Jon Turner Poker Tournament Updates

Level One Update: Jason Young Eliminated Early and Duhamel Begins his Title Defense

Jul 09, '11

NOTE: Levels are two hours in length and players are starting with 30,000 in chips. Registration will remain open until the end of the second level.

Players on Day 1C: Approximately 978

Blinds: 50-100

Notables Remaining:

Notables Eliminated This Level:

Jason Young
David Singer

Hands:

Jason Young Eliminated Early by Sorel Mizzi

Jason Young got all of his chips into the middle preflop against Sorel Mizzi. Their cards:

Young: K K
Mizzi: A A

Board: 5 4 3 5 10

Mizzi doubled up to 70,000 after the hand and he is among the early chip leaders. Young was eliminated on the hand.

Scotty Nguyen Grabs Some Chips

After the flop rolled off the deck Q 9 3 Scott Nguyen bet 475 and the cutoff made the call. The turn fell 7 and Nguyen checked. The cutoff bet 750 and Nguyen check-raised to 4,000.

The cutoff made the call and the river fell 4. Nguyen bet 12,000 and the cutoff made the call after spending some time in the tank. He flipped over A Q. Nguyen revealed pocket nines and he collected the hand to grow his stack to 45,000.

Poker Tweets — Getting Aggressive against the Fish

Many pros in the main event on Day 1C are playing much more aggressive than their less experienced opponents. Check out these play comments from the field during level 1:

CardPlayer TV

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Jason Young,   Jon Turner,   Brent Roberts,   Sorel Mizzi

Level 22: Turner Eliminated 7th, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 30, '11

NOTE: The day began with 13 players, and with the elimination of Jon Turner in 7th place ($18,804), the official six-handed final table is now underway.

Blinds: 6,000-12,000

Limits: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 310

Average Chip Count: 387,500

Chip Counts:

1. David Bach – 817,000
2. Eli Elezra – 434,000
3. Jason Mercier – 343,000
4. Justin Bonomo – 313,000
5. Leonard Martin – 273,000
6. Masayoshi Tanaka – 148,000

Payouts:

1st. $189,818
2nd. $117,305
3rd. $77,517
4th. $52,680
5th. $36,595
6th. $25,967

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

Player Tags: Eli Elezra,   David Bach,   Justin Bonomo,   Jon Turner,   Jason Mercier,   Masayoshi Tanaka

Level 29: Turker vs. Getzwiller Heads-Up, Turner 3rd

Jun 08, '11

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 4,178

Average Chip Count: 6,267,000

Chip Counts:

1. Sadan Turker – 6,505,000
2. Sean Getzwiller – 6,030,000

Eliminations:

3rd. Jon Turner – $274,005

Jon Turner Eliminated in 3rd Place ($274,005)

Sadan Turker open-shoved the small blind and Jon Turner called all from the big blind.

Turner showed 8 8 for the lead while Turker showed A 4.

The board came A J 2 Q 9, giving Turker a higher pair on the turn. Jon Turner came into the final day as the short stack and was eliminated shortly thereafter in 3rd place ($274,005).

NOTE: With the elimination of Jon Turner in 3rd place ($274,005), Sadan Turker held a slight chip lead going into heads-up play with 6,335,000 to Sean Getzwiller’s 6,200,000.

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

Player Tags: Jon Turner,   Sean Getzwiller,   Sadan Turker

Level 29: Day 4 Begins; Turker Leads Final Three

Jun 08, '11

NOTE: Play ended for the night at just after 4:00am as a result of the ten-level rule. The remaining three players returned at approximately 4:15pm to begin Level 29 and play will continue today until a winner is determined.

Blinds: 40,000-80,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 4,178

Average Chip Count: 4,178,000

Chip Counts:

1. Sadan Turker – 7,910,000
2. Sean Getzwiller – 3,000,000
3. Jon Turner – 1,680,000

Payouts:

1st. $611,185
2nd. $377,411
3rd. $274,005

Eliminations:

4th. Max Weinberg – $201,433
5th. Stefan Raffay – $149,392
6th. Lawrence Riley – $111,753
7th. Hunter Frey – $84,414
8th. Daniel Haglund – $64,186
9th. Odette Tremblay – $49,258

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

Player Tags: Jon Turner,   Sadan Turker

Level 28: Day 3 Ends, Turker Leads Final Three Into Day 4

Jun 08, '11

NOTE: Play ended for the night at the conclusion of Level 28 as a result of the ten-level rule. The remaining three players will return at 4:00pm and play until a winner is determined.

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 20,000 ante

Players Remaining: 3 out of 4,178

Average Chip Count: 4,178,000

Chip Counts:

1. Sadan Turker – 7,910,000
2. Sean Getzwiller – 3,000,000
3. Jon Turner – 1,680,000

Eliminations:

4th. Max Weinberg – $201,433
5th. Stefan Raffay – $149,392

Stefan Raffay Eliminated in 5th Place ($149,392)

Stefan Raffay opened the pot for a raise, Sadan Turker shoved and Raffay called all in.

Raffay turned over Q Q for the lead while Turker showed 9 9.

The board came 9 9 8 J 4, giving Turker quad nines on the flop. Stefan Raffay was eliminated in 5th place.

Max Weinberg Eliminated in 4th Place ($201,433)

Max Weinberg got it all in before the flop with K Q against Sadan Turker’s A 8.

The board came A 10 5 4 9, giving Turker top pair on the flop. Max Weinberg was eliminated in 4th place ($201,433) while Turker snagged the chip lead with about 7.7 million in chips.

Be sure to check back at 4:00pm for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: Jon Turner,   Stefan Raffay,   Sadan Turker,   Max Weinberg

Level 27: Lawrence Riley Eliminated in 6th Place ($111,753)

Jun 08, '11

Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 4,178

Average Chip Count: 2,506,800

Chip Counts:

1. Sadan Turker 6,800,000
2. Jon Turner – 2,550,000
3. Sean Getzwiller – 1,675,000
4. Stefan Raffay – 1,640,000
5. Max Weinberg – 700,000

Eliminations:

6th. Lawrence Riley – $111,753

Lawrence Riley Eliminated in 6th Place ($111,753)

Lawrence Riley opened the pot for 110,000, Sadan Turker reraised to 250,000, Jon Turner four-bet to 500,000, Riley shoved for 600,000, Turker folded and Turner called.

Turner showed J J for the lead while Riley turned over A K for the draw.

The board came 9 8 5 8 2, no help for Lawrence Riley who was eliminated in 6th place ($111,753). Jon Turner claimed the chip lead this hand with just under 4.5 million.

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

Player Tags: Jon Turner,   Stefan Raffay,   Sadan Turker,   Lawrence Riley,   Max Weinberg

Level 26: Six Remain; Frey 7th, Haglund 8th, Tremblay 9th

Jun 08, '11

Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 6 out of 4,178

Average Chip Count: 2,089,000

Chip Counts:

1. Sadan Turker – 3,380,000
2. Jon Turner – 3,380,000
3. Sean Getzwiller – 2,460,000
4. Max Weinberg – 2,000,000
5. Stefan Raffay – 1,470,000
6. Lawrence Riley – 660,000

Eliminations:

7th. Hunter Frey – $84,341
8th. Daniel Haglund – $64,186
9th. Odette Tremblay – $49,258

Odette Tremblay Eliminated in 9th Place ($49,258)

Sadan Turker open-shoved the small blind and Odette Tremblay called all in from the big blind.

Turker was behind with J 5 when Tremblay turned over K 7.

The board came 5 2 2 A 8, giving Turker two pair on the flop. Odette Tremblay came to the final table as one of the short stacks and was the first eliminated in 9th place ($49,258).

Daniel Haglund Eliminated in 8th Place ($64,186)

Max Weinberg opened the pot for 95,000 from late position, Daniel Haglund moved all in for 385,000 and Weinberg called.

Haglund turned over A 5 for the lead against Weinberg’s A 4.

The board came 9 3 3 K 4, giving Weinberg two pair on the river. Daniel Haglund was eliminated in 8th place ($64,186).

Hunter Frey Eliminated in 7th Place ($84,341)

Jon Turner opened the pot for 90,000 from the button, Hunter Frey reraised to 190,000 from the small blind, Turner four-bet shoved and Frey called.

Frey turned over A 10 for the lead against Turner’s K J.

The board came K 8 3 6 4, and Turner flopped top pair to eliminate Hunter Frey in 7th place ($84,341).

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

Player Tags: Jon Turner,   Odette Tremblay,   Hunter Frey,   Sadan Turker,   Max Weinberg,   Daniel Haglund

Level 25: Driscoll Eliminated 10th, Jon Turner Leads Final Table

Jun 08, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 59 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of Jonathan Driscoll in 10th place ($38,128), the official nine-handed final table is now underway.

Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 9 out of 4,178

Average Chip Count: 1,392,666

Chip Counts:

1. Jon Turner – 2,560,000
2. Sadan Turker – 2,460,000
3. Hunter Frey – 2,130,000
4. Stefan Raffay – 1,460,000
5. Max Weinberg – 1,280,000
6. Sean Getzwiller – 580,000
7. Lawrence Riley – 570,000
8. Odette Tremblay – 425,000
9. Daniel Haglund – 300,000

Payouts:

1st. $611,185
2nd. $377,411
3rd. $274,005
4th. $201,433
5th. $149,392
6th. $111,753
7th. $84,341
8th. $64,186
9th. $49,258

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

Player Tags: Jon Turner,   Sean Getzwiller,   Hunter Frey,   Stefan Raffay,   Sadan Turker,   Odette Trembley,   Lawrence Riley,   Max Weinberg

Turner vs. Cheong

Feb 26, '11

The board read 6 4 2 5 10 when Jon Turner bet 6,250 UTG+1. Joseph Cheong went into the tank on the button and then threw in a raise to 17,325.

Turner called pretty quickly and he held 9 8. Cheong said, “I have ten,” as he mucked his cards and Turner collected the pot.

Player Tags: Jon Turner,   Joseph Cheong

Jon Turner Takes A Hit

Dec 05, '10

On a flop of A109, Jerry Young checked and Jon Turner bet 22,500. Chris DeMaci then raised to 59,000 and Young called.

Turner then reraised to 232,500 and DeMaci folded. Young called all in, showing KJ for a flush draw and Turner showed pocket nines for bottom set.

At this time, DeMaci revealed that he folded 109 for bottom two pair and two other players claimed to have folded A3 and Q8.

Sure enough, the turn was the 6 and Young made his flush. The river failed to pair the board with the 5 and Turner took a hit down to 155,000. Young is now up to 525,000.

Player Tags: Jerry Young,   Jon Turner,   Christopher DeMaci

Poker Tweets -- Jon Turner

Dec 05, '10

Check out this poker tweet from Jon Turner.

Player Tags: Jon Turner

POY Leader Tom Marchese Eliminated

Dec 05, '10

Jon Turner raised to 4,700 from the hijack and Bryn Kenney reraised to 13,500 behind him. Tom Marchese then moved all in from the big blind for his last 25,000.

Turner folded and Kenney called with KJ, which was racing against Marchese’s pocket sevens. The board fell 10556K and Marchese was eliminated. Kenney now has 138,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Jon Turner,   Bryn Kenney,   Thomas Marchese

Level 8 Update: Approaching 200

Nov 13, '10

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 210 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

Soheil Shamseddin
Vivek Rajkumar
Jon Turner

Big Hands

Elpayaa Wins a Close One

Joseph Elpayaa bet 2,000 preflop and the button made the call. The 8 3 3 6 board was checked down until Elpayaa bet 2,200. His opponent made the call and then both players checked the K on the river. The button flipped over A 10 but Elpayaa revealed A 6 to win the hand.

Frank Kassela Misses on a Semi Bluff

The hijack bet 2,300 and Frank Kassela made the call from the small blind. Both players checked the 10 9 6 on the flop and the A fell on the turn. The hijack bet 2,500 and Kassela raised to 5,500. The hijack made the call and the river fell 5. Both players checked again and Kassela flipped over Q J. His opponent showed down A Q to win the hand.

Poker Tweets

Left in the Deck

A Tough Table Develops

As tables have broken throughout the day and redistributed top player all over the tournament field a tough table has developed. That table is number 23 and the current lineup includes Allen Kessler, Ben Klier, Eric Hershler, Hafiz Khan, and Jon Eaton.

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   Daniel Negreanu,   Jon Turner,   Joseph Elpayaa

Level Nine Hour One: Young Takes One From Singer

Jul 10, '10

Blinds: 500-1000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 1,476 out of 7,319

Chip Counts:

1. Ricardo Fasanaro – 385,000
2. Gabriel Walls – 347,000
3. David Assouline – 341,000
4. Jim Collopy – 285,000
5. Vanessa Selbst – 280,000
6. Charles Sylvestre – 272,000
7. Marc Sander – 265,000
8. Sasha Rosewood – 263,000
9. JJ Liu – 240,000
10. Bryn Kenney – 235,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Josh Brikis — 166,000
Jon Friedberg – 147,000
Jennifer Harman — 35,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jeff Shulman
Josh Arieh
Roy Winston

Big Hands:

Young Takes it To Singer

On a board of 74AJ David Singer checked to Ryan Young who bet 6,000.

The 10 fell on the river and Singer again checked. Young bet 10,500, sending Singer into the tank for a couple long minutes. Eventually, Singer made the call and Young announced “Ace-King.” He showed AK and Singer pushed his hand into the muck.

Young had around 160,000 after the hand. Singer was down to just around 24,000.

PearlJammer Steals One

On a board of J73, Jon Turner was faced with a 12,000 chip bet into a pot of 27,000. Turnter had about 40,000 left in his stack and opted to min-raise to 24,000. His opponent went into the tank for minutes before the dealer called the clock on him. Turner’s opponent finally decided to fold. Turner exposed the Q5 for a complete bluff. Turner had around 82,000 after the hand.

Kostritsyn Bullies Another Player

On a flop of 844 seat 6 checked to Alexander Kostritsyn who bet 2,000. Seat 6 made the quick call and the K fell on the turn. Seat 6 checked to Kostritsyn who bet 6,500 this time. Seat 6 quickly folded and the Russian chipped up to 215,000.

Jean Robert-Bellande Shows off for Cameras

Action was on Jean-Robert Belande in a three-way pot on a flop of K-5-3. Bellande called the camera crews over and squeezed his pocket kings (for top set) to be visible for the camera to see. He took his time before betting 6,000. His opponents quickly folded and Bellande won the hand to increase his stack to about 50,000.

No More Micon

Bryan Micon put in a raise to 2,500 and was called by one player. The flop ran Q95 and Micon bet 3,700. His opponent made it 10,200 to go and Micon took some time to think it over. He eventually moved all in for about 40,000 and his opponent called. Their hands:

Opponent: 78
Micon: 99

Micon had a flopped set, but his opponent was drawing to all sorts of cards. One of those outs hit on the turn, as the 6 landed to give his opponent a straight. The 8 finished the board and Micon was eliminated.

Micon cashed in two WSOP events this year for around $17,000. Check out his career results here.

Shulman Eliminated

Jeff Shulman has been eliminated from the feature table. He spent the day battling with the likes of Josh Arieh and Dan Harrington. On his final hand he ran ace-king suited into pocket aces. Both he and Josh Arieh will not be returning for day 3. Follow Shulman’s twitter here.

Kenny Tran Doubles Up

On a flop of A94 a player bet 18,000 into Kenny Tran. Tran tanked before finally calling. The Q fell on the turn and Tran’s opponent bet 40,000, enough to put Tran all in. Tran tanked again before making the call with the A8. He was good against the KQ of his opponent. The river was safe for Tran and he doubled to 150,000.

Scott Clements Doubles Up an Opponent

Scott Clements bet enough to put his opponent all in and he was called. Clements tabled A-Q and was dominated the A-K of his opponent. The board ran out 10-8-4-6-7 and Clements was down to 110,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   David Singer,   Kenny Tran,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Scott Clements,   Ryan Young,   Jon Turner,   Bryan Micon

Level 20 Update: Jon Turner and Pat Pezzin Eliminated

Jun 12, '10

Blinds: Ante: 2,000 Stakes: 10,000 – 20,000 Bringin: 3,000 Completion: 10,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 408

Average Chip Count: 262,285

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Darren Shebell — 480,000
2. Dan Heimiller — 362,000
3. Christine Pietsch — 294,000
4. Owais Ahmed — 270,000
5. Richard Ashby — 215,000
6. Sorel Mizzi — 171,000

Eliminations:

8. Jon Turner — $12,916
7. Pat Pezzin — $16,826

Big Hands:

Jon Turner Eliminated in 8th Place ($12,916)

Jon Turner: 6-8-(X)-Q-2-Q-Q

Owais Ahmed: K-5-3-K-10-X-X

Owais Ahmed brought in and Jon Turner completed. Turner got the last of his chips in with a pair of queens exposed. Owais Ahmed called and Turner failed to fill up to beat Ahmed’s king-high flush by the end. Turner was eliminated.

Pat Pezzin Eliminated in 7th Place ($16,826)

Sorel Mizzi completed. Pezzin raised all in and Mizzi called. The hands were exposed. The dealer dealt the remaining cards.

Mizzi: J-10-J-6-J-3-9
Pezzin: A-6-6-9-2-K-10

Pezzin was eliminated by the trip jacks of Mizzi.

Player Tags: Jon Turner,   Pat Pezzin

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

Jon Turner Eliminated

Mar 01, '10

Level 16 — 1,500-3,000 with a 500 ante

When Jon Turner first sat down today with 31,500, he jokingly told his table that he had a 1:00 p.m. flight. He might not make that flight, but he will be heading to the airport after his 9 8 went up against Jamie Brown’s pocket aces.

The board gave Turner a nine, but he couldn’t do much else to stay alive in the tournament. Brown is now up to 465,000.

Player Tags: Jon Turner,   Jamie Brown