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| Jun 03, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $1,500 Omaha Hi/Low Split | 3 | + |
Francesco Barbaro Wins Event #3 ($262,283)Jun 04, '11 Kostas Kalathakis Eliminated in 2nd Place ($161,675) Francesco Barbaro entered heads-up play with a cheap lead of over 4,000,000 to 150,000 after eliminating Matthew Waxman in 3rd place. On the second hand of heads-up play, Kostas Kalathakis opened for a raise and Francesco Barbaro reraised enough to put him all in. Kalathakis called all in and showed A The board came 7 Not long after doubling up, Kalathakis got it all in before the flop with J The board came K
Francesco Barbaro raised from the button, Matthew Waxman three-bet from the big blind and Barbaro called. The flop came 10 The turn was the Q The river was the K Player Tags: Matthew Waxman, Kostas Kalathakis, Francesco Barbaro Level 27: Three Remain; Helm 4th, Deveronica 5thJun 04, '11 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 Limits: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 3 out of 925 Average Chip Count: 1,387,500 Chip Counts: 1. Francesco Barbaro – 1,950,000 EliminationS: 4th. Bradley Helm – $76,673 Bradley Helm Eliminated in 4th Place ($76,673) Bradley Helm came in for a raise on the button and Francesco Barbaro was the only caller. The flop came Q Helm showed K The turn was the 7 Michael Deveronica Eliminated in 5th Place ($56,943) A severely short-stacked Michael Deveronica raised from under the gun and Matthew Waxman called from the small blind. The flop came A Deveronica showed Q The turn and river were the A Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates until a champion is crowned. Player Tags: Michael Deveronica, Bradley Helm, Matthew Waxman, Kostas Kalathakis, Francesco Barbaro Level 24: Final 7 on Dinner Break; Shchemelev 8th, Pearson 9thJun 03, '11 NOTE: Players took a one-hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 (approximately 7:30pm), and should be returning around 8:30pm. Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Limits: 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 7 out of 925 Average Chip Count: 594,642 Chip Counts: 1. Francesco Barbaro – 1,350,000 Eliminations: 8th. Vladimir Shchemelev – $25,174 Vladimir Shchemelev Eliminated in 8th Place ($25,174) Bradley Helm came in for a raise on the button and Vladimir Shchemelev called from the big blind. The flop came K The turn was the 6 The river was the 3 Shchemelev showed A Helm scooped the half-million chip pot and Vladimir Shchemelev was eliminated in 8th place ($25,174).
Kostas Kalathakis raised before the flop and Travis Pearson called. The flop came 9 The turn was the 5 The river was the 10 Kalathakis showed A Barbaro Takes Chip Lead From Waxman Francesco Barbaro raised from under the gun and got three callers. The flop came J The turn was the 2 The river was the Q Barbaro shows A Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates until a champion is crowned. Player Tags: Bradley Helm, Travis Pearson, Matthew Waxman, Kostas Kalathakis, Francesco Barbaro |
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| Dec 21, '10 | 2010 WSOP Circuit Regional Championship - Harrah's Atlantic City | WSOP Circuit -- Harrah's Northeast Regional Championship | 3 | + |
Matthew Waxman Eliminated in 10th Place ($26,232)Dec 21, '10
Bell: Q Turn and River: 10 Waxman was eliminated on the hand in 10th place and he will take home $26,232. Bell grew his stack to 706,000 after the hand. It has been a very successful tournament series for Waxman, who won the $1,600 main event last week and earned a gold ring and a seat in the WSOP Circuit National Championship for his efforts. Player Tags: Chris Bell, Matthew Waxman |
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| Sep 26, '10 | 2010 WSOP Europe - London | WSOPE No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 4 | + |
Level 13 Update: Marching to 27Sep 26, '10
Players Remaining: 53 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Phil Ivey — 510,000 Average Chip Count: 195,849 Notable Eliminations: Nick Schulman Big Hands: Phil Ivey Eliminates Nick Schulman Nick Schulman moved all in for 160,000 preflop and Phil Ivey made the call. Their cards: Ivey: A Board: Q Schulman was drawing dead after the turn and he was eliminated after the hand. Ivey held 430,000 after scoring the early elimination. Ivey Eliminates Matt Stout to take the Chip Lead Phil Ivey raised to 6,000 preflop and Matt Stout reraised all in for 80,000. Ivey made the call and they flipped over their cards: Ivey: 10 Board: 10 Stout was eliminated and Ivey grew his stack to 510,000 to take back the chip lead. Nam Le Eliminated Matt Waxman raised to 5,600 under the gun and Nam Le reraised all in for 50,000. Waxman made the call and they flipped over their cards: Waxman: A Board: 10 Le was eliminated and Waxman grew his stack to 120,000. Dan Shak Eliminated On a Q Gledovic: 6 River: 4 Shak was eliminated after the hand. John Dolan Eliminated — No More November Nine Magnus Persson raised to 5,200 preflop and November Niner John Dolan reraised all in for 50,000. Persson made the call and they flipped over their cards: Dolan: Q Board: 5 Dolan was eliminated on the hand but he has bright prospects in his immediate future. He will enter the WSOP main event final table in Las Vegas this November in second chip-position. Player Tags: Nam Le, Phil Ivey, Daniel Shak, Nick Schulman, Matt Stout, John Dolan, Matthew Waxman |
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| Dec 18, '09 | 2009 Five Diamond World Poker Classic | WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Championship | 5 | + |
Matt Waxman Eliminated in 15th Place ($47,615)Dec 18, '09
Waxman: A Board: J Cassidy won the hand with pocket kings and Waxman was eliminated in 15th place. Cassidy now holds 2,255,000 in chips. Player Tags: Joe Cassidy, Matthew Waxman Amit Makhija Eliminated in 26th Place ($28,569)Dec 17, '09
Waxman: 7-7 Board: 8-4-3-2-10 Waxman won the hand on the strength of his pocket pair and grew his stack to 1.5 million by eliminating Makhija. Player Tags: Amit Makhija, Matthew Waxman Level 15 Update: Day 3 EndsDec 16, '09 NOTE: Day 3 has come to an end and the remaining field will return tomorrow at noon PST to play down to the final 10 players. The money bubble will burst when 27 players remain tomorrow. Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 36 out of 329 Chip Counts: 1.Daniel Alaei — 1,664,000 Average Chip Count: 548,333 Notable Eliminations: Soheil Shamseddin Big Hands:
Daniel Alaei (pictured right) raised to 20,000 from middle position and Yegor Tsurikov reraised to 60,000 from the button. Alaei made the call and the flop was dealt K Tsurikov moved all in for a little more than 400,000 and Alaei quickly called. Alaei flipped over 9 Soheil Shamseddin Eliminated Soheil Shamseddin moved all in for 102,000 under the gun preflop and Antonio Esfandiari made the call. Their cards: Shamseddin: A Board: K-K-2-A-5 Shamseddin was eliminated on the hand. He ends the year in fifth place in the Card Player POY standings with 4,283 points.
The cutoff raised to 24,000 preflop and Scotty Nguyen (pictured right) reraised to 50,000 from the button. The cutoff reraised to 150,000, Nguyen called, and the flop was dealt K Nguyen: 7 Turn and River: 5 Nguyen won the hand and he went into a rant of celebration that included some choice swear words. He was given a 10-minute penalty for the profanity and his chip stack grew to 1 million after the hand. Battle of the Big Stacks A board of 9 Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Steven Landfish, Antonio Esfandiari, Daniel Alaei, Soheil Shamseddin, Matthew Waxman |
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| Dec 17, '09 | 2009 Five Diamond World Poker Classic | WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Championship | 4 | + |
Matt Waxman Eliminated in 15th Place ($47,615)Dec 18, '09
Waxman: A Board: J Cassidy won the hand with pocket kings and Waxman was eliminated in 15th place. Cassidy now holds 2,255,000 in chips. Player Tags: Joe Cassidy, Matthew Waxman Amit Makhija Eliminated in 26th Place ($28,569)Dec 17, '09
Waxman: 7-7 Board: 8-4-3-2-10 Waxman won the hand on the strength of his pocket pair and grew his stack to 1.5 million by eliminating Makhija. Player Tags: Amit Makhija, Matthew Waxman Level 15 Update: Day 3 EndsDec 16, '09 NOTE: Day 3 has come to an end and the remaining field will return tomorrow at noon PST to play down to the final 10 players. The money bubble will burst when 27 players remain tomorrow. Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 36 out of 329 Chip Counts: 1.Daniel Alaei — 1,664,000 Average Chip Count: 548,333 Notable Eliminations: Soheil Shamseddin Big Hands:
Daniel Alaei (pictured right) raised to 20,000 from middle position and Yegor Tsurikov reraised to 60,000 from the button. Alaei made the call and the flop was dealt K Tsurikov moved all in for a little more than 400,000 and Alaei quickly called. Alaei flipped over 9 Soheil Shamseddin Eliminated Soheil Shamseddin moved all in for 102,000 under the gun preflop and Antonio Esfandiari made the call. Their cards: Shamseddin: A Board: K-K-2-A-5 Shamseddin was eliminated on the hand. He ends the year in fifth place in the Card Player POY standings with 4,283 points.
The cutoff raised to 24,000 preflop and Scotty Nguyen (pictured right) reraised to 50,000 from the button. The cutoff reraised to 150,000, Nguyen called, and the flop was dealt K Nguyen: 7 Turn and River: 5 Nguyen won the hand and he went into a rant of celebration that included some choice swear words. He was given a 10-minute penalty for the profanity and his chip stack grew to 1 million after the hand. Battle of the Big Stacks A board of 9 Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Steven Landfish, Antonio Esfandiari, Daniel Alaei, Soheil Shamseddin, Matthew Waxman |
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| Dec 16, '09 | 2009 Five Diamond World Poker Classic | WPT Doyle Brunson Classic Championship | 3 | + |
Matt Waxman Eliminated in 15th Place ($47,615)Dec 18, '09
Waxman: A Board: J Cassidy won the hand with pocket kings and Waxman was eliminated in 15th place. Cassidy now holds 2,255,000 in chips. Player Tags: Joe Cassidy, Matthew Waxman Amit Makhija Eliminated in 26th Place ($28,569)Dec 17, '09
Waxman: 7-7 Board: 8-4-3-2-10 Waxman won the hand on the strength of his pocket pair and grew his stack to 1.5 million by eliminating Makhija. Player Tags: Amit Makhija, Matthew Waxman Level 15 Update: Day 3 EndsDec 16, '09 NOTE: Day 3 has come to an end and the remaining field will return tomorrow at noon PST to play down to the final 10 players. The money bubble will burst when 27 players remain tomorrow. Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 36 out of 329 Chip Counts: 1.Daniel Alaei — 1,664,000 Average Chip Count: 548,333 Notable Eliminations: Soheil Shamseddin Big Hands:
Daniel Alaei (pictured right) raised to 20,000 from middle position and Yegor Tsurikov reraised to 60,000 from the button. Alaei made the call and the flop was dealt K Tsurikov moved all in for a little more than 400,000 and Alaei quickly called. Alaei flipped over 9 Soheil Shamseddin Eliminated Soheil Shamseddin moved all in for 102,000 under the gun preflop and Antonio Esfandiari made the call. Their cards: Shamseddin: A Board: K-K-2-A-5 Shamseddin was eliminated on the hand. He ends the year in fifth place in the Card Player POY standings with 4,283 points.
The cutoff raised to 24,000 preflop and Scotty Nguyen (pictured right) reraised to 50,000 from the button. The cutoff reraised to 150,000, Nguyen called, and the flop was dealt K Nguyen: 7 Turn and River: 5 Nguyen won the hand and he went into a rant of celebration that included some choice swear words. He was given a 10-minute penalty for the profanity and his chip stack grew to 1 million after the hand. Battle of the Big Stacks A board of 9 Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Steven Landfish, Antonio Esfandiari, Daniel Alaei, Soheil Shamseddin, Matthew Waxman |
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| Jul 02, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 56 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 3 | + |
Final Table Update: Matthew Waxman Eliminated In 6th PlaceJul 02, '09 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 5 out of 928 Chip Counts: 1. Josh Brikis – 5,000,000 Average Chip Count: 2,840,000 Eliminations: 6. Matthew Waxman — $138,394 Big Hands: Matt Hawrilenko Moves In From under the gun, Jonas Wexler raised to 125,000 preflop and Matt Hawrilenko, Sean Keeton and Matthew Waxman made the call. The flop came K Matthew Waxman Eliminated In Sixth Place($138,394) Sean Keeton raised to 150,000 from early position and action folded to Matthew Waxman in the cutoff. He shoved for 605,000 total and Josh Brikis then moved over the top all in from the big blind. Keeton mucked and the players showed down their cards. Waxman: A Board: J Waxman was in deep trouble and never received any help from the board. He was the first player eliminated from the official final table and took home $138,394. Player Tags: Matt Hawrilenko, Sean Keeton, Josh Brikis, Matthew Waxman |
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Matthew Waxman Eliminated in 3rd Place ($104,770)
Travis Pearson Eliminated in 9th Place ($19,617)
Just two hands after the final table of 10 was formed Matthew Waxman raised to 14,000 from middle position and Chris Bell reraised to 44,000 from the button. Waxman made the call and the flop was dealt J
Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante
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Matt Waxman raised to 30,000 preflop and Amit Makhija reraised all in. Waxman made the call and they flipped over their cards:
Daniel Alaei is Crushing
. Alaei checked and Tsurikov bet. Alaei check-called and the pot had grown close to 200,000 before the 2
Scotty Nguyen Doubles Up and then Receives a Penalty