Level 10 Update: End of Day 2
Oct 16, '10
Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Remaining: 104 out of 335 (Unofficial)
Chip Counts:
Official chip counts will be posted when they are released by the casino.
Average Chip Count: 128,846
Notable Eliminations:
Hasan Habib
Big Hands:
Annette Obrestad Increases her Chip Lead
Many are holding on to survive the day, but Annette Obrestad is only content with building her fortress of chips even higher.
Early in the level, Obrestad three-bet a preflop raiser to 17,000 from the button and the small blind moved all in for 26,000.
The original raiser folded and Obrestad was forced to call the all in with 7
3. Her opponent showed down A
K
, but Obrestad made a straight to send him to the rail. She finished the hand with 585,000.
Luke Vrabel Chops It Up With Brandon Steven
Annette Obrestad raised to 3,500 and Brandon Steven made the call from the cutoff. Luke Vrabel then raised too 12,000 from the small blind and after a few minutes of thought, Obrestad made the call.
Steven then immediately moved all in for about 60,000 and Vrabel moved all in behind him for over 100,000. Obrestad sheepishly flashed QJ and mucked, having really wanted to play the hand.
Both Steven and Vrabel showed pocket aces and the board ran out jack high. Obrestad then told her opponents, “I would have doubled you both up.”
Vivek Rajkumar Doubles Up
Vivek Rajkumar was all in holding pocket sevens against the A-Q of Vladimir Shchemelev. The board came jack high and Rajkumar doubled up to 82,000. Schchemelev is still stacked with 190,000.
David Singer Doubles Up Through Scott Dorin
On a flop of Q22, David Singer bet and Scott Dorin put him all in. Singer called with KQ for top pair, but was outkicked by Dorin’s AQ.
The turn and river fell K4 and Singer improved to two pair to double up to 54,000. Dorin took a hit down to 26,000.
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Player Tags: David Singer, Annette Obrestad, V R, Scott Dorin, Luke Vrabel, Brandon Steven
Level 14 Update: Sitting On The Money Bubble
Oct 17, '10
Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 51 out of 335
Chip Counts:
1. Jeff Madsen — 720,000
2. Ryan Goindoo — 680,000
3. Steve O’Dwyer — 610,000
4. Jared Jaffee — 570,000
5. Michael Benvenuti — 557,000
6. Randal Flowers — 555,000
7. Andreas Hoivold — 500,000
8. Jason Koon — 500,000
9. Annette Obrestad — 380,000
10. Tom Marchese — 350,000
Average Chip Count: 262,745
Notable Eliminations:
David Singer
Luke Vrabel
David Sklansky
Steve Brecher
Men Nguyen
Lee Markholt
Big Hands:
Tom Marchese Doubles Through David Singer
In a hand that went into the break, Card Player Player of the Year contender Tom Marchese moved all in on a board of 1083A with As10s against David Singer’s A9.
The river was the J and Marchese doubled up to 215,000. Singer was left with just over 100,000, but was eliminated shortly after the start of the level.
Randal Flowers Takes Out Luke Vrabel
Luke Vrabel was all in holding A
10 against Randal Flowers and his pocket fours.
The board bricked for Vrabel and he was eliminated.
Lauren Kling Triples Up
Just in time for the approaching money bubble, short stacked Lauren Kling tripled up courtesy of Jared Jaffee and Matt Affleck.
Jaffee raised from under the gun and Affleck called. Kling then moved all in from the small blind for 57,400. Jaffee called and Affleck moved all in as isolation.
Jaffee folded and Affleck showed AdQc. Kling revealed a superior AK and it held on a board of J4357.
Kling now has 170,000. Affleck is left with 260,000 and Jaffee is still tops at the table with 620,000.
Jason Koon Doubles Up Through Michael Benvenuti
Gavin Smith raised to 10,500 and Jason Koon reraised to 21,000. Michael Benvenuti then reraised to 56,000 on the button and Smith folded.
Koon moved all in and Benvenuti made the call with A-K. Koon showed pocket kings and they held on a board of 66234.
Koon is now stacked with 540,000 and Benvenuti takes a hit down to 560,000.
Player Tags: Randal Flowers, Luke Vrabel, Matt Affleck, Lauren Kling, Michael Benvenuti, Jared Jaffee, Tom Marchese, Jason Koon
Level 13 Update: Maria Ho Eliminated after a Strong Fight
Oct 17, '10
Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante
Players Remaining: 61 out of 335
Chip Counts:
1. Jared Jaffee — 630,000
2. Michael Benvenuti — 620,000
3. Matt Affleck — 610,000
4. Jeff Madsen — 560,000
5. Randal Flowers — 490,000
6. Owen Crowe — 470,000
7. Chad Batista — 430,000
8. Annette Obrestad — 430,000
9. Andreas Hoivold — 410,000
10. McLean Karr — 350,000
Average Chip Count: 81,212
Notable Eliminations:
Matt Marafioti
Jimmy Fricke
Vivek Rajkumar
Chris Bjorin
David Williams
Maria Ho
Big Hands:
Luke Vrabel Doubles Up
Luke Vrabel got the last of his chips into the middle preflop against Erik Cajelais and they flipped over their cards:
Vrabel: Q J
Cajelais: A K
Board: Q 8 3 8 10
Vrabel doubled up on the hand and he held 120,000. Cajelais was left with 60,000.
Luke Vrabel Doubles Up Bobby Suer
There was 10,000 in the pot and a flop that read Q 7 5 when Luke Vrabel checked on the big blind and Bobby Suer bet the pot from the button. Vrabel spent some time in the tank and he eventually raised all in for 45,600. Suer then spent a little time in the tank and decided to call. Their cards:
Suer: Q J
Vrabel: A 2
Turn and River: 4 and 10
Vrabel was knocked down to 62,000 and Suer doubled up to 110,000.
Mario Ho Takes a Fatal Hit
A player in middle position raised to 8,000 preflop and Mario Ho reraised all in from the hi-jack. Gavin Smith then called all in for 35,600 from the button and everyone else got out of the way. Their cards:
Ho: A Q
Smith: K K
Board: 9 7 3 6 5
Smith doubled up and Ho was left with just 8,000 after the hand. She busted a short time later after an admirable fight for survival in the today’s tournament field.
Monnette vs. Makhija
The board read 10 8 4 when John Monnette bet 9,900 from the big blind. Amit Makhija made the call from middle position and the A fell on the turn.
Monnette fired out 12,200 and Makhija went into the tank. He reraised for another 28,800 on top and Monnette went into the tank. He eventually mucked and Makhija won the hand to grow his stack to 270,000. Monnette fell to 370,000.
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Player Tags: Gavin Smith, John Monnette, Maria Ho, Erik Cajelais, Amit Makhija, Bobby Suer, Luke Vrabel
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Guy Cicconi moved all in under the gun preflop for 25,000 and James Mordue made the call from the cutoff. Luke Vrabel then reraised all in from the big blind and Mordue got out of the way. The two live players then turned over their cards:
Luke "BdBeatSlayer" Vrabel has been eliminated from the tournament. Hand will follow shortly.