Ryan Welch Poker Tournament Updates

It's Just Not His Day

Jul 18, '16

Ryan Welch has been eliminated, again. And for the third time this today, he lost with pocket kings.

This time, Welch got it all in with kings against the pocket aces of Clayton Maguire and did not catch up. Welch is out again, and he can’t re-enter until tomorrow or day 2. Maguire now has 46,000.

Player Tags: Clayton Maguire,   Ryan Welch

Joey Weissman Wins One Without Showdown

Jul 18, '16

Ryan Welch raised to 450 and Joey Weissman three-bet to 1,350 behind him. Gennady Kalin called from the small blind and Welch called as well.

All three players checked to the river on a board reading AKQ72 and then Weissman bet 3,900.

Kalin and Welch folded and Weissman increased his stack to 32,000.

Player Tags: Ryan Welch,   Joey Weissman,   Gennady Kalin

He's Back!

Jul 18, '16

Ryan Welch was our only casualty during the first level of play, but he’s back again after re-entering here in level 2.

Busto 5k. Tptk vs top two. Fold KK pre to older gentleman who rips 200bb over my 25bb 4b. Then don't fold a set of kings in 4b pot. #reenter

— Ryan Welch (@gutshtallin) July 18, 2016

Player Tags: Ryan Welch

Ryan Welch Eliminated By Scott Efron

Jul 18, '16

According to his former table, Ryan Welch has been eliminated. Welch made a set of kings and happened to run into a straight from Scott Efron to end his tournament just 45 minutes into the day.

Welch might not want to see kings again for awhile after he was forced to fold them preflop earlier in level 1. Efron, who also played on day 1A, now has 36,800 in chips.

Player Tags: Ryan Welch,   Scott Efron

Ryan Welch Claims To Fold Kings Preflop

Jul 18, '16

We didn’t catch the action, but there wasn’t much in the pot and there was a 2,500 bet sitting in front of Ryan Welch.

His opponent, Gennady Kalin, moved all in, having Welch covered. Welch had 18,700 behind, and seemed very perplexed by the big shove. After a little while in the tank, Welch folded what he claimed was pocket kings, seemingly not interested in being coolered on level 1 of this tournament.

Only Kalin knows whether the fold was correct or not, and he’s not giving anything away, but he’s either very happy he got kings to fold, or is silently tilted for not getting the double up.

Player Tags: Ryan Welch,   Gennady Kalin

Ryan Welch Takes Some From Barry Woods

Mar 18, '13

Shortly before the break, Barry Woods raised from middle position and Ryan Welch reraised from the cutoff to 1,050. Woods called and the flop came down Q44.

Woods checked and Welch bet 1,500. Woods called and both players checked the A on the turn. The river was the 5 and Woods bet 2,800.

Welch thought it over but eventually decided to just call, turning over AK. Woods could only show KQ for second pair and the pot went to Welch.

Welch is now back over his starting stack with 31,000, while Woods took a slight hit down to 34,000.

Player Tags: Barry Woods,   Ryan Welch

That Was Quick

Feb 28, '11

We didn’t catch the action, but Ryan Welch just stopped by to tell us how he was the first to be eliminated here on day 4. It folded to Welch in the small blind and he moved all in with 10-8.

Luke Staudenmaier slowly peeled his cards with Welch and looked down at A-4, more than enough to make the call. The board ran out 9-9-9-K-A and Welch was eliminated.

Player Tags: Luke Staudenmaier,   Ryan Welch

Level 2 Update: Shamseddin, Welch Make Early Exits

Oct 15, '10

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 245 out of 258

Chip Counts:

1. Joe Sebok — 90,000
2. Maria Ho — 82,000
3. Vanessa Selbst — 72,000
4. Jeff Shulman — 67,000
5. Brock Parker — 63,000
6. Barry Shulman — 63,000
7. Annette Obrestad — 57,000
8. Matt Marafioti — 56,000
9. Chad Batista — 55,000
10. Jonathan Little — 55,000

Card Player Chip Counts

Daniel Negreanu — 49,000
Tony Dunst — 42,000

Average Chip Count: 40,000

Notable Eliminations:

Ryan Welch
Soheil Shamseddin

Big Hands:

Ryan Welch Gets Busted By Aces

After a series of preflop bets and raises, Ryan Welch found himself all in holding AK against the AA of Mark Ader. Welch asked the dealer for some clubs, and he obliged with a flop of 10108.

The turn and river were bricks, however, falling 35 and Welch was eliminated. He bemoaned his bad luck in the hands leading up to his last and left the room shaking his head in disbelief.

Eric Wasserson Doubles Up

We didn’t catch the action, but a flurry of bets and raises resulted in Eric Wasserson being all in holding AQ on a board reading Q9.

His opponent snap called and had Wasserson thinking the worst as he asked, “pocket threes?” Instead, his opponent revealed Q9 to have trip queens with a worse kicker.

The turn and river fell 710 and Wasserson doubled up to 62,000.

Steve O’Dwyer Uses Position to Win Pot

Jeff Shulman raised to 550 from the cutoff and Steve O’Dwyer made the call on the button. The big blind called as well and the flop came down K93.

The big blind check, Shulman checked and O’Dwyer bet 1,250. The big blind passed and Shulman mucked his hand, giving the pot to O’Dwyer, who is now back up to his original starting stack of 40,000. Shulman is still above the average with 57,000.

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Left In The Deck

Chewy Must Drinky

If you aren’t familiar with the current trend of “icing” then google it. Tony Dunst just pulled off the stunt at the expense of Andrew “LuckyChewy” Lichtenberger, who returned from his break to find the bottle of Smirnoff Ice hiding under his chair.

The WPT cameras got a nice shot of their new “Raw Deal” host in action, but one wonders how Lichtenberger could have fallen for such an obvious attempt, espescially considering all of the cameras surrounding the table.

Player Tags: Andrew Lichtenberger,   Ryan Welch,   Eric Wasserson

Level 7 Update: Out of the Gates Fast

Aug 22, '10

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 193 out of 462

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Manuel Reyes — 300,000
2. Raymond Dolan — 198,000 (pictured right)
3. Vinnie Vinh — 174,000
4. McLean Karr — 170,000
5. Justin Young — 145,000
6. Micah Raskin — 135,000
7. Ari Goott — 129,000
8. Joe Sebok — 125,000
9. Franco Brunetti — 124,000
10. Soi Nguyen — 122,000

Average Chip Count: 62,096

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Hellmuth
Jason Mercier
Dan O’Brien
Hunter Frey
Cornel Cimpan

Chip Movers and Shakers

Manuel Reyes became the first player to hold 300,000 in the tournament and Raymond Dolan had a solid first level of the day, ending it with just under 200,000. Justin Young held strong in the top 10 and Joe Sebok and November Nine member Soi Nguyen have joined the club at the top of the leader board as well.

Some players that are hurting include Jennifer Tilly, Adam Geyer, Allen Carter, Ryan Hughes, and Zach Clark. They all hold less than 20,000.

Big Hands:

Marco Johnson Hits Quad Eights

There was 10,000 in the pot and a flop of J86 sitting on the table when Marco Johnson checked in middle position and Dalton Mills bet 8,000. Johnson check-raised to 19,000 and Mills reraised all in. Johnson made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Johnson: 88
Mills: JJ

Turn and River: Q and 8

Johnson won the hand with quad eights to grow his stack to 120,000 and Mills was eliminated.

Mike Baxter Eliminated

Mike Baxter moved all in preflop for 12,200 from the cutoff and Ryan Welch made the call after spending a moment in the tank on the big blind. Their cards:

Baxter: K2
Welch: A10

Board: A636J

Baxter was eliminated on the hand and Welch held 37,000.

Steve O’Dwyer Doubles Up

Steve O"Dwyer checked a board of AK55 from the small blind and Maria Ho bet 2,500 from the big blind. O’Dwyer check-raised to 9,900 and Ho went into the tank before making the call.

The river brought the 9 and O’Dwyer moved all in for 24,350. Ho made the call and O’Dwyer flipped over J5. Ho mucked AK and her stack fell to 97,000. O’Dwyer held 75,000 after the double up.

Left in the Deck

Schedule Expansion

The tournament staff has decided to play seven levels today in hopes of creating shorter days later in the tournament. Play should end around 1:45 a.m. tonight.

Falling Fast

Approximately 50 players busted out of the tournament during the first level of the day. At this rate will have a champion before midnight.

Player Tags: Maria Ho,   Marco Johnson,   Mike Baxter,   Steve O'Dwyer,   Ryan Welch

Ryan Welch Wins Event No. 51

Jul 02, '10

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 1 out of 965

Notable Eliminations:

2. Jon Eaton — $344,830

Big Hands:

Ryan Welch Wins Event No. 51 ($559,371), Jon Eaton Eliminated In Second Place ($344,830)

Ryan Welch raised it up preflop and Jon Eaton made the call. The flop came down 976 and both players checked.

The turn was the 10 and Eaton bet 225,000. Welch made the call and the river was the K.

Eaton bet 525,000. Welch then came over the top with all of his chips and Eaton went into a tank session. After much thought he made the call and Welch turned over QJ for the nut-straight.

A count had to be made but after it was all said and done, Welch had Eaton covered and took home his first bracelet.

Player Tags: Ryan Welch

Final Table Update: Will Failla Eliminated In 4th Place

Jul 01, '10

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 965

Average Chip Count: 2,895,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Jon Eaton – 3,350,000
2. Guillaume Darcourt – 2,790,000
3. Ryan Welch – 2,550,000

Notable Eliminations:

4. Will Failla — $163,532

Big Hands:

Will Failla Eliminated In Fourth Place ($163,532)

Will Failla moved all in preflop and Ryan Welch was next to act. He then pushed all in, having Failla covered. The other two players got out of the way and the players showed their hands.

Failla: A7
Welch: AJ

The board ran out KQ256 and Failla received no help as he was eliminated.

Player Tags: Will Failla,   Ryan Welch