Jennifer Tilly Poker Tournament Updates

Level 1 Update -- Consolidated Star Power

Mar 06, '11

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining: 132 out of 134

Chip Counts:

1. Daniel Negreanu — 30,000
2. Dwyte Pilgrim — 30,000
3. Jennifer Tilly — 30,000
4. Amit Makhija — 30,000
5. Men Nguyen — 30,000
6. Joe Cada — 30,000
7. Jerry Yang — 30,000
8. Scott Clements — 30,000
9. Barry Greenstein — 30,000
10. Kathy Liebert — 30,000

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

NONE

Big Hands:

Matt Affleck Wins Some and Loses Some

There was 8,000 in the pot and the board read 8 5 3 7 3 when Matt Affleck bet 5,000 from the small blind. His opponent went into the tank on the cutoff but eventually mucked.

A few hands later Affleck was on the other side. The flop read 5 4 2 and there was 1,750 in the pot when Affleck bet 900 from middle position. UTG+1 made the call and the turn fell 3. Affleck bet 1,800 after his opponent checked. UTG+1 made the call and the river fell J. Both players checked and Affleck mucked after his opponent flipped over pocket kings. Affleck’s stack leveled back out at what he started the day with by the end of the level.

A Peculiar Board

The board read A A A A 6 when two players flipped over their cards on the river. One player held pocket jacks but the other held K-9 for the nuts and he won the hand.

Carter Phillips Picks up Chips

There was 3,000 in the pot and the board read 9 8 4 8 2 when Carter Phillips bet 2,225 UTG+1. A player behind him in middle position went into the tank for a minute or two, but eventually mucked giving Phillips the pot.

Table Pairings

Two of the most recognized players in today’s field are seated together at Table 21 and they are Team PokerStars pro Daniel Negreanu and Hollywood actress and poker player Jennifer Tilly. The two are joined by Amit Makhija and David Peters at the busy table. Here is a look at some of the other tough tables today:

Table 19: Dwyte Pilgrim, Matt Affleck, David Baker, Vanessa Peng

Table 20: Cornel Cimpan, Marcello del Grosso

Table 18: Ray Henson, Men Nguyen, Carter Phillips

Table 16: Scott Clements, Jerry Yang

Table 13: Mel Judah, Allen Kessler, Arnaud Mattern

Table 10: Andy Katz, Ali Eslami

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Jennifer Tilly,   Matt Affleck

Doyle Brunson Eliminated Jennifer Tilly

Mar 04, '11

Doyle Brunson put Jennifer Tilly all in and she made the call with K2. Brunson showed J10 and needed to come from behind to take the match.

The board ran out Q1039Q and Tilly was eliminated.

Player Tags: Doyle Brunson,   Jennifer Tilly

Hello Oscar

Feb 27, '11

The Academy Awards have begun, but most of the attention in the room is set on the Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks game playing on the many monitors in the tournament area. One person who has some interest in the Oscars is former Academy Award nominee Jennifer Tilly, who currently sits in the top 10 in chips.

Tilly was nominated for best supporting actress in 1995’s Bullets Over Broadway. Her other notable credits include Liar, Liar, Bound, Saint Ralph and my personal favorite, The Wrong Guy.

Player Tags: Jennifer Tilly

Jennifer Tilly Busts Shawn Cunix

Feb 27, '11

They’re starting to drop like flies now. A player opened for 3,700 and was called by both Jennifer Tilly and Shawn Cunix in the small blind. The flop came J-9-5 with two diamonds and Tilly led for 7,000.

Cunix raised to 20,000 and the original raiser folded. Tilly moved all in and Cunix called off the rest of his stack with 43 for a flush draw. Tilly showed 9-5 for two pair and it held when the turn and river was blanks. Tilly now has 255,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Jennifer Tilly,   Shawn Cunix

Level 7 Update: Official Prize Pool Announced

Nov 13, '10

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 231 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

Darus Suharto
Dan Shak
Mike Beasley
Freddy Deeb
John Cernuto
Jennifer Tilly
David Williams
Steve Sung
Matt Brady
Mario Ho

Big Hands

Matt Stout Eliminated

Matt Stout shipped the last of his chips into the middle with A-K in the hole and Ben Klier made the call with pocket jacks. The jacks held and Stout was eliminated from the tournament. His dinner order had the awkward timing of arriving right before this happened, but he stuck around to polish off the meal table side.

Hafiz Khan Doubles Up

At the same table where Stout fell a few hands later Hafiz Khan was able to stave off the same fate thanks to pocket aces in the hole. They held against the pocket queens of Jon Eaton and Khan lives to fight another day.

Andrew Frankenberger Doubles Up

Andrew Frankenberger just kept his tournament hopes alive with pocket jacks in the hole thanks to a third jack that fell on the flop. His stack is now up to 50,000 after the hand.

Frank Kassela Confuses his Opponent

Frank Kassela raised to 2,000 from the small blind preflop and the big blind made the call. The flop fell 8 6 4 and Kassela bet 5,000. The big blind made the call and they both checked the 2 on the turn. The river fell A and Kassela bet 6,500. The big blind went into the tank for quite some time with a pained expression on his face. He eventually tossed in the chips for a call and then promptly mucked after Kassela revealed 7 4. Kassela approached 50,000 after the hand.

Poker Tweets

Left in the Deck

Payout Structure

701 Entries
$3,229,857 Total Prize Pool

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   Jon Eaton,   Jennifer Tilly,   Matt Stout,   Hafiz Khan,   Andy Frankenberger,   Ben Klier

Level 3 Update: The March Down Begins

Nov 13, '10

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 328 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

David Levi

Big Hands:

Tony Rivera Doubles Up

There was 23,000 in the pot and a flop that read Q 8 7 when Ben Klier raised to 32,000 from the small blind. Tony Rivera made the all-in call for 16,600. Their cards:

Rivera: K K
Klier: A Q

Turn and River: 6 3

Rivera doubled up on the hand to survive.

Jason Koon Takes a Hit

There was 2,700 in the pot and a flop of Q 9 5 sat on the table when WPT Festa al Lago final tablist Jason Koon bet 1,500 from the cutoff. A player in middle position raised to 3,175 and Koon made the call. Both players then checked the 10 on the turn and the 10 followed on the river. Middle position bet 6,600 and Koon went into the tank. He eventually mucked and his stack now resides at 26,200.

Ali Eslami Trends Down

There was 1,000 in the pot and a flop that read Q 5 2 on the table when Ali Eslami bet 1,100 UTG+1. The button made the call and the turn fell A. Eslami bet 3,000 and the button made the call again. The river fell 5 and both players checked. Eslami flipped over pocket sixes, but they were bested by the pocket nines of his opponent.

Senti Plays Picks Up Chips

The board read 10 9 2 7 J with 6,700 in the pot when a player under the gun put out a small bet. Michael Kamran made the call from the hijack and then Jason Senit raised to 2,000 from the button. UTG made the call and Kamran mucked. Senti flipped over K Q and he won the pot.

Left in the Deck

A Little Brighter

A few more stars have snuck into the tournament field just before the registration cutoff. They include Hollywood stars Shannon Elizabeth and Jennifer Tilly, as well as poker stars like Phil Laak.

Player Tags: Phil Laak,   Jennifer Tilly,   Tony Rivera,   Shannon Elizabeth,   Michael Kamran,   Jason Senti,   Jason Koon,   Ben Klier

Level 11 Update: New Champion for 2010

Sep 25, '10

Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante

Players Remaining: 82 of 346

Chip Counts:

1. Viktor Blom — 430,000
2. Darren Woods — 310,000
3. Thomas Bichon — 290,000
4. Nick Schulman — 279,000
5. Dan Shak — 275,000
6. Phil Ivey — 270,000
7. Barny Boatman — 255,000
8. Andrew Pantling — 240,000
9. Bojan Gledovic — 226,000
10. Daniel Steinberg — 200,000

Average Chip Count: 126,585

Notable Eliminations:

Barry Shulman
Ludovic Lacay
Allen Cunningham
Antonio Esfandiari
McLean Karr

Big Hands:

Defending Champion Out

There will be a brand new champion this year as the last remaining WSOPE main event winner Barry Shulman has hit the rail. Card Player’s publisher and current 2009 WSOPE main event champion’s stack had taken a bit of a beating after Ludovic Lacay doubled up through him despite Shulman holding top pair and a flush draw on the flop when all the chips went in. Lacay had an inside straight draw and although Shulman made trips on the turn, Lacay made his straight on the river.

Shulman had less than 25,000 when he moved all in with A 5 running into Guy Gorelik’s 8 8. The board came K 7 3 2 K and the eights were enough to take it.

Lacay was soon crippled by Daniel Steinberg, and left shortly after at the hands of Guy Gorelik.

Ivey Bleeding Chips

Phil Ivey has had a bit of a rough level. In his latest encounter, we caught the action with a board of K 5 10 2 6 and about 53,000 in the pot. Bojan Gledovic bets 40,000 and Ivey goes into the tank. He does not look happy. Ivey stares at Gledovic and eventually Gledovic puts his heads in his hands and looks down. After a good few minutes Ivey makes the call but mucks his hands when Gledovic flips over pocket sixes for a set. Ivey now has 210,000 in chips just before the end of the level.

Tough Time for Tilly

Jennifer Tilly’s stack is another that is dwindling. Tilly bets 4,500 from the hijack and Darren Woods (one of the current chip leaders) raises it to 12,000 from the button. Tilly puts another 20,000 out making it 24,500 and Woods tanks for a few minutes. He then puts out a 100,000 stack of reds while declaring, “All in.” Tilly thinks for a bit and then mucks. Woods is now on over 380,000.

It hasn’t helped Tilly that Viktor Blom is now sitting on her left. Many have been at the mercy of Blom throughout the day on the upper level of the Casino at The Empire, and now he is taking on the downstairs area. With 25,000 in the pot and the board showing A 5 2 3 Tilly bets 11,000 and Blom makes it 36,500. Tilly folds and sits back in her chair. Blom drags in the chips to his ever-growing stack.

J.C. Busted by Golser’s Quads

Markus Golser bet 3,600 preflop on the button and J.c. Tran made the call on the small blind. The flop rolled out 10 9 4 and Tran checked. Golser bet 5,000 and Tran raised to 15,000. Golser moved all in and Tran made the all-in call. Their cards:

Tran: Q J
Golser: 9 9

Turn and River: brick and 9

Golser scored quads on the river and Tran was sent home before the final break of the night began.

Daniel Negreanu Takes a Hit but Still Kicking

Daniel Negreanu raised to 4,600 preflop and Remy Biechel made the call. The flop fell J 10 3 and Negreanu bet 4,500. Biechel made the call and the river fell 9. Both players checked and Negreanu flipped over J 10. Biechel revealed pocket threes for a set and he took down the pot to grow his stack to 100,000. Negreanu fell slightly to 115,000, but the player with the best performance record in the history of this event is still doing fine as he plays deep into the WSOP Europe field once again.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Daniel Negreanu,   Barry Shulman,   Phil Ivey,   Jennifer Tilly,   Ludovic Lacay,   Viktor Blom

Level 7 Update: Stars are Rising

Sep 25, '10

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 180 out of 346

Chip Counts:

1 James Mitchell — 178,850
2 John Dolan — 173,700
3 Hoyt Corkins — 169,000
4 Phil Ivey — 145,000
5 Quinn Do — 140,450
6 Adam Fletcher — 136,025
7 Nicolas Levi — 135,000
8 Sam Trickett — 135,000
9 Leo Margets — 130,000
10 Bruno Fitoussi — 120,250

Card Player Family Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman — 57,700

Average Chip Count: 57,666

Notable Eliminations:

John Juanda
Chris Bjorin
Dan O’Brien
Jeffrey Lisandro
Andrew Lichtenberger
Neil Channing
Tommy Vedes
Adam Levy

Big Hands:

Nicolas Levi Busts One

John Tabatai raised to 1,500 preflop and Nicolas Levi made the call behind him. Jomer Meelis reraised to 5,200 and Tabatai mucked. Levi bet 30,000 and Meelis made the all-in call. Their cards:

Levi: A Q
Meelis: A A

Board: 10 2 5 A K

Levi made a flush and Meelis was eliminated from the tournament in spite of his three aces.

Tilly in The Tank

Chris Moorman bets 1,600 from the cut-off and Hoyt Corkins raises it to 4,300 from the small blind. Jennifer Tilly pops it to 15,000 and Moorman folds. Corkins thinks for a few moments and elects to call. The flop comes 7s 7d 6d and Corkins checks. Tilly bets 25,000 and Corkins makes it 50,000. Tilly stands to see what he has left. He has roughly 60,000 in chips behind, while Tilly has a little under 70,000. Tilly goes into the tank for six minutes, repeatedly standing up to see all the chips and sitting back down, trying to make her decision. Eventually she mucks and says, “Show the bluff. I had to go all in or fold.”

Shortly after this Tilly took a hit from Jim Collopy. It wasn’t as damaging but after starting the day in the top 20, she now has 55,000 in front of her. Collopy has 50,000. But the clear chip leader of that table is Corkins who has 169,000 going into the first break of the day.

Brynn Kenney Almost Triples Up

Bryn Kenney moved all in for 18,575 on a A A 6 5 board after one player bet 10,000 and Faraz Jaka had made the call ahead of him. The original player to act mucked and Jaka made the call. Kenney flipped over A K, which held to win the hand and grow his stack to 75,000.

Roland de Wolfe Getting Low

Ludovic Lacay moved all in 16,300 with flop of 7 3 3 sitting on the table and Roland de Wolfe went into the tank for five minutes before he made the call. Their cards:

De Wolfe: K 7
Lacay: J J

Turn and River: 4 and A

Lacay doubled up to 50,000 after the hand while De Wolfe held 26,000.

Left in the Deck

Official Payout Information

1: £830,401
2: £513,049
3: £376,829
4: £278,945
5: £208,119
6: £156,530
7: £118,643
8: £90,617
9: £69,754
10-12: £54,114
13-15: £42,454
16-18: £33,285
19-27: £26,400
28-36: £21,106

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Jennifer Tilly,   Nicolas Levi,   John Tabatabai,   Jim Collopy

Level 3 Update: Tom Dwan Eliminated

Jun 30, '10

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 185 out of 191

Average Chip Count: 77,432

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Alex Roumeliotis — 195,000
2. Sorel Mizzi — 165,000
3. Dave Sands — 158,000
4. Phil Ivey — 155,725
5. Daniel Negreanu — 136,275
6. Dan Shak — 127,000
7. John Duthie — 125,000
8. Dmitry Stelmak — 123,000
9. Sandor Demjan — 120,000
10. Jonathan Jaffe — 115,000

Notable Eliminations:

Tom Dwan

Player Twitter Accounts:

Beth Shak
Daniel Kelly
Kevin Saul
David Williams
Gavin Smith
Dani Stern
Christian Harder
Justin Bonomo
Daniel Negreanu
David Sands

Big Hands:

Tom Dwan Eliminated

Mike Degilio bet 1,025 from under the gun. Alex Roumeliotis called on the button. Chris Moorman raised to 4,100 from the small blind. Tom Dwan called from the big blind. Degilio and Roumeliotis called also. The flop came A104 and Moorman bet 8,500. Dwan raised to 19,825. Degilio folded and Roumeliotis moved all-in for 90,000. Moorman folded and Dwan went into the tank. Dwan eventually called all in for his last 56,000. Dwan exposed the AQ and was way ahead of the 108 of Roumeliotis. The 9 on the turn was safe for Dwan, however the 8 on the river gave Roumeliotis trip eights. Dwan was gone and Roumeliotis was up to 215,000 after the hand.

John Juanda Loses One

There was 20,000 chips in the middle when McLean Karr bet 13,800. The board read K845A. John Juanda called and mucked when Karr exposed the A4 for two pair. Karr was at 180,000 while Juanda dropped to 82,000 after the hand.

Jennifer Tilly Eliminates a Player

Doninykas Karmazinas bet 1,200. Jennifer Tilly called and Stuart Rutter raised to 4,500. Karmazinas folded. Tilly raised enough to put Rutter all in for a few thousand more. Rutter made the call with A-J but was dominated by the A-Q of Tilly. The board ran out K7610J and Rutter was gone.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Jennifer Tilly,   Tom Dwan,   Chris Moorman

Jennifer Harman Defeats Jennifer Tilly

Mar 05, '10

On a flop of 5-4-4, Jennifer Tilly (pictured left) moved all in and Jennifer Harman made the call.

Harman showed Q-5 for top pair and Tilly showed 3-2 for the open-ended straight draw. The turn and river fell 8, 3 and Tilly was eliminated.

Harman will now face off against Jerry Yang in round 2.

Player Tags: Jennifer Harman,   Jennifer Tilly

Level 2 Update: Lisa Hamilton Leads The Pack

Feb 26, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining: 687 out of 702

Chip Counts:

1. Lisa Hamilton — 49,000
2. Will James — 42,000
3. Daniel Negreanu — 40,000
4. Jennifer Tilly — 39,500
5. Brent Roberts — 31,000
6. Scott Seiver — 31,000
7. Jimmy Fricke — 30,000
8. Jonathan Little — 30,000
9. David Plastik — 30,000
10. Sam Stein — 25,000

Average Chip Count: 20,480

Notable Eliminations: 20,436

Jared Hamby
Matt Hyman

Big Hands:

Jennifer Tilly Doubles Up Through Kevin Saul

Kevin Saul is now down to his last 9,500 after picking up pocket kings against Jennifer Tilly. Tilly showed pocket aces and they held when the board ran out J 4 3 9 2. She is now stacked with nearly 37,500.

Daniel Negreanu Doubles Up Early

Daniel Negreanu is now sitting with nearly 40,000 in chips after getting an opponent to committ his stack with pocket jacks.

Negreanu showed pocket kings and they held to put him near the top of the leader board.

Matt Hyman Eliminated by Carter King

Aces and kings are certainly flying today. Matt Hyman picked up pocket aces and was looking good against Carter King’s pocket kings, but a king on the flop ended his tournament.

Left In The Deck:

Stuck in the Tent

With the field at near capacity, some players have been forced to compete inside the air conditioned tents just outside of the casino. Players in the tent include Adam Levy, Faraz Jaka, Jeff Madsen, Peter Eastgate, Jason Potter, David Williams, Amit Makhija, Mark Seif and John Phan.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Jennifer Tilly,   Kevin Saul,   Matt Hyman,   Carter King

Level 5 Update -- Day 1 Ends

Oct 21, '09

Blinds: 300-600 with a 50 ante

Players Left: 213 of 244 (Approximately)

Chip Leaders

Jason Somerville — 175,000
Phil Laak — 170,000
Dutch Boyd — 165,000
Jennifer Tilly — 160,000
Eugene Katchalov — 142,000
Jonathan Little — 140,000
Chau Giang — 135,000
Jason Lester — 125,000
Ralph Perry — 118,000
Lee Markholt — 115,000

Notable Eliminations:

Amit Makhija
Joe Sebok
John Hennigan
Daniel Negreanu (pictured right)

Level Summary:

One of the biggest names in the field today fell out of the tournament during the last level of the night. Daniel Negreanu was all in with pocket jacks preflop against pocket sixes. His opponent spiked a six and Negreanu got his jacks cracked. Other players that followed him to the rail included Joe Sebok, John Hennigan, and Amit Makhija.

Jennifer Tilly won the most exciting hand of the level when she eliminated two opponents. On a flop of KQ9 Allen Carter checked the small blind and Tilly bet 3,100. Another player raised all in and both Carter and Tilly made the call. Their cards:

Tilly: 98
Carter: 99
Opponent: AK

Turn and River: 56

Tilly won the hand, grew her stack to 160,000, and she joined her boyfriend Phil Laak (170,000) near the top of the leader board.

When the final bell tolled 213 players remained from the 244 that entered the tournament. Registration will remain open until 5 p.m. on Day 2 so the total number of players left in the event will surely grow. Stay tuned tonight for a recap of the day’s events and check back in at noon PDT tomorrow for day 2 action.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Phil Laak,   Jennifer Tilly

Level 5 Hour 2: Johnny Chan Out

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Day 2A Field: 1,476

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 145,000
2. Nick Maimone – 142,000
3. Redmond Lee – 140,000
4. Tom Schneider – 133,000
5. Fabrice Soulier – 130,000
6. Jim Bookstaff – 120,575
7. Craig Hopkins – 118,150
8. Jani Sointula – 113,000
9. Daniel Makowsky – 100,200
10. Lana Maier – 95,0000

Notable Eliminations:

Johnny Chan
Jennifer Tilly
Brian Townsend
Katja Thater
Barry Shulman
Jon Turner

Big Hands:

The Orient Express Derailed

Johnny Chan moved all in for 6,000 from the big blind. Matthew Woodward had limped in earlier and made the call. Chan tabled A4 while Woodward was in better shape with 99.

The board ran out K8Q10Q and Chan was eliminated from the 2009 main event.

Tilly Counterfeited, Sent Out

Jennifer Tilly moved all in after a flop 876 and was called by an opponent holding 99. Tilly tabled 86 for two pair.

The turn was the Q, holding Tilly’s lead but the 7 counterfeited her hand and sent her packing.

Laak Gets Bombed

After a flop of 843, a player bet 5,600 and another player in middle position called. The action was then on Phil Laak who shoved for over 53,000. Jani Sointula was also in the hand from the small blind and he made the call. The other players folded and Laak tabled K3 for the second nut flush draw and bottom pair. Sointula showed A6 for the nut flush draw.

Sointula made no flush on the turn, but did hit the 6 to take the lead. Laak was in trouble and the river was the 8, dropping Laak’s stack to just 11,000.

Brian Townsend Gone

Brian Townsend got his stack all in preflop with Q9. He was called by one player holding pocket jacks and Townsend needed help. The flop came down A103, giving little help to Townsend. The turn was the J, giving his opponent a set but Townsend outs to a straight. But the river bricked for Townsend and he was gone.

Thater Hammered Down, Then Busts

Katja Thater had her opponent all in on the turn with the board reading 928J. Her opponent was holding A7 for the nut flush draw and a gutshot straight draw, plenty of outs. But Thater held two of those outs to a straight as she held 1010.

Despite that, the 10 managed to fall on the river and Thater’s opponent doubled up. Thater was steaming after the hand, left with only 10,000 in chips. She would lose the rest of those later in the level.

Brunson Drops Chips

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read AK66. Todd Brunson was first to act and checked his option. His opponent bet 2,600 and Brunson made the call. The river was the 7. Brunson checked again and his opponent bet 5,100. Brunson called and was shown the bad news as his opponent flipped over 77 for a full house on the river. Brunson mucked and was under 30,000.

Don’t Bluff Me, I’m Kara Scott

A player in middle position raised to 1,025 preflop. The action folded to Kara Scott on the button. She raised to 3,000 and her opponent called. The flop was A2Q and action was checked to Scott. She bet 4,000 and her opponent came along. The turn was the 2 and Scott’s opponent led out for 6,700. Scott made the call and the river was the 6. Scott faced another bet, this one over 17,000.

She made the call and her opponent mucked his hand. She tabled A3 for two pair and built her stack up to 63,000.

Player Tags: Todd Brunson,   Phil Laak,   Johnny Chan,   Jennifer Tilly,   Brian Townsend,   Katja Thater,   Kara Scott

Level 4 Hour 2 Update: Last Hour of the Day

Jul 03, '09

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 921 out of 1116

Chip Counts:

1. Redmond Lee – 130,000
2. James Navlanic – 100,000
3. Bryan Colin – 98,000
4. Jason Riesenberg – 92,000
5. Domen Pinteric – 90,000
6. Dragan Gelic – 88,000
7. Jason Alexander – 84,500
8. Eli Elezra – 84,300
9. Chris Demaci – 80,000
10. David Sands – 80,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jerry Yang, Perry Friedman, Darryl Dicken, Orel Hershiser, David Grey, Isaac Haxton, Andy Bloch

Big Hands:

Tilly Can’t Win A Flip

The player in seat 4 raised to 800 and Jennifer Tilly made the call. The player in seat 9 then moved all in for 13,000 and seat 4 mucked. Tilly then took a session in the tank and decided to make the call.

Seat 9: 33
Tilly: A9

Board: Q62J4

Tilly was in a race situation with two overcards but could not connect and she was down to 12,000 in chips.

Hansen Picks Up Aces, Takes Pot

Gus Hansen was in the big blind and was battling with the small blind. On the river the board read 62KJ7 and there was already over 10,000 in the pot.

The small blind checked over to Hansen, who bet 4450. The small blind tanked for a minute or so before begrudgingly tossing in the call. Hansen showed the AA and his opponent in the small blind just shook his head and mucked his hand.

Johnny Chan Doubles Up, Cripples Steve Paul-Ambrose

Johnny Chan got all of his chips in the middle preflop against Steve Paul-Ambrose. With his tournament life on the line, Chan tabled AK and was way ahead of the AQ of Ambrose.

The board ran out J223A, which was not good enough for Steve Paul-Ambrose, and gave Chan the pot. Chan doubled to 14,000, but Ambrose was left with just 6000

Andy Black Takes A Pot

On a flop of 953, Andy Black bet 1,200 and his opponent in seat 2 made the call. The turn was the 7 and Black fired another 3,000. Seat 2 decided to muck his hand and Black took the pot, improving his stack to 66,000.

Naujoks Lives To Fight Again

Picking up the action on the river, the board read Q9946, Sandra Naujoks fired 8,100 into the pot. The player in seat 3 then raised to 63,000, having Naujoks well covered.

Naujoks then took a long tank session to decide whether to commit her remaining 18,750 into the pot. After a couple of minutes, she finally decided to release her hand.

David Grey Busts

David Grey was all in against his opponent. Grey was holding 85 and flopped two pair as it fell J85. However, his opponent made a flush and Grey was ousted from the main event.

Straight Flushed

With over 12,000 in the pot preflop, the flop came down 532. Mike Sexton moved all in and his opponent made the call. Sexton tabled 54 for top pair and a straight flush draw while his opponent tabled 33 for a set. The turn made Sexton his flush as the 8 fell. The river then brought the 6, making Sexton a straight flush to add insult to injury as his opponent was eliminated and Sexton was up to 40,000.

Andy Bloch Loses Race and Ends Main Event Run

After a middle position limper, a short stacked Andy Bloch moved all in for his remaining chips. The limper ended up calling Bloch’s all in and showed 44 and was racing against Bloch’s AJ.

The flop was 8KQ, giving Bloch a straight draw to go along his overcards. The turn gave Bloch more outs as it was the Q. Bloch was unable to catch a K, 8, 10, J, or A on the river as the 7 fell and eliminated him from the tournament.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Johnny Chan,   Mike Sexton,   Jennifer Tilly,   Andy Black,   Steve Paul Ambrose,   Sandra Naujoks

Level 2 Update: Nelly Doubles Up

Jul 03, '09

Blinds: 100-200

Chip Counts:

1. Bryan Colin — 96,000
2. Keven Stammen — 76,000
3. Jonas Klausen — 68,000
4. Radeck Stockner — 67,500
5. Jerry Yang — 55,000
6. Robert McGlaughlin — 55,000
7. Tony G — 53,000
8. Phil Laak – 46,000
9. Allyn Jaffrey Shulman — 40,000
10. Barry Shulman — 35,000

Notable Eliminations:

Cody Slaubaugh
Jon Von Halle
Mike Sowers

Big Hands:

Jerry Yang Doubles Up With Quads

2007 Main Event Champion Jerry Yang raises to 800 from early position and it gets reraised 2,600 behind him. Yang calls and the flop comes 1076. Yang checks, his opponent bets 2,625 and Yang calls. The turn is the 4, Yang checks, his opponent bets 12,000 and Yang calls all in for 11,325.

Yang: 1010
Opponent: KK

Yang is ahead on the turn with top set against his opponent’s pair of kings. The river is the 10, giving Yang quads and putting back in the black this hand with 34,000 in chips.

Cody Slaubaugh Eliminated by Eli Elezra

Over on the featured table, Cody Slaubaugh got it all in on the river against Eli Elezra on a board of KQ326. Slaubaugh was covered and turned over K5 for top pair and a busted flush draw, but Elezra showed K6 for two pair. Elezra rakes the pot this hand while Slaubaugh hits the rail.

Matt Vengrin Capitalizes on Opponent’s Mistake

Matt Vengrin raises before the flop from middle position and gets one caller from the player in seat 9. The flop comes 662, and Vengrin bets 550. Seat 9 throws 1,050 into the middle, failing to verbalize a call. The floorman comes over and rules that his bet is in fact a raise and forces the action to 1,100. Vengrin immediately reraise to 4,025 and his opponent folds.

Michael Tureniec Runs Into Set Over Set

Michael Tureniec just doubled up his opponent with the 44 after a flop of J74. His opponent held the 77 and won the hand. Tureniec is just under the starting amount with 28,000.

Nelly Doubles Up

Nelly had a smaller stack of 12,000 when he moved all in over the preflop bet of an opponent. The initial raiser went into the tank before finally making the call. Nelly exposed the A10 and was up against the 66 of his opponent. The board ran out 97310J, as Nelly nailed his ten on the turn and eventually win the hand. He is back up to 24,000 in chips.

Phil Laak Puts Opponent All In

After calling a preflop raise from his opponent, Phil Laak saw a flop of 962. Laak’s opponent bet out and Laak made the call. The 5 hit the turn and Laak once again called a bet. On the river of the Q, action was checked to Laak who threw out a bet of 11,300, enough to put his opponent all in. The player mucked and Laak took down the pot. Laak is at 46,000.

Jennifer Tilly Puts Most of Stack at Risk

On a board of 653, Jennifer Tilly checked raised a bet of 2,200 by her opponent. She made it 6,000 which was almost half of her remaining chip stack. Her opponent went into the tank and eventually mucked. Tilly is at 18,000 in chips.

Andrew Black Adds to Stack

On a board of A42Q, a player checked to Andrew Black. The 2005 main event final table member bet 2,000 and his opponent quickly called. The 8 fell on the river and the player once again checked to Black, who bet the same 2,000. He was quickly called. Black exposed A-Q for top two pair to take the pot. Black is up to 35,000.

Player Tags: Phil Laak,   Eli Elezra,   Jennifer Tilly,   Andy Black,   Jerry Yang,   Matthew Vengrin,   Cody Slaubaugh

Level 1 Update: John Phan Eliminated; Gets Aces Cracked

Jul 03, '09

Blinds: 50-100

Chip Counts:

1. Kenny Hallaert — 80,000
2. Jonas Klausen — 70,000
3. Craig Gray — 47,000
4. Steven van Zadelhoff — 44,000
5. C.K. Hua — 43,000
6. John Magill — 43,000
7. Allyn Jaffrey Shulman — 41,000
8. Erik Cajelais — 40,000
9. Ted Lawson — 38,000
10. Barry Shulman — 31,000

Notable Eliminations:

John Phan

Big Hands:

Mark Gregorich Off To Healthy Start

After a flop of A32, Mark Gregorich threw in a check raise against his opponent. Gregorich was called and bet the turn of the 7. His opponent called and both players saw a K fall on the river. Gregorich threw in a bet of 4,300 and was called by his opponent. Gregorich exposed the J9 for a flopped flush. His opponent mucked and Gregorich is now up to 45,000.

Phil Laak Gets Picked Off

The player in seat 2 raises to 325 from late position, Phil Laak calls from the cutoff as does the player on the button. The flop comes 762, seat 2 bets 625, Laak calls and the button folds. The turn is the 3, and this time seat 2 checks to Laak. Laak bets 1,050 and seat 2 calls. The river is the 9, and once again seat 2 checks. Laak bets 3,650 and seat 2 calls. Laak turns over 109 for a pair of nines on the river but seat 2 shows KK for a better pair. Seat 2 rakes the pot and Laak drops down to 27,000 in chips.

John Phan Eliminated

After being knocked down to just 4,000 the hand before after running his pocket queens into the turned nut straight of his opponent, John Phan raises this pot to 300 before the flop and gets two callers. The flop comes 987, and Phan bets 700. One opponent folds from late position and his other opponent in the small blind raised to 5,000. Phan called all in.

Phan: AA
Small Blind: K9

The turn is the 10, but the river is the K, giving Phan’s opponent two pair and the win. John Phan is eliminated from the tournament just halfway through the first level.

Jennifer Tilly Off to a Slow Start

On a flop of A42, Jennifer Tilly bets 300 and the player in seat 3 calls. The turn is the J, and this time Tilly bets 600, seat 3 calls. The river is the Q, and this time both players check. Seat 3 turns over A8 for top pair and Tilly mucks her hand. Seat 3 rakes the pot and Tilly is down to just 15,000 in chips after this hand.

Cory Carroll Doesn’t Get There

Cory Carroll raises to 300 from middle position and gets one caller from the cutoff. The flop comes A98, Carroll bets 525, the cutoff calls.The turn is the 8, Carroll checks, the cutoff bets 900 and Carroll calls. The river is the 7, Carroll checks, the cutoff bets 1,000 and Carroll folds. The cutoff rakes the pot while Carroll slips into the red 28,000 in chips after this hand.

Andy Black Bounces Back

Andy Black and a player saw a flop of KJ10. Black’s opponent checked to him and Black fired out a bet of 675. His opponent quickly called and the A hit the turn. Both players checked and the A fell on the river. Black’s opponent threw out a bet of 2,500 and Black reraised to 8,000. Black was called after brief deliberation. Black exposed the AK for a full boat. His opponent mucked a queen for the straight. Black is now up to about the starting stack of 30,000.

Left in the Deck

Players will take a twenty-minute break at the end of Level 1 and will return at approximately 2:30 pm PDT to begin Level 2.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Phil Laak,   Mark Gregorich,   Jennifer Tilly,   Andy Black,   Cory Carroll