Sergey Altbregin Poker Tournament Updates

Level 17: Money Bubble Bursts

Jun 14, '10

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Remaining: 27 out of 212

Average Chip Count: 235,556

Card Player Chip Counts:

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Sergey Altbregin – 648,000
2. Michael Chow – 498,000
3. Steve Wong – 465,000
4. James Dempsey – 430,000
5. John Cernuto – 375,000
6. Tony Merksick – 340,000
7. Mike Sexton – 293,000
8. Oleg Shamardin – 290,000
9. Jean-Robert Bellande – 288,000
10. David Baker – 274,000

Notable Eliminations:

John Kabbaj
Jordan Morgan
Dale Phillips

Big Hands:

Sexton Scoops

After a flop of 862, Mike Sexton bet 20,000 and Tai Nguyen made the call, as did Mikael Thuritz. The turn was the 2 and Sexton bet again, this time 20,000.

Thuritz was the only caller and the 7 fell on the river. Sexton bet 20,000 and Thuritz made the call. Sexton tabled A2Q5 for three deuces and the nut low and Thuritz mucked.

Sexton was at 300,000 after the hand.

Michael Jamark Eliminated

Michael Jamark found himself all in after a flop of KQ3. Sergey Altbregin and John D’Agostino were contesting the pot and checked the 3 on the turn.

They did the same after the 8 on the river and Altbregin showed down KKJ10 for a full house and both opponents mucked, sending Jamark to the rail just before the money.

Katchalov Flushes Baker

On a flop of 1084, David Baker bet 20,000 and Eugene Katchalov called. The turn was the 10 and Baker bet 40,000. Katchalov called again and the J fell on the river.

Baker checked and Katchalov bet 40,000. Baker made the call and Katchalov tabled A5 for the nut flush and took down the pot. He was up to 173,000 in chips.

Dale Phillips Eliminated In 28th Place ($0)

Dale Phillips had the unfortunate distinction of being the bubble boy of event no. 25.

He was all in preflop for his last 16,000 and was called by Jean-Robert Bellande and Eugene Katchalov.

The flop came down 977. Both players checked and the 2 fell on the turn. Bellande bet 40,000 and Katchalov called. The river was the J and Bellande bet another 40,000. Katchalov mucked and Bellande showed JJ for a full house and Phillips was out.

Player Tags: Mike Sexton,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Eugene Katchalov,   Mikael Thuritz,   Sergey Altbregin

Level Nine: Habib Eliminated

Jun 13, '10

Blinds: 800-1,500

Players Remaining: 144 out of 212

Average Chip Count: 44,167

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman – 76,200
Phil Hellmuth – 84,300
Jennifer Harman – 66,600
Steve Zolotow – 44,700
Todd Brunson – 18,600

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Eugene Katchalov – 123,200
2. Sergey Altbregin – 112,500
3. David Benyamine – 102,500
4. Sam Farha – 98,500
5. Alexander Kostritsyn – 95,900
6. Tai Nguyen – 94,600
7. George Danzer – 91,700
8. Vladimir Schmelev – 88,300
9. Jeffrey Lisandro – 87,200
10. Brock Parker – 85,900

Notable Eliminations:

Hasan Habib
Nikolay Evdakov
Jerry Buss
Erick Lindgren
Shannon Shorr

Big Hands:

Baldwin’s Boat Takes It

Eric Baldwin raised to 3,000 and Mel Judah made the call, as did the player in the big blind. The flop came down J92 and Baldwin bet 1,500. Judah mucked but the big blind made the call.

The J fell on the turn and Baldwin bet 3,000. The big blind called and the river was the 3.

Baldwin bet 3,000 more and was called one last time. Baldwin tabled KJ53 for a full house and took down the pot.

Habib Flushed Away

Hasan Habib was all in after a flop of 942. He was called by Sergey Altbregin, who had flopped the nut flush with AA105.

Habib received no help on the turn or river as they came JJ and Habib was out.

Sexton Shoots Down Mosseri

Abe Mosseri raised to 3,000 preflop and Mike Sexoton made the call. The flop came down A63. Mosseri checked and Sexton bet 1,500. Mosseri then check-raised to 3,000 and Sexton made the call.

The turn was the J and Mosseri led out with 3,000. Sexton called and both players checked the Q on the river.

Sexton turned over AA73 for a set of aces on the flop and took down the pot. He was at 76,000 while Mosseri was at 36,000.

Player Tags: Hasan Habib,   Mel Judah,   Mike Sexton,   Abe Mosseri,   Eric Baldwin,   Sergey Altbregin

Level 26 Update: Sergey Altbregin Eliminated

Jun 15, '10

Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Stakes: 60,000-120,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 212

Average Chip Count: 2,120,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. James Dempsey — 2,900,000
2. Sammy Farha — 2,000,000
3. Yueqi Zhu — 1,400,000

Eliminations:

4. Sergey Altbregin — $169,368

Big Hands:

Sergey Altbregin Eliminated in 4th Place ($169,368)

Sergey Altbregin raised from the button and Yueqi Zhu called from the big blind. The flop came AKQ and Altbregin got the rest of his short stack into the middle. Zhu tabled the AK99 while Altbregin exposed the A754. The 9 fell on the turn. Altbregin was drawing dead. The meaningless A landed on the felt. Altbregin was gone in fourth.

Player Tags: Sergey Altbregin

Level 23 Update: Abe Mosseri Eliminated

Jun 14, '10

Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Stakes: 30,000-60,000

Players Remaining: 7 out of 212

Average Chip Count: 908,571

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. James Dempsey — 1,640,000
2. Yueqi Zhu — 1,200,000
3. Michael Chow — 1,000,000
4. Tony Merksick — 970,000
5. Sergey Altbregin — 665,000
6. Sammy Farha — 505,000
7. Eugene Katchalov — 305,000

Eliminations:

8. Abe Mosseri — $57,552

Big Hands:

Sergey Altbregin Triples Up

Sergey Altbregin bet on a flop of K104. James Dempsey raised and Rich Zhu called. Altbregin called and bet his remaining chip stack on a 10 turn card. Both Dempsey and Zhu called to put him at risk. The 3 fell on the river and action went check-check. Altbregin exposed the AKJ4 for two pair. Both his opponents mucked and Altbregin tripled to 665,000.

Eugene Katchalov Doubles Up

Eugene katchalov got the last of his 120,000 chips in preflop. Abe Mosseri made the call and exposed the QQ43. Katchalov exposed the AA95 and was ahead. The board ran out 10739K and Katchalov doubled to 285,000.

Abe Mosseri Eliminated in 8th Place ($57,552)

Abe Mosseri was all in after a flop of A94 versus Richard Zhu. Zhu tabled the AQ62 and was behind the AKJ5 of Mosseri. The 9 fell on the turn. Zhu picked up a flush draw to go along with his low draw. The Q on the river gave Zhu a higher two pair and eliminated Mosseri.

Player Tags: Abe Mosseri,   Eugene Katchalov,   Sergey Altbregin

Level 17: Money Bubble Bursts

Jun 14, '10

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Remaining: 27 out of 212

Average Chip Count: 235,556

Card Player Chip Counts:

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Sergey Altbregin – 648,000
2. Michael Chow – 498,000
3. Steve Wong – 465,000
4. James Dempsey – 430,000
5. John Cernuto – 375,000
6. Tony Merksick – 340,000
7. Mike Sexton – 293,000
8. Oleg Shamardin – 290,000
9. Jean-Robert Bellande – 288,000
10. David Baker – 274,000

Notable Eliminations:

John Kabbaj
Jordan Morgan
Dale Phillips

Big Hands:

Sexton Scoops

After a flop of 862, Mike Sexton bet 20,000 and Tai Nguyen made the call, as did Mikael Thuritz. The turn was the 2 and Sexton bet again, this time 20,000.

Thuritz was the only caller and the 7 fell on the river. Sexton bet 20,000 and Thuritz made the call. Sexton tabled A2Q5 for three deuces and the nut low and Thuritz mucked.

Sexton was at 300,000 after the hand.

Michael Jamark Eliminated

Michael Jamark found himself all in after a flop of KQ3. Sergey Altbregin and John D’Agostino were contesting the pot and checked the 3 on the turn.

They did the same after the 8 on the river and Altbregin showed down KKJ10 for a full house and both opponents mucked, sending Jamark to the rail just before the money.

Katchalov Flushes Baker

On a flop of 1084, David Baker bet 20,000 and Eugene Katchalov called. The turn was the 10 and Baker bet 40,000. Katchalov called again and the J fell on the river.

Baker checked and Katchalov bet 40,000. Baker made the call and Katchalov tabled A5 for the nut flush and took down the pot. He was up to 173,000 in chips.

Dale Phillips Eliminated In 28th Place ($0)

Dale Phillips had the unfortunate distinction of being the bubble boy of event no. 25.

He was all in preflop for his last 16,000 and was called by Jean-Robert Bellande and Eugene Katchalov.

The flop came down 977. Both players checked and the 2 fell on the turn. Bellande bet 40,000 and Katchalov called. The river was the J and Bellande bet another 40,000. Katchalov mucked and Bellande showed JJ for a full house and Phillips was out.

Player Tags: Mike Sexton,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Eugene Katchalov,   Mikael Thuritz,   Sergey Altbregin

Level Nine: Habib Eliminated

Jun 13, '10

Blinds: 800-1,500

Players Remaining: 144 out of 212

Average Chip Count: 44,167

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman – 76,200
Phil Hellmuth – 84,300
Jennifer Harman – 66,600
Steve Zolotow – 44,700
Todd Brunson – 18,600

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Eugene Katchalov – 123,200
2. Sergey Altbregin – 112,500
3. David Benyamine – 102,500
4. Sam Farha – 98,500
5. Alexander Kostritsyn – 95,900
6. Tai Nguyen – 94,600
7. George Danzer – 91,700
8. Vladimir Schmelev – 88,300
9. Jeffrey Lisandro – 87,200
10. Brock Parker – 85,900

Notable Eliminations:

Hasan Habib
Nikolay Evdakov
Jerry Buss
Erick Lindgren
Shannon Shorr

Big Hands:

Baldwin’s Boat Takes It

Eric Baldwin raised to 3,000 and Mel Judah made the call, as did the player in the big blind. The flop came down J92 and Baldwin bet 1,500. Judah mucked but the big blind made the call.

The J fell on the turn and Baldwin bet 3,000. The big blind called and the river was the 3.

Baldwin bet 3,000 more and was called one last time. Baldwin tabled KJ53 for a full house and took down the pot.

Habib Flushed Away

Hasan Habib was all in after a flop of 942. He was called by Sergey Altbregin, who had flopped the nut flush with AA105.

Habib received no help on the turn or river as they came JJ and Habib was out.

Sexton Shoots Down Mosseri

Abe Mosseri raised to 3,000 preflop and Mike Sexoton made the call. The flop came down A63. Mosseri checked and Sexton bet 1,500. Mosseri then check-raised to 3,000 and Sexton made the call.

The turn was the J and Mosseri led out with 3,000. Sexton called and both players checked the Q on the river.

Sexton turned over AA73 for a set of aces on the flop and took down the pot. He was at 76,000 while Mosseri was at 36,000.

Player Tags: Hasan Habib,   Mel Judah,   Mike Sexton,   Abe Mosseri,   Eric Baldwin,   Sergey Altbregin

Level 26 Update: Sergey Altbregin Eliminated

Jun 15, '10

Blinds: 30,000-60,000
Stakes: 60,000-120,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 212

Average Chip Count: 2,120,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. James Dempsey — 2,900,000
2. Sammy Farha — 2,000,000
3. Yueqi Zhu — 1,400,000

Eliminations:

4. Sergey Altbregin — $169,368

Big Hands:

Sergey Altbregin Eliminated in 4th Place ($169,368)

Sergey Altbregin raised from the button and Yueqi Zhu called from the big blind. The flop came AKQ and Altbregin got the rest of his short stack into the middle. Zhu tabled the AK99 while Altbregin exposed the A754. The 9 fell on the turn. Altbregin was drawing dead. The meaningless A landed on the felt. Altbregin was gone in fourth.

Player Tags: Sergey Altbregin

Level 23 Update: Abe Mosseri Eliminated

Jun 14, '10

Blinds: 15,000-30,000
Stakes: 30,000-60,000

Players Remaining: 7 out of 212

Average Chip Count: 908,571

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. James Dempsey — 1,640,000
2. Yueqi Zhu — 1,200,000
3. Michael Chow — 1,000,000
4. Tony Merksick — 970,000
5. Sergey Altbregin — 665,000
6. Sammy Farha — 505,000
7. Eugene Katchalov — 305,000

Eliminations:

8. Abe Mosseri — $57,552

Big Hands:

Sergey Altbregin Triples Up

Sergey Altbregin bet on a flop of K104. James Dempsey raised and Rich Zhu called. Altbregin called and bet his remaining chip stack on a 10 turn card. Both Dempsey and Zhu called to put him at risk. The 3 fell on the river and action went check-check. Altbregin exposed the AKJ4 for two pair. Both his opponents mucked and Altbregin tripled to 665,000.

Eugene Katchalov Doubles Up

Eugene katchalov got the last of his 120,000 chips in preflop. Abe Mosseri made the call and exposed the QQ43. Katchalov exposed the AA95 and was ahead. The board ran out 10739K and Katchalov doubled to 285,000.

Abe Mosseri Eliminated in 8th Place ($57,552)

Abe Mosseri was all in after a flop of A94 versus Richard Zhu. Zhu tabled the AQ62 and was behind the AKJ5 of Mosseri. The 9 fell on the turn. Zhu picked up a flush draw to go along with his low draw. The Q on the river gave Zhu a higher two pair and eliminated Mosseri.

Player Tags: Abe Mosseri,   Eugene Katchalov,   Sergey Altbregin

Level 17: Lind Takes A Pot, Harman Hanging On

Jun 08, '10

Blinds: Ante 2,000, Bring-In 3,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits

Players Remaining: 20 out of 170

Average Chip Count: 212,500

Tournament Leaderboard:

1 Vladimir Schmelev – 500,000
2 Alessio Isaia – 390,000
3 Dario Minieri – 380,000
4 John Juanda – 330,000
5 Christopher George – 270,000
6 Allen Kessler – 255,000
7 Chip Jett – 253,000
8 Frank Kassela – 245,000
9 Blair Rodman – 240,000
10 Kirill Rabtsov – 240,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jennifer Harman — 125,000

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Sexton

Big Hands:

Jennifer Harman Stays Alive

Jennifer Harman and Steve Zolotow were involved in a hand. Here were there boards:

Harman: 6637
Zolotow: 6952

Harman was showing a pair of sixes and turned over another pair of deuces from her hole cards. Zolotow mucked and Harman took a small pot.

Harman was at 125,000 while Zolotow was at 173,000.

Lind Scoops Pot

George Lind led out with 10,000 on fourth street and Sergey Altbregin made the call.

Lind led out for 20,000 on fifth, sixth and seventh street and Altbregin called him down, showing Q7710.

Lind showed his board, 5375(652) for three fives and scooped the pot. He was at 230,000 while Altbregin was at 210,000.

Player Tags: Jennifer Harman,   Sergey Altbregin

Level 21: Marco Johnson Eliminated In 13th, Isaia 12th, Altbregin 11th, Lind 10th

Jun 08, '10

Blinds: Ante 5,000, Bring-In 5,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits

Players Remaining: 9 out of 170

Average Chip Count: 566,667

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Kirill Rabstov – 955,000
2. Jennifer Harman – 822,000
3. Dario Minieri – 620,000
4. John Juanda – 600,000
5. Steve Zolotow – 570,000
6. Allen Kessler – 450,000
7. Vladimir Schmelev – 370,000
8. Frank Kassela – 330,000
9. Gary Benson – 276,000

Notable Eliminations:

13. Marco Johnson — $32,439
12. Alessio Isaia — $37,297
11. Sergey Altbregin — $37,297
10. George Lind — $43,833

Big Hands:

Juanda Takes A Pot Off Kassela

Frank Kassela bet 10,000 on third street and John Juanda raised to 20,000. Kassela made the call and Juanda led out for 10,000 on fourth street.

Kassela called again and the A on fifth street gave him the lead in the hand. He proceeded to lead out for 20,000 on the next three streets with Juanda calling every time.

Juanda showed down a broadway straight and Kassela mucked. Juanda took the nice pot and was at 634,000. Kassela was down to 685,000.

Kessler Nearly Quadruples Up To Escape The Short Stack

Allen Kessler was all in by fourth street and in a pot against John Juanda, Frank Kassela and George Lind. Here were their boards:

Kessler: 2K84
Lind: 55K7
Kassela: Q668
Juanda: 5310Q

Juanda folded on the river but Kessler turned over A35 for the wheel and scooped the main pot to get his ailing stack healthy fast to 380,000.

Marco Johnson Eliminated In 13th Place

Marco Johnson was all in by fifth street against Dario Minieri. Here were their boards:

Johnson: (75J)3356
Minieri: (JQ8)JQ55

Minieri’s queens and jacks bested Johnson’s fives and threes and Johnson hit the rail.

Alessio Isaia Eliminated In 12th Place

Alessio Isaia was all in on fifth street against Steve Zolotow. By the time all the cards were dealt, Zolotow made two pair, 5544.

Isaia could only salvage one pair and was eliminated.

Sergey Altbregin Eliminated In 11th Place, George Lind Eliminated In 10th Place

Sergey Altbregin was eliminated when John Juanda made aces-up to defeat Altbregin’s lone pair of aces.

Lind was eliminated a few hands later when he was scooped by Vladimir Schmelev’s ace-high flush and 7-6 low.

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   John Juanda,   Steve Zolotow,   Allen Kessler,   Marco Johnson,   Alessio Isaia,   Sergey Altbregin

Level 19: Money Bubble Bursts Quickly

Jun 08, '10

Blinds: Ante 3,000, Bring-In 5,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits

Players Remaining: 15 out of 170

Average Chip Count: 340,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Frank Kassela – 640,000
2. John Juanda – 580,000
3. Alessio Isaia – 550,000
4. Kirill Rabstov – 525,000
5. Vladimir Schmelev – 490,000
6. Sergey Altbregin – 440,000
7. Marco Johnson – 345,000
8. Allen Kessler – 290,000
9. Steve Zolotow – 260,000
10. Gary Benson – 235,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jennifer Harman — 174,000

Notable Eliminations:

Chip Jett
Alexander Dovzhenko
16. Toto Leonidas — $28,220

Big Hands:

Alexander Dovzhenko Bursts Money Bubble

Alexander Dovzhenko was all in on third street against Christopher George. Here were how their boards ran out:

Dovzhenko: (QQ)A1097(3
George: (52)3KKA(2)

George nailed down a club flush by sixth street and Dovzhenko was the unlucky bubble boy.

Toto Leonidas Eliminated In 16th Place

Toto Leonidas and Sergey Altbregin were involved in a pot against each other. Leonidas was all in by sixth street and here is how their boards ran out.

Altbregin: (52)435(3)
Leonidas: (A7)4679(A)

Leonidas made aces-up but Altbregin rivered a flush and sent Leonidas to rail.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Christopher George,   Sergey Altbregin,   Alexander Dovzhenko

Level 17: Lind Takes A Pot, Harman Hanging On

Jun 08, '10

Blinds: Ante 2,000, Bring-In 3,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits

Players Remaining: 20 out of 170

Average Chip Count: 212,500

Tournament Leaderboard:

1 Vladimir Schmelev – 500,000
2 Alessio Isaia – 390,000
3 Dario Minieri – 380,000
4 John Juanda – 330,000
5 Christopher George – 270,000
6 Allen Kessler – 255,000
7 Chip Jett – 253,000
8 Frank Kassela – 245,000
9 Blair Rodman – 240,000
10 Kirill Rabtsov – 240,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jennifer Harman — 125,000

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Sexton

Big Hands:

Jennifer Harman Stays Alive

Jennifer Harman and Steve Zolotow were involved in a hand. Here were there boards:

Harman: 6637
Zolotow: 6952

Harman was showing a pair of sixes and turned over another pair of deuces from her hole cards. Zolotow mucked and Harman took a small pot.

Harman was at 125,000 while Zolotow was at 173,000.

Lind Scoops Pot

George Lind led out with 10,000 on fourth street and Sergey Altbregin made the call.

Lind led out for 20,000 on fifth, sixth and seventh street and Altbregin called him down, showing Q7710.

Lind showed his board, 5375(652) for three fives and scooped the pot. He was at 230,000 while Altbregin was at 210,000.

Player Tags: Jennifer Harman,   Sergey Altbregin

Level 21: Marco Johnson Eliminated In 13th, Isaia 12th, Altbregin 11th, Lind 10th

Jun 08, '10

Blinds: Ante 5,000, Bring-In 5,000, 20,000-40,000 Limits

Players Remaining: 9 out of 170

Average Chip Count: 566,667

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Kirill Rabstov – 955,000
2. Jennifer Harman – 822,000
3. Dario Minieri – 620,000
4. John Juanda – 600,000
5. Steve Zolotow – 570,000
6. Allen Kessler – 450,000
7. Vladimir Schmelev – 370,000
8. Frank Kassela – 330,000
9. Gary Benson – 276,000

Notable Eliminations:

13. Marco Johnson — $32,439
12. Alessio Isaia — $37,297
11. Sergey Altbregin — $37,297
10. George Lind — $43,833

Big Hands:

Juanda Takes A Pot Off Kassela

Frank Kassela bet 10,000 on third street and John Juanda raised to 20,000. Kassela made the call and Juanda led out for 10,000 on fourth street.

Kassela called again and the A on fifth street gave him the lead in the hand. He proceeded to lead out for 20,000 on the next three streets with Juanda calling every time.

Juanda showed down a broadway straight and Kassela mucked. Juanda took the nice pot and was at 634,000. Kassela was down to 685,000.

Kessler Nearly Quadruples Up To Escape The Short Stack

Allen Kessler was all in by fourth street and in a pot against John Juanda, Frank Kassela and George Lind. Here were their boards:

Kessler: 2K84
Lind: 55K7
Kassela: Q668
Juanda: 5310Q

Juanda folded on the river but Kessler turned over A35 for the wheel and scooped the main pot to get his ailing stack healthy fast to 380,000.

Marco Johnson Eliminated In 13th Place

Marco Johnson was all in by fifth street against Dario Minieri. Here were their boards:

Johnson: (75J)3356
Minieri: (JQ8)JQ55

Minieri’s queens and jacks bested Johnson’s fives and threes and Johnson hit the rail.

Alessio Isaia Eliminated In 12th Place

Alessio Isaia was all in on fifth street against Steve Zolotow. By the time all the cards were dealt, Zolotow made two pair, 5544.

Isaia could only salvage one pair and was eliminated.

Sergey Altbregin Eliminated In 11th Place, George Lind Eliminated In 10th Place

Sergey Altbregin was eliminated when John Juanda made aces-up to defeat Altbregin’s lone pair of aces.

Lind was eliminated a few hands later when he was scooped by Vladimir Schmelev’s ace-high flush and 7-6 low.

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   John Juanda,   Steve Zolotow,   Allen Kessler,   Marco Johnson,   Alessio Isaia,   Sergey Altbregin

Level 19: Money Bubble Bursts Quickly

Jun 08, '10

Blinds: Ante 3,000, Bring-In 5,000, 15,000-30,000 Limits

Players Remaining: 15 out of 170

Average Chip Count: 340,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Frank Kassela – 640,000
2. John Juanda – 580,000
3. Alessio Isaia – 550,000
4. Kirill Rabstov – 525,000
5. Vladimir Schmelev – 490,000
6. Sergey Altbregin – 440,000
7. Marco Johnson – 345,000
8. Allen Kessler – 290,000
9. Steve Zolotow – 260,000
10. Gary Benson – 235,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jennifer Harman — 174,000

Notable Eliminations:

Chip Jett
Alexander Dovzhenko
16. Toto Leonidas — $28,220

Big Hands:

Alexander Dovzhenko Bursts Money Bubble

Alexander Dovzhenko was all in on third street against Christopher George. Here were how their boards ran out:

Dovzhenko: (QQ)A1097(3
George: (52)3KKA(2)

George nailed down a club flush by sixth street and Dovzhenko was the unlucky bubble boy.

Toto Leonidas Eliminated In 16th Place

Toto Leonidas and Sergey Altbregin were involved in a pot against each other. Leonidas was all in by sixth street and here is how their boards ran out.

Altbregin: (52)435(3)
Leonidas: (A7)4679(A)

Leonidas made aces-up but Altbregin rivered a flush and sent Leonidas to rail.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Christopher George,   Sergey Altbregin,   Alexander Dovzhenko

Jerrod Ankenman Wins Event No. 42 ($241,637)

Jun 24, '09

NLHE

Sergey Altbregin limped from the button and Jerrod Ankenman checked. The flop was dealt 643 and Ankenmn bet 50,000. Altbregin raised all in for 400,000 and Ankenman made the call. Their cards:

Ankenman: 65
Altbregin: J4

Turn and River: 79

Ankenman won the hand and the tournament with a straight. Altbregin was eliminated in second place and awarded $149,342. Ankenman takes home a gold bracelet and $241,367.

Player Tags: Jerrod Ankenman,   Sergey Altbregin

Final Table Update: Jon Turner Eliminated in Fifth Place

Jun 23, '09

Players Remaining: 4 out of 412

Chip Counts:

1. Jerrod Ankenman — 1,650,000
2. Sergey Altbregin — 720,000
3. Jeff Tims — 370,000
4. Chris Klodnicki — 240,000

Average Chip Count: 772,500

Notable Eliminations:

5. Jon Turner – $49,569

Elimination Hands:

Jon Turner Eliminated in Fifth Place ($49,569)

Limit Hold’em

Jerrod Ankenman raised under the gun enough to put Jon Turner all in and Turner made the call. Sergey Altbregin and Chris Klodnicki made the call as well.

The flop was dealt 987 and all three live players checked. The 8 fell on the turn and Altbregin checked, Klodnicki bet, and Ankeman called. Altbregin mucked and the river fell 6. Klodnicki and Ankenman checked.

Turner flipped over AJ, Ankenman revealed K9, and Klodnicki turned up 76. Ankenman won the hand to grow his chip lead and Turner was eliminated in fifth place.

Player Tags: Jon Turner,   Chris Klodnicki,   Jerrod Ankenman,   Sergey Altbregin

Sergrey Altbregin Eliminated in 11th Place ($14,070)

Dec 12, '08

Tim Anders raises and Gualter Salles calls. David Pham then puts in a reraise to 90,000. Sergey Altbregin reraises all in for 240,000 and Anders and Salles get out of the way.

Pham doesn't have much, but he calls anyway, showing 9-8 offsuit. Altbregin shows pocket kings and is a monster favorite to double up.

Unfortunately, The Dragon makes a straight to the jack and Altbregin is eliminated in 11th place.

The final 10 players are redrawing for the final table.

Player Tags: David Pham,   Sergey Altbregin

Sergey Altbregin Eliminated in 8th Place ($14,430)

Dec 09, '08

Sergey Altbregin is all in for about 150,000 against Michael Mizrachi.

Altbregin shows AJ and will need to improve against Mizrachi's pocket sevens. The board comes 85323 and Altbregin is eliminated in eighth place. Mizrachi now has 480,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi,   Sergey Altbregin