Nickname: Phil Hellmuth Jr.
Hometown: Palo Alto
Country of Origin: United States 
Birthdate: Jul 16, 1964 (Age: 48)
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| Jul 03, '12 | 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker | Event 55 - $1,000,000 No-Limit Hold'em The Big One for One Drop | 3 | + |
Level 22 Update: Esfandiari Leads Trickett Heads-Up; Einhorn 3rd ($4,352,000), Hellmuth 4th ($2,645,333), Laliberte 5th ($1,834,666)Jul 03, '12 Level: 22 Blinds: 400,000-800,000 with a 100,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 48 Average Chip Count: 72,000,000 Chip Counts: Seat no. 4 — Antonio Esfandiari — 106,075,000 Seat no. 6 — Sam Trickett — 37,900,000 Players Eliminated: David Einhorn — 3rd Place ($4,352,000) Live Updates: Guy Laliberte Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,834,666)
Sam Trickett opened the pot for 1,600,000 from under the gun, Guy Laliberte reraised to 5,000,000, Antonio Esfandiari four-bet to 12,300,000, Laliberte moved all in and Esfandiari called. Laliberte was ahead with Q The board came J Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,645,333)
Phil Hellmuth opened the pot for 2,800,000 before the flop, Sam Trickett moved all in for around 33.5 million and Hellmuth called all in for just over 8 million. Trickett was ahead before the flop with A The board came A David Einhorn Eliminated in 3rd Place ($4,352,000)
Antonio Esfandiari opened the button for 1,600,000, David Einhorn moved all in for just over 15,000,000 from the big blind and Esfandiari called. Esfandiari was ahead before the flop with K The board came 10 Antonio Esfandiairi took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 102,475,000 to Sam Trickett’s 41,500,000. Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, David Einhorn, Guy Laliberte, Sam Trickett Action Begins, Final Table Now UnderwayJul 03, '12 The final table of Event no. 55 ($1,000,000 No-Limit Hold’em The Big One for One Drop) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
After two days of nail-biting high stakes action, the final table is set in the $1 million dollar buy-in World Series of Poker Big One for One Drop. The event started with 48 players, featuring the superstars of the poker world alongside a number of highly successful businessmen with a love for the game and a desire to support the One Drop Charity 34-year-old Russian businessman and poker player Ilya Bulychev was eliminated on the largest money bubble in tournament poker history, finishing tenth for zero dollars, ensuring that the remaining nine were all guaranteed at least a seven-figure cash. The first player eliminated inside the money was 2009 Poker Hall of Fame inductee Mike Sexton The WSOP bracelet winner and World Poker Tour commentator earner $1,109,333 for his ninth place finish. With that, only eight players remained to battle it out at the ESPN televised final table, each of them with their eyes on the record-demolishing $18.3 million first-place prize. Who will win this historic event and instantly take over the lead in the all-time money list? Here are the eight potential champions in order of chip count:
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Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari made a number of opponents disappear while building his sizable stack. One of his biggest vanishing acts was midway through the day when Esfandiari found pocket aces and got stacks in preflop against Jason Mercier’s pocket kings, moving him into a chip lead as the bubble loomed. Esfandiari had finished third in a $3,000 no-limit hold’em event just a week before this $1,000,000 buy-in began. He has already locked up nearly three times the first prize in that event simply by making the money, and surely has a great shot at his second WSOP gold bracelet and the $18.3 million first-place prize.
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East Retford, England’s Sam Trickett turned 26 today. Making the final table of the largest buy-in poker tournament in history seems like a pretty good birthday present for the young pro, and the fact that he has the second largest stack surely makes it even better. Trickett has more than $6.3 million in lifetime earnings, with considerable success in previous high roller events. At the 2011 Aussie Millions, he won a $100,000 high roller and finished second four days later in the $250,000 buy-in event there, earning over $3 million in a matter of days. Trickett now is staring down the opportunity to win more than six times as much as that and his first gold bracelet. What more could a poker pro wish for as they blow out the candles on their birthday cake?
___________________________________________________________________ Guy Laliberté, the 52-year-old founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil, was the driving force behind this historic tournament. The event has been a great success, meeting the 48-player cap and raising $5,333,328 for the One Drop Foundation, which he also founded. It seems only fitting that Laliberté should be rewarded for his hard work with a shot at the title. Originally a street performer, Laliberté built an empire on excellence in performance, and now has a reported net worth of $1.5 billion. Laliberté is no stranger to the poker table, with experience playing in the highest-stakes cash games in the world, and nearly $750,000 in prior tournament earnings, including a fourth place finish in the World Poker Tour Championship $25,000 main event.
___________________________________________________________________ Brian Rast was the only player to win two gold bracelets at the 2011 WSOP, topping a $1,500 pot-limit hold’em event for his first WSOP title and then following that win up by defeating fellow final tablist of this event Phil Hellmuth heads-up to win the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for $1.7 million. He is back again, looking for his third bracelet and the biggest payout in tournament history. Rast enters the final table in the middle of the pack, but solidly below the roughly 18-million-chip average stack. With years of experience playing high-stakes cash games live and online, the player known on the virtual felts as “tsarrast” will surely feel as comfortable as one can when eight-figures are on the line.
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Phil Hellmuth is the all-time leader in bracelets with 12 World Series of Poker titles to his name, including the 1989 WSOP main event. One of poker’s most recognizable names, Hellmuth undoubtedly has his eyes on capturing his record-furthering 13 and the massive prize money that comes along with it. The 47-year-old won his twelfth bracelet just weeks ago in a $2,500 Razz event, his first WSOP win in a non-hold’em event. Hellmuth is already fifth on the all-time money list with $12,970,089 in live-tournament winnings, and can take a stranglehold on the lead and increase his earnings to more than $30 million if he were able to build his stack and take home this prestigious title.
43-year-old David Einhorn is a highly successful hedge fund manager and the Founder and President of Greenlight Capital. The Rye, New York native is no stranger to the felt, however, as he previously made a deep run in the event that held the previous record for largest first-place prize in a poker tournament, the 2006 WSOP main event.
Einhorn finished 18th out of 8,773 entrants. More impressive than his strong showing in the was the fact that he donated his $659,000 in winnings to the Michael J. Fox Foundation. $111,111 of Einhorn’s million dollar buy-in already went to the One Drop charity, but he also has announced that he intends to donate his winning from this tournament to the City Year Foundation, an education-focused non-profit that partners with high-need public schools to provide full-time targeted student interventions.
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Richard Yong is a 54-year-old businessman from Asia who currently resides in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has many businesses worldwide, his main ones being data mining and IT-related companies. Yong’s biggest tournament cash was for finishing fourth in a super high roller event at the 2012 Asian Poker Tour Manila, for which he earned $463,454. Yong has participated in the highest buy-in cash games and tournaments around the world, including the much-discussed games in Macau that have drawn top pros like Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, and final tablists of this event Sam Trickett and Brian rast.
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The shortest stack at this historic final table is far from short on accomplishments. Bobby Baldwin won the 1978 WSOP main event, as well as three other WSOP titles, and has continued to play in some of the biggest cash games in the world, when he has time. Now 62-years-old, Baldwin has transitioned to the other side of the industry, rising to the rank of casino industry executive. The most famous high stakes cash games in the world have taken place in Bobby’s room at Bellagio, named after Baldwin. Baldwin served for a time as a consultant for the Golden Nugget Casino, was named its president in 1984. He has also headed The Mirage and was named president of the Bellagio in 1998. He served under Steve Wynn as CFO of Mirage Resorts from 1999-2000. He now serves as president and CEO of City Center. ___________________________________________________________________ Day 2 concluded with the elimination of Mike Sexton in 9th Place ($1,109,333), and the official eight-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 18 with blinds of 150,000-300,000 with a 50,000 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up: Seat no. 1 — Guy Laliberte — 21,700,000 While only 8 remain, this event gathered 48 players, creating a total prize pool of $42,666,672. Here is a look at the final payouts: 1st Place — $18,346,673 Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Bobby Baldwin, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, David Einhorn, Brian Rast, Guy Laliberte, Richard Young, Sam Trickett, Richard Yong |
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| Jun 18, '12 | 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker | Event 32 - $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. | 3 | + |
Level 25 Update: Hellmuth 4th ($134,056), Ivey 5th ($99,739)Jun 18, '12 Level: 25 Hold’em – Omaha 8 Razz – Stud – Stud 8 Players Remaining: 3 out of 178 Average Chip Count: 1,780,000 Chip Counts: Seat no. 2 — Paul Sokoloff — 550,000 Seat no. 5 — David Baker — 2,600,000 Seat no. 7 — John Monnette — 2,080,000 Players Eliminated: Phil Hellmuth — 4th Place ($134,056) Live Updates: Phil Ivey Eliminated in 5th Place ($99,739)
Razz Phil Ivey brought in the J for 20,000, John Monnette completed the bet to 50,000 with a 6, Ivey raised to 100,000, Monnette three-bet to 150,000 and Ivey called all in. Monnette: 6 – 10 – Q – 3 – 2 – 7 – 9 Ivey paired jacks on fourth street and then sevens on fifth street and Monette made a nine-low on the river to win the pot. Phil Ivery was eliminated in 5th place ($99,739). Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 4th Place ($134,056)
Omaha 8 John Monnette opened the pot for a raise to 50,000 from under the gun and Phil Hellmuth called. The flop came K Monnette: A Monnette was ahead when the money went in with two pair. The turn and river were the 9 Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, John Monnette Level 23 Update: Dan Kelly Eliminated in 8th Place ($45,360)Jun 18, '12 Level: 23 Hold’em – Omaha 8 Razz – Stud – Stud 8 Players Remaining: 7 out of 178 Average Chip Count: 762,857 Chip Counts: Seat no. 1 — Phil Ivey — 775,000 Players Eliminated: Dan kelly — 8th Place ($45,360) Live Updates: Dan Kelly Eliminated in 8th Place ($45,360)
Stud 8 Fourth Street: Monnette checked, Kelly bet 30,000, Ivey called, Hellmuth raised to 60,000, Monnette folded, Kelly called and Ivey called. Fifth Street: Hellmuth bet 60,000, Kelly raised to 120,000, Ivey folded, Hellmuth three-bet to 180,000 and Kelly called. Sixth Street: Hellmuth bet 60,000 and Kelly called all in. Hellmuth: Q Hellmuth had trip queens when the money went in and despite Kelly catching a third deuce on sixth street, he failed to improve on the river and was eliminated in 8th place ($45,360). Hellmuth moved up to almost 1.5 million in chips that hand. Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Daniel Kelly Level 22 Update: Hellmuth Takes The LeadJun 18, '12 Level: 22 Hold’em – Omaha 8 Razz – Stud – Stud 8 Players Remaining: 8 out of 178 Average Chip Count: 667,500 Chip Counts: Seat no. 1 — Phil Ivey — 759,000 Live Updates: Hellmuth Takes the Chip Lead
Razz Phil Hellmuth entered the final table third from the bottom in chips but was very active during the first level and managed to take the chip lead heading into the break. Phil Hellmuth brought in the Q for 7,000, John Monnette completed the bet to 25,000 with an A and Hellmuth called. Monnette bet 25,000 on fourth street and Hellmuth called. On all three of the final streets, Monnette checked, Hellmuth bet 50,000 and Monnette called. Hellmuth: Q – 3 – 9 – 2 – 3 – 6 – 7 Hellmuth made a nine-low to win the pot and break the million mark. Hellmuth took the chip lead that hand with about 1.1 millions while Monette slipped down to just over 900,000 in chips. Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, John Monnette Action Begins, Final Table Now UnderwayJun 18, '12 The final table of Event no. 32 ($10,000 H.O.R.S.E) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Day 3 began with 15 players spread out over 2 tables, and with the elimination of Mori Eskandani in 9th Place ($35,923), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 22 with betting limits of 25,000-50,000, and will continue until a winner is determined. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up: Seat no. 1 — Phil Ivey — 852,000 While only 8 remain, this event gathered 178 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,673,200. Here is a look at the final payouts: 1st Place — $451,779 Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Mori Eskandani, Phil Ivey, Abe Mosseri, John Monnette, Paul Sokoloff, Daniel Kelly, David Baker, Matthew Waxman |
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| Jun 11, '12 | 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker | Event 17 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + |
Andy Frankenberger Wins Event no. 17 ($445,899)Jun 11, '12 Level: 30 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 Andy Frankenberger Wins Event no. 17 ($445,899)
Andy Frankenberger began heads-up play slightly out chipped but managed to win some big pots off of Phil Ivey in Level 30 to pull out in front. Frankenberger won a 1,750,000 showdown with king-high to take the lead and then took another big pot from Ivey that went to a showdown with the nut straight. That hand gave Frankenberger a sizable chip advantage heading into the final hand of the night. Andy Frankenberger opened the button for 300,000 and Phil Ivey called from the big blind. The flop came A Ivey was all in for his tournament life and behind with 7 The turn and river were the 5 Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, current chip counts, and prize distributions for each gold bracelet event. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Andy Frankenberger |
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| Jun 10, '12 | 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker | Event 18 - $2,500 Seven-Card Razz | 3 | + |
Phil Hellmuth WIns Event no. 18 ($182,793)Jun 11, '12 Level: 28 Ante: 10,000 Phil Hellmuth WIns Event no. 18 ($182,793)
Phil Hellmuth entered heads-up play with a nearly 5:1 chip lead over Don Zewin and never gave it up. Hellmuth managed to chip away at Zewin in Level 28 and won a big pot after forcing a fold from Zewin on the river in a pot that was bet on every street. Hellmuth ended that hand with over 2 million while Zewin was left with just 3 big bets. On the final hand of the night, Don Zewin brought in the 6 for 20,000 and Phil Hellmuth called with a 2. Hellmuth bet 50,000 on fourth street, Zewin raised to 100,000, Hellmuth three-bet and Zewin called all in. Hellmuth: 2 – A – J – 4 — A – 4 – 10 Hellmuth made a jack-low on the river and Zewin failed to improve. Don Zewin was eliminated 2nd place ($113,024) as Phil Hellmuth wins Event no. 18 ($182,793), and his record-setting 12th WSOP bracelet. This historic win also celebrates Hellmuth’s first bracelet in a non-hold’em event. After the match, Hellmuth shared his excitement with the crowd, telling them that this is the first tournament in his life where he had no idea how much money first prize was as he accepted his bracelet. “I’ll have to break out some new hats here that have a 12 on the side,” joked Hellmuth as the crowd cheered. Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, current chip counts, and prize distributions for each gold bracelet event. Player Tags: Don Zewin, Phil Hellmuth Level 26 Update: Hellmuth Leads Zewin Heads-Up; Cantu 3rd ($74,269)Jun 11, '12 Level: 26 Ante: 7,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 309 Average Chip Count: 1,158,750 Chip Counts: Seat no. 5 — Phil Hellmuth — 1,665,000 Seat no. 8 — Don Zewin — 655,000 Players Eliminated: Brandon Cantu — 3rd Place ($74,269) Live Updates: Brandon Cantu Eliminated in 3rd Place ($74,269)
Don Zewin brought in the king for 10,000, Phil hellmuth completed the bet to 30,000 with a 7, Cantu called and Zewin folded. Cantu bet 30,000 on fourth street, Hellmuth raised to 60,000, Cantu three-bet all in and Hellmuth called. Hellmuth: 7 – 8 – 4 – 10 — A – 5 – 6 Hellmuth made an eight-low while Cantu paired on the river. Brandon Cantu was eliminated in 3rd place ($74,269) as Hellmuth took a nearly 5:1 chip lead over Don Zewin going into heads-up play. With the elimination of Brandon Cantu in 3rd place ($74,269), Phill Hellmuth took the chip lead going into heads-up play with about 1.9 million to Don Zewin’s 400,000. Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, current chip counts, and prize distributions for each gold bracelet event. Player Tags: Don Zewin, Phil Hellmuth, Brandon Cantu Level 22 Update: Chow 7th ($22,945), Misteff 8th ($17,693)Jun 10, '12 Level: 22 Ante: 3,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 309 Average Chip Count: 386,250 Chip Counts: Seat no. 2 — Scott Fischman — 330,000 Seat no. 4 — Barry Greenstein — 225,000 Players Eliminated: Michael Chow — 7th Place ($22,945) Live Updates: Jeff Misteff Eliminated in 8th Place ($17,693)
Brendan Taylor completed the bet to 12,000 with a 6, Jeff Misteff raised to 24,000 with a 5 and Taylor called. Misteff bet 12,000 on fourth street, Taylor called and then bet out 24,000 on fifth street and Misteff called. Misteff was all in for his last 10,000 on sixth street with a pair of fives on board against Taylor’s jack-high. Taylor: 6 – 9 – J – 4 — A – 2 – 4 Misteff was behind when the money when the money went in on sixth street against Taylor’s made nine-low. Jeff Misteff was eliminated in 8th place ($17,693). Michael Chow Eliminated in 7th Place ($22,945) Michael Chow bet 24,000 on fourth street with a 3-2 low and Phil Hellmuth called with a pair of aces on board. Chow bet his four-high on fifth street and Hellmuth raised to 48,000 after picking up a 3, Chow moved all in for another 10,000 and Hellmuth called. Hellmuth: A – A – 3 – 9 — 2 – 5 – 10 Hellmuth hit a nine on sixth street to give him a made nine-low and Chow failed to improve by the river. Michael Chow was eliminated in 7th place ($22,945) while Hellmuth moved up to about 500,000 after the hand. Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, current chip counts, and prize distributions for each gold bracelet event. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Brendan Taylor, Michael Chow, Jeff Misteff Action Begins, Official Final Table Now UnderwayJun 10, '12 The final table of Event no. 18 ($2,500 Seven Card Razz) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Day 3 began with 18 players, and with the elimination of David Rosenau in 9th Place ($13,827), the official 8-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 21 with limits of 10,000-20,000 with a 2,000 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up: Seat no. 1 — Michael Chow — 145,000 While only 8 remain, this event gathered 309 players, creating a total prize pool of $702,975. Here is a look at the final payouts: 1st Place — $182,793 Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Scott Fischman, Don Zewin, Phil Hellmuth, David Rosenau, Brendan Taylor, Brandon Cantu, Michael Chow |
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| Jul 14, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 WSOP Main Event | 7 | + |
Level Four Update: Celebrities Cruising at WSOPJul 09, '11 Note: Levels are two hours in length and the players began with 30,000 in chips. Players On Day 1C: 1,300 of 2,181 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Top Ten Notable Chip Counts: 1. Adam Junglen — 95,000 Notables Eliminated: Chad Brown, Pieter de Korver, Davidi Kitai, David Benyamine Hands:
On a board reading Q Brooks pondered making a final move for the rest of his stack, but eventually settled on a call, showing A Brooks is now in a little bit of trouble, sitting with just under 12,000 in chips. Paul Pierce Is Fierce Don’t look now, but NBA superstar Paul Pierce is currently sitting on just over 90,000 in chips, having tripled his starting stack. Pierce hasn’t been shy in his first WSOP main event appearance, betting and raising without hesitation just like many of the veterans here today.
Brad Garrett called a raise in between two players and saw a flop of J The turn was the 4 Phil Hellmuth Going In The Wrong Direction Phil Hellmuth is now down to 8,000 after flopping a flush. His opponent held middle pair, turned trips and then rivered his kicker to fill up, sending Hellmuth spiraling from his original stack of 30,000.
After a raise from the under the gun player to 1,000, another player called and Marco Traniello squeezed all in for his last 4,375 from middle position. The button called and the other two players folded. Traniello showed pocket jacks and they held against his opponent’s A Poker Tweets:
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Marco Traniello, Greg Brooks, Brad Garrett Level 7 Update: Hellmuth Shows Up LateJul 11, '11 Note: Levels are two hours in length. There will be a 90-minute dinner break after level 8. Players Remaining: About 4,000 of 6,865 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante Chip Leaders: 1. Aleksandr Mozhnyako — 255,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 60,000 Notables Eliminated: Sam Farha, Mitch Schock, Tatjana Pasalic, James Dempsey, Eric Baldwin, Marsha Wolak, Chris Moorman, Maria Ho, Zachary Clark, Vince Van Patten, Maria Mayrinck, Matt Waxman, Mandy Baker Hands:
There was some confusion over Phil Hellmuth’s second starting day. He was under the impression that he played on Tuesday, but the reality is that he was supposed to start today. Hellmuth had 11,800 to start the day, but after missing the first hour and a half, he had been blinded down to just over 7,000, good for a little over ten big blinds. Luckily for Hellmuth, Mike Matusow was able to convince his hotel’s security to look past a “Do Not Disturb” sign and alert Hellmuth to his mistake. Ladies Champion Eliminated Roger Jensen raised to 1,800 and Marsha Wolak, who won the $1,000 Ladies Event this summer, called from the big blind. The flop fell K Jensen immediately called with K
After winning a bracelet in 2010, Sam Farha was hoping for another solid summer at the WSOP. He’ll have to wait for next year, however, after he recently busted from the main event. Farha was all in on a 9 The turn and river came A Eric Baldwin Busts On a flop of A The other player folded and Baldwin called. The turn was the 6 Paul Pierce Bounces Back Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce has been trending backwards all day long, but a recent hand has him back near the six-figure mark. On a flop of J The turn and river were bricks and Pierce scored the knockout to move up to 90,000 in chips. Poker Tweets:
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Sam Farha, Eric Baldwin, Marsha Wolak Level 14 Update: Day 3 Ends with 852 PlayersJul 14, '11
Note: Levels are two hours in length. Players Remaining: 852 of 6,865 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante The Chip Leaders: Patrick Poirier: 1,230,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Daniel Negreanu — 215,400 Notables Eliminated: Patrik Antonius Hands: Hellmuth Loses a Pot to Garry Gates Garry Gates raised in early position preflop and Phil Hellmuth then three-bet from late position. The flop fell 7 The turn fell 10 Matt Savage Eliminated Matt Savage moved all in preflop with 17,500 and one opponent made the call. Their cards: Savage: A Board: K Savage was eliminated on the hand. Featured Poker Tweet — Lars Bonding
Ryan D’Angelo Eliminated Ryan D’Angelo got the last of his chips (120,000) into the middle preflop and David Barter made the call. Their cards: D’Angelo: A Board: A D’Angelo was eliminated on the hand. Featured Poker Tweet — Sorel Mizzi
Ronnie Bardah Gets Aces Late The hi-jack raised to 8,000 preflop and the button made the call. Ronnie Bardah then reraised to 27,000 and the hi-jack mucked. The button then reraised all in for 68,000. Bardah made the call and they flipped over their cards: Bardah: A Board: J Bardah won the hand to grow his stack to 300,000 heading into Day 4. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Ronnie Bardah, Lars Bonding, Matt Savage, Sorel Mizzi, Garry Gates Level 11 Update: Jason Mercier EliminatedJul 14, '11 Note: Levels are two hours in length. Players Remaining: 1,794 of 6,865 Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante The Chip Leaders: 1. Ben Lamb — 551,600 Card Player Chip Counts: Matt Matros — 105,000 Notables Eliminated: Jason Mercier Hands:
With 21 big blinds, Jason Mercier opened under the gun with the K Sorel Mizzi Doubles Poker pro Sorel Mizzi just got his stack of about 100,000 in preflop with pocket aces against another player’s A-K. The aces held and Mizzi was at 225,000 after the hand. Rob Perelman Doubles One player limped in and Rob Perelman shoved his short stack in the middle with A-2. A player in the big blind called with pocket queens and the limper folded. Fortunately for Perelman the flop brought an ace and he doubled to 55,000. Darryll Fish Doubles Darryll Fish got all of his chips into the middle with A-Q and unfortunately ran into A-K. However the board ran out K-10-3-4-J, giving him broad way on the end and the double to 175,000. Phil Hellmuth Over 100,000 Phil Hellmuth called a 4,000-chip bet with the K Greg Mueller Eliminated Greg Mueller got his stack of about 70,000 in with pocket aces on a K-8-5-10 board vs. Q-J. The river was a nine and Mueller was gone. Poker Tweets:
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Sorel Mizzi, Darryll Fish, Rob Perelman, Jason Mercier |
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| Jul 11, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 WSOP Main Event | 5 | + |
Level Four Update: Celebrities Cruising at WSOPJul 09, '11 Note: Levels are two hours in length and the players began with 30,000 in chips. Players On Day 1C: 1,300 of 2,181 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Top Ten Notable Chip Counts: 1. Adam Junglen — 95,000 Notables Eliminated: Chad Brown, Pieter de Korver, Davidi Kitai, David Benyamine Hands:
On a board reading Q Brooks pondered making a final move for the rest of his stack, but eventually settled on a call, showing A Brooks is now in a little bit of trouble, sitting with just under 12,000 in chips. Paul Pierce Is Fierce Don’t look now, but NBA superstar Paul Pierce is currently sitting on just over 90,000 in chips, having tripled his starting stack. Pierce hasn’t been shy in his first WSOP main event appearance, betting and raising without hesitation just like many of the veterans here today.
Brad Garrett called a raise in between two players and saw a flop of J The turn was the 4 Phil Hellmuth Going In The Wrong Direction Phil Hellmuth is now down to 8,000 after flopping a flush. His opponent held middle pair, turned trips and then rivered his kicker to fill up, sending Hellmuth spiraling from his original stack of 30,000.
After a raise from the under the gun player to 1,000, another player called and Marco Traniello squeezed all in for his last 4,375 from middle position. The button called and the other two players folded. Traniello showed pocket jacks and they held against his opponent’s A Poker Tweets:
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Marco Traniello, Greg Brooks, Brad Garrett Level 7 Update: Hellmuth Shows Up LateJul 11, '11 Note: Levels are two hours in length. There will be a 90-minute dinner break after level 8. Players Remaining: About 4,000 of 6,865 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante Chip Leaders: 1. Aleksandr Mozhnyako — 255,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 60,000 Notables Eliminated: Sam Farha, Mitch Schock, Tatjana Pasalic, James Dempsey, Eric Baldwin, Marsha Wolak, Chris Moorman, Maria Ho, Zachary Clark, Vince Van Patten, Maria Mayrinck, Matt Waxman, Mandy Baker Hands:
There was some confusion over Phil Hellmuth’s second starting day. He was under the impression that he played on Tuesday, but the reality is that he was supposed to start today. Hellmuth had 11,800 to start the day, but after missing the first hour and a half, he had been blinded down to just over 7,000, good for a little over ten big blinds. Luckily for Hellmuth, Mike Matusow was able to convince his hotel’s security to look past a “Do Not Disturb” sign and alert Hellmuth to his mistake. Ladies Champion Eliminated Roger Jensen raised to 1,800 and Marsha Wolak, who won the $1,000 Ladies Event this summer, called from the big blind. The flop fell K Jensen immediately called with K
After winning a bracelet in 2010, Sam Farha was hoping for another solid summer at the WSOP. He’ll have to wait for next year, however, after he recently busted from the main event. Farha was all in on a 9 The turn and river came A Eric Baldwin Busts On a flop of A The other player folded and Baldwin called. The turn was the 6 Paul Pierce Bounces Back Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce has been trending backwards all day long, but a recent hand has him back near the six-figure mark. On a flop of J The turn and river were bricks and Pierce scored the knockout to move up to 90,000 in chips. Poker Tweets:
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Sam Farha, Eric Baldwin, Marsha Wolak Level 14 Update: Day 3 Ends with 852 PlayersJul 14, '11
Note: Levels are two hours in length. Players Remaining: 852 of 6,865 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante The Chip Leaders: Patrick Poirier: 1,230,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Daniel Negreanu — 215,400 Notables Eliminated: Patrik Antonius Hands: Hellmuth Loses a Pot to Garry Gates Garry Gates raised in early position preflop and Phil Hellmuth then three-bet from late position. The flop fell 7 The turn fell 10 Matt Savage Eliminated Matt Savage moved all in preflop with 17,500 and one opponent made the call. Their cards: Savage: A Board: K Savage was eliminated on the hand. Featured Poker Tweet — Lars Bonding
Ryan D’Angelo Eliminated Ryan D’Angelo got the last of his chips (120,000) into the middle preflop and David Barter made the call. Their cards: D’Angelo: A Board: A D’Angelo was eliminated on the hand. Featured Poker Tweet — Sorel Mizzi
Ronnie Bardah Gets Aces Late The hi-jack raised to 8,000 preflop and the button made the call. Ronnie Bardah then reraised to 27,000 and the hi-jack mucked. The button then reraised all in for 68,000. Bardah made the call and they flipped over their cards: Bardah: A Board: J Bardah won the hand to grow his stack to 300,000 heading into Day 4. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Ronnie Bardah, Lars Bonding, Matt Savage, Sorel Mizzi, Garry Gates Level 11 Update: Jason Mercier EliminatedJul 14, '11 Note: Levels are two hours in length. Players Remaining: 1,794 of 6,865 Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante The Chip Leaders: 1. Ben Lamb — 551,600 Card Player Chip Counts: Matt Matros — 105,000 Notables Eliminated: Jason Mercier Hands:
With 21 big blinds, Jason Mercier opened under the gun with the K Sorel Mizzi Doubles Poker pro Sorel Mizzi just got his stack of about 100,000 in preflop with pocket aces against another player’s A-K. The aces held and Mizzi was at 225,000 after the hand. Rob Perelman Doubles One player limped in and Rob Perelman shoved his short stack in the middle with A-2. A player in the big blind called with pocket queens and the limper folded. Fortunately for Perelman the flop brought an ace and he doubled to 55,000. Darryll Fish Doubles Darryll Fish got all of his chips into the middle with A-Q and unfortunately ran into A-K. However the board ran out K-10-3-4-J, giving him broad way on the end and the double to 175,000. Phil Hellmuth Over 100,000 Phil Hellmuth called a 4,000-chip bet with the K Greg Mueller Eliminated Greg Mueller got his stack of about 70,000 in with pocket aces on a K-8-5-10 board vs. Q-J. The river was a nine and Mueller was gone. Poker Tweets:
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Sorel Mizzi, Darryll Fish, Rob Perelman, Jason Mercier |
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| Jul 09, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 WSOP Main Event | 3 | + |
Level Four Update: Celebrities Cruising at WSOPJul 09, '11 Note: Levels are two hours in length and the players began with 30,000 in chips. Players On Day 1C: 1,300 of 2,181 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Top Ten Notable Chip Counts: 1. Adam Junglen — 95,000 Notables Eliminated: Chad Brown, Pieter de Korver, Davidi Kitai, David Benyamine Hands:
On a board reading Q Brooks pondered making a final move for the rest of his stack, but eventually settled on a call, showing A Brooks is now in a little bit of trouble, sitting with just under 12,000 in chips. Paul Pierce Is Fierce Don’t look now, but NBA superstar Paul Pierce is currently sitting on just over 90,000 in chips, having tripled his starting stack. Pierce hasn’t been shy in his first WSOP main event appearance, betting and raising without hesitation just like many of the veterans here today.
Brad Garrett called a raise in between two players and saw a flop of J The turn was the 4 Phil Hellmuth Going In The Wrong Direction Phil Hellmuth is now down to 8,000 after flopping a flush. His opponent held middle pair, turned trips and then rivered his kicker to fill up, sending Hellmuth spiraling from his original stack of 30,000.
After a raise from the under the gun player to 1,000, another player called and Marco Traniello squeezed all in for his last 4,375 from middle position. The button called and the other two players folded. Traniello showed pocket jacks and they held against his opponent’s A Poker Tweets:
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Marco Traniello, Greg Brooks, Brad Garrett Level 7 Update: Hellmuth Shows Up LateJul 11, '11 Note: Levels are two hours in length. There will be a 90-minute dinner break after level 8. Players Remaining: About 4,000 of 6,865 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante Chip Leaders: 1. Aleksandr Mozhnyako — 255,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 60,000 Notables Eliminated: Sam Farha, Mitch Schock, Tatjana Pasalic, James Dempsey, Eric Baldwin, Marsha Wolak, Chris Moorman, Maria Ho, Zachary Clark, Vince Van Patten, Maria Mayrinck, Matt Waxman, Mandy Baker Hands:
There was some confusion over Phil Hellmuth’s second starting day. He was under the impression that he played on Tuesday, but the reality is that he was supposed to start today. Hellmuth had 11,800 to start the day, but after missing the first hour and a half, he had been blinded down to just over 7,000, good for a little over ten big blinds. Luckily for Hellmuth, Mike Matusow was able to convince his hotel’s security to look past a “Do Not Disturb” sign and alert Hellmuth to his mistake. Ladies Champion Eliminated Roger Jensen raised to 1,800 and Marsha Wolak, who won the $1,000 Ladies Event this summer, called from the big blind. The flop fell K Jensen immediately called with K
After winning a bracelet in 2010, Sam Farha was hoping for another solid summer at the WSOP. He’ll have to wait for next year, however, after he recently busted from the main event. Farha was all in on a 9 The turn and river came A Eric Baldwin Busts On a flop of A The other player folded and Baldwin called. The turn was the 6 Paul Pierce Bounces Back Boston Celtics star Paul Pierce has been trending backwards all day long, but a recent hand has him back near the six-figure mark. On a flop of J The turn and river were bricks and Pierce scored the knockout to move up to 90,000 in chips. Poker Tweets:
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Sam Farha, Eric Baldwin, Marsha Wolak Level 14 Update: Day 3 Ends with 852 PlayersJul 14, '11
Note: Levels are two hours in length. Players Remaining: 852 of 6,865 Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante The Chip Leaders: Patrick Poirier: 1,230,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Daniel Negreanu — 215,400 Notables Eliminated: Patrik Antonius Hands: Hellmuth Loses a Pot to Garry Gates Garry Gates raised in early position preflop and Phil Hellmuth then three-bet from late position. The flop fell 7 The turn fell 10 Matt Savage Eliminated Matt Savage moved all in preflop with 17,500 and one opponent made the call. Their cards: Savage: A Board: K Savage was eliminated on the hand. Featured Poker Tweet — Lars Bonding
Ryan D’Angelo Eliminated Ryan D’Angelo got the last of his chips (120,000) into the middle preflop and David Barter made the call. Their cards: D’Angelo: A Board: A D’Angelo was eliminated on the hand. Featured Poker Tweet — Sorel Mizzi
Ronnie Bardah Gets Aces Late The hi-jack raised to 8,000 preflop and the button made the call. Ronnie Bardah then reraised to 27,000 and the hi-jack mucked. The button then reraised all in for 68,000. Bardah made the call and they flipped over their cards: Bardah: A Board: J Bardah won the hand to grow his stack to 300,000 heading into Day 4. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Ronnie Bardah, Lars Bonding, Matt Savage, Sorel Mizzi, Garry Gates Level 11 Update: Jason Mercier EliminatedJul 14, '11 Note: Levels are two hours in length. Players Remaining: 1,794 of 6,865 Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante The Chip Leaders: 1. Ben Lamb — 551,600 Card Player Chip Counts: Matt Matros — 105,000 Notables Eliminated: Jason Mercier Hands:
With 21 big blinds, Jason Mercier opened under the gun with the K Sorel Mizzi Doubles Poker pro Sorel Mizzi just got his stack of about 100,000 in preflop with pocket aces against another player’s A-K. The aces held and Mizzi was at 225,000 after the hand. Rob Perelman Doubles One player limped in and Rob Perelman shoved his short stack in the middle with A-2. A player in the big blind called with pocket queens and the limper folded. Fortunately for Perelman the flop brought an ace and he doubled to 55,000. Darryll Fish Doubles Darryll Fish got all of his chips into the middle with A-Q and unfortunately ran into A-K. However the board ran out K-10-3-4-J, giving him broad way on the end and the double to 175,000. Phil Hellmuth Over 100,000 Phil Hellmuth called a 4,000-chip bet with the K Greg Mueller Eliminated Greg Mueller got his stack of about 70,000 in with pocket aces on a K-8-5-10 board vs. Q-J. The river was a nine and Mueller was gone. Poker Tweets:
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Sorel Mizzi, Darryll Fish, Rob Perelman, Jason Mercier |
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| Jul 06, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $50,000 Poker Player's Championship | 5 | + |
Brian Rast Wins Event #55 ($1,720,328)Jul 07, '11 Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 2nd Place ($1,063,034) Shortly after re-doubling to almost even, Brian Rast took his new found momentum and began to quickly chip away at Hellmuth’s stack. It wasn’t long before the two players were all in again, but this time Hellmuth was at risk of elimination. Phil Hellmuth button-raised 400,000 before the flop and Brian Rast called from the big blind. The flop came J Rast turned over K The turn and river were the 5 This finish marks Hellmuth’s third 2nd place finish at this year’s WSOP and now Brian Rast gets to join John Juanda and Eric Rodawig as the third person this summer to deny Phil Hellmuth what would have been his record-breaking twelfth WSOP gold bracelet. Rast Doubles Again…Back to Even Shortly after getting Hellmuth to shove with a flush draw in a previous hand, Brian Rast doubled up again through Hellmuth, and once again Hellmuth got it all in with a draw on the flop. Phil Hellmuth completed the small blind, Brian Rast raised to 285,000 from the big blind and Hellmuth called. The flop came K Rast was ahead with K The turn and river were the K Down But Not Out..Rast Doubles to Stay Alive Phill Hellmuth completed the small blind, Brian Rast raised to 400,000 from the big blind and Hellmuth called. The flop came 10 Rast was ahead with A The turn and river were the Q Hellmuth Eyes Number Twelve
Brian Rast entered heads-up play very aggressively, but Hellmuth was able to three-bet his way to a noticeable chip lead in the early hands of heads-up action. Hellmuth took the first pot that saw a showdown worth 500,000 with queen-high and diligently began to chop away at his opponent’s stack. Hellmuth eventually chipped his way up to a 3:1 chip lead with 14.4 million to 4.8 million after raking a pot worth over 3 million by check-raising Rast off the turn for most of his stack. Hellmuth continued to put the squeeze on his opponent this past level, taking a massive chip lead of more than 5:1 after winning a showdown with 10 Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Brian Rast Level 27: Hellmuth Leads Rast Heads-Up, Ly Eliminated 3rd ($665,763)Jul 07, '11 NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out. NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level. Blinds: 60,000-120,000 with a 30,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 128 Average Chip Count: 9,600,000 Chip Counts: 1. Phil Hellmuth – 10,015,000 Eliminations: 3rd. Minh Ly – $665,763 Minh Ly Eliminated in 3rd Place ($665,763) Phil Hellmuth button-raised to 280,000 before the flop, Minh Ly moved all in for about 1,900,000 from the small blind and Hellmuth called. Hellmuth lead with A The board came 9 NOTE: With the elimination of Minh Ly in 3rd place, Phil Hellmuth took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 10,015,000 to Brian Rast’s 9,185,000. Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Minh Ly, Phil Hellmuth, Brian Rast Level 26: Rast Takes Chip Lead, Ahmed Eliminated 4th ($482,085)Jul 06, '11 NOTE: The final four players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 25 and returned at approximately 10:45pm to resume play. NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out. NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level. Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 30,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 out of 128 Average Chip Count: 6,400,000 Chip Counts: 1. Brian Rast – 8,925,000 Eliminations: 4th. Owais Ahmed – $482,085 Hellmuth Loses Chip Lead, Takes it Back Hellmuth lost the chip lead back to Minh Ly at the beginning of Level 26 and then continued to give even more away. Hellmuth lost a 2 million chip pot to Brian Rast that didn’t make it to a showdown about a half-hour in, and that hand knocked Hellmuth down to third in chips behind both Minh Ly and Brian Rast. Hellmuth answered back however and managed to take a pot off of Brian Rast worth over 3 million with a pair of sixes, once again taking the chip lead with just under 7 million. Rast Doubles Through Ly, Takes Chip Lead Brian Rast who had since been knocked down to third in chips with about 4.2 million found a well-timed double up through Minh Ly that put Rast on top with 8.6 million and knocked Ly down to the short stack with 1.9 million in chips. Minh Ly opened the pot for a raise to 200,000 from under the gun, Brian Rast reraised to 500,000 from the button and Ly called. The flop came 7 Rast lead with 10 The turn and river were the K Owais Ahmed Eliminated in 4th Place ($482,085) Phil Hellmuth completed the small blind, Owais Ahmend moved all in from the big blind for about 1,750,000 and Hellmuth called. Hellmuth lead with A The board came K Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Minh Ly, Phil Hellmuth, Brian Rast, Owais Ahmed Level 25: Hellmuth Leads Final Four At The Dinner BreakJul 06, '11 NOTE: The final four players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 25 and will return at approximately 10:45pm to resume play. NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out. NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level. Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 out of 128 Average Chip Count: 4,800,000 Chip Counts: 1. Phil Hellmuth – 6,875,000 Hellmuth Gives Back, Still Leads at Dinner Hellmuth first lost about 700,000 chips to Minh Ly in a big pot that dropped Hellmuth down to about 9 million in chips and kicked Ly up to 6.1 million. Ly flopped top pair on an all spade board and although Hellmuth saved bets on the turn and the river, he mucked the A Despite shipping chips the other way, Hellmuth has continued to be quite active heading towards the dinner break. Rast won a three-way, million-chip pot with an Although Hellmuth had nearly double second place an hour into this round with over 10 million chips, he aggressively managed to give back more than 3 million in the last forty minutes of the level. Hellmuth still holds a sizable chip lead heading into the dinner break four-handed with just under 7 million in chips. Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Minh Ly, Phil Hellmuth, Brian Rast, Owais Ahmed Level 25: Hellmuth Dominates Table, Extends Lead to Over 10 MillionJul 06, '11 NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out. NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level. Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 20,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 out of 128 Average Chip Count: 4,800,000 Chip Counts: 1. Phil Hellmuth – 10,100,000 Hellmuth Dominates Table, Extends Lead Phil Hellmuth has been extremely active over the last hour and as a result he has managed to extend his lead to over 10 million in chips. He first broke 7 million after flopping a set of kings with no action against Minh Ly and Brian Rast, who at the time were second and third in chips with 4.8 million and 4.5 million. Hellmuth picked up a lot of small pots this past level as well as a 1.2 million chip pot against Owais Ahmed with a big bet on the river that forced a fold. Hellmuth managed to collect another few million chips this past hour without having many forced showdowns, but occasionally offered his opponents a peek of his current run-good. Hellmuth showed pocket jacks after three-bet, check-shoving from the small blind against Owais Ahmed’s big blind. That hand left Ahmed on the short stack and put Hellmuth close to 8 million in chips. Hellmuth continued to dominate the table this past hour and managed to take a big chunk out Brian Rast’s stack about halfway through Level 25. In two consecutive hands, Hellmuth was able to take nearly 1.1 million from Rast, Putting himself over 10 million in chips and leaving Rast with about 2.7 million. Hellmuth first rivered two pair to win a 1.4 million showdown and then another 740,000 pot with a rivered set of nines. Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Minh Ly, Phil Hellmuth, Brian Rast, Owais Ahmed Level 24: Matt Glantz Eliminated in 5th Place ($376,750)Jul 06, '11 NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out. NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level. Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 15,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 out of 128 Average Chip Count: 4,800,000 Chip Counts: 1. Phil Hellmuth – 6,110,000 Eliminations: 5th. Matt Glantz – $376,750 Matt Glantz Doubles Through Owais Ahmed Matt Glantz was left on the short stack after the elimination of George Lind in 6th place, but he managed to double up through Minh Ly during the last level to climb to up the middle of the pack with 2.7 million in chips. Minh Ly opened the pot for 125,000 from under the gun, Matt Glantz moved all in for about 1,250,000, Ly folded his cards out of turn before Owais Ahmed could act from the big blind. With Ly out of the way and no one to act behind him, Ahmed called. Glantz lead with Q The board came K Matt Glantz Eliminated in 5th Place ($376,750) Minh Ly opened the pot for 130,000 from under the gun, Matt Glantz called from middle position, Phil Hellmuth called from the small blind and Owais Ahmed called from the big blind. The flop came A Ly showed A The turn and river were the 10 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Minh Ly, Phil Hellmuth, Matthew Glantz Level 23: Hellmuth Leads, Lamb Eliminated 8th ($201,338)Jul 06, '11 NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out. NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level. Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 15,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 out of 128 Average Chip Count: 2,742,857 Chip Counts: 1. Phil Hellmuth – 5,830,000 Eliminations: 8th. Ben Lamb – $201,338 Hellmuth Doubles Through Rast, Takes Chip Lead Brian Rast opened the pot for 125,000 before the flop, Phil Hellmuth reriased to 250,000 and Rast called. The flop came Q Hellmuth turned over J The turn and river were the 7 Ben Lamb Eliminated in 8th Place ($201,338) Seiver lead with A The board came K Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Brian Rast, Ben Lamb, Scott Seiver Level 23: Lester Eliminated 9th, Official Final Table Now UnderwayJul 06, '11 NOTE: The day began with the final nine players consolidated down to one table. With the elimination of Jason Lester in 9th place ($168,520), the official eight-handed final table is now underway. NOTE: Although this tournament began as a mixed-game event, the official eight-handed final table will only be playing No-Limit Hold’em from here on out. NOTE: One-hundred minute levels with a fifteen minute break at the end of each level. Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 15,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 128 Average Chip Count: 2,400,000 Chip Counts: 1. Minh Ly – 4,490,000 Payouts: 1st. $1,720,328 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Minh Ly, Phil Hellmuth, Brian Rast, Ben Lamb, Scott Seiver, Owais Ahmed, George Lind Level 23: Unofficial Final Table Begins NowJul 06, '11 NOTE: Play ended last night at just after 5:00am and resumed this afternoon at approximately 3:30pm. The final nine players combined at one table, and with the elimination of just one more player, the official eight-handed final table will be set. Triple Draw 2-7 – Hold’em – Omaha 8: Razz – Stud – Stud 8: No-Limit Hold’em – PLO (No Ante): Players Remaining: 9 out of 128 Average Chip Count: 2,133,333 Chip Counts: 1. Minh Ly – 5,215,000 Payouts: 1st. $1,720,328 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Minh Ly, Phil Hellmuth, Jason Lester, Brian Rast, Ben Lamb, Scott Seiver, Owais Ahmed, George Lind |
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| Jun 20, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Low Split Championship | 3 | + |
Eric Rodawig Wins Event #33 ($442,183)Jun 21, '11 Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 2nd Place ($272,233) Although it was Phil Hellmuth that eliminated John Racener in 3rd place, it was Eric Rodawig that crippled him the hand before and took most of the chips into heads-up play. Hellmuth started the final match at almost a 3:1 deficit with just 1.3 million to Rodawig’s 3.7 million, and just a few hands into the match and Rodawig was able to quickly extend his lead to more than 7:1. Hellmuth fought back and began to chip up a bit before scoring a double up and putting himself right back in the running with 1.3 million to 3.7 million again. Hellmuth then lost a huge pot to Eric Rodawig’s trip threes and found himself down to just 300,000. He quickly doubled up with a scoop after making a pair of aces and an eight-low and then doubled again with queens-up to crack Rodawig’s aces. Hellmuth’s luck would soon run out and on the final hand of the night, Hellmuth three-bet all in for 280,000 on third street and Eric Rodawig called. Rodawig: A Rodawig made two pair on sixth street and Hellmuth missed on the the river. Phil Hellmuth was eliminated in 2nd place ($272,233) while Eric Rodawig joins John Juanda as the second person this summer to deny Phil Hellmuth what would have been his record-breaking 12th WSOP gold bracelet. In addition, Eric Rodawig wins the gold bracelet in Event #33 and the $442,183 grand prize. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Eric Rodawig Level 27: Rodawig Leads Hellmuth Heads-up; Racener 3rdJun 21, '11 Ante: 20,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 168 Average Chip Count: 2,520,000 Chip Counts: 1. Eric Rodawig – 3,700,000 Eliminations: 3rd. John Racener – $171,122
Eric Rodawig had previously scooped a big pot off John Racener with a flush and an 8 – 6 low. This hand left Racner crippled and with less than one big bet left. In his final hand of the night, John Racner was all in on third street and both Phil Hellmuth and Eric Rodawig checked the side pot to the river. Hellmuth bet on seventh street and Rodawig folded. Hellmuth: A Hellmuth made two pair ( queens and twos) and Racner was unable to catch up. He was eliminated in 3rd place ($171,122). NOTE: With the elimination of John Racener in 3rd place, Eric Rodawig took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 3,700,000 to Hellmuth’s 1,300,000. Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, John Racener, Eric Rodawig Level 26: Ted Forrest Eliminated in 4th Place ($123,904)Jun 21, '11 Ante: 15,000 Players Remaining: 3 out of 168 Average Chip Count: 1,680,000 Chip Counts: 1. Eric Rodawig – 2,675,000 Eliminations: 4th. Ted Forrest – $123,904 Ted Forrest Eliminated in 4th Place ($123,904)
Phil Hellmuth brought in the 3 Forrest: 8 Forrest was all in on sixth street and both Hellmuth and Racener checked the river. Hellmuth won the high half with a pair of kings while Racener took the low half. Ted Forrest bricked and was eliminated in 4th place ($123,904). Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Ted Forrest, Phil Hellmuth Level 23: Lellouche 9th; Final Table Now UnderwayJun 20, '11 NOTE: Play resumed today at 3:00pm with 18 players, and with the elimination of Anthony Lellouche in 9th place ($43,317), the official eight-handed final table is now underway. Ante: 7,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 168 Average Chip Count: 630,000 Chip Counts: 1. Eric Rodawig – 1,855,000 Payouts: 1st. $442,183 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Ted Forrest, David Benyamine, Phil Hellmuth, Ali Eslami, Joe Tehan, John Racener, Eric Rodawig, Mikhail Savinov |
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| Jun 11, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 Deuce-to-Seven Lowball Championship | 3 | + |
John Juanda Wins Event #16 ($367,170)Jun 12, '11 Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 2nd Place ($226,907)
Hellmuth stood pat with Q – 10 – 8 – 5 – 2 for a queen-low while Juanda drew one card with J – 6 – 3 – 2. Juanda dew an 8 and made a jack-low on the final hand of the evening, denying Phil Hellmuth his record-breaking 12th WSOP gold bracelet and what would have been his first in a variety of game other than hold’em. Phil Hellmuth was eliminated in 2nd place ($226,907) while John Juanda went on to capture his 5th gold bracelet and the grand prize of $367,170 for winning Event #16. Player Tags: John Juanda, Phil Hellmuth Level 25: Juanda Back On TopJun 12, '11 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 126 Average Chip Count: 1,890,000 Chip Counts: 1. John Juanda – 2,800,000 Juanda Steals Lead With Aggressive Style
A few hands later and Hellmuth fired back by shoving over the top of Junada’s three-bet and once again started to put some distance back between the two. Juanda evened things out again after wining a pot with a pat-nine against Hellmuth’s pat-jack. This type of back and forth movement went on for a while until Juanda started raising Hellmuth off of hands again, and one in particular that caused Hellmuth to lay down a smooth-ten after the draw to a 400,000 reraise. Juanda pulled out in front this hand with about 2.5 million to Hellmuth’s 1.3 million, putting Hellmuth a bit off his game and more than a million chips in the red. Juanda continued to play back at Hellmuth, eventually whittling him down to just about 1 million in chips to Juand’a 2.8 million. Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: John Juanda, Phil Hellmuth Level 24: Hellmuth Gives Up Chip Lead, Gets It BackJun 11, '11 Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 7,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 126 Average Chip Count: 1,890,000 Chip Counts: 1. Phil Hellmuth – 2,100,000 Juanda Takes The Chip Lead From Hellmuth Juanda started Level 24 with a slight chip disadvantages but managed to even out the stacks after winning a 400,000+ pot by drawing one card to a ten-low. From there he picked up some momentum and took the chip lead himself for the first time after raking a 1.2 million pot with a pat-ten. Juanda was now ahead with 2.6 million to Hellmuth’s 1.2 million. As soon as Juanda claimed the chip lead, he put it to good use with some very aggressive open-raising and three-bet shoving to widen the gap between Hellmuth and himself. Hellmuth Doubles Up, Back in the Lead
Phil Hellmuth button-raised to 60,000, John Juanda three-bet shoved and Hellmuth called all in for 946,000. Both players stood pat. Hellmuth showed 10 – 8 – 5 – 3 – 2 against Juanda’s J – 10 – 6 – 5 – 2. Hellmuth doubled up to 1.95 million this hand, reclaiming the chip lead against Juanda’s 1.85 million. Hellmuth continued to run good this level and managed to extend his lead by the time the players went on break. Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: John Juanda, Phil Hellmuth Level 23: Hellmuth Leads Juanda Heads-Up; Ashby 3rdJun 11, '11 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 6,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 126 Average Chip Count: 1,890,000 Chip Counts: 1. Phil Hellmuth – 2,200,000 Eliminations: 3rd. Richard Ashby – $143,833 Richard Ashby Eliminated in 3rd Place ($143,833) Shortly after returning from the dinner break, John Juanda doubled through Richard Ashby after getting it all in with 10 – 5 – 4 – 2 against Ashby’s 10 – 5 – 4 – 3. Both players drew one card each. Juanda drew a 6 for a made ten-low while Ashby paired his three. Juanda doubled up, leaving Ashby on the short stack with just about 200,000. Ashby got it all in shortly after in this final hand of his tournament. Richard Ashby open-shoved the short stack for around 200,000 from the small blind and Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind. Hellmuth was ahead before the draw with 8 – 6 – 3 – 2 against Ashby’s Q – 10 – 4 – 3. Hellmuth drew a 10 for a made ten-low while Ashby drew a 6 for a queen-high. Richard Ashby was eliminated in 3rd place ($143,833). NOTE: With the elimination of Richard Ashby in 3rd place ($143,833), heads-up play began shortly thereafter. Phil Hellmuth led going into the final match with roughly 2.8 million to John Juanda’s 1 million. Juanda Gets Even John Juanda came back from the dinner break as the short stack and doubled through Richard Ashby early on. Hellmuth finished him shortly after and took a 2.8 million to 1 million chip lead against Juanda to the final match. Hellmuth managed to chip away at Juanda’s stack a few times, but Juanda bounced back, finally chipping up to about even after raking a big pot with a pat-jack. Hellmuth however managed to once again widen his lead with some aggressive pre-draw raising, ending the level with roughly 2.2 million to Juanda’s 1.6 million. Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: John Juanda, Phil Hellmuth, Richard Ashby Level 22: Hellmuth Leads On Dinner Break; Sung 4th, Schulman 5th, Baker 6thJun 11, '11 NOTE: The remaining three players went on a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 22, and will return at approximately 9:00pm to resume play. Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 out of 126 Average Chip Count: 1,260,000 Chip Counts: 1. Phill Hellmuth – 2,662,000 Eliminations: 4th. Steve Sung – $97,416 Defending Champion David Baker Eliminated in 6th Place ($51,485) Defending Champion David Baker had a tough level. He started the level as one of the short stacks and cemented that role about halfway through the level after doubling up Steve Sung when Sung stood pat with a J – 7 and Baker drew one, pairing eights with 8 – 4 – 3 – 2. Baker was down to less than full big blind after that hand and found some relief in a quick quadruple up after drawing a 10 – 7 low against Richard Ashby’s J -10 in a four-way pot. Soon thereafter and David Baker would get it all in again against Steve Sung, Sung getting the best of it again. Steve Sung raised to 50,000 before the draw, David Baker moved all in for about 10,000 more and both Phil Hellmuth and Sung called the raise. Sung and Baker each drew one card while Hellmuth drew two. Hellmuth bet 50,000 at the side pot and Sung folded. Hellmuth showed 10 – 9 – 8 – 3 – 2 while baker showed 9 – 7 – 5 – 4 – A. Hellmuth raked the pot with a ten-low and the defending champion, David Baker was eliminated in 6th place ($51,485). Nick Schulman Eliminated in 5th Place ($69,216) Nick Schulman raised to 50,000 before the draw, Phil Hellmuth raised to 340,000 and Schulman called all in for around 250,000. Hellmuth stood pat with J – 6 – 5 – 4 – 2 while Schulman drew one card with 8 – 6 – 4 – 2. Schulman drew another 8, pairing his hand, and was eliminated in 5th place ($69,216) while Hellmuth secured a monster chiplead with 2.4 million. Steve Sung Eliminated in 4th Place ($97,416) John Juanda raised to 52,000 from under the gun, Steve Sung moved all in for 270,000 from the small blind and Juanda called. Sung stood pat with J – 9 – 7 – 6 – 3 while Juanda drew one card with 10 – 6 – 4 – 3. Juanda turned over a five for a made ten-low and Steve Sung was eliminated in 4th place ($97,416). Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: John Juanda, Phil Hellmuth, Richard Ashby, Steve Sung, Nick Schulman, David Baker Level 21: Hellmuth, Ashby Over 1 Million; Habib 7th ($40,020)Jun 11, '11 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 4,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 out of 126 Average Chip Count: 630,000 Chip Counts: 1. Richard Ashby – 1,100,000 Eliminations: 7th. hasan Habib – $40,020 Hasan Habib Doubles Through Nick Schulman Nick Schulman raised to 45,000 from the button and Hasan Habib called from the big blind. Each player drew one card. First to act, Habib moved all in for around 60,000 and Schulman called. Habib showed 7 – 6 – 5 – 3 – 2 and raked the pot, doubling up to about 250,000 this hand. Still on the short stack, Habib sits with roughly the same amount he entered the official seven-handed final table with.
Shortly after doubling up through Nick Schulman, Hasan Habib open-shoved the short stack before the draw for about 170,000 and Richard Ashby called. Habib drew one card while Asby stood pat. Ashby showed 10 – 9 – 5 – 4 – 2 for a ten-low while Habib turned over 8 – 6 – 4 – 2, pairing his deuce after the draw. Hasan Habib came to the official seven-handed final table as the short stack, and was the first to go in 7th place ($40,020). Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Phil Hellmuth, Nick Schulman Level 20: Cassidy 8th, Hellmuth Leads Official Seven-Handed Final TableJun 11, '11 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 out of 126 Average Chip Count: 540,000 Chip Counts: 1. Phil Hellmuth – 763,000 Eliminations: 8th. Joe Cassidy – $32,440 David Baker Makes a Strong Showing This Level David Baker started the unofficial eight-handed final table as one of the short stacks, but has since managed to make a run up the leaderboard. Baker raked a 150,000 pot from Steve Sung at the beginning of Level 20 after drawing one card to a 9 – 7 low while Sung bricked after drawing two cards. Baker then took another 150,000 from Phil Hellmuth after drawing one card to a J – 7, just outkicking Hellmuth who claims to have drawn to a J – 8 with one card. This pot put Baker over 500,000.
Joe Cassidy raised to 30,000 before the flop, Steve Sung called from middle position, David Baker called from the button, Phil Hellmuth raised to 140,000 from the big blind, Cassidy moved all in, Sung and Baker both folded while Hellmuth called. Hellmuth stood pat and Cassidy drew one card. Hellmuth turned over 10 – 9 – 7 – 6 – 5 for a made ten-low and Cassidy showed 8 – 7 – 5 – 2 – 7 for a pair of sevens. Cassidy drew another seven and was eliminated in 8th place ($32,440). Hellmuth took the chip lead this hand going into the official seven-handed final table. Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Joe Cassidy, David Baker Level 20: Raymer Eliminated 9th, Unofficial Final Table Now UnderwayJun 11, '11 NOTE: Play ended last night with 9 players spread out over two tables and resumed today at 3:00pm. John Juanda started the day as the short stack and managed to double up through Greg Raymer early on with a pat 9 against Raymer’s pat 10. Juanda then made a run at the chip lead amassing over 500,000 at one point before surrendering a huge pot to Richard Ashby which put Ashby on top and dropped Juanda down to about 350,000. Raymer on the other hand wouldn’t be so lucky as he was eliminated in 9th place ($27,928) after Raymer paired jacks against Juanda’s made ten. With Raymer’s 9th place elimination, the final eight players have consolidated to one table where one more player will need to be eliminated before the official seven-handed final table is set. Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 126 Average Chip Count: 472,500 Chip Counts: 1. Richard Ashby – 835,000 Payouts: 1st. $367,170 Eliminations: 9th. Greg Raymer – $27,928 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates until a champion is crowned. Player Tags: John Juanda, Hasan Habib, Phil Hellmuth, Joe Cassidy, Greg Raymer, Richard Ashby, Steve Sung, David Baker |
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Jason Mercier Eliminated
John Racener Eliminated in 3rd Place ($171,122)
Level 26 didn’t last very long as Phil Hellmuth began the round with just about 1 million in chips to John Juanda’s 2.8 million. He lost nearly half his stack right out of the gate when Juanda drew one card to a ten-low and it wasn’t long after that he was all in from the button for 550,000 (10.5 BBs) when Juanda called from the big blind.
Hellmuth came back from the dinner break with the chip lead but saw it quickly fade away. After losing the chip lead to Juanda and faced with some pretty relentless aggression, Hellmuth was down to his last million or so when he took a stand on this hand, doubling up for a slight chip lead once again.
Hasan Habib Eliminated in 7th Place ($40,020)
Joe Cassidy Eliminated in 8th Place ($32,440)