| Oct 27, '09 |
2009 Caesars Palace Classic |
Caesars Palace Classic -- Main Event Championship |
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Steve Brecher Eliminated
Oct 27, '09
Steve Brecher has been eliminated.
Player Tags: Steve Brecher
Brecher Takes One Down
Oct 27, '09
On a flop of Q 3 3 the cutoff bet 1,000 and Steve Brecher made the call on the button. The big blind made the call as well and the 6 fell on the turn. The cutoff bet 2,600 and Brecher made the call. The big blind went into the tank and eventually mucked. The river fell 5 and the cutoff checked. Brecher bet 5,500 and the cutoff went into the tank. He eventually mucked in a flourish of agitation and Brecher won the hand to grow his stack to 33,000.
Player Tags: Steve Brecher
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| Oct 24, '09 |
2009 Festa al Lago Classic |
WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em |
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Level 20 Update: Steve Brecher Busts
Oct 24, '09
Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante
Players Left: 11 of 275
Average Chip Count: 1,500,000
Notable Eliminations:
12. Steve Brecher — $47,710
Big Hands:
Tommy Vedes Gets Full
Shawn Cunix raised to 70,000 on the button and Kido Pham called from the small blind. Tommy Vedes then called from the big blind and the flop came out 6 5 3 .
Everyone checked and the turn was the 5 . Pham bets 150,000 and Vedes called. The river was the 7 and Pham checked. Vedes bet 164,000 and Pham made the call.
Vedes showed pocket sixes for the full house and Pham mucked. Vedes now has 1.6 million in chips.
Steve Brecher Eliminated in 12th Place ($47,710)
Steve Brecher was all in with pocket nines against Jason Burt’s K Q . The board gave Brecher a nine, but it also gave Burt the nut straight to send the former WPT champion to the rail in 12th place.
Burt now has over 1 million in chips again.
Player Tags: Steve Brecher, Tommy Vedes, Jason Burt
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| Apr 22, '09 |
2009 Five-Star World Poker Classic |
WPT Championship - Event 16 |
5 |
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Steve Brecher Busts
Apr 22, '09
Steve Brecher moved all in on the short stack with K J and was called by Hyon Kim who woke up with pocket aces. The board offered no help to the Bay 101 Shooting Star winner and he was sent to the rail out of the money.
Kim now sits with 1,190,000.
Player Tags: Steve Brecher, Hyon Kim
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| Mar 20, '09 |
2009 Bay 101 Shooting Star |
WPT Championship - Event 2 |
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Steve Brecher Wins the 2009 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star ($1,025,500)
Mar 20, '09
Kathy Liebert raised to 175,000 and Steve Brecher moved all in. Liebert made the all-in call and the two players flipped up their cards:
Liebert: Q 10
Brecher: A 9
Board: 6 6 2 2 4
Brecher won the hand with his ace kicker. Brecher was awarded the first-place prize worth $1,025,500 and his first World Poker Tour title. Liebert was awarded $550,000 for her runner-up finish. Brecher also won the $5,000 bounty for knocking out the final shooting star remaining in the event.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher
Kathy Liebert Doubles Up
Mar 20, '09
Steve Brecher raised to 125,000 and Kathy Liebert moved all in. Brecher made the call and they turned up their cards:
Brecher: Q 10
Liebert: 4 4
Board: Q 5 4 7 K
Liebert won the hand with a set of fours and she doubled up to 1,410,000. The heads-up match continued with Brecher's stack knocked down to 6,410,000.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher
Brecher Picks Off a Bluff
Mar 20, '09
Kathy Liebert raised to 150,000 and Steve Brecher made the call. The flop was dealt K 5 4 , Brecher checked, Liebert bet 200,000, and Brecher called. The turn fell 9 and both players checked. The river fell 9 and and Brecher checked. Liebert bet 400,000 and Brecher thought for a moment before he made the call. Liebert said, "Good call," and she mucked her hand. Brecher turned up a five for two pair.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher
Chris Moore Eliminated in Third Place ($291,500)
Mar 20, '09
Chris Moore raised to 125,000 from the small blind preflop and Steve Brecher called from the big blind. The flop was dealt 9 5 4 and Moore moved all in. Brecher made the call and they flipped up their cards:
Moore: A K
Brecher: K 3
Turn and River: 5 6
Brecher won the hand to grow his stack to 5,540,000 and Moore was eliminated in third place. He will take home $291,500 in prize money and the three-handed battle that lasted more than five hours has now come to a close.
Player Tags: Steve Brecher, Chris Moore
Chris Moore Wins a Huge Pot Against Kathy Liebert
Mar 20, '09
Steve Brecher limped from the button for 40,000 and Kathy Liebert raised to 240,000 from the small blind. Moore made the call from the big blind and Brecher mucked.
The flop fell K 8 3 and Liebert bet 250,000. Moore moved all in and Liebert went into the tank for close to 10 minutes. She eventually mucked and Moore won the hand to grow his stack to 2,910,000. Liebert was knocked down to 890,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher, Chris Moore
Steve Brecher Doubles Up
Mar 20, '09
Steve Brecher raised to 95,000 from the button and Kathy Liebert reraised to 600,000 from the small blind. Brecher then moved all in and Liebert called him down. Their cards:
Liebert: A K
Brecher: A Q
Board: K J 5 10 7
Brecher doubled up in a huge hand to take the chip lead with 4,161,000. Liebert was knocked down to 1,291,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher
Chris Moore Doubles Up
Mar 20, '09
Chris Moore raised to 75,000 from the small blin and Steve Brecher moved all in. Moore made the all-in call and the two players turned up their cards:
Moore: 6 6
Brecher: A K
Board: Q 9 7 J 8
Moore doubled up on the hand to survive with 1,744,000 and Brecher was knocked down to 1,736,000.
Player Tags: Steve Brecher, Chris Moore
Kathy Liebert Takes a Hit
Mar 20, '09
Tony Behari limped under the gun and Kathy Liebert did the same from the button. Chris Moore completed from the small blind. Steve Brecher checked and the flop was dealt Q 9 9 . Action was checked around to Liebert. She bet 30,000 and Moore and Brecher mucked. Behari made the call and the turn fell 8 . Liebert bet 75,000 and Behari raised to 225,000. Liebert made the call and the 6 fell on the river. Behari bet 300,000 and Liebert thought for a moment before she mucked. Liebert was knocked down to 1,293,000 and Behari was up to 1,877,000.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher, Chris Moore, Tony Behari
Day 3 Ends -- Final Table Set
Mar 19, '09
Day 3 has come to a close and the final table of six is set. Here is a look at the how the final table will look when things begin tomorrow at 4 p.m.:
Seat 1: Chris Moore -- 1,476,000
Seat 2: Thao Le -- 711,000
Seat 3: Steve Brecher -- 2,016,000
Seat 4: Tony Behari -- 2,046,000
Seat 5: Kathy Liebert -- 1,180,000
Seat 6: Chau Vu -- 352,000
Check back in tomorrow at 4 p.m. to catch all of the action in live updates, chip counts, and photos.
Here are the final two elimination hands of the night:
Michael Kamran Eliminated in Seventh Place ($90,000)
On the first hand of seven-handed play at one final table Michael Kamran moved all in on the turn and Steve Brecher called him down. Kamran turned up an ace-high flush draw. Brecher already held a flush however, and Kamran was sent to the rail in seventh place when the river card delivered no help.
John Monnette Eliminated in Eighth Place ($90,000)
On a board of A Q 4 8 Tony Behari bet 40,000 and John Monnette raised to 80,000. Behari moved all in and Monnette made the all-in call. Their cards:
Monnette: Q 8
Behari: A 4
River: K
Behari won the hand and Monnette was eliminated in eighth place ($90,000).
Player Tags: Steve Brecher, John Monnette, Michael Kamran, Tony Behari
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| Mar 19, '09 |
2009 Bay 101 Shooting Star |
WPT Championship - Event 2 |
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Steve Brecher Wins the 2009 WPT Bay 101 Shooting Star ($1,025,500)
Mar 20, '09
Kathy Liebert raised to 175,000 and Steve Brecher moved all in. Liebert made the all-in call and the two players flipped up their cards:
Liebert: Q 10
Brecher: A 9
Board: 6 6 2 2 4
Brecher won the hand with his ace kicker. Brecher was awarded the first-place prize worth $1,025,500 and his first World Poker Tour title. Liebert was awarded $550,000 for her runner-up finish. Brecher also won the $5,000 bounty for knocking out the final shooting star remaining in the event.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher
Kathy Liebert Doubles Up
Mar 20, '09
Steve Brecher raised to 125,000 and Kathy Liebert moved all in. Brecher made the call and they turned up their cards:
Brecher: Q 10
Liebert: 4 4
Board: Q 5 4 7 K
Liebert won the hand with a set of fours and she doubled up to 1,410,000. The heads-up match continued with Brecher's stack knocked down to 6,410,000.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher
Brecher Picks Off a Bluff
Mar 20, '09
Kathy Liebert raised to 150,000 and Steve Brecher made the call. The flop was dealt K 5 4 , Brecher checked, Liebert bet 200,000, and Brecher called. The turn fell 9 and both players checked. The river fell 9 and and Brecher checked. Liebert bet 400,000 and Brecher thought for a moment before he made the call. Liebert said, "Good call," and she mucked her hand. Brecher turned up a five for two pair.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher
Chris Moore Eliminated in Third Place ($291,500)
Mar 20, '09
Chris Moore raised to 125,000 from the small blind preflop and Steve Brecher called from the big blind. The flop was dealt 9 5 4 and Moore moved all in. Brecher made the call and they flipped up their cards:
Moore: A K
Brecher: K 3
Turn and River: 5 6
Brecher won the hand to grow his stack to 5,540,000 and Moore was eliminated in third place. He will take home $291,500 in prize money and the three-handed battle that lasted more than five hours has now come to a close.
Player Tags: Steve Brecher, Chris Moore
Chris Moore Wins a Huge Pot Against Kathy Liebert
Mar 20, '09
Steve Brecher limped from the button for 40,000 and Kathy Liebert raised to 240,000 from the small blind. Moore made the call from the big blind and Brecher mucked.
The flop fell K 8 3 and Liebert bet 250,000. Moore moved all in and Liebert went into the tank for close to 10 minutes. She eventually mucked and Moore won the hand to grow his stack to 2,910,000. Liebert was knocked down to 890,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher, Chris Moore
Steve Brecher Doubles Up
Mar 20, '09
Steve Brecher raised to 95,000 from the button and Kathy Liebert reraised to 600,000 from the small blind. Brecher then moved all in and Liebert called him down. Their cards:
Liebert: A K
Brecher: A Q
Board: K J 5 10 7
Brecher doubled up in a huge hand to take the chip lead with 4,161,000. Liebert was knocked down to 1,291,000 after the hand.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher
Chris Moore Doubles Up
Mar 20, '09
Chris Moore raised to 75,000 from the small blin and Steve Brecher moved all in. Moore made the all-in call and the two players turned up their cards:
Moore: 6 6
Brecher: A K
Board: Q 9 7 J 8
Moore doubled up on the hand to survive with 1,744,000 and Brecher was knocked down to 1,736,000.
Player Tags: Steve Brecher, Chris Moore
Kathy Liebert Takes a Hit
Mar 20, '09
Tony Behari limped under the gun and Kathy Liebert did the same from the button. Chris Moore completed from the small blind. Steve Brecher checked and the flop was dealt Q 9 9 . Action was checked around to Liebert. She bet 30,000 and Moore and Brecher mucked. Behari made the call and the turn fell 8 . Liebert bet 75,000 and Behari raised to 225,000. Liebert made the call and the 6 fell on the river. Behari bet 300,000 and Liebert thought for a moment before she mucked. Liebert was knocked down to 1,293,000 and Behari was up to 1,877,000.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Steve Brecher, Chris Moore, Tony Behari
Day 3 Ends -- Final Table Set
Mar 19, '09
Day 3 has come to a close and the final table of six is set. Here is a look at the how the final table will look when things begin tomorrow at 4 p.m.:
Seat 1: Chris Moore -- 1,476,000
Seat 2: Thao Le -- 711,000
Seat 3: Steve Brecher -- 2,016,000
Seat 4: Tony Behari -- 2,046,000
Seat 5: Kathy Liebert -- 1,180,000
Seat 6: Chau Vu -- 352,000
Check back in tomorrow at 4 p.m. to catch all of the action in live updates, chip counts, and photos.
Here are the final two elimination hands of the night:
Michael Kamran Eliminated in Seventh Place ($90,000)
On the first hand of seven-handed play at one final table Michael Kamran moved all in on the turn and Steve Brecher called him down. Kamran turned up an ace-high flush draw. Brecher already held a flush however, and Kamran was sent to the rail in seventh place when the river card delivered no help.
John Monnette Eliminated in Eighth Place ($90,000)
On a board of A Q 4 8 Tony Behari bet 40,000 and John Monnette raised to 80,000. Behari moved all in and Monnette made the all-in call. Their cards:
Monnette: Q 8
Behari: A 4
River: K
Behari won the hand and Monnette was eliminated in eighth place ($90,000).
Player Tags: Steve Brecher, John Monnette, Michael Kamran, Tony Behari
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| Oct 23, '08 |
2008 Festa Al Lago Classic (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship (WPT) - Event 16 |
4 |
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Brad Booth Eliminates Steve Brecher
Oct 23, '08
On the first hand after the break, Steve Brecher is all in with pocket queens against the pocket aces of Brad Booth. The board offers no help and Brecher is eliminated.
Player Tags: Steve Brecher, Brad Booth
Bryn Kenney Down, Steve Brecher Up
Oct 21, '08
After getting reraised out of a pot by Howard Lederer, Bryn Kenney comes back the very next hand only to run into Steve Brecher.
Brecher raises in early position to 1,100 and is called by Kenney, the button, Lederer in the small blind and Steve Sung in the big blind.
The flop comes J 10 2 and Brecher continues with a bet of 3,600. Kenney calls and everyone else folds. The turn is the 5 and Brecher fires in another 7,500. Kenney mucks and sees his stack fall to 32,000. Brecher is now up to 71,000.
Player Tags: Steve Brecher, Bryn Kenney
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| Oct 21, '08 |
2008 Festa Al Lago Classic (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship (WPT) - Event 16 |
2 |
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Brad Booth Eliminates Steve Brecher
Oct 23, '08
On the first hand after the break, Steve Brecher is all in with pocket queens against the pocket aces of Brad Booth. The board offers no help and Brecher is eliminated.
Player Tags: Steve Brecher, Brad Booth
Bryn Kenney Down, Steve Brecher Up
Oct 21, '08
After getting reraised out of a pot by Howard Lederer, Bryn Kenney comes back the very next hand only to run into Steve Brecher.
Brecher raises in early position to 1,100 and is called by Kenney, the button, Lederer in the small blind and Steve Sung in the big blind.
The flop comes J 10 2 and Brecher continues with a bet of 3,600. Kenney calls and everyone else folds. The turn is the 5 and Brecher fires in another 7,500. Kenney mucks and sees his stack fall to 32,000. Brecher is now up to 71,000.
Player Tags: Steve Brecher, Bryn Kenney
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| Sep 16, '08 |
2008 Borgata Poker Open (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em Championship (WPT) - Event 15 |
3 |
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Steve Brecher Eliminated
Sep 16, '08
A short stacked Steve Brecher ran his A-6 into Dan Heimiller's pocket nines.
Heimiller turned a full house and Brecher was eliminated short of the money.
Player Tags: Daniel Heimiller, Steve Brecher
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| Jul 13, '08 |
2008 Bellagio Cup IV (WPT) |
No-Limit Hold'em WPT Championship Event |
3 |
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