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Level 5 Hour 2: Johnny Chan Out

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Day 2A Field: 1,476

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 145,000
2. Nick Maimone – 142,000
3. Redmond Lee – 140,000
4. Tom Schneider – 133,000
5. Fabrice Soulier – 130,000
6. Jim Bookstaff – 120,575
7. Craig Hopkins – 118,150
8. Jani Sointula – 113,000
9. Daniel Makowsky – 100,200
10. Lana Maier – 95,0000

Notable Eliminations:

Johnny Chan
Jennifer Tilly
Brian Townsend
Katja Thater
Barry Shulman
Jon Turner

Big Hands:

The Orient Express Derailed

Johnny Chan moved all in for 6,000 from the big blind. Matthew Woodward had limped in earlier and made the call. Chan tabled A4 while Woodward was in better shape with 99.

The board ran out K8Q10Q and Chan was eliminated from the 2009 main event.

Tilly Counterfeited, Sent Out

Jennifer Tilly moved all in after a flop 876 and was called by an opponent holding 99. Tilly tabled 86 for two pair.

The turn was the Q, holding Tilly’s lead but the 7 counterfeited her hand and sent her packing.

Laak Gets Bombed

After a flop of 843, a player bet 5,600 and another player in middle position called. The action was then on Phil Laak who shoved for over 53,000. Jani Sointula was also in the hand from the small blind and he made the call. The other players folded and Laak tabled K3 for the second nut flush draw and bottom pair. Sointula showed A6 for the nut flush draw.

Sointula made no flush on the turn, but did hit the 6 to take the lead. Laak was in trouble and the river was the 8, dropping Laak’s stack to just 11,000.

Brian Townsend Gone

Brian Townsend got his stack all in preflop with Q9. He was called by one player holding pocket jacks and Townsend needed help. The flop came down A103, giving little help to Townsend. The turn was the J, giving his opponent a set but Townsend outs to a straight. But the river bricked for Townsend and he was gone.

Thater Hammered Down, Then Busts

Katja Thater had her opponent all in on the turn with the board reading 928J. Her opponent was holding A7 for the nut flush draw and a gutshot straight draw, plenty of outs. But Thater held two of those outs to a straight as she held 1010.

Despite that, the 10 managed to fall on the river and Thater’s opponent doubled up. Thater was steaming after the hand, left with only 10,000 in chips. She would lose the rest of those later in the level.

Brunson Drops Chips

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read AK66. Todd Brunson was first to act and checked his option. His opponent bet 2,600 and Brunson made the call. The river was the 7. Brunson checked again and his opponent bet 5,100. Brunson called and was shown the bad news as his opponent flipped over 77 for a full house on the river. Brunson mucked and was under 30,000.

Don’t Bluff Me, I’m Kara Scott

A player in middle position raised to 1,025 preflop. The action folded to Kara Scott on the button. She raised to 3,000 and her opponent called. The flop was A2Q and action was checked to Scott. She bet 4,000 and her opponent came along. The turn was the 2 and Scott’s opponent led out for 6,700. Scott made the call and the river was the 6. Scott faced another bet, this one over 17,000.

She made the call and her opponent mucked his hand. She tabled A3 for two pair and built her stack up to 63,000.

Player Tags: Todd Brunson,   Phil Laak,   Johnny Chan,   Jennifer Tilly,   Brian Townsend,   Katja Thater,   Kara Scott

Level 4 Hour 2 Update: Last Hour of the Day

Jul 03, '09

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 921 out of 1116

Chip Counts:

1. Redmond Lee – 130,000
2. James Navlanic – 100,000
3. Bryan Colin – 98,000
4. Jason Riesenberg – 92,000
5. Domen Pinteric – 90,000
6. Dragan Gelic – 88,000
7. Jason Alexander – 84,500
8. Eli Elezra – 84,300
9. Chris Demaci – 80,000
10. David Sands – 80,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jerry Yang, Perry Friedman, Darryl Dicken, Orel Hershiser, David Grey, Isaac Haxton, Andy Bloch

Big Hands:

Tilly Can’t Win A Flip

The player in seat 4 raised to 800 and Jennifer Tilly made the call. The player in seat 9 then moved all in for 13,000 and seat 4 mucked. Tilly then took a session in the tank and decided to make the call.

Seat 9: 33
Tilly: A9

Board: Q62J4

Tilly was in a race situation with two overcards but could not connect and she was down to 12,000 in chips.

Hansen Picks Up Aces, Takes Pot

Gus Hansen was in the big blind and was battling with the small blind. On the river the board read 62KJ7 and there was already over 10,000 in the pot.

The small blind checked over to Hansen, who bet 4450. The small blind tanked for a minute or so before begrudgingly tossing in the call. Hansen showed the AA and his opponent in the small blind just shook his head and mucked his hand.

Johnny Chan Doubles Up, Cripples Steve Paul-Ambrose

Johnny Chan got all of his chips in the middle preflop against Steve Paul-Ambrose. With his tournament life on the line, Chan tabled AK and was way ahead of the AQ of Ambrose.

The board ran out J223A, which was not good enough for Steve Paul-Ambrose, and gave Chan the pot. Chan doubled to 14,000, but Ambrose was left with just 6000

Andy Black Takes A Pot

On a flop of 953, Andy Black bet 1,200 and his opponent in seat 2 made the call. The turn was the 7 and Black fired another 3,000. Seat 2 decided to muck his hand and Black took the pot, improving his stack to 66,000.

Naujoks Lives To Fight Again

Picking up the action on the river, the board read Q9946, Sandra Naujoks fired 8,100 into the pot. The player in seat 3 then raised to 63,000, having Naujoks well covered.

Naujoks then took a long tank session to decide whether to commit her remaining 18,750 into the pot. After a couple of minutes, she finally decided to release her hand.

David Grey Busts

David Grey was all in against his opponent. Grey was holding 85 and flopped two pair as it fell J85. However, his opponent made a flush and Grey was ousted from the main event.

Straight Flushed

With over 12,000 in the pot preflop, the flop came down 532. Mike Sexton moved all in and his opponent made the call. Sexton tabled 54 for top pair and a straight flush draw while his opponent tabled 33 for a set. The turn made Sexton his flush as the 8 fell. The river then brought the 6, making Sexton a straight flush to add insult to injury as his opponent was eliminated and Sexton was up to 40,000.

Andy Bloch Loses Race and Ends Main Event Run

After a middle position limper, a short stacked Andy Bloch moved all in for his remaining chips. The limper ended up calling Bloch’s all in and showed 44 and was racing against Bloch’s AJ.

The flop was 8KQ, giving Bloch a straight draw to go along his overcards. The turn gave Bloch more outs as it was the Q. Bloch was unable to catch a K, 8, 10, J, or A on the river as the 7 fell and eliminated him from the tournament.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Johnny Chan,   Mike Sexton,   Jennifer Tilly,   Andy Black,   Steve Paul Ambrose,   Sandra Naujoks

Level 3 Hour One Update: A Lesson For The Master

Jul 03, '09

Blinds: 150-300

Chip Counts:

1. Bryan Colin – 75,000
2. Jonas Klausen – 70,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 69,000
4. Jeff Williams – 68,500
5. Radek Stockner – 67,500
6. Jason Risenberg – 65,000
7. Jamie Robbins – 64,200
8. Erik Cajelais – 64,000
9. Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 40,000
10. Barry Shulman – 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

Nick Frangos
Mike Sowers
Pieter de Korver

Big Hands:

The Master Is The Student?

On a board showing J93KA and with 5,150 in the pot, the player in seat 1 checked to Men Nguyen. He tanked for quite awhile before finally checking his hand. Seat 1 showed KQ for a pair of kings. Nguyen showed AJ for two pair and took the pot.

“You checked the river with two pair?” a player who was observing the hand quipped.

“He’s a changed man,” John Duthie joked. Nguyen then chimed in with; “Three more Corona’s and then maybe.” He then added, “You wanna teach the Master how to play?” The other player quickly replied, “I’m trying to learn from you.” Everyone laughed and Nguyen was at 31,000.

Lunkin Muscled Out

Vitaly Lunkin raised to 800 preflop and action folded around to seat 4. He made it 2,500 to go and Lunkin was next to act. He spent a few moments in the tank, then released his hand into the muck. He was at 45,000 after the hand.

Chan Ailing

After a flop of 835, the player in seat 1 bet 2,000 and Johnny Chan made the call. The turn was the J and both players checked. The river brought the 3 and seat 1 led out with another 2,500. Chan made a quick call and seat 1 showed 99.

Chan could not beat it and mucked his hand. He was down to just 8,200 after losing that pot.

It Was That Damn Sasquatch

Adrian Gavile and John Kranyak were involved in a hand that resulted in Gavile making quad jacks against Kranyak’s ace-king. As a result, Gavile won the $100 prize package offered by the official sponsor of the 2009 WSOP, Jack Link’s Beef Jerky. The prize package essentially consists of $100 worth of beef jerky.

Play was halted for almost five minutes as the floor awaited on the Jack Link’s Sasquatch to arrive and give Gavile his prize. However, the Sasquatch was nowhere to be found and the floor ruled for play to continue. Gavile would just have to wait for the Sasquatch to make his presence known in order to receive his prize.

Yang Thrown Off The Boat

On a flop of K85, Yang bet 2,700 and his opponent raised to 6,525. Yang made the call and the turn brought the 5 and the opponent fired 8,000. Yang raised to 20,000 and his opponent moved all in for 6,150 more. Yang made the call and tabled KQ for two pair and a flush draw. His opponent showed 88 for a full house and the river was the J, sending the pot to the full house and Yang was down to just 6,600.

Fricke Value Bets and Wins a Small Pot

With the board reading A48J5, Jimmy Fricke tossed out a bet of 1500 into an already bloated pot on the river. After a few moments of contemplation, his opponents tossed in the call.

Fricke quickly turned over the Q8 and his opponent mucked, as Fricke raked the pot with just third pair.

Hennigan Mucks to the Nut Flush

After a raise and a call preflop, John Hennigan defended his big blind. The flop was 684 and all three players checked. The turn was the 10 and Hennigan checked again. The preflop raiser bet 1700 and there was a call from the cutoff and Hennigan called as well.

The river was the 6 and Hennigan checked a third time. The preflop raiser checked and the third player in the hand moved all in for his last 6525. Hennigan took a few moments and then made the call.

The cutoff showed the AJ, good for the nut flush and Hennigan mucked his hand.

Player Tags: Men Nguyen,   John Hennigan,   Johnny Chan,   Jerry Yang,   Jimmy Fricke,   Adrian Gavile,   Vitaly Lunkin,   John Kranyak

Level 5 Hour 2: Johnny Chan Out

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante

Day 2A Field: 1,476

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 145,000
2. Nick Maimone – 142,000
3. Redmond Lee – 140,000
4. Tom Schneider – 133,000
5. Fabrice Soulier – 130,000
6. Jim Bookstaff – 120,575
7. Craig Hopkins – 118,150
8. Jani Sointula – 113,000
9. Daniel Makowsky – 100,200
10. Lana Maier – 95,0000

Notable Eliminations:

Johnny Chan
Jennifer Tilly
Brian Townsend
Katja Thater
Barry Shulman
Jon Turner

Big Hands:

The Orient Express Derailed

Johnny Chan moved all in for 6,000 from the big blind. Matthew Woodward had limped in earlier and made the call. Chan tabled A4 while Woodward was in better shape with 99.

The board ran out K8Q10Q and Chan was eliminated from the 2009 main event.

Tilly Counterfeited, Sent Out

Jennifer Tilly moved all in after a flop 876 and was called by an opponent holding 99. Tilly tabled 86 for two pair.

The turn was the Q, holding Tilly’s lead but the 7 counterfeited her hand and sent her packing.

Laak Gets Bombed

After a flop of 843, a player bet 5,600 and another player in middle position called. The action was then on Phil Laak who shoved for over 53,000. Jani Sointula was also in the hand from the small blind and he made the call. The other players folded and Laak tabled K3 for the second nut flush draw and bottom pair. Sointula showed A6 for the nut flush draw.

Sointula made no flush on the turn, but did hit the 6 to take the lead. Laak was in trouble and the river was the 8, dropping Laak’s stack to just 11,000.

Brian Townsend Gone

Brian Townsend got his stack all in preflop with Q9. He was called by one player holding pocket jacks and Townsend needed help. The flop came down A103, giving little help to Townsend. The turn was the J, giving his opponent a set but Townsend outs to a straight. But the river bricked for Townsend and he was gone.

Thater Hammered Down, Then Busts

Katja Thater had her opponent all in on the turn with the board reading 928J. Her opponent was holding A7 for the nut flush draw and a gutshot straight draw, plenty of outs. But Thater held two of those outs to a straight as she held 1010.

Despite that, the 10 managed to fall on the river and Thater’s opponent doubled up. Thater was steaming after the hand, left with only 10,000 in chips. She would lose the rest of those later in the level.

Brunson Drops Chips

Picking up the action on the turn, the board read AK66. Todd Brunson was first to act and checked his option. His opponent bet 2,600 and Brunson made the call. The river was the 7. Brunson checked again and his opponent bet 5,100. Brunson called and was shown the bad news as his opponent flipped over 77 for a full house on the river. Brunson mucked and was under 30,000.

Don’t Bluff Me, I’m Kara Scott

A player in middle position raised to 1,025 preflop. The action folded to Kara Scott on the button. She raised to 3,000 and her opponent called. The flop was A2Q and action was checked to Scott. She bet 4,000 and her opponent came along. The turn was the 2 and Scott’s opponent led out for 6,700. Scott made the call and the river was the 6. Scott faced another bet, this one over 17,000.

She made the call and her opponent mucked his hand. She tabled A3 for two pair and built her stack up to 63,000.

Player Tags: Todd Brunson,   Phil Laak,   Johnny Chan,   Jennifer Tilly,   Brian Townsend,   Katja Thater,   Kara Scott

Level 4 Hour 2 Update: Last Hour of the Day

Jul 03, '09

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 921 out of 1116

Chip Counts:

1. Redmond Lee – 130,000
2. James Navlanic – 100,000
3. Bryan Colin – 98,000
4. Jason Riesenberg – 92,000
5. Domen Pinteric – 90,000
6. Dragan Gelic – 88,000
7. Jason Alexander – 84,500
8. Eli Elezra – 84,300
9. Chris Demaci – 80,000
10. David Sands – 80,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jerry Yang, Perry Friedman, Darryl Dicken, Orel Hershiser, David Grey, Isaac Haxton, Andy Bloch

Big Hands:

Tilly Can’t Win A Flip

The player in seat 4 raised to 800 and Jennifer Tilly made the call. The player in seat 9 then moved all in for 13,000 and seat 4 mucked. Tilly then took a session in the tank and decided to make the call.

Seat 9: 33
Tilly: A9

Board: Q62J4

Tilly was in a race situation with two overcards but could not connect and she was down to 12,000 in chips.

Hansen Picks Up Aces, Takes Pot

Gus Hansen was in the big blind and was battling with the small blind. On the river the board read 62KJ7 and there was already over 10,000 in the pot.

The small blind checked over to Hansen, who bet 4450. The small blind tanked for a minute or so before begrudgingly tossing in the call. Hansen showed the AA and his opponent in the small blind just shook his head and mucked his hand.

Johnny Chan Doubles Up, Cripples Steve Paul-Ambrose

Johnny Chan got all of his chips in the middle preflop against Steve Paul-Ambrose. With his tournament life on the line, Chan tabled AK and was way ahead of the AQ of Ambrose.

The board ran out J223A, which was not good enough for Steve Paul-Ambrose, and gave Chan the pot. Chan doubled to 14,000, but Ambrose was left with just 6000

Andy Black Takes A Pot

On a flop of 953, Andy Black bet 1,200 and his opponent in seat 2 made the call. The turn was the 7 and Black fired another 3,000. Seat 2 decided to muck his hand and Black took the pot, improving his stack to 66,000.

Naujoks Lives To Fight Again

Picking up the action on the river, the board read Q9946, Sandra Naujoks fired 8,100 into the pot. The player in seat 3 then raised to 63,000, having Naujoks well covered.

Naujoks then took a long tank session to decide whether to commit her remaining 18,750 into the pot. After a couple of minutes, she finally decided to release her hand.

David Grey Busts

David Grey was all in against his opponent. Grey was holding 85 and flopped two pair as it fell J85. However, his opponent made a flush and Grey was ousted from the main event.

Straight Flushed

With over 12,000 in the pot preflop, the flop came down 532. Mike Sexton moved all in and his opponent made the call. Sexton tabled 54 for top pair and a straight flush draw while his opponent tabled 33 for a set. The turn made Sexton his flush as the 8 fell. The river then brought the 6, making Sexton a straight flush to add insult to injury as his opponent was eliminated and Sexton was up to 40,000.

Andy Bloch Loses Race and Ends Main Event Run

After a middle position limper, a short stacked Andy Bloch moved all in for his remaining chips. The limper ended up calling Bloch’s all in and showed 44 and was racing against Bloch’s AJ.

The flop was 8KQ, giving Bloch a straight draw to go along his overcards. The turn gave Bloch more outs as it was the Q. Bloch was unable to catch a K, 8, 10, J, or A on the river as the 7 fell and eliminated him from the tournament.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Johnny Chan,   Mike Sexton,   Jennifer Tilly,   Andy Black,   Steve Paul Ambrose,   Sandra Naujoks

Level 3 Hour One Update: A Lesson For The Master

Jul 03, '09

Blinds: 150-300

Chip Counts:

1. Bryan Colin – 75,000
2. Jonas Klausen – 70,000
3. Ludovic Lacay – 69,000
4. Jeff Williams – 68,500
5. Radek Stockner – 67,500
6. Jason Risenberg – 65,000
7. Jamie Robbins – 64,200
8. Erik Cajelais – 64,000
9. Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 40,000
10. Barry Shulman – 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

Nick Frangos
Mike Sowers
Pieter de Korver

Big Hands:

The Master Is The Student?

On a board showing J93KA and with 5,150 in the pot, the player in seat 1 checked to Men Nguyen. He tanked for quite awhile before finally checking his hand. Seat 1 showed KQ for a pair of kings. Nguyen showed AJ for two pair and took the pot.

“You checked the river with two pair?” a player who was observing the hand quipped.

“He’s a changed man,” John Duthie joked. Nguyen then chimed in with; “Three more Corona’s and then maybe.” He then added, “You wanna teach the Master how to play?” The other player quickly replied, “I’m trying to learn from you.” Everyone laughed and Nguyen was at 31,000.

Lunkin Muscled Out

Vitaly Lunkin raised to 800 preflop and action folded around to seat 4. He made it 2,500 to go and Lunkin was next to act. He spent a few moments in the tank, then released his hand into the muck. He was at 45,000 after the hand.

Chan Ailing

After a flop of 835, the player in seat 1 bet 2,000 and Johnny Chan made the call. The turn was the J and both players checked. The river brought the 3 and seat 1 led out with another 2,500. Chan made a quick call and seat 1 showed 99.

Chan could not beat it and mucked his hand. He was down to just 8,200 after losing that pot.

It Was That Damn Sasquatch

Adrian Gavile and John Kranyak were involved in a hand that resulted in Gavile making quad jacks against Kranyak’s ace-king. As a result, Gavile won the $100 prize package offered by the official sponsor of the 2009 WSOP, Jack Link’s Beef Jerky. The prize package essentially consists of $100 worth of beef jerky.

Play was halted for almost five minutes as the floor awaited on the Jack Link’s Sasquatch to arrive and give Gavile his prize. However, the Sasquatch was nowhere to be found and the floor ruled for play to continue. Gavile would just have to wait for the Sasquatch to make his presence known in order to receive his prize.

Yang Thrown Off The Boat

On a flop of K85, Yang bet 2,700 and his opponent raised to 6,525. Yang made the call and the turn brought the 5 and the opponent fired 8,000. Yang raised to 20,000 and his opponent moved all in for 6,150 more. Yang made the call and tabled KQ for two pair and a flush draw. His opponent showed 88 for a full house and the river was the J, sending the pot to the full house and Yang was down to just 6,600.

Fricke Value Bets and Wins a Small Pot

With the board reading A48J5, Jimmy Fricke tossed out a bet of 1500 into an already bloated pot on the river. After a few moments of contemplation, his opponents tossed in the call.

Fricke quickly turned over the Q8 and his opponent mucked, as Fricke raked the pot with just third pair.

Hennigan Mucks to the Nut Flush

After a raise and a call preflop, John Hennigan defended his big blind. The flop was 684 and all three players checked. The turn was the 10 and Hennigan checked again. The preflop raiser bet 1700 and there was a call from the cutoff and Hennigan called as well.

The river was the 6 and Hennigan checked a third time. The preflop raiser checked and the third player in the hand moved all in for his last 6525. Hennigan took a few moments and then made the call.

The cutoff showed the AJ, good for the nut flush and Hennigan mucked his hand.

Player Tags: Men Nguyen,   John Hennigan,   Johnny Chan,   Jerry Yang,   Jimmy Fricke,   Adrian Gavile,   Vitaly Lunkin,   John Kranyak

Level 9 Update: Zeidman, Chan, Cassidy Eliminated

Jun 27, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 2,000-4,000, Limits – 4,000-8,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,000, Bring-In — 1,000, Completion — 3,000, Limits — 4,000-8,000

Players Remaining: 73 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Hasan Habib — 555,000
2. David Bach — 480,000
3. Scotty Nguyen — 410,000
4. John Kabbaj — 355,000
5. Mikhail Tulchiniskiy — 355,000
6. Chris Ferguson — 334,000
7. Matt Glantz — 325,000
8. Ray Dehkharghani — 310,000
9. Annie Duke — 307,000
10. Frank Kassela — 304,000

Average Chip Count: 195,205

Notable Eliminations:

Cory Zeidman
Johnny Chan
Joe Cassidy
Yuval Bronshtein

Big Hands

STUD/8

Cory Zeidman Eliminated

Cory Zeidman was all in on third street against both Annie Duke and Patrik Antonius.

Ziedman: X-X-A6J6
Duke: X-X-QKQ2
Antonius: X-X-3Q68

Duke turned over Q2 for a full house, winning the high hand while Antonius showed 754 for a 7-6 low, winning the low hand. Cory Zeidman mucks his hand and is eliminated from the tournament.

Big Pot; Hansen and Betchel Come Out on Top

Four players get involved in this huge pot.

Hansen: 789J
Betchel: 883K
Buss: K743
Bueno: J526

Pat Bueno takes his turn betting out on fourth street and Jerry Buss leads out on fifth street. All four players check around on sixth street and Gus Hansen leads out on the river. Jim Betchel raises and Jerry Buss and Patrik Bueno both fold. Hansen three-bets, Betchel four-bets and Hansen calls.

Betchel turns over 822 for a full house, winning the high pot while Hansen shows A32 for the low hand. Hansen and Betchel both break the 200,000 chip mark this hand as they split the pot.

Johnny Chan Eliminated by Chau Giang

Johnny Chan was all in on fourth street against Chau Giang.

Chan: X-X-8979
Giang: X-X-2KK-2

Chan made just a pair of nines while Giang made two pair on the river . Chau Giang rakes the pot, eliminating Johnny Chan from the tournament.

HOLD’EM

Negrenau Moving Backwards

On a flop of 932, Ray Dehkharghani bets and Daniel Negreanu raises, Dehkharghani calls.

The turn is the 9, and this time Dehkharghani checks to Negreanu who bets, Dehkharghani calls.

The river is the 2 and both players check. First to act, Dehkharghani shows 44 for two pair and Negreanu folds. Dehkharghani breaks 300,000 his hand while Negreanu falls down to just about half of that.

OMAHA/8

Jerry Buss Scoops a Pot

Pat Bueno raises from early position and both Jerry Buss and Jim Betchel calls from the blinds.

The flop comes 543, and it is checked to Bueno. Bueno bets and both opponents call.

The turn is the 4 and everyone checks around.

The river is the Q, and this time Buss bets out. Both opponents calls and Buss turns over AK87 to scoop the pot. Buss is back to just under 100,000 in chips this hand.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Jerry Buss,   Gus Hansen,   Daniel Negreanu,   Johnny Chan,   Chau Giang,   Cory Zeidman,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Patrik Antonius,   Patrick Bueno,   Jim Betchel

Level 7 Update: Harman Eliminated, Juanda Crippled

Jun 27, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 1,300-2,500, Limits – 2,500-5,000
Stud Games: Ante — 500, Bring-In — 700, Completion — 2,500, Limits — 2,500-5,000

Players Remaining: 84 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Hasan Habib – 440,000
2. Martin Vallo – 347,200
3. David Benyamine – 315,000
4. Matt Glantz – 300,000
5. Pat Bueno – 289,500
6. Alex Kravchenko – 270,000
7. Andy Black – 264,700
8. Jani Sointula – 261,000
9. Chris Ferguson – 259,600
10. Michael Saltzburg – 252,400

Average Chip Count: 161,747

Notable Eliminations:

Ali Eslami
Bryan Colin
Greg Mascio
Jennifer Harman
Gabe Kaplan
Alexander Jung
James Van Alstyne

Big Hands:

Hold’em

Jennifer Harman Crippled, Then Busts

Harman raised to 5,000 from under the gun and action folded to Max Pescatori in the cutoff. He three-bet to 7,500 and she was the only caller. The flop came down Q54. She checked and Pescatori bet 2,500. Harman raised to 5,000 and Pescatori made the call. The turn was the J and she led out with 5,000. Pescatori raised to 10,000 and she elected to muck her hand, leaving her with just 2,000 in chips.

Those chips went in on her big blind during the next hand and Steve Sung put her at risk.

Sung: KQ
Harman: Q4

Board: A85KK

Harman never received any help and she was eliminated from the tournament.

Ivey Runs Into Doyle’s Slick

Doyle Brunson raised to 5,000 from the button and Phil Ivey made the call from the small blind. The big blind mucked and both players saw a flop of K32. Ivey checked and Brunson bet 2,500. Ivey made the call and the 2 paired the board on the turn. Ivey checked and Brunson bet again, this time 5,000. Ivey called and the river brought the 5. Ivey checked a third time and Brunson bet 5,000 again. Ivey made the call.

Brunson then turned over AK for top pair and Ivey mucked. Brunson took the pot and he was at 195,000. Ivey was down to 140,000.

Omaha/8

Glantz Wins Big Pot In Battle Of The Blinds With Turner

Matt Glantz raised to 5,000 from the small blind and Jon Turner made the call from the big blind. The flop came down K5J and Glantz fired 2,500. Turner made the call and the 7 fell on the turn. Glantz led out again, this time 5,000. Turner then raised to 10,000 and action was back on Glantz. After a couple of moments, he took all of his chips back and threw a “25,000” chip into the middle, officially raising to 15,000. Turner made the call.

Action calmed down on the river as both players checked the A. Glantz then turned over AK8J for top two pair. Turner mucked and Glantz took in the pot. He was at 305,000 while Turner was aty 185,000.

Razz

Bonomo Betters Deeb

Picking up the action on fifth street, Justin Bonomo and Freddy Deeb were tangled in a hand.

Deeb: X-X-276
Bonomo: X-X-272

Deeb bet 5,000 and Bonomo made the call despite showing a pair on his board.

Deeb: X-X-2763
Bonomo: X-X-272A

Deeb bet another 5,000 and Bonomo made the call. The river was then dealt and Deeb checked to his opponent. Bonomo fired 5,000 and Deeb called after a few moments. Bonomo turned over (348) for a 7-low and Deeb mucked. Bonomo took the pot and improved to 117,000 while Deeb was at 111,000.

Stud High

The Art Of Catching On The River

Picking up the action on fifth street, Chau Giang, Daniel Negreanu and Scott Clements were involved in a hand.

Giang: X-X-K7Q
Negreanu: X-X-6109
Clements: X-X-Q34

Chau Giang bet 5,000 and both opponents called.

Giang: X-X-K7Q8
Negreanu: X-X-61094
Clements: X-X-Q345

Clements was the one who bet on sixth street, putting out 5,000. Negreanu and Giang both called. The river was dealt and everyone checked. Giang then said “Kings” to signify one pair. Clements showed (Q5-X) for two pair. But Giang had forgotten to look at his river card. He looked and turned over (KQ-X) for a better two-pair. Giang took the pot and proceeded to apologize to Clements. “It’s okay,” Clements replied. “I know you weren’t doing it on purpose.”

Giang was at 175,000, Clements was at 97,000 and Negreanu was at 207,000.

Stud/8

Seed Scoops Bloch

Andy Bloch completed to 2,500 and Huck Seed made the call. Here were there cards going into fourth street.

Seed: X-X-A8
Bloch: X-X-66

Bloch checked after he paired and Seed checked right behind him.

Seed: X-X-A89
Bloch: X-X-66J

Seed fired 5,000 after the action was checked to him and Bloch made the call.

Seed: X-X-A892
Bloch: X-X-66J10

Seed bet 5,000 and Bloch called. After the river was dealt, the same events took place as Bloch check-called a 5,000 bet from Seed. Seed then turned over (A74) for a pair of aces and no low. It was good enough as Bloch mucked his hand and Seed scooped the pot. He was at 245,000 while Bloch was at 140,000.

Juanda Crippled As Chiu Scoops

Picking up the action on fourth street, David Chiu, John Juanda and Johnny Chan were tangled in a hand.

Chiu: X-X-AQ
Juanda: X-X-87
Chan: X-X-8K

John Juanda bet 2,500 and both opponents called.

Chiu: X-X-AQJ
Juanda: X-X-877
Chan: X-X-8K8

Juanda paired and bet 5,000 after Chan checked to him. Both opponents called.

Chiu: X-X-AQJ6
Juanda: X-X-8773
Chan: X-X-8K85

Juanda bet another 5,000 and both opponents called. The river was dealt and everyone decided to check. Juanda tabled (A810) for two pair but Chiu showed (A6-X) for aces up. Chan mucked and Juanda threw his hand away as Chiu scooped the pot. His stack was over 200,000 while Chan was at 190,000. Juanda was worse for the wear as he was down to just 31,000.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Andy Bloch,   Huck Seed,   Daniel Negreanu,   David Chiu,   Johnny Chan,   Chau Giang,   Matthew Glantz,   Justin Bonomo,   Scott Clements,   Jon Turner,   Freddy Deeb

Level 3 Update: Steve Billirakis atop Chip Counts

Jun 26, '09

Flop Games: 600-1,200
Stud Games: Ante — 300, Bring-In — 300, Completion — 1,200, Limits — 1,200-2,400

Note: Players are now on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 8 p.m.

Players Remaining: 95 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Steve Billirakis – 240,000
2. Justin Smith – 217,000
3. Bill Chen – 210,000
4. David Benyamine – 199,000
5. Chad Brown – 196,000
6. Jeff Lisandro – 188,000
7. Phil Ivey – 186,800
8. Daniel Negreanu – 185,000
9. Scotty Nguyen – 184,000

Big Hands:

Hold’Em

Two Bullets To The Head

The player in seat 6 raised to 2,400 preflop from the cutoff and the action was next on Justin Bonomo. He made it three bets to 3,600 and the blinds folded. Seat 6 made the call and the flop came down 1066.

Bonomo bet 1,200 after seat 6 checked. Seat 6 then check-raised to 2,400 and Bonomo just called. The turn was the 5 and seat 6 led out with 2,400. Bonomo made the call and the river was the 5. Seat 6 fired another 2,400 and Bonomo called. Seat 6 then showed AA and Bonomo mucked. Bonomo was at 130,000.

Steve Sung Gets Best of Andy Black

Steve Sung and Andy Black took a flop heads up of K34. Sung bet out 1200 and was raised to 2400 by black. The turn was the A and both players checked.

The river was the 8 and Sung bet 2400. Andy black tanked for a few moments before shrugging his shoulders and giving up the pot.

Omaha/8

Singer Gets Chopped Up

Three players were involved in a hand that saw a flop of A108. The player in seat 2 led out for 1,200 and David Singer raised to 2,400. David Benyamine made the call, as did seat 2. The turn was the 6 and action was checked to Singer. He bet 2,400 and Benyamine made the call. Seat 2 then raised to 4,800 and both opponents called.

The river was the 10 and seat 2 bet 2,400. Benyamine and Singer called and seat 2 turned over 5432 for the best low hand. Benyamine then showed down KQ109 for a set and the high half. Singer mucked and was left with nothing but the lint in his pockets. Benyamine was around 235,000 while Singer was at 122,000.

Ivey Vs. Hansen: Round 1 Goes to Ivey

Gus Hansen raised from early position and Phil Ivey defended from the big blind. The flop was K2J and Ivey checked and called 1200 from Hansen.

The turn was the 10 and Ivey checked, Hansen bet 2400 and was raised to 4800 by Ivey. Hansen made the call and both players checked when the 7 and Hansen was already motioning that he was going to muck his cards, conceding the pot to Ivey.

Ivey turned over AQ85 and took the pot.

Razz

Schulman Gets a River Fold, Wins Big Pot

Nick Schulman bet out on fourth street into three players and was raised to 2400 by his opponent. He made it three bets and raised to 3600 and he saw fifth street heads up.

Schulman: X-X-2-5-A
Seat 8: X-X-8-A-10

Schulman bet 2400 and was called by the player in seat 8.

Schulman: X-X-2-5-A-J
Seat 8: X-X-8-A-10-Q

Schulman bet 2400 and was called once again by his opponent. He bet 2400 again on the river and after a few moments of contemplation, his opponent mucked, giving the pot to Schulman.

Stud High

Lisandro Makes Two Pair to Best Matusow

Mike Matusow and Jeffrey Lisandro are heads up in a pot on fifth street. Lisandro bet 2400 and Matusow called. They went to sixth street with their boards looking like this.

Matusow: X-X-J-9-7-Q
Lisandro: X-X-K-6-8A

On the river Lisandro bet 2400 again and Matusow took a few moments before putting in the chips that indicated a call. Lissandro showed K-6--5 in the whole, good for two pair and the pot.

Stud/8

Chopping With Johnny Chan

Picking up the action on fourth street, James Van Alstyne and Johnny Chan were mixing it up in a hand.

Chan: X-X-84
Van Alstyne: X-X-2A

Van Alstyne bet 1,200 and Chan made the call.

Chan: X-X-844
Van Alstyne: X-X-2A5

Chan paired up and fired 2,400. Van Alstyne stuck around.

Chan: X-X-844A
Van Alstyne: X-X-2A5J

Chan bet another 2,400 and Van Alstyne called again. The river was dealt and both players decided to check. Chan then turned over (K63) for an 8-low. Van Alstyne tabled (JJ-X) for a pair of jacks and the high end of the pot. Chan was at 200,000 after the pot.

Negreanu and Antonius Chop Big Pot

On fifth street, Daniel Negreanu, Patrik Antonius, and Tong G put three bets into an already bloated pot. All three go to sixth street with their boards looking like this.

Tony G: X-X-5-8-10-A
Neagreanu: X-X-A-K-K-A
Antonius: X-X-7-2-3-8

Negreanu bet out 2400 on sixth and was met with a raise from Antonius. Tony G tanked for a long while before showing his cards to the player next to him and folding.

“Rolled up fives?” asked Negreanu. “I already knew that.”

Neagreanu calls the bet from Antonius and checks and calls a river bet. Negreanu shows the A-2-3 in the hole, making aces full of kings and Antonius showed 8 3 4, making two pair and a low. Antonius took the low half and Neagreanu took the high half, as they split Tony G’s chips.

Player Tags: Antanas Guoga,   Daniel Negreanu,   David Benyamine,   Mike Matusow,   David Singer,   Johnny Chan,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   James Van Alstyne,   Patrik Antonius,   Justin Bonomo,   Nick Schulman

Level 9 Update: Zeidman, Chan, Cassidy Eliminated

Jun 27, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 2,000-4,000, Limits – 4,000-8,000
Stud Games: Ante — 1,000, Bring-In — 1,000, Completion — 3,000, Limits — 4,000-8,000

Players Remaining: 73 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Hasan Habib — 555,000
2. David Bach — 480,000
3. Scotty Nguyen — 410,000
4. John Kabbaj — 355,000
5. Mikhail Tulchiniskiy — 355,000
6. Chris Ferguson — 334,000
7. Matt Glantz — 325,000
8. Ray Dehkharghani — 310,000
9. Annie Duke — 307,000
10. Frank Kassela — 304,000

Average Chip Count: 195,205

Notable Eliminations:

Cory Zeidman
Johnny Chan
Joe Cassidy
Yuval Bronshtein

Big Hands

STUD/8

Cory Zeidman Eliminated

Cory Zeidman was all in on third street against both Annie Duke and Patrik Antonius.

Ziedman: X-X-A6J6
Duke: X-X-QKQ2
Antonius: X-X-3Q68

Duke turned over Q2 for a full house, winning the high hand while Antonius showed 754 for a 7-6 low, winning the low hand. Cory Zeidman mucks his hand and is eliminated from the tournament.

Big Pot; Hansen and Betchel Come Out on Top

Four players get involved in this huge pot.

Hansen: 789J
Betchel: 883K
Buss: K743
Bueno: J526

Pat Bueno takes his turn betting out on fourth street and Jerry Buss leads out on fifth street. All four players check around on sixth street and Gus Hansen leads out on the river. Jim Betchel raises and Jerry Buss and Patrik Bueno both fold. Hansen three-bets, Betchel four-bets and Hansen calls.

Betchel turns over 822 for a full house, winning the high pot while Hansen shows A32 for the low hand. Hansen and Betchel both break the 200,000 chip mark this hand as they split the pot.

Johnny Chan Eliminated by Chau Giang

Johnny Chan was all in on fourth street against Chau Giang.

Chan: X-X-8979
Giang: X-X-2KK-2

Chan made just a pair of nines while Giang made two pair on the river . Chau Giang rakes the pot, eliminating Johnny Chan from the tournament.

HOLD’EM

Negrenau Moving Backwards

On a flop of 932, Ray Dehkharghani bets and Daniel Negreanu raises, Dehkharghani calls.

The turn is the 9, and this time Dehkharghani checks to Negreanu who bets, Dehkharghani calls.

The river is the 2 and both players check. First to act, Dehkharghani shows 44 for two pair and Negreanu folds. Dehkharghani breaks 300,000 his hand while Negreanu falls down to just about half of that.

OMAHA/8

Jerry Buss Scoops a Pot

Pat Bueno raises from early position and both Jerry Buss and Jim Betchel calls from the blinds.

The flop comes 543, and it is checked to Bueno. Bueno bets and both opponents call.

The turn is the 4 and everyone checks around.

The river is the Q, and this time Buss bets out. Both opponents calls and Buss turns over AK87 to scoop the pot. Buss is back to just under 100,000 in chips this hand.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Jerry Buss,   Gus Hansen,   Daniel Negreanu,   Johnny Chan,   Chau Giang,   Cory Zeidman,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Patrik Antonius,   Patrick Bueno,   Jim Betchel

Level 7 Update: Harman Eliminated, Juanda Crippled

Jun 27, '09

Flop Games: Blinds – 1,300-2,500, Limits – 2,500-5,000
Stud Games: Ante — 500, Bring-In — 700, Completion — 2,500, Limits — 2,500-5,000

Players Remaining: 84 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Hasan Habib – 440,000
2. Martin Vallo – 347,200
3. David Benyamine – 315,000
4. Matt Glantz – 300,000
5. Pat Bueno – 289,500
6. Alex Kravchenko – 270,000
7. Andy Black – 264,700
8. Jani Sointula – 261,000
9. Chris Ferguson – 259,600
10. Michael Saltzburg – 252,400

Average Chip Count: 161,747

Notable Eliminations:

Ali Eslami
Bryan Colin
Greg Mascio
Jennifer Harman
Gabe Kaplan
Alexander Jung
James Van Alstyne

Big Hands:

Hold’em

Jennifer Harman Crippled, Then Busts

Harman raised to 5,000 from under the gun and action folded to Max Pescatori in the cutoff. He three-bet to 7,500 and she was the only caller. The flop came down Q54. She checked and Pescatori bet 2,500. Harman raised to 5,000 and Pescatori made the call. The turn was the J and she led out with 5,000. Pescatori raised to 10,000 and she elected to muck her hand, leaving her with just 2,000 in chips.

Those chips went in on her big blind during the next hand and Steve Sung put her at risk.

Sung: KQ
Harman: Q4

Board: A85KK

Harman never received any help and she was eliminated from the tournament.

Ivey Runs Into Doyle’s Slick

Doyle Brunson raised to 5,000 from the button and Phil Ivey made the call from the small blind. The big blind mucked and both players saw a flop of K32. Ivey checked and Brunson bet 2,500. Ivey made the call and the 2 paired the board on the turn. Ivey checked and Brunson bet again, this time 5,000. Ivey called and the river brought the 5. Ivey checked a third time and Brunson bet 5,000 again. Ivey made the call.

Brunson then turned over AK for top pair and Ivey mucked. Brunson took the pot and he was at 195,000. Ivey was down to 140,000.

Omaha/8

Glantz Wins Big Pot In Battle Of The Blinds With Turner

Matt Glantz raised to 5,000 from the small blind and Jon Turner made the call from the big blind. The flop came down K5J and Glantz fired 2,500. Turner made the call and the 7 fell on the turn. Glantz led out again, this time 5,000. Turner then raised to 10,000 and action was back on Glantz. After a couple of moments, he took all of his chips back and threw a “25,000” chip into the middle, officially raising to 15,000. Turner made the call.

Action calmed down on the river as both players checked the A. Glantz then turned over AK8J for top two pair. Turner mucked and Glantz took in the pot. He was at 305,000 while Turner was aty 185,000.

Razz

Bonomo Betters Deeb

Picking up the action on fifth street, Justin Bonomo and Freddy Deeb were tangled in a hand.

Deeb: X-X-276
Bonomo: X-X-272

Deeb bet 5,000 and Bonomo made the call despite showing a pair on his board.

Deeb: X-X-2763
Bonomo: X-X-272A

Deeb bet another 5,000 and Bonomo made the call. The river was then dealt and Deeb checked to his opponent. Bonomo fired 5,000 and Deeb called after a few moments. Bonomo turned over (348) for a 7-low and Deeb mucked. Bonomo took the pot and improved to 117,000 while Deeb was at 111,000.

Stud High

The Art Of Catching On The River

Picking up the action on fifth street, Chau Giang, Daniel Negreanu and Scott Clements were involved in a hand.

Giang: X-X-K7Q
Negreanu: X-X-6109
Clements: X-X-Q34

Chau Giang bet 5,000 and both opponents called.

Giang: X-X-K7Q8
Negreanu: X-X-61094
Clements: X-X-Q345

Clements was the one who bet on sixth street, putting out 5,000. Negreanu and Giang both called. The river was dealt and everyone checked. Giang then said “Kings” to signify one pair. Clements showed (Q5-X) for two pair. But Giang had forgotten to look at his river card. He looked and turned over (KQ-X) for a better two-pair. Giang took the pot and proceeded to apologize to Clements. “It’s okay,” Clements replied. “I know you weren’t doing it on purpose.”

Giang was at 175,000, Clements was at 97,000 and Negreanu was at 207,000.

Stud/8

Seed Scoops Bloch

Andy Bloch completed to 2,500 and Huck Seed made the call. Here were there cards going into fourth street.

Seed: X-X-A8
Bloch: X-X-66

Bloch checked after he paired and Seed checked right behind him.

Seed: X-X-A89
Bloch: X-X-66J

Seed fired 5,000 after the action was checked to him and Bloch made the call.

Seed: X-X-A892
Bloch: X-X-66J10

Seed bet 5,000 and Bloch called. After the river was dealt, the same events took place as Bloch check-called a 5,000 bet from Seed. Seed then turned over (A74) for a pair of aces and no low. It was good enough as Bloch mucked his hand and Seed scooped the pot. He was at 245,000 while Bloch was at 140,000.

Juanda Crippled As Chiu Scoops

Picking up the action on fourth street, David Chiu, John Juanda and Johnny Chan were tangled in a hand.

Chiu: X-X-AQ
Juanda: X-X-87
Chan: X-X-8K

John Juanda bet 2,500 and both opponents called.

Chiu: X-X-AQJ
Juanda: X-X-877
Chan: X-X-8K8

Juanda paired and bet 5,000 after Chan checked to him. Both opponents called.

Chiu: X-X-AQJ6
Juanda: X-X-8773
Chan: X-X-8K85

Juanda bet another 5,000 and both opponents called. The river was dealt and everyone decided to check. Juanda tabled (A810) for two pair but Chiu showed (A6-X) for aces up. Chan mucked and Juanda threw his hand away as Chiu scooped the pot. His stack was over 200,000 while Chan was at 190,000. Juanda was worse for the wear as he was down to just 31,000.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Andy Bloch,   Huck Seed,   Daniel Negreanu,   David Chiu,   Johnny Chan,   Chau Giang,   Matthew Glantz,   Justin Bonomo,   Scott Clements,   Jon Turner,   Freddy Deeb

Level 3 Update: Steve Billirakis atop Chip Counts

Jun 26, '09

Flop Games: 600-1,200
Stud Games: Ante — 300, Bring-In — 300, Completion — 1,200, Limits — 1,200-2,400

Note: Players are now on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 8 p.m.

Players Remaining: 95 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Steve Billirakis – 240,000
2. Justin Smith – 217,000
3. Bill Chen – 210,000
4. David Benyamine – 199,000
5. Chad Brown – 196,000
6. Jeff Lisandro – 188,000
7. Phil Ivey – 186,800
8. Daniel Negreanu – 185,000
9. Scotty Nguyen – 184,000

Big Hands:

Hold’Em

Two Bullets To The Head

The player in seat 6 raised to 2,400 preflop from the cutoff and the action was next on Justin Bonomo. He made it three bets to 3,600 and the blinds folded. Seat 6 made the call and the flop came down 1066.

Bonomo bet 1,200 after seat 6 checked. Seat 6 then check-raised to 2,400 and Bonomo just called. The turn was the 5 and seat 6 led out with 2,400. Bonomo made the call and the river was the 5. Seat 6 fired another 2,400 and Bonomo called. Seat 6 then showed AA and Bonomo mucked. Bonomo was at 130,000.

Steve Sung Gets Best of Andy Black

Steve Sung and Andy Black took a flop heads up of K34. Sung bet out 1200 and was raised to 2400 by black. The turn was the A and both players checked.

The river was the 8 and Sung bet 2400. Andy black tanked for a few moments before shrugging his shoulders and giving up the pot.

Omaha/8

Singer Gets Chopped Up

Three players were involved in a hand that saw a flop of A108. The player in seat 2 led out for 1,200 and David Singer raised to 2,400. David Benyamine made the call, as did seat 2. The turn was the 6 and action was checked to Singer. He bet 2,400 and Benyamine made the call. Seat 2 then raised to 4,800 and both opponents called.

The river was the 10 and seat 2 bet 2,400. Benyamine and Singer called and seat 2 turned over 5432 for the best low hand. Benyamine then showed down KQ109 for a set and the high half. Singer mucked and was left with nothing but the lint in his pockets. Benyamine was around 235,000 while Singer was at 122,000.

Ivey Vs. Hansen: Round 1 Goes to Ivey

Gus Hansen raised from early position and Phil Ivey defended from the big blind. The flop was K2J and Ivey checked and called 1200 from Hansen.

The turn was the 10 and Ivey checked, Hansen bet 2400 and was raised to 4800 by Ivey. Hansen made the call and both players checked when the 7 and Hansen was already motioning that he was going to muck his cards, conceding the pot to Ivey.

Ivey turned over AQ85 and took the pot.

Razz

Schulman Gets a River Fold, Wins Big Pot

Nick Schulman bet out on fourth street into three players and was raised to 2400 by his opponent. He made it three bets and raised to 3600 and he saw fifth street heads up.

Schulman: X-X-2-5-A
Seat 8: X-X-8-A-10

Schulman bet 2400 and was called by the player in seat 8.

Schulman: X-X-2-5-A-J
Seat 8: X-X-8-A-10-Q

Schulman bet 2400 and was called once again by his opponent. He bet 2400 again on the river and after a few moments of contemplation, his opponent mucked, giving the pot to Schulman.

Stud High

Lisandro Makes Two Pair to Best Matusow

Mike Matusow and Jeffrey Lisandro are heads up in a pot on fifth street. Lisandro bet 2400 and Matusow called. They went to sixth street with their boards looking like this.

Matusow: X-X-J-9-7-Q
Lisandro: X-X-K-6-8A

On the river Lisandro bet 2400 again and Matusow took a few moments before putting in the chips that indicated a call. Lissandro showed K-6--5 in the whole, good for two pair and the pot.

Stud/8

Chopping With Johnny Chan

Picking up the action on fourth street, James Van Alstyne and Johnny Chan were mixing it up in a hand.

Chan: X-X-84
Van Alstyne: X-X-2A

Van Alstyne bet 1,200 and Chan made the call.

Chan: X-X-844
Van Alstyne: X-X-2A5

Chan paired up and fired 2,400. Van Alstyne stuck around.

Chan: X-X-844A
Van Alstyne: X-X-2A5J

Chan bet another 2,400 and Van Alstyne called again. The river was dealt and both players decided to check. Chan then turned over (K63) for an 8-low. Van Alstyne tabled (JJ-X) for a pair of jacks and the high end of the pot. Chan was at 200,000 after the pot.

Negreanu and Antonius Chop Big Pot

On fifth street, Daniel Negreanu, Patrik Antonius, and Tong G put three bets into an already bloated pot. All three go to sixth street with their boards looking like this.

Tony G: X-X-5-8-10-A
Neagreanu: X-X-A-K-K-A
Antonius: X-X-7-2-3-8

Negreanu bet out 2400 on sixth and was met with a raise from Antonius. Tony G tanked for a long while before showing his cards to the player next to him and folding.

“Rolled up fives?” asked Negreanu. “I already knew that.”

Neagreanu calls the bet from Antonius and checks and calls a river bet. Negreanu shows the A-2-3 in the hole, making aces full of kings and Antonius showed 8 3 4, making two pair and a low. Antonius took the low half and Neagreanu took the high half, as they split Tony G’s chips.

Player Tags: Antanas Guoga,   Daniel Negreanu,   David Benyamine,   Mike Matusow,   David Singer,   Johnny Chan,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   James Van Alstyne,   Patrik Antonius,   Justin Bonomo,   Nick Schulman

Hour 5 Update: Johnny Chan Eliminated

Jun 15, '09

Hour 5 Update

Players Remaining: 4 out of 256

Matches (Winner In Bold):

1. Leo Wolpert vs. Dustin Woolf
2. Jamin Stokes vs. Johnny Chan
3. Nathan Doudney vs. Bryan Pellegrino
4. John Duthie vs. Steve O’Dwyer

Eliminations:

5. Johnny Chan – $92,580

Big Hands:

Jamin Stokes Doubles Up

Johnny Chan made it 65,000 preflop and Jamin Stokes moved all-in for 500,000. Chan thought about it and eventually made the call with the AJ and was dominating the A3 of Stokes. The flop was about as bad as it could get for Chan, as it came Q73. Stokes paired his three kicker and added the nut flush draw to boot. Chan was drawing slim as the Q hit the turn. Chan added outs to split but the river offered no salvation as it brought the K. The players were about dead even after the hand.

Johnny Chan Leaking Chips

The momentum in the match has swung in Stokes’ favor. On a board of AK986, Jamin Stokes bet 125,000 into Johnny Chan. Chan went into the tank before finally making the call. Stokes tabled the J5 for a flush to take another substantial pot off of the dwindling chip stack of Chan.

Johnny Chan Eliminated In 5th Place ($92,580)

After the huge double up for Jamin Stokes where he outdrew on the 10-time bracelet winner, Chan proceeded to concede pot after pot. In the final hand of the match, Chan bet on the botton and Stokes moved all-in. Chan went into the tank before calling all-in for his remaining 560,000. Chan showed the A9 and was on the bad end of it when Stokes tabled the AQ. The flop came KJJ, providing some light to split or catch runner-runner. The 10 gave Stokes the nut straight but left Chan praying for another diamond for a flush. However, the 2 fell on the river and Chan was eliminated close to an 11th bracelet.

Left In The Deck:

The remaining four players will resume action at 7:30 p.m.

Player Tags: Johnny Chan,   Jamin Stokes

Hour 4 Update: Chan Chips Away

Jun 15, '09

Hour 4 Update

Players Remaining: 5 out of 256

Matches (Winner In Bold):

1. Leo Wolpert vs. Dustin Woolf
2. Jamin Stokes vs. Johnny Chan (Still playing)
3. Nathan Doudney vs. Bryan Pellegrino
4. John Duthie vs. Steve O’Dwyer

Big Hands:

Jamin Stokes Moves All-In

On a board of 862, Johnny Chan bet 75,000 and Jamin Stokes moved all-in for 605,000. Chan went into the tank before finally folding. The two players have been playing very small pots though. Chan has been raising frequently and picking up tiny pots here and there from his opponent. Chan is currently enjoying a 1,315,000 to 605,000 chip lead at the moment.

Chan and Stokes Split All-In Pot

On a board of 106485, Jamin Stokes bet 77,000 and Johnny Chan moved him all-in for 250,000 more. Stokes made the quick call and exposed the 67 for a straight while Chan tabled the Q7 for a split pot.

Player Tags: Johnny Chan,   Jamin Stokes

Hour 3 Update: Steve O'Dwyer, Dustin Woolf Eliminated

Jun 15, '09

Hour 3 Update

Players Remaining: 5 out of 256

Matches (Winner In Bold):

1. Leo Wolpert vs. Dustin Woolf
2. Jamin Stokes vs. Johnny Chan
3. Nathan Doudney vs. Bryan Pellegrino
4. John Duthie vs. Steve O’Dwyer

Eliminations:

7. Steve O’Dwyer – $92,580
6. Dustin Woolf – $92,580

Big Hands:

Johnny Chan Takes Hit

Johnny Chan raised to 30,000 from the button and Jamin Stokes called. The flop came KQ9. Stokes checked to Chan, and the 10-time bracelet winner opted to check behind. The turn brought the 2 and Stokes bet out 35,000. Chan thought about it briefly before reraising to 105,000. Stokes made the call and the 5 fell on the river. Stokes bet 150,000 and Chan went into the tank. He eventually folded. Chan is down to 930,000 while Stokes is ahead with 1,010,000.

Dustin Woolf Doubles, Eliminated In Sixth Place ($92,580) Short After

Dustin Woolf got the last of his 175,000 into the pot with pocket jacks and was called by the A2 of Leo Wolpert. The board ran out safe for Woolf and he was able to double up to 350,000.

A few hands later, Dustin Woolf raised to 35,000 and was shoved in on by Leo Wolpert. Woolf wasn’t happy about it but called off the rest of his short stack of 310,000. Woolf tabled the 66 and saw the bad news that he wasn’t racing as Wolpert exposed the 77.

The flop came Q65, putting Woolf way out in front with a flopped set. Wolpert still had many runner-runner draws and one came as the 8 hit the turn, making him open-ended. Woolf needed to dodge any four, seven or nine in order to stay alive. However, the 4 fell on the river, eliminating Woolf in heartbreaking fashion after a fortunate flop.

Steve O’Dwyer Eliminated In 7th Place ($92,580)

On a flop of K65, John Duthie bet out 65,000. O’Dwyer contemplated briefly before making it 150,000 total. Duthie quickly called and the 2 hit the turn. Duthie checked to O’Dwyer, who bet just over 400,000, leaving himself with just 26,000 behind. Duthie then moved all-in and O’Dwyer, who was pot-committed, made the call. Duthie exposed the 34 for a turned straight, while O’Dwyer tabled the 108 for a flush draw. The 6 fell on the river, eliminating O’Dwyer.

Player Tags: Johnny Chan,   John Duthie,   Dustin Woolf,   Steve O'Dwyer

Hour 2 Update: Bryan Pellegrino Eliminated

Jun 15, '09

Hour 2 Update

Players Remaining: 7 out of 256

Matches (Winner In Bold):

1. Leo Wolpert vs. Dustin Woolf
2. Jamin Stokes vs. Johnny Chan
3. Nathan Doudney vs. Bryan Pellegrino
4. John Duthie vs. Steve O’Dwyer

Eliminations:

8. Bryan Pellegrino – $92,580

Big Hands:

Johnny Chan Moves All-in

On a board of Q104, Johnny Chan bet 110,000 from the button and was reraised to 230,000 by Jamin Stokes. Chan went into the tank before eventually announcing that he was all-in. Stokes was surprised by Chan’s shove and went into the tank himself, before finally releasing the hand. The chip stacks are about even at 960,000 apiece.

Bryan Pellegrino Eliminated In 8th Place ($92,580)

Nathan Doudney raised preflop to 30,000 and Bryan Pellegrino reraised to 100,000. Doudney thought about it briefly before moving all-in, having Pellegrino covered by about 500,000. Pellegrino didn’t take long before calling and exposing the AQ. Doudney flipped over the same hand with the AQ. Pellegrino needed to avoid hearts in order to stay alive in the tournament. The flop was ugly for Pellegrino as it came 954, giving Doudney a free-roll. The disaster hit on the turn as the K fell, eliminating Pellegrino. The meaningless A fell on the river and it was official.

Left In The Deck:

The players are back from a ten minute break.

Player Tags: Johnny Chan,   Nathan Doudney,   Bryan Pellegrino

Hour 9 Update: Timoshenko and Caro Sent to the Rail

Jun 14, '09

Hour 9 Update

Players Remaining: 13 out of 256

Completed Matches (Winner in Bold):

1. Nathan Doudney vs. Jason Mercier
2. Bryan Pellegrino vs. Yevgeniy Timoshenko
3. Dustin Woolf vs. Mike Caro

Eliminations:

16. Jason Mercier – $38,424
15. Yevgeniy Timoshenko – $38,424
14. Mike Caro – $38,424

Big Hands:

Mike Caro Eliminated by Dustin Woolf

After a stone bluff on the river was picked off by Dustin Woolf, Mike Caro was down to 127,000. He got all in on a flop of KKQ and was called by Woolf.

Woolf showed K10 and Caro showed the A4. Woolf didn’t need to sweat the flush draw for long as he hit the K on the turn for quads, and Caro was eliminated.

Timoshenko’s Draw Bricks Off, Eliminated by Pellegrino

After a raise to 13,000, Yevgeniy Timoshenko and Bryan Pellegrino take a flop of A510. Pellegrino check-raised Timoshenko’s 16,000 to 44,000 and Timoshenko decided to move all-in. Pellegrino made the call and tabled the A9 and Timoshenko showed the 23.

The 10 fell on the turn followed by the 10, meaning that Timoshenko’s flush and straight outs missed and sent Pellegrino into round 6.

Dwyer Painfully Folds to Romanello

Roberto Romanello raised to 16,000 and Steve O’Dwyer made it 58,000, which was called by Romanello. The flop was 824 and O’Dwyer led for 65,000, which was called by Romanello.

The turn was the 5 and O’Dwyer checked. Romanello moved in for all of O’Dwyer’s remaining chips. O’Dwyer tanked for minutes, while saying “It would be so sick if I folded this…. I could always suck out.” After a while, O’Dwyer tossed his cards into the muck and said “You could tilt me if you show a bluff.”

Left In The Deck:

On the river, Justin Smith checked and Johnny Chan moved all in. Smith thought a few moments before getting up and sprinting out the door. Apparently, Smith had to go to the bathroom. Chan was nice enough to get up and leave the table so Smith wouldn’t get blinded out.

Player Tags: Johnny Chan,   Dustin Woolf,   Steve O'Dwyer,   Bryan Pellegrino

Hour 8 Update: Mercier Out Early

Jun 14, '09

Hour 8 Update

Players Remaining: 15 out of 256

Completed Round 5 Matches (Winner in Bold:

1. Nathan Doudney vs. Jason Mercier

Eliminations:

Jason Mercier – $38,424

Big Hands:

Jason Mercier Eliminated by Nathan Doudney

Not even 10 minutes into the match, Jason Mercier found himself all in preflop with JJ vs. Doudney’s QQ. The board bricked out for Mercier, and was eliminated in 16th place.

Mike Caro Makes a Big Laydown

After a preflop raise, Mike Caro and Dustin Woolf take a flop of 10Q6. Woolf checked and called Caro’s 16,000 bet. The turn was the 2 and both players checked.

The river fell and was the 10. Woolf checks again and this time Caro fires 35,000. Woolf proceeds to check-raise to 120,000. Caro turns up his hand and shows 9 10 before folding. Woolf mucked his cards.

Justin Smith Gets the Best of Chan

Justin “BoostedJ” Smith raised the button to 10,000 and Johnny Chan calls. The flop fell 1066 and Chan checked and called 14,000 from Smith.

The turn was the 10 and both players checked. The 5 fell on the river and Chan now leads out for 16,000 and was met with a raise to 41,000 by Smith. After a moment, Chan tossed in the call and Smith showed him the Q10. Chan mucked his hand.

Pellegrino Makes a Good Call on Timoshenko

After a preflop raise, Bryan Pellegrino and Yevgeniy Timoshenko take a flop of 2 4 10.

Pellegrino checked and Timoshenko bet 13,000. Pellegrino then raised to 35,000 and Timoshenko made it 83,000. Pellegrino tanked for a few moments before making the call. The turn was the 3 and the river was the K, both of which were checked by both players. Pellegrino tabled the A4 and Timoshenko mucked.

Player Tags: Johnny Chan,   Mike Caro,   Dustin Woolf,   Justin Smith

Hour 5 Update: Johnny Chan Eliminated

Jun 15, '09

Hour 5 Update

Players Remaining: 4 out of 256

Matches (Winner In Bold):

1. Leo Wolpert vs. Dustin Woolf
2. Jamin Stokes vs. Johnny Chan
3. Nathan Doudney vs. Bryan Pellegrino
4. John Duthie vs. Steve O’Dwyer

Eliminations:

5. Johnny Chan – $92,580

Big Hands:

Jamin Stokes Doubles Up

Johnny Chan made it 65,000 preflop and Jamin Stokes moved all-in for 500,000. Chan thought about it and eventually made the call with the AJ and was dominating the A3 of Stokes. The flop was about as bad as it could get for Chan, as it came Q73. Stokes paired his three kicker and added the nut flush draw to boot. Chan was drawing slim as the Q hit the turn. Chan added outs to split but the river offered no salvation as it brought the K. The players were about dead even after the hand.

Johnny Chan Leaking Chips

The momentum in the match has swung in Stokes’ favor. On a board of AK986, Jamin Stokes bet 125,000 into Johnny Chan. Chan went into the tank before finally making the call. Stokes tabled the J5 for a flush to take another substantial pot off of the dwindling chip stack of Chan.

Johnny Chan Eliminated In 5th Place ($92,580)

After the huge double up for Jamin Stokes where he outdrew on the 10-time bracelet winner, Chan proceeded to concede pot after pot. In the final hand of the match, Chan bet on the botton and Stokes moved all-in. Chan went into the tank before calling all-in for his remaining 560,000. Chan showed the A9 and was on the bad end of it when Stokes tabled the AQ. The flop came KJJ, providing some light to split or catch runner-runner. The 10 gave Stokes the nut straight but left Chan praying for another diamond for a flush. However, the 2 fell on the river and Chan was eliminated close to an 11th bracelet.

Left In The Deck:

The remaining four players will resume action at 7:30 p.m.

Player Tags: Johnny Chan,   Jamin Stokes

Hour 4 Update: Chan Chips Away

Jun 15, '09

Hour 4 Update

Players Remaining: 5 out of 256

Matches (Winner In Bold):

1. Leo Wolpert vs. Dustin Woolf
2. Jamin Stokes vs. Johnny Chan (Still playing)
3. Nathan Doudney vs. Bryan Pellegrino
4. John Duthie vs. Steve O’Dwyer

Big Hands:

Jamin Stokes Moves All-In

On a board of 862, Johnny Chan bet 75,000 and Jamin Stokes moved all-in for 605,000. Chan went into the tank before finally folding. The two players have been playing very small pots though. Chan has been raising frequently and picking up tiny pots here and there from his opponent. Chan is currently enjoying a 1,315,000 to 605,000 chip lead at the moment.

Chan and Stokes Split All-In Pot

On a board of 106485, Jamin Stokes bet 77,000 and Johnny Chan moved him all-in for 250,000 more. Stokes made the quick call and exposed the 67 for a straight while Chan tabled the Q7 for a split pot.

Player Tags: Johnny Chan,   Jamin Stokes

Hour 3 Update: Steve O'Dwyer, Dustin Woolf Eliminated

Jun 15, '09

Hour 3 Update

Players Remaining: 5 out of 256

Matches (Winner In Bold):

1. Leo Wolpert vs. Dustin Woolf
2. Jamin Stokes vs. Johnny Chan
3. Nathan Doudney vs. Bryan Pellegrino
4. John Duthie vs. Steve O’Dwyer

Eliminations:

7. Steve O’Dwyer – $92,580
6. Dustin Woolf – $92,580

Big Hands:

Johnny Chan Takes Hit

Johnny Chan raised to 30,000 from the button and Jamin Stokes called. The flop came KQ9. Stokes checked to Chan, and the 10-time bracelet winner opted to check behind. The turn brought the 2 and Stokes bet out 35,000. Chan thought about it briefly before reraising to 105,000. Stokes made the call and the 5 fell on the river. Stokes bet 150,000 and Chan went into the tank. He eventually folded. Chan is down to 930,000 while Stokes is ahead with 1,010,000.

Dustin Woolf Doubles, Eliminated In Sixth Place ($92,580) Short After

Dustin Woolf got the last of his 175,000 into the pot with pocket jacks and was called by the A2 of Leo Wolpert. The board ran out safe for Woolf and he was able to double up to 350,000.

A few hands later, Dustin Woolf raised to 35,000 and was shoved in on by Leo Wolpert. Woolf wasn’t happy about it but called off the rest of his short stack of 310,000. Woolf tabled the 66 and saw the bad news that he wasn’t racing as Wolpert exposed the 77.

The flop came Q65, putting Woolf way out in front with a flopped set. Wolpert still had many runner-runner draws and one came as the 8 hit the turn, making him open-ended. Woolf needed to dodge any four, seven or nine in order to stay alive. However, the 4 fell on the river, eliminating Woolf in heartbreaking fashion after a fortunate flop.

Steve O’Dwyer Eliminated In 7th Place ($92,580)

On a flop of K65, John Duthie bet out 65,000. O’Dwyer contemplated briefly before making it 150,000 total. Duthie quickly called and the 2 hit the turn. Duthie checked to O’Dwyer, who bet just over 400,000, leaving himself with just 26,000 behind. Duthie then moved all-in and O’Dwyer, who was pot-committed, made the call. Duthie exposed the 34 for a turned straight, while O’Dwyer tabled the 108 for a flush draw. The 6 fell on the river, eliminating O’Dwyer.

Player Tags: Johnny Chan,   John Duthie,   Dustin Woolf,   Steve O'Dwyer

Hour 2 Update: Bryan Pellegrino Eliminated

Jun 15, '09

Hour 2 Update

Players Remaining: 7 out of 256

Matches (Winner In Bold):

1. Leo Wolpert vs. Dustin Woolf
2. Jamin Stokes vs. Johnny Chan
3. Nathan Doudney vs. Bryan Pellegrino
4. John Duthie vs. Steve O’Dwyer

Eliminations:

8. Bryan Pellegrino – $92,580

Big Hands:

Johnny Chan Moves All-in

On a board of Q104, Johnny Chan bet 110,000 from the button and was reraised to 230,000 by Jamin Stokes. Chan went into the tank before eventually announcing that he was all-in. Stokes was surprised by Chan’s shove and went into the tank himself, before finally releasing the hand. The chip stacks are about even at 960,000 apiece.

Bryan Pellegrino Eliminated In 8th Place ($92,580)

Nathan Doudney raised preflop to 30,000 and Bryan Pellegrino reraised to 100,000. Doudney thought about it briefly before moving all-in, having Pellegrino covered by about 500,000. Pellegrino didn’t take long before calling and exposing the AQ. Doudney flipped over the same hand with the AQ. Pellegrino needed to avoid hearts in order to stay alive in the tournament. The flop was ugly for Pellegrino as it came 954, giving Doudney a free-roll. The disaster hit on the turn as the K fell, eliminating Pellegrino. The meaningless A fell on the river and it was official.

Left In The Deck:

The players are back from a ten minute break.

Player Tags: Johnny Chan,   Nathan Doudney,   Bryan Pellegrino

Hour 9 Update: Timoshenko and Caro Sent to the Rail

Jun 14, '09

Hour 9 Update

Players Remaining: 13 out of 256

Completed Matches (Winner in Bold):

1. Nathan Doudney vs. Jason Mercier
2. Bryan Pellegrino vs. Yevgeniy Timoshenko
3. Dustin Woolf vs. Mike Caro

Eliminations:

16. Jason Mercier – $38,424
15. Yevgeniy Timoshenko – $38,424
14. Mike Caro – $38,424

Big Hands:

Mike Caro Eliminated by Dustin Woolf

After a stone bluff on the river was picked off by Dustin Woolf, Mike Caro was down to 127,000. He got all in on a flop of KKQ and was called by Woolf.

Woolf showed K10 and Caro showed the A4. Woolf didn’t need to sweat the flush draw for long as he hit the K on the turn for quads, and Caro was eliminated.

Timoshenko’s Draw Bricks Off, Eliminated by Pellegrino

After a raise to 13,000, Yevgeniy Timoshenko and Bryan Pellegrino take a flop of A510. Pellegrino check-raised Timoshenko’s 16,000 to 44,000 and Timoshenko decided to move all-in. Pellegrino made the call and tabled the A9 and Timoshenko showed the 23.

The 10 fell on the turn followed by the 10, meaning that Timoshenko’s flush and straight outs missed and sent Pellegrino into round 6.

Dwyer Painfully Folds to Romanello

Roberto Romanello raised to 16,000 and Steve O’Dwyer made it 58,000, which was called by Romanello. The flop was 824 and O’Dwyer led for 65,000, which was called by Romanello.

The turn was the 5 and O’Dwyer checked. Romanello moved in for all of O’Dwyer’s remaining chips. O’Dwyer tanked for minutes, while saying “It would be so sick if I folded this…. I could always suck out.” After a while, O’Dwyer tossed his cards into the muck and said “You could tilt me if you show a bluff.”

Left In The Deck:

On the river, Justin Smith checked and Johnny Chan moved all in. Smith thought a few moments before getting up and sprinting out the door. Apparently, Smith had to go to the bathroom. Chan was nice enough to get up and leave the table so Smith wouldn’t get blinded out.

Player Tags: Johnny Chan,   Dustin Woolf,   Steve O'Dwyer,   Bryan Pellegrino

Hour 8 Update: Mercier Out Early

Jun 14, '09

Hour 8 Update

Players Remaining: 15 out of 256

Completed Round 5 Matches (Winner in Bold:

1. Nathan Doudney vs. Jason Mercier

Eliminations:

Jason Mercier – $38,424

Big Hands:

Jason Mercier Eliminated by Nathan Doudney

Not even 10 minutes into the match, Jason Mercier found himself all in preflop with JJ vs. Doudney’s QQ. The board bricked out for Mercier, and was eliminated in 16th place.

Mike Caro Makes a Big Laydown

After a preflop raise, Mike Caro and Dustin Woolf take a flop of 10Q6. Woolf checked and called Caro’s 16,000 bet. The turn was the 2 and both players checked.

The river fell and was the 10. Woolf checks again and this time Caro fires 35,000. Woolf proceeds to check-raise to 120,000. Caro turns up his hand and shows 9 10 before folding. Woolf mucked his cards.

Justin Smith Gets the Best of Chan

Justin “BoostedJ” Smith raised the button to 10,000 and Johnny Chan calls. The flop fell 1066 and Chan checked and called 14,000 from Smith.

The turn was the 10 and both players checked. The 5 fell on the river and Chan now leads out for 16,000 and was met with a raise to 41,000 by Smith. After a moment, Chan tossed in the call and Smith showed him the Q10. Chan mucked his hand.

Pellegrino Makes a Good Call on Timoshenko

After a preflop raise, Bryan Pellegrino and Yevgeniy Timoshenko take a flop of 2 4 10.

Pellegrino checked and Timoshenko bet 13,000. Pellegrino then raised to 35,000 and Timoshenko made it 83,000. Pellegrino tanked for a few moments before making the call. The turn was the 3 and the river was the K, both of which were checked by both players. Pellegrino tabled the A4 and Timoshenko mucked.

Player Tags: Johnny Chan,   Mike Caro,   Dustin Woolf,   Justin Smith

Level 3 Update: The Field Keeps Growing

Jun 10, '09

Blinds: 100-200 with a 50 ante

Entrants: 96

Chip Counts:

1. Jon Turner – 65,000
2. Freddy Deeb – 49,000
3. Chino Rheem – 48,000
4. Greg Mueller – 45,000
5. Dario Minieri – 44,000
6. Sam Grizzle – 43,000
7. Steve Sung – 41,000
8. Jim Bechtel – 40,000
9. Amnon Filippi – 38,000
10. Archie Karas – 37,000

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

Yan Chen

Big Hands:

The Grizzled Veteran

Action folded around to Allen Cunningham in the small blind. He made it 600 to go and Sam Grizzle made the call from the big blind.

Draw: Cunningham draws 2 cards, Grizzle draws 2 cards

Cunningham led out with 1,050 after the draw. “Did you already use your reload?” Grizzle asked. He then unloaded 9,000 into the pot. “That’s why you were asking me that question,” Cunningham said. He looked at his hand one last time before throwing it into the muck. Grizzle was closing in on 50,000 in chips while Cunningham was down to 27,000.

Kenny Tran In The House

Kenny Tran is one of the many late arrivals in this tournament and has made his presence felt. With the pot holding 3,400 in chips, Tran led out for 7,000 after the draw. The player in seat 2 mucked his hand and Tran took the pot after flexing his muscle. He was up to 34,000.

Ivey Burns Chan

Phil Ivey raised to 600 from the button and Johnny Chan made the call from the big blind. “Hi Johnny,” Ivey said. “Hi there Phil,” Chan responded with a chuckle.

Draw: Chan draws 2 cards, Ivey draws 2 cards

The dealer made a mistake and forgot to burn a card before she gave Chan his cards. There was some confusion as to which card she needed to burn. “I don’t mind which one she burns,” Ivey joked. Chan tried to help the dealer figure out which card needed to be burned, but just threw his hands up in frustration. “Ah hell! I don’t care either,” Chan said. Once that mess was sorted, Chan checked and Ivey fired 1,200. Chan quickly mucked and Ivey improved to 33,000 while Chan held close to 35,000.

With Friends Like These…

Daniel Negreanu has arrived and drawn a seat at the same table as his friend Mike Matusow. It didn’t take them long to get involved in a hand.

Matusow raised to 625 from the cutoff and Negreanu made the call from the big blind.

Draw: Negreanu draws 1 card, Matusow stands pat

Both players checked after the draw and Matusow showed down a 10-low. Negreanu mucked his hand and was back to his starting stack of 30,000. Matusow was up to 26,000.

Schneider Takes One

With 2,400 in the pot, Tom Schneider, Freddy Deeb and Steve Zolotow each had a stake in the hand as the draw approached.

Draw: Deeb draws 2 cards, Zolotow draws 2 cards, Schneider draws 1 card

After everyone received their cards, all three players checked and Schneider showed down a Queen-low. Zolotow and Deeb both mucked and Schneider improved to 31,000 with the pot. Deeb was at 54,000 while Zolotow was down to 22,000.

Left In The Deck:

Stacked Table

As more players arrive to their seats, the tournament has added more tables and moved some players around. One table has the following players residing there:

Seat 1: Steve Zolotow
Seat 2: Erick Lindgren
Seat 3: Tim Phan
Seat 4: Freddy Deeb
Seat 5: Huck Seed
Seat 6: Tom Schneider
Seat 7: Greg Mueller

Player Tags: Sam Grizzle,   Allen Cunningham,   Daniel Negreanu,   Steve Zolotow,   Mike Matusow,   Tom Schneider,   Johnny Chan,   Phil Ivey,   Kenny Tran,   Freddy Deeb

Level 1 Update: Rousso Takes A Big Pot Early

Jun 10, '09

Blinds: 50-100 with a 25 ante

Entrants: 62

Chip Counts:

1. Huck Seed – 32,000
2. Vanessa Rousso – 31,000
3. Sam Grizzle – 30,000
4. Mike Matusow – 30,000
5. Jeff Lisandro – 30,000
6. Amnon Filippi – 30,000
7. Archie Karas – 30,000
8. Tim Phan – 30,000
9. Johnny Chan – 30,000
10. Erick Lindgren – 30,000

Average Chip Count: 30,000

Notable Eliminations:

None

Big Hands:

Lady Maverick Takes A Nice Pot Early

Vanessa Rousso raised to 300 from the cutoff and the player in seat 2 was next to act on the button. He repopped it to 4,300 more and Rousso made the call. It was then time to draw.

Draw: Rousso Stands Pat, Seat 2 Stands Pat

Rousso showed down 9-7-4-3-2 and her opponent flashed a 10, then he mucked his hand. Rousso scored a nice sized pot early on and she was up to almost 20,000, her two reload chips still intact.

Chan And Lindgren Tangle

After both players had drawn their cards, Johnny Chan fired 800 into the pot and Lindgren thought for a few moments before making the call. Chan showed a 10-low and Lindgren mucked his hand. Chan took in the pot and was around 13,000 in the early going. Lindgren dropped to 9,200 but would get some back in later hands.

Erick Lindgren Involved Early And Often

The player in seat 5 min-raised to 200 and Lindgren made the call.

Draw: Seat 5 draws 1 card, Lindgren draws 1 card

Erick Lindgren led out for 600 after the draw and his opponent mucked his hand, giving the pot to Lindgren. But Lindgren was not done.

A few hands later, the player in seat 6 drew two cards while Lindgren took one card. Seat 6 then checked to Lindgren who fired 700 into the pot. Seat 6 mucked his hand and Lindgren took down another pot. Lindgren was up to 16,000 with his two reload chips still intact.

Seed Pushes Grizzle Out

Sam Grizzle raised to 600 from early position and action folded around to Huck Seed in the big blind. Seed then raised it 2,600 total and action was back on Grizzle. Grizzle tanked for a bit and then threw his cards into the muck. Seed took in the pot and he was up to 32,000 after he used his two reload chips.

Left In The Deck:

Bartender, I’ll Take A Double Shot

As the tournament began, it was explained to Sam Grizzle that the two red chips in front of him were to rebuy his chips. Grizzle needed clarification from Huck Seed and Mike Matusow that these chips were just reload chips and that they would not cost anything extra. This was a relief to Grizzle, who said “If this is a rebuy tournament I am not playing.”

After this was explained, Grizzle elected to take his reload immediately and Huck Seed followed suit. Players can use their reload at any time during the first three levels. If they do not use it by the end of level 3, the players are forced to take the 20,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Sam Grizzle,   Erick Lindgren,   Huck Seed,   Mike Matusow,   Johnny Chan,   Vanessa Rousso

Level 10 Update: Phil Ivey, Scotty Nguyen Eliminated

Jun 02, '09

Ante: 300
Low Card: 500
Completion: 1,500
Limts: 1,500-3,000

Players Remaining: 74 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Ivan Shertzer — 157,000
2. Barry Mullinax — 142,000
3. Benjamin Lin — 116,000
4. Daniel Robinson — 111,000
5. John Cernuto — 103,000
6. Greg Mueller — 96,000
7. David Oppenheim — 88,000
8. Nick Frangos — 86,000
9. Tot Leonidas — 84,100
10. Freddie Ellis — 84,000

Average Chip Count: 57,568

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Ivey
Scotty Nguyen

Big Hands:

David Chiu Takes One from David Oppenheim

The player in seat 4 opens the pot for 500 with the 4, David Chiu completes the bet to 1,500 with the K, David Oppenheim calls the completed bet with the Q, the player 2 in seat calls with the K and seat 4 calls the raise as well.

Seat 2: X-X-K8
Seat 4: X-X45
Chiu: X-X-K9
Oppenheim: X-X-Q7

Chiu bets 1,500, Oppenheim and seat 2 both call, seat 4 folds.

Seat 2: X-X-K87
Chiu: X-X-K93
Oppenheim: X-X-Q76

Chiu bets 3,000, seat 2 folds and Oppenheim raised to 6,000. Chiu calls.

Chiu: X-X-K935
Oppenheim: X-X-Q76A

Both players check on sixth street. Chiu bets 3,000 on the river and Oppenheim calls. Chiu turns over K5 for two pair and Oppenheim mucks. Chiu rakes the pot and brings his chip count up to 58,000 while Oppenheim falls to 78,000.

Johnny Chan Eliminates Scotty Nguyen, Builds Stack

A few minutes after eliminating Scotty Nguyen, Johnny Chan gets involved in this pot, where the player in seat 7 opens for 500 with the 2. Chan completes the bet to 1,500 with the 10 and the player ins eat 6 calls with the 5.

Chan: X-X-10K
Seat 6: X-X-5J
Seat 7: X-X-27

Chan bets 1,500 and both players call.

Chan: X-X-10K8
Seat 6: X-X-5J5
Seat 7: X-X-27Q

All three players check around.

Chan: X-X-10K82
Seat 6: X-X-5J53
Seat 7: X-X-27Q6

Seat 6 bets 3,000 with a pair of fives on sixth street, Seat 7 folds and Chan calls. Both players check the river and Chan turns over the 10 for a pair of tens. Seat 6 mucks and Chan rakes the pot, bringing his chip count up to 65,000 after this hand.

Negreanu Chips Up, Ivey Almost Out

Phil Ivey opens the pot for 500 with the 3, Daniel Negreanu completes the bet to 1,500 with the J, the player in seat 8 calls with the 5 as does Hoyt Corkins with the 9. Ivey folds.

Corkins: X-X-93
Negreanu: X-X-J8
Seat 8: X-X-53

Negreanu bets 1,500, seat 8 calls and Corkins folds.

Negreanu: X-X-J88
Seat 8: X-X-536

Negreanu pairs eights and bets 3,000, seat 8 calls.

Negreanu: X-X-J882
Seat 8: X-X-5362

Negreanu once again bets 3,000 on sixth street and this time seat 8 folds. Negreanu rakes the pot and brings his chip count up to 60,000 while Corkins falls to 80,000 and Ivey is left with just 3,500 in chips after this hand.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   David Oppenheim,   David Chiu,   Johnny Chan,   Phil Ivey

Level 6 Update: Tony G Gets The Best Of Chan

Jun 01, '09

Ante: 100
Low Card: 200
Completion: 600
Limits: 600-1,200

Players Remaining: 138 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Matt Glantz – 76,000
2. John Cernuto – 65,000
3. Yuval Bronshtein – 60,000
4. Keith Sexton – 58,000
5. Andy Bloch – 58,000
6. Tim Phan – 56,000
7. David Oppenheim – 55,000
8. Chris Amaral – 55,000
9. Nikolay Evdakov – 51,000
10. Jeff Lisandro – 47,000

Average Chip Count: 30,870

Big Hands:

Tony G Stows Away On The Orient Express

Tony G: X-X-29
Johnny Chan: X-X-QK

Johnny Chan fired a bet of 600 and Tony G made the call.

Tony G: X-X-296
Johnny Chan: X-X-QK3

Chan fired another round of 1,200 and Tony G called.

Tony G: X-X-2964
Johnny Chan: X-X-QK38

Chan slowed down and checked and Tony G bet 1,200. Chan made the call and the players saw the river. On the river, Tony G kept the gas pedal down and fired 1,200 more into the pot and Chan mucked his hand. After the hand Tony G was at 48,000 while Chan was at 22,000.

The Chainsaw Gets Bluffed

Allen Kessler: X-X-4
Seat 7: X-X-A

Kessler’s opponent threw an orange 1,000 chip into the pot to complete the bet. Kessler thought it was a raise and argued with the table about it. After that was over, he called 600 and the players saw the next card.

Allen Kessler: X-X-4Q
Seat 7: X-X-AQ

Seat 7 bet 600 and Kessler called.

Allen Kessler: X-X-4QJ
Seat 7: X-X-AQ9

Seat 7 bet 1,200 and Kessler raised to 2,400. His opponent made the call.

Allen Kessler: X-X-4QJK
Seat 7: X-X-AQ94

Seat 7 bet 1,200 and Kessler tagged along with the call.

Allen Kessler: X-X-4QJK-(2)
Seat 7: (K27)-AQ94

Seat 7 fired 1,200 and Kessler flashed the 2 he received on the river and mucked. His opponent then revealed his hand, showing that he had absoloutely nothing. After the hand, Kessler was down to just 13,500.

Erick Lindgren Takes a Pot

Lindgren: X-X-86K
Seat 8: X-X-743

Picking up the action on fifth street, Lindgren bet 1,200 and his opponent called.

Lindgren: X-X-86KQ
Seat 8: X-X-743A

The betting shifted over to seat 8 with the ace-high. He checked and Lindgren fired another 1,200 bet that was called. On the river, Lindgren fired one more bullet and seat 8 finally had enough, mucking his hand.

Traniello and Levi Tangle Again

Marco Traniello: X-X-43
David Levi: X-X-Q7

Traniello bet 600 and Levi made the call

Marco Traniello: X-X-43A
David Levi: X-X-Q78

Traniello bet 1,200 and Levi called.

Marco Traniello: X-X-43A4
David Levi: X-X-Q782

Traniello fired another 1,200 and Levi stuck around.

Marco Traniello: (KK6)43A4
David Levi: (X-X-10)-Q782

Both players checked the river and Traniello showed his two pair, good enough to take down the pot as Levi flashed his 10. Traniello was over 50,000 while Levi was down to 24,000.

Left In The Deck:

The prize pool for this tournament has been announced. It is $1,334,800. There will be 16 places paid and the winner will be awarded $373,744.

Player Tags: Antanas Guoga,   Erick Lindgren,   David Levi,   Allen Kessler,   Marco Traniello,   Johnny Chan

Level 10 Update: Phil Ivey, Scotty Nguyen Eliminated

Jun 02, '09

Ante: 300
Low Card: 500
Completion: 1,500
Limts: 1,500-3,000

Players Remaining: 74 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Ivan Shertzer — 157,000
2. Barry Mullinax — 142,000
3. Benjamin Lin — 116,000
4. Daniel Robinson — 111,000
5. John Cernuto — 103,000
6. Greg Mueller — 96,000
7. David Oppenheim — 88,000
8. Nick Frangos — 86,000
9. Tot Leonidas — 84,100
10. Freddie Ellis — 84,000

Average Chip Count: 57,568

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Ivey
Scotty Nguyen

Big Hands:

David Chiu Takes One from David Oppenheim

The player in seat 4 opens the pot for 500 with the 4, David Chiu completes the bet to 1,500 with the K, David Oppenheim calls the completed bet with the Q, the player 2 in seat calls with the K and seat 4 calls the raise as well.

Seat 2: X-X-K8
Seat 4: X-X45
Chiu: X-X-K9
Oppenheim: X-X-Q7

Chiu bets 1,500, Oppenheim and seat 2 both call, seat 4 folds.

Seat 2: X-X-K87
Chiu: X-X-K93
Oppenheim: X-X-Q76

Chiu bets 3,000, seat 2 folds and Oppenheim raised to 6,000. Chiu calls.

Chiu: X-X-K935
Oppenheim: X-X-Q76A

Both players check on sixth street. Chiu bets 3,000 on the river and Oppenheim calls. Chiu turns over K5 for two pair and Oppenheim mucks. Chiu rakes the pot and brings his chip count up to 58,000 while Oppenheim falls to 78,000.

Johnny Chan Eliminates Scotty Nguyen, Builds Stack

A few minutes after eliminating Scotty Nguyen, Johnny Chan gets involved in this pot, where the player in seat 7 opens for 500 with the 2. Chan completes the bet to 1,500 with the 10 and the player ins eat 6 calls with the 5.

Chan: X-X-10K
Seat 6: X-X-5J
Seat 7: X-X-27

Chan bets 1,500 and both players call.

Chan: X-X-10K8
Seat 6: X-X-5J5
Seat 7: X-X-27Q

All three players check around.

Chan: X-X-10K82
Seat 6: X-X-5J53
Seat 7: X-X-27Q6

Seat 6 bets 3,000 with a pair of fives on sixth street, Seat 7 folds and Chan calls. Both players check the river and Chan turns over the 10 for a pair of tens. Seat 6 mucks and Chan rakes the pot, bringing his chip count up to 65,000 after this hand.

Negreanu Chips Up, Ivey Almost Out

Phil Ivey opens the pot for 500 with the 3, Daniel Negreanu completes the bet to 1,500 with the J, the player in seat 8 calls with the 5 as does Hoyt Corkins with the 9. Ivey folds.

Corkins: X-X-93
Negreanu: X-X-J8
Seat 8: X-X-53

Negreanu bets 1,500, seat 8 calls and Corkins folds.

Negreanu: X-X-J88
Seat 8: X-X-536

Negreanu pairs eights and bets 3,000, seat 8 calls.

Negreanu: X-X-J882
Seat 8: X-X-5362

Negreanu once again bets 3,000 on sixth street and this time seat 8 folds. Negreanu rakes the pot and brings his chip count up to 60,000 while Corkins falls to 80,000 and Ivey is left with just 3,500 in chips after this hand.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   David Oppenheim,   David Chiu,   Johnny Chan,   Phil Ivey

Level 6 Update: Tony G Gets The Best Of Chan

Jun 01, '09

Ante: 100
Low Card: 200
Completion: 600
Limits: 600-1,200

Players Remaining: 138 out of 142

Chip Counts:

1. Matt Glantz – 76,000
2. John Cernuto – 65,000
3. Yuval Bronshtein – 60,000
4. Keith Sexton – 58,000
5. Andy Bloch – 58,000
6. Tim Phan – 56,000
7. David Oppenheim – 55,000
8. Chris Amaral – 55,000
9. Nikolay Evdakov – 51,000
10. Jeff Lisandro – 47,000

Average Chip Count: 30,870

Big Hands:

Tony G Stows Away On The Orient Express

Tony G: X-X-29
Johnny Chan: X-X-QK

Johnny Chan fired a bet of 600 and Tony G made the call.

Tony G: X-X-296
Johnny Chan: X-X-QK3

Chan fired another round of 1,200 and Tony G called.

Tony G: X-X-2964
Johnny Chan: X-X-QK38

Chan slowed down and checked and Tony G bet 1,200. Chan made the call and the players saw the river. On the river, Tony G kept the gas pedal down and fired 1,200 more into the pot and Chan mucked his hand. After the hand Tony G was at 48,000 while Chan was at 22,000.

The Chainsaw Gets Bluffed

Allen Kessler: X-X-4
Seat 7: X-X-A

Kessler’s opponent threw an orange 1,000 chip into the pot to complete the bet. Kessler thought it was a raise and argued with the table about it. After that was over, he called 600 and the players saw the next card.

Allen Kessler: X-X-4Q
Seat 7: X-X-AQ

Seat 7 bet 600 and Kessler called.

Allen Kessler: X-X-4QJ
Seat 7: X-X-AQ9

Seat 7 bet 1,200 and Kessler raised to 2,400. His opponent made the call.

Allen Kessler: X-X-4QJK
Seat 7: X-X-AQ94

Seat 7 bet 1,200 and Kessler tagged along with the call.

Allen Kessler: X-X-4QJK-(2)
Seat 7: (K27)-AQ94

Seat 7 fired 1,200 and Kessler flashed the 2 he received on the river and mucked. His opponent then revealed his hand, showing that he had absoloutely nothing. After the hand, Kessler was down to just 13,500.

Erick Lindgren Takes a Pot

Lindgren: X-X-86K
Seat 8: X-X-743

Picking up the action on fifth street, Lindgren bet 1,200 and his opponent called.

Lindgren: X-X-86KQ
Seat 8: X-X-743A

The betting shifted over to seat 8 with the ace-high. He checked and Lindgren fired another 1,200 bet that was called. On the river, Lindgren fired one more bullet and seat 8 finally had enough, mucking his hand.

Traniello and Levi Tangle Again

Marco Traniello: X-X-43
David Levi: X-X-Q7

Traniello bet 600 and Levi made the call

Marco Traniello: X-X-43A
David Levi: X-X-Q78

Traniello bet 1,200 and Levi called.

Marco Traniello: X-X-43A4
David Levi: X-X-Q782

Traniello fired another 1,200 and Levi stuck around.

Marco Traniello: (KK6)43A4
David Levi: (X-X-10)-Q782

Both players checked the river and Traniello showed his two pair, good enough to take down the pot as Levi flashed his 10. Traniello was over 50,000 while Levi was down to 24,000.

Left In The Deck:

The prize pool for this tournament has been announced. It is $1,334,800. There will be 16 places paid and the winner will be awarded $373,744.

Player Tags: Antanas Guoga,   Erick Lindgren,   David Levi,   Allen Kessler,   Marco Traniello,   Johnny Chan

Eli Elezra Defeats Johnny Chan

Mar 06, '09

Over at the featured table, Johnny Chan and Eli Elezra got it all in preflop.

Elezra had Chan covered and showed pocket sixes. Chan showed A9 and needed to win the race to survive. The board ran out J53K7 and Chan was eliminated from the tournament.

Elezra will now face Erick Lindgren in the round of 32. There are still three matches remaining in the round.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Eli Elezra,   Johnny Chan