| Aug 19, '23 |
CPPT XI - bestbet Jacksonville |
$1,700 No-Limit Hold'em Mystery Bounty $300K GTD |
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Jeremy Joseph Eliminated by Jack Boswell
Aug 18, '23
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Jeremy Joseph was all in for about 90,000 from under the gun with 9 9 against Jack Boswell in the big blind holding J J.
The board ran out 863 7K, no help to Joseph, locking up the pot for Boswell.
Jack Boswell – 195,000
Jeremy Joseph – Eliminated
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph, Jack Boswell
Harvey Vandeven Eliminated by Jeremy Joseph
Aug 18, '23
Harvey Vandeven raised all in for 76,500 from the button, and Jeremy Joseph isolated with a shove of his own from the small blind.
Vandeven: AJ
Joseph: 1010
The board ran out K9927, no help to Vandeven, giving Joseph the pot.
Jeremy Joseph – 244,000
Harvey Vandeven – Eliminated
Player Tags: Harvey Vandeven, Jeremy Joseph
Jeremy Joseph Doubles With Boat Over Straight
Aug 18, '23
 With a board of 1097210 the big blind bet 45,000 into an already sizable pot. Jeremy Joseph moved all-in for 120,000 total and his opponent made the call, rolling over 86 for a flopped straight.
Joseph revealed the 109 for tens full of nines. He dragged the massive pot, chipping up to 282,000 in the process.
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph
Jermaine Gerlin Eliminated by Jeremy Joseph
Aug 18, '23
 Jeremy Joseph raised from under the gun, the player on his left called, and Jermaine Gerlin called in the big blind.
The flop was AK7, Gerlin checked, and Joseph continued for 3,000. The UTG+1 player called, Gerlin check-raised all in for 22,000, Joseph reraised to about 60,000, and the UTG+1 player folded.
Joseph: AQ
Gerlin: K10
The 3 turn and 3 river completed the board, no help to Gerlin, locking up the pot for Joseph.
Jeremy Joseph – 108,000
Jermaine Gerlin – Eliminated
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph, Jermaine Gerlin
Jeremy Joseph Eliminated by Zachary Koerbel
Aug 19, '23
 Zachary Koerbel raised to 3,500 from middle position, Jeremy Joseph reraised all in for 18,500 from the big blind, and Koerbel called.
Koerbel: A7
Joseph: 55
The flop came K85, giving Koerbel an ace-high flush while also giving Joseph a set of fives.
The Q turn and 4 river completed the board, no help to Joseph, locking up the pot for Koerbel.
Zachary Koerbel – 73,000
Jeremy Joseph – Eliminated
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph
Jermaine Gerlin Doubles Through Jeremy Joseph
Aug 19, '23
Jermaine Gerlin was all in for 21,000 from middle position with AK against Jeremy Joseph in the small blind holding 99.
The board ran out A528Q, giving Gerlin a pair of aces to double through Joseph.
Jermaine Gerlin – 44,000
Jeremy Joseph – 5,000
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph, Jermaine Gerlin
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| Aug 18, '23 |
CPPT XI - bestbet Jacksonville |
$1,700 No-Limit Hold'em Mystery Bounty $300K GTD |
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Jeremy Joseph Eliminated by Jack Boswell
Aug 18, '23
Jeremy Joseph was all in for about 90,000 from under the gun with 99 against Jack Boswell in the big blind holding JJ.
The board ran out 8637K, no help to Joseph, locking up the pot for Boswell.
Jack Boswell – 195,000
Jeremy Joseph – Eliminated
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph, Jack Boswell
Harvey Vandeven Eliminated by Jeremy Joseph
Aug 18, '23
Harvey Vandeven raised all in for 76,500 from the button, and Jeremy Joseph isolated with a shove of his own from the small blind.
Vandeven: AJ
Joseph: 1010
The board ran out K9927, no help to Vandeven, giving Joseph the pot.
Jeremy Joseph – 244,000
Harvey Vandeven – Eliminated
Player Tags: Harvey Vandeven, Jeremy Joseph
Jeremy Joseph Doubles With Boat Over Straight
Aug 18, '23
With a board of 1097210 the big blind bet 45,000 into an already sizable pot. Jeremy Joseph moved all-in for 120,000 total and his opponent made the call, rolling over 86 for a flopped straight.
Joseph revealed the 109 for tens full of nines. He dragged the massive pot, chipping up to 282,000 in the process.
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph
Jermaine Gerlin Eliminated by Jeremy Joseph
Aug 18, '23
Jeremy Joseph raised from under the gun, the player on his left called, and Jermaine Gerlin called in the big blind.
The flop was AK7, Gerlin checked, and Joseph continued for 3,000. The UTG+1 player called, Gerlin check-raised all in for 22,000, Joseph reraised to about 60,000, and the UTG+1 player folded.
Joseph: AQ
Gerlin: K10
The 3 turn and 3 river completed the board, no help to Gerlin, locking up the pot for Joseph.
Jeremy Joseph – 108,000
Jermaine Gerlin – Eliminated
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph, Jermaine Gerlin
Jeremy Joseph Eliminated by Zachary Koerbel
Aug 19, '23
Zachary Koerbel raised to 3,500 from middle position, Jeremy Joseph reraised all in for 18,500 from the big blind, and Koerbel called.
Koerbel: A7
Joseph: 55
The flop came K85, giving Koerbel an ace-high flush while also giving Joseph a set of fives.
The Q turn and 4 river completed the board, no help to Joseph, locking up the pot for Koerbel.
Zachary Koerbel – 73,000
Jeremy Joseph – Eliminated
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph
Jermaine Gerlin Doubles Through Jeremy Joseph
Aug 19, '23
Jermaine Gerlin was all in for 21,000 from middle position with AK against Jeremy Joseph in the small blind holding 99.
The board ran out A528Q, giving Gerlin a pair of aces to double through Joseph.
Jermaine Gerlin – 44,000
Jeremy Joseph – 5,000
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph, Jermaine Gerlin
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| Nov 13, '22 |
CPPT X - bestbet Jacksonville |
$3,000 No-Limit Hold'em |
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Boas Shows The Bluff
Nov 11, '22
.jpeg "Toby Boas") With a flop of 1093, Kelly Slay checked and Toby Boas checked behind. Jeremy Joseph bet 8,000 on the button and Slay folded.
Boas check-raised to 27,000 and Joseph called.
The J hit the turn and Boas bet 45,000. Joseph called and the 2 completed the board.
Boas moved all-in for 123,000. Joseph went into the tank for a few minutes before laying down his hand.
Boas revealed the 76 for a bluff and dragged in the sizable pot.
Toby Boas – 282,000 (141 bb)
Jeremy Joseph 211,000 (106 bb)
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph, Toby Boas
Jeremy Joseph Flopped It
Nov 11, '22
 With a board of 109742 Jeremey Joseph checked and his opponent bet 6,000. Joseph check-raised all-in, with his opponent having about 30,000 remaining.
After a while in the rank, Toby Boas called the clock on the player debating calling for his tournament life. The countdown was down to the final second when he put in his chips to call.
Joseph turned over J8 for a flopped straight. His opponent showed J7 and mucked it before he headed to the rail.
Jeremy Joseph – 197,000 (197 bb)
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph
Jeremy Joseph Eliminated
Nov 13, '22
 We missed the action due to a flurry of bustouts around the room but can confirm that Jeremy Joseph, who finished eighth in this event last year, has been eliminated. He started the day as one of the bigger stacks in the field, but his tablemates conveyed that he lost a big pot with an overpair against the two pair of Thad McNulty for much of his stack.
McNulty now sits with 395,000 after starting the day with 73,000. Joseph was one of eight players to have been eliminated so far in the first level of the day.
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph
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| Nov 11, '22 |
CPPT X - bestbet Jacksonville |
$3,000 No-Limit Hold'em |
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Boas Shows The Bluff
Nov 11, '22
With a flop of 1093, Kelly Slay checked and Toby Boas checked behind. Jeremy Joseph bet 8,000 on the button and Slay folded.
Boas check-raised to 27,000 and Joseph called.
The J hit the turn and Boas bet 45,000. Joseph called and the 2 completed the board.
Boas moved all-in for 123,000. Joseph went into the tank for a few minutes before laying down his hand.
Boas revealed the 76 for a bluff and dragged in the sizable pot.
Toby Boas – 282,000 (141 bb)
Jeremy Joseph 211,000 (106 bb)
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph, Toby Boas
Jeremy Joseph Flopped It
Nov 11, '22
With a board of 109742 Jeremey Joseph checked and his opponent bet 6,000. Joseph check-raised all-in, with his opponent having about 30,000 remaining.
After a while in the rank, Toby Boas called the clock on the player debating calling for his tournament life. The countdown was down to the final second when he put in his chips to call.
Joseph turned over J8 for a flopped straight. His opponent showed J7 and mucked it before he headed to the rail.
Jeremy Joseph – 197,000 (197 bb)
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph
Jeremy Joseph Eliminated
Nov 13, '22
We missed the action due to a flurry of bustouts around the room but can confirm that Jeremy Joseph, who finished eighth in this event last year, has been eliminated. He started the day as one of the bigger stacks in the field, but his tablemates conveyed that he lost a big pot with an overpair against the two pair of Thad McNulty for much of his stack.
McNulty now sits with 395,000 after starting the day with 73,000. Joseph was one of eight players to have been eliminated so far in the first level of the day.
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph
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| Jun 27, '21 |
CPPT IX - bestbet Jacksonville |
$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em |
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Jeremy Joseph Picks Off A Bluff
Jun 25, '21
 With a board of Q522K, Jeremy Joseph checked and Rober Thrift bet 60,000. Joseph thought it over for a while before making the call.
Thrift revealed the J9 for a bluff and Joseph showed A5 for fives and deuces with an ace kicker.
Joseph now sits with 265,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph
Big Stack Chip Counts
Jun 27, '21
Jeremy Joseph and Jonathan Jaffe started the day at the top of the leaderboard and with nearly half the Day 2 field gone, those same two are still pacing the field. Here is a look at the biggest chip stacks with 33 players remaining:
Jeremy Joseph – 1,000,000
Jonathan Jaffe – 770,000
Jeremy Eyer – 530,000
Benjamin Scorggins – 500,000
BJ McBrayer – 500,000
Michael Cox – 425,000
Donovan Dean – 400,000
Ryan McAllister – 390,000
Sterling Savill – 350,000
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph
Jeremy Joseph Cracks Million Mark, Eliminates Raymond Leone
Jun 27, '21
 Jeremy Joseph raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and Raymond Leone three-bet to 35,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Joseph called.
The flop was 874 and the two players got the rest of Leone’s 220,000 chips into the middle. Joseph showed 87, good for top two pair, and was in the lead against Leone’s QQ.
“Pair something,” Leone said to the dealer.
The turn was the 2 and the river was the 9. Leone wasn’t able to counterfeit Joseph’s two pair and was eliminated in 36th. Joseph, on the other hand, moved over the million-chip mark and into the chip lead.
Jeremy Joseph – 1,000,000
Raymond Leone – Eliminated
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph
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| Jun 25, '21 |
CPPT IX - bestbet Jacksonville |
$2,500 No-Limit Hold'em |
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Jeremy Joseph Picks Off A Bluff
Jun 25, '21
With a board of Q522K, Jeremy Joseph checked and Rober Thrift bet 60,000. Joseph thought it over for a while before making the call.
Thrift revealed the J9 for a bluff and Joseph showed A5 for fives and deuces with an ace kicker.
Joseph now sits with 265,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph
Big Stack Chip Counts
Jun 27, '21
Jeremy Joseph and Jonathan Jaffe started the day at the top of the leaderboard and with nearly half the Day 2 field gone, those same two are still pacing the field. Here is a look at the biggest chip stacks with 33 players remaining:
Jeremy Joseph – 1,000,000
Jonathan Jaffe – 770,000
Jeremy Eyer – 530,000
Benjamin Scorggins – 500,000
BJ McBrayer – 500,000
Michael Cox – 425,000
Donovan Dean – 400,000
Ryan McAllister – 390,000
Sterling Savill – 350,000
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph
Jeremy Joseph Cracks Million Mark, Eliminates Raymond Leone
Jun 27, '21
Jeremy Joseph raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and Raymond Leone three-bet to 35,000 on the button. The blinds folded and Joseph called.
The flop was 874 and the two players got the rest of Leone’s 220,000 chips into the middle. Joseph showed 87, good for top two pair, and was in the lead against Leone’s QQ.
“Pair something,” Leone said to the dealer.
The turn was the 2 and the river was the 9. Leone wasn’t able to counterfeit Joseph’s two pair and was eliminated in 36th. Joseph, on the other hand, moved over the million-chip mark and into the chip lead.
Jeremy Joseph – 1,000,000
Raymond Leone – Eliminated
Player Tags: Jeremy Joseph
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| Feb 21, '09 |
2009 L.A. Poker Classic |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship (WPT) - Event 35 |
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Level 2 Update
Feb 21, '09
Level: 2
Blinds/Antes: 50-100
Score Board
Players Left: 645 of 696
Notable Chip Counts
Hevad Khan: 45,000
Phil Laak: 38,000
David Pham: 37,500
Jeremy Joseph: 35,000
Kevin Saul: 31,500
Scott Seiver: 30,000
Haralabos Voulagaris: 29,000
Dan Shak: 28,000
Shannon Shorr: 27,000
Chris McCormack 26,000
Average: 21,550
Eliminations: Scotty Nguyen, Scott Montgomery, Mike Leah
 Big Hands:
Jeremy Joseph Doubles Up
On a flop of 8 64 Jeremy Joseph bet 450 from the small blind and seat made the call from the cutoff. The K fell on the turn and Joseph bet 5,500 into a pot worth 4,700. His opponent called and the river fell 8 . Joseph moved all in and seat 8 snap called. Joseph flipped up pocket jacks and seat 8 mucked. This doubled up Joseph and he is now among the chip leaders in the tournament.
Featured Table:
Table 21:
Seat 1: Phil Laak -- up to 38,000
Seat 2: Chau Giang
Seat 3: Shaun Deeb
Seat 4: Dustin Woolf
Seat 5: Anna Wroblewski
Seat 6: Robert Mizrachi
Seat 7: Dennis Phillips
Seat 9: Joe Sebok
Left in the Deck
 Enter Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth made his standard late arrival during level 2 today. Even after he was among the last players to buy in to the event he still didn't take his seat and walked around the room to say his hello's to everyone.
The Champ is Here
Another late arrival was the champion of the $10,000 heads-up tournament, Vivek Rajkumar. Rajkumar only got a few hours of sleep after capturing the heads-up title just before 6 a.m. He received a round of applause from the room when Matt Savage intorduced him upon his arrival.
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, V R, Jeremy Joseph
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| Jul 12, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 54 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em |
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$10,000 Main Event - Day 4 In the Books
Jul 11, '08
Play has been stopped for the evening with 38:37 minutes still left in level 19. There are 189 players remaining and players will return Saturday at noon for Day 5. It is the home stretch now as the field will play down to 27 on Sunday and down to a final table of 9 on Monday. You can catch the live updates each day here on Cardplayer.com.
Blinds/Antes: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Left: 189 of 1,844
Chip Leaders:
Jeremy Joseph: 3,100,000
Cristian Dragomir: 2,050,000
David Rheem: 2,000,000
Nikolay Losev: 1,800,000
Andrew Rosskamm: 1,800,000
Darus Suharto: 1,700,000
Nicholas Sliwinski: 1,700,000
Mark Ketteringham: 1,600,000
Justin Sadauskas: 1,600,000
James McManus: 1,600,000
Average Stack: 724,233
Notable Eliminations:
193rd: Steve Billirakis: $38,600
Big Hands:
 Chip Leader Adds to His Stack, Then Gets Tripped Up
The pot held almost 500,000 in chips. The flop had come out 988 and chip leader Jeremy Joseph was heads up against Will Brewin. Joseph unloaded a buckshot of 210,000 into the massive pot. Brewin went into the think tank for almost five minutes. If he made the call, he would be left with very few chips and be pot committed. After thinkiing for so long, Brewin mucked his hand and Joseph took the massive pot. He was almost at the 3,000,000 mark.
Later, a flop of JJ6 hit the felt and Joseph checked to Cristian Dragomir. Dragomir fired 110,000 into the pot. Joseph made the call and the turn brought the 2. Joseph checked again and Dragomir unloaded 200,000 more into the pot. Joseph called again and the river was the K. Joseph checked one more time and Dragomir blasted 345,000 into the massive pot. Joseph called again and Dragomir showed AJ for a set. Joseph mucked his hand and lost a huge pot.
Rheem's Ladies Break Billirakis' Heart
David Rheem raised to 30,000 preflop and Steve Billirakis pushed all in for about 260,000. Rheem quickly called and showed QQ. Billirakis turned over 88 and the board ran out J93 72 and Billirakis was out of the main event. Rheem's stack grew to around 2 million in chips.
 Hellmuth Building Back Up
Phil Hellmuth raised to 40,000 from early position and was called by the player on the button in seat 1. The flop came down 876 was checked by both players. The turn brought the 7 and Hellmuth again checked, as did his opponent. Both players checked the 9 on the river and Hellmuth announced "ace-queen," which was good enough to take the pot.
A few hands later, Hellmuth raised to 30,000 and the same player made the call from seat 1. The flop came KJ3 and both players checked. When the 2 fell on the turn, Hellmuth fired 30,000 into the pot. Seat 1 made the call and the J fell on the river. Hellmuth bet enough to put seat 1 all in, inducing a fold. Hellmuth showed 33 for a set on the flop and a full house on the river. He then carried about how he wished his opponent would have hit any piece of the board.
Then, Adam "Roothlus" Levy in seat 6 got under Hellmuth's skin by critiquing Hellmuth's play of the hand. Despite the annoyance, Hellmuth was at 570,000.
Cantu Needs No Flush
Seat 2 raised to 26,000 from late position and was called by Brandon Cantu along with the big blind. The flop came down 984 and everyone checked. The turn brought the 6 and everyone passed again. The river was the 6 and was checked one more time. Cantu turned over A4 for bottom pair, good enough to take the pot despite a four card flush showing on the board. Cantu was amongst the chip leaders with 1.6 million in chips.
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Steve Billirakis, Chino Rheem, Brandon Cantu, Jeremy Joseph, Adam Levy
Main Event - Day 4 - Level 18 - Hour 2
Jul 11, '08
Tournament officials have announced that remaining players will only play one more two-hour level tonight when they return from their 90-minute break.
Blinds/Antes: 4,000-8,000-1,000
Players Remaining: 216 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Jeremy Joseph - 2,500,000
Brandon Cantu - 1,800,000
Keoni Schwartz - 1,700,000
David Saab - 1,650,000
Phi Nguyen - 1,600,000
Nikolay Losev - 1,600,000
Andrew Rosskamm - 1,500,000
Darus Suharto - 1,500,000
Mark Ketteringham - 1,470,000
David Benefield - 1,400,000
Other Notables
Gus Hansen – 1,400,000
Shawn Sheikhan – 1,100,000
Ylon Schwartz – 1,000,000
Matt Matros – 940,000
Chris Klodnicki – 620,000
Craig Marquis – 550,000
Jeff Madsen – 430,000
Mike Matusow – 415,000
Kido Pham – 400,000
Thomas Keller – 355,000
Andrew Teng – 300,000
Hoyt Corkins – 300,000
Phil Hellmuth – 300,000
Average Chip Stack: 573,000
Eliminations:
Hevad Khan
Evelyn Ng
Jon Turner
Big Hands and Storylines:
 Gus Hansen takes monster pot with two pair
After raising to 24,000 from the cutoff position, Hansen then called a reraise to 84,000 by Joseph Ward out of the small blind. The flop came AT5 and Ward bet 100,000. Hansen took a long time to act, but ultimately called. The turn was the 9 and Ward checked. Hansen took his time and then bet 200,000. The action was on Ward and he stood up. He separated 200,000 from his stack and saw he would less than 200,000 remaining. After a couple minutes he moved all in. Hansen called and showed AT. Ward held AQ and needed a queen on the river. The river was the 7 and Hansen took the pot of 1.2 million chips. After the hand he had roughly 1.4 million chips.
Helge Pedersen Doubles Through Pontus Khosravi
Pontus Khosravi raised from the hijack and Helge Pedersen moved in from the button for 260,000 total. Khosravi made the call and showed AK, but he was trailing the KK of Pedersen. The board – Q7632 – did not help the Swede, and his stack took a big hit. After the confrontation, both players had stacks of about 530,000.
 Hellmuth Melts Down in Three Consecutive Hands, But Doubles Later
The action folded to Santeri Valikoski in the small blind, who completed. Phil Hellmuth raised an additional 10,000, and Valikoski made the call. The flop came A52, and Valikoski checked. Hellmuth tossed three orange 5,000 chips across the line. “This is a bluff,” Hellmuth told his opponent as he pointed to the chips. Valikoski made the call and bet 25,000 when the A fell on the turn. Hellmuth announced a raise and added 30,000 to Valikoski’s bet. Valikoski called, and both players checked the 6 on the river. Hellmuth turned over K10, and his opponent showed 75. “No, he didn’t!” Phil Hellmuth screamed as he stood up from the table. “He called a raise with five-seven from out of position, that idiot from Northern Europe.” Hellmuth made quite a point of his opponent’s place of origin, mentioning it several times throughout his tirade.
After knocking his chips into a pile and screaming over and over in frustration, Hellmuth called another opponent’s pre-flop raise on the next hand and lost approximately 60,000 in chips when his opponent’s ace-king made top pair.
On the next hand, Hellmuth made it 20,000 to go from the cut-off and his opponent in the big blind raised to 85,000 total. Hellmuth instantly called, beating his opponent into the pot. His opponent asked how much Hellmuth had behind, as he still had not restacked his chips. When the KQ5 flop fell, the player made a bet of 75,000 and Hellmuth folded pocket jacks face up.
Hellmuth launched into another angry tantrum, culminating in him praying to the heavens for better circumstances and constantly referring to his situation as a "nightmare." Hellmuth finished the bender with under 160,000 in chips after losing approximately two-thirds of his stack in the three-hand span.
Later, though Hellmuth doubled when from the big blind his A-5 turned trips against a player with K-10 and top pair. The board in that hand was 10-9-5-5-Q. Hellmuth ended the level with about 320,000 chips.
Evelyn Ng Eliminated
Keith Ferrera raised to 19,000 from early position and Evelyn Ng pushed all in for her remaining 122,000 as the next player to act. The action folded around, and Ferrera quickly called and turned over KK. Ng’s 1010 were in bad shape, and the 98742 board offered no assistance.
Kostritsyn Loses Massive Pot
Alexander Kostritsyn took a significant blow when Cristian Dragomir snagged a two-outter on the river for a pot in excess of 1,000,000 in chips. Kostritsyn raised preflop to 22,000, Dragomir to his immediate right called, along with one other player and the big blind. The flop came J96, and once the big blind checked, Kostritsyn bet 58,000. Dragomir made the call, and the two were heads-up to see the 2 fall on the turn. Kostritsyn then bet out 105,000, and again Dragomir made the call. The 9 hit the river to pair the board, and Kostritsyn bet another 105,000. Dragomir then raised to 300,000 and Kostritsyn called. It was bad news for Kostritsyn who showed king-jack for top pair. Dragomir held K9 for trips made on the river and scoop the massive pot.
The Rich Get Richer
Chip-leader Jeremy Joseph can do no wrong. He elected to make a massive call against Damien Creurer, who was all-in for 271,000. Joseph, with chips to spare, made the call with KQ, and learned he was up against A9. No problem. Joseph hit the flop of K98, dodged the 10 on the turn, the made trips on the river with the K to add to his stack and send Creurer to the rails.
 Khan, sixth a year ago, bows out
On a Q74 flop, Hevad Khan, who was short-stacked at around 150,000, found himself all in and in big trouble against Tiffany Michelle. Khan held 99 and was up against KQ, meaning he needed a nine and no hearts. The turn and river were 105 and Khan was eliminated. After a very loud and very deep run last year, Khan was much more subdued during this year's series. At the start of every tournament an announcement was made warning players not to celebrate excessively. Most if not all the time, the announcement would specifically mention not to lift up any chairs, something Khan did often last year. When he was knocked out today, he quietly got up and waited for his pay slip.
Incredible hand ends with ace-high winning
Stephane Hornet raised from late position, and then Matt Lessinger made a big reraise to 130,000 from the button. Then Alex Borteh came over the top from the big blind. He had both players covered and moved all in. Hornet was frustrated but went ahead and moved all in. The action was back on Lessinger, and he was also extremely exasperated. He ultimately folded, and was shocked to see the hands that were turned up.
Hornet: AK
Borteh: KQ
Board: 73386
Lessinger, who had 250,000 chips left, said he folded two queens. Borteh now has 285,000 chips left, while Hornet is now up to 500,000 chips.
Player Tags: Evelyn Ng, Gus Hansen, Phil Hellmuth, Alex Borteh, Tiffany Michelle, Hevad Khan, Jeremy Joseph, Santeri Valikoski, Alexander Kostritsyn, Cristian Dragomir, Stephan Hornet
Main Event - Day 4 - Level 17 - Hour 2
Jul 11, '08
Blinds/Antes: 3,000-6,000-1,000
Players Remaining: 288 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Jeremy Joseph - 2,650,000
David Saab - 1,800,000
Suresh Prabhu - 1,300,000
Allen Cunningham - 1,300,000
Clint Schafer - 1,300,000
Tim Taylor - 1,250,000
William Soffin - 1,250,000
Robert Ford - 1,200,000
Jason Su - 1,200,000
Eric Bamer - 1,200,000
Other Notables
Matt Matros – 1,120,000
Mark Vos – 1,100,000
Stephen Kenna – 930,000
Alexander Kostritsyn – 720,000
Gus Hansen – 710,000
Thomas Keller – 630,000
Andrew Teng – 600,000
Ylon Schwartz – 560,000
Hevad Khan – 470,000
Chris Klodnicki – 440,000
Hoyt Corkins – 365,000
Phil Hellmuth – 320,000
Jeff Madsen – 300,000
Craig Marquis – 270,000
Kido Pham – 235,000
David Baker – 230,000
Mike Matusow – 180,000
Average Chip Stack: 475,278
Eliminations:
Dag Mikkelsen
Big Hands and Storylines:
The Table to Avoid
Table 1 in the blue section looks to be the most fearsome (and feared) table in the room. Matt Matros and James McManus each have about 1.1 million, and sandwiched between them is David Benefield who has 800,000.
The table has a brand new chip leader though. David Saab, from Melbourne Australia, just won a race with pocket queens against ace-king offsuit to vault himself to 1.5 million. These four big stacks now sit all in a row: Saab in seat 9, Matros in 1, Benefield in 2, and McManus in the 3 seat.
William Burdick Eliminated by Charalampos Tsaoussis
William Burdick was all-in with his 1010 against Tsaoussis’ AK. The flop – KQ10 – brought a couple of “Oohs” from the table. The turn was the A, turning Tsaoussis’ jack outs into split-pot outs but now giving him a full house draw. The river was the K, giving him the full house and eliminating Burdick. Tsaoussis now has 250,000.
 Matusow gambles, down to 200k
With the board A975, Sigurd Eskeland found himself all in against Mike Matusow. Eskeland held AQ, while Matusow held T9 and needed help on the river. But the river was the 6 and Eskeland took down a pot of close to 400,000. After the hand Matusow had about 200,000 chips, less than half the average at this point.
Cantu doubles up Bishop
Joe Bishop was all in after a J-10-8 flop and Brandon Cantu, who is among the chip leaders, made the call. Cantu held A-J and was in terrible shape against Bishop's pocket aces. The turn and river were 10-8 and Bishop doubled up to about 500,000. Cantu now has just over one million chips.
Wrong Read for Ng
There was a raise and reraise preflop, and both Santeri Valikoski and Evelyn Ng saw the flop come down 822. Valikoski stepped out for a bet of 38,000, and Ng made a reraise to 90,000. Valikoski then pushed all-in, forcing Ng to make a decision for 74,000 more. A loss would tumble her down to about 120,000. Unable to believe her opponent, Ng called and showed 66. Valikoski had the goods however, tabling KK. The 5 on the turn and 7 on the river were narrow misses for Ng, but the pot was shipped to native of Finland.
Joseph Continues to Roll
A player in mid-position raised to 18,000 and current chip-leader Jeremy Joseph made the call from the cut-off. The button player also called, along with the big blind. The flop came A55, and after the blind checked, the original raiser bet 28,000. Joseph and the button player both called. The 9 on the turn was checked by all three players, then the K fell on the turn. The first player checked, and Joseph bet 100,000. The button player folded, and the first player couldn’t control his curiosity and called. Joseph flipped over A9 for two pair made on the turn, good enough to take the pot down. The player on the button claimed to hand held KJ for numerous outs after the flop, and had considered a call on the river.
Player Tags: Evelyn Ng, Mike Matusow, Brandon Cantu, Sigurd Eskeland, David Saab, Jeremy Joseph, Charalampos Tsaoussis, Santeri Valikoski, European Report
Main Event - Day 4 - Level 16 - Hour 2
Jul 11, '08
Blinds/Antes: 2,500-5,000-500
Players Remaining: 363 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Jeremy Joseph - 2,000,000
Jeremiah Smith - 1,500,000
Allen Cunningham - 1,200,000
Owen Crowe - 1,200,000
Matthew Matros - 1,200,000
Mark Ketteringham - 1,050,000
Cristian Dragomir - 990,000
William Soffin - 980,000
Phi Nguyen - 960,000
Jon Turner - 960,000
Other Notables
Gus Hansen – 775,000
Hevad Khan – 540,000
Hoyt Corkins – 500,000
Mike Matusow – 385,000
Dag Mikkelsen – 385,000
Craig Marquis – 345,000
Johnny Chan – 300,000
Chris Klodnicki – 290,000
Thomas Keller – 285,000
Maya Antonius – 260,000
Kido Pham – 240,000
David Bakes – 140,000
Thayer Rasmussen – 105,000
Average Chip Stack: 377,860
Eliminations:
Adam Schoenfeld
Bertrand Grospellier
Devin Porter
Kirill Gersimov
Robert Mizrachi
Jamie Rosen
Kenneth Lee
Big Hands and Storylines:
McManus Making Moves
James McManus just pulled a bold, aggressive move to take down a pot pre-flop. As reported by Alan Jaffray, David Saab raised to 15,000 from the cutoff and Matt Matros re-raised to 50,000. Action folded to James McManus in the big blind who slid a stack of 30 orange chips into the middle of the table, making it 150,000 total. Both Saab and Matros folded, and McManus showed 8-4 offsuit for an audacious bluff. With that pot, McManus is at 820,000 on the day.
Robert Mizrachi Eliminated
 Here are the details of the Robert Mizrachi elimination we mentioned in the prior update:
William Soffin raised from early position to 12,500 and was called by Robert Mizrachi in middle position. The flop came down J94 and Sofin moved all-in for more than three times the pot. Mizrachi made the call and they turned up their hands:
Soffin: QJ
Mizrachi: KJ
Mizrachi’s king kicker had him well in the lead. The turn was the 7, leaving Soffin only three outs on the river. Soffin spiked one of those outs however – the Q – and Mizrachi was eliminated. Soffin’s aggressive play and good fortune have helped him run his stack up to 460,000.
Cliff Josephy Doubles, but runs into bad luck and is out
Just one hand after Mizrachi had been eliminated, the action continued at table Orange 28. Salomon Sutton raised to 16,000 from the button and was met by a quick all-in by Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy. The raise was for 40,000 more and Sutton made the call. It was a race situation: Josephy showed 1010 and Sutton had AK. The flop was 1076 and Josephy took a giant lead in the hand. When the turn 10 gave Josephy quads, he exclaimed, “That is a lot of tens.” The river was meaningless and Josephy doubled up to 120,000. Sutton would be eliminated later in the level.
Later on in the level, a player was all in on a 9-8-6 flop and Josephy made the call with pocket jacks. He was up against J-10, meaning he needed to avoid a queen or seven. A queen came on the turn, and the river was a blank. Josephy had to give his opponent 174,000 chips in the hand, and was left witht just 60,000 left. He later moved all in with K-J and was up against A-K of Dag Martin Mikkelsen. Josephy flopped an open-ended straight draw, but didn't get it and was eliminated.
Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated
Gus Hansen raised from under-the-gun and action folded around to Danny Mitnick in middle position. Mitnick tossed in a raise to 46,000. Without too much hesitation, Kirill Gerasimov moved all-in from the small blind for 130,000 total. Hansen folded his hand, leaving the table to dictate his thoughts into his voice recorder, and Mitnick made the call. The two turned up their hands:
Gerasimov: KK
Mitnick: AK
Gerasimov asked Hansen if he had folded an ace, but Hansen claimed to have a pocket pair. That was reinforced when the dealer laid out the flop: AA10. Gerasimov needed runner-runner kings to survive, but the turn and river were the 2 and 5 and he was eliminated.
The hand takes Mitnick up to 350,000.
Can Kings Hold One Time for Mark Vos?
After getting it all in pre-flop for his last 65,000 in chips with KQ, Andy Goetsch found himself dominated by Mark Vos’ KK. As the camera crews came over to capture the moment, Vos had something to say. “I just want it to be known that someone folded the A and Q,” Vos jokingly mentioned, already fearing that he would be outdrawn. The Q102 flop was a start, and Vos was quick to note that only the case queen remained in the deck. The A on the turn brought jabs from Vos’ tablemates that his opponent could now catch any of the remaining jacks to make a straight and chop the pot. Fortunately for Vos, a miracle occurred and the 3 fell on the river. Vos finished the hand with almost 500,000 in chips.
Schoenfeld gets set on river and is knocked out
Adam Schoenfeld made a reraise and then called all in with pocket tens. He later said he knew his opponent, Sigurd Eskeland, was weak when he moved all in. But his KJ was still more or less a coinflip. But it was looking good when the flop was 8-7-6, and great after a nine came on the turn to give him a straight. He said "no set" over and over, and then the dealer went ahead and gave him a set. The ten on the river gave Eskeland a better straight and the pot.
Cantu makes call and knocks out player
Brandon Cantu called an all in reraise with pocket fours and found himself up against A-J. The board came 10-7-2-5-7 and Cantu's big stack -- he started the day with 710,000 -- got a bit bigger.
Joseph Busts Another
Chip leader Jeremy Joseph sent another player to the rails with a fortunate turn card. He raised from early position to 15,000, then Kenneth Lee announced all-in from the next seat. Lee had 70,500 in chips that went to the center of the table. Play was folded back to Joseph, who was able to call with Q10 thanks to his massive chip stack. Lee held 77 and led after the flop of 542, but the 10 on the turn vaulted Joseph into the lead, and he stayed there when the 6 came on the river.
Rosen Eliminated
Jamie Rosen, who suffered a major blow to his chip stack earlier in the day, was eliminated when his AQ went all-in against an opponent’s KK and couldn’t improve. The board ran out J9462.
Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Adam Schoenfeld, Kirill Gerasimov, Cliff Josephy, Mark Vos, Brandon Cantu, Jeremy Joseph, Jamie Rosen, James McManus, European Report
$10,000 Main Event - Five Down, Two to Go
Jul 12, '08
Play is done for the night. The final 79 players are set to return for day 6 at noon Sunday. Notables still alive include: Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow, Victor Ramdin, Matt Matros, Brandon Cantu, David Benefield, Adam Levy and Kido Pham.
Blinds/Antes: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Left: 79 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Mark Ketteringham: 5,700,000
Andrew Brokos: 4,100,000
Tiffany Michelle: 3,800,000
Jamal Kunbuz: 3,500,000
Albert Kim: 3,400,000
Nikolay Losev: 3,400,000
Alfred Fernandez: 3,100,000
Steve Lade: 3,000,000
Judet Cristian: 2,900,000
Aaron Gordon: 2,900,000
Average Stack: 1,732,658
Eliminations:
80th Place - Mark Vos ($77,200)
81st Place - Davor Lanini ($77,200)
82nd Place - Stephen Kenna ($64,333)
83rd Place - Lonnie Heinowitz ($64,333)
84th Place - Alexander Kostritsyn ($64,333)
85th Place - Cedric Kolstad ($64,333)
86th Place - Reagan Silber ($64,333)
 Big Hands:
Vos Busts On Final Hand of Day 5 - 80th Place ($77,200)
After Dennis Phillips raised to 65,000, Mark Vos reraised to 180,000. Phillips repopped it to 400,000 and Vos moved all in for 1,500,000. Phillips made the easy call and showed AA. Vos held AK and was in horrible shape. The board ran Q93102 and just like that Vos, who had an above-average chip stack before the hand, was eliminated on the final hand of the night.
Matros Fills Up, Busts Silber in 86th Place ($64,333)
Reagan Silber fired out a bet of 100,000 on a flop of Q76 and Matt Matros raised, making it 300,000 to go. Silber moved all in and Matros wasted little time calling. Matros held 76 for two pair on the flop, but Silber was drawing at the nut flush with A9. The turn was the 6, giving Matros a full house and ending the drama they would have otherwise had to endure. The 5 hit on the river and Matros eliminated Silber and reached the 2 million mark.
The Reigning Aussie Millions Champ Is Gone in 84th Place ($64,333)
Alexaner Kostritsyn raised to 65,000 and was called by Garrett Beckman from the button. Kostritsyn checked the flop of 1064 and Beckman fired 90,000. Kostritsyn check-raised all in for 395,000 and Beckman took several minutes to think over his decision. He eventually called and showed 77, which he quickly saw was ahead of Kostritsyn's AK. The 2 and J completed the board and Kostritsyn was eliminated.
 Hellmuth Gets Keayed
Aaron Keay raised to 80,000 before the flop. From the small blind, Hellmuth raised to 220,000, and Keay made the call. The flop came AJ5, and Hellmuth fired out for another 140,000. It didn't take long for Keay to move all in, and it took even less time for Hellmuth to fold his hand. Phil's stack went down to around 900,000 after the hand. He recovered slightly the next hand, raising to 65,000 preflop to take down the blinds and antes.
A Brick Saves Joseph Money
On a board of 1043, Jeremy Joseph fired 100,000 into a pot of about 200,000. The player on the button mucked, but Suresh Prabhu made the call from the big blind. The turn was the 8 and both players checked. The Q fell on the river and Prabhu led out for 200,000. Joseph looked off in the distance, clearly frustrated. "That is a brick," Joseph said about the final card. He then threw his hand in the muck. Prabhu showed 44 for a flopped set of sailboats and a rivered full house. Joseph smiled as he was around 1.6 million after the hand.
Staying Alive
Alex Outhred got all in preflop against Michael Carroll and the players showed their hands. Carroll showed 99, but Outhred had two overs with QJ. The flop hit Outhred hard, running AQ10 to give him middle pair and the better flush draw of the two. The 4 turn and 8 kept clear of Carroll's hand and Outhred doubled to around 675,000.
 Chinotown
Sean Davis raised to 75,000 before the flop, and was called by two players, Cristian Dragomir and David "Chino" Rheem. The flop ran out 1052. All three players checked to the turn, which brought the 3. Dragomir fired out a bet, pushing Davis out of the hand. Rheem made the call, and Dragomir checked the river, the 5. Rheem bet out 240,000, and Dragomir made the call, but threw his cards into the muck after Rheem turned over the KQ for the rivered flush.
Nobody Wants to Play with Mikey
For a guy who just shoved with suited 10-5, Mike Matusow has been having a hard time getting any action at the ESPN feature table. Here's a look at a day of poker with the Mouth:
Owen Crowe raised to 66,000 from the cutoff. From the button, Mike Matusow then reraised to 201,000 total. Everyone folded, and Matusow flipped over pocket kings.
Later in the round, Matusow raised to 82,000 preflop. Everyone folded again, and Matusow flipped over pocket jacks.
Later in the round, Matusow raised from the button to 77,000. The players in the blinds, including Phil Hellmuth, folded once again. This time Matusow flipped over A-K. He was unable to find any more action this evening, ending the day with around 1.2 million.
Phe Phi Pho Phum
Cristian Dragomir raised preflop to 82,000, and only Phi Nguyen made the call. The flop came QJ3, and both players checked to the turn, which brought the 7. Nguyen led out for 110,000. Dragomir then raised to 300,000, only to have Nguyen move all in. Dragomir tanked for some time before making the laydown.
Player Tags: Phi Nguyen, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Michael Carroll, Alex Outhred, Chino Rheem, Garrett Beckman, Mark Vos, Jeremy Joseph, Alexander Kostritsyn, European Report, Cristian Dragomir, Suresh Prabhu
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2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 54 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em |
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$10,000 Main Event - Day 4 In the Books
Jul 11, '08
Play has been stopped for the evening with 38:37 minutes still left in level 19. There are 189 players remaining and players will return Saturday at noon for Day 5. It is the home stretch now as the field will play down to 27 on Sunday and down to a final table of 9 on Monday. You can catch the live updates each day here on Cardplayer.com.
Blinds/Antes: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Left: 189 of 1,844
Chip Leaders:
Jeremy Joseph: 3,100,000
Cristian Dragomir: 2,050,000
David Rheem: 2,000,000
Nikolay Losev: 1,800,000
Andrew Rosskamm: 1,800,000
Darus Suharto: 1,700,000
Nicholas Sliwinski: 1,700,000
Mark Ketteringham: 1,600,000
Justin Sadauskas: 1,600,000
James McManus: 1,600,000
Average Stack: 724,233
Notable Eliminations:
193rd: Steve Billirakis: $38,600
Big Hands:
Chip Leader Adds to His Stack, Then Gets Tripped Up
The pot held almost 500,000 in chips. The flop had come out 988 and chip leader Jeremy Joseph was heads up against Will Brewin. Joseph unloaded a buckshot of 210,000 into the massive pot. Brewin went into the think tank for almost five minutes. If he made the call, he would be left with very few chips and be pot committed. After thinkiing for so long, Brewin mucked his hand and Joseph took the massive pot. He was almost at the 3,000,000 mark.
Later, a flop of JJ6 hit the felt and Joseph checked to Cristian Dragomir. Dragomir fired 110,000 into the pot. Joseph made the call and the turn brought the 2. Joseph checked again and Dragomir unloaded 200,000 more into the pot. Joseph called again and the river was the K. Joseph checked one more time and Dragomir blasted 345,000 into the massive pot. Joseph called again and Dragomir showed AJ for a set. Joseph mucked his hand and lost a huge pot.
Rheem's Ladies Break Billirakis' Heart
David Rheem raised to 30,000 preflop and Steve Billirakis pushed all in for about 260,000. Rheem quickly called and showed QQ. Billirakis turned over 88 and the board ran out J9372 and Billirakis was out of the main event. Rheem's stack grew to around 2 million in chips.
Hellmuth Building Back Up
Phil Hellmuth raised to 40,000 from early position and was called by the player on the button in seat 1. The flop came down 876 was checked by both players. The turn brought the 7 and Hellmuth again checked, as did his opponent. Both players checked the 9 on the river and Hellmuth announced "ace-queen," which was good enough to take the pot.
A few hands later, Hellmuth raised to 30,000 and the same player made the call from seat 1. The flop came KJ3 and both players checked. When the 2 fell on the turn, Hellmuth fired 30,000 into the pot. Seat 1 made the call and the J fell on the river. Hellmuth bet enough to put seat 1 all in, inducing a fold. Hellmuth showed 33 for a set on the flop and a full house on the river. He then carried about how he wished his opponent would have hit any piece of the board.
Then, Adam "Roothlus" Levy in seat 6 got under Hellmuth's skin by critiquing Hellmuth's play of the hand. Despite the annoyance, Hellmuth was at 570,000.
Cantu Needs No Flush
Seat 2 raised to 26,000 from late position and was called by Brandon Cantu along with the big blind. The flop came down 984 and everyone checked. The turn brought the 6 and everyone passed again. The river was the 6 and was checked one more time. Cantu turned over A4 for bottom pair, good enough to take the pot despite a four card flush showing on the board. Cantu was amongst the chip leaders with 1.6 million in chips.
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Steve Billirakis, Chino Rheem, Brandon Cantu, Jeremy Joseph, Adam Levy
Main Event - Day 4 - Level 18 - Hour 2
Jul 11, '08
Tournament officials have announced that remaining players will only play one more two-hour level tonight when they return from their 90-minute break.
Blinds/Antes: 4,000-8,000-1,000
Players Remaining: 216 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Jeremy Joseph - 2,500,000
Brandon Cantu - 1,800,000
Keoni Schwartz - 1,700,000
David Saab - 1,650,000
Phi Nguyen - 1,600,000
Nikolay Losev - 1,600,000
Andrew Rosskamm - 1,500,000
Darus Suharto - 1,500,000
Mark Ketteringham - 1,470,000
David Benefield - 1,400,000
Other Notables
Gus Hansen – 1,400,000
Shawn Sheikhan – 1,100,000
Ylon Schwartz – 1,000,000
Matt Matros – 940,000
Chris Klodnicki – 620,000
Craig Marquis – 550,000
Jeff Madsen – 430,000
Mike Matusow – 415,000
Kido Pham – 400,000
Thomas Keller – 355,000
Andrew Teng – 300,000
Hoyt Corkins – 300,000
Phil Hellmuth – 300,000
Average Chip Stack: 573,000
Eliminations:
Hevad Khan
Evelyn Ng
Jon Turner
Big Hands and Storylines:
Gus Hansen takes monster pot with two pair
After raising to 24,000 from the cutoff position, Hansen then called a reraise to 84,000 by Joseph Ward out of the small blind. The flop came AT5 and Ward bet 100,000. Hansen took a long time to act, but ultimately called. The turn was the 9 and Ward checked. Hansen took his time and then bet 200,000. The action was on Ward and he stood up. He separated 200,000 from his stack and saw he would less than 200,000 remaining. After a couple minutes he moved all in. Hansen called and showed AT. Ward held AQ and needed a queen on the river. The river was the 7 and Hansen took the pot of 1.2 million chips. After the hand he had roughly 1.4 million chips.
Helge Pedersen Doubles Through Pontus Khosravi
Pontus Khosravi raised from the hijack and Helge Pedersen moved in from the button for 260,000 total. Khosravi made the call and showed AK, but he was trailing the KK of Pedersen. The board – Q7632 – did not help the Swede, and his stack took a big hit. After the confrontation, both players had stacks of about 530,000.
Hellmuth Melts Down in Three Consecutive Hands, But Doubles Later
The action folded to Santeri Valikoski in the small blind, who completed. Phil Hellmuth raised an additional 10,000, and Valikoski made the call. The flop came A52, and Valikoski checked. Hellmuth tossed three orange 5,000 chips across the line. “This is a bluff,” Hellmuth told his opponent as he pointed to the chips. Valikoski made the call and bet 25,000 when the A fell on the turn. Hellmuth announced a raise and added 30,000 to Valikoski’s bet. Valikoski called, and both players checked the 6 on the river. Hellmuth turned over K10, and his opponent showed 75. “No, he didn’t!” Phil Hellmuth screamed as he stood up from the table. “He called a raise with five-seven from out of position, that idiot from Northern Europe.” Hellmuth made quite a point of his opponent’s place of origin, mentioning it several times throughout his tirade.
After knocking his chips into a pile and screaming over and over in frustration, Hellmuth called another opponent’s pre-flop raise on the next hand and lost approximately 60,000 in chips when his opponent’s ace-king made top pair.
On the next hand, Hellmuth made it 20,000 to go from the cut-off and his opponent in the big blind raised to 85,000 total. Hellmuth instantly called, beating his opponent into the pot. His opponent asked how much Hellmuth had behind, as he still had not restacked his chips. When the KQ5 flop fell, the player made a bet of 75,000 and Hellmuth folded pocket jacks face up.
Hellmuth launched into another angry tantrum, culminating in him praying to the heavens for better circumstances and constantly referring to his situation as a "nightmare." Hellmuth finished the bender with under 160,000 in chips after losing approximately two-thirds of his stack in the three-hand span.
Later, though Hellmuth doubled when from the big blind his A-5 turned trips against a player with K-10 and top pair. The board in that hand was 10-9-5-5-Q. Hellmuth ended the level with about 320,000 chips.
Evelyn Ng Eliminated
Keith Ferrera raised to 19,000 from early position and Evelyn Ng pushed all in for her remaining 122,000 as the next player to act. The action folded around, and Ferrera quickly called and turned over KK. Ng’s 1010 were in bad shape, and the 98742 board offered no assistance.
Kostritsyn Loses Massive Pot
Alexander Kostritsyn took a significant blow when Cristian Dragomir snagged a two-outter on the river for a pot in excess of 1,000,000 in chips. Kostritsyn raised preflop to 22,000, Dragomir to his immediate right called, along with one other player and the big blind. The flop came J96, and once the big blind checked, Kostritsyn bet 58,000. Dragomir made the call, and the two were heads-up to see the 2 fall on the turn. Kostritsyn then bet out 105,000, and again Dragomir made the call. The 9 hit the river to pair the board, and Kostritsyn bet another 105,000. Dragomir then raised to 300,000 and Kostritsyn called. It was bad news for Kostritsyn who showed king-jack for top pair. Dragomir held K9 for trips made on the river and scoop the massive pot.
The Rich Get Richer
Chip-leader Jeremy Joseph can do no wrong. He elected to make a massive call against Damien Creurer, who was all-in for 271,000. Joseph, with chips to spare, made the call with KQ, and learned he was up against A9. No problem. Joseph hit the flop of K98, dodged the 10 on the turn, the made trips on the river with the K to add to his stack and send Creurer to the rails.
Khan, sixth a year ago, bows out
On a Q74 flop, Hevad Khan, who was short-stacked at around 150,000, found himself all in and in big trouble against Tiffany Michelle. Khan held 99 and was up against KQ, meaning he needed a nine and no hearts. The turn and river were 105 and Khan was eliminated. After a very loud and very deep run last year, Khan was much more subdued during this year's series. At the start of every tournament an announcement was made warning players not to celebrate excessively. Most if not all the time, the announcement would specifically mention not to lift up any chairs, something Khan did often last year. When he was knocked out today, he quietly got up and waited for his pay slip.
Incredible hand ends with ace-high winning
Stephane Hornet raised from late position, and then Matt Lessinger made a big reraise to 130,000 from the button. Then Alex Borteh came over the top from the big blind. He had both players covered and moved all in. Hornet was frustrated but went ahead and moved all in. The action was back on Lessinger, and he was also extremely exasperated. He ultimately folded, and was shocked to see the hands that were turned up.
Hornet: AK
Borteh: KQ
Board: 73386
Lessinger, who had 250,000 chips left, said he folded two queens. Borteh now has 285,000 chips left, while Hornet is now up to 500,000 chips.
Player Tags: Evelyn Ng, Gus Hansen, Phil Hellmuth, Alex Borteh, Tiffany Michelle, Hevad Khan, Jeremy Joseph, Santeri Valikoski, Alexander Kostritsyn, Cristian Dragomir, Stephan Hornet
Main Event - Day 4 - Level 17 - Hour 2
Jul 11, '08
Blinds/Antes: 3,000-6,000-1,000
Players Remaining: 288 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Jeremy Joseph - 2,650,000
David Saab - 1,800,000
Suresh Prabhu - 1,300,000
Allen Cunningham - 1,300,000
Clint Schafer - 1,300,000
Tim Taylor - 1,250,000
William Soffin - 1,250,000
Robert Ford - 1,200,000
Jason Su - 1,200,000
Eric Bamer - 1,200,000
Other Notables
Matt Matros – 1,120,000
Mark Vos – 1,100,000
Stephen Kenna – 930,000
Alexander Kostritsyn – 720,000
Gus Hansen – 710,000
Thomas Keller – 630,000
Andrew Teng – 600,000
Ylon Schwartz – 560,000
Hevad Khan – 470,000
Chris Klodnicki – 440,000
Hoyt Corkins – 365,000
Phil Hellmuth – 320,000
Jeff Madsen – 300,000
Craig Marquis – 270,000
Kido Pham – 235,000
David Baker – 230,000
Mike Matusow – 180,000
Average Chip Stack: 475,278
Eliminations:
Dag Mikkelsen
Big Hands and Storylines:
The Table to Avoid
Table 1 in the blue section looks to be the most fearsome (and feared) table in the room. Matt Matros and James McManus each have about 1.1 million, and sandwiched between them is David Benefield who has 800,000.
The table has a brand new chip leader though. David Saab, from Melbourne Australia, just won a race with pocket queens against ace-king offsuit to vault himself to 1.5 million. These four big stacks now sit all in a row: Saab in seat 9, Matros in 1, Benefield in 2, and McManus in the 3 seat.
William Burdick Eliminated by Charalampos Tsaoussis
William Burdick was all-in with his 1010 against Tsaoussis’ AK. The flop – KQ10 – brought a couple of “Oohs” from the table. The turn was the A, turning Tsaoussis’ jack outs into split-pot outs but now giving him a full house draw. The river was the K, giving him the full house and eliminating Burdick. Tsaoussis now has 250,000.
Matusow gambles, down to 200k
With the board A975, Sigurd Eskeland found himself all in against Mike Matusow. Eskeland held AQ, while Matusow held T9 and needed help on the river. But the river was the 6 and Eskeland took down a pot of close to 400,000. After the hand Matusow had about 200,000 chips, less than half the average at this point.
Cantu doubles up Bishop
Joe Bishop was all in after a J-10-8 flop and Brandon Cantu, who is among the chip leaders, made the call. Cantu held A-J and was in terrible shape against Bishop's pocket aces. The turn and river were 10-8 and Bishop doubled up to about 500,000. Cantu now has just over one million chips.
Wrong Read for Ng
There was a raise and reraise preflop, and both Santeri Valikoski and Evelyn Ng saw the flop come down 822. Valikoski stepped out for a bet of 38,000, and Ng made a reraise to 90,000. Valikoski then pushed all-in, forcing Ng to make a decision for 74,000 more. A loss would tumble her down to about 120,000. Unable to believe her opponent, Ng called and showed 66. Valikoski had the goods however, tabling KK. The 5 on the turn and 7 on the river were narrow misses for Ng, but the pot was shipped to native of Finland.
Joseph Continues to Roll
A player in mid-position raised to 18,000 and current chip-leader Jeremy Joseph made the call from the cut-off. The button player also called, along with the big blind. The flop came A55, and after the blind checked, the original raiser bet 28,000. Joseph and the button player both called. The 9 on the turn was checked by all three players, then the K fell on the turn. The first player checked, and Joseph bet 100,000. The button player folded, and the first player couldn’t control his curiosity and called. Joseph flipped over A9 for two pair made on the turn, good enough to take the pot down. The player on the button claimed to hand held KJ for numerous outs after the flop, and had considered a call on the river.
Player Tags: Evelyn Ng, Mike Matusow, Brandon Cantu, Sigurd Eskeland, David Saab, Jeremy Joseph, Charalampos Tsaoussis, Santeri Valikoski, European Report
Main Event - Day 4 - Level 16 - Hour 2
Jul 11, '08
Blinds/Antes: 2,500-5,000-500
Players Remaining: 363 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Jeremy Joseph - 2,000,000
Jeremiah Smith - 1,500,000
Allen Cunningham - 1,200,000
Owen Crowe - 1,200,000
Matthew Matros - 1,200,000
Mark Ketteringham - 1,050,000
Cristian Dragomir - 990,000
William Soffin - 980,000
Phi Nguyen - 960,000
Jon Turner - 960,000
Other Notables
Gus Hansen – 775,000
Hevad Khan – 540,000
Hoyt Corkins – 500,000
Mike Matusow – 385,000
Dag Mikkelsen – 385,000
Craig Marquis – 345,000
Johnny Chan – 300,000
Chris Klodnicki – 290,000
Thomas Keller – 285,000
Maya Antonius – 260,000
Kido Pham – 240,000
David Bakes – 140,000
Thayer Rasmussen – 105,000
Average Chip Stack: 377,860
Eliminations:
Adam Schoenfeld
Bertrand Grospellier
Devin Porter
Kirill Gersimov
Robert Mizrachi
Jamie Rosen
Kenneth Lee
Big Hands and Storylines:
McManus Making Moves
James McManus just pulled a bold, aggressive move to take down a pot pre-flop. As reported by Alan Jaffray, David Saab raised to 15,000 from the cutoff and Matt Matros re-raised to 50,000. Action folded to James McManus in the big blind who slid a stack of 30 orange chips into the middle of the table, making it 150,000 total. Both Saab and Matros folded, and McManus showed 8-4 offsuit for an audacious bluff. With that pot, McManus is at 820,000 on the day.
Robert Mizrachi Eliminated
Here are the details of the Robert Mizrachi elimination we mentioned in the prior update:
William Soffin raised from early position to 12,500 and was called by Robert Mizrachi in middle position. The flop came down J94 and Sofin moved all-in for more than three times the pot. Mizrachi made the call and they turned up their hands:
Soffin: QJ
Mizrachi: KJ
Mizrachi’s king kicker had him well in the lead. The turn was the 7, leaving Soffin only three outs on the river. Soffin spiked one of those outs however – the Q – and Mizrachi was eliminated. Soffin’s aggressive play and good fortune have helped him run his stack up to 460,000.
Cliff Josephy Doubles, but runs into bad luck and is out
Just one hand after Mizrachi had been eliminated, the action continued at table Orange 28. Salomon Sutton raised to 16,000 from the button and was met by a quick all-in by Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy. The raise was for 40,000 more and Sutton made the call. It was a race situation: Josephy showed 1010 and Sutton had AK. The flop was 1076 and Josephy took a giant lead in the hand. When the turn 10 gave Josephy quads, he exclaimed, “That is a lot of tens.” The river was meaningless and Josephy doubled up to 120,000. Sutton would be eliminated later in the level.
Later on in the level, a player was all in on a 9-8-6 flop and Josephy made the call with pocket jacks. He was up against J-10, meaning he needed to avoid a queen or seven. A queen came on the turn, and the river was a blank. Josephy had to give his opponent 174,000 chips in the hand, and was left witht just 60,000 left. He later moved all in with K-J and was up against A-K of Dag Martin Mikkelsen. Josephy flopped an open-ended straight draw, but didn't get it and was eliminated.
Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated
Gus Hansen raised from under-the-gun and action folded around to Danny Mitnick in middle position. Mitnick tossed in a raise to 46,000. Without too much hesitation, Kirill Gerasimov moved all-in from the small blind for 130,000 total. Hansen folded his hand, leaving the table to dictate his thoughts into his voice recorder, and Mitnick made the call. The two turned up their hands:
Gerasimov: KK
Mitnick: AK
Gerasimov asked Hansen if he had folded an ace, but Hansen claimed to have a pocket pair. That was reinforced when the dealer laid out the flop: AA10. Gerasimov needed runner-runner kings to survive, but the turn and river were the 2 and 5 and he was eliminated.
The hand takes Mitnick up to 350,000.
Can Kings Hold One Time for Mark Vos?
After getting it all in pre-flop for his last 65,000 in chips with KQ, Andy Goetsch found himself dominated by Mark Vos’ KK. As the camera crews came over to capture the moment, Vos had something to say. “I just want it to be known that someone folded the A and Q,” Vos jokingly mentioned, already fearing that he would be outdrawn. The Q102 flop was a start, and Vos was quick to note that only the case queen remained in the deck. The A on the turn brought jabs from Vos’ tablemates that his opponent could now catch any of the remaining jacks to make a straight and chop the pot. Fortunately for Vos, a miracle occurred and the 3 fell on the river. Vos finished the hand with almost 500,000 in chips.
Schoenfeld gets set on river and is knocked out
Adam Schoenfeld made a reraise and then called all in with pocket tens. He later said he knew his opponent, Sigurd Eskeland, was weak when he moved all in. But his KJ was still more or less a coinflip. But it was looking good when the flop was 8-7-6, and great after a nine came on the turn to give him a straight. He said "no set" over and over, and then the dealer went ahead and gave him a set. The ten on the river gave Eskeland a better straight and the pot.
Cantu makes call and knocks out player
Brandon Cantu called an all in reraise with pocket fours and found himself up against A-J. The board came 10-7-2-5-7 and Cantu's big stack -- he started the day with 710,000 -- got a bit bigger.
Joseph Busts Another
Chip leader Jeremy Joseph sent another player to the rails with a fortunate turn card. He raised from early position to 15,000, then Kenneth Lee announced all-in from the next seat. Lee had 70,500 in chips that went to the center of the table. Play was folded back to Joseph, who was able to call with Q10 thanks to his massive chip stack. Lee held 77 and led after the flop of 542, but the 10 on the turn vaulted Joseph into the lead, and he stayed there when the 6 came on the river.
Rosen Eliminated
Jamie Rosen, who suffered a major blow to his chip stack earlier in the day, was eliminated when his AQ went all-in against an opponent’s KK and couldn’t improve. The board ran out J9462.
Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Adam Schoenfeld, Kirill Gerasimov, Cliff Josephy, Mark Vos, Brandon Cantu, Jeremy Joseph, Jamie Rosen, James McManus, European Report
$10,000 Main Event - Five Down, Two to Go
Jul 12, '08
Play is done for the night. The final 79 players are set to return for day 6 at noon Sunday. Notables still alive include: Phil Hellmuth, Mike Matusow, Victor Ramdin, Matt Matros, Brandon Cantu, David Benefield, Adam Levy and Kido Pham.
Blinds/Antes: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Left: 79 of 6,844
Chip Leaders:
Mark Ketteringham: 5,700,000
Andrew Brokos: 4,100,000
Tiffany Michelle: 3,800,000
Jamal Kunbuz: 3,500,000
Albert Kim: 3,400,000
Nikolay Losev: 3,400,000
Alfred Fernandez: 3,100,000
Steve Lade: 3,000,000
Judet Cristian: 2,900,000
Aaron Gordon: 2,900,000
Average Stack: 1,732,658
Eliminations:
80th Place - Mark Vos ($77,200)
81st Place - Davor Lanini ($77,200)
82nd Place - Stephen Kenna ($64,333)
83rd Place - Lonnie Heinowitz ($64,333)
84th Place - Alexander Kostritsyn ($64,333)
85th Place - Cedric Kolstad ($64,333)
86th Place - Reagan Silber ($64,333)
Big Hands:
Vos Busts On Final Hand of Day 5 - 80th Place ($77,200)
After Dennis Phillips raised to 65,000, Mark Vos reraised to 180,000. Phillips repopped it to 400,000 and Vos moved all in for 1,500,000. Phillips made the easy call and showed AA. Vos held AK and was in horrible shape. The board ran Q93102 and just like that Vos, who had an above-average chip stack before the hand, was eliminated on the final hand of the night.
Matros Fills Up, Busts Silber in 86th Place ($64,333)
Reagan Silber fired out a bet of 100,000 on a flop of Q76 and Matt Matros raised, making it 300,000 to go. Silber moved all in and Matros wasted little time calling. Matros held 76 for two pair on the flop, but Silber was drawing at the nut flush with A9. The turn was the 6, giving Matros a full house and ending the drama they would have otherwise had to endure. The 5 hit on the river and Matros eliminated Silber and reached the 2 million mark.
The Reigning Aussie Millions Champ Is Gone in 84th Place ($64,333)
Alexaner Kostritsyn raised to 65,000 and was called by Garrett Beckman from the button. Kostritsyn checked the flop of 1064 and Beckman fired 90,000. Kostritsyn check-raised all in for 395,000 and Beckman took several minutes to think over his decision. He eventually called and showed 77, which he quickly saw was ahead of Kostritsyn's AK. The 2 and J completed the board and Kostritsyn was eliminated.
Hellmuth Gets Keayed
Aaron Keay raised to 80,000 before the flop. From the small blind, Hellmuth raised to 220,000, and Keay made the call. The flop came AJ5, and Hellmuth fired out for another 140,000. It didn't take long for Keay to move all in, and it took even less time for Hellmuth to fold his hand. Phil's stack went down to around 900,000 after the hand. He recovered slightly the next hand, raising to 65,000 preflop to take down the blinds and antes.
A Brick Saves Joseph Money
On a board of 1043, Jeremy Joseph fired 100,000 into a pot of about 200,000. The player on the button mucked, but Suresh Prabhu made the call from the big blind. The turn was the 8 and both players checked. The Q fell on the river and Prabhu led out for 200,000. Joseph looked off in the distance, clearly frustrated. "That is a brick," Joseph said about the final card. He then threw his hand in the muck. Prabhu showed 44 for a flopped set of sailboats and a rivered full house. Joseph smiled as he was around 1.6 million after the hand.
Staying Alive
Alex Outhred got all in preflop against Michael Carroll and the players showed their hands. Carroll showed 99, but Outhred had two overs with QJ. The flop hit Outhred hard, running AQ10 to give him middle pair and the better flush draw of the two. The 4 turn and 8 kept clear of Carroll's hand and Outhred doubled to around 675,000.
Chinotown
Sean Davis raised to 75,000 before the flop, and was called by two players, Cristian Dragomir and David "Chino" Rheem. The flop ran out 1052. All three players checked to the turn, which brought the 3. Dragomir fired out a bet, pushing Davis out of the hand. Rheem made the call, and Dragomir checked the river, the 5. Rheem bet out 240,000, and Dragomir made the call, but threw his cards into the muck after Rheem turned over the KQ for the rivered flush.
Nobody Wants to Play with Mikey
For a guy who just shoved with suited 10-5, Mike Matusow has been having a hard time getting any action at the ESPN feature table. Here's a look at a day of poker with the Mouth:
Owen Crowe raised to 66,000 from the cutoff. From the button, Mike Matusow then reraised to 201,000 total. Everyone folded, and Matusow flipped over pocket kings.
Later in the round, Matusow raised to 82,000 preflop. Everyone folded again, and Matusow flipped over pocket jacks.
Later in the round, Matusow raised from the button to 77,000. The players in the blinds, including Phil Hellmuth, folded once again. This time Matusow flipped over A-K. He was unable to find any more action this evening, ending the day with around 1.2 million.
Phe Phi Pho Phum
Cristian Dragomir raised preflop to 82,000, and only Phi Nguyen made the call. The flop came QJ3, and both players checked to the turn, which brought the 7. Nguyen led out for 110,000. Dragomir then raised to 300,000, only to have Nguyen move all in. Dragomir tanked for some time before making the laydown.
Player Tags: Phi Nguyen, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Michael Carroll, Alex Outhred, Chino Rheem, Garrett Beckman, Mark Vos, Jeremy Joseph, Alexander Kostritsyn, European Report, Cristian Dragomir, Suresh Prabhu
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