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Todd Brunson

Hometown: El Paso

Country of Origin: United States

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Date	Series	Event	Day

Jul 07, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event	2	+
Level 7 Hour 1 Update: Sam Farha Doubles Up Jul 07, '09 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante Players Remaining: 3,956 of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Samer Rahman – 235,000 2. Greg Mueller – 176,000 3. Coba Cao – 175,100 4. Tom Schneider – 165,000 5. Andy Black – 162,000 6. Kirk Banks – 157,000 7. Jim Bookstaff – 155,000 8. Nick Maimone – 154,000 9. David Sands – 147,000 10. Redmond Lee – 140,000 CardPlayer Chip Counts: Todd Brunson – 41,000 Ciaran O’Leary – 33,400 Mike Matusow – 20,000 Notable Eliminations: Jason Mercier Shaun Deeb Big Hands: The River Is Good To Farha After a series of raises between Sam Farha, Karga Holt and seat 7, Farha moved all in for 11,550. Jaka mucked but seat 7 made the call. Farha turned over 77. Seat 7 showed AQ and they were off to the races. Seat 7 spiked an ace on the flop when it came AJ2. The turn offered no help to Farha as it was the K. The river was the 7 and Farha pulled off his miracle and doubled up to 32,000. *Helppi Picks Off A Bluff* After the river was dealt, the board read A10284. The player in seat 7 bet 4,200 and Helppi made the call. “Good call,” seat 7 said as he showed Helppi K-J for a busted straight draw. Helppi turned over 86 for just a pair of eights and took down the pot. He was at 81,000. Sometimes, It’s Good When You Miss The player in seat 2 raised to 1,500 from the cutoff and Todd Brunson made the call from the small blind. The flop came down K96 and both players checked. The turn was the 6 and Brunson checked. The cutoff bet 3,500 and Brunson came along. The river was the 2 and Brunson checked again. The cutoff fired another shot, this one 6,000. Brunson finally released his hand into the muck and his opponent showed KK for a full house. “I’m lucky I missed,” Brunson said after seeing the hand. He was down to 40,000. Erik Cajelais Caught With Counterfeit Diamonds Erik Cajelais raised from the button and the big blind called. The flop was K22. The big blind checked and Cajelais bet 4,000. The big blind raised all in to 22,000. Cajelais made the call with 65. The big blind tabled A10 and Cajelais’ flush draw was rendered useless. The turn was the 9 and the river was the 3 and neither player hit anything, giving the big blind the double up with ace-high. Cajelais was at 60,000. Shaun Deeb Annihilated By Rockets Shaun Deeb raised to 13,000 and then Corwin Cole repopped it to 30,000. Deeb then shoved for 60,000. Cole made the call and tabled AA. Deeb showed down A9 and was in deep trouble. The board ran out JJ10K8 and Deeb threw away 600 big blinds in the blink of an eye and was eliminated. Michael Gracz Doubles Up Michael Gracz moved all in for 14,000 preflop and was called by one player. Gracz showed 55 while his opponent tabled A7. The board ran out K1068Q and Gracz doubled up to 28,000. Hoyt Corkins Doubles Again And His Stack Nothing To Mess With Now A late position player put in a raise preflop and Hoyt Corkins called from the big blind. The small blind came along as well and the flop was J75. Action was checked to the late position player who bet out. The small blind called and Corkins moved in for 30,000. The small blind was the only caller and tabled KK. Corkins showed 98 for just a double belly-buster straight draw. The turn was the A and Corkins had one foot out the door. But the river was the 10 and Corkins cracked the cowboys, making his straight and doubling to over 70,000. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Juha Helppi, Michael Gracz, Todd Brunson, Sam Farha, Erik Cajelais, Shaun Deeb Level 5 Hour 2: Johnny Chan Out Jul 07, '09 Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante Day 2A Field: 1,476 Chip Counts: 1. Samer Rahman – 145,000 2. Nick Maimone – 142,000 3. Redmond Lee – 140,000 4. Tom Schneider – 133,000 5. Fabrice Soulier – 130,000 6. Jim Bookstaff – 120,575 7. Craig Hopkins – 118,150 8. Jani Sointula – 113,000 9. Daniel Makowsky – 100,200 10. Lana Maier – 95,0000 Notable Eliminations: Johnny Chan Jennifer Tilly Brian Townsend Katja Thater Barry Shulman Jon Turner Big Hands: The Orient Express Derailed Johnny Chan moved all in for 6,000 from the big blind. Matthew Woodward had limped in earlier and made the call. Chan tabled A4 while Woodward was in better shape with 99. The board ran out K8Q10Q and Chan was eliminated from the 2009 main event. Tilly Counterfeited, Sent Out Jennifer Tilly moved all in after a flop 876 and was called by an opponent holding 99. Tilly tabled 86 for two pair. The turn was the Q, holding Tilly’s lead but the 7 counterfeited her hand and sent her packing. Laak Gets Bombed After a flop of 843, a player bet 5,600 and another player in middle position called. The action was then on Phil Laak who shoved for over 53,000. Jani Sointula was also in the hand from the small blind and he made the call. The other players folded and Laak tabled K3 for the second nut flush draw and bottom pair. Sointula showed A6 for the nut flush draw. Sointula made no flush on the turn, but did hit the 6 to take the lead. Laak was in trouble and the river was the 8, dropping Laak’s stack to just 11,000. Brian Townsend Gone Brian Townsend got his stack all in preflop with Q9. He was called by one player holding pocket jacks and Townsend needed help. The flop came down A103, giving little help to Townsend. The turn was the J, giving his opponent a set but Townsend outs to a straight. But the river bricked for Townsend and he was gone. Thater Hammered Down, Then Busts Katja Thater had her opponent all in on the turn with the board reading 928J. Her opponent was holding A7 for the nut flush draw and a gutshot straight draw, plenty of outs. But Thater held two of those outs to a straight as she held 1010. Despite that, the 10 managed to fall on the river and Thater’s opponent doubled up. Thater was steaming after the hand, left with only 10,000 in chips. She would lose the rest of those later in the level. Brunson Drops Chips Picking up the action on the turn, the board read AK66. Todd Brunson was first to act and checked his option. His opponent bet 2,600 and Brunson made the call. The river was the 7. Brunson checked again and his opponent bet 5,100. Brunson called and was shown the bad news as his opponent flipped over 77 for a full house on the river. Brunson mucked and was under 30,000. Don’t Bluff Me, I’m Kara Scott A player in middle position raised to 1,025 preflop. The action folded to Kara Scott on the button. She raised to 3,000 and her opponent called. The flop was A2Q and action was checked to Scott. She bet 4,000 and her opponent came along. The turn was the 2 and Scott’s opponent led out for 6,700. Scott made the call and the river was the 6. Scott faced another bet, this one over 17,000. She made the call and her opponent mucked his hand. She tabled A3 for two pair and built her stack up to 63,000. Player Tags: Todd Brunson, Phil Laak, Johnny Chan, Jennifer Tilly, Brian Townsend, Katja Thater, Kara Scott Level 3 Hour 2 Update: Not a Good Hour for the Brunson's Jul 04, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Craig Hopkins – 131,000 2. Nick Maimone – 125,000 3. Jim Bookstaff – 118,000 4. Vadim Gruzglin – 118,000 5. Jesse Rios – 110,500 6. Ali Eslami – 90,000 7. Karin Lehoussing – 87,000 8. Jonathan Tare – 75,000 9. Sam Khouiss – 72,000 10. Dave D’Alesandro – 68,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Todd Brunson — 41,000 Mike Matusow — 29,000 Notable Eliminations: Doyle Brunson Vicky Coren Big Hands Deeb Gets Revenge A player under the gun opened the pot for 800 and was called by Shaun Deeb and the player in the big blind. They saw the flop three-handed and it came AJ4. The big blind checked, the original raiser bet 2,200 and Deeb raised to 5,250. The big blind, who was the the same player that doubled through Deeb earlier, flat called the 5250 and the original raiser got out of the way. They were heads-up to the turn and the turn card was the 8. The big blind checked and Deeb moved all in for his last 16,000. The big blind called and showed A8, but was way behind Deeb’s AJ. The river bricked off and Deeb doubled up to about 50,000. Helppi Doubles Up Through Brunson There were several players that took a flop after a preflop raise. The flop came J22 and everybody checked over to the button, who bet 1,500. The small blind called, Todd Brunson called, and then Juha Helppi moved all in for his last 8,125. The button tanked for a minute or so before finally giving up his hand. The small blind tossed in his cards quickly and then Brunson went into the tank. After asking the dealer to spread the pot as he did some mental math, he then cut out some chips and said “I guess you have a flush draw,” and tossed in the call. Brunson was right as Helppi tabled A10 and Brunson showed QJ. The button moaned, claiming he had folded pocket queens, but was relieved when the A fell on the turn, giving Helppi the best hand. The river was the 5 and Brunson’s stack took a dent. Doyle Brunson Eliminated With the final board reading 9 7 3 4 A, cards were turned up and Doyle Brunson was getting up from the table. Brunson had flopped a set of threes and was eliminated when his opponent showed 5 6. The room cheered out of respect as the 10 time bracelet winner was eliminated from the tournament, and his World Series is officially over. Mortensen’s Stack Takes a Hit After a preflop raise to 600, Carlos Mortensen and two other players called. The flop was 94Q and everybody checked to the preflop raiser, who bet 1,200, which was called by everyone. The turn was the 10 and after the preflop raiser bet 2,000, Mortensen was the only caller. The river was the 4 and Mortensen moved his opponent all in after he bet 4,100. His opponent snap called and showed QQ, good for a full house, and besting Mortensen’s A4. This Is What Happens When You Don’t Respect Your Elders Erik Seidel raised to 800 from middle position and action folded around to the big blind, where an older woman was residing. She made the call and the two players saw a flop of A43. The big blind checked and Seidel immediately fired 1,400. The woman called and the turn was the 6. The woman then led out with 3,050 and Seidel made a quick call. The river was the A and the woman immediately fired 16,000 into the bought, producing a giggle from Seidel and a shake of the head. He spent a minute thinking over his decision and then mucked his hand. His stack was down to 54,000. Eslami Near Six Figures On a board reading KJ2810, the player in the hijack position fired 3,500. Ali Eslami then raised to 9,000 from the button. The player in the hijack then tabled Q9, thinking Eslami had just called. After the floor was called over, the player was issued a warning but given the option to call or fold. He called with his straight, but Eslami tabled AQ for the nut straight and he raked in the pot. Eslami was around 90,000 after the hand. Vicky Coren Out In Heartbreaking Fashion Vicky Coren moved her last 10,000 into the pot preflop and was called by one opponent. Coren tabled QQ and was in terrible shape against her opponents KK. The flop was no help as it came 432. Coren then spiked the Q on the turn and was in great shape to double up. But the K fell on the river and just that quickly, Coren went from the penthouse to the outhouse as she was eliminated. Big Hand For Slim, But Only a Small Pot On a flop of K66, the small blind led out for 400 and Amarillo Slim called. The 3 fell on the turn and the small blind checked. Slim bet 500 and the small blind folded and claimed he had a king. “You were drawing dead the whole way, lucky for you you didn’t catch another one,” said Slim as he flashed the 66, showing that he flopped quad sixes. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Todd Brunson, Doyle Brunson, Ali Eslami, Vicky Coren, Shaun Deeb Level 3 Hour 1 Update: David Pham Goes Bust Jul 04, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Vadim Gruzglin – 125,000 2. Jim Bookstaff – 114,000 3. Jesse Rios – 112,000 4. Sam Khouiss – 80,500 5. Dave D’Alesandro – 68,000 6. Catherine Hearn – 62,000 7. Grant Levy – 60,200 8. Angelo Ricci – 57,500 9. Paris Heard – 57,000 10. Raymond Davis – 55,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Todd Brunson — 50,000 Mike Matusow — 31,000 Stephen Murphy – 6,500 Notable Eliminations: Jeremiah Smith David Pham Big Hands Brunson Drops A Pot The player in seat 4 raised to 800 preflop from middle position and the small blind called. Todd Brunson was in the big blind and he decided to come along as well. The flop then fell A83. The action was checked to seat 4 who fired 1,700 into the pot. The small blind mucked but Brunson called. The turn was the 6 and both players checked. They did the same on the 4 river and seat 4 showed A9 for top pair. Brunson showed the losing 1010 and he was down to 55,000. King Raymer Greg Raymer and his opponent in seat 3 tangled in a hand where the pot was over 4,000 preflop. The flop then fell 1074. Seat 3 checked to Raymer who fired 3,500 into the pot. Seat 3 then mucked his hand, surrendering the pot to Raymer. Raymer then tabled KK. “Every time I reraise you I have two kings,” Raymer said. Seat 3 grinned and Raymer was at 44,000. The Red Queens After a flop of Q84, Shaun Deeb’s opponent moved all in for 14,500. Deeb then made the call and the players showed their hands. Deeb: AQ Opponent: QQ Deeb flopped top pair but his opponent made a set of ladies. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 9 and Deeb was down to 25,000 after dropping that pot. Greenstein Takes One Barry Greenstein raised to800 preflop from under the gun and the action folded around to the big blind. He made the call and the players saw a flop of A8K. The big blind checked and Greenstein fired 1,000. The big blind made the quick call and the 2 came on the turn. Action was checked to Greenstein again and he bet 3,000. The big blind mucked and Greenstein took the pot, getting his stack to 34,000. Dragon Slayed David Pham was nursing a short stack and moved it into the middle against the big blind. The big blind called and tabled AK. Pham showed AA, having his opponent dominated. The flop came K85, giving the big blind a pair but Pham still held the lead. That all changed on the turn when the K showed up and ruined Pham’s good time. Pham needed the case A to make a full house and double up, but the 6 fell on the river instead and Pham was gone from the main event. Jeremiah Smith Gone Jeremiah Smith doubled up very early in day 1, but just a few hours later he went bust. On a board showing A937, Smith moved all in and was called by his opponent. Smith tabled pocket threes for a set, but his opponent showed pocket aces for top set. Smith needed the case three to drop on the river but instead the 9 fell, filling up both players but Smith got the sucker’s end and he was eliminated. Hoyt Corkins Doubles Up Hoyt Corkins called 300 preflop and another player raised to 950. Action folded around back to Corkins who shoved for his entire stack of 19,875. The other player made the call and tabled AJ. Corkins was in great shape as he was dominating his opponent with AK. The flop then came K109, giving Corkins top pair but also giving his opponent a Broadway draw. The turn was the 6 and the river paired the board with the 10 and Corkins doubled up to just over 40,000. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, David Pham, Barry Greenstein, Todd Brunson, Greg Raymer, Shaun Deeb View All Live Updates From This Event
Jul 04, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event	1	+
Level 7 Hour 1 Update: Sam Farha Doubles Up Jul 07, '09 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante Players Remaining: 3,956 of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Samer Rahman – 235,000 2. Greg Mueller – 176,000 3. Coba Cao – 175,100 4. Tom Schneider – 165,000 5. Andy Black – 162,000 6. Kirk Banks – 157,000 7. Jim Bookstaff – 155,000 8. Nick Maimone – 154,000 9. David Sands – 147,000 10. Redmond Lee – 140,000 CardPlayer Chip Counts: Todd Brunson – 41,000 Ciaran O’Leary – 33,400 Mike Matusow – 20,000 Notable Eliminations: Jason Mercier Shaun Deeb Big Hands: The River Is Good To Farha After a series of raises between Sam Farha, Karga Holt and seat 7, Farha moved all in for 11,550. Jaka mucked but seat 7 made the call. Farha turned over 77. Seat 7 showed AQ and they were off to the races. Seat 7 spiked an ace on the flop when it came AJ2. The turn offered no help to Farha as it was the K. The river was the 7 and Farha pulled off his miracle and doubled up to 32,000. *Helppi Picks Off A Bluff* After the river was dealt, the board read A10284. The player in seat 7 bet 4,200 and Helppi made the call. “Good call,” seat 7 said as he showed Helppi K-J for a busted straight draw. Helppi turned over 86 for just a pair of eights and took down the pot. He was at 81,000. Sometimes, It’s Good When You Miss The player in seat 2 raised to 1,500 from the cutoff and Todd Brunson made the call from the small blind. The flop came down K96 and both players checked. The turn was the 6 and Brunson checked. The cutoff bet 3,500 and Brunson came along. The river was the 2 and Brunson checked again. The cutoff fired another shot, this one 6,000. Brunson finally released his hand into the muck and his opponent showed KK for a full house. “I’m lucky I missed,” Brunson said after seeing the hand. He was down to 40,000. Erik Cajelais Caught With Counterfeit Diamonds Erik Cajelais raised from the button and the big blind called. The flop was K22. The big blind checked and Cajelais bet 4,000. The big blind raised all in to 22,000. Cajelais made the call with 65. The big blind tabled A10 and Cajelais’ flush draw was rendered useless. The turn was the 9 and the river was the 3 and neither player hit anything, giving the big blind the double up with ace-high. Cajelais was at 60,000. Shaun Deeb Annihilated By Rockets Shaun Deeb raised to 13,000 and then Corwin Cole repopped it to 30,000. Deeb then shoved for 60,000. Cole made the call and tabled AA. Deeb showed down A9 and was in deep trouble. The board ran out JJ10K8 and Deeb threw away 600 big blinds in the blink of an eye and was eliminated. Michael Gracz Doubles Up Michael Gracz moved all in for 14,000 preflop and was called by one player. Gracz showed 55 while his opponent tabled A7. The board ran out K1068Q and Gracz doubled up to 28,000. Hoyt Corkins Doubles Again And His Stack Nothing To Mess With Now A late position player put in a raise preflop and Hoyt Corkins called from the big blind. The small blind came along as well and the flop was J75. Action was checked to the late position player who bet out. The small blind called and Corkins moved in for 30,000. The small blind was the only caller and tabled KK. Corkins showed 98 for just a double belly-buster straight draw. The turn was the A and Corkins had one foot out the door. But the river was the 10 and Corkins cracked the cowboys, making his straight and doubling to over 70,000. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Juha Helppi, Michael Gracz, Todd Brunson, Sam Farha, Erik Cajelais, Shaun Deeb Level 5 Hour 2: Johnny Chan Out Jul 07, '09 Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante Day 2A Field: 1,476 Chip Counts: 1. Samer Rahman – 145,000 2. Nick Maimone – 142,000 3. Redmond Lee – 140,000 4. Tom Schneider – 133,000 5. Fabrice Soulier – 130,000 6. Jim Bookstaff – 120,575 7. Craig Hopkins – 118,150 8. Jani Sointula – 113,000 9. Daniel Makowsky – 100,200 10. Lana Maier – 95,0000 Notable Eliminations: Johnny Chan Jennifer Tilly Brian Townsend Katja Thater Barry Shulman Jon Turner Big Hands: The Orient Express Derailed Johnny Chan moved all in for 6,000 from the big blind. Matthew Woodward had limped in earlier and made the call. Chan tabled A4 while Woodward was in better shape with 99. The board ran out K8Q10Q and Chan was eliminated from the 2009 main event. Tilly Counterfeited, Sent Out Jennifer Tilly moved all in after a flop 876 and was called by an opponent holding 99. Tilly tabled 86 for two pair. The turn was the Q, holding Tilly’s lead but the 7 counterfeited her hand and sent her packing. Laak Gets Bombed After a flop of 843, a player bet 5,600 and another player in middle position called. The action was then on Phil Laak who shoved for over 53,000. Jani Sointula was also in the hand from the small blind and he made the call. The other players folded and Laak tabled K3 for the second nut flush draw and bottom pair. Sointula showed A6 for the nut flush draw. Sointula made no flush on the turn, but did hit the 6 to take the lead. Laak was in trouble and the river was the 8, dropping Laak’s stack to just 11,000. Brian Townsend Gone Brian Townsend got his stack all in preflop with Q9. He was called by one player holding pocket jacks and Townsend needed help. The flop came down A103, giving little help to Townsend. The turn was the J, giving his opponent a set but Townsend outs to a straight. But the river bricked for Townsend and he was gone. Thater Hammered Down, Then Busts Katja Thater had her opponent all in on the turn with the board reading 928J. Her opponent was holding A7 for the nut flush draw and a gutshot straight draw, plenty of outs. But Thater held two of those outs to a straight as she held 1010. Despite that, the 10 managed to fall on the river and Thater’s opponent doubled up. Thater was steaming after the hand, left with only 10,000 in chips. She would lose the rest of those later in the level. Brunson Drops Chips Picking up the action on the turn, the board read AK66. Todd Brunson was first to act and checked his option. His opponent bet 2,600 and Brunson made the call. The river was the 7. Brunson checked again and his opponent bet 5,100. Brunson called and was shown the bad news as his opponent flipped over 77 for a full house on the river. Brunson mucked and was under 30,000. Don’t Bluff Me, I’m Kara Scott A player in middle position raised to 1,025 preflop. The action folded to Kara Scott on the button. She raised to 3,000 and her opponent called. The flop was A2Q and action was checked to Scott. She bet 4,000 and her opponent came along. The turn was the 2 and Scott’s opponent led out for 6,700. Scott made the call and the river was the 6. Scott faced another bet, this one over 17,000. She made the call and her opponent mucked his hand. She tabled A3 for two pair and built her stack up to 63,000. Player Tags: Todd Brunson, Phil Laak, Johnny Chan, Jennifer Tilly, Brian Townsend, Katja Thater, Kara Scott Level 3 Hour 2 Update: Not a Good Hour for the Brunson's Jul 04, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Craig Hopkins – 131,000 2. Nick Maimone – 125,000 3. Jim Bookstaff – 118,000 4. Vadim Gruzglin – 118,000 5. Jesse Rios – 110,500 6. Ali Eslami – 90,000 7. Karin Lehoussing – 87,000 8. Jonathan Tare – 75,000 9. Sam Khouiss – 72,000 10. Dave D’Alesandro – 68,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Todd Brunson — 41,000 Mike Matusow — 29,000 Notable Eliminations: Doyle Brunson Vicky Coren Big Hands Deeb Gets Revenge A player under the gun opened the pot for 800 and was called by Shaun Deeb and the player in the big blind. They saw the flop three-handed and it came AJ4. The big blind checked, the original raiser bet 2,200 and Deeb raised to 5,250. The big blind, who was the the same player that doubled through Deeb earlier, flat called the 5250 and the original raiser got out of the way. They were heads-up to the turn and the turn card was the 8. The big blind checked and Deeb moved all in for his last 16,000. The big blind called and showed A8, but was way behind Deeb’s AJ. The river bricked off and Deeb doubled up to about 50,000. Helppi Doubles Up Through Brunson There were several players that took a flop after a preflop raise. The flop came J22 and everybody checked over to the button, who bet 1,500. The small blind called, Todd Brunson called, and then Juha Helppi moved all in for his last 8,125. The button tanked for a minute or so before finally giving up his hand. The small blind tossed in his cards quickly and then Brunson went into the tank. After asking the dealer to spread the pot as he did some mental math, he then cut out some chips and said “I guess you have a flush draw,” and tossed in the call. Brunson was right as Helppi tabled A10 and Brunson showed QJ. The button moaned, claiming he had folded pocket queens, but was relieved when the A fell on the turn, giving Helppi the best hand. The river was the 5 and Brunson’s stack took a dent. Doyle Brunson Eliminated With the final board reading 9 7 3 4 A, cards were turned up and Doyle Brunson was getting up from the table. Brunson had flopped a set of threes and was eliminated when his opponent showed 5 6. The room cheered out of respect as the 10 time bracelet winner was eliminated from the tournament, and his World Series is officially over. Mortensen’s Stack Takes a Hit After a preflop raise to 600, Carlos Mortensen and two other players called. The flop was 94Q and everybody checked to the preflop raiser, who bet 1,200, which was called by everyone. The turn was the 10 and after the preflop raiser bet 2,000, Mortensen was the only caller. The river was the 4 and Mortensen moved his opponent all in after he bet 4,100. His opponent snap called and showed QQ, good for a full house, and besting Mortensen’s A4. This Is What Happens When You Don’t Respect Your Elders Erik Seidel raised to 800 from middle position and action folded around to the big blind, where an older woman was residing. She made the call and the two players saw a flop of A43. The big blind checked and Seidel immediately fired 1,400. The woman called and the turn was the 6. The woman then led out with 3,050 and Seidel made a quick call. The river was the A and the woman immediately fired 16,000 into the bought, producing a giggle from Seidel and a shake of the head. He spent a minute thinking over his decision and then mucked his hand. His stack was down to 54,000. Eslami Near Six Figures On a board reading KJ2810, the player in the hijack position fired 3,500. Ali Eslami then raised to 9,000 from the button. The player in the hijack then tabled Q9, thinking Eslami had just called. After the floor was called over, the player was issued a warning but given the option to call or fold. He called with his straight, but Eslami tabled AQ for the nut straight and he raked in the pot. Eslami was around 90,000 after the hand. Vicky Coren Out In Heartbreaking Fashion Vicky Coren moved her last 10,000 into the pot preflop and was called by one opponent. Coren tabled QQ and was in terrible shape against her opponents KK. The flop was no help as it came 432. Coren then spiked the Q on the turn and was in great shape to double up. But the K fell on the river and just that quickly, Coren went from the penthouse to the outhouse as she was eliminated. Big Hand For Slim, But Only a Small Pot On a flop of K66, the small blind led out for 400 and Amarillo Slim called. The 3 fell on the turn and the small blind checked. Slim bet 500 and the small blind folded and claimed he had a king. “You were drawing dead the whole way, lucky for you you didn’t catch another one,” said Slim as he flashed the 66, showing that he flopped quad sixes. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Todd Brunson, Doyle Brunson, Ali Eslami, Vicky Coren, Shaun Deeb Level 3 Hour 1 Update: David Pham Goes Bust Jul 04, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Vadim Gruzglin – 125,000 2. Jim Bookstaff – 114,000 3. Jesse Rios – 112,000 4. Sam Khouiss – 80,500 5. Dave D’Alesandro – 68,000 6. Catherine Hearn – 62,000 7. Grant Levy – 60,200 8. Angelo Ricci – 57,500 9. Paris Heard – 57,000 10. Raymond Davis – 55,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Todd Brunson — 50,000 Mike Matusow — 31,000 Stephen Murphy – 6,500 Notable Eliminations: Jeremiah Smith David Pham Big Hands Brunson Drops A Pot The player in seat 4 raised to 800 preflop from middle position and the small blind called. Todd Brunson was in the big blind and he decided to come along as well. The flop then fell A83. The action was checked to seat 4 who fired 1,700 into the pot. The small blind mucked but Brunson called. The turn was the 6 and both players checked. They did the same on the 4 river and seat 4 showed A9 for top pair. Brunson showed the losing 1010 and he was down to 55,000. King Raymer Greg Raymer and his opponent in seat 3 tangled in a hand where the pot was over 4,000 preflop. The flop then fell 1074. Seat 3 checked to Raymer who fired 3,500 into the pot. Seat 3 then mucked his hand, surrendering the pot to Raymer. Raymer then tabled KK. “Every time I reraise you I have two kings,” Raymer said. Seat 3 grinned and Raymer was at 44,000. The Red Queens After a flop of Q84, Shaun Deeb’s opponent moved all in for 14,500. Deeb then made the call and the players showed their hands. Deeb: AQ Opponent: QQ Deeb flopped top pair but his opponent made a set of ladies. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 9 and Deeb was down to 25,000 after dropping that pot. Greenstein Takes One Barry Greenstein raised to800 preflop from under the gun and the action folded around to the big blind. He made the call and the players saw a flop of A8K. The big blind checked and Greenstein fired 1,000. The big blind made the quick call and the 2 came on the turn. Action was checked to Greenstein again and he bet 3,000. The big blind mucked and Greenstein took the pot, getting his stack to 34,000. Dragon Slayed David Pham was nursing a short stack and moved it into the middle against the big blind. The big blind called and tabled AK. Pham showed AA, having his opponent dominated. The flop came K85, giving the big blind a pair but Pham still held the lead. That all changed on the turn when the K showed up and ruined Pham’s good time. Pham needed the case A to make a full house and double up, but the 6 fell on the river instead and Pham was gone from the main event. Jeremiah Smith Gone Jeremiah Smith doubled up very early in day 1, but just a few hours later he went bust. On a board showing A937, Smith moved all in and was called by his opponent. Smith tabled pocket threes for a set, but his opponent showed pocket aces for top set. Smith needed the case three to drop on the river but instead the 9 fell, filling up both players but Smith got the sucker’s end and he was eliminated. Hoyt Corkins Doubles Up Hoyt Corkins called 300 preflop and another player raised to 950. Action folded around back to Corkins who shoved for his entire stack of 19,875. The other player made the call and tabled AJ. Corkins was in great shape as he was dominating his opponent with AK. The flop then came K109, giving Corkins top pair but also giving his opponent a Broadway draw. The turn was the 6 and the river paired the board with the 10 and Corkins doubled up to just over 40,000. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, David Pham, Barry Greenstein, Todd Brunson, Greg Raymer, Shaun Deeb View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 29, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E	4	+
Level 17 Update: Players Are In The Money Jun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 10,000-20,000, Limits – 20,000-40,000 Stud Games: Ante — 5,000, Bring-In — 5,000, Completion — 20,000, Limits — 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 16 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,510,000 2. John Hanson – 1,350,000 3. David Bach – 1,300,000 4. Ville Wahlbeck – 1,100,000 5. Erik Seidel – 1,030,000 6. Freddy Deeb – 910,000 7. Erik Sagstrom – 840,000 8. Gus Hansen – 760,000 9. Mike Wattel – 745,000 10. Huck Seed – 722,000 Average Chip Count: 890,625 Eliminations: Todd Brunson Brett Richey Frank Kassela Big Hands: STUD/8 Todd Brunson Eliminated Todd Brunson was all in at the end of the hand against Vitaly Lunkin. Their cards: Brunson: (67)-41075-(Q) Lunkin: (85)-28QJ-(X) Brunson exposed just a pair of sevens, as his low draw and straight draw both missed. Lunkin tabled a pair of eights, which was good enough to send Brunson home early on day four. Lunkin is at 1,510,000. Brett Richey Eliminated Brett Richey was short when he got the last of his chips into the middle against bracelet winner Ville Wahlbeck. Their cards: Richey: (103)-10929-(X) Wahlbeck: (54)-5QQ4-(9) Wahlbeck’s queens and nines were good enough to eliminate Richey who didn’t improve on the end. Wahlbeck is now at 1,100,000. John Kabbaj Stays Alive In Hand For Hand The short stack of John Kabbaj was all in on fifth street against Freddy Deeb. Their cards: Kabbaj: (A2)-4999-(8) Deeb: (J2)-J63Q-(X) Kabbaj needed help against Deeb’s jacks. It came when the 9 on sixth street gave him trips. Kabbaj doubled up to 243,000 and is still in danger of bubbling the tournament. OMAHA/8 Gus Hansen Scoops Pot On a board of QJ348, John Kabbaj checked to Gus Hansen. Kabbaj had been the aggressor in the hand up until the river check. Hansen looked at his hand briefly before tossing out a bet. Kabbaj thought about it briefly before making the call. Hansen tabled the 52K9 to scoop the pot with his king-high flush and his 52 for the winning low. Kabbaj mucked and Hansen is up to 760,000. HOLD’EM Freddy Deeb Losing Chips David Bach raised preflop from the cutoff and Freddy Deeb called from the big blind. The flop came A82 and the 2007 $50K H.O.R.S.E. champion checked. Bach bet and Deeb called. The Q hit the turn and both players checked. The 3 fell on the river and Deeb once again checked. Bach threw out a bet and Deeb made the call. Bach exposed the A10 for a pair of aces. Deeb mucked and is down to 910,000. Bach is moving up the chip counts, currently sitting with 1,300,000. Left in the Deck: The remaining 16 players have reached the money. Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Todd Brunson, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Brett Richey, John Kabbaj, Freddy Deeb, Vitaly Lunkin Level 1 Update: Harman Chipping Up Jun 26, '09 Flop Games: 400-800 Stud Games: Ante — 200, Bring-In — 200, Bring In — 800, Stakes — 800-1,600 Entrants: 78 Starting Stack: 150,000 Big Hands: Hold’em Brunson Takes A Nice Pot Off Bach Todd Brunson, John Hanson and David Bach were in for 1,600 each preflop. The flop then came down AJ6 and Brunson led out with 800. Bach made the call and Hanson mucked. The turn was then the 7 and both players checked. The river brought the 9 and Brunson checked again. Bach fired 1,600 into the pot and Brunson sprung the trap, raising to 3,200. Bach made the call and Brunson announced “Jacks up.” He showed J9 and Bach mucked, giving Brunson a nice pot in the early going getting him to 160,000. Zeidman Check-Raises Turn, Takes Pot Cory Zeidman takes a flop with Abe Mosseri heads up and it fell KJ2 and Zeidman checked and called a bet from Mosseri. The turn was the J and Zeidman checked again. Mosseri bet again, but was met with a raise from Zeidman. Mosseri mucked pretty quickly and Zeidman showed the A7, having flopped the nut flush. Omaha/8 Harman Gets It Going Jennifer Harman raised to 1,600 preflop and Scott Clements made the call from the small blind. The big blind also tagged along and the three players saw a flop of Q99. Clements checked and the big blind fired 800. Harman made the call and Clements mucked. The turn was the A and the action was checked to Harman. She bet 1,600 and the big blind called. The river was the 9 and both players checked. Harman then showed AK53 for a full house and the big blind mucked, giving Harman an early pot. She was around 160,000. Ralph Perry Chops It Up Ralph Perry raised to 1,600 from middle position and the big blind made the call. The flop came 844 and Perry bet 800. The big blind called and the turn brought the 10. Perry bet 1,600 and was called again.The river was the 5 and the big blind led out this time for 1,600. Perry raised to 3,200 and the big blind called. Perry showed A2Q10 for the nut low and his opponent showed a flush. They chopped it up and Perry was still around his starting stack. He pulled a CardPlayer.com reporter aside and asked to give a shout out to his son Sean Perry. There you go Sean, greetings from the Rio courtesy of your dad. Clements Takes 3/4 of the Pot Scott Clements raised from the cutoff and was called by the player on the button. They took the flop heads up and it fell 326. Clements bet and was called. The turn was the 4 and Clements checked and called a bet from his opponent. The river was the 4 and Clements bet and was called by his opponent. Clements tabled A4107, good for trip fours and a 6432A low, and his opponent showed the A678, good for a pair of sixes and the same low as Clements, giving Clements 3/4 of the pot. Razz Seidel Takes It On Seventh Erik Seidel: X-X-39 Seat 2: X-X-6A The player in seat 2 bet out 800 into the pot and Erik Seidel made the call. Erik Seidel: X-X-396 Seat 2: X-X-6A10 Seidel bet 1,600 and his opponent made the call. Erik Seidel: X-X-3964 Seat 2: X-X-6A107 Seidel bet another 1,600 and seat 2 called. After the river was dealt, Seidel fired another 1,600 and his opponent finally mucked. Seidel took the pot and was around 158,000. Schulman Defends Bring-in, Wins Pot off Van Alstyne Nick Schulman was the bring-in bet with the J and James Van Alstyne completed the bet showing the 2. Nick Schulman: X-X-J-6 James Van Alstyne: X-X-2-6 On fourth street, Van Alstyne bet and Schulman made the call. On fifth street, the boards looked like this. Nick Schulman: X-X-J-49 James Van Alstyne: X-X-4-6-J Van Alstyne bet again and Schulman stuck around to see sixth street. Schulman: X-X-J-4-9-6 Van Alstyne: X-X-2-6-J-10 Schulman now bets out and Van Alstyne folds, taking the pot. Stud High The Rolled Up Mouth On fith street, Cory Zeidman and Mike Matusow were locked up in a hand. Their boards looked like this. Zeidman: X-X-K-5-3 Matusow: X-X-J-6-7 Zeidman bet out and was quickly raised by Matusow. Zeidman tossed in a call and they saw 6th street. Zeidman: X-X-K-5-3-K Matusow: X-X-J-6-7-8 The same action took place as Zeidman bet again and was raised again, and he decided to call again. They saw the river card face down and Zeidman decided to check. Matusow bet and was called. Matusow showed the J-J-6 as his down cards, good for jacks full of sixes. “I was rolled up,” said Matusow as he raked the pot. Stud/8 Zolotow Just Manages A Chop Steve Zolotow: X-X-47 Pat Bueno: X-X-7K Zolotow bet 800 into his opponent and Bueno made the call. Steve Zolotow: X-X-475 Pat Bueno: X-X-7K9 Zolotow bet 1,600 and Bueno made the call. Steve Zolotow: X-X-4754 Pat Bueno: X-X-7K93 Zolotow bet 1,600 and Bueno popped it to 3,200. Zolotow made the call. After the river was dealt, Zolotow checked to Bueno and he bet 1,600. Zolotow called and Bueno turned over (A86) for the nut flush and an 8-7-6 low. Zolotow showed (873) for an 8-7-5 low and just enough to chop the pot. Zolotow was at 160,000 while Bueno was at 165,000. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Todd Brunson, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, David Bach, Jennifer Harman, Cory Zeidman, Scott Clements, Patrick Bueno, John Hanson, Nick Schulman View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 26, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E	1	+
Level 17 Update: Players Are In The Money Jun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 10,000-20,000, Limits – 20,000-40,000 Stud Games: Ante — 5,000, Bring-In — 5,000, Completion — 20,000, Limits — 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 16 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,510,000 2. John Hanson – 1,350,000 3. David Bach – 1,300,000 4. Ville Wahlbeck – 1,100,000 5. Erik Seidel – 1,030,000 6. Freddy Deeb – 910,000 7. Erik Sagstrom – 840,000 8. Gus Hansen – 760,000 9. Mike Wattel – 745,000 10. Huck Seed – 722,000 Average Chip Count: 890,625 Eliminations: Todd Brunson Brett Richey Frank Kassela Big Hands: STUD/8 Todd Brunson Eliminated Todd Brunson was all in at the end of the hand against Vitaly Lunkin. Their cards: Brunson: (67)-41075-(Q) Lunkin: (85)-28QJ-(X) Brunson exposed just a pair of sevens, as his low draw and straight draw both missed. Lunkin tabled a pair of eights, which was good enough to send Brunson home early on day four. Lunkin is at 1,510,000. Brett Richey Eliminated Brett Richey was short when he got the last of his chips into the middle against bracelet winner Ville Wahlbeck. Their cards: Richey: (103)-10929-(X) Wahlbeck: (54)-5QQ4-(9) Wahlbeck’s queens and nines were good enough to eliminate Richey who didn’t improve on the end. Wahlbeck is now at 1,100,000. John Kabbaj Stays Alive In Hand For Hand The short stack of John Kabbaj was all in on fifth street against Freddy Deeb. Their cards: Kabbaj: (A2)-4999-(8) Deeb: (J2)-J63Q-(X) Kabbaj needed help against Deeb’s jacks. It came when the 9 on sixth street gave him trips. Kabbaj doubled up to 243,000 and is still in danger of bubbling the tournament. OMAHA/8 Gus Hansen Scoops Pot On a board of QJ348, John Kabbaj checked to Gus Hansen. Kabbaj had been the aggressor in the hand up until the river check. Hansen looked at his hand briefly before tossing out a bet. Kabbaj thought about it briefly before making the call. Hansen tabled the 52K9 to scoop the pot with his king-high flush and his 52 for the winning low. Kabbaj mucked and Hansen is up to 760,000. HOLD’EM Freddy Deeb Losing Chips David Bach raised preflop from the cutoff and Freddy Deeb called from the big blind. The flop came A82 and the 2007 $50K H.O.R.S.E. champion checked. Bach bet and Deeb called. The Q hit the turn and both players checked. The 3 fell on the river and Deeb once again checked. Bach threw out a bet and Deeb made the call. Bach exposed the A10 for a pair of aces. Deeb mucked and is down to 910,000. Bach is moving up the chip counts, currently sitting with 1,300,000. Left in the Deck: The remaining 16 players have reached the money. Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Todd Brunson, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Brett Richey, John Kabbaj, Freddy Deeb, Vitaly Lunkin Level 1 Update: Harman Chipping Up Jun 26, '09 Flop Games: 400-800 Stud Games: Ante — 200, Bring-In — 200, Bring In — 800, Stakes — 800-1,600 Entrants: 78 Starting Stack: 150,000 Big Hands: Hold’em Brunson Takes A Nice Pot Off Bach Todd Brunson, John Hanson and David Bach were in for 1,600 each preflop. The flop then came down AJ6 and Brunson led out with 800. Bach made the call and Hanson mucked. The turn was then the 7 and both players checked. The river brought the 9 and Brunson checked again. Bach fired 1,600 into the pot and Brunson sprung the trap, raising to 3,200. Bach made the call and Brunson announced “Jacks up.” He showed J9 and Bach mucked, giving Brunson a nice pot in the early going getting him to 160,000. Zeidman Check-Raises Turn, Takes Pot Cory Zeidman takes a flop with Abe Mosseri heads up and it fell KJ2 and Zeidman checked and called a bet from Mosseri. The turn was the J and Zeidman checked again. Mosseri bet again, but was met with a raise from Zeidman. Mosseri mucked pretty quickly and Zeidman showed the A7, having flopped the nut flush. Omaha/8 Harman Gets It Going Jennifer Harman raised to 1,600 preflop and Scott Clements made the call from the small blind. The big blind also tagged along and the three players saw a flop of Q99. Clements checked and the big blind fired 800. Harman made the call and Clements mucked. The turn was the A and the action was checked to Harman. She bet 1,600 and the big blind called. The river was the 9 and both players checked. Harman then showed AK53 for a full house and the big blind mucked, giving Harman an early pot. She was around 160,000. Ralph Perry Chops It Up Ralph Perry raised to 1,600 from middle position and the big blind made the call. The flop came 844 and Perry bet 800. The big blind called and the turn brought the 10. Perry bet 1,600 and was called again.The river was the 5 and the big blind led out this time for 1,600. Perry raised to 3,200 and the big blind called. Perry showed A2Q10 for the nut low and his opponent showed a flush. They chopped it up and Perry was still around his starting stack. He pulled a CardPlayer.com reporter aside and asked to give a shout out to his son Sean Perry. There you go Sean, greetings from the Rio courtesy of your dad. Clements Takes 3/4 of the Pot Scott Clements raised from the cutoff and was called by the player on the button. They took the flop heads up and it fell 326. Clements bet and was called. The turn was the 4 and Clements checked and called a bet from his opponent. The river was the 4 and Clements bet and was called by his opponent. Clements tabled A4107, good for trip fours and a 6432A low, and his opponent showed the A678, good for a pair of sixes and the same low as Clements, giving Clements 3/4 of the pot. Razz Seidel Takes It On Seventh Erik Seidel: X-X-39 Seat 2: X-X-6A The player in seat 2 bet out 800 into the pot and Erik Seidel made the call. Erik Seidel: X-X-396 Seat 2: X-X-6A10 Seidel bet 1,600 and his opponent made the call. Erik Seidel: X-X-3964 Seat 2: X-X-6A107 Seidel bet another 1,600 and seat 2 called. After the river was dealt, Seidel fired another 1,600 and his opponent finally mucked. Seidel took the pot and was around 158,000. Schulman Defends Bring-in, Wins Pot off Van Alstyne Nick Schulman was the bring-in bet with the J and James Van Alstyne completed the bet showing the 2. Nick Schulman: X-X-J-6 James Van Alstyne: X-X-2-6 On fourth street, Van Alstyne bet and Schulman made the call. On fifth street, the boards looked like this. Nick Schulman: X-X-J-49 James Van Alstyne: X-X-4-6-J Van Alstyne bet again and Schulman stuck around to see sixth street. Schulman: X-X-J-4-9-6 Van Alstyne: X-X-2-6-J-10 Schulman now bets out and Van Alstyne folds, taking the pot. Stud High The Rolled Up Mouth On fith street, Cory Zeidman and Mike Matusow were locked up in a hand. Their boards looked like this. Zeidman: X-X-K-5-3 Matusow: X-X-J-6-7 Zeidman bet out and was quickly raised by Matusow. Zeidman tossed in a call and they saw 6th street. Zeidman: X-X-K-5-3-K Matusow: X-X-J-6-7-8 The same action took place as Zeidman bet again and was raised again, and he decided to call again. They saw the river card face down and Zeidman decided to check. Matusow bet and was called. Matusow showed the J-J-6 as his down cards, good for jacks full of sixes. “I was rolled up,” said Matusow as he raked the pot. Stud/8 Zolotow Just Manages A Chop Steve Zolotow: X-X-47 Pat Bueno: X-X-7K Zolotow bet 800 into his opponent and Bueno made the call. Steve Zolotow: X-X-475 Pat Bueno: X-X-7K9 Zolotow bet 1,600 and Bueno made the call. Steve Zolotow: X-X-4754 Pat Bueno: X-X-7K93 Zolotow bet 1,600 and Bueno popped it to 3,200. Zolotow made the call. After the river was dealt, Zolotow checked to Bueno and he bet 1,600. Zolotow called and Bueno turned over (A86) for the nut flush and an 8-7-6 low. Zolotow showed (873) for an 8-7-5 low and just enough to chop the pot. Zolotow was at 160,000 while Bueno was at 165,000. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Todd Brunson, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, David Bach, Jennifer Harman, Cory Zeidman, Scott Clements, Patrick Bueno, John Hanson, Nick Schulman View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 19, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 37 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud 8 or Better	2	+
Level 15 Update: Smith And Turner With Scoops Jun 19, '09 Ante: 1,500 Low Card: 2,000 Completion: 6,000 Limits: 6,000-12,000 Players Remaining: 26 out of 164 Chip Counts: 1. Scotty Nguyen – 420,000 2. Lyle Berman – 415,000 3. Yan Chen – 360,000 4. Dan Heimiller – 320,000 5. Anthony Rivera – 260,000 6. Doyle Brunson – 232,000 7. Farzad Rouhani – 220,000 8. Greg Raymer – 210,000 9. Pawel Andrzejewski – 197,000 10. Jeff Lisandro – 172,000 Average Chip Count: 189,230 Notable Eliminations: Todd Brunson John Cernuto Nick Schulman Steve Sung Dutch Boyd Big Hands: Smith Shows Brunson His Residence Justin Smith: X-X-53 Yan Chen: X-X-K8 Todd Brunson: X-X-5J Yan Chen led out with 6,000 and Smith raised to 12,000. Todd Brunson made the call, as did Chen. Justin Smith: X-X-533 Yan Chen: X-X-K86 Todd Brunson: X-X-5J8 Smith bet 12,000 and both opponents called. Justin Smith: X-X-5333 Yan Chen: X-X-K86J Todd Brunson: X-X-5J810 Smith bet 12,000 and Brunson raised to 24,000 despite Smith showing a set. Chan mucked and Smith just called. On the river, Smith bet 12,000 again and Brunson just called. Smith then showed (622) for a full house and Brunson mucked. Smith was at 180,000 while Brunson was down to 60,000. He would later lose the rest of those chips and make his exit from the tournament. Turner Scoops Tehan And Friedman Perry Friedman: X-X-2310K Jon Turner: X-X-68Q10 Joe Tehan: X-X-2595 Jon Turner fired 12,000 and both Tehan and Friedman made the call. The river was then dealt and everyone checked. Turner turned over (Q-10-X) for two pair. Tehan and Friedman both mucked and Turner scooped the pot. He was at 205,000 while Tehan was at 165,000 and Friedman was at 145,000. Player Tags: Todd Brunson, Perry Friedman, Joe Tehan, Jon Turner, Yan Chen, Justin Smith Level 11 Update: Mike Sexton Eliminated Jun 19, '09 Ante: 500 Low Card: 700 Completion: 2,500 Limits: 2,500-5,000 Players Remaining: 66 out of 164 Chip Counts: 1. Tuan Le – 202,000 2. Jeff Lisandro – 175,000 3. John Juanda – 133,000 4. Dario Minieri – 132,000 5. Joe Tehan – 130,000 6. Dutch Boyd – 126,000 7. Steve Billirakis – 119,000 8. Lyle Berman – 95,000 9. Amnon Filippi – 91,000 10. Scotty Nguyen – 85,000 Average Chip Count: 70,285 Notable Eliminations: Mike Sexton Tim Phan Norman Chad Big Hands: Mike Sexton Eliminated Mike Sexton was all-in against David Benyamine and David Sklansky. Their cards: Sexton: X-X-8JJQ-X Benyamine: X-X-58K2-X Sklansky: X-X-54QA-X After betting between Benyamine and Sklansky, Benyamine exposed the K1010 to take the high, while Sklansky tabled the 8710 to take the low. Sexton was eliminated. Norman Chad and Todd Brunson Stay Alive Norman Chad and Todd Brunson were both all-in against an opponent. On the end Chad won the high with a set of fives while Brunson took the low. Brunson is at just 8,500 and Chad was at 5,800 before being eliminated shortly after. Tim Phan Eliminated Tim Phan was eliminated when his aces and eights were no good against the quad sixes of his opponent. Player Tags: Todd Brunson, David Benyamine, David Sklansky, Mike Sexton, Tim Phan, Norman Chad View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 17, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 33 - $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em	2	+
Level 18 Update: Perry And Brunson Bust Jun 17, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 Players Remaining: 12 out of 185 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Hawrilenko – 780,000 2. Kenny Hsuing – 730,000 3. Mark Klecan – 660,000 4. Chad Brown – 490,000 5. Soheil Shamseddin – 490,000 6. Maria Ho – 475,000 7. Michiel Brummelhuis – 400,000 8. Pat Pezzin – 350,000 9. Daniel Alaei – 330,000 10. Greg Mueller – 305,000 Average Chip Count: 426,923 Notable Eliminations: 15. Ralph Perry — $32,693 14. Todd Brunson — $32,693 13. Mark Teltscher — $32,693 Big Hands: Ralph Perry Is Outta Here Mark Klecan raised to 24,000 and Daniel Alaei three-bet to 36,000. Ralph Perry then moved his entire stack into the middle and both opponents called. The flop came down 632 and Klecan bet 12,000. Alaei stuck around and the turn was the 4. Klecan bet 24,000 and Alaei let his hand go, leaving Klecan alone with Perry. Perry: A10 Klecan: A6 Klecan flopped top pair and had Perry on the ropes. The river was the K and Perry was ousted from the tournament. Hawrilenko Makes Push Toward The Top Michiel Brummelhuis raised to 24,000 preflop and Matt Hawrilenko made the call from the big blind. The flop came 887 and Hawrilenko led out for 12,000. Brummelhuis raised to 24,000 and Hawrilenko three-bet to 36,000. After Brummelhuis called the raise, the 6 showed up on the turn and things slowed down as both players checked. The 9 came on the river and Hawrilenko bet 24,000 and was called. He turned over 107 for the straight on the river and he took down the pot, improving his stack to 780,000. Todd Brunson Rides Out Courtesy Of Ho Soheil Shamseddin raised preflop to 24,000 and Todd Brunson called. Maria Ho then raised to 24,000 and both opponents called. The flop came K46 and Ho bet 12,000. Shamseddin got out of the way but Brunson raised to 24,000. Ho then repopped it to 36,000 and Brunson called all in. Ho: 86 Brunson: 97 Ho had the lead but Brunson had her heart draw covered. The turn was red, but not the suit Brunson wanted as it was the A. The J missed Brunson and he was eliminated. Ho was at 480,000 Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend Jennifer Harman raised to 24,000 under the gun and Soheil Shamseddin made the call from the big blind. The flop came down Q83 and Harman bet 12,000. Shamseddin raised to 24,000 and Harman called. The turn was the A and Harman put the rest of her stack in the middle. Shamseddin made the call and Harman showed AK. She was in trouble though, as her opponent showed Q8 for two pair. Harman needed help and got it when the 4 gave her a flush. Harman doubled to 130,000 and she was very much alive after having one foot in the grave. Player Tags: Todd Brunson, Jennifer Harman, Daniel Alaei, Maria Ho, Matt Hawrilenko, Soheil Shamseddin, Ralph Perry, Michiel Brummelhuis, Mark Klecan Level 8 Update: Negreanu, Oppenheim, Froehlich Bust Before Night Is Done Jun 16, '09 Blinds: 600-1,200 Players Remaining: 121 out of 185 Chip Counts 1. Josh Arieh – 108,000 2. Shaun Deeb – 106,000 3. Greg Mueller – 102,000 4. Pat Pezzin – 85,400 5. Barry Greenstein – 79,000 6. Lex Veldhuis – 79,000 7. Mike Sowers – 72,500 8. Steve Kim – 72,000 9. Maria Ho – 68,000 10. Todd Brunson – 68,000 Average Stack: 43,023 Notable Eliminations: Eric Froehlich Daniel Negreanu Gavin Smith Rob Hollink Max Pescatori Toto Leonidas Mike Matusow Liz Lieu John Juanda Big Hands: Eric Froehlich Busted By Vitaly Lunkin On a flop of 1067, Vitaly Lunkin bet 1,200 and Eric Froehlich raised to 2,400. Lunkin thought for a good amount of time and then raised to 3,600. Froehlich moved all in and Lunkin called. Froehlich: A9 Lunkin: AQ Lunkin had Froehlich dominated and the Q all but sealed Froehlich’s fate. He needed an eight to make a straight but the 7 on the river paired the board and Froehlich was eliminated. Lunkin was at 77,000. Adams Drops A Pot Brandon Adams raised to 2,400 and the player in seat 4 made the call. The flop came KKJ and Adams led out with 1,200. His opponent called and the turn was the 9. Both players checked and they did the same after the 6 fell on the river. Seat 4 showed A5 and it was good enough as Adams mucked. He was down to 70,000 in chips. Negreanu Gets Short, Then Busts On a flop of 957, the player in seat 2 bet 1,200 and Daniel Negreanu raised to 2,400. Seat 2 called and the 5 came on the turn. Seat 2 led out again, this time for 2,400. Negreanu immediately mucked and he was down to his last 8,000 in chips. Later, Negreanu raised to 2,400 from middle position and was called by the player on the button. The flop came down AQ8 and Negreanu checked. His opponent bet and Negreanu called himself all in. Negreanu: 55 Button: A4 Negreanu got outflopped and the 9 on the turn and 2 on the river offered no help to Negreanu who made his exit just before the end of day 1. Boeken Gets Some Off Elezra Eli Elezra raised to 2,400 preflop and Noah Boeken made it 3,600 to go. Elezra made the call and the flop came down 1064 and Elezra checked. Boeken fired 1,200 and Elezra mucked. He was down to 70,000 while Boeken was at 18,000. Oppenheim Makes A Grand Exit With the board reading J632, David Oppenheim called a bet of 2,400 by Ville Wahlbeck. The river brought the 8 and Wahlbeck said, “I raise” as he bet enough to put Oppenheim all in. “You raise?” Oppenheim said. Wahlbeck was having a little fun with his opponent and Oppenheim called the bet. Wahlbeck showed 86 for two pair and that’s when the fun began. Oppenheim showed the table QQ. “Hey Mikey,” he said to Mike Matusow a table over. He showed him the queens and Matusow asked, “Did they hold up?” Oppenheim replied, “Of course not” and he threw them in the muck. As he got up, Oppenheim shouted an obscenity to Todd Brunson in jest. “That’s definitely a penalty,” Matusow said. Brunson began laughing and shot back, “Thanks buddy. How about I buy you another double shot before you drive home.” Everyone had a good laugh and Oppenheim took his leave from the tournament. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Todd Brunson, David Oppenheim, Eli Elezra, Noah Boeken, Eric Froehlich, Brandon Adams, Vitaly Lunkin View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 16, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 33 - $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em	1	+
Level 18 Update: Perry And Brunson Bust Jun 17, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 Players Remaining: 12 out of 185 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Hawrilenko – 780,000 2. Kenny Hsuing – 730,000 3. Mark Klecan – 660,000 4. Chad Brown – 490,000 5. Soheil Shamseddin – 490,000 6. Maria Ho – 475,000 7. Michiel Brummelhuis – 400,000 8. Pat Pezzin – 350,000 9. Daniel Alaei – 330,000 10. Greg Mueller – 305,000 Average Chip Count: 426,923 Notable Eliminations: 15. Ralph Perry — $32,693 14. Todd Brunson — $32,693 13. Mark Teltscher — $32,693 Big Hands: Ralph Perry Is Outta Here Mark Klecan raised to 24,000 and Daniel Alaei three-bet to 36,000. Ralph Perry then moved his entire stack into the middle and both opponents called. The flop came down 632 and Klecan bet 12,000. Alaei stuck around and the turn was the 4. Klecan bet 24,000 and Alaei let his hand go, leaving Klecan alone with Perry. Perry: A10 Klecan: A6 Klecan flopped top pair and had Perry on the ropes. The river was the K and Perry was ousted from the tournament. Hawrilenko Makes Push Toward The Top Michiel Brummelhuis raised to 24,000 preflop and Matt Hawrilenko made the call from the big blind. The flop came 887 and Hawrilenko led out for 12,000. Brummelhuis raised to 24,000 and Hawrilenko three-bet to 36,000. After Brummelhuis called the raise, the 6 showed up on the turn and things slowed down as both players checked. The 9 came on the river and Hawrilenko bet 24,000 and was called. He turned over 107 for the straight on the river and he took down the pot, improving his stack to 780,000. Todd Brunson Rides Out Courtesy Of Ho Soheil Shamseddin raised preflop to 24,000 and Todd Brunson called. Maria Ho then raised to 24,000 and both opponents called. The flop came K46 and Ho bet 12,000. Shamseddin got out of the way but Brunson raised to 24,000. Ho then repopped it to 36,000 and Brunson called all in. Ho: 86 Brunson: 97 Ho had the lead but Brunson had her heart draw covered. The turn was red, but not the suit Brunson wanted as it was the A. The J missed Brunson and he was eliminated. Ho was at 480,000 Diamonds Are A Girl’s Best Friend Jennifer Harman raised to 24,000 under the gun and Soheil Shamseddin made the call from the big blind. The flop came down Q83 and Harman bet 12,000. Shamseddin raised to 24,000 and Harman called. The turn was the A and Harman put the rest of her stack in the middle. Shamseddin made the call and Harman showed AK. She was in trouble though, as her opponent showed Q8 for two pair. Harman needed help and got it when the 4 gave her a flush. Harman doubled to 130,000 and she was very much alive after having one foot in the grave. Player Tags: Todd Brunson, Jennifer Harman, Daniel Alaei, Maria Ho, Matt Hawrilenko, Soheil Shamseddin, Ralph Perry, Michiel Brummelhuis, Mark Klecan Level 8 Update: Negreanu, Oppenheim, Froehlich Bust Before Night Is Done Jun 16, '09 Blinds: 600-1,200 Players Remaining: 121 out of 185 Chip Counts 1. Josh Arieh – 108,000 2. Shaun Deeb – 106,000 3. Greg Mueller – 102,000 4. Pat Pezzin – 85,400 5. Barry Greenstein – 79,000 6. Lex Veldhuis – 79,000 7. Mike Sowers – 72,500 8. Steve Kim – 72,000 9. Maria Ho – 68,000 10. Todd Brunson – 68,000 Average Stack: 43,023 Notable Eliminations: Eric Froehlich Daniel Negreanu Gavin Smith Rob Hollink Max Pescatori Toto Leonidas Mike Matusow Liz Lieu John Juanda Big Hands: Eric Froehlich Busted By Vitaly Lunkin On a flop of 1067, Vitaly Lunkin bet 1,200 and Eric Froehlich raised to 2,400. Lunkin thought for a good amount of time and then raised to 3,600. Froehlich moved all in and Lunkin called. Froehlich: A9 Lunkin: AQ Lunkin had Froehlich dominated and the Q all but sealed Froehlich’s fate. He needed an eight to make a straight but the 7 on the river paired the board and Froehlich was eliminated. Lunkin was at 77,000. Adams Drops A Pot Brandon Adams raised to 2,400 and the player in seat 4 made the call. The flop came KKJ and Adams led out with 1,200. His opponent called and the turn was the 9. Both players checked and they did the same after the 6 fell on the river. Seat 4 showed A5 and it was good enough as Adams mucked. He was down to 70,000 in chips. Negreanu Gets Short, Then Busts On a flop of 957, the player in seat 2 bet 1,200 and Daniel Negreanu raised to 2,400. Seat 2 called and the 5 came on the turn. Seat 2 led out again, this time for 2,400. Negreanu immediately mucked and he was down to his last 8,000 in chips. Later, Negreanu raised to 2,400 from middle position and was called by the player on the button. The flop came down AQ8 and Negreanu checked. His opponent bet and Negreanu called himself all in. Negreanu: 55 Button: A4 Negreanu got outflopped and the 9 on the turn and 2 on the river offered no help to Negreanu who made his exit just before the end of day 1. Boeken Gets Some Off Elezra Eli Elezra raised to 2,400 preflop and Noah Boeken made it 3,600 to go. Elezra made the call and the flop came down 1064 and Elezra checked. Boeken fired 1,200 and Elezra mucked. He was down to 70,000 while Boeken was at 18,000. Oppenheim Makes A Grand Exit With the board reading J632, David Oppenheim called a bet of 2,400 by Ville Wahlbeck. The river brought the 8 and Wahlbeck said, “I raise” as he bet enough to put Oppenheim all in. “You raise?” Oppenheim said. Wahlbeck was having a little fun with his opponent and Oppenheim called the bet. Wahlbeck showed 86 for two pair and that’s when the fun began. Oppenheim showed the table QQ. “Hey Mikey,” he said to Mike Matusow a table over. He showed him the queens and Matusow asked, “Did they hold up?” Oppenheim replied, “Of course not” and he threw them in the muck. As he got up, Oppenheim shouted an obscenity to Todd Brunson in jest. “That’s definitely a penalty,” Matusow said. Brunson began laughing and shot back, “Thanks buddy. How about I buy you another double shot before you drive home.” Everyone had a good laugh and Oppenheim took his leave from the tournament. Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Todd Brunson, David Oppenheim, Eli Elezra, Noah Boeken, Eric Froehlich, Brandon Adams, Vitaly Lunkin View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 08, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 18 - $10,000 World Championship Omaha 8 or Better	2	+
Level 14 Update: Barry Greenstein, Todd Brunson Eliminated Jun 08, '09 Blinds: 2500-5000 Players Remaining: 40 out of 179 Chip Counts: 1. Scott Clements – 320,000 2. James Van Alstyne – 250,000 3. Jean-Robert Bellande – 250,000 4. Chris Bjorin – 200,000 5. John Hennigan – 191,000 6. Chau Giang – 140,000 7. Phil Hellmuth – 140,000 8. Daniel Alaei – 135,000 9. Matthew Glantz – 135,000 10. Phil Ivey – 130,000 Average Chip Count: 111,875 Notable Eliminations: Simon Kearney Alex Kostritsyn Barry Greenstein Brent Carter Todd Brunson Mike Matusow Big Hands: Barry Greenstein Eliminated On a board of A948, Barry Greenstein moved all-in for 5,300 and was called by Sam Khouiss. John Hennigan, also in the hand, re-raised Greenstein’s all-in and Khouiss called. The 8 hit the river and both players checked it down. Hennigan exposed A923, and scooped the pot as both Greenstein and Khouiss mucked. Hennigan is now at 191,000. Todd Brunson Eliminated With the AJ104, Todd Brunson was all-in on a board of 52510 against Sam Khouiss and Brent Carter (who was also all-in). Khouiss had both dominated with the AJ105, for a full boat. The K hit the river and Khouiss knocked out Carter and Brunson. Mike Matusow Eliminated On a flop of 845, Mike Matusow bet into Ben Boyd and Daniel Negreanu. Negreanu folded while Boyd called with the A357. Matusow bet in the dark and was all-in, and Boyd made the call. The turn brought the 2 giving Boyd a wheel and Matusow exposed A259. The three-time bracelet winner was drawing slim as the K hit the river, eliminating him late on day 2. Left In The Deck: The players are now on a 20 minute break. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu, Todd Brunson, Mike Matusow View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 06, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 12 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event	3	+
Final Table Update: Todd Brunson 8th, Mike Wattel 7th, James Van Alstyne 6th Jun 06, '09 Level Structure: 2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 20,000-40,000 blinds and 40,000-80,000 limits 7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 10,000 ante, 10,000 bring-in, with a 40,000 completion and 40,000-80,000 limits no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 10,000-20,000 blinds with a 5,000 ante NOTES: Games change every eight hands. Two players will be forced to sit out during 2-7 triple draw each hand. Players Remaining: 5 out of 194 Chip Counts: 1. David Chiu – 2,500,000 2. Mark Gregorich – 1,025,000 3. Huck Seed – 985,000 4. Scott Dorin – 775,000 5. Ville Wahlbeck – 705,000 Average Chip Count: 1,198,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Todd Brunson — $54,845 7. Mike Wattel — $64,373 6. James Van Alstyne — $79,181 Big Hands: STUD *Todd Brunson Eliminated in 8th Place ($54,845)* With the stakes rapidly rising, Todd Brunson decided to make his last stand with a split pair of tens. Unfortunately for Brunson, he ran his pair of tens right into David Chiu’s rolled-up kings. Chiu filled on the river while Brunson bricked-out. The final hands were as follows. Chiu: (K)(K)K42Q(Q) Brunson: (A)(10)10K4X 2X (7X) Todd Brunson is eliminated in 8th place ($54,845). NLH *Mike Wattel Eliminated in 7th place ($64,373)* David Chiu raises to 55,000 from the button and Mike Wattel moves all in for 56,000. Chiu calls the additional 1,000 and both players turn over their cards. Wattel: 99 Chiu: K8 Board: AKJ84 Wattel gets it in good with a pair of nines, but Chiu flops a king and turns an eight for two pair. Mike Wattel is eliminated in 7th place ($64,373). PLO James Van Alstyne Eliminated In 6th Place($79,181) David Chiu raised the pot, 55,000 preflop and Huck Seed made the call. The action was then on Van Alstyne who re-potted to 220,000. Chiu made the call and Seed decided to come along as well. The flop dropped 1094 and Van Alstyne moved in for his final 596,000. Chiu made the call and Seed got out of the way. Both players then turned up their hands. Chiu: QJ109 Van Alstyne: AAJ2 Chiu hit top two pair and had an open ended straight draw to go with it. Van Alstyne’s aces were in trouble and the K on the turn didn’t help as it made Chiu’s straight. Van Alstyne needed a Queen to make Broadway or else he would be eliminated. The 7 on the river sealed his fate and he was shown the door in sixth place, good enough for $79,181. Player Tags: Michael Wattel, Todd Brunson, David Chiu, James Van Alstyne Level 19 Update: Michael Binger Eliminated in 16th Place Jun 06, '09 Level Structure: 2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 8,000-15,000 blinds and 15,000-30,000 limits 7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 3,000 ante, 5,000 bring-in, with a 15,000 completion and 15,000-30,000 limits no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 4,000-8,000 blinds with a 2,000 ante NOTES: Games change every eight hands. Two players will be forced to sit out during 2-7 triple draw each hand. Players Remaining: 15 out of 194 Chip Counts: 1. Huck Seed – 825,000 2. Ville Wahlbeck – 642,000 3. Joe Serock – 440,000 4. James Van Alstyne – 413,000 5. Doyle Brunson – 400,000 6. Todd Brunson – 388,000 7. Adam Friedman – 373,000 8. Allie Prescott – 325,000 9. David Chiu – 310,000 10. Mark Gregorich – 222,000 Average Chip Count: 388,000 Notable Eliminations: 20. John Cernuto – $16,649 19. Matt Hawrilenko – $16,649 18. Soheil Shamseddin – $16,649 17. Eric Froehlich – $16,649 16. Michael Binger – $21,357 *Final Two Tables Seating Charts* Table 150 Seat 1: Joe Serock Seat 2: Seat 3: Michael Binger Seat 4: David Chiu Seat 5: Scott Dorin Seat 6: James Van Alstyne Seat 7: Todd Brunson Seat 8: Adam Friedman Table 151 Seat 1: Brian Powell Seat 2: Ozzy Sheikh Seat 3: Huck Seed Seat 4: Mark Gregorich Seat 5: Ville Wahlbeck Seat 6: Allie Prescott Seat 7: Mike Wattel Seat 8: Roman Yitzhaki Big Hands *Michael Binger Eliminated in 16th Place ($21,357)* Stud 8OB Michael Binger moved all in on third street against Todd Brunson. Binger made queens on fifth street but Brunson made aces and neither player made a low hand. Brunson soocped the pot and Binger was eliminated in 16th place. Player Tags: Todd Brunson, Michael Binger 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 2. Joe Serock – 640,000 3. Adam Friedman – 526,000 4. John Cernuto – 387,000 5. Soheil Shamseddin – 362,000 6. Doyle Brunson – 355,000 7. Ville Wahlbeck – 340,000 8. Todd Brunson – 320,000 9. Allie Prescott – 306,000 10. Mark Gregorich – 265,000 Average Chip Count: 242,500 Notable Eliminations: 24th: Max Pescatori – $16,649 23rd: Brian Mizok – $16,649 22nd: Harris Pavlou – $16,649 21st: Vitaly Lunkin – $16,649 Big Hands: Stud 8 Let The Chopping Begin! Michael Binger: X-X-4AK Ville Wahlbeck: X-X-427 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-4AK3 Ville Wahlbeck: X-X-4275 Binger put his remaining chips in the pot, which were only 8,000 and Wahlbeck called. Binger tabled his hole cards, A6 for a pair of aces and a good low draw while Wahlbeck showed 47 for two pair and a seven low draw and a chance to scoop the pot. The river came and Binger got a 2 to cement a six low while Wahlbeck received a meaningless 5 for a seven low. He did win the high pot with two pair and he was at 260,000 while Binger had much less with 60,000. Pescatori Survives This All In With A Chop, But Knocked Out Later Adam Friedman: X-X-65 Max Pescatori: X-X-25 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: 65A48A Max Pescatori: 256A7K2 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-98A Mark Gregorich: X-X-Q42 Brunson bet 24,000 and Gregorich made the call. Todd Brunson: X-X-98A10 Mark Gregorich: X-X-Q42J 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 AA10 for a full house while Gregorich showed 376 for a seven low. The players chopped and Brunson was at 320,000 while Gregorich had 242,000 Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Todd Brunson, Mark Gregorich, Ville Wahlbeck, Adam Friedman, Michael Binger Level 15 Update: Chiu Fighting Back Jun 05, '09 Level Structure: 2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 3,000-6,000 blinds and 6,000-12,000 limits 7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 1,500 ante, 2,000 bring-in, with a 6,000 completion and 6,000-12,000 limits no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 1,500-3,000 blinds with a 700 ante NOTES: Games change every eight hands. Two players will be forced to sit out during 2-7 triple draw each hand. Players Remaining: 37 out of 194 Chip Counts: 1. Soheil Shamseddin – 340,000 2. Eric Froehlich – 329,000 3. Huck Seed – 318,500 4. Adam Friedman – 290,000 5. Ville Wahlbeck – 230,000 6. Michael Binger – 230,000 7. Doyle Brunson – 205,000 8. Marc Karam – 204,000 9. Steve Sung – 190,000 10. Roman Yitzhaki – 180,000 Average Chip Count: 157,297 Notable Eliminations: Patrick Bueno Big Hands: Stud 8 Two-Wheel Drive Michael Binger: X-X-4103 Seat 6: X-X-A52 The player in seat 6 fired 12,000 into the pot and Michael Binger came along for the ride. Michael Binger: X-X-41034 Seat 6: X-X-A5210 Seat 6 fired another 12,000 into the pot and Binger stuck around. When the river card came, the action was on Binger. However, seat 6 bet 12,000 out of turn and the dealer explained Binger was first to act. Binger conceded a check, then popped it to 24,000. Seat 6 wasn’t finished as he three-bet to 36,000. Binger made the call and seat 6 announced he had the wheel. “Me too,” Binger said as he tabled A25 for confirmation. The two players chopped the pot and Binger was around 190,000. After the hand, Liv Boeree stopped by to say a few words to Binger. That in itself makes Binger a winner in this reporter’s book. Stud Chiu Making A Comeback David Chiu: X-X-5 Seat 7: X-X-Q Chiu was the low card and brought in 2,000. The player in seat 7 completed to 6,000 and Chiu made the call. David Chiu: X-X-58 Seat 7: X-X-Q10 Seat 7 bet another 6,000 and Chiu made the call. David Chiu: X-X-584 Seat 7: X-X-Q106 Seat 7 kept up the aggression, betting 12,000. Chiu stuck around and the players saw sixth street. David Chiu: X-X-5845 Seat 7: X-X-Q106A Chiu paired up on sixth street and quickly took control of the hand, firing 12,000. Seat 7 mucked his hand and Chiu raked in the pot. After being down to his last 20,000 earlier, Chiu has chipped back up to over 110,000. Razz: Brunson Muy Bueno Patrick Bueno: X-X-2 Todd Brunson: X-X-6 After Steve Sung brought in 2,000 with the K, Bueno completed to 6,000 and Brunson immediately followed with a raise to 12,000. Sung mucked and Bueno called. Patrick Bueno: X-X-2A Todd Brunson: X-X-6A Bueno led out again with 6,000 and Brunson again raised to 12,000. Bueno made the call. Patrick Bueno: X-X-2A7 Todd Brunson: X-X-6A4 Brunson was first to act after fifth street gave him a better low hand on the board and he led out with 12,000. Bueno made the call. Patrick Bueno: X-X-2A7J Todd Brunson: X-X-6A4Q The action reversed back to Bueno as he was showing the better low hand. He checked and Brunson bet 12,000. Bueno called again and the river was dealt. Bueno checked again and Brunson bet 12,000. Bueno had enough and mucked his hand, leaving himself with only 12,500. Brunson chipped up to over 220,000. Miami John Builds His Big Stack John Cernuto: X-X-34 Seat 5: X-X-37 Cernuto bet 6,000 and his opponent decided to tag along. John Cernuto: X-X-342 Seat 5: X-X-3710 Cernuto fired another 12,000 and his opponent laid down his hand. Cernuto raked in the pot and he was around 175,000 in chips. Player Tags: John Cernuto, Todd Brunson, David Chiu, Patrick Bueno, Michael Binger, Liv Boeree View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 05, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 12 - $10,000 World Championship Mixed Event	2	+
Final Table Update: Todd Brunson 8th, Mike Wattel 7th, James Van Alstyne 6th Jun 06, '09 Level Structure: 2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 20,000-40,000 blinds and 40,000-80,000 limits 7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 10,000 ante, 10,000 bring-in, with a 40,000 completion and 40,000-80,000 limits no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 10,000-20,000 blinds with a 5,000 ante NOTES: Games change every eight hands. Two players will be forced to sit out during 2-7 triple draw each hand. Players Remaining: 5 out of 194 Chip Counts: 1. David Chiu – 2,500,000 2. Mark Gregorich – 1,025,000 3. Huck Seed – 985,000 4. Scott Dorin – 775,000 5. Ville Wahlbeck – 705,000 Average Chip Count: 1,198,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Todd Brunson — $54,845 7. Mike Wattel — $64,373 6. James Van Alstyne — $79,181 Big Hands: STUD *Todd Brunson Eliminated in 8th Place ($54,845)* With the stakes rapidly rising, Todd Brunson decided to make his last stand with a split pair of tens. Unfortunately for Brunson, he ran his pair of tens right into David Chiu’s rolled-up kings. Chiu filled on the river while Brunson bricked-out. The final hands were as follows. Chiu: (K)(K)K42Q(Q) Brunson: (A)(10)10K4X 2X (7X) Todd Brunson is eliminated in 8th place ($54,845). NLH *Mike Wattel Eliminated in 7th place ($64,373)* David Chiu raises to 55,000 from the button and Mike Wattel moves all in for 56,000. Chiu calls the additional 1,000 and both players turn over their cards. Wattel: 99 Chiu: K8 Board: AKJ84 Wattel gets it in good with a pair of nines, but Chiu flops a king and turns an eight for two pair. Mike Wattel is eliminated in 7th place ($64,373). PLO James Van Alstyne Eliminated In 6th Place($79,181) David Chiu raised the pot, 55,000 preflop and Huck Seed made the call. The action was then on Van Alstyne who re-potted to 220,000. Chiu made the call and Seed decided to come along as well. The flop dropped 1094 and Van Alstyne moved in for his final 596,000. Chiu made the call and Seed got out of the way. Both players then turned up their hands. Chiu: QJ109 Van Alstyne: AAJ2 Chiu hit top two pair and had an open ended straight draw to go with it. Van Alstyne’s aces were in trouble and the K on the turn didn’t help as it made Chiu’s straight. Van Alstyne needed a Queen to make Broadway or else he would be eliminated. The 7 on the river sealed his fate and he was shown the door in sixth place, good enough for $79,181. Player Tags: Michael Wattel, Todd Brunson, David Chiu, James Van Alstyne Level 19 Update: Michael Binger Eliminated in 16th Place Jun 06, '09 Level Structure: 2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 8,000-15,000 blinds and 15,000-30,000 limits 7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 3,000 ante, 5,000 bring-in, with a 15,000 completion and 15,000-30,000 limits no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 4,000-8,000 blinds with a 2,000 ante NOTES: Games change every eight hands. Two players will be forced to sit out during 2-7 triple draw each hand. Players Remaining: 15 out of 194 Chip Counts: 1. Huck Seed – 825,000 2. Ville Wahlbeck – 642,000 3. Joe Serock – 440,000 4. James Van Alstyne – 413,000 5. Doyle Brunson – 400,000 6. Todd Brunson – 388,000 7. Adam Friedman – 373,000 8. Allie Prescott – 325,000 9. David Chiu – 310,000 10. Mark Gregorich – 222,000 Average Chip Count: 388,000 Notable Eliminations: 20. John Cernuto – $16,649 19. Matt Hawrilenko – $16,649 18. Soheil Shamseddin – $16,649 17. Eric Froehlich – $16,649 16. Michael Binger – $21,357 *Final Two Tables Seating Charts* Table 150 Seat 1: Joe Serock Seat 2: Seat 3: Michael Binger Seat 4: David Chiu Seat 5: Scott Dorin Seat 6: James Van Alstyne Seat 7: Todd Brunson Seat 8: Adam Friedman Table 151 Seat 1: Brian Powell Seat 2: Ozzy Sheikh Seat 3: Huck Seed Seat 4: Mark Gregorich Seat 5: Ville Wahlbeck Seat 6: Allie Prescott Seat 7: Mike Wattel Seat 8: Roman Yitzhaki Big Hands *Michael Binger Eliminated in 16th Place ($21,357)* Stud 8OB Michael Binger moved all in on third street against Todd Brunson. Binger made queens on fifth street but Brunson made aces and neither player made a low hand. Brunson soocped the pot and Binger was eliminated in 16th place. Player Tags: Todd Brunson, Michael Binger 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 2. Joe Serock – 640,000 3. Adam Friedman – 526,000 4. John Cernuto – 387,000 5. Soheil Shamseddin – 362,000 6. Doyle Brunson – 355,000 7. Ville Wahlbeck – 340,000 8. Todd Brunson – 320,000 9. Allie Prescott – 306,000 10. Mark Gregorich – 265,000 Average Chip Count: 242,500 Notable Eliminations: 24th: Max Pescatori – $16,649 23rd: Brian Mizok – $16,649 22nd: Harris Pavlou – $16,649 21st: Vitaly Lunkin – $16,649 Big Hands: Stud 8 Let The Chopping Begin! Michael Binger: X-X-4AK Ville Wahlbeck: X-X-427 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-4AK3 Ville Wahlbeck: X-X-4275 Binger put his remaining chips in the pot, which were only 8,000 and Wahlbeck called. Binger tabled his hole cards, A6 for a pair of aces and a good low draw while Wahlbeck showed 47 for two pair and a seven low draw and a chance to scoop the pot. The river came and Binger got a 2 to cement a six low while Wahlbeck received a meaningless 5 for a seven low. He did win the high pot with two pair and he was at 260,000 while Binger had much less with 60,000. Pescatori Survives This All In With A Chop, But Knocked Out Later Adam Friedman: X-X-65 Max Pescatori: X-X-25 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: 65A48A Max Pescatori: 256A7K2 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-98A Mark Gregorich: X-X-Q42 Brunson bet 24,000 and Gregorich made the call. Todd Brunson: X-X-98A10 Mark Gregorich: X-X-Q42J 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 AA10 for a full house while Gregorich showed 376 for a seven low. The players chopped and Brunson was at 320,000 while Gregorich had 242,000 Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Todd Brunson, Mark Gregorich, Ville Wahlbeck, Adam Friedman, Michael Binger Level 15 Update: Chiu Fighting Back Jun 05, '09 Level Structure: 2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 3,000-6,000 blinds and 6,000-12,000 limits 7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 1,500 ante, 2,000 bring-in, with a 6,000 completion and 6,000-12,000 limits no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 1,500-3,000 blinds with a 700 ante NOTES: Games change every eight hands. Two players will be forced to sit out during 2-7 triple draw each hand. Players Remaining: 37 out of 194 Chip Counts: 1. Soheil Shamseddin – 340,000 2. Eric Froehlich – 329,000 3. Huck Seed – 318,500 4. Adam Friedman – 290,000 5. Ville Wahlbeck – 230,000 6. Michael Binger – 230,000 7. Doyle Brunson – 205,000 8. Marc Karam – 204,000 9. Steve Sung – 190,000 10. Roman Yitzhaki – 180,000 Average Chip Count: 157,297 Notable Eliminations: Patrick Bueno Big Hands: Stud 8 Two-Wheel Drive Michael Binger: X-X-4103 Seat 6: X-X-A52 The player in seat 6 fired 12,000 into the pot and Michael Binger came along for the ride. Michael Binger: X-X-41034 Seat 6: X-X-A5210 Seat 6 fired another 12,000 into the pot and Binger stuck around. When the river card came, the action was on Binger. However, seat 6 bet 12,000 out of turn and the dealer explained Binger was first to act. Binger conceded a check, then popped it to 24,000. Seat 6 wasn’t finished as he three-bet to 36,000. Binger made the call and seat 6 announced he had the wheel. “Me too,” Binger said as he tabled A25 for confirmation. The two players chopped the pot and Binger was around 190,000. After the hand, Liv Boeree stopped by to say a few words to Binger. That in itself makes Binger a winner in this reporter’s book. Stud Chiu Making A Comeback David Chiu: X-X-5 Seat 7: X-X-Q Chiu was the low card and brought in 2,000. The player in seat 7 completed to 6,000 and Chiu made the call. David Chiu: X-X-58 Seat 7: X-X-Q10 Seat 7 bet another 6,000 and Chiu made the call. David Chiu: X-X-584 Seat 7: X-X-Q106 Seat 7 kept up the aggression, betting 12,000. Chiu stuck around and the players saw sixth street. David Chiu: X-X-5845 Seat 7: X-X-Q106A Chiu paired up on sixth street and quickly took control of the hand, firing 12,000. Seat 7 mucked his hand and Chiu raked in the pot. After being down to his last 20,000 earlier, Chiu has chipped back up to over 110,000. Razz: Brunson Muy Bueno Patrick Bueno: X-X-2 Todd Brunson: X-X-6 After Steve Sung brought in 2,000 with the K, Bueno completed to 6,000 and Brunson immediately followed with a raise to 12,000. Sung mucked and Bueno called. Patrick Bueno: X-X-2A Todd Brunson: X-X-6A Bueno led out again with 6,000 and Brunson again raised to 12,000. Bueno made the call. Patrick Bueno: X-X-2A7 Todd Brunson: X-X-6A4 Brunson was first to act after fifth street gave him a better low hand on the board and he led out with 12,000. Bueno made the call. Patrick Bueno: X-X-2A7J Todd Brunson: X-X-6A4Q The action reversed back to Bueno as he was showing the better low hand. He checked and Brunson bet 12,000. Bueno called again and the river was dealt. Bueno checked again and Brunson bet 12,000. Bueno had enough and mucked his hand, leaving himself with only 12,500. Brunson chipped up to over 220,000. Miami John Builds His Big Stack John Cernuto: X-X-34 Seat 5: X-X-37 Cernuto bet 6,000 and his opponent decided to tag along. John Cernuto: X-X-342 Seat 5: X-X-3710 Cernuto fired another 12,000 and his opponent laid down his hand. Cernuto raked in the pot and he was around 175,000 in chips. Player Tags: John Cernuto, Todd Brunson, David Chiu, Patrick Bueno, Michael Binger, Liv Boeree View All Live Updates From This Event