$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 12 Recap
Jun 11, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break
Blinds: 600/1,200
Players Left: 61 of 480
Chip Leaders:
Hien Tran - 69,000
Greg Alston - 68,000
Richard Li - 68,000
Daniel Makowsky - 63,000
Paul Damany - 58,000
Michael Schneider - 57,000
Marwan Abdelal - 55,000
Ayaz Mahmood - 55,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 53,000
Supote Chanattanaudorn - 50,000
David Baker - 48,000
Average Stack: 31,500
Eliminations:
Big Hands and Storylines:
Good News...
Matt Hawrilenko raised from the button and the big blind called. The big blind check-raised the K
T
5
flop and, after Hawrilenko called, the two saw the 4 turn. The big blind bet and Hawrilenko raised all-in for 700 more. The big-blind begrudgingly called with A
7 and was drawing dead against Hawrilenko’s AT. Hawrilenko’s double up had him up to 16,000 until...
Bad News...
Hawrilenko opened for a raise in the big blind and Greg Alston 3-bet him from the big blind. Hawrilenko called and the flop came out T62. Hawrilenko check-called and then check-called again on the A turn. The river was the Q and Hawrilenko checked again. Again Alston bet out but this time Hawrilenko raised him. Alston just called and the two turned over their hands:
Hawrilenko: AQ
Alston: QQ
Hawrilenko dropped all the way back down to 9,000 while Greg Alston is now sitting pretty at 68,000.
They Can Dodge Bullets(...Baby)
Phill Hellmuth, nursing a short-stack of less than 10,000, raised from early position. The table quickly folded around and Hellmuth bellowed, “Gosh dang!” while tossing his pocket aces in plain sight of all.
A Lerning Experience
Derek Lerner raised from the cutoff and Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind. Both players checked the 833 flop. Negreanu then bet out on the 6 turn, eliciting a quick call from Lerner. After Negreanu bet the Q river, he admitted to Lerner that the queen didn’t hit him. Lerner considered all his options before making the call. Negreanu showed 84 to take down the pot. Negreanu’s stack of 29,000 is only slightly bigger than Lerner’s 27,000.
Player Tags: Ayaz Mahmood, Tommy Hang, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Marwan Abdelal, Gregory Alston, Matt Hawrilenko, Hien Tran, Daniel Makowsky, Derek Lerner, Richard Li, Supote Chanattanaudorn, Paul Damany
$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 11 Recap
Jun 11, '08
Blinds: 500/1,000
Players Left: 68 of 480
Chip Leaders:
Hien Tran - 69,000
Richard Li - 66,000
Paul Damany - 58,000
Daniel Makowsky - 58,000
Matt Woodward - 50,000
Derek Lerner - 50,000
David Baker - 50,000
Joseph Sanders - 48,000
Ugur Marangoz - 47,000
Danny Qutami - 46,300
Average Stack: 28,250
Eliminations:
J.C. Tran
Tad Jurgens
Shannon Shorr
Big Hands and Storylines:
So Much For Flopping Well
Ayaz Mahmoud raised pre-flop from middle position and was called by Alon Croitoru in the big blind. Croitoru check-called both the AJT flop and the A turn. The river J double-paired the board and Croituro led out for 2,000. Mahmoud angrily paused his iPod, tore off his headphones, and folded K-Q face-up. Croituro showed A-6 to his opponent and Mahmoud only replied, “I know.” Mahmoud still has 40,000 and Croitoru is now up to 27,000.
Chop It Up
In the small blind, Matt Matros called a late-position raise and the flop came down AT3. Matros check-raised the flop and his opponent called. Matros led out at the A turn and was again called. The Q river went check-check and the two flipped over their cards:
Matros: T9
Opponent: JT
The queen counterfeited the other player’s kicker and Matros was able to take half the pot. The chop was particularly important to Matros, who only has about 17,000 left.
Everything’s Coming Up Rosen
Douglas Rosen raised from the button and was called by the big blind. On a K65 flop, the big blind checked, Rosen bet, and the blind check-raised. Rosen called and both players checked the 4 turn. When the river card came the 5, the big blind bet and Rosen made the call. The big blind showed 77cd but conceded the pot when Rosen turned over TTcd. Rosen now has 33,000.
Player Tags: Ayaz Mahmood, J.C. Tran, Danny Ayman Qutami, Ugur Marangoz, Matt Woodward, Joseph Sanders, Douglas Rosen, Tad Jurgens, Shannon Shorr, Hien Tran, Alon Croitoru, Daniel Makowsky, Derek Lerner, Richard Li, Paul Damany
$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Heads Up Time
Jun 12, '08
Blinds: 15,000 - 30,000
Players Remaining: 2
Chip Counts:
Ugur Marangoz - 200,000
Daniel Negreanu - 1,600,000
Eliminations: Richard Li (4th Place)
Big Hands and Storylines:
Richard Li Eliminated in Fourth Place ($63,335)
Richard Li raised, Ugur Marangoz reraised and Li called. The flop came Q72 and Marangoz bet. Li called and the turn was the 8. Li moved all in and Marangoz called. Li showed K5 for a flush draw, but was behind to Marangoz and his pocket nines. The river was the 5 and Li was eliminated in fourth place.
Daniel Negreanu Chips Up on the Short Stack
Ugur Marangoz raised in the small blind and Daniel Negreanu made the call. The flop came K95 and Marangoz bet. Negreanu called and the turn was the 2. Marangoz checked and Negreanu bet was called. The river was the 4 and Marangoz checked. Negreanu bet, Marangoz raised and Negreanu reraised. Marangoz called and found out that his 5-4 for two pair was second best to Negreanu's K-4. The pot put Negreanu out of danger for the time being.
Ace High Good For Negreanu
Daniel Negreanu raised in the small blind and David Baker made the call in the big blind. The flop came 964 and Negreanu bet. Baker called and the turn was the 2. Both player checked and the river was the 6. Negreanu bet, Baker raised and Negreanu thought for a bit before calling. Negreanu showed his A-K and it was good enough to win the pot.
David Baker Eliminated in Third Place ($78,624)
Daniel Negreanu raised and David Baker called. The flop came 1082 and Negreanu bet. Baker called and the turn was the A. Negreanu bet, Baker raised and Negreanu called. The river was the 9 and Negreanu put Baker all in. Baker called and saw the bad news that Negreanu held Q-J for a straight. Baker was eliminated in third place.
Player Tags: David Baker, Daniel Negreanu, Ugur Marangoz, Richard Li
$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Wong Gone
Jun 12, '08
Blinds: 10,000 - 20,000
Players Remaining: 4
Chip Counts:
David Baker - 1,050,000
Ugur Marangoz - 515,000
Daniel Negreanu - 285,000
Richard Li - 65,000
Eliminations:
Big Hands and Storylines:
Fu Wong Eliminated in Fifth Place ($51,542)
Daniel Negreanu raised and Fu Wong called in the big blind. The flop came J74 and Wong checked. Negreanu bet, Wong check raised and Negreanu reraised. Wong called and the turn was the 10. Wong checked and Negreanu put him all in. Wong called, turning over 65 for an open-ended straight draw. Negreanu showed QJ for top pair, and it held when the river came 2. Wong was eliminated in fifth place.
NOTE: The players then took an unscheduled 20-minute break to color up the 1,000 denomination chips.
Daniel Negreanu Wins a Monster Pot
Daniel Negreanu limped and Richard Li raised. Negreanu called and the flop came 633. Li bet, Negreanu raised and Li called. The turn was the 6 and Negreanu bet again. Li called and the river was the 9. Negreanu bet, Li called and Negreanu showed his six for a full house to take the pot.
Richard Li Doubles Through Daniel Negreanu
Richard Li was all in preflop holding 64 against the A10 of Daniel Negreanu. The board ran out JJ584 and Li rivered a four to double up to about 220,000. Shortly after the hand, Li was crippled by Baker.
Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Fu Wong, Richard Li
$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Two More Down
Jun 12, '08
Blinds: 8,000 - 15,000
Players Remaining: 5
Chip Counts:
Daniel Negreanu - 455,000
Richard Li - 450,000
Fu Wong - 415,000
David Baker - 370,000
Ugur Marangoz - 250,000
Eliminations: Greg Wohletz (7th Place), Jeremy Kottler (6th Place)
Big Hands and Storylines:
Greg Wohletz Eliminated in Seventh Place ($31,886)
Richard Li raised and Ugur Marangoz, Fu Wong called. Greg Wohletz called all in from the big blind and the flop came down 742. Li bet, Marangoz called and Wong raised. Both Li and Marangoz called and the turn was the 8. Wong bet and both Li and Marangoz folded. After Wong took the side pot, he revealed pocket jacks, which had the lead over Wohletz and his K3. The river was the 6 and Wohletz was eliminated in seventh place.
Jeremy Kottler Eliminated in Sixth Place ($40,622)
David Baker raised and Jeremy Kottler moved all in for 19,000. Baker made the call and showed Q9 and was slightly behind Kottler's K4. The board ran out A7229 and Baker rivered a nine to eliminatd Kottler in sixth place.
Ugur Marangoz Doubles Through David Baker
David Baker raised and was called by Ugur Marangoz and Daniel Negreanu. The flop came 1086 and Negreanu checked to Baker who bet. Marangoz raised and Negreanu folded. After Baker made the call, the 2 hit the turn. Baker bet, Marangoz raised all in and Baker called. Marangoz showed pocket kings and that was enough when the river was the 3. Marangoz doubled up to 250,000.
Player Tags: David Baker, Daniel Negreanu, Ugur Marangoz, Greg Wohletz, Fu Wong, Jeremy Kottler, Richard Li
$2,000 Limit Hold'em - Tran Busted On Fourth Hand
Jun 12, '08
Blinds: 5,000 - 10,000 moving to 6,000 - 12,000
Players Remaining: 8
Chip Counts:
Daniel Negreanu - 465,000
Ugur Marangoz - 450,000
David Baker - 420,000
Richard Li - 280,000
Fu Wong - 110,000
Derek Lerner - 100,000
Greg Wohletz - 90,000
Jeremy Kottler - 75,000
Eliminations: Hien Tran (9th Place)
Big Hands and Storylines:
Hien Tran Eliminated in Ninth Place ($18,782)
Fu Wong raised and Hien Tran called. The flop came Q107 and Tran checked. Wong bet and Tran called. The turn was the 9 and this time Tran bet. Wong called and the river was the 9. Tran then bet all in for his last 8,000 and Wong made the call with pocket jacks. The jacks were good and J.C.'s brother was sent to the rail in ninth place.
Jeremy Kottler Doubles Up Through David Baker
David Baker raised and Jeremy Kottler reraised. Baker called and the flop came AJ9. Baker bet and Kottler moved all in for his last 12,000. Baker called and showed Q10 for an open-ended straight draw and Kottler turned over AJ for top two pair. The turn and river bricked out and Kottler doubled up to 100,000. Despite the cheers for "Bakes," this is not notable online pro David "bakes" Baker.
Daniel Negreanu Chips Up with a Flush
Daniel Negreanu raised on the button and was called in the big blind by Richard Li. The flop came 865 and Li bet. Negreanu raised and Li reraised. Negreanu called and the turn was the 7. Li bet and Negreanu called. The river was the 6 and both players checked. Negreanu turned over the 10 for a flush and that was enough to take the pot. After the hand, Negreanu was up to 463,000.
Greg Wohletz Doubles Up Through David Baker
David Baker and Greg Wohletz got it all in preflop. Baker showed QJ and was up against the pocket fives of Wohletz. The board rolled out K8522 and Wohletz made a full house to double up to 90,000.
Player Tags: David Baker, Daniel Negreanu, Greg Wohletz, Fu Wong, Hien Tran, Jeremy Kottler, Richard Li
