Jamie Pickering - Live Updates

Leven 10 Update: Players Starting to Drop

Jun 08, '09

Level 10 Update:

Blinds: 1000-2000

Players Remaining: 105 out of 179

Chip Counts:

1. Scott Clements — 136,000
2. Chris Bjorin — 134,400
3. Phil Hellmuth — 125,000
4. Tom Koral — 120,000
5. Matt Savage — 110,000
6. Phil Ivey — 101,000
7. Patrick Bueno — 98,400
8. David Benyamine — 94,800
9. Cameron McKinley — 91,000
10. Pat Rao — 89,800

Average Chip Count: 51,142

Notable Eliminations:

Perry Friedman, John Juanda, Max Pescatori, Brandon Cantu, Doyle Brunson, Nick Schulman, Lee Markholt

Big Hands:

Lawson Takes 3/4 After Flopping the Nuts

Ted Lawson raised from late position and was re-raised by the small blind. Lawson made the call and they took the flop heads up. The flop was Q89 and they got in four bets. The turn was the 7 and Lawson called a bet. The river was the 4 and Lawson called the last bet and said “I think we have the same hand, I have a straight.”

Lawson turned over the A 3 J 10 and his opponent turned over the A A J 10. Lawson’s A 3 was good enough for the low half of the pot and they split the high half.

Jamie Pickering Scoops One off Josh Arieh

We pick up the action five-handed on a flop of 876. Josh Arieh leads out for 2000 from the blind and is called by Jamie Pickering. The turn is the 6 and Arieh bets 4000 and is again called by Pickering. Arieh fires the river, which was the 5 and Pickering calls one last time.

Pickering shows the A853, good for a rivered flush and the second nut low. Arieh mucks his hand.

Leonidas and Ivey Chop One Up

After a raise and three calls preflop, we pick up the action on a four-handed flop of J98.

Josh Arieh bet out 2000 and was raised by Toto Leonidas. Leonidas was then raised to 6000 by Phil Ivey. Arieh got out of the way and Leonidas made the call. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 3 and Leonidas checked and called 4000 on each street.

Ivey showed the KQJ10, which was good for runner-runner flush after flopping the nut straight. Leonidas showed the 88A4, which was good for a set of eights and qualifying low hand, which got him half of the pot.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Josh Arieh,   Ted Lawson,   Jamie Pickering

Last Laugh for Dwan

Jan 24, '09

The last hand of the night saw a flop of KQ3 hit the table with Tom Dwan, Jamie Pickering, and Phil Laak all limping in preflop. Dwan bet $3,400 from the button, Pickering mucked in the small blind, and Laak made the call from the big blind. The turn fell 4 and Laak checked. Dwan bet $8,800 and Laak made the call. The river fell 2 and Laak checked again. Dwan bet $62,200 and Laak went into the tank. After agonizing about the decision Laak made the call and Dwan turned over 86 to win the hand with a flush.

After the hand the players began to bag up their chips. Laak returned the $200,000 he borrowed from Dwan after the Unabomber hit the felt earlier. He was left with $15,000 in his stack after that. He was stuck $185,000.







 

Player Tags: Phil Laak,   Jamie Pickering,   Tom Dwan

Pickering vs. Patrik

Jan 24, '09

Four players saw a flop of Q109 during pot-limit Omaha and they all checked. The 5 fell on the turn and Phil Laak checked in the small blind. Patrik Antonius bet $3,000 in the big blind and Tom Dwan mucked. Jamie Pickering made the call on the button and Laak got out of the way. The 4 fell on the river and Antonius bet $6,000. Pickering went into the tank for a few minutes and eventually made the call. Antonius flipped over AJ85 and Pickering mucked.











 

Player Tags: Patrik Antonius,   Jamie Pickering

Pickering vs. Dwan

Jan 24, '09

Jamie Pickering raised to $3,500 preflop and Niki Jedlicka made the call. Tom Dwan called as well and then Chris Ferguson raised to $20,300. All three opponents made the call and the flop was dealt A64. Dwan bet $31,400 and Ferguson mucked. Pickering made the call and Jedlicka mucked as well. The turn fell 2 and Dwan bet $41,800. Pickering made the call again and the river fell 9. Both players checked and Pickering turned up A-K to defeat Dwan's pair of deuces.





 

Player Tags: Jamie Pickering,   Tom Dwan

$10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha - Level 17 - The Stalling is Over

Jun 30, '08

Blinds: 4,000-8,000

Players Remaining: 27 of 381

Average Chip Stack: 282,000

Chip Leaders:

Josh Arieh - 645,000
Kenneth Matsson - 510,000
Kido Pham - 450,000
Michael Mizrachi - 430,000
Brandon Moran - 360,000

Eliminations:

The following players received $25,069:

Nikolay Evdakov - 28th place
Robin Larsson - 29th place
Vegard Nygaard - 30th place

Hands and Storylines:

Evdakov stalls (again), exits on money bubble

Nikolay Evdakov was again causing problems with his extremely deliberate play. Players at his table and other tables were complaining, and a tournament director told him to act more quickly or face a clock every hand. Then, after Brandon Moran had raised to 20,000, Evdakov decided to risk his remaining chips and move all in for just 32,000 more. Moran knew he wasn't in a good spot but had to call.

Evdakov: AAKJ
Moran: QQJ9
Board: Q4258

When Evdakov showed his hand, many others were incredulous, unable to understand why he'd take so long to make the obvious all in move. So when Moran sucked out, they were all ecstatic.

Matsson bests Pickering's monster draw

After a flop of A85 Kenneth Matsson moved all in and Jamie Pickering was right there with him after a series of back-and-forth raises.

Matsson: AK65
Pickering: 9876

A five came on the turn to give Matsson a full house and the pot of over 500,000 chips. Pickering, meanwhile, dropped all the way to 130,000 chips.

Pham "catches" Benefield

With the board 85452, David Benefield bet 36,000 and was raised to 96,000 by Kido Pham. Benefield thought it over for a minute before folding his hand. As he folded Pham told him, "I catch you stealing." Benefield shook his head and said he was value-betting. Pham has over 600,000 chips to end the level, while Benefield has around 300,000 chips.

Player Tags: Kido Pham,   Jamie Pickering,   David Benefield,   Kenneth Matsson,   Nikolay Evdakov,   European Report

$5,000 Omaha Rebuy - Level 18

Jun 15, '08

Blinds: 6000/12000

Players Left: 12 of 152 (with 483 rebuys)

Chip Leaders:

Daniel Negreanu - 1,100,000
David Benyamine - 830,000
Phil Galfond - 695,000
Brian Rast - 665,000
John Juanda - 630,000
Johnny Chan - 525,000
Kirill Gerasimov - 455,000
Adam Hourani - 400,000
Chris Ferguson - 270,000
Alexander Kostritsyn - 250,000

Eliminations: Jamie Pickering, Nikolay Evdakov.

Big Hands:

Negreanu Stares Down Chan

Five players limped into the pot for 12,000 and saw the flop come Q102. Negreanu led out for 30,000 from the big blind and play was folded to Johnny Chan on the button, who made the call. The 7 came on the turn and Negreanu bet 100,000 in chips. The stoic Chan deliberated, then made the call again. The A on the river brought the backdoor flush into play and Negreanu bet 180,000 in chips. Chan again contemplated, but elected to fold and Negreanu scooped the pot.
Negreanu was the big bettor in an earlier pot with Paul Galfond. After the board ran out 88775, Galfond bet 62,000 on the river and Negreanu then check-raised for 200,000 more. Galfond made the fold and Negreanu insisted that a straight was good though didn't show his cards.

Pickering Busted

Alexander Kostritsyn eliminated Jamie Pickering in 13th place when his KJ107 was good for two pair on a board of KQ1043.

Hellmuth Keeps Hanging On

Phil Hellmuth was down to his final 28,000 in chips and moved all-in from the button, drawing calls from John Juanda in the small blind and David Benyamine in the big blind. The flop came A107. Juanda and Benyamine checked and the turn was the 2. Both players again checked and the river was the K. Both players checked and Hellmuth collected the pot with the nut flush, holding AK86.
A few hands later Hellmuth limped from the cut-off as did John Juanda from the button. The flop came 852. After the blinds checked, Hellmuth bet 60,000 and took the pot down.
 

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Daniel Negreanu,   David Benyamine,   Phil Hellmuth,   Johnny Chan,   Jamie Pickering,   Brian Rast,   Alexander Kostritsyn

Vanessa Selbst Wins Event No. 19 ($227,965)

Jun 12, '08

Vanessa Selbst knocked out another one of Jamie Pickering's legs one hand prior by relieving him of 200,000 and leaving him short stacked before the final hand came down. The two players limped to a flop of 1087 and Pickering checked. Selbst bet 90,000 and Pickering raised all in. Selbst made the call and they turned up their cards:

Selbst: JJ92
Pickering: AQ109

Turn and River: 5A

Selbst won the hand and the tournament, and the crowd surrounding the final table went wild in approval. Selbst is the first woman to win an open buy-in bracelet this summer, and she took home $227,965 for the win. This is her first gold bracelet. Pickering was eliminated in second place, and took home $145,459 for a note-worthy runner-up performance.

 

Player Tags: Jamie Pickering,   Vanessa Selbst

PLO - Final Table - Heads-Up Insanity

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 2 of 759

Chip Counts:

Vanessa Selbst: 1,400,000
Jamie Pickering: 950,000

Eliminations:

none

Big Hands and Storylines:

The Madness Begins

Early in the heads-up match Jamie Pickering raised the pot blind and Vanessa Selbst made the call. The flop hit the table AQ3 and Selbst checked. Pickering bet the pot blind again and Selbst made the call. The turn card fell J and Pickering checked. Selbst bet the pot and Pickeing went into the tank for 10 minutes. He finally looked at his cards and said, "Oh sh^t, I'm dead." Selbst turned up Q-9-7-7 as she collected the pot.

Pickering Grabs the Lead

On a flop of 1085 Pickering bet 120,000 and Selbst raised the pot to put Pickering all in, and he made the call.  Their cards:

Pickering: A553
Selbst: QJ94

Turn and River: 84

Pickering doubled up on the hand and he now held 1.3 million to Selbst's 760,000.

Insanity

Pickering raised the pot blind preflop and Selbst made the call. The flop came K108 and Selbst checked. Pickering bet the pot blind, and Selbt raised the pot. Pickering finally decided to look at his cards and he made the call. He then reraised the pot again and Selbst made the call. Their cards:

Selbst: 10-9-6-4
Pickering: A-A-6-4

Turn and River: 62

Selbst took back the chip lead on the crazy hand and the two players took a 20-minute break.

Player Tags: Jamie Pickering,   Vanessa Selbst

PLO - Final Table - Stanley Statkiewicz Eliminated in 3rd Place

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 10,000-20,000

Players Remaining: 2 of 759

Chip Counts:

Vanessa Selbst: 1,800,000
Jamie Pickering: 465,000

Eliminations:

Stanley Statkiewicz: 3rd Place ($88,062)

Big Hands and Storylines:


Stanley Statkiewicz Eliminated in Third Place ($88,062)

Vanessa Selbst raised to 60,000 preflop and Stanley Statkiewicz made the call. The flop was dealt J108 and Selbst bet 90,000. Statkiewicz raised all in and Selbst made the call. Their cards:

Selbst: A654
Statkiewicz: AQ108

Turn and River: K2

Statkiewicz was eliminated in third place, and he took home $88,062 in prize money.

Player Tags: Jamie Pickering,   Stanley Statkiewicz Jr.,   Vanessa Selbst

PLO - Final Table - Things Even Up Three Handed

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 3 of 759

Chip Counts:

Stanley Statkiewicz: 848,000
Jamie Pickering: 790,000
Vanessa Selbst: 650,000

Average Chip Stack: 759,000

Eliminations:

none

Big Hands and Storylines:

Stanley Statkiewicz Doubles Up

Stanley Statkiewicz raised to 46,000 preflop and Jamie Pickering got out of the way. The flop rolled out 873 and Selbst checked her option. Statkiewicz bet the pot and Selbst reraised to put him all in. He made the call and they turned up their hands:

Selbst: 8765
Statkiewicz: AA108

Turn and River: 910

Statkiewicz doubled up on the hand to survive, while Selbst was knocked down to about a million in chips.

Jamie Pickering Doubles Up

Jamie Pickering and Venssa Selbst see a flop of A22 and Pickering checks. Selbst made a 50,000 raise and Pickering made the call. The turn brought the 3 and the same sequence repeated itself. The river rolled out the 6 and Pickering checked again. Selbst bet 95,000, and this time Pickering check-raised all in for 193,000. Selbest made the call, but quickly mucked when Pickering revealed AAQQ.

Both players had now doubled up through the once unstoppable Selbest and the chip counts had all pulled about even.

Player Tags: Jamie Pickering,   Stanley Statkiewicz Jr.,   Vanessa Selbst

PLO - Final Table - Eugene Todd (5th) and Thom Schultz (4th) Eliminated

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 3 of 759

Chip Counts:

Vanessa Selbst: 1,500,000
Stanley Statkiewicz: 380,000
Jamie Pickering: 311,000

Average Chip Stack: 569,250

Eliminations:

5th Place: Eugene Todd ($59,053)
4th Place: Thom Schultz ($72,004)

Board: J8242

Todd was eliminated in fifth place, and he took home $59,053 in prize money.

Thom Schultz Eliminated in Fourth Place ($72,004)

On a flop of 1044 Vanessa Selbst moved all in to put Thom Schultz on a decision for his tournament life. He decided to call and the two players flipped up their hands:

Schultz: A-K-Q-6
Selbst: A-Q-10-6

Turn and River: 6-9

Schultz was eliminated on the hand in fourth place, and he took home $72,004 in prize money. Selbst claimed her fourth victim of the day and continued to build her chip lead.

 

Player Tags: Eugene Todd,   Jamie Pickering,   Vanessa Selbst,   Thomas Schultz

PLO - Final Table - PLO Elimination Madness

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Remaining: 5 of 759

Chip Counts:

Vanessa Selbst: 1,207,000
Thom Schultz: 324,000
Stanley Statkiewicz: 290,000
Jamie Pickering: 284,000
Eugene Todd: 165,000

Average Chip Stack: 455,400

Eliminations:

9th Place: Ken Lairson ($20,720)
8th Place: Jamie Robbins ($28,490)
7th Place: Mel Randolph ($36,261)
6th Place: Craig Natte ($46,621)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Ken Lairson Eliminated in Ninth Place ($20,720)

Ken Lairson was on the big blind when Vanessa Selbst raised to 22,000. Lairson made the all-in call and they turned up their hands:

Selbst: AQQ7
Lairson: 8527

Board: 1053106

Lairson was eliminated on the hand in ninth place, and he took home $20,720 in prize money.

Jamie Robbins Eliminated in Eighth Place ($28,490)

Jamie Robbins moved all in preflop for 48,000 and Jamie Pickering went into the tank for a moment before deiciding to call. Their cards:

Robbins: AKQ10
Pickering: KQJ7

Board: 8546Q

Robbins was eliminated in eighth place, and took home $28,490 in prize money.

Mel Randolph Eliminated in Seventh Place ($36,261)

Mel Randolph moved all in on a flop of A62 and Eugene Todd made the call. Their cards:

Todd: Q722
Randolph: A642

The turn and river bricked out and Randolph was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $36,621 in prize money.

Craig Natte Eliminated in Sixth Place ($46,621)

Selbst raised to 29,000 and Craig Natte reraised all in preflop. Selbst made the call and the players turned up their cards:

Selbst: AA85
Natte: KQJ7

Board: K4365

Selbst won the hand to take her stack above 1.5 million and really took control of the final table. Natte was sent home in sixth place, and he took home $46,621 in prize money.

Player Tags: Craig Natte,   Jamie Robbins,   Eugene Todd,   Jamie Pickering,   Vanessa Selbst,   Mel Randolph,   Ken Lairson

1,500 Pot Limit Omaha - Level 14

Jun 11, '08

Players have begin a 20-minute break.

Blinds: 2000/4000

Players Left: 21 of 579

Chip Leaders:

Vanessa Selbst - 285,000
Jamie Pickering - 200,000
Craig Natte - 162,000
Anthony Phillips - 130,000
Stanley Statkiewicz - 130,000
Thom Schultz - 126,000
Colin York - 103,000
Mel Randolph - 91,000
Kyle Hegeman - 90,000
Trai Dang - 85,000

Eliminations: Doug Smith, Brian Sharrock, Phil Reed, Nam Le, Jesper Hougaard, Max Pescatori, Ryan Lenaghan, James Lampropoulos, Carter Gill, Randy Holland, Lawrence Cowsar.

Big Hands:

What a Way to Go

Max Pescatori knew he had to dodge some bullets, but he couldn't have seen the end coming the way that it did. Greg Cox raised from the small blind to 14,000, and both Pescatori and Craig Natte called to see the flop which ran out Q95. From that point on, all three players went all-in, with Cox having the others covered. Pescatori, the short-stack of the three, had about 35,000 in chips and held top set with the QQ108. Cox matched the 44,000 of Natte with the AA96. Natte was reduced to bottom set with the 5522. The 4 came on the turn, which became relevant when the 3 hit the river. It was suddenly Natte, holding the 52 of clubs, who scooped the massive pot worth 168,000 in chips. Pescatori was eliminated and Cox had just 26,000 remaining in chips.

Pickering Eliminates Hougaard

Jamie Pickering raised to 14,000 preflop and Carter Gill called. Jesper Hougaard then raised for 2,000 more all-in from the small blind and both players called. The flop came A64 and Pickering bet pot, which prompted Gill to fold. Pickering showed AA108 for top set, which eliminated Hourgaard who held K-Q-J-4. The board finished 92.

Gill Runs Out of Steam

Carter Gill was active in the majority of pots at his table, but finally ran out of momentum against Vanessa Selbst. Selbst raised to 10,000 preflop and Gill went to 36,000 from the cut off. The flop came KQ7 and Selbst checked. Gill pushed his remaining 37,000 in chips and Selbst called, showing AQJ8 for middle pair. Gill held 10-10-9-7 and was eliminated in 23rd place.
Gill had earlier come up short in an attempt to eliminate Jeff Brown. Brown had 25,000 in chips and was all-in with QJ98. Gill had the AKJ8. The board ran out AQQ95 and Brown had flopped trips to stay alive.

Todd Eliminates Another

Lawrence Cowsar bet 10,000 after a flop of J74. Eugene Todd raised to put Cowsar all-in for his remaining stack. Cowsar held 7733 for middle set, while Todd had the AJ75 for top two pair with a flush draw. The 6 on the river sent Cowsar to the sideline.

Player Tags: Eugene Todd,   Jamie Pickering,   Vanessa Selbst,   Jesper Hougaard,   Carter Gill

Vanessa Selbst Wins Event No. 19 ($227,965)

Jun 12, '08

Vanessa Selbst knocked out another one of Jamie Pickering's legs one hand prior by relieving him of 200,000 and leaving him short stacked before the final hand came down. The two players limped to a flop of 1087 and Pickering checked. Selbst bet 90,000 and Pickering raised all in. Selbst made the call and they turned up their cards:

Selbst: JJ92
Pickering: AQ109

Turn and River: 5A

Selbst won the hand and the tournament, and the crowd surrounding the final table went wild in approval. Selbst is the first woman to win an open buy-in bracelet this summer, and she took home $227,965 for the win. This is her first gold bracelet. Pickering was eliminated in second place, and took home $145,459 for a note-worthy runner-up performance.

 

Player Tags: Jamie Pickering,   Vanessa Selbst

PLO - Final Table - Heads-Up Insanity

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 2 of 759

Chip Counts:

Vanessa Selbst: 1,400,000
Jamie Pickering: 950,000

Eliminations:

none

Big Hands and Storylines:

The Madness Begins

Early in the heads-up match Jamie Pickering raised the pot blind and Vanessa Selbst made the call. The flop hit the table AQ3 and Selbst checked. Pickering bet the pot blind again and Selbst made the call. The turn card fell J and Pickering checked. Selbst bet the pot and Pickeing went into the tank for 10 minutes. He finally looked at his cards and said, "Oh sh^t, I'm dead." Selbst turned up Q-9-7-7 as she collected the pot.

Pickering Grabs the Lead

On a flop of 1085 Pickering bet 120,000 and Selbst raised the pot to put Pickering all in, and he made the call.  Their cards:

Pickering: A553
Selbst: QJ94

Turn and River: 84

Pickering doubled up on the hand and he now held 1.3 million to Selbst's 760,000.

Insanity

Pickering raised the pot blind preflop and Selbst made the call. The flop came K108 and Selbst checked. Pickering bet the pot blind, and Selbt raised the pot. Pickering finally decided to look at his cards and he made the call. He then reraised the pot again and Selbst made the call. Their cards:

Selbst: 10-9-6-4
Pickering: A-A-6-4

Turn and River: 62

Selbst took back the chip lead on the crazy hand and the two players took a 20-minute break.

Player Tags: Jamie Pickering,   Vanessa Selbst

PLO - Final Table - Stanley Statkiewicz Eliminated in 3rd Place

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 10,000-20,000

Players Remaining: 2 of 759

Chip Counts:

Vanessa Selbst: 1,800,000
Jamie Pickering: 465,000

Eliminations:

Stanley Statkiewicz: 3rd Place ($88,062)

Big Hands and Storylines:


Stanley Statkiewicz Eliminated in Third Place ($88,062)

Vanessa Selbst raised to 60,000 preflop and Stanley Statkiewicz made the call. The flop was dealt J108 and Selbst bet 90,000. Statkiewicz raised all in and Selbst made the call. Their cards:

Selbst: A654
Statkiewicz: AQ108

Turn and River: K2

Statkiewicz was eliminated in third place, and he took home $88,062 in prize money.

Player Tags: Jamie Pickering,   Stanley Statkiewicz Jr.,   Vanessa Selbst

PLO - Final Table - Things Even Up Three Handed

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 8,000-16,000

Players Remaining: 3 of 759

Chip Counts:

Stanley Statkiewicz: 848,000
Jamie Pickering: 790,000
Vanessa Selbst: 650,000

Average Chip Stack: 759,000

Eliminations:

none

Big Hands and Storylines:

Stanley Statkiewicz Doubles Up

Stanley Statkiewicz raised to 46,000 preflop and Jamie Pickering got out of the way. The flop rolled out 873 and Selbst checked her option. Statkiewicz bet the pot and Selbst reraised to put him all in. He made the call and they turned up their hands:

Selbst: 8765
Statkiewicz: AA108

Turn and River: 910

Statkiewicz doubled up on the hand to survive, while Selbst was knocked down to about a million in chips.

Jamie Pickering Doubles Up

Jamie Pickering and Venssa Selbst see a flop of A22 and Pickering checks. Selbst made a 50,000 raise and Pickering made the call. The turn brought the 3 and the same sequence repeated itself. The river rolled out the 6 and Pickering checked again. Selbst bet 95,000, and this time Pickering check-raised all in for 193,000. Selbest made the call, but quickly mucked when Pickering revealed AAQQ.

Both players had now doubled up through the once unstoppable Selbest and the chip counts had all pulled about even.

Player Tags: Jamie Pickering,   Stanley Statkiewicz Jr.,   Vanessa Selbst

PLO - Final Table - Eugene Todd (5th) and Thom Schultz (4th) Eliminated

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 6,000-12,000

Players Remaining: 3 of 759

Chip Counts:

Vanessa Selbst: 1,500,000
Stanley Statkiewicz: 380,000
Jamie Pickering: 311,000

Average Chip Stack: 569,250

Eliminations:

5th Place: Eugene Todd ($59,053)
4th Place: Thom Schultz ($72,004)

Board: J8242

Todd was eliminated in fifth place, and he took home $59,053 in prize money.

Thom Schultz Eliminated in Fourth Place ($72,004)

On a flop of 1044 Vanessa Selbst moved all in to put Thom Schultz on a decision for his tournament life. He decided to call and the two players flipped up their hands:

Schultz: A-K-Q-6
Selbst: A-Q-10-6

Turn and River: 6-9

Schultz was eliminated on the hand in fourth place, and he took home $72,004 in prize money. Selbst claimed her fourth victim of the day and continued to build her chip lead.

 

Player Tags: Eugene Todd,   Jamie Pickering,   Vanessa Selbst,   Thomas Schultz

PLO - Final Table - PLO Elimination Madness

Jun 12, '08

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Remaining: 5 of 759

Chip Counts:

Vanessa Selbst: 1,207,000
Thom Schultz: 324,000
Stanley Statkiewicz: 290,000
Jamie Pickering: 284,000
Eugene Todd: 165,000

Average Chip Stack: 455,400

Eliminations:

9th Place: Ken Lairson ($20,720)
8th Place: Jamie Robbins ($28,490)
7th Place: Mel Randolph ($36,261)
6th Place: Craig Natte ($46,621)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Ken Lairson Eliminated in Ninth Place ($20,720)

Ken Lairson was on the big blind when Vanessa Selbst raised to 22,000. Lairson made the all-in call and they turned up their hands:

Selbst: AQQ7
Lairson: 8527

Board: 1053106

Lairson was eliminated on the hand in ninth place, and he took home $20,720 in prize money.

Jamie Robbins Eliminated in Eighth Place ($28,490)

Jamie Robbins moved all in preflop for 48,000 and Jamie Pickering went into the tank for a moment before deiciding to call. Their cards:

Robbins: AKQ10
Pickering: KQJ7

Board: 8546Q

Robbins was eliminated in eighth place, and took home $28,490 in prize money.

Mel Randolph Eliminated in Seventh Place ($36,261)

Mel Randolph moved all in on a flop of A62 and Eugene Todd made the call. Their cards:

Todd: Q722
Randolph: A642

The turn and river bricked out and Randolph was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $36,621 in prize money.

Craig Natte Eliminated in Sixth Place ($46,621)

Selbst raised to 29,000 and Craig Natte reraised all in preflop. Selbst made the call and the players turned up their cards:

Selbst: AA85
Natte: KQJ7

Board: K4365

Selbst won the hand to take her stack above 1.5 million and really took control of the final table. Natte was sent home in sixth place, and he took home $46,621 in prize money.

Player Tags: Craig Natte,   Jamie Robbins,   Eugene Todd,   Jamie Pickering,   Vanessa Selbst,   Mel Randolph,   Ken Lairson

1,500 Pot Limit Omaha - Level 14

Jun 11, '08

Players have begin a 20-minute break.

Blinds: 2000/4000

Players Left: 21 of 579

Chip Leaders:

Vanessa Selbst - 285,000
Jamie Pickering - 200,000
Craig Natte - 162,000
Anthony Phillips - 130,000
Stanley Statkiewicz - 130,000
Thom Schultz - 126,000
Colin York - 103,000
Mel Randolph - 91,000
Kyle Hegeman - 90,000
Trai Dang - 85,000

Eliminations: Doug Smith, Brian Sharrock, Phil Reed, Nam Le, Jesper Hougaard, Max Pescatori, Ryan Lenaghan, James Lampropoulos, Carter Gill, Randy Holland, Lawrence Cowsar.

Big Hands:

What a Way to Go

Max Pescatori knew he had to dodge some bullets, but he couldn't have seen the end coming the way that it did. Greg Cox raised from the small blind to 14,000, and both Pescatori and Craig Natte called to see the flop which ran out Q95. From that point on, all three players went all-in, with Cox having the others covered. Pescatori, the short-stack of the three, had about 35,000 in chips and held top set with the QQ108. Cox matched the 44,000 of Natte with the AA96. Natte was reduced to bottom set with the 5522. The 4 came on the turn, which became relevant when the 3 hit the river. It was suddenly Natte, holding the 52 of clubs, who scooped the massive pot worth 168,000 in chips. Pescatori was eliminated and Cox had just 26,000 remaining in chips.

Pickering Eliminates Hougaard

Jamie Pickering raised to 14,000 preflop and Carter Gill called. Jesper Hougaard then raised for 2,000 more all-in from the small blind and both players called. The flop came A64 and Pickering bet pot, which prompted Gill to fold. Pickering showed AA108 for top set, which eliminated Hourgaard who held K-Q-J-4. The board finished 92.

Gill Runs Out of Steam

Carter Gill was active in the majority of pots at his table, but finally ran out of momentum against Vanessa Selbst. Selbst raised to 10,000 preflop and Gill went to 36,000 from the cut off. The flop came KQ7 and Selbst checked. Gill pushed his remaining 37,000 in chips and Selbst called, showing AQJ8 for middle pair. Gill held 10-10-9-7 and was eliminated in 23rd place.
Gill had earlier come up short in an attempt to eliminate Jeff Brown. Brown had 25,000 in chips and was all-in with QJ98. Gill had the AKJ8. The board ran out AQQ95 and Brown had flopped trips to stay alive.

Todd Eliminates Another

Lawrence Cowsar bet 10,000 after a flop of J74. Eugene Todd raised to put Cowsar all-in for his remaining stack. Cowsar held 7733 for middle set, while Todd had the AJ75 for top two pair with a flush draw. The 6 on the river sent Cowsar to the sideline.

Player Tags: Eugene Todd,   Jamie Pickering,   Vanessa Selbst,   Jesper Hougaard,   Carter Gill