| Jun 10, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 23 - $10,000 World Championship No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball |
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Level 3 Update: The Field Keeps Growing
Jun 10, '09
Blinds: 100-200 with a 50 ante
Entrants: 96
Chip Counts:
1. Jon Turner – 65,000
2. Freddy Deeb – 49,000
3. Chino Rheem – 48,000
4. Greg Mueller – 45,000
5. Dario Minieri – 44,000
6. Sam Grizzle – 43,000
7. Steve Sung – 41,000
8. Jim Bechtel – 40,000
9. Amnon Filippi – 38,000
10. Archie Karas – 37,000
Average Chip Count: 30,000
Notable Eliminations:
Yan Chen
Big Hands:
 The Grizzled Veteran
Action folded around to Allen Cunningham in the small blind. He made it 600 to go and Sam Grizzle made the call from the big blind.
Draw: Cunningham draws 2 cards, Grizzle draws 2 cards
Cunningham led out with 1,050 after the draw. “Did you already use your reload?” Grizzle asked. He then unloaded 9,000 into the pot. “That’s why you were asking me that question,” Cunningham said. He looked at his hand one last time before throwing it into the muck. Grizzle was closing in on 50,000 in chips while Cunningham was down to 27,000.
Kenny Tran In The House
Kenny Tran is one of the many late arrivals in this tournament and has made his presence felt. With the pot holding 3,400 in chips, Tran led out for 7,000 after the draw. The player in seat 2 mucked his hand and Tran took the pot after flexing his muscle. He was up to 34,000.
 Ivey Burns Chan
Phil Ivey raised to 600 from the button and Johnny Chan made the call from the big blind. “Hi Johnny,” Ivey said. “Hi there Phil,” Chan responded with a chuckle.
Draw: Chan draws 2 cards, Ivey draws 2 cards
The dealer made a mistake and forgot to burn a card before she gave Chan his cards. There was some confusion as to which card she needed to burn. “I don’t mind which one she burns,” Ivey joked. Chan tried to help the dealer figure out which card needed to be burned, but just threw his hands up in frustration. “Ah hell! I don’t care either,” Chan said. Once that mess was sorted, Chan checked and Ivey fired 1,200. Chan quickly mucked and Ivey improved to 33,000 while Chan held close to 35,000.
 With Friends Like These…
Daniel Negreanu has arrived and drawn a seat at the same table as his friend Mike Matusow. It didn’t take them long to get involved in a hand.
Matusow raised to 625 from the cutoff and Negreanu made the call from the big blind.
Draw: Negreanu draws 1 card, Matusow stands pat
Both players checked after the draw and Matusow showed down a 10-low. Negreanu mucked his hand and was back to his starting stack of 30,000. Matusow was up to 26,000.
Schneider Takes One
With 2,400 in the pot, Tom Schneider, Freddy Deeb and Steve Zolotow each had a stake in the hand as the draw approached.
Draw: Deeb draws 2 cards, Zolotow draws 2 cards, Schneider draws 1 card
After everyone received their cards, all three players checked and Schneider showed down a Queen-low. Zolotow and Deeb both mucked and Schneider improved to 31,000 with the pot. Deeb was at 54,000 while Zolotow was down to 22,000.
Left In The Deck:
Stacked Table
As more players arrive to their seats, the tournament has added more tables and moved some players around. One table has the following players residing there:
Seat 1: Steve Zolotow
Seat 2: Erick Lindgren
Seat 3: Tim Phan
Seat 4: Freddy Deeb
Seat 5: Huck Seed
Seat 6: Tom Schneider
Seat 7: Greg Mueller
Player Tags: Sam Grizzle, Allen Cunningham, Daniel Negreanu, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Tom Schneider, Johnny Chan, Phil Ivey, Kenny Tran, Freddy Deeb
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| Mar 18, '09 |
2009 Bay 101 Shooting Star |
WPT Championship - Event 2 |
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Level 12 Update
Mar 18, '09
Level: 12
Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante
Players Left: 97 of 391
Score Board
Notable Chip Counts
Gary Tighe: 315,000
Daniel Alaei: 250,000
Vivek Rajkumar: 220,000
Frank Khadivi: 210,000
Daniel O'Brien: 202,000
Brandon Cantu: 157,000
Kathy Liebert: 155,000
John Monnette: 153,000
Chris Moore: 145,000
Isaac Baron: 142,000
Average: 82,315
Notable Eliminations
T.J. Cloutier
Allen Cunningham
Jennifer Harman
Gavin Smith
Paul Smith
Will Failla
Amit Makhija
Chad Batista
Tim West
Shooting Star Watch
Here are the Shooting Stars in action on day 2:
 Brandon Cantu
John Cernuto
T.J. Cloutier - out
Hoyt Corkins
Allen Cunningham - out
Freddy Deeb
Annie Duke
Eli Elezra
Jennifer Harman - out
Howard Lederer
Kathy Liebert
Erick Lindgren - out
Jonathan Little
Daniel Negreanu
Men Nguyen - out
David Pham
Joe Sebok
Gavin Smith - out
Kenny Tran
Paul Wasicka
Big Hands:
T.J. Cloutier Eliminated
T.J. Cloutier moved alll in on a flop of J 5 3 with KJ in the hole and Chris Moore called him down with AA. The turn and river fell 49 and Cloutier was knocked out of the event. Moore collected the $5,000 bounty.
Joe Sebok Doubles Up
Joe Sebok moved all in preflop with A-K and one opponent called him down with pocket queens. The board rattled off K-J-2-4-7 and Sebok doubled up to survive with 120,000.
 Allen Cunningham Eliminated
Allen Cunningham moved all in on a board of A10769 and Kent Washington called him down. Their cards:
Washington: K2
Cunningham: muck
Cunningham left the tournament area and Washington collected the $5,000 bounty.
Jennifer Harman Eliminated by Paul Wasicka
Early position raised to 3,500 and Jennifer Harman moved all in from late position preflop. Paul Wasicka reraised all in over the top of Harman and early position folded. The final two players then flipped up their cards:
Harman: A6
Wasicka: AQ
Board: 107535
Harman was eliminated on the hand and Wasicka collected the $5,000 bounty.
Player Tags: T.J. Cloutier, Allen Cunningham, Jennifer Harman, Paul Wasicka, Joe Sebok
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| Mar 06, '09 |
2009 NBC National Heads-Up Championship |
NBC Heads Up Championship Event |
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Sam Farha Defeats Allen Cunningham
Mar 06, '09
 After building a 3-1 chip lead, Sam Farha called Allen Cunningham's open shove from the button for 5,000.
Farha showed 1010 and was ahead of Cunningham's K8. The board ran out Q9746 and Cunningham was eliminated from the tournament. Farha moves on to play the winner of Andy Bloch and Peter Eastgate.
Next elimination is coming right up.
Player Tags: Allen Cunningham, Sam Farha
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| Feb 16, '09 |
2009 L.A. Poker Classic |
H.O.R.S.E Championship - Event 29 |
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| Dec 17, '08 |
2008 Five Diamond World Poker Classic (WPT) |
WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Championship - Event 13 |
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Level 16 Update
Dec 17, '08
Scoreboard
Level: 16
Blinds/Antes: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Left: 40 of 497
Average: 550,000
Notable Chip Counts
Jack Wu - 1,290,000
Chino Rheem - 1,140,000
Evan McNiff - 1,050,000
Benjamin Straate - 1,000,000
Luke Staudenmaier - 871,000
In the Money Eliminations
$23,420
55th: Tim Vance
54th: Tuan Le
53rd: Shawn Cunix
52nd: Daniel "Rekrul" Schreiber
51st: Skip Wilson
$28,825
50th: Henrik Antanesian
49th: Gary Haglund
48th: Allen Cunningham
47th: Nam Le
46th: Matt Gianetti
45th: Elia Ahmadian
44th: Tommy Vu
43rd: Scott Bohlman
42nd: Thang "Kido" Pham
41st: Adam "csimmsux" Geyer
Big Hands:
 Tim Vance Starts The Day With a Bust
EPT winner Tim Vance started the day short but was looking to double up with pocket jacks. Unfortunately, Jared Rubin woke up with pocket aces to bust Vance and make him the first the hit the rail on the day.
Shawn Cunix Goes Home
After doubling up Jonathan Little when both players made straights, Shawn Cunix was eliminated when Nam Le paired his jack. Cunix, who was one of the shortest stacks near the bubble, was eliminated in 53rd place.
 Daniel "Rekrul" Schreiber Eliminated
Daniel Schrieber was looking to duplicate his buddy Bertrand Grospellier's success here at the Bellagio but ran his pocket tens into Matt Giannetti's pocket jacks. The board offered no help and Schreiber was eliminated from the tournament.
Allen Cunningham Suffers a Cooler
Allen Cunningham was all in holding pocket kings, but Benjamin Straate had him crushed with pocket aces. The board failed to give Cunningham any help and he was eliminated in 48th place. After the hand, Straate was nearing the chip lead with 1.2 million.
 Nam Le Makes His Exit
After doubling up Yehuda Yerushalaim, Nam Le was short and looking for help. He eventually got it in with A 9 against Hunter Frey's pocket fours. Frey's fours held and Le was eliminated from the tournament.
Mark Teltscher Doubles Up Huge
Mark Teltscher got in a series of preflop raises against Benjamin Straat and found out that his jacks were well ahead of his opponent's A-10 offsuit. The jack on the flop gave him the massive pot of 800,000 and brought Straate back down to earth with about 1 million in chips.
Left In the Deck:
By the way, it's currently snowing on the strip here in Las Vegas.
Player Tags: Nam Le, Allen Cunningham, Tuan Le, Tim Vance, Mark Teltscher, Shawn Cunix, Daniel Schreiber
Level 10 Update
Dec 15, '08
Scoreboard
Level: 10
Blinds/Antes: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Left: 148 of 497
Average: 151,000
Notable Chip Counts
Chuck Kelley - 418,000
Kido Pham - 400,000
Antonio Esfandiari - 389,000
Clonie Gowen - 387,000
Phil Hellmuth - 335,000
Notable Eliminations
Michael Gracz
Jennifer Harman
Bertrand Grospellier
Big Hands:
 Nenad Medic Makes a Big Call
Nenad Medic raised to 5,500 and was called by both Tuan Le and Allen Cunningham on the button. The flop came Q83 and Medic continued with a 10,500 bet. Le folded and Cunningham raised to 28,000. After about a minute of thought, Medic made the call. The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was the 4 and Cunningham gave up. Medic showed A3 for a pair of threes and Cunningham mucked.
Kristy Gazes Doubles Up on the Short Stack
Kristy Gazes was all in holding pocket jacks against her opponent's A-K. The flop brought both a king and a jack and Gazes was able to double up to 38,000 in chips.
Marco Traniello Gets Hurt With the Ladies
The Traniello-Harman family had a bad level. Jennifer was eliminated and Marco's pocket queens ran into Minh Ly's pocket kings. The board failed to help Traniello and he was crippled down to just under 8 big blinds.
Player Tags: Kristy Gazes, Minh Ly, Allen Cunningham, Marco Traniello, Nenad Medic
Level 9 Update
Dec 15, '08
Scoreboard
Level: 9
Blinds/Antes: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Left: 173 of 497
Average: 129,000
Notable Chip Counts
Chuck Kelley - 465,000
Antonio Esfandiari - 390,000
Clonie Gowen - 320,000
Kido Pham - 310,000
Tuan Le - 305,000
Notable Eliminations
Vivek Rajkumar
Alex Bolotin
Isabelle Mercier
Andrew Robl
Big Hands:
Coinflips Take Out a Few Notables
Greg Raymer hung on for as long as he could, but eventually busted when his A-K failed to catch up to Allen Cunningham's pocket queens. Isabelle Mercier, fighting with a short stack for most of the last level, finally busted when her pocket threes were out flopped by Kevin Saul's A-K.
Andrew Robl Eliminated
Andrew Robl, who got off to a great start yesterday, couldn't get much going today. His A-J ran into A-K during the last level to send him to the rail.
Chuck Kelley Gifted the Chip Lead by the Poker Gods
Chuck Kelley decided to move all in preflop while holding Q 3. He had both Surinder Sunar (A K) and the Button (2 2) covered but he was way behind. That was until the board hit the table Q 9 9 4 8 to help Kelley knock out two opponents.
Player Tags: Allen Cunningham, Greg Raymer, Isabelle Mercier, Kevin Saul
Level Four Update
Dec 14, '08
Level: 4
Blinds/Antes: 200-400 with a 50 ante
Scoreboard
Players Left: 250 of 293
Average: 53,000
Notable Chip Counts
Carlos Mortensen - 142,000
Victor Ramdin - 110,000
Andrew Robl - 109,000
Lex Veldhuis - 108,000
Alan Goehring - 95,000
Notable Eliminations
J.J. Liu
Sam Farha
Allen Kessler
Scotty Nguyen
Matt Graham
Alexandre Gomes
Mark Newhouse
J.C. Tran
Hevad "Rain" Khan
 Big Hands:
Mike Kamran RIvers Allen Cunningham
Mike Kamran and Allen Cunningham both saw a flop of Q-10-8. Kamran bet and was called by Cunningham. The turn was a four and Kamran continued with 4,500. Cunningham raised to 13,000 and Kamran moved in for 30,000. Cunningham called with J-9 for the flopped straight, but Kamran had outs with a set of eights. The river paired the board with another four and Kamran took in the massive pot. He now has 88,000 while Cunningham is down below his starting stack with 37,000.
The Chainsaw Runs Out of Gas
Allen Kessler moved all in on a suited flop with the nut flush draw, but his opponent had already flopped the flush, leaving him drawing to the 7 remaining clubs. The turn and river were bricks and Kessler was eliminated from the tournament.
Poker Room Report
Things are down to just two tables remaining in the Bellagio Poker Room. At those tables are Alan Goehring, Bob Stupak, Andre Akkari, Andy Bloch, Noah Jefferson, Kristy Gazes, Kelly Kim, Michael Gracz.
Michael Gracz Scores a Nice Pot
On a flop of J64 seat 7 bet 3,000 from the big blind. Gracz made the call under the gun and seat 3 mucked on the hi-jack. The A was dealt on the turn and seat 7 bet 8,000. Gracz made the call again and the river fell 4. Seat 7 checked and Gracz bet enough to put his opponent all in. Seat 7 mucked and Gracz took down a nice pot to grow his stack to 95,000.
Left in the Deck:
Big Game Report
Bobby's Room is currently spreading a game of high-stakes poker between Eli Elezra, John Hennigan, David Oppenheim, Jen Harman, Matt Glantz, and Abe Mosseri.
Player Tags: Allen Cunningham, Allen Kessler, Michael Kamran
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| Dec 15, '08 |
2008 Five Diamond World Poker Classic (WPT) |
WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Championship - Event 13 |
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Level 16 Update
Dec 17, '08
Scoreboard
Level: 16
Blinds/Antes: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Left: 40 of 497
Average: 550,000
Notable Chip Counts
Jack Wu - 1,290,000
Chino Rheem - 1,140,000
Evan McNiff - 1,050,000
Benjamin Straate - 1,000,000
Luke Staudenmaier - 871,000
In the Money Eliminations
$23,420
55th: Tim Vance
54th: Tuan Le
53rd: Shawn Cunix
52nd: Daniel "Rekrul" Schreiber
51st: Skip Wilson
$28,825
50th: Henrik Antanesian
49th: Gary Haglund
48th: Allen Cunningham
47th: Nam Le
46th: Matt Gianetti
45th: Elia Ahmadian
44th: Tommy Vu
43rd: Scott Bohlman
42nd: Thang "Kido" Pham
41st: Adam "csimmsux" Geyer
Big Hands:
Tim Vance Starts The Day With a Bust
EPT winner Tim Vance started the day short but was looking to double up with pocket jacks. Unfortunately, Jared Rubin woke up with pocket aces to bust Vance and make him the first the hit the rail on the day.
Shawn Cunix Goes Home
After doubling up Jonathan Little when both players made straights, Shawn Cunix was eliminated when Nam Le paired his jack. Cunix, who was one of the shortest stacks near the bubble, was eliminated in 53rd place.
Daniel "Rekrul" Schreiber Eliminated
Daniel Schrieber was looking to duplicate his buddy Bertrand Grospellier's success here at the Bellagio but ran his pocket tens into Matt Giannetti's pocket jacks. The board offered no help and Schreiber was eliminated from the tournament.
Allen Cunningham Suffers a Cooler
Allen Cunningham was all in holding pocket kings, but Benjamin Straate had him crushed with pocket aces. The board failed to give Cunningham any help and he was eliminated in 48th place. After the hand, Straate was nearing the chip lead with 1.2 million.
Nam Le Makes His Exit
After doubling up Yehuda Yerushalaim, Nam Le was short and looking for help. He eventually got it in with A 9 against Hunter Frey's pocket fours. Frey's fours held and Le was eliminated from the tournament.
Mark Teltscher Doubles Up Huge
Mark Teltscher got in a series of preflop raises against Benjamin Straat and found out that his jacks were well ahead of his opponent's A-10 offsuit. The jack on the flop gave him the massive pot of 800,000 and brought Straate back down to earth with about 1 million in chips.
Left In the Deck:
By the way, it's currently snowing on the strip here in Las Vegas.
Player Tags: Nam Le, Allen Cunningham, Tuan Le, Tim Vance, Mark Teltscher, Shawn Cunix, Daniel Schreiber
Level 10 Update
Dec 15, '08
Scoreboard
Level: 10
Blinds/Antes: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Left: 148 of 497
Average: 151,000
Notable Chip Counts
Chuck Kelley - 418,000
Kido Pham - 400,000
Antonio Esfandiari - 389,000
Clonie Gowen - 387,000
Phil Hellmuth - 335,000
Notable Eliminations
Michael Gracz
Jennifer Harman
Bertrand Grospellier
Big Hands:
Nenad Medic Makes a Big Call
Nenad Medic raised to 5,500 and was called by both Tuan Le and Allen Cunningham on the button. The flop came Q83 and Medic continued with a 10,500 bet. Le folded and Cunningham raised to 28,000. After about a minute of thought, Medic made the call. The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was the 4 and Cunningham gave up. Medic showed A3 for a pair of threes and Cunningham mucked.
Kristy Gazes Doubles Up on the Short Stack
Kristy Gazes was all in holding pocket jacks against her opponent's A-K. The flop brought both a king and a jack and Gazes was able to double up to 38,000 in chips.
Marco Traniello Gets Hurt With the Ladies
The Traniello-Harman family had a bad level. Jennifer was eliminated and Marco's pocket queens ran into Minh Ly's pocket kings. The board failed to help Traniello and he was crippled down to just under 8 big blinds.
Player Tags: Kristy Gazes, Minh Ly, Allen Cunningham, Marco Traniello, Nenad Medic
Level 9 Update
Dec 15, '08
Scoreboard
Level: 9
Blinds/Antes: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Left: 173 of 497
Average: 129,000
Notable Chip Counts
Chuck Kelley - 465,000
Antonio Esfandiari - 390,000
Clonie Gowen - 320,000
Kido Pham - 310,000
Tuan Le - 305,000
Notable Eliminations
Vivek Rajkumar
Alex Bolotin
Isabelle Mercier
Andrew Robl
Big Hands:
Coinflips Take Out a Few Notables
Greg Raymer hung on for as long as he could, but eventually busted when his A-K failed to catch up to Allen Cunningham's pocket queens. Isabelle Mercier, fighting with a short stack for most of the last level, finally busted when her pocket threes were out flopped by Kevin Saul's A-K.
Andrew Robl Eliminated
Andrew Robl, who got off to a great start yesterday, couldn't get much going today. His A-J ran into A-K during the last level to send him to the rail.
Chuck Kelley Gifted the Chip Lead by the Poker Gods
Chuck Kelley decided to move all in preflop while holding Q 3. He had both Surinder Sunar (A K) and the Button (2 2) covered but he was way behind. That was until the board hit the table Q 9 9 4 8 to help Kelley knock out two opponents.
Player Tags: Allen Cunningham, Greg Raymer, Isabelle Mercier, Kevin Saul
Level Four Update
Dec 14, '08
Level: 4
Blinds/Antes: 200-400 with a 50 ante
Scoreboard
Players Left: 250 of 293
Average: 53,000
Notable Chip Counts
Carlos Mortensen - 142,000
Victor Ramdin - 110,000
Andrew Robl - 109,000
Lex Veldhuis - 108,000
Alan Goehring - 95,000
Notable Eliminations
J.J. Liu
Sam Farha
Allen Kessler
Scotty Nguyen
Matt Graham
Alexandre Gomes
Mark Newhouse
J.C. Tran
Hevad "Rain" Khan
Big Hands:
Mike Kamran RIvers Allen Cunningham
Mike Kamran and Allen Cunningham both saw a flop of Q-10-8. Kamran bet and was called by Cunningham. The turn was a four and Kamran continued with 4,500. Cunningham raised to 13,000 and Kamran moved in for 30,000. Cunningham called with J-9 for the flopped straight, but Kamran had outs with a set of eights. The river paired the board with another four and Kamran took in the massive pot. He now has 88,000 while Cunningham is down below his starting stack with 37,000.
The Chainsaw Runs Out of Gas
Allen Kessler moved all in on a suited flop with the nut flush draw, but his opponent had already flopped the flush, leaving him drawing to the 7 remaining clubs. The turn and river were bricks and Kessler was eliminated from the tournament.
Poker Room Report
Things are down to just two tables remaining in the Bellagio Poker Room. At those tables are Alan Goehring, Bob Stupak, Andre Akkari, Andy Bloch, Noah Jefferson, Kristy Gazes, Kelly Kim, Michael Gracz.
Michael Gracz Scores a Nice Pot
On a flop of J64 seat 7 bet 3,000 from the big blind. Gracz made the call under the gun and seat 3 mucked on the hi-jack. The A was dealt on the turn and seat 7 bet 8,000. Gracz made the call again and the river fell 4. Seat 7 checked and Gracz bet enough to put his opponent all in. Seat 7 mucked and Gracz took down a nice pot to grow his stack to 95,000.
Left in the Deck:
Big Game Report
Bobby's Room is currently spreading a game of high-stakes poker between Eli Elezra, John Hennigan, David Oppenheim, Jen Harman, Matt Glantz, and Abe Mosseri.
Player Tags: Allen Cunningham, Allen Kessler, Michael Kamran
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| Dec 14, '08 |
2008 Five Diamond World Poker Classic (WPT) |
WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Championship - Event 13 |
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Level 16 Update
Dec 17, '08
Scoreboard
Level: 16
Blinds/Antes: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante
Players Left: 40 of 497
Average: 550,000
Notable Chip Counts
Jack Wu - 1,290,000
Chino Rheem - 1,140,000
Evan McNiff - 1,050,000
Benjamin Straate - 1,000,000
Luke Staudenmaier - 871,000
In the Money Eliminations
$23,420
55th: Tim Vance
54th: Tuan Le
53rd: Shawn Cunix
52nd: Daniel "Rekrul" Schreiber
51st: Skip Wilson
$28,825
50th: Henrik Antanesian
49th: Gary Haglund
48th: Allen Cunningham
47th: Nam Le
46th: Matt Gianetti
45th: Elia Ahmadian
44th: Tommy Vu
43rd: Scott Bohlman
42nd: Thang "Kido" Pham
41st: Adam "csimmsux" Geyer
Big Hands:
Tim Vance Starts The Day With a Bust
EPT winner Tim Vance started the day short but was looking to double up with pocket jacks. Unfortunately, Jared Rubin woke up with pocket aces to bust Vance and make him the first the hit the rail on the day.
Shawn Cunix Goes Home
After doubling up Jonathan Little when both players made straights, Shawn Cunix was eliminated when Nam Le paired his jack. Cunix, who was one of the shortest stacks near the bubble, was eliminated in 53rd place.
Daniel "Rekrul" Schreiber Eliminated
Daniel Schrieber was looking to duplicate his buddy Bertrand Grospellier's success here at the Bellagio but ran his pocket tens into Matt Giannetti's pocket jacks. The board offered no help and Schreiber was eliminated from the tournament.
Allen Cunningham Suffers a Cooler
Allen Cunningham was all in holding pocket kings, but Benjamin Straate had him crushed with pocket aces. The board failed to give Cunningham any help and he was eliminated in 48th place. After the hand, Straate was nearing the chip lead with 1.2 million.
Nam Le Makes His Exit
After doubling up Yehuda Yerushalaim, Nam Le was short and looking for help. He eventually got it in with A 9 against Hunter Frey's pocket fours. Frey's fours held and Le was eliminated from the tournament.
Mark Teltscher Doubles Up Huge
Mark Teltscher got in a series of preflop raises against Benjamin Straat and found out that his jacks were well ahead of his opponent's A-10 offsuit. The jack on the flop gave him the massive pot of 800,000 and brought Straate back down to earth with about 1 million in chips.
Left In the Deck:
By the way, it's currently snowing on the strip here in Las Vegas.
Player Tags: Nam Le, Allen Cunningham, Tuan Le, Tim Vance, Mark Teltscher, Shawn Cunix, Daniel Schreiber
Level 10 Update
Dec 15, '08
Scoreboard
Level: 10
Blinds/Antes: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante
Players Left: 148 of 497
Average: 151,000
Notable Chip Counts
Chuck Kelley - 418,000
Kido Pham - 400,000
Antonio Esfandiari - 389,000
Clonie Gowen - 387,000
Phil Hellmuth - 335,000
Notable Eliminations
Michael Gracz
Jennifer Harman
Bertrand Grospellier
Big Hands:
Nenad Medic Makes a Big Call
Nenad Medic raised to 5,500 and was called by both Tuan Le and Allen Cunningham on the button. The flop came Q83 and Medic continued with a 10,500 bet. Le folded and Cunningham raised to 28,000. After about a minute of thought, Medic made the call. The turn was the K and both players checked. The river was the 4 and Cunningham gave up. Medic showed A3 for a pair of threes and Cunningham mucked.
Kristy Gazes Doubles Up on the Short Stack
Kristy Gazes was all in holding pocket jacks against her opponent's A-K. The flop brought both a king and a jack and Gazes was able to double up to 38,000 in chips.
Marco Traniello Gets Hurt With the Ladies
The Traniello-Harman family had a bad level. Jennifer was eliminated and Marco's pocket queens ran into Minh Ly's pocket kings. The board failed to help Traniello and he was crippled down to just under 8 big blinds.
Player Tags: Kristy Gazes, Minh Ly, Allen Cunningham, Marco Traniello, Nenad Medic
Level 9 Update
Dec 15, '08
Scoreboard
Level: 9
Blinds/Antes: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante
Players Left: 173 of 497
Average: 129,000
Notable Chip Counts
Chuck Kelley - 465,000
Antonio Esfandiari - 390,000
Clonie Gowen - 320,000
Kido Pham - 310,000
Tuan Le - 305,000
Notable Eliminations
Vivek Rajkumar
Alex Bolotin
Isabelle Mercier
Andrew Robl
Big Hands:
Coinflips Take Out a Few Notables
Greg Raymer hung on for as long as he could, but eventually busted when his A-K failed to catch up to Allen Cunningham's pocket queens. Isabelle Mercier, fighting with a short stack for most of the last level, finally busted when her pocket threes were out flopped by Kevin Saul's A-K.
Andrew Robl Eliminated
Andrew Robl, who got off to a great start yesterday, couldn't get much going today. His A-J ran into A-K during the last level to send him to the rail.
Chuck Kelley Gifted the Chip Lead by the Poker Gods
Chuck Kelley decided to move all in preflop while holding Q 3. He had both Surinder Sunar (A K) and the Button (2 2) covered but he was way behind. That was until the board hit the table Q 9 9 4 8 to help Kelley knock out two opponents.
Player Tags: Allen Cunningham, Greg Raymer, Isabelle Mercier, Kevin Saul
Level Four Update
Dec 14, '08
Level: 4
Blinds/Antes: 200-400 with a 50 ante
Scoreboard
Players Left: 250 of 293
Average: 53,000
Notable Chip Counts
Carlos Mortensen - 142,000
Victor Ramdin - 110,000
Andrew Robl - 109,000
Lex Veldhuis - 108,000
Alan Goehring - 95,000
Notable Eliminations
J.J. Liu
Sam Farha
Allen Kessler
Scotty Nguyen
Matt Graham
Alexandre Gomes
Mark Newhouse
J.C. Tran
Hevad "Rain" Khan
Big Hands:
Mike Kamran RIvers Allen Cunningham
Mike Kamran and Allen Cunningham both saw a flop of Q-10-8. Kamran bet and was called by Cunningham. The turn was a four and Kamran continued with 4,500. Cunningham raised to 13,000 and Kamran moved in for 30,000. Cunningham called with J-9 for the flopped straight, but Kamran had outs with a set of eights. The river paired the board with another four and Kamran took in the massive pot. He now has 88,000 while Cunningham is down below his starting stack with 37,000.
The Chainsaw Runs Out of Gas
Allen Kessler moved all in on a suited flop with the nut flush draw, but his opponent had already flopped the flush, leaving him drawing to the 7 remaining clubs. The turn and river were bricks and Kessler was eliminated from the tournament.
Poker Room Report
Things are down to just two tables remaining in the Bellagio Poker Room. At those tables are Alan Goehring, Bob Stupak, Andre Akkari, Andy Bloch, Noah Jefferson, Kristy Gazes, Kelly Kim, Michael Gracz.
Michael Gracz Scores a Nice Pot
On a flop of J64 seat 7 bet 3,000 from the big blind. Gracz made the call under the gun and seat 3 mucked on the hi-jack. The A was dealt on the turn and seat 7 bet 8,000. Gracz made the call again and the river fell 4. Seat 7 checked and Gracz bet enough to put his opponent all in. Seat 7 mucked and Gracz took down a nice pot to grow his stack to 95,000.
Left in the Deck:
Big Game Report
Bobby's Room is currently spreading a game of high-stakes poker between Eli Elezra, John Hennigan, David Oppenheim, Jen Harman, Matt Glantz, and Abe Mosseri.
Player Tags: Allen Cunningham, Allen Kessler, Michael Kamran
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| Oct 23, '08 |
2008 Festa Al Lago Classic (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship (WPT) - Event 16 |
4 |
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Allen Cunningham Eliminated
Oct 23, '08
 Allen Cunningham has been eliminated from the tournament.
Player Tags: Allen Cunningham
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| Aug 27, '08 |
2008 Legends of Poker (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event (WPT) |
5 |
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Allen Cunningham Eliminated in 24th Place ($21,125)
Aug 27, '08
 Allen Cunningham raised to 35,000 and Gary Najarian called from the button. Amit Makhija then reraised to 85,000 from the blinds and Cunningham moved all in for nearly 300,000. Najarian folded and Makhija made the call, showing pocket jacks. Cunningham was racing with KQ, but the board bricked out when it ran 65429.
Cunningham was eliminated in 24th place, and Makhija added to his lead which is currently near 2 million in chips.
Player Tags: Allen Cunningham, Amit Makhija
Allen Cunningham Takes One Down
Aug 24, '08
Allen Cunningham raised to 600 under the gun and Robert Cheung made the call from the cutoff. Benjamin Arnold also came along in the big blind. The flop came Q54 and Arnold bet 1,200. Cunningham called and Cheung folded.
The turn was the A and Arnold once again bet, this time for 2,700. Cunningham stared him down, and eventually called.
The river was the 7 and both players checked. Arnold tapped the felt to admit defeat, and Cunningham revealed his KQ for second pair, which was good enough to take the pot. After the hand, Cunningham's stack grew to 75,000.
Player Tags: Allen Cunningham
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| Aug 24, '08 |
2008 Legends of Poker (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event (WPT) |
2 |
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Allen Cunningham Eliminated in 24th Place ($21,125)
Aug 27, '08
Allen Cunningham raised to 35,000 and Gary Najarian called from the button. Amit Makhija then reraised to 85,000 from the blinds and Cunningham moved all in for nearly 300,000. Najarian folded and Makhija made the call, showing pocket jacks. Cunningham was racing with KQ, but the board bricked out when it ran 65429.
Cunningham was eliminated in 24th place, and Makhija added to his lead which is currently near 2 million in chips.
Player Tags: Allen Cunningham, Amit Makhija
Allen Cunningham Takes One Down
Aug 24, '08
Allen Cunningham raised to 600 under the gun and Robert Cheung made the call from the cutoff. Benjamin Arnold also came along in the big blind. The flop came Q54 and Arnold bet 1,200. Cunningham called and Cheung folded.
The turn was the A and Arnold once again bet, this time for 2,700. Cunningham stared him down, and eventually called.
The river was the 7 and both players checked. Arnold tapped the felt to admit defeat, and Cunningham revealed his KQ for second pair, which was good enough to take the pot. After the hand, Cunningham's stack grew to 75,000.
Player Tags: Allen Cunningham
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