Cory Carroll Poker Tournament Updates

Level 1 Update: John Phan Eliminated; Gets Aces Cracked

Jul 03, '09

Blinds: 50-100

Chip Counts:

1. Kenny Hallaert — 80,000
2. Jonas Klausen — 70,000
3. Craig Gray — 47,000
4. Steven van Zadelhoff — 44,000
5. C.K. Hua — 43,000
6. John Magill — 43,000
7. Allyn Jaffrey Shulman — 41,000
8. Erik Cajelais — 40,000
9. Ted Lawson — 38,000
10. Barry Shulman — 31,000

Notable Eliminations:

John Phan

Big Hands:

Mark Gregorich Off To Healthy Start

After a flop of A32, Mark Gregorich threw in a check raise against his opponent. Gregorich was called and bet the turn of the 7. His opponent called and both players saw a K fall on the river. Gregorich threw in a bet of 4,300 and was called by his opponent. Gregorich exposed the J9 for a flopped flush. His opponent mucked and Gregorich is now up to 45,000.

Phil Laak Gets Picked Off

The player in seat 2 raises to 325 from late position, Phil Laak calls from the cutoff as does the player on the button. The flop comes 762, seat 2 bets 625, Laak calls and the button folds. The turn is the 3, and this time seat 2 checks to Laak. Laak bets 1,050 and seat 2 calls. The river is the 9, and once again seat 2 checks. Laak bets 3,650 and seat 2 calls. Laak turns over 109 for a pair of nines on the river but seat 2 shows KK for a better pair. Seat 2 rakes the pot and Laak drops down to 27,000 in chips.

John Phan Eliminated

After being knocked down to just 4,000 the hand before after running his pocket queens into the turned nut straight of his opponent, John Phan raises this pot to 300 before the flop and gets two callers. The flop comes 987, and Phan bets 700. One opponent folds from late position and his other opponent in the small blind raised to 5,000. Phan called all in.

Phan: AA
Small Blind: K9

The turn is the 10, but the river is the K, giving Phan’s opponent two pair and the win. John Phan is eliminated from the tournament just halfway through the first level.

Jennifer Tilly Off to a Slow Start

On a flop of A42, Jennifer Tilly bets 300 and the player in seat 3 calls. The turn is the J, and this time Tilly bets 600, seat 3 calls. The river is the Q, and this time both players check. Seat 3 turns over A8 for top pair and Tilly mucks her hand. Seat 3 rakes the pot and Tilly is down to just 15,000 in chips after this hand.

Cory Carroll Doesn’t Get There

Cory Carroll raises to 300 from middle position and gets one caller from the cutoff. The flop comes A98, Carroll bets 525, the cutoff calls.The turn is the 8, Carroll checks, the cutoff bets 900 and Carroll calls. The river is the 7, Carroll checks, the cutoff bets 1,000 and Carroll folds. The cutoff rakes the pot while Carroll slips into the red 28,000 in chips after this hand.

Andy Black Bounces Back

Andy Black and a player saw a flop of KJ10. Black’s opponent checked to him and Black fired out a bet of 675. His opponent quickly called and the A hit the turn. Both players checked and the A fell on the river. Black’s opponent threw out a bet of 2,500 and Black reraised to 8,000. Black was called after brief deliberation. Black exposed the AK for a full boat. His opponent mucked a queen for the straight. Black is now up to about the starting stack of 30,000.

Left in the Deck

Players will take a twenty-minute break at the end of Level 1 and will return at approximately 2:30 pm PDT to begin Level 2.

Player Tags: John Phan,   Phil Laak,   Mark Gregorich,   Jennifer Tilly,   Andy Black,   Cory Carroll

$1,000 No-Limit Hold'em with Rebuys - Day 1 - Level 7

Jun 03, '08

Blinds/Antes: 300/600 – 75 ante

Players Left:  206 of 776

Chip Leaders:
Amit Makhija - 130,000
Zachary Clark - 120,000
Daniel Negreanu - 87,500
Adam Glassman - 86,000
Robert Cheung -81,500
Vachagan Zarkanian - 78,000
Soheil Shamseddin - 77,000
Michael Binger - 64,000
Cory Carroll - 50,750
Randy Haddox - 40,000

Average Stack: 28,000

Eliminations:
Jamie Gold
Mike Matusow

Big Hands and Storylines:

Gold Goes Home

Jamie Gold was eliminated when he pushed his short stack all-in over two limpers. The first limper called and the second raised all-in for an additional 4,000. The initial raiser was priced into the call and the three turned over:

Gold: 65
Initial Limper: 76
Pre-flop caller: 88

The board was dealt KT4QA and Gold was sent to the rail.

Batista Crippled

An early position raiser made it 1,800 to go, and got two callers, the cutoff and the button. After the small blind folded, Chad “lilholdem954” Batista moved all-in for 30,000 in the big blind. Two folds ensued, but the third player made the call. Batista turned over 22 to the shock of the table, and his opponent revealed QQ. The flop of 753 left Batista needing a deuce or runner-runner straight to win the pot, but the turn and river were the 8 and 9. Batista’s stack was reduced to 11,000.

“Fossilman” Doubles Up

On a flop of J84, Greg Raymer check-raised all-in – about 7,500 chips – and his opponent thought for a brief time and called. Raymer flipped up T9 for an open-ended straight draw and back-door flush draw while his opponent had K4 for a fairly meager bottom pair and back-door flush draw. The 7 on the turn ended the suspense and doubled Raymer up to 18,000.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Mike Matusow,   Greg Raymer,   Jamie Gold,   Michael Binger,   Cory Carroll,   Amit Makhija,   Chad Batista

Event 4 - Mixed Hold 'Em - Levels 3 and 4

Jun 02, '08

 

Blinds/Antes: 100/200 limit, 50/100 no-limit

Players Remaining: 333

Chip Counts:
Bill Edler - 20,000
Andrew Black - 20,000
Marcel Luske - 19,000
Andy Bloch - 18,400
Eli Elezra - 17,500
Michael Binger - 17,350
Maria Ho - 17,000
Ben Grundy - 16,300
Daniel Alaei - 16,000
Alex Melnikow - 16,000

Recent Eliminations:
Doyle Brunson
Layne Flack

Big Hands:

Allen Cunningham Builds His Stack

After calling a raise in the big blind from a middle position player, Allen Cunningham checked a JT6 flop.  His opponent bet, and he called.  The 4 on the turn caused Cunningham to bet, and his opponent elected to fold.  The pot boosted Allen’s stack to just under 15,000.

Hoyt Corkins Remains Aggressive

Hoyt Corkins accumulated a total stack of over 10,000 in chips by utilizing his aggressive style during the limit round.  On one hand, Corkins raised pre-flop from early position and was flat called by the opponent on his left.  The two players saw a flop of 643.  Corkins bet, his opponent raised, Corkins reraised, and his opponent finally called.  Hoyt followed through by betting the K on the turn, generating a fold from his opponent.

E-Dog Stays Healthy

Erick Lindgren took down a pot worth over 1,000 in the final minutes of the last no limit round by snapping his opponents’ bluff on a board of KQ932.  Lindgren flipped over the AQ and his opponent mucked his AJ face up.  Lindgren now has over 10,000 in chips.

Cory Carroll and Andrew Robl

During the second level of limit play, Cory Carroll raised from the cutoff and was re-raised by Andrew Robl on the button. Carroll called, and the dealer laid out a flop of 689. Carroll checked, Robl bet, Carroll check-raised, Robl three-bet, Carroll four-bet to a total of 800, and Robl called. The turn brought the K, Carroll bet 400, Robl raised him yet again, and Carroll called. The 5 appeared on the river, and once again Carroll led out only to be raised by Robl. Carroll called, and Robl flipped over A7. Carroll mucked, and Robl takes down a juicy pot.

The Takeover Begins

Nick “The Takeover” Schulman recently joined table 1, joining Vanessa Russou, David Chu and John Hennigan.  It took little time before Schulman and Rousso tangled.  On a board of K98, Rousso checked to Schulman, who tossed a purple 500 chip across the line.  Rousso folded, leaving her with over 12,500.  After that hand, Schulman had just under 10,000.

Table 24 Remains Tough

Dewey Tomko has taken Daniel Negreanu’s spot next to Bill Edler, Isabelle Mercier, and Doyle Brunson.

The Magician Makes Some Chips Disappear

In the big blind, Antonio Esfandiari called a pre-flop raise from a middle position player.  The flop was J108, prompting Esfandiari to bet and be raised all in by the initial aggressor.  Esfandiari called with QJ, having his opponent well covered.  His opponent flipped up two black kings, and the 7 turn, 5 river failed to improve Esfandiari.  He now has just over 5,000 in chips.

Jeff Madsen Gets Caught

Facing a raise to 325 from the button during the no limit round, Jeff Madsen opted to defend his big blind.  Both players checked the J67 flop, but Madsen led out with 450 on the 9 turn.  His opponent raised an additional 700, and Madsen called.  The river brought the 8.  Madsen fired 2,300, and his opponent called.  Madsen announced that he had missed his draw and turned over the A9.  His opponent revealed his 85, and his straight was good for the pot.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Erick Lindgren,   Andy Bloch,   Allen Cunningham,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Layne Flack,   Dewey Tomko,   Doyle Brunson,   Eli Elezra,   Daniel Alaei,   Marcel Luske,   Bill Edler,   Isabelle Mercier,   Maria Ho,   Vanessa Rousso,   Andy Black,   Michael Binger,   Nick Schulman,   Cory Carroll,   Ben Grundy,   Alex Melnikow,   Andrew Robl,   European Report

Hand #16: Cory Carroll Eliminated in 4th Place ($593,645)

Apr 26, '08

Hand #16  -  David Chiu has the button in seat 3, and there is no small blind. Hansen raises from the cutoff to 480,000, Carroll reraises from the big blind to 1.65 million, and Hansen thinks for a bit before he calls. The two chipleaders apparently aren't afraid to mix it up in a big pot.

The flop comes QJ6, Carroll checks, and Hansen stands up to get a better look at Carroll's chip stack across the table. After about two minutes of thinking with a pained expression on his face, Gus Hansen moves all in, and the crowd gasps.

Carroll looks surprised, but he takes his time, rechecking his cards and taking a close look at his own chip stack. If he calls and wins, he would be a dominant chipleader with 15 million, but if he loses, he's out of the tournament in fourth place. If he folds, he'll still have a little less than 6 million in chips, which is still a solid second on the leaderboard. Carroll seems to be studying everything but his opponent -- he only gives occasional glances Hansen's way.

Several times, it looks like Carroll has come to a decision, but then he continues thinking. He's definitely not Hollywooding it here.

Carroll finally calls all in for 6,925,000, and the crowd gasps. Carroll shows AJ for a pair of jacks. Hansen shows 75 for a diamond flush draw, and he'll need to improve to bust Carroll here.

The turn is the Q, and Carroll is still in the lead with two pair. Hansen needs any diamond but the queen (which would give Carroll a full house) to win the pot.

The river card is -- the 3!

The crowd screams as Gus Hansen rivers a diamond flush to win the biggest pot of the tournament.

Cory Carroll made the right call but got the wrong result, and he is eliminated in fourth place, earning $593,645.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   Cory Carroll

Hand #14: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #14  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, Carroll raises to 460,000, and Hansen calls from the small blind. The flop comes A86, Hansen checks, Carroll thinks a bit before betting 750,000, and Hansen quickly folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll,   John Roveto

Hand #13: Gus Hansen

Apr 26, '08

Hand #13  -  There is a dead button in seat 6, Carroll raises from the cutoff (effectively the button) to 475,000, Hansen thinks for a bit before reraising from the big blind to 1,325,000, and Carroll thinks for about a minute and a half before he folds.

Gus Hansen takes the pot, building his stack to 11,065,000. Carroll drops down to 7,860,000.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll

Hand #12: Jeff King Eliminated in 6th Place ($263,815)

Apr 26, '08

Hand #12  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 5, Hansen raises under the gun to 415,000, Carroll calls from the button, and King thinks for about a minute before moving all in from the small blind for 1,855,000. Hansen calls, and Carroll folds.

Hansen shows 109, and King shows AQ. King needs to win this pot to stay alive.

The flop comes 864, and Hansen picks up a gutshot straight draw. The turn is the K, and King picks up a flush draw. Hansen needs a non-club ten, nine, or seven to bust King here.

The river is the -- 10!

Gus Hansen rivers a pair of tens to win the pot. Jeff King is eliminated in sixth place, earning $263,815.
 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Jeff King,   Cory Carroll

Hand #10 - Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #10 -  David Chiu has the button in seat 3, he raises to 485,000, and Carroll calls from the big blind. The flop comes AQ3, and both players check. The turn card pairs the board with the 3, Carroll bets 575,000, and Chiu folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Cory Carroll

Hand #6: Gus Hansen

Apr 26, '08

Hand #6  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 5, and Hansen raises under the gun to 380,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll

Hand #4: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #4  -  David Chiu has the button in seat 3, Hansen raises from the cutoff to 360,000, and Carroll calls from the big blind. The flop comes 10103, Carroll checks, Hansen thinks for about 30 seconds before he bets 530,000, Carroll thinks for about 30 seconds before he raises to 1.13 million, and Hansen quickly folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   Cory Carroll

Hand #3: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #3  -  Gus Hansen has the button in seat 2, Carroll raises under the gun to 360,000, and Tommy Le calls from the big blind. The flop comes QJ2, Le checks, Carroll bets 550,000, and Le tanks for more than 30 seconds before he folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Tommy Le,   Cory Carroll

Hand #1: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #1  -  There is a dead button in seat 1 (no small blind), and Gus Hansen has the big blind. Carroll raises from late position to 350,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll

Hands #61-62: Amir Vahedi Eliminated in 7th Place ($237,435)

Apr 24, '08

There are about 13 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #61  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 7, and Amir Vahedi raises under the gun to 810,000, winning the blinds and antes. Vahedi shows 8-8 as he collects the pot.

Hand #62  -  Jeff King has the button in seat 10, Gus Hansen min-raises under the gun to 240,000, and Amir Vahedi calls from the big blind. The flop comes AQ4, Vahedi checks, Hansen bets 240,000, and Vahedi calls. The turn card is the 3, Vahedi moves all in for 480,000, and Hansen calls with A7 for a pair of aces. Vahedi shows Q8 for a pair of queens, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The river card is the 7, and Gus Hansen wins the pot with two pair, aces and sevens.

Amir Vahedi is eliminated in seventh place, earning $237,435.
 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gus Hansen,   Jeff King,   Cory Carroll

Hand #16: Cory Carroll Eliminated in 4th Place ($593,645)

Apr 26, '08

Hand #16  -  David Chiu has the button in seat 3, and there is no small blind. Hansen raises from the cutoff to 480,000, Carroll reraises from the big blind to 1.65 million, and Hansen thinks for a bit before he calls. The two chipleaders apparently aren't afraid to mix it up in a big pot.

The flop comes QJ6, Carroll checks, and Hansen stands up to get a better look at Carroll's chip stack across the table. After about two minutes of thinking with a pained expression on his face, Gus Hansen moves all in, and the crowd gasps.

Carroll looks surprised, but he takes his time, rechecking his cards and taking a close look at his own chip stack. If he calls and wins, he would be a dominant chipleader with 15 million, but if he loses, he's out of the tournament in fourth place. If he folds, he'll still have a little less than 6 million in chips, which is still a solid second on the leaderboard. Carroll seems to be studying everything but his opponent -- he only gives occasional glances Hansen's way.

Several times, it looks like Carroll has come to a decision, but then he continues thinking. He's definitely not Hollywooding it here.

Carroll finally calls all in for 6,925,000, and the crowd gasps. Carroll shows AJ for a pair of jacks. Hansen shows 75 for a diamond flush draw, and he'll need to improve to bust Carroll here.

The turn is the Q, and Carroll is still in the lead with two pair. Hansen needs any diamond but the queen (which would give Carroll a full house) to win the pot.

The river card is -- the 3!

The crowd screams as Gus Hansen rivers a diamond flush to win the biggest pot of the tournament.

Cory Carroll made the right call but got the wrong result, and he is eliminated in fourth place, earning $593,645.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   Cory Carroll

Hand #14: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #14  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, Carroll raises to 460,000, and Hansen calls from the small blind. The flop comes A86, Hansen checks, Carroll thinks a bit before betting 750,000, and Hansen quickly folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll,   John Roveto

Hand #13: Gus Hansen

Apr 26, '08

Hand #13  -  There is a dead button in seat 6, Carroll raises from the cutoff (effectively the button) to 475,000, Hansen thinks for a bit before reraising from the big blind to 1,325,000, and Carroll thinks for about a minute and a half before he folds.

Gus Hansen takes the pot, building his stack to 11,065,000. Carroll drops down to 7,860,000.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll

Hand #12: Jeff King Eliminated in 6th Place ($263,815)

Apr 26, '08

Hand #12  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 5, Hansen raises under the gun to 415,000, Carroll calls from the button, and King thinks for about a minute before moving all in from the small blind for 1,855,000. Hansen calls, and Carroll folds.

Hansen shows 109, and King shows AQ. King needs to win this pot to stay alive.

The flop comes 864, and Hansen picks up a gutshot straight draw. The turn is the K, and King picks up a flush draw. Hansen needs a non-club ten, nine, or seven to bust King here.

The river is the -- 10!

Gus Hansen rivers a pair of tens to win the pot. Jeff King is eliminated in sixth place, earning $263,815.
 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Jeff King,   Cory Carroll

Hand #10 - Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #10 -  David Chiu has the button in seat 3, he raises to 485,000, and Carroll calls from the big blind. The flop comes AQ3, and both players check. The turn card pairs the board with the 3, Carroll bets 575,000, and Chiu folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Cory Carroll

Hand #6: Gus Hansen

Apr 26, '08

Hand #6  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 5, and Hansen raises under the gun to 380,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll

Hand #4: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #4  -  David Chiu has the button in seat 3, Hansen raises from the cutoff to 360,000, and Carroll calls from the big blind. The flop comes 10103, Carroll checks, Hansen thinks for about 30 seconds before he bets 530,000, Carroll thinks for about 30 seconds before he raises to 1.13 million, and Hansen quickly folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   Cory Carroll

Hand #3: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #3  -  Gus Hansen has the button in seat 2, Carroll raises under the gun to 360,000, and Tommy Le calls from the big blind. The flop comes QJ2, Le checks, Carroll bets 550,000, and Le tanks for more than 30 seconds before he folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Tommy Le,   Cory Carroll

Hand #1: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #1  -  There is a dead button in seat 1 (no small blind), and Gus Hansen has the big blind. Carroll raises from late position to 350,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll

Hands #61-62: Amir Vahedi Eliminated in 7th Place ($237,435)

Apr 24, '08

There are about 13 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #61  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 7, and Amir Vahedi raises under the gun to 810,000, winning the blinds and antes. Vahedi shows 8-8 as he collects the pot.

Hand #62  -  Jeff King has the button in seat 10, Gus Hansen min-raises under the gun to 240,000, and Amir Vahedi calls from the big blind. The flop comes AQ4, Vahedi checks, Hansen bets 240,000, and Vahedi calls. The turn card is the 3, Vahedi moves all in for 480,000, and Hansen calls with A7 for a pair of aces. Vahedi shows Q8 for a pair of queens, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The river card is the 7, and Gus Hansen wins the pot with two pair, aces and sevens.

Amir Vahedi is eliminated in seventh place, earning $237,435.
 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gus Hansen,   Jeff King,   Cory Carroll

Hand #16: Cory Carroll Eliminated in 4th Place ($593,645)

Apr 26, '08

Hand #16  -  David Chiu has the button in seat 3, and there is no small blind. Hansen raises from the cutoff to 480,000, Carroll reraises from the big blind to 1.65 million, and Hansen thinks for a bit before he calls. The two chipleaders apparently aren't afraid to mix it up in a big pot.

The flop comes QJ6, Carroll checks, and Hansen stands up to get a better look at Carroll's chip stack across the table. After about two minutes of thinking with a pained expression on his face, Gus Hansen moves all in, and the crowd gasps.

Carroll looks surprised, but he takes his time, rechecking his cards and taking a close look at his own chip stack. If he calls and wins, he would be a dominant chipleader with 15 million, but if he loses, he's out of the tournament in fourth place. If he folds, he'll still have a little less than 6 million in chips, which is still a solid second on the leaderboard. Carroll seems to be studying everything but his opponent -- he only gives occasional glances Hansen's way.

Several times, it looks like Carroll has come to a decision, but then he continues thinking. He's definitely not Hollywooding it here.

Carroll finally calls all in for 6,925,000, and the crowd gasps. Carroll shows AJ for a pair of jacks. Hansen shows 75 for a diamond flush draw, and he'll need to improve to bust Carroll here.

The turn is the Q, and Carroll is still in the lead with two pair. Hansen needs any diamond but the queen (which would give Carroll a full house) to win the pot.

The river card is -- the 3!

The crowd screams as Gus Hansen rivers a diamond flush to win the biggest pot of the tournament.

Cory Carroll made the right call but got the wrong result, and he is eliminated in fourth place, earning $593,645.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   Cory Carroll

Hand #14: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #14  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, Carroll raises to 460,000, and Hansen calls from the small blind. The flop comes A86, Hansen checks, Carroll thinks a bit before betting 750,000, and Hansen quickly folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll,   John Roveto

Hand #13: Gus Hansen

Apr 26, '08

Hand #13  -  There is a dead button in seat 6, Carroll raises from the cutoff (effectively the button) to 475,000, Hansen thinks for a bit before reraising from the big blind to 1,325,000, and Carroll thinks for about a minute and a half before he folds.

Gus Hansen takes the pot, building his stack to 11,065,000. Carroll drops down to 7,860,000.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll

Hand #12: Jeff King Eliminated in 6th Place ($263,815)

Apr 26, '08

Hand #12  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 5, Hansen raises under the gun to 415,000, Carroll calls from the button, and King thinks for about a minute before moving all in from the small blind for 1,855,000. Hansen calls, and Carroll folds.

Hansen shows 109, and King shows AQ. King needs to win this pot to stay alive.

The flop comes 864, and Hansen picks up a gutshot straight draw. The turn is the K, and King picks up a flush draw. Hansen needs a non-club ten, nine, or seven to bust King here.

The river is the -- 10!

Gus Hansen rivers a pair of tens to win the pot. Jeff King is eliminated in sixth place, earning $263,815.
 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Jeff King,   Cory Carroll

Hand #10 - Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #10 -  David Chiu has the button in seat 3, he raises to 485,000, and Carroll calls from the big blind. The flop comes AQ3, and both players check. The turn card pairs the board with the 3, Carroll bets 575,000, and Chiu folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Cory Carroll

Hand #6: Gus Hansen

Apr 26, '08

Hand #6  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 5, and Hansen raises under the gun to 380,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll

Hand #4: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #4  -  David Chiu has the button in seat 3, Hansen raises from the cutoff to 360,000, and Carroll calls from the big blind. The flop comes 10103, Carroll checks, Hansen thinks for about 30 seconds before he bets 530,000, Carroll thinks for about 30 seconds before he raises to 1.13 million, and Hansen quickly folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   Cory Carroll

Hand #3: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #3  -  Gus Hansen has the button in seat 2, Carroll raises under the gun to 360,000, and Tommy Le calls from the big blind. The flop comes QJ2, Le checks, Carroll bets 550,000, and Le tanks for more than 30 seconds before he folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Tommy Le,   Cory Carroll

Hand #1: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #1  -  There is a dead button in seat 1 (no small blind), and Gus Hansen has the big blind. Carroll raises from late position to 350,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll

Hands #61-62: Amir Vahedi Eliminated in 7th Place ($237,435)

Apr 24, '08

There are about 13 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #61  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 7, and Amir Vahedi raises under the gun to 810,000, winning the blinds and antes. Vahedi shows 8-8 as he collects the pot.

Hand #62  -  Jeff King has the button in seat 10, Gus Hansen min-raises under the gun to 240,000, and Amir Vahedi calls from the big blind. The flop comes AQ4, Vahedi checks, Hansen bets 240,000, and Vahedi calls. The turn card is the 3, Vahedi moves all in for 480,000, and Hansen calls with A7 for a pair of aces. Vahedi shows Q8 for a pair of queens, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The river card is the 7, and Gus Hansen wins the pot with two pair, aces and sevens.

Amir Vahedi is eliminated in seventh place, earning $237,435.
 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gus Hansen,   Jeff King,   Cory Carroll

Hand #16: Cory Carroll Eliminated in 4th Place ($593,645)

Apr 26, '08

Hand #16  -  David Chiu has the button in seat 3, and there is no small blind. Hansen raises from the cutoff to 480,000, Carroll reraises from the big blind to 1.65 million, and Hansen thinks for a bit before he calls. The two chipleaders apparently aren't afraid to mix it up in a big pot.

The flop comes QJ6, Carroll checks, and Hansen stands up to get a better look at Carroll's chip stack across the table. After about two minutes of thinking with a pained expression on his face, Gus Hansen moves all in, and the crowd gasps.

Carroll looks surprised, but he takes his time, rechecking his cards and taking a close look at his own chip stack. If he calls and wins, he would be a dominant chipleader with 15 million, but if he loses, he's out of the tournament in fourth place. If he folds, he'll still have a little less than 6 million in chips, which is still a solid second on the leaderboard. Carroll seems to be studying everything but his opponent -- he only gives occasional glances Hansen's way.

Several times, it looks like Carroll has come to a decision, but then he continues thinking. He's definitely not Hollywooding it here.

Carroll finally calls all in for 6,925,000, and the crowd gasps. Carroll shows AJ for a pair of jacks. Hansen shows 75 for a diamond flush draw, and he'll need to improve to bust Carroll here.

The turn is the Q, and Carroll is still in the lead with two pair. Hansen needs any diamond but the queen (which would give Carroll a full house) to win the pot.

The river card is -- the 3!

The crowd screams as Gus Hansen rivers a diamond flush to win the biggest pot of the tournament.

Cory Carroll made the right call but got the wrong result, and he is eliminated in fourth place, earning $593,645.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   Cory Carroll

Hand #14: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #14  -  John Roveto has the button in seat 1, Carroll raises to 460,000, and Hansen calls from the small blind. The flop comes A86, Hansen checks, Carroll thinks a bit before betting 750,000, and Hansen quickly folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll,   John Roveto

Hand #13: Gus Hansen

Apr 26, '08

Hand #13  -  There is a dead button in seat 6, Carroll raises from the cutoff (effectively the button) to 475,000, Hansen thinks for a bit before reraising from the big blind to 1,325,000, and Carroll thinks for about a minute and a half before he folds.

Gus Hansen takes the pot, building his stack to 11,065,000. Carroll drops down to 7,860,000.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll

Hand #12: Jeff King Eliminated in 6th Place ($263,815)

Apr 26, '08

Hand #12  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 5, Hansen raises under the gun to 415,000, Carroll calls from the button, and King thinks for about a minute before moving all in from the small blind for 1,855,000. Hansen calls, and Carroll folds.

Hansen shows 109, and King shows AQ. King needs to win this pot to stay alive.

The flop comes 864, and Hansen picks up a gutshot straight draw. The turn is the K, and King picks up a flush draw. Hansen needs a non-club ten, nine, or seven to bust King here.

The river is the -- 10!

Gus Hansen rivers a pair of tens to win the pot. Jeff King is eliminated in sixth place, earning $263,815.
 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Jeff King,   Cory Carroll

Hand #10 - Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #10 -  David Chiu has the button in seat 3, he raises to 485,000, and Carroll calls from the big blind. The flop comes AQ3, and both players check. The turn card pairs the board with the 3, Carroll bets 575,000, and Chiu folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Cory Carroll

Hand #6: Gus Hansen

Apr 26, '08

Hand #6  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 5, and Hansen raises under the gun to 380,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll

Hand #4: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #4  -  David Chiu has the button in seat 3, Hansen raises from the cutoff to 360,000, and Carroll calls from the big blind. The flop comes 10103, Carroll checks, Hansen thinks for about 30 seconds before he bets 530,000, Carroll thinks for about 30 seconds before he raises to 1.13 million, and Hansen quickly folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   David Chiu,   Cory Carroll

Hand #3: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #3  -  Gus Hansen has the button in seat 2, Carroll raises under the gun to 360,000, and Tommy Le calls from the big blind. The flop comes QJ2, Le checks, Carroll bets 550,000, and Le tanks for more than 30 seconds before he folds. Cory Carroll takes the pot.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Tommy Le,   Cory Carroll

Hand #1: Cory Carroll

Apr 26, '08

Hand #1  -  There is a dead button in seat 1 (no small blind), and Gus Hansen has the big blind. Carroll raises from late position to 350,000, winning the blinds and antes.
 

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Cory Carroll

Hands #61-62: Amir Vahedi Eliminated in 7th Place ($237,435)

Apr 24, '08

There are about 13 minutes left in Level 24, with blinds at 60,000-120,000 and a 15,000 ante.

Hand #61  -  Cory Carroll has the button in seat 7, and Amir Vahedi raises under the gun to 810,000, winning the blinds and antes. Vahedi shows 8-8 as he collects the pot.

Hand #62  -  Jeff King has the button in seat 10, Gus Hansen min-raises under the gun to 240,000, and Amir Vahedi calls from the big blind. The flop comes AQ4, Vahedi checks, Hansen bets 240,000, and Vahedi calls. The turn card is the 3, Vahedi moves all in for 480,000, and Hansen calls with A7 for a pair of aces. Vahedi shows Q8 for a pair of queens, and he'll need to improve to stay alive.

The river card is the 7, and Gus Hansen wins the pot with two pair, aces and sevens.

Amir Vahedi is eliminated in seventh place, earning $237,435.
 

 

Player Tags: Amir Vahedi,   Gus Hansen,   Jeff King,   Cory Carroll

Hour One Recap

Jul 14, '07

Day five started like any other day in this year's Main Event, slow and steady. The comfortable pace didn't last long however and play has progressed to a pace that can only be described as chaotic. Since the first "all in and a call" cry came from a dealer, a plethora of all ins and bust outs followed. The field is down to 105 players and having a million in chips is no longer such a big deal. The day started in level 20 with blinds of $10,000-$20,000 and a $3,000 ante. This blind level is significant because now every big blind represents the buy in of one player in this year's Main Event.

Scotty Nguyen Baby
The fast pace of play has benefited some players, one of which has been crowned the champion of the Main Event before. Scotty Nguyen has built his stack to over $2,000,000 in the first hour of play and did so at the expense of Cory Carroll. Nguyen raised to $104,000 under the gun and Carroll was the only caller. The flop came A 9 7 and both players checked. The turn was the 5 and Nguyen fired out $125,000. Carroll counted out the appropriate amount and threw it into the middle to call. The river brought the Q and Nguyen led out with a $300,000 bet. Carroll bumped it up to $750,000 total and put Nguyen in a decision for almost all of his chips. Nguyen counted out the $450,000 extra and had only $120,000 more. "I call" said Nguyen and showed Q Q. Carroll exposed A Q and realized that the river had not helped him like he had thought. Nguyen took down the massive pot and is now sitting with $2,100,000 in chips.

Chipleader Continues to Crush
Dag Martin Mikkelsen came into day five as the chip leader and now has $4,200,000 in chips. Only recently passed by Avi Cohen who has $4,700,000, Mikkelsen has been on a tear in the first hour of level 20. Mikkelsen picked up a cool $500,000 his opponent Chris Lovelace in the following hand. Mikkelsen raised to $60,000 and was reraised by Lovelace to $150,000. Mikkelsen reraised and Lovelace came back over the top all in for his last $400,000. Mikkelsen made the call and showed A K. Lovelace turned over 8 8 and was the slight favorite. The flop came J J 10 and Mikkelsen picked up several more outs. The turn was the 6 giving Mikkelsen the flush he was looking for. Lovelace was not out though with the possiblity of the full house still in the deck. The river brought the Q and gave Mikkelsen the royal flush to eliminate Lovelace. Seated at the featured table, Mikkelsen was happy to hear the roar of applause from the crowd when the Q hit on the river.

Who Wants to be a Millionaire?
Well obviously everyone wants to be a millionaire, but Bill Edler wants it to be official. Edler pushed all in before the flop for a little more than $400,000. His opponent in the four seat, Jimmy Blevins, called. Edler turned over Q J and Blevins had called with 5 5. The flop came Q J 10 and Edler needed only to dodge two more cards to double up. The turn was the 2 and Edler looked comfortable. The river brought the 8 and Edler built his stack to $985,000. Edler's table broke after the hand and when asked his chip count in transit, Edler said he didn't know. "'Bout a million Bill?" asked a member of the media. "Don't give me a million yet. Not until it's official" replied Edler.

Chad Brown Crippled
Chad Brown limped into the pot and Richard Crowell pushed all in for $225,000 two seats to his left. Matt keikoan and Ken Smith both called and Brown was left with a decision. Brown eventually called and there were four players to the flop. The flop was K 4 2 and Smith checked. Brown bet out $200,000 and Keikoan got out of the way. Smith called the bet with his last $183,000 and the three remaining players turned over their cards. Crowell had pushed with 3 3, Brown was holding 9 9 and Smith had called with J J. The turn was the 7 and the river brought the 7, no help to any of the players. Smith's jacks held up and he collected the main pot and the side pot. Brown was left with only $315,000 after the hand.

Watkinson Chips Up
Julian Gardner raised to $60,000 from early position and Lee Watkinson was the only caller. The flop came K J 8 and Gardner bet out $80,000. Watkinson again made the call and the turn was the A. Gardner fired out $125,000 this time and again Watkinson smooth called. The river brought the 6 and both players checked. Gardner showed A 2 for top pair but Watkinson showed A Q and had him outkicked. Watkinson took down the pot and now has $1,700,000.

Players of Interest

Huckleberry Seed	1,950,000
Daniel Alaei	1,850,000
Lee Watkinson	1,700,000
Kenny Tran	1,600,000
David Tran	1,510,000
Kirk Morrison	1,500,000
Gus Hansen	1,450,000
Bill Edler	1,100,000
Humberto Brenes	1,000,000

Pokerstars Online Qualifiers

Hevad Khan	2,000,000
Jeff  Banghart	2,000,000
Ryan Lawrence	1,300,000
Jason Welch	900,000

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Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Matt Keikoan,   Bill Edler,   Jimmy Blevins,   Cory Carroll,   Ken Smith,   Dag Martin Mikkelsen,   Chris Lovelace,   Richard Crowell

Cory Carroll Still on a Roll

May 29, '07

On a board of K9379 Cory Carroll bets $1,225 into a $2,050 pot. His opponent makes the call but mucks his hand when Carroll flips over 109. Carroll has been playing strong as of late, winning the World Series of Poker circuit event at Caeser's Palace and finishing runner up to Jonathan Little in the championship event at the Mirage Poker Showdown.

Player Tags: Cory Carroll

Ivey Takes Pot

May 22, '07

Cory Carroll raises to $50,000 from the button and Phil Ivey calls from the big blind.  The flop comes K76 and both players check.  The turn is the 9, Ivey leads for $80,000 and Carroll calls.  The river is the 6 and both players check again.  Ivey shows down 98, Carroll mucks and Ivey drags a pot worth almost $300,000.

Player Tags: Phil Ivey,   Cory Carroll

Randy Holland Doubles Up

May 22, '07

Randy Holland moves all in for $264,000 from middle position, and Cory Carroll calls from the small blind.  Holland shows JJ and Carroll tables AQ.  The door card is the J and the rest of the board comes 7458.  Holland doubles up to over $550,000.  

Player Tags: Randy Holland,   Cory Carroll

Mikko Pispala Eliminated in 10th Place ($34,582)

May 22, '07

Mikko Pispala pushes all in from the big blind for $116,000 and Cory Carroll makes the call. Carroll turns over KK and Pispala shows A8. The board bricks out for Pispala, 65573 and he is eliminated in 10th place. Carroll has $1,050,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Cory Carroll,   Mikko Pispala

Dicken Starts to Pull Away

May 22, '07

Randy Holland, Darrell Dicken, Jon Little and Cory Carroll all limp into the pot. The flop comes J64. The action checks to Dicken who bets $62,000. Little raises $100,000 more. Dicken responds by reraising $200,000 more. Little eventually folds and he now has $375,000. Dicken continues to hold the chip lead and now has $1,400,000.

Player Tags: Randy Holland,   Darrell Dicken,   Cory Carroll,   Jonathan Little

Davidson Matthew Eliminated in 16th Place ($23,056)

May 22, '07

Randy Holland limps in from early position and Cory Carroll bets out $40,000. Davidson Matthew pushes all in and Holland folds. Carroll makes the call and turns over QQ. Matthew has 55 and the board comes 8623A and Davidson Matthew is eliminated in 16th place, earning him $23,056.

Player Tags: Randy Holland,   Cory Carroll,   Davidson Matthew