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| Jul 07, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 WSOP Main Event | 1 | + |
Level Five Update: Last Level of the NightJul 07, '11 NOTE: Day 1A has come to close with roughly 585 players remaining from the 897 who entered the main event on the first day possible. Stay tuned for a recap of the day’s events and official chip counts once they are released by the WSOP staff. Day 1B will begin at noon tomorrow and Card Player will bring you more live coverage from the biggest poker tournament of the year when cards get into the air. NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips. Players on Day 1A: 585 of 897 Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante Notables in Field: Jani Sointula Card Player Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 70,000 Notable Eliminations: Isaac Haxton Hands:
Maria Ho moved all in preflop and one opponent made the call. Their cards: Ho: Q Board: 9 Ho doubled up to 28,000 to survive heading into the last level of the night. Scott Montgomery Eliminated by the New Chip Leader The board read 8 Berger showed down J Berger held more than 200,000 after the hand and he should end the night as the chip leader. Featured Poker Tweet — Faraz Jaka Recounts his Bustout
Italian November Niner Doubles Up Filippo Candio moved all in on a 10 Candio: 7 River: 4 Candio doubled up close to 70,000 after the hand. Judah Doubles up an Opponent Mel Judah raised to 1,000 preflop from middle position and the button raised all in for a mere 2,775. Judah made the call and they flipped over their cards: Judah: A Board: K Judah doubled up his opponent but is still close to his starting stack of 30,000 near the end of the day 1A. Johnny Lodden Lays it Down Johhny Lodden was in the hi-jack and and he paid the price of admission preflop against the button. The flop fell 10 Both players checked and the river fell 8 A Tough Table for Late in the Day A tough table has come together late in the day in the Amazon Room. The table comprises the talents of Jeff Williams, John Cernuto, Florian Langmann, and Eli Elezra. Featured Poker Tweet — Bill Chen
Player Tags: Mel Judah, Maria Ho, Bill Chen, Johnny Lodden, Faraz Jaka, Scott Montgomery, Filippo Candio |
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| Jun 09, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Triple Chance | 3 | + |
Level 25: Diaz Leads Final Three; Chen 4th, Hastings 5th, Trigg 6thJun 09, '11 NOTE: The final six players went on a one-hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 and resumed play around 8:20pm. Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 out of 1,340 Average Chip Count: 2,010,0000 Chip Counts: 1. David Diaz – 2,700,000 Eliminations: 4th. William Chen – $100,200 Richard Trigg Eliminated in 6th Place ($55,355) Anders Meli doubled through Richard Trigg right before his final hand, leaving him with roughly 100,000. Trigg min-raised under the gun, William Chen called out of the small blind and Corey Hastings called from the big blind. The flop came 5 The turn was the 6 The river was the 3 Corey Hastings Eliminated in 5th Place ($73,915) Andrea Dato min-raised from under the gun and Corey Hastings called from the small blind. The flop came K The turn was the A The river was the 5 Dato turned over Q
William Chen open-shoved for 345,000 before the flop and David Diaz called. Chen turned over K The board came 7 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Bill Chen, Corey Hastings, David Diaz, Andrea Dato, Richard Trigg Level 24: Final Six On Dinner Break; Sternberg 7th, Rampone 8thJun 09, '11 NOTE: The final six went on a one-hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 24 and should resume play at approximately 8:30pm. Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 out of 1,340 Average Chip Count: 1,005,000 Chip Counts: 1. William Chen – 1,700,000 Eliminations: 7th. Justin Sternberg – $42,059 Nick Rampone Eliminated in 8th Place ($32,381) William Chen raised to 51,000, Nick Rampone called, David Diaz reraised to 180,000, Chen shoved, Rampone called all in and Diaz folded. Rampone showed J The board came 10 Justin Sternberg Eliminated in 7th Place ($42,059) Andrea Dato had just doubled through Sternberg in a previous hand, leaving him with just 150,000 or roughly five big blinds. Justin Sternberg open-shoved the short stack before the flop and Anders Meli called. Sternberg turned over 9 The board came 9 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Bill Chen, Anders Meli, Justin Sternberg, Nick Rampone Level 22: Watts Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now UnderwayJun 09, '11 NOTE: Play ended last night with 10 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Steven Watts in 10th place ($19,953), the official nine-handed final table is now underway. Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 out of 1,340 Average Chip Count: 670,000 Chip Counts: 1. Nick Rampone – 1,500,000 Payouts: 1st. $352,808 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Bill Chen, Corey Hastings, Anders Meli, Justin Sternberg, David Diaz, Andrea Dato, Richard Trigg, Matthew Henson, Nick Rampone |
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| Jun 24, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 43 - $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 2 | + |
Level 14: Seidel And Raymer OutJun 24, '10 Flop Games: 2,500-5,000 blinds Players Remaining: 48 out of 241 Average Chip Stack: 150,625 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Steve Billirakis – 340,000 Notable Eliminations: Greg Raymer Big Hands: Razz
Erik Seidel was all in by fifth street against Marco Traniello. Seidel was able to make a 9-8 low on sixth street, but it was squashed by Traniello’s 9-7 made on sixth street as well. The river did not improve Seidel’s hand and he was eliminated. Traniello was up to 163,000 with the knockout. Raymer Out Greg Raymer and John Hennigan tangled in a pot that saw Raymer all in by fifth street. Raymer made a 10-low, but Hennigan was able to squeeze out a 9-low and Raymer made his exit from the tournament. Richey Crippled Bill Chen and Brett Richey were involved in a hand. Here were their boards: Chen: (XXX)6-7-10-2 Chen completed on third street and Richey raised to 10,000 and Chen called. Chen then led out on fourth and fifth street with Richey calling him down. On sixth street, Chen bet again and Richey could not call. He mucked his hand and was left with 11,000. Chen was up to 90,000. Stud/8
Marco Traniello completed to 5,000 and Magnus Persson made the call. Traniello led for 5,000 on fourth street and Persson called. Traniello then led for 10,000 on every street after and Persson called him down, showing 3 Traniello tabled (5 Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Marco Traniello, Greg Raymer, Brett Richey, Bill Chen Level Three: Final Entrants Listed At 241Jun 23, '10 Flop Games: 200-400 blinds Players Remaining: 241 Average Chip Stack: 30,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Ted Forrest – 45,000 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands: Stud
Picking up the action on six street, the player in seat 3 bet 800 and Jason Mercier made the call. The river was dealt and both players checked. The player in seat 3 simply tapped the table and mucked his hole cards. “Do I have to show?” Mercier asked. He eventually did show the victorious (J Juanda Bests Filippi’s Aces Picking up the action on sixth street, John Juanda bet 800 and Amnon Filippi made the call. After seventh street was dealt, both players checked and Filippi announced he only had a pair of aces in the hole. Juanda turned over (K Stud/8
Picking up the action on fourth street, the player in seat 8 bet 400 and Bill Chen made the call, as did Brock Parker. Seat 8 led out for 800 on fifth street and both opponents called again. All three players checked on sixth street and did the same on seventh street. The players then looked bewildered as no one seemed to have a hand they were proud to show. Finally, Chen turned over (9 Hold’em Ferguson Bets Out Lind Action folded around to George Lind in the small blind and he raised to 800 preflop. Chris Ferguson was in the big blind and he reraised to 1,200. Lind made the call and both players saw the 10 Lind checked and Ferguson continued with a bet of 400. Lind’s hand hit the muck at the same time as Ferguson’s chips fell in the pot. Ferguson took in a small pot and was off to a good start. Omaha/8
Picking up the action after the turn, the board read K Lind bet 1,600 and Bloch made the call. Lind then turned over A Bloch turned over A “It was more than I thought I was getting there,” Bloch joked after the hand. Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, John Juanda, Andy Bloch, Brock Parker, Amnon Filippi, Bill Chen, Jason Mercier, George Lind |
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| Jun 23, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 43 - $10,000 H.O.R.S.E. Championship | 1 | + |
Level 14: Seidel And Raymer OutJun 24, '10 Flop Games: 2,500-5,000 blinds Players Remaining: 48 out of 241 Average Chip Stack: 150,625 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Steve Billirakis – 340,000 Notable Eliminations: Greg Raymer Big Hands: Razz
Erik Seidel was all in by fifth street against Marco Traniello. Seidel was able to make a 9-8 low on sixth street, but it was squashed by Traniello’s 9-7 made on sixth street as well. The river did not improve Seidel’s hand and he was eliminated. Traniello was up to 163,000 with the knockout. Raymer Out Greg Raymer and John Hennigan tangled in a pot that saw Raymer all in by fifth street. Raymer made a 10-low, but Hennigan was able to squeeze out a 9-low and Raymer made his exit from the tournament. Richey Crippled Bill Chen and Brett Richey were involved in a hand. Here were their boards: Chen: (XXX)6-7-10-2 Chen completed on third street and Richey raised to 10,000 and Chen called. Chen then led out on fourth and fifth street with Richey calling him down. On sixth street, Chen bet again and Richey could not call. He mucked his hand and was left with 11,000. Chen was up to 90,000. Stud/8
Marco Traniello completed to 5,000 and Magnus Persson made the call. Traniello led for 5,000 on fourth street and Persson called. Traniello then led for 10,000 on every street after and Persson called him down, showing 3 Traniello tabled (5 Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Marco Traniello, Greg Raymer, Brett Richey, Bill Chen Level Three: Final Entrants Listed At 241Jun 23, '10 Flop Games: 200-400 blinds Players Remaining: 241 Average Chip Stack: 30,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Ted Forrest – 45,000 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands: Stud
Picking up the action on six street, the player in seat 3 bet 800 and Jason Mercier made the call. The river was dealt and both players checked. The player in seat 3 simply tapped the table and mucked his hole cards. “Do I have to show?” Mercier asked. He eventually did show the victorious (J Juanda Bests Filippi’s Aces Picking up the action on sixth street, John Juanda bet 800 and Amnon Filippi made the call. After seventh street was dealt, both players checked and Filippi announced he only had a pair of aces in the hole. Juanda turned over (K Stud/8
Picking up the action on fourth street, the player in seat 8 bet 400 and Bill Chen made the call, as did Brock Parker. Seat 8 led out for 800 on fifth street and both opponents called again. All three players checked on sixth street and did the same on seventh street. The players then looked bewildered as no one seemed to have a hand they were proud to show. Finally, Chen turned over (9 Hold’em Ferguson Bets Out Lind Action folded around to George Lind in the small blind and he raised to 800 preflop. Chris Ferguson was in the big blind and he reraised to 1,200. Lind made the call and both players saw the 10 Lind checked and Ferguson continued with a bet of 400. Lind’s hand hit the muck at the same time as Ferguson’s chips fell in the pot. Ferguson took in a small pot and was off to a good start. Omaha/8
Picking up the action after the turn, the board read K Lind bet 1,600 and Bloch made the call. Lind then turned over A Bloch turned over A “It was more than I thought I was getting there,” Bloch joked after the hand. Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, John Juanda, Andy Bloch, Brock Parker, Amnon Filippi, Bill Chen, Jason Mercier, George Lind |
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| Jun 22, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 37 - $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. | 3 | + |
Level 28 Update: Ivey Pulling AwayJun 22, '10 Blinds: Flop Games: 30,000-60,000, 60,000-120,000 limits Players Remaining: 2 out of 478 Average Chip Count: 2,151,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Phil Ivey – 3,290,000 Notable Eliminations: none Big Hands: Ivey Takes One Stud-8 Chen: (X-X)-3 Phil Ivey completed after Bill Chen brought it in and Chen three-bet him and Ivey called. Chen check-called fourth street, but check-folded fifth street and Ivey is up to 1,700,000. Ivey Pulls Even Hold’em Bill Chen raised on the button and Phil Ivey called. They saw a flop of 8 Chen called the turn bet, but released his hand to the river bullet. Ivey and Chen are now dead even with just over 2 million each. Chen Loses A Bunch, Then Gets Some Back Omaha-8 Bill Chen had lose several pots in a row and was down under a million chips after getting scooped in several omaha 8 or better pots when this hand took place. Bill Chen called a raise from Phil Ivey and the flop came Q The river was the 4 Chen showed the A Chen is back up to 1,500,000 after that pot and scooping the next one with a pair and a low. Player Tags: Phil Ivey, Bill Chen Level 27 Update: Ivey vs. Chen for the BraceletJun 22, '10 Blinds: Flop Games: 25,000-50,000, 50,000-100,000 limits Players Remaining: 3 out of 478 Average Chip Count: 1,434,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Bill Chen – 2,900,000 Notable Eliminations: 4. Ken Aldridge — $93,418 Big Hands:
Omaha-8 Ken Aldridge limped in on the button, John Juanda called in the small blind and Phil Ivey checked his option in the big blind. The flop came 10 Aldridge showed the J Neither player had a low draw and the 8 Juanda Takes One Off Ivey Stud Juanda: (8 John Juanda was the bring-in and Phil Ivey completed. Bill Chen got out of the way and Juanda three-bet and was called by Ivey. Ivey called a bet from Juanda on fourth and bet into Juanda on fifth. It was enough to put Juanda all-in and he made the call with pocket eights. He was ahead, made two pair on sixth and stayed ahead when Ivey bricked the river. Juanda is up to 460,000 and Ivey fell to 800,000. Ivey Loses Some to Chen Stud Ivey: (X-X):3 Phil Ivey brought it in and called a completion from Bill Chen. Ivey bet both fourth and fifth street and was called by Chen both times. On sixth street, Ivey checked and folded to a bet from Chen. Ivey is down to 600,000 and Chen is up to 3,250,000. Juanda is down to 450,000.
Stud Ivey: (2 John Juanda completed on third and was raised by Phil Ivey who brought it in. Juanda called and check-raised fourth street. Ivey called the raise on fourth street and the rest of the money got in on fifth street. “You got anything?” Juanda asked. “Two pair,” replied Ivey. Juanda let out an expletive as he showed his ace-high. Juanda ran two pair, aces-up, but Ivey filled up and it didn’t matter. Ivey now will go heads-up with Bill Chen for the bracelet. Player Tags: John Juanda, Phil Ivey, Bill Chen, Ken Aldridge Level 25 Update: Chad Brown EliminatedJun 22, '10 Blinds: Flop Games: 15,000-30,000, 30,000-60,000 limits Players Remaining: 7 out of 478 Average Chip Count: 614,571 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Bill Chen – 1,350,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Chad Brown — $29,046 Big Hands:
Hold’em Chad Brown raised from the cutoff and was called by Bill Chen in the big blind. The flop came 5 Both players were drawing when brown showed the J Juanda Tops Lisandro Razz Juanda: (X-X)-4-9-7-A-(X) John Juanda completed on third and was raised by Lisandro on his left. Juanda called and caught better on fourth and fifth and bet both streets and was called by Lisandro. Juanda kept the aggression by betting sixth and seventh street as well. Lisandro called on sixth but folded seventh, showing that he had the 4-5-2 in the hole and couldn’t muster up better than a 10-low. Lots of Checking for Big Hands Stud Chen: (X-X)-5 Bill Chen completed thir Both players checked sixth street and Chen checked his hole cards several times. “Want to check again?” asked Lisandro. “You check? Ok, I check. I have queens up,” said Chen as he showed Q
Stud Ivey: (2 Ivey double-bet an open pair of eights on fourth and was called by Baker. Ivey bet fifth street and Baker moved the rest of his chips in and was called by Ivey. Going to the river, Ivey needed an eight or five to improve, but the 10 that he caught gave Baker the pot before he even looked at his own river card. Player Tags: Bill Chen |
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| Jun 16, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 29 - $10,000 Limit Hold'em Championship | 2 | + |
Level 9 Update: Schmelev Chips UpJun 16, '10 Blinds: 800-1,500 Players Remaining: 94 out of 171 Average Chip Count: 54,574 CP Family Chip Counts: Jennifer Harman – 46,300 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Michael Reed – 123,600 Notable Eliminations: Lex Veldhuis Big Hands:
Fabrizio Balsassari bet on a flop of 8 The turn was the A The river was the 10 Hood Sent Packing Daniel Hood got his last few thousand into the middle against Nick Schulman and Brian Meinders. The flop was 3 Daniel Hood held Q Chen Tops Chanthabouasy Steve Chanthabouasy raised under-the-gun and was three-bet by Bill Chen. Chanthabouasy made the call and the two saw a flop of K The turn was the 10
Phil Hellmuth and Vladimir Schmelev were heads up on a flop of 8 He thought for a while before raising and moving his last chips in. Schmelev called and showed the Q “Some brilliant [expletive] players here,” said Hellmuth as the dealer dealt the meaningless river card. Hellmuth left the building while Schmelev stacked chips. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Bill Chen, Vladimir Shchemelev, Steve Chanthabouasy |
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| Jun 03, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 10 - $10,000 Seven Card Stud Championship | 1 | + |
Level 3 Update: Hansen Hits Flush on JuandaJun 03, '10 Limits: Bring-in 100, ante 100, Limits 400-800 Players Remaining: 148 out of 148 Average Chip Count: 30,000 Notable Eliminations: none Big Hands:
Walking in on the hand late, Gus Hansen was heads up with John Juanda who called Hansen’s bet on 6th street. Hansen again bet on 7th street and Juanda called. Hansen showed his hand, announcing, “I have a lot of spades.” His flush moved him up to 36,000 in chips. Kings Win For Chin Entering the action late, Kirk Morrison bet after 5th street and Bill Chen made the call. Chen bet out after 6th and 7th street and Morrison called. Chen: (K Chen’s pair of queens were good enough and his stack boosted to 33,000. Morrison fell to 28,000. No Dice For Dario Dario Minieri check-called the player in seat 6 on every street until 7th, in which he showed his missed draws and mucked. Their hands were: The pot dropped Dario to around 26,000. Defending Champ Gains Some Chips Freddie Ellis got tangled with Andy Bloch after Bloch completed with the 9 On sixth street their boards looked like this: Ellis: (X-X)-5 Ellis led for 800 and Bloch folded pretty quickly. Ellis is hovering around the original 30,000 chip mark.
After losing about half of his chips throughout the first two levels, Barry Greenstein made it 800 after his opponent completed to 400. Greenstein was met with another raise from his opponent to 1,200 and he made the call. Greenstein called 400 on fourth street and raised a bet of 800 to 1,600 on fifth. Greenstein was showing (X-X)-6 Player Tags: John Juanda, Gus Hansen, Bill Chen, Kirk Morrison, Dario Minieri |
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| May 29, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $50,000 Players Championship | 2 | + |
Level Seven: Haxton Gets Aggressive, Bill Chen OutMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,300-2,500 blinds; 2,500-5,000 stakes Players Remaining: 102 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Erik Sagstrom – 329,100 Average Chip Count: 170,580 Notable Eliminations: David Chiu CardPlayer TV: Check out how reigning Main Event Champion Joe Cada is feeling and what $50k event chip leader Erik Sagstrom had to say about the tournament thus far… Big Hands: No Limit Hold’em
Picking up the hand on the flop, Isaac Haxton bet 7,500 into a board reading 7 On the next hand, Dan Kelly raised to 2,500 from the button preflop. Haxton made the call from the small blind and Matt Glantz followed suit from the big blind. The flop came down J Chen Falls in No Limit Hold’em Round Justin Smith check-called Bill Chen’s 25,000 on a board of K Negreanu Benefits in No Limit Hold’em Round Daniel Negreanu raises to 3,200 preflop and is called by Dario Alioto. Both players check a flop of A
After Michael Mizrachi and Sorel Mizzi invested 3,600 each into the pot preflop, the board came K Mizrachi led out with 5,000 and Mizzi mucked his hand. “What else could I have,” Mizrachi said as he turned over A He took down the pot and improved to 115,000 while Mizzi was at 200,000. The two would tangle again in a Pot-limit Omaha hand. Pot-Limit Omaha Mizrachi And Mizzi Go Again Michael Mizrachi bet 3,000 preflop and David Benyamine made the call. Sorel Mizzi then bet the pot for about 16,000 and both opponents made the call. The flop came down 10 Mizrachi took that pot and was around 135,000 after the hand.
Eli Elezra raised to 1,200 and was called by Daniel Negreanu, only to have the short-stacked Tam Hang move all in for his last 4,100. Elezra made a pot size raise to get Negreanu out and was heads up with a chance to knock Hang out of the tournament. Elezra showed A The very next hand Elezra called Dario Alioto’s 4,000 raise from the button and the flop came K Elezra showed A Hastings And Fossilman Tangle Brian Hastings bet 13,000 after a flop of J Greg Raymer thought about his options before deciding to muck his hand. Hastings took a small pot and was around 164,000 while Raymer was ailing with just over 30,000.
Scotty Nguyen raised the pot, 5,700, preflop. Action folded around to Ted Forrest in the big blind who decided to see a flop. It came down 7 Nguyen started with 210,000 and improved to 220,000 while Forrest dropped from 145,000 to 137,000. Flop Kills Action Picking up the action after the flop, the board read Q The turn was the 8 Bach turned over 7 2-7 Triple Draw
We caught up with this hand on the second draw. Abe Mosseri folded his hand and Dario Alioto drew one card. Daniel Negreanu stood pat and led out before the final draw. Alioto made the call and drew one card. He then led out with a bet, much to the displeasure of Negreanu who made the call. Alioto turned over 8-5-4-3-2 for the 8-perfect and Negreanu could only wave his arms in disgust as he showed 8-7-5-3-2. He was down to just 70,000 after the hand while Alioto was at 60,000. Limit Hold’em Huck Flushes Elezra’s Trips Huck Seed raised to 5,000 preflop and Eli Elezra called from the big blind. Elezra checked a flop of K The pot put Seed around 230,000 in chips and Elezra dropped to around 175,000. Giang Flushes South Picking up the hand after the river, the board ran out Q South mucked his hand and was down to 180,000 while Giang was up to 225,000. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, David Benyamine, David Bach, Michael Mizrachi, Chau Giang, Greg Raymer, Bill Chen, Dario Alioto, Sorel Mizzi, Isaac Haxton, Cole South, Brian Hastings, Justin Smith Level Three: Mizrachi Under 100kMay 28, '10 Blinds Flop Games: 600-1,200; 1,200-2,400 Stakes Players Remaining: 115 out of 116 Notable Chip Counts: Eliminations: None Note: The prize pool was announced as the official field has reached 116 players. There will be 16 places paid with 16th place receiving $98,331. The winner of the Players Championship will win the Chip Reese Trophy and $1,559,043 Big Hands: No Limit Hold’Em
On a board showing 8 Mizrachi made the call and the river brought the 10 Mizrachi checked to Hastings who fired 45,000. Mizrachi took a massive session in the tank before finally releasing his hand. Hastings took the pot and was around 200,000. Mizrachi was down to 85,000. Oppenheim’s reraises build, take big pot Seat one raised preflop to 1500 and David Oppenheim reraised to 4400. Seat one called and the flop came J Mizzi Sings The Blues, Sung Calls Bluff On a board showing K The river was the 4 “You got me,” he said to Sung. Sung showed A Hasan Habib trips up Chen On a board of K Limit HE
On a board showing 9 The J “You will get half,” Raymer said. He tabled A Kelly Straightens Out Super Dario Dan Kelly raised to 2,400 preflop from the button. Dario Minieri raised to 3,600 from the small blind and Kelly made the call. The flop came down J Minieri slowed down, checking to Kelly who bet 2,400. Minieri called and Kelly showed down A Williamson’s Queens Stay True In a limped pot Todd Brunson was heads up against Robert Williamson III heading into a flop of 9 Brunson checked and Williamson bet 1200. Brunson called and both players checked the A When the 9 Omaha 8OB
Ted Forrest entered a pot along with Mike Matusow, Alexander Kostritsyn and Eli Elezra. On a flop of 10 Lunkin’s stack takes a hit Robert Mizrachi raised to 2,400 preflop and Vitaly Lunkin made the call. The flop fell J Lunkin tanked for a few moments and then let his hand slide into the muck. Mizrachi took down the pot and was hovering around 100,000. Lunkin fell to 153,000. Harman Blows Past Boeken On a board of J Seven Card Stud See Chen Win Negreanu’s two pair takes it John Monnette bet every street heads up against Daniel Negreanu. The cards fell as follows:
Matusow Falling Mike Matusow and fellow Full Tilt pro Erick Lindgren were paired up in a large pot. Lindgren fired away on each street, finally forcing Matusow to fold the (X-X)(X)K Pot-limit Omaha Zolotow Wins On a board of J Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Daniel Negreanu, Ted Forrest, Todd Brunson, David Oppenheim, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Michael Mizrachi, Jennifer Harman, Greg Raymer, John Monnette, Noah Boeken, Bill Chen, Steve Sung, Michael Binger, Robert Williamson III, Dario Minieri, Vitaly Lunkin, Ralph Perry, Sorel Mizzi, Alexander Kostritsyn, Brian Hastings |
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| May 28, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 2 - $50,000 Players Championship | 1 | + |
Level Seven: Haxton Gets Aggressive, Bill Chen OutMay 29, '10 Blinds: Flop/Limit Games: 1,300-2,500 blinds; 2,500-5,000 stakes Players Remaining: 102 out of 116 Tournament Leaderboard 1. Erik Sagstrom – 329,100 Average Chip Count: 170,580 Notable Eliminations: David Chiu CardPlayer TV: Check out how reigning Main Event Champion Joe Cada is feeling and what $50k event chip leader Erik Sagstrom had to say about the tournament thus far… Big Hands: No Limit Hold’em
Picking up the hand on the flop, Isaac Haxton bet 7,500 into a board reading 7 On the next hand, Dan Kelly raised to 2,500 from the button preflop. Haxton made the call from the small blind and Matt Glantz followed suit from the big blind. The flop came down J Chen Falls in No Limit Hold’em Round Justin Smith check-called Bill Chen’s 25,000 on a board of K Negreanu Benefits in No Limit Hold’em Round Daniel Negreanu raises to 3,200 preflop and is called by Dario Alioto. Both players check a flop of A
After Michael Mizrachi and Sorel Mizzi invested 3,600 each into the pot preflop, the board came K Mizrachi led out with 5,000 and Mizzi mucked his hand. “What else could I have,” Mizrachi said as he turned over A He took down the pot and improved to 115,000 while Mizzi was at 200,000. The two would tangle again in a Pot-limit Omaha hand. Pot-Limit Omaha Mizrachi And Mizzi Go Again Michael Mizrachi bet 3,000 preflop and David Benyamine made the call. Sorel Mizzi then bet the pot for about 16,000 and both opponents made the call. The flop came down 10 Mizrachi took that pot and was around 135,000 after the hand.
Eli Elezra raised to 1,200 and was called by Daniel Negreanu, only to have the short-stacked Tam Hang move all in for his last 4,100. Elezra made a pot size raise to get Negreanu out and was heads up with a chance to knock Hang out of the tournament. Elezra showed A The very next hand Elezra called Dario Alioto’s 4,000 raise from the button and the flop came K Elezra showed A Hastings And Fossilman Tangle Brian Hastings bet 13,000 after a flop of J Greg Raymer thought about his options before deciding to muck his hand. Hastings took a small pot and was around 164,000 while Raymer was ailing with just over 30,000.
Scotty Nguyen raised the pot, 5,700, preflop. Action folded around to Ted Forrest in the big blind who decided to see a flop. It came down 7 Nguyen started with 210,000 and improved to 220,000 while Forrest dropped from 145,000 to 137,000. Flop Kills Action Picking up the action after the flop, the board read Q The turn was the 8 Bach turned over 7 2-7 Triple Draw
We caught up with this hand on the second draw. Abe Mosseri folded his hand and Dario Alioto drew one card. Daniel Negreanu stood pat and led out before the final draw. Alioto made the call and drew one card. He then led out with a bet, much to the displeasure of Negreanu who made the call. Alioto turned over 8-5-4-3-2 for the 8-perfect and Negreanu could only wave his arms in disgust as he showed 8-7-5-3-2. He was down to just 70,000 after the hand while Alioto was at 60,000. Limit Hold’em Huck Flushes Elezra’s Trips Huck Seed raised to 5,000 preflop and Eli Elezra called from the big blind. Elezra checked a flop of K The pot put Seed around 230,000 in chips and Elezra dropped to around 175,000. Giang Flushes South Picking up the hand after the river, the board ran out Q South mucked his hand and was down to 180,000 while Giang was up to 225,000. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, David Benyamine, David Bach, Michael Mizrachi, Chau Giang, Greg Raymer, Bill Chen, Dario Alioto, Sorel Mizzi, Isaac Haxton, Cole South, Brian Hastings, Justin Smith Level Three: Mizrachi Under 100kMay 28, '10 Blinds Flop Games: 600-1,200; 1,200-2,400 Stakes Players Remaining: 115 out of 116 Notable Chip Counts: Eliminations: None Note: The prize pool was announced as the official field has reached 116 players. There will be 16 places paid with 16th place receiving $98,331. The winner of the Players Championship will win the Chip Reese Trophy and $1,559,043 Big Hands: No Limit Hold’Em
On a board showing 8 Mizrachi made the call and the river brought the 10 Mizrachi checked to Hastings who fired 45,000. Mizrachi took a massive session in the tank before finally releasing his hand. Hastings took the pot and was around 200,000. Mizrachi was down to 85,000. Oppenheim’s reraises build, take big pot Seat one raised preflop to 1500 and David Oppenheim reraised to 4400. Seat one called and the flop came J Mizzi Sings The Blues, Sung Calls Bluff On a board showing K The river was the 4 “You got me,” he said to Sung. Sung showed A Hasan Habib trips up Chen On a board of K Limit HE
On a board showing 9 The J “You will get half,” Raymer said. He tabled A Kelly Straightens Out Super Dario Dan Kelly raised to 2,400 preflop from the button. Dario Minieri raised to 3,600 from the small blind and Kelly made the call. The flop came down J Minieri slowed down, checking to Kelly who bet 2,400. Minieri called and Kelly showed down A Williamson’s Queens Stay True In a limped pot Todd Brunson was heads up against Robert Williamson III heading into a flop of 9 Brunson checked and Williamson bet 1200. Brunson called and both players checked the A When the 9 Omaha 8OB
Ted Forrest entered a pot along with Mike Matusow, Alexander Kostritsyn and Eli Elezra. On a flop of 10 Lunkin’s stack takes a hit Robert Mizrachi raised to 2,400 preflop and Vitaly Lunkin made the call. The flop fell J Lunkin tanked for a few moments and then let his hand slide into the muck. Mizrachi took down the pot and was hovering around 100,000. Lunkin fell to 153,000. Harman Blows Past Boeken On a board of J Seven Card Stud See Chen Win Negreanu’s two pair takes it John Monnette bet every street heads up against Daniel Negreanu. The cards fell as follows:
Matusow Falling Mike Matusow and fellow Full Tilt pro Erick Lindgren were paired up in a large pot. Lindgren fired away on each street, finally forcing Matusow to fold the (X-X)(X)K Pot-limit Omaha Zolotow Wins On a board of J Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Daniel Negreanu, Ted Forrest, Todd Brunson, David Oppenheim, Steve Zolotow, Mike Matusow, Michael Mizrachi, Jennifer Harman, Greg Raymer, John Monnette, Noah Boeken, Bill Chen, Steve Sung, Michael Binger, Robert Williamson III, Dario Minieri, Vitaly Lunkin, Ralph Perry, Sorel Mizzi, Alexander Kostritsyn, Brian Hastings |
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Bill Chen EliminatedJan 05, '09
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William Chen Eliminated in 4th Place ($100,200)
Seidel Eliminated By Traniello
Traniello Rolling
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Mercier Takes It Down
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Chen Takes A Pot
Bloch Gets Quartered
Ken Aldridge Eliminated in Fourth Place ($93,418)
Juanda Eliminated in Third Place ($129,553)
Chad Brown Eliminated in Eighth Place ($29,046)
Baker Doubles Through Ivey
Schmelev Gets a Club
Phil Hellmuth Eliminated
Gus Has Lots of Spades
Greenstein Recovers From Early Stumble
Haxton Takes Pot From Oppenheim, Then Kelly
The Grinder Gets No Action From Mizzi
Scotty Bets Forrest Out
Alioto Low Bridges Negreanu
Hastings Grinds Down Mizrachi
Chopped Up
Elezra Forces Out The Mouth
Bill Chen has busted out of the tournament before dinner on day 1A.