Level Four Hour Two Update: Alexander Kostritsyn Looking Strong
Jul 06, '10
Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante
Number of Entrants 1,489
Average Chip Count 37,888
Notable Chip Counts:
1. Gabe Walls — 178,000
2. Robert Miller — 155,000
3. Phil Galfond — 145,000
4. Jim Collopy — 114,000
5. Alex Kostritsyn — 106,000
6. Phil Laak — 105,000
7. John Kabbaj — 98,000
8. James Dempsey — 92,000
9. Jason DeWitt — 92,000
10. Kido Pham — 90,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jon Friedberg – 39,000
Michael Piper – 14,000
Josh Brikis – 90,000
Notable Eliminations
None
Big Hands:
Perry Friedman Bests His Opponent’s Jacks
Perry Friedman raised to 900 from middle position and was three-bet to 3,000. Friedman made the call and the flop was K
10
3
.
Friedman checked and called a bet of 3,000 from his opponent. The turn was the A
and both players checked. The river came the 9
and Friedman checked and called a bet of 5,000.
His opponent showed J
J
and Friedman’s K
Q
took the pot.
George Lind Doubles
George Lind got his last 19,000 in the middle and was called by his opponent. Lind showed K
K
and his opponent showed J
J
.
The dealer didn’t bring a jack to the board and Lind doubled up to 40,000.
Jim Collopy Chops a Big Pot
A player in middle position bet 800 and Jim Collopy raised to 2,675. A player directly to his left smooth called and so did the original raiser. The flop came A
10
3
and it was checked to Collopy. He fired out a bet of 5,275. The opponent to his left called and the original bettor folded. The turn brought the 6
and Collopy bet 11,575. His opponent raised him to 31,575. Collopy tanked before finally calling. The turn brought the 2
and Collopy checked. His opponent instantly moved all in for 25,000 and Collopy went into the tank once again. He eventually called and his opponent tabled A-K for top pair. Collopy rolled over the same hand for the chop.
Dan Harrington Climbing Back Up
On a flop of Q
5
5
Dan Harrington’s opponent check-called a bet of 1,500. The 9
on the turn prompted a bet from both players. The 4
fell on the river and Harrington’s opponent checked. Harrington bet 3,000 and was called. Harrington tabled the A
3
and his opponent mucked. Harrington is back to the starting stack of 30,000 again.
Alexander Kostritsyn Over 100,000
On a flop of Q
Q
10
Alexander Kostritsyn bet 3,000 before his opponent raised to 10,000. Kostritsyn called. The turn brought the 2
and Kostritsyn check-called 10,000. The 8
landed on the river and action went check-check. Kostritsyn tabled the Q
9
and was good. He was up to 106,000 after the hand.
Smith Plays Top Two Passive
The board on the turn read K
4
9
A
and Jordan Smith checked over to his opponent, who bet 1,900. Smith called and they saw the 5
fall on the river.
Both players checked and Smith turned over A
K
, giving him top two pair and the pot. Smith climbs to 34,300 with the win.
Reisenberg Doubles With Aces
Jason Reisenberg got all in preflop for 8,750 holding A
A
against his opponent’s A
K
.
The flop came 2
9
6
and his opponent started begging the dealer for running clubs. The 2
turn left him drawing dead and the 6
finished the board, doubling Reisenberg up to around 18,000.
Hershiser Loses Big One on Bad Kicker
Seat 4 raised to 800 preflop from under the gun and was called by Orel Hershiser and the player in the big blind.
The flop ran K
3
7
and all players checked. The 7
landed on the turn and the big blind bet 1,250. Seat 4 called and Hershiser reraised to 3,600.
The big blind called and seat 4 got out of the way. The 2
came on the river and both players checked it down. Hershiser showed K
9
for two pair with a nine-kicker. The big blind looked surprised as he turned over K
J
for the same two pair with a higher kicker to take the pot.
Hershiser had 20,400 after the hand.
Ladny Lets It Go on River
Seat 3 raised to 800 and Eric Ladny made the call. The flop ran 7
7
K
and both players checked.
When the turn brought the Q
, Ladny checked to seat 3 who fired 1,000 into the pot. Ladny called and the 2
fell on the river. Ladny again checked and when seat 3 bet 2,500 Ladny thought for a while and let his hand go.
Ladny had around 30,000 after the loss.
Player Tags: Dan Harrington, Perry Friedman, Jordan Smith, Eric Ladny, Orel Hershiser, George Lind