Lars Bonding Poker Tournament Updates

Level 32-33 Update: Lars Bonding and Chris Moore Eliminated Early -- Down to 14 Players

Jul 19, '11

Note: Play will continue until the field reaches 9 players.

Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 30,000 ante

Players Remaining: 14 out of 6,865

Average Chip Count: 14.7 million

Chip Leaders:

1. Anton Makievskyi — 31,970,000
2. Eoghan O’Dea — 26,475,000
3. Pius Heinz — 24,935,000
4. John Hewitt — 19,760,000
5. Phil Collins — 18,360,000
6. Ben Lamb — 14,910,000
7. Martin Staszko — 13,450,000
8. Samuel Holden — 10,505,000
9. Matt Giannetti — 10,115,000
10. Badih Bounahra — 9,840,000

Eliminations:

15. Andrey Pateychuk — $478,174
16. Ryan Lenaghan — $378,796
17. Sam Barnhart — $378,796
18. Kenny Shih — $378,796
19. Aleksandr Mozhnyakov — $302,005
20. Gionni Demers — $302,005
21. Chris Moore — $302,005
22. Lars Bonding — $302,005

Featured Poker Tweets:

Bryan Devonshire
Philip Collins
Ben Lamb

Hands:

Lars Bonding Eliminated in 22nd Place ($302,005)

Lars Bonding got the last of his chips into the middle of the table when the flop read 7-4-3 and he held pocket aces in the hole. Unfortunately for the pro his opponent Konstantinos Mamaliadis held pocket fours. The set held and Bonding was the first player to be eliminated on day 8, falling in 22nd place, which was good for $302,005.

Featured Poker Tweet — Lars Bonding

Chris Moore Eliminated in 21st Place ($302,005)

Anton Makievskyi raised to 350,000 preflop and Chris Moore reraised to 1 million. Anton then moved all in and Moore made the all-in call. Their cards:

Anton: A 10
Moore: K-K

Board: A 8 3 6 Q

Anton won the hand and he grew his chip lead to 24 million. Moore was eliminated in 21st place and he took home $302,005 in prize money.

Aleksandr Mozhnyakov Eliminated in 19th Place ($302,005)

Sam Barnhart raised to 550,000 from the cutoff and Aleksandr Mozhnyakov reraised all in for his final 1.5 million. Barnhart made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Barnhart: A 10
Mozhnyakov: K Q

Board: 4 4 3 J 2

Mozhnyakov was eliminated in 19th place on the hand and he will now take home $302,005 in prize money. Barnhart grew his stack to 6,245,000 after the hand.

Sam Barnhart Eliminated in 16th Place ($378,796)

Sam Barnhart raised to 550,000 from middle position preflop and Pius Heinz reraised all in from the small blind for 5.51 million. Barnhart was then forced to make an all-in call for 4 million. Their cards:

Barnhart: 9 9
Heinz: K K

Board: J 4 3 10 8

Barnhart won the WSOP Circuit National Championship event at the start of the summer and he ends it with an impressive 16th place finish in the main event. He will take home $378,796 in prize money.

CardPlayer TV — Day 7 Recap

Player Tags: Lars Bonding,   Chris Moore,   Ryan Lenaghan,   Samuel Barnhart,   Anton Makiievskyi

Level 14 Update: Day 3 Ends with 852 Players

Jul 14, '11

NOTE: Day 3 has come to a close with 999 players and they will return tomorrow at noon for day 4. Stay tuned for a recap of the day’s events and official chip counts.

Note: Levels are two hours in length.

Players Remaining: 852 of 6,865

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

The Chip Leaders:

Patrick Poirier: 1,230,000
Daryl Jace: 1,180,000
Guillaume Darcourt: 945,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg: 890,000
Daniel Retallick: 850,000
Christopher Bonita: 850,000
Brian Park: 775,000
Ben Tollerene: 720,000
Aleksandr Mozhnyakov: 720,000
Chris Kwon: 696,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Daniel Negreanu — 215,400
Todd Brunson — 185,000
Phil Hellmuth — 71,000
Thomas Keller — BUSTED

Notables Eliminated:

Patrik Antonius
Galen Hall
Justin Bonomo
Brian Roberts
Jason Alexander
Young Phan
David Baker
Christina Lindley
Jon Van Fleet
Matt Savage

Hands:

Hellmuth Loses a Pot to Garry Gates

Garry Gates raised in early position preflop and Phil Hellmuth then three-bet from late position. The flop fell 7 4 2 and both players checked.

The turn fell 10 and Gates checked. Hellmuth bet 17,000 and Gates then raised all in. Hellmuth got up out of his chair and made a few remarks before folding his cards. He is now down to 71,000 while Gates grew his stack to 230,000.

Matt Savage Eliminated

Matt Savage moved all in preflop with 17,500 and one opponent made the call. Their cards:

Savage: A 9
Opponent: A Q

Board: K Q 2 3 4

Savage was eliminated on the hand.

Featured Poker Tweet — Lars Bonding

Ryan D’Angelo Eliminated

Ryan D’Angelo got the last of his chips (120,000) into the middle preflop and David Barter made the call. Their cards:

D’Angelo: A K
Barter: 5 5

Board: A 5 3 8 Q

D’Angelo was eliminated on the hand.

Featured Poker Tweet — Sorel Mizzi

Ronnie Bardah Gets Aces Late

The hi-jack raised to 8,000 preflop and the button made the call. Ronnie Bardah then reraised to 27,000 and the hi-jack mucked. The button then reraised all in for 68,000. Bardah made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Bardah: A A
Button: A K

Board: J 6 2 8 6

Bardah won the hand to grow his stack to 300,000 heading into Day 4.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Ronnie Bardah,   Lars Bonding,   Matt Savage,   Sorel Mizzi,   Garry Gates

Level 32-33 Update: Lars Bonding and Chris Moore Eliminated Early -- Down to 14 Players

Jul 19, '11

Note: Play will continue until the field reaches 9 players.

Blinds: 100,000-200,000 with a 30,000 ante

Players Remaining: 14 out of 6,865

Average Chip Count: 14.7 million

Chip Leaders:

1. Anton Makievskyi — 31,970,000
2. Eoghan O’Dea — 26,475,000
3. Pius Heinz — 24,935,000
4. John Hewitt — 19,760,000
5. Phil Collins — 18,360,000
6. Ben Lamb — 14,910,000
7. Martin Staszko — 13,450,000
8. Samuel Holden — 10,505,000
9. Matt Giannetti — 10,115,000
10. Badih Bounahra — 9,840,000

Eliminations:

15. Andrey Pateychuk — $478,174
16. Ryan Lenaghan — $378,796
17. Sam Barnhart — $378,796
18. Kenny Shih — $378,796
19. Aleksandr Mozhnyakov — $302,005
20. Gionni Demers — $302,005
21. Chris Moore — $302,005
22. Lars Bonding — $302,005

Featured Poker Tweets:

Bryan Devonshire
Philip Collins
Ben Lamb

Hands:

Lars Bonding Eliminated in 22nd Place ($302,005)

Lars Bonding got the last of his chips into the middle of the table when the flop read 7-4-3 and he held pocket aces in the hole. Unfortunately for the pro his opponent Konstantinos Mamaliadis held pocket fours. The set held and Bonding was the first player to be eliminated on day 8, falling in 22nd place, which was good for $302,005.

Featured Poker Tweet — Lars Bonding

Chris Moore Eliminated in 21st Place ($302,005)

Anton Makievskyi raised to 350,000 preflop and Chris Moore reraised to 1 million. Anton then moved all in and Moore made the all-in call. Their cards:

Anton: A 10
Moore: K-K

Board: A 8 3 6 Q

Anton won the hand and he grew his chip lead to 24 million. Moore was eliminated in 21st place and he took home $302,005 in prize money.

Aleksandr Mozhnyakov Eliminated in 19th Place ($302,005)

Sam Barnhart raised to 550,000 from the cutoff and Aleksandr Mozhnyakov reraised all in for his final 1.5 million. Barnhart made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Barnhart: A 10
Mozhnyakov: K Q

Board: 4 4 3 J 2

Mozhnyakov was eliminated in 19th place on the hand and he will now take home $302,005 in prize money. Barnhart grew his stack to 6,245,000 after the hand.

Sam Barnhart Eliminated in 16th Place ($378,796)

Sam Barnhart raised to 550,000 from middle position preflop and Pius Heinz reraised all in from the small blind for 5.51 million. Barnhart was then forced to make an all-in call for 4 million. Their cards:

Barnhart: 9 9
Heinz: K K

Board: J 4 3 10 8

Barnhart won the WSOP Circuit National Championship event at the start of the summer and he ends it with an impressive 16th place finish in the main event. He will take home $378,796 in prize money.

CardPlayer TV — Day 7 Recap

Player Tags: Lars Bonding,   Chris Moore,   Ryan Lenaghan,   Samuel Barnhart,   Anton Makiievskyi

Level 14 Update: Day 3 Ends with 852 Players

Jul 14, '11

NOTE: Day 3 has come to a close with 999 players and they will return tomorrow at noon for day 4. Stay tuned for a recap of the day’s events and official chip counts.

Note: Levels are two hours in length.

Players Remaining: 852 of 6,865

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

The Chip Leaders:

Patrick Poirier: 1,230,000
Daryl Jace: 1,180,000
Guillaume Darcourt: 945,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg: 890,000
Daniel Retallick: 850,000
Christopher Bonita: 850,000
Brian Park: 775,000
Ben Tollerene: 720,000
Aleksandr Mozhnyakov: 720,000
Chris Kwon: 696,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Daniel Negreanu — 215,400
Todd Brunson — 185,000
Phil Hellmuth — 71,000
Thomas Keller — BUSTED

Notables Eliminated:

Patrik Antonius
Galen Hall
Justin Bonomo
Brian Roberts
Jason Alexander
Young Phan
David Baker
Christina Lindley
Jon Van Fleet
Matt Savage

Hands:

Hellmuth Loses a Pot to Garry Gates

Garry Gates raised in early position preflop and Phil Hellmuth then three-bet from late position. The flop fell 7 4 2 and both players checked.

The turn fell 10 and Gates checked. Hellmuth bet 17,000 and Gates then raised all in. Hellmuth got up out of his chair and made a few remarks before folding his cards. He is now down to 71,000 while Gates grew his stack to 230,000.

Matt Savage Eliminated

Matt Savage moved all in preflop with 17,500 and one opponent made the call. Their cards:

Savage: A 9
Opponent: A Q

Board: K Q 2 3 4

Savage was eliminated on the hand.

Featured Poker Tweet — Lars Bonding

Ryan D’Angelo Eliminated

Ryan D’Angelo got the last of his chips (120,000) into the middle preflop and David Barter made the call. Their cards:

D’Angelo: A K
Barter: 5 5

Board: A 5 3 8 Q

D’Angelo was eliminated on the hand.

Featured Poker Tweet — Sorel Mizzi

Ronnie Bardah Gets Aces Late

The hi-jack raised to 8,000 preflop and the button made the call. Ronnie Bardah then reraised to 27,000 and the hi-jack mucked. The button then reraised all in for 68,000. Bardah made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Bardah: A A
Button: A K

Board: J 6 2 8 6

Bardah won the hand to grow his stack to 300,000 heading into Day 4.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Ronnie Bardah,   Lars Bonding,   Matt Savage,   Sorel Mizzi,   Garry Gates

Elimination Station

Sep 07, '09

Markus Ross from Germany has left the tournament in 28th place for €23,000.

It seemed as if Lars Bonding was doing pretty good, taking control of pots and raking in the chips. In a recent hand, Marc Goodwin bet 20,000, Bonding called from the small blind and the flop fell the 8 7 2. Bonding applied the pressure with a 58,000 bet. Goodwin passed.

He was raising again in the very next hand and sitting on 570,000 in chips. However, 10 minutes later Bonding busted out of the tournament. He leaves in 27th place, €23,000 richer.

Player Tags: Lars Bonding

Level 18 Update: Shaun Deeb Takes A Hit

Jul 02, '09

Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 29 out of 928

Chip Counts:

1. Robert Kay – 1,370,000
2. Matthew Waxman – 970,000
3. Sean Keeton – 910,000
4. Eugene Katchalov – 880,000
5. Rory Matthews – 780,000
6. Blair Hinkle – 700,000
7. Peter Feldman – 690,000
8. Matt Hawrilenko – 620,000
9. Alex Venovski – 520,000
10. Lee Vlastaris – 510,000

Average Chip Count: 464,000

Notable Eliminations:

Big Hands

Lars Bonding Eliminated

Lars Bonding moved all in for his last 170,000 and Robert Kay made the call. Here were their cards.

Bonding: 98
Kay: AK

Board: A4103K

Kay flopped an ace to take a commanding lead and rivered two pair just for the hell of it and Bonding was eliminated.

Deeb Takes A Big Hit

After a flop of 1056, Sean Keeton fired 37,000 into the pot. Rory Matthews then raised to 165,000 and the action was on Shaun Deeb. He moved in for over 600,000 and Keeton mucked.

Matthews then made the call and Deeb showed Q10 for top pair. Matthews tabled 65 for two pair.

The board finished out 2J and Matthews doubled through Deeb. Deeb was down to 295,000 in chips after the hand.

Raymond Davis Doubles Up

Raymond Davis moved all in preflop for 80,000 and one player made the call. Here were their cards.

Davis: AK
Opponent: A7

Board: A48510

Both players flopped an ace but Davis had a better kicker and it held up, helping Davis double to 180,000 in chips.

Pocket Aces For Hellmuth; Eruption Ensues

Phil Hellmuth raised to 25,000 preflop and Andrey Zaichenko moved in for 200,000. Hellmuth made the call and tabled AA while Zaichenko held KQ. Of course you know, the flop came down KQ5 and Hellmuth was trailing. The board finished out 4 and J and Hellmuth went on a rant.

He proceeded to say a few things to his opponent and the dealer, then culminated his rant by declaring, “I’m playing for my life here!” His life was a bit devalued after the hand, down to 150,000.

Player Tags: Raymond Davis,   Phil Hellmuth,   Lars Bonding,   Robert Kay,   Sean Keeton,   Shaun Deeb,   Rory Matthews,   Andrey Zaichenko

Hour Two

Jun 13, '07

Alex Bolotin Eliminated in 8th Place ($40,773)

Alex Bolotin moved all in and Marcus Obser reraised all in over the top of him. Bolotin showed down 7 5 and Obser flipped over pocket eights. The board was dealt J 2 2 5 8. Bolotin was eliminated in eighth place and took home $40,773 in prize money.

John Phan Doubled Up

Devin Porter moved all in with the chip lead and John Phan made the call. The Razor flipped over K J and Porter showed down 10 8. The board was dealt A 10 8 Q 2 and Phan doubled up on the hand.

Humberto Brenes Eliminated in 7th Place ($55,918)

On the next hand, Humberto Brenes moved all in and Porter made the call. Porter showed pocket nines and Brenes turned over A K. The board was dealt 7 3 2 8 6 and Brenes was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $55,918 in prize money. “Sharks don’t swim on the land,” said Phan as Brenes made his gracious exit even in defeat. Brenes has now made three final table at this years WSOP. More than any other player.

Lars Bonding Eliminated in 6th Place ($74,557)

Lars Bonding moved all in and Phan made the call. He flipped over pocket sevens, while Bonding turned over K Q. The board was dealt 9 7 4 4 6 and Bonding hit the rail in sixth place. He took home $74,557 in prize money.

Francois Does Double Duty

Francois Safieddine then doubled up two times in a row with Big Slick and a jack high. This brought him back from the dead and gave him a fighting chance with over $600,000.

Shawn Hattem Eliminated in 5th Place ($97,856)

The turbo pace of play continued when Shawn Hattem moved all in and Porter, Phan, and Safieddine all called. The three players checked down the side pot until Safieddine fired out $65,000 on the river. Both Phan and Porter folded and Safieddine turned over A-10. The board read K Q 6 A A at this point and Hattem mucked his hand. He was elminated in fifth place and took home $97,856 in prize money.

After the mayhem the leader board looked like this:

John Phan: $1,600,000
Devin Porter: $1,500,000
Marcus Obser: $1,450,000
Francois Safieddine: $650,000

Player Tags: John Phan,   Humberto Brenes,   Francois Safieddine,   Lars Bonding,   Devin Porter,   Shawn Hattem,   Alex Bolotin,   Marcus Obser

Lars Bonding Eliminated in 6th Place ($74,557)

Jun 13, '07

Lars Bonding moved all in and John Phan made the call. He flipped over pocket sevens, while Bonding turned over K Q. The board was dealt 9 7 4 4 6 and Bonding hit the rail in sixth place. He took home $74,557 in prize money.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Lars Bonding

Final Table

Jun 12, '07

The final table is now set, and here are the players and their respective chip counts.

Lars Bonding -- $882,000

Devin Porter -- $819,000

Shawn Hattem -- $787,000

Marcus Obser -- $679,000

John Phan -- $445,000

Bertrand Grospellier -- $416,000

Alex Bolotin -- $382,000

Humberto Brenes -- $343,000

Francois Safieddine -- $302,000

Finishing in 10^th place and earning $21,435 was James Gilsdorf. Gilsdorf moved all-in from late position and was called by Marcus Obser. Gilsdorf shows A 10 while Obser flips over Q Q, the same hand he eliminated Alex Outhred with less than an hour ago. The board came J 7 3 7 7, giving Obser a full house and eliminating Gilsdorf in tenth place.

The final table will begin tomorrow at 2 p.m., so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for all of your WSOP coverage needs.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Humberto Brenes,   Francois Safieddine,   Lars Bonding,   Devin Porter,   Shawn Hattem,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Alex Bolotin,   Marcus Obser,   James Gilsdorf

28 Strong

Jun 12, '07

There are 28 players left and the players have redrawn for the three final tables. With the juggling of players, one "super" table has been formed. Greg "FBT" Mueller, Humberto Brenes, Devin "TranquilChaos" Porter and Lars Bonding are now all occupying the same table.

Mike Matusow continues to collect chips and frustrate the players at his table. The player at seat seven bets out $25,000 and both Matusow and Mike Sica make the call. The flop came J 10 3 and Matusow pushed all in. Sica is the only caller and Matusow has him covered. Matusow turned over K Q on the straight draw and Sica showed 10 10 for middle set. The turn is the 9 and Matusow jumps out of his seat screaming, "YES!" The river is the A and Matusow sits back down and says, "It's all skill boys." Matusow now has over $300,000 in chips.

Mark Zand doubled up this round to around $115,000 when he got involved in a hand with Anders Sebastian. All in preflop, Sebastian had Q-Q and Zand was holding 10 10. The flop came A 10 6 and Sebastian suddenly found himself in the back seat. The turn brought the case ten giving Zand quads and making the 3 on the river pointless. Sebastian lost the large pot but was only crippled as a result

The players are going on dinner break at 8:30 p.m. tonight and will return at 9:30 p.m. to play down to the final table.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Greg Mueller,   Mike Matusow,   Mike Sica,   Lars Bonding,   Devin Porter,   Mark Zand,   Anders Sebastian

Hour Two

Jun 13, '07

Alex Bolotin Eliminated in 8th Place ($40,773)

Alex Bolotin moved all in and Marcus Obser reraised all in over the top of him. Bolotin showed down 7 5 and Obser flipped over pocket eights. The board was dealt J 2 2 5 8. Bolotin was eliminated in eighth place and took home $40,773 in prize money.

John Phan Doubled Up

Devin Porter moved all in with the chip lead and John Phan made the call. The Razor flipped over K J and Porter showed down 10 8. The board was dealt A 10 8 Q 2 and Phan doubled up on the hand.

Humberto Brenes Eliminated in 7th Place ($55,918)

On the next hand, Humberto Brenes moved all in and Porter made the call. Porter showed pocket nines and Brenes turned over A K. The board was dealt 7 3 2 8 6 and Brenes was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $55,918 in prize money. “Sharks don’t swim on the land,” said Phan as Brenes made his gracious exit even in defeat. Brenes has now made three final table at this years WSOP. More than any other player.

Lars Bonding Eliminated in 6th Place ($74,557)

Lars Bonding moved all in and Phan made the call. He flipped over pocket sevens, while Bonding turned over K Q. The board was dealt 9 7 4 4 6 and Bonding hit the rail in sixth place. He took home $74,557 in prize money.

Francois Does Double Duty

Francois Safieddine then doubled up two times in a row with Big Slick and a jack high. This brought him back from the dead and gave him a fighting chance with over $600,000.

Shawn Hattem Eliminated in 5th Place ($97,856)

The turbo pace of play continued when Shawn Hattem moved all in and Porter, Phan, and Safieddine all called. The three players checked down the side pot until Safieddine fired out $65,000 on the river. Both Phan and Porter folded and Safieddine turned over A-10. The board read K Q 6 A A at this point and Hattem mucked his hand. He was elminated in fifth place and took home $97,856 in prize money.

After the mayhem the leader board looked like this:

John Phan: $1,600,000
Devin Porter: $1,500,000
Marcus Obser: $1,450,000
Francois Safieddine: $650,000

Player Tags: John Phan,   Humberto Brenes,   Francois Safieddine,   Lars Bonding,   Devin Porter,   Shawn Hattem,   Alex Bolotin,   Marcus Obser

Lars Bonding Eliminated in 6th Place ($74,557)

Jun 13, '07

Lars Bonding moved all in and John Phan made the call. He flipped over pocket sevens, while Bonding turned over K Q. The board was dealt 9 7 4 4 6 and Bonding hit the rail in sixth place. He took home $74,557 in prize money.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Lars Bonding

Final Table

Jun 12, '07

The final table is now set, and here are the players and their respective chip counts.

Lars Bonding -- $882,000

Devin Porter -- $819,000

Shawn Hattem -- $787,000

Marcus Obser -- $679,000

John Phan -- $445,000

Bertrand Grospellier -- $416,000

Alex Bolotin -- $382,000

Humberto Brenes -- $343,000

Francois Safieddine -- $302,000

Finishing in 10^th place and earning $21,435 was James Gilsdorf. Gilsdorf moved all-in from late position and was called by Marcus Obser. Gilsdorf shows A 10 while Obser flips over Q Q, the same hand he eliminated Alex Outhred with less than an hour ago. The board came J 7 3 7 7, giving Obser a full house and eliminating Gilsdorf in tenth place.

The final table will begin tomorrow at 2 p.m., so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for all of your WSOP coverage needs.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Humberto Brenes,   Francois Safieddine,   Lars Bonding,   Devin Porter,   Shawn Hattem,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Alex Bolotin,   Marcus Obser,   James Gilsdorf

28 Strong

Jun 12, '07

There are 28 players left and the players have redrawn for the three final tables. With the juggling of players, one "super" table has been formed. Greg "FBT" Mueller, Humberto Brenes, Devin "TranquilChaos" Porter and Lars Bonding are now all occupying the same table.

Mike Matusow continues to collect chips and frustrate the players at his table. The player at seat seven bets out $25,000 and both Matusow and Mike Sica make the call. The flop came J 10 3 and Matusow pushed all in. Sica is the only caller and Matusow has him covered. Matusow turned over K Q on the straight draw and Sica showed 10 10 for middle set. The turn is the 9 and Matusow jumps out of his seat screaming, "YES!" The river is the A and Matusow sits back down and says, "It's all skill boys." Matusow now has over $300,000 in chips.

Mark Zand doubled up this round to around $115,000 when he got involved in a hand with Anders Sebastian. All in preflop, Sebastian had Q-Q and Zand was holding 10 10. The flop came A 10 6 and Sebastian suddenly found himself in the back seat. The turn brought the case ten giving Zand quads and making the 3 on the river pointless. Sebastian lost the large pot but was only crippled as a result

The players are going on dinner break at 8:30 p.m. tonight and will return at 9:30 p.m. to play down to the final table.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Greg Mueller,   Mike Matusow,   Mike Sica,   Lars Bonding,   Devin Porter,   Mark Zand,   Anders Sebastian