot up to 65,000. Juan Macerias Eliminated On a 953 flop, Juan Macerias checked-raised from the small blind to 2,300. The player in early position who bet 850 called. The 8 fell on the turn and Maceiras checked again. His opponent bet 3,000. Maceiras raised all in for 9,000. His opponent called and exposed the 98 for top two. Maceiras exposed the AK for the nut flush draw. The river bricked with the 5. Maceiras was gone. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Daniel Negreanu, David Oppenheim, Eli Elezra, David Williams, Sam Farha, Tom Dwan, Jerry Yang Level Six, Hour Two: Cole Loses Chip LeadJul 09, '10 Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante Players Remaining: 2,023 out of 2,412 Card Player Chip Counts Justin Marchand – 23,400 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Mathieu Sauriol – 217,000 Notable Eliminations: Terrance Chan Big Hands: Cole Has The Door Slammed In His Face After a series of raises preflop, a player moved all in for 57,750 and Corwin Cole made the call. Cole: QQ Cole was in trouble but he appeared to get lucky when the dealer laid out the flop and the Q was the door card. But it was followed by the K and the 8, giving both players a set. The board finished off 10 and 2 and Cole took a big hit to his stack. He was no longer the chip leader as he dropped to 172,000. Williams Runs Into Cowboys David Williams put in a raise to 1,200 preflop. The action went to Manny Minaya on the button and he made it 3,200 to go. Williams made the call and the two saw a flop of JJ6. Both players checked and the 4 fell on the turn. Williams took a stab with 4,000 but Minaya made the call. The river brought the 3 and Williams kept trying, firing 7,500. Minaya made the call and Williams tabled 1010. But Minaya tabled KK for the best hand and Williams dropped to 125,000. Farha Cracks Kings A player limped in and then another one raised to 2,000 preflop. Sam Farha made the call from the hijack and then the limper shoved for 8,000 more. Both opponents made the call and the flop came 843. Both players checked and the turn was the 10. They checked again and the 5 came on the river. That prompted a bet of 6,000 from Farha and his opponent mucked. The all-in player then tabled KK but Farha rivered him, tabling 55 for a set. Farha took scored the knockout and he was at 85,000. Kaplan Sticks Around A player raised to 1,400 preflop and Gabe Kaplan made it 5,200 to go from the small blind. His opponent then shoved and Kaplan made the call. Kaplan tabled AK but he was in bad shape against his opponent’s pocket aces. The flop came down Q107 and Kaplan flopped a gutshot Broadway draw. The turn was the 9, changing nothing. But the J fell on the river and Kaplan made his straight, surviving his all in and he was at 28,000. Kling Keeps Moving Up A player raised to 1,300 preflop and Lauren Kling made the call from the cutoff. The player on the button also called, as did the big blind and the four players saw a flop of 1096. Everyone checked and the turn was the A. The button fired 3,100 and Kling was the only caller. The river was the K and both players checked. Kling then tabled 108 for top pair on the flop and the button mucked his hand. Kling took down the pot and she was up to 180,000. Ted Forrest Doubles Up Ted Forrest moved all in for 8,250 and was called by his opponent. Forrest: KK The board ran out Q7296 and Forrest doubled up to 17,000. Mizrachi Throws Davis Overboard Picking up the action on the flop, the board read J98 and Robert Mizrachi bet 1,150. Raymond Davis raised to 5,000 and Mizrachi made the call. The turn was the J and Mizrachi led for 8,650. Davis moved all in for about 30,000 and Mizrachi snapped him off. Davis: Q10 Davis flopped the straight but Mizrachi turned a boat and the board finished off with the 5 and Mizrachi scored the knockout. He was at 144,000. Power Poker For Seidel Erik Seidel raised to 1,250 and seat 3 and seat 4 both made the call. When action reached seat 6 he raised to 3,700 and action folded around to Seidel. Erik reraised to 10,500 and seats 3 and 4 got out of the way. Seat 6 tanked for a few minutes before letting his hand go. Seidel took down the pot uncontested, chipping up to around 53,000 in chips. The Russian Scoops One Sitting in the big blind, Vitaly Lunkin called a raise from the button and they saw a flop. It came AK6 and Lunkin check-called the button’s bet of 2,600. The turn was the J and both players checked. They again checked the 7 river and Lunkin showed A4 for top pair. His opponent showed KQ for second pair, and Lunkin’s stack was up to around 105,000 in chips. Mueller Takes Big Hit Seat 5 bet 1,500 on a flop of 45A and Greg Mueller made the call. The turn brought the 8 and seat 4 again bet, 4,200 this time. Mueller again called. The river was the 7 and seat 5 put in a final bet of 5,600. Mueller tanked long and hard, counted out some extra chips, but decided he’d just call. Seat 5 showed 7 5 for two pair, and Mueller mucked. Mueller lost around 12,000 on the hand and had around 39,000 after it. Matros Calls An All-In Bet, Chops Matt Matros called a short-stacked player’s all in bet for 7,325 preflop and they showed down. Their hands? The same: Matros: AK It seemed like an obvious chop, but through the turn the board ran 52J4, putting a potential flush out there that could give Matros the nuts. Instead, the A hit on the river and they chopped the pot. Matros had around 120,000 after the hand. Lucky Ladies for Somerville Jason Somerville raised from the cutoff and the big blind moved all-in for 10,000. Somerville promptly called and tabled QQ and was way ahead of his opponent’s AJ. The board ran out J210KA, which gave his opponent two pair, but Somerville made a straight to win the pot. Somerville has 79,500 in chips. Michelle’s Bluff Gets Sniffed Out On the turn, the board read 5267. Tiffany Michelle checked and called a bet of 4,000. After the dealer peeled off the 5 river, Tiffany Michelle led out for 7,000. “Really?” asked her opponent. “Will you show if I fold?” Michelle didn’t respond and eventually her opponent made the call. Michelle showed AJ, giving her a busted flush draw and her opponent showed 44. Michelle lost the pot, but still has 49,000 in chips. Hollywood Left Seeing Stars We caught up with the action on the river with the board reading J96Q10 and Jennifer “Jennicide” Leigh had put “Hollywood” Dave Stann all-in and Stann made the call. Leigh tabled A9, giving her the nuts and Stann just flashed the K, showing he had a straight. Leigh moves to 65,000 in chips with knockout. Left in the Deck: “Miami” John Cernuto is supposedly sitting at the featured table right in front of us, but he has yet to show up for the tournament today. He has been being blinded off for the last three hours and is down to 12,000 in chips. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Erik Seidel, Raymond Davis, Ted Forrest, Greg Mueller, Gabe Kaplan, David Williams, Sam Farha, Vitaly Lunkin, Corwin Cole, Lauren Kling Level 10, Hour One: Lex Veldhuis EliminatedJul 12, '10 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 2,304 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 95,299 Card Player Chip Counts Barry Shulman – 142,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Johnny Chan – 425,000 Notable Eliminations: Lex Veldhuis Big Hands: Lex Veldhuis Eliminated Lex Veldhuis moved all in for about 40,000 preflop and one player called. Here were their hands: Veldhuis: JJ Veldhuis was racing with the lead but the flop came down AK8 and his opponent flopped top two pair. The board finished out 7 and 5 and Veldhuis was sent packing. Cowboy Matt Graham Matt Graham was all in preflop and one opponent made the call. The two players then turned over their hands. Graham: KK Graham was ahead and the flop cemented the double up when it came down KK2, giving Graham quads. The board finished off 6 and 5 and Graham doubled to 117,000. Kara Scott Doubles Up Picking up the action after the flop, Kara Scott moved all in on a board of 662. She was called by one player. Scott: AA Scott’s aces were ahead and the board finished off Q and K and Scott doubled to 126,000. The Bear Gets Fed Barry Greenstein and his opponent got all-in on a flop of KQ10. Greenstein showed AJ, giving him the nut straight and his opponent showed KK, giving him top set. Greenstein needed to fade the board pairing to win the pot and eliminate a player. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 2 to keep Greenstein in the lead and win the pot. Greenstein’s stack increased to 150,000 after the hand was over. Thorson Can’t Top Kings William Thorson was facing an all-in river bet of 19,000 with the final board reading 6810J2. Thorson hemmed and hawed for quite some time before finally tossing in his call. Thorson mucked his hand when he was shown KK. Thorson still has well over 100,000. Van Fleet Gets Coolered We got to the table as Jon Van Fleet and his opponent had just gotten all of his opponent’s 70,000 chips in the middle preflop and were turning up their hands. Van Fleet showed pocket kings, but his opponent had turned up pocket aces. The board didn’t bring any help to Van Fleet and he dropped to 205,000. Sam Farha Doubles Up an Opponent Sam Farha bet from early position and it was folded around to a player on the button. He shoved for 22,000 total and it was folded to Farha. He made the quick call with the 44 and was in a coinflip against the A10 of his opponent. The board ran out Q1010K8 and Farha was down to around 190,000 after the hand. Billy Kopp Loses One On a flop of 1093 Billy Kopp bet 3,600 and his opponent called. The turn brought the 9 and Kopp fired out 12,000. His opponent quickly called. The river brought the 3 and action went check-check. Kopp’s opponent showed the QQ and Kopp mucked. He was at 150,000 after the hand. Vanessa Rousso Doubles Up Vanessa Rousso was all in on a board of 9-5-4-2-3 for 37,000 into a 22,000 chip pot. Her opponent called and mucked when Rousso exposed the 8-6 for a straight. She was at about 85,000 after the hand. Twitter Accounts Barry Shulman Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Sam Farha, William Thorson, Vanessa Rousso, Matt Graham, Billy Kopp, Lex Veldhuis, Kara Scott Level 18 Hour One Update: Jason Mercier and Vanessa Selbst EliminatedJul 14, '10 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Daniel Chamberlain – 2,460,000 Bart Hanson Big Hands: Eric Baldwin Chips Up With River Value Bet We caught up with the hand on the river with over 150,000 in the middle and the board reading A21057. Eric Baldwin had led out for 103,000 and that sent his opponent deep into the tank. The bet sent his opponent into the tank and the ESPN cameras rushed over to film the action. After a minute or two of thinking, his opponent slid out a call and Baldwin tabled the AQ. His opponent angrily mucked his cards while showing the 10. Baldwin is up to 625,000 with that pot. Jean-Robert Bellande Rivers a Straight We caught up with the action on the river with Jean-Robert Bellande betting 85,000 on a board of 581024. His opponent eventually made the call and Bellande tabled A3, good for a straight and his opponent mucked. “I’ve been planning this out for a while now,” Bellande said. “You get it in behind and just get there and boom! You have a stack.” Bellande does have a stack as he sits with 530,000. Sam Farha Doubles Up Sam Farha moved all in for 85,000 and Isaac Baron made the call. Farha exposed the AA and was in great shape versus the AQ of Baron. The board ran out Q-9-3-5-2 and Farha doubled to 185,000. Baron was at 170,000 after the hand. Jason Mercier Doubles Up Robert Mizrachi, Eliminated Shortly Thereafter Jason Mercier bet 19,000 from middle position and Robert Mizrachi three-bet to 55,000 on the button. Mercier moved all in and Mizrachi called 338,000 for his tournament life. Mizrachi exposed the K-K and was way ahead of the 5-5 of Mercier. The board ran out Q-10-8-K-9 and Mizrachi doubled to 690,000. Mercier was left with 133,000 after the hand. Later in the level, Jason Mercier open-shoved in late position with the A10 and ran into the pocket aces of Olivier Daeninckx. The board ran out 9425Q. Mercier was eliminated with five cashes at the 2010 World Series of Poker, but with no final tables. Bruce Buffer Eliminated With a board reading 1088K6 Bruce Buffer moved all in and Pierre Canali called. Buffer exposed the AA and was crushed versus the 88 of Canali. Buffer was sent to the rail. Vanessa Selbst Eliminated Vanessa Selbst was down to about 150,000 when she shoved with the A2. She was called by a player holding the KJ. The flop came jack-high and Selbst was eliminated with the turn and river bricked for her. The main event was Selbst’s first cash of the summer. Dan Lu Doubles Up a Player Dominykas Karmazinas shoved from early position for 55,000 and Dan Lu called on the button. Karmazinas was at risk with the AK. Lu tabled the AJ and was behind. The board ran out AQ5K3 and Lu dropped to 365,000. Jean-Robert Bellande Doubles Up an Opponent Jean Robert Bellande limped from late position and Alper Sar shoved for 80,000. Bellande called with the A9 and was in a coin flip versus the 33 of his opponent. The board ran out JJ86K and Bellande doubled up his opponent. He was down to 550,000 after the hand. Michael Mizrachi Doubles Up The flop read 876 with 55,000 in the middle. Michael Mizrachi checked to his opponent, who bet 35,000. Mizrachi moved all in for 192,000. His opponent called with the AJ for the nut flush draw. Mizrachi exposed the KK. The turn brought the 6 and the 5 fell on the river. Mizrachi faded the outs and doubled to about 430,000. Jacobs’ All-In Forces Folds Alex Jacobs raised to 18,000 from late position and was called by both blinds. The flop came 10K3 and after both blinds checked, Jacobs waved his hands and motioned all-in. The small blind quickly folded, but the big blind asked for a count. After finding out it was just under 150,000, he mucked his hand. Jacobs is sitting with 200,000 after he stacked his newly found chips. Sammy Farha Crippled, Eliminated Ryan Milisits moved all-in for 102,000 from middle position and Sam Farha made the call from late position. Milisits showed A10 and Farha showed AQ. The board ran out 106475 and Milisits doubled up, while Farha was left with only 20,000. Within a few hands, Farha’s A-2 couldn’t improve against Paul Varano’s pocket sevens and Farha was gone. Left in the Deck Jean-Robert Has Ideas Jean-Robert was talking at his table about the ideas he has for the Tournament of Champions. He thinks that the more bracelets you have, the more chips you should add to your stack. He said that the tournament directors shot the idea down, but he thinks it would add a nice twist to the tournament and give people more incentives to win bracelets. Former Card Player Intern Crusing Jameson Singer, a former Card Player intern in 2006 currently is hovering around the 1 million chip mark. Singer now plays tournaments full-time online and is known as “TheDrake.” Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Player Tags: Sam Farha, Jean-Robert Bellande, Bruce Buffer, Vanessa Selbst, Eric Baldwin, Dan Lu, Jason Mercier |
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Jun 14, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 25 - $10,000 Omaha 8 or Better Championship | 3 | + |
Level 3 Update: Benyamine Makes Steel WheelJun 12, '10 Limits: 400-800 Players Remaining: 212 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman – 24,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Allen Kessler – 46,000 Notable Eliminations: none Big Hands: Schneider Flushed out by Buchman Eric Buchman raised from the small blind and Tom Schneider called from the big blind. The flop came Q92 and Schneider called after Buchman bet. The turn was the 7 and Schneider called another Buchman bet. The river was the 2 and Schneider called a last bet from Buchman. Buchman turned over the AKK8 and Schneider mucked to fall to 20,000, while Buchman increased his stack to 30,200. Farha Gets His Chips Chopped Four players saw a flop of AQ8. Sammy Farha checked and the next player bet. Ted Lawson, Doyle Brunson, and Sam Farha all called. The turn was the 3 and Farha checked again. There was a bet and a call from Lawson and Farha. The river was the A and Farha checked again. There was a bet and Lawson called, and Farha decided to call as well. One player tabled QQ43 for queens full and Lawson showed the A522, giving him a low, and Farha mucked. Lawson now has 32,000 and Farha slipped to 26,000. Straight Flush For Benyamine Three players, including David Benyamine and Jerry Buss, saw a flop of A107. They both checked to the third player in the hand who bet and was called by both Buss and Benyamine. The turn was the 3 and Benyamine led out for 800 and was called by only Buss. The river was the 4 and Benyamine bet one more time and was called. Benyamine showed the steel wheel when he turned over the 245Q, which was obviously good enough for the whole pot. Player Tags: Jerry Buss, Eric Buchman, David Benyamine, Tom Schneider, Sam Farha Level 10: Todd Brunson EliminatedJun 13, '10 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 Players Remaining: 144 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 44,167 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman – 76,200 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Eugene Katchalov – 123,200 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Duke Bests Farha Picking up the action on a flop of A102, Annie Duke bet 2,000 and Sam Farha made the call. The turn was the Q and Duke bet 4,000. Farha raised to 8,000 and Duke called. The river was the 2 and both players checked. Duke tabled AAQ6 for aces-full. Farha mucked and Duke took the pot, improving to 36,000. Todd Brunson Eliminated Todd Brunson was all in preflop against Sam Farha and another player. Farha and the other player traded bets from the flop to the river. Farha was able to take half the low pot while the other player scooped the high, leaving Brunson with nothing but a story to tell. Bellande Odd Man Out On a board reading J76, Brock Parker led out with 4,000 and Jean-Robert Bellande and John Monnette made the call. The river was the 6 and Parker bet another 4,000. He was called again by both players and he showed down AA84 for the nut flush while Monnette showed A-2 for the best low and Bellande’s king-high flush was left wanting. Player Tags: Annie Duke, Sam Farha, Jean-Robert Bellande Level 31 Update: Sam Farha WinsJun 15, '10 Blinds: 90,000-180,000 Players Remaining: 1 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 6,360,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Sammy Farha — 6,360,000 Eliminations: 2. James Dempsey — $301,790 Big Hands: James Dempsey Eliminated in 2nd Place ($301,790), Sam Farha Wins Event No. 25 ($488,237) James Dempsey got his last 200,000 in the middle with J865. Sam Farha called with the J974. Farha and Dempsey witnessed the board run out 10431010, giving Farha the title. Player Tags: Sam Farha, James Dempsey Level 28 Update: James Dempsey Doubles Up TwiceJun 15, '10 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 3,180,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Sammy Farha — 4,900,000 Eliminations: None Big Hands: James Dempsey Doubles Up Dempsey opened and was called by Sam Farha. The board read J10510 when the rest of Dempsey’s chips went into the middle. Farha called and tabled the 8 9K7. Dempsey exposed the 8866. The 10 fell on the river. Dempsey scooped and doubled to 750,000. James Dempsey Doubles Again Sam Farha and James Dempsey took a flop of KK6. Dempsey checked and Farha bet. The rest of the chips were in on the 8 turn. Farha exposed the AQ64 and was searching for low card against Dempsey’s trip kings with the KQ53. The river brought the J. Dempsey doubled up again. Player Tags: Sam Farha, James Dempsey Level 27 Update: Yueqi Zhu EliminatedJun 15, '10 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 3,180,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Sammy Farha — 4,900,000 Eliminations: None Big Hands: Yueqi Zhu Doubles Up On a flop of AK2 Yueqi Zhu was all in with the AK64 for top two and a low draw. Dempsey tabled the A986 for top pair, a flush draw and an inferior low draw. The K on the turn gave Zhu a full house and the 6 on the river gave Zhu the scoop and doubled him to 900,000. Yueqi Zhu Eliminated in 3rd Place ($225,326) Zhu was all in pre-flop against James Dempsey. Their hands: Dempsey: AK54 The board ran out 8423J and ended Zhu was eliminated. Player Tags: Sam Farha, Yueqi Zhu, James Dempsey Level 22 Update: Steve Wong EliminatedJun 14, '10 Blinds: 13,000-25,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 795,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. James Dempsey — 1,535,000 Eliminations: 9. Steve Wong — $44,619 Big Hands: Steve Wong Eliminated in 9th Place ($44,619) Sammy Farha raised, James Dempsey called and Steve Wong moved all in for 56,000 total. Farha and Dempsey called. The flop came K65 and Farha led out. Dempsey called. The Q fell on the turn and action went check-check. The 10 hit the river. Farha exposed the A1093 for a pair of tens. Dempsey mucked and Wong tabled the A863 for a pair of sixes. He was eliminated from the tournament and Farha was at 800,000 after the hand. Left in the Deck: Players are now on a one hour dinner break and will return at around 9:20 p.m. Player Tags: Sam Farha, James Dempsey Level 21 Update: Mike Sexton and Eric Baldwin EliminatedJun 14, '10 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 636,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Abe Mosseri — 1,100,000 Eliminations: 13. Mikael Thuritz — $27,401 Big Hands: Mikael Thuritz Eliminated in 13th Place ($27,401) Mikael Thuritz was all in on a flop of AQ5 against James Dempsey. Thuritz tabled the JJ62 while Dempsey exposed the AK83. The A fell on the turn and the river the brought the A giving Dempsey quads. Thuritz was eliminated in 13th place. Eric Baldwin Eliminated in 11th Place ($34,814)) Eric Baldwin opened from the button and Abe Mosseri called from the big blind. The flop came 1082. Mosseri checked to Baldwin. Baldwin bet and Mosseri called. Mosseri bet on the turn, which was enough to put Baldwin all in for 38,000. Baldwin made the call and exposed the AQ92. Mosseri tabled the AK54. The K on the river gave Mosseri the scoop. Mike Sexton Eliminated in 10th Place ($34,814) On a flop of AA8 Mike Sexton checked to Sammy Farha. Farha bet and Sexton raised. Farha called. The 3 fell on the turn and Sexton bet. Farha raised. Sexton called all in for his tournament life. Sexton tabled the AQ97 for three aces. Farha exposed the A543 for a full boat. The 2 hit the felt and Sexton was eliminated. Player Tags: Mike Sexton, Sam Farha, Mikael Thuritz, Eric Baldwin |
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Jun 13, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 25 - $10,000 Omaha 8 or Better Championship | 2 | + |
Level 3 Update: Benyamine Makes Steel WheelJun 12, '10 Limits: 400-800 Players Remaining: 212 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman – 24,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Allen Kessler – 46,000 Notable Eliminations: none Big Hands: Schneider Flushed out by Buchman Eric Buchman raised from the small blind and Tom Schneider called from the big blind. The flop came Q92 and Schneider called after Buchman bet. The turn was the 7 and Schneider called another Buchman bet. The river was the 2 and Schneider called a last bet from Buchman. Buchman turned over the AKK8 and Schneider mucked to fall to 20,000, while Buchman increased his stack to 30,200. Farha Gets His Chips Chopped Four players saw a flop of AQ8. Sammy Farha checked and the next player bet. Ted Lawson, Doyle Brunson, and Sam Farha all called. The turn was the 3 and Farha checked again. There was a bet and a call from Lawson and Farha. The river was the A and Farha checked again. There was a bet and Lawson called, and Farha decided to call as well. One player tabled QQ43 for queens full and Lawson showed the A522, giving him a low, and Farha mucked. Lawson now has 32,000 and Farha slipped to 26,000. Straight Flush For Benyamine Three players, including David Benyamine and Jerry Buss, saw a flop of A107. They both checked to the third player in the hand who bet and was called by both Buss and Benyamine. The turn was the 3 and Benyamine led out for 800 and was called by only Buss. The river was the 4 and Benyamine bet one more time and was called. Benyamine showed the steel wheel when he turned over the 245Q, which was obviously good enough for the whole pot. Player Tags: Jerry Buss, Eric Buchman, David Benyamine, Tom Schneider, Sam Farha Level 10: Todd Brunson EliminatedJun 13, '10 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 Players Remaining: 144 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 44,167 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman – 76,200 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Eugene Katchalov – 123,200 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Duke Bests Farha Picking up the action on a flop of A102, Annie Duke bet 2,000 and Sam Farha made the call. The turn was the Q and Duke bet 4,000. Farha raised to 8,000 and Duke called. The river was the 2 and both players checked. Duke tabled AAQ6 for aces-full. Farha mucked and Duke took the pot, improving to 36,000. Todd Brunson Eliminated Todd Brunson was all in preflop against Sam Farha and another player. Farha and the other player traded bets from the flop to the river. Farha was able to take half the low pot while the other player scooped the high, leaving Brunson with nothing but a story to tell. Bellande Odd Man Out On a board reading J76, Brock Parker led out with 4,000 and Jean-Robert Bellande and John Monnette made the call. The river was the 6 and Parker bet another 4,000. He was called again by both players and he showed down AA84 for the nut flush while Monnette showed A-2 for the best low and Bellande’s king-high flush was left wanting. Player Tags: Annie Duke, Sam Farha, Jean-Robert Bellande Level 31 Update: Sam Farha WinsJun 15, '10 Blinds: 90,000-180,000 Players Remaining: 1 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 6,360,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Sammy Farha — 6,360,000 Eliminations: 2. James Dempsey — $301,790 Big Hands: James Dempsey Eliminated in 2nd Place ($301,790), Sam Farha Wins Event No. 25 ($488,237) James Dempsey got his last 200,000 in the middle with J865. Sam Farha called with the J974. Farha and Dempsey witnessed the board run out 10431010, giving Farha the title. Player Tags: Sam Farha, James Dempsey Level 28 Update: James Dempsey Doubles Up TwiceJun 15, '10 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 3,180,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Sammy Farha — 4,900,000 Eliminations: None Big Hands: James Dempsey Doubles Up Dempsey opened and was called by Sam Farha. The board read J10510 when the rest of Dempsey’s chips went into the middle. Farha called and tabled the 8 9K7. Dempsey exposed the 8866. The 10 fell on the river. Dempsey scooped and doubled to 750,000. James Dempsey Doubles Again Sam Farha and James Dempsey took a flop of KK6. Dempsey checked and Farha bet. The rest of the chips were in on the 8 turn. Farha exposed the AQ64 and was searching for low card against Dempsey’s trip kings with the KQ53. The river brought the J. Dempsey doubled up again. Player Tags: Sam Farha, James Dempsey Level 27 Update: Yueqi Zhu EliminatedJun 15, '10 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 3,180,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Sammy Farha — 4,900,000 Eliminations: None Big Hands: Yueqi Zhu Doubles Up On a flop of AK2 Yueqi Zhu was all in with the AK64 for top two and a low draw. Dempsey tabled the A986 for top pair, a flush draw and an inferior low draw. The K on the turn gave Zhu a full house and the 6 on the river gave Zhu the scoop and doubled him to 900,000. Yueqi Zhu Eliminated in 3rd Place ($225,326) Zhu was all in pre-flop against James Dempsey. Their hands: Dempsey: AK54 The board ran out 8423J and ended Zhu was eliminated. Player Tags: Sam Farha, Yueqi Zhu, James Dempsey Level 22 Update: Steve Wong EliminatedJun 14, '10 Blinds: 13,000-25,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 795,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. James Dempsey — 1,535,000 Eliminations: 9. Steve Wong — $44,619 Big Hands: Steve Wong Eliminated in 9th Place ($44,619) Sammy Farha raised, James Dempsey called and Steve Wong moved all in for 56,000 total. Farha and Dempsey called. The flop came K65 and Farha led out. Dempsey called. The Q fell on the turn and action went check-check. The 10 hit the river. Farha exposed the A1093 for a pair of tens. Dempsey mucked and Wong tabled the A863 for a pair of sixes. He was eliminated from the tournament and Farha was at 800,000 after the hand. Left in the Deck: Players are now on a one hour dinner break and will return at around 9:20 p.m. Player Tags: Sam Farha, James Dempsey Level 21 Update: Mike Sexton and Eric Baldwin EliminatedJun 14, '10 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 636,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Abe Mosseri — 1,100,000 Eliminations: 13. Mikael Thuritz — $27,401 Big Hands: Mikael Thuritz Eliminated in 13th Place ($27,401) Mikael Thuritz was all in on a flop of AQ5 against James Dempsey. Thuritz tabled the JJ62 while Dempsey exposed the AK83. The A fell on the turn and the river the brought the A giving Dempsey quads. Thuritz was eliminated in 13th place. Eric Baldwin Eliminated in 11th Place ($34,814)) Eric Baldwin opened from the button and Abe Mosseri called from the big blind. The flop came 1082. Mosseri checked to Baldwin. Baldwin bet and Mosseri called. Mosseri bet on the turn, which was enough to put Baldwin all in for 38,000. Baldwin made the call and exposed the AQ92. Mosseri tabled the AK54. The K on the river gave Mosseri the scoop. Mike Sexton Eliminated in 10th Place ($34,814) On a flop of AA8 Mike Sexton checked to Sammy Farha. Farha bet and Sexton raised. Farha called. The 3 fell on the turn and Sexton bet. Farha raised. Sexton called all in for his tournament life. Sexton tabled the AQ97 for three aces. Farha exposed the A543 for a full boat. The 2 hit the felt and Sexton was eliminated. Player Tags: Mike Sexton, Sam Farha, Mikael Thuritz, Eric Baldwin |
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Jun 12, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 25 - $10,000 Omaha 8 or Better Championship | 1 | + |
Level 3 Update: Benyamine Makes Steel WheelJun 12, '10 Limits: 400-800 Players Remaining: 212 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman – 24,500 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Allen Kessler – 46,000 Notable Eliminations: none Big Hands: Schneider Flushed out by Buchman Eric Buchman raised from the small blind and Tom Schneider called from the big blind. The flop came Q92 and Schneider called after Buchman bet. The turn was the 7 and Schneider called another Buchman bet. The river was the 2 and Schneider called a last bet from Buchman. Buchman turned over the AKK8 and Schneider mucked to fall to 20,000, while Buchman increased his stack to 30,200. Farha Gets His Chips Chopped Four players saw a flop of AQ8. Sammy Farha checked and the next player bet. Ted Lawson, Doyle Brunson, and Sam Farha all called. The turn was the 3 and Farha checked again. There was a bet and a call from Lawson and Farha. The river was the A and Farha checked again. There was a bet and Lawson called, and Farha decided to call as well. One player tabled QQ43 for queens full and Lawson showed the A522, giving him a low, and Farha mucked. Lawson now has 32,000 and Farha slipped to 26,000. Straight Flush For Benyamine Three players, including David Benyamine and Jerry Buss, saw a flop of A107. They both checked to the third player in the hand who bet and was called by both Buss and Benyamine. The turn was the 3 and Benyamine led out for 800 and was called by only Buss. The river was the 4 and Benyamine bet one more time and was called. Benyamine showed the steel wheel when he turned over the 245Q, which was obviously good enough for the whole pot. Player Tags: Jerry Buss, Eric Buchman, David Benyamine, Tom Schneider, Sam Farha Level 10: Todd Brunson EliminatedJun 13, '10 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 Players Remaining: 144 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 44,167 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman – 76,200 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Eugene Katchalov – 123,200 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Duke Bests Farha Picking up the action on a flop of A102, Annie Duke bet 2,000 and Sam Farha made the call. The turn was the Q and Duke bet 4,000. Farha raised to 8,000 and Duke called. The river was the 2 and both players checked. Duke tabled AAQ6 for aces-full. Farha mucked and Duke took the pot, improving to 36,000. Todd Brunson Eliminated Todd Brunson was all in preflop against Sam Farha and another player. Farha and the other player traded bets from the flop to the river. Farha was able to take half the low pot while the other player scooped the high, leaving Brunson with nothing but a story to tell. Bellande Odd Man Out On a board reading J76, Brock Parker led out with 4,000 and Jean-Robert Bellande and John Monnette made the call. The river was the 6 and Parker bet another 4,000. He was called again by both players and he showed down AA84 for the nut flush while Monnette showed A-2 for the best low and Bellande’s king-high flush was left wanting. Player Tags: Annie Duke, Sam Farha, Jean-Robert Bellande Level 31 Update: Sam Farha WinsJun 15, '10 Blinds: 90,000-180,000 Players Remaining: 1 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 6,360,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Sammy Farha — 6,360,000 Eliminations: 2. James Dempsey — $301,790 Big Hands: James Dempsey Eliminated in 2nd Place ($301,790), Sam Farha Wins Event No. 25 ($488,237) James Dempsey got his last 200,000 in the middle with J865. Sam Farha called with the J974. Farha and Dempsey witnessed the board run out 10431010, giving Farha the title. Player Tags: Sam Farha, James Dempsey Level 28 Update: James Dempsey Doubles Up TwiceJun 15, '10 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 3,180,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Sammy Farha — 4,900,000 Eliminations: None Big Hands: James Dempsey Doubles Up Dempsey opened and was called by Sam Farha. The board read J10510 when the rest of Dempsey’s chips went into the middle. Farha called and tabled the 8 9K7. Dempsey exposed the 8866. The 10 fell on the river. Dempsey scooped and doubled to 750,000. James Dempsey Doubles Again Sam Farha and James Dempsey took a flop of KK6. Dempsey checked and Farha bet. The rest of the chips were in on the 8 turn. Farha exposed the AQ64 and was searching for low card against Dempsey’s trip kings with the KQ53. The river brought the J. Dempsey doubled up again. Player Tags: Sam Farha, James Dempsey Level 27 Update: Yueqi Zhu EliminatedJun 15, '10 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 3,180,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Sammy Farha — 4,900,000 Eliminations: None Big Hands: Yueqi Zhu Doubles Up On a flop of AK2 Yueqi Zhu was all in with the AK64 for top two and a low draw. Dempsey tabled the A986 for top pair, a flush draw and an inferior low draw. The K on the turn gave Zhu a full house and the 6 on the river gave Zhu the scoop and doubled him to 900,000. Yueqi Zhu Eliminated in 3rd Place ($225,326) Zhu was all in pre-flop against James Dempsey. Their hands: Dempsey: AK54 The board ran out 8423J and ended Zhu was eliminated. Player Tags: Sam Farha, Yueqi Zhu, James Dempsey Level 22 Update: Steve Wong EliminatedJun 14, '10 Blinds: 13,000-25,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 795,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. James Dempsey — 1,535,000 Eliminations: 9. Steve Wong — $44,619 Big Hands: Steve Wong Eliminated in 9th Place ($44,619) Sammy Farha raised, James Dempsey called and Steve Wong moved all in for 56,000 total. Farha and Dempsey called. The flop came K65 and Farha led out. Dempsey called. The Q fell on the turn and action went check-check. The 10 hit the river. Farha exposed the A1093 for a pair of tens. Dempsey mucked and Wong tabled the A863 for a pair of sixes. He was eliminated from the tournament and Farha was at 800,000 after the hand. Left in the Deck: Players are now on a one hour dinner break and will return at around 9:20 p.m. Player Tags: Sam Farha, James Dempsey Level 21 Update: Mike Sexton and Eric Baldwin EliminatedJun 14, '10 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 212 Average Chip Count: 636,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Abe Mosseri — 1,100,000 Eliminations: 13. Mikael Thuritz — $27,401 Big Hands: Mikael Thuritz Eliminated in 13th Place ($27,401) Mikael Thuritz was all in on a flop of AQ5 against James Dempsey. Thuritz tabled the JJ62 while Dempsey exposed the AK83. The A fell on the turn and the river the brought the A giving Dempsey quads. Thuritz was eliminated in 13th place. Eric Baldwin Eliminated in 11th Place ($34,814)) Eric Baldwin opened from the button and Abe Mosseri called from the big blind. The flop came 1082. Mosseri checked to Baldwin. Baldwin bet and Mosseri called. Mosseri bet on the turn, which was enough to put Baldwin all in for 38,000. Baldwin made the call and exposed the AQ92. Mosseri tabled the AK54. The K on the river gave Mosseri the scoop. Mike Sexton Eliminated in 10th Place ($34,814) On a flop of AA8 Mike Sexton checked to Sammy Farha. Farha bet and Sexton raised. Farha called. The 3 fell on the turn and Sexton bet. Farha raised. Sexton called all in for his tournament life. Sexton tabled the AQ97 for three aces. Farha exposed the A543 for a full boat. The 2 hit the felt and Sexton was eliminated. Player Tags: Mike Sexton, Sam Farha, Mikael Thuritz, Eric Baldwin |
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Mar 06, '10 | 2010 NBC National Heads-Up Championship | NBC Heads Up Championship Event | 2 | + |
Sam Farha Defeats Antonio EsfandiariMar 05, '10 The featured table match is over, very quickly, with Sam Farha defeating Antonio Esfandiari (pictured right) in about 15 minutes. Farha forced Esfandiari into the short stack right off the bat with a big check raise and the money went in prefop a few hands later. Esfandiari held A-5, but he was dominated by Farha’s A-10. The board of A-9-6-9-7 gave Esfandiari some hope for a chop, but it ultimately wasn’t meant to be. Farha will now move on to face the winner of Vanessa Rousso and Barry Greenstein. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Sam Farha Barry Greenstein Defeats Sam FarhaMar 06, '10 On a flop of Q-4-2, Sam Farha (pictured right) was all in with K-Q against the pocket aces of Barry Greenstein. The turn and river came 8-8 and Farha was eliminated. Greenstein advances and will take on Jerry Yang in the Sweet Sixteen. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Sam Farha |
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Mar 05, '10 | 2010 NBC National Heads-Up Championship | NBC Heads Up Championship Event | 1 | + |
Sam Farha Defeats Antonio EsfandiariMar 05, '10 The featured table match is over, very quickly, with Sam Farha defeating Antonio Esfandiari (pictured right) in about 15 minutes. Farha forced Esfandiari into the short stack right off the bat with a big check raise and the money went in prefop a few hands later. Esfandiari held A-5, but he was dominated by Farha’s A-10. The board of A-9-6-9-7 gave Esfandiari some hope for a chop, but it ultimately wasn’t meant to be. Farha will now move on to face the winner of Vanessa Rousso and Barry Greenstein. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Sam Farha Barry Greenstein Defeats Sam FarhaMar 06, '10 On a flop of Q-4-2, Sam Farha (pictured right) was all in with K-Q against the pocket aces of Barry Greenstein. The turn and river came 8-8 and Farha was eliminated. Greenstein advances and will take on Jerry Yang in the Sweet Sixteen. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Sam Farha |
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