| Nov 12, '10 |
2010 NAPT Los Angeles |
NAPT L.A. Main Event |
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Level 8: The Penultimate Level of the Evening
Nov 12, '10
Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 190 of 330
Eliminations:
Eric Froehlich
Antonio Esfandiari
Mandy Baker
Big Hands:
 Eric Froehlich Hits The Rail
Tyler Smith raised and Scott Fischman reraised to 5,500 from the button. Eric Froehlich, who had lost the majority of his stack a few hands earlier, then moved all in from the small blind.
Smith reraised to 16,500 and Fischman folded. Froehlich’s pocket fours were in big trouble against Smith’s pocket aces and he received no help on the flop, turn or river.
David “bakes” Baker Doubles Up
David Baker found himself short stacked and all in holding pocket jacks against the pocket nines of his opponent.
The board brought no help for either player and Baker is now back to his original starting stack of about 30,000 in chips.
Bad Luck For Craig Bergeron
After a series of preflop raises, Craig Bergeron had an opponent all in and covered holding A K . His opponent showed A K and in all likelihood, they were heading for a chop.
Instead, the board fell Q75105 and Bergeron lost the pot to a runner-runner flush. He now has just 10,000 in chips.
 Chad Brown Loses Some Chips
The button raised to 2,100 and Team PokerStars Pro Chad Brown made the call from the big blind. The flop came down Q 94 and Brown checked.
The button continued with a bet of 1,700 and Brown made the call. The turn was the A and the button fired in 4,000. Brown folded, bringing his stack to 39,000.
Meet Your Chip Leader, Chris Hunichen
All of a sudden, Chris “BigHuni” Hunichen is sitting at the top of the leaderboard with about 190,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Scott Fischman, Eric Froehlich, David Baker, Tyler Smith, Craig Bergeron
Level 6 Update: Battle Lines
Nov 12, '10
 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante
Players Remaining: 234 of 330
Eliminations:
Cornel Cimpan
Greg Raymer
Joseph Cheong
Michael Katz
Big Hands:
Esfandiari vs. Fischman
The flop read Q 6 4 when Antonio Esfandiari bet 3,700 from the big blind. Scott Fischman raised to 7,400 UTG+1 and the 7 fell on the turn. Esfandiari checked, Fischman moved all in, and Esfandiari mucked.
Smith vs. Habib
Hasan Habib bet 1,100 from middle position and Eric Baldwin made the call from the small blind. Justin Smith made the call from the big blind and the flop fell J 9 6. Smith bet 2,600 and Habib made the call. Baldwin mucked and then both players checked the 6 on the turn and the 10 on the river. Smith flipped over K 10 and Habib mucked.
Jarvis Doubles Up Opponent
The flop read K 7 2 when Matt Jarvis bet 2,250 from the big blind. The cutoff raised for 2,550 on top and then Jarvis reraised another 4,600 on top of that. The cutoff reraised again and then Jarvis reraised 15,000 more. The cutoff made the all-in call for 13,700 and they flipped over their cards:
Jarvis: 8 4
Cutoff: A A
Turn and River: 3 and 3
The cutoff double up on the hand and Jarvis took a hit.
Erik Cajelais Doubles Up
Erik Cajelais got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and the cutoff made the call. Their cards:
Cajelais: 8 8
Cutoff: A 10
Board: 10 8 7 10 2
Cajelais doubled up on the hand right before the break and survived.
Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Scott Fischman, Antonio Esfandiari, Erik Cajelais, Eric Baldwin, Matt Jarvis, Justin Smith
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| Jun 29, '10 |
2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 50 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha |
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Level 9 Update: Scott Fischman Eliminated
Jun 29, '10
Blinds: 400-800
Players Remaining: 207 out 460
Average Chip Count: 33,333
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Kevin Schaffel — 178,900
2. Alex Freiberg — 138,900
3. Kevin Boudreau — 137,300
4. Jonas Entin — 118,200
5. Jarred Solomon — 104,800
6. Gary Bolden — 99,600
7. Javed Abrahams — 92,700
8. John Barch — 89,600
9. Mark Eddleman — 87,100
10. Robert Campbell — 86,700
Notable Eliminations:
Isaac Haxton
Joe Serock
Brent Roberts
Player Twitter Accounts:
Annette Obrestad
Matt Glantz
Mike Watson
Jonathan Little
Phil Hellmuth
David Baker
Phil Ivey
Eugene Todd
Big Hands:
 Men Nguyen Eliminates a Player
Kevin Murphy bet 27,000 on a 4 3 22 board. Men Nguyen potted. Murphy called all in with the KQQ 10 for queens with a flush draw. Men exposed the A596 for a straight. The river bricked for Murphy and he was eliminated. Nguyen was up to 102,000 after the hand.
Scott Fischman Eliminated
Scott Fischman was short and saw a 532 flop. He got his entire stack in with the AAKJ. Daniel Makowsky called with the AK94. The 8 turn and 3 river made Fischman’s elimination official.
Player Tags: Men Nguyen, Scott Fischman
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| Jun 25, '10 |
2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 43 - $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship |
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Level 22 Update: Fischman Eliminated to Move to Final 8
Jun 25, '10
Blinds:
Flop Games: 25,000-50,000 limits
Stud Games: 5,000 ante, 7,000 bring-in, 25,000-50,000 limits
Players Remaining: 8 out of 241
Average Chip Count: 903,750
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Matt Glantz – 1,803,000
2. Marco Johnson – 1,292,000
3. Eugene Katchalov – 1,030,000
4. Ian Gordon – 955,000
5. Nick Schulman – 800,000
6. Carlos Mortensen – 737,000
7. Richard Ashby – 546,000
8. Marco Traniello – 85,000
Notable Eliminations:
Scott Fischman – $48,638
Big Hands:
 Traniello Scoops to Stay Alive
Marco Traniello raised and was three-bet by Ian Gordon. Traniello called and they saw the flop of 9-6-4. After a series of bets and raises, Traniello got all his chips in the middle.
Traniello showed the AJ53 and was up against Gordon’s AA95. Gordon had the overpair, but Traniello had straight, flush, and low draws to stay alive.
The turn was the K and the river was the 2 to give Traniello the nut flush and the nut low to scoop the pot and double up to 325,000. Gordon slipped to 690,000 with the loss.
Gordon Gets Best of Fischman
Scott Fischman completed and then called the raise of Ian Gordon. Gordon bet fourth and fifth and Fischman bet sixth and seventh. Gordon called both bets and their boards looked like this.
Fischman: (X-X)-A-3-J-4-(X)
Gordon: (X-X)-8-5-J-Q-(X)
Fischman announced he had a jack-low when he was called on the end and Gordon showed A-7-2 in the hole to take it with an 8-7 low.
Fischman dropped to 390,000 and Gordon now has 840,000.
Schulman and Glantz Dance in Razz
Nick Schulman completed and Matt Glantz raised. Schulman called and both players checked on fourth. Schulman bet fifth and was called by Glantz. Both players checked sixth and seventh and their boards looked like this.
Schulman: (X-X)-A-J-4-8-(X)
Glantz: (X-X)-A-K-10-3-(X)
Schulman turned over the 8-7-7 in the hole to make a jack-low which was good for the pot since Glantz only made a king-low.
Schulman is up to 525,000 and Glantz fell to 1,300,000.
 Scott Fischman Eliminated in Ultimate Hold’em Cold Deck
Hold’em
Matt Glantz, Marco Traniello, and Scott Fischman all capped the action preflop with Fischman all-in for the last of his chips.
The flop came 6103 and Glantz checked and called a bet from Traniello who fired into a dry side pot.
The turn was the K and now Glantz check-raised and Traniello called. The river was the 5 and Glantz fired another bullet and Traniello made a crying call and the ultimate cooler was revealed.
Traniello held pocket aces, Glantz pocket kings, and Fischman pocket queens. Glantz’s turned set was good for the pot as Traniello, visibly disgusted, tossed his cards into the muck and cursed his way over to the feature table area. Glantz is now up to 1,760,000.
Player Tags: Scott Fischman, Marco Traniello, Matthew Glantz
Level 18 Update: Chainsaw Gone, Fischman Surges
Jun 25, '10
Blinds:
Flop Games: Limits 12,000-24,000
Stud Games: 3,000 ante, 3,000 bring-in, 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 19 out of 241
Average Chip Count: 380,526
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Marco Johnson – 770,000
2. Cuong Do – 640,000
3. Scott Fischman – 610,000
4. Eugene Katchalov – 525,000
5. Brian Townsend – 515,000
6. Ian Gordon – 483,000
7. Roman Yitzhaki – 429,100
8. Nick Schulman – 402,000
9. Richard Ashby – 350,000
10. Carlos Mortensen – 325,000
Notable Eliminations:
23. Allen Kessler – $21,997
22. Al Barbieri – $21,997
21. Abe Mosseri – $21,997
20. Pawl Andrzejewski – $21,997
Big Hands:
 Chainsaw Cut Down
Hold’em
It folded around to Allen Kessler in the small blind who raised and got the last of his chips in the middle preflop against Brian Townsend.
Kessler held JJ and was ahead of Townsend’s K8. The board ran out A103K3 and the king on the turn gave Townsend the pot as Kessler becomes the day’s first casualty.
Fischman Scoops a Big One
Stud 8
Brian Townsend: (X-X)-8-2A3-(X)
John Hennigan: (X-X)-Q-5-3
Richard Ashby: (X-X)-K-7-4
Scott Fischman: (X-X)-2-7-4-6-(X)
Richard Ashby led on fourth street and all three players called. Townsend took the lead and bet out on fifth and was only called by Fischman. Townsend checked and called a bet from Fischman on sixth and seventh.
Fischman turned over the 8-4-2 in the hole to show two pair and an eight-low to scoop the pot. Fischman moved up to 610,000 and Townsend fell to 550,000.
Abe Mosseri Eliminated
Hold’em
Abe Mosseri was very short and got the last of his chips in the pot against Matt Glantz. Glantz showed AK and Mosseri was in bad shape showing the A9.
The board came 7Q6410 which kept Glantz’s big slick in the lead and is up to 230,000 in chips while Mosseri is sent home with almost $22,000 for his time.
 Crazy Marco Gets Best of Brunson
Omaha 8
Marco Johnson raised from the cutoff and was called in position by Todd Brunson on the button. Johnson bet every street on a board that came off 66658 and Brunson called him down the whole way.
Johnson showed JJA2, giving him a big full house and the nut low. Brunson mucked his hand and fell to 115,000, while Johnson soared to 770,000
Player Tags: Scott Fischman, Todd Brunson, Allen Kessler, Abe Mosseri, Matthew Glantz, Brian Townsend, Marco Johnson
Level 17: Money Bubble Time
Jun 25, '10
Flop Games: 5,000-10,000 blinds
Stud Games: 2,000 ante, 3,000 bring-in, 10,000-20,000 limits
Players Remaining: 23 out of 241
Average Chip Stack: 314,347
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Brandon Adams – 550,000
2. Marco Johnson – 500,000
3. Carlos Mortensen – 395,000
4. Brian Townsend – 395,000
5. Allen Kessler – 360,000
6. Richard Ashby – 360,000
7. Scott Fischman – 330,000
8. Marco Traniello – 325,000
9. Cuong Do – 325,000
10. Matt Glantz – 273,000
Notable Eliminations:
Annie Duke
Dario Alioto
John Racener
Cyndy Violette
Tommy Hang
Big Hands:
Razz
 Annie Duke Eliminated
Annie Duke was responsible for the bring-in and Roman Yitzhaki raised. Duke called for her last 8,000 chips and she was at risk.
Duke had a pair of sixes up and when Yitzhaki turned over a 7-6 low, she mucked her hand and made her way toward the exit.
Johnson Disposes Of Dehkharghani
Ray Dehkharghani bet 10,000 on fourth street and Marco Johnson made the call. Dehkharghani bet 20,000 on fifth street and Johnson made the call. Johnson then took the lead on sixth street with 20,000 and Dehkharghani made the call with the rest of his chips.
Johnson ended up with an 8-7 low, good enough against Dehkharghani’s queen-low and he was eliminated.
Stud
 Alioto Shown The Door
Picking up the action on fifth street, Dario Alioto and Scott Fischman were involved in a hand that ended with the rest of Alioto’s chips in the middle. Here is how their boards ran out:
Fischman: (777)8652
Alioto: (Q3J)A3Q5
Fischman hit the slot machine with three sevens to best Alioto’s two pair and he was eliminated. Fischman was at 330,000.
Omaha/8
Mosseri Lifts Some Off Glantz
Michael Chow raised from the cutoff and both Matt Glantz and Abe Mosseri made the call from the blinds. The flop came down QJ7. Glantz led out with 10,000 and raised it up to 20,000.
Chow got out of the way and Glantz made the call. Both players checked the 10 on the turn and the 9 fell on the river. Mosseri check-called 20,000 from Glantz.
Mosseri then showed AQJ8 for a straight to the queen. Glantz mucked and was down to 235,000 while Mosseri was at 170,000.
Hold’em
 Cyndy Violette Bursts Bubble, But Chops 24th Place Money
Cyndy Violette moved all in under the gun against Roman Yitzhaki. Here were their cards:
Violette: AQ
Yitzhaki: 22
It was the classic race and the board ran out 653106 and the ducks held on. Violette finally burst the bubble but Tommy Hang was eliminated on the same hand so the two split the 24th place money.
Player Tags: Annie Duke, Scott Fischman, Cyndy Violette, Abe Mosseri, Ray Dehkharghani, Matthew Glantz, Roman Yitzhaki, Dario Alioto, Marco Johnson
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| Jun 25, '10 |
2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 43 - $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship |
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Level 22 Update: Fischman Eliminated to Move to Final 8
Jun 25, '10
Blinds:
Flop Games: 25,000-50,000 limits
Stud Games: 5,000 ante, 7,000 bring-in, 25,000-50,000 limits
Players Remaining: 8 out of 241
Average Chip Count: 903,750
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Matt Glantz – 1,803,000
2. Marco Johnson – 1,292,000
3. Eugene Katchalov – 1,030,000
4. Ian Gordon – 955,000
5. Nick Schulman – 800,000
6. Carlos Mortensen – 737,000
7. Richard Ashby – 546,000
8. Marco Traniello – 85,000
Notable Eliminations:
Scott Fischman – $48,638
Big Hands:
Traniello Scoops to Stay Alive
Marco Traniello raised and was three-bet by Ian Gordon. Traniello called and they saw the flop of 9-6-4. After a series of bets and raises, Traniello got all his chips in the middle.
Traniello showed the AJ53 and was up against Gordon’s AA95. Gordon had the overpair, but Traniello had straight, flush, and low draws to stay alive.
The turn was the K and the river was the 2 to give Traniello the nut flush and the nut low to scoop the pot and double up to 325,000. Gordon slipped to 690,000 with the loss.
Gordon Gets Best of Fischman
Scott Fischman completed and then called the raise of Ian Gordon. Gordon bet fourth and fifth and Fischman bet sixth and seventh. Gordon called both bets and their boards looked like this.
Fischman: (X-X)-A-3-J-4-(X)
Gordon: (X-X)-8-5-J-Q-(X)
Fischman announced he had a jack-low when he was called on the end and Gordon showed A-7-2 in the hole to take it with an 8-7 low.
Fischman dropped to 390,000 and Gordon now has 840,000.
Schulman and Glantz Dance in Razz
Nick Schulman completed and Matt Glantz raised. Schulman called and both players checked on fourth. Schulman bet fifth and was called by Glantz. Both players checked sixth and seventh and their boards looked like this.
Schulman: (X-X)-A-J-4-8-(X)
Glantz: (X-X)-A-K-10-3-(X)
Schulman turned over the 8-7-7 in the hole to make a jack-low which was good for the pot since Glantz only made a king-low.
Schulman is up to 525,000 and Glantz fell to 1,300,000.
Scott Fischman Eliminated in Ultimate Hold’em Cold Deck
Hold’em
Matt Glantz, Marco Traniello, and Scott Fischman all capped the action preflop with Fischman all-in for the last of his chips.
The flop came 6103 and Glantz checked and called a bet from Traniello who fired into a dry side pot.
The turn was the K and now Glantz check-raised and Traniello called. The river was the 5 and Glantz fired another bullet and Traniello made a crying call and the ultimate cooler was revealed.
Traniello held pocket aces, Glantz pocket kings, and Fischman pocket queens. Glantz’s turned set was good for the pot as Traniello, visibly disgusted, tossed his cards into the muck and cursed his way over to the feature table area. Glantz is now up to 1,760,000.
Player Tags: Scott Fischman, Marco Traniello, Matthew Glantz
Level 18 Update: Chainsaw Gone, Fischman Surges
Jun 25, '10
Blinds:
Flop Games: Limits 12,000-24,000
Stud Games: 3,000 ante, 3,000 bring-in, 12,000-24,000
Players Remaining: 19 out of 241
Average Chip Count: 380,526
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Marco Johnson – 770,000
2. Cuong Do – 640,000
3. Scott Fischman – 610,000
4. Eugene Katchalov – 525,000
5. Brian Townsend – 515,000
6. Ian Gordon – 483,000
7. Roman Yitzhaki – 429,100
8. Nick Schulman – 402,000
9. Richard Ashby – 350,000
10. Carlos Mortensen – 325,000
Notable Eliminations:
23. Allen Kessler – $21,997
22. Al Barbieri – $21,997
21. Abe Mosseri – $21,997
20. Pawl Andrzejewski – $21,997
Big Hands:
Chainsaw Cut Down
Hold’em
It folded around to Allen Kessler in the small blind who raised and got the last of his chips in the middle preflop against Brian Townsend.
Kessler held JJ and was ahead of Townsend’s K8. The board ran out A103K3 and the king on the turn gave Townsend the pot as Kessler becomes the day’s first casualty.
Fischman Scoops a Big One
Stud 8
Brian Townsend: (X-X)-8-2A3-(X)
John Hennigan: (X-X)-Q-5-3
Richard Ashby: (X-X)-K-7-4
Scott Fischman: (X-X)-2-7-4-6-(X)
Richard Ashby led on fourth street and all three players called. Townsend took the lead and bet out on fifth and was only called by Fischman. Townsend checked and called a bet from Fischman on sixth and seventh.
Fischman turned over the 8-4-2 in the hole to show two pair and an eight-low to scoop the pot. Fischman moved up to 610,000 and Townsend fell to 550,000.
Abe Mosseri Eliminated
Hold’em
Abe Mosseri was very short and got the last of his chips in the pot against Matt Glantz. Glantz showed AK and Mosseri was in bad shape showing the A9.
The board came 7Q6410 which kept Glantz’s big slick in the lead and is up to 230,000 in chips while Mosseri is sent home with almost $22,000 for his time.
Crazy Marco Gets Best of Brunson
Omaha 8
Marco Johnson raised from the cutoff and was called in position by Todd Brunson on the button. Johnson bet every street on a board that came off 66658 and Brunson called him down the whole way.
Johnson showed JJA2, giving him a big full house and the nut low. Brunson mucked his hand and fell to 115,000, while Johnson soared to 770,000
Player Tags: Scott Fischman, Todd Brunson, Allen Kessler, Abe Mosseri, Matthew Glantz, Brian Townsend, Marco Johnson
Level 17: Money Bubble Time
Jun 25, '10
Flop Games: 5,000-10,000 blinds
Stud Games: 2,000 ante, 3,000 bring-in, 10,000-20,000 limits
Players Remaining: 23 out of 241
Average Chip Stack: 314,347
Tournament Leaderboard:
1. Brandon Adams – 550,000
2. Marco Johnson – 500,000
3. Carlos Mortensen – 395,000
4. Brian Townsend – 395,000
5. Allen Kessler – 360,000
6. Richard Ashby – 360,000
7. Scott Fischman – 330,000
8. Marco Traniello – 325,000
9. Cuong Do – 325,000
10. Matt Glantz – 273,000
Notable Eliminations:
Annie Duke
Dario Alioto
John Racener
Cyndy Violette
Tommy Hang
Big Hands:
Razz
Annie Duke Eliminated
Annie Duke was responsible for the bring-in and Roman Yitzhaki raised. Duke called for her last 8,000 chips and she was at risk.
Duke had a pair of sixes up and when Yitzhaki turned over a 7-6 low, she mucked her hand and made her way toward the exit.
Johnson Disposes Of Dehkharghani
Ray Dehkharghani bet 10,000 on fourth street and Marco Johnson made the call. Dehkharghani bet 20,000 on fifth street and Johnson made the call. Johnson then took the lead on sixth street with 20,000 and Dehkharghani made the call with the rest of his chips.
Johnson ended up with an 8-7 low, good enough against Dehkharghani’s queen-low and he was eliminated.
Stud
Alioto Shown The Door
Picking up the action on fifth street, Dario Alioto and Scott Fischman were involved in a hand that ended with the rest of Alioto’s chips in the middle. Here is how their boards ran out:
Fischman: (777)8652
Alioto: (Q3J)A3Q5
Fischman hit the slot machine with three sevens to best Alioto’s two pair and he was eliminated. Fischman was at 330,000.
Omaha/8
Mosseri Lifts Some Off Glantz
Michael Chow raised from the cutoff and both Matt Glantz and Abe Mosseri made the call from the blinds. The flop came down QJ7. Glantz led out with 10,000 and raised it up to 20,000.
Chow got out of the way and Glantz made the call. Both players checked the 10 on the turn and the 9 fell on the river. Mosseri check-called 20,000 from Glantz.
Mosseri then showed AQJ8 for a straight to the queen. Glantz mucked and was down to 235,000 while Mosseri was at 170,000.
Hold’em
Cyndy Violette Bursts Bubble, But Chops 24th Place Money
Cyndy Violette moved all in under the gun against Roman Yitzhaki. Here were their cards:
Violette: AQ
Yitzhaki: 22
It was the classic race and the board ran out 653106 and the ducks held on. Violette finally burst the bubble but Tommy Hang was eliminated on the same hand so the two split the 24th place money.
Player Tags: Annie Duke, Scott Fischman, Cyndy Violette, Abe Mosseri, Ray Dehkharghani, Matthew Glantz, Roman Yitzhaki, Dario Alioto, Marco Johnson
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| Jul 07, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event |
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Level 5 Hour 2 Update: End of Day 1D
Jul 07, '09
NOTE: Play has ended for the night on day 1D. Check back in tomorrow at noon PDT for day 2A action.
Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante
Chip Counts:
1. Troy Weber – 340,000
2. Carter King – 172,000
3. Josh Arieh – 136,000
4. Dutch Boyd – 135,000
5. Blair Hinkle – 116,805
6. Bertrand Grospellier – 114,000
7. J.C. Tran – 113,000
8. Phil Ivey – 105,000
9. Prahlad Friedman – 101,000
10. David Benyamine – 102,200
Card Player Chip Counts:
Adam Schoenfeld – 100,000
Thomas Keller – 95,625
Jeff Shulman – 53,000
Matthew Hilger – 52,000
Shannon Shorr – 29,800
Steve Zolotow – 25,900
Average Chip Count: 42,750
Notable Eliminations:
Scott Fischman
Big Hands
 Scott Fischman Eliminated by David Benyamine
It’s a three-way all in pot on a flop of 732.
Fischman: 62
Benyamine: 77
Opponent: JJ
Fischman flops bottom pair and is in third place behind Benyamine who flops top set and the third player in the hand with an overpair of jacks. The turn and river are the A and the Q, no help to Scott Fischman who is eliminated from the tournament as David Benyamine climbs up the leaderboard with over 100,000 in chips.
Vanessa Rousso Getting Short
Vanessa Rousso and an unknown opponent were tangled up on a board of K75103. Rousso bet 4,000 and was quickly called by her opponent. Rousso exposed the J9 for a jack-high flush that she nailed on the turn. However, she was no good as her opponent exposed the QQ for a higher flush that got there on the river. Rousso is down to 17,500.
Josh Arieh Aggressively Building Stack
The 2004 main event third place finisher has been hammering away at his table. He has built his stack up to well over 100,000 and is among the chip leaders. In one hand a player in middle position raised to 1,200 and the player to his left reraised to 3,400. Arieh held the button and thought for awhile before making it 9,300. Both his opponents folded. Arieh is at 132,000.
Ryan Young Wins a Small One
Ryan Young raised to 1,200 preflop and was called by Glen Chorny and another opponent. The flop came JJ3 and Young bet out 1,400. Chorny folded and his opponent on the button thought about it briefly, asking Young if he wanted a call. Young said no which prompted a quick call from the button. The J hit the turn and Young asked the dealer about the quad jacks bonus that has been a part of the day ones. Young eventually checked and so did his opponent. The river brought the 10 and Young checked again. The button also checked and exposed the 97 for a busted flush draw. Young tabled K-Q to take the pot with king-high. Young is at just about the starting amount of 30,000.
Elky Eliminates an Opponent
Bertrand Grospellier and his opponent got it all in preflop. Grospellier tabled the JJ while his opponent exposed the KQ. The board ran out AJ798 and Grospellier added 13,000 to his stack. Elky is at 114,000.
Dutch Boyd Takes a Pot from Phil Ivey
On a board of A63, Dutch Boyd led out with 1,500 from the big blind and Ivey reraised to 4,500. Boyd made the call and both players saw a 4 hit the turn. Both checked and the 8 fell on the river. Action was checked again and Boyd tabled the 63 for two pair and Ivey mucked. Boyd has 135,000 while Ivey has 105,000.
Troy Weber Charges to the Chip Lead
A pot held 15,000 when the flop hit the table J83. Troy Weber checked and the player immediately to his left bet 7,000. Weber made the call and the turn fell 8. Weber checked again and his opponent bet 11,000. Weber then check-raised to 30,000. His opponent reraised all in for 55,375 and Weber made the call after thinking it over for a few moments. Weber turned over 108 after his opponent quickly flipped up pocket queens, and the 9 fell on the river. Weber grew his stack to a massive 340,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Josh Arieh, Scott Fischman, David Benyamine, Vanessa Rousso, Bertrand Grospellier
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| Mar 07, '09 |
2009 NBC National Heads-Up Championship |
NBC Heads Up Championship Event |
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| Mar 06, '09 |
2009 NBC National Heads-Up Championship |
NBC Heads Up Championship Event |
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| Jul 04, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 54 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em |
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$10,000 Main Event - Day 1b - Hour Two
Jul 04, '08
Note: Players are on their first twenty-minute break of the day and will return at approx. 2:30 pm to begin Level 2 with increased blinds of 100-200.
Blinds: 50-100
Chip Counts:
John Robbins: 48,000
Stephen Ladowsky: 4,000
Giles Smadia: 47,000
Dustin Sitar: 39,900
Dustin Dorrance-Bowman: 39,000
Kristy Gazes: 39,000
Michael Pedley: 39,000
Michael Guzzardi: 37,000
Michael Watson: 37,000
Mike Stovall: 36,000
CP Chip Counts:
Steve Zolotow: 14,700
Lee Watkinson: 7,900
Eliminations: Ted Forrest, Andy Black, Daniel Negreanu
Big Hands:
Set Over set, Negreanu Leaves Early
Daniel Negreanu drew a seat at the ESPN secondary feature table today, but his stay would not even last one round after Negreanu made an early exit when his set of sixes walked into a better set of nines. There was a lot of dissapointment on the rail as many spectators had lined up to watch Negreanu play...there is always next year.
Mrs. Varkonyi Catches a Bluff
Olaf Thorson raised to 250 before the flop and next to act, Olga Varkonyi reraised to 750. Thorson made the call and said, "I don't know why you have to be so aggressive," giving the whole table a good laugh. The flop came 1097, and Varkonyi bet 1,500 after it was checked to her. Thorson made the call both players checked the turn (10). The river was the 9 and Thorson took a stab at the pot, firing 1,800 into the middle. Varkonyi called and Thorson said, "I play the board," showing 76. Varkonyi turned over AA and raked the pot. She started the hand with 21,000, chipping up to 28,000 by the end of the hand.
Kravchenko Chipping Up
On a flop of AA10, the player in seat 7 bet 300 and Alex Kravchenko made the call, as did seat 1. The turn was the 6, and both seats 1 and 7 checked to Kravchenko who bet 775. Seat 1 called and seat 7 folded. The river was the 9 and Kravchenko bet 1,100. Seat 1 tanked for a moment before mucking his cards. Kravcheno raked the pot, bringing his chip count 34,000 after the hand.
Don't Mess With A Mizrachi
The player on the button raised to 300 before the flop, and was called by both the blinds, including Robert Mizrachi in the big blind. Mizrachi led out on the flop of J74, betting 850 after the small blind checked. The button raised for an additional 1,500. Mizrachi thought only briefly before making the wager a total of 4,200. The button squirmed uncomfortably in his seat, rechecking his cards for some time before folding reluctantly. After the hand, Mizrachi is back up to 19,000 in chips.
Fischman Folds To Check Raise
Scott Fischman popped it up 300 before the flop from middle position, and was called only by the big blind, and they went heads up to the flop, which came out 742. The player in the blind checked over to Fischman, who made a continuation bet of 525, only to have his opponent raise to a total of 1,300. Fischman considered the situation only briefly before getting away from his hand, standing from the table to leave for the break a few minutes early.
European Action
On a board of K654 Swede William Thorsson called a bet of 1,200. The turn fell the 5 and Thorsson slowly  shook his head as his opponent bet 2,000. “Aces” he said to his opponent – less a question and more a statement of fact.
“How did you know?,” was the reply. Thorsson counted his chips out twice and finally made the call but as he threw his chips in the middle he held his cards over the muck with his other hand. His opponent flashed the aces. “How did you know,” he asked again while raking in the chips.
Elsewhere Englishman Mickey Wernick snatched a nice pot from Greg Raymer and has around 25,000 in chips.
Hendon Mobster Ram Vaswani is the button to recent Irish Open winner Neil Channing’s big blind and both have just over their starting stacks.
EPT boss John Duthie has 22,900 in chips and relaxing with a massage, Barny Boatman was pushed off two pots in a row just before the end of level one but still has around his starting stack while former Swedish international soccer star Tomas Brolin is on a comfortable 37,000.
Patrik Antonius limped into the pot from under the gun. One player in middle position, the button, and both blinds also went to the flop. On the flop of J98, the blinds checked to Antonius, who fired a bet of 375. The middle position player folded action to the button, who then raised to a total of 1,000, pushing out the blinds. Antonius made the call, and fired out for another 1,600 on the turn, which brought the 10. The button called, and then called his bet of 3,200 on the river after the dealer put down the 3. Antonius showed down QQ for a turned straight, but had to chop the pot with his opponent, who held QJ. After the hand, Antonius had only a whisker more than his starting stack, sitting behind around 20,500.
Player Tags: Donnacha O'Dea, Robert Mizrachi, Chris Bjorin, Scott Fischman, Daniel Negreanu, Ram Vaswani, Barny Boatman, John Duthie, Greg Raymer, Kevin O'Connell, Neil Channing, Olaf Thorson, Markus Golser, Alexander Kravchenko, Thomas Fougeron, William Thorson, Patrik Antonius, Conor Tate, Sverre Sundbo, Victoria Coren, Michael Wernick, Tomas Brolin, Des Wilson
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| Jun 12, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 24 - Pot-Limit Hold'em / Omaha |
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$2,500 PLHE/PLO - Hour Three
Jun 12, '08
Blinds/Antes:
PLHE: 75-150
PLO: 50-100
Players Left: 306 of 457
Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch: 19,000
Sorel Mizzi: 17,900
Dario Alioto: 15,300
David Benyamine: 15,000
Tony G: 11,500
Minh Ly: 11,500
Chris Ferguson: 11,400
Gabe Costner: 11,000
Anthony Chatelain: 11,000
Allen Cunningham: 10,400
Average Stack: 7,467
Eliminations: Scott Fischman, Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Peter Gould
Big Hands:
PLHE
 Danny Fuchs Tripples Up, Knocks One Out
Vanessa Rousso raised to 425 before the flop and and Danny Fuchs smooth called. The big blind reraised the pot and both Rousso and Fuchs re-potted until all three of them were all in. Fuchs had the big blind covered and while Rousso had them both covered.
Rousso: JJ
Fuchs: KK
Big Blind: AK
Board: J1076K
Rousso flopped top set and led to the river where Fuchs sucked out with the case king, trippling up and eliminating one opponent.
Scott Fischman Eliminated by Andy Bloch
Scott Fischman got it all in with pocket queens against Andy Bloch's pocket tens. Bloch had him covered. The board came K-Q-J-9 in some combination, giving Fischman top set and Bloch the straight to the king. Bloch sucked out and sent Fischman packing early in Level 3.
PLO
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Eliminated
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman raised to 550 before the flop and the player in seat 1 raised to 2,000. Seat 2 made the call and Shulman called all in for 1,375 more. The flop came J84, and seat 1 moved all in for (4,500 approx.). Seat 2 folded while seat 1 took the side pot. Shulman and seat 1 turned over their cards for the main pot.
Shulman: AAK9
Seat 1: AA86
Shulman and seat 1 were looking at a chopped pot, both with the overpair on the flop, but the 6 on the turn gave seat 1 two pair. The river was the 5, and Shulman was eliminated from the tournament halfway through Level 3.
 Minh Ly Knocks Two Out in Same Hand, Peter Gould Hits the Rail
On a flop of 853, Minh Ly bet the pot (600) and just as seat 9 was about to fold, the floor person came over and told the dealer that the table would be breaking after the hand. Seat 9 made a rash decision to shove all in for 1,550 instead of taking his short stack to a new table. Peter Gould also followed that same logic calling all in for 1,100. Minh Ly made the call and had both players covered.
Minh Ly: Q882
Gould: AQ72
Seat 9: Q764
Minh Ly flopped a set of eights and seat 9 had made an open-ended straght draw. Gould was drawing dead. The turn was the 9 and the river was the 3, filling Ly and eliminating both Peter Gould and seat 9 in the same hand. The table broke immediately after the hand and Ly took an extra 3,000 or so with him to his new seat.
Player Tags: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Andy Bloch, Minh Ly, Scott Fischman, Vanessa Rousso, Peter Gould, Danny Fuchs
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| Jun 07, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 14 - World Championship Seven Card Stud |
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$10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship - Day 1 - Level 7 Recap
Jun 07, '08
Limit: 800/1,600, 200 ante, 200 bring in
Players Left: 101 of 158
Chip Leaders:
Chad Brown - 61,000
Men Nguyen - 54,500
David Benyamine - 53,000
Daniel Negreanu - 50,000
Nick Schulman - 47,000
Shahram "Shawn" Sheikhan - 46,700
Minh Ly - 42,000
Scotty Nguyen - 41,000
Phil Ivey - 41,000
Andrew Black - 39,000
Average Stack: 31,287
Eliminations:
Barry Greenstein
Ted Forrest
Big Hands and Storylines:
 Experience Trumps Youth
Doyle Brunson brings in with a 7; action folds around to Dario Minieri who raises it up with the K showing, and he and Doyle see 4th street. Dario is dealt the 2 and he bets into Doyle’s 78. Doyle quickly calls. Doyle and Dario check their K and J, respectively on 5th, and on 6th street, with Doyle getting the 4, Dario bets 1,600 with his 5. Doyle looks over the diminutive Italian and tosses in a raise. Dario folds and exchanges a smile with Brunson. Doyle is at about 24,000 chips and Minieri has only 15,000.
Brown Has Fischman’s Number
With the table showing:
Chad Brown: 6468
Scott Fischman: AK64
Chad Brown bets into Fischman on both 6th and 7th streets. Fischman thoughtfully calls on both streets and tosses his cards into the muck when Brown shows (Q)(Q)(2). Brown’s stack continues to soar at 61,000 while Fischman is still very much in contention with 36,000.
Ivey’s Aces No Good
Phil Ivey: J537
Opponent: T539
The action starts on 4th street, where Ivey bets into his opponent who quickly calls. 5th street, however, is where things heat up. Ivey bets out, his opponent raises, Ivey 3-bets, and she makes a quick call. Ivey slows down for the rest of the hand, check-calling her bets on both 6th and 7th streets. After she shows her (T)(3)(4) for two-pair, Ivey shows (A)(A) and pushes his hand toward the muck. Despite the loss, Ivey still has over 40,000 chips.
Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Scott Fischman, Ted Forrest, Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, Dario Minieri, European Report
$10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship - Day 1 - Level 5 Recap
Jun 07, '08
Players Left: 131 of 158
Chip Leaders:
Men Nguyen - 48,500
Carlos Mortensen - 44,000
Shahram "Shawn" Sheikhan - 40,500
Phil Ivey - 39,000
Alan Boston - 38,000
Archie Karas - 37,000
Scott Fischman - 37,000
Rolf Slotboom - 36,000
Minh Ly - 34,000
Steve Zolotow - 33,000
Average Stack: 24,122
Eliminations:
Thor Hansen
Big Hands and Storylines:
Raymer Cuts Down Forrest
Greg Raymer: T289
Ted Forrest: T2K2
Forrest bet out on 4th and 5th streets and was called by Raymer each time. Forrest slowed down on 6th street, check-calling Raymer’s bet. Forrest again checked after the final card and reluctantly called one last bet. Raymer revealed (A)(Q)(9) for an ace-high flush, enough to take down the pot. Raymer’s stack is at a healthy 32,000, while Forrest is languishing at only 7,500.
 Chad Brown Knocks ‘Em Down; Thor Hansen Eliminated
On 6th street, with boards reading:
Scott Fischman: A823
Thor Hansen: TJ6T
Chad Brown: 4A52
the action heated up. Hansen checked, Fischman bet, Brown raised, Hansen called the two bets, Fischman 3-bet, and Hansen and Brown both called. On 7th street, Hansen checked, Fischman bet, Brown raised, Hansen folded, and Fischman called. Brown showed (2)(4)(2) for a boat made on 7th street and Fischman dejectedly mucked. Fischman and Brown each have about 30,000 in chips. The story isn’t so rosy for Thor. After the hand he was left with 3,000, which he lost on the very next hand.
Karas’ Quads Kill Phil
With the cards displayed:
Archie Karas: AKK6
Phil Hellmuth: 2A28
Karas bet all the way down the line, receiving a call from Hellmuth on each and every street. When Hellmuth made the call on 7th street, Karas slowly – perhaps too slowly for Phil’s liking – turned over (K)(K) for quad kings. Hellmuth mucked his hand and was left with only 8,000 after the hand. The pot takes Karas up to 25,000 in chips.
Player Tags: Thor Hansen, Minh Ly, Men Nguyen, Scott Fischman, Carlos Mortensen, Ted Forrest, Shawn Sheikhan, Steve Zolotow, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Archie Karas, Greg Raymer, Rolf Slotboom, European Report
$10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship - Day 1 - Level 4 Recap
Jun 07, '08
Note: Players just finished a 30-minute break. During the break the light green T25 chips were colored up.
Players Left: 146 of 158
Chip Leaders:
Men Nguyen - 48,500
Shahram "Shawn" Sheikhan - 40,500
Steve Zolotow - 38,000
Rolf Slotboom - 38,000
Alan Boston - 38,000
Scott Fischman - 37,000
Minh Ly - 37,000
Chris Reslock - 31,000
Jennifer Harman-Traniello - 30,000
Greg Raymer - 29,200
Average Stack: 21,644
Eliminations:
Matthew Glantz
Big Hands and Storylines:
Small Pot; Big Aggression
Phil Hellmuth completed with the J up, the highest card at the table. Immediately to his right, Jordan Rich raised it to 800 with the 4 showing. Action folded back around to Hellmuth who flipped (8-2) and asked Rich, “This is a good hold’em hand, right?” Rich, in turn, flipped over his downcards: (J-7). The table had a good laugh at Rich’s bluff. David Grey chimed in, “It's on now!” as Hellmuth quipped good-naturedly, “I’m glad he showed that,” noting that he could use it to his advantage later.
 “I Finally Made a Pair”
With boards reading:
Lawson: A83
Karas: K25
Negreanu: 34T
Daniel Negreanu brought in on 3rd street; Ted Lawson raised, and Archie Karas and Negreanu both called. Action checked around on 4th street and was checked to Negreanu on 5th street. Negreanu bet out and both Lawson and Karas folded. Negreanu showed (T)(T )and chuckled, “I finally made a pair!”
Aggression Pays... As Does Hitting Gutshots
Phil Hellmuth called Daniel Negreanu down from start to finish with boards showing
Negreanu: TQ5J
Hellmuth: AQ24
Negreanu flipped over (9)(8)(4) for a straight made on 6th street. Hellmuth, obviously frustrated with the hand, shuffled and re-shuffled his (K)(Q)(2) before tossing it face up in the muck. Negreanu has chipped back up to 19,000 while Hellmuth – late start and all – is down to about 13,000.
A Temporary Reprieve
Scotty Nguyen completed with 9 showing and Matthew Glantz deliberate putting his last 775 chips into the middle with the 4 up. Nguyen spouted, “It’s now or never, baby!” and Glantz moved his chips in. The player to Nguyen’s right also called with Q showing. The cards ultimately appeared:
Nguyen: 9473
Opponent: Q96K
Glantz: 4687
After being checked to on the river, Scotty bet 800, and, after the third player folded, Nguyen told Glantz, “Aces no good, baby.” And flipped over (J)(J)(7) for jacks-up. Glantz squeezed his final card and tabled the unlikely (2)(2)(2) to take down the pot. Glantz was momentarily up to 3,300 but was eliminated shortly after.
Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Minh Ly, Men Nguyen, Scott Fischman, Daniel Negreanu, Shawn Sheikhan, Steve Zolotow, Phil Hellmuth, Ted Lawson, Jennifer Harman, Archie Karas, Greg Raymer, Matthew Glantz, Rolf Slotboom
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Scott Fischman got all of his chips into the middle preflop against David Williams and the last two players in the morning round of 32 flipped up their cards:
Jamie Gold got all of his chips into the middle against Scott Fischman preflop and Fischman showed down A