Erle Mankin Poker Tournament Updates

Erle Mankin Eliminates Jed Hoffman

Mar 28, '15

We missed the action but somehow Erle Mankin and Jed Hoffman got all the chips in preflop with Mankin holding 99 against Hoffman’s AK.

The flop brought the 954 which gave Mankin top set and Hoffman the nut flush draw.

The J on the turn changed nothing and the Q secured the pot for Mankin, sending Hoffman to the rail.

Player Tags: Erle Mankin

Randy Gil Verus Erle Mankin

Mar 28, '15

Randy Gil raised to 3,600 from the hijack seat and Erle Mankin called from the cutoff. The blinds released and Gil and Mankin saw a flop of J105. Gil bet 3,500 and Mankin called. The turn was the Q and both players checked. Gil bet 12,000 after the 9 fell on the river and Mankin folded.

Player Tags: Randy Gil,   Erle Mankin

Erle Mankin Loses With Aces Vs. Kings

Mar 28, '15

Erle Mankin got it in preflop with the AA against Jed Hoffman’s KK.

The flop brought the J109 to give Hoffman a gutshot draw, which promptly hit when the Q rolled off on the turn.

The 9 on the river locked up the pot for Hoffman, who was all-in for just under 20,000 total. While he doubled up Mankin was left with roughly 18,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Erle Mankin

Erle Mankin Isn't Eating Chocolate Ice Cream

Mar 28, '15

Earlier we reported a hand with Erle Mankin in which he was simultaneously eating chocolate ice cream and playing his hand.

Mankin has just corrected us, letting us know he is eating gelato – Italian-style ice cream lower in fat, calories and sugar than its traditional counterpart – not ice cream.

It's #gelato I'm on a diet @CardPlayerMedia pic.twitter.com/W2N5kYBDH3

— My Name Is (@ErlePoker) March 28, 2015

Player Tags: Erle Mankin

Erle Mankin Shows The Bluff

Mar 28, '15

Erle Mankin raised to 1,300 while eating some chocolate ice cream with a diminutive utensil.

“Small spoon, big hand,” he said as it folded to the player on the button, who made the call.

The flop brought the 1083 and Mankin again bet 1,300. The button called and the 5 hit the turn.

Mankin check-called a bet of 1,800 from the button after asking him if he could beat pocket aces and the Q hit the river.

Mankin then announced that he was all-in. The button folded without much deliberation and Mankin showed the KJ for naught but king high.

Player Tags: Erle Mankin

Margaret Steele the First Casualty of the Day

Mar 29, '15

Margaret Steele returned on Day 2 with just a baby stack of 25,100 and was the first elimination of the day.

Steele got all her chips in with ace-four versus kings and while she managed to pick up a four on the board, she was unable to overcome her opponent’s hand.

With Steele gone, we are down to the final 25 players.

Player Tags: Erle Mankin

Erle Mankin Eliminates Jed Hoffman

Mar 28, '15

We missed the action but somehow Erle Mankin and Jed Hoffman got all the chips in preflop with Mankin holding 99 against Hoffman’s AK.

The flop brought the 954 which gave Mankin top set and Hoffman the nut flush draw.

The J on the turn changed nothing and the Q secured the pot for Mankin, sending Hoffman to the rail.

Player Tags: Erle Mankin

Randy Gil Verus Erle Mankin

Mar 28, '15

Randy Gil raised to 3,600 from the hijack seat and Erle Mankin called from the cutoff. The blinds released and Gil and Mankin saw a flop of J105. Gil bet 3,500 and Mankin called. The turn was the Q and both players checked. Gil bet 12,000 after the 9 fell on the river and Mankin folded.

Player Tags: Randy Gil,   Erle Mankin

Erle Mankin Loses With Aces Vs. Kings

Mar 28, '15

Erle Mankin got it in preflop with the AA against Jed Hoffman’s KK.

The flop brought the J109 to give Hoffman a gutshot draw, which promptly hit when the Q rolled off on the turn.

The 9 on the river locked up the pot for Hoffman, who was all-in for just under 20,000 total. While he doubled up Mankin was left with roughly 18,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Erle Mankin

Erle Mankin Isn't Eating Chocolate Ice Cream

Mar 28, '15

Earlier we reported a hand with Erle Mankin in which he was simultaneously eating chocolate ice cream and playing his hand.

Mankin has just corrected us, letting us know he is eating gelato – Italian-style ice cream lower in fat, calories and sugar than its traditional counterpart – not ice cream.

It's #gelato I'm on a diet @CardPlayerMedia pic.twitter.com/W2N5kYBDH3

— My Name Is (@ErlePoker) March 28, 2015

Player Tags: Erle Mankin

Erle Mankin Shows The Bluff

Mar 28, '15

Erle Mankin raised to 1,300 while eating some chocolate ice cream with a diminutive utensil.

“Small spoon, big hand,” he said as it folded to the player on the button, who made the call.

The flop brought the 1083 and Mankin again bet 1,300. The button called and the 5 hit the turn.

Mankin check-called a bet of 1,800 from the button after asking him if he could beat pocket aces and the Q hit the river.

Mankin then announced that he was all-in. The button folded without much deliberation and Mankin showed the KJ for naught but king high.

Player Tags: Erle Mankin

Margaret Steele the First Casualty of the Day

Mar 29, '15

Margaret Steele returned on Day 2 with just a baby stack of 25,100 and was the first elimination of the day.

Steele got all her chips in with ace-four versus kings and while she managed to pick up a four on the board, she was unable to overcome her opponent’s hand.

With Steele gone, we are down to the final 25 players.

Player Tags: Erle Mankin

Final Table Update: Tyler Cornell Eliminated In 9th Place, Mankin 8th

Jun 30, '10

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 7 out of 2,543

Average Chip Count: 1,634,785

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Taylor Larkin – 2,625,000
2. Chadwick Grimes – 1,925,000
3. Mihai Manole – 1,800,000
4. Benjamin Smith – 1,700,000
5. Micahel Linn – 1,370,000
6. Justin Zaki – 825,000
7. Alexander Kuzmin – 575,000

Notable Eliminations:

9. Tyler Cornell — $45,247
8. Erle Mankin — $59,082

Big Hands:

Tyler Cornell Eliminated In Ninth Place ($45,247)

Tyler Cornell raised to 80,000 from the cutoff and Justin Zaki called, as did Chadwick Grimes.

The flop came down 965 and Cornell put his last 5,000 into the middle. Both opponents called and the turn was the Q.

Both players checked and they did the same when the 3 fell on the river. Cornell tabled J9 for top pair on the flop, but Grimes turned over KQ for a better pair and Cornell was the first player to bust from the final table.

Erle Mankin Eliminated In Eighth Place ($59,082)

Erle Mankin found himself all in preflop against Taylor Larkin. Here were their hands:

Mankin: AJ
Larkin: AK

Mankin was dominated and the board ran out K102810 and Mankin was eliminated.

Player Tags: Erle Mankin,   Tyler Cornell