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Matt Graham

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Hometown: River Ridge

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Date	Series	Event	Day

Jul 12, '10	2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker	$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event	7	+
Level 10, Hour Two: Kevin Gates Takes Chip Lead Jul 12, '10 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 2,077 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 105,715 Card Player Chip Counts Barry Shulman – 200,000 Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 25,000 Stephen A. Murphy – 30,000 Daniel Negreanu – 41,000 Mark Gregorich – 135,000 Adam Schoenfeld — 55,000 Jon Freidberg — 190,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Kevin Gates – 540,000 2. Ricardo Fasanaro – 513,000 3. Johnny Chan – 510,000 4. Alexander Kostritsyn – 405,000 5. David Assouline – 395,000 6. Matt Affleck – 390,000 7. Carter Phillips – 385,000 8. Nikolay Losev – 374,000 9. Jesper Hougaard – 355,000 10. Randy Dorfman – 337,000 Notable Eliminations: David Singer Jennifer Harman Big Hands: Marco Johnson Takes A Massive Hit There was one hand that extended into the break. Marco Johnson raised to 3,200 preflop and Kevin Gates made the call. Another player repopped to 11,000 and Johnson four-bet to 27,000. Gates called and the other player mucked. The flop then fell Q106 and Johnson led with 52,000. Gates called and the turn was the 10. Johnson moved in for 225,000 and Gates snap-called. Johnson turned over QJ for two pair and a flush draw while Gates showed KQ for two pair with a better kicker. Johnson needed help but the river was the 9 and Johnson tumbled all the way down to 32,000 in chips while Gates took over the chip lead with 550,000. Carroll Getting Low After the flop came down A108, Michael Carroll bet 3,500 and the player in the big blind raised to 8,300. Carroll made the call and the turn was the 9. The big blind fired 12,500 and Carroll made the call. The river was the 8 and both players checked. The big blind showed A5 for top pair and Carroll mucked. He was down to 19,000 after the hand. Chan Nearing A Half Million After the board had run out J738J, Johnny Chan fired 100,000 into the pot. His opponent went into the tank as the ESPN cameras approached and he eventually made the call. Chan then turned ovver 77 for middle set on the flop and a rivered boat. His opponent mucked his and Chan took in a massive pot. He was at 495,000 after that hand. Negreanu Falls Off The Horse There was 17,000 in the pot after the board had run out 8523A and Daniel Negreanu checked to his opponent. He bet 6,000 and Negreanu made the call. His opponent then showed down AK for a rivered pair of aces and Negreanu tabled his losing KK. Negreanu dropped the pot and he was down to 41,000. Mizrachi Drops Some Chips Picking up the action after the flop had come down K63, a player fired 9,000 and Michael Mizrachi made the call. Both players saw the 9 on the turn and Mizrachi led for 11,000. His opponent moved all in for 36,000 more and Mizrachi made the call. Mizrachi turned over K5 for top pair but his opponent had him dominated as he showed KJ for the same hand with a better kicker to go along with a flush draw. The river was the A and Mizrachi surrendered the double up. He was at 260,000 after taking that hit. Michael Mizrachi Moved In On Michael Mizrachi bet preflop from early position and got three callers. The flop came 1082 and the player in the blind led out for 3,000. Mizrachi called and the other two players folded. The turn brought the 3 and it was checked to Mizrachi. He bet 10,000 and his opponent insta-called. The river brought the 2 and Mizrachi’s opponent moved all in for 39,900. Mizrachi tanked before finally making the fold. He was still at around 300,000 after the hand. Chris Moneymaker Crippled A player in early position bet 3,600. A player in the cutoff moved all in for 28,100. Action was on Chris Moneymaker and he moved all in for 33,000 on the button. The original bettor folded and Moneymaker tabled the AK but was behind the KK of his opponent. The board ran out 83392 and Moneymaker was left with just 5,000 after the hand. *Small Pairs Work For Savage* Matt Savage raised to 3,000 from early position. He was called by a player in middle position and the big blind three-bet to 9,500. Savage made the call and they saw the flop heads-up. The flop was 652 and the big blind moved all-in for over 100,000. Savage called for his last 26,500 and tabled 33, giving him a small pair and a gutshot straight draw. He was ahead of his opponent who had tabled AQ, for just overcards. The turn was the 2 and the river was the 4 and Savage doubled up to 80,000 in chips. *Graham KO’s Another Player* After a flurry of preflop raises, Matt Graham got his opponent to put all of his chips in the middle with AQ and was up against his opponent’s QQ. The board ran out K66107, giving Graham a back-door flush and increasing his stack to 280,000. *Krantz Wins With Two Pair* Jay Rosenkrantz checked and called a bet of 16,500 from his opponent on the turn with the board reading KQ97. The 2 peeled off on the river and both players checked. Rosenkrantz’s Q9 bested his opponent’s AK to take the pot and climb to 110,000. Twitter Accounts Barry Shulman Bernard Lee Daniel Negreanu Eric Froehlich Bill Chen Scotty Nguyen Jennifer Leigh Nick Maimone Dennis Phillips Bryan Devonshire Annie Duke Tristan Wade Dave Sands Brandon Cantu Jon Turner Amit Makhija Bryan Micon Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Chris Moneymaker, Michael Mizrachi, Johnny Chan, Michael Carroll, Matt Graham, Marco Johnson Level 10, Hour One: Lex Veldhuis Eliminated Jul 12, '10 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 2,304 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 95,299 Card Player Chip Counts Barry Shulman – 142,000 Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 23,400 Stephen A. Murphy – 37,000 Daniel Negreanu – 63,600 Jennifer Harman – 30,400 Mark Gregorich – 135,000 Adam Schoenfeld — 75,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Johnny Chan – 425,000 2. David Assouline – 387,800 3. Carter Phillips – 350,000 4. Matthew Reed – 337,800 5. Randy Dorfman – 337,000 6. Jesper Hougaard – 332,000 7. Rodney Sherry – 316,000 8. Marco Johnson – 315,000 9. Cole South – 304,200 10. Jim Collopy – 303,100 Notable Eliminations: Lex Veldhuis Maria Ho Phil Laak Lacey Jones Scott Seiver Matt Hawrilenko Big Hands: Lex Veldhuis Eliminated Lex Veldhuis moved all in for about 40,000 preflop and one player called. Here were their hands: Veldhuis: JJ Opponent: AK Veldhuis was racing with the lead but the flop came down AK8 and his opponent flopped top two pair. The board finished out 7 and 5 and Veldhuis was sent packing. Cowboy Matt Graham Matt Graham was all in preflop and one opponent made the call. The two players then turned over their hands. Graham: KK Opponent: A10 Graham was ahead and the flop cemented the double up when it came down KK2, giving Graham quads. The board finished off 6 and 5 and Graham doubled to 117,000. Kara Scott Doubles Up Picking up the action after the flop, Kara Scott moved all in on a board of 662. She was called by one player. Scott: AA Opponent: JJ Scott’s aces were ahead and the board finished off Q and K and Scott doubled to 126,000. *The Bear Gets Fed* Barry Greenstein and his opponent got all-in on a flop of KQ10. Greenstein showed AJ, giving him the nut straight and his opponent showed KK, giving him top set. Greenstein needed to fade the board pairing to win the pot and eliminate a player. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 2 to keep Greenstein in the lead and win the pot. Greenstein’s stack increased to 150,000 after the hand was over. *Thorson Can’t Top Kings* William Thorson was facing an all-in river bet of 19,000 with the final board reading 6810J2. Thorson hemmed and hawed for quite some time before finally tossing in his call. Thorson mucked his hand when he was shown KK. Thorson still has well over 100,000. *Van Fleet Gets Coolered* We got to the table as Jon Van Fleet and his opponent had just gotten all of his opponent’s 70,000 chips in the middle preflop and were turning up their hands. Van Fleet showed pocket kings, but his opponent had turned up pocket aces. The board didn’t bring any help to Van Fleet and he dropped to 205,000. Sam Farha Doubles Up an Opponent Sam Farha bet from early position and it was folded around to a player on the button. He shoved for 22,000 total and it was folded to Farha. He made the quick call with the 44 and was in a coinflip against the A10 of his opponent. The board ran out Q1010K8 and Farha was down to around 190,000 after the hand. Billy Kopp Loses One On a flop of 1093 Billy Kopp bet 3,600 and his opponent called. The turn brought the 9 and Kopp fired out 12,000. His opponent quickly called. The river brought the 3 and action went check-check. Kopp’s opponent showed the QQ and Kopp mucked. He was at 150,000 after the hand. Vanessa Rousso Doubles Up Vanessa Rousso was all in on a board of 9-5-4-2-3 for 37,000 into a 22,000 chip pot. Her opponent called and mucked when Rousso exposed the 8-6 for a straight. She was at about 85,000 after the hand. Twitter Accounts Barry Shulman Bernard Lee Daniel Negreanu Eric Froehlich Bill Chen Scotty Nguyen Jennifer Leigh Nick Maimone Dennis Phillips Bryan Devonshire Annie Duke Tristan Wade Dave Sands Brandon Cantu Jon Turner Amit Makhija Bryan Micon Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Sam Farha, William Thorson, Vanessa Rousso, Matt Graham, Billy Kopp, Lex Veldhuis, Kara Scott Level Nine, Hour One: Esfandiari Doubles Up Jul 09, '10 Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 1,295 out of 2,412 Card Player Chip Counts Barry Shulman – 135,000 Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 28,000 Steven A. Murphy – 27,000 Adam Schoenfeld – 59,000 Shannon Shorr – 110,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Randy Dorfman – 334,000 2. Rodney Sherry – 330,000 3. Jesper Hougaard – 315,400 4. Martijn Schirp – 297,000 5. Cole South – 276,000 6. Yevgeiny Timoshenko – 275,000 7. Patrik Antonius – 270,000 8. Robert Mizrachi – 267,000 9. Amanda Baker – 255,000 10. Dwyen Ringbauer – 252,000 Notable Eliminations: Bobby Baldwin Matt Glantz Dani Stern Tiffany Michelle Big Hands Naujoks Wins A Pot After the flop came down Q105, Sandra Naujoks bet 2,500. Her opponent made the call and the turn brought the 5. Her opponent checked and she fired 4,200. He called and the river was the 3. Both players checked and Naujoks tabled KQ for top pair. Her opponent mucked and Naujoks took down the pot. She was at 105,000. Losing Money A player moved all in preflop and Chris Moneymaker decided to put him at risk. Here were their cards: Moneymaker: AJ Opponent: KQ Moneymaker had the lead but that changed when the flop fell K88. Moneymaker lost all hope of winning the hand when the turn brought the K to give his opponent a full house. The river was the J and Moneymaker lost the hand, dropping to 57,500 in chips. How To Pull An Ace From A Hat Antonio Esfandiari moved all in for 26,500 preflop and he was called by one player. Here were their hands: Esfandiari: AK Opponent: QQ Esfandiari was racing but the flop was barren as it fell 552. The turn was a different story as the A magically appeared to give Esfandiari the lead. The river was the 8, securing the hand for Esfandiari and he doubled to 55,000. *Graham’s Set Wins Him a Pot* Matt Graham was heads-up on a flop of 1072. His opponent checked and he bet 3,200 and was called. The turn was the 8 and his opponent checked again. Graham bet 8,700 and his opponent check-raised to 21,000. Graham went into the tank and thought for a minute or so before making the call. The river was the A and Graham’s opponent led out for 32,000. Graham snap called and his opponent showed A2. Graham tabled 22, good for a set and he took the pot. “That’s so sick,” said Graham. “I thought he showed me aces at first.” Graham is up to 140,000. *Tiffany Michelle Eliminated* After a raise of 2,500 from a player in late position, Tiffany Michelle moved all-in for her last 8,700. She was called and she tabled 22 and was up against the A10 of her opponent. The board ran out A346Q, giving Michelle’s opponent a pair of aces and the pot. Michelle was eliminated late in day 2a. *Roller Coaster Level for Grinder* Michael Mizrachi saw his chips fluctuate quite a bit this level. We caught the action on the river with the board reading Q92Q5 and there was a bet of 16,500 into Mizrachi. Mizrachi went into the tank for a minute or two before tossing in a call. Mizrachi mucked when he saw the J10. About 10 minutes later, Mizrachi was in a big pot and with already about 50,000 in the middle on the turn, the board read QJ99. Mizrachi’s opponent moved all-in for his last 50,000 and Mizrachi made the call. “I hope he has aces or kings,” said Mizrachi as he turned up A9. His opponent turned up 1010 as the ESPN cameras ran over to catch the river card. The river card was the 5 and Mizrachi improved his stack to over 200,000. “It’s only day two,” said his brother Robert from the next table over. “You can’t win it today.” Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Chris Moneymaker, Michael Mizrachi, Matt Graham, Sandra Naujoks View All Live Updates From This Event
Jul 09, '10	2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker	$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event	5	+
Level 10, Hour Two: Kevin Gates Takes Chip Lead Jul 12, '10 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 2,077 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 105,715 Card Player Chip Counts Barry Shulman – 200,000 Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 25,000 Stephen A. Murphy – 30,000 Daniel Negreanu – 41,000 Mark Gregorich – 135,000 Adam Schoenfeld — 55,000 Jon Freidberg — 190,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Kevin Gates – 540,000 2. Ricardo Fasanaro – 513,000 3. Johnny Chan – 510,000 4. Alexander Kostritsyn – 405,000 5. David Assouline – 395,000 6. Matt Affleck – 390,000 7. Carter Phillips – 385,000 8. Nikolay Losev – 374,000 9. Jesper Hougaard – 355,000 10. Randy Dorfman – 337,000 Notable Eliminations: David Singer Jennifer Harman Big Hands: Marco Johnson Takes A Massive Hit There was one hand that extended into the break. Marco Johnson raised to 3,200 preflop and Kevin Gates made the call. Another player repopped to 11,000 and Johnson four-bet to 27,000. Gates called and the other player mucked. The flop then fell Q106 and Johnson led with 52,000. Gates called and the turn was the 10. Johnson moved in for 225,000 and Gates snap-called. Johnson turned over QJ for two pair and a flush draw while Gates showed KQ for two pair with a better kicker. Johnson needed help but the river was the 9 and Johnson tumbled all the way down to 32,000 in chips while Gates took over the chip lead with 550,000. Carroll Getting Low After the flop came down A108, Michael Carroll bet 3,500 and the player in the big blind raised to 8,300. Carroll made the call and the turn was the 9. The big blind fired 12,500 and Carroll made the call. The river was the 8 and both players checked. The big blind showed A5 for top pair and Carroll mucked. He was down to 19,000 after the hand. Chan Nearing A Half Million After the board had run out J738J, Johnny Chan fired 100,000 into the pot. His opponent went into the tank as the ESPN cameras approached and he eventually made the call. Chan then turned ovver 77 for middle set on the flop and a rivered boat. His opponent mucked his and Chan took in a massive pot. He was at 495,000 after that hand. Negreanu Falls Off The Horse There was 17,000 in the pot after the board had run out 8523A and Daniel Negreanu checked to his opponent. He bet 6,000 and Negreanu made the call. His opponent then showed down AK for a rivered pair of aces and Negreanu tabled his losing KK. Negreanu dropped the pot and he was down to 41,000. Mizrachi Drops Some Chips Picking up the action after the flop had come down K63, a player fired 9,000 and Michael Mizrachi made the call. Both players saw the 9 on the turn and Mizrachi led for 11,000. His opponent moved all in for 36,000 more and Mizrachi made the call. Mizrachi turned over K5 for top pair but his opponent had him dominated as he showed KJ for the same hand with a better kicker to go along with a flush draw. The river was the A and Mizrachi surrendered the double up. He was at 260,000 after taking that hit. Michael Mizrachi Moved In On Michael Mizrachi bet preflop from early position and got three callers. The flop came 1082 and the player in the blind led out for 3,000. Mizrachi called and the other two players folded. The turn brought the 3 and it was checked to Mizrachi. He bet 10,000 and his opponent insta-called. The river brought the 2 and Mizrachi’s opponent moved all in for 39,900. Mizrachi tanked before finally making the fold. He was still at around 300,000 after the hand. Chris Moneymaker Crippled A player in early position bet 3,600. A player in the cutoff moved all in for 28,100. Action was on Chris Moneymaker and he moved all in for 33,000 on the button. The original bettor folded and Moneymaker tabled the AK but was behind the KK of his opponent. The board ran out 83392 and Moneymaker was left with just 5,000 after the hand. *Small Pairs Work For Savage* Matt Savage raised to 3,000 from early position. He was called by a player in middle position and the big blind three-bet to 9,500. Savage made the call and they saw the flop heads-up. The flop was 652 and the big blind moved all-in for over 100,000. Savage called for his last 26,500 and tabled 33, giving him a small pair and a gutshot straight draw. He was ahead of his opponent who had tabled AQ, for just overcards. The turn was the 2 and the river was the 4 and Savage doubled up to 80,000 in chips. *Graham KO’s Another Player* After a flurry of preflop raises, Matt Graham got his opponent to put all of his chips in the middle with AQ and was up against his opponent’s QQ. The board ran out K66107, giving Graham a back-door flush and increasing his stack to 280,000. *Krantz Wins With Two Pair* Jay Rosenkrantz checked and called a bet of 16,500 from his opponent on the turn with the board reading KQ97. The 2 peeled off on the river and both players checked. Rosenkrantz’s Q9 bested his opponent’s AK to take the pot and climb to 110,000. Twitter Accounts Barry Shulman Bernard Lee Daniel Negreanu Eric Froehlich Bill Chen Scotty Nguyen Jennifer Leigh Nick Maimone Dennis Phillips Bryan Devonshire Annie Duke Tristan Wade Dave Sands Brandon Cantu Jon Turner Amit Makhija Bryan Micon Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Chris Moneymaker, Michael Mizrachi, Johnny Chan, Michael Carroll, Matt Graham, Marco Johnson Level 10, Hour One: Lex Veldhuis Eliminated Jul 12, '10 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 2,304 out of 7,319 Average Chip Count: 95,299 Card Player Chip Counts Barry Shulman – 142,000 Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 23,400 Stephen A. Murphy – 37,000 Daniel Negreanu – 63,600 Jennifer Harman – 30,400 Mark Gregorich – 135,000 Adam Schoenfeld — 75,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Johnny Chan – 425,000 2. David Assouline – 387,800 3. Carter Phillips – 350,000 4. Matthew Reed – 337,800 5. Randy Dorfman – 337,000 6. Jesper Hougaard – 332,000 7. Rodney Sherry – 316,000 8. Marco Johnson – 315,000 9. Cole South – 304,200 10. Jim Collopy – 303,100 Notable Eliminations: Lex Veldhuis Maria Ho Phil Laak Lacey Jones Scott Seiver Matt Hawrilenko Big Hands: Lex Veldhuis Eliminated Lex Veldhuis moved all in for about 40,000 preflop and one player called. Here were their hands: Veldhuis: JJ Opponent: AK Veldhuis was racing with the lead but the flop came down AK8 and his opponent flopped top two pair. The board finished out 7 and 5 and Veldhuis was sent packing. Cowboy Matt Graham Matt Graham was all in preflop and one opponent made the call. The two players then turned over their hands. Graham: KK Opponent: A10 Graham was ahead and the flop cemented the double up when it came down KK2, giving Graham quads. The board finished off 6 and 5 and Graham doubled to 117,000. Kara Scott Doubles Up Picking up the action after the flop, Kara Scott moved all in on a board of 662. She was called by one player. Scott: AA Opponent: JJ Scott’s aces were ahead and the board finished off Q and K and Scott doubled to 126,000. *The Bear Gets Fed* Barry Greenstein and his opponent got all-in on a flop of KQ10. Greenstein showed AJ, giving him the nut straight and his opponent showed KK, giving him top set. Greenstein needed to fade the board pairing to win the pot and eliminate a player. The turn was the 7 and the river was the 2 to keep Greenstein in the lead and win the pot. Greenstein’s stack increased to 150,000 after the hand was over. *Thorson Can’t Top Kings* William Thorson was facing an all-in river bet of 19,000 with the final board reading 6810J2. Thorson hemmed and hawed for quite some time before finally tossing in his call. Thorson mucked his hand when he was shown KK. Thorson still has well over 100,000. *Van Fleet Gets Coolered* We got to the table as Jon Van Fleet and his opponent had just gotten all of his opponent’s 70,000 chips in the middle preflop and were turning up their hands. Van Fleet showed pocket kings, but his opponent had turned up pocket aces. The board didn’t bring any help to Van Fleet and he dropped to 205,000. Sam Farha Doubles Up an Opponent Sam Farha bet from early position and it was folded around to a player on the button. He shoved for 22,000 total and it was folded to Farha. He made the quick call with the 44 and was in a coinflip against the A10 of his opponent. The board ran out Q1010K8 and Farha was down to around 190,000 after the hand. Billy Kopp Loses One On a flop of 1093 Billy Kopp bet 3,600 and his opponent called. The turn brought the 9 and Kopp fired out 12,000. His opponent quickly called. The river brought the 3 and action went check-check. Kopp’s opponent showed the QQ and Kopp mucked. He was at 150,000 after the hand. Vanessa Rousso Doubles Up Vanessa Rousso was all in on a board of 9-5-4-2-3 for 37,000 into a 22,000 chip pot. Her opponent called and mucked when Rousso exposed the 8-6 for a straight. She was at about 85,000 after the hand. Twitter Accounts Barry Shulman Bernard Lee Daniel Negreanu Eric Froehlich Bill Chen Scotty Nguyen Jennifer Leigh Nick Maimone Dennis Phillips Bryan Devonshire Annie Duke Tristan Wade Dave Sands Brandon Cantu Jon Turner Amit Makhija Bryan Micon Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Sam Farha, William Thorson, Vanessa Rousso, Matt Graham, Billy Kopp, Lex Veldhuis, Kara Scott Level Nine, Hour One: Esfandiari Doubles Up Jul 09, '10 Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 1,295 out of 2,412 Card Player Chip Counts Barry Shulman – 135,000 Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 28,000 Steven A. Murphy – 27,000 Adam Schoenfeld – 59,000 Shannon Shorr – 110,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Randy Dorfman – 334,000 2. Rodney Sherry – 330,000 3. Jesper Hougaard – 315,400 4. Martijn Schirp – 297,000 5. Cole South – 276,000 6. Yevgeiny Timoshenko – 275,000 7. Patrik Antonius – 270,000 8. Robert Mizrachi – 267,000 9. Amanda Baker – 255,000 10. Dwyen Ringbauer – 252,000 Notable Eliminations: Bobby Baldwin Matt Glantz Dani Stern Tiffany Michelle Big Hands Naujoks Wins A Pot After the flop came down Q105, Sandra Naujoks bet 2,500. Her opponent made the call and the turn brought the 5. Her opponent checked and she fired 4,200. He called and the river was the 3. Both players checked and Naujoks tabled KQ for top pair. Her opponent mucked and Naujoks took down the pot. She was at 105,000. Losing Money A player moved all in preflop and Chris Moneymaker decided to put him at risk. Here were their cards: Moneymaker: AJ Opponent: KQ Moneymaker had the lead but that changed when the flop fell K88. Moneymaker lost all hope of winning the hand when the turn brought the K to give his opponent a full house. The river was the J and Moneymaker lost the hand, dropping to 57,500 in chips. How To Pull An Ace From A Hat Antonio Esfandiari moved all in for 26,500 preflop and he was called by one player. Here were their hands: Esfandiari: AK Opponent: QQ Esfandiari was racing but the flop was barren as it fell 552. The turn was a different story as the A magically appeared to give Esfandiari the lead. The river was the 8, securing the hand for Esfandiari and he doubled to 55,000. *Graham’s Set Wins Him a Pot* Matt Graham was heads-up on a flop of 1072. His opponent checked and he bet 3,200 and was called. The turn was the 8 and his opponent checked again. Graham bet 8,700 and his opponent check-raised to 21,000. Graham went into the tank and thought for a minute or so before making the call. The river was the A and Graham’s opponent led out for 32,000. Graham snap called and his opponent showed A2. Graham tabled 22, good for a set and he took the pot. “That’s so sick,” said Graham. “I thought he showed me aces at first.” Graham is up to 140,000. *Tiffany Michelle Eliminated* After a raise of 2,500 from a player in late position, Tiffany Michelle moved all-in for her last 8,700. She was called and she tabled 22 and was up against the A10 of her opponent. The board ran out A346Q, giving Michelle’s opponent a pair of aces and the pot. Michelle was eliminated late in day 2a. *Roller Coaster Level for Grinder* Michael Mizrachi saw his chips fluctuate quite a bit this level. We caught the action on the river with the board reading Q92Q5 and there was a bet of 16,500 into Mizrachi. Mizrachi went into the tank for a minute or two before tossing in a call. Mizrachi mucked when he saw the J10. About 10 minutes later, Mizrachi was in a big pot and with already about 50,000 in the middle on the turn, the board read QJ99. Mizrachi’s opponent moved all-in for his last 50,000 and Mizrachi made the call. “I hope he has aces or kings,” said Mizrachi as he turned up A9. His opponent turned up 1010 as the ESPN cameras ran over to catch the river card. The river card was the 5 and Mizrachi improved his stack to over 200,000. “It’s only day two,” said his brother Robert from the next table over. “You can’t win it today.” Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Chris Moneymaker, Michael Mizrachi, Matt Graham, Sandra Naujoks View All Live Updates From This Event
Jul 01, '10	2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker	Event 55 - $10,000 Pot-Limit Omaha Championship	1	+
Event No. 55 ($10,000 pot-limit Omaha world championship) Begins at 5 p.m. on Thursday Jul 01, '10 Event No. 55 ($10,000 pot-limit Omaha world championship) at the 2010 World Series of Poker will begin at 5 p.m. PDT on Thursday, July 1. Players will begin with 7,500 in tournament chips. Blinds will begin at 50-75. Players may receive three additional add-ons for 7,500 in tournament chips at any time during the first four levels. If a player has not taken the add-ons by the end of the fourth level they will receive them automatically. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 60-minute dinner break after level 4 on day 1. Here is a look at the schedule for the event: Thursday, July 1, 5 p.m.: Day 1 (play 8 levels) Friday, July 2, 3 p.m.: Day 2 (play down to final table or through 10 levels) Saturday, July 3, 3 p.m.: Final Table In 2009 this event attracted 295 players and the tournament was won by Matt Graham, who took home $679,402 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you full live updates, top-ten chip counts, and results each day from this marquee event. Player Tags: Matt Graham View All Live Updates From This Event
Jan 07, '10	2010 PokerStars.com EPT Caribbean Adventure - Season VI	PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event	3	+
Annette Obrestad Eliminated Jan 07, '10 Annette Obrestad moved all in for 30,000 under the gun preflop and Matt Graham made the call from the small blind. Their cards: Obrestad: AQ Graham: AK Board: K107105 Obrestad was eliminated on the hand and Graham now holds 460,000. Player Tags: Matt Graham, Annette Obrestad View All Live Updates From This Event
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 Friday Jun 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) Monday, June 22, 2 p.m.: Day 2 (play out round 2) Tuesday, June 23, 2 p.m.: Final Table 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 View All Live Updates From This Event
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. 40 Jun 23, '09 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 1 out of 295 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Graham – 8,850,000 2. Vitaly Lunkin – 0 Eliminations: 2. Vitaly Lunkin – $419,832 Big Hands: 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 AK53 while Graham exposed the QQ87. The flop was hideous for Graham as it came A42. The 2 on the turn gave Graham outs for a full house but none of them came as the 6 fell on the river. After the hand, Lunkin had 8,250,000 in chips to the 600,000 of Graham. Matt Graham Doubles Up Again All the money of Graham’s short stack went in with him holding the AKQQ. Lunkin held the 10985. The board ran out 744910, as Graham’s queens held. Graham is back up to 2,400,000. Matt Graham Regains Chip Advantage Vitaly Lunkin raised preflop and after a reraise from Graham, all the chips went into the middle. Lunkin exposed AA96 and was ahead of the 9875 of Graham. The flop improved both of their hands as it came 964, giving Lunkin top two but Graham top pair and a wrap. The 3 on the turn gave Graham his straight. The Q fell on the river and Graham doubled to 4,500,000, retaking the chip lead. 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 1064. The chip stacks were nearly dead even when Vitaly Lunkin bet 120,000 and Matt Graham check raised pot for 480,000 on top. Lunkin made the call and the 9 hit the turn. Graham bet out 1,100,000, Lunkin went all-in and Graham instantly called. Graham tabled the 101065 for top set, while Lunkin exposed the KJ92 for a flush draw and gutshot. Graham needed to dodge just one more card to make a huge comeback in the match. The A fell on the river and Graham won Event No. 40, eliminating Lunkin in second place. Player Tags: Matt Graham, Vitaly Lunkin Level 28 Update: Back and Forth Battle Jun 23, '09 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 295 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Graham – 5,000,000 2. Vitaly Lunkin – 3,850,000 Average Chip Count: 4,425,000 Big Hands: Vitaly Lunkin Takes Early Lead Both players limped and saw a flop of Q73. Graham checked and Lunkin bet 150,000. Graham reraised to 550,000, prompting a quick reraise from Lunkin. Graham didn’t take too long before folding. Lunkin was up to 5,350,000 after the hand. Matt Graham’s Straight Wins Big Pot Matt Graham raised to 250,000 from the button and Vitaly Lunkin called. The flop came J97 and both players checked. The 10 hit the turn and Lunkin checked to Graham who fired out 280,000. Lunkin made the call and the 6 fell on the river. Lunkin once again checked and Graham bet 750,000. Lunkin contemplated briefly before calling. Graham exposed the AQ86 to take the hand with a queen high straight. Graham had the chip lead with 5,100,000 to Lunkin’s 3,750,000. Vitaly Lunkin Doubles Up Vitaly Lunkin limped in and Matt Graham checked. Both players saw a flop of A64 and Graham checked. Lunkin bet 125,000 and Graham bet the pot. Lunkin reraises pot and all the money gets in the middle. Lunkin exposed the K642 for bottom two pair and a flush draw. Graham tabled the A1096 for top two pair. The Q hit the turn, giving Lunkin his flush. The 5 fell on the river and Lunkin doubled up to 6,450,000. Graham had just 2,400,000. 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 522. Graham bet 950,000 and Lunkin made the fold. Graham has 5,000,000 against the 3,850,000 of Lunkin. Player Tags: Matt Graham, Vitaly Lunkin Level 27 Update: Stefan Mattsson, Ferit Gabriellson, Robin Keston, Van Marcus Eliminated Jun 23, '09 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 295 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Graham – 4,500,000 2. Vitaly Lunkin – 4,350,000 Average Chip Count: 4,425,000 Eliminations: 6. Stefan Mattsson – $118,463 5. Ferit Gabriellson – $148,439 4. Robin Keston – $196,994 3. Van Marcus – $278,409 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 AAK3 while Mattsson exposed the QJ108. The flop was great for Mattsson as it came J63. The turn was ugly for Mattsson as the 4 fell, giving Lunkin his own flush draw. The river bricked for Mattsson as the 7 hit, sending him home in 6th place. Lunkin is now up to 4,000,000 in chips. Ferit Gabriellson Eliminated in 5th ($148,439) 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 AK5. Gabriellson moved all-in for a bit more and Graham made the call. Graham exposed the JJ103 and was behind against the KJ98 of Gabriellson. The turn was almost the perfect card in the deck for Graham as the J hit. The 8 fell on the river and the case jack on the turn gave Graham the pot and eliminated Gabriellson in 5th. Graham now has 2,220,000 in chips. 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 A8109. Keston tabled the K1076 and was behind. The board ran out J523A and Graham took the pot with a pair of aces, eliminating Keston from the tournament. 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 AAJ9 and was ahead against the QJJ7 of Marcus. The board ran out Q102A3 as Graham won the hand with trip aces to enter heads up play with 4,500,000 in chips. Player Tags: Robin Keston, Ferit Gabriellson, Matt Graham, Vitaly Lunkin, Stefan Mattsson Level 25 Update: Van Marcus Doubles Up Jun 22, '09 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 6 out of 295 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin — 2,400,000 2. Stefan Mattsson — 1,550,000 3. Ferit Gabriellson — 1,350,000 4. Matt Graham — 1,300,000 5. Van Marcus — 1,050,000 6. Robin Keston — 900,000 Average Chip Count: 1,475,000 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 552 and Graham bet the very tiny amount that Marcus had left after the preflop reraise. Marcus made the easy call and tabled the AAJ4. Graham exposed the severely dominated QJ94 for just queen high. The board offered no salvation for Graham as Marcus doubled up to 1,050,000. Vitaly Lunkin Takes Hit Vitaly Lunkin raised preflop to 150,000 and Ferit Gabriellson made the call. The flop came Q74. Lunkin continued with a small 95,000 bet and Gabriellson made the call. The turn was the 10 and both players checked to a 9 river. Lunkin fired out 300,000 and Gabriellson made the quick call. Lunkin exposed the JJ67 for just a pair of jacks. Gabriellson tabled the AJJ8 for a straight to take the pot. Gabriellson is up to 1,350,000. 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 On Jun 22, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 295 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Graham — 1,540,000 2. Ferit Gabriellson — 1,100,000 3. Richard Austin — 1,100,00 4. Josh Arieh — 1,050,000 5. Robin Keston — 1,000,000 6. Stefan Mattsson — 850,000 7. Vitaly Lunkin — 850,000 8. Barry Greenstein — 780,000 9. Van Marcus — 500,000 Average Chip Count: 983,333 Big Hands: Graham Extends His Lead 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 398. All three players checked and watched the 4 fall on the turn. Gabriellson led out for 50,000 and Graham raised to 206,000. Marcus quickly mucked his hand, but Gabriellson went into the tank for a while before finally releasing his cards. 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 KQJ and Greenstein bets 200,000. Both players folded and Greenstein wins the pot. Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Matt Graham View All Live Updates From This Event
Feb 22, '09	2009 L.A. Poker Classic	No-Limit Hold'em Championship (WPT) - Event 35	2	+
Level 8 Update Feb 22, '09 Level: 8 Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante Players Left: 306 out of 696 Score Board: Notable Chip Counts Antonio Esfandiari - 186,000 KJ Nam - 185,000 Mike Sowers: 153,000 Kofi Farkye - 126,000 Anthony Venturini- 125,000 Average:45,490 Notable Eliminations Sorel Mizzi Shane Schleger Jason Somerville Hafiz Khan Devin Porter Matt Graham Steve Sung Featured Table Table 19 Seat 1: Paul Smith Seat 2: Nick Schulman Seat 4: Eric Hershler Seat 5: Dan O'Brien Seat 7: Karga Holt Seat 8: Isaac Haxton Seat 9: Paul Wasicka Karga Holt Takes One Down With 3,000 in the pot and a flop of 833 sitting on the table seat 6 bet 3,500 from the cutoff and Karga Holt made the call from the button. The turn fell A and both players checked. The 9 fell on the river and seat 6 bet 7,500. Holt made the call and flipped over pocket sixes. His opponent mucked and Holt took down the hand. Big Hands: Matt Graham Eliminated by David Pham Matt Graham moved all in for 12,400 and David Pham called him down. Their cards: Graham: A4 Pham: 99 Board: 774J2 Graham was eliminated on the hand. Hevad Khan Doubles Through Eddie Sabat Eddie Sabat raised preflop and was called by Hevad Khan, the button and the big blind. The flop came A102 and Sabat continued with a bet of 1,025. Khan raised to 7,000 and everyone but Sabat folded. The turn was the 6 and both players checked. The river was the 4 and Sabat checked. Khan then moved all in for 16,550. After tanking for a bit Sabat called the clock on himself. The floor was called over and the countdown began, putting one minute on his decision. It only took 15 second for Sabat to call at that point and he mucked when Khan showed QJ. Khan now has 54,250. I Think I'm Good With 3,200 in the pot and AJJ, Phil Vey bet 2,000 from late position and the button went into the tank. "I think I have you beat," he said as Ivey stared forward. He eventually mucked pocket 10s face up on the table and Ivey sat unflinching as he collected the pot. Brett Shaffer Late Show Brett Shaffer showed up an entire day late today to a stack of 2,500. He quickly tripled up, and then doubled up a few hands later when his A-6 beat pocket fours. He tripled up one more time and now holds a stack worth 16,000. Player Tags: David Pham, Matt Graham, Karga Holt, Hevad Khan, Edward Sabat View All Live Updates From This Event
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 Seven-Card Stud Matt Graham moved all in on fifth street and Scotty Nguyen called him down. Graham revealed KK to go with the exposed KA2 he held and Nguyen turned up 83 to go with his up cards of 99J. Graham was dealt the Q on sixth street, while Nguyen received the 6 to make a flush. Nguyen, said "Bye bye," when he realized he had drawn out on Graham to defeat him. Graham mucked his hand after peaking at his last down card and he walked away from the table as Nguyen laughed. Graham will take home $66,355 in prize money. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Matt Graham Graham Low but Doubles Feb 18, '09 Stud Eight-or-Better Matt Graham moved all in on sixth street with three kings exposed and both Scotty Nguyen and Jeff Madsen called him down. Madsen took the low while Graham revealed a fourth king to beat Nguyen's seven-high straight. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Matt Graham, Jeff Madsen Mike Matusow Eliminated by Major Cooler Feb 17, '09 Limit Hold'em Mike Matusow was all in preflop on the extreme short stack against Layne Flack and Matt Graham. The flop came QJ8 and Graham bet. Flack made the call and both players checked the 10 on the turn. The river was the Q and Flack bet in the dark. Graham raised and Flack called. Graham showed Q10 for a rivered queens full and Flack couldn't believe it, showing AK for a broadway straight. Matusow tops Flack by showing JJ for jacks full, but it isn't enough to stay in the tourament. A video of the hand will be posted shortly. Player Tags: Layne Flack, Mike Matusow, Matt Graham Huge Pot in Stud 8/ob Feb 16, '09 Stud Eight or Better A huge five-handed pot just went down involving Chris Reslock, Matt Graham, David Benyamine, Layne Flack and another player. Despite leading the betting earlier in the hand, Reslock, showing a board of 3610Q, had to fold on seventh street after seemingly missing some kind of straight/ flush draw combination. Benyamine showed down A4(7443)8 for trip fours with an 8-7 low. The hand normally has scooping potential but lost both halves of the pot when Flack showed KK(10K97)A for higher trips. Graham showed 43(J582)2 for an 8-5 low. Player Tags: Layne Flack, David Benyamine, Chris Reslock, Matt Graham View All Live Updates From This Event
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 Seven-Card Stud Matt Graham moved all in on fifth street and Scotty Nguyen called him down. Graham revealed KK to go with the exposed KA2 he held and Nguyen turned up 83 to go with his up cards of 99J. Graham was dealt the Q on sixth street, while Nguyen received the 6 to make a flush. Nguyen, said "Bye bye," when he realized he had drawn out on Graham to defeat him. Graham mucked his hand after peaking at his last down card and he walked away from the table as Nguyen laughed. Graham will take home $66,355 in prize money. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Matt Graham Graham Low but Doubles Feb 18, '09 Stud Eight-or-Better Matt Graham moved all in on sixth street with three kings exposed and both Scotty Nguyen and Jeff Madsen called him down. Madsen took the low while Graham revealed a fourth king to beat Nguyen's seven-high straight. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Matt Graham, Jeff Madsen Mike Matusow Eliminated by Major Cooler Feb 17, '09 Limit Hold'em Mike Matusow was all in preflop on the extreme short stack against Layne Flack and Matt Graham. The flop came QJ8 and Graham bet. Flack made the call and both players checked the 10 on the turn. The river was the Q and Flack bet in the dark. Graham raised and Flack called. Graham showed Q10 for a rivered queens full and Flack couldn't believe it, showing AK for a broadway straight. Matusow tops Flack by showing JJ for jacks full, but it isn't enough to stay in the tourament. A video of the hand will be posted shortly. Player Tags: Layne Flack, Mike Matusow, Matt Graham Huge Pot in Stud 8/ob Feb 16, '09 Stud Eight or Better A huge five-handed pot just went down involving Chris Reslock, Matt Graham, David Benyamine, Layne Flack and another player. Despite leading the betting earlier in the hand, Reslock, showing a board of 3610Q, had to fold on seventh street after seemingly missing some kind of straight/ flush draw combination. Benyamine showed down A4(7443)8 for trip fours with an 8-7 low. The hand normally has scooping potential but lost both halves of the pot when Flack showed KK(10K97)A for higher trips. Graham showed 43(J582)2 for an 8-5 low. Player Tags: Layne Flack, David Benyamine, Chris Reslock, Matt Graham View All Live Updates From This Event
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 Seven-Card Stud Matt Graham moved all in on fifth street and Scotty Nguyen called him down. Graham revealed KK to go with the exposed KA2 he held and Nguyen turned up 83 to go with his up cards of 99J. Graham was dealt the Q on sixth street, while Nguyen received the 6 to make a flush. Nguyen, said "Bye bye," when he realized he had drawn out on Graham to defeat him. Graham mucked his hand after peaking at his last down card and he walked away from the table as Nguyen laughed. Graham will take home $66,355 in prize money. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Matt Graham Graham Low but Doubles Feb 18, '09 Stud Eight-or-Better Matt Graham moved all in on sixth street with three kings exposed and both Scotty Nguyen and Jeff Madsen called him down. Madsen took the low while Graham revealed a fourth king to beat Nguyen's seven-high straight. Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Matt Graham, Jeff Madsen Mike Matusow Eliminated by Major Cooler Feb 17, '09 Limit Hold'em Mike Matusow was all in preflop on the extreme short stack against Layne Flack and Matt Graham. The flop came QJ8 and Graham bet. Flack made the call and both players checked the 10 on the turn. The river was the Q and Flack bet in the dark. Graham raised and Flack called. Graham showed Q10 for a rivered queens full and Flack couldn't believe it, showing AK for a broadway straight. Matusow tops Flack by showing JJ for jacks full, but it isn't enough to stay in the tourament. A video of the hand will be posted shortly. Player Tags: Layne Flack, Mike Matusow, Matt Graham Huge Pot in Stud 8/ob Feb 16, '09 Stud Eight or Better A huge five-handed pot just went down involving Chris Reslock, Matt Graham, David Benyamine, Layne Flack and another player. Despite leading the betting earlier in the hand, Reslock, showing a board of 3610Q, had to fold on seventh street after seemingly missing some kind of straight/ flush draw combination. Benyamine showed down A4(7443)8 for trip fours with an 8-7 low. The hand normally has scooping potential but lost both halves of the pot when Flack showed KK(10K97)A for higher trips. Graham showed 43(J582)2 for an 8-5 low. Player Tags: Layne Flack, David Benyamine, Chris Reslock, Matt Graham View All Live Updates From This Event