Devin Porter Poker Tournament Updates

Level 8 Update

Mar 17, '09

Big Hands:

Michael Binger Eliminated by Devin Porter

Michael Binger moved all in preflop and Devin Porter called him down. Their cards:

Binger: KK
Porter: AA

Board: 7542Q

Binger was eliminated on the hand and Porter took home the $5,000 bounty.

Barry Greenstein Eliminated by Josh Arieh

Barry Greenstein moved all in on a board of J535 and Josh Arieh called him down. Their cards:

Arieh: JJ
Greenstein: 76

River: Q

Greenstein hit his flush on the river but Arieh won the hand with jacks full to take home the $5,000 bounty offered on Greenstein.

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Barry Greenstein,   Devin Porter,   Michael Binger

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em - Level Two Recap

Jun 14, '08

Blinds: 50-100

Player Registered: 2,706

Chip Counts:

Jeff Madsen - 7,500
Craig Gray - 6,700
Justin Bonomo - 5,500
Theo Tran - 4,700
Marco Traniello - 4,600
Thang Nguyen - 4,500
Humberto Brenes - 4,300
Rolf Slotboom - 4,300
Phil Laak - 3,600
Shane 'Shaniac' Schleger - 3,500

Eliminations:

Hevad Khan
Jared 'TheWacoKidd' Hamby
Alexander Kravchenko
Joe Sebok
John Phan

Big Hands and Storylines:

Porter takes down pot with big raise

Devin Porter, who finished third in an event earlier in the series, was one of four places to see a flop of J42. A player form middle position bet ouf 750, and Porter raised him another 1,550 chips from the button. The decision was back to the bettor, and he ultimately folded. After the hand Porter had roughly 4,000 chips.

Rizen loses thanks to shaky play by opponent

With the board showing 422, Eric 'Rizen' Lynch bet 450 into the pot and got one call. The turn was the K, and this time Lynch checked. His opponent then bet 1,000, and Lynch quickly raised to 2,000. But then his opponent reraised all in for just a little over 2600 and Lynch made the call with QQ, well behind the AK his opponent held. Lynch said that he expected to see nines, tens or jacks when he raised on the turn, not A-K. Lynch is down to 700 chips and is at a tough table. Jon 'Pearljammed Turner and Bertrand 'ELKY' Gospilli are there are as well.

Seif Flushes on River

Mark Seif was in the big blind and checked his option as four players saw the flop which came 1063. All players checked and the 7 came on the turn. Seif bet 300 and drew one call. The 9 came on the river and both players checked again. Seif showed K8 for the flush and his opponent folded.

Markholt Calls, Then Folds

Lee Markholt was in the big blind when the player under the gun raised to 250. Everybody folded to Markholt who called. The flop came 977. Markholt checked, and his opponent bet out 475, to which Markholt folded.

Player Tags: Mark Seif,   Lee Markholt,   Devin Porter,   Eric Lynch

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed - End of Day 2

Jun 06, '08

It was an early evening by World Series of Poker standards, with the final hand dealt minutes before 11:00 p.m. PT. Players will have plenty of time to rest before they have to reconvene in the Amazon Room tomorrow afternoon at 2. When they take their seats tomorrow these will be their approximate starting stacks:

John Conkright - 1,100,000
Michiel Brummelhuis - 740,000
Ralph "Rep" Porter - 660,000
Nathan Templeton - 535,000
Anatoly Shilyuk - 350,000
Devin Porter - 375,000

Blinds will start tomorrow at 6,000/12,000.

Player Tags: Devin Porter,   Nathan Templeton,   John Conkright,   Michiel Brummelhuis,   Rep Porter,   Anatoly Shilyuk

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed - And Then There Were Six

Jun 06, '08

Players Left:  6 of 1,236

Eliminations:
Andrew Fegan
Dave Zand
Kevin MacPhee
Jared Okun

Big Hands and Storylines:

MacPhee Out 8^th

Kevin MacPhee and Nathan Templeton got all-in pre-flop. MacPhee held 88 but was a 4-to-1 underdog against Templeton’s QQ. The A74 flop left MacPhee with only a single out, the 8 of hearts. Neither the turn nor river made MacPhee his miracle set, however, and he was crippled, left with only 50,000 chips. He would be eliminated shortly after by, who else, Nathan Templeton.

Zand Blasted: Out on the Final Table Bubble

Nathan Templeton raised to 28,000 from the cutoff, Dave Zand called on the button, Devon Porter also called from the small blind, and John Conkright came along from the big blind. The table saw the first four-handed flop of the evening: JTT. Those sweating from the rail sensed action, and turned out to be quite perceptive. Conkright wasted no time in leading out with a bet of 100,000. Templeton quickly folded, but Zand was not so fast to act. Sliding out three stacks of orange chips, he declared a raise to 300,000. Porter resignedly mucked his hand (later confessing to folding A-J) and Conkright moved all-in. Zand called, and the two showed their hands:

Conkright: KT
Zand: 98

Conkright flopped trip tens but was only a slight favorite against Zand’s open-ended straight flush draw. The turn delivered the J, making the river sweat much more tolerable for Conkright. When the last card came 7. He raked in a massive pot, taking him over 1 million for the night.

Zand was left with one stack of yellow chips totaling 30,000. He was eliminated shortly after when his QT was felled by Devon Porter’s AT on a board of 48442.

Player Tags: Devin Porter,   Nathan Templeton,   Andrew Fegan,   Jared Okun,   John Conkright,   Dave Zand

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed - Level 16 Recap

Jun 06, '08

Players Left: 10 of 1,236

Chip Leaders:
Dave Zand - 630,000
Kevin MacPhee - 510,000
Nathan Templeton - 500,000
Devin Porter - 440,000
Jared Okun - 356,000
Andrew Fegan - 355,000
Michiel Brummelhuis - 305,000
Ralph "Rep" Porter - 275,000
Anatoly Shilyuk
John Conkright - 128,000

Average: 370,000

Eliminations:
Jon Von Halle
Richard Tatalovich

Big Hands and Storylines:

Ta-Ta to Tatalovich

Richard Tatalovich moved all-in from the button with AQ and Dave Zand quickly followed suit, moving all-in from the small blind. The big blind folded and Tatalovich saw the bad news when Zand, seemingly apologetically, showed his AA to the man on his right. The board – 87525 – did nothing for Tatalovich and he was eliminated, taking home $19,570 for his 12th place finish. Zand is now top of the heap with 630,000 chips in front of him.

Shilyuk Doubles Through Devon Porter

The shortest stack remaining in the tournament, Anatoly Shilyuk, moved all-in for 85,000 from one off the button. Action folded around to Devin Porter who insta-called and tabled QQ. Shilyuk’s AT was trailing until the flop came AT3 and put him in the lead. The turn was the 6, which gave Porter outs for a chopped pot, but the river was a teasing 3, doubling Shilyuk up to 190,000.

Von Halle Hits the Rail

Shilyuk raised to 22,000 from the button. In the small blind, Jon Van Halle looked at his cards and immediately slid his stack – 160,000 – toward the middle of the table. Devon Porter in the big blind thought for a good long while before moving all-in himself. Shilyuk folded and the two revealed their cards:

Van Halle: QJ
Porter: AQ

The dealer peeled off 55298 and Jan Von Halle was eliminated, perhaps taking solace knowing that he’ll be leaving tonight with Katja Thater.

Player Tags: Richard Tatalovich,   Devin Porter,   Nathan Templeton,   Dave Zand,   Anatoly Shilyuk

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed - Play Resumes

Jun 06, '08

The players have made the transition back from dinner table to poker table and event 9, $1,500 6-handed no-limit hold'em, is back in action. With 14 players left, the chipleaders are as follows:

Andrew Fegan - 423,000
Michiel Brummelhuis - 385,000
Nathan Templeton - 347,000
Devin Porter - 255,000
Jan Von Halle - 240,000
Peter Marr - 220,000
Ralph "Rep" Porter - 205,000
John Conkright - 190,000
Anatoly Shilyuk - 160,000
Jared Okun - 158,000

Average: 265,000
 

Player Tags: Devin Porter,   Jared Okun

Event 9 - $1,500 six handed NLHE - Level 13 - Aces Abound

Jun 06, '08

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 (400 Ante)

Players Remaining: 27

Average Stack: 137,333

Chip Leaders:
Jan Von Halle: 300,000
Michael Brummelhuis: 279,000
Thomas Fuller: 250,000
Avery Cardoza: 250,000
Jason Dewitt: 225,000
Rep Porter: 200,000
John Conkright: 166,000
Nathan Templeton: 155,000
Devin Porter: 135,000
Peter Marr: 131,000

Eliminations: Matt Matros, Victor Saedon, Andrew Scott

Double Ups

John Conkright called the all in of Kevin MacPhee on a flop of Q62. MacPhee had shoved with Q10, and Conkright had made the easy call all in with AA. The turn brought a 6 and the river a 3, and Conkright doubled up.


Bust Outs

Aces Cracked Again
Jan Von Halle shoved all in preflop and was called by Andrew Scott, who tabled AA and was ahead of Von Halle's JJ. But the board ran out 985710, and Von Halle backdoored a straight to send Scott to the rail and take the chip lead. This happened at the same table where Ryan Young's aces were cracked during the last round.

Devin Porter called Antuan Bunkley's all in shove and showed down 55, trailing Bunkley's QQ. Bunkley became yet another victim of a cracked overpair when the 5 fell on the river. Bunkley was eliminated, and Devin Porter moved up.

Player Tags: Devin Porter

NLHE 6-Hand - Final Table - Down to Heads Up

Jun 07, '08

Blinds/Antes: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Left: 2

Chip Counts:

John Conkright - 4th Place ($101,228)
Devin Porter - 3rd Place ($151,842)

Big Hands and Storylines:

John Conkright Eliminated in Fourth Place ($101,228)

John Conkright moved all in preflop for 506,000 and Nathan Templeton made the call. The two players then flipped up their hands:

Conkright: K5
Templeton: A10

Board: A109A2

Conkright is eliminated in fourth place, and he took home $101,228 in prize money.

Devin Porter Eliminated in Third Place ($151,842)

Templeton raised to 245,000 preflop and Devin Porter raised all in. Rep Porter moved all in after that and Templeton mucked. Here are the cards:

Rep: 1010
Devin: AJ

Board: 93353

Devin was eliminated in third place, and he took home $151,842 in prize money.

Player Tags: Devin Porter,   Nathan Templeton,   John Conkright,   Rep Porter

NLHE 6-Hand - Final Table - Stand Still

Jun 07, '08

Blinds/Antes: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Left: 4

Chip Counts:

none

Big Hands and Storylines:

Anemic Play

Play during the last hour has been less than exciting to say the least. A total of five flops, and only on showdown have taken place during this slow stretch. The crowd at the final table stage is starting to thin out.

Porter vs. Porter - Part III

The largest fireworks during the hour flew between Devin and Rep Porter. Rep raised to 290,000 preflop, and Devin reraised to 490,000. Rep went into the tank for some time, but eventually mucked his hand. Devin pulled just about even with Rep in the chip count department after the hand, and they now virtually share the chip lead.

Player Tags: Devin Porter,   Rep Porter

NLHE 6-Hand - Final Table - Devin Porter on the Rise

Jun 07, '08

Blinds/Antes: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Left: 4

Chip Counts:

none

Big Hands and Storylines:

Devin Porter Doubles Up

Devin Porter got all of his chips into the middle preflop against Rep Porter, and the two players flipped up their hands:

Rep: 1010
Devin: AK

Board: J108Q5

Devin doubled up on the hand and survived.

Porter vs. Porter - Part II

Rep opened the action for 60,000 under the gun and Devin reraised to 185,000 from the small blind. Rep went into the tank for a moment and made the call. The flop hit the table 1055 and Devin moved all in for 492,000. Rep went into the tank again, but this time he decided to fold.

 

Player Tags: Devin Porter,   Rep Porter

NLHE 6-Hand - Final Table - Everybody Stays

Jun 07, '08

Blinds/Antes: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Left: 5

Chip Counts:

none

Big Hands and Storylines:

Devin Porter Doubles Up

Devin Porrter moved all in preflop for 371,000 and John Conkright made the call after tanking for a minute. They then turned up their hands:

Porter: JJ
Conkright: AQ

6542J

Porter doubled up on the hand and survived.

Anatoly Shilyuk Doubles Up

Anatoly Shilyuk made it 45,000 to go preflop and Conkright reraised to 120,000. Shilyuk reraised all in for 230,000, and Conkright made the call. They then turned up their hands:

Shilyuk: AK
Conkright: 44

Board: K72710

Shilyuk doubled up on the hand and survived.

John Conkright Doubles Up

Conkright moved all in preflop for 223,000 and Devin Porter made the call. They then revealeds their cards:

Conkright: 55
Porter: 33

Board: QJ9KK

Conkright doubled up on the hand and survived. The last three players to put their tournament life at risk have been given a new life by lady luck.

Player Tags: Devin Porter,   John Conkright,   Anatoly Shilyuk

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed - End of Day 2

Jun 06, '08

It was an early evening by World Series of Poker standards, with the final hand dealt minutes before 11:00 p.m. PT. Players will have plenty of time to rest before they have to reconvene in the Amazon Room tomorrow afternoon at 2. When they take their seats tomorrow these will be their approximate starting stacks:

John Conkright - 1,100,000
Michiel Brummelhuis - 740,000
Ralph "Rep" Porter - 660,000
Nathan Templeton - 535,000
Anatoly Shilyuk - 350,000
Devin Porter - 375,000

Blinds will start tomorrow at 6,000/12,000.

Player Tags: Devin Porter,   Nathan Templeton,   John Conkright,   Michiel Brummelhuis,   Rep Porter,   Anatoly Shilyuk

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed - And Then There Were Six

Jun 06, '08

Players Left:  6 of 1,236

Eliminations:
Andrew Fegan
Dave Zand
Kevin MacPhee
Jared Okun

Big Hands and Storylines:

MacPhee Out 8^th

Kevin MacPhee and Nathan Templeton got all-in pre-flop. MacPhee held 88 but was a 4-to-1 underdog against Templeton’s QQ. The A74 flop left MacPhee with only a single out, the 8 of hearts. Neither the turn nor river made MacPhee his miracle set, however, and he was crippled, left with only 50,000 chips. He would be eliminated shortly after by, who else, Nathan Templeton.

Zand Blasted: Out on the Final Table Bubble

Nathan Templeton raised to 28,000 from the cutoff, Dave Zand called on the button, Devon Porter also called from the small blind, and John Conkright came along from the big blind. The table saw the first four-handed flop of the evening: JTT. Those sweating from the rail sensed action, and turned out to be quite perceptive. Conkright wasted no time in leading out with a bet of 100,000. Templeton quickly folded, but Zand was not so fast to act. Sliding out three stacks of orange chips, he declared a raise to 300,000. Porter resignedly mucked his hand (later confessing to folding A-J) and Conkright moved all-in. Zand called, and the two showed their hands:

Conkright: KT
Zand: 98

Conkright flopped trip tens but was only a slight favorite against Zand’s open-ended straight flush draw. The turn delivered the J, making the river sweat much more tolerable for Conkright. When the last card came 7. He raked in a massive pot, taking him over 1 million for the night.

Zand was left with one stack of yellow chips totaling 30,000. He was eliminated shortly after when his QT was felled by Devon Porter’s AT on a board of 48442.

Player Tags: Devin Porter,   Nathan Templeton,   Andrew Fegan,   Jared Okun,   John Conkright,   Dave Zand

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed - Level 16 Recap

Jun 06, '08

Players Left: 10 of 1,236

Chip Leaders:
Dave Zand - 630,000
Kevin MacPhee - 510,000
Nathan Templeton - 500,000
Devin Porter - 440,000
Jared Okun - 356,000
Andrew Fegan - 355,000
Michiel Brummelhuis - 305,000
Ralph "Rep" Porter - 275,000
Anatoly Shilyuk
John Conkright - 128,000

Average: 370,000

Eliminations:
Jon Von Halle
Richard Tatalovich

Big Hands and Storylines:

Ta-Ta to Tatalovich

Richard Tatalovich moved all-in from the button with AQ and Dave Zand quickly followed suit, moving all-in from the small blind. The big blind folded and Tatalovich saw the bad news when Zand, seemingly apologetically, showed his AA to the man on his right. The board – 87525 – did nothing for Tatalovich and he was eliminated, taking home $19,570 for his 12th place finish. Zand is now top of the heap with 630,000 chips in front of him.

Shilyuk Doubles Through Devon Porter

The shortest stack remaining in the tournament, Anatoly Shilyuk, moved all-in for 85,000 from one off the button. Action folded around to Devin Porter who insta-called and tabled QQ. Shilyuk’s AT was trailing until the flop came AT3 and put him in the lead. The turn was the 6, which gave Porter outs for a chopped pot, but the river was a teasing 3, doubling Shilyuk up to 190,000.

Von Halle Hits the Rail

Shilyuk raised to 22,000 from the button. In the small blind, Jon Van Halle looked at his cards and immediately slid his stack – 160,000 – toward the middle of the table. Devon Porter in the big blind thought for a good long while before moving all-in himself. Shilyuk folded and the two revealed their cards:

Van Halle: QJ
Porter: AQ

The dealer peeled off 55298 and Jan Von Halle was eliminated, perhaps taking solace knowing that he’ll be leaving tonight with Katja Thater.

Player Tags: Richard Tatalovich,   Devin Porter,   Nathan Templeton,   Dave Zand,   Anatoly Shilyuk

$1,500 No-Limit Hold'em 6-Handed - Play Resumes

Jun 06, '08

The players have made the transition back from dinner table to poker table and event 9, $1,500 6-handed no-limit hold'em, is back in action. With 14 players left, the chipleaders are as follows:

Andrew Fegan - 423,000
Michiel Brummelhuis - 385,000
Nathan Templeton - 347,000
Devin Porter - 255,000
Jan Von Halle - 240,000
Peter Marr - 220,000
Ralph "Rep" Porter - 205,000
John Conkright - 190,000
Anatoly Shilyuk - 160,000
Jared Okun - 158,000

Average: 265,000
 

Player Tags: Devin Porter,   Jared Okun

Event 9 - $1,500 six handed NLHE - Level 13 - Aces Abound

Jun 06, '08

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 (400 Ante)

Players Remaining: 27

Average Stack: 137,333

Chip Leaders:
Jan Von Halle: 300,000
Michael Brummelhuis: 279,000
Thomas Fuller: 250,000
Avery Cardoza: 250,000
Jason Dewitt: 225,000
Rep Porter: 200,000
John Conkright: 166,000
Nathan Templeton: 155,000
Devin Porter: 135,000
Peter Marr: 131,000

Eliminations: Matt Matros, Victor Saedon, Andrew Scott

Double Ups

John Conkright called the all in of Kevin MacPhee on a flop of Q62. MacPhee had shoved with Q10, and Conkright had made the easy call all in with AA. The turn brought a 6 and the river a 3, and Conkright doubled up.


Bust Outs

Aces Cracked Again
Jan Von Halle shoved all in preflop and was called by Andrew Scott, who tabled AA and was ahead of Von Halle's JJ. But the board ran out 985710, and Von Halle backdoored a straight to send Scott to the rail and take the chip lead. This happened at the same table where Ryan Young's aces were cracked during the last round.

Devin Porter called Antuan Bunkley's all in shove and showed down 55, trailing Bunkley's QQ. Bunkley became yet another victim of a cracked overpair when the 5 fell on the river. Bunkley was eliminated, and Devin Porter moved up.

Player Tags: Devin Porter

NLHE 6-Hand - Final Table - Down to Heads Up

Jun 07, '08

Blinds/Antes: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante

Players Left: 2

Chip Counts:

John Conkright - 4th Place ($101,228)
Devin Porter - 3rd Place ($151,842)

Big Hands and Storylines:

John Conkright Eliminated in Fourth Place ($101,228)

John Conkright moved all in preflop for 506,000 and Nathan Templeton made the call. The two players then flipped up their hands:

Conkright: K5
Templeton: A10

Board: A109A2

Conkright is eliminated in fourth place, and he took home $101,228 in prize money.

Devin Porter Eliminated in Third Place ($151,842)

Templeton raised to 245,000 preflop and Devin Porter raised all in. Rep Porter moved all in after that and Templeton mucked. Here are the cards:

Rep: 1010
Devin: AJ

Board: 93353

Devin was eliminated in third place, and he took home $151,842 in prize money.

Player Tags: Devin Porter,   Nathan Templeton,   John Conkright,   Rep Porter

NLHE 6-Hand - Final Table - Stand Still

Jun 07, '08

Blinds/Antes: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Left: 4

Chip Counts:

none

Big Hands and Storylines:

Anemic Play

Play during the last hour has been less than exciting to say the least. A total of five flops, and only on showdown have taken place during this slow stretch. The crowd at the final table stage is starting to thin out.

Porter vs. Porter - Part III

The largest fireworks during the hour flew between Devin and Rep Porter. Rep raised to 290,000 preflop, and Devin reraised to 490,000. Rep went into the tank for some time, but eventually mucked his hand. Devin pulled just about even with Rep in the chip count department after the hand, and they now virtually share the chip lead.

Player Tags: Devin Porter,   Rep Porter

NLHE 6-Hand - Final Table - Devin Porter on the Rise

Jun 07, '08

Blinds/Antes: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante

Players Left: 4

Chip Counts:

none

Big Hands and Storylines:

Devin Porter Doubles Up

Devin Porter got all of his chips into the middle preflop against Rep Porter, and the two players flipped up their hands:

Rep: 1010
Devin: AK

Board: J108Q5

Devin doubled up on the hand and survived.

Porter vs. Porter - Part II

Rep opened the action for 60,000 under the gun and Devin reraised to 185,000 from the small blind. Rep went into the tank for a moment and made the call. The flop hit the table 1055 and Devin moved all in for 492,000. Rep went into the tank again, but this time he decided to fold.

 

Player Tags: Devin Porter,   Rep Porter

NLHE 6-Hand - Final Table - Everybody Stays

Jun 07, '08

Blinds/Antes: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante

Players Left: 5

Chip Counts:

none

Big Hands and Storylines:

Devin Porter Doubles Up

Devin Porrter moved all in preflop for 371,000 and John Conkright made the call after tanking for a minute. They then turned up their hands:

Porter: JJ
Conkright: AQ

6542J

Porter doubled up on the hand and survived.

Anatoly Shilyuk Doubles Up

Anatoly Shilyuk made it 45,000 to go preflop and Conkright reraised to 120,000. Shilyuk reraised all in for 230,000, and Conkright made the call. They then turned up their hands:

Shilyuk: AK
Conkright: 44

Board: K72710

Shilyuk doubled up on the hand and survived.

John Conkright Doubles Up

Conkright moved all in preflop for 223,000 and Devin Porter made the call. They then revealeds their cards:

Conkright: 55
Porter: 33

Board: QJ9KK

Conkright doubled up on the hand and survived. The last three players to put their tournament life at risk have been given a new life by lady luck.

Player Tags: Devin Porter,   John Conkright,   Anatoly Shilyuk

End Of The Day

Jun 22, '07

The past level saw a flurry of eliminations after the bubble burst in first half of the hour, after very quick hand-for-hand play.   Per usual, players were much more willing to take races after they made the money, and it seemed that every table had someone all in with 9-9 against A-J.   Paul Wolfe found himself in a better situation than that, with J-J against the A 10 of Devin Porter.  The situation changed drastically after the flop brought A Q 8.  The turn and river did not improve Wolfe and he was sent to the rail in 50th ($4,797).  David Colclough was also eliminated in the race-fest.   Thorsson A Q ran into an opponents A-K on an A-A-K-x-x board and got his stack severely crippled. Only 46 players remain going into day two.  With only 37 players to lose until the final table, day two should be short compared to the second days of many other events at the WSOP.   Make sure to check in as play resumes tomorrow at 3 p.m. here at Cardplayer.com.

Notable Chip Counts

Thayer Rasmussen	52,000
T.J. Cloutier	51,000
Daniel Alaei	39,000
William Thorsson	33,000

Player Tags: Paul Wolfe,   Dave Colclough,   William Thorson,   Devin Porter

Level 10 Recap

Jun 22, '07

Chip Movements

If tournament poker is like war, than chips are like soldiers. Just as troop movements tell the story of a battle, chip movements tell the story of an event. Devin Porter was at one time among the chip leaders, but has taken a down-turn recently.  Though still around the average, Porter is certainly want to regain his earlier momentum.   Daniel Alaei has amassed a pile of chips, which he has arranged like a fortress in front of him.  William Thorrson is in a similar situation, with his chip castle topped off by a high central tower reaching almost to his chin.  The ever dangerous tournament veteran T.J. Cloutier has an unadorned but solid stack. 

Hachem Eliminated

Tony Hachem joined his brother on the rail this past hour when he was all-in preflop with K-9 against 10-10. He caught a king on the flop, but the river brought a 10 to give his opponent trips and eliminate him from the tournament.

Only 72 players remain, and with the payouts beginning at 54th place, the money bubble is set to burst on the first day of play. Make sure to check in for more updates here at Cardplayer.com.

Notable Chip Counts

T.J. Cloutier	55,000
Dave Colclough	23,000

Player Tags: Daniel Alaei,   William Thorson,   Devin Porter,   Tony Hachem

Hour Four Update

Jun 23, '07

Many of the notable names have fallen the last hour.

 

Devin Porter could not survive on the short stack and bowed out in 23^rd place.  William Thorsson was eliminated a few places after in 22^nd place.  They both earned $7,641 for their finishes.

 

Daniel Alaei went all in with tens and fives, but he bowed out when his nine-kicker was trumped by his opponent’s King.  His 19^th place finish netted also netted him $7,641.

 

Yuval Bronstein is the chip leader, and is running very hot.  Bronstein moved all in on a board of K7 3, and was called by Eric Tomberlin.  Tomberlin showed K Q and Bronstein showed the A 9, the turn was the 6, no help, but the river was the A, and Tomberlin was eliminated in 17^th place earning $8,721.

 

On the very next hand, Praz Banzi limped from the cutoff, Bronstein limped from the button, and the small blind called, and big blind checked.  The flop came Q 10 2, both blinds checked to Banzi, who bet $20,000.  Bronstein raised to $60,000, Banzi thought for a moment and moved all in.  Bronstein called after a matter of seconds and showed Q 6, Banzi was elated, and tabled Q J.  His elation turned to disgust when the 6 peeled off on the turn.  Banzi failed to catch up with the 9 on the river, and he was eliminated in 16^th place earning $8,721.

 

There are currently 14 players left.

Notable Chip Counts
T.J. Cloutier           61000

Player Tags: Daniel Alaei,   William Thorson,   Devin Porter,   Eric Tomberlin,   Yuval Bronshtein,   Praz Bansi

Hour Three Update

Jun 23, '07

There are currently 25 players left on three tables.

In the redraw T.J. Cloutier was moved to table 61 with Gioi Luong, Praz Banzi, and William Thorsson.  Banzi and Luong are among the chip leaders while Cloutier and Thorsson have some work to do.

Devin Porter is having fun with his tablemates.  He jokingly said that he had never gotten this far in a tournament before, despite his final table earlier in the World Series.

The blinds are large enough that many of the short stacks can make an all-in move before the flop so these last eliminations have been much more reminiscient of no-limit holdem than pot-limit.  The eliminations are coming fast.

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Notable Chip Counts

Daniel Alaei	115000
T.J. Cloutier	68000

Player Tags: Gioi Luong,   T.J. Cloutier,   William Thorson,   Devin Porter,   Praz Bansi

End Of The Day

Jun 22, '07

The past level saw a flurry of eliminations after the bubble burst in first half of the hour, after very quick hand-for-hand play.   Per usual, players were much more willing to take races after they made the money, and it seemed that every table had someone all in with 9-9 against A-J.   Paul Wolfe found himself in a better situation than that, with J-J against the A 10 of Devin Porter.  The situation changed drastically after the flop brought A Q 8.  The turn and river did not improve Wolfe and he was sent to the rail in 50th ($4,797).  David Colclough was also eliminated in the race-fest.   Thorsson A Q ran into an opponents A-K on an A-A-K-x-x board and got his stack severely crippled. Only 46 players remain going into day two.  With only 37 players to lose until the final table, day two should be short compared to the second days of many other events at the WSOP.   Make sure to check in as play resumes tomorrow at 3 p.m. here at Cardplayer.com.

Notable Chip Counts

Thayer Rasmussen	52,000
T.J. Cloutier	51,000
Daniel Alaei	39,000
William Thorsson	33,000

Player Tags: Paul Wolfe,   Dave Colclough,   William Thorson,   Devin Porter

Level 10 Recap

Jun 22, '07

Chip Movements

If tournament poker is like war, than chips are like soldiers. Just as troop movements tell the story of a battle, chip movements tell the story of an event. Devin Porter was at one time among the chip leaders, but has taken a down-turn recently.  Though still around the average, Porter is certainly want to regain his earlier momentum.   Daniel Alaei has amassed a pile of chips, which he has arranged like a fortress in front of him.  William Thorrson is in a similar situation, with his chip castle topped off by a high central tower reaching almost to his chin.  The ever dangerous tournament veteran T.J. Cloutier has an unadorned but solid stack. 

Hachem Eliminated

Tony Hachem joined his brother on the rail this past hour when he was all-in preflop with K-9 against 10-10. He caught a king on the flop, but the river brought a 10 to give his opponent trips and eliminate him from the tournament.

Only 72 players remain, and with the payouts beginning at 54th place, the money bubble is set to burst on the first day of play. Make sure to check in for more updates here at Cardplayer.com.

Notable Chip Counts

T.J. Cloutier	55,000
Dave Colclough	23,000

Player Tags: Daniel Alaei,   William Thorson,   Devin Porter,   Tony Hachem

Hour Four Update

Jun 23, '07

Many of the notable names have fallen the last hour.

 

Devin Porter could not survive on the short stack and bowed out in 23^rd place.  William Thorsson was eliminated a few places after in 22^nd place.  They both earned $7,641 for their finishes.

 

Daniel Alaei went all in with tens and fives, but he bowed out when his nine-kicker was trumped by his opponent’s King.  His 19^th place finish netted also netted him $7,641.

 

Yuval Bronstein is the chip leader, and is running very hot.  Bronstein moved all in on a board of K7 3, and was called by Eric Tomberlin.  Tomberlin showed K Q and Bronstein showed the A 9, the turn was the 6, no help, but the river was the A, and Tomberlin was eliminated in 17^th place earning $8,721.

 

On the very next hand, Praz Banzi limped from the cutoff, Bronstein limped from the button, and the small blind called, and big blind checked.  The flop came Q 10 2, both blinds checked to Banzi, who bet $20,000.  Bronstein raised to $60,000, Banzi thought for a moment and moved all in.  Bronstein called after a matter of seconds and showed Q 6, Banzi was elated, and tabled Q J.  His elation turned to disgust when the 6 peeled off on the turn.  Banzi failed to catch up with the 9 on the river, and he was eliminated in 16^th place earning $8,721.

 

There are currently 14 players left.

Notable Chip Counts
T.J. Cloutier           61000

Player Tags: Daniel Alaei,   William Thorson,   Devin Porter,   Eric Tomberlin,   Yuval Bronshtein,   Praz Bansi

Hour Three Update

Jun 23, '07

There are currently 25 players left on three tables.

In the redraw T.J. Cloutier was moved to table 61 with Gioi Luong, Praz Banzi, and William Thorsson.  Banzi and Luong are among the chip leaders while Cloutier and Thorsson have some work to do.

Devin Porter is having fun with his tablemates.  He jokingly said that he had never gotten this far in a tournament before, despite his final table earlier in the World Series.

The blinds are large enough that many of the short stacks can make an all-in move before the flop so these last eliminations have been much more reminiscient of no-limit holdem than pot-limit.  The eliminations are coming fast.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com

Notable Chip Counts

Daniel Alaei	115000
T.J. Cloutier	68000

Player Tags: Gioi Luong,   T.J. Cloutier,   William Thorson,   Devin Porter,   Praz Bansi

Devin Porter Eliminated in 4th Place ($139,794)

Jun 13, '07

Devin Porter made an all-in call when Francois Safieddine raised to $775,000. Porter flipped over A J and Safieddine turned over pocket sevens. The board was dealt 9 7 4 5 Q. Porter was eliminated in fourth place and took home a cool $139,794.

Player Tags: Francois Safieddine,   Devin Porter

Final Table

Jun 12, '07

The final table is now set, and here are the players and their respective chip counts.

Lars Bonding -- $882,000

Devin Porter -- $819,000

Shawn Hattem -- $787,000

Marcus Obser -- $679,000

John Phan -- $445,000

Bertrand Grospellier -- $416,000

Alex Bolotin -- $382,000

Humberto Brenes -- $343,000

Francois Safieddine -- $302,000

Finishing in 10^th place and earning $21,435 was James Gilsdorf. Gilsdorf moved all-in from late position and was called by Marcus Obser. Gilsdorf shows A 10 while Obser flips over Q Q, the same hand he eliminated Alex Outhred with less than an hour ago. The board came J 7 3 7 7, giving Obser a full house and eliminating Gilsdorf in tenth place.

The final table will begin tomorrow at 2 p.m., so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for all of your WSOP coverage needs.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Humberto Brenes,   Francois Safieddine,   Lars Bonding,   Devin Porter,   Shawn Hattem,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Alex Bolotin,   Marcus Obser,   James Gilsdorf

Three More to Go

Jun 12, '07

Level 17 has just come to end, and with that it has also brought an end to Denise Malloy and Mathios Wiberg’s run at a bracelet.

Denise Malloy was eliminated in 14^th place when her pre-flop raise was re-raised by François Saffieddine. Malloy came over the top and moved all-in for her last $90,000, and Saffieddine made the call. Malloy showed 5 5 and Saffieddine flipped over A K. The board came Q 9 6 8 K, bringing the king on the river to crack Malloy’s fives and eliminated her in 14^th place. She will receive $19,105.   

Mathios Wiberg was the next one to go when moved all-in pre-flop for $138,000. Shawn Hattem makes the call and flips over 1010 while Wiberg shows A 6. The board comes Q 9 7 3 K, no help to either player as Hattem’s tens hold up and Wiberg is eliminated in 13^th place, earning $19,105 for his efforts.

Devin Porter escapes the rail when he too moves all-in from the short stack. Porter moves all-in pre-flop for $134,000 from under the gun. Alex Bolotin makes the call and flips over K J while Porter shows A Q for the lead. The board comes 9 8 2 7 2, no help to either player as Porter manages to double up and stay in contention for the final table.

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Player Tags: Devin Porter,   Shawn Hattem,   Mathias Wiberg

28 Strong

Jun 12, '07

There are 28 players left and the players have redrawn for the three final tables. With the juggling of players, one "super" table has been formed. Greg "FBT" Mueller, Humberto Brenes, Devin "TranquilChaos" Porter and Lars Bonding are now all occupying the same table.

Mike Matusow continues to collect chips and frustrate the players at his table. The player at seat seven bets out $25,000 and both Matusow and Mike Sica make the call. The flop came J 10 3 and Matusow pushed all in. Sica is the only caller and Matusow has him covered. Matusow turned over K Q on the straight draw and Sica showed 10 10 for middle set. The turn is the 9 and Matusow jumps out of his seat screaming, "YES!" The river is the A and Matusow sits back down and says, "It's all skill boys." Matusow now has over $300,000 in chips.

Mark Zand doubled up this round to around $115,000 when he got involved in a hand with Anders Sebastian. All in preflop, Sebastian had Q-Q and Zand was holding 10 10. The flop came A 10 6 and Sebastian suddenly found himself in the back seat. The turn brought the case ten giving Zand quads and making the 3 on the river pointless. Sebastian lost the large pot but was only crippled as a result

The players are going on dinner break at 8:30 p.m. tonight and will return at 9:30 p.m. to play down to the final table.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Greg Mueller,   Mike Matusow,   Mike Sica,   Lars Bonding,   Devin Porter,   Mark Zand,   Anders Sebastian

Four Tables Left

Jun 12, '07

36 players are now heading into level 15. With tables breaking and players getting new seat assignments, some interesting match ups have developed. John Phan and Kido Pham are battling it out at the same table, and Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier, Greg "FBT" Mueller and Devin "TranquilChaos" Porter are all seated at another. The table attracting the most attention from the rail is the table that is home to two of the loudest men in poker, Mike Matusow and Humberto Brenes.

Dealing with a fluctuating chip stack all day, John Phan finally looks to be holding on to a very healthy stack. Phan got most of his chips in the following hand. Phan bet out $20,000 and the player in seat six pushed all in. The player in seat one called the bet and pushed all in for a little less. Phan pushed all of his chip stacks into one big messy pile and said, "I'm all in too." The player in seat six had A 9, the player in seat one had A Q and Phan showed J J. "Come on baby!" yelled Phan. The board came 10 8 5 10 3 and Phan yelled out "Ship it!" Phan nearly tripled up to $373,000 and is now in the top four in chips.

Devin "TranquilChaos" Porter doubled up and climbed the leaderboard up to second in chips in the last level. With an ace and a queen on the flop and the rest of the board showing rags, Porter got it all in on the river. His opponent had pocket kings and Porter took down the huge pot with pocket queens. Porter doubled up and has over $350,000.

This tournament is getting down to business and the remaining 36 players will continue battling until the final table.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Humberto Brenes,   Greg Mueller,   Mike Matusow,   Devin Porter,   Bertrand Grospellier

Hour Four

Jun 13, '07

Lucky!

Devin porter raised to $480,000 after Marcus Obser made it $200,000 to play. Porter then moved all in for $340,000 on a flop of 10 7 3 and Obser made the call. Porter flipped over 10 3 and Obser flipped over K J. The turn and river cards are dealt 7 7 and Porter doubled up. This vaulted him into the chip lead.

Score Board

Devin Porter: $1,600,000
John Phan: $1,350,000
Francois Safieddine: $1,200,000
Marcus Obser: $815,000

Devin Porter Eliminated in 4^th Place ($139,794)

Devin Porter made an all-in call when Francois Safieddine raised to $775,000. Porter flipped over A J and Safieddine turned over pocket sevens. The board was dealt 9 7 4 5 Q. Porter was eliminated in fourth place and took home a cool $139,794.

The players then went on a fifteen minute break.

The Doldrums Part II

Action or the lack thereof continued on for the next half hour.

The chip counts after the period of inactivity were as follows:

Francois Sfieddine: $2,180,000
Marcus Obser: $1,550,000
John Phan: $1,300,00

Player Tags: Francois Safieddine,   Devin Porter,   Marcus Obser

Hour Three

Jun 13, '07

Un-Tranquil Chaos

Devin Porter moved all in and Marcus Obser made the call. Porter flipped over pocket threes and Obser showed down A 7. The board was dealt 5 4 2 5 3 and Porter not only survived, he doubled up on the river.

Break Time

The players then went on a short break.

The Doldrums

All the players at the table now had chips to work with and the action was little to none for the next 30 minutes.

Francois the Double up Machine

On a flop of K 6 5 Francois Safieddine moved all in and John Phan made the call. Safieddine flipped over A 3 and Phan turned over pocket nines. The turn and river cards were dealt Q A and Safieddine doubles up yet again. This time it gave him the chip lead.

Chip Counts:

Francois Safieddine: $1,600,000
Marcus Osber: $1,300,000
John Phan: $1,050,000
Devin Porter: $945,000

Player Tags: John Phan,   Francois Safieddine,   Devin Porter,   Marcus Obser

Hour Two

Jun 13, '07

Alex Bolotin Eliminated in 8th Place ($40,773)

Alex Bolotin moved all in and Marcus Obser reraised all in over the top of him. Bolotin showed down 7 5 and Obser flipped over pocket eights. The board was dealt J 2 2 5 8. Bolotin was eliminated in eighth place and took home $40,773 in prize money.

John Phan Doubled Up

Devin Porter moved all in with the chip lead and John Phan made the call. The Razor flipped over K J and Porter showed down 10 8. The board was dealt A 10 8 Q 2 and Phan doubled up on the hand.

Humberto Brenes Eliminated in 7th Place ($55,918)

On the next hand, Humberto Brenes moved all in and Porter made the call. Porter showed pocket nines and Brenes turned over A K. The board was dealt 7 3 2 8 6 and Brenes was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $55,918 in prize money. “Sharks don’t swim on the land,” said Phan as Brenes made his gracious exit even in defeat. Brenes has now made three final table at this years WSOP. More than any other player.

Lars Bonding Eliminated in 6th Place ($74,557)

Lars Bonding moved all in and Phan made the call. He flipped over pocket sevens, while Bonding turned over K Q. The board was dealt 9 7 4 4 6 and Bonding hit the rail in sixth place. He took home $74,557 in prize money.

Francois Does Double Duty

Francois Safieddine then doubled up two times in a row with Big Slick and a jack high. This brought him back from the dead and gave him a fighting chance with over $600,000.

Shawn Hattem Eliminated in 5th Place ($97,856)

The turbo pace of play continued when Shawn Hattem moved all in and Porter, Phan, and Safieddine all called. The three players checked down the side pot until Safieddine fired out $65,000 on the river. Both Phan and Porter folded and Safieddine turned over A-10. The board read K Q 6 A A at this point and Hattem mucked his hand. He was elminated in fifth place and took home $97,856 in prize money.

After the mayhem the leader board looked like this:

John Phan: $1,600,000
Devin Porter: $1,500,000
Marcus Obser: $1,450,000
Francois Safieddine: $650,000

Player Tags: John Phan,   Humberto Brenes,   Francois Safieddine,   Lars Bonding,   Devin Porter,   Shawn Hattem,   Alex Bolotin,   Marcus Obser

Shawn Hattem Eliminated in 5th Place ($97,856)

Jun 13, '07

The turbo pace of play continued when Shawn Hattem moved all in and Devin Porter, John Phan, and Francois Safieddine all called. The three players checked down the side pot until Safieddine fired out $65,000 on the river. Both Phan and Porter folded and Safieddine turned over A-10. The board read K Q 6 A A at this point and Hattem mucked his hand. He was elminated in fifth place and took home $97,856 in prize money.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Francois Safieddine,   Devin Porter,   Shawn Hattem

Humberto Brenes Eliminated in 7th Place ($55,918)

Jun 13, '07

Humberto Brenes moved all in and Devin Porter made the call. Porter showed pocket nines and Brenes turned over A K. The board was dealt 7 3 2 8 6 and Brenes was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $55,918 in prize money. “Sharks don’t swim on the land,” said Phan as Brenes made his gracious exit, even in defeat. Brenes has now made three final table at this year's WSOP. More than any other player.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Devin Porter

Devin Porter Eliminated in 4th Place ($139,794)

Jun 13, '07

Devin Porter made an all-in call when Francois Safieddine raised to $775,000. Porter flipped over A J and Safieddine turned over pocket sevens. The board was dealt 9 7 4 5 Q. Porter was eliminated in fourth place and took home a cool $139,794.

Player Tags: Francois Safieddine,   Devin Porter

Final Table

Jun 12, '07

The final table is now set, and here are the players and their respective chip counts.

Lars Bonding -- $882,000

Devin Porter -- $819,000

Shawn Hattem -- $787,000

Marcus Obser -- $679,000

John Phan -- $445,000

Bertrand Grospellier -- $416,000

Alex Bolotin -- $382,000

Humberto Brenes -- $343,000

Francois Safieddine -- $302,000

Finishing in 10^th place and earning $21,435 was James Gilsdorf. Gilsdorf moved all-in from late position and was called by Marcus Obser. Gilsdorf shows A 10 while Obser flips over Q Q, the same hand he eliminated Alex Outhred with less than an hour ago. The board came J 7 3 7 7, giving Obser a full house and eliminating Gilsdorf in tenth place.

The final table will begin tomorrow at 2 p.m., so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for all of your WSOP coverage needs.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Humberto Brenes,   Francois Safieddine,   Lars Bonding,   Devin Porter,   Shawn Hattem,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Alex Bolotin,   Marcus Obser,   James Gilsdorf

Three More to Go

Jun 12, '07

Level 17 has just come to end, and with that it has also brought an end to Denise Malloy and Mathios Wiberg’s run at a bracelet.

Denise Malloy was eliminated in 14^th place when her pre-flop raise was re-raised by François Saffieddine. Malloy came over the top and moved all-in for her last $90,000, and Saffieddine made the call. Malloy showed 5 5 and Saffieddine flipped over A K. The board came Q 9 6 8 K, bringing the king on the river to crack Malloy’s fives and eliminated her in 14^th place. She will receive $19,105.   

Mathios Wiberg was the next one to go when moved all-in pre-flop for $138,000. Shawn Hattem makes the call and flips over 1010 while Wiberg shows A 6. The board comes Q 9 7 3 K, no help to either player as Hattem’s tens hold up and Wiberg is eliminated in 13^th place, earning $19,105 for his efforts.

Devin Porter escapes the rail when he too moves all-in from the short stack. Porter moves all-in pre-flop for $134,000 from under the gun. Alex Bolotin makes the call and flips over K J while Porter shows A Q for the lead. The board comes 9 8 2 7 2, no help to either player as Porter manages to double up and stay in contention for the final table.

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Player Tags: Devin Porter,   Shawn Hattem,   Mathias Wiberg

28 Strong

Jun 12, '07

There are 28 players left and the players have redrawn for the three final tables. With the juggling of players, one "super" table has been formed. Greg "FBT" Mueller, Humberto Brenes, Devin "TranquilChaos" Porter and Lars Bonding are now all occupying the same table.

Mike Matusow continues to collect chips and frustrate the players at his table. The player at seat seven bets out $25,000 and both Matusow and Mike Sica make the call. The flop came J 10 3 and Matusow pushed all in. Sica is the only caller and Matusow has him covered. Matusow turned over K Q on the straight draw and Sica showed 10 10 for middle set. The turn is the 9 and Matusow jumps out of his seat screaming, "YES!" The river is the A and Matusow sits back down and says, "It's all skill boys." Matusow now has over $300,000 in chips.

Mark Zand doubled up this round to around $115,000 when he got involved in a hand with Anders Sebastian. All in preflop, Sebastian had Q-Q and Zand was holding 10 10. The flop came A 10 6 and Sebastian suddenly found himself in the back seat. The turn brought the case ten giving Zand quads and making the 3 on the river pointless. Sebastian lost the large pot but was only crippled as a result

The players are going on dinner break at 8:30 p.m. tonight and will return at 9:30 p.m. to play down to the final table.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Greg Mueller,   Mike Matusow,   Mike Sica,   Lars Bonding,   Devin Porter,   Mark Zand,   Anders Sebastian

Four Tables Left

Jun 12, '07

36 players are now heading into level 15. With tables breaking and players getting new seat assignments, some interesting match ups have developed. John Phan and Kido Pham are battling it out at the same table, and Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier, Greg "FBT" Mueller and Devin "TranquilChaos" Porter are all seated at another. The table attracting the most attention from the rail is the table that is home to two of the loudest men in poker, Mike Matusow and Humberto Brenes.

Dealing with a fluctuating chip stack all day, John Phan finally looks to be holding on to a very healthy stack. Phan got most of his chips in the following hand. Phan bet out $20,000 and the player in seat six pushed all in. The player in seat one called the bet and pushed all in for a little less. Phan pushed all of his chip stacks into one big messy pile and said, "I'm all in too." The player in seat six had A 9, the player in seat one had A Q and Phan showed J J. "Come on baby!" yelled Phan. The board came 10 8 5 10 3 and Phan yelled out "Ship it!" Phan nearly tripled up to $373,000 and is now in the top four in chips.

Devin "TranquilChaos" Porter doubled up and climbed the leaderboard up to second in chips in the last level. With an ace and a queen on the flop and the rest of the board showing rags, Porter got it all in on the river. His opponent had pocket kings and Porter took down the huge pot with pocket queens. Porter doubled up and has over $350,000.

This tournament is getting down to business and the remaining 36 players will continue battling until the final table.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Humberto Brenes,   Greg Mueller,   Mike Matusow,   Devin Porter,   Bertrand Grospellier

Hour Four

Jun 13, '07

Lucky!

Devin porter raised to $480,000 after Marcus Obser made it $200,000 to play. Porter then moved all in for $340,000 on a flop of 10 7 3 and Obser made the call. Porter flipped over 10 3 and Obser flipped over K J. The turn and river cards are dealt 7 7 and Porter doubled up. This vaulted him into the chip lead.

Score Board

Devin Porter: $1,600,000
John Phan: $1,350,000
Francois Safieddine: $1,200,000
Marcus Obser: $815,000

Devin Porter Eliminated in 4^th Place ($139,794)

Devin Porter made an all-in call when Francois Safieddine raised to $775,000. Porter flipped over A J and Safieddine turned over pocket sevens. The board was dealt 9 7 4 5 Q. Porter was eliminated in fourth place and took home a cool $139,794.

The players then went on a fifteen minute break.

The Doldrums Part II

Action or the lack thereof continued on for the next half hour.

The chip counts after the period of inactivity were as follows:

Francois Sfieddine: $2,180,000
Marcus Obser: $1,550,000
John Phan: $1,300,00

Player Tags: Francois Safieddine,   Devin Porter,   Marcus Obser

Hour Three

Jun 13, '07

Un-Tranquil Chaos

Devin Porter moved all in and Marcus Obser made the call. Porter flipped over pocket threes and Obser showed down A 7. The board was dealt 5 4 2 5 3 and Porter not only survived, he doubled up on the river.

Break Time

The players then went on a short break.

The Doldrums

All the players at the table now had chips to work with and the action was little to none for the next 30 minutes.

Francois the Double up Machine

On a flop of K 6 5 Francois Safieddine moved all in and John Phan made the call. Safieddine flipped over A 3 and Phan turned over pocket nines. The turn and river cards were dealt Q A and Safieddine doubles up yet again. This time it gave him the chip lead.

Chip Counts:

Francois Safieddine: $1,600,000
Marcus Osber: $1,300,000
John Phan: $1,050,000
Devin Porter: $945,000

Player Tags: John Phan,   Francois Safieddine,   Devin Porter,   Marcus Obser

Hour Two

Jun 13, '07

Alex Bolotin Eliminated in 8th Place ($40,773)

Alex Bolotin moved all in and Marcus Obser reraised all in over the top of him. Bolotin showed down 7 5 and Obser flipped over pocket eights. The board was dealt J 2 2 5 8. Bolotin was eliminated in eighth place and took home $40,773 in prize money.

John Phan Doubled Up

Devin Porter moved all in with the chip lead and John Phan made the call. The Razor flipped over K J and Porter showed down 10 8. The board was dealt A 10 8 Q 2 and Phan doubled up on the hand.

Humberto Brenes Eliminated in 7th Place ($55,918)

On the next hand, Humberto Brenes moved all in and Porter made the call. Porter showed pocket nines and Brenes turned over A K. The board was dealt 7 3 2 8 6 and Brenes was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $55,918 in prize money. “Sharks don’t swim on the land,” said Phan as Brenes made his gracious exit even in defeat. Brenes has now made three final table at this years WSOP. More than any other player.

Lars Bonding Eliminated in 6th Place ($74,557)

Lars Bonding moved all in and Phan made the call. He flipped over pocket sevens, while Bonding turned over K Q. The board was dealt 9 7 4 4 6 and Bonding hit the rail in sixth place. He took home $74,557 in prize money.

Francois Does Double Duty

Francois Safieddine then doubled up two times in a row with Big Slick and a jack high. This brought him back from the dead and gave him a fighting chance with over $600,000.

Shawn Hattem Eliminated in 5th Place ($97,856)

The turbo pace of play continued when Shawn Hattem moved all in and Porter, Phan, and Safieddine all called. The three players checked down the side pot until Safieddine fired out $65,000 on the river. Both Phan and Porter folded and Safieddine turned over A-10. The board read K Q 6 A A at this point and Hattem mucked his hand. He was elminated in fifth place and took home $97,856 in prize money.

After the mayhem the leader board looked like this:

John Phan: $1,600,000
Devin Porter: $1,500,000
Marcus Obser: $1,450,000
Francois Safieddine: $650,000

Player Tags: John Phan,   Humberto Brenes,   Francois Safieddine,   Lars Bonding,   Devin Porter,   Shawn Hattem,   Alex Bolotin,   Marcus Obser

Shawn Hattem Eliminated in 5th Place ($97,856)

Jun 13, '07

The turbo pace of play continued when Shawn Hattem moved all in and Devin Porter, John Phan, and Francois Safieddine all called. The three players checked down the side pot until Safieddine fired out $65,000 on the river. Both Phan and Porter folded and Safieddine turned over A-10. The board read K Q 6 A A at this point and Hattem mucked his hand. He was elminated in fifth place and took home $97,856 in prize money.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Francois Safieddine,   Devin Porter,   Shawn Hattem

Humberto Brenes Eliminated in 7th Place ($55,918)

Jun 13, '07

Humberto Brenes moved all in and Devin Porter made the call. Porter showed pocket nines and Brenes turned over A K. The board was dealt 7 3 2 8 6 and Brenes was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $55,918 in prize money. “Sharks don’t swim on the land,” said Phan as Brenes made his gracious exit, even in defeat. Brenes has now made three final table at this year's WSOP. More than any other player.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Devin Porter

Devin Porter Eliminated in 4th Place ($139,794)

Jun 13, '07

Devin Porter made an all-in call when Francois Safieddine raised to $775,000. Porter flipped over A J and Safieddine turned over pocket sevens. The board was dealt 9 7 4 5 Q. Porter was eliminated in fourth place and took home a cool $139,794.

Player Tags: Francois Safieddine,   Devin Porter

Final Table

Jun 12, '07

The final table is now set, and here are the players and their respective chip counts.

Lars Bonding -- $882,000

Devin Porter -- $819,000

Shawn Hattem -- $787,000

Marcus Obser -- $679,000

John Phan -- $445,000

Bertrand Grospellier -- $416,000

Alex Bolotin -- $382,000

Humberto Brenes -- $343,000

Francois Safieddine -- $302,000

Finishing in 10^th place and earning $21,435 was James Gilsdorf. Gilsdorf moved all-in from late position and was called by Marcus Obser. Gilsdorf shows A 10 while Obser flips over Q Q, the same hand he eliminated Alex Outhred with less than an hour ago. The board came J 7 3 7 7, giving Obser a full house and eliminating Gilsdorf in tenth place.

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Player Tags: John Phan,   Humberto Brenes,   Francois Safieddine,   Lars Bonding,   Devin Porter,   Shawn Hattem,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Alex Bolotin,   Marcus Obser,   James Gilsdorf

Three More to Go

Jun 12, '07

Level 17 has just come to end, and with that it has also brought an end to Denise Malloy and Mathios Wiberg’s run at a bracelet.

Denise Malloy was eliminated in 14^th place when her pre-flop raise was re-raised by François Saffieddine. Malloy came over the top and moved all-in for her last $90,000, and Saffieddine made the call. Malloy showed 5 5 and Saffieddine flipped over A K. The board came Q 9 6 8 K, bringing the king on the river to crack Malloy’s fives and eliminated her in 14^th place. She will receive $19,105.   

Mathios Wiberg was the next one to go when moved all-in pre-flop for $138,000. Shawn Hattem makes the call and flips over 1010 while Wiberg shows A 6. The board comes Q 9 7 3 K, no help to either player as Hattem’s tens hold up and Wiberg is eliminated in 13^th place, earning $19,105 for his efforts.

Devin Porter escapes the rail when he too moves all-in from the short stack. Porter moves all-in pre-flop for $134,000 from under the gun. Alex Bolotin makes the call and flips over K J while Porter shows A Q for the lead. The board comes 9 8 2 7 2, no help to either player as Porter manages to double up and stay in contention for the final table.

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Player Tags: Devin Porter,   Shawn Hattem,   Mathias Wiberg

28 Strong

Jun 12, '07

There are 28 players left and the players have redrawn for the three final tables. With the juggling of players, one "super" table has been formed. Greg "FBT" Mueller, Humberto Brenes, Devin "TranquilChaos" Porter and Lars Bonding are now all occupying the same table.

Mike Matusow continues to collect chips and frustrate the players at his table. The player at seat seven bets out $25,000 and both Matusow and Mike Sica make the call. The flop came J 10 3 and Matusow pushed all in. Sica is the only caller and Matusow has him covered. Matusow turned over K Q on the straight draw and Sica showed 10 10 for middle set. The turn is the 9 and Matusow jumps out of his seat screaming, "YES!" The river is the A and Matusow sits back down and says, "It's all skill boys." Matusow now has over $300,000 in chips.

Mark Zand doubled up this round to around $115,000 when he got involved in a hand with Anders Sebastian. All in preflop, Sebastian had Q-Q and Zand was holding 10 10. The flop came A 10 6 and Sebastian suddenly found himself in the back seat. The turn brought the case ten giving Zand quads and making the 3 on the river pointless. Sebastian lost the large pot but was only crippled as a result

The players are going on dinner break at 8:30 p.m. tonight and will return at 9:30 p.m. to play down to the final table.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Greg Mueller,   Mike Matusow,   Mike Sica,   Lars Bonding,   Devin Porter,   Mark Zand,   Anders Sebastian

Four Tables Left

Jun 12, '07

36 players are now heading into level 15. With tables breaking and players getting new seat assignments, some interesting match ups have developed. John Phan and Kido Pham are battling it out at the same table, and Bertrand "Elky" Grospellier, Greg "FBT" Mueller and Devin "TranquilChaos" Porter are all seated at another. The table attracting the most attention from the rail is the table that is home to two of the loudest men in poker, Mike Matusow and Humberto Brenes.

Dealing with a fluctuating chip stack all day, John Phan finally looks to be holding on to a very healthy stack. Phan got most of his chips in the following hand. Phan bet out $20,000 and the player in seat six pushed all in. The player in seat one called the bet and pushed all in for a little less. Phan pushed all of his chip stacks into one big messy pile and said, "I'm all in too." The player in seat six had A 9, the player in seat one had A Q and Phan showed J J. "Come on baby!" yelled Phan. The board came 10 8 5 10 3 and Phan yelled out "Ship it!" Phan nearly tripled up to $373,000 and is now in the top four in chips.

Devin "TranquilChaos" Porter doubled up and climbed the leaderboard up to second in chips in the last level. With an ace and a queen on the flop and the rest of the board showing rags, Porter got it all in on the river. His opponent had pocket kings and Porter took down the huge pot with pocket queens. Porter doubled up and has over $350,000.

This tournament is getting down to business and the remaining 36 players will continue battling until the final table.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Humberto Brenes,   Greg Mueller,   Mike Matusow,   Devin Porter,   Bertrand Grospellier

Hour Four

Jun 13, '07

Lucky!

Devin porter raised to $480,000 after Marcus Obser made it $200,000 to play. Porter then moved all in for $340,000 on a flop of 10 7 3 and Obser made the call. Porter flipped over 10 3 and Obser flipped over K J. The turn and river cards are dealt 7 7 and Porter doubled up. This vaulted him into the chip lead.

Score Board

Devin Porter: $1,600,000
John Phan: $1,350,000
Francois Safieddine: $1,200,000
Marcus Obser: $815,000

Devin Porter Eliminated in 4^th Place ($139,794)

Devin Porter made an all-in call when Francois Safieddine raised to $775,000. Porter flipped over A J and Safieddine turned over pocket sevens. The board was dealt 9 7 4 5 Q. Porter was eliminated in fourth place and took home a cool $139,794.

The players then went on a fifteen minute break.

The Doldrums Part II

Action or the lack thereof continued on for the next half hour.

The chip counts after the period of inactivity were as follows:

Francois Sfieddine: $2,180,000
Marcus Obser: $1,550,000
John Phan: $1,300,00

Player Tags: Francois Safieddine,   Devin Porter,   Marcus Obser

Hour Three

Jun 13, '07

Un-Tranquil Chaos

Devin Porter moved all in and Marcus Obser made the call. Porter flipped over pocket threes and Obser showed down A 7. The board was dealt 5 4 2 5 3 and Porter not only survived, he doubled up on the river.

Break Time

The players then went on a short break.

The Doldrums

All the players at the table now had chips to work with and the action was little to none for the next 30 minutes.

Francois the Double up Machine

On a flop of K 6 5 Francois Safieddine moved all in and John Phan made the call. Safieddine flipped over A 3 and Phan turned over pocket nines. The turn and river cards were dealt Q A and Safieddine doubles up yet again. This time it gave him the chip lead.

Chip Counts:

Francois Safieddine: $1,600,000
Marcus Osber: $1,300,000
John Phan: $1,050,000
Devin Porter: $945,000

Player Tags: John Phan,   Francois Safieddine,   Devin Porter,   Marcus Obser

Hour Two

Jun 13, '07

Alex Bolotin Eliminated in 8th Place ($40,773)

Alex Bolotin moved all in and Marcus Obser reraised all in over the top of him. Bolotin showed down 7 5 and Obser flipped over pocket eights. The board was dealt J 2 2 5 8. Bolotin was eliminated in eighth place and took home $40,773 in prize money.

John Phan Doubled Up

Devin Porter moved all in with the chip lead and John Phan made the call. The Razor flipped over K J and Porter showed down 10 8. The board was dealt A 10 8 Q 2 and Phan doubled up on the hand.

Humberto Brenes Eliminated in 7th Place ($55,918)

On the next hand, Humberto Brenes moved all in and Porter made the call. Porter showed pocket nines and Brenes turned over A K. The board was dealt 7 3 2 8 6 and Brenes was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $55,918 in prize money. “Sharks don’t swim on the land,” said Phan as Brenes made his gracious exit even in defeat. Brenes has now made three final table at this years WSOP. More than any other player.

Lars Bonding Eliminated in 6th Place ($74,557)

Lars Bonding moved all in and Phan made the call. He flipped over pocket sevens, while Bonding turned over K Q. The board was dealt 9 7 4 4 6 and Bonding hit the rail in sixth place. He took home $74,557 in prize money.

Francois Does Double Duty

Francois Safieddine then doubled up two times in a row with Big Slick and a jack high. This brought him back from the dead and gave him a fighting chance with over $600,000.

Shawn Hattem Eliminated in 5th Place ($97,856)

The turbo pace of play continued when Shawn Hattem moved all in and Porter, Phan, and Safieddine all called. The three players checked down the side pot until Safieddine fired out $65,000 on the river. Both Phan and Porter folded and Safieddine turned over A-10. The board read K Q 6 A A at this point and Hattem mucked his hand. He was elminated in fifth place and took home $97,856 in prize money.

After the mayhem the leader board looked like this:

John Phan: $1,600,000
Devin Porter: $1,500,000
Marcus Obser: $1,450,000
Francois Safieddine: $650,000

Player Tags: John Phan,   Humberto Brenes,   Francois Safieddine,   Lars Bonding,   Devin Porter,   Shawn Hattem,   Alex Bolotin,   Marcus Obser

Shawn Hattem Eliminated in 5th Place ($97,856)

Jun 13, '07

The turbo pace of play continued when Shawn Hattem moved all in and Devin Porter, John Phan, and Francois Safieddine all called. The three players checked down the side pot until Safieddine fired out $65,000 on the river. Both Phan and Porter folded and Safieddine turned over A-10. The board read K Q 6 A A at this point and Hattem mucked his hand. He was elminated in fifth place and took home $97,856 in prize money.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Francois Safieddine,   Devin Porter,   Shawn Hattem

Humberto Brenes Eliminated in 7th Place ($55,918)

Jun 13, '07

Humberto Brenes moved all in and Devin Porter made the call. Porter showed pocket nines and Brenes turned over A K. The board was dealt 7 3 2 8 6 and Brenes was eliminated in seventh place. He took home $55,918 in prize money. “Sharks don’t swim on the land,” said Phan as Brenes made his gracious exit, even in defeat. Brenes has now made three final table at this year's WSOP. More than any other player.

Player Tags: Humberto Brenes,   Devin Porter