Zachary Clark Poker Tournament Updates

Some Recent Eliminations

Mar 17, '13

Some notables hit the rail as the dinner break approached, including Sean Jazayeri, Cory Zeidman, Joe Tehan and Zachary Clark.

Player Tags: Cory Zeidman,   Joe Tehan,   Zachary Clark,   Sean Jazayeri

More New Faces

Mar 17, '13

As players return from the first break of the day we’ve spotted a number of new faces in the mix, including Raymond Davis, Kenna James, Zachary Clark and Ben Palmer, who finished runner-up last night in the final preliminary event of the series.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Kenna James,   Zachary Clark

Zachary Clark Eliminated By Ted Lawson

Dec 05, '10

Zachary Clark was all in holding AK against Ted Lawson’s AQ.

Clark had his opponent dominated and was a favorite to double up, but the board rolled off Q6353, giving Lawson the pot and a new stack of 350,000.

Player Tags: Ted Lawson,   Zachary Clark

Level 8 Update: Dolan Out in Front

Aug 22, '10

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 168 out of 462

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Raymond Dolan — 290,000
2. Manuel Reyes — 238,000
3. Todd Keikoan — 190,000
4. McLean Karr — 180,000
5. Vinnie Vinh — 174,000
6. Soi Nguyen — 135,000
7. Joe Sebok — 125,000
8. David Sands — 130,000 (pictured right)
9. Ari Goott — 129,000
10. Thomas Marchese — 125,000

Average Chip Count: 68,750

Notable Eliminations:

Jennifer Tilly
Zach Clark
Chad Batista
Kristy Gazes
Erick Lindgren

Chip Movers and Shakers

Raymond Dolan has taken control of the top spot in the tournament with 290,000. Manuel Reyes is still strong with 238,000. David Sands made the largest gain during the last level and he now holds 130,000. Some players on bustout watch include Dan Heimiller, Allen Bari, Scott Clements, and Steve Brecher.

Big Hands:

Zachary Clark Eliminated

Raymond Dolan raised to 2,200 under the gun and Zachary Clark raised to 6,500 from middle position. Dolan reraised to 25,000 and Clark made the all-in call. Their cards:

Dolan: JJ
Clark: AQ

Board: 77384

Dolan won the hand and he took the chip lead with 290,000. Clark was eliminated.

Manuel Reyes Takes a Hit

There was 16,000 in the and a flop of KJ7 sitting on the table when Manuel Reyes bet 8,000 from late position. Todd Keikoan moved all in for 87,100 from the button and Reyes considers the call. Keikoan holds well over 100,000 and he has one of the few stacks in the tournament that could really hurt Reyes if he went further down the rabbit’s hole and the hand went poorly for him.

He eventually decided to muck and still held 238,000 after the hand. Keikoan was up to 190,000.

Chris DeMaci Doubles Up

Seat 7 raised under the gun and Marco Johnson reraised to 13,000 from the small blind. Chris DeMaci then moved all in for 20,000 and seat 7 reraised all in over the top of him for 50,000. Johnson gets out of the way. The two live players then turned over their cards:

DeMaci: AK
Seat 7: JJ

Board: A8868

DeMaci doubled up on the hand to 65,000. Seat took the hit while Johnson dodged a bullet.

Player Tags: Marco Johnson,   Zachary Clark,   Raymond Dolan

Zachary Clark Eliminated

Oct 28, '09

Zacahry Clark moved all in for 26,000 from the big blind and Erik Nomberg went into the tank on the cutoff. He eventually reraised all in to cover Clark and they flipped over their cards:

Clark: AK
Nomberg: AJ

Board: 983610

Nomberg won the hand and Clark was eliminated. He calmly got up from the table and exited the tournament field.

Player Tags: Zachary Clark

Zachary Clark Eliminated

Oct 01, '08

Zachary Clark was all in on the short stack with A-J against his opponent's A-6. The board hit his opponent and Clark was eliminated from the tournament.

Player Tags: Zachary Clark

Hellmuth Announces a Bad Beat

Oct 01, '08

Phil Hellmuth walks over to Michael Binger's table and catches a hand in the process. Binger tables pocket tens and his opponent shows pocket eights.

The young opponent stands up and gets ready to leave when the dealer peels an eight off on the river. Hellmuth then asks the young player what his name is and finds out that it is Zachary. Hellmuth apparently unaware that Zachary is none other than "Crazy" Zachary Clark, the late Chip Reese's nephew.

Clark began playing the live circuit a few years ago and already has a World Poker Tour final table on his short resume.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Michael Binger,   Zachary Clark

Max Pescatori Eliminated in 31st Place ($14,085)

Aug 26, '08

Max Pescatori was crippled in a hand with Zachary Clark when his pocket eights ran into Clark's pocket jacks. The board brought no help and while Clark doubled up to 460,000, Pescatori was left with just 7,000. Pescatori was all in shortly there after, and he was bounced from the tournament in 31st place by the pocket sevens of Amit Makhija. Pescatori will take home $14,085 in prize money.













 

Player Tags: Max Pescatori,   Amit Makhija,   Zachary Clark

Matt Keikoan Eliminated in 7th Place ($140,830)

Aug 27, '08

Just a few hands after the break, Matt Keikoan moved all in from the small blind and was instantly called by Zach Clark in the big blind.

Keikoan showed 7-4 offsuit and Clark woke up with AK. The board brought a king and not much else for Keikoan, who was eliminated in seventh place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Matt Keikoan,   Zachary Clark

Zachary Clark Controversial Hand

Aug 27, '08

Zachary Clark Got Involved in a controversial hand against Trong Nguyen heading into the first break today. Here is the video footage of that hand:

Player Tags: Zachary Clark

Gary Najaryan Eliminated in 14th Place ($35,205)

Aug 27, '08

After being crippled in an earlier hand, Gary Najaryan got the rest of his chips all in against both Layne Flack and Zach Clark.

Clark came in for a raise to 49,000 and Flack made the call. Najaryan then moved all in for his last 109,000. Clark reraised to 194,000 and Flack called once again.

The flop came J84 and Clark bet 80,000. Flack called and both players checked the 5 on the turn. The river was the 2 and Clark bet 205,000. Flack made the call and mucked when Clark showed pocket fours for a flopped set.

Najaryan could only produce pocket kings and was eliminated in 14th place.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Layne Flack,   Gary Najaryan,   Zachary Clark

Ben Fineman Eliminated in 27th Place ($21,125)

Aug 27, '08

In a battle of the online players, Zach Clark raised to 30,000 and Ben Fineman moved all in for his last 150,000 or so. Clark made the call and saw that his pocket jacks were well ahead of Fineman's pocket sixes.

The board ran out and failed to help Fineman out of his jam, eliminating him in 27th place.

Zach Clark was sitting with nearly 600,000 in chips after the hand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Benjamin Fineman,   Zachary Clark

Zachary Clark Eliminated in 3rd Place ($281,645)

Aug 28, '08

Zachary Clark moved all in preflop for 1,855,000 and Amit Makhija made the call. John Phan mucked and the final two players flipped up their cards:

Makhija: A6
Clark: K2

Board: 1075AJ

Clark was eliminated in third place and he will take home $281,645. Makhija won the hand and he took back the chip lead with 6,440,000.








 

Player Tags: Amit Makhija,   Zachary Clark

Kyle Wilson Eliminated in 6th Place ($176,035)

Aug 28, '08

John Phan raised to 160,000  and Zachary Clark reraised to 560,000. Kyle Wilson immediately moved all in for his last 995,000 and the action folded back around to Phan.

After a few minutes, Phan finally decides to fold. Clark, despite being more than priced in, hesitates before calling and his suspicions are confirmed when he sees Wilson's pocket kings. Clark does have one over, however with his AJ.

The flop comes out A75 and the crowd groans at the bad beat put on Wilson. The turn and river bring no miracles when they come 5 3.

Wilson is eliminated in sixth place and Clark is no contending for the chip lead.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Kyle Wilson,   Zachary Clark

Zachary Clark 1 for 1

Aug 28, '08

Zach Clark just played his first hand of the final table.

John Phan raised to 150,000 and Zach Clark reraised to 450,000. Phan pulled Clark's arm away to see the rest of his stack, and then Phan decided to fold after a few moments of thought.

We have yet to see a single flop thus far in this final table.

 

 

 

Player Tags: Zachary Clark

Max Pescatori Eliminated in 31st Place ($14,085)

Aug 26, '08

Max Pescatori was crippled in a hand with Zachary Clark when his pocket eights ran into Clark's pocket jacks. The board brought no help and while Clark doubled up to 460,000, Pescatori was left with just 7,000. Pescatori was all in shortly there after, and he was bounced from the tournament in 31st place by the pocket sevens of Amit Makhija. Pescatori will take home $14,085 in prize money.













 

Player Tags: Max Pescatori,   Amit Makhija,   Zachary Clark

Matt Keikoan Eliminated in 7th Place ($140,830)

Aug 27, '08

Just a few hands after the break, Matt Keikoan moved all in from the small blind and was instantly called by Zach Clark in the big blind.

Keikoan showed 7-4 offsuit and Clark woke up with AK. The board brought a king and not much else for Keikoan, who was eliminated in seventh place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Matt Keikoan,   Zachary Clark

Zachary Clark Controversial Hand

Aug 27, '08

Zachary Clark Got Involved in a controversial hand against Trong Nguyen heading into the first break today. Here is the video footage of that hand:

Player Tags: Zachary Clark

Gary Najaryan Eliminated in 14th Place ($35,205)

Aug 27, '08

After being crippled in an earlier hand, Gary Najaryan got the rest of his chips all in against both Layne Flack and Zach Clark.

Clark came in for a raise to 49,000 and Flack made the call. Najaryan then moved all in for his last 109,000. Clark reraised to 194,000 and Flack called once again.

The flop came J84 and Clark bet 80,000. Flack called and both players checked the 5 on the turn. The river was the 2 and Clark bet 205,000. Flack made the call and mucked when Clark showed pocket fours for a flopped set.

Najaryan could only produce pocket kings and was eliminated in 14th place.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Layne Flack,   Gary Najaryan,   Zachary Clark

Ben Fineman Eliminated in 27th Place ($21,125)

Aug 27, '08

In a battle of the online players, Zach Clark raised to 30,000 and Ben Fineman moved all in for his last 150,000 or so. Clark made the call and saw that his pocket jacks were well ahead of Fineman's pocket sixes.

The board ran out and failed to help Fineman out of his jam, eliminating him in 27th place.

Zach Clark was sitting with nearly 600,000 in chips after the hand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Benjamin Fineman,   Zachary Clark

Zachary Clark Eliminated in 3rd Place ($281,645)

Aug 28, '08

Zachary Clark moved all in preflop for 1,855,000 and Amit Makhija made the call. John Phan mucked and the final two players flipped up their cards:

Makhija: A6
Clark: K2

Board: 1075AJ

Clark was eliminated in third place and he will take home $281,645. Makhija won the hand and he took back the chip lead with 6,440,000.








 

Player Tags: Amit Makhija,   Zachary Clark

Kyle Wilson Eliminated in 6th Place ($176,035)

Aug 28, '08

John Phan raised to 160,000  and Zachary Clark reraised to 560,000. Kyle Wilson immediately moved all in for his last 995,000 and the action folded back around to Phan.

After a few minutes, Phan finally decides to fold. Clark, despite being more than priced in, hesitates before calling and his suspicions are confirmed when he sees Wilson's pocket kings. Clark does have one over, however with his AJ.

The flop comes out A75 and the crowd groans at the bad beat put on Wilson. The turn and river bring no miracles when they come 5 3.

Wilson is eliminated in sixth place and Clark is no contending for the chip lead.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Kyle Wilson,   Zachary Clark

Zachary Clark 1 for 1

Aug 28, '08

Zach Clark just played his first hand of the final table.

John Phan raised to 150,000 and Zach Clark reraised to 450,000. Phan pulled Clark's arm away to see the rest of his stack, and then Phan decided to fold after a few moments of thought.

We have yet to see a single flop thus far in this final table.

 

 

 

Player Tags: Zachary Clark

Max Pescatori Eliminated in 31st Place ($14,085)

Aug 26, '08

Max Pescatori was crippled in a hand with Zachary Clark when his pocket eights ran into Clark's pocket jacks. The board brought no help and while Clark doubled up to 460,000, Pescatori was left with just 7,000. Pescatori was all in shortly there after, and he was bounced from the tournament in 31st place by the pocket sevens of Amit Makhija. Pescatori will take home $14,085 in prize money.













 

Player Tags: Max Pescatori,   Amit Makhija,   Zachary Clark

Matt Keikoan Eliminated in 7th Place ($140,830)

Aug 27, '08

Just a few hands after the break, Matt Keikoan moved all in from the small blind and was instantly called by Zach Clark in the big blind.

Keikoan showed 7-4 offsuit and Clark woke up with AK. The board brought a king and not much else for Keikoan, who was eliminated in seventh place.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Matt Keikoan,   Zachary Clark

Zachary Clark Controversial Hand

Aug 27, '08

Zachary Clark Got Involved in a controversial hand against Trong Nguyen heading into the first break today. Here is the video footage of that hand:

Player Tags: Zachary Clark

Gary Najaryan Eliminated in 14th Place ($35,205)

Aug 27, '08

After being crippled in an earlier hand, Gary Najaryan got the rest of his chips all in against both Layne Flack and Zach Clark.

Clark came in for a raise to 49,000 and Flack made the call. Najaryan then moved all in for his last 109,000. Clark reraised to 194,000 and Flack called once again.

The flop came J84 and Clark bet 80,000. Flack called and both players checked the 5 on the turn. The river was the 2 and Clark bet 205,000. Flack made the call and mucked when Clark showed pocket fours for a flopped set.

Najaryan could only produce pocket kings and was eliminated in 14th place.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Layne Flack,   Gary Najaryan,   Zachary Clark

Ben Fineman Eliminated in 27th Place ($21,125)

Aug 27, '08

In a battle of the online players, Zach Clark raised to 30,000 and Ben Fineman moved all in for his last 150,000 or so. Clark made the call and saw that his pocket jacks were well ahead of Fineman's pocket sixes.

The board ran out and failed to help Fineman out of his jam, eliminating him in 27th place.

Zach Clark was sitting with nearly 600,000 in chips after the hand.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Benjamin Fineman,   Zachary Clark

Zachary Clark Eliminated in 3rd Place ($281,645)

Aug 28, '08

Zachary Clark moved all in preflop for 1,855,000 and Amit Makhija made the call. John Phan mucked and the final two players flipped up their cards:

Makhija: A6
Clark: K2

Board: 1075AJ

Clark was eliminated in third place and he will take home $281,645. Makhija won the hand and he took back the chip lead with 6,440,000.








 

Player Tags: Amit Makhija,   Zachary Clark

Kyle Wilson Eliminated in 6th Place ($176,035)

Aug 28, '08

John Phan raised to 160,000  and Zachary Clark reraised to 560,000. Kyle Wilson immediately moved all in for his last 995,000 and the action folded back around to Phan.

After a few minutes, Phan finally decides to fold. Clark, despite being more than priced in, hesitates before calling and his suspicions are confirmed when he sees Wilson's pocket kings. Clark does have one over, however with his AJ.

The flop comes out A75 and the crowd groans at the bad beat put on Wilson. The turn and river bring no miracles when they come 5 3.

Wilson is eliminated in sixth place and Clark is no contending for the chip lead.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Kyle Wilson,   Zachary Clark

Zachary Clark 1 for 1

Aug 28, '08

Zach Clark just played his first hand of the final table.

John Phan raised to 150,000 and Zach Clark reraised to 450,000. Phan pulled Clark's arm away to see the rest of his stack, and then Phan decided to fold after a few moments of thought.

We have yet to see a single flop thus far in this final table.

 

 

 

Player Tags: Zachary Clark

$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - Day 1 - Level 9

Jun 03, '08

Note: Players are about to begin level 10, the last level of the day.

Blinds/Antes: 500/1,000 – 100 ante

Players Left:  129 of 776

Chip Leaders:

Amit Makhija - 162,000
Zachary Clark - 125,000
Daniel Negreanu - 97,500
Randy Haddox - 78,000
Cory Carroll - 77,000
Phil Ivey - 72,000
Sorel Mizzi - 67,000
Vachagan Zarkanian - 63,000
Alex Jacob - 62,000
Adam Glassman - 62,000

Average Stack: 47,000

Eliminations:
Eric “Rizen” Lynch
Bill Edler
Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy

Big Hands and Storylines:

A Blessing in Disguise
As a result of a table break, Lee Watkinson found himself moved directly to Daniel Negreanu’s right. If that wasn’t bad enough, Phil Ivey also resides at the table. It turned out to be a fortuitous move, however, as Watkinson was soon to double up. Ivey, Watkinson, and Negreanu saw a flop of 976. Ivey checked to Watkinson, who moved all-in for about 20,000. Negreanu made the call and after Ivey folded the two showed their cards:

Watkinson: T8
Negreanu: JJ

Watkinson had flopped perfectly and Negreanu was now drawing incredibly slim. The turn 4 gave Negreanu a flush draw, making Watkinson sweat a little. The river was the 4, fooling Negreanu for a moment, but sealing the pot for Watkinson. The pot took Watkinson up to around 45,000. Negreanu, unphased, still has over 90,000.

“Good Call”

With the board reading JJ3T, Romuald Pycior checked to Michael Binger, who slid out a bet of 4,000. Pycior made a quick call and the dealer flipped the 6. Again Pycior checked, enticing Binger to lay out a bet of 8,500. Pycior thought a bit more carefully this time, but ultimately made the call. Binger whispered, “Good call” and Pycior flipped up his A3 in a none-too-convincing manner. The jacks and threes were best though, and Pycior now has 54,000.


Josephy Runner-Runnered

Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy got his last 10,000 chips in before the flop in a dominating position: his KK against Randy Cherkas’ JJ. The flop was a safe one: 976, but the turn Q gave Cherkas a flush draw. The river was the 3, completing the flush and sending a displeased Josephy out of the Amazon Room.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Daniel Negreanu,   Phil Ivey,   Bill Edler,   Cliff Josephy,   Michael Binger,   Eric Lynch,   Sorel Mizzi,   Amit Makhija,   Zachary Clark,   Romuald Pycior

$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - Day 1 - Level 8

Jun 03, '08

Note: The players just completed a 20-minute break. During the break the green T25 chips were raced off.

Blinds/Antes: 400/800 – 100 ante

Players Left:  154 of 776

Chip Leaders:
Amit Makhija - 150,000
Zachary Clark – 125,000
Vachagan Zarkanian – 91,000
Daniel Negreanu – 87,500
Robert Cheung – 81,500
Sorel Mizzi – 68,000
Greg Raymer – 64,500
Alex Jacob – 62,000
Adam Glassman – 62,000
Larry Jacobs – 61,000
Cory Carroll – 51,000

Average Stack: 30,500

Eliminations:
Toto Leonidas
Vanessa Rousso
Johnny Chan

Big Hands and Storylines:

Vanessa Rousso Busts

After hanging on with a short stack for a few orbits, Rousso got her last 5,000 chips into the pot with KQ against her opponent’s 88. When the board rolled out T75T5, she slipped away from her table and disappeared behind the rail.

Ivey Doubles Up With Ease

Pre-flop, Daniel Negreanu raised to 2,400 and was called by Phil Ivey and another player. The flop came T86 and the players checked around.  On the A turn, Ivey bet 8,500 and was raised by his opponent to 18,500. Negreanu quickly folded and, with the action back around to him, Ivey moved all-in for about 26,000. His opponent called and showed A-K, but was well behind Ivey’s A8. The river was a blank and Ivey now has a stack of over 50,000.

No Mo’ Toto

Toto Leonidas, all-in pre-flop, found himself dominated by his opponent. His AJ would need major help to overcome the AQ of his adversary. The flop came with an ace, pairing both players, but neither the turn nor river were a jack, and Leonidas joins the growing list of players to be eliminated today.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Daniel Negreanu,   Johnny Chan,   Greg Raymer,   Vanessa Rousso,   Sorel Mizzi,   Amit Makhija,   Zachary Clark,   Vachagan Zarkanian

Two Tables Remain

Jun 24, '07

There are only 17 players left in day two of event #38, $1,500 No Limit Hold 'Em. Play has consolidated down to two tables and the next redraw will occur when there are ten players remaining.

There have been nine eliminations in the first level following the dinner break and it is apparent that these players show no sing of slowing down. The recent eliminations are as follows:

26th Place - Mitchell Hecht ($21,993)
25th Place - Karl Mahrenholz ($21,993)

Karl Mahrenholz was eliminated by Suey Wong in the following hand. Chris Bjorin raised preflop and Mahrenholz came over the top all in. Wong reraised to $250,000 and forced Bjorin out of the hand. Mahrenholz was holding A-J and Wong showed pocket aces. The flop brought a jack for Mahrenholz but the turn and the river bricked out and Mahrenholz was eliminated in 25th place.

24th Place - Fred Lavassari ($21,993)
23rd Place - Michael Perrazzo ($21,993)
22nd Place - Rodeen Talebi ($21,993)
21st Place - Burt Boutin ($21,993)

Burt Boutin raised from the button preflop and was reraised by John Kranyak from the small blind. Boutin called the bet for all of his chips and had K-9. Kranyak was holding A-10 and the lead. The flop was great for Boutin when it came K-J-6 and Kranyak looked frustrated. The turn was a nine and the river brought the queen and completed Kranyak's straight.

20th Place - Zachary Clark ($21,993)
19th Place - Morgan Machina ($21,993)

With the board showing 7 6 3 Machina pushed all in. Ed Fernandez made the call and showed Q-7 for top pair. Machina slowly turned up J-6 for middle pair and a long way to go. The turn was a ten and the river was a four, giving no help to Machina and eliminating him in 19th place.

18th Place - Mark Arum ($25,785)

Player Tags: Chris Bjorin,   Fred Lavassani,   Burt Boutin,   Morgan Machina,   Mark Arum,   Karl Mahrenholz,   Zachary Clark,   John Kranyak,   Mitchell Hecht,   Michael Perrazzo,   Suey Wong