Andrew Robl built a big lead over Kara Scott and though she was able to mount a comeback, he inevitably finished her off.
Kara Scott
On her final hand, Scott was all in holding J-10 against Robl’s 10-8 and in good shape to double up. Instead, the board gave Robl a straigh and he moves on to face the winner of David Williams and Emmitt Smith in the next round.
James Bord moved all in holding A10 but was dominated by Andrew Robl’s AK.
The board ran out J76Q3 and Bord was eliminated. Robl moves on to the Elite Eight to do battle with the winner of the match between Michael Mizrachi and David Benyamine.
All of the celebrities are now officially out of the bracket with the elimination of Emmitt Smith.
Smith was all in and dominated holding K-4 against Andrew Robl’s K-J. Smith flopped a 4, but Robl hit a running straight to move on to the Sweet 16. Robl will battle with James Bord in the next round.
They are being super secretive with the action now, so we have no idea how it happened, but Erik Seidel moved all in and Andrew Robl went into the tank.
After a few minutes, he made the call, but could only muck when Seidel showed him threes full. Robl was eliminated and Seidel moves on to the championship round for the second consecutive year.
Seidel has already put together a monster year and is seemingly the best $25,000 buy-in tournament player on the planet. With $300,000 already locked up, this is now his fifth six-figure score of 2011.
Andrew Robl built a big lead over Kara Scott and though she was able to mount a comeback, he inevitably finished her off.
Kara Scott
On her final hand, Scott was all in holding J-10 against Robl’s 10-8 and in good shape to double up. Instead, the board gave Robl a straigh and he moves on to face the winner of David Williams and Emmitt Smith in the next round.
James Bord moved all in holding A10 but was dominated by Andrew Robl’s AK.
The board ran out J76Q3 and Bord was eliminated. Robl moves on to the Elite Eight to do battle with the winner of the match between Michael Mizrachi and David Benyamine.
All of the celebrities are now officially out of the bracket with the elimination of Emmitt Smith.
Smith was all in and dominated holding K-4 against Andrew Robl’s K-J. Smith flopped a 4, but Robl hit a running straight to move on to the Sweet 16. Robl will battle with James Bord in the next round.
They are being super secretive with the action now, so we have no idea how it happened, but Erik Seidel moved all in and Andrew Robl went into the tank.
After a few minutes, he made the call, but could only muck when Seidel showed him threes full. Robl was eliminated and Seidel moves on to the championship round for the second consecutive year.
Seidel has already put together a monster year and is seemingly the best $25,000 buy-in tournament player on the planet. With $300,000 already locked up, this is now his fifth six-figure score of 2011.
Andrew Robl built a big lead over Kara Scott and though she was able to mount a comeback, he inevitably finished her off.
Kara Scott
On her final hand, Scott was all in holding J-10 against Robl’s 10-8 and in good shape to double up. Instead, the board gave Robl a straigh and he moves on to face the winner of David Williams and Emmitt Smith in the next round.
James Bord moved all in holding A10 but was dominated by Andrew Robl’s AK.
The board ran out J76Q3 and Bord was eliminated. Robl moves on to the Elite Eight to do battle with the winner of the match between Michael Mizrachi and David Benyamine.
All of the celebrities are now officially out of the bracket with the elimination of Emmitt Smith.
Smith was all in and dominated holding K-4 against Andrew Robl’s K-J. Smith flopped a 4, but Robl hit a running straight to move on to the Sweet 16. Robl will battle with James Bord in the next round.
They are being super secretive with the action now, so we have no idea how it happened, but Erik Seidel moved all in and Andrew Robl went into the tank.
After a few minutes, he made the call, but could only muck when Seidel showed him threes full. Robl was eliminated and Seidel moves on to the championship round for the second consecutive year.
Seidel has already put together a monster year and is seemingly the best $25,000 buy-in tournament player on the planet. With $300,000 already locked up, this is now his fifth six-figure score of 2011.
Andrew Robl raised to 50,000 from middle position preflop and Sorel Mizzi reraised all in for 454,000 from the cutoff. Robl made the call and they revealed their cards:
Robl: A K
Mizzi: 6 6
Board: J 2 2 3 4
Mizzi doubled up to 945,000 after the hand and Robl took a hit down to 1.85 million. Mizzi keeps his hopes of taking over the Card Player Player of the Year lead alive in the tournament thanks to his survival. He has his work cut out for him though, he will need to win the tournament to top current POY leader Thomas Marchese.
In a shocking turn of events David Baker went from one of the chip leaders to out of the tournament in a short amount of time. His final hand was fittingly shocking as well.
David Baker got the last of his chips into the middle preflop from the cutoff and Andrew Robl made the call from the button. Their cards:
Baker: A K
Robl: A K
Board: K J 2 3 2
Robl spiked a club on the river to make a flush and he grew his stack to 2.1 million. Baker took home $25,339 in prize money.
Kirk Morrison raised to 150,000 under the gun after the 6 was exposed preflop and Andrew Robl reraised to 280,000. Morrison made the call and the flop fell 10 9 7.
Both players checked and the 2 followed on the turn. Morrison checked, Robl bet 300,000, and Morrison made the call. The river brought the 4 and Robl moved all in for 955,000. Morrison went into the tank and eventually made the call.
Robl turned over two black queens and Morrison mucked. Robl double up to 3.23 million and Morrison dropped to 2.6 million.
Kia Mohajeri raised to 100,000 from early position preflop and Kirk Morrison made the call from the cutoff. Andrew Robl then moved all in for 534,000 on the button. Mohajeri made the call and Morrison mucked. Their cards:
Robl: Q Q
Mohajeri: K J
Board: A J 4 5 2
Robl doubled up with queens to 1.2 million while Mohajeri dropped to 1.5 million.
Antonio Esfandiari continues to fight and survive on day 5. In a recent hand Andrew Robl raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Antonio Esfandiari reraised all in for 543,000 from the button. Robl made the call and they revealed their cards:
Esfandiari: A Q
Robl: A 8
Board: 10 7 2 7 4
Esfandiari doubled up to survive with 1,348,000 and Robl fell to 677,000.
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 800,000 and Andrew Robl quickly moved all in. Esfandiari instantly called with KJ and was excited to see that he was ahead of Robl’s Q10.
The flop came AK6 and Esfandiari retained the lead. Robl could catch any jack or diamond to win, but the turn and river bricked with the 65 and he was eliminated.
Esfandiari raised to 800,000 and Robl called. The flop came down 932 and Robl checked. Esfandiari bet 1,150,000 and Robl called.
The turn was the 5 and both players checked. The river was the 9 and they checked again. Esfandiari showed Q-2 and took the pot, increasing his stack to 10,000,000. Robl is now down to 7,650,000.
Esfandiari raised too 850,000 on the button and Robl called. Both players checked the flop of QJ2.
The turn was the 5 and Esfandiari bet 825,000. Robl called and both players checked the 6 on the river. Robl showed A5 and took down the pot to increase his stack to 10,845,000. Esfandiari is down to 6,810,000.
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 600,000 and Andrew Robl called. The flop came Q63 and Robl checked.
Esfandiari bet 820,000 and Robl called. The turn was the 4 and Robl checked again. Esfandiari bet 1.9 million and Robl folded. With that pot, Esfandiari took a 9.4 million to 8.2 million lead.
Andrew Robl raised to 50,000 from middle position preflop and Sorel Mizzi reraised all in for 454,000 from the cutoff. Robl made the call and they revealed their cards:
Robl: A K
Mizzi: 6 6
Board: J 2 2 3 4
Mizzi doubled up to 945,000 after the hand and Robl took a hit down to 1.85 million. Mizzi keeps his hopes of taking over the Card Player Player of the Year lead alive in the tournament thanks to his survival. He has his work cut out for him though, he will need to win the tournament to top current POY leader Thomas Marchese.
In a shocking turn of events David Baker went from one of the chip leaders to out of the tournament in a short amount of time. His final hand was fittingly shocking as well.
David Baker got the last of his chips into the middle preflop from the cutoff and Andrew Robl made the call from the button. Their cards:
Baker: A K
Robl: A K
Board: K J 2 3 2
Robl spiked a club on the river to make a flush and he grew his stack to 2.1 million. Baker took home $25,339 in prize money.
Kirk Morrison raised to 150,000 under the gun after the 6 was exposed preflop and Andrew Robl reraised to 280,000. Morrison made the call and the flop fell 10 9 7.
Both players checked and the 2 followed on the turn. Morrison checked, Robl bet 300,000, and Morrison made the call. The river brought the 4 and Robl moved all in for 955,000. Morrison went into the tank and eventually made the call.
Robl turned over two black queens and Morrison mucked. Robl double up to 3.23 million and Morrison dropped to 2.6 million.
Kia Mohajeri raised to 100,000 from early position preflop and Kirk Morrison made the call from the cutoff. Andrew Robl then moved all in for 534,000 on the button. Mohajeri made the call and Morrison mucked. Their cards:
Robl: Q Q
Mohajeri: K J
Board: A J 4 5 2
Robl doubled up with queens to 1.2 million while Mohajeri dropped to 1.5 million.
Antonio Esfandiari continues to fight and survive on day 5. In a recent hand Andrew Robl raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Antonio Esfandiari reraised all in for 543,000 from the button. Robl made the call and they revealed their cards:
Esfandiari: A Q
Robl: A 8
Board: 10 7 2 7 4
Esfandiari doubled up to survive with 1,348,000 and Robl fell to 677,000.
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 800,000 and Andrew Robl quickly moved all in. Esfandiari instantly called with KJ and was excited to see that he was ahead of Robl’s Q10.
The flop came AK6 and Esfandiari retained the lead. Robl could catch any jack or diamond to win, but the turn and river bricked with the 65 and he was eliminated.
Esfandiari raised to 800,000 and Robl called. The flop came down 932 and Robl checked. Esfandiari bet 1,150,000 and Robl called.
The turn was the 5 and both players checked. The river was the 9 and they checked again. Esfandiari showed Q-2 and took the pot, increasing his stack to 10,000,000. Robl is now down to 7,650,000.
Esfandiari raised too 850,000 on the button and Robl called. Both players checked the flop of QJ2.
The turn was the 5 and Esfandiari bet 825,000. Robl called and both players checked the 6 on the river. Robl showed A5 and took down the pot to increase his stack to 10,845,000. Esfandiari is down to 6,810,000.
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 600,000 and Andrew Robl called. The flop came Q63 and Robl checked.
Esfandiari bet 820,000 and Robl called. The turn was the 4 and Robl checked again. Esfandiari bet 1.9 million and Robl folded. With that pot, Esfandiari took a 9.4 million to 8.2 million lead.
Andrew Robl raised to 50,000 from middle position preflop and Sorel Mizzi reraised all in for 454,000 from the cutoff. Robl made the call and they revealed their cards:
Robl: A K
Mizzi: 6 6
Board: J 2 2 3 4
Mizzi doubled up to 945,000 after the hand and Robl took a hit down to 1.85 million. Mizzi keeps his hopes of taking over the Card Player Player of the Year lead alive in the tournament thanks to his survival. He has his work cut out for him though, he will need to win the tournament to top current POY leader Thomas Marchese.
In a shocking turn of events David Baker went from one of the chip leaders to out of the tournament in a short amount of time. His final hand was fittingly shocking as well.
David Baker got the last of his chips into the middle preflop from the cutoff and Andrew Robl made the call from the button. Their cards:
Baker: A K
Robl: A K
Board: K J 2 3 2
Robl spiked a club on the river to make a flush and he grew his stack to 2.1 million. Baker took home $25,339 in prize money.
Kirk Morrison raised to 150,000 under the gun after the 6 was exposed preflop and Andrew Robl reraised to 280,000. Morrison made the call and the flop fell 10 9 7.
Both players checked and the 2 followed on the turn. Morrison checked, Robl bet 300,000, and Morrison made the call. The river brought the 4 and Robl moved all in for 955,000. Morrison went into the tank and eventually made the call.
Robl turned over two black queens and Morrison mucked. Robl double up to 3.23 million and Morrison dropped to 2.6 million.
Kia Mohajeri raised to 100,000 from early position preflop and Kirk Morrison made the call from the cutoff. Andrew Robl then moved all in for 534,000 on the button. Mohajeri made the call and Morrison mucked. Their cards:
Robl: Q Q
Mohajeri: K J
Board: A J 4 5 2
Robl doubled up with queens to 1.2 million while Mohajeri dropped to 1.5 million.
Antonio Esfandiari continues to fight and survive on day 5. In a recent hand Andrew Robl raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Antonio Esfandiari reraised all in for 543,000 from the button. Robl made the call and they revealed their cards:
Esfandiari: A Q
Robl: A 8
Board: 10 7 2 7 4
Esfandiari doubled up to survive with 1,348,000 and Robl fell to 677,000.
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 800,000 and Andrew Robl quickly moved all in. Esfandiari instantly called with KJ and was excited to see that he was ahead of Robl’s Q10.
The flop came AK6 and Esfandiari retained the lead. Robl could catch any jack or diamond to win, but the turn and river bricked with the 65 and he was eliminated.
Esfandiari raised to 800,000 and Robl called. The flop came down 932 and Robl checked. Esfandiari bet 1,150,000 and Robl called.
The turn was the 5 and both players checked. The river was the 9 and they checked again. Esfandiari showed Q-2 and took the pot, increasing his stack to 10,000,000. Robl is now down to 7,650,000.
Esfandiari raised too 850,000 on the button and Robl called. Both players checked the flop of QJ2.
The turn was the 5 and Esfandiari bet 825,000. Robl called and both players checked the 6 on the river. Robl showed A5 and took down the pot to increase his stack to 10,845,000. Esfandiari is down to 6,810,000.
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 600,000 and Andrew Robl called. The flop came Q63 and Robl checked.
Esfandiari bet 820,000 and Robl called. The turn was the 4 and Robl checked again. Esfandiari bet 1.9 million and Robl folded. With that pot, Esfandiari took a 9.4 million to 8.2 million lead.
Andrew Robl raised to 50,000 from middle position preflop and Sorel Mizzi reraised all in for 454,000 from the cutoff. Robl made the call and they revealed their cards:
Robl: A K
Mizzi: 6 6
Board: J 2 2 3 4
Mizzi doubled up to 945,000 after the hand and Robl took a hit down to 1.85 million. Mizzi keeps his hopes of taking over the Card Player Player of the Year lead alive in the tournament thanks to his survival. He has his work cut out for him though, he will need to win the tournament to top current POY leader Thomas Marchese.
In a shocking turn of events David Baker went from one of the chip leaders to out of the tournament in a short amount of time. His final hand was fittingly shocking as well.
David Baker got the last of his chips into the middle preflop from the cutoff and Andrew Robl made the call from the button. Their cards:
Baker: A K
Robl: A K
Board: K J 2 3 2
Robl spiked a club on the river to make a flush and he grew his stack to 2.1 million. Baker took home $25,339 in prize money.
Kirk Morrison raised to 150,000 under the gun after the 6 was exposed preflop and Andrew Robl reraised to 280,000. Morrison made the call and the flop fell 10 9 7.
Both players checked and the 2 followed on the turn. Morrison checked, Robl bet 300,000, and Morrison made the call. The river brought the 4 and Robl moved all in for 955,000. Morrison went into the tank and eventually made the call.
Robl turned over two black queens and Morrison mucked. Robl double up to 3.23 million and Morrison dropped to 2.6 million.
Kia Mohajeri raised to 100,000 from early position preflop and Kirk Morrison made the call from the cutoff. Andrew Robl then moved all in for 534,000 on the button. Mohajeri made the call and Morrison mucked. Their cards:
Robl: Q Q
Mohajeri: K J
Board: A J 4 5 2
Robl doubled up with queens to 1.2 million while Mohajeri dropped to 1.5 million.
Antonio Esfandiari continues to fight and survive on day 5. In a recent hand Andrew Robl raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Antonio Esfandiari reraised all in for 543,000 from the button. Robl made the call and they revealed their cards:
Esfandiari: A Q
Robl: A 8
Board: 10 7 2 7 4
Esfandiari doubled up to survive with 1,348,000 and Robl fell to 677,000.
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 800,000 and Andrew Robl quickly moved all in. Esfandiari instantly called with KJ and was excited to see that he was ahead of Robl’s Q10.
The flop came AK6 and Esfandiari retained the lead. Robl could catch any jack or diamond to win, but the turn and river bricked with the 65 and he was eliminated.
Esfandiari raised to 800,000 and Robl called. The flop came down 932 and Robl checked. Esfandiari bet 1,150,000 and Robl called.
The turn was the 5 and both players checked. The river was the 9 and they checked again. Esfandiari showed Q-2 and took the pot, increasing his stack to 10,000,000. Robl is now down to 7,650,000.
Esfandiari raised too 850,000 on the button and Robl called. Both players checked the flop of QJ2.
The turn was the 5 and Esfandiari bet 825,000. Robl called and both players checked the 6 on the river. Robl showed A5 and took down the pot to increase his stack to 10,845,000. Esfandiari is down to 6,810,000.
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 600,000 and Andrew Robl called. The flop came Q63 and Robl checked.
Esfandiari bet 820,000 and Robl called. The turn was the 4 and Robl checked again. Esfandiari bet 1.9 million and Robl folded. With that pot, Esfandiari took a 9.4 million to 8.2 million lead.
Picking up the action on the flop of KJ4, Kirill Gerasimov checked and his opponent bet 650. Gerasimov made the call and the 6 fell on the turn.
Both players checked and the 10 came on the river. Gerasimov checked one more time and his opponent took a stab with 1,250. Gerasimov made the call and his opponent showed 76 for a pair of sixes.
Gerasimov tabled AJ for second pair and he took the pot. He was at 19,500.
Black Hurting
Picking up the action on the flop, the board read A74. Andy Black, Gary Benson and another player checked to see the J on the turn.
Black led out with 400 and both opponents called. The river was the 9 and Black led out for 200. Benson made the call while the other player mucked. Benson showed an ace while Black mucked and Black was down to 10,000.
Victor Ramdin Eliminated
Victor Ramdin was down to his last 1,600 and moved them in preflop. He was called by Matt Glantz and he turned over pocket aces. Ramdin needed help as he showed 88.
The flop came down AKJ and Glantz flopped a set. Ramdin needed running eights or the board to make a straight in order to survive.
The turn offered some hope as it brought the Q, but the river was the J, filling up Glantz and knocking Ramdin out of the tournament.
Caro Misses
Mike Caro and two other players limped preflop to see 542 come on the flop. A player bet 400 and Caro was the only caller.
The turn was the K and the player bet 1,400. Caro called again and the river was the 4.
Both players checked and Caro showed A7 for a busted club draw while the other player showed K9 for top pair. Caro was at 25,000.
Robl Kicks Better
Picking up the action on a flop of A64, the small blind checked and Andrew Robl bet 1,800. The small blind called and the 7 fell on the turn.
Both players checked and the river was the 2. Robl bet 6,000 and his opponent made the call. Robl then tabled AQ for top pair.
His opponent flashed A10 for an inferior kicker and Robl took in the pot. He was at 37,000.
Schoenfeld Outflopped
After the flop had come down 543, Adam Schoenfeld bet 1,000 and the player in seat 10 raised to 3,250. Schoenfeld made the call and the K came on the turn.
Both players checked and the 9 fell on the river. Schoenfeld fired 5,000 and his opponent quickly called.
Schoenfeld tabled 66 but seat 10 showed 55 for top set on the flop and Schoenfeld dropped the pot. He was at 32,000.
Picking up the action after the board had run out 77426.
Boyd Plowman was all in from seat 3 and Michael Mizrachi made the call.
Plowman: J9
Mizrachi: 87
Mizrachi’s trip sevens was good against Plowman’s busted club draw and Mizrachi scored the knockout. He was at 55,000.
Robl Takes A Pot
A player raised to 700 and Andrew Robl made the call, as did the big blind. The flop came down J75.
All three players checked and the K fell on the turn. Robl bet 1,300 and both opponents mucked. Robl was around 35,000.
Forrest Crippled When Aces Crack
The player under the gun raised to 600 and Ted Forrest raised to 1,600 from the big blind. The under the gun player then raised to 6,000 and Forrest raised again to 11,000. His opponent called and the flop ran 6Q2.
Forrest led with a bet of 5,000 and his opponent pushed all in for 8,700 more. Forrest called and saw he had been outdrawn. Their hands:
Forrest: AA
Opponent: QQ
Forrest’s aces were trailing his opponent’s flopped set of queens. The 4 turn and J river didn’t save Forrest and he was crippled, dropping to around 3,900 in chips.
Haxton Takes A Pot
Three players, including Isaac Haxton, built a pot to 2,000 and saw a flop. It came down AJ10 and all three players checked.
The turn was the 3 and Haxton led out with 1,250. His opponents mucked and Haxton took the pot. He was up to 50,000.
Bansi’s Three-Bet Enough
The player in seat 4 raised to 500 and the action folded to Praz Bansi. He counted out some chips and raised to 1,350.
His opponent thought for a bit and then released his hand. Bansi took the pot and he was at 34,000.
Naujoks Takes It Down
The player in seat 3 raised to 600 preflop and Sandra Naujoks made the call from the small blind. The big blind also tagged along and the flop came down 1086.
All three players checked and the turn was the 5. Naujoks led out with 1,400 and both of her opponents mucked.
76 players remain out of the 1,245 that entered the tournament.
The average chip stack is 122,861.
The field has already made the money. The next player eliminated will receive $6,700, with first place taking home $630,031
Notables still remaining include David Benefield, who is near the top of the chip counts, Andrew Robl, Chris Moorman, Taylor Caby, Daniel Negreanu, Jerry Yang, Justin Smith, Sorel Mizzi, Joe Bartholdi, Erik Cajelais, Amnon Filippi, Steve Billirakis and Dusty Schmidt.
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Gerasimov Takes One
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Victor Ramdin Eliminated
Robl Kicks Better
Mizrachi Plows Plowman
Forrest Crippled When Aces Crack
Naujoks Takes It Down
76 players remain out of the 1,245 that entered the tournament.