Joe Cassidy - Live Updates

Level 9 Update: Chris Ferguson, Mike Baxter Eliminated

Jun 16, '09

Blinds: 800-1,500

Players Remaining: 116 out of 185

Chip Counts:

1. Jen Harman – 128,000
2. Maria Ho – 113,000
3. Josh Arieh – 112,000
4. Shaun Deeb – 106,000
5. Chino Rheem – 87,400
6. Vitaly Lunkin – 86,500
7. David Benyamine – 74,600
8. Greg Muelller – 72,000
9. Barry Greenstein – 67,100
10. Todd Brunson – 67,000

Average Chip Count: 47,844

Notable Eliminations:

Chris Ferguson
Mike Baxter

Big Hands:

Chris Ferguson Eliminated

Riding a short stack for quite some time, Chris Ferguson bet the last of his remaining chips with ace-queen on a board A76, and was called by the A7 of Josh Arieh. The 9 hit the turn and the 8 fell on the river, eliminating Ferguson. Arieh is now at 112,000.

Joe Cassidy Calls With Queen-High

In a blind vs. blind battle, Joe Cassidy was faced with a 3,000 chip bet on the river. Cassidy went into the tank and made the call, leaving just 10,000 behind in his stack. His opponent tabled eight-three for just eight high, and Cassidy exposed the QJ for queen-high to take the pot.

Mike Baxter Eliminated

Baxter bet the last of his remaining chips with the 1010 and was called by the KJ of an opponent. The flop was ugly for Baxter as it came K96. The turn brought the 3 and the K fell on the river, eliminating Baxter.

Player Tags: Josh Arieh,   Chris Ferguson,   Joe Cassidy,   Mike Baxter

Joe Cassidy Eliminated in 20th Place ($50,000 AUD)

Jan 22, '09

Joe Cassidy moved all in from the button preflop and Peter Rho called him down from the big blind. Their cards:

Cassidy: A6
Rho: AK

Board: J10555

Cassidy was eliminated on the hand and he will take home $50,000 AUD in prize money.


 

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Antonio Casale Eliminated in 25th Place ($40,000 AUD)

Jan 22, '09

Joe Cassidy raised to 21,000 preflop and Rajkumar Ramakrishnan made the call. Antonio Casale reraised to 100,00 and Cassidy mucked. Rajkumar made the call and the flop was dealt 633. Rajkumar moved all in and Casale made the call for his tournament life. Their cards:

Casale: AJ
Rajkumar: 77

Turn and River: 93

Casale was eliminated in 25th place and he will take home $40,000 AUD. Rajkumar took the chip lead after the hand with 1.5 million.

Player Tags: Joe Cassidy,   Antonio Casale,   Rajkumar Ramakrishnan

Joe Cassidy Makes Two Pair

Jan 21, '09

Tom Pongrass bet 20,000 on a flop of 653 and Joe Cassidy moved all in. Pongrass made the call and they turned up their cards:

Cassidy: K7
Pongrass: 63

Turn and River: K5

Cassidy made a pair of kings on the turn and kings up on the river to survive. He now holds over 200,000.






 

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Cassidy vs. Kruger

Jan 21, '09

Joe Cassidy just busted David Kruger when his pocket queens found a third lady on the turn against Kruger's pair of aces.

Player Tags: Joe Cassidy

Pro Bully Moves

Jan 19, '09

John Juanda raised to 250 preflop from the cutoff and seat seven made the call under the gun. The flop was dealt A86 and Juanda coyly moved all in, almost laughing to himself as he did it. His opponent predictably mucked and Juanda took down the hand.

In a different hand a flop of  Q-J-9-Q-A sat on different table when seat 7 bet 2,700 into a 2,600 pot. Joe Cassidy thought for a moment, and then he decided to move all in as well. His opponent mucked. The pros are using the all-in push to their advantage early today.





 

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Joe Cassidy

Joe Cassidy Eliminated in 20th Place ($50,000 AUD)

Jan 22, '09

Joe Cassidy moved all in from the button preflop and Peter Rho called him down from the big blind. Their cards:

Cassidy: A6
Rho: AK

Board: J10555

Cassidy was eliminated on the hand and he will take home $50,000 AUD in prize money.


 

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Antonio Casale Eliminated in 25th Place ($40,000 AUD)

Jan 22, '09

Joe Cassidy raised to 21,000 preflop and Rajkumar Ramakrishnan made the call. Antonio Casale reraised to 100,00 and Cassidy mucked. Rajkumar made the call and the flop was dealt 633. Rajkumar moved all in and Casale made the call for his tournament life. Their cards:

Casale: AJ
Rajkumar: 77

Turn and River: 93

Casale was eliminated in 25th place and he will take home $40,000 AUD. Rajkumar took the chip lead after the hand with 1.5 million.

Player Tags: Joe Cassidy,   Antonio Casale,   Rajkumar Ramakrishnan

Joe Cassidy Makes Two Pair

Jan 21, '09

Tom Pongrass bet 20,000 on a flop of 653 and Joe Cassidy moved all in. Pongrass made the call and they turned up their cards:

Cassidy: K7
Pongrass: 63

Turn and River: K5

Cassidy made a pair of kings on the turn and kings up on the river to survive. He now holds over 200,000.






 

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Cassidy vs. Kruger

Jan 21, '09

Joe Cassidy just busted David Kruger when his pocket queens found a third lady on the turn against Kruger's pair of aces.

Player Tags: Joe Cassidy

Pro Bully Moves

Jan 19, '09

John Juanda raised to 250 preflop from the cutoff and seat seven made the call under the gun. The flop was dealt A86 and Juanda coyly moved all in, almost laughing to himself as he did it. His opponent predictably mucked and Juanda took down the hand.

In a different hand a flop of  Q-J-9-Q-A sat on different table when seat 7 bet 2,700 into a 2,600 pot. Joe Cassidy thought for a moment, and then he decided to move all in as well. His opponent mucked. The pros are using the all-in push to their advantage early today.





 

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Joe Cassidy

Joe Cassidy Eliminated in 20th Place ($50,000 AUD)

Jan 22, '09

Joe Cassidy moved all in from the button preflop and Peter Rho called him down from the big blind. Their cards:

Cassidy: A6
Rho: AK

Board: J10555

Cassidy was eliminated on the hand and he will take home $50,000 AUD in prize money.


 

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Antonio Casale Eliminated in 25th Place ($40,000 AUD)

Jan 22, '09

Joe Cassidy raised to 21,000 preflop and Rajkumar Ramakrishnan made the call. Antonio Casale reraised to 100,00 and Cassidy mucked. Rajkumar made the call and the flop was dealt 633. Rajkumar moved all in and Casale made the call for his tournament life. Their cards:

Casale: AJ
Rajkumar: 77

Turn and River: 93

Casale was eliminated in 25th place and he will take home $40,000 AUD. Rajkumar took the chip lead after the hand with 1.5 million.

Player Tags: Joe Cassidy,   Antonio Casale,   Rajkumar Ramakrishnan

Joe Cassidy Makes Two Pair

Jan 21, '09

Tom Pongrass bet 20,000 on a flop of 653 and Joe Cassidy moved all in. Pongrass made the call and they turned up their cards:

Cassidy: K7
Pongrass: 63

Turn and River: K5

Cassidy made a pair of kings on the turn and kings up on the river to survive. He now holds over 200,000.






 

Player Tags: Joe Cassidy

Cassidy vs. Kruger

Jan 21, '09

Joe Cassidy just busted David Kruger when his pocket queens found a third lady on the turn against Kruger's pair of aces.

Player Tags: Joe Cassidy

Pro Bully Moves

Jan 19, '09

John Juanda raised to 250 preflop from the cutoff and seat seven made the call under the gun. The flop was dealt A86 and Juanda coyly moved all in, almost laughing to himself as he did it. His opponent predictably mucked and Juanda took down the hand.

In a different hand a flop of  Q-J-9-Q-A sat on different table when seat 7 bet 2,700 into a 2,600 pot. Joe Cassidy thought for a moment, and then he decided to move all in as well. His opponent mucked. The pros are using the all-in push to their advantage early today.





 

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Joe Cassidy

$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 2 - Level 7 Recap

Jun 26, '08

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  1,000-2,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  500 ante, 500 bring in, 2,000-4,000 stakes

Players Left: 122 of 148

Chip Leaders:
Steve Wolff - 285,000
Tom Dwan - 280,000
Isabelle Mercier - 280,000
Abraham "Abe" Mosseri - 260,000
Joe Cassidy - 257,000
Ray Dehkharghani - 245,000
Doug Ganger - 230,000
William Chen - 225,000
Minh Ly - 200,000
Pat Pezzin - 196,500

Average Stack: 121,300

Eliminations:
Andrew Black
David Grey
Antanas “Tony G” Guoga

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hold’em

Ivey Climbing

Robert Mizrachi raised from early position and was met by a re-raise from Phil Ivey on the button. Mizrachi called and the two saw a AK7 flop. Mizrachi check-raised Ivey’s continuation bet and Ivey made the call. Mizrachi bet 4,000 on the 7 turn and Ivey made a quick call. The river was the 6. Mizrachi checked and Ivey bet. Mizrachi mulled it over his decision for a minute or so before announcing a call. Ivey turned over AJ. His pair of aces was good enough to take down the pot and grow his stack to 130,000. Mizrachi now has about 12 big bets left with 50,000.

Razz

Chipping Up Off The Old Bloch

Hawrilenko: 85JA
Bloch: 42109

Matt “Hoss_TBF” Hawrilenko completed with the 8 and was raised by Andy Bloch on his left. Johnny Chan and Mike Wattel both called, as did Hawrilenko, and the 4 each drew a fourth card. Hawrilenko caught a 5, Bloch a 2, Chan a J, and Wattel the K. Bloch led out with his 4-low, Chan and Wattel called, but Hawrilenko put in a raise and then Bloch 3-bet, squeezing Chan and Wattel out of the pot, much to their consternation. On 5^th street, Bloch bet and Hawrilenko called. The tables turned on 6^th street and Bloch check-called a bet from Hawrilenko. Both players checked the river and Hawrilenko’s (A-6-4) gave him an 8-low. Bloch briefly showed (9-7-3) and mucked his 9-low. With the pot Hawrilenko moved up to 90,000.

Stud

David Grey Eliminated

Andy Bloch completed with the T and was raised by David Grey with the Q up. Grey admitted that, with about 13,000 chips to start the hand, he was almost certainly going to end up all-in on the hand. That is indeed what ended up happening, with he and Bloch all-in on 6^th street:

Grey: (Q)(6)Q478
Bloch: (K)(J)1025A

Grey’s pair of queens was ahead of Bloch going to the final card, but Bloch had a slew of outs: any diamond, ace, king, or queen would give him the lead in the hand. Bloch flipped over his final card like it was hot: Q. Grey could only laugh as Bloch made a straight with the card that he so desperately needed.

Bloch now has an impressive 180,000 chips.

Stud/8b

Gus’ Flush Trips Up Kravchenko

With boards of:

Hansen: 8355
Kravchenko: 76KK

Hansen was the aggressor on all streets, betting when checked to and leading out when acting first. On 7^th street, Kravchenko timidly check-called Hansen’s river bet and was not happy to see Gus table (Q)(J)(7) for a flush. Kravchenko could not produce a low and the pot was shipped to the Dane. Hansen now has  60,000.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Antanas Guoga,   Andy Bloch,   Minh Ly,   Gus Hansen,   Joe Cassidy,   David Grey,   Phil Ivey,   Abe Mosseri,   Pat Pezzin,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Isabelle Mercier,   Steve Wolff,   Andy Black,   Matt Hawrilenko,   William Chen,   Tom Dwan,   Doug Ganger

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E - Level 2

Jun 25, '08

 

Following the level, play halted for a 60-minute dinner break.

Blinds:
Hold'em: 400-800
Omaha 8: 400-800
Razz: 200 ante, 200 bring-in, 800 completion
Stud: 200 ante, 200 bring-in, 800 completion
Eight or Better: 200 ante, 200 bring-in, 800 completion

Chip Counts:

Gus Hansen: 158,000
Bill Chen: 141,000
Ray Dehkharghani: 140,000
Michael DeMichele: 140,000
John Monnette: 136,000
Patrick Bueno: 130,000
Bill Gazes: 125,000
Max Pescatori: 125,000
Greg Mascio: 125,000
Pat Pezzin: 124,000

Hold'em

Kings For Gregorich

Joe Cassidy put in a raise and Mark Gregorich 3-bet right behind him. Action folded to Cassidy, who made the call. The flop came AJ2and both players checked. On the 5 turn Cassidy bet 1,600 and was called by Gregorich. Both players checked the 4 river and Cassidy showed K-J for a pair of jacks, but Gregorich rolled over pocket kings to take the pot.

Omaha 8

Nguyen Hits Full House to Take Pot From Defending Champ Deeb

Scotty Nguyen bet out on a board of Q1088and was raised by defending H.O.R.S.E champion Freddy Deeb. Nguyen called then bet out when the 10 fell on the river. Deeb made the call and Nguyen showed Q-J-10-3 for a rivered full house. Deeb looked at the board for a while then tossed in his cards, A-J-J-9 for the flopped straight. Nguyen scooped the pot.

Razz

Chen Takes Big Pot

A large pot had been built between Andrew Black and Bill Chen. But when Black called Chen's final bet he quickly mucked as Chen turned over 7-6-5-3-2-8-Q for a 7-low.

Grey Gets Better Cards... Or Worse?

David Grey and Thater both showed a deuce, and Thater bet out when she his an ace for her next card and Grey called with a 5. But when Thater hit a king and Grey hit a 6, Grey bet and Thater mucked. Their hands:
Grey: 2-5-6
Thather: 2-A-K

Stud

Alex Kravchenko Wins Multi-Way Pot

Jan Von Halle completed the bet on third street with the 2 and both Alex Kravechenko (5) and Michael Binger (7) called the raise.

Kravchenko: 5345 -AQ5
Binger: 76K8 - fold
Von Halle: 2463 - X-X-X

Jan Von Halle took the betting lead from the start, Kravchenko acting first and betting out with a pair of fives of sixth street. Both Binger and Von Halle made the call. Kravchenko also bet the river where Binger folded and Von Halle called. Kravchenko turned over trip fives and raked the pot.

Stud 8

Tran Takes Pot From Benyamine

Kenny Tran bet 800 after fourth street and was called by David Benyamine. Tran bet 16,000 and Benyamine raised on fifth street 3,200. Tran made the call and led out for 16,000 on sixth street. Benyamine called and both players checked the final card. Their hands were:

Tran: QJ210 (Q-9-6)
Benyamine: 85Q10 (AKx - 5)

Tran's pair of queens was good enough for the high and Benyamine missed his flush draw and didn't make a low draw, so Tran scooped the entire pot and said he had put Benyamine on a draw.

Ivey and Galfond Chop It

In what looks like something you'd see on Full Tilt Poker, Phil Ivey and recent bracelet winner Phil Galfond (known as OMGClayAiken online) went head to head in a stud 8 hand. Ivey bet and was called by Galfond on every street.
Ivey: 7KKQ (A-A-Q)
Galfond: 65410 (3-6-8)
Ivey took the high with a full house and Galfond took the low with an 8-low, splitting the pot early in level 2.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   David Benyamine,   Mark Gregorich,   Joe Cassidy,   David Grey,   Phil Ivey,   Kenny Tran,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Michael Binger,   Phil Galfond,   Katja Thater,   Freddy Deeb,   Jan Von Halle,   European Report

$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 2 - Level 7 Recap

Jun 26, '08

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  1,000-2,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  500 ante, 500 bring in, 2,000-4,000 stakes

Players Left: 122 of 148

Chip Leaders:
Steve Wolff - 285,000
Tom Dwan - 280,000
Isabelle Mercier - 280,000
Abraham "Abe" Mosseri - 260,000
Joe Cassidy - 257,000
Ray Dehkharghani - 245,000
Doug Ganger - 230,000
William Chen - 225,000
Minh Ly - 200,000
Pat Pezzin - 196,500

Average Stack: 121,300

Eliminations:
Andrew Black
David Grey
Antanas “Tony G” Guoga

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hold’em

Ivey Climbing

Robert Mizrachi raised from early position and was met by a re-raise from Phil Ivey on the button. Mizrachi called and the two saw a AK7 flop. Mizrachi check-raised Ivey’s continuation bet and Ivey made the call. Mizrachi bet 4,000 on the 7 turn and Ivey made a quick call. The river was the 6. Mizrachi checked and Ivey bet. Mizrachi mulled it over his decision for a minute or so before announcing a call. Ivey turned over AJ. His pair of aces was good enough to take down the pot and grow his stack to 130,000. Mizrachi now has about 12 big bets left with 50,000.

Razz

Chipping Up Off The Old Bloch

Hawrilenko: 85JA
Bloch: 42109

Matt “Hoss_TBF” Hawrilenko completed with the 8 and was raised by Andy Bloch on his left. Johnny Chan and Mike Wattel both called, as did Hawrilenko, and the 4 each drew a fourth card. Hawrilenko caught a 5, Bloch a 2, Chan a J, and Wattel the K. Bloch led out with his 4-low, Chan and Wattel called, but Hawrilenko put in a raise and then Bloch 3-bet, squeezing Chan and Wattel out of the pot, much to their consternation. On 5^th street, Bloch bet and Hawrilenko called. The tables turned on 6^th street and Bloch check-called a bet from Hawrilenko. Both players checked the river and Hawrilenko’s (A-6-4) gave him an 8-low. Bloch briefly showed (9-7-3) and mucked his 9-low. With the pot Hawrilenko moved up to 90,000.

Stud

David Grey Eliminated

Andy Bloch completed with the T and was raised by David Grey with the Q up. Grey admitted that, with about 13,000 chips to start the hand, he was almost certainly going to end up all-in on the hand. That is indeed what ended up happening, with he and Bloch all-in on 6^th street:

Grey: (Q)(6)Q478
Bloch: (K)(J)1025A

Grey’s pair of queens was ahead of Bloch going to the final card, but Bloch had a slew of outs: any diamond, ace, king, or queen would give him the lead in the hand. Bloch flipped over his final card like it was hot: Q. Grey could only laugh as Bloch made a straight with the card that he so desperately needed.

Bloch now has an impressive 180,000 chips.

Stud/8b

Gus’ Flush Trips Up Kravchenko

With boards of:

Hansen: 8355
Kravchenko: 76KK

Hansen was the aggressor on all streets, betting when checked to and leading out when acting first. On 7^th street, Kravchenko timidly check-called Hansen’s river bet and was not happy to see Gus table (Q)(J)(7) for a flush. Kravchenko could not produce a low and the pot was shipped to the Dane. Hansen now has  60,000.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Antanas Guoga,   Andy Bloch,   Minh Ly,   Gus Hansen,   Joe Cassidy,   David Grey,   Phil Ivey,   Abe Mosseri,   Pat Pezzin,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Isabelle Mercier,   Steve Wolff,   Andy Black,   Matt Hawrilenko,   William Chen,   Tom Dwan,   Doug Ganger

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E - Level 2

Jun 25, '08

 

Following the level, play halted for a 60-minute dinner break.

Blinds:
Hold'em: 400-800
Omaha 8: 400-800
Razz: 200 ante, 200 bring-in, 800 completion
Stud: 200 ante, 200 bring-in, 800 completion
Eight or Better: 200 ante, 200 bring-in, 800 completion

Chip Counts:

Gus Hansen: 158,000
Bill Chen: 141,000
Ray Dehkharghani: 140,000
Michael DeMichele: 140,000
John Monnette: 136,000
Patrick Bueno: 130,000
Bill Gazes: 125,000
Max Pescatori: 125,000
Greg Mascio: 125,000
Pat Pezzin: 124,000

Hold'em

Kings For Gregorich

Joe Cassidy put in a raise and Mark Gregorich 3-bet right behind him. Action folded to Cassidy, who made the call. The flop came AJ2and both players checked. On the 5 turn Cassidy bet 1,600 and was called by Gregorich. Both players checked the 4 river and Cassidy showed K-J for a pair of jacks, but Gregorich rolled over pocket kings to take the pot.

Omaha 8

Nguyen Hits Full House to Take Pot From Defending Champ Deeb

Scotty Nguyen bet out on a board of Q1088and was raised by defending H.O.R.S.E champion Freddy Deeb. Nguyen called then bet out when the 10 fell on the river. Deeb made the call and Nguyen showed Q-J-10-3 for a rivered full house. Deeb looked at the board for a while then tossed in his cards, A-J-J-9 for the flopped straight. Nguyen scooped the pot.

Razz

Chen Takes Big Pot

A large pot had been built between Andrew Black and Bill Chen. But when Black called Chen's final bet he quickly mucked as Chen turned over 7-6-5-3-2-8-Q for a 7-low.

Grey Gets Better Cards... Or Worse?

David Grey and Thater both showed a deuce, and Thater bet out when she his an ace for her next card and Grey called with a 5. But when Thater hit a king and Grey hit a 6, Grey bet and Thater mucked. Their hands:
Grey: 2-5-6
Thather: 2-A-K

Stud

Alex Kravchenko Wins Multi-Way Pot

Jan Von Halle completed the bet on third street with the 2 and both Alex Kravechenko (5) and Michael Binger (7) called the raise.

Kravchenko: 5345 -AQ5
Binger: 76K8 - fold
Von Halle: 2463 - X-X-X

Jan Von Halle took the betting lead from the start, Kravchenko acting first and betting out with a pair of fives of sixth street. Both Binger and Von Halle made the call. Kravchenko also bet the river where Binger folded and Von Halle called. Kravchenko turned over trip fives and raked the pot.

Stud 8

Tran Takes Pot From Benyamine

Kenny Tran bet 800 after fourth street and was called by David Benyamine. Tran bet 16,000 and Benyamine raised on fifth street 3,200. Tran made the call and led out for 16,000 on sixth street. Benyamine called and both players checked the final card. Their hands were:

Tran: QJ210 (Q-9-6)
Benyamine: 85Q10 (AKx - 5)

Tran's pair of queens was good enough for the high and Benyamine missed his flush draw and didn't make a low draw, so Tran scooped the entire pot and said he had put Benyamine on a draw.

Ivey and Galfond Chop It

In what looks like something you'd see on Full Tilt Poker, Phil Ivey and recent bracelet winner Phil Galfond (known as OMGClayAiken online) went head to head in a stud 8 hand. Ivey bet and was called by Galfond on every street.
Ivey: 7KKQ (A-A-Q)
Galfond: 65410 (3-6-8)
Ivey took the high with a full house and Galfond took the low with an 8-low, splitting the pot early in level 2.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   David Benyamine,   Mark Gregorich,   Joe Cassidy,   David Grey,   Phil Ivey,   Kenny Tran,   Alexander Kravchenko,   Michael Binger,   Phil Galfond,   Katja Thater,   Freddy Deeb,   Jan Von Halle,   European Report

World Championship Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better - Level 10

Jun 20, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break. Play will resume at 5:20 p.m.

Blinds: 1,000-2,000

Players Left: 98 of 235

Chip Counts:
Scott Bohlman: 110,000
Ray Dehkharghani: 109,000
Greg Jamison: 99,000
Soheil Shamseddin: 98,000
Brad Booth: 97,000
Robert Stevanovski: 93,000
James DiGiorgio: 90,000
William McMahon: 88,500
Bruno Fitoussi: 83,000
Pat Rao: 80,000

Eliminations: John Juanda, Tom Schneider, Brett Jungblut, Hoyt Corkins, Barry Greenstein, Gavin Smith

Big Hands:

Champ Against the Ropes?

Last year's winner of this event John Guth had to lay his hand down in a big pot against Ted Lawson. The pot to Lawson to around 40,000 but dropped Guth down to just a few thousand. The very next hand Guth was able to double up, then he doubled again when he held A-10-9-7 on a board of 10-10-7-J-K. All of the sudden Guth had around 15,000 and was still alive.

Leonidas Approaches 60,000

Toto Leonidas bet 4,000 into a good sized pot on a board of K9210. Loi Tran thought for a while then folded, but Gavis Smith made the call. The river was the 8 and Leonidas bet 4,000 again. Smith decided to fold and give the pot to Leonidas, who is nearing 60,000 in chips.

Juanda Gone With Baby Flush Against Seidel's Nut Flush

On a board of A91092 John Juanda got his money all in against Erik Siedel. Siedel flipped over A842 for the nut flush and Juanda showed a baby flush before mucking and leaving the table.

Matusow Starting Trouble?

After busting, Joe Cassidy walked over to another table to tell Huck Seed about his final hand. "No bad beat stories," came Matusow's request, who was at the same table as Seed. Before leaving, Cassidy launched an empty bottle at Matusow, knocking over a few chips. Jeff Madsen, sitting next to Matusow, took the bottle and while Cassidy was walking away he launched it over some spectators' heads and narrowly missed Cassidy. All because the Mouth...

Dolly Doubles Opponent

Doyle Brunson got a short stacked Steve Ware all in preflop and they showed their hands. Brunson held A752 and Ware held AK82. The board came J76103, giving Ware the nut flush and splitting the low with Brunson.
After the pot there was some confusion about whether Ware got the correct amount of the pot and the floor was called over. After giving a single 100 chip back to Brunson the problem was resolved and play continued.

A Heavyweight Split

When the betting was complete, Johnny Chan and Men Nguyen showed their cards on a A-3-2-8-2 board. Chan showed A-5-2-Q for a full house and Nguyen showed 10-7-6-5 for low and the two split the pot.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   John Juanda,   Men Nguyen,   Mike Matusow,   Doyle Brunson,   Joe Cassidy,   Johnny Chan,   John Guth,   Jeff Madsen,   Steve Ware

Omaha World Championship - Hour Four

Jun 19, '08

Blinds/Antes: 300/500

Limits: 500-1000

Players Remaining: 225 of 235

Average Stack: 20,889

Chip Counts:
Soheil Shamseddin - 37,000
Dario Minieri - 33,200
Ralph Perry - 32,000
Tom Schneider - 31,000
Men Nguyen - 28,000
Bruno Fitoussi - 27,500
Lee Watkinson - 26,000
Markus Golser - 26,000
Daniel Alaei - 25,500
Chau Giang - 25,000

Big Hands:

Huck Seed Scoops Massive Pot

On a board of J952, an intense raising war occurred between Huck Seed, Daniel Alaei, and David Oppenheim. The betting was capped after the third raise, and all players called. Seed was the primary aggressor, eventually getting all of his remaining chips into the middle. “Pair the freaking board,” Oppenheim muttered as he put in his last bet. The river did not comply with Oppenheim’s request, instead putting out the 10. Huck Seed revealed his A662, and his nut flush was good for the entire pot as no low was possible.

“That Was You?”

On a flop of K73, Hasan Habib bet and was raised by Phil Hellmuth. Habib made the call, and the Q fell on the turn. Habib led out with a bet. “That was you?” Hellmuth commented, referring to the Q. “I thought that was me,” he added as he made the call. When the 7 hit the river, Habib checked to Hellmuth who fired a bet. Habib folded but showed that he held two pair, kings and treys.

Jeff Madsen Check-Raised by Joe Cassidy

In a battle of the young guns on table three, Joe Cassidy and another opponent checked a flop of KJ9 to Jeff Madsen on the button. Madsen made a bet and was quickly check-raised by Cassidy. Madsen deliberately heavily before mucking his hand without seeing a turn card.

Annie Duke Quarters Erik Seidel

On a board of 852, Erik Seidel bet and was raised by Annie Duke.  Seidel made the call and checked again when the Q came on the turn.  Duke again bet and Seidel called.  The K fell on the river and brought an identical round of action, with Seidel check-calling a bet from Duke.  "Set of eights and ace-trey low," Duke declared as she turned over A883.  Seidel turned over his AA73 and collected a quarter of the pot.

Player Tags: Hasan Habib,   Huck Seed,   Phil Hellmuth,   Joe Cassidy,   Dario Minieri,   Jeff Madsen,   European Report

World Championship Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better - Level 10

Jun 20, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break. Play will resume at 5:20 p.m.

Blinds: 1,000-2,000

Players Left: 98 of 235

Chip Counts:
Scott Bohlman: 110,000
Ray Dehkharghani: 109,000
Greg Jamison: 99,000
Soheil Shamseddin: 98,000
Brad Booth: 97,000
Robert Stevanovski: 93,000
James DiGiorgio: 90,000
William McMahon: 88,500
Bruno Fitoussi: 83,000
Pat Rao: 80,000

Eliminations: John Juanda, Tom Schneider, Brett Jungblut, Hoyt Corkins, Barry Greenstein, Gavin Smith

Big Hands:

Champ Against the Ropes?

Last year's winner of this event John Guth had to lay his hand down in a big pot against Ted Lawson. The pot to Lawson to around 40,000 but dropped Guth down to just a few thousand. The very next hand Guth was able to double up, then he doubled again when he held A-10-9-7 on a board of 10-10-7-J-K. All of the sudden Guth had around 15,000 and was still alive.

Leonidas Approaches 60,000

Toto Leonidas bet 4,000 into a good sized pot on a board of K9210. Loi Tran thought for a while then folded, but Gavis Smith made the call. The river was the 8 and Leonidas bet 4,000 again. Smith decided to fold and give the pot to Leonidas, who is nearing 60,000 in chips.

Juanda Gone With Baby Flush Against Seidel's Nut Flush

On a board of A91092 John Juanda got his money all in against Erik Siedel. Siedel flipped over A842 for the nut flush and Juanda showed a baby flush before mucking and leaving the table.

Matusow Starting Trouble?

After busting, Joe Cassidy walked over to another table to tell Huck Seed about his final hand. "No bad beat stories," came Matusow's request, who was at the same table as Seed. Before leaving, Cassidy launched an empty bottle at Matusow, knocking over a few chips. Jeff Madsen, sitting next to Matusow, took the bottle and while Cassidy was walking away he launched it over some spectators' heads and narrowly missed Cassidy. All because the Mouth...

Dolly Doubles Opponent

Doyle Brunson got a short stacked Steve Ware all in preflop and they showed their hands. Brunson held A752 and Ware held AK82. The board came J76103, giving Ware the nut flush and splitting the low with Brunson.
After the pot there was some confusion about whether Ware got the correct amount of the pot and the floor was called over. After giving a single 100 chip back to Brunson the problem was resolved and play continued.

A Heavyweight Split

When the betting was complete, Johnny Chan and Men Nguyen showed their cards on a A-3-2-8-2 board. Chan showed A-5-2-Q for a full house and Nguyen showed 10-7-6-5 for low and the two split the pot.

Player Tags: Toto Leonidas,   John Juanda,   Men Nguyen,   Mike Matusow,   Doyle Brunson,   Joe Cassidy,   Johnny Chan,   John Guth,   Jeff Madsen,   Steve Ware

Omaha World Championship - Hour Four

Jun 19, '08

Blinds/Antes: 300/500

Limits: 500-1000

Players Remaining: 225 of 235

Average Stack: 20,889

Chip Counts:
Soheil Shamseddin - 37,000
Dario Minieri - 33,200
Ralph Perry - 32,000
Tom Schneider - 31,000
Men Nguyen - 28,000
Bruno Fitoussi - 27,500
Lee Watkinson - 26,000
Markus Golser - 26,000
Daniel Alaei - 25,500
Chau Giang - 25,000

Big Hands:

Huck Seed Scoops Massive Pot

On a board of J952, an intense raising war occurred between Huck Seed, Daniel Alaei, and David Oppenheim. The betting was capped after the third raise, and all players called. Seed was the primary aggressor, eventually getting all of his remaining chips into the middle. “Pair the freaking board,” Oppenheim muttered as he put in his last bet. The river did not comply with Oppenheim’s request, instead putting out the 10. Huck Seed revealed his A662, and his nut flush was good for the entire pot as no low was possible.

“That Was You?”

On a flop of K73, Hasan Habib bet and was raised by Phil Hellmuth. Habib made the call, and the Q fell on the turn. Habib led out with a bet. “That was you?” Hellmuth commented, referring to the Q. “I thought that was me,” he added as he made the call. When the 7 hit the river, Habib checked to Hellmuth who fired a bet. Habib folded but showed that he held two pair, kings and treys.

Jeff Madsen Check-Raised by Joe Cassidy

In a battle of the young guns on table three, Joe Cassidy and another opponent checked a flop of KJ9 to Jeff Madsen on the button. Madsen made a bet and was quickly check-raised by Cassidy. Madsen deliberately heavily before mucking his hand without seeing a turn card.

Annie Duke Quarters Erik Seidel

On a board of 852, Erik Seidel bet and was raised by Annie Duke.  Seidel made the call and checked again when the Q came on the turn.  Duke again bet and Seidel called.  The K fell on the river and brought an identical round of action, with Seidel check-calling a bet from Duke.  "Set of eights and ace-trey low," Duke declared as she turned over A883.  Seidel turned over his AA73 and collected a quarter of the pot.

Player Tags: Hasan Habib,   Huck Seed,   Phil Hellmuth,   Joe Cassidy,   Dario Minieri,   Jeff Madsen,   European Report

Limit Hold 'Em Level 7 recap

Jun 10, '08

Blinds: 200-400
Limits: 400-800

Players Remaining: 190-480

Average Chips: 110,105

Chip Leaders:

Stuart Patterson: 25,800
Daniel Negreanu: 21,500
Shannon Shorr: 21,200
J.C. Tran: 21,000
Ayaz Mahmoud: 20,000
Derek Lerner: 16,200
John Turner: 16,000
Brendan Taylor: 15,700
John Phan: 14,300
David Baker: 14,000

Big Hands:

West Wins Pot Over Cassidy

After Tim West checked to Joe Cassidy three times, Cassidy finally took the bait and bet 800 on a board of 1054 -  9 - 3. West promptly raised to 1,600 and Cassidy didn't look happy as he mucked his hand. Cassidy is down to about 7,800.

Phil Hellmuth Calls Seat 9's Everlasting Bluff

On a board of J82, seat 9 led out and Phil Hellmuth raised. Seat 9 called. The turn paired the board, bringing the J, and again seat 9 led out. This time Hellmuth just called. When the 5 hit on the river, seat 9 led out yet again, and Hellmuth called instantenously. "Good call, Phil," admitted the player. "Two queens," Hellmuth nearly shouted, tabling QQ. His opponent briefly showed two big diamonds before mucking his hand. Hellmuth is up to about 8,200.

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Joe Cassidy,   Tim West

Omaha 8 / Stud 8 Level 7

Jun 05, '08

Stud 8: 100 ante, 200 bring in, 500-1,000 limits
Omaha 8: 300-500 blinds, 500-1,000 limits

Players left: 144 of 388

Average chip stack: $13,472

Top 10 Chip counts:

Marco Johnson - 41,000
Craig Gray - 27,000
Gary Benson - 25,000
Scott Clements - 24,500
Steve Zolotow - 23,500
Hasan Habib - 20,500
Tony Mah - 19,000
Jeff Lisandro - 19,000
Gavin Griffin - 17,700
Alan Boston - 17.000

Players eliminated:

Robert Williamson III
Davidson Matthew
George Danzer
Mike Matusow

Hands:

Cassidy catches river to chop pot

With the board showing 5934, Joe Cassidy took his time before making the call. Then the 4 came on the river, and after his opponent bet out, Cassidy raised. His opponent called immediately and showed A2 for the wheel and nut low hand, while Cassidy flipped over 94 for the full house on the river and half the pot. However, overall it has been a difficult for Cassidy and he is now down to 7,000.

Williamson out after two-outer

After a tournament director had to be called over to straighten out a mistake, sixth street gave Robert Williamson III, who was already all in, a pair of aces and a lead over his opponent's pair of fours. But on seventh street his opponent caught a third four, and Williamson didn't catch an ace.

After battling for hours, Matthew out

Davidson Matthew had been short-stacked all night, and finally was eliminated early in level seven. Playing stud 8, Matthew was all in on fourth street with a pair of fours, but wa already up against two pair. Matthew's hand did not improve and within seconds of the dealer sending out the cards on seventh street, Matthew was out of the Amazon Room.

Habib among chip leaders

In a blind vs blind battle, Hasan Habib bet out after the flop came KQJ and his opponent quickly folded. After the hand, Habib had well over 20,000 chips.

Player Tags: Mike Matusow,   Joe Cassidy,   Robert Williamson III,   Davidson Matthew