Level Two Update: Brad Garret Hits Quads -- Billirakis Bounced
Jul 09, '11
NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips. Registration will remain open until the end of the second level.
Players on Day 1C: Approximately 978
Blinds: 100-200
Notables Remaining:
Jonathan Duhamel
Bernard Lee
Ray Romano
Sorel Mizzi
Jordan Morgan
Joe Cada
Jimmy Fricke
Dan Smith
Mike Caro
Dan O’Brien
Robert Mizrachi
Jon Turner
Ross Boatman
Chad Brown
Gavin Griffin
Neil Channing
Jason Mercier
David Benyamine
Scotty Nguyen
Dan Harrington
Haralabos Voulgaris
Christina Lindley
Lauren Kling
Erik Seidel
Darryll Fish
Daniel Negreanu
Dan Shak
Gavin Smith
Bobby Baldwin
Eric Baldwin
Brad Garrett
Shane Warne
Hoyt Corkins
Steve Gross
Chris Moorman
Tom McEvoy
Nenad Medic
Andrew Robl
Ted Forrest
Vitaly Lunkin
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Notables Eliminated This Level:
Steve Billirakis
Allen Bari
Jason Somerville
David Steicke
Liz Lieu
Hands:
Shak vs. Billirakis
Fate picked the wrong time to deal pocket queens to Steve Billirakis. That is because Dan Shak was dealt a set of eights on the same hand. Billirakis was all in by the end of the hand and he was eliminated in the aftermath that saw Shak grow his stack to 50,000.
Duhamel Watch — Defending Champ Doubles Up
The defending champion kept his head above water when he doubled up with a full house to survive. He held 48,000 after the hand.
Everybody Loves Brad Garrett
Everybody Loves Raymond co-stars Ray Romano and Brad Garrett are both playing in the main event on Day 1C. In a recent pot Garrett raised to 600 preflop and Max Cohn and the big blind made the call. The flop fell K 9 4 and all three players checked.
The turn fell 6 and Garrett opened the action again, this time for 1,000. Cohn raised to 3,000 and the big blind mucked. Garrett made the call and the river fell K. Garrett and Cohn both checked and then Garrett flipped over K K for quad kings. Cohn mucked and Garrett grew his stack to 40,000.
Jonathan Jaffe Grows his Stack
In a recent pot the flop fell 10-9-3 and Jonathan Jaffe held pocket jacks. His opponent checked and Jaffe bet 1,900. His opponent called the turn brought a 5. Jaffe bet again, this time for 2,900 after he opponent checked.
The river then delivered a deuce and Jaffe bet 3,600 after yet another check from his opponent. Jaffe revealed his jacks and his opponent mucked. Jaffe won the pot and he is now up to 60,000.
Brenes Ahead from Start to Finish
Humberto Brenes raised to 1,100 preflop from middle position and UTG+1 made the call. The flop fell J 4 4 and Brenes bet 2,100. His opponent made the call and the turn fell J. Both players checked and the 8 fell on the river. Both players checked again and Brenes revealed A K. His opponent mucked 7 6 face up on the table while Brenes collected the pot to replenish his stack and hold steady at 30,000.
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Chris Bell Picks the Right time to Make his Move
The flop read 9 6 4 and the big blind bet 2,000 after Chris Bell checked in the small blind. Bell made the call and the A fell on the turn.
The big blind bet 2,000 again after Bell checked and he made the call once again. The river then delivered the 10 and Bell went on the offensive. Bell bet 6,600 and the big blind went into the tank. He eventually mucked and Bell collected the pot to grow his stack to 35,000.
CardPlayer TV — Patrik Antonius on First-Day Main Event Flights
Robert Whalen: 66,000
Dawn Baleno: 55,000
Maya Antonius: 54,200
Dustin Dirksen: 53,400
Blair Hinkle: 52,000
Avdo Djokovic: 50,000
Barry Shulman: 28,075
Roy Winston: 22,000
Shannon Shorr: 18,400
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman: 13,400
Eliminations: Tom Dwan, John Gale, David Benyamine, Dave Ulliott, Alec Torelli, Marco Johnson, David Pham, James Mackey Andrew Barta Eliminated by Tuan Lam
Heads-up and on a board of Q877, a short stacked Andrew Barta got it all in with top pair (AQ) against Tuan Lam's full house (88). Barta needed to spike a queen on the river to stay alive, but the 10 hit the board, and just as quickly Barta hit the rail.
Fish Out Of Water
Dave "Devil Fish" Ulliott moved all in with 99. His opponent in seat 7 held QQ and Ulliott was at risk. The flop came A410, giving Ulliott hopes for a backdoor flush. The turn killed those possibilities when the 3 hit the felt. Ulliott needed to hit a two-outer to stay alive, but the Q fell on the river, giving seat 7 a set of ladies and knocking Ulliott out of the main event.
Shulman Has Kings Cracked
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman raised to 600 from late position and she had one caller, the big blind. The flop was Q62 and the big blind checked to Shulman, who bet 1,400. The big blind called Shulman's bet and the turn was the 10. Once again, the big blind checked to Shulman who, this time, bet 4,000. The big blind called and the river was A. Both players checked and Shulman showed down KK. It was not good enough as her opponent showed AQ. After Shulman had her kings cracked on the river, she was down to 9,500 in chips.
Torelli Gone
Cardplayer blogger Alec Torelli was involved in his final hand on a final AQ7. The player in the cutoff bet 1,000 on the flop and Torelli raised to 2,550 from the button. The cutoff called and the turn was the 10. The cutoff bet 3,500 and Torelli moved in for 9,000 more. The cutoff called and both players turned over their cards. Torelli showed A7 for two pair, but the cutoff showed KJ for a broadway straight. The river was the 6 and Torelli failed to fill up as he made his way to the rail.
Ladies Love Raymond Too
Ray Romano raised to 600 from late position. The small blind raised to 2,200 and Romano called. The flop came down KQ3. The small blind fired 3,000 and Romano went into the tank. After several minutes of deliberation, Romano called the clock on himself. He waited until the last second and then he moved all in for 28,000. The small blind folded AK and Romano gave his opponent a courtesy flash, showing QQ. Romano was at 38,000 after the hand.
Controversy Before the Break
One player raised from the 6 seat in middle position to $1,200. The dealer announced his raise but then for some reason just reached over and mucked his cards. She began to apologize almost immediately as the player angrily called the floor over. The tournament director, as she had done all series, ruled that the player's action must stand, but that he would be returned his raise, only having to contribute $400 to the pot. This ruling did not satisfy him, mainly because he claimed to have had pocket Kings. He continued to protest for all of his bet, but the ruling stood. Eventually, he agreed that the ruling was correct, but that it was still a terrible solution to what is basically, human error.
Each player is responsible for protecting their cards, and once they hit the muck they are dead, regardless of who put them there. Usually this situation happens to the players in the one or ten seat, as they are located right next to the dealer. It is unusual for this to happen to players located across the table. The player who won the pot on a Jack high board declined to comment whether or not the Kings would have been good, so it is unknown if the dealer accidentally saved the gentleman any chips or not.
Soulier Sends Opponent To The Rail
On a board of Q 6 5 9 Q Fabrice Soulier pushed the last of his chips into the pot. His opponent instantly began to shake his head in disgust, obviously angered by a club and board pair on the river. He eventually called with the 87, which was the nut straight on the turn. Soulier revealed the A 3, for the nut flush, taking down the pot and sending his opponent to the rail.
Eliminations
Allen Kessler Mike Mizrachi and Steve Paul-Ambrose were eliminated during this past hour.
Not Everybody Loves Raymond A player in seat three limps and Ray Romano raises to $2,600. A team Pokerstars member reraiseson the button to $7,000 and seat three makes the call. Romano says. "lets get this over with." and shoves his remaining money into the pot, raising $1,275 more. Both the button and seat three call and the flop comes J54. Seat three checks and seat eight bets $16,000. Seat three (who looks an awful lot like Doctor Dre) tanks then finally mucks. The button shows AA, and has Romano in trouble with KQ. The turn is the K giving Romano some life, but the river brings the 8 and he is eliminated. As he stood up from the table he yelled, "Crazy Horse, Lets Go!" He then went over to Brad Garrett's table and caroused with him for a while before leaving.
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Andrew Barta Eliminated by Tuan Lam
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Shulman Has Kings Cracked
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