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| Jun 20, '12 | 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker | Event 35 - $2,500 Mixed Hold'em Limit/No-Limit | 3 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chris Tryba Wins Event no. 35 ($210,107)Jun 20, '12 Level: 23 No-Limit Limit Salman Behbehani Eliminated in 3rd Place ($93,842)
No-Limit Chris Tryba opened the button for 40,000, Salman Behbehani reraised to 105,000 from the small blind and Tryba called the raise. The flop came Q The turn was the 2 The river was the 2 Behbehani showed K Chris Tryba Wins Event no. 35 ($210,107)
No-Limit Erik Cajelais opened the button for a raise and Chris Tryba called from the big blind. The flop came Q The turn was the J The river was the 8 Cajelais showed K Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, current chip counts, and prize distributions for each gold bracelet event. Player Tags: Christopher Tryba, Erik Cajelais, Salman Behbehani Level 22 Update: Bijgaart 4th ($68,576), Gathy 5th ($50,640), Golbuff 6th ($37,793)Jun 20, '12 Level: 22 No-Limit Limit Players Remaining: 3 out of 393 Average Chip Count: 982,500 Chip Counts: Seat no. 1 — Chris Tryba — 1,441,000 Seat no. 6 — Erik Cajelais — 1,028,000 Players Eliminated: Joep van den Bijgaart — 4th Place ($68,576) Live Updates: Samuel Golbuff Eliminated in 6th Place ($37,793)
Limit Samuel Golbuff open-shoved before the flop for 44,000 and Joep van den Bijgaart called from the big blind. Bijgaart was ahead before the flop with A The board came 8 Michael Gathy Eliminated in 5th Place ($50,640)
No-Limit Salman Behbehani opened the button for 35,000, Michael Gathy moved all in for 266,000 from the small blind and Behbehani called. Behbehani led before the flop with 6 The board came 10 Joep van den Bijgaart Eliminated in 4th Place ($68,576) Limit Erik Cajelais opened the pot for 60,000 from under the gun, Joep van den Blijgaart raised to 90,000 from the big blind, and Cajelais called. The flop came 9 Cajelais was ahead on the flop with J The turn and river were the 10 Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Erik Cajelais, Salman Behbehani, Joep van den Bijgaart, Samuel Golbuff, Michael Gathy Level 20 Update: Phil Ivey Eliminated in 8th Place ($21,699)Jun 20, '12 Level: 20 No-Limit Limit Players Remaining: 7 out of 393 Average Chip Count: 421,071 Chip Counts: Seat no. 1 — Chris Tryba — 326,000 Seat no. 4 — Michael Gathy — 417,000 Seat no. 8 — Samuel Golbuff — 180,000 Players Eliminated: Phil Ivey — 8th Place ($21,699) Live Updates: Phil Ivey Eliminated in 8th Place ($21,699) No-Limit
Phil Ivey was previously crippled in a hand after Samuel Golbuff doubled through him in dramatic fashion. Ivey opened the pot, Golbuff moved all in before the flop and Ivey called. Ivey was way ahead before the flop with 8 The board came 5 A few hands later and Ivey moved all in for 7,000 from under the gun, Michal Gathy called from the button, Joep van den Bijgaart called from the small blind and Erik Cajelais called the big blind. All three players checked the side pot through the river on a board of A Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Phil Ivey, Erik Cajelais, Samuel Golbuff Level 19 Update: Micahel Foti Eliminated in 9th Place ($16,692)Jun 20, '12 Level: 19 No-Limit Limit Players Remaining: 8 out of 393 Average Chip Count: 368,437 Chip Counts: Seat no. 1 — Chris Tryba — 400,000 Seat no. 4 — Michael Gathy — 355,000 Players Eliminated: Michael Foti — 9th Place ($16,692) Live Updates: Micahel Foti Eliminated in 9th Place ($16,692)
No-Limit Michael Foti came into the final table on the short stack with just 105,000 in chips and was the first player eliminated today. Erik Cajelais opened the button to 60,000 from early position, Chris Tryba called from the cutoff, Michael Foti moved all in for 95,000 from the small blind, Cajelais reraised all in and Tryba folded. Cajelais was ahead before the flop with K The board came A Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Erik Cajelais, Michael Foti Action Begins, Final Table Now UnderwayJun 20, '12 The final table of Event no. 35 ($2,500 Mixed Hold’em) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Day 2 ended with the elimination of of Jeremy Ausmus in 10th Place ($12,964), the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 19 with No-Limit blinds of 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up: Seat no. 1 — Chris Tryba — 347,000 While only 9 remain, this event gathered 393 players, creating a total prize pool of $894,075. Here is a look at the final payouts: 1st Place — $210,107 Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Phil Ivey, Christopher Tryba, Erik Cajelais, Brent Wheeler, Salman Behbehani, Joep van den Bijgaart, Michael Foti, Samuel Golbuff, Michael Gathy |
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| Jun 10, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout | 3 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 7: Three Remain; Spinks 4th, Cajelais 5thJun 10, '11 Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 out of 1,440 Average Chip Count: 2,400,000 Chip Counts: 1. Andrew Badecker – 2,600,000 Eliminations: 4th. Jon Spinks – $108,358 Erik Cajelais Eliminated in 5th Place ($79,315) Jon Spinks opened for 65,000 from under the gun, Andrew Badecker called from the button, Erik Cajelais called from the small blind and Daniel Makowsky called from the big blind. The flop came Q Cajelais turned over 10 The turn and river were the 3 Jon Spinks Eliminated in 4th Place ($108,358) Andrew Badecker opened for 65,000 from the button, Jon Spinks moved all in from the small blind and Badecker called. Badecker turned over K The board came J Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Erik Cajelais, Daniel Makowsky, Andrew Badecker Level 6: Daniel Kelly Eliminated in 6th Place ($58,903)Jun 10, '11 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante Players Remaining: 5 out of 1,440 Average Chip Count: 1,440,000 Chip Counts: 1. Daniel Makowsky – 3,300,000 Eliminations: 6th. Daniel Kelly – $58,903 Daniel Kelly Eliminated in 6th Place ($58,903) Daniel Kelly opened the pot for 60,000, Daniel Makowsky reraised to 175,000 from the cutoff, Kelly four-bet to 500,000, Makowsky shoved and Kelly called all in. Makowsky showed K The board came K Andrew Badecker Doubles Through Erik Cajelais Andrew Badecker raised to 60,000 from the small blind and Erik Cajelais called from the big blind. The flop came K The turn was the 5 The river was the 3 Badecker turned over K Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Erik Cajelais, Daniel Makowsky, Daniel Kelly, Andrew Badecker Level 4: Final Seven on Dinner Break; Webber 8th, Pham 9thJun 10, '11 NOTE: The remaining seven players took a one-hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 4 and should return at approximately 8:30pm to resume play. Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 out of 1,440 Average Chip Count: 1,028,571 Chip Counts: 1. Andrew Badecker – 1,449,000 Eliminations: 8th. Joe Webber – $33,864 David Pham Eliminated in 9th Place ($26,185) Robbie Verspui opened the pot for 32,000, Erik Cajelais reraised to 75,000 from the button, David Pham shoved for 300,000, Verspui folded and Cajelais called. Cajelais turned over Q The board came 10
Jon Spinks raised to 33,000 from under the gun, Joe Webber shoved from the big blind for just over 600,000 and Spinks called. Spinks turned over J The board came Q Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: David Pham, Erik Cajelais, Joe Webber, Robbie Verspui Level 4: Bonding Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now UnderwayJun 10, '11 NOTE: The shootout formula is different than most in that it plays more like a series of single-table sit-n-go’s than a conventional tournament. This event started with 1,440 players and ended last night (two days later) with just 16. To get there, the final 16 players each had to win two tables, one on each of the first two days of this event. NOTE: Play ended last night with 16 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. The day began with two eight-handed tables and combined at ten players to begin the unofficial final table. Each of the starting 16 players began with 450,000 in chips, creating a total of 7.2 million chips in play. With the elimination of Lars Bonding in 10th place ($20,586), the official nine-handed final table is now underway. Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 out of 1,440 Average Chip Count: 800,000 Chip Counts: 1. Andrew Badecker – 1,377,000 Payouts: 1st. $369,371 Eliminations: 10th. Lars Bonding – $20,586 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: David Pham, Erik Cajelais, Vitaly Lunkin, Daniel Makowsky, Daniel Kelly, Andrew Badecker, Robbie Verspui |
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| Jun 01, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Heads-Up Championship | 1 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Round Two: Hour Two -- Kassela and Seiver BustJun 01, '11
Players Remaining: 56 out of 128 Starting Stacks: 150,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 50,000 and had 100,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with. Key Ongoing Matches: Chris Moorman vs Chris Moore Eliminations: Scott Seiver Key Hands: Steve Zolotow Doubles Up Through Ayaz Mahmood The flop read J Zolotow: J Turn and River: 2 Zolotow doubled up on the hand to survive. Frank Kassela Eliminated Frank Kassela pinned his tournament hopes on A Erik Cajelais Eliminates Scott Seiver In one of the more notable matches of the second round Erik Cajelais has topped Scott Seiver to advance to the round of 32. Player Tags: Ayaz Mahmood, Frank Kassela, Steve Zolotow, Erik Cajelais, Scott Seiver, Jake Cody |
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| Nov 14, '10 | 2010 NAPT Los Angeles | NAPT L.A. Main Event | 3 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 6 Update: Battle LinesNov 12, '10
Players Remaining: 234 of 330 Eliminations: Cornel Cimpan Big Hands: Esfandiari vs. Fischman The flop read Q Smith vs. Habib Hasan Habib bet 1,100 from middle position and Eric Baldwin made the call from the small blind. Justin Smith made the call from the big blind and the flop fell J Jarvis Doubles Up Opponent The flop read K Jarvis: 8 Turn and River: 3 The cutoff double up on the hand and Jarvis took a hit. Erik Cajelais Doubles Up Erik Cajelais got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and the cutoff made the call. Their cards: Cajelais: 8 Board: 10 Cajelais doubled up on the hand right before the break and survived. Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Scott Fischman, Antonio Esfandiari, Erik Cajelais, Eric Baldwin, Matt Jarvis, Justin Smith Erik Cajelais Hits The Rail EarlyNov 14, '10
The flop fell A Cajelais bet 15,000 and Nguyen min-raised him back. Cajelais called, but was his two pair, fives and fours were beat by Nguyen’s set of aces. Cajelais was left with just 13,000 and eliminated a few hands later becoming one of the first casualties of the day. Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Erik Cajelais |
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| Nov 12, '10 | 2010 NAPT Los Angeles | NAPT L.A. Main Event | 1 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 6 Update: Battle LinesNov 12, '10
Players Remaining: 234 of 330 Eliminations: Cornel Cimpan Big Hands: Esfandiari vs. Fischman The flop read Q Smith vs. Habib Hasan Habib bet 1,100 from middle position and Eric Baldwin made the call from the small blind. Justin Smith made the call from the big blind and the flop fell J Jarvis Doubles Up Opponent The flop read K Jarvis: 8 Turn and River: 3 The cutoff double up on the hand and Jarvis took a hit. Erik Cajelais Doubles Up Erik Cajelais got the last of his chips into the middle preflop and the cutoff made the call. Their cards: Cajelais: 8 Board: 10 Cajelais doubled up on the hand right before the break and survived. Player Tags: Hasan Habib, Scott Fischman, Antonio Esfandiari, Erik Cajelais, Eric Baldwin, Matt Jarvis, Justin Smith Erik Cajelais Hits The Rail EarlyNov 14, '10
The flop fell A Cajelais bet 15,000 and Nguyen min-raised him back. Cajelais called, but was his two pair, fives and fours were beat by Nguyen’s set of aces. Cajelais was left with just 13,000 and eliminated a few hands later becoming one of the first casualties of the day. Player Tags: Anh Van Nguyen, Erik Cajelais |
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| Oct 18, '10 | 2010 Festa Al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Main Event | 4 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 13 Update: Maria Ho Eliminated after a Strong FightOct 17, '10
Players Remaining: 61 out of 335 Chip Counts: 1. Jared Jaffee — 630,000 Average Chip Count: 81,212 Notable Eliminations: Matt Marafioti Big Hands:
Luke Vrabel got the last of his chips into the middle preflop against Erik Cajelais and they flipped over their cards: Vrabel: Q Board: Q Vrabel doubled up on the hand and he held 120,000. Cajelais was left with 60,000. Luke Vrabel Doubles Up Bobby Suer There was 10,000 in the pot and a flop that read Q Suer: Q Turn and River: 4 Vrabel was knocked down to 62,000 and Suer doubled up to 110,000. Mario Ho Takes a Fatal Hit A player in middle position raised to 8,000 preflop and Mario Ho reraised all in from the hi-jack. Gavin Smith then called all in for 35,600 from the button and everyone else got out of the way. Their cards: Ho: A Board: 9 Smith doubled up and Ho was left with just 8,000 after the hand. She busted a short time later after an admirable fight for survival in the today’s tournament field. Monnette vs. Makhija The board read 10 Monnette fired out 12,200 and Makhija went into the tank. He reraised for another 28,800 on top and Monnette went into the tank. He eventually mucked and Makhija won the hand to grow his stack to 270,000. Monnette fell to 370,000. Poker Tweets
Player Tags: Gavin Smith, John Monnette, Maria Ho, Erik Cajelais, Amit Makhija, Bobby Suer, Luke Vrabel Erik Cajelais Eliminated in 26th Place ($19,344)Oct 18, '10
Hoivold made the call with pocket jacks and Cajelais showed down A Player Tags: Erik Cajelais, Andreas Hoivold Ryan Young Eliminated in 41st Place ($12,896)Oct 18, '10
According to players at the table, Young made a straight when Erik Cajelais made a flush. That’s enough to end his tournament run here at Bellagio. Player Tags: Ryan Young, Erik Cajelais |
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| Oct 17, '10 | 2010 Festa Al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Main Event | 3 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Level 13 Update: Maria Ho Eliminated after a Strong FightOct 17, '10
Players Remaining: 61 out of 335 Chip Counts: 1. Jared Jaffee — 630,000 Average Chip Count: 81,212 Notable Eliminations: Matt Marafioti Big Hands:
Luke Vrabel got the last of his chips into the middle preflop against Erik Cajelais and they flipped over their cards: Vrabel: Q Board: Q Vrabel doubled up on the hand and he held 120,000. Cajelais was left with 60,000. Luke Vrabel Doubles Up Bobby Suer There was 10,000 in the pot and a flop that read Q Suer: Q Turn and River: 4 Vrabel was knocked down to 62,000 and Suer doubled up to 110,000. Mario Ho Takes a Fatal Hit A player in middle position raised to 8,000 preflop and Mario Ho reraised all in from the hi-jack. Gavin Smith then called all in for 35,600 from the button and everyone else got out of the way. Their cards: Ho: A Board: 9 Smith doubled up and Ho was left with just 8,000 after the hand. She busted a short time later after an admirable fight for survival in the today’s tournament field. Monnette vs. Makhija The board read 10 Monnette fired out 12,200 and Makhija went into the tank. He reraised for another 28,800 on top and Monnette went into the tank. He eventually mucked and Makhija won the hand to grow his stack to 270,000. Monnette fell to 370,000. Poker Tweets
Player Tags: Gavin Smith, John Monnette, Maria Ho, Erik Cajelais, Amit Makhija, Bobby Suer, Luke Vrabel Erik Cajelais Eliminated in 26th Place ($19,344)Oct 18, '10
Hoivold made the call with pocket jacks and Cajelais showed down A Player Tags: Erik Cajelais, Andreas Hoivold Ryan Young Eliminated in 41st Place ($12,896)Oct 18, '10
According to players at the table, Young made a straight when Erik Cajelais made a flush. That’s enough to end his tournament run here at Bellagio. Player Tags: Ryan Young, Erik Cajelais |
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| Jun 18, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 35 - $10,000 No-Limit Hold'em Heads Up Championship | 1 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hour 3 Update: Joe Cada and Erik Cajelais EliminatedJun 18, '10 Blinds: 1,000-2,000 Players Remaining: 130 out of 256 Starting Chip Stack: 30,000 Notable Eliminations: Jeff Madsen Notable Advancements to Round Two at 10 p.m. PST: Phil Ivey Player Twitter Accounts: Phil Ivey Big Hands:
Phil Gordon Advances Gregory Brooks moved all in for his last 2,000 with the A Erik Cajelais Eliminated Cajelais was all in on a flop of 7
Annette Obrestad Advances Annette Obrestad’s opponent was down to 11,000 and was all in with A-5 versus the A-6 of Obrestad. The board ran out safe for the 21-year-old and she advanced. Vanessa Rousso Advances Johannes Strassmann was all in with the 5 Scott Seiver Eliminated Scott Seiver’s A Joe Cada Eliminated Alexander Venovski’s A-10 won a coin flip against the pocket fours of Joe Cada. Cada continues to have an unsuccessful series. Player Tags: Phil Gordon, Vanessa Rousso, Erik Cajelais, Scott Seiver, Annette Obrestad, Joseph Cada |
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| Jun 16, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 26 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 3 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
End of Day 2Jun 16, '10
The average chip stack is 622,500. The next player eliminated will receive $23,537, with first place taking home $630,031 Notables still remaining include Justin Smith and Erik Cajelais. Both pros are in the middle of the pack. Player Twitter Accounts: Players will return tomorrow at 3:00 PST to play down to a winner. Player Tags: Erik Cajelais, Justin Smith Final Day Begins at 3:00 PSTJun 16, '10 15 players remain out of the 1,245 that entered the tournament. The average chip stack is 622,500. The next player eliminated will receive $23,537, with first place taking home $630,031 Notables still remaining include Justin Smith and Erik Cajelais. Both pros are in the middle of the pack. Player Twitter Accounts: Action will conclude with a winner today. Be sure to stay tuned to Card Player for action from the Rio! Here are the chip counts heading to the final day:
Player Tags: Erik Cajelais, Justin Smith |
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| Jun 16, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 26 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 2 | + | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
End of Day 2Jun 16, '10
The average chip stack is 622,500. The next player eliminated will receive $23,537, with first place taking home $630,031 Notables still remaining include Justin Smith and Erik Cajelais. Both pros are in the middle of the pack. Player Twitter Accounts: Players will return tomorrow at 3:00 PST to play down to a winner. Player Tags: Erik Cajelais, Justin Smith Final Day Begins at 3:00 PSTJun 16, '10 15 players remain out of the 1,245 that entered the tournament. The average chip stack is 622,500. The next player eliminated will receive $23,537, with first place taking home $630,031 Notables still remaining include Justin Smith and Erik Cajelais. Both pros are in the middle of the pack. Player Twitter Accounts: Action will conclude with a winner today. Be sure to stay tuned to Card Player for action from the Rio! Here are the chip counts heading to the final day:
Player Tags: Erik Cajelais, Justin Smith |
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, Behbehani bet 65,000 and Tryba called.
, Behbehani bet 85,000 and Tryba called.
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for the nut flush draw.
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Joe Webber Eliminated in 8th Place ($33,864)
Note: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 2 is that the blinds begin at 300-600.
Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante
Anh Van Nguyen raised to 2,600 in early position and Erik Cajelais called from the small blind.
Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante
Luke Vrabel Doubles Up
Andreas Hoivold raised to 23,000 and Erik Cajelais moved all in behind him for his last 299,000.
We missed the action, but looked up to see Ryan Young walking away from his table as the first casualty here on day 4.
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and Phil Gordon made the call with pocket deuces. The pair held and Gordon advanced.
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15 players remain out of the 1,245 that entered the tournament.