Anthony Gregg Poker Tournament Updates

Anthony Gregg Wins One Drop High Roller $111,111 Event

Jun 29, '13

Level: 29

Blinds: 200,000-400,000 with a 50,000 ante

Players Remaining: 1 out of 166

Players Eliminated:

4th: Antonio Esfandiari – $1,433,438
3rd: Bill Perkins – $1,965,163
2nd: Chris Klodnicki – $2,985,495

Live Updates:

Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated in Fourth Place ($1,433,438)

Chris Klodnicki raised to 800,000 on the button and Antonio Esfandiari raised all in for 9,925,000. Klodnicki called and they tabled their hands.

Klodnicki: A9
Esfandiari: 88

Board: K766A

Klodnicki won the hand with a pair of aces to grow his stack to 21.5 million and Esfandiari was eliminated in fourth place.

Bill Perkins Eliminated in Third Place ($1,965,163)

Anthony Gregg limped preflop and Bill Perkins raised all in for 5.35 million. Gregg called and they flipped over their cards.

Gregg: AQ
Perkins: A5

Board: 9854Q

Perkins was eliminated in third place by the queens of his opponent. Gregg grew his stack to 31.2 million in advance of the heads-up final against Chris Klodnicki (18.6 million).

Anthony Gregg Wins One Drop High Roller $111,111 Event ($4,803,619) — Chris Klodnicki Eliminated in Second Place ($2,985,495)

Chris Klodnicki limped and Anthony Gregg checked before the flop was dealt 943. Gregg checked, Klodnicki bet 500,000, and Gregg raised to 1.4 million. Klodnicki reraised all in for 8 million and Gregg called. The two remaining players revealed their hands one last time.

Gregg: 92
Klodnicki: 75

Turn and River: 53

Gregg won the pot and the tournament with a pair of nines. Klodnicki was eliminated in second place and took home $2,985,495. Gregg was awarded the largest cash prize of the summer up to this point at a massive $4,803,619 along with a gold bracelet.

Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, chip counts, and prize payouts for each gold bracelet event.

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Chris Klodnicki,   Anthony Gregg,   Bill Perkins

Level 24 Update: Anthony Gregg Eliminated in 4th Place ($114,711)

Jun 16, '12

Level: 24

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 750

Average Chip Count: 1,875,000

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 1 — Brendon Rubie — 2,935,000

Seat no. 3 — James Schaaf — 874,000
Seat no. 4 — Timothy Adams — 1,799,000

Players Eliminated:

Anthony Gregg — 4th Place ($114,711)

Live Updates:

Anthony Gregg Eliminated in 4th Place ($114,711)

Anthony Gregg entered the official four-handed final table on the short stack and was the first player eliminated. Brendon Rubie opened the button for 41,000, Anthony Gregg moved all in from the small blind and Rubie called.

Anthony Gregg was all in for his tournament life before the flop with A3 against Rubie’s 22.

The board came 107482, giving Rubie a set on the river to win the pot and eliminate Anthony Gregg in 4th place ($114,711). Rubie moved back up to second in chips after that hand with about 1.8 million.

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: Anthony Gregg,   Brendon Rubie

Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 16, '12

The final table of Event no. 28 ($2,500 No-Limit Hold’em Four Handed) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Day 3 began with 8 players spread out over 2 tables, and with the elimination of Greg Merson in 5th Place ($70,280), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 23 with blinds of 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante, 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 — Brendon Rubie — 2,693,000
Seat no. 2 — Anthony Gregg — 367,000
Seat no. 3 — James Schaaf — 1,656,000
Seat no. 4 — Timothy Adams — 892,000

While only 4 remain, this event gathered 750 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,706,250. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $392,476
2nd Place — $242,458
3rd Place — $164,823
4th Place — $114,711

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: Anthony Gregg,   James Schaaf,   Brendon Rubie

Anthony Gregg Eliminated

Dec 19, '10

Anthony Gregg has packed up his belongings and joined the few who have already busted today. There are approximately 122 players remaining.

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg

Benny Chen Eliminated in 14th Place ($95,000)

Jan 09, '09

Benny Chen moved all in preflop for 90,000 and both Anthony Gregg and Pieter Tielen called him down. The flop was dealt 972 and both live players checked. The J fell on the turn and Gregg checked. Tielen bet 75,000 and Gregg got out of the way. Chen and Tilen then turned up their hands:

Chen: 76
Tielen: K9

River: A

Tielen won the pot and Chen was eliminated in 14th place. He will take home $95,000 in prize money.
 

Player Tags: Benny Chen,   Anthony Gregg,   Pieter Tielen

Anthony Gregg Doubles Up

Jan 09, '09

Benny Chen and Anthony Gregg find all the chips in the middle preflop.

Chen shows 77 ang Gregg shows AQ.

The board comes A10532 and Gregg hits his ace to double up to 3,375,000. Chen was left with 110,000 and crippled.

Player Tags: Benny Chen,   Anthony Gregg

Hafiz Khan Eliminated in 21st Place ($55,000)

Jan 09, '09

We caught up with this action on the turn with a board reading KJ4Q. Hafiz Khan bet 125,000 and Anthony Gregg made the call.

The river was the 6 and Khan moved all in for 580,000. Gregg tanked for a few minutes before calling and Khan immediately got up from the table, turning over 53.

Gregg showed K10 for a pair of kings and a stunned Khan slowly walked away from the table in 21st place.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Hafiz Khan

Anthony Gregg Eliminated in Second Place ($1,700,000)

Jan 10, '09

Anthony Gregg finds himself all in and behind against Poorya Nazari.

Gregg: Q7
Nazari: A10

The board runs out 106539 and Gregg is eliminated in second place, earning $1.7 million for his runner-up performance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Poorya Nazari

Anthony Gregg Doubles Up

Jan 10, '09

On the first hand back from break, Anthony Gregg is all in holding A8 and is dominated by Benny Spindler's AK.

It looks like Gregg is gone but the board runs out AJ882 doubling Gregg up to 8.8 million.

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Benjamin Spindler

Benny Spindler Doubles Up

Jan 10, '09

Anthony Gregg and Benny Spindler got it all in on a flop of Q43.

Gregg: 73
Spindler: A9

As the favorite with two overs and a flush draw, Spindler got there when the turn and river acme 4J, giving him the nut flush.

Spindler now has 7.5 million to Gregg's 7.9 million.

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Benjamin Spindler

Anthony Gregg Doubles Up Again

Jan 10, '09

Anthony Gregg and Benny Spindler found themselves all in on a flop of J87.

Gregg: J7
Spindler: K6

The turn and river came 96 and Spindler failed to hit his outs. Gregg doubled up again to move into second place with 8.3 million in chips. Spindler now has about 6 million.



 

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Benjamin Spindler

Anthony Gregg Doubles Up

Jan 10, '09

Anthony Gregg moved all in for just under 2 million and Poorya Nazari made the call.

Gregg: KJ
Nazari: A5

The board came 1095J7 and Gregg's pair of jacks is enough to double him up to 4 million in chips.

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Poorya Nazari

Poorya Nazari Takes the Lead

Jan 10, '09

Anthony Gregg made it 245,000 to go from the button and both Benny Spindler and Poorya Nazari made the call in the blinds. The flop was dealt KJ7. Spindler bet 250,000 from the small blind and both players called. The turn fell 3 and Spindler bet 550,000. Nazari raised to 1,450,000 total and Gregg got out of the way. Spindler made the call and the river card was dealt 8. Spindler checked and Nazari moved all in for 4,590,000. The clock had expired into the dinner break at this point and Spindler decided to make the call. He turned over K3 and Nazari showed down K8. Nazari doubled on the hand to take the chip lead into the dinner break with 13,590,000 and Spindler was knocked down to 10,435,000.







 

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Poorya Nazari,   Benjamin Spindler

Dan Heimiller Eliminated in 7th Place ($300,000)

Jan 10, '09

Dan Heimiller moved all in and Poorya Nazari isolated all in behind him. That didn't work and Anthony Gregg snap-called all in after that. They all showed down pocket pairs.

Heimiller: 55
Nazari: 88
Gregg: 99

The board came KJJ67 and Heimiller was eliminated. Gregg's hand held up to triple him up over the 3 million in chips mark and Nazari took a slight hit to his chip lead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Poorya Nazari

Benny Chen Eliminated in 14th Place ($95,000)

Jan 09, '09

Benny Chen moved all in preflop for 90,000 and both Anthony Gregg and Pieter Tielen called him down. The flop was dealt 972 and both live players checked. The J fell on the turn and Gregg checked. Tielen bet 75,000 and Gregg got out of the way. Chen and Tilen then turned up their hands:

Chen: 76
Tielen: K9

River: A

Tielen won the pot and Chen was eliminated in 14th place. He will take home $95,000 in prize money.
 

Player Tags: Benny Chen,   Anthony Gregg,   Pieter Tielen

Anthony Gregg Doubles Up

Jan 09, '09

Benny Chen and Anthony Gregg find all the chips in the middle preflop.

Chen shows 77 ang Gregg shows AQ.

The board comes A10532 and Gregg hits his ace to double up to 3,375,000. Chen was left with 110,000 and crippled.

Player Tags: Benny Chen,   Anthony Gregg

Hafiz Khan Eliminated in 21st Place ($55,000)

Jan 09, '09

We caught up with this action on the turn with a board reading KJ4Q. Hafiz Khan bet 125,000 and Anthony Gregg made the call.

The river was the 6 and Khan moved all in for 580,000. Gregg tanked for a few minutes before calling and Khan immediately got up from the table, turning over 53.

Gregg showed K10 for a pair of kings and a stunned Khan slowly walked away from the table in 21st place.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Hafiz Khan

Anthony Gregg Eliminated in Second Place ($1,700,000)

Jan 10, '09

Anthony Gregg finds himself all in and behind against Poorya Nazari.

Gregg: Q7
Nazari: A10

The board runs out 106539 and Gregg is eliminated in second place, earning $1.7 million for his runner-up performance.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Poorya Nazari

Anthony Gregg Doubles Up

Jan 10, '09

On the first hand back from break, Anthony Gregg is all in holding A8 and is dominated by Benny Spindler's AK.

It looks like Gregg is gone but the board runs out AJ882 doubling Gregg up to 8.8 million.

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Benjamin Spindler

Benny Spindler Doubles Up

Jan 10, '09

Anthony Gregg and Benny Spindler got it all in on a flop of Q43.

Gregg: 73
Spindler: A9

As the favorite with two overs and a flush draw, Spindler got there when the turn and river acme 4J, giving him the nut flush.

Spindler now has 7.5 million to Gregg's 7.9 million.

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Benjamin Spindler

Anthony Gregg Doubles Up Again

Jan 10, '09

Anthony Gregg and Benny Spindler found themselves all in on a flop of J87.

Gregg: J7
Spindler: K6

The turn and river came 96 and Spindler failed to hit his outs. Gregg doubled up again to move into second place with 8.3 million in chips. Spindler now has about 6 million.



 

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Benjamin Spindler

Anthony Gregg Doubles Up

Jan 10, '09

Anthony Gregg moved all in for just under 2 million and Poorya Nazari made the call.

Gregg: KJ
Nazari: A5

The board came 1095J7 and Gregg's pair of jacks is enough to double him up to 4 million in chips.

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Poorya Nazari

Poorya Nazari Takes the Lead

Jan 10, '09

Anthony Gregg made it 245,000 to go from the button and both Benny Spindler and Poorya Nazari made the call in the blinds. The flop was dealt KJ7. Spindler bet 250,000 from the small blind and both players called. The turn fell 3 and Spindler bet 550,000. Nazari raised to 1,450,000 total and Gregg got out of the way. Spindler made the call and the river card was dealt 8. Spindler checked and Nazari moved all in for 4,590,000. The clock had expired into the dinner break at this point and Spindler decided to make the call. He turned over K3 and Nazari showed down K8. Nazari doubled on the hand to take the chip lead into the dinner break with 13,590,000 and Spindler was knocked down to 10,435,000.







 

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Poorya Nazari,   Benjamin Spindler

Dan Heimiller Eliminated in 7th Place ($300,000)

Jan 10, '09

Dan Heimiller moved all in and Poorya Nazari isolated all in behind him. That didn't work and Anthony Gregg snap-called all in after that. They all showed down pocket pairs.

Heimiller: 55
Nazari: 88
Gregg: 99

The board came KJJ67 and Heimiller was eliminated. Gregg's hand held up to triple him up over the 3 million in chips mark and Nazari took a slight hit to his chip lead.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Anthony Gregg,   Poorya Nazari