James Mitchell Poker Tournament Updates

Level 16 Update: Into the Dinner Break

Sep 26, '10

NOTE: The field is now on a 90-minute dinner break. Play will resume at 8:45 p.m. local time (12:45 p.m. PST).

Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 28 of 346

Chip Counts:

1. Andrew Pantling — 1,300,000
2. Phil Ivey — 699,000
3. Dan Fleyshman — 695,000
4. Nicolas Levi — 634,000
5. Bojan Gledovic — 605,000
6. Daniel Steinberg — 605,000
7. Arnaud Mattern — 480,000
8. David Peters — 442,000
9. Marc Inizan — 375,000
10. Ronald Lee — 367,000

Average Chip Count: 346,000

Notable Cashes:

Big Hands:

James Mitchell Eliminated in 31st Place (₤21,106)

James Mitchell moved all in on a flop of 7 4 2 and Marc Inizan made the call. Their cards:

Micthell: 9-9
Inizan: 10-10

Turn and River: 3 and 6

Mitchell was eliminated on the hand in 31st place and he will take home ₤21,106 in prize money.

Freddy Deeb Eliminated in 30th Place (₤21,106)

Roland de Wolfe raised preflop from the small blind and Freddy Deeb reraised all in from the big blind. De Wolfe made the call and they flipped over their cards:

De Wolfe: K 8
Deeb: 9 9

Board: Q J 10 A

De Wolfe made a Broadway straight on the turn and that brought an end to Deeb’s tournament in 30th place. He will take home ₤21,106 in prize money.

Boatman Gets Chatty

Ivey bets 12,500 from late position and Barny Boatman raises it to 37,500 from the hijack. Ivey calls and the flop comes J 10 7. Both players check and the turn is the Q. Ivey checks and Boatman bets 35,500. Ivey calls and the river is the 8. Ivey checks and Boatman moves all in. Ivey asks how much it is and the answer is 175,000. He sits back and contemplates the call. Boatman then turns to him and says, “Were you trap-checking me on the flop?” Straight away Ivey gets very animated and starts repeating the question – “Was I trap-checking you on the flop?” He’s almost laughing as he stares at Boatman to figure out if he’s playing mind games. After a few minutes he decides to pass and Boatman adds a good few more chips to his stack.

Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 29th Place (£21,106)

Bryn Kenney bets 13,000 from the cut-off and Phil Ivey makes it 40,000 from the small blind. Kenny pops it to 80,000 and after about 30 seconds Ivey quietly says, “I’m all in.” Kenney insta-calls and flips over K K. Ivey shows A 8 and the board is dealt 10 10 9 J A. Not only did Ivey hit his ace but it was a club giving him a flush. He adds about 170,000 to his stack.

De Wolfe and Blom at it Again

Coming in preflop but slightly late into the action. Viktor Blom bets 28,500 from the button and Roland de Wolfe makes it 65,000 from the small blind. There is about 21,000 in the middle. It comes back to Blom who takes some time to think. One of the other players then calls the clock and Blom asks, “Who called time?” The player leans forward, picks up his short stack and says, “I can’t handle the blinds going up.” “You show?” Blom says to de Wolfe. “I told you I’d show!” says de Wolfe. “Promise?” asks Blom and then folds. De Wolfe shows him pocket jacks and moves up to 245,000.

Blom bets 12,000 on a flop of 7 6 2. De Wolfe bends forward to try and see Blom’s hooded face, and then makes the call. The turn is the J and both players check. The river is the 3 and Blom bets 52,000. De Wolfe leans forward once again and takes a good hard look at him. Eventually, he calls and Blom shows 10 10. De Wolfe mucks and his stack moves back down again.

Player Tags: Barny Boatman,   Phil Ivey,   Roland de Wolfe,   Freddy Deeb,   Bryn Kenney,   James Mitchell,   Viktor Blom

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 14 Update: Kid Poker Hits Rail

Sep 26, '10

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 43 of 346

Chip Counts:

1 Andrew Pantling — 795,000
2 Bojan Gledovic — 720,000
3 Darren Woods — 550,000
4 Phil Ivey — 435,000
5 Daniel Steinberg — 409,000
6 Arnaud Mattern — 365,000
7 Viktor Blom — 350,000
8 Thomas Bichon — 346,000
9 David Baker — 340,000
10 Yevgeniy Timoshenko — 340,000

Average Chip Count: 241,395

Notable Eliminations:

Eli Elezra
Daniel Negreanu
Anton Wigg

Big Hands:

2009 Runner-Up Eliminated

Daniel Negreanu just handed his stack over to Darren Woods who has already been sitting in the top 10 since early yesterday. Woods bets 7,100 from the cut-off and Negreanu makes it 20,100 from the small blind. Woods thought for a while and raised it up. However Negreanu insta-shoved for just a little more and Woods was committed to call. It was A-K versus pocket threes for Negreanu and Woods respectively. The threes held however and Negreanu stood up looking a little pale. He said, " I can’t believe you thought I was going to fold there. I’m never folding in that spot."

Negreanu’s hopes of taking a seat at his third consecutive World Series of Poker Europe main event final table have now been destroyed, along with many others’ as the field has been quickly demolished on day 3.

Loss for Levi

Freddy Deeb bets 7,500 from the hijack and the button, Anthony Newman. moves all in for 41,000. Nicolas Levi calls from the big blind and Deeb folds showing an ace. The board comes 8 7 4 2 8. Levi holds J J but Newman has Q Q and so improves to 88,000. Levi has 150,000 in chips now.

Blom Versus de Wolfe

Roland de Wolfe is on Viktor Blom’s left and the two have been battling it out in the past level, along with Thomas Bichon. De Wolfe bet 7,200 and Bichon made it 21,500. Blom called, as did de Wolfe, and the three saw a 9 5 4 board. It was checked to the K turn and de Wolfe and Blom checked again. Bichon bet 41,000 and his two opponents folded their cards. De Wolfe dropped a little to 120,000 while Bichon increased his stack to 355,000.

It wasn’t long before de Wolfe was involved in another pot, but this time for his tournament life. Blom made it 6,800 from mid-late position and de Wolfe called from the hijack. The two went heads up to the J 7 6 flop and Blom bet 14,500. De Wolfe looked at his opponent and then called. The turn was the 10 and both players quietly checked. The river was the 5 and Blom bet 25,000. De Wolfe moved all in and it was 61,800 more for Blom to call. After a few minutes he did, but de Wolfe turned over 5 5 for a rivered set and Blom mucked his hand. De Wolfe improves to 215,000.

Blondeau Takes from Ivey

Two other players going to battle are Rudy Blondeau and Phil Ivey. With around 41,000 in the pot and the board showing A K 2 2 6 Ivey was staring down Blondeau as he decided how much to bet. He went for 23,000, but Ivey didn’t take long to make it 81,000. Blondeau went into the tank but eventually called and flipped over A J. Ivey showed A Q and the two chopped the pot.

They didn’t have to wait much longer to face each other again. Ivey bet 7,500 from the hijack and Blondeau made it 21,500 from the button. Ivey let it go. In the next hand Ivey then bet 7,500 again and Blondeau made it 21,500 once more. This time Ivey called and they saw a 7 5 2 flop. Ivey studied his opponent with widened, darting eyes and then checked. Blondeau did not make eye contact and quietly put 26,500 out in front of him. Ivey let his hand go again and drops to 430,000, which is still among the top 10. Blondeau improves to 246,000.

Trouble for Inizan

Marc Inizan bets 7,075 from UTG+1 and gets two callers, the button and the big blind. The flop comes down 10 4 7 and Inizan bets 10,100. Hoi Cheung (the button) comes along for the ride, while the big blind steps aside. The turn is the 2 and Inizan bets 22,500. Cheung moves all in for 58,200 and Inizan goes into the tank. He eventually folds and Cheung collects the pot.

Mitchell Takes a Hit

James Mitchell bets 7,300 from the hijack and Viktor Blom calls. Ronald Lee then moves all in for another 79,300 and Mitchell calls. Blom folds and the two flip over their cards.

Mitchell: J J
Lee: A K

Board: A Q 9 Q 8

Mitchell’s stack takes a hit and he is now on 126,000. Lee doubles up just before break.

Timoshenko vs. Seed

Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 8,000 preflop and Huck Seed reraised to 23,500. Timoshenko made the call and the flop fell 10 9 5. Both players checked and the Q fell on the turn. Timoshenko bet 29,000 after some thought and Seed made the call.

The river fell 4 and Timoshenko checked after spending some time in the tank. Seed checked as well and he flipped over J J after Timoshenko had revealed K Q. Seed dropped to 115,000 after the hand and Timoshenko rose to 360,000.

Left in the Deck

Chip Movers and Shakers

Andrew Pantling has had a fantastic level and has come to the fore as chip leader with just under 800,000 in chips. It’s still a tough leader board however with the likes of Phil Ivey, Arnaud Mattern, Viktor Blom, and Thomas Bichon in the top 10. Mattern is on Pantling’s left with just under 400,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Huck Seed,   Daniel Negreanu,   Phil Ivey,   Roland de Wolfe,   Nicolas Levi,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Ronald Lee,   Marc Inizan,   James Mitchell,   Viktor Blom,   Rudy Blondeau

Chiu Chips Up

Jun 19, '10

Pot-Limit Hold’em

Cochrane Bounced in 8th ($26,906)

Jose-Luis Velador put in a raise only to have Gavin Cochrane re-raise from the big blind. Velador put in enough chips to cover Cochrane and was called. Their hands:

Velador: 88
Cochrane: AJ

The coin flip was on, with Cochrane needing the big cards. The flop brought 976, missing Cochrane completely. The 3 hit on the turn, leaving him dead to an ace or jack. He got neither. The river was the 7 and Cochrane was gone in 8th place, taking with him $26,906.

Pot-Limit Omaha

Chiu Knocks Mitchell Out in 7th ($35,331)

David Chiu raised and James Mitchell re-popped it to 178,000. Chiu tanked then moved all in over the top of Mitchell, who called. Their hands:

Chiu: KK105
Mitchell: 10987

Chiu remained in the lead on a flop of Q74. The J hit on the turn and Mitchell was drawing to a straight, but the 4 river ended his hopes and eliminated him in 7th place. He made $35,331.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Luis Velador,   James Mitchell,   Gavin Cochrane

Level 14 Update: Players Near the Money Bubble

Apr 27, '10

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 160 out of 848

Average Chip Count: 159,000

Chip Counts:

1. Chris Moneymaker — 390,000
2. Nicolas Levi — 370,000
3. Ekaterina Kolobekova — 360,000
4. Domenico Iannone — 350,000
5. Paul Berende — 340,000
6. Simon Munz — 340,000
7. Ramzi Jelassi — 330,000
8. Moritz Kranich — 280,000
9. Oleksandr Vaserfirer — 276,000
10. Melanie Weisner — 270,000

Notable Eliminations:

Johannes Steindl
Nabil Matta
Marcel Luske
Joe Cada
Joao Barbosa
Ludovic Lacay

Big Hands:

Ross Boatman Doubles Up

The cutoff raised to 7,800 and Ross Boatman reraised to 22,000 from the small blind.

The cutoff then moved all in and Boatman called for his tournament life with pocket jacks. His opponent revealed A10, but failed to connect on a board reading 8438K.

Boatman is now up to a healthy 185,000 in chips.

Anton Wigg Doubles Through Toby Lewis

EPT Copenhagen winner Anton Wigg reraised Toby Lewis and his opening raise to 12,100 before Lewis responded with an all in move.

Wigg called with pocket jacks and saw that he was in good shape against Lewis and his Q10. The board fell J874K and Wigg doubled up to 170,000. Lewis was left with 200,000 after the hand.

Marcel Luske Eliminated

Andre Santos raised to 7,500 and was called by both Macel Luske and the big blind. The flop came down 1052 and the big blind checked.

Santos bet 12,000 and Luske called. The turn was the 3 and Luske moved all in. Santos called with pocket nines and Luske could only reveal KQ for two overs.

The river was the J and Luske was eliminated from the tournament.

Pierre Neuville Doubles Up

James Mitchell raised to 6,600 and Pierre Neuville called. The flop came 864 and both players checked. The turn was the Q and Neuville bet 11,000.

Mitchell raised to 23,500 and Neuville called. The river was the 7 and Neuville moved all in for 36,300. Mitchell called, but mucked when Neuville revealed 95 for a rivered straight. Neuville now has just over 100,000 in chips.

Matt Kay Makes Quads to Bust Joao Barbosa

Matt Kay raised and Joao Barbosa moved all in for about 60,000. Kay called with pocket nines and was racing against Barbosa’s AQ.

The board fell K98Q9 and Kay’s quads sent Barbosa to the rail. Kay is now up to 135,000.

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Doubles Up

Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 72,000 and the small blind reraised to 18,500. Timoshenko then shoved for 54,200 and was called by AQ.

Timoshenko showed pocket queens and they held to double him up to 120,000.

Player Tags: Ross Boatman,   Marcel Luske,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko,   Matt Kay,   Pierre Neuville,   James Mitchell,   Anton Wigg,   Toby Lewis