Level 15 Update: Sexton Out, So Is Kravchenko
Jun 02, '09
Ante: 1,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Players Remaining: 23 out of 142
Chip Counts:
1. Max Pescatori – 427,000
2. Ville Wahlbeck – 370,000
3. Fu Wong – 332,000
4. Ray Dehkharghani – 310,000
5. Daniel Negreanu – 290,000
6. Eric Brooks – 246,000
7. Tim Phan – 235,000
8. Freddie Ellis – 205,000
9. Brian Goddard – 190,000
10. Chad Brown – 180,000
Average Chip Count: 152,143
Notable Eliminations:
Keith Sexton
Alex Kravchenko
David Chiu
Cory Zeidman
Big Hands:
Goddard Pushes Out Frangos, Eliminates Keith Sexton
Brian Goddard: X-X-4
Nick Frangos: X-X-8
Sexton: X-X-K
Frangos completed the bet to 5,000 and Sexton raised it to 10,000. Goddard made the call and Frangos did the same.
Brian Goddard: X-X-4A
Nick Frangos: X-X-82
Sexton: X-X-K3
Frangos fired 5,000 and Sexton raised again to 10,000. Goddard and Frangos called.
Brian Goddard: X-X-4A2
Nick Frangos: X-X-825
Sexton: X-X-K37
Frangos led out again with 10,000 and both of his opponents called.
Brian Goddard: X-X-4A23
Nick Frangos: X-X-825K
Sexton: X-X-K379
Frangos bet out another 10,000 and his opponents called again. On the river, Frangos bet another 10,000 and Sexton called for his last 2,500. Goddard then raised it to 20,000 much to Frangos’ surprise. He looked both confused and disgusted with the turn of events and mucked his hand. Goddard then showed his hole cards, AA6 for a set of aces. Sexton mucked his hand and he was eliminated. Goddard was at 165,000 while Frangos was down to 50,000.
Alex Kravchenko Drops A Pot, Then Busts
Seat 8: X-X-K
Kravchenko: X-X-Q
Kravchenko completed to 5,000 and seat 8 raised to 10,000. Kravchenko called.
Seat 8: X-X-K4
Kravchenko: X-X-Q2
Seat 8 bet 5,000 and Kravchenko came along for the ride.
Seat 8: X-X-K4J
Kravchenko: X-X-Q2K
Seat 8 fired another shot, this one 10,000. Kravchenko had enough and mucked his hand. He was down to 80,000 after the hand but lost that a short time later and he was eliminated.
Kid Poker Takes a Pot Off Brown and Wong
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-51010J
Fu Wong: X-X-Q723
Chad Brown: X-X-K2AQ
Wong bet 10,000 on the river and Brown made the call. Negreanu then raised it to 20,000 and Wong went into the tank. After some moments of thought, he mucked his hand and Brown followed suit. Negreanu raked in the pot and his stack was at 260,000. Brown’s stack was at 134,000 while Wong was at 160,000.
Ben Lin Ousted By Hasan Habib
Lin was all in against Habib and Eric Drache. Habib and Drache were contesting a side pot and when Habib showed down his hand, Drache could not beat it and mucked his hand. Matt Glantz then asked Lin if he could contest the side pot. Lin nodded and threw his hand in the muck, exiting the tournament area. Habib was up to 100,000 while Drache was at 122,000.
Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Daniel Negreanu, Keith Sexton, Brian Goddard, Nikolaos Frangos, Alexander Kravchenko, Fu Wong, Eric Drache
Freddie Ellis Wins Event No. 6 ($373,744)
Jun 04, '09
Eric Drache had bet out on every single street and Freddie Ellis called with the following boards for each player:
Drache: X-X-410Q5
Ellis: X-X-493J
Drache decided to check on seventh and Ellis bet 200,000. Drache raised for his last 20,000 on top of Ellis’ bet. Ellis called and turned up 882 for a heart flush. Drache mucked his hand and he was eliminated in second place ($231,014). Ellis took home the top prize of $373,744, his first gold bracelet, and the title of seven-card stud world champion.
Player Tags: Freddie Ellis, Eric Drache
Final Table Update: Eric Drache Takes the Lead
Jun 04, '09
Ante: 15,000
Low Card: 20,000
Completion: 60,000
Limits: 60,000-120,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 142
Chip Counts:
1. Eric Drache — 3,200,000
2. Freddie Ellis — 1,200,000
Average Chip Count: 2,205,000
Notable Eliminations:
None
Big Hands:
Eric Drache Takes the Lead
Eric Drache: X-X-7
Freddie Ellis: X-X-7
Eric Drache brought it in for 20,000 and Freddie Ellis made the call.
Eric Drache: X-X-7J
Freddie Ellis: X-X-7Q
Ellis bet 60,000 and Drache raised to 120,000. Ellis called.
Eric Drache: X-X-7J2
Freddie Ellis: X-X-7QQ
Ellis bet 120,000 and Drache made the call.
Eric Drache: X-X-7J25
Freddie Ellis: X-X-7QQ4
Ellis bet 120,000 and Crache called again on sixth street. After each player received his last down card Ellis bet 120,000 again and this time Drache raised to 240,000. Ellis made the call and turned over Q96. Drache turned over 109Q for a flush and he won the pot to take a three-to-one chip lead in the heads-up final.
Player Tags: Freddie Ellis, Eric Drache
Final Table Update: Hasan Habib (5th) and Max Pescatori (4th) Eliminated
Jun 03, '09
Ante: 7,000
Low Card: 10,000
Completion: 30,000
Limits: 30,000-60,000
Players Remaining: 3 out of 142
Chip Counts:
1. Freddie Ellis — 2,345,000
2. Eric Drache — 1,000,000
3. Ville Wahlbeck — 7405,000
Average Chip Count: 1,420,000
Notable Eliminations:
5. Hasan Habib – $80,969
4. Max Pescatori – $107,959
Big Hands:
Hasan Habib Eliminated in Fifth Place ($80,969)
Hasan Habib: X-X-J
Eric Drache: X-X-10
Ville Wahlbeck brought it in for 10,000 and Hasan Habib completed for 30,000. Eric Drache made the call and Wahlbeckk mucked.
Hasan Habib: X-X-J4
Eric Drache: X-X-108
Habib bet 30,000 and Drache called.
Hasan Habib: X-X-J4Q
Eric Drache: X-X-108J
Habib bet 60,000 and Drache called.
Hasan Habib: X-X-J4Q5
Eric Drache: X-X-108J6
Habib bet 60,000 and Drache raised to put Habib all in. Habib made the call and he flipped over AK in the hole. Drache had him beat with 106 in the hole for two pair, tens and sixes. Habib drew the K on seventh street and he was eliminated in fifth place ($80,969).
Max Pescatori Eliminated in Fourth Place ($107,959)
Max Pescaotri: X-X-10
Ville Wahlbeck: X-X-9
Max Pescatori moved all in for 93,000 on third street after facing a raise from Ville Wahlbeck. Wahlbeck called him down and they flipped up their hole cards:
Max Pescaotri: (QJ)10
Ville Wahlbeck: (QQ)9
Pescatori was able to make jacks and sixes on sixth street, but Wahlbeck did him one better by making queens and eights on seventh street. Pescatori was eliminated in fourth place and he took home $107,959 in prize money.
Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Max Pescatori, Ville Wahlbeck, Eric Drache
Final Table Update: Greg Mueller (7th) and Ivan Scherzer (6th) Eliminated
Jun 03, '09
Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 5 out of 142
Chip Counts:
1. Freddie Ellis — 1,700,000
2. Ville Wahlbeck — 670,000
3. Eric Drache — 600,000
4. Hasan Habib — 580,000
5. Max Pescatori — 510,000
Average Chip Count: 473,333
Notable Eliminations:
7. Greg Mueller – $53,886
6. Ivan Schertzer – $64,297
Big Hands:
Greg Mueller Eliminated in Seventh Place ($53,886)
Greg Mueller was severely short stacked when he was forced to recently move all in with buried deuces. Unfortunately for FBT Hasan Habib held split kings, which held up to win the pot and eliminate Mueller in seventh place ($53,886).
Ivan Scherzer Eliminated in Sixth Place ($64,297)
Action from fourth street:
Ivan Schertzer: X-X-J6
Eric Drache: X-X-910
Ivan Schertzer bet 20,000 and Eric Drache made the call.
Ivan Schertzer: X-X-J62
Eric Drache: X-X-9103
Schertzer bet 40,000 and Drache raised to 80,000. Schertzer called all in for 20,000 and both players flipped up their hole cards. Schertzer was solid with KK until Drache turned up AA. The dealer then dealt out sixth and seventh street and here is how the hands stood at the end:
Ivan Schertzer:
(KK)J62J(9)
Eric Drache: (AA)91035(5)
Drache won the hand with aces up to grow his stack to 600,000 while Schertzer was eliminated in sixth place ($64,207).
Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Greg Mueller, Ivan Schertzer, Eric Drache
