Level 19: Seidel, Singer, Van Alstyne, Morrison Out; Bloch First To Cash
May 31, '10
Blinds:
Flop/Limit Games: 10,000-30,000 blinds; 30,000-60,000 stakes
Stud Games: 7,000 ante; 10,000 bring in; 30,000-60,000 limits
No limit Hold’em: 6,000-12,000 blinds with a 3,000 ante
Players Remaining: 14 out of 116
Average Chip Count: 1,242,857
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. John Juanda – 2,250,000
2. Vladimir Schmelev – 1,700,000
3. Mikael Thuritz – 1,620,000
4. Robert Mizrachi – 1,330,000
5. Michael Mizrachi – 1,260,000
6. Abe Mosseri – 1,240,000
7. Nick Schulman – 1,220,000
8. Daniel Alaei – 1,200,000
9. David Oppenheim – 1,120,000
10. Alexander Kostritsyn – 785,000
Notable Eliminations:
James Van Alstyne
Erik Seidel
David Singer
16. Andy Bloch – $98,331
15. Ilya Bulychev – $98,331
Big Hands:
Seven Card Stud
Erik Seidel Eliminated
Vladimir Schmelev completed to 30,000 and Erik Seidel raised to 60,000. Schmelev made the call and then led out again with 30,000.
Seidel raised all in and Schmelev made the call. Here were there boards and how they ran out.
Seidel: 5
7
5
2(AA8)
Schmelev: Q
1086(1010K)
Seidel committed his chips with pocket aces but Schmelev hit a set of tens on fourth street. Seidel improved to two pair but it was not enough as he was eliminated just a few spots shy of the money.
James Van Alstyne Out
We caught this hand as Alexander Kostritsyn was counting up his chips after scooping a pot between him, Allen Bari and James Van Alstyne.
Van Alstyne had the rest of his chips committed and was eliminated.
David Singer Eliminated
We picked up the action on fourth street. Mikael Thuritz bet 30,000 and David Singer made the call.
Thuritz fired 60,000 on fifth street and Singer raised to 120,000, leaving only 30,000 behind. Thuritz put in enough to put Singer all in and Singer made the easy call.
Singer: 76410(K210)
Thuritz: Q3A7(Q86)
Singer made a king-high flush on fifth street but Thuritz caught his diamond on seventh street for an ace-high flush and Singer was out in heartbreaking fashion.
Stud/8
Kirk Morrison Bursts Bubble, Out In 17th
We did not catch the action but Daniel Alaei eliminated Kirk Morrison to burst the money bubble just two hands into hand-for-hand play.
With Morrison’s elimination, the money bubble has burst and the next person eliminated will earn $98,331.
Andy Bloch Eliminated In 16th Place ($98,331)
We caught this hand after seventh street. Vladimir Schmelev bet enough to put Andy Bloch all in and Bloch made the call. Here were their hands:
Bloch: 9AJ7(5J7)
Schmelev: 5610J(333)
Bloch made two pair for the high but it was no match for Schmelev’s set of three’s. Bloch could not qualify for a low hand and he was the first one to cash out in the Players Championship.
No Limit Hold’em
Brett Richey Doubles Up
Brett Richey put his last 100,000 into the middle against Allen Bari preflop. Bari turned over A4 while Richey showed K6.
The flop was harmless as it came down 10103, Bari still leading the hand. The turn was the K giving Richey top pair and the lead.
No player had a club in their hand so Bari needed an ace to knock Richey out but the J cemented the double up for Richey, giving him 215,000 chips to play with.
Pot Limit Omaha
Ilya Bulychev Doubles Through Vladimir Schmelev, Then Eliminated In 15th Place ($98,331)
John Juanda and Vladimir Schmelev had each put 43,000 into the pot preflop. Ilya Bulychev then bet the pot, putting himself all in for his last 132,000.
Juanda thought for a long time before finally deciding to muck his hand. Schmelev quickly called and showed JJ24. He was trailing Bulychev’s KK5A.
The board rand out 77A29 and Bulychev doubled to over 300,000.
However, Schmelev would get payback just a couple of hands later as he got all his chips back, as well as Bulychev’s remainder, eliminating Bulychev in 15th place.
Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Andy Bloch, David Singer, James Van Alstyne, Brett Richey, Mikael Thuritz, Kirk Morrison, Ilya Bulychev
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