Burt Boutin - Live Updates

Level 17 Hour 2 Update: Ivey Over A Million

Jul 11, '09

Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 407 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Ludovic Lacay – 1,700,000
2. Tom Lutz – 1,600,000
3. Jordan Morgan – 1,489,000
4. Matt Affleck – 1,450,000
5. Miika Puumalainen – 1,440,000
6. Benjamin Jensen – 1,400,000
7. Harry Kazazian – 1,400,000
8. Billy Kopp – 1,385,000
9. Blair Hinkle – 1,300,000
10. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,250,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 178,000

Average Chip Count: 478,673

Notable Eliminations:

Matt Brady
Phil Hellmuth
Justin Bonomo
Alexander Kostritsyn
Van Nguyen
Carter King

Big Hands:

Burt Boutin Busts Jason Adler

Burt Boutin called the all in bet of Jason Adler preflop and the players turned up their hands.

Adler: 55
Boutin: AQ

The race was on and the flop came Q106, vaulting Boutin to the lead. The turn was the 4 and the river was the 8, giving Boutin the added bonus of knocking out Adler with a flush instead of just top pair.

Kelly Kim With The Cease Fire

With the pot around 125,000, the board had run out J53KJ. Kelly Kim was facing a 78,000 bet from his opponent and took a session in the tank. After much thought, Kim folded AA in disgust. He was down to just a little over 100,000.

Nick Schulman Drops Some Chips

Nick Schulman called Lance Gettler’s all-in bet preflop. Schulman was holding 55 while Gettler had AJ.

The race was on and the flop came down AJ8, giving Gettler two pair. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 10 and Schulman was down to 480,000.

Paul Wasicka Goes Bust

Paul Wasicka’s stack dropped below 100,000 during this level and he decided to move all in preflop holding AJ. He was then called by an opponent holding AK.

The flop came down A49, giving Wasicka little help. The turn was the K, leaving Wasicka drawing dead as he had no black cards in his hand to make a flush. That was unfortunate as the 5 completed the board and Wasicka was gone.

I’m Phil Ivey And You’re Not

Picking up the action after the turn, the board read AJ78 and Phil Ivey fired 70,000 into the pot.

David Wickham decided to stand on the tracks while the train was coming through, making the call. The river was the 3 and Ivey blasted another slug into the pot, betting 120,000. Wickham finally had a light bulb go off in his head as he laid his hand down. Ivey took the pot and was closing in on 1 million in chips.

Later, Ivey and Michael Graydon were tangling in a hand and the board read Q597. Graydon checked to Ivey who moved all in, having Graydon well covered. Graydon decided to call and turned over A9 for second pair. Ivey then turned over the best hand, KK. The 7 completed the board and Ivey scored another knockout. His stack was at 1.1 million.

Moments later, Ivey raised to 16,000 preflop and David Watkinson made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 963 and Watkinson checked. Ivey bet 22,000 and Watkinson called. The turn was the 8 and Ivey fired another 55,000 into the pot. Watkinson came along for some more punishment and got it when the K fell on the river. Ivey blasted 120,000 and Watkinson waved the white flag, mucking his hand and sending the pot Ivey’s way. He was at 1.2 million.

Shulman Avoids Going Down With The Ship

A player raised to 18,000 preflop and Jeff Shulman made the call from the big blind. The flop came down QQ10. Shulman checked and his opponent bet 20,000. Shulman called and the turn was the 3. Shulman check-called a bet of 40,000 and the river was the 10.

Both players checked and Shulman showed 33 for a full boat on the turn, but his opponent showed A10 for a better one and Shulman dropped to 320,000.

Eastgate Takes Control Of The Hand, Wins A Pot

Patrick Hanoteau raised to 18,000 from the hijack position and Peter Eastgate made the call from the cutoff. Both blinds also called and the flop came down 1084 and the action was checked to Eastgate. He bet 33,000 and everyone else in the hand mucked.

Eastgate took in a nice pot and was at 360,000.

Nick Binger The New Ladies’ Man, Quadruples Up

After three players had limped for 6,000, Nick Binger moved all in for his last 58,000 in chips. Every limper decided to call and Binger was not too pleased. The flop came QQ2 and everyone checked. It was the same story on the J turn and 9 river.

Binger then showed off his ladies, turning over QQ for quads on the flop. Everyone else mucked and Binger quadrupled up to around 235,000.

Elky Drops Some Chips

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read A2610. Bertrand Grospellier fired a bet and then one player shoved all in. Grospellier made the call with 1010 for a turned set but the all-in player showed down Q9 for a flush.

The river gave no help to Grospellier and his stack dropped to 1.35 million.

Hellmuth Gets Jacked Up, Eruption Follows, Then Busts With Aces

Abraham Mourshaki raised to 20,000 and the action folded to Phil Hellmuth who raised to 36,000. Mourshaki called and the flop came down JJ3. Hellmuth bet 40,000 after Mourshaki checked and the bet was called. The turn was the 7 and both players checked. The river was the 5 and Mourshaki bet 120,000. Hellmuth called and was showed AJ for trips. Hellmuth mucked and the tirade began.

“I’m gonna vomit on the floor,” he said. “You had to find jack-jack for him. You couldn’t find just one jack so he could sail off?” Hellmuth then walked away from the table as he was down to 100,000.

Just a few hands later, Mourshaki raised to 22,000 preflop and Hellmuth called. Three other players jumped in the pool as well and the flop came down J510. Kevin Jenkins moved all in for 83,000 and Hellmuth repopped with his last 110,000. Kenny Hsuing made the call and the three players tabled their hands.

Hellmuth: AA
Hsuing: J10
Jenkins: 98

Hellmuth started with the best hand but got outflopped badly. He needed some help but the 7 on the turn gave Jenkins the straight and left Hellmuth drawing dead against Jenkins. He did have a shot at a side pot but the river was the 3 and Hellmuth was gone from the main event in 436th place.

Player Tags: Jason Adler,   Jeff Shulman,   Kelly Kim,   Phil Hellmuth,   Burt Boutin,   Phil Ivey,   Nick Schulman,   Nick Binger,   Peter Eastgate,   Lance Gettler

Level 2 Update: Adams Makes a Big Call

Jun 23, '09

Blinds: 150-300

Players Remaining: 263 out of 263

Big Hands:

Brandon Adams Picks Off Mizzi’s River Bluff

On a board reading Q1056, Brandon Adams checked and called 3200 from Sorel Mizzi.

The river card was the 6, completing a flush draw, and Brandon Adams checked and instantly called 7500 from Mizzi. Mizzi announced “Jack Nine” meaning he missed his straight draw and Adams tabled the A10, good for second pair.

“Weeee insta-call,” said Antonio Esfandiari, who is sitting to the right of Mizzi. “These young whipper snappers can’t help but three-bet you.”

Boutin Scoops a Pot, Eliminates Player

On a board reading Q874, Burt Boutin bet 5500 and was called by Chad Batista. Another player was all in for his last 5200.

The river card was the 10 and both Boutin and Batista checked. Boutin tabled 56, showing that he made a flush on the turn and eliminated an opponent while raking a pot.

Filippi Makes a Good Call on Veldhuis

After a preflop raise from Lex Veldhuis was called by Amnon Filippi, the two see a flop of 2J4. Filippi checked and called 1400 from Veldhuis.

The turn was the 7 and Filippi checked and called 3800. The 3 fell on the river and Filippi checked again. Veldhuis bet 8700 and was instantly called by Filippi. Veldhuis announced that he “missed” and Filippi tabled 99 and took the pot.

Player Tags: Burt Boutin,   Amnon Filippi,   Brandon Adams,   Lex Veldhuis

Level 5 Update -- Vadim Trincher Up to 300,000

Apr 18, '09

Level: 5

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Notable Chip Counts:

Vadim Trincher -- 300,000
Johnny Chan -- 285,000
Burt Boutin -- 280,000
Shaun Deeb -- 275,000
Shane Schleger -- 221,000
Andy Bloch -- 203,000

Notable Eliminations:

John Gale
Sergey Rybachenko

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Key Hands:

Burt Boutin Wins a Huge Pot

Remy Biechel was all in on a flop of AK4 against Burt Boutin. Their cards:

Biechel: A-Q
Boutin: 76

The turn and river bricked out and Boutin grew his stack to 275,000.

Vadim Trincher Defeats John Phan with Set over Set

John Phan bet 18,000 on a board of 1083KJ and Vadim Trincher raised to 43,000. Phan called him down and flipped up 88. Trincher prevailed when he turned up KK for a better set and took down the pot to grow his stack to 300,000 for the chip lead. Phan was knocked down to 20,000 after the hand.
 

Player Tags: John Phan,   Burt Boutin,   Vadim Trincher

Burt Boutin Eliminated

Mar 17, '09

In a three-way limped pot between Chris Amaral, Jimmy Fricke and Burt Boutin, everyone saw a flop of 10-8-3 with two diamonds.

Boutin ended up all in holding the nut flush draw, but the board bricked against Amaral's 108 for top two pair.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Burt Boutin,   Chris Amaral

A Tale of Two Bracelet Winners

Jun 21, '08

Blinds: 50-100

Eliminations: Burt Boutin, Antonio Esfandiari, Daniel Negreanu, Jason Taylor

Chip Leaders:

Maureen Feduniak: 9,800
Theo Tran: 9,000
Kenna James: 800
David Williams: 8,000
Scott Clements: 7,600
Kenna James: 7,000
John Juanda: 6,500
Grant Hinkle: 6,000
Mimi Tran: 5,700
Peter Feldman: 5,500

Big Hands:

A Tale of Two Bracelet Winners: Burt Boutin Eliminated; Andy Philachak Ousts Opponent

On a flop of J85 Burt Boutin led out for 400 and was raised by a player in late position to 1,000. Boutin responded by reraising all in for 2,025 more, and his opponent thought for several minutes before deciding to make the call with AJ. Boutin, with Q9, was drawing to any queen, ten, or spade--although if he made his flush on the turn, his opponent would then have a redraw opportunity. The 6 neatly avoided that scenario, however, and the A on the river ended the bracelet winner's day.

Andy Philachak called his short-stacked opponent's all in with AQ and was well in the lead against QJ. An A33 essentially ended the hand, and the 9 on the turn confirmed it. Philachak is up to about 5,000.

A Couple of Tough Tables

Barry Greenstein and Jordan Morgan are seated next to each other, and an aggressive Greenstein has taken down several pots early. In one hand, Greenstein raised to 250 and was called by 4 players. Action checked around on the 986 flop and a 5 turn, but when Greenstein bet 1,000 on the 6 river everyone mucked.
A little while later Greenstein called his seat 7 opponent's bet of 400 on a 10104 board, only to see him push all in on the turn--the 7--for 1,825. Greenstein elected to call, and his opponent showed KJ. Greenstein tabled 99, the river was the 8, and that was all she wrote. Greenstein's at about 5,800 early.

One table over, Jon Little and Kenna James are seated together; in one 3-way pot James bet 900 on a flop of 1076 and all opponents folded. James is up to 8,000.

Players have just departed for their first twenty minute break.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Burt Boutin,   Andy Philachack

Rasputin Lives!

Jun 20, '08

Blinds: 25-50

Entrants: 550

Eliminations: Allen Kessler

Big Hands:

Early Raises At Stacked Table

Three poker heavyweights collided with raises and reraises on a flop of 544. Burt Boutin led out for 300 and was called by recent bracelet winner Scott Seiver. Next to act was Thomas Wahlroos, who raised to 1,200. Boutin let go of his hand but Seiver reraised yet again to 2,500, prompting Wahlroos to nod in belief that Seiver had a hand and muck his cards. Seiver took a nice early pot, increasing his stack by 1,500.

Off To A Good Start

After early eliminations in recent tournaments, Juha Helppi is off to a good start in this one. Helppi bet 325 from the button on a flop of A83 after the big blind checked to him. The big blind called and the turn was the 8. Action was again checked to Helppi who bet 525. This time the big blind folded and Helppi took the early pot.
O'Donnell Gets Caught

Kevin O'Donnell pushed all in after the river on a board of 86293 and was called by his seat 7 opponent. His opponent turned over two red tens. "Nice call," said O'Donnell, who flashed an ace and a queen before tossing his cards into the muck. O'Donnell's down to only a few hundred in chips.

Filippi Doubles Through Olson

Amnon Filippi was all in on the turn on a board of 10662 and Carl Olson called with pocket aces. Filippi tabled 108 for tens up with a flush draw, but a severe underdog to Olson. The 7 on the river made Filippi's hand, however, doubling him up to about 3,000 and taking a bite out of Olson's stack. Olson is down to about 1,500.

Slotboom Doubles Up

Rolf Slotboom moved all in over the top of a pot-sized bet of 1,650 after a flop of QJ5. Slotboom only had about 600 more and was quickly called by his seat 2 opponent. "Just aces," said Slotboom. "You probably have queen jack or something like that." In reality his opponent held AQ, the turn and the river bricked, and Slotboom chipped up to almost 5,000.

Kessler Busted

Seat 8 raised before the flop and Allen Kessler called out of the small blind. The flop was K85 and Kessler checked. The original raiser bet 400 and Kessler called. A seven hit on the turn and again Kessler checked, and again seat 8 fired. Kessler moved all in and seat 8 snap-called, showing 97 for a straight flush draw with a pair of sevens. Kessler tabled ace king, ahead--until the river, when the 3 spiked to make the seat 8 player his flush and bounce Kessler from the tournament.

Player Tags: Burt Boutin,   Allen Kessler,   Kevin O'Donnell,   Carl Olson,   Rolf Slotboom

$1,500 PLO w/ Rebuys - Level 1

Jun 18, '08

Blinds/Antes: 50-100

Players Remaining: Approx. 251

Big Hands and Storylines:

Rebuy Madness

Sorel Mizzi and Peter Gould decided that they were going to ship it blind. A third player went along in the first hand. Mizzi showed J322, Gould showed K843, seat 2 AQ74. The board came QJ2J2, giving MIzzi quads. Mizzi was up to 18,000 after the hand and Gould and seat 2 both rebought with a double add-on.
The next hand Mizzi and Gould did the same thing. Mizz showed QJ73 and Gould showed J1082. The board ran 99584, giving Gould the best hand and double up and making both playerse essentially even in chips with 12,000 apiece.
In the third hand, seat 2 once again got involved in in Mizzi and Gould's madness. The three players got it all in and seat 2 showed AKJJ. Mizzi showed J732. Gould showed K855. Board ran 32Q104. Mizzi's pair of deuces took the entire pot, moving him up to 30,000 in chips with the level only halfway finished. Gould and seat 2 rebought with double add-ons and the players decided to no longer play blnd.

Boutin Knows Omaha

Burt Boutin knows a few things about Omaha, having won a bracelet in the $5,000 rebuy pot-limit Omaha event last year. He was off to a good start today, raising to 350 and getting one caller preflop. The flop came 542 and Boutin fired out 600 and was again called by his opponent. Both players checked the 6 turn, but when Boutin bet 1,500 on the 9 river his opponent mucked.

Williams Tripples Fast

Clonie Gowen raised to 300 from early position and got 4 calls - seat 7, Rolf Slotboom, Steve Hudak and David Williams on the big blind. The flop was K52 and action checked around. The turn was the 3, Hudak checked and Williams led out for a pot-sized 1,500. Gowen mucked, seat 7 called and Hudak moved all in for 950 more. Williams and seat 7 called. Williams showed A7J9 for the nut flush draw and Judak and seat 7 both had A-4 for the wheel. The river was the 6, giving Williams the nut flush and scooping a big pot of close to 10,000.

Fricke With the Early KO

Players are getting all in and rebuying left and right. Jimmy Fricke called an opponent's all in not five minutes into the level. The board was J-4-3-10-8 and Fricke showed A-Q-9-7 for a straight. His opponent mucked and racked up his first rebuy.

Brenes Leds Medic Have One

Humberto Brenes limped under the gun and Nenad Medic raised to 250 from the small blind. Andrew Black and Brenes called. After the dealer layed out the flop, a floorman approached to inform the table that the blinds were in fact 50-100 and not 25-50, which were the blinds that the players had posted in the hand. Black started to tell the dealer not to guess and Medic led out for 1,000 on the flop of A95 and was called by Brenes. The turn was the 2 and Medic led out for another 1,500. Brenes called again but then folded to Medic's all in push when the 9 fell on the river.

I Am The Wahlroos

Thomas Wahlroos raised from early position to 350 only to have the player on his left reraise to 1,000. Action folded back around to Wahlroos who made the call, checking the flop of Q62. His opponent bet 2,000 and Wahlroos check-raised all in. His opponent called and they showed their hands. Wahlroos had 8674. His opponent held KKA6. The turn was the 7 giving Wahlroos two pair and the river was the 10, improving neither player and giving the pot to Wahlroos for a double up.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Burt Boutin,   Clonie Gowen,   David Williams,   Steven Hudak,   Nenad Medic,   Andy Black,   Peter Gould,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Jimmy Fricke,   Sorel Mizzi,   Rolf Slotboom,   European Report

PLO w/ Rebuys - A Champion Dethroned

Jun 14, '08

Blinds/Antes: 300-600

Players Left: 99 of 152

Chip Counts:
Emmanual Sebag: 200,000
Jason Mercier: 175,000
Andrew Black: 153,000
Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond: 120,000
Erik Cajelais: 110,000
Ralph Perry: 109,000
Joe Hachem: 105,000
Robert Williamson III: 104,000
Erik Seidel: 103,000

Eliminations:
Burt Boutin, Chad Brown, Gus Hansen, David Benefield

Big Hands:

Defending Champion Gone

Last year's winner in this event, Burt Boutin got all in against David Benyamine on a board of 98884. Boutin held A-10-9-9 and was good on the flop with a full house, but Benyamine had A-Q-8-2 and hit quads on the turn, sending Boutin packing.

Ivey = Aggressive Play

Phil Ivey has won three straight pots at a stacked table. SItting with him are Lee Watkinson, Gavin Smith, Tom "Durrr" Dwan, Freddy Deeb and Joe Hachem.
In the second, the flop came 642 and Ivey bet 3,000. Dwan folded. In the third, Ivey bet 3,000 on a flop of J53and Watkinson, Smith, Dwan, Deeb and Hachem all folded.



 

Player Tags: David Benyamine,   Burt Boutin,   Phil Ivey,   European Report

$2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha - Level 10 Recap

Jun 13, '08

Note: Players are currently on a 20-minute break.

Blinds: Hold'em 500-1,000, Omaha 400-800

Players Remaining: 60 of 457

Average Chip Stack: 38,100

Chip Leaders:

David Penly - 142,000
Kenneth Fitzgerald - 103,000
Henning Granstad - 87,000
Hilbert Shirley - 68,000
Max Pescatori - 68,000
Lennart Holdkamp - 65,000
Dustin Sitar - 63,000
Jonathan Depa - 63,000
Shawn Buchanan - 62,000
Kyle Hegeman - 58,000

Eliminations:

Ted Forrest
Burt Boutin

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hold'em

Boutin picks up small pot, but later busted

Burt Boutin limped into the pot for 1,000 from early position. Allen Cunninham folded in the small blind, and Erik Seidel checked. The two saw a flop of 1085. Seidel checked and then called a bet of 2,000. The turn was the Q and again Seidel checked. This time, though, he folded to Boutin's bet of 6,500. However during the omaha round, Boutin went out when his straight draw hit but his opponent rivered a fullhouse.

Pescatori check raises on turn to take pot

With the board on the turn A648, Max Pescatori check-raised his opponent's bet of 4,000 to 15,000, putting him all in. After a minute he folded and was left with just 10,000 chips. Pescatori was among the chip leaders at that time with 70,000 chips.

Omaha

Penly takes chip lead

With the board 764JQ, Shawn Buchanan made a near pot-sized bet into a pot with 40,000 chips already in it. David Penly thought before making the call with JK94. Bechanan showed KK94 and suddenly found himself relatively short-stacked. After the hand Penly was up to over 130,000 chips.

Hachem loses to big draw

Joe Hachem raise to 3,600 preflop from the button after Shawn Buchanan limiped from under the gun. The two saw a flop of T9r. Then Buchanan bet out and Hachem raised him all in. Hachem held K-K-J-6 while his opponent held AJ85 for a flush draw and straight drw. The turn was the seven, gouble Buchanan up with the straight.

Player Tags: Max Pescatori,   Burt Boutin,   Joe Hachem

$1,500 Pot Limit Omaha - Level 2 recap

Jun 10, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20-minute break.

Blinds: 50-100

Players entered: 759

 

Eliminations:

Victor Ramdin
Jeff Madsen
Scott Fischman
Paul 'Eskimo' Clark
Doug Lee
Lee Watkinson
Robert Williamson III

Big hands:

David Williams Struggling

After limping before the flop from middle position, David Williams faced a raise to 350 total from the player in the cut-off seat. Williams called, and the flop came 853. Williams checked, and his opponent followed through by betting 700. Williams folded and ended the hand with less than 1,500 in chips.

Big Pot for "BigJoe2003"

The player under the gun raised to 300, drew a call, then Joey "BigJoe2003" Michael raised to 1500. It was enough to get Vanessa Rousso to fold in the small blind, but the original raiser then pushed for 2575, the second player called, and Michael called as well, having both players covered. Michael held AA55, and when the board played out QQ966, his two pair of aces and queens was enough to scoop the pot. The original raiser held J10102, while the first caller held AK107.

Medic Needs No Help

Nenad Medic, gold bracelet winner of the first event of this year's world series, was the button and called to see a flop of K64. Seat 8 bet 'pot' for 1000 and Medic came over the top to put the player all-in. The player folded and Medic improved his chip stack to 5800.

Devilfish Has One Get Away

David "Devilfish" Ulliott was in the cut-off and raised to 550. Another player moved all-in which cost Ulliott just 375 more. Ulliott held AA109 and was up against 9883. His opponent spiked a set on the flop of Q85, and it held through the 4 on the turn and 6 on the river. The loss knocked Ulliott down to 4200 in chips.

Tomko Loses Half His Stack

Dewey Tomko was the lone caller for 1250 after the big blind threw in a reraise. The flop came 1062 and when the big blind bet 1500 Tomko released his hand, now down to 1300 in chips.

Williamson Goes Out

Robert Williamson III raised all in on a J5J flop and was called. Williamson flipped over A-Q-J-x for three jacks while his opponent held ATK3 for a flush draw. He caught his flush when the 7 came on the turn and the river didn't give Williamson a full house.

Boutin Doubles Up

Burt Boutin, who won a bracelet in pot-limit Omaha last year, moved all in on a 3JQ flop and was called by his opponent. The turn and river were 6 and Q respectively. Boutin flipped over QJ98 for a full house, while his opponent showed the Q and mucked his hand.

Player Tags: David Ulliott,   Dewey Tomko,   Burt Boutin,   David Williams,   Nenad Medic,   Robert Williamson III,   Joey bigjoe2003 Michael