| Jul 06, '10 |
2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker |
$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event |
2 |
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Level Five Hour One: Laak's Stack Takes Big Blow
Jul 06, '10
Blinds: 200-400 with a 25 ante
Number of Entrants 1,489
Average Chip Count 37,888
Notable Chip Counts:
1. Robert Miller – 150,000
2. James Danielson – 148,000
3. Phil Galfond – 141,000
4. Gabe Walls – 138,000
5. Alex Kostritsyn – 126,000
6. Jim Collopy – 125,000
7. Jason DeWitt – 121,000
8. Tristan Wade – 120,000
9. Jon Van Fleet – 118,600
10. Kido Pham - 117,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jon Friedberg – 39,000
Michael Piper – 14,000
Josh Brikis – 90,000
Notable Eliminations
None
Big Hands:
 Laak Loses a Huge Pot
On a flop of 9 4 5, Tristan Wade checked to Phil Laak who bet 10,000. Wade check-raised to 25,000 and Laak moved all in, having Wade covered. Wade called all in for around 60,000. Their hands:
Laak: 4 5
Wade: 99
Both players hit the flop in a big way, but Wade’s flopped set was well ahead of Laak’s two pair. The turn and river didn’t help and Laak took a big blow to his massive stack. Fortunately for him, he had accumulated enough chips today so that he was still healthy with 58,000 after the hand.
Wade had around 120,000.
Small Pockets Good For Cahail
Blake Cahail raised to 1,000 preflop and was called by seat 1. The flop fell 659 and both players checked.
The 10 came on the turn and Cahail checked to seat 1, who bet 1,700. Cahail called and the 3 landed on the river. Both players checked and Cahail showed a simple 44 . It was good enough, and he took a pot and chipped up above 75,000.
Griffin Lets One Go
Gavin Griffin called a bet from seat 7 on a flop of 86J. On the 7 turn, seat 7 bet 3,200 and Griffin called.
The K fell on the river and seat 7 reached for chips. he bet 6,200 and as soon as they hit the middle of the table Griffin looked pain. He eventually mucked and still had around 90,000 in chips.
 Hamby Gets Bluffed
On a flop of K49, Jared Hamby led out for 800 and was called by the player on the button. The turn was the A and Hamby led out again, this time for 1,300 and was once again called.
The A fell on the river and this time Hamby opted to check. The player on the button bet 6,000 and Hamby went deep into the tank. Several minutes went by and was truly torn at what to do.
After a long period of though, Hamby let his hand go. The player on the button showed 89 and showed his busted flush draw. Hamby claimed he folded the king-high flush draw, which gave him top pair on the flop as well. Hamby is still very healthy in chips though.
Langmann Moving in the Right Direction
There were 8,600 chips in the middle on the turn with the board reading 2K3A. There was a check and Florian Langmann checked behind.
The A fell on the river and Langmann’s opponent bet out as 2,200. Langmann made the call and showed KJ. It was just ahead of his opponent’s K10 and Langmann increased his stack to 96,000.
 Mitchell Gets Action on Aces
A player in early position raised to 2,000 and Nick Mitchell called from the button. The flop came 9610 and the original raiser bet 5,000 and Mitchell raised to 20,000, which covered his opponent.
His opponent made the call very quickly and showed JJ and Mitchell showed AA. The turn was the 2 and the 4 was the river card, to boost Mitchell to 50,000.
Player Tags: Phil Laak, Gavin Griffin, Tristan Wade, Jared Hamby, Florian Langmann, Blake Cahail, Nick Mitchell
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| Jun 18, '10 |
2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 31 - $1,500 H.O.R.S.E. |
3 |
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Final Table Update: Blake Cahail Eliminated In 7th Place, Revesz 6th, Awad 5th, Lennaard 4th
Jun 18, '10
Flop Games: 25,000-50,000
Stud Games: 5,000 ante, 7,000 bring-in, 25,000-50,000 limits
Players Remaining: 3 out of 827
Average Chip Count: 1,242,000
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Al Barbieri – 1,590,000
2. Dustin Leary – 1,565,000
3. Konstantin Puchkov – 595,000
Notable Eliminations:
7. Blake Cahil — $28,604
6. Andrew Revesz — $38,698
5. Hani Awad — $53,386
4. Ken Lennaard — $75,149
Big Hands:
 Blake Cahail Eliminated In Seventh Place ($28,604)
In Stud 8-or-better, Blake Cahail called a raise on third street by Al Barbieri. Cahail was all in after that call and here were their boards:
Cahail: (649)A10J4
Barbieri: (KK4)71068
Barbieri started with kings in the hole but improved to a diamond flush on the river and Cahail was the second player eliminated from the final table.
Andrew Revesz Eliminated In Sixth Place ($38,698)
Andrew Revesz had a severe short stack and put it all in against Hani Awad and Konstantin Puchkov in Stud 8-or-better.
Puchkov and Awad bet on the side until seventh street when a Punchkov bet drew a fold from Awad. Punchkov showed a diamond flush while Revesz could only show a pair of threes and he was eliminated.
Hani Awad Eliminated In Fifth Place ($53,386)
Hani Awad and Al Barbieri got involved in a hand in Stud 8-or-better. Awad found himself all in of fifth street and was showing A23 and then caught a 2 on sixth street.
Barbieri was ahead with his 7434 showing and turned over another four for trips. Awad confirmed he was drawing dead as he did not even look at his river card as he made his way to the rail.
 Ken Lennaard Eliminated In Fourth Place ($75,149)
Ken Lennaard and Dustin Leary got involved in some Stud 8-or-better action that saw Lennaard all in by sixth street. Here is how their boards ran out:
Lennaard: (63A)610J8
Leary: (A810)4109Q
Lennaard’s pair of sixes were ahead until the river when Leary caught a pair of tens. Lennaard could not improve or make a low and he was eliminated.
Player Tags: Al Barbieri, Ken Lennaard, Hani Awad, Konstantin Puchkov, Blake Cahail, Andrew Revesz, Dustin Leary
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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 |
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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 23, '09 |
2009 Five-Star World Poker Classic (WPT) |
WPT Championship - Event 16 |
6 |
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Level 15 Update -- Blake Cahail Set Over Set
Apr 21, '09
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante.
Players Remaining: 67 out of 338
Average Chip Count: 502,000
Notable Chip Counts:
Steve Billirakis -- 1,700,000
Matt Hyman -- 1,675,000
Mark Seif -- 1,340,000
Nenad Medic -- 1,080,000
Freddy Deeb -- 1,015,000
Phil Ivey -- 1,000,000
Notable Eliminations:
Alex Keating
Martin De Knijff
Jean-Noel Thorel
Phil Laak
Ryan Fair
Rodeen Talebi
Jason Lester
Key Hands:
 Alex Keating and Blake Cahail Flop Sets
Alex Keating got involved in a huge pot with Blake Cahail with a set of kings, but Cahail had flopped a set of aces. The turn and river produced no miracles and Keating was eliminated. Cahail chipped up to 950,000 and joined the chip leaders.
Freddy Deeb Eliminates Martin De Knijff
Freddy Deeb, Martin De Knijff and Chad Batista saw a flop of 9-9-5. Batista bet, De Knijff moved all in and Deeb made the call.
Batista folded and De Knijff showed pocket kings for an overpair but Deeb revealed pocket fives for the underfull. De Knijff needed a king or a nine to survive but couldn't catch up on the turn and river. Deeb now has 990,000.
 Ivey Makes Quads
On a board reading 9 4 4 3, a player bet 110,000 and Phil Ivey called. Bertrand Grospellier also called and the river was the 2. All three players checked and Ivey rolled over pocket fours for quads and took down the pot. He now has 1 million in chips.
Eric Liu Busts Jean-Noel Thorel
Coming into the day as one of the chip leaders, Jean-Noel Thorel had many players scratching their heads for his sometimes unpredictable and unexplainable plays. During the last level of the evening, Thorel moved all in on a board reading 8 8 3 J with queen-high. Eric Liu called with J 2 for top pair with the flush draw and it held to send Thorel packing. Liu was up to nearly 700,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Phil Ivey, Freddy Deeb, Martin DeKnijff, Blake Cahail
Blake Cahail Eliminated in 16th Place ($65,370)
Apr 23, '09
 Blake Cahail moved all in preflop and Yevgeniy Timoshenko made the call. Their cards:
Cahail: A9
Timoshenko: AK
Board: K3284
Cahail was eliminated on the hand and he will take home $65,370 in prize money.
Player Tags: Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Blake Cahail
Blake Cahail Doubles Up Again
Apr 23, '09
Bruno Fitoussi raised to 120,000, Freddy Deeb reraised to 320,000 and Blake Cahail moved all in for 390,000. Fitoussi folded and Deeb called with pocket eights. Cahail showed A K and won the race when the board came A 9 6 A 6.
Cahail is back up to 1,000,000 while Deeb is down to 1,200,000.
Player Tags: Freddy Deeb, Blake Cahail
Blake Cahail Doubles Up
Apr 23, '09
After being crippled by Owen Crowe, Blake Cahail just doubled up to 540,000 when his A-8 held up against Christian Harder's A-6.
Harder is still strong with 2,800,000.
Player Tags: Christian Harder, Blake Cahail
ocrowe Doubles Through Balla-B13
Apr 23, '09
Owen Crowe raised to 105,000 and Blake Cahail raised to 240,000 from the big blind. Crowe moved all in and Cahail called with 9 8. Crowe showed 7 7 and won the pot when the board ran out K 7 5 4 A.
Cahail was left with 260,000 and Crowe doubled up to 1,680,000.
Player Tags: Owen Crowe, Blake Cahail
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| Apr 21, '09 |
2009 Five-Star World Poker Classic (WPT) |
WPT Championship - Event 16 |
4 |
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Level 15 Update -- Blake Cahail Set Over Set
Apr 21, '09
Level: 15
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante.
Players Remaining: 67 out of 338
Average Chip Count: 502,000
Notable Chip Counts:
Steve Billirakis -- 1,700,000
Matt Hyman -- 1,675,000
Mark Seif -- 1,340,000
Nenad Medic -- 1,080,000
Freddy Deeb -- 1,015,000
Phil Ivey -- 1,000,000
Notable Eliminations:
Alex Keating
Martin De Knijff
Jean-Noel Thorel
Phil Laak
Ryan Fair
Rodeen Talebi
Jason Lester
Key Hands:
Alex Keating and Blake Cahail Flop Sets
Alex Keating got involved in a huge pot with Blake Cahail with a set of kings, but Cahail had flopped a set of aces. The turn and river produced no miracles and Keating was eliminated. Cahail chipped up to 950,000 and joined the chip leaders.
Freddy Deeb Eliminates Martin De Knijff
Freddy Deeb, Martin De Knijff and Chad Batista saw a flop of 9-9-5. Batista bet, De Knijff moved all in and Deeb made the call.
Batista folded and De Knijff showed pocket kings for an overpair but Deeb revealed pocket fives for the underfull. De Knijff needed a king or a nine to survive but couldn't catch up on the turn and river. Deeb now has 990,000.
Ivey Makes Quads
On a board reading 9 4 4 3, a player bet 110,000 and Phil Ivey called. Bertrand Grospellier also called and the river was the 2. All three players checked and Ivey rolled over pocket fours for quads and took down the pot. He now has 1 million in chips.
Eric Liu Busts Jean-Noel Thorel
Coming into the day as one of the chip leaders, Jean-Noel Thorel had many players scratching their heads for his sometimes unpredictable and unexplainable plays. During the last level of the evening, Thorel moved all in on a board reading 8 8 3 J with queen-high. Eric Liu called with J 2 for top pair with the flush draw and it held to send Thorel packing. Liu was up to nearly 700,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Phil Ivey, Freddy Deeb, Martin DeKnijff, Blake Cahail
Blake Cahail Eliminated in 16th Place ($65,370)
Apr 23, '09
Blake Cahail moved all in preflop and Yevgeniy Timoshenko made the call. Their cards:
Cahail: A9
Timoshenko: AK
Board: K3284
Cahail was eliminated on the hand and he will take home $65,370 in prize money.
Player Tags: Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Blake Cahail
Blake Cahail Doubles Up Again
Apr 23, '09
Bruno Fitoussi raised to 120,000, Freddy Deeb reraised to 320,000 and Blake Cahail moved all in for 390,000. Fitoussi folded and Deeb called with pocket eights. Cahail showed A K and won the race when the board came A 9 6 A 6.
Cahail is back up to 1,000,000 while Deeb is down to 1,200,000.
Player Tags: Freddy Deeb, Blake Cahail
Blake Cahail Doubles Up
Apr 23, '09
After being crippled by Owen Crowe, Blake Cahail just doubled up to 540,000 when his A-8 held up against Christian Harder's A-6.
Harder is still strong with 2,800,000.
Player Tags: Christian Harder, Blake Cahail
ocrowe Doubles Through Balla-B13
Apr 23, '09
Owen Crowe raised to 105,000 and Blake Cahail raised to 240,000 from the big blind. Crowe moved all in and Cahail called with 9 8. Crowe showed 7 7 and won the pot when the board ran out K 7 5 4 A.
Cahail was left with 260,000 and Crowe doubled up to 1,680,000.
Player Tags: Owen Crowe, Blake Cahail
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| Feb 25, '09 |
2009 L.A. Poker Classic |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship (WPT) - Event 35 |
5 |
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Level 11 Update
Feb 22, '09
Level: 11
Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Left: 170 out of 696
Score Board
Notable Chip Counts
Antonio Esfandiari - 405,000
Kofi Farkye - 391,000
Mike Sowers - 235,000
KJ Nam - 209,000
Bertrand Grospellier - 190,000
Haralabos Voulgaris - 188,000
Average: 80,000
Notable Eliminations
Victor Ramdin
Kevin Saul
Eric Hershler
David Oppenheim
Big Hands:
 Victor Ramdin Gets Two-Outed Out of the Tournament
Victor Ramdin had a rough day. Earlier in the tournament Ramdin was forced to lay down the third nut flush against Blake Cahail even though the flush draw had come runner, runner to get there.
On his final hand, Ramdin held trips fives on the turn and was up against his opponent's pocket queens. The river was one of those two remaining queens and Ramdin was eliminated from the tournament.
Liz Lieu Cracks Aces
Liz Lieu was all in with pocket tens against her opponent's pocket aces. The flop and turn were blanks, but the ten on the river was enough for Lieu to double up over 100,000 in chips.
 James Mackey Doubles Through Hoyt Corkins
Hoyt Corkins has gone out of his way to play big pots to close out this day of the tournament. Recently, James Mackey was all in with AQ against Corkins and his A8. The board paired Mackey and he doubled up over 65,000.
Don't Push Around Kofi Farkye
On a flop of K106, Kevin Saul bet about 35,000 and Kofi Farkye raised to 80,000. Saul then moved all in for 164,000 and Farkye instantly called with KJ. Saul could only show 85 and didn't catch up when the turn came 4K. Saul was eliminated and Farkye picked up a new stack of 385,000.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Victor Ramdin, Liz Lieu, Kevin Saul, Kofi Farkye, Blake Cahail
Shawn Glines Eliminated in 34th Place ($38,085)
Feb 24, '09
 Short stacked Shawn "sprstoner" Glines had to make a move under the gun +3 with Q8. Blake Cahail woke up with 88 in the big blind and looked him up.
The board ran out 10552A and Glines was eliminated from the touranment in 34th place, earning $38,085.
It was a pretty good series for the online player from Las Vegas. Glines won his seat on Full Tilt Poker and decided to come out early to play in some of the preliminary events. In Event 31, Glines finished in seventh place for $6,939. Not bad for an online qualifier.
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Player Tags: Shawn Glines, Blake Cahail
Blake Cahail Eliminated in 7th Place ($180,403)
Feb 25, '09
 Blake Cahail raised to 150,000 and Chris Karagulleyan reraised to 600,000. The action folded back around to Cahail who moved all in for another 300,000 or so.
Karagulleyan called and instantly turned over KK. Cahail showed AK and needed a lot of help to survive.
The board ran out Q546J and Cahail was eliminated in 7th place, earning $180,403.
Player Tags: Chris Karagulleyan, Blake Cahail
Mike Sowers Doubles Through Blake Cahail
Feb 25, '09
Blake Cahail raised to 125,000 and Mike Sowers called on the button. Chris Ferguson called in the big blind and the flop came down KJ9.
Ferguson checked, Cahail checked and Sowers bet 250,000. Ferguson folded and Cahail moved all in, having Sowers and his 1.15 million stack covered.
Sowers made the call and revealed KQ. Cahail showed A5 for the nut flush draw with an over.
The turn and river came 69 and Sowers pair of kings held to double him up to 3.225 million. Cahail now has 1.75 million.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Mike Sowers, Blake Cahail
Mark Bryan Eliminated in Ninth Place ($96,833)
Feb 25, '09
 Blake Cahail raised to 100,000 preflop under the gun and Mark Bryan reraised from the cutoff all in. Cahail called him down and they turned up their cards:
Cahail: KK
Bryan: 109
Board: K8898
Bryan was eliminated in ninth place on the hand and he will take home $96,833 in prize money.
Player Tags: Mark Bryan, Blake Cahail
Payman Arjang Doubles Up
Feb 25, '09
Payman Arjang raised to 170,000 from the button and Blake Cahail reraised to 300,000 from the small blind. Chris Karagulleyan folded in the big blind.
Arjang announced all in for another 220,000 and Cahail called. Arjang showed AK and Cahail showed 55.
After seeing the cards, Karagulleyan announced that he folded A-K, which of course made Cahail sweat, knowing the inevitable was coming.
The board came KJ294 and Arjang doubled up to 1.15 million. Cahail is still going strong with 2.1 million.
Player Tags: Payman Arjang, Blake Cahail
Zach Hyman Eliminated in 12th Place ($64,477)
Feb 25, '09
 Zach Hyman raised to 85,000 and Blake Cahail made the call in the big blind. The flop was dealt 852 and Cahail checked. Hyman bet 200,000 and Cahail raised all in. Hyman made the all-in call for his final 635,000 and they turned up their cards:
Cahail: AA
Hyman: 1010
Turn and River: 7K
Hyman was eliminated in 12th place and he will take home $64,477 in prize money.
Player Tags: Zachary Hyman, Blake Cahail
A Big Chop
Feb 25, '09
Jeremy Kottler raised to 55,000 on the button and Blake Cahail moved all in from the big blind, covering his opponent. Kottler only had 250,000 behind, but took his time calling.
When he eventually did, he showed KQ which was dominated by Cahail and his AK. The board ran out K1031010 and gave Kottler a miracle chop on the river to stay alive.
Player Tags: Jeremy Kottler, Blake Cahail
Blake Cahail Doubles Up
Feb 25, '09
 After a series of raises preflop Blake Cahail moved all in for 410,000 and Peter Feldman made the call. Their cards:
Feldman: A10
Cahail: J10
Board: Q4269
Cahail doubled up to 965,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Peter Feldman, Blake Cahail
Blake Cahail Doubles Through Xuan Nguyen
Feb 25, '09
 Xuan Nguyen completed from the small blind and Blake Cahail reraised to 61,000 from the big blind. Nguyen asked for a count of how much Cahail had behind but decided not to wait for the answer, instead pushing all in.
Cahail instantly called and turned over AQ and was happy to see Nguyen's dominated Q8. His smile faded when the flop came 1096 giving Nguyen a double-gut shot straight draw.
The turn was the J and Nguyen made his straight, leaving Cahail drawing to an eight for a chop and a king for the win. The river was the K! and Cahail doubled up on his original 288,000. Nguyen was left with 805,000.
Player Tags: Xuan Nguyen, Blake Cahail
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| Feb 24, '09 |
2009 L.A. Poker Classic |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship (WPT) - Event 35 |
4 |
+ |
Level 11 Update
Feb 22, '09
Level: 11
Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Left: 170 out of 696
Score Board
Notable Chip Counts
Antonio Esfandiari - 405,000
Kofi Farkye - 391,000
Mike Sowers - 235,000
KJ Nam - 209,000
Bertrand Grospellier - 190,000
Haralabos Voulgaris - 188,000
Average: 80,000
Notable Eliminations
Victor Ramdin
Kevin Saul
Eric Hershler
David Oppenheim
Big Hands:
Victor Ramdin Gets Two-Outed Out of the Tournament
Victor Ramdin had a rough day. Earlier in the tournament Ramdin was forced to lay down the third nut flush against Blake Cahail even though the flush draw had come runner, runner to get there.
On his final hand, Ramdin held trips fives on the turn and was up against his opponent's pocket queens. The river was one of those two remaining queens and Ramdin was eliminated from the tournament.
Liz Lieu Cracks Aces
Liz Lieu was all in with pocket tens against her opponent's pocket aces. The flop and turn were blanks, but the ten on the river was enough for Lieu to double up over 100,000 in chips.
James Mackey Doubles Through Hoyt Corkins
Hoyt Corkins has gone out of his way to play big pots to close out this day of the tournament. Recently, James Mackey was all in with AQ against Corkins and his A8. The board paired Mackey and he doubled up over 65,000.
Don't Push Around Kofi Farkye
On a flop of K106, Kevin Saul bet about 35,000 and Kofi Farkye raised to 80,000. Saul then moved all in for 164,000 and Farkye instantly called with KJ. Saul could only show 85 and didn't catch up when the turn came 4K. Saul was eliminated and Farkye picked up a new stack of 385,000.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Victor Ramdin, Liz Lieu, Kevin Saul, Kofi Farkye, Blake Cahail
Shawn Glines Eliminated in 34th Place ($38,085)
Feb 24, '09
Short stacked Shawn "sprstoner" Glines had to make a move under the gun +3 with Q8. Blake Cahail woke up with 88 in the big blind and looked him up.
The board ran out 10552A and Glines was eliminated from the touranment in 34th place, earning $38,085.
It was a pretty good series for the online player from Las Vegas. Glines won his seat on Full Tilt Poker and decided to come out early to play in some of the preliminary events. In Event 31, Glines finished in seventh place for $6,939. Not bad for an online qualifier.
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Player Tags: Shawn Glines, Blake Cahail
Blake Cahail Eliminated in 7th Place ($180,403)
Feb 25, '09
Blake Cahail raised to 150,000 and Chris Karagulleyan reraised to 600,000. The action folded back around to Cahail who moved all in for another 300,000 or so.
Karagulleyan called and instantly turned over KK. Cahail showed AK and needed a lot of help to survive.
The board ran out Q546J and Cahail was eliminated in 7th place, earning $180,403.
Player Tags: Chris Karagulleyan, Blake Cahail
Mike Sowers Doubles Through Blake Cahail
Feb 25, '09
Blake Cahail raised to 125,000 and Mike Sowers called on the button. Chris Ferguson called in the big blind and the flop came down KJ9.
Ferguson checked, Cahail checked and Sowers bet 250,000. Ferguson folded and Cahail moved all in, having Sowers and his 1.15 million stack covered.
Sowers made the call and revealed KQ. Cahail showed A5 for the nut flush draw with an over.
The turn and river came 69 and Sowers pair of kings held to double him up to 3.225 million. Cahail now has 1.75 million.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Mike Sowers, Blake Cahail
Mark Bryan Eliminated in Ninth Place ($96,833)
Feb 25, '09
Blake Cahail raised to 100,000 preflop under the gun and Mark Bryan reraised from the cutoff all in. Cahail called him down and they turned up their cards:
Cahail: KK
Bryan: 109
Board: K8898
Bryan was eliminated in ninth place on the hand and he will take home $96,833 in prize money.
Player Tags: Mark Bryan, Blake Cahail
Payman Arjang Doubles Up
Feb 25, '09
Payman Arjang raised to 170,000 from the button and Blake Cahail reraised to 300,000 from the small blind. Chris Karagulleyan folded in the big blind.
Arjang announced all in for another 220,000 and Cahail called. Arjang showed AK and Cahail showed 55.
After seeing the cards, Karagulleyan announced that he folded A-K, which of course made Cahail sweat, knowing the inevitable was coming.
The board came KJ294 and Arjang doubled up to 1.15 million. Cahail is still going strong with 2.1 million.
Player Tags: Payman Arjang, Blake Cahail
Zach Hyman Eliminated in 12th Place ($64,477)
Feb 25, '09
Zach Hyman raised to 85,000 and Blake Cahail made the call in the big blind. The flop was dealt 852 and Cahail checked. Hyman bet 200,000 and Cahail raised all in. Hyman made the all-in call for his final 635,000 and they turned up their cards:
Cahail: AA
Hyman: 1010
Turn and River: 7K
Hyman was eliminated in 12th place and he will take home $64,477 in prize money.
Player Tags: Zachary Hyman, Blake Cahail
A Big Chop
Feb 25, '09
Jeremy Kottler raised to 55,000 on the button and Blake Cahail moved all in from the big blind, covering his opponent. Kottler only had 250,000 behind, but took his time calling.
When he eventually did, he showed KQ which was dominated by Cahail and his AK. The board ran out K1031010 and gave Kottler a miracle chop on the river to stay alive.
Player Tags: Jeremy Kottler, Blake Cahail
Blake Cahail Doubles Up
Feb 25, '09
After a series of raises preflop Blake Cahail moved all in for 410,000 and Peter Feldman made the call. Their cards:
Feldman: A10
Cahail: J10
Board: Q4269
Cahail doubled up to 965,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Peter Feldman, Blake Cahail
Blake Cahail Doubles Through Xuan Nguyen
Feb 25, '09
Xuan Nguyen completed from the small blind and Blake Cahail reraised to 61,000 from the big blind. Nguyen asked for a count of how much Cahail had behind but decided not to wait for the answer, instead pushing all in.
Cahail instantly called and turned over AQ and was happy to see Nguyen's dominated Q8. His smile faded when the flop came 1096 giving Nguyen a double-gut shot straight draw.
The turn was the J and Nguyen made his straight, leaving Cahail drawing to an eight for a chop and a king for the win. The river was the K! and Cahail doubled up on his original 288,000. Nguyen was left with 805,000.
Player Tags: Xuan Nguyen, Blake Cahail
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| Feb 22, '09 |
2009 L.A. Poker Classic |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship (WPT) - Event 35 |
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Level 11 Update
Feb 22, '09
Level: 11
Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Left: 170 out of 696
Score Board
Notable Chip Counts
Antonio Esfandiari - 405,000
Kofi Farkye - 391,000
Mike Sowers - 235,000
KJ Nam - 209,000
Bertrand Grospellier - 190,000
Haralabos Voulgaris - 188,000
Average: 80,000
Notable Eliminations
Victor Ramdin
Kevin Saul
Eric Hershler
David Oppenheim
Big Hands:
Victor Ramdin Gets Two-Outed Out of the Tournament
Victor Ramdin had a rough day. Earlier in the tournament Ramdin was forced to lay down the third nut flush against Blake Cahail even though the flush draw had come runner, runner to get there.
On his final hand, Ramdin held trips fives on the turn and was up against his opponent's pocket queens. The river was one of those two remaining queens and Ramdin was eliminated from the tournament.
Liz Lieu Cracks Aces
Liz Lieu was all in with pocket tens against her opponent's pocket aces. The flop and turn were blanks, but the ten on the river was enough for Lieu to double up over 100,000 in chips.
James Mackey Doubles Through Hoyt Corkins
Hoyt Corkins has gone out of his way to play big pots to close out this day of the tournament. Recently, James Mackey was all in with AQ against Corkins and his A8. The board paired Mackey and he doubled up over 65,000.
Don't Push Around Kofi Farkye
On a flop of K106, Kevin Saul bet about 35,000 and Kofi Farkye raised to 80,000. Saul then moved all in for 164,000 and Farkye instantly called with KJ. Saul could only show 85 and didn't catch up when the turn came 4K. Saul was eliminated and Farkye picked up a new stack of 385,000.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Victor Ramdin, Liz Lieu, Kevin Saul, Kofi Farkye, Blake Cahail
Shawn Glines Eliminated in 34th Place ($38,085)
Feb 24, '09
Short stacked Shawn "sprstoner" Glines had to make a move under the gun +3 with Q8. Blake Cahail woke up with 88 in the big blind and looked him up.
The board ran out 10552A and Glines was eliminated from the touranment in 34th place, earning $38,085.
It was a pretty good series for the online player from Las Vegas. Glines won his seat on Full Tilt Poker and decided to come out early to play in some of the preliminary events. In Event 31, Glines finished in seventh place for $6,939. Not bad for an online qualifier.
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Player Tags: Shawn Glines, Blake Cahail
Blake Cahail Eliminated in 7th Place ($180,403)
Feb 25, '09
Blake Cahail raised to 150,000 and Chris Karagulleyan reraised to 600,000. The action folded back around to Cahail who moved all in for another 300,000 or so.
Karagulleyan called and instantly turned over KK. Cahail showed AK and needed a lot of help to survive.
The board ran out Q546J and Cahail was eliminated in 7th place, earning $180,403.
Player Tags: Chris Karagulleyan, Blake Cahail
Mike Sowers Doubles Through Blake Cahail
Feb 25, '09
Blake Cahail raised to 125,000 and Mike Sowers called on the button. Chris Ferguson called in the big blind and the flop came down KJ9.
Ferguson checked, Cahail checked and Sowers bet 250,000. Ferguson folded and Cahail moved all in, having Sowers and his 1.15 million stack covered.
Sowers made the call and revealed KQ. Cahail showed A5 for the nut flush draw with an over.
The turn and river came 69 and Sowers pair of kings held to double him up to 3.225 million. Cahail now has 1.75 million.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Mike Sowers, Blake Cahail
Mark Bryan Eliminated in Ninth Place ($96,833)
Feb 25, '09
Blake Cahail raised to 100,000 preflop under the gun and Mark Bryan reraised from the cutoff all in. Cahail called him down and they turned up their cards:
Cahail: KK
Bryan: 109
Board: K8898
Bryan was eliminated in ninth place on the hand and he will take home $96,833 in prize money.
Player Tags: Mark Bryan, Blake Cahail
Payman Arjang Doubles Up
Feb 25, '09
Payman Arjang raised to 170,000 from the button and Blake Cahail reraised to 300,000 from the small blind. Chris Karagulleyan folded in the big blind.
Arjang announced all in for another 220,000 and Cahail called. Arjang showed AK and Cahail showed 55.
After seeing the cards, Karagulleyan announced that he folded A-K, which of course made Cahail sweat, knowing the inevitable was coming.
The board came KJ294 and Arjang doubled up to 1.15 million. Cahail is still going strong with 2.1 million.
Player Tags: Payman Arjang, Blake Cahail
Zach Hyman Eliminated in 12th Place ($64,477)
Feb 25, '09
Zach Hyman raised to 85,000 and Blake Cahail made the call in the big blind. The flop was dealt 852 and Cahail checked. Hyman bet 200,000 and Cahail raised all in. Hyman made the all-in call for his final 635,000 and they turned up their cards:
Cahail: AA
Hyman: 1010
Turn and River: 7K
Hyman was eliminated in 12th place and he will take home $64,477 in prize money.
Player Tags: Zachary Hyman, Blake Cahail
A Big Chop
Feb 25, '09
Jeremy Kottler raised to 55,000 on the button and Blake Cahail moved all in from the big blind, covering his opponent. Kottler only had 250,000 behind, but took his time calling.
When he eventually did, he showed KQ which was dominated by Cahail and his AK. The board ran out K1031010 and gave Kottler a miracle chop on the river to stay alive.
Player Tags: Jeremy Kottler, Blake Cahail
Blake Cahail Doubles Up
Feb 25, '09
After a series of raises preflop Blake Cahail moved all in for 410,000 and Peter Feldman made the call. Their cards:
Feldman: A10
Cahail: J10
Board: Q4269
Cahail doubled up to 965,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Peter Feldman, Blake Cahail
Blake Cahail Doubles Through Xuan Nguyen
Feb 25, '09
Xuan Nguyen completed from the small blind and Blake Cahail reraised to 61,000 from the big blind. Nguyen asked for a count of how much Cahail had behind but decided not to wait for the answer, instead pushing all in.
Cahail instantly called and turned over AQ and was happy to see Nguyen's dominated Q8. His smile faded when the flop came 1096 giving Nguyen a double-gut shot straight draw.
The turn was the J and Nguyen made his straight, leaving Cahail drawing to an eight for a chop and a king for the win. The river was the K! and Cahail doubled up on his original 288,000. Nguyen was left with 805,000.
Player Tags: Xuan Nguyen, Blake Cahail
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| Oct 27, '08 |
2008 Caesars Palace Classic |
No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed Event 16 |
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Blake Cahail Doubles up to take the Chip Lead
Oct 26, '08
 On a flop of Q82 seat 2 bet 1,300 from the big blind and Blake Cahail raised to 3,500 under the gun. Seat 1 mucked in the small blind and then Seat 2 raised all in. Cahail made an all-in call for 16,800 and they turned up their hands:
Cahail: 22
Seat 2: KK
Turn and River: 66
Cahail made a full house to double up and take the chip lead in the tournament with 34,000.
Player Tags: Blake Cahail
Blake Cahail Wins Event No. 16 ($37,324)
Oct 27, '08
 Jared Pacifici was grinded down to a short stack during a period of play that saw his stack dwindle to 200,000. He moved that all in preflop and Blake Cahail made the call on the button.Their cards:
Cahail: A10
Pacifici: K6
Board: A9826
Pacifici was eliminated in second place and he took home $21,168 in prize money. Cahail won the tournament and he walked away with $37,324 in prize money and a Tourneau watch.
This concludes the preliminary event coverage from the Caesars Palace Classic. The live coverage of the $10,000 no-limit hold'em championship begins at noon tomorrow.
Player Tags: Blake Cahail, Jared Pacifici
Jared Pacifici Doubles Up
Oct 27, '08
 Jared Pacifici moved all in preflop and Blake Cahail made the call. Their cards:
Pacifici: A10
Cahail: KQ
Board: AQ710A
Pacfici doubled up on the hand to survive.
Player Tags: Blake Cahail, Jared Pacifici
Blake Cahail Takes Down a Nice One
Oct 27, '08
With 55,000 in the pot and a flop of 10108 on the table, Jared Pacifici bet 40,000 on the button and Blake Cahail raised to 85,000. Pacifici made the call and the 8 fell on the turn. Cahail checked, Pacifici bet 85,000, and Cahail paused for a moment before moving all in. Pacifici could eliminate Cahail with a call, but he decided to fold and Cahail took back the chip lead. He now holds close to 800,000.
Player Tags: Blake Cahail, Jared Pacifici
Kim Frederiksen Eliminated in Third Place ($14,802)
Oct 27, '08
 Kim Frederiksen moved all in preflop and Blake Cahail called him down. Their cards:
Frederiksen: KJ
Cahail: 33
Board: 1054106
Fredriksen was eliminated in third place and he took home $14,802 in prize money.
Player Tags: Kim Frederiksen, Blake Cahail
Kim Frederiksen Doubles Up
Oct 27, '08
Kim Fredriksen moved all in preflop and Blake Cahail made the call. Their cards:
Frederiksen: 102
Cahail: KQ
Board: A10394
Fredriksen doubled up on the hand and survived.
Player Tags: Kim Frederiksen, Blake Cahail
Jared Pacifici Doubles Up
Oct 27, '08
 Blake Cahail moved all in on a board of AJ107 and Jared Pacifici made the all-in call. Their cards:
Cahail: A6
Pacifici: KQ
River: K
Pacifici doubled up on the hand to survive.
Player Tags: Blake Cahail, Jared Pacifici
Blake Cahail Doubles Up
Oct 27, '08
Blake Cahail moved all in preflop for 360,000 and Jared Pacifici made the call. Their cards:
Cahail: AA
Pacifici: 66
Board: 554K9
Cahail doubled up on the hand to survive and take back the chip lead.
Player Tags: Blake Cahail, Jared Pacifici
Young Phan Eliminated in Fifth Place ($7,079)
Oct 27, '08
 Young Phan moved all in for 64,500 preflop and Blake Cahail made the call. Their cards:
Phan: 33
Cahail: QJ
Board: K98210
Phan was eliminated in fifth place when the 10 on the river made a straight for Cahail and he will take home $7,079 in prize money.
Player Tags: Young Phan, Blake Cahail
Jared Pacifici Doubles Up
Oct 27, '08
 Blake Cahail moved all in on a flop of 742 from the big blind and Jared Pacifici made the all-in call from the cutoff. Their cards:
Cahail: 66
Pacifici: 88
Turn and River: 510
Pacifici doubled up on the hand to survive, and he now holds 320,000.
Player Tags: Blake Cahail, Jared Pacifici
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| Oct 26, '08 |
2008 Caesars Palace Classic |
No-Limit Hold'em Six-Handed Event 16 |
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Blake Cahail Doubles up to take the Chip Lead
Oct 26, '08
On a flop of Q82 seat 2 bet 1,300 from the big blind and Blake Cahail raised to 3,500 under the gun. Seat 1 mucked in the small blind and then Seat 2 raised all in. Cahail made an all-in call for 16,800 and they turned up their hands:
Cahail: 22
Seat 2: KK
Turn and River: 66
Cahail made a full house to double up and take the chip lead in the tournament with 34,000.
Player Tags: Blake Cahail
Blake Cahail Wins Event No. 16 ($37,324)
Oct 27, '08
Jared Pacifici was grinded down to a short stack during a period of play that saw his stack dwindle to 200,000. He moved that all in preflop and Blake Cahail made the call on the button.Their cards:
Cahail: A10
Pacifici: K6
Board: A9826
Pacifici was eliminated in second place and he took home $21,168 in prize money. Cahail won the tournament and he walked away with $37,324 in prize money and a Tourneau watch.
This concludes the preliminary event coverage from the Caesars Palace Classic. The live coverage of the $10,000 no-limit hold'em championship begins at noon tomorrow.
Player Tags: Blake Cahail, Jared Pacifici
Jared Pacifici Doubles Up
Oct 27, '08
Jared Pacifici moved all in preflop and Blake Cahail made the call. Their cards:
Pacifici: A10
Cahail: KQ
Board: AQ710A
Pacfici doubled up on the hand to survive.
Player Tags: Blake Cahail, Jared Pacifici
Blake Cahail Takes Down a Nice One
Oct 27, '08
With 55,000 in the pot and a flop of 10108 on the table, Jared Pacifici bet 40,000 on the button and Blake Cahail raised to 85,000. Pacifici made the call and the 8 fell on the turn. Cahail checked, Pacifici bet 85,000, and Cahail paused for a moment before moving all in. Pacifici could eliminate Cahail with a call, but he decided to fold and Cahail took back the chip lead. He now holds close to 800,000.
Player Tags: Blake Cahail, Jared Pacifici
Kim Frederiksen Eliminated in Third Place ($14,802)
Oct 27, '08
Kim Frederiksen moved all in preflop and Blake Cahail called him down. Their cards:
Frederiksen: KJ
Cahail: 33
Board: 1054106
Fredriksen was eliminated in third place and he took home $14,802 in prize money.
Player Tags: Kim Frederiksen, Blake Cahail
Kim Frederiksen Doubles Up
Oct 27, '08
Kim Fredriksen moved all in preflop and Blake Cahail made the call. Their cards:
Frederiksen: 102
Cahail: KQ
Board: A10394
Fredriksen doubled up on the hand and survived.
Player Tags: Kim Frederiksen, Blake Cahail
Jared Pacifici Doubles Up
Oct 27, '08
Blake Cahail moved all in on a board of AJ107 and Jared Pacifici made the all-in call. Their cards:
Cahail: A6
Pacifici: KQ
River: K
Pacifici doubled up on the hand to survive.
Player Tags: Blake Cahail, Jared Pacifici
Blake Cahail Doubles Up
Oct 27, '08
Blake Cahail moved all in preflop for 360,000 and Jared Pacifici made the call. Their cards:
Cahail: AA
Pacifici: 66
Board: 554K9
Cahail doubled up on the hand to survive and take back the chip lead.
Player Tags: Blake Cahail, Jared Pacifici
Young Phan Eliminated in Fifth Place ($7,079)
Oct 27, '08
Young Phan moved all in for 64,500 preflop and Blake Cahail made the call. Their cards:
Phan: 33
Cahail: QJ
Board: K98210
Phan was eliminated in fifth place when the 10 on the river made a straight for Cahail and he will take home $7,079 in prize money.
Player Tags: Young Phan, Blake Cahail
Jared Pacifici Doubles Up
Oct 27, '08
Blake Cahail moved all in on a flop of 742 from the big blind and Jared Pacifici made the all-in call from the cutoff. Their cards:
Cahail: 66
Pacifici: 88
Turn and River: 510
Pacifici doubled up on the hand to survive, and he now holds 320,000.
Player Tags: Blake Cahail, Jared Pacifici
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