| Oct 29, '09 |
2009 Caesars Palace Classic |
Caesars Palace Classic -- Main Event Championship |
2 |
+ |
Adam Levy Eliminated in 12th Place ($12,194)
Oct 29, '09
 Kathy Liebert raised to 30,000 preflop and Adam Levy reraised all in for 167,000. Liebert made the call and the two players turned over their cards:
Levy: A 10
Liebert: A Q
Board: J3242
Liebert won the hand on the strength of her kicker and Levy was eliminated in 12th place. Play now sits on the final-table bubble.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Adam Levy
Steve Sung Eliminated in 16th Place ($9,146) in Two Acts
Oct 29, '09
 F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote, “There are no second acts in American lives.” Contrary to that opinion, Steve Sung just experienced his tournament demise in two acts. The second was short lived, but at least it was interesting.
Act I
Adam Levy moved all in preflop for 83,000 and Steve Sung made the call. Their cards:
Levy: 10 10
Sung: A K
Board: 10 8 6 J 9
Sung was crippled after the hand with just 11,000 remaining, and he got that all in quickly…
Act II
Kathy Liebert raised to 16,000 and Alex Keating made the call from the small blind. Sung was all in for 9,000 in the big blind and the flop was dealt J 9 9. Keating checked, Liebert bet 25,000, and Keating check-raised all in for 185,000. Liebert mucked and the final two players turned up their cards:
Keating: A 9
Sung: 10 5
Turn and River: A 4
Sung needed two clubs to make his flush, which he received, but one of them was the ace that Keating needed to make a full house. Sung was eliminated from the tournament in 16th place.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Sung, Adam Levy, Alex Keating
Kathy Liebert Eliminated in Eighth Place ($22,864)
Oct 29, '09
 Kathy Liebert moved all in for about 140,000 and Isaac Baron made the call from the big blind.
Liebert showed pocket kings and Baron showed pocket sevens. The board came out Q76Q4 and Baron’s full house eliminated Liebert from the tournament.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Isaac Baron
Theo Tran Doubles Up Again
Oct 29, '09
Kathy Liebert raised 31,000 preflop and Theo Tran moved all in for 98,000 more. Liebert made the call and they turned over their cards:
Liebert: KJ
Tran: A4
Board: 7546Q
Tran doubled up again on the hand and play continued eight handed.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Theo Tran
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| Oct 23, '09 |
2009 Festa al Lago Classic |
WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em |
3 |
+ |
Level 13 Update: Bustout Bonanza
Oct 23, '09
 Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante
Players Left: 57 of 275
Average Chip Count: 289,474
Chip Counts:
1. Jason Lavallee — 870,000
2. Jason Somerville — 745,000 (pictured right)
3. Jonas Entin — 725,000
4. Dee Luong — 690,000
5. Dutch Boyd — 610,000
6. Richard Sciuto — 457,000
7. Scott Clements — 445,000
8. Matt Glantz — 430,000
9. Steve Brecher — 350,000
10. Mark Seif — 345,000
Notable Eliminations:
Poorya Nazari
Patrick Walsh
Glen Chorny
Mikael Thuritz
Steve Gross
Hasan Habib
Justin Young
Dan O’Brien
Big Hands:
 Dee Luong Takes out Poorya Nazari
Tommy Vedes raised to 10,200 preflop and two players called before Poorya Nazari (pictured right) reraised to 40,000 from the button. Dee Luong reraised to 140,000 from the big blind and everyone but Nazari mucked. The call put Nazari all in for his tournament life against Luong. Nazari held A-K and Luong held pocket aces. The board missed both players and Nazari was eliminated on the hand. Luong grew her stack to 675,000 and she joined the chip leaders.
Patrick Walsh Eliminated
Patrick Walsh was eliminated from the tournament when his pocket queens ran into the pocket kings of Kathy Liebert. The kings held and Liebert grew her stack to 160,000.
Danny Fuhs Doubles Up
Tom McCormick raised under the gun preflop and Danny Fuhs reraised from late position. McCormick reraised all in and Fuhs made the all-in call. Their cards:
McCormick: 1010
Fuhs: JJ
Board: 6448J
Fuhs doubled up to 185,000 and McCormick dropped to 60,000.
Dan O’Brien Eliminated
On a board of Q325 Chau Giang checked and Dan O’Brien bet 13,500. Giang check-raised, which forced O’Brien to make an all-in call. Their cards:
Giang: AQ
O’Brien: 77
River: A
O’Brien was eliminated and Giang grew his stack to 230,000.
Player Tags: Tom McCormick, Kathy Liebert, Chau Giang, Dee Luong, Pat Walsh, Poorya Nazari
Level 12 Update: Mike Matusow, Phil Ivey, and Barry Greenstein Eliminated
Oct 23, '09
Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante
Players Left: 68 of 275
Average Chip Count: 242,647
Chip Counts:
1. Jason Somerville — 775,000
2. Jonas Entin — 725,000
3. Jason Lavallee — 575,000
4. Richard Sciuto — 457,000
5. Dutch Boyd — 450,000
6. Gary Gibbs — 400,000
7: Matt Glantz — 380,000
7. Dan Shak — 380,000
9. Lee Markholt — 360,000
10. Scott Clements — 340,000
Notable Eliminations:
Mike Matusow
Russell Rosenblum
Joseph Elpayaa
Eugene Katchalov
Barry Greenstein
Phil Ivey
Big Hands:
Mike Matusow Eliminated
 Mike Matusow (pictured right) opened the action with a raise preflop from early position. Jonas Entin called from the big blind and the flop fell K77. Entin checked and Matusow bet 15,000. Entin check-raised to 36,000 and Matusow moved all in. Entin made the call and the two players flipped over their cards:
Entin: 87
Matusow: AK
Turn and River: J9
Entin won the hand to grow his stack to 450,000 and Matusow was eliminated on the hand.
Russell Rosenblum Eliminated by the Quads of Jonas Entin
James Mackey raised to 8,000 and Jonas Entin made the call preflop. Russell Rosenblum reraised to 33,000 and Mackey mucked. Entin made the call and the flop was dealt A82. Both players checked and the turn fell 8. Rosenblum checked again and Entin bet 40,000. Rosenblum raised all in and Entin made the call. Their cards:
Entin: KK
Rosenblum: 88
Rosenblum won the hand with quad eights to grow his stack to 580,000 and Rosenlbum was eliminated.
 Barry Greenstein Eliminated
Barry Greenstein (pictured left) moved all in preflop on a short stack and James Mackey called him down. Their cards:
Mackey: 55
Greenstein: KJ
Board: 53364
Greenstein was eliminated on the hand and Mackey moved up to 280,000.
Kathy Liebert Doubles up and Cripples Phil Ivey
Kathy Liebert moved all in from the cutoff for 42,700 and Phil Ivey made the call from the button. Thier cards:
Ivey: AJ
Liebert: A9
Board: KQ967
Ivey was crippled on the hand, holding only 3,000. He moved that all in two hands later and an opponent knocked him out of the tournament with a pair of deuces.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Barry Greenstein, Mike Matusow, Phil Ivey, James Mackey, Jonas Entin
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| Jun 30, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 56 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed |
1 |
+ |
Level 7 Update: Laak Loves Vivian
Jun 30, '09
Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 384 out of 928
Chip Counts:
1. Juha Helppi – 75,000
2. Eli Elezra – 53,000
3. Marc Naalden – 40,000
4. Chris Ferguson – 36,000
5. Ivan Demidov – 35,000
6. Allen Cunningham – 32,000
7. Phil Hellmuth – 31,000
8. Victor Ramdin – 30,000
9. Chad Batista – 30,000
10. Kathy Liebert – 22,000
Average Chip Count: 36,250
Big Hands:
 Laak Doubles Up and Thanks the Dealer
After a raise from the cutoff, Phil Laak three-bet from the button. After both the blinds folded, the original raiser moved all in for another 6200 chips.
“It’s inescapable,” said Laak. “I raise to steal and I get priced in.”
Laak made the call with AJ and was up against his opponent’s QQ. The board came out 23954, giving Laak the wheel and eliminating his opponent.
Laak also asked some of the field reporters to let everybody know that Vivian is the best dealer that he has ever had. So if you are in the Rio, and are looking to suck out against a big pair, go find Vivian.
Tran Loses a Few Chips
After some preflop action, J.C. Tran and the small blind take a flop of 689. Both players checked and the 10 fell on the turn.
Tran bet 5000 after his opponent checked and his opponent called. The Q fell on the river and both players checked.
The small blind showed the Q10, good for top two pair and Tran mucked his hand.
Kathy Liebert Starts a Big Preflop Encounter
A player under the gun raises to 1500 and Kathy Liebert puts in another raise to 4500. The player to her left cold calls the 4500. It folds to the small blind who now puts in 12,500. The original raiser folds, Liebert counted out her chips and then folded, and then the last player left in the hand moves all in and is snap called by the small blind.
The small blind turned over KK, but unfortunately for him the player in seat 5 turned over AA.
The board ran out AJ672 and the player in seat five doubled up to 80,000.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Kathy Liebert, Phil Laak
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| May 31, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 4 - $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em |
2 |
+ |
Level 5 Update: Dario Minieri Eliminated, Jimmy Fricke Catches a Bluff
May 31, '09
Blinds: 100-200
Players Remaining: 1,600 out of 3,021
Notable Eliminations
Dario Minieri
Big Hands:
Dario Minieri Eliminated
Dario Minieri raised pre-flop and was called by the king queen off-suit of Jonathan Tyler. The flop brought an ace, king and queen, giving Tyler bottom two and Minieri a pair and a gut-shot straight draw. Minieri bet the flop and Tyler called. The turn was a blank for Minieri and Tyler checked. Minieri fired out a bet again and Tyler called. The river was a disaster card for Minieri, as another queen fell. Tyler checked and Minieri went all-in with his trip queens for about 3,000 and was called by the full house of Tyler, sending the Italian pro to the rail late on day 1.
Jimmy Fricke Catches All-in Bluff
On a board of 6Q273, Jimmy Fricke and seat 6 were locked into a river confrontation. Fricke’s opponent shoved all-in for 3,025 and Fricke went into the tank. After about a minute of deliberation Fricke made the call and his opponent immediately said, “good call” and looked discouraged. Fricke turned over the K7 for middle pair and won a big pot. Fricke is now up to 11,400 in chips.
Bernard Lee Doubles Up
The player in seat 1 raises to 600 from the button and Bernard Lee moves all in from the small blind. The button calls and both players turn over their cards. Lee has A6 while his opponent holds 1010. The board comes J528A, and Lee hits an ace on the river to double up. After the hand Lee is back up to 3,000 in chips.
J.C. Tran Knocks One Out
With three players to a flop of AQ2, and one all in, J.C. Tran bets 800 and gets the other player to fold. Seat 1 turns over AK for top pair while Tran shows 63 for the flush. The turn and river bring the 9 and 6 as J.C. Tran eliminates another player and brings his stack up to 15,000.
Kathy Liebert Successfully Defends Her Big Blind
Action folds around to the small blind who completes the bet. Kathy Liebert raises to 400 from the big blind and the small blind calls the raise. The flop comes 952, Liebert bets 500 and wins the pot. After this hand Liebert is up to 4,000 in chips.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Kathy Liebert, Bernard Lee, Dario Minieri, Jimmy Fricke
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| May 28, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 2 - $40,000 40th Annual No-Limit Hold'em |
1 |
+ |
Level 4 Update: Negreanu Busted
May 28, '09
Blinds:500-1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 189 out of 201
Chip Counts:
1. Phil Laak — 280,00
2. Tony G — 255,000
3. Scott Seiver — 250,000
4. Justin Bonomo — 240,000
5. David Chiu — 240,000
6. Michael DeMichele — 230,000
7. Evan McNiff — 215,000
8. Markus Lehmann — 215,000
9. Kyle Wilson — 210,000
10. Nam Le — 205,000
Average Chip Count: 127,619
Notable Eliminations:
Florian Langmann
John Juanda
Jonathan Little
Daniel Negreanu
Big Hands:
 Nam Le Flops a Set, Climbs Up the Leaderboard
On a board of J72K, Nam Le bets 15,000, the player in seat 6 raises to 34,000, Ryan Fair folds, and Nam Le calls the raise after a few minutes in the tank. The river is the 8, and seat 6 checks to Le who bets 25,000. Seat 6 calls and Le turns over 22 for bottom set. Seat 6 mucks his hand and Le rakes the pot. Le is up to 205,000 after this hand, securing himself a current spot on the leaderboard.
Phil Galfond doubles up
With AA, Phil Galfond moved all in and was called by seat 6 with AK. The flop was 99A, and Galfond was free rolling. Running nines did not come and Galfond doubled up to 218,000.
Markus Lehmann Wins Big Pot, Breaks 200K
Kathy Liebert raises to 2,300 from under the gun, David Benefield reraises to 8,2000 from middle position, Markus Lehmann calls from the button, Blake Cahail calls from the big blind, and Kathy Liebert calls the reraise. The flop comes K94, Benefield and bets 11,700. Lehmann calls while both Cahail and Liebert fold. The turn is the K, and both players check. The river is the 2, and both players check again. Bennefield turns over 88 while Lehmann shows JJ for the better two-pair. Lehmann climbs up the leaderboard to 215,000 this hand while Benefield falls to 110,000, follwed by Liebert with 80,000 and Cahail with 65,000.
Scott Seiver Takes a Hand against Phil Hellmuth
On a flop of AAA, Hellmuth bet out 8,000 and Seiver quickly called. Hellmuth checked dark and the turn was the 5 and Seiver checked behind. The river was the A, putting all four aces on the board and Hellmuth checked. Seiver made a big bet and Hellmuth said, “I don’t think I can call you with 6 high,” before showing pocket sixes and folding.
Andy Bloch Moves All-in
Four way action pre-flop had pros J.C. Tran, Alec Torelli, Yevgeniy Timoshenko and Andy Bloch see a flop of 994. Bloch checked and Timoshenko bet out 18,000. Tran quickly folded and Torelli, the pre-flop raiser, contemplated for awhile and called. Action was back to Bloch, who moved all in for 53,100 more and Timoshenko instantly folded. Torelli asked for a count before eventually folding.
Daniel Negreanu is Eliminated
The short stacked Negreanu raised pre-flop with ace queen and was set all in by Doug Lee for 35,000, who was holding pocket threes. The flop brought a queen and everything looked good for a double up, however a 3 on the turn gave Lee a set and had Negreanu drawing dead.
Left In The Deck:
Phil Hellmuth and Phil Ivey, both at the same table, have begun negotiating prop bets.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Andy Bloch, Nam Le, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Markus Lehmann, Phil Galfond, Scott Seiver, David Benefield, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Blake Cahail
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| Apr 22, '09 |
2009 Five-Star World Poker Classic (WPT) |
WPT Championship - Event 16 |
5 |
+ |
Kathy Liebert Eliminated
Apr 22, '09
 Kathy Liebert found all of her chips in the middle against Scotty Nguyen on a flop with two spades.She held AJ and Nguyen held pocket nines. Nguyen's nines held to eliminate Liebert from the tournament a few spots away from the money. Nguyen was up to 1,320,000 after the hand to join the chip leaders in the tournament.
Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Kathy Liebert
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| Mar 20, '09 |
2009 Bay 101 Shooting Star |
WPT Championship - Event 2 |
5 |
+ |
Level 21 Update
Mar 19, '09
Level: 21 -- NOTE: Levels are now 2 hours long
Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Left: 8 of 391
Score Board
Notable Chip Counts
Steve Brecher: 1,920,000
Chris Moore 1,650,000
Michael Kamran: 1,330,000
Thao Le: 670,000
Tony Behari: 640,000
Chau Vu: 450,000
John Monnette: 373,000
Average: 977,500
Shooting Stars
Kathy Liebert: 795,000
In-the-Money Eliminations
9: Farzad Bonyadi -- $60,000
Big Hands:
 Farzad Bonyadi Eliminated in Ninth Place ($60,000)
Farzad Bonyadi raised from the cutoff to 30,000 and Thao Le called from the big blind. The flop was dealt Q92 and both players checked. The turn card fell J, Thao checked, and Bonyadi moved all in. Thao called and they turned up their cards:
Thao: K10
Bonyadi: K-J
The river bricked and Bonyadi was eliminated in ninth place. He will take home $60,000 in prize money. Thao held 680,000 after the hand.
Kathy Liebert Doubles Up
Kathy Liebert raised from the button to 30,000 and Chau Vu made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt Q96 and Vu checked. Liebert bet 35,000 and Vu made the call. The turn card fell 7 and Vu checked. Liebert bet 70,000 and Vu raised all in. Liebert made the call and they turned up their cards:
Liebert: Q9
Vu: 87
River: J
Liebert doubled up to 538,000 and Vu was knocked down to 460,000.
Chris Moore Makes a Nice Bluff
John Monnette raised preflop and Chris Moore reraised. Monnette made the call and the flop fell 754. Both players checked and the turn fell A. Monnette checked, Moore bet, and Monnette check-raised to 120,000. Moore went into the tank for a few minutes and then he moved all in. Monnette now had to make a decision for his tournament life and he decided to fold. Moore flipped over K5 as he collected the pot. Moore held 1,650,000 after the hand and Monnette was down to 380,000.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Thao Le, Chau Vu
Steve Brecher Wins the 2009 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star ($1,025,500)
Mar 20, '09
 Kathy Liebert raised to 175,000 and Steve Brecher moved all in. Liebert made the all-in call and the two players flipped up their cards:
Liebert: Q10
Brecher: A9
Board: 66224
Brecher won the hand with his ace kicker. Brecher was awarded the first-place prize worth $1,025,500 and his first World Poker Tour title. Liebert was awarded $550,000 for her runner-up finish. Brecher also won the $5,000 bounty for knocking out the final shooting star remaining in the event.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher
Kathy Liebert Doubles Up
Mar 20, '09
 Steve Brecher raised to 125,000 and Kathy Liebert moved all in. Brecher made the call and they turned up their cards:
Brecher: Q10
Liebert: 44
Board: Q547K
Liebert won the hand with a set of fours and she doubled up to 1,410,000. The heads-up match continued with Brecher's stack knocked down to 6,410,000.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher
Brecher Picks Off a Bluff
Mar 20, '09
 Kathy Liebert raised to 150,000 and Steve Brecher made the call. The flop was dealt K54, Brecher checked, Liebert bet 200,000, and Brecher called. The turn fell 9 and both players checked. The river fell 9 and and Brecher checked. Liebert bet 400,000 and Brecher thought for a moment before he made the call. Liebert said, "Good call," and she mucked her hand. Brecher turned up a five for two pair.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher
Chris Moore Wins a Huge Pot Against Kathy Liebert
Mar 20, '09
 Steve Brecher limped from the button for 40,000 and Kathy Liebert raised to 240,000 from the small blind. Moore made the call from the big blind and Brecher mucked.
The flop fell K83 and Liebert bet 250,000. Moore moved all in and Liebert went into the tank for close to 10 minutes. She eventually mucked and Moore won the hand to grow his stack to 2,910,000. Liebert was knocked down to 890,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher, Chris Moore
Steve Brecher Doubles Up
Mar 20, '09
 Steve Brecher raised to 95,000 from the button and Kathy Liebert reraised to 600,000 from the small blind. Brecher then moved all in and Liebert called him down. Their cards:
Liebert: AK
Brecher: AQ
Board: KJ5107
Brecher doubled up in a huge hand to take the chip lead with 4,161,000. Liebert was knocked down to 1,291,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher
Tony Behari Eliminated in Fourth Place ($230,000)
Mar 20, '09
 Chris Moore raised to 55,000 under the gun and Tony Behari moved all in from the small blind. Kathy Liebert called him down from the big blind and the final two players turned up their cards:
Liebert: 1010
Behari: K8
Board: J7234
Behari was eliminated on the hand in fourth place and he will take home $230,000 in prize money. Liebert won the hand to grow her stack to 4,560,000 for a big chip lead.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Chris Moore, Tony Behari
Kathy Liebert Doubles Up Again
Mar 20, '09
 Tony Behari raised to 60,000 on the button and Kathy Liebert made the call from the small blind. The flop was dealt 995 and both players checked. The turn fell 4 and Liebert checked. Behari bet 75,000 and Liebert check-raised to 200,000. Behari quickly moved all in and Liebert made the call. Their cards:
Liebert: 55
Behari: KJ
River: 8
Liebert won the pot to double up to 4 million and once again the audience cheered its approval. Behari was knocked down to 597,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Tony Behari
Kathy Liebert Doubles Up
Mar 20, '09
 Kathy Liebert raised from the button to 70,000 and Chris Moore reraised from the small blind to 250,000. Liebert moved all in for 766,000 and Moore called her down. Their cards:
Moore: 1010
Liebert: AA
Board: J93JQ
Liebert won the hand to double up to 1,559,000 and Moore took a hit down to 1,710,000. The crowd got really excited at this point, cheering very loudly for the last shooting star left in the event.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Chris Moore
Kathy Liebert Takes a Hit
Mar 20, '09
Tony Behari limped under the gun and Kathy Liebert did the same from the button. Chris Moore completed from the small blind. Steve Brecher checked and the flop was dealt Q99. Action was checked around to Liebert. She bet 30,000 and Moore and Brecher mucked. Behari made the call and the turn fell 8. Liebert bet 75,000 and Behari raised to 225,000. Liebert made the call and the 6 fell on the river. Behari bet 300,000 and Liebert thought for a moment before she mucked. Liebert was knocked down to 1,293,000 and Behari was up to 1,877,000.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher, Chris Moore, Tony Behari
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| Mar 19, '09 |
2009 Bay 101 Shooting Star |
WPT Championship - Event 2 |
4 |
+ |
Level 21 Update
Mar 19, '09
Level: 21 -- NOTE: Levels are now 2 hours long
Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Left: 8 of 391
Score Board
Notable Chip Counts
Steve Brecher: 1,920,000
Chris Moore 1,650,000
Michael Kamran: 1,330,000
Thao Le: 670,000
Tony Behari: 640,000
Chau Vu: 450,000
John Monnette: 373,000
Average: 977,500
Shooting Stars
Kathy Liebert: 795,000
In-the-Money Eliminations
9: Farzad Bonyadi -- $60,000
Big Hands:
Farzad Bonyadi Eliminated in Ninth Place ($60,000)
Farzad Bonyadi raised from the cutoff to 30,000 and Thao Le called from the big blind. The flop was dealt Q92 and both players checked. The turn card fell J, Thao checked, and Bonyadi moved all in. Thao called and they turned up their cards:
Thao: K10
Bonyadi: K-J
The river bricked and Bonyadi was eliminated in ninth place. He will take home $60,000 in prize money. Thao held 680,000 after the hand.
Kathy Liebert Doubles Up
Kathy Liebert raised from the button to 30,000 and Chau Vu made the call from the big blind. The flop was dealt Q96 and Vu checked. Liebert bet 35,000 and Vu made the call. The turn card fell 7 and Vu checked. Liebert bet 70,000 and Vu raised all in. Liebert made the call and they turned up their cards:
Liebert: Q9
Vu: 87
River: J
Liebert doubled up to 538,000 and Vu was knocked down to 460,000.
Chris Moore Makes a Nice Bluff
John Monnette raised preflop and Chris Moore reraised. Monnette made the call and the flop fell 754. Both players checked and the turn fell A. Monnette checked, Moore bet, and Monnette check-raised to 120,000. Moore went into the tank for a few minutes and then he moved all in. Monnette now had to make a decision for his tournament life and he decided to fold. Moore flipped over K5 as he collected the pot. Moore held 1,650,000 after the hand and Monnette was down to 380,000.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Thao Le, Chau Vu
Steve Brecher Wins the 2009 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star ($1,025,500)
Mar 20, '09
Kathy Liebert raised to 175,000 and Steve Brecher moved all in. Liebert made the all-in call and the two players flipped up their cards:
Liebert: Q10
Brecher: A9
Board: 66224
Brecher won the hand with his ace kicker. Brecher was awarded the first-place prize worth $1,025,500 and his first World Poker Tour title. Liebert was awarded $550,000 for her runner-up finish. Brecher also won the $5,000 bounty for knocking out the final shooting star remaining in the event.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher
Kathy Liebert Doubles Up
Mar 20, '09
Steve Brecher raised to 125,000 and Kathy Liebert moved all in. Brecher made the call and they turned up their cards:
Brecher: Q10
Liebert: 44
Board: Q547K
Liebert won the hand with a set of fours and she doubled up to 1,410,000. The heads-up match continued with Brecher's stack knocked down to 6,410,000.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher
Brecher Picks Off a Bluff
Mar 20, '09
Kathy Liebert raised to 150,000 and Steve Brecher made the call. The flop was dealt K54, Brecher checked, Liebert bet 200,000, and Brecher called. The turn fell 9 and both players checked. The river fell 9 and and Brecher checked. Liebert bet 400,000 and Brecher thought for a moment before he made the call. Liebert said, "Good call," and she mucked her hand. Brecher turned up a five for two pair.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher
Chris Moore Wins a Huge Pot Against Kathy Liebert
Mar 20, '09
Steve Brecher limped from the button for 40,000 and Kathy Liebert raised to 240,000 from the small blind. Moore made the call from the big blind and Brecher mucked.
The flop fell K83 and Liebert bet 250,000. Moore moved all in and Liebert went into the tank for close to 10 minutes. She eventually mucked and Moore won the hand to grow his stack to 2,910,000. Liebert was knocked down to 890,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher, Chris Moore
Steve Brecher Doubles Up
Mar 20, '09
Steve Brecher raised to 95,000 from the button and Kathy Liebert reraised to 600,000 from the small blind. Brecher then moved all in and Liebert called him down. Their cards:
Liebert: AK
Brecher: AQ
Board: KJ5107
Brecher doubled up in a huge hand to take the chip lead with 4,161,000. Liebert was knocked down to 1,291,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher
Tony Behari Eliminated in Fourth Place ($230,000)
Mar 20, '09
Chris Moore raised to 55,000 under the gun and Tony Behari moved all in from the small blind. Kathy Liebert called him down from the big blind and the final two players turned up their cards:
Liebert: 1010
Behari: K8
Board: J7234
Behari was eliminated on the hand in fourth place and he will take home $230,000 in prize money. Liebert won the hand to grow her stack to 4,560,000 for a big chip lead.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Chris Moore, Tony Behari
Kathy Liebert Doubles Up Again
Mar 20, '09
Tony Behari raised to 60,000 on the button and Kathy Liebert made the call from the small blind. The flop was dealt 995 and both players checked. The turn fell 4 and Liebert checked. Behari bet 75,000 and Liebert check-raised to 200,000. Behari quickly moved all in and Liebert made the call. Their cards:
Liebert: 55
Behari: KJ
River: 8
Liebert won the pot to double up to 4 million and once again the audience cheered its approval. Behari was knocked down to 597,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Tony Behari
Kathy Liebert Doubles Up
Mar 20, '09
Kathy Liebert raised from the button to 70,000 and Chris Moore reraised from the small blind to 250,000. Liebert moved all in for 766,000 and Moore called her down. Their cards:
Moore: 1010
Liebert: AA
Board: J93JQ
Liebert won the hand to double up to 1,559,000 and Moore took a hit down to 1,710,000. The crowd got really excited at this point, cheering very loudly for the last shooting star left in the event.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Chris Moore
Kathy Liebert Takes a Hit
Mar 20, '09
Tony Behari limped under the gun and Kathy Liebert did the same from the button. Chris Moore completed from the small blind. Steve Brecher checked and the flop was dealt Q99. Action was checked around to Liebert. She bet 30,000 and Moore and Brecher mucked. Behari made the call and the turn fell 8. Liebert bet 75,000 and Behari raised to 225,000. Liebert made the call and the 6 fell on the river. Behari bet 300,000 and Liebert thought for a moment before she mucked. Liebert was knocked down to 1,293,000 and Behari was up to 1,877,000.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher, Chris Moore, Tony Behari
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| Jan 09, '09 |
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season V |
EPT No-Limit Hold'em Main Event 1 |
5 |
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Kathy Liebert Doubles Up
Jan 07, '09
 Kathy Liebert was put all in for her last 50,000 or so and she made the call with pocket kings. Her opponent's A-10 suited failed to catch up when Liebert hit a set.
She now has over 100,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert
Kathy Liebert Eliminated in 12th Place ($120,000)
Jan 09, '09
 Kathy Liebert moved all in on the short stack with pocket five and was called by Kevin Saul's K8.
The board ran out QQJJ3 and Liebert was eliminated in 12th place. She takes home $120,000 for her effort.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Kevin Saul
Mike Rowe Crippled, Jan Collado Doubles Up
Jan 09, '09
Mike Rowe is all in holding AQ and is up against Jan Collado Y Fernandez and his AK.
The board gives both players a pair of aces and Rowe is crippled down to his final 50,000 in chips.
A few hands later, Rowe is all in holding 43 against Kathy Liebert's K8. Rowe fails to hit his hole cards and is eliminated from the tournament in 31st place.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Jan Collado, Mike Rowe
Daniel Kratz Eliminated in 32nd Place
Jan 09, '09
 Kathy Liebert raised to 46,000 and was called by Jan Collado Y Fernandez. It was folded back around to Daniel Kratz in the small blind and he moved all in for about 400,000.
Liebert called and Collado Y Fernandez reluctantly folded. Kratz showed JJ and Liebert revealed KK.
The board ran out 8336A and Kratz was eliminated in 32nd place. Liebert now has over 900,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Daniel Kratz
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| Jan 07, '09 |
2009 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season V |
EPT No-Limit Hold'em Main Event 1 |
3 |
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Kathy Liebert Doubles Up
Jan 07, '09
Kathy Liebert was put all in for her last 50,000 or so and she made the call with pocket kings. Her opponent's A-10 suited failed to catch up when Liebert hit a set.
She now has over 100,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert
Kathy Liebert Eliminated in 12th Place ($120,000)
Jan 09, '09
Kathy Liebert moved all in on the short stack with pocket five and was called by Kevin Saul's K8.
The board ran out QQJJ3 and Liebert was eliminated in 12th place. She takes home $120,000 for her effort.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Kevin Saul
Mike Rowe Crippled, Jan Collado Doubles Up
Jan 09, '09
Mike Rowe is all in holding AQ and is up against Jan Collado Y Fernandez and his AK.
The board gives both players a pair of aces and Rowe is crippled down to his final 50,000 in chips.
A few hands later, Rowe is all in holding 43 against Kathy Liebert's K8. Rowe fails to hit his hole cards and is eliminated from the tournament in 31st place.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Jan Collado, Mike Rowe
Daniel Kratz Eliminated in 32nd Place
Jan 09, '09
Kathy Liebert raised to 46,000 and was called by Jan Collado Y Fernandez. It was folded back around to Daniel Kratz in the small blind and he moved all in for about 400,000.
Liebert called and Collado Y Fernandez reluctantly folded. Kratz showed JJ and Liebert revealed KK.
The board ran out 8336A and Kratz was eliminated in 32nd place. Liebert now has over 900,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Daniel Kratz
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