| Jun 17, '11 |
2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker |
$10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship |
3 |
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Level 24: Justin Smith Eliminated in 6th Place ($71,897)
Jun 17, '11
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Limits: 40,000-80,000
Players Remaining: 5 out of 152
Average Chip Count: 912,000
Chip Counts:
1. Daniel Idema – 1,355,000
2. Matthew Gallin – 1,270,000
3. Domenico Denotaristefani – 800,000
4. Barry Greenstein – 660,000
5. Steve Landfish – 520,000
Eliminations:
6th. Justin Smith – $71,897
 Justin Smith Eliminated in 6th Place ($71,897)
Justin Smith lost a lot of his chips to Barry Greenstein early in the level after Greenstein doubled through by hitting a flush on the turn. The two players essentially traded stacks that hand; Greenstein up to 300,000 and Smith left on the short stack with 120,000.
Shortly after, Smith open-shoved the small blind and Barry Greenstein called from the big blind.
Greenstein lead with A J against Smith’s 8 5.
The board came 10 7 4 10 7, no help to either player as Justin Smith was eliminated in 6th place ($71,897).
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Justin Smith
Level 21: Corkins Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway
Jun 17, '11
NOTE: Play ended last night with 14 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of Hoyt Corkins in 10th place ($28,990), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.
Blinds: 10,000-20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 9 out of 152
Average Chip Count: 506,666
Chip Counts:
1. Daniel Idema – 977,000
2. Steve Landfish – 649,000
3. Matthew Gallin – 514,000
4. Justin Smith – 484,000
5. Domenico Denotaristefani – 461,000
6. Barry Greenstein – 428,000
7. Isaac Haxton – 409,000
8. Richard Brodie – 384,000
9. Nick Schulman – 252,000
Payouts:
1st. $378,642
2nd. $233,994
3rd. $169,512
4th. $125,120
5th. $94,029
6th. $71,897
7th. $55,908
8th. $44,207
9th. $35,519
Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.
Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Richard Brodie, Nick Schulman, Isaac Haxton, Daniel Idema, Justin Smith, Matthew Gallin, Domenico Denotaristefani
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| Jan 22, '11 |
2011 Aussie Millions |
Aussie Millions $100,000 Challenge |
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| Nov 14, '10 |
2010 NAPT Los Angeles |
NAPT L.A. Main Event |
3 |
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Level 6 Update: Battle Lines
Nov 12, '10
 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante
Players Remaining: 234 of 330
Eliminations:
Cornel Cimpan
Greg Raymer
Joseph Cheong
Michael Katz
Big Hands:
Esfandiari vs. Fischman
The flop read Q 6 4 when Antonio Esfandiari bet 3,700 from the big blind. Scott Fischman raised to 7,400 UTG+1 and the 7 fell on the turn. Esfandiari checked, Fischman moved all in, and Esfandiari mucked.
Smith vs. Habib
Hasan Habib bet 1,100 from middle position and Eric Baldwin made the call from the small blind. Justin Smith made the call from the big blind and the flop fell J 9 6. Smith bet 2,600 and Habib made the call. Baldwin mucked and then both players checked the 6 on the turn and the 10 on the river. Smith flipped over K 10 and Habib mucked.
Jarvis Doubles Up Opponent
The flop read K 7 2 when Matt Jarvis bet 2,250 from the big blind. The cutoff raised for 2,550 on top and then Jarvis reraised another 4,600 on top of that. The cutoff reraised again and then Jarvis reraised 15,000 more. The cutoff made the all-in call for 13,700 and they flipped over their cards:
Jarvis: 8 4
Cutoff: A A
Turn and River: 3 and 3
The cutoff double up on the hand and Jarvis took a hit.
Erik Cajelais Doubles Up
Erik Cajelais got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and the cutoff made the call. Their cards:
Cajelais: 8 8
Cutoff: A 10
Board: 10 8 7 10 2
Cajelais doubled up on the hand right before the break and survived.
Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Scott Fischman, Antonio Esfandiari, Erik Cajelais, Eric Baldwin, Matt Jarvis, Justin Smith
Justin Smith Gets Boosted By George Lind
Nov 14, '10
 George Lind just made the second nut flush on a board of A7696 against Justin Smith to send the young pro to the rail.
Lind is now up to an impressive 310,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Justin Smith, George Lind
Poker Tweets -- Justin Smith
Nov 14, '10
Check out this poker tweet from Justin “BoostedJ” Smith.
Player Tags: Justin Smith
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| Nov 12, '10 |
2010 NAPT Los Angeles |
NAPT L.A. Main Event |
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Level 6 Update: Battle Lines
Nov 12, '10
Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante
Players Remaining: 234 of 330
Eliminations:
Cornel Cimpan
Greg Raymer
Joseph Cheong
Michael Katz
Big Hands:
Esfandiari vs. Fischman
The flop read Q 6 4 when Antonio Esfandiari bet 3,700 from the big blind. Scott Fischman raised to 7,400 UTG+1 and the 7 fell on the turn. Esfandiari checked, Fischman moved all in, and Esfandiari mucked.
Smith vs. Habib
Hasan Habib bet 1,100 from middle position and Eric Baldwin made the call from the small blind. Justin Smith made the call from the big blind and the flop fell J 9 6. Smith bet 2,600 and Habib made the call. Baldwin mucked and then both players checked the 6 on the turn and the 10 on the river. Smith flipped over K 10 and Habib mucked.
Jarvis Doubles Up Opponent
The flop read K 7 2 when Matt Jarvis bet 2,250 from the big blind. The cutoff raised for 2,550 on top and then Jarvis reraised another 4,600 on top of that. The cutoff reraised again and then Jarvis reraised 15,000 more. The cutoff made the all-in call for 13,700 and they flipped over their cards:
Jarvis: 8 4
Cutoff: A A
Turn and River: 3 and 3
The cutoff double up on the hand and Jarvis took a hit.
Erik Cajelais Doubles Up
Erik Cajelais got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and the cutoff made the call. Their cards:
Cajelais: 8 8
Cutoff: A 10
Board: 10 8 7 10 2
Cajelais doubled up on the hand right before the break and survived.
Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Scott Fischman, Antonio Esfandiari, Erik Cajelais, Eric Baldwin, Matt Jarvis, Justin Smith
Justin Smith Gets Boosted By George Lind
Nov 14, '10
George Lind just made the second nut flush on a board of A7696 against Justin Smith to send the young pro to the rail.
Lind is now up to an impressive 310,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Justin Smith, George Lind
Poker Tweets -- Justin Smith
Nov 14, '10
Check out this poker tweet from Justin “BoostedJ” Smith.
Player Tags: Justin Smith
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| Oct 27, '10 |
2010 WSOP Circuit - Horseshoe Hammond |
$10,000 Regional Championship |
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Justin Smith Grabs Some Chips
Oct 25, '10
On a board that read K 7 5 8 Justin Smith bet 2,300 and the cutoff raised to 6,200. Nick Binger mucked and Smith made the call. The river fell K and both players checked. Smith flipped over K 9 and his opponent mucked.
Player Tags: Justin Smith
Cero Zuccarello Eliminated on the Money Bubble
Oct 27, '10
Cero Zuccarello got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Justin Smith made the call. Their cards:
Zuccarello: A Q
Smith: A 4
Board: 9 5 4 6 8
Zuccarello was eliminated in 25th place and with his bustout the money bubble burst and play ended for the night.
Player Tags: Justin Smith
Justin Smith Boosts Gordon Vayo From Tournament
Oct 26, '10
On a flop of AQ8, Gordon Vayo found himself all in and needing help with the KJ against Justin Smith’s AQ.
The turn and river came 8J, however, and Vayo was eliminated from the tournament. Smith now has 265,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Gordon Vayo, Justin Smith
Justin Smith Eliminated in 19th Place ($22,678)
Oct 27, '10
 Justin Smith raised to 14,000 preflop and Anonymousg made the call. The flop fell A 10 9 and Anonymous bet 100,000. Smith raised all in and Anonymous looked him up. Their cards:
Anonymous: A 9
Smith: A Q
Turn and River: 6 and 3
Smith was eliminated in 19th place and he will take home $22,678 in prize money.
Player Tags: Justin Smith
Anthony Hartmann Doubles Up
Oct 27, '10
Anthony Hartmann moved all in preflop for 142,000 and Justin Smith made the call. Their cards:
Hartmann: A K
Smith: A J
Board: A 10 7 2 K
Hartmann doubled up on the hand to survive.
Player Tags: Justin Smith, Anthony Hartmann
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| Oct 26, '10 |
2010 WSOP Circuit - Horseshoe Hammond |
$10,000 Regional Championship |
2 |
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Justin Smith Grabs Some Chips
Oct 25, '10
On a board that read K 7 5 8 Justin Smith bet 2,300 and the cutoff raised to 6,200. Nick Binger mucked and Smith made the call. The river fell K and both players checked. Smith flipped over K 9 and his opponent mucked.
Player Tags: Justin Smith
Cero Zuccarello Eliminated on the Money Bubble
Oct 27, '10
Cero Zuccarello got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Justin Smith made the call. Their cards:
Zuccarello: A Q
Smith: A 4
Board: 9 5 4 6 8
Zuccarello was eliminated in 25th place and with his bustout the money bubble burst and play ended for the night.
Player Tags: Justin Smith
Justin Smith Boosts Gordon Vayo From Tournament
Oct 26, '10
On a flop of AQ8, Gordon Vayo found himself all in and needing help with the KJ against Justin Smith’s AQ.
The turn and river came 8J, however, and Vayo was eliminated from the tournament. Smith now has 265,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Gordon Vayo, Justin Smith
Justin Smith Eliminated in 19th Place ($22,678)
Oct 27, '10
Justin Smith raised to 14,000 preflop and Anonymousg made the call. The flop fell A 10 9 and Anonymous bet 100,000. Smith raised all in and Anonymous looked him up. Their cards:
Anonymous: A 9
Smith: A Q
Turn and River: 6 and 3
Smith was eliminated in 19th place and he will take home $22,678 in prize money.
Player Tags: Justin Smith
Anthony Hartmann Doubles Up
Oct 27, '10
Anthony Hartmann moved all in preflop for 142,000 and Justin Smith made the call. Their cards:
Hartmann: A K
Smith: A J
Board: A 10 7 2 K
Hartmann doubled up on the hand to survive.
Player Tags: Justin Smith, Anthony Hartmann
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| Oct 25, '10 |
2010 WSOP Circuit - Horseshoe Hammond |
$10,000 Regional Championship |
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Justin Smith Grabs Some Chips
Oct 25, '10
On a board that read K 7 5 8 Justin Smith bet 2,300 and the cutoff raised to 6,200. Nick Binger mucked and Smith made the call. The river fell K and both players checked. Smith flipped over K 9 and his opponent mucked.
Player Tags: Justin Smith
Cero Zuccarello Eliminated on the Money Bubble
Oct 27, '10
Cero Zuccarello got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and Justin Smith made the call. Their cards:
Zuccarello: A Q
Smith: A 4
Board: 9 5 4 6 8
Zuccarello was eliminated in 25th place and with his bustout the money bubble burst and play ended for the night.
Player Tags: Justin Smith
Justin Smith Boosts Gordon Vayo From Tournament
Oct 26, '10
On a flop of AQ8, Gordon Vayo found himself all in and needing help with the KJ against Justin Smith’s AQ.
The turn and river came 8J, however, and Vayo was eliminated from the tournament. Smith now has 265,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Gordon Vayo, Justin Smith
Justin Smith Eliminated in 19th Place ($22,678)
Oct 27, '10
Justin Smith raised to 14,000 preflop and Anonymousg made the call. The flop fell A 10 9 and Anonymous bet 100,000. Smith raised all in and Anonymous looked him up. Their cards:
Anonymous: A 9
Smith: A Q
Turn and River: 6 and 3
Smith was eliminated in 19th place and he will take home $22,678 in prize money.
Player Tags: Justin Smith
Anthony Hartmann Doubles Up
Oct 27, '10
Anthony Hartmann moved all in preflop for 142,000 and Justin Smith made the call. Their cards:
Hartmann: A K
Smith: A J
Board: A 10 7 2 K
Hartmann doubled up on the hand to survive.
Player Tags: Justin Smith, Anthony Hartmann
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| Oct 16, '10 |
2010 Festa Al Lago Classic |
WPT Festa Al Lago Main Event |
2 |
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Level 6 Update: Field Surpasses 300 Mark
Oct 16, '10
 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante
Players Remaining: 175 out of 307
Chip Counts:
1. Payman Arjang — 217,000
2. Noah Schwartz — 170,000
3. Peter Braglia — 160,000
4. Annette Obrestad — 150,000
5. David Peters — 141,000
6. Jeff Madsen — 140,000
7. Amit Makhija — 125,000
8. Sorel Mizzi — 120,000
9. Brandon Novena — 119,000
10. Ryan Young — 116,000
Card Player Chip Counts
Jeff Shulman — 82,000
Average Chip Count: 70,171
Notable Eliminations:
Shaun Deeb
Justin Smith
Kyle Bowker
Jordan Young
Marco Johnson
Big Hands:
 David Williams Doubles Up
Trevor Pope raised from late position and David Williams moved all in for 9,325 from the big blind. Pope made the call with AJ and had Williams and his QJ dominated.
The board came 10323Q, however, and Williams doubled up to about 20,000.
Shaun Deeb Hits The Rail
Shaun Deeb had just under 18,000 when he made his move with A-K only to run into an opponent’s pocket jacks. Deeb paired up on the flop, but his opponent made a set to see his tournament run end.
Justin Smith Exits Courtesy of Andreas Hoivold
On a flop of J54, Andreas Hoivold bet 2,050 and Justin Smith reraised to 5,250 behind him. Hoivold then put Smith all in and the two-time Bellagio Cup final tablist made the call.
Hoivold showed Q8 for a flush draw and Smith showed J9 for top pair. The turn and river fell 103 and Smith was eliminated. Hoi"vold is now over the century mark with 110,000.
Poker Tweets
Player Tags: David Williams, Andreas Hoivold, Shaun Deeb, Justin Smith, Trevor Pope
Poker Tweets
Oct 16, '10
We’re going to bring you all the action from the felt, but only the players themselves can let you into their thought process. Be sure to check out the Card Player Poker Tweets page to see Twitter messages straight from the pros.
Check out these two players who are gearing up for day 2.
Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Justin Smith
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| Aug 20, '10 |
2010 Legends of Poker |
WPT Legends of Poker Main Event |
1 |
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Level 2 Update: Soi Nguyen Takes the Chip Lead
Aug 20, '10
 Blinds: 75-150
Players Remaining: 174 out of 182
Notable Chip Counts:
1. Soi Nguyen — 100,000
2. Tim Phan — 91,000
3. Jonathan Aguiar — 65,000
4. Barry Greenstein — 60,000
5. Harold Cohen — 56,200
6. Ali Eslami — 55,000
7. Chad Brown — 50,000
8. Maria Ho — 42,000
9. Mark Newhouse — 38,000
10. Hasan Habib — 33,000
Average Chip Count: 26,149
Notable Eliminations:
Justin Smith
Soheil Shamseddin
Jerry Yang
Adam Weinraub
David Baker
Big Hands:
Soi Nguyen Takes the Chip Lead
Soi Nguyen is the only November Nine member that is in action on day 1A of the tournament and he just won a huge hand to take the chip lead.
The pot took him up to 100,000 and he held J J in the hole on a board that held a third jack. His opponent also had a set, although when his two nines were joined by a third on the river it sealed his fate and made Nguyen the chip leader heading into the second break.
Earlier during round 2 Nguyen had doubled up to grow his stack to 65,000. He moved all in for his final 8,975 into a pot worth more than 50,000 and one opponent called him down. The board read 104 276 at the time. Nguyen turned over 53 and his opponent mucked.
David Baker Eliminated
After one player raised to 700 preflop from middle position Nguyen made the call and David Baker moved all in from the big blind. The player that opened the pot made the call and Nguyen mucked. The final two players then flipped over their cards:
Baker: 88
Opponent: AQ
Board: AJ8QQ
His opponent hit running queens to win the hand and Baker was eliminated from the tournament.
Jerry Yang Eliminated
Jerry Yang moved all in for 6,000 on a flop of J44 and one opponent made the call. Their cards:
Yang: AJ
Opponent: KK
Turn and River: 7 and Q
Yang was eliminated on the hand.
Justin Smith Eliminated
Justin Smith moved all in on the turn with Q-4 in the hole on a A-4-4-7 board. He was up against the A-7 of his opponent and the river only made matters worse, bringing another 7 into the mix. Smith was eliminated on the hand.
Left in the Deck
Schedule Change
The tournament director announced during the break that play would continue for six levels on day 1A. Play was originally scheduled for seven levels. Play should end before midnight with the new schedule.
Player Tags: David Baker, Jerry Yang, Justin Smith, Soi Nguyen
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| Jun 29, '10 |
2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 50 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha |
2 |
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Level 17 Update: Men the Master Bubbles
Jun 30, '10
Blinds: 3,000-6,000
Players Remaining: 39 out 460
Average Chip Count: 146,808
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Robert Mizrachi — 435,000
2. Ryan D’Angelo — 380,000
3. Ran Azor — 368,000
4. Benny Spindler — 305,000
5. David Iammarino — 305,000
6. Jose Nacho Barbero — 265,000
7. Danny Smith — 265,000
8. Di Dang — 241,000
9. Gary Bolden — 230,000
10. Ben Middleton — 215,000
Notable Eliminations:
Men Nguyen
Player Twitter Accounts:
Annette Obrestad
Matt Glantz
Justin Smith
Christian Harder
Big Hands:
 Men Nguyen Bubbles
Men Nguyen bet 16,000. Ryan D’Angelo raised pot. Nguyen called. The flop came QJ9. Nguyen moved all in for 107,000, less than the pot. D’Angelo had Nguyen slightly covered. D’Angelo tanked before eventually calling. Nguyen exposed the A843 while D’Angelo exposed the AA95 and was far ahead. The 10 on the turn and the 5 on the river didn’t change anything. Nguyen was eliminated and remaining players are now in the money.
Justin Smith Wins a Large Pot
Justin Smith bet the pot on a board of AK3310. Mark Eddleman tanked and was at 45,000 after the hand. Smith climbed to 185,000.
Player Tags: Men Nguyen, Ryan D'Angelo, Justin Smith
Level 10 Update: Dan Shak Eliminated
Jun 29, '10
Blinds: 500-1,000
Players Remaining: 152 out 460
Average Chip Count: 45,394
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Kevin Boudreau — 200,000
2. Jose Nacho Barbero — 165,000
3. Mark Eddleman — 145,000
4. Alex Freiberg — 138,900
5. Matt Glantz — 132,000
6. Men Nguyen — 122,000
7. Jonas Entin — 118,200
8. Ross Boatman — 114,000
9. Jarred Solomon — 104,800
10. John Barch — 103,500
Notable Eliminations:
Allen Bari
David Baker
Ted Forrest
Dan Shak
Phil Ivey
Player Twitter Accounts:
Annette Obrestad
Matt Glantz
Mike Watson
Jonathan Little
Phil Hellmuth
Eugene Todd
Justin Smith
Big Hands:
 Dan Shak Eliminated
Dan Shak was all in on a board of JJ72. Shak was called and tabled the AAJ-X but was in bad shape against the QQ22 of Mark Eddleman. The river 3 was a brick for Shak and he was out.
Justin Smith Doubles Up
Justin Smith was all in with the AAK6 on a 1042 flop. He was up against Laurent Leclerc’s 7543. The J on the turn and 8 on the river were safe for Smith and he doubled to 65,000.
Player Tags: Dan Shak, Justin Smith
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John Juanda moved all in preflop and Justin Smith made the call. Their cards: