Ryan Hughes Poker Tournament Updates

Level 3 Update: Ryan Hughes Eliminated in 9th Place

Jun 05, '13

Level: 3

Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 8 out of 477

Average Chip Count: 536,625

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Steven Silverman – 672,000
Seat 3: Tim West – 472,000
Seat 4: Cliff Josephy – 757,000
Seat 5: Alessandro Longobardi – 196,000
Seat 6: Max Steinberg – 317,000
Seat 7: Evan Silverstein – 657,000
Seat 9: David “Bakes” Baker – 725,000
Seat 10: Chris Klodnicki – 461,000

Players Eliminated:

9th: Ryan Hughes – $23,791

Live Updates:

Ryan Hughes Eliminated in Ninth Place ($23,791)

Ryan Hughes raised to 100,000 preflop on the button and David Baker reraised all in on the small blind. Hughes called all in for 150,000 and they flipped over their hands.

Baker: AJ
Hughes: 44

Board: K73J5

Baker made a pair of jacks to win the hand and grow his chip lead over 1 million. Hughes was eliminated in ninth place.

Cliff Josephy Doubles Through David Baker

David Baker raised to 25,000 preflop and Cliff Josephy called on the cutoff. The flop was dealt QJ4 and Baker bet 32,000. Josephy called and the turn was dealt 8. Baker bet 74,000 and Josephy raised to 312,000.

Baker called with pocket kings and Josephy revealed 109. The river card brought the 9 but it didn’t matter because Josephy had already made a straight to double up to the chip lead with 760,000. Baker was still cruising with 725,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Ryan Hughes,   Cliff Josephy,   David Baker

Level 2 Update: Simeon Naydenov Eliminated in 10th Place

Jun 05, '13

Level: 2

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 9 out of 477

Average Chip Count: 477,000

Chip Counts:

Seat 1: Steven Silverman – 366,000
Seat 3: Tim West – 455,000
Seat 4: Cliff Josephy – 345,000
Seat 5: Alessandro Longobardi – 394,000
Seat 6: Max Steinberg – 501,000
Seat 7: Evan Silverstein – 589,000
Seat 8: Ryan Hughes – 335,000
Seat 9: David “Bakes” Baker – 844,000
Seat 10: Chris Klodnicki – 411,000

Players Eliminated:

10th: Simeon Naydenov – $18,609

Live Updates:

Simeon Naydenov Eliminated in 10th Place ($18,609)

Max Steinberg raised to 27,000 from early position and Evan Silverstein called from middle position. Simeon Naydenov then raised all in for an additional 75,000 and Steinberg folded his hand. Silverstein called and the two players then flipped over their cards.

Silverstein: JJ
Naydenov: AQ

Board: QJ369

Naydenov was eliminated on the hand in 10th place and Silverstein was up close to 600,000.

Ryan Hughes Doubles Up

Max Steinberg raised to 24,000 preflop and Ryan Hughes reraised all in for 161,000. Steinberg called and they tabled their hands.

Hughes: KK
Steinberg: AK

Board: 10436Q

Hughes doubled up to survive with 350,000 thanks to a flush, while Steinberg was still cruising with 500,000.

Player Tags: Ryan Hughes,   Max Steinberg,   Simeon Naydenov

Level 27: Piccioli 7th ($94,971), Ashe 8th ($71,933), Hughes 9th ($55,093)

Jul 02, '12

Level: 27

Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 6 out of 3,166

Average Chip Count: 2,374,500

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 1 — Hai Chu — 660,000

Seat no. 4 — Vladimir Mefodichev — 3,700,000
Seat no. 5 — Neil Willerson — 4,650,000

Seat no. 7 — Zachary Humphrey — 2,000,000
Seat no. 8 — Matthew Graham — 1,600,000
Seat no. 9 — Hugh Henderson — 2,150,000

Players Eliminated:

Bryan Piccioli — 7th Place ($94,971)
Randy Ashe — 8th ($71,933)
Ryan Hughes — 9th Place ($55,093)

Live Updates:

Ryan Hughes Eliminated in 9th Place ($55,093)

Ryan Hughes opened the pot for 100,000 before the flop, Vladimir Mefodichev reraised the button to 250,000, Hughes moved all in for around 700,000 and Mefodichev called.

Mefodichev was ahead before the flop with AK against Hughes’ AJ.

The board came AJ10Q5, giving Hughes top two pair on the flop to take the lead, but Mefodichev turned a straight to win the pot and eliminate Ryan Hughes in 9th place ($55,093). Mefodichev ended the hand with 3.1 million in chips.

Randy Ashe Eliminated in 8th Place ($71,933)

Randy Ashe opened the pot for 130,000 before the flop and Hugh Henderson called.

The flop came A107, Ashe bet 220,000, Henderson moved all in and Ashe called.

Henderson was ahead before the flop with 77 for bottom set against Ashe’s top pair with AQ.

The turn and river were the 10 and the 5, giving Henderson a full house on the turn to win the pot and eliminate Randy Ashe in 8th place ($71,933). Henderson need the hand with 3 million.

Bryan Piccioli Eliminated in 7th Place ($94,971)

Bryan Piccioli was previously crippled in a big hand after Matt Graham doubled through him and left him with just 50,000. On his final hand, Piccioli was all in for 40,000 before the flop with Q5 against Neil Willerson’s KK.

The board came K444Q, giving Willerson a full house on the flop to win the pot and eliminate Bryan Piccioli in 7th place ($94,971).

The remanning six players took a hone hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 27 and will return at approximately 10:30pm local time to resume play.

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Player Tags: Ryan Hughes,   Bryan Piccioli,   Randy Ashe,   Vladimir Mefodichev,   Hugh Henderson

Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway

Jul 02, '12

The final table of Event no. 53 ($1,500 No-Limit Hold’em) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Day 3 began with 28 players spread out over 4 tables, and with the elimination of Sylvain Gonon in 10th Place ($42,656), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 25 with blinds of 15,000-30,000 with a 5 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined.

With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up:

Seat no. 1 — Hai Chu — 1,565,000
Seat no. 2 — Ryan Hughes — 1,490,000
Seat no. 3 — Bryan Piccioli — 645,000
Seat no. 4 — Vladimir Mefodichev — 2,520,000
Seat no. 5 — Neil Willerson — 3,775,000
Seat no. 6 — Randy Ashe — 925,000
Seat no. 7 — Zachary Humphrey — 1,910,000
Seat no. 8 — Matthew Graham — 565,000
Seat no. 9 — Hugh Henderson — 870,000

While only 9 remain, this event gathered 3,166 players, creating a total prize pool of $4,274,100. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $737,248
2nd Place — $456,217
3rd Place — $322,866
4th Place — $233,708
5th Place — $171,135
6th Place — $126,770
7th Place — $94,971
8th Place — $71,933
9th Place — $55,093

Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

Player Tags: Ryan Hughes,   Bryan Piccioli,   Hai Chu,   Randy Ashe,   Vladimir Mefodichev,   Matthew Graham,   Zachary Humphrey,   Hugh Henderson,   Sylvain Gonon

Level 24 Update: Official Final Table Set, Hughes Gone

Jun 21, '10

Blinds:

Flop Games: 13,000-25,000, 25,000-50,000 Stakes
Stud Games: 5,000 Ante, 7,000 Bring-in, 25,000-50,000 Limits

Players Remaining: 8 out of 478

Average Chip Count: 537,750

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Bill Chen – 1,232,000
2. Phil Ivey – 709,000
3. Kenneth Aldridge – 633,000
4. Jeffrey Lisandro – 574,000
5. John Juanda – 400,000
6. Albert Hahn – 303,000
7. Dave Baker – 284,000
8. Chad Brown – 147,000

Notable Eliminations:

9. Ryan Hughes — $22,849

Big Hands:

Ryan Hughes Eliminated in Ninth Place ($22,849)

Stud 8

Ryan Hughes completed and was called by Jeffrey Lisandro, Chad Brown, and Kenneth Aldridge who was the bring-in.

On fourth street, Hughes moved all-in for his last 14,000 and was called by all three other players. Lisandro led out on fifth street getting called by Brown and Aldridge and got his last chips in the middle against Aldridge on sixth.

Aldridge: (10-4)-2-10-7-4/J
Lisandro: (3-5)-4-2-6-8/8
Hughes: (A-6)-A-Q-3-A/J

After all the cards were dealt, Lisandro would take the whole pot as his six-high 760straight was good for the high and the low portion. Ryan Hughes was eliminated as his three aces could not trump Lisandro’s straight and was sent home with just over $22,000 in his pocket.

Juanda Makes Jacks Full

Stud

Phil Ivey completed on third street and was called by John Juanda. Ivey bet fourth and fifth street and was called by Juanda each time. Juanda then led sixth and seventh and was called down by Ivey.

Ivey: (X-X-X): 6-10-4-8
Juanda: (J-6-J)-J-3-5-6

Ivey slips to 760,000 and Juanda climbed to 820,000.

Lisandro Doubles Without Showdown

Razz

Jeff Lisandro was the bring-in and called Chad Brown’s completion. Brown bet fourth street and was called by Lisandro. Lisandro then bet fifth street and Brown let it go.

Lisandro: (X-X)-10-3-9
Brown: (X-X)-4-3-Q

Lisandro almost doubled up growing his stack to 190,000. Brown is down to 450,000.

Bill Chen Chips Up

Hold’em

Bill Chen raised from the cutoff preflop and was called by John Juanda from the big blind.

The flop came 448 and Juanda checked and called a bet from Chen. The J came on the turn and Juanda led into Chen and was called. The 3 peeled off on the river and Juanda bet again and was raised by Chen.

Juanda made the call and mucked when Chen showed AA. Chen is up to 1,200,000 and Juanda fell to 410,000.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Ryan Hughes,   Phil Ivey

Day 1 Begins at 5:00 pm PDT

Jun 28, '09

Day 1 of Event no. 53 – $1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Eight or Better will begin today at 5:00 pm PDT. Players will begin with 4,500 in tournament chips and all levels will last sixty-minutes. There will be a scheduled twenty-minute break every other level, and there will be a ninety-minute dinner break at the completion of Level 4. Play will continue here on Day 1 until the completion of Level 8.

Ryan Hughes is the defending champion of Event no. 53, besting a field of 527 players last year in order to claim his second bracelet in Seven Card Stud Hi-Low Eight or Better.

Player Tags: Ryan Hughes

Ryan Hughes Eliminated in Ninth Place ($25,150)

Feb 20, '09

Vivek Rajkumar and two-time WSOP bracelet winner Ryan Hughes had a back and forth match that saw both players spend some time on the ropes.

Early on in the match, Hughes was down to his final 6,000 in chips. After doubling up twice, once with kings vs. eights, Hughes now had the lead. He kept it for about half an hour before Rajkumar made a Broadway straight with a king in his hand and took back the lead.

That pot gave Rajkumar the 3-1 chip lead and he close out the match shortly afterwards, advancing to the overall elite eight to play good friend Amit Makhija.

Hughes was eliminated in a tie for ninth place and earned $25,150.

 

 

 

Player Tags: Ryan Hughes,   V R

Ryan Hughes Wins Event No. 47 ($183,368)

Jun 28, '08

Ryan Hughes Wins Event No. 47 ($183,368)
First Player To Win Two Stud 8/b Bracelets

With a 5:1 chip lead over Ron Long, Ryan Hughes brought it in with 3 and Ron Long called with the K. Long hit the 7 on fourth street and bet out, Hughes raised with the K. Long reraised, Hughes made it three bets, Long capped it and Hughes called. Long moved all in with the 6 on fifth street and Hughes called with the 4.

Long: K763 - KQJ
Hughes: 3K43 - 877

All in and with his tournamnet life at stake, Ron Long made a single pair of kings while Ryan Hughes made a full house (sevens full of threes) on the river. Ryan Hughes picks up his second Stud 8/b bracelet and the $183,368 grand prize , while Ron Long settles for 2nd place and $113,240. 

Player Tags: Ronald Long,   Ryan Hughes

$1,500 Stud 8/b - Final Table - Isaia 4th ($50,122) / Hunt 3rd ($68,686)

Jun 28, '08

Ante: 3,000
Bring-In: 5,000
Completion: 15,000

Players Left: 2

Chip Counts:
Ryan Hughes: 1,082,000
Ron Long: 550,000

Eliminations:
Alessio Isaia Eliminated in 4th Place ($50,122)
Thomas Hunt Eliminated in 3rd Place ($68,686)

Big Hands:

Alessio Isaia Eliminated in 4th Place ($50,122)

Hughes brought it in with the 2 and Isaia completed with the 10. Hughes raised and Isaia called. Hughes checked the K on fourth street and Isaia bet the 6. Hughes paired his king on fifth street (K) while Isaia paired as well (6). Hughes took the betting lead back on fifth street and continued on sixth street as well.

Hughes: 2KK3 - K54
Isaia: 10669 - AA2

Hughes threw in a final bet on seventh street and Isaia called for the rest of his chips. Hughes turned over three kings and scooped the pot, Isaia showed aces up (aces and sixes). Alessio Isaia was eliminated in 4th place ($50,122).

Thomas Hunt Eliminated in 3rd Place ($68,686)

Against the chip leader Ryan Hughes, a short stacked Thomas Hunt got it all in with the 2 in the door. Hughes called the slight raise with the 3.

Hunt: 22104 - Q53
Hughes: 3Q2J - 843

All in on third street, the best hand Hunt could make by the river was pair of deuces (high) and a busted low draw. Hughes made a pair of threes to scoop the pot and eliminated Thomas Hunt in 3rd place ($68,686).

And Then There Were Two...
Thomas Hunt (3rd)  was eliminated just moments into Level 23 and Ryan Hughes led Ron Long into heads-up play.

Ryan Hughes: 1,317,000
Ron Long: 315,000

Player Tags: Ronald Long,   Ryan Hughes,   Thomas Hunt,   Alessio Isaia

$1,500 Stud 8/b - Final Table - Ryan Hughes Up Over 1 Million

Jun 28, '08

Ante: 3,000
Bring-In: 5,000
Completion: 15,000

Players Left: 4

Chip Counts:
Ryan Hughes: 1,010,000
Ron Long: 265,000
Alessio Isaia: 220,000
Thomas Hunt: 140,00

Big Hands:

Play has slowed down considerably here over the past round while Ryan Hughes extends his chip lead to over 1 million. With a 4:1 chip lead over second place, all of the other players seem to be taking turns as the short stack, fighting for the
crumbs as Hughes continues to widen his lead.

Thomas Hunt Doubles Through Alessio Isaia

Thomas Hunt got it all in on fifth street and Alessio Isaia had him covered.

Hunt: 8A5Q - 853
Isaia: AJ86 - K22

All in on fifth street, Hunt made two pair (eights and fives) by seventh street and Isaia finished with just one pair of deuces. With no qualifying low hand either, Thomas Hunt scooped the pot and doubled up to about 125,000.

Player Tags: Ronald Long,   Ryan Hughes,   Thomas Hunt,   Alessio Isaia

$1,500 Stud 8/b - Final Table - Jonas Klausen Eliminated in 5th Place ($39,355)

Jun 28, '08

Ante: 3,000
Bring-In: 3,000
Completion: 12,000

Players Left: 4

Chip Counts:
Ryan Hughes: 921,000
Alessio Isaia: 350,000
Ron Long: 260,000
Thomas Hunt: 101,000

Eliminations:
Jonas Klausen Eliminated in 5th place ($39,355)

Big Hands:

Ryan Hughes Chips Up to 900k

In one of the first hands of Level 21, Ryan Hughes took a six-figure pot off of Jonas Klausen and continued to bully the rest of table throughout the round. Soon after putting another 100k distance between himself and Klausen, Hughes went after him again, this time with dire consequences for Klausen and the rest of the table. 

Ryan Hughes brought it in with 2 and Jonas Klausen completed the bet with the A. Hughes raised and Klausen called. Klausen picked 3 on fourth street and bet out, Hughes called with the 4.


Klausen: 2476 - fold
Hughes: A398

Hughes bet out this time on fifth street and Klausen called. On sixth street Hughes bet out again, but this Klausen folded. Hughes took another big pot off of Klausen, this time putting his chip count over 900,000. A monster chip lead over the rest of the table.

Jonas Klasuen Eliminated in 5th Place ($39,355)

Jonas Klausen brought it in with the 3 and Ron Long called with the A. Long bet out with the J on fourth street and Klausen called with the K. Long bet out on fifth street as well with the 6 and Klausen raised with the Q. Long reraised and Klausen called all in.

Long: AJ68 - J62
Klausen: 3KQ8 - 842

All in on fifth street, Klausen turned over a pair of eights (high) and no low on seventh street. Long showed jacks up and scooped the pot. The one, two, and even three-time chip leader Jonas Klausen was finally eliminated in 5th place ($39,355).


 

Player Tags: Ronald Long,   Ryan Hughes,   Thomas Hunt,   Jonas Klausen

$1,500 Stud 8/b - Final Table - Feldman 7th Place ($23,019) / D'Alessandro 6th Place ($30,444)

Jun 28, '08

Ante: 2,000
Bring-In: 3,000
Completion: 10,000

Players Left: 5

Chip Counts:
Ryan Hughes: 735,000
Jonas Klausen: 318,000
Alessandro Isaia: 210,000
Thomas Hunt: 200,000
Ron Long: 182,000

Eliminations:
Josh Feldman Eliminated in 7th place ($23,019)
Tim D'Alessandro Eliminated in 6th place ($30,444)

Big Hands:

Josh Feldman Eliminated in 7th Place ($23,019)
Jonas Klausen Regains Chip Lead

Josh Feldman (J) and Jonus Klasuen (A) got four bets in on third street. Klausen bet out first on fourth street (4) and Feldman raised (9). Klausen reraised (enough to put Feldman all in) and Feldman called all in.

Klausen: A428 - AKK
Feldman: J94Q - AJ9

Feldman started the hand with split jacks, making two pair (jacks and nines) on fourth street, which is where the money got in. Klausen started the hand with split aces and didn’t make two pair (aces and kings) until the river, either way Josh Feldman was eliminated in 7th place ($23,019) while Jonas Klausen regained the chip lead once again with just under 500,000.

Big Stacks Battle, Hughes Takes Lead Back From Klausen

In a big pot between the two biggest stacks at the table, Jonas Klausen came up short and Ryan Hughes once again stole the chip lead from Klausen. By the time the hand was over, Ryan Hughes was leading the pack with just under 550,000 while Jonas Klausen fell back down to just under 375,000.

Tim D'Alessandro Eliminated in 6th place ($30,444)

Thomas Hunt completed with the A and Tim D’Alessandro raised with 10. Hunt reraised and D’Alessandro made it four bets. Hunt called the raise and then bet out on fourth street with the K. D’Alessandro raised with the 7 and Hunt called. Hunt made one last bet on fifth street and D’Alessandro called all in.

Hunt: AK9A - AK9
D’Alessandro: 10733 - J1010

It was full house over full house with Tim D’Alessandro all in on fifth street and all out by seventh street. Tim D’Alessandro made tens full of threes while Thomas Hunt finished the hand with aces full of kings. Tim D’Alessandro was subsequently eliminate in 6th place ($30,444).

Player Tags: Ryan Hughes,   Thomas Hunt,   Timothy D'Alessandro,   Jonas Klausen,   Joshua Feldman

$1,500 Stud 8/b - Final Table - David Sklansky Eliminated in 8th Place ($19,306)

Jun 28, '08

Ante: 2,000
Bring-In: 3,000
Completion: 10,000

Players Left: 7

Chip Counts:
Alessio Isaia: 350,000
Jonas Klausen: 338,000
Ryan Hughes: 250,000
Ron Long: 224,000
Josh Feldman: 200,000
Tim D’Alessandro: 140,000
Thomas Hunt: 54,000

Eliminations:
David Sklansky Eliminated in 8th place ($19,306)

Storylines:

Final Table Set

With the elimination of James Richburg (9th) right before the level change, the final eight players took a half-hour break to prepare for the final table. Here was what the final table (eight-handed) looked like as play began in Level 20.

Seat 1: Tim D’Alessandro - 140,000
Seat 2: Jonas Klausen - 338,000
Seat 3: David Sklasnsky - 66,000
Seat 4: Josh Feldman - 200,000
Seat 5: Ryan Hughes - 400,000
Seat 6: Ron Long - 224,000
Seat 7: Alessio Isaia - 220,000
Seat 8: Thomas Hunt - 31,000

Richburg’s elimination took place at just about 4:00 pm, and preparations for the final table took longer than expected. Cards didn’t get back into the air until about 4:35 pm, and here is what has happened since then…

Big Hands:

Alessio Isaia Takes Chip Lead

Alessio Isaia brought it in with the 2 and Ryan Hughes completed the bet with the 2. Isaia called and continued to bet all the way down through seventh street. Hughes looked him up.

Isaia: 2746 - AJ3
Hughes: 293K - X-X-X

The players had a showdown on the river where Isaia turned over a jack-high flush (high) and a 6-4-3-2-A low, scooping the pot and taking the chip from Hughes with almost 350,000. After the hand, former chip leader Ryan Hughes fell down to just about 250,000.

David Sklansky Eliminated in 8th Place ($19,306)

Down to his last 8,000 in chips, Davis Sklansky called all in with the 8 when Tim D’Alessandro completed the bet with the 4. Ryan Hughes raised the side pot with the 7 and D’Alessandro called.

D’Alessandro: 42AA
Hughes: 7Q105
Sklansky: 8Q67

D’Alessandro and Hughes both checked on fourth and fifth street, D’Alessandro bet on sixth street and Hughes called. Both players checked the river and Alessandro turned over a third ace for trip aces (high) while Hughes showed a 7-5-4-3-2 low. D’Alessandro and Hughes split both the side and main pots as David Sklansky was eliminated in 8th place ($19,306).

Player Tags: Ryan Hughes,   David Sklansky,   Timothy D'Alessandro,   Alessio Isaia

$1,500 Stud 8/b - Final Day - Hefer (13th), Brooker (12th), Nicewander ($11th), Macre (10th), Richburg (9th)

Jun 28, '08

Note: The remaining eight players have just taken a short fifteen-minute break in order to prepare for the final table, which should begin shortly.

Ante: 2,000
Bring-In: 2,000
Completion: 8,000

Players Left: 8

Chip Counts:
Jonas Klausen: 346,000
Ron Long: 185,000
Alessio Isaia: 172,000
Josh Feldman: 121,000
David Sklansky: 110,000
Thomas Hunt: 101,000
Tim D'Allesandro: 82,000
Ryan Hughes: 80,000

Eliminations:
Mike Hefer Eliminated in 13th Place ($8,168)
David Brooker Eliminated in 12th place ($11,880)
Daniel Nicewander Eliminated in 11th place ($11,880)
Margaret Macre Eliminated in 10th Place ($15,593)
James Richburg Eliminated in 9th Place ($15,593)

Big Hands:

Mike Hefer Eliminated in 13th Place ($8,168)

Alessio Isaia brought it in for 2,000 with the 7 and Mike Hefer limped in with the K.

Isaia: 7476 - 742
Hefer: KJ46 - X-X-X

Hefer hit a jack on fourth street and bet out, Isaia called. Isaia then paired sevens on fifth street and took the betting lead, this time Hefer called him. Isaia bet again on sxith street and Hefer raised all in, Isasi called. Isaia turned over a full house and Mike Hefer was eliminated in 13th place, earning $8,168.

David Brooker Eliminated in 12th Place ($11,880)

Ron Long brought it in with the 6 and David Brooker completed the bet with the A. Long called the raise.

Long: 6257 - 883
Brooker: AKQ8 - J72

Brooker hit a king on fourth street and bet out. Long called with a deuce. Brooker checked a queen on fifth street and Long bet with a five. Brooker called all in for the rest of his chips. By seventh street, Brooker had to failed to make a single pair or a qualifying low hand. Long made a pair of eights and it was good enough to scoop the pot, and as a result, David Brooker was eliminated in 12th place ($11,880).

Daniel Nicewander Eliminated in 11th Place ($11,880)

Hughes: JK93 - 663
Nicewander: A6QK - X-X-X

Ryan Hughes took the betting lead from the start and Daniel Nicewander had committed all of his chips by the river, calling him down and coming up short on seventh street. Hughes turned over two pair (sixes and threes) for the high hand and Nicewander threw his hand away, failing to catch a better high hand or make a qualifying low. Hughes scooped the pot and Daniel Nicewander was eliminated in 11th place ($11,880). 

Margaret Macre Eliminated in 10th Place ($15,593)

Margaret limped in with the 9 as did Josh Feldman with the 8.

Macre: 98A2 - 98-X
Feldman: 8377 - AA5

Feldman took the betting lead on fourth street and Macre called. On fifth street, Macre bet out with the ace and Feldman raised. Macre called the raise all in. Macre made two pair (nines and eights) by the river where Feldman made aces up. With no qualifying low hand for Macre, Feldman scooped the pot and Margaret Macre was eliminated in 10h place ($15,593).

James Richburg Eliminated in 9th place ($15,593)

Alessio Isaia brought it in with the 4, Josh Feldman raised with the 7, and James Richburg reraised all in with the 9. Both Feldman and Isaia called the raise and continued to pay heads-up for the side pot.

Feldman: 75510 - AA2
Isaia: 43Q8 - 763
Richburg: 9QKQ - X-X-X

Side Pot: Feldman bet out on both fourth and fifth street, Isaia called. On sixth street, Feldman checked, Isaia bet, and Feldman called. Isia and Feldman turn over their hands for the side pot, Feldmna with aces up (high) and Isaia with the 8-7-6-4-3 low. Feldman and Isaia split the side pot as Richburg tosses his hand in the muck. James Richburg is eliminated in 9th place ($15,593) and Feldman and Isaia split the main pot as well

Player Tags: Ronald Long,   Ryan Hughes,   Dave Brooker,   Alessio Isaia,   Mike Hefer,   Daniel Nicewander

Ryan Hughes Wins Event #20 ($176,358)

Jun 13, '07

The heads-up match between Ryan Hughes and Min Lee has finished in a just a dozen hands. Hughes had a huge upper hand in the face off and he applied the pressure to defeat Lee. The last hand was an interesting one. Lee turned up J 8 (6 4 4 3) 4, but Hughes turned up J 5 (10 10 10 6) 10 to win with quad tens! Hughes took home the gold bracelet in the $2,000 seven card stud eight-or-better event and a $176,385 first-place prize.

Player Tags: Ryan Hughes,   Min Lee

Hour Three

Jun 13, '07

Steve Graboski Eliminated in 5th Place ($32,178)

Steve Graboski was the next player to meet elimination head on in fifth place. He took home $32,178 in prize money.

The Devastation of Greg Raymer

Greg Raymer was still the chip leader with $550,000. He was about to experience an unfortunate sequence of events. He started this journey by losing two pots to the tune of $100,000.

Next he lost the chip lead to Ryan Hughes. Raymer mucked on fifth street and Hughes now held $481,000 to Raymer’s $455,000. He then lost a pot to Min Lee. Lee turned up 8 3 (2 2 K 5) 2 and Raymer mucked. This was another large blow that knocked the Fossilman down to $280,000.

The most fatal blow to Raymer was delivered by his nemesis, Hughes. The two pumped the pot to epic proportions of chips and Raymer held only $8,000 when Hughes flipped up K 9 (10 K 6 8) 9. Raymer mucked and he was now mortally wounded.

Raymer was now in all-in mode. “I figured the first time I got all in I was going to lose. So my plan was never to get all in,” said Raymer after he doubled up on the next hand. He won the next hand as well and said, “Sweet, I might not have to play this hand.”

While all this was going on Hughes had built his stack to $700,000. It was then Hughes who busted Raymer a few hands later. Raymer turned up 6 2 (A Q 8 J) J and Hughes showed down K 3 (10 3 3 2) 8. Raymer was eliminated in fourth place and he took home $61,880 in prize money. Hughes now had $820,000 to work with for ammo.

Douglas Carli Eliminated in 3^rd Place ($61,880)

Douglas Carli was eliminated shortly after Raymer in third place and he took home $61,880 in cash.

Heads-Up!

The heads-up match was now set and the chip counts were as follows:

Ryan Hughes: $973,000
Min Lee: $388,000

Player Tags: Ryan Hughes,   Greg Raymer,   Stephen Graboski,   Min Lee

Hour One

Jun 13, '07

Adam Spiegelberg Eliminated in 8th Place ($13,923)

Adam Spiegelberg was the first to be eliminated from the table, he was sent home in eighth place and took home $13,923. He was eliminated shortly after the table began.

Short Stacks

Steve Graboski had a hefty chip lead and he was trailed closely by Ryan Hughes. Greg Raymer rounded out the top three. The rest of the stacks on the table were a little slime in comparison to say the least. There should be a number of quick bust outs unless some people are able to double up and get some chips.

Min Lee Survives With the Low

Things looked dire indeed for Min Lee when he was all in against Ryan Hughes. Hughes showed down a straight, as well as a seven low. Lee turned over a six low and survived by the skin of his teeth.

When Big Stacks Collide

Greg Raymer then grabbed a pot off of Ryan Hughes. Both players checked on the final street and Raymer began to turn over his cards. Hughes instantly threw his cards into the muck and the 2004 world champion gained some ground.

Player Tags: Ryan Hughes,   Greg Raymer,   Stephen Graboski,   Adam Spiegelberg,   Min Lee

"How Lucky"

May 16, '07

Jonathan Little has defeated Ryan Hughes 2-0 and advanced to the final four.  When congratulated on his achievement his only response was, "How lucky!"  Little is in the money and will play either later tonight or tomorrow. 

Player Tags: Ryan Hughes,   Jonathan Little

Little Giant

May 16, '07

After severely denting Ryan Hughes' stack a few hands earlier Jon Little moves all in with JJ.  Hughes left with just $3,000 chips calls with Q5.  Little hits quads when the flop comes KJJ, the turn is the 5 and Hughes mucks his cards.  Little now has a 1-0 lead in the match, and the most momentum of any player in the tournament.  

Player Tags: Ryan Hughes,   Jonathan Little

First Elite Eight Match Begins

May 16, '07

Jonathan Little and Ryan Hughes have started their Elite Eight match. Hughes currently holds the chip lead in the first game with $28,000.

Player Tags: Ryan Hughes,   Jonathan Little