Chino Rheem - Live Updates

Level 11 Update: The Fat (Short Stacks) Is Trimmed

Oct 23, '09

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante

Players Left: 84 of 275

Average Chip Count: 196,000

Chip Counts:

1. Dutch Boyd — 580,000
2. Jason Somerville — 557,000
3. Mark Seif — 473,200
4. Chad Batista — 425,000
5. Corwin Cole — 405,600
6. Richard Sciuto — 403,100
7. David Pham — 365,000
8. Mike Leah — 348,400
9. Steve McKoy — 325,500
10. Jonas Entin — 317,600

Notable Eliminations:

Scott Dorin
Justin Bonomo
Haralabos Voulgaris
Todd Brunson
Marco Johnson

Big Hands:

Scott Dorin First Out The Door

Scott “dorinvandy” Dorin was the first person eliminated on the day when his pocket eights ran into an opponent’s pocket aces. The board offered no help and Dorin was eliminated from the tournament. Dorin came into the day with 80,000 in chips.

Jonathan Little Crippled, Kido Pham Wins Race

Kido Pham (pictured left) raised in middle position and Jonathan Little reraised on the button. Pham moved all in for his last 74,500 and Little made the call with pocket tens.

Pham showed AK and won the race when the board rolled out king high. Little was left with just 12,000 or so and continues his back luck from yesterday when his pocket jacks were two-outed by an opponent’s pocket fives.

UPDATE Little got the rest of his money in soon after and again and again, doubling up a few times and now has over 100,000 in chips.

Phil Ivey Doubles Up, Wins Another

The ever so terrifying Phil Ivey (pictured right) is back in contention, after doubling through Jerry Humphrey and then taking a pot from Stephen Giufre to put his stack closer to the average at 155,000 in chips.

Straight Flush For Clements

On a flop of 654, Scott Clements checked and Chino Rheem bet 26,000. Clements called and the turn was the 9.

Both players checked and the river was the Q. Clements bet 65,000 and Rheem made the call. Clements showed 87 for the flopped straight flush and Rheem obviously mucked. After the hand, Clements was up to 355,000 while Rheem took a hit down to 80,000.

Player Tags: Phil Ivey,   Kido Pham,   Scott Clements,   Chino Rheem,   Jonathan Little,   Scott Dorin

Level 2 Hour 1 Update: Mercier Cracks Top Ten

Jul 05, '09

Blinds: 100-200

Chip Counts:

1. Yan Chen – 83,400
2. James Vanderhaa – 74,500
3. Andy Seth – 67,000
4. Kevin Tokimesa – 60,000
5. Lee Watkinson – 51,000
6. Jeff Lisandro – 50,500
7. Isabelle Mercier – 47,000
8. Gavin Griffin – 46,000
9. Terrence Chan – 46,000
10. Matt Savage – 43,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Matt Matros – 25,000

Notable Eliminations:

None

Big Hands:

Mercy Is For The Weak

Picking up the action on the flop, the board read J49 and Isabelle Mercier bet 600 into a 1,500 pot. Her opponent made the call and the 8 dropped on the turn. Both players checked and the 3 completed the board on the river. Mercier bet 1,500 and her opponent called again.

Mercier then tabled KK and her opponent mucked. Mercier took in the pot and she was at 47,000.

Gellar Takes Two Bullets

Picking up the action on the river, the board showed 108487. Gellar called a bet of 4,500 from her opponent and was shown AA. Gellar could not beat it and mucked her hand and her stack dropped to just 15,000.

Kassela Falls In The River

With the board reading 985K, Frank Kassela checked from the small blind and his opponent bet 3,000. Kassela then raised to 10,000 and the call was made. The river brought the A and both players checked.

Kassela showed K9 for two pair but his opponent tabled AK for a better two pair on the river and took the pot. Kassela was down to 22,000.

Rheem Gets Accidentally Three-Bet

David “Chino” Rheem made it 600 from early position. It folded around to the button who tossed in a yellow chip and a black chip, which was 1,100. The dealer announced raise and the player on the button said it was not a raise, as he must have thought that he tossed in a blue and a black, which would have been enough for a call.

The dealer called for a floorperson and Jean Robert-Bellande claimed there was no need to and that it was a legal raise to 1,100. After it was ruled that it was indeed a raise to 1,100, it folded back to chino who sloppily tossed in a pile of chips, amounting to around 11,000.

“I know you didn’t mean to raise, but I’m not taking advantage of you,” said Rheem. “I’ve just got the best hand.” The player on the button folded and Rheem claimed that he had pocket nines.

Wasicka Sees Bad River Card, Makes Tough Fold

After some action preflop, Paul Wasicka takes a flop heads-up against his opponent. The flop was 985 and Wasicka bet 1,000 and was met with a raise to 2,100. Wasica made the call and both players checked when the 7 fell on the turn.

The river was the 10 and Wasicka checked again and now was faced with a bet of 4,500. Wasicka went into the tank and stayed there for four minutes or so. After checking and re-checking his cards, Wasicka picked up the orange chip that would be needed to make the call and then tossed his cards into the muck.

Bellande Fires One Shell and Gives Up

Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 1,000 out of the big blind after several people limped in, every limper called him and they saw the flop five ways. The flop fell A410 and Bellande bet 3,500. Everybody folded to the player on the button who called.

The turn was the 10 and both players checked. The river was the 7 and Bellande checked again. After a few moments of thought, the player on the button checked behind. Bellande announced that he did not have a pair and the button tabled AJ, good for top pair, and the pot.

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   Isabelle Mercier,   Chino Rheem,   Maya Gellar-Antonius

Level 2 Update: Chino Rheem Eliminated

Jun 30, '09

Blinds: 75-150

Players Remaining: XXX out of XXX

Chip Counts:

1. Dennis Phillips – 46,000
2. Shaun Deeb – 30,000
3. Alexander Kostritsyn – 30,000
4. Daniel Alaei – 29,000
5. David Saab – 26,000
6. Ivan Demidov – 20,000
7. Justin Bonomo – 18,000
8. Gavin Griffin – 15,000
9. Erick Lindgren – 13,000
10. Tony Dunst – 13,000

Average Chip Count: 15,000

Notable Eliminations:

David “Chino” Rheem

Big Hands:

Ivan Demidov Catches a Bluff

On a board of KJ5K, last year’s main event runner-up bet 425. His opponent raised to 1,100 and Demidov called. The 10 hit on the river and Demidov checked. His opponent bet 2,025 and Demidov went into the tank. He eventually made the call and exposed the QQ, which was good against the A8 bluff of the other player. Demidov is now at 20,000 in chips.

Chino Rheem Eliminated

David Rheem bet 350 from the cutoff and Erick Lindgren raised to 1,000 from the button. Rheem called and the players were heads up. The flop came QQJ and the member of last year’s November Nine checked. Lindgren bet 1,000 and Rheem made the call. The J hit the turn and action was checked to a 4 on the river. Rheem checked and Lindgren bet 1,000. Rheem check raised to 3,100 and Lindgren bet enough to put Rheem all in. Rheem made the call and Lindgren exposed the AQ for queens full of jacks. Rheem mucked and was eliminated. Lindgren is still below the starting amount with 13,000 in chips.

Left in the Deck:

The players are now on a 20 minute break.

Player Tags: Erick Lindgren,   Chino Rheem,   Ivan Demidov

Level 12 Update: Defending Champ Ousted, Rheem Doubles Again

Jun 24, '09

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Remaining: 62 out of 275

Chip Counts:

1. Michiel Brummelhuis – 400,000
2. Darryll Fish – 290,000
3. Jordan Smith – 246,000
4. Toto Leonidas – 218,000
5. Masaaki Kagawa – 216,000
6. Kirill Gerasimov – 205,000
7. Nam Le – 198,000
8. Davidi Kitai – 190,000
9. Isaac Haxton – 190,000
10. Michael Kamran – 185,000

Average Chip Count: 116,917

Notable Eliminations:

Nenad Medic
Juha Helppi
Carlos Mortensen

Big Hands:

Haxton Takes Monster Pot Off Toto

With the board showing K863 and already over 60,000 in the pot, Isaac Haxton checked to Toto Leonidas who bet out 22,000. Haxton thought briefly before pushing a long tower of “1,000” chips into the middle to make the call, building the pot to well over 100,000.

The river was the 5 and Haxton checked again. Leonidas eyed Haxton’s stack for awhile and then decided to check as well. Haxton then turned over QQ and Leonidas simply mucked his hand. Haxton took the huge pot and his stack improved to well over 200,000 in chips. Leonidas was down to 120,000.

Another Double Up For Rheem

The player on the button raised to 8,000 preflop. Action was next on Chino Rheem in the small blind and he immediately announced he was all in. The big blind folded and the button called. Rheem then turned over KJ and was trailing his opponent’s AQ. That all changed on the flop as it came down K87, giving Rheem top pair. He wasn’t in the clear yet though as his opponent had the nut flush draw. The turn was the J giving Rheem two pair but giving his opponent a Broadway draw. The river was the 3 and Rheem survived another all in and was around 80,000.

Medic Takes One Off Jacob, Then Goes Bust

Alex Jacob raised to 7,200 preflop from the button and Nenad Medic made the call from the big blind. The flop came down AQ2 and Medic checked. Jacob fired 11,000 and Medic made the call. The turn was the 7 and both players checked. The river was the 10 and Medic led out this time, betting 21,900. Jacob tanked for a long time and then announced a call. Medic turned over A10 and Jacob quietly mucked. He was down to just 50,000 while Medic was around 110,000.

A few moments later, Medic lost the majority of his stack when he ran into the pocket kings of his opponent. On the next hand, Medic moved his short stack into the middle and was called by J.C. Alvarado. Medic showed A-J and Alvarado turned over K-Q. Unfortunately for Medic, the flop came down J-10-9, giving Alvarado the straight. Medic failed to improve on the following streets and the defending champion of this event was eliminated.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Nenad Medic,   Chino Rheem,   Alex Jacob,   Juan Carlos Alvarado,   Isaac Haxton

Level 11 Update: Rheem Doubles Up Early

Jun 24, '09

Blinds: 1,200-2,400

Players Remaining: 71 out of 275

Chip Counts:

1. Michiel Brummelhuis – 400,000
2. Toto Leonidas – 241,100
3. Masaaki Kagawa – 216,000
4. Kirill Gerasimov – 213,200
5. Darryll Fish – 209,100
6. Davidi Kitai – 190,000
7. Kwang Lee – 182,400
8. Luke Staudenmaier – 182,000
9. Michael Kamran – 180,000
10. Tim Kamran – 180,000

Average Chip Count: 116,917

Notable Eliminations:

Burt Boutin
Lee Markholt
Marco Johnson

Big Hands:

Chino Rheem Quick To Business

Entering the day as the short stack, Chino Rheem wasted little time as he looked down at his hand from under the gun. He pushed his stack of 11,800 into the middle and Marco Johnson made the call. Rheem turned over A10, dominating Johnson’s A9. The flop came down 752 giving Johnson very little help to knock Rheem out. The 7 came on the turn and Johnson could only knock Rheem out by pairing his nine. The 6 fell on the river and Rheem’s hand was good as he doubled up to almost 24,000 while Johnson was down under 10,000 and would bust later in the level.

Don’t Feed The Fish

A player moved all in preflop and Darryll Fish was the only one to look him up. Fish showed A10 while his opponent was dominated with A2. The flop dropped KJ7, giving Fish’s opponent the nut flush draw. The 9 fell on the turn and Fish was still in the lead. The river card was the 6 and Fish held on to knock out his opponent and improve to 210,000 in chips.

Double Dragon: The Revenge Of Keith Lehr

Keith Lehr and David Pham were tangled in a hand where the flop came down J73. Lehr moved all in and Pham made the call.

Pham: K4
Lehr: KJ

Lehr held the lead with top pair and second kicker but Pham had plenty of outs as he had a diamond-flush draw. The turn brought the 8, giving Pham no help and the 6 on the river cemented the hand for Lehr. He doubled to 160,000 while Pham dropped to 98,000.

Player Tags: David Pham,   Chino Rheem,   Keith Lehr,   Marco Johnson,   Darryll Fish

Level 4 Udate: Pham Chips Up

Jun 15, '09

Blinds: 250-500

Players Remaining: 178 out of 185

Chip Counts

1. Shaun Deeb – 85,000
2. Dario Minieri – 63,000
3. Greg Mueller – 60,000
4. Lex Veldhuis – 60,000
5. Markus Golser – 56,000
6. David Oppenheim – 50,600
7. Michiel Brummelhuis – 50,000
8. Daniel Negreanu – 49,500
9. Maria Ho – 49,000
10. David Benyamine – 45,000

Average Stack: 30,833

Notable Eliminations:

Andy Bloch
Brett Richey
Jeff Lisandro

Big Hands:

The Dragon’s Fire

Five players including Sam Grizzle, Doyle Brunson, Chad Brown and David Pham, all called 500 preflop. The flop came down Q94 and the big blind fired 500 after David Pham checked from the small bling. Grizzle, Brunson and Brown all called and then Pham check-raised to 1,000. Everyone except Brunson called and the turn was the 2. Pham led out with 1,000 and everyone called. The river brought the 7 and Pham led out again with 1,000. Only Chad Brown looked him up and Pham turned over KQ for top pair and Brown mucked. Pham took the pot and he was over 40,000 while Brown was at 32,000.

Perry Doesn’t Care For Mad Geniuses

Action folded around to Mike Caro in the small blind and he raised to 1,000. Ralph Perry made the call from the big blind and the players saw a flop of JJ5. Caro checked and Perry bet 500. Caro made the call and the turn was the 3. Caro then led out for 1,000 but Perry would have none of that nonsense and raised to 2,000. Caro then gave up and mucked his hand. He was at 16,000 while Perry was at 33,000.

Rheem Leaks Chips

Chino Rheem raised to 1,000 preflop and Bill Edler three-bet to 1,500. Rheem made the call and the flop came A55. Rheem checked and Edler fired 500. Rheem check-raised to 1,000 and Edler called. The turn was the 2 and both players checked. The river was the 7 and Rheem checked again. Edler bet 1,000 and Rheem mucked his hand. He was down to just 17,000 while Edler was around 34,000.

Kaplan Pushes Ho and Lindgren Away

On a flop of K103, Gabe Kaplan bet 500 into a 2,500 pot and Mario Ho made the call. Erick Lindgren came along as well and the turn was the 8. Kaplan fired another bet, this one 1,000 and Ho mucked her hand. Lindgren followed suit and Kaplan took in the pot. He was around 40,000 while Ho was down to 45,000 and Lindgren was at 31,000.

Left In The Deck:

It was announced that 18 players will be paid. The final survivor of this tournament will earn $460,841 and a bracelet. Players have also gone on a one hour dinner break and will return around 10:40 p.m.

Player Tags: David Pham,   Erick Lindgren,   Chad Brown,   Doyle Brunson,   Mike Caro,   Gabe Kaplan,   Maria Ho,   Chino Rheem,   Ralph Perry

Level 3 Update: Elezra Doing Well

Jun 15, '09

Blinds: 200-400

Players Remaining: 183 out of 185

Chip Counts

1. Dario Minieri – 58,000
2. Shaun Deeb – 58,000
3. Markus Golser – 57,000
4. Sami Kelopuro – 50,000
5. Maria Ho – 49,000
6. Carlos Mortensen – 47,500
7. David Oppenheim – 46,000
8. Daniel Negreanu – 45,000
9. Dan Shak – 41,000
10. Lex Veldhuis – 41,000

Big Hands:

The Inner Darkness Of Hellmuth Prevails

The action folded around to Phil Hellmuth in late position and he raised to 800 preflop. One player came along for the ride and the players saw a flop. Before the dealer had the three cards in his hand to spread them onto the table, Hellmuth led out with 400 in the dark.

The flop then came down 543. Hellmuth’s opponent gave a slight grin and mucked his hand. Hellmuth raked in the pot and his stack was around 33,000 in chips.

Chino Excels

With more than 2,400 already in the pot and the board showing Q1025, Chino Rheem fired 800 into the pot and two players called him. Chino fired another bet after the river came down and his opponents lost their nerve and mucked. Rheem raked in the pot and he was around 33,000.

Eli Takes A Nice Pot

After the action was three-bet preflop, Eli Elezra and two other players saw a flop of KQ3. Action was checked to Elezra and he fired 400. His opponents both called and the turn brought the 2. Elezra fired 800 again into the pot and the player in seat 1 raised to 1,600. The player in seat 2 mucked and Elezra pushed right back, raising to 2,400. Seat 1 called and the river was the 3. Elezra fired another bet and his opponent mucked. Elezra tabled AQ and he raked in the pot, improving his chip stack to 38,000.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Eli Elezra,   Chino Rheem

Level 6 Update: Schneider, Baxter, Harman, Kassela Eliminated

Jun 11, '09

Blinds: 300-600 with a 150 ante

Players Remaining: 79 out of 96

Chip Counts:

1. John Juanda — 102,800
2. Vince Musso — 100,200
3. Roland de Wolfe — 84,000
4. Gus Hansen — 76,200
5. Doyle Brunson — 67,000
6. Michael Binger — 65,000
7. Mike Matusow — 65,00
8. Johnny Chan — 64,00
9. Bruno Fitoussi — 61,300
10. Amnon Filippi — 60,000

Average Chip Count: 36,455

Notable Eliminations:

Tom Schneider
Billy Baxter
Jennifer Harman
Frank Kassela

Big Hands:

Tom Schneider Eliminated by Ville Wahlbeck

Andy Bloch raises to 2,000 before the flop, Tom Schneider calls all in for 1,850 and Ville Wahlbeck calls behind him.

Bloch stands pat while both Schneider and Wahlbeck draw one card each.

Wahlbeck rakes the pot with a 10-8 low and Tom Schneider is eliminated from the tournament.

Billy Baxter Eliminated by Greg Raymer

Billy Baxter moves all in before the flop for 6,900 and Chino Rheem quickly calls him from the small blind. Greg Raymer re-shoves from the big blind for 26,250, and Rheem folds after a few minutes in the tank.

Raymer stands pat while Baxter draws two cards.

Raymer turns over a 9-7 low and Baxter throws his cards into the muck. Raymer rakes the pot and Baxter is eliminated from the tournament.

Jennifer Harman Eliminated by Jon Turner

In a three-way pot with Jon Turner and Layne Flack, Jennifer Harman was all in after the draw as Turner and Flack went at it for the side pot.

Turner bets 16,000 after the draw and Flack folds after a few minutes in the tank.

Turner turns over a J-10 low and Harman mucks her cards. Harman is eliminated from the tournament as Turner builds his stack up to 80,000 after this hand.

Frank Kassela Eliminated

Frank kassela raises to 1,500 from the cutoff and Eli Elezra reraises to 4,100 from the button. the player in seat 5 three-bets to 12,500 and Kassela quickly moves all in. Elezra folds and just as quickly, seat 5 calls; Kassela is covered.

Seat 5 stands pat, causing Kassela to draw one card as he open-mucks the 9. Kassela draws a pair of sevens, only to see that his original hand was good, should he also have chosen to stand pat. Seat 5 turns over a 9-8-7 low as Kassella would have had the 9-7 low. Regardless, Kassela is eliminated from the tournament.

Left In The Deck:

The remaining 79 players will take their last twenty-minute break of the night and return to Level 7 at approximately 1:00 am PDT.

Player Tags: Andy Bloch,   Eli Elezra,   John Turner,   Tom Schneider,   Jennifer Harman,   Ville Wahlbeck,   Chino Rheem,   Billy Baxter

Level 5 Update: John Hennigan Eliminated

Jun 10, '09

Blinds: 250-500 with a 125 ante

Players Remaining: 87 of 96

Chip Counts:

1. Vince Musso — 84,000
2. Bruno Fitoussi — 64,000
3. Gus Hansen — 62,000
4. Jon Turner — 61,000
5. Amnon Filippi — 60,000
6. Max Pescatori — 58,000
7. Daniel Alaie — 56,500
8. Mark Weitzman — 54,000
9. Eli Elezra — 53,000
10. Mike Matusow — 53,000

Average Chip Count: 33,103

Notable Eliminations:

John Hennigan

Big Hands:

John Hennigan Eliminated by Gus Hansen

John Hennigan raises to 1,200 before the flop and Chino Rheem calls behind him. Gus Hansen reraises to 5,400 from the small blind and both players call.

Hansen stands pat while both Hennigan and Rheem draw one card each.

First to act, Hansen checks and Hennigan immediately moves all in for 17,775. Rheem tanks for a few minutes before Hennigan calls the clock on him. Rheem eventually folds as Hansen takes his turn in the tank. Hennigan proceeds to call the clock on him as well, perhaps prompting a call. Hansen calls with a 10-9 low and Hennigan throws his ace-high away. Johnny World is eliminated from the tournament.

Mickey Appleman Doubles Through Bobby Bellande

Barry Greenstein opens the pot for 1,500 from early position and Bobby Bellande calls from middle position. Mickey Appleman moves all in for 9,225 from the button, Greenstein folds and Bellande calls.

Appleman stands pat while Bellande draws one card. Bellande turns over 7632, waiting for Appleman to reveal his hand before turning over his last card. Appleman shows 98752 for a 9-8 low while Bellande turns over the Q for queen-high. Appleman doubles up to 22,000 this hand while Bellande falls down to 35,000 in chips.

Shawn Sheikhan Knock One Out

Shawn Sheihkhan gets it all in pre-flop against the player ins seat 2; Sheikhan has seat 2 covered. Seat 2 draws one card while Sheikhan stands pat. Seat 2 shows a queen-high while Sheikhan turns over 98542 for a 9-8 low. Sheikhan eliminates his opponent and brings his chip count up to 44,000 this hand.

Filippi Takes One from Fitoussi

Brunno Fitoussi raises to 800 from under the gun and the player in seat 4 calls from early position. Amnon Filippi reraises to 4,500 from the button, Fitoussi calls and seat 4 folds.

Fitoussi draws one card while Filippi stands pat. Both players check around.

Fitoussi shows queen-high while Filippi turns over 107652 for 10-7 low. Filippi rakes the pot and brings his chip count up to 66,000 while Fitoussi falls down to 60,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Mickey Appleman,   Gus Hansen,   Shawn Sheikhan,   John Hennigan,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Amnon Filippi,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Chino Rheem

Level 2 Update: Chino Doing Well

Jun 10, '09

Blinds: 75-150 with a 25 ante

Entrants: 72

Chip Counts:

1. Huck Seed – 32,000
2. Vanessa Rousso – 31,000
3. Sam Grizzle – 30,000
4. Mike Matusow – 30,000
5. Jeff Lisandro – 30,000
6. Amnon Filippi – 30,000
7. Archie Karas – 30,000
8. Tim Phan – 30,000
9. Johnny Chan – 30,000
10. Erick Lindgren – 30,000

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

None

Big Hands:

Rheem Chipping Up

Chino Rheem raised to 425 before the first draw and the player in seat 6 raised to 1,500 total. “I’m gonna give it back to you,” Rheem said as he threw in the call and it was time to draw.

Draw: Rheem draws 1 card, Seat 6 stands pat

Seat 6 stood pat and checked before Rheem even received his card. Rheem glanced down and then fired 3,200 and seat 6 made the call. Rheem showed down 8-6-5-4-2 and his opponent mucked. Rheem took in the pot and was at almost 40,000 total.

Karas And Nguyen Get Involved, Neither Takes The Pot

Archie Karas raised to 400 from the big blind before the draw and Scotty Nguyen made the call from the cutoff. The button in seat 3 also came along and it was time to draw.

Draw: Karas draws 1 card, Nguyen draws 1 card, Seat 3 draws 2 cards

After the draw, Karas checked and Nguyen did the same. The player in seat 3 checked and turned over his Queen-low. Nguyen then showed the K to signify a king-low and then mucked his hand. Karas also mucked and seat 3 took the pot. Nguyen was down to 24,000 total while Karas was down to 34,000.

David Williams Arrives, Takes Pot Off Rousso And Lisandro

David Williams arrived to the tournament toward the end of level 1 and took his seat at the table holding Vanessa Rousso and Jeff Lisandro. We pick this hand up at the draw.

Draw: Rousso draws 2 cards, Lisandro draws 2 cards, Williams draws 1 card.

There was 1,000 in the pot and the action was checked to Williams. He fired 600 into the pot and both of his opponents mucked. Williams raked in the pot and he was around 32,000 total.

Fitoussi Takes A Pot From Bellande

Bruno Fitoussi tangled with Jean-Robert Bellande in a hand. There was 1,200 in the pot after both players drew cards. The action was checked all around and Fitoussi tabled 9-7-6-3-2 and Bellande mucked. Fitoussi took the pot and was around 33,000 total while Bellande was down to around 25,000 total.

Left In The Deck:

Another 10k Event, Another Cash?

Ville Wahlbeck has taken his seat at a table holding Johnny Chan and Erick Lindgren. Wahlbeck has already made two final tables in $10,000 buy-in events. He finished 3rd in the 10k Stud event and won the 10k mixed games event. It will be interesting to see if Wahlbeck can keep his hot streak going.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Archie Karas,   David Williams,   Ville Wahlbeck,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Vanessa Rousso,   Chino Rheem

Level 6 Update: Ferguson Goes Bust

Jun 04, '09

Level Structure:

2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 400-800 blinds and 800-1,600 limits

7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 200 ante, 200 bring-in, with a 800 completion and 800-1,600 limits

no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 200-400 blinds with a 100 ante

NOTES: Games change every eight hands. Two players will be forced to sit out during 2-7 triple draw each hand.

Players Remaining: 167 out of 194

Chip Counts:

1. Vanessa Rousso – 80,000
2. David Singer – 74,000
3. Jimmy Fricke – 70,000
4. Daniel Negreanu – 68,000
5. Marco Traniello – 64,000
6. Andy Bloch – 62,000
7. Ted Forrest – 60,000
8. Nick Schulman – 60,000
9. Gavin Smith – 59,000
10. George Danzer – 55,500

Average Chip Count: 34,035

Notable Eliminations:

Mark Vos
Raphael Zimmerman
John D’Agostino
Chris Ferguson

Big Hands:

Limit HE

Madsen With the Bluff on Sung, Then Takes One Off Rousso

Fireworks went off between Steve Sung and Jeff Madsen after the flop came 832. Sung led out with 600 and Madsen raised to 1,200. Sung would not be outdone as he three-bet it to 1,800. Madsen came to play, however, and capped it to 2,400. Sung had enough of this game and mucked his hand. Madsen then poured salt in the wound when he tabled 54 for an open ended straight draw and not much else. Sung just smiled as his stack was down to 25,000. For Madsen, the action was just beginning.

On the next hand, Vanessa Rousso raised to 1,200 preflop and Madsen was the only caller. The flop came K85. Rousso bet 600 and Madsen came along. The turn was the 5 and both players checked. The river brought the 2 and Madsen took the initiative, firing 1,200. Rousso made the call and Madsen showed 99. It was better than Rousso’s 77 and he raked in the pot, his stack improving to almost 30,000. Rousso was down to around 73,000.

NLHE

Fitoussi Straightens Out Jesus

On a board reading 4573, Bruno Fitoussi bet enough to put Chris Ferguson all in. Ferguson then went into the tank for a while.

Daniel Negreanu and David Bach each got up and stretched their legs as Ferguson contemplated on what to do. Finally, Ferguson grabbed his stack and splashed it into the pot, tabling KK. Fitoussi showed 66 for a straight and the river could not save Jesus as he was eliminated. Fitoussi improved his stack to around 60,000 with the knockout.

Omaha 8

Smith Scoops The River

On a board showing 1075, John Cernuto bet 1,600 and Gavin Smith made the call, as did the player in seat 3. The river brought the 8 and the action was checked to Smith. He quickly fired 1,600 into the pot and both of his opponents called. Smith then turned over the bad news, showing AQ92 for a flush and the nut low, both acquired on the river. Both opponents mucked, Cernuto with a little extra sass on it, and Smith scooped the pot. His stack was around 75,000 while Cernuto was down to 55,000.

Razz

Planting The Seed

Chino Rheem: 26A
Huck Seed: 3AJ
David Chiu: 4AK

Rheem led out with 1,600 and Seed made the call. Chiu decided he had enough of this nonsense and mucked his hand.

Chino Rheem: 26A3
Huck Seed: 3AJ5

Rheem fired another 1,600 shot and Seed made the call. On the river, Rheem slowed down and checked. Seed followed suit and Rheem announced “seven,” indicating his seven-low. Seed then turned over 467 for a six-low and he took down the pot. His stack was around 44,000 while Rheem was at 46,000.

Player Tags: John Cernuto,   Chris Ferguson,   Huck Seed,   Gavin Smith,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Vanessa Rousso,   Chino Rheem,   Jeff Madsen

Scotty Nguyen Wins the $10,000 HORSE Event

Feb 18, '09

The final two players in the $10,000 HORSE event have come to a gentleman's agreement to chop up the prize money. As part of that agreement Scotty Nguyen is the champion of the tournament and Chino Rheem finishes in second place.















 

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Chino Rheem

Jeff Madsen Eliminated in Third Place ($122,573)

Feb 18, '09

Omaha Eight-or-Better

Jeff Madsen was just eliminated when his straight flush draw failed to improve against Chino Rheem when he was all in on the river. Rheem held top two on a flop of K-5-2. The turn and river fell 9-10 and Rheem's hand was good when he revealed A-K-J-5 in the hole. Madsen mucked his missed draw and he was eliminated in third place. Madsen will take home $122,573 in prize money.










 

Player Tags: Chino Rheem,   Jeff Madsen

Chris Tsiprailidis Eliminated in Fourth Place ($86,630)

Feb 18, '09

Stud Eight-or-Better

Chris Tsiprailidis was all in on sixth street against Chino Rheem, and Rheem made both a nine-high straight and an 8-low to scoop the pot. Tsiprailidis was eliminated in fourth place and he will take home $86,630 in prize money.











 

Player Tags: Chris Tsiprailidis,   Chino Rheem

Kenny Tran Eliminated on the Bubble

Feb 18, '09

Stud Eight-or-Better

Kenny Tran moved all in for 3,000 preflop and Jeff Madsen, Chino Rheem and John Monnette all called him down. The three live players then played a side pot with Rheem betting on every street and his two opponents calling him down. Here were the cards at the end of the hand:

Tran: (75) 8310K (4)
Monnette: (A2) A1092 (J)
Rheem: (84) 5KKA (8)
Madsen: (A2) 9694 (5)

Madsen took the low half of the pot with a six-low, Monnette took the high, Rheem took nothing, and Tran was eliminated in ninth place. He received his $10,000 buy-in back as a consolation prize.


 

Player Tags: Kenny Tran,   John Monnette,   Chino Rheem,   Jeff Madsen

Chino Rheem Crippled, Then Eliminated

Feb 15, '09

On a flop of J 8 3, Chino Rheem is check-raised all in by Nenad Medic, who is covered by only 1,000 in chips. Rheem tanks for a long while, saying, "You have to have the last two jacks. If I'm right, then I still have a gutshot to the nuts and a back-door flush draw.

After a little more time in the tank, Rheem calls, showing J 9 8 Q for top two pair. Medic indeed shows J J 8 7 and it holds when the turn and river comes 4 Q. Medic doubles up to 39,000 and Rheem is left with 1,200.

 

 

Player Tags: Nenad Medic,   Chino Rheem

Chino Out Very Early

Jan 19, '09

Just five minutes -- that was all the longer Chino Rheem lasted in level 1. About how long we are currently into level 2 today. It was the second hand of the day for Rheem that saw his fall from the tournament.















 

Player Tags: Chino Rheem