David Chiu Poker Tournament Updates

Level 6 Update: Pros Double Up Early and are Doubled Through

Jul 12, '11

Note: Levels are two hours in length.

Players Remaining on Day 2B: 2,490

Blinds: 650-1,000 with a 100 ante

Chip Leaders:

Maynard Little: 179,450
Ben Mintz: 176,975
Andrew Hinrichsen: 176,000
Benjamin Mintz: 175,975
Raj Vohra: 167,450
Dax Mellon: 162,325
Ben Lamb: 160,000
Antony Lellouche: 155,200
Sergey Altbregin: 155,000
Alexandros Karnaos: 138,175

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman — 11,500
Matt Matros — 77,000
Todd Brunson — 49,000
Lee Watkinson — 44,000
Diego Cordovez — 25,000
Tony Dunst — BUSTED

Featured Poker Tweet — Jeff Shulman_

Notables Eliminated:

Todd Terry
Shannon Elizabeth
Vanessa Peng
Steven Burkholder
Cliff Josephy

Hands:

David Chiu Doubles Up

David Chiu got all of his 39,775 into the middle preflop against one opponent and they flipped over their cards:

Chiu: A K
Opponent: A-Q

Board: J J 8 J 6

Chiu doubled up on the hand and he now holds more than 80,000.

Ben Lamb Doubles up an Opponent

Ben Lamb and Rhynie Campbell pot were looking at a 10 8 5 Q 9 board and there was 25,000 in the pot. Campbell checked and Lamb bet 30,000. Campbell made the all-in call and he flipped over 10 9. Lamb mucked his hand and he was down to 160,000 after the hand. Campbell doubled up to more than 75,000 after the hand.

Featured Poker Tweet — Kevin Saul

Allen Cunningham Busts One

The small blind moved all in for 15,800 after a few raises were fired out preflop and Allen Cunningham was the only player who made the call. Their cards:

Cunningham: 8 8
Small Blind: A Q

Board: 10 9 8 5 2

Cunningham held 43,500 after the hand.

Steven Burkholder Eliminated

Janet Callaway raised to 1,600 in late position and Steven Burkholder rerasied all in on the button. Callaway made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Burkholder: K J
Callaway: Q Q

Board: Q J 7 8 9

Callaway won the hand and Burkholder was eliminated on the hand.

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Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Allen Cunningham,   David Chiu,   Ben Lamb,   Rhynie Campbell,   Steven Burkholder

Level 26: Final Three Close In Chips; Chiu 4th, Ressler 5th

Jun 22, '11

Blinds: 20,000-40,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 507

Average Chip Count: 2,535,000

Chip Counts:

1. Steven Merrifield – 2,775,000
2. Jason Mercier – 2,540,000
3. Hans Winzeler – 2,300,000

Eliminations:

4th. David Chiu – $156,628
5th. Joseph Ressler – $105,967

Joseph Ressler Eliminated in 5th Place ($105,967)

Joseph Ressler opened the pot for 80,000 from under the gun, Steven Merrifield called from the small blind and Jason Mercier called from the big blind.

The flop came K 10 7 ,Merrifield and Mercier both checked, Ressler bet 150,000, Merrifield check-raised to 425,000, Mercier folded, Ressler moved all in and Merrifield called.

Ressler: K K 3 2
Merrifield: A 10 10 2

Ressler flopped top set while Merrifield flopped middle set. The turn and river were the 4 and the 10, giving Merrifield quad tens on the river to win the pot. Joseph Ressler got it in good with set-over-set, but was eliminated in 5th place ($105,967) when Steven Merrifield spiked a one-outer on the river to to make quads.

David Chiu Eliminated in 4th Place ($156,628)

David Chiu opened the pot for a raise from the cutoff, Jason Mercier reraised from the big blind and Chiu called all in.

Chiu: A K J 4
Mercier: A Q J 9

The board came A 9 4 6 10, giving Mercier a flush on the river to win the pot. David Chiu was eliminated in 4th place ($156,628).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Steven Merrifield,   Jason Mercier,   Joseph Ressler

Level 24: Merrifield Leads Final Five On Dinner Break; McDonald 6th

Jun 22, '11

NOTE: The final five players went on a one hour dinner break and will return at approximately 8:30pm to resume play.

Blinds: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 507

Average Chip Count: 1,521,000

Chip Counts:

1. Steven Merrifield – 2,185,000
2. Jason Mercier – 1,550,000
3. David Chiu – 1,315,000
4. Joseph Ressler – 1,280,000
5. Hans Winzeler – 1,190,000

Eliminations:

6th. Mike McDonald – $73,965

Mike McDonald Eliminated in 6th Place ($73,965)

Mike McDonald came to the final table on the short stack and was the first one eliminated in 6th place. David Chiu button-raised to 66,000, McDonald moved all in and Chiu called.

Chiu: A A 9 8
McDonald: Q 10 9 8

The board came 6 6 56 J, giving Chiu a full house on the turn to win the pot. Mike McDonald was the first one to go in 6th place ($73,965).

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Mike McDonald

Level 24: Brooks Eliminated 7th, Final Table Now Underway

Jun 22, '11

NOTE: Play ended last night with 15 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. With the elimination of Gregory Brooks in 7th place ($53,210), the official six-handed final table is now underway.

Blinds: 12,000-24,000

Players Remaining: 6 out of 507

Average Chip Count: 1,267,500

Chip Counts:

1. Joseph Ressler – 2,000,000
2. Jason Mercier – 1,900,000
3. David Chiu – 1,710,000
4. Steven Merrifield – 1,485,000
5. Hans Winzeler – 1,240,000
6. Mike McDonald – 245,000

Payouts:

1st. $619,575
2nd. $383,075
3rd. $239,100
4th. $156,628
5th. $105,967
6th. $73,965

Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Mike McDonald,   Hans Winzeler,   Steven Merrifield,   Jason Mercier,   Joseph Ressler,   Gregory Brooks

David Chiu Eliminated By Amit Makhija

Dec 05, '10

David Chiu was short and moved all in preflop from late position with KQ. Amit Makhija called with AK and his hand held when the board fell KJ5810.

Chiu was sent to the rail and Makhija increased his stack to 316,000.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Amit Makhija

Level 17, Hour One: Frank Kassela Eliminated

Jul 13, '10

Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 576 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 381,198

Card Player Chip Counts

Adam Schoenfeld — 270,000
Shannon Shorr — 486,000
Matt Matros — 250,000
Andrew Brokos — 465,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Tony Dunst – 1,546,000
2. Duy Le – 1,460,000
3. Garrett Adelstein – 1,440,000
4. Matt Affleck – 1,395,000
5. Phil Galfond – 1,392,000
6. Matt Jarvis – 1,373,000
7. Theo Jorgensen – 1,340,000
8. Ben Statz – 1,283,000
9. Matthew Brown – 1,203,000
10. Filippo Candio – 1,200,000

Notable Eliminations:

Court Harrington
Frank Kassela
Jon Friedberg
David Chiu
Allen Cunningham

Big Hands:

Frank Kassela Eliminated

Frank Kassela raised to 17,000 and the action folded around to the small blind. He moved all in and then the big blind came over the top of that for all his chips, having both opponents covered.

Kassela made the call and tabled KK while the small blind showed QQ and the big blind tabled AQ.

The flop came down Q73 and the small blind took the lead. The turn was the 4, giving the big blind the nut-flush draw. Sure enough, the river was the 2 and Kassela joined the small blind on the rail.

With his cash, Kassela locked up at least a share of the 2010 WSOP Player of the Year award. If Michael Mizrachi does not win the main event, Kassela will claim the award outright.

South Gives Up The Double

Picking up the action on the flop, the board read K43 and Cole South checked. Tristan Wade then fired 22,000 and South check-raised to 57,000.

Wade then shoved all in for 307,000 and South made the call.

Wade: AQ
South: K3

South flopped two pair but had to fade Wade’s nut-flush draw. The turn gave Wade more outs as the A fell and the river was the 8, making Wade his flush.

Wade was up to 652,000 after the double up while South was down to 186,000.

Scotty Chipping Up

A player moved all in for 34,000 and the action folded around to Scotty Nguyen in the big blind. He made the call and turned over pocket aces, dominating his opponent’s A5.

The board ran out J8410Q and Nguyen scored the knockout. He was up to 600,000 after the hand.

Chiu Eliminated

David Chiu moved in for his last 16,000 and Theo Jorgensen made the call.

Chiu: 88
Jorgensen: KJ

Chiu was racing but he caught a flat tire when the flop fell JJ9. giving Jorgensen trips. The turn was the 10, giving Chiu some outs to a straight, but the river was the 10 to fill up Jorgensen and Chiu hit the rail.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Frank Kassela,   David Chiu,   Theo Jorgensen,   Cole South

Level Seven Hour Two Update: Gabe Walls Chipleader

Jul 10, '10

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 2,097 out of 7,319

Chip Counts:

1. Gabriel Walls — 430,000
2. Max Casal — 262,000
3. Ricardo Fasanaro — 220,00
4. Dave Sands — 210,000
5. Khamsy Nuanmanee — 202,500
6. Steve Billirakis — 200,000
7. Jason DeWitt — 189,500
8. Matt Keikoan — 185,000
9. Sergey Rybachenko — 176,000
10. Robert Miller — 175,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Josh Brikis — 97,500
Mike Matusow — 12,700
Jon Friedberg – 28,000
Roy Winston — 20,000
Jennifer Harman — 39,025
Jeff Shulman – 27,775

Notable Eliminations:

Cyndy Violette
Trishelle Cannatella
Andy Bloch
Darvin Moon

Big Hands:

Darvin Moon Eliminated

Darvin Moon was on the button for a flop of 492. David Hannani bet 4,100 and Moon jammed all-in for 22,875. Hanani went into the tank for a few minutes before making the call with AA and was well ahead of Moon’s 910.

The turn was the K and the river was the 5, eliminating last year’s runner-up.

Friedberg Dodges Bullets

A player in the hijack raised to 2,000 and the player in the cutoff called. Jon Friedberg raised to 7,300 from the big blind. The original raiser immediately moved all-in and had Friedberg covered.

Friedberg went into the tank for a while before finally folding his hand.

“I had ’em,” his opponent said as he turned over two aces. Friedberg falls to 28,000 with the loss.

Slotboom Gets on the Good End of a Cold Deck

Rolf Slotboom raised to 1,350 on the button and both blinds called. On a flop of 594, the big blind bet out 3,000 and Slotboom raised to 8,000. The big blind moved all-in as soon as he could and and Slotboom made the call.

Slotboom made the call and showed 99 and was in great shape after seeing his opponent’s 55. Slotboom just needed to dodge the case five to seal the win.

Slotboom dodged a miracel and jumped up to 85,400.

Clements Gives Up On River

Scott Clements raised to 1,925 from the button and the player in the big blind called. The big blind checked a flop of AJA and Clements bet 1,800. The big blind made the call.

The 10 hit on the turn and both players checked. On the 7 river the big blind led for 1,500. Clements looked over the board and decided to fold. Even so, he had around 80,000 following the loss.

Trishelle Crippled, Out

Trishelle Cannatella called a short-stack’s all in on a flop of 58K. Their hands:

Cannatella: KJ
Opponent: 6[[:suit:heart]]7

Cannatella had top pair and her opponent held a straight draw. The turn was the 9, giving her opponent the straight and the Q river meant that Trishelle lost a large chunk of chips.

Soon after, she got her last 5,500 all in holding K6 and was called by her opponent’s AQ. The board ran out 65838 and her opponent’s took the pot and eliminated Cannatella.

Ryan Daut Slips Up

Ryan Daut bet 2,500 on a flop of 235 and got a call from one player. The turn was the 3 and both players opted to check.

The river was the J and Daut fired 5,200 and was called by his opponent. Daut mucked and his opponent showed 99. Daut fell to 49,000 with the misfire.

David Chiu Wins a Pot

David Chiu was in the big blind and called a preflop bet. Two other players called as well. The flop came J103 and it was check around. The 3 fell on the turn and and Chiu bet 3,500. One player called and the A fell on the river. Chiu checked and his opponent checked behind. Chiu tabled the 43 and his opponent flashed an ace. Chiu was at around 70,000 after the hand.

Gabe Walls Wins a Pot

Gabe Walls opened to 1,500 and a player moved all in for 22,900. Walls made the call with the A7 and was behind the pocket tens of his opponent. However, the board ran out 622AQ and gave Walls the pot. He was at 430,000 after the hand and the chip leader.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Jon Friedberg,   Ryan Daut,   Darvin Moon

Level 17, Hour One: Frank Kassela Eliminated

Jul 13, '10

Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 576 out of 7,319

Average Chip Count: 381,198

Card Player Chip Counts

Adam Schoenfeld — 270,000
Shannon Shorr — 486,000
Matt Matros — 250,000
Andrew Brokos — 465,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Tony Dunst – 1,546,000
2. Duy Le – 1,460,000
3. Garrett Adelstein – 1,440,000
4. Matt Affleck – 1,395,000
5. Phil Galfond – 1,392,000
6. Matt Jarvis – 1,373,000
7. Theo Jorgensen – 1,340,000
8. Ben Statz – 1,283,000
9. Matthew Brown – 1,203,000
10. Filippo Candio – 1,200,000

Notable Eliminations:

Court Harrington
Frank Kassela
Jon Friedberg
David Chiu
Allen Cunningham

Big Hands:

Frank Kassela Eliminated

Frank Kassela raised to 17,000 and the action folded around to the small blind. He moved all in and then the big blind came over the top of that for all his chips, having both opponents covered.

Kassela made the call and tabled KK while the small blind showed QQ and the big blind tabled AQ.

The flop came down Q73 and the small blind took the lead. The turn was the 4, giving the big blind the nut-flush draw. Sure enough, the river was the 2 and Kassela joined the small blind on the rail.

With his cash, Kassela locked up at least a share of the 2010 WSOP Player of the Year award. If Michael Mizrachi does not win the main event, Kassela will claim the award outright.

South Gives Up The Double

Picking up the action on the flop, the board read K43 and Cole South checked. Tristan Wade then fired 22,000 and South check-raised to 57,000.

Wade then shoved all in for 307,000 and South made the call.

Wade: AQ
South: K3

South flopped two pair but had to fade Wade’s nut-flush draw. The turn gave Wade more outs as the A fell and the river was the 8, making Wade his flush.

Wade was up to 652,000 after the double up while South was down to 186,000.

Scotty Chipping Up

A player moved all in for 34,000 and the action folded around to Scotty Nguyen in the big blind. He made the call and turned over pocket aces, dominating his opponent’s A5.

The board ran out J8410Q and Nguyen scored the knockout. He was up to 600,000 after the hand.

Chiu Eliminated

David Chiu moved in for his last 16,000 and Theo Jorgensen made the call.

Chiu: 88
Jorgensen: KJ

Chiu was racing but he caught a flat tire when the flop fell JJ9. giving Jorgensen trips. The turn was the 10, giving Chiu some outs to a straight, but the river was the 10 to fill up Jorgensen and Chiu hit the rail.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Frank Kassela,   David Chiu,   Theo Jorgensen,   Cole South

Level Seven Hour Two Update: Gabe Walls Chipleader

Jul 10, '10

Blinds: 300-600 with a 75 ante

Players Remaining: 2,097 out of 7,319

Chip Counts:

1. Gabriel Walls — 430,000
2. Max Casal — 262,000
3. Ricardo Fasanaro — 220,00
4. Dave Sands — 210,000
5. Khamsy Nuanmanee — 202,500
6. Steve Billirakis — 200,000
7. Jason DeWitt — 189,500
8. Matt Keikoan — 185,000
9. Sergey Rybachenko — 176,000
10. Robert Miller — 175,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Josh Brikis — 97,500
Mike Matusow — 12,700
Jon Friedberg – 28,000
Roy Winston — 20,000
Jennifer Harman — 39,025
Jeff Shulman – 27,775

Notable Eliminations:

Cyndy Violette
Trishelle Cannatella
Andy Bloch
Darvin Moon

Big Hands:

Darvin Moon Eliminated

Darvin Moon was on the button for a flop of 492. David Hannani bet 4,100 and Moon jammed all-in for 22,875. Hanani went into the tank for a few minutes before making the call with AA and was well ahead of Moon’s 910.

The turn was the K and the river was the 5, eliminating last year’s runner-up.

Friedberg Dodges Bullets

A player in the hijack raised to 2,000 and the player in the cutoff called. Jon Friedberg raised to 7,300 from the big blind. The original raiser immediately moved all-in and had Friedberg covered.

Friedberg went into the tank for a while before finally folding his hand.

“I had ’em,” his opponent said as he turned over two aces. Friedberg falls to 28,000 with the loss.

Slotboom Gets on the Good End of a Cold Deck

Rolf Slotboom raised to 1,350 on the button and both blinds called. On a flop of 594, the big blind bet out 3,000 and Slotboom raised to 8,000. The big blind moved all-in as soon as he could and and Slotboom made the call.

Slotboom made the call and showed 99 and was in great shape after seeing his opponent’s 55. Slotboom just needed to dodge the case five to seal the win.

Slotboom dodged a miracel and jumped up to 85,400.

Clements Gives Up On River

Scott Clements raised to 1,925 from the button and the player in the big blind called. The big blind checked a flop of AJA and Clements bet 1,800. The big blind made the call.

The 10 hit on the turn and both players checked. On the 7 river the big blind led for 1,500. Clements looked over the board and decided to fold. Even so, he had around 80,000 following the loss.

Trishelle Crippled, Out

Trishelle Cannatella called a short-stack’s all in on a flop of 58K. Their hands:

Cannatella: KJ
Opponent: 6[[:suit:heart]]7

Cannatella had top pair and her opponent held a straight draw. The turn was the 9, giving her opponent the straight and the Q river meant that Trishelle lost a large chunk of chips.

Soon after, she got her last 5,500 all in holding K6 and was called by her opponent’s AQ. The board ran out 65838 and her opponent’s took the pot and eliminated Cannatella.

Ryan Daut Slips Up

Ryan Daut bet 2,500 on a flop of 235 and got a call from one player. The turn was the 3 and both players opted to check.

The river was the J and Daut fired 5,200 and was called by his opponent. Daut mucked and his opponent showed 99. Daut fell to 49,000 with the misfire.

David Chiu Wins a Pot

David Chiu was in the big blind and called a preflop bet. Two other players called as well. The flop came J103 and it was check around. The 3 fell on the turn and and Chiu bet 3,500. One player called and the A fell on the river. Chiu checked and his opponent checked behind. Chiu tabled the 43 and his opponent flashed an ace. Chiu was at around 70,000 after the hand.

Gabe Walls Wins a Pot

Gabe Walls opened to 1,500 and a player moved all in for 22,900. Walls made the call with the A7 and was behind the pocket tens of his opponent. However, the board ran out 622AQ and gave Walls the pot. He was at 430,000 after the hand and the chip leader.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Jon Friedberg,   Ryan Daut,   Darvin Moon

Level Two: Nguyen Reloads

Jul 01, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining: 313

Average Chip Count:

Notable Eliminations:

None

Big Hands:

The Master Of Reloads

Men Nguyen was involved in a hand with two other players. The board had run out AKJ55 and Nguyen moved all in.

Both of his opponents called and turned over a broadway straight. Nguyen could only show trip fives and he had to use his first reload chip, resetting him to 7,500.

Hollink’s Riverboat Cruises

Picking up the action on a flop of 765, the player in seat 6 bet 700 and Rob Hollink made the call.

The turn was the K and seat 6 bet 2,000 after Hollink had checked again. Hollink made the call and the 5 fell on the river.

Hollink then led out with 3,000 and his opponent made a reluctant call. Hollink tabled 9766 for a full house and his opponent mucked 98 face up. Hollink took the pot and he was around 25,000 with two reload chips remaining.

Chiu’d Up

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 543J and the player in seat 5 moved all in. David Chiu made the call and the players turned up their cards:

Chiu: KK55
Seat 5: 8542

Chiu flopped a set while his opponent had two pair and a straight draw. The river was the 2, giving no help to seat 5 and he had to use his first reload chip. Chiu took the pot and he was at 16,000 with all three reloads intact.

Player Tags: Men Nguyen,   David Chiu,   Rob Hollink

Day 2 Begins At 3 p.m.

Jun 22, '10

The remaining 160 players will return for day two of event no. 40 ($2,500 Seven-Card Razz) at 3 p.m.

There will be 40 places paid and the winner of the event will take home $214,085.

David Chiu goes into day two as one of the biggest stacks, but he is not the only notable player near the top as Jennifer Harman, Tom McEvoy and Katja Thater all take healthy chip stacks into day two.

The players will return at level nine and the average stack is 17,109. The plan is to play down to a final table or 10 levels, whichever comes first.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you a summary of the day’s events during the dinner break and at the end of play.

Here are some twitter accounts from players who are still in the tournament.

Daniel Negreanu
Shannon Shorr
Mike Watson
Bryan Micon

Here are the chip counts heading to day 2:

Player Tags: David Chiu

End Of Day 1

Jun 22, '10

The remaining 160 players have bagged their chips as play has come to an end on day one.

The day began with 365 players who accumulated a prize pool of $839,500. There will be 40 places paid and the winner of the event will take home $214,085.

David Chiu goes into day two as one of the biggest stacks, but he is not the only notable player near the top as Jennifer Harman, Tom McEvoy and Katja Thater all take healthy chip stacks into day two.

Players who were not so lucky to make it to the next day include Justin Smith, Jon Turner, Andy Bloch and Cyndy Violette.

The players will return at level nine and the average stack is 17,109. The plan is to play down to a final table or 10 levels, whichever comes first.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you a summary of the day’s events during the dinner break and at the end of play.

Here are some twitter accounts from players who are still in the tournament.

Daniel Negreanu
Shannon Shorr
Mike Watson
Bryan Micon

Player Tags: David Chiu

Day 2 Begins At 3 p.m.

Jun 22, '10

The remaining 160 players will return for day two of event no. 40 ($2,500 Seven-Card Razz) at 3 p.m.

There will be 40 places paid and the winner of the event will take home $214,085.

David Chiu goes into day two as one of the biggest stacks, but he is not the only notable player near the top as Jennifer Harman, Tom McEvoy and Katja Thater all take healthy chip stacks into day two.

The players will return at level nine and the average stack is 17,109. The plan is to play down to a final table or 10 levels, whichever comes first.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you a summary of the day’s events during the dinner break and at the end of play.

Here are some twitter accounts from players who are still in the tournament.

Daniel Negreanu
Shannon Shorr
Mike Watson
Bryan Micon

Here are the chip counts heading to day 2:

Player Tags: David Chiu

End Of Day 1

Jun 22, '10

The remaining 160 players have bagged their chips as play has come to an end on day one.

The day began with 365 players who accumulated a prize pool of $839,500. There will be 40 places paid and the winner of the event will take home $214,085.

David Chiu goes into day two as one of the biggest stacks, but he is not the only notable player near the top as Jennifer Harman, Tom McEvoy and Katja Thater all take healthy chip stacks into day two.

Players who were not so lucky to make it to the next day include Justin Smith, Jon Turner, Andy Bloch and Cyndy Violette.

The players will return at level nine and the average stack is 17,109. The plan is to play down to a final table or 10 levels, whichever comes first.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com as we bring you a summary of the day’s events during the dinner break and at the end of play.

Here are some twitter accounts from players who are still in the tournament.

Daniel Negreanu
Shannon Shorr
Mike Watson
Bryan Micon

Player Tags: David Chiu

Velador Bests Chiu For Event No. 33 Win

Jun 19, '10

Pot-Limit Hold’em

Velador Wins Event No. 33, Chiu Falls in 2nd ($160,902)

Jose-Luis Velador raised from the button and David Chiu re-raised 124,000 more. Velador called and they saw a flop.

Chiu bet out 372,000 on a flop of 632 and Velador raised the pot, putting Chiu all in. Chiu called and they showed down:

Chiu: A10
Velador: 76

Velador had a pair of sixes and Chiu was still alive with two overcards. The 9 turn didn’t help Chiu, and he was dead to an ace or a 10. But the river was the J and Chiu finished runner-up.

Velador won the event, and with it he earned his second career WSOP bracelet and $260,517. Chiu fell just shy of winning his 5th WSOP bracelet, but won $160,902 for his solid play.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Jose Luis Velador

Chiu Chips Up

Jun 19, '10

Pot-Limit Hold’em

Cochrane Bounced in 8th ($26,906)

Jose-Luis Velador put in a raise only to have Gavin Cochrane re-raise from the big blind. Velador put in enough chips to cover Cochrane and was called. Their hands:

Velador: 88
Cochrane: AJ

The coin flip was on, with Cochrane needing the big cards. The flop brought 976, missing Cochrane completely. The 3 hit on the turn, leaving him dead to an ace or jack. He got neither. The river was the 7 and Cochrane was gone in 8th place, taking with him $26,906.

Pot-Limit Omaha

Chiu Knocks Mitchell Out in 7th ($35,331)

David Chiu raised and James Mitchell re-popped it to 178,000. Chiu tanked then moved all in over the top of Mitchell, who called. Their hands:

Chiu: KK105
Mitchell: 10987

Chiu remained in the lead on a flop of Q74. The J hit on the turn and Mitchell was drawing to a straight, but the 4 river ended his hopes and eliminated him in 7th place. He made $35,331.

Player Tags: David Chiu,   Jose Luis Velador,   James Mitchell,   Gavin Cochrane

Final Day Starts at 3 p.m.

Jun 19, '10

The final day of event No. 33 will begin at 3 p.m.

Day 2 narrowed the field from 116 to just 14, and among them are some of poker’s best. Jose-Luis Velador is the chip leader, followed very closely by David Chiu. Also in the top 10 in chips are Phil Ivey, Victor Ramdin and Josh Tieman.

The winner will take down $260,517, and all remaining players are guaranteed at least $12,671.

Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com for your final table coverage.

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Chip Counts:

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   David Chiu,   Phil Ivey

Level 20 Update: Final Table Set

Jun 17, '10

Blinds: 9,000-18,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 171

Average Chip Count: 570,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Jameson Painter – 1,209,000
2. Kyle Ray – 903,000
3. Daniel Idema – 829,000
4. Brock Parker – 619,000
5. Matt Keikoan – 505,000
6. Zvi Groysman – 500,000
7. Michael Mizrachi – 243,000
8. Simon Morris – 233,000
9. David Chiu – 75,000

Notable Eliminations:

Darren Woods – $32,614
David Baker – $32,614
Anh Van Nguyen – $32,614

Big Hands:

Darren Woods Eliminated

On a flop of Q43, Daniel Idema bet and was called by Darren Woods.

The turn was the 3 and Idema bet again. Woods called and left himself with just one 5,000 chip behind. When the 4 hit on the river, Idema bet again.

“I missed,” said Woods with a chuckle as he tossed his cards into the muck.

Idema finished the job the very next hand when Idema’s Q-10 toppled Woods’ 2-4.

Lucky Nine For Ray

The river was already dealt and the board read KK10J9. David Chiu bet out and was raised by Kyle Ray.

Chiu thought for a second before making the call and showed KQ, good for a straight, but Kyle Ray turned over the 99, giving him a full house that he made on the river.

Chiu fell to 150,000 and Ray climbed to just shy of the 700,000 mark.

David Baker Eliminated

David Baker was crippled in a hand with Brock Parker which left him with just 75,000 after he folded to a river bet.

A few hands later, Baker raised on the button and Matt Keikoan called from the big blind. The flop was K64 and Keikoan check-raised a bet from Baker. Baker tanked for a minute before putting in the last of his chips and the cards were turned up.

Baker had Q10 and Keikoan showed the 104, leaving Baker with just three outs. The turn was the 2 and the river was the 10, giving the pot to Keikoan and sending Baker home with $32,614 in his pocket.

Anh Van Nguyen Eliminated

The board read Q652 on the turn and Anh Van Nguyen bet and got a call from Jameson Painter. The river was the A and Painter checked and Nguyen bet. Painter raised and that brought a sigh from Nguyen, who played with his last few chips before putting his last 34,000 into the middle.

Nguyen showed the AQ, but Painter showed the K10, giving him the nut flush and the pot. With the elimination of Nguyen, who gets $32,614 for his 10th place finish, we are down to our final nine players and the final table will get started shortly.

Player Tags: David Baker,   Anh Van Nguyen,   David Chiu,   Darren Woods,   Daniel Idema,   Kyle Ray,   Jameson Painter

Level 19 Update: Klecan Eliminated

Jun 17, '10

Blinds: 8,000-15,000

Players Remaining: 12 out of 171

Average Chip Count: 427,500

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Daniel Idema – 770,000
2. Matt Keikoan – 640,000
3. Jameson Painter – 610,000
4. Anh Van Nguyen – 555,000
5. Kyle Ray – 540,000
6. Zvi Groysman – 530,000
7. Simon Morris – 355,000
8. Dave Baker – 335,000
9. Brock Parker – 330,000
10. Michael Mizrachi – 220,000

Notable Eliminations:

Mark Klecan – $27,069

Big Hands:

Keikoan Tops Baker

David Baker raised from late position and Matt Keikoan three-bet from the small blind.

The flop was 3J7 and Keikoan bet and was called by Baker. Keikoan bet the turn and river as well when it came 7 and 3, being called by Baker each time.

Keikoan showed 66 and Baker mucked his hand. Baker slipped to 350,000 and Keikoan climbed to 540,000.

Chiu Doubles Through Ray

Kyle Ray and David Chiu got into a a raising war that led to Chiu getting all of his chips in the middle before the flop. Chiu showed KQ and was way behind Ray’s AK.

The board ran out QJJQ2, giving Chiu a full house and a the pot as he doubled up to 125,000. Ray fell to 385,000.

Mark Klecan Eliminated

Mark Klecan raised, Daniel Idema three-bet and Klecan four-bet all-in. Idema made the call and showed AQ and was up against Klecan’s A8.

The board came 1010472 giving the pot to Idema and Klecan was the first player eliminated on the final day. Klecan will take home $27,069 for his efforts.

Two Pair Works For Keikoan

Matt Keikoan raised from the small blind and Kyle Ray defended his big blind.

Keikoan fired all three streets as the board was A107J9 and was called down by Ray the whole way.

At showdown, Keikoan tabled the A7, good for aces up, while Ray showed a worse two pair as he flashed tens and nines before he tossed his cards into the muck.

Keikoan is up to 640,000 with the pot and Ray slipped to 540,000.

Player Tags: David Baker,   Matt Keikoan,   David Chiu,   Daniel Idema,   Mark Klecan

Level 15 Update: Mizrachi Cruising

Jun 16, '10

Blinds: 3,000-6,000

Players Remaining: 22 out of 171

Average Chip Count: 233,181

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Darren Woods – 500,000
2. Michael Mizrachi – 415,000
3. Matt Keikoan – 405,000
4. Patrick Walsh – 340,000
5. Anh Van Nguyen – 300,000
6. Brock Parker – 300,000
7. Zvi Groysman – 280,000
8. Simon Morris – 240,000
9. Matthew Gallin – 231,000
10. Daniel Idema – 220,000

Notable Eliminations:

Steve Sung
Andre Akkari
Toto Leonidas

Big Hands:

Mizrachi Busts Akkari

Andre Akkari got into a raising war preflop with Michael Mizrachi and after four bets, Akkari got his last 33,000 in the middle preflop with AJ against Mizrachi’s pocket threes.

Mizrachi flopped another three and left Akkari drawing dead by the turn card and Mizrachi is up to 395,000 in chips.

Toto Leonidas Eliminated

David Chiu check-raised Toto Leonidas on a flop of J94 and Leonidas made the call. The turn was the K and Chiu led, but was raised by Leonidas. Chiu quickly made it four bets and Leonidas called.

The 7 was the river and Chiu had bet it dark. Leonidas folded and left himself with just 7,000. He was eliminated on the very next hand when he couldn’t survive his all in.

Steve Sung Hits the Rail

Christoph Kwon raised and was called by Steve Sung. The flop was 9510 and Sung let out and was raised by Kwon. Sung made the call and they saw the A fall on the turn. They got the rest of Kwon’s chips in on the turn and Kwon showed 1010 and had Sung’s AK drawing dead.

This left Sung with just 9,000 and was eliminated on the next hand when he failed to survive his all-in. Kwon climbed to 110,000.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   Michael Mizrachi,   David Chiu,   Steve Sung,   Andre Akkari