Level 13: Lindgren, Binger, Ferguson Out
Jun 24, '10
Flop Games: 2,000-4,000 blinds
Stud Games: 1,000 ante, 1,000 bring-in, 4,000-8,000 limits
Players Remaining: 58 out of 241
Average Chip Stack: 124,655
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Steve Billirakis – 340,000
2. Brian Townsend – 284,000
3. Brandon Adams – 255,000
4. Robert Mizrachi – 225,000
5. Carlos Mortensen – 220,000
6. Eric Sclavos – 210,000
7. Richard Ashby – 205,000
8. Eugene Katchalov – 200,000
9. Andrew Pantling – 185,000
10. John Racener – 175,000
Notable Eliminations:
Erick Lindgren
Michael Binger
Chris Ferguson
Justin Smith
Joe Hachem
Tom Schneider
Big Hands:
Stud
Townsend More Studly Than Lindgren
Picking up the action on fifth street, Brian Townsend bet 8,000 and Erick Lindgren made the call. It was the same story on sixth and seventh street and here were their boards:
Townsend: (8
7
6)48
83
Lindgren: (muck)7J26
Townsend’s trip-eights caused Lindgren to muck his hand and Townsend took the pot. He was at 300,000 while Lindgren was down to just 22,500.
Hold’em
Barbieri Flushes Smith
Justin Smith raised to 8,000 from under the gun and Daniel Alaei made the call from the cutoff. Al Barbieri was in the big blind and threw in the extra 4,000 to see a flop. It came down 7
53.
Barbieri bet 4,000 and Smith raised to 8,000. Alaei got out of the way and Smith made the call. The turn was the Q and Barbieri led out with 8,000. Smith called and the 10 came on the river.
Barbieri bet another 8,000 and Smith called. Barbieri turned over 92 for a flush and Smith mucked. Barbieri took the pot and was at 150,000 while Smith was down to 61,000. Smith would bust later in the level on a seven-card stud hand.
Lindgren Busts
A few hands after losing to Brian Townsend, Erick Lindgren was all in holding QQ. He was up against Greg Raymer’s AJ and Andrew Brown’s KQ.
The flop came down K54, giving Brown top pair and Raymer the nut-flush draw. The turn was the 9 and Lindgren needed the case queen to stay alive. But the K fell on the river and Lindgren was eliminated.
Omaha/8
Billirakis Fills Up
Steve Billirakis raised to 8,000 from the cutoff and Scotty Nguyen called from the button. Phil Galfond tagged along from the big blind and the flop came down K84. Billirakis bet 4,000 and both opponents called.
The turn was the 4 and Billirakis bet 8,000. Both players called and the 4 came on the river. Billirakis bet 8,000 more and Nguyen was the only caller.
Billirakis turned over AAJ5 for a full house and Nguyen mucked. Billirakis was up to 280,000 while Nguyen was around 85,000.
Jesus Walks
Scotty Nguyen raised to 8,000 and Chris Ferguson made the call from the big blind. The flop came down KQ3 and both players checked. The 6 fell on the turn and both players went nuts.
Ferguson’s chips eventually all got into the middle and he turned over KJ105 for top pair and a broadway draw. Nguyen turned over A662 for a set of sixes and the nut-low draw. The 7 on the river gave no help to Ferguson and he was eliminated. Nguyen was up to 170,000 after the knockout.
Razz
Michael Binger Eliminated
Michael Binger found himself all in against James Mackey. Binger was drawing to a 9-7 low but paired jacks and had to settle for a jack-low. The 9-7 would not have made a difference, however, as Mackey made a 9-4 low and Binger made his exit from the tournament.
Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Chris Ferguson, Erick Lindgren, James Mackey, Steve Billirakis, Michael Binger, Phil Galfond, Brian Townsend
Level 12: Action Before The Dinner Bell
Jun 24, '10
Flop Games: 1,500-3,000 blinds
Stud Games: 700 ante, 1,000 bring-in, 3,000-6,000 limits
Players Remaining: 76 out of 241
Average Chip Stack: 92,962
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Steve Billirakis – 202,000
2. Magnus Persson – 185,000
3. John Racener – 175,000
4. Annie Duke – 170,000
5. Daniel Alaei – 155,000
6. Greg Raymer – 151,000
7. Nick Schulman – 147,000
8. Carlos Mortensen – 145,000
9. Andrew Pantling – 138,000
10. Robert Mizrachi – 136,000
Notable Eliminations:
Jean-Robert Bellande
Ted Forrest
Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return to action at 8:20 p.m.
Big Hands:
Razz
Mackey’s Cards Are Awful, Takes Pot
Chris Ferguson completed to 3,000 and James Mackey raised to 6,000. Ferguson made the call and then led out for another 3,000 on fourth street. Mackey made the call and Ferguson bet 6,000 on fifth street.
Mackey called again and both players checked sixth street. They did the same on seventh street and Mackey turned over 8-7-5-3-2. Ferguson mucked and Mackey took down the pot. Ferguson was down to 35,000 while Mackey was at 60,000.
Forrest Cut Down
Ted Forrest was all in on fourth street against Phil Galfond. By the time their boards ran out, Forrest wound up with two pair, nines and fours.
That’s never a good thing in razz, especially when Galfond made a 9-8 low and Forrest made his way to the exit.
Omaha/8
Alioto Gets Quartered
On a flop of 1076, Magnus Persson, the player in seat 3 and Dario Alioto all put in three bets.
The turn was the 9 and Persson bet 6,000. He was called by both opponents and the river was the 8. Persson bet again and was called again.
Persson turned over A963 for the nut flush and it was good for the entire high pot. Alioto and seat 3 each showed the same low and split the low pot. Alioto was at 40,000 while Persson was up to 185,000.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Ted Forrest, James Mackey, Dario Alioto, Magnus Persson
Level Nine: Elezra Out
Jun 24, '10
Flop Games: 800-1,500 blinds
Stud Games: 300 ante, 500 bring-in, 1,500-3,000 limits
Players Remaining: 130 out of 241
Average Chip Stack: 55,615
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Carlos Mortensen – 175,000
2. Sergey Altbregin – 143,000
3. Scott Bohlman – 117,600
4. Scotty Nguyen – 113,800
5. Mikael Thuritz – 107,700
6. Brendan Taylor – 106,000
7. Todd Brunson – 105,500
8. Arturo Diaz – 104,800
9. John Racener – 103,500
10. Matt Glantz – 97,500
Notable Eliminations:
Doyle Brunson
Eli Elezra
Big Hands:
Stud/8
Clements Takes One Off Lisandro
Scott Clements completed to 1,500 and Jeffrey Lisandro made the call. Clements bet another 1,500 on fourth street and Lisandro threw in another call.
Clements then bet 3,000 on every street afterward and Lisandro called him down. Clements then tabled (753)46KQ for a seven-high straight.
Lisandro mucked and he was down to 40,000 while Clements was at 44,000.
Omaha/8
Daniel Negreanu Takes One Off Mackey
Picking up the action on a flop of J52, Daniel Negreanu and James Mackey each checked and saw the 3 land on the turn.
Negreanu bet 3,000 and Mackey thought a few moments and released his hand. Negreanu took the pot and he was at 65,000. Mackey was at 26,000.
Hold’em
Elezra Eliminated
Eli Elezra got his last 4,000 into the middle preflop and he was called by Pawel Andrzejewski.
Elezra turned over his KJ while Andrzejewski turned over 88.
The flop came down J108, giving Elezra top pair but Andrzejewski a set. The board finished off 37 and Elezra was out.
Lindgren Fills Up
Picking up the action after the board had run out AQ8A6, Erick Lindgren bet 3,000 and Eric Buchman made the call.
Lindgren turned over AQ for aces-full and Buchman mucked. Lindgren took the pot and was at 68,000 while Buchman was down to 17,000.
Player Tags: Erick Lindgren, Daniel Negreanu, Eli Elezra, Jeffrey Lisandro, James Mackey, Scott Clements
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3
2
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Day 2 is in the books.
Shulman Wins a Small Pot
Brandon Cantu Eliminated
Mike Matusow (pictured right) opened the action with a raise preflop from early position. Jonas Entin called from the big blind and the flop fell K
Barry Greenstein Eliminated
James Mackey Takes a Hit in a Huge Pot
After a series of preflop raises, James Mackey was all in holding pocket kings against Matt Marafioti’s pocket aces.
Greg Raymer Takes Out James Mackey
Phil Galfond Doubles Through Justin Bonomo
