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| Jun 26, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 50 - $1,500 Limit Hold'em Shootout (1,000 player max) | 1 | + |
Event No. 50 Begins at 5 p.m. on FridayJun 26, '09 Event No. 50 ($1,500 limit hold’em shootout) will begin at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 26. The tournament has an entry cap of 1,000 players. Players will begin with 4,500 in tournament chips on day 1 and blinds will begin at 25-50 with 50-100 limits. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. Here is a look at the schedule for the event: Friday, June 26, 5 p.m.: Day 1 (play out round 1) In 2008 this event attracted 823 players and the champion was Matt Graham, who took home $278,180 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you a summary of the action at the dinner break and end of play each day for this event. Player Tags: Matt Graham |
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| Jun 22, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 40 - $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha | 3 | + |
Level 29 Update: Matt Graham Wins Event No. 40Jun 23, '09 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 1 out of 295 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Graham – 8,850,000 Eliminations: 2. Vitaly Lunkin – $419,832 Vitaly Lunkin Takes Huge Chip Lead Vitaly Lunkin made it 300,000 preflop and Matt Graham reraised pot. Lunkin moved all-in and Graham quickly called. Lunkin tabled the A Matt Graham Doubles Up Again All the money of Graham’s short stack went in with him holding the A Matt Graham Regains Chip Advantage Vitaly Lunkin raised preflop and after a reraise from Graham, all the chips went into the middle. Lunkin exposed A Matt Graham Wins Event No. 40 ($679,379), Vitaly Lunkin Eliminated In 2nd Place ($419,832) It was a limped pot when the flop came 10 Player Tags: Matt Graham, Vitaly Lunkin Level 28 Update: Back and Forth BattleJun 23, '09 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 295 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Graham – 5,000,000 Big Hands: Vitaly Lunkin Takes Early Lead Both players limped and saw a flop of Q
Matt Graham’s Straight Wins Big Pot Matt Graham raised to 250,000 from the button and Vitaly Lunkin called. The flop came J Vitaly Lunkin Doubles Up Vitaly Lunkin limped in and Matt Graham checked. Both players saw a flop of A Matt Graham Regains Chip Lead After a run of pots in the favor of Graham, Vitaly Lunkin lost the chip lead. Lunkin raised to 250,000 preflop and Graham reraised to 750,000. Lunkin made the call and the flop came 5 Player Tags: Matt Graham, Vitaly Lunkin Level 27 Update: Stefan Mattsson, Ferit Gabriellson, Robin Keston, Van Marcus EliminatedJun 23, '09 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 295 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Graham – 4,500,000 Eliminations: 6. Stefan Mattsson – $118,463 Big Hands:
Stefan Mattsson Eliminated In 6th ($118,463) Vitaly Lunkin raised to 210,000 preflop and Stefan Mattsson reraised pot. Lunkin moved all-in and Mattsson made the call. Lunkin tabled the A
Ferit Gabriellson raised to 280,000 on the button and Matt Graham called in the small blind. Graham led out for 250,000 on a flop of A Robin Keston Is Eliminated In 4th Place ($196,994) Matt Graham bet 210,000 from the cutoff and was moved in on by Robin Keston for 785,000 total. Graham made the call and exposed the A Van Marcus Eliminated In 3rd Place ($278,409) Matt Graham raised to 200,000 and Van Marcus reraised pot. Graham instantly went all-in and Marcus called. Graham turned over the A Player Tags: Robin Keston, Ferit Gabriellson, Matt Graham, Vitaly Lunkin, Stefan Mattsson Level 25 Update: Van Marcus Doubles UpJun 22, '09 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 295 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin — 2,400,000 Eliminations: None Big Hands: Van Marcus Doubles Up Matt Graham raised to 130,000 preflop and Van Marcus reraised another 335,000. Graham went into the tank before finally making the call. The flop came 5 Vitaly Lunkin Takes Hit Vitaly Lunkin raised preflop to 150,000 and Ferit Gabriellson made the call. The flop came Q Left In The Deck: Players are now on a 20 minute break. Player Tags: Ferit Gabriellson, Matt Graham, Van Marcus, Vitaly Lunkin Final Table Update: Action Somewhat Slow Early OnJun 22, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 295 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Graham — 1,540,000 Average Chip Count: 983,333 Big Hands:
Van Marcus limped in from middle position and Ferit Gabriellson completed from the small blind. Matt Graham checked his option in the big blind and the three players saw a flop of 3 All three players checked and watched the 4 Greenstein Punishes Limpers, Wins Pot After Josh Arieh, Stefan Mattsson, Ferit Gabriellson, and Matt Graham all limp for 24,000, Barry Greenstein decides to raise to 120,000. He gets called by Mattsson and Gabriellson and they see a flop of K Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Matt Graham |
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| Feb 22, '09 | 2009 L.A. Poker Classic | No-Limit Hold'em Championship (WPT) - Event 35 | 2 | + |
Level 8 UpdateFeb 22, '09 Level: 8 Score Board:
Table 19 Big Hands: Khan raised to 7,000 and everyone but Sabat folded. The turn was the 6 Player Tags: David Pham, Matt Graham, Karga Holt, Hevad Khan, Edward Sabat |
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| Feb 18, '09 | 2009 L.A. Poker Classic | H.O.R.S.E Championship - Event 29 | 3 | + |
Matt Graham Eliminated in Fifth Place ($66,355)Feb 18, '09
Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Matt Graham Graham Low but DoublesFeb 18, '09
Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Matt Graham, Jeff Madsen Mike Matusow Eliminated by Major CoolerFeb 17, '09
Mike Matusow was all in preflop on the extreme short stack against Layne Flack and Matt Graham. The river was the Q A video of the hand will be posted shortly.
Player Tags: Layne Flack, Mike Matusow, Matt Graham Huge Pot in Stud 8/obFeb 16, '09
Player Tags: Layne Flack, David Benyamine, Chris Reslock, Matt Graham |
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| Feb 17, '09 | 2009 L.A. Poker Classic | H.O.R.S.E Championship - Event 29 | 2 | + |
Matt Graham Eliminated in Fifth Place ($66,355)Feb 18, '09
Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Matt Graham Graham Low but DoublesFeb 18, '09
Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Matt Graham, Jeff Madsen Mike Matusow Eliminated by Major CoolerFeb 17, '09
Mike Matusow was all in preflop on the extreme short stack against Layne Flack and Matt Graham. The river was the Q A video of the hand will be posted shortly.
Player Tags: Layne Flack, Mike Matusow, Matt Graham Huge Pot in Stud 8/obFeb 16, '09
Player Tags: Layne Flack, David Benyamine, Chris Reslock, Matt Graham |
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| Feb 16, '09 | 2009 L.A. Poker Classic | H.O.R.S.E Championship - Event 29 | 1 | + |
Matt Graham Eliminated in Fifth Place ($66,355)Feb 18, '09
Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Matt Graham Graham Low but DoublesFeb 18, '09
Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Matt Graham, Jeff Madsen Mike Matusow Eliminated by Major CoolerFeb 17, '09
Mike Matusow was all in preflop on the extreme short stack against Layne Flack and Matt Graham. The river was the Q A video of the hand will be posted shortly.
Player Tags: Layne Flack, Mike Matusow, Matt Graham Huge Pot in Stud 8/obFeb 16, '09
Player Tags: Layne Flack, David Benyamine, Chris Reslock, Matt Graham |
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| Dec 12, '08 | 2008 Five Diamond World Poker Classic (WPT) | No-Limit Hold'em - Event 12 | 2 | + |
Davidson Matthew Eliminated in 2nd Place ($257,940)Dec 12, '08
The turn and river come 7-7 and all of a sudden Graham is the chip leader once again. A few hands later, both players find themsevles all in preflop. Graham has 8 The flop brings a five, and the turn and river fail to help Matthew who is eliminated in 2nd place.
Player Tags: Matt Graham, Davidson Matthew Davidson Matthew Continues To Win From BehindDec 12, '08 After clawing back to take the chip lead with a series of big reraises and showdowns, Matt Graham was just one card away from ending the tournament. The board read 8 The river was the 9 Player Tags: Matt Graham, Davidson Matthew Davidson Matthew Doubles UpDec 12, '08 Davidson Matthew is all in for his last 1,060,000. Matthew shows J The board comes 6 Player Tags: Matt Graham, Davidson Matthew |
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| Jul 02, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 53 - Limit Hold'em Shootout | 2 | + |
Limit Hold'em Shootout - Matt Graham Wins Event No. 53Jul 03, '08
Player Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande, Matt Graham Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table - 17+ HoursJul 03, '08 Players took a 10 minute break. Player Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande, Matt Graham Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table - Bellande And Graham Heads UpJul 02, '08 Blinds: 15,000-30,000 Bottom Pair Won't Do, Brandon Wong Gone in Fourth Place ($69,088) Player Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande, Brandon Wong, Matt Graham Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table - Bellande Takes Huge Chip LeadJul 02, '08 Blinds: 15,000-30,000 Wong Falls to Full House, Out in Fifth Place ($33,701) Player Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande, Brandon Wong, Matt Graham, Danny Wong Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table - Good Round For KranyakJul 02, '08 Players are on a 20 minute break. Player Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande, Spencer Lawrence, Matt Graham, Danny Wong, John Kranyak, European Report Limit Hold'em Shootout - Final Table - Hour 2Jul 02, '08 Players are now on a 20 minute break. Player Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande, Matt Graham, John Kranyak Limit Hold'em Shootout - Level 20 - Final Table Set, Will Start at 10 p.m.Jul 02, '08 Final Table play will start at 10 p.m. Player Tags: Spencer Lawrence, Matt Graham, Duane Graff, Mikael Norinder, Stefan Rapp, European Report Limit Hold'em Shootout - Level 16 - Kenna James GoneJul 02, '08 Players are on a 20 minute break. Play resumes at 4:25 p.m. Player Tags: Kenna James, Matt Graham, Hansu Chu, William Durkee V |
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| Jun 13, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 26 - Seven Card Razz | 1 | + |
$1,500 Razz - Level 3Jun 13, '08 Blinds/Antes: 25 ante, 25 bring-in, 100 completion Player Tags: Tom Schneider, Matt Graham, Katja Thater |
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| Jun 06, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 10 - Omaha / Seven Card Stud High-Low | 2 | + |
Omaha 8 / Stud 8 Level 18Jun 06, '08 Stud 8: 1,500 ante, 2,000 bring in, 6,000-12,000 limits Players Remaining: 11 of 388 Average Chip Stack: 176,000 Chip Counts: Farzad Rouhani - 305,000 Eliminations: Matthew Graham Big Hands:
James Van Alstyne, on the button, raised preflop and bet on the flop, turn and river. With the board 9 Cantu scoops pot, cripples Zhu With the board showing K Mattew Graham out in 12th Matthew Graham, who already had a short stack, back-to-back hands did him in. First, against Yueqi Zhu, who had even fewer chips and was all in, he lost in Omaha 8 with A Player Tags: Matt Graham, Brandon Cantu, Yueqi Zhu, John Racener |
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