Roberto Romanello Poker Tournament Updates

Level 5 Update: Roberto Romanello Eliminated in 7th Place ($48,924)

Jun 21, '12

Level: 5

Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Remaining: 6 out of 587

Average Chip Count: 880,500

Chip Counts:

Seat no. 1 — Antonio Esfandiari — 1,350,000

Seat no. 3 — Jeremiah Fitzpatrick — 700,000
Seat no. 4 — Athanasios Polychronopoulos — 260,000
Seat no. 5 — Alessandro Longobardi — 520,000
Seat no. 6 — Jonathan Lane — 1,260,000

Seat no. 8 — Craig McCorkell — 500,000

Players Eliminated:

Roberto Romanello — 7th Place ($48,924)

Live Updates:

Roberto Romanello Eliminated in 7th Place ($48,924)

Jonathan Lane opened the button for 55,000, Craig McCorkell called the small blind and Roberto Romanello called in the big.

The flop came 985, it was checked to Lane who bet 100,000, McCorkell folded, Romanello moved all in and Lane called.

Lane was ahead on the flop with 1010 for an over pair against Romanello’s top pair with Q9.

The turn and river were the 3 and the 8, offering no help to Roberto Romanello who was eliminated in 7th place ($48,924). Lane moved up to about 1,260,000 after the hand.

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: Roberto Romanello,   Jonathan Lane

Action Begins, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 21, '12

The final table of Event no. 36 ($3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.

The Shootout tournament features a different format than a traditional No-Limit Hold’em event in that players must win their table before moving on. As players win their individual tables, they take those chips with them to the next round where they must win another table and so on, until the final table is reached. Day 2 ended with the elimination of Mickey Petersen in 11th Place ($9,086), and the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 1 with blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 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 — Antonio Esfandiari — 538,000
Seat no. 2 — Joe Tehan — 529,000
Seat no. 3 — Jeremiah Fitzpatrick — 539,000
Seat no. 4 — Athanasios Polychronopoulos — 528,000
Seat no. 5 — Alessandro Longobardi — 512,000
Seat no. 6 — Jonathan Lane — 509,000
Seat no. 7 — Sardor Gaziev — 527,000
Seat no. 8 — Craig McCorkell — 539,000
Seat no. 9 — Roberto Romanello — 530,000
Seat no. 10 — Thiago Nishijima — 510,000

While only 10 remain, this event gathered 587 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,602,510. Here is a look at the final payouts:

1st Place — $368,593
2nd Place — $228,261
3rd Place — $151,613
4th Place — $112,512
5th Place — $84,436
6th Place — $63,988
7th Place — $48,924
8th Place — $37,707
9th Place — $29,277
10th Place — $22,899

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: Antonio Esfandiari,   Joe Tehan,   Jeremiah Fitzpatrick,   Thiago Nishijima,   Roberto Romanello,   Athanasios Polychronopoulos,   Alessandro Longobardi,   Craig McCorkell,   Jonathan Lane,   SARDOR GAZIEV

Level 2 Update: Corkins Doubles and Jaka Rises

Sep 23, '10

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 130 out of 132 (unofficial)

Chip Counts:

1. Pierre Canali — 63,400
2. Remy Biechel — 60,000
3. Dan Smith — 48,000
4. Faraz Jaka — 45,000
5. Michael Mizrachi — 44,000
6. Jason Mercier — 43,000
7. Arnaud Mattern — 42,600
8. Jani Sointula — 42,000
9. Michael Abecassis — 41,800
10. Hoyt Corkins 40,000

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

Roberto Romanello

Big Hands:

Hoyt Corkins Doubles Up

Hoyt Corkins bet 6,000 on a table that had 5,500 sitting in the pot along with a board that read AJ98. The cutoff then raised all in and Corkins made the all-in call for his final chips. The river fell J before Corkins flipped over 99. His opponent said, “Good call,” and mucked his cards. Corkins held 40,000 after the hand.

Roberto Romanello Eliminated by Faraz Jaka

Roberto Romanello raised to 550 from the button preflop and Faraz Jaka reraised to 1,500 from the small blind. Romanello reraised to 4,525 and Jaka reraised 23,000, which was more than enough to put Romanello all in. He made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Romanello: QQ
Jaka: A4

Board: A1010103

Romanello was eliminated on the hand and Jaka held 45,000 when the dust settled.

Justin Smith Takes a Hit

There was a flop of QJ10 sitting on the table and 2,850 in the pot when seat 6 bet 4,775 from the cutoff. Smith went into the tank on the small blind and eventually tossed in the chips for the call.

Both players checked the K on the turn and then the 6 was delivered on the river. Smith bet 5,600 and his opponent went into the tank this time around. He eventually made the call and flipped over Q10. Smith mucked his hand and his stack dropped to 15,000.

Left In The Deck:

High Roller Heads-Up Report — Action Begins

The £10,350 is down to the final four players today after a nice-sized field of 103 players entered the prestigious event. There is £288,409 and a gold bracelet up for grabs for first place and the runner up will take home £178,211. The two players that will be eliminated in the semi-finals today will take home £96,212 each.

The final four players and their semi-final matches are:

Gus Hansen vs. Andrew Feldman
Jim Collopy vs. Ram Vaswani

The semi-finals have begun and after those matches are settled the final two will return for a best-of-three match to decide who walks away with the bracelet.

Here is a quick rundown of the results for this event so far:

5: Daniel Negreanu — £47,045
5: Kevin Eyster — £47,045
5: Huck Seed — £47,045
5: Neil Channing — £47,045
9: Howard Lederer — £22,847
9: Martin Kabrhel — £22,847
9: McLean Karr — £22,847
9: Saar Wilf — £22,847
9: Andrew Robl — £22,847
9: Phil Ivey — £22,847
9: Marius Torbergson — £22,847
9: Sondre Svaniek — £22,847

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Faraz Jaka,   Roberto Romanello

Hour 11 Update: Round 5 Completed, Elite Eight is Set

Jun 15, '09

Hour 11 Update

Players Remaining: 8 out of 256

Completed Matches (Winner in Bold):

1. Nathan Doudney vs. Jason Mercier
2. Bryan Pellegrino vs. Yevgeniy Timoshenko
3. Dustin Woolf vs. Mike Caro
4. Johnny Chan vs. Justin Smith
5. John Duthie vs. Benjamin Sprenger
6. Leo Wolpert vs. Mathieu Clavet
7. Jamin Stokes vs. Alec Torelli
8. Stephen O’Dwyer vs. Roberto Romanelli

Eliminations:

16. Jason Mercier – $38,424
15. Yevgeniy Timoshenko – $38,424
14. Mike Caro – $38,424
13. Justin Smith – $38,424
12. Alec Torelli – $38,424
11. Benjamin Sprenger – $38,424
10. Mathieu Clavet – $38,424
9. Roberto Romanelli – $38,424

Big Hands:

Jamin Stokes Knocks Out Alec Torelli

Alec Torelli and Jamin Stokes got all the money in preflop and the cards were exposed. Torelli Showed the A6, but was dominated by the A9.

The board ran out 99862 and left Torelli out of the round 6.

Wolpert Doubles Up to Take Lead, Later Busts Clavet

The turning point in this match was when all the money got in preflop and Leo Wolpert showed the A 10 against the A 9 of Mathieu Clavet. The board came out Q J 10 3 4 and Wolpert left Clavet on the short stack.

The final blow was dealt when Wolpert raised from the button and Clavet moved all in. Wolpert called and his AK was ahead of the 78 of Clavet. The board ran out K 3 5 6 6 and Wolpert will move on to the next round.

John Duthie Picks up Aces to Take out Benjamin Sprenger

Earlier in the hour, John Duthie took the chip lead by getting all of his money in preflop with A 2 against the A J of Sprenger and hitting a 2 on the turn to take the lead.

The final blow came when all the money got in preflop with Duthie holding the AA and Sprenger tabled the QJ. The flop was 4J6, but Sprenger failed to improve any further as the turn was the 2 and the river was the A.

O’Dwyer Busts Romanello to End the Night

After being on the short stack for a while, Steve O’Dwyer got all of his money in the middle preflop with J10 against Roberto Romanello’s AQ. The board ran out JK392 to give him a slight chip advantage.

From that point on, O’Dwyer slowly chipped up and eventually built a formidable stack. The final hand of the night was when O’Dwyer limped in on the button and Romanello raised to 100,000. O’Dwyer raised the rest of Romanello’s chips and Romanello made the call with his last 160,000.

O’Dwyer showed the AJ and Romanello showed the J10. The flop contained an A and that was it, as O’Dwyer advances to the next round.

Player Tags: John Duthie,   Jamin Stokes,   Leo Wolpert,   Alec Torelli,   Steve O'Dwyer,   Roberto Romanello

Roberto Romanello Robbed

Feb 19, '09

On a 1042 flop Roberto Romanello bets 25,000. Andreas Hoivold shoves his large stack out in front and Romanello goes into the tank.

He thinks for at least five minutes. "Will you show if I pass?" he says. Hoivold simply shrugs. "Yes or no? I don't mind, just say" says Romanello, but Hoivold keeps shrugging.

Eventually Romanello flips over his cards Q10 and awaits to see if Hoivold shows. Hoivold taps the table and nods, and a tournament director comes over.The dealer tells him that Romanello hasn't said anything yet... so there is a moment there where Romanello could have still called. He says despondently, "No, I folded."

Hoivold flips over the Q and then shows the 8. Romanello can't believe his eyes as Hoivold's supporters laugh and he rakes in his new chips.

Romanello's stack is around the 50,000 mark.

Player Tags: Roberto Romanello

Roberto Romanello Eliminated

Feb 19, '09

Jonas Klausen makes the all-in move and Roberto Romanello calls. The two flip over their cards:

Romanello: AJ

Klausen: 44

Board: Q10387

Klausen's two little fours are enough to scoop the pot and a short-stacked Romanello who had about 13 big blinds left going into the battle is out. Romanello picks up €8,929 for his efforts, but he can add this to his recent big win at the PartyPoker.com European Open V.

Player Tags: Jonas Klausen,   Roberto Romanello

Roberto Romanello Robbed

Feb 19, '09

On a 1042 flop Roberto Romanello bets 25,000. Andreas Hoivold shoves his large stack out in front and Romanello goes into the tank.

He thinks for at least five minutes. "Will you show if I pass?" he says. Hoivold simply shrugs. "Yes or no? I don't mind, just say" says Romanello, but Hoivold keeps shrugging.

Eventually Romanello flips over his cards Q10 and awaits to see if Hoivold shows. Hoivold taps the table and nods, and a tournament director comes over.The dealer tells him that Romanello hasn't said anything yet... so there is a moment there where Romanello could have still called. He says despondently, "No, I folded."

Hoivold flips over the Q and then shows the 8. Romanello can't believe his eyes as Hoivold's supporters laugh and he rakes in his new chips.

Romanello's stack is around the 50,000 mark.

Player Tags: Roberto Romanello

Roberto Romanello Eliminated

Feb 19, '09

Jonas Klausen makes the all-in move and Roberto Romanello calls. The two flip over their cards:

Romanello: AJ

Klausen: 44

Board: Q10387

Klausen's two little fours are enough to scoop the pot and a short-stacked Romanello who had about 13 big blinds left going into the battle is out. Romanello picks up €8,929 for his efforts, but he can add this to his recent big win at the PartyPoker.com European Open V.

Player Tags: Jonas Klausen,   Roberto Romanello