Stephen Ladowsky Poker Tournament Updates

Level 2 Updates: The Field Climbs Above 1,500

Jan 06, '10

Blinds: 75-150

Players Remaining: 800 of 835

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Notable Chip Counts:

Vanessa Rousso — 130,000
Chad Batista — 76,000
John Racener — 73,000
Mark Newhouse — 69,925
David Williams — 49,000
Stephen Chidwick — 55,000
Chris Klodnicki — 42,000
Phil Ivey — 40,000
Eugene Todd — 40,000
Johnny Lodden — 37,000

Notable Eliminations:

NONE

Left in the Deck:

The unofficial overall size of the 2010 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure field is 1,503 players, which would top last year’s record. The official numbers and prize pool should be released shortly.

Big Hands:

Mark Newhouse Wins a Nice One

On a board of K927 seat 2 checked UTG+1 and Mark Newhouse bet 1,250 from the small blind. Seat 2 made the call and the river fell 7. Seat 2 checked and Newhouse bet 5,600. Seat 2 raised to 11,500 and Newhouse went into the tank. He then reraised all in and seat 2 made the all-in call.

Seat 2 slammed down pocket aces and Newhouse turned over K7 to win the hand with a full house and eliminate his opponent. Newhouse grew his stack to 69,925 after the hand and he is now among the chip leaders.

Akkari Takes a Hit

Team PokerStars pro Andre Akkari limped into a pot preflop under the gun along with two other players before Stephen Ladowsky checked in the big blind. The flop was dealt A94 and Ladowsky checked. Akkari bet 400 and the two opponents behind him mucked.

Ladowsky made the call and the turn fell 10. Ladowsky checked, Akkari bet 1,300, and Ladowsky made the call. The 6 fell on the river and both players checked. Ladowsky flipped over A4 and Akkari mucked.

Nelly Drops Low

Rap star Nelly is now in the tournament room and he has created quiet a stir early in the day. In a recent hand, a flop of 986 sat on the table when Nelly bet 1,000. His opponent made the call and the turn fell Q. Nelly bet 2,000 and his opponent called. The river fell 5 and Nelly fired another 3,000 into the pot. His opponent made the call and Nelly revealed 98 for two pair. His opponent showed down 66 for a set and Nelly was knocked down to 15,500 after the hand.

Rousso Dominates Early

Team PokerStars pro Vanessa Rousso has been tearing it up to start day 1B and she is currently the chip leader. In a recent hand, Rousso got involved in a battle of bets and raises with two opponents that left was 14,000 in the middle preflop. The flop was dealt Q92 and the small blind bet 15,000. Rousso raised all in and the button made the all-in call for 35,000. The small blind made an all-in call as well. Their cards:

Rousso: 99
Small Blind: AA
Button: KK

Turn and River: 8 and 10

Rousso won the massive pot to grow her stack to 130,000 while eliminating two opponents in one fell swoop.

Player Tags: Vanessa Rousso,   Stephen Ladowsky,   Mark Newhouse,   Andre Akkari

On the Brink

Jun 14, '08

Limits: 5,000-10,000 with 1,000 ante, 2,000 bring-in

Players Left: 10 of 453

Chip Leaders:

Brandon Leeds: 215,000
Barry Greenstein: 190,000
Archie Karas: 170,000
Mark Tenner: 160,000
Christopher Viox: 135,000
Frank Kassela: 125,000
Chris Klondnicki: 112,000
Michael Wattel: 110,000
Joseph Michael: 80,000

Average Stack: 123,545

Big Hands:

David Levi Gone

Levi: (7-8-10)-A-4-6-J
Leeds: (3-5-6)-4-7-Q-9

David Levi was all in against Brandon Leeds. Leeds had a 9-low on 6th street while Levi had an 8-low. But the river ended Levi's night as Leeds hit a 6 to make a 7-low and rake the pot.

Tom Schneider Packs His Bag

Schneider: (8-3-10)-A-Q-7-8
Archie Karas: (A-3-5)-4-4-10-2

Tom Schneider was all in for his short stack against Karas. The money was all in on 5th street and Schneider was looking to improve his queen-low against Karas' 10-low draw. Sixth street made Karas his 10-low and paired Schneider. The river gave Karas the wheel which Schneider rode to the rail, his backpack in hand.

Greenstein Blames Canada

Barry Greenstein put Stephen Ladowsky all in on 5th street and here is how their boards ran out.

Greenstein: (3-8)-5-5-J-Q-(A)
Ladowsky: (x-x)-5-7-K-6-6-(x)

Greenstein made a jack-low on the river, which was good enough as Ladowsky threw his hand into the muck and made his exit in 11th place.

 

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   David Levi,   Tom Schneider,   Stephen Ladowsky

Lisandro Doubles Another

Jun 14, '08

Limits: 3,000-6,000, 700 ante, 1,000 bring-in

Players Left: 21 of 453

Chip Leaders:

Archie Karas: 180,000
Frank Kassela: 130,000
Brandon Leeds: 118,000
Michael Wattel: 110,000
Joseph Michael: 105,000
Barry Greenstein: 94,000
Ben Tang: 85,000
Mark Tenner: 79,000
Christopher Viox: 50,000
Stephen Ladowsky: 48,000

Average Stack: 56,625

Big Hands and Storylines:

What Can Brown Do To You?

Brown: (3-6)-2-5-A
Opponent: (x-x)-6-K-K

Andrew Brown completed the bet to 3,000 and one player called. Fourth street gave Brown a 6-low draw while his opponent received no help. On 5th street, Brown made his low and his opponent quickly threw his pair of cowboys into the muck before Brown could fire a bet. Brown flipped his hole cards to let the table know he made his hand. His stack was over 70,000 after the hand.

Lisandro Doubles Another

Jeffrey Lisandro should change his name to the Lisandro National Bank because players have been doubling off of him constantly.

Lisandro: (A-9)-5-A-A-3-(x)
Opponent: (5-5)-7-2-10-3-(4)

Lisandro put his opponent all in on 4th street and they each turned up their hand. Lisandro's opponent said, "I'm in trouble," to which Lisandro replied, "So am I" as he revealed a pair of aces. Fifth street was bad news for Lisandro as another ace found its way into his hand. Sixth street made a 10-low for Lisandro's opponent while Lisandro was drawing to a 9-low. The river did not help Lisandro, however, and he doubled up another opponent. Lisandro's stack could not afford to give out another withdrawal as it sat at 7,000.

Ladowsky Wins a Big One

Ladowsky: (x-x)9-8-5-7
Opponent: (x-x)-Q-5-3-6

Stephen Ladowsky was short going into the hand. His opponent bet 3,000 on 5th street and Ladowsky made the call. Sixth street was good to Ladowsky as he had a possible 9-low showing, compared to his opponent's queen-low. Regardless, Ladowsky's opponent bet 6,000 and Ladowsky pounced, raising it to 16,000. His opponent folded and Ladowsky raked the pot, improving his stack to around 53,000.

Stacked Table

Andrew Brown, Jeffrey Lisandro and Barry Greenstein have all been moved to the same table after redrawing with 24 players left.

Player Tags: Jeffrey Lisandro,   Stephen Ladowsky,   Andrew Brown,   European Report

Hour Two

Jul 03, '07

Steven Ladowsky Eliminated 7th ($92,975)
Rob Mizrachi and Tommy Ly limp then Ladowsky checks in the big blind.  The flop is 942, and both Ly and Ladowsky check.  Mizrachi bets out $95,000, Ly mucks and Ladowsky shoves over the top.  Mizrachi insta-calls and Ladowsky tables 9335.  Mizrachi shows down 101087 and has the lead in the hand.  His lead doesn't last long, as the turn bring the 3.  Ladowsky takes a commanding lead, but he is eliminated when the river brings the 10, giving Mizrachi a higher set.  Ladowsky is sent to the rail in seventh place.

Different Styles
The chip leader Tommy Ly and second place player Rob Mizrachi are employing differently play styles.  Ly is limping and checking, while Mizrachi is entering most pots with raises.

Doyle vs Antonius
Antonius raises to $140,000 under the gun and Brunson calls out of the big blind.  The flop comes 965 and Brunson leads $150,000.  Antonius puts Brunson on a weak hand, and he moves all in for his last $275,000.  Brunson needs only a minute to make the call and he tables J765 while Antonius shows AQ93.  Then next two cards come Q7, Antonius makes the best hand and doubles up to over $800,000.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Doyle Brunson,   Patrik Antonius,   Stephen Ladowsky

Final Table Set

Jul 02, '07

Quick Eliminations

Shortly after returning from dinner break Roy "The Boy" Brindley was eliminated in 12th place ($33,943).  Andy Bloch was not far behind, taking 11th place ($33,943) as David Chiu took his chips.  With Bloch's elimination the remaining ten converged on table 56 to play until one more was busted. Steve Sung, Marco Traniello and Steve Ladowsky were the short stacks, while Tommy Ly, Robert Mizrachi and Patrik Antonius were on the other end of the spectrum.

The Final Ten

1. Doyle Brunson
2. Patrik Antonius
3. Marco Traniello
4, Rene Mouritsen
5. Tommy Ly
6. Jonas Flug-Entin
7. Steve Sung
8. Steve Ladowsky
9. David Chiu
10. Robert Mizrachi

Monstrous Three Handed Pot

Steve Sung bet the pot under the gun and Steve Ladowsky raised all-in.   Patrik Antonius re-bet the pot, and put Sung in a tough situation.  Sung called for a payout sheet, and found out that if he and Ladowsky were both eliminated that he would take 9th place because he started the hand with more chips.  Knowing this, he called and revealed his Q 9 8 8.   Patrik Antonius showed his A A Q 7 and Ladowski his A K K 2.   The board brought the J 9 4 3 7, and both of the players who were all-in survived by making club flushes.  Ladowski won the large main pot and Sung the smaller side pot.  

Sung's Boat Overflows

Steve Sung bet the pot and all players folded to Rene Mouritsen. Sung had only $15,000 behind after the bet, and Mouritsen eventually bet enough to put him all in with A J J 9.  Sung called and revealed the K K 10 5.  The flop brought K K 10, giving Sung quads on the flop and leaving Mouritsen drawing dead. The turn and river brought the 5 and the 10, giving Sung quads and a number of different full houses by the end, each of which was more than enough to take the pot and double Sung up.

Final Hand

David Chiu bet the pot and it folded to Tommy Ly, who called.  The flop brought the J 8 2.  Like the calm before the storm,Ly checked, and in a matter of second Chiu bet the pot, Ly raised Chiu all-in and Chiu called. Chiu revealed A A 3 4 for aces and the nut flush draw, while Ly held A J 9 8 for two pair.  The turn brought the K, improving neither player.  Chiu needed the last ace, any club apart from the eight, a king or a two to win the pot.  The 7 on the river was none of those, however, and Sung sent Chiu to the rail in 10th place ($33,943.)  With Chiu's elimination the final table was set.  Tommy Ly, with almost $2,000,000,  will enter the final table as chip leader.

Make sure to check in tomorrow, with final table play getting underway at 2 p.m. in this $10,000 World Championship of Pot-Limit Omaha event.  It is sure to be a great final table, with many big names as well as possible poker history in the making, with Doyle Brunson looking to tie Phil Hellmuth at  eleven bracelets. Catch all the action as it unfolds here at Cardplayer.com.

Player Tags: Andy Bloch,   David Chiu,   Roy Brindley,   Patrik Antonius,   Stephen Ladowsky,   Tom Ly

Hour Two

Jul 03, '07

Steven Ladowsky Eliminated 7th ($92,975)
Rob Mizrachi and Tommy Ly limp then Ladowsky checks in the big blind.  The flop is 942, and both Ly and Ladowsky check.  Mizrachi bets out $95,000, Ly mucks and Ladowsky shoves over the top.  Mizrachi insta-calls and Ladowsky tables 9335.  Mizrachi shows down 101087 and has the lead in the hand.  His lead doesn't last long, as the turn bring the 3.  Ladowsky takes a commanding lead, but he is eliminated when the river brings the 10, giving Mizrachi a higher set.  Ladowsky is sent to the rail in seventh place.

Different Styles
The chip leader Tommy Ly and second place player Rob Mizrachi are employing differently play styles.  Ly is limping and checking, while Mizrachi is entering most pots with raises.

Doyle vs Antonius
Antonius raises to $140,000 under the gun and Brunson calls out of the big blind.  The flop comes 965 and Brunson leads $150,000.  Antonius puts Brunson on a weak hand, and he moves all in for his last $275,000.  Brunson needs only a minute to make the call and he tables J765 while Antonius shows AQ93.  Then next two cards come Q7, Antonius makes the best hand and doubles up to over $800,000.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Doyle Brunson,   Patrik Antonius,   Stephen Ladowsky

Final Table Set

Jul 02, '07

Quick Eliminations

Shortly after returning from dinner break Roy "The Boy" Brindley was eliminated in 12th place ($33,943).  Andy Bloch was not far behind, taking 11th place ($33,943) as David Chiu took his chips.  With Bloch's elimination the remaining ten converged on table 56 to play until one more was busted. Steve Sung, Marco Traniello and Steve Ladowsky were the short stacks, while Tommy Ly, Robert Mizrachi and Patrik Antonius were on the other end of the spectrum.

The Final Ten

1. Doyle Brunson
2. Patrik Antonius
3. Marco Traniello
4, Rene Mouritsen
5. Tommy Ly
6. Jonas Flug-Entin
7. Steve Sung
8. Steve Ladowsky
9. David Chiu
10. Robert Mizrachi

Monstrous Three Handed Pot

Steve Sung bet the pot under the gun and Steve Ladowsky raised all-in.   Patrik Antonius re-bet the pot, and put Sung in a tough situation.  Sung called for a payout sheet, and found out that if he and Ladowsky were both eliminated that he would take 9th place because he started the hand with more chips.  Knowing this, he called and revealed his Q 9 8 8.   Patrik Antonius showed his A A Q 7 and Ladowski his A K K 2.   The board brought the J 9 4 3 7, and both of the players who were all-in survived by making club flushes.  Ladowski won the large main pot and Sung the smaller side pot.  

Sung's Boat Overflows

Steve Sung bet the pot and all players folded to Rene Mouritsen. Sung had only $15,000 behind after the bet, and Mouritsen eventually bet enough to put him all in with A J J 9.  Sung called and revealed the K K 10 5.  The flop brought K K 10, giving Sung quads on the flop and leaving Mouritsen drawing dead. The turn and river brought the 5 and the 10, giving Sung quads and a number of different full houses by the end, each of which was more than enough to take the pot and double Sung up.

Final Hand

David Chiu bet the pot and it folded to Tommy Ly, who called.  The flop brought the J 8 2.  Like the calm before the storm,Ly checked, and in a matter of second Chiu bet the pot, Ly raised Chiu all-in and Chiu called. Chiu revealed A A 3 4 for aces and the nut flush draw, while Ly held A J 9 8 for two pair.  The turn brought the K, improving neither player.  Chiu needed the last ace, any club apart from the eight, a king or a two to win the pot.  The 7 on the river was none of those, however, and Sung sent Chiu to the rail in 10th place ($33,943.)  With Chiu's elimination the final table was set.  Tommy Ly, with almost $2,000,000,  will enter the final table as chip leader.

Make sure to check in tomorrow, with final table play getting underway at 2 p.m. in this $10,000 World Championship of Pot-Limit Omaha event.  It is sure to be a great final table, with many big names as well as possible poker history in the making, with Doyle Brunson looking to tie Phil Hellmuth at  eleven bracelets. Catch all the action as it unfolds here at Cardplayer.com.

Player Tags: Andy Bloch,   David Chiu,   Roy Brindley,   Patrik Antonius,   Stephen Ladowsky,   Tom Ly