Level 2: Madsen Uses Birthday Luck
Jun 07, '09
Blinds: 150-300
Players Remaining: 159 out of 159
Chip Counts:
1. Barry Greenstein — 30,000
2. Annie Duke — 30,000
3. Bill Gazes — 30,000
4. Chau Giang — 30,000
5. Gavin Smith — 30,000
6. Greg Raymer — 30,000
7. Jeff Madsen — 30,000
8. Jennifer Harman — 30,000
9. Lee Markholt — 30,000
10. John D’Agostino — 30,000
Average Chip Count: 30,000
Big Hands:
Shak’s Big Draw Bricks Off
Nick Schulman raises under the gun, Dan Shak calls from middle position, and Will Chen also comes along from the small blind.
The flop is 2
9
5. Chen checks, Schulman checks, and Shak bets 300. Chen folds and Schulman calls. The turn is the 2
and both players check. The 9
falls on the river and Schulman and Shak both check. Schulman announces “Two sevens” and they were good for the whole pot as Shak tabled A3K10, which was good for a flush draw, the nut low draw, and overs to Schulman’s sevens.
Mike Matusow chimed in to let Shak know how much of a favorite he was in that hand, while Schulman stacked the chips.
Madsen’s Birthday Brings Him Good Fortune
We pick up the action on the turn on a board of 8 J 2 3 rainbow. Madsen bets 600 and is raised to 1200. He opts to call the additional big bet and the river is the A.
Madsen now leads again for 600 and is just smooth called by his opponent. Madsen tables the 4 5 for the nuts and is good for the whole pot.
Pezzin Gets the Best of Black
The action folds around to Andrew Black on the button who raises to 600. The small blind folds and Pat Pezzin calls the additional 300 from the big blind. The flop is J75. Pezzin leads out for 300 and is called by Black.
The turn was the 6 and Pezzin leads out again for 600, which is again called by Black. The river was the J and Pezzin fires out 600 and is called by Black again.
Pezzin turns over the 89104 for the flush and an 8 low. Black mucked his hand and Pezzin scooped the pot.
Left In The Deck:
ESPN commentator Mike Patrick has decided to put up the $10,000 to play poker with some of the world’s best.
Player Tags: Dan Shak, Nick Schulman, Jeff Madsen, Andrew Blackmore
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