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Max Pescatori
Hometown: Milan
Country of Origin: Italy 
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Max Pescatori - Live Updates
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| Jun 27, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E | 2 | + |
Level 8 Update: John Juanda, Max Pescatori EliminatedJun 27, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 1,500-3,000, Limits – 3,000-6,000 Players Remaining: 77 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Hasan Habib – 453,000 Average Chip Count: 182,692 Notable Eliminations: Justin Bonomo Big Hands: Hold’em
After a flop of A “I’m sorry,” Giang said. “I’m getting a good massage.” Giang took his chips back and Negreanu checked. “She might have saved me 6,000,” he said. “I don’t think I have much of a chance in this hand.” Giang then fired those same chips into the middle. “I bet dark,” Giang said. Negreanu instantly mucked and the hand was over before the 2
Matt Hawrilenko raised to 6,000 preflop from middle position and action folded to Jon Turner in the small blind. He three-bet to 9,000 and Hawrilenko called. The flop came down J The turn was the 10 Omaha/8
David Grey raised to 6,000 and Allen Kessler called from the small blind. Erik Seidel folded his big blind and the flop came down 9 Both players checked and Grey announced “sevens.” Kessler showed K
David Bach raised to 6,000 from under the gun and John Juanda reraised all in for 7,500 total. Scotty Nguyen made the call from the big blind and Bach called as well. The flop came down A Both players checked and Nguyen showed 5
Ralph Perry raised to 6,000 and Chris Ferguson called from the button. Hasan Habib called from the small blind and Max Pescatori called the remainder of his stack from the big blind. The flop came down Q Razz
Picking up the action on fourth street, Scotty Nguyen and David Chiu were involved in a hand. Nguyen: X-X-6 Chiu checked despite Nguyen showing a pair on the board. Nguyen checked as well. Nguyen: X-X-6 Nguyen reached for chips and bet 6,000. Chiu turned over his hole cards, (5-2), and mucked them. Nguyen took the pot and was at 195,000. Stud High
Picking up the action on fifth street, Nikolay Evdakov and Brett Richey were involved in a hand. Richey: X-X-10 Evdakov started the betting with 6,000 and by the time everything was said and done, Richey was all in for 16,000. He turned over (J Stud/8
Picking up the action on fourth street, Huck Seed and Andy Bloch were involved in a hand. Seed: X-X-3 Both players checked. Seed: X-X-3 Both players checked again. Seed: X-X-3 Both players checked once again. Huck Seed then asked, “What game is this, stud eight?” The river was dealt and Seed finally bet 6,000. Bloch made the call and then turned over (10
Picking up the action on fourth street, David Bach and Vitaly Lunkin were involved in a pot. Bach: X-X-A Bach bet 3,000 and Lunkin called. Bach: X-X-A Bach bet 6,000 and Lunkin raised to 12,000. Bach made the call. Bach: X-X-A Bach bet again, despite getting raised on the previous street. Lunkin took the foot off the gas as he just called. On the river, both players checked and Bach showed (6 Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Chris Ferguson, Andy Bloch, Hasan Habib, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, Max Pescatori, David Bach, Allen Kessler, David Chiu, Chau Giang, David Grey, Brett Richey, Matt Hawrilenko, Jon Turner, Vitaly Lunkin, Ralph Perry, Nikolay Evdakov |
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| Jun 11, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 23 - $10,000 World Championship No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball | 2 | + |
End of Day 2: 10 Remain; Final Table Still NOT SetJun 12, '09 Play has ended for the night as Day 2 of the $10,000 World Championship of No-Limit 2-7 Draw has come to an end. The seven-handed final table has yet to be reached, and the remaining 10 players will come back tomorrow at 2:00 pm PDT to play down to a winner. Vince Musso leads the way with 765,500 in chips as he guns for his first gold bracelet, falling just shy in 1979 when he finished third to Bobby Baldwin in this event. Be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for all of the action, live as it unfolds from this marquee event. Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 out of 96 Chip Counts: 1. Vince Musso — 765,500 Average Chip Count: 288,000 Notable Eliminations: 13. Dan Harmetz — $17,885 Big Hands: Dan Harmetz Eliminated in 13th Place ($17,885) Michael Binger raises to 18,000 from under the gun, Dan Harmetz moves all in for 47,000 and Binger calls. Harmetz draws one card while Binger stands pat. Harmetz draws to a 10-8-5-4-2 while Binger shows a 10-6-5-4-3. Binger rakes the pot and Dan Harmetz is eliminated in 13th place ($17,885).
With the blinds and antes rapidly rising, so too is the standard opening bet as illustrated by Michael Binger who moves all in before the draw for just under 100,000 in chips. Archie Karas calls and has him covered. Both players draw one card each. Binger draws to a ten-low as Karas pairs deuces. Binger rakes the pot, doubling up to just over 200,000 in chips. Max Pescatori Eliminated in 12th Place ($17,885) Max Pescatori moves all in for 42,000 from under the gun and Hertzel Zalewski calls from the big blind. Pescatori draws one card as Zalewski stands pat. Pescatori draws to a 9-7-6-4-3 low, but Zalewski turns over the winner with an 8-6 low (8-6-5-3-2). Zalewski rakes the pot as Max Pescatori is eliminated in 12th place ($17,885). Hertzel Zalewski Eliminated in 11th Place ($19,871) John Juanda raises to 30,000 before the draw, Hertzel Zalewski moves all in from the button for 86,500 and Juanda calls. Zalewski draws one card as Juanda stands pat. Juanda shows 10-8-7-6-4 while Zalewski pairs sevens on the draw. Juanda rakes the pot and Hertzel Zalewski is eliminated in 11th place ($19,871), just moments before the closing bell. Left in the Deck As the final minutes of Level 18 were winding down, there was much discussion amongst the players and the tournament staff as to how the night should end. It was ultimately decided that the players would take a short five-minute break at the completion of Level 18 and then come back and play until 3:00 am PDT, regardless of how many players would remain and/or how much time was left in Level 19. Player Tags: Hertzel Zalewski, Max Pescatori, Michael Binger, Dan Harmetz Level 17 Update: Jason Gray Eliminated in 14th Place ($17,885)Jun 12, '09 Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,500 ante Players Remaining: 13 out of 96 Chip Counts: 1. Vince Musso — 480,000 Average Chip Count: 221,538 Notable Eliminations: 14. Jason Gray — $17,885 Big Hands:
Steve Sung raises to 16,000 before the draw, Nick Schulman calls and Jason Gray calls all in for 12,000. Sung and Schulman both draw one card each as Gray draws two. Sung bets 20,000 at the side pot and Schulman folds. Sung shows a 9-8 low, besting Gray’s 10-8. Sung rakes the pot as Jason Gray is eliminated in 14th place ($17,885). Pescatori vs. Harmetz Pescatori Doubles Through Harmetz Max Pescatori raises to 17,500 from the cutoff and Dan Harmetz moves all in from the big blind. Pescatori calls all in for a total of 87,000, Harmetz has him covered. Harmetz draws one card while Pescatori stands pat. Pescatori turns over 10 Harmetz Doubles Through Pescatori A few hands later and Harmetz gets some of those chips back by taking his turn to double through Pescatori. Pescatori raises to 13,000 from under the gun, Harmetz moves all in from the cutoff and Pescatori calls. Both players stand pat as Harmetz turns over 9-8-5-3-2 and rakes the pot. Harmetz doubles up to 70,000 this hand while Pescatori takes a slight hit down to 155,000. Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Jason Gray, Steve Sung, Nick Schulman, Dan Harmetz Level 16 Update: In the Money, Bellande BubblesJun 12, '09 Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 1,500 ante Players Remaining: 14 out of 96 Chip Counts: 1. Vince Musso — 426,000 Average Chip Count: 205,714 Notable Eliminations: John Hanson Big Hands: Doug Booth Eliminated by Ville Wahlbeck Ville Wahlbeck raises to 15,000 before the draw, Doug Booth moves all in for 37,000 and Wahlbeck calls. Both players stand pat. Booth turns over J-7-6-5-3 while Wahlbeck shows 10-8-5-4-2. Wahlbeck rakes the pot, adding to his stack as Doug Booth is eliminated from the event. John Hanson Eliminated John Hanson was all in before the draw for 5,000 in a three-way pot with Archie Karas and Vince Musso. Musso draws one card, Hanson draws two and Karas stands pat. Musso and Karas check the side pot as Karas turns over 10-7-6-5-4, raking the pot and eliminating John Hanson in 16th place. Pescatori Doubles Through Karas Max Pescatori moves all in for just over 20,000 before the draw and Archie Karas calls. Pescatori draws one card as Karas stands pat. Karas turns over an 8-7-6-5-2 as Pescatori shows an 8-7-6-2. Drawing slim, Pescatori squeezes his last card and turns over a 4, raking the pot and doubling up to about 60,000 this hand.
Bobby Bellande raises to 20,000 before the draw and Vince Musso moves all in from the big blind. Bellande calls off the rest of chips. Both players draw one card each. Bellande draws to a 9-8-7-5-2, but Musso draws to a 9-7-6-3-2, Musso rakes the pot, adding to his chip lead as Bobby Bellande is eliminated on the bubble in 15th place ($0.00). Left in the Deck The remaining 14 players, all of whom are now in the money are on a twenty-minute break. Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Ville Wahlbeck, Jean-Robert Bellande, Doug Booth Level 13 Update: Matusow ReelingJun 11, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 600 ante Players Remaining: 26 out of 96 Chip Counts: 1. Vince Musso – 215,000 Average Chip Count: 106,667 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
Roland de Wolfe raised 5,000 before the draw and Ville Wahlbeck made the call. Tim Phan also came along and the players took their cards. Draw: De Wolfe draws 2 cards, Phan draws 2 cards, Wahlbeck draws 1 card Action was checked to De Wolfe and he fired 22,000. Wahlbeck mucked his hand but Phan looked him up. De Wolfe then showed 10-8-4-3-2 and Phan mucked. De Wolfe raked in the pot and he was up to 250,000 while Phan was down to 116,000. Pescatori Grabs A Pot Max Pescatori raised to 4,100 before the draw and seat 2 made the call. Draw: Seat 2 draws 2 cards, Pescatori draws 1 card Max Pescatori led out with 10,000 after the draw and his opponent made the call. Pescatori then tabled 9-7-6-3-2. His opponent mucked and Pescatori was up to 120,000 in chips.
After everything was said and done, there was 21,000 in the pot and it was time for Ville Wahlbeck, Tim Phan and Mike Matusow to draw. Draw: Phan draws 1 card, Matusow draws 1 card, Wahlbeck draws 2 cards Phan led out with 15,500 and Matusow made the quick call. Wahlbeck got out of the way and Phan tabled a 10-7 low. Matusow was disgusted as he showed a 10-8 low and Phan took another pot off “The Mouth.” Phan was up to 115,000 while Matusow was down to 45,000.
Michael Binger raised to 7,500 before the draw and Ville Wahlbeck repopped it to 26,000 total. Binger thought for a bit before finally making the call. Draw: Binger draws 1 card, Wahlbeck stands pat Both players checked the action after the draw and Binger showed a 10-7 low. Wahlbeck showed the better 9-8-5-4-3 and took the pot. His stack improved to 160,000 while Binger was at 76,000. The Old Mike Matusow Luck Ville Wahlbeck raised to 7,500 and both Tim Phan and Mike Matusow made the call. Draw: Matusow draws 1 card, Wahlbeck draws 1 card, Phan draws one card Action was checked to Matusow who fired 20,000. Wahlbeck made the call and Phan mucked his hand. Matusow tabled 9-7-5-4-3. Unfortunately, Wahlbeck showed 9-7-5-4-2 and Matusow lost a heartbreaking hand and he was in deep trouble with just 18,000. Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Mike Matusow, Tim Phan, Ville Wahlbeck, Roland de Wolfe, Michael Binger Level 10 Update: Appleman Breaks 100kJun 11, '09 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 35 out of 96 Chip Counts: 1. Roland de Wolfe – 200,000 Average Chip Count: 66,977 Notable Eliminations: Daniel Alaei Big Hands:
Shawn Buchanan raised to 3,400 before the draw and action folded to John Juanda in the big blind. He made the call and it was time to draw. Draw: Juanda draws 1 card, Buchanan draws 1 card Juanda checked after receiving his card and Buchanan fired another 3,400 into the pot. Juanda decided to call and Buchanan tabled 10-9-8-4-2. Juanda mucked and was down to 170,000 while Buchanan was at 56,000. Those chips would not last Buchanan long, however, as he would go bust later in the level. Mueller Flexes The Muscle The player in seat 4 raised to 3,800 and Jean-Robert Bellande made the call from the button. Greg Mueller was next to act in the small blind and he counted out some chips. He finally raised to 14,500 and everyone mucked. Mueller took the pot and he was around 80,000 while Bellande was at 124,000.
Mickey Appleman raised to 3,600 before the draw and action folded around to Eli Elezra in the big blind. He elected to call and it was time to draw. Draw: Elezra draws 1 card, Appleman draws 1 card Elezra received his card and decided to check. Appleman quickly fired another 5,000 into the pot and Elezra mucked. He was down to 19,000 and would later be eliminated. Appleman was around 100,000. Bueno Bests Pescatori After the draw and with 10,000 already in the pot, Patrick Bueno fired 8,000 into the pot. Max Pescatori went into the tank but finally mucked. He was down to 48,000 while Bueno was up to 83,000.
Andrew Black moved all in for his final 15,000 and Justin Smith was next to act. He repopped to 41,000 and everyone else folded. Smith took his change back and it was time to draw. Draw: Black stands pat, Smith stands pat Both players were happy with their holdings and Black showed an 8-7 low. Black’s happiness turned to sorrow, however, as Smith turned 8-6-5-3-2 for a better low and Black made his exit. Player Tags: Mickey Appleman, John Juanda, Max Pescatori, Greg Mueller, Eli Elezra, Shawn Buchanan, Jean-Robert Bellande, Andy Black, Patrick Bueno, Justin Smith |
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| Jun 07, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 18 - $10,000 World Championship Omaha 8 or Better | 1 | + |
Level 5 Update: Players Back From BreakJun 07, '09 Blinds: 300-600 Players Remaining: 176 out of 179 Chip Counts: 1. Justin Smith – 57,000 Average Chip Count: 30,511 Big Hands:
Jean-Robert Bellande Flops Quads, Splits Pot With the K Doyle Brunson Rivers Straight Flush, Scoops Small Pot With the Q
Phil Ivey Needles Layne Flack On a board of 2 Left In The Deck: Daniel Negreanu returned from his runner-up finish in event No. 14 to play in this event. Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Layne Flack, Doyle Brunson, Phil Ivey, Jean-Robert Bellande Level 4 Update: Thang Luu Continues MasteryJun 07, '09 Blinds: 250-500 Players Remaining: 176 out of 179 Chip Counts: 1. Eric Crain – 55,000 Average Chip Count: 30,511 Notable Eliminations: Marcel Luske Big Hands:
David Benyamine Scoops Pot Max Pescatori re-raised David Benyamine’s raise and Jean-Robert Bellande called. Benyamine elected to call as well and the players saw a flop of 9 Left In The Deck: The players are now on an hour dinner break. Player Tags: Max Pescatori, David Benyamine, Jean-Robert Bellande |
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| Jun 06, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 12 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event | 2 | + |
Level 18 Update: Chop It Up!Jun 06, '09 Level Structure: 2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 6,000-12,000 blinds and 12,000-24,000 limits 7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 3,000 ante, 3,000 bring-in, with a 12,000 completion and 12,000-24,000 limits no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 3,000-6,000 blinds with a 3,000 ante NOTES: Games change every eight hands. Two players will be forced to sit out during 2-7 triple draw each hand. Players Remaining: 20 out of 194 Chip Counts: 1. Huck Seed – 690,000 Average Chip Count: 242,500 Notable Eliminations: 24th: Max Pescatori – $16,649 Big Hands: Stud 8
Michael Binger: X-X-4 The sequence of the action is not clear, but the two players ended up capping the betting before sixth street came. Michael Binger: X-X-4 Binger put his remaining chips in the pot, which were only 8,000 and Wahlbeck called. Binger tabled his hole cards, A
Adam Friedman: X-X-6 Pescatori was all in on fourth street and Friedman made the call. This is how their boards looked after all the cards were dealt. Adam Friedman: 6 Friedman secured the high pot with a pair of aces but Pescatori took the low end with a seven low, one notch better than Friedman’s eight low. Pescatori was at 86,000 while Friedman had 526,000. Pescatori would later be knocked out by Matt Hawrilenko during a no limit hold em hand and he was the first person to cash in this event, taking home $16,649. One More Chop, Brunson And Gregorich Share The Wealth Todd Brunson: X-X-9 Brunson bet 24,000 and Gregorich made the call. Todd Brunson: X-X-9 Brunson fired another bet of 24,000 and Gregorich called. On the river, Brunson fired again with 24,000 and Gregorich raised to 48,000. Brunson called and showed A Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Todd Brunson, Mark Gregorich, Ville Wahlbeck, Adam Friedman, Michael Binger |
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| Jun 03, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 6 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud | 3 | + |
Final Table Update: Hasan Habib (5th) and Max Pescatori (4th) EliminatedJun 03, '09 Ante: 7,000 Players Remaining: 3 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Freddie Ellis — 2,345,000 Average Chip Count: 1,420,000 Notable Eliminations: 5. Hasan Habib – $80,969 Big Hands:
Hasan Habib Eliminated in Fifth Place ($80,969) Hasan Habib: X-X-J Ville Wahlbeck brought it in for 10,000 and Hasan Habib completed for 30,000. Eric Drache made the call and Wahlbeckk mucked. Hasan Habib: X-X-J Habib bet 30,000 and Drache called. Hasan Habib: X-X-J Habib bet 60,000 and Drache called. Hasan Habib: X-X-J Habib bet 60,000 and Drache raised to put Habib all in. Habib made the call and he flipped over A
Max Pescatori Eliminated in Fourth Place ($107,959) Max Pescaotri: X-X-10 Max Pescatori moved all in for 93,000 on third street after facing a raise from Ville Wahlbeck. Wahlbeck called him down and they flipped up their hole cards: Max Pescaotri: (Q Pescatori was able to make jacks and sixes on sixth street, but Wahlbeck did him one better by making queens and eights on seventh street. Pescatori was eliminated in fourth place and he took home $107,959 in prize money. Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Max Pescatori, Ville Wahlbeck, Eric Drache Final Table Update: Slow Play Takes OverJun 03, '09 Ante: 7,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Freddie Ellis — 2,345,000 Average Chip Count: 473,333 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands: Slow Play for Dessert Action after the dinner break has been very slow. Other than chip leader Freddie Ellis no one at the table has been able to get much going and play has stagnated.
Max Pescatori Doubles Up Max Pescatori: X-X-9 Max Pescatori bet 30,000 and both Eric Drache and Hasan Habib made the call. Freddie Ellis mucked. Max Pescatori: X-X-9 Pescatori bet 60,000 and Drache mucked. Habib made the call. Max Pescatori: X-X-9 Pescatori moved all in for his final 28,000 and Habib called. Pescatori turned over 6 Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Max Pescatori Level 19 Update: Daniel Negreanu EliminatedJun 03, '09 Ante: 3,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 142 Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts: NOTE: It is standard practice for a seven-card stud final table to be eight-handed, but for some reason the final table is going to be seated with nine players to start. Seat 1: Freddie Ellis — 569,000 Average Chip Count: 473,333 Notable Eliminations: 11. Ray Dehkhargani — $29,152 Big Hands: Ray Dehkhargani Eliminated in 11th Place ($29,152) Max Pescatori: X-X-3 Max Pescatori completed to 12,000 and Ray Dehkhargani raised it to 24,000. Pescatori called. Max Pescatori: X-X-3 Pescatori checked and Dehkhargani bet 12,000. Pescatori check-raised to 24,000 and Dehkhargani made the call. Max Pescatori: X-X-3 Dehkhargani checked and Pescatori bet 24,000. Dehkhargani called. Max Pescatori: X-X-3 Dehkhargani bet 24,000 and Pescatori raised to 48,000. Dehkhargani put in a third raise to move all in and Pescatori made the call. Pescatori turned up K
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated on 10th Place ($36,267) Daniel Negreanu tangled in a large hand with Eric Drache that knocked him down to his last 40,000 before the final blow came a few hands later. With the 7 Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Max Pescatori, Tim Phan, Ray Dehkharghani Level 19: Negreanu Tries To Climb BackJun 03, '09 Ante: 3,000 Players Remaining: 11 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Eric Drache – 755,000 Average Chip Count: 250,588 Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J Negreanu completed to 12,000 and Pescatori raised it to 24,000. Negreanu made the call. Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J Pescatori led out with 12,000 and Negreanu called. Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J Pescatori bet 24,000 and Negreanu stuck around. Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J Both players checked and saw the river. They checked again and Negreanu announced that he had a pair of tens, showing 10 Schertzer Cripples Ray Dehkharghani Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2 Dehkharghani fired 12,000 and Schertzer popped it to 24,000. He was called. Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2 Dehkharghani bet another 12,000 and Schertzer called. Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2 Both players checked. Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2 Dehkharghani fired 24,000 and was called. On the river, he did the same and Schertzer called, showing Q Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Max Pescatori, Ray Dehkharghani, Ivan Schertzer Level 18 Update: No Repeat Here, Brooks Out In 13thJun 03, '09 Ante: 2,000 Players Remaining: 11 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Freddie Ellis – 940,000 Average Chip Count: 250,588 Notable Eliminations: 13th: Eric Brooks – $24,480 Big Hands: Schertzer Takes Out The Champ, Eric Brooks Out In 13th Place Eric Brooks was all in against Ivan Schertzer. Once all of the cards were dealt, Brooks could not find a hand to defeat his opponent and the defending champion of this event was sent packing in 13th place.
Greg Mueller: X-X-8 Judah brought in 3,000 with his low card and Mueller completed to 10,000. Judah made the call Greg Mueller: X-X-8 Mueller fired another 10,000 and Judah bailed out, leaving himself less than 20,000. Mueller was at 340,000.
Judah: 5 Mel Judah went all in for 7,000. Hasan Habib decided to make the call as he threw in the 7,000. The action was then on Pescatori who raised 10,000 and Habib mucked a pair of queens. Judah had a whole lot of nothing to fight against Pescatori’s cowboys. He did manage to get a wheel draw heading into the river. However, he bricked, however, and he was eliminated in 12th place. He will take home $29,152 for his efforts.
Pescatori: X-X-9 Pescatori completed to 10,000 and Lisandro popped it to 20,000. Pescatori made the call. Pescatori: X-X-9 Lisandro fired another bullet of 10,000 and Pescatori made the call. Pescatori: X-X-9 Both players checked and saw sixth street. Pescatori: X-X-9 Pescatori capitalized on the weakness Lisandro showed on the previous street and fired 20,000. Lisandro quickly mucked and Pescatori was around 300,000. Lisandro was down under 200,000.
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-10 After Max Pescatori folded on fourth street, Lisandro fired 20,000 and Negreanu made the call. Daniel Negreanu: X-X-10 Lisandro was showing two pair and fired 20,000. Negreanu stuck around and they saw the river. Lisandro then fired another shot of 20,000 and Negreanu mucked. Lisandro then offered a side bet to Negreanu, offering him 6 to 1 odds if he turned over a 6 or a 9 from Lisandro’s hole cards. “I couldn’t beat the two pair,” Negreanu said, not biting on the bet. Lisandro finally said “forget it” and raked in the pot, building his stack to almost 400,000. Negreanu was down to around 130,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Mel Judah, Daniel Negreanu, Max Pescatori, Greg Mueller, Jeffrey Lisandro, Eric Brooks, Ivan Schertzer Level 14 Update: Andy Bloch, Hoyt Corkins, Chris Amaral EliminatedJun 02, '09 Ante: 1,000 Players Remaining: 30 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Max Pescatori — 360,000 Average Chip Count: 125,294 Notable Eliminations: Andy Bloch Big Hands:
Chris Amaral opens the pot for 1,000 and Hoyt Corkins completes the bet to 4,000 with the 10 Pescatori: X-X-A Pescatori bets 4,000 and Corkins calls. Pescatori: X-X-A Pescatori bets 8,000 and Corkins calls. Pescatori: X-X-A Both players check around on sixth street and the river cards are dealt. Pescatori bets 8,000 on the river and Corkins calls. Pescatori turns over A Corkins Eliminated, Pescatori Takes Chip Lead The player in seat 1 opens the pot for 1,000 with the 3 Pescatori: X-X-A Pescatori bets 4,000, Corkins raises to 8,000 and Pescatori calls. Pescatori: X-X-A Pescatori bets 8,000 and Corkins raises all in for 12,500 total. Pescatori calls and the rest of the cards are dealt. Pescatori turns over K Chris Amaral Eliminated Chris Amaral is all in on third street with the 10 Left In The Deck: The players have gone on a 20 minute break as the floor colors up the gray “100” chips. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Max Pescatori, Chris Amaral Level 5 Update: Seif Takes One From DarioJun 01, '09 Ante: 100 Players Remaining: 141 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Glantz – 63,000 Average Chip Count: 30,212 Big Hands:
Minieri: X-X-7 Minieri completed to 500 and both Seif and Pescatori called. Minieri: X-X-7 Pescatori led out with 500 and Minieri called. Seif then raised to 1,000 and Pescatori mucked, but Minieri stuck around. Minieri: X-X-7 The betting was on Seif and he fired 1,000. Minieri gathered his hand and threw it in the muck, leaving his stack around 34,000. With the pot, Seif improved to 13,000. Jesus Pushes Out The Professor Chris Ferguson: X-X-9 Howard Lederer fired 1,000 into the pot and Ferguson called, along with seat 7. Chris Ferguson: X-X-9 Ferguson paired his King and led out with 1,000. Lederer and seat 7 quickly got out of the way and Ferguson raked in the pot, his stack at 37,000. Lederer was not doing too bad himself with 46,000.
David Levi: X-X-J Levi completed to 500 and Traniello called. David Levi: X-X-J Levi bet 500 and Traniello stuck around for 5th street. David Levi: X-X-J Traniello checked and Levi fired 1,000. Traniello made the call. David Levi: X-X-J Levi fired another 1,000 into the pot with four diamonds showing and one card to go. Traniello had enough and mucked his hand. His stack was at 41,000 while Levi was up to 27,000. Player Tags: Mark Seif, Chris Ferguson, David Levi, Max Pescatori, Howard Lederer, Marco Traniello, Dario Minieri Level 4 Update: Pescatori Not a BelieverJun 01, '09 Bring In – 200 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Glantz — 45,000 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Entrants: 142 Big Hands:
Picking up the action on 5th street, here are the cards: Max Pescatori: X-X-2 Amaral bet 500 and Pescatori made the call. Pescatori: X-X-2 Both players checked. The river was then dealt and Amaral fired 1,000. Pescatori then raised to 2,000 and Amaral three-bet to 3,000. Pescatori called and showed (2 Raymer Pushes Ivey Out Greg Raymer: X-X-6 After Raymer checked on 4th street, Ivey fired a bet and Raymer called. On the next street, Raymer led out with a bet and Ivey mucked. Ivey was around 30,600 while Raymer was at 20,750.
Matt Glantz: (10 Glantz and his opponent checked every street and Glantz was able to pick up a small pot with two pair, besting his opponent’s pair of Kings. After the hand, Glantz was around 47,000. Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Phil Ivey, Greg Raymer, Matthew Glantz, Chris Amaral Level 1 Update: World Championsip of Seven Card Stud UnderwayJun 01, '09 Ante: 50 Players Left: 122 out of 122 Big Hands: Matt Glantz vs. Rafe Furst The player in seat 5 opens for 50 with the 6 Furst: X-X-K Furst bets 200, Glantz raises to 400, Furst reraises to 600, Glantz four-bets to 800, Furst calls. Furst: X-X-K Furst checks to Glantz who bets 200. Furst raises to 800, Glantz reraises to 1,200 and Furst calls. Furst: X-X-K Furst checks to Glantz who bets 400, Furst calls. Both players are dealt their river cards and Furst checks blind, Glantz bets 400 and Furst calls. Glantz turns over 3
Daniel Negreanu opens for 50 with the 7 Sheikhan: X-X-A Sheikhan bets 200 and Negreanu calls. Sheikhan: X-X-A Sheikhan bets 400 and Negreanu folds, showing A
The player in seat 5 opens the pot for 50 with the 2 Smith: X-X-K Smith bets 200 and Pescatori calls. Smith: X-X-K Smith bets 400 and Pescatori calls. Smith: X-X-K Smith bets 400 and Pescatori calls. Both players check their river cards and Smith turns over Q Left In The Deck: There are currently more stacks than players in today’s $10K World Championship of Seven Card Stud as late arrivals keep pouring in to fill their seats. Notable pros spotted in the field so far include Frank Kasella, Bret Richey, Nick Frangos, Scott Fischman, Jeff Lissandro, Daniel Negreanu, Matt Glantz, Rafe Furst, Shawn Sheikhan, Allen Kessler, Jerry Buss, Chad Brown, Shawn Buchanan, Bill Edler, Bruno Fitoussi, Farzad Bonyadi, and Bill Chen. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Max Pescatori, Shawn Sheikhan, Matthew Glantz, Rafe Furst |
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| Jun 02, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 6 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud | 2 | + |
Final Table Update: Hasan Habib (5th) and Max Pescatori (4th) EliminatedJun 03, '09 Ante: 7,000 Players Remaining: 3 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Freddie Ellis — 2,345,000 Average Chip Count: 1,420,000 Notable Eliminations: 5. Hasan Habib – $80,969 Big Hands:
Hasan Habib Eliminated in Fifth Place ($80,969) Hasan Habib: X-X-J Ville Wahlbeck brought it in for 10,000 and Hasan Habib completed for 30,000. Eric Drache made the call and Wahlbeckk mucked. Hasan Habib: X-X-J Habib bet 30,000 and Drache called. Hasan Habib: X-X-J Habib bet 60,000 and Drache called. Hasan Habib: X-X-J Habib bet 60,000 and Drache raised to put Habib all in. Habib made the call and he flipped over A
Max Pescatori Eliminated in Fourth Place ($107,959) Max Pescaotri: X-X-10 Max Pescatori moved all in for 93,000 on third street after facing a raise from Ville Wahlbeck. Wahlbeck called him down and they flipped up their hole cards: Max Pescaotri: (Q Pescatori was able to make jacks and sixes on sixth street, but Wahlbeck did him one better by making queens and eights on seventh street. Pescatori was eliminated in fourth place and he took home $107,959 in prize money. Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Max Pescatori, Ville Wahlbeck, Eric Drache Final Table Update: Slow Play Takes OverJun 03, '09 Ante: 7,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Freddie Ellis — 2,345,000 Average Chip Count: 473,333 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands: Slow Play for Dessert Action after the dinner break has been very slow. Other than chip leader Freddie Ellis no one at the table has been able to get much going and play has stagnated.
Max Pescatori Doubles Up Max Pescatori: X-X-9 Max Pescatori bet 30,000 and both Eric Drache and Hasan Habib made the call. Freddie Ellis mucked. Max Pescatori: X-X-9 Pescatori bet 60,000 and Drache mucked. Habib made the call. Max Pescatori: X-X-9 Pescatori moved all in for his final 28,000 and Habib called. Pescatori turned over 6 Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Max Pescatori Level 19 Update: Daniel Negreanu EliminatedJun 03, '09 Ante: 3,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 142 Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts: NOTE: It is standard practice for a seven-card stud final table to be eight-handed, but for some reason the final table is going to be seated with nine players to start. Seat 1: Freddie Ellis — 569,000 Average Chip Count: 473,333 Notable Eliminations: 11. Ray Dehkhargani — $29,152 Big Hands: Ray Dehkhargani Eliminated in 11th Place ($29,152) Max Pescatori: X-X-3 Max Pescatori completed to 12,000 and Ray Dehkhargani raised it to 24,000. Pescatori called. Max Pescatori: X-X-3 Pescatori checked and Dehkhargani bet 12,000. Pescatori check-raised to 24,000 and Dehkhargani made the call. Max Pescatori: X-X-3 Dehkhargani checked and Pescatori bet 24,000. Dehkhargani called. Max Pescatori: X-X-3 Dehkhargani bet 24,000 and Pescatori raised to 48,000. Dehkhargani put in a third raise to move all in and Pescatori made the call. Pescatori turned up K
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated on 10th Place ($36,267) Daniel Negreanu tangled in a large hand with Eric Drache that knocked him down to his last 40,000 before the final blow came a few hands later. With the 7 Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Max Pescatori, Tim Phan, Ray Dehkharghani Level 19: Negreanu Tries To Climb BackJun 03, '09 Ante: 3,000 Players Remaining: 11 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Eric Drache – 755,000 Average Chip Count: 250,588 Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J Negreanu completed to 12,000 and Pescatori raised it to 24,000. Negreanu made the call. Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J Pescatori led out with 12,000 and Negreanu called. Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J Pescatori bet 24,000 and Negreanu stuck around. Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J Both players checked and saw the river. They checked again and Negreanu announced that he had a pair of tens, showing 10 Schertzer Cripples Ray Dehkharghani Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2 Dehkharghani fired 12,000 and Schertzer popped it to 24,000. He was called. Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2 Dehkharghani bet another 12,000 and Schertzer called. Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2 Both players checked. Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2 Dehkharghani fired 24,000 and was called. On the river, he did the same and Schertzer called, showing Q Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Max Pescatori, Ray Dehkharghani, Ivan Schertzer Level 18 Update: No Repeat Here, Brooks Out In 13thJun 03, '09 Ante: 2,000 Players Remaining: 11 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Freddie Ellis – 940,000 Average Chip Count: 250,588 Notable Eliminations: 13th: Eric Brooks – $24,480 Big Hands: Schertzer Takes Out The Champ, Eric Brooks Out In 13th Place Eric Brooks was all in against Ivan Schertzer. Once all of the cards were dealt, Brooks could not find a hand to defeat his opponent and the defending champion of this event was sent packing in 13th place.
Greg Mueller: X-X-8 Judah brought in 3,000 with his low card and Mueller completed to 10,000. Judah made the call Greg Mueller: X-X-8 Mueller fired another 10,000 and Judah bailed out, leaving himself less than 20,000. Mueller was at 340,000.
Judah: 5 Mel Judah went all in for 7,000. Hasan Habib decided to make the call as he threw in the 7,000. The action was then on Pescatori who raised 10,000 and Habib mucked a pair of queens. Judah had a whole lot of nothing to fight against Pescatori’s cowboys. He did manage to get a wheel draw heading into the river. However, he bricked, however, and he was eliminated in 12th place. He will take home $29,152 for his efforts.
Pescatori: X-X-9 Pescatori completed to 10,000 and Lisandro popped it to 20,000. Pescatori made the call. Pescatori: X-X-9 Lisandro fired another bullet of 10,000 and Pescatori made the call. Pescatori: X-X-9 Both players checked and saw sixth street. Pescatori: X-X-9 Pescatori capitalized on the weakness Lisandro showed on the previous street and fired 20,000. Lisandro quickly mucked and Pescatori was around 300,000. Lisandro was down under 200,000.
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-10 After Max Pescatori folded on fourth street, Lisandro fired 20,000 and Negreanu made the call. Daniel Negreanu: X-X-10 Lisandro was showing two pair and fired 20,000. Negreanu stuck around and they saw the river. Lisandro then fired another shot of 20,000 and Negreanu mucked. Lisandro then offered a side bet to Negreanu, offering him 6 to 1 odds if he turned over a 6 or a 9 from Lisandro’s hole cards. “I couldn’t beat the two pair,” Negreanu said, not biting on the bet. Lisandro finally said “forget it” and raked in the pot, building his stack to almost 400,000. Negreanu was down to around 130,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Mel Judah, Daniel Negreanu, Max Pescatori, Greg Mueller, Jeffrey Lisandro, Eric Brooks, Ivan Schertzer Level 14 Update: Andy Bloch, Hoyt Corkins, Chris Amaral EliminatedJun 02, '09 Ante: 1,000 Players Remaining: 30 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Max Pescatori — 360,000 Average Chip Count: 125,294 Notable Eliminations: Andy Bloch Big Hands:
Chris Amaral opens the pot for 1,000 and Hoyt Corkins completes the bet to 4,000 with the 10 Pescatori: X-X-A Pescatori bets 4,000 and Corkins calls. Pescatori: X-X-A Pescatori bets 8,000 and Corkins calls. Pescatori: X-X-A Both players check around on sixth street and the river cards are dealt. Pescatori bets 8,000 on the river and Corkins calls. Pescatori turns over A Corkins Eliminated, Pescatori Takes Chip Lead The player in seat 1 opens the pot for 1,000 with the 3 Pescatori: X-X-A Pescatori bets 4,000, Corkins raises to 8,000 and Pescatori calls. Pescatori: X-X-A Pescatori bets 8,000 and Corkins raises all in for 12,500 total. Pescatori calls and the rest of the cards are dealt. Pescatori turns over K Chris Amaral Eliminated Chris Amaral is all in on third street with the 10 Left In The Deck: The players have gone on a 20 minute break as the floor colors up the gray “100” chips. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Max Pescatori, Chris Amaral Level 5 Update: Seif Takes One From DarioJun 01, '09 Ante: 100 Players Remaining: 141 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Glantz – 63,000 Average Chip Count: 30,212 Big Hands:
Minieri: X-X-7 Minieri completed to 500 and both Seif and Pescatori called. Minieri: X-X-7 Pescatori led out with 500 and Minieri called. Seif then raised to 1,000 and Pescatori mucked, but Minieri stuck around. Minieri: X-X-7 The betting was on Seif and he fired 1,000. Minieri gathered his hand and threw it in the muck, leaving his stack around 34,000. With the pot, Seif improved to 13,000. Jesus Pushes Out The Professor Chris Ferguson: X-X-9 Howard Lederer fired 1,000 into the pot and Ferguson called, along with seat 7. Chris Ferguson: X-X-9 Ferguson paired his King and led out with 1,000. Lederer and seat 7 quickly got out of the way and Ferguson raked in the pot, his stack at 37,000. Lederer was not doing too bad himself with 46,000.
David Levi: X-X-J Levi completed to 500 and Traniello called. David Levi: X-X-J Levi bet 500 and Traniello stuck around for 5th street. David Levi: X-X-J Traniello checked and Levi fired 1,000. Traniello made the call. David Levi: X-X-J Levi fired another 1,000 into the pot with four diamonds showing and one card to go. Traniello had enough and mucked his hand. His stack was at 41,000 while Levi was up to 27,000. Player Tags: Mark Seif, Chris Ferguson, David Levi, Max Pescatori, Howard Lederer, Marco Traniello, Dario Minieri Level 4 Update: Pescatori Not a BelieverJun 01, '09 Bring In – 200 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Glantz — 45,000 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Entrants: 142 Big Hands:
Picking up the action on 5th street, here are the cards: Max Pescatori: X-X-2 Amaral bet 500 and Pescatori made the call. Pescatori: X-X-2 Both players checked. The river was then dealt and Amaral fired 1,000. Pescatori then raised to 2,000 and Amaral three-bet to 3,000. Pescatori called and showed (2 Raymer Pushes Ivey Out Greg Raymer: X-X-6 After Raymer checked on 4th street, Ivey fired a bet and Raymer called. On the next street, Raymer led out with a bet and Ivey mucked. Ivey was around 30,600 while Raymer was at 20,750.
Matt Glantz: (10 Glantz and his opponent checked every street and Glantz was able to pick up a small pot with two pair, besting his opponent’s pair of Kings. After the hand, Glantz was around 47,000. Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Phil Ivey, Greg Raymer, Matthew Glantz, Chris Amaral Level 1 Update: World Championsip of Seven Card Stud UnderwayJun 01, '09 Ante: 50 Players Left: 122 out of 122 Big Hands: Matt Glantz vs. Rafe Furst The player in seat 5 opens for 50 with the 6 Furst: X-X-K Furst bets 200, Glantz raises to 400, Furst reraises to 600, Glantz four-bets to 800, Furst calls. Furst: X-X-K Furst checks to Glantz who bets 200. Furst raises to 800, Glantz reraises to 1,200 and Furst calls. Furst: X-X-K Furst checks to Glantz who bets 400, Furst calls. Both players are dealt their river cards and Furst checks blind, Glantz bets 400 and Furst calls. Glantz turns over 3
Daniel Negreanu opens for 50 with the 7 Sheikhan: X-X-A Sheikhan bets 200 and Negreanu calls. Sheikhan: X-X-A Sheikhan bets 400 and Negreanu folds, showing A
The player in seat 5 opens the pot for 50 with the 2 Smith: X-X-K Smith bets 200 and Pescatori calls. Smith: X-X-K Smith bets 400 and Pescatori calls. Smith: X-X-K Smith bets 400 and Pescatori calls. Both players check their river cards and Smith turns over Q Left In The Deck: There are currently more stacks than players in today’s $10K World Championship of Seven Card Stud as late arrivals keep pouring in to fill their seats. Notable pros spotted in the field so far include Frank Kasella, Bret Richey, Nick Frangos, Scott Fischman, Jeff Lissandro, Daniel Negreanu, Matt Glantz, Rafe Furst, Shawn Sheikhan, Allen Kessler, Jerry Buss, Chad Brown, Shawn Buchanan, Bill Edler, Bruno Fitoussi, Farzad Bonyadi, and Bill Chen. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Max Pescatori, Shawn Sheikhan, Matthew Glantz, Rafe Furst |
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| Jun 03, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 10 - $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/ Pot-Limit Omaha | 1 | + |
Event No. 10 Begins at 5 p.m. on WednesdayJun 03, '09
Event No. 10 ($2,500 pot-limit hold’em/Omaha) will begin at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3. Players will begin with 7,500 in tournament chips and blinds will begin at 50-75 for pot-limit hold’em and 25-50 for pot-limit Omaha during level 1. The game will change every nine hands. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 60-minute dinner break after level 4 on day 1. Here is a look at the schedule for the event: Wednesday, June 3, 5 p.m.: Day 1 (play 8 levels) In 2008 this event attracted 457 players and the champion was Max Pescatori, who took home $246,471 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you a summary of the action at the dinner break and end of play each day for this event. Player Tags: Max Pescatori |
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| Jun 01, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 6 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud | 1 | + |
Final Table Update: Hasan Habib (5th) and Max Pescatori (4th) EliminatedJun 03, '09 Ante: 7,000 Players Remaining: 3 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Freddie Ellis — 2,345,000 Average Chip Count: 1,420,000 Notable Eliminations: 5. Hasan Habib – $80,969 Big Hands:
Hasan Habib Eliminated in Fifth Place ($80,969) Hasan Habib: X-X-J Ville Wahlbeck brought it in for 10,000 and Hasan Habib completed for 30,000. Eric Drache made the call and Wahlbeckk mucked. Hasan Habib: X-X-J Habib bet 30,000 and Drache called. Hasan Habib: X-X-J Habib bet 60,000 and Drache called. Hasan Habib: X-X-J Habib bet 60,000 and Drache raised to put Habib all in. Habib made the call and he flipped over A
Max Pescatori Eliminated in Fourth Place ($107,959) Max Pescaotri: X-X-10 Max Pescatori moved all in for 93,000 on third street after facing a raise from Ville Wahlbeck. Wahlbeck called him down and they flipped up their hole cards: Max Pescaotri: (Q Pescatori was able to make jacks and sixes on sixth street, but Wahlbeck did him one better by making queens and eights on seventh street. Pescatori was eliminated in fourth place and he took home $107,959 in prize money. Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Max Pescatori, Ville Wahlbeck, Eric Drache Final Table Update: Slow Play Takes OverJun 03, '09 Ante: 7,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Freddie Ellis — 2,345,000 Average Chip Count: 473,333 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands: Slow Play for Dessert Action after the dinner break has been very slow. Other than chip leader Freddie Ellis no one at the table has been able to get much going and play has stagnated.
Max Pescatori Doubles Up Max Pescatori: X-X-9 Max Pescatori bet 30,000 and both Eric Drache and Hasan Habib made the call. Freddie Ellis mucked. Max Pescatori: X-X-9 Pescatori bet 60,000 and Drache mucked. Habib made the call. Max Pescatori: X-X-9 Pescatori moved all in for his final 28,000 and Habib called. Pescatori turned over 6 Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Max Pescatori Level 19 Update: Daniel Negreanu EliminatedJun 03, '09 Ante: 3,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 142 Final Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts: NOTE: It is standard practice for a seven-card stud final table to be eight-handed, but for some reason the final table is going to be seated with nine players to start. Seat 1: Freddie Ellis — 569,000 Average Chip Count: 473,333 Notable Eliminations: 11. Ray Dehkhargani — $29,152 Big Hands: Ray Dehkhargani Eliminated in 11th Place ($29,152) Max Pescatori: X-X-3 Max Pescatori completed to 12,000 and Ray Dehkhargani raised it to 24,000. Pescatori called. Max Pescatori: X-X-3 Pescatori checked and Dehkhargani bet 12,000. Pescatori check-raised to 24,000 and Dehkhargani made the call. Max Pescatori: X-X-3 Dehkhargani checked and Pescatori bet 24,000. Dehkhargani called. Max Pescatori: X-X-3 Dehkhargani bet 24,000 and Pescatori raised to 48,000. Dehkhargani put in a third raise to move all in and Pescatori made the call. Pescatori turned up K
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated on 10th Place ($36,267) Daniel Negreanu tangled in a large hand with Eric Drache that knocked him down to his last 40,000 before the final blow came a few hands later. With the 7 Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Max Pescatori, Tim Phan, Ray Dehkharghani Level 19: Negreanu Tries To Climb BackJun 03, '09 Ante: 3,000 Players Remaining: 11 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Eric Drache – 755,000 Average Chip Count: 250,588 Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J Negreanu completed to 12,000 and Pescatori raised it to 24,000. Negreanu made the call. Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J Pescatori led out with 12,000 and Negreanu called. Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J Pescatori bet 24,000 and Negreanu stuck around. Daniel Negreanu: X-X-J Both players checked and saw the river. They checked again and Negreanu announced that he had a pair of tens, showing 10 Schertzer Cripples Ray Dehkharghani Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2 Dehkharghani fired 12,000 and Schertzer popped it to 24,000. He was called. Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2 Dehkharghani bet another 12,000 and Schertzer called. Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2 Both players checked. Ivan Schertzer: X-X-2 Dehkharghani fired 24,000 and was called. On the river, he did the same and Schertzer called, showing Q Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Max Pescatori, Ray Dehkharghani, Ivan Schertzer Level 18 Update: No Repeat Here, Brooks Out In 13thJun 03, '09 Ante: 2,000 Players Remaining: 11 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Freddie Ellis – 940,000 Average Chip Count: 250,588 Notable Eliminations: 13th: Eric Brooks – $24,480 Big Hands: Schertzer Takes Out The Champ, Eric Brooks Out In 13th Place Eric Brooks was all in against Ivan Schertzer. Once all of the cards were dealt, Brooks could not find a hand to defeat his opponent and the defending champion of this event was sent packing in 13th place.
Greg Mueller: X-X-8 Judah brought in 3,000 with his low card and Mueller completed to 10,000. Judah made the call Greg Mueller: X-X-8 Mueller fired another 10,000 and Judah bailed out, leaving himself less than 20,000. Mueller was at 340,000.
Judah: 5 Mel Judah went all in for 7,000. Hasan Habib decided to make the call as he threw in the 7,000. The action was then on Pescatori who raised 10,000 and Habib mucked a pair of queens. Judah had a whole lot of nothing to fight against Pescatori’s cowboys. He did manage to get a wheel draw heading into the river. However, he bricked, however, and he was eliminated in 12th place. He will take home $29,152 for his efforts.
Pescatori: X-X-9 Pescatori completed to 10,000 and Lisandro popped it to 20,000. Pescatori made the call. Pescatori: X-X-9 Lisandro fired another bullet of 10,000 and Pescatori made the call. Pescatori: X-X-9 Both players checked and saw sixth street. Pescatori: X-X-9 Pescatori capitalized on the weakness Lisandro showed on the previous street and fired 20,000. Lisandro quickly mucked and Pescatori was around 300,000. Lisandro was down under 200,000.
Daniel Negreanu: X-X-10 After Max Pescatori folded on fourth street, Lisandro fired 20,000 and Negreanu made the call. Daniel Negreanu: X-X-10 Lisandro was showing two pair and fired 20,000. Negreanu stuck around and they saw the river. Lisandro then fired another shot of 20,000 and Negreanu mucked. Lisandro then offered a side bet to Negreanu, offering him 6 to 1 odds if he turned over a 6 or a 9 from Lisandro’s hole cards. “I couldn’t beat the two pair,” Negreanu said, not biting on the bet. Lisandro finally said “forget it” and raked in the pot, building his stack to almost 400,000. Negreanu was down to around 130,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Mel Judah, Daniel Negreanu, Max Pescatori, Greg Mueller, Jeffrey Lisandro, Eric Brooks, Ivan Schertzer Level 14 Update: Andy Bloch, Hoyt Corkins, Chris Amaral EliminatedJun 02, '09 Ante: 1,000 Players Remaining: 30 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Max Pescatori — 360,000 Average Chip Count: 125,294 Notable Eliminations: Andy Bloch Big Hands:
Chris Amaral opens the pot for 1,000 and Hoyt Corkins completes the bet to 4,000 with the 10 Pescatori: X-X-A Pescatori bets 4,000 and Corkins calls. Pescatori: X-X-A Pescatori bets 8,000 and Corkins calls. Pescatori: X-X-A Both players check around on sixth street and the river cards are dealt. Pescatori bets 8,000 on the river and Corkins calls. Pescatori turns over A Corkins Eliminated, Pescatori Takes Chip Lead The player in seat 1 opens the pot for 1,000 with the 3 Pescatori: X-X-A Pescatori bets 4,000, Corkins raises to 8,000 and Pescatori calls. Pescatori: X-X-A Pescatori bets 8,000 and Corkins raises all in for 12,500 total. Pescatori calls and the rest of the cards are dealt. Pescatori turns over K Chris Amaral Eliminated Chris Amaral is all in on third street with the 10 Left In The Deck: The players have gone on a 20 minute break as the floor colors up the gray “100” chips. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Max Pescatori, Chris Amaral Level 5 Update: Seif Takes One From DarioJun 01, '09 Ante: 100 Players Remaining: 141 out of 142 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Glantz – 63,000 Average Chip Count: 30,212 Big Hands:
Minieri: X-X-7 Minieri completed to 500 and both Seif and Pescatori called. Minieri: X-X-7 Pescatori led out with 500 and Minieri called. Seif then raised to 1,000 and Pescatori mucked, but Minieri stuck around. Minieri: X-X-7 The betting was on Seif and he fired 1,000. Minieri gathered his hand and threw it in the muck, leaving his stack around 34,000. With the pot, Seif improved to 13,000. Jesus Pushes Out The Professor Chris Ferguson: X-X-9 Howard Lederer fired 1,000 into the pot and Ferguson called, along with seat 7. Chris Ferguson: X-X-9 Ferguson paired his King and led out with 1,000. Lederer and seat 7 quickly got out of the way and Ferguson raked in the pot, his stack at 37,000. Lederer was not doing too bad himself with 46,000.
David Levi: X-X-J Levi completed to 500 and Traniello called. David Levi: X-X-J Levi bet 500 and Traniello stuck around for 5th street. David Levi: X-X-J Traniello checked and Levi fired 1,000. Traniello made the call. David Levi: X-X-J Levi fired another 1,000 into the pot with four diamonds showing and one card to go. Traniello had enough and mucked his hand. His stack was at 41,000 while Levi was up to 27,000. Player Tags: Mark Seif, Chris Ferguson, David Levi, Max Pescatori, Howard Lederer, Marco Traniello, Dario Minieri Level 4 Update: Pescatori Not a BelieverJun 01, '09 Bring In – 200 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Glantz — 45,000 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Entrants: 142 Big Hands:
Picking up the action on 5th street, here are the cards: Max Pescatori: X-X-2 Amaral bet 500 and Pescatori made the call. Pescatori: X-X-2 Both players checked. The river was then dealt and Amaral fired 1,000. Pescatori then raised to 2,000 and Amaral three-bet to 3,000. Pescatori called and showed (2 Raymer Pushes Ivey Out Greg Raymer: X-X-6 After Raymer checked on 4th street, Ivey fired a bet and Raymer called. On the next street, Raymer led out with a bet and Ivey mucked. Ivey was around 30,600 while Raymer was at 20,750.
Matt Glantz: (10 Glantz and his opponent checked every street and Glantz was able to pick up a small pot with two pair, besting his opponent’s pair of Kings. After the hand, Glantz was around 47,000. Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Phil Ivey, Greg Raymer, Matthew Glantz, Chris Amaral Level 1 Update: World Championsip of Seven Card Stud UnderwayJun 01, '09 Ante: 50 Players Left: 122 out of 122 Big Hands: Matt Glantz vs. Rafe Furst The player in seat 5 opens for 50 with the 6 Furst: X-X-K Furst bets 200, Glantz raises to 400, Furst reraises to 600, Glantz four-bets to 800, Furst calls. Furst: X-X-K Furst checks to Glantz who bets 200. Furst raises to 800, Glantz reraises to 1,200 and Furst calls. Furst: X-X-K Furst checks to Glantz who bets 400, Furst calls. Both players are dealt their river cards and Furst checks blind, Glantz bets 400 and Furst calls. Glantz turns over 3
Daniel Negreanu opens for 50 with the 7 Sheikhan: X-X-A Sheikhan bets 200 and Negreanu calls. Sheikhan: X-X-A Sheikhan bets 400 and Negreanu folds, showing A
The player in seat 5 opens the pot for 50 with the 2 Smith: X-X-K Smith bets 200 and Pescatori calls. Smith: X-X-K Smith bets 400 and Pescatori calls. Smith: X-X-K Smith bets 400 and Pescatori calls. Both players check their river cards and Smith turns over Q Left In The Deck: There are currently more stacks than players in today’s $10K World Championship of Seven Card Stud as late arrivals keep pouring in to fill their seats. Notable pros spotted in the field so far include Frank Kasella, Bret Richey, Nick Frangos, Scott Fischman, Jeff Lissandro, Daniel Negreanu, Matt Glantz, Rafe Furst, Shawn Sheikhan, Allen Kessler, Jerry Buss, Chad Brown, Shawn Buchanan, Bill Edler, Bruno Fitoussi, Farzad Bonyadi, and Bill Chen. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Max Pescatori, Shawn Sheikhan, Matthew Glantz, Rafe Furst |
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| Apr 29, '09 | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Grand Final - Season V | EPT Grand Final Championship - Event 1 | 2 | + |
Max Pescatori EliminatedApr 29, '09
Player Tags: Max Pescatori |
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| Jan 08, '09 | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season V | EPT No-Limit Hold'em Main Event 1 | 4 | + |
HUGE HandJan 08, '09
Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Kevin Saul |
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She Must Have Hit A Nerve
A
J
, Chau Giang checked to Daniel Negreanu and he bet 3,000. Giang made the call. The turn was the J
Party Like It’s 99
7
Full Boat Good For Chainsaw
John Juanda Knocked Out
Max Pescatori Gone
Pairs Are Bad, Unless He Has A Bigger One
Brett Richey Doubles Up
What Game Is It Again?
Bach Takes Nice Pot Off Lunkin
Michael Binger Doubles Through Archie Karas
Jason Gray Eliminated in 14th Place ($17,885)
Bobby Bellande Bubbles
De Wolfe Man
Phan One Ups Matusow
Buchanan Takes Some Off Juanda, Then Goes Bust
The Apple Falls On Elezra
Blackout
Let The Chopping Begin!
Pescatori Survives This All In With A Chop, But Knocked Out Later
Negreanu Breathes A Sigh Of Relief
Mueller Takes One Of Judah’s Legs…
…Pescatori Takes the Other, Judah Out In 12th Place
Negreanu Leaks Some Chips
Max Pescatori vs. Hoyt Corkins
Mark Seif vs. Dario Minieri
Levi vs. Traniello
Pescatori Smells A Bluff
Glantz Adds to His Stack
Shawn Sheikhan vs. Daniel Negreanu
Justin Smith vs. Max Pescatori
Max Pescatori has busted out of the tournament late on day 1B.
Kevin Saul just took the chip lead by winning one of the biggest hands of the tournament. He now holds 2.3 million after he turned the nut flush against a set of kings that Max Pescatori had flopped. Pescatori check-raised on the turn and Saul made the call to knock him out of the tournament and take the lead.| Jump to | | Page 1 of 6 | Next |
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