Alex Jacob - Live Updates

Level 5 Hour 1 Update: Alex Jacob, Tom McEvoy, Liv Boeree Eliminated

Jul 05, '09

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Chip Counts:

1. Jeff Lisandro — 126,200
2. Andy Seth — 110,000
3. Tsai Chen — 95,700
4. Hevad Khan — 84,000
5. Lee Watkinson — 83,000
6. Amnon Filippi — 82,000
7. Joe Hachem — 81,000
8. Marc Naalden — 80,000
9. Yan Chen — 80,000
10. Justin Bonomo – 77,000

Card Player Chip Counts

Matt Matros – 27,000

Notable Eliminations:

Annie Duke
Eric Liu
Brandon Cantu
Erica Schoenberg
David Singer
Tom McEvoy
Liv Boeree
Alex Jacob

Big Hands

Alex Jacob Eliminated

Alex Jacob gets it all in before the flop in a three-way pot. The players in seats 5 and 6 continue to bet at the side pot.

The flop comes K33, seat 5 checks to seat 6 who bets 8,000. Seat 5 raises all in and seat 6 calls. Seat 5 shows KJ for top pair while seat 6 shows AA for the overpair. Jacob elects not to reveal his cards. The turn and river are the 5 and 4. Jacob mucks his cards and seat 6 rakes the pot with a pair of aces. Alex Jacob is eliminated from the tournament this hand.

Tom McEvoy Eliminated

On a flop of 632, Tom McEvoy gets it all in and is called in one spot.

McEvoy: 1010
Opponent: QQ

McEvoy gets it in behind with a smaller over pair than his opponent. The turn and river are the 6 and the 5, no help for the former champion who is eliminated here late on on Day 1c.

Three Players All In

Three players announced they were all in. One held the KK, another exposed the QQ and the third tabled the AK. The board ran out Q22A4, as the pocket queens tripled up, the ace-king won a large side pot the pocket kings lost a substantial chunk.

Liv Boeree Eliminated

On a flop of J1010, Liv Boeree gets it all in against one opponent.

Boeree: AA
Opponent: Q9

Boeree gets it in good with the overpair, but her opponent flops an open-ended straight draw. the turn is the 8, giving her opponent the straight. The river is the 7, and Liv Boeree is eliminated from the main event.

Matt Savage Doubles Up

The short stack of Matt Savage got the rest of his 2,750 stack into the middle with the A6 and was called by the AK of an opponent. The flop was no help for Savage as it came Q83. However, the 6 hit the turn giving Savage a pair of sixes and the lead. The 5 fell on the river and Savage doubled up to 4,500.

Player Tags: Tom McEvoy,   Alex Jacob,   Matt Savage,   Liv Boeree

Level 3 Hour 2 Update: Lisandro Rolling Through Day 1

Jul 05, '09

Blinds: 150-300

Chip Counts:

1. Jeff Lisandro – 125,000
2. Tsai Chen – 96,000
3. Hevad Khan – 94,000
4. Igor Borukhov – 84,000
5. Yan Chen – 80,500
6. Marc Naalden – 79,000
7. David Singer – 78,000
8. Andy Seth – 75,000
9. Suzie Lederer – 73,000
10. Paul Magriel – 68,700

Card Player Chip Counts:

Matt Matros – 24,500

Notable Eliminations:

Tom Dwan Sr.
Lacey Jones

Big Hands:

Griffin On The Good Side of The Flip, Eliminates Opponent

A player under-the-gun raised to 900 and there were a few callers. The action got to Gavin Griffin in the big blind who three-bet him and the under the gun caller instantly moved in the rest of his stack for about 10,000. The action folded back to Griffin who called instantly.

The two players were off to the races as Griffin showed AK and was up against the QQ. The board ran out 10J45Q giving Griffin the nut straight and the pot.

Alex Jacob Makes a Value Bet With the Worst Hand

From early position, Alex Jacob raised to 750 and the player directly to his left made the call. Everybody else got out of the way and the flop was 2210 and both players checked. The turn was the 5 and both players checked again.

The river was the A and Jacobs bet 1,000. His opponent sighed and tossed in the call. Jacobs turned over A6 and was out-kicked by his opponent who showed AJ.

Senior Durrrr Eliminated

Tom Dwan Sr., father of high stakes player Tom “Durrrr” Dwan, has been eliminated from the main event as his AK was all in preflop against his opponent’s AA.

The board bricked out for Dwan and he was sent home in the third level. Hopefully his son will have some pointers for him when he gets home.

Must Be Nice to be Named Jeff Lisandro

Jeff Lisandro was a part of a six-way limped pot. The flop came down K85 and action was checked to Lisandro. He bet 700 and the player in seat 1 called. Everyone else mucked and the turn was the 6. Lisandro firqed 2,100 and it was called again by seat 1. The river was the 2 and Lisandro thought long and hard on how much to bet.

He finally decided on 4,000 and the call was made. Lisandro then tabled 88 for a flopped set and seat 1 mucked. Lisandro took the pot and was around 90,000.

A little later on, the action is picked up on a flop of Q710. The small blind led out for 3,100 and is met with a raise all in of 7,400. Lisandro then puts out enough chips to put the original bettor all in.

The player then goes into the tank for several minutes. He pointed to the 7 and asked Lisandro if he had a set. After three minutes or so, he begrudgingly tossed in his chips. Lisandro turned up AA, but was behind both players as the original bettor had Q10 and the shorter all in player had QQ.

The turn was the J, giving Lisandro a straight draw and a flush draw and the river hit Lisandro square in the face as the K fell, giving Lisandro a straight and the pot. He now has crossed the 100,000 chip mark and very well could be the biggest stack in the room.

Deuce-Four Is Good

Isabelle Mercier limped in preflop along with four other players. The flop then fell 774 and the small blind led out with 800. Mercier and the button were the only callers. The turn was the K and all three players checked. They did the same when the Q fell on the river.

The small blind then showed 24 for two pair and Mercier mucked, as did the button. Mercier was still doing well with around 70,000.

“What A Game”

After a flop of K82, the small blind checked the action to Ylon Schwartz. He bet 1,025 and the small blind called. The turn was the 6 and action was checked again to Schwartz. He bet 2,425 and the small blind called again. The river was the A and Schwartz bet 5,025 after it was checked to him again.

The small blind called and Schwartz tabled AK for top two pair. The small blind then showed AK for the same hand and after all of those fireworks, the players chopped the pot. “What a game,” Schwartz commented after the hand. Schwartz was at 31,000.

The Magic Man Takes On The Prince

Scotty Nguyen raised to 900 from the button preflop and Antonio Tarver made the call from the small blind. The big blind mucked and the two players saw a flop of 743. Tarver led out with 1,500 and the action was on Nguyen. “You outflopped me, baby,” Nguyen told Tarver. He then mucked AQ face up and Tarver took the pot. Tarver was a little under 15,000 while Nguyen was at 47,000.

Watkinson With The Flush

After a flop of QQ5, the player in seat 2 bet 1,200 and Antonio Tarver mucked from the button. Lee Watkinson made the call from the big blind and the 7 fell on the turn. Both players checked and the 4 dropped on the river. Watkinson led out for 3,000 and seat 2 made the call.

Watkinson tabled 93 for a rivered flush and took the pot. He was at 63,000.

Left In The Deck:

The official number of entrants for day 1c has just been released. Today’s number is 1,697 players, bringing the total number of players for the main event is 3,686 so far, with one more day 1 to play. By comparison, day 1c last year brought 1,928 players to the Rio.

Players will be taking a 90 minute dinner break at the end of the level and will return at 8:15 to resume play.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Scotty Nguyen,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Gavin Griffin,   Isabelle Mercier,   Ylon Schwartz,   Alex Jacob,   Antonio Tarver

Level 12 Update: Defending Champ Ousted, Rheem Doubles Again

Jun 24, '09

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Remaining: 62 out of 275

Chip Counts:

1. Michiel Brummelhuis – 400,000
2. Darryll Fish – 290,000
3. Jordan Smith – 246,000
4. Toto Leonidas – 218,000
5. Masaaki Kagawa – 216,000
6. Kirill Gerasimov – 205,000
7. Nam Le – 198,000
8. Davidi Kitai – 190,000
9. Isaac Haxton – 190,000
10. Michael Kamran – 185,000

Average Chip Count: 116,917

Notable Eliminations:

Nenad Medic
Juha Helppi
Carlos Mortensen

Big Hands:

Haxton Takes Monster Pot Off Toto

With the board showing K863 and already over 60,000 in the pot, Isaac Haxton checked to Toto Leonidas who bet out 22,000. Haxton thought briefly before pushing a long tower of “1,000” chips into the middle to make the call, building the pot to well over 100,000.

The river was the 5 and Haxton checked again. Leonidas eyed Haxton’s stack for awhile and then decided to check as well. Haxton then turned over QQ and Leonidas simply mucked his hand. Haxton took the huge pot and his stack improved to well over 200,000 in chips. Leonidas was down to 120,000.

Another Double Up For Rheem

The player on the button raised to 8,000 preflop. Action was next on Chino Rheem in the small blind and he immediately announced he was all in. The big blind folded and the button called. Rheem then turned over KJ and was trailing his opponent’s AQ. That all changed on the flop as it came down K87, giving Rheem top pair. He wasn’t in the clear yet though as his opponent had the nut flush draw. The turn was the J giving Rheem two pair but giving his opponent a Broadway draw. The river was the 3 and Rheem survived another all in and was around 80,000.

Medic Takes One Off Jacob, Then Goes Bust

Alex Jacob raised to 7,200 preflop from the button and Nenad Medic made the call from the big blind. The flop came down AQ2 and Medic checked. Jacob fired 11,000 and Medic made the call. The turn was the 7 and both players checked. The river was the 10 and Medic led out this time, betting 21,900. Jacob tanked for a long time and then announced a call. Medic turned over A10 and Jacob quietly mucked. He was down to just 50,000 while Medic was around 110,000.

A few moments later, Medic lost the majority of his stack when he ran into the pocket kings of his opponent. On the next hand, Medic moved his short stack into the middle and was called by J.C. Alvarado. Medic showed A-J and Alvarado turned over K-Q. Unfortunately for Medic, the flop came down J-10-9, giving Alvarado the straight. Medic failed to improve on the following streets and the defending champion of this event was eliminated.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Nenad Medic,   Chino Rheem,   Alex Jacob,   Juan Carlos Alvarado,   Isaac Haxton

Final Table Update: Down to Heads-Up

Jun 23, '09

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 2 out of 2,715

Chip Counts:

1. Brandon Cantu — 6,995,000
2. Ray Foley — 5,210,000

Average Chip Count: 6,108,750

Notable Eliminations:

4. Alex Jacob – $190,857
3. Wei Mu – $269,609

Elimination Hands:

Alex Jacob Eliminated in Fourth Place ($190,857)

Alex Jacob moved all in for 310,000 preflop from the small blind after he was nearly crippled doubling up Brandon Cantu. Ray Foley called from the big blind. Their cards:

Jacob: J9
Foley: A4

Board: K6472

Jacob was eliminated in fourth place.

Wei Mu Eliminated in Third Place ($269,609)

Brandon Cantu raised to 275,000 from the cutoff and Wei Mu made the call. The flop fell K43 and Cantu bet 350,000. Mu raised all in and Cantu made the call. Their cards:

Cantu: K10
Mu: K9

Turn and River: 65

Cantu won the hand to grow his stack to almost 7 million. Mu was eliminated in third place.

Player Tags: Ray Foley,   Alex Jacob,   Wei Mu,   Brandon Cantu

Final Table Update: Down to Four

Jun 23, '09

Blinds: 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante

Players Remaining: 4 out of 2,715

Chip Counts:

1. Alex Jacob — 4,580,000
2. Ray Foley — 3,330,000
3. Wei Mu — 3,200,000
4. Brandon Cantu — 2,400,000

Average Chip Count: 3,054,375

Notable Eliminations:

6. Jonathan Markham – $114,514
5. Tyler Spaulding – $143,421

Elimination Hands:

Jonathan Markham Eliminated in Sixth Place ($114,514)

Jonathan Markham raised to 210,000 under the gun preflop and Wei Mu made the call. The flop fell AKJ and Mu checked. Markham bet 265,000 and Mu raised all in. Markham called and they flipped up their cards:

Markham: KK
Mu: Q10

Turn and River: 63

Markham fell to the straight of his opponent and he was eliminated in sixth place.

Tyler Spalding Eliminated in Fifth Place ($143,421)

Alex Jacob raised to 200,000 from the cutoff preflop and Tyler Spalding raised all in for 575,000. Jacob made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Jacob: 99
Spalding: J2

Board: 10763Q

Spalding was eliminated in fifth place while Jacob charged into the chip lead with 4,580,000.

Player Tags: Alex Jacob,   Wei Mu,   Jonathan Markham

Final Table Update: Down to Six

Jun 22, '09

Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante

Players Remaining: 6 out of 2,715

Chip Counts:

1. Brandon Cantu — 4,100,000
2. Tyler Spaulding — 1,985,000
3. Ray Foley — 1,835,000
4. Alex Jacob — 1,800,000
5. Wei Mu — 750,000
6. Jonathan Markham — 420,000

Average Chip Count: 1,527,187

Notable Eliminations:

8. Richard Lutes – $85,608
7. Chairud Vangchailued – $96,355

Elimination Hands:

Richard Lutes Eliminated in Eighth Place ($85,608)

Brandon Cantu checked a flop of A74 and Richard Lutes shoved all in for 500,000. Cantu made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Lutes: K10
Cantu: J10

Turn: 2

Cantu made an ace-high flush on the river and Lutes was drawing dead. Lutes was eliminated in eighth place and Cantu grew his stack to over 4 million.

Chairud Vangchailued Eliminated in Seventh Place ($96,355)

Chairud Vangchailued rasied to 120,000 and Tyler Spalding made the call. Alex Jacob moved all in for 800,000 and Vangchailued made the all-in call. Spalding mucked and the two players turned up their cards:

Vangchailued: QJ
Jacob: JJ

Board: KQJ85

Vangchailued was eliminated in seventh place and Jacob grew his stack to 1.8 million.

Player Tags: Alex Jacob,   Brandon Cantu,   Richard lutes,   Chairud Vangchailued

Level 10 Update: Fitoussi's Stack Grows

May 28, '09

Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with 500 ante

Players Remaining: 89 out of 201

Chip Counts:

1. Bruno Fitoussi – 812,500
2. Chris Moneymaker – 805,000
3. Emil Patel – 615,000
4. Lex Veldhuis – 606,500
5. Justin Bonomo – 570,000
6. Michael DeMichele – 550,000
7. Kyle Wilson – 520,000
8. Brian Townsend – 512,000
9. Alan Sass – 440,000
10. Matt Marafioti – 415,000

Average Chip Count: 271,011

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Laak
Phil Hellmuth
Nenad Medic
Vivek Rajkumar
Bertrand Grospellier

Big Hands:

Rousso Drops a Pot to Mizzi

On a board that read 54433 Sorel Mizzi fired 25,000 into the pot. Vanessa Rousso made the call and Mizzi tabled 99 and Rousso could not find a better hand, mucking her holding. She was down to around 138,000 while Mizzi improved to 312,000.

Raymer Tries a Switcheroo On The Magician

Antonio Esfandiari raised to 12,000 from the small blind and Greg Raymer made the call from the big blind. The flop came J84 and Esfandiari fired 25,000. Raymer tanked for a bit, then traded cards with Esfandiari. “If I could do this I would call,” he said. Then he mucked both hands, giving Esfandiari the pot. Raymer was down to 190,000 while Esfandiari was around 390,000 after the hand.

Later, Raymer improved his stack when his J10 was good enough on a board of J6A9A. His opponent flashed the 9 and Raymer picked up a pot.

Fitoussi Outflops Jacob

Alex Jacob fired 11,000 under the gun and Fitoussi repopped it to 27,000 from the button. Bill Chen folded his big blind and Jacob called. The flop came out Q107 and both players checked. The turn was the 3 and Jacob fired 40,000. Fitoussi called and the river was the K. Both players checked and Fitoussi showed AQ for top pair on the flop, besting Jacob’s pocket 99. Jacob was down to 295,000 while Fitoussi improved to 570,000.

Phil Busts Phil

Phil Ivey knocked out Phil Hellmuth when the Poker Brat moved in with ace-jack. Ivey tabled ace-king and the board ran out with a king, ending Hellmuth’s day.

Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari,   Phil Hellmuth,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Phil Ivey,   Greg Raymer,   Vanessa Rousso,   Alex Jacob,   Sorel Mizzi

Level 8 Update: Brunson Rivered

May 28, '09

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 120 out of 201

Chip Counts:
1. Michael DeMichele – 665,000
2. Lex Veldhuis – 530,000
3. Justin Bonomo – 450,000
4. Alan Sass – 450,000
5. Ted Forrest – 445,000
6. Antonio Esfandiari – 440,000
7. Chris Moneymaker – 386,000
8. Alex Jacob – 370,000
9. Bruno Fitoussi – 367,000
10. Isaac Haxton – 364,000

Average Chip Count: 201,000

Notable Eliminations:

Alex “Kadabra” Keating
Blake Cahail
Joe Hachem
Andy Bloch
Yevgeniy Timoshenko
Gavin Griffin
Steve Sung
Michael Binger
Bill Edler
Erick Lindgren
Doug Lee
Freddy Deeb
Kido Pham

Big Hands:

Texas Dolly Gets Rivered

With 13,000 in the pot, a flop of 865 hit the table. The player in seat 4 fired 11,000 and Brunson called. The turn brought the A and both players checked. The river brought the 10 and seat 4 checked again. Brunson pushed 22,000 into the pot and seat 4 countered with a raise to 100,000 total. Brunson called quickly and showed A8 for two pair, but his opponent showed A10 for a better two pair on the river. Brunson dropped to 210,000.

Zeidman and Lehmann With Perfect Tens

Corey Zeidman moved all in against Markus Lehmann. Both players tabled pocket 10s and both players were forced to chop the pot.

All Flash, No Finish as Magician Chops With DeMichele

In one of the biggest pots of the day, Antonio Esfandiari and Michael DeMichele tangled to the river. Esfandiari raised to 6,000 from the hijack and Freddy Deeb called from the button. Ali Eslami called and DeMichele joined from the blinds as well. The flop came K84 and Eslami led out with 16,000. DeMichele called and Esfandiari proceeded to pop it to 40,500. Deeb and Eslami, but DeMichele stuck around. The turn brought the 8 and DeMichele checked. Esfandiari blasted a bet of 81,200 and DeMichele called. The river came 5 and both players had enough madness as they checked. DeMichele showed KJ while Esfandiari tabled KJ for a monstrous chop. Esfandiari stood at 470,000 after the hand and DeMichele had 360,000.

Joe Hachem Busts

Joe Hachem pushed for his last 9,700 from early position and was called by Hasan Habib in the small blind. Habib showed A7 and Hachem was just happy to be drawing live with 108. The board came out 944K6 and Hachem failed to connect, busting shortly before the end of the level.

Seiver Pushes Elky Off His Hand, Takes Down Nice Pot

On a board of J925, Bertrand Grospellier fired 7,700 into the pot from the button. Scott Seiver popped it to 30,000 and Grospellier made the call. The river brought the 4 and Seiver pushed all in for 185,000. Grospellier thought about it briefly, but mucked his hand. Seiver took down a nice pot and improved his stack to 275,000 after the hand. Grospellier had 135,000.

Doug Lee Ousted By Alex Jacob

Doug Lee was just knocked out of the tournament when he ran into Alex Jacob’s two pair. Jacob increased his stack to 365,000.

Player Tags: Hasan Habib,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Doyle Brunson,   Cory Zeidman,   Doug Lee,   Markus Lehmann,   Joe Hachem,   Alex Jacob,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Scott Seiver,   Michael DeMichele

Fro No Mo

Jul 12, '08

The unmistakeable afro of Alex Jacob has just left the Fontana Lounge, busted late in the last level of play.

Jacob had a great summer of tournament play, cashing eight times at the World Series of Poker. But despite many chances, Jacob failed to make a final table or score a six-figure cash.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Alex Jacob

$10,000 Main Event - Day 1C - Level 5, Hour 2

Jul 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 200/400/50

Day 1C Players Remaining: 1,071 of 1,928

Chip Leaders:

Henning Granstad - 228,000
Arnaud Mattern - 167,000
Howard Berchowitz - 161,000
David Baker - 159,000
Joe Marcal - 143,000
Russell Rosenblum - 141,000
Mike Souza - 136,000
Serj Markarian - 132,000
David Singer - 129,000
Andrew Tisler - 119,000

Notable Eliminations: David Plastik, Andre Akkari, Phil Collins, T.J. Cloutier, Marcel Luske, Sabyl Landrum.

Big Hands and Storylines:

Sklansky Clings to Life

It’s been a slow day for David Sklansky, and it hasn’t picked up any steam in the final level. He has been hovering around the 10,000 chip count for the past few hours, and couldn’t do anything with his blinds in a recent rotation. As big blind, he saw a player in middle position raise to 1050. Sklansky, already in for 400, made the call. After the flop came J87, he folded to a bet of 1,550. He then limped for another 400 the next hand as small blind, but dodged out of the way when the flop came 532. As it turned out, a player pushed all-in with the Q9, was called by a set of fives, then the board ran out JA for the running flush. Sklansky then folded his button and now sits at 9,500.

Binger and Singer in a Zinger of a Humdinger

In the blue section of the Amazon Room, one table became particularly stacked when Card Player P.O.Y. contender Michael Binger joined 2008 World Series of Poker bracelet winner David Singer’s table. The media hovered close by to capture any and all action between the two notable players. In one hand, Binger raised to a total of 1,100 from under the gun, and Singer called as the player next to act. All other players folded, and the flop came down 865. Binger continued his aggression by firing a bet of 1,800 into the pot, causing Singer to release his hand. Singer remained one of the tournament’s largest stacks with over 100,000 in chips, while Binger hovered around 35,000 throughout most of the level.

Jacob turns trips and collects more chips

With the board AQJJ, Alex Jacob bet 2,100 and was called immediately by his opponent. The river was the 7 and Jacob bet 4,600. This time his opponent took a moment to think it over. but he made the call in the end, and Jacob flipped over J10 to take the pot. After the hand Jacob has roughly 20,000 chips.

Awada dodges disaster

With the board 872, Joe Awada raised his opponent's bet of 2,000 to 5,000. His opponent reraised all in, and Awada was clearly frustrated with his situation. He folded J8 and after initially hesitating his opponent flipped over 88. But he can't feel too good about his fold; Awada has just 12,000 chips and is at risk of elimination any time he plays a hand.

When You're Hot . . .

A player in late position raised to 1200 and Brad Booth, on the button, made the call, as did the big blind. The flop came QJ9, and after the first two players checked Booth fired out 3500. The big blind called and the original raiser folded. The 3 fell on the turn, and the big blind checked. Booth, perhaps sensing a trap, checked behind. The river was the 10, creating a four-card straight on board. The big blind checked and Booth bet 5000. The big blind, obviously frustrated by the river, called and flipped over JJ for a set. That was suddenly in second place however, as Booth held 87 for the bottom end straight.

Player Tags: David Singer,   David Sklansky,   Joe Awada,   Brad Booth,   Michael Binger,   Alex Jacob

$10,000 Main Event - Day 1C - Level 5, Hour 1

Jul 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 200/400/50

Players Remaining: 1,116 of 1,928

Chip Counts:

Henning Granstad - 205,000
Arnaud Mattern - 147,000
David Baker - 145,000
Andrew Tisler - 140,000
Michael Souza - 133,000
Moshin Charania - 122,000
David Singer - 121,000
Howard Berchuwitz - 118,000
Serj Markarian - 115,000
Andrew Brokos - 112,000

Eliminations:

Jared Hamby

Big Hands and Storylines:

Jacob Under the Heat

The table featuring both Alex Jacob and Clonie Gowen is the next due to be broken in the main event, and it can’t come soon enough for Jacob, now down to below 10,000 in chips. After folding both his blinds and the button in the face of raises, Jacob was finally one from the cut-off when he opened the proceedings for 1100. The button called, and that may have persuaded both the small blind and big blind to also look Jacob up. The flop came KJ5, and after both blinds checked Jacob bet 2000 into the pot. The button folded, as did the small blind, but the big blind check-raised all-in, which would have cost Jacob another 5000. With only 8500 in chips remaining, Jacob laid his hand down.

While, Jacob may be happy to change tables, Gowen is likely to be disappointed as she has profited from the situation. As well, David Baker is also sorry to move along, having amassed 145,000 in chips from the current arrangement.

Nenad's Kings Dead, Still Way Ahead

After taking a break from his solitaire game on his iPod, Nenad Medic raised to 1,200 from middle position.  The player next to act reraised to a total of 3,800, and the action folded around back to Medic.  Without delay, Medic tossed enough orange 5,000 chips into the pot to put his opponent all in.  His opponent went into the tank, voicing his concern over the strength of Medic’s hand.  After several minutes, the player made the call and Medic flipped over KK.  “That’s what I thought,” his opponent said as he turned over AQ.  The QJ7 flop brought some hope for the player, and the A on the turn was just enough to overtake the kings.  The 4 on the river failed to improve Medic, and he paid off his opponent to the tune of 6,900 in chips.  Despite the loss, Medic still had over 60,000 in chips during the level.

Board allows Mahmood to take away pot

Ayaz Mahmood raised to 1,500 from early position and a player reraised to 3,000. Mahmood called and checked in the dark on the flop. The flop came A73 and the preflop reraiser checked. The 4 came on the turn and Mahmood bet 4,000. His opponent called and the river was the 4. Mahmood now bet 6,000 and his opponent folded KK face up. Mahmood flashed the K and took down the pot.

Singer takes a hit

David Singer limped into the pot from middle position and saw the flop with both blinds. The flop came A97 and a woman in the small blind bet out 700. The big blind folded and Singer made the call. The turn was the T and she bet 1,200. This time Singer raised to 3,600. She called, and when the river came the 8 she bet out 5,000. Singer thought it over for a couple minutes and ultimately made the call. His opponent flipped over QJ and took down the pot. The small hit to Singer's stack dropped him to around 100,000 chips.

Overbet puts Mercier to the test

Following a flop of A76 Isabelle Mercier bet 1,850 and was raised to 4,000. She made the call and the turn was the J. She checked and her opponent moved all in for 18,025, roughly twice as much as was in the pot. The odd bet had Mercier frustrated, and her opponent -- who had pulled the hood of his sweatshirt over his head and ducked his head down to completely hide -- was offering no clues. Ultimately she folded her hand and opted not to risk any of her remaining 35,000 chips.

Sklansky gets some breathing room

After a player in middle position limped into the pot David Sklansky raised to 1,500. The limper called and the players saw a T82 flop. After his opponent checked, Sklansky moved all in for 8,800 and took down the pot. After the hand he had just under 13,000 chips, about one-third of the average at this point.

Player Tags: Clonie Gowen,   David Singer,   David Sklansky,   Isabelle Mercier,   Nenad Medic,   Alex Jacob,   David Baker

$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 2 - Level 17 Recap

Jun 30, '08

Note: Play will end for the night at the conclusion of level 18

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  2,000-4,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  1,000 ante, 1,000 bring in, 4,000-8,000 stakes

Players Left:  26 of 803

Chip Leaders:
Phil Hellmuth - 190,000
Arash Ghaneian - 175,000
Matt Grapenthien - 125,000
Ed Tonnellier – 120,000
Art Young - 112,000
Jens Voertmann - 110,000
James Schaaf - 110,000
Randall Holland - 105,000
Phillip Penn Sr. - 99,000
Michael Scipione - 98,000
Edward Brogdon - 92,000

Average Stack: 92,650

Eliminations:
Alex Jacob
Allen Cunningham
Giovanni Rizzo

Big Hands and Storylines:

Stud

Hellmuth and Tonnellier Tangle Again

Ed Tonnellier: 7109K
Phil Hellmuth: 106AQ

“Omaha” Ed Tonnellier completed with the 7 and Hellmuth raised with the 10. Tonnellier put in a third bet and Hellmuth called. Tonnellier bet out on fourth street and was called by Hellmuth. Hellmuth was dealt an ace on fifth street and opted to check to Tonnellier, who bet. Hellmuth called. “OmahaEd” drew a king on sixth street and bet after Hellmuth checked. As Hellmuth sorted through his chips he asked, “You hit three kings?” Tonnellier replied, “If I hit three kings then why are you calling?” Hellmuth, never content to let anyone else get the last word in, said, “You might have aces. I hope you have aces,” before making the call. Hellmuth checked on seventh street, Tonnellier bet again, and Hellmuth folded. After the hand, Tonnellier showed his set of kings.

Hellmuth has 190,000 and Tonnellier has 120,000.

Ramdin Gets Hang’d

Tommy Hang: A6K3
Victor Ramdin: QK109

The action picks up on fourth street where Hang bets into Ramdin and garners a call. The action plays out the same on fifth street. Hang slows down on sixth street when Ramdin’s board shows four to a straight, and both players check. Both players check on seventh street as well, and Hang turns over an ace for a pair of aces. Ramdin can only muster a pair of queens, and the pot is Hang’s.

After the pot, Hang was up to 60,000 and Ramdin was on life support with only 12,000.

Omaha/8b

Keith Sexton Doubles Up

Keith Sexton got all in on the turn against Giovanni Rizzo. The board read AJ92 and the two turned over their cards:

Rizzo: AKK4
Sexton: AQ32

The river was the 3 and Sexton avoided Rizzo’s slew of outs. Sexton doubled up to 60,000. Rizzo was knocked down to 20,000 and would be eliminated a short time later.

Player Tags: Randy Holland,   Art Young,   Phillip Penn Sr.,   Matt Grapenthien,   Tommy Hang,   Allen Cunningham,   Ed Tonnellier,   Phil Hellmuth,   Victor Ramdin,   Arash Ghaneian,   Keith Sexton,   Alex Jacob,   Edward Brogdon,   Jens Voertmann,   Michael Scipione,   James Schaaf

$1,500 H.O.R.S.E - Level 11

Jun 30, '08

Blinds:
Hold'em: 500-1,000
Omaha 8: 500-1,000
Razz: Ante 200, Bring-in 300, Completion 1,000
Stud: Ante 200, Bring-in 300, Completion 1,000
Stud 8: Ante 200, Bring-in 300, Completion 1,000

Players Left: 94 of 803

Chip Counts:
Chad Brown: 74,000
Victor Ramdin: 51,000
Steven Diano: 48,600
Ed Tonnellier: 45,000
Mike Baxley: 41,000
David Gee: 38,000
Michelle Ankenman: 37,500
Jens Voertmann: 37,500
Tommy Hang: 36,000

Average Stack: 25,638

Eliminations: David Benyamine

Storylines:

Tough Table

In seats 1-3 at one table are Chad Brown, Mike Matusow and Joe Hachem. When it was announced that the money bubble is approaching, Matusow said, "I'm dying to make the money. Please, let me make the money so I can vomit."

Hands:

Hold'em

Binger Happy To Chop

Michael Binger bet 2,000 on a board of J1065 and was called by the player in seat 3. The 9 hit on the river and both players slowed down and checked. Binger showed A5 and smiled when he saw his opponent's A5. They chopped the pot and Binger sat with around 16,000 in chips.

Appleman Gets Away

After check-calling his opponent on a flop of J55, Mickey Appleman bet out 2,000 on the 3 turn. His opponent tanked and eventually raised to 4,000. Appleman mucked and cut his losses.

Omaha 8

"What a card on the river, huh?"

On board of 3285 Joe Hachem bet 2,000 and was called by the player in seat 5. When the 3 hit on the river seat 5 immediately bet out into Hachem. The man from down under thought about what to do and reluctantly made the call. His opponent turned over a big hand - A1079 for the nut flush and 7-low.
"What a card on the river, huh?" Hachem said in defeat, and mucked his hand.

Razz

Finally A Good Hand

Alex Jacob raised and the player in seat 2 made the call. When Jacobs got the 5 on fourth street, seat 2 paired and mucked. Jacob showed his down cards. Allen Cunningham commented that finally somebody had a big hand. Their hands were:
Jacob: A5(34) 
Seat 2: 44 (x-x)
Jacob showed he was drawing at the nuts.

Player Tags: Mickey Appleman,   Mike Matusow,   Joe Hachem,   Michael Binger,   Alex Jacob

$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 1 - Level 5 Recap

Jun 29, '08

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  100-200 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  50 ante, 50 bring in, 200-400 stakes

Players Left: 440 of 803

Chip Leaders:
Keith Sexton - 16,500
Tom Schneider - 16,000
Perry Friedman - 14,500
John Juanda - 12,600
Claude Cohen - 12,000
Phil Hellmuth Jr. - 11,000
Joe Hachem - 11,000
Victor Ramdin – 11,000
Yueqi "Rich" Zhu - 10,500
Mickey Seagle - 10,000
Chad Brown - 9,800
Alex Jacob - 8,000

Average Stack: 5,475

Eliminations:
Daniel Negreanu

Big Hands and Storylines:

Show Them What They’re Playing For...

An announcement was just made by the tournament director, and with a field of 803 players starting the tournament, first-prize will be $256,412. This is nearly $100,000 more than last year’s first-place finisher took home, in large part due to the fact that the buy-in has been increased by 50%.

The Table of Death

With a few more than 400 players remaining the tables here in the Amazon Room (and some in the Brasilia Room) have begun to get more saturated with pros. No table is a better example of this than table 28. Sitting there earlier were David Sklansky, David Chiu, and Brian Micon. They were just joined by Victor Ramdin and Mike Matusow, whose chatter has been non-stop since arriving despite having only 2,800 chips.

Omaha

Jacob Busts Another

Alex Jacob raised pre-flop from early position and the only caller was a short-stacked player in the blinds. The flop came J83, and the short stack check-called a bet from Jacob. Jacob’s opponent was all-in after a 3 on the turn and the players showed:

Jacob: AA76
Opponent: AK109

The river was a harmless 8 and Jacob claimed another scalp. This one helped escalate his chip stack to 8,000.

Stud

Ramdin in Charge

Victor Ramdin: A6A8
David Chiu: 5852

David Chiu completed on third street and Victor Ramdin and another player made the call. Ramdin bet fourth street and was raised by Chiu. The third player folded, and Ramdin made the call. Both players open-paired up on fifth street, but Ramdin’s aces were far scarier than Chiu’s fives. Ramdin bet and Chiu called. Action was the same on the last two streets, and after the final call Chiu asked, “Jacks up good?” Ramdin turned over (8h)(6s)(5c). Jacks up were, in fact, no good. This pot propelled Ramdin to the heights of the chip leaders with 11,000. Chiu is not hurting for chips himself, with 7,600.

Player Tags: Mickey Seagle,   John Juanda,   Chad Brown,   Phil Hellmuth,   Victor Ramdin,   Tom Schneider,   Keith Sexton,   Perry Friedman,   Claude Cohen,   Joe Hachem,   Alex Jacob,   Yueqi Zhu

$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 1 - Level 3 Recap

Jun 29, '08

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  50-100 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  25 ante, 25 bring in, 100-200 stakes

Entrants: 803

Chip Leaders:
Phil Gordon - 8,500
Marsha Waggoner - 7,400
Sam Simon - 7,000
Perry Friedman - 7,000
Thomas Hunt - 7,000
Richard Brodie - 6,700
Keith Sexton - 6,500
Isabelle Mercier - 6,000
Bryan Micon - 5,800
Lou Esposito - 5,500

Big Hands and Storylines:

Stud

Alex Jacob Wins Pot, Busts Opponent

Alex Jacob: K108J
Opponent: 10242

Alex Jacob and a short-stacked opponent went to fourth street with a K and 10 showing respectively. On fourth street, Jacob bet and his opponent called, leaving himself only 525 behind. Jacob bet again on 6^th street and the other player contemplated for a while, picked up his final few chips and said, “What am I going to do with these anyway?” He tossed them in for the call, but would regret it almost immediately. After 7^th street was dealt, Jacob showed (A)(Q)(J) for the straight. The pot gives Jacob 5,200 early on day 1.

Small But Important Pot Gives Ferguson Some Breathing Room

Chris Ferguson: A538
Opponent: Q64A

Ferguson completed on third street and his opponent raised. Ferguson made the call and the two players saw fourth street. On fourth street Ferguson checked and his opponent bet. Ferguson made the call. On fifth street Ferguson again checked, and his opponent put in the last of his chips. Ferguson made the call and the two turned over:

Ferguson: (K)(K)A538
Opponent: (J)(10)Q64A

Ferguson’s opponent said, “Well, I started out okay,” as he flipped over his cards. His river card was the 7 and he was eliminated mid-way through level 3. This pot, though not particularly large, was important for Ferguson as it represented a sizeable portion of his stack. He now sits with 2,600 in chips.

Stud/8b

Andy Bloch Gets Set-up

Andy Bloch: A5JK
Opponent: QJQ8

A player completed to 100 and Andy Bloch raised to 200. The player called and each player was dealt a fourth card. Bloch bet out and his opponent called. The hand switched gears when the opposing player was given a pair of open queens. As a result, he bet out on the final three streets, getting called all the way down by Bloch. Bloch’s showed his set when he flipped over his Q and that was good enough to win the pot. Bloch’s stack took a bit of a hit and now he has 3,000.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Richard Brodie,   Andy Bloch,   Phil Gordon,   Marsha Waggoner,   Keith Sexton,   Perry Friedman,   Isabelle Mercier,   Sam Simon,   Alex Jacob,   Lou Esposito,   Bryan Micon,   Thomas Hunt

$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 2 - Level 17 Recap

Jun 30, '08

Note: Play will end for the night at the conclusion of level 18

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  2,000-4,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  1,000 ante, 1,000 bring in, 4,000-8,000 stakes

Players Left:  26 of 803

Chip Leaders:
Phil Hellmuth - 190,000
Arash Ghaneian - 175,000
Matt Grapenthien - 125,000
Ed Tonnellier – 120,000
Art Young - 112,000
Jens Voertmann - 110,000
James Schaaf - 110,000
Randall Holland - 105,000
Phillip Penn Sr. - 99,000
Michael Scipione - 98,000
Edward Brogdon - 92,000

Average Stack: 92,650

Eliminations:
Alex Jacob
Allen Cunningham
Giovanni Rizzo

Big Hands and Storylines:

Stud

Hellmuth and Tonnellier Tangle Again

Ed Tonnellier: 7109K
Phil Hellmuth: 106AQ

“Omaha” Ed Tonnellier completed with the 7 and Hellmuth raised with the 10. Tonnellier put in a third bet and Hellmuth called. Tonnellier bet out on fourth street and was called by Hellmuth. Hellmuth was dealt an ace on fifth street and opted to check to Tonnellier, who bet. Hellmuth called. “OmahaEd” drew a king on sixth street and bet after Hellmuth checked. As Hellmuth sorted through his chips he asked, “You hit three kings?” Tonnellier replied, “If I hit three kings then why are you calling?” Hellmuth, never content to let anyone else get the last word in, said, “You might have aces. I hope you have aces,” before making the call. Hellmuth checked on seventh street, Tonnellier bet again, and Hellmuth folded. After the hand, Tonnellier showed his set of kings.

Hellmuth has 190,000 and Tonnellier has 120,000.

Ramdin Gets Hang’d

Tommy Hang: A6K3
Victor Ramdin: QK109

The action picks up on fourth street where Hang bets into Ramdin and garners a call. The action plays out the same on fifth street. Hang slows down on sixth street when Ramdin’s board shows four to a straight, and both players check. Both players check on seventh street as well, and Hang turns over an ace for a pair of aces. Ramdin can only muster a pair of queens, and the pot is Hang’s.

After the pot, Hang was up to 60,000 and Ramdin was on life support with only 12,000.

Omaha/8b

Keith Sexton Doubles Up

Keith Sexton got all in on the turn against Giovanni Rizzo. The board read AJ92 and the two turned over their cards:

Rizzo: AKK4
Sexton: AQ32

The river was the 3 and Sexton avoided Rizzo’s slew of outs. Sexton doubled up to 60,000. Rizzo was knocked down to 20,000 and would be eliminated a short time later.

Player Tags: Randy Holland,   Art Young,   Phillip Penn Sr.,   Matt Grapenthien,   Tommy Hang,   Allen Cunningham,   Ed Tonnellier,   Phil Hellmuth,   Victor Ramdin,   Arash Ghaneian,   Keith Sexton,   Alex Jacob,   Edward Brogdon,   Jens Voertmann,   Michael Scipione,   James Schaaf

$1,500 H.O.R.S.E - Level 11

Jun 30, '08

Blinds:
Hold'em: 500-1,000
Omaha 8: 500-1,000
Razz: Ante 200, Bring-in 300, Completion 1,000
Stud: Ante 200, Bring-in 300, Completion 1,000
Stud 8: Ante 200, Bring-in 300, Completion 1,000

Players Left: 94 of 803

Chip Counts:
Chad Brown: 74,000
Victor Ramdin: 51,000
Steven Diano: 48,600
Ed Tonnellier: 45,000
Mike Baxley: 41,000
David Gee: 38,000
Michelle Ankenman: 37,500
Jens Voertmann: 37,500
Tommy Hang: 36,000

Average Stack: 25,638

Eliminations: David Benyamine

Storylines:

Tough Table

In seats 1-3 at one table are Chad Brown, Mike Matusow and Joe Hachem. When it was announced that the money bubble is approaching, Matusow said, "I'm dying to make the money. Please, let me make the money so I can vomit."

Hands:

Hold'em

Binger Happy To Chop

Michael Binger bet 2,000 on a board of J1065 and was called by the player in seat 3. The 9 hit on the river and both players slowed down and checked. Binger showed A5 and smiled when he saw his opponent's A5. They chopped the pot and Binger sat with around 16,000 in chips.

Appleman Gets Away

After check-calling his opponent on a flop of J55, Mickey Appleman bet out 2,000 on the 3 turn. His opponent tanked and eventually raised to 4,000. Appleman mucked and cut his losses.

Omaha 8

"What a card on the river, huh?"

On board of 3285 Joe Hachem bet 2,000 and was called by the player in seat 5. When the 3 hit on the river seat 5 immediately bet out into Hachem. The man from down under thought about what to do and reluctantly made the call. His opponent turned over a big hand - A1079 for the nut flush and 7-low.
"What a card on the river, huh?" Hachem said in defeat, and mucked his hand.

Razz

Finally A Good Hand

Alex Jacob raised and the player in seat 2 made the call. When Jacobs got the 5 on fourth street, seat 2 paired and mucked. Jacob showed his down cards. Allen Cunningham commented that finally somebody had a big hand. Their hands were:
Jacob: A5(34) 
Seat 2: 44 (x-x)
Jacob showed he was drawing at the nuts.

Player Tags: Mickey Appleman,   Mike Matusow,   Joe Hachem,   Michael Binger,   Alex Jacob

$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 1 - Level 5 Recap

Jun 29, '08

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  100-200 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  50 ante, 50 bring in, 200-400 stakes

Players Left: 440 of 803

Chip Leaders:
Keith Sexton - 16,500
Tom Schneider - 16,000
Perry Friedman - 14,500
John Juanda - 12,600
Claude Cohen - 12,000
Phil Hellmuth Jr. - 11,000
Joe Hachem - 11,000
Victor Ramdin – 11,000
Yueqi "Rich" Zhu - 10,500
Mickey Seagle - 10,000
Chad Brown - 9,800
Alex Jacob - 8,000

Average Stack: 5,475

Eliminations:
Daniel Negreanu

Big Hands and Storylines:

Show Them What They’re Playing For...

An announcement was just made by the tournament director, and with a field of 803 players starting the tournament, first-prize will be $256,412. This is nearly $100,000 more than last year’s first-place finisher took home, in large part due to the fact that the buy-in has been increased by 50%.

The Table of Death

With a few more than 400 players remaining the tables here in the Amazon Room (and some in the Brasilia Room) have begun to get more saturated with pros. No table is a better example of this than table 28. Sitting there earlier were David Sklansky, David Chiu, and Brian Micon. They were just joined by Victor Ramdin and Mike Matusow, whose chatter has been non-stop since arriving despite having only 2,800 chips.

Omaha

Jacob Busts Another

Alex Jacob raised pre-flop from early position and the only caller was a short-stacked player in the blinds. The flop came J83, and the short stack check-called a bet from Jacob. Jacob’s opponent was all-in after a 3 on the turn and the players showed:

Jacob: AA76
Opponent: AK109

The river was a harmless 8 and Jacob claimed another scalp. This one helped escalate his chip stack to 8,000.

Stud

Ramdin in Charge

Victor Ramdin: A6A8
David Chiu: 5852

David Chiu completed on third street and Victor Ramdin and another player made the call. Ramdin bet fourth street and was raised by Chiu. The third player folded, and Ramdin made the call. Both players open-paired up on fifth street, but Ramdin’s aces were far scarier than Chiu’s fives. Ramdin bet and Chiu called. Action was the same on the last two streets, and after the final call Chiu asked, “Jacks up good?” Ramdin turned over (8h)(6s)(5c). Jacks up were, in fact, no good. This pot propelled Ramdin to the heights of the chip leaders with 11,000. Chiu is not hurting for chips himself, with 7,600.

Player Tags: Mickey Seagle,   John Juanda,   Chad Brown,   Phil Hellmuth,   Victor Ramdin,   Tom Schneider,   Keith Sexton,   Perry Friedman,   Claude Cohen,   Joe Hachem,   Alex Jacob,   Yueqi Zhu

$1,500 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 1 - Level 3 Recap

Jun 29, '08

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  50-100 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  25 ante, 25 bring in, 100-200 stakes

Entrants: 803

Chip Leaders:
Phil Gordon - 8,500
Marsha Waggoner - 7,400
Sam Simon - 7,000
Perry Friedman - 7,000
Thomas Hunt - 7,000
Richard Brodie - 6,700
Keith Sexton - 6,500
Isabelle Mercier - 6,000
Bryan Micon - 5,800
Lou Esposito - 5,500

Big Hands and Storylines:

Stud

Alex Jacob Wins Pot, Busts Opponent

Alex Jacob: K108J
Opponent: 10242

Alex Jacob and a short-stacked opponent went to fourth street with a K and 10 showing respectively. On fourth street, Jacob bet and his opponent called, leaving himself only 525 behind. Jacob bet again on 6^th street and the other player contemplated for a while, picked up his final few chips and said, “What am I going to do with these anyway?” He tossed them in for the call, but would regret it almost immediately. After 7^th street was dealt, Jacob showed (A)(Q)(J) for the straight. The pot gives Jacob 5,200 early on day 1.

Small But Important Pot Gives Ferguson Some Breathing Room

Chris Ferguson: A538
Opponent: Q64A

Ferguson completed on third street and his opponent raised. Ferguson made the call and the two players saw fourth street. On fourth street Ferguson checked and his opponent bet. Ferguson made the call. On fifth street Ferguson again checked, and his opponent put in the last of his chips. Ferguson made the call and the two turned over:

Ferguson: (K)(K)A538
Opponent: (J)(10)Q64A

Ferguson’s opponent said, “Well, I started out okay,” as he flipped over his cards. His river card was the 7 and he was eliminated mid-way through level 3. This pot, though not particularly large, was important for Ferguson as it represented a sizeable portion of his stack. He now sits with 2,600 in chips.

Stud/8b

Andy Bloch Gets Set-up

Andy Bloch: A5JK
Opponent: QJQ8

A player completed to 100 and Andy Bloch raised to 200. The player called and each player was dealt a fourth card. Bloch bet out and his opponent called. The hand switched gears when the opposing player was given a pair of open queens. As a result, he bet out on the final three streets, getting called all the way down by Bloch. Bloch’s showed his set when he flipped over his Q and that was good enough to win the pot. Bloch’s stack took a bit of a hit and now he has 3,000.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Richard Brodie,   Andy Bloch,   Phil Gordon,   Marsha Waggoner,   Keith Sexton,   Perry Friedman,   Isabelle Mercier,   Sam Simon,   Alex Jacob,   Lou Esposito,   Bryan Micon,   Thomas Hunt

Event 46 - $5000 6-handed NLHE - 8 Remain

Jun 27, '08

Blinds: 8,000-16,000

Ante: 2,000

Players Remaining: 8
Eliminations:

11th: Alex Jacob - $45,023
10th: Bryan Pope - $63,941
9th: Steve Ware - $63,941

Notable Hands:
Jacob Eliminated

Before the flop, Samuel Trickett raised to 30,000, only to have Alex Jacob reraise to 100,000 behind him. Trickett made the call, and the two players went to the flop, which came 776. Trickett checked, Jacob fired out 125,000, and Tricket check raised for another 300,000 on top. Jacob moved all in, and Trickett made the call, having Jacob covered by a handful of chips. Jacob showed 99, and was in bad shape against Trickett's 1010. The turn brought the A, and the river an unnecessary 10, sealing Jacob's fate and sending him to the rail.

Will The Thrill

Richard Lyndaker opened with a raise to 46,000, and was reraised by David Kitai to a total of 146,000. Will "The Thrill" Failla then moved all in for an additional 117,000. Lyndaker dropped out of the pot. While Kitai contemplated his next move, Failla looked at him and said "You know I don't bluff." One would be hard pressed to call Fallia a liar, as Kitai made the call and saw Failla's 1010. Kitai showed AJ, but was unable to improve as the board ran out Q9597, giving Will the Thrill the thrill of a double up.

 

Player Tags: Alex Jacob,   Will Failla

Event 46 - $5000 6-handed NLHE - Final Table Approaches

Jun 27, '08

Blinds: 6,000-12,000

Ante: 1,000

Players Remaining: 11

Eliminations:

15th: Paul Foltyn - $31,781
14th: Jason Gray - $31,781
13th: Jesper Peterson - $31,781
12th: Leo Kam - $45,023

Notable Hands:
Foltyn Falters

Paul Foltyn moved all in for just under 140,000 before the flop, and was called by Alex Jacob in the big blind. Jacob was ahead of Foltyn's J4 with A9. The flop improved both players, coming Q94, but Foltyn failed to improve further, the turn and river coming 86. Jacob moved up to around 850,000 in chips, and Foltyn left with 31,781 in American dollars.

Things Get Grim For Gray

Jason Gray moved all in preflop for around 150,000, and Richard Lyndaker made the call. It was another classic coinfilp, Lyndaker showing AQ against Gray's 55. Gray's pair was unable to hold up, however, as the board ran out K1047J, and he left in 14th place.

Peterson Peters Out

Joe Commisso opened for a raise, and Jesper Peterson moved all in over the top. Commisso called quickly, showing KK. Peterson held A10, and failed to improve as the board ran out QQ8J5, taking his leave in 13th place.

 

Player Tags: Alex Jacob

Event 46 - $5000 6-handed NLHE - Jacobs Chips Up

Jun 27, '08

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Ante: 1,000

Players Remaining: 15

Average Stack: 536,667

Chip Leaders:

Edward Ochana: 1,340,000
Tom Lutz: 920,000
Alex Jacob: 750,000
Steve Ware: 625,000
Joe Commisso: 600,000
Samuel Trickett: 600,000
Davidi Kitai: 570,000
Richard Lyndaker: 400,000
Jesper Petersen: 400,000
Jason Gray: 390,000

Eliminations:

21st: Riku Koivurione - $26,106
20th: Ferif Gabrellson - $26,106
19th: Jan Forsman - $26,106
18th: J.J. Liu - $31,781
17th: Martin Wiklund - $31,781
16th: Bertrand Grospellier - $31,781

Notable Hands:

So much for the passive and cautionary play that dominated the last level. As soon as the blinds moved up, a slew of eliminations ensued, and a number of large pots were shipped across the felt.

Forsman Forsaken

Jan Forsman moved all in before the flop and was called by Davidi Kitai. Forsman held A5 and was dominated by Kitai's AK. Forsman improved to trips by the turn, the board reading QQ2Q10, but Kitai's hand held up to win him the pot and send Forsman to the rail.

So Long Liu

J.J. Liu, the last woman standing, was all in preflop holding A2 against Steve Ware's 77. Ware had a bit of a sweat on the flop, which came 1074, giving Liu a flush draw to go with her overcard. The turn and river, however, were harmless, bringing 56, sending Liu home to hang up her hat.


Alex Jacob Gets Chips

After riding a short stack for much of the day, Alex Jacob just caught a few hands that have given him some ammunition to work with for the rest of the evening. First, he doubled up through Paul Foltyn holding 33, getting everything in before the flop against Foltyn's AK. The board ran out 106457, and Jacob's pair backdoored into a straight to secure his first double up.

A few hands later, Jacob was all in against big slick once again, this time holding 77 against Martin Wiklund's AK. This time, he managed to do one better than a rivered straight, flopping a full house on a board that showed 766103. Wiklund was eliminated, and Jacob's stack expanded to nearly 700,000.


ElkY Goes Up, ElkY Comes Down, ElkY Goes Home

Bertrand Grospellier raised to 25,000 from the button, and was called by both of the blinds. The flop came J73, and action checked around to ElkY, who bet 46,000. He was called only by Jason Gray. Both players checked the turn, the A, and Jason Gray checked again on the river, which brought the 3. Grospellier fired out a big bet of 127,000, and after some deliberation Gray called, only to muck his hand in disgust when ElkY rolled over 36.

ElkY lost many of those chips before the end of the level, many of them to Tom Lutz. Lutz raised to 25,000 from the button, and Grospellier called from the big blind. Grospellier check-called Lutz's flop bet of 36,000 on a board of A32. He then also check-called Lutz's bet on the turn, 7, for 75,000. The river brought the K, and ElkY made one last check-call, this time for 183,000, only to muck his hand when Lutz rolled over the 84. Grospellier dropped below 400,000 after the hand.

Grospellier lost the rest of his stack near the end of the round. He raised from the button to 27,000 and was called by both of the blinds. When checked to on the flop of J84, he bet again, this time for 42,000. Only Richard Lyndaker called. Lyndaker check called ElkY's bet of 50,000 on the turn, 7, and also check called on the river, 8, after Grospellier shoved for his last 100,000. Lyndaker showed AA, and his passive play earned him a massive pot against Grospellier's AJ, which sent him to the rail in 16th place.

Players are on a 20 minute break.

Player Tags: Joanne Liu,   Alex Jacob,   Bertrand Grospellier

$5,000 NL Hold'em Six-Handed - Level 12 (Pt. 2)

Jun 27, '08

Players are beginning a 20-minute break.

Blinds: 1000/2000 with 300 ante

Players Left: 74 of 805

Chip Leaders:

Bertrand Grospellier - 270,000
Bryn Kenney - 268,000
Steve Ware - 255,000
Aaron Wilt - 246,000
Bryan Pope - 246,000
Paul Foltyn - 220,000
David Farber - 220,000
Ferit Gabriellson - 218,000
Jesper Petersen - 205,000
Davidi Kitai - 186,000

Storylines

Johannes Strassmann was eliminated as the bubble when his ace-king fell victim to the ace-jack of Jonathan Aguiar. Aguiar flopped a jack and turned another.

Tournament officials announced, because of the lengthy hand-for-hand session, the players would play one more level, have a 20-minute break, play two levels, then break for dinner.

Big Hands

Todd Makes Massive Double-Up

Day 1 chip leader Jesper Petersen was one of the few players who could have taken on this kind of hit and still stand tall. He raised preflop to 6500, and was reraised to 23,000 by Eugene Todd. Petersen then raised over the top again, moving all-in while having Todd covered. Todd committed his remaining 55,000 in chips and tabled 99. Petersen was in the lead with QQ. But the flop was exactly what Todd needed, coming 982. The 4 on the turn was followed by the J on the river and Todd doubled up.

Can't Put One Past Fast Eddie

Edward "Fast Eddie" Ochana called 16,500 from the player in seat 5 after the flop came 1093. After the 2 on the turn made a four-flush board, Ochana checked and his opponent bet 27,000. Undaunted, Ochana made the call again. The river brought the 10 to pair the board, and after his opponent checked, Ochana tabled Q9 for second pair with no heart. It was enough to take the pot down.

The Rich Get Richer

Rich Murnick was on the button and pushed his remaining 30,900 into the center of the table. Seat 6 tanked before making the call with his own short stack. Murnick held JJ, while his opponent held AQ. The board ran out 762K9 and Murnick doubled up.

Jacob Takes a Hit

Alex Jacob had his shortstack take another hit when he called an all-in move by another shortstack who flipped over 109. Jacob was in the lead with A3 and held the edge to the river. The board read 522J, before the 9 at the end cost Jacob another 9,100 in chips, leaving him with just 21,000.

 

Player Tags: Eugene Todd,   Alex Jacob,   Jesper Petersen,   Edward Ochana

Shorr Goes Down, Then Back Up

Jun 26, '08

Blinds/Antes: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Left: 132 of 805

Chip Leaders:

Steve Ware: 255,000
Ken Einiger: 135,000
Robert Eckstut: 130,000
Nick Binger: 112,000
Eugene Todd: 110,600
Daniel Shak: 105,000
Yuri Ten Bokkel: 92,000
Bryan Pope: 91,000
Shannon Shorr: 90,000
Tony Hachem: 90,000

Average Stack: 60,985

Big Hands:

Shorr Doubles One Up, Busts Another

The player in seat 3 raised to 3,000 under the gun. Action moved to Shannon Shorr who popped it to 10,000. It came back around to seat 3 who moved all in for 16,400 more. Shorr called and showed KQ. Seat 3 showed A9. The board ran out  A27J8. Shorr missed his gutshot draw on the river and dropped down to 60,000.

Later, the player in seat 5 was all in with A5 against Shorr's K10. The board ran out 98537 and Shorr hit his backdoor flush, eliminating seat 5. Shorr was back up to around 70,000.

Jacob Takes a Pot

Seat 1 raised to 2,500 under the gun and Alex Jacob made the call from the small blind. The flop came K82 and Jacob checked. His opponent fired a bet and Jacob called. The turn was the 5 and was checked by both players. The river was the 8 and Jacob led out with 7,000. His opponent mucked and Jacob added to his stack, which totaled about 70,000.



 

Player Tags: Alex Jacob,   Shannon Shorr

Rajkumar Makes Big Call

Jun 26, '08

Blinds/Antes: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Left: 246 of 805

Chip Leaders:

Robert Eckstut: 120,000
Yuri Ten Bokkel: 92,000
Bertrand Grospellier: 83,000
Steve Ware: 80,000
Vivek Rajkumar: 78,000
Alex Jacob: 64,000
Shannon Shorr: 53,000
Mikael Hogbom: 50,000
Mark Vos: 48,000
Stephen Pearce: 48,000

Average Stack: 32,724

Eliminations: Jennifer Tilly

Big Hands:

"Ship It!"

On a board that ran out A10375, Vivek Rajkumar was facing an all in bet by the player in seat 5. The pot was already around 30,000 before the bet of 21,000. Rajkumar took a session in the tank until the player in seat 5 called for a clock. The floor person came to the table and initiated the one minute countdown. It took 58 seconds, but Rajkumar went with his gut and made the call. He was right as his opponent tapped the table with his cards, signaling that he had nothing. Rajkumar turned over J10 for second pair and took down a massive pot. He also sent his opponent to the rail. When all the counting was done, Rajkumar was around 90,000 in chips.

A Cowgirl Rides Off With Cowboys

On a board that ran out 86345, Jennifer Tilly called her remaining chips into the pot against her opponent in seat 3. He tabled K2 for a rivered flush to go along with an unnecessary straight, also on the river. Tilly tabled her losing KK and rode off into the sunset.

Don't Mess With Watkinson, He Might Sic His Panther On You

Lee Watkinson moved all in for his last 1,800 preflop against his opponent in seat 5. Watkinson was called and caught with his pants down as he showed 52. Seat 5 turned over K10. On the bright side, Watkinson was drawing live and the flop came down 634. Watkinson flopped a straight and the 2 and 9 finished off the board and doubled up Watkinson to 3,600. It was probably good news for seat 5 because Watkinson owns a panther, and you don't want to mess with anyone who owns a panther. That's just silly.

Watkinson later doubled up again and turned his lowly stack of 1,800 to around 20,000.

Jacob Adds to His Stack

Alex Jacob raised to 1,600 preflop and the players in seat 5 and seat 2 called. The flop came K93. Jacob led out with 3,000 and seat 6 repopped to 11,600. Seat 2 got out of the way and the action was back on Jacob. He made the call after a few moments of thinking. The turn was the A and both players checked. The 4 on the river was also checked and Jacob showed KJ. It was good as seat 5 mucked and Jacob was around 90,000.
 

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Jennifer Tilly,   Alex Jacob,   Vivek Rajkumar

Event 46 - $5000 6-handed NLHE - 8 Remain

Jun 27, '08

Blinds: 8,000-16,000

Ante: 2,000

Players Remaining: 8
Eliminations:

11th: Alex Jacob - $45,023
10th: Bryan Pope - $63,941
9th: Steve Ware - $63,941

Notable Hands:
Jacob Eliminated

Before the flop, Samuel Trickett raised to 30,000, only to have Alex Jacob reraise to 100,000 behind him. Trickett made the call, and the two players went to the flop, which came 776. Trickett checked, Jacob fired out 125,000, and Tricket check raised for another 300,000 on top. Jacob moved all in, and Trickett made the call, having Jacob covered by a handful of chips. Jacob showed 99, and was in bad shape against Trickett's 1010. The turn brought the A, and the river an unnecessary 10, sealing Jacob's fate and sending him to the rail.

Will The Thrill

Richard Lyndaker opened with a raise to 46,000, and was reraised by David Kitai to a total of 146,000. Will "The Thrill" Failla then moved all in for an additional 117,000. Lyndaker dropped out of the pot. While Kitai contemplated his next move, Failla looked at him and said "You know I don't bluff." One would be hard pressed to call Fallia a liar, as Kitai made the call and saw Failla's 1010. Kitai showed AJ, but was unable to improve as the board ran out Q9597, giving Will the Thrill the thrill of a double up.

 

Player Tags: Alex Jacob,   Will Failla

Event 46 - $5000 6-handed NLHE - Final Table Approaches

Jun 27, '08

Blinds: 6,000-12,000

Ante: 1,000

Players Remaining: 11

Eliminations:

15th: Paul Foltyn - $31,781
14th: Jason Gray - $31,781
13th: Jesper Peterson - $31,781
12th: Leo Kam - $45,023

Notable Hands:
Foltyn Falters

Paul Foltyn moved all in for just under 140,000 before the flop, and was called by Alex Jacob in the big blind. Jacob was ahead of Foltyn's J4 with A9. The flop improved both players, coming Q94, but Foltyn failed to improve further, the turn and river coming 86. Jacob moved up to around 850,000 in chips, and Foltyn left with 31,781 in American dollars.

Things Get Grim For Gray

Jason Gray moved all in preflop for around 150,000, and Richard Lyndaker made the call. It was another classic coinfilp, Lyndaker showing AQ against Gray's 55. Gray's pair was unable to hold up, however, as the board ran out K1047J, and he left in 14th place.

Peterson Peters Out

Joe Commisso opened for a raise, and Jesper Peterson moved all in over the top. Commisso called quickly, showing KK. Peterson held A10, and failed to improve as the board ran out QQ8J5, taking his leave in 13th place.

 

Player Tags: Alex Jacob

Event 46 - $5000 6-handed NLHE - Jacobs Chips Up

Jun 27, '08

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Ante: 1,000

Players Remaining: 15

Average Stack: 536,667

Chip Leaders:

Edward Ochana: 1,340,000
Tom Lutz: 920,000
Alex Jacob: 750,000
Steve Ware: 625,000
Joe Commisso: 600,000
Samuel Trickett: 600,000
Davidi Kitai: 570,000
Richard Lyndaker: 400,000
Jesper Petersen: 400,000
Jason Gray: 390,000

Eliminations:

21st: Riku Koivurione - $26,106
20th: Ferif Gabrellson - $26,106
19th: Jan Forsman - $26,106
18th: J.J. Liu - $31,781
17th: Martin Wiklund - $31,781
16th: Bertrand Grospellier - $31,781

Notable Hands:

So much for the passive and cautionary play that dominated the last level. As soon as the blinds moved up, a slew of eliminations ensued, and a number of large pots were shipped across the felt.

Forsman Forsaken

Jan Forsman moved all in before the flop and was called by Davidi Kitai. Forsman held A5 and was dominated by Kitai's AK. Forsman improved to trips by the turn, the board reading QQ2Q10, but Kitai's hand held up to win him the pot and send Forsman to the rail.

So Long Liu

J.J. Liu, the last woman standing, was all in preflop holding A2 against Steve Ware's 77. Ware had a bit of a sweat on the flop, which came 1074, giving Liu a flush draw to go with her overcard. The turn and river, however, were harmless, bringing 56, sending Liu home to hang up her hat.


Alex Jacob Gets Chips

After riding a short stack for much of the day, Alex Jacob just caught a few hands that have given him some ammunition to work with for the rest of the evening. First, he doubled up through Paul Foltyn holding 33, getting everything in before the flop against Foltyn's AK. The board ran out 106457, and Jacob's pair backdoored into a straight to secure his first double up.

A few hands later, Jacob was all in against big slick once again, this time holding 77 against Martin Wiklund's AK. This time, he managed to do one better than a rivered straight, flopping a full house on a board that showed 766103. Wiklund was eliminated, and Jacob's stack expanded to nearly 700,000.


ElkY Goes Up, ElkY Comes Down, ElkY Goes Home

Bertrand Grospellier raised to 25,000 from the button, and was called by both of the blinds. The flop came J73, and action checked around to ElkY, who bet 46,000. He was called only by Jason Gray. Both players checked the turn, the A, and Jason Gray checked again on the river, which brought the 3. Grospellier fired out a big bet of 127,000, and after some deliberation Gray called, only to muck his hand in disgust when ElkY rolled over 36.

ElkY lost many of those chips before the end of the level, many of them to Tom Lutz. Lutz raised to 25,000 from the button, and Grospellier called from the big blind. Grospellier check-called Lutz's flop bet of 36,000 on a board of A32. He then also check-called Lutz's bet on the turn, 7, for 75,000. The river brought the K, and ElkY made one last check-call, this time for 183,000, only to muck his hand when Lutz rolled over the 84. Grospellier dropped below 400,000 after the hand.

Grospellier lost the rest of his stack near the end of the round. He raised from the button to 27,000 and was called by both of the blinds. When checked to on the flop of J84, he bet again, this time for 42,000. Only Richard Lyndaker called. Lyndaker check called ElkY's bet of 50,000 on the turn, 7, and also check called on the river, 8, after Grospellier shoved for his last 100,000. Lyndaker showed AA, and his passive play earned him a massive pot against Grospellier's AJ, which sent him to the rail in 16th place.

Players are on a 20 minute break.

Player Tags: Joanne Liu,   Alex Jacob,   Bertrand Grospellier

$5,000 NL Hold'em Six-Handed - Level 12 (Pt. 2)

Jun 27, '08

Players are beginning a 20-minute break.

Blinds: 1000/2000 with 300 ante

Players Left: 74 of 805

Chip Leaders:

Bertrand Grospellier - 270,000
Bryn Kenney - 268,000
Steve Ware - 255,000
Aaron Wilt - 246,000
Bryan Pope - 246,000
Paul Foltyn - 220,000
David Farber - 220,000
Ferit Gabriellson - 218,000
Jesper Petersen - 205,000
Davidi Kitai - 186,000

Storylines

Johannes Strassmann was eliminated as the bubble when his ace-king fell victim to the ace-jack of Jonathan Aguiar. Aguiar flopped a jack and turned another.

Tournament officials announced, because of the lengthy hand-for-hand session, the players would play one more level, have a 20-minute break, play two levels, then break for dinner.

Big Hands

Todd Makes Massive Double-Up

Day 1 chip leader Jesper Petersen was one of the few players who could have taken on this kind of hit and still stand tall. He raised preflop to 6500, and was reraised to 23,000 by Eugene Todd. Petersen then raised over the top again, moving all-in while having Todd covered. Todd committed his remaining 55,000 in chips and tabled 99. Petersen was in the lead with QQ. But the flop was exactly what Todd needed, coming 982. The 4 on the turn was followed by the J on the river and Todd doubled up.

Can't Put One Past Fast Eddie

Edward "Fast Eddie" Ochana called 16,500 from the player in seat 5 after the flop came 1093. After the 2 on the turn made a four-flush board, Ochana checked and his opponent bet 27,000. Undaunted, Ochana made the call again. The river brought the 10 to pair the board, and after his opponent checked, Ochana tabled Q9 for second pair with no heart. It was enough to take the pot down.

The Rich Get Richer

Rich Murnick was on the button and pushed his remaining 30,900 into the center of the table. Seat 6 tanked before making the call with his own short stack. Murnick held JJ, while his opponent held AQ. The board ran out 762K9 and Murnick doubled up.

Jacob Takes a Hit

Alex Jacob had his shortstack take another hit when he called an all-in move by another shortstack who flipped over 109. Jacob was in the lead with A3 and held the edge to the river. The board read 522J, before the 9 at the end cost Jacob another 9,100 in chips, leaving him with just 21,000.

 

Player Tags: Eugene Todd,   Alex Jacob,   Jesper Petersen,   Edward Ochana

Shorr Goes Down, Then Back Up

Jun 26, '08

Blinds/Antes: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Left: 132 of 805

Chip Leaders:

Steve Ware: 255,000
Ken Einiger: 135,000
Robert Eckstut: 130,000
Nick Binger: 112,000
Eugene Todd: 110,600
Daniel Shak: 105,000
Yuri Ten Bokkel: 92,000
Bryan Pope: 91,000
Shannon Shorr: 90,000
Tony Hachem: 90,000

Average Stack: 60,985

Big Hands:

Shorr Doubles One Up, Busts Another

The player in seat 3 raised to 3,000 under the gun. Action moved to Shannon Shorr who popped it to 10,000. It came back around to seat 3 who moved all in for 16,400 more. Shorr called and showed KQ. Seat 3 showed A9. The board ran out  A27J8. Shorr missed his gutshot draw on the river and dropped down to 60,000.

Later, the player in seat 5 was all in with A5 against Shorr's K10. The board ran out 98537 and Shorr hit his backdoor flush, eliminating seat 5. Shorr was back up to around 70,000.

Jacob Takes a Pot

Seat 1 raised to 2,500 under the gun and Alex Jacob made the call from the small blind. The flop came K82 and Jacob checked. His opponent fired a bet and Jacob called. The turn was the 5 and was checked by both players. The river was the 8 and Jacob led out with 7,000. His opponent mucked and Jacob added to his stack, which totaled about 70,000.



 

Player Tags: Alex Jacob,   Shannon Shorr

Rajkumar Makes Big Call

Jun 26, '08

Blinds/Antes: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Left: 246 of 805

Chip Leaders:

Robert Eckstut: 120,000
Yuri Ten Bokkel: 92,000
Bertrand Grospellier: 83,000
Steve Ware: 80,000
Vivek Rajkumar: 78,000
Alex Jacob: 64,000
Shannon Shorr: 53,000
Mikael Hogbom: 50,000
Mark Vos: 48,000
Stephen Pearce: 48,000

Average Stack: 32,724

Eliminations: Jennifer Tilly

Big Hands:

"Ship It!"

On a board that ran out A10375, Vivek Rajkumar was facing an all in bet by the player in seat 5. The pot was already around 30,000 before the bet of 21,000. Rajkumar took a session in the tank until the player in seat 5 called for a clock. The floor person came to the table and initiated the one minute countdown. It took 58 seconds, but Rajkumar went with his gut and made the call. He was right as his opponent tapped the table with his cards, signaling that he had nothing. Rajkumar turned over J10 for second pair and took down a massive pot. He also sent his opponent to the rail. When all the counting was done, Rajkumar was around 90,000 in chips.

A Cowgirl Rides Off With Cowboys

On a board that ran out 86345, Jennifer Tilly called her remaining chips into the pot against her opponent in seat 3. He tabled K2 for a rivered flush to go along with an unnecessary straight, also on the river. Tilly tabled her losing KK and rode off into the sunset.

Don't Mess With Watkinson, He Might Sic His Panther On You

Lee Watkinson moved all in for his last 1,800 preflop against his opponent in seat 5. Watkinson was called and caught with his pants down as he showed 52. Seat 5 turned over K10. On the bright side, Watkinson was drawing live and the flop came down 634. Watkinson flopped a straight and the 2 and 9 finished off the board and doubled up Watkinson to 3,600. It was probably good news for seat 5 because Watkinson owns a panther, and you don't want to mess with anyone who owns a panther. That's just silly.

Watkinson later doubled up again and turned his lowly stack of 1,800 to around 20,000.

Jacob Adds to His Stack

Alex Jacob raised to 1,600 preflop and the players in seat 5 and seat 2 called. The flop came K93. Jacob led out with 3,000 and seat 6 repopped to 11,600. Seat 2 got out of the way and the action was back on Jacob. He made the call after a few moments of thinking. The turn was the A and both players checked. The 4 on the river was also checked and Jacob showed KJ. It was good as seat 5 mucked and Jacob was around 90,000.
 

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Jennifer Tilly,   Alex Jacob,   Vivek Rajkumar