Maxime Villemure Chips Up
Apr 12, '08
Maxime Villemure raises to 725 preflop and three opponents call, including Sorel Mizzi and Greg Raymer. The flop comes K
7
5
and all three players check. The turn brigs the A
. Villemure bets 1,100 and both players call. The river brings the 10, Villemure bets 4,200, and takes down the pot when both Raymer and Mizzi fold. He now has 63,000.
Player Tags: Greg Raymer, Sorel Mizzi, Maxime Villemure
The Magician Making Chips Appear Out of Nowhere in His Stack
Apr 16, '08
Joe Hachem raises to 40,000 and Antonio Esfandiari makes the call preflop. Maxime Villemure reraises behind them to 140,000. Hachem makes the call and then Esfandiari reraises all in. Both players fold and The Magician picks up a nice preflop pot. This pot is a perfect example of how The Magician has gone about rebuilding his stack to over a million.
Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Joe Hachem, Maxime Villemure
Hand 272: Maxime Villemure Eliminated 3rd ($1,130,487)
Apr 17, '08
Villemure calls in the small blind, and Chorny checks his option. The two check down to the turn of A 10 4 J, Villemure bets 220,000, and Chorny calls. The river is the 9, Villemure bets 520,000, Chorny raises all in, and Villemure calls all in. Villemure tables the Q 8 for a queen-high straight. Chorny turns over K Q for a better straight. Villemure leaves the table in third place, earning $1,130,487.
Player Tags: Glen Chorny, Maxime Villemure
Hand 270: Glen Chorny
Apr 17, '08
On a flop of J 7 7, to which all three players limped, Chorny and Kalo check to Villemure, who bets 250,000. Kalo check-raises to 580,000, and Villemure folds. Kalo shows 10-8 for a bluff with a gutshot-straight draw.
Player Tags: Denes Kalo, Maxime Villemure
Hand 263: Chop
Apr 17, '08
On a board of K887 Villemure bets 275,000 and Chorny calls. The river brings the 7, both players check and they both flip up K-9.
Player Tags: Glen Chorny, Maxime Villemure
Hand 261: Maxime Villemure
Apr 17, '08
Villemure opens the action and everyone folds.
Player Tags: Maxime Villemure
Hand 260: Maxime Villemure
Apr 17, '08
Maxime Villemure opens the action for 300,000 and everyone folds.
Player Tags: Maxime Villemure
Hand 259: Glen Chorny
Apr 17, '08
On a board of J85K with all three players, Chorny bets and everyone folds.
Player Tags: Maxime Villemure
Hand 255: Maxime Villemure
Apr 17, '08
Villemure raises preflop and wins the pot.
Player Tags: Maxime Villemure
Hand 254: Maxime Villemure
Apr 17, '08
Villemure bets on a flop of A105 and everyone folds.
Player Tags: Maxime Villemure
