Level 2 Update: Needles in a Haystack
Jan 05, '10
Blinds: 75-150
Average Chip Count: 30,000
Notable Chip Counts:
Gardar Hauksson — 60,000
Amnon Filippi — 40,000
Team PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu — 39,200 (pictured right)
Team PokerStars pro Jason Mercier — 35,300
Team PokerStars pro Dennis Phillips — 34,500
Poorya Nazari — 34,000
Bill Edler — 32,000
Team PokerStars pro Katja Thater — 24,500
Team PokerStars pro Sandra Naujoks — 24,000
Team PokerStars pro John Duthie — 11,500
Card Player Family Chip Counts:
Barry Shulman — 30,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman — 30,000
Big Hands:
Needles in a Haystack
Finding the top professionals in this tournament has involved a bit of hide and go seek early today considering that hundreds are in action on day 1A. Here are the toughest tables that have been found so far:
Table 47: Michael “Timex” McDonald and Jeff Madsen
Table 52: Ludovic Lacay and Steve O’Dwyer
Table 54: 2009 PCA Champion Poorya Nazari, Vadim Trincher, and Ray Henson
Table 60: Alex Keating, and Team Pokerstars pros Katja Thater and Greg Raymer
Table 75: Dan O’Brien, Team PokerStars Pro John Duthie
Rob Woodcock Takes a Hit
As a board of A-J-8-5-5 ran out on the table Rob Woodcock and Gardar Hauksson got involved in a battle of bets and raises that grew the pot to 60,000 by the time the showdown took place. Hauksson turned over pocket kings and Woodcock turned over 9-4 for a bluff that was represented aces gone wrong. Woodcock was knocked down to 15,000 after the hand while Hauksson jumped into the early chip lead with 60,000.
Daniel Negreanu Grabs an Early Pot
Team PokerStars pro won a duel with Pierre Neuville during the last level to give him a slight bump in chips. Neuville held K-Q on a A-4-3-10-2 board, but Negreanu flipped over pocket fives for a wheel to grow his stack to 39,200.
Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Pierre Neuville, Rob Woodcock, Gardar Haulsson
