Mack Lee Poker Tournament Updates

Level 28: End of Day 3; Lind Leads Final Three

Jun 09, '11

NOTE: Day 3 ended with three players still remaining as a result of the ten-level rule and play will resume at 3:00pm where the day will continue until a winner is determined.

Blinds: 50,000-100,000

Limits: 100,000-200,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 202

Average Chip Count: 3,030,000

Chip Counts:

1. George Lind – 2,860,000
2. Vyacheslav Zhukov – 2,465,000
3. Steve Billirakis- 740,000

Eliminations:

4th. Richard Ashby – $161,379
5th. Mack Lee – $122,054

Mack Lee Eliminated in 5th Place ($122,054)

Steve Billirakis raised from the button, Mack Lee called from the small blind and Richard Ashby called from the big blind.

The flop came J 7 4, it was checked around to Billirakis who bet, Lee called and Ashby folded.

The turn was the K, Lee bet, Billirakis raised enough to put him all in and Lee called.

Lee showed A K 8 5 for top pair and an inside straight draw while Billirakis turned over A J 5 4 for top two pair.

The river was the Q, no low and no help for Mack Lee who was eliminated in 5th place ($122,054).

Richard Ashby Eliminated in 4th Place ($161,379)

Steve Billirakis raised the button, Richard Ashby three-bet the big blind and Billirakis called.

The flop came 8 7 2, Ashby bet and Billirakis called.

The turn was the 4, Ashby bet, Billirakis raised enough to put him all in and Ashby called.

Ashby showed A Q 5 2 for a made low while Billirakis turned over 6 5 4 2 for a made straight (high) and a low draw.

The river was the A, giving Billirakis a better low to scoop the pot and eliminate Richard Ashby in 4th place ($161,379).

Be sure to check back at 3:00pm for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Steve Billirakis,   Mack Lee,   Richard Ashby,   George Lind

Level 26: Guillaume Rivet Eliminated in 6th Place ($92,908)

Jun 09, '11

Blinds: 30,000-60,000

Limits: 60,000-120,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 202

Average Chip Count: 1,212,000

Chip Counts:

1. Richard Ashby – 2,400,000
2. Vyacheslav Zhukov – 1,300,000
3. Mack Lee – 1,150,000
4. Steve Billirakis – 650,000
5. George Lind – 530,000

Eliminations;

6th. Guillaume Rivet – $92,908

Guillaume Rivet Eliminated in 6th Place ($92,908)

Mack Lee opened for raise and both Richard Ashby and Guillaume Rivet called.

The flop came 10 7 2, Rivet bet, Lee called, Ashby raised, Rivet three-bet all in, and both players called.

The turn was the 9, Lee checked the side pot, Ashby bet and Lee called.

The river was the K, Lee checked, Ashby bet and Lee folded. Ashby turned over A K 7 3 for top two pair and the nut low while Rivet mucked A – Q – 6 – 5. Guillaume Rivet was eliminated in 6th place ($92,908).

Player Tags: Mack Lee,   Richard Ashby,   Guillaume Rivet

Level 24: Josh Arieh Eliminated in 9th Place ($42,514)

Jun 08, '11

Blinds: 20,000-40,000

Limits: 40,000-80,000

Players Remaining: 8 out of 202

Average Chip Count: 757,500

Chip Counts:

1. Mack Lee – 980,000
2. George Lind – 950,000
3. Vyacheslav Zhukov 910,000
4. Richard Ashby – 720,000
5. Steve Billirakis – 690,000
6. Jason Steinberg – 575,000
7. Guillaume Rivet – 565,000
8. Mikael Thuritz – 550,000

Eliminations:

9th. Josh Arieh – $42,514

Josh Arieh Eliminated in 9th Place ($42,514)

Josh Arieh opened for a raise from the cutoff, Vyacheslav Zhukov reraised the button, Mack Lee called from the big blind and Arieh called all in.

The flop came 8 5 2, Lee bet, Zhukov raised, Lee three-bet and Zhukov called.

The turn was the Q, Lee checked, Zhukov bet and Lee called.

The river was the 5, Lee checked, Zhukov bet and Lee calld.

Arieh turned over K K 8 4 for two pair (kings and fives), but was behind Zhukov’s better two pair, A A Q 10 (aces and fives). Arieh had no qualifying low hand and was eliminated in 9th place ($42,514) while Zhukov won the high pot with two pair and Lee raked the low pot with A 7 3 3.

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

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Mack Lee

Level 24: Barlow Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 08, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 22 players and resumed today at 3:00pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of Todd Barlow in 10th place ($33,172), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.

Blinds: 20,000-40,000

Limits: 40,000-80,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 202

Average Chip Count: 673,333

Chip Counts:

1. Vyacheslav Zhukov – 1,190,000
2. Josh Arieh – 835,000
3. Mack Lee – 725,000
4. Richard Asby – 695,000
5. George Lind – 650,000
6. Mikael Thuritz – 600,000
7. Guillaume Rivet – 515,000
8. Jason Steinberg – 490,000
9. Steve Billirakis – 360,000

Payouts:

1st. $465,216
2nd. $287,554
3rd. $214,697
4th. $161,379
5th. $122,054
6th. $92,908
7th. $71,148
8th. $54,837
9th. $42,514

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

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Steve Billirakis,   Mack Lee,   Jason Steinberg,   Richard Ashby,   Mikael Thuritz,   Guillaume Rivet,   George Lind

Hour One Recap

Jul 10, '07

Why So Quiet?

With only 1,037 players starting the day and no other activity in the Amazon room, things are eerily quiet. No cash games, no spectators, no satellites and the Amazon room at half capacity makes for a very different feeling on this day two. The sound of rustling chips usually evokes a feeling of being in a rainstorm, today it sounds more like crickets.

Early Eliminations

Director, actor, writer, these are all titles that apply to Nick Cassavetes. The title of Main Event Champion looks like it will not be added to that list. Cassavetes came into the day with a relatively healthy chip stack. With the board showing 10 8 3 and $60,000 behind him, Cassavetes found himself all in against only one opponent. Cassavetes showed J J and said to his opponent, "you got a set of eights?" His read was spot on as his opponent turned over 8 8. The turn was the 2 and the river brought the K. Cassavetes shook his opponent's hand and exited the Amazon room.

Joe Hachem, member of Team Pokerstars, was also eliminated in the early hours of day two. Hachem got all his money in on a flop of A-10-10 with A-8. His opponent in the hand called him with A-Q and when the turn and river both bricked out, the queen ended up playing. Hachem was out kicked and eliminated from this year's Main Event.
 
Bringing a little bit of humor to the room today was Ivan Saul. Playing for Pokerstars, Saul pushed all in before the flop from late position. The player in seat three asked the dealer to count out the bet and Saul immediately stood up and started putting on a show. "Seat open! Table 64!" shouted Saul, inciting laughter from Kirk Morrison who is seated at his table. Saul, clad in an Argentina hat and towel draped around his neck, looked more like a crazed World Cup fan than a poker player. "Seat open! Seat open! Table 64!" shouted Saul again. The player in seat three called and Saul showed A 4. The player in seat three showed 3 3. The board came Q J 6 5 5 and Saul was sent to the rail.

Looks like Montel Williams won't be leaving his television show anytime soon, after busting out today he'll more than likely keep his day job. Williams was all in with A 4 up against his opponent in seat eight who was holding pocket sevens. The board bricked out for Williams when it came J 3 2 J 9 and he exited the Amazon room.

Up and Down Day  for Sebok

Joe Sebok came into the day short stacked and has had a rocky day thus far. Sebok was able to double up early to almost $23,000 when he was all in with pocket kings against Pascal Perrault and his pocket eights. The board bricked out for Perrault and Sebok's kings held up. With things looking up for Sebok, he played the rush and took a stab at a point just a few hands later. Sebok made a large bet on the turn and was met with a large raise from his opponent. Sebok got away from the hand but now has only $13,000 to work with.

Hamby Passed the $100K Mark

Jared Hamby, one of poker's hottest new players, has just passed the $100,000 chip mark. The player in seat three at Hamby's table raised to $3,700 preflop and Hamby bumped it up to $10,700. The player in seat nine called from the small blind and the initial raiser got out of the way. The flop came J 4 3 and the player in seat nine checked. Hamby bet out $15,000 and the player in seat nine called without hesitation. The turn was the 5 and again the player in seat nine checked. Hamby pushed all in and the player in seat nine shook his head in frustration. Seat nine eventually folded and and Hamby asked him, "queens?" The player in seat nine nodded and Hamby showed the table his pocket kings. Hamby took down the pot and now has $105,000.

Featured Table

Sharing the felt at today's featured table are "Miami" John Cernuto, Mack Lee, Sabyl Cohen and Scotty Nguyen.


Notable Chip Counts

Scotty Nguyen	152,000
Berry Johnston	145,000
David "The Dragon" Pham	105,000
John Cernuto	91,000
Alex Kravchenko	84,500
Brad Garrett	81,000
Barry Greenstein	81,000
Robert Mizrachi	80,900
Huck Seed	67,500
Minh Ly	67,000
Evelyn Ng	67,000
Shirley Williams	62,700
Raymond Davis	60,300
Nam Le	57,100
Jeff Madsen	56,500
Joe Tehan	56,000
Richard Lee	55,200
Bruno Fitoussi	47,100
Daniel Harrington	44,800
Tony G	42,400
Kirk Morrison	42,000
David Levi	38,000
Tom McEvoy	37,400
John Hennigan	36,100
Tobey Maguire	24,200
Sabyl Cohen	24,000
Joe Sebok	24,000
Paul Wasicka	23,000
Doug Kim	18,000

Player Tags: John Cernuto,   Scotty Nguyen,   Mack Lee,   Pascal Perrault,   Joe Sebok,   Joe Hachem,   Nick Cassavetes,   Sabyl Cohen-Landrum,   Jared Hamby,   Ivan Saul,   Montel Williams