Jeff Weiss Poker Tournament Updates

Level 24 Update: Weiss 7th ($26,401), Queen 8th ($20,370), Kirgan 9th ($15,886)

Jun 07, '12

Level: 24

Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 730

Average Chip Count: 547,500

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 1 — Al Barbieri — 798,000

Seat no. 4 — Stephen Hung — 142,000
Seat no. 5 — David Arsht — 933,000
Seat no. 6 — Glenn Engelbert — 280,000
Seat no. 7 — Donald Auger — 610,000
Seat no. 8 — Ben Landowski — 492,000

Players Eliminated:

Jeff Weiss — 7th Place ($26,401)
Alexander Queen — 8th Place ($20,370)
Lori Kirgan — 9th Place ($15,886)

Live Updates:

Lori Kirgan Eliminated in 9th Place ($15,886)

Lori Kirgan began the the official nine-handed final table on the short stack with just 8 big blinds and was the first player eliminated.

Al Barbieri opened for a raise to 40,000 and Lori Kirgan called all in for 38,000.

Lori Kirgan was all in for her tournament life with AJ against Barbieri’s 44.

The board came K3256, offering no help to Lori Kirgan who was eliminated in 9th place ($15,886).

Alexander Queen Eliminated in 8th Place ($20,370)

Al Barbieri opened the cutoff for 40,000, Alexander Queen three-bet to 60,000 and Barbieri called.

The flop came 865, Bariberi checked, Queen bet 20,000 and Baribieri called.

The turn was the 9, Barbieri bet 40,000, Queen raised all in and Barbieri called.

Barbieri was ahead on the turn with A7 for a made straight against Queen’s top set with 99. The river was the J and Alexander Queen was eliminated in 8th place ($20,370). That hand gave Barbieri the current chip lead with about 850,000.

Jeff Weiss Eliminated in 7th Place ($26,401)

David Arsht opened the pot for 40,000 from middle position, Jeff Weiss called from the small blind and Al Barbieri called the big blind.

The flop came Q92, Wiess and Barbieri checked to Arsht who bet 20,000. Weiss called all in for 7,000 and Barbieri folded.

Arsht was ahead on the flop with A9 for middle pair against Weiss’ A10.

The turn and river were the J and the J, offering no help to Jeff Weiss who was eliminated in 7th place ($26,401). David Arsht took the chip lead that hand with just under 1 million as the remaining six players headed to dinner.

The remaining six players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 and will return at approximately 10:15pm local time to resume play.

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

Player Tags: Al Barbieri,   David Arsht,   Jeff Weiss,   Alexander Queen,   Lori Kirgan

Action Begins, Official 9-Handed Final Table Now Underway

Jun 07, '12

The final table of Event no. 13 ($1,500 Limit Hold’em) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

With the elimination of Roland Israelahvili in 10th Place ($12,535), the official, 9-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 23 with blinds of 8,000-15,000 and limits of 15,000-30,000, and will continue until a winner is determined.

With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:

Seat no. 1 — Al Barbieri — 471,000
Seat no. 2 — Alexander Queen — 265,000
Seat no. 3 — Lori Kirgan — 105,000
Seat no. 4 — Stephen Hung — 218,000
Seat no. 5 — David Arsht — 531,000
Seat no. 6 — Glenn Engelbert — 564,000
Seat no. 7 — Donald Auger — 378,000
Seat no. 8 — Ben Landowski — 574,000
Seat no. 9 — Jeff Weiss — 178,000

While only 9 remain, this event gathered 730 players, creating a total prize pool of $985,500. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $211,921
2nd Place — $130,903
3rd Place — $84,388
4th Place — $61,820
5th Place — $45,953
6th Place — $34,620
7th Place — $26,401
8th Place — $20,370
9th Place — $15,886

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

Player Tags: Al Barbieri,   Glenn Englebert,   David Arsht,   Ben Landowski,   Jeff Weiss,   Alexander Queen,   Donald Auger,   Roland Israelashvili,   Lori Kirgan

83 Players Remain

Jul 14, '07

There are 83 players remaining in the field and judging by the recent eliminations, no one is safe. The players are in level 21 now and the blinds are $12,000-$24,000 with a $3,000 ante.

Bird No Longer With Us
Bill Edler raised to $70,000 from early position and Lee Childs reraised to $205,000. John Bird came over the top all in for $505,000 and Edler threw his cards in the muck. Childs made the call and had Bird covered. Bird showed K K and Childs was holding A A. The board came 9 6 5 2 2 and Childs took down the massive pot and Bird was sent to the rail.

Feel the Rush
Lee Watkinson has been on an absolute tear in the last hour, chipping up to $4,600,000 and claiming the number two spot on the leaderboard. Watkinson's quiet and humble demeanor often keeps him out of the spotlight but the players at his table almost always find out the hard way how dangerous he can really be. Jared Hamby raised to $75,000 from late position and was reraised by Lee Watkinson to $200,000 from the small blind. Hamby reraised all in and Watkinson took no time in making the call. Hamby had pushed for a little more than $500,000 and showed the table K Q. Watkinson had called with A Q. The flop came 8 7 3 and Hamby started getting his chips in order to hand them over to Watkinson. The turn was the 6 and needing only a king to stay alive, Hamby had all but admitted defeat. The J hit on the river and Watkinson won the hand with ace high. The very next hand as Watkinson was stacking his chips in racks to be colored up, Jeff Weiss limped into the pot for $24,000. The other eight players at the table expressed their surprise at his bet, bewildered by the concept. One player said aloud, "It's about time someone limped. That's the first bet that wasn't a raise in an hour." Watkinson called the limp from the button and the player in the small blind folded. "You have no idea how bad those cards were to fold there," said the player in seat eight. The player in seat nine checked his option and three players saw a flop of K 6 5. Weiss bet out $90,000 and Watkinson raised him to $300,000. The player in seat nine folded and Weiss made the call. The turn was the 5 and Weiss checked. Watkinson bet out $425,000 and Weiss again made the call. The river was the 7 and Weiss led out with a bet of $350,000. Watkinson thought for only a moment before looking at the dealer and declaring that he was all in. Weiss went deep into the tank, trying to figure out what Watkinson was doing. Weiss eventually looked at Watkinson and said, "I call." Watkinson flipped over 6 6 for the flopped set and Weiss mucked his hand high enough to only show the bottom card, the A. Weiss was eliminated and Watkinson had a whole new pile of chips to rack up.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Jared Hamby,   Jeff Weiss,   John Bird,   Lee Childs