Stan Jablonski Poker Tournament Updates

Stan Jablonski Eliminated in 15th Place ($26,160)

Aug 25, '09

Stan Jablonski moved all in for about 13 big blinds and Prahlad Friedman made the call with AQ. Jablonski was dominated with A3 and didn’t get any help when the board gave Friedman the nut spade flush.

Jablonski held on for quite a while on the short stack, but was finally put away in the 17th level. Friedman, who had earlier called the clock on Jablonski for stalling, is now up to 560,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Prahlad Friedman,   Stan Jablonski

Level 15 Update

Feb 23, '09

Level: 15

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 400 ante.

Players Left: 83 out of 696

Score Board

Notable Chip Counts:

Kofi Farkye - 543,000
Mike Sowers - 435,000
Dan O'Brien - 405,000
Don D'Auria - 377,000
Jason Dewitt - 360,000
Anthony Venturnini - 342,000
Dan the Lu - 312,000
Peter Feldman - 310,000

Average:167,711

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Glick
Stan Jablonski
Phil Ivey
John Phan

Big Hands:

Shawn "sprstoner" Glines Takes Out Mike Glick

Shawn Glines raised and Mike Glick reraised. After surveying the situation and his opponent's stack, Glines put Glick all in. Glick made the call and his A-Q was far behind Glines and his pocket aces. Glines now has 175,000 in chips, a far cry from the 20,000 he had just a few levels ago.

Will Failla Holds On

Nenad Medic raised from under the gun to 7,000 and Will Failla moved all in for 28,400. Medic folded after a bit and Failla let him off the hook by showing pocket aces.

Phil Ivey Eliminated by Imhpounh Bongbone

The defending champion has been eliminated from the tournament. In a battle of the blinds, Imhpounh Bongbone raised to 10,400 and Phil Ivey moved all in for about 50,000. Bongbone snap called with pocket sixes and Ivey showed two overs with A-8.

The board came K-Q-2-K-2 and Ivey was eliminated from the tournament.

Stan Jablonski Eliminated by Mike Sowers

Stan Jablonski and Mike Sowers found themselves all in preflop. Jablonski had A-Q but was dominated by Sowers and his A-K. The board brought an aces but Sowers and his kicker played to send Jablonski from one of the toughest tables in the room. Sowers now has 502,000.

Jeff Garza Puts Maria Ho to the Test

On a board of KJ45 Jeff Garza bets 18,000 from the big blind and Maria Ho made the call from the button after thinking it over. The K fell on the river and Garza bet 25,000. Ho went into the tank again, but this time she mucked after thinking it over for a minute. This was a minor setback for Ho who has pulled off a nice comeback during the last two levels.

Daniel Negreanu Doubles Up

Danie Negreanu moved all in preflop from the cutoff and Blake Cahail made the call from the hi-jack. Their cards:

Negreanu: 99
Cahail: A8

Board: Q9546

Negreanu doubled up on the hand to survive.

Farkye Continues the Aggression

Kofi Farkye raised to 5,500 preflop under the gun and Men Nguyen went into the tank on the button. He mucked and then the small blind called in seat 1. The flop was dealt AJ10 and both players checked. The 9 fell on the turn and Farkye bet 6,500. Seat 1 called and the river fell Q. Farkye checked and flipped up J9. Seat 1 did not bet, but mucked his hand and gave Farkye the pot.

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated by Blake Cahail

We caught up with the action on the river, with the board reading J1098K. The pot has about 50,000 in the middle and Blake Cahail has put Daniel Negreanu to the test for his last 30,000 or so.

Negreanu states that he is only beat by one hand and Cahail immediately shoots back with, "So you're saying you have a king-high flush?" Negreanu laughs and says, "You don't have a flush."

After about five minutes in the tank, Negreanu decides to call and Cahail immediately turns over AQ for the Broadway straight. Negreanu shows KK for a rivered set and gets up from the table as the level clock counts down to zero. Cahail now has 190,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Phil Ivey,   Stan Jablonski,   Nenad Medic,   Michael Glick,   Shawn Glines,   Will Failla,   Mike Sowers

Event 4 - Mixed Hold 'Em - Levels 7 and 8

Jun 02, '08

Blinds/Antes: 200/400 limit, 100/200 no-limit

Players Remaining: 225 of 334

Note: The players took an extended 30-minute break at the conclusion of this level.

Average Stack: 14,850

Chip Counts:

Jay Rosenkrantz - 42,000
Dario Minieri - 37,000
Chau Giang - 35,000
David Williams - 32,000
Phil Ivey - 32,000
Ben Grundy - 32,000
David Ulliott - 30,000
John Juanda - 29,000
Stan Jablonski - 28,500
Jon Turner - 26,550

Recent Eliminations:
Nick Schulman
Amit Makhija

Big Hands:

Nick Schulman Crippled

After his nut flush draw failed to crack his opponents’ top pair, Nick Schulman was left with a total remaining stack of 475 in chips. He threw his stack into the middle on the next hand with AK and was eliminated by his opponent’s pocket jacks.

Jennifer Tilly Folds Under Pressure

Facing a check-raise from her opponent on a board of AJ73Jennifer Tilly made the call to see a river of the J. Tilly’s opponent led out, and she contemplated her situation before releasing her hand. Her opponent flipped over the KQ for the nut flush. Tilly was left with slightly more than 5,000 in chips

Bloch Bleeds Badly

Andy Bloch lost thousands of chips during the limit round over the span of only a few hands. In the first, Bloch raised pre-flop from late position and was called by his opponent in the small blind. His opponent led out on every street of the KJ855 board, and each time Bloch made the call. His opponent flipped over the KK at the showdown, and Bloch mucked his hand. Within the same orbit, he had doubled up another player at his table. After the two hands, he was left with under 14,000.

Antonio Esfandiari Doubles Up His Short Stack

After raising from late position and being called only by his opponent on the button, Antonio Esfandiari led out on the 433 flop and was raised. Esfandiari made the call, and let out again when the 2 fell on the turn. Again he was raised by his opponent, this time for all of his chips. Esfandiari made the call and flipped over the AJ which was behind his opponents’ QQ. The 6 on the river completed Esfandiari’s flush, improving his stack to slightly over 6,000.

Amit Makhija Eliminated

Phil Hellmuth led out from the big blind on a flop of J83 and Amit Makhija called all in with the remainder of his chips. The player on the button raised, and Hellmuth made the call. Phil checked the 6 on the turn and mucked when his opponent bet. Amit flipped over an unimproved KQ against his opponents’ QJ. The blank on the river sent Amit to the rail empty-handed.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Andy Bloch,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Phil Hellmuth,   Chau Giang,   Phil Ivey,   David Williams,   Stan Jablonski,   Jennifer Tilly,   Jon Turner,   Nick Schulman,   Ben Grundy,   Dario Minieri,   Amit Makhija,   Jay Rosenkrantz