Jordan Morgan - Live Updates

Level 19 Hour 1 Update: Eastgate Doubles Up

Jul 12, '09

Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 274 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Matt Affleck – 2,100,000
2. Ben Lamb – 2,000,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 1,850,000
4. Kevin Schaffel – 1,760,000
5. Bernhard Perner – 1,675,000
6. Tom Lutz – 1,600,000
7. James Akenhead – 1,572,000
8. Charlie Elias – 1,540,000
9. Miika Puumalainen – 1,492,000
10. Jordan Morgan – 1,489,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 575,000

Average Chip Count: 624,423

Notable Eliminations:

Kevin Saul

Big Hands:

Peter Eastgate Doubles Up

On a flop of 723, Peter Eastgate and Gabe Walls got all of their chips into the middle and put the defending main event champion at risk of elimination.

Eastgate showed KK and Walls needed an A or a diamond when he showed A4. The turn was the 9 and the river was the 6, keeping Eastgate in the event and doubling him up to 770,000.

Morgan Calls It On The River

After the board had run out KQ577, Jordan Morgan checked it over to his opponent in seat 7. He bet out around 90,000 and Morgan made the quick call.

“I’ve got a five,” seat 7 said. Morgan responded by flipping over QJ for two pair. He raked in the pot and was at 1.5 million.

Dan Harrington In Action

Dan Harrington raised to 26,000 from middle position and the button made the call. The small blind also came along and the flop came down K107. Harrington led out for 30,000 and the button raised to 98,000. The big blind mucked and Harrington called. The turn was the A and Harrington fired 250,000. The button mucked and Harrington took the pot.

Hinkle Loses Some Chips to O’Malley

On a flop of K88, Blair Hinkle checked and called 37,000 from from Pat O’Malley. The turn was the 9 and both players checked.

The river was the J and Hinkle bet 65,000 and was called by O’Malley. Hinkle turned over KQ and O’Malley turned over 710, making a runner-runner straight.

“Slowroll,” said Hinkle as O’Malley raked the pot.

Tran Flops a Set, Wins the Minimum

J.C. Tran called a preflop raise and so did the player on the button. They saw the flop three-ways and it fell 839 and after the preflop raiser checked, Tran bet 45,000. Both players quickly folded.

Tran was about to muck his cards when he decided to give the table a free look and show the 99, exposing that he flopped top set.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Jordan Morgan,   Peter Eastgate,   Blair Hinkle

Level 9 Hour 1 Update: Tom "Durrrr" Dwan, David Plastik Eliminated

Jul 08, '09

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 1,661 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Troy Weber — 475,000
2. John Hammer — 360,000
3. Andreas Altmeyer — 318,000
4. Amir Lehavot — 280,000
5. Brian Lemke — 275,500
6. Bertrand Grospellier — 250,000
7. Brennan Hanson — 243,000
8. Adam latimer — 242,000
9. Dan Bilzerian — 237,000
10. Kenny Tran — 225,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 170,000
Phil Hellmuth – 125,000
Lee Watkinson – 80,000
Adam Schoenfeld – 125,000
Matthew Hilger – did not report
Steve Zolotow – 28,000
Thomas Keller – 120,000
Max Pescatori – 47,300
Justin Rollo – did not report

Notable Eliminations:

Tim Vance
Bill Chen
Bernard Lee
Tom “Durr” Dwan
David Plastik

Big Hands:

Alexander Kostritsyn Breaks 100,000

On a flop of 1084, a player at the table moves all in and Alexander Kostritsyn calls.

Kostritsyn: K10
Opponent: 85

Kostristsyn flops top pair while his opponent flops middle pair. The turn and river are the 7 and the 4, no help for Kostritsyn’s opponent who is eliminated. Kostritsyn is up to 125,000 after this hand.

Tom “Durrr” Dwan Eliminated

On a flop of 5-4-2 with two spades, there is a bet and then a raise to 8,000 before Tom Dwan moves all in for 22,000. He is called in both spots. The turn and river were a 7 and a 10 as Dwan turns over pocket kings. His opponent shows a straight on the river and Tom Dwan is eliminated from the tournament.

Tim Phan Doubles on the River

On a board of 10325, Tim Phan gets it all in and is called by one opponent.

Phan: 54
Opponent: J10

Phan flops a an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw while his opponent flops top pair. Phan turns a pair for even more outs, and gets there with the A on the river. Tim Phan doubles up to 60,000 this hand.

Jordan Morgan Eliminates Opponent

Action folds around to the small blind who moves all in on the short stack. Jordan Morgan calls from the big blind and has him covered.

Morgan: Q10
Opponent: J3

Board: 863104

Morgan turns over top pair as he eliminates his opponent and brings his chip count up to 55,000 this hand.

Nick Binger Gets Doubled Through

One player at the table gets it all in pre-flop and is covered by Nick Binger.

Binger: AQ
Opponent: K10

Board: K10937

Binger is out flopped when his opponent pairs his king. Binger is doubled through this hand but stills has 100,000 or so.

Esfandiari Runs Over Table

The player under the gun raises to 3,500 and Antonio Esfandiari calls from the small blind. The flop comes A65, Esfandiari bets 4,200 and his opponent calls. The turn is the 10, and both players check. The river is the J, Esfanidiari bets 22,000 and his opponent folds. Esfandiari rakes another pot and builds his stack up to 164,000 at the moment.

David Plastik Eliminated

David Plastik just flopped a queen-high flush and got it all in against pocket aces. The turn put four spades on the board, his opponent holding the ace of spades. David Plastik is eliminated from the tournament.

Kevin Saul vs. John Racener

John Racener raises from under the gun, Kevin Saul reraises to 5,500, Racener three-bets to 13,500 and Saul calls. The flop comes A72, Racener bets 15,000 and Saul calls. The turn is the 10, Racner checks, Saul moves all in for 44,000 and Racener folds after several minutes in the tank. Saul rakes the pot, climbing up to 112,000 this hand while Racener slips down to 92,000.

Player Tags: David Plastik,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Tim Phan,   Kevin Saul,   Jordan Morgan,   Tom Dwan,   Nick Binger,   John Racener,   Alexander Kostritsyn

Level 19 Hour 1 Update: Eastgate Doubles Up

Jul 12, '09

Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 274 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Matt Affleck – 2,100,000
2. Ben Lamb – 2,000,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 1,850,000
4. Kevin Schaffel – 1,760,000
5. Bernhard Perner – 1,675,000
6. Tom Lutz – 1,600,000
7. James Akenhead – 1,572,000
8. Charlie Elias – 1,540,000
9. Miika Puumalainen – 1,492,000
10. Jordan Morgan – 1,489,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 575,000

Average Chip Count: 624,423

Notable Eliminations:

Kevin Saul

Big Hands:

Peter Eastgate Doubles Up

On a flop of 723, Peter Eastgate and Gabe Walls got all of their chips into the middle and put the defending main event champion at risk of elimination.

Eastgate showed KK and Walls needed an A or a diamond when he showed A4. The turn was the 9 and the river was the 6, keeping Eastgate in the event and doubling him up to 770,000.

Morgan Calls It On The River

After the board had run out KQ577, Jordan Morgan checked it over to his opponent in seat 7. He bet out around 90,000 and Morgan made the quick call.

“I’ve got a five,” seat 7 said. Morgan responded by flipping over QJ for two pair. He raked in the pot and was at 1.5 million.

Dan Harrington In Action

Dan Harrington raised to 26,000 from middle position and the button made the call. The small blind also came along and the flop came down K107. Harrington led out for 30,000 and the button raised to 98,000. The big blind mucked and Harrington called. The turn was the A and Harrington fired 250,000. The button mucked and Harrington took the pot.

Hinkle Loses Some Chips to O’Malley

On a flop of K88, Blair Hinkle checked and called 37,000 from from Pat O’Malley. The turn was the 9 and both players checked.

The river was the J and Hinkle bet 65,000 and was called by O’Malley. Hinkle turned over KQ and O’Malley turned over 710, making a runner-runner straight.

“Slowroll,” said Hinkle as O’Malley raked the pot.

Tran Flops a Set, Wins the Minimum

J.C. Tran called a preflop raise and so did the player on the button. They saw the flop three-ways and it fell 839 and after the preflop raiser checked, Tran bet 45,000. Both players quickly folded.

Tran was about to muck his cards when he decided to give the table a free look and show the 99, exposing that he flopped top set.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Jordan Morgan,   Peter Eastgate,   Blair Hinkle

Level 9 Hour 1 Update: Tom "Durrrr" Dwan, David Plastik Eliminated

Jul 08, '09

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 1,661 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Troy Weber — 475,000
2. John Hammer — 360,000
3. Andreas Altmeyer — 318,000
4. Amir Lehavot — 280,000
5. Brian Lemke — 275,500
6. Bertrand Grospellier — 250,000
7. Brennan Hanson — 243,000
8. Adam latimer — 242,000
9. Dan Bilzerian — 237,000
10. Kenny Tran — 225,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 170,000
Phil Hellmuth – 125,000
Lee Watkinson – 80,000
Adam Schoenfeld – 125,000
Matthew Hilger – did not report
Steve Zolotow – 28,000
Thomas Keller – 120,000
Max Pescatori – 47,300
Justin Rollo – did not report

Notable Eliminations:

Tim Vance
Bill Chen
Bernard Lee
Tom “Durr” Dwan
David Plastik

Big Hands:

Alexander Kostritsyn Breaks 100,000

On a flop of 1084, a player at the table moves all in and Alexander Kostritsyn calls.

Kostritsyn: K10
Opponent: 85

Kostristsyn flops top pair while his opponent flops middle pair. The turn and river are the 7 and the 4, no help for Kostritsyn’s opponent who is eliminated. Kostritsyn is up to 125,000 after this hand.

Tom “Durrr” Dwan Eliminated

On a flop of 5-4-2 with two spades, there is a bet and then a raise to 8,000 before Tom Dwan moves all in for 22,000. He is called in both spots. The turn and river were a 7 and a 10 as Dwan turns over pocket kings. His opponent shows a straight on the river and Tom Dwan is eliminated from the tournament.

Tim Phan Doubles on the River

On a board of 10325, Tim Phan gets it all in and is called by one opponent.

Phan: 54
Opponent: J10

Phan flops a an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw while his opponent flops top pair. Phan turns a pair for even more outs, and gets there with the A on the river. Tim Phan doubles up to 60,000 this hand.

Jordan Morgan Eliminates Opponent

Action folds around to the small blind who moves all in on the short stack. Jordan Morgan calls from the big blind and has him covered.

Morgan: Q10
Opponent: J3

Board: 863104

Morgan turns over top pair as he eliminates his opponent and brings his chip count up to 55,000 this hand.

Nick Binger Gets Doubled Through

One player at the table gets it all in pre-flop and is covered by Nick Binger.

Binger: AQ
Opponent: K10

Board: K10937

Binger is out flopped when his opponent pairs his king. Binger is doubled through this hand but stills has 100,000 or so.

Esfandiari Runs Over Table

The player under the gun raises to 3,500 and Antonio Esfandiari calls from the small blind. The flop comes A65, Esfandiari bets 4,200 and his opponent calls. The turn is the 10, and both players check. The river is the J, Esfanidiari bets 22,000 and his opponent folds. Esfandiari rakes another pot and builds his stack up to 164,000 at the moment.

David Plastik Eliminated

David Plastik just flopped a queen-high flush and got it all in against pocket aces. The turn put four spades on the board, his opponent holding the ace of spades. David Plastik is eliminated from the tournament.

Kevin Saul vs. John Racener

John Racener raises from under the gun, Kevin Saul reraises to 5,500, Racener three-bets to 13,500 and Saul calls. The flop comes A72, Racener bets 15,000 and Saul calls. The turn is the 10, Racner checks, Saul moves all in for 44,000 and Racener folds after several minutes in the tank. Saul rakes the pot, climbing up to 112,000 this hand while Racener slips down to 92,000.

Player Tags: David Plastik,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Tim Phan,   Kevin Saul,   Jordan Morgan,   Tom Dwan,   Nick Binger,   John Racener,   Alexander Kostritsyn

Level 1 Update: Madsen Celebrates Birthday

Jun 07, '09

Level 1 Update: Event No. 18 Begins

Blinds: 100-200

Players Remaining: 141 out of 141

Chip Counts:

1. Barry Greenstein — 30,000
2. Sammy Farha — 30,000
3. Jen Harman — 30,000
4. David Benyamine — 30,000
5. Chau Giang — 30,000
6. Phil Gordon — 30,000
7. Jeff Madsen — 30,000
8. Mike Matusow — 30,000
9. Jordon Morgan — 30,000
10. Jean Robert Bellande — 30,000

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Big Hands:

David Benyamine Tops Jen Harman

After a preflop raise, David Benyamine leads out for 200 on a flop of J74 and is raised by Jen Harman. Benyamine then checks and calls a 400 chip bet from Harman on the turn when the K falls. The river is the Q and both players check.

Benyamine turns over the AK92 and scoops the pot. After the hand was over, Harman claimed that she had the AJ92 with spades.

Ted Lawson Wins Without Showdown

In a five way raised pot, the flop came down K92. The small blind led for 200, Bruno Fitoussi calls, Ted Lawson calls, and the player on the button raises to 400. After the small blind folds, both Fitoussi and Lawson called. The Q fell on the turn and now Fitoussi leads out for 400 and both Lawson and the button called.

The 3 fell on the river and Fitoussi led again for 400 and was met with a raise to 400 from Ted Lawson. The button folded and after tanking for a few moments, Fitoussi laid it down.

Morgan’s Full House Good for the Whole Pot

On a board of J10272, Jordan Morgan bet all three streets and was called down by Lee Markholt. Morgan tabled JJ and Markholt mucked his hand.

Left In The Deck:

Madsen Celebrates Birthday with Tournament

At the very beginning of the tournament, Jeff Madsen was greeted by two female companions who brought him balloons and a stuffed animal as they began to sing “Happy Birthday” to him. He played the rest of the level with the balloons tied to the back of the chair.

Player Tags: Lee Markholt,   David Benyamine,   Ted Lawson,   Jennifer Harman,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Jordan Morgan,   Jeff Madsen

$10,000 Main Event - Dinner Break

Jul 03, '08

Note: Players took a ninety-minute dinner break and will return at roughly 8:45 pm to begin Level 3 with increased blinds of 150-300 with a 25 ante.

Blinds/Antes: 150-300

Chip Counts:
Christopher Kero: 118,700
Patrick Fortin: 110,000
David Rheem: 98,000
Max Greenwood: 90,000
Nate eaton: 90,000
Kido Pham: 86,000
Svetlana Gromenkova: 86,000
Yan Chen: 84,000
Barry Shulman: 27,500
Shannon Shorr: 26,700

Eliminations: Young Phan, Ralph Perry, Gavin Smith, Eric Froehlich, Phil Galfond, Chad Brown

Big Hands:

Jack Haley With the Double-Double

On a flop of KQ2, former NBA ball player Jack Haley got it all in with top pair (AK) against the player in seat 3's middle pair (Q3). The turn was the K, giving haley the check mark, his opponent was drawing dead on the river (7). After the hand, Haley doubled up to just over 8,000 in chips.

The Ups and Downs of Paul Wasicka

On a board of A524, the player in seat 1 bet 1,000 and Wasicka made the call. Another player in the hand mucked his cards the the two players were heads up heading to the river. It came down with the 9 and seat 1 bet 2,000. Wasicka called again and seat 1 asked, "you got a straight?" Wasicka nodded and turned over 33 for the wheel and he scooped a pot to get his stack back over 20,000.

A few hands later, the player in seat 6 raised to 1,050. Wasicka made the call from the big blind and the flop came 932. Wasicka checked and seat 6 bet 1,325. Wasicka made the call and the turn was the 4. Both players checked and they did the same when the J came on the river. Wasicka showed 77 and his opponent showed 98 for top pair and the pot. Wasicka was at 15,000 after the hand.

Galfond Out

Phil Galfond moved all in for his last couple of thousand against the player in seat 8 preflop. Galfond showed 88 while his opponent showed 1010. The board ran out 946K2 and Galfond's main event was done.

Turner Busts One

The player in seat 8 raised to 800 from middle position and Jon "PearlJammer" Turner made the call from the button. The flop rolled out Q98 and seat 8 led out with 1,150. Turner raised an additional 2,100 and seat 8 pushed all in. Turner called instantly and showed J10 while seat 8 showed AQ. The turn was the 3 and the river was the 3. Turner eliminated seat 8 and was around 50,000.

Morgan Involved in Two Big Hands

Jordan Morgan raised to 1,800 preflop and both seat 2 and seat 7 made the call. The flop came 963 and Morgan fired 3,500. Seat 2 folded but seat 7 stuck around, making the call. The turn was the 9 and both players checked. The river brought the 9 and Morgan fired 9,750. Seat 7 went into the tank for almost five minutes. He finally called and Morgan tabled JJ. Seat 7 mucked and Morgan took the huge pot.

A few hands later, the board read 976K, seat 1 and seat 4 both moved all in before the action even got to Morgan. Morgan made the call, having both men covered. Seat 1 showed 66 for a set. Seat 2 showed Q10 for a made flush along with a gutshot straight flush draw. Morgan turned over 87 for a lower flush, as well as a straight flush draw. The river brought the J, giving seat 4 his straight flush, not that he needed it. Seat 1 was eliminated and Morgan was around 60,000.

Anna Wroblewski Doubles Up, Eliminates Lenny Cortelino

On a flop of Q43, Lenny Cortellino checked to Anna Wroblewski who bet 6,100. Cortellino raised (check-raised) to 12,100 and Wroblewski moved all in. Cortellino insta-called and turned over QQ for top set while Wroblewski showed AA for the overpair and the nut flush draw. Wroblewski had Cortellino slightly covered. The turn was the 9, giving Wroblewski her flush and reducing Coretllino to pairing the board to stay alive. The river was the 2, no pair and Cortellino hit the rail. After the hand, Wroblewski nearly doubled up to just over 60,000 in chips.

Shulman Keeps Rolling

Action folded around to the button who raised to 900. Barry Shulman made the call from the small blind and the flop came A43 and Shulman checked. The player on the button fired a continuation bet of 1,500 and Shulman made the call. The turn was the 2 and Shulman led out for 2,000. The button looked confused and mucked his hand. Shulman flashed an ace and took the pot.

 

Player Tags: Paul Wasicka,   Jon Turner,   Jordan Morgan,   Jack Haley,   Phil Galfond

$1,500 PLO w/ Rebuys - Level 6

Jun 18, '08

Note: Players are now on a 90 minute dinner break. Action will resume around 9:05 p.m.

Blinds/Antes: 300-600

Players Remaining: 126 of 320

Chip Counts:
Frank Kesellar: 145,000
Gabe Costner: 130,000
Julian Powell: 125,000
Daniel Makowsky: 120,000
Tim West: 110,000
Layne Flack 105,000
Sorel Mizzi: 95,000
Clonie Gowen: 90,000

Average Chip Stack: 39,762

Eliminations:
Phil Galfond, Nam Le, Michael Binger, Tony Cousineau, Bill Chen

Big Hands and Storylines:

Josh Arieh Takes  Huge Pot

On a flop of JJ2, Josh Arieh led out for 2,500 from first position and was called by the player in seat 5. On the 4 turn, Arieh slowed down and checked his hand. Seat 5 bet 11,000 and Arieh just called. The river brought the 2, pairing the board again, and both players checked. Arieh showed A-J-9-5 for a set of jacks and seat 5 mucked.

Unabomber Doubles

Phil Laak got all in against a big stacked J.C. Tran on a board of K-Q-4. Tran showed A-K-9-8 for top pair, but Laak showed K-Q-10-8 for top two pair. The turn brought a 2 and the river was a 10, and Laak doubled up to around 25,000. After the hand Tran got on Laak, saying he had only played three hands all day. "You waited all this time for that hand?" He asked.

Flack's Aggressive Play Helps Him Toward Chiplead

Layne Flack made a raise to 2,000 and was called by two players. The flop came A-K-6 and Flack led out, forcing his opponents to muck. Flack has grinded his way to over 100,000 in chips.

Chen Rivers Top Set

On a board of 964A, Bill Chen threw out a bet of 1,000 and one player called, everyone else folded. The river brought the A and Chen and his opponent checked. Chen showed A-7-5-3 and took down the pot with a set of aces. Chen was later eliminated.

Young Poker Stars Collide

Jared Hamby, Scott Clements and the player in seat 6 all limped, but Jordan Morgan raised to 3,000 from the button. Everyone folded except for Clements, who made the call. The flop came AK5 and Clements checked to Morgan. Morgan bet out and Clements quickly folded.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Josh Arieh,   Layne Flack,   Phil Laak,   Scott Clements,   Jordan Morgan

Field Out to Dinner, Binger and Morgan Just Out

Jun 16, '08

Note: Players are now on a 90 minute dinner break.

Blinds/Antes: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Players Left: 198 of 1,012

Chip Leaders:

Alon Shahar: 115,000
Tom Antonucci: 94,000
Andrew Emory: 60,000
Ian Kim: 55,200
Jonas Danielsson: 47,000
Steve Gross: 47,000
Kenna James: 42,000
Max Pescatori: 41,000
Dario Minieri: 38,000

Average Stack: 25,556

Eliminations: Chad Batista, Michael Binger, Jordan Morgan

Big Hands:

Batista Bombed Out

Chad Batista moved all in after seeing a flop of A10J land on the felt. He was called by one opponent who showed 1010 for a set, out in front of Batista's A9. The turn was the 7 giving Batista a gutshot straight draw, but the 2 bricked on the river and Batista was out.

Poker Not the Sport of Kings

On a board reading A9104, the player in seat 3 moved all in and sent Jordan Morgan into the think tank. After much thought, Morgan called and showed his KK. His opponent showed AJ and Morgan needed a king on the river to take it down. But the 6 showed up instead and Morgan was down to just under 12,000. He was eliminated a short time later.

Dario Loses One

Dario Minieri bet 2,300 on a board of 87Q4 and was called by the player in seat 2. The river was the 8 and Minieri checked. Seat 2 reached for 8,000 and put it into the pot. Minieri stared at his opponent directly to his left, trying to get some information. He talked to him trying to get something out of him but his opponent wouldn't budge. Finally, Minieri made the call and his opponent turned over 85. Minieri smiled and threw his hand in the muck. He was down to around 38,000.

"Just When I Thought I Was Out, They Pull Me Back In"
Hevad Khan raised from under the gun, making it 1,200 total. Three players called and the flop came QQ8. Khan fired 4,500 and the player in seat 2 was the only one to make the call. The turn was the J and both players checked. The river was the 9 and Khan bet 6,000. His opponent called and Khan turned over J10 for a rivered straight. He was up to 41,000, but the rocky waters of poker would catch up with when his A-K was cracked by his opponent's A-9 on a flop that produced an ace and a 9. Khan doubled up his opponent and his stack was down to 24,000.

Player Tags: Jordan Morgan,   Chad Batista,   Hevad Khan

Italy vs. England

Jun 16, '08

Blinds/Antes: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Left: 378 of 1,012

Chip Leaders:

Andrew Emory: 60,000
Ian Kim: 55,200
Max Pescatori: 40,000
Ed Fernandez: 39,000
Jonas Danielsson: 35,500
Justin Filtz: 35,000
Mark Vos: 32,000
Hevad Kahn: 32,000
David Ulliott: 29,500

Average Stack: 13,368

Eliminations: John Murphy, Nenad Medic

Big Hands:

Super Dario Runs Into a Devil Fish

Before the flop, the player in seat 2 raised to 900. Dario Minieri repopped it to 3,000 total and the action was on Dave "Devil Fish" Ulliott. He thought for a while and decided to call. The player in seat 2 thought better of tangling with these two Europeans and mucked. The flop came down 724. Minieri led out with 4,000 and Ulliott pounced, going all in. Minieri folded and Ulliott turned over 1010 and raked in the pot. He was at 29,000 at that point while Minieri was at 22,000.

Johnston vs. Morgan

On a board of 955, Jordan Morgan bet 500 and Berry Johnston min-raised to 1,000. Morgan made the call and the turn was the 9, putting two pair on the board. Morgan and Johnston checked and the river was the 6. Morgan checked and Johnston bet 1,000. Morgan threw his cards into the muck and Johnston took the pot, putting his stack around 18,000. Later, the two would tangle again.

In a three-way pot and with a board reading KQA94 action was checked to Morgan who bet 2,500. The player in seat 6 folded and the action was on Johnston. He thought for a bit and then mucked his hand, giving Morgan the pot and improving his stack to around 30,000.

John Murphy Gone

On a board showing 876, seat 1 bet and Murphy raised all in. Seat 1 made the call after a couple of minutes in the tank and turned over 96 for bottom pair and an open ended straight draw along with a backdoor flush draw. Murphy had a similar hand. He flipped over 65 for bottom pair and an open ended straight draw, but his opponent had one of his outs. The turn was the Q and the river brought another red lady with the Q and Murphy was eliminated.

Player Tags: Berry Johnston,   John Murphy,   Jordan Morgan,   European Report

Pescatori Rolling, Deeb Gone

Jun 16, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break. It was announced that 108 places will be paid and first place will take home $528,418.

Blinds/Antes: 100-200 with a 25 ante

Players Left: 504 of 1,012

Chip Leaders:

Hevad Khan: 34,000
Jordan Morgan: 33,000
Ralph "Rep" Porter: 27,000
David Ulliot: 24,000
John Muphy: 23,000
Adam Geyer: 21,500
Fred Goldberg: 21,000
Jeff Kimber: 21,000
Dario Minieri: 20,000
William Chen: 20,000

Eliminations: Freddy Deeb, Clonie Gowen, Joe Hachem, Dutch Boyd

Big Hands:

Pescatori Doubles Up

On a board showing 7QK2, Max Pescarori fired 1,500 into the pot. His opponent in seat 1 made the call. The river was the J and Pescatori moved all in for 9,425. His opponent went into the tank, contemplating whether to jump in the waters with the "Italian Pirate." He decided he would, making the call. Pescatori then walked his opponent off the plank as he turned over KQ for top two pair on the flop. Seat 1 mucked and Pescatori doubled up to around 32,000 after the hand.

The Fall of Freddy Deeb

Freedy Deeb and Max Pescatori saw a flop of 542. Both players checked and the 9 appeared to be an uneventful card. But Pescatori took out his betting rifle and fired 800 into the pot. Deeb was not convinced and decided to raise to 3,500. Pescatori then took out his cannon, blasting a tall stack of mostly yellow "1,000" chips with a few blue "500" on top. Street value was estimated to be around 20,000. Deeb mucked Q7 face up and Pescatori took the pot improving to around 35,000 while Deeb was down to 12,000.

A few hands later, the flop was 1052, the player in seat 6 bet 800 and Deeb called. The turn was the J and seat 6 bet 2,200. Deeb moved all in and his opponent called. Seat 6 turned over 22 for a set of ducks on the flop, much to the delight of Paul Magriel in seat 3. Deeb turned over his 43 for an open ended straight draw. The river was the 9 though, and Deeb was crippled, left with just around 1,400 in chips. He was gone moments later.

You Get What You Pay For

On a board of 734Q, Shannon Shorr called a bet of 325 by his opponent in seat 1. The river was the J and seat 1 checked. Shorr thought for a bit before he decided to check. Seat 1 mucked his hand, surrendering the pot to Shorr. Since he didn't have to show after that, Shorr simply inserted his winning hand face down into the muck and raked the pot. He was at around 10,000 in chips.

Morgan Gets More Chips

On a board of K947, Jordan Morgan bet 700 and his opponent mucked. With the pot, Morgan was at 33,000 and was in second chip position for the tournament.

Player Tags: Paul Magriel,   Jordan Morgan,   Shannon Shorr,   Freddy Deeb,   European Report

$2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/Omaha - Level 11 Recap

Jun 13, '08

Blinds: Hold'em 600-1,200, Omaha 400-800

Players Remaining: 50 of 457

Average Chip Stack: 45,700

Eliminations:

Erik Seidel
Jordan Morgan

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hold'em

Morgan dominated and out

Jordan Morgan, short-stacked, moved all in with Q-T and was called by two players with A-Q. The board didn't help Morgan and he was out. Earlier in the level he had run into aces to lose most of his chips.

Cunningham pays off bet on river

With the board T848K, an early position player bet 6,500 into Allen Cunningham. Cunningham took some time to think it over and made the call. His opopnent told him pocket jacks and as he flipped them over Cunningham seemed shocked. After the hand both players had roughly 40,000 chips.

Omaha

Hyman takes big pot on flop

John-Paul Kelly made a pot-sized raise to 3,500 from late position, and then Zach Hyman made a pot-sized reraise to 11,000 from the big blind. Kelly thought for two minutes before making the call. The flop came KQ3 and Hyman took his time and counted out his chips before betting pot. Kelly again took a few minutes to make his decision. Hyman had roughly 16,000 chips left, so he most likely committed to the hand. Finally Hyman stood up and told Kelly good luck, and just seconds later Kelly folded.

 

 

 

Player Tags: Allen Cunningham,   Jordan Morgan,   Zachary Hyman

Event 19 - PL Omaha - Level 15

Jun 11, '08

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Players Left: 11 of 759

Chip Counts:

Vanessa Selbst: 460,000
Jamie Pickering: 292,000
Calen McNeil: 182,000
Stanley Statkiewicz Jr.: 170,000
Craig Natte: 170,000

Average Stack: 207,000

Eliminations: Colin York, Jordan Morgan, Jeff Brown.

Big Hands:

The Field Gets Smaller - Courtesy of Selbst

After a flop of 962, the player in seat 5 pushed his remaining 25,000 into the pot and was called by Vanessa Selbst. Seat 5 showed JJK10 for a pair of jacks and a club flush draw. Selbst showed AA107 for a pair of aces. The turn was the 8, giving Selbst the straight, and the river was the J. Selbst was pleasantly surprised to take the pot, because she said she didn't even see the straight out there and only saw the rivered set of jacks for the player in seat 5. Selbst ended the level with   in chips.

Just before the end of the level, Selbst was heads up with the player in seat 8 when she bet 19,000 on a flop of 1093. Seat 9 called and turn brought the J. Seat 9 pushed his remaining stack all in and Selbest instantly called showing KKQ7 for the nut straight. The river bricked and Selbst sent another one packing.

Natte Knocks off a Pair

Craig Natte had a pair of all-in short-stacks covered preflop and saw the board come out KQ975. The 7 was the river card and gave Natte, who held the A1095, the nut flush. He eliminated both Jordan Morgan and Colin York on the hand.

Morgan Crippled With Kings

Colin York raised to 19,000 preflop, Jordan Morgan reraised to 64,000 from the button, and Eugene Todd took the opportunity to push all-in for 105,000 total. York folded and Morgan called, showing KK33. Todd showed AA92. Greg Cox, who was all-in for just 2000 chips, held AQ94. The flop came J84, followed by the 2 on the turn and 4 on the river. Todd won the majority of the pot with two pair, aces and fours, while Morgan was crippled down to 14,000 remaining. Cox actually won the main pot with trip fours to stand at 8,000.
Cox then tripled up on the next hand, and doubled up on the next, to remain in play.
 

Player Tags: Craig Natte,   Eugene Todd,   Jordan Morgan,   Vanessa Selbst,   Greg Cox,   Colin York

"I Am the Bubble Boy!"

Jun 10, '08

Note: The money has been reached after Rafi Amit busted out in 73rd place.

Blinds/Antes: 500-1,000 moving to 600-1,200

Players Left: 65 of 759

Chip Leaders:

Vanessa Selbst: 128,000
Carter Gill: 96,500
Jasper Harvgaard: 72,300
Chau Giang: 72,300
Ryan Fasso: 56,000
Jordan Morgan: 55,800
Anthony Phillips: 51,600
Rob Hollink: 45,500
Thom Shultz: 44,000
Gerd Schiesser: 43,000

Eliminations: Rafi Amit, Kathy Liebert, Scotty Nguyen, Alex Jacob

Big Hands:

Amit Here to Help Liebert, Then Becomes Bubble Boy

Rafi Amit min-raised to 2,000 before the flop. The action folded around to Kathy Liebert in the big blind. She made the call and the two players saw a flop of A23. Liebert checked and Amit fired another shot of 2,000 into the pot. Liebert looked at her cards, to which Amit joked, "Show me your cards and I'll tell you what you have." Liebert showed two cards to the player on her right. They were the 62. She then showed her other two cards, QQ, and mucked. Amit was thrilled, but was still only around 10,000 in chips. Those chips would soon be gone.

With the board showing A86, Amit bet 4,000 and then screamed, "I am the bubble boy!" Eugene Todd was in the hand and as he thought about the call, Amit told the dealer how the hand would play out. He said that Todd would think about his hand for 10 seconds and then call. Amit was half right, Todd thought about it for almost 10 seconds and then raised enough to put Amit all in. Amit called and the hands were the following.

Amit: A574
Todd: A793

Both players had top pair with an open ended straight draw. The turn was the 3, adding a flush draw for Todd. The river was the 5 and both players made their straights, but Todd's was bigger as Amit acknowledged and he was out in 73rd place, better known as the bubble boy.

The Queen Of Diamonds

With Selbst in the big blind, four players called 1,000 and the option was to Selbst. She min-raised to 2,000 and everyone jumped into the pool with her. The flop was AQ9 and Selbst led out with a bet of 8,000. Every player folded quickly and Selbst was nice enough to show her hand to everyone. She had A10JK for a flopped straight. "The queen of diamonds," one player referred to Selbst because of all the diamonds she held. She also held the chip lead with 128,000 in chips.

Morgan Rising

On a board showing J92, Jordan Morgan bet 2,500 and his opponents mucked. After the hand, Morgan was around 55,000 in chips, good enough to be in the top 10 of the leaderboard.

Player Tags: Jordan Morgan,   Rafi Amit,   Vanessa Selbst,   European Report

Giang Rising, Selbst Dominating

Jun 10, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break. They will return with the blinds at 500-1,000

Blinds/Antes: 400-800

Players Left: 84 of 759

Chip Leaders:

Vanessa Selbst: 131,000
Carter Gill: 122,000
Anthony Phillips: 73,000
Gerd Schiesser: 70,100
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman: 69,000
Thom Shultz: 58,100
Ryan Fasso: 56,000
Will Failla: 48,000
Rob Hollink: 46,000
Scotty Nguyen: 41,500

Average Stack: 27,107

Eliminations: Barry Shulman

Big Hands:

Giang Busts Shulman

Barry Shulman was in the big blind and checked his option after three other players, including Chau Giang, called 800. The flop came 1092. The player who was in the small blind checked and Shulman bet the pot, which was 3,200 total. The player to his left folded and the action was to Giang. He called and the small blind folded, leaving two players to see the turn. The Q arrived on the turn and Shulman looked at his cards, trying to decipher what he had. He announced "pot" and shoved 9,600 into the middle. Giang raised all in and Shulman made the call and both players showed their hands.

Shulman: JJ85
Giang: KKJ5

Shulman made a queen high straight, but it was the sucker's end as Giang turned a king high straight. The river was the K and Shulman was sent to the rail. Giang was around 60,000 in chips and added more later as he busted another opponent at his table.

Morgan Doubles Up, Devil Fish Does Too

Allyn Jaffrey Shulman bet the pot preflop and Jordan Morgan called. The flop was J92 and Shulman bet 7,200. Jordan Morgan moved all in and Shulman asked for a count. It was 17,000 more for her to call and she did. The hands were as follows:

Shulman: AAJ7
Morgan: QJ94

Morgan flopped ahead, hitting top two pair and cracking Shuman's aces early. The turn was the 7, giving Shulman a lesser two pair and she needed help. The river paired the board when the 9 hit. Unfortunately for Shulman, it filled up Morgan with nines full of jacks and he doubled up to around 50,000.

Dave "Devil Fish" Ulliot moved all in on the river against Chau Giang and was called. He showed 5-6 in his hand, giving him a straight to the eight and earning himself a double up to around 9,000 in chips.

Selbst Bulldozing Everyone

Before the flop, the action folded around to the small blind who completed the bet to 800. Vanessa Selbst was in the big blind and raised to 2,000. The player in the small blind called and the two saw a flop. It came A76. The small blind checked and Selbst bet 3,000. Her opponent folded and Selbst added to her chip lead. She was at 131,000 in chips.

Nam Le Chops It Up

On a board showing 37AK6, Nam Le fired a bet and his opponent in seat 2 moved all in. Le made the call and the players turned up their hands.

Le: AJ54
Seat 2: 5432

Both players had a straight to the seven and they chopped the pot, leaving Nam Le with around 40,000.

Kathy Liebert Wants Some Action

Liebert was trying to bet Rafi Amit that she would win more money than Amit in the 2008 World Series of Poker. Amit would not take the bet, however, saying that he could not see himself showing up to the casino every morning to play in the series.

Player Tags: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman,   Kathy Liebert,   Barry Shulman,   Chau Giang,   Jordan Morgan,   European Report

Event 19 - PL Omaha - Level 15

Jun 11, '08

Blinds: 3,000/6,000

Players Left: 11 of 759

Chip Counts:

Vanessa Selbst: 460,000
Jamie Pickering: 292,000
Calen McNeil: 182,000
Stanley Statkiewicz Jr.: 170,000
Craig Natte: 170,000

Average Stack: 207,000

Eliminations: Colin York, Jordan Morgan, Jeff Brown.

Big Hands:

The Field Gets Smaller - Courtesy of Selbst

After a flop of 962, the player in seat 5 pushed his remaining 25,000 into the pot and was called by Vanessa Selbst. Seat 5 showed JJK10 for a pair of jacks and a club flush draw. Selbst showed AA107 for a pair of aces. The turn was the 8, giving Selbst the straight, and the river was the J. Selbst was pleasantly surprised to take the pot, because she said she didn't even see the straight out there and only saw the rivered set of jacks for the player in seat 5. Selbst ended the level with   in chips.

Just before the end of the level, Selbst was heads up with the player in seat 8 when she bet 19,000 on a flop of 1093. Seat 9 called and turn brought the J. Seat 9 pushed his remaining stack all in and Selbest instantly called showing KKQ7 for the nut straight. The river bricked and Selbst sent another one packing.

Natte Knocks off a Pair

Craig Natte had a pair of all-in short-stacks covered preflop and saw the board come out KQ975. The 7 was the river card and gave Natte, who held the A1095, the nut flush. He eliminated both Jordan Morgan and Colin York on the hand.

Morgan Crippled With Kings

Colin York raised to 19,000 preflop, Jordan Morgan reraised to 64,000 from the button, and Eugene Todd took the opportunity to push all-in for 105,000 total. York folded and Morgan called, showing KK33. Todd showed AA92. Greg Cox, who was all-in for just 2000 chips, held AQ94. The flop came J84, followed by the 2 on the turn and 4 on the river. Todd won the majority of the pot with two pair, aces and fours, while Morgan was crippled down to 14,000 remaining. Cox actually won the main pot with trip fours to stand at 8,000.
Cox then tripled up on the next hand, and doubled up on the next, to remain in play.
 

Player Tags: Craig Natte,   Eugene Todd,   Jordan Morgan,   Vanessa Selbst,   Greg Cox,   Colin York

"I Am the Bubble Boy!"

Jun 10, '08

Note: The money has been reached after Rafi Amit busted out in 73rd place.

Blinds/Antes: 500-1,000 moving to 600-1,200

Players Left: 65 of 759

Chip Leaders:

Vanessa Selbst: 128,000
Carter Gill: 96,500
Jasper Harvgaard: 72,300
Chau Giang: 72,300
Ryan Fasso: 56,000
Jordan Morgan: 55,800
Anthony Phillips: 51,600
Rob Hollink: 45,500
Thom Shultz: 44,000
Gerd Schiesser: 43,000

Eliminations: Rafi Amit, Kathy Liebert, Scotty Nguyen, Alex Jacob

Big Hands:

Amit Here to Help Liebert, Then Becomes Bubble Boy

Rafi Amit min-raised to 2,000 before the flop. The action folded around to Kathy Liebert in the big blind. She made the call and the two players saw a flop of A23. Liebert checked and Amit fired another shot of 2,000 into the pot. Liebert looked at her cards, to which Amit joked, "Show me your cards and I'll tell you what you have." Liebert showed two cards to the player on her right. They were the 62. She then showed her other two cards, QQ, and mucked. Amit was thrilled, but was still only around 10,000 in chips. Those chips would soon be gone.

With the board showing A86, Amit bet 4,000 and then screamed, "I am the bubble boy!" Eugene Todd was in the hand and as he thought about the call, Amit told the dealer how the hand would play out. He said that Todd would think about his hand for 10 seconds and then call. Amit was half right, Todd thought about it for almost 10 seconds and then raised enough to put Amit all in. Amit called and the hands were the following.

Amit: A574
Todd: A793

Both players had top pair with an open ended straight draw. The turn was the 3, adding a flush draw for Todd. The river was the 5 and both players made their straights, but Todd's was bigger as Amit acknowledged and he was out in 73rd place, better known as the bubble boy.

The Queen Of Diamonds

With Selbst in the big blind, four players called 1,000 and the option was to Selbst. She min-raised to 2,000 and everyone jumped into the pool with her. The flop was AQ9 and Selbst led out with a bet of 8,000. Every player folded quickly and Selbst was nice enough to show her hand to everyone. She had A10JK for a flopped straight. "The queen of diamonds," one player referred to Selbst because of all the diamonds she held. She also held the chip lead with 128,000 in chips.

Morgan Rising

On a board showing J92, Jordan Morgan bet 2,500 and his opponents mucked. After the hand, Morgan was around 55,000 in chips, good enough to be in the top 10 of the leaderboard.

Player Tags: Jordan Morgan,   Rafi Amit,   Vanessa Selbst,   European Report

Giang Rising, Selbst Dominating

Jun 10, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break. They will return with the blinds at 500-1,000

Blinds/Antes: 400-800

Players Left: 84 of 759

Chip Leaders:

Vanessa Selbst: 131,000
Carter Gill: 122,000
Anthony Phillips: 73,000
Gerd Schiesser: 70,100
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman: 69,000
Thom Shultz: 58,100
Ryan Fasso: 56,000
Will Failla: 48,000
Rob Hollink: 46,000
Scotty Nguyen: 41,500

Average Stack: 27,107

Eliminations: Barry Shulman

Big Hands:

Giang Busts Shulman

Barry Shulman was in the big blind and checked his option after three other players, including Chau Giang, called 800. The flop came 1092. The player who was in the small blind checked and Shulman bet the pot, which was 3,200 total. The player to his left folded and the action was to Giang. He called and the small blind folded, leaving two players to see the turn. The Q arrived on the turn and Shulman looked at his cards, trying to decipher what he had. He announced "pot" and shoved 9,600 into the middle. Giang raised all in and Shulman made the call and both players showed their hands.

Shulman: JJ85
Giang: KKJ5

Shulman made a queen high straight, but it was the sucker's end as Giang turned a king high straight. The river was the K and Shulman was sent to the rail. Giang was around 60,000 in chips and added more later as he busted another opponent at his table.

Morgan Doubles Up, Devil Fish Does Too

Allyn Jaffrey Shulman bet the pot preflop and Jordan Morgan called. The flop was J92 and Shulman bet 7,200. Jordan Morgan moved all in and Shulman asked for a count. It was 17,000 more for her to call and she did. The hands were as follows:

Shulman: AAJ7
Morgan: QJ94

Morgan flopped ahead, hitting top two pair and cracking Shuman's aces early. The turn was the 7, giving Shulman a lesser two pair and she needed help. The river paired the board when the 9 hit. Unfortunately for Shulman, it filled up Morgan with nines full of jacks and he doubled up to around 50,000.

Dave "Devil Fish" Ulliot moved all in on the river against Chau Giang and was called. He showed 5-6 in his hand, giving him a straight to the eight and earning himself a double up to around 9,000 in chips.

Selbst Bulldozing Everyone

Before the flop, the action folded around to the small blind who completed the bet to 800. Vanessa Selbst was in the big blind and raised to 2,000. The player in the small blind called and the two saw a flop. It came A76. The small blind checked and Selbst bet 3,000. Her opponent folded and Selbst added to her chip lead. She was at 131,000 in chips.

Nam Le Chops It Up

On a board showing 37AK6, Nam Le fired a bet and his opponent in seat 2 moved all in. Le made the call and the players turned up their hands.

Le: AJ54
Seat 2: 5432

Both players had a straight to the seven and they chopped the pot, leaving Nam Le with around 40,000.

Kathy Liebert Wants Some Action

Liebert was trying to bet Rafi Amit that she would win more money than Amit in the 2008 World Series of Poker. Amit would not take the bet, however, saying that he could not see himself showing up to the casino every morning to play in the series.

Player Tags: Allyn Jaffrey Shulman,   Kathy Liebert,   Barry Shulman,   Chau Giang,   Jordan Morgan,   European Report

$2,000 Omaha H/L - Level Two

Jun 08, '08

Blinds/Antes: 50/75, 75/150 limits

Players Remaining: 551 of 551

Notable Chip Counts:
Tom Schneider - 7,100
Amnon Filippi - 5,800
Jordan Morgan - 5,775
Matt Savage - 5,600
Kristy Gazes - 5,100
Brett Jungblut - 5,000
Perry Friedman - 4,675
Chip Jett - 4,600
Barry Greenstein - 4,400
Mel Judah - 4,400

Big Hands:

Jimmy "gobboboy" Fricke Gets Scooped

The total number of participants in the $2,000 Omaha high-low tournament has reached 551, although registration for this tournament has not yet closed. Nevertheless, last year’s total of 534 players has officially been beaten. It seems that many of the top pros are joining this tournament as soon as they bust out of the $10,000 stud world championship, currently still going on elsewhere in the Amazon Room. This is creating some very stacked late entry tables, one in particular featuring Men the Master, Hoyt Corkins, Greg Raymer, and Jimmy Fricke.

On that table, the player in the cut-off raised pre-flop and Jimmy Fricke called from the button. Both blinds called as well, and the four players saw a flop of K76. The small blind checked, the big blind bet, and the original raiser folded. Fricke raised from the button, and the small blind called both bets. The big blind raised again, and Fricke and the small blind called. The 5 on the turn brought a check from the small blind, a bet from the big blind, and a call by both players. All checked the 4 on the river, and the small blind turned over T842. When the dealer announced his hand, eight-high straight for high and a live deuce for low, both the big blind and Fricke mucked their cards.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Phil Hellmuth Has Arrived

In his trademark tardy fashion, Phil Hellmuth sauntered into the Amazon Room in the middle of level two and found his seat, dressed in full race car driver apparel. No word on any accidents in the parking lot...

After one player from middle position limped into the pot, Hellmuth and another late position player joined only to have Perry Friedman raise from the button. The small blind and all the limpers called, and the five players saw a flop of T64. The small blind and the original limper checked to Hellmuth, who commented that he didn’t think checking was the right play for him as he fired a bet into the pot. One of the limpers called, and Friedman raised. The small blind called, Hellmuth called, and another limper called.

On the 5 turn, all checked to Friedman who again bet. All players called, and the 7 brought another round of checks. This time Friedman checked, causing Hellmuth to erupt with a burst of, “God, dang it! I’ve got the nuts.” He turned over his AK94 for the nut flush. Friedman flipped over his AT62 for ace-deuce nut low. “Checking ace-deuce? Really?” Hellmuth wondered as he split the pot with Friedman.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Mel Judah,   Phil Hellmuth,   Tom Schneider,   Perry Friedman,   Amnon Filippi,   Jordan Morgan,   Jimmy Fricke