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| Oct 23, '09 | 2009 Festa al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + |
Level 12 Update: Mike Matusow, Phil Ivey, and Barry Greenstein EliminatedOct 23, '09 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante Players Left: 68 of 275 Average Chip Count: 242,647 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Somerville — 775,000 Notable Eliminations: Mike Matusow Big Hands: Mike Matusow Eliminated
Entin: 8 Turn and River: J Entin won the hand to grow his stack to 450,000 and Matusow was eliminated on the hand. Russell Rosenblum Eliminated by the Quads of Jonas Entin James Mackey raised to 8,000 and Jonas Entin made the call preflop. Russell Rosenblum reraised to 33,000 and Mackey mucked. Entin made the call and the flop was dealt A Entin: K Rosenblum won the hand with quad eights to grow his stack to 580,000 and Rosenlbum was eliminated.
Barry Greenstein (pictured left) moved all in preflop on a short stack and James Mackey called him down. Their cards: Mackey: 5 Board: 5 Greenstein was eliminated on the hand and Mackey moved up to 280,000. Kathy Liebert Doubles up and Cripples Phil Ivey Kathy Liebert moved all in from the cutoff for 42,700 and Phil Ivey made the call from the button. Thier cards: Ivey: A Board: K Ivey was crippled on the hand, holding only 3,000. He moved that all in two hands later and an opponent knocked him out of the tournament with a pair of deuces. Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Barry Greenstein, Mike Matusow, Phil Ivey, James Mackey, Jonas Entin Level 6 Update: Chau Giang Takes Over the Chip LeadOct 22, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 75 ante Players Left: 189 of 264 (Approximately) Average Chip Count 72,000 Chip Leaders Chau Giang — 270,000 Card Player Chip Counts Mike Matusow — 230,000 Notable Eliminations: Jason Mercier Level Summary:
Overnight chip leader Mike Matusow began his day nicely when his suited A-Q ran into another suited A-Q and made a flush to take the pot, increasing his stack to 237,000. Matusow lost a bit before the end of the level and dropped to second place overall when Chau Giang shot up to 270,000. It was a good luck, then bad luck situation for the recently departed Eli Elezra. Elezra was short stacked and five bet all-in holding pocket tens, only to run into pocket aces. The flop came J-J-10 giving him the temporary lead, but the turn was another jack, counterfeiting his hand and sending him to the rail. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Eli Elezra, Chau Giang |
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| Oct 22, '09 | 2009 Festa al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
Level 12 Update: Mike Matusow, Phil Ivey, and Barry Greenstein EliminatedOct 23, '09 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante Players Left: 68 of 275 Average Chip Count: 242,647 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Somerville — 775,000 Notable Eliminations: Mike Matusow Big Hands: Mike Matusow Eliminated
Entin: 8 Turn and River: J Entin won the hand to grow his stack to 450,000 and Matusow was eliminated on the hand. Russell Rosenblum Eliminated by the Quads of Jonas Entin James Mackey raised to 8,000 and Jonas Entin made the call preflop. Russell Rosenblum reraised to 33,000 and Mackey mucked. Entin made the call and the flop was dealt A Entin: K Rosenblum won the hand with quad eights to grow his stack to 580,000 and Rosenlbum was eliminated.
Barry Greenstein (pictured left) moved all in preflop on a short stack and James Mackey called him down. Their cards: Mackey: 5 Board: 5 Greenstein was eliminated on the hand and Mackey moved up to 280,000. Kathy Liebert Doubles up and Cripples Phil Ivey Kathy Liebert moved all in from the cutoff for 42,700 and Phil Ivey made the call from the button. Thier cards: Ivey: A Board: K Ivey was crippled on the hand, holding only 3,000. He moved that all in two hands later and an opponent knocked him out of the tournament with a pair of deuces. Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Barry Greenstein, Mike Matusow, Phil Ivey, James Mackey, Jonas Entin Level 6 Update: Chau Giang Takes Over the Chip LeadOct 22, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 75 ante Players Left: 189 of 264 (Approximately) Average Chip Count 72,000 Chip Leaders Chau Giang — 270,000 Card Player Chip Counts Mike Matusow — 230,000 Notable Eliminations: Jason Mercier Level Summary:
Overnight chip leader Mike Matusow began his day nicely when his suited A-Q ran into another suited A-Q and made a flush to take the pot, increasing his stack to 237,000. Matusow lost a bit before the end of the level and dropped to second place overall when Chau Giang shot up to 270,000. It was a good luck, then bad luck situation for the recently departed Eli Elezra. Elezra was short stacked and five bet all-in holding pocket tens, only to run into pocket aces. The flop came J-J-10 giving him the temporary lead, but the turn was another jack, counterfeiting his hand and sending him to the rail. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Eli Elezra, Chau Giang |
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| Jul 07, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 2 | + |
Level 8 Hour 1 Update: Mike Matusow, Gavin Smith EliminatedJul 07, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 828 out of 1476 Chip Counts: 1. Samer Rahman – 325,000 CardPlayer Chip Counts: Ciaran O’Leary – 33,400 Average Chip Count Day 2A: 66,595 Notable Eliminations: Mike Gracz Big Hands:
Mike Matusow Eliminated Mike Matusow committed the last of his short stack (about 6,000) preflop from early position and was reraised by another opponent, who made it 15,000 to go. Everyone else at the table mucked and Matusow tabled the K Jim Bechtel Doubles Up Jim Bechtel saw a disaster flop of J Brad Garrett Knocks Out Opponent TV star Brad Garrett held the A
Greg Mueller Building a Huge Stack After the two-time bracelet winner from this summer made it 2,200 preflop, a player on the button moved all in for 10,200. The small blind smooth called and Mueller elected to call as well. Three players saw a flop of K
Gavin Smith Eliminated Gavin Smith got the rest of his stack into the middle in a coin flip situation. Smith held the A Grant Levy Doubles Up Grant Levy moved all in from middle position after a raising battle with the big blind. The big blind tabled the A Player Tags: Greg Mueller, Mike Matusow, Gavin Smith, Brad Garrett, Grant Levy, Jim Bechtel |
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| Jun 27, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E | 2 | + |
Level 10 Update: Matusow, Bloch, Lisandro, Negreanu EliminatedJun 27, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 2,500-5,000, Limits – 5,000-10,000 Players Remaining: 63 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Hasan Habib — 460,000 Average Chip Count: 226,190 Notable Eliminations: Mike Matusow Big Hands: STUD/8
In a a five-way, one all in pot that involved David Benyamine, John Monnette, John Kabbaj and eventual winner Phil Ivey, Fellows was all in showing A Ivey turns over 8 Jeff Lisandro Eliminated by Frank Kassela Jeff Lisandro is all in on sixth street against both Frank Kassela and John Hennigan. Lisandro: X-X-8 Kassela and Hennigan check the river, there is no side pot. Kassela turns over A OMAHA/8
Jason Gray comes in for a raise, Andy Bloch three-bets and Gray calls. The flop is A Bloch: A Both players flopped two pair, Bloch getting the best of it. The turn is the 6 RAZZ Mike Matusow Eliminated by David Chiu Mike Matusow was short-stacked and all in of fourth street against David Chiu. Matusow: 6-2-10-4-10-4-10 Chiu went on to make a 6-low while Matusow made a full house on the river. Matusow is eliminated from the tournament. HOLD’EM
Daniel Negreanu raises from the button, Mikhal Tulchinskiy reraises and Negreanu calls. The flop comes 6 The turn is the 8 Negreanu: A Negreanu flops top pair, Tulchinskiy shows the overpair. the river is the 4 Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Daniel Negreanu, Mike Matusow, John Hennigan, David Chiu, Jeffrey Lisandro, Phil Ivey, Zac Fellows Level 3 Update: Steve Billirakis atop Chip CountsJun 26, '09 Flop Games: 600-1,200 Note: Players are now on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 8 p.m. Players Remaining: 95 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Steve Billirakis – 240,000 Big Hands: Hold’Em
The player in seat 6 raised to 2,400 preflop from the cutoff and the action was next on Justin Bonomo. He made it three bets to 3,600 and the blinds folded. Seat 6 made the call and the flop came down 10 Bonomo bet 1,200 after seat 6 checked. Seat 6 then check-raised to 2,400 and Bonomo just called. The turn was the 5 Steve Sung Gets Best of Andy Black Steve Sung and Andy Black took a flop heads up of K The river was the 8 Omaha/8
Three players were involved in a hand that saw a flop of A The river was the 10 Ivey Vs. Hansen: Round 1 Goes to Ivey Gus Hansen raised from early position and Phil Ivey defended from the big blind. The flop was K The turn was the 10 Ivey turned over A Razz
Nick Schulman bet out on fourth street into three players and was raised to 2400 by his opponent. He made it three bets and raised to 3600 and he saw fifth street heads up. Schulman: X-X-2 Schulman bet 2400 and was called by the player in seat 8. Schulman: X-X-2 Schulman bet 2400 and was called once again by his opponent. He bet 2400 again on the river and after a few moments of contemplation, his opponent mucked, giving the pot to Schulman. Stud High
Mike Matusow and Jeffrey Lisandro are heads up in a pot on fifth street. Lisandro bet 2400 and Matusow called. They went to sixth street with their boards looking like this. Matusow: X-X-J On the river Lisandro bet 2400 again and Matusow took a few moments before putting in the chips that indicated a call. Lissandro showed K Stud/8
Picking up the action on fourth street, James Van Alstyne and Johnny Chan were mixing it up in a hand. Chan: X-X-8 Van Alstyne bet 1,200 and Chan made the call. Chan: X-X-8 Chan paired up and fired 2,400. Van Alstyne stuck around. Chan: X-X-8 Chan bet another 2,400 and Van Alstyne called again. The river was dealt and both players decided to check. Chan then turned over (K
On fifth street, Daniel Negreanu, Patrik Antonius, and Tong G put three bets into an already bloated pot. All three go to sixth street with their boards looking like this. Tony G: X-X-5 Negreanu bet out 2400 on sixth and was met with a raise from Antonius. Tony G tanked for a long while before showing his cards to the player next to him and folding. “Rolled up fives?” asked Negreanu. “I already knew that.” Neagreanu calls the bet from Antonius and checks and calls a river bet. Negreanu shows the A Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Daniel Negreanu, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, David Singer, Johnny Chan, Jeffrey Lisandro, James Van Alstyne, Patrik Antonius, Justin Bonomo, Nick Schulman 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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| Jun 26, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E | 1 | + |
Level 10 Update: Matusow, Bloch, Lisandro, Negreanu EliminatedJun 27, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 2,500-5,000, Limits – 5,000-10,000 Players Remaining: 63 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Hasan Habib — 460,000 Average Chip Count: 226,190 Notable Eliminations: Mike Matusow Big Hands: STUD/8
In a a five-way, one all in pot that involved David Benyamine, John Monnette, John Kabbaj and eventual winner Phil Ivey, Fellows was all in showing A Ivey turns over 8 Jeff Lisandro Eliminated by Frank Kassela Jeff Lisandro is all in on sixth street against both Frank Kassela and John Hennigan. Lisandro: X-X-8 Kassela and Hennigan check the river, there is no side pot. Kassela turns over A OMAHA/8
Jason Gray comes in for a raise, Andy Bloch three-bets and Gray calls. The flop is A Bloch: A Both players flopped two pair, Bloch getting the best of it. The turn is the 6 RAZZ Mike Matusow Eliminated by David Chiu Mike Matusow was short-stacked and all in of fourth street against David Chiu. Matusow: 6-2-10-4-10-4-10 Chiu went on to make a 6-low while Matusow made a full house on the river. Matusow is eliminated from the tournament. HOLD’EM
Daniel Negreanu raises from the button, Mikhal Tulchinskiy reraises and Negreanu calls. The flop comes 6 The turn is the 8 Negreanu: A Negreanu flops top pair, Tulchinskiy shows the overpair. the river is the 4 Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Daniel Negreanu, Mike Matusow, John Hennigan, David Chiu, Jeffrey Lisandro, Phil Ivey, Zac Fellows Level 3 Update: Steve Billirakis atop Chip CountsJun 26, '09 Flop Games: 600-1,200 Note: Players are now on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 8 p.m. Players Remaining: 95 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Steve Billirakis – 240,000 Big Hands: Hold’Em
The player in seat 6 raised to 2,400 preflop from the cutoff and the action was next on Justin Bonomo. He made it three bets to 3,600 and the blinds folded. Seat 6 made the call and the flop came down 10 Bonomo bet 1,200 after seat 6 checked. Seat 6 then check-raised to 2,400 and Bonomo just called. The turn was the 5 Steve Sung Gets Best of Andy Black Steve Sung and Andy Black took a flop heads up of K The river was the 8 Omaha/8
Three players were involved in a hand that saw a flop of A The river was the 10 Ivey Vs. Hansen: Round 1 Goes to Ivey Gus Hansen raised from early position and Phil Ivey defended from the big blind. The flop was K The turn was the 10 Ivey turned over A Razz
Nick Schulman bet out on fourth street into three players and was raised to 2400 by his opponent. He made it three bets and raised to 3600 and he saw fifth street heads up. Schulman: X-X-2 Schulman bet 2400 and was called by the player in seat 8. Schulman: X-X-2 Schulman bet 2400 and was called once again by his opponent. He bet 2400 again on the river and after a few moments of contemplation, his opponent mucked, giving the pot to Schulman. Stud High
Mike Matusow and Jeffrey Lisandro are heads up in a pot on fifth street. Lisandro bet 2400 and Matusow called. They went to sixth street with their boards looking like this. Matusow: X-X-J On the river Lisandro bet 2400 again and Matusow took a few moments before putting in the chips that indicated a call. Lissandro showed K Stud/8
Picking up the action on fourth street, James Van Alstyne and Johnny Chan were mixing it up in a hand. Chan: X-X-8 Van Alstyne bet 1,200 and Chan made the call. Chan: X-X-8 Chan paired up and fired 2,400. Van Alstyne stuck around. Chan: X-X-8 Chan bet another 2,400 and Van Alstyne called again. The river was dealt and both players decided to check. Chan then turned over (K
On fifth street, Daniel Negreanu, Patrik Antonius, and Tong G put three bets into an already bloated pot. All three go to sixth street with their boards looking like this. Tony G: X-X-5 Negreanu bet out 2400 on sixth and was met with a raise from Antonius. Tony G tanked for a long while before showing his cards to the player next to him and folding. “Rolled up fives?” asked Negreanu. “I already knew that.” Neagreanu calls the bet from Antonius and checks and calls a river bet. Negreanu shows the A Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Daniel Negreanu, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, David Singer, Johnny Chan, Jeffrey Lisandro, James Van Alstyne, Patrik Antonius, Justin Bonomo, Nick Schulman 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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| Jun 21, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 40 - $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha | 1 | + |
Level 8 Update: Chris Ferguson EliminatedJun 21, '09 Blinds: 500-1000 Players Remaining: 117 out of 295 Notable Eliminations: Mike Matusow, Roland de Wolfe, Chris Ferguson Big Hands:
After multiple bets preflop, Chris Ferguson and Tom McEvoy got all of their money in the middle on a flop of Q The turn turned the tides as the 3 Mike Matusow Eliminated by Mike Watson On a flop of 6 Matusow showed 5 The turn was the 4 Nam Le’s Aces Hold, Triples Up Nam Le found himself all in preflop against two other players, one of whom being Marcel Luske. Le tabled A The board ran out 8 Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Mike Matusow, Michael Watson |
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| Jun 18, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 37 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud 8 or Better | 1 | + |
Level 6 Update: The Adventures Of Daniel NegreanuJun 19, '09 Ante: 100 Players Remaining: 145 out of 164 Chip Counts: 1. Josh Mountain – 78,000 Average Chip Count: 32,563 Notable Eliminations: Phil Ivey Big Hands:
Jon Turner: X-X-3 After the three players all came in for 200, fourth street was dealt and Forrest bet 800. Buss mucked but Turner made the call. Jon Turner: X-X-3 Forrest bet 1,600 and Turner called. Jon Turner: X-X-3 Forrest bet another 1,200 and Turner stuck around again. The river was then dealt and both players checked. Forrest showed (9
Dario Minieri: X-X-7 Gavin Smith bet 1,600 and Minieri called. Friedman then raised to 3,200 and his opponents called. The river was then dealt and Friedman fired 1,600 and everyone called. Friedman turned over (9 Smith then showed (7
Mike Matusow: X-X-2 On third street, each player was in for four bets and fifth street saw both players in for one more bet. On sixth street, seat 5 fired 1,600 and Matusow made the call. Mike Matusow: X-X-2 Seat 5 bet another 1,600 and Matusow came along again. The river was dealt and seat 5 bet another 1,600. Matusow agonized on what to do and finally threw in the call. His opponent showed (5 Left In The Deck:
Daniel Negreanu is all over the place. He went around sniffing people’s hair earlier and now he engaged in a conversation with a woman on the rail. “Who are you wearing,” he asked her in his best fashion designer accent. “Dead Bambi?” he asked after she answered. “You like to kill dear?” The woman laughed uncontrollably and Negreanu then posed with her for a picture. Prior to that, Negreanu was involved in a hand and showed his Compton roots as he began to rap. “What you gonna do son, what you gonna do?” he spit for a few choruses. It is unknown when his rap album is coming out, but it should be a dandy. Later, he was involved in another hand and he showed off his psychic ability. “I know exactly what you two have. The exact cards,” he announced to his opponents. He kept betting and raising and his opponents finally mucked. “What did they have?” a player at the table asked. “Hell, I don’t know,” Negreanu replied. “I was lying.” Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Ted Forrest, Mike Matusow, Gavin Smith, Perry Friedman, Jon Turner, Dario Minieri Level 5 Update: The Comic Relief ArrivesJun 18, '09 Ante: 100 Players Remaining: 155 out of 164 Chip Counts: 1. Jeff Lisandro – 87,000 Average Chip Count: 31,337 Notable Eliminations: David Levi Big Hands: Juanda Takes One Off Alaei Daniel Alaei: X-X-10 With 6,000 in the pot, John Juanda bet another 1,200 and Daniel Alaei took some time to make a decision. Eventually, Alaei made the call and Juanda showed (9
Daniel Negreanu just showed up to the tournament and took his seat at the same table as his friend Mike Matusow. He also brought two other friends to the table, “Miller” and “Lite.” Negreanu had two beers, one in his hand and one on the table in waiting. If there was any doubt to Negreanu’s condition, he confirmed it to the room when he said, “I’m wasted, hardcore!” Negreanu didn’t waste any time getting involved in a hand either. Negreanu: X-X-A Negreanu led out with 600 and both Mike Matusow called as did seat 4, or as Negreanu affectionately called him, “Russian.” Negreanu: X-X-A “I bet it,” Negreanu announced as he tossed in 1,200. Seat 4 called and Matusow thought for a bit before mucking. Negreanu: X-X-A Negreanu kept his betting up with 1,200 and seat 4 called. “Do you have a flush?” Negreanu kindly asked, beer still in his hand. He then bet another 1,200 and said, “I have nothing.” Seat 4 called and Negreanu announced, “Aces.” He turned over (9
Scott Clements: X-X-3 Seat 2 completed to 600 and Clements raised to 1,200. His opponent made the call. Scott Clements: X-X-3 Clements bet 600 and seat 2 made the call. Scott Clements: X-X-3 Clements bet 1,200 and his opponent called again. Scott Clements: X-X-3 Seat 2 checked to Clements who fired another 1,200. Seat 2 made the call and the river was dealt. Clements bet again and was called. He then showed (A Player Tags: John Juanda, Daniel Negreanu, Mike Matusow, Daniel Alaei, Scott Clements |
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| Jun 16, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 33 - $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em | 1 | + |
Level 7 Update: Ho Continues To RollJun 16, '09 Blinds: 500-1,000 Players Remaining: 141 out of 185 Chip Counts 1. Josh Arieh – 103,000 Average Stack: 37,248 Notable Eliminations: Mark Newhouse Big Hands:
Matt Hawrilenko and Greg Mueller were in for 2,000 preflop. The flop then came down A Dario Blasts Boeken On a board reading J
Mario Ho raised to 2,000 preflop and the players in seat 1 and 2 made the call. The flop came A Ho: A Ho was trailing and the case A Matusow Struggling Mike Matusow raised to 2,000 and the player in seat 9 three-bet to 3,000. Matusow made the call and the flop came A
Josh Arieh raised to 2,000 preflop and four players called, including David Pham and Doyle Brunson. The flop came 8 Player Tags: David Pham, Josh Arieh, Greg Mueller, Mike Matusow, Doyle Brunson, Noah Boeken, Maria Ho, Matt Hawrilenko, Dario Minieri |
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| Jun 11, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 23 - $10,000 World Championship No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball | 2 | + |
Level 13 Update: Matusow ReelingJun 11, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 600 ante Players Remaining: 26 out of 96 Chip Counts: 1. Vince Musso – 215,000 Average Chip Count: 106,667 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
Roland de Wolfe raised 5,000 before the draw and Ville Wahlbeck made the call. Tim Phan also came along and the players took their cards. Draw: De Wolfe draws 2 cards, Phan draws 2 cards, Wahlbeck draws 1 card Action was checked to De Wolfe and he fired 22,000. Wahlbeck mucked his hand but Phan looked him up. De Wolfe then showed 10-8-4-3-2 and Phan mucked. De Wolfe raked in the pot and he was up to 250,000 while Phan was down to 116,000. Pescatori Grabs A Pot Max Pescatori raised to 4,100 before the draw and seat 2 made the call. Draw: Seat 2 draws 2 cards, Pescatori draws 1 card Max Pescatori led out with 10,000 after the draw and his opponent made the call. Pescatori then tabled 9-7-6-3-2. His opponent mucked and Pescatori was up to 120,000 in chips.
After everything was said and done, there was 21,000 in the pot and it was time for Ville Wahlbeck, Tim Phan and Mike Matusow to draw. Draw: Phan draws 1 card, Matusow draws 1 card, Wahlbeck draws 2 cards Phan led out with 15,500 and Matusow made the quick call. Wahlbeck got out of the way and Phan tabled a 10-7 low. Matusow was disgusted as he showed a 10-8 low and Phan took another pot off “The Mouth.” Phan was up to 115,000 while Matusow was down to 45,000.
Michael Binger raised to 7,500 before the draw and Ville Wahlbeck repopped it to 26,000 total. Binger thought for a bit before finally making the call. Draw: Binger draws 1 card, Wahlbeck stands pat Both players checked the action after the draw and Binger showed a 10-7 low. Wahlbeck showed the better 9-8-5-4-3 and took the pot. His stack improved to 160,000 while Binger was at 76,000. The Old Mike Matusow Luck Ville Wahlbeck raised to 7,500 and both Tim Phan and Mike Matusow made the call. Draw: Matusow draws 1 card, Wahlbeck draws 1 card, Phan draws one card Action was checked to Matusow who fired 20,000. Wahlbeck made the call and Phan mucked his hand. Matusow tabled 9-7-5-4-3. Unfortunately, Wahlbeck showed 9-7-5-4-2 and Matusow lost a heartbreaking hand and he was in deep trouble with just 18,000. Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Mike Matusow, Tim Phan, Ville Wahlbeck, Roland de Wolfe, Michael Binger Level 12 Update: Phan RollingJun 11, '09 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 27 out of 96 Chip Counts: 1. Vince Musso – 215,000 Average Chip Count: 106,667 Notable Eliminations: Mickey Appleman Big Hands:
Tim Phan raised to 6,000 from the button and the action was on Mike Matusow. He raised it to 21,000 total from the small blind and Phan made the call after a bit of thought. Draw: Matusow stands pat, Phan draws 1 card Matusow checked and Phan fired 28,000 into the pot. Matusow went into a massive tank session and stared down Phan. Eventually, Matusow released his hand and he was down to 50,000 while Phan improved to 112,000. Binger Muscled Off A Hand Michael Binger raised to 6,000 from the hijack position and action folded to seat 1 on the button. He raised it to 24,500 and the action came back to Binger. After a brief moment of thought, he mucked his hand and he was down to 75,000 in chips.
The player in seat 1 raised to 6,000 from the small blind and Tim Phan made the call from the big blind. Draw: Seat 1 draws 2 cards, Phan draws 2 cards Phan was surprised his opponent elected to draw two cards and decided to take two himself. Both players then checked and Phan showed a pair of deuces. His opponent then mucked and Phan scored the victory with a pair. He was up to 123,000 after the hand. Wahlbeck Eliminates Appleman Ville Wahlbeck raised to 17,000 before the draw and Mickey Appleman moved in for 23,000 total. Wahlbeck called the 6,000 and it was time to draw. Draw: Wahlbeck stands pat, Appleman draws 1 card Wahlbeck turned over a Jack-low and Appleman showed 8-7-5-3, but he received a Queen on the draw and he was eliminated.
Archie Karas was all in for about 40,000 and Michael Binger made the call. That’s when things got interesting. Binger was not sure how many cards to draw and the clock was eventually called by Binger himself. Binger had 60 seconds to draw or else he would be forced to stand pat. After a good amount of time, Binger finally drew one card and then Karas turned over 7-5-4-3-2 for the nuts. “I’m drawing dead,” Binger said. He then received his card and salt was added to his wound. “I caught it too!” he said as he showed 7-6-4-3-2 for the second best hand in lowball. Karas raked in the pot and was at 84,000 while Binger was down to 96,000. Left In The Deck: The players have gone on a 60 minute dinner break and will return at approximately 7:30 p.m. Player Tags: Mickey Appleman, Mike Matusow, Archie Karas, Tim Phan, Ville Wahlbeck, Michael Binger Level 3 Update: The Field Keeps GrowingJun 10, '09 Blinds: 100-200 with a 50 ante Entrants: 96 Chip Counts: 1. Jon Turner – 65,000 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Notable Eliminations: Yan Chen Big Hands:
Action folded around to Allen Cunningham in the small blind. He made it 600 to go and Sam Grizzle made the call from the big blind. Draw: Cunningham draws 2 cards, Grizzle draws 2 cards Cunningham led out with 1,050 after the draw. “Did you already use your reload?” Grizzle asked. He then unloaded 9,000 into the pot. “That’s why you were asking me that question,” Cunningham said. He looked at his hand one last time before throwing it into the muck. Grizzle was closing in on 50,000 in chips while Cunningham was down to 27,000. Kenny Tran In The House Kenny Tran is one of the many late arrivals in this tournament and has made his presence felt. With the pot holding 3,400 in chips, Tran led out for 7,000 after the draw. The player in seat 2 mucked his hand and Tran took the pot after flexing his muscle. He was up to 34,000.
Phil Ivey raised to 600 from the button and Johnny Chan made the call from the big blind. “Hi Johnny,” Ivey said. “Hi there Phil,” Chan responded with a chuckle. Draw: Chan draws 2 cards, Ivey draws 2 cards The dealer made a mistake and forgot to burn a card before she gave Chan his cards. There was some confusion as to which card she needed to burn. “I don’t mind which one she burns,” Ivey joked. Chan tried to help the dealer figure out which card needed to be burned, but just threw his hands up in frustration. “Ah hell! I don’t care either,” Chan said. Once that mess was sorted, Chan checked and Ivey fired 1,200. Chan quickly mucked and Ivey improved to 33,000 while Chan held close to 35,000.
Daniel Negreanu has arrived and drawn a seat at the same table as his friend Mike Matusow. It didn’t take them long to get involved in a hand. Matusow raised to 625 from the cutoff and Negreanu made the call from the big blind. Draw: Negreanu draws 1 card, Matusow stands pat Both players checked after the draw and Matusow showed down a 10-low. Negreanu mucked his hand and was back to his starting stack of 30,000. Matusow was up to 26,000. Schneider Takes One With 2,400 in the pot, Tom Schneider, Freddy Deeb and Steve Zolotow each had a stake in the hand as the draw approached. Draw: Deeb draws 2 cards, Zolotow draws 2 cards, Schneider draws 1 card After everyone received their cards, all three players checked and Schneider showed down a Queen-low. Zolotow and Deeb both mucked and Schneider improved to 31,000 with the pot. Deeb was at 54,000 while Zolotow was down to 22,000. Left In The Deck: Stacked Table As more players arrive to their seats, the tournament has added more tables and moved some players around. One table has the following players residing there: Seat 1: Steve Zolotow Player Tags: Sam Grizzle, Allen Cunningham, Daniel Negreanu, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Tom Schneider, Johnny Chan, Phil Ivey, Kenny Tran, Freddy Deeb Level 1 Update: Rousso Takes A Big Pot EarlyJun 10, '09 Blinds: 50-100 with a 25 ante Entrants: 62 Chip Counts: 1. Huck Seed – 32,000 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands:
Vanessa Rousso raised to 300 from the cutoff and the player in seat 2 was next to act on the button. He repopped it to 4,300 more and Rousso made the call. It was then time to draw. Draw: Rousso Stands Pat, Seat 2 Stands Pat Rousso showed down 9-7-4-3-2 and her opponent flashed a 10, then he mucked his hand. Rousso scored a nice sized pot early on and she was up to almost 20,000, her two reload chips still intact. Chan And Lindgren Tangle After both players had drawn their cards, Johnny Chan fired 800 into the pot and Lindgren thought for a few moments before making the call. Chan showed a 10-low and Lindgren mucked his hand. Chan took in the pot and was around 13,000 in the early going. Lindgren dropped to 9,200 but would get some back in later hands.
The player in seat 5 min-raised to 200 and Lindgren made the call. Draw: Seat 5 draws 1 card, Lindgren draws 1 card Erick Lindgren led out for 600 after the draw and his opponent mucked his hand, giving the pot to Lindgren. But Lindgren was not done. A few hands later, the player in seat 6 drew two cards while Lindgren took one card. Seat 6 then checked to Lindgren who fired 700 into the pot. Seat 6 mucked his hand and Lindgren took down another pot. Lindgren was up to 16,000 with his two reload chips still intact. Seed Pushes Grizzle Out Sam Grizzle raised to 600 from early position and action folded around to Huck Seed in the big blind. Seed then raised it 2,600 total and action was back on Grizzle. Grizzle tanked for a bit and then threw his cards into the muck. Seed took in the pot and he was up to 32,000 after he used his two reload chips. Left In The Deck: Bartender, I’ll Take A Double Shot As the tournament began, it was explained to Sam Grizzle that the two red chips in front of him were to rebuy his chips. Grizzle needed clarification from Huck Seed and Mike Matusow that these chips were just reload chips and that they would not cost anything extra. This was a relief to Grizzle, who said “If this is a rebuy tournament I am not playing.” After this was explained, Grizzle elected to take his reload immediately and Huck Seed followed suit. Players can use their reload at any time during the first three levels. If they do not use it by the end of level 3, the players are forced to take the 20,000 in chips. Player Tags: Sam Grizzle, Erick Lindgren, Huck Seed, Mike Matusow, Johnny Chan, Vanessa Rousso |
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| Jun 10, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 23 - $10,000 World Championship No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball | 1 | + |
Level 13 Update: Matusow ReelingJun 11, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 600 ante Players Remaining: 26 out of 96 Chip Counts: 1. Vince Musso – 215,000 Average Chip Count: 106,667 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands:
Roland de Wolfe raised 5,000 before the draw and Ville Wahlbeck made the call. Tim Phan also came along and the players took their cards. Draw: De Wolfe draws 2 cards, Phan draws 2 cards, Wahlbeck draws 1 card Action was checked to De Wolfe and he fired 22,000. Wahlbeck mucked his hand but Phan looked him up. De Wolfe then showed 10-8-4-3-2 and Phan mucked. De Wolfe raked in the pot and he was up to 250,000 while Phan was down to 116,000. Pescatori Grabs A Pot Max Pescatori raised to 4,100 before the draw and seat 2 made the call. Draw: Seat 2 draws 2 cards, Pescatori draws 1 card Max Pescatori led out with 10,000 after the draw and his opponent made the call. Pescatori then tabled 9-7-6-3-2. His opponent mucked and Pescatori was up to 120,000 in chips.
After everything was said and done, there was 21,000 in the pot and it was time for Ville Wahlbeck, Tim Phan and Mike Matusow to draw. Draw: Phan draws 1 card, Matusow draws 1 card, Wahlbeck draws 2 cards Phan led out with 15,500 and Matusow made the quick call. Wahlbeck got out of the way and Phan tabled a 10-7 low. Matusow was disgusted as he showed a 10-8 low and Phan took another pot off “The Mouth.” Phan was up to 115,000 while Matusow was down to 45,000.
Michael Binger raised to 7,500 before the draw and Ville Wahlbeck repopped it to 26,000 total. Binger thought for a bit before finally making the call. Draw: Binger draws 1 card, Wahlbeck stands pat Both players checked the action after the draw and Binger showed a 10-7 low. Wahlbeck showed the better 9-8-5-4-3 and took the pot. His stack improved to 160,000 while Binger was at 76,000. The Old Mike Matusow Luck Ville Wahlbeck raised to 7,500 and both Tim Phan and Mike Matusow made the call. Draw: Matusow draws 1 card, Wahlbeck draws 1 card, Phan draws one card Action was checked to Matusow who fired 20,000. Wahlbeck made the call and Phan mucked his hand. Matusow tabled 9-7-5-4-3. Unfortunately, Wahlbeck showed 9-7-5-4-2 and Matusow lost a heartbreaking hand and he was in deep trouble with just 18,000. Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Mike Matusow, Tim Phan, Ville Wahlbeck, Roland de Wolfe, Michael Binger Level 12 Update: Phan RollingJun 11, '09 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 27 out of 96 Chip Counts: 1. Vince Musso – 215,000 Average Chip Count: 106,667 Notable Eliminations: Mickey Appleman Big Hands:
Tim Phan raised to 6,000 from the button and the action was on Mike Matusow. He raised it to 21,000 total from the small blind and Phan made the call after a bit of thought. Draw: Matusow stands pat, Phan draws 1 card Matusow checked and Phan fired 28,000 into the pot. Matusow went into a massive tank session and stared down Phan. Eventually, Matusow released his hand and he was down to 50,000 while Phan improved to 112,000. Binger Muscled Off A Hand Michael Binger raised to 6,000 from the hijack position and action folded to seat 1 on the button. He raised it to 24,500 and the action came back to Binger. After a brief moment of thought, he mucked his hand and he was down to 75,000 in chips.
The player in seat 1 raised to 6,000 from the small blind and Tim Phan made the call from the big blind. Draw: Seat 1 draws 2 cards, Phan draws 2 cards Phan was surprised his opponent elected to draw two cards and decided to take two himself. Both players then checked and Phan showed a pair of deuces. His opponent then mucked and Phan scored the victory with a pair. He was up to 123,000 after the hand. Wahlbeck Eliminates Appleman Ville Wahlbeck raised to 17,000 before the draw and Mickey Appleman moved in for 23,000 total. Wahlbeck called the 6,000 and it was time to draw. Draw: Wahlbeck stands pat, Appleman draws 1 card Wahlbeck turned over a Jack-low and Appleman showed 8-7-5-3, but he received a Queen on the draw and he was eliminated.
Archie Karas was all in for about 40,000 and Michael Binger made the call. That’s when things got interesting. Binger was not sure how many cards to draw and the clock was eventually called by Binger himself. Binger had 60 seconds to draw or else he would be forced to stand pat. After a good amount of time, Binger finally drew one card and then Karas turned over 7-5-4-3-2 for the nuts. “I’m drawing dead,” Binger said. He then received his card and salt was added to his wound. “I caught it too!” he said as he showed 7-6-4-3-2 for the second best hand in lowball. Karas raked in the pot and was at 84,000 while Binger was down to 96,000. Left In The Deck: The players have gone on a 60 minute dinner break and will return at approximately 7:30 p.m. Player Tags: Mickey Appleman, Mike Matusow, Archie Karas, Tim Phan, Ville Wahlbeck, Michael Binger Level 3 Update: The Field Keeps GrowingJun 10, '09 Blinds: 100-200 with a 50 ante Entrants: 96 Chip Counts: 1. Jon Turner – 65,000 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Notable Eliminations: Yan Chen Big Hands:
Action folded around to Allen Cunningham in the small blind. He made it 600 to go and Sam Grizzle made the call from the big blind. Draw: Cunningham draws 2 cards, Grizzle draws 2 cards Cunningham led out with 1,050 after the draw. “Did you already use your reload?” Grizzle asked. He then unloaded 9,000 into the pot. “That’s why you were asking me that question,” Cunningham said. He looked at his hand one last time before throwing it into the muck. Grizzle was closing in on 50,000 in chips while Cunningham was down to 27,000. Kenny Tran In The House Kenny Tran is one of the many late arrivals in this tournament and has made his presence felt. With the pot holding 3,400 in chips, Tran led out for 7,000 after the draw. The player in seat 2 mucked his hand and Tran took the pot after flexing his muscle. He was up to 34,000.
Phil Ivey raised to 600 from the button and Johnny Chan made the call from the big blind. “Hi Johnny,” Ivey said. “Hi there Phil,” Chan responded with a chuckle. Draw: Chan draws 2 cards, Ivey draws 2 cards The dealer made a mistake and forgot to burn a card before she gave Chan his cards. There was some confusion as to which card she needed to burn. “I don’t mind which one she burns,” Ivey joked. Chan tried to help the dealer figure out which card needed to be burned, but just threw his hands up in frustration. “Ah hell! I don’t care either,” Chan said. Once that mess was sorted, Chan checked and Ivey fired 1,200. Chan quickly mucked and Ivey improved to 33,000 while Chan held close to 35,000.
Daniel Negreanu has arrived and drawn a seat at the same table as his friend Mike Matusow. It didn’t take them long to get involved in a hand. Matusow raised to 625 from the cutoff and Negreanu made the call from the big blind. Draw: Negreanu draws 1 card, Matusow stands pat Both players checked after the draw and Matusow showed down a 10-low. Negreanu mucked his hand and was back to his starting stack of 30,000. Matusow was up to 26,000. Schneider Takes One With 2,400 in the pot, Tom Schneider, Freddy Deeb and Steve Zolotow each had a stake in the hand as the draw approached. Draw: Deeb draws 2 cards, Zolotow draws 2 cards, Schneider draws 1 card After everyone received their cards, all three players checked and Schneider showed down a Queen-low. Zolotow and Deeb both mucked and Schneider improved to 31,000 with the pot. Deeb was at 54,000 while Zolotow was down to 22,000. Left In The Deck: Stacked Table As more players arrive to their seats, the tournament has added more tables and moved some players around. One table has the following players residing there: Seat 1: Steve Zolotow Player Tags: Sam Grizzle, Allen Cunningham, Daniel Negreanu, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Tom Schneider, Johnny Chan, Phil Ivey, Kenny Tran, Freddy Deeb Level 1 Update: Rousso Takes A Big Pot EarlyJun 10, '09 Blinds: 50-100 with a 25 ante Entrants: 62 Chip Counts: 1. Huck Seed – 32,000 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands:
Vanessa Rousso raised to 300 from the cutoff and the player in seat 2 was next to act on the button. He repopped it to 4,300 more and Rousso made the call. It was then time to draw. Draw: Rousso Stands Pat, Seat 2 Stands Pat Rousso showed down 9-7-4-3-2 and her opponent flashed a 10, then he mucked his hand. Rousso scored a nice sized pot early on and she was up to almost 20,000, her two reload chips still intact. Chan And Lindgren Tangle After both players had drawn their cards, Johnny Chan fired 800 into the pot and Lindgren thought for a few moments before making the call. Chan showed a 10-low and Lindgren mucked his hand. Chan took in the pot and was around 13,000 in the early going. Lindgren dropped to 9,200 but would get some back in later hands.
The player in seat 5 min-raised to 200 and Lindgren made the call. Draw: Seat 5 draws 1 card, Lindgren draws 1 card Erick Lindgren led out for 600 after the draw and his opponent mucked his hand, giving the pot to Lindgren. But Lindgren was not done. A few hands later, the player in seat 6 drew two cards while Lindgren took one card. Seat 6 then checked to Lindgren who fired 700 into the pot. Seat 6 mucked his hand and Lindgren took down another pot. Lindgren was up to 16,000 with his two reload chips still intact. Seed Pushes Grizzle Out Sam Grizzle raised to 600 from early position and action folded around to Huck Seed in the big blind. Seed then raised it 2,600 total and action was back on Grizzle. Grizzle tanked for a bit and then threw his cards into the muck. Seed took in the pot and he was up to 32,000 after he used his two reload chips. Left In The Deck: Bartender, I’ll Take A Double Shot As the tournament began, it was explained to Sam Grizzle that the two red chips in front of him were to rebuy his chips. Grizzle needed clarification from Huck Seed and Mike Matusow that these chips were just reload chips and that they would not cost anything extra. This was a relief to Grizzle, who said “If this is a rebuy tournament I am not playing.” After this was explained, Grizzle elected to take his reload immediately and Huck Seed followed suit. Players can use their reload at any time during the first three levels. If they do not use it by the end of level 3, the players are forced to take the 20,000 in chips. Player Tags: Sam Grizzle, Erick Lindgren, Huck Seed, Mike Matusow, Johnny Chan, Vanessa Rousso |
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