Chip Jett Poker Tournament Updates

Leve Seven Hour One Update: Shorr Wins a Big Pot

Jul 09, '10

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 1,800 out of 2,412

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman – 140,000
Shannon Shorr – 133,000
Matt Matros – 50,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 36,400
Steven A. Murphy – 23,500
Adam Schoenfeld – 28,500
Justin Marchand – 13,100

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Dragan Galic – 313,500
2. Robert Mizrachi – 243,000
3. Dwyen Ringbauer – 240,000
4. Cole South – 223,500
5. Jesper Hougaard – 201,000
6. Carter Phillips – 196,000
7. Corwin Cole – 176,000
8. Sam Farha – 176,000
9. Andrew Liporace – 172,000
10. Yevgeiny Timoshenko – 160,000

Notable Eliminations:

Tom McEvoy

Player Twitter Accounts:

Barry Shulman
Erik Seidel
Maria Ho
Chris Moorman
Mike Caro
Jamie Rosen
Daniel Negreanu
Eric Froehlich
Scotty Nguyen
Jennifer Leigh
Antonio Esfandiari
Dennis Phillips
Bryan Devonshire
Annie Duke

Big Hands:

Shorr Vaults Up the Chip Counts

We missed exactly how it happened, but we saw Shannon Shorr getting a whole bunch of chips in preflop against his opponent. His opponent was all-in and the cards were flipped up. Shorr tabled KK and was up against 88.

The board stayed clean for Shorr as it ran out 95A104 and Shorr is now up to 133,000 and eliminating an opponent.

Sediel Stacks A Player

Erik Seidel and another player at his table got into a preflop war which led to Seidel calling his all-in of 10,000 with AK. The other player tabled the K9 and Seidel saw the good news.

The board was good for Seidel as it came out 8764A. Seidel eliminated a player and increased his stack to 51,000 in the process.

Nordberg Takes Opponent to Value Town

Peter Feldman bet 4,000 on the turn after the action was checked to him with the board reading KQ2Q and was called by his opponent.

The river was the J and it was checked to Feldman again. He bet 10,000 this time and was called. Feldman showed Q10 and his opponent mucked. Feldman is up to 73,000 with the pot.

The Dragon Doubles Through Jett

Seat 1 raised to 1,500 and David “The Dragon” Pham moved all in for 8,700 total. Acting after Pham, Chip Jett called and seat 1 got out of the way. Their hands:

Pham: QQ
Jett: AK

The two pros were in a coin flip situation. The flop ran 9103, keep Phan in the lead. The board finished with the 7 and the J and Phan doubled up to around 21,000 in chips. Jett still had around 57,000 after the loss.

Chan Gets Value From The Nuts

On a board showing 10K89A Johnny Chan bet 7,000 into the pot, sending his opponent in seat 1 deep into the tank. After some time, the player called and Chan showed the nuts — QJ for the broadway straight.

His opponent mucked and Chan saw his stack grow to around 140,000.

Don’t Bully Your Seniors

Berry Johnston bet 2,500 on a flop of 2102, and seat 5 decided it was time to test the former main event winner by raising to 6,600. Johnston thought for a minute, then threw out five 5,000 chips. Seat 5 thought briefly and then mucked his hand.

Johnston had around 55,000 after the hand.

Junglen Drops One

Picking up the action after the turn, the board read K935. Adam Junglen fired 2,100 and the player in seat 4 made the call.

The river was the Q and both players checked. Seat 4 tabled AQ for a pair of queens on the river and Junglen mucked.

Junglen dropped the pot and was at 113,000.

Phillips Gets Pushed Out

Dennis Phillips raised to 3,500 from the button and the player in seat 2 raised to 10,000 from the small blind. Phillips tanked and then called so both players could see a flop of AQ9.

The small blind led out for 15,000 and Phillips released his hand rather quickly.

After the hand he was at 40,500.

Hawrilenko Takes It On The Turn

Matt Hawrilenko raised to 1,500 from the button and the player in the big blind made the call. The flop came down Q44 and both players checked.

The turn was the 8 and the big blind checked again. Hawrilenko took a stab with 2,200 and it was enough as the big blind mucked.

Hawrilenko took the pot and he was at 38,000.

Mizrachi’s Ladies Hang On

Picking up the action after the flop had come down Q98, the action was checked to Michael Mizrachi.

He bet 4,000 and the player in seat 4 called. Seat 7 mucked and the remaining two players saw the 10 fall on the turn.

Both players checked and the river was the 2. Mizrachi led out with 9,150 and seat 4 mucked his hand as the ESPN cameras swarmed the table.

Mizrachi then gave them something to look at as he flashed QQ for top set. He took the pot and was up to 55,000.

Player Tags: David Pham,   Erik Seidel,   Chip Jett,   Michael Mizrachi,   Johnny Chan,   Berry Johnston,   Matt Hawrilenko,   Peter Feldman,   Shannon Shorr,   Adam Junglen,   Dennis Phillips

$1,500 H.O.R.S.E - Day 2 Begins

Jun 30, '08

Blinds:
Hold'em: 300-600
Omaha 8: 300-600
Razz: Ante 100, Bring-in 200, Completion 600
Stud: Ante 100, Bring-in 200, Completion 600
Stud 8: Ante 100, Bring-in 200, Completion 600

Players Left: 152 of 803

Chip Counts:
Joe Hachem: 39,000
Steven Diano: 38,200
Phil Hellmut: 38,000
Todd Ickow: 37,500
Chad Brown: 36,700
Tommy Hang: 36,000
Michael Craig: 35,000
Lonnie Heimowitz: 33,200
Ken Zeng: 32,500
Michelle Ankenman: 32,100

Eliminations: Victoria Coren, Brett Jungblut, Bryan Devonshire, Shannon Shorr, Brian Taylor, Dennis Thorn, Tim Debenport

Hands:

Hold'em

Buss Rolls Over Opponent

L.A. Lakers owner Jerry Buss checked a flop of 875 and Tyler Isono bet 600. Buss made the call, and when the A hit on the turn Buss led out for 1,200. Isono made the call and both players checked the Q river. Buss turned over A6 for a pair of aces and Isono mucked. Buss climbed to around 13,000 with the pot.

Showing Up The Boys

2008 WSOP bracelet winner Svetlana Gromenkova raised preflop and was called by Eric Arreca. The flop came KJ2 and Gromenkova bet 600. Arreca made the call and both players checked the 6 turn. They again checked the 8 on the river and Arreca showed A-10 for an ace-high. Gromenkova looked as if she might be beat, but upon seeing his A-10 she flipped over A-Q. The queen played and Gromenkova scooped the pot with a better ace high.

Omaha 8

From Down Under To The Top

Joe Hachem bet the flop and river on a board of K105QJ and was called by Keith Sexton. Hachem showed AK72 and Sexton mucked. Hachem has climbed among the chip leaders with 39,000 in chips.

Razz

Hellmuth Has Arrived... And He's Already Upset

Phil Hellmuth started the hand off by smiling and asking John Juanda, "You got an 8 in the hole?" Juanda and Michael Baxley joined Hellmuth in the pot. The three players traded off betting, Juanda betting four street, Baxley betting fifth street and Hellmuth betting sixth street. Baxley bet the final card and Hellmuth made the call, but Juanda got out of the way. Their cards:
Hellmuth: 7968 (x-x-x)
Baxley: 4529(6A2)
Juanda: 62Q2 - Muck
Hellmuth clinched his fist and mucked, then began to talk about how bad players were in this tournament before telling Baxley in that Hellmuth-like tone, "Nice hit buddy." Even after the hand Hellmuth remained among the chip leaders.

Gromenkova Picks Off Jett

Gromenkova was also active in the razz round, narrowly taking a pot from Chip Jett. Their cards were:
Gromenkova: A-9-10-9 (6-5-2)
Jett: 7-8-9-5 (A-x-x)
Gromenkova showed 9-6-5-2-A for her low, and Jett could only shake his head as he showed 9-8-7-5-A for a worse 9-low.

Cunningham Bets Out Opponent

Allen Cunninghan called his opponent's bet on fourth street, then led out on fifth and again on sixth to make his opponent fold. Their cards were:
Cunningham: 23Q (X-X)
Opponent: 366-Muck
Cunningham took the pot and chipped up to around 14,000.

 

Player Tags: Eric Arreca,   Jerry Buss,   Allen Cunningham,   Chip Jett,   Phil Hellmuth,   Keith Sexton,   Joe Hachem,   Svetlana Gromenkova,   European Report

$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low - Level Nine Recap

Jun 27, '08

Limits: 100 ante, 200 low card, 600-1,200 limits

Players Remaining: 104 of 544

Average Chip Stack: 15,700

Eliminations:

Chip Jett
Al Barbieri
Tony Cousineau

Hands and Storylines:

Jett knocked out boat over boat

Chip Jett, who began the day with just 6,300 chips, wasted little time getting his chips into the pot and looking for a double up. By fourth street Jett was all in with (7-3) 8-7 and found himself up against (A-A) A-T. Jett caught a four and then a seven for a set, and then on seventh street he caught a four for a full house and the lead. His opponent caught a jack and a queen on fifth and sixth street, and needing to fill up to win, turned over a queen for a better full house.

Phan's draws miss

John Phan, who has won two bracelets in this year's series, called a raise on fifth street and then on sixth street. His opponent bet again on seventh street. Phan held (A2) 8K5T (10), meaning he missed his flush and low draw, but did pick up a pair of kings. His opponent showed 7J108. Finally he called, and his opponent flipped over 7710 for a full house. After the hand Phan was down to about 18,000 chips.

Traniello can't get the fold

Marco Traniello bet on every street, and his opponent seemed to struggle more and more with each subsequent decision. Traniello bet one last time on seventh street and his opponent eventually made the call. Traniello immediately said "you win" and showed (4-K) A-4-2-6 (10). His opponent showed (A-A) K-5-8-2 (7) for a pair of aces and an eight low. After the hand Traniello, who was among the chip leaders at the start of play today, was down to about 24,000 chips.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Chip Jett,   Marco Traniello

$1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap

Jun 25, '08

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Left: 32 of 720

Chip Leaders:
Martin Klaser - 270,000
Joseph Haddad - 131,000
Daniel “Stainley88” Adams - 130,000
Ed Smith - 113,000
Chad Burum - 105,000
Larry Wright - 98,000
Erik Seidel - 86,000
Doug Mandeville - 81,000
Sam Khouiss - 80,000
Shannon Shorr - 60,000

Average Stack: 67,500

Eliminations:
Berry Johnston
Chip Jett
Joe Hachem

Big Hands and Storylines:

Sooner Or Later, All Chips Lead To Klaser

Moments after scoring a big pot off of Erik Seidel, Shannon Shorr had the misfortune of tangling with Martin Klaser. Like all other comers today, Shorr did not fare very well. An 80,000 pot was shipped in Klaser’s direction when his AK83 was good for both the high and low on a board of 962Q5. Klaser is now fully in command of his table, with a staggering 270,000 in chips, while Shorr is left with 60,000.

Dan Adams: Bounty Hunter

While there are no actual bounties in this tournament, Dan “Stainley88” Adams has just succeeded in knocking out two of the more notable players in the field.

First, Chip Jett got his last 11,000 all-in pre-flop with AAK2 but Adams’ AQJ4 wound up victorious when the board – 108893 – made him a straight.

Then Adams continued his predatory ways against Joe Hachem, again getting his opponent all-in pre-flop. This time it was Hachem’s KK54 against Adams’ A742. The flop was a nightmare for Hachem: A74. Not only did it give Adams 3-pair, but Hachem’s low draw was counterfeited. To add insult to injury, the Q on the turn and 3 on the river gave Adams a runner-runner flush. Hachem’s elimination brought an end to the his first deep run of the World Series.

But Wait, There’s More...

Sandwiched between those two hands, Adams won a 100,000 chip pot when he and his opponent got it all-in on a K83 flop. Adams showed KK42 for top set and the second low draw while his opponent  tabled A832 for the nut low draw and bottom two-pair. The turn and river were high cards – J and 10 – and Adams’ hand held up. He now has about 125,000.

Player Tags: Larry Wright,   Erik Seidel,   Chip Jett,   Berry Johnston,   Chad Burum,   Joseph Haddad,   Joe Hachem,   Shannon Shorr,   Sam Khouiss,   Doug Mandeville,   Daniel Adams,   Martin Klaser

$1,500 Seven Card Stud - Level 14

Jun 19, '08

The clock was stopped as players drew new seating assignments for the final three tables. They will redraw again when 16 players are left for two final tables. Players have now begun their 60-minute dinner break.

Ante: 500
Bring In: 500
Limits: 2000/4000

Players left: 23 of 381.

Average Stack: 49,696

Eliminations: Ed Fernandez, Dan Studer, George Brand, Kim Erfle.

Big Hands:

Jett Shoots Down Another

Chip Jett and Sabyl Landrum were in a battle while Kim Erfle waited in the wings, all-in for his final 1000 in chips. Landrum held the lead through fourth street showing K4, before Jett then connected for consecutive aces on fifth and sixth street. He drew a call from Landrum on fifth street, but when her sixth card left her showing K452, she made the fold. Jett, now showing 108AA, showed 10-8 to be his hole cards for three pair. Erfle showed he was dealt AA in the hole, but was unable to catch up.

Rose Cracks Aces

Charlie Townsend and Roy Rose took turns going at it in a heads-up battle. Rose completed the bring-in to 2000 with the Q showing, and was raised to 4000 by Townsend who held the A. Townsend led out on fourth and fifth street, before Rose hitting running sixes for a pair on sixth street and he bet out. Rose was showing QJ66 when he made his 4000 bet on seventh street. Townsend was holding A1042 when he was facing the call. He eventually elected to lay his hand down, showing the A to be one of his hole cards.

Brown Hits Rough Stretch

Chad Brown got off to a rough start with the new seating arrangements. It began with a battle against Jeff Siegal, who completed with the Q after Brown brought in with the 2. Siegal added the A on fourth street and bet out 1500, then on fifth street he bet out 3000 with the 4. Brown, now with 2K9, raised on fifth street to 6000. On sixth street, Siegal added the Q for a pair showing and bet out again. Again Brown raised, having added the 3. Both players checked seventh street, and Brown showed wired deuces for three-of-a-kind. Siegal held Q-J-4 in the hole and had filled up, queens over fours.
Brown then got caught up on a flush draw that cost him further chips, though he gained those back when he opened with the K and was called by the Q through seventh street, both players having paired one of their hole cars.

Player Tags: Chip Jett,   Charlie Townsend,   Jeffrey Siegal,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum,   Roy Rose

Seven Card Stud - Level 10 recap

Jun 19, '08

Limits: 800-1,600 ante 200 bring-in 200

Players: 58-301

Eliminations: Katja Thater, Jerry Buss, Amnon Filippi

Chip Leaders:

Maxwell Troy: 56,000
Ryan Nicholson: 48,000
Christopher McIntyre: 43,000
Dan Kalpakis: 39,000
Giacomo D'Agostino: 38,000
Joel Fischbein: 36,000
Daniel Studer: 36,000
Chad Brown: 36,000
Greg Pappas: 36,000

Big Hands:

Jett Flushed

Chip Jett, showing J655, raised the river bet of Stefan Rapp, who had a pair of tens to go along with KQ. Rapp thought for a long time before finally calling the 1,600. "Flush," announced Jett, flipping over K95. "You raised me with a flush?" fumed Rapp, who turned over the A and Q for queens up with a busted royal flush draw. Jett's up to nearly 50,000.

The Master Takes On The Sugar Bear

Al: 5649
Men: 8J53

After Men Nguyen led out on fifth street and Barbieri called, both players checked it down. "I got a jack with a spade flush draw without looking at the last card," said Men, who turned up...the J to make trip jacks. Barbieri mucked his hand.
The next hand Men raised to 1,600 with the 8 after an early position player completed and Barbieri three-bet to 2,400 with the 6. The action folded around to Men, who called.

Al: 8KJ2
Men: 6J610

Men led out on fourth street and Barbieri called; Barbieri led out on fifth street after he paired his six and Men called; then Men bet again after Barbieri checked to him; and both players checked the end. Barbieri showed the 6 for trip sixes and Men mucked.
After their little dance, Men was at about 18,000, and Barbieri 22,000.

Buss Dunked By Kobie

Jerry Buss was eliminated after he paired his king on sixth street but never improved against Kobie West's wired aces.
"It's ironic, isn't it," mused West after the hand. "Buss knocked out by Kobe."

Filippi In Blind

Amnon Filippi was doing an admirable job of hanging on the entire day, short stacked and clearly card dead, when he finally decided it was time to put his money in. Down to 700 and dealt the bring-in 3, Filippi decided to move his last chips in blind. He was called by the seat 1 player with the 5, and Men Nguyen raised to 1,600 with the 6 showing. Seat 1 called, but got out of the way a few streets later.

Filippi: 39104
Nguyen: 6A95

Originally all Men had was a pair of sixes, but he paired his nine on the end to give him nines up. Filippi turned up Q4 in the hole, giving him a ten or queen out to make him a higher two pair, but the J did not help his cause, and Filippi was eliminated in 59th place.

 

Player Tags: Men Nguyen,   Jerry Buss,   Chip Jett,   Amnon Filippi,   Al Barbieri,   Kobie West

Razz Round 6 Recap

Jun 13, '08

 

Blinds: ante 75 bring-in 100 completion 300
Stakes: 300-600

Players Left: 193 of 453

Chip Leaders:

Jonothan Schwartz: 18,200
David Bach: 16,600
Michael Wattel: 15,500
Nikolay Edvakov: 13,500
Vanessa Rousso: 13,000
Dewey Tomko: 11,500
Steve Wolff: 11,100
Andy Bloch: 11,000
Sam Grizzle: 11,000
Cyndy Violette: 10,600

Hands:

Chip Jett Eliminated by Seat 4

Seat 4 completed and Chip Jett called. Seat 4 bet on fourth street and again Jett called. Seat 4 bet on fifth street and Jett called all in. Jett showed 9752A for a 9-7 low that was no good, and he was eliminated.

Juanda Takes Small Pot From Levi

In a pot involving John Juanda and David Levi, Juanda led out on fourth street showing Q6 against Levi's QJ. Levi hemmed and hawed before making the call. The turn brough the 9 for Juanda and 10 for Levi. "Straight draw," cracked the dealer. Juanda bet and Levi folded, showing the A6 in the hole.

 

Players are now on a twenty minute break.

Player Tags: David Levi,   John Juanda,   Chip Jett

Event 22 - H.O.R.S.E - Level 8 - End of Day

Jun 11, '08

Play is done for the day. 136 players will return tomorrow at 3 p.m. to play down to the final table.

Blinds/Antes:

Hold'em-Omaha 8: 300-600
Razz-Stud-Stud8: 100 ante, 200 bring-in, 600 completion

Players Left: 136 of 414

Average Chip Stack: 18,265

Eliminations: David Benyamine, Andy Bloch, Allen Kessler

Chip Counts:

Kevin Saul: 35,000
Shannon Elizabeth: 34,500
Marc Goodwin: 30,500
James Mackey: 30,000
Josh Arieh: 28,000
Marco Traniello: 27,000
Max Pescatori: 27,000
James Van Alstyne: 27,000
Paul Sexton: 27,000
Annie Duke: 26,000

Big Hands:

Stud 8

Rousso Loses Big, Wins Bigger

Vanessa Rousso got well over half her chips in the pot in this hand:
Rousso: A-9-8-K (6-7-X)
Seat 4: 10-8-J-2 (J-J-X)
Rousso left the table angrily after losing to her opponent's set of jacks, explaining that she had low, straight and flush draws and missed all of her outs.

Still furious after losing a big pot with so many out, Rousso put all but a few thousand of her chips in a 3-way pot the very next hand. The players' cards were:
Rousso: J95J (642)
Seat 4: K-5-4-3 (K-A-5)
Seat 6: 10-Q-A-5 (Q-Q-6)
Rousso's flush beat seat 4's two pair and seat 6's set of queens, and Rousso nearly trippled back up. As she collected her new chips she explained sarcastically that you had to play bad cards to win.

Judah Triples Up

Mel Judah committed all of his chips in a 3-way pot. The player's cards were:
Judah: A-Q-4-3 (A-J-9)
Seat 4: A-Q-Q-9 (5-X-X)
Marcel Luske: 10-3-5-K (X-X-X)
To the surprise of the table, Judah's pair of aces was enough to win the entire pot and triple up.

Dangerous Beauty

Showing Q2J10, Shannon Elizabeth bet out and got her opponent to fold his hand. She smiled and collected her chips. She ended the level among the chip leaders with around 34,500 in chips.

Hold'em

River Straight Puts Jett on Life Support

Facing a bet on a board of 10988J, Chip Jett thought long and hard before electing to call. His opponent showed 75 for a straight and Jett tossed his cards in the muck and was knocked down to around 8,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Mel Judah,   Chip Jett,   Vanessa Rousso,   Shannon Elizabeth

$3K H.O.R.S.E. - Hour One

Jun 11, '08

Blinds/Antes:
Hold'em-Omaha 8: 50-75
Razz-Stud-Stud 8: 25 ante, 25 bring-in, 75 completion

Players: 389

Big Hands:

Hold'em - Kenna James Gets Slowed Played

On a flop of K44, the small blind checked to Kenna James who bet 75, the small blind called. The turn was the 10 and the small blind checked to James who bet 150. The small blind raised (check-raise) to 300 and James hesitated for a minute before calling. The river was the 6 and the small blind led out for 150. James said, "If you have a 4...punish me." as he made the call. The small blind turned over AA and James mucked his hand.  
Omaha 8/b - Jean-Robert Bellande Scoops a Multi-Way Pot

In a six-way limped pot, and on a flop of KQ10, the action got checked around to Jean-Robert Bellande who bet 75 from the cutoff. Victor Ramdin called from the button, Mark Gregorich folded from the small blind, the big blind and seat 6 called. The turn was the 3 and Bellande bet 150. Everyone folded except seat 6 who made the call. The river was the 9 and both players checked. "That was a scary river", said Bellande who turned over KK73 for top set. There was no low hand and Bellande scooped the pot.

Razz - Victor Ramdin Loses a Close One

The player in seat 7 brought it in for 25 and Victor Ramdin completed to 75 with the 5. The player in seat 6 called with the A and seat 7 folded to the raise.

Ramdin: 51086 - A76
Seat 6: A1028 - 975

Victor Ramdin was the aggressor in this pot, betting every single round including seventh street. Seat 6 called him down the whole way, eventually making th best best hand. Ramdin showed an 8-7-6 low while seat 6 turned over the 8-7-5. Ramdin lost a close one there while seat 6 raked a good pot.

Stud - Chip Jett Gets Rivered

Chip Jett completed the door card to 75 and the player in seat 4 raised to 150, Jett called.

Jett:  JQ569 - X-X-X
Seat 4: A6J7 - A75

Seat 4 took the betting lead right down through the river with Jett continuing to call every round. Seat 4 turned over an ace and a seven on the river to make two pair on his board. Jett shook his head and tossed his hand into the muck.

Player Tags: Kenna James,   Chip Jett,   Victor Ramdin,   Mark Gregorich,   Jean-Robert Bellande

Level 9B Recap Part 1

Jul 11, '07

639 players returned from the dinner break on 71 tables, and after it was announced that they would play only this level and an hour and twenty minutes into the next before play was stopped for the day, many of those players must have taken this to mean turn on the gas.

No Agony Just Yet

Michael McClain 2004 Main Event 9th place finisher is more widely known for being the player immortalized as the "Agony of Defeat" as his infamous pout was replayed on all telecasts of the 2003 World Series Poker on ESPN.  McClain is currently a short stack, and got a reprieve when he was able to sniff out a river bluff by his opponent and double up.  With the board reading J 6 2 9 2, McClain's opponent bet $30,000 which more than covered his remaining chips.  McClain announced, "I think your weak here," and made the call.  His opponent showed K Q, and McClain showed 9 8 for the win.  We won't be seeing McClain's agony face just yet.

I'll See Your 56 And Raise You 25

Table 56 was already impressive, but with the addition of one more notable player, it truly becomes worth mentioning.  Two poker's old guard are seated alongside, two of the up-and-coming young internet players.  In seat 1 Hans "Tuna" Lund sets up shop, while seated across in seats 4-6 are Thor Hansen, Carl "colson" Olson, and Jon "PearlJammer" Turner.  So far no large confrontations have occured, but there's plenty of play left tonight.

This table is nothing compared to Table 25 which features 3 of the players in the top 5 in chips in tournament.  The most recent addition to the table is Sorel "ImperIum" Mizzi, who was recently seen struggling to carry 6 full racks over to the stacked table (albeit 3 of these racks are black chips).  He greats the Great Dane Gus Hansen in seat 7, and PokerStars Supernova Hevad "RaiNKhaN" Khan, both who are nursing huge chip stacks.  Currently two ESPN cameras, about 5 media reporters, and the kitchen sink are camped out around the table waiting for some fireworks.

John Murphy Loses Freeroll

Action is folded around to John Murphy who raises from late position to $6,000.  Seat 7 reraises all in for $30,000 from the cutoff.  Seat 1 raises to $60,000 from the big blind to isolate, but Murphy then moves all in over the top for about $180,000.  Seat 1 folds Q Q face up, and Chip Jett commends him for a good fold, but then Murphy flips up A K, while Seat 7 holds 5 5.  The board runs out 8 6 5 6 3, and Seat 7 manages to double up, while Murphy ends up almost where he started the hand.

Dario Wins Big

PokerStars wunderkind Dario Minieri collected a huge pot after his pocket Kings were outflopped.  Mineri pushed all in over the top of Seat 2's raise on the flop of Q 10 9 with K K, and was called fairly quickly, elicting a frustrated response from Mineri, as he was behind Seat 2's Q 9.  The turn caught Mineri up quick as the J peeled off giving him the straight.  The J on the river was not enough to save Seat 2 and he was eliminated sending well over $100,000 to Mineri.
Notable Chip Counts

Gus Hansen	480,000
Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi	365,000
Carlos Mortensen	255,000
Mickey "Mouse" Mills	250,000
Darrell Dicken	225,000
Fabrice Soulier	220,000
Chip Jett	215,000
Ted Forrest	205,000
Thor Hansen	180,000
J.C. Tran	138,000
Chris Ferguson	115,000
Gavin Smith	90,000
Humberto Brenes	70,000
Mimi Tran	42,200
David Chiu	27,800

Player Tags: Thor Hansen,   Chip Jett,   Gus Hansen,   Hans Lund,   John Murphy,   Michael McClain,   Jon Turner,   Carl Olson,   Dario Minieri,   Sorel Mizzi,   Hevad Khan

Hour Three Recap

Jul 03, '07

STUD EIGHT-OR-BETTER

 

This level began at a snail’s pace with no hand going past 4^th street for the first 15 minutes.  Then Adam Geyer took a large pot off of Chip Jett, to get things going.  On 5^th street with 7 2 2 Jett bet $40,000, Geyer raised to $80,000 with A 10 8 6 showing, and Jett called.  Jett received the J on 6^th street, Geyer caught the 6, Geyer bet and was called.  Geyer bet on the river, but Jett ultimately mucked his hand.

 

A few hands later Geyer shipped a large amount of those chips to Dao Bac.  Geyer had 4 5 4 10 showing, while Bac held 8 4 2 A.  Geyer called his river bet, and Bac showed a 8-6 for a pair of eights and a low, which was good enough to scoop the pot.

 

After losing one more hand, Jett was forced to commit all of his chips to a pair of Queens.  Geyer caught up and busted Jett with Aces up. 

 

Bac and Geyer then took a 15 minute break, that ran long while they discussed a chop.  Not being able to reach an agreement, they sat back down with Bac enjoying a slight chip lead.

 

Player Tags: Chip Jett,   Dao Bac,   Adam Geyer

Chip Jett Eliminated in 3rd Place ($55,801)

Jul 03, '07

Chip Jett was all in on 4th Street with Q 3(A Q) against Adam Geyer with 8 A (10 6).  Geyer caught a low draw on fifth street, but took the lead with an Ace on sixth.  Geyer then rivered a second pair with a 10 on the river, leaving Jett drawing very thin.  The river bricks out for Jett and he earns $55,801 for his finish.

The two players are on a 15 minute break with 3 minutes left in the Stud Eight-or-Better level.  Dao Bac currently leads in chips with approximately $860,000 to Geyer's $630,000.

Player Tags: Chip Jett,   Dao Bac,   Adam Geyer

Hour Three Recap

Jul 03, '07

HOLDEM

 

Chip Jett was very active in this round of holdem.  Right out of the gate he flopped a straight on a Ks Qc Js board with 10s 9d.  Jett bet it the whole way and Adam Geyer was kind enough to look him up.  Two hands later Raymond Davis made his final stand with A-K, but Dao Bac rivered a straight with a 9s 5s, and Davis bowed out in 4^th place.

 

Jett then continued his dominance, taking a nice pot off of Bac with K J, paired up with the K 7 5 6 10 board. Jett also got action from Bac when he flopped trip Aces later in the round.

 

OMAHA EIGHT-OR-BETTER

 

Jett and Bac chopped up some of Geyer’s chips in a big family pot early in this round.  The board read K 8 7 K 6, Bac showed a 5-4 for the high, and Jett showed A-3 for the low.

 

There was a partial color up during the level, and it seems that the players are all pretty even in chips, with Geyer still maintaining the lead.

Player Tags: Chip Jett,   Dao Bac,   Adam Geyer

Raymond Davis Elimnated in 4th Place ($34,012)

Jul 03, '07

Raymond Davis raised to $30,000 under the gun, and Chip Jett and Dao Bac called from the small and big blinds.  Both players checked to Davis on the J 8 7 flop, Davis bet his last $7,000 and both players called.  The turn and river were the 4 and the 6.  Davis and Jett both held A-k, but Bac had 9 5 for the straight.  Davis earned $34,012 for his finish.

Player Tags: Chip Jett,   Dao Bac

Hour 2 Recap

Jul 03, '07

Players are just now returning from a 15 minute break that followed the conclusion of the Stud round. 

 

STUD EIGHT-OR-BETTER

 

Vladimir Shchemelev might have wanted to sit this round out.  After being scooped in the previous hour by Adam Geyer, Shchemelev was eliminated when he got all of his chips in with Queens and eights with both Chip Jett and Dao Bac calling.  However, Jett turned up three sevens and that spelled disaster (and elimination) for Shchemelev.

 

STUD

Raymond Davis took a sizable pot off of Imre Leibold raising him off the hand on 6^th street and showing his pocket sixes to match the one in his board once he folded.  Davis has been the life of the table so far.  He has been very talkative the whole way through, particularly discussing where he’s going to enjoy his winnings tonight.

 

Adam Geyer has pulled himself into the chip lead do in large part to his elimination of Irme Leibold.  Geyer had Leibold up against it with a made straight to Leibold’s trip Queens, and dodged Leibold’s nine outs on the river to eliminate him.  Geyer then took a nice pot off of Davis, leaving him crippled going into the break.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Chip Jett,   Dao Bac,   Adam Geyer

Vladimir Shchemelev Eliminated in 6th Place ($20,793)

Jul 03, '07

Vladimir Shchemelev was eliminated in a three-way pot that was scooped by Chip Jett, Jett held trip sevens, Shchemelev held Queens and eights, and Dao Bac missed his low draw, making two small pair. Shchemelev earned $20,793 for 6th place.

Player Tags: Chip Jett,   Dao Bac,   Vladimir Shchemelev

Hour One Recap

Jul 03, '07

 

HOLDEM

Out of the four top names that began at the final table, only two remain after the first hour.  Pat Poels had an unfortunate run in with the chip leader Dao Bac during the most recent holdem level, where his pocket Aces were trumped by Bac’s set of threes. 

 

Chip Jett was able to double up early getting his money in great against Raymond Davis with A-K vs. A-Q

 

OMAHA EIGHT-OR-BETTER

 

Poker author Michael Craig was the next to go unable to catch up with Vladimir Shchemelev’s two pair.

 

Chip Jett was able to double up again this time at the expense of Dao Bac on a board of Q 8 2 6 K.  Jett got his last chips in on the river, and flipped up A-K-Q-4 to beat Bac’s Q-10-5-3.

 

STUD EIGHT-OR-BETTER

 

Shchemelev had barely time to stack his new chips before he had to send most of them to Adam Geyer.  Geyer held (A-7-6) 2 2 3 J to scoop Shchemelev’s (Q-6-3) 8 7 K 5, with a pair of twos and a better low.

 

Raymond Davis then quartered Geyer when they remarkably both made perfect 6 lows, but Davis held a Queen for high card to beat Geyer’s 10.

 

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Chip Jett,   Dao Bac,   Michael Craig,   Vladimir Shchemelev

Final table Set

Jul 02, '07

Hold'em Brings the Action

The seven card stud level was relatively slow, with chips mostly being passed from one player to another around the table.  The hold'em level changed all that.  Within minutes the 11th place finisher was eliminated.  David Duran raised the  blinds with K Q, Michael Craig reraised and Duran called all-in.  Craig revealed the 9 9 and after the board came down 7 4 2 4 5 Duran was sent to the rail in 11th ($7,507).  The remaining ten players were playing five handed at two tables. 

Cool YourJett-s

Chip Jett three bet it preflop and the player in the small blind called.  The flop brought the Q 10 6 and Jett bet.  After his opponent called the turn brought the 2.  Jett then checked, his opponent bet, and Jett raised.  His opponent reraised and Jett called.  The river brought the 3 and Jett check-called, only to see his opponent reveal the A A.  Jett flipped up his A Q with the frustration and his opponent raked the massive pot.

Juliano Maesano Takes 10th ($8,171)

All-in preflop with A J against K K, Maesano failed to improve and was eliminated in 10th.

Final Hand

Raymond Davis raised and short stacked Eric Tomberlin made it $24,000 from the big blind.  Davis called and the flop brought the J 9 6.  Tomberlin bet and Davis called. The turn brought the 4 and Tomberlin bet the last of his chips.  Davis called and said, "What do I have to beat?"  Tomberlin replied,"Ace high."  Davis quickly revealed his 10 9 and Tomberlin was in trouble with A 10.  The 8 on the river improved neither player and Tomberlin finished in 9th place ($8,171).

The final table is set, and with a great lineup including Chip Jett, Michael Craig and Raymond Davis, its sure to be one to watch.  Make sure to check in tomorrow for updates here at Cardplayer.com.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Chip Jett,   Michael Craig,   Eric Tomberlin,   David Duran,   Juliano Maesano

Omaha/Stud Update

Jul 02, '07

Levels 27 and 28 have come and gone and the remaining 23 players have just entered Level 29; Stud Hi.

During the most recent Omaha portion of the S.H.O.E. event, Raymond Davis got involved in a big pot with Susie Genard who ended up catching the wheel on the river and scooping the pot. Everyone folds to Raymond Davis who raises on the button and Susie Genard makes the call out of the small blind, followed by a call from the player in the big blind. The flop comes A K 9 and everyone checks to Davis who bets. Gerard calls and the big blind folds. The turn brings the 5 and both players check around. The river brings the 2 and Genard bets out, getting a call from Davis. Genard turns over 4 3 Q Q for the wheel; she scoops the pot.

Surprisingly enough, it was the most recent Stud Hi/Lo portion of the event that was responsible for most of the eliminations during the last hour. Hooman Nikzad was eliminated in 26^th place ($4,849) when his pair of fours failed to improve against his opponent’s pair fives after being forced all-in from the big blind. David Allison would be eliminated in 25^th place ($4,849), followed by CardPlayer’s own Diego Cordovez in 24^th place ($4,849). Cordovez was eliminated by Raymond Davis when his two pair ran into Davis’ trip fives, failing to improve on the river.

Chip Jett was having a tough time raking a full pot in the Omaha eight-or-better round this past hour, having to settle with a small profit from a few split pots. One of those pots, Jett called a raise from the small blind and saw a flop of 10 8 5. Jett checked to seat no. 4 who bet out, Jett calls. The turn brings the Q and once again, Jett checks to seat no. 4 who bets out. This time Jett raises and seat no. 4 makes the call. It wasn’t enough to get him off of the hand but it did slow him down quite a bit. The river brings the 6 and Jett bets out, getting a call from his opponent. Jett shows A J 10 9 for the nut straight while seat no. 4 turns over A Q 7 3 for the A-7 low. Jett has to settle for another split pot, but even a nominal profit is better than any loss.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com for more updates and your favorite Pro Blogs.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Chip Jett,   Diego Cordovez,   Hooman Nikzad,   Susan Genard,   David Allison

Dinner Break

Jul 02, '07

The remaining 32 players in the S.H.O.E. event have just gone on dinner break and will return at 10:30 p.m. to Level 27; Omaha with $1,500-$3,000 blinds and betting limits of $3,000-$6,000.

We lost quite a few players over the last few levels, and some of the most recent include Alexander Kravchenko in 43^rd place ($3,521), Brandon Leeds in 35^th place ($4,185), and Ali Eslami 34^th ($4,185).

Brandon Leeds was eliminated when his A J ran into an opponent’s 5 4 on a board of 10 9 4 9 6. Leeds got it all-in pre-flop with the best hand but couldn’t improve against his opponent’s pair on the flop.

Ali Eslami was eliminated when he was forced all-in from the small blind with 10 8 against Petros Theocharides and his Q 4. The board came A Q 10 2 5, not enough help for Eslami who hit the rail in 34^th place, right before the dinner break.  

Raymond Davis had been battling from the average stack over the last hour and managed to snap off a nice pot right before dinner. The player in seat no. 3 comes in for a raise and Raymond Davis re-raises him. Seat no. 3 makes it three bets to go and Davis makes the call. The flop comes 3 3 5, and seat no. 3 bets out and Davis calls. The turn brings the 8, and once again seat no. 3 bets and Davis calls. The river brings the A and an almost-all in Raymond Davis bets out and seat no. 3 makes a reluctant call. Davis turns over A Q and seat no. 3 mucks his hand. Davis catches the ace on the river to trump what he suspected was a pair of kings or queens in his opponent’s hand. Everyone at the table starts talking about how sick of the beat that was and Davis replies, “Call $4,000 to win $80,000, I make that call every time.”

Chip Jett was also catching some cards and stacking chips this level, finishing off the Stud round in high fashion. Jett completes the bet with the A and Petros Theocharides comes in for a raise with the A. Theocharides continues to take the betting lead down to fifth street with a board of A 3 10, while Jett continues to call with a board of A 6 J. Jett check-raises Theocharides on fifth street and peels off the 6 on sixth street. Jett continues to bet right down to the river with a board of A 6 J 6 while Theocharides calls him down with A 3 10 4. Jett shows A 6 10, and takes down the pot with aces up.

Players will return from dinner at 10:30 p.m., so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for more updates.    

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Chip Jett

Hour Three Recap

Jul 03, '07

STUD EIGHT-OR-BETTER

 

This level began at a snail’s pace with no hand going past 4^th street for the first 15 minutes.  Then Adam Geyer took a large pot off of Chip Jett, to get things going.  On 5^th street with 7 2 2 Jett bet $40,000, Geyer raised to $80,000 with A 10 8 6 showing, and Jett called.  Jett received the J on 6^th street, Geyer caught the 6, Geyer bet and was called.  Geyer bet on the river, but Jett ultimately mucked his hand.

 

A few hands later Geyer shipped a large amount of those chips to Dao Bac.  Geyer had 4 5 4 10 showing, while Bac held 8 4 2 A.  Geyer called his river bet, and Bac showed a 8-6 for a pair of eights and a low, which was good enough to scoop the pot.

 

After losing one more hand, Jett was forced to commit all of his chips to a pair of Queens.  Geyer caught up and busted Jett with Aces up. 

 

Bac and Geyer then took a 15 minute break, that ran long while they discussed a chop.  Not being able to reach an agreement, they sat back down with Bac enjoying a slight chip lead.

 

Player Tags: Chip Jett,   Dao Bac,   Adam Geyer

Chip Jett Eliminated in 3rd Place ($55,801)

Jul 03, '07

Chip Jett was all in on 4th Street with Q 3(A Q) against Adam Geyer with 8 A (10 6).  Geyer caught a low draw on fifth street, but took the lead with an Ace on sixth.  Geyer then rivered a second pair with a 10 on the river, leaving Jett drawing very thin.  The river bricks out for Jett and he earns $55,801 for his finish.

The two players are on a 15 minute break with 3 minutes left in the Stud Eight-or-Better level.  Dao Bac currently leads in chips with approximately $860,000 to Geyer's $630,000.

Player Tags: Chip Jett,   Dao Bac,   Adam Geyer

Hour Three Recap

Jul 03, '07

HOLDEM

 

Chip Jett was very active in this round of holdem.  Right out of the gate he flopped a straight on a Ks Qc Js board with 10s 9d.  Jett bet it the whole way and Adam Geyer was kind enough to look him up.  Two hands later Raymond Davis made his final stand with A-K, but Dao Bac rivered a straight with a 9s 5s, and Davis bowed out in 4^th place.

 

Jett then continued his dominance, taking a nice pot off of Bac with K J, paired up with the K 7 5 6 10 board. Jett also got action from Bac when he flopped trip Aces later in the round.

 

OMAHA EIGHT-OR-BETTER

 

Jett and Bac chopped up some of Geyer’s chips in a big family pot early in this round.  The board read K 8 7 K 6, Bac showed a 5-4 for the high, and Jett showed A-3 for the low.

 

There was a partial color up during the level, and it seems that the players are all pretty even in chips, with Geyer still maintaining the lead.

Player Tags: Chip Jett,   Dao Bac,   Adam Geyer

Raymond Davis Elimnated in 4th Place ($34,012)

Jul 03, '07

Raymond Davis raised to $30,000 under the gun, and Chip Jett and Dao Bac called from the small and big blinds.  Both players checked to Davis on the J 8 7 flop, Davis bet his last $7,000 and both players called.  The turn and river were the 4 and the 6.  Davis and Jett both held A-k, but Bac had 9 5 for the straight.  Davis earned $34,012 for his finish.

Player Tags: Chip Jett,   Dao Bac

Hour 2 Recap

Jul 03, '07

Players are just now returning from a 15 minute break that followed the conclusion of the Stud round. 

 

STUD EIGHT-OR-BETTER

 

Vladimir Shchemelev might have wanted to sit this round out.  After being scooped in the previous hour by Adam Geyer, Shchemelev was eliminated when he got all of his chips in with Queens and eights with both Chip Jett and Dao Bac calling.  However, Jett turned up three sevens and that spelled disaster (and elimination) for Shchemelev.

 

STUD

Raymond Davis took a sizable pot off of Imre Leibold raising him off the hand on 6^th street and showing his pocket sixes to match the one in his board once he folded.  Davis has been the life of the table so far.  He has been very talkative the whole way through, particularly discussing where he’s going to enjoy his winnings tonight.

 

Adam Geyer has pulled himself into the chip lead do in large part to his elimination of Irme Leibold.  Geyer had Leibold up against it with a made straight to Leibold’s trip Queens, and dodged Leibold’s nine outs on the river to eliminate him.  Geyer then took a nice pot off of Davis, leaving him crippled going into the break.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Chip Jett,   Dao Bac,   Adam Geyer

Vladimir Shchemelev Eliminated in 6th Place ($20,793)

Jul 03, '07

Vladimir Shchemelev was eliminated in a three-way pot that was scooped by Chip Jett, Jett held trip sevens, Shchemelev held Queens and eights, and Dao Bac missed his low draw, making two small pair. Shchemelev earned $20,793 for 6th place.

Player Tags: Chip Jett,   Dao Bac,   Vladimir Shchemelev

Hour One Recap

Jul 03, '07

 

HOLDEM

Out of the four top names that began at the final table, only two remain after the first hour.  Pat Poels had an unfortunate run in with the chip leader Dao Bac during the most recent holdem level, where his pocket Aces were trumped by Bac’s set of threes. 

 

Chip Jett was able to double up early getting his money in great against Raymond Davis with A-K vs. A-Q

 

OMAHA EIGHT-OR-BETTER

 

Poker author Michael Craig was the next to go unable to catch up with Vladimir Shchemelev’s two pair.

 

Chip Jett was able to double up again this time at the expense of Dao Bac on a board of Q 8 2 6 K.  Jett got his last chips in on the river, and flipped up A-K-Q-4 to beat Bac’s Q-10-5-3.

 

STUD EIGHT-OR-BETTER

 

Shchemelev had barely time to stack his new chips before he had to send most of them to Adam Geyer.  Geyer held (A-7-6) 2 2 3 J to scoop Shchemelev’s (Q-6-3) 8 7 K 5, with a pair of twos and a better low.

 

Raymond Davis then quartered Geyer when they remarkably both made perfect 6 lows, but Davis held a Queen for high card to beat Geyer’s 10.

 

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Chip Jett,   Dao Bac,   Michael Craig,   Vladimir Shchemelev

Final table Set

Jul 02, '07

Hold'em Brings the Action

The seven card stud level was relatively slow, with chips mostly being passed from one player to another around the table.  The hold'em level changed all that.  Within minutes the 11th place finisher was eliminated.  David Duran raised the  blinds with K Q, Michael Craig reraised and Duran called all-in.  Craig revealed the 9 9 and after the board came down 7 4 2 4 5 Duran was sent to the rail in 11th ($7,507).  The remaining ten players were playing five handed at two tables. 

Cool YourJett-s

Chip Jett three bet it preflop and the player in the small blind called.  The flop brought the Q 10 6 and Jett bet.  After his opponent called the turn brought the 2.  Jett then checked, his opponent bet, and Jett raised.  His opponent reraised and Jett called.  The river brought the 3 and Jett check-called, only to see his opponent reveal the A A.  Jett flipped up his A Q with the frustration and his opponent raked the massive pot.

Juliano Maesano Takes 10th ($8,171)

All-in preflop with A J against K K, Maesano failed to improve and was eliminated in 10th.

Final Hand

Raymond Davis raised and short stacked Eric Tomberlin made it $24,000 from the big blind.  Davis called and the flop brought the J 9 6.  Tomberlin bet and Davis called. The turn brought the 4 and Tomberlin bet the last of his chips.  Davis called and said, "What do I have to beat?"  Tomberlin replied,"Ace high."  Davis quickly revealed his 10 9 and Tomberlin was in trouble with A 10.  The 8 on the river improved neither player and Tomberlin finished in 9th place ($8,171).

The final table is set, and with a great lineup including Chip Jett, Michael Craig and Raymond Davis, its sure to be one to watch.  Make sure to check in tomorrow for updates here at Cardplayer.com.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Chip Jett,   Michael Craig,   Eric Tomberlin,   David Duran,   Juliano Maesano

Omaha/Stud Update

Jul 02, '07

Levels 27 and 28 have come and gone and the remaining 23 players have just entered Level 29; Stud Hi.

During the most recent Omaha portion of the S.H.O.E. event, Raymond Davis got involved in a big pot with Susie Genard who ended up catching the wheel on the river and scooping the pot. Everyone folds to Raymond Davis who raises on the button and Susie Genard makes the call out of the small blind, followed by a call from the player in the big blind. The flop comes A K 9 and everyone checks to Davis who bets. Gerard calls and the big blind folds. The turn brings the 5 and both players check around. The river brings the 2 and Genard bets out, getting a call from Davis. Genard turns over 4 3 Q Q for the wheel; she scoops the pot.

Surprisingly enough, it was the most recent Stud Hi/Lo portion of the event that was responsible for most of the eliminations during the last hour. Hooman Nikzad was eliminated in 26^th place ($4,849) when his pair of fours failed to improve against his opponent’s pair fives after being forced all-in from the big blind. David Allison would be eliminated in 25^th place ($4,849), followed by CardPlayer’s own Diego Cordovez in 24^th place ($4,849). Cordovez was eliminated by Raymond Davis when his two pair ran into Davis’ trip fives, failing to improve on the river.

Chip Jett was having a tough time raking a full pot in the Omaha eight-or-better round this past hour, having to settle with a small profit from a few split pots. One of those pots, Jett called a raise from the small blind and saw a flop of 10 8 5. Jett checked to seat no. 4 who bet out, Jett calls. The turn brings the Q and once again, Jett checks to seat no. 4 who bets out. This time Jett raises and seat no. 4 makes the call. It wasn’t enough to get him off of the hand but it did slow him down quite a bit. The river brings the 6 and Jett bets out, getting a call from his opponent. Jett shows A J 10 9 for the nut straight while seat no. 4 turns over A Q 7 3 for the A-7 low. Jett has to settle for another split pot, but even a nominal profit is better than any loss.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com for more updates and your favorite Pro Blogs.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Chip Jett,   Diego Cordovez,   Hooman Nikzad,   Susan Genard,   David Allison

Dinner Break

Jul 02, '07

The remaining 32 players in the S.H.O.E. event have just gone on dinner break and will return at 10:30 p.m. to Level 27; Omaha with $1,500-$3,000 blinds and betting limits of $3,000-$6,000.

We lost quite a few players over the last few levels, and some of the most recent include Alexander Kravchenko in 43^rd place ($3,521), Brandon Leeds in 35^th place ($4,185), and Ali Eslami 34^th ($4,185).

Brandon Leeds was eliminated when his A J ran into an opponent’s 5 4 on a board of 10 9 4 9 6. Leeds got it all-in pre-flop with the best hand but couldn’t improve against his opponent’s pair on the flop.

Ali Eslami was eliminated when he was forced all-in from the small blind with 10 8 against Petros Theocharides and his Q 4. The board came A Q 10 2 5, not enough help for Eslami who hit the rail in 34^th place, right before the dinner break.  

Raymond Davis had been battling from the average stack over the last hour and managed to snap off a nice pot right before dinner. The player in seat no. 3 comes in for a raise and Raymond Davis re-raises him. Seat no. 3 makes it three bets to go and Davis makes the call. The flop comes 3 3 5, and seat no. 3 bets out and Davis calls. The turn brings the 8, and once again seat no. 3 bets and Davis calls. The river brings the A and an almost-all in Raymond Davis bets out and seat no. 3 makes a reluctant call. Davis turns over A Q and seat no. 3 mucks his hand. Davis catches the ace on the river to trump what he suspected was a pair of kings or queens in his opponent’s hand. Everyone at the table starts talking about how sick of the beat that was and Davis replies, “Call $4,000 to win $80,000, I make that call every time.”

Chip Jett was also catching some cards and stacking chips this level, finishing off the Stud round in high fashion. Jett completes the bet with the A and Petros Theocharides comes in for a raise with the A. Theocharides continues to take the betting lead down to fifth street with a board of A 3 10, while Jett continues to call with a board of A 6 J. Jett check-raises Theocharides on fifth street and peels off the 6 on sixth street. Jett continues to bet right down to the river with a board of A 6 J 6 while Theocharides calls him down with A 3 10 4. Jett shows A 6 10, and takes down the pot with aces up.

Players will return from dinner at 10:30 p.m., so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for more updates.    

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Chip Jett