Carl Olson - Live Updates

Rasputin Lives!

Jun 20, '08

Blinds: 25-50

Entrants: 550

Eliminations: Allen Kessler

Big Hands:

Early Raises At Stacked Table

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

Off To A Good Start

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

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

Filippi Doubles Through Olson

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

Slotboom Doubles Up

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

Kessler Busted

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

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

$1,500 PLO w/ Rebuys - Crazy Action

Jun 18, '08

Note: Players are on a 20 minute break.

Blinds/Antes: 75-100

Players Remaining: Approx. 311

Big Hands and Storylines:

A Unabomber Rebuy

All in and called by the player in seat 3, Phil Laak showed QQJ5 and seat 3 showed AA77. The boarn ran K10244 and Laak reached for a rebuy.

A "Conservative" Loaded Table...

Action was checked around on a flop of Q75 at one star-studded table. On the 6 turn, Jamie Gold bet 400 and was called by Phil Galfond, seat 1 and seat 2, but Jared Hamby and Scott Clements mucked. The river was the 8 and all players chcked. Seat 1 showed he held the 109 for a flush and took the pot.

...Or is it a Gold Mine?

In a five way limped pot, Jamie Gold led out from the small blind on a flop of 983. Phil Galfond raised to 4,500 and action folded to Gold who moved all in. Gold had 107 for the open ended straight and flush draw. Galfond had 88 for a set of 8s. The turn was the 4 and the river was the 2 to make Gold his flush. Another player said he folded the king-high flush draw. Gold had around 18,000 after the hand.

Quads for Olsen

Four players were all in before the flop - Bill Chen, Ted Lawson, Carl Olson and the player in seat 3. Chen had A-A-8-8, Seat 3 had K-K-8-2, Lawson had Q-Q-9-7 and Olson had K-Q-J-10. The flop came 1064. The turn was the 10, giving Olson trips and the river was the 10, making him quads. Olsen had around 24,000 after the hand.

Sorel Mizzi Gets Full

on a fop of 1088, seat 1 bet 1,000 and Sorel Mizzi called. Seat 7 potted it to 7,000, Peter Gould called, seat 1 folded and Mizzi called. The turn was the 6 and seat 7 moved all in for 3,700. Both Mizzi and Gould called. Gould checked dark going to the river. The river was the Q and Mizzi bet the pot, which put himself all in for 12,600. Gould had Mizzi covered and tanked before finally folding the nut flush and an 8, while Mizzi showed QQ108 to win both the side pot and the main pot with a full house.

Player Tags: Phil Laak,   Ted Lawson,   Jamie Gold,   Carl Olson,   Peter Gould,   Phil Galfond,   Sorel Mizzi,   European Report

Shuffle Up and Deal

Jun 16, '08

Action is set to kick off on Day 2 of the $3,000 No Limit Hold'em event in just a few minutes. Blinds will begin at 800 and 1,600 with a 200 ante.

Player Tags: Carl Olson

$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - Day 1 - Level 10

Jun 03, '08

Blinds/Antes: 600/1,200 – 100 ante

Players Left:  106 of 776

Chip Leaders:
Amit Makhija - 150,000
Marco Johnson - 140,000
Zachary Clark - 120,000
Michael Banducci - 112,000
Phil Ivey - 107,000
Daniel Negreanu - 97,500
Alex Jacob - 77,000
Robert Cheung - 77,000
Jeff Madsen - 76,000
John Juanda - 72,000

Average Stack: 57,000

Eliminations:
Bill Gazes
Maria Mayrinck

Big Hands and Storylines:

Phil Hellmuth: Dealer Instructor

While most of the players remaining are interested in accumulating a big stack and winning hundreds of thousands of dollars, Phil Hellmuth has a much bigger concern: dealer technique. As the dealer shuffled the deck between hands, Hellmuth remarked that he was not following proper World Series of Poker dealing protocol, “It should be shuffle, shuffle, shuffle, cut.” Not content with simply telling the dealer how to do his job, Hellmuth proceeded to grab the deck and show him the proper technique. Unconvinced that the dealer was imbibing the Poker Brat’s wisdom, he suggested, “Let’s call the floor.” Mercifully, as Hellmuth sought out a floorman, John Juanda implored, “Just let him deal!” which settled Hellmuth down (as much as is possible) and allowed play to resume at the table.

Olson Busts Gazes

Bill Gazes got all-in before the flop against Carl “colson10” Olson. The two turned over their hands:

Gazes: AK
Olson: AQ

The flop was A97, keeping Olson on track for an appearance on day 2, but the Q on the turn crushed his hopes, and the 9 on the river was the nail in the coffin. Gazes lamented the fact that he has now played three straight tournaments late into day 1, only to be eliminated before the day’s conclusion. Carl Olson now has 70,000 chips.

Maridu Doubles Up, Crashes Out

With only 8,000 chips remaining, Maria Mayrinck moved all-in from under-the-gun. The UTG+1 player moved all-in behind her for nearly 50,000 and action folded around to Marco “CrazyMarco” Johnson, who, after a bit of thought, folded A-Q face up. Mayrinck tabled A-8, noting that she had only looked at one of her cards, and her opponent showed J-J. The flop came A-8-7 and gave Mayrinck the lead. A queen on the turn mocked Johnson, but did nothing to diminish Mayrinck’s lead. The river was a blank and doubled Maridu up to 17,000. Her joy would not last long, however, as she would be eliminated by Johnson only one orbit later.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Bill Gazes,   Phil Ivey,   Carl Olson,   Jeff Madsen,   Michael Banducci,   Amit Makhija,   Marco Johnson,   Maria Mayrinck

End Of Day 2B

Jul 11, '07

PearlJammed By Colson

With a board of 8 6 4 7 Carl Olson bet $40,000 and Jon Turner called.  The 8 fell on the river and Olson bet $50,000.  After a few minutes of consideration Turner called.  Olson quickly revealed 6 5 for a straight.  Turner flipped up his 9 8 before sliding them into the muck while Olson raked the monster pot.  Turner's stack was crippled, and he was forced to move all-in later in the hour. Both Thor Hansen and Carl Olson called, and after a board of 9 9 8 9 K Hansen bet out and Olson folded.  Hansen took his bet back and before he revealed his hand Turner flipped up 10 9 for quads.  He was still dangerously short despite winning that pot, however, and was eliminated only minutes later.

Hansen Glad Of Table Break

On a board of 10 9 3 K seat two bet $44,500 and Hansen came back over the top, announcing that he was all-in.  His opponent folded and Hansen picked up the pot. Hansen was later overheard saying how tough his table was to Greg Mueller.  "I mean, [at that table] I don't want to play a big pot. I don't want aces and all of a sudden to have someone check raise me on a 10-9-6 board."   Hansen's table broke midway through the level, sending his tough and deep stacked opponents Hevad Kahn and Sorel Mizzi to other tables and easing Hansen's mind.

Negreanu Busts

Team PokerStars member Daniel negreanu has been eliminated from the $10,000 championship event. His elimination was announced by Nollan Dolla, and many in the field applauded.  Some were probably just happy to have one less tough  veteran in the field.

Can't See The Forrest For His Big Slick

After only a few players limped into the pot Ted Forrest raised to $20,000 from  the small blind.  A late position limper quickly moved all-in for roughly $10,000 more.  Forrest thought for just a few seconds before calling with A K.  His opponent flipped up the K 9 and Forrest looked as if he was going to pad his stack.  The cards had other plans, however, and the board came down K 9 2 4 10.  Forrest opponent seemed slightly abashed as he raked the pot.   Against the same player Forrest called a $51,000 bet on a board of J 9 6 A 6 with J Q.  His opponent revealed the J 7, and they split the pot.   After scrapping at his table for most of the night, Forrest ended with around $255,000.

The night came to an end shortly after midnight, with play lasting exactly as long as it did yesterday. Approximately 459 players remained at the end of today, which means just over 800 players will start day three tomorrow.  With payouts starting at 621st place, the money bubble should burst within a few levels.  Make sure to check back tomorrow for all the day three action here at Cardplayer.com.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Ted Forrest,   Jon Turner,   Carl Olson

Level 9B Recap Part 1

Jul 11, '07

639 players returned from the dinner break on 71 tables, and after it was announced that they would play only this level and an hour and twenty minutes into the next before play was stopped for the day, many of those players must have taken this to mean turn on the gas.

No Agony Just Yet

Michael McClain 2004 Main Event 9th place finisher is more widely known for being the player immortalized as the "Agony of Defeat" as his infamous pout was replayed on all telecasts of the 2003 World Series Poker on ESPN.  McClain is currently a short stack, and got a reprieve when he was able to sniff out a river bluff by his opponent and double up.  With the board reading J 6 2 9 2, McClain's opponent bet $30,000 which more than covered his remaining chips.  McClain announced, "I think your weak here," and made the call.  His opponent showed K Q, and McClain showed 9 8 for the win.  We won't be seeing McClain's agony face just yet.

I'll See Your 56 And Raise You 25

Table 56 was already impressive, but with the addition of one more notable player, it truly becomes worth mentioning.  Two poker's old guard are seated alongside, two of the up-and-coming young internet players.  In seat 1 Hans "Tuna" Lund sets up shop, while seated across in seats 4-6 are Thor Hansen, Carl "colson" Olson, and Jon "PearlJammer" Turner.  So far no large confrontations have occured, but there's plenty of play left tonight.

This table is nothing compared to Table 25 which features 3 of the players in the top 5 in chips in tournament.  The most recent addition to the table is Sorel "ImperIum" Mizzi, who was recently seen struggling to carry 6 full racks over to the stacked table (albeit 3 of these racks are black chips).  He greats the Great Dane Gus Hansen in seat 7, and PokerStars Supernova Hevad "RaiNKhaN" Khan, both who are nursing huge chip stacks.  Currently two ESPN cameras, about 5 media reporters, and the kitchen sink are camped out around the table waiting for some fireworks.

John Murphy Loses Freeroll

Action is folded around to John Murphy who raises from late position to $6,000.  Seat 7 reraises all in for $30,000 from the cutoff.  Seat 1 raises to $60,000 from the big blind to isolate, but Murphy then moves all in over the top for about $180,000.  Seat 1 folds Q Q face up, and Chip Jett commends him for a good fold, but then Murphy flips up A K, while Seat 7 holds 5 5.  The board runs out 8 6 5 6 3, and Seat 7 manages to double up, while Murphy ends up almost where he started the hand.

Dario Wins Big

PokerStars wunderkind Dario Minieri collected a huge pot after his pocket Kings were outflopped.  Mineri pushed all in over the top of Seat 2's raise on the flop of Q 10 9 with K K, and was called fairly quickly, elicting a frustrated response from Mineri, as he was behind Seat 2's Q 9.  The turn caught Mineri up quick as the J peeled off giving him the straight.  The J on the river was not enough to save Seat 2 and he was eliminated sending well over $100,000 to Mineri.
Notable Chip Counts

Gus Hansen	480,000
Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi	365,000
Carlos Mortensen	255,000
Mickey "Mouse" Mills	250,000
Darrell Dicken	225,000
Fabrice Soulier	220,000
Chip Jett	215,000
Ted Forrest	205,000
Thor Hansen	180,000
J.C. Tran	138,000
Chris Ferguson	115,000
Gavin Smith	90,000
Humberto Brenes	70,000
Mimi Tran	42,200
David Chiu	27,800

Player Tags: Thor Hansen,   Chip Jett,   Gus Hansen,   Hans Lund,   John Murphy,   Michael McClain,   Jon Turner,   Carl Olson,   Dario Minieri,   Sorel Mizzi,   Hevad Khan

Play Concludes For The Night

Jun 28, '07

Play has officially ended for the night.  The bubble was burst after only three hands in the hand-for-hand period.  David Bach moved all in for his last $18,300, and he was called by the player in Seat 1 who had him exactly covered.  Bach had two pair, Kings and twos, but Seat One turned over Kings and eights for a better two pair. 

Carl Olson, Isabelle Mercier, Jeff Shulman, and Fred Goldberg were some of the pros to be eliminated in the last hour.  Shulman lost a race to Jamie Gold with pocket Jacks to Gold's A-Q.  Goldberg was the victim of a horrendous beat.  Goldberg moved all in on a flop of 10 5 4, and his opponent went deep into the tank.  Goldberg called the clock on him, and he called just as time was winding down.  Goldberg showed K K and his opponent tabled Q 10.  Goldberg's face dropped as the dealer dealt out the 10 on the turn.  The 5 fell on the river and Goldberg was eliminated in 82nd place just out of the money.

Congratulations were announced for Phil Hellmuth for his 62nd career World Series cash, and Men Nguyen was also lauded for this 59th career cash.  The tournament director's first announced that it was his 56th cash, and he was quick to correct him. 

Defending champion Jeff Madsen is still alive in the tournament, but he is on the short stack,  losing a pot to Justin Bonomo on the last hand of the evening.  Dutch Boyd, who won a short-handed bracelet last year, is among the chip leaders with close to $300,000, having raked a huge pot in a boat-over-boat situation.  Also still alive are Allen Cunningham, Joe Beevers, Ram Vaswani, Mark Vos, Scott Clements, and Tobey Maguire among others.

The players will return at 2pm tomorrow to play down to the final nine

Notable Chip Counts

Dutch Boyd	284,000
Bill Gazes	205,000
Ram Vaswani	185,000
Phil Hellmuth	180,000
Erik Friberg	175,000
Men "The Master" Nguyen	144,000
Mark Vos	140,000
Sam Grizzle	100,000
Roland de Wolfe	100,000
Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi	98,000
Nick Schulman	97,000
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo	90,000
Tobey Maguire	88,000
Tony G	87,000
Allen Cunningham	86,000
Jeff Madsen	76,000
Scott Clements	62,000
Phil Laak	61,000
Bill Edler	60,000
Hoyt Corkins	55,000
Jamie Gold	54,000
Eugene Todd	37,000
Tony Hachem	33,000
Amir Vahedi	33,000
Jon "pearljammer" Turner	32,300

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Men Nguyen,   Allen Cunningham,   Joe Beevers,   Phil Hellmuth,   David Bach,   Ram Vaswani,   Tobey Maguire,   Isabelle Mercier,   Scott Clements,   Jamie Gold,   Carl Olson,   Fred Goldberg,   Mark Vos,   Dutch Boyd,   Jeff Madsen

Round of 32

Jun 20, '07

Kirk Morrison is the first player eliminated in this 5th round of play.  Morrison found himself at a disadvantage early, he pushed in with Jacks only to have his opponent wake up with Kings.  Carl Olson followed him in 31st place his top pair unable to fade his opponent's flush draw.  Both will earn $16,582.

Shannon Shorr is primed to make the round of 16 after crippling Alex Bolotin early on in their match.  With an eight-high straight on the board, Shorr bet $40,000.  After much consideration, Bolotin called, thinking Shorr was trying to buy it.  Shorr showed him a nine and took down the pot.

Eyes are also on Phil Gordon, Scotty Nguyen, Aaron Been, and Vanessa Selbst in their matches tonight.

Englishman John Kabbaj has a near unassailable chip lead over Carmel Petresco and Thomas Wahlroos from Finland is also a huge chip leader over Roman Paradiso.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Phil Gordon,   Carl Olson,   Kirk Morrison,   Shannon Shorr,   Vanessa Selbst,   Alex Bolotin,   Aaron Been

Players Staying Aggressive

Jun 08, '07

It only took two minutes to get down to the final 10 tables and only 15 minutes to get to the final 9.  On those 9 tables is two particularly stacked ones. 

Table 78 is lined with pros, including Eric "Sheets" Haber, Matt "SamENole" Smith, Matt Brady and Fred Goldberg.  Table 76 isn't far behind with Rep Porter, Joe Awada, Carl Olson and Matt "Choppy" Kay. 

There is a crowd of about 40 people lining the rail near J. C. Tran's table.  Although many are looking over to see Erik Seidel and "Miami" John Cernuto at there respective tables as well. 

During the level, Carl Olson was able to double through Rep Porter.  Porter called Olson's all in showing A8, but was dominated by Olson's AK.  The board came K76103, and Olson narrowly avoided chopping the pot to double up to around $53,000. 

We are also down to our last remaining female participant, Annette Nichols, who is sitting with $95,000. 

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Joe Awada,   Carl Olson,   Matt Brady,   Annette Nichols