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Ted Lawson Eliminated

Oct 27, '09

Ted Lawson has busted out of the tournament near the end of level 7.

Player Tags: Ted Lawson

Level 7 Update: Fish Eliminates Rajkumar, Gains Massive Chiplead

Jun 23, '09

Blinds: 500-1,000

Players Remaining: 161 out of 275

Chip Counts:

1. Darryll Fish — 195,000
2. David Singer — 132,000
3. David Steicke — 95,000
4. Erik Seidel — 94,000
5. Vanessa Rousso — 93,500
6. Luke Staudenmaier — 93,200
7. Tot Leonidas — 83,000
8. Mike Sowers — 76,000
9. Kathy Liebert — 72,500
10. Kevin Stammen — 70,000

Average Chip Count: 51,242

Notable Eliminations:

Vivek Rajkumar
Chris Bell
Ted Lawson
David Baker
Jason Mercier
Adam Junglen
Adam Levy
Marco Traniello

Big Hands:

Vivek Rajkumar Eliminated by Daryyll Fish

With about 35,000 already in the pot on a flop of AJ9, Darryll Fish bets 26,400 and Vivek Rajkumar calls.

The turn is the 10, and this time Fish checks to Rajkumar who moves all in for 46,000. Fish calls and has him covered.

Rajkumar: QQ
Fish: AK

Rajkumar was behind on the turn and would need to river a set or a straight to double up. The river is the 4 and Vivek Rajkumar is eliminated from the tournament. Fish rakes this pot and brings his chip count up to 195,000 this hand.

Ted Lawson Eliminated

Ted Lawson gets it all in before the flop against the player in seat 1.

Lawson: AQ
Seat 1: JJ

Board: 9675K

Ted Lawson missed the board and his opponent’s pocket jacks held up. Lawson is eliminated from the tournament.

The Dragon Doubles Through Marco Traniello

On a flop of Q76, David “The Dragon” Pham bets 6,000 and Marco Traniello raises enough to put Pham all in. Pham calls all in for 19,300 more and both players turn over their cards.

Pham: QJ
Traniello: JJ

Traniello’s pair of jacks are behind Pham’s pair of queens on the flop. The turn is the 7 and the river is the 2 as Pham doubles up to 50,000 this hand while Traniello is left with just 10,000 in chips.

Traniello was eliminated from the event just a few hands later.

Player Tags: David Pham,   Ted Lawson,   Marco Traniello,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Darryll Fish

Level 20 Update: Leonidas, Pezzin, Kravchenko, and Lawson Fall Early

Jun 09, '09

Blinds: 9,000-18,000

Players Remaining: 13 out of 179

Chip Counts:

1. John Monnette – 1,400,000
2. Ben Boyd – 775,000
3. Scott Clements – 660,000
4. Greg Jamison – 475,000
5. Cameron McKinley – 345,000
6. Jacobo Fernandez – 300,000
7. Sam Khouiss – 285,000
8. Tom Koral – 245,000
9. Daniel Alaei- 249,000
10. Annie Duke – 170,000

Average Chip Count: 413,077

Notable Eliminations:

17. Toto Leonidas – $26,921
16. Alex Kravchenko – $26,921
15. Pat Pezzin – $31,632
14. Ted Lawson – $31,632

Big Hands:

Alex Kravchenko Eliminated in 16th Place ($26,921)

Alex Kravchenko moved all in preflop and Sam Khouiss made the call. Their cards:

Kravchenko: A643
Khouiss: AJ82

Board: K8298

Kravchenko was eliminated in 16th place and Khouiss grew his stack close to 300,000.

Ted Lawson Eliminated in 14th Place ($31,632)

On a flop of 764 Ted Lawson moved all in and both Cameron McKinley and Jacobo Fernandez made the call. The turn fell 5 and McKinley moved all in. Fernandez called him down and the three players turned up thier hands:

Lawson: KJ76
McKinley: A885
Fernandez: AAK2

River: 10

Lawson was eliminated in 14th place while Fernandez and McKinley split the pot.

Daniel Negreanu Doubles Up

Ben Boyd bet and Daniel Negreanu raised on a flop of A43. Boyd then raised enought to put Negreanu all in and Kid Poker made the all-in call. Their cards:

Negreanu: 7432
Boyd: K95X

Turn and River: 65

Negreanu doubled up on the hand to survive with 175,000.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Ted Lawson,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Ben Boyd,   Sam Khouiss,   Jacobo Fernandez

Level 16 Update: Phil Ivey Doubles Up

Jun 08, '09

Blinds: 4000-8000

Players Remaining: 27 out of 179

Chip Counts:

1. Sam Khouiss – 500,000
2. Annie Duke – 337,000
3. John Monnette – 330,000
4. Phil Ivey – 300,000
5. Scott Clements – 270,000
6. Alex Kravchenko – 260,000
7. Jacobo Fernandez – 260,000
8. Daniel Alaei – 235,000
9. Phil Hellmuth – 175,000
10. Daniel Negreanu – 142,000

Average Chip Count: 198,889

Notable Eliminations:

John Guth
Justin Smith

Big Hands:

Phil Ivey Doubles Up

On flop of 47K, Phil Ivey checked to Chris Bjorin who bet 8,000. Ivey quickly called and the J hit the turn. Ivey checked again and Bjorin bet again. Ivey re-raised all-in for just 4,000 more and Bjorin made the call.

Their Hands:

Ivey: KJJ10

Bjorin: A3A6

Ivey held a set of jacks with a flush draw, and was in great shape to scoop the pot. The Q hit the river and Ivey doubled to 112,000. Still short on chips, Ivey has a shot at back-to-back bracelets.

Justin Smith Eliminated

On a board of A778, Pat Pezzin bet from the button. Justin Smith in the small blind re-raised, and Phil Ivey threw in the third bet. Pezzin contemplated briefly before folding, and Smith called, leaving very little behind. The 3 hit the river and Smith checked. Ivey bet and Smith contemplated momentarily before calling all-in. Ivey turned over 8823 for a full house and 2-3 for the nut low. Smith mucked and was eliminated. Ivey is now back up to 300,000.

Toto Leonidas All-in, Splits Pot

Toto Leonidas got all his chips into the middle on a board of J58. Scott Clements and Jacobo Fernandez called and all three players saw a K hit the turn. Clements bet 15,000 and Fernandez called. The A fell on the river and Clements and Fernandez both checked. Leonidas turned over the 2346 to take the low, as Fernandez tabled aces and kings to take the high. Leonidas is at just 62,000.

Left In The Deck:

There is tension at table 77, where Ted Lawson and Daniel Negreanu have butted heads. Negreanu called the clock on Lawson while in the middle of a hand he wasn’t in.

The players are now on a short 20 minute break and will likely play until 3 a.m. instead of reaching the final 9 tonight.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Daniel Negreanu,   Ted Lawson,   Phil Ivey,   Scott Clements

Leven 10 Update: Players Starting to Drop

Jun 08, '09

Level 10 Update:

Blinds: 1000-2000

Players Remaining: 105 out of 179

Chip Counts:

1. Scott Clements — 136,000
2. Chris Bjorin — 134,400
3. Phil Hellmuth — 125,000
4. Tom Koral — 120,000
5. Matt Savage — 110,000
6. Phil Ivey — 101,000
7. Patrick Bueno — 98,400
8. David Benyamine — 94,800
9. Cameron McKinley — 91,000
10. Pat Rao — 89,800

Average Chip Count: 51,142

Notable Eliminations:

Perry Friedman, John Juanda, Max Pescatori, Brandon Cantu, Doyle Brunson, Nick Schulman, Lee Markholt

Big Hands:

Lawson Takes 3/4 After Flopping the Nuts

Ted Lawson raised from late position and was re-raised by the small blind. Lawson made the call and they took the flop heads up. The flop was Q89 and they got in four bets. The turn was the 7 and Lawson called a bet. The river was the 4 and Lawson called the last bet and said “I think we have the same hand, I have a straight.”

Lawson turned over the A 3 J 10 and his opponent turned over the A A J 10. Lawson’s A 3 was good enough for the low half of the pot and they split the high half.

Jamie Pickering Scoops One off Josh Arieh

We pick up the action five-handed on a flop of 876. Josh Arieh leads out for 2000 from the blind and is called by Jamie Pickering. The turn is the 6 and Arieh bets 4000 and is again called by Pickering. Arieh fires the river, which was the 5 and Pickering calls one last time.

Pickering shows the A853, good for a rivered flush and the second nut low. Arieh mucks his hand.

Leonidas and Ivey Chop One Up

After a raise and three calls preflop, we pick up the action on a four-handed flop of J98.

Josh Arieh bet out 2000 and was raised by Toto Leonidas. Leonidas was then raised to 6000 by Phil Ivey. Arieh got out of the way and Leonidas made the call. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 3 and Leonidas checked and called 4000 on each street.

Ivey showed the KQJ10, which was good for runner-runner flush after flopping the nut straight. Leonidas showed the 88A4, which was good for a set of eights and qualifying low hand, which got him half of the pot.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Josh Arieh,   Ted Lawson,   Jamie Pickering

Level 1 Update: Madsen Celebrates Birthday

Jun 07, '09

Level 1 Update: Event No. 18 Begins

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 141 out of 141

Chip Counts:

1. Barry Greenstein — 30,000
2. Sammy Farha — 30,000
3. Jen Harman — 30,000
4. David Benyamine — 30,000
5. Chau Giang — 30,000
6. Phil Gordon — 30,000
7. Jeff Madsen — 30,000
8. Mike Matusow — 30,000
9. Jordon Morgan — 30,000
10. Jean Robert Bellande — 30,000

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Big Hands:

David Benyamine Tops Jen Harman

After a preflop raise, David Benyamine leads out for 200 on a flop of J74 and is raised by Jen Harman. Benyamine then checks and calls a 400 chip bet from Harman on the turn when the K falls. The river is the Q and both players check.

Benyamine turns over the AK92 and scoops the pot. After the hand was over, Harman claimed that she had the AJ92 with spades.

Ted Lawson Wins Without Showdown

In a five way raised pot, the flop came down K92. The small blind led for 200, Bruno Fitoussi calls, Ted Lawson calls, and the player on the button raises to 400. After the small blind folds, both Fitoussi and Lawson called. The Q fell on the turn and now Fitoussi leads out for 400 and both Lawson and the button called.

The 3 fell on the river and Fitoussi led again for 400 and was met with a raise to 400 from Ted Lawson. The button folded and after tanking for a few moments, Fitoussi laid it down.

Morgan’s Full House Good for the Whole Pot

On a board of J10272, Jordan Morgan bet all three streets and was called down by Lee Markholt. Morgan tabled JJ and Markholt mucked his hand.

Left In The Deck:

Madsen Celebrates Birthday with Tournament

At the very beginning of the tournament, Jeff Madsen was greeted by two female companions who brought him balloons and a stuffed animal as they began to sing “Happy Birthday” to him. He played the rest of the level with the balloons tied to the back of the chair.

Player Tags: Lee Markholt,   David Benyamine,   Ted Lawson,   Jennifer Harman,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Jordan Morgan,   Jeff Madsen

Level 20 Update: Leonidas, Pezzin, Kravchenko, and Lawson Fall Early

Jun 09, '09

Blinds: 9,000-18,000

Players Remaining: 13 out of 179

Chip Counts:

1. John Monnette – 1,400,000
2. Ben Boyd – 775,000
3. Scott Clements – 660,000
4. Greg Jamison – 475,000
5. Cameron McKinley – 345,000
6. Jacobo Fernandez – 300,000
7. Sam Khouiss – 285,000
8. Tom Koral – 245,000
9. Daniel Alaei- 249,000
10. Annie Duke – 170,000

Average Chip Count: 413,077

Notable Eliminations:

17. Toto Leonidas – $26,921
16. Alex Kravchenko – $26,921
15. Pat Pezzin – $31,632
14. Ted Lawson – $31,632

Big Hands:

Alex Kravchenko Eliminated in 16th Place ($26,921)

Alex Kravchenko moved all in preflop and Sam Khouiss made the call. Their cards:

Kravchenko: A643
Khouiss: AJ82

Board: K8298

Kravchenko was eliminated in 16th place and Khouiss grew his stack close to 300,000.

Ted Lawson Eliminated in 14th Place ($31,632)

On a flop of 764 Ted Lawson moved all in and both Cameron McKinley and Jacobo Fernandez made the call. The turn fell 5 and McKinley moved all in. Fernandez called him down and the three players turned up thier hands:

Lawson: KJ76
McKinley: A885
Fernandez: AAK2

River: 10

Lawson was eliminated in 14th place while Fernandez and McKinley split the pot.

Daniel Negreanu Doubles Up

Ben Boyd bet and Daniel Negreanu raised on a flop of A43. Boyd then raised enought to put Negreanu all in and Kid Poker made the all-in call. Their cards:

Negreanu: 7432
Boyd: K95X

Turn and River: 65

Negreanu doubled up on the hand to survive with 175,000.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Ted Lawson,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Ben Boyd,   Sam Khouiss,   Jacobo Fernandez

Level 16 Update: Phil Ivey Doubles Up

Jun 08, '09

Blinds: 4000-8000

Players Remaining: 27 out of 179

Chip Counts:

1. Sam Khouiss – 500,000
2. Annie Duke – 337,000
3. John Monnette – 330,000
4. Phil Ivey – 300,000
5. Scott Clements – 270,000
6. Alex Kravchenko – 260,000
7. Jacobo Fernandez – 260,000
8. Daniel Alaei – 235,000
9. Phil Hellmuth – 175,000
10. Daniel Negreanu – 142,000

Average Chip Count: 198,889

Notable Eliminations:

John Guth
Justin Smith

Big Hands:

Phil Ivey Doubles Up

On flop of 47K, Phil Ivey checked to Chris Bjorin who bet 8,000. Ivey quickly called and the J hit the turn. Ivey checked again and Bjorin bet again. Ivey re-raised all-in for just 4,000 more and Bjorin made the call.

Their Hands:

Ivey: KJJ10

Bjorin: A3A6

Ivey held a set of jacks with a flush draw, and was in great shape to scoop the pot. The Q hit the river and Ivey doubled to 112,000. Still short on chips, Ivey has a shot at back-to-back bracelets.

Justin Smith Eliminated

On a board of A778, Pat Pezzin bet from the button. Justin Smith in the small blind re-raised, and Phil Ivey threw in the third bet. Pezzin contemplated briefly before folding, and Smith called, leaving very little behind. The 3 hit the river and Smith checked. Ivey bet and Smith contemplated momentarily before calling all-in. Ivey turned over 8823 for a full house and 2-3 for the nut low. Smith mucked and was eliminated. Ivey is now back up to 300,000.

Toto Leonidas All-in, Splits Pot

Toto Leonidas got all his chips into the middle on a board of J58. Scott Clements and Jacobo Fernandez called and all three players saw a K hit the turn. Clements bet 15,000 and Fernandez called. The A fell on the river and Clements and Fernandez both checked. Leonidas turned over the 2346 to take the low, as Fernandez tabled aces and kings to take the high. Leonidas is at just 62,000.

Left In The Deck:

There is tension at table 77, where Ted Lawson and Daniel Negreanu have butted heads. Negreanu called the clock on Lawson while in the middle of a hand he wasn’t in.

The players are now on a short 20 minute break and will likely play until 3 a.m. instead of reaching the final 9 tonight.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Daniel Negreanu,   Ted Lawson,   Phil Ivey,   Scott Clements

Leven 10 Update: Players Starting to Drop

Jun 08, '09

Level 10 Update:

Blinds: 1000-2000

Players Remaining: 105 out of 179

Chip Counts:

1. Scott Clements — 136,000
2. Chris Bjorin — 134,400
3. Phil Hellmuth — 125,000
4. Tom Koral — 120,000
5. Matt Savage — 110,000
6. Phil Ivey — 101,000
7. Patrick Bueno — 98,400
8. David Benyamine — 94,800
9. Cameron McKinley — 91,000
10. Pat Rao — 89,800

Average Chip Count: 51,142

Notable Eliminations:

Perry Friedman, John Juanda, Max Pescatori, Brandon Cantu, Doyle Brunson, Nick Schulman, Lee Markholt

Big Hands:

Lawson Takes 3/4 After Flopping the Nuts

Ted Lawson raised from late position and was re-raised by the small blind. Lawson made the call and they took the flop heads up. The flop was Q89 and they got in four bets. The turn was the 7 and Lawson called a bet. The river was the 4 and Lawson called the last bet and said “I think we have the same hand, I have a straight.”

Lawson turned over the A 3 J 10 and his opponent turned over the A A J 10. Lawson’s A 3 was good enough for the low half of the pot and they split the high half.

Jamie Pickering Scoops One off Josh Arieh

We pick up the action five-handed on a flop of 876. Josh Arieh leads out for 2000 from the blind and is called by Jamie Pickering. The turn is the 6 and Arieh bets 4000 and is again called by Pickering. Arieh fires the river, which was the 5 and Pickering calls one last time.

Pickering shows the A853, good for a rivered flush and the second nut low. Arieh mucks his hand.

Leonidas and Ivey Chop One Up

After a raise and three calls preflop, we pick up the action on a four-handed flop of J98.

Josh Arieh bet out 2000 and was raised by Toto Leonidas. Leonidas was then raised to 6000 by Phil Ivey. Arieh got out of the way and Leonidas made the call. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 3 and Leonidas checked and called 4000 on each street.

Ivey showed the KQJ10, which was good for runner-runner flush after flopping the nut straight. Leonidas showed the 88A4, which was good for a set of eights and qualifying low hand, which got him half of the pot.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Josh Arieh,   Ted Lawson,   Jamie Pickering

Level 1 Update: Madsen Celebrates Birthday

Jun 07, '09

Level 1 Update: Event No. 18 Begins

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 141 out of 141

Chip Counts:

1. Barry Greenstein — 30,000
2. Sammy Farha — 30,000
3. Jen Harman — 30,000
4. David Benyamine — 30,000
5. Chau Giang — 30,000
6. Phil Gordon — 30,000
7. Jeff Madsen — 30,000
8. Mike Matusow — 30,000
9. Jordon Morgan — 30,000
10. Jean Robert Bellande — 30,000

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Big Hands:

David Benyamine Tops Jen Harman

After a preflop raise, David Benyamine leads out for 200 on a flop of J74 and is raised by Jen Harman. Benyamine then checks and calls a 400 chip bet from Harman on the turn when the K falls. The river is the Q and both players check.

Benyamine turns over the AK92 and scoops the pot. After the hand was over, Harman claimed that she had the AJ92 with spades.

Ted Lawson Wins Without Showdown

In a five way raised pot, the flop came down K92. The small blind led for 200, Bruno Fitoussi calls, Ted Lawson calls, and the player on the button raises to 400. After the small blind folds, both Fitoussi and Lawson called. The Q fell on the turn and now Fitoussi leads out for 400 and both Lawson and the button called.

The 3 fell on the river and Fitoussi led again for 400 and was met with a raise to 400 from Ted Lawson. The button folded and after tanking for a few moments, Fitoussi laid it down.

Morgan’s Full House Good for the Whole Pot

On a board of J10272, Jordan Morgan bet all three streets and was called down by Lee Markholt. Morgan tabled JJ and Markholt mucked his hand.

Left In The Deck:

Madsen Celebrates Birthday with Tournament

At the very beginning of the tournament, Jeff Madsen was greeted by two female companions who brought him balloons and a stuffed animal as they began to sing “Happy Birthday” to him. He played the rest of the level with the balloons tied to the back of the chair.

Player Tags: Lee Markholt,   David Benyamine,   Ted Lawson,   Jennifer Harman,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Jordan Morgan,   Jeff Madsen

Level 20 Update: Leonidas, Pezzin, Kravchenko, and Lawson Fall Early

Jun 09, '09

Blinds: 9,000-18,000

Players Remaining: 13 out of 179

Chip Counts:

1. John Monnette – 1,400,000
2. Ben Boyd – 775,000
3. Scott Clements – 660,000
4. Greg Jamison – 475,000
5. Cameron McKinley – 345,000
6. Jacobo Fernandez – 300,000
7. Sam Khouiss – 285,000
8. Tom Koral – 245,000
9. Daniel Alaei- 249,000
10. Annie Duke – 170,000

Average Chip Count: 413,077

Notable Eliminations:

17. Toto Leonidas – $26,921
16. Alex Kravchenko – $26,921
15. Pat Pezzin – $31,632
14. Ted Lawson – $31,632

Big Hands:

Alex Kravchenko Eliminated in 16th Place ($26,921)

Alex Kravchenko moved all in preflop and Sam Khouiss made the call. Their cards:

Kravchenko: A643
Khouiss: AJ82

Board: K8298

Kravchenko was eliminated in 16th place and Khouiss grew his stack close to 300,000.

Ted Lawson Eliminated in 14th Place ($31,632)

On a flop of 764 Ted Lawson moved all in and both Cameron McKinley and Jacobo Fernandez made the call. The turn fell 5 and McKinley moved all in. Fernandez called him down and the three players turned up thier hands:

Lawson: KJ76
McKinley: A885
Fernandez: AAK2

River: 10

Lawson was eliminated in 14th place while Fernandez and McKinley split the pot.

Daniel Negreanu Doubles Up

Ben Boyd bet and Daniel Negreanu raised on a flop of A43. Boyd then raised enought to put Negreanu all in and Kid Poker made the all-in call. Their cards:

Negreanu: 7432
Boyd: K95X

Turn and River: 65

Negreanu doubled up on the hand to survive with 175,000.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Ted Lawson,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Ben Boyd,   Sam Khouiss,   Jacobo Fernandez

Level 16 Update: Phil Ivey Doubles Up

Jun 08, '09

Blinds: 4000-8000

Players Remaining: 27 out of 179

Chip Counts:

1. Sam Khouiss – 500,000
2. Annie Duke – 337,000
3. John Monnette – 330,000
4. Phil Ivey – 300,000
5. Scott Clements – 270,000
6. Alex Kravchenko – 260,000
7. Jacobo Fernandez – 260,000
8. Daniel Alaei – 235,000
9. Phil Hellmuth – 175,000
10. Daniel Negreanu – 142,000

Average Chip Count: 198,889

Notable Eliminations:

John Guth
Justin Smith

Big Hands:

Phil Ivey Doubles Up

On flop of 47K, Phil Ivey checked to Chris Bjorin who bet 8,000. Ivey quickly called and the J hit the turn. Ivey checked again and Bjorin bet again. Ivey re-raised all-in for just 4,000 more and Bjorin made the call.

Their Hands:

Ivey: KJJ10

Bjorin: A3A6

Ivey held a set of jacks with a flush draw, and was in great shape to scoop the pot. The Q hit the river and Ivey doubled to 112,000. Still short on chips, Ivey has a shot at back-to-back bracelets.

Justin Smith Eliminated

On a board of A778, Pat Pezzin bet from the button. Justin Smith in the small blind re-raised, and Phil Ivey threw in the third bet. Pezzin contemplated briefly before folding, and Smith called, leaving very little behind. The 3 hit the river and Smith checked. Ivey bet and Smith contemplated momentarily before calling all-in. Ivey turned over 8823 for a full house and 2-3 for the nut low. Smith mucked and was eliminated. Ivey is now back up to 300,000.

Toto Leonidas All-in, Splits Pot

Toto Leonidas got all his chips into the middle on a board of J58. Scott Clements and Jacobo Fernandez called and all three players saw a K hit the turn. Clements bet 15,000 and Fernandez called. The A fell on the river and Clements and Fernandez both checked. Leonidas turned over the 2346 to take the low, as Fernandez tabled aces and kings to take the high. Leonidas is at just 62,000.

Left In The Deck:

There is tension at table 77, where Ted Lawson and Daniel Negreanu have butted heads. Negreanu called the clock on Lawson while in the middle of a hand he wasn’t in.

The players are now on a short 20 minute break and will likely play until 3 a.m. instead of reaching the final 9 tonight.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Daniel Negreanu,   Ted Lawson,   Phil Ivey,   Scott Clements

Leven 10 Update: Players Starting to Drop

Jun 08, '09

Level 10 Update:

Blinds: 1000-2000

Players Remaining: 105 out of 179

Chip Counts:

1. Scott Clements — 136,000
2. Chris Bjorin — 134,400
3. Phil Hellmuth — 125,000
4. Tom Koral — 120,000
5. Matt Savage — 110,000
6. Phil Ivey — 101,000
7. Patrick Bueno — 98,400
8. David Benyamine — 94,800
9. Cameron McKinley — 91,000
10. Pat Rao — 89,800

Average Chip Count: 51,142

Notable Eliminations:

Perry Friedman, John Juanda, Max Pescatori, Brandon Cantu, Doyle Brunson, Nick Schulman, Lee Markholt

Big Hands:

Lawson Takes 3/4 After Flopping the Nuts

Ted Lawson raised from late position and was re-raised by the small blind. Lawson made the call and they took the flop heads up. The flop was Q89 and they got in four bets. The turn was the 7 and Lawson called a bet. The river was the 4 and Lawson called the last bet and said “I think we have the same hand, I have a straight.”

Lawson turned over the A 3 J 10 and his opponent turned over the A A J 10. Lawson’s A 3 was good enough for the low half of the pot and they split the high half.

Jamie Pickering Scoops One off Josh Arieh

We pick up the action five-handed on a flop of 876. Josh Arieh leads out for 2000 from the blind and is called by Jamie Pickering. The turn is the 6 and Arieh bets 4000 and is again called by Pickering. Arieh fires the river, which was the 5 and Pickering calls one last time.

Pickering shows the A853, good for a rivered flush and the second nut low. Arieh mucks his hand.

Leonidas and Ivey Chop One Up

After a raise and three calls preflop, we pick up the action on a four-handed flop of J98.

Josh Arieh bet out 2000 and was raised by Toto Leonidas. Leonidas was then raised to 6000 by Phil Ivey. Arieh got out of the way and Leonidas made the call. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 3 and Leonidas checked and called 4000 on each street.

Ivey showed the KQJ10, which was good for runner-runner flush after flopping the nut straight. Leonidas showed the 88A4, which was good for a set of eights and qualifying low hand, which got him half of the pot.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Josh Arieh,   Ted Lawson,   Jamie Pickering

Level 1 Update: Madsen Celebrates Birthday

Jun 07, '09

Level 1 Update: Event No. 18 Begins

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 141 out of 141

Chip Counts:

1. Barry Greenstein — 30,000
2. Sammy Farha — 30,000
3. Jen Harman — 30,000
4. David Benyamine — 30,000
5. Chau Giang — 30,000
6. Phil Gordon — 30,000
7. Jeff Madsen — 30,000
8. Mike Matusow — 30,000
9. Jordon Morgan — 30,000
10. Jean Robert Bellande — 30,000

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Big Hands:

David Benyamine Tops Jen Harman

After a preflop raise, David Benyamine leads out for 200 on a flop of J74 and is raised by Jen Harman. Benyamine then checks and calls a 400 chip bet from Harman on the turn when the K falls. The river is the Q and both players check.

Benyamine turns over the AK92 and scoops the pot. After the hand was over, Harman claimed that she had the AJ92 with spades.

Ted Lawson Wins Without Showdown

In a five way raised pot, the flop came down K92. The small blind led for 200, Bruno Fitoussi calls, Ted Lawson calls, and the player on the button raises to 400. After the small blind folds, both Fitoussi and Lawson called. The Q fell on the turn and now Fitoussi leads out for 400 and both Lawson and the button called.

The 3 fell on the river and Fitoussi led again for 400 and was met with a raise to 400 from Ted Lawson. The button folded and after tanking for a few moments, Fitoussi laid it down.

Morgan’s Full House Good for the Whole Pot

On a board of J10272, Jordan Morgan bet all three streets and was called down by Lee Markholt. Morgan tabled JJ and Markholt mucked his hand.

Left In The Deck:

Madsen Celebrates Birthday with Tournament

At the very beginning of the tournament, Jeff Madsen was greeted by two female companions who brought him balloons and a stuffed animal as they began to sing “Happy Birthday” to him. He played the rest of the level with the balloons tied to the back of the chair.

Player Tags: Lee Markholt,   David Benyamine,   Ted Lawson,   Jennifer Harman,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Jordan Morgan,   Jeff Madsen

Ted Lawson Eliminated by Chad Brown

Oct 28, '08

Ted Lawson is all in with pocket aces against the A-K of Chad Brown.

The board gives Brown all the pieces he needs for broadway, and Lawson is eliminated.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Chad Brown,   Ted Lawson

Bubble Bursts

Oct 23, '08

Hand-for-hand play is not necessary because the bubble has burst. The unforunate bubble boys are Ted Lawson and Daniel Negreanu, who were both eliminated in the same hand.

Details on the hand will follow shortly.

The remaining 50 players are all stunned, but still in the money.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Ted Lawson

Ted Lawson Eliminated

Sep 15, '08

Ted Lawson was all in with pocket nines but unfortunately ran into his opponent's pocket jacks. The board offered no help and he was eliminated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Ted Lawson

David "bakes" Baker Gets 10-minute Penalty

Sep 14, '08

We don't know the exact details, but apparently David "bakes" Baker was involved in a verbal sparring match with Ted Lawson.

Both players were jawing at each other and throwing insults for about five minutes before the floor was called over. The floor then announced to both players that they were not to speak to each other about anything other than the cards. Baker opened his mouth to protest and was immediately slapped with a 10-minute penalty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Ted Lawson,   David Baker

Ted Lawson Eliminated

Sep 15, '08

Ted Lawson was all in with pocket nines but unfortunately ran into his opponent's pocket jacks. The board offered no help and he was eliminated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Ted Lawson

David "bakes" Baker Gets 10-minute Penalty

Sep 14, '08

We don't know the exact details, but apparently David "bakes" Baker was involved in a verbal sparring match with Ted Lawson.

Both players were jawing at each other and throwing insults for about five minutes before the floor was called over. The floor then announced to both players that they were not to speak to each other about anything other than the cards. Baker opened his mouth to protest and was immediately slapped with a 10-minute penalty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Ted Lawson,   David Baker

Ted Lawson Eliminated

Aug 23, '08

Ted Lawson has busted out of the tournament during the second level of play.

















 

Player Tags: Ted Lawson