Level One Update: Day 1A Kicks Off
Jul 07, '11
NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips.
Blinds: 50-100
Notables in Field:
Brian Hastings
TJ Cloutier
Doyle Brunson
Matt Affleck
Greg Raymer
Jerry Yang
Filippo Candio
Matt Glantz
Adam Levy
Faraz Jaka
Tatjana Pasalic
Jason Alexander
Card Player Chip Counts:
Barry Shulman — 30,000
Josh Brikis — 30,000
Notable Eliminations:
None
Hands:
Raymond Rahme Doubles
2007 main event final tablist Raymond Rahme was all in with A-Q on a A
Q
4 7
A board. His opponent remarkably only had A-K, and Rahme doubled to about 55,000 with the nuts.
Evelyn Ng Loses Nearly Half Her Stack
On a board of 9 7 5 10 7 Evelyn Ng checked from the small blind and a player on the button bet 7,000. Ng called and folded when she was shown pocket fives for a full house. She was down to about 18,000 after the hand.
Sebastian Ruthenberg Also Drops Down to Under 20K to a Flopped Set of Fives
With a large pot of 15,000 for 50-100 blinds the board read Q
7 5 8 9, and Sebastian Ruthenberg checked. His opponent checked behind despite holding a set of fives. Ruthenberg mucked his king high and dropped to about 18,000.
Ari Engel Almost Felted
Ari Engel was in a pot against two other players after a flop of K 5 7. The big blind checked and Engel bet. The bet was called and then raised. Both players made the call and the 9 fell on the turn. The big blind bet out 2,500, and Engel called, while the other player in the hand mucked. The 4 fell on the river, and the big blind bet 10,000. Engel made the call, and his opponent showed him the A A. Engel mucked and was down to just 4,000.
Player Tags: Evelyn Ng, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Raymond Rahme
Level 19 Update: Less than 300 Players Remain
Jul 16, '11
Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 297 out of 6,865
Chip Leaders:
Daryl Jace: 2,230,000
Pius Heinz: 2,200,000
Manoj Viswanathan: 2,030,000
Sam Barnhart: 1,970,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg: 1,918,000
Mazin Khoury: 1,707,000
Stephane Albertini: 1,700,000
Max Heinzelmann: 1,672,000
David Barter: 1,650,000
Kyle Johnson: 1,650,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Daniel Negreanu — 481,000
Notables Eliminated:
David Levi
Jordan Rich
Richard Lee
John Cernuto
Freddy Deeb
Darus Suharto
Featured Poker Tweets
Daniel Negreanu
Alex Kamberis
Allen Cunningham
Erick Lindgren
Jean-Robert Bellande
Matt Stout
Joe Tehan
Bryan Devonshire
Joseph Cheong
Philip Collins
David Sands
Jon Turner
Lars Bonding
Kevin Saul
Sorel Mizzi
Carter King
Christian Harder
Hands:
Sebastian Ruthenberg Knocks One Out
Randy Hanley moved all in preflop for 96,000 and Sebastian Ruthenberg made the call. Their cards:
Ruthenberg: 7 7
Hanley: 3 3
Board: 9 9 4 Q 5
Hanley was eliminated on the hand and Ruthenberg grew his stack to 1,918,000.
Ruben Visser Doubles Up
A series of bets and raises saw Ruben Visser all in for 473,000 and Satoshi Isomae had him covered. Their cards:
Visser: A K
Isomae: A Q
Board: 7 6 4 2 3
Visser won the hand and doubled up to 970,000.
Elezra Doubles Up an Opponent
Kenny Shih was all in preflop and Eli Elezra had him covered, Their cards:
Elezra: 8 8
Shih: A J
Board: 8 7 2 10 9
Shih doubled up on the hand to survive with 600,000 and Elezra saw his stack drop to 680,000.
Fernando Brito Doubles Up
Fernando Brito moved all in preflop and Patrick Poirier made the call. Their cards:
Brito: 9 9
Poirier: 3 3
Board: A 7 4 A 10
Briton doubled up to 440,000 after the hand.
Bryan Devonshire Knocks One Out
Robert Matos moved all in preflop for 700,000 and Bryan Devonshire made the call. Their cards:
Devonshire: A Q
Matos: A K
Board: 5 4 2 Q 7
Devonshire grew his stack to 1,550,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Eli Elezra, Bryan Devonshire, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Ruben Visser, Fernando Brito
Level 25 Update: Claudia Crawford Eliminated
Jul 17, '11
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 71 out of 6,865
Average Chip Count: 2.9 million
Chip Counts:
1: Ben Lamb — 8,110,000
2: Phil Collins — 8,100,000
3: Ryan Lenaghan — 7,300,000
4: Bryan Devonshire — 6,050,000
5: Kyle Johnson — 5,950,000
6: Bryan Follain — 5,850,000
7: Aleksandr Mozhnyakov — 4,930,000
8: Guillaume Darcourt — 4,900,000
9: John Hewitt — 4,700,000
10: Sebastian Ruthenberg — 4,660,000
Notables Eliminated:
Claudia Crawford
Daryl Jace
Frank Calo
David Barter
Featured Poker Tweets
Allen Cunningham
Erick Lindgren
Jean-Robert Bellande
Bryan Devonshire
Philip Collins
David Sands
Lars Bonding
Hands:
Claudia Crawford Eliminated
Claudia Crawford moved all in with the flop reading 10 9 4 and Guillaume Darcourt made the call. Their cards:
Crawford: Q J
Darcourt: 7 7
Turn and River: 5 and 5
Crawford was eliminated on the hand and Darcourt grew his stack to nearly 5 million.
David Barter Eliminated
Sebastian Ruthenberg raised to 85,000 from the hi-jack preflop and Sam Barnhart made the call from the cutoff. David Barter then moved all in for 750,000 from the button. Per Linde made the call from the big blind. Everyone else mucked and the two players flipped over their cards:
Linde: J J
Barter: Q 10
Board: 6 5 3 8 6
Barter was eliminated on the hand and Linde grew his stack to 4 million.
Daryl Jace Eliminated
Daryl Jace moved all in for 325,000 and John Hewitt made the call from the big blind. Their cards:
Jace: A 5
Hewitt: A K
Board: K 4 4 6 A
Jace was eliminated on the hand and Hewitt grew his stack to 4,350,000.
Alex Moore Knocked out by a Cooler
Alex Moore was all in preflop and Andrew Hinrichsen was his opposition. Their cards:
Moore: K K
Hinrichsen: A A
Board: 10 7 4 2 4
Moore was eliminated on the hand and Hinrichsen grew his stack to 3.5 million.
Player Tags: Alex Moore, Daryl Jace, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Guillaume Darcourt, Claudia Crawford, David Barter
A trio of German players have found themselves seated together at the same table after the dinner break. Team PokerStars Germany Pros Katja Thater, Sebastian Ruthenberg, and Florian Langmann. Wunderbar!
Day 1A at the PokerStars European Poker Tour Barcelona main event will begin at 12:30 p.m. 
Annette Obrestad bets out 32,000 under-the-gun and Sebastian Ruthenberg calls from the small blind. The flop is J
9
4
Barcelona winner Sebastien Ruthenberg ran K-J into Juan Macerias' aces.
, but the turn brings utter disappointment in the form of the J
, with a not-so-helpful 3
Sebastian Ruthenberg now sits on 63,000 chips.
Sebastian Ruthenberg moves all in and Massimo Di Cicco comes over the top.
Sebastian Ruthenberg bets 16,000 on a Q-10-9 flop. Alexiou Konstantinos calls and the turn is the 6