Alexander Jung Poker Tournament Updates

Level 5 Update: Steve Zolotow First to Fall

Jun 26, '09

Flop Games: 900-1,800
Stud Games: Ante — 400, Bring-In — 500, Completion — 1,800, Limits — 1,800-3,600

Players Remaining: 94 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Hasan Habib — 280,000
2. Martin Vallo — 270,000
3. Bill Chen — 240,000
4. Annie Duke — 235,000
5. Ville Wahlbeck — 233,000
6. Erik Seidel — 225,000
7. Farzad Bonyadi — 220,000
8. Scotty Nguyen — 220,000
9. Abe Mosseri — 218,000
10. Justin Smith — 217,400

Average Chip Count: 151,595

Noatble Eliminations:

95. Steve Zolotow

Big Hands:

HOLD’EM

Huck Seed vs. Eli Elezra

With about 25,000 already in the pot on a flop K74, Huck Seed checks to Eli Elezra. Elezra bets 1,800, Seed raises to 3,600, Elezra three-bets to 5,400, Seed four-bets to 7,200 and Elezra calls.

The turn is the 9, Seed bets 3,600 and Elezra calls.

The river is the K, Seed bets 3,600, Elezra raises to 7,200, Seed three-bets to 10,800 and Elezra folds. Seed rakes the pot, bringing his stack up to 190,000 this hand while Elezra drops down to 80,000 in chips.

Mikhail Tulchinskiy vs. David Benyamine

Mikhail Tulchiniskiy raises to 3,600 from the cutoff, David Benyamine reraises to 5,400 from the small blind and Tulchiniskiy calls.

The flop comes AK3, Benyamine bets 1,800 and Tulchiniskiy calls.

The turn is the 7 and both players check.

The river is the J, Benyamine checks and Tulchiniskiy bets 3,600. Benyamine and folds and Tulchiniskiy rakes the pot.

OMAHA/8

Ville Wahlbeck vs. Howard Lederer

On a flop of 974, Howard Lederer bets 1,800 and Ville Wahlbeck calls.

The turn is the 8 and once gain Wahlbeck checks. Lederer bets bets 3,600 and Wahlbeck raises to 7,200. Lederer three-bets to 10,800 and Wahlbeck four-bets to 14,000. Lederer just calls.

The river is the A, and this time Wahlbeck leads out for 3,600 and Lederer calls. Wahlbeck turns over A1062 for a straight-high and a seven-low.

STUD

Gus Hansen Wins Big Pot

Gus Hansen completes the bet to 1,800 with the 8 and both Alex Jung (4) and Matt Glantz (4) call.

Hansen bets on fourth street and both opponents call.

Hansen: X-X-878
Jung: X-X-455
Glantz: X-X-4KJ

Hansen bets his pair of eights, Jung calls and Glantz folds.

Hansen: X-X-8789
Jung: X-X-4552

Hansen bets and gets called on both sixth street and the river. Hansen turns over AJ for a flush and rakes the pot. Hansen climbs up to 135,000 this hand while Jung falls down to just 60,000 in chips.

STUD/8

Steve Zolotow Eliminaed by Patrick Bueno

Jenneifer Harman opened the pot with the 2, Patrick Bueno completes the bet with the 5, Steve Zolotow raises with the K, and both Harman and Bueno call.

Harman: X-X-210
Bueno: X-X-57
Zolotow: X-X-K9

Zolotow bets out on fourth street and both players call.

Harman: X-X-2107
Bueno: X-X-574
Zolotow: X-X-K94

Zolotow bets again on fifth street, Bueno raises, Harman calls and Zolotow calls all in for 8,000 and change.

Harman: X-X-2107J
Bueno: X-X-5743
Zolotow: X-X-K944

Bueno bets on sixth street and Harman calls, but folds after Bueno bets again on the river.

Zolotow turns over the K for two pair, but Bueno shows the 6 for the straight. Bueno scoops the pot and Steve Zolotow is the first player eliminated from the event.

Player Tags: Huck Seed,   Gus Hansen,   Howard Lederer,   Steve Zolotow,   David Benyamine,   Eli Elezra,   Ville Wahlbeck,   Patrick Bueno,   Alexander Jung

Level 12 Update: David Singer, Chris Ferguson Eliminated

Jun 19, '09

Ante: 700
Low Card: 1000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Players Remaining: 54 out of 164

Chip Counts:

1. Tuan Le – 290,000
2. Scotty Nguyen – 204,000
3. Jeff Lisandro – 191,000
4. Tony Rivera – 168,000
5. Tom Schneider – 168,000
6. John Hennigan – 147,000
7. Dario Minieri – 135,000
8. Nick Schulman – 135,000
9. Dutch Boyd – 127,000
10. Lyle Berman – 112,000

Average Chip Count: 91,111

Notable Eliminations:

David Singer
Sabyl Cohen-Landrum
James Van Alstyne
Toto Leonidas
Huck Seed
Daniel Alaei
Chris Ferguson
David Sklansky

Big Hands:

Chris Ferguson Triples Up, Eliminated Shortly After

Chris Ferguson was all-in against Lyle Berman and Tom Schneider.

Ferguson: (Q2)QKK10(2)

Berman: X-X-K7A6-X

Schneider: X-X-45JJ-X

Ferguson was able to scoop the pot with his two pair, kings and queens. Schneider took the side pot against Berman with jacks and fours. Ferguson was up to 35,100 before being eliminated not long after.

John Juanda Short Stacked, Then Triples Up

John Juanda, the hand after being the odd man out in a large three-way pot against Tuan Le and Joe Tehan, was all-in against David Benyamine and Tuan Le. John was short after losing the large pot the hand earlier, but found redemption on the next hand.

Their cards:

Juanda: X-X-34AA-X

Benyamine: X-X-23Q5-X

Tuan Le: X-X-72103-X

After betting between Le and Benyamine for a sidepot, John Juanda exposed two spades in the hole to take the high with a flush. There was no low out there and Juanda scooped the entire pot. The four-time bracelet winner is up to 76,000 now.

David Singer Eliminated

On third street David Singer was all-in against Alex Jung.

Their cards:

Singer: (510)109A8(8)

Jung: (67)95K4(A)

Jung ended up with an ace-high flush and a low to scoop the entire pot.

Left In The Deck:

The players are now on a dinner break.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   John Juanda,   Tuan Le,   David Benyamine,   David Singer,   Tom Schneider,   Lyle Berman,   Joe Tehan,   Alexander Jung

$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.- Day 2 - Level 10 Recap

Jun 12, '08

Note: The players have just returned from a 20-minute break. In addition, the powers-that-be here at the Rio have just announced that there will be another 20-minute break after two more levels. Then, when the money is reached (which is expected to be soon after) the players will go on an hour-long dinner break.

Limits:
Hold’em/Omaha8b:  1,000-2,000, 500-1,000 blinds
Razz/Stud/Stud8b:  1,000-2,000, 200 ante, 300 bring-in,

Players Left:  87 of 414

Chip Leaders:
Alexander Jung - 54,300
Kevin Saul - 51,000
Christopher Gentile- 50,300
Shannon Elizabeth - 44,200
Erich Kollmann - 44,000
Joshua Woolsey - 43,000
David Levi - 43,000
James Mackey - 42,900
Todd Brunson - 42,000
Marc Goodwin – 41,000

Average Stack: 28,550

Eliminations:
Annie Duke
Greg Raymer
Vanessa Rousso

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hold’em

Gracz Busts Raymer

Greg Raymer, on a short stack, gets all his chips in against Michael Gracz on a J73K9 board. Raymer seemed optimistic about his pair of jacks but was met with bad news when Gracz revealed KK for a set of kings. The newly busted Raymer let everyone know his thoughts about the game that ousted him, shouting, “Limit poker sucks!” Michael Gracz, now with 17,000 chips, might disagree.

Omaha/8b

Glantz Doubles Up

On a board of QT7K3, Matthew Glantz gets it all in against his opponent. Glantz happily tables AJ52 and takes down the whole pot with the broadway straight. Despite this pot, Glantz still has a lot of work to do with only 13,000 chips.

Stud/8b

Aces-Up Propel Luske

Marcell Luske has an opponent all in after 3^rd street and the two reveal their cards:

Luske: (AA)2
Opponent: (QQ)2

Luske’s next card was the 2 and his two-pair would go on to claim the pot. Despite sitting at a table with Todd Brunson and Kevin Saul, Luske has managed to work his way to 37,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Michael Gracz,   David Levi,   Todd Brunson,   Marcel Luske,   Greg Raymer,   James Mackey,   Matthew Glantz,   Christopher Gentile,   Kevin Saul,   Marc Goodwin,   Erich Kollmann,   Joshua Woolsey,   Shannon Elizabeth,   Alexander Jung

$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.- Day 2 - Level 9 Recap

Jun 12, '08

Limits:
Hold’em/Omaha8b:  800-1600, 400-800 blinds
Razz/Stud/Stud8b:  800-1600, 200 ante, 200 bring-in,

Players Left: 112 of 414

Chip Leaders:
Kevin Saul - 57,000
Alexander Jung - 54,300
Christopher Gentile - 50,300
Shannon Elizabeth - 44,200
James Mackey - 42,900
Marc Goodwin - 41,500
Todd Brunson - 38,000
David Levi - 38,000
James Van Alstyne - 36,000
Linda Drucker - 36,000

Average Stack: 22,175

Eliminations:
Mark Vos
Todd Lundwell
Shinchi Chien
J.W. Smith

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hold’em

Oh the Zhu-manity

Mark Vos got the majority of his 9,000 chips in pre-flop against Yueqi Zhu and the rest went in on a K53 flop. “That’s a good flop for me,” said Vos. It was indeed, as Vos turned over AK. Zhu’s 77 was drawing to two outs. The J on the turn was unimportant, but the river was a stunning 7, eliciting an emphatic “Yes!” from Zhu and causing Vos to spring from his chair and leave the area in incredibly swift fashion. Zhu is now up to quite a hale 35,500.

Omaha/8b

Saul’s Solid Stack Skyrockets

Seated right next to one another, Todd Brunson and Kevin “bel0wab0ve” Saul tangled in a pot. Brunson raised from the small blind and Saul called from the big blind. The flop came AQ4 and Brunson bet into Saul. Saul called and the duo saw a 3 turn. Brunson checked this time, but called after Saul’s bet of 1,600. Brunson wasn’t so keen about the 6 on the river apparently, as he check-folded, dropping his stack down to 39,000. Kevin Saul’s stack of 57,000 is now top among the chip leaders.

Mark Roland Doubles Up

After a great deal of betting pre-flop and on the flop, Mark Roland found himself all in against Max Pescatori on a 1043 flop. Pescatori declared that he had nut-nut and flopped over A633, a decidedly non-nut hand but still good for a set of threes. Mark Roland showed the goods however (as good as a series of draws can be anyway), revealing AA72 for the nut flush draw, a gutshot straight draw and the nut low draw. The river was the 9, which didn’t help Roland at all. But the J on the river was Roland’s saving grace, giving him the entire pot and doubling him up to 14,000. Pescatori’s loss drops him to 18,000.

Player Tags: David Levi,   Max Pescatori,   Todd Brunson,   James Van Alstyne,   J.W. Smith,   James Mackey,   Mark Roland,   Christopher Gentile,   Kevin Saul,   Marc Goodwin,   Mark Vos,   Shannon Elizabeth,   Alexander Jung,   Linda Drucker,   Shinchi Chien

Hour Two

Jun 17, '07

Yuebin Gou and Rob Mizrachi Battle
In $15,000-3,0000 limit hold'em Mizrachi 3-bets Gou preflop and he makes the call.  The flop comes A75, Mizrachi bets and Gou raises. Mizrachi makes the call and the turn comes 2.  Mizrachi checks, Gou tanks then checks.  The river comes J and Mizrachi bets.  Gou returns to the tank, then finally folds.  Mizrachi is considered one of the most underrated poker players there is, and his a mixed game specialist.  Don't be surprised if you see him battling heads up for the bracelet.

You Should of Killed Him When You Had the Chance
After being all in twice earlier at the final table Yobein Gou has won his last five hands and amassed an impressive stack.  He is now the chip leader.

Not Going Anywhere
We haven't lost a player in a while, and like most H.O.R.S.E. tournaments this is going to go deep in the night.

Alex Jung Eliminated 6th ($37,901)
Alex Jung moves all in preflop for his remaining chips with A-Q-J-2 and is called by Rob Mizrachi, Phil Ivey and Ralph Schwartz.  The flop comes 987, Schwartz checks, Mizrchi bets and both players call.  The turn comes J, Schwartz checks, Mizrachi bets and only Ivey calls.  The river is the 8 and both players check.  Mizrachi shows 106X-X, Ivey mucks and Jung is eliminated 6th.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Phil Ivey,   Alexander Jung