Level Nine: Jennifer Harman Eliminated
May 29, '10
Blinds:
Flop/Limit Games: 1,000-4,000 blinds; 4,000-8,000 stakes
Stud Games: 1,000 ante, 1,000 bring-in, 4,000-8,000 limits
No Limit Hold’em/PLO: 500 ante, 1,000-2,000 blinds
Players Remaining: 82 out of 116
Tournament Leaderboard
1. Alexander Kostritsyn – 430,000
2. Steve Zolotow – 420,000
3. Doyle Brunson – 390,000
4. John Cernuto – 379,000
5. David Oppenheim – 360,000
6. Brian Hastings – 340,000
7. Joe Serock – 340,000
8. Daniel Alaei – 335,000
9. Erik Sagstrom – 329,100
10. Amnon Filippi – 315,000
Average Chip Count: 212,195
Notable Eliminations:
Jennifer Harman
Ted Lawson
Howard Lederer
Shawn Buchanan
Alexander Kravchenko
Carlos Mortensen
Marco Johnson
Big Hands:
Omaha/8
Jennifer Harman Eliminated
On a board showing A
Q
5K2
, Jennifer Harman was all in against Cole South.
South showed down A6
43 for a wheel. Harman could not beat that, flashing two queens from her hand and then releasing them into the muck and she was eliminated.
Ivey And Baker Chop It Up
We caught up with this hand on the turn. The board was 842 and Phil Ivey bet 8,000.
David Baker made the call and the river was the 8.
Ivey bet another 8,000 into the pot and Baker called again.
Ivey showed down A993 for an overpair. Baker showed A2K4 to get the low and the players chopped.
Ivey was at 166,000 while Baker was very healthy with 220,000.
No Limit Hold’em
Almost Fireworks
Phil Ivey raised to 6,000 preflop from the button and Patrik Antonius reraised to a total of 22,000 from the big blind. Ivey instantly started stacking chips that would’ve amounted to another significant reraise, but ultimately laid his hand down.
Antonius had around 230,000 after the hand.
Boeken and Mosseri Keeping Active
Noah Boeken and Abe Mosseri have been involved in many of the hands in the no limit hands. In one Boeken made it 6,000 preflop and Mosseri called.
The flop came Q75 and Boeken fire 8,500 into the pot. Mosseri quickly raised to 20,000 though, prompting Boeken to ask him how much he had left behind, before folding his hand.
Later, Mosseri raised to 5,000 and Phil Ivey called. Both players checked the entire board of AK325, and Ivey mucked when Mosseri showed a king. The pot sent Mosseri’s stack to around 210,000.
Brown Takes A Small One
Picking up the action on the flop, John Monnette checked a board of A42.
Chad Brown bet 6,000 into the pot and Monnette mucked his hand.
Brown took a small pot and was at 70,000 while Monnette was at 60,000.
Limit Hold’em
Dario Called Down, Loses to Jack High
Dario Minieri raised to 8,000 from the button and was called by Mike Gorodinsky in the big blind. The flop came AAK and action checked to Minieri who bet 4,000. Gorodinsky called and both players checked the K on the turn.
They again checked the 8 on the river and Gorodinsky showed J7 for jack-high. Minieri sadly tapped the table and mucked, seeing his stack drop under 50,000 for the first time.
Gorodinsky had around 170,000 after the hand.
D’Agostino Wins A Pot
On a board reading J109, John D’Agostino bet 5,000 into the pot. Sorel Mizzi quickly folded, surrendering the pot to D’Agostino.
D’Agostino was at 65,000 while Mizzi was around 55,000.
Brunson Hammers Mortensen
We caught up with this hand on the river. The board had run J75QK.
Doyle Brunson and Carlos Mortensen were contesting a massive pot. Brunson turned over JJ for top set. Mortensen could only look in disgust as he showed 55 for bottom set and mucked his hand.
Brunson took the pot and was up near 400,000. Mortensen dropped near 100,000 after the hand and would later be eliminated from the tournament.
Pot Limit Omaha
David Bach Doubles Through Josh Arieh
Picking up the action after the flop, the board read 863.
Josh Arieh bet 4,500 and David Bach raised the pot, 15,000. Daniel Alaei got out of the way and Arieh reraised the pot. Bach eventually got all of his chips in the middle and turned over K787 for a flush draw.
Arieh showed 7532 for straight draws galore. The turn was the 10 and the river was the A, giving Bach the hand and the double up.
Bach started with just over 30,000 and ended up doubling to about 61,000. Arieh was at 250,000.
Ivey Gets Some Back
Entering the action on a flop of 874, Phil Ivey bet 4,000 and was called by Eli Elezra. On the J turn Ivey bet 25,000 and Elezra tanked long and hard before folding. Ivey was at around 170,000 after the hand.
Razz
D’Agostino Picks One Off From The Grinder
John D’Agostino, Michael Mizrachi, and Erick Lindgren, were all in a hand that saw each lead out with bets on a different street, before having D’Agostino and Mizrachi heads up at the end. Their cards were shown to be:
D’Agostino – 4564A25
Mizrachi – 3A98 – Muck
Following the win, D’Agostino’s stack boosted to around 150,000.
Player Tags: David Baker, John D'Agostino, Carlos Mortensen, Doyle Brunson, David Bach, Michael Mizrachi, Jennifer Harman, Phil Ivey, John Monnette, Patrik Antonius, Dario Minieri, Sorel Mizzi, Mike Gorodinsky, Cole South
Mike Gorodinsky Wins Event No. 5 ($216,958) — Kristopher Tong Eliminated in 2nd Place ($134,017)
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Owais Ahmed Eliminated in Fourth Place ($62,631)