Level Two Hour One Update: Adams Chipping up
Jul 06, '10
Blinds: 100-200
Notable Chip Counts:
Minh Ly – 60,000
Kevin Saul – 55,850
Jean-Robert Bellande – 43,000
Amit Makhija – 40,000
Brandon Adams – 40,000
Dan Kelly – 37,000
Jeremiah Smith – 35,600
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jon Friedberg – 32,500
Notable Eliminations
Mark Seif
Big Hands:
Adams Chipping Up
Brandon Adams limped under the gun and the player in seat 5 raised to 850. The player in the big blind and Adams both called.
The flop ran 5
7Q
and the big blind checked to Adams who bet 3,300. Seat 5 called the sizeable bet quickly and the big blind folded.
The J hit on the turn and Adams again led out for 6,000. Seat 5 called very quickly again.
The 10
landed on the river and Adams bet two orange chips for a 10,000 bet. This time seat 5 took a deep breath and tanked, shaking his head. He asked Adams if he had a set and Adams didn’t move a muscle.
Seat 5 eventually folded, flashing pocket kings and Adams scooped a nice pot that put his stack around 40,000.
Swick Takes Quick Hit
In a 3-way limped pot the flop ran 104K and action was checked to seat 9, who bet 1,200. UFC fighter Mike Swick made the call and the gentleman sitting to Swick’s left raised to 5,000. Seat 9 folded and so did Swick. Despite the loss, Swick still sits with around 30,000.
Young Gets Hit With a cold Deck and Crippled
On a flop of 27
2, Justin Young checked and his opponent on the button bet 2,275. Young check-raised to 6,700 and his opponent went into the tank. After a minute of thought or so, his opponent moved all-in for 22,075.
Young winced and said “I’m supposed to snap-call, but I don’t like it.”
Young eventually made the call and showed K2. His opponent on the button turned up A2, giving him the better kicker with his trips.
The turn was the 5 and the river was the Q and Young was crippled with around 4,000 left.
Le Doubles With Flush
Tuan Le got his last 10,000 or so all in on a flop of 467. he held AQ for a flush draw and his opponent held the flopped set with 44.
The 5 hit on the turn, giving Le the flush, and the 10 on the river meant that doubled up to around 21,500.
Williamson Over Dang
Robert Williamson III bet 250 on a fop of JQ5 and was called by Hac Dang. Both players checked the 10 turn and the 4 river card.
Williamson showed Q6 and Dang mucked. They are both hovering around the 30,000 starting stack.
Williamson Allegedly Lays Down Aces
On a board of 109210 Robert Williamson bet 2,800. His opponent raised to 8,000 and Williamson tanked. He eventually elected to fold. His opponent tabled the K10 and Williamson claimed he folded aces.
Player Tags: Tuan Le, Justin Young, Brandon Adams, Mike Swick
Level Six Hour Two: Gavin Smith Eliminates a Player
Jul 10, '10
Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante
Players Remaining: 2,285 out of 7,319
Chip Counts:
1. Charles Alexandre Sylvestre — 260,000
2. Dave Sands — 233,000
3. Steve Billirakis — 233,000
4. Robert Miller — 212,500
5. Jason DeWitt — 191,300
6. Khamsy Nuanmanee — 182,000
7. Matt Keikoan — 175,000
8. Vanessa Rousso — 170,000
9. Filippo Candio — 167,000
10. Tristan Wade — 160,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Josh Brikis — 97,500
Mike Matusow — 12,700
Roy Winston — 15,000
Jennifer Harman — 34,025
Jeff Shulman – 42,675
Notable Eliminations:
Gavin Smith
Todd Brunson
John Phan
Big Hands:
Richey Chips Up With Set
Brett Richey was heads up when his opponent bet 2,500 on a flop of 1034. Richey called and his opponent checked when the K hit on the turn.
Richey bet 6,000 and his opponent made the call. On the 5 river his opponent checked and Richey bet big — 17,500. His opponent called and Richey turned over 33 for a flopped set.
His opponent mucked and Richey’s stack soared to 140,000.
Swick Knocked Out
Mike Swick of the UFC was down to his last 11,000 or so when he got all in preflop again the player in seat 1. Their hands:
Swick: AQ
Opponent: AK
Swick was trailing and the board ran 69656. His opponent’s king played and Swick was eliminated early in day 2b.
Andy Bloch Eliminated
With the board reading 10269 on the turn, John Moore led out for 4,100 from early position and Andy Bloch raised to 11,600.
After asking how much Bloch had behind, Moore made the call. The river was the 3 and Moore just moved Bloch all in. Bloch made the call and showed 99, giving him a set, but Moore showed A8, giving him the nut flush.
Bloch’s Series comes to a close. He finishes with three cashes, totaling over $100,000 and a couple of near misses deep in some events.
Violette Uses Some Aggression to Earn Chips
Cyndy Violette called a raise from the big blind and saw a flop of 423. Violette led out for 3,000 and was called by the preflop raiser.
The turn was the 9 and Violette bet 6,000, which got a call. The river was the A and she bet 3,000. The bet on the river was enough to win her the pot as her opponent mucked her hand and she increased her stack to 85,000.
Kassela Flushes Opponent
Frank Kassela got his opponent all-in on a flop of Q82. He had his opponent covered and was holding K9. His opponent was drawing dead when he tabled K9.
The turn was the 8 and the river was the 5, which was dealt as a formality before pushing the pot to Kassela. Kassela is up to 135,000 in chips.
Griffin Takes a Hit
Gavin Griffin called a raise of 1,250 from a player in middle position and the player in the cutoff raised to 4,200. The original raiser folded but Griffin raised to around 20,000, enough to put the cutoff player all in. He called. Their hands:
Griffin: 1010
Opponent: KK
Griffin was well behind and found no help on a board that ran 5QJ94. Griffin lost the pot and dropped to around 48,000 in chips.
Pavilion Room Coverage
Gavin Smith Eliminates a Player
Gavin Smith raised to 1300 from middle position and a player on the button move all in for about 13,000 total. Action was folded back to Smith. He insta-called with the AK and was ahead of the AQ of his opponent. The board ran out 10107K4[[suit:diamond] and Smith recorded the knockout. He was at around 100,000 after the hand.
Chris Ferguson Makes the Wrong Call
On a board of A4310 a player in middle position bet 3,500 and Chris Ferguson called. The river brought the 5 and Ferguson’s opponent bet 7,000 this time. Ferguson tanked before finally making the call. His opponent tabled the QJ for a flush and Ferguson mucked. He was at about 40,000 after the hand.
Johnny Lodden Eliminates a Player
Johnny Lodden opened the pot from middle position and a player to his left moved all in for 5,600 total. Lodden tanked before making the call with the K10. He was ahead against the QJ of his opponent. The board ran out 998A2 and Lodden took the pot. He was at 110,000 after the hand.
Ryan D’Angelo Gets Little Respect
On a flop of 865 a player in the small blind bet and Ryan D’Angelo raised. His opponent quickly called. The turn brought the 3 and D’Angelos opponent checked. D’Angelo bet 9,000 and his opponent check-raised to 24,000. D’angelo insta-mucked and his opponent exposed the 1010. D’Angelo vented his frustration after the hand.
Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Gavin Smith, Cyndy Violette, Gavin Griffin, Brett Richey, Ryan D'Angelo, Johnny Lodden, Mike Swick
Level Six Hour One Update: David Saab Eliminated in Massive Pot
Jul 10, '10
Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante
Players Remaining: 2,734 out of 7,319
Chip Counts:
1. Charles Alexandre Sylvestre — 260,000
2. Steve Billirakis — 233,000
3. Robert Miller — 201,000
4. Khamsy Nuanmanee — 180,000
5. Filippo Candio — 167,300
6. Archie Karas — 160,000
7. Tristan Wade — 160,000
8. Matt Keikoan — 154,000
9. Dave Sands — 153,000
10. Jason DeWitt — 152,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Josh Brikis — 97,500
Mike Matusow — 12,700
Roy Winston — 10,000
Jennifer Harman — 29,025
Notable Eliminations:
David Saab
Big Hands:
Quads Slow Down Selbst
Seat 4 raised to 1,500 and Vanessa Selbst called from the button. Seat 7 raised to 5,000 and action came back around to seat 4, who called. Selbst thought for a moment and asked seat 4 for a chip count. He counted his stacks out (about 30,000) and Selbst bet enough to put both him and seat 7 all in. Seat 7 insta-called for his last 15,000 and seat 4 looked pained and after a minute he folded QQ face up.
Selbst was heads up with seat 7. Their hands:
Selbst: 1010
Seat 7: KK
Selbst was well behind as the flop ran JKA. Her opponent flopped a set and Selbst was in need of a queen for a straight. Instead, the K turned and her opponent hit quads. The 9 finished the board and Selbst lost a chunk of her stack. She still had around 60,000 after the hand.
Wattel Can’t Top Queens
A player opened to 1,100 from middle position and called from the cutoff. Everybody else folded and the flop came 4610 and Wattel called a bet of 2,000 from his opponent.
The turn was the 8s and Wattel’s opponent bet again, this time 3,000. Wattel made the call and they saw the 2 fall on the river. Wattel called 5,000 from his opponent and mucked when he was shown QQ.
David Baker Eliminated
We saw David Baker move all-in on the turn with the board reading 2469 and Steven Curran made the call.
Baker had a monster draw as he tabled 85, but Curran showed 9h9d, giving him top set. The river was the A and Baker bricked off and is eliminated.
Morrison Getting Short
With 4,200 in the middle preflop, Kirk Morrison and his opponent both checked a flop of QJ7. When the 8c fell on the turn, Morrison’s opponent bet out 5,000 and Morrison called.
Both players checked when the A fell on the river. Morrison’s opponent was going for a check-raise and turned over the A-K with the K, giving him the nut flush.
Pavilion Room Coverage
David Saab Eliminated
A player limped in the pot and David Saab bet 1,450 from late position. A player in the blinds called and the limper called. The flop came 962 and both players checked to Saab. Saab bet 2,200 and the player in the blind raised to 100,000. The limper folded and and Saab thought about it for less than a minute before announcing all in for a little more than the raise. His opponent insta-called and tabled the A7 and was behind the 98 of Saab. With over 200,000 in the middle, the 6 pealed off the deck. Saab’s opponent hit the nut flush and Saab was drawing dead. The river was a 5 and it was official. Day 2b has a new overall chip leader — Charles Alexandre Sylvestre. He was at over 260,000 after the hand.
Humberto Brenes Wins a Hand
Humberto Brenes check-called a bet of 1500 on a flop of QJ3. The turn brought the 6 and Humberto checked from the big blind. His opponent on the button bet 2,500 this time and Brenes check-raised to 7,500. Brenes’ opponent went into the tank before finally folding. Humberto was at about 50,000 after the hand.
Swick Takes Hit From Schneider
Tom Schneider and UFC fighter Mike Swick were heads up on a flop of 67A. Schneider bet 3,000 and Swick raised enough to put Schneider all in for his last 10,000 or so.
Tom made the call and saw that he was ahead, but Swick had plenty of outs. Their hands:
Swick: AJ
Schneider: AK
Swick was one card away from the flush, but the board bricked with a 9 turn and 8 river. Schneider took the pot to double up to around 20,000. Swick was left with around 15,000.
Micon Runs Into Aces
Bryan Micon called another player’s 1,500 raise and they saw a flop of 10108. They both checked and the turn brought the 2. The original raiser bet 2,000 and Micon called.
The river was the 9 and Micon’s opponent again bet, 6,500 this time. Micon took some time to think it over and eventually made the call. His opponent showed AA and Micon mucked his hand, dropping to 23,325 in chips.
Player Tags: Humberto Brenes, Michael Wattel, Tom Schneider, Bryan Micon, Vanessa Selbst, David Saab, Mike Swick, David Baker, Charles Sylvestre
