There was 3,500 in the pot and a board of 10 10 2 3 sitting on the table when Shannon Elizabeth bet 2,500 from the cutoff. The big blind went into the tank and then raised to 6,100. Elizabeth thought for a little bit and then made the call. The river fell 10 and Elizabeth put in a bet that big enough to put her opponent all in. He decided to muck and Elizabeth won the pot to grow her stack above 40,000.
Victor Ramdin Eliminated
Victor Ramdin and Jamie Rosen have been battling for most of the day, but Rosen just had the last laugh. Ramdin got the last of his chips into the middle on the turn, but he quickly found out that it was all over for him when the two players flipped over their cards:
Ramdin: A 8
Rosen: A 10
Board: A A 10 8 8
Ramdin was eliminated after the hand.
Faraz Jaka Takes a Hit
The hijack bet 1,000 and Faraz Jaka made the call from the big blind. The flop fell 6 3 3 and the hijack bet 1,500. Jaka made the call and then both players checked the K on the turn. The A followed on the river and Jaka bet 3,200. The hijack raised to 12,100 and Jaka went into the tank for a few minutes. He eventually made the call but his opponent flipped over K 8 for the flush. Jaka was knocked down to 32,000 after the hand.
Nick Binger
Bertrand Grospellier
Jose Barbero
Carter Phillips
Mohsin Charania
Ryan Young
Jonathan Little
Big Hands:
Small Battles Adding Up
The small battles continue to take place at the active table 35. A recent hand saw Maria Ho bet 500 from the hijack on a 8 6 2 flop. Isaac Baron made the call from the cutoff and the 7 fell on the turn. Ho checked, Baron bet 2,200, and after some thought Ho mucked.
Ramdin vs. Rosen Again
Joe Bartholdi (cutoff), Jamie Rosen (small blind), and Victor Ramdin (big blind) all bought a 600-chip ticket to see a flop of K Q 2. They all checked and the turn fell 5. Ramdin bet 1,200 and Bartholdi mucked. Rosen made the call and the river fell 7. Ramdin bet 2,500 and Rosen made a reluctant call. He quickly mucked when Ramdin flipped over K 4 to win the hand.
Saul Grabs Some Quick Chips
Four players checked a limped flop of 10 9 9 and the 4 followed on the turn. Kevin Saul then opened the action for 500 from the small blind and Steve Sung mucked from the big blind. UTG made the call and the button mucked. The river brought the 9 and Saul fired out another 600. His opponent mucked and Saul added a couple thousand to his stack. He is still fighting to get back to a starting stack after a slow start.
Jason Senti Chips Up
There was a flop that read A 7 5 when Jason Senti bet 1,225 from the cutoff. The small blind made the call, leaving himself 9,000 behind, and then both players checked the 4 on the turn. The 3 fell on the river. The small blind checked and Senti fired out 2,100. The small blind hemmed and hawed for a few moments and tossed in the chips for a call. Senti flipped over 4 3 for the “Ugly two pair,” as he put it and grew his stack above where he started today with 30,000.
Darryll Fish moved all in for 425 preflop and one player in late position made the call. Their cards:
Fish: J 7
Opponent: A 9
Board: 6 5 2 K 7
The next hand Fish was all in preflop once again and this time the big blind made the call. Their cards:
Fish: Q Q
Big Blind: 9 4
Board: 6 4 3 8 9
The river fell like a dagger and Fish was eliminated from the tournament by the two pair of his opponent.
Ramdin vs. Rosen
A limped pot and a flop of A 10 10 sat on the table when Victor Ramdin bet 300 under the gun. Jamie Rosen made the check-call on the small blind and the 3 fell on the turn. Ramdin bet 800 and Rosen check called again. The river fell J and Ramdin opened the action again, this time for 3,000, but Rosen mucked his cards.
Leah Abandons Ship
There was 1,700 in the pot and a board of J 10 9 5 sat on the table when Mike Leah bet 1,100 from the big blind. The cutoff made the call and the button made an all-in call on a short stack. The 7 fell on the river and Leah checked. The cutoff fired out 2,625 and the button started to get out of his chair. Leah decided to muck and the cutoff flipped over 10 8. The cutoff mucked and exited the tournament area.
Left in the Deck
Just in Time
A few of the late arrivals that jumped into the tournament just before registration closed at the end of the break include Team PokerStars pro David Williams and John Hennigan.
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Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante
Players Remaining: 216 out of 294
Chip Counts:
1. Amit Makhija — 135,000
2. David Peters — 125,000
3. John Hennigan — 118,000
4. Brandon Novena — 115,000
5. Michael Benvenuti — 115,000
6. Ryan Young — 110,000
7. Annette Obrestad — 110,000
8. Men Nguyen — 95,000
9. Matt Affleck — 93,000
10. Jeff Shulman — 87,100
Card Player Chip Counts
Jeff Shulman — 78,000
Daniel Negreanu — 70,000
Jennifer Harman — 33,000
Tony Dunst — 27,000
Average Chip Count: 54,444
Notable Eliminations:
Barry Shulman
Eli Elzera
Frank Kassela
Chino Rheem
Antoine Saout
Big Hands:
Dwyte Pilgrim Doubles Up
Dwyte Pilgrim moved all in for 16,800 from the big blind on a board that read 10 9 8 A and a player in late position made the call. Their cards:
Pilgrim: Q J
Opponent: 9 7
River: 5
Pilgrim doubled up on the hand and he now holds close to 40,000.
Eli Elezra Kings Get Cracked and then He’s Eliminated
Eli Elezra moved all in with pocket kings and he was up against A-K but his opponent spiked an ace to cripple his chip stack. He held just 5,500 after the hand and he busted a short time later.
Jamie Rosen Wins a Late One
Tony Utnage raised to 900 under the gun and middle position made the call. Jennifer Harman made the call from the cutoff and Jamie Rosen also made the call on the button. The flop fell 7 7 2 and Utnage bet 2,250. Rosen made the call but the other players mucked.
The turn fell 3 and Utnage bet 5,600. Rosen made the call and the river fell 3. Utnage checked and Rosen bet 11,575. Utnage mucked and Rosen grew his stack to 39,000 as a result of the uncalled river bet.
1. Tyler Smith – 156,000
2. Kevin McGowan – 137,000
3. Oliver Daeninckx – 95,000
4. Maria Ho – 83,000
5. Michael Mizrachi – 81,000
6. Corwin Cole – 74,300
7. Jonathan Tare – 74,000
8. Ralph Perry – 72,500
9. Markus Golser – 70,100
10. John Hennigan – 68,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Barry Shulman – 35,200
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 27,500
Adam Schoenfeld – 25,200
Lee Watkinson – 28,000
Shannon Shorr – 35,200
Mark Gregorich – 40,250
Diego Cordovez -7,000
Justin Marchand – 33,000
Picking up the action on the turn, a player moved in for his last 6,000. The board read 9775 and Isaac Haxton made the call.
Haxton: A7
Opponent: 55
Haxton had trips but his opponent had a full house and the river bricked with the 8 and Haxton was down to 5,500.
Rosen Jumped By Gang Of Ducks
Picking up the action after the board had run out 98252, Jamie Rosen bet 5,000.
His opponent then moved all in for 9,675 and Rosen made the call. Rosen turned over A10 for the nut-flush but his opponent had the real nuts, turning over 22 for quads.
Rosen surrendered the pot and he was at 40,000.
Sklansky Doubles Up
David Sklansky moved all in from the button and he was called by the player in the small blind.
Sklansky: AA
Small Blind: AK
The board ran out 104287 and Sklansky doubled up to 28,000.
Naujoks Has A Nice Set
The player on the button raised to 1,200 and Sandra Naujoks made the call from the big blind. The flop then came down 962 and Naujoks checked.
The button bet 2,100 and Naujoks made the call. The turn was the J and both players checked. The river was then the Q and Naujoks led out for 2,000. Her opponent made the call and Naujoks tabled 66 for middle set on the flop.
Her opponent mucked and she scooped in the pot. She was up to 43,200. Unfortunately for her, she ran into a broadway straight a few hands later and she was back down to 23,500.
Make That Money
Chris Moneymaker raised to 725 from under the gun and one player called.The big blind raised to 3,000 and both opponents called.
The flop came down K62 and the big blind led out for 4,000. Moneymaker was the only caller and the turn was the J.
The big blind checked to Moneymaker and he fired 4,500. The big blind mucked and Moneymaker took the pot, improving to 46,500.
1. Gavin Smith — 1,523,000
2. Danny Hannawa — 1,150,000
3. Timothy Finne — 790,000
4. Michael Michnik — 545,000
Notable Eliminations:
5. Jamie Rosen — $61,441
Big Hands:
Jamie Rosen Eliminated in 5th Place ($61,441)
No-Limit Hold’em
Jamie Rosen opened to 59,000 and Danny Hannawa raised all in. Rosen called 550,000 for his tournament life. Hannawa exposed the AK while Rosen tabled the AJ. The board ran out 873410 and Rosen was gone. Hannawa was at 1,700,000 after the hand.
1. Gavin Smith — 925,000
2. Danny Hannawa — 832,000
3. Timothy Finne — 705,000
4. Jamie Rosen — 510,000
5. Michael Michnik — 385,000
6. Jarred Solomon — 346,000
Notable Eliminations:
7. Daniel Idema — $35,601
Big Hands:
Daniel Idema Eliminated in 7th Place ($35,601)
No-Limit Hold’em
Jamie Rosen bet and action was folded to Daniel Idema. Idema moved all in for 374,000. Timothy Finne called all in from the small blind for 313,000. Action was folded back to Rosen, who made the call. Finne tabled the AK. Rosen exposed pocket jacks and Idema tabled the AQ. The flop was safe for Rosen. However, Finne nailed a king on the turn to triple up and Rosen’s jacks held against Idema, who was eliminated. Finne was at 950,000 after the hand while Rosen fell to 380,000.
Final Table Update: Mike Santoro and Dwyte Pilgrim Eliminated
Jun 26, '10
Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Players Remaining: 7 out of 507
Average Chip Count: 543,214
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Gavin Smith — 1,050,000
2. Danny Hannawa — 885,000
3. Jamie Rosen — 650,000
4. Daniel Idema — 485,000
5. Michael Michnik — 360,000
6. Timothy Finne — 325,000
7. Jarred Solomon — 180,000
Notable Eliminations:
9. Mike Santoro — $21,304
8. Dwyte Pilgrim — $27,438
Big Hands:
Mike Santoro Eliminated in 9th Place ($21,304)
Limit Hold’em
Mike Santoro bet and Michael Michnik made it three bets from the big blind. Santoro called all in with the AJ and was up against the 88 of Michnik. The flop came Q10785 and Michnik was up to about 530,000.
Dwyte Pilgrim Eliminated in 8th Place ($27,438)
Limit Hold’em
Jamie Rosen bet from the small blind and Dwyte Pilgrim called from the big blind. The flop came J108 and Rosen checked. Pilgrim bet and Rosen called. The Q fell on the turn. Rosen checked and Pilgrim bet. Rosen check-raised and Pilgrim called all in with the K3 and was up against the Q7 of Rosen. The river bricked for Pilgrim with the 7 and Pilgrim hit the rail. Rosen was up to 450,000 after the hand.
Jamie Rosen raised to 60,000 preflop and Daniel Alaei reraised to 165,000 behind him. Rosen thought it over for a bit before moving all in for approximately 800,000.
Alaei insta-called with two red aces and Rosen sheepishly turned over QJ. The board came down 8325K and Rosen was eliminated from the tournament. Alaei now sits with about 2.2 million in chips.
Jason Mercier: 32,000
Howard Lederer: 27,500
Tim Vance: 27,500
Nick Binger: 27,000
Jamie Rosen: 25,000
Average: 20,000
Notable Eliminations
Nenad Medic
Van Nguyen
Jennifer Tilly
Shooting Star Watch
Here are the Shooting Stars in action on day 1B:
Michael Binger
Brandon Cantu
John Cernuto
David Chiu
T.J. Cloutier
Allen Cunningham
Eli Elezra
Antonio Esfandiari
Chris Ferguson
Ted Forrest
Chau Giang
Barry Greenstein
Jennifer Harman
Phil Ivey
Phil Laak
Nam Le
Howard Lederer
Kathy Liebert
Jeff Madsen Nenad Medic - out
Daniel Negreanu
Men Nguyen
Scotty Nguyen
John Phan Jennifer Tilly - out
J.C. Tran
David Williams
Big Hands:
Van Nguyen Eliminated
Van Nguyen was among the first players of the day to be eliminated when she was knocked out of the tournament Jason Mercier. Mercier now holds 32,000.
Nenad Medic Eliminated
An opponent of Nenad Medic moved all in on a board of J755 and Medic called him down. Medic turned up J7 for two pair but his opponent showed down J5 for the full house. The river brought the 9 and Medic was knocked down to 2,500. He was forced to move this small amount all in a few hands later and he was the first shooting star to be eliminated from the event.
Jennifer Tilly Eliminated
Jennifer Tilly was just knocked out of the tournament when her poacket aces were all in against the pocket fives of an opponent. A third five fell on the river though, and Tilly was knocked out of the Shooting Star event once again on a bad beat.
Jamie Rosen Wins a Nice Pot
Jamie Rosen got it all in with pocket jacks and Shane Schleger called him down with A-K. The board ran out Q-7-6-5-5 and Rosen doubled up. Schleger was knocked down to 4,500 after the hand.
Jamie Rosen and his opponent next to him in the nine seat get into a preflop raising battle that continues on a board of 10-7-2-J.
On the turn, his opponent moves all in and Rosen snap-calls with pocket aces. His opponent shows pocket queens and the river bricks to ship him the pot and a stack of 205,000.
What Just Happened? aka William Heimiller Eliminated
Oct 29, '08
We caught up with the craziest hand of the night on a flop of 876.
Jamie Rosen and Sabyl Cohen-Landrum checked to William Heimiller, who bet 110,000. Jonathan Aguiar called on the button and Rosen check raised to 300,000.
After counting out her stack, Cohen decides to shove for her last 779,000. Then, Heimiller tank shoves his last 1,300,000.
Aguiar quickly folds with a look of amusement and Rosen says, "This may be terrible, but I call."
Heimiller shows QQ, Rosen shows the best hand with 86 for two pair and Cohen shows.... 104 for a gutshot straight draw.
Heimiller is screaming for the board to pair but the turn is the K. The players eyes dart back and forth searching for their own diamonds but only Cohen is able to celebrate when the 3 peels off the river, giving her a runner-runner flush.
Heimiller is eliminated, Cohen more than triples up and Rosen wins the small-ish side pot. Cohen now has 2,600,000 while Rosen takes a monster hit down to 1,300,000.
Jamie Rosen and his opponent next to him in the nine seat get into a preflop raising battle that continues on a board of 10-7-2-J.
On the turn, his opponent moves all in and Rosen snap-calls with pocket aces. His opponent shows pocket queens and the river bricks to ship him the pot and a stack of 205,000.
What Just Happened? aka William Heimiller Eliminated
Oct 29, '08
We caught up with the craziest hand of the night on a flop of 876.
Jamie Rosen and Sabyl Cohen-Landrum checked to William Heimiller, who bet 110,000. Jonathan Aguiar called on the button and Rosen check raised to 300,000.
After counting out her stack, Cohen decides to shove for her last 779,000. Then, Heimiller tank shoves his last 1,300,000.
Aguiar quickly folds with a look of amusement and Rosen says, "This may be terrible, but I call."
Heimiller shows QQ, Rosen shows the best hand with 86 for two pair and Cohen shows.... 104 for a gutshot straight draw.
Heimiller is screaming for the board to pair but the turn is the K. The players eyes dart back and forth searching for their own diamonds but only Cohen is able to celebrate when the 3 peels off the river, giving her a runner-runner flush.
Heimiller is eliminated, Cohen more than triples up and Rosen wins the small-ish side pot. Cohen now has 2,600,000 while Rosen takes a monster hit down to 1,300,000.
Jamie Rosen and his opponent next to him in the nine seat get into a preflop raising battle that continues on a board of 10-7-2-J.
On the turn, his opponent moves all in and Rosen snap-calls with pocket aces. His opponent shows pocket queens and the river bricks to ship him the pot and a stack of 205,000.
What Just Happened? aka William Heimiller Eliminated
Oct 29, '08
We caught up with the craziest hand of the night on a flop of 876.
Jamie Rosen and Sabyl Cohen-Landrum checked to William Heimiller, who bet 110,000. Jonathan Aguiar called on the button and Rosen check raised to 300,000.
After counting out her stack, Cohen decides to shove for her last 779,000. Then, Heimiller tank shoves his last 1,300,000.
Aguiar quickly folds with a look of amusement and Rosen says, "This may be terrible, but I call."
Heimiller shows QQ, Rosen shows the best hand with 86 for two pair and Cohen shows.... 104 for a gutshot straight draw.
Heimiller is screaming for the board to pair but the turn is the K. The players eyes dart back and forth searching for their own diamonds but only Cohen is able to celebrate when the 3 peels off the river, giving her a runner-runner flush.
Heimiller is eliminated, Cohen more than triples up and Rosen wins the small-ish side pot. Cohen now has 2,600,000 while Rosen takes a monster hit down to 1,300,000.
Mike Matusow was all in with pocket nines against Jamie Rosen's pocket aces. The board improved neither hand and Matusow was eliminated about 24 spots from the money.
Alec Torelli was all in holding K-Q on a K-Q-2 flop. Unfortunately, Jamie Rosen held a set of deuces. Torelli needed one of his four outs to stay alive, but the turn and river bricked, sending him to the rail.
His good friend Andrew Robl is still alive, so Torelli may stick around the catch the action. Then again, he may check out the cash games as well.
Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante
10
2
and Elizabeth put in a bet that big enough to put her opponent all in. He decided to muck and Elizabeth won the pot to grow her stack above 40,000.
Blinds: 150-300
Blinds: 75-150
Dwyte Pilgrim Doubles Up
Haxton Getting Short
7
7
5
and Isaac Haxton made the call.
Naujoks Has A Nice Set
Jamie Rosen Eliminated in 5th Place ($61,441)
Daniel Idema Eliminated in 7th Place ($35,601)
Mike Santoro Eliminated in 9th Place ($21,304)
Jamie Rosen raised to 60,000 preflop and Daniel Alaei reraised to 165,000 behind him. Rosen thought it over for a bit before moving all in for approximately 800,000.
Michael Binger
An opponent of Nenad Medic moved all in on a board of J
Jamie Rosen and his opponent next to him in the nine seat get into a preflop raising battle that continues on a board of 10-7-2-J. 
We caught up with the craziest hand of the night on a flop of 8
Luke Staudenmaier is all in with A
The board comes J
Men Nugyen's was recently eliminated when his pocket kings ran into the pocket aces of Jamie Rosen.
Before the break...
Alec Torelli was all in holding K-Q on a K-Q-2 flop. Unfortunately, Jamie Rosen held a set of deuces. Torelli needed one of his four outs to stay alive, but the turn and river bricked, sending him to the rail.