David Singer - Live Updates

David Singer Eliminated

Oct 28, '09

The 2007 Caesars Palace Classic champion, David Singer, has busted out of the tournament.

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Toto Leonidas Doubles Up

Oct 27, '09

On a board of 4325 Toto Leonidas moved all in for 29,375 and David Singer went into the tank. He eventually made the call and Leonidas flipped over J10. Singer showed down AJ and the river was dealt 4. Leonidas doubled up on the hand and Singer took a hit down to 4,700.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   David Singer

Former Champion Arrives

Oct 27, '09

Former Caesars Palace Classic Champion David Singer has arrived and is now playing next to Mike Leah. Last year’s winner, Hevad Khan, will not be making an appearance.

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David Singer Eliminated

Oct 28, '09

The 2007 Caesars Palace Classic champion, David Singer, has busted out of the tournament.

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Toto Leonidas Doubles Up

Oct 27, '09

On a board of 4325 Toto Leonidas moved all in for 29,375 and David Singer went into the tank. He eventually made the call and Leonidas flipped over J10. Singer showed down AJ and the river was dealt 4. Leonidas doubled up on the hand and Singer took a hit down to 4,700.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   David Singer

Former Champion Arrives

Oct 27, '09

Former Caesars Palace Classic Champion David Singer has arrived and is now playing next to Mike Leah. Last year’s winner, Hevad Khan, will not be making an appearance.

Player Tags: David Singer

Level 7 Update -- Hellmuth Arrives

Oct 22, '09

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Left: 180 of 267 (Approximately)

Average Chip Count 89,000

Chip Leaders

Chau Giang — 270,000
Mark Seif — 270,000
Scott Dorin — 230,000
Mike Matusow — 210,000
Chad Batista — 200,000
Poorya Nazari — 200,000
Markus Gonsalves — 200,000
Joe Elpayaa — 195,000
Eugene Katchalov — 190,000
Lee Markholt — 190,000

Card Player Chip Counts

Mike Matusow — 210,000
Barry Shulman — 116,000
Jennifer Harman — 82,000

Notable Eliminations:

David Grey
David Singer
Carlos Mortensen
Allen Cunningham
Jeff Madsen
David Williams

Level Summary:

Phil Hellmuth (pictured right) finally arrived to the tournament during the second level on day 2. He is seated at a table with Card Player POY contender Mike Leah and Daniel Alaei. Registration will remain open until the completion of the next level of play. Former world champion Chris Ferguson also joined the tournament during this last level.

Mark Seif made the largest chip gain during the level. His stack grew to 270,000 and he now shares the chip lead with Chau Giang. One of the largest hands of the level took place when Kido Pham was all in against David Baker. Pham held AK against the AQ of Baker. The board ran out 88245 and Pham doubled up to 92,000 with a flush. Baker dropped down to 84,000.

Three poker-playing Davids hit the rail during the level, as Singer, Williams, and Grey all hit the rail during the level.

Barry Shulman moved up to 116,000 after winning a pot off of Poorya Nazari with pocket queens in the hole.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Phil Hellmuth,   David Singer,   Barry Shulman,   David Grey,   David Williams,   Kido Pham,   David Baker

Level 4 Hour 2 Update: Chad Batista Eliminated

Jul 05, '09

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Chip Counts:

1. Jeff Lisandro — 135,200
2. Andy Seth — 110,000
3. Tsai Chen — 95,700
4. Hevad Khan — 84,000
5. Joe Hachem — 82,000
6. Amnon Filippi — 80,000
7. Marc Naalden — 80,000
8. Yan Chen — 80,000
9. Lee Watkinson — 78,000
10. Igor Borukhov — 76,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Matt Matros — 26,000

Notable Eliminations:

Al Barbieri
Chad Batista
Antonio Tarver

Big Hands

Gabe Thaler Doubles Up

Jeff Tims raises to 800 before the flop, Gabe Thaler calls from early position as does the player in the big blind. The flop comes Q104, Tims best 1,850, Thaler raises to 5,000, the big blind folds, Tims moves all in and Thaler calls all in.

Thaler: QQ
Tims: KJ

Thaler gets it in good with top set, Tims has an open-ended straight draw. The turn is the 6 and the river is the 5, no help to Tims as Thaler doubles through him to over 50,000 this hand.

Kevin Saul Doubels Through David Singer

Kevin Saul raises to 800 from the cutoff and David Singer rearaises to 2,900 from the big blind. Saul four-bets to 7,800 and Singer moves all in. Saul calls all in for 30,000+ ; Singer has him covered.

Saul: QQ
Singer: A5

Board: J9366

Singer flops the nut flush draw but fails to improve as Kevin Saul doubles up to over 60,000 in chips this hand, leaving Singer with just 50,000.

Chad Batista Eliminated

Chad Batista gets it all in pre-flop from the short stack for about 10,000.

Batista: A2
Opponent: AK

Board: K855J

Batista gets it in behind, and when his opponent pairs kings on the flop Batista needs to go runner-runner here to stay alive. The board fails to improve his hand and he is eliminated from the tournament.

Tehan Flops a Set, Doubles Up

After a series of pre-flop raises and reraises, Joe Tehan gets the rest of his chips(19,750) in the middle and is called by a single opponent.

Tehan: AA
Opponent: AK

Tehan flops top set with the case ace as his opponent makes top pair. The turn and river fail to help either player as Tehan doubles up to over 70,000 in chips this hand.

Howard Lederer Doubles Up

Howard Lederer gets it all in pre-flop against the player on the button.

Lederer: JJ
Button: AK

Board: 105329

Lederer’s pocket jacks hold up as he doubles to nearly 40,000 this hand.

Left in the Deck

Players are on a twenty-minute break and should return at approximately 10:40 pm PDT to begin the 5th and final level of the day.

Player Tags: Howard Lederer,   Gabriel Thaler,   David Singer,   Joe Tehan,   Kevin Saul,   Chad Batista

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 3 Update: Steve Billirakis atop Chip Counts

Jun 26, '09

Flop Games: 600-1,200
Stud Games: Ante — 300, Bring-In — 300, Completion — 1,200, Limits — 1,200-2,400

Note: Players are now on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 8 p.m.

Players Remaining: 95 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Steve Billirakis – 240,000
2. Justin Smith – 217,000
3. Bill Chen – 210,000
4. David Benyamine – 199,000
5. Chad Brown – 196,000
6. Jeff Lisandro – 188,000
7. Phil Ivey – 186,800
8. Daniel Negreanu – 185,000
9. Scotty Nguyen – 184,000

Big Hands:

Hold’Em

Two Bullets To The Head

The player in seat 6 raised to 2,400 preflop from the cutoff and the action was next on Justin Bonomo. He made it three bets to 3,600 and the blinds folded. Seat 6 made the call and the flop came down 1066.

Bonomo bet 1,200 after seat 6 checked. Seat 6 then check-raised to 2,400 and Bonomo just called. The turn was the 5 and seat 6 led out with 2,400. Bonomo made the call and the river was the 5. Seat 6 fired another 2,400 and Bonomo called. Seat 6 then showed AA and Bonomo mucked. Bonomo was at 130,000.

Steve Sung Gets Best of Andy Black

Steve Sung and Andy Black took a flop heads up of K34. Sung bet out 1200 and was raised to 2400 by black. The turn was the A and both players checked.

The river was the 8 and Sung bet 2400. Andy black tanked for a few moments before shrugging his shoulders and giving up the pot.

Omaha/8

Singer Gets Chopped Up

Three players were involved in a hand that saw a flop of A108. The player in seat 2 led out for 1,200 and David Singer raised to 2,400. David Benyamine made the call, as did seat 2. The turn was the 6 and action was checked to Singer. He bet 2,400 and Benyamine made the call. Seat 2 then raised to 4,800 and both opponents called.

The river was the 10 and seat 2 bet 2,400. Benyamine and Singer called and seat 2 turned over 5432 for the best low hand. Benyamine then showed down KQ109 for a set and the high half. Singer mucked and was left with nothing but the lint in his pockets. Benyamine was around 235,000 while Singer was at 122,000.

Ivey Vs. Hansen: Round 1 Goes to Ivey

Gus Hansen raised from early position and Phil Ivey defended from the big blind. The flop was K2J and Ivey checked and called 1200 from Hansen.

The turn was the 10 and Ivey checked, Hansen bet 2400 and was raised to 4800 by Ivey. Hansen made the call and both players checked when the 7 and Hansen was already motioning that he was going to muck his cards, conceding the pot to Ivey.

Ivey turned over AQ85 and took the pot.

Razz

Schulman Gets a River Fold, Wins Big Pot

Nick Schulman bet out on fourth street into three players and was raised to 2400 by his opponent. He made it three bets and raised to 3600 and he saw fifth street heads up.

Schulman: X-X-2-5-A
Seat 8: X-X-8-A-10

Schulman bet 2400 and was called by the player in seat 8.

Schulman: X-X-2-5-A-J
Seat 8: X-X-8-A-10-Q

Schulman bet 2400 and was called once again by his opponent. He bet 2400 again on the river and after a few moments of contemplation, his opponent mucked, giving the pot to Schulman.

Stud High

Lisandro Makes Two Pair to Best Matusow

Mike Matusow and Jeffrey Lisandro are heads up in a pot on fifth street. Lisandro bet 2400 and Matusow called. They went to sixth street with their boards looking like this.

Matusow: X-X-J-9-7-Q
Lisandro: X-X-K-6-8A

On the river Lisandro bet 2400 again and Matusow took a few moments before putting in the chips that indicated a call. Lissandro showed K-6--5 in the whole, good for two pair and the pot.

Stud/8

Chopping With Johnny Chan

Picking up the action on fourth street, James Van Alstyne and Johnny Chan were mixing it up in a hand.

Chan: X-X-84
Van Alstyne: X-X-2A

Van Alstyne bet 1,200 and Chan made the call.

Chan: X-X-844
Van Alstyne: X-X-2A5

Chan paired up and fired 2,400. Van Alstyne stuck around.

Chan: X-X-844A
Van Alstyne: X-X-2A5J

Chan bet another 2,400 and Van Alstyne called again. The river was dealt and both players decided to check. Chan then turned over (K63) for an 8-low. Van Alstyne tabled (JJ-X) for a pair of jacks and the high end of the pot. Chan was at 200,000 after the pot.

Negreanu and Antonius Chop Big Pot

On fifth street, Daniel Negreanu, Patrik Antonius, and Tong G put three bets into an already bloated pot. All three go to sixth street with their boards looking like this.

Tony G: X-X-5-8-10-A
Neagreanu: X-X-A-K-K-A
Antonius: X-X-7-2-3-8

Negreanu bet out 2400 on sixth and was met with a raise from Antonius. Tony G tanked for a long while before showing his cards to the player next to him and folding.

“Rolled up fives?” asked Negreanu. “I already knew that.”

Neagreanu calls the bet from Antonius and checks and calls a river bet. Negreanu shows the A-2-3 in the hole, making aces full of kings and Antonius showed 8 3 4, making two pair and a low. Antonius took the low half and Neagreanu took the high half, as they split Tony G’s chips.

Player Tags: Antanas Guoga,   Daniel Negreanu,   David Benyamine,   Mike Matusow,   David Singer,   Johnny Chan,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   James Van Alstyne,   Patrik Antonius,   Justin Bonomo,   Nick Schulman

End of Day 1: Michael Brummelhuis Secures Late-Night Chiplead

Jun 24, '09

Day 1 of Event no. 45 – $10,000 World Championship of Pot-Limit Hold’em is in the books and Michael Brummelhuis of the Netherlands leads the way with 330,200 in chips, followed not so closely by such notable players as Toto Leonidas, Luke Staudenmaier, David Pham, Eric Bladwin, Mike Kamran, Kirill Gerasimov, Chris Moore, Justin Young, Erik Seidel, Issac Haxton, Marco Johnson, Florian Langmaan and Burt Boutin, all of whom have more than 100,00 in chips the last time we checked. Defending Champion, Nenad Medic is still in the field as well, and with a healthy chip stack of just under 100,000.

Notable players that would not be so lucky to advance beyond Day 1 include Chris Ferguson, Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan, Barry Greenstein and Peter Eastgage, to name a few.

With 275 total entrants in this event, just 85 players made it through the night, and they will return to the Rio at 2:00pm PDT to begin Day 2, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for all of the action from this marquee event.

Blinds: 1,000-2,000

Players Remaining: 85 out of 275

Chip Counts:

1. Michael Brummelhuis — 330,200
2. Toto Leonidas — 241,100
3. Kirill Gerasimov — 213,200
4. Darryll Fish — 209,100
5. Masaaki Kagawa — 194,900
6. David Pham — 187,500
7. Kwang Lee — 182,400
8. Michael Kamran — 180,000
9. Tim Kahlmeyer — 178,300
10. John Kabbaj — 176,800

Average Chip Count: 97,058

Notable Eliminations:

David Singer
Scott Seiver
Mike Sowers
Yevginiy Timoshenko
Adam Geyer
Barny Boatman
Pat Bueno
Ivan Demidov
Hoyt Corkins

Big Hands:

David Singer Eliminated by Mike Kamran

Singer started this hand with 79,000; Kamran with 81,000.

David Singer raises to 4,400 from middle position and Mike Kamran raises to 11,500 from the button. Singer reraises the size of the pot (41,300) and Kamran moves all in; he barley has Singer covered. Singer calls and both players turn over their cards.

Singer: AK
Kamran: AA

Board: QQ397

Singer fails to improve as Kamran’s aces hold up. Mike Kamran eliminates David Singer from the tournament and brings his stack up to 160,000 this hand.

Vanessa Rousso Quadruples Up

Lee Markholt raises to 4,000 from the cutoff and gets three callers; Nam Le (button), Vanessa Rousso (small blind) and Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier (big blind).

The flop comes J98, and action folds around to Nam Le who bets 12,500. Rousso moves all in in for 16,500, Elky calls, Markholt folds and Nam Le calls.

Rousso: 108
Nam Le: 99
Elky: X – X

Rousso flops the nut straight while Nam Le flops middle set. The turn is the 7 and the river is the 4 as Vanessa Rousso all but quadruples up to 64,000 this hand.

Corkins Eliminated by Langmaan

With just about 30,000 already in the pot on a board of 10923, Hoyt Corkins moves all in for 30,000 on the turn.

Florian Langmaan tanks for several minutes before the clock is called. Langmaan ultimately makes the call with top pair (J10) as Corkins turns over pocket aces (AA).

The river is the 10, giving Langmaan trips and the pot. Hoyt Corkins is eliminated from the tournament with just minutes to go before the end of the night.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Lee Markholt,   Nam Le,   David Singer,   Vanessa Rousso,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Michael Kamran,   Florian Langmann,   Michiel Brummelhuis

Level 12 Update: David Singer, Chris Ferguson Eliminated

Jun 19, '09

Ante: 700
Low Card: 1000
Completion: 3,000
Limits: 3,000-6,000

Players Remaining: 54 out of 164

Chip Counts:

1. Tuan Le – 290,000
2. Scotty Nguyen – 204,000
3. Jeff Lisandro – 191,000
4. Tony Rivera – 168,000
5. Tom Schneider – 168,000
6. John Hennigan – 147,000
7. Dario Minieri – 135,000
8. Nick Schulman – 135,000
9. Dutch Boyd – 127,000
10. Lyle Berman – 112,000

Average Chip Count: 91,111

Notable Eliminations:

David Singer
Sabyl Cohen-Landrum
James Van Alstyne
Toto Leonidas
Huck Seed
Daniel Alaei
Chris Ferguson
David Sklansky

Big Hands:

Chris Ferguson Triples Up, Eliminated Shortly After

Chris Ferguson was all-in against Lyle Berman and Tom Schneider.

Ferguson: (Q2)QKK10(2)

Berman: X-X-K7A6-X

Schneider: X-X-45JJ-X

Ferguson was able to scoop the pot with his two pair, kings and queens. Schneider took the side pot against Berman with jacks and fours. Ferguson was up to 35,100 before being eliminated not long after.

John Juanda Short Stacked, Then Triples Up

John Juanda, the hand after being the odd man out in a large three-way pot against Tuan Le and Joe Tehan, was all-in against David Benyamine and Tuan Le. John was short after losing the large pot the hand earlier, but found redemption on the next hand.

Their cards:

Juanda: X-X-34AA-X

Benyamine: X-X-23Q5-X

Tuan Le: X-X-72103-X

After betting between Le and Benyamine for a sidepot, John Juanda exposed two spades in the hole to take the high with a flush. There was no low out there and Juanda scooped the entire pot. The four-time bracelet winner is up to 76,000 now.

David Singer Eliminated

On third street David Singer was all-in against Alex Jung.

Their cards:

Singer: (510)109A8(8)

Jung: (67)95K4(A)

Jung ended up with an ace-high flush and a low to scoop the entire pot.

Left In The Deck:

The players are now on a dinner break.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   John Juanda,   Tuan Le,   David Benyamine,   David Singer,   Tom Schneider,   Lyle Berman,   Joe Tehan,   Alexander Jung

Event No. 20 Begins at Noon on Tuesday

Jun 09, '09

Event No. 20 ($1,500 pot-limit hold’em) will begin at noon on Tuesday, June 9. Players will begin with 4,500 in tournament chips and blinds will begin at 25-50. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 90-minute dinner break after level 6 on day 1. Here is a look at the schedule for the event:

Tuesday, June 9, noon: Day 1 (play 10 levels)
Wednesday, June 10, 2 p.m.: Day 2 (play down to final table)
Thursday, June 11, 2 p.m.: Final Table

In 2008 this event attracted 713 players and the champion was David Singer, who took home $214,122 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you a summary of the action at the dinner break and end of play each day for this event.

Player Tags: David Singer

Level 8 Update: Matusow and Ivey Eliminated

Jun 05, '09

Level Structure:

2-7 triple draw, limit hold’em, and Omaha 8OB: 600-1,200 blinds and 1,200-2,400 limits

7-card stud, razz, and 7-card stud 8OB: 300 ante, 300 bring-in, with a 1,200 completion and 1,200-2,400 limits

no-limit hold’em and pot-limit Omaha: 300-600 blinds with a 150 ante

NOTES: Games change every eight hands. Two players will be forced to sit out during 2-7 triple draw each hand.

Players Remaining: 144 out of 194

Chip Counts:

1. Daniel Negreanu – 110,000
2. Jimmy Fricke – 86,000
3. Vanessa Rousso – 85,000
4. Nick Schulman – 78,000
5. Steve Sung – 74,000
6. David Singer – 74,000
7. James Van Alstyne – 70,000
8. Dario Minieri – 68,000
9. Andy Bloch – 62,000
10. Brandon Adams – 61,000

Average Chip Count: 40,138

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Ivey
Mike Matusow
Noah Schwartz

Big Hands:

Stud

No Justice For Mikey, Matusow One Outed And Is Eliminated

David Pham: X-X-J8
Mike Matusow: X-X-QA

Matusow bet 1,200 and Pham made the call.

David Pham: X-X-J88
Mike Matusow: X-X-QA6

Pham checked after pairing up and Matusow fired 2,400. Pham made the call.

David Pham: X-X-J88K
Mike Matusow: X-X-QA69

Matusow fired another bet of 2,400 and Pham pounced, raising to 4,800. Matusow thought for a while before calling himself all in. “You got three eights David?” Matusow asked. Pham did not as he turned over K9 for kings up, much to the delight of Matusow who showed AQ for aces up. Matusow needed to dodge the K, the last king left as someone folded the K at the start of the hand. Pham glanced at his card and announced that it had paint. Sure enough, he showed the case king and Matusow was in shock. “I just got one outed after playing for nine hours,” Matusow said as he turned over the 5 and he made his exit.

Omaha 8

Singer Drops One

On a board showing Q82J, David Singer fired 2,400 and the player in seat 6 made the call. The river brought the 8 and Singer fired another 2,400. His opponent made the call and Singer showed J932 for Jacks up, but his opponent tabled KJ1010 for the same hand but with a higher kicker. He raked in the pot and Singer was down to 58,000.

Triple Draw

Toto Picks Up A Pot

Toto Leonidas three bet the action to 3,600 before the second draw and Chau Giang made the call along with seat 6. On the second draw, each player drew one card and Leonidas bet 2,400. Both opponents made the call. On the third draw, Leonidas stood pat while his opponents each took one card. Everyone checked after the final draw and Leonidas tabled 85432 for an eight-low. Giang and seat 6 mucked and Leonidas was around 16,000 while Giang was down to 30,000.

King High Good Enough, Madsen Takes One Off Sung

Prior to the first draw, Jeff Madsen three-bet to 3,600 and Steve Sung made the call. Both players drew two cards on the first draw and then they both checked. Sung then took one card on the second draw while Madsen elected to take two cards. Sung then fired 2,400 before Madsen even got his cards. Madsen called and then both players took one card on the final draw. They both checked and Madsen flashed the K expecting Sung to show something better. Sung then flashed the A and mucked his hand after Madsen revealed the rest of his hand, 8743. He took down the pot with king-high and he was at 22,000 while Sung was doing just fine with 63,000.

Player Tags: David Pham,   Toto Leonidas,   Mike Matusow,   David Singer,   Chau Giang,   Jeff Madsen

Yevgeniy Timoshenko Takes Chip Lead

Apr 22, '09

Yevgeniy Timoshenko was all in on a board reading 8 3 3 2 Q and David Singer called. Timoshenko showed Q 3 for a full house and Singer mucked.

After the hand, Singer was down to about 200,000 while Timoskenko took the chip lead with 2,330,000.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: David Singer,   Yevgeniy Timoshenko