J.C. Tran
Hometown: Sacramento
Country of Origin: United States 
Career Titles
Career Cashes
2009 POY Rank
15
105
56 (2268 points)
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J.C. Tran - Live Updates
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| Oct 05, '09 | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT London - Season VI | PokerStars EPT London Main Event | 4 | + |
J.C. Tran is Flushed AwayOct 05, '09
After about a minute, Tran called off his last 125,000 or so and saw the bad news when his opponent showed A Tran was eliminated, finishing the tournament in 50th place. Player Tags: J.C. Tran Tran Takes Pot Off GermanOct 04, '09
Chip counts to follow. Player Tags: J.C. Tran |
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| Oct 04, '09 | 2009 PokerStars.com EPT London - Season VI | PokerStars EPT London Main Event | 3 | + |
J.C. Tran is Flushed AwayOct 05, '09
After about a minute, Tran called off his last 125,000 or so and saw the bad news when his opponent showed A Tran was eliminated, finishing the tournament in 50th place. Player Tags: J.C. Tran Tran Takes Pot Off GermanOct 04, '09
Chip counts to follow. Player Tags: J.C. Tran |
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| Jul 13, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 6 | + |
Level 23 Hour 1 Update: J.C. Tran EliminatedJul 13, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 107 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,120,000 Average Chip Count: 1,694,087 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 2,505,000 Notable Eliminations: 108. J.C. Tran – $40,288 Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour: - Jeff Shulman has been moved to a new table with Joe Sebok, James Akenhead, and Fabrice Soulier. Shulman is down a little bit to 2,505,000. - Antonio Esfandiari has moved down to 2.225 million. - Nichoel Peppe dropped down to 800,000 when she ran into aces. - Wesley Ismay has jumped up to 3.65 million. - Joseph Ward doubled up to 2.4 million. - Eugene Kathchalov doubled up to 3.6 million. - Kent Goulding eliminated two opponents in the same hande to grow his stack to 2.1 million. Big Hands:
Antonio Esfandiari Builds Stack Antonio Esfandiari bet 60,000 preflop and was called by an opponent to his immediate left and the big blind. The flop came K
Nichoel Peppe at Risk Nichoel Peppe raised preflop from middle position and was reraised by James Akenhead in the big blind. Peppe made the call leaving herself with only 594,000 behind. The flop came 10 Fabrice Soulier Running Hot On a flop of Q James Akenhead Eliminates Opponent James Akenhead raised from the button and Randy Propson moved all in from the small blind. Akenhead made the call for the tiny all in and tabled the J
J.C. Tran Eliminated in 108th Place ($40,288) Dennis Phillips raised preflop and J.C. Tran called from the big blind. Both players saw a flop of 10 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Antonio Esfandiari, Fabrice Soulier, James Akenhead Level 21 Hour 2 Update: Hachem And Eastgate Get InvolvedJul 13, '09 Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break and play will commence at 2:20 PDT. Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 151 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,100,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 2,100,000 Average Chip Count: 1,290,198 Notable Eliminations: 162. Cole South — $36,626 Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour - Adam York doubled up to 840,000 through Nichoel Peppe. Peppe was knocked down to 920,000 after handing her chips over to York. - Vesa Leikos was eliminated by Joe Serock. Serock grew his stack to 1.7 million with the knockout. - Anh Van Nguyen cracked the aces of Steven Begleiter with a stright to move up to just under 2 million. Begleiter was left with 2.5 million after the hand. - Dennis Phillips check-called a bet of 160,000 from the cutoff. The river completed a possible flush and Phillips quickly checked. The cutoff went into the tank for minutes and finally checked. Philips exposed just a pair of eights to take the pot. He is at 1,210,000. Big Hands:
Fabrice Soulier raised from the cutoff to 47,000 and Seth Thomsen moved all in for 302,000. Soulier thought for a few moments before deciding to make the call. Thomsen turned over K The flop was gave Thomsen a few extra outs as it fell A Affleck Takes out Jensen Benjamin Jensen open shoved all in for his last 243,000 and was called by Matt Affleck. Jensen was in good shape when he turned up A The flop didn’t contain a jack as came 7 Prahlad Friedman Doubles Up Prahlad Friedman raised to 40,000 and Jesse Haabak put in another raise to 125,000. Friedman moved all in for his last 269,000 and was called by Haabak. Haabak made the call and showed A The board ran Q
Phil Iver and his opponent saw a flop of Q He took a stab at the pot with a bet of 50,000 and his opponent mucked. Ivey raked in the pot and has started the day with a positive note, improving his chip stack to 1.7 million. Adam Lattimer Knocked Out Billy Kopp raised to 42,000 from under the gun and Adam Lattimer made it 150,000 to go. Kopp then moved in for 366,000 and Lattimer called, putting himself all in. Kopp turned over A The board ran out A
Peter Eastgate raised to 44,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Joe Hachem in the big blind. He made the call and the flop came down 8 Hachem then tabled 5 Cole South Eliminated Cole South moved all in on the flop with ace-king but ran into his opponent’s pocket aces. The turn and the river never gave South any help and he was eliminated, taking home $36,626 for his efforts.
Dennis Phillips raised to 42,000 from under the gun and J.C. Tran made the call from the hijack. The two players saw a flop of J The river was the 7 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Prahlad Friedman, Fabrice Soulier, Phil Ivey, Joe Hachem, Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Matt Affleck Level 20 Hour 2 Update: Tom Lutz Eliminated In 3.7 Million PotJul 12, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 185 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,000,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 1,053,081 Notable Eliminations: Tom Lutz Big Hands:
Claudio Baptista moved all in before the flop and Phil Ivey made the call. Baptista tabled 9 The flop came down A Reed Hensel Knocks Out Mark Fisher After a raise of 32,000 preflop, the action was on Reed Hensel in the cutoff. He reraised to 110,000. Mark Fisher moved in for 535,000 from the big blind. The original raiser folded but Hensel made the call. Fisher tabled Q
Tom Lutz got involved in the biggest pot of the tournament during the last level, totaling 2.5 million. He just broke that record on his bustout hand. After a flop of 9 The turn was the 8 Estelle Denis Moves In On J.C. Tran, Gets Her Cards Mucked By Dealer J.C. Tran raised from middle position and the action was on Estelle Denis. She moved all in and the action was back on Tran. However, as everyone mucked their hands, the dealer grabbed Denis’ hand and put it in the muck. The floor was called over and it was ruled that a player is responsible for protecting their hand. There was mercy shown, however, as the staff only required her to call Tran’s raise instead of surrendering her entire stack. After that mess, she was down to 110,000. Stokes Slips, Loses Chips to Patchell Joey Lawrence made it 30,000 and was called by Joel Patchell. When the action got to Jamin Stokoes, put in another raise to 100,000. Lawrence found the fold button, but Patchell called. The flop was K Stokes showed A Zackey Continuing Hot Run of Cards With 300,000 already found in the pot on a flop of Q Wilson showed J
We caught up with the hand as the chips were being shipped J.C. Tran’s way. Tran moved all in for about 400,000 and was called by Nasr El Nasr. Tran held A The top pair was apparently good as Nasr’s hand was already in the muck. With the double up, Tran was around 800,000. Nick Schulman Busts Marc Etienne McLaughlin raised to 28,000 from the cutoff and Nick Schulman repopped to 96,000 from the button. McLaughlin put Schulman all in and the call was made. McLaughlin showed A The board ran out 8
Adam Sanders moved all in preflop and Antonio Esfandiari made a quick call. Sanders tabled 10 The flop came down K Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Ivey, Nick Schulman, Mark Fisher, Reed Hensel, Tom Lutz, Claudio Baptista Level 19 Hour 1 Update: Eastgate Doubles UpJul 12, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 274 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Affleck – 2,100,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 624,423 Notable Eliminations: Kevin Saul Big Hands:
On a flop of 7 Eastgate showed K Morgan Calls It On The River After the board had run out K “I’ve got a five,” seat 7 said. Morgan responded by flipping over Q
Dan Harrington raised to 26,000 from middle position and the button made the call. The small blind also came along and the flop came down K Hinkle Loses Some Chips to O’Malley On a flop of K The river was the J “Slowroll,” said Hinkle as O’Malley raked the pot. Tran Flops a Set, Wins the Minimum J.C. Tran called a preflop raise and so did the player on the button. They saw the flop three-ways and it fell 8 Tran was about to muck his cards when he decided to give the table a free look and show the 9 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Jordan Morgan, Peter Eastgate, Blair Hinkle Level 18 Hour 2 Update: J.C. Tran Doubles UpJul 12, '09 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 305 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Affleck – 2,100,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 624,423 Notable Eliminations: David Levi Big Hands:
After Nasr El Nasr raised to 20,000 preflop, J.C. Tran raised all in for his last 109,000. Steven Doebler was next to act and repopped to 200,000 total. Nasr folded and the cards were turned up. Doebler tabled A David Levi Busts David Levi moved all in for his last 30,000 preflop with 70,000 already in the pot. He was called by the Clayton Newman. Levi turned over A The flop came down K
After David Benyamine and David McLarthy both put 17,000 into the pot preflop, the flop dropped 6 The river was the 5
We weren’t able to get close enough to the action since Jeff Shulman is at the feature table, but somehow he had eliminated Andy Black from the tournament and doubled up to 640,000 in chips. Ludovic Lacay Busts Another Ludovic Lacay called the all in of Shawn Pilot and showed 8 The board ran out 4 Sorel Mizzi Eliminated Sorel Mizzi got all of his chips in the middle with A The 10
There was a raise to 20,000 and Jamin Stokes opted to flat-call. The action got to Kara Scott and she decided to make it 100,000 total. The original raiser got out of the way and action was back to Stokes, who thought for 30 seconds before moving all in. Scott made the call and showed A The board ran out 3 Crowe’s Kings Trump Taylor’s Jacks We were unable to catch when all the money went in, but Owen Crowe doubled through Brian Taylor with pocket kings against pocket jacks on a board that read 7 “I didn’t want to play a big pot yet,” said Crowe. “But then I figured I had two kings, so I would.”
After a flop of 10 The turn was the 6 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, David Levi, Jeff Shulman, David Benyamine, Noah Boeken, Owen Crowe, Sorel Mizzi, Ludovic Lacay, Kara Scott, Nasr El Nasr Level 16 Hour 2 Update: Money Bubble BurstsJul 11, '09 Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 571 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,700,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 270,000 Average Chip Count: 335,318 Notable Eliminations: Kristy Gazes Big Hands:
Joe Hachem raised to 15,000 preflop and Peter Eastgate made the call from the big blind. The flop then fell A Eastgate then tabled Q Bobby Baldwin Still Alive With a flop showing K The turn was the 5
J.C. Tran raised to 13,000 and Lou Diamond Phillips made the call from the big blind. The flop came 8 The river was the Q Kia Hamadani Is The Bubble Boy Kia Hamadani was all in for his last 500 on the ante. Reed Hensel raised to 17,000 from the hijack and the blinds called. The flop came down Q
Max Greenwood moved all in preflop for his last 86,500 chips and was called by Prahlad Friedman on the button. Action was to Kenny Tran in the big blind and Tran decided to move all in himself. Friedman decided to get out of the way and let Tran take on Greenwood himself. Tran showed K Kristy Gazes Eliminated Kristy Gazes had been nursing a below average stack for a while and she finally moved it in preflop. Dag Palovic made the call and here were their cards. Gazes: A Gazes had only one overcard to Palovic’s pocket pair. The flop then came A Left In The Deck: The money bubble has officially burst with the elimination of Kia Hamadani. Everyone in the field is now guaranteed at least $21,365. Hamadani does get the nice consolation prize of being bought in to the 2010 main event and, of course, the fame of being the 2009 bubble boy. Since 13 hands were played during that entire level, the tournament staff has decided to add three minutes per hands played to the clock. That means the players will have 39 minutes of added play before dinner arrives. Let the all in madness begin. Dinner Pushed Back The players have gone on a 20-minute break to color up the blue “500” chips. Most of the field thought their dinner break would be after level 16, but the tournament staff has verified that the field will play one more 120 minute level before they players take their 90 minute dinner break. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Bobby Baldwin, Kristy Gazes, Lou Diamond Phillips, Joe Hachem, Peter Eastgate Level 15 Hour 2 Update: Mueller's Third Bracelet Will Have to WaitJul 11, '09 Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 659 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,600,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 160,000 Average Chip Count: 283,581 Notable Eliminations: Greg Mueller Big Hands: On the turn with the board reading 7 Shortly after, he was in the big blind and it folded around to Jeff Norman in the small blind, who limped in. Mueller shoved all in and Norman called instantly. Norman tabled A Tom Schneider Doubles Up Tom Schneider found a way to get all of his 136,000 into the middle preflop and was called by Thai Tran. Tran held A Tran never picked up anything resembling outs as the board ran out 7 A few hands later, Tom Schneider raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and the small blind made the call. The flop came 10
After some heavy preflop action that ended up with about 50,000 in the middle, there was a flop taken heads-up between Dan Harrington and Paren Arzoomanian. The flop was Q Arzoomanian tanked for a few moments before letting his hand go and Harrington chipped up to 295,000.
J.C. Tran doubled up again, this time through Lou Diamond Phillips. Tran moved in preflop with pocket queens and Phillips called with pocket tens. The board held Tran’s ladies and he doubled to 190,000. A few hands later, the player in seat 2 raised to 10,500 preflop and Tran made the call from the small blind. The flop came down 10 Brian Lemke Eliminated On a flop of A Just a few hands later Lemke committed his last 50,000 with A Left In The Deck: One of the tournament directors has just gotten on the microphone to announce that the spectators that are on the rail, need to move to another area, as hand-for-hand play is going to start soon. With 670 players remaining, 22 players need to be eliminated and then the money bubble will burst. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Dan Harrington, Greg Mueller, Tom Schneider Level 15 Hour 1 Update: J.C. Tran Doubles UpJul 11, '09 Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 729 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,600,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 197,000 Average Chip Count: 220,884 Notable Eliminations: Maria Mayrinck Big Hands:
On the third hand of the day, Steve Gahaghan moved all in from under the gun for 52,000. Jeff Shulman was next to act and made the quick call. Everyone else mucked and Gahaghan showed A The flop fell 10 Bilzerian Hits Runners to Stay Alive Dan Bilzerian moved all in preflop and was called by Jesse Chinni for his last 67,500 chips. Chinni showed A The turn, however, gave Bilzerian some hope when the 8 Bonomo Suffers Early Blow Meyer Rainer was all in preflop against Justin Bonomo. Bonomo held A Rainer doubled up to 330,000, while Bonomo dropped to 310,000 in chips.
In yet another all in preflop confrontation, which seems to be the theme of the beginning of the day, Joe Sebok called the all in of a short stacked Mads Jacobsen. Sebok showed A The turn and river didn’t improve him when the J Theo Tran Gets A Good Flop Theo Tran raised to 11,000 under the gun and action folded all the way around to Ray DeBruyn in the big blind. He made the call and both players saw the flop come down A DeBruyn turned over 10
After losing over 100,000 a few hands prior when he ran his ace-king into pocket aces, J.C. Tran moved all in for his last 40,000 preflop. Mark Weil had originally raised to 11,000 and decided to make the call. Tran turned up A “Put a face card out there, dealer,” Tran pleaded. The river was anything but a face card, bringing the 2 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Jeff Shulman, Justin Bonomo, Joe Sebok, Theo Tran Level 3 Hour 2 Update: Grospellier And Ivey Very HealthyJul 06, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Loic Bellabarba – 110,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 62,000 Notable Eliminations: Roy Winston Big Hands:
Scott Seiver raised to 900 from early position. Seat 4 was next to act and he raised to 2,600. Seiver made the call and the flop came 7 The river was the 3 Tran Takes A Pot J.C. Tran raised to 800 from the button and the small blind made the call. The big blind mucked and the flop came down 9 The action was checked to Tran and he bet 1,200. The small blind mucked and Tran showed 8
Five players, including Steve Sung and and Mark Seif, limped in preflop. The flop fell K The river was the Q Marlon Wayans Wins A Pot Picking up the action on the turn, the board read A Wayans tabled A
On a flop of K The river was the 9 Big Slick For Ivey With 2,850 in the pot, three players saw a flop of A Ivey then tabled A
After a flop of K The turn was the A Left In The Deck: Players have gone on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 8:20 p.m. It was briefly displayed on the tournament clock that the total number of entrants at the WSOP is 6,493. The number was taken down prior to the dinner break so it is still unofficial. The official numbers should be in after players return from dinner. Player Tags: Mark Seif, J.C. Tran, Daniel Alaei, Phil Ivey, Steve Sung, Bertrand Grospellier Level 1 Hour 2 Update: Tran And Ivey Get It GoingJul 06, '09 Blinds: 50-100 Chip Counts: 1. Dennis Peyton – 64,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 30,000 Spade Club Chip Counts: Harry Robertson – 30,000 Notable Eliminations: Dario Minieri Big Hands:
On the river, the first player checked and another player bet 1,250 with the final board reading A The first player got out of the way and after a minute or so of contemplation, the original bettor made the call. Ivey rolled over the K Salley Stumbles a Bit Early John Salley called a raise preflop as did several other players. The flop was K The river was the K
J.C. Tran bet 525 on a flop of A The big blind checked and Tran bet 1,300. The big blind eventually folded and Tran allowed the big blind to pick which card he wanted to see. The big blind picked the right card as Tran showed him a 10. Brad Berman Tripped Up Five players limped preflop and the flop came down A
On a flop of K Both players checked and seat 2 tabled Q Elky Gets Turned Out The player in seat 4 raised to 350 and seat 6 made the call. Bertrand Grospellier made the call as well from late position and the three players saw a flop of K
Dario Minieri was all in after a flop of 10 Minieri: Q Minieri had top pair but needed to dodge his opponent’s flush draw. The turn smacked Minieri as it was the J Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Phil Ivey, Bradley Berman, Ryan Young, Dario Minieri, Bertrand Grospellier |
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| Jul 12, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 5 | + |
Level 23 Hour 1 Update: J.C. Tran EliminatedJul 13, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 107 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,120,000 Average Chip Count: 1,694,087 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 2,505,000 Notable Eliminations: 108. J.C. Tran – $40,288 Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour: - Jeff Shulman has been moved to a new table with Joe Sebok, James Akenhead, and Fabrice Soulier. Shulman is down a little bit to 2,505,000. - Antonio Esfandiari has moved down to 2.225 million. - Nichoel Peppe dropped down to 800,000 when she ran into aces. - Wesley Ismay has jumped up to 3.65 million. - Joseph Ward doubled up to 2.4 million. - Eugene Kathchalov doubled up to 3.6 million. - Kent Goulding eliminated two opponents in the same hande to grow his stack to 2.1 million. Big Hands:
Antonio Esfandiari Builds Stack Antonio Esfandiari bet 60,000 preflop and was called by an opponent to his immediate left and the big blind. The flop came K
Nichoel Peppe at Risk Nichoel Peppe raised preflop from middle position and was reraised by James Akenhead in the big blind. Peppe made the call leaving herself with only 594,000 behind. The flop came 10 Fabrice Soulier Running Hot On a flop of Q James Akenhead Eliminates Opponent James Akenhead raised from the button and Randy Propson moved all in from the small blind. Akenhead made the call for the tiny all in and tabled the J
J.C. Tran Eliminated in 108th Place ($40,288) Dennis Phillips raised preflop and J.C. Tran called from the big blind. Both players saw a flop of 10 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Antonio Esfandiari, Fabrice Soulier, James Akenhead Level 21 Hour 2 Update: Hachem And Eastgate Get InvolvedJul 13, '09 Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break and play will commence at 2:20 PDT. Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 151 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,100,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 2,100,000 Average Chip Count: 1,290,198 Notable Eliminations: 162. Cole South — $36,626 Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour - Adam York doubled up to 840,000 through Nichoel Peppe. Peppe was knocked down to 920,000 after handing her chips over to York. - Vesa Leikos was eliminated by Joe Serock. Serock grew his stack to 1.7 million with the knockout. - Anh Van Nguyen cracked the aces of Steven Begleiter with a stright to move up to just under 2 million. Begleiter was left with 2.5 million after the hand. - Dennis Phillips check-called a bet of 160,000 from the cutoff. The river completed a possible flush and Phillips quickly checked. The cutoff went into the tank for minutes and finally checked. Philips exposed just a pair of eights to take the pot. He is at 1,210,000. Big Hands:
Fabrice Soulier raised from the cutoff to 47,000 and Seth Thomsen moved all in for 302,000. Soulier thought for a few moments before deciding to make the call. Thomsen turned over K The flop was gave Thomsen a few extra outs as it fell A Affleck Takes out Jensen Benjamin Jensen open shoved all in for his last 243,000 and was called by Matt Affleck. Jensen was in good shape when he turned up A The flop didn’t contain a jack as came 7 Prahlad Friedman Doubles Up Prahlad Friedman raised to 40,000 and Jesse Haabak put in another raise to 125,000. Friedman moved all in for his last 269,000 and was called by Haabak. Haabak made the call and showed A The board ran Q
Phil Iver and his opponent saw a flop of Q He took a stab at the pot with a bet of 50,000 and his opponent mucked. Ivey raked in the pot and has started the day with a positive note, improving his chip stack to 1.7 million. Adam Lattimer Knocked Out Billy Kopp raised to 42,000 from under the gun and Adam Lattimer made it 150,000 to go. Kopp then moved in for 366,000 and Lattimer called, putting himself all in. Kopp turned over A The board ran out A
Peter Eastgate raised to 44,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Joe Hachem in the big blind. He made the call and the flop came down 8 Hachem then tabled 5 Cole South Eliminated Cole South moved all in on the flop with ace-king but ran into his opponent’s pocket aces. The turn and the river never gave South any help and he was eliminated, taking home $36,626 for his efforts.
Dennis Phillips raised to 42,000 from under the gun and J.C. Tran made the call from the hijack. The two players saw a flop of J The river was the 7 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Prahlad Friedman, Fabrice Soulier, Phil Ivey, Joe Hachem, Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Matt Affleck Level 20 Hour 2 Update: Tom Lutz Eliminated In 3.7 Million PotJul 12, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 185 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,000,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 1,053,081 Notable Eliminations: Tom Lutz Big Hands:
Claudio Baptista moved all in before the flop and Phil Ivey made the call. Baptista tabled 9 The flop came down A Reed Hensel Knocks Out Mark Fisher After a raise of 32,000 preflop, the action was on Reed Hensel in the cutoff. He reraised to 110,000. Mark Fisher moved in for 535,000 from the big blind. The original raiser folded but Hensel made the call. Fisher tabled Q
Tom Lutz got involved in the biggest pot of the tournament during the last level, totaling 2.5 million. He just broke that record on his bustout hand. After a flop of 9 The turn was the 8 Estelle Denis Moves In On J.C. Tran, Gets Her Cards Mucked By Dealer J.C. Tran raised from middle position and the action was on Estelle Denis. She moved all in and the action was back on Tran. However, as everyone mucked their hands, the dealer grabbed Denis’ hand and put it in the muck. The floor was called over and it was ruled that a player is responsible for protecting their hand. There was mercy shown, however, as the staff only required her to call Tran’s raise instead of surrendering her entire stack. After that mess, she was down to 110,000. Stokes Slips, Loses Chips to Patchell Joey Lawrence made it 30,000 and was called by Joel Patchell. When the action got to Jamin Stokoes, put in another raise to 100,000. Lawrence found the fold button, but Patchell called. The flop was K Stokes showed A Zackey Continuing Hot Run of Cards With 300,000 already found in the pot on a flop of Q Wilson showed J
We caught up with the hand as the chips were being shipped J.C. Tran’s way. Tran moved all in for about 400,000 and was called by Nasr El Nasr. Tran held A The top pair was apparently good as Nasr’s hand was already in the muck. With the double up, Tran was around 800,000. Nick Schulman Busts Marc Etienne McLaughlin raised to 28,000 from the cutoff and Nick Schulman repopped to 96,000 from the button. McLaughlin put Schulman all in and the call was made. McLaughlin showed A The board ran out 8
Adam Sanders moved all in preflop and Antonio Esfandiari made a quick call. Sanders tabled 10 The flop came down K Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Ivey, Nick Schulman, Mark Fisher, Reed Hensel, Tom Lutz, Claudio Baptista Level 19 Hour 1 Update: Eastgate Doubles UpJul 12, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 274 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Affleck – 2,100,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 624,423 Notable Eliminations: Kevin Saul Big Hands:
On a flop of 7 Eastgate showed K Morgan Calls It On The River After the board had run out K “I’ve got a five,” seat 7 said. Morgan responded by flipping over Q
Dan Harrington raised to 26,000 from middle position and the button made the call. The small blind also came along and the flop came down K Hinkle Loses Some Chips to O’Malley On a flop of K The river was the J “Slowroll,” said Hinkle as O’Malley raked the pot. Tran Flops a Set, Wins the Minimum J.C. Tran called a preflop raise and so did the player on the button. They saw the flop three-ways and it fell 8 Tran was about to muck his cards when he decided to give the table a free look and show the 9 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Jordan Morgan, Peter Eastgate, Blair Hinkle Level 18 Hour 2 Update: J.C. Tran Doubles UpJul 12, '09 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 305 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Affleck – 2,100,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 624,423 Notable Eliminations: David Levi Big Hands:
After Nasr El Nasr raised to 20,000 preflop, J.C. Tran raised all in for his last 109,000. Steven Doebler was next to act and repopped to 200,000 total. Nasr folded and the cards were turned up. Doebler tabled A David Levi Busts David Levi moved all in for his last 30,000 preflop with 70,000 already in the pot. He was called by the Clayton Newman. Levi turned over A The flop came down K
After David Benyamine and David McLarthy both put 17,000 into the pot preflop, the flop dropped 6 The river was the 5
We weren’t able to get close enough to the action since Jeff Shulman is at the feature table, but somehow he had eliminated Andy Black from the tournament and doubled up to 640,000 in chips. Ludovic Lacay Busts Another Ludovic Lacay called the all in of Shawn Pilot and showed 8 The board ran out 4 Sorel Mizzi Eliminated Sorel Mizzi got all of his chips in the middle with A The 10
There was a raise to 20,000 and Jamin Stokes opted to flat-call. The action got to Kara Scott and she decided to make it 100,000 total. The original raiser got out of the way and action was back to Stokes, who thought for 30 seconds before moving all in. Scott made the call and showed A The board ran out 3 Crowe’s Kings Trump Taylor’s Jacks We were unable to catch when all the money went in, but Owen Crowe doubled through Brian Taylor with pocket kings against pocket jacks on a board that read 7 “I didn’t want to play a big pot yet,” said Crowe. “But then I figured I had two kings, so I would.”
After a flop of 10 The turn was the 6 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, David Levi, Jeff Shulman, David Benyamine, Noah Boeken, Owen Crowe, Sorel Mizzi, Ludovic Lacay, Kara Scott, Nasr El Nasr Level 16 Hour 2 Update: Money Bubble BurstsJul 11, '09 Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 571 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,700,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 270,000 Average Chip Count: 335,318 Notable Eliminations: Kristy Gazes Big Hands:
Joe Hachem raised to 15,000 preflop and Peter Eastgate made the call from the big blind. The flop then fell A Eastgate then tabled Q Bobby Baldwin Still Alive With a flop showing K The turn was the 5
J.C. Tran raised to 13,000 and Lou Diamond Phillips made the call from the big blind. The flop came 8 The river was the Q Kia Hamadani Is The Bubble Boy Kia Hamadani was all in for his last 500 on the ante. Reed Hensel raised to 17,000 from the hijack and the blinds called. The flop came down Q
Max Greenwood moved all in preflop for his last 86,500 chips and was called by Prahlad Friedman on the button. Action was to Kenny Tran in the big blind and Tran decided to move all in himself. Friedman decided to get out of the way and let Tran take on Greenwood himself. Tran showed K Kristy Gazes Eliminated Kristy Gazes had been nursing a below average stack for a while and she finally moved it in preflop. Dag Palovic made the call and here were their cards. Gazes: A Gazes had only one overcard to Palovic’s pocket pair. The flop then came A Left In The Deck: The money bubble has officially burst with the elimination of Kia Hamadani. Everyone in the field is now guaranteed at least $21,365. Hamadani does get the nice consolation prize of being bought in to the 2010 main event and, of course, the fame of being the 2009 bubble boy. Since 13 hands were played during that entire level, the tournament staff has decided to add three minutes per hands played to the clock. That means the players will have 39 minutes of added play before dinner arrives. Let the all in madness begin. Dinner Pushed Back The players have gone on a 20-minute break to color up the blue “500” chips. Most of the field thought their dinner break would be after level 16, but the tournament staff has verified that the field will play one more 120 minute level before they players take their 90 minute dinner break. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Bobby Baldwin, Kristy Gazes, Lou Diamond Phillips, Joe Hachem, Peter Eastgate Level 15 Hour 2 Update: Mueller's Third Bracelet Will Have to WaitJul 11, '09 Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 659 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,600,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 160,000 Average Chip Count: 283,581 Notable Eliminations: Greg Mueller Big Hands: On the turn with the board reading 7 Shortly after, he was in the big blind and it folded around to Jeff Norman in the small blind, who limped in. Mueller shoved all in and Norman called instantly. Norman tabled A Tom Schneider Doubles Up Tom Schneider found a way to get all of his 136,000 into the middle preflop and was called by Thai Tran. Tran held A Tran never picked up anything resembling outs as the board ran out 7 A few hands later, Tom Schneider raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and the small blind made the call. The flop came 10
After some heavy preflop action that ended up with about 50,000 in the middle, there was a flop taken heads-up between Dan Harrington and Paren Arzoomanian. The flop was Q Arzoomanian tanked for a few moments before letting his hand go and Harrington chipped up to 295,000.
J.C. Tran doubled up again, this time through Lou Diamond Phillips. Tran moved in preflop with pocket queens and Phillips called with pocket tens. The board held Tran’s ladies and he doubled to 190,000. A few hands later, the player in seat 2 raised to 10,500 preflop and Tran made the call from the small blind. The flop came down 10 Brian Lemke Eliminated On a flop of A Just a few hands later Lemke committed his last 50,000 with A Left In The Deck: One of the tournament directors has just gotten on the microphone to announce that the spectators that are on the rail, need to move to another area, as hand-for-hand play is going to start soon. With 670 players remaining, 22 players need to be eliminated and then the money bubble will burst. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Dan Harrington, Greg Mueller, Tom Schneider Level 15 Hour 1 Update: J.C. Tran Doubles UpJul 11, '09 Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 729 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,600,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 197,000 Average Chip Count: 220,884 Notable Eliminations: Maria Mayrinck Big Hands:
On the third hand of the day, Steve Gahaghan moved all in from under the gun for 52,000. Jeff Shulman was next to act and made the quick call. Everyone else mucked and Gahaghan showed A The flop fell 10 Bilzerian Hits Runners to Stay Alive Dan Bilzerian moved all in preflop and was called by Jesse Chinni for his last 67,500 chips. Chinni showed A The turn, however, gave Bilzerian some hope when the 8 Bonomo Suffers Early Blow Meyer Rainer was all in preflop against Justin Bonomo. Bonomo held A Rainer doubled up to 330,000, while Bonomo dropped to 310,000 in chips.
In yet another all in preflop confrontation, which seems to be the theme of the beginning of the day, Joe Sebok called the all in of a short stacked Mads Jacobsen. Sebok showed A The turn and river didn’t improve him when the J Theo Tran Gets A Good Flop Theo Tran raised to 11,000 under the gun and action folded all the way around to Ray DeBruyn in the big blind. He made the call and both players saw the flop come down A DeBruyn turned over 10
After losing over 100,000 a few hands prior when he ran his ace-king into pocket aces, J.C. Tran moved all in for his last 40,000 preflop. Mark Weil had originally raised to 11,000 and decided to make the call. Tran turned up A “Put a face card out there, dealer,” Tran pleaded. The river was anything but a face card, bringing the 2 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Jeff Shulman, Justin Bonomo, Joe Sebok, Theo Tran Level 3 Hour 2 Update: Grospellier And Ivey Very HealthyJul 06, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Loic Bellabarba – 110,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 62,000 Notable Eliminations: Roy Winston Big Hands:
Scott Seiver raised to 900 from early position. Seat 4 was next to act and he raised to 2,600. Seiver made the call and the flop came 7 The river was the 3 Tran Takes A Pot J.C. Tran raised to 800 from the button and the small blind made the call. The big blind mucked and the flop came down 9 The action was checked to Tran and he bet 1,200. The small blind mucked and Tran showed 8
Five players, including Steve Sung and and Mark Seif, limped in preflop. The flop fell K The river was the Q Marlon Wayans Wins A Pot Picking up the action on the turn, the board read A Wayans tabled A
On a flop of K The river was the 9 Big Slick For Ivey With 2,850 in the pot, three players saw a flop of A Ivey then tabled A
After a flop of K The turn was the A Left In The Deck: Players have gone on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 8:20 p.m. It was briefly displayed on the tournament clock that the total number of entrants at the WSOP is 6,493. The number was taken down prior to the dinner break so it is still unofficial. The official numbers should be in after players return from dinner. Player Tags: Mark Seif, J.C. Tran, Daniel Alaei, Phil Ivey, Steve Sung, Bertrand Grospellier Level 1 Hour 2 Update: Tran And Ivey Get It GoingJul 06, '09 Blinds: 50-100 Chip Counts: 1. Dennis Peyton – 64,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 30,000 Spade Club Chip Counts: Harry Robertson – 30,000 Notable Eliminations: Dario Minieri Big Hands:
On the river, the first player checked and another player bet 1,250 with the final board reading A The first player got out of the way and after a minute or so of contemplation, the original bettor made the call. Ivey rolled over the K Salley Stumbles a Bit Early John Salley called a raise preflop as did several other players. The flop was K The river was the K
J.C. Tran bet 525 on a flop of A The big blind checked and Tran bet 1,300. The big blind eventually folded and Tran allowed the big blind to pick which card he wanted to see. The big blind picked the right card as Tran showed him a 10. Brad Berman Tripped Up Five players limped preflop and the flop came down A
On a flop of K Both players checked and seat 2 tabled Q Elky Gets Turned Out The player in seat 4 raised to 350 and seat 6 made the call. Bertrand Grospellier made the call as well from late position and the three players saw a flop of K
Dario Minieri was all in after a flop of 10 Minieri: Q Minieri had top pair but needed to dodge his opponent’s flush draw. The turn smacked Minieri as it was the J Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Phil Ivey, Bradley Berman, Ryan Young, Dario Minieri, Bertrand Grospellier |
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| Jul 11, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 4 | + |
Level 23 Hour 1 Update: J.C. Tran EliminatedJul 13, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 107 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,120,000 Average Chip Count: 1,694,087 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 2,505,000 Notable Eliminations: 108. J.C. Tran – $40,288 Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour: - Jeff Shulman has been moved to a new table with Joe Sebok, James Akenhead, and Fabrice Soulier. Shulman is down a little bit to 2,505,000. - Antonio Esfandiari has moved down to 2.225 million. - Nichoel Peppe dropped down to 800,000 when she ran into aces. - Wesley Ismay has jumped up to 3.65 million. - Joseph Ward doubled up to 2.4 million. - Eugene Kathchalov doubled up to 3.6 million. - Kent Goulding eliminated two opponents in the same hande to grow his stack to 2.1 million. Big Hands:
Antonio Esfandiari Builds Stack Antonio Esfandiari bet 60,000 preflop and was called by an opponent to his immediate left and the big blind. The flop came K
Nichoel Peppe at Risk Nichoel Peppe raised preflop from middle position and was reraised by James Akenhead in the big blind. Peppe made the call leaving herself with only 594,000 behind. The flop came 10 Fabrice Soulier Running Hot On a flop of Q James Akenhead Eliminates Opponent James Akenhead raised from the button and Randy Propson moved all in from the small blind. Akenhead made the call for the tiny all in and tabled the J
J.C. Tran Eliminated in 108th Place ($40,288) Dennis Phillips raised preflop and J.C. Tran called from the big blind. Both players saw a flop of 10 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Antonio Esfandiari, Fabrice Soulier, James Akenhead Level 21 Hour 2 Update: Hachem And Eastgate Get InvolvedJul 13, '09 Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break and play will commence at 2:20 PDT. Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 151 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,100,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 2,100,000 Average Chip Count: 1,290,198 Notable Eliminations: 162. Cole South — $36,626 Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour - Adam York doubled up to 840,000 through Nichoel Peppe. Peppe was knocked down to 920,000 after handing her chips over to York. - Vesa Leikos was eliminated by Joe Serock. Serock grew his stack to 1.7 million with the knockout. - Anh Van Nguyen cracked the aces of Steven Begleiter with a stright to move up to just under 2 million. Begleiter was left with 2.5 million after the hand. - Dennis Phillips check-called a bet of 160,000 from the cutoff. The river completed a possible flush and Phillips quickly checked. The cutoff went into the tank for minutes and finally checked. Philips exposed just a pair of eights to take the pot. He is at 1,210,000. Big Hands:
Fabrice Soulier raised from the cutoff to 47,000 and Seth Thomsen moved all in for 302,000. Soulier thought for a few moments before deciding to make the call. Thomsen turned over K The flop was gave Thomsen a few extra outs as it fell A Affleck Takes out Jensen Benjamin Jensen open shoved all in for his last 243,000 and was called by Matt Affleck. Jensen was in good shape when he turned up A The flop didn’t contain a jack as came 7 Prahlad Friedman Doubles Up Prahlad Friedman raised to 40,000 and Jesse Haabak put in another raise to 125,000. Friedman moved all in for his last 269,000 and was called by Haabak. Haabak made the call and showed A The board ran Q
Phil Iver and his opponent saw a flop of Q He took a stab at the pot with a bet of 50,000 and his opponent mucked. Ivey raked in the pot and has started the day with a positive note, improving his chip stack to 1.7 million. Adam Lattimer Knocked Out Billy Kopp raised to 42,000 from under the gun and Adam Lattimer made it 150,000 to go. Kopp then moved in for 366,000 and Lattimer called, putting himself all in. Kopp turned over A The board ran out A
Peter Eastgate raised to 44,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Joe Hachem in the big blind. He made the call and the flop came down 8 Hachem then tabled 5 Cole South Eliminated Cole South moved all in on the flop with ace-king but ran into his opponent’s pocket aces. The turn and the river never gave South any help and he was eliminated, taking home $36,626 for his efforts.
Dennis Phillips raised to 42,000 from under the gun and J.C. Tran made the call from the hijack. The two players saw a flop of J The river was the 7 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Prahlad Friedman, Fabrice Soulier, Phil Ivey, Joe Hachem, Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Matt Affleck Level 20 Hour 2 Update: Tom Lutz Eliminated In 3.7 Million PotJul 12, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 185 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,000,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 1,053,081 Notable Eliminations: Tom Lutz Big Hands:
Claudio Baptista moved all in before the flop and Phil Ivey made the call. Baptista tabled 9 The flop came down A Reed Hensel Knocks Out Mark Fisher After a raise of 32,000 preflop, the action was on Reed Hensel in the cutoff. He reraised to 110,000. Mark Fisher moved in for 535,000 from the big blind. The original raiser folded but Hensel made the call. Fisher tabled Q
Tom Lutz got involved in the biggest pot of the tournament during the last level, totaling 2.5 million. He just broke that record on his bustout hand. After a flop of 9 The turn was the 8 Estelle Denis Moves In On J.C. Tran, Gets Her Cards Mucked By Dealer J.C. Tran raised from middle position and the action was on Estelle Denis. She moved all in and the action was back on Tran. However, as everyone mucked their hands, the dealer grabbed Denis’ hand and put it in the muck. The floor was called over and it was ruled that a player is responsible for protecting their hand. There was mercy shown, however, as the staff only required her to call Tran’s raise instead of surrendering her entire stack. After that mess, she was down to 110,000. Stokes Slips, Loses Chips to Patchell Joey Lawrence made it 30,000 and was called by Joel Patchell. When the action got to Jamin Stokoes, put in another raise to 100,000. Lawrence found the fold button, but Patchell called. The flop was K Stokes showed A Zackey Continuing Hot Run of Cards With 300,000 already found in the pot on a flop of Q Wilson showed J
We caught up with the hand as the chips were being shipped J.C. Tran’s way. Tran moved all in for about 400,000 and was called by Nasr El Nasr. Tran held A The top pair was apparently good as Nasr’s hand was already in the muck. With the double up, Tran was around 800,000. Nick Schulman Busts Marc Etienne McLaughlin raised to 28,000 from the cutoff and Nick Schulman repopped to 96,000 from the button. McLaughlin put Schulman all in and the call was made. McLaughlin showed A The board ran out 8
Adam Sanders moved all in preflop and Antonio Esfandiari made a quick call. Sanders tabled 10 The flop came down K Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Ivey, Nick Schulman, Mark Fisher, Reed Hensel, Tom Lutz, Claudio Baptista Level 19 Hour 1 Update: Eastgate Doubles UpJul 12, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 274 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Affleck – 2,100,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 624,423 Notable Eliminations: Kevin Saul Big Hands:
On a flop of 7 Eastgate showed K Morgan Calls It On The River After the board had run out K “I’ve got a five,” seat 7 said. Morgan responded by flipping over Q
Dan Harrington raised to 26,000 from middle position and the button made the call. The small blind also came along and the flop came down K Hinkle Loses Some Chips to O’Malley On a flop of K The river was the J “Slowroll,” said Hinkle as O’Malley raked the pot. Tran Flops a Set, Wins the Minimum J.C. Tran called a preflop raise and so did the player on the button. They saw the flop three-ways and it fell 8 Tran was about to muck his cards when he decided to give the table a free look and show the 9 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Jordan Morgan, Peter Eastgate, Blair Hinkle Level 18 Hour 2 Update: J.C. Tran Doubles UpJul 12, '09 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 305 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Affleck – 2,100,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 624,423 Notable Eliminations: David Levi Big Hands:
After Nasr El Nasr raised to 20,000 preflop, J.C. Tran raised all in for his last 109,000. Steven Doebler was next to act and repopped to 200,000 total. Nasr folded and the cards were turned up. Doebler tabled A David Levi Busts David Levi moved all in for his last 30,000 preflop with 70,000 already in the pot. He was called by the Clayton Newman. Levi turned over A The flop came down K
After David Benyamine and David McLarthy both put 17,000 into the pot preflop, the flop dropped 6 The river was the 5
We weren’t able to get close enough to the action since Jeff Shulman is at the feature table, but somehow he had eliminated Andy Black from the tournament and doubled up to 640,000 in chips. Ludovic Lacay Busts Another Ludovic Lacay called the all in of Shawn Pilot and showed 8 The board ran out 4 Sorel Mizzi Eliminated Sorel Mizzi got all of his chips in the middle with A The 10
There was a raise to 20,000 and Jamin Stokes opted to flat-call. The action got to Kara Scott and she decided to make it 100,000 total. The original raiser got out of the way and action was back to Stokes, who thought for 30 seconds before moving all in. Scott made the call and showed A The board ran out 3 Crowe’s Kings Trump Taylor’s Jacks We were unable to catch when all the money went in, but Owen Crowe doubled through Brian Taylor with pocket kings against pocket jacks on a board that read 7 “I didn’t want to play a big pot yet,” said Crowe. “But then I figured I had two kings, so I would.”
After a flop of 10 The turn was the 6 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, David Levi, Jeff Shulman, David Benyamine, Noah Boeken, Owen Crowe, Sorel Mizzi, Ludovic Lacay, Kara Scott, Nasr El Nasr Level 16 Hour 2 Update: Money Bubble BurstsJul 11, '09 Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 571 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,700,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 270,000 Average Chip Count: 335,318 Notable Eliminations: Kristy Gazes Big Hands:
Joe Hachem raised to 15,000 preflop and Peter Eastgate made the call from the big blind. The flop then fell A Eastgate then tabled Q Bobby Baldwin Still Alive With a flop showing K The turn was the 5
J.C. Tran raised to 13,000 and Lou Diamond Phillips made the call from the big blind. The flop came 8 The river was the Q Kia Hamadani Is The Bubble Boy Kia Hamadani was all in for his last 500 on the ante. Reed Hensel raised to 17,000 from the hijack and the blinds called. The flop came down Q
Max Greenwood moved all in preflop for his last 86,500 chips and was called by Prahlad Friedman on the button. Action was to Kenny Tran in the big blind and Tran decided to move all in himself. Friedman decided to get out of the way and let Tran take on Greenwood himself. Tran showed K Kristy Gazes Eliminated Kristy Gazes had been nursing a below average stack for a while and she finally moved it in preflop. Dag Palovic made the call and here were their cards. Gazes: A Gazes had only one overcard to Palovic’s pocket pair. The flop then came A Left In The Deck: The money bubble has officially burst with the elimination of Kia Hamadani. Everyone in the field is now guaranteed at least $21,365. Hamadani does get the nice consolation prize of being bought in to the 2010 main event and, of course, the fame of being the 2009 bubble boy. Since 13 hands were played during that entire level, the tournament staff has decided to add three minutes per hands played to the clock. That means the players will have 39 minutes of added play before dinner arrives. Let the all in madness begin. Dinner Pushed Back The players have gone on a 20-minute break to color up the blue “500” chips. Most of the field thought their dinner break would be after level 16, but the tournament staff has verified that the field will play one more 120 minute level before they players take their 90 minute dinner break. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Bobby Baldwin, Kristy Gazes, Lou Diamond Phillips, Joe Hachem, Peter Eastgate Level 15 Hour 2 Update: Mueller's Third Bracelet Will Have to WaitJul 11, '09 Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 659 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,600,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 160,000 Average Chip Count: 283,581 Notable Eliminations: Greg Mueller Big Hands: On the turn with the board reading 7 Shortly after, he was in the big blind and it folded around to Jeff Norman in the small blind, who limped in. Mueller shoved all in and Norman called instantly. Norman tabled A Tom Schneider Doubles Up Tom Schneider found a way to get all of his 136,000 into the middle preflop and was called by Thai Tran. Tran held A Tran never picked up anything resembling outs as the board ran out 7 A few hands later, Tom Schneider raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and the small blind made the call. The flop came 10
After some heavy preflop action that ended up with about 50,000 in the middle, there was a flop taken heads-up between Dan Harrington and Paren Arzoomanian. The flop was Q Arzoomanian tanked for a few moments before letting his hand go and Harrington chipped up to 295,000.
J.C. Tran doubled up again, this time through Lou Diamond Phillips. Tran moved in preflop with pocket queens and Phillips called with pocket tens. The board held Tran’s ladies and he doubled to 190,000. A few hands later, the player in seat 2 raised to 10,500 preflop and Tran made the call from the small blind. The flop came down 10 Brian Lemke Eliminated On a flop of A Just a few hands later Lemke committed his last 50,000 with A Left In The Deck: One of the tournament directors has just gotten on the microphone to announce that the spectators that are on the rail, need to move to another area, as hand-for-hand play is going to start soon. With 670 players remaining, 22 players need to be eliminated and then the money bubble will burst. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Dan Harrington, Greg Mueller, Tom Schneider Level 15 Hour 1 Update: J.C. Tran Doubles UpJul 11, '09 Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 729 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,600,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 197,000 Average Chip Count: 220,884 Notable Eliminations: Maria Mayrinck Big Hands:
On the third hand of the day, Steve Gahaghan moved all in from under the gun for 52,000. Jeff Shulman was next to act and made the quick call. Everyone else mucked and Gahaghan showed A The flop fell 10 Bilzerian Hits Runners to Stay Alive Dan Bilzerian moved all in preflop and was called by Jesse Chinni for his last 67,500 chips. Chinni showed A The turn, however, gave Bilzerian some hope when the 8 Bonomo Suffers Early Blow Meyer Rainer was all in preflop against Justin Bonomo. Bonomo held A Rainer doubled up to 330,000, while Bonomo dropped to 310,000 in chips.
In yet another all in preflop confrontation, which seems to be the theme of the beginning of the day, Joe Sebok called the all in of a short stacked Mads Jacobsen. Sebok showed A The turn and river didn’t improve him when the J Theo Tran Gets A Good Flop Theo Tran raised to 11,000 under the gun and action folded all the way around to Ray DeBruyn in the big blind. He made the call and both players saw the flop come down A DeBruyn turned over 10
After losing over 100,000 a few hands prior when he ran his ace-king into pocket aces, J.C. Tran moved all in for his last 40,000 preflop. Mark Weil had originally raised to 11,000 and decided to make the call. Tran turned up A “Put a face card out there, dealer,” Tran pleaded. The river was anything but a face card, bringing the 2 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Jeff Shulman, Justin Bonomo, Joe Sebok, Theo Tran Level 3 Hour 2 Update: Grospellier And Ivey Very HealthyJul 06, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Loic Bellabarba – 110,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 62,000 Notable Eliminations: Roy Winston Big Hands:
Scott Seiver raised to 900 from early position. Seat 4 was next to act and he raised to 2,600. Seiver made the call and the flop came 7 The river was the 3 Tran Takes A Pot J.C. Tran raised to 800 from the button and the small blind made the call. The big blind mucked and the flop came down 9 The action was checked to Tran and he bet 1,200. The small blind mucked and Tran showed 8
Five players, including Steve Sung and and Mark Seif, limped in preflop. The flop fell K The river was the Q Marlon Wayans Wins A Pot Picking up the action on the turn, the board read A Wayans tabled A
On a flop of K The river was the 9 Big Slick For Ivey With 2,850 in the pot, three players saw a flop of A Ivey then tabled A
After a flop of K The turn was the A Left In The Deck: Players have gone on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 8:20 p.m. It was briefly displayed on the tournament clock that the total number of entrants at the WSOP is 6,493. The number was taken down prior to the dinner break so it is still unofficial. The official numbers should be in after players return from dinner. Player Tags: Mark Seif, J.C. Tran, Daniel Alaei, Phil Ivey, Steve Sung, Bertrand Grospellier Level 1 Hour 2 Update: Tran And Ivey Get It GoingJul 06, '09 Blinds: 50-100 Chip Counts: 1. Dennis Peyton – 64,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 30,000 Spade Club Chip Counts: Harry Robertson – 30,000 Notable Eliminations: Dario Minieri Big Hands:
On the river, the first player checked and another player bet 1,250 with the final board reading A The first player got out of the way and after a minute or so of contemplation, the original bettor made the call. Ivey rolled over the K Salley Stumbles a Bit Early John Salley called a raise preflop as did several other players. The flop was K The river was the K
J.C. Tran bet 525 on a flop of A The big blind checked and Tran bet 1,300. The big blind eventually folded and Tran allowed the big blind to pick which card he wanted to see. The big blind picked the right card as Tran showed him a 10. Brad Berman Tripped Up Five players limped preflop and the flop came down A
On a flop of K Both players checked and seat 2 tabled Q Elky Gets Turned Out The player in seat 4 raised to 350 and seat 6 made the call. Bertrand Grospellier made the call as well from late position and the three players saw a flop of K
Dario Minieri was all in after a flop of 10 Minieri: Q Minieri had top pair but needed to dodge his opponent’s flush draw. The turn smacked Minieri as it was the J Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Phil Ivey, Bradley Berman, Ryan Young, Dario Minieri, Bertrand Grospellier |
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| Jul 06, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | $10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event | 1 | + |
Level 23 Hour 1 Update: J.C. Tran EliminatedJul 13, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 107 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,120,000 Average Chip Count: 1,694,087 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 2,505,000 Notable Eliminations: 108. J.C. Tran – $40,288 Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour: - Jeff Shulman has been moved to a new table with Joe Sebok, James Akenhead, and Fabrice Soulier. Shulman is down a little bit to 2,505,000. - Antonio Esfandiari has moved down to 2.225 million. - Nichoel Peppe dropped down to 800,000 when she ran into aces. - Wesley Ismay has jumped up to 3.65 million. - Joseph Ward doubled up to 2.4 million. - Eugene Kathchalov doubled up to 3.6 million. - Kent Goulding eliminated two opponents in the same hande to grow his stack to 2.1 million. Big Hands:
Antonio Esfandiari Builds Stack Antonio Esfandiari bet 60,000 preflop and was called by an opponent to his immediate left and the big blind. The flop came K
Nichoel Peppe at Risk Nichoel Peppe raised preflop from middle position and was reraised by James Akenhead in the big blind. Peppe made the call leaving herself with only 594,000 behind. The flop came 10 Fabrice Soulier Running Hot On a flop of Q James Akenhead Eliminates Opponent James Akenhead raised from the button and Randy Propson moved all in from the small blind. Akenhead made the call for the tiny all in and tabled the J
J.C. Tran Eliminated in 108th Place ($40,288) Dennis Phillips raised preflop and J.C. Tran called from the big blind. Both players saw a flop of 10 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Antonio Esfandiari, Fabrice Soulier, James Akenhead Level 21 Hour 2 Update: Hachem And Eastgate Get InvolvedJul 13, '09 Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break and play will commence at 2:20 PDT. Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 151 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,100,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 2,100,000 Average Chip Count: 1,290,198 Notable Eliminations: 162. Cole South — $36,626 Chip Movers and Shakers During the Last Hour - Adam York doubled up to 840,000 through Nichoel Peppe. Peppe was knocked down to 920,000 after handing her chips over to York. - Vesa Leikos was eliminated by Joe Serock. Serock grew his stack to 1.7 million with the knockout. - Anh Van Nguyen cracked the aces of Steven Begleiter with a stright to move up to just under 2 million. Begleiter was left with 2.5 million after the hand. - Dennis Phillips check-called a bet of 160,000 from the cutoff. The river completed a possible flush and Phillips quickly checked. The cutoff went into the tank for minutes and finally checked. Philips exposed just a pair of eights to take the pot. He is at 1,210,000. Big Hands:
Fabrice Soulier raised from the cutoff to 47,000 and Seth Thomsen moved all in for 302,000. Soulier thought for a few moments before deciding to make the call. Thomsen turned over K The flop was gave Thomsen a few extra outs as it fell A Affleck Takes out Jensen Benjamin Jensen open shoved all in for his last 243,000 and was called by Matt Affleck. Jensen was in good shape when he turned up A The flop didn’t contain a jack as came 7 Prahlad Friedman Doubles Up Prahlad Friedman raised to 40,000 and Jesse Haabak put in another raise to 125,000. Friedman moved all in for his last 269,000 and was called by Haabak. Haabak made the call and showed A The board ran Q
Phil Iver and his opponent saw a flop of Q He took a stab at the pot with a bet of 50,000 and his opponent mucked. Ivey raked in the pot and has started the day with a positive note, improving his chip stack to 1.7 million. Adam Lattimer Knocked Out Billy Kopp raised to 42,000 from under the gun and Adam Lattimer made it 150,000 to go. Kopp then moved in for 366,000 and Lattimer called, putting himself all in. Kopp turned over A The board ran out A
Peter Eastgate raised to 44,000 from under the gun and the action folded around to Joe Hachem in the big blind. He made the call and the flop came down 8 Hachem then tabled 5 Cole South Eliminated Cole South moved all in on the flop with ace-king but ran into his opponent’s pocket aces. The turn and the river never gave South any help and he was eliminated, taking home $36,626 for his efforts.
Dennis Phillips raised to 42,000 from under the gun and J.C. Tran made the call from the hijack. The two players saw a flop of J The river was the 7 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Prahlad Friedman, Fabrice Soulier, Phil Ivey, Joe Hachem, Peter Eastgate, Dennis Phillips, Matt Affleck Level 20 Hour 2 Update: Tom Lutz Eliminated In 3.7 Million PotJul 12, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 185 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Warren Zackey – 5,000,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 1,053,081 Notable Eliminations: Tom Lutz Big Hands:
Claudio Baptista moved all in before the flop and Phil Ivey made the call. Baptista tabled 9 The flop came down A Reed Hensel Knocks Out Mark Fisher After a raise of 32,000 preflop, the action was on Reed Hensel in the cutoff. He reraised to 110,000. Mark Fisher moved in for 535,000 from the big blind. The original raiser folded but Hensel made the call. Fisher tabled Q
Tom Lutz got involved in the biggest pot of the tournament during the last level, totaling 2.5 million. He just broke that record on his bustout hand. After a flop of 9 The turn was the 8 Estelle Denis Moves In On J.C. Tran, Gets Her Cards Mucked By Dealer J.C. Tran raised from middle position and the action was on Estelle Denis. She moved all in and the action was back on Tran. However, as everyone mucked their hands, the dealer grabbed Denis’ hand and put it in the muck. The floor was called over and it was ruled that a player is responsible for protecting their hand. There was mercy shown, however, as the staff only required her to call Tran’s raise instead of surrendering her entire stack. After that mess, she was down to 110,000. Stokes Slips, Loses Chips to Patchell Joey Lawrence made it 30,000 and was called by Joel Patchell. When the action got to Jamin Stokoes, put in another raise to 100,000. Lawrence found the fold button, but Patchell called. The flop was K Stokes showed A Zackey Continuing Hot Run of Cards With 300,000 already found in the pot on a flop of Q Wilson showed J
We caught up with the hand as the chips were being shipped J.C. Tran’s way. Tran moved all in for about 400,000 and was called by Nasr El Nasr. Tran held A The top pair was apparently good as Nasr’s hand was already in the muck. With the double up, Tran was around 800,000. Nick Schulman Busts Marc Etienne McLaughlin raised to 28,000 from the cutoff and Nick Schulman repopped to 96,000 from the button. McLaughlin put Schulman all in and the call was made. McLaughlin showed A The board ran out 8
Adam Sanders moved all in preflop and Antonio Esfandiari made a quick call. Sanders tabled 10 The flop came down K Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Ivey, Nick Schulman, Mark Fisher, Reed Hensel, Tom Lutz, Claudio Baptista Level 19 Hour 1 Update: Eastgate Doubles UpJul 12, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 274 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Affleck – 2,100,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 624,423 Notable Eliminations: Kevin Saul Big Hands:
On a flop of 7 Eastgate showed K Morgan Calls It On The River After the board had run out K “I’ve got a five,” seat 7 said. Morgan responded by flipping over Q
Dan Harrington raised to 26,000 from middle position and the button made the call. The small blind also came along and the flop came down K Hinkle Loses Some Chips to O’Malley On a flop of K The river was the J “Slowroll,” said Hinkle as O’Malley raked the pot. Tran Flops a Set, Wins the Minimum J.C. Tran called a preflop raise and so did the player on the button. They saw the flop three-ways and it fell 8 Tran was about to muck his cards when he decided to give the table a free look and show the 9 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Jordan Morgan, Peter Eastgate, Blair Hinkle Level 18 Hour 2 Update: J.C. Tran Doubles UpJul 12, '09 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 305 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Affleck – 2,100,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 575,000 Average Chip Count: 624,423 Notable Eliminations: David Levi Big Hands:
After Nasr El Nasr raised to 20,000 preflop, J.C. Tran raised all in for his last 109,000. Steven Doebler was next to act and repopped to 200,000 total. Nasr folded and the cards were turned up. Doebler tabled A David Levi Busts David Levi moved all in for his last 30,000 preflop with 70,000 already in the pot. He was called by the Clayton Newman. Levi turned over A The flop came down K
After David Benyamine and David McLarthy both put 17,000 into the pot preflop, the flop dropped 6 The river was the 5
We weren’t able to get close enough to the action since Jeff Shulman is at the feature table, but somehow he had eliminated Andy Black from the tournament and doubled up to 640,000 in chips. Ludovic Lacay Busts Another Ludovic Lacay called the all in of Shawn Pilot and showed 8 The board ran out 4 Sorel Mizzi Eliminated Sorel Mizzi got all of his chips in the middle with A The 10
There was a raise to 20,000 and Jamin Stokes opted to flat-call. The action got to Kara Scott and she decided to make it 100,000 total. The original raiser got out of the way and action was back to Stokes, who thought for 30 seconds before moving all in. Scott made the call and showed A The board ran out 3 Crowe’s Kings Trump Taylor’s Jacks We were unable to catch when all the money went in, but Owen Crowe doubled through Brian Taylor with pocket kings against pocket jacks on a board that read 7 “I didn’t want to play a big pot yet,” said Crowe. “But then I figured I had two kings, so I would.”
After a flop of 10 The turn was the 6 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, David Levi, Jeff Shulman, David Benyamine, Noah Boeken, Owen Crowe, Sorel Mizzi, Ludovic Lacay, Kara Scott, Nasr El Nasr Level 16 Hour 2 Update: Money Bubble BurstsJul 11, '09 Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 571 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,700,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 270,000 Average Chip Count: 335,318 Notable Eliminations: Kristy Gazes Big Hands:
Joe Hachem raised to 15,000 preflop and Peter Eastgate made the call from the big blind. The flop then fell A Eastgate then tabled Q Bobby Baldwin Still Alive With a flop showing K The turn was the 5
J.C. Tran raised to 13,000 and Lou Diamond Phillips made the call from the big blind. The flop came 8 The river was the Q Kia Hamadani Is The Bubble Boy Kia Hamadani was all in for his last 500 on the ante. Reed Hensel raised to 17,000 from the hijack and the blinds called. The flop came down Q
Max Greenwood moved all in preflop for his last 86,500 chips and was called by Prahlad Friedman on the button. Action was to Kenny Tran in the big blind and Tran decided to move all in himself. Friedman decided to get out of the way and let Tran take on Greenwood himself. Tran showed K Kristy Gazes Eliminated Kristy Gazes had been nursing a below average stack for a while and she finally moved it in preflop. Dag Palovic made the call and here were their cards. Gazes: A Gazes had only one overcard to Palovic’s pocket pair. The flop then came A Left In The Deck: The money bubble has officially burst with the elimination of Kia Hamadani. Everyone in the field is now guaranteed at least $21,365. Hamadani does get the nice consolation prize of being bought in to the 2010 main event and, of course, the fame of being the 2009 bubble boy. Since 13 hands were played during that entire level, the tournament staff has decided to add three minutes per hands played to the clock. That means the players will have 39 minutes of added play before dinner arrives. Let the all in madness begin. Dinner Pushed Back The players have gone on a 20-minute break to color up the blue “500” chips. Most of the field thought their dinner break would be after level 16, but the tournament staff has verified that the field will play one more 120 minute level before they players take their 90 minute dinner break. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Bobby Baldwin, Kristy Gazes, Lou Diamond Phillips, Joe Hachem, Peter Eastgate Level 15 Hour 2 Update: Mueller's Third Bracelet Will Have to WaitJul 11, '09 Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 659 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,600,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 160,000 Average Chip Count: 283,581 Notable Eliminations: Greg Mueller Big Hands: On the turn with the board reading 7 Shortly after, he was in the big blind and it folded around to Jeff Norman in the small blind, who limped in. Mueller shoved all in and Norman called instantly. Norman tabled A Tom Schneider Doubles Up Tom Schneider found a way to get all of his 136,000 into the middle preflop and was called by Thai Tran. Tran held A Tran never picked up anything resembling outs as the board ran out 7 A few hands later, Tom Schneider raised to 12,000 from the cutoff and the small blind made the call. The flop came 10
After some heavy preflop action that ended up with about 50,000 in the middle, there was a flop taken heads-up between Dan Harrington and Paren Arzoomanian. The flop was Q Arzoomanian tanked for a few moments before letting his hand go and Harrington chipped up to 295,000.
J.C. Tran doubled up again, this time through Lou Diamond Phillips. Tran moved in preflop with pocket queens and Phillips called with pocket tens. The board held Tran’s ladies and he doubled to 190,000. A few hands later, the player in seat 2 raised to 10,500 preflop and Tran made the call from the small blind. The flop came down 10 Brian Lemke Eliminated On a flop of A Just a few hands later Lemke committed his last 50,000 with A Left In The Deck: One of the tournament directors has just gotten on the microphone to announce that the spectators that are on the rail, need to move to another area, as hand-for-hand play is going to start soon. With 670 players remaining, 22 players need to be eliminated and then the money bubble will burst. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Dan Harrington, Greg Mueller, Tom Schneider Level 15 Hour 1 Update: J.C. Tran Doubles UpJul 11, '09 Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante Players Remaining: 729 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Bertrand Grospellier – 1,600,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 197,000 Average Chip Count: 220,884 Notable Eliminations: Maria Mayrinck Big Hands:
On the third hand of the day, Steve Gahaghan moved all in from under the gun for 52,000. Jeff Shulman was next to act and made the quick call. Everyone else mucked and Gahaghan showed A The flop fell 10 Bilzerian Hits Runners to Stay Alive Dan Bilzerian moved all in preflop and was called by Jesse Chinni for his last 67,500 chips. Chinni showed A The turn, however, gave Bilzerian some hope when the 8 Bonomo Suffers Early Blow Meyer Rainer was all in preflop against Justin Bonomo. Bonomo held A Rainer doubled up to 330,000, while Bonomo dropped to 310,000 in chips.
In yet another all in preflop confrontation, which seems to be the theme of the beginning of the day, Joe Sebok called the all in of a short stacked Mads Jacobsen. Sebok showed A The turn and river didn’t improve him when the J Theo Tran Gets A Good Flop Theo Tran raised to 11,000 under the gun and action folded all the way around to Ray DeBruyn in the big blind. He made the call and both players saw the flop come down A DeBruyn turned over 10
After losing over 100,000 a few hands prior when he ran his ace-king into pocket aces, J.C. Tran moved all in for his last 40,000 preflop. Mark Weil had originally raised to 11,000 and decided to make the call. Tran turned up A “Put a face card out there, dealer,” Tran pleaded. The river was anything but a face card, bringing the 2 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Jeff Shulman, Justin Bonomo, Joe Sebok, Theo Tran Level 3 Hour 2 Update: Grospellier And Ivey Very HealthyJul 06, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Chip Counts: 1. Loic Bellabarba – 110,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 62,000 Notable Eliminations: Roy Winston Big Hands:
Scott Seiver raised to 900 from early position. Seat 4 was next to act and he raised to 2,600. Seiver made the call and the flop came 7 The river was the 3 Tran Takes A Pot J.C. Tran raised to 800 from the button and the small blind made the call. The big blind mucked and the flop came down 9 The action was checked to Tran and he bet 1,200. The small blind mucked and Tran showed 8
Five players, including Steve Sung and and Mark Seif, limped in preflop. The flop fell K The river was the Q Marlon Wayans Wins A Pot Picking up the action on the turn, the board read A Wayans tabled A
On a flop of K The river was the 9 Big Slick For Ivey With 2,850 in the pot, three players saw a flop of A Ivey then tabled A
After a flop of K The turn was the A Left In The Deck: Players have gone on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 8:20 p.m. It was briefly displayed on the tournament clock that the total number of entrants at the WSOP is 6,493. The number was taken down prior to the dinner break so it is still unofficial. The official numbers should be in after players return from dinner. Player Tags: Mark Seif, J.C. Tran, Daniel Alaei, Phil Ivey, Steve Sung, Bertrand Grospellier Level 1 Hour 2 Update: Tran And Ivey Get It GoingJul 06, '09 Blinds: 50-100 Chip Counts: 1. Dennis Peyton – 64,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 30,000 Spade Club Chip Counts: Harry Robertson – 30,000 Notable Eliminations: Dario Minieri Big Hands:
On the river, the first player checked and another player bet 1,250 with the final board reading A The first player got out of the way and after a minute or so of contemplation, the original bettor made the call. Ivey rolled over the K Salley Stumbles a Bit Early John Salley called a raise preflop as did several other players. The flop was K The river was the K
J.C. Tran bet 525 on a flop of A The big blind checked and Tran bet 1,300. The big blind eventually folded and Tran allowed the big blind to pick which card he wanted to see. The big blind picked the right card as Tran showed him a 10. Brad Berman Tripped Up Five players limped preflop and the flop came down A
On a flop of K Both players checked and seat 2 tabled Q Elky Gets Turned Out The player in seat 4 raised to 350 and seat 6 made the call. Bertrand Grospellier made the call as well from late position and the three players saw a flop of K
Dario Minieri was all in after a flop of 10 Minieri: Q Minieri had top pair but needed to dodge his opponent’s flush draw. The turn smacked Minieri as it was the J Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Phil Ivey, Bradley Berman, Ryan Young, Dario Minieri, Bertrand Grospellier |
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| Jun 30, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 56 - $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed | 1 | + |
Level 8 Update: J.C. Tran EliminatedJun 30, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 276 out of 928 Chip Counts: 1. Juha Helppi – 112,000 Average Chip Count: 49,014 Notable Eliminations: J.C. Tran Big Hands:
On a flop of Q Tran tabled 9 Ferguson Bets River and Forces a Fold On a board of 3 After his opponent checked, Ferguson pondered for a few moments before putting out a bet of 18,000. After sighing and leaning back in his chair, the other player tossed his cards into the muck and Ferguson takes a nice pot.
The player in the small blind led out for 4000 on a flop of 3 The small blind showed 7 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Chris Ferguson, Shaun Deeb Level 7 Update: Laak Loves VivianJun 30, '09 Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante Players Remaining: 384 out of 928 Chip Counts: 1. Juha Helppi – 75,000 Average Chip Count: 36,250 Big Hands:
After a raise from the cutoff, Phil Laak three-bet from the button. After both the blinds folded, the original raiser moved all in for another 6200 chips. “It’s inescapable,” said Laak. “I raise to steal and I get priced in.” Laak made the call with A Laak also asked some of the field reporters to let everybody know that Vivian is the best dealer that he has ever had. So if you are in the Rio, and are looking to suck out against a big pair, go find Vivian. Tran Loses a Few Chips After some preflop action, J.C. Tran and the small blind take a flop of 6 Tran bet 5000 after his opponent checked and his opponent called. The Q The small blind showed the Q Kathy Liebert Starts a Big Preflop Encounter A player under the gun raises to 1500 and Kathy Liebert puts in another raise to 4500. The player to her left cold calls the 4500. It folds to the small blind who now puts in 12,500. The original raiser folds, Liebert counted out her chips and then folded, and then the last player left in the hand moves all in and is snap called by the small blind. The small blind turned over K The board ran out A Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Kathy Liebert, Phil Laak |
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| Jun 27, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 51 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 1 | + |
Day 1 Begins at NoonJun 27, '09
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: Saturday, June 27, noon: Day 1 (play 10 levels) In 2008, this event attracted 2,718 players and the champion was J.C. Tran, who took home $631,170 in prize money. Card Player will bring you a summary of the action at the dinner break and end of play from day 1 for this event. Player Tags: J.C. Tran |
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| Jun 20, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 39 - $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | 1 | + |
Event No. 39 Begins at Noon on SaturdayJun 20, '09
Event No. 39 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em) will begin at noon PDT on Saturday, June 20. 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: Saturday, June 20, noon: Day 1 (play 10 levels) In 2008 this event attracted 2,718 players and the champion was J.C. Tran, who took home $631,170 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you a summary of the action at the dinner break and end of play during day 1 for this event. Player Tags: J.C. Tran |
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| Jun 16, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 30 - $2,500 Pot-Limit Omaha | 3 | + |
Level 24 Update: J.C. Tran Wins Event No. 30Jun 16, '09 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 1 out of 436 Chip Counts: 1. J.C. Tran — 3,270,000 Eliminations: 2. Jeff Kimber – $145,656 Big Hands:
J.C. Tran Wins Event No. 30 ($235,685), Jeff Kimber Eliminated In 2nd Place ($145,656) Jeff Kimber raised to 120,000 on the button and J.C. Tran made the call. The flop came 9 Their cards: Tran: K Kimber: 6 Tran hit the perfect card in the deck on the turn, giving him eights full. Kimber flopped a gutshot straight draw with his connecting cards and hit, but he saw disaster when Tran flipped over a hand that had him drawing dead. The river was a meaningless 3 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Jeff Kimber Level 23 Update: Dallas Flowers, Ross Boatman, Jean-Phillipe Leandri EliminatedJun 16, '09 Blinds: 15,000-30,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 436 Chip Counts: 1. J.C. Tran — 2,600,000 Average Chip Count: 1,635,000 Eliminations: 5. Dallas Flowers – $49,387 Big Hands: Dallas Flowers Eliminated in 5th Place ($49,387) Jeff Kimber raised preflop and Dallas Flowers moved all-in. Kimber made the call. Their cards: Flowers: A Kimber: A The board ran out 5
Ross Boatman Eliminated By Boat in 4th Place ($66,936) On a board of 8 Their cards: Tran: Q Boatman: A Tran was ahead with top two pair but when the A Jean-Philipe Leandri Eliminated in 3rd Place ($95,837) J.C. Tran, Jeff Kimber and Jean-Philipe Leandri all saw a flop of A Their cards: Tran: Q Leandri: Q Leandri flopped two pair while Tran had a flush draw. The 10 Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Ross Boatman, Dallas Flowers, Jeff Kimber, Jean Phillipe Leandri Level 22 Update: Chad Layne, Rami Boukai EliminatedJun 16, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 436 Chip Counts: 1. J.C. Tran — 1,205,000 Average Chip Count: 654,000 Eliminations: 7. Chad Layne – $31,427 Big Hands:
Chad Layne Eliminated in 7th Place ($31,427) J.C. Tran bet 60,000 from the button and Chad Layne reraised to 200,000 and Tran went all-in, having Layne significantly covered. Layne made the call. Their cards: Tran: K Layne: A The board ran out 10
Rami Boukai Eliminated in 6th Place ($38,407) J.C. Tran raised to 60,000 from the cut-off and Jean-Phillipe Leandri bet the pot. Rami Boukai went all-in for less than Leandri’s bet and Tran made the call. The flop came Q Their cards: Boukai: 8 Leandri was way out in front with his pair of aces and the nut flush draw. The A Left In The Deck: The players are on a 20 minute break. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Rami Boukai, Chad Layne, Jean Phillipe Leandri Day 1 CompleteJun 15, '09
The current chip leader is J.C. Tran, who has accumulated 177,000 in chips, which is 67,000 more than the next closest player. The money bubble will burst tomorrow as the final 45 players remaining will all be receiving pay checks. The official chip counts of the top 10 are: 1. J.C. Tran — 176,900 Other notables that are still in the tournament include Phil Ivey, Farzad Bonyadi, and Joe Beevers. Play will resume tomorrow at 2 p.m. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, John Juanda, Phil Ivey |
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J.C. Tran sat and pondered his options facing an all-in bet from his opponent across the table on a board of 10
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J.C. Tran bets 5,500 from middle position, and Tobias Reinkemeier calls from the big blind. The flop comes K
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Soulier Notches Knockout
Phil Ivey Grabs A Pot
Hachem And Eastgate Tangle
Phillips Gets The Best Of Tran
Phil Ivey Climbing Back
Tom Lutz Gets Involved In Another Monster Pot, Gets Busted
J.C. Tran Closing In On A Million After Double Up
Esfandiari Scores A Knockout
Peter Eastgate Doubles Up
Dan Harrington In Action
Benyamine Straight To A Million
Shulman Busts Andy Black
Stokes Doubles Through Kara Scott
Noah Boeken Scores A Knockout, Over A Million
Lou Diamond Phillips Takes One Off Tran
Kenny Tran Picks Off a Short Stack
Greg Mueller Eliminated
Dan Harrington Makes a Big Raise, Takes the Pot
J.C. Tran Gets Rolling
Happy Beginnings
Sebok’s Big Slick Delivers Knockout
J.C. Tran Doubles Up
Seiver Turns A Set
Mark Seif Getting Low
Alaei Dropping More Chips
Elky Gets A Knockout
Ivey Makes Trips, Gets Paid
Tran Gives The Table a Sneak Peek
You’re Still A Young Man
Game Over For Super Dario
J.C. Tran Eliminated
Aces Hold for Deeb, Doubles Up
Laak Doubles Up and Thanks the Dealer
Event No. 51 ($1,500 no-limit hold’em) will begin at noon 
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