Jennifer Harman Poker Tournament Updates

Erik Seidel Defeats Jennifer Harman

Mar 05, '11

Jennifer Harman moved all in with J10, but she was behind to A9 for Erik Seidel.

The board brought an ace and Harman was eliminated. Seidel now has an upcoming match with Phil Gordon in the Sweet 16.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Jennifer Harman

Jennifer Harman Defeats Huck Seed

Mar 04, '11

Another former champion has bit the dust. Huck Seed moved all in holding 107 on a 9-4-3 flop and Jennifer Harman made the easy call with 9-6.

The turn and river fell 4-A and Seed was eliminated. Harman will now move on to face Erik Seidel in the round of 32.

Player Tags: Huck Seed,   Jennifer Harman

Erik Seidel Defeats Jennifer Harman

Mar 05, '11

Jennifer Harman moved all in with J10, but she was behind to A9 for Erik Seidel.

The board brought an ace and Harman was eliminated. Seidel now has an upcoming match with Phil Gordon in the Sweet 16.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Jennifer Harman

Jennifer Harman Defeats Huck Seed

Mar 04, '11

Another former champion has bit the dust. Huck Seed moved all in holding 107 on a 9-4-3 flop and Jennifer Harman made the easy call with 9-6.

The turn and river fell 4-A and Seed was eliminated. Harman will now move on to face Erik Seidel in the round of 32.

Player Tags: Huck Seed,   Jennifer Harman

Level Four, Hour One: Little Chops, Then Doubles

Jul 08, '10

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Brent Baldrey – 150,000
2. Khamsy Nuanmanee – 123,000
3. David Benyamine – 113,000
4. Paul Noriega – 112,000
5. Bretty Richey – 102,000
6. Anh Van Nguyen – 94,000
7. Jason Mercier – 91,500
8. Steve Billirakis – 91,000
9. Eric Buchman – 78,500
10. Victor Mendicuti – 76,000

Card Player Family Chip Counts

Jeff Shulman — 5,600
Steve Zolotow — 32,200
Jen Harman — 27,000

Big Hands:

Little Chops Up a Big One

Jonathan Little push his opponent all in for around 10,000 and was called. Their hands:

Little: AK
Opponent: AK

They held the same hand, but when the flop ran 527 Little saw he had a backdoor flush draw. “Freeroll,” he said.

But the board finished without two more diamonds and they chopped the pot. Little is still relatively short with just 13,000 in chips.

Lee Busts to Aces

A short-stacked Doug Lee got all in preflop holding 77, but his opponent held the big bad AA.

The board ran 552J4 and Lee was gone.

Varkonyi Loses Big One

Robert Varkonyi’s opponent was all in, creating a pretty large pot on a board of 2948J. Varkonyi tanked for a while before making the call. Their hands:

Varkonyi: J-8
Opponent: AK

Varkonyi’s two pair could not be his opponent’s nut flush, and the former main event champ dropped to 26,000 in chips.

Singer Flexes

The player under the gun raised to 1,000 and David Singer made it 3,400 to go. The blinds folded but the under the gun player called.

The flop came down 952 and the player bet 4,300. Singer made the call and the 9 fell on the turn.

The player checked and Singer pounced, moving all in for 10,625. His opponent mucked and Singer took the pot. He was at 20,000.

Freddy Deeb Getting Short

Four players, including Freddy Deeb, limped preflop and saw the KJ9 land on the felt. Everyone checked and the turn was the 5.

The player in seat 1 bet 700 and everyone folded. Deeb was ailing with just 9,000 after the hand.

Harman Gets Pushed

Jennifer Harman and her opponent in seat 9 saw a flop of J55. Seat 9 bet 2,600 and Harman raised it up to 6,600.

Seat 9 would not be pushed as he reraised to 14,600. Harman then went into the tank for a couple of minutes. The ESPN cameras noticed and surrounded the table. Harman shuffled her chips for what seemed like forever.

Finally, she threw away her hand and slipped to 27,000.

Rousso Jacks Up Opponent

Vanessa Rousso and her opponent saw a flop J98. The action preflop was unclear, but seat 6 eventually ended up all in for 27,250. Rousso made the call.

Rousso: JJ
Seat 6: A10

Rousso flopped top set but her opponent was drawing to an open-ended straight draw. The turn was the A, giving seat 6 a meaningless pair. The river was the 6 and Rousso dodged the draws to score the knockout. She was at 63,000 after the hand.

Pavilion Room Update

Johnathan Little Doubles Up

Jonathan Little bet 800 from middle position and it was folded around to a player in the small blind. The big blind raised to 1,800 and Little called. The flop came Q99. The big blind bet 2,000 and Little made the quick call. The 5 fell on the turn and the big blind bet 3,600. Little called with only 5,950 behind. An off suit four hit the river and Little’s opponent set him all in. Little made the insta-call for his tournament life. His opponent exposed the KK but was no good against the 98 of Little. Little doubled to over 30,000.

Shawn Sheikhan Outplayed

It was folded around to the small blind. Shawn Sheikhan was in the big blind and was asking for a walk. However, the small blind completed and Sheikhan checked. The flop came KK10 and it was checked to Sheikhan. He fired out a bet of 800 before being check-raised to 2,000. Sheikhan quickly folded and his opponent showed him the 52 for 5-high. Sheikhan was at around 20,000 after the hand.

Thomas Marchese Loses a Pot

With about 10,000 in the middle on a board of 1053Q6, Marchese checked and his opponent checked behind. Marchese’s opponent announced pair and tabled A5. Marchese mucked and was down to 23,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Shawn Sheikhan,   David Singer,   Jennifer Harman,   Robert Varkonyi,   Doug Lee,   Jonathan Little,   Freddy Deeb,   Thomas Marchese

Level 14 Update: Harman and Negreanu Out the Door

Jul 04, '10

Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 27

Average Chip Count: 162,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Johnny Chan – 234,300
2. Joe Hachem – 183,900
3. Barry Greenstein – 182,500
4. Howard Lederer – 117,800
5. Huck Seed – 91,500

Notable Eliminations:

Jennifer Harman – $25,000
Daniel Negreanu – $25,000

Big Hands:

Jennifer Harman Eliminated in Seventh Place ($25,000)

After being severely short stacked, Jennifer Harman tripled and then doubled up, but was still short on chips. She was all-in again and was in trouble against Barry Greenstein.

Harman held A4 and needed an ace against the KK of Greenstein.

The J46 gave her a few more outs, but the J and 5 on the turn and river didn’t give her what she needed and Greenstein sent her home.

Lederer Doubles

Huck Seed raised and Howard Lederer moved all-in for 30,400. Johnny Chan cold-called the all-in and Seed found that scary enough to fold.

Lederer showed AA and Chan tabled 1010.

The board came 84279 and Lederer’s aces held up to double up to 80,000. Chan is still way out in front of the pack with 235,000.

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated in Sixth Place ($25,000)

Daniel Negreanu was once the chip leader, but was run over by Johnny Chan throughout the last two levels and dropped under 100,000.

We found Negreanu getting all in on a flop of 265 and was called by Joe Hachem.

Negreanu tabled AA, but Hachem showed 55, giving him a set of fives. The turn was the 3, giving Negreanu some chop outs, but the 10 on the river kept Hachem’s set in the lead and eliminated the one-time chip leader earlier than he would have liked.

Barry Hits the River

On the last hand before the dinner break, Barry Greenstein raised to 10,000 and Huck Seed called and they saw a flop of J63.

Greenstein bet 14,000 and Seed made it 34,000. Greensstein moved in for 77,000 and Seed called instantly.

Seed KJ and was way ahead of Greenstein’s Q6.

The 4 came on the turn, but the 6 on the river gave Barry the lead with trip sixes and doubled up to 182,500 and Seed dropped to 91,500.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Howard Lederer,   Jennifer Harman

Level 12 Update: Seidel Bursts the Bubble

Jul 04, '10

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 8 out of 27

Average Chip Count: 101,250

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Daniel Negreanu – 240,000
2. Johnny Chan – 130,000
3. Joe Hachem – 125,000
4. Huck Seed – 88,000
5. Barry Greenstein – 48,000
6. Howard Lederer – 38,000
7. Jennifer Harman – 35,000
8. Annie Duke - 32,000

Notable Eliminations:

Erik Seidel
T.J. Cloutier – $25,000

Big Hands:

Seidel Eliminated, Bubble Bursts

Erik Seidel open shoved all-in for his last 18,700 and Jennifer Harman quickly called, tabling AA. Seidel turned up the Q8 and knew he was in some serious trouble.

The flop came AKK and Seidel was just about drawing dead. The turn was the J and now Seidel had picked up miracle royal flush outs.

The river was the J, however, and Seidel was eliminated from the tournament. Everybody left is now guaranteed a minimum of $25,000.

Duke Wins Race, Doubles Up

Jennifer Harman raised to 5,500 on the button and Annie Duke moves in for 15,000 more from the big blind. Harman made the call and it was the classic coin flip situation.

Harman showed the AK and Duke held the JJ. The board fell 1055Q9 and Duke’s jacks held up against the dreaded overcards.

Duke is up to 33,000 with the double up and Harman dropped to 35,000.

T.J. Cloutier Eliminated in Ninth Place ($25,000)

Daniel Negreanu raised and T.J Cloutier called from the button. Annie Duke joined from the big blind and the flop came KJ5. Duke and Negreanu both checked and Cloutier bet 12,000.

Duke folded and Negreanu called. The turn came the 6 and Negreanu put out enough chips to move Cloutier all-in. Cloutier made the call and showed AJ.

Cloutier was in deep trouble against the K10 of Negreanu. The river was the 7 and Negreanu moved up to 240,000 with the knockout.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Annie Duke,   Daniel Negreanu,   Jennifer Harman

Level 8 Update: Negreanu Doubles

Jun 28, '10

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 17 out of 27

Average Chip Count: 47,647

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Huck Seed – 76,000
2. Scotty Nguyen – 73,000
3. Johnny Chan – 71,000
4. Mike Matusow – 60,800
5. Joe Hachem – 56,000
6. Allen Cunningham – 53,000
7. Phil Hellmuth – 53,000
8. Chris Ferguson – 49,000
9. Annie Duke – 47,000
10. Barry Greenstein – 44,000

Notable Eliminations:

none

Big Hands:

Negreanu Doubles Through Jesus

Daniel Negreanu raised to 2,200 and was called by Chris Ferguson from the big blind. The flop came A106 and Ferguson checked to Negreanu, who fired 2,500.

Ferguson check-raised Negreanu to 6,000 and Negreanu moved all-in for his last 18,000. Ferguson made the call and found some bad news.

Negreanu showed 66, for a set of sixes, and Ferguson held the A8, good for top pair.

After the 2 came on the turn, Ferguson was officially drawing dead and Negreanu doubled up to 41,700.

Hellmuth Applies Pressure

Phil Hellmuth raised to 2,200 and Huck Seed made the call from the button. Both players checked the A72 flop and saw the 9 fall on the turn.

Hellmuth bets 3,000 and Seed raised to 10,000. There was very little time elapsed before Hellmuth moved all-in for another 26,000. Seed thought for a while before letting his hand go into the muck.

Hellmuth is up to 40,000 in chips while Seed slipped down below 80,000.

Hachem and Harman Get It In, Chop It Up

Johnny Chan raised to 3,100 and Joe Hachem made it 7,200. Jennifer Harman thought for a minute and then moved all-in for 25,000 total. Chan folded and Hachem made the call.

Hachem showed the AK and Harman showed the same hand as she turned over the AK. The board came out 1010647 and the two chopped the pot.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Huck Seed,   Daniel Negreanu,   Phil Hellmuth,   Jennifer Harman,   Joe Hachem

Level 14 Update: Harman and Negreanu Out the Door

Jul 04, '10

Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 5 out of 27

Average Chip Count: 162,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Johnny Chan – 234,300
2. Joe Hachem – 183,900
3. Barry Greenstein – 182,500
4. Howard Lederer – 117,800
5. Huck Seed – 91,500

Notable Eliminations:

Jennifer Harman – $25,000
Daniel Negreanu – $25,000

Big Hands:

Jennifer Harman Eliminated in Seventh Place ($25,000)

After being severely short stacked, Jennifer Harman tripled and then doubled up, but was still short on chips. She was all-in again and was in trouble against Barry Greenstein.

Harman held A4 and needed an ace against the KK of Greenstein.

The J46 gave her a few more outs, but the J and 5 on the turn and river didn’t give her what she needed and Greenstein sent her home.

Lederer Doubles

Huck Seed raised and Howard Lederer moved all-in for 30,400. Johnny Chan cold-called the all-in and Seed found that scary enough to fold.

Lederer showed AA and Chan tabled 1010.

The board came 84279 and Lederer’s aces held up to double up to 80,000. Chan is still way out in front of the pack with 235,000.

Daniel Negreanu Eliminated in Sixth Place ($25,000)

Daniel Negreanu was once the chip leader, but was run over by Johnny Chan throughout the last two levels and dropped under 100,000.

We found Negreanu getting all in on a flop of 265 and was called by Joe Hachem.

Negreanu tabled AA, but Hachem showed 55, giving him a set of fives. The turn was the 3, giving Negreanu some chop outs, but the 10 on the river kept Hachem’s set in the lead and eliminated the one-time chip leader earlier than he would have liked.

Barry Hits the River

On the last hand before the dinner break, Barry Greenstein raised to 10,000 and Huck Seed called and they saw a flop of J63.

Greenstein bet 14,000 and Seed made it 34,000. Greensstein moved in for 77,000 and Seed called instantly.

Seed KJ and was way ahead of Greenstein’s Q6.

The 4 came on the turn, but the 6 on the river gave Barry the lead with trip sixes and doubled up to 182,500 and Seed dropped to 91,500.

Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu,   Howard Lederer,   Jennifer Harman

Level 12 Update: Seidel Bursts the Bubble

Jul 04, '10

Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 8 out of 27

Average Chip Count: 101,250

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Daniel Negreanu – 240,000
2. Johnny Chan – 130,000
3. Joe Hachem – 125,000
4. Huck Seed – 88,000
5. Barry Greenstein – 48,000
6. Howard Lederer – 38,000
7. Jennifer Harman – 35,000
8. Annie Duke - 32,000

Notable Eliminations:

Erik Seidel
T.J. Cloutier – $25,000

Big Hands:

Seidel Eliminated, Bubble Bursts

Erik Seidel open shoved all-in for his last 18,700 and Jennifer Harman quickly called, tabling AA. Seidel turned up the Q8 and knew he was in some serious trouble.

The flop came AKK and Seidel was just about drawing dead. The turn was the J and now Seidel had picked up miracle royal flush outs.

The river was the J, however, and Seidel was eliminated from the tournament. Everybody left is now guaranteed a minimum of $25,000.

Duke Wins Race, Doubles Up

Jennifer Harman raised to 5,500 on the button and Annie Duke moves in for 15,000 more from the big blind. Harman made the call and it was the classic coin flip situation.

Harman showed the AK and Duke held the JJ. The board fell 1055Q9 and Duke’s jacks held up against the dreaded overcards.

Duke is up to 33,000 with the double up and Harman dropped to 35,000.

T.J. Cloutier Eliminated in Ninth Place ($25,000)

Daniel Negreanu raised and T.J Cloutier called from the button. Annie Duke joined from the big blind and the flop came KJ5. Duke and Negreanu both checked and Cloutier bet 12,000.

Duke folded and Negreanu called. The turn came the 6 and Negreanu put out enough chips to move Cloutier all-in. Cloutier made the call and showed AJ.

Cloutier was in deep trouble against the K10 of Negreanu. The river was the 7 and Negreanu moved up to 240,000 with the knockout.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Annie Duke,   Daniel Negreanu,   Jennifer Harman

Level 8 Update: Negreanu Doubles

Jun 28, '10

Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante

Players Remaining: 17 out of 27

Average Chip Count: 47,647

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Huck Seed – 76,000
2. Scotty Nguyen – 73,000
3. Johnny Chan – 71,000
4. Mike Matusow – 60,800
5. Joe Hachem – 56,000
6. Allen Cunningham – 53,000
7. Phil Hellmuth – 53,000
8. Chris Ferguson – 49,000
9. Annie Duke – 47,000
10. Barry Greenstein – 44,000

Notable Eliminations:

none

Big Hands:

Negreanu Doubles Through Jesus

Daniel Negreanu raised to 2,200 and was called by Chris Ferguson from the big blind. The flop came A106 and Ferguson checked to Negreanu, who fired 2,500.

Ferguson check-raised Negreanu to 6,000 and Negreanu moved all-in for his last 18,000. Ferguson made the call and found some bad news.

Negreanu showed 66, for a set of sixes, and Ferguson held the A8, good for top pair.

After the 2 came on the turn, Ferguson was officially drawing dead and Negreanu doubled up to 41,700.

Hellmuth Applies Pressure

Phil Hellmuth raised to 2,200 and Huck Seed made the call from the button. Both players checked the A72 flop and saw the 9 fall on the turn.

Hellmuth bets 3,000 and Seed raised to 10,000. There was very little time elapsed before Hellmuth moved all-in for another 26,000. Seed thought for a while before letting his hand go into the muck.

Hellmuth is up to 40,000 in chips while Seed slipped down below 80,000.

Hachem and Harman Get It In, Chop It Up

Johnny Chan raised to 3,100 and Joe Hachem made it 7,200. Jennifer Harman thought for a minute and then moved all-in for 25,000 total. Chan folded and Hachem made the call.

Hachem showed the AK and Harman showed the same hand as she turned over the AK. The board came out 1010647 and the two chopped the pot.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Huck Seed,   Daniel Negreanu,   Phil Hellmuth,   Jennifer Harman,   Joe Hachem

Final Table Update: Stuart Rutter and Jen Harman Eliminated

Jun 23, '10

Stakes: Ante: 3,000 Stakes: 15,000 – 30,000 Bringin: 5,000 Completion: 15,000

Players Remaining: 5 out of 365

Average Chip Count: 547,500

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Melville Lewis — 945,000
2. Maxwell Troy — 545,000
3. Vladimir Shchemelev — 455,000
4. Frank Kassela — 390,000
5. Mikko Pispala — 385,000

Eliminations:

7. Stuart Rutter — $25,646
6. Jennifer Harman — $33,890

Big Hands:

Stuart Rutter Eliminated in 7th Place ($25,646)

Vladimir Shchemelev had the bring-in with a 10 showing and Stuart Rutter completed with a 7 showing. Shchemelev called. Schelemev bet fourth street and Rutter called. Shchemelev bet on fifth and Rutter raised to put himself all in. The two players exposed their cards. Shchemelev tabled a ten-low and was in great shape against Rutter’s A-3-6-7-Q. Rutter paired on sixth and received a worthless jack on the end. Shchemelev’s board read (5 – 7) – (10 – 4 – 8 – Q) – (X) while Rutter was no good with (3 – 6) – (7 – Q – A – Q) – (J). Rutter was gone in seventh.

Jennifer Harman Eliminated in 6th Place ($33,890)

Jennifer Harman called the bring-in and Melville Lewis’ completion. Harman bet on fourth street and Lewis called. Harman bet on fifth and Lewis raised to put her all in. Harman made the call with a board reading (2 – 4) – (9 – 3 – 5), while
Lewis tabled a board of (6 – 5) – (A – J – 3). Harman received a Q on sixth, while Lewis was dealt a 7. Harman paired with a 4 on seventh and Lewis pulled a 2 to send Harman to the rail with a 7-6 low.

Left in the Deck:

Players are on dinner break and will return around 9:20 p.m. PST

Player Tags: Jennifer Harman,   Stuart Rutter,   Vladimir Shchemelev

Level 13 Update: A Few Big Eliminations

Jun 16, '10

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Remaining: 38 out of 171

Average Chip Count: 135,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Simon Morris – 262,000
2. Anh Van Nguyen – 260,000
3. Mark Newhouse – 250,000
4. Brock Parker – 250,000
5. Zvi Groysman – 227,000
6. Patrick Walsh – 215,000
7. Greg DeBora – 200,000
8. Mark Klecan – 197,000
9. Jameson Painter – 195,000
10. Kenny Hsiung – 170,000

Notable Eliminations:

Doyle Brunson
Jennifer Harman
Nick Schulman
Eli Elezra

Big Hands:

Lunkin Doubles Through Ivey

On a flop of 1024, Phil Ivey bet out and was called by Vitaly Lunkin.

The turn was the Q and Ivey bet again and Lunkin put the last of his chips in. Ivey showed A10 and Lunkin showed Q7.

Ivey slipped to 27,000 and Lunkin doubled up to 50,000 with the pot.

Nick Schulman Eliminated

Nick Schulman got his last 10,000 in before the flop with pocket fives and ran into Ugur Marangoz’s pocket sixes.

The board ran out KJ37K and Schulman was eliminated shortly after the dinner break.

Greenstein Hits a Five to Stay Alive

Bill Chen raised and was called by Justin Bonomo in the small blind and Barry Greenstein who was in the big blind.

The flop came A2Q and both Bonomo and Greenstein checked to Chen, who made a bet. Chen was met with a check-raise from Bonomo and Greestein committed the last of his chips with a call. Chen got out of the way and Greenstein and Bonomo went to showdown.

Bonomo showed the A9 and was way ahead of Greenstein’s A5. The turn was the 8, but the 5 on the river vaulted Greenstein to the lead and gave him the pot.

Greenstein doubled up to 48,000 and Bonomo dropped to 32,000.

Jennifer Harman Eliminated

We got to the action late, but we saw Jennifer Harman’s A8 not able to outdraw the pocket kings of Hoyt Corkins and she was sent to the rail.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Jennifer Harman,   Phil Ivey,   Justin Bonomo,   Nick Schulman

Level 7 Update: Harman Scoops a Big One

Jun 13, '10

Limits: 1,000-2,000

Players Remaining: 177 out of 212

Average Chip Count: 35,932

Card Player Chip Counts:

Barry Shulman – 23,200
Shannon Shorr – 36,000
Mark Gregorich – 49,000
Todd Brunson – 35,500
Doyle Brunson – 29,000
Jennifer Harman – 70,000
Steve Zolotow – 29,000
Phil Hellmuth – 72,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. David Benyamine – 85,000
2. Andrew Yeh – 73,000
3. Phil Hellmuth – 72,000
4. Eli Elezra – 70,000
5. Jennifer Harman – 70,000
6. Andrew Brown – 67,000
7. Jeffrey Lisandro – 66,500
8. George Danzer – 65,000
9. Peter Gould – 65,000
10. David “Bakes” Baker – 60,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jason Mercier
Jimmy Fricke
Mike Wattel

Big Hands:

Harman Scoops a Big One

Abe Mosseri raised and was called by Andrew Yeh and Jennifer Harman before being three-bet by a fourth player in the hand.

The flop came A410 and Mosseri and Yeh both checked to Harman who bet. The preflop three-better called and was all-in, and Mosseri and Yeh came along for the bet.

The turn was the 5 and Yeh and Mosseri both checked and called a bet from Harman. The 2 was the river and all the players checked.

Harman showed AA77, good for a set of aces and a 7-5 low, and somehow that was good for the whole pot. Harman is up to 70,000 after stacking the chips from the pot.

Evdakov Drops One to Duke

Nikolay Evdakov and Annie Duke got in four bets on a flop of KQ8. The 8 fell on the turn and Evdakov checked and called a bet from Duke.

The river was the A and Evdakov led into Duke. Duke checked her cards before raising. Evdakov called and mucked when he was shown the AA74, good for aces full. Duke moved up to 32,000 in chips, while Evdakov fell to 9,400.

Gould Takes a Pot Off Galfond

Peter Gould checked and called bets from Phil Galfond on every street as the board came A972Q.

Gould showed AK96, good for aces up and Galfond mucked. Galfond dropped to 22,000 and Gould climbed to 65,000.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Jennifer Harman,   Abe Mosseri,   Peter Gould,   Phil Galfond,   Nikolay Evdakov,   Andrew Yeh

Final Table Update: John Juanda Eliminated In 5th Place, Zolotow 4th, Harman 3rd

Jun 09, '10

Blinds: Ante 20,000, Bring-In 10,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits

Players Remaining: 2 out of 170

Average Chip Count: 2,550,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Frank Kassela – 4,785,000
2. Allen Kessler – 370,000

Notable Eliminations:

5. John Juanda — $97,989
4. Steve Zolotow — $125,379
3. Jennifer Harman — $173,159

Big Hands:

John Juanda Eliminated In 5th Place ($97,989)

Frank Kassela completed for 80,000 and John Juanda made the call. Kassela then checked on fourth street and Juanda bet 80,000. Kassela called again and check-called another bet of 160,000 by Juanda on fifth street.

Both players checked on 6th street and Juanda moved all in for 135,000 on seventh street. Kassela made the call and had three of a kind, AAA.

It was better than Juanda’s two pair, KK77 and Juanda was gone.

Steve Zolotow Eliminated In 4th Place ($125,379)

Steve Zolotow completed to 80,000 and Frank Kassela raised it to 160,000. Zolotow put in a third bet for all of his chips. Kassela made the call and here is how there boards ran out:

Zolotow: (Q7J)QA610
Kassela: (934)9769

Zolotow made a pair of queens while Kassela hit three nines and knocked out Zolotow in third place.

Kassela expanded his chip lead over the table with that elimination and Zolotow took home $125,379.

Jennifer Harman Eliminated In 3rd Place ($173,159)

Allen Kessler completed to 80,000 and Jennifer Harman made the call. Both players checked fourth street and Harman check-called a bet of 160,000 by Kessler on fifth street.

Kessler then bet another 160,000 on sixth street and Harman made the call, putting herself all in.

By the time seventh street was dealt, Harman had absolutely nothing as she missed her 6-low draw and failed to pair up. Kessler caught a pair of fours and it was enough to scoop the pot and knock out Harman in third place.

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   John Juanda,   Steve Zolotow,   Jennifer Harman

Final Table Update: Dario Minieri Eliminated In 8th Place, Vladimir Schmelev Out In 7th

Jun 08, '10

Blinds: Ante 7,000, Bring-In 10,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits

Players Remaining: 6 out of 170

Average Chip Count: 850,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Jennifer Harman – 1,100,000
2. Frank Kassela – 1,080,000
3. John Juanda – 980,000
4. Kirill Rabtsov – 600,000
5. Allen Kessler – 585,000
6. Steve Zolotow – 550,000

Notable Eliminations:

8. Dario Minieri — $52,366
7. Vladimir Schmelev — $63,456

Big Hands:

Dario Minieri Flushed By Schmelev, Then Eliminated In 8th Place ($52,366)

Dario Minieri led out betting on every street until sixth and Vladimir Schmelev called him down. On seventh, Schmelev initiated the betting with 60,000 and Minieri made the call.

Schmelev turned over (A82)695K for a heart flush and Minieri mucked his hand.

Minieri was just over 100,000 after the hand and was eliminated later in the level by Allen Kessler’s two pair.

Vladimir Schmelev Eliminated In 7th Place ($63,456)

Vladimir Schmelev led out with 30,000 on fourth street and Jennifer Harman made the call, as did Frank Kassela. Schmelev moved all in on fifth street for his last 16,000 and both opponents called.

Harman and Kassela both checked the last two streets and Kassela turned over 101010, good for the high.

Harman showed a 7-5 for the low end of the pot and Schmelev was sent to the rail.

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   Allen Kessler,   Jennifer Harman,   Dario Minieri,   Vladimir Shchemelev

Level 17: Lind Takes A Pot, Harman Hanging On

Jun 08, '10

Blinds: Ante 2,000, Bring-In 3,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits

Players Remaining: 20 out of 170

Average Chip Count: 212,500

Tournament Leaderboard:

1 Vladimir Schmelev – 500,000
2 Alessio Isaia – 390,000
3 Dario Minieri – 380,000
4 John Juanda – 330,000
5 Christopher George – 270,000
6 Allen Kessler – 255,000
7 Chip Jett – 253,000
8 Frank Kassela – 245,000
9 Blair Rodman – 240,000
10 Kirill Rabtsov – 240,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jennifer Harman — 125,000

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Sexton

Big Hands:

Jennifer Harman Stays Alive

Jennifer Harman and Steve Zolotow were involved in a hand. Here were there boards:

Harman: 6637
Zolotow: 6952

Harman was showing a pair of sixes and turned over another pair of deuces from her hole cards. Zolotow mucked and Harman took a small pot.

Harman was at 125,000 while Zolotow was at 173,000.

Lind Scoops Pot

George Lind led out with 10,000 on fourth street and Sergey Altbregin made the call.

Lind led out for 20,000 on fifth, sixth and seventh street and Altbregin called him down, showing Q7710.

Lind showed his board, 5375(652) for three fives and scooped the pot. He was at 230,000 while Altbregin was at 210,000.

Player Tags: Jennifer Harman,   Sergey Altbregin

Level 16: Juanda Scoops, Takes Chip Lead

Jun 08, '10

Blinds: Ante 2,000, Bring-In 2,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits

Players Remaining: 23 out of 170

Average Chip Count: 212,500

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. John Juanda – 390,000
2. Gary Benson – 350,000
3. Vladimir Schmelev – 310,000
4. Blair Rodman – 270,000
5. Dario Minieri – 265,000
6. George Lind – 260,000
7. Christopher George – 250,000
8. Steve Zolotow – 230,000
9. Allen Kessler – 225,000
10. Brandon Adams – 220,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jennifer Harman — 109,000

Notable Eliminations:

Scott Clements
Jason Mercier
Erik Seidel
Dan Heimiller
Cyndy Violette
Phil Hellmuth

Big Hands:

Juanda Scoops Adams And Harman, Harman Tilts

John Juanda, Brandon Adams and Jennifer Harman each put in four bets on third street. Juanda then led out on every street, getting called down by both players until sixth street when Harman mucked.

Here were their boards:

Adams: (742)7332
Harman: (Muck)KQJ6
Juanda: (852)6AAA

Adams had two pair but bricked on the river to try and make a low. Juanda’s exposed three aces were good enough for the scoop and he had an 8-6 low to boot.

“What are you doing,” Harman exclaimed to herself. “I had a 7-4.”

Juanda took down the pot and was closing in on 400,000 while Adams was at 170,000 and Harman was down to just 40,000.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Jennifer Harman,   Brandon Adams

Level 15: Players Survive By Chopping

Jun 07, '10

Blinds: Ante 1,500, Bring-In 2,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits

Players Remaining: 32 out of 170

Average Chip Count: 157,375

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Steve Zolotow – 278,000
2. John Juanda – 270,000
3. George Lind – 260,000
4. Sergey Altbregin – 260,000
5. Alexander Dovzhenko – 245,000
6. Christopher George – 235,000
7. Vladimir Schmelev – 220,000
8. Dario Minieri – 205,000
9. Blair Rodman – 200,000
10. Richard Ashby – 189,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jennifer Harman — 109,000
Phil Hellmuth — 82,000

Notable Eliminations:

Scott Clements

Player’s Twitter Accounts:

Cyndy Violette

Big Hands:

Violette Chops To Stay Alive

Brandon Adams had the bring-in and Cyndy Violette raised behind him. Erik Seidel and Toto Leonidas both joined the fun, making the call. When action got back to Adams he re-raised and everyone called, making it a sizable 4-way pot.

On 4th street Seidel checked to Leonidas who bet, Adams called and Violette raised the last of her chips in. Leonidas re-raised yet again and Seidel got out of the way but Adams called.

Leonidas bet on 5th street, and appeared to be slowing down on 6th street but check-raised Adams’ bet, and once again took over as the first better on the river. Adams made the call and they showed their hands.

Adams: (X-X)-271010-(X)
Violette: (25)-67K9-(4)
Leonidas: (X-X)-QJ6K-(X)

Leonidas showed two pair for the high half of the main pot, but Violette’s down cards showed the best low hand, earning her half the pot to stay alive with around 40,000 in chips.

Leonidas still had around 155,000 in chips and Adams had 140,000 after the hand.

Toto Chops For All His Chips

Picking up the action on seventh street, Brandon Adams bet 12,000 and Toto Leonidas made the call, putting himself all in.

Adams showed (A66)7772 for a full house.

Leonidas tabled (764)10854 for an 8-7 low, as his straight was nullified by Adams’ full house.

Both players chopped the pot and Adams was at 185,000 while Leonidas was at 110,000.

Seidel Chops With Harman To Stay Alive

Jennifer Harman bet 12,000 on fifth street and Erik Seidel made the call. Harman fired another bet of 12,000 on sixth street and Seidel called for the rest of his stack.

Harman was showing A853 while Seidel was showing 10532.

After the river, Harman’s hole cards were AK7 giving her a pair of aces with an 8-7 low. Seidel countered with 862 for an 8-6 low and half the pot.

He was at 54,000 while Harman was just around 70,000.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Toto Leonidas,   Jennifer Harman,   Cyndy Violette,   Brandon Adams

Final Table Update: John Juanda Eliminated In 5th Place, Zolotow 4th, Harman 3rd

Jun 09, '10

Blinds: Ante 20,000, Bring-In 10,000, 80,000-160,000 Limits

Players Remaining: 2 out of 170

Average Chip Count: 2,550,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Frank Kassela – 4,785,000
2. Allen Kessler – 370,000

Notable Eliminations:

5. John Juanda — $97,989
4. Steve Zolotow — $125,379
3. Jennifer Harman — $173,159

Big Hands:

John Juanda Eliminated In 5th Place ($97,989)

Frank Kassela completed for 80,000 and John Juanda made the call. Kassela then checked on fourth street and Juanda bet 80,000. Kassela called again and check-called another bet of 160,000 by Juanda on fifth street.

Both players checked on 6th street and Juanda moved all in for 135,000 on seventh street. Kassela made the call and had three of a kind, AAA.

It was better than Juanda’s two pair, KK77 and Juanda was gone.

Steve Zolotow Eliminated In 4th Place ($125,379)

Steve Zolotow completed to 80,000 and Frank Kassela raised it to 160,000. Zolotow put in a third bet for all of his chips. Kassela made the call and here is how there boards ran out:

Zolotow: (Q7J)QA610
Kassela: (934)9769

Zolotow made a pair of queens while Kassela hit three nines and knocked out Zolotow in third place.

Kassela expanded his chip lead over the table with that elimination and Zolotow took home $125,379.

Jennifer Harman Eliminated In 3rd Place ($173,159)

Allen Kessler completed to 80,000 and Jennifer Harman made the call. Both players checked fourth street and Harman check-called a bet of 160,000 by Kessler on fifth street.

Kessler then bet another 160,000 on sixth street and Harman made the call, putting herself all in.

By the time seventh street was dealt, Harman had absolutely nothing as she missed her 6-low draw and failed to pair up. Kessler caught a pair of fours and it was enough to scoop the pot and knock out Harman in third place.

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   John Juanda,   Steve Zolotow,   Jennifer Harman

Final Table Update: Dario Minieri Eliminated In 8th Place, Vladimir Schmelev Out In 7th

Jun 08, '10

Blinds: Ante 7,000, Bring-In 10,000, 30,000-60,000 Limits

Players Remaining: 6 out of 170

Average Chip Count: 850,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Jennifer Harman – 1,100,000
2. Frank Kassela – 1,080,000
3. John Juanda – 980,000
4. Kirill Rabtsov – 600,000
5. Allen Kessler – 585,000
6. Steve Zolotow – 550,000

Notable Eliminations:

8. Dario Minieri — $52,366
7. Vladimir Schmelev — $63,456

Big Hands:

Dario Minieri Flushed By Schmelev, Then Eliminated In 8th Place ($52,366)

Dario Minieri led out betting on every street until sixth and Vladimir Schmelev called him down. On seventh, Schmelev initiated the betting with 60,000 and Minieri made the call.

Schmelev turned over (A82)695K for a heart flush and Minieri mucked his hand.

Minieri was just over 100,000 after the hand and was eliminated later in the level by Allen Kessler’s two pair.

Vladimir Schmelev Eliminated In 7th Place ($63,456)

Vladimir Schmelev led out with 30,000 on fourth street and Jennifer Harman made the call, as did Frank Kassela. Schmelev moved all in on fifth street for his last 16,000 and both opponents called.

Harman and Kassela both checked the last two streets and Kassela turned over 101010, good for the high.

Harman showed a 7-5 for the low end of the pot and Schmelev was sent to the rail.

Player Tags: Frank Kassela,   Allen Kessler,   Jennifer Harman,   Dario Minieri,   Vladimir Shchemelev

Level 17: Lind Takes A Pot, Harman Hanging On

Jun 08, '10

Blinds: Ante 2,000, Bring-In 3,000, 10,000-20,000 Limits

Players Remaining: 20 out of 170

Average Chip Count: 212,500

Tournament Leaderboard:

1 Vladimir Schmelev – 500,000
2 Alessio Isaia – 390,000
3 Dario Minieri – 380,000
4 John Juanda – 330,000
5 Christopher George – 270,000
6 Allen Kessler – 255,000
7 Chip Jett – 253,000
8 Frank Kassela – 245,000
9 Blair Rodman – 240,000
10 Kirill Rabtsov – 240,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jennifer Harman — 125,000

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Sexton

Big Hands:

Jennifer Harman Stays Alive

Jennifer Harman and Steve Zolotow were involved in a hand. Here were there boards:

Harman: 6637
Zolotow: 6952

Harman was showing a pair of sixes and turned over another pair of deuces from her hole cards. Zolotow mucked and Harman took a small pot.

Harman was at 125,000 while Zolotow was at 173,000.

Lind Scoops Pot

George Lind led out with 10,000 on fourth street and Sergey Altbregin made the call.

Lind led out for 20,000 on fifth, sixth and seventh street and Altbregin called him down, showing Q7710.

Lind showed his board, 5375(652) for three fives and scooped the pot. He was at 230,000 while Altbregin was at 210,000.

Player Tags: Jennifer Harman,   Sergey Altbregin

Level 16: Juanda Scoops, Takes Chip Lead

Jun 08, '10

Blinds: Ante 2,000, Bring-In 2,000, 8,000-16,000 Limits

Players Remaining: 23 out of 170

Average Chip Count: 212,500

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. John Juanda – 390,000
2. Gary Benson – 350,000
3. Vladimir Schmelev – 310,000
4. Blair Rodman – 270,000
5. Dario Minieri – 265,000
6. George Lind – 260,000
7. Christopher George – 250,000
8. Steve Zolotow – 230,000
9. Allen Kessler – 225,000
10. Brandon Adams – 220,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jennifer Harman — 109,000

Notable Eliminations:

Scott Clements
Jason Mercier
Erik Seidel
Dan Heimiller
Cyndy Violette
Phil Hellmuth

Big Hands:

Juanda Scoops Adams And Harman, Harman Tilts

John Juanda, Brandon Adams and Jennifer Harman each put in four bets on third street. Juanda then led out on every street, getting called down by both players until sixth street when Harman mucked.

Here were their boards:

Adams: (742)7332
Harman: (Muck)KQJ6
Juanda: (852)6AAA

Adams had two pair but bricked on the river to try and make a low. Juanda’s exposed three aces were good enough for the scoop and he had an 8-6 low to boot.

“What are you doing,” Harman exclaimed to herself. “I had a 7-4.”

Juanda took down the pot and was closing in on 400,000 while Adams was at 170,000 and Harman was down to just 40,000.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Jennifer Harman,   Brandon Adams

Level 15: Players Survive By Chopping

Jun 07, '10

Blinds: Ante 1,500, Bring-In 2,000, 6,000-12,000 Limits

Players Remaining: 32 out of 170

Average Chip Count: 157,375

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Steve Zolotow – 278,000
2. John Juanda – 270,000
3. George Lind – 260,000
4. Sergey Altbregin – 260,000
5. Alexander Dovzhenko – 245,000
6. Christopher George – 235,000
7. Vladimir Schmelev – 220,000
8. Dario Minieri – 205,000
9. Blair Rodman – 200,000
10. Richard Ashby – 189,000

Card Player Chip Counts:

Jennifer Harman — 109,000
Phil Hellmuth — 82,000

Notable Eliminations:

Scott Clements

Player’s Twitter Accounts:

Cyndy Violette

Big Hands:

Violette Chops To Stay Alive

Brandon Adams had the bring-in and Cyndy Violette raised behind him. Erik Seidel and Toto Leonidas both joined the fun, making the call. When action got back to Adams he re-raised and everyone called, making it a sizable 4-way pot.

On 4th street Seidel checked to Leonidas who bet, Adams called and Violette raised the last of her chips in. Leonidas re-raised yet again and Seidel got out of the way but Adams called.

Leonidas bet on 5th street, and appeared to be slowing down on 6th street but check-raised Adams’ bet, and once again took over as the first better on the river. Adams made the call and they showed their hands.

Adams: (X-X)-271010-(X)
Violette: (25)-67K9-(4)
Leonidas: (X-X)-QJ6K-(X)

Leonidas showed two pair for the high half of the main pot, but Violette’s down cards showed the best low hand, earning her half the pot to stay alive with around 40,000 in chips.

Leonidas still had around 155,000 in chips and Adams had 140,000 after the hand.

Toto Chops For All His Chips

Picking up the action on seventh street, Brandon Adams bet 12,000 and Toto Leonidas made the call, putting himself all in.

Adams showed (A66)7772 for a full house.

Leonidas tabled (764)10854 for an 8-7 low, as his straight was nullified by Adams’ full house.

Both players chopped the pot and Adams was at 185,000 while Leonidas was at 110,000.

Seidel Chops With Harman To Stay Alive

Jennifer Harman bet 12,000 on fifth street and Erik Seidel made the call. Harman fired another bet of 12,000 on sixth street and Seidel called for the rest of his stack.

Harman was showing A853 while Seidel was showing 10532.

After the river, Harman’s hole cards were AK7 giving her a pair of aces with an 8-7 low. Seidel countered with 862 for an 8-6 low and half the pot.

He was at 54,000 while Harman was just around 70,000.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   Toto Leonidas,   Jennifer Harman,   Cyndy Violette,   Brandon Adams