Andrew Chen Poker Tournament Updates

Chen Chips Away

Sep 29, '10

With 2,650 in the pot and a flop of A Q 8 showing, Chen bets from UTG and the player in the big blind check-raises to 6,600. Chen calls, and the turn is the 4. The big blind then moves all in for 13,500 and Chen folds. He has 18,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Andrew Chen

Andrew Chen Doubles

Apr 28, '10

Andrew Chen was all in for his last 200,000 and was called by Martin Hruby. Chen showed K10 and was racing against Hruby’s pocket eights.

The board fell QJ7A10 and Chen doubled to 415,000 with his straight.

Player Tags: Martin Hruby,   Andrew Chen

Craig McCorkell Eliminated in Ninth Place

Apr 29, '10

Craig McCorkell moved all in preflop for his final 65,000 and Andrew Chen reraised on top of him. Everyone else mucked and the two players flipped over their cards:

Chen: A 10
McCorkell: Q 4

Board: J 6 2 7 9

McCorkell was eliminated in ninth place and he took home €100,000 in prize money. Play ended for the night with his elimination and the official final table chip counts will be released soon.

Player Tags: Andrew Chen,   Craig McCorkell

Emanuele Rugini Eliminated in 14th Place

Apr 29, '10

After losing most of his stack to Mesbah Guerfi, Emanuele Rugini had no choice but to go with his hand after raising to 120,000 preflop. Andrew Chen moved all in from the big blind and Rugini called off his last 750,000.

Chen showed pocket kings and they were well ahead of Rugini’s pocket eights. The board came out 633103 and Rugini was eliminated.

Player Tags: Andrew Chen,   Emanuele Rugini

Nick Schulman Eliminated in 18th Place

Apr 29, '10

A short stacked Nick Schuman was forced to push with A9 but Andrew Chen made the easy call with pocket tens.

The board was full of misses for Schulman as it fell 6226K to give the pot and a stack of 1.7 million, to Chen.
Chen looks to be up to about 1.7 million. Not bad considering he had just 15,000 at 5,000/10,000 yesterday.

Player Tags: Nick Schulman,   Andrew Chen

Chen Doubles Up

Apr 29, '10

On a flop of 652, Roger Hairabedian bet 420,000 and Andrew Chen moved all in for 475,000. Hairabedian called the extra 55,000 and turned over A4 for the straight flush draw.

Chen showed AA and needed to dodge some cards to double up. The turn and river fell JQ and Chen doubled up 1.2 millino. Hairabedian is still strong with 1.6 million.

Player Tags: Roger Hairabedian,   Andrew Chen

David Sesso Eliminated in 21st Place

Apr 29, '10

Andrew Chen moved all in for his last 454,000 and David Sesso was forced to call all in for his last 272,000. Everyone else folded and Sesso saw that his QQ was well ahead of Chen’s A10.

Unfortunately for the American, the board ran A98K2 and Chen’s pair of aces was enough to bust Sesso.

Player Tags: Andrew Chen,   David Sesso

Andrew Chen Eliminated in 5th Place (€400,000)

Apr 30, '10

Andrew Chen moved all in for 1,960,000 and Josef Klinger instantly called with pocket kings. Chen sheepishly turned over 97 and failed to connect with a board of JJ1059.

Chen finishes in fifth place and earns €400,000. Klinger is now firmly in second place with over 6 million in chips.

Don’t forget, you can watch the entire final table on EPT Live.

Player Tags: Josef Klinger,   Andrew Chen

Andrew Chen Doubles

Apr 28, '10

Andrew Chen was all in for his last 200,000 and was called by Martin Hruby. Chen showed K10 and was racing against Hruby’s pocket eights.

The board fell QJ7A10 and Chen doubled to 415,000 with his straight.

Player Tags: Martin Hruby,   Andrew Chen

Craig McCorkell Eliminated in Ninth Place

Apr 29, '10

Craig McCorkell moved all in preflop for his final 65,000 and Andrew Chen reraised on top of him. Everyone else mucked and the two players flipped over their cards:

Chen: A 10
McCorkell: Q 4

Board: J 6 2 7 9

McCorkell was eliminated in ninth place and he took home €100,000 in prize money. Play ended for the night with his elimination and the official final table chip counts will be released soon.

Player Tags: Andrew Chen,   Craig McCorkell

Emanuele Rugini Eliminated in 14th Place

Apr 29, '10

After losing most of his stack to Mesbah Guerfi, Emanuele Rugini had no choice but to go with his hand after raising to 120,000 preflop. Andrew Chen moved all in from the big blind and Rugini called off his last 750,000.

Chen showed pocket kings and they were well ahead of Rugini’s pocket eights. The board came out 633103 and Rugini was eliminated.

Player Tags: Andrew Chen,   Emanuele Rugini

Nick Schulman Eliminated in 18th Place

Apr 29, '10

A short stacked Nick Schuman was forced to push with A9 but Andrew Chen made the easy call with pocket tens.

The board was full of misses for Schulman as it fell 6226K to give the pot and a stack of 1.7 million, to Chen.
Chen looks to be up to about 1.7 million. Not bad considering he had just 15,000 at 5,000/10,000 yesterday.

Player Tags: Nick Schulman,   Andrew Chen

Chen Doubles Up

Apr 29, '10

On a flop of 652, Roger Hairabedian bet 420,000 and Andrew Chen moved all in for 475,000. Hairabedian called the extra 55,000 and turned over A4 for the straight flush draw.

Chen showed AA and needed to dodge some cards to double up. The turn and river fell JQ and Chen doubled up 1.2 millino. Hairabedian is still strong with 1.6 million.

Player Tags: Roger Hairabedian,   Andrew Chen

David Sesso Eliminated in 21st Place

Apr 29, '10

Andrew Chen moved all in for his last 454,000 and David Sesso was forced to call all in for his last 272,000. Everyone else folded and Sesso saw that his QQ was well ahead of Chen’s A10.

Unfortunately for the American, the board ran A98K2 and Chen’s pair of aces was enough to bust Sesso.

Player Tags: Andrew Chen,   David Sesso

Andrew Chen Eliminated in 5th Place (€400,000)

Apr 30, '10

Andrew Chen moved all in for 1,960,000 and Josef Klinger instantly called with pocket kings. Chen sheepishly turned over 97 and failed to connect with a board of JJ1059.

Chen finishes in fifth place and earns €400,000. Klinger is now firmly in second place with over 6 million in chips.

Don’t forget, you can watch the entire final table on EPT Live.

Player Tags: Josef Klinger,   Andrew Chen

Andrew Chen Doubles

Apr 28, '10

Andrew Chen was all in for his last 200,000 and was called by Martin Hruby. Chen showed K10 and was racing against Hruby’s pocket eights.

The board fell QJ7A10 and Chen doubled to 415,000 with his straight.

Player Tags: Martin Hruby,   Andrew Chen

Craig McCorkell Eliminated in Ninth Place

Apr 29, '10

Craig McCorkell moved all in preflop for his final 65,000 and Andrew Chen reraised on top of him. Everyone else mucked and the two players flipped over their cards:

Chen: A 10
McCorkell: Q 4

Board: J 6 2 7 9

McCorkell was eliminated in ninth place and he took home €100,000 in prize money. Play ended for the night with his elimination and the official final table chip counts will be released soon.

Player Tags: Andrew Chen,   Craig McCorkell

Emanuele Rugini Eliminated in 14th Place

Apr 29, '10

After losing most of his stack to Mesbah Guerfi, Emanuele Rugini had no choice but to go with his hand after raising to 120,000 preflop. Andrew Chen moved all in from the big blind and Rugini called off his last 750,000.

Chen showed pocket kings and they were well ahead of Rugini’s pocket eights. The board came out 633103 and Rugini was eliminated.

Player Tags: Andrew Chen,   Emanuele Rugini

Nick Schulman Eliminated in 18th Place

Apr 29, '10

A short stacked Nick Schuman was forced to push with A9 but Andrew Chen made the easy call with pocket tens.

The board was full of misses for Schulman as it fell 6226K to give the pot and a stack of 1.7 million, to Chen.
Chen looks to be up to about 1.7 million. Not bad considering he had just 15,000 at 5,000/10,000 yesterday.

Player Tags: Nick Schulman,   Andrew Chen

Chen Doubles Up

Apr 29, '10

On a flop of 652, Roger Hairabedian bet 420,000 and Andrew Chen moved all in for 475,000. Hairabedian called the extra 55,000 and turned over A4 for the straight flush draw.

Chen showed AA and needed to dodge some cards to double up. The turn and river fell JQ and Chen doubled up 1.2 millino. Hairabedian is still strong with 1.6 million.

Player Tags: Roger Hairabedian,   Andrew Chen

David Sesso Eliminated in 21st Place

Apr 29, '10

Andrew Chen moved all in for his last 454,000 and David Sesso was forced to call all in for his last 272,000. Everyone else folded and Sesso saw that his QQ was well ahead of Chen’s A10.

Unfortunately for the American, the board ran A98K2 and Chen’s pair of aces was enough to bust Sesso.

Player Tags: Andrew Chen,   David Sesso

Andrew Chen Eliminated in 5th Place (€400,000)

Apr 30, '10

Andrew Chen moved all in for 1,960,000 and Josef Klinger instantly called with pocket kings. Chen sheepishly turned over 97 and failed to connect with a board of JJ1059.

Chen finishes in fifth place and earns €400,000. Klinger is now firmly in second place with over 6 million in chips.

Don’t forget, you can watch the entire final table on EPT Live.

Player Tags: Josef Klinger,   Andrew Chen

Andrew Chen Eliminated in 17th Place ($9,146)

Oct 29, '09

Andrew Chen moved all in preflop and Isaac Baron made the call. Their cards:

Baron: 77
Chen: K2

Board: K7559

Chen was eliminated on the hand in 17th place.

Player Tags: Isaac Baron,   Andrew Chen

Jimmy Fricke Eliminated By Andrew Chen

Oct 28, '09

Jimmy Fricke open shoved for his last 50,800 in the hijack seat and Andrew Chen isolated behind him on the button.

The blinds folded and Fricke showed A10, but was dominated by Chen’s AK. The board gave Fricke chop sweat when the turn paired the board, but the river was a brick, ending his tournament.

Player Tags: Jimmy Fricke,   Andrew Chen

Chen Chips Up

Oct 04, '09

A big hand just broke out on Michael Greco and Andrew Chen’s table. The player under the gun bet 4,500, Chen called, as did three others (including the blinds). The flop came A Q 7 and the player under the gun shoved for 29,500. Chen called and the blinds folded. Chen showed Q Q and his opponent showed A J.

The turn fell the 5 and the river was the J. Chen moved up to 111,000.

Player Tags: Andrew Chen

Final Table Update: Two More Drop

Jun 30, '09

Blinds: 50,000-100,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 2781

Chip Counts:

1. Andrew Chen — 6,275,000
2. David Walasinski — 4,380,000
3. Carsten Joh — 1,870,000

Average Chip Count: 4,171,500

Notable Eliminations:

4. Steven Levy – $192,650
5. Owen Crowe – $145,199

Elimination Hands:

Owen Crowe Eliminated in Fifth Place ($145,199)

Andrew Chen raised from the button and Owen Crowe three-bets from the small blind. After Carsten Joh folded in the big blind, Andrew Chen moved all in.

After several minutes in the tank, Crowe said “I’m probably going to hate myself” before calling.

Crowe showed the A10 and was up against the 88 of Chen. The board ran out Q7374, meaning that Chen’s pair held up and Crowe was sent home in fifth place.

Steven Levy Eliminated in Fourth Place ($192,650)

Steven Levy had just lost a race to David Walasinski to double him up a few hands before this hand came up.

Steven Levy raised to 220,000 in the small blind and David Walasinski moved all in from the big blind. Levy called and both hands were turned up.

Levy held the A9, which was way behind the AJ of Walasinski. The board fell Q10686, which eliminated Levy from the tournament.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe,   Steven Levy,   Andrew Chen

Level 4 Update: Phil Ivey Eliminated With Quads

Jun 17, '09

Blinds: 200-400

Players Remaining: 340 out of 362

Chip Counts:

1. David Ulliott – 65,000
2. Bruno Fitoussi – 60,000
3. Jeff Williams – 48,000
4. Erik Seidel – 36,000
5. Hoyt Corkins – 32,000
6. Jeff Lisandro – 31,000
7. Ted Lawson – 30,000
8. Daniel Negreanu – 28,000
9. Barry Greenstein – 26,000
10. Michael Binger – 24,000

Average Chip Count: 16,000

Notable Eliminations:

Brock Parker
Eli Elezra
Lee Watkinson
Josh Arieh
Vitaly Lunkin
Mike Sexton
Johnny Chan
Phil Ivey
Dan Heimiller

Big Hands:

Phil Ivey Eliminated With Quads

On a board of 76463, Phil Ivey called the remaining of his chips with the 66 but was no good against the 85 in Andrew Chen’s hand. Chen flopped the nuts and Ivey unfortunately hit his perfect card on the turn.

Bruno Fitoussi Doubles Up

On a board of JJ47, Bruno Fitoussi went all-in for 18,500 and his opponent went into the tank. He eventually made the call and Fitoussi turned over the 4456 for a flopped full house, while his opponent tabled ace-jack for trips with the ace kicker. The 5 hit the river and Fitoussi doubled up to 60,000.

Dan Heimiller Eliminated

Dan Heimiller flopped top set with the KKQ6 on a board of KQ104. Unfortunately, Jeff Lisandro bet enough to put him all-in with the JJ94, and Heimller called. The board failed to pair as the 7 fell on the river and the Event No. 4 sixth place finisher was eliminated.

Left In The Deck:

The players currently on a short 10 minute break.

Player Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Phil Ivey,   Andrew Chen

Chen gets Horecki-d

Mar 10, '09

Coming in late in the action to a board of K6410A, we're told that Andrew Chen (pictured left) has check-called Marcin Horecki all the way down to the river (including a raise preflop). There is about  5,000 in the pot and Horecki bets 2,975., Chen thinks about it for a little bit and then calls. He instantly mucks when Horecki shows 66.

"I guess you're not bluffing then!" says Chen despondently.

Player Tags: Marcin Horecki,   Andrew Chen

Andrew Chen Makes a Good Lay Down

Jan 20, '09

On a flop of 1099 seat 4 moved all in and for 22,000 and seat 5 made the call. Andrew Chen also called and the turn was dealt K. Seat 5 bet 19,000 and Chen went into the tank. He eventually made the call and the 9 fell on the river. Seat 5 moved all in and Chen mucked. Seat 5 turned up 109 for quad nines and seat 4 flipped over K8 as he headed to the rail.













 

Player Tags: Andrew Chen

Steve Sung Falls

Jan 21, '09

Steve Sung had Andrew Chen covered preflop when the two players flipped up their hole cards:

Sung: AJ
Chen: J10

Board: K7789

Sung was left with only 25,000 after the hand while Chen doubled up to survive. Sung was eliminated a short time later when he was forced to move all in with a short stack.







 

Player Tags: Steve Sung,   Andrew Chen