$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Day One - Level Eight
Jun 21, '08
Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break.
Blinds/Antes: 400/800/100
Players Remaining: 370 of 2,720
Average Stack: 22,000
Chip Counts:
Chris Weaver - 72,000
Julian LeFevre - 68,000
Mike Carson - 66,000
Barry Greenstein - 62,000
Michael Guzzardi - 60,000
Bill Gazes - 50,000
Curtis Early - 47,000
Arnold Spee - 46,000
Theo Tran - 45,000
Recent Eliminations:
Allen Kessler
Jimmy Fricke
Big Hands:
Case Card Comes, Cracks Kessler
After raising pre-flop and getting called by two players to his left, Allen Kessler got it all in on an ace-high flop and was called by his opponent to the immediate left. Kessler turned over A
Js for top-pair with a jack kicker, but he was crushed to discover his opponent has smooth called his pre-flop raise with the two remaining aces. Kessler was a long shot underdog, needing running jacks to make four-of-a-kind. The turn and river failed to deliver, and Kessler hit the rail.
Jimmy Fricke Eliminated by Ryan Rapaski
Jimmy Fricke pushed his remaining 8,300 in chips all in from his position in the cut-off, and the action folded to Ryan Rapaski in the big blind. After asking the dealer to verify the amount Fricke was all in for, Rapaski made the call and turned over 66
. Caught in a steal, Fricke turned over J4. The Q8
5 flop didn’t bring much, but the 7 on the turn was a good card for Fricke as it gave him a flush draw and an inside straight draw. The A on the river was a blank, and Fricke was eliminated.
Barry Greenstein Splits a Pot
After putting his opponent all in pre-flop and being called, Barry Greenstein turned over A2 against his opponent’s A
9. The final board resulted in a split pot between the two players, and the chips were divided. Before the board fell, there was a 15.33% chance that a split would occur. Greenstein remained one of the tournament’s tallest stacks throughout the level.
Erick Lindgren Makes a Good Read, Bad Fold?
Erick Lindgren raised to 2,300 pre-flop from early position only to have the player in the cut-off move all in for 12,450 in chip. The action folded to the big blind, who committed his remaining 3,200 to the pot. Lindgren went into the tank as he realized that cut-off had him covered. “I think you have ace-king this time,” Lindgren lamented as he mucked his cards. Lindgren’s read was proven to be spot on as the player turned over AK against the big blind’s 106. When the KJ9 flop fell, Lindgren made a frustrated sound, later telling the table that he folded pocket nines. The other player failed to improve, and was eliminated.
Player Tags: Erick Lindgren, Barry Greenstein, Bill Gazes, Allen Kessler, Jimmy Fricke, Julian LeFevre, European Report, Chris Weaver
