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| Jan 26, '11 | 2011 Aussie Millions | $250,000 Super High Roller | 1 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roland de Wolfe EliminatedJan 26, '11
Young: A Turn and River: 7 Young won with the straight and he grabbed the chip lead with 675,000, while de Wolfe hit the rail. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, Richard Young |
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| Jan 24, '11 | 2011 Aussie Millions | Aussie Millions Main Event | 2 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roland de Wolfe Doubles UpJan 24, '11 Roland de Wolfe moved all in on a 9-4-2-3 rainbow board with pocket queens in the hole and one opponent made the call with pocket sixes. The river brought a brick and de Wolfe doubled up to survive. He now holds 25,000 in chips. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe |
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| Sep 29, '10 | 2010 PokerStars.com EPT London - Season VII | EPT London Main Event | 1 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roland de Wolfe OutSep 29, '10
Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe |
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| Sep 28, '10 | 2010 WSOP Europe - London | WSOPE No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 5 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 26 Update -- Steinberg, Levi, and de Wolfe OutSep 28, '10
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 of 346 Chip Counts: 1: Ronald Lee – 6,830,000 Average Chip Count: 3,460,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Daniel Steinberg Eliminated in Sixth Place (£156,530) Ronald Lee raised to 110,000 and Daniel Steinberg reraised to 285,000 total from the big blind. Chip leader Lee then moved all in and Steinberg went into the tank. He had about 900,000 behind and after contemplating his decision intensely, he decided to call. The two revealed their cards: Steinberg: A Board: Q Pocket fours were enough to scoop the whole lot and Steinberg hit the rail £156,530 richer. Nicolas Levi Eliminated in Fifth Place (£208,119) Nicolas Levi bet 135,000 from the cut-off and Lee raised enough from the big blind to put the Frenchman all in. Just moments before this hand Levi had made the all-in move but this time he was calling all in. After some thought, Levi called and showed 9 The board ran out 8 Roland de Wolfe Eliminated in Fourth Place (£278,945) Roland De Wolfe moved all in from the small blind with his short stack and Fabrizio Baldassari called. De Wolfe: K The board went in Baldasarri’s favour: A Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, Nicolas Levi, Ronald Lee, Daniel Steinberg Level 25 Update: Dan Fleyshman Eliminated in Seventh Place (£118,643)Sep 28, '10
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 346 Chip Counts: 1: Ronald Lee – 2,550,000 Average Chip Count: 1,730,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Dan Fleyshman Eliminated in Seventh Place (£118,643) Ronald Lee raised it to 85,000 preflop and Dan Fleyshman reraised all in for 250,000. Lee made the call and they flipped over their cards: Lee: K Board: K Fleyshman was eliminated in seventh place and he took home £118,643 in prize money while Lee continued to build his chip lead. James Bord Doubles Up and Ignites the Crowd Ronald Lee raised to 85,000 preflop under the gun and Nicolas Levi reraised to 225,000 from the cutoff. James Bord then reraised all in after thinking for quite some time. Lee got out of the way and Levi made the call. Their cards: Levi: A Bord won the hand to double up and the cheers from the crowd could be heard throughout the Empire Casino. Nicolas Levi Doubles Up Roland de Wolfe raised to 95,000 preflop and Nicolas Levi reraised all in for 595,000. De Wolfe made the call after spending a moment in the tank and they flipped over their cards: De Wolfe: A Board: 8 Levi doubled up on the hand and de Wolfe suffered another setback. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, Dan Fleyshman, Nicolas Levi, Ronald Lee, James Bord Level 23 Update: Marc Inizan (9th) and Brian Powell (8th) EliminatedSep 28, '10
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 346 Chip Counts: 1: Ronald Lee – 3,164,000 Average Chip Count: 1,482,857 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Marc Inizan Eliminated in Ninth Place (£54,114) and Brian Powell Eliminated in Eighth Place (£69,754) on the Same Hand Marc Inizan moved all in preflop for 313,000 preflop and Brian Powell moved all in over the top of him before Ronald Lee made the call and had both opponents covered. Their cards: Lee: A Board: J Lee won the hand to take a dominating chip lead with more than 3 million. Inizan was eliminated in ninth place (£54,114) and Powell took home eight-place money (£69,754). Nicolas Levi Doubles Up Through Roland de Wolfe Dan Fleyshman limped preflop and Roland de Wolfe also joined the pot from the cutoff. Nicolas Levi then moved all in from the small blind for 336,000. Fleyshman mucked and de Wolfe made the call. Their cards: Levi: 10 Board: Q Levi doubled up on the hand and de Wolfe suffered a setback to start the day. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Nicolas Levi, Ronald Lee, Marc Inizan Level 22 Update: Final Table SetSep 27, '10
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 346 Final-Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts: Seat 1: Roland de Wolfe – 1,377,000 Average Chip Count: 1,153,333 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: David Peters Eliminated in 10th Place (£54,114) David Peters raised all in from the button preflop for 340,000 and Roland de Wolfe made the call from the small blind. Their cards: Peters: A Board: Q Peters was eliminated on the hand in 10th place and he will take home £54,114 in prize money. De Wolfe grew his stack to 1,377,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, David Peters Level 20 Update: Down to a DozenSep 27, '10
Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 12 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Ronald Lee — 1,826,000 Average Chip Count: 692,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Marc Inizan Doubles Up Dan Steinberg raised to 27,000 preflop from the cutoff and Marc Inizan reraised all in. Brian Powell made the call on the button and Steinberg mucked. Their cards: Powell: A Board: J Inizan doubled up to 530,000 after the hand and Powell held less than 500,000. Hoyt Corkins Eliminated in 15th Place (£42,454) Hoyt Corkins raised to 35,000 preflop from the cutoff and Fabrizio Baldassari reraised to 102,000 on the button. Corkins reraised to 212,000 and then Baldassari moved all in. Corkins made the all-in call and the two players flipped over their cards: Corkins: A Board: 10 Corkins was eliminated on the hand in 15th place (£42,454) and Baldassari grew his stack to 1,010,000. Clint Coffee (14th Place) and Barny Boatman (13th Place) Eliminated on the same Hand Clint Coffee and Barny Boatman moved all in ahead of Roland de Wolfe preflop and he made the call, covering both of his opponents. Their cards: De Wolfe: A Board: K Coffee and Boatman were eliminated in 14th place and 13th place respectively and they each took home £42,454. De Wolfe rocketed his stack to 1,312,000 just before the break. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Barny Boatman, Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Marc Inizan, Clint Coffee Level 18 Update -- Early ActionSep 27, '10
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 19 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. James Bord — 920,000 Average Chip Count: 546,316 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Greg Mueller Eliminated in 22nd Place (£26,400) Greg Mueller moved all in with A Jani Sointula Eliminated in 21st Place (£26,400) Phil Ivey and Jani Sointula ran into each other for the second and final time today. Ivey made it 20,000 from the button and Sointula moved all in for 197,000. Ivey did not look happy as he contemplated the call. He decided to go with it, moved his chips over the line and flipped over pocket fours. Sointula showed Q Thomas Bichon Eliminated in 20th Place (£26,400) De wolfe Hangs On After moving all in and chopping a pot with Bojan Gledovic, Roland de Wolfe survived once more, this time doubling through Marc Inizan. With just under 80,000 in chips, de Wolfe shoved with A Fleyshman Doubles Andrew Pantling bet 18,000 from under the gun and Dan Fleyshman moved all in from the cut-off for the best part of 300,000. Pantling went into the tank and when he came out the other side, he opted to call. He flipped over 10 Mattern Miraculously Survives Arnaud Mattern’s pocket queens ran head-first into James Bord’s pocket aces. Viktor Blom triggered a raising war and then stepped out when Arnaud Mattern four-bet. Bord then shoved and Mattern made the call. The hands stood as they were after all was said and done, and pocket rockets were enough to send Bord sky-high into the chip lead, crippling Mattern down to just 12,000. Before the first break of the day however, Mattern managed to double up three times. First with pocket sixes versus Brian Powel’s K-Q, then with A-3 versus Anthony Newman’s A-Q by hitting a 3 on the turn, and finally with pocket eights versus Viktor Blom’s K-9. Mattern made a set on the flop and is now on a little more than 180,000. Player Tags: Greg Mueller, Phil Ivey, Jani Sointula, Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Dan Fleyshman, Arnaud Mattern, James Bord, Thomas Bichon, Viktor Blom Level 16 Update: Into the Dinner BreakSep 26, '10
Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 28 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Andrew Pantling — 1,300,000 Average Chip Count: 346,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: James Mitchell Eliminated in 31st Place (₤21,106) James Mitchell moved all in on a flop of 7 Micthell: 9-9 Turn and River: 3 Mitchell was eliminated on the hand in 31st place and he will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Freddy Deeb Eliminated in 30th Place (₤21,106) Roland de Wolfe raised preflop from the small blind and Freddy Deeb reraised all in from the big blind. De Wolfe made the call and they flipped over their cards: De Wolfe: K Board: Q De Wolfe made a Broadway straight on the turn and that brought an end to Deeb’s tournament in 30th place. He will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Boatman Gets Chatty Ivey bets 12,500 from late position and Barny Boatman raises it to 37,500 from the hijack. Ivey calls and the flop comes J Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 29th Place (£21,106) Bryn Kenney bets 13,000 from the cut-off and Phil Ivey makes it 40,000 from the small blind. Kenny pops it to 80,000 and after about 30 seconds Ivey quietly says, “I’m all in.” Kenney insta-calls and flips over K De Wolfe and Blom at it Again Coming in preflop but slightly late into the action. Viktor Blom bets 28,500 from the button and Roland de Wolfe makes it 65,000 from the small blind. There is about 21,000 in the middle. It comes back to Blom who takes some time to think. One of the other players then calls the clock and Blom asks, “Who called time?” The player leans forward, picks up his short stack and says, “I can’t handle the blinds going up.” “You show?” Blom says to de Wolfe. “I told you I’d show!” says de Wolfe. “Promise?” asks Blom and then folds. De Wolfe shows him pocket jacks and moves up to 245,000. Blom bets 12,000 on a flop of 7 Player Tags: Barny Boatman, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Freddy Deeb, Bryn Kenney, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom Level 14 Update: Kid Poker Hits RailSep 26, '10
Players Remaining: 43 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Andrew Pantling — 795,000 Average Chip Count: 241,395 Notable Eliminations: Eli Elezra Big Hands: 2009 Runner-Up Eliminated Daniel Negreanu just handed his stack over to Darren Woods who has already been sitting in the top 10 since early yesterday. Woods bets 7,100 from the cut-off and Negreanu makes it 20,100 from the small blind. Woods thought for a while and raised it up. However Negreanu insta-shoved for just a little more and Woods was committed to call. It was A-K versus pocket threes for Negreanu and Woods respectively. The threes held however and Negreanu stood up looking a little pale. He said, " I can’t believe you thought I was going to fold there. I’m never folding in that spot." Negreanu’s hopes of taking a seat at his third consecutive World Series of Poker Europe main event final table have now been destroyed, along with many others’ as the field has been quickly demolished on day 3. Loss for Levi Freddy Deeb bets 7,500 from the hijack and the button, Anthony Newman. moves all in for 41,000. Nicolas Levi calls from the big blind and Deeb folds showing an ace. The board comes 8 Blom Versus de Wolfe Roland de Wolfe is on Viktor Blom’s left and the two have been battling it out in the past level, along with Thomas Bichon. De Wolfe bet 7,200 and Bichon made it 21,500. Blom called, as did de Wolfe, and the three saw a 9 It wasn’t long before de Wolfe was involved in another pot, but this time for his tournament life. Blom made it 6,800 from mid-late position and de Wolfe called from the hijack. The two went heads up to the J Blondeau Takes from Ivey Two other players going to battle are Rudy Blondeau and Phil Ivey. With around 41,000 in the pot and the board showing A They didn’t have to wait much longer to face each other again. Ivey bet 7,500 from the hijack and Blondeau made it 21,500 from the button. Ivey let it go. In the next hand Ivey then bet 7,500 again and Blondeau made it 21,500 once more. This time Ivey called and they saw a 7 Trouble for Inizan Marc Inizan bets 7,075 from UTG+1 and gets two callers, the button and the big blind. The flop comes down 10 Mitchell Takes a Hit James Mitchell bets 7,300 from the hijack and Viktor Blom calls. Ronald Lee then moves all in for another 79,300 and Mitchell calls. Blom folds and the two flip over their cards. Mitchell: J Board: A Mitchell’s stack takes a hit and he is now on 126,000. Lee doubles up just before break. Timoshenko vs. Seed Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 8,000 preflop and Huck Seed reraised to 23,500. Timoshenko made the call and the flop fell 10 The river fell 4 Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers Andrew Pantling has had a fantastic level and has come to the fore as chip leader with just under 800,000 in chips. It’s still a tough leader board however with the likes of Phil Ivey, Arnaud Mattern, Viktor Blom, and Thomas Bichon in the top 10. Mattern is on Pantling’s left with just under 400,000 in chips. Player Tags: Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Nicolas Levi, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Ronald Lee, Marc Inizan, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom, Rudy Blondeau Level 10 Update: Viktor Blom Rockin' ItSep 25, '10
Note: Players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. They will return at 8.45 p.m. local time. Blinds: 600-1,200 with 200 ante Players Remaining: 98 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Viktor Blom — 450,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 81,000 Average Chip Count: 105,918 Notable Eliminations: John Racener Big Hands: Viktor Blom Takes the Lead Magnus Persson raised preflop UTG+1 and Viktor Blom reraised preflop. Persson made the call and the two saw a flop of 9 Three Streets of Value for Schulman Nicolas Levi raised to 3,000 UTG +1 and Nick Schulman made the call from late position. Ivey made the call from the big blind as well. The flop fell A Shak and Awe On a flop of J Esfandiari: K Shak: 6 With a dominant flush draw, gut shot straight draw, and the currently good king-high, Esfandiari was a strong favorite with all but a few thousand of his chips in the middle. The turn came the 2 The 3 Shak’s stack grew to around 280,000 after the hand. Show The Bluff Phil Laak bets 3,000 from mid-position and Andy Frankenberger calls from the cut-off. Dan Fleyshman calls also, from the big blind. The flop is dealt A Up and Down Day for Lacay Coming in late into the action, Ludovic Lacay has moved all in for 22,000 on a J Present for Praz Allen Cunningham bets 3,500 from UTG and Roland de Wolfe calls from the small blind. Praz Bansi calls from the big blind and the flop comes 9 De Wolfe Gets Lucky Guy Gorelik bets 3,000 from late position and Roland de Wolfe calls from the hijack. Martin Davis makes it 9,500 and Gorelik steps aside. Players begin to make their way out for the dinner break as de Wolfe and David go head to head. De Wolfe asks Davis, “A-K?” “Yep, I have,” answers Davis, and then sadds, “Maybe.” De Wolfe calls and the flop is dealt K Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers The last two levels of the tournament have truly created a new hierarchy within the chip counts. Viktor Blom, the alleged “Isildur1” has been crushing it today and he now holds more than 400,000 to lead the way. We have two players at the 300,000 level and they are Phil Ivey and Darren Woods. The 200,000 club can count Barny Boatman, Nick Schulman, Thomas Bichon and Andre Pantling among its members. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Daniel Shak, Eugene Katchalov, Roland de Wolfe, Nick Schulman, Martin Davis, Nicolas Levi, Praz Bansi, Ludovic Lacay, Andy Frankenberger, Viktor Blom, Daniel Steinberg Level 6 Update: Brits Make MovesSep 24, '10
Blinds: 100-200 Players Remaining: 122 out of 200 (unofficial) Chip Counts: 1 James Mitchell — 178,850 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 86,325 Average Chip Count: 52,250 Notable Eliminations: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Big Hands: Pantling Trips Up A table that has attracted a crowd is one which involves Antonio Esfandiari, John Dolan, Andrew Pantling, JP Kelly, and Jim Collopy. In between playing “Johnny Lodden Thinks”, there is definitely some explosive poker going on. Esfandiari bets 1,500 from under the gun and Roland de Wolfe makes the call from the hijack. Andrew Pantling calls from the small blind and Yevgeniy Timoshenko folds, donating his big blind. The flop comes K De Wolfe also just lost $1,000 to Esfandiari in a “Johnny Lodden Thinks” moment involving John Dolan and this question – How much would you need to be paid to not show up on November Nine? Perhaps tomorrow will be a better day for the Brit. Quietly Collecting Chips JP Kelly bets 1,400 from the small blind and Andrew Pantling calls from the big blind. The flop falls J Across the room, Kathy Liebert bets 1,500 from the hijack and Andy Black calls from the big blind. The flop is A Trickett Loses Some Sam Trickett has been on some run of late and today he reached the top spot of unofficial chip counts, but dropped off slightly towards the end of play. One hand that helped his downfall was against Mike Browne. On a flop of 8 Railbird Challenges Ivey While Phil Ivey slows down a little in the last level of the night, he should still be safe in the knowledge he is among chip leaders at close of play. One uneasy moment however developed when a man made his way to the front of the rail and shouted, “Yo Phil! Yo Phil!” Getting everyone’s attention, the man then proceeded to point to his own face and exclaim, “You see this face? Remember this face! Remember this face! In 12 months time I’m going to take your stack!” “Okay,” said Phil laughing, and as the man walked abruptly away, wide-eyed, the area abrupted into laughter and conversation. “You better watch out Phil!” said Barry Greenstein smirking. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, John Dolan, Andrew Pantling, Sam Trickett |
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| Sep 27, '10 | 2010 WSOP Europe - London | WSOPE No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 5 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 26 Update -- Steinberg, Levi, and de Wolfe OutSep 28, '10
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 of 346 Chip Counts: 1: Ronald Lee – 6,830,000 Average Chip Count: 3,460,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Daniel Steinberg Eliminated in Sixth Place (£156,530) Ronald Lee raised to 110,000 and Daniel Steinberg reraised to 285,000 total from the big blind. Chip leader Lee then moved all in and Steinberg went into the tank. He had about 900,000 behind and after contemplating his decision intensely, he decided to call. The two revealed their cards: Steinberg: A Board: Q Pocket fours were enough to scoop the whole lot and Steinberg hit the rail £156,530 richer. Nicolas Levi Eliminated in Fifth Place (£208,119) Nicolas Levi bet 135,000 from the cut-off and Lee raised enough from the big blind to put the Frenchman all in. Just moments before this hand Levi had made the all-in move but this time he was calling all in. After some thought, Levi called and showed 9 The board ran out 8 Roland de Wolfe Eliminated in Fourth Place (£278,945) Roland De Wolfe moved all in from the small blind with his short stack and Fabrizio Baldassari called. De Wolfe: K The board went in Baldasarri’s favour: A Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, Nicolas Levi, Ronald Lee, Daniel Steinberg Level 25 Update: Dan Fleyshman Eliminated in Seventh Place (£118,643)Sep 28, '10
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 346 Chip Counts: 1: Ronald Lee – 2,550,000 Average Chip Count: 1,730,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Dan Fleyshman Eliminated in Seventh Place (£118,643) Ronald Lee raised it to 85,000 preflop and Dan Fleyshman reraised all in for 250,000. Lee made the call and they flipped over their cards: Lee: K Board: K Fleyshman was eliminated in seventh place and he took home £118,643 in prize money while Lee continued to build his chip lead. James Bord Doubles Up and Ignites the Crowd Ronald Lee raised to 85,000 preflop under the gun and Nicolas Levi reraised to 225,000 from the cutoff. James Bord then reraised all in after thinking for quite some time. Lee got out of the way and Levi made the call. Their cards: Levi: A Bord won the hand to double up and the cheers from the crowd could be heard throughout the Empire Casino. Nicolas Levi Doubles Up Roland de Wolfe raised to 95,000 preflop and Nicolas Levi reraised all in for 595,000. De Wolfe made the call after spending a moment in the tank and they flipped over their cards: De Wolfe: A Board: 8 Levi doubled up on the hand and de Wolfe suffered another setback. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, Dan Fleyshman, Nicolas Levi, Ronald Lee, James Bord Level 23 Update: Marc Inizan (9th) and Brian Powell (8th) EliminatedSep 28, '10
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 346 Chip Counts: 1: Ronald Lee – 3,164,000 Average Chip Count: 1,482,857 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Marc Inizan Eliminated in Ninth Place (£54,114) and Brian Powell Eliminated in Eighth Place (£69,754) on the Same Hand Marc Inizan moved all in preflop for 313,000 preflop and Brian Powell moved all in over the top of him before Ronald Lee made the call and had both opponents covered. Their cards: Lee: A Board: J Lee won the hand to take a dominating chip lead with more than 3 million. Inizan was eliminated in ninth place (£54,114) and Powell took home eight-place money (£69,754). Nicolas Levi Doubles Up Through Roland de Wolfe Dan Fleyshman limped preflop and Roland de Wolfe also joined the pot from the cutoff. Nicolas Levi then moved all in from the small blind for 336,000. Fleyshman mucked and de Wolfe made the call. Their cards: Levi: 10 Board: Q Levi doubled up on the hand and de Wolfe suffered a setback to start the day. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Nicolas Levi, Ronald Lee, Marc Inizan Level 22 Update: Final Table SetSep 27, '10
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 346 Final-Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts: Seat 1: Roland de Wolfe – 1,377,000 Average Chip Count: 1,153,333 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: David Peters Eliminated in 10th Place (£54,114) David Peters raised all in from the button preflop for 340,000 and Roland de Wolfe made the call from the small blind. Their cards: Peters: A Board: Q Peters was eliminated on the hand in 10th place and he will take home £54,114 in prize money. De Wolfe grew his stack to 1,377,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, David Peters Level 20 Update: Down to a DozenSep 27, '10
Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 12 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Ronald Lee — 1,826,000 Average Chip Count: 692,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Marc Inizan Doubles Up Dan Steinberg raised to 27,000 preflop from the cutoff and Marc Inizan reraised all in. Brian Powell made the call on the button and Steinberg mucked. Their cards: Powell: A Board: J Inizan doubled up to 530,000 after the hand and Powell held less than 500,000. Hoyt Corkins Eliminated in 15th Place (£42,454) Hoyt Corkins raised to 35,000 preflop from the cutoff and Fabrizio Baldassari reraised to 102,000 on the button. Corkins reraised to 212,000 and then Baldassari moved all in. Corkins made the all-in call and the two players flipped over their cards: Corkins: A Board: 10 Corkins was eliminated on the hand in 15th place (£42,454) and Baldassari grew his stack to 1,010,000. Clint Coffee (14th Place) and Barny Boatman (13th Place) Eliminated on the same Hand Clint Coffee and Barny Boatman moved all in ahead of Roland de Wolfe preflop and he made the call, covering both of his opponents. Their cards: De Wolfe: A Board: K Coffee and Boatman were eliminated in 14th place and 13th place respectively and they each took home £42,454. De Wolfe rocketed his stack to 1,312,000 just before the break. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Barny Boatman, Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Marc Inizan, Clint Coffee Level 18 Update -- Early ActionSep 27, '10
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 19 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. James Bord — 920,000 Average Chip Count: 546,316 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Greg Mueller Eliminated in 22nd Place (£26,400) Greg Mueller moved all in with A Jani Sointula Eliminated in 21st Place (£26,400) Phil Ivey and Jani Sointula ran into each other for the second and final time today. Ivey made it 20,000 from the button and Sointula moved all in for 197,000. Ivey did not look happy as he contemplated the call. He decided to go with it, moved his chips over the line and flipped over pocket fours. Sointula showed Q Thomas Bichon Eliminated in 20th Place (£26,400) De wolfe Hangs On After moving all in and chopping a pot with Bojan Gledovic, Roland de Wolfe survived once more, this time doubling through Marc Inizan. With just under 80,000 in chips, de Wolfe shoved with A Fleyshman Doubles Andrew Pantling bet 18,000 from under the gun and Dan Fleyshman moved all in from the cut-off for the best part of 300,000. Pantling went into the tank and when he came out the other side, he opted to call. He flipped over 10 Mattern Miraculously Survives Arnaud Mattern’s pocket queens ran head-first into James Bord’s pocket aces. Viktor Blom triggered a raising war and then stepped out when Arnaud Mattern four-bet. Bord then shoved and Mattern made the call. The hands stood as they were after all was said and done, and pocket rockets were enough to send Bord sky-high into the chip lead, crippling Mattern down to just 12,000. Before the first break of the day however, Mattern managed to double up three times. First with pocket sixes versus Brian Powel’s K-Q, then with A-3 versus Anthony Newman’s A-Q by hitting a 3 on the turn, and finally with pocket eights versus Viktor Blom’s K-9. Mattern made a set on the flop and is now on a little more than 180,000. Player Tags: Greg Mueller, Phil Ivey, Jani Sointula, Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Dan Fleyshman, Arnaud Mattern, James Bord, Thomas Bichon, Viktor Blom Level 16 Update: Into the Dinner BreakSep 26, '10
Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 28 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Andrew Pantling — 1,300,000 Average Chip Count: 346,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: James Mitchell Eliminated in 31st Place (₤21,106) James Mitchell moved all in on a flop of 7 Micthell: 9-9 Turn and River: 3 Mitchell was eliminated on the hand in 31st place and he will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Freddy Deeb Eliminated in 30th Place (₤21,106) Roland de Wolfe raised preflop from the small blind and Freddy Deeb reraised all in from the big blind. De Wolfe made the call and they flipped over their cards: De Wolfe: K Board: Q De Wolfe made a Broadway straight on the turn and that brought an end to Deeb’s tournament in 30th place. He will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Boatman Gets Chatty Ivey bets 12,500 from late position and Barny Boatman raises it to 37,500 from the hijack. Ivey calls and the flop comes J Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 29th Place (£21,106) Bryn Kenney bets 13,000 from the cut-off and Phil Ivey makes it 40,000 from the small blind. Kenny pops it to 80,000 and after about 30 seconds Ivey quietly says, “I’m all in.” Kenney insta-calls and flips over K De Wolfe and Blom at it Again Coming in preflop but slightly late into the action. Viktor Blom bets 28,500 from the button and Roland de Wolfe makes it 65,000 from the small blind. There is about 21,000 in the middle. It comes back to Blom who takes some time to think. One of the other players then calls the clock and Blom asks, “Who called time?” The player leans forward, picks up his short stack and says, “I can’t handle the blinds going up.” “You show?” Blom says to de Wolfe. “I told you I’d show!” says de Wolfe. “Promise?” asks Blom and then folds. De Wolfe shows him pocket jacks and moves up to 245,000. Blom bets 12,000 on a flop of 7 Player Tags: Barny Boatman, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Freddy Deeb, Bryn Kenney, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom Level 14 Update: Kid Poker Hits RailSep 26, '10
Players Remaining: 43 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Andrew Pantling — 795,000 Average Chip Count: 241,395 Notable Eliminations: Eli Elezra Big Hands: 2009 Runner-Up Eliminated Daniel Negreanu just handed his stack over to Darren Woods who has already been sitting in the top 10 since early yesterday. Woods bets 7,100 from the cut-off and Negreanu makes it 20,100 from the small blind. Woods thought for a while and raised it up. However Negreanu insta-shoved for just a little more and Woods was committed to call. It was A-K versus pocket threes for Negreanu and Woods respectively. The threes held however and Negreanu stood up looking a little pale. He said, " I can’t believe you thought I was going to fold there. I’m never folding in that spot." Negreanu’s hopes of taking a seat at his third consecutive World Series of Poker Europe main event final table have now been destroyed, along with many others’ as the field has been quickly demolished on day 3. Loss for Levi Freddy Deeb bets 7,500 from the hijack and the button, Anthony Newman. moves all in for 41,000. Nicolas Levi calls from the big blind and Deeb folds showing an ace. The board comes 8 Blom Versus de Wolfe Roland de Wolfe is on Viktor Blom’s left and the two have been battling it out in the past level, along with Thomas Bichon. De Wolfe bet 7,200 and Bichon made it 21,500. Blom called, as did de Wolfe, and the three saw a 9 It wasn’t long before de Wolfe was involved in another pot, but this time for his tournament life. Blom made it 6,800 from mid-late position and de Wolfe called from the hijack. The two went heads up to the J Blondeau Takes from Ivey Two other players going to battle are Rudy Blondeau and Phil Ivey. With around 41,000 in the pot and the board showing A They didn’t have to wait much longer to face each other again. Ivey bet 7,500 from the hijack and Blondeau made it 21,500 from the button. Ivey let it go. In the next hand Ivey then bet 7,500 again and Blondeau made it 21,500 once more. This time Ivey called and they saw a 7 Trouble for Inizan Marc Inizan bets 7,075 from UTG+1 and gets two callers, the button and the big blind. The flop comes down 10 Mitchell Takes a Hit James Mitchell bets 7,300 from the hijack and Viktor Blom calls. Ronald Lee then moves all in for another 79,300 and Mitchell calls. Blom folds and the two flip over their cards. Mitchell: J Board: A Mitchell’s stack takes a hit and he is now on 126,000. Lee doubles up just before break. Timoshenko vs. Seed Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 8,000 preflop and Huck Seed reraised to 23,500. Timoshenko made the call and the flop fell 10 The river fell 4 Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers Andrew Pantling has had a fantastic level and has come to the fore as chip leader with just under 800,000 in chips. It’s still a tough leader board however with the likes of Phil Ivey, Arnaud Mattern, Viktor Blom, and Thomas Bichon in the top 10. Mattern is on Pantling’s left with just under 400,000 in chips. Player Tags: Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Nicolas Levi, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Ronald Lee, Marc Inizan, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom, Rudy Blondeau Level 10 Update: Viktor Blom Rockin' ItSep 25, '10
Note: Players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. They will return at 8.45 p.m. local time. Blinds: 600-1,200 with 200 ante Players Remaining: 98 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Viktor Blom — 450,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 81,000 Average Chip Count: 105,918 Notable Eliminations: John Racener Big Hands: Viktor Blom Takes the Lead Magnus Persson raised preflop UTG+1 and Viktor Blom reraised preflop. Persson made the call and the two saw a flop of 9 Three Streets of Value for Schulman Nicolas Levi raised to 3,000 UTG +1 and Nick Schulman made the call from late position. Ivey made the call from the big blind as well. The flop fell A Shak and Awe On a flop of J Esfandiari: K Shak: 6 With a dominant flush draw, gut shot straight draw, and the currently good king-high, Esfandiari was a strong favorite with all but a few thousand of his chips in the middle. The turn came the 2 The 3 Shak’s stack grew to around 280,000 after the hand. Show The Bluff Phil Laak bets 3,000 from mid-position and Andy Frankenberger calls from the cut-off. Dan Fleyshman calls also, from the big blind. The flop is dealt A Up and Down Day for Lacay Coming in late into the action, Ludovic Lacay has moved all in for 22,000 on a J Present for Praz Allen Cunningham bets 3,500 from UTG and Roland de Wolfe calls from the small blind. Praz Bansi calls from the big blind and the flop comes 9 De Wolfe Gets Lucky Guy Gorelik bets 3,000 from late position and Roland de Wolfe calls from the hijack. Martin Davis makes it 9,500 and Gorelik steps aside. Players begin to make their way out for the dinner break as de Wolfe and David go head to head. De Wolfe asks Davis, “A-K?” “Yep, I have,” answers Davis, and then sadds, “Maybe.” De Wolfe calls and the flop is dealt K Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers The last two levels of the tournament have truly created a new hierarchy within the chip counts. Viktor Blom, the alleged “Isildur1” has been crushing it today and he now holds more than 400,000 to lead the way. We have two players at the 300,000 level and they are Phil Ivey and Darren Woods. The 200,000 club can count Barny Boatman, Nick Schulman, Thomas Bichon and Andre Pantling among its members. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Daniel Shak, Eugene Katchalov, Roland de Wolfe, Nick Schulman, Martin Davis, Nicolas Levi, Praz Bansi, Ludovic Lacay, Andy Frankenberger, Viktor Blom, Daniel Steinberg Level 6 Update: Brits Make MovesSep 24, '10
Blinds: 100-200 Players Remaining: 122 out of 200 (unofficial) Chip Counts: 1 James Mitchell — 178,850 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 86,325 Average Chip Count: 52,250 Notable Eliminations: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Big Hands: Pantling Trips Up A table that has attracted a crowd is one which involves Antonio Esfandiari, John Dolan, Andrew Pantling, JP Kelly, and Jim Collopy. In between playing “Johnny Lodden Thinks”, there is definitely some explosive poker going on. Esfandiari bets 1,500 from under the gun and Roland de Wolfe makes the call from the hijack. Andrew Pantling calls from the small blind and Yevgeniy Timoshenko folds, donating his big blind. The flop comes K De Wolfe also just lost $1,000 to Esfandiari in a “Johnny Lodden Thinks” moment involving John Dolan and this question – How much would you need to be paid to not show up on November Nine? Perhaps tomorrow will be a better day for the Brit. Quietly Collecting Chips JP Kelly bets 1,400 from the small blind and Andrew Pantling calls from the big blind. The flop falls J Across the room, Kathy Liebert bets 1,500 from the hijack and Andy Black calls from the big blind. The flop is A Trickett Loses Some Sam Trickett has been on some run of late and today he reached the top spot of unofficial chip counts, but dropped off slightly towards the end of play. One hand that helped his downfall was against Mike Browne. On a flop of 8 Railbird Challenges Ivey While Phil Ivey slows down a little in the last level of the night, he should still be safe in the knowledge he is among chip leaders at close of play. One uneasy moment however developed when a man made his way to the front of the rail and shouted, “Yo Phil! Yo Phil!” Getting everyone’s attention, the man then proceeded to point to his own face and exclaim, “You see this face? Remember this face! Remember this face! In 12 months time I’m going to take your stack!” “Okay,” said Phil laughing, and as the man walked abruptly away, wide-eyed, the area abrupted into laughter and conversation. “You better watch out Phil!” said Barry Greenstein smirking. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, John Dolan, Andrew Pantling, Sam Trickett |
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Level 26 Update -- Steinberg, Levi, and de Wolfe OutSep 28, '10
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 of 346 Chip Counts: 1: Ronald Lee – 6,830,000 Average Chip Count: 3,460,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Daniel Steinberg Eliminated in Sixth Place (£156,530) Ronald Lee raised to 110,000 and Daniel Steinberg reraised to 285,000 total from the big blind. Chip leader Lee then moved all in and Steinberg went into the tank. He had about 900,000 behind and after contemplating his decision intensely, he decided to call. The two revealed their cards: Steinberg: A Board: Q Pocket fours were enough to scoop the whole lot and Steinberg hit the rail £156,530 richer. Nicolas Levi Eliminated in Fifth Place (£208,119) Nicolas Levi bet 135,000 from the cut-off and Lee raised enough from the big blind to put the Frenchman all in. Just moments before this hand Levi had made the all-in move but this time he was calling all in. After some thought, Levi called and showed 9 The board ran out 8 Roland de Wolfe Eliminated in Fourth Place (£278,945) Roland De Wolfe moved all in from the small blind with his short stack and Fabrizio Baldassari called. De Wolfe: K The board went in Baldasarri’s favour: A Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, Nicolas Levi, Ronald Lee, Daniel Steinberg Level 25 Update: Dan Fleyshman Eliminated in Seventh Place (£118,643)Sep 28, '10
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 346 Chip Counts: 1: Ronald Lee – 2,550,000 Average Chip Count: 1,730,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Dan Fleyshman Eliminated in Seventh Place (£118,643) Ronald Lee raised it to 85,000 preflop and Dan Fleyshman reraised all in for 250,000. Lee made the call and they flipped over their cards: Lee: K Board: K Fleyshman was eliminated in seventh place and he took home £118,643 in prize money while Lee continued to build his chip lead. James Bord Doubles Up and Ignites the Crowd Ronald Lee raised to 85,000 preflop under the gun and Nicolas Levi reraised to 225,000 from the cutoff. James Bord then reraised all in after thinking for quite some time. Lee got out of the way and Levi made the call. Their cards: Levi: A Bord won the hand to double up and the cheers from the crowd could be heard throughout the Empire Casino. Nicolas Levi Doubles Up Roland de Wolfe raised to 95,000 preflop and Nicolas Levi reraised all in for 595,000. De Wolfe made the call after spending a moment in the tank and they flipped over their cards: De Wolfe: A Board: 8 Levi doubled up on the hand and de Wolfe suffered another setback. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, Dan Fleyshman, Nicolas Levi, Ronald Lee, James Bord Level 23 Update: Marc Inizan (9th) and Brian Powell (8th) EliminatedSep 28, '10
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 346 Chip Counts: 1: Ronald Lee – 3,164,000 Average Chip Count: 1,482,857 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Marc Inizan Eliminated in Ninth Place (£54,114) and Brian Powell Eliminated in Eighth Place (£69,754) on the Same Hand Marc Inizan moved all in preflop for 313,000 preflop and Brian Powell moved all in over the top of him before Ronald Lee made the call and had both opponents covered. Their cards: Lee: A Board: J Lee won the hand to take a dominating chip lead with more than 3 million. Inizan was eliminated in ninth place (£54,114) and Powell took home eight-place money (£69,754). Nicolas Levi Doubles Up Through Roland de Wolfe Dan Fleyshman limped preflop and Roland de Wolfe also joined the pot from the cutoff. Nicolas Levi then moved all in from the small blind for 336,000. Fleyshman mucked and de Wolfe made the call. Their cards: Levi: 10 Board: Q Levi doubled up on the hand and de Wolfe suffered a setback to start the day. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Nicolas Levi, Ronald Lee, Marc Inizan Level 22 Update: Final Table SetSep 27, '10
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 346 Final-Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts: Seat 1: Roland de Wolfe – 1,377,000 Average Chip Count: 1,153,333 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: David Peters Eliminated in 10th Place (£54,114) David Peters raised all in from the button preflop for 340,000 and Roland de Wolfe made the call from the small blind. Their cards: Peters: A Board: Q Peters was eliminated on the hand in 10th place and he will take home £54,114 in prize money. De Wolfe grew his stack to 1,377,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, David Peters Level 20 Update: Down to a DozenSep 27, '10
Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 12 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Ronald Lee — 1,826,000 Average Chip Count: 692,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Marc Inizan Doubles Up Dan Steinberg raised to 27,000 preflop from the cutoff and Marc Inizan reraised all in. Brian Powell made the call on the button and Steinberg mucked. Their cards: Powell: A Board: J Inizan doubled up to 530,000 after the hand and Powell held less than 500,000. Hoyt Corkins Eliminated in 15th Place (£42,454) Hoyt Corkins raised to 35,000 preflop from the cutoff and Fabrizio Baldassari reraised to 102,000 on the button. Corkins reraised to 212,000 and then Baldassari moved all in. Corkins made the all-in call and the two players flipped over their cards: Corkins: A Board: 10 Corkins was eliminated on the hand in 15th place (£42,454) and Baldassari grew his stack to 1,010,000. Clint Coffee (14th Place) and Barny Boatman (13th Place) Eliminated on the same Hand Clint Coffee and Barny Boatman moved all in ahead of Roland de Wolfe preflop and he made the call, covering both of his opponents. Their cards: De Wolfe: A Board: K Coffee and Boatman were eliminated in 14th place and 13th place respectively and they each took home £42,454. De Wolfe rocketed his stack to 1,312,000 just before the break. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Barny Boatman, Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Marc Inizan, Clint Coffee Level 18 Update -- Early ActionSep 27, '10
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 19 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. James Bord — 920,000 Average Chip Count: 546,316 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Greg Mueller Eliminated in 22nd Place (£26,400) Greg Mueller moved all in with A Jani Sointula Eliminated in 21st Place (£26,400) Phil Ivey and Jani Sointula ran into each other for the second and final time today. Ivey made it 20,000 from the button and Sointula moved all in for 197,000. Ivey did not look happy as he contemplated the call. He decided to go with it, moved his chips over the line and flipped over pocket fours. Sointula showed Q Thomas Bichon Eliminated in 20th Place (£26,400) De wolfe Hangs On After moving all in and chopping a pot with Bojan Gledovic, Roland de Wolfe survived once more, this time doubling through Marc Inizan. With just under 80,000 in chips, de Wolfe shoved with A Fleyshman Doubles Andrew Pantling bet 18,000 from under the gun and Dan Fleyshman moved all in from the cut-off for the best part of 300,000. Pantling went into the tank and when he came out the other side, he opted to call. He flipped over 10 Mattern Miraculously Survives Arnaud Mattern’s pocket queens ran head-first into James Bord’s pocket aces. Viktor Blom triggered a raising war and then stepped out when Arnaud Mattern four-bet. Bord then shoved and Mattern made the call. The hands stood as they were after all was said and done, and pocket rockets were enough to send Bord sky-high into the chip lead, crippling Mattern down to just 12,000. Before the first break of the day however, Mattern managed to double up three times. First with pocket sixes versus Brian Powel’s K-Q, then with A-3 versus Anthony Newman’s A-Q by hitting a 3 on the turn, and finally with pocket eights versus Viktor Blom’s K-9. Mattern made a set on the flop and is now on a little more than 180,000. Player Tags: Greg Mueller, Phil Ivey, Jani Sointula, Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Dan Fleyshman, Arnaud Mattern, James Bord, Thomas Bichon, Viktor Blom Level 16 Update: Into the Dinner BreakSep 26, '10
Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 28 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Andrew Pantling — 1,300,000 Average Chip Count: 346,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: James Mitchell Eliminated in 31st Place (₤21,106) James Mitchell moved all in on a flop of 7 Micthell: 9-9 Turn and River: 3 Mitchell was eliminated on the hand in 31st place and he will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Freddy Deeb Eliminated in 30th Place (₤21,106) Roland de Wolfe raised preflop from the small blind and Freddy Deeb reraised all in from the big blind. De Wolfe made the call and they flipped over their cards: De Wolfe: K Board: Q De Wolfe made a Broadway straight on the turn and that brought an end to Deeb’s tournament in 30th place. He will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Boatman Gets Chatty Ivey bets 12,500 from late position and Barny Boatman raises it to 37,500 from the hijack. Ivey calls and the flop comes J Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 29th Place (£21,106) Bryn Kenney bets 13,000 from the cut-off and Phil Ivey makes it 40,000 from the small blind. Kenny pops it to 80,000 and after about 30 seconds Ivey quietly says, “I’m all in.” Kenney insta-calls and flips over K De Wolfe and Blom at it Again Coming in preflop but slightly late into the action. Viktor Blom bets 28,500 from the button and Roland de Wolfe makes it 65,000 from the small blind. There is about 21,000 in the middle. It comes back to Blom who takes some time to think. One of the other players then calls the clock and Blom asks, “Who called time?” The player leans forward, picks up his short stack and says, “I can’t handle the blinds going up.” “You show?” Blom says to de Wolfe. “I told you I’d show!” says de Wolfe. “Promise?” asks Blom and then folds. De Wolfe shows him pocket jacks and moves up to 245,000. Blom bets 12,000 on a flop of 7 Player Tags: Barny Boatman, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Freddy Deeb, Bryn Kenney, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom Level 14 Update: Kid Poker Hits RailSep 26, '10
Players Remaining: 43 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Andrew Pantling — 795,000 Average Chip Count: 241,395 Notable Eliminations: Eli Elezra Big Hands: 2009 Runner-Up Eliminated Daniel Negreanu just handed his stack over to Darren Woods who has already been sitting in the top 10 since early yesterday. Woods bets 7,100 from the cut-off and Negreanu makes it 20,100 from the small blind. Woods thought for a while and raised it up. However Negreanu insta-shoved for just a little more and Woods was committed to call. It was A-K versus pocket threes for Negreanu and Woods respectively. The threes held however and Negreanu stood up looking a little pale. He said, " I can’t believe you thought I was going to fold there. I’m never folding in that spot." Negreanu’s hopes of taking a seat at his third consecutive World Series of Poker Europe main event final table have now been destroyed, along with many others’ as the field has been quickly demolished on day 3. Loss for Levi Freddy Deeb bets 7,500 from the hijack and the button, Anthony Newman. moves all in for 41,000. Nicolas Levi calls from the big blind and Deeb folds showing an ace. The board comes 8 Blom Versus de Wolfe Roland de Wolfe is on Viktor Blom’s left and the two have been battling it out in the past level, along with Thomas Bichon. De Wolfe bet 7,200 and Bichon made it 21,500. Blom called, as did de Wolfe, and the three saw a 9 It wasn’t long before de Wolfe was involved in another pot, but this time for his tournament life. Blom made it 6,800 from mid-late position and de Wolfe called from the hijack. The two went heads up to the J Blondeau Takes from Ivey Two other players going to battle are Rudy Blondeau and Phil Ivey. With around 41,000 in the pot and the board showing A They didn’t have to wait much longer to face each other again. Ivey bet 7,500 from the hijack and Blondeau made it 21,500 from the button. Ivey let it go. In the next hand Ivey then bet 7,500 again and Blondeau made it 21,500 once more. This time Ivey called and they saw a 7 Trouble for Inizan Marc Inizan bets 7,075 from UTG+1 and gets two callers, the button and the big blind. The flop comes down 10 Mitchell Takes a Hit James Mitchell bets 7,300 from the hijack and Viktor Blom calls. Ronald Lee then moves all in for another 79,300 and Mitchell calls. Blom folds and the two flip over their cards. Mitchell: J Board: A Mitchell’s stack takes a hit and he is now on 126,000. Lee doubles up just before break. Timoshenko vs. Seed Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 8,000 preflop and Huck Seed reraised to 23,500. Timoshenko made the call and the flop fell 10 The river fell 4 Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers Andrew Pantling has had a fantastic level and has come to the fore as chip leader with just under 800,000 in chips. It’s still a tough leader board however with the likes of Phil Ivey, Arnaud Mattern, Viktor Blom, and Thomas Bichon in the top 10. Mattern is on Pantling’s left with just under 400,000 in chips. Player Tags: Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Nicolas Levi, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Ronald Lee, Marc Inizan, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom, Rudy Blondeau Level 10 Update: Viktor Blom Rockin' ItSep 25, '10
Note: Players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. They will return at 8.45 p.m. local time. Blinds: 600-1,200 with 200 ante Players Remaining: 98 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Viktor Blom — 450,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 81,000 Average Chip Count: 105,918 Notable Eliminations: John Racener Big Hands: Viktor Blom Takes the Lead Magnus Persson raised preflop UTG+1 and Viktor Blom reraised preflop. Persson made the call and the two saw a flop of 9 Three Streets of Value for Schulman Nicolas Levi raised to 3,000 UTG +1 and Nick Schulman made the call from late position. Ivey made the call from the big blind as well. The flop fell A Shak and Awe On a flop of J Esfandiari: K Shak: 6 With a dominant flush draw, gut shot straight draw, and the currently good king-high, Esfandiari was a strong favorite with all but a few thousand of his chips in the middle. The turn came the 2 The 3 Shak’s stack grew to around 280,000 after the hand. Show The Bluff Phil Laak bets 3,000 from mid-position and Andy Frankenberger calls from the cut-off. Dan Fleyshman calls also, from the big blind. The flop is dealt A Up and Down Day for Lacay Coming in late into the action, Ludovic Lacay has moved all in for 22,000 on a J Present for Praz Allen Cunningham bets 3,500 from UTG and Roland de Wolfe calls from the small blind. Praz Bansi calls from the big blind and the flop comes 9 De Wolfe Gets Lucky Guy Gorelik bets 3,000 from late position and Roland de Wolfe calls from the hijack. Martin Davis makes it 9,500 and Gorelik steps aside. Players begin to make their way out for the dinner break as de Wolfe and David go head to head. De Wolfe asks Davis, “A-K?” “Yep, I have,” answers Davis, and then sadds, “Maybe.” De Wolfe calls and the flop is dealt K Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers The last two levels of the tournament have truly created a new hierarchy within the chip counts. Viktor Blom, the alleged “Isildur1” has been crushing it today and he now holds more than 400,000 to lead the way. We have two players at the 300,000 level and they are Phil Ivey and Darren Woods. The 200,000 club can count Barny Boatman, Nick Schulman, Thomas Bichon and Andre Pantling among its members. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Daniel Shak, Eugene Katchalov, Roland de Wolfe, Nick Schulman, Martin Davis, Nicolas Levi, Praz Bansi, Ludovic Lacay, Andy Frankenberger, Viktor Blom, Daniel Steinberg Level 6 Update: Brits Make MovesSep 24, '10
Blinds: 100-200 Players Remaining: 122 out of 200 (unofficial) Chip Counts: 1 James Mitchell — 178,850 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 86,325 Average Chip Count: 52,250 Notable Eliminations: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Big Hands: Pantling Trips Up A table that has attracted a crowd is one which involves Antonio Esfandiari, John Dolan, Andrew Pantling, JP Kelly, and Jim Collopy. In between playing “Johnny Lodden Thinks”, there is definitely some explosive poker going on. Esfandiari bets 1,500 from under the gun and Roland de Wolfe makes the call from the hijack. Andrew Pantling calls from the small blind and Yevgeniy Timoshenko folds, donating his big blind. The flop comes K De Wolfe also just lost $1,000 to Esfandiari in a “Johnny Lodden Thinks” moment involving John Dolan and this question – How much would you need to be paid to not show up on November Nine? Perhaps tomorrow will be a better day for the Brit. Quietly Collecting Chips JP Kelly bets 1,400 from the small blind and Andrew Pantling calls from the big blind. The flop falls J Across the room, Kathy Liebert bets 1,500 from the hijack and Andy Black calls from the big blind. The flop is A Trickett Loses Some Sam Trickett has been on some run of late and today he reached the top spot of unofficial chip counts, but dropped off slightly towards the end of play. One hand that helped his downfall was against Mike Browne. On a flop of 8 Railbird Challenges Ivey While Phil Ivey slows down a little in the last level of the night, he should still be safe in the knowledge he is among chip leaders at close of play. One uneasy moment however developed when a man made his way to the front of the rail and shouted, “Yo Phil! Yo Phil!” Getting everyone’s attention, the man then proceeded to point to his own face and exclaim, “You see this face? Remember this face! Remember this face! In 12 months time I’m going to take your stack!” “Okay,” said Phil laughing, and as the man walked abruptly away, wide-eyed, the area abrupted into laughter and conversation. “You better watch out Phil!” said Barry Greenstein smirking. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, John Dolan, Andrew Pantling, Sam Trickett |
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| Sep 25, '10 | 2010 WSOP Europe - London | WSOPE No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 3 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 26 Update -- Steinberg, Levi, and de Wolfe OutSep 28, '10
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 of 346 Chip Counts: 1: Ronald Lee – 6,830,000 Average Chip Count: 3,460,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Daniel Steinberg Eliminated in Sixth Place (£156,530) Ronald Lee raised to 110,000 and Daniel Steinberg reraised to 285,000 total from the big blind. Chip leader Lee then moved all in and Steinberg went into the tank. He had about 900,000 behind and after contemplating his decision intensely, he decided to call. The two revealed their cards: Steinberg: A Board: Q Pocket fours were enough to scoop the whole lot and Steinberg hit the rail £156,530 richer. Nicolas Levi Eliminated in Fifth Place (£208,119) Nicolas Levi bet 135,000 from the cut-off and Lee raised enough from the big blind to put the Frenchman all in. Just moments before this hand Levi had made the all-in move but this time he was calling all in. After some thought, Levi called and showed 9 The board ran out 8 Roland de Wolfe Eliminated in Fourth Place (£278,945) Roland De Wolfe moved all in from the small blind with his short stack and Fabrizio Baldassari called. De Wolfe: K The board went in Baldasarri’s favour: A Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, Nicolas Levi, Ronald Lee, Daniel Steinberg Level 25 Update: Dan Fleyshman Eliminated in Seventh Place (£118,643)Sep 28, '10
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 346 Chip Counts: 1: Ronald Lee – 2,550,000 Average Chip Count: 1,730,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Dan Fleyshman Eliminated in Seventh Place (£118,643) Ronald Lee raised it to 85,000 preflop and Dan Fleyshman reraised all in for 250,000. Lee made the call and they flipped over their cards: Lee: K Board: K Fleyshman was eliminated in seventh place and he took home £118,643 in prize money while Lee continued to build his chip lead. James Bord Doubles Up and Ignites the Crowd Ronald Lee raised to 85,000 preflop under the gun and Nicolas Levi reraised to 225,000 from the cutoff. James Bord then reraised all in after thinking for quite some time. Lee got out of the way and Levi made the call. Their cards: Levi: A Bord won the hand to double up and the cheers from the crowd could be heard throughout the Empire Casino. Nicolas Levi Doubles Up Roland de Wolfe raised to 95,000 preflop and Nicolas Levi reraised all in for 595,000. De Wolfe made the call after spending a moment in the tank and they flipped over their cards: De Wolfe: A Board: 8 Levi doubled up on the hand and de Wolfe suffered another setback. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, Dan Fleyshman, Nicolas Levi, Ronald Lee, James Bord Level 23 Update: Marc Inizan (9th) and Brian Powell (8th) EliminatedSep 28, '10
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 346 Chip Counts: 1: Ronald Lee – 3,164,000 Average Chip Count: 1,482,857 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Marc Inizan Eliminated in Ninth Place (£54,114) and Brian Powell Eliminated in Eighth Place (£69,754) on the Same Hand Marc Inizan moved all in preflop for 313,000 preflop and Brian Powell moved all in over the top of him before Ronald Lee made the call and had both opponents covered. Their cards: Lee: A Board: J Lee won the hand to take a dominating chip lead with more than 3 million. Inizan was eliminated in ninth place (£54,114) and Powell took home eight-place money (£69,754). Nicolas Levi Doubles Up Through Roland de Wolfe Dan Fleyshman limped preflop and Roland de Wolfe also joined the pot from the cutoff. Nicolas Levi then moved all in from the small blind for 336,000. Fleyshman mucked and de Wolfe made the call. Their cards: Levi: 10 Board: Q Levi doubled up on the hand and de Wolfe suffered a setback to start the day. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Nicolas Levi, Ronald Lee, Marc Inizan Level 22 Update: Final Table SetSep 27, '10
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 346 Final-Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts: Seat 1: Roland de Wolfe – 1,377,000 Average Chip Count: 1,153,333 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: David Peters Eliminated in 10th Place (£54,114) David Peters raised all in from the button preflop for 340,000 and Roland de Wolfe made the call from the small blind. Their cards: Peters: A Board: Q Peters was eliminated on the hand in 10th place and he will take home £54,114 in prize money. De Wolfe grew his stack to 1,377,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, David Peters Level 20 Update: Down to a DozenSep 27, '10
Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 12 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Ronald Lee — 1,826,000 Average Chip Count: 692,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Marc Inizan Doubles Up Dan Steinberg raised to 27,000 preflop from the cutoff and Marc Inizan reraised all in. Brian Powell made the call on the button and Steinberg mucked. Their cards: Powell: A Board: J Inizan doubled up to 530,000 after the hand and Powell held less than 500,000. Hoyt Corkins Eliminated in 15th Place (£42,454) Hoyt Corkins raised to 35,000 preflop from the cutoff and Fabrizio Baldassari reraised to 102,000 on the button. Corkins reraised to 212,000 and then Baldassari moved all in. Corkins made the all-in call and the two players flipped over their cards: Corkins: A Board: 10 Corkins was eliminated on the hand in 15th place (£42,454) and Baldassari grew his stack to 1,010,000. Clint Coffee (14th Place) and Barny Boatman (13th Place) Eliminated on the same Hand Clint Coffee and Barny Boatman moved all in ahead of Roland de Wolfe preflop and he made the call, covering both of his opponents. Their cards: De Wolfe: A Board: K Coffee and Boatman were eliminated in 14th place and 13th place respectively and they each took home £42,454. De Wolfe rocketed his stack to 1,312,000 just before the break. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Barny Boatman, Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Marc Inizan, Clint Coffee Level 18 Update -- Early ActionSep 27, '10
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 19 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. James Bord — 920,000 Average Chip Count: 546,316 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Greg Mueller Eliminated in 22nd Place (£26,400) Greg Mueller moved all in with A Jani Sointula Eliminated in 21st Place (£26,400) Phil Ivey and Jani Sointula ran into each other for the second and final time today. Ivey made it 20,000 from the button and Sointula moved all in for 197,000. Ivey did not look happy as he contemplated the call. He decided to go with it, moved his chips over the line and flipped over pocket fours. Sointula showed Q Thomas Bichon Eliminated in 20th Place (£26,400) De wolfe Hangs On After moving all in and chopping a pot with Bojan Gledovic, Roland de Wolfe survived once more, this time doubling through Marc Inizan. With just under 80,000 in chips, de Wolfe shoved with A Fleyshman Doubles Andrew Pantling bet 18,000 from under the gun and Dan Fleyshman moved all in from the cut-off for the best part of 300,000. Pantling went into the tank and when he came out the other side, he opted to call. He flipped over 10 Mattern Miraculously Survives Arnaud Mattern’s pocket queens ran head-first into James Bord’s pocket aces. Viktor Blom triggered a raising war and then stepped out when Arnaud Mattern four-bet. Bord then shoved and Mattern made the call. The hands stood as they were after all was said and done, and pocket rockets were enough to send Bord sky-high into the chip lead, crippling Mattern down to just 12,000. Before the first break of the day however, Mattern managed to double up three times. First with pocket sixes versus Brian Powel’s K-Q, then with A-3 versus Anthony Newman’s A-Q by hitting a 3 on the turn, and finally with pocket eights versus Viktor Blom’s K-9. Mattern made a set on the flop and is now on a little more than 180,000. Player Tags: Greg Mueller, Phil Ivey, Jani Sointula, Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Dan Fleyshman, Arnaud Mattern, James Bord, Thomas Bichon, Viktor Blom Level 16 Update: Into the Dinner BreakSep 26, '10
Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 28 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Andrew Pantling — 1,300,000 Average Chip Count: 346,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: James Mitchell Eliminated in 31st Place (₤21,106) James Mitchell moved all in on a flop of 7 Micthell: 9-9 Turn and River: 3 Mitchell was eliminated on the hand in 31st place and he will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Freddy Deeb Eliminated in 30th Place (₤21,106) Roland de Wolfe raised preflop from the small blind and Freddy Deeb reraised all in from the big blind. De Wolfe made the call and they flipped over their cards: De Wolfe: K Board: Q De Wolfe made a Broadway straight on the turn and that brought an end to Deeb’s tournament in 30th place. He will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Boatman Gets Chatty Ivey bets 12,500 from late position and Barny Boatman raises it to 37,500 from the hijack. Ivey calls and the flop comes J Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 29th Place (£21,106) Bryn Kenney bets 13,000 from the cut-off and Phil Ivey makes it 40,000 from the small blind. Kenny pops it to 80,000 and after about 30 seconds Ivey quietly says, “I’m all in.” Kenney insta-calls and flips over K De Wolfe and Blom at it Again Coming in preflop but slightly late into the action. Viktor Blom bets 28,500 from the button and Roland de Wolfe makes it 65,000 from the small blind. There is about 21,000 in the middle. It comes back to Blom who takes some time to think. One of the other players then calls the clock and Blom asks, “Who called time?” The player leans forward, picks up his short stack and says, “I can’t handle the blinds going up.” “You show?” Blom says to de Wolfe. “I told you I’d show!” says de Wolfe. “Promise?” asks Blom and then folds. De Wolfe shows him pocket jacks and moves up to 245,000. Blom bets 12,000 on a flop of 7 Player Tags: Barny Boatman, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Freddy Deeb, Bryn Kenney, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom Level 14 Update: Kid Poker Hits RailSep 26, '10
Players Remaining: 43 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Andrew Pantling — 795,000 Average Chip Count: 241,395 Notable Eliminations: Eli Elezra Big Hands: 2009 Runner-Up Eliminated Daniel Negreanu just handed his stack over to Darren Woods who has already been sitting in the top 10 since early yesterday. Woods bets 7,100 from the cut-off and Negreanu makes it 20,100 from the small blind. Woods thought for a while and raised it up. However Negreanu insta-shoved for just a little more and Woods was committed to call. It was A-K versus pocket threes for Negreanu and Woods respectively. The threes held however and Negreanu stood up looking a little pale. He said, " I can’t believe you thought I was going to fold there. I’m never folding in that spot." Negreanu’s hopes of taking a seat at his third consecutive World Series of Poker Europe main event final table have now been destroyed, along with many others’ as the field has been quickly demolished on day 3. Loss for Levi Freddy Deeb bets 7,500 from the hijack and the button, Anthony Newman. moves all in for 41,000. Nicolas Levi calls from the big blind and Deeb folds showing an ace. The board comes 8 Blom Versus de Wolfe Roland de Wolfe is on Viktor Blom’s left and the two have been battling it out in the past level, along with Thomas Bichon. De Wolfe bet 7,200 and Bichon made it 21,500. Blom called, as did de Wolfe, and the three saw a 9 It wasn’t long before de Wolfe was involved in another pot, but this time for his tournament life. Blom made it 6,800 from mid-late position and de Wolfe called from the hijack. The two went heads up to the J Blondeau Takes from Ivey Two other players going to battle are Rudy Blondeau and Phil Ivey. With around 41,000 in the pot and the board showing A They didn’t have to wait much longer to face each other again. Ivey bet 7,500 from the hijack and Blondeau made it 21,500 from the button. Ivey let it go. In the next hand Ivey then bet 7,500 again and Blondeau made it 21,500 once more. This time Ivey called and they saw a 7 Trouble for Inizan Marc Inizan bets 7,075 from UTG+1 and gets two callers, the button and the big blind. The flop comes down 10 Mitchell Takes a Hit James Mitchell bets 7,300 from the hijack and Viktor Blom calls. Ronald Lee then moves all in for another 79,300 and Mitchell calls. Blom folds and the two flip over their cards. Mitchell: J Board: A Mitchell’s stack takes a hit and he is now on 126,000. Lee doubles up just before break. Timoshenko vs. Seed Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 8,000 preflop and Huck Seed reraised to 23,500. Timoshenko made the call and the flop fell 10 The river fell 4 Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers Andrew Pantling has had a fantastic level and has come to the fore as chip leader with just under 800,000 in chips. It’s still a tough leader board however with the likes of Phil Ivey, Arnaud Mattern, Viktor Blom, and Thomas Bichon in the top 10. Mattern is on Pantling’s left with just under 400,000 in chips. Player Tags: Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Nicolas Levi, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Ronald Lee, Marc Inizan, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom, Rudy Blondeau Level 10 Update: Viktor Blom Rockin' ItSep 25, '10
Note: Players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. They will return at 8.45 p.m. local time. Blinds: 600-1,200 with 200 ante Players Remaining: 98 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Viktor Blom — 450,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 81,000 Average Chip Count: 105,918 Notable Eliminations: John Racener Big Hands: Viktor Blom Takes the Lead Magnus Persson raised preflop UTG+1 and Viktor Blom reraised preflop. Persson made the call and the two saw a flop of 9 Three Streets of Value for Schulman Nicolas Levi raised to 3,000 UTG +1 and Nick Schulman made the call from late position. Ivey made the call from the big blind as well. The flop fell A Shak and Awe On a flop of J Esfandiari: K Shak: 6 With a dominant flush draw, gut shot straight draw, and the currently good king-high, Esfandiari was a strong favorite with all but a few thousand of his chips in the middle. The turn came the 2 The 3 Shak’s stack grew to around 280,000 after the hand. Show The Bluff Phil Laak bets 3,000 from mid-position and Andy Frankenberger calls from the cut-off. Dan Fleyshman calls also, from the big blind. The flop is dealt A Up and Down Day for Lacay Coming in late into the action, Ludovic Lacay has moved all in for 22,000 on a J Present for Praz Allen Cunningham bets 3,500 from UTG and Roland de Wolfe calls from the small blind. Praz Bansi calls from the big blind and the flop comes 9 De Wolfe Gets Lucky Guy Gorelik bets 3,000 from late position and Roland de Wolfe calls from the hijack. Martin Davis makes it 9,500 and Gorelik steps aside. Players begin to make their way out for the dinner break as de Wolfe and David go head to head. De Wolfe asks Davis, “A-K?” “Yep, I have,” answers Davis, and then sadds, “Maybe.” De Wolfe calls and the flop is dealt K Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers The last two levels of the tournament have truly created a new hierarchy within the chip counts. Viktor Blom, the alleged “Isildur1” has been crushing it today and he now holds more than 400,000 to lead the way. We have two players at the 300,000 level and they are Phil Ivey and Darren Woods. The 200,000 club can count Barny Boatman, Nick Schulman, Thomas Bichon and Andre Pantling among its members. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Daniel Shak, Eugene Katchalov, Roland de Wolfe, Nick Schulman, Martin Davis, Nicolas Levi, Praz Bansi, Ludovic Lacay, Andy Frankenberger, Viktor Blom, Daniel Steinberg Level 6 Update: Brits Make MovesSep 24, '10
Blinds: 100-200 Players Remaining: 122 out of 200 (unofficial) Chip Counts: 1 James Mitchell — 178,850 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 86,325 Average Chip Count: 52,250 Notable Eliminations: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Big Hands: Pantling Trips Up A table that has attracted a crowd is one which involves Antonio Esfandiari, John Dolan, Andrew Pantling, JP Kelly, and Jim Collopy. In between playing “Johnny Lodden Thinks”, there is definitely some explosive poker going on. Esfandiari bets 1,500 from under the gun and Roland de Wolfe makes the call from the hijack. Andrew Pantling calls from the small blind and Yevgeniy Timoshenko folds, donating his big blind. The flop comes K De Wolfe also just lost $1,000 to Esfandiari in a “Johnny Lodden Thinks” moment involving John Dolan and this question – How much would you need to be paid to not show up on November Nine? Perhaps tomorrow will be a better day for the Brit. Quietly Collecting Chips JP Kelly bets 1,400 from the small blind and Andrew Pantling calls from the big blind. The flop falls J Across the room, Kathy Liebert bets 1,500 from the hijack and Andy Black calls from the big blind. The flop is A Trickett Loses Some Sam Trickett has been on some run of late and today he reached the top spot of unofficial chip counts, but dropped off slightly towards the end of play. One hand that helped his downfall was against Mike Browne. On a flop of 8 Railbird Challenges Ivey While Phil Ivey slows down a little in the last level of the night, he should still be safe in the knowledge he is among chip leaders at close of play. One uneasy moment however developed when a man made his way to the front of the rail and shouted, “Yo Phil! Yo Phil!” Getting everyone’s attention, the man then proceeded to point to his own face and exclaim, “You see this face? Remember this face! Remember this face! In 12 months time I’m going to take your stack!” “Okay,” said Phil laughing, and as the man walked abruptly away, wide-eyed, the area abrupted into laughter and conversation. “You better watch out Phil!” said Barry Greenstein smirking. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, John Dolan, Andrew Pantling, Sam Trickett |
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| Sep 24, '10 | 2010 WSOP Europe - London | WSOPE No-Limit Hold'em Championship | 2 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 26 Update -- Steinberg, Levi, and de Wolfe OutSep 28, '10
Blinds: 25,000-50,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 of 346 Chip Counts: 1: Ronald Lee – 6,830,000 Average Chip Count: 3,460,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Daniel Steinberg Eliminated in Sixth Place (£156,530) Ronald Lee raised to 110,000 and Daniel Steinberg reraised to 285,000 total from the big blind. Chip leader Lee then moved all in and Steinberg went into the tank. He had about 900,000 behind and after contemplating his decision intensely, he decided to call. The two revealed their cards: Steinberg: A Board: Q Pocket fours were enough to scoop the whole lot and Steinberg hit the rail £156,530 richer. Nicolas Levi Eliminated in Fifth Place (£208,119) Nicolas Levi bet 135,000 from the cut-off and Lee raised enough from the big blind to put the Frenchman all in. Just moments before this hand Levi had made the all-in move but this time he was calling all in. After some thought, Levi called and showed 9 The board ran out 8 Roland de Wolfe Eliminated in Fourth Place (£278,945) Roland De Wolfe moved all in from the small blind with his short stack and Fabrizio Baldassari called. De Wolfe: K The board went in Baldasarri’s favour: A Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, Nicolas Levi, Ronald Lee, Daniel Steinberg Level 25 Update: Dan Fleyshman Eliminated in Seventh Place (£118,643)Sep 28, '10
Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 6 of 346 Chip Counts: 1: Ronald Lee – 2,550,000 Average Chip Count: 1,730,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Dan Fleyshman Eliminated in Seventh Place (£118,643) Ronald Lee raised it to 85,000 preflop and Dan Fleyshman reraised all in for 250,000. Lee made the call and they flipped over their cards: Lee: K Board: K Fleyshman was eliminated in seventh place and he took home £118,643 in prize money while Lee continued to build his chip lead. James Bord Doubles Up and Ignites the Crowd Ronald Lee raised to 85,000 preflop under the gun and Nicolas Levi reraised to 225,000 from the cutoff. James Bord then reraised all in after thinking for quite some time. Lee got out of the way and Levi made the call. Their cards: Levi: A Bord won the hand to double up and the cheers from the crowd could be heard throughout the Empire Casino. Nicolas Levi Doubles Up Roland de Wolfe raised to 95,000 preflop and Nicolas Levi reraised all in for 595,000. De Wolfe made the call after spending a moment in the tank and they flipped over their cards: De Wolfe: A Board: 8 Levi doubled up on the hand and de Wolfe suffered another setback. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, Dan Fleyshman, Nicolas Levi, Ronald Lee, James Bord Level 23 Update: Marc Inizan (9th) and Brian Powell (8th) EliminatedSep 28, '10
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 of 346 Chip Counts: 1: Ronald Lee – 3,164,000 Average Chip Count: 1,482,857 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Marc Inizan Eliminated in Ninth Place (£54,114) and Brian Powell Eliminated in Eighth Place (£69,754) on the Same Hand Marc Inizan moved all in preflop for 313,000 preflop and Brian Powell moved all in over the top of him before Ronald Lee made the call and had both opponents covered. Their cards: Lee: A Board: J Lee won the hand to take a dominating chip lead with more than 3 million. Inizan was eliminated in ninth place (£54,114) and Powell took home eight-place money (£69,754). Nicolas Levi Doubles Up Through Roland de Wolfe Dan Fleyshman limped preflop and Roland de Wolfe also joined the pot from the cutoff. Nicolas Levi then moved all in from the small blind for 336,000. Fleyshman mucked and de Wolfe made the call. Their cards: Levi: 10 Board: Q Levi doubled up on the hand and de Wolfe suffered a setback to start the day. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Nicolas Levi, Ronald Lee, Marc Inizan Level 22 Update: Final Table SetSep 27, '10
Blinds: 10,000-20,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 of 346 Final-Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts: Seat 1: Roland de Wolfe – 1,377,000 Average Chip Count: 1,153,333 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: David Peters Eliminated in 10th Place (£54,114) David Peters raised all in from the button preflop for 340,000 and Roland de Wolfe made the call from the small blind. Their cards: Peters: A Board: Q Peters was eliminated on the hand in 10th place and he will take home £54,114 in prize money. De Wolfe grew his stack to 1,377,000 after the hand. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe, David Peters Level 20 Update: Down to a DozenSep 27, '10
Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 12 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Ronald Lee — 1,826,000 Average Chip Count: 692,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Marc Inizan Doubles Up Dan Steinberg raised to 27,000 preflop from the cutoff and Marc Inizan reraised all in. Brian Powell made the call on the button and Steinberg mucked. Their cards: Powell: A Board: J Inizan doubled up to 530,000 after the hand and Powell held less than 500,000. Hoyt Corkins Eliminated in 15th Place (£42,454) Hoyt Corkins raised to 35,000 preflop from the cutoff and Fabrizio Baldassari reraised to 102,000 on the button. Corkins reraised to 212,000 and then Baldassari moved all in. Corkins made the all-in call and the two players flipped over their cards: Corkins: A Board: 10 Corkins was eliminated on the hand in 15th place (£42,454) and Baldassari grew his stack to 1,010,000. Clint Coffee (14th Place) and Barny Boatman (13th Place) Eliminated on the same Hand Clint Coffee and Barny Boatman moved all in ahead of Roland de Wolfe preflop and he made the call, covering both of his opponents. Their cards: De Wolfe: A Board: K Coffee and Boatman were eliminated in 14th place and 13th place respectively and they each took home £42,454. De Wolfe rocketed his stack to 1,312,000 just before the break. Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Barny Boatman, Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Marc Inizan, Clint Coffee Level 18 Update -- Early ActionSep 27, '10
Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 19 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. James Bord — 920,000 Average Chip Count: 546,316 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: Greg Mueller Eliminated in 22nd Place (£26,400) Greg Mueller moved all in with A Jani Sointula Eliminated in 21st Place (£26,400) Phil Ivey and Jani Sointula ran into each other for the second and final time today. Ivey made it 20,000 from the button and Sointula moved all in for 197,000. Ivey did not look happy as he contemplated the call. He decided to go with it, moved his chips over the line and flipped over pocket fours. Sointula showed Q Thomas Bichon Eliminated in 20th Place (£26,400) De wolfe Hangs On After moving all in and chopping a pot with Bojan Gledovic, Roland de Wolfe survived once more, this time doubling through Marc Inizan. With just under 80,000 in chips, de Wolfe shoved with A Fleyshman Doubles Andrew Pantling bet 18,000 from under the gun and Dan Fleyshman moved all in from the cut-off for the best part of 300,000. Pantling went into the tank and when he came out the other side, he opted to call. He flipped over 10 Mattern Miraculously Survives Arnaud Mattern’s pocket queens ran head-first into James Bord’s pocket aces. Viktor Blom triggered a raising war and then stepped out when Arnaud Mattern four-bet. Bord then shoved and Mattern made the call. The hands stood as they were after all was said and done, and pocket rockets were enough to send Bord sky-high into the chip lead, crippling Mattern down to just 12,000. Before the first break of the day however, Mattern managed to double up three times. First with pocket sixes versus Brian Powel’s K-Q, then with A-3 versus Anthony Newman’s A-Q by hitting a 3 on the turn, and finally with pocket eights versus Viktor Blom’s K-9. Mattern made a set on the flop and is now on a little more than 180,000. Player Tags: Greg Mueller, Phil Ivey, Jani Sointula, Roland de Wolfe, Brian Powell, Dan Fleyshman, Arnaud Mattern, James Bord, Thomas Bichon, Viktor Blom Level 16 Update: Into the Dinner BreakSep 26, '10
Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 28 of 346 Chip Counts: 1. Andrew Pantling — 1,300,000 Average Chip Count: 346,000 Notable Cashes:
Big Hands: James Mitchell Eliminated in 31st Place (₤21,106) James Mitchell moved all in on a flop of 7 Micthell: 9-9 Turn and River: 3 Mitchell was eliminated on the hand in 31st place and he will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Freddy Deeb Eliminated in 30th Place (₤21,106) Roland de Wolfe raised preflop from the small blind and Freddy Deeb reraised all in from the big blind. De Wolfe made the call and they flipped over their cards: De Wolfe: K Board: Q De Wolfe made a Broadway straight on the turn and that brought an end to Deeb’s tournament in 30th place. He will take home ₤21,106 in prize money. Boatman Gets Chatty Ivey bets 12,500 from late position and Barny Boatman raises it to 37,500 from the hijack. Ivey calls and the flop comes J Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 29th Place (£21,106) Bryn Kenney bets 13,000 from the cut-off and Phil Ivey makes it 40,000 from the small blind. Kenny pops it to 80,000 and after about 30 seconds Ivey quietly says, “I’m all in.” Kenney insta-calls and flips over K De Wolfe and Blom at it Again Coming in preflop but slightly late into the action. Viktor Blom bets 28,500 from the button and Roland de Wolfe makes it 65,000 from the small blind. There is about 21,000 in the middle. It comes back to Blom who takes some time to think. One of the other players then calls the clock and Blom asks, “Who called time?” The player leans forward, picks up his short stack and says, “I can’t handle the blinds going up.” “You show?” Blom says to de Wolfe. “I told you I’d show!” says de Wolfe. “Promise?” asks Blom and then folds. De Wolfe shows him pocket jacks and moves up to 245,000. Blom bets 12,000 on a flop of 7 Player Tags: Barny Boatman, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Freddy Deeb, Bryn Kenney, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom Level 14 Update: Kid Poker Hits RailSep 26, '10
Players Remaining: 43 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Andrew Pantling — 795,000 Average Chip Count: 241,395 Notable Eliminations: Eli Elezra Big Hands: 2009 Runner-Up Eliminated Daniel Negreanu just handed his stack over to Darren Woods who has already been sitting in the top 10 since early yesterday. Woods bets 7,100 from the cut-off and Negreanu makes it 20,100 from the small blind. Woods thought for a while and raised it up. However Negreanu insta-shoved for just a little more and Woods was committed to call. It was A-K versus pocket threes for Negreanu and Woods respectively. The threes held however and Negreanu stood up looking a little pale. He said, " I can’t believe you thought I was going to fold there. I’m never folding in that spot." Negreanu’s hopes of taking a seat at his third consecutive World Series of Poker Europe main event final table have now been destroyed, along with many others’ as the field has been quickly demolished on day 3. Loss for Levi Freddy Deeb bets 7,500 from the hijack and the button, Anthony Newman. moves all in for 41,000. Nicolas Levi calls from the big blind and Deeb folds showing an ace. The board comes 8 Blom Versus de Wolfe Roland de Wolfe is on Viktor Blom’s left and the two have been battling it out in the past level, along with Thomas Bichon. De Wolfe bet 7,200 and Bichon made it 21,500. Blom called, as did de Wolfe, and the three saw a 9 It wasn’t long before de Wolfe was involved in another pot, but this time for his tournament life. Blom made it 6,800 from mid-late position and de Wolfe called from the hijack. The two went heads up to the J Blondeau Takes from Ivey Two other players going to battle are Rudy Blondeau and Phil Ivey. With around 41,000 in the pot and the board showing A They didn’t have to wait much longer to face each other again. Ivey bet 7,500 from the hijack and Blondeau made it 21,500 from the button. Ivey let it go. In the next hand Ivey then bet 7,500 again and Blondeau made it 21,500 once more. This time Ivey called and they saw a 7 Trouble for Inizan Marc Inizan bets 7,075 from UTG+1 and gets two callers, the button and the big blind. The flop comes down 10 Mitchell Takes a Hit James Mitchell bets 7,300 from the hijack and Viktor Blom calls. Ronald Lee then moves all in for another 79,300 and Mitchell calls. Blom folds and the two flip over their cards. Mitchell: J Board: A Mitchell’s stack takes a hit and he is now on 126,000. Lee doubles up just before break. Timoshenko vs. Seed Yevgeniy Timoshenko raised to 8,000 preflop and Huck Seed reraised to 23,500. Timoshenko made the call and the flop fell 10 The river fell 4 Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers Andrew Pantling has had a fantastic level and has come to the fore as chip leader with just under 800,000 in chips. It’s still a tough leader board however with the likes of Phil Ivey, Arnaud Mattern, Viktor Blom, and Thomas Bichon in the top 10. Mattern is on Pantling’s left with just under 400,000 in chips. Player Tags: Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Nicolas Levi, Yevgeniy Timoshenko, Ronald Lee, Marc Inizan, James Mitchell, Viktor Blom, Rudy Blondeau Level 10 Update: Viktor Blom Rockin' ItSep 25, '10
Note: Players are now on a 90-minute dinner break. They will return at 8.45 p.m. local time. Blinds: 600-1,200 with 200 ante Players Remaining: 98 of 346 Chip Counts: 1 Viktor Blom — 450,000 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 81,000 Average Chip Count: 105,918 Notable Eliminations: John Racener Big Hands: Viktor Blom Takes the Lead Magnus Persson raised preflop UTG+1 and Viktor Blom reraised preflop. Persson made the call and the two saw a flop of 9 Three Streets of Value for Schulman Nicolas Levi raised to 3,000 UTG +1 and Nick Schulman made the call from late position. Ivey made the call from the big blind as well. The flop fell A Shak and Awe On a flop of J Esfandiari: K Shak: 6 With a dominant flush draw, gut shot straight draw, and the currently good king-high, Esfandiari was a strong favorite with all but a few thousand of his chips in the middle. The turn came the 2 The 3 Shak’s stack grew to around 280,000 after the hand. Show The Bluff Phil Laak bets 3,000 from mid-position and Andy Frankenberger calls from the cut-off. Dan Fleyshman calls also, from the big blind. The flop is dealt A Up and Down Day for Lacay Coming in late into the action, Ludovic Lacay has moved all in for 22,000 on a J Present for Praz Allen Cunningham bets 3,500 from UTG and Roland de Wolfe calls from the small blind. Praz Bansi calls from the big blind and the flop comes 9 De Wolfe Gets Lucky Guy Gorelik bets 3,000 from late position and Roland de Wolfe calls from the hijack. Martin Davis makes it 9,500 and Gorelik steps aside. Players begin to make their way out for the dinner break as de Wolfe and David go head to head. De Wolfe asks Davis, “A-K?” “Yep, I have,” answers Davis, and then sadds, “Maybe.” De Wolfe calls and the flop is dealt K Left in the Deck Chip Movers and Shakers The last two levels of the tournament have truly created a new hierarchy within the chip counts. Viktor Blom, the alleged “Isildur1” has been crushing it today and he now holds more than 400,000 to lead the way. We have two players at the 300,000 level and they are Phil Ivey and Darren Woods. The 200,000 club can count Barny Boatman, Nick Schulman, Thomas Bichon and Andre Pantling among its members. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Daniel Shak, Eugene Katchalov, Roland de Wolfe, Nick Schulman, Martin Davis, Nicolas Levi, Praz Bansi, Ludovic Lacay, Andy Frankenberger, Viktor Blom, Daniel Steinberg Level 6 Update: Brits Make MovesSep 24, '10
Blinds: 100-200 Players Remaining: 122 out of 200 (unofficial) Chip Counts: 1 James Mitchell — 178,850 Card Player Family Chip Counts: Barry Shulman — 86,325 Average Chip Count: 52,250 Notable Eliminations: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman Big Hands: Pantling Trips Up A table that has attracted a crowd is one which involves Antonio Esfandiari, John Dolan, Andrew Pantling, JP Kelly, and Jim Collopy. In between playing “Johnny Lodden Thinks”, there is definitely some explosive poker going on. Esfandiari bets 1,500 from under the gun and Roland de Wolfe makes the call from the hijack. Andrew Pantling calls from the small blind and Yevgeniy Timoshenko folds, donating his big blind. The flop comes K De Wolfe also just lost $1,000 to Esfandiari in a “Johnny Lodden Thinks” moment involving John Dolan and this question – How much would you need to be paid to not show up on November Nine? Perhaps tomorrow will be a better day for the Brit. Quietly Collecting Chips JP Kelly bets 1,400 from the small blind and Andrew Pantling calls from the big blind. The flop falls J Across the room, Kathy Liebert bets 1,500 from the hijack and Andy Black calls from the big blind. The flop is A Trickett Loses Some Sam Trickett has been on some run of late and today he reached the top spot of unofficial chip counts, but dropped off slightly towards the end of play. One hand that helped his downfall was against Mike Browne. On a flop of 8 Railbird Challenges Ivey While Phil Ivey slows down a little in the last level of the night, he should still be safe in the knowledge he is among chip leaders at close of play. One uneasy moment however developed when a man made his way to the front of the rail and shouted, “Yo Phil! Yo Phil!” Getting everyone’s attention, the man then proceeded to point to his own face and exclaim, “You see this face? Remember this face! Remember this face! In 12 months time I’m going to take your stack!” “Okay,” said Phil laughing, and as the man walked abruptly away, wide-eyed, the area abrupted into laughter and conversation. “You better watch out Phil!” said Barry Greenstein smirking. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, John Dolan, Andrew Pantling, Sam Trickett |
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Dinner BreakJun 29, '10
Roland de Wolfe is still alive at the dinner break with just under 100,000 in chips. Unfortuantely, others like George Lind and Andy Bloch could not share in de Wolfe’s happiness as they busted before the break. The remaining players are now guaranteed at least $3,845. They will return with the blinds at 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante. The average stack is 89,402 and they will play six more levels before calling it a night. Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com at the conclusion of play as we will bring you a summary of the day’s events. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe Dinner BreakJun 28, '10
There were 2,543 players who registered for this event and they accumulated a prize pool of $3,433,050. There will be 270 places paid with a min-cash receiving $2,780. The winner of this event will take home $609,493. Notables who are still around at the dinner break include Roland de Wolfe, Chad Batista, Chino Rheem and Theo Tran. Others who were not so lucky include Joe Cada, John Juanda, Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey. The players will return with the blinds at 200-400 with a 50 ante. The average stack is 13,306 and they will play four more levels before bagging up for the night. Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you a summary of today’s events at the conclusion of level 10. Players Twitter Accounts Phil Hellmuth Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe |
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Dinner BreakJun 29, '10
Roland de Wolfe is still alive at the dinner break with just under 100,000 in chips. Unfortuantely, others like George Lind and Andy Bloch could not share in de Wolfe’s happiness as they busted before the break. The remaining players are now guaranteed at least $3,845. They will return with the blinds at 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante. The average stack is 89,402 and they will play six more levels before calling it a night. Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com at the conclusion of play as we will bring you a summary of the day’s events. Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe Dinner BreakJun 28, '10
There were 2,543 players who registered for this event and they accumulated a prize pool of $3,433,050. There will be 270 places paid with a min-cash receiving $2,780. The winner of this event will take home $609,493. Notables who are still around at the dinner break include Roland de Wolfe, Chad Batista, Chino Rheem and Theo Tran. Others who were not so lucky include Joe Cada, John Juanda, Tom Dwan and Phil Ivey. The players will return with the blinds at 200-400 with a 50 ante. The average stack is 13,306 and they will play four more levels before bagging up for the night. Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you a summary of today’s events at the conclusion of level 10. Players Twitter Accounts Phil Hellmuth Player Tags: Roland de Wolfe |
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The flop read K
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Roland de Wolfe charged all the way to a fourth-place finish in the 
Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante
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The remaining 128 players have gone on a 60-minute dinner break and will return to action at 7:50 p.m.