$2,000 No Limit Hold'em - Level Four
Jun 27, '08
Blinds/Antes: 100/200/25
Players Remaining: 2,318
Average Stack: 4,500
Chip Counts:
Benjamin Fineman - 27,000
Jullian Herold - 24,400
Jimmy Ngoc Tran - 16,000
Douglas Carli - 15,000
Peter Feldman - 13,200
David Pham - 13,000
Fu Wong - 12,800
Humberto Brenes - 12,500
Jordan Morgan - 11,500
Recent Eliminations:
Howard Lederer
Beth Shak
Big Hands/Storylines:
Ryan Young Takes a Hit
Ryan Young raised to a total of 650 from the second to act position and received calls by the player in the hijack seat (one to the right of the cut-off) and by the small blind. The three players took a flop of A
10
5, and the small blind checked. Young continued to bet, this time to the tune of 1,025. The last player to act reraised all in for a total of 4,100. The small blind folded and Young went into the tank, asking the dealer to pull in 1,025 from each player to see how much more it would be to call. After deliberating for a moment, Young released his hand. Another player at the table speculated that the winner of the pot had a flush draw. “I didn’t have hearts,” he replied as he stacked his newfound chips.
Khamar Xaythavone Makes a Tough Call
Joe Hachem raised to 600 total from middle position and was called by Khamar Xaythavone on the button. The player in the small blind called as well, and the three opponents saw a flop of 5
42
. The small blind checked, and Hachem checked as well. Xaythavone made a bet of 1,000 and was instantly check-raised all in by the small blind, who had all players covered. Hachem disgustedly looked at his hand and tossed his cards into the muck. Xaythavone looked pained as he deliberated, shaking his head several times as he audibly tried to figure out his opponent’s hand. After several minutes of deliberation, Xaythavone announced a call and turned over 66. His opponent revealed 73 for an inside straight draw. The Kwas dealt on the turn, and the Q on the river meant that Xaythavone had successfully doubled up.
Bill Gazes Wins a Big One
The player under-the-gun called and the action folded to Bill Gazes on the button. Gazes called, and both blinds completed and checked. The flop came AK3, and the blinds checked. The player under-the-gun led out with a bet of 600, and Gazes made the call. Both blinds folded, and the dealer put down the A on the turn. The under-the-gun player checked, and Gazes made a bet of 1,500. His opponent called and the Q appeared on the river. Again Gazes’ opponent checked, allowing Gazes to make a bet of 2,500. Gazes’ opponent counted out the chips necessary for a call and tossed them into the pot. Gazes turned over A8, and his opponent mucked.
Shannon Elizabeth Busts Another
Shannon Elizabeth got it all in pre-flop with her AK against her opponent’s QQ. Elizabeth won the pot when the K appeared on the turn giving her top pair.
Player Tags: Bill Gazes, Ryan Young, Joe Hachem, Shannon Elizabeth, Khamar Xaythauone, European Report
$2,000 No Limit Hold'em - Day Two - Level 13
Jun 28, '08
Blinds/Antes: 1500/3000/400
Players Remaining: 116 of 2,317
Average Stack: 80,000
Chip Counts:
Jose Severino - 360,000
Eric Crain - 320,000
Sergey Rybachenko - 290,000
Sean McCabe - 228,000
Vincent Dulac - 200,000
Gabe Costner - 190,000
Alexandre Gomes - 190,000
Denis Limon - 178,000
Mathias Olsson - 170,000
Adam Katz - 166,000
Recent Eliminations:
Jason Sanders
Big Hands/Storylines:
Jason Sanders Falls Victim to Pocket Sevens
Jason Sanders moved all in from under-the-gun for a total of 14,000 and the action folded to his opponent in the big blind. The big blind took a peek at his hole cards and instantly called his Sanders’ bet. His opponent turned over 77, and it was revealed to be yet another coin flip when Sanders turned over AQ. The flop came KJ9, with no help for Sanders. The 6 on the turn was another brick, and the 4 on the river was the final nail in the coffin. Sanders exited the tournament area to collect his prize money.
Limp-Reraise a Successful Play for Vijayn Nagarajan
From under-the-gun, Vijayn Nagarajan limped into the pot and the action folded to a player in late position. The player came in for a raise, and the action folded back to Nagarajan who reraised all in. His opponent made the call and Nagarajan turned over AA, a strong favorite over his opponent’s KQ. The flop came 1084. The A on the turn gave Nagarajan a set of aces but also gave his opponent four outs to an inside straight. The 8 on the river missed, and Nagarajan doubled up.
Khamar Xaythavone Doubles Up
Khamar Xaythavone moved all in for 33,400 from under-the-gun, and the action folded to his opponent on the button. After counting his chips and deliberating, the button made the call and the other players folded. Xaythavone revealed AQ, almost even money against his opponent’s 33. Xaythavone spiked top two pair on the AQ9 flop, and the 6 turn and 8 river failed to improve his opponent’s hand.
Player Tags: Sean McCabe, Khamar Xaythauone, European Report, Jason Sanders
