$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 3 - Level 16
Jun 27, '08
Limits and Blinds:
Hold'em and Omaha 8OB: 8,000 small blind -15,000 big blind
Stud Games: 3,000 ante - 5,000 bring-in - 15,000 completion
Players Left: 26 of 148
Chip Leaders:
Michael DeMichele: 1,215,000
Daniel Negreanu: 1,100,000
Barry Greenstein: 1,000,000
Lyle Berman: 940,000
David Bach: 934,000
Doyle Brunson: 935,000
Ralph Perry: 830,000
Scotty Nguyen: 760,000
Joseph Michael : 695,000
Michael Mizrachi: 660,000
Average Stack: 569,230
Chip Movers:
Both Daniel Negreanu and Doyle Brunson have jumped up close to the million-chip mark during the last level. Five new players now appear in the top ten.
Eliminations:
Bill Chen
Katja Thater
Gene Fisher
Marcel Luske
Billy Argyros
Alexander Kostritsyn
Jim Bechtel
Mark Gregorich
Big Hands and Storylines:
Stud
Billy Argyros Eliminated
Billy Argyros got the last of his chips into the middle on fourth street and both Huck Seed and Edwin Ting called him down. Ting then bet out on every remaining street and Seed called him down the whole way. Their exposed cards:
Argyros: 10
Q
7
8
Ting: 5
767
Seed: 3435
On the the end Ting flipped up 667 for his choice of full houses (the sevens full of sixes played). Argyros mucked QQ2 faceup on the table and he exited the tournament.
Stud 8OB
Ivey Doubles Up
Ivey got all of his chips into the middle on third street aginst Andy Bloch. Their cards:
Ivey: (K10)K10J10(4)
Bloch: (A9)9487(A)
Ivey doubled up on the hand and he continued to survive on the short stack for the entire level.
Hold'em
Alexander Kostritsyn Eliminated in 27th Place
After Scotty Nguyen called down his preflop raise, Alexander Kostritsyn moved all in dark while a flop of 1083 was dealt. Their cards:
Kostritsyn: 22
Nguyen: A7
Turn and River: 5A
Kostritsyn was eliminated in 27th place. Two more to go until the end of play.
Double Up Madness
After the exit of Kostritsyn, Brandon Adams, David Oppenheim, and Chad Brown all managed to double up. This carried the tournament into another 20-minute break. The next level will be the last of the night, although it will end when the final 24 players are reached.
Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Andy Bloch, Huck Seed, Phil Ivey, Alexander Kostritsyn, Edwin Ting, European Report
$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap
Jun 27, '08
Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha: 4,000-8,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8: 2,000 ante, 2,000 bring in, 8,000-16,000 stakes
Players Left: 46 of 148
Chip Leaders:
Joseph Michael - 730,000
Edwin Ting - 690,000
Barry Greenstein - 655,000
Lyle Berman - 603,000
Michael DeMichele - 590,000
Chad Brown - 550,000
Huck Seed - 525,000
James Mackey - 510,000
Farzad "Fred" Bonyadi - 480,000
David Oppenheim - 475,000
Average Stack: 321,750
Eliminations:
Dario Minieri
Greg Mueller
Isabelle Mercier
Big Hands and Storylines:
Omaha/8b
Minh Ly Doubles Up
Minh Ly raised from early position and was called by Barry Greenstein in middle position, Phil Ivey in the small blind, and Layne Flack in the big blind. The flop was Q97 and Ivey bet out and Flack folded. Ly raised, Greenstein folded, and Ivey called. On the 3 turn Ivey check-called a bet from Ly. The river was the A and Ivey checked again. Ly bet, leaving himself only 20,000 behind, and Ivey folded rather quickly. The pot brought Ly up to 150,000 and knocked Ivey down to a perilously low 100,000.
Razz
Greg Mueller Eliminated
After a raise and a re-raise, Greg Mueller was all-in on third street against Chris Reslock:
Mueller: (2)(9)4JJ109
Reslock: (3)(6)45J107
After all of the cards had been dealt, Reslock’s 7-low was good to take down the smallish pot. Mueller, unlike most players who dart from the tournament floor at light speed, lingered around his table for a few minutes before taking a leisurely walk out of the Amazon Room.
Dario Minieri Eliminated
Having gotten all-in as a short-stack a number of times in the Omaha/8b portion of the event only to repeatedly claim a chopped pot, Dario Minieri got himself all-in on third street against Andy Bloch in razz. There would be no split pot this time; it was either double up or go home for Minieri. Unfortunately for the diminutive Italian, he would be sent packing. Despite starting with 5-2-A, he could only make a 9-8 low. Bloch’s 5-3-2 turned into an 8-5 on seventh street and the pot was his. Bloch now has about 210,000.
Stud
Isabelle Mercier Eliminated
Ralph Perry: AA93
Justin Bonomo: J974
Isabelle Mercier: 7322
On seventh street, with Isabelle Mercier all-in, Ralph Perry bet into Justin Bonomo. Bonomo mulled over a decision and opted to simply call. Perry insta-mucked, not even giving Bonomo a chance to show his cards. When Bonomo did reveal his downcards – (Q)(6)(5) – it was apparent to Mercier that he had made a flush, and that her day was over. Bonomo is now up to 170,000.
Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Minh Ly, Huck Seed, David Oppenheim, Greg Mueller, Lyle Berman, Phil Ivey, James Mackey, Isabelle Mercier, Justin Bonomo, Dario Minieri, Michael DeMichele, Joseph Michael, Edwin Ting, European Report
