Level 18 Update -- Early Action
Sep 27, '10
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Remaining: 19 of 346
Chip Counts:
1. James Bord — 920,000
2. Viktor Blom — 900,000
3. Ronald Lee — 850,000
4. Andrew Pantling — 760,000
5. Daniel Steinberg — 660,000
6. David Peters — 645,000
7. Nicolas Levi — 640,000
8. Dan Fleyshman — 625,000
9. Bojan Gledovic — 610,000
10. Clint Coffee — 590,000
11. Phil Ivey — 481,000
12. Hoyt Corkins — 435,000
13. Brian Powell — 379,000
14. Barny Boatman — 300,000
15. Roland de Wolfe — 232,000
16. Marc Inizan — 205,000
17. Anthony Newman — 196,000
18. Arnaud Mattern — 180,000
Average Chip Count: 546,316
Notable Cashes:
| 22 |
Greg Mueller |
£26,400 |
| 21 |
Jani Sointula |
£26,400 |
| 20 |
Thomas Bichon |
£26,400 |
Big Hands:
Greg Mueller Eliminated in 22nd Place (£26,400)
Greg Mueller moved all in with A
Q
and was called by Brian Powell who held A
K
. The board fell 9 6 5 8 6 and Mueller shook his opponents’ hands and made his exit. He leaves with £26,400 for 22nd place.
Jani Sointula Eliminated in 21st Place (£26,400)
Phil Ivey and Jani Sointula ran into each other for the second and final time today. Ivey made it 20,000 from the button and Sointula moved all in for 197,000. Ivey did not look happy as he contemplated the call. He decided to go with it, moved his chips over the line and flipped over pocket fours. Sointula showed Q J and waited for his fate to be determined. The flop came down J 9 2 and Sointula moved ahead. The turn was the K keeping Sointula safe. Ivey would need one of the two remaining fours to win the pot, and that’s exactly what came down. Ivey now closes in on the 800,000 in chips mark.
Thomas Bichon Eliminated in 20th Place (£26,400)
Thomas Bichon made his last stand in the main event against Viktor Blom, but it was not meant to be for the French pro when his A-Q could not beat Blom’s K-Q. Blom found a king on the flop and waved goodbye to another opponent. He’s currently nearing the million in chips mark.
De wolfe Hangs On
After moving all in and chopping a pot with Bojan Gledovic, Roland de Wolfe survived once more, this time doubling through Marc Inizan. With just under 80,000 in chips, de Wolfe shoved with A 8 and Inizan called with 10-10. De Wolfe binked an ace on the turn and doubled his stack.
Fleyshman Doubles
Andrew Pantling bet 18,000 from under the gun and Dan Fleyshman moved all in from the cut-off for the best part of 300,000. Pantling went into the tank and when he came out the other side, he opted to call. He flipped over 10 10 and saw he was up against A Q. The board came down J 6 4 A 5 and Fleyshman doubled up to over 600,000.
Mattern Miraculously Survives
Arnaud Mattern’s pocket queens ran head-first into James Bord’s pocket aces. Viktor Blom triggered a raising war and then stepped out when Arnaud Mattern four-bet. Bord then shoved and Mattern made the call. The hands stood as they were after all was said and done, and pocket rockets were enough to send Bord sky-high into the chip lead, crippling Mattern down to just 12,000.
Before the first break of the day however, Mattern managed to double up three times. First with pocket sixes versus Brian Powel’s K-Q, then with A-3 versus Anthony Newman’s A-Q by hitting a 3 on the turn, and finally with pocket eights versus Viktor Blom’s K-9. Mattern made a set on the flop and is now on a little more than 180,000.
Player Tags: Greg Mueller, Phil Ivey, Jani Sointula, Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Dan Fleyshman, Arnaud Mattern, James Bord, Thomas Bichon, Viktor Blom
James Bord Wins
Sep 28, '10
Fabrizio Baldassari raised to 225,000 on the button and James Bord reraised to 855,000. Baldassari reraised 2 million and Bord reraised all in. Baldassari made the all-in call and they flipped over their hands:
Baldassari: 5 5
Bord: 10 10
Board: 9 9 8 J A
Bord was crowned the champion of the event after the hand and Baldassari was the runner up. Baldassari will take home £513,049 in second place and Bord grabs his first gold bracelet and £830,401.
Player Tags: James Bord, Fabrizio Baldassari
Level 27 Update: James Bord Doubles Up
Sep 28, '10
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 346
Chip Counts:
1: James Bord – 7,255,000
2: Fabrizio Baldassari – 3,125,000
Average Chip Count: 5,190,000
Notable Cashes:
NONE
Big Hands:
James Bord Doubles Up
Fabrizio Baldassari limped preflop and James Bord raised to 300,000 from the big blind. Baldassari reraised all in and Bord made the all-in call. Their cards:
Bord: A K
Baldassari: Q 8
Board: 6 5 4 3 4
Bord doubled up to 6.41 million after the hand and the crowd went nuts.
Player Tags: James Bord, Fabrizio Baldassari
Level 27 Update: Ronald Lee Eliminated in Third Place (£326,829)
Sep 28, '10
Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante
Players Remaining: 2 of 346
Chip Counts:
1: Fabrizio Baldassari – 6,365,000
2: James Bord – 2,310,000
Average Chip Count: 5,190,000
Notable Cashes:
Big Hands:
Fabrizio Doubles Up through Ronald Lee
Fabrizio Baldassari raised to 130,000 and James Bord made the call. Ronald Lee reraised to 400,000. Baldassari reraised all in and Bord mucked. Lee made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Baldassari: A 4
Lee: A K
Board: 8 4 3 9 J
Baldassari doubled up on the hand and Lee took a big hit.
Ronald Lee Eliminated in Third Place (£326,829)
James Bord raised to 175,000 from the button and Ronald Lee reraised all in from the small blind. Bord made the call and they turned up their cards:
Bord: A K
Lee: 5 5
Board: K J 8 2 K
Bord won the hand and immediately began to celebrate the pot. Lee was eliminated in third place and he took home £326,829. For much of the early day Lee held the chip lead and now his long, fall from grace is complete.
Player Tags: Ronald Lee, James Bord
Level 25 Update: Dan Fleyshman Eliminated in Seventh Place (£118,643)
Sep 28, '10
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante
Players Remaining: 6 of 346
Chip Counts:
1: Ronald Lee – 2,550,000
2: Fabrizio Baldassari – 2,250,000
3: James Bord – 2,200,000
4: Dan Steinberg – 1,500,000
5: Nicolas Levi – 1,275,000
6: Roland de Wolfe – 550,000
Average Chip Count: 1,730,000
Notable Cashes:
| 7 |
Dan Fleyshman |
£118,643 |
Big Hands:
Dan Fleyshman Eliminated in Seventh Place (£118,643)
Ronald Lee raised it to 85,000 preflop and Dan Fleyshman reraised all in for 250,000. Lee made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Lee: K 5
Fleyshman: J 10
Board: K 7 3 8 A
Fleyshman was eliminated in seventh place and he took home £118,643 in prize money while Lee continued to build his chip lead.
James Bord Doubles Up and Ignites the Crowd
Ronald Lee raised to 85,000 preflop under the gun and Nicolas Levi reraised to 225,000 from the cutoff. James Bord then reraised all in after thinking for quite some time. Lee got out of the way and Levi made the call. Their cards:
Levi: A Q
Bord: J J
Board: 9 5 5 5 7
Bord won the hand to double up and the cheers from the crowd could be heard throughout the Empire Casino.
Nicolas Levi Doubles Up
Roland de Wolfe raised to 95,000 preflop and Nicolas Levi reraised all in for 595,000. De Wolfe made the call after spending a moment in the tank and they flipped over their cards:
De Wolfe: A 10
Levi: A 8
Board: 8 6 2 A 5
Levi doubled up on the hand and de Wolfe suffered another setback.
Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, Dan Fleyshman, Nicolas Levi, Ronald Lee, James Bord
Frank Kassela got it in with the best hand, but James Bord outdrew him with a flush on the river to end his tournament.
Bord moves on to play the winner between Gus Hansen and Gavin Smith.
James Bord moved all in holding A
Kravchenko is The Day’s First Victim, Finishes in 7th Place ($9,568)
9
2
was raised by a player behind. His fold left him with only 2,500 in chips.
The Man With Too Many Outs 
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