Miguel Proulx Poker Tournament Updates

Level 21 Update: Action Doesn't Slow Down

Jul 03, '10

Blinds: 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 21 out of 346

Average Chip Count: 494,285

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Miguel Proulx – 1,350,000
2. Tom Dwan – 990,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 945,000
4. Daniel Alaei – 720,000
5. Ville Mattila – 720,000
6. Danny Wong – 695,000
7. Seamus Cahill – 640,000
8. Ben Blackmore – 560,000
9. Jason Mercier – 540,000
10. Stephen Pierson – 520,000

Notable Eliminations:

Leandro Pimentel – $24,815
Daniel Harmetz – $24,815
Stephen Ladowsky – $24,815

Big Hands:

Alaei Takes the Pot

David Ulliott raised to 25,000 and was called by Blair Rodman in the hijack and Tom Dwan on the button. Daniel Alaei made it 112,000 more and was called by Ulliott and Dwan.

The flop came K32 and Alaei moved all-in for 320,000 and Ulliot mucked his hand. Dwan did the same after a little thought.

Dwan dropped to 990,000, Alaei is up to 720,000, and Ulliott is down to 130,000.

Leandro Pimentel Eliminated

Stephen Pierson raised from the cutoff and Leandro Pimentel re-potted from the big blind. Pierson moved all-in and Pimentel called off the last of his chips.

Pierson showed the AA77 and Pimentel showed the J1098.

The board ran out AJ332, giving Pierson the pot with aces full of threes.

Miguel Proulx Knocks Out Two

After a fop of J2Q, Stephen Ladowsky led out with a pot-sized bet of 75,000 and Daniel Harmetz re-potted. Miguel Proulx then moved all-in over the top of both of them and Ladowsky and Harmetz both called.

Proulx showed AAK8, giving him aces with a straight and flush draw. Harmetz showed KQ109, giving him top pair, a wrap draw, and a weaker flush draw. Ladowsky showed AKJ10, giving him a pair and a wrap draw.

The turn was the A, giving Proulx a set, but the other two players a straight and the river was the J, which paired the board and gave Proulx aces full and the pot. Proulx is up to 1,450,000 in chips with that pot.

Player Tags: Tom Dwan,   Miguel Proulx,   Leandro Pimentel

Alaei Wins Event No. 55 ($780,599)

Jul 05, '10

Big Hands:

Mattila Finishes in 3rd ($354,218)

Ville Mattila raised the pot from the button and Daniel Alaei reraised the pot from the small blind, enough to put Mattila in. He called. Their hands:

Mattila: AK72
Alaei: KK62

The flop ran AJ6, giving Mattila the best hand going into the turn. That’s when things started looking grim for Mattila, as the K fell to give Alaei a set. The river was the 10 and Mattila was gone in 3rd place, making $354,218.

With that, Alaei and Miguel Proulx were heads up and Alaei held a dominating chip lead.

Alaei Wins Event No. 55 ($780,599), Proulx Gets Runner-Up ($482,265)

In a quiet limped pot the flop ran 1095 and Miguel Proulx checked, allowing Daniel Alaei to bet 250,000. Proulx called and again checked on the 2 turn. Alaei bet 900,000 and Proulx raised all in. Alaei called quickly. Their hands:

Alaei: 7655
Proulx: AK102

Alaei held a set and Proulx was in trouble. The river brought the J and Alaei eliminated Proulx in second place ($482,265) to win event No. 55 and his third WSOP bracelet. He also took $780,599.

Player Tags: Daniel Alaei,   Miguel Proulx,   Ville Mattila

Level 28: Pierson Gone in 6th

Jul 04, '10

Blinds: 30,000-60,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 346

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Ludovic Lacay — 3,200,000
2. Daniel Alaei — 2,230,000
3. Ville Mattila — 1,780,000
4. Miguel Proulx — 1,710,000
5. Trevor Uyesugi — 1,550,000

Notable Eliminations:
8th – Alexander Kravchenko
7th – Dmitry Stelmak
6th – Stephen Pierson

Big Hands:

Pierson Falls to Kings in 6th ($147,138)

Miguel Proulx put in a raise and Stephen Pierson reraised from the big blind. Proulx raised enough to put Pierson all in, and he called. Their hands:

Pierson: AJ105
Proulx: KK42

The board ran 976Q10 and Pierson was unable to best Proulx’s kings. Pierson busted in 6th, taking $147,138 of the prize pool.

Player Tags: Miguel Proulx,   Stephen Pierson

Level 21 Update: Action Doesn't Slow Down

Jul 03, '10

Blinds: 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 21 out of 346

Average Chip Count: 494,285

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Miguel Proulx – 1,350,000
2. Tom Dwan – 990,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 945,000
4. Daniel Alaei – 720,000
5. Ville Mattila – 720,000
6. Danny Wong – 695,000
7. Seamus Cahill – 640,000
8. Ben Blackmore – 560,000
9. Jason Mercier – 540,000
10. Stephen Pierson – 520,000

Notable Eliminations:

Leandro Pimentel – $24,815
Daniel Harmetz – $24,815
Stephen Ladowsky – $24,815

Big Hands:

Alaei Takes the Pot

David Ulliott raised to 25,000 and was called by Blair Rodman in the hijack and Tom Dwan on the button. Daniel Alaei made it 112,000 more and was called by Ulliott and Dwan.

The flop came K32 and Alaei moved all-in for 320,000 and Ulliot mucked his hand. Dwan did the same after a little thought.

Dwan dropped to 990,000, Alaei is up to 720,000, and Ulliott is down to 130,000.

Leandro Pimentel Eliminated

Stephen Pierson raised from the cutoff and Leandro Pimentel re-potted from the big blind. Pierson moved all-in and Pimentel called off the last of his chips.

Pierson showed the AA77 and Pimentel showed the J1098.

The board ran out AJ332, giving Pierson the pot with aces full of threes.

Miguel Proulx Knocks Out Two

After a fop of J2Q, Stephen Ladowsky led out with a pot-sized bet of 75,000 and Daniel Harmetz re-potted. Miguel Proulx then moved all-in over the top of both of them and Ladowsky and Harmetz both called.

Proulx showed AAK8, giving him aces with a straight and flush draw. Harmetz showed KQ109, giving him top pair, a wrap draw, and a weaker flush draw. Ladowsky showed AKJ10, giving him a pair and a wrap draw.

The turn was the A, giving Proulx a set, but the other two players a straight and the river was the J, which paired the board and gave Proulx aces full and the pot. Proulx is up to 1,450,000 in chips with that pot.

Player Tags: Tom Dwan,   Miguel Proulx,   Leandro Pimentel

Alaei Wins Event No. 55 ($780,599)

Jul 05, '10

Big Hands:

Mattila Finishes in 3rd ($354,218)

Ville Mattila raised the pot from the button and Daniel Alaei reraised the pot from the small blind, enough to put Mattila in. He called. Their hands:

Mattila: AK72
Alaei: KK62

The flop ran AJ6, giving Mattila the best hand going into the turn. That’s when things started looking grim for Mattila, as the K fell to give Alaei a set. The river was the 10 and Mattila was gone in 3rd place, making $354,218.

With that, Alaei and Miguel Proulx were heads up and Alaei held a dominating chip lead.

Alaei Wins Event No. 55 ($780,599), Proulx Gets Runner-Up ($482,265)

In a quiet limped pot the flop ran 1095 and Miguel Proulx checked, allowing Daniel Alaei to bet 250,000. Proulx called and again checked on the 2 turn. Alaei bet 900,000 and Proulx raised all in. Alaei called quickly. Their hands:

Alaei: 7655
Proulx: AK102

Alaei held a set and Proulx was in trouble. The river brought the J and Alaei eliminated Proulx in second place ($482,265) to win event No. 55 and his third WSOP bracelet. He also took $780,599.

Player Tags: Daniel Alaei,   Miguel Proulx,   Ville Mattila

Level 28: Pierson Gone in 6th

Jul 04, '10

Blinds: 30,000-60,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 346

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Ludovic Lacay — 3,200,000
2. Daniel Alaei — 2,230,000
3. Ville Mattila — 1,780,000
4. Miguel Proulx — 1,710,000
5. Trevor Uyesugi — 1,550,000

Notable Eliminations:
8th – Alexander Kravchenko
7th – Dmitry Stelmak
6th – Stephen Pierson

Big Hands:

Pierson Falls to Kings in 6th ($147,138)

Miguel Proulx put in a raise and Stephen Pierson reraised from the big blind. Proulx raised enough to put Pierson all in, and he called. Their hands:

Pierson: AJ105
Proulx: KK42

The board ran 976Q10 and Pierson was unable to best Proulx’s kings. Pierson busted in 6th, taking $147,138 of the prize pool.

Player Tags: Miguel Proulx,   Stephen Pierson

Final Table Update: Miguel Proulx WIns Event No. 28

Jun 18, '10

Blinds: 30,000-60,000

Players Remaining: 1 out of 596

Notable Eliminations:

2. L.J. Klein — $195,147

Big Hands:

Miguel Proulx Wins Event No. 28 ($315,311), L.J. Klein Eliminated In Second Place ($195,147)

L.J. Klein raised to 125,000 from the button and Miguel Proulx made the call. The flop came down J104. Proulx checked and Klein bet 75,000. Proulx made the call and the turn was the 9.

Proulx then led out for 200,000 and Klein made the call. The river was the K and Proulx checked again. Klein then moved all in and Proulx snap-called, showing down AQQ2 for the nut flush.

Klein mucked and was eliminated in second place, surrendering the bracelet to Proulx.

Player Tags: Miguel Proulx

Final Table Update: Pope 7th, Gal 6th, Engels 5th, Tayar 4th

Jun 17, '10

Blinds: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 596

Average Chip Count: 1,490,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Miguel Proulx – 1,910,000
2. L.J. Klein – 1,710,000
3. Michael Greco – 850,000

Notable Eliminations:

7. Trevor Pope — $41,850
6. Karl Gal — $54,736
5. Joerg Engels — $72,227
4. Stephane Tayar — $96,243

Big Hands:

Trevor Pope Eliminated In Seventh Place ($41,850)

Trevor Pope raised to 100,000 from under the gun and action folded to Miguel Proulx. He repotted and Pope made the call for the rest of his chips.

Pope turned over J1098 and Proulx showed KKJ7.

The board ran out A6334, missing Pope completely and he was ousted from the tournament.

Karl Gal Eliminated In Sixth Place ($54,736)

Karl Gal moved all in for his last 200,000 and Miguel Proulx made the call. He showed down QJ106 while Gal showed KK87.

The flop was good for both players as it came down QJ2, giving Gal a flush and Proulx two pair. The turn was the A, helping neither player.

But the river was the Q, giving Proulx the full house and Gal was eliminated.

Joerg Engels Eliminated in Fifth Place ($72,227)

Joerg Engels raised to 110,000 from the button and Michael Greco made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 665 and Greco checked. Engels moved all in and Greco made the call.

Engels showed down A994 and Greco showed A633.

Greco had trips and improved to a full house when the A fell on the turn and the river was the 7, securing Engels’ fate as he was eliminated.

Stephane Tayar Eliminated In Fourth Place ($96,253)

Stephane Tayar raised to 140,000 from under the gun and Miguel Proulx was the only caller. Tayar only had 10,000 behind and threw it into the pot before the flop was dealt. Proulx made the call and showed AK43 while Tayar showed QJ98.

The board ran out Q10227, giving Proulx a superior spade flush and Tayar was eliminated.

Player Tags: Michael Greco,   Miguel Proulx,   Stephane Tayar,   Karl Gal,   Joerg Engels

Final Table Update: Tommy Le Eliminated In 8th Place

Jun 17, '10

Blinds: 15,000-30,000

Players Remaining: 7 out of 596

Average Chip Count: 638,571

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Miguel Proulx – 1,610,000
2. L.J. Klein – 848,000
3. Michael Greco – 563,000
4. Trevor Pope – 344,000
5. Karl Gal – 316,000
6. Joerg Engels – 260,000
7. Stephane Tayar – 210,000

Notable Eliminations:

8. Tommy Le — $32,254

Big Hands:

Tommy Le Eliminated In Eighth Place ($32,254)

Miguel Proulx raised to 65,000 and Tommy Le made the call and both players saw a flop of Q53.

Le shoved for the rest of his chips and Proulx made the call. Le showed 10743 for bottom pair and a gutshot straight draw.

Proulx showed AK55 for a set of fives. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 8 and Le was eliminated.

Player Tags: Tommy Le,   Miguel Proulx