Sigi Stockinger Poker Tournament Updates

Final Table Update: Gary Do (10th), Sigi Stockinger (9th), and John Kabbaj (8th) Eliminated

Jun 05, '09

Blinds:

pot-limit Omaha: 6,000-12,000
pot-limit hold’em: 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 7 out of 453

NOTE: The final seven players went on a dinner break at the completion of level 22 and they will return at 7 p.m. PDT.

Chip Counts:

1. Cornel Cimpan — 700,000
2. Daniel Makowsky — 602,000
3. Rami Boukai — 520,000
4. Ben Grundy — 428,000
5. Najib Bennani — 408,000
6. Paul Parker — 270,000
7. Pawel Andrzejewski — 215,000

Average Chip Count: 485,357

Notable Eliminations:

10. Gary Do – $18,170
9. Sigi Stockinger – $25,151
8. John Kabbaj – $28,006

Elimination Hands:

Gary Do Eliminated in 10th Place ($18,170)

pot-limit Hold’em

Rami Boukai raised to 35,ooo from middle position and Cornel Cimpan reraised to 100,000 from the button. Gary Do reraised all in for 131,000 total. Boukai muckd, Cimpan called. Their cards:

Do: KK
Cimpan: A7

Board: 1085A3

Do was eliminated in 10th place and Cimpan grew his stack to 700,000.

Sigi Stockinger Eliminated in Ninth Place ($25,151)

pot-liimit Omaha

On a flop of A75 Sigi Stockinger bet the pot (24,000). Daniel Makowsky made the call. The turn was dealt Q and Stockinger bet 80,000. Makowsky raised, forcing Stockinger to call all in. Thier cards:

Stockinger: AKK8
Makowsky: AQ104

River: 7

Stockinger was eliminated in ninth place and Makowsky grew his stack to 602,000.

John Kabbaj Eliminated in Eighth Place ($28,006)

pot-limit Omaha

John Kabbaj limped under the gun and Rami Boukai called. Cornel Cimpan raised to 66,000 from the button. Kabbaj called and Boukai mucked. The flop was dealt 853 and Kabbaj bet the pot. Cimpan raised and Kabbaj made the all-in call. Their cards:

Kabbaj: AJ74
Cimpan:AAKQ

Turn and River: 9J

Cimpan won the hand to take the chip lead and Kabbaj was eliminated in eighth place.

Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan,   Rami Boukai,   Sigi Stockinger,   John Kabbaj,   Daniel Makowsky,   Gary Do

$5,000 Omaha Rebuy - Level 16

Jun 15, '08

Blinds: 4000/8000

Players Left: 19 of 152 (with 483 rebuys)

Eliminations: Sigi Stockinger

Big Hands:

A Pair of Fours? Really?

The conservative action of the previous couple hours erupted like Phil Hellmuth on tilt -- and he wasn't even in the hand or at the table. With play stuck at 20 players -- and 18 making the money -- John Juanda finally broke through in dramatic fashion. The hand began with Sigi Stockinger raising to 28,000 from early position. Emmanuel Sebag made the call, as did Daniel Negreanu from the button. Alex Kostritsyn decided to join the fun from the small blind, and action was to Juanda in the big blind. Fearlessly, Juanda announced "pot" and made it 168,000 to go. Stockinger was pot-committed, having just 41,000 in chips remaining. But Sebag elected to make the call, leaving himself with just 95,000 in chips. Negreanu and Kostyritsyn happily stepped aside.
The flop came 1054 and Juanda announced pot again, enough to put Sebag all-in. Sebag folded, and Juanda showed his holdings -- AKJ4. The four was the key card, the only pair standing at the time. Stockinger showed AKQJ, and had missed the flop completely. With the 7 on the turn and 2 on the river, Juanda took the massive pot down with a simple pair of fours. Negreanu said he folded the winner . . . but who didn't?

Hellmuth Continues to Tilt

Phil Hellmuth has engaged in verbal warfare with Brian Rast for several levels, but his latest befuddlement came courtesy David Williams -- an earlier sparring partner. The Q105 flop was followed by the 8 on the turn. Williams bet 50,000 and Hellmuth called. The 9 was the river and both players checked. Hellmuth announced "queens and 10s" with a considerable tone of expectation, but Williams rolled over J985 for the straight. "When do they change the dealers in this place?" asked Hellmuth. "I flop two pair and I'm too scared to bet it. This is ridiculous."

Rast Steams Hellmuth Further

Phil Hellmuth was attempting to convince the table that Brian Rast wouldn't make the final table, despite his position as chip leader. "You don't think he'll make the final table?" asked Johnny Chan. "I'll bet you a thousand that he does." Hellmuth backed off, but was still steaming after a hand in which Rast bet 35,000 from the button on the river with the board reading A8755. Hellmuth called and held 6-4-x-x for the bottom end straight. Rast showed 9622 for top straight. "He called 9-6-2-2 with three diamonds in his hand from the button," fumed Hellmuth.

Rast Rakes it In

When he wasn't sparring with Hellmuth, Rast was taking chips from fellow front-runner Kirill Gerasimov. After a flop of 1093, the K came on the turn. Rast bet 47,000 and Gerasimov called. The 4 on river produced a 104,000 bet from Rast, and Gerasimov called again. Rast showed AJ76 for the nut flush and took the monster pot down.

Kostritsyn Does Damage

Kostritsyn raised to 22,000 under the gun and Adam Hourani called. The flop came K97 and both players checked, The turn brought the 3 and Kostritsyn bet 32,000 which produced a call. The 5 hit the river and Kostritsyn bet 70,000, which Hourani again called. Kostritsyn showed J1086 and swept in the pot.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Daniel Negreanu,   Phil Hellmuth,   Kirill Gerasimov,   David Williams,   Emmanuel Sebag,   Elias Hourani,   Sigi Stockinger,   Brian Rast,   Alexander Kostritsyn

Only 15 Players Left

Jun 26, '07

We’re down to the final fifteen players in Event no. 42, and the tournament staff has decided to play down to the final table rather than a winner. This is now a three day event and players will stop for the night as soon as the final table is determined.

European pro, Sigi Stockinger was eliminated in 19^th place ($6,236) followed by Mike Sexton in 17^th place ($7,174). Mike Sexton raised from the under the gun and Michael Watson pushed him all-in. Sexton called for the last of his chips and turned over A K Q J. Wastosn showed A 10 9 2, and the board came 7 5 4 3 5, giving Watson the high hand with the nut flush and the nut low with A-2 for the scoop, sending Sexton to the rail.

Chad Brown is still doing well in this tournament and should have enough chips to cruise into the final assuming he doesn’t get into any major confrontations with the big stacks at his table. He really didn’t see too much action this round; several small pots followed by some uncontested raises. European pro player, George Danzer is also sitting pretty comfortably with $158,000 in chips as the players slow down a bit in hopes of making the final table.

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Notable Chip Counts

Player Tags: Mike Sexton,   Sigi Stockinger,   George Danzer

Omaha Eight-Or-Better Update

Jun 26, '07

Only 23 players now remain in Event # 42, and those recently eliminated after the dinner break include Russ Salzer 32^nd ($5,345), European pro, Philip Marmorstein 31^st ($5,345), and William Chen 28^th (5,345).

Chen came in for a pre-flop raise of $12,000 when James Toller made the call. The flop came A 8 5, and Chen bet out $30,000 (pot size). James Tolley moved all-in behind him and Chen called all-in; Tolley had him covered. Tolley turned over 7 4 4 while Chen showed A K 6 3. The turn and the river bring the J and the 6, giving Tolley the straight for the high and the seven-low, scooping the pot and send Chen to the rail in 28^th place.

Shortly after Chen’s elimination, the tournament staff had the remaining 27 players redraw for new seat assignments. The redraw put Chad Brown alongside European pros, Sigi Stockinger and George Danzer. Stockinger is currently sitting with $46,000 while Danzer has $164,000 in chips.

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Notable Chip Counts

Player Tags: Phillip Marmorstein,   Bill Chen,   Sigi Stockinger,   George Danzer