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$2,000 No-Limit Hold'em - Level Two Recap

Jun 12, '08

Note: Players are currently on a 20-minute break.

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining: 1,060 of 1,344

Chip Counts:

Tom Dobrilovic - 16,000
Barry Greenstein - 10,000
John Little - 9,000
Alan Smurfit - 8,000
Freddy Deeb - 8,000
Jeff Madsen - 8,000
Theo Tran - 6,600

Eliminations:

Allen Kessler
Mark Seif
Chau Giang

Big Hands and Storylines:

Feldman Makes Gutsy Call

With the board J654, Peter 'Nordberg' Feldman bet 450 and was raised to 1,100. Feldberg thought for a minute before calling. The turn was the 8 and both players checked. Feldberg flipped over 33 and his opponent mucked. After the hand Feldman had about 8,000 chips.

Sklansky Goes All In to Take Down Pot

After a raise to 300, Theo Tran and David Sklansky call and the three see a flop of A86. The preflop raiser bets 600 and Tran folds. Sklansky asks how much he has left and then goes all in, risking 2,400 of his 3,000-chip stack. The player who must decide whether or not to risk all his chips says he has an ace and folds his hand. After the hand Sklansky has 5,000 chips, and Tran has over 6,000 chips.

Goldberg Wins with Ace High

Fred Goldbrg called an under the gun raise from the big blind and checked and called a bet of 400 on a 754. After deuces came on the turn and river both players checked, and Goldberg flipped over AK to win the pot. His opponent said he had overcards and a flush draw, but managed to miss all his outs both times.

Pillai Folds With Flush on Board

Shankar Pillai, who won a bracelet in no-limit hold'em last year, raised to 300 from the button and both blinds called. The flop was QJ4 and all three players checked. The blinds checked when the 6 came on the turn, and Pillai bet 300. The small blind called and the big blind folded. The 7 came on the river, putting a flush out on the board and the small blind bet out 500. Pillai folded, and was down to just 1,550 after the hand.

Player Tags: David Sklansky,   Peter Feldman,   Fred Goldberg,   Theo Tran,   Shankar Pillai

Level 1

Jun 06, '08

Blinds/Antes: 25-50 with 50-100 limits

Entrants: Approx. 866

Big Hands:

The Ups and Downs and In-Between's of Limit Hold'em

Before the flop, Kenna James raised it to 100 and received two callers. The flop came Q92. James bet 50 and had one caller. On the turn, James bet and his opponent quickly folded. James tabled A-Q for top pair top kicker, but had no diamond.

On another hand, James made it three bet it to 150 and was called by seat 9. The flop was KK10. James bet 50 and seat 9 raised to 100. James made the call and the turn came 5. James' opponent bet 100 and James folded. He was at 3,500 at that point.

On yet another hand, the board showed A727. A player bet 100 and James made the call. The river brought the K and was checked by the players. James showed AJ while seat 7 showed AJ. They each had two pair with a king kicker and they chopped the pot. James was around 3,750 after that hand.

Two Pair is Good

John Myung called a preflop raise to 100. The flop came 457. Seat 10 bet 50 and Myung popped it to 100. Seat 10 made the call. The turn was the K and Myung bet 100. He was called again. The river was the A and both players checked. Myung showed K7 for two pair and seat 10 mucked. Myung was around 3,900 after the hand.

Boyd Loses One Early

Dutch Boyd called a preflop raise to 100 and saw a flop of K93. Seat 8 bet 50 and Boyd raised it to 100. He was called. The turn was the 10 and both players checked. The 6 on the river was also checked and seat 8 showed 88. Boyd mucked and was down to around 2,700.

Goldberg the Masseuse

Fred Goldberg is sitting at table 18. A massage threrapist walked over to him. She offered him a massage as he was getting up. "I was gonna give you a massage," Goldberg said. Goldberg then gave in, saying "alright" as he turned his chair and sat back down to get a massage.

Player Tags: John Myung,   Kenna James,   Fred Goldberg,   Dutch Boyd

2,000 NLHE - Day 2 - Level 14

Jun 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 Ante

Players Left: 56 of 1,592

Chip Leaders:

Issam Abbas: 290,000
Mihai Manole: 280,000
Manelic Minaya: 226,000
Thong Tran: 220,000
Yan Chen: 210,000
Shannon Shorr: 208,000
Pawel Andrzejewski: 198,000
Kai Danilo Paulsen: 195,000
Andre De Montesquiou: 165,000

Average Stack: 113,714

Eliminations: John Myung

Big Hands:

Don't Get to Close to the Shorr, You May Drown

Level 14 belonged to Shannon Shorr. He entered the level with around 60,000. Through the next hour, he would gain a lot more.

With a flop showing 768, Pawel Andrzejewski moved all in, essentially putting Shorr all in. Shannon Shorr made the call and showed J7 for second pair. It was enough for the lead as Andrzejewski showed J10 for a gutshot straight draw and a backdoor flush draw. The turn brought the K, helping no one. The river was the 4 and Shorr doubled up to more than 150,000 in chips. Andrzejewski was down to just under 95,000 but would eventually get back to around 198,000.

A few hands later, Shorr called his opponent's all in bet after the flop came 6-7-8. Shorr showed 4-5 for a straight on the flop and eliminated another opponent, but he was not finished yet.

Neil Scott raised preflop to 8,000 total. Shannon Shorr had the button and reraised 21,000 more. Scott called and the flop came 533. Shorr bet 20,000 and Scott folded. That left Shorr with 207,000, nearly tripling what he had to start the level. Scott was eliminated a short time later.

J.C. Tran Steals the Blinds

The action folded around to Tran on the button who raised to 13,000. The blinds folded and Tran took the blinds and antes, improving his stack to around 60,000.

Goldberg Down

Andre De Montesquiou bet 25,000 after a flop of J64. Fred Goldberg went into the tank and decided to fold. His stack was down to around 50,000.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Fred Goldberg,   Shannon Shorr

2,000 NLHE - Day 2 - Level 12

Jun 05, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break. They will return at level 13 with the blinds at 1,500-3,000 with a 400 Ante.

Blinds/Antes: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 Ante

Players Left: 102 of 1,592

Chip Leaders:

Dustin Woolf: 150,000
Pawel Andrzejewski: 145,000
Joe Cutler: 136,500
Manelic Minaya: 132,000
Steven Etoch: 127,000
Nick Romano: 126,500
David Gent: 120,000
Richard Monroe: 116,000
Thong Tran: 115,000
Luke Vrabel: 110,000

Average Stack: 62,431

Big Hands:

Rolling Thunder

Thomas "Thunder" Keller raised to 5,000 preflop. The action folded to 0804 who pushed all in. Keller quickly glanced at his cards to make sure what he had, and made the call. Keller turned over KK and 0804 showed AJ. The board ran out 93QJ7 and Keller's cowboys held up.

Moments later, Keller raised from the button to 6,400. No one called and he stole the blinds and antes, which are worth a pretty penny at this stage in the tournament. Keller's stack was at around 60,000.

Goldberg Wins a Nice Pot

Under the gun, Fred Goldberg limped in. The action folded to the button who popped it to 4,000 total. The blinds mucked and Goldberg made the call. On the K65 flop, Goldberg led out with 4,500. The button called. On the turn, the 2 showed up and Goldberg fired a shot of 8,000. He was called again. On the K river, both players checked and Goldberg showed 99 for two pair and his opponent showed A6 for a lesser two pair. Goldberg took the pot of about 35,000 and his stack improved to 60,000.

Heads or Tails?

Pawel Andrzejewski raised to 5,000 preflop and John "Razor" Phan came over the top to 15,000 total. Andrzejewski made the call and the flop came J32. Andrzejewski took control of the hand with two simple words: "all in." Phan went into the tank, which he is becoming famous for. The clock was finally called and Phan had one minute to make a decision. Phan reached behind his chips many times, as if he was about to push his chips in. Finally, Phan took one of his black "100" chips and flip it. "Tails!" somebody at the table said. Apparently it was heads and Phan finally mucked his hand, sending a pot of over 40,000 toward Andrzejewski.

Fall From Grace

Theo Tran has had a rough patch. He started the day as chip leader, but has lost many big pots. With the board showing J76102, Kurosh Dejgosha made a bet, with the pot already well over 50,000. Tran tanked for a long time, finally grabbing a tower of yellow "1,000" chips and shoving them in the middle for the call. Dejgosha showed QJ for top pair and Tran mucked. With the loss, Tran's stack that once stood close to 150,000 was almost half gone as he sat with around 80,000.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Thomas Keller,   Fred Goldberg,   Theo Tran,   Pawel Andrzejewski

No Limit Hold'em - Level 9

Jun 03, '08

Blinds: 500/1000 with 100 ante

Players Left: 190 of 1592

Eliminations: Vivek Rajkumar

Big Hands:

Goldberg Shows Heart -- Sort Of

Jeff Goldberg faced his tournament life after a 1043 flop that pitted him against the small blind. Goldberg was faced with an all-in bet that would cost him his remaining 15,700 in chips, while another 20,000 was available in the pot. Goldberg finally announced "call" and was quickly asked by his opponent "do you have a heart?" Goldberg shook his head as he turned over JJ. The small blind then revealed that he was the one who needed a heart, holding J3. The 9 on the turn and 4 on the river kept Goldberg in the tourney while crippling his opponent.

Lisanti Busts A Pair of Pairs

Mike Lisanti scooped a monster pot when an initial raise to 3,500 was raised to 12,000 before Lisanti came over the top to go all-in for 32,800. Lisanti showed AK, and faced two all-ins, one with pocket sixes and another with pocket queens. The board ran out AJJ7A to allow Lisanti to scoop a 68,000 pot.

Littlefield Joins the Fun

Along with Lisanti at Table 2, Jeff Littlefield got into the act on the very next hand by raking in a 53,000 pot. Littlefield had his pocket 9s hold up on a board of K7643. The loser of that pot then suffered a tough elimination when his KK  fell to an AJ when the board came Q10938 for a straight.




 

Player Tags: Jeff Littlefield,   Fred Goldberg

2,000 NLHE - Day 2 - Level 14

Jun 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 Ante

Players Left: 56 of 1,592

Chip Leaders:

Issam Abbas: 290,000
Mihai Manole: 280,000
Manelic Minaya: 226,000
Thong Tran: 220,000
Yan Chen: 210,000
Shannon Shorr: 208,000
Pawel Andrzejewski: 198,000
Kai Danilo Paulsen: 195,000
Andre De Montesquiou: 165,000

Average Stack: 113,714

Eliminations: John Myung

Big Hands:

Don't Get to Close to the Shorr, You May Drown

Level 14 belonged to Shannon Shorr. He entered the level with around 60,000. Through the next hour, he would gain a lot more.

With a flop showing 768, Pawel Andrzejewski moved all in, essentially putting Shorr all in. Shannon Shorr made the call and showed J7 for second pair. It was enough for the lead as Andrzejewski showed J10 for a gutshot straight draw and a backdoor flush draw. The turn brought the K, helping no one. The river was the 4 and Shorr doubled up to more than 150,000 in chips. Andrzejewski was down to just under 95,000 but would eventually get back to around 198,000.

A few hands later, Shorr called his opponent's all in bet after the flop came 6-7-8. Shorr showed 4-5 for a straight on the flop and eliminated another opponent, but he was not finished yet.

Neil Scott raised preflop to 8,000 total. Shannon Shorr had the button and reraised 21,000 more. Scott called and the flop came 533. Shorr bet 20,000 and Scott folded. That left Shorr with 207,000, nearly tripling what he had to start the level. Scott was eliminated a short time later.

J.C. Tran Steals the Blinds

The action folded around to Tran on the button who raised to 13,000. The blinds folded and Tran took the blinds and antes, improving his stack to around 60,000.

Goldberg Down

Andre De Montesquiou bet 25,000 after a flop of J64. Fred Goldberg went into the tank and decided to fold. His stack was down to around 50,000.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Fred Goldberg,   Shannon Shorr

2,000 NLHE - Day 2 - Level 12

Jun 05, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break. They will return at level 13 with the blinds at 1,500-3,000 with a 400 Ante.

Blinds/Antes: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 Ante

Players Left: 102 of 1,592

Chip Leaders:

Dustin Woolf: 150,000
Pawel Andrzejewski: 145,000
Joe Cutler: 136,500
Manelic Minaya: 132,000
Steven Etoch: 127,000
Nick Romano: 126,500
David Gent: 120,000
Richard Monroe: 116,000
Thong Tran: 115,000
Luke Vrabel: 110,000

Average Stack: 62,431

Big Hands:

Rolling Thunder

Thomas "Thunder" Keller raised to 5,000 preflop. The action folded to 0804 who pushed all in. Keller quickly glanced at his cards to make sure what he had, and made the call. Keller turned over KK and 0804 showed AJ. The board ran out 93QJ7 and Keller's cowboys held up.

Moments later, Keller raised from the button to 6,400. No one called and he stole the blinds and antes, which are worth a pretty penny at this stage in the tournament. Keller's stack was at around 60,000.

Goldberg Wins a Nice Pot

Under the gun, Fred Goldberg limped in. The action folded to the button who popped it to 4,000 total. The blinds mucked and Goldberg made the call. On the K65 flop, Goldberg led out with 4,500. The button called. On the turn, the 2 showed up and Goldberg fired a shot of 8,000. He was called again. On the K river, both players checked and Goldberg showed 99 for two pair and his opponent showed A6 for a lesser two pair. Goldberg took the pot of about 35,000 and his stack improved to 60,000.

Heads or Tails?

Pawel Andrzejewski raised to 5,000 preflop and John "Razor" Phan came over the top to 15,000 total. Andrzejewski made the call and the flop came J32. Andrzejewski took control of the hand with two simple words: "all in." Phan went into the tank, which he is becoming famous for. The clock was finally called and Phan had one minute to make a decision. Phan reached behind his chips many times, as if he was about to push his chips in. Finally, Phan took one of his black "100" chips and flip it. "Tails!" somebody at the table said. Apparently it was heads and Phan finally mucked his hand, sending a pot of over 40,000 toward Andrzejewski.

Fall From Grace

Theo Tran has had a rough patch. He started the day as chip leader, but has lost many big pots. With the board showing J76102, Kurosh Dejgosha made a bet, with the pot already well over 50,000. Tran tanked for a long time, finally grabbing a tower of yellow "1,000" chips and shoving them in the middle for the call. Dejgosha showed QJ for top pair and Tran mucked. With the loss, Tran's stack that once stood close to 150,000 was almost half gone as he sat with around 80,000.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Thomas Keller,   Fred Goldberg,   Theo Tran,   Pawel Andrzejewski

No Limit Hold'em - Level 9

Jun 03, '08

Blinds: 500/1000 with 100 ante

Players Left: 190 of 1592

Eliminations: Vivek Rajkumar

Big Hands:

Goldberg Shows Heart -- Sort Of

Jeff Goldberg faced his tournament life after a 1043 flop that pitted him against the small blind. Goldberg was faced with an all-in bet that would cost him his remaining 15,700 in chips, while another 20,000 was available in the pot. Goldberg finally announced "call" and was quickly asked by his opponent "do you have a heart?" Goldberg shook his head as he turned over JJ. The small blind then revealed that he was the one who needed a heart, holding J3. The 9 on the turn and 4 on the river kept Goldberg in the tourney while crippling his opponent.

Lisanti Busts A Pair of Pairs

Mike Lisanti scooped a monster pot when an initial raise to 3,500 was raised to 12,000 before Lisanti came over the top to go all-in for 32,800. Lisanti showed AK, and faced two all-ins, one with pocket sixes and another with pocket queens. The board ran out AJJ7A to allow Lisanti to scoop a 68,000 pot.

Littlefield Joins the Fun

Along with Lisanti at Table 2, Jeff Littlefield got into the act on the very next hand by raking in a 53,000 pot. Littlefield had his pocket 9s hold up on a board of K7643. The loser of that pot then suffered a tough elimination when his KK  fell to an AJ when the board came Q10938 for a straight.




 

Player Tags: Jeff Littlefield,   Fred Goldberg

Fred Goldberg Doubles Up

Jul 13, '07

Fred Goldberg made a small raise from the button and was called by the big blind. The flop came down 8 7 2 and Goldberg moved all-in. His opponent thought for awhile before making the call with 9 9. Goldberg flipped up 7 7 for a flopped set. The turn was a J and the river was a 5. 

Fred Goldberg doubled up to $65,000 and is back in the thick of things.

Player Tags: Fred Goldberg

Tough Table

Jul 13, '07

One table that stands out in the room is occupied by:

Seat 1 - Kristy Gazes
Seat 2 - Kevin "BelowAbove" Saul
Seat 5 - Bill Gazes
Seat 8 - Fred Goldberg

Kevin Saul is the power house of the table holding over $275,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Kristy Gazes,   Bill Gazes,   Kevin Saul,   Fred Goldberg

John Gale vs. Fred Goldberg

Jul 11, '07

A player raises to $600 and John Gale makes the call.  Fred Goldberg raises to $2,600 from the button.  The original raiser folds and Gale makes the call.  The flop is 7 5 4, and Gale checks.  Goldberg bets $5,000 and Gale immediately raises all in for $8,000 more.  Goldberg mucks his hand and Gale takes the pot.  

Player Tags: John Gale,   Fred Goldberg

Fred Goldberg Doubles Up

Jul 13, '07

Fred Goldberg made a small raise from the button and was called by the big blind. The flop came down 8 7 2 and Goldberg moved all-in. His opponent thought for awhile before making the call with 9 9. Goldberg flipped up 7 7 for a flopped set. The turn was a J and the river was a 5. 

Fred Goldberg doubled up to $65,000 and is back in the thick of things.

Player Tags: Fred Goldberg

Tough Table

Jul 13, '07

One table that stands out in the room is occupied by:

Seat 1 - Kristy Gazes
Seat 2 - Kevin "BelowAbove" Saul
Seat 5 - Bill Gazes
Seat 8 - Fred Goldberg

Kevin Saul is the power house of the table holding over $275,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Kristy Gazes,   Bill Gazes,   Kevin Saul,   Fred Goldberg

John Gale vs. Fred Goldberg

Jul 11, '07

A player raises to $600 and John Gale makes the call.  Fred Goldberg raises to $2,600 from the button.  The original raiser folds and Gale makes the call.  The flop is 7 5 4, and Gale checks.  Goldberg bets $5,000 and Gale immediately raises all in for $8,000 more.  Goldberg mucks his hand and Gale takes the pot.  

Player Tags: John Gale,   Fred Goldberg

Play Concludes For The Night

Jun 28, '07

Play has officially ended for the night.  The bubble was burst after only three hands in the hand-for-hand period.  David Bach moved all in for his last $18,300, and he was called by the player in Seat 1 who had him exactly covered.  Bach had two pair, Kings and twos, but Seat One turned over Kings and eights for a better two pair. 

Carl Olson, Isabelle Mercier, Jeff Shulman, and Fred Goldberg were some of the pros to be eliminated in the last hour.  Shulman lost a race to Jamie Gold with pocket Jacks to Gold's A-Q.  Goldberg was the victim of a horrendous beat.  Goldberg moved all in on a flop of 10 5 4, and his opponent went deep into the tank.  Goldberg called the clock on him, and he called just as time was winding down.  Goldberg showed K K and his opponent tabled Q 10.  Goldberg's face dropped as the dealer dealt out the 10 on the turn.  The 5 fell on the river and Goldberg was eliminated in 82nd place just out of the money.

Congratulations were announced for Phil Hellmuth for his 62nd career World Series cash, and Men Nguyen was also lauded for this 59th career cash.  The tournament director's first announced that it was his 56th cash, and he was quick to correct him. 

Defending champion Jeff Madsen is still alive in the tournament, but he is on the short stack,  losing a pot to Justin Bonomo on the last hand of the evening.  Dutch Boyd, who won a short-handed bracelet last year, is among the chip leaders with close to $300,000, having raked a huge pot in a boat-over-boat situation.  Also still alive are Allen Cunningham, Joe Beevers, Ram Vaswani, Mark Vos, Scott Clements, and Tobey Maguire among others.

The players will return at 2pm tomorrow to play down to the final nine

Notable Chip Counts

Dutch Boyd	284,000
Bill Gazes	205,000
Ram Vaswani	185,000
Phil Hellmuth	180,000
Erik Friberg	175,000
Men "The Master" Nguyen	144,000
Mark Vos	140,000
Sam Grizzle	100,000
Roland de Wolfe	100,000
Sorel "Imper1um" Mizzi	98,000
Nick Schulman	97,000
Justin "ZeeJustin" Bonomo	90,000
Tobey Maguire	88,000
Tony G	87,000
Allen Cunningham	86,000
Jeff Madsen	76,000
Scott Clements	62,000
Phil Laak	61,000
Bill Edler	60,000
Hoyt Corkins	55,000
Jamie Gold	54,000
Eugene Todd	37,000
Tony Hachem	33,000
Amir Vahedi	33,000
Jon "pearljammer" Turner	32,300

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Men Nguyen,   Allen Cunningham,   Joe Beevers,   Phil Hellmuth,   David Bach,   Ram Vaswani,   Tobey Maguire,   Isabelle Mercier,   Scott Clements,   Jamie Gold,   Carl Olson,   Fred Goldberg,   Mark Vos,   Dutch Boyd,   Jeff Madsen

Heads Up Action

Jun 26, '07

Heads Up Begins
Play is underway

Fred Goldberg Wins Event #40
No Limit. Fred Goldberg limps on the button and Rene Mouritsen checks.  The flop comes J84, Mouritsen bets $40,000 and Goldberg makes it $140,000.  Mouritsen moves all in, and Goldberg insta-calls.  Mouritsen turns over 52 for the flush, but he is crushed by Goldberg's higher flush with 107.  The next two cards come 5K and Rene Mouritsen takes second place for $125,895.  Fred Goldberg wins event #40, $204,935 and a gold WSOP bracelet.

Player Tags: Fred Goldberg

Hour Two Update

Jun 26, '07

Blinds Raised
The blinds have been raised to $15,000-$30,000 in limit hold'em.

Michael Craig Eliminated 7th ($22,850)
Limit Hold'em.  Christoph Niesert raises and Muchael Craig reraises all in for $17,000 more.  Niesert tables AQ and has Craig's A8 dominated.  The board comes K53J6, eliminating Craig in 7th place for a $22,850 payout.

Joe Brandenburg Eliminated 6th ($30,418)
Joe Brandenburg raises from the small blind, and is reraised all in by Fred Goldberg.  Brandenburg makes the call with 87 and is ahead of Goldberg's 43.  The door card is the 4 and the rest of the flop is 55.  Goldberg takes the lead and holds it when the turn and river bring 10A.  Brandenburg is sent home in 6th place for a $30,418 payday.

Player Tags: Joe Brandenburg,   Michael Craig,   Fred Goldberg,   Christoph Niesert

13 Left

Jun 25, '07

We lost two players in the last hour and they happened to be the two biggest names that were left in the tournament.  Phil Gordon and J.C. Tran both bust made their exit's from the event in 15th and 14th respectively.  J.C. was the man who took out Phil Gordon only to be knocked out himself shortly after.  J.C. was crippled by going up against aces and falling short.  The very next hand he moved in over a late position raiser for his last $23,000.  His A-2 left him dominated by his opponents A-9.  The board was not help for J.C. and just like that, the tournament poker power house was sent to the rail.

The 13 remaining players probably didn't mind seeing these two players sent packing.  Fred Goldberg and Michael Craig are still playing decent stacks which should make for an interesting final table bubble.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Phil Gordon,   Michael Craig,   Fred Goldberg

Heads Up Action

Jun 26, '07

Heads Up Begins
Play is underway

Fred Goldberg Wins Event #40
No Limit. Fred Goldberg limps on the button and Rene Mouritsen checks.  The flop comes J84, Mouritsen bets $40,000 and Goldberg makes it $140,000.  Mouritsen moves all in, and Goldberg insta-calls.  Mouritsen turns over 52 for the flush, but he is crushed by Goldberg's higher flush with 107.  The next two cards come 5K and Rene Mouritsen takes second place for $125,895.  Fred Goldberg wins event #40, $204,935 and a gold WSOP bracelet.

Player Tags: Fred Goldberg

Hour Two Update

Jun 26, '07

Blinds Raised
The blinds have been raised to $15,000-$30,000 in limit hold'em.

Michael Craig Eliminated 7th ($22,850)
Limit Hold'em.  Christoph Niesert raises and Muchael Craig reraises all in for $17,000 more.  Niesert tables AQ and has Craig's A8 dominated.  The board comes K53J6, eliminating Craig in 7th place for a $22,850 payout.

Joe Brandenburg Eliminated 6th ($30,418)
Joe Brandenburg raises from the small blind, and is reraised all in by Fred Goldberg.  Brandenburg makes the call with 87 and is ahead of Goldberg's 43.  The door card is the 4 and the rest of the flop is 55.  Goldberg takes the lead and holds it when the turn and river bring 10A.  Brandenburg is sent home in 6th place for a $30,418 payday.

Player Tags: Joe Brandenburg,   Michael Craig,   Fred Goldberg,   Christoph Niesert

13 Left

Jun 25, '07

We lost two players in the last hour and they happened to be the two biggest names that were left in the tournament.  Phil Gordon and J.C. Tran both bust made their exit's from the event in 15th and 14th respectively.  J.C. was the man who took out Phil Gordon only to be knocked out himself shortly after.  J.C. was crippled by going up against aces and falling short.  The very next hand he moved in over a late position raiser for his last $23,000.  His A-2 left him dominated by his opponents A-9.  The board was not help for J.C. and just like that, the tournament poker power house was sent to the rail.

The 13 remaining players probably didn't mind seeing these two players sent packing.  Fred Goldberg and Michael Craig are still playing decent stacks which should make for an interesting final table bubble.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Phil Gordon,   Michael Craig,   Fred Goldberg

Hour One Recap

Jun 13, '07

The first hour got off to a very slow start. Of the first five hands, only one saw a flop. Notable players Daniel Negreanu and Erick Lindgren were likely feeling the pressure on them to win, while the other players likely just wanted to avoid going out first.  That  misfortune had to befall somebody however, and that somebody was Fred Goldberg.

Fred Goldberg Takes 9th ($9,828)

Around thirty hands into the final table, Daniel Negreanu raised preflop with the A K and was reraised by Fred Goldberg, who held J J. Staring Goldberg down, Negreanu said,  "I just don't believe you."  After a moment in the tank, Negreanu pushed and Goldberg quickly called. The flop brought the 7 7 8, no help to Negreanu.  The 2 on turn also improved neither player, and Goldberg was close to doubling up. The A dashed his hopes however, and sent him the to rail in 9th. ($9,828.) Negreanu raked in the pot and ended the hand as the chip leader, with around $550,000. 

Chop It Up

In the last hand of the level, Daniel Negreanu and Brandon Lee got involved in an interesting hand. Both players picked up pocket tens and saw the flop of Q 7 3, which gave Negreanu a diamond draw. Negreanu held the betting lead the whole way down, and Lee  continued to call him.  The turn brought the 8 and the river paired the board with the Q.  Once again Negreanu bet and Lee called, and they were both surprised to show down the same hand and chop the pot.

Blinds have gone up to $4,000-$8,000 with a $1,000 ante for level 2.  Make sure to check up on all the action every hour here at Carplayer.com.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Fred Goldberg

Second Round-Hour Four

Jun 12, '07

Heads Up
Table nine is the first table to make it to heads up play.
 
Erik Seidel
A player in seat 6 raises to $3,600 and Erik Seidel moves all in for his last $13,600.  The player in seat 6 makes the call and tables A10.  Seidel shows 1010 but the board comes 522A2 and Seidel is sent home.

This Is How You Win
With play three handed, Fred Goldberg moves all in for $28,400 in the dark.  He is called by a player in seat three with K3, and Goldberg flips over Q5.  Of course the board comes J9659 and Goldberg wins the hand.  He is now heads up, with the chip lead. 

Joe Sebok Eliminated
Joe Sebok has been eliminated after running into a set of sevens.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Joe Sebok,   Fred Goldberg