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Phil Hellmuth
Nickname: Phil Hellmuth Jr.
Hometown: Palo Alto
Country of Origin: United States 
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Phil Hellmuth - Live Updates
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| Oct 22, '09 | 2009 Festa al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
Level 9 Update -- Field Stands at 275Oct 22, '09 Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante Players Left: 139 of 275 (Official) Average Chip Count 118,705 Chip Leaders Steve Gross — 405,000 Card Player Chip Counts Mike Matusow — 210,000 Notable Eliminations: Jennifer Harman Level Summary: The official number of players in the tournament stands at 275 and the total prize pool is more than $4 million. The full payout structure has yet to be released, but it should be out soon. There were 30 players that decided to skip the first day of play here at Bellagio enter the tournament on day 2. Two of the biggest names in the field that decided to take this approach have already busted out of the tournament. Phil Hellmuth entered the field during level 7, but before level 9 came to a close he was eliminated. Two hands where Hellmuth held A-K ultimately led to his demise. Both hands were coin flips and each time Hellmuth lost the flip. On Hellmuth’s final hand Dee Loung held pocket jacks to send him to the rail.
One of the best hands of the level involved Justin Young. He opened a pot for a raise from early position and the button called. The flop fell 8 Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Justin Young, Kenny Tran, Lee Duong, Steve Gross Card Player TV: Phil HellmuthOct 22, '09 Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth Level 7 Update -- Hellmuth ArrivesOct 22, '09 Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante Players Left: 180 of 267 (Approximately) Average Chip Count 89,000 Chip Leaders Chau Giang — 270,000 Card Player Chip Counts Mike Matusow — 210,000 Notable Eliminations: David Grey Level Summary:
Mark Seif made the largest chip gain during the level. His stack grew to 270,000 and he now shares the chip lead with Chau Giang. One of the largest hands of the level took place when Kido Pham was all in against David Baker. Pham held A Three poker-playing Davids hit the rail during the level, as Singer, Williams, and Grey all hit the rail during the level. Barry Shulman moved up to 116,000 after winning a pot off of Poorya Nazari with pocket queens in the hole. Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Phil Hellmuth, David Singer, Barry Shulman, David Grey, David Williams, Kido Pham, David Baker |
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| Jul 11, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 4 | + |
Level 17 Hour 2 Update: Ivey Over A MillionJul 11, '09 Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 407 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Ludovic Lacay – 1,700,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 178,000 Average Chip Count: 478,673 Notable Eliminations: Matt Brady Big Hands:
Burt Boutin called the all in bet of Jason Adler preflop and the players turned up their hands. Adler: 5 The race was on and the flop came Q Kelly Kim With The Cease Fire With the pot around 125,000, the board had run out J
Nick Schulman called Lance Gettler’s all-in bet preflop. Schulman was holding 5 The race was on and the flop came down A Paul Wasicka Goes Bust Paul Wasicka’s stack dropped below 100,000 during this level and he decided to move all in preflop holding A The flop came down A
Picking up the action after the turn, the board read A David Wickham decided to stand on the tracks while the train was coming through, making the call. The river was the 3 Later, Ivey and Michael Graydon were tangling in a hand and the board read Q Moments later, Ivey raised to 16,000 preflop and David Watkinson made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 9
A player raised to 18,000 preflop and Jeff Shulman made the call from the big blind. The flop came down Q Both players checked and Shulman showed 3 Eastgate Takes Control Of The Hand, Wins A Pot Patrick Hanoteau raised to 18,000 from the hijack position and Peter Eastgate made the call from the cutoff. Both blinds also called and the flop came down 10 Eastgate took in a nice pot and was at 360,000.
After three players had limped for 6,000, Nick Binger moved all in for his last 58,000 in chips. Every limper decided to call and Binger was not too pleased. The flop came Q Binger then showed off his ladies, turning over Q Elky Drops Some Chips Picking up the action on the turn, the board read A The river gave no help to Grospellier and his stack dropped to 1.35 million.
Abraham Mourshaki raised to 20,000 and the action folded to Phil Hellmuth who raised to 36,000. Mourshaki called and the flop came down J “I’m gonna vomit on the floor,” he said. “You had to find jack-jack for him. You couldn’t find just one jack so he could sail off?” Hellmuth then walked away from the table as he was down to 100,000. Just a few hands later, Mourshaki raised to 22,000 preflop and Hellmuth called. Three other players jumped in the pool as well and the flop came down J Hellmuth: A Hellmuth started with the best hand but got outflopped badly. He needed some help but the 7 Player Tags: Jason Adler, Jeff Shulman, Kelly Kim, Phil Hellmuth, Burt Boutin, Phil Ivey, Nick Schulman, Nick Binger, Peter Eastgate, Lance Gettler Level 13 Hour 2 Update: Elky Over a Million!Jul 10, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 930 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,200,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Phil Hellmuth – 500,000 Average Chip Count: 195,015 Notable Eliminations: Robert Mizarachi Big Hands:
Betrand Grospellier Wins the Largest Hand of the Tournament so Far A board of 9 Jason Alexander Grabs Some Chips Jason Alexander raised to 7,500 preflop from the hi-jack Christian Heich raised to 22,000. The flop came 8
Vitaly Lunkin Doubles Up Vitaly Lunkin was faced with a preflop raised from the cutoff and decided to reraise to 18,000. The cutoff quickly announced he was all in for 81,150 total and Lunkin quickly called. The cutoff announced he was sick of being reraised by Lunkin and tabled the 7 Betrand Grospellier Dominating Elky has been dominating his table since his massive surge to the chip lead. Grospellier raised preflop and was called by an opponent in the big blind. The flop came 8
Alex Kostritsyn Takes One Down On a flop of K Peter Eastgate Eliminates Opponent The defending main event champion got all the chips into the middle with the A Player Tags: Josh Arieh, Phil Hellmuth, Jason Alexander, Bertrand Grospellier, Peter Eastgate, Alexander Kostritsyn Level 13 Hour 1 Update: Christian Dragomir EliminatedJul 10, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 1,035 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Ludovic Lacay – 902,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Phil Hellmuth – 500,000 Average Chip Count: 181,905 Notable Eliminations: Marco Traniello Big Hands: Christian Dragomir Eliminated Christian Dragomir moved all in after a flop of Q
Kevin Saul Doubles Up Opponent Kevin Saul bet 6,200 from middle position and a player in the cutoff moved all in for 18,600 total. A player in the small blind made the call and so did Saul. The board ran out Q Phil Hellmuth Lays One Down On a board of K Joe Awada Eliminated Joe Awada committed the last of his chips on a flop of A
Hevad Khan Doubles Up Opponent Hevad Khan raised to 6,000 preflop and was reraised by Kyriacos Dionysiou. Khan made the quick call and both players saw a flop of J Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Kevin Saul, Alexander Kostritsyn, Cristian Dragomir Level 12 Hour 1 Update: Sexton Over 300kJul 10, '09 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 1,386 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Gabe Walls – 680,000 CardPlayer Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 140,000 Average Stack: 131,192 Notable Eliminations: Adam Schoenfeld Big Hands:
After a raise to 5,200 Mike Sexton called from the small blind. The big blind called as well and the big blind called as well. The flop was 5 The third spade prompted Sexton to bet 10,000, which was called by the big blind. The original raiser folded and the K Farmar Still Hanging In There Jordan Farmar raised to 5,000 preflop after seat 9 had limped in. Allen Kessler made the call from the big blind and seat 9 called as well. The flop came down 9
After some fireworks preflop, the player in seat 5 was all in against Jeff Shulman. Seat 5 held K The flop came down J Moments later, however, Shulman was involved in another big hand. The board ran out A Phil Gives Up The Pot The player on the button raised to 6,000 preflop and Phil Hellmuth made the call from early position. The flop came down 7 “It’s a good bet,” Hellmuth said with a sigh as he threw his 9 Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Phil Hellmuth, Allen Kessler, Mike Sexton, Jordan Farmar Level 8 Hour 2 Update: Ylon Schwartz EliminatedJul 08, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 1,827 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Troy Weber — 475,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 170,000 Notable Eliminations: Noah Schwartz Big Hands: Miami John Gets Doubled Through A player at the table moves all in before the flop and Miami John Cernuto calls, he has him slightly covered. Cernuto: Pocket Eights Board: K Cernuto’s opponent flops a queen and doubles through. Cernuto takes a small hit to his stack as he ships roughly 12,000 across the table.
Theo Tran raises before the flop, only to be reraised by another player at the table. Tran calls and the flop comes 8 A few hands later and Theo Tran gets involved in a three-way all in pot, Tran getting the best of it once again. Tran: A Board: K Tran’s aces hold, eliminating two opponents this hand as he chips up to 130,000. Tony Hachem Knocks One Out Tony Hachem calls a 2,000 raise from the button and goes to the flop with one opponent. The flop comes J Hachem: J Hachem flops top two against the royal flush draw of his opponent. The J
With a raise of 2,500 and one caller in front of him, Phil Hellmuth reraises to 10,000 from hijack. The original raiser calls and the original caller folds. The flop comes K David Plastik Doubles Up On a flop of 8 Plastik: 8 Plastik flops top set against his opponent’s open-ended straight draw. The turn and river are the 4
On a flop of A Wahlbeck: A Wahlbeck flops top set against his opponent’s top pair. The turn and river are the 3 Elky Breaks 250,000 On a board of K Ylon Schwartz Eliminated by Bill Gazes Ylon Schwartz gets it all in pre-flop against Bill Gazes. Schwartz: K-K Board: A Schwartz gets it in good but Gazes pairs his ace on the flop. Ylon Schwartz is eliminated from the main event. Left in the Deck Players are now on their last twenty-minute break of the night and will return at approximately 8:40 pm PDT to begin the last level of the day. Player Tags: John Cernuto, David Plastik, Bill Gazes, Phil Hellmuth, Ylon Schwartz, Ville Wahlbeck, Theo Tran, Bertrand Grospellier, Tony Hachem |
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| Jul 10, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 3 | + |
Level 17 Hour 2 Update: Ivey Over A MillionJul 11, '09 Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 407 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Ludovic Lacay – 1,700,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 178,000 Average Chip Count: 478,673 Notable Eliminations: Matt Brady Big Hands:
Burt Boutin called the all in bet of Jason Adler preflop and the players turned up their hands. Adler: 5 The race was on and the flop came Q Kelly Kim With The Cease Fire With the pot around 125,000, the board had run out J
Nick Schulman called Lance Gettler’s all-in bet preflop. Schulman was holding 5 The race was on and the flop came down A Paul Wasicka Goes Bust Paul Wasicka’s stack dropped below 100,000 during this level and he decided to move all in preflop holding A The flop came down A
Picking up the action after the turn, the board read A David Wickham decided to stand on the tracks while the train was coming through, making the call. The river was the 3 Later, Ivey and Michael Graydon were tangling in a hand and the board read Q Moments later, Ivey raised to 16,000 preflop and David Watkinson made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 9
A player raised to 18,000 preflop and Jeff Shulman made the call from the big blind. The flop came down Q Both players checked and Shulman showed 3 Eastgate Takes Control Of The Hand, Wins A Pot Patrick Hanoteau raised to 18,000 from the hijack position and Peter Eastgate made the call from the cutoff. Both blinds also called and the flop came down 10 Eastgate took in a nice pot and was at 360,000.
After three players had limped for 6,000, Nick Binger moved all in for his last 58,000 in chips. Every limper decided to call and Binger was not too pleased. The flop came Q Binger then showed off his ladies, turning over Q Elky Drops Some Chips Picking up the action on the turn, the board read A The river gave no help to Grospellier and his stack dropped to 1.35 million.
Abraham Mourshaki raised to 20,000 and the action folded to Phil Hellmuth who raised to 36,000. Mourshaki called and the flop came down J “I’m gonna vomit on the floor,” he said. “You had to find jack-jack for him. You couldn’t find just one jack so he could sail off?” Hellmuth then walked away from the table as he was down to 100,000. Just a few hands later, Mourshaki raised to 22,000 preflop and Hellmuth called. Three other players jumped in the pool as well and the flop came down J Hellmuth: A Hellmuth started with the best hand but got outflopped badly. He needed some help but the 7 Player Tags: Jason Adler, Jeff Shulman, Kelly Kim, Phil Hellmuth, Burt Boutin, Phil Ivey, Nick Schulman, Nick Binger, Peter Eastgate, Lance Gettler Level 13 Hour 2 Update: Elky Over a Million!Jul 10, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 930 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,200,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Phil Hellmuth – 500,000 Average Chip Count: 195,015 Notable Eliminations: Robert Mizarachi Big Hands:
Betrand Grospellier Wins the Largest Hand of the Tournament so Far A board of 9 Jason Alexander Grabs Some Chips Jason Alexander raised to 7,500 preflop from the hi-jack Christian Heich raised to 22,000. The flop came 8
Vitaly Lunkin Doubles Up Vitaly Lunkin was faced with a preflop raised from the cutoff and decided to reraise to 18,000. The cutoff quickly announced he was all in for 81,150 total and Lunkin quickly called. The cutoff announced he was sick of being reraised by Lunkin and tabled the 7 Betrand Grospellier Dominating Elky has been dominating his table since his massive surge to the chip lead. Grospellier raised preflop and was called by an opponent in the big blind. The flop came 8
Alex Kostritsyn Takes One Down On a flop of K Peter Eastgate Eliminates Opponent The defending main event champion got all the chips into the middle with the A Player Tags: Josh Arieh, Phil Hellmuth, Jason Alexander, Bertrand Grospellier, Peter Eastgate, Alexander Kostritsyn Level 13 Hour 1 Update: Christian Dragomir EliminatedJul 10, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 1,035 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Ludovic Lacay – 902,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Phil Hellmuth – 500,000 Average Chip Count: 181,905 Notable Eliminations: Marco Traniello Big Hands: Christian Dragomir Eliminated Christian Dragomir moved all in after a flop of Q
Kevin Saul Doubles Up Opponent Kevin Saul bet 6,200 from middle position and a player in the cutoff moved all in for 18,600 total. A player in the small blind made the call and so did Saul. The board ran out Q Phil Hellmuth Lays One Down On a board of K Joe Awada Eliminated Joe Awada committed the last of his chips on a flop of A
Hevad Khan Doubles Up Opponent Hevad Khan raised to 6,000 preflop and was reraised by Kyriacos Dionysiou. Khan made the quick call and both players saw a flop of J Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Kevin Saul, Alexander Kostritsyn, Cristian Dragomir Level 12 Hour 1 Update: Sexton Over 300kJul 10, '09 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 1,386 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Gabe Walls – 680,000 CardPlayer Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 140,000 Average Stack: 131,192 Notable Eliminations: Adam Schoenfeld Big Hands:
After a raise to 5,200 Mike Sexton called from the small blind. The big blind called as well and the big blind called as well. The flop was 5 The third spade prompted Sexton to bet 10,000, which was called by the big blind. The original raiser folded and the K Farmar Still Hanging In There Jordan Farmar raised to 5,000 preflop after seat 9 had limped in. Allen Kessler made the call from the big blind and seat 9 called as well. The flop came down 9
After some fireworks preflop, the player in seat 5 was all in against Jeff Shulman. Seat 5 held K The flop came down J Moments later, however, Shulman was involved in another big hand. The board ran out A Phil Gives Up The Pot The player on the button raised to 6,000 preflop and Phil Hellmuth made the call from early position. The flop came down 7 “It’s a good bet,” Hellmuth said with a sigh as he threw his 9 Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Phil Hellmuth, Allen Kessler, Mike Sexton, Jordan Farmar Level 8 Hour 2 Update: Ylon Schwartz EliminatedJul 08, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 1,827 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Troy Weber — 475,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 170,000 Notable Eliminations: Noah Schwartz Big Hands: Miami John Gets Doubled Through A player at the table moves all in before the flop and Miami John Cernuto calls, he has him slightly covered. Cernuto: Pocket Eights Board: K Cernuto’s opponent flops a queen and doubles through. Cernuto takes a small hit to his stack as he ships roughly 12,000 across the table.
Theo Tran raises before the flop, only to be reraised by another player at the table. Tran calls and the flop comes 8 A few hands later and Theo Tran gets involved in a three-way all in pot, Tran getting the best of it once again. Tran: A Board: K Tran’s aces hold, eliminating two opponents this hand as he chips up to 130,000. Tony Hachem Knocks One Out Tony Hachem calls a 2,000 raise from the button and goes to the flop with one opponent. The flop comes J Hachem: J Hachem flops top two against the royal flush draw of his opponent. The J
With a raise of 2,500 and one caller in front of him, Phil Hellmuth reraises to 10,000 from hijack. The original raiser calls and the original caller folds. The flop comes K David Plastik Doubles Up On a flop of 8 Plastik: 8 Plastik flops top set against his opponent’s open-ended straight draw. The turn and river are the 4
On a flop of A Wahlbeck: A Wahlbeck flops top set against his opponent’s top pair. The turn and river are the 3 Elky Breaks 250,000 On a board of K Ylon Schwartz Eliminated by Bill Gazes Ylon Schwartz gets it all in pre-flop against Bill Gazes. Schwartz: K-K Board: A Schwartz gets it in good but Gazes pairs his ace on the flop. Ylon Schwartz is eliminated from the main event. Left in the Deck Players are now on their last twenty-minute break of the night and will return at approximately 8:40 pm PDT to begin the last level of the day. Player Tags: John Cernuto, David Plastik, Bill Gazes, Phil Hellmuth, Ylon Schwartz, Ville Wahlbeck, Theo Tran, Bertrand Grospellier, Tony Hachem |
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| Jul 08, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 2 | + |
Level 17 Hour 2 Update: Ivey Over A MillionJul 11, '09 Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 407 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Ludovic Lacay – 1,700,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 178,000 Average Chip Count: 478,673 Notable Eliminations: Matt Brady Big Hands:
Burt Boutin called the all in bet of Jason Adler preflop and the players turned up their hands. Adler: 5 The race was on and the flop came Q Kelly Kim With The Cease Fire With the pot around 125,000, the board had run out J
Nick Schulman called Lance Gettler’s all-in bet preflop. Schulman was holding 5 The race was on and the flop came down A Paul Wasicka Goes Bust Paul Wasicka’s stack dropped below 100,000 during this level and he decided to move all in preflop holding A The flop came down A
Picking up the action after the turn, the board read A David Wickham decided to stand on the tracks while the train was coming through, making the call. The river was the 3 Later, Ivey and Michael Graydon were tangling in a hand and the board read Q Moments later, Ivey raised to 16,000 preflop and David Watkinson made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 9
A player raised to 18,000 preflop and Jeff Shulman made the call from the big blind. The flop came down Q Both players checked and Shulman showed 3 Eastgate Takes Control Of The Hand, Wins A Pot Patrick Hanoteau raised to 18,000 from the hijack position and Peter Eastgate made the call from the cutoff. Both blinds also called and the flop came down 10 Eastgate took in a nice pot and was at 360,000.
After three players had limped for 6,000, Nick Binger moved all in for his last 58,000 in chips. Every limper decided to call and Binger was not too pleased. The flop came Q Binger then showed off his ladies, turning over Q Elky Drops Some Chips Picking up the action on the turn, the board read A The river gave no help to Grospellier and his stack dropped to 1.35 million.
Abraham Mourshaki raised to 20,000 and the action folded to Phil Hellmuth who raised to 36,000. Mourshaki called and the flop came down J “I’m gonna vomit on the floor,” he said. “You had to find jack-jack for him. You couldn’t find just one jack so he could sail off?” Hellmuth then walked away from the table as he was down to 100,000. Just a few hands later, Mourshaki raised to 22,000 preflop and Hellmuth called. Three other players jumped in the pool as well and the flop came down J Hellmuth: A Hellmuth started with the best hand but got outflopped badly. He needed some help but the 7 Player Tags: Jason Adler, Jeff Shulman, Kelly Kim, Phil Hellmuth, Burt Boutin, Phil Ivey, Nick Schulman, Nick Binger, Peter Eastgate, Lance Gettler Level 13 Hour 2 Update: Elky Over a Million!Jul 10, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 930 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,200,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Phil Hellmuth – 500,000 Average Chip Count: 195,015 Notable Eliminations: Robert Mizarachi Big Hands:
Betrand Grospellier Wins the Largest Hand of the Tournament so Far A board of 9 Jason Alexander Grabs Some Chips Jason Alexander raised to 7,500 preflop from the hi-jack Christian Heich raised to 22,000. The flop came 8
Vitaly Lunkin Doubles Up Vitaly Lunkin was faced with a preflop raised from the cutoff and decided to reraise to 18,000. The cutoff quickly announced he was all in for 81,150 total and Lunkin quickly called. The cutoff announced he was sick of being reraised by Lunkin and tabled the 7 Betrand Grospellier Dominating Elky has been dominating his table since his massive surge to the chip lead. Grospellier raised preflop and was called by an opponent in the big blind. The flop came 8
Alex Kostritsyn Takes One Down On a flop of K Peter Eastgate Eliminates Opponent The defending main event champion got all the chips into the middle with the A Player Tags: Josh Arieh, Phil Hellmuth, Jason Alexander, Bertrand Grospellier, Peter Eastgate, Alexander Kostritsyn Level 13 Hour 1 Update: Christian Dragomir EliminatedJul 10, '09 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 1,035 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Ludovic Lacay – 902,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Phil Hellmuth – 500,000 Average Chip Count: 181,905 Notable Eliminations: Marco Traniello Big Hands: Christian Dragomir Eliminated Christian Dragomir moved all in after a flop of Q
Kevin Saul Doubles Up Opponent Kevin Saul bet 6,200 from middle position and a player in the cutoff moved all in for 18,600 total. A player in the small blind made the call and so did Saul. The board ran out Q Phil Hellmuth Lays One Down On a board of K Joe Awada Eliminated Joe Awada committed the last of his chips on a flop of A
Hevad Khan Doubles Up Opponent Hevad Khan raised to 6,000 preflop and was reraised by Kyriacos Dionysiou. Khan made the quick call and both players saw a flop of J Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Kevin Saul, Alexander Kostritsyn, Cristian Dragomir Level 12 Hour 1 Update: Sexton Over 300kJul 10, '09 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 1,386 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Gabe Walls – 680,000 CardPlayer Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 140,000 Average Stack: 131,192 Notable Eliminations: Adam Schoenfeld Big Hands:
After a raise to 5,200 Mike Sexton called from the small blind. The big blind called as well and the big blind called as well. The flop was 5 The third spade prompted Sexton to bet 10,000, which was called by the big blind. The original raiser folded and the K Farmar Still Hanging In There Jordan Farmar raised to 5,000 preflop after seat 9 had limped in. Allen Kessler made the call from the big blind and seat 9 called as well. The flop came down 9
After some fireworks preflop, the player in seat 5 was all in against Jeff Shulman. Seat 5 held K The flop came down J Moments later, however, Shulman was involved in another big hand. The board ran out A Phil Gives Up The Pot The player on the button raised to 6,000 preflop and Phil Hellmuth made the call from early position. The flop came down 7 “It’s a good bet,” Hellmuth said with a sigh as he threw his 9 Player Tags: Jeff Shulman, Phil Hellmuth, Allen Kessler, Mike Sexton, Jordan Farmar Level 8 Hour 2 Update: Ylon Schwartz EliminatedJul 08, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 1,827 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Troy Weber — 475,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 170,000 Notable Eliminations: Noah Schwartz Big Hands: Miami John Gets Doubled Through A player at the table moves all in before the flop and Miami John Cernuto calls, he has him slightly covered. Cernuto: Pocket Eights Board: K Cernuto’s opponent flops a queen and doubles through. Cernuto takes a small hit to his stack as he ships roughly 12,000 across the table.
Theo Tran raises before the flop, only to be reraised by another player at the table. Tran calls and the flop comes 8 A few hands later and Theo Tran gets involved in a three-way all in pot, Tran getting the best of it once again. Tran: A Board: K Tran’s aces hold, eliminating two opponents this hand as he chips up to 130,000. Tony Hachem Knocks One Out Tony Hachem calls a 2,000 raise from the button and goes to the flop with one opponent. The flop comes J Hachem: J Hachem flops top two against the royal flush draw of his opponent. The J
With a raise of 2,500 and one caller in front of him, Phil Hellmuth reraises to 10,000 from hijack. The original raiser calls and the original caller folds. The flop comes K David Plastik Doubles Up On a flop of 8 Plastik: 8 Plastik flops top set against his opponent’s open-ended straight draw. The turn and river are the 4
On a flop of A Wahlbeck: A Wahlbeck flops top set against his opponent’s top pair. The turn and river are the 3 Elky Breaks 250,000 On a board of K Ylon Schwartz Eliminated by Bill Gazes Ylon Schwartz gets it all in pre-flop against Bill Gazes. Schwartz: K-K Board: A Schwartz gets it in good but Gazes pairs his ace on the flop. Ylon Schwartz is eliminated from the main event. Left in the Deck Players are now on their last twenty-minute break of the night and will return at approximately 8:40 pm PDT to begin the last level of the day. Player Tags: John Cernuto, David Plastik, Bill Gazes, Phil Hellmuth, Ylon Schwartz, Ville Wahlbeck, Theo Tran, Bertrand Grospellier, Tony Hachem |
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| Jul 01, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 56 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 2 | + |
Level 18 Update: Shaun Deeb Takes A HitJul 02, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 29 out of 928 Chip Counts: 1. Robert Kay – 1,370,000 Average Chip Count: 464,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands
Lars Bonding moved all in for his last 170,000 and Robert Kay made the call. Here were their cards. Bonding: 9 Board: A Kay flopped an ace to take a commanding lead and rivered two pair just for the hell of it and Bonding was eliminated. Deeb Takes A Big Hit After a flop of 10 Matthews then made the call and Deeb showed Q The board finished out 2
Raymond Davis moved all in preflop for 80,000 and one player made the call. Here were their cards. Davis: A Board: A Both players flopped an ace but Davis had a better kicker and it held up, helping Davis double to 180,000 in chips.
Phil Hellmuth raised to 25,000 preflop and Andrey Zaichenko moved in for 200,000. Hellmuth made the call and tabled A He proceeded to say a few things to his opponent and the dealer, then culminated his rant by declaring, “I’m playing for my life here!” His life was a bit devalued after the hand, down to 150,000. Player Tags: Raymond Davis, Phil Hellmuth, Lars Bonding, Robert Kay, Sean Keeton, Shaun Deeb, Rory Matthews, Andrey Zaichenko Level 17 Update: Hellmuth ClimbingJul 01, '09 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 30 out of 928 Chip Counts: 1. Matthew Waxman – 1,080,000 Average Chip Count: 464,000 Notable Eliminations: 32. Darrell Dicken — $19,453 Big Hands
Qinghai Pan called 8,000 from under the gun and action folded to Peter Feldman in the small blind. He called and the big blind checked. The flop came down 10 Pan was eliminated and Feldman was at 600,000 in chips. Ace Cracker Ravi Raghavan moved all in preflop for his last 107,000 in chips. Andrey Zaichenko made the call and showed J
Sergey Feklisov moved all in from middle position and action folded to Phil Hellmuth in the cutoff. He made the call and everyone else folded. Hellmuth tabled A The board ran out K Hawrilenko Outflops Hackworth Matt Hawrilenko raised from late position and Trevor Hackworth moved all in from the small blind. Hawrilenko made the call and tabled A The flop was kind to Hawrilenko as it came A Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Matt Hawrilenko, Peter Feldman, Sergey Feklisov, Qinghai Pan, Andrey Zaichenko, Ravi Raghavan, Trevor Hackworth Level 12 Update: Mike Caro EliminatedJul 01, '09 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 120 out of 928 Chip Counts: 1. Rui Cao — 445,000 Average Chip Count: 116,000 Notable Eliminations: Matt Woodward Big Hands Matt Woodward Eliminated
Matt Woodward gets it all in before flop with A-K against one opponent holding pocket aces. The board comes 10-10-9-9-4, eliminating Matt Woodward from the event just minutes into Level 12. Jeff Williams Eliminated Jeff Williams gets it all in before the flop with 10-8 offsuit against Steve Weinstein’s pocket queens. Williams failed to improve and is eliminated form the tournament.
On a flop of 6 The turn is the 6 Caro: 7 The river is the 5 Left in the Deck Players will take a twenty-minute break at the completion of Level 12 and will return at approximately 4:30 pm PDT. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Mike Caro, Matt Woodward, Jeff Williams Level 9 Update: Eugene Todd EliminatedJun 30, '09 Blinds: 500-1000 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 204 out of 928 Chip Counts: 1. Sorel Mizzi – 118,000 Average Chip Count: 68,235 Notable Eliminations: Eugene Todd Big Hands:
Juha Helppi raised to 2500 from the cutoff and was called by the player in the small blind. The flop fell 8 The turn was the K After a few moments, the small blind made the call and Helppi showed the A Phil Hellmuth Knocks Out a Player Phil Hellmuth raised to 2500 and then the player in the small blind moved all in for 12,500. Hellmuth instantly called and the hands were turned up. Hellmuth showed the A
After an under the gun player raised to 3000 and Chris Ferguson made it 9000. The player in the small blind moved all in for 10,500 and Ferguson tossed in the extra 1050. Ferguson tabled the A Player Tags: Juha Helppi, Chris Ferguson, Phil Hellmuth |
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| Jun 30, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 56 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 1 | + |
Level 18 Update: Shaun Deeb Takes A HitJul 02, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 29 out of 928 Chip Counts: 1. Robert Kay – 1,370,000 Average Chip Count: 464,000 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands
Lars Bonding moved all in for his last 170,000 and Robert Kay made the call. Here were their cards. Bonding: 9 Board: A Kay flopped an ace to take a commanding lead and rivered two pair just for the hell of it and Bonding was eliminated. Deeb Takes A Big Hit After a flop of 10 Matthews then made the call and Deeb showed Q The board finished out 2
Raymond Davis moved all in preflop for 80,000 and one player made the call. Here were their cards. Davis: A Board: A Both players flopped an ace but Davis had a better kicker and it held up, helping Davis double to 180,000 in chips.
Phil Hellmuth raised to 25,000 preflop and Andrey Zaichenko moved in for 200,000. Hellmuth made the call and tabled A He proceeded to say a few things to his opponent and the dealer, then culminated his rant by declaring, “I’m playing for my life here!” His life was a bit devalued after the hand, down to 150,000. Player Tags: Raymond Davis, Phil Hellmuth, Lars Bonding, Robert Kay, Sean Keeton, Shaun Deeb, Rory Matthews, Andrey Zaichenko Level 17 Update: Hellmuth ClimbingJul 01, '09 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 30 out of 928 Chip Counts: 1. Matthew Waxman – 1,080,000 Average Chip Count: 464,000 Notable Eliminations: 32. Darrell Dicken — $19,453 Big Hands
Qinghai Pan called 8,000 from under the gun and action folded to Peter Feldman in the small blind. He called and the big blind checked. The flop came down 10 Pan was eliminated and Feldman was at 600,000 in chips. Ace Cracker Ravi Raghavan moved all in preflop for his last 107,000 in chips. Andrey Zaichenko made the call and showed J
Sergey Feklisov moved all in from middle position and action folded to Phil Hellmuth in the cutoff. He made the call and everyone else folded. Hellmuth tabled A The board ran out K Hawrilenko Outflops Hackworth Matt Hawrilenko raised from late position and Trevor Hackworth moved all in from the small blind. Hawrilenko made the call and tabled A The flop was kind to Hawrilenko as it came A Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Matt Hawrilenko, Peter Feldman, Sergey Feklisov, Qinghai Pan, Andrey Zaichenko, Ravi Raghavan, Trevor Hackworth Level 12 Update: Mike Caro EliminatedJul 01, '09 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 120 out of 928 Chip Counts: 1. Rui Cao — 445,000 Average Chip Count: 116,000 Notable Eliminations: Matt Woodward Big Hands Matt Woodward Eliminated
Matt Woodward gets it all in before flop with A-K against one opponent holding pocket aces. The board comes 10-10-9-9-4, eliminating Matt Woodward from the event just minutes into Level 12. Jeff Williams Eliminated Jeff Williams gets it all in before the flop with 10-8 offsuit against Steve Weinstein’s pocket queens. Williams failed to improve and is eliminated form the tournament.
On a flop of 6 The turn is the 6 Caro: 7 The river is the 5 Left in the Deck Players will take a twenty-minute break at the completion of Level 12 and will return at approximately 4:30 pm PDT. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Mike Caro, Matt Woodward, Jeff Williams Level 9 Update: Eugene Todd EliminatedJun 30, '09 Blinds: 500-1000 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 204 out of 928 Chip Counts: 1. Sorel Mizzi – 118,000 Average Chip Count: 68,235 Notable Eliminations: Eugene Todd Big Hands:
Juha Helppi raised to 2500 from the cutoff and was called by the player in the small blind. The flop fell 8 The turn was the K After a few moments, the small blind made the call and Helppi showed the A Phil Hellmuth Knocks Out a Player Phil Hellmuth raised to 2500 and then the player in the small blind moved all in for 12,500. Hellmuth instantly called and the hands were turned up. Hellmuth showed the A
After an under the gun player raised to 3000 and Chris Ferguson made it 9000. The player in the small blind moved all in for 10,500 and Ferguson tossed in the extra 1050. Ferguson tabled the A Player Tags: Juha Helppi, Chris Ferguson, Phil Hellmuth |
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| Jun 27, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 48 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better | 3 | + |
Final Table Begins at 2 p.m.Jun 27, '09 The remaining nine players will resume action at 2.pm today. Brandon Cantu is the massive chip leader with 1,025,000 in the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha 8 or better event. Cantu is looking for his second career bracelet after a disappointing second place finish in event no. 39 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em) just five days ago. Bracelet winner Lee Watkinson is also in the running to take the title. Phil Hellmuth made a run at the final table but finished short in fourteenth place.
Here are the seat positions and chip counts: Seat 1: Lee Watkinson — 412,000 Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Phil Hellmuth, Brandon Cantu End of Day 2Jun 27, '09 Action has ended for the night as the players have reached a final table. Brandon Cantu is the massive chip leader with 1,025,000 in the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha 8 or better event. Cantu is looking for his second career bracelet after a disappointing second place finish in event no. 39 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em) just five days ago. Phil Hellmuth made a run at the final table but finished short in fourteenth place.
Here are the seat positions and chip counts: Seat 1: Lee Watkinson — 412,000 Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Brandon Cantu |
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| Jun 27, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 48 - $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha 8 or Better | 2 | + |
Final Table Begins at 2 p.m.Jun 27, '09 The remaining nine players will resume action at 2.pm today. Brandon Cantu is the massive chip leader with 1,025,000 in the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha 8 or better event. Cantu is looking for his second career bracelet after a disappointing second place finish in event no. 39 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em) just five days ago. Bracelet winner Lee Watkinson is also in the running to take the title. Phil Hellmuth made a run at the final table but finished short in fourteenth place.
Here are the seat positions and chip counts: Seat 1: Lee Watkinson — 412,000 Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, Phil Hellmuth, Brandon Cantu End of Day 2Jun 27, '09 Action has ended for the night as the players have reached a final table. Brandon Cantu is the massive chip leader with 1,025,000 in the $1,500 pot-limit Omaha 8 or better event. Cantu is looking for his second career bracelet after a disappointing second place finish in event no. 39 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em) just five days ago. Phil Hellmuth made a run at the final table but finished short in fourteenth place.
Here are the seat positions and chip counts: Seat 1: Lee Watkinson — 412,000 Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Brandon Cantu |
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| Jun 15, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 33 - $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em | 1 | + |
Level 3 Update: Elezra Doing WellJun 15, '09 Blinds: 200-400 Players Remaining: 183 out of 185 Chip Counts 1. Dario Minieri – 58,000 Big Hands:
The action folded around to Phil Hellmuth in late position and he raised to 800 preflop. One player came along for the ride and the players saw a flop. Before the dealer had the three cards in his hand to spread them onto the table, Hellmuth led out with 400 in the dark. The flop then came down 5 Chino Excels With more than 2,400 already in the pot and the board showing Q
After the action was three-bet preflop, Eli Elezra and two other players saw a flop of K Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Eli Elezra, Chino Rheem |
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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 | 1 | + |
Level 8 Update: End of Day 1; de Wolfe Leads PackJun 11, '09
Be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com tomorrow as we bring you all of the live action from this marquee event. Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 300 ante Players Remaining: 60 out of 96 Chip Counts: 1. Roland de Wolfe — 165,000 Average Chip Count: 48,000 Notable Eliminations: Phil Helllmuth Big Hands:
Phil Hellmuth was all in before the draw in a four-way pot, with two of his opponents drawing one card each as Amnon Filippi stood pat. Dan Harmetz bets after the draw as Filippi calls and the fourth opponent folds. Harmetz turns over a 10-8-7-6-5 low and rakes the pot, eliminating Phil Hellmuth in the process
Freddy Deeb raises to 2,500 from the button, John Juanda reraises to 10,000 from the small blind and Deeb calls. Both players draw one card each. First to act, Juanda tanks for several minutes on his own action before betting 65,000 (enough to put Deeb all in). Deeb counts his stack (44,650) and makes the dealer give Juanda back his change. This would be Deeb’s first attempt to try and steal information from his opponent. Deeb would tank for another few minutes, asking Juanda a series of questions as he desperately looks for a sign of weakness. He doesn’t get what he’s looking for and decides to fold. Juanda re-checks his cards as Deeb tells him to show the bluff. Just as Juanda is about to turn over his cards, Bobby Bellande chimes in and tells him not to. Juanda looks at his friend and leaves the decision up to him. “Do you want me to show or not?” He asks Bellande. Bellande replies with a straight face, “Don’t show your cards, because if it is a bluff I’m gonna want to call you down all night.” Juanda listens to his friend and opts not to show the hand as the whole table gets a laugh, including Bellande who we’re pretty sure was serious. Huck Seed Eliminated It was a three-way all in pot before the draw between Huck Seed (4,000), Bryan Colin (29,000) and Layne Flack (had them both covered). Seed and Colin both drew one card each as Flack stood pat. Flack turned over a 9-8-7-4-2 low while Colin drew to an 8-6-4-3-2 low. Seed thre his cards into the muck as Colin raked the pot, eliminating Huck Seed and chopping Flack’s stack down to 35,000. . Player Tags: John Juanda, Huck Seed, Layne Flack, Phil Hellmuth, Amnon Filippi, Jean-Robert Bellande, Freddy Deeb |
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Kenny Tran jumped into play near the end of level 9 and he lasted only a few minutes after his stack was blinded down to 48,000. Tran moved all in preflop K
Q
. The board fired out A
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Phil Hellmuth (pictured right) finally arrived to the tournament during the second level on day 2. He is seated at a table with Card Player 
Burt Boutin Busts Jason Adler
Nick Schulman Drops Some Chips
I’m Phil Ivey And You’re Not
Shulman Avoids Going Down With The Ship
Nick Binger The New Ladies’ Man, Quadruples Up
Hellmuth Gets Jacked Up, Eruption Follows, Then Busts With Aces
A Flush Puts Sexton over the 300,000 Mark
Shulman Rides The Roller Coaster
Theo Tran Breaks 100K…And Still Going
Ville Wahlbeck Doubles Up
Lars Bonding Eliminated
Raymond Davis Doubles Up
Pocket Aces For Hellmuth; Eruption Ensues
It’s The Best Hand In Hold’em For A Reason
Hellmuth With The Rockets
Mike Caro Eliminated by Phil Hellmuth
Helppi Makes Nut Flush and Gets Paid Off
Ferguson Loses a Small Pot
The Inner Darkness Of Hellmuth Prevails
Eli Takes A Nice Pot
Day 1 of the $10,000 World Championship of no-limit 2-7 Draw has finally come to an end. Only 60 players of the original 96 entrants remain in contention as Roland de Wolfe leads the pack into Day 2. With a total combined prizepool of $902,400, only 14 places will be paid as some of the world’s greatest players will return to the Rio at 2:00 pm 
Bobby Bellande Doesn’t Want to see a Bluff
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