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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 Q33 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

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 653.

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 KQ. 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

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

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: Q10
Brecher: A9

Board: 66224

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: Q10
Liebert: 44

Board: Q547K

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 K54, 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 954 and Moore moved all in. Brecher made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Moore: AK
Brecher: K3

Turn and River: 56

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 K83 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: AK
Brecher: AQ

Board: KJ5107

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: 66
Brecher: AK

Board: Q97J8

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 Q99. 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 AQ48 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: Q8
Behari: A4

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

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: Q10
Brecher: A9

Board: 66224

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: Q10
Liebert: 44

Board: Q547K

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 K54, 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 954 and Moore moved all in. Brecher made the call and they flipped up their cards:

Moore: AK
Brecher: K3

Turn and River: 56

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 K83 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: AK
Brecher: AQ

Board: KJ5107

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: 66
Brecher: AK

Board: Q97J8

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 Q99. 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 AQ48 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: Q8
Behari: A4

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

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 J102 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

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 J102 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

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

Joe Sebok Triples, Steve Brecher Crippled

Jul 13, '08

Steve Brecher raised in early position and was called by the cutoff and Joe Sebok in the big blind. The flop came 1073 and Sebok checked. Brecher bet, the cutoff called and Sebok check raised all in.

Both Brecher and the cutoff called the all in bet and the turn brough the J. Brecher and the cutoff got the rest of their chips all in and Brecher showed his KK for an overpair to the board. The cutoff showed J9 for a pair and a straight flush draw. Sebok revealed his 1010 for a flopped set and the lead in the hand.

The river came down as the 9 and Sebok won the main pot, tripling him up to 36,000. Brecher's kings were cracked by the cutoff's two pair, and he was crippled down to about 7,000 in chips.

 

 

Player Tags: Steve Brecher,   Joe Sebok