Steve Sung Poker Tournament Updates

Level 22: Hellmuth Leads On Dinner Break; Sung 4th, Schulman 5th, Baker 6th

Jun 11, '11

NOTE: The remaining three players went on a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 22, and will return at approximately 9:00pm to resume play.

Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 126

Average Chip Count: 1,260,000

Chip Counts:

1. Phill Hellmuth – 2,662,000
2. Richard Ashby – 700,000
3. John Juanda – 409,000

Eliminations:

4th. Steve Sung – $97,416
5th. Nick Schulman – $69,216
6th. David Baker – $51,485

Defending Champion David Baker Eliminated in 6th Place ($51,485)

Defending Champion David Baker had a tough level. He started the level as one of the short stacks and cemented that role about halfway through the level after doubling up Steve Sung when Sung stood pat with a J – 7 and Baker drew one, pairing eights with 8 – 4 – 3 – 2.

Baker was down to less than full big blind after that hand and found some relief in a quick quadruple up after drawing a 10 – 7 low against Richard Ashby’s J -10 in a four-way pot. Soon thereafter and David Baker would get it all in again against Steve Sung, Sung getting the best of it again.

Steve Sung raised to 50,000 before the draw, David Baker moved all in for about 10,000 more and both Phil Hellmuth and Sung called the raise.

Sung and Baker each drew one card while Hellmuth drew two. Hellmuth bet 50,000 at the side pot and Sung folded.

Hellmuth showed 10 – 9 – 8 – 3 – 2 while baker showed 9 – 7 – 5 – 4 – A. Hellmuth raked the pot with a ten-low and the defending champion, David Baker was eliminated in 6th place ($51,485).

Nick Schulman Eliminated in 5th Place ($69,216)

Nick Schulman raised to 50,000 before the draw, Phil Hellmuth raised to 340,000 and Schulman called all in for around 250,000.

Hellmuth stood pat with J – 6 – 5 – 4 – 2 while Schulman drew one card with 8 – 6 – 4 – 2. Schulman drew another 8, pairing his hand, and was eliminated in 5th place ($69,216) while Hellmuth secured a monster chiplead with 2.4 million.

Steve Sung Eliminated in 4th Place ($97,416)

John Juanda raised to 52,000 from under the gun, Steve Sung moved all in for 270,000 from the small blind and Juanda called.

Sung stood pat with J – 9 – 7 – 6 – 3 while Juanda drew one card with 10 – 6 – 4 – 3. Juanda turned over a five for a made ten-low and Steve Sung was eliminated in 4th place ($97,416).

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

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Phil Hellmuth,   Richard Ashby,   Steve Sung,   Nick Schulman,   David Baker

Level 20: Raymer Eliminated 9th, Unofficial Final Table Now Underway

Jun 11, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 9 players spread out over two tables and resumed today at 3:00pm. John Juanda started the day as the short stack and managed to double up through Greg Raymer early on with a pat 9 against Raymer’s pat 10. Juanda then made a run at the chip lead amassing over 500,000 at one point before surrendering a huge pot to Richard Ashby which put Ashby on top and dropped Juanda down to about 350,000.

Raymer on the other hand wouldn’t be so lucky as he was eliminated in 9th place ($27,928) after Raymer paired jacks against Juanda’s made ten. With Raymer’s 9th place elimination, the final eight players have consolidated to one table where one more player will need to be eliminated before the official seven-handed final table is set.

Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Remaining: 8 out of 126

Average Chip Count: 472,500

Chip Counts:

1. Richard Ashby – 835,000
2. Joe Cassidy – 530,000
3. Hasan Habib – 475,000
4. John Juanda – 475,000
5. Steve Sung – 420,000
6. Phil Hellmuth – 400,000
7. David Baker – 370,000
8. Nick Schulman – 295,000

Payouts:

1st. $367,170
2nd. $226,907
3rd. $143,833
4th. $97,416
5th. $69,216
6th. $51,485
7th. $40,020
8th. $32,440

Eliminations:

9th. Greg Raymer – $27,928

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates until a champion is crowned.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Hasan Habib,   Phil Hellmuth,   Joe Cassidy,   Greg Raymer,   Richard Ashby,   Steve Sung,   David Baker

Level 7 Update: Lee Markholt and Steve Sung Eliminated

Jun 30, '10

Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante

Players Remaining: 108 out of 191

Average Chip Count: 132,638

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Philippe D’Auteuil — 465,000
2. Sam Trickett — 365,000
3. McLean Karr — 357,000
4. Antonio Esfandiari — 315,000
5. Daniel Negreanu — 295,000
6. Mikael Thuritz — 290,000
7. Alex Roumeliotis — 265,000
8. Nick Schulman — 250,000
9. Bryn Kenney — 245,000
10. Frank Kassela — 240,000

Notable Eliminations:

Lee Markholt
Steve Sung

Player Twitter Accounts:

Beth Shak
Daniel Kelly
Kevin Saul
Gavin Smith
Dani Stern
Justin Bonomo
Daniel Negreanu
David Sands

Big Hands:

Lee Markholt Eliminated

Daniel Negreanu bet 3,500 and Lee Markholt three-bet to 11,500. Negreanu put Markholt all-in. Markholt made the call. Negreanu tabled pocket queens and was in great shape against the pocket tens of Markholt. The board ran out KK476 and Negreanu eliminated his opponent. Negreanu was at 295,000 after the hand.

Antonio Esfandiari Eliminates a Player

David Paredes was all in preflop for 70,500 and Antonio Esfandiari called with the KK. Paredes was behind with the AQ. The board ran out 8759J and the kings held. Esfandiari was at 170,000 after the hand.

Frank Kassela Doubles Up

Dario Minieri put Frank Kassela all in for 71,000 on a 9738 board. Kassela tabled the J10 and had the nuts. However, Minieri had outs with his set of nines. The board didn’t pair on the river with the 5. Kassela doubled to 220,000 while Minieri was down to 145,000 after the hand.

Steve Sung Eliminated

Antonio Esfandiari put Steve Sung all in on a K-9-5-10 board. Sung had 9-5 but was dominated by the K-5 of Esfandiari. The better two pair held and Esfandiari was up to 315,000.

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   Daniel Negreanu,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Steve Sung

Sigurd Eskeland Wins Event No. 48

Jun 29, '10

Limit Games: 25,000-50,000 blinds; 50,000-100,000 limits
Stud Games: 10,000 ante; 20,000 bring-in; 50,000-100,000 limits
No limit hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha: 6,000 ante; 12,000-24,000 blinds

Players Remaining: 1 out of 453

Notable Eliminations:

2. Steve Sung — $160,952

Big Hands:

No Limit Hold’em

Sigurd Eskeland Wins Event No. 48 ($260,497), Steve Sung Eliminated In Second Place ($160,952)

Sigurd Eskeland raised to 80,000 from the button. Steve Sung then made it 260,000 to go. Eskeland responded by moving all in and Sung snap-called.

Eskeland turned over A9 and was hurting against Sung’s QQ.

The flop came down 943, giving Eskeland a top paiir on the board with backdoor flush possibilities. The turn was the J, giving Eskeland more outs to his flush.

The river then brought the 2, completing the miracle for Eskeland as he won the hand. The stacks were so close between the two players that they needed a count to see whether Eskeland had Sung covered. Finally, it was confirmed that Eskeland had just a few more chips and he took home his first bracelet.

Player Tags: Steve Sung,   Sigurd Eskeland

Final Table Update: Alexander Wice Eliminated In 3rd Place

Jun 29, '10

Limit Games: 20,000-40,000 blinds; 40,000-80,000 limits
Stud Games: 10,000 ante; 10,000 bring-in; 40,000-80,000 limits
No limit hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha: 5,000 ante; 10,000-20,000 blinds

Players Remaining: 2 out of 453

Average Chip Count: 1,698,750

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Sigurd Eskeland – 2,263,000
2. Steve Sung – 1,134,000

Notable Eliminations:

3. Alexander Wice — $102,314

Big Hands:

2-7 Triple Draw

Alexander Wice Eliminated In Third Place ($102,314)

Steve Sung raised to 80,000 from the button and Sigurd Eskeland made the call from the small blind. Alexander Wice then three-bet to 120,000 from the big blind and Sung put in another raise to 160,000. Both opponents called, Wice putting himself all in.

All three players took one card on the first draw. Sung and Eskeland both checked and all three players took another card on the second draw.

Sung then bet 80,000 with Eskeland making the call. Eskeland and Sung then drew another card on the last draw while Wice stood pat.

Eskeland then led out for 80,000 and Sung let his hand go. Eskeland then tabled 7-6-4-3-2 to better Wice’s 8-7 low and Wice hit the rail in third place.

Player Tags: Steve Sung,   Sigurd Eskeland,   Alex Wice

Final Table Update: Stephen Su Eliminated In 5th Place, Nikolai Yakovenko 4th

Jun 29, '10

Limit Games: 13,000-25,000 blinds; 25,000-50,000 limits
Stud Games: 5,000 ante; 7,000 bring-in; 25,000-50,000 limits
No limit hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha: 3,000 ante; 6,000-12,000 blinds

Players Remaining: 3 out of 453

Average Chip Count: 1,132,500

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Sigurd Eskeland – 1,971,000
2. Steve Sung – 854,000
3. Alexander Wice – 558,000

Notable Eliminations:

5. Stephen Su — $54,032
4. Nikolai Yakovenko — $73,776

Big Hands:

Pot Limit Omaha

Stephen Su Eliminated In Fifth Place ($54,032)

Steve Sung raised the pot from the small blind and Stephen Su moved all in from the big blind. Sung made the call and Su was at risk.

Sung: AQ96
Su: KK86

The board ran out J8592 and Sung made a heart-flush to eliminated Su from the tournament.

Limit Hold’em

Nikolai Yakovenko Eliminated In Fourth Place ($73,776)

Steve Sung raised to 50,000 from the button and Nikolai Yakovenko three-bet to 75,000 from the small blind. Sung raised one more time to 100,000 and Yakovenko moved in for the rest of his chips. Sung made the call to put Yakovenko at risk.

Sung: 1010
Yakovenko: A6

Sung was ahead with his pair and the board ran out 44368 and Sung’s pair held to eliminate Yakovenko.

Player Tags: Steve Sung,   Nikolai Yakovenko,   Stephen Su

Final Table Update: Scott Seiver Eliminated In 6th Place

Jun 29, '10

Limit Games: 10,000-20,000 blinds; 20,000-40,000 limits
Stud Games: 5,000 ante; 5,000 bring-in; 20,000-40,000 limits
No limit hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha: 3,000 ante; 5,000-10,000 blinds

Players Remaining: 5 out of 453

Average Chip Count: 679,500

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Steve Sung – 967,000
2. Alexander Wice – 830,000
3. Nikolai Yakovenko – 640,000
4. Sigurd Eskeland – 581,000
5. Stephen Su – 370,000

Notable Eliminations:

6. Scott Seiver — $40,175

Big Hands:

Omaha/8

Scott Seiver Eliminated In Sixth Place ($40,175)

Scott Seiver found himself all in against chip leader Steve Sung. Here were their hands:

Seiver: AAK6
Sung: AJ83

Seiver’s pocket aces were ahead but the board ran out Q436J, giving Sung two pair and the best low to scoop the pot and eliminate Seiver from the tournament.

Player Tags: Steve Sung,   Scott Seiver

Final Table Update: Kirill Rabtsov Eliminated In 8th Place, Jared Jaffee 7th

Jun 28, '10

Limit Games: 8,000-15,000 blinds; 15,000-30,000 limits
Stud Games: 3,000 ante; 5,000 bring-in; 15,000-30,000 limits
No limit hold’em and Pot Limit Omaha: 2,000 ante; 4,000-8,000 blinds

Players Remaining: 6 out of 453

Average Chip Count: 566,250

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Steve Sung – 977,000
2. Nikolai Yakovenko – 665,000
3. Alexander Wice – 630,000
4. Stephen Su – 544,000
5. Scott Seiver – 400,000
6. Sigurd Eskeland – 346,000

Notable Eliminations:

8. Kirill Rabstov — $23,223
7. Jared Jaffee — $30,319

Big Hands:

2-7 Triple Draw

Kirill Rabtsov Eliminated In Eighth Place ($23,223)

Scott Seiver raised before the first draw and Kirill Rabtsov three-bet it to 45,000. Seiver made the call and each player took one card.

Seiver led out for 15,000 and Rabstov raised to 30,000. Seiver made the call and Seiver stood pat.

Rabtsov took one card and Seiver led out for 30,000. Rabtsov made the call and he was all in. Seiver stood pat again and Rabstov drew one last card. Seiver then showed an 8-7 while Rabtsov paired fours and he was eliminated.

Jared Jaffee Eliminated In Seventh Place ($30,319)

Jared Jaffee, Steve Sung and Nikolai Yakovenko were each involved in a hand that saw the action raised multiple times.

By the time the second draw came around, Jaffee was all in and Sung had gotten out of the way, leaving Yakovenko alone to deal with Jaffee.

Yakovenko stood pat the rest of the way while Jaffee took one card on the second draw and another on the third draw.

Yakovenko tabled an 8-7 low after the last draw while Jaffee could only squeeze out a 10-6 low and he was eliminated.

Player Tags: Steve Sung,   Nikolai Yakovenko,   Kirill Rabtsov,   Jared Jaffee

Level 15 Update: Mizrachi Cruising

Jun 16, '10

Blinds: 3,000-6,000

Players Remaining: 22 out of 171

Average Chip Count: 233,181

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Darren Woods – 500,000
2. Michael Mizrachi – 415,000
3. Matt Keikoan – 405,000
4. Patrick Walsh – 340,000
5. Anh Van Nguyen – 300,000
6. Brock Parker – 300,000
7. Zvi Groysman – 280,000
8. Simon Morris – 240,000
9. Matthew Gallin – 231,000
10. Daniel Idema – 220,000

Notable Eliminations:

Steve Sung
Andre Akkari
Toto Leonidas

Big Hands:

Mizrachi Busts Akkari

Andre Akkari got into a raising war preflop with Michael Mizrachi and after four bets, Akkari got his last 33,000 in the middle preflop with AJ against Mizrachi’s pocket threes.

Mizrachi flopped another three and left Akkari drawing dead by the turn card and Mizrachi is up to 395,000 in chips.

Toto Leonidas Eliminated

David Chiu check-raised Toto Leonidas on a flop of J94 and Leonidas made the call. The turn was the K and Chiu led, but was raised by Leonidas. Chiu quickly made it four bets and Leonidas called.

The 7 was the river and Chiu had bet it dark. Leonidas folded and left himself with just 7,000. He was eliminated on the very next hand when he couldn’t survive his all in.

Steve Sung Hits the Rail

Christoph Kwon raised and was called by Steve Sung. The flop was 9510 and Sung let out and was raised by Kwon. Sung made the call and they saw the A fall on the turn. They got the rest of Kwon’s chips in on the turn and Kwon showed 1010 and had Sung’s AK drawing dead.

This left Sung with just 9,000 and was eliminated on the next hand when he failed to survive his all-in. Kwon climbed to 110,000.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Michael Mizrachi,   David Chiu,   Steve Sung,   Andre Akkari

Level One: Turner And Lindgren Start Off Well

Jun 09, '10

Blinds: 50-75 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 70

Notable Eliminations:

None

Players Twitter Accounts:

Daniel Negreanu
Justin Smith
Jean-Robert Bellande
Doyle Brunson
Vanessa Rousso
Barry Greenstein
Chad Brown

Big Hands:

Turner Bets Out Chen And Monnette

Picking up the action on the draw, John Monnette stood pat, Yan Chen drew one card and Jon Turner drew two cards.

Chen then led out with 400 and Monnette quickly folded. Turner then popped it to 1,600 and Chen released his hand just as quickly as Monnette.

Turner took the 1,600 pot and was off to a good start.

Brown’s Nine Bests Alaei

We caught up with this hand at showdown and Chad Brown turned over 9-6-4-3-2. Alaei mucked his hand and Brown took an early 800 chip pot, his three add-on chips still by his side.

Bellande Gets Jacked

Alessio Isaia raised to 1,800 and Jean-Robert Bellande made the call. Bellande drew one card while Isaia stood pat.

Bellande then fired 3,600 and Isaia thought for a few moments before making the call.

“I got a queen,” Bellande said as he tapped the table.

Isaia showed J-9-7-6-2 and he took a nice pot early in the day.

Greenstein Takes One Down

Jean-Robert Bellande raised to 250 before the draw and he was called by John Kabbaj and Barry Greenstein.

Bellande stood pat, Kabbaj took one and Greenstein took two cards on the draw. The three players then checked and Greenstein turned over a perfect jack-low, J-5-4-3-2.

He took down the 1,000-chip pot and was off to a positive start.

Lindgren Takes Pot Off Four Players

Erik Seidel, John D’Agostino, Nikolay Evdakov, Erick Lindgren and the player in seat 6 each had 300 in the pot before the draw.

Seidel and D’Agostino each drew two cards, Lindgren and seat 6 drew one and Evdakov stood pat.

Lindgren then led out for 900 and only Evdakov stuck around to look him up. Lindgren showed 9-6-5-4-3 and Evdakov mucked, surrendering the 1,350 pot to Lindgren.

Mizrachi Beats Seed

Huck Seed raised to 225 and Michael Mizrachi three-bet to 600. Seed made the call and Mizrachi stood pat on the draw.

Seed drew one card and both players checked. Mizrachi then turned over 10-9-8-4-2 and Seed mucked, surrendering the 1,350 pot to Mizrachi.

Left In The Deck

Reload When Ready

The players have started the tournament with 7,500 in chips in front of them. But they also have three red add-on chips worth 7,500, thus making the starting stacks equal 30,000. The players are free to use the chips at any time during the first four levels, after which they will be forced to cash them in.

Come Back In 45 Minutes

Freddy Deeb and Steve Sung were just a couple of players who registered late for this event. As a result, the floor has told them that they will be a part of the second flight and must return at the beginning of the second level. The entrants list reads 70 at the moment, but that number is sure to grow by the time the dinner break hits after level four.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Erick Lindgren,   Barry Greenstein,   Huck Seed,   John D'Agostino,   Michael Mizrachi,   John Monnette,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Steve Sung,   Jon Turner,   Freddy Deeb,   Nikolay Evdakov,   Alessio Isaia

Dinner Break

Jun 08, '10

After six levels of play, the 540 players that are left in the $5,000 no-limit hold’em event have gone on a 90-minute dinner break and will be at just after 8 p.m. to continue play. The average stack is 22,000 and the blinds will be 200-400 with a 50 ante when the players return for level seven.

There are several notables still left in the field. Nikolay Evdakov, Shawn Buchanan, Jeff Williams, Perry Friedma, Sam Stein, Brian Rast, and Jason Mercier are all among the top 10 in chips. Evdakov (Pictured Right) trails only Matt Schwarmann in chips and currently has 62,000 at the break. Scott Fischman, Ted Lawson, Isaac Baron, Steve Sung, Andy Black, Nam Le, Barry Greenstein, and Jeff Madsen are also still left in the field with more than their original 15,000 starting stack.

Check out some of the twitter accounts from the players who are still in contention.

Barry Greenstein
Jeff Madsen
Eugene Todd
Steve Sung
Jeff Williams
Scott Fischman

Stay tuned to Card Player for updates on who is still in contention for the $818,959 first place prize.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Steve Sung,   Jeff Madsen,   Nikolay Evdakov

Level 8 Update: Phil Ivey Among Chip Leaders, Raymer Gone

Jun 07, '10

Limits: Bring-in 300, Ante 300, Limits 1,200-2,400

Players Remaining: 112 out of 170

Average Chip Count: 45,535

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman – 22,500
Phil Hellmuth – 45,000
Steve Zolotow – 50,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Sirous Jamshidi – 106,500
2. Phil Ivey – 105,000
3. Christopher George – 105,000
4. Jennifer Harman – 91,000
5. Eli Elezra – 90,000
6. Alessio Isaia – 82,000
7. Marco Johnson – 76,000
8. Gus Hansen – 68,000
9. Max Pescatori – 67,000
10. Barry Greenstein – 66,000

Notable Eliminations:

Matt Hawrilenko
Pat Pezzin
Daniel Alaei
Greg Raymer

Big Hands:

Greg Raymer Eliminated

We caught this hand at showdown with Greg Raymer all-in against Dan Kelly and Mickey Seagle.

Raymer: (X-X): 6-9-8-K
Kelly: (X-X): 10-9-J-7
Seagle: (X-X): 6-8-J-5

When the cards were turned up, Raymer could only show a pair of eights. Kelly showed the K-10-7, for tens and sevens, and Seagle showed 5-4-3, good for a pair of fives and a low. Kellly and Seagle chopped the pot and Raymer was eliminated just before the end of the day.

Lisandro Scoops Multiway Action

On fifth street, Jeffrey Lisandro, Steve Zolotow, Scott Clements, and Gus Hansen all checked around. On sixth street, Clements bet, Hansen raised, Zolotow folded after a few moments of thought, Lisandro called, and Clements called.

Lisandro: (X-X)-6-5-5-K
Clements: (X-X)-3-7-3-7
Hansen: (X-X)-9-J-J-4

On the river, the dealer dealt Lisandro’s card face-up by accident. The floor ruled that since Lisandro was first to the left of the dealer, that the other two players’ seventh card would be dealt face-up as well. Lisandro caught the 2, Clements caught the J, and Hansen caught the K.

After checks from Hansen and Clements, Lisandro bet and was called by only Hansen. He showed K8, for two pair, and Hansen mucked. Hansen dropped to 47,600, Lisandro climbed to 43,000, and Clements is sitting with 52,200.

Sung Stays Alive

On fifth street Steve Sung got the last of his chips in against Dan Heimiller and Scott Clements. Clements and Heimiller both checked sixth and the boards looked like this.

Heimiller: (X-X)-A-7-4-10
Sung: (X-X)-5-2-Q-4
Clements: (X-X)-A-K-Q-7

Heimiller bet the river and was called by Clements. Heimiller just had an 8-7 low and chopped the side pot with Clements, who showed trip queens. Sung looked confused for a bit before realizing he made a better low than Heimiller and got half of the main pot to climb to 7,000.

Player Tags: Greg Raymer,   Scott Clements,   Steve Sung,   Dan Heimiller

Level Three: Mizrachi Under 100k

May 28, '10

Blinds

Flop Games: 600-1,200; 1,200-2,400 Stakes
Stud Games: 300 ante; 300 bring-in; 1,200-2,400 limits
No Limit Hold’em: 100 ante; 300-600

Players Remaining: 115 out of 116

Notable Chip Counts:
Barry Greenstein- 194,000
Daniel Negreanu- 170,800
Andy Bloch- 144,100
Mat Glantz- 98,000

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

Hastings Grinds Down Mizrachi

On a board showing 8525, Michael Mizrachi bet 6,600 from the big blind. The action was then on Brian Hastings in the cutoff and he raised it to 19,300.

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 J64. Seat one led out with a bet of 6600 and Oppenheim called.
The 6 fell on the turn and seat one led out once again with 7200. Oppenheim repopped it to 13000 and the pot was hovering around 45000.
Seat one tanked for a couple full minutes while rolling his two remaining 25000 chips, before folding and giving Oppenheim a nice pot.

Mizzi Sings The Blues, Sung Calls Bluff

On a board showing K1067, Sorel Mizzi bet 2,600 from the big blind. Steve Sung made the call from the cutoff and Scott Clements and Jason Mercier mucked.

The river was the 4 and Mizzi fired one more barrel, this one 5,500. Sung made the call and Mizzi lightly tapped the table.

“You got me,” he said to Sung.

Sung showed A10 and took the pot, improving his stack to 173,000. Mizzi was down to 144,000.

Hasan Habib trips up Chen

On a board of KJ887, Hasan Habib bets 10,500 and Bill Chen quickly calls. Habib shows A8 for trips and Chen mucked.

Limit HE

Chopped Up

On a board showing 962, Dario Minieri bet 1,200 and Greg Raymer made the call. The turn brought the J and both players checked.

The J fell on the river and Minieri took a stab at the pot with a 2,400 bet. Raymer quickly called and Minieri showed AK.

“You will get half,” Raymer said.

He tabled AK and the players split the pot. Raymer was at 140,000 after the hand while Minieri was at 145,000.

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 J105 and Minieri led out with 1,200. Kelly raised to 2,400 and Minieri fired one more barrel to 3,600. Kelly called and the Q fell on the turn.

Minieri slowed down, checking to Kelly who bet 2,400. Minieri called and Kelly showed down A10 for a Broadway straight. Minieri mucked and was down to 132,000 while Kelly improved to 190,000.

Williamson’s Queens Stay True

In a limped pot Todd Brunson was heads up against Robert Williamson III heading into a flop of 934.

Brunson checked and Williamson bet 1200.

Brunson called and both players checked the A on the turn.

When the 9 landed on the river Brunson bet out 2400. Williamson looked confused but elected to make the call. Brunson flipped up the 4 for nines and fours, leaving his other card hidden. A surprised Williamson said, “Oh! I can beat that!” and flipped over QQ for a better two pair and the win.

Omaha 8OB

Elezra Forces Out The Mouth

Ted Forrest entered a pot along with Mike Matusow, Alexander Kostritsyn and Eli Elezra. On a flop of 1022 Matusow bet 1200 and Elezra raised him to 2400. All other players folded and Matusow called the raise. The K hit on the turn and Matusow checked to Elezra who bet out 2400, forcing Matusow to fold.

Lunkin’s stack takes a hit

Robert Mizrachi raised to 2,400 preflop and Vitaly Lunkin made the call. The flop fell J99 and Mizrachi led out with 1,200. Lunkin raised to 2,400 and Mizrachi instantly repopped it to 3,600.

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 J628, Jennifer Harman bet 2400 and was called by Noah Boeken. The 5 s fell on the river and Boeken quickly checked to Harman who bet out 2400 again. Boeken took his time and folded, giving Harman the pot. Her stack sits healthy, while Boeken’s is dwindling.

Seven Card Stud

See Chen Win
Showing A4, Bill Chen bet 1200 and was called by Michael Binger, who showed 84. Chen bet again when he was dealt the 2 to Binger’s A, and Binger folded.

Negreanu’s two pair takes it

John Monnette bet every street heads up against Daniel Negreanu. The cards fell as follows:
Negreanu: X-2-4-k-J
Monnette: X-8-A-A-5
After the 7th card was dealt to each player it was checked down and Negreanu showed 2K for two pair, and Monnette shook his head and mucked.

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)K287. Lindgren mucked his (X-X)(X)J29Q and raked in the pot. Matusow is down to 79,500.

Pot-limit Omaha

Zolotow Wins

On a board of J102, Steve Zolotow checked and Ralph Perry bet 8,000. Zolotow went into the tank and finally made the call. The Q fell on the river and Zolotow checked once again. Perry bet 18,000 this time and Zolotow deliberated for awhile before making the call. Perry didn’t expose his hand and Zolotow tabled the A898 for the nut flush. Perry mucked and Zolotow grew his stack to 160,000 while Perry is down to under 100,000.

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

Event No. 3 ($1,000 no-limit hold'em) Begins at Noon Saturday

May 29, '10

Event No. 3 ($1,000 no-limit hold’em) at the 2010 World Series of Poker will begin at noon on Saturday, May 29. Players will begin with 3,000 in tournament chips and blinds will begin at 25-25. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 90-minute dinner break on day 1A after level six. Here is a look at the schedule for the event:

Saturday, May 29, noon: Day 1A (play 10 levels)
Sunday, May 30, noon: Day 1B (play 10 levels)
Monday, May 31, 2:30 p.m.: Day 2 (play 10 levels)
Tuesday, June 1, 2:30 p.m.: Day 3 (play down to champion or 10 levels)
If needed: Wednesday, June 2, 2:30 p.m.: Day 4 (play down to champion)

Steve Sung was the champion of this event last year, which attracted 6,012 participants (A record for largest non-main event WSOP field ever). He was awarded $771,106 for the win along with his first gold bracelet.

Player Tags: Steve Sung

Steve Sung Eliminated in Eighth Place ($135,888)

Mar 03, '10

Steve Sung raised to 130,000 from the cutoff and Andras Koroknai reraised to 320,000 from the small blind. Sung made the call and the flop was dealt 822. Koroknai bet 375,000 and Sung raised all in for 1.7 million. Koroknai made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Sung: QQ
Koroknai: KK

The turn and river delivered no help to Sung and he was coolered out of the tournament in eighth place. He will take home $135,888 in prize money.

Player Tags: Steve Sung,   Andras Koroknai