Zachary Fellows Poker Tournament Updates

Event No. 37 ($3,000 H.O.R.S.E.) Begins at 5 p.m. on Saturday

Jun 19, '10

Event No. 37 ($3,000 H.O.R.S.E.) at the 2010 World Series of Poker will begin at 5 p.m. PDT on Saturday, June 19. Players will begin with 9,000 in tournament chips. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 60-minute dinner break after level 4 on day 1. Limit hold’em, Omaha eight-or-better, razz, seven-card stud, and seven-card stud eight-or-better will be spread during the tournament and the game will change every eight hands. Here is a look at the schedule for the event:

Saturday, June 19, 5 p.m.: Day 1 (play 8 levels)
Sunday, June 20, 3 p.m.: Day 2 (play down to final table or through 10 levels)
Monday, June 21, 3 p.m.: Final Table

In 2009 this event attracted 452 players and the tournament was won by Zach Fellows, who took home $311,899 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you a summary of the action at the dinner break and end of play each day for this event.

Player Tags: Zachary Fellows

Zac Fellows Wins Event No. 21 ($311,899)

Jun 12, '09

Hold’em

Zac Fellows raised preflop from the button and James Van Alstyne made the call fromthe big blind. The flop was dealt 653 and Van Alstyne checked. Fellows bet and Van Alstyne made the call. The turn fell J and Van Alstyne bet, Fellows raised and Van Alstyne thought for a moment before making the all-in call. Their cards:

Van Alstyne: A5
Fellows: 66

River: 3

Van Alstyne was eliminated on the hand in second place and he will take home $192,866 in prize money. Fellows takes home his first gold bracelet and the top prize of $311,899.

Player Tags: James Van Alstyne,   Zachary Fellows

Zachary Fellows Eliminated in Ninth Place ($100,000 AUD)

Jan 22, '09

Zachary Fellows moved all in preflop and Peter Rho called him down. Their cards:

Fellows: 22
Rho: JJ

Board: AQ9104

Fellows was eliminated in ninth place and he will take home $100,000 AUD in prize money.







 

Player Tags: Zachary Fellows

New Chip Leader -- Peter Rho Doubles Up

Jan 22, '09

Peter Rho raised to 35,000 under the gun and Zachary Fellows reraised to 120,000. Rho went into the tank before he reraised to 280,000 total. Fellows went into the tank as well. Thinking for a while before he moved all in for 1.8 million. Rho enthusiastically called all in and they turned up their cards:

Rho: AA
Fellows: AK

Board: KQ3-blank-blank

Rho doubled up on the hand to rocket to the chip lead with more than 2 million and Fellows was knocked down to 650,000.





 

Player Tags: Zachary Fellows

1,500 Limit Hold'em - Level 16

Jun 07, '08

Blinds: 2000/4000

Players Left: 31 of 880

Chip Leaders:

Steve Shkolnik - 191,000
Vinny Vinh - 185,000
Erick Lindgren - 180,000
Steve Foutty - 165,000
Zac Fellows - 129,000
Chung Law - 114,000
Ali Eslami - 107,000
Frank Cremen - 103,000
Eric Pratt - 100,000
John Burnard - 92,000

Eliminations: Robert Przygoda, Jonathan Frutkin

Big Hands:

Top Set Got the Help Bottom Set Needed

It was a tough way to get bounced from the tournament, but Robert Przygoda didn't have much choice. After a pre-flop raise, Przygoda and Zac Fellows saw a flop of J74.  Betting continued, and when the 5 came on the turn, both players proceeded to raise and reraise until Przygoda was all-in. Fellows turned over JJ for top set while Przygoda held 44 for bottom set. Przygoda was still alive thanks to the flush draw, but the J on the river gave Fellows quads and sent Przygoda out in 32nd place.

Lucky Sevens -- Once

Just after blinds increased to 2000/4000, Terrence Chen raised from early position and Zac Fellows made the call from the big blind. The flop came K74. Fellows checked, then put in a raise to Chen's bet. The 10 on the turn brought Fellows out betting, and Chen called. The 7 on the river brought the same action and Fellows turned over 75, having flopped middle pair, turned the flush draw, then spiking trips.

Lucky Sevens -- Twice

Steve Shkolnik raised from the button, was reraised by Gary Bogdanski, then raised again. The flop came 777. Shkolnik bet when action was checked to him, and the 4 hit the turn. The same action greeted the 9 on the river, before Shkolnik flipped over AA for the flopped fullhouse.

Ace-King No Good

Jim Schultz called from the cut-off and Fellows raised from the button, drawing a call from the small blind and Schultz. The flop came 832, and Fellows was called by Schultz for 4000. The Q on the turn was checked, as was the Q on the river, and Schultz showed 108 for two pair. Fellows mucked AK.

Bergerson Saved By River

David Bergerson was seemingly headed home, all-in on a board that began Q96, followed by the 10 on the turn. But the A on the river hit Bergerson's AK to keep him alive.

Jonathan Frutkin was eliminated in 33rd place when his queen-10 fell to the queen-jack of Ali Esbumi after a board of 10-7-5-4-4.


 

Player Tags: Steven Shkolnik,   Gary Bogdanski,   Zachary Fellows,   Rob Przygoda

1,500 Limit Hold'em - Level 15

Jun 07, '08

Blinds: 1500/3000

Players Left: 37 of 880

Average Stack: 71,381

Chip Leaders:

Steve Shkolnik - 177,000
Zac Fellows - 108,000
Steve Foutty - 125,000
Markus Golser - 124,000
Ali Eslami - 117,000
Erick Lindgren - 117,000
Chung Law - 115,000
Frank Cremen - 104,000
Eric Pratt - 103,000
Rob Przygoda - 100,000

Eliminations: Marco Traniello, Anna Wroblewski, Dewey Tomko, Tom Schneider.

Big Hands:

Shkolnik Sets the Pace

Steve Shkolnik has enjoyed a comfortable cushion atop the chip count for the last couple of levels and continues to add to his total. Playing from the small blind, Shkolnik and Arash Beral in the big blind both called a raise from Erick Lindgren on the button. The flop came down K94, and both blinds checked to Lindgren who bet 3000. Both blinds called to see the 8 hit the turn. This time all three players checked. When the J hit the river, Shkolnik used his position to bet out. Beral quickly folded while Lindgren was reluctant, but eventually released his hand.

Fellows Takes on Early Leaders

Zac Fellows raised from the cut-off and was called by both Nadim Shabou in the small blind and Terrence Chan in the big blind. Both players had been among the leaders in Day 1, though  Shabou has fallen on hard times. The flop came 852, both blinds checked, and then called Fellows' 3000 bet. The 6 on the turn brought the same action, this time for 6000. The board paired with the 6 on the river, both blinds checked, and Fellows bet out. Shabou folded while Chan called, but mucked after Fellows showed 1010.

Lindgren Collects from Golser

Golser raised to 6000 from the cut-off and Lindgren reraised to 9000 from the button, getting both blinds to fold. The flop came K87, and after Golser checked, Lindgren bet 3000 and took the pot down, showing 1010.

Wolfe Still on the Prowl

Charlie Wolfe was all-in for his last 2000 and showed ace-seven offsuit. Seat 1 called with ace-queen, but the 7 on the flop kept Wolfe alive. He then doubled up again on the next hand.

Sjavik Can't Connect

Jan Sjavik was all-in with Q10 preflop, and called by a player holding KJ.  The flop of J-5-4 was bad news for Sjavik who was eliminated.

Canh Can't

Canh Phan was all-in pre-flop and showed K9. His lone caller held A4, and filled up on a board of JJ1044.



 

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Steven Shkolnik,   Markus Golser,   Zachary Fellows

Jimmy Shultz Wins Event No. 12 ($257,105)

Jun 08, '08

Zach Fellows made one last run at the chip lead, and almost regained it before a nearly fatal hand delivered him a huge blow. Fellows and Jimmy Shultz built a pot up to 900,000 with A42QQ on the table. They turned up their cards and Shultze held Q6. Fellows mucked his hand and Shultz took an insurmountable chip lead. A few hands later it was all over. Fellows was all in preflop and Shultz had him covered while holding 103. Fellows held pocket threes and the board rattled off Q766J to make a heart flush for Shultz. He won his first gold bracelet along with $257,105 (25 percent of which he will donate to the fire department in his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina). Fellows was awarded $165,165 for his hard fought runner-up finish.

Player Tags: Zachary Fellows,   James Shultz

Limit HE - Final Table - Heads Up Part I

Jun 08, '08

Blinds/Limits: 25,000-50,000 with 50,000-100,000 limits

Players Left: 2

Chip Counts:

Zach Fellows: 2,100,000
Jimmy Shultz: 500,000

Eliminations:

none

Big Hands and Storylines:

Tug-of-War

The two competitors in the heads-up battle have started things off by trading chips back and forth. This eventually evened them up before they took turns holding the chip lead over the first hour. It may take a major cooler to evoke some major action.

Shultz Pulls Away

Jimmy Shultz took down two substantial pots to take a 2-to-1 chip lead on Zach Fellows. Shultz held pocket fives on the first of these hands, and on the second he turned up A7 on a board of Q77810 to take down the hand. After seeing the bad news Fellows mucked his hand and flashed a single 10 in the process.

Fellows Fights Back

The board read AQ459 and 640,000 sat in the pot when Fellows revealed 88 for a flush to defeat the Q-9 of Shultz. This hand pulled the two even, with Fellows holding a slight advantage.

Shultz Pulls out the Pressure

Shultz took down three hands in a row to put his chip advantage back in the 2-to-1 neighborhood. He then increased that lead to a 4-to-1 advantage when he took down the largest pot of heads-up play. Each player contributed 100,000 on every single street on a board of 976A3. They turned up their hands on the end and the cooler arrived in the form of pocekt jacks (Fellows) vs. pocket kings (Shultz). 

Player Tags: Zachary Fellows,   James Shultz

Limit HE - Final Table - Vinny Vinh Eliminated in Third Place

Jun 08, '08

Blinds/Limits: 20,000-40,000 with 40,000-80,000 limits

Players Left: 2

Chip Counts:

3rd Place: Vinny Vinh ($99,099)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Shultz Takes Down a Huge Pot

Jimmy Shultz raised preflop and Vinny Vinh made the call. The flop was dealt A102 and Vinh bet 30,000. Shultz made the call and the turn hit the table 10. Vinh bet 60,000 and Shhultz raised to 120,000. Vinh reraised to 180,000 and Shultz capped the action by raising to 240,000. Vinh made the call and the the river brought the 9. Vinh bet one last time and Shultz made the call. They turned up their hands and Shultz held J10 for trip tens. Vinh flashed A-Q as he mucked and took a huge hit to his stack.

Vinny Vinh Warned About his Behavior

The entertainment of Vinny Vinh's actions has failed to dissappoint at the final table, but not everyone is a fan. He just receieved a warning from the tournament staff that he needed to calm down.

Vinny Vinh Doubles Up

Vinh shipped all of his chips into the middle of the table preflop and Shultz made the call. Their cards:

Vinh: J8
Shultz: K10

Board: A9822

Vinh doubled up on the hand but he was still low on chips.

Vinny Vinh Eliminated in Third Place ($99,099)

Vinh moved all in on a flop of K75 and Shultz made the call. Vinh turned up Q-2 and Shultz turned over 76. The turn and river fell 23 and Vinh was eliminated in third place. He took home $99,099 in prize money. Vinh's wild ride has come to a close for today.

Player Tags: Zachary Fellows,   James Shultz

Limit HE - Final Day - Stubborn Hour

Jun 08, '08

Blinds/Limits: 4,000-8,000 with 8,000-16,000 limits

Players Left: 13

Chip Counts:

none

Big Hands and Storylines:

Vinny Vinh Takes a Hit

Jimmy Shultz raised preflop and Vinny Vinh made the call. The flop hit the table 865 and the two players four-bet the action. The turn fell A and Vinh check-raised Shultz's 16,000 action to 32,000. The river fell A and Vinh bet out. Shultz made the call and they turned up their hands. Vinh held 85 and Shultz turned up pocket tens. Shultz took down the pot, which grew his stack to over 300,000, and gained the chip lead. Vinh was dwon to 150,000 after the hand.

Steve Shkolnik Triples Up

Steve Shkolnik moved all in prelop and both Chritsop Niesert and Zach Fellows made the call before the Q33 hit the table. Fellows bet out after the flop and Niesert mucked. Fellows then showed pocket fives and Shkolnik turned up pocket eights to triple up after the turn and river fell 6Q.

Break Time

The players went on a 20-minute break at the end of the level.

Player Tags: Steven Shkolnik,   Christoph Niesert,   Zachary Fellows,   James Shultz

Limit HE - Final Day - Flurry of Eliminations

Jun 08, '08

Blinds/Limits: 4,000-8,000 with 8,000-16,000 limits

Players Left: 13

Chip Counts:

Arash Beral - 18th Place ($11,135)
Steve Foutty - 17th Place ($11,135)
Joseph Sanders - 16th Place ($11,135)
Duc Nguyen - 15th Place ($13,665)
Eric Pratt - 14th Place ($13,665)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Arash Beral (18th) and Steve Foutty (17th) Fall Quickly

Arash Beral was eliminated on the very first hand of play when his A6 ran into the pocket queens of Markus Golser, and receieved no help on the table. Steve Foutty ran into even more trouble on the second hand when Ali Eslami made a full house to send him packing.

Ice Man Doubles Up

Teddy "Iceman" Monroe doubled up early in the preceding when he moved all of his chips into the middle on a board of J1063 and Golser made the call. Golser flipped up AQ and Mornoe turned over KJ. The river hit the table 2 and Monroe survived the hand.

Check out a video featuring Monroe's home on the High Stakes Living channel on CardPlayer TV.

Vinny Vinh's Chair Fills Up

Vinny Vinh made a late arrival during the first hour of play. There was some specualtion about whether he would turn up in time or not to finish the event today, especially considering that two times last year he did not show up to a tournament and his chair made the money.

Double Elimination
Duc Nguyen got all of his chips into the midde preflop, and both Zac Fellows and Eric Pratt made the call. The flop rolled out 1052 and Pratt moved his last 8,000 into the middle in the dark as the 4 hit on the turn. Pratt turned up AQ and Fellows showed down J5. The river came 7 and Fellows eliminated Pratt and Nguyen in one fell swoop.

Player Tags: Markus Golser,   Joseph Sanders,   Duc Nguyen,   Eric Pratt,   Zachary Fellows,   European Report,   Arash Beral

1,500 Limit Hold'em - Level 16

Jun 07, '08

Blinds: 2000/4000

Players Left: 31 of 880

Chip Leaders:

Steve Shkolnik - 191,000
Vinny Vinh - 185,000
Erick Lindgren - 180,000
Steve Foutty - 165,000
Zac Fellows - 129,000
Chung Law - 114,000
Ali Eslami - 107,000
Frank Cremen - 103,000
Eric Pratt - 100,000
John Burnard - 92,000

Eliminations: Robert Przygoda, Jonathan Frutkin

Big Hands:

Top Set Got the Help Bottom Set Needed

It was a tough way to get bounced from the tournament, but Robert Przygoda didn't have much choice. After a pre-flop raise, Przygoda and Zac Fellows saw a flop of J74.  Betting continued, and when the 5 came on the turn, both players proceeded to raise and reraise until Przygoda was all-in. Fellows turned over JJ for top set while Przygoda held 44 for bottom set. Przygoda was still alive thanks to the flush draw, but the J on the river gave Fellows quads and sent Przygoda out in 32nd place.

Lucky Sevens -- Once

Just after blinds increased to 2000/4000, Terrence Chen raised from early position and Zac Fellows made the call from the big blind. The flop came K74. Fellows checked, then put in a raise to Chen's bet. The 10 on the turn brought Fellows out betting, and Chen called. The 7 on the river brought the same action and Fellows turned over 75, having flopped middle pair, turned the flush draw, then spiking trips.

Lucky Sevens -- Twice

Steve Shkolnik raised from the button, was reraised by Gary Bogdanski, then raised again. The flop came 777. Shkolnik bet when action was checked to him, and the 4 hit the turn. The same action greeted the 9 on the river, before Shkolnik flipped over AA for the flopped fullhouse.

Ace-King No Good

Jim Schultz called from the cut-off and Fellows raised from the button, drawing a call from the small blind and Schultz. The flop came 832, and Fellows was called by Schultz for 4000. The Q on the turn was checked, as was the Q on the river, and Schultz showed 108 for two pair. Fellows mucked AK.

Bergerson Saved By River

David Bergerson was seemingly headed home, all-in on a board that began Q96, followed by the 10 on the turn. But the A on the river hit Bergerson's AK to keep him alive.

Jonathan Frutkin was eliminated in 33rd place when his queen-10 fell to the queen-jack of Ali Esbumi after a board of 10-7-5-4-4.


 

Player Tags: Steven Shkolnik,   Gary Bogdanski,   Zachary Fellows,   Rob Przygoda

1,500 Limit Hold'em - Level 15

Jun 07, '08

Blinds: 1500/3000

Players Left: 37 of 880

Average Stack: 71,381

Chip Leaders:

Steve Shkolnik - 177,000
Zac Fellows - 108,000
Steve Foutty - 125,000
Markus Golser - 124,000
Ali Eslami - 117,000
Erick Lindgren - 117,000
Chung Law - 115,000
Frank Cremen - 104,000
Eric Pratt - 103,000
Rob Przygoda - 100,000

Eliminations: Marco Traniello, Anna Wroblewski, Dewey Tomko, Tom Schneider.

Big Hands:

Shkolnik Sets the Pace

Steve Shkolnik has enjoyed a comfortable cushion atop the chip count for the last couple of levels and continues to add to his total. Playing from the small blind, Shkolnik and Arash Beral in the big blind both called a raise from Erick Lindgren on the button. The flop came down K94, and both blinds checked to Lindgren who bet 3000. Both blinds called to see the 8 hit the turn. This time all three players checked. When the J hit the river, Shkolnik used his position to bet out. Beral quickly folded while Lindgren was reluctant, but eventually released his hand.

Fellows Takes on Early Leaders

Zac Fellows raised from the cut-off and was called by both Nadim Shabou in the small blind and Terrence Chan in the big blind. Both players had been among the leaders in Day 1, though  Shabou has fallen on hard times. The flop came 852, both blinds checked, and then called Fellows' 3000 bet. The 6 on the turn brought the same action, this time for 6000. The board paired with the 6 on the river, both blinds checked, and Fellows bet out. Shabou folded while Chan called, but mucked after Fellows showed 1010.

Lindgren Collects from Golser

Golser raised to 6000 from the cut-off and Lindgren reraised to 9000 from the button, getting both blinds to fold. The flop came K87, and after Golser checked, Lindgren bet 3000 and took the pot down, showing 1010.

Wolfe Still on the Prowl

Charlie Wolfe was all-in for his last 2000 and showed ace-seven offsuit. Seat 1 called with ace-queen, but the 7 on the flop kept Wolfe alive. He then doubled up again on the next hand.

Sjavik Can't Connect

Jan Sjavik was all-in with Q10 preflop, and called by a player holding KJ.  The flop of J-5-4 was bad news for Sjavik who was eliminated.

Canh Can't

Canh Phan was all-in pre-flop and showed K9. His lone caller held A4, and filled up on a board of JJ1044.



 

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Steven Shkolnik,   Markus Golser,   Zachary Fellows

Jimmy Shultz Wins Event No. 12 ($257,105)

Jun 08, '08

Zach Fellows made one last run at the chip lead, and almost regained it before a nearly fatal hand delivered him a huge blow. Fellows and Jimmy Shultz built a pot up to 900,000 with A42QQ on the table. They turned up their cards and Shultze held Q6. Fellows mucked his hand and Shultz took an insurmountable chip lead. A few hands later it was all over. Fellows was all in preflop and Shultz had him covered while holding 103. Fellows held pocket threes and the board rattled off Q766J to make a heart flush for Shultz. He won his first gold bracelet along with $257,105 (25 percent of which he will donate to the fire department in his hometown of Charleston, South Carolina). Fellows was awarded $165,165 for his hard fought runner-up finish.

Player Tags: Zachary Fellows,   James Shultz

Limit HE - Final Table - Heads Up Part I

Jun 08, '08

Blinds/Limits: 25,000-50,000 with 50,000-100,000 limits

Players Left: 2

Chip Counts:

Zach Fellows: 2,100,000
Jimmy Shultz: 500,000

Eliminations:

none

Big Hands and Storylines:

Tug-of-War

The two competitors in the heads-up battle have started things off by trading chips back and forth. This eventually evened them up before they took turns holding the chip lead over the first hour. It may take a major cooler to evoke some major action.

Shultz Pulls Away

Jimmy Shultz took down two substantial pots to take a 2-to-1 chip lead on Zach Fellows. Shultz held pocket fives on the first of these hands, and on the second he turned up A7 on a board of Q77810 to take down the hand. After seeing the bad news Fellows mucked his hand and flashed a single 10 in the process.

Fellows Fights Back

The board read AQ459 and 640,000 sat in the pot when Fellows revealed 88 for a flush to defeat the Q-9 of Shultz. This hand pulled the two even, with Fellows holding a slight advantage.

Shultz Pulls out the Pressure

Shultz took down three hands in a row to put his chip advantage back in the 2-to-1 neighborhood. He then increased that lead to a 4-to-1 advantage when he took down the largest pot of heads-up play. Each player contributed 100,000 on every single street on a board of 976A3. They turned up their hands on the end and the cooler arrived in the form of pocekt jacks (Fellows) vs. pocket kings (Shultz). 

Player Tags: Zachary Fellows,   James Shultz

Limit HE - Final Table - Vinny Vinh Eliminated in Third Place

Jun 08, '08

Blinds/Limits: 20,000-40,000 with 40,000-80,000 limits

Players Left: 2

Chip Counts:

3rd Place: Vinny Vinh ($99,099)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Shultz Takes Down a Huge Pot

Jimmy Shultz raised preflop and Vinny Vinh made the call. The flop was dealt A102 and Vinh bet 30,000. Shultz made the call and the turn hit the table 10. Vinh bet 60,000 and Shhultz raised to 120,000. Vinh reraised to 180,000 and Shultz capped the action by raising to 240,000. Vinh made the call and the the river brought the 9. Vinh bet one last time and Shultz made the call. They turned up their hands and Shultz held J10 for trip tens. Vinh flashed A-Q as he mucked and took a huge hit to his stack.

Vinny Vinh Warned About his Behavior

The entertainment of Vinny Vinh's actions has failed to dissappoint at the final table, but not everyone is a fan. He just receieved a warning from the tournament staff that he needed to calm down.

Vinny Vinh Doubles Up

Vinh shipped all of his chips into the middle of the table preflop and Shultz made the call. Their cards:

Vinh: J8
Shultz: K10

Board: A9822

Vinh doubled up on the hand but he was still low on chips.

Vinny Vinh Eliminated in Third Place ($99,099)

Vinh moved all in on a flop of K75 and Shultz made the call. Vinh turned up Q-2 and Shultz turned over 76. The turn and river fell 23 and Vinh was eliminated in third place. He took home $99,099 in prize money. Vinh's wild ride has come to a close for today.

Player Tags: Zachary Fellows,   James Shultz

Limit HE - Final Day - Stubborn Hour

Jun 08, '08

Blinds/Limits: 4,000-8,000 with 8,000-16,000 limits

Players Left: 13

Chip Counts:

none

Big Hands and Storylines:

Vinny Vinh Takes a Hit

Jimmy Shultz raised preflop and Vinny Vinh made the call. The flop hit the table 865 and the two players four-bet the action. The turn fell A and Vinh check-raised Shultz's 16,000 action to 32,000. The river fell A and Vinh bet out. Shultz made the call and they turned up their hands. Vinh held 85 and Shultz turned up pocket tens. Shultz took down the pot, which grew his stack to over 300,000, and gained the chip lead. Vinh was dwon to 150,000 after the hand.

Steve Shkolnik Triples Up

Steve Shkolnik moved all in prelop and both Chritsop Niesert and Zach Fellows made the call before the Q33 hit the table. Fellows bet out after the flop and Niesert mucked. Fellows then showed pocket fives and Shkolnik turned up pocket eights to triple up after the turn and river fell 6Q.

Break Time

The players went on a 20-minute break at the end of the level.

Player Tags: Steven Shkolnik,   Christoph Niesert,   Zachary Fellows,   James Shultz

Limit HE - Final Day - Flurry of Eliminations

Jun 08, '08

Blinds/Limits: 4,000-8,000 with 8,000-16,000 limits

Players Left: 13

Chip Counts:

Arash Beral - 18th Place ($11,135)
Steve Foutty - 17th Place ($11,135)
Joseph Sanders - 16th Place ($11,135)
Duc Nguyen - 15th Place ($13,665)
Eric Pratt - 14th Place ($13,665)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Arash Beral (18th) and Steve Foutty (17th) Fall Quickly

Arash Beral was eliminated on the very first hand of play when his A6 ran into the pocket queens of Markus Golser, and receieved no help on the table. Steve Foutty ran into even more trouble on the second hand when Ali Eslami made a full house to send him packing.

Ice Man Doubles Up

Teddy "Iceman" Monroe doubled up early in the preceding when he moved all of his chips into the middle on a board of J1063 and Golser made the call. Golser flipped up AQ and Mornoe turned over KJ. The river hit the table 2 and Monroe survived the hand.

Check out a video featuring Monroe's home on the High Stakes Living channel on CardPlayer TV.

Vinny Vinh's Chair Fills Up

Vinny Vinh made a late arrival during the first hour of play. There was some specualtion about whether he would turn up in time or not to finish the event today, especially considering that two times last year he did not show up to a tournament and his chair made the money.

Double Elimination
Duc Nguyen got all of his chips into the midde preflop, and both Zac Fellows and Eric Pratt made the call. The flop rolled out 1052 and Pratt moved his last 8,000 into the middle in the dark as the 4 hit on the turn. Pratt turned up AQ and Fellows showed down J5. The river came 7 and Fellows eliminated Pratt and Nguyen in one fell swoop.

Player Tags: Markus Golser,   Joseph Sanders,   Duc Nguyen,   Eric Pratt,   Zachary Fellows,   European Report,   Arash Beral