$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 2 - Level 17 Recap
Jun 30, '08
Note: Play will end for the night at the conclusion of level 18
Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha: 2,000-4,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8: 1,000 ante, 1,000 bring in, 4,000-8,000 stakes
Players Left: 26 of 803
Chip Leaders:
Phil Hellmuth - 190,000
Arash Ghaneian - 175,000
Matt Grapenthien - 125,000
Ed Tonnellier – 120,000
Art Young - 112,000
Jens Voertmann - 110,000
James Schaaf - 110,000
Randall Holland - 105,000
Phillip Penn Sr. - 99,000
Michael Scipione - 98,000
Edward Brogdon - 92,000
Average Stack: 92,650
Eliminations:
Alex Jacob
Allen Cunningham
Giovanni Rizzo
Big Hands and Storylines:
Stud
Hellmuth and Tonnellier Tangle Again
Ed Tonnellier: 7
10
9
K
Phil Hellmuth: 106AQ
“Omaha” Ed Tonnellier completed with the 7 and Hellmuth raised with the 10. Tonnellier put in a third bet and Hellmuth called. Tonnellier bet out on fourth street and was called by Hellmuth. Hellmuth was dealt an ace on fifth street and opted to check to Tonnellier, who bet. Hellmuth called. “OmahaEd” drew a king on sixth street and bet after Hellmuth checked. As Hellmuth sorted through his chips he asked, “You hit three kings?” Tonnellier replied, “If I hit three kings then why are you calling?” Hellmuth, never content to let anyone else get the last word in, said, “You might have aces. I hope you have aces,” before making the call. Hellmuth checked on seventh street, Tonnellier bet again, and Hellmuth folded. After the hand, Tonnellier showed his set of kings.
Hellmuth has 190,000 and Tonnellier has 120,000.
Ramdin Gets Hang’d
Tommy Hang: A
6K3
Victor Ramdin: QK109
The action picks up on fourth street where Hang bets into Ramdin and garners a call. The action plays out the same on fifth street. Hang slows down on sixth street when Ramdin’s board shows four to a straight, and both players check. Both players check on seventh street as well, and Hang turns over an ace for a pair of aces. Ramdin can only muster a pair of queens, and the pot is Hang’s.
After the pot, Hang was up to 60,000 and Ramdin was on life support with only 12,000.
Omaha/8b
Keith Sexton Doubles Up
Keith Sexton got all in on the turn against Giovanni Rizzo. The board read AJ92 and the two turned over their cards:
Rizzo: AKK4
Sexton: AQ32
The river was the 3 and Sexton avoided Rizzo’s slew of outs. Sexton doubled up to 60,000. Rizzo was knocked down to 20,000 and would be eliminated a short time later.
Player Tags: Randy Holland, Art Young, Phillip "JB" Penn Sr., Matt Grapenthien, Tommy Hang, Allen Cunningham, Ed Tonnellier, Phil Hellmuth, Victor Ramdin, Arash Ghaneian, Keith Sexton, Alex Jacob, Edward Brogdon, Jens Voertmann, Michael Scipione, James Schaaf
$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap
Jun 30, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20 minute break. After returning, they will play another level-and-a-half before concluding at 3:00 a.m. PST.
Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha: 1,500-3,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8: 700 ante, 1,000 bring in, 3,000-6,000 stakes
Players Left: 33 of 803
Chip Leaders:
Phil Hellmuth – 145,000
Art Young - 126,000
Steven Diano - 120,000
Jens Voertmann - 112,000
Michael Scipione - 98,000
James Schaaf - 90,000
Ed Tonnellier - 87,000
Edward Brogdon - 80,000
Victor Ramdin - 77,000
Huai Zhang - 77,000
Average Stack: 73,000
Eliminations:
John Juanda
Michelle Ankenman
Big Hands and Storylines:
Hold’em
“OmahaEd” Tries His Hand at Hold’em Against Hellmuth
On a flop of 873, “Omaha” Ed Tonnellier check-raised Phil Hellmuth, but Hellmuth, master of tournament hold’em, made it three bets. Tonnellier called but acknowledged that he was behind Hellmuth. Tonnellier then check-called the A on the turn and the 9 on the river. Hellmuth showed AK and "OmahaEd" mucked his AJ face up.
Hellmuth Doesn’t Mess Around
Phillip Penn Sr. raised pre-flop and Phil Hellmuth re-raised. Penn made the call and they saw a flop of J72. Penn check-called Hellmuth’s bet on the flop, and then did the same on the turn and river, both of which were deuces. Hellmuth showed down QQ and Penn mucked.
Hellmuth’s patience has paid off. After a slow start he has collected a series of big pots, giving him nearly 150,000 on the day.
Omaha/8b
That’s Why They Call Him “OmahaEd”
“Omaha” Ed Tonnellier raised on the button and Phillip Penn Sr. called from the big blind. Both players checked the J104 flop. Penn bet the turn when the dealer displayed the A. The river was the 2. Penn checked, Tonnellier bet, and Penn called. Tonnellier showed 7543 for a runner-runner wheel to scoop the pot. “OmahaEd” is now up to 80,000.
After losing a series of giant pots, Phillip Penn Sr. has gone from chip leader to short stack. He only has 12,000 in chips now, and will need to mount a serious comeback to have any shot at winning.
Player Tags: Art Young, John Juanda, Phillip "JB" Penn Sr., Ed Tonnellier, Phil Hellmuth, Victor Ramdin, Steven Diano, Huai Zhang, Edward Brogdon, Jens Voertmann, Michael Scipione, Michelle Ankenman, James Schaaf
