Owen Crowe Poker Tournament Updates

Level 25: Shortway Leads Final Three

Jun 18, '11

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 2,500

Average Chip Count: 3,750,000

Chip Counts:

1. Robert Shortway – 5,400,000
2. Joshua Evans – 3,450,000
3. Andy Frankenberger – 2,400,000

Eliminations:

4th. Owen Crowe – $190,147
5th. Tyler Kenney – $138,847
6th. Steven Merrifield – $102,600
7th. Thao Nguyen – $76,747

Thao Nguyen Eliminated in 7th Place ($76,747)

Steven Merrifield opened for 65,000, Andy Frankenberger reraised to 150,000, Thao Nguyen moved all in for 600,000, Merrifield folded and Frankenberger called.

Frankenberger had A A against Nguyen’s A Q.

The board came KQ 4 J 6, giving Nguyen a pair on the flop but he failed to improve by the river and was eliminated in 7th place ($76,747).

Steven Merrifield Eliminated in 6th Place ($102,600)

Robert Shortway opened for a raise to 75,000 before the flop and Steven Merrifield called from the big blind.

The flop came 9 8 7, Merrifield checked, Shortway bet 75,000, Merrifield check-raised to 200,000 and Shortway called.

The turn was the Q, Merrifield bet 175,000, Shortway raised to 675,000, Merrifield moved all in and Shortway called.

Merrifield turned over 10 9 for middle pair and an inside straight draw while Shortway showed J 10 for the made nut straight. Merrifield could not win the pot but was drawing live to a chop with a jack.

The river was the 8, and Steven Merrifield was eliminated in 6th place ($102,600).

Tyler Kenney Eliminated in 5th Place ($138,847)

Tyler Kenney opened for a raise to 70,000, Joshua Evans reraised to 250,000, Kenney moved all in and Evans called.

Evans lead with A J against Kenney’s 9 8.

The board came Q J 4 2 J, giving Evans a pair on the river to win the pot. Tyler Kenney was eliminated in 5th place ($138,847).

Owen Crowe Eliminated in 4th Place ($190,147)

Owen Crowe was all in before the flop with A 4 against Andy Frankenberger’s A 9.

The board came A Q 9 J K, giving Frankenberger two pair to win the pot. Owen Crowe was eliminated in 4th place ($190,147).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe,   Steven Merrifield,   Tyler Kenney,   Andy Frankenberger,   Robert Shortway,   Thao Nguyen

Level 23: Official Nine-Handed Final Table Now Underway

Jun 18, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 28 players and resumed today at 4:00pm.

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 9 out of 2,500

Average Chip Count: 1,250,000

Chip Counts:

1. Steven Merrifield – 2,895,000
2. Andy Frankenberger – 1,832,000
3. Joshua Evans – 1,771,000
4. Owen Crowe – 968,000
5. Sidney Hasson – 922,000
6. Robert Shortway – 817,000
7. Thao Nguyen – 656,000
8. Bret Hruby – 225,000
9. Tyler Kenney – 105,000

Payouts:

1st. $599,153
2nd. $372,498
3rd. $263,655
4th. $190,147
5th. $138,847
6th. $102,600
7th. $76,747
8th. $58,083
9th. $44,482

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe,   Steven Merrifield,   Bret Hruby,   Tyler Kenney,   Andy Frankenberger,   Robert Shortway,   Sidney Hasson,   Thao Nguyen

Level 2 Update: Owen Crowe Surges Up Leaderboard

Dec 03, '10

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 340 out of 371 (unofficial)

Chip Counts:

1. Antonio Esfandiari — 100,000
2. Owen Crowe — 94,000
3. Mark Newhouse — 84,000
4. Gabe Patgorski — 78,000
5. Ryan D’Angelo — 70,000
6. Jason Potter — 70,000
7. Ted Lawson — 70,000
8. Jordan Young — 68,000
9. Daniel Fuhs — 65,000
10. McLean Karr — 62,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 32,000

Average Chip Count: About 43,000

Notable Eliminations:

Alex Kamberis
Barry Shulman
Justin Bonomo
Chino Rheem

Big Hands:

Owen Crowe Scores A Gift K.O.

Jonathan Little raised from under the gun and a player flat called in middle position. Owen Crowe then three-bet from the button and Little made the call.

The middle position player then reraised to 5,000 and Crowe reraised to 11,825. Little got the hint and folded, prompting the other player to call.

The flop came down Q64 and action checked to Crowe, who bet 5,200. The middle position player check-raised to 15,500 and Crowe moved all in. The other player called for his last 10,000 in chips and showed AK, which was way behind to Crowe’s pocket aces.

The board filled out with the 82 and Crowe moved up to 94,000 in chips, good for second place on the leaderboard.

Justin Bonomo Hits The Rail

Though Justin Bonomo managed to get as high as 60,000 in chips, he was eliminated just before the conclusion of level 2 after running his pocket kings right into an opponent’s pocket aces.

CardPlayer TV:

Check out this video interview with Justin Young, former WPT Five-Diamond final tablist and winner of the recent $5,000 buy-in preliminary event here at Bellagio.

Player Tags: Justin Bonomo,   Owen Crowe

Owen Crowe Goes Busto

Nov 14, '10

Owen Crowe just wandered by the media table to tell us about his elimination hand.

Crowe shoved his last 70,000 on the button with A-6 offsuit, but the big blind woke up with pocket queens. The board failed to help Crowe and he is out shortly before the money.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe

Level 15 Update: Day 3 Ends

Oct 17, '10

NOTE: Day 3 has come to a close and there are 41 players still in the hunt at the WPT Festa al Lago $10,000 no-limit hold’em main event. Play will resume tomorrow at noon PST. Check back in at CardPlayer.com at that time for more live coverage of the event and videos from CardPlayer TV. Stay tuned for official chip counts and a recap of the day’s events.

Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 41 out of 335

Chip Counts:

1. Steve O’Dwyer — 910,000
2. Randal Flowers — 795,000
3. Jeff Madsen — 750,000
4. Jason Koon — 705,000
5. Brandon Steven — 670,000
6. Ryan Goindoo — 650,000
7. Andreas Hoivold — 470,000
8. Jared Jaffee — 426,500
9. Daniel Alaei — 415,000
10. Michael Benvenuti — 400,000

Average Chip Count: 326,829

Notable Eliminations:

Steve Brecher
Men Nguyen
Joe Tehan
Gavin Smith

Big Hands:

Gavin Smith Eliminated in 48th Place ($12,896)

Jimmy Tran raised to 17,000 from the hijack and Gavin Smith reraised all in for 47,000 from the cutoff. The two players then revealed their cards after everyone else mucked:

Tran: A J
Smith: 7 7

Board: K 10 9 3 Q

Tran made a Broadway straight, which brought Smith’s tournament run to an end in 48th place. He was awarded $12,896 in prize money.

Owen Crowe Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Owen Crowe was on an extremely short stack when he decided to move all in preflop from late position and Gavin Smith reraised all in over the top of him from the cutoff. Their cards:

Crowe: Q 10
Smith: A K

Board: J 7 4 J 7

Crowe was eliminated on the money bubble after the hand.

Allen Kessler Doubles up Through the Chip Leader

Steve O’Dwyer raised to 13,000 from middle position preflop and Allen Kessler reraised to 50,000 from the hijack. O’Dwyer asked for a count and he was informed that Kessler held 61,000. O’Dwyer moved all in and Kessler made the all-in call. Their cards:

Kessler: A K
O’Dwyer: J J

Board: A 10 7 2 2

Kessler won the hand to double up to 230,000 and O’Dwyer took a hit down to 910,000.

Joe Elpayaa Doubles up on a Long Shot

Joe Elpayaa moved all in under the gun for 68,000 seat 6 made the call from the small blind. Their cards:

Elpayaa: A Q
Seat 6: 8 8

Board: 8 3 2 5 4

Elpayaa doubled up on the hand to survive with 140,000.

Poker Tweets

Player Tags: Jimmy Tran,   Gavin Smith,   Allen Kessler,   Owen Crowe,   Joseph Elpayaa,   Steve O'Dwyer

Busse Takes Down Event No. 47!

Jun 30, '10

Busse Cripples Crowe

Owen Crowe and Shawn Busse were pretty close to equal in chips when one hand nearly ended the heads up battle.

On that hand, Busse raised to 200,000 from the button and Crowe called. On a flop of 855 Crowe led for 275,000 and Busse popped it up to 725,000. Facing a reraise, Crowe reached for even more chips and raised to 1.54 million. Busse put the period on the raising war by moving all in.

“I guess you got aces,” Crowe said, then called.

He was right. Their hands:

Busse: AA
Crowe: J9

Busse held pocket aces but Crowe had the flush draw. The turn brought the K and Crowe needed a heart or else he would be completely crippled. It wasn’t to be, as the 4 hit on the river and Busse took a pot that gave him 9.1 million to Crowe’s 240,000.

Crowe Finishes Runner-Up ($300,494)

Crowe got his last chips in preflop and Busse called. Their hands:

Crowe: 53
Busse: A4

The flop hit Crowe, running 773 to give him two pair. But an incredible comeback wasn’t in the cards for Crowe, and the 6 turn and 6 river nullified his threes and Busse’s Ace-kicker gave him the pot, his first WSOP title, and $485,791

Crowe took $300,494 in his third, and deepest, final table run.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe

Heads Up!

Jun 30, '10

Ikonen Knocked Out in 3rd ($212,660)

Shawn Busse raised to 185,000 and Owen Crowe reraised to 500,000. Pekka Ikonen reraised yet again all in over the top for 1.3 million. Busse got out of the way and Crowe called. Their hands:

Crowe: A4
Ikonen: QJ

Crowe had the lead and hit part of the flop that ran 634. Ikonen needed to see some paint but the turn and river came 22 and he was eliminated in 3rd place, making $212,600 for his solid showing.

The knockout left Owen Crowe and Shawn Busse heads up. Between the two of them they had eliminated every player at the final table except one.

Crowe had a 2-1 chip lead going into heads up against Busse, with 6.2 million to Busse’s 3.1 million.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe,   Shawn Busse,   Pekka Ikonen

Down to Three

Jun 30, '10

Jin Eliminated in 5th ($112,720)

Action folded to Pekka Ikonen who moved all in from the small blind. Wenlong Jin sat with a severely short stack in the big blind and decided he had to make the call. Their hands:

Ikonen: 97
Jin: 86

It was close, but Ikonen held the edge. The flop came AAJ, changing nothing. The 5 on the turn left Jin in need of an eight or six. The 9 came on the river and Ikonen’s two pair took the pot and booted Jin in 5th place for $112,720.

Ikonen had around 2 million in chips following the hand.

Pocket Pair Battle Results in Shi Busting in 4th ($153,935)

Pekka Ikonen raised to 140,000 from under the gun and Chuan Shi raised to 350,000 total. Shawn Busse got out of the way and Owen Crowe pushed all in.
Ikonen quickly let his hand hit the muck and Shi made the call. Their hands:

Crowe: JJ
Shi: 88

Crowe held the bigger pocket pair and Shi was in serious trouble. The board ran 4225A and Shi fell in 4th place, making $153,935.

Crowe had 5.2 million in chips following the hand and took the chip lead into three-way action.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe,   Wenlong Jin,   Chuan Shi,   Pekka Ikonen

End Of Day 3

Jun 29, '10

After six hours of play, the final nine players have been reached. They will return at 2:30 p.m. to play down to a champion.

Owen Crowe finds himself fourth in chips and will make his third appearance at a WSOP final table. He will be in search of his first bracelet.

Here are the final table seating assignments and chip counts:

Seat 1: Wenlong Jin – 292,000
Seat 2: Chuan Shi – 894,000
Seat 3: Jason Mann – 893,000
Seat 4: Ilya Andreev – 985,000
Seat 5: Allan Baekke – 1,633,000
Seat 6: Shawn Busse – 1,203,000
Seat 7: Owen Crowe -1,192,000
Seat 8: Pekka Ikonen – 626,000
Seat 9: Adam White – 1,685,000

Stay tuned Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. as we bring you all of the elimination hands from the final table.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe

Day 3 Begins At 2:30 p.m.

Jun 29, '10

The remaining 33 players will return at 2:30 p.m.

Owen Crowe is one of the notables who will return on the final day with a nice amount of chips. He will be joined by Olivier Busquet and Scott Montgomery with Montgomery looking to get in position to win his second bracelet at the 2010 WSOP.

The players will return with the blinds at 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante. The average stack is 284,363 and the plan will be to play down to a final table.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com during the dinner break and the end of day three as we bring you a summary of the day’s events.

Here are the chip counts heading to the final day:

Player Tags: Owen Crowe

End Of Day 2

Jun 29, '10

The players have bagged their chips and have gone home for the night as day two has come to an end after 10 levels of play.

There were 465 players who returned on day two and only 33 will come back on day three. Owen Crowe is one of the notables who will return on the final day with a nice amount of chips. He will be joined by Olivier Busquet and Scott Montgomery with Montgomery looking to get in position to win his second bracelet at the 2010 WSOP.

On the Card Player family front, Justin Marchand made a deep run but could not make it to the end of day two as he busted in 101st. He took home $2,927 for his efforts.

The players will return with the blinds at 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante. The average stack is 284,363 and the plan will be to play down to a final table.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com during the dinner break and the end of day three as we bring you a summary of the day’s events.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe

Busse Takes Down Event No. 47!

Jun 30, '10

Busse Cripples Crowe

Owen Crowe and Shawn Busse were pretty close to equal in chips when one hand nearly ended the heads up battle.

On that hand, Busse raised to 200,000 from the button and Crowe called. On a flop of 855 Crowe led for 275,000 and Busse popped it up to 725,000. Facing a reraise, Crowe reached for even more chips and raised to 1.54 million. Busse put the period on the raising war by moving all in.

“I guess you got aces,” Crowe said, then called.

He was right. Their hands:

Busse: AA
Crowe: J9

Busse held pocket aces but Crowe had the flush draw. The turn brought the K and Crowe needed a heart or else he would be completely crippled. It wasn’t to be, as the 4 hit on the river and Busse took a pot that gave him 9.1 million to Crowe’s 240,000.

Crowe Finishes Runner-Up ($300,494)

Crowe got his last chips in preflop and Busse called. Their hands:

Crowe: 53
Busse: A4

The flop hit Crowe, running 773 to give him two pair. But an incredible comeback wasn’t in the cards for Crowe, and the 6 turn and 6 river nullified his threes and Busse’s Ace-kicker gave him the pot, his first WSOP title, and $485,791

Crowe took $300,494 in his third, and deepest, final table run.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe

Heads Up!

Jun 30, '10

Ikonen Knocked Out in 3rd ($212,660)

Shawn Busse raised to 185,000 and Owen Crowe reraised to 500,000. Pekka Ikonen reraised yet again all in over the top for 1.3 million. Busse got out of the way and Crowe called. Their hands:

Crowe: A4
Ikonen: QJ

Crowe had the lead and hit part of the flop that ran 634. Ikonen needed to see some paint but the turn and river came 22 and he was eliminated in 3rd place, making $212,600 for his solid showing.

The knockout left Owen Crowe and Shawn Busse heads up. Between the two of them they had eliminated every player at the final table except one.

Crowe had a 2-1 chip lead going into heads up against Busse, with 6.2 million to Busse’s 3.1 million.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe,   Shawn Busse,   Pekka Ikonen

Down to Three

Jun 30, '10

Jin Eliminated in 5th ($112,720)

Action folded to Pekka Ikonen who moved all in from the small blind. Wenlong Jin sat with a severely short stack in the big blind and decided he had to make the call. Their hands:

Ikonen: 97
Jin: 86

It was close, but Ikonen held the edge. The flop came AAJ, changing nothing. The 5 on the turn left Jin in need of an eight or six. The 9 came on the river and Ikonen’s two pair took the pot and booted Jin in 5th place for $112,720.

Ikonen had around 2 million in chips following the hand.

Pocket Pair Battle Results in Shi Busting in 4th ($153,935)

Pekka Ikonen raised to 140,000 from under the gun and Chuan Shi raised to 350,000 total. Shawn Busse got out of the way and Owen Crowe pushed all in.
Ikonen quickly let his hand hit the muck and Shi made the call. Their hands:

Crowe: JJ
Shi: 88

Crowe held the bigger pocket pair and Shi was in serious trouble. The board ran 4225A and Shi fell in 4th place, making $153,935.

Crowe had 5.2 million in chips following the hand and took the chip lead into three-way action.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe,   Wenlong Jin,   Chuan Shi,   Pekka Ikonen

End Of Day 3

Jun 29, '10

After six hours of play, the final nine players have been reached. They will return at 2:30 p.m. to play down to a champion.

Owen Crowe finds himself fourth in chips and will make his third appearance at a WSOP final table. He will be in search of his first bracelet.

Here are the final table seating assignments and chip counts:

Seat 1: Wenlong Jin – 292,000
Seat 2: Chuan Shi – 894,000
Seat 3: Jason Mann – 893,000
Seat 4: Ilya Andreev – 985,000
Seat 5: Allan Baekke – 1,633,000
Seat 6: Shawn Busse – 1,203,000
Seat 7: Owen Crowe -1,192,000
Seat 8: Pekka Ikonen – 626,000
Seat 9: Adam White – 1,685,000

Stay tuned Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. as we bring you all of the elimination hands from the final table.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe

Day 3 Begins At 2:30 p.m.

Jun 29, '10

The remaining 33 players will return at 2:30 p.m.

Owen Crowe is one of the notables who will return on the final day with a nice amount of chips. He will be joined by Olivier Busquet and Scott Montgomery with Montgomery looking to get in position to win his second bracelet at the 2010 WSOP.

The players will return with the blinds at 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante. The average stack is 284,363 and the plan will be to play down to a final table.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com during the dinner break and the end of day three as we bring you a summary of the day’s events.

Here are the chip counts heading to the final day:

Player Tags: Owen Crowe

End Of Day 2

Jun 29, '10

The players have bagged their chips and have gone home for the night as day two has come to an end after 10 levels of play.

There were 465 players who returned on day two and only 33 will come back on day three. Owen Crowe is one of the notables who will return on the final day with a nice amount of chips. He will be joined by Olivier Busquet and Scott Montgomery with Montgomery looking to get in position to win his second bracelet at the 2010 WSOP.

On the Card Player family front, Justin Marchand made a deep run but could not make it to the end of day two as he busted in 101st. He took home $2,927 for his efforts.

The players will return with the blinds at 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante. The average stack is 284,363 and the plan will be to play down to a final table.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com during the dinner break and the end of day three as we bring you a summary of the day’s events.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe

Busse Takes Down Event No. 47!

Jun 30, '10

Busse Cripples Crowe

Owen Crowe and Shawn Busse were pretty close to equal in chips when one hand nearly ended the heads up battle.

On that hand, Busse raised to 200,000 from the button and Crowe called. On a flop of 855 Crowe led for 275,000 and Busse popped it up to 725,000. Facing a reraise, Crowe reached for even more chips and raised to 1.54 million. Busse put the period on the raising war by moving all in.

“I guess you got aces,” Crowe said, then called.

He was right. Their hands:

Busse: AA
Crowe: J9

Busse held pocket aces but Crowe had the flush draw. The turn brought the K and Crowe needed a heart or else he would be completely crippled. It wasn’t to be, as the 4 hit on the river and Busse took a pot that gave him 9.1 million to Crowe’s 240,000.

Crowe Finishes Runner-Up ($300,494)

Crowe got his last chips in preflop and Busse called. Their hands:

Crowe: 53
Busse: A4

The flop hit Crowe, running 773 to give him two pair. But an incredible comeback wasn’t in the cards for Crowe, and the 6 turn and 6 river nullified his threes and Busse’s Ace-kicker gave him the pot, his first WSOP title, and $485,791

Crowe took $300,494 in his third, and deepest, final table run.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe

Heads Up!

Jun 30, '10

Ikonen Knocked Out in 3rd ($212,660)

Shawn Busse raised to 185,000 and Owen Crowe reraised to 500,000. Pekka Ikonen reraised yet again all in over the top for 1.3 million. Busse got out of the way and Crowe called. Their hands:

Crowe: A4
Ikonen: QJ

Crowe had the lead and hit part of the flop that ran 634. Ikonen needed to see some paint but the turn and river came 22 and he was eliminated in 3rd place, making $212,600 for his solid showing.

The knockout left Owen Crowe and Shawn Busse heads up. Between the two of them they had eliminated every player at the final table except one.

Crowe had a 2-1 chip lead going into heads up against Busse, with 6.2 million to Busse’s 3.1 million.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe,   Shawn Busse,   Pekka Ikonen

Down to Three

Jun 30, '10

Jin Eliminated in 5th ($112,720)

Action folded to Pekka Ikonen who moved all in from the small blind. Wenlong Jin sat with a severely short stack in the big blind and decided he had to make the call. Their hands:

Ikonen: 97
Jin: 86

It was close, but Ikonen held the edge. The flop came AAJ, changing nothing. The 5 on the turn left Jin in need of an eight or six. The 9 came on the river and Ikonen’s two pair took the pot and booted Jin in 5th place for $112,720.

Ikonen had around 2 million in chips following the hand.

Pocket Pair Battle Results in Shi Busting in 4th ($153,935)

Pekka Ikonen raised to 140,000 from under the gun and Chuan Shi raised to 350,000 total. Shawn Busse got out of the way and Owen Crowe pushed all in.
Ikonen quickly let his hand hit the muck and Shi made the call. Their hands:

Crowe: JJ
Shi: 88

Crowe held the bigger pocket pair and Shi was in serious trouble. The board ran 4225A and Shi fell in 4th place, making $153,935.

Crowe had 5.2 million in chips following the hand and took the chip lead into three-way action.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe,   Wenlong Jin,   Chuan Shi,   Pekka Ikonen

End Of Day 3

Jun 29, '10

After six hours of play, the final nine players have been reached. They will return at 2:30 p.m. to play down to a champion.

Owen Crowe finds himself fourth in chips and will make his third appearance at a WSOP final table. He will be in search of his first bracelet.

Here are the final table seating assignments and chip counts:

Seat 1: Wenlong Jin – 292,000
Seat 2: Chuan Shi – 894,000
Seat 3: Jason Mann – 893,000
Seat 4: Ilya Andreev – 985,000
Seat 5: Allan Baekke – 1,633,000
Seat 6: Shawn Busse – 1,203,000
Seat 7: Owen Crowe -1,192,000
Seat 8: Pekka Ikonen – 626,000
Seat 9: Adam White – 1,685,000

Stay tuned Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. as we bring you all of the elimination hands from the final table.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe

Day 3 Begins At 2:30 p.m.

Jun 29, '10

The remaining 33 players will return at 2:30 p.m.

Owen Crowe is one of the notables who will return on the final day with a nice amount of chips. He will be joined by Olivier Busquet and Scott Montgomery with Montgomery looking to get in position to win his second bracelet at the 2010 WSOP.

The players will return with the blinds at 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante. The average stack is 284,363 and the plan will be to play down to a final table.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com during the dinner break and the end of day three as we bring you a summary of the day’s events.

Here are the chip counts heading to the final day:

Player Tags: Owen Crowe

End Of Day 2

Jun 29, '10

The players have bagged their chips and have gone home for the night as day two has come to an end after 10 levels of play.

There were 465 players who returned on day two and only 33 will come back on day three. Owen Crowe is one of the notables who will return on the final day with a nice amount of chips. He will be joined by Olivier Busquet and Scott Montgomery with Montgomery looking to get in position to win his second bracelet at the 2010 WSOP.

On the Card Player family front, Justin Marchand made a deep run but could not make it to the end of day two as he busted in 101st. He took home $2,927 for his efforts.

The players will return with the blinds at 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante. The average stack is 284,363 and the plan will be to play down to a final table.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com during the dinner break and the end of day three as we bring you a summary of the day’s events.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe

Hour 2 Update: Antonio Esfandiari and Sorel Mizzi Advance

Jun 19, '10

Blinds: 1,200-2,400

Players Remaining: 41 out of 256

Round Three Starting Chip Stack: 120,000

Notable Eliminations:

Josh Arieh
Steve Gross
Terrence Chan

Notable Advancements to Round Four:

Antonio Esfandiari
Sorel Mizzi
Vanessa Rousso
Bertrand Grospellier

Player Twitter Accounts:

Johnathan Little
Faraz Jaka
Amit Makhija
Kevin Saul
Mike Sowers
Steve Sung
David Williams
Ludovic Lacay

Big Hands:

Antonio Esfandiari Advances

Antonio Esfandiari bet 17,000 on a flop of 1083 and Owen Crowe raised to 52,000. Esfandiari reraised and Crowe moved all in. Crowe exposed the AA but was in bad shape against the 33 of Esfandiari. The turn and river bricked for Crowe and he was gone.

Steve Gross Eliminated

Steve Gross was all in for 35,000 against Amritaj Singh. Gross tabled the Q9 while Singh exposed the KJ to be slightly ahead. The board ran out offering no help to the online phenom.

Sorel Mizzi Advances

On a board of 97337 Sorel Mizzi checked to Matt Waxman. Waxman bet 21,000 leaving himself 25,700 behind. Mizzi check-raised to put his opponent all in. Waxman went into the tank for a solid five minutes before eventually making the call. Mizzi tabled the 75 while Waxman exposed the 43 for an inferior full house. Mizzi moved on.

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Owen Crowe,   Sorel Mizzi,   Steve Gross

No More Crowe

Apr 28, '10

Owen Crowe was all in holding pocket eights and up against David Paredes and his pocket aces.

The board ran out K-6-6-J-10 and Crowe was eliminated.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe,   David Paredes

Level 15 Update: Who Will Bubble?

Apr 27, '10

Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 133 out of 848

Average Chip Count: 191,278

Chip Counts:

1. El Mostafa Bel Khayate — 420,000
2. Paul Berende — 410,000
3. Cristiano Guerro — 400,000
4. Nicolas Levi — 370,000
5. Thiago Nishijima — 370,000
6. Ronald Grauer — 355,000
7. Domenico Iannone — 350,000
8. Simon Munz — 340,000
9. Ramzi Jelassi — 330,000
10. Ekaterina Kolobekova — 320,000

Notable Eliminations:

Humberto Brenes
John Kabbaj
Ross Boatman
Katja Thater
Brent Wheeler
Andrew Scott

Big Hands:

Humbero Brenes Eliminated

Team PokerStars Pro Humberto Brenes was all in holding K-7, but was called by an opponent who had him dominated with K-Q.

The board failed to bring any sevens and Brenes was eliminated.

Crowe Vs. Gomes

Alexandre Gomes raiased to 10,500 and Owen Crowe reraised to 26,500.

Gomes then reraised to 77,500 and Crowe didn’t hesitate to move in for just over 200,000. Gomes folded instantly and left his last 188,000 behind him.

Ronald Grauer Wins Big Pot From Chris Moneyaker

On a board reading J988Q, Ronald Grauer was all in for his last 125,000 and Chris Moneymaker made the call.

Grauer showed 98 for the full house and Moneymaker flashed the 10d, indicating his rivered straight. Gruaer is now up to 355,000 and Moneymaker has fallen to 250,000.

Katja Thater Eliminated on Bad Beat

Team PokerStars Pro Katja Thater was all in holding pocket kings against the pocket eights of Sergey Lebedev.

The flop brought an eight and just like that, Thater was eliminated.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Chris Moneymaker,   Owen Crowe,   Katja Thater,   Alexandre Gomes,   Ronald Grauer

No More Crowe

Apr 28, '10

Owen Crowe was all in holding pocket eights and up against David Paredes and his pocket aces.

The board ran out K-6-6-J-10 and Crowe was eliminated.

Player Tags: Owen Crowe,   David Paredes

Level 15 Update: Who Will Bubble?

Apr 27, '10

Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 133 out of 848

Average Chip Count: 191,278

Chip Counts:

1. El Mostafa Bel Khayate — 420,000
2. Paul Berende — 410,000
3. Cristiano Guerro — 400,000
4. Nicolas Levi — 370,000
5. Thiago Nishijima — 370,000
6. Ronald Grauer — 355,000
7. Domenico Iannone — 350,000
8. Simon Munz — 340,000
9. Ramzi Jelassi — 330,000
10. Ekaterina Kolobekova — 320,000

Notable Eliminations:

Humberto Brenes
John Kabbaj
Ross Boatman
Katja Thater
Brent Wheeler
Andrew Scott

Big Hands:

Humbero Brenes Eliminated

Team PokerStars Pro Humberto Brenes was all in holding K-7, but was called by an opponent who had him dominated with K-Q.

The board failed to bring any sevens and Brenes was eliminated.

Crowe Vs. Gomes

Alexandre Gomes raiased to 10,500 and Owen Crowe reraised to 26,500.

Gomes then reraised to 77,500 and Crowe didn’t hesitate to move in for just over 200,000. Gomes folded instantly and left his last 188,000 behind him.

Ronald Grauer Wins Big Pot From Chris Moneyaker

On a board reading J988Q, Ronald Grauer was all in for his last 125,000 and Chris Moneymaker made the call.

Grauer showed 98 for the full house and Moneymaker flashed the 10d, indicating his rivered straight. Gruaer is now up to 355,000 and Moneymaker has fallen to 250,000.

Katja Thater Eliminated on Bad Beat

Team PokerStars Pro Katja Thater was all in holding pocket kings against the pocket eights of Sergey Lebedev.

The flop brought an eight and just like that, Thater was eliminated.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Chris Moneymaker,   Owen Crowe,   Katja Thater,   Alexandre Gomes,   Ronald Grauer