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| Jun 23, '12 | 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker | Event 39 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 3 | + |
Action Begins, Final Table Now UnderwayJun 23, '12 The final table of Event no. 39 ($10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha) 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 13 players spread out over 2 tables, and with the elimination of Villie Wahlbeck in 10th Place ($43,076), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 22 with blinds of 10,000-20,000, 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 — Benjamin Sage — 854,000 While only 9 remain, this event gathered 9 players, creating a total prize pool of $2,754,200. Here is a look at the final payouts: 1st Place — $661,000 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: Ville Wahlbeck, Andrew Brown, Micah Smith, Steven Silverman, Jason Mercier, Andy Seth, Nikolai Yakovenko, Benjamin Sage, Joe Kushner |
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| Jun 30, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 52 - $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 1 | + |
Level 5 Update: Chris Moorman and David Benyamine EliminatedJun 30, '10 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 176 out of 191 Average Chip Count: 81,392 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Dave Sands — 220,000 Notable Eliminations: Chris Moorman Player Twitter Accounts: Beth Shak Big Hands:
Eugene Katchalov bet 1,500, Aaron Jones raised to 4,200 and David Benyamine four-bet all in for 32,000. Katchalov reshoved and Jones folded. Katchalov exposed pocket kings and had Benyamine’s pocket queens dominated. The board ran out K Phil Galfond Wins One Juha Helppi checked on a 10 Chris Moorman Eliminated Martins Adeniya put Chris Moorman all in for 43,000 on a K Ville Wahlbeck Eliminated Heather Sue Mercer had Ville Wahlbeck all in on a J Player Tags: David Benyamine, Ville Wahlbeck, Phil Galfond, Chris Moorman |
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| Jul 08, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 2 | + |
Level 8 Hour 2 Update: Ylon Schwartz EliminatedJul 08, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 1,827 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Troy Weber — 475,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 170,000 Notable Eliminations: Noah Schwartz Big Hands: Miami John Gets Doubled Through A player at the table moves all in before the flop and Miami John Cernuto calls, he has him slightly covered. Cernuto: Pocket Eights Board: K Cernuto’s opponent flops a queen and doubles through. Cernuto takes a small hit to his stack as he ships roughly 12,000 across the table.
Theo Tran raises before the flop, only to be reraised by another player at the table. Tran calls and the flop comes 8 A few hands later and Theo Tran gets involved in a three-way all in pot, Tran getting the best of it once again. Tran: A Board: K Tran’s aces hold, eliminating two opponents this hand as he chips up to 130,000. Tony Hachem Knocks One Out Tony Hachem calls a 2,000 raise from the button and goes to the flop with one opponent. The flop comes J Hachem: J Hachem flops top two against the royal flush draw of his opponent. The J
With a raise of 2,500 and one caller in front of him, Phil Hellmuth reraises to 10,000 from hijack. The original raiser calls and the original caller folds. The flop comes K David Plastik Doubles Up On a flop of 8 Plastik: 8 Plastik flops top set against his opponent’s open-ended straight draw. The turn and river are the 4
On a flop of A Wahlbeck: A Wahlbeck flops top set against his opponent’s top pair. The turn and river are the 3 Elky Breaks 250,000 On a board of K Ylon Schwartz Eliminated by Bill Gazes Ylon Schwartz gets it all in pre-flop against Bill Gazes. Schwartz: K-K Board: A Schwartz gets it in good but Gazes pairs his ace on the flop. Ylon Schwartz is eliminated from the main event. Left in the Deck Players are now on their last twenty-minute break of the night and will return at approximately 8:40 pm PDT to begin the last level of the day. Player Tags: John Cernuto, David Plastik, Bill Gazes, Phil Hellmuth, Ylon Schwartz, Ville Wahlbeck, Theo Tran, Bertrand Grospellier, Tony Hachem Level 6 Hour 2 Update: Weber Running Away With Chip LeadJul 08, '09 Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante Players Remaining: 3,390 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Troy Weber – 447,100 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 42,500 Average Chip Count Day 2b: 49.994 Notable Eliminations: Isabelle Mercier Big Hands:
After a raise from the cutoff to 2,000, Victor Ramdin moved all in from the button. The player in the small blind jumped the fence and made the call. Everybody else got out of the way the hands were shown. Ramdin showed 9 Darryll Fish Doubles Up Darryll Fish and his opponent got in five bets preflop, which inevitably ended up with all of the chips in the middle and the cards turned on their backs. Fish showed Q The board ran out K Lubarsky Dodges Straight Flush Draw Hal Lubarsky and his opponent saw a flop of J The turn was the 6 Wahlbeck Doubles Again, This Time With The Best Hand Ville Wahlbeck got his second double up in the last hour, but this time he didn’t need to suck out on the river. Wahlbeck raised from the cutoff and was three-bet by the big blind. Wahlbeck put in another raise and the blind made the call. The flop came 8
Bryan Micon called a 1,700 bet preflop and saw a flop heads-up against his opponent. The flop was J A few hands later, Micon lost a little of that back when he held A Bonomo Hits a Gutter, Cracks a Set There was some flop action on a flop of 10 Bonomo needed to dodge the board pairing, as his opponent had flopped bottom set and tabled 5 Player Tags: Ville Wahlbeck, Justin Bonomo, Bryan Micon |
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| Jun 30, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E | 5 | + |
Level 5 Update: Steve Zolotow First to FallJun 26, '09 Flop Games: 900-1,800 Players Remaining: 94 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Hasan Habib — 280,000 Average Chip Count: 151,595 Noatble Eliminations: 95. Steve Zolotow Big Hands: HOLD’EM
With about 25,000 already in the pot on a flop K The turn is the 9 The river is the K Mikhail Tulchinskiy vs. David Benyamine Mikhail Tulchiniskiy raises to 3,600 from the cutoff, David Benyamine reraises to 5,400 from the small blind and Tulchiniskiy calls. The flop comes A The turn is the 7 The river is the J
Ville Wahlbeck vs. Howard Lederer On a flop of 9 The turn is the 8 The river is the A STUD
Gus Hansen completes the bet to 1,800 with the 8 Hansen bets on fourth street and both opponents call. Hansen: X-X-8 Hansen bets his pair of eights, Jung calls and Glantz folds. Hansen: X-X-8 Hansen bets and gets called on both sixth street and the river. Hansen turns over A STUD/8 Steve Zolotow Eliminaed by Patrick Bueno Jenneifer Harman opened the pot with the 2 Harman: X-X-2 Zolotow bets out on fourth street and both players call. Harman: X-X-2 Zolotow bets again on fifth street, Bueno raises, Harman calls and Zolotow calls all in for 8,000 and change. Harman: X-X-2 Bueno bets on sixth street and Harman calls, but folds after Bueno bets again on the river. Zolotow turns over the K Player Tags: Huck Seed, Gus Hansen, Howard Lederer, Steve Zolotow, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, Ville Wahlbeck, Patrick Bueno, Alexander Jung Level 14 Update: Ralph Perry, John Tuner EliminatedJun 28, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 6,000-12,000, Limits – 12,000-24,000 Players Remaining: 31 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Ray Dehkharghani – 880,000 Average Chip Count: 445,312 Notable Eliminations: Jim Bechtel Big Hands: STUD/8
Jim Bechtel Eliminated, Jon “PearlJammer” Turner Stays Alive Both Jon “PearlJammer” Turner and Jim Bechtel were all in against recent bracelet winner Ville Wahlbeck. Their cards: Wahlbeck: (X-X)-Q Wahlbeck exposed a jack in the hole for jacks up to take down the side pot. Turner scooped the main pot with a 6-4-2 for a eight-high straight and the winning low. Bechtel mucked and was eliminated from the tournament. Turner won another hand immediately after and was at 150,000 in chips. Jon Turner Eliminated The short stacks of Jon Turner and Scott Clements were locked up in a hand. Clements bet on fifth street and Turner reluctantly called all in. Their cards: Clements: (4 Turner: (J Clements scooped the pot with a wheel and six-high straight, eliminating Turner. Clements is up to just 190,000. STUD HIGH
David Bach Wins Pot Versus Thor Hansen At the end of the hand, David Bach bet and Thor Hansen made the call. Their hands: Hansen: (X-X)-3 Bach exposed a full house to rake in the pot and move up to 400,000. Hansen is short with just 172,000. Ralph Perry Eliminated Patrik Antonius had Ralph Perry covered and at risk on fifth street. Antonius: (4 Antonius needed help against Perry’s pair of fives and got it on the end when he was given the Q Left in the Deck: The players are on a 90 minute dinner break. Player Tags: Thor Hansen, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Patrik Antonius, Jon Turner, Ralph Perry Level 18 Update: John Kabbaj, Steve Billirakis EliminatedJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 13,000-25,000, Limits – 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 14 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 2,050,000 Average Chip Count: 950,000 Eliminations: 16. John Kabbaj – $72,914 Big Hands: HOLD’EM
Gus Hansen Builds Chip Stack Ville Wahlbeck raised and Gus Hansen reraised from the cutoff. Wahlbeck made the call. The flop came 10
A few hands later, Gus Hansen and Tony Guoga were tangled up in a hand. Tony G raised in late position and Hansen defended from the big blind. The flop came Q Steve Billirakis Eliminated in 15th Place ($72,914) On a board of A RAZZ
John Kabbaj Eliminated in 16th Place ($72,914) Erik Seidel bet on the end and John Kabbaj raised all in. Seidel thought about it briefly before making the call. Their cards: Seidel: 4X-3X-7X-9X-(AX-2X-4X) When Seidel called and exposed his hand for a 7-4 low. Kabbaj looked at his cards for a few moments before mucking. Seidel is up to 830,000. Left in the Deck: The remaining players are on a 20 minute dinner break. Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Erik Seidel, Gus Hansen, Ville Wahlbeck, Steve Billirakis, John Kabbaj, Vitaly Lunkin Level 17 Update: Players Are In The MoneyJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 10,000-20,000, Limits – 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 16 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,510,000 Average Chip Count: 890,625 Eliminations: Todd Brunson Big Hands: STUD/8
Todd Brunson Eliminated Todd Brunson was all in at the end of the hand against Vitaly Lunkin. Their cards: Brunson: (6 Brunson exposed just a pair of sevens, as his low draw and straight draw both missed. Lunkin tabled a pair of eights, which was good enough to send Brunson home early on day four. Lunkin is at 1,510,000. Brett Richey Eliminated Brett Richey was short when he got the last of his chips into the middle against bracelet winner Ville Wahlbeck. Their cards: Richey: (10 Wahlbeck’s queens and nines were good enough to eliminate Richey who didn’t improve on the end. Wahlbeck is now at 1,100,000.
John Kabbaj Stays Alive In Hand For Hand The short stack of John Kabbaj was all in on fifth street against Freddy Deeb. Their cards: Kabbaj: (A Kabbaj needed help against Deeb’s jacks. It came when the 9 OMAHA/8
Gus Hansen Scoops Pot On a board of Q HOLD’EM Freddy Deeb Losing Chips David Bach raised preflop from the cutoff and Freddy Deeb called from the big blind. The flop came A Left in the Deck: The remaining 16 players have reached the money. Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Todd Brunson, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Brett Richey, John Kabbaj, Freddy Deeb, Vitaly Lunkin Final Table Update: Ville Wahlbeck Eliminated In 6th PlaceJun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 40,000-80,000 Limits — 80,000-160,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 3,870,000 Average Chip Count: 2,855,000 Notable Eliminations: 6. Ville Wahlbeck — $219,655 Big Hands Hold’em
Huck Seed raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Erik Sagstrom made the call from the small blind. John Hanson also called from the big blind and the flop came down Q The turn was the K Wahlbeck Survives All In Ville Wahlbeck raised to 160,000 from the button and John Hanson raised to 240,000 from the big blind. Wahlbeck four-bet to 320,000 and Hanson capped the action at 400,000. Wahlbeck called the last of his chips into the pot and showed down K Omaha/8
Wahlbeck kept finding ways to survive, but in the end David Bach would have no more of his nonsense. Wahlbeck raised preflop to 160,000 and Bach made the call from the big blind. The flop came down J Wahlbeck called his last 135,000 and showed 7
Huck Seed limped from under the gun and action folded to David Bach on the button. He raised to 160,000 and John Hanson made the call from the big blind. Seed also called and the players saw a flop of J Bach then tabled J Player Tags: Huck Seed, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson Final Table Update: Dinner BreakJun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 30,000-60,000 Limits — 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin — 3,760,00 Average Chip Count: 525,375 Big Hands STUD/8
Vitaly Lunkin brings it in with the 2 Wahlbeck: X-X-8 Seed bets out on fourth street and gets two calls. He bets out again on fifth street, this time Wahlbeck calls and Hanson folds. Seed continues to bet on both sixth and seventh street with Wahlbeck continuing to call. Seed turns over A Left in the Deck The remaining six players will take a ninety-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 8:50 pm PDT. Player Tags: Huck Seed, Ville Wahlbeck, John Hanson Final Table Update: Lunkin Maintains Commanding ChipleadJun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 30,000-60,000 Limits — 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin — 4,715,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,000 Big Hands STUD/8 Sagstrom Scoops Wahlbeck Huck Seed brings it in with the 3 Sagstrom: X-X-A Sagstrom bet on fourth street and Wahlbeck called. Wahlbeck paired his king on fifth street, checking to Sagstrom. Sagstrom bets and Wahlbeck calls. Both players check on sixth street and Sagstrom bets the rivers, Wahlbeck calls. Sagstrom turns over A HOLD’EM
Ville Wahlbeck raises before the flop, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson and Vitaly Lunkin all call. The flop comes Q The turn is the 9 The river is the 3 OMAHA/8 Lunkin Continues to Pad His Lead Action folds around to the button and Vitaly Lunkin raises, Ville Wahlbeck calls. The flop comes 7 The turn is the 6 The river is the J Player Tags: Huck Seed, Ville Wahlbeck, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson, Vitaly Lunkin |
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| Jun 29, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E | 4 | + |
Level 5 Update: Steve Zolotow First to FallJun 26, '09 Flop Games: 900-1,800 Players Remaining: 94 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Hasan Habib — 280,000 Average Chip Count: 151,595 Noatble Eliminations: 95. Steve Zolotow Big Hands: HOLD’EM
With about 25,000 already in the pot on a flop K The turn is the 9 The river is the K Mikhail Tulchinskiy vs. David Benyamine Mikhail Tulchiniskiy raises to 3,600 from the cutoff, David Benyamine reraises to 5,400 from the small blind and Tulchiniskiy calls. The flop comes A The turn is the 7 The river is the J
Ville Wahlbeck vs. Howard Lederer On a flop of 9 The turn is the 8 The river is the A STUD
Gus Hansen completes the bet to 1,800 with the 8 Hansen bets on fourth street and both opponents call. Hansen: X-X-8 Hansen bets his pair of eights, Jung calls and Glantz folds. Hansen: X-X-8 Hansen bets and gets called on both sixth street and the river. Hansen turns over A STUD/8 Steve Zolotow Eliminaed by Patrick Bueno Jenneifer Harman opened the pot with the 2 Harman: X-X-2 Zolotow bets out on fourth street and both players call. Harman: X-X-2 Zolotow bets again on fifth street, Bueno raises, Harman calls and Zolotow calls all in for 8,000 and change. Harman: X-X-2 Bueno bets on sixth street and Harman calls, but folds after Bueno bets again on the river. Zolotow turns over the K Player Tags: Huck Seed, Gus Hansen, Howard Lederer, Steve Zolotow, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, Ville Wahlbeck, Patrick Bueno, Alexander Jung Level 14 Update: Ralph Perry, John Tuner EliminatedJun 28, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 6,000-12,000, Limits – 12,000-24,000 Players Remaining: 31 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Ray Dehkharghani – 880,000 Average Chip Count: 445,312 Notable Eliminations: Jim Bechtel Big Hands: STUD/8
Jim Bechtel Eliminated, Jon “PearlJammer” Turner Stays Alive Both Jon “PearlJammer” Turner and Jim Bechtel were all in against recent bracelet winner Ville Wahlbeck. Their cards: Wahlbeck: (X-X)-Q Wahlbeck exposed a jack in the hole for jacks up to take down the side pot. Turner scooped the main pot with a 6-4-2 for a eight-high straight and the winning low. Bechtel mucked and was eliminated from the tournament. Turner won another hand immediately after and was at 150,000 in chips. Jon Turner Eliminated The short stacks of Jon Turner and Scott Clements were locked up in a hand. Clements bet on fifth street and Turner reluctantly called all in. Their cards: Clements: (4 Turner: (J Clements scooped the pot with a wheel and six-high straight, eliminating Turner. Clements is up to just 190,000. STUD HIGH
David Bach Wins Pot Versus Thor Hansen At the end of the hand, David Bach bet and Thor Hansen made the call. Their hands: Hansen: (X-X)-3 Bach exposed a full house to rake in the pot and move up to 400,000. Hansen is short with just 172,000. Ralph Perry Eliminated Patrik Antonius had Ralph Perry covered and at risk on fifth street. Antonius: (4 Antonius needed help against Perry’s pair of fives and got it on the end when he was given the Q Left in the Deck: The players are on a 90 minute dinner break. Player Tags: Thor Hansen, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Patrik Antonius, Jon Turner, Ralph Perry Level 18 Update: John Kabbaj, Steve Billirakis EliminatedJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 13,000-25,000, Limits – 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 14 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 2,050,000 Average Chip Count: 950,000 Eliminations: 16. John Kabbaj – $72,914 Big Hands: HOLD’EM
Gus Hansen Builds Chip Stack Ville Wahlbeck raised and Gus Hansen reraised from the cutoff. Wahlbeck made the call. The flop came 10
A few hands later, Gus Hansen and Tony Guoga were tangled up in a hand. Tony G raised in late position and Hansen defended from the big blind. The flop came Q Steve Billirakis Eliminated in 15th Place ($72,914) On a board of A RAZZ
John Kabbaj Eliminated in 16th Place ($72,914) Erik Seidel bet on the end and John Kabbaj raised all in. Seidel thought about it briefly before making the call. Their cards: Seidel: 4X-3X-7X-9X-(AX-2X-4X) When Seidel called and exposed his hand for a 7-4 low. Kabbaj looked at his cards for a few moments before mucking. Seidel is up to 830,000. Left in the Deck: The remaining players are on a 20 minute dinner break. Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Erik Seidel, Gus Hansen, Ville Wahlbeck, Steve Billirakis, John Kabbaj, Vitaly Lunkin Level 17 Update: Players Are In The MoneyJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 10,000-20,000, Limits – 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 16 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,510,000 Average Chip Count: 890,625 Eliminations: Todd Brunson Big Hands: STUD/8
Todd Brunson Eliminated Todd Brunson was all in at the end of the hand against Vitaly Lunkin. Their cards: Brunson: (6 Brunson exposed just a pair of sevens, as his low draw and straight draw both missed. Lunkin tabled a pair of eights, which was good enough to send Brunson home early on day four. Lunkin is at 1,510,000. Brett Richey Eliminated Brett Richey was short when he got the last of his chips into the middle against bracelet winner Ville Wahlbeck. Their cards: Richey: (10 Wahlbeck’s queens and nines were good enough to eliminate Richey who didn’t improve on the end. Wahlbeck is now at 1,100,000.
John Kabbaj Stays Alive In Hand For Hand The short stack of John Kabbaj was all in on fifth street against Freddy Deeb. Their cards: Kabbaj: (A Kabbaj needed help against Deeb’s jacks. It came when the 9 OMAHA/8
Gus Hansen Scoops Pot On a board of Q HOLD’EM Freddy Deeb Losing Chips David Bach raised preflop from the cutoff and Freddy Deeb called from the big blind. The flop came A Left in the Deck: The remaining 16 players have reached the money. Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Todd Brunson, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Brett Richey, John Kabbaj, Freddy Deeb, Vitaly Lunkin Final Table Update: Ville Wahlbeck Eliminated In 6th PlaceJun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 40,000-80,000 Limits — 80,000-160,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 3,870,000 Average Chip Count: 2,855,000 Notable Eliminations: 6. Ville Wahlbeck — $219,655 Big Hands Hold’em
Huck Seed raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Erik Sagstrom made the call from the small blind. John Hanson also called from the big blind and the flop came down Q The turn was the K Wahlbeck Survives All In Ville Wahlbeck raised to 160,000 from the button and John Hanson raised to 240,000 from the big blind. Wahlbeck four-bet to 320,000 and Hanson capped the action at 400,000. Wahlbeck called the last of his chips into the pot and showed down K Omaha/8
Wahlbeck kept finding ways to survive, but in the end David Bach would have no more of his nonsense. Wahlbeck raised preflop to 160,000 and Bach made the call from the big blind. The flop came down J Wahlbeck called his last 135,000 and showed 7
Huck Seed limped from under the gun and action folded to David Bach on the button. He raised to 160,000 and John Hanson made the call from the big blind. Seed also called and the players saw a flop of J Bach then tabled J Player Tags: Huck Seed, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson Final Table Update: Dinner BreakJun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 30,000-60,000 Limits — 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin — 3,760,00 Average Chip Count: 525,375 Big Hands STUD/8
Vitaly Lunkin brings it in with the 2 Wahlbeck: X-X-8 Seed bets out on fourth street and gets two calls. He bets out again on fifth street, this time Wahlbeck calls and Hanson folds. Seed continues to bet on both sixth and seventh street with Wahlbeck continuing to call. Seed turns over A Left in the Deck The remaining six players will take a ninety-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 8:50 pm PDT. Player Tags: Huck Seed, Ville Wahlbeck, John Hanson Final Table Update: Lunkin Maintains Commanding ChipleadJun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 30,000-60,000 Limits — 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin — 4,715,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,000 Big Hands STUD/8 Sagstrom Scoops Wahlbeck Huck Seed brings it in with the 3 Sagstrom: X-X-A Sagstrom bet on fourth street and Wahlbeck called. Wahlbeck paired his king on fifth street, checking to Sagstrom. Sagstrom bets and Wahlbeck calls. Both players check on sixth street and Sagstrom bets the rivers, Wahlbeck calls. Sagstrom turns over A HOLD’EM
Ville Wahlbeck raises before the flop, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson and Vitaly Lunkin all call. The flop comes Q The turn is the 9 The river is the 3 OMAHA/8 Lunkin Continues to Pad His Lead Action folds around to the button and Vitaly Lunkin raises, Ville Wahlbeck calls. The flop comes 7 The turn is the 6 The river is the J Player Tags: Huck Seed, Ville Wahlbeck, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson, Vitaly Lunkin |
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| Jun 28, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E | 3 | + |
Level 5 Update: Steve Zolotow First to FallJun 26, '09 Flop Games: 900-1,800 Players Remaining: 94 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Hasan Habib — 280,000 Average Chip Count: 151,595 Noatble Eliminations: 95. Steve Zolotow Big Hands: HOLD’EM
With about 25,000 already in the pot on a flop K The turn is the 9 The river is the K Mikhail Tulchinskiy vs. David Benyamine Mikhail Tulchiniskiy raises to 3,600 from the cutoff, David Benyamine reraises to 5,400 from the small blind and Tulchiniskiy calls. The flop comes A The turn is the 7 The river is the J
Ville Wahlbeck vs. Howard Lederer On a flop of 9 The turn is the 8 The river is the A STUD
Gus Hansen completes the bet to 1,800 with the 8 Hansen bets on fourth street and both opponents call. Hansen: X-X-8 Hansen bets his pair of eights, Jung calls and Glantz folds. Hansen: X-X-8 Hansen bets and gets called on both sixth street and the river. Hansen turns over A STUD/8 Steve Zolotow Eliminaed by Patrick Bueno Jenneifer Harman opened the pot with the 2 Harman: X-X-2 Zolotow bets out on fourth street and both players call. Harman: X-X-2 Zolotow bets again on fifth street, Bueno raises, Harman calls and Zolotow calls all in for 8,000 and change. Harman: X-X-2 Bueno bets on sixth street and Harman calls, but folds after Bueno bets again on the river. Zolotow turns over the K Player Tags: Huck Seed, Gus Hansen, Howard Lederer, Steve Zolotow, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, Ville Wahlbeck, Patrick Bueno, Alexander Jung Level 14 Update: Ralph Perry, John Tuner EliminatedJun 28, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 6,000-12,000, Limits – 12,000-24,000 Players Remaining: 31 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Ray Dehkharghani – 880,000 Average Chip Count: 445,312 Notable Eliminations: Jim Bechtel Big Hands: STUD/8
Jim Bechtel Eliminated, Jon “PearlJammer” Turner Stays Alive Both Jon “PearlJammer” Turner and Jim Bechtel were all in against recent bracelet winner Ville Wahlbeck. Their cards: Wahlbeck: (X-X)-Q Wahlbeck exposed a jack in the hole for jacks up to take down the side pot. Turner scooped the main pot with a 6-4-2 for a eight-high straight and the winning low. Bechtel mucked and was eliminated from the tournament. Turner won another hand immediately after and was at 150,000 in chips. Jon Turner Eliminated The short stacks of Jon Turner and Scott Clements were locked up in a hand. Clements bet on fifth street and Turner reluctantly called all in. Their cards: Clements: (4 Turner: (J Clements scooped the pot with a wheel and six-high straight, eliminating Turner. Clements is up to just 190,000. STUD HIGH
David Bach Wins Pot Versus Thor Hansen At the end of the hand, David Bach bet and Thor Hansen made the call. Their hands: Hansen: (X-X)-3 Bach exposed a full house to rake in the pot and move up to 400,000. Hansen is short with just 172,000. Ralph Perry Eliminated Patrik Antonius had Ralph Perry covered and at risk on fifth street. Antonius: (4 Antonius needed help against Perry’s pair of fives and got it on the end when he was given the Q Left in the Deck: The players are on a 90 minute dinner break. Player Tags: Thor Hansen, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Patrik Antonius, Jon Turner, Ralph Perry Level 18 Update: John Kabbaj, Steve Billirakis EliminatedJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 13,000-25,000, Limits – 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 14 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 2,050,000 Average Chip Count: 950,000 Eliminations: 16. John Kabbaj – $72,914 Big Hands: HOLD’EM
Gus Hansen Builds Chip Stack Ville Wahlbeck raised and Gus Hansen reraised from the cutoff. Wahlbeck made the call. The flop came 10
A few hands later, Gus Hansen and Tony Guoga were tangled up in a hand. Tony G raised in late position and Hansen defended from the big blind. The flop came Q Steve Billirakis Eliminated in 15th Place ($72,914) On a board of A RAZZ
John Kabbaj Eliminated in 16th Place ($72,914) Erik Seidel bet on the end and John Kabbaj raised all in. Seidel thought about it briefly before making the call. Their cards: Seidel: 4X-3X-7X-9X-(AX-2X-4X) When Seidel called and exposed his hand for a 7-4 low. Kabbaj looked at his cards for a few moments before mucking. Seidel is up to 830,000. Left in the Deck: The remaining players are on a 20 minute dinner break. Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Erik Seidel, Gus Hansen, Ville Wahlbeck, Steve Billirakis, John Kabbaj, Vitaly Lunkin Level 17 Update: Players Are In The MoneyJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 10,000-20,000, Limits – 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 16 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,510,000 Average Chip Count: 890,625 Eliminations: Todd Brunson Big Hands: STUD/8
Todd Brunson Eliminated Todd Brunson was all in at the end of the hand against Vitaly Lunkin. Their cards: Brunson: (6 Brunson exposed just a pair of sevens, as his low draw and straight draw both missed. Lunkin tabled a pair of eights, which was good enough to send Brunson home early on day four. Lunkin is at 1,510,000. Brett Richey Eliminated Brett Richey was short when he got the last of his chips into the middle against bracelet winner Ville Wahlbeck. Their cards: Richey: (10 Wahlbeck’s queens and nines were good enough to eliminate Richey who didn’t improve on the end. Wahlbeck is now at 1,100,000.
John Kabbaj Stays Alive In Hand For Hand The short stack of John Kabbaj was all in on fifth street against Freddy Deeb. Their cards: Kabbaj: (A Kabbaj needed help against Deeb’s jacks. It came when the 9 OMAHA/8
Gus Hansen Scoops Pot On a board of Q HOLD’EM Freddy Deeb Losing Chips David Bach raised preflop from the cutoff and Freddy Deeb called from the big blind. The flop came A Left in the Deck: The remaining 16 players have reached the money. Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Todd Brunson, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Brett Richey, John Kabbaj, Freddy Deeb, Vitaly Lunkin Final Table Update: Ville Wahlbeck Eliminated In 6th PlaceJun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 40,000-80,000 Limits — 80,000-160,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 3,870,000 Average Chip Count: 2,855,000 Notable Eliminations: 6. Ville Wahlbeck — $219,655 Big Hands Hold’em
Huck Seed raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Erik Sagstrom made the call from the small blind. John Hanson also called from the big blind and the flop came down Q The turn was the K Wahlbeck Survives All In Ville Wahlbeck raised to 160,000 from the button and John Hanson raised to 240,000 from the big blind. Wahlbeck four-bet to 320,000 and Hanson capped the action at 400,000. Wahlbeck called the last of his chips into the pot and showed down K Omaha/8
Wahlbeck kept finding ways to survive, but in the end David Bach would have no more of his nonsense. Wahlbeck raised preflop to 160,000 and Bach made the call from the big blind. The flop came down J Wahlbeck called his last 135,000 and showed 7
Huck Seed limped from under the gun and action folded to David Bach on the button. He raised to 160,000 and John Hanson made the call from the big blind. Seed also called and the players saw a flop of J Bach then tabled J Player Tags: Huck Seed, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson Final Table Update: Dinner BreakJun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 30,000-60,000 Limits — 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin — 3,760,00 Average Chip Count: 525,375 Big Hands STUD/8
Vitaly Lunkin brings it in with the 2 Wahlbeck: X-X-8 Seed bets out on fourth street and gets two calls. He bets out again on fifth street, this time Wahlbeck calls and Hanson folds. Seed continues to bet on both sixth and seventh street with Wahlbeck continuing to call. Seed turns over A Left in the Deck The remaining six players will take a ninety-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 8:50 pm PDT. Player Tags: Huck Seed, Ville Wahlbeck, John Hanson Final Table Update: Lunkin Maintains Commanding ChipleadJun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 30,000-60,000 Limits — 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin — 4,715,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,000 Big Hands STUD/8 Sagstrom Scoops Wahlbeck Huck Seed brings it in with the 3 Sagstrom: X-X-A Sagstrom bet on fourth street and Wahlbeck called. Wahlbeck paired his king on fifth street, checking to Sagstrom. Sagstrom bets and Wahlbeck calls. Both players check on sixth street and Sagstrom bets the rivers, Wahlbeck calls. Sagstrom turns over A HOLD’EM
Ville Wahlbeck raises before the flop, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson and Vitaly Lunkin all call. The flop comes Q The turn is the 9 The river is the 3 OMAHA/8 Lunkin Continues to Pad His Lead Action folds around to the button and Vitaly Lunkin raises, Ville Wahlbeck calls. The flop comes 7 The turn is the 6 The river is the J Player Tags: Huck Seed, Ville Wahlbeck, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson, Vitaly Lunkin |
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| Jun 26, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E | 1 | + |
Level 5 Update: Steve Zolotow First to FallJun 26, '09 Flop Games: 900-1,800 Players Remaining: 94 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Hasan Habib — 280,000 Average Chip Count: 151,595 Noatble Eliminations: 95. Steve Zolotow Big Hands: HOLD’EM
With about 25,000 already in the pot on a flop K The turn is the 9 The river is the K Mikhail Tulchinskiy vs. David Benyamine Mikhail Tulchiniskiy raises to 3,600 from the cutoff, David Benyamine reraises to 5,400 from the small blind and Tulchiniskiy calls. The flop comes A The turn is the 7 The river is the J
Ville Wahlbeck vs. Howard Lederer On a flop of 9 The turn is the 8 The river is the A STUD
Gus Hansen completes the bet to 1,800 with the 8 Hansen bets on fourth street and both opponents call. Hansen: X-X-8 Hansen bets his pair of eights, Jung calls and Glantz folds. Hansen: X-X-8 Hansen bets and gets called on both sixth street and the river. Hansen turns over A STUD/8 Steve Zolotow Eliminaed by Patrick Bueno Jenneifer Harman opened the pot with the 2 Harman: X-X-2 Zolotow bets out on fourth street and both players call. Harman: X-X-2 Zolotow bets again on fifth street, Bueno raises, Harman calls and Zolotow calls all in for 8,000 and change. Harman: X-X-2 Bueno bets on sixth street and Harman calls, but folds after Bueno bets again on the river. Zolotow turns over the K Player Tags: Huck Seed, Gus Hansen, Howard Lederer, Steve Zolotow, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, Ville Wahlbeck, Patrick Bueno, Alexander Jung Level 14 Update: Ralph Perry, John Tuner EliminatedJun 28, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 6,000-12,000, Limits – 12,000-24,000 Players Remaining: 31 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Ray Dehkharghani – 880,000 Average Chip Count: 445,312 Notable Eliminations: Jim Bechtel Big Hands: STUD/8
Jim Bechtel Eliminated, Jon “PearlJammer” Turner Stays Alive Both Jon “PearlJammer” Turner and Jim Bechtel were all in against recent bracelet winner Ville Wahlbeck. Their cards: Wahlbeck: (X-X)-Q Wahlbeck exposed a jack in the hole for jacks up to take down the side pot. Turner scooped the main pot with a 6-4-2 for a eight-high straight and the winning low. Bechtel mucked and was eliminated from the tournament. Turner won another hand immediately after and was at 150,000 in chips. Jon Turner Eliminated The short stacks of Jon Turner and Scott Clements were locked up in a hand. Clements bet on fifth street and Turner reluctantly called all in. Their cards: Clements: (4 Turner: (J Clements scooped the pot with a wheel and six-high straight, eliminating Turner. Clements is up to just 190,000. STUD HIGH
David Bach Wins Pot Versus Thor Hansen At the end of the hand, David Bach bet and Thor Hansen made the call. Their hands: Hansen: (X-X)-3 Bach exposed a full house to rake in the pot and move up to 400,000. Hansen is short with just 172,000. Ralph Perry Eliminated Patrik Antonius had Ralph Perry covered and at risk on fifth street. Antonius: (4 Antonius needed help against Perry’s pair of fives and got it on the end when he was given the Q Left in the Deck: The players are on a 90 minute dinner break. Player Tags: Thor Hansen, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Patrik Antonius, Jon Turner, Ralph Perry Level 18 Update: John Kabbaj, Steve Billirakis EliminatedJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 13,000-25,000, Limits – 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 14 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 2,050,000 Average Chip Count: 950,000 Eliminations: 16. John Kabbaj – $72,914 Big Hands: HOLD’EM
Gus Hansen Builds Chip Stack Ville Wahlbeck raised and Gus Hansen reraised from the cutoff. Wahlbeck made the call. The flop came 10
A few hands later, Gus Hansen and Tony Guoga were tangled up in a hand. Tony G raised in late position and Hansen defended from the big blind. The flop came Q Steve Billirakis Eliminated in 15th Place ($72,914) On a board of A RAZZ
John Kabbaj Eliminated in 16th Place ($72,914) Erik Seidel bet on the end and John Kabbaj raised all in. Seidel thought about it briefly before making the call. Their cards: Seidel: 4X-3X-7X-9X-(AX-2X-4X) When Seidel called and exposed his hand for a 7-4 low. Kabbaj looked at his cards for a few moments before mucking. Seidel is up to 830,000. Left in the Deck: The remaining players are on a 20 minute dinner break. Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Erik Seidel, Gus Hansen, Ville Wahlbeck, Steve Billirakis, John Kabbaj, Vitaly Lunkin Level 17 Update: Players Are In The MoneyJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 10,000-20,000, Limits – 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 16 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,510,000 Average Chip Count: 890,625 Eliminations: Todd Brunson Big Hands: STUD/8
Todd Brunson Eliminated Todd Brunson was all in at the end of the hand against Vitaly Lunkin. Their cards: Brunson: (6 Brunson exposed just a pair of sevens, as his low draw and straight draw both missed. Lunkin tabled a pair of eights, which was good enough to send Brunson home early on day four. Lunkin is at 1,510,000. Brett Richey Eliminated Brett Richey was short when he got the last of his chips into the middle against bracelet winner Ville Wahlbeck. Their cards: Richey: (10 Wahlbeck’s queens and nines were good enough to eliminate Richey who didn’t improve on the end. Wahlbeck is now at 1,100,000.
John Kabbaj Stays Alive In Hand For Hand The short stack of John Kabbaj was all in on fifth street against Freddy Deeb. Their cards: Kabbaj: (A Kabbaj needed help against Deeb’s jacks. It came when the 9 OMAHA/8
Gus Hansen Scoops Pot On a board of Q HOLD’EM Freddy Deeb Losing Chips David Bach raised preflop from the cutoff and Freddy Deeb called from the big blind. The flop came A Left in the Deck: The remaining 16 players have reached the money. Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Todd Brunson, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Brett Richey, John Kabbaj, Freddy Deeb, Vitaly Lunkin Final Table Update: Ville Wahlbeck Eliminated In 6th PlaceJun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 40,000-80,000 Limits — 80,000-160,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 3,870,000 Average Chip Count: 2,855,000 Notable Eliminations: 6. Ville Wahlbeck — $219,655 Big Hands Hold’em
Huck Seed raised to 160,000 from under the gun and Erik Sagstrom made the call from the small blind. John Hanson also called from the big blind and the flop came down Q The turn was the K Wahlbeck Survives All In Ville Wahlbeck raised to 160,000 from the button and John Hanson raised to 240,000 from the big blind. Wahlbeck four-bet to 320,000 and Hanson capped the action at 400,000. Wahlbeck called the last of his chips into the pot and showed down K Omaha/8
Wahlbeck kept finding ways to survive, but in the end David Bach would have no more of his nonsense. Wahlbeck raised preflop to 160,000 and Bach made the call from the big blind. The flop came down J Wahlbeck called his last 135,000 and showed 7
Huck Seed limped from under the gun and action folded to David Bach on the button. He raised to 160,000 and John Hanson made the call from the big blind. Seed also called and the players saw a flop of J Bach then tabled J Player Tags: Huck Seed, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson Final Table Update: Dinner BreakJun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 30,000-60,000 Limits — 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin — 3,760,00 Average Chip Count: 525,375 Big Hands STUD/8
Vitaly Lunkin brings it in with the 2 Wahlbeck: X-X-8 Seed bets out on fourth street and gets two calls. He bets out again on fifth street, this time Wahlbeck calls and Hanson folds. Seed continues to bet on both sixth and seventh street with Wahlbeck continuing to call. Seed turns over A Left in the Deck The remaining six players will take a ninety-minute dinner break and will return at approximately 8:50 pm PDT. Player Tags: Huck Seed, Ville Wahlbeck, John Hanson Final Table Update: Lunkin Maintains Commanding ChipleadJun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 30,000-60,000 Limits — 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin — 4,715,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,000 Big Hands STUD/8 Sagstrom Scoops Wahlbeck Huck Seed brings it in with the 3 Sagstrom: X-X-A Sagstrom bet on fourth street and Wahlbeck called. Wahlbeck paired his king on fifth street, checking to Sagstrom. Sagstrom bets and Wahlbeck calls. Both players check on sixth street and Sagstrom bets the rivers, Wahlbeck calls. Sagstrom turns over A HOLD’EM
Ville Wahlbeck raises before the flop, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson and Vitaly Lunkin all call. The flop comes Q The turn is the 9 The river is the 3 OMAHA/8 Lunkin Continues to Pad His Lead Action folds around to the button and Vitaly Lunkin raises, Ville Wahlbeck calls. The flop comes 7 The turn is the 6 The river is the J Player Tags: Huck Seed, Ville Wahlbeck, Erik Sagstrom, John Hanson, Vitaly Lunkin |
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| Jun 23, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 45 - $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em | 1 | + |
Level 1 Update: Event Brings Stacked FieldJun 23, '09 Blinds: 100-200 Players Remaining: 245 out of 245 Big Hands:
Chad Batista raises to 850 from the button after an under the gun limper. The big blind called, the limper folded, and the flop was K After the big blind checked, Batista bet 1000 and was met with a check-raise to 3250. Batista made the call and the 2 Cousineau Flops the Nuts, Bets it Down In a multi-way pot, Tony Cousineau bet 1050 on a flop of K The J
The final board read A Wahlbeck’s opponent showed A Player Tags: Tony Cousineau, Ville Wahlbeck, Chad Batista |
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| Jun 17, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 35 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 1 | + |
Level 6 Update: Jason Mercier, Hevad Khan, Phil Galfond EliminatedJun 17, '09 Blinds: 300-600 Players Remaining: 171 out of 362 Chip Counts: 1. Isaac Baron – 140,000 Average Chip Count: 31,842 Notable Eliminations: Jason Mercier Big Hands:
Jason Mercier Elimianted After a player in middle position raised and Justin Smith called from the button, Jason Mercier reraised to 4,050. The initial raiser folded and Justin Smith called. The flop came J Michael Binger Doubles Up The 2006 Main Event third place finisher was able to have his aces hold up on a board of J
Hevad Khan Eliminated, Ville Wahlbeck Crippled A player in late position raised and Ville Wahlbeck reraised from the button. Hevad Khan threw in another reraise from the big blind and the initial raiser went all-in. Wahlbeck had everyone covered and went all-in as well. Khan, who only left himself with about 2,000 behind after his reraise, was pot committed and made the call. Two players were all-in and Wahlbeck had everything covered by only 2,500 in chips. Their cards: Wahlbeck: Q Khan: K Unknown: A The flop was dreadful for both Khan and Wahlbeck as it came A
Phil Galfond Eliminated Last year’s champion in the event was eliminated when he flopped middle set against an opponent’s top two pair. The turn was ugly for the online cash game specialist as it gave his opponent a full house, eliminating him. Left In The Deck: The players are currently on a 90 minute dinner break. Player Tags: Ville Wahlbeck, Michael Binger, Phil Galfond, Hevad Khan, Jason Mercier, Justin Smith |
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| Jun 16, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 33 - $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
Level 6 Update: Ivey Doubles Up, Ho Takes Huge PotJun 16, '09 Blinds: 400-800 Players Remaining: 158 out of 185 Chip Counts 1. Greg Mueller – 95,000 Average Stack: 34,049 Notable Eliminations: Nick Schulman Big Hands:
With the board reading 10 Tran Forces Wahlbeck Out Mimi Tran raised to 1,600 preflop and Ville Wahlbeck made the call. The flop came A
Maria Ho raised to 1,600 preflop and her opponent in seat 4 raised to 2,400. Ho made the call and the flop came 6 Ivey Drops More Chips On a flop of 10 Three Ducks On Two Trays For Robin Hood After a flop of 10
Annie Duke, Phil Ivey and Liz Lieu were in for 2,400 each preflop. The flop came down Q Smith Throws Seidel Off His Boat Erik Seidel raised to 1,600 from the cutoff and Gavin Smith three-bet to 2,400 from the button. Seidel called and both players checked the flop of A
The player in seat 3 raised to 1,600 and Liz Lieu three-bet to 2,400. Her opponent called and the flop came Q Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Annie Duke, Barry Greenstein, Mimi Tran, Eli Elezra, Gavin Smith, Phil Ivey, Ville Wahlbeck, Maria Ho, Liz Lieu Level 5 Update: Wahlbeck Climbing BackJun 15, '09 Blinds: 300-600 Players Remaining: 175 out of 185 Chip Counts 1. Shaun Deeb – 82,000 Average Stack: 31,356 Notable Eliminations: Andy Bloch Big Hands:
On a flop of Q Wahlbeck was under 15,000 earlier in the day but has fought back to build his stack to 30,000. Wahlbeck has already cashed in four $10,000 buy-in events and is looking to do it again here. Grizzle Second Best On a board showing A
The player in seat 8 raised to 1,200 under the gun and the action folded around to Scotty Nguyen. He three-bet to 1,800 and seat 8 was the only caller. The flop came A The Kid Can’t Turn It Action folded around to Daniel Negreanu on the button and he raised to 1,200 preflop. The big blind called and the flop came down 10 Player Tags: Sam Grizzle, Scotty Nguyen, Daniel Negreanu, Ville Wahlbeck Level 15 Update: Wahlbeck and Greenstein Bust, Zolotow DoublesJun 16, '09 Blinds: 3,000-6,000 Players Remaining: 27 out of 185 Chip Counts: 1. Kenny Hsiung – 410,000 Average Chip Count: 132,142 Notable Eliminations: Ville Wahlbeck Big Hands:
Steve Zolotow was all in for his last 22,000 and Howard Lederer was the man putting Zolotow at risk. Zolotow: A Zolotow was dominated and needed a generous flop to stand a chance at doubling up. He got his wish as it came 7 No Money For Wahlbeck This Time Ville Wahlbeck was short stacked with 9,000 and shoved that in against Phil Tom. Wahlbeck had king-high but Tom held ace-high. The flop pair Tom’s ace and Wahlbeck never got any help and, in a rare occurrence, Wahlbeck will not cash in this $10,000 buy-in event.
Action folded around to Barry Greenstein in the small blind and he raised. Mark Teltscher was in the big blind and three-bet. Greenstein moved in and was called. Greenstein: Q Greenstein was behind until the flop of A Later, Greenstein found his entire stack in the middle again and was holding pocket queens. Steve Kim looked him up holding pocket aces. The board ran out J Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Howard Lederer, Steve Zolotow, Ville Wahlbeck, Mark Teltscher, Philip Tom Level 10 Update: Erick Lindgren, Carlos Mortensen EliminatedJun 16, '09 Blinds: 1,000-2,00 Players Remaining: 91 out of 185 Chip Counts: 1. Jen Harman – 155,000 Average Chip Count: 57,216 Notable Eliminations: Brock Parker Big Hands: Ville Wahlbeck Rivers Flush David Benyamine raised under-the-gun and Ville Wahlbeck called from the big blind. Wahlbeck led out and Benyamine called on a flop of Q
Bruno Fitoussi Quadruples Up With the A Left In The Deck: The players are currently on a 20 minute break. Player Tags: David Benyamine, Bruno Fitoussi, Ville Wahlbeck |
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