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| Jul 14, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 WSOP Main Event | 7 | + |
Level 13 Update: Shaun Deeb Suffers Atrocious Beat, Eliminated Shortly ThereafterJul 14, '11 Note: Levels are two hours in length. Players Remaining: 1,080 of 6,865 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante The Chip Leaders: Patrick Poirier: 1,065,800 Card Player Chip Counts: Daniel Negreanu — 261,700 Notables Eliminated: Shaun Deeb Hands:
After a player opened the action, Shaun Deeb three-bet from the small blind. Max Heinzelmann four-bet from the big blind, and the original raiser folded. Deeb five-bet, and Heinzelmann shoved for about 220,000 total. Deeb snap called with pocket aces and was up against A-6 off suit. The flop brought a six and the river brought another one, crippling Deeb to just 20,000 and propelling the European to about 440,000. Deeb was eliminated shortly thereafter. Sorel Mizzi Takes out an Opponent Sorel Mizzi opened a pot from the hi-jack and then one opponent moved all in for 30,000. Mizzi made the call and they flipped over their cards: Mizzi: A Board: A Mizzi took out his opponent and he increased his chip stack to 150,000. Lee Watkinson Eliminated Lee Watkinson was once up to 90,000, but then had his K-K lose to A-Q, and then he got the last of his chips into the middle after flopping a pair of aces, but lost to Q-Q when his opponent hit trips on the river. Todd Brunson Doubles Todd Brunson flopped a straight and flush draw in a three-way pot. He moved all in and was called by an opponent holding aces. Brunson hit his draw on the turn and doubled to 150,000. Noah Boeken Eliminated In a blind-versus-blind scenario, Noah Boeken got his stack in with A-9 against Q-2. Unfortunately for Boeken his opponent hit a pair of queens and sent him packing. Featured Poker Tweet — Matt Stout Galen Hall Eliminates a Player Galen Hall held A-Q and called an 11-big-blind shove from a short stack. His opponent held a dominated ace and Hall held to bring his chip stack to about 200,000. Jonathan Little Short Jonathan Little ran his A-K into K-9 on K-9-X-X-X board. Fortunately Little was able to avoid going broke and sits with 45,000. Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Todd Brunson, Noah Boeken, Sorel Mizzi, Shaun Deeb, Galen Hall |
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| Jul 08, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 4 | + |
Level Four, Hour Two: Vivek Rajkumar CrippledJul 08, '10 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Notable Chip Counts: 1. Michiel Sijpkens — 173,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts Jeff Shulman — 8,400 Big Hands:
Entering the action late, the dealer called for the floor as the clock had been called on Vivek Rajkumar. He was facing a 7,075 bet by seat 10 on a board of J “You now have one minute before your hand becomes…” tablemate David Chiu said before the floor staff could. Some players at the table laughed, but Rajkumar was busy talking out the hand and saying, “You might have aces.” After some time of deliberation, Rajkumar made the call and his opponent turned over his cards, stating, “You were right.” He showed A Vivek shook his head and had just around 8,000 left. Todd Brunson Loses a Pot Pavilion Room Coverage A player in middle position bet 750 and Todd Brunson made the call. The flop came K-10-4 and it was checked for a 4 turn. It was checked again for a 4 turn and checked again for a Q river. Brunson’s opponent bet 1,000 and Brunson diliberated before making the fold. Brunson was down to 40,000.
Jeff Shulman was all in preflop against Johannes Steindl. Shulman tabled the A Allen Cunningham Eliminates a Player Allen Cunningham bet 800 from early position and Bernard Lee called from the cutoff. The small blind moved all in for 11,300. Cunningham called and Lee folded. Cunningham exposed the A
Darvin Moon checked from the big blind after two players limped. The flop came 8 Greenstein Takes One Pavilion Room Coverage After the flop came down K Greenstein fired 2,500 and his opponent mucked. Greenstein took the pot and he was at 37,000. Schwartz Takes a Major Hit Ylon Schwartz thought for a minute when facing a bet of 5,000 from seat 3 on a board showing 2 Seat 3 bet 6,000 on the river and Schwartz looked pained, tanking long and hard. He finally called and seat 3 showed J Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Jeff Shulman, Allen Cunningham, Todd Brunson, Ylon Schwartz, Vivek Rajkumar, Darvin Moon |
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| Jun 25, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 43 - $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 3 | + |
Level 19 Update: Scotty Nguyen and Todd Brunson BustJun 25, '10 Blinds: Flop Games: 15,000-30,000 limits Players Remaining: 16 out of 241 Average Chip Count: 451,875 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Eugene Katchalov – 830,000 Notable Eliminations: 19. Scotty Nguyen – $21,997 Big Hands:
Razz This hand took place at the very end of the last level. Scotty Nguyen got the last of his chips in on third street against Carlos Mortensen. Their boards ran out like this. Nguyen: (5-7)-4-K-8-8-(10) Nguyen bricked off after starting good on third and Mortensen ended up making a 7-6 low, which was plenty good enough for the pot. Todd Brunson Eliminated Stud We caught up with the action with Todd Brunson already with the last of his chips in the middle against Brandon Adams and the hole cards were already face up. Brunson: (K Adams paired up on the river to eliminated Brunson now his chip stack is up to 240,000.
Stud 8 On sixth street all the boards looked like this. Michael Chow: (X-X)-6 There was already 200,000 in the middle when Carlos Mortensen bet out and was raised by Brandon Adams. After tanking for a little bit, Michael Chow put in a third raise. Both his opponents, although visibly shocked, called to see the river. Everybody checked around on seventh street and Chow turned over A Mortensen and Adams both mucked and Chow scooped the pot, moving him up to 530,000. Adams fell to 200,000 and Mortensen fell to 270,000. Robert Mizrachi Eliminated Omaha 8 Robert Mizrachi and Nick Schulman saw a flop of 10 Mizrachi showed the A Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Carlos Mortensen, Todd Brunson, Brandon Adams, Michael Chow Level 18 Update: Chainsaw Gone, Fischman SurgesJun 25, '10 Blinds: Flop Games: Limits 12,000-24,000 Players Remaining: 19 out of 241 Average Chip Count: 380,526 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Marco Johnson – 770,000 Notable Eliminations: 23. Allen Kessler – $21,997 Big Hands:
Hold’em It folded around to Allen Kessler in the small blind who raised and got the last of his chips in the middle preflop against Brian Townsend. Kessler held J Fischman Scoops a Big One Stud 8 Brian Townsend: (X-X)-8 Richard Ashby led on fourth street and all three players called. Townsend took the lead and bet out on fifth and was only called by Fischman. Townsend checked and called a bet from Fischman on sixth and seventh. Fischman turned over the 8 Abe Mosseri Eliminated Hold’em Abe Mosseri was very short and got the last of his chips in the pot against Matt Glantz. Glantz showed A The board came 7
Omaha 8 Marco Johnson raised from the cutoff and was called in position by Todd Brunson on the button. Johnson bet every street on a board that came off 6 Johnson showed J Player Tags: Scott Fischman, Todd Brunson, Allen Kessler, Abe Mosseri, Matthew Glantz, Brian Townsend, Marco Johnson Level 15: Mortensen New Chip LeaderJun 24, '10 Flop Games: 3,000-6,000 blinds Players Remaining: 41 out of 241 Average Chip Stack: 176,341 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Carlos Mortensen – 540,000 Notable Eliminations: Jordan Smith Big Hands: Stud
Picking up the action on fourth street, Dario Alioto bet 6,000 and Nick Schulman made the call. Alioto then bet 12,000 on fifth street and Schulman called again. Both players checked on sixth and seventh and Alioto tabled Q Alioto was at 140,000 while Schulman was at 106,000. Razz Violette Takes One Richard Ashby completed to 6,000 and Cyndy Violette raised to 12,000. Ashby made the call and Violette fired 6,000 on fourth street. Ashby called once more and Violette led on fifth and sixth for 12,000 each time, despite pairing up on both streets. Ashby called both bets before both players checked the river. Despite having two pair, Violette managed to make a 9-8 low and Ashby could not beat it. Ashby mucked and Violette took in the pot, improving to 160,000.
Todd Brunson, Matt Glantz and Al Barbieri were all involved in a hand. Here is how their boards looked: Brunson: (XXX)5-9-6-4 Brunson completed to 6,000 and both opponents called. On fourth street, Glantz led out with 6,000 and both opponents called. Barbieri led for 12,000 on fifth street and only Brunson stuck around. Brunson led for 12,000 on sixth street and Barbieri made the call. On seventh, Brunson led out again for 12,000 and Barbieri released his hand, leaving himself with 50,000. Brunson took in the pot and was at 300,000. Stud/8 Mortensen Takes The Chip Lead Carlos Mortensen, Jordan Smith and Dario Alioto all got involved in a hand. Each player saw it to the river with chips going into the middle on every street. Mortensen turned over a spade flush to go with an 8-7 low and both opponents mucked. Mortensen scooped the pot and he was at 540,000 which was good for the overall chip lead. Smith was crippled and was eliminated later in the level. Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen, Todd Brunson, Cyndy Violette, Al Barbieri, Richard Ashby, Jordan Smith |
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| Jun 24, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 43 - $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 2 | + |
Level 19 Update: Scotty Nguyen and Todd Brunson BustJun 25, '10 Blinds: Flop Games: 15,000-30,000 limits Players Remaining: 16 out of 241 Average Chip Count: 451,875 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Eugene Katchalov – 830,000 Notable Eliminations: 19. Scotty Nguyen – $21,997 Big Hands:
Razz This hand took place at the very end of the last level. Scotty Nguyen got the last of his chips in on third street against Carlos Mortensen. Their boards ran out like this. Nguyen: (5-7)-4-K-8-8-(10) Nguyen bricked off after starting good on third and Mortensen ended up making a 7-6 low, which was plenty good enough for the pot. Todd Brunson Eliminated Stud We caught up with the action with Todd Brunson already with the last of his chips in the middle against Brandon Adams and the hole cards were already face up. Brunson: (K Adams paired up on the river to eliminated Brunson now his chip stack is up to 240,000.
Stud 8 On sixth street all the boards looked like this. Michael Chow: (X-X)-6 There was already 200,000 in the middle when Carlos Mortensen bet out and was raised by Brandon Adams. After tanking for a little bit, Michael Chow put in a third raise. Both his opponents, although visibly shocked, called to see the river. Everybody checked around on seventh street and Chow turned over A Mortensen and Adams both mucked and Chow scooped the pot, moving him up to 530,000. Adams fell to 200,000 and Mortensen fell to 270,000. Robert Mizrachi Eliminated Omaha 8 Robert Mizrachi and Nick Schulman saw a flop of 10 Mizrachi showed the A Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Carlos Mortensen, Todd Brunson, Brandon Adams, Michael Chow Level 18 Update: Chainsaw Gone, Fischman SurgesJun 25, '10 Blinds: Flop Games: Limits 12,000-24,000 Players Remaining: 19 out of 241 Average Chip Count: 380,526 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Marco Johnson – 770,000 Notable Eliminations: 23. Allen Kessler – $21,997 Big Hands:
Hold’em It folded around to Allen Kessler in the small blind who raised and got the last of his chips in the middle preflop against Brian Townsend. Kessler held J Fischman Scoops a Big One Stud 8 Brian Townsend: (X-X)-8 Richard Ashby led on fourth street and all three players called. Townsend took the lead and bet out on fifth and was only called by Fischman. Townsend checked and called a bet from Fischman on sixth and seventh. Fischman turned over the 8 Abe Mosseri Eliminated Hold’em Abe Mosseri was very short and got the last of his chips in the pot against Matt Glantz. Glantz showed A The board came 7
Omaha 8 Marco Johnson raised from the cutoff and was called in position by Todd Brunson on the button. Johnson bet every street on a board that came off 6 Johnson showed J Player Tags: Scott Fischman, Todd Brunson, Allen Kessler, Abe Mosseri, Matthew Glantz, Brian Townsend, Marco Johnson Level 15: Mortensen New Chip LeaderJun 24, '10 Flop Games: 3,000-6,000 blinds Players Remaining: 41 out of 241 Average Chip Stack: 176,341 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Carlos Mortensen – 540,000 Notable Eliminations: Jordan Smith Big Hands: Stud
Picking up the action on fourth street, Dario Alioto bet 6,000 and Nick Schulman made the call. Alioto then bet 12,000 on fifth street and Schulman called again. Both players checked on sixth and seventh and Alioto tabled Q Alioto was at 140,000 while Schulman was at 106,000. Razz Violette Takes One Richard Ashby completed to 6,000 and Cyndy Violette raised to 12,000. Ashby made the call and Violette fired 6,000 on fourth street. Ashby called once more and Violette led on fifth and sixth for 12,000 each time, despite pairing up on both streets. Ashby called both bets before both players checked the river. Despite having two pair, Violette managed to make a 9-8 low and Ashby could not beat it. Ashby mucked and Violette took in the pot, improving to 160,000.
Todd Brunson, Matt Glantz and Al Barbieri were all involved in a hand. Here is how their boards looked: Brunson: (XXX)5-9-6-4 Brunson completed to 6,000 and both opponents called. On fourth street, Glantz led out with 6,000 and both opponents called. Barbieri led for 12,000 on fifth street and only Brunson stuck around. Brunson led for 12,000 on sixth street and Barbieri made the call. On seventh, Brunson led out again for 12,000 and Barbieri released his hand, leaving himself with 50,000. Brunson took in the pot and was at 300,000. Stud/8 Mortensen Takes The Chip Lead Carlos Mortensen, Jordan Smith and Dario Alioto all got involved in a hand. Each player saw it to the river with chips going into the middle on every street. Mortensen turned over a spade flush to go with an 8-7 low and both opponents mucked. Mortensen scooped the pot and he was at 540,000 which was good for the overall chip lead. Smith was crippled and was eliminated later in the level. Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen, Todd Brunson, Cyndy Violette, Al Barbieri, Richard Ashby, Jordan Smith |
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| May 31, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 4 - $1,500 Omaha 8 or Better | 1 | + |
Day 1 EndsMay 31, '10 Day 1 has come to a close at the $1,500 Omaha eight-or-better event at the 2010 World Series of Poker. The tournament attracted a total of 818 participants and 297 have survived the first day. The total prize pool for the event is $1,104,300 and the top prize is $237,421. The top 81 players will walk away with at least $2,750 in prize money. The leader board is crowded with some of the biggest names in poker. Here is a look at the top 10 unofficial chip counts at the end of play: Amnon Filippi: 20,000 Notable Eliminations: Barry Shulman, Daniel Negreanu, Mike Matusow, Greg Raymer, Matt Savage, Tom Dwan, John Phan, Greg Mueller, David Benyamine, Justin Bonomo, Chad Brown Day 2 will begin at 3 p.m. tomorrow and the field will play down to the final table or 10 more levels if the final table is not reached. Be sure to check out the twitter updates from players still in the field here: Gavin Smith Player Tags: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman, Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu, Todd Brunson, Mike Matusow, Barry Shulman, David Bach, Phil Ivey, Amnon Filippi, Shaun Deeb |
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| May 29, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $50,000 Players Championship | 2 | + |
Level Eight: Seidel Climbing, Raymer, Alioto and Negreanu OutMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,500-3,000 blinds; 3,000-6,000 stakes Players Remaining: 90 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Brian Hastings – 340,000 Average Chip Count: 193,333 Notable Eliminations: Greg Raymer Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break. They will return at approximately 9:10 p.m. Big Hands: Omaha/8
Isaac Haxton raised to 6,000 and Erik Seidel made the call from the big blind. Dan Kelly also made the call and the flop came down 9 Seidel led out with 3,000 and Kelly called. Haxton also tagged along and the turn was the K Seidel bet 6,000 and Kelly raised to 12,000. Haxton got out of the way and Seidel repopped to 18,000. Kelly went into the tank for a few minutes before mucking his hand. Seidel took the pot and was at 215,000 while Kelly was down to 65,000. Brown Takes Pot Off Arieh Picking up the action on a flop of Q Brown checked again and Arieh bet 6,000. Brown then check-raised to 12,000 and Arieh called. The river was the 7
David Bach won this event a year ago, but his odds of repeating aren’t looking so good. In one hand Bach raised to 6,000 and was called by seat 3, Chad Brown, Rafe Furst, and Josh Arieh. The flop came 8 The 3 The players checked down the 7 Brown and Seat 3 split the pot of more than 100,000 and last year’s champion was left with just around 65,000. Chad Brown sits with around 165,000. Seven Card Stud Ferguson Takes Pot Chris Ferguson was showing 9 Ferguson bet 6,000 and Le mucked his hand rather quickly, surrendering the pot to Ferguson. Ferguson was at 130,000 after the hand while Le was at 127,000.
Sorel Mizzi and David Benyamine were locked up in a hand on fifth street. Both players checked sixth and seventh street and showed down their hands. Mizzi tabled (A Mizzi had A-Q-J high to edge out Benyamine and take the pot. He was at 200,000 while Benyamine was at 130,000. No Limit Hold’em_ Brunson Makes His Exits, Courtesy Of Aces A short-staked Todd Brunson hoped to make a quick double up in the no limit hold’em round but his K
Dario Alioto moved all in for his last 8,500. Eli Elezra called, as did Noah Boeken from the big blind. The flop came down Q Elezra got out of the way and Boeken tabled 10 2-7 Low Baker’s Jack Low Takes It Entering the action at the first draw, David Baker and Abe Mosseri both drew 1. Mosseri checked to Baker who bet 3,000. Mosseri called and both players drew 1 again. Baker fired out 6,000 and Mosseri called. Player’s Twitter Accounts: For up to the minute information straight from the player’s themselves, be sure to check out the Card Player Twitter page. Phil Hellmuth Card Player Video: Check out David Oppenheim’s thoughts on the event. Player Tags: David Baker, Erik Seidel, Josh Arieh, Chris Ferguson, Tuan Le, Todd Brunson, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, David Bach, Abe Mosseri, Dario Alioto, Sorel Mizzi, Isaac Haxton Level Five: Mueller, Townsend EliminatedMay 29, '10 Blinds Flop Games: 900-1,800; 1,800-3,600 Stakes Players Remaining: 110 out of 116 Notable Chip Counts: Eliminations: Greg Mueller Big Hands: 2-7 Triple Draw
The action between Justin Bonomo and Greg Mueller was capped before the first draw. Bonomo stood pat on the first draw while Mueller drew two cards. Bonomo then fired 1,800 into the pot and Mueller called. On the second draw, Mueller took another two cards while Bonomo stood pat again. Bonomo fired 3,600 and Mueller called. Mueller drew one card on the final draw while Bonomo stood pat one last time. He then fired 3,600 more into the pot and Mueller mucked, showing 7 Bonomo took the pot and improved to over 220,000. Mueller was crippled with just 1,500. A few hands later, Mueller put the rest of his stack into the middle against Bonomo and seat 1. After a series of Bonomo bets into a side pot, Bonomo took the sizeable pot with a 9-low. Mueller then tried to contest for the main pot, turning over 5-4-3-2. But he flipped the J
Scotty Nguyen bet after every draw but the last one, and stood pat on each turn. Phil Ivey called each bet, drawing one each time. While checking on the end Scotty said “I better not press my luck” and showed 8 Omaha/8 Hellmuth Gets Cold Welcoming to New Table Phil Hellmuth has been moved to a stacked table featuring Howard Lederer, Tony G, Barry Greenstein, Todd Brunson and Joe Cassidy. No Limit Hold’em Kravchenko loses a big one Alex Kravchenko called a preflop raise from the player in seat 2 and the flop came K
On a board showing 9 The river was the 2 Ferguson lightly tapped the table and showed a stone-cold bluff, 10 Pot Limit Omaha The Russian eliminates Townsend Carlos Mortenson Takes a Pot A three-way pot was checked after a flop of 8
Mike Matusow was all in against Alexander Kostritsyn with the board showing Q There was around 320,000 in the pot when Matusow showed 10 Kostritsyn showed down Q-9 Negreanu Takes Pot Off Buchanan With the board reading 6 Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Chris Ferguson, Carlos Mortensen, Todd Brunson, Greg Mueller, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Alexander Kravchenko, Justin Bonomo, Dario Minieri Level Three: Mizrachi Under 100kMay 28, '10 Blinds Flop Games: 600-1,200; 1,200-2,400 Stakes Players Remaining: 115 out of 116 Notable Chip Counts: Eliminations: None Note: The prize pool was announced as the official field has reached 116 players. There will be 16 places paid with 16th place receiving $98,331. The winner of the Players Championship will win the Chip Reese Trophy and $1,559,043 Big Hands: No Limit Hold’Em
On a board showing 8 Mizrachi made the call and the river brought the 10 Mizrachi checked to Hastings who fired 45,000. Mizrachi took a massive session in the tank before finally releasing his hand. Hastings took the pot and was around 200,000. Mizrachi was down to 85,000. Oppenheim’s reraises build, take big pot Seat one raised preflop to 1500 and David Oppenheim reraised to 4400. Seat one called and the flop came J Mizzi Sings The Blues, Sung Calls Bluff On a board showing K The river was the 4 “You got me,” he said to Sung. Sung showed A Hasan Habib trips up Chen On a board of K Limit HE
On a board showing 9 The J “You will get half,” Raymer said. He tabled A Kelly Straightens Out Super Dario Dan Kelly raised to 2,400 preflop from the button. Dario Minieri raised to 3,600 from the small blind and Kelly made the call. The flop came down J Minieri slowed down, checking to Kelly who bet 2,400. Minieri called and Kelly showed down A Williamson’s Queens Stay True In a limped pot Todd Brunson was heads up against Robert Williamson III heading into a flop of 9 Brunson checked and Williamson bet 1200. Brunson called and both players checked the A When the 9 Omaha 8OB
Ted Forrest entered a pot along with Mike Matusow, Alexander Kostritsyn and Eli Elezra. On a flop of 10 Lunkin’s stack takes a hit Robert Mizrachi raised to 2,400 preflop and Vitaly Lunkin made the call. The flop fell J Lunkin tanked for a few moments and then let his hand slide into the muck. Mizrachi took down the pot and was hovering around 100,000. Lunkin fell to 153,000. Harman Blows Past Boeken On a board of J Seven Card Stud See Chen Win Negreanu’s two pair takes it John Monnette bet every street heads up against Daniel Negreanu. The cards fell as follows:
Matusow Falling Mike Matusow and fellow Full Tilt pro Erick Lindgren were paired up in a large pot. Lindgren fired away on each street, finally forcing Matusow to fold the (X-X)(X)K Pot-limit Omaha Zolotow Wins On a board of J Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Daniel Negreanu, Ted Forrest, Todd Brunson, David Oppenheim, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Michael Mizrachi, Jennifer Harman, Greg Raymer, John Monnette, Noah Boeken, Bill Chen, Steve Sung, Michael Binger, Robert Williamson III, Dario Minieri, Vitaly Lunkin, Ralph Perry, Sorel Mizzi, Alexander Kostritsyn, Brian Hastings |
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| May 28, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $50,000 Players Championship | 1 | + |
Level Eight: Seidel Climbing, Raymer, Alioto and Negreanu OutMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,500-3,000 blinds; 3,000-6,000 stakes Players Remaining: 90 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Brian Hastings – 340,000 Average Chip Count: 193,333 Notable Eliminations: Greg Raymer Note: Players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break. They will return at approximately 9:10 p.m. Big Hands: Omaha/8
Isaac Haxton raised to 6,000 and Erik Seidel made the call from the big blind. Dan Kelly also made the call and the flop came down 9 Seidel led out with 3,000 and Kelly called. Haxton also tagged along and the turn was the K Seidel bet 6,000 and Kelly raised to 12,000. Haxton got out of the way and Seidel repopped to 18,000. Kelly went into the tank for a few minutes before mucking his hand. Seidel took the pot and was at 215,000 while Kelly was down to 65,000. Brown Takes Pot Off Arieh Picking up the action on a flop of Q Brown checked again and Arieh bet 6,000. Brown then check-raised to 12,000 and Arieh called. The river was the 7
David Bach won this event a year ago, but his odds of repeating aren’t looking so good. In one hand Bach raised to 6,000 and was called by seat 3, Chad Brown, Rafe Furst, and Josh Arieh. The flop came 8 The 3 The players checked down the 7 Brown and Seat 3 split the pot of more than 100,000 and last year’s champion was left with just around 65,000. Chad Brown sits with around 165,000. Seven Card Stud Ferguson Takes Pot Chris Ferguson was showing 9 Ferguson bet 6,000 and Le mucked his hand rather quickly, surrendering the pot to Ferguson. Ferguson was at 130,000 after the hand while Le was at 127,000.
Sorel Mizzi and David Benyamine were locked up in a hand on fifth street. Both players checked sixth and seventh street and showed down their hands. Mizzi tabled (A Mizzi had A-Q-J high to edge out Benyamine and take the pot. He was at 200,000 while Benyamine was at 130,000. No Limit Hold’em_ Brunson Makes His Exits, Courtesy Of Aces A short-staked Todd Brunson hoped to make a quick double up in the no limit hold’em round but his K
Dario Alioto moved all in for his last 8,500. Eli Elezra called, as did Noah Boeken from the big blind. The flop came down Q Elezra got out of the way and Boeken tabled 10 2-7 Low Baker’s Jack Low Takes It Entering the action at the first draw, David Baker and Abe Mosseri both drew 1. Mosseri checked to Baker who bet 3,000. Mosseri called and both players drew 1 again. Baker fired out 6,000 and Mosseri called. Player’s Twitter Accounts: For up to the minute information straight from the player’s themselves, be sure to check out the Card Player Twitter page. Phil Hellmuth Card Player Video: Check out David Oppenheim’s thoughts on the event. Player Tags: David Baker, Erik Seidel, Josh Arieh, Chris Ferguson, Tuan Le, Todd Brunson, David Benyamine, Eli Elezra, David Bach, Abe Mosseri, Dario Alioto, Sorel Mizzi, Isaac Haxton Level Five: Mueller, Townsend EliminatedMay 29, '10 Blinds Flop Games: 900-1,800; 1,800-3,600 Stakes Players Remaining: 110 out of 116 Notable Chip Counts: Eliminations: Greg Mueller Big Hands: 2-7 Triple Draw
The action between Justin Bonomo and Greg Mueller was capped before the first draw. Bonomo stood pat on the first draw while Mueller drew two cards. Bonomo then fired 1,800 into the pot and Mueller called. On the second draw, Mueller took another two cards while Bonomo stood pat again. Bonomo fired 3,600 and Mueller called. Mueller drew one card on the final draw while Bonomo stood pat one last time. He then fired 3,600 more into the pot and Mueller mucked, showing 7 Bonomo took the pot and improved to over 220,000. Mueller was crippled with just 1,500. A few hands later, Mueller put the rest of his stack into the middle against Bonomo and seat 1. After a series of Bonomo bets into a side pot, Bonomo took the sizeable pot with a 9-low. Mueller then tried to contest for the main pot, turning over 5-4-3-2. But he flipped the J
Scotty Nguyen bet after every draw but the last one, and stood pat on each turn. Phil Ivey called each bet, drawing one each time. While checking on the end Scotty said “I better not press my luck” and showed 8 Omaha/8 Hellmuth Gets Cold Welcoming to New Table Phil Hellmuth has been moved to a stacked table featuring Howard Lederer, Tony G, Barry Greenstein, Todd Brunson and Joe Cassidy. No Limit Hold’em Kravchenko loses a big one Alex Kravchenko called a preflop raise from the player in seat 2 and the flop came K
On a board showing 9 The river was the 2 Ferguson lightly tapped the table and showed a stone-cold bluff, 10 Pot Limit Omaha The Russian eliminates Townsend Carlos Mortenson Takes a Pot A three-way pot was checked after a flop of 8
Mike Matusow was all in against Alexander Kostritsyn with the board showing Q There was around 320,000 in the pot when Matusow showed 10 Kostritsyn showed down Q-9 Negreanu Takes Pot Off Buchanan With the board reading 6 Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Chris Ferguson, Carlos Mortensen, Todd Brunson, Greg Mueller, Mike Matusow, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Alexander Kravchenko, Justin Bonomo, Dario Minieri Level Three: Mizrachi Under 100kMay 28, '10 Blinds Flop Games: 600-1,200; 1,200-2,400 Stakes Players Remaining: 115 out of 116 Notable Chip Counts: Eliminations: None Note: The prize pool was announced as the official field has reached 116 players. There will be 16 places paid with 16th place receiving $98,331. The winner of the Players Championship will win the Chip Reese Trophy and $1,559,043 Big Hands: No Limit Hold’Em
On a board showing 8 Mizrachi made the call and the river brought the 10 Mizrachi checked to Hastings who fired 45,000. Mizrachi took a massive session in the tank before finally releasing his hand. Hastings took the pot and was around 200,000. Mizrachi was down to 85,000. Oppenheim’s reraises build, take big pot Seat one raised preflop to 1500 and David Oppenheim reraised to 4400. Seat one called and the flop came J Mizzi Sings The Blues, Sung Calls Bluff On a board showing K The river was the 4 “You got me,” he said to Sung. Sung showed A Hasan Habib trips up Chen On a board of K Limit HE
On a board showing 9 The J “You will get half,” Raymer said. He tabled A Kelly Straightens Out Super Dario Dan Kelly raised to 2,400 preflop from the button. Dario Minieri raised to 3,600 from the small blind and Kelly made the call. The flop came down J Minieri slowed down, checking to Kelly who bet 2,400. Minieri called and Kelly showed down A Williamson’s Queens Stay True In a limped pot Todd Brunson was heads up against Robert Williamson III heading into a flop of 9 Brunson checked and Williamson bet 1200. Brunson called and both players checked the A When the 9 Omaha 8OB
Ted Forrest entered a pot along with Mike Matusow, Alexander Kostritsyn and Eli Elezra. On a flop of 10 Lunkin’s stack takes a hit Robert Mizrachi raised to 2,400 preflop and Vitaly Lunkin made the call. The flop fell J Lunkin tanked for a few moments and then let his hand slide into the muck. Mizrachi took down the pot and was hovering around 100,000. Lunkin fell to 153,000. Harman Blows Past Boeken On a board of J Seven Card Stud See Chen Win Negreanu’s two pair takes it John Monnette bet every street heads up against Daniel Negreanu. The cards fell as follows:
Matusow Falling Mike Matusow and fellow Full Tilt pro Erick Lindgren were paired up in a large pot. Lindgren fired away on each street, finally forcing Matusow to fold the (X-X)(X)K Pot-limit Omaha Zolotow Wins On a board of J Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Daniel Negreanu, Ted Forrest, Todd Brunson, David Oppenheim, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Michael Mizrachi, Jennifer Harman, Greg Raymer, John Monnette, Noah Boeken, Bill Chen, Steve Sung, Michael Binger, Robert Williamson III, Dario Minieri, Vitaly Lunkin, Ralph Perry, Sorel Mizzi, Alexander Kostritsyn, Brian Hastings |
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| 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 UpJul 07, '09 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante Players Remaining: 3,956 of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Samer Rahman – 235,000 CardPlayer Chip Counts: Todd Brunson – 41,000 Notable Eliminations: Jason Mercier Big Hands:
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 7 Seat 7 spiked an ace on the flop when it came A Helppi Picks Off A Bluff After the river was dealt, the board read A “Good call,” seat 7 said as he showed Helppi K-J for a busted straight draw. Helppi turned over 8
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 K “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 K
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 A The board ran out J Michael Gracz Doubles Up Michael Gracz moved all in for 14,000 preflop and was called by one player. Gracz showed 5
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 J The turn was the A Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Juha Helppi, Michael Gracz, Todd Brunson, Sam Farha, Erik Cajelais, Shaun Deeb Level 5 Hour 2: Johnny Chan OutJul 07, '09 Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante Day 2A Field: 1,476 Chip Counts: 1. Samer Rahman – 145,000 Notable Eliminations: Johnny Chan Big Hands:
Johnny Chan moved all in for 6,000 from the big blind. Matthew Woodward had limped in earlier and made the call. Chan tabled A The board ran out K Tilly Counterfeited, Sent Out Jennifer Tilly moved all in after a flop 8 The turn was the Q
After a flop of 8 Sointula made no flush on the turn, but did hit the 6 Brian Townsend Gone Brian Townsend got his stack all in preflop with Q
Katja Thater had her opponent all in on the turn with the board reading 9 Despite that, the 10 Brunson Drops Chips Picking up the action on the turn, the board read A
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 A She made the call and her opponent mucked his hand. She tabled A 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'sJul 04, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Craig Hopkins – 131,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Todd Brunson — 41,000 Notable Eliminations: Doyle Brunson 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 A They were heads-up to the turn and the turn card was the 8
There were several players that took a flop after a preflop raise. The flop came J 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 A 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.
After a preflop raise to 600, Carlos Mortensen and two other players called. The flop was 9 The river was the 4
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 A The river was the A Eslami Near Six Figures On a board reading K
Vicky Coren moved her last 10,000 into the pot preflop and was called by one opponent. Coren tabled Q The flop was no help as it came 4 Big Hand For Slim, But Only a Small Pot On a flop of K “You were drawing dead the whole way, lucky for you you didn’t catch another one,” said Slim as he flashed the 6 Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Todd Brunson, Doyle Brunson, Ali Eslami, Victoria Coren, Shaun Deeb Level 3 Hour 1 Update: David Pham Goes BustJul 04, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Vadim Gruzglin – 125,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Todd Brunson — 50,000 Notable Eliminations: Jeremiah Smith Big Hands
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 A The turn was the 6 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 10 Raymer then tabled K
After a flop of Q Deeb: A Deeb flopped top pair but his opponent made a set of ladies. The turn was the 7 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 A
David Pham was nursing a short stack and moved it into the middle against the big blind. The big blind called and tabled A That all changed on the turn when the K 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 A
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 A The flop then came K Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, David Pham, Barry Greenstein, Todd Brunson, Greg Raymer, Shaun Deeb |
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| 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 UpJul 07, '09 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante Players Remaining: 3,956 of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Samer Rahman – 235,000 CardPlayer Chip Counts: Todd Brunson – 41,000 Notable Eliminations: Jason Mercier Big Hands:
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 7 Seat 7 spiked an ace on the flop when it came A Helppi Picks Off A Bluff After the river was dealt, the board read A “Good call,” seat 7 said as he showed Helppi K-J for a busted straight draw. Helppi turned over 8
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 K “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 K
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 A The board ran out J Michael Gracz Doubles Up Michael Gracz moved all in for 14,000 preflop and was called by one player. Gracz showed 5
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 J The turn was the A Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Juha Helppi, Michael Gracz, Todd Brunson, Sam Farha, Erik Cajelais, Shaun Deeb Level 5 Hour 2: Johnny Chan OutJul 07, '09 Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante Day 2A Field: 1,476 Chip Counts: 1. Samer Rahman – 145,000 Notable Eliminations: Johnny Chan Big Hands:
Johnny Chan moved all in for 6,000 from the big blind. Matthew Woodward had limped in earlier and made the call. Chan tabled A The board ran out K Tilly Counterfeited, Sent Out Jennifer Tilly moved all in after a flop 8 The turn was the Q
After a flop of 8 Sointula made no flush on the turn, but did hit the 6 Brian Townsend Gone Brian Townsend got his stack all in preflop with Q
Katja Thater had her opponent all in on the turn with the board reading 9 Despite that, the 10 Brunson Drops Chips Picking up the action on the turn, the board read A
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 A She made the call and her opponent mucked his hand. She tabled A 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'sJul 04, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Craig Hopkins – 131,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Todd Brunson — 41,000 Notable Eliminations: Doyle Brunson 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 A They were heads-up to the turn and the turn card was the 8
There were several players that took a flop after a preflop raise. The flop came J 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 A 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.
After a preflop raise to 600, Carlos Mortensen and two other players called. The flop was 9 The river was the 4
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 A The river was the A Eslami Near Six Figures On a board reading K
Vicky Coren moved her last 10,000 into the pot preflop and was called by one opponent. Coren tabled Q The flop was no help as it came 4 Big Hand For Slim, But Only a Small Pot On a flop of K “You were drawing dead the whole way, lucky for you you didn’t catch another one,” said Slim as he flashed the 6 Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Todd Brunson, Doyle Brunson, Ali Eslami, Victoria Coren, Shaun Deeb Level 3 Hour 1 Update: David Pham Goes BustJul 04, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Vadim Gruzglin – 125,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Todd Brunson — 50,000 Notable Eliminations: Jeremiah Smith Big Hands
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 A The turn was the 6 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 10 Raymer then tabled K
After a flop of Q Deeb: A Deeb flopped top pair but his opponent made a set of ladies. The turn was the 7 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 A
David Pham was nursing a short stack and moved it into the middle against the big blind. The big blind called and tabled A That all changed on the turn when the K 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 A
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 A The flop then came K Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, David Pham, Barry Greenstein, Todd Brunson, Greg Raymer, Shaun Deeb |
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| 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 MoneyJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 10,000-20,000, Limits – 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 16 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,510,000 Average Chip Count: 890,625 Eliminations: Todd Brunson Big Hands: STUD/8
Todd Brunson Eliminated Todd Brunson was all in at the end of the hand against Vitaly Lunkin. Their cards: Brunson: (6 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: (10 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: (A Kabbaj needed help against Deeb’s jacks. It came when the 9 OMAHA/8
Gus Hansen Scoops Pot On a board of Q HOLD’EM Freddy Deeb Losing Chips David Bach raised preflop from the cutoff and Freddy Deeb called from the big blind. The flop came A 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 UpJun 26, '09 Flop Games: 400-800 Entrants: 78 Starting Stack: 150,000 Big Hands: Hold’em
Todd Brunson, John Hanson and David Bach were in for 1,600 each preflop. The flop then came down A Zeidman Check-Raises Turn, Takes Pot Cory Zeidman takes a flop with Abe Mosseri heads up and it fell K Mosseri bet again, but was met with a raise from Zeidman. Mosseri mucked pretty quickly and Zeidman showed the A Omaha/8
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 Q The turn was the A
Ralph Perry raised to 1,600 from middle position and the big blind made the call. The flop came 8 Perry showed A 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 3 The river was the 4 Razz
Erik Seidel: X-X-3 The player in seat 2 bet out 800 into the pot and Erik Seidel made the call. Erik Seidel: X-X-3 Seidel bet 1,600 and his opponent made the call. Erik Seidel: X-X-3 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.
Nick Schulman was the bring-in bet with the J Nick Schulman: X-X-J On fourth street, Van Alstyne bet and Schulman made the call. On fifth street, the boards looked like this. Nick Schulman: X-X-J Van Alstyne bet again and Schulman stuck around to see sixth street. Schulman: X-X-J Schulman now bets out and Van Alstyne folds, taking the pot. Stud High
On fith street, Cory Zeidman and Mike Matusow were locked up in a hand. Their boards looked like this. Zeidman: X-X-K Zeidman bet out and was quickly raised by Matusow. Zeidman tossed in a call and they saw 6th street. Zeidman: X-X-K 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 “I was rolled up,” said Matusow as he raked the pot. Stud/8
Steve Zolotow: X-X-4 Zolotow bet 800 into his opponent and Bueno made the call. Steve Zolotow: X-X-4 Zolotow bet 1,600 and Bueno made the call. Steve Zolotow: X-X-4 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 (A Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Todd Brunson, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, David Bach, Jennifer Harman, Cory Zeidman, Scott Clements, Patrick Bueno, John Hanson, Nick Schulman |
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