Jon Friedberg Poker Tournament Updates

Level Eight Hour Two Update: Doyle Has Left The Building

Jul 10, '10

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 1,359 out of 7,319

Chip Counts:

1. Gabriel Walls – 410,000
2. Ricardo Fasanaro – 310,000
3. David Assouline – 300,000
4. Charles Sylvestre – 253,000
5. Jim Collopy – 242,000
6. Steve Billirakis – 227,000
7. Florian Langmann – 218,000
8. Jason DeWitt – 216,000
9. Christopher Lee – 215,000
10. Mike Mustafa – 215,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Josh Brikis — 162,000
Mike Matusow — 11,000
Jon Friedberg – 80,000
Roy Winston — 22,000
Jennifer Harman — 41,000
Jeff Shulman – 16,000

Notable Eliminations:

Ludovic Lacay
Doyle Brunson
Layne Flack

Big Hands:

Chris Ferguson Doubles Up

Chris Ferguson looked down at the QQ with a raise and call in front of him. He had just 16,000 in his stack and decided to move all in. The initial bettor called with the 44 and the other opponent folded. The board ran out 9109J2 and Ferguson doubled to 41,000.

Ludovic Lacay Eliminated

Ludovic Lacay was short and move all in with the A9 and was called by the AJ of an opponent. The board ran out A6677 and Lacay was gone.

Jon Friedberg Wins a Flip

Jon Friedberg had player with a short stack all in preflop. Friedberg exposed the AJ while his opponent tabled the 88. The board ran out 1033J6 and Friedberg won the hand. He was at 72,000 after the hand.

Sands Doesn’t Fear Overcards

We caught up with this hand on the river with the board reading 6A368 and David Sands was facing a river bet of 8,500 into a pot of about 14,000.

Sands tossed his hand back and forth as he counted out the chips to make the call and tried talking out what his opponent could have. Eventually Sands made the call and his opponent nodded his head and acknowledged the good call. He was reluctant to turn his hand up, but eventually showed 910.

Sands turned up QQ and took the pot to climb to 210,000.

Doyle Brunson Eliminated

Every ESPN employee in the amazon room rushed over to the table in the orange section to see Doyle Brunson all-in and behind.

On a flop of 843, Brunson got all his chips in the middle of the table with 77 and his opponent tabled JJ.

The turn was the 4, leaving Brunson with one of the two remaining sevens in the deck to take the pot and stay alive. The river wasn’t favorable to Brunson, as the dealer peeled off the 6 to eliminate Brunson from the tournament.

Brunson got a round of applause from entire room on his way out. Brunson’s series is over, and he is happy it is since Brunson did not have a single cash all summer.

Galfond’s Ace-High Good

With the board showing 8582K Phil Galfond checked to seat 4 who bet 10,000. Galfond went deep into the tank, thinking over the possibilities. He finally made the call and showed just A3. His opponent mucked, and the very nice call gave Galfond 173,000 in chips.

Cantu Crippled

After multiple raises preflop, Brandon Cantu and two other players saw a flop of 594. All players checked the flop and saw the 7 fall on the turn.

There was a bet of 9,500 and Cantu called. After the 8 came on the river, Cantu faced a bet of 28,500. Cantu made the call and wasn’t happy with the results when he saw the 66, giving his opponent a straight flush and the pot.

Cantu is now down to just 10,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Doyle Brunson,   Jon Friedberg,   Phil Galfond,   Brandon Cantu,   David Sands,   Ludovic Lacay

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 Three Hour Two Update: Adams Crippled By One-Outter

Jul 06, '10

Blinds: 150-300

Number of Entrants: 1,489

Average Chip Count 34,000

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Robert Miller – 150,000
2. Jim Collopy – 95,000
3. Phil Laak – 83,000
4. James Dempsey – 80,000
5. Kido Pham – 80,000
6. Alex Bonnin – 78,000
7. Dan Kelly – 72,000
8. Todd Witless – 72,000
9. Thomas Kremser – 66,000
10. Ludovic Lacay – 64,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jon Friedberg – 41,300

Notable Eliminations

Brett Jungblut
John D’Agostino
Robert Williamson

Big Hands:

Adams Crippled in Horrific One-Outter

Brandon Adams had to be pleased to get all in holding AA. His opponent held KK was in serious trouble.

The flop gave both players a set, running A3K. The turn was the 3 giving Adams the best possible full house, but on the river the table exploded with a collective “oooh!” as the case K fell to give quad king to the other player.

After a nice start to the day, Adams was down to just 5,000 in chips. Interestingly enough, just a few hands later a player with pocket aces got all in again against a player holding pocket kings. Once again, a king fell on the flop and the aces were cracked, eliminating the player holding them.

Friedberg’s Aggression Earns Him a Pot

We caught up with the action on the river with the board reading 8Q682. There was already over 14,000 in the pot and Jon Friedberg had put out a bet of 8,100.

His opponent immediately went into the tank and said “I don’t know how I’m supposed to get away from this.”

Friedberg sat motionless with his sunglasses on and eventually his opponent flashed A-Q and tossed it into the muck. Friedberg immediately mucked his cards and the dealer pushed him the pot.

Friedberg is now up to 41,300 with the pot.

J-Dags Gets Three-Outed, Eliminated

We got to the action at the end of a preflop raising war between John D’Agostino and Alex Bonnin. It resulted in D’Agostino getting his last 17,000 into the middle with pocket jacks against the K5 of Bonnin.

To make a long story short, Bonnin hit a king on the flop to send D’Agostino home.

Chewy Can’t Beat Eights

Andrew Lichtenberger was checked to a flop of AJ6. Lichtenberger fired 1,100 and was called by his opponent.

The 6 fell on the turn and both players checked. The 5 was the river card and both players checked again. Lichtenberger mucked his hand when the other player turned up 88, dropping him to 15,000 in chips.

Pavilion Room Coverage

Robert Williamson Eliminated

Robert Williamson got all his chips into the middle preflop with pocket queens. His all-in of just under 20,000 was called by an opponent with A-K. The flop came Q105 and gave Williamson top set, but left his opponent with a gutshot. The J filled the straight draw and Williamson needed the board to pair. However, the 2 on the river sealed his fate and he was eliminated.

Player Tags: John D'Agostino,   Jon Friedberg,   Brandon Adams

Level Eight Hour Two Update: Doyle Has Left The Building

Jul 10, '10

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 1,359 out of 7,319

Chip Counts:

1. Gabriel Walls – 410,000
2. Ricardo Fasanaro – 310,000
3. David Assouline – 300,000
4. Charles Sylvestre – 253,000
5. Jim Collopy – 242,000
6. Steve Billirakis – 227,000
7. Florian Langmann – 218,000
8. Jason DeWitt – 216,000
9. Christopher Lee – 215,000
10. Mike Mustafa – 215,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Josh Brikis — 162,000
Mike Matusow — 11,000
Jon Friedberg – 80,000
Roy Winston — 22,000
Jennifer Harman — 41,000
Jeff Shulman – 16,000

Notable Eliminations:

Ludovic Lacay
Doyle Brunson
Layne Flack

Big Hands:

Chris Ferguson Doubles Up

Chris Ferguson looked down at the QQ with a raise and call in front of him. He had just 16,000 in his stack and decided to move all in. The initial bettor called with the 44 and the other opponent folded. The board ran out 9109J2 and Ferguson doubled to 41,000.

Ludovic Lacay Eliminated

Ludovic Lacay was short and move all in with the A9 and was called by the AJ of an opponent. The board ran out A6677 and Lacay was gone.

Jon Friedberg Wins a Flip

Jon Friedberg had player with a short stack all in preflop. Friedberg exposed the AJ while his opponent tabled the 88. The board ran out 1033J6 and Friedberg won the hand. He was at 72,000 after the hand.

Sands Doesn’t Fear Overcards

We caught up with this hand on the river with the board reading 6A368 and David Sands was facing a river bet of 8,500 into a pot of about 14,000.

Sands tossed his hand back and forth as he counted out the chips to make the call and tried talking out what his opponent could have. Eventually Sands made the call and his opponent nodded his head and acknowledged the good call. He was reluctant to turn his hand up, but eventually showed 910.

Sands turned up QQ and took the pot to climb to 210,000.

Doyle Brunson Eliminated

Every ESPN employee in the amazon room rushed over to the table in the orange section to see Doyle Brunson all-in and behind.

On a flop of 843, Brunson got all his chips in the middle of the table with 77 and his opponent tabled JJ.

The turn was the 4, leaving Brunson with one of the two remaining sevens in the deck to take the pot and stay alive. The river wasn’t favorable to Brunson, as the dealer peeled off the 6 to eliminate Brunson from the tournament.

Brunson got a round of applause from entire room on his way out. Brunson’s series is over, and he is happy it is since Brunson did not have a single cash all summer.

Galfond’s Ace-High Good

With the board showing 8582K Phil Galfond checked to seat 4 who bet 10,000. Galfond went deep into the tank, thinking over the possibilities. He finally made the call and showed just A3. His opponent mucked, and the very nice call gave Galfond 173,000 in chips.

Cantu Crippled

After multiple raises preflop, Brandon Cantu and two other players saw a flop of 594. All players checked the flop and saw the 7 fall on the turn.

There was a bet of 9,500 and Cantu called. After the 8 came on the river, Cantu faced a bet of 28,500. Cantu made the call and wasn’t happy with the results when he saw the 66, giving his opponent a straight flush and the pot.

Cantu is now down to just 10,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Doyle Brunson,   Jon Friedberg,   Phil Galfond,   Brandon Cantu,   David Sands,   Ludovic Lacay

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 Three Hour Two Update: Adams Crippled By One-Outter

Jul 06, '10

Blinds: 150-300

Number of Entrants: 1,489

Average Chip Count 34,000

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Robert Miller – 150,000
2. Jim Collopy – 95,000
3. Phil Laak – 83,000
4. James Dempsey – 80,000
5. Kido Pham – 80,000
6. Alex Bonnin – 78,000
7. Dan Kelly – 72,000
8. Todd Witless – 72,000
9. Thomas Kremser – 66,000
10. Ludovic Lacay – 64,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jon Friedberg – 41,300

Notable Eliminations

Brett Jungblut
John D’Agostino
Robert Williamson

Big Hands:

Adams Crippled in Horrific One-Outter

Brandon Adams had to be pleased to get all in holding AA. His opponent held KK was in serious trouble.

The flop gave both players a set, running A3K. The turn was the 3 giving Adams the best possible full house, but on the river the table exploded with a collective “oooh!” as the case K fell to give quad king to the other player.

After a nice start to the day, Adams was down to just 5,000 in chips. Interestingly enough, just a few hands later a player with pocket aces got all in again against a player holding pocket kings. Once again, a king fell on the flop and the aces were cracked, eliminating the player holding them.

Friedberg’s Aggression Earns Him a Pot

We caught up with the action on the river with the board reading 8Q682. There was already over 14,000 in the pot and Jon Friedberg had put out a bet of 8,100.

His opponent immediately went into the tank and said “I don’t know how I’m supposed to get away from this.”

Friedberg sat motionless with his sunglasses on and eventually his opponent flashed A-Q and tossed it into the muck. Friedberg immediately mucked his cards and the dealer pushed him the pot.

Friedberg is now up to 41,300 with the pot.

J-Dags Gets Three-Outed, Eliminated

We got to the action at the end of a preflop raising war between John D’Agostino and Alex Bonnin. It resulted in D’Agostino getting his last 17,000 into the middle with pocket jacks against the K5 of Bonnin.

To make a long story short, Bonnin hit a king on the flop to send D’Agostino home.

Chewy Can’t Beat Eights

Andrew Lichtenberger was checked to a flop of AJ6. Lichtenberger fired 1,100 and was called by his opponent.

The 6 fell on the turn and both players checked. The 5 was the river card and both players checked again. Lichtenberger mucked his hand when the other player turned up 88, dropping him to 15,000 in chips.

Pavilion Room Coverage

Robert Williamson Eliminated

Robert Williamson got all his chips into the middle preflop with pocket queens. His all-in of just under 20,000 was called by an opponent with A-K. The flop came Q105 and gave Williamson top set, but left his opponent with a gutshot. The J filled the straight draw and Williamson needed the board to pair. However, the 2 on the river sealed his fate and he was eliminated.

Player Tags: John D'Agostino,   Jon Friedberg,   Brandon Adams

Level 15 Update: Jordan Morgan and Jon Friedberg Eliminated

May 31, '10

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 137 out of 4,345

Average Chip Count: 95,145

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jon Friedberg – out

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Andrew Youngblood – 215,000
2. Drew Crawford – 190,000
3. Marc Goldman – 190,000
4. Nancy Todd Tyner – 170,000
5. Jeremiah Degreef – 170,000
6. Terry Fleischer – 130,000
7. Adam Shuman – 130,000
8. David Vanwert – 120,000
9. Deepak Bhatti – 120,000
10. Robert Scott – 110,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jon Freidberg - $2,854
Jordan Morgan - $2,854

Big Hands:

Dan Lu Drops Some Chips

With 110,000 in his stack, Dan Lu and his opponent got all the chips in the middle for 17,000 apiece with Lu exposing pocket fours against the sevens of his all-in opponent. The board offered no help to Lu and he was at 93,000 after than hand.

Thomas Joanides Doubles Through Lee Markholt

Lee Markholt bet 6,000 on the button. Thomas Joanides moved in from the big blind for 1,300 more. Markholt made the easy call and tabled the J4 while his opponent exposed the 98. The board ran out K9264, and Markholt lost the pot to fall to 60,000. Joanides is at 21,000.

Kevin Stammen Doubles Up

Kevin Stammen found all of his 30,800 chips in the middle preflop and showed JJ. His opponent showed the AJ.

The board came out Q7Q92 and Stammen doubled up to 66,000.

Jordan’s Kings Cracked, Eliminated

Jordan Morgan raised in the cutoff and the player in the cutoff moved all-in for 60,000. Morgan quickly called with KK and the small blind showed Q10. The flop was 88J,giving the small blind a straight draw.

The turn bricked but the river was the 9 filling the straight draw and sending Morgan out the door.

Eric Baldwin Knocks Out Jon Friedberg

We got to the table pretty late, but Jon Friedberg was all-in with pocket tens, but was trumped by Eric Baldwins A-Q.

Jared Hamby Eliminates Two Players

Jared Hamby was dealt the AA and was all in against an opponent and a third player who was very short stacked. The opponent that had both Hamby and the short stack covered held A-Q, while the short stack held Q-7. The aces held and Hamby is now at 120,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Lee Markholt,   Thomas Joanides,   Jon Friedberg,   Jared Hamby,   Dan Lu

Level 10 Update: Final Level of the Day

May 29, '10

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Entrants: 4,031

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jon Friedberg – 25,900

Notable Eliminations:

None

Player’s Twitter Accounts:

Vanessa Rousso
Bryan Devonshire
Jonathan Little

Big Hands:

Friedberg’s Shove Forces a Fold

After a raise in late position to 2,200, Jon Friedberg reraised all in for 11,000. After his opponent thought for a few moments, his cards hit the muck and Friedberg took the pot and incrased his stack to 15,000.

Bordreau Makes it Look Easy to Flop Quads

Jason Wheeler raised to 2,200 from middle position and was met with a three-bet to 5,800 from Kevin Bordreau. Wheeler moved the rest of his chips in and Bordreau made the call. Wheeler showed AK and was in a classic race situation since he was against the 66 of Bordreau.

All of drama was ended early when Bordreau flopped quads and left Wheeler drawing dead. Bordreau chipped up to 46,000 and Wheeler slipped to 14,000.

Minneapolis Jim Waits for a Better Spot

A player under-the-gun raised to 2,200 and “Minneapolis” Jim Meehan called and so did the big blind.

On a flop of K54, the original preflop raiser bet 1,800 and was called by Meehan. The player in the blind got out of the way and they saw the 2 fall on the turn.

Now the player under-the-gun moves all in and has Meehan covered, who has 14,000 left. Meehan goes into the tank.

“Sorry guys,” he said. “For you it’s nothing, but for me it’s my tournament life.” Eventually Meehan tossed his cards into the muck and will wait for a better spot to get his chips in.

Left in the Deck:

Players are Dropping Like Flies

Justin Young and Bryan Devonshire are at the same table are are joking about how many players have been eliminated today. There were 2,601 people who started the day, and there are currently approximately 300 players left.

“You could get through day 1 and be in the money on the start of day 2,” joked Young.

Player Tags: Jon Friedberg,   Jim Meehan

Level 15 Update: Jordan Morgan and Jon Friedberg Eliminated

May 31, '10

Blinds: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Remaining: 137 out of 4,345

Average Chip Count: 95,145

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jon Friedberg – out

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Andrew Youngblood – 215,000
2. Drew Crawford – 190,000
3. Marc Goldman – 190,000
4. Nancy Todd Tyner – 170,000
5. Jeremiah Degreef – 170,000
6. Terry Fleischer – 130,000
7. Adam Shuman – 130,000
8. David Vanwert – 120,000
9. Deepak Bhatti – 120,000
10. Robert Scott – 110,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jon Freidberg - $2,854
Jordan Morgan - $2,854

Big Hands:

Dan Lu Drops Some Chips

With 110,000 in his stack, Dan Lu and his opponent got all the chips in the middle for 17,000 apiece with Lu exposing pocket fours against the sevens of his all-in opponent. The board offered no help to Lu and he was at 93,000 after than hand.

Thomas Joanides Doubles Through Lee Markholt

Lee Markholt bet 6,000 on the button. Thomas Joanides moved in from the big blind for 1,300 more. Markholt made the easy call and tabled the J4 while his opponent exposed the 98. The board ran out K9264, and Markholt lost the pot to fall to 60,000. Joanides is at 21,000.

Kevin Stammen Doubles Up

Kevin Stammen found all of his 30,800 chips in the middle preflop and showed JJ. His opponent showed the AJ.

The board came out Q7Q92 and Stammen doubled up to 66,000.

Jordan’s Kings Cracked, Eliminated

Jordan Morgan raised in the cutoff and the player in the cutoff moved all-in for 60,000. Morgan quickly called with KK and the small blind showed Q10. The flop was 88J,giving the small blind a straight draw.

The turn bricked but the river was the 9 filling the straight draw and sending Morgan out the door.

Eric Baldwin Knocks Out Jon Friedberg

We got to the table pretty late, but Jon Friedberg was all-in with pocket tens, but was trumped by Eric Baldwins A-Q.

Jared Hamby Eliminates Two Players

Jared Hamby was dealt the AA and was all in against an opponent and a third player who was very short stacked. The opponent that had both Hamby and the short stack covered held A-Q, while the short stack held Q-7. The aces held and Hamby is now at 120,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Lee Markholt,   Thomas Joanides,   Jon Friedberg,   Jared Hamby,   Dan Lu

Level 10 Update: Final Level of the Day

May 29, '10

Blinds: 400-800 with a 100 ante

Entrants: 4,031

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jon Friedberg – 25,900

Notable Eliminations:

None

Player’s Twitter Accounts:

Vanessa Rousso
Bryan Devonshire
Jonathan Little

Big Hands:

Friedberg’s Shove Forces a Fold

After a raise in late position to 2,200, Jon Friedberg reraised all in for 11,000. After his opponent thought for a few moments, his cards hit the muck and Friedberg took the pot and incrased his stack to 15,000.

Bordreau Makes it Look Easy to Flop Quads

Jason Wheeler raised to 2,200 from middle position and was met with a three-bet to 5,800 from Kevin Bordreau. Wheeler moved the rest of his chips in and Bordreau made the call. Wheeler showed AK and was in a classic race situation since he was against the 66 of Bordreau.

All of drama was ended early when Bordreau flopped quads and left Wheeler drawing dead. Bordreau chipped up to 46,000 and Wheeler slipped to 14,000.

Minneapolis Jim Waits for a Better Spot

A player under-the-gun raised to 2,200 and “Minneapolis” Jim Meehan called and so did the big blind.

On a flop of K54, the original preflop raiser bet 1,800 and was called by Meehan. The player in the blind got out of the way and they saw the 2 fall on the turn.

Now the player under-the-gun moves all in and has Meehan covered, who has 14,000 left. Meehan goes into the tank.

“Sorry guys,” he said. “For you it’s nothing, but for me it’s my tournament life.” Eventually Meehan tossed his cards into the muck and will wait for a better spot to get his chips in.

Left in the Deck:

Players are Dropping Like Flies

Justin Young and Bryan Devonshire are at the same table are are joking about how many players have been eliminated today. There were 2,601 people who started the day, and there are currently approximately 300 players left.

“You could get through day 1 and be in the money on the start of day 2,” joked Young.

Player Tags: Jon Friedberg,   Jim Meehan

Jon Friedberg Takes Out Scott Seiver

Jan 06, '09

A player raised to 600 and Jon Friedberg reraised to 1,800 behind her. Scott Seiver then moved all in for 13,000 and the original raiser folded. Freidberg called and showed pocket aces which held up against Seiver's pocket sevens.

Friedberg now has 37,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Jon Friedberg,   Scott Seiver

Level 13 Update

Dec 16, '08

Scoreboard

Level: 13
Blinds/Antes: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante

Players Left: 85 of 497
Average: 263,000

Notable Chip Counts

Chino Rheem - 865,000
Kido Pham - 620,000
Jared Rubin - 573,000
Martin DeKniff - 533,000
Justin Young - 530,000

Notable Eliminations

Jason Dewitt
Joe Hachem
Liz Lieu
Jon Friedberg

In the Money Eliminations

Marco Traniello ($21,620)
Phil Hellmuth ($21,620)
Johnny Chan ($21,620)
James Mordue ($21,620)
David Sklansky ($21,620)
Devin Porter ($21,620)
Matt Hyman ($21,620)

Big Hands:

Joe Hachem Takes a Bad Beat

Joe Hachem was all in near the bubble with pocket kings and up against Robert Mizrachi's A-K. An ace hit the board and Hachem was eliminated just before the money.

Jon Friedberg Tries to Kickstart Hand-for-Hand Play

Jon Friedberg was eliminated in 102nd place, which normally triggers hand-for-hand play. Keep reading to see what happened on the bubble.

The Bubble Bursts

After Frieberg's elimination, everyone in the room waited for hand-for-hand play to begin. As the clock continued to run, the field was alerted to a table that was still involved in a hand. The board read J1010A8 and Jason Dewitt bet 62,000. Rheem moved all in, having Dewitts remaining 263,000 covered. A crowd of about 35 formed around the table, awaiting Dewitt's decision. After about five minutes, Dewitt called and Rheem instantly turned over AA for a full house. Dewitt mucked and slowly walked away from the table, as the field of 100 celebrated their cash.

After the hand, Rheem's stack ballooned to 865,000 for the chip lead.

Phil Hellmuth Eliminated

A player raised in early position to 11,000 and Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind. The flop came AA9 and both players checked. The turn was the 6 and Hellmuth checked. His opponent bet 18,000 and Hellmuth moved in for a total of 60,000. His opponent called and showed A8 for trip aces. Hellmuth showed 74 for a flush but the river was the 9 double pairing the board and giving his opponent a full house, eliminating Hellmuth.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Phil Hellmuth,   Jon Friedberg,   Chino Rheem,   Joe Hachem,   Jason Dewitt

Jon Friedberg Eliminated in 11th Place

Nov 09, '08

Jon Friedberg moved all in on the short stack with 10-9 and was called by the A-Q of Jack Schanbacher. The board produced a ten and a queen and Schanbacher's hand held to send Friedberg packing in 11th place.

Player Tags: Jon Friedberg,   Jack Schanbacher

Ron Kirsh Eliminated in 20th Place

Nov 09, '08

Ron Kirsh, left crippled by the earlier hand with Jon Friedberg, has been eliminated in 20th place.

Player Tags: Jon Friedberg,   Ronald Kirsh

Jon Friedberg Doubles Up to the Chip Lead

Nov 09, '08

Jon Friedberg and Ron Kirsh get it all in preflop for a massive pot worth 1.5 million. Kirsh shows pocket kings and Friedberg one-ups him with pocket aces.

The board comes 10-4-2-A-K and both players hit a set. Friedberg's is higher and he takes the chip lead with 1.5 million. Kirsh takes a massive hit and is left with 150,000.

Player Tags: Jon Friedberg,   Ronald Kirsh

Card Player TV: Jon Friedberg

Oct 21, '08

Card Player TV catches up with Jon Friedberg on break at the 2008 WPT Festa Al Lago.

Player Tags: Jon Friedberg

$10,000 Main Event - Day 5 - Level 20 (Hour 2)

Jul 12, '08

Players are now going on a 20-minute break.

Blinds: 6,000/12,000 with 2,000 ante

Players Left: 144 of 6,844

Average Chip Stack: 951,000

Chip Counts:

James McManus - 3,400,000
Cristian Dragomir - 2,800,000
David Benefield - 2,700,000
Mark Ketteringham - 2,300,000
Ivan Demidov - 2,250,000
Nikolay Losev - 2,250,000
Jeremy Joseph - 2,100,000
Mark Vos - 2,000,000
Albert Kim - 1,900,000
Andrew Rosskamm - 1,900,000

Eliminations:

Chip Jett
Gus Hansen
Hoyt Corkins
Cory Albertson
Noah Kawashige
Chris Overgard
Justin St. John
Patrick Zamarian
Jeremiah Smith

Big Hands/Storylines

Ladies Abandon Corkins

Hoyt Corkins and Ivan Demidov exchanged a series of preflop raises until Corkins finally announced all-in for his remaining 260,000 in chips. Ivan Demidov had him covered, and had him beat with AA. Corkins held QQ. The flop came 1054, followed by the 5 on the turn and J on the river, and Corkins was eliminated.

Kenna Doubles Through Bishop

Stephen Kenna was facing a raise to 30,000 from Joe Bishop, but didn’t hesitate while moving all-in for his final 248,000. Bishop elected to make the call and showed AJ. Kenna was well ahead with AA, but he had to dodge some cards as the board played out. After a flop of 10105, the 8 on the turn provided Bishop a series of outs with a flush draw. Kenna sweated until the 2 fell on the river and doubled him up.

Hellmuth bluffed out of pot, not happy

With the board QT4Q, Phil Hellmuth bet 140,000 and was called by David Saab in the cutoff position. Albert Kim folded and then the river was the 8. Hellmuth checked and Saab bet 200,000. Hellmuth quickly folded -- he later said he held pocket nines -- and Saab flipped over K9. Hellmuth was especially exasperated after the hand, saying he couldn't believe how these players make it to day five. He told Saab, "I'd love to see the string of beats you put on people to make it here."

Hawkins Fries Friedberg

One-time Card Player employee Keith Hawkins of England raised from under the gun to 32,000 and play was folded to Jonathan Friedberg who moved all-in for his final 171,000 in chips. Hawkins elected to make the call, and found he was ahead with AQ. Friedberg held AJ, and missed on the flop that came 1073. The 2 offered no help on the turn and the 9 ended his hopes of a gold bracelet.
 

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Phil Hellmuth,   Jon Friedberg,   Keith Hawkins,   Stephen Kenna,   Ivan Demidov

$10,000 Main Event - On the Bubble

Jul 10, '08

Note: The players are now playing hand-for-hand as we play down to the 666 players who will make the money.

Blinds/Antes: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Left: 674 of 6,844

Chip Leaders:

Jeremiah Smith: 1,000,000
Sigurd Eskeland: 950,000
Robert Georato: 760,000
Alberto Font: 700,000
Karle Wilson: 690,000
Jeff Kimber: 690,000
Sarkis Akopyan: 680,000
Owen Crowe: 645,000
Geert Jans: 625,000
Edward Roger: 590,000

CP Counts:

Mike Matusow: 465,000
Matt Matros: 448,000
Johnny Chan: 336,000
Phil Hellmuth: 310,000
Gus Hansen: 307,000
Thomas Keller: 205,000

Average Stack: 203,086

Eliminations: Ryan Daut, Minh Nguyen, Nenad Medic

Big Hands:

Ryan Daut Eliminated

Action folded around to the player on the button who raised to 7,500 before the fop. Ryan Daut reraised to 27,000 from the small blind and after a minute in the tank, the player on the button made the call. The flop came Q107, and Daut led out with a 50,000 bet. The button raised all in and Daut called. Daut was outchipped and facing elimination when he turned over AA for the overpair, his opponent showed 1010 for middle set. The turn was the K, giving Daut four more outs, but the the river was the K, putting an end to Ryan Daut's WSOP run, sending him home early with less than 50 or so players until the money.

Minh Nguyen Gone

Sarkis Akopyan raised to 35,000 from middle position before the flop and Minh Nguyen repopped for over 100,000. His opponent reraised all in and Nguyen called, being covered by Akopyan. Nguyen showed KK, but Akopyan against his opponent's AA. The flop came A96, giving Akopyan top set and leaving Nguyen drawing slim. The J came on the turn and Nguyen was drawing dead. The K came on the river, as if to laugh in Nguyen's face by giving him a losing set, and Nguyen made heartbreaking exit.

Crowds Form For Hellmuth's All In

RIght now if there are crowds swarmed around a table, it means one of two things. It's either Phil Hellmuth's table and he's up to his usual "Poker Brat" ways. Or it's the current chip leader, Jeremiah Smith, as he knocks out yet another opponent and approaches the one million mark in chips.

The most recent crowd formed for Hellmuth. He made it 9,000 to go from under the gun and a player in late position reraised to 24,000. Action folded to Hellmuth, who made it a whopping 84,000 to go. His opponent called and the the flop came Q52. Hellmuth checked and his opponent bet 60,000. Hellmuth check-raised all in and the camera crews and surrounding crowd thickened. Hellmuth began to tell Mike Matusow at a distant table about how he was all in and Matusow came over to try and see the action. After several minutes Hellmuth's opponent wiped his eyes, let out a sigh and mucked his cards. A smiling Hellmuth sat back down and collected the big pot, chipping up to 470,000.

Friedberg Gets Healthy Quick

Jon Friedberg got all in preflop with Christopher Olson and one other player. The third player showed JJ. Olson one-upped that player and showed QQ, but Friedberg led both of his opponents with KK. The board came A8774 and Friedberg took down a huge pot worth nearly 450,000.

Flopped Straight Doubles Meeker

Anthony Meeker raised to 8,500 preflop and the button re-raised 15,500 on top of that. Meeker called and the flop ran 654. Meeker led out with a bet of 17,000 and the button re-raised to 38,000. Meeker just called and then checked the 10 on the turn. The button bet enough to put Meeker all in and was insta-called. Meeker quickly turned over 78 for the flopped nut straight and the button held only KJ and was drawing dead. A meaningless 10 fell on the river and Meeker doubled up to around 330,000.

Player Pays a Toll For Riding The Orient Express

Johnny Chan check-called his opponent's bet of 10,500 with the board showing A72. The K showed up on the turn and Chan again check-called his opponent's bet of 23,000. The river brought the 5 and Chan checked one more time. His opponent fired 58,000 and Chan made the call, showing AQ for top pair. His opponent turned over 88 for the losing hand. Chan was at 336,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Minh Nguyen,   Phil Hellmuth,   Jon Friedberg,   Johnny Chan,   Ryan Daut,   Anthony Meeker

$10,000 Main Event - Day 5 - Level 20 (Hour 2)

Jul 12, '08

Players are now going on a 20-minute break.

Blinds: 6,000/12,000 with 2,000 ante

Players Left: 144 of 6,844

Average Chip Stack: 951,000

Chip Counts:

James McManus - 3,400,000
Cristian Dragomir - 2,800,000
David Benefield - 2,700,000
Mark Ketteringham - 2,300,000
Ivan Demidov - 2,250,000
Nikolay Losev - 2,250,000
Jeremy Joseph - 2,100,000
Mark Vos - 2,000,000
Albert Kim - 1,900,000
Andrew Rosskamm - 1,900,000

Eliminations:

Chip Jett
Gus Hansen
Hoyt Corkins
Cory Albertson
Noah Kawashige
Chris Overgard
Justin St. John
Patrick Zamarian
Jeremiah Smith

Big Hands/Storylines

Ladies Abandon Corkins

Hoyt Corkins and Ivan Demidov exchanged a series of preflop raises until Corkins finally announced all-in for his remaining 260,000 in chips. Ivan Demidov had him covered, and had him beat with AA. Corkins held QQ. The flop came 1054, followed by the 5 on the turn and J on the river, and Corkins was eliminated.

Kenna Doubles Through Bishop

Stephen Kenna was facing a raise to 30,000 from Joe Bishop, but didn’t hesitate while moving all-in for his final 248,000. Bishop elected to make the call and showed AJ. Kenna was well ahead with AA, but he had to dodge some cards as the board played out. After a flop of 10105, the 8 on the turn provided Bishop a series of outs with a flush draw. Kenna sweated until the 2 fell on the river and doubled him up.

Hellmuth bluffed out of pot, not happy

With the board QT4Q, Phil Hellmuth bet 140,000 and was called by David Saab in the cutoff position. Albert Kim folded and then the river was the 8. Hellmuth checked and Saab bet 200,000. Hellmuth quickly folded -- he later said he held pocket nines -- and Saab flipped over K9. Hellmuth was especially exasperated after the hand, saying he couldn't believe how these players make it to day five. He told Saab, "I'd love to see the string of beats you put on people to make it here."

Hawkins Fries Friedberg

One-time Card Player employee Keith Hawkins of England raised from under the gun to 32,000 and play was folded to Jonathan Friedberg who moved all-in for his final 171,000 in chips. Hawkins elected to make the call, and found he was ahead with AQ. Friedberg held AJ, and missed on the flop that came 1073. The 2 offered no help on the turn and the 9 ended his hopes of a gold bracelet.
 

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Phil Hellmuth,   Jon Friedberg,   Keith Hawkins,   Stephen Kenna,   Ivan Demidov

$10,000 Main Event - On the Bubble

Jul 10, '08

Note: The players are now playing hand-for-hand as we play down to the 666 players who will make the money.

Blinds/Antes: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Left: 674 of 6,844

Chip Leaders:

Jeremiah Smith: 1,000,000
Sigurd Eskeland: 950,000
Robert Georato: 760,000
Alberto Font: 700,000
Karle Wilson: 690,000
Jeff Kimber: 690,000
Sarkis Akopyan: 680,000
Owen Crowe: 645,000
Geert Jans: 625,000
Edward Roger: 590,000

CP Counts:

Mike Matusow: 465,000
Matt Matros: 448,000
Johnny Chan: 336,000
Phil Hellmuth: 310,000
Gus Hansen: 307,000
Thomas Keller: 205,000

Average Stack: 203,086

Eliminations: Ryan Daut, Minh Nguyen, Nenad Medic

Big Hands:

Ryan Daut Eliminated

Action folded around to the player on the button who raised to 7,500 before the fop. Ryan Daut reraised to 27,000 from the small blind and after a minute in the tank, the player on the button made the call. The flop came Q107, and Daut led out with a 50,000 bet. The button raised all in and Daut called. Daut was outchipped and facing elimination when he turned over AA for the overpair, his opponent showed 1010 for middle set. The turn was the K, giving Daut four more outs, but the the river was the K, putting an end to Ryan Daut's WSOP run, sending him home early with less than 50 or so players until the money.

Minh Nguyen Gone

Sarkis Akopyan raised to 35,000 from middle position before the flop and Minh Nguyen repopped for over 100,000. His opponent reraised all in and Nguyen called, being covered by Akopyan. Nguyen showed KK, but Akopyan against his opponent's AA. The flop came A96, giving Akopyan top set and leaving Nguyen drawing slim. The J came on the turn and Nguyen was drawing dead. The K came on the river, as if to laugh in Nguyen's face by giving him a losing set, and Nguyen made heartbreaking exit.

Crowds Form For Hellmuth's All In

RIght now if there are crowds swarmed around a table, it means one of two things. It's either Phil Hellmuth's table and he's up to his usual "Poker Brat" ways. Or it's the current chip leader, Jeremiah Smith, as he knocks out yet another opponent and approaches the one million mark in chips.

The most recent crowd formed for Hellmuth. He made it 9,000 to go from under the gun and a player in late position reraised to 24,000. Action folded to Hellmuth, who made it a whopping 84,000 to go. His opponent called and the the flop came Q52. Hellmuth checked and his opponent bet 60,000. Hellmuth check-raised all in and the camera crews and surrounding crowd thickened. Hellmuth began to tell Mike Matusow at a distant table about how he was all in and Matusow came over to try and see the action. After several minutes Hellmuth's opponent wiped his eyes, let out a sigh and mucked his cards. A smiling Hellmuth sat back down and collected the big pot, chipping up to 470,000.

Friedberg Gets Healthy Quick

Jon Friedberg got all in preflop with Christopher Olson and one other player. The third player showed JJ. Olson one-upped that player and showed QQ, but Friedberg led both of his opponents with KK. The board came A8774 and Friedberg took down a huge pot worth nearly 450,000.

Flopped Straight Doubles Meeker

Anthony Meeker raised to 8,500 preflop and the button re-raised 15,500 on top of that. Meeker called and the flop ran 654. Meeker led out with a bet of 17,000 and the button re-raised to 38,000. Meeker just called and then checked the 10 on the turn. The button bet enough to put Meeker all in and was insta-called. Meeker quickly turned over 78 for the flopped nut straight and the button held only KJ and was drawing dead. A meaningless 10 fell on the river and Meeker doubled up to around 330,000.

Player Pays a Toll For Riding The Orient Express

Johnny Chan check-called his opponent's bet of 10,500 with the board showing A72. The K showed up on the turn and Chan again check-called his opponent's bet of 23,000. The river brought the 5 and Chan checked one more time. His opponent fired 58,000 and Chan made the call, showing AQ for top pair. His opponent turned over 88 for the losing hand. Chan was at 336,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Minh Nguyen,   Phil Hellmuth,   Jon Friedberg,   Johnny Chan,   Ryan Daut,   Anthony Meeker