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| Nov 16, '10 | 2010 NAPT Los Angeles | NAPT L.A. Main Event | 5 | + |
Jason Mercier Scores a KnockoutNov 14, '10  Jason Mercier  7 against K 10 .
The board fell Q Player Tags: Jason Mercier, Danny Suied Card Player TV: Jason Mercier and Nick GrippoNov 14, '10 Check out this update from Card Player TV featuring Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier and current chip leader Nick Grippo. Player Tags: Jason Mercier, Nick Grippo Henson vs. MercierNov 15, '10  Jason Mercier 6 2 flop and Ray Henson made the call from the big blind. The turn fell J and Mercier bet 114,000. Henson made the call and the river fell 7. Henson and Mercier both checked and Henson turned over 9 8 , which was not good enough to best the 10 4of Mercier. Henson saw his stack drop below 300,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Ray Henson, Jason Mercier Aaron Lerner Eliminated in 23rd PlaceNov 15, '10 Jason Mercier raised to 40,000 from middle position and Aaron Lerner reraised all in for 90,000. Mercier made the call and they flipped over their cards: Mercier: J Board: 8 Mercier hit a straight on the river and Lerner was eliminated in 23rd place. He will take home $18,000 in prize money. Player Tags: Aaron Lerner, Jason Mercier The Jason Mercier Show ContinuesNov 15, '10 Joe Tehan opened for 34,000 and Jason Mercier called on the button. Cary Katz then moved all in from the big blind for an additional 218,000 and Tehan folded. Mercier thought it over for a few minutes before making the call and tabled pocket fives. Katz held A After the hand, Katz shrugged and said, “This kid never loses a race.” We’re pretty sure that isn’t true, but you wouldn’t know it by how the day has gone for Mercier. Player Tags: Cary Katz, Jason Mercier Jason Mercier Eliminates Mark AderNov 15, '10 Mark Ader got the last of his chips in preflop against Jason Mercier and they flipped over their cards: Ader: A Mercier spiked a third 4 on the board, which was enough to top the ace that Ader was looking for to rescue him. Mercier grew his stack to 1.4 million after the hand. Player Tags: Mark Ader, Jason Mercier Jason Mercier Doubles Through Jake TooleNov 15, '10 Jason Mercier raised to 25,000 and Jake Toole reraised behind him. Mercier immediately moved all in and Toole called with pocket tens. Mercier showed K Player Tags: Jason Mercier, Jake Toole Jason Mercier Plays Pick Up ChipsNov 15, '10  Jason Mercier 9 2 and Mark Ader made the check-call. Both players checked the K on the turn and the river fell 7. Ader checked, Mercier bet 64,000, and Ader made the call. Mercier flipped over J 9 and Ader mucked his hand. Mercier grew his stack close to 500,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Jason Mercier Jimmie Guinther Eliminated in 10th Place ($47,000)Nov 16, '10  Jimmie Guinther Mercier: A Board: 10 Guinther was eliminated in 10th place and he will take home $47,000 in prize money. Mercier grew his stack to 3.9 million. Player Tags: Jimmie Guinther, Jason Mercier Jason Mercier Eliminated in Seventh Place ($84,857)Nov 17, '10  Jason Mercier Jason Mercier min-raised to 120,000 and Ray Henson called. So did Chris DeMaci in the small blind. Joe Tehan then reraised to 515,000 from the big blind, which was met by a reraise to 1,100,000 from Mercier. Henson mucked, as did DeMaci, but Tehan moved all in. Mercier made the call for his last 3,645,000 and the two flipped up their cards. Mercier showed A Player Tags: Christopher DeMaci, Jason Mercier |
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| Nov 15, '10 | 2010 NAPT Los Angeles | NAPT L.A. Main Event | 4 | + |
Jason Mercier Scores a KnockoutNov 14, '10 Jason Mercier 7 against K10.
The board fell Q Player Tags: Jason Mercier, Danny Suied Card Player TV: Jason Mercier and Nick GrippoNov 14, '10 Check out this update from Card Player TV featuring Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier and current chip leader Nick Grippo. Player Tags: Jason Mercier, Nick Grippo Henson vs. MercierNov 15, '10 Jason Mercier 6 2 flop and Ray Henson made the call from the big blind. The turn fell J and Mercier bet 114,000. Henson made the call and the river fell 7. Henson and Mercier both checked and Henson turned over 9 8, which was not good enough to best the 10 4of Mercier. Henson saw his stack drop below 300,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Ray Henson, Jason Mercier Aaron Lerner Eliminated in 23rd PlaceNov 15, '10 Jason Mercier raised to 40,000 from middle position and Aaron Lerner reraised all in for 90,000. Mercier made the call and they flipped over their cards: Mercier: J Board: 8 Mercier hit a straight on the river and Lerner was eliminated in 23rd place. He will take home $18,000 in prize money. Player Tags: Aaron Lerner, Jason Mercier The Jason Mercier Show ContinuesNov 15, '10 Joe Tehan opened for 34,000 and Jason Mercier called on the button. Cary Katz then moved all in from the big blind for an additional 218,000 and Tehan folded. Mercier thought it over for a few minutes before making the call and tabled pocket fives. Katz held A After the hand, Katz shrugged and said, “This kid never loses a race.” We’re pretty sure that isn’t true, but you wouldn’t know it by how the day has gone for Mercier. Player Tags: Cary Katz, Jason Mercier Jason Mercier Eliminates Mark AderNov 15, '10 Mark Ader got the last of his chips in preflop against Jason Mercier and they flipped over their cards: Ader: A Mercier spiked a third 4 on the board, which was enough to top the ace that Ader was looking for to rescue him. Mercier grew his stack to 1.4 million after the hand. Player Tags: Mark Ader, Jason Mercier Jason Mercier Doubles Through Jake TooleNov 15, '10 Jason Mercier raised to 25,000 and Jake Toole reraised behind him. Mercier immediately moved all in and Toole called with pocket tens. Mercier showed K Player Tags: Jason Mercier, Jake Toole Jason Mercier Plays Pick Up ChipsNov 15, '10 Jason Mercier 9 2 and Mark Ader made the check-call. Both players checked the K on the turn and the river fell 7. Ader checked, Mercier bet 64,000, and Ader made the call. Mercier flipped over J 9 and Ader mucked his hand. Mercier grew his stack close to 500,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Jason Mercier Jimmie Guinther Eliminated in 10th Place ($47,000)Nov 16, '10 Jimmie Guinther Mercier: A Board: 10 Guinther was eliminated in 10th place and he will take home $47,000 in prize money. Mercier grew his stack to 3.9 million. Player Tags: Jimmie Guinther, Jason Mercier Jason Mercier Eliminated in Seventh Place ($84,857)Nov 17, '10 Jason Mercier Jason Mercier min-raised to 120,000 and Ray Henson called. So did Chris DeMaci in the small blind. Joe Tehan then reraised to 515,000 from the big blind, which was met by a reraise to 1,100,000 from Mercier. Henson mucked, as did DeMaci, but Tehan moved all in. Mercier made the call for his last 3,645,000 and the two flipped up their cards. Mercier showed A Player Tags: Christopher DeMaci, Jason Mercier |
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| Nov 14, '10 | 2010 NAPT Los Angeles | NAPT L.A. Main Event | 3 | + |
Jason Mercier Scores a KnockoutNov 14, '10 Jason Mercier 7 against K10.
The board fell Q Player Tags: Jason Mercier, Danny Suied Card Player TV: Jason Mercier and Nick GrippoNov 14, '10 Check out this update from Card Player TV featuring Team PokerStars Pro Jason Mercier and current chip leader Nick Grippo. Player Tags: Jason Mercier, Nick Grippo Henson vs. MercierNov 15, '10 Jason Mercier 6 2 flop and Ray Henson made the call from the big blind. The turn fell J and Mercier bet 114,000. Henson made the call and the river fell 7. Henson and Mercier both checked and Henson turned over 9 8, which was not good enough to best the 10 4of Mercier. Henson saw his stack drop below 300,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Ray Henson, Jason Mercier Aaron Lerner Eliminated in 23rd PlaceNov 15, '10 Jason Mercier raised to 40,000 from middle position and Aaron Lerner reraised all in for 90,000. Mercier made the call and they flipped over their cards: Mercier: J Board: 8 Mercier hit a straight on the river and Lerner was eliminated in 23rd place. He will take home $18,000 in prize money. Player Tags: Aaron Lerner, Jason Mercier The Jason Mercier Show ContinuesNov 15, '10 Joe Tehan opened for 34,000 and Jason Mercier called on the button. Cary Katz then moved all in from the big blind for an additional 218,000 and Tehan folded. Mercier thought it over for a few minutes before making the call and tabled pocket fives. Katz held A After the hand, Katz shrugged and said, “This kid never loses a race.” We’re pretty sure that isn’t true, but you wouldn’t know it by how the day has gone for Mercier. Player Tags: Cary Katz, Jason Mercier Jason Mercier Eliminates Mark AderNov 15, '10 Mark Ader got the last of his chips in preflop against Jason Mercier and they flipped over their cards: Ader: A Mercier spiked a third 4 on the board, which was enough to top the ace that Ader was looking for to rescue him. Mercier grew his stack to 1.4 million after the hand. Player Tags: Mark Ader, Jason Mercier Jason Mercier Doubles Through Jake TooleNov 15, '10 Jason Mercier raised to 25,000 and Jake Toole reraised behind him. Mercier immediately moved all in and Toole called with pocket tens. Mercier showed K Player Tags: Jason Mercier, Jake Toole Jason Mercier Plays Pick Up ChipsNov 15, '10 Jason Mercier 9 2 and Mark Ader made the check-call. Both players checked the K on the turn and the river fell 7. Ader checked, Mercier bet 64,000, and Ader made the call. Mercier flipped over J 9 and Ader mucked his hand. Mercier grew his stack close to 500,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Jason Mercier Jimmie Guinther Eliminated in 10th Place ($47,000)Nov 16, '10 Jimmie Guinther Mercier: A Board: 10 Guinther was eliminated in 10th place and he will take home $47,000 in prize money. Mercier grew his stack to 3.9 million. Player Tags: Jimmie Guinther, Jason Mercier Jason Mercier Eliminated in Seventh Place ($84,857)Nov 17, '10 Jason Mercier Jason Mercier min-raised to 120,000 and Ray Henson called. So did Chris DeMaci in the small blind. Joe Tehan then reraised to 515,000 from the big blind, which was met by a reraise to 1,100,000 from Mercier. Henson mucked, as did DeMaci, but Tehan moved all in. Mercier made the call for his last 3,645,000 and the two flipped up their cards. Mercier showed A Player Tags: Christopher DeMaci, Jason Mercier |
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| Nov 01, '10 | 2010 Foxwoods World Poker Finals | WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals Main Event | 5 | + |
Gerard Kane Eliminated in 23rd Place ($27,779)Oct 31, '10 Gerard Kane got the last of his chips all in preflop after a series of bets and raises and Sorel made the call. Their cards: Mizzi: A Board: A Kane was eliminated in 22nd place and he will take home $27,779 in prize money. Player Tags: Jason Mercier, Gerard Kane Jason Mercier Eliminated in 11th Place ($46,678)Nov 01, '10 Jason Mercier Mercier: 9 Board: 7 Mercier was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $46,678 in prize money. Player Tags: Keven Stammen, Jason Mercier |
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| Oct 31, '10 | 2010 Foxwoods World Poker Finals | WPT Foxwoods World Poker Finals Main Event | 4 | + |
Gerard Kane Eliminated in 23rd Place ($27,779)Oct 31, '10 Gerard Kane got the last of his chips all in preflop after a series of bets and raises and Sorel made the call. Their cards: Mizzi: A Board: A Kane was eliminated in 22nd place and he will take home $27,779 in prize money. Player Tags: Jason Mercier, Gerard Kane Jason Mercier Eliminated in 11th Place ($46,678)Nov 01, '10 Jason Mercier Mercier: 9 Board: 7 Mercier was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $46,678 in prize money. Player Tags: Keven Stammen, Jason Mercier |
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| Oct 26, '10 | 2010 WSOP Circuit - Horseshoe Hammond | $10,000 Regional Championship | 2 | + |
Dale Pinchot Doubles Through Jason MercierOct 25, '10  Dale Pinchot K7. Both players checked and the turn was the 6.
Pinchot bet 1,700 and Mercier called. The river was the J Mercier was knocked down to 58,000, while Pinchot moves up to 46,000. Player Tags: Dale Pinchot, Jason Mercier David Paredes Busts Jason MercierOct 26, '10  Jason Mercier The flop came down 6 Paredes bet 19,200 and Mercier called. The river was the J Mercier was eliminated and Paredes moved up to about 200,000 in chips. Player Tags: David Paredes, Jason Mercier |
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| Oct 25, '10 | 2010 WSOP Circuit - Horseshoe Hammond | $10,000 Regional Championship | 1 | + |
Dale Pinchot Doubles Through Jason MercierOct 25, '10 Dale Pinchot K7. Both players checked and the turn was the 6.
Pinchot bet 1,700 and Mercier called. The river was the J Mercier was knocked down to 58,000, while Pinchot moves up to 46,000. Player Tags: Dale Pinchot, Jason Mercier David Paredes Busts Jason MercierOct 26, '10 Jason Mercier The flop came down 6 Paredes bet 19,200 and Mercier called. The river was the J Mercier was eliminated and Paredes moved up to about 200,000 in chips. Player Tags: David Paredes, Jason Mercier |
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| Aug 20, '10 | 2010 Legends of Poker | WPT Legends of Poker Main Event | 1 | + |
Level 5 Update: Tim Phan Back in the Lead and Mario Ho is on the RiseAug 20, '10
Players Remaining: 119 out of 186 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Tim Phan — 98,000 Average Chip Count: 39,075 Notable Eliminations: Jimmy Tran Chip Movers and Shakers Michael Benvenuti joined the top 10 during the last level and Maria Ho made a big move up the leader board to join the top 10. She now holds the No. 2 spot in the tournament with 95,000. Jason Mercier made a big gain as well, growing his chip stack from 2,300 to 40,000. A few players that find themselves in trouble with 10,000 in chips or less include Dan O’Brien, Phil Collins, and Hasan Habib. Big Hands: Charles Dolan Eliminated by Maria Ho There was thousands in the pot when Charles Dolan moved all in on a flop of 8 Ho: A Turn and River: 4 Ho hit an ace on the river to win the hand and Dolan was eliminated from the tournament. He held 68,000 after the hand. The Meteoric Rise of Mercier Jason Mercier has found a way to turn 2,300 into 40,000 during level 5. In the hand that took him to 40,000 Mercier opened the action with a bet of 725 from the hi-jack. Phil Collins made the call from the small blind. The big blind made the call as well. The flop fell 6 The big blind made the call and the river fell A Billy Baxter vs. Raymond Dolan With 9,000 in the pot and a board of 10 Player Tags: Maria Ho, Billy Baxter, Jason Mercier, Raymond Dolan |
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| Jul 14, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 9 | + |
Level Three, Hour Two: Lisandro Loses Big One, Still HealthyJul 08, '10 Blinds: 150-300 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Khamsy Nuanmanee – 132,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts Jeff Shulman — 7,300 Big Hands:
Jeff Lisandro called a large bet on a flop of 4 Lisandro: A Lisandro had flopped top pair but his opponent flopped top two pair. Lisandro lost the pot and dropped to around 23,000 in chips. Ivey Bullies Table Out of Pot In a limped three-way pot Phil Ivey bet 600 after the flop of 5 Ivey bet 1,800 this time and seat 3 folded, while seat 4 smiled and looked at Ivey, seemingly happy to be losing another pot to the best. He folded and Ivey took it down. Ivey had around 25,000 after the hand.
The player under the gun raised to 800 and the small blind made the call. Jason Mercier was in the big blind and called as well and the three players saw the flop come down K Both blinds checked to the player under the gun and he fired 1,500. Mercier was the only caller and the turn was the 10 Both players checked again and Mercier showed 6 Greenstein Muscled Out Picking up the action after the flop, the board read J Seat 1 then shoved for the rest of his stack. Greenstein had a perplexed look on his face after the move, then shrugged his shoulders and mucked. He was at 38,000. Pavilion Room Coverage
With about 6,000 in the pot on a board of J Fred Goldberg Drops a Pot A player bet into Fred Goldberg on the river. Goldberg made the call and his opponent tabled Q-J for the nut straight. Goldberg mucked and was down to 15,025 after the hand. Sheikhan Doubles Up Shawn Sheikhan moved his short stack all in on a flop of K Sheikhan: K Sheikhan held the lead and his opponent was in trouble with only two queens or running hearts remaining as his saving grace. The 6
Jason Potter raised to 725 and Josh Arieh three-bet it to 1,900. The player on the button called, but Potter got out of the way. The flop ran 4 Arieh: 5 Arieh held the flopped flush and his opponent was drawing dead. The 4 Varkonyi Chipping Up The 2002 winner of the main event Robert Varkonyi bet 7,000 on a board of 9 Varkonyi had around 47,000 after the hand. Jason Alexander Wins Big One With Kings Jason Alexander bet 1,000 on a flop of 2 His opponent called and the Q Alexander: K Both players held high pocket pairs, but Alexander’s was best. He took the pot and boosted his stack to 33,000. J.C. Tran Wins a Pot J.C. Tran bet 700 preflop and was called by the player directly to his left. The flop came 9-7-7 and Tran bet 4,075. His opponent quickly folded and Tran raked in the pot. He was up to 48,000 after the hand. David Saab Takes Some off Kenny Tran Kenny Tran bet 800 and David Saab three-bet to 2,000. Tran thought about it for awhile before making the call. The flop came K Player Tags: Josh Arieh, Chris Ferguson, Barry Greenstein, Shawn Sheikhan, Jeffrey Lisandro, Phil Ivey, Robert Varkonyi, Fred Goldberg, Jason Alexander, Jason Mercier Level Two Hour, One Update: Rousso Gets Some BackJul 08, '10 Blinds: 100-200 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Kara Scott – 71,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts Jeff Shulman — 19,600 Notable Eliminations: None Player Twitter Accounts Phil Ivey Big Hands:
Just before the 20-minute break after level one, with 1,200 in the pot with the board reading A Phil Ivey Chipping Up Right before Ivey was able to leave his seat for the 20-minute break after level one, six players saw a flop of K
Picking up the action after the flop fell Q Seat 7 made the call and the turn brought the J Rousso raked in the pot and took back some of the chips she lost to seat 7 before the break. She was at 33,000. A few hands later on a flop of 8 Rousso checked and seat 10 bet 2,300. Rousso made the call and the river was the 7 Rousso tabled 6 Lisandro Drops One Jeffrey Lisandro limped in preflop along with three other players. The four saw a flop of Q The big blind bet another 500 and Lisandro raised to 1,200. The call was made and the river was the 8 The big blind then tabled A
A player raised to 550 preflop and four players called, including Allen Bari and Hevad Khan. The flop then came down K The Q Action was checked to Bari and he fired 2,250. The big blind was the only caller and Bari tabled A William Thorson Moved In On A player in late position bet 700 and William Thorson called from the button. A payer in the small blind moved all in for 7,000 total and it was folded back to Thorson. He went deep into the tank before finally releasing his hand. He was at less than 20,000 afteward. Phil Ivey Yawns and Chips Get Sucked into His Mouth A player in the cutoff made it 550 and the button raised to 1,500. Ivey didn’t take long before four-betting to 4,500. The initial bettor folded and the button took some time before finally folding. Ivey is doing well here on day 1d. He was at over 50,000 after the hand.
On a board of A Player Tags: David Benyamine, Jeffrey Lisandro, Phil Ivey, Allen Bari, William Thorson, Vanessa Rousso, Jason Mercier Level 15 Hour Two Update: Mercier Makes a MistepJul 13, '10 Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante 1. Theo Jorgensen – 1,275,000 none
We got to the table just in time to see Jason Mercier playing a big pot. His opponent held A The board ran out 7 Brown Cracks a Million Matthew Brown cracked the one million chip mark when he got his opponent to move all-in with A The board came 9
Action folded to Gavin Smith in middle position and he moved all of his 43,000 chips into the middle and everybody folded around to the blinds. Both players contemplated calling, but eventually folded. Smith showed K South Drops One Cole South raised from the cutoff and the small blind called. Both players checked the flop of Q The 4 Both players checked and the small blind showed A Player Doubles Up Through Phillips With over 100,000 in the middle, the board read 8 His opponent moved all-in for 215,000 more. Phillips made the call after a while with A
The flop was A The 5 Shorr Picks On a Girl Lauren Kling raised to 10,000 from middle position and Shannon Shorr three-bet to 28,000 next to act. Kling made it 60,000 to go and Shorr went into the tank. Shorr called after a couple of minutes of thought and the flop came Q Kling folded instantly and slipped to 185,000 while Shorr moves to 460,500. Player Tags: Gavin Smith, Shannon Shorr, Cole South, Tony Dunst, Jason Mercier, Lauren Kling, Carter Phillips Level 18 Hour One Update: Jason Mercier and Vanessa Selbst EliminatedJul 14, '10 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Daniel Chamberlain – 2,460,000 Bart Hanson Big Hands:
We caught up with the hand on the river with over 150,000 in the middle and the board reading A The bet sent his opponent into the tank and the ESPN cameras rushed over to film the action. After a minute or two of thinking, his opponent slid out a call and Baldwin tabled the A Baldwin is up to 625,000 with that pot. Jean-Robert Bellande Rivers a Straight We caught up with the action on the river with Jean-Robert Bellande betting 85,000 on a board of 5 “I’ve been planning this out for a while now,” Bellande said. “You get it in behind and just get there and boom! You have a stack.” Bellande does have a stack as he sits with 530,000. Sam Farha Doubles Up Sam Farha moved all in for 85,000 and Isaac Baron made the call. Farha exposed the A Jason Mercier Doubles Up Robert Mizrachi, Eliminated Shortly Thereafter Jason Mercier bet 19,000 from middle position and Robert Mizrachi three-bet to 55,000 on the button. Mercier moved all in and Mizrachi called 338,000 for his tournament life. Mizrachi exposed the K-K and was way ahead of the 5-5 of Mercier. The board ran out Q-10-8-K-9 and Mizrachi doubled to 690,000. Mercier was left with 133,000 after the hand. Later in the level, Jason Mercier open-shoved in late position with the A Bruce Buffer Eliminated With a board reading 10
Vanessa Selbst was down to about 150,000 when she shoved with the A Dan Lu Doubles Up a Player Dominykas Karmazinas shoved from early position for 55,000 and Dan Lu called on the button. Karmazinas was at risk with the A Jean-Robert Bellande Doubles Up an Opponent Jean Robert Bellande limped from late position and Alper Sar shoved for 80,000. Bellande called with the A
The flop read 8 Jacobs’ All-In Forces Folds Alex Jacobs raised to 18,000 from late position and was called by both blinds. The flop came 10 Jacobs is sitting with 200,000 after he stacked his newly found chips. Sammy Farha Crippled, Eliminated Ryan Milisits moved all-in for 102,000 from middle position and Sam Farha made the call from late position. Milisits showed A The board ran out 10 Left in the Deck Jean-Robert Has Ideas Jean-Robert was talking at his table about the ideas he has for the Tournament of Champions. He thinks that the more bracelets you have, the more chips you should add to your stack. He said that the tournament directors shot the idea down, but he thinks it would add a nice twist to the tournament and give people more incentives to win bracelets. Former Card Player Intern Crusing Jameson Singer, a former Card Player intern in 2006 currently is hovering around the 1 million chip mark. Singer now plays tournaments full-time online and is known as “TheDrake.” Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Player Tags: Sam Farha, Jean-Robert Bellande, Bruce Buffer, Vanessa Selbst, Eric Baldwin, Dan Lu, Jason Mercier |
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| Jul 13, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 8 | + |
Level Three, Hour Two: Lisandro Loses Big One, Still HealthyJul 08, '10 Blinds: 150-300 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Khamsy Nuanmanee – 132,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts Jeff Shulman — 7,300 Big Hands:
Jeff Lisandro called a large bet on a flop of 4 Lisandro: A Lisandro had flopped top pair but his opponent flopped top two pair. Lisandro lost the pot and dropped to around 23,000 in chips. Ivey Bullies Table Out of Pot In a limped three-way pot Phil Ivey bet 600 after the flop of 5 Ivey bet 1,800 this time and seat 3 folded, while seat 4 smiled and looked at Ivey, seemingly happy to be losing another pot to the best. He folded and Ivey took it down. Ivey had around 25,000 after the hand.
The player under the gun raised to 800 and the small blind made the call. Jason Mercier was in the big blind and called as well and the three players saw the flop come down K Both blinds checked to the player under the gun and he fired 1,500. Mercier was the only caller and the turn was the 10 Both players checked again and Mercier showed 6 Greenstein Muscled Out Picking up the action after the flop, the board read J Seat 1 then shoved for the rest of his stack. Greenstein had a perplexed look on his face after the move, then shrugged his shoulders and mucked. He was at 38,000. Pavilion Room Coverage
With about 6,000 in the pot on a board of J Fred Goldberg Drops a Pot A player bet into Fred Goldberg on the river. Goldberg made the call and his opponent tabled Q-J for the nut straight. Goldberg mucked and was down to 15,025 after the hand. Sheikhan Doubles Up Shawn Sheikhan moved his short stack all in on a flop of K Sheikhan: K Sheikhan held the lead and his opponent was in trouble with only two queens or running hearts remaining as his saving grace. The 6
Jason Potter raised to 725 and Josh Arieh three-bet it to 1,900. The player on the button called, but Potter got out of the way. The flop ran 4 Arieh: 5 Arieh held the flopped flush and his opponent was drawing dead. The 4 Varkonyi Chipping Up The 2002 winner of the main event Robert Varkonyi bet 7,000 on a board of 9 Varkonyi had around 47,000 after the hand. Jason Alexander Wins Big One With Kings Jason Alexander bet 1,000 on a flop of 2 His opponent called and the Q Alexander: K Both players held high pocket pairs, but Alexander’s was best. He took the pot and boosted his stack to 33,000. J.C. Tran Wins a Pot J.C. Tran bet 700 preflop and was called by the player directly to his left. The flop came 9-7-7 and Tran bet 4,075. His opponent quickly folded and Tran raked in the pot. He was up to 48,000 after the hand. David Saab Takes Some off Kenny Tran Kenny Tran bet 800 and David Saab three-bet to 2,000. Tran thought about it for awhile before making the call. The flop came K Player Tags: Josh Arieh, Chris Ferguson, Barry Greenstein, Shawn Sheikhan, Jeffrey Lisandro, Phil Ivey, Robert Varkonyi, Fred Goldberg, Jason Alexander, Jason Mercier Level Two Hour, One Update: Rousso Gets Some BackJul 08, '10 Blinds: 100-200 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Notable Chip Counts: 1. Kara Scott – 71,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts Jeff Shulman — 19,600 Notable Eliminations: None Player Twitter Accounts Phil Ivey Big Hands:
Just before the 20-minute break after level one, with 1,200 in the pot with the board reading A Phil Ivey Chipping Up Right before Ivey was able to leave his seat for the 20-minute break after level one, six players saw a flop of K
Picking up the action after the flop fell Q Seat 7 made the call and the turn brought the J Rousso raked in the pot and took back some of the chips she lost to seat 7 before the break. She was at 33,000. A few hands later on a flop of 8 Rousso checked and seat 10 bet 2,300. Rousso made the call and the river was the 7 Rousso tabled 6 Lisandro Drops One Jeffrey Lisandro limped in preflop along with three other players. The four saw a flop of Q The big blind bet another 500 and Lisandro raised to 1,200. The call was made and the river was the 8 The big blind then tabled A
A player raised to 550 preflop and four players called, including Allen Bari and Hevad Khan. The flop then came down K The Q Action was checked to Bari and he fired 2,250. The big blind was the only caller and Bari tabled A William Thorson Moved In On A player in late position bet 700 and William Thorson called from the button. A payer in the small blind moved all in for 7,000 total and it was folded back to Thorson. He went deep into the tank before finally releasing his hand. He was at less than 20,000 afteward. Phil Ivey Yawns and Chips Get Sucked into His Mouth A player in the cutoff made it 550 and the button raised to 1,500. Ivey didn’t take long before four-betting to 4,500. The initial bettor folded and the button took some time before finally folding. Ivey is doing well here on day 1d. He was at over 50,000 after the hand.
On a board of A Player Tags: David Benyamine, Jeffrey Lisandro, Phil Ivey, Allen Bari, William Thorson, Vanessa Rousso, Jason Mercier Level 15 Hour Two Update: Mercier Makes a MistepJul 13, '10 Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante 1. Theo Jorgensen – 1,275,000 none
We got to the table just in time to see Jason Mercier playing a big pot. His opponent held A The board ran out 7 Brown Cracks a Million Matthew Brown cracked the one million chip mark when he got his opponent to move all-in with A The board came 9
Action folded to Gavin Smith in middle position and he moved all of his 43,000 chips into the middle and everybody folded around to the blinds. Both players contemplated calling, but eventually folded. Smith showed K South Drops One Cole South raised from the cutoff and the small blind called. Both players checked the flop of Q The 4 Both players checked and the small blind showed A Player Doubles Up Through Phillips With over 100,000 in the middle, the board read 8 His opponent moved all-in for 215,000 more. Phillips made the call after a while with A
The flop was A The 5 Shorr Picks On a Girl Lauren Kling raised to 10,000 from middle position and Shannon Shorr three-bet to 28,000 next to act. Kling made it 60,000 to go and Shorr went into the tank. Shorr called after a couple of minutes of thought and the flop came Q Kling folded instantly and slipped to 185,000 while Shorr moves to 460,500. Player Tags: Gavin Smith, Shannon Shorr, Cole South, Tony Dunst, Jason Mercier, Lauren Kling, Carter Phillips Level 18 Hour One Update: Jason Mercier and Vanessa Selbst EliminatedJul 14, '10 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Daniel Chamberlain – 2,460,000 Bart Hanson Big Hands:
We caught up with the hand on the river with over 150,000 in the middle and the board reading A The bet sent his opponent into the tank and the ESPN cameras rushed over to film the action. After a minute or two of thinking, his opponent slid out a call and Baldwin tabled the A Baldwin is up to 625,000 with that pot. Jean-Robert Bellande Rivers a Straight We caught up with the action on the river with Jean-Robert Bellande betting 85,000 on a board of 5 “I’ve been planning this out for a while now,” Bellande said. “You get it in behind and just get there and boom! You have a stack.” Bellande does have a stack as he sits with 530,000. Sam Farha Doubles Up Sam Farha moved all in for 85,000 and Isaac Baron made the call. Farha exposed the A Jason Mercier Doubles Up Robert Mizrachi, Eliminated Shortly Thereafter Jason Mercier bet 19,000 from middle position and Robert Mizrachi three-bet to 55,000 on the button. Mercier moved all in and Mizrachi called 338,000 for his tournament life. Mizrachi exposed the K-K and was way ahead of the 5-5 of Mercier. The board ran out Q-10-8-K-9 and Mizrachi doubled to 690,000. Mercier was left with 133,000 after the hand. Later in the level, Jason Mercier open-shoved in late position with the A Bruce Buffer Eliminated With a board reading 10
Vanessa Selbst was down to about 150,000 when she shoved with the A Dan Lu Doubles Up a Player Dominykas Karmazinas shoved from early position for 55,000 and Dan Lu called on the button. Karmazinas was at risk with the A Jean-Robert Bellande Doubles Up an Opponent Jean Robert Bellande limped from late position and Alper Sar shoved for 80,000. Bellande called with the A
The flop read 8 Jacobs’ All-In Forces Folds Alex Jacobs raised to 18,000 from late position and was called by both blinds. The flop came 10 Jacobs is sitting with 200,000 after he stacked his newly found chips. Sammy Farha Crippled, Eliminated Ryan Milisits moved all-in for 102,000 from middle position and Sam Farha made the call from late position. Milisits showed A The board ran out 10 Left in the Deck Jean-Robert Has Ideas Jean-Robert was talking at his table about the ideas he has for the Tournament of Champions. He thinks that the more bracelets you have, the more chips you should add to your stack. He said that the tournament directors shot the idea down, but he thinks it would add a nice twist to the tournament and give people more incentives to win bracelets. Former Card Player Intern Crusing Jameson Singer, a former Card Player intern in 2006 currently is hovering around the 1 million chip mark. Singer now plays tournaments full-time online and is known as “TheDrake.” Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Player Tags: Sam Farha, Jean-Robert Bellande, Bruce Buffer, Vanessa Selbst, Eric Baldwin, Dan Lu, Jason Mercier |
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