Level 11 Update: Rodeen Talebi (Stud), Matt Lefkowitz (NLH) Eliminated
Jun 05, '09
Level Structure:
2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 1,300-2,500 blinds and 2,500-5,000 limits
7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 500 ante, 700 bring-in, with a 2,500 completion and 2,500-5,000 limits
no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 600-1,200 blinds with a 300 ante
NOTES: Games change every eight hands. Two players will be forced to sit out during 2-7 triple draw each hand.
Players Remaining: 81 out of 194
Chip Counts:
1. Soheil Shamseddin — 210,000
2. John Hanson — 172,000
3. Ville Wahlbeck — 160,000
4. Patrick Bueno — 156,000
5. Anthony Lellouche — 140,000
6. Eric Froehlich — 135,000
7. James Van Alstyne — 133,000
8. Huck Seed — 122,000
9. Allie Prescott — 118,000
10. Harris Pablou — 116,000
Average Chip Count: 71,852
Notable Eliminations:
Rodeen Talebi
Matt Lefkowitz
Sebastian Ruthenberg
Ivan Demidov
David Singer
David Gray
Eugene Katchalov
Ted Forrest
Vanessa Rousso
Big Hands:
STUD
Rodeen Talebi Eliminated by Jimmy Fricke
Rodeen Talibi opens the pot for 700 with the 2
, Jimmy Fricke completes the bet to 2,500 with the 6
, George Danzer calls with the 7
as does Talebi.
Talebi: X-X-24
Fricke: X-X-66
Danvers: X-X-78
Fricke pairs his six and bets 2,500, both opponents call.
Talebi: X-X-244
Fricke: X-X-66Q
Danvers: X-X-78K
Fricke bets 5,000, Talebi calls all in for 1,100 with a new pair of fours and Danzer folds. The dealer proceeds to deal the rest of the cards face-up.
Talebi: (K)(3)24410-X
Fricke: (A)(10)66Q8(4)
All-in and facing elimination Talebi’s river card is dealt face-down. He mucks his hand to Frick’s pair of sixes. Talebi is eliminated while Fricke is back up to 100,000 this hand.
STUD/8
Billirakis & Negreanu Split Pot with Miami John’s Money
Steve Billirakis opens the pot for 700 with the 3 and Miami John Cernuto completes the bet to 2,500 with the 8. Daniel Negreanu calls with the 8 as does John Hennigan with the 7. Billirakis raises to 5,000 and everyone calls.
Billirakis: X-X-310
Cernuto: X-X-84
Negreanu: X-X-85
Hennigan: X-X-7Q
Cernuto bets 2,500 and Negreanu raises to 5,000. Hennigan folds and Billirakis calls.
Billirakis: X-X-3106
Cernuto: X-X-849
Negreanu: X-X-852
Cernuto bets 5,000 and Negreanu raises to 10,000. Billirakis calls all in for 1,100 and Cenruto calls the raise.
Billirakis: X-X-31064
Cernuto: X-X-8499
Negreanu: X-X-852J
This time Cernuto checks to Negreanu who bets 5,000 on sixth street. Cernuto calls. Billirakis is all in. Both Cernuto and Negreanu check the river as three players turn over their cards.
Billirakis: (3)(3)31064(4)
Cernuto: (J)(J)8499(K)
Negreanu: (5)(7)852J(Q)
Billirakis takes the high-hand with a full house while Negreanu tales the low-hand with 8-high. They split the pot and Billirakis stays alive with 25,000 after the hand while Negreanu is up to 110,000 and Cernuto is down to 33,000.
NLH
Matt Lefkowitz Eliminated!
Matt Lefkowitz moves all in for 8,600 from middle position and the player in the small blind calls.
Lefkowitz: 107
Small Blind: 88
Board: AA786
Lefkowitz gets it behind and finds no help from the board. He is eliminated from the tournamnet.
Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Matthew Lefkowitz, Steve Billirakis, Jimmy Fricke, George Danzer, Rodeen Talebi
Nenad Medic Knocks One Out
Rodeen Talebi raises to 1,2000 from the cutoff and Jason "JCarver" Somerville reraises to 3,800 from the small blind.