$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
