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Jul 14, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 WSOP Main Event | 7 | + |
Level Four Update: Vanessa Selbst EliminatedJul 07, '11 NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips. Players on Day 1A: 700 of 897 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Notables in Field: Jani Sointula Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 28,000 Notable Eliminations: Greg Raymer Hands: Vanessa Selbst Eliminated The flop read 7 3 2 when the small blind checked before Vanessa Selbst bet 1,300 UTG+1. Jason Alexander then raised to 2,900 from middle position. The small blind mucked and Selbst then went into the tank before moving all in for 18,625. Alexander made the call and they flipped over their cards: Selbst: 7 6 Turn and River: 9 and Q Alexander won the hand with his set of deuces and Selbst was eliminated on the hand. The Seinfeld star now holds over 100,000 in chips and he is near the top of the leader board. Barry Shulman Takes a Hit The cutoff raised to 800 and Barry Shulman reraised to 2,000. The cutoff reraised to 4,500 and Shulman made the call. The flop brought the Q 5 2 and Shulman checked. The cutoff bet 5,200 and Shulman took a peak at his cards before tossing them into the middle. Shulman is still holding level at his starting stack. Official Day 1A Field There are officially 897 players who entered the main event on day 1A. There are now 700 of them still in the running coming back from the dinner break. Meet Your Chip Leader — Ronnie Jackson Middle position raised 900 preflop and Ronnie Jackson reraised to 2,600 from the cutoff. The button and the original raiser both called and the flop rolled out A 10 8. Middle position checked and Jackson bet 7,000. Both of his opponents made the call and the turn fell 8. Middle position checked and Jackson bet 15,000 this time around. The button decided to get out of the way at this point but middle position decided to make an all-in call for his final 8,000. Their cards: Jackson: 10 10 No ace fell on the river so Jackson was good with a full house. Middle position was eliminated while Jackson grew his stack to 150,000. Isaac Haxton Takes a Hit to 6,000 Isaac Haxton thought he was sailing smooth with a jack in the hole on a J 8 3 7 6 board but his opponent who was all in held pocket sixes to win the pot and double up. After he paid up to his opponent Haxton was down to 6,000. Josh Brikis on the Boat Middle position raised to 650 and Josh Brikis made the call from the cutoff, the small blind also made the call. The flop fell 9 9 6 and the small blind checked. Middle position bet 1,400 and Brikis and the small blind each made the call. The turn fell 6 and all three players checked. The river fell K and Brikis opened up the betting with a bet worth 3,500. The small blind mucked and middle position made the call. Brikis flipped over 6 5 for the full house and his opponent mucked his cards. Brikis climbed to 90,000 after the hand. Featured Poker Tweet — Faraz Jaka Player Tags: Barry Shulman, Jason Alexander, Vanessa Selbst, Isaac Haxton, Josh Brikis Level 12 Update: Josh Brikis GoneJul 14, '11 Note: Levels are two hours in length. Players Remaining: 1,476 of 6,865 Blinds: 1,00-2,000 with a 300 ante The Chip Leaders: 1. Guillaume Darcourt — 820,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Matt Matros — 105,000 Notables Eliminated: Josh Brikis Hands: Jean-Robert Bellande Makes Incorrect Laydown With 17,000 in the pot on an A 5 4 K board, Jean-Robert Bellande checked and his opponent bet all in for 20,000. Bellande thought about it and eventually folded the A 3 and was shown the 3 3. Phil Hellmuth Doubles Phil Hellmuth was super short early in the level, but managed to chip up and have his A-K hold versus the A 8 to double to 120,000. Phillip Collins Loses Some Phillip Collins is one of the big stacks in the room, but lost some chips recently after losing with A-10 to K-Q, all in preflop, and 5-5 to K-K to double up another short-stacked opponent. He was down to 210,000 after the two hands. Randall Flowers Doubles Randall Flowers has been grinding a short stack all day, but just got his pocket tens all in preflop against pocket nines. The over pair held and Flowers doubled to 60,000. Peter Jetten Building a Huge Stack Peter Jetten just had his Q-Q hold versus A-K and he is now at 460,000. Josh Brikis Eliminated Josh Brikis was short when he got all his chips in the middle with pocket queens. He unfortunately ran into aces and was gone. Steve O’Dwyer Doubles Steve O’Dwyer was down to about 70,000 when he got his pocket kings to hold against pocket queens for all of his chips. He doubled to 140,000 and now has some ammunition to work with. Anton Ionel Close to 700,000 Anton Ionel was involved in poker’s toughest situation: holding pocket kings when your opponent holds pocket aces. Fortunately for Ionel he flopped a king and was able to double to nearly 700,000. His opponent was left with just 18,000. Poker Tweets: Player Tags: Steve O'Dwyer, Josh Brikis, Anton Ionel |
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Jul 07, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 WSOP Main Event | 1 | + |
Level Four Update: Vanessa Selbst EliminatedJul 07, '11 NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips. Players on Day 1A: 700 of 897 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Notables in Field: Jani Sointula Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 28,000 Notable Eliminations: Greg Raymer Hands: Vanessa Selbst Eliminated The flop read 7 3 2 when the small blind checked before Vanessa Selbst bet 1,300 UTG+1. Jason Alexander then raised to 2,900 from middle position. The small blind mucked and Selbst then went into the tank before moving all in for 18,625. Alexander made the call and they flipped over their cards: Selbst: 7 6 Turn and River: 9 and Q Alexander won the hand with his set of deuces and Selbst was eliminated on the hand. The Seinfeld star now holds over 100,000 in chips and he is near the top of the leader board. Barry Shulman Takes a Hit The cutoff raised to 800 and Barry Shulman reraised to 2,000. The cutoff reraised to 4,500 and Shulman made the call. The flop brought the Q 5 2 and Shulman checked. The cutoff bet 5,200 and Shulman took a peak at his cards before tossing them into the middle. Shulman is still holding level at his starting stack. Official Day 1A Field There are officially 897 players who entered the main event on day 1A. There are now 700 of them still in the running coming back from the dinner break. Meet Your Chip Leader — Ronnie Jackson Middle position raised 900 preflop and Ronnie Jackson reraised to 2,600 from the cutoff. The button and the original raiser both called and the flop rolled out A 10 8. Middle position checked and Jackson bet 7,000. Both of his opponents made the call and the turn fell 8. Middle position checked and Jackson bet 15,000 this time around. The button decided to get out of the way at this point but middle position decided to make an all-in call for his final 8,000. Their cards: Jackson: 10 10 No ace fell on the river so Jackson was good with a full house. Middle position was eliminated while Jackson grew his stack to 150,000. Isaac Haxton Takes a Hit to 6,000 Isaac Haxton thought he was sailing smooth with a jack in the hole on a J 8 3 7 6 board but his opponent who was all in held pocket sixes to win the pot and double up. After he paid up to his opponent Haxton was down to 6,000. Josh Brikis on the Boat Middle position raised to 650 and Josh Brikis made the call from the cutoff, the small blind also made the call. The flop fell 9 9 6 and the small blind checked. Middle position bet 1,400 and Brikis and the small blind each made the call. The turn fell 6 and all three players checked. The river fell K and Brikis opened up the betting with a bet worth 3,500. The small blind mucked and middle position made the call. Brikis flipped over 6 5 for the full house and his opponent mucked his cards. Brikis climbed to 90,000 after the hand. Featured Poker Tweet — Faraz Jaka Player Tags: Barry Shulman, Jason Alexander, Vanessa Selbst, Isaac Haxton, Josh Brikis Level 12 Update: Josh Brikis GoneJul 14, '11 Note: Levels are two hours in length. Players Remaining: 1,476 of 6,865 Blinds: 1,00-2,000 with a 300 ante The Chip Leaders: 1. Guillaume Darcourt — 820,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Matt Matros — 105,000 Notables Eliminated: Josh Brikis Hands: Jean-Robert Bellande Makes Incorrect Laydown With 17,000 in the pot on an A 5 4 K board, Jean-Robert Bellande checked and his opponent bet all in for 20,000. Bellande thought about it and eventually folded the A 3 and was shown the 3 3. Phil Hellmuth Doubles Phil Hellmuth was super short early in the level, but managed to chip up and have his A-K hold versus the A 8 to double to 120,000. Phillip Collins Loses Some Phillip Collins is one of the big stacks in the room, but lost some chips recently after losing with A-10 to K-Q, all in preflop, and 5-5 to K-K to double up another short-stacked opponent. He was down to 210,000 after the two hands. Randall Flowers Doubles Randall Flowers has been grinding a short stack all day, but just got his pocket tens all in preflop against pocket nines. The over pair held and Flowers doubled to 60,000. Peter Jetten Building a Huge Stack Peter Jetten just had his Q-Q hold versus A-K and he is now at 460,000. Josh Brikis Eliminated Josh Brikis was short when he got all his chips in the middle with pocket queens. He unfortunately ran into aces and was gone. Steve O’Dwyer Doubles Steve O’Dwyer was down to about 70,000 when he got his pocket kings to hold against pocket queens for all of his chips. He doubled to 140,000 and now has some ammunition to work with. Anton Ionel Close to 700,000 Anton Ionel was involved in poker’s toughest situation: holding pocket kings when your opponent holds pocket aces. Fortunately for Ionel he flopped a king and was able to double to nearly 700,000. His opponent was left with just 18,000. Poker Tweets: Player Tags: Steve O'Dwyer, Josh Brikis, Anton Ionel |
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Jun 06, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $1,500 Deuce-to-Seven Draw Lowball | 3 | + |
Level 19: Final Four; Fuller 5th, Brikis 6thJun 06, '11 NOTE: Players took a twenty-minute break at the conclusion of Level 18 and returned at approximately 4:45pm to begin Level 19. Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 out of 275 Average Chip Count: 309,375 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Perrins – 620,000 Eliminations: 5th. Thomas Fuller – $19,906 Josh Brikis Eliminated in 6th Place ($14,296) Matt Perrins opened the pot for 16,000, Josh Brikis reraised to 48,000 from the big blind, Perrins four-bet shoved and Brikis called all in. Both players had a seven-high, but Brikis was ahead with a smooth 7-4 against Perrins’ 7-6. Brikis: 7 – 4 – 3 – 2 Each player drew one card. Perrins drew a jack-high and Brikis bricked with a pair of threes. Josh Brikis was eliminated in 6th place ($14,296) this hand while Matt Perrins took the chip lead with about a half-million. Thomas Fuller Eliminated in 5th Place ($19,906) Thomas Fuller open-shoved the cutoff for about 90,000 and Matt Perrins called from the small blind. Perrins had 8 – 5 – 4 – 2 and drew one card while Fuller stood pat with J – 9 – 7 – 5 – 3. Perrins drew a jack, and out kicked Fuller with a final hand of J-8 to Fuller’s J-9. Matt Perrins was eliminated in 5th place ($19,906). Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Thomas Fuller, Matt Perrins, Josh Brikis Level 18: Jason Mercier Eliminated in 7th Place ($10,524)Jun 06, '11 NOTE: Players take a twenty-minute break at the conclusion of Level 18 and will return at approximately 4:45pm to begin Level 19. Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,500 ante Players Remaining: 6 out of 275 Average Chip Count: 206,250 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Perrins – 334,000 Eliminations: 7th. Jason Mercier – $10,524 Jason Mercier Eliminated in 7th Place ($10,524) Jason Mercier open-shoved the short stack for around 70,000, Josh Brikis re-shoved behind and everyone folded. Both players stood pat with a nine-high and Mercier’s 9-8 was just behind Brikis’ 9-7. Brikis: 9 – 7 – 6 – 5 – 3 Jason Mercier entered the final table as the short stack and was the first to go, eliminated in 7th place ($10,524). Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Jason Mercier, Josh Brikis Level 17: Final Table Now UnderwayJun 06, '11 NOTE: Play ended last night with the elimination of Aaron Schaff in 8th place ($7,937). The remaining seven players returned at approximately 3:00pm to begin the final table. Play will continue today until a winner is crowned. Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 out of 275 Average Chip Count: 176,785 Chip Counts: 1. Matthew Perrins – 293,000 Payouts: 1st. $102,105 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Bernard Lee, Thomas Fuller, Jason Mercier, Matt Perrins, Josh Brikis, Robin Rightmire |
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Dec 19, '10 | 2010 WSOP Circuit Regional Championship - Harrah's Atlantic City | WSOP Circuit -- Harrah's Northeast Regional Championship | 1 | + |
Poker Tweets -- Josh BrikisDec 19, '10 Check out this poker tweet from Josh Brikis. Player Tags: Josh Brikis Dwyte Pilgrim On The RiseDec 19, '10 Dwyte Pilgrim can’t catch Tom Marchese in the Card Player Player of the Year race, but that doesn’t mean he’s giving up on this tournament. Josh Brikis raised his button to 425 and was called by both Amnon Filippi and Pilgrim in the blinds. The flop came down KQ7 and Brikis continued with a bet of 1,500. Filippi folded and Pilgrim called. The turn was the 10 and Pilgrim led for 2,500. Brikis called and the river was the 10. Pilgrim bet 3,500 and Brikis reluctantly folded, leaving himself with 27,000. Pilgrim is back up to 25,000. Player Tags: Dwyte Pilgrim, Josh Brikis |
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Nov 14, '10 | 2010 NAPT Los Angeles | NAPT L.A. Main Event | 3 | + |
Poker Tweets -- Josh BrikisNov 14, '10 Check out this poker tweet from Josh Brikis. Player Tags: Josh Brikis |
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Jul 16, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 11 | + |
Level 20 Hour One Update: Will Failla EliminatedJul 14, '10 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante 1. Theo Jorgensen — 3,200,000 Will Failla Jean-Robert Bellande Doubles Up a Player On a flop of 542, Jean-Robert Bellande checked. Larry Karambis bet 100,000. Bellande moved all in and Karambis called all in for 483,000. Karambis exposed the 99 while Bellande tabled the AJ. The turn and river bricked for Bellande and he doubled up his opponent. Bellande was down to 1,100,000 after the hand. Paul Varano Eliminated Paul Varano got his stack of 148,000 into the middle with the 109 and was up against Garrett Adelstein’s JJ. The board ran out J102410 and Adelstein busted his opponent. He was at 1,220,000 after the hand. Bryn Kenney Eliminates a Player Kenney bet 30,000 from the cutoff and Kelly Johnson raised to 60,000 from the small blind. Kenney made the call. The flop came K93 and Johnson bet 60,000. Kenney raised to 120,000. Johnson moved all in for 380,000 and Kenney called with the 99. Johnson tabled the KQ. The turn brought the 2 and the 3 fell on the river. Kenney took the hand and was at over 2,000,000 a couple hands later. Shane Rose Eliminated Shane Rose moved all in for 100,000 from early position and Javed Abrahams called. Rose tabled the 76 and Abrahams exposed the A10. The board ran out K52K2 and Rose was out. Abrahams was up to 750,000 after the hand. Garrett Beckman Doubles Up On a 9955 Garrett Beckman moved all in for 302,000. Ryan Dodge called with the QQ but was behind the AA of Beckman. The 9 on the river was safe for Beckman and he doubled to 1,480,000. Dodge was down to just 35,000. Jean-Robert Bellande Eliminates a Player Jean-Robert Bellande opened and Alper Sar shoved for 205,000. Bellande called with the K7. Sar exposed the AQ. The board ran out KJ98J and Bellande won the hand. Bellande was up to 1,360,000 after the hand. Brent Hanks Eliminated Brent Hanks five-bet shoved for 800,000 and John Racener called. Racener tabled the AA and was way ahead of the JJ of Hanks. The board ran out 8652K and Hanks was gone. Racener was up to 1,700,000 after the hand. Will Failla Eliminated Will Failla moved all in from the cutoff for 245,000 with the A10 and was called by the pocket aces of Jeffrey Chu. The board ran out 74299 and Failla was gone. Elia Ahmadian Doubles Up Elia Ahmadian was all in on a flop of A83 with the QQ for for 43,000. Dalton Mills called with the J8. The turn brought the 10 and the 9 fell on the river, giving Ahmadian the double up to 140,000. Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande CardPlayer TV recently caught up with Josh Brikis for an interview. Check it out! Player Tags: Elia Ahmadian, Jean-Robert Bellande, Garrett Beckman, Brent Hanks, Will Failla, Bryn Kenney, Paul Varano, Josh Brikis, Shane Rose Level 19 Hour Two Update: Jamin Stokes and Hoyt Corkins EliminatedJul 14, '10 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Matt Affleck – 2,900,000 Jamin Stokes William Thorson Wins a Big One from Josh Brikis We caught up with the action on a board reading Q546. William Thorson checked from one of the blinds. The next player to act checked as well. It was on Josh Brikis next and he bet 45,000. William Thorson check-raised to 125,000 and it was folded to Brikis. Brikis called and the A fell on the river. Thorson bet 300,000 and Brikis thought about it briefly before calling. Thorson exposed the A9 for the nuts and Brikis mucked. Thorson was at about 1,800,000 after the hand. Jamin Stokes Eliminated Jamin Stokes moved all in on the button for 44,000 with the A5 and was called by a player in the blind. His opponent tabled the QJ. The board ran out Q6422 and Stokes was gone. Robert Mizrachi Doubles Up a Player A player moved all in for 139,000 into Robert Mizrachi. Mizrachi called and exposed the AJ and was ahead of the K9 of his opponent. The board ran out K87Q8 and Mizrachi lost the pot. He was down to 875,000 after the hand. Rice Isn’t Happy with Eskander Shawn Rice raised to 25,000 and Pkejmanpatric Eskander called from the small blind. The flop came K85 and Eskander checked over to Rice, who bet 35,000. Eskander made the call and they go to the turn. The turn was the J and both players checked. The river was the Q and both players checked again. Rice turned over 99 and Eskander rolled over the AJ, giving him a pair of jacks. “You called me with ace-jack. You did the right thing.” said Rice sarcastically. “It was suited,” replied Eskander. Affleck Just Keeps Winning The board read K64Q and it was heads-up between Hugo Franca and Matt Affleck. Franca had check-raised Affleck on the flop and Affleck made the call. Franca checked to Affleck on the turn and Affleck bet 100,000. Franca check-raised again, making it 260,000. Affleck made the call and they saw the J fall on the river. Franca tanked for a while before going all-in for 486,000. After several minutes, Affleck made the call. Franca mucked his hand immediately and Affleck showed AK, for top pair top kicker. Affleck is now over the 3 million chip mark. Jonathan Tamayo Eliminated Jonathan Tamayo made a deep run in last year’s main event, but won’t be making a repeat performance when he moved all-in from middle position for 110,000 and Paul Varano called from the big blind. Tamayo showed A6 and Varano showed A10. The board ran out J9542 and Tamayo busted out while Varano moved up to 295,000. Cowboy Rides Off into Sunset Hoyt Corkins moved all-in preflop with AK and ran into the pocket aces of Pavel Milaov. The board ran out 10J637 and Corkins’s Main Event is over. One Less Russian in the Main Event Dragan Galic was all-in before the flop and was called by Vitaly Lunkin, who had him covered by just one yellow, 1,000 chip. Galic showed AK and Lunkin showed 1010. The flop was A8J and Galic was out in the lead. The turn was the A and the river was the 2, giving Galic the winner to double up to 680,000. Lunkin was all-in for just the ante on the very next hand and was eliminated. Jason Dewitt Doubles Up a Player On a previous hand Jason Dewitt had six-bet all in versus the player directly to his left. A couples hands later Dewitt four-bet shoved with pocket eights against the same player. This time he was called. Dewitt’s opponent exposed the AQ and the players were flipping. The flop and turn were safe but an ace on the river sent Dewitt down to 340,000. Josh Brikis Falling On a board of KJ846, Josh Brikis checked from under the gun. His opponent in late position bet 117,000 and Brikis went into the tank. He eventually called and his opponent tabled pocket queens with no club. Brikis mucked and was under a million after the hand. Big Slick Gets Clements Some Chips Andre Coimbra moved all-in preflop and found some bad news when he was called by Scott Clements. Clements held AK and dominated Coimbra’s A10. The board came 49834 and Coimbra’s tournament came to an end, while Clements now has 1,200,000. Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Robert Mizrachi, Shawn Rice, William Thorson, Jason Dewitt, Vitaly Lunkin, Jonathan Tamayo, Matt Affleck, Josh Brikis Level 19 Hour One Update: Adam Schoenfeld EliminatedJul 14, '10 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Martijn Schirp — 2,210,000 Adam Schoenfeld Adam Schoenfeld Eliminated Adam Schoenfeld raised all in from the big blind with the KJ after Thomas Declerck opened to 24,000. Unfortunately for Schoenfeld, he ran into the AA of Declerck. The flop came AK3 and Schoenfeld was in deep trouble. The 8 on the turn had Schoenfeld drawing dead and he went to the rail. Declerck was up to 575,000 after the hand. Anders Taylor Eliminated Manuel Davidian bet 24,000 from middle position. Anders Taylor moved all in for 121,000. Davidian called and exposed the A9 and was ahead of the KJ of Taylor. The flop was disastrous for Taylor as it came A99. The turn offered no outs and he was eliminated on an inconsequential river card. Adam Etter Doubles Up Adam Etter moved all in preflop for 270,000 with the AK and was called by the AQ of Filippo Candio. The board ran out J9589 and Etter doubled to 565,000. Candio was down to 480,000. Frederik Jensen Eliminated Over at the feature table, Frederik Jensen moved all in for 195,000 preflop and was called by Tomas MacNamara. Jensen tabled the AA and was in great shape versus the 99 of MacNamara. The flop came Q54 and looked good for Jensen. However, the 9 on the turn and 9 on the river gave Jensen’s opponent quads. Jensen was eliminated. MacNamara was up to 745,000 after the hand. Allie Prescott Eliminated Greg Schaefer bet 25,000. Allie Prescott raised to 65,000 from the cutoff. Schaefer four-bet to 205,000. Prescott tanked before finally moving all in. Schaefer called all in for over 300,000 more. Prescott tabled the KK and was in good shape against the AK of Schaefer. However, the board ran out AJ55Q. Prescott was down to just 50,000 after the hand and was eliminated shortly thereafter. Cole South Crippled, Eliminated Cole South made a raise preflop and his opponent moved all-in for his last 125,000. After South got a count, he opted to make the call. South showed AQ and he was going to need help against the AK of his opponent. The flop gave South some more hope as it came 448, giving him a flush draw, along with some chop outs, along with his queen. The turn was the 5 and the river was the 10s and South dropped to just 70,000. South was eliminated a few orbits later when his K-Q failed to improve against his opponent’s pocket queens. Brikis Wins a Flip and Eliminates an Opponent Josh Brikis raised to 30,000 from early position and got a call from the player directly to his left. A player from middle position then moved all in for 169,000 more. Brikis then made a re-raise to isolate the all-in player and the other player got out of the way. Brikis tabled QQ and was racing against his opponent’s AK. “I didn’t think you had a hand that good,” said Brikis. The board ran out 10810102 and Brikis’ queens took the pot and Brikis climbed 1,700,000. Grinder Makes Middle Pair Work The board read AK2Q on the turn and there was already close to 100,000 in the middle of the table. Michael Mizrachi checked over to his opponent, who bet 53,000. Mizrachi made the call and they saw the 6 fall on the river. Both players checked and Mizrachi announced that he had a king as he showed the KJ. His opponent was furious as he slammed his cards into the muck face down and Mizrachi took the pot and climbed to 575,000. Clock Gets Called and Thorson Wins The final board read A4K96 and a player checked over to William Thorson, who bet 125,000, which was about the size of the pot. This sent the player deep into the tank for several minutes. As a floorman was walking by, another player at the table grabbed the floor’s attention and opted to call the clock. The countdown got all the way down under 10 seconds before the other player folded. “I couldn’t put you on a hand,” the player said. Thorson just gave him a wry smile as he stacked his newly acquired chips. Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Player Tags: Adam Schoenfeld, Allie Prescott, Frederik Jensen, Anders Taylor, Josh Brikis, Adam Etter Level 22, Hour Two: Theo Tran Doubles UpJul 15, '10 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 134 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 1,638,582 Card Player Chip Counts: Andrew Brokos – 1,305,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Robert Pisano – 5,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 140. Phil Galfond — $57,102 Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Big Hands: Tran Stays Afloat Robert Pisano raised to 40,000 preflop and Theo Tran moved all in for 155,000. Pisano made the call and the cards were turned over. Tran: A7 The classic race was on and the flop fell J94, giving Tran little help. The turn was another brick as the 3 showed up, but the river was the A and Tran scored the double up to 325,000. Pisano was at 5.5 million. Savage Eliminated Matthew Schreiber raised from the button and Craig Savage moved in for 375,000. Schreiber made the call and turned over A7. Savage was dominated with his A2. The board ran out 9731010 and Savage was eliminated. Schreiber was up to 2.36 million. Baldwin Needs No Flop Breeze Zuckerman raised to 61,000 and Eric Baldwin raised to 300,000 from the small blind. Zuckerman mucked her hand, flashing the A. Baldwin took down a small pot and he was at 850,000. Lodden Takes It With Aces Picking up the action after the turn, the board read J745 and Johnny Lodden fired 190,000. Ryan Eriquezzo called and the turn was the Q. Lodden bet 300,000 and Eriquezzo looked him up one last time. Lodden turned over AA and Eriquezzo mucked his hand. Lodden scored the pot and he was at 2.6 million while Eriquezzo was at 945,000. Rainey Betters Affleck Nicholas Rainey raised to 47,000 and Matt Affleck made the call from the big blind. The flop fell J54 and both players checked. The turn was the 7 and Rainey bet 63,000. Affleck called and the river was the K. Both players checked and Rainey showed AQ. It was good as Affleck mucked and Rainey was at 2.4 million. Mizrachi Keeps Rolling Picking up the action on the flop, the board read K95 and Mizrachi fired a bet. Duy Le raised to 350,000 and Mizrachi called. The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was the 7 and Le fired 600,000. Mizrachi raised to 2 million and Le mucked his hand. Mizrachi’s aggression gave him the pot and he was up to 5.35 million. Brikis Knocks Out Pellegrino Picking up the action on the flop, the board read Q94 and Bryan Pellegrino moved all in for 650,000. Josh Brikis made the call and the cards were turned: Brikis: 99 Brikis flopped a set to better Pellegrino’s top pair. The board finished off Q and 10 and Brikis scored the knockout with the full house. He was at 2.9 million. Galfond Hits The Rail Phil Galfond made it 48,000 to go from under the gun. Josue Sauvageau made it 128,000 and the action came back around to Galfond. Galfond then took a long tank session, resulting in the clock getting called on him. He decided to move all in and Sauvageau snapped it off. Galfond: 66 Galfond was in deep trouble and the board ran out K1052K and Galfond was eliminated. Card Player TV Day 6 Of The Main Event Gets Underway Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Phil Galfond, Theo Tran, Eric Baldwin, Johnny Lodden, Nick Rainey, Matt Affleck, Josh Brikis, Bryan Pellegrino Level 27 Hour Two Update: LeFrancois Streaking Up the Chip Counts, Brikis and Jetten Hit the RailJul 16, '10 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 51 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 4,142,830 Card Player Chip Counts: Tony Dunst – 1,440,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. William Thorson – 10,610,000 Notable Eliminations: 56. Jared Ingles – $138,285 Player Twitter Accounts Big Hands: Lodden Makes a Good Laydown Patrick Eskandar raised from middle position to 135,000. Michiel Sijpkens called, Johnny Lodden called from the button, and Matthew Berkey came along from the big blind. The flop was 932 and Eskandar bet 200,000 after a check from Berkey. Sijpkens folded and Lodden raised to 590,000. Berkey folded and Eskandar moved all-in and had Lodden covered. Lodden let his hand go and kept his 2,950,000. He made a good decision since Eskandar showed the 99, giving him top set. David Benyamine Eliminated At the end of the last hour, David Benyamine was eliminated. He raised from the button and got into a preflop raising war with Pascal LeFrancois until all the money got into the middle. Benyamine was at risk for his last 1,400,000 with the Q10 and LeFrancois held the AJ. The dealer dealt out the 3109 flop and Benyamine would need runners. The 9 on the turn left Benyamine drawing dead and he finished in 58th place. LeFrancois Streaking Jonathan Driscoll opened on the button to 145,000 and was met with a three-bet to 455,000 from Pascal LeFrancois from the small blind. After a fold from the big blind, Driscoll made it 1,025,000 to go and LeFrancois moved all-in for 4,725,000. Driscoll made the call. LeFrancois tabled QQ and Driscoll showed JJ. The dealer dealt out the board of 8A3510 and Driscoll slipped to 1,700,000 and LeFrancois moved to 9,300,000 which puts him near the top of the chip counts. Brikis Crippled, Eliminated Action folded to Christopher Bolt on the button and he moved all-in for 785,000 and Josh Brikis made the call from the big blind. Brikis tabled Kd10s and was slightly behind the AJ of Bolt. The board ran out A84Q9 and Brikis was down to just 45,000 in chips. He doubled up the next hand is up to 160,000 but was eliminated shortly thereafter. Thorson Climbing John Racener raised to 140,000 under-the-gun and William Thorson made the call, as well as Michael Mizrachi and Duy Le from the blinds. Mizrachi led out for 300,000 on a flop of K109. Le made the call and Racener folded before Thorson raised to 975,000. Mizrachi folded after two minutes in the tank and Le made the call. The 2 peeled off on the turn and Le checked over to Thorson who bet 2,000,000. Le was in a tough spot and thought for a few minutes before folding AQ face-up on the table. Thorson showed his 1010, giving him a set of tens to move to 9,500,000 in chips. Costner Pressures Kostritsyn Joseph Cheong raised in early position to 140,000 and Alexander Kostritsyn called in middle position before Gabe Costner called from the big blind. The flop came 967 and Costner checked over to Cheong, who bet 240,000. Kostritsyn and Costner made the call and the 10 came on the turn. Costner and Cheong both checked to Kostritsyn, who bet 825,000. Costner then put in a check-raise to 1,800,000. Cheong folded and Kostritsyn went into the tank for a while before eventually deciding to let it go and keep his 3,900,000 for another hand. Costner cracked the 10 million chip mark with the pot. Jetten Crippled and Eliminated It was a battle of the blinds and Peter Jetten somehow found all of his chips in the middle with the 95 against Dag Palovic, who had AQ. Palovic was actually all-in for 1,030,000, with Jetten covering him by 15,000. The flop was JQQ and after the 4 fell on the turn, Jetten was drawing dead. He was eliminated on the next hand, but another player went out before him, earning an extra $30,000. Thorson Forces Grinder to Fold Tony Dunst raised to 130,000 and was three-bet by William Thorson to 415,000. Michael Mizrachi made it 915,000 which got a quick fold from Dunst. Thorson quickly grabbed a stack of 100,000 denomination chips and slid them out into the middle and announced he was all-in. Mizrachi went deep into the tank for quite a while. Thorson eventually called the clock on Mizrachi. Mizrachi eventually elected to fold, but Thorson said he could pick a card to see. After Mizrachi picked one, Thorson revealed the Q and raked in a pot that would send him to 10,600,000 in chips. Affleck Wins One After a limp from William Thorson and Michael Mizrachi, Matt Affleck raised to 230,000. Thorson made the call and Mizrachi folded. It was checked to the river as the board came out J910108 and Thorson fired 210,000. Affleck made it 775,000 and after a while, Thorson let his hand go. Affleck chipped up to 7,800,000 after stacking his newly found chips. Bolt Eliminated Christopher Bolt got all his money in the middle preflop against Benjamin Statz. Statz held the Q10 and Bolt tabled the AK The fop came 762, seemingly pretty harmless for Bolt. The 4 on the turn gave Statz a flush draw, however, which got there on the river with the 7 and Bolt was eliminated. Kostritsyn Eliminated On the last hand before the break, Bryn Kenney raised to 160,000 under-the-gun and Alexander Kostritsyn three-bet to 575,000 on the button. Kenney moved all-in and Kostritsyn quickly made the call. Kenney was in a world of hurt when he tabled his AQ and was up against Kostritsyn’s KK. The flop brought some real drama as it came J73, giving Kenney a flush draw along with an overcard. The turn was a brick as the dealer dealt the 3, but the 5 completed Kenney’s flush. After a count down of the chips, Kostritsyn was covered by Kenney and Kostritsyn was gone in 52nd place. Player Tags: David Benyamine, Peter Jetten, Johnny Lodden, Alexander Kostritsyn, Josh Brikis, Pascal LeFrancois Level 27 Hour One Update: Eric Baldwin and David Benyamine EliminatedJul 16, '10 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante ante Players Remaining: 59 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 3,721,525 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. John Racener — 10,210,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Tony Dunst – 2,030,000 Player Twitter Accounts Josh Brikis Notable Eliminations: 61. Rudy Miller — $138,285 Big Hands: Tony Dunst Doubles Up Hasan Habib bet 155,000 from early position. Action was folded to Tony Dunst and he elected to move all in for 930,000. Action was folded to Habib and he called to put Dunst at risk. Habib exposed the AK and was flipping against the QQ of Dunst. The flop was ugly for Dunst as it came K54. The 3 on the turn was no help to Dunst. However, the Q on the river gave Dunst the hand and the double up. He was at 2,030,000 while Habib fell to 985,000. Jason Senti Doubles Up Jason Senti shoved for 545,000 with the A5. David Assouline called with the 77. The board ran out A4299 and Senti doubled up. He was up to 1,260,000 after the hand. Assouline was down to 2,095,000. Josh Brikis Doubles Up David Assouline bet 125,000. Josh Brikis moved all in for 285,000 with the 77. Assouline called with the A4. The board ran out KQ975 and Brikis doubled up to about 800,000. Bryn Kenney Loses a Pot to Alexander Kostritsyn Alexander Kostritsyn bet 150,000 from under the gun. Bryn Kenney raised to 400,000. Kostritsyn called and the flop came Q99. Kostritsyn checked. Kenney bet 520,000. Kostritsyn check-raised 1,500,000 more. Kenney folded. Kenney was at 3,300,000 after the hand while Kostritsyn was up to 5,160,000. Joseph Cheong Doubles Up One a flop of K85 Cuong Nguyen bet 650,000. Joseph Cheong moved all in 2,620,000. Nguyen called. Cheong tabled the AK and was way ahead of the JJ of his opponent. The 2 on the turn and 6 on the river were safe for Cheong. He doubled up to 7,850,000. Nguyen was down to 2,950,000 after the hand. Alexander Kostritsyn Gets Value Rudy Miller bet 175,000 from early position. Redmond Lee called from the small blind. Alexander Kostritsyn called from the big blind. The flop came JJ5. It was checked around and the 2 fell on the turn. Lee checked. Kostritsyn bet 300,000. Miller called. Lee folded. The 7 landed on the river and Kostritsyn bet 225,000. Miller called. Kostritsyn exposed the 33 and was good. He was at 5,900,000 after the hand. Miller was at about 800,000 after the hand. Denis Pisarev Eliminated Denis Pisarev bet 155,000. Duy Le raised to 350,000. Pisarev moved all in for 1,120,000. Le made the call and exposed the AK. Pisarev tabled the KK. Pisarev was in good shape to double up but the flop brought an ace for Le. The rest of the board failed to offer any help and he was gone. Le was up to 4,300,000 after the hand. Eric Baldwin Doubles Up a Player, Eliminated Shortly Thereafter Theo Jorgensen bet 135,000 from under the gun. Sergey Rybachenko moved all in for 925,000 in late position. Eric Baldwin reraised all in from the big blind. Jorgensen folded. Baldwin tabled the 99 and was dominated by the K-K of Rybachenko. The board ran out 652A6 and Rybachenko doubled to 2,000,000. Baldwin was down to just 310,000 after the hand. He was eliminated a little bit later. Scott Clements Knocks off a Player Bill Melvin had all his chips in the middle preflop with the KK and was called by the A9 of Scott Clements. The board ran out Q874A and Clements won the pot. He was at 3,300,000 after the hand. Matt Harris Eliminated Corey Emery bet 140,000 from under the gun. Matt Harris raised to 350,000. Action was folded to John Racener. He four-bet to 785,000. Action was folded to Emery and he mucked. Harris moved all in for 2,020,000. Racener went into the tank before making the call to put Harris at risk of elimination. Racener tabled the AK and was in bad shape versus the KK of Harris. However, the board ran out Q73JA and Racener took the pot. He was the chip leader with 10,210,000 after the hand. Check out a CardPlayer TV video from earlier in the day! Player Tags: Scott Clements, Bryn Kenney, Tony Dunst, Alexander Kostritsyn, Josh Brikis, David Assouline |
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Level 20 Hour One Update: Will Failla EliminatedJul 14, '10 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante 1. Theo Jorgensen — 3,200,000 Will Failla Jean-Robert Bellande Doubles Up a Player On a flop of 542, Jean-Robert Bellande checked. Larry Karambis bet 100,000. Bellande moved all in and Karambis called all in for 483,000. Karambis exposed the 99 while Bellande tabled the AJ. The turn and river bricked for Bellande and he doubled up his opponent. Bellande was down to 1,100,000 after the hand. Paul Varano Eliminated Paul Varano got his stack of 148,000 into the middle with the 109 and was up against Garrett Adelstein’s JJ. The board ran out J102410 and Adelstein busted his opponent. He was at 1,220,000 after the hand. Bryn Kenney Eliminates a Player Kenney bet 30,000 from the cutoff and Kelly Johnson raised to 60,000 from the small blind. Kenney made the call. The flop came K93 and Johnson bet 60,000. Kenney raised to 120,000. Johnson moved all in for 380,000 and Kenney called with the 99. Johnson tabled the KQ. The turn brought the 2 and the 3 fell on the river. Kenney took the hand and was at over 2,000,000 a couple hands later. Shane Rose Eliminated Shane Rose moved all in for 100,000 from early position and Javed Abrahams called. Rose tabled the 76 and Abrahams exposed the A10. The board ran out K52K2 and Rose was out. Abrahams was up to 750,000 after the hand. Garrett Beckman Doubles Up On a 9955 Garrett Beckman moved all in for 302,000. Ryan Dodge called with the QQ but was behind the AA of Beckman. The 9 on the river was safe for Beckman and he doubled to 1,480,000. Dodge was down to just 35,000. Jean-Robert Bellande Eliminates a Player Jean-Robert Bellande opened and Alper Sar shoved for 205,000. Bellande called with the K7. Sar exposed the AQ. The board ran out KJ98J and Bellande won the hand. Bellande was up to 1,360,000 after the hand. Brent Hanks Eliminated Brent Hanks five-bet shoved for 800,000 and John Racener called. Racener tabled the AA and was way ahead of the JJ of Hanks. The board ran out 8652K and Hanks was gone. Racener was up to 1,700,000 after the hand. Will Failla Eliminated Will Failla moved all in from the cutoff for 245,000 with the A10 and was called by the pocket aces of Jeffrey Chu. The board ran out 74299 and Failla was gone. Elia Ahmadian Doubles Up Elia Ahmadian was all in on a flop of A83 with the QQ for for 43,000. Dalton Mills called with the J8. The turn brought the 10 and the 9 fell on the river, giving Ahmadian the double up to 140,000. Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande CardPlayer TV recently caught up with Josh Brikis for an interview. Check it out! Player Tags: Elia Ahmadian, Jean-Robert Bellande, Garrett Beckman, Brent Hanks, Will Failla, Bryn Kenney, Paul Varano, Josh Brikis, Shane Rose Level 19 Hour Two Update: Jamin Stokes and Hoyt Corkins EliminatedJul 14, '10 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Matt Affleck – 2,900,000 Jamin Stokes William Thorson Wins a Big One from Josh Brikis We caught up with the action on a board reading Q546. William Thorson checked from one of the blinds. The next player to act checked as well. It was on Josh Brikis next and he bet 45,000. William Thorson check-raised to 125,000 and it was folded to Brikis. Brikis called and the A fell on the river. Thorson bet 300,000 and Brikis thought about it briefly before calling. Thorson exposed the A9 for the nuts and Brikis mucked. Thorson was at about 1,800,000 after the hand. Jamin Stokes Eliminated Jamin Stokes moved all in on the button for 44,000 with the A5 and was called by a player in the blind. His opponent tabled the QJ. The board ran out Q6422 and Stokes was gone. Robert Mizrachi Doubles Up a Player A player moved all in for 139,000 into Robert Mizrachi. Mizrachi called and exposed the AJ and was ahead of the K9 of his opponent. The board ran out K87Q8 and Mizrachi lost the pot. He was down to 875,000 after the hand. Rice Isn’t Happy with Eskander Shawn Rice raised to 25,000 and Pkejmanpatric Eskander called from the small blind. The flop came K85 and Eskander checked over to Rice, who bet 35,000. Eskander made the call and they go to the turn. The turn was the J and both players checked. The river was the Q and both players checked again. Rice turned over 99 and Eskander rolled over the AJ, giving him a pair of jacks. “You called me with ace-jack. You did the right thing.” said Rice sarcastically. “It was suited,” replied Eskander. Affleck Just Keeps Winning The board read K64Q and it was heads-up between Hugo Franca and Matt Affleck. Franca had check-raised Affleck on the flop and Affleck made the call. Franca checked to Affleck on the turn and Affleck bet 100,000. Franca check-raised again, making it 260,000. Affleck made the call and they saw the J fall on the river. Franca tanked for a while before going all-in for 486,000. After several minutes, Affleck made the call. Franca mucked his hand immediately and Affleck showed AK, for top pair top kicker. Affleck is now over the 3 million chip mark. Jonathan Tamayo Eliminated Jonathan Tamayo made a deep run in last year’s main event, but won’t be making a repeat performance when he moved all-in from middle position for 110,000 and Paul Varano called from the big blind. Tamayo showed A6 and Varano showed A10. The board ran out J9542 and Tamayo busted out while Varano moved up to 295,000. Cowboy Rides Off into Sunset Hoyt Corkins moved all-in preflop with AK and ran into the pocket aces of Pavel Milaov. The board ran out 10J637 and Corkins’s Main Event is over. One Less Russian in the Main Event Dragan Galic was all-in before the flop and was called by Vitaly Lunkin, who had him covered by just one yellow, 1,000 chip. Galic showed AK and Lunkin showed 1010. The flop was A8J and Galic was out in the lead. The turn was the A and the river was the 2, giving Galic the winner to double up to 680,000. Lunkin was all-in for just the ante on the very next hand and was eliminated. Jason Dewitt Doubles Up a Player On a previous hand Jason Dewitt had six-bet all in versus the player directly to his left. A couples hands later Dewitt four-bet shoved with pocket eights against the same player. This time he was called. Dewitt’s opponent exposed the AQ and the players were flipping. The flop and turn were safe but an ace on the river sent Dewitt down to 340,000. Josh Brikis Falling On a board of KJ846, Josh Brikis checked from under the gun. His opponent in late position bet 117,000 and Brikis went into the tank. He eventually called and his opponent tabled pocket queens with no club. Brikis mucked and was under a million after the hand. Big Slick Gets Clements Some Chips Andre Coimbra moved all-in preflop and found some bad news when he was called by Scott Clements. Clements held AK and dominated Coimbra’s A10. The board came 49834 and Coimbra’s tournament came to an end, while Clements now has 1,200,000. Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Robert Mizrachi, Shawn Rice, William Thorson, Jason Dewitt, Vitaly Lunkin, Jonathan Tamayo, Matt Affleck, Josh Brikis Level 19 Hour One Update: Adam Schoenfeld EliminatedJul 14, '10 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Martijn Schirp — 2,210,000 Adam Schoenfeld Adam Schoenfeld Eliminated Adam Schoenfeld raised all in from the big blind with the KJ after Thomas Declerck opened to 24,000. Unfortunately for Schoenfeld, he ran into the AA of Declerck. The flop came AK3 and Schoenfeld was in deep trouble. The 8 on the turn had Schoenfeld drawing dead and he went to the rail. Declerck was up to 575,000 after the hand. Anders Taylor Eliminated Manuel Davidian bet 24,000 from middle position. Anders Taylor moved all in for 121,000. Davidian called and exposed the A9 and was ahead of the KJ of Taylor. The flop was disastrous for Taylor as it came A99. The turn offered no outs and he was eliminated on an inconsequential river card. Adam Etter Doubles Up Adam Etter moved all in preflop for 270,000 with the AK and was called by the AQ of Filippo Candio. The board ran out J9589 and Etter doubled to 565,000. Candio was down to 480,000. Frederik Jensen Eliminated Over at the feature table, Frederik Jensen moved all in for 195,000 preflop and was called by Tomas MacNamara. Jensen tabled the AA and was in great shape versus the 99 of MacNamara. The flop came Q54 and looked good for Jensen. However, the 9 on the turn and 9 on the river gave Jensen’s opponent quads. Jensen was eliminated. MacNamara was up to 745,000 after the hand. Allie Prescott Eliminated Greg Schaefer bet 25,000. Allie Prescott raised to 65,000 from the cutoff. Schaefer four-bet to 205,000. Prescott tanked before finally moving all in. Schaefer called all in for over 300,000 more. Prescott tabled the KK and was in good shape against the AK of Schaefer. However, the board ran out AJ55Q. Prescott was down to just 50,000 after the hand and was eliminated shortly thereafter. Cole South Crippled, Eliminated Cole South made a raise preflop and his opponent moved all-in for his last 125,000. After South got a count, he opted to make the call. South showed AQ and he was going to need help against the AK of his opponent. The flop gave South some more hope as it came 448, giving him a flush draw, along with some chop outs, along with his queen. The turn was the 5 and the river was the 10s and South dropped to just 70,000. South was eliminated a few orbits later when his K-Q failed to improve against his opponent’s pocket queens. Brikis Wins a Flip and Eliminates an Opponent Josh Brikis raised to 30,000 from early position and got a call from the player directly to his left. A player from middle position then moved all in for 169,000 more. Brikis then made a re-raise to isolate the all-in player and the other player got out of the way. Brikis tabled QQ and was racing against his opponent’s AK. “I didn’t think you had a hand that good,” said Brikis. The board ran out 10810102 and Brikis’ queens took the pot and Brikis climbed 1,700,000. Grinder Makes Middle Pair Work The board read AK2Q on the turn and there was already close to 100,000 in the middle of the table. Michael Mizrachi checked over to his opponent, who bet 53,000. Mizrachi made the call and they saw the 6 fall on the river. Both players checked and Mizrachi announced that he had a king as he showed the KJ. His opponent was furious as he slammed his cards into the muck face down and Mizrachi took the pot and climbed to 575,000. Clock Gets Called and Thorson Wins The final board read A4K96 and a player checked over to William Thorson, who bet 125,000, which was about the size of the pot. This sent the player deep into the tank for several minutes. As a floorman was walking by, another player at the table grabbed the floor’s attention and opted to call the clock. The countdown got all the way down under 10 seconds before the other player folded. “I couldn’t put you on a hand,” the player said. Thorson just gave him a wry smile as he stacked his newly acquired chips. Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Player Tags: Adam Schoenfeld, Allie Prescott, Frederik Jensen, Anders Taylor, Josh Brikis, Adam Etter Level 22, Hour Two: Theo Tran Doubles UpJul 15, '10 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 134 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 1,638,582 Card Player Chip Counts: Andrew Brokos – 1,305,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Robert Pisano – 5,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 140. Phil Galfond — $57,102 Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Big Hands: Tran Stays Afloat Robert Pisano raised to 40,000 preflop and Theo Tran moved all in for 155,000. Pisano made the call and the cards were turned over. Tran: A7 The classic race was on and the flop fell J94, giving Tran little help. The turn was another brick as the 3 showed up, but the river was the A and Tran scored the double up to 325,000. Pisano was at 5.5 million. Savage Eliminated Matthew Schreiber raised from the button and Craig Savage moved in for 375,000. Schreiber made the call and turned over A7. Savage was dominated with his A2. The board ran out 9731010 and Savage was eliminated. Schreiber was up to 2.36 million. Baldwin Needs No Flop Breeze Zuckerman raised to 61,000 and Eric Baldwin raised to 300,000 from the small blind. Zuckerman mucked her hand, flashing the A. Baldwin took down a small pot and he was at 850,000. Lodden Takes It With Aces Picking up the action after the turn, the board read J745 and Johnny Lodden fired 190,000. Ryan Eriquezzo called and the turn was the Q. Lodden bet 300,000 and Eriquezzo looked him up one last time. Lodden turned over AA and Eriquezzo mucked his hand. Lodden scored the pot and he was at 2.6 million while Eriquezzo was at 945,000. Rainey Betters Affleck Nicholas Rainey raised to 47,000 and Matt Affleck made the call from the big blind. The flop fell J54 and both players checked. The turn was the 7 and Rainey bet 63,000. Affleck called and the river was the K. Both players checked and Rainey showed AQ. It was good as Affleck mucked and Rainey was at 2.4 million. Mizrachi Keeps Rolling Picking up the action on the flop, the board read K95 and Mizrachi fired a bet. Duy Le raised to 350,000 and Mizrachi called. The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was the 7 and Le fired 600,000. Mizrachi raised to 2 million and Le mucked his hand. Mizrachi’s aggression gave him the pot and he was up to 5.35 million. Brikis Knocks Out Pellegrino Picking up the action on the flop, the board read Q94 and Bryan Pellegrino moved all in for 650,000. Josh Brikis made the call and the cards were turned: Brikis: 99 Brikis flopped a set to better Pellegrino’s top pair. The board finished off Q and 10 and Brikis scored the knockout with the full house. He was at 2.9 million. Galfond Hits The Rail Phil Galfond made it 48,000 to go from under the gun. Josue Sauvageau made it 128,000 and the action came back around to Galfond. Galfond then took a long tank session, resulting in the clock getting called on him. He decided to move all in and Sauvageau snapped it off. Galfond: 66 Galfond was in deep trouble and the board ran out K1052K and Galfond was eliminated. Card Player TV Day 6 Of The Main Event Gets Underway Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Phil Galfond, Theo Tran, Eric Baldwin, Johnny Lodden, Nick Rainey, Matt Affleck, Josh Brikis, Bryan Pellegrino Level 27 Hour Two Update: LeFrancois Streaking Up the Chip Counts, Brikis and Jetten Hit the RailJul 16, '10 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 51 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 4,142,830 Card Player Chip Counts: Tony Dunst – 1,440,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. William Thorson – 10,610,000 Notable Eliminations: 56. Jared Ingles – $138,285 Player Twitter Accounts Big Hands: Lodden Makes a Good Laydown Patrick Eskandar raised from middle position to 135,000. Michiel Sijpkens called, Johnny Lodden called from the button, and Matthew Berkey came along from the big blind. The flop was 932 and Eskandar bet 200,000 after a check from Berkey. Sijpkens folded and Lodden raised to 590,000. Berkey folded and Eskandar moved all-in and had Lodden covered. Lodden let his hand go and kept his 2,950,000. He made a good decision since Eskandar showed the 99, giving him top set. David Benyamine Eliminated At the end of the last hour, David Benyamine was eliminated. He raised from the button and got into a preflop raising war with Pascal LeFrancois until all the money got into the middle. Benyamine was at risk for his last 1,400,000 with the Q10 and LeFrancois held the AJ. The dealer dealt out the 3109 flop and Benyamine would need runners. The 9 on the turn left Benyamine drawing dead and he finished in 58th place. LeFrancois Streaking Jonathan Driscoll opened on the button to 145,000 and was met with a three-bet to 455,000 from Pascal LeFrancois from the small blind. After a fold from the big blind, Driscoll made it 1,025,000 to go and LeFrancois moved all-in for 4,725,000. Driscoll made the call. LeFrancois tabled QQ and Driscoll showed JJ. The dealer dealt out the board of 8A3510 and Driscoll slipped to 1,700,000 and LeFrancois moved to 9,300,000 which puts him near the top of the chip counts. Brikis Crippled, Eliminated Action folded to Christopher Bolt on the button and he moved all-in for 785,000 and Josh Brikis made the call from the big blind. Brikis tabled Kd10s and was slightly behind the AJ of Bolt. The board ran out A84Q9 and Brikis was down to just 45,000 in chips. He doubled up the next hand is up to 160,000 but was eliminated shortly thereafter. Thorson Climbing John Racener raised to 140,000 under-the-gun and William Thorson made the call, as well as Michael Mizrachi and Duy Le from the blinds. Mizrachi led out for 300,000 on a flop of K109. Le made the call and Racener folded before Thorson raised to 975,000. Mizrachi folded after two minutes in the tank and Le made the call. The 2 peeled off on the turn and Le checked over to Thorson who bet 2,000,000. Le was in a tough spot and thought for a few minutes before folding AQ face-up on the table. Thorson showed his 1010, giving him a set of tens to move to 9,500,000 in chips. Costner Pressures Kostritsyn Joseph Cheong raised in early position to 140,000 and Alexander Kostritsyn called in middle position before Gabe Costner called from the big blind. The flop came 967 and Costner checked over to Cheong, who bet 240,000. Kostritsyn and Costner made the call and the 10 came on the turn. Costner and Cheong both checked to Kostritsyn, who bet 825,000. Costner then put in a check-raise to 1,800,000. Cheong folded and Kostritsyn went into the tank for a while before eventually deciding to let it go and keep his 3,900,000 for another hand. Costner cracked the 10 million chip mark with the pot. Jetten Crippled and Eliminated It was a battle of the blinds and Peter Jetten somehow found all of his chips in the middle with the 95 against Dag Palovic, who had AQ. Palovic was actually all-in for 1,030,000, with Jetten covering him by 15,000. The flop was JQQ and after the 4 fell on the turn, Jetten was drawing dead. He was eliminated on the next hand, but another player went out before him, earning an extra $30,000. Thorson Forces Grinder to Fold Tony Dunst raised to 130,000 and was three-bet by William Thorson to 415,000. Michael Mizrachi made it 915,000 which got a quick fold from Dunst. Thorson quickly grabbed a stack of 100,000 denomination chips and slid them out into the middle and announced he was all-in. Mizrachi went deep into the tank for quite a while. Thorson eventually called the clock on Mizrachi. Mizrachi eventually elected to fold, but Thorson said he could pick a card to see. After Mizrachi picked one, Thorson revealed the Q and raked in a pot that would send him to 10,600,000 in chips. Affleck Wins One After a limp from William Thorson and Michael Mizrachi, Matt Affleck raised to 230,000. Thorson made the call and Mizrachi folded. It was checked to the river as the board came out J910108 and Thorson fired 210,000. Affleck made it 775,000 and after a while, Thorson let his hand go. Affleck chipped up to 7,800,000 after stacking his newly found chips. Bolt Eliminated Christopher Bolt got all his money in the middle preflop against Benjamin Statz. Statz held the Q10 and Bolt tabled the AK The fop came 762, seemingly pretty harmless for Bolt. The 4 on the turn gave Statz a flush draw, however, which got there on the river with the 7 and Bolt was eliminated. Kostritsyn Eliminated On the last hand before the break, Bryn Kenney raised to 160,000 under-the-gun and Alexander Kostritsyn three-bet to 575,000 on the button. Kenney moved all-in and Kostritsyn quickly made the call. Kenney was in a world of hurt when he tabled his AQ and was up against Kostritsyn’s KK. The flop brought some real drama as it came J73, giving Kenney a flush draw along with an overcard. The turn was a brick as the dealer dealt the 3, but the 5 completed Kenney’s flush. After a count down of the chips, Kostritsyn was covered by Kenney and Kostritsyn was gone in 52nd place. Player Tags: David Benyamine, Peter Jetten, Johnny Lodden, Alexander Kostritsyn, Josh Brikis, Pascal LeFrancois Level 27 Hour One Update: Eric Baldwin and David Benyamine EliminatedJul 16, '10 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante ante Players Remaining: 59 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 3,721,525 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. John Racener — 10,210,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Tony Dunst – 2,030,000 Player Twitter Accounts Josh Brikis Notable Eliminations: 61. Rudy Miller — $138,285 Big Hands: Tony Dunst Doubles Up Hasan Habib bet 155,000 from early position. Action was folded to Tony Dunst and he elected to move all in for 930,000. Action was folded to Habib and he called to put Dunst at risk. Habib exposed the AK and was flipping against the QQ of Dunst. The flop was ugly for Dunst as it came K54. The 3 on the turn was no help to Dunst. However, the Q on the river gave Dunst the hand and the double up. He was at 2,030,000 while Habib fell to 985,000. Jason Senti Doubles Up Jason Senti shoved for 545,000 with the A5. David Assouline called with the 77. The board ran out A4299 and Senti doubled up. He was up to 1,260,000 after the hand. Assouline was down to 2,095,000. Josh Brikis Doubles Up David Assouline bet 125,000. Josh Brikis moved all in for 285,000 with the 77. Assouline called with the A4. The board ran out KQ975 and Brikis doubled up to about 800,000. Bryn Kenney Loses a Pot to Alexander Kostritsyn Alexander Kostritsyn bet 150,000 from under the gun. Bryn Kenney raised to 400,000. Kostritsyn called and the flop came Q99. Kostritsyn checked. Kenney bet 520,000. Kostritsyn check-raised 1,500,000 more. Kenney folded. Kenney was at 3,300,000 after the hand while Kostritsyn was up to 5,160,000. Joseph Cheong Doubles Up One a flop of K85 Cuong Nguyen bet 650,000. Joseph Cheong moved all in 2,620,000. Nguyen called. Cheong tabled the AK and was way ahead of the JJ of his opponent. The 2 on the turn and 6 on the river were safe for Cheong. He doubled up to 7,850,000. Nguyen was down to 2,950,000 after the hand. Alexander Kostritsyn Gets Value Rudy Miller bet 175,000 from early position. Redmond Lee called from the small blind. Alexander Kostritsyn called from the big blind. The flop came JJ5. It was checked around and the 2 fell on the turn. Lee checked. Kostritsyn bet 300,000. Miller called. Lee folded. The 7 landed on the river and Kostritsyn bet 225,000. Miller called. Kostritsyn exposed the 33 and was good. He was at 5,900,000 after the hand. Miller was at about 800,000 after the hand. Denis Pisarev Eliminated Denis Pisarev bet 155,000. Duy Le raised to 350,000. Pisarev moved all in for 1,120,000. Le made the call and exposed the AK. Pisarev tabled the KK. Pisarev was in good shape to double up but the flop brought an ace for Le. The rest of the board failed to offer any help and he was gone. Le was up to 4,300,000 after the hand. Eric Baldwin Doubles Up a Player, Eliminated Shortly Thereafter Theo Jorgensen bet 135,000 from under the gun. Sergey Rybachenko moved all in for 925,000 in late position. Eric Baldwin reraised all in from the big blind. Jorgensen folded. Baldwin tabled the 99 and was dominated by the K-K of Rybachenko. The board ran out 652A6 and Rybachenko doubled to 2,000,000. Baldwin was down to just 310,000 after the hand. He was eliminated a little bit later. Scott Clements Knocks off a Player Bill Melvin had all his chips in the middle preflop with the KK and was called by the A9 of Scott Clements. The board ran out Q874A and Clements won the pot. He was at 3,300,000 after the hand. Matt Harris Eliminated Corey Emery bet 140,000 from under the gun. Matt Harris raised to 350,000. Action was folded to John Racener. He four-bet to 785,000. Action was folded to Emery and he mucked. Harris moved all in for 2,020,000. Racener went into the tank before making the call to put Harris at risk of elimination. Racener tabled the AK and was in bad shape versus the KK of Harris. However, the board ran out Q73JA and Racener took the pot. He was the chip leader with 10,210,000 after the hand. Check out a CardPlayer TV video from earlier in the day! Player Tags: Scott Clements, Bryn Kenney, Tony Dunst, Alexander Kostritsyn, Josh Brikis, David Assouline |
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Jul 14, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 9 | + |
Level 20 Hour One Update: Will Failla EliminatedJul 14, '10 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante 1. Theo Jorgensen — 3,200,000 Will Failla Jean-Robert Bellande Doubles Up a Player On a flop of 542, Jean-Robert Bellande checked. Larry Karambis bet 100,000. Bellande moved all in and Karambis called all in for 483,000. Karambis exposed the 99 while Bellande tabled the AJ. The turn and river bricked for Bellande and he doubled up his opponent. Bellande was down to 1,100,000 after the hand. Paul Varano Eliminated Paul Varano got his stack of 148,000 into the middle with the 109 and was up against Garrett Adelstein’s JJ. The board ran out J102410 and Adelstein busted his opponent. He was at 1,220,000 after the hand. Bryn Kenney Eliminates a Player Kenney bet 30,000 from the cutoff and Kelly Johnson raised to 60,000 from the small blind. Kenney made the call. The flop came K93 and Johnson bet 60,000. Kenney raised to 120,000. Johnson moved all in for 380,000 and Kenney called with the 99. Johnson tabled the KQ. The turn brought the 2 and the 3 fell on the river. Kenney took the hand and was at over 2,000,000 a couple hands later. Shane Rose Eliminated Shane Rose moved all in for 100,000 from early position and Javed Abrahams called. Rose tabled the 76 and Abrahams exposed the A10. The board ran out K52K2 and Rose was out. Abrahams was up to 750,000 after the hand. Garrett Beckman Doubles Up On a 9955 Garrett Beckman moved all in for 302,000. Ryan Dodge called with the QQ but was behind the AA of Beckman. The 9 on the river was safe for Beckman and he doubled to 1,480,000. Dodge was down to just 35,000. Jean-Robert Bellande Eliminates a Player Jean-Robert Bellande opened and Alper Sar shoved for 205,000. Bellande called with the K7. Sar exposed the AQ. The board ran out KJ98J and Bellande won the hand. Bellande was up to 1,360,000 after the hand. Brent Hanks Eliminated Brent Hanks five-bet shoved for 800,000 and John Racener called. Racener tabled the AA and was way ahead of the JJ of Hanks. The board ran out 8652K and Hanks was gone. Racener was up to 1,700,000 after the hand. Will Failla Eliminated Will Failla moved all in from the cutoff for 245,000 with the A10 and was called by the pocket aces of Jeffrey Chu. The board ran out 74299 and Failla was gone. Elia Ahmadian Doubles Up Elia Ahmadian was all in on a flop of A83 with the QQ for for 43,000. Dalton Mills called with the J8. The turn brought the 10 and the 9 fell on the river, giving Ahmadian the double up to 140,000. Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande CardPlayer TV recently caught up with Josh Brikis for an interview. Check it out! Player Tags: Elia Ahmadian, Jean-Robert Bellande, Garrett Beckman, Brent Hanks, Will Failla, Bryn Kenney, Paul Varano, Josh Brikis, Shane Rose Level 19 Hour Two Update: Jamin Stokes and Hoyt Corkins EliminatedJul 14, '10 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Matt Affleck – 2,900,000 Jamin Stokes William Thorson Wins a Big One from Josh Brikis We caught up with the action on a board reading Q546. William Thorson checked from one of the blinds. The next player to act checked as well. It was on Josh Brikis next and he bet 45,000. William Thorson check-raised to 125,000 and it was folded to Brikis. Brikis called and the A fell on the river. Thorson bet 300,000 and Brikis thought about it briefly before calling. Thorson exposed the A9 for the nuts and Brikis mucked. Thorson was at about 1,800,000 after the hand. Jamin Stokes Eliminated Jamin Stokes moved all in on the button for 44,000 with the A5 and was called by a player in the blind. His opponent tabled the QJ. The board ran out Q6422 and Stokes was gone. Robert Mizrachi Doubles Up a Player A player moved all in for 139,000 into Robert Mizrachi. Mizrachi called and exposed the AJ and was ahead of the K9 of his opponent. The board ran out K87Q8 and Mizrachi lost the pot. He was down to 875,000 after the hand. Rice Isn’t Happy with Eskander Shawn Rice raised to 25,000 and Pkejmanpatric Eskander called from the small blind. The flop came K85 and Eskander checked over to Rice, who bet 35,000. Eskander made the call and they go to the turn. The turn was the J and both players checked. The river was the Q and both players checked again. Rice turned over 99 and Eskander rolled over the AJ, giving him a pair of jacks. “You called me with ace-jack. You did the right thing.” said Rice sarcastically. “It was suited,” replied Eskander. Affleck Just Keeps Winning The board read K64Q and it was heads-up between Hugo Franca and Matt Affleck. Franca had check-raised Affleck on the flop and Affleck made the call. Franca checked to Affleck on the turn and Affleck bet 100,000. Franca check-raised again, making it 260,000. Affleck made the call and they saw the J fall on the river. Franca tanked for a while before going all-in for 486,000. After several minutes, Affleck made the call. Franca mucked his hand immediately and Affleck showed AK, for top pair top kicker. Affleck is now over the 3 million chip mark. Jonathan Tamayo Eliminated Jonathan Tamayo made a deep run in last year’s main event, but won’t be making a repeat performance when he moved all-in from middle position for 110,000 and Paul Varano called from the big blind. Tamayo showed A6 and Varano showed A10. The board ran out J9542 and Tamayo busted out while Varano moved up to 295,000. Cowboy Rides Off into Sunset Hoyt Corkins moved all-in preflop with AK and ran into the pocket aces of Pavel Milaov. The board ran out 10J637 and Corkins’s Main Event is over. One Less Russian in the Main Event Dragan Galic was all-in before the flop and was called by Vitaly Lunkin, who had him covered by just one yellow, 1,000 chip. Galic showed AK and Lunkin showed 1010. The flop was A8J and Galic was out in the lead. The turn was the A and the river was the 2, giving Galic the winner to double up to 680,000. Lunkin was all-in for just the ante on the very next hand and was eliminated. Jason Dewitt Doubles Up a Player On a previous hand Jason Dewitt had six-bet all in versus the player directly to his left. A couples hands later Dewitt four-bet shoved with pocket eights against the same player. This time he was called. Dewitt’s opponent exposed the AQ and the players were flipping. The flop and turn were safe but an ace on the river sent Dewitt down to 340,000. Josh Brikis Falling On a board of KJ846, Josh Brikis checked from under the gun. His opponent in late position bet 117,000 and Brikis went into the tank. He eventually called and his opponent tabled pocket queens with no club. Brikis mucked and was under a million after the hand. Big Slick Gets Clements Some Chips Andre Coimbra moved all-in preflop and found some bad news when he was called by Scott Clements. Clements held AK and dominated Coimbra’s A10. The board came 49834 and Coimbra’s tournament came to an end, while Clements now has 1,200,000. Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Robert Mizrachi, Shawn Rice, William Thorson, Jason Dewitt, Vitaly Lunkin, Jonathan Tamayo, Matt Affleck, Josh Brikis Level 19 Hour One Update: Adam Schoenfeld EliminatedJul 14, '10 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante 1. Martijn Schirp — 2,210,000 Adam Schoenfeld Adam Schoenfeld Eliminated Adam Schoenfeld raised all in from the big blind with the KJ after Thomas Declerck opened to 24,000. Unfortunately for Schoenfeld, he ran into the AA of Declerck. The flop came AK3 and Schoenfeld was in deep trouble. The 8 on the turn had Schoenfeld drawing dead and he went to the rail. Declerck was up to 575,000 after the hand. Anders Taylor Eliminated Manuel Davidian bet 24,000 from middle position. Anders Taylor moved all in for 121,000. Davidian called and exposed the A9 and was ahead of the KJ of Taylor. The flop was disastrous for Taylor as it came A99. The turn offered no outs and he was eliminated on an inconsequential river card. Adam Etter Doubles Up Adam Etter moved all in preflop for 270,000 with the AK and was called by the AQ of Filippo Candio. The board ran out J9589 and Etter doubled to 565,000. Candio was down to 480,000. Frederik Jensen Eliminated Over at the feature table, Frederik Jensen moved all in for 195,000 preflop and was called by Tomas MacNamara. Jensen tabled the AA and was in great shape versus the 99 of MacNamara. The flop came Q54 and looked good for Jensen. However, the 9 on the turn and 9 on the river gave Jensen’s opponent quads. Jensen was eliminated. MacNamara was up to 745,000 after the hand. Allie Prescott Eliminated Greg Schaefer bet 25,000. Allie Prescott raised to 65,000 from the cutoff. Schaefer four-bet to 205,000. Prescott tanked before finally moving all in. Schaefer called all in for over 300,000 more. Prescott tabled the KK and was in good shape against the AK of Schaefer. However, the board ran out AJ55Q. Prescott was down to just 50,000 after the hand and was eliminated shortly thereafter. Cole South Crippled, Eliminated Cole South made a raise preflop and his opponent moved all-in for his last 125,000. After South got a count, he opted to make the call. South showed AQ and he was going to need help against the AK of his opponent. The flop gave South some more hope as it came 448, giving him a flush draw, along with some chop outs, along with his queen. The turn was the 5 and the river was the 10s and South dropped to just 70,000. South was eliminated a few orbits later when his K-Q failed to improve against his opponent’s pocket queens. Brikis Wins a Flip and Eliminates an Opponent Josh Brikis raised to 30,000 from early position and got a call from the player directly to his left. A player from middle position then moved all in for 169,000 more. Brikis then made a re-raise to isolate the all-in player and the other player got out of the way. Brikis tabled QQ and was racing against his opponent’s AK. “I didn’t think you had a hand that good,” said Brikis. The board ran out 10810102 and Brikis’ queens took the pot and Brikis climbed 1,700,000. Grinder Makes Middle Pair Work The board read AK2Q on the turn and there was already close to 100,000 in the middle of the table. Michael Mizrachi checked over to his opponent, who bet 53,000. Mizrachi made the call and they saw the 6 fall on the river. Both players checked and Mizrachi announced that he had a king as he showed the KJ. His opponent was furious as he slammed his cards into the muck face down and Mizrachi took the pot and climbed to 575,000. Clock Gets Called and Thorson Wins The final board read A4K96 and a player checked over to William Thorson, who bet 125,000, which was about the size of the pot. This sent the player deep into the tank for several minutes. As a floorman was walking by, another player at the table grabbed the floor’s attention and opted to call the clock. The countdown got all the way down under 10 seconds before the other player folded. “I couldn’t put you on a hand,” the player said. Thorson just gave him a wry smile as he stacked his newly acquired chips. Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Player Tags: Adam Schoenfeld, Allie Prescott, Frederik Jensen, Anders Taylor, Josh Brikis, Adam Etter Level 22, Hour Two: Theo Tran Doubles UpJul 15, '10 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 134 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 1,638,582 Card Player Chip Counts: Andrew Brokos – 1,305,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Robert Pisano – 5,500,000 Notable Eliminations: 140. Phil Galfond — $57,102 Player Twitter Accounts Jean-Robert Bellande Big Hands: Tran Stays Afloat Robert Pisano raised to 40,000 preflop and Theo Tran moved all in for 155,000. Pisano made the call and the cards were turned over. Tran: A7 The classic race was on and the flop fell J94, giving Tran little help. The turn was another brick as the 3 showed up, but the river was the A and Tran scored the double up to 325,000. Pisano was at 5.5 million. Savage Eliminated Matthew Schreiber raised from the button and Craig Savage moved in for 375,000. Schreiber made the call and turned over A7. Savage was dominated with his A2. The board ran out 9731010 and Savage was eliminated. Schreiber was up to 2.36 million. Baldwin Needs No Flop Breeze Zuckerman raised to 61,000 and Eric Baldwin raised to 300,000 from the small blind. Zuckerman mucked her hand, flashing the A. Baldwin took down a small pot and he was at 850,000. Lodden Takes It With Aces Picking up the action after the turn, the board read J745 and Johnny Lodden fired 190,000. Ryan Eriquezzo called and the turn was the Q. Lodden bet 300,000 and Eriquezzo looked him up one last time. Lodden turned over AA and Eriquezzo mucked his hand. Lodden scored the pot and he was at 2.6 million while Eriquezzo was at 945,000. Rainey Betters Affleck Nicholas Rainey raised to 47,000 and Matt Affleck made the call from the big blind. The flop fell J54 and both players checked. The turn was the 7 and Rainey bet 63,000. Affleck called and the river was the K. Both players checked and Rainey showed AQ. It was good as Affleck mucked and Rainey was at 2.4 million. Mizrachi Keeps Rolling Picking up the action on the flop, the board read K95 and Mizrachi fired a bet. Duy Le raised to 350,000 and Mizrachi called. The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was the 7 and Le fired 600,000. Mizrachi raised to 2 million and Le mucked his hand. Mizrachi’s aggression gave him the pot and he was up to 5.35 million. Brikis Knocks Out Pellegrino Picking up the action on the flop, the board read Q94 and Bryan Pellegrino moved all in for 650,000. Josh Brikis made the call and the cards were turned: Brikis: 99 Brikis flopped a set to better Pellegrino’s top pair. The board finished off Q and 10 and Brikis scored the knockout with the full house. He was at 2.9 million. Galfond Hits The Rail Phil Galfond made it 48,000 to go from under the gun. Josue Sauvageau made it 128,000 and the action came back around to Galfond. Galfond then took a long tank session, resulting in the clock getting called on him. He decided to move all in and Sauvageau snapped it off. Galfond: 66 Galfond was in deep trouble and the board ran out K1052K and Galfond was eliminated. Card Player TV Day 6 Of The Main Event Gets Underway Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi, Phil Galfond, Theo Tran, Eric Baldwin, Johnny Lodden, Nick Rainey, Matt Affleck, Josh Brikis, Bryan Pellegrino Level 27 Hour Two Update: LeFrancois Streaking Up the Chip Counts, Brikis and Jetten Hit the RailJul 16, '10 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 51 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 4,142,830 Card Player Chip Counts: Tony Dunst – 1,440,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. William Thorson – 10,610,000 Notable Eliminations: 56. Jared Ingles – $138,285 Player Twitter Accounts Big Hands: Lodden Makes a Good Laydown Patrick Eskandar raised from middle position to 135,000. Michiel Sijpkens called, Johnny Lodden called from the button, and Matthew Berkey came along from the big blind. The flop was 932 and Eskandar bet 200,000 after a check from Berkey. Sijpkens folded and Lodden raised to 590,000. Berkey folded and Eskandar moved all-in and had Lodden covered. Lodden let his hand go and kept his 2,950,000. He made a good decision since Eskandar showed the 99, giving him top set. David Benyamine Eliminated At the end of the last hour, David Benyamine was eliminated. He raised from the button and got into a preflop raising war with Pascal LeFrancois until all the money got into the middle. Benyamine was at risk for his last 1,400,000 with the Q10 and LeFrancois held the AJ. The dealer dealt out the 3109 flop and Benyamine would need runners. The 9 on the turn left Benyamine drawing dead and he finished in 58th place. LeFrancois Streaking Jonathan Driscoll opened on the button to 145,000 and was met with a three-bet to 455,000 from Pascal LeFrancois from the small blind. After a fold from the big blind, Driscoll made it 1,025,000 to go and LeFrancois moved all-in for 4,725,000. Driscoll made the call. LeFrancois tabled QQ and Driscoll showed JJ. The dealer dealt out the board of 8A3510 and Driscoll slipped to 1,700,000 and LeFrancois moved to 9,300,000 which puts him near the top of the chip counts. Brikis Crippled, Eliminated Action folded to Christopher Bolt on the button and he moved all-in for 785,000 and Josh Brikis made the call from the big blind. Brikis tabled Kd10s and was slightly behind the AJ of Bolt. The board ran out A84Q9 and Brikis was down to just 45,000 in chips. He doubled up the next hand is up to 160,000 but was eliminated shortly thereafter. Thorson Climbing John Racener raised to 140,000 under-the-gun and William Thorson made the call, as well as Michael Mizrachi and Duy Le from the blinds. Mizrachi led out for 300,000 on a flop of K109. Le made the call and Racener folded before Thorson raised to 975,000. Mizrachi folded after two minutes in the tank and Le made the call. The 2 peeled off on the turn and Le checked over to Thorson who bet 2,000,000. Le was in a tough spot and thought for a few minutes before folding AQ face-up on the table. Thorson showed his 1010, giving him a set of tens to move to 9,500,000 in chips. Costner Pressures Kostritsyn Joseph Cheong raised in early position to 140,000 and Alexander Kostritsyn called in middle position before Gabe Costner called from the big blind. The flop came 967 and Costner checked over to Cheong, who bet 240,000. Kostritsyn and Costner made the call and the 10 came on the turn. Costner and Cheong both checked to Kostritsyn, who bet 825,000. Costner then put in a check-raise to 1,800,000. Cheong folded and Kostritsyn went into the tank for a while before eventually deciding to let it go and keep his 3,900,000 for another hand. Costner cracked the 10 million chip mark with the pot. Jetten Crippled and Eliminated It was a battle of the blinds and Peter Jetten somehow found all of his chips in the middle with the 95 against Dag Palovic, who had AQ. Palovic was actually all-in for 1,030,000, with Jetten covering him by 15,000. The flop was JQQ and after the 4 fell on the turn, Jetten was drawing dead. He was eliminated on the next hand, but another player went out before him, earning an extra $30,000. Thorson Forces Grinder to Fold Tony Dunst raised to 130,000 and was three-bet by William Thorson to 415,000. Michael Mizrachi made it 915,000 which got a quick fold from Dunst. Thorson quickly grabbed a stack of 100,000 denomination chips and slid them out into the middle and announced he was all-in. Mizrachi went deep into the tank for quite a while. Thorson eventually called the clock on Mizrachi. Mizrachi eventually elected to fold, but Thorson said he could pick a card to see. After Mizrachi picked one, Thorson revealed the Q and raked in a pot that would send him to 10,600,000 in chips. Affleck Wins One After a limp from William Thorson and Michael Mizrachi, Matt Affleck raised to 230,000. Thorson made the call and Mizrachi folded. It was checked to the river as the board came out J910108 and Thorson fired 210,000. Affleck made it 775,000 and after a while, Thorson let his hand go. Affleck chipped up to 7,800,000 after stacking his newly found chips. Bolt Eliminated Christopher Bolt got all his money in the middle preflop against Benjamin Statz. Statz held the Q10 and Bolt tabled the AK The fop came 762, seemingly pretty harmless for Bolt. The 4 on the turn gave Statz a flush draw, however, which got there on the river with the 7 and Bolt was eliminated. Kostritsyn Eliminated On the last hand before the break, Bryn Kenney raised to 160,000 under-the-gun and Alexander Kostritsyn three-bet to 575,000 on the button. Kenney moved all-in and Kostritsyn quickly made the call. Kenney was in a world of hurt when he tabled his AQ and was up against Kostritsyn’s KK. The flop brought some real drama as it came J73, giving Kenney a flush draw along with an overcard. The turn was a brick as the dealer dealt the 3, but the 5 completed Kenney’s flush. After a count down of the chips, Kostritsyn was covered by Kenney and Kostritsyn was gone in 52nd place. Player Tags: David Benyamine, Peter Jetten, Johnny Lodden, Alexander Kostritsyn, Josh Brikis, Pascal LeFrancois Level 27 Hour One Update: Eric Baldwin and David Benyamine EliminatedJul 16, '10 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante ante Players Remaining: 59 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 3,721,525 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. John Racener — 10,210,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Tony Dunst – 2,030,000 Player Twitter Accounts Josh Brikis Notable Eliminations: 61. Rudy Miller — $138,285 Big Hands: Tony Dunst Doubles Up Hasan Habib bet 155,000 from early position. Action was folded to Tony Dunst and he elected to move all in for 930,000. Action was folded to Habib and he called to put Dunst at risk. Habib exposed the AK and was flipping against the QQ of Dunst. The flop was ugly for Dunst as it came K54. The 3 on the turn was no help to Dunst. However, the Q on the river gave Dunst the hand and the double up. He was at 2,030,000 while Habib fell to 985,000. Jason Senti Doubles Up Jason Senti shoved for 545,000 with the A5. David Assouline called with the 77. The board ran out A4299 and Senti doubled up. He was up to 1,260,000 after the hand. Assouline was down to 2,095,000. Josh Brikis Doubles Up David Assouline bet 125,000. Josh Brikis moved all in for 285,000 with the 77. Assouline called with the A4. The board ran out KQ975 and Brikis doubled up to about 800,000. Bryn Kenney Loses a Pot to Alexander Kostritsyn Alexander Kostritsyn bet 150,000 from under the gun. Bryn Kenney raised to 400,000. Kostritsyn called and the flop came Q99. Kostritsyn checked. Kenney bet 520,000. Kostritsyn check-raised 1,500,000 more. Kenney folded. Kenney was at 3,300,000 after the hand while Kostritsyn was up to 5,160,000. Joseph Cheong Doubles Up One a flop of K85 Cuong Nguyen bet 650,000. Joseph Cheong moved all in 2,620,000. Nguyen called. Cheong tabled the AK and was way ahead of the JJ of his opponent. The 2 on the turn and 6 on the river were safe for Cheong. He doubled up to 7,850,000. Nguyen was down to 2,950,000 after the hand. Alexander Kostritsyn Gets Value Rudy Miller bet 175,000 from early position. Redmond Lee called from the small blind. Alexander Kostritsyn called from the big blind. The flop came JJ5. It was checked around and the 2 fell on the turn. Lee checked. Kostritsyn bet 300,000. Miller called. Lee folded. The 7 landed on the river and Kostritsyn bet 225,000. Miller called. Kostritsyn exposed the 33 and was good. He was at 5,900,000 after the hand. Miller was at about 800,000 after the hand. Denis Pisarev Eliminated Denis Pisarev bet 155,000. Duy Le raised to 350,000. Pisarev moved all in for 1,120,000. Le made the call and exposed the AK. Pisarev tabled the KK. Pisarev was in good shape to double up but the flop brought an ace for Le. The rest of the board failed to offer any help and he was gone. Le was up to 4,300,000 after the hand. Eric Baldwin Doubles Up a Player, Eliminated Shortly Thereafter Theo Jorgensen bet 135,000 from under the gun. Sergey Rybachenko moved all in for 925,000 in late position. Eric Baldwin reraised all in from the big blind. Jorgensen folded. Baldwin tabled the 99 and was dominated by the K-K of Rybachenko. The board ran out 652A6 and Rybachenko doubled to 2,000,000. Baldwin was down to just 310,000 after the hand. He was eliminated a little bit later. Scott Clements Knocks off a Player Bill Melvin had all his chips in the middle preflop with the KK and was called by the A9 of Scott Clements. The board ran out Q874A and Clements won the pot. He was at 3,300,000 after the hand. Matt Harris Eliminated Corey Emery bet 140,000 from under the gun. Matt Harris raised to 350,000. Action was folded to John Racener. He four-bet to 785,000. Action was folded to Emery and he mucked. Harris moved all in for 2,020,000. Racener went into the tank before making the call to put Harris at risk of elimination. Racener tabled the AK and was in bad shape versus the KK of Harris. However, the board ran out Q73JA and Racener took the pot. He was the chip leader with 10,210,000 after the hand. Check out a CardPlayer TV video from earlier in the day! Player Tags: Scott Clements, Bryn Kenney, Tony Dunst, Alexander Kostritsyn, Josh Brikis, David Assouline |
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Jun 04, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 8 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + |
Level 25 Update: Josh Brikis and Saar Wilf EliminatedJun 04, '10 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 out of 2,341 Average Chip Count: 1,504,928 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Pascal LeFrancois — 4,900,000 Eliminations 9. Saar Wilf — $41,843 Player Twitter Accounts: Elimination Hands: Double Knockout: Saar Wilf Eliminated in 9th ($41,843) and Josh Brikis Eliminated in 8th ($54,579) Josh Brikis (570,000) and Saar Wilf (315,000) were all in against the bigger stack of Max Steinberg. Brikis tabled the AK and was unhappy to see the AK of Wilf. Steinberg exposed the JJ and had his two opponents in bad shape. The board ran out Q7568 and Steinberg recorded the double elimination. Player Tags: Josh Brikis Dinner BreakJun 04, '10 The remaining 10 players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return to play at 9:20 p.m. A total of 2,341 players registered for the event, amounting to a prize pool of $3,160,350. The remaining players are at the unofficial final of ten, with the next player eliminated receiving $32,456. The winner of the event will take home the bracelet and $568,974. Card Player Blogger Josh Brikis is still in contention for his first bracelet. Here are counts: 1. Pascal LeFrancois — 4,000,000 Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you a recap of the day’s events. Player Tags: Josh Brikis Level 22 Update: Phil Hellmuth EliminatedJun 04, '10 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 14 out of 2,341 Average Chip Count: 752,464 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Pascal LeFrancois — 2,000,000 Notable Eliminations 15. Phil Hellmuth — $25,472 Player’s Twitter Accounts: Hellmuth Hands: Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 15th Place ($25,472) After his stack had dwindled to just four big blinds, Hellmuth moved all in for just 80,000 after action folded to him on the button. Scott Vener made the call from the big blind with the A6 and was ahead slightly against the Q9 of Hellmuth. The board ran out J5223 and Hellmuth’s quest for his 12th bracelet was over. Left in the Deck Players are now on a 20 minute break. Card Player blogger Josh Brikis is still left in the tournament. Stay tuned for more updates from the 2010 World Series of Poker. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Josh Brikis |
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Jul 02, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 56 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 3 | + |
Final Table Update: Matt Hawrilenko Wins Event No. 56Jul 02, '09 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 1 out of 928 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Hawrilenko – 14,000,000 Average Chip Count: 14,000,000 Eliminations: 3. Faraz Jaka — $400,526 Big Hands: Faraz Jaka Eliminated In Third Place($400,526) Faraz Jaka raised preflop and Matt Hawrilenko came back over the top. Jaka then moved all in and Hawrilenko made the call. Jaka: QQ Board: AJ10J5 It was the classic race situation and Hawrilenko took the lead on the flop when an ace fell. Jaka still had a gutshot straight draw but it never materialized and he was eliminated, leaving Hawrilenko and Josh Brikis to do battle for the bracelet. Matt Hawrilenko Wins Event No. 56($1,003,163), Josh Brikis Eliminated In Second Place ($619,609) It only took four hands of heads-up play before the final WSOP event before the main event came to an end. Josh Brikis raised to 300,000 preflop and the action was on Matt Hawrilenko. He made it a cool 1,000,000 straight. Brikis then came over the top for all of his chips and Hawrilenko made the call. Hawrilenko: JJ Board: 882310 Hawrilenko’s pair remained in the lead on the flop and the final two streets offered no help to his opponent, giving Hawrilenko the hand and the final gold bracelet of the 2009 World Series of Poker. Hawrilenko took home $1,003,163 for the win and a ton of momentum heading into the main event. Player Tags: Matt Hawrilenko, Faraz Jaka, Josh Brikis Final Table Update: Jonas Wexler Eliminated In 5th PlaceJul 02, '09 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 out of 928 Chip Counts: 1. Josh Brikis – 5,350,000 Average Chip Count: 3,550,000 Eliminations: 5. Jonas Wexler — $189,555 Big Hands: Jonas Wexler Eliminated In Fifth Place($189,555) Faraz Jaka raised to 150,000 preflop from the button and the action was on Jonas Wexler in the small blind. He moved in for over 700,000 and Josh Brikis came right back over the top from the big blind, moving all in. Jaka mucked his hand and both players tabled their hands. Wexler: KQ Board: 854Q7 Wexler was dominated and could not connect on any street and he was eliminated. Player Tags: Jonas Wexler, Faraz Jaka, Josh Brikis Final Table Update: Matthew Waxman Eliminated In 6th PlaceJul 02, '09 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 5 out of 928 Chip Counts: 1. Josh Brikis – 5,000,000 Average Chip Count: 2,840,000 Eliminations: 6. Matthew Waxman — $138,394 Big Hands: Matt Hawrilenko Moves In From under the gun, Jonas Wexler raised to 125,000 preflop and Matt Hawrilenko, Sean Keeton and Matthew Waxman made the call. The flop came K107 and everyone checked to a 5 turn. Keeton checked to Waxman who fired out a bet of 280,000. Wexler folded and Hawrilenko went all in. Keeton folded and Waxman went into the tax before finally folding. Hawrilenko is now at 4,650,000. Matthew Waxman Eliminated In Sixth Place($138,394) Sean Keeton raised to 150,000 from early position and action folded to Matthew Waxman in the cutoff. He shoved for 605,000 total and Josh Brikis then moved over the top all in from the big blind. Keeton mucked and the players showed down their cards. Waxman: A10 Board: J7387 Waxman was in deep trouble and never received any help from the board. He was the first player eliminated from the official final table and took home $138,394. Player Tags: Matt Hawrilenko, Sean Keeton, Josh Brikis, Matthew Waxman |
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