Ryan Young - Live Updates

Level 1 Hour 2 Update: Tran And Ivey Get It Going

Jul 06, '09

Blinds: 50-100

Chip Counts:

1. Dennis Peyton – 64,000
2. Josh Arieh – 56,000
3. David Benefield – 42,400
4. Dutch Boyd – 42,250
5. Phil Ivey – 42,000
6. John Kellman – 41,000
7. Paul Snead – 41,000
8. Cecilia Nordstrom – 40,500
9. Cliff Josephy – 40,000
10. Daniel Alaei – 40,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 30,000
Shawn Patrick Green – 12,300

Spade Club Chip Counts:

Harry Robertson – 30,000
Patrick Snipper – 31,700
Raymond Webb – 30,000
Jeff Miller – 25,000
George Ali – 32,400

Notable Eliminations:

Dario Minieri

Big Hands:

Ivey Makes Trips, Gets Paid

On the river, the first player checked and another player bet 1,250 with the final board reading A6946. He was met with a raise from Phil Ivey, who made it 4,000.

The first player got out of the way and after a minute or so of contemplation, the original bettor made the call. Ivey rolled over the K6, making trips on the river and increasing his stack early.

Salley Stumbles a Bit Early

John Salley called a raise preflop as did several other players. The flop was K710 and the small blind led out for 500. Salley called and so did the player on the button. The turn was the 8 and all three players checked.

The river was the K and the small blind bet 1,650. Salley called pretty quickly and the player on the button got out of the way. The small blind turned over K3 and Salley double checked his cards a couple time before releasing his hand into the muck.

Tran Gives The Table a Sneak Peek

J.C. Tran bet 525 on a flop of A109 when all the players checked to him. The player in the big blind called and the 10 fell on the turn.

The big blind checked and Tran bet 1,300. The big blind eventually folded and Tran allowed the big blind to pick which card he wanted to see. The big blind picked the right card as Tran showed him a 10.

Brad Berman Tripped Up

Five players limped preflop and the flop came down AJQ. Action was checked to seat 4 who fired 500 and only Brad Berman made the call from the small blind. The turn was the 6 and both players checked. The river was the Q and seat 4 bet 1,000 after Berman checked. Berman called and seat 4 showed KQ for trips and the pot. Berman was at 27,750.

You’re Still A Young Man

On a flop of KQ8, the player seat 2 bet 500 and Ryan Young raised to 1,500. Seat 2 called and the turn was the 2. Seat 2 checked to Young who fired 5,000. Seat 2 called and the river was the 9.

Both players checked and seat 2 tabled QQ for a flopped set. Young mucked and was down to 43,000.

Elky Gets Turned Out

The player in seat 4 raised to 350 and seat 6 made the call. Bertrand Grospellier made the call as well from late position and the three players saw a flop of K93. Everyone checked and the A came on the turn. Seat 4 led out with 700 and seat 6 mucked. Grospellier made the call and the Q fell on the river. Both players checked again and seat 4 tabled AJ for top pair and Grospellier mucked. He was at 28,000 after losing the hand.

Game Over For Super Dario

Dario Minieri was all in after a flop of 1074. Here were their cards.

Minieri: Q10
Opponent: 96

Minieri had top pair but needed to dodge his opponent’s flush draw. The turn smacked Minieri as it was the J, making his opponent’s flush. Minieri still had outs as another diamond that wasn’t the 8 would make him a superior flush. But the river was the J and Minieri made an early exit from the 2009 main event.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Phil Ivey,   Bradley Berman,   Ryan Young,   Dario Minieri,   Bertrand Grospellier

Level 14 Update

Feb 23, '09

Level: 14

Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante

Players Left: 94 out of 696

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Score Board

Notable Chip Counts:

Mike Sowers - 470,000
Kofi Farkye - 418,000
Antonio Esfandiari - 297,000
Cody Slaubaugh - 290,000
Zach Hyman - 253,000
Jeff Garza - 240,000
Haralabos Voulgaris - 215,00
Chris Karagulleyan - 215,000
Bertrand Grospellier - 210,000
David Daneshgar - 205,000

Average: 148,085

Notable Eliminations:

Mohsin Charania
Todd Brunson
Ali Eslami
J.J. Liu
Olivier Busquet
Jon Dull
Eugene Katchalov
John Monnette
Ross Boatman
Luis Calvo
Farzad Bonyadi
Kevin Song
Rajkumar Ramakrishnan
Mickey Mills
Hevad Khan
Liz Lieu
 

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Big Hands:

Todd Brunson Eliminated

Peter Fedlman raised and Todd Brunson called preflop. The flop came 8-6-3 and Feldman bet. Brunson moved all in and Feldman insta-called. He held pocket sixes and Brunson flipped over 10-8 for top pair. Feldman won the hand and Brunson was knocked out of the tournament.

Liz Lieu Eliminated

Liz Lieu just got the last of her chips into the middle with QQ and her opponent held AK. The A fell on the turn to knocke Lieu out of the tournament.

Voulgaris Doubles Up Opponent

Seat 3 was all in with AK UTG+1 on a board of K739K and Voulgaris had him covered in the big blind. Voulgaris mucked his cards and doubled up his opponent. He held 160,000 after the hand.

Ben Straate Doubles Through the Master

Ben Straate was all in on the short stack with Q-10 against Men "The Master" Nguyen's pocket nines. Straate flopped two pair and then turned queens and jacks. Nguyen was looking for a straight card, but the river bricked, doubling Straate up to 65,000. Nguyen is now short stacked with 30,000.

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Left In The Deck:

Al Barbieri Yells his Opinion

A shouting match recently erupted over at table 26 between Al "Sugar Bear" Barbieri and Ryan Young. Young was involved in a hand and asked his opponent, "You don't want to knock me out, do you?"

This table talk upset Barbieri who felt that Young was inducing a particular action with his words. Most of the table came to Young's defense and agreed he had done nothing wrong, but an irrate Barbieri continued the rant anyway. Tournament Director Matt Savage came over and agreed that Young never disclosed the contents of his hand and did nothing wrong. Order was restored and play continued, albeit with more tension than before.

Player Tags: Todd Brunson,   Haralabos Voulgaris,   Al Barbieri,   Ryan Young,   Liz Lieu,   Peter Feldman

Ryan Young Eliminated

Jan 05, '09

Shortly after being crippled by David Baker, Ryan Young was all in holding the nut flush draw against an overpair. Young's outs never came and he was eliminated from the tournament, just hours after holding the chip lead.

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David Baker Doubles Through Ryan Young

Jan 05, '09

David Baker just played a huge all in pot with Ryan Young. Baker held pocket aces and they held up against Young's pocket kings.

After the hand, Young was left with 11,000 and Baker has taken the chip lead with 215,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Ryan Young,   David Baker

The Hot Corner

Jan 05, '09

Jimmy Fricke, Ryan Young, Noah Schwartz, and Shaun Deeb have all been seated together in seats 1-4 at their table. Young has found a way to emerge from this tough table as the chip leader. He now holds 85,000 to pace the field.














 

Player Tags: Ryan Young

Level 6 Update

Dec 15, '08

Scoreboard

Level: 6
Blinds/Antes: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Left: 315 of 497
Average: 71,000

Notable Chip Counts

Paul Niemela - 260,000
Luke Staudenmaier - 241,000
Ryan Young - 235,000
Kido Pham - 220,000
Phil Hellmuth - 188,000
Clonie Gowen - 163,000

Notable Eliminations

Amir Vahedi
Phil Ivey
Daniel Negreanu
Alan Goehring
Scott Seiver
Paul Wasicka
Tad Jurgens
Doug Lee

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Big Hands:

Ryan Young Eliminates Phil Ivey

On a flop of J53 Phil Ivey bet 4,000 only to get check raised to 15,000 by Ryan Young. Ivey made the call and saw the 5 hit the turn. Young bet 27,000 and Ivey moved all in for 65,000. Young showed pocket kings and Ivey could only show Q-J for top pair. Drawing to one of the two remaining jacks, Ivey was eliminated when the 8 hit the river.

Daniel Negreanu Crippled Then Eliminated

On a flop of Q53 Daniel Negreanu bet 3,200. Jon Turner then check raised to 8,400 and sent Negreanu into a min-tank. After about a minute, Negreanu reraised most of his big chips and Turner called all in. Negreanu showed 53 for bottom two pair, but was almost drawing dead to Turner's top set of queens. The turn and river came 4A and Negreanu was crippled down to just a few thousand. A few hands later, he was eliminated.

Alan Goehring Hits The Rail

Despite sitting with a 130,000 stack yesterday, Alan Goehring ran into some trouble late last night to end the day short on chips. Early this level, he was eliminated from the tournament entirely.

Adam Katz vs. David Tran

On a flop of K94, with 8,000 in the pot, David Tran bet 4,000 from the hi-jack and Adam Katz made the call. Both players checked the 3 on the turn and the K was dealt on the river. Katz bet 6,800 and Tran went into the tank. He made the call, but mucked when Katz turned over pocket jacks.

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POY Update:

John Phan Lays it Down After an Earlt Rally

On a flop of A77 John Phan bet 2,300 UTG+1. Seat 2 made the call from the big blind and the 3 fell on the turn. Both players checked and the river brought the Q. Seat 2 bet 12,000 and Phan thought for a moment before he mucked his cards. Phan took a slight hit on the hand but he now holds 45,000 after a nice early rally during the first level.

David Pham: 108,000
Michael Binger: 71,725
Bertrand "ElkY" Grospellier: 62,000
John Phan: 45,000
Ivan Demidov: 37,000
Erik Seidel: 20,000
 

Player Tags: Alan Goehring,   Daniel Negreanu,   Phil Ivey,   Ryan Young,   Jon Turner

Ryan Young Gets Cracked

Nov 08, '08

Ryan Young called his opponent's all in with pocket aces and was up against a flush draw. The flush hit the turn and Young is suddenly below average with 95,000 in chips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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This Post Cost 9,000 Chips

Oct 28, '08

Ryan Young is having a great time over at his table with Jonathan Little, Eric Liu, Danny Wong and Rhynie Campbell. On a recent hand he had a reporter sweat his hole cards. Young peaked at 93 and raised 6,000 preflop. An opponent raised to 15,000 and Young hesitated, but then decided to call. "Come on Card Player," said Young, as the flop was dealt Q105. Young checked, his opponent bet, and Young mucked his cards. "Man, that cost me 9,000," said Young after the hand.










 

Player Tags: Ryan Young

Chip Counts

Oct 21, '08

The chip counts tab has been updated with the top ten stacks in the room.

Ryan Young currently leads the way with just under 140,000 in chips.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ryan Young Eliminated in 30th Place ($21,000)

Sep 16, '08

Ryan Young has been eliminated from the tournament after his pocket jacks ran into Jason Stojchak's pocket kings.

Young was one of the chip leaders no more than an hour ago, but a few flips went against him at the wrong time. Young has been quite solid thus far into his early career, winning a bracelet in 2007, finishing runner-up at the 2008 Wynn Classic and final tabling a WSOP Circuit event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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John Myung Doubles Through Ryan Young

Sep 16, '08

Ryan Young puts John Myung all in and Myung makes the call showing AK. Young is slightly ahead with pocket jacks, but the door card was an ace, sending Young's chips in the wrong direction.

Myung now has nearly 1,000,000 in chips. Young is left with 405,000.

Player Tags: John Myung,   Ryan Young

John Myung Doubles Through Ryan Young

Sep 16, '08

John Myung raised to 25,000 and Ryan Young reraised to 120,000. After some time in the tank, Myung moved all in for a total of 166,000 and Young made the call.

Myung showed A7 and Young was ahead with 55. The board came Q976J and Myung doubled up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: John Myung,   Ryan Young

Thayer vs. Young

Sep 16, '08

On a flop of AQQ Ryan Young raised 100,000 and Thayer Rasmussen made the call. Both players then checked down the 6 on the turn, and the 3 on the river. Rasmussen flipped over pocket kings and he took down the pot when Young mucked. Rasmussen now holds 1.3 million.














 

Player Tags: Ryan Young,   Thayer Rasmussen

Ryan Young Pulls A Huge Bluff

Sep 16, '08

On a board of K87Q, Adam Gerber bet 20,000 from the big blind. Ryan Young then raised to 100,000. After deliberating for a minute, Gerber reraised to 220,000.

Young made the call fairly quickly and the river was the 4. Gerber checked and Young instantly moved all in for 410,000. Gerber went deep into the tank, at one point picking up his stuffed dog to mull over his decision.

He counts out his stack and sees that if he is wrong, he will be crippled down to about 45,000 in chips. He states that he can beat a lot of hands, but can't beat 6-5, which is the nuts. He asks Young if he will show and Young doesn't say a word.

After a bit more thought, Gerber lays it down and Young shows his 109 for a busted open ended straight draw.

 

 

 

Player Tags: Ryan Young,   Adam Gerber

Ryan Young Accidently Doubles Up

Sep 15, '08

A player raised to 20,000 and Ryan Young reraised to 65,000. His opponent moved all in and Young went into the tank with 275,000 behind.  After a few moments Young remarked, "I knew I should have just called you," implying that he should have just called the 20,000 raise.

The dealer and opponent both hear the word call and the cards are on their backs. His opponent showed AK and seeing that he was in a race situation, Young didn't protest with 99. The board ran out Queen high and Young doubled up to 687,000 and the chip lead.

 

 

 

 

 

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Busting Fast

Sep 15, '08

The field is collapsing at a rapid rate. We've already lost over 80 players today, bringin the player count to about 220 players.

Ryan Young is currently leading the way with 325,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Ryan Young Eliminated in 30th Place ($21,000)

Sep 16, '08

Ryan Young has been eliminated from the tournament after his pocket jacks ran into Jason Stojchak's pocket kings.

Young was one of the chip leaders no more than an hour ago, but a few flips went against him at the wrong time. Young has been quite solid thus far into his early career, winning a bracelet in 2007, finishing runner-up at the 2008 Wynn Classic and final tabling a WSOP Circuit event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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John Myung Doubles Through Ryan Young

Sep 16, '08

Ryan Young puts John Myung all in and Myung makes the call showing AK. Young is slightly ahead with pocket jacks, but the door card was an ace, sending Young's chips in the wrong direction.

Myung now has nearly 1,000,000 in chips. Young is left with 405,000.

Player Tags: John Myung,   Ryan Young

John Myung Doubles Through Ryan Young

Sep 16, '08

John Myung raised to 25,000 and Ryan Young reraised to 120,000. After some time in the tank, Myung moved all in for a total of 166,000 and Young made the call.

Myung showed A7 and Young was ahead with 55. The board came Q976J and Myung doubled up.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: John Myung,   Ryan Young

Thayer vs. Young

Sep 16, '08

On a flop of AQQ Ryan Young raised 100,000 and Thayer Rasmussen made the call. Both players then checked down the 6 on the turn, and the 3 on the river. Rasmussen flipped over pocket kings and he took down the pot when Young mucked. Rasmussen now holds 1.3 million.














 

Player Tags: Ryan Young,   Thayer Rasmussen

Ryan Young Pulls A Huge Bluff

Sep 16, '08

On a board of K87Q, Adam Gerber bet 20,000 from the big blind. Ryan Young then raised to 100,000. After deliberating for a minute, Gerber reraised to 220,000.

Young made the call fairly quickly and the river was the 4. Gerber checked and Young instantly moved all in for 410,000. Gerber went deep into the tank, at one point picking up his stuffed dog to mull over his decision.

He counts out his stack and sees that if he is wrong, he will be crippled down to about 45,000 in chips. He states that he can beat a lot of hands, but can't beat 6-5, which is the nuts. He asks Young if he will show and Young doesn't say a word.

After a bit more thought, Gerber lays it down and Young shows his 109 for a busted open ended straight draw.

 

 

 

Player Tags: Ryan Young,   Adam Gerber

Ryan Young Accidently Doubles Up

Sep 15, '08

A player raised to 20,000 and Ryan Young reraised to 65,000. His opponent moved all in and Young went into the tank with 275,000 behind.  After a few moments Young remarked, "I knew I should have just called you," implying that he should have just called the 20,000 raise.

The dealer and opponent both hear the word call and the cards are on their backs. His opponent showed AK and seeing that he was in a race situation, Young didn't protest with 99. The board ran out Queen high and Young doubled up to 687,000 and the chip lead.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Ryan Young

Busting Fast

Sep 15, '08

The field is collapsing at a rapid rate. We've already lost over 80 players today, bringin the player count to about 220 players.

Ryan Young is currently leading the way with 325,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Ryan Young

$10,000 Main Event - Lots Of Action

Jul 06, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break.

Blinds/Antes: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Left: 1,683 of 2,461

Chip Leaders:

Shawn Cunix: 145,000
Carlos Mortensen: 115,000
David Oppenheim: 113,000
Tom Ly: 111,000
Aaron Kanter: 110,000
Mohammad Kowssari: 109,000
Victor Ramdin: 108,000
Johnny Chan: 100,000
Sumeet Batra: 100,000
Heidi Northcott: 94,000

CP Counts:

Phil Hellmuth: 52,800
Jeff Shulman: 38,000
Todd Brunson: 26,000

Eliminations: Michael Mizrachi, Leroy Le, Allen Le, Chris Ferguson, Karina Jett, Doug Lee

Big Hands:

The Flack and Esfandiari Show

Over at table 43 in the Brasilia Room, Layne Flack and Antonio Esfandiari are sitting right next to each other. The two were already very chatty with no one watching, but once the cameras arrived, the show began.

With Esfandiari in the big blind, Flack mucked his hand from under the gun. "If that hand flips over," Flack began. "Everything I've worked for with my reputation will go 'pffft'," he said as he signaled a thumbs down for the camera. Meanwhile, the player in seat 9 saw fit to raise Esfandiari's blind as he threw out 1,100 from the button. The small blind folded and "The Magician" repopped to 3,500. "Antonio is here to let you know that we do the raising around here," said Flack. Seat 9 caught the message and mucked his hand. This set up a very interesting battle on the next hand.

Action folded around to Esfandiari in the small blind and he raised to 1,000 straight. Layne Flack made the call from the big blind and the two players were heads up going to the flop. It came down A55. Esfandiari checked and Flack fired 1,000. After a call from Esfandiari, the turn came down with the Q. Esfandiari checked again and Flack bet 1,500. Esfandiari made another called and checked the river as the 9 fell. "Things are about to get ugly, dad!" Flack said into the camera before the river came. He then bet 4,000 and Esfandiari mucked. "I had it," Flack told "The Magician." Flack was at around 44,000.

Spinoff for Antonio

Esfandiari separated himself from Flack on the next hand as the player in seat 8 raised to 800. Esfandiari called from the button and Flack folded his small blind. The flop came down KQ7. Seat 8 fired a continuation bet of 1,200. "The Magician" went nowhere as he made the call and both players saw the 9 come on the turn. Seat 8 slowed down, checking to Esfandiari. He fired 3,300 into the pot and seat 8 disappeared from the hand. Esfandiari raked in the pot and he was around 80,000 in chips.

And Now, Back to Flack

Table 43 was then broken and both player were moved to different tables. But the two players were still within earshot of each other as Flack got involved in a hand.

Action folded around to the small blind who raised to 1,100 and Flack defended from the big blind. The flop K103 and both players checked. The turn was the 10, pairing the board. The small blind then fired 2,000 into the pot. Flack called and the river was the 5. The small blind checked the third heart to Flack and he fired 6,000 into the middle. The small blind said, "Do you have the flush?" as he made the call. Flack shook his head and threw his hand into the muck. The small blind showed A10 and he raked the pot.

Hevad Khan Picks Off a Huge Bluff

Khan raised to 800 from the cutoff and the player in seat 4 made the call from the big blind. The flop came 1043 and the big blind checked to Khan. He fired 1,200 into the pot and the big blind check-raised to 2,800 total. Khan made a quick call and the A hit on the turn. The big blind fired 5,800 at the pot and sent Khan into the tank. He asked his opponent how many chips he had left (12,600). Khan then made the call after a few more moments of thought. The river was the J and the big blind actually tanked for three minutes on his own action before finally deciding check. Khan checked behind his opponent and the big blind mucked his hand. There was a debate at the table on whether Khan needed to show his hand. He eventually did, showing Q10 for middle pair. He raked the pot and his stack was at 46,000 after the hand.

Ryan Young With a Shout Out

Three-handed and on a flop of 852, Phil Gordon bet 1,700 and the player in seat 2 raised 4,500. Ryan Young then repopped to 11,000 total. Gordon mucked and seat 2 did as well after tanking for a few moments. Young looked up and said, "This is for Card Player," as he showed Q8 for top pair.

Jesus Walks... Out

On a board reading AQ73, action was checked to Chris Ferguson. He fired 2,000 and one player called. The big blind folded and the river was the 6. Ferguson pushed his last 3,000 into the middle and his opponent quickly called. Ferguson turned over 77 for a flopped set of sevens. They weren't so lucky, though, as his opponent showed K6 for the nut flush on the flop. Ferguson stood up and made his exit from the main event.

The Legend Continues

Over at table 7 in the Brasilia Room, Tommy "Legend" Le eliminated one of his opponents as Le had a set of threes. It was good news and bad news for "Legend" as he brought his stack to 50,000 but he also saw the empty seat filled by Shane "Shaniac" Schleger.

With Allen and Leroy already eliminated today and Nam busting yesterday, Tommy "Legend" is the last of the Le brothers left in the 2008 WSOP main event.

Todd Brunson Shoots Down A Couple Of Cowboys

Preflop, an unfortunate opponent raised to 1,000, only to have Todd Brunson min raise behind him to a total of 2,000. The player then made the fourth bet, making it 5,000. Brunson ended the baby raising by making a man-sized shove all in for over 12,000. The player made the call, showing KK. He was crushed by Brunson's AA, which improved to a set by the river, the board running out Q52AJ. The player was eliminated, and Brunson was up to 26,000 after the hand.

Shulman Takes Pot Without Showdown

Jeff Shulman raised to 900 from the button and was called by the player in the big blind. On a flop of J52, the big blind checked to Shulman, who bet 1,700. The big blind made the call and the Q fell on the turn. Both players checked, but when the 2 fell on the river the big blind bet 2,000. Shulman wasted little time raised to 4,500, sending the big blind into the tank. He eventually folded and Shulman took a pot containing around 5,000 in chips without showing down, boosting his stack to around 34,000.

Minieri Makes Big Laydown

Action was limped to Dario Minieri, who raised to 1,400 from middle position. Seat 6 and seat 4 called and action was checked to Minieri on a flop of AQ5. He bet 2,900 and only seat 6 called. The 7 came on the turn and Minieri slowed down, checking to seat 6 who bet 5,000. Minieri thought and said he put his opponent on A-Q. "That's the sickest fold of my life," Minieri said as he laid his hand down. His opponent didn't respond as he scooped the pot. Minieri said he folded A-K.

Sick Bluff From The Italian

Mid-way through the level Minieri was in a hand where his opponent bet 1,500 on the flop of AQ7. Minieri raised to 3,600 and his opponent called. The Js fell on the turn and Minieri moved all in. A camera crew swarmed the table as Minieri's opponent thought over his decision. The player eventually mucked and Minieri showed 25 for a huge bluff. After the hand Minieri sat with 19,000 in chips.

Micon Bets Out One Opponent, Eliminates Another

With the player in seat 9 all in and seat 4 also in the hand, Bryan Micon thought for a minute before re-popping it to 3,350. Seat 4 thought then mucked JJ face up. It was a good laydown as Micon showed AA and was against the all in seat 9's 99. The flop brought QJ5, which would've given seat 4 a set if he had stayed in the hand. The turn was the 4, giving seat 9 a flush draw and more outs. But the 10 hit on the river and Micon eliminated a player and added to his chip stack.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Jeff Shulman,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Layne Flack,   Todd Brunson,   Ryan Young,   Tommy Le,   Bryan Micon,   Hevad Khan,   European Report

$10,000 Main Event - Day 1D - Level 2, Hour 2

Jul 06, '08

Blinds: 100-200

Chip Counts:

Shawn Conix - 105,000
C K Hua - 72,000
Andrew Bradshaw - 70,000
Jan Skampa - 68,000
Christopher Overgard - 63,000
Thomas Keller - 56,000
Fokke Beukers - 47,000
Thanh Huyah - 46,900
Stephen Kenna - 46,500
Doug Lee - 45,200

Big Hands and Storylines:

Minieri Takes One Through the Heart

Dario Minieri was the button and limped into a pot that had four players see the flop come KJ2. After three checks which included both blinds and the player in the cut-off, Minieri bet 625. The big blind and the cut-off called. The turn brought the K, pairing the board and bringing a flush into play. After two checks, Minieri bet 2200. The big blind folded and  cut-off called. The river brought the 10, putting a four-card flush on board. The cut-off checked and Minieri bet 3900. The cut-off simply called, worried about a full house and showed the nut flush, holding A10. Minieri mucked his hand and is down to 8325 in chips.

Shortly afterward, Minieri made back a few of his lost chips through aggressive positional play.  He finished the level with just under 14,000 in chips.

The Lame Lame Show

On a flop of 1063 with one player checking to him and three players to act after, Tom Schneider bet 2,000 into a pot of about 4,000. Cory Zeidman, to his left, moved all-in for 12,725 total. Action folded back around to Schneider who went into the tank. After apologizing for the table for taking so long, Schneider asked Zeidman, “What do you want me to do? I’ll do whatever you want.” Zeidman’s face, hidden beneath the bill of his baseball cap, remained motionless. Schneider eventually made the call and turned up 33 for bottom set. Zeidman was drawing: showing AJ. The turn was the 5, leaving Schneider with his full-house redraw to win the pot. The river was the 9 though, and Schneider took a big hit, down to 10,000. Zeidman’s lucky turn brings him up to 35,000. "I wanted you to fold," deadpanned Zeidman as he was collecting his chips.

Young cracks aces to double up

On an 8-5-2 flop, Ryan Young bet 2,500 and was raised to 6,000 by his opponent. Young then moved all in and was called. Young held pocket eights for top set, and was way ahead of his opponent's pocket aces. The turn and river were K-7 and Young doubled up to over 33,000 chips.

Player Tags: Tom Schneider,   Cory Zeidman,   Ryan Young,   Dario Minieri