Eugene Katchalov Wins Event #5 ($122,909)
Jun 04, '11
Alessio Isaia Eliminated in 2nd Place ($75,911)
Alessio Isaia started heads-up play with a huge chip advantage over Eugene Katchalov, but after slowly chipping and putting his way to the chip lead, Katchalov had eventually chiseled Isaia’ stack down to just 30,000 after winning a big pot with two pair against Isaia’s smaller two pair.
On the final hand, Alessio Isaia was all in on third street with (K
8
) J against Katchalov’s (A 3
) 9
.
The final cards were dealt and Katchalov rivered two pair to beat Isaia’s pair of kings and a bunch of missed draws.
Katchalov: A 3 9 8 5 9 A
Isaia: K 8 J 10 K 9
Alessio Isaia was eliminated in 2nd place ($75,911) while Eugene Katchalov clawed his was back from the short stack to win Event #5 ($122,909) and his first gold bracelet.
Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov, Alessio Isaia
Level 24: Katchalov Takes Chip Lead
Jun 04, '11
NOTE: Players will break for twenty minutes at the conclusion of this level and will return at approximately 11:30pm to resume play in Level 25.
Ante: 5,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 20,000
Limits: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 357
Average Chip Count: 803,250
Chip Counts:
1. Eugene Katchalov – 1,000,000
2. Alessio Isaia – 600,000
Katchalov Chipping Up
Eugene Katchalov started off heads-up play severely outchipped by more than five to one, but managed to double up early and win a few small pots to gain some footing.
After chipping his way back up a bit, Katchalov opened with the 7, Isaia completed the bet with the 10, Katchalov raised and Isaia called.
Fourth Street: Katchalov bet out with 7 K and Isaia called with 10 J.
Fifth Street: Isaia made an ace on fifth street and bet out with 10 J A, Katchalov raised with 7 K 5 and Isaia called.
Sixth Street: Isaia paired his jack and checked to Katchalov who paired his seven. Katchalov bet, Isaia check-raised, Katchalov three-bet and Isaia called.
River: Isaia checked, Katchalov bet and Isaia called.
Isaia: 10 J A J
Katchalov: 7 K 5 7 (K 9 7)
Katchalov turned over a full house and brought himself right back in the game with just under 700,000 to Isaia’s 900,000.
Katchalov Takes Chip Lead
Severely narrowing the chip deficit in the hand before, Eugene Katchalov completed the bet with the J after Alessio Isaia opened with the 7. Isaia then raised and Katchalov called.
Fourth Street: Katchalov checked J 3, Isaia bet 7 2 and Katchalov called.
Fifth Street: Katchalov checked J 3 Q, Isaia bet 7 2 Q, Katchalov check-raised and Isaia called.
Sixth Street: Isaia paired his deuce and bet out, Katchalov raised and Isaia called.
River: Isaia checked with 7 2 Q 2, Katchalov bet and Isaia called. Katchalov showed J 3 Q 6 (A J 5) for a flush and took the chip lead this hand with just under one million to Isaia’s 600,000.
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Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov, Alessio Isaia
Level 23: Heads-Up; Buchman 3rd, Spinks 4th
Jun 04, '11
Ante: 3,000
Low Card: 5,000
Completion: 15,000
Limits: 15,000-30,000
Players Remaining: 2 out of 357
Average Chip Count: 803,250
Chip Counts:
1. Alessio Isaia – 1,350,000
2. Eugene Katchalov – 250,000
Eliminations:
3rd. Eric Buchman – $48,961
4th. Jonathan Spinks – $35,476
Jonathan Spinks Eliminated in 4th Place ($35,476)
Third Street: Eric Buchman opened with the 6, Alessio Isaia completed the bet with the 7, Jonathan Spinks raised with the K, Buchman reraised, Isaia folded and Spinks called.
Fourth Street: Spinks checked K 4, Buchman bet 6 J and Spinks called.
Fifth Street: Spinks paired his king and and got it all in against Buchman’s jack-high.
Spinks: (10 10) K 4 K 9
Buchman: (8 6) 6 J 9 6
Spinks was ahead with two pair on fifth street when the money went in, but Buchman made trip sixes on sixth street. Spinks failed to improve on the river and was eliminated in 4th place ($35,476), while Buchman grabbed the chip lead with just under 900,000.
Eric Buchman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($48,961)
Eric Buchman and Alessio Isaia have been getting involved in a lot of big pots this past level. Early in the level Isaia took the chip lead for just under one million after catching a straight on the river.
Buchman continued to lose some pretty big showdowns to Isaia until finally getting the last of his chips in the middle on fifth street with (K Q) 4 5 8 against Alessio Isaia’s (Q J) 8 J 9.
Isaia made a straight on sixth street and Eric Buchman was eliminated in 3rd place ($48,961).
The final hands were…
Buchman: (K Q) 4 5 8 7 10
Isaia: (Q J) 8 J 9 10 Q
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Player Tags: Eric Buchman, Eugene Katchalov, Alessio Isaia
Level 21: Short Stacks Stay Alive
Jun 04, '11
Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 3,000
Completion: 10,000
Limits: 10,000-20,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 357
Average Chip Count: 267,750
Chip Counts:
1. Eric Buchman – 550,000
2. Eugene Katchalov – 390,000
3. Alessio Isaia – 365,000
4. Jonathan Spinks – 175,000
5. Kai Landry – 100,000
6. Dennis Parker – 70,000
Kai Landry Doubles Through Jonathan Spinks
Down to the short stack with just a few big bets left, Kai Landry got it all against Jonathan Spinks after completing with the 2 and calling Spink’s raise with the Q.
Spinks was ahead with a pair of fours, but Landry double paired aces up on sixth and seventh street to double up to 75,000.
Landry: 2 8 J A (A K 8)
Spinks: Q 5 K 9 (4 4 K)
Kai Landry Doubles Through Dennis Parker
Third Street: Kai Landry completed with the K and Dennis Parker called with the J.
Fourth Street: Landry bet with K 10 and Parker called with J 6.
Fifth Street: Parker paired sixes and bet with J 6 6. Landry raised with K 10 Q and Parker called.
Sixth Street: Landry hit the J and got it all in against Parker’s 9. Landry turned over two pair and Parker showed a smaller two pair.
Landry: K 10 Q J (Q J)
Parker: J 6 6 9 (J 7)
River: Parker bricked and Landry doubled up to 140,000 with queens and jacks while Parker slipped down to just over 70,000 in chips.
Dennis Parker Doubles Through Eugene Katchalov
Dennis Parker was down to just over three big bets after doubling up Kai Landry, but got most of that back when he doubled through Eugene Katchalov shortly thereafter. Parker was all in with a pair of aces against Katchalov’s jacks and caught a third ace on fifth street to double up to 125,000.
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Player Tags: Eugene Katchalov, Dennis Parker, Kai Landry
Level 20: Six Remain; Eslami 7th, Lazarou 8th
Jun 04, '11
Ante: 2,000
Low Card: 2,000
Completion: 8,000
Limits: 8,000-16,000
Players Remaining: 6 out of 357
Average Chip Count: 267,750
Chip Counts:
1. Eugene Katchalov – 525,000
2. Eric Buchman – 455,000
3. Jonathan Spinks – 320,000
4. Alessio Isaia – 151,000
5. Dennis Parker – 125,000
6. Kai Landry – 40,000
Eliminations:
7th. Ali Eslami – $14,723
8th. Vasili Lazarou – $11,301
Eslami Doubles Through Isaia
Eslami had dropped down to the short stack with less than two full big bets at one point before he managed to double through the former chip leader, Alessio Isaia in this hand.
Third Street: Alessio Isaia completed with the K, Ali Eslami raised with the A and Isaia called.
Fourth Street: Isaia paired his door card (K K) and got it all in against Eslami’s A 4.
Eslami: A 4 5 7 (A 3 A)
Isaia: K K 8 3 (K 9 7)
Isaia was ahead with trip kings, but Eslmai nailed a third ace on the river (trip aces) to double up to 80,000. Isaia was down to 140,000 after this hand.
Vasili Lazarou Eliminated in 8th Place ($11,301)
Vasili Lazarou was eliminated by Eugene Katchalov in a two-part series, with Lazarou losing all of his chips except for one single bet on the hand right before his elimination.
Lazarou went all the way to seventh street with 10 J 2 8 against Katchalov’s A 5 J A, but folded to a blind bet by Katchalov on the river.
On the very next hand, Lazarou got it all in on third street with the 4 against Katchalov’s A.
Lazarou ended up with a pair of threes 4 9 6 A (3 5 3) while Katchalov double-paired and made a flush on the river with A A 2 2 7 6 K. Katchalov secured the chip lead after these hands with over 500,000 while Vasili Lazarou was eliminated in 8th place ($11,301).
Ali Eslami Eliminated in 7th Place ($14,723)
Third Street: Jonathan Spinks came in with the low card (3), Ali Eslami completed with the Q, Eugene Katchalov called with the 7 and Spinks called the raise.
Fourth Street: Eslami bet with Q J, Katchalov called with 7 6 and Spinks folded 3 2.
Fifth Street: Eslami bet Q J A, Katchalov raised 7 6 10 and Eslami called all in.
Eslami showed Q 5 for split queens and Katchalov showed 8 7 for split eights.
Sixth Street: Katchalov made two pair with the 8 and Eslami fell behind with the 7.
River: Katchalov makes a final board of 7 6 10 8 (8 7 5) for two pair while Eslami bricks with Q J A 7 (Q 5 K) for one pair. Ali Eslami is eliminated in 7th place ($14,723).
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Player Tags: Ali Eslami, Eugene Katchalov, Vasili Lazarou, Alessio Isaia
Ausmus Eliminated 9th; Final Table Now Underway
Jun 04, '11
NOTE: The final nine players consolidated down to one table, and with the elimination of Jeremy Ausmus in 9th place ($8,800), the official eight-handed final table began at around 4:20pm.
Level: 19
Ante: 1,500
Low Card: 1,500
Completion: 6,000
Limits: 6,000-12,000
Players Remaining: 8 out of 357
Average Chip Count: 200,812
Chip Counts:
1. Eric Buchman – 386,500
2. Jonathan Spinks – 263,500
3. Alessio Isaia – 228,000
4. Eugene Katchalov – 195,000
5. Kai Landry – 153,000
6. Vasili Lazarou – 140,000
7. Dennis Parker – 94,000
8. Ali Eslami – 80,000
Payouts:
1st. $122,909
2nd. $75,911
3rd. $48,961
4th. $35,476
5th. $26,083
6th. $19,546
7th. $14,723
8th. $11,301
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Player Tags: Eric Buchman, Ali Eslami, Eugene Katchalov, Dennis Parker, Vasili Lazarou, Alessio Isaia, Kai Landry
Eugene Katchalov was down to about 180,000 after folding a hand on the river. There is where we caught the action: Under the gun, Katchalov saw a flop of K
9
3
and action went check, check. The river was the 4
, and the New Yorker checked again. His opponent bet 36,000, and Katchalov thought about it for a minute before folding.
The board shows 141 players in today’s Day 1 flight and quite the collection of professionals decided to enter late.
Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in Fifth Place ($58,912)
Q
9
Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in 4th Place ($50,993)
Well that was fast. The first match was decided on a cooler when Faraz Jaka ran his two pair into the flopped set of eights for Eugene Katchalov.
Katchalov’s hand held and he now moves on to face the winner of the match between Sorel Mizzi and Patrik Antonius.
Eugene Katchalov was all in preflop holding A
Eugene Katchalov got the last of his chips into the middle preflop from the button and Paul Phua had him covered on the cutoff. Their cards: