Chris Dombrowski Poker Tournament Updates

Chris Dombrowski Wins Event No. 30 ($346,332)

Jun 19, '13

Level: 30

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 1 out of 2,108

Players Eliminated:

2nd: Mathew Moore – $215,578

Live Updates:

Chris Dombrowski Wins Event No. 30 ($346,332) — Mathew Moore Eliminated in Second Place ($215,578)

Chris Dombrowski raised to 200,000 and Mathew Moore reraised all in for 1.6 million. Dombrowski called and the two final players flipped over their hands one last time.

Dombrowski: A7
Moore: K6

Board: AQ254

Dombrowski spiked an ace on the flop to win the pot and the tournament. Moore was eliminated in second place and took home $215,578 in prize money. Dombrowski was crowned the champion and was awarded a gold bracelet and the top prize of $346,332.

Player Tags: Chris Dombrowski,   Mathew Moore

Level 28 Update: Jesse McEuen Eliminated in 3rd Place

Jun 18, '13

Level: 28

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 2,108

Average Chip Count: 3,162,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 6: Chris Dombrowski – 3,905,000
Seat 8: Mathew Moore – 2,420,000

Players Eliminated:

3rd: Jesse McEuen – $149,850

Live Updates:

Jesse McEuen Eliminated in Third Place ($149,850)

Chris Dombrowski raised to 130,000 preflop and Jesse McEuen reraised all in. Dombrowski called and the two players revealed their cards.

Dombrowski: A10
McEuen: A7

Board: K83J7

Dombrowski made a flush to grow his stack to 3,905,000 before a heads-up final against Mathew Moore (2,420,000). McEuen was eliminated in third place.

Player Tags: Jesse McEuen,   Chris Dombrowski

Level 27 Update: All Three Remaining Players Double Before Dinner

Jun 18, '13

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 2,108

Average Chip Count: 2,108,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 3: Jesse McEuen – 655,000
Seat 6: Chris Dombrowski – 3,095,000
Seat 8: Mathew Moore – 2,580,000

Players Eliminated:

None

Live Updates:

Chris Dombrowski Doubles Up

Mathew Moore raised to 110,000 and Jesse McEuen reraised to 310,000. Chris Dombrowski reraised all in for 1,290,000 and Moore reraised all in over the top of him. Moore folded and the final two players flipped over their cards.

Dombrowski: AK
Moore: QQ

Board: K8297

Dombrowski doubled up to survive with 3 million thanks to a pair of kings.

Mathew Moore Doubles Up Twice

On the first double up Mathew Moore held A-10 and he had the A-2 of Chris Dombrowski dominated. The board was dealt Q-J-3-5-8 and Moore doubled to survive.

Two hands later Moore was all-in again, this time with Q7 against the A2 of Jesse McEuen. The final board read AQ77J and Moore doubled up to 2.6 million thanks to a full house.

Jesse McEuen Doubles Up

Jesse McEuen raised all in preflop on the button for 295,000 and Chris Dombrowski called. The two players then tabled their hands.

McEuen: K5
Dombrowski: A6

Board: 84236

McEuen made a straight to double up but he was still the short stack going into the dinner break with 655,000.

Player Tags: Jesse McEuen,   Chris Dombrowski,   Mathew Moore

Level 25 Update: Double Up Madness

Jun 18, '13

Level: 25

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 2,108

Average Chip Count: 1,264,800

Chip Counts:

Seat 3: Jesse McEuen – 1,545,000
Seat 5: Carter Myers – 675,000
Seat 6: Chris Dombrowski – 2,005,000
Seat 7: Dimitar Yosifov – 640,000
Seat 8: Mathew Moore – 1,965,000

Players Eliminated:

None

Live Updates:

Jesse McEuen Doubles Up

Mathew Moore raised to 60,000 and Jesse McEuen reraised all in for 490,000 with pocket sevens. Carter Myers moved all in over the top of McEuen with AK in the hole and Moore got out of the way. The board fell 10-6-2-8-6 and McEuen doubled up to 980,000.

Chris Dombrowski Doubles Up

Chris Dombrowski raised to 80,0000 and Dimitar Yosifov reraised to 180,000. Dombrowski tanked and reraised all in to 900,000 holding QJ. Yosifov called with pocket nines and the board hit KK6J2. Dombrowski won the hand with two pair, kings and jacks, to double up and survive.

Mathew Moore Doubles Up

Dimitar Yosifov raised to 60,000 and Mathew Moore reraised to 135,000. Yosifov reraised to 215,000 and Moore five-bet to 350,000. Yosifov then moved all in with KJ and Moore called holding AK. The board was dealt 98233 and Moore doubled up to 2.2 million with ace-high.

Dimitar Yosifov Doubles Up

Chris Dombrowski raised to 65,000 and Dimitar Yosifov reraised all in for 365,000. Carter Myers moved all in over the top for 700,000 and Dombrowski folded. The two remaining players then revealed their cards.

Yosifov: 1010
Myers: 99

Board: A6446

Yosifov doubled up to survive with over 700,000 and Myers was now the short stack remaining in the field.

Player Tags: Jesse McEuen,   Chris Dombrowski,   Dimitar Yosifov,   Mathew Moore

Official Final Table Begins for Event No. 30 ($1,000 No-Limit Hold'em)

Jun 18, '13

The final table of Event No. 30 ($1,000 No-Limit Hold’em) has begun, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

With the elimination of Ben Greenberg in tenth place ($20,015), the nine-handed final table is now set. Play will begins in Level 22 with blinds of 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante, and action will continue until a winner is determined. Play may be extended an additional day if it takes more than 10 levels to reach a winner as noted on the official structure sheet. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players stack up:

Seat 1: John Thompson – 429,000
Seat 2: Matt Seer – 350,000
Seat 3: Jesse McEuen – 407,000
Seat 4: Mike Pickett – 610,000
Seat 5: Carter Myers – 1,302,000
Seat 6: Chris Dombrowski – 565,000
Seat 7: Dimitar Yosifov – 1,550,000
Seat 8: Mathew Moore – 760,000
Seat 9: Christopher Bolek – 355,000

While only 9 remain, this event attracted a field of 2,108 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,897,200, and the top 216 players made the money. Here is a look at the final table payouts:

1st Place: $346,332
2nd Place: $215,578
3rd Place: $149,850
4th Place: $107,922
5th Place: $78,876
6th Place: $58,348
7th Place: $43,730
8th Place: $33,191
9th Place: $25,488

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all major hands, current chip counts, and prize payouts.

Player Tags: Chris Dombrowski

$2,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em - End of Day 2

Jun 21, '08

The final table of event 38 is set and the big name of the lot is Lee Watkinson. Watkinson will be making his first final table since last year's World Series main event where he finished a dissapointing 8th place. Watkinson entered 10-handed play with a paucity of chips, a situation he would soon remedy by winning a race against Robert Cheung. He would never look back and by the time the final table was set, he would be 2nd in chips with 390,000. Jan Von Halle, whose play has been solid as a rock, will enter the final table with the chip lead. Other notables who will have the chance to earn a bracelet tomorrow include Ayaz Mahmood, Robert Cheung, and Chris Bell.

Action will begin tomorrow at 2 p.m. PST.
 

Players Left: 9 of 605

Chip Leaders:
Jan Von Halle - 470,000
Lee Watkinson - 390,000
Ayaz Mahmood - 330,000
Robert Cheung - 315,000
Keith Greer - 280,000
Chris Bell - 265,000
Michael Greco - 125,000
Benjamin Roberts - 120,000
Davidi Kitai - 80,000

Average Stack: 161,300

Eliminations:
10^th – Benjamin Zamani
11^th – Michael Binger
12^th – Keith Lehr
13^th – Jeff Sluzinski
14^th – Amato Galasso
15^th – Chris Dombrowski

The Road To The Final Table

Keith Lehr Is A Man Of His Word; He’s Also Eliminated

Before the start of the hand, Keith Lehr in the big blind warned everyone at his 6-handed table not to raise unless they were willing to play for 83,000, the size of his stack. Ayaz Mahmood, undeterred by this portentous statement, raised to 23,000. Action folded around to Lehr who – surprise, surprise – moved all of his chips in. Mahmood made the call and the two showed their hands:

Lehr: A9
Mahmood: 44

The flop came K33. The turn 8 gave Lehr a flush draw in addition to his two overcards. The river was the 7 though, ending Lehr’s day a few hours earlier than he would have liked.

Bell Tolls For Binger

Chris Bell raised from middle position to 25,000 and Michael Binger raised to 78,000, leaving himself 75,000 behind. After a bit of thought, Bell moved all-in and Binger called. The two were racing: Bell’s JJ against Binger’s AQ. Binger was not aided by the board – 975109 – and he was eliminated in 11^th place.

Ayaz Mahmood Folds.... A-K? Really?

Ayaz Mahmood raised to 28,000 and action at the 6-handed table folded to Bob Cheung in the big blind. Cheung stacked his chips and slid them forward and backward in thought, never moving them into the center of the table. After a minute or so of this, Mahmood implored Cheung, “Put your money in.” Another minute passed before Cheung raised the pot, making it 61,000 more and leaving about 160,000 behind. This prompted Mahmood to fold A-K offsuit face up. Mahmood and Cheung were the two biggest stacks at the table at the time; perhaps Mahmood did not want to tangle with someone who could cripple him before the final table.

Final Table Action

Watkinson Doubles Up

Early on at the final table, Lee Watkinson doubled up off of Robert Cheung. Cheung had QQ and Watkinson had AK. The flop was good news for Watkinson – K22 – the king giving him a near lock on the hand. The turn was the A, giving him an unnecessary two pair, but also providing Cheung with a flush draw. The river blanked, however, and Watkinson was able to double up, giving him a stack that would not wane for the remainder of the day.

Greer Doubles Up

Severely short-stacked Keith Greer, in the cutoff, moved 20,000 into the pot for a raise and reached for more chips to add to it, but since he had not announced an amount, the min-raise had to stand. Ayaz Mahmood called the 10,000 extra in the big blind. Both players checked the Q107 flop. On the 8 turn Mahmood bet 30,000, putting Greer all-in. Greer made a quick call and declared a set of tens. His 1010 had Mahmood’s 102 drawing dead. Greer doubled up to a little over 100,000.

Greer Double Doubles Up

Perhaps a simpler title would have been Greer Quadruples Up, but this was anything but a simple hand. Benjamin Zamani raised to 26,000 from middle position. Robert Cheung min-raised to 40,000. The action was only beginning though. Keith Greer, who had been playing extraordinarily tight, moved in for 67,000. Ayaz Mahmood cold-called the 4-bet, and Zamani called also, leaving himself 90,000 behind. Cheung asked the dealer, “The pot is open for a re-raise, right?” The dealer confirmed that it indeed was, and that put Cheung into decision mode. With numbers racing through his head, he stood up, and, after confirming that Mahmood had about 270,000 left behind him, he moved all-in. Mahmood folded, as did Zamani, and the massive pot was to be contested between Cheung and Greer. Greer showed QQ, which was not unexpected, but the table exploded in a cacophony of disbelief when Cheung showed his KQ. The board rolled off harmlessly and Greer was able to more than quadruple up.

The insanity wasn’t quite over yet. Remarkably, Ayaz Mahmood claimed to have fold pocket kings. Then again, perhaps it was not so unbelievable when you consider his berating of Cheung after the hand. He and Cheung got into a bit of a tiff about the hand which was quickly quashed by the dealer as play recommenced.

Michael Greco summed all of the action quite succinctly: “Mental. Mental. Absolutely mental.”

The Backbreaker

Davidi Kitai and Benjamin Zamani, the two short stacks, got all of their chips into the middle and showed the following hands:

Zamani: 1010
Kitai: AQ

The board peeled off A525K and Kitai had doubled up. After counting out what Zamani owed the Frenchman, he was left with a mere two chips. There would be no miracle comeback for Zamani today, as Jan Von Halle took his pair of chips only two hands later. Zamani's 10th place finish is good for $14,314.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Ayaz Mahmood,   Benjamin Roberts,   Chris Bell,   Michael Binger,   Robert Cheung,   Keith Lehr,   Davidi Kitai,   Michael Greco,   Amato Galasso,   Jeff Sluzinski,   Jan Von Halle,   Keith Greer,   Chris Dombrowski,   Benjamin Zamani