| Jun 12, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 23 - $10,000 World Championship No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball |
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Level 17 Update: Jason Gray Eliminated in 14th Place ($17,885)
Jun 12, '09
Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,500 ante
Players Remaining: 13 out of 96
Chip Counts:
1. Vince Musso — 480,000
2. Ville Wahlbeck — 360,000
3. Nick Schulman — 310,000
4. Roland de Wolfe — 300,000
5. John Juanda — 247,000
6. Steve Sung — 240,000
7. Michael Binger — 180,000
8. Justin Smith — 160,000
9. Max Pescatori — 150,000
10. David Benyamine — 140,000
Average Chip Count: 221,538
Notable Eliminations:
14. Jason Gray — $17,885
Big Hands:
 Jason Gray Eliminated in 14th Place ($17,885)
Steve Sung raises to 16,000 before the draw, Nick Schulman calls and Jason Gray calls all in for 12,000.
Sung and Schulman both draw one card each as Gray draws two.
Sung bets 20,000 at the side pot and Schulman folds. Sung shows a 9-8 low, besting Gray’s 10-8. Sung rakes the pot as Jason Gray is eliminated in 14th place ($17,885).
Pescatori vs. Harmetz
Pescatori Doubles Through Harmetz
Max Pescatori raises to 17,500 from the cutoff and Dan Harmetz moves all in from the big blind. Pescatori calls all in for a total of 87,000, Harmetz has him covered.
Harmetz draws one card while Pescatori stands pat.
Pescatori turns over 10 9 832 while Harmetz shows 87 62 with one card to go. Harmetz turns over the K and Pescatori rakes the pot. Pescatori doubles up to 200,000 this hand while Harmetz is left with just 25,000 in chips.
Harmetz Doubles Through Pescatori
A few hands later and Harmetz gets some of those chips back by taking his turn to double through Pescatori.
Pescatori raises to 13,000 from under the gun, Harmetz moves all in from the cutoff and Pescatori calls.
Both players stand pat as Harmetz turns over 9-8-5-3-2 and rakes the pot. Harmetz doubles up to 70,000 this hand while Pescatori takes a slight hit down to 155,000.
Player Tags: Max Pescatori, Jason Gray, Steve Sung, Nick Schulman, Dan Harmetz
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| Jan 16, '09 |
2009 Aussie Millions |
$100,000 No-Limit Hold'em Challenge - Event 8 |
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Jason Gray Eliminated in Eighth Place
Jan 16, '09
 Jason Gray was eliminated in eighth place at the final table.
Player Tags: Jason Gray
Two Double Ups
Jan 16, '09
Both Jason Gray and Nam Le have doubled up in the last few minutes. Gray went first, using pocket queens to survive against the pocket fours of Patrik Antonius. Nam won a classic coin-flip situation, he spiked a king with A-K in the hole against the small pocket pair of Jeffrey Lisandro.
Player Tags: Nam Le, Jason Gray
Michael Sampoerna Eliminated in 17th Place
Jan 16, '09
Michael Sampoerna moved all in preflop and Jason Gray called him down. Their cards:
Gray: 9 8
Sampoerna: 1010
Board: 99824
Sampoerna was eliminated in 17th place after Gray was smacked with a full house on the flop.
Player Tags: Jason Gray, Michael Sampoerna
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| Jun 21, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 37 - World Championship Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better |
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David Benyamine Wins Event No. 37 ($535,687)
Jun 21, '08
 Toto Leonidas Eliminated in 4th place ($171,197)
After Jason Gray doubled through Toto Leonidas the hand before, Leonidas found himself all in for 40,000 in the big blind. He was called by both David Benyamine and Jason Gray. Gray and Benyamine checked down the river where Gray fired out a bet and Benyamine called. Gray mucked his hand.
Leonidas: AJ52
Benyamine: K975
Board: KQ6109
Benyamine turned over the king-high flush, taking both the side and main pots, and eliminating Tot Leonidas in 4th place ($71,792).
Jason Gray Eliminated in 3rd Place ($209,855)
Action folded around to Jason Gray who raised from the button, David Benyamine made the call out of the small blind. The flop came KJ8, and Benyamine bet out (enough to put Gray all in), Gray called all in.
Benyamine: J10109
Gray: AQ32
Benyamine had the best hand going to the turn with a pair of jacks, an open-ended straight draw, and the nut straight redraw. Gray flopped the nut flush draw and a gut-shot nut straight draw. The turn was the 2, no help to either player and the J hit the river, giving Benyamine trip jacks. With no low hand possible, Benyamine scooped the pot, eliminating Jason Gray in 3rd place ($209,855).
And Then There Were Two...
Here is a look at the chip counts going into heads-up play.
David Benyamine: 3,665,000
Greg Jamison: 1,035,000
 David Benyamine Wins Event No. 37 ($535,687)
David Benyamine raised from the button and Greg Jamison reraised all in, Benyamine called.
Jamison: KQ62
Benyamine: Q10103
Board: J109J3
Benyamine flopped middle set while Jamison flopped the nut straight to the king. Witht the low hand not even being an issue, Benyamine needed the board to pair which it did when the jack hit the turn. Benyamine made a full house (tens full of jacks) on the turn and Jamison was darwing dead on the river. David Benyamine wins event no. 37 ($535,687) and his first WSOP bracelet while Greg Jamison has to settle for 2nd place and $331,350.
Player Tags: Toto Leonidas, David Benyamine, Greg Jamison, Jason Gray
$10,000 Omaha 8/b World Championship - David Chiu 8th, Ram Vaswani 7th, Eugene Katchalov 6th
Jun 21, '08
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Stakes: 40,000-80,000
Players Left: 5
Chip Counts:
Jason Gray: 1,750,000
Greg Jamison: 1,040,000
David Benyamine: 880,000
Toto Leonidas: 630,000
Mike Matusow: 400,000
Eliminations:
David Chiu Eliminated in 8th Place ($71,792)
Ram Vaswani Eliminated in 7th Place ($88,360)
Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in 6th place ($110,450)
Big Hands:
 David Chiu Eliminated in 8th Place ($71,792)
Greg Jamison raised before the flop and a short stacked David Chiu called all in.
Jamison: AKK10
Chiu: 5543
Board: J1078Q
David Chiu really never had a decent shot at winning this pot after the flop. Jamison had the over pair (kings) and on the turn both players picked up a flush draw, Jamison's better. Without a five or a six on the river, Chiu couldn't win the high pot, and a queen meant that he couldn't win the low pot either. David Chiu was eliminated in 8th place, earning $71,792.
Ram Vaswani Eliminated in 7th Place ($88,360)
Fresh off of eliminating David Chiu just moments before, Greg Jamison came in for a raise when his soon to be next victim, Ram Vaswani reraised. Jamison threw one more raise in there, enough to put Vaswani all in. Vaswani called and both players turned over their cards.
Jamison: A872
Vaswani: QQ66
Board: A8274
If nothing else, Vaswani techincally had the best hand when the money went in, but an ace on the flop meant that he would be drawing very slim to the river. With no low hand possible, Vaswani needed a queen to hit the board or he would be eliminated. No queen on the turn or river and Ram Vaswani was our 7th place finsisher, earning $88,360 for his efforts.
Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in 6th place ($110,450) 
Euegene Katchalov got it all in against Greg Jamison on a flop of 872.
Katchalov: AK92
Jamison: AK52
The turn and river brought bricks, Katchalov and Jamison split the high pot and Jamison locked up the low with A-5. Katchalov got quartered this hand.
The very next hand and Eugene Katchalov got it all in against Jason Gray.
Katchalov: 9876
Gray: AJ32
Board: 643QJ
Katchalov flopped top pair with a gut-shot and an 8-7 low, but the jack on the river gave Gray two pair (high) and a 6-4 low. Gray scooped the pot while Eugene Katchalov was eliminated in 6th place ($110,450).
Player Tags: Greg Jamison, David Chiu, Jason Gray, Ram Vaswani, Eugene Katchalov
$10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap
Jun 20, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break
Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Players Left: 26 of 235
Chip Leaders:
Ram Vaswani - 385,000
Chau Giang - 360,000
David Benyamine - 320,000
David Chiu - 285,000
Berry Johnston – 250,000
Mike Matusow - 235,000
Greg Jamison - 215,000
Eugene Katchalov - 185,000
Toto Leonidas - 180,000
Jason Gray - 160,000
James Grove - 160,000
Average Stack:
Eliminations:
26th – Tony Ma
27th – Alexander Kostritsyn
Doyle Brunson
Erick Lindgren
Max Pescatori
Big Hands and Storylines:
They’re In The Money
The bubble has just burst and the players remaining are all now guaranteed to walk away from this tournament a bit richer than when they started (prop bets and cross-booking aside). Those who finish in places 19-27 will take home $22,090.
Whichever Comes First
According to the higher-ups here at the Rio, tonight’s event will play until the end of level 18 or until we reach the final table, whichever comes first. The former is looking far more likely with 26 players still remaining. If all goes according to plan, we should be out of here by about 3:30 tonight.
Katch Him If You Can
Eugene Katchalov just won a nice pot off of Toto Leonidas when Leonidas, after raising pre-flop from under-the-gun, check-called on every street against the Ukraine-born New Yorker. The final board was Q87Q4 and Katchalov showed A842 His two-pair, queens and eights, and nut low scooped him the pot, taking him up to 185,000. Leonidas is right on his tail with 180,000.
 Dehkharghani Doubles
Ray Dehkharghani bet into two players on a flop of Q62, Danny Smith folded and Mike Matusow called. With only 26,000 left going into the turn, Dehkharghani committed himself by firing at Matusow when an 8 landed. Matusow set his opponent all-in and they revealed their hands:
Matusow: AJ62
Dehkharghani: KQJ10
The river was the Q and Dehkharghani scooped the pot, more than doubling him up to 80,000. The hand only took a sliver out of Matusow’s stack, which now sits at 220,000.
Berry Bests Brunson, Brad Booth
Brad Booth raised from middle position and got calls from Berry Johnston in middle position and Doyle Brunson in the small blind. The flop came K106 and Brunson led out, Booth raised, and Johnston raised him. Both Brunson and Booth called the bet and the turn was the 10. Brunson and Booth checked to Berry who, predictably, bet. This time Brunson and Booth bowed out of the hand and allowed Johnston to take down the pot. Berry Johnston now has 250,000 in chips. Booth is sitting with 100,000. Brunson was eliminated not too long after this hand, right on the bubble.
Player Tags: Toto Leonidas, Erick Lindgren, Tony Ma, Max Pescatori, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Doyle Brunson, Greg Jamison, David Chiu, Jason Gray, Ram Vaswani, Chau Giang, Berry Johnston, Ray Dehkharghani, Eugene Katchalov, Brad Booth, Alexander Kostritsyn
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| Jun 20, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 37 - World Championship Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better |
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David Benyamine Wins Event No. 37 ($535,687)
Jun 21, '08
Toto Leonidas Eliminated in 4th place ($171,197)
After Jason Gray doubled through Toto Leonidas the hand before, Leonidas found himself all in for 40,000 in the big blind. He was called by both David Benyamine and Jason Gray. Gray and Benyamine checked down the river where Gray fired out a bet and Benyamine called. Gray mucked his hand.
Leonidas: AJ52
Benyamine: K975
Board: KQ6109
Benyamine turned over the king-high flush, taking both the side and main pots, and eliminating Tot Leonidas in 4th place ($71,792).
Jason Gray Eliminated in 3rd Place ($209,855)
Action folded around to Jason Gray who raised from the button, David Benyamine made the call out of the small blind. The flop came KJ8, and Benyamine bet out (enough to put Gray all in), Gray called all in.
Benyamine: J10109
Gray: AQ32
Benyamine had the best hand going to the turn with a pair of jacks, an open-ended straight draw, and the nut straight redraw. Gray flopped the nut flush draw and a gut-shot nut straight draw. The turn was the 2, no help to either player and the J hit the river, giving Benyamine trip jacks. With no low hand possible, Benyamine scooped the pot, eliminating Jason Gray in 3rd place ($209,855).
And Then There Were Two...
Here is a look at the chip counts going into heads-up play.
David Benyamine: 3,665,000
Greg Jamison: 1,035,000
David Benyamine Wins Event No. 37 ($535,687)
David Benyamine raised from the button and Greg Jamison reraised all in, Benyamine called.
Jamison: KQ62
Benyamine: Q10103
Board: J109J3
Benyamine flopped middle set while Jamison flopped the nut straight to the king. Witht the low hand not even being an issue, Benyamine needed the board to pair which it did when the jack hit the turn. Benyamine made a full house (tens full of jacks) on the turn and Jamison was darwing dead on the river. David Benyamine wins event no. 37 ($535,687) and his first WSOP bracelet while Greg Jamison has to settle for 2nd place and $331,350.
Player Tags: Toto Leonidas, David Benyamine, Greg Jamison, Jason Gray
$10,000 Omaha 8/b World Championship - David Chiu 8th, Ram Vaswani 7th, Eugene Katchalov 6th
Jun 21, '08
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Stakes: 40,000-80,000
Players Left: 5
Chip Counts:
Jason Gray: 1,750,000
Greg Jamison: 1,040,000
David Benyamine: 880,000
Toto Leonidas: 630,000
Mike Matusow: 400,000
Eliminations:
David Chiu Eliminated in 8th Place ($71,792)
Ram Vaswani Eliminated in 7th Place ($88,360)
Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in 6th place ($110,450)
Big Hands:
David Chiu Eliminated in 8th Place ($71,792)
Greg Jamison raised before the flop and a short stacked David Chiu called all in.
Jamison: AKK10
Chiu: 5543
Board: J1078Q
David Chiu really never had a decent shot at winning this pot after the flop. Jamison had the over pair (kings) and on the turn both players picked up a flush draw, Jamison's better. Without a five or a six on the river, Chiu couldn't win the high pot, and a queen meant that he couldn't win the low pot either. David Chiu was eliminated in 8th place, earning $71,792.
Ram Vaswani Eliminated in 7th Place ($88,360)
Fresh off of eliminating David Chiu just moments before, Greg Jamison came in for a raise when his soon to be next victim, Ram Vaswani reraised. Jamison threw one more raise in there, enough to put Vaswani all in. Vaswani called and both players turned over their cards.
Jamison: A872
Vaswani: QQ66
Board: A8274
If nothing else, Vaswani techincally had the best hand when the money went in, but an ace on the flop meant that he would be drawing very slim to the river. With no low hand possible, Vaswani needed a queen to hit the board or he would be eliminated. No queen on the turn or river and Ram Vaswani was our 7th place finsisher, earning $88,360 for his efforts.
Eugene Katchalov Eliminated in 6th place ($110,450)
Euegene Katchalov got it all in against Greg Jamison on a flop of 872.
Katchalov: AK92
Jamison: AK52
The turn and river brought bricks, Katchalov and Jamison split the high pot and Jamison locked up the low with A-5. Katchalov got quartered this hand.
The very next hand and Eugene Katchalov got it all in against Jason Gray.
Katchalov: 9876
Gray: AJ32
Board: 643QJ
Katchalov flopped top pair with a gut-shot and an 8-7 low, but the jack on the river gave Gray two pair (high) and a 6-4 low. Gray scooped the pot while Eugene Katchalov was eliminated in 6th place ($110,450).
Player Tags: Greg Jamison, David Chiu, Jason Gray, Ram Vaswani, Eugene Katchalov
$10,000 World Championship Omaha Hi-Low Split-8 or Better - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap
Jun 20, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break
Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Players Left: 26 of 235
Chip Leaders:
Ram Vaswani - 385,000
Chau Giang - 360,000
David Benyamine - 320,000
David Chiu - 285,000
Berry Johnston – 250,000
Mike Matusow - 235,000
Greg Jamison - 215,000
Eugene Katchalov - 185,000
Toto Leonidas - 180,000
Jason Gray - 160,000
James Grove - 160,000
Average Stack:
Eliminations:
26th – Tony Ma
27th – Alexander Kostritsyn
Doyle Brunson
Erick Lindgren
Max Pescatori
Big Hands and Storylines:
They’re In The Money
The bubble has just burst and the players remaining are all now guaranteed to walk away from this tournament a bit richer than when they started (prop bets and cross-booking aside). Those who finish in places 19-27 will take home $22,090.
Whichever Comes First
According to the higher-ups here at the Rio, tonight’s event will play until the end of level 18 or until we reach the final table, whichever comes first. The former is looking far more likely with 26 players still remaining. If all goes according to plan, we should be out of here by about 3:30 tonight.
Katch Him If You Can
Eugene Katchalov just won a nice pot off of Toto Leonidas when Leonidas, after raising pre-flop from under-the-gun, check-called on every street against the Ukraine-born New Yorker. The final board was Q87Q4 and Katchalov showed A842 His two-pair, queens and eights, and nut low scooped him the pot, taking him up to 185,000. Leonidas is right on his tail with 180,000.
Dehkharghani Doubles
Ray Dehkharghani bet into two players on a flop of Q62, Danny Smith folded and Mike Matusow called. With only 26,000 left going into the turn, Dehkharghani committed himself by firing at Matusow when an 8 landed. Matusow set his opponent all-in and they revealed their hands:
Matusow: AJ62
Dehkharghani: KQJ10
The river was the Q and Dehkharghani scooped the pot, more than doubling him up to 80,000. The hand only took a sliver out of Matusow’s stack, which now sits at 220,000.
Berry Bests Brunson, Brad Booth
Brad Booth raised from middle position and got calls from Berry Johnston in middle position and Doyle Brunson in the small blind. The flop came K106 and Brunson led out, Booth raised, and Johnston raised him. Both Brunson and Booth called the bet and the turn was the 10. Brunson and Booth checked to Berry who, predictably, bet. This time Brunson and Booth bowed out of the hand and allowed Johnston to take down the pot. Berry Johnston now has 250,000 in chips. Booth is sitting with 100,000. Brunson was eliminated not too long after this hand, right on the bubble.
Player Tags: Toto Leonidas, Erick Lindgren, Tony Ma, Max Pescatori, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Doyle Brunson, Greg Jamison, David Chiu, Jason Gray, Ram Vaswani, Chau Giang, Berry Johnston, Ray Dehkharghani, Eugene Katchalov, Brad Booth, Alexander Kostritsyn
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