Level One, Hour Two Update: David Benyamine Starts Well
Jul 08, '10
Blinds: 50-100
Average Chip Count: 30,000
Notable Chip Counts:
1. Kara Scott – 71,000
2. Brent Baldrey – 65,000
3. Corey Emery – 60,000
4. Alex Aram – 60,000
5. Steve Billirakis – 57,000
6. Aaron Gustavson – 48,000
7. Amanda Musumeci – 47,000
8. David Benyamine – 46,000
9. Bill Chen – 46,000
10. Phil Ivey – 45,700
Card Player Family Chip Counts
Jeff Shulman — 30,000
Jennifer Harman — 30,000
Steve Zolotow — 30,000
Notable Eliminations:
None
Player Twitter Accounts
Phil Ivey
Doyle Brunson
Jeff Shulman
Bryan Micon
Jonathan Little
Cyndy Violette
Vanessa Rousso
Zachary Clark
Big Hands:
Phil Ivey Faces a Minimum Four-Bet
A player in the cutoff bet 250 and Phil Ivey raised to 800 total. The player in the small blind four-bet to 1,350 and it was folded to the cutoff. She folded and Ivey quickly called.
The flop came 9
63
8
and action went check-check. The 8 fell on the turn and Ivey’s opponent bet 1,200. Ivey insta-called and the 10 landed on the river. The small blind checked and Ivey bet 4,300. Ivey’s opponent deliberated before eventually folding. Ivey was at 34,000 in chips after the hand.
Steve Billirakis Starting off Strong
On a board of 10937 was faced with a 6,000-chip bet. Billirakis called and the river brought the J. Billirakis led out for 4,000 and his opponent called. Billirakis tabled the J9 for two pair. His opponent mucked the KK
. Billirakis was up to 54,000 after the hand.
David Benyamine Drops A Pot
David Benyamine raised to 300 preflop and the small blind made the call. The flop came down A63 and both players checked.
The turn was the 6 and the small blind led out with 500. Benyamine made the call and the river was the 8.
The small blind led out with 500 again and Benyamine decided to look him up. The small blind showed A7 for aces and sixes and Benyamine mucked. Despite dropping that pot, Benyamine was off to a strong start with close to 49,000 in chips.
Cindy Violette Takes One Down
Cyndy Violette raised to 300 and was called by two players. The flop came 9dKh5c and Violette bet 1,000 to force out her opponents. She had around 31,500 after the hand.
“This is Our Maaain Event Of The Evening”
Bruce Buffer raised to 350 from middle position and was called by JJ Lui on the button. The flop ran 782 and Buffer led for 525. Lui folded and Buffer chipped back up to around his starting stack of 30,000.
Joe Serock Takes One From Elizabeth
On a 3-way flop of A78 seat 2 checked and so did Joe Serock. Shannon Elizabeth bet 600 and seat 2 folded, but Serock called.
The 7 fell on the turn and Serock led for 1,800. Elizabeth called and the A fell on the river. Both players checked and Elizabeth mucked when she saw Serock’s Q7.
Serock was at around 39,000 after the hand, while Elizabeth dropped to around 23,000.
Hevad Khan Loses a Big One
Hevad Khan called a bet of 2,250 from seat 7 on a board of 599A. On the 6 river Khan checked and seat 7 fired 7,600. There was already a lot in the pot, and Khan tanked for a moment before electing to fold.
He had 26,000 after the hand.
Steve Dannenmann Run Over By Jacks
Steve Dannenmann bet 250 on a board of 36Q7 and was called by seat 1. The button then raised to 1,050 and Dannenmann called, while seat 1 got out of the way.
The K river was checked around and a stubborn moment left Dannenmann and the player on the button refusing to show their cards first. Finally Dannenmann showed 75 for a pair and the button showed JJ for a better pair. After the loss Dannenmann had around 28,000.
Kenny Tran Wins a Pot
Kenny Tran had the button and was tangled up in a pot versus a player in the cutoff. On a board of AK63 the action went check-check. The 8 fell on the river and the cutoff checked. Tran bet 4,000 and the cutoff tanked. He eventually made the call and Tran exposed the 72 for a flush. Tran’s opponent mucked and Tran raked in the pot. He was up to about the starting stack after the hand.
Mizzi Drops One
With 650 in the pot, the board read 10523. Sorel Mizzi fired 350 and the player in seat 9 made the call.
The river was the 3 and Mizzi checked. Seat 9 fired 1,575 and Mizzi threw away his hand. He was at 32,000 after the loss.
Ferguson Can’t Call
Chris Ferguson raised to 600 on the button and the player in seat 5 made the call from middle position. The flop came down 642 and seat 5 checked.
Ferguson fired 1,000 and seat 5 quickly check-raised to 2,000. Ferguson thought for a bit and made the call. The turn was the 4 and seat 5 checked again.
Ferguson thought for a little while longer and bet 3,000. Seat 5 called again and the river was the 10.
Seat 5 took the lead this time, firing 2,500 and Ferguson released his hand. Ferguson was down to 26,000 after dropping that pot.
Rousso Bluffs Off Half Her Stack
Picking up the action after the flop came down Q85, Vanessa Rousso led out with 3,500 and the player in seat 7 made the call.
The turn was the J and Rousso thought long before sliding out 7,000. Seat 7 then tanked and asked Rousso for a count. The rest of the players at the table left as the 20-minute break had begun.
Seat 7 eventually called and the river was the 9. Rousso played with her chips awhile but checked. Seat 7 checked behind and Rousso tabled AK for ace-high. Seat 7 tabled 87 for a pair of eights and a heart draw on the flop.
Rousso dropped a big pot before the break and she was down to 26,000 after starting the hand with close to 49,000.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, David Benyamine, Cyndy Violette, Phil Ivey, Kenny Tran, Joanne Liu, Steve Billirakis, Bruce Buffer, Vanessa Rousso, Steve Dannenmann, Shannon Elizabeth, Sorel Mizzi, Hevad Khan, Joseph Serock
We caught up with the action with JJ Liu all-in for 27,400 against Todd Terry, who rolled over his 10
10
only to see he was in bad shape against Liu’s A
A
4
Blinds: 75-150
Cold Deck Does In Liu
Matusow Chipping Back Up
Greenstein Trips Up Opponent
Day 2 of event No. 23 ($2,500 Limit Hold’em Six Handed) has come to an end, just shy of establishing a final table.
J.J. Liu limped on the button and the small blind moved all in. Liu eventually made the call with A
J.J. Liu moved all in on the button preflop for 213,000 and David Benyamine thought for a moment before making the call. Their cards: