Eric Froehlich Poker Tournament Updates

Day 1B -- Level 2

Jul 08, '11

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips. Registration will remain open until the end of the second level.

Players on Day 1B: Unknown

Blinds: 100-200

Notables Remaining:

Notables Eliminated This Level:

Hands:

Eric Froehlich Exits The Tournament Arena

It took a good call and an ill-timed bluff, but Eric Froehlich is now on the rail after moving all in for his last 11,000 on a board reading 10 9 2 K Q with pocket sevens.

His opponent came up with a call, showing pocket aces and took the pot to bust Froehlich.

Mizrachi Storms Back With Turned Two Outer

The featured table hasn’t been kind to Michael Mizrachi, but some of that bad luck turned around thanks to a recent double up.

Mizrachi was all in preflop holding J J against the A K of Derek Bailey. The flop came A Q 6 and left Mizrachi looking for one of the two remaining jacks.

Lucky for him, the J hit the turn and 3 hit the river, giving him the winning set and a new stack of 23,000 in chips.

Rep Porter Runs Into A Cooler

On a flop of J-J-7, 2011 WSOP bracelet winner Rep Porter was all in holding A-J, only to see his opponent turn over pocket sevens for the flopped boat.

The turn and river failed to fill up Porter and he was sent packing. He’ll have to take comfort in another solid summer performance to ease the sting of busting so early in the main event.

Corwin Cole Loses Race With Dead Money In The Pot

Corwin Cole raised to 525 from under the gun and was called two spots to his left by a player in middle position.

The small blind then went all in for his last 2,425 and Cole took some time before raising to 5,725 to isolate the all in player.

The caller folded and Cole opened up A 8. He was pleased to see his opponent show pocket sixes for a race situation, but when the board rolled out K 9 2 7 Q, Cole was forced to ship over some of his chips. Fortunately for him, he still has slightly over his starting stack in front of him.

Ashton Griffin Sent To The Rail

Ashton Griffin was all in on a board of J-6-3-A holding A-J for top two pair, but he didn’t have enough chips to protect his hand, getting a call from a player holding K-Q.

The river was a 10, completing the four-outer and sending Griffin home. According to his twitter account, Griffin failed to cash in any of the 25 events he played this summer.

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Player Tags: Michael Mizrachi,   Eric Froehlich,   Rep Porter,   Corwin Cole,   Ashton Griffin

Level 31: Teisseire Leads Ronconi Heads-Up; Geyer 3rd, Froehlich 4th

Jul 02, '11

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 817

Average Chip Count: 6,127,500

Chip Counts:

1. Antonin Teisseire – 8,7500,000
2. Darryl Ronconi – 3,500,000

Eliminations:

3rd. Adam Geyer – $328,810
4th. Eric Froehlich – $240,876

Eric Froehlich Eliminated in 4th Place ($240,876)

Antonin Teisseire raised from under the gun before the flop, Eric Froehlich three-bet all in for about 2,000,000 from the big blind and Teisseire called.

Froehlich lead with J J against Teisseire’s A K.

The board came K 5 4 6 9, giving Teisseire top pair on the flop to win the pot. Eric Froehlich was the first one eliminated this afternoon in 4th place ($240,876).

Adam Geyer Eliminated in 3rd Place ($328,810)

Adam Geyer started the unscheduled fourth day of this event as the chip leader, but quickly lost most of his chips early in the first level after Darryl Ronconi flopped a set to double through Geyer and take the chip lead for himself with just about 6.3 million.

Geyer managed to score a small double up before eventually getting the rest of his chip in the pot before the flop with K 7 against Antonin Teisseire’s
A 9.

The board came J 4 2 3 9, giving Teisseire a pair on the river to win the pot. Adam Geyer was eliminated in 3rd place ($328,810).

NOTE: With the elimination of Adam Geyer in 3rd place, Darryl Ronconi took the chip lead into heads-up play with 6.3 million to Antonin Teisseire’s 6 million.

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Darryl Ronconi,   Adam Geyer,   Antonin Teisseire

Level 31: Day 4 Begins; Geyer Leads Final Four

Jul 02, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 4 players and resumed today at shortly after 2:30pm. Play will continue today until a winner is determined.

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 4 out of 817

Average Chip Count: 3,063,750

Chip Counts:

1. Adam Geyer – 3,730,000
2. Antonin Teisseire – 3,425,000
3. Darryl Ronconi – 3,000,000
4. Eric Froehlich – 2,125,000

Payouts:

1st. $825,604
2nd. $510,053
3rd. $328,810
4th. $240,876

Eliminations:

5th. Narendra Banwari – $179,054
6th. Vanessa Peng – $134,895
7th. Mikhail Yakovlev – $102,870
8th. Andrew Savitz – $79,370
9th. Jim Routos – $61,899

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Darryl Ronconi,   Adam Geyer,   Antonin Teisseire

Level 26: Fosco Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now Underway

Jul 01, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 34 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Michael Fosco in 10th place ($48,843), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 9 out of 817

Average Chip Count: 1,361,666

Chip Counts:

1. Mikhail Yakovlev – 2,340,000
2. Antonin Teisseire – 2,175,000
3. Darryl Ronconi – 1,795,000
4. Eric Froehlich – 1,675,000
5. Adam Geyer – 1,430,000
6. Vanessa Peng – 1,255,000
7. Narendra Banwari – 1,050,000
8. Jim Routos – 1,010,000
9. Andrew Savitz – 760,000

Payouts:

1st. $825,604
2nd. $510,053
3rd. $328,810
4th. $240,876
5th. $179,054
6th. $134,895
7th. $102,870
8th. $79,370
9th. $61,899

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Darryl Ronconi,   Adam Geyer,   Narendra Banwari,   Andrew Savitz,   Vanessa Peng,   Antonin Teisseire,   Jim Routos,   Mikhail Yakovlev

Final 4 Hour Three: Froehlich Eliminated and Timoshenko Advances to the Finals

Jun 03, '11

NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in the final four is that the blinds begin at 5,000-10,000.

NOTE: The final day will continue until we have a champion. The final four matches will be staggered and the championship round is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

Players Remaining: 3 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 2,400,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 800,000 and had 1,600,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Ongoing Matches:

Gus Hansen vs. Jake Cody — set to begin in a few minutes

Eliminations:

Eric Froehlich

Key Hands:

Timoshenko Advances to the Finals — Froehlich Eliminated in Third Place ($283,966)

Eric Froehlich moved all in preflop for 800,000 and Yevgeniy Timoshenko made the call. Froehlich’s tournament life was on the line as they flipped over their cards:

Froehlich: Q 5
Timoshenko: A 4

Board: K J 6 4 3

Froehlich was eliminated on the hand in third place and he will take home $283,966. Timoshenko advanced to the finals where he will face the winner of the next semifinal match between Gus Hansen and Jake Cody. That match should begin in a few minutes and you can read about it in the next hourly report.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Final 4 Hour Two: Timoshenko into the Lead

Jun 03, '11

NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in the final four is that the blinds begin at 5,000-10,000.

NOTE: The final day will continue until we have a champion. The final four matches will be staggered and the championship round is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

Players Remaining: 4 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 2,400,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 800,000 and had 1,600,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Ongoing Matches:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko (3,350,000 in chips) vs. Eric Froehlich (1,450,000 in chips)

Upcoming Match:

Gus Hansen vs. Jake Cody

Eliminations:

NONE

Key Hands:

Timoshenko wins a Big Pot

Eric Froehlich raised to 48,000 preflop and Yevgeniy Timoshenko reraised to 124,000. Froehlich then reraised all in for 727,000 and Timoshenko made the call to cover him. Their cards:

Froehlich: A Q
Timoshenko: 8 8

Board: K 9 2 3 9

Timoshenko won the hand to grow his stack to 3.2 million and Froehlich was down to 1.6 million. Froehlich cashed in one of his 800,000 chips, leaving one behind in reserve.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Final 4 Hour One: Froehlich Doubles Up

Jun 03, '11

NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in the final four is that the blinds begin at 5,000-10,000.

NOTE: The final day will continue until we have a champion. The final four matches will be staggered and the championship round is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

Players Remaining: 4 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 2,400,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 800,000 and had 1,600,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Ongoing Matches:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko (2,100,000 in chips) vs. Eric Froehlich (2,700,000 in chips)

Upcoming Match:

Gus Hansen vs. Jake Cody

Eliminations:

NONE

Key Hands:

Eric Froehlich Doubles Up

Eric Froehlich raised to 26,000 preflop and Yevgeniy Timoshenko reraised to 72,000. Froehlich made the call and the flop was dealt K 7 6.

Timoshenko bet 60,000 and Froehlich then raised all in for 428,000. Timoshenko made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Timoshenko: A 7
Froehlich: 9 8

Turn and River: 10 and 5

Froehlich doubled up on the hand and he now holds a 2.7 million to 2.1 million lead in the heads-up semifinal.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

About to Begin with Staggered Final 4 Matches

Jun 03, '11

The brand new ESPN stage is currently set up for the WSOP Grudge Matches that ran yesterday so there is one heads-up table set up on the studio stage. With that piece of logistical information in mind today’s final four matches will be staggered, and then the plan is for the championship round to begin at 7 p.m. this evening.

The first match will feature Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Eric Froehlich and then Gus Hansen will face off with Jake Cody in the other semi-final. Both players in each match will have 2.4 million in chips to work with and they will receive 800,000 to start with two additional 800,000 reload chips. Levels will be 20 minutes in length and blinds begin at 5,000-10,000.

Check back in for the first update from the final four in an hour. Shuffle up and deal!

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Elite 8 Hour Three: Eric Froehlich Advances to Final 4

Jun 02, '11

NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in the elite eight is that the blinds begin at 2,500-5,000.

NOTE: Day 3 Will Continue Until the Conclusion of the Elite 8 Round. The Final 4 and Championship round will take place tomorrow.

Players Remaining: 6 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 1,200,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 400,000 and had 800,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Ongoing Matches:

Matt Marafioti vs. Gus Hansen
Jake Cody vs. Anthony Guetti

Eliminations:

Nikolay Evdakov

Key Hands:

Eric Froehlich Advances to the Final 4

Eric Froehlich raised to 50,000 preflop and Nikolay Evdakov reraised to 150,000. Froehlich made the call and the board rolled out 10 6 2. Evdakov bet 150,000 and Froehlich made the call.

The Q followed on the turn and Froehlich checked. Evdakov moved all in for 226,000 and Froehlich made the call. Their cards:

Froehlich: Q 6
Evdakov: A Q

River: 6

Froehlich won the hand and he advanced to the final four. Evdakov was eliminated in fifth place and he will take home $138,852 in prize money.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Nikolay Evdakov

Elite 8 Hour One: Froehlich Doubles but he is now in Peril

Jun 02, '11

NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in the elite eight is that the blinds begin at 2,500-5,000.

NOTE: Day 3 Will Continue Until the Conclusion of the Elite 8 Round. The Final 4 and Championship round will take place tomorrow.

Players Remaining: 8 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 1,200,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 400,000 and had 800,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Ongoing Matches:

Matt Marafioti vs. Gus Hansen
Jake Cody vs. Anthony Guetti
David Paredes vs. Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Nikolay Evdakov vs. Eric Froehlich

Eliminations:

NONE

Key Hands:

Eric Froehlich Doubles Up Once…Twice

Nikolay Evdakov moved all in preflop and Eric Froehlich made the all-in call. Their cards:

Evdakov: K 4
Froehlich: A Q

Board: J J 3 Q 9

Froehlich doubled up on the hand to grow his stack to 212,000.

Two hands later Froehlich made an all-in call preflop again, this time with Q 3 in the hole. The board ran out a flush with 8 8 5 J 3 hitting the table. Froehlich doubled up yet again, this time growing his stack to 405,000.

Evdakov Strikes Back with Kings

The board read K 10 7 3 8 when Nikolay Evdakov moved all in yet again and Froehlich made the call. There was no double up in store for Froehlich this time around, because Evdakov held K K to win the pot. Froehlich mucked his hand and then cashed in his first 400,000 reload chip.

Froehlich Takes another Hit

This time it was Eric Froehlich who moved all in with the flop showing A 10 7 and Nikolay Evdakov made the call to cover him. Their cards:

Evdakov: A 2
Froehlich: Q-9

Turn and River: 4 and 2

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Nikolay Evdakov

Round Four: Final 8 Remain

Jun 01, '11

Round Three: Elite Eight Set

Players Remaining: 8 out of 128

Starting Stacks for Round 4: 1.2 million broken up into three chances.

Eliminations:

Jonathan Jaffe
Mikhail Smirnov
Kunimaro Kojo
Oliver Busquet
Jonathan Duthie
Tom Dwan

Hands:

Gus Hansen Eliminates Tom Dwan, Play Ends for the Evening

Although he was short on numerous occasions in the match, Gus Hansen came back to finish off Tom Dwan. The final hand saw Hansen raise to 220,000 from the button, and Dwan shoved. Hansen called with the K 9 and was ahead of the Q 10 of Dwan. Hansen paired his nine on the flop and that was good enough to hold and eliminate Dwan.

Kunimaro Kojo Eliminated

Kunimaro Kojo and David Paredes saw a flop of K 9 2, and Kojo checked. Paredes bet 50,000, Kojo raised to 125,000. Paredes shoved, putting his opponent all in for 388,000, and Kojo called. Paredes tabled the K 7 and was good against the 9 6 of Kojo. The board bricked out for Kojo and he was gone.

Steve Billirakis Eliminated

Matt Marafioti raised to 48,000 on the button, and Billirakis moved all in. Marafioti called with the A J and was racing against the 8 8 of his opponent. The board brought the wheel for Marafioti and Billiarkis was gone.

Mikhail Smirnov Eliminated

With just about 30,000 left Mikhail Smirnov got all in preflop against Nikolay Evdakov with the Q 8, and was ahead of the J 9 of his opponent. However, the board brought four clubs, giving Evdakov a flush and the elimination.

Jake Cody Moves On

Jonathan Jaffe had all his money in the middle and turned over K Q and Jake Cody exposed pocket jacks. The board ran out 7 6 3 5 6, and Cody was the first player to advance to the round of 8.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   John Duthie,   Steve Billirakis,   Eric Froehlich,   Tom Dwan,   Richard Lyndaker,   Matthew Marafioti

Final 4 Hour Three: Froehlich Eliminated and Timoshenko Advances to the Finals

Jun 03, '11

NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in the final four is that the blinds begin at 5,000-10,000.

NOTE: The final day will continue until we have a champion. The final four matches will be staggered and the championship round is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

Players Remaining: 3 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 2,400,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 800,000 and had 1,600,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Ongoing Matches:

Gus Hansen vs. Jake Cody — set to begin in a few minutes

Eliminations:

Eric Froehlich

Key Hands:

Timoshenko Advances to the Finals — Froehlich Eliminated in Third Place ($283,966)

Eric Froehlich moved all in preflop for 800,000 and Yevgeniy Timoshenko made the call. Froehlich’s tournament life was on the line as they flipped over their cards:

Froehlich: Q 5
Timoshenko: A 4

Board: K J 6 4 3

Froehlich was eliminated on the hand in third place and he will take home $283,966. Timoshenko advanced to the finals where he will face the winner of the next semifinal match between Gus Hansen and Jake Cody. That match should begin in a few minutes and you can read about it in the next hourly report.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Final 4 Hour Two: Timoshenko into the Lead

Jun 03, '11

NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in the final four is that the blinds begin at 5,000-10,000.

NOTE: The final day will continue until we have a champion. The final four matches will be staggered and the championship round is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

Players Remaining: 4 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 2,400,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 800,000 and had 1,600,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Ongoing Matches:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko (3,350,000 in chips) vs. Eric Froehlich (1,450,000 in chips)

Upcoming Match:

Gus Hansen vs. Jake Cody

Eliminations:

NONE

Key Hands:

Timoshenko wins a Big Pot

Eric Froehlich raised to 48,000 preflop and Yevgeniy Timoshenko reraised to 124,000. Froehlich then reraised all in for 727,000 and Timoshenko made the call to cover him. Their cards:

Froehlich: A Q
Timoshenko: 8 8

Board: K 9 2 3 9

Timoshenko won the hand to grow his stack to 3.2 million and Froehlich was down to 1.6 million. Froehlich cashed in one of his 800,000 chips, leaving one behind in reserve.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Final 4 Hour One: Froehlich Doubles Up

Jun 03, '11

NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in the final four is that the blinds begin at 5,000-10,000.

NOTE: The final day will continue until we have a champion. The final four matches will be staggered and the championship round is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

Players Remaining: 4 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 2,400,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 800,000 and had 1,600,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Ongoing Matches:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko (2,100,000 in chips) vs. Eric Froehlich (2,700,000 in chips)

Upcoming Match:

Gus Hansen vs. Jake Cody

Eliminations:

NONE

Key Hands:

Eric Froehlich Doubles Up

Eric Froehlich raised to 26,000 preflop and Yevgeniy Timoshenko reraised to 72,000. Froehlich made the call and the flop was dealt K 7 6.

Timoshenko bet 60,000 and Froehlich then raised all in for 428,000. Timoshenko made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Timoshenko: A 7
Froehlich: 9 8

Turn and River: 10 and 5

Froehlich doubled up on the hand and he now holds a 2.7 million to 2.1 million lead in the heads-up semifinal.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

About to Begin with Staggered Final 4 Matches

Jun 03, '11

The brand new ESPN stage is currently set up for the WSOP Grudge Matches that ran yesterday so there is one heads-up table set up on the studio stage. With that piece of logistical information in mind today’s final four matches will be staggered, and then the plan is for the championship round to begin at 7 p.m. this evening.

The first match will feature Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Eric Froehlich and then Gus Hansen will face off with Jake Cody in the other semi-final. Both players in each match will have 2.4 million in chips to work with and they will receive 800,000 to start with two additional 800,000 reload chips. Levels will be 20 minutes in length and blinds begin at 5,000-10,000.

Check back in for the first update from the final four in an hour. Shuffle up and deal!

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Elite 8 Hour Three: Eric Froehlich Advances to Final 4

Jun 02, '11

NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in the elite eight is that the blinds begin at 2,500-5,000.

NOTE: Day 3 Will Continue Until the Conclusion of the Elite 8 Round. The Final 4 and Championship round will take place tomorrow.

Players Remaining: 6 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 1,200,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 400,000 and had 800,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Ongoing Matches:

Matt Marafioti vs. Gus Hansen
Jake Cody vs. Anthony Guetti

Eliminations:

Nikolay Evdakov

Key Hands:

Eric Froehlich Advances to the Final 4

Eric Froehlich raised to 50,000 preflop and Nikolay Evdakov reraised to 150,000. Froehlich made the call and the board rolled out 10 6 2. Evdakov bet 150,000 and Froehlich made the call.

The Q followed on the turn and Froehlich checked. Evdakov moved all in for 226,000 and Froehlich made the call. Their cards:

Froehlich: Q 6
Evdakov: A Q

River: 6

Froehlich won the hand and he advanced to the final four. Evdakov was eliminated in fifth place and he will take home $138,852 in prize money.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Nikolay Evdakov

Elite 8 Hour One: Froehlich Doubles but he is now in Peril

Jun 02, '11

NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in the elite eight is that the blinds begin at 2,500-5,000.

NOTE: Day 3 Will Continue Until the Conclusion of the Elite 8 Round. The Final 4 and Championship round will take place tomorrow.

Players Remaining: 8 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 1,200,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 400,000 and had 800,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Ongoing Matches:

Matt Marafioti vs. Gus Hansen
Jake Cody vs. Anthony Guetti
David Paredes vs. Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Nikolay Evdakov vs. Eric Froehlich

Eliminations:

NONE

Key Hands:

Eric Froehlich Doubles Up Once…Twice

Nikolay Evdakov moved all in preflop and Eric Froehlich made the all-in call. Their cards:

Evdakov: K 4
Froehlich: A Q

Board: J J 3 Q 9

Froehlich doubled up on the hand to grow his stack to 212,000.

Two hands later Froehlich made an all-in call preflop again, this time with Q 3 in the hole. The board ran out a flush with 8 8 5 J 3 hitting the table. Froehlich doubled up yet again, this time growing his stack to 405,000.

Evdakov Strikes Back with Kings

The board read K 10 7 3 8 when Nikolay Evdakov moved all in yet again and Froehlich made the call. There was no double up in store for Froehlich this time around, because Evdakov held K K to win the pot. Froehlich mucked his hand and then cashed in his first 400,000 reload chip.

Froehlich Takes another Hit

This time it was Eric Froehlich who moved all in with the flop showing A 10 7 and Nikolay Evdakov made the call to cover him. Their cards:

Evdakov: A 2
Froehlich: Q-9

Turn and River: 4 and 2

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Nikolay Evdakov

Round Four: Final 8 Remain

Jun 01, '11

Round Three: Elite Eight Set

Players Remaining: 8 out of 128

Starting Stacks for Round 4: 1.2 million broken up into three chances.

Eliminations:

Jonathan Jaffe
Mikhail Smirnov
Kunimaro Kojo
Oliver Busquet
Jonathan Duthie
Tom Dwan

Hands:

Gus Hansen Eliminates Tom Dwan, Play Ends for the Evening

Although he was short on numerous occasions in the match, Gus Hansen came back to finish off Tom Dwan. The final hand saw Hansen raise to 220,000 from the button, and Dwan shoved. Hansen called with the K 9 and was ahead of the Q 10 of Dwan. Hansen paired his nine on the flop and that was good enough to hold and eliminate Dwan.

Kunimaro Kojo Eliminated

Kunimaro Kojo and David Paredes saw a flop of K 9 2, and Kojo checked. Paredes bet 50,000, Kojo raised to 125,000. Paredes shoved, putting his opponent all in for 388,000, and Kojo called. Paredes tabled the K 7 and was good against the 9 6 of Kojo. The board bricked out for Kojo and he was gone.

Steve Billirakis Eliminated

Matt Marafioti raised to 48,000 on the button, and Billirakis moved all in. Marafioti called with the A J and was racing against the 8 8 of his opponent. The board brought the wheel for Marafioti and Billiarkis was gone.

Mikhail Smirnov Eliminated

With just about 30,000 left Mikhail Smirnov got all in preflop against Nikolay Evdakov with the Q 8, and was ahead of the J 9 of his opponent. However, the board brought four clubs, giving Evdakov a flush and the elimination.

Jake Cody Moves On

Jonathan Jaffe had all his money in the middle and turned over K Q and Jake Cody exposed pocket jacks. The board ran out 7 6 3 5 6, and Cody was the first player to advance to the round of 8.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   John Duthie,   Steve Billirakis,   Eric Froehlich,   Tom Dwan,   Richard Lyndaker,   Matthew Marafioti

Final 4 Hour Three: Froehlich Eliminated and Timoshenko Advances to the Finals

Jun 03, '11

NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in the final four is that the blinds begin at 5,000-10,000.

NOTE: The final day will continue until we have a champion. The final four matches will be staggered and the championship round is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

Players Remaining: 3 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 2,400,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 800,000 and had 1,600,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Ongoing Matches:

Gus Hansen vs. Jake Cody — set to begin in a few minutes

Eliminations:

Eric Froehlich

Key Hands:

Timoshenko Advances to the Finals — Froehlich Eliminated in Third Place ($283,966)

Eric Froehlich moved all in preflop for 800,000 and Yevgeniy Timoshenko made the call. Froehlich’s tournament life was on the line as they flipped over their cards:

Froehlich: Q 5
Timoshenko: A 4

Board: K J 6 4 3

Froehlich was eliminated on the hand in third place and he will take home $283,966. Timoshenko advanced to the finals where he will face the winner of the next semifinal match between Gus Hansen and Jake Cody. That match should begin in a few minutes and you can read about it in the next hourly report.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Final 4 Hour Two: Timoshenko into the Lead

Jun 03, '11

NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in the final four is that the blinds begin at 5,000-10,000.

NOTE: The final day will continue until we have a champion. The final four matches will be staggered and the championship round is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

Players Remaining: 4 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 2,400,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 800,000 and had 1,600,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Ongoing Matches:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko (3,350,000 in chips) vs. Eric Froehlich (1,450,000 in chips)

Upcoming Match:

Gus Hansen vs. Jake Cody

Eliminations:

NONE

Key Hands:

Timoshenko wins a Big Pot

Eric Froehlich raised to 48,000 preflop and Yevgeniy Timoshenko reraised to 124,000. Froehlich then reraised all in for 727,000 and Timoshenko made the call to cover him. Their cards:

Froehlich: A Q
Timoshenko: 8 8

Board: K 9 2 3 9

Timoshenko won the hand to grow his stack to 3.2 million and Froehlich was down to 1.6 million. Froehlich cashed in one of his 800,000 chips, leaving one behind in reserve.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Final 4 Hour One: Froehlich Doubles Up

Jun 03, '11

NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in the final four is that the blinds begin at 5,000-10,000.

NOTE: The final day will continue until we have a champion. The final four matches will be staggered and the championship round is scheduled to start at 7 p.m.

Players Remaining: 4 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 2,400,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 800,000 and had 1,600,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Ongoing Matches:

Yevgeniy Timoshenko (2,100,000 in chips) vs. Eric Froehlich (2,700,000 in chips)

Upcoming Match:

Gus Hansen vs. Jake Cody

Eliminations:

NONE

Key Hands:

Eric Froehlich Doubles Up

Eric Froehlich raised to 26,000 preflop and Yevgeniy Timoshenko reraised to 72,000. Froehlich made the call and the flop was dealt K 7 6.

Timoshenko bet 60,000 and Froehlich then raised all in for 428,000. Timoshenko made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Timoshenko: A 7
Froehlich: 9 8

Turn and River: 10 and 5

Froehlich doubled up on the hand and he now holds a 2.7 million to 2.1 million lead in the heads-up semifinal.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

About to Begin with Staggered Final 4 Matches

Jun 03, '11

The brand new ESPN stage is currently set up for the WSOP Grudge Matches that ran yesterday so there is one heads-up table set up on the studio stage. With that piece of logistical information in mind today’s final four matches will be staggered, and then the plan is for the championship round to begin at 7 p.m. this evening.

The first match will feature Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Eric Froehlich and then Gus Hansen will face off with Jake Cody in the other semi-final. Both players in each match will have 2.4 million in chips to work with and they will receive 800,000 to start with two additional 800,000 reload chips. Levels will be 20 minutes in length and blinds begin at 5,000-10,000.

Check back in for the first update from the final four in an hour. Shuffle up and deal!

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Elite 8 Hour Three: Eric Froehlich Advances to Final 4

Jun 02, '11

NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in the elite eight is that the blinds begin at 2,500-5,000.

NOTE: Day 3 Will Continue Until the Conclusion of the Elite 8 Round. The Final 4 and Championship round will take place tomorrow.

Players Remaining: 6 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 1,200,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 400,000 and had 800,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Ongoing Matches:

Matt Marafioti vs. Gus Hansen
Jake Cody vs. Anthony Guetti

Eliminations:

Nikolay Evdakov

Key Hands:

Eric Froehlich Advances to the Final 4

Eric Froehlich raised to 50,000 preflop and Nikolay Evdakov reraised to 150,000. Froehlich made the call and the board rolled out 10 6 2. Evdakov bet 150,000 and Froehlich made the call.

The Q followed on the turn and Froehlich checked. Evdakov moved all in for 226,000 and Froehlich made the call. Their cards:

Froehlich: Q 6
Evdakov: A Q

River: 6

Froehlich won the hand and he advanced to the final four. Evdakov was eliminated in fifth place and he will take home $138,852 in prize money.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Nikolay Evdakov

Elite 8 Hour One: Froehlich Doubles but he is now in Peril

Jun 02, '11

NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in the elite eight is that the blinds begin at 2,500-5,000.

NOTE: Day 3 Will Continue Until the Conclusion of the Elite 8 Round. The Final 4 and Championship round will take place tomorrow.

Players Remaining: 8 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 1,200,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 400,000 and had 800,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Ongoing Matches:

Matt Marafioti vs. Gus Hansen
Jake Cody vs. Anthony Guetti
David Paredes vs. Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Nikolay Evdakov vs. Eric Froehlich

Eliminations:

NONE

Key Hands:

Eric Froehlich Doubles Up Once…Twice

Nikolay Evdakov moved all in preflop and Eric Froehlich made the all-in call. Their cards:

Evdakov: K 4
Froehlich: A Q

Board: J J 3 Q 9

Froehlich doubled up on the hand to grow his stack to 212,000.

Two hands later Froehlich made an all-in call preflop again, this time with Q 3 in the hole. The board ran out a flush with 8 8 5 J 3 hitting the table. Froehlich doubled up yet again, this time growing his stack to 405,000.

Evdakov Strikes Back with Kings

The board read K 10 7 3 8 when Nikolay Evdakov moved all in yet again and Froehlich made the call. There was no double up in store for Froehlich this time around, because Evdakov held K K to win the pot. Froehlich mucked his hand and then cashed in his first 400,000 reload chip.

Froehlich Takes another Hit

This time it was Eric Froehlich who moved all in with the flop showing A 10 7 and Nikolay Evdakov made the call to cover him. Their cards:

Evdakov: A 2
Froehlich: Q-9

Turn and River: 4 and 2

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich,   Nikolay Evdakov

Round Four: Final 8 Remain

Jun 01, '11

Round Three: Elite Eight Set

Players Remaining: 8 out of 128

Starting Stacks for Round 4: 1.2 million broken up into three chances.

Eliminations:

Jonathan Jaffe
Mikhail Smirnov
Kunimaro Kojo
Oliver Busquet
Jonathan Duthie
Tom Dwan

Hands:

Gus Hansen Eliminates Tom Dwan, Play Ends for the Evening

Although he was short on numerous occasions in the match, Gus Hansen came back to finish off Tom Dwan. The final hand saw Hansen raise to 220,000 from the button, and Dwan shoved. Hansen called with the K 9 and was ahead of the Q 10 of Dwan. Hansen paired his nine on the flop and that was good enough to hold and eliminate Dwan.

Kunimaro Kojo Eliminated

Kunimaro Kojo and David Paredes saw a flop of K 9 2, and Kojo checked. Paredes bet 50,000, Kojo raised to 125,000. Paredes shoved, putting his opponent all in for 388,000, and Kojo called. Paredes tabled the K 7 and was good against the 9 6 of Kojo. The board bricked out for Kojo and he was gone.

Steve Billirakis Eliminated

Matt Marafioti raised to 48,000 on the button, and Billirakis moved all in. Marafioti called with the A J and was racing against the 8 8 of his opponent. The board brought the wheel for Marafioti and Billiarkis was gone.

Mikhail Smirnov Eliminated

With just about 30,000 left Mikhail Smirnov got all in preflop against Nikolay Evdakov with the Q 8, and was ahead of the J 9 of his opponent. However, the board brought four clubs, giving Evdakov a flush and the elimination.

Jake Cody Moves On

Jonathan Jaffe had all his money in the middle and turned over K Q and Jake Cody exposed pocket jacks. The board ran out 7 6 3 5 6, and Cody was the first player to advance to the round of 8.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   John Duthie,   Steve Billirakis,   Eric Froehlich,   Tom Dwan,   Richard Lyndaker,   Matthew Marafioti

Level 8: The Penultimate Level of the Evening

Nov 12, '10

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 190 of 330

Eliminations:

Eric Froehlich
Antonio Esfandiari
Mandy Baker

Big Hands:

Eric Froehlich Hits The Rail

Tyler Smith raised and Scott Fischman reraised to 5,500 from the button. Eric Froehlich, who had lost the majority of his stack a few hands earlier, then moved all in from the small blind.

Smith reraised to 16,500 and Fischman folded. Froehlich’s pocket fours were in big trouble against Smith’s pocket aces and he received no help on the flop, turn or river.

David “bakes” Baker Doubles Up

David Baker found himself short stacked and all in holding pocket jacks against the pocket nines of his opponent.

The board brought no help for either player and Baker is now back to his original starting stack of about 30,000 in chips.

Bad Luck For Craig Bergeron

After a series of preflop raises, Craig Bergeron had an opponent all in and covered holding AK. His opponent showed AK and in all likelihood, they were heading for a chop.

Instead, the board fell Q75105 and Bergeron lost the pot to a runner-runner flush. He now has just 10,000 in chips.

Chad Brown Loses Some Chips

The button raised to 2,100 and Team PokerStars Pro Chad Brown made the call from the big blind. The flop came down Q94 and Brown checked.

The button continued with a bet of 1,700 and Brown made the call. The turn was the A and the button fired in 4,000. Brown folded, bringing his stack to 39,000.

Meet Your Chip Leader, Chris Hunichen

All of a sudden, Chris “BigHuni” Hunichen is sitting at the top of the leaderboard with about 190,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Scott Fischman,   Eric Froehlich,   David Baker,   Tyler Smith,   Craig Bergeron

Level 1: Barry Greenstein Hits The Rail

Nov 12, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining: 315 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

Barry Greenstein

Big Hands:

Barry Greenstein Has A Short Day On The Felt

We didn’t catch the action of the hand that crippled him, but we did see Team PokerStars Pro Barry Greenstein all in for his last 175 with 75 against the K2 of his opponent.

The board ran out AK5K4 and Greenstein was eliminated by a flush to end his tournament about 10 minutes before the end of the first level.

Scott Clements Gets Straightened Out By Eric Froehlich

On a board reading 8753, Eric Froehlich bet out and Scott Clements check-raised him. After some thought, Froehlich called and the 3 paired the board on the river.

Clements checked and Froehlich relunctantly checked behind. Clements showed pocket tens for the overpair, but Froehlich revealed 96 for the flopped straight. After the hand, Clements was down to 22,000 and Froehlich was up to 36,000.

George Lind Gets Paid Off

On a board reading 95556, George Lind bet 6,500 and was called by his opponent.

Lind showed pocket queens and they were more than good enough to take the pot and shoot his stack to 40,500.

Left In The Deck:

Not So Random Table Draw

If you wander over to the near side of the room, you’ll see some pretty stacked tables. One includes Scott Clements, Mandy Baker, Brent Roberts and Eric Froehlich. All three players just so happened to register together. It’s not just the good players that are the problem, it’s also the lack of satellite winners.

Some of the players have been pretty vocal about the draws, but the tournament staff has explained that while an initial number of tables were random, any added tables are not. Simply put, more players showed up today than they originally anticipated. Tough luck for the players who bought in late, but a good problem to have for PokerStars and the NAPT.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Scott Clements,   Eric Froehlich,   George Lind

Poker Tweets -- Eric Froehlich

Oct 26, '10

Check out this Poker Tweet from Eric Froehlich about his elimination.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich

Froehlich Doubles Up Opponent

Oct 26, '10

The big blind moved all in for 15,500 preflop and Eric Froehlich made the call from the button. Their cards:

Froehlich: K 10
Opponent: A J

Board: Q Q 3 7 A

Froehlich doubled up his opponent and his stack dropped to 45,000.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich

Poker Tweets

Oct 15, '10

Did you know that Card Player has an entire page devoted to tweets from the pros? We can tell you about the action happening on the felt, but only they can let you know what’s going on inside their head. Check out Poker Tweets to get updates straight from the best players in the game.

This level’s featured tweet comes from Eric Froehlich.

Player Tags: Eric Froehlich

Level Two Hour One Update: Mike Sowers Doubles Up

Jul 07, '10

Blinds: 100-200

Average Chip Counts 30,000

Notable Chip Counts:

David Williams – 126,000
Johnny Chan – 65,000
Matt Woodward – 62,000
Adam Junglen – 53,000
Leo Margets – 48,900
Daniel Alaei – 46,000
Mike Sica – 46,000
Thayer Rasmussen – 46,000
Ayaz Mahmood – 45,000
Andy Seth – 44,600

Card Player Chip Counts:

Steve Murphy — 37,800
Christina Lindley — 35,500
Dani Stern — 30,000
Tony Dunst — 29,700

Notable Eliminations:

Twitter Accounts:

Daniel Negreanu
Eric Froehlich
Vicky Coren
Alex Outhred
Scotty Nguyen
Phil Hellmuth
Jennifer Leigh
Shanna Moakler
Antonio Esfandiari
Nick Maimone
Dennis Phillips
Bryan Devonshire
Annie Duke

Big Hands:

Mike Sowers Doubles Up

A player raised to 600 and Mike Sowers made the call. The action was then on the small blind and he repopped it to 2,150. The first player called and Sowers moved in for 5,275.

The small blind was the only caller and they turned over their hands:

Sowers: KK
Opponent: AK

Sowers was dominating and the board ran out J547Q and Sowers scored the double up to 13,500.

Ladies Night

Picking up the action after the board had run out K72109, there was 9,000 in the pot. A player had bet 8,000 and the action was on Shaun Deeb.

He tanked for a few moments and eventually threw in the call. His opponent showed QQ, which was fine by Deeb as he tabled QQ.

The two players chopped the pot and Deeb was at 26,000.

Antonio Esfandiari Three-Bets

A player in early position raised to 800 and got two callers. Antonio Esfandiari three-bet to 3,000 from the big blind and the initial bettor folded. The next player to act called and the last player folded. Esfandiari asked for a chip count on his opponent. Esfandiari got a count of about 14,000 and the flop came Q97. Esfandiari bet 4,600 and his opponent quickly mucked. Esfandiari was at about 30,000 after the hand.

Jeff Madsen Loses Steam

Jeff Madsen raised to 500 preflop and was called by seat 2 and the player in the big blind.

The flop ran 10QJ and all players checked. On the 6 turn action checked to Madsen who bet 850. Seat 2 called but the big blind folded.

The 3 fell on the river and Madsen slowed back down, checking to seat 2 who fired 3,000. Madsen wasted little time folding. His stack was still around 31,000 after the hand.

Leonidas Bests Froehlich

Picking up the action on the flop of J65, Toto Leonidas bet 1,250 and Eric Froehlich raised to 2,700. Leonidas made the call and the turn was the 2.

Both players checked and the 6 came on the river. Leonidas bet 3,500 and Froehlich made the call. Leonidas then turned over the bad news with K10 for the second nut-flush.

Froehlich mucked and was down to 23,800. Leonidas scooped the pot and was at 33,300 after the hand.

Nice Fold

At Tom McEvoy’s table a raising war preflop led to one player folding pocket kings face up. The table was a bit shocked until the opposing player showed pocket aces. Good read, sir.

How Much to Shave Chau Giang’s Head?

Antonio Esfandiari and his tablemates have been playing a little game where they ask Chau Giang how much he’d have to be paid to do certain things. The latest? How much for him to shave his head bald?

After some thought, Giang announced that $3,000 was the magic number. Esfandiari and another player at the table quickly decided to split the cost to pay Giang, and the ESPN cameras swarmed.

With all eyes on him, Giang changed his tune. First, he said he wouldn’t do it on camera, then he said he’d only do it for $15,000.

“I like my hair,” he reasoned.

Marcel Luske Makes a Fold

Over in the pavilion room, Marcel Luske saw a flop of AA4. He checked and his opponent bet 900. Luske deliberated before eventually folding. He was at 29,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Chau Giang,   Marcel Luske,   Eric Froehlich,   Jeff Madsen,   Shaun Deeb,   Mike Sowers

Level Seven: The Master Gets Rivered

Jul 02, '10

Blinds: 250-500

Players Remaining: 252 of 346

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Mikhail Smirnov – 138,000
2. Matt Venegrin – 130,000
3. Noah Boeken – 110,000
4. Vanessa Selbst – 96,000
5. David Benyamine – 90,000
6. Jeff Williams – 90,000
7. Daniel Alaei – 88,000
8. James Akenhead – 87,000
9. John Cernuto – 84,500
10. David Baker – 81,000

Average Chip Count: 41,190

Notable Eliminations:

Alexander Kostritsyn
David Chiu
Andy Bloch
Jennifer Harman

Big Hands:

Mastered On The River

Picking up the action on a flop of Q106, a player moved all in for just under 10,000 and Men Nguyen made the call.

Another player also called and the turn was the 8. Both players checked and the river was the Q. Nguyen checked and his opponent bet 15,000. Nguyen made a quick call and his opponent showed AQ108 for queens full.

Nguyen was disgusted as he turned over K10104 for tens full. The all-in player mucked and made his way to the rail while Nguyen was down to 65,000.

Froehlich Busts Kostritsyn

Picking up the action on a flop of KQ3, Alexander Kostritsyn bet the pot after Eric Froehlich had checked. There were two other players in the hand and they mucked and the action was back on Froehlich.

He moved all in, having Kostritsyn covered. Kostritsyn made the call and turned over AK97 for top pair. Froehlich showed QQ94 for a set of queens.

The board finished off 4 on the turn and 7 on the river and Kostritsyn was out. Froehlich was up to 26,000.

Shark Hooked

Picking up the action on a flop of AQ7, Humberto Brenes and George Lind each checked. The turn was the K and Brenes checked again.

Lind bet 2,000 and Brenes made the call. The river was the K and both players decided to check again.

Brenes showed two pair but Lind tabled 6643 for a flush and he took the pot. Brenes was at 37,000 while Lind was at 24,000.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Men Nguyen,   Eric Froehlich,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   George Lind