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David Benyamine

Hometown: Paris

Country of Origin: France

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$3,041,998
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3625 (150 points)

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Date	Series	Event	Day

Jun 07, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 18 - $10,000 World Championship Omaha 8 or Better	1	+
Level 4 Update: Thang Luu Continues Mastery Jun 07, '09 Blinds: 250-500 Players Remaining: 176 out of 179 Chip Counts: 1. Eric Crain – 55,000 2. David Benyamine – 54,000 3. Thang Luu – 43,000 4. Alex Kravchenko – 42,000 5. Scott Clements — 42,000 6. Jason Lester — 41,000 7. Vitaly Lunkin – 39,000 8. Freddy Deeb – 38,000 9. Brandon Cantu – 37,000 10. Mike Matusow – 35,000 Average Chip Count: 30,511 Notable Eliminations: Marcel Luske Big Hands: David Benyamine Scoops Pot Max Pescatori re-raised David Benyamine’s raise and Jean-Robert Bellande called. Benyamine elected to call as well and the players saw a flop of 937. Benyamine bet and was re-raised again by Pescatori, prompting another call by Bellande and Benyamine. The K hit the turn and action was checked around. The Q fell on the river and Benyamine bet and both opponents folded. Left In The Deck: The players are now on an hour dinner break. Player Tags: Max Pescatori, David Benyamine, Jean-Robert Bellande Level 1 Update: Madsen Celebrates Birthday Jun 07, '09 Level 1 Update: Event No. 18 Begins Blinds: 100-200 Players Remaining: 141 out of 141 Chip Counts: 1. Barry Greenstein — 30,000 2. Sammy Farha — 30,000 3. Jen Harman — 30,000 4. David Benyamine — 30,000 5. Chau Giang — 30,000 6. Phil Gordon — 30,000 7. Jeff Madsen — 30,000 8. Mike Matusow — 30,000 9. Jordon Morgan — 30,000 10. Jean Robert Bellande — 30,000 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Big Hands: David Benyamine Tops Jen Harman After a preflop raise, David Benyamine leads out for 200 on a flop of J74 and is raised by Jen Harman. Benyamine then checks and calls a 400 chip bet from Harman on the turn when the K falls. The river is the Q and both players check. Benyamine turns over the AK92 and scoops the pot. After the hand was over, Harman claimed that she had the AJ92 with spades. Ted Lawson Wins Without Showdown In a five way raised pot, the flop came down K92. The small blind led for 200, Bruno Fitoussi calls, Ted Lawson calls, and the player on the button raises to 400. After the small blind folds, both Fitoussi and Lawson called. The Q fell on the turn and now Fitoussi leads out for 400 and both Lawson and the button called. The 3 fell on the river and Fitoussi led again for 400 and was met with a raise to 400 from Ted Lawson. The button folded and after tanking for a few moments, Fitoussi laid it down. Morgan’s Full House Good for the Whole Pot On a board of J10272, Jordan Morgan bet all three streets and was called down by Lee Markholt. Morgan tabled JJ and Markholt mucked his hand. Left In The Deck: Madsen Celebrates Birthday with Tournament At the very beginning of the tournament, Jeff Madsen was greeted by two female companions who brought him balloons and a stuffed animal as they began to sing “Happy Birthday” to him. He played the rest of the level with the balloons tied to the back of the chair. Player Tags: Lee Markholt, David Benyamine, Ted Lawson, Jennifer Harman, Bruno Fitoussi, Jordan Morgan, Jeff Madsen Event No. 18 Begins at 5 p.m. on Sunday Jun 07, '09 Event No. 18 ($10,000 Omaha eight-or-better world championship) will begin at 5 p.m. PDT on Sunday, June 7. Players will begin with 30,000 in tournament chips. Blinds will begin at 100-200 with 200-400 limits. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 60-minute dinner break after level 4 on day 1. Here is a look at the schedule for the event: Sunday, June 7, 5 p.m.: Day 1 (play 8 levels) Monday, June 8, 2 p.m.: Day 2 (play down to final table) Tuesday, June 9, 2 p.m.: Final Table In 2008 this event attracted 235 players and the champion was David Benyamine, who took home $535,687 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you full live updates, top-ten chip counts, and results each day from this marquee event. Player Tags: David Benyamine View All Live Updates From This Event
Mar 06, '09	2009 NBC National Heads-Up Championship	NBC Heads Up Championship Event	1	+
Gus Hansen Defeats David Benyamine Mar 06, '09 David Benyamine was short stacked and moved all in with 65. Gus Hansen made the call and revealed J4. The flop came out 762 and Benyamine took the lead with a pair of sixes. However, Hansen made his flush when the A hit the turn. Benyamine was eliminated and Hansen advances to play Huck Seed in the round of 32. Player Tags: Gus Hansen, David Benyamine View All Live Updates From This Event
Feb 16, '09	2009 L.A. Poker Classic	H.O.R.S.E Championship - Event 29	1	+
Huge Pot in Stud 8/ob Feb 16, '09 Stud Eight or Better A huge five-handed pot just went down involving Chris Reslock, Matt Graham, David Benyamine, Layne Flack and another player. Despite leading the betting earlier in the hand, Reslock, showing a board of 3610Q, had to fold on seventh street after seemingly missing some kind of straight/ flush draw combination. Benyamine showed down A4(7443)8 for trip fours with an 8-7 low. The hand normally has scooping potential but lost both halves of the pot when Flack showed KK(10K97)A for higher trips. Graham showed 43(J582)2 for an 8-5 low. Player Tags: Layne Flack, David Benyamine, Chris Reslock, Matt Graham View All Live Updates From This Event
Dec 17, '08	2008 Five Diamond World Poker Classic (WPT)	WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Championship - Event 13	5	+
Level 19 Update Dec 17, '08 Scoreboard Level: 19 Blinds/Antes: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Left: 23 of 497 Average: 972,000 Notable Chip Counts Ben Straate - 2,800,000 Evan McNiff - 1,600,000 Brett Richey - 1,575,000 Justin Young - 1,535,000 Robert Mizrachi - 1,345,000 In the Money Eliminations $43,235 27th: Andy Bloch 26th: Mohsin Charania 25th: David Benyamine 24th: Chuck Kelley Big Hands: Chino Rheem Makes a Great Call Chino Rheem checked a flop of KQ7 from the small blind and Clonie Gowen bet 75,000 from the big blind. The turn was dealt J and Rheem checked. Gowen bet 150,000 and Rheem made the call. The river fell K and Rheem checked again. Gowen bet 275,000 and Rheem made the call. Gowen showed down 98 and Rheem turned up A9 for the pick off of Gowen's bluff. Rheem held 1.35 million after the hand. Gowen was sent spiraling downward with just 550,000. Mike Matusow Doubles Up... Mike "The Mouth" Matusow doubled up when his K-J made trip kings on a board that ran out K-K-8-3-9 against the pocket aces of Robert Mizrachi. ...Then the Mouth Busts David Benyamine in 25th Place ($43,235) David Benyamine moved all in under the gun for 189,000 and Mike Matusow made the call. Their cards: Matusow: 99 Benyamine: AQ Board: K10434 Matusow climbed to 550,000 with the win and Benaymine hit the rail in 25th place. Chuck Kelley Eliminated in 24th Place ($43,235) Chuck Kelley moved all in from the big blind for 304,000 preflop and Hoyt Corkins went into the tank. He decided to call and they turned up their cards: Corkins: 88 Kelley: 33 Board: KQ659 Kelley was eliminated on the hand in 24th place and then the field went on break. Left in the Deck: Volatile Leader Board Each and every level the top of the leader board has undergone a drastic shuffle. The pots played today have been big, and as a result the chip leader can change at any given moment. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Robert Mizrachi, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Clonie Gowen, Chuck Kelley Level 18 Update Dec 17, '08 Scoreboard Level: 18 Blinds/Antes: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Left: 27 of 497 Average: 771,000 Notable Chip Counts Nick Schulman - 2,140,000 Steven Landfish - 1,850,000 Hunter Frey - 1,460,000 Jack Wu - 1,135,000 Robert Mizrachi - 1,100,000 In the Money Eliminations $36,030 34th: Mark Teltscher 33rd: Daniel O'Brien 32nd: Jared Rubin 31st: Luke "IWEARGOGGLES" Staudenmaier $43,235 30th: David Oppenheim 29th: Bradley Berman 28th: Yehuda Yerushalaim Big Hands: Mark Teltscher Runs Into Aces A short stacked Mark Teltscher was looking to double up but ran into the pocket aces of David Benyamine. Teltscher's flight back to London will have to wait, seeing as McCarran Airport has cancelled most of tonite's flight due to the amount of snow in the area. Steve Landfish Makes a Nice Call Sitting with just top pair, Steven Landfish called all in holding just top pair of aces on a scary board of AQ4J4. Luke Staudenmaier could only showdown a pair of fives and Lanfish took the pot, giving him a stack of 1.5 million. Staudenmaier dropped down to 265,000. Dan O'Brien Eliminated Dan O'Brien was all in with AJ against Steve Sung's dominated A10. The board ran out 97295 to give Sung a runner-runner flush and eliminate O'Brien. Mike Matusow Doubles Up Mike Matusow moved all in from the button with AJ only to run into Mohlsin Charania's AQ. The flop gave Matusow the jack he needed and he doubled up to 500,000 in chips. Luke Staudenmaier, David Oppenheim Bust Tom Pniak was all in and barely covered by David Oppenheim. Luke Staudenmaier was also all in and short. Staudenmaier showed AJ, Oppenheim showed QQ and Pniak showed KK. The board filled out KQ598 and Pniak's top set was enough to bust Staudenmaier and leave Oppenheim crippled with just 14,000. Oppenheim was eliminated on the next hand by Hunter Frey. Pniak now has over 800,000. Player Tags: Tom Pniak, Steven Landfish, David Oppenheim, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Steve Sung, Mark Teltscher, Daniel O'Brien, Luke Staudenmaier Level 8 Update Dec 15, '08 Scoreboard Level: 8 Blinds/Antes: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante Players Left: 212 of 497 Average: 105,000 Notable Chip Counts Clonie Gowen - 355,000 Kido Pham - 295,000 Luke Staudenmaier - 240,000 Phil Hellmuth - 226,000 David Pham - 225,000 Lex Veldhuis - 222,000 Notable Eliminations Jimmy Fricke Noah Schwartz Bryan Devonshire Mike Kamran Kelly Kim David Singer John Myung Erick Lindgren Phil Laak Big Hands: Clonie Gowen Extends Her Lead Holding a set of nines on an ace-high flop. Clonie Gowen got her opponent to put in the rest of his stack with A-K. The turn gave him some outs with another ace, but the brick on the river gave Gowen the 45,000 pot, bringing her stack to a tournament leading 355,000. David Benyamine Scores a Nice Pot Seat 4 called in the small blind and David Benyamine checked on the big blind. The flop was dealt Q93 and seat 4 checked. Benyamine bet 2,500 and his opponent hemmed and hawed for a moment before folding. This exchange was indicative of how the last level went for Benyamine. He applied a lot of pressure and his chip stack now sits at 250,000 as a result. Joe Hachem Doubles Up The preflop pot had about 12,000 sitting in it when Joe Hachem decided to move all in following a preflop raise from Abe Mosseri. Mosseri decided to call and they turned up their hands. Hachem held pocket kings and Mosseri turned up AJ. The board was dealt 76433 and Hachem doubled up to survive. Left In The Deck: The Last Table In The Poker Room The poker room was down to its last table, but that didn't stop its inhabitants from causing a scene. Antonio Esfandiari was playing a game of "What's he think?" with the rest of the table, betting $100 a guess. The game, popularized in recent weeks by Daniel Negreanu, revolves around guessing what someone else believes the right answer to be. The goal is not to be correct, but to predict what someone else thinks is correct. The most recent question started a debate amongst the table concerning the specific age that Phil Hellmuth lost a certain something. When asked to lock in his answer, Rene Angelil flat out said that he did not want to think about such things, getting a loud laugh from the table. Davidson Matthew stepped in and Esfandiari began to counter with the player in seat 1 back and forth over the number. When Esfandiari stopped the over at age 17, he was stunned to see that Matthew had locked in age 27. POY Update: David Pham: 210,000 Michael Binger: 102,000 Bertrand Grospellier: 86,000 Erik Seidel: 49,000 Ivan Demidov: 31,000 Player Tags: David Benyamine, Clonie Gowen, Joe Hachem View All Live Updates From This Event
Dec 15, '08	2008 Five Diamond World Poker Classic (WPT)	WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Championship - Event 13	3	+
Level 19 Update Dec 17, '08 Scoreboard Level: 19 Blinds/Antes: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Left: 23 of 497 Average: 972,000 Notable Chip Counts Ben Straate - 2,800,000 Evan McNiff - 1,600,000 Brett Richey - 1,575,000 Justin Young - 1,535,000 Robert Mizrachi - 1,345,000 In the Money Eliminations $43,235 27th: Andy Bloch 26th: Mohsin Charania 25th: David Benyamine 24th: Chuck Kelley Big Hands: Chino Rheem Makes a Great Call Chino Rheem checked a flop of KQ7 from the small blind and Clonie Gowen bet 75,000 from the big blind. The turn was dealt J and Rheem checked. Gowen bet 150,000 and Rheem made the call. The river fell K and Rheem checked again. Gowen bet 275,000 and Rheem made the call. Gowen showed down 98 and Rheem turned up A9 for the pick off of Gowen's bluff. Rheem held 1.35 million after the hand. Gowen was sent spiraling downward with just 550,000. Mike Matusow Doubles Up... Mike "The Mouth" Matusow doubled up when his K-J made trip kings on a board that ran out K-K-8-3-9 against the pocket aces of Robert Mizrachi. ...Then the Mouth Busts David Benyamine in 25th Place ($43,235) David Benyamine moved all in under the gun for 189,000 and Mike Matusow made the call. Their cards: Matusow: 99 Benyamine: AQ Board: K10434 Matusow climbed to 550,000 with the win and Benaymine hit the rail in 25th place. Chuck Kelley Eliminated in 24th Place ($43,235) Chuck Kelley moved all in from the big blind for 304,000 preflop and Hoyt Corkins went into the tank. He decided to call and they turned up their cards: Corkins: 88 Kelley: 33 Board: KQ659 Kelley was eliminated on the hand in 24th place and then the field went on break. Left in the Deck: Volatile Leader Board Each and every level the top of the leader board has undergone a drastic shuffle. The pots played today have been big, and as a result the chip leader can change at any given moment. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Robert Mizrachi, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Clonie Gowen, Chuck Kelley Level 18 Update Dec 17, '08 Scoreboard Level: 18 Blinds/Antes: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Left: 27 of 497 Average: 771,000 Notable Chip Counts Nick Schulman - 2,140,000 Steven Landfish - 1,850,000 Hunter Frey - 1,460,000 Jack Wu - 1,135,000 Robert Mizrachi - 1,100,000 In the Money Eliminations $36,030 34th: Mark Teltscher 33rd: Daniel O'Brien 32nd: Jared Rubin 31st: Luke "IWEARGOGGLES" Staudenmaier $43,235 30th: David Oppenheim 29th: Bradley Berman 28th: Yehuda Yerushalaim Big Hands: Mark Teltscher Runs Into Aces A short stacked Mark Teltscher was looking to double up but ran into the pocket aces of David Benyamine. Teltscher's flight back to London will have to wait, seeing as McCarran Airport has cancelled most of tonite's flight due to the amount of snow in the area. Steve Landfish Makes a Nice Call Sitting with just top pair, Steven Landfish called all in holding just top pair of aces on a scary board of AQ4J4. Luke Staudenmaier could only showdown a pair of fives and Lanfish took the pot, giving him a stack of 1.5 million. Staudenmaier dropped down to 265,000. Dan O'Brien Eliminated Dan O'Brien was all in with AJ against Steve Sung's dominated A10. The board ran out 97295 to give Sung a runner-runner flush and eliminate O'Brien. Mike Matusow Doubles Up Mike Matusow moved all in from the button with AJ only to run into Mohlsin Charania's AQ. The flop gave Matusow the jack he needed and he doubled up to 500,000 in chips. Luke Staudenmaier, David Oppenheim Bust Tom Pniak was all in and barely covered by David Oppenheim. Luke Staudenmaier was also all in and short. Staudenmaier showed AJ, Oppenheim showed QQ and Pniak showed KK. The board filled out KQ598 and Pniak's top set was enough to bust Staudenmaier and leave Oppenheim crippled with just 14,000. Oppenheim was eliminated on the next hand by Hunter Frey. Pniak now has over 800,000. Player Tags: Tom Pniak, Steven Landfish, David Oppenheim, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Steve Sung, Mark Teltscher, Daniel O'Brien, Luke Staudenmaier Level 8 Update Dec 15, '08 Scoreboard Level: 8 Blinds/Antes: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante Players Left: 212 of 497 Average: 105,000 Notable Chip Counts Clonie Gowen - 355,000 Kido Pham - 295,000 Luke Staudenmaier - 240,000 Phil Hellmuth - 226,000 David Pham - 225,000 Lex Veldhuis - 222,000 Notable Eliminations Jimmy Fricke Noah Schwartz Bryan Devonshire Mike Kamran Kelly Kim David Singer John Myung Erick Lindgren Phil Laak Big Hands: Clonie Gowen Extends Her Lead Holding a set of nines on an ace-high flop. Clonie Gowen got her opponent to put in the rest of his stack with A-K. The turn gave him some outs with another ace, but the brick on the river gave Gowen the 45,000 pot, bringing her stack to a tournament leading 355,000. David Benyamine Scores a Nice Pot Seat 4 called in the small blind and David Benyamine checked on the big blind. The flop was dealt Q93 and seat 4 checked. Benyamine bet 2,500 and his opponent hemmed and hawed for a moment before folding. This exchange was indicative of how the last level went for Benyamine. He applied a lot of pressure and his chip stack now sits at 250,000 as a result. Joe Hachem Doubles Up The preflop pot had about 12,000 sitting in it when Joe Hachem decided to move all in following a preflop raise from Abe Mosseri. Mosseri decided to call and they turned up their hands. Hachem held pocket kings and Mosseri turned up AJ. The board was dealt 76433 and Hachem doubled up to survive. Left In The Deck: The Last Table In The Poker Room The poker room was down to its last table, but that didn't stop its inhabitants from causing a scene. Antonio Esfandiari was playing a game of "What's he think?" with the rest of the table, betting $100 a guess. The game, popularized in recent weeks by Daniel Negreanu, revolves around guessing what someone else believes the right answer to be. The goal is not to be correct, but to predict what someone else thinks is correct. The most recent question started a debate amongst the table concerning the specific age that Phil Hellmuth lost a certain something. When asked to lock in his answer, Rene Angelil flat out said that he did not want to think about such things, getting a loud laugh from the table. Davidson Matthew stepped in and Esfandiari began to counter with the player in seat 1 back and forth over the number. When Esfandiari stopped the over at age 17, he was stunned to see that Matthew had locked in age 27. POY Update: David Pham: 210,000 Michael Binger: 102,000 Bertrand Grospellier: 86,000 Erik Seidel: 49,000 Ivan Demidov: 31,000 Player Tags: David Benyamine, Clonie Gowen, Joe Hachem View All Live Updates From This Event
Oct 28, '08	2008 Caesars Palace Classic	No-Limit Hold'em Championship Event 17	1	+
David Benyamine Eliminated Oct 28, '08 On a flop of 5-3-3, David Benyamine is all in for his last 40,000 or so with K-Q. Yaron Swerdlow makes the call with 5-4, but the turn is a King, giving Benyamine the advantage. Unfortunately for the big-game regular, another 5 hits the river and Swerdlow makes a full house. Benyamine is eliminated and is added to the small list of casualties thus far. Player Tags: David Benyamine View All Live Updates From This Event
Oct 22, '08	2008 Festa Al Lago Classic (WPT)	No-Limit Hold'em Championship (WPT) - Event 16	3	+
David Benyamine Eliminated Oct 22, '08 David Benyamine had a short day and came over to wish Erica Schoenberg some luck before heading out of the room. He playfully told Schoenberg to leave Barry Greenstein alone, who is seated to her right. Player Tags: David Benyamine View All Live Updates From This Event
Oct 04, '08	2008 PokerStars.com EPT London - Season V	EPT Main Event	4	+
David Benyamine Eliminated in 12th Place (�35,891) Oct 04, '08 David Benyamine checks preflop and Michael Tureniec raises preflop. Benyamine check-raises and Tureniec makes the call before the flop hits the table 992. Benyamine moves all in for 204,000 and Tureniec thinks for a minute and then makes the call. Their cards: Tureniec: AK Benyamine: Q10 Turn and River: 3A Benyamine is eliminated in 12th place, and he will take home £35,891 in prize money. Tureniec now has 747,000, winning the first hand in his new seat. Player Tags: David Benyamine, Michael Tureniec View All Live Updates From This Event
Sep 10, '08	2008 PokerStars.com EPT Barcelona Open - Season V	EPT Barcelona Main Event	1	+
David Benyamine Knocks One Out Sep 10, '08 In a battle of the short stacks, David Benyamine's pocket kings held up against his opponent's pocket tens. Benyamine got a little healthier and now sits with 11,800. Player Tags: David Benyamine View All Live Updates From This Event
Jul 17, '08	2008 Bellagio Cup IV (WPT)	No-Limit Hold'em WPT Championship Event	7	+
Mike Watson Wins the 2008 Bellagio Cup ($1,673,770) Jul 17, '08 Mike Watson Wins the 2008 Bellagio Cup ($1,673,770) Mike Watson moved all in from the button and David Benyamine made the call. Watson showed Q9 but was in major trouble against Benyamine's K9. The board ran out AQ697 and Benyamine was eliminated, earning $840,295 for his runner up performance. Watson takes home the title, along with the bracelet and nearly $1.7 million. Player Tags: David Benyamine, Michael Watson Michael Watson Doubles Up on the River Jul 17, '08 Blinds: 80,000 – 160,000 with a 15,000 ante Chip Counts: Seat 4 - David Benyamine – 2,665,000 Seat 6 - Mike Watson – 17,440,000 Average Stack: 10,035,000 Big Hands: Ace on the River for Michael Watson David Benyamine moved all in preflop for 8.6 million and Michael Watson made an all-in call. Their cards: Benyamine: QQ Watson: AK Board: 10925A Watson doubled up on the hand and Benyamine was crippled down to 2,665,000. Player Tags: David Benyamine, Michael Watson Heads-Up Action Begins Jul 17, '08 The tournament reached heads-up action after the elimination of Staudenmire, and then there was a 20-minute break while the money presentation took place. Action then moved onward and upward with 80,000-160,000 blinds with a 15,000 ante. Here are the heads-up starting stacks: David Benyamine: 11,700,000 Michael Watson: 8,420,000 Player Tags: David Benyamine, Michael Watson Go Go Gone Goggles Jul 17, '08 Blinds: 80,000 – 160,000 with a 15,000 ante Chip Counts: Seat 4 - David Benyamine – 11,695,000 Seat 6 - Mike Watson – 8,410,000 Average Stack: 10,035,000 Big Hands: Mike Watson Doubles Through Luke Staudenmaier Mike Watson and Luke Staudenmaier found themselves all in against each other with similar chip stacks. After a count down, Watson was determined to be the short stack and the players turned up their cards. Watson revealed AQ and was ahead of Staudenmaier’s A10. The board came KJ977 and Watson’s hand held to double him up to about 8 million in chips. Staudenmaier was left with roughly six big blinds after the hand. Luke Staudenmaier Eliminated in Third Place ($452,465) Luke Staudenmaier moved all in on the button and was called by both David Benyamine and Mike Watson in the blinds. The flop came Q53 and Benyamine checked. Watson bet 500,000 and Benyamine quickly folded, showing Q-4. Watson turned over Q8 and was way ahead of Staudenmaier’s K4. The turn and river came 56 and Staudenmaier was eliminated in third place, earning just short of half of a million dollars. Player Tags: David Benyamine, Michael Watson, Luke Staudenmaier Not Much Action Jul 17, '08 Blinds: 80,000 – 160,000 with a 15,000 ante Chip Counts: Seat 2 - Luke Staudenmaier – 4,270,000 Seat 4 - David Benyamine – 10,990,000 Seat 6 - Mike Watson – 4,720,000 Average Stack: 6,690,000 Big Hands: *Luke Staudenmaier and Mike Watson Trade Wins* With the action grinding to a halt, Mike Watson limped in the small blind and Luke Staudenmaier checked his option. The flop came 1098 and Watson bet 260,000. Staudenmaier called and the turn was the 4. Watson bet 600,000 and Staudenmaier gave it up. A few hands later, Staudenmaier raised on the button to 450,000. Watson made the call in the big blind and the flop came 1064. Watson checked and Staudenmaier’s bet of 725,000 was enough to earn him the pot. *Break Time* The players then took a 15-minute break. Player Tags: David Benyamine, Michael Watson, Luke Staudenmaier David Benyamine Doubles Up Jul 17, '08 Blinds: 60,000 – 120,000 with a 10,000 ante Chip Counts: Seat 2 - Luke Staudenmaier – 3,430,000 Seat 4 - David Benyamine – 8,145,000 Seat 6 - Mike Watson – 8,405,000 Average Stack: 6,690,000 Big Hands: David Benyamine Doubles Up David Benyamine raised to 360,000 from the button preflop and Luke Staudenmaier reraised all in. Benyamine made the call for his final 4 million and they turned up their hands: Benyamine: AJ Staudenmaier: A10 Board: 643Q7 Benyamine doubled up to 8 million on the hand and survived. Staudenmaier was knocked down to less than 4 million. Player Tags: David Benyamine, Luke Staudenmaier John Phan and Ralph Perry Bust Jul 17, '08 Blinds: 60,000 – 120,000 with a 10,000 ante Chip Counts: Seat 2 - Luke Staudenmaier – 7,685,000 Seat 4 - David Benyamine – 4,865,000 Seat 6 - Mike Watson – 7,555,000 Average Stack: 6,690,000 *Big Hands:* Ralph Perry Doubles Through John Phan Ralph Perry moved all in for 1.2 million and John Phan made the call. Perry showed A9 and Phan was ahead with A10. The board came AJ99J and a dejected Phan shipped most of his chips over to Perry who got the fortunate double up. After the hand, Phan was crippled down to 700,000. *John Phan Eliminated in* *Fifth Place* *($193,915)* John Phan moved all in from the small blind for his last 760,000 and David Benyamine called from the big blind. Phan showed A9 and was ahead of Benyamine’s A6. The flop came KJ7 and Phan maintained the lead. But the turn was the Q, giving Benyamine a flush draw and many, many outs to the chop. The river was the …. 3! and Benyamine made the nut flush to eliminated Phan in fifth place. Phan had a great summer, winning two WSOP bracelets along the way, but his elimination here will no doubt be on his mind for quite some time. *Ralph Perry Eliminated in* *Fourth Place* *($290,900)* Mike Watson raised to 360,000 and Ralph Perry moved all in from the big blind for 2.2 million. Watson called and showed AQ and Perry was behind with KJ. The flop came out 542 and Perry was drawring semi-dead on the flawpp. The turn and river came 9A and Perry hit the rail in fourth place, earning over a quarter of a million dollars for his finish. Short Break After the bustout madness had ended, the players took a 15-minute break. Player Tags: John Phan, David Benyamine, Michael Watson, Ralph Perry John Phan Takes Some Hits Jul 17, '08 Blinds: 60,000 – 120,000 with a 10,000 ante Chip Counts: Seat 1 - Ralph Perry - 1,375,000 Seat 2 - Luke Staudenmaier – 7,265,000 Seat 3 - John Phan – 1,975,000 Seat 4 - David Benyamine – 4,175,000 Seat 6 - Mike Watson – 5,100,000 Average Stack: 4,014,000 Big Hands: A Terrible Board For Two Black Kings Ralph Perry raised to 250,000 under the gun and David Benyamine reraised to 650,000. Perry called and the flop came A63. Benyamine thought for a bit before betting 1,375,000 and Perry folded. As he raked in the pot, Benyamine flashed KK. Luke Staudenmaier Wins a Massive Pot John Phan raised to 285,000 under the gun and Luke Staudenmaier called from the big blind. The flop came A63 and both players checked. The turn was the 10 and Staudenmaier bet 525,000. Phan gave it some thought before making the call. The river was the 6 and Staudenmaier bet 1.7 million. Phan tanked for almost three minutes before calling, and he was disappointed to see Staudenmaier’s pocket tens for a full house. After the hand, Phan was knocked down to 2 million and Staudenmaier took the chip lead with 7.3 million. Player Tags: John Phan, David Benyamine, Luke Staudenmaier John Phan Scores a Nice One Jul 17, '08 Blinds: 50,000 – 100,000 with a 10,000 ante Chip Counts: Seat 1 - Ralph Perry - 1,375,000 Seat 2 - Luke Staudenmaier – 4,670,000 Seat 3 - John Phan – 4,785,000 Seat 4 - David Benyamine – 4,175,000 Seat 6 - Mike Watson – 5,210,000 Average Stack: 4,014,000 Big Hands: John Phan vs. David Benyamine John Phan raised to 275,000 from the small blind and David Benyamine made the call right behind him from the big blind. The flop was dealt Q106 and Phan raised to 300,000. Benyamine made the call and the turn brought the K. Phan bet 455,000 and Benyamine made the call once again. Both players checked the 3 on the river and Phan flipped over 62 to win the pot when Benyamine mucked. The win took Phan back up to second chip positon with over 4.5 million, while Benyamine was knocked down to less than 4 million. Sightings Many professional players are in the crowd today, including Johnny Chan, Marcel Luske, and Erica Schoenberg, who is here to sweat her fiancee Benyamine. Not too mention a huge group of online professionals including Jimmy Fricke and Thayer Rasmussen. Player Tags: John Phan, David Benyamine Open Shoves are Fun Jul 17, '08 Blinds: 40,000 – 80,000 with a 10,000 ante Chip Counts: Seat 1 - Ralph Perry - 1,555,000 Seat 2 - Luke Staudenmaier – 4,300,000 Seat 3 - John Phan – 4,145,000 Seat 4 - David Benyamine – 3,065,000 Seat 5 - Gabriel Thaler – 2,170,000 Seat 6 - Mike Watson – 4,860,000 Average Stack: 3,345,000 Big Hands: Luke Staudenmaier Strikes First David Benyamine raised to 230,000 and Luke Staudenmaier called from the big blind. The flop came down K42 and Staudenmaier checked. Benyamine bet 280,000 and Staudenmaier called. The turn was the 10 and both players checked. The river was the 3 and Staudenmaier bet 675,000. Benyamine called and mucked his hand when the young online pro showed K-J. After the hand, Staudenmaier was up to 4.8 million and Benyamine took a hit down to 3.7 million. Gabriel Thaler Sheds His Tight Image In a span of just 15 hands, Gabriel Thaler has open shoved twice, both times receiving no action. With the blinds as high as they are, Thaler was picking up more than 10 percent of his stack each time his shove was successful. Who's Here? There are a lot of online pros in attendance to support either Mike Watson or Luke Staudenmaier. Sweating from the rail are notables Ray "ExitOnly" Coburn, Jimmy "Gobboboy" Fricke, Jonathan "fatal error" Aguiar, Leo "Superfluous Man" Wolpert, Tony "muckthenuts" Dunst, Thayer "THAY3R" Rasmussen, Scott "gunning4you" Seiver, Steve "MrTimCaum" O'Dwyer and "Action" Jeff Garza. SHHHHH! on Garza, we don't think he's supposed to be here.... Player Tags: Gabriel Thaler, David Benyamine, Luke Staudenmaier View All Live Updates From This Event