Eli Elezra - Live Updates

Level 6 Update: Chau Giang Takes Over the Chip Lead

Oct 22, '09

Blinds: 400-800 with a 75 ante

Players Left: 189 of 264 (Approximately)

Average Chip Count 72,000

Chip Leaders

Chau Giang — 270,000
Mike Matusow — 230,000
Jason Somerville — 213,000
Mark Seif — 200,000
Joe Elpayaa — 195,000
Eugene Katchalov — 195,000
Jason Lavalee — 187,000
Dutch Boyd — 176,000
Chino Rheem — 172,000
Phil Laak — 170,000

Card Player Chip Counts

Mike Matusow — 230,000
Barry Shulman — 75,000
Jennifer Harman — 64,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jason Mercier
Mike Sowers
Eli Elezra
Bobby Suer

Level Summary:

The first level of the day saw the field increase to 264 players. Registration will still be open for the next two levels, though players coming in at this point will be stuck playing with only 60 big blinds.

Overnight chip leader Mike Matusow began his day nicely when his suited A-Q ran into another suited A-Q and made a flush to take the pot, increasing his stack to 237,000. Matusow lost a bit before the end of the level and dropped to second place overall when Chau Giang shot up to 270,000.

It was a good luck, then bad luck situation for the recently departed Eli Elezra. Elezra was short stacked and five bet all-in holding pocket tens, only to run into pocket aces.

The flop came J-J-10 giving him the temporary lead, but the turn was another jack, counterfeiting his hand and sending him to the rail.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Eli Elezra,   Chau Giang

Level 9 Hour 1 Update: Carlos Mortensen Doubles

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 500-100 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 720 out of 1476

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 325,000
2. Greg Mueller – 305,000
3. Andy Black – 225,000
4. Mike Sexton – 170,000
5. Chris Ferguson – 155,000
6. Tom Schneider – 141,000
7. Juha Helppi – 140,000
8. Jani Sointula – 135,000
9. Vitaly Lunkin – 132,000
10. Greg Raymer – 118,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Ciaran O’Leary – 31,400
Andrew Brokos – 78,000

Average Chip Count Day 2A: 80,635

Notable Eliminations:

Amarillo Slim
Amanda Baker
Berry Johnston

Big Hands:

Carlos Mortensen Doubles Up

With the JJ the 2001 main event champion was put all in by an opponent on a board of K109Q2. Mortensen made the quick call and exposed his hand. His opponent mucked and Mortensen won the large pot and is back up to 71,000 chips.

Sam Farha Doubles Up

On a board of K869, the 2003 main event runner up got all his chips into the pot with the 75 against the KQ of his opponent. The meaningless Q fell on the river and Farha doubled to 72,000.

Andrew Brokos Wins a Pot

On a flop of KJ10, Andrew Brokos bet 3,400 from the big blind and a player in middle position called. The 4 fell on the turn and Brokos bet 10,000, which was quickly called by his opponent. The 4 hit the river and Brokos threw out 20,000. His opponent looked disgruntled and finally mucked the J10 face up. Brokos is now up to about 78,000.

Amarillo Slim Eliminated

Amarillo Slim was short when he went all in with 9-8 and was unfortunately called by the pocket nines of his opponent. The board offered no help to Slim, as he was eliminated late on day 2.

Eli Elezra Doubles Up

In the small blind Eli Elezra was faced with a 2,600 bet from the cutoff. Elezra elected to ship his stack of 7,000 into the pot preflop and his opponent made the quick call. Elezra tabled the AJ and was dominating the KJ of the cutoff. The board ran out A8735, giving Elezra the pot and a still short stack of 15,100.

Andrew Black Eliminates Opponent

All the chips went into the middle with Andrew Black holding the AK against the QQ of an opponent. The board ran out A10872, as Black paired his ace to win the pot. Black is now at 225,000.

Left in the Deck

Here is one of the toughest tables assembled so far during this year’s main event (Table 29):

Seat 1: Shane Warne
Seat 3: Ludovic Lacay
Seat 6: Luca Pagano
Seat 7: Isaac Baron
Seat 8: Grant Levy
Seat 9: Tom Schneider

Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen,   Eli Elezra,   Sam Farha,   Andy Black,   Andrew Brokos,   Amarillo Slim

Level 6 Hour 1 Update: Jesus Doubles, Elezra Has Some Fun

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Day 2A Field: 1,476

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 195,000
2. Coba Cao – 175,000
3. Chris Ferguson – 145,000
4. Fabrice Soulier – 143,000
5. Nick Maimone – 142,000
6. Redmond Lee – 140,000
7. Jim Bookstaff – 137,000
8. Tom Schneider – 125,000
9. Craig Hopkins – 121,000
10. Ludovic Lacay – 120,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Mike Matusow – 28,000
Todd Brunson – 27,000

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Laak
Tony G
John Hennigan
Mike Caro

Big Hands:

The World Is A Lie

The player in seat 4 raised to 1,500 preflop and John Hennigan called from the cutoff. The big blind also came along and the flop came down 965. Action was checked to Hennigan and he bet the pot with 3,500. The big blind made the call and seat 4 mucked. The turn was the A and both players checked. The river was the 4 and the big blind checked to Hennigan, who fired 15,000. The big blind tanked for a while and then called.

Hennigan tapped the table, signifying he was caught with nothing and the big blind took down the pot with just 75, a pair of fives. Hennigan was down to 53,000 after that failed bluff attempt. He would later bust.

The Hammer Of Thor

The player in seat 6 raised to 1,500 preflop and Thor Hansen made the call from the big blind. The flop came down Q84 and both players checked. The turn was the K and Hansen led out with 2,200. Seat 6 called and the river was the A. Hansen led out again, this time for 7,200. Seat 6 gave up his hand and Hansen was at 44,000.

Reach Out And Grab your Opponents Hand

Four players saw a flop of A42 and they all checked. The turn was the 2 and Eli Elezra bet 4,000. The player in seat 7 called and the other two players mucked. The river was the 8 and Elezra checked. Seat 7 took control, betting 5,000.

Elezra then went into the tank for a minute. After a bit of waiting, seat 7 leaned his hand to the middle of the table, ready to either turn the hand over or throw it in the muck depending on what Elezra did. Elezra then playfully reached across the table and tried to flip over his opponents hand. Seat 7 held on for dear life and Elezra just mucked his hand. “You aren’t turning my hand over,” seat 7 said. “He wasn’t really gonna do that,” Michael Kamran replied from seat 3. “He got scared,” Elezra joked. Everyone had a good time, especially seat 7 since he took the pot. Elezra was at 44,000.

This Bomb Is A Dud

Phil Laak has been eliminated from the 2009 main event. He made his last stand with Q9 and was actually racing against his opponent’s 88. Unfortunately for Laak, he could not pull out the hand and he was eliminated.

Oh Sweet Jesus, The Man Doubled Up

Chris Ferguson now has a few extra chips to toss around as he has doubled up.

Ken Kelly raised to 2,000 from the button and called from the small blind. The two players saw a flop of QQ2 and Ferguson led out with 8,000 chips. Kelly made the call and the 7 fell on the turn. Ferguson led out again, this time for 17,000. Kelly came over the top with all of his chips, having Ferguson covered.

Ferguson made the call and showed AQ. Kelly tabled AK for just ace-high. The river was just a formality, bringing the 9 and Ferguson doubled up to 145,000.

Corkins Doubles, Still Short

Hoyt Corkins moved all in preflop for his last 4,000 chips. He was called by one opponent who tabled AJ. Corkins was in good shape with AK. The board ran out 874105 and Corkins doubled to 8,000.

Sexton Hits The Diamonds

On a flop of 1042, Mike Sexton led out with 1,500. His opponent then raised to 4,500 and Sexton made the call. The turn was the 9 and both players checked. The river was the 4 and Sexton got back to his betting ways, firing 8,000.

His opponent made the call and Sexton tabled K8 for the flush and his opponent mucked. Sexton took the pot and was at 79,300.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Thor Hansen,   Chris Ferguson,   Phil Laak,   Eli Elezra,   John Hennigan,   Mike Sexton

Level 2 Update: Nelly Doubles Up

Jul 03, '09

Blinds: 100-200

Chip Counts:

1. Bryan Colin — 96,000
2. Keven Stammen — 76,000
3. Jonas Klausen — 68,000
4. Radeck Stockner — 67,500
5. Jerry Yang — 55,000
6. Robert McGlaughlin — 55,000
7. Tony G — 53,000
8. Phil Laak – 46,000
9. Allyn Jaffrey Shulman — 40,000
10. Barry Shulman — 35,000

Notable Eliminations:

Cody Slaubaugh
Jon Von Halle
Mike Sowers

Big Hands:

Jerry Yang Doubles Up With Quads

2007 Main Event Champion Jerry Yang raises to 800 from early position and it gets reraised 2,600 behind him. Yang calls and the flop comes 1076. Yang checks, his opponent bets 2,625 and Yang calls. The turn is the 4, Yang checks, his opponent bets 12,000 and Yang calls all in for 11,325.

Yang: 1010
Opponent: KK

Yang is ahead on the turn with top set against his opponent’s pair of kings. The river is the 10, giving Yang quads and putting back in the black this hand with 34,000 in chips.

Cody Slaubaugh Eliminated by Eli Elezra

Over on the featured table, Cody Slaubaugh got it all in on the river against Eli Elezra on a board of KQ326. Slaubaugh was covered and turned over K5 for top pair and a busted flush draw, but Elezra showed K6 for two pair. Elezra rakes the pot this hand while Slaubaugh hits the rail.

Matt Vengrin Capitalizes on Opponent’s Mistake

Matt Vengrin raises before the flop from middle position and gets one caller from the player in seat 9. The flop comes 662, and Vengrin bets 550. Seat 9 throws 1,050 into the middle, failing to verbalize a call. The floorman comes over and rules that his bet is in fact a raise and forces the action to 1,100. Vengrin immediately reraise to 4,025 and his opponent folds.

Michael Tureniec Runs Into Set Over Set

Michael Tureniec just doubled up his opponent with the 44 after a flop of J74. His opponent held the 77 and won the hand. Tureniec is just under the starting amount with 28,000.

Nelly Doubles Up

Nelly had a smaller stack of 12,000 when he moved all in over the preflop bet of an opponent. The initial raiser went into the tank before finally making the call. Nelly exposed the A10 and was up against the 66 of his opponent. The board ran out 97310J, as Nelly nailed his ten on the turn and eventually win the hand. He is back up to 24,000 in chips.

Phil Laak Puts Opponent All In

After calling a preflop raise from his opponent, Phil Laak saw a flop of 962. Laak’s opponent bet out and Laak made the call. The 5 hit the turn and Laak once again called a bet. On the river of the Q, action was checked to Laak who threw out a bet of 11,300, enough to put his opponent all in. The player mucked and Laak took down the pot. Laak is at 46,000.

Jennifer Tilly Puts Most of Stack at Risk

On a board of 653, Jennifer Tilly checked raised a bet of 2,200 by her opponent. She made it 6,000 which was almost half of her remaining chip stack. Her opponent went into the tank and eventually mucked. Tilly is at 18,000 in chips.

Andrew Black Adds to Stack

On a board of A42Q, a player checked to Andrew Black. The 2005 main event final table member bet 2,000 and his opponent quickly called. The 8 fell on the river and the player once again checked to Black, who bet the same 2,000. He was quickly called. Black exposed A-Q for top two pair to take the pot. Black is up to 35,000.

Player Tags: Phil Laak,   Eli Elezra,   Jennifer Tilly,   Andy Black,   Jerry Yang,   Matthew Vengrin,   Cody Slaubaugh

Level 9 Hour 1 Update: Carlos Mortensen Doubles

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 500-100 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 720 out of 1476

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 325,000
2. Greg Mueller – 305,000
3. Andy Black – 225,000
4. Mike Sexton – 170,000
5. Chris Ferguson – 155,000
6. Tom Schneider – 141,000
7. Juha Helppi – 140,000
8. Jani Sointula – 135,000
9. Vitaly Lunkin – 132,000
10. Greg Raymer – 118,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Ciaran O’Leary – 31,400
Andrew Brokos – 78,000

Average Chip Count Day 2A: 80,635

Notable Eliminations:

Amarillo Slim
Amanda Baker
Berry Johnston

Big Hands:

Carlos Mortensen Doubles Up

With the JJ the 2001 main event champion was put all in by an opponent on a board of K109Q2. Mortensen made the quick call and exposed his hand. His opponent mucked and Mortensen won the large pot and is back up to 71,000 chips.

Sam Farha Doubles Up

On a board of K869, the 2003 main event runner up got all his chips into the pot with the 75 against the KQ of his opponent. The meaningless Q fell on the river and Farha doubled to 72,000.

Andrew Brokos Wins a Pot

On a flop of KJ10, Andrew Brokos bet 3,400 from the big blind and a player in middle position called. The 4 fell on the turn and Brokos bet 10,000, which was quickly called by his opponent. The 4 hit the river and Brokos threw out 20,000. His opponent looked disgruntled and finally mucked the J10 face up. Brokos is now up to about 78,000.

Amarillo Slim Eliminated

Amarillo Slim was short when he went all in with 9-8 and was unfortunately called by the pocket nines of his opponent. The board offered no help to Slim, as he was eliminated late on day 2.

Eli Elezra Doubles Up

In the small blind Eli Elezra was faced with a 2,600 bet from the cutoff. Elezra elected to ship his stack of 7,000 into the pot preflop and his opponent made the quick call. Elezra tabled the AJ and was dominating the KJ of the cutoff. The board ran out A8735, giving Elezra the pot and a still short stack of 15,100.

Andrew Black Eliminates Opponent

All the chips went into the middle with Andrew Black holding the AK against the QQ of an opponent. The board ran out A10872, as Black paired his ace to win the pot. Black is now at 225,000.

Left in the Deck

Here is one of the toughest tables assembled so far during this year’s main event (Table 29):

Seat 1: Shane Warne
Seat 3: Ludovic Lacay
Seat 6: Luca Pagano
Seat 7: Isaac Baron
Seat 8: Grant Levy
Seat 9: Tom Schneider

Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen,   Eli Elezra,   Sam Farha,   Andy Black,   Andrew Brokos,   Amarillo Slim

Level 6 Hour 1 Update: Jesus Doubles, Elezra Has Some Fun

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Day 2A Field: 1,476

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 195,000
2. Coba Cao – 175,000
3. Chris Ferguson – 145,000
4. Fabrice Soulier – 143,000
5. Nick Maimone – 142,000
6. Redmond Lee – 140,000
7. Jim Bookstaff – 137,000
8. Tom Schneider – 125,000
9. Craig Hopkins – 121,000
10. Ludovic Lacay – 120,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Mike Matusow – 28,000
Todd Brunson – 27,000

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Laak
Tony G
John Hennigan
Mike Caro

Big Hands:

The World Is A Lie

The player in seat 4 raised to 1,500 preflop and John Hennigan called from the cutoff. The big blind also came along and the flop came down 965. Action was checked to Hennigan and he bet the pot with 3,500. The big blind made the call and seat 4 mucked. The turn was the A and both players checked. The river was the 4 and the big blind checked to Hennigan, who fired 15,000. The big blind tanked for a while and then called.

Hennigan tapped the table, signifying he was caught with nothing and the big blind took down the pot with just 75, a pair of fives. Hennigan was down to 53,000 after that failed bluff attempt. He would later bust.

The Hammer Of Thor

The player in seat 6 raised to 1,500 preflop and Thor Hansen made the call from the big blind. The flop came down Q84 and both players checked. The turn was the K and Hansen led out with 2,200. Seat 6 called and the river was the A. Hansen led out again, this time for 7,200. Seat 6 gave up his hand and Hansen was at 44,000.

Reach Out And Grab your Opponents Hand

Four players saw a flop of A42 and they all checked. The turn was the 2 and Eli Elezra bet 4,000. The player in seat 7 called and the other two players mucked. The river was the 8 and Elezra checked. Seat 7 took control, betting 5,000.

Elezra then went into the tank for a minute. After a bit of waiting, seat 7 leaned his hand to the middle of the table, ready to either turn the hand over or throw it in the muck depending on what Elezra did. Elezra then playfully reached across the table and tried to flip over his opponents hand. Seat 7 held on for dear life and Elezra just mucked his hand. “You aren’t turning my hand over,” seat 7 said. “He wasn’t really gonna do that,” Michael Kamran replied from seat 3. “He got scared,” Elezra joked. Everyone had a good time, especially seat 7 since he took the pot. Elezra was at 44,000.

This Bomb Is A Dud

Phil Laak has been eliminated from the 2009 main event. He made his last stand with Q9 and was actually racing against his opponent’s 88. Unfortunately for Laak, he could not pull out the hand and he was eliminated.

Oh Sweet Jesus, The Man Doubled Up

Chris Ferguson now has a few extra chips to toss around as he has doubled up.

Ken Kelly raised to 2,000 from the button and called from the small blind. The two players saw a flop of QQ2 and Ferguson led out with 8,000 chips. Kelly made the call and the 7 fell on the turn. Ferguson led out again, this time for 17,000. Kelly came over the top with all of his chips, having Ferguson covered.

Ferguson made the call and showed AQ. Kelly tabled AK for just ace-high. The river was just a formality, bringing the 9 and Ferguson doubled up to 145,000.

Corkins Doubles, Still Short

Hoyt Corkins moved all in preflop for his last 4,000 chips. He was called by one opponent who tabled AJ. Corkins was in good shape with AK. The board ran out 874105 and Corkins doubled to 8,000.

Sexton Hits The Diamonds

On a flop of 1042, Mike Sexton led out with 1,500. His opponent then raised to 4,500 and Sexton made the call. The turn was the 9 and both players checked. The river was the 4 and Sexton got back to his betting ways, firing 8,000.

His opponent made the call and Sexton tabled K8 for the flush and his opponent mucked. Sexton took the pot and was at 79,300.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Thor Hansen,   Chris Ferguson,   Phil Laak,   Eli Elezra,   John Hennigan,   Mike Sexton

Level 2 Update: Nelly Doubles Up

Jul 03, '09

Blinds: 100-200

Chip Counts:

1. Bryan Colin — 96,000
2. Keven Stammen — 76,000
3. Jonas Klausen — 68,000
4. Radeck Stockner — 67,500
5. Jerry Yang — 55,000
6. Robert McGlaughlin — 55,000
7. Tony G — 53,000
8. Phil Laak – 46,000
9. Allyn Jaffrey Shulman — 40,000
10. Barry Shulman — 35,000

Notable Eliminations:

Cody Slaubaugh
Jon Von Halle
Mike Sowers

Big Hands:

Jerry Yang Doubles Up With Quads

2007 Main Event Champion Jerry Yang raises to 800 from early position and it gets reraised 2,600 behind him. Yang calls and the flop comes 1076. Yang checks, his opponent bets 2,625 and Yang calls. The turn is the 4, Yang checks, his opponent bets 12,000 and Yang calls all in for 11,325.

Yang: 1010
Opponent: KK

Yang is ahead on the turn with top set against his opponent’s pair of kings. The river is the 10, giving Yang quads and putting back in the black this hand with 34,000 in chips.

Cody Slaubaugh Eliminated by Eli Elezra

Over on the featured table, Cody Slaubaugh got it all in on the river against Eli Elezra on a board of KQ326. Slaubaugh was covered and turned over K5 for top pair and a busted flush draw, but Elezra showed K6 for two pair. Elezra rakes the pot this hand while Slaubaugh hits the rail.

Matt Vengrin Capitalizes on Opponent’s Mistake

Matt Vengrin raises before the flop from middle position and gets one caller from the player in seat 9. The flop comes 662, and Vengrin bets 550. Seat 9 throws 1,050 into the middle, failing to verbalize a call. The floorman comes over and rules that his bet is in fact a raise and forces the action to 1,100. Vengrin immediately reraise to 4,025 and his opponent folds.

Michael Tureniec Runs Into Set Over Set

Michael Tureniec just doubled up his opponent with the 44 after a flop of J74. His opponent held the 77 and won the hand. Tureniec is just under the starting amount with 28,000.

Nelly Doubles Up

Nelly had a smaller stack of 12,000 when he moved all in over the preflop bet of an opponent. The initial raiser went into the tank before finally making the call. Nelly exposed the A10 and was up against the 66 of his opponent. The board ran out 97310J, as Nelly nailed his ten on the turn and eventually win the hand. He is back up to 24,000 in chips.

Phil Laak Puts Opponent All In

After calling a preflop raise from his opponent, Phil Laak saw a flop of 962. Laak’s opponent bet out and Laak made the call. The 5 hit the turn and Laak once again called a bet. On the river of the Q, action was checked to Laak who threw out a bet of 11,300, enough to put his opponent all in. The player mucked and Laak took down the pot. Laak is at 46,000.

Jennifer Tilly Puts Most of Stack at Risk

On a board of 653, Jennifer Tilly checked raised a bet of 2,200 by her opponent. She made it 6,000 which was almost half of her remaining chip stack. Her opponent went into the tank and eventually mucked. Tilly is at 18,000 in chips.

Andrew Black Adds to Stack

On a board of A42Q, a player checked to Andrew Black. The 2005 main event final table member bet 2,000 and his opponent quickly called. The 8 fell on the river and the player once again checked to Black, who bet the same 2,000. He was quickly called. Black exposed A-Q for top two pair to take the pot. Black is up to 35,000.

Player Tags: Phil Laak,   Eli Elezra,   Jennifer Tilly,   Andy Black,   Jerry Yang,   Matthew Vengrin,   Cody Slaubaugh

Level 11 Update: Eli Elezra Eliminated

Jul 01, '09

Blinds: 8,00-1,600 with a 200 ante

Players Remaining: 132 out of 928

Chip Counts:

1. Rui Cao — 445,000
2. Rory Mathews — 369,800
3. Sander Lylloff — 360,000
4. Faraz Jaka — 325,000
5. Lars Bonding — 288,300
6. Lex Veldhus — 240,000
7. Lee Vlastaris — 239,500
8. David Peters — 237,400
9. Eugene Katchalov — 216,100
10. Thorsten Schaefer — 198,000

Average Chip Count: 105,454

Notable Eliminations:

Eli Elezra
Van Marcus

Big Hands

Eli Elezra Eliminated by Faraz Jaka

Eli Elzra gets it all in before the flop against Faraz Jaka.

It’s your classic race situation; Elezra has A-K and Jaka has pocket jacks.

The board comes Q-6-7-10-2, no help for Elezra who is eliminated fro the tournament.

Lex Veldhuis Doubles Up

Lex Veldhuis gets it all in before the flop against Daniel Sink.

Veldhuis: KK
Sink: AQ

Board: Q4JK3

Velduis turns a set of kings and rivers the flush to double up to over 100,000 in chips. Sink falls below 50,000 this hand.

Van Marcus Eliminated

Van Marcus gets it all in before the flop with A7 against an opponent with AK.

The board came 886106, no help for Marcus who is eliminated from the tournament.

Player Tags: Eli Elezra,   Van Marcus,   Lex Veldhuis,   Faraz Jaka

Level 6 Update: Hasan Habib Leads Overnight

Jun 27, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 1,000-2,000, Limits – 2,000-4,000
Stud Games: Ante — 500, Bring-In — 500, Completion — 2,000, Limits — 2,000-4,000

Players Remaining: 90 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Hasan Habib — 387,000
2. Martin Vallo — 347,200
3. Matt Glantz — 300,000
4. Justin Smith — 295,000
5. David Benyamnine — 263,200
6. Farzad Bonyadi — 252,000
7. Chris Ferguson — 242,000
8. Andy Black — 235,000
9. Johnny Chan — 234,000
10. Erik Seidel — 230,000

Average Chip Count: 158,333

Notable Eliminations:

Alex Kostritsyn
David Singer
Dan Shak

Big Hands:

STUD/8

Mosseri Rivers The Stud King

David Grey opens the pot for 500 with the 2, Abe Mosseri completes the bet to 2,000 with the A, Jeff Lisandro calls the raise with the 6 as does Grey.

Grey: X-X-210
Mosseri: X-X-A3
Lisandro: X-X-610

Mosseri bets 2,000, Lisandro calls and Grey folds.

Mosseri: X-X-A3Q
Lisandro: X-X-6109

Mosseri bets 4,000 and Lisandro calls.

Mosseri: X-X-A3Q3
Lisandro: X-X-61096

Both players make a pair, Lisandro bets 4,000 on sixth street with sixes and Mosseri calls. Lisandro bets the river, Mosseri raises and Lisandro calls. Mosseri turns over 443 for a full house and rakes the pot. Mosseri climbs up to just under 200,000 this hand while Lisandro falls down to 77,000 in chips.

STUD

Annie Duke Wins Three-Way Pot, Breaks 250K

Jani Sointula completes the bet to 2,000 with the J, Annie Duke calls with the 10 as does Elezra with the A.

Sointula: X-X-J3Q
Duke: X-X-109A
Elezra: X-X-A810

All three players check on fourth and fifth streets.

Sointula: X-X-J3QJ
Duke: X-X-109AJ
Elezra: X-X-A8106

Sointula bets on sixth street, Elezra calls, Duke raises and both opponents call. Duke bets on the river and both of her opponents fold. Duke rakes the pot and is up to 250,000 in chips this hand.

HOLD’EM

Patrik Antonius Gets Lucky To Split Pot

On a board of Q48, Patrik Antonius checked and his opponent bet 2,000. Antonius made the quick call. The turn was the K and Antonius once again checked. His opponent bet 4,000 and Antonius threw out a check raise to 8,000.

His opponent made the quick call and the river brought the 8. Antonius bet 4,000 and was instantly called by his opponent. Antonius tabled the K7 while his opponent exposed the KJ. The two split the pot with kings up with a queen kicker.

Daniel Negreanu Picks Off a Bluff

Daniel Negreanu bet on the button and Patrik Antonius reraised from the small blind. The big blind folded and Negreanu made the quick call. The flop came K54 and Antonius bet. Negreanu called and the 6 hit the turn. Antonius checked and Negreanu bet 4,000. Antonius made the call and the river brought 7. Antonius bet 4,000 and Negreanu looked disgusted. He said, “that was probably the worst card,” before eventually making the call. Antonius said he was good and didn’t expose his cards. After a few moments Negreanu tabled the A5 for a pair of fives to take the pot.

OMAHA/8

Daniel Alaei Gets Chopped

Mikhail Tulchinskiy raises from under the gun, Scotty Nguyen calls from the small blind as does Daniel Alaei from the big blind. The flop comes J74, and all three players check around. The turn is the K, Alaei bets and both opponents call.The river is the 8, Alaei bets and once again, both opponents call. Alaei shows J8 for two pair. Tulchinskiy shows A5Q6 for straight (high) while Nguyen turns over Q532 for the low hand. Tulchinskiy and Nguyen split the pot and chop Alaei’s money.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Daniel Negreanu,   Eli Elezra,   David Singer,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   David Grey,   Abe Mosseri,   Patrik Antonius,   Matt Hawrilenko,   Freddy Deeb

Level 5 Update: Steve Zolotow First to Fall

Jun 26, '09

Flop Games: 900-1,800
Stud Games: Ante — 400, Bring-In — 500, Completion — 1,800, Limits — 1,800-3,600

Players Remaining: 94 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Hasan Habib — 280,000
2. Martin Vallo — 270,000
3. Bill Chen — 240,000
4. Annie Duke — 235,000
5. Ville Wahlbeck — 233,000
6. Erik Seidel — 225,000
7. Farzad Bonyadi — 220,000
8. Scotty Nguyen — 220,000
9. Abe Mosseri — 218,000
10. Justin Smith — 217,400

Average Chip Count: 151,595

Noatble Eliminations:

95. Steve Zolotow

Big Hands:

HOLD’EM

Huck Seed vs. Eli Elezra

With about 25,000 already in the pot on a flop K74, Huck Seed checks to Eli Elezra. Elezra bets 1,800, Seed raises to 3,600, Elezra three-bets to 5,400, Seed four-bets to 7,200 and Elezra calls.

The turn is the 9, Seed bets 3,600 and Elezra calls.

The river is the K, Seed bets 3,600, Elezra raises to 7,200, Seed three-bets to 10,800 and Elezra folds. Seed rakes the pot, bringing his stack up to 190,000 this hand while Elezra drops down to 80,000 in chips.

Mikhail Tulchinskiy vs. David Benyamine

Mikhail Tulchiniskiy raises to 3,600 from the cutoff, David Benyamine reraises to 5,400 from the small blind and Tulchiniskiy calls.

The flop comes AK3, Benyamine bets 1,800 and Tulchiniskiy calls.

The turn is the 7 and both players check.

The river is the J, Benyamine checks and Tulchiniskiy bets 3,600. Benyamine and folds and Tulchiniskiy rakes the pot.

OMAHA/8

Ville Wahlbeck vs. Howard Lederer

On a flop of 974, Howard Lederer bets 1,800 and Ville Wahlbeck calls.

The turn is the 8 and once gain Wahlbeck checks. Lederer bets bets 3,600 and Wahlbeck raises to 7,200. Lederer three-bets to 10,800 and Wahlbeck four-bets to 14,000. Lederer just calls.

The river is the A, and this time Wahlbeck leads out for 3,600 and Lederer calls. Wahlbeck turns over A1062 for a straight-high and a seven-low.

STUD

Gus Hansen Wins Big Pot

Gus Hansen completes the bet to 1,800 with the 8 and both Alex Jung (4) and Matt Glantz (4) call.

Hansen bets on fourth street and both opponents call.

Hansen: X-X-878
Jung: X-X-455
Glantz: X-X-4KJ

Hansen bets his pair of eights, Jung calls and Glantz folds.

Hansen: X-X-8789
Jung: X-X-4552

Hansen bets and gets called on both sixth street and the river. Hansen turns over AJ for a flush and rakes the pot. Hansen climbs up to 135,000 this hand while Jung falls down to just 60,000 in chips.

STUD/8

Steve Zolotow Eliminaed by Patrick Bueno

Jenneifer Harman opened the pot with the 2, Patrick Bueno completes the bet with the 5, Steve Zolotow raises with the K, and both Harman and Bueno call.

Harman: X-X-210
Bueno: X-X-57
Zolotow: X-X-K9

Zolotow bets out on fourth street and both players call.

Harman: X-X-2107
Bueno: X-X-574
Zolotow: X-X-K94

Zolotow bets again on fifth street, Bueno raises, Harman calls and Zolotow calls all in for 8,000 and change.

Harman: X-X-2107J
Bueno: X-X-5743
Zolotow: X-X-K944

Bueno bets on sixth street and Harman calls, but folds after Bueno bets again on the river.

Zolotow turns over the K for two pair, but Bueno shows the 6 for the straight. Bueno scoops the pot and Steve Zolotow is the first player eliminated from the event.

Player Tags: Huck Seed,   Gus Hansen,   Howard Lederer,   Steve Zolotow,   David Benyamine,   Eli Elezra,   Ville Wahlbeck,   Patrick Bueno,   Alexander Jung

Level 2 Update: A Few Big Names Stroll in Late

Jun 26, '09

Flop Games: 500-1000
Stud Games: Ante — 200, Bring-In — 300, Completion — 1,000, Stakes — 1,000-2,000

Players Remaining: 93 out of 93

Big Hands:

Hold’Em

Bill Chen’s Pocket Kings Run into Pocket Kings

Bill Chen and his opponent got in four bets preflop and took a flop heads-up. The flop was A92 and Chen bet 1000 after his opponent checked. The bet was called and the turn was the Q. Now Chen’s opponent bets 2,000 and Chen called.

The river was the 4 and both players check. Chen shows the KK, while his opponent shows the KK and they chop the pot.

David Chiu Smacked Down By Three Ladies

Jani Sointula and David Chiu crossed paths in a pot. The flop came down QQJ and Sointula bet 1,000. Chiu made the call and the turn was the 2. Sointula quickly threw in 2,000 and Chiu called just as quickly. The river was the 7 and another 2,000 went into the middle courtesy of Sointula. Chiu made the call and Sointula tabled AQ for a set and Chiu mucked his hand. After dropping that hand, Chiu was down to 130,000.

Omaha/8

Benyamine Scoops Tulchinskiy

David Benyamine and Mikhail Tulchinskiy were involved in a hand that saw more than 14,000 in chips enter the middle by the turn.

The board showed A595 and Tulchinskiy fired 2,000. Benyamine raised to 4,000 and was called. The river was the A and Benyamine checked again to Tulchinskiy. He fired another 2,000 and Benyamine looked disgusted. His head turned away from the felt, he threw in the call and Tulchinskiy showed 8342 for a bunch of busted draws. Benyamine showed K654 for a pair and an 8-low and scooped the pot. Benyamine was around 180,000 after winning the hand.

Scotty Nguyen Makes Quads, But Gets No Action

There was a bet and a raise on a flop of KJQ between Scotty Nguyen, Daniel Alaei, and Fabrice Soulier. All three of them saw the turn which was the J.

Nguyen leads out for 2,000 and gets two pretty quick folds. Disgusted with himself he shows the JJ.

“I only bet because I thought there were kings and queens full out there,” said Nguyen.

After the hand, the defending H.O.R.S.E champion’s stack improved to around 163,000 in chips.

Justin Smith Takes One

Four players called Annie Duke’s big blind of 1,000 and she checked her option. The flop came down J96 and Eli Elezra led out with 1,000. Duke mucked and David Chiu made the call. Alexander Kostritsyn also called and the action was lastly on Justin Smith. He raised to 2,000 and everyone called.

The turn brought the 10 and the action was checked around to Smith. He bet 2,000 and Elezra called. Chiu got out of the way and Kostritsyn made the call. The river was the J and the action was checked to Smith again. He bet another 2,000 and his opponents mucked, sending the pot his way. Smith was around 180,000 after the hand.

Razz

Justin Smith Tangles With Huck Seed in Weird Hand

Justin Smith and Huck Seed are heads up in a pot with on fourth street with their boards looking like this.

Seed: X-X-7-K
Smith: X-X-K-3

Smith checked called a 1,000 bet from Seed.

Seed: X-X-7-K-3
Smith: X-X-K-3-K

Even though Smith hit the worst card in the deck for his hand, he still called 2,000 from Seed.

Seed: X-X-7-K-3-4
Smith: X-X-K-3-K-5

Out of turn, Smith led out for 2,000. “You are betting now, you want to check?” said Seed. Since Smith’s action was out of turn, they both check and they go to the river. Seed bet 2,000 on the river and was called by Smith.

Seed announced “King-nine” as he showed the K-9-4 as he three down cards. Smith mucked and Seed took the pot.

John Hanson Rakes a Big Pot

John Hanson completed the bet on third street showing the 3 and was immediately raised by Ali Eslami, who was showing the 4. Joe Cassidy called two bets cold showing the 7 and John Hanson called the extra 1000.

Hanson: 3-6
Cassidy: 7-J
Eslami: 4-10

On fourth street, Hanson bet 1000 and was called in both spots.

Hanson: 3-6-6
Cassidy: 7-J-Q
Eslami: 4-10-K

Eslami checked fifth street, Hanson bet and got a fold from Cassidy, but Eslami stuck around for another card.

Hanson: 3-6-6-3
Eslami: 4-10-K-8

Eslami now bets and gets raised by Hanson. Eslami instantly calls and on the river Eslami checks and calls a bet from Hanson who shows the (A-4-8) as his down cards, good for an 8-6-4-3-A and the pot.

Stud High

Justin Bonomo Jacks Up Billirakis

Picking up the action on fourth street, Steve Billirakis and Justin Bonomo were tangled up in a hand.

Billirakis: X-X-K9
Bonomo: X-X-53

Billirakis bets 1,000 and Bonomo makes the call.

Billirakis: X-X-K96
Bonomo: X-X-533

Bonomo paired up and led out with 2,000. Billirakis made the call.

Billirakis: X-X-K96Q
Bonomo: X-X-533Q

Both players received a queen and both players checked. The river was dealt and both players checked again. Bonomo then showed down (JJK) and Billirakis mucked. Bonomo raked in the pot and was around 145,000 while Billiarakis was around 190,000.

Freedy Deeb Gets Best of Steve Sung

Freddy Deeb bet fourth street and got three callers. He bet fifth street and was only called by Steve Sung. They went to sixth street heads up.

Deeb: X-X-K-Q-10-3
Sung: X-X-A-10-K-8

Sung checked and called 2000 from Deeb on sixth street and the river was dealt face down. Sung checked the river and Deeb bet again. After a few moments, Sung turned his up-cards face down and mucked his hand, giving Deeb the pot.

Stud/8

“These No Limit Players”

Picking up the action on sixth street, Phil Ivey and Erick Lindgren were involved in a hand.

Ivey: X-X-2348
Lindgren: X-X-3102A

Erick Lindgren fired out 2,000 and Phil Ivey raised it to 4,000. Lindgren made the call and the river was dealt. Ivey bet another 2,000 on the river and Lindgren called after some thought. “No pair,” Ivey said as he showed (75-X) for 7-low. Lindgren tabled (AQ-X) and the players chopped the pot.

“I hate playing with these people that only play no-limit,” Ivey joked after the hand. Lindgren gave a grin and Ivey followed suit.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Erick Lindgren,   David Benyamine,   Eli Elezra,   David Chiu,   Phil Ivey,   Steve Billirakis,   Jani Sointula,   Justin Bonomo,   John Hanson,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   Justin Smith,   Mikhail Tulchinskiy

Level 4 Update: Nguyen Chops With Juanda, Alaei Climbs To Top

Jun 18, '09

Ante: 100
Low Card: 200
Completion: 500
Limits: 500-1,000

Players Remaining: 163 out of 164

Note: Players have gone on a 60 minute dinner break and will return at 10:40 p.m.

Chip Counts:

1. Daniel Alaei – 53,000
2. Jeff Lisandro – 51,000
3. Johnny Chan – 47,000
4. Scotty Nguyen – 45,000
5. Soheil Shamseddin – 45,000
6. Anthony Rivera – 44,000
7. Frank Kassela – 44,000
8. John Hennigan – 43,000
9. Bill Chen – 42,000
10. Farzad Rouhani – 42,000

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

Shawn Sheikhan

Big Hands:

Levi Relieves Eli Of His Chips

David Levi: X-X-2KJ
Eli Elezra: X-X-2Q4

With around 2,500 in the pot, David Levi fired 1,000 and Elezra made the call.

David Levi: X-X-2KJ5
Eli Elezra: X-X-2Q4Q

Although Elezra paired his ladies, he decided to check to Levi. Levi did the same and both players were dealt their river cards. Both players checked again and Levi turned over K88 for two pair and Elezra could not beat it. “I can’t call you if you bet it,” Elezra commented after throwing his hand away. He was at 42,000 while Levi was at 15,000.

Fricke Gobbles Up His Opponent

Fricke: X-X-3
Seat 2: X-X-J

The player in seat 2 completed to 500 and Jimmy Fricke raised to 1,000. His opponent made the call.

Fricke: X-X-37
Seat 2: X-X-J4

Seat 2 checked and Fricke bet 500. His opponent then raised 1,000 and Fricke did not skip a beat as he raised to 1,500. Seat 2 called.

Fricke: X-X-374
Seat 2: X-X-J43

Fricke bet 1,000 and his opponent called again.

Fricke: X-X-3748
Seat 2: X-X-J43Q

Fricke bet another 1,000 and seat 2 raised to 2,000. Fricke came back over the top to 3,000 and was called. On the river, Fricke bet again and his opponent just shook his head and mucked, unable to defend the chips he already had in the pot. Instead, they were added to Fricke’s stack and he was at 37,000.

Nguyen And Juanda Engage In A Friendly Contest

Scotty Nguyen: X-X-948
John Juanda: X-X-8JJ

John Juanda bet 1,000 into a pot holding 4,000 and Scotty Nguyen raised to 2,000. Juanda made the call.

Scotty Nguyen: X-X-9483
John Juanda: X-X-8JJA

Juanda bet 1,000 and Nguyen just called. On the river, Nguyen led out with 1,000 and Juanda threw in the call. Nguyen turned over (852X) for an eight-low and Juanda showed (10A4) for aces up and the players chopped the pot. Nguyen was still over 50,000 while Juanda was at 29,600.

Left In The Deck:

Famed poker commentator Norman Chad is in the field today. At last glance his stack was around 20,000. It will be interesting to see if he can show these players a thing or two on how to play some real poker.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   David Levi,   John Juanda,   Eli Elezra,   Jimmy Fricke,   Norman Chad

Level 13 Update: Scotty Nguyen, Annie Duke, Erik Seidel Eliminated

Jun 16, '09

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Remaining: 42 out of 185

Chip Counts:

1. Matt Hawrilenko – 272,000
2. Ralph Perry – 180,000
3. Mario Ho – 178,000
4. Josh Arieh – 165,000
5. Jen Harman – 160,000
6. Pat Pezzin – 155,000
7. Steve Zolotow – 150,000
8. Ville Wahlbeck – 135,000
9. Greg Mueller – 135,000
10. Chad Brown – 120,000

Average Chip Count: 132,241

Notable Eliminations:

Scotty Nguyen
Shaun Deeb
Annie Duke
Erik Seidel

Big Hands:

Scotty Nguyen Eliminated

Scotty Nguyen and Greg Mueller were locked up in a pot with the former Main Event champion holding pocket queens against the four-five of Mueller. The former hockey player nailed a straight with his connectors, eliminating Nguyen in the middle the day.

Annie Duke Eliminated

Severely short stacked with only 3,500, Annie Duke bet the last of her remaining chips with the 99 and ran into the JJ of Kenny Hsiung. Duke failed to catch anything and was eliminated early.

Mimi Tran Hits Miracle, Criples Eli Elezra

On a board of AJ92, Eli Elezra checked to Mimi Tran who bet 8,000. Elezra check-raised to 16,000, enough to cover Tran. Tran looked disgusted and threw the last of her chips into the middle. Elezra tabled the A2, while Tran exposed the dominated KQ for a gutshot straight draw. Tran picked up her bag, got up, tucked her chair in and began walking away from the table. However, her exit was halted when the 10 fell on the river, giving her broadway. Tran doubled up to 50,000 and crippled Elezra, leaving him with 21,000.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Mimi Tran,   Greg Mueller,   Eli Elezra

Level 8 Update: Negreanu, Oppenheim, Froehlich Bust Before Night Is Done

Jun 16, '09

Blinds: 600-1,200

Players Remaining: 121 out of 185

Chip Counts

1. Josh Arieh – 108,000
2. Shaun Deeb – 106,000
3. Greg Mueller – 102,000
4. Pat Pezzin – 85,400
5. Barry Greenstein – 79,000
6. Lex Veldhuis – 79,000
7. Mike Sowers – 72,500
8. Steve Kim – 72,000
9. Maria Ho – 68,000
10. Todd Brunson – 68,000

Average Stack: 43,023

Notable Eliminations:

Eric Froehlich
Daniel Negreanu
Gavin Smith
Rob Hollink
Max Pescatori
Toto Leonidas
Mike Matusow
Liz Lieu
John Juanda

Big Hands:

Eric Froehlich Busted By Vitaly Lunkin

On a flop of 1067, Vitaly Lunkin bet 1,200 and Eric Froehlich raised to 2,400. Lunkin thought for a good amount of time and then raised to 3,600. Froehlich moved all in and Lunkin called.

Froehlich: A9
Lunkin: AQ

Lunkin had Froehlich dominated and the Q all but sealed Froehlich’s fate. He needed an eight to make a straight but the 7 on the river paired the board and Froehlich was eliminated. Lunkin was at 77,000.

Adams Drops A Pot

Brandon Adams raised to 2,400 and the player in seat 4 made the call. The flop came KKJ and Adams led out with 1,200. His opponent called and the turn was the 9. Both players checked and they did the same after the 6 fell on the river. Seat 4 showed A5 and it was good enough as Adams mucked. He was down to 70,000 in chips.

Negreanu Gets Short, Then Busts

On a flop of 957, the player in seat 2 bet 1,200 and Daniel Negreanu raised to 2,400. Seat 2 called and the 5 came on the turn. Seat 2 led out again, this time for 2,400. Negreanu immediately mucked and he was down to his last 8,000 in chips.

Later, Negreanu raised to 2,400 from middle position and was called by the player on the button. The flop came down AQ8 and Negreanu checked. His opponent bet and Negreanu called himself all in.

Negreanu: 55
Button: A4

Negreanu got outflopped and the 9 on the turn and 2 on the river offered no help to Negreanu who made his exit just before the end of day 1.

Boeken Gets Some Off Elezra

Eli Elezra raised to 2,400 preflop and Noah Boeken made it 3,600 to go. Elezra made the call and the flop came down 1064 and Elezra checked. Boeken fired 1,200 and Elezra mucked. He was down to 70,000 while Boeken was at 18,000.

Oppenheim Makes A Grand Exit

With the board reading J632, David Oppenheim called a bet of 2,400 by Ville Wahlbeck. The river brought the 8 and Wahlbeck said, “I raise” as he bet enough to put Oppenheim all in. “You raise?” Oppenheim said. Wahlbeck was having a little fun with his opponent and Oppenheim called the bet. Wahlbeck showed 86 for two pair and that’s when the fun began.

Oppenheim showed the table QQ. “Hey Mikey,” he said to Mike Matusow a table over. He showed him the queens and Matusow asked, “Did they hold up?” Oppenheim replied, “Of course not” and he threw them in the muck. As he got up, Oppenheim shouted an obscenity to Todd Brunson in jest. “That’s definitely a penalty,” Matusow said. Brunson began laughing and shot back, “Thanks buddy. How about I buy you another double shot before you drive home.” Everyone had a good laugh and Oppenheim took his leave from the tournament.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Todd Brunson,   David Oppenheim,   Eli Elezra,   Noah Boeken,   Eric Froehlich,   Brandon Adams,   Vitaly Lunkin

Level 6 Update: Ivey Doubles Up, Ho Takes Huge Pot

Jun 16, '09

Blinds: 400-800

Players Remaining: 158 out of 185

Chip Counts

1. Greg Mueller – 95,000
2. Shaun Deeb – 88,000
3. Lex Veldhuis – 74,000
4. Markus Golser – 74,000
5. Mike Sowers – 72,500
6. Maria Ho – 68,000
7. Mark Teltscher – 64,000
8. Josh Arieh – 58,500
9. Dustin Sitar – 56,000
10. Chino Rheem – 54,000

Average Stack: 34,049

Notable Eliminations:

Nick Schulman
Dustin Woolf
Mike Caro
Sam Grizzle
Nikolay Evdakov
Pat Bueno

Big Hands:

Duke Bests Ivey

With the board reading 1046Q, Phil Ivey fired 1,600 into the pot. Annie Duke then popped it to 3,200 and Ivey made the call. The river brought the 8 and Duke led out with 1,600. Ivey made the call and Duke turned over AQ for top pair and Ivey mucked his hand. He was down to 16,000 while Duke was cruising with 45,000.

Tran Forces Wahlbeck Out

Mimi Tran raised to 1,600 preflop and Ville Wahlbeck made the call. The flop came A96 and Tran fired out 800. Wahlbeck mucked his hand and he was around 24,000. Tran raked in the pot and improved her chip stack to
42,000.

Ho Flushes A Monster Pot

Maria Ho raised to 1,600 preflop and her opponent in seat 4 raised to 2,400. Ho made the call and the flop came 643. Ho checked and her opponent took the bait, firing 800. Ho raised to 1,600 and he proceeded to three-bet to 2,400. Ho made the call and the K came on the turn. Seat 4 bet 1,600 and Ho raised to 3,200. Seat 4 then three-bet again to 4,800 and Ho just called. The 5 came on the turn and Ho checked again. Seat 4 checked behind her and Ho showed Q10 for a flush and seat 4 mucked. Ho raked in the huge pot and she was over 60,000 after the hand.

Ivey Drops More Chips

On a flop of 1074, Phil Ivey led out for 800 and his opponent in seat 4 raised to 1,600. Ivey three-bet to 2,400 and seat 4 made the call. The turn brought the 6 and Ivey fired 1,600. Seat 4 called again and the river was the 5. Ivey decided to check and his opponent bet 1,600. After short thought, Ivey made the call and his opponent tabled 98 for the straight. Ivey gave a frustrated look and mucked his hand. He was down to just 6,200 after the hand.

Three Ducks On Two Trays For Robin Hood

After a flop of 1023, Barry Greenstein, Eli Elezra and another player were into the pot for 2,400 each. The turn brought the 3 and everyone checked. The 7 came on the river and Elezra fired 1,600. Greenstein then raised to 3,200 and the other player in the hand folded his hand. Elezra decided to call and Greenstein showed 22 for a full house and Elezra mucked. He was down to 25,000 while Greenstein was at 44,000.

Slick River For Lieu, Ivey Doubles Through

Annie Duke, Phil Ivey and Liz Lieu were in for 2,400 each preflop. The flop came down Q67 and Lieu fired 800. Ivey called and Duke mucked her hand. Lieu then fired 1,600 in the dark, putting pressure on Ivey’s short stack. The 8 came along and Ivey called the bet. Lieu bet 1,600 in the dark again before the K fell on the river. Ivey made the call and tabled AK for top pair on the river. Lieu grunted in disgust as she showed QJ. Ivey just smiled and doubled up to 15,500 after the hand.

Smith Throws Seidel Off His Boat

Erik Seidel raised to 1,600 from the cutoff and Gavin Smith three-bet to 2,400 from the button. Seidel called and both players checked the flop of AA4. They did the same after the A showed up on the turn and the river brought the 3. Smith fired 1,600 and Seidel called. Smith showed 1010 for a full house and Seidel mucked. Smith improved to 12,000 while Seidel was doing just fine with 40,000.

Lieu And Her Girlfriends Double Up

The player in seat 3 raised to 1,600 and Liz Lieu three-bet to 2,400. Her opponent called and the flop came Q74. Both players checked and the turn was the 7. Seat 3 bet 1,600 and Lieu raised all in for 1,700 total. Her opponent made the call and Lieu tabled QQ for a set of queens. Her opponent showed QJ and the river was the A, doing no harm to Lieu and she doubled to just under 10,000.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Annie Duke,   Barry Greenstein,   Mimi Tran,   Eli Elezra,   Gavin Smith,   Phil Ivey,   Ville Wahlbeck,   Maria Ho,   Liz Lieu

Level 3 Update: Elezra Doing Well

Jun 15, '09

Blinds: 200-400

Players Remaining: 183 out of 185

Chip Counts

1. Dario Minieri – 58,000
2. Shaun Deeb – 58,000
3. Markus Golser – 57,000
4. Sami Kelopuro – 50,000
5. Maria Ho – 49,000
6. Carlos Mortensen – 47,500
7. David Oppenheim – 46,000
8. Daniel Negreanu – 45,000
9. Dan Shak – 41,000
10. Lex Veldhuis – 41,000

Big Hands:

The Inner Darkness Of Hellmuth Prevails

The action folded around to Phil Hellmuth in late position and he raised to 800 preflop. One player came along for the ride and the players saw a flop. Before the dealer had the three cards in his hand to spread them onto the table, Hellmuth led out with 400 in the dark.

The flop then came down 543. Hellmuth’s opponent gave a slight grin and mucked his hand. Hellmuth raked in the pot and his stack was around 33,000 in chips.

Chino Excels

With more than 2,400 already in the pot and the board showing Q1025, Chino Rheem fired 800 into the pot and two players called him. Chino fired another bet after the river came down and his opponents lost their nerve and mucked. Rheem raked in the pot and he was around 33,000.

Eli Takes A Nice Pot

After the action was three-bet preflop, Eli Elezra and two other players saw a flop of KQ3. Action was checked to Elezra and he fired 400. His opponents both called and the turn brought the 2. Elezra fired 800 again into the pot and the player in seat 1 raised to 1,600. The player in seat 2 mucked and Elezra pushed right back, raising to 2,400. Seat 1 called and the river was the 3. Elezra fired another bet and his opponent mucked. Elezra tabled AQ and he raked in the pot, improving his chip stack to 38,000.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Eli Elezra,   Chino Rheem

Level 13 Update: Scotty Nguyen, Annie Duke, Erik Seidel Eliminated

Jun 16, '09

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Remaining: 42 out of 185

Chip Counts:

1. Matt Hawrilenko – 272,000
2. Ralph Perry – 180,000
3. Mario Ho – 178,000
4. Josh Arieh – 165,000
5. Jen Harman – 160,000
6. Pat Pezzin – 155,000
7. Steve Zolotow – 150,000
8. Ville Wahlbeck – 135,000
9. Greg Mueller – 135,000
10. Chad Brown – 120,000

Average Chip Count: 132,241

Notable Eliminations:

Scotty Nguyen
Shaun Deeb
Annie Duke
Erik Seidel

Big Hands:

Scotty Nguyen Eliminated

Scotty Nguyen and Greg Mueller were locked up in a pot with the former Main Event champion holding pocket queens against the four-five of Mueller. The former hockey player nailed a straight with his connectors, eliminating Nguyen in the middle the day.

Annie Duke Eliminated

Severely short stacked with only 3,500, Annie Duke bet the last of her remaining chips with the 99 and ran into the JJ of Kenny Hsiung. Duke failed to catch anything and was eliminated early.

Mimi Tran Hits Miracle, Criples Eli Elezra

On a board of AJ92, Eli Elezra checked to Mimi Tran who bet 8,000. Elezra check-raised to 16,000, enough to cover Tran. Tran looked disgusted and threw the last of her chips into the middle. Elezra tabled the A2, while Tran exposed the dominated KQ for a gutshot straight draw. Tran picked up her bag, got up, tucked her chair in and began walking away from the table. However, her exit was halted when the 10 fell on the river, giving her broadway. Tran doubled up to 50,000 and crippled Elezra, leaving him with 21,000.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Mimi Tran,   Greg Mueller,   Eli Elezra

Level 8 Update: Negreanu, Oppenheim, Froehlich Bust Before Night Is Done

Jun 16, '09

Blinds: 600-1,200

Players Remaining: 121 out of 185

Chip Counts

1. Josh Arieh – 108,000
2. Shaun Deeb – 106,000
3. Greg Mueller – 102,000
4. Pat Pezzin – 85,400
5. Barry Greenstein – 79,000
6. Lex Veldhuis – 79,000
7. Mike Sowers – 72,500
8. Steve Kim – 72,000
9. Maria Ho – 68,000
10. Todd Brunson – 68,000

Average Stack: 43,023

Notable Eliminations:

Eric Froehlich
Daniel Negreanu
Gavin Smith
Rob Hollink
Max Pescatori
Toto Leonidas
Mike Matusow
Liz Lieu
John Juanda

Big Hands:

Eric Froehlich Busted By Vitaly Lunkin

On a flop of 1067, Vitaly Lunkin bet 1,200 and Eric Froehlich raised to 2,400. Lunkin thought for a good amount of time and then raised to 3,600. Froehlich moved all in and Lunkin called.

Froehlich: A9
Lunkin: AQ

Lunkin had Froehlich dominated and the Q all but sealed Froehlich’s fate. He needed an eight to make a straight but the 7 on the river paired the board and Froehlich was eliminated. Lunkin was at 77,000.

Adams Drops A Pot

Brandon Adams raised to 2,400 and the player in seat 4 made the call. The flop came KKJ and Adams led out with 1,200. His opponent called and the turn was the 9. Both players checked and they did the same after the 6 fell on the river. Seat 4 showed A5 and it was good enough as Adams mucked. He was down to 70,000 in chips.

Negreanu Gets Short, Then Busts

On a flop of 957, the player in seat 2 bet 1,200 and Daniel Negreanu raised to 2,400. Seat 2 called and the 5 came on the turn. Seat 2 led out again, this time for 2,400. Negreanu immediately mucked and he was down to his last 8,000 in chips.

Later, Negreanu raised to 2,400 from middle position and was called by the player on the button. The flop came down AQ8 and Negreanu checked. His opponent bet and Negreanu called himself all in.

Negreanu: 55
Button: A4

Negreanu got outflopped and the 9 on the turn and 2 on the river offered no help to Negreanu who made his exit just before the end of day 1.

Boeken Gets Some Off Elezra

Eli Elezra raised to 2,400 preflop and Noah Boeken made it 3,600 to go. Elezra made the call and the flop came down 1064 and Elezra checked. Boeken fired 1,200 and Elezra mucked. He was down to 70,000 while Boeken was at 18,000.

Oppenheim Makes A Grand Exit

With the board reading J632, David Oppenheim called a bet of 2,400 by Ville Wahlbeck. The river brought the 8 and Wahlbeck said, “I raise” as he bet enough to put Oppenheim all in. “You raise?” Oppenheim said. Wahlbeck was having a little fun with his opponent and Oppenheim called the bet. Wahlbeck showed 86 for two pair and that’s when the fun began.

Oppenheim showed the table QQ. “Hey Mikey,” he said to Mike Matusow a table over. He showed him the queens and Matusow asked, “Did they hold up?” Oppenheim replied, “Of course not” and he threw them in the muck. As he got up, Oppenheim shouted an obscenity to Todd Brunson in jest. “That’s definitely a penalty,” Matusow said. Brunson began laughing and shot back, “Thanks buddy. How about I buy you another double shot before you drive home.” Everyone had a good laugh and Oppenheim took his leave from the tournament.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Todd Brunson,   David Oppenheim,   Eli Elezra,   Noah Boeken,   Eric Froehlich,   Brandon Adams,   Vitaly Lunkin

Level 6 Update: Ivey Doubles Up, Ho Takes Huge Pot

Jun 16, '09

Blinds: 400-800

Players Remaining: 158 out of 185

Chip Counts

1. Greg Mueller – 95,000
2. Shaun Deeb – 88,000
3. Lex Veldhuis – 74,000
4. Markus Golser – 74,000
5. Mike Sowers – 72,500
6. Maria Ho – 68,000
7. Mark Teltscher – 64,000
8. Josh Arieh – 58,500
9. Dustin Sitar – 56,000
10. Chino Rheem – 54,000

Average Stack: 34,049

Notable Eliminations:

Nick Schulman
Dustin Woolf
Mike Caro
Sam Grizzle
Nikolay Evdakov
Pat Bueno

Big Hands:

Duke Bests Ivey

With the board reading 1046Q, Phil Ivey fired 1,600 into the pot. Annie Duke then popped it to 3,200 and Ivey made the call. The river brought the 8 and Duke led out with 1,600. Ivey made the call and Duke turned over AQ for top pair and Ivey mucked his hand. He was down to 16,000 while Duke was cruising with 45,000.

Tran Forces Wahlbeck Out

Mimi Tran raised to 1,600 preflop and Ville Wahlbeck made the call. The flop came A96 and Tran fired out 800. Wahlbeck mucked his hand and he was around 24,000. Tran raked in the pot and improved her chip stack to
42,000.

Ho Flushes A Monster Pot

Maria Ho raised to 1,600 preflop and her opponent in seat 4 raised to 2,400. Ho made the call and the flop came 643. Ho checked and her opponent took the bait, firing 800. Ho raised to 1,600 and he proceeded to three-bet to 2,400. Ho made the call and the K came on the turn. Seat 4 bet 1,600 and Ho raised to 3,200. Seat 4 then three-bet again to 4,800 and Ho just called. The 5 came on the turn and Ho checked again. Seat 4 checked behind her and Ho showed Q10 for a flush and seat 4 mucked. Ho raked in the huge pot and she was over 60,000 after the hand.

Ivey Drops More Chips

On a flop of 1074, Phil Ivey led out for 800 and his opponent in seat 4 raised to 1,600. Ivey three-bet to 2,400 and seat 4 made the call. The turn brought the 6 and Ivey fired 1,600. Seat 4 called again and the river was the 5. Ivey decided to check and his opponent bet 1,600. After short thought, Ivey made the call and his opponent tabled 98 for the straight. Ivey gave a frustrated look and mucked his hand. He was down to just 6,200 after the hand.

Three Ducks On Two Trays For Robin Hood

After a flop of 1023, Barry Greenstein, Eli Elezra and another player were into the pot for 2,400 each. The turn brought the 3 and everyone checked. The 7 came on the river and Elezra fired 1,600. Greenstein then raised to 3,200 and the other player in the hand folded his hand. Elezra decided to call and Greenstein showed 22 for a full house and Elezra mucked. He was down to 25,000 while Greenstein was at 44,000.

Slick River For Lieu, Ivey Doubles Through

Annie Duke, Phil Ivey and Liz Lieu were in for 2,400 each preflop. The flop came down Q67 and Lieu fired 800. Ivey called and Duke mucked her hand. Lieu then fired 1,600 in the dark, putting pressure on Ivey’s short stack. The 8 came along and Ivey called the bet. Lieu bet 1,600 in the dark again before the K fell on the river. Ivey made the call and tabled AK for top pair on the river. Lieu grunted in disgust as she showed QJ. Ivey just smiled and doubled up to 15,500 after the hand.

Smith Throws Seidel Off His Boat

Erik Seidel raised to 1,600 from the cutoff and Gavin Smith three-bet to 2,400 from the button. Seidel called and both players checked the flop of AA4. They did the same after the A showed up on the turn and the river brought the 3. Smith fired 1,600 and Seidel called. Smith showed 1010 for a full house and Seidel mucked. Smith improved to 12,000 while Seidel was doing just fine with 40,000.

Lieu And Her Girlfriends Double Up

The player in seat 3 raised to 1,600 and Liz Lieu three-bet to 2,400. Her opponent called and the flop came Q74. Both players checked and the turn was the 7. Seat 3 bet 1,600 and Lieu raised all in for 1,700 total. Her opponent made the call and Lieu tabled QQ for a set of queens. Her opponent showed QJ and the river was the A, doing no harm to Lieu and she doubled to just under 10,000.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Annie Duke,   Barry Greenstein,   Mimi Tran,   Eli Elezra,   Gavin Smith,   Phil Ivey,   Ville Wahlbeck,   Maria Ho,   Liz Lieu

Level 3 Update: Elezra Doing Well

Jun 15, '09

Blinds: 200-400

Players Remaining: 183 out of 185

Chip Counts

1. Dario Minieri – 58,000
2. Shaun Deeb – 58,000
3. Markus Golser – 57,000
4. Sami Kelopuro – 50,000
5. Maria Ho – 49,000
6. Carlos Mortensen – 47,500
7. David Oppenheim – 46,000
8. Daniel Negreanu – 45,000
9. Dan Shak – 41,000
10. Lex Veldhuis – 41,000

Big Hands:

The Inner Darkness Of Hellmuth Prevails

The action folded around to Phil Hellmuth in late position and he raised to 800 preflop. One player came along for the ride and the players saw a flop. Before the dealer had the three cards in his hand to spread them onto the table, Hellmuth led out with 400 in the dark.

The flop then came down 543. Hellmuth’s opponent gave a slight grin and mucked his hand. Hellmuth raked in the pot and his stack was around 33,000 in chips.

Chino Excels

With more than 2,400 already in the pot and the board showing Q1025, Chino Rheem fired 800 into the pot and two players called him. Chino fired another bet after the river came down and his opponents lost their nerve and mucked. Rheem raked in the pot and he was around 33,000.

Eli Takes A Nice Pot

After the action was three-bet preflop, Eli Elezra and two other players saw a flop of KQ3. Action was checked to Elezra and he fired 400. His opponents both called and the turn brought the 2. Elezra fired 800 again into the pot and the player in seat 1 raised to 1,600. The player in seat 2 mucked and Elezra pushed right back, raising to 2,400. Seat 1 called and the river was the 3. Elezra fired another bet and his opponent mucked. Elezra tabled AQ and he raked in the pot, improving his chip stack to 38,000.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Eli Elezra,   Chino Rheem

Level 10 Update: Appleman Breaks 100k

Jun 11, '09

Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 35 out of 96

Chip Counts:

1. Roland de Wolfe – 200,000
2. John Juanda – 165,000
3. Vince Musso – 165,000
4. Eliyahu Levy – 105,000
5. Mickey Appleman – 105,000
6. Anton Allemann – 90,000
7. Bruno Fitoussi – 90,000
8. Doug Booth – 88,000
9. Farzad Bonyadi – 87,000
10. Mike Matusow – 81,000

Average Chip Count: 66,977

Notable Eliminations:

Daniel Alaei
Gus Hansen
Sam Grizzle
Andy Black
Eli Elezra
Shawn Buchanan
Shawn Sheikhan

Big Hands:

Buchanan Takes Some Off Juanda, Then Goes Bust

Shawn Buchanan raised to 3,400 before the draw and action folded to John Juanda in the big blind. He made the call and it was time to draw.

Draw: Juanda draws 1 card, Buchanan draws 1 card

Juanda checked after receiving his card and Buchanan fired another 3,400 into the pot. Juanda decided to call and Buchanan tabled 10-9-8-4-2. Juanda mucked and was down to 170,000 while Buchanan was at 56,000. Those chips would not last Buchanan long, however, as he would go bust later in the level.

Mueller Flexes The Muscle

The player in seat 4 raised to 3,800 and Jean-Robert Bellande made the call from the button. Greg Mueller was next to act in the small blind and he counted out some chips. He finally raised to 14,500 and everyone mucked. Mueller took the pot and he was around 80,000 while Bellande was at 124,000.

The Apple Falls On Elezra

Mickey Appleman raised to 3,600 before the draw and action folded around to Eli Elezra in the big blind. He elected to call and it was time to draw.

Draw: Elezra draws 1 card, Appleman draws 1 card

Elezra received his card and decided to check. Appleman quickly fired another 5,000 into the pot and Elezra mucked. He was down to 19,000 and would later be eliminated. Appleman was around 100,000.

Bueno Bests Pescatori

After the draw and with 10,000 already in the pot, Patrick Bueno fired 8,000 into the pot. Max Pescatori went into the tank but finally mucked. He was down to 48,000 while Bueno was up to 83,000.

Blackout

Andrew Black moved all in for his final 15,000 and Justin Smith was next to act. He repopped to 41,000 and everyone else folded. Smith took his change back and it was time to draw.

Draw: Black stands pat, Smith stands pat

Both players were happy with their holdings and Black showed an 8-7 low. Black’s happiness turned to sorrow, however, as Smith turned 8-6-5-3-2 for a better low and Black made his exit.

Player Tags: Mickey Appleman,   John Juanda,   Max Pescatori,   Greg Mueller,   Eli Elezra,   Shawn Buchanan,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Andy Black,   Patrick Bueno,   Justin Smith

Level 6 Update: Schneider, Baxter, Harman, Kassela Eliminated

Jun 11, '09

Blinds: 300-600 with a 150 ante

Players Remaining: 79 out of 96

Chip Counts:

1. John Juanda — 102,800
2. Vince Musso — 100,200
3. Roland de Wolfe — 84,000
4. Gus Hansen — 76,200
5. Doyle Brunson — 67,000
6. Michael Binger — 65,000
7. Mike Matusow — 65,00
8. Johnny Chan — 64,00
9. Bruno Fitoussi — 61,300
10. Amnon Filippi — 60,000

Average Chip Count: 36,455

Notable Eliminations:

Tom Schneider
Billy Baxter
Jennifer Harman
Frank Kassela

Big Hands:

Tom Schneider Eliminated by Ville Wahlbeck

Andy Bloch raises to 2,000 before the flop, Tom Schneider calls all in for 1,850 and Ville Wahlbeck calls behind him.

Bloch stands pat while both Schneider and Wahlbeck draw one card each.

Wahlbeck rakes the pot with a 10-8 low and Tom Schneider is eliminated from the tournament.

Billy Baxter Eliminated by Greg Raymer

Billy Baxter moves all in before the flop for 6,900 and Chino Rheem quickly calls him from the small blind. Greg Raymer re-shoves from the big blind for 26,250, and Rheem folds after a few minutes in the tank.

Raymer stands pat while Baxter draws two cards.

Raymer turns over a 9-7 low and Baxter throws his cards into the muck. Raymer rakes the pot and Baxter is eliminated from the tournament.

Jennifer Harman Eliminated by Jon Turner

In a three-way pot with Jon Turner and Layne Flack, Jennifer Harman was all in after the draw as Turner and Flack went at it for the side pot.

Turner bets 16,000 after the draw and Flack folds after a few minutes in the tank.

Turner turns over a J-10 low and Harman mucks her cards. Harman is eliminated from the tournament as Turner builds his stack up to 80,000 after this hand.

Frank Kassela Eliminated

Frank kassela raises to 1,500 from the cutoff and Eli Elezra reraises to 4,100 from the button. the player in seat 5 three-bets to 12,500 and Kassela quickly moves all in. Elezra folds and just as quickly, seat 5 calls; Kassela is covered.

Seat 5 stands pat, causing Kassela to draw one card as he open-mucks the 9. Kassela draws a pair of sevens, only to see that his original hand was good, should he also have chosen to stand pat. Seat 5 turns over a 9-8-7 low as Kassella would have had the 9-7 low. Regardless, Kassela is eliminated from the tournament.

Left In The Deck:

The remaining 79 players will take their last twenty-minute break of the night and return to Level 7 at approximately 1:00 am PDT.

Player Tags: Andy Bloch,   Eli Elezra,   John Turner,   Tom Schneider,   Jennifer Harman,   Ville Wahlbeck,   Chino Rheem,   Billy Baxter

Level 10 Update: Appleman Breaks 100k

Jun 11, '09

Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 35 out of 96

Chip Counts:

1. Roland de Wolfe – 200,000
2. John Juanda – 165,000
3. Vince Musso – 165,000
4. Eliyahu Levy – 105,000
5. Mickey Appleman – 105,000
6. Anton Allemann – 90,000
7. Bruno Fitoussi – 90,000
8. Doug Booth – 88,000
9. Farzad Bonyadi – 87,000
10. Mike Matusow – 81,000

Average Chip Count: 66,977

Notable Eliminations:

Daniel Alaei
Gus Hansen
Sam Grizzle
Andy Black
Eli Elezra
Shawn Buchanan
Shawn Sheikhan

Big Hands:

Buchanan Takes Some Off Juanda, Then Goes Bust

Shawn Buchanan raised to 3,400 before the draw and action folded to John Juanda in the big blind. He made the call and it was time to draw.

Draw: Juanda draws 1 card, Buchanan draws 1 card

Juanda checked after receiving his card and Buchanan fired another 3,400 into the pot. Juanda decided to call and Buchanan tabled 10-9-8-4-2. Juanda mucked and was down to 170,000 while Buchanan was at 56,000. Those chips would not last Buchanan long, however, as he would go bust later in the level.

Mueller Flexes The Muscle

The player in seat 4 raised to 3,800 and Jean-Robert Bellande made the call from the button. Greg Mueller was next to act in the small blind and he counted out some chips. He finally raised to 14,500 and everyone mucked. Mueller took the pot and he was around 80,000 while Bellande was at 124,000.

The Apple Falls On Elezra

Mickey Appleman raised to 3,600 before the draw and action folded around to Eli Elezra in the big blind. He elected to call and it was time to draw.

Draw: Elezra draws 1 card, Appleman draws 1 card

Elezra received his card and decided to check. Appleman quickly fired another 5,000 into the pot and Elezra mucked. He was down to 19,000 and would later be eliminated. Appleman was around 100,000.

Bueno Bests Pescatori

After the draw and with 10,000 already in the pot, Patrick Bueno fired 8,000 into the pot. Max Pescatori went into the tank but finally mucked. He was down to 48,000 while Bueno was up to 83,000.

Blackout

Andrew Black moved all in for his final 15,000 and Justin Smith was next to act. He repopped to 41,000 and everyone else folded. Smith took his change back and it was time to draw.

Draw: Black stands pat, Smith stands pat

Both players were happy with their holdings and Black showed an 8-7 low. Black’s happiness turned to sorrow, however, as Smith turned 8-6-5-3-2 for a better low and Black made his exit.

Player Tags: Mickey Appleman,   John Juanda,   Max Pescatori,   Greg Mueller,   Eli Elezra,   Shawn Buchanan,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Andy Black,   Patrick Bueno,   Justin Smith

Level 6 Update: Schneider, Baxter, Harman, Kassela Eliminated

Jun 11, '09

Blinds: 300-600 with a 150 ante

Players Remaining: 79 out of 96

Chip Counts:

1. John Juanda — 102,800
2. Vince Musso — 100,200
3. Roland de Wolfe — 84,000
4. Gus Hansen — 76,200
5. Doyle Brunson — 67,000
6. Michael Binger — 65,000
7. Mike Matusow — 65,00
8. Johnny Chan — 64,00
9. Bruno Fitoussi — 61,300
10. Amnon Filippi — 60,000

Average Chip Count: 36,455

Notable Eliminations:

Tom Schneider
Billy Baxter
Jennifer Harman
Frank Kassela

Big Hands:

Tom Schneider Eliminated by Ville Wahlbeck

Andy Bloch raises to 2,000 before the flop, Tom Schneider calls all in for 1,850 and Ville Wahlbeck calls behind him.

Bloch stands pat while both Schneider and Wahlbeck draw one card each.

Wahlbeck rakes the pot with a 10-8 low and Tom Schneider is eliminated from the tournament.

Billy Baxter Eliminated by Greg Raymer

Billy Baxter moves all in before the flop for 6,900 and Chino Rheem quickly calls him from the small blind. Greg Raymer re-shoves from the big blind for 26,250, and Rheem folds after a few minutes in the tank.

Raymer stands pat while Baxter draws two cards.

Raymer turns over a 9-7 low and Baxter throws his cards into the muck. Raymer rakes the pot and Baxter is eliminated from the tournament.

Jennifer Harman Eliminated by Jon Turner

In a three-way pot with Jon Turner and Layne Flack, Jennifer Harman was all in after the draw as Turner and Flack went at it for the side pot.

Turner bets 16,000 after the draw and Flack folds after a few minutes in the tank.

Turner turns over a J-10 low and Harman mucks her cards. Harman is eliminated from the tournament as Turner builds his stack up to 80,000 after this hand.

Frank Kassela Eliminated

Frank kassela raises to 1,500 from the cutoff and Eli Elezra reraises to 4,100 from the button. the player in seat 5 three-bets to 12,500 and Kassela quickly moves all in. Elezra folds and just as quickly, seat 5 calls; Kassela is covered.

Seat 5 stands pat, causing Kassela to draw one card as he open-mucks the 9. Kassela draws a pair of sevens, only to see that his original hand was good, should he also have chosen to stand pat. Seat 5 turns over a 9-8-7 low as Kassella would have had the 9-7 low. Regardless, Kassela is eliminated from the tournament.

Left In The Deck:

The remaining 79 players will take their last twenty-minute break of the night and return to Level 7 at approximately 1:00 am PDT.

Player Tags: Andy Bloch,   Eli Elezra,   John Turner,   Tom Schneider,   Jennifer Harman,   Ville Wahlbeck,   Chino Rheem,   Billy Baxter