Level 15 Update: The Money Bubble Bursts
Sep 26, '10
Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante
Players Remaining: 36 of 346
Chip Counts:
1. Andrew Pantling — 880,000
2. Dan Fleyshman — 600,000
3. Bojan Gledovic — 560,000
4. Daniel Steinberg — 500,000
5. Phil Ivey — 455,000
6. Viktor Blom — 450,000
7. Arnaud Mattern — 365,000
8. Thomas Bichon — 346,000
9. John Eames — 320,000
10. David Peters — 320,000
Average Chip Count: 288,333
Notable Eliminations:
Huck Seed
Almira Scripchenko
Markus Golser
Quinn Do
Big Hands:
Rudy Blondeau Eliminated on the Bubble
Rudy Blondeau raised to 9,500 and Brian Powell reraised, which prompted Blondeau to shove and consequently Powell made the call. Their cards:
Blondeau: A
Q
Powell: A
A
Board: K J 7 5 4
Blondeau was eliminated on the hand in 37th place, just missing a payday in this prestigious event.
Dan Fleyshman Doubles Up
Darren Fleyshman raised to 8,000 preflop and Darren Woods reraised to 27,000 right behind him. Fleyshman made the call and the flop fell A 9 3. Fleyshman bet 30,000 and Woods made the call.
The turn fell 10 and Fleyshman bet 50,000. Woods made the call and the river fell 5. Fleyshman fired 50,000 again but this time Woods raised all in. Fleyshman made the call and revealed K Q for the flush. Woods fell to 220,000 and Fleyshman doubled up to second chip-position with 600,000.
James Mitchell Doubles Up
Thomas Bichon raised to 10,000 preflop and Rob Akery made the call. James Mitchell reraised all in for 92,000 and Bichon mucked. Akery made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Akery: 8 8
Mitchell: K K
Board: K 7 2 J 7
Mitchell doubled up on the hand to 200,000 and Akery fell to 150,000.
Markus Golser Eliminated as Andrew Pantling Increases Chip Lead
Markus Golser checked a 8 7 4 2 board and Andrew Pantling bet 60,000. Golser spent some time in the tank and decided to shove for his final 89,000. Pantling made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Golser: 9 9
Pantling: A A
River: 5
Golser was eliminated on the hand and Pantling increased his chip lead to 880,000.
Left in the Deck:
Pros Just Miss the Cash Flow
A number of professionals busted just before the money bubble, including Huck Seed, Almira Scripchenko, Quinn Do, and Markus Golser. They had played well to make it to this point, but the wrong cards, in the wrong place, at the wrong time put an end to their tournament. The former world champion Seed was attempting to become the first player to win both the WSOP and WSOP Europe main event titles.
Player Tags: Huck Seed, Markus Golser, Dan Fleyshman, Darren Woods, Thomas Bichon, James Mitchell
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
John O’Shea bet around 27,000 from the hijack and the cut-off made the call. Thomas Bichon raised it up to 138,000 and O’Shea thought for a moment and put out 155,000 more. The cut-off stepped out of the way and left the two heads up.
Thomas Bichon Eliminated in 12th Place (£51,536)
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2
9
Yevgeniy Timoshenko Eliminated in 25th Place (£25,918)
Liz Lieu Eliminated in 22nd Place (£25,918)