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| Jun 10, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 19 - $10,000 2-7 No-Limit Lowball Championship | 2 | + |
Level 18 Update: Peter Gould First to Falter In the MoneyJun 11, '10 Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,500 ante Players Remaining: 10 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 303,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. David Baker – 526,000 Notable Eliminations: 14. Peter Gould – $19,273 Big Hands:
We caught this hand at the end of the last level. Peter Gould who has been short on chips for a few levels finally ran out of gas. Gould opened for 35,000 from the small blind and Eric Cloutier raised all-in from the big blind. Gould called with his last 90,000. Gould stood pat with his 10-8-5-4-2 and Cloutier drew one. He showed his 8-6-5-2 and was dealt a 7 to take the pot and chip up to 275,000. Chad Brown Eliminated in 13th Place ($19,273) Chad Brown raised to 17,000 from the hijack and David Baker three-bet to 61,000 from the button. After everybody else got out of the way, Brown moved the rest of his chips in and Baker called. Both players took one card and Baker was drawing with his 8-7-6-3 and Brown was drawing with the 6-4-3-2. Baker paired his 8, but Brown caught a 5 and made a straight, giving him a straight and Baker took the pot.
Yan Chen, who won the $1,500 version of the 2-7 event earlier in the series was down to his last 12,000 in chips and pushed all in. George Danzer raised to isolate and after the others folded, Danzer stood pat while Chen drew two cards. Danzer showed 10-9-6-4-3, while Chen could only muster up the Q-J-7-4-3 and was eliminated. Danzer is up to 346,000 after the pot. Vincent Musso Eliminated in 11th Place ($22,387) Vincent Musso, down to his last 64,000, raised all-in from under-the-gun and George Danzer called from the cutoff. Musso stood pat with his J-10-9-3-2 and Danzer drew one to go with his 8-6-4-2. Danzer caught a 7 to improve and knock out Musso in 11th. Monnette Doubles Through Baker David Baker raised to 20,000 from the hijack and John Monette moved all-in from the big blind. Monette stood pat with the 10-9-6-5-3 and Baker drew one and ended up pairing up. Monette doubled to 240,000 while Baker sits around the half million chip mark. Player Tags: Eric Cloutier, Yan Chen, Peter Gould, George Danzer Level 14 Update: David Baker Takes Chip LeadJun 10, '10 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 400 ante Players Remaining: 21 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 144,285 Card Player Chip Counts: Daniel Negreanu – 70,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. David Baker – 295,000 Notable Eliminations: Tom Dwan Big Hands:
Nick Schulman made it 5,500 and Eric Kesselman made it 17,000 only to have Schulman move all-in for 43,500. Kesselman drew one to his 8-7-3-2 and Schulman stood pat with his J-6-4-3-2. Kesselman caught a 6 and increased his stack to 245,000 in chips, while Schulman became just another casualty of day 2. Durrrr is Done Par Alexande Hilderbrand opened from middle position to 6,000 and Tom Dwan called from the small blind. Peter Gould was in the big blind and put in another raise to 31,000. Hilderbrand got out of the way and Dwan committed his last 8,500 chips. Dwan drew one and made a J-8-7-3-2 and Gould stood pat with his 10-9-7-5-2 to send Dwan home. George Lind Eliminated George Lind pushed all-in for 26,400 from under-the-gun and was called by Vincent Musso. Lind drew one card and Musso stood pat with his 9-7-6-5-2. Lind drew a king and was eliminated in 27th place. Musso now has 203,000. Negreanu Doubles Again George Danzer made it 5,000 from the hijack and Stephen chadwick made the call before Daniel Negreanu moved all-in for 29,600. Danzer folded, but Chidwick called and both players drew one. Negreanu drew a 10 to his 7-6-5-3 and Chidwick hit an ace to go with his 9-7-4-3 to double Negreanu up to 70,000.
Yan Chen opened for 6,800 from the button and Eric Cloutier called from the small blind. Joe Cassidy then three-bet to 26,000 from the big blind and Chen moved all-in and Cloutier folded before Cassidy made the call. Both players stood pat and Cassidy showed a 10-6-5-4-3, but Chen tabled the 9-8-7-6-4 to take the pot and double up to 180,000, while Cassidy is left with just 4,000. He was all in a few hands later and was eliminated. Baker Busts Jamshidi Sirous Jamshidi was all-in before the draw for his last 36,000 against David Baker. Jamshidi stood pat and Baker drew one. Jamshidi showed the 10-9-7-4-2 and Baker improved to 10-8-6-4-3 after drawing the 10. Baker increased his stack to 295,000. Jeffrey Lisandro Eliminated Jeff Lisandro was down to his last 5,500 when he got all of his chips in the middle before the draw. Billy Baxter called from the small blind and both players took one card. Baxter was drawing with his 10-8-6-2 and Lisandro was drawing with his 10-8-7-6. Baxter caught a 7 and Lisandro caught a 5, giving Baxter a 10-8-6-5-2 to best Lisandro’s 10-8-7-6-5. Player Tags: Nick Schulman, Yan Chen, Tom Dwan, David Baker Level Six: Big Names Starting To Get ShortJun 10, '10 Blinds: 200-400 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 92 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 32,935 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Stephen Chidwick – 74,000 Notable Eliminations: Tony G Players Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
We picked up the action on this hand after the draw. The player in seat 4 bet 5,000 and Jeffrey Lisandro made the call. Seat 4 showed 8-7-6-5-3 and Lisandro mucked. After the hand, Lisandro was around 10,000 in chips. Kabbaj Bets Out Mortensen John Kabbaj raised to 1,300 before the draw and the action folded around to Carlos Mortensen in the big blind. Mortensen made the call and elected to draw one card on. Kabbaj stood pat and Mortensen checked. Kabbaj bet 2,000 and Mortensen let his hand fly into the muck. Kabbaj took the pot and was around 33,000 while Mortensen was just over 14,000 in chips.
Doyle Brunson started the action by raising to 1,300. The player in seat 3 made the call, then Robert Mizrachi and Nick Binger tagged along for the ride. Binger and Mizrachi each drew two cards while Brunson and seat 3 took one card. Everyone checked and Mizrachi turned over A-2-3-4-5. “Wrong wheel,” he said as he turned his hand. Binger showed A-7-6-5-4 for an ace-low as well. Since aces play high in lowball, Mizrachi’s hand was not considered a straight and he took the pot with his A-5 low. He was at 29,000 while Binger was down to 11,300. Brunson was at 38,000. Chen Pays Off Dwan We picked up the action after the draw. Tom Dwan bet 1,650 into the pot and Yan Chen made the call. Dwan turned over 8-7-6-5-3 and Chen mucked his hand. Dwan raked in the pot and he was at 40,000 in chips. Chen was around 30,000. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Carlos Mortensen, Doyle Brunson, Jeffrey Lisandro, Yan Chen, Tom Dwan, John Kabbaj, Nick Binger Level Five: Mizrachi's Bluff FailsJun 09, '10 Blinds: 150-300 with a 75 ante Players Remaining: 97 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 31,237 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Stephen Chidwick – 74,000 Notable Eliminations: Nikolay Evdakov Players Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
Picking up the action after the draw, Jeffrey Lisandro bet 5,000 and J.C. Tran took a session in the tank. After a long time thinking about it, Tran made the call. Lisandro then turned over 8-6-5-3-2. Tran stared at the hand for a bit just to make sure and then mucked his hand. Lisandro took the pot and was at 23,000 while Tran was getting short with just over 13,000. Elezra One-Ups Mueller Eli Elezra raised to 900 before the draw and Greg Mueller was the only caller. Elezra elected to draw one card and Mueller did the same. Elezra then counted out some chips and threw 2,700 into the middle. Mueller made the call and Elezra turned over 8-7-4-3-2. Mueller showed a 9-low and surrendered the pot to Elezra. Elezra was up around 50,000 while Mueller was at 35,000.
Huck Seed started the action by raising to 900 before the draw. The player in seat 3 then reraised to 3,000. The action folded around to Michael Mizrachi who put in one more raise to 7,000. Seed mucked his hand and seat 3 made the call. Mizrachi stood pat on the draw and seat 3 did the same. Mizrachi then fired 12,000 into the pot and was called down by his opponent. Mizrachi tapped the table and turned over 2 Mizrachi was around 40,000 after the hand. Alioto Bets Out Smith In Battle Of The Blinds Dario Alioto raised to 1,000 from the small blind and Justin Smith made the call. Alioto then drew one card while Smith elected to take two. Alioto then bet 1,500 and Smith played around with his chips for a bit before mucking his hand. Alioto took the pot and was around 30,000 while Smith was at 23,500.
John D’Agostino raised to 1,050 before the draw. The player in seat 4 made the call and everyone else folded. D’Agostino took one card on the draw and his opponent did the same. D’Agostino then led out with 1,850 and seat 4 thought for a bit before raising to 10,000. D’Agostino only had 5,000 left and took a long session in the tank on whether he wanted to put himself at risk. Eventually, he decided to muck and keep his last 5,000 in chips for another hand. Rousso Bets Out Lisandro We picked up this hand on the draw. Jeffrey Lisandro drew one card and Vanessa Rousso elected to stand pat. Rousso then led out with 1,500 and Lisandro mucked his hand rather quickly. Rousso raked in the pot and was at 25,000. Lisandro was at 29,000 after the hand.
Tom Dwan opened the action by raising to 1,050 before the draw. The action folded to Yan Chen who put in a second raise to 3,150. The action was then on Tom Schneider who took a tank session. He then fired out 9,500 in chips. Action folded back around to Dwan who took his own session in the tank before mucking his hand. Chen was next to act and, after a tank session of his own, mucked his hand as well. Schneider took a nice pot before the draw and was around 40,000. Dwan was at 44,000 and Chen was at 24,000. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Huck Seed, John D'Agostino, Michael Mizrachi, Tom Schneider, Jeffrey Lisandro, Vanessa Rousso, Yan Chen, Tom Dwan, Dario Alioto, Justin Smith Level Two: Minieri Busts EarlyJun 09, '10 Blinds: 50-100 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 82 Notable Eliminations: Dario Minieri Players Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
George Lind raised to 300 and Mike Matusow made the call before the draw. Both players drew two cards, but before they received their cards Matusow showed Lind his hand. “You don’t have the best of it buddy,” Matusow said to Lind after Lind suggested he was ahead. Matusow said after the hand he showed Lind a 7-4-2. After the players received their cards, Lind led out with 325. Matusow immediately popped it to 2,000. Lind thought for a minute and then released his hand. Matusow then showed down the nuts, 7-5-4-3-2. “I tried to make it look like a bluff,” Matusow said. “Showed him my hand and everything.” Matusow took the pot but had none of his add-on chips left. Should Have Rapped Pat? Catching up with the action on the draw, Yan Chen decided to take one card. Tom Schneider was his opponent and also took one. Chen then smacked the table in frustration after he saw Schneider decide to draw. Schneider then bet 450 into the pot and Chen let his cards fly into the muck, surrendering the pot to Schneider.
Dario Alioto raised to 350 and the player in seat 3 made the call. Dario Minieri then raised it to 1,925. Alioto tanked before deciding to push all in for 6,350 more. Minieri made the call and drew one card. Alioto stood pat and showed 8-7-5-3-2. Minieri paired up, showing 8-8-5-4-2 and Alioto doubled to 13,300 with his three add ons still intact. Minieri was down to around 4,000 with no add-on chips behind. A few hands later, Minieri raised to 850 and Alioto made it 3,000 to go. Minieri then pushed all in for the rest of his chips and Alioto called. Minieri stood pat after Alioto decided to draw one card. “What do I have to beat?” Alioto asked. Minieri turned over 10-9-5-3-2 while Alioto showed the four cards he kept, 8-7-5-2. Alioto then sweated his card and flipped over the 6 Left In The Deck: How Many Will There Be? Registration is set to close at the start of level three. The board reads 82 entrants and has been climbing. The players will have a 20-minute break after level two, during which registration will stay open. Last year’s total number was 96 so the final number could get very close or even surpass last year’s number by the time level three begins. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Tom Schneider, Yan Chen, Dario Minieri, Dario Alioto |
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| Jun 09, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 19 - $10,000 2-7 No-Limit Lowball Championship | 1 | + |
Level 18 Update: Peter Gould First to Falter In the MoneyJun 11, '10 Blinds: 3,000-6,000 with a 1,500 ante Players Remaining: 10 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 303,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. David Baker – 526,000 Notable Eliminations: 14. Peter Gould – $19,273 Big Hands:
We caught this hand at the end of the last level. Peter Gould who has been short on chips for a few levels finally ran out of gas. Gould opened for 35,000 from the small blind and Eric Cloutier raised all-in from the big blind. Gould called with his last 90,000. Gould stood pat with his 10-8-5-4-2 and Cloutier drew one. He showed his 8-6-5-2 and was dealt a 7 to take the pot and chip up to 275,000. Chad Brown Eliminated in 13th Place ($19,273) Chad Brown raised to 17,000 from the hijack and David Baker three-bet to 61,000 from the button. After everybody else got out of the way, Brown moved the rest of his chips in and Baker called. Both players took one card and Baker was drawing with his 8-7-6-3 and Brown was drawing with the 6-4-3-2. Baker paired his 8, but Brown caught a 5 and made a straight, giving him a straight and Baker took the pot.
Yan Chen, who won the $1,500 version of the 2-7 event earlier in the series was down to his last 12,000 in chips and pushed all in. George Danzer raised to isolate and after the others folded, Danzer stood pat while Chen drew two cards. Danzer showed 10-9-6-4-3, while Chen could only muster up the Q-J-7-4-3 and was eliminated. Danzer is up to 346,000 after the pot. Vincent Musso Eliminated in 11th Place ($22,387) Vincent Musso, down to his last 64,000, raised all-in from under-the-gun and George Danzer called from the cutoff. Musso stood pat with his J-10-9-3-2 and Danzer drew one to go with his 8-6-4-2. Danzer caught a 7 to improve and knock out Musso in 11th. Monnette Doubles Through Baker David Baker raised to 20,000 from the hijack and John Monette moved all-in from the big blind. Monette stood pat with the 10-9-6-5-3 and Baker drew one and ended up pairing up. Monette doubled to 240,000 while Baker sits around the half million chip mark. Player Tags: Eric Cloutier, Yan Chen, Peter Gould, George Danzer Level 14 Update: David Baker Takes Chip LeadJun 10, '10 Blinds: 1,200-2,400 with a 400 ante Players Remaining: 21 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 144,285 Card Player Chip Counts: Daniel Negreanu – 70,000 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. David Baker – 295,000 Notable Eliminations: Tom Dwan Big Hands:
Nick Schulman made it 5,500 and Eric Kesselman made it 17,000 only to have Schulman move all-in for 43,500. Kesselman drew one to his 8-7-3-2 and Schulman stood pat with his J-6-4-3-2. Kesselman caught a 6 and increased his stack to 245,000 in chips, while Schulman became just another casualty of day 2. Durrrr is Done Par Alexande Hilderbrand opened from middle position to 6,000 and Tom Dwan called from the small blind. Peter Gould was in the big blind and put in another raise to 31,000. Hilderbrand got out of the way and Dwan committed his last 8,500 chips. Dwan drew one and made a J-8-7-3-2 and Gould stood pat with his 10-9-7-5-2 to send Dwan home. George Lind Eliminated George Lind pushed all-in for 26,400 from under-the-gun and was called by Vincent Musso. Lind drew one card and Musso stood pat with his 9-7-6-5-2. Lind drew a king and was eliminated in 27th place. Musso now has 203,000. Negreanu Doubles Again George Danzer made it 5,000 from the hijack and Stephen chadwick made the call before Daniel Negreanu moved all-in for 29,600. Danzer folded, but Chidwick called and both players drew one. Negreanu drew a 10 to his 7-6-5-3 and Chidwick hit an ace to go with his 9-7-4-3 to double Negreanu up to 70,000.
Yan Chen opened for 6,800 from the button and Eric Cloutier called from the small blind. Joe Cassidy then three-bet to 26,000 from the big blind and Chen moved all-in and Cloutier folded before Cassidy made the call. Both players stood pat and Cassidy showed a 10-6-5-4-3, but Chen tabled the 9-8-7-6-4 to take the pot and double up to 180,000, while Cassidy is left with just 4,000. He was all in a few hands later and was eliminated. Baker Busts Jamshidi Sirous Jamshidi was all-in before the draw for his last 36,000 against David Baker. Jamshidi stood pat and Baker drew one. Jamshidi showed the 10-9-7-4-2 and Baker improved to 10-8-6-4-3 after drawing the 10. Baker increased his stack to 295,000. Jeffrey Lisandro Eliminated Jeff Lisandro was down to his last 5,500 when he got all of his chips in the middle before the draw. Billy Baxter called from the small blind and both players took one card. Baxter was drawing with his 10-8-6-2 and Lisandro was drawing with his 10-8-7-6. Baxter caught a 7 and Lisandro caught a 5, giving Baxter a 10-8-6-5-2 to best Lisandro’s 10-8-7-6-5. Player Tags: Nick Schulman, Yan Chen, Tom Dwan, David Baker Level Six: Big Names Starting To Get ShortJun 10, '10 Blinds: 200-400 with a 100 ante Players Remaining: 92 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 32,935 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Stephen Chidwick – 74,000 Notable Eliminations: Tony G Players Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
We picked up the action on this hand after the draw. The player in seat 4 bet 5,000 and Jeffrey Lisandro made the call. Seat 4 showed 8-7-6-5-3 and Lisandro mucked. After the hand, Lisandro was around 10,000 in chips. Kabbaj Bets Out Mortensen John Kabbaj raised to 1,300 before the draw and the action folded around to Carlos Mortensen in the big blind. Mortensen made the call and elected to draw one card on. Kabbaj stood pat and Mortensen checked. Kabbaj bet 2,000 and Mortensen let his hand fly into the muck. Kabbaj took the pot and was around 33,000 while Mortensen was just over 14,000 in chips.
Doyle Brunson started the action by raising to 1,300. The player in seat 3 made the call, then Robert Mizrachi and Nick Binger tagged along for the ride. Binger and Mizrachi each drew two cards while Brunson and seat 3 took one card. Everyone checked and Mizrachi turned over A-2-3-4-5. “Wrong wheel,” he said as he turned his hand. Binger showed A-7-6-5-4 for an ace-low as well. Since aces play high in lowball, Mizrachi’s hand was not considered a straight and he took the pot with his A-5 low. He was at 29,000 while Binger was down to 11,300. Brunson was at 38,000. Chen Pays Off Dwan We picked up the action after the draw. Tom Dwan bet 1,650 into the pot and Yan Chen made the call. Dwan turned over 8-7-6-5-3 and Chen mucked his hand. Dwan raked in the pot and he was at 40,000 in chips. Chen was around 30,000. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Carlos Mortensen, Doyle Brunson, Jeffrey Lisandro, Yan Chen, Tom Dwan, John Kabbaj, Nick Binger Level Five: Mizrachi's Bluff FailsJun 09, '10 Blinds: 150-300 with a 75 ante Players Remaining: 97 out of 101 Average Chip Count: 31,237 Tournament Leaderboard: 1. Stephen Chidwick – 74,000 Notable Eliminations: Nikolay Evdakov Players Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
Picking up the action after the draw, Jeffrey Lisandro bet 5,000 and J.C. Tran took a session in the tank. After a long time thinking about it, Tran made the call. Lisandro then turned over 8-6-5-3-2. Tran stared at the hand for a bit just to make sure and then mucked his hand. Lisandro took the pot and was at 23,000 while Tran was getting short with just over 13,000. Elezra One-Ups Mueller Eli Elezra raised to 900 before the draw and Greg Mueller was the only caller. Elezra elected to draw one card and Mueller did the same. Elezra then counted out some chips and threw 2,700 into the middle. Mueller made the call and Elezra turned over 8-7-4-3-2. Mueller showed a 9-low and surrendered the pot to Elezra. Elezra was up around 50,000 while Mueller was at 35,000.
Huck Seed started the action by raising to 900 before the draw. The player in seat 3 then reraised to 3,000. The action folded around to Michael Mizrachi who put in one more raise to 7,000. Seed mucked his hand and seat 3 made the call. Mizrachi stood pat on the draw and seat 3 did the same. Mizrachi then fired 12,000 into the pot and was called down by his opponent. Mizrachi tapped the table and turned over 2 Mizrachi was around 40,000 after the hand. Alioto Bets Out Smith In Battle Of The Blinds Dario Alioto raised to 1,000 from the small blind and Justin Smith made the call. Alioto then drew one card while Smith elected to take two. Alioto then bet 1,500 and Smith played around with his chips for a bit before mucking his hand. Alioto took the pot and was around 30,000 while Smith was at 23,500.
John D’Agostino raised to 1,050 before the draw. The player in seat 4 made the call and everyone else folded. D’Agostino took one card on the draw and his opponent did the same. D’Agostino then led out with 1,850 and seat 4 thought for a bit before raising to 10,000. D’Agostino only had 5,000 left and took a long session in the tank on whether he wanted to put himself at risk. Eventually, he decided to muck and keep his last 5,000 in chips for another hand. Rousso Bets Out Lisandro We picked up this hand on the draw. Jeffrey Lisandro drew one card and Vanessa Rousso elected to stand pat. Rousso then led out with 1,500 and Lisandro mucked his hand rather quickly. Rousso raked in the pot and was at 25,000. Lisandro was at 29,000 after the hand.
Tom Dwan opened the action by raising to 1,050 before the draw. The action folded to Yan Chen who put in a second raise to 3,150. The action was then on Tom Schneider who took a tank session. He then fired out 9,500 in chips. Action folded back around to Dwan who took his own session in the tank before mucking his hand. Chen was next to act and, after a tank session of his own, mucked his hand as well. Schneider took a nice pot before the draw and was around 40,000. Dwan was at 44,000 and Chen was at 24,000. Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Huck Seed, John D'Agostino, Michael Mizrachi, Tom Schneider, Jeffrey Lisandro, Vanessa Rousso, Yan Chen, Tom Dwan, Dario Alioto, Justin Smith Level Two: Minieri Busts EarlyJun 09, '10 Blinds: 50-100 with a 25 ante Players Remaining: 82 Notable Eliminations: Dario Minieri Players Twitter Accounts: Daniel Negreanu Big Hands:
George Lind raised to 300 and Mike Matusow made the call before the draw. Both players drew two cards, but before they received their cards Matusow showed Lind his hand. “You don’t have the best of it buddy,” Matusow said to Lind after Lind suggested he was ahead. Matusow said after the hand he showed Lind a 7-4-2. After the players received their cards, Lind led out with 325. Matusow immediately popped it to 2,000. Lind thought for a minute and then released his hand. Matusow then showed down the nuts, 7-5-4-3-2. “I tried to make it look like a bluff,” Matusow said. “Showed him my hand and everything.” Matusow took the pot but had none of his add-on chips left. Should Have Rapped Pat? Catching up with the action on the draw, Yan Chen decided to take one card. Tom Schneider was his opponent and also took one. Chen then smacked the table in frustration after he saw Schneider decide to draw. Schneider then bet 450 into the pot and Chen let his cards fly into the muck, surrendering the pot to Schneider.
Dario Alioto raised to 350 and the player in seat 3 made the call. Dario Minieri then raised it to 1,925. Alioto tanked before deciding to push all in for 6,350 more. Minieri made the call and drew one card. Alioto stood pat and showed 8-7-5-3-2. Minieri paired up, showing 8-8-5-4-2 and Alioto doubled to 13,300 with his three add ons still intact. Minieri was down to around 4,000 with no add-on chips behind. A few hands later, Minieri raised to 850 and Alioto made it 3,000 to go. Minieri then pushed all in for the rest of his chips and Alioto called. Minieri stood pat after Alioto decided to draw one card. “What do I have to beat?” Alioto asked. Minieri turned over 10-9-5-3-2 while Alioto showed the four cards he kept, 8-7-5-2. Alioto then sweated his card and flipped over the 6 Left In The Deck: How Many Will There Be? Registration is set to close at the start of level three. The board reads 82 entrants and has been climbing. The players will have a 20-minute break after level two, during which registration will stay open. Last year’s total number was 96 so the final number could get very close or even surpass last year’s number by the time level three begins. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Tom Schneider, Yan Chen, Dario Minieri, Dario Alioto |
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| Jun 07, '10 | 2010 41st Annual World Series of Poker | Event 14 - $1,500 2-7 No-Limit Lowball | 3 | + |
Yan Chen Wins Event No. 14: $1,500 2-7 Draw LowballJun 07, '10
After gradually pulling away from Mike Wattel, Yan Chen held a commanding chip lead when Wattel went all in for the final time. In that hand, Chen raised to 24,000 and Wattel pushed his last 98,000 in. After some consideration, Chen called and both players stood pat in hopes that their hands were golden. Their cards were: Wattel: Q-J-10-9-4 Chen’s 10-low bested Wattel’s queen-low and earned him his first WSOP win and the $92,817 that came with it. Wattel has begun another strong WSOP, and came up just short of winning another WSOP title to go with the one he took down in 1999. His runner-up finish earned him $57,375. Player Tags: Michael Wattel, Yan Chen And there were 4Jun 07, '10 Chip Counts: 1. Yan Chen — 475,000
Alexander Kravchenko was all in for his last 35,000 and was called by chip leader Mike Wattel. Kravchenko drew one and Wattel stood pat. Their hands: Wattel: J-7-6-5-4 Kravchenko paired his 4 and was eliminated in 7th place, taking $9,568 in prize money.
James Bord pushed his last 100,000 in and was called by Yan Chen. Bord drew one and Chen stood pat. Their hands: Bord: 6-5-4-3-3 Chen held the 9-low, and Bord paired his 3. Chen’s stack rose to 423,000, busting Bord in 6th place. Bui Bounced in 5th ($18,096) Todd Bui moved all in for 38,000 from the small blind and Yan Chen called, standing pat. Bui drew one and they showed down: Chen: 10-8-7-4-3 Player Tags: Michael Wattel, Todd Bui, Alexander Kravchenko, Yan Chen, James Bord |
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| Jun 20, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 37 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud 8 or Better | 3 | + |
Final Table Update: Justin Smith Eliminated in Eighth PlaceJun 20, '09 Ante: 5,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 164 Chip Counts: 1. Abe Mosseri — 1,476,000 Average Chip Count: 702,857 Notable Eliminations: 8. Justin Smith – $54,896 Big Hands:
Justin Smith Eliminated in Eighth Place ($54,896) Yan Chen bet on fourth street and only Justin Smith made the call. Both players checked fifth street and then Chen bet on sixth street. Smith made the call and on seventh street Chen bet again. Smith made the all-in call. Their cards: Chen: (X-X)10 Chen turned over J Player Tags: Yan Chen, Justin Smith Final Table Update: Slow StartJun 20, '09 Ante: 5,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 164 Chip Counts: 1. Abe Mosseri — 1,167,000 Average Chip Count: 447,272 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands:
Mike Wattel Doubles Up Justin Smith raised on third street and Mike Wattel reraised. Yan Chen made it four bets to go and Smith mucked. Wattel reraised all in and Chen called. Their cards: Wattel: (J-J)2 Wattel drew a third jack on seventh street to make a full house and scoop the pot to double up. Player Tags: Michael Wattel, Yan Chen Final Table SetJun 20, '09 Ante: 5,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 164 Final-Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts: Seat 1: Yan Chen — 775,000 Average Chip Count: 447,272 Notable Eliminations: 9. Anthony Rivera – $41,885 Big Hands:
Anthony Rivera Eliminated in Ninth Place ($41,885) Justin Smith brought it in with X-X-2 Chen: (A Chen made a flush and a 6-5 low to scoop the pot and eliminate Rivera in ninth place. The final table of eight is now set. Left in the Deck Doyle Brunson will be playing at his 24th World Series of Poker final table in this event today. If Brunson wins he will have 11 bracelets for his career. The win would tie him with Phil Hellmuth for the most all time. Player Tags: Doyle Brunson, Tony Rivera, Yan Chen Level 17 Update: Howard Lederer Eliminated, Money Bubble BurstsJun 20, '09 Ante: 2,000 Players Remaining: 16 out of 164 Chip Counts: 1. Abe Mosseri – 1,025,000 Average Chip Count: 258,947 Notable Eliminations: Howard Lederer Big Hands:
Lederer: X-X-3 Howard Lederer brought in for 3,000 and Joe Tehan completed to 10,000. Yan Chen then made it 20,000 to go and action was back on Lederer. He raised to 30,000 and the water was too hot for Tehan as he got out of the pool. Chen made it hotter when he raised again to 40,000. Lederer just called. Lederer: X-X-3 Chen bet 10,000 and Lederer called the remainder of his stack into the pot. Lederer turned over (K
Jeff Lisandro: X-X-3 Jeff Lisandro and Yan Chen were going at each other with countless bets and raises and Lyle Berman was coming along for the ride. After the river was dealt, Lisandro and Chen continued to dance and Berman had enough, mucking his hand. The pot was well over 600,000 and after the betting was all done, Lisandro turned over (A
Farzad Rouhani: X-X-2 Rouhani brought in for 3,000 and Tehan called. Chen then completed to 10,000 and both opponents called. Farzad Rouhani: X-X-2 Rouhani checked and Tehan bet 10,000. Chen raised to 20,000 and both opponents called. Farzad Rouhani: X-X-2 Chen bet 20,000 and Tehan called all in. Rouhani also made the call. Farzad Rouhani: X-X-2 Chen bet 20,000 and Rouhani called. The river was dealt and both players checked. Chen then turned over (Q Player Tags: Farzad Rouhani, Howard Lederer, Lyle Berman, Jeffrey Lisandro, Joe Tehan, Yan Chen Level 16 Update: Chen Knocks Out Koral, Near Top Of Chip CountsJun 19, '09 Ante: 2,000 Players Remaining: 21 out of 164 Chip Counts: 1. Yan Chen – 450,000 Average Chip Count: 213,913 Notable Eliminations: Tom Koral Big Hands:
Tom Koral: X-X-3 Tom Koral bet 8,000 and Yan Chen made the call. Tom Koral: X-X-3 Koral led out for 16,000 and Chen stuck around. Tom Koral: X-X-3 Koral bet another 16,000 and Chen called again. On the river, Koral bet another 16,000 and Chen raised to 32,000 putting Koral to a decision for the rest of his chips. Koral made the call and Chen turned over (K
Abe Mosseri: X-X-K Scotty Nguyen checked with his pair of jacks and Mosseri bet 16,000. Heimiller then raised to 32,000 and Nguyen mucked. Mosseri three-bet to 48,000 and Heimiller just called. Abe Mosseri: X-X-K Mosseri bet 16,000 and Heimiller called. The river was dealt and Mosseri bet another 16,000. Heimiller called and Mosseri turned over (K Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Abe Mosseri, Tom Koral, Yan Chen Level 15 Update: Smith And Turner With ScoopsJun 19, '09 Ante: 1,500 Players Remaining: 26 out of 164 Chip Counts: 1. Scotty Nguyen – 420,000 Average Chip Count: 189,230 Notable Eliminations: Todd Brunson Big Hands:
Justin Smith: X-X-5 Yan Chen led out with 6,000 and Smith raised to 12,000. Todd Brunson made the call, as did Chen. Justin Smith: X-X-5 Smith bet 12,000 and both opponents called. Justin Smith: X-X-5 Smith bet 12,000 and Brunson raised to 24,000 despite Smith showing a set. Chan mucked and Smith just called. On the river, Smith bet 12,000 again and Brunson just called. Smith then showed (6
Perry Friedman: X-X-2 Jon Turner fired 12,000 and both Tehan and Friedman made the call. The river was then dealt and everyone checked. Turner turned over (Q-10-X) for two pair. Tehan and Friedman both mucked and Turner scooped the pot. He was at 205,000 while Tehan was at 165,000 and Friedman was at 145,000. Player Tags: Todd Brunson, Perry Friedman, Joe Tehan, Jon Turner, Yan Chen, Justin Smith |
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| Jun 19, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 37 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud 8 or Better | 2 | + |
Final Table Update: Justin Smith Eliminated in Eighth PlaceJun 20, '09 Ante: 5,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 164 Chip Counts: 1. Abe Mosseri — 1,476,000 Average Chip Count: 702,857 Notable Eliminations: 8. Justin Smith – $54,896 Big Hands:
Justin Smith Eliminated in Eighth Place ($54,896) Yan Chen bet on fourth street and only Justin Smith made the call. Both players checked fifth street and then Chen bet on sixth street. Smith made the call and on seventh street Chen bet again. Smith made the all-in call. Their cards: Chen: (X-X)10 Chen turned over J Player Tags: Yan Chen, Justin Smith Final Table Update: Slow StartJun 20, '09 Ante: 5,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 164 Chip Counts: 1. Abe Mosseri — 1,167,000 Average Chip Count: 447,272 Notable Eliminations: None Big Hands:
Mike Wattel Doubles Up Justin Smith raised on third street and Mike Wattel reraised. Yan Chen made it four bets to go and Smith mucked. Wattel reraised all in and Chen called. Their cards: Wattel: (J-J)2 Wattel drew a third jack on seventh street to make a full house and scoop the pot to double up. Player Tags: Michael Wattel, Yan Chen Final Table SetJun 20, '09 Ante: 5,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 164 Final-Table Seating Chart with Chip Counts: Seat 1: Yan Chen — 775,000 Average Chip Count: 447,272 Notable Eliminations: 9. Anthony Rivera – $41,885 Big Hands:
Anthony Rivera Eliminated in Ninth Place ($41,885) Justin Smith brought it in with X-X-2 Chen: (A Chen made a flush and a 6-5 low to scoop the pot and eliminate Rivera in ninth place. The final table of eight is now set. Left in the Deck Doyle Brunson will be playing at his 24th World Series of Poker final table in this event today. If Brunson wins he will have 11 bracelets for his career. The win would tie him with Phil Hellmuth for the most all time. Player Tags: Doyle Brunson, Tony Rivera, Yan Chen Level 17 Update: Howard Lederer Eliminated, Money Bubble BurstsJun 20, '09 Ante: 2,000 Players Remaining: 16 out of 164 Chip Counts: 1. Abe Mosseri – 1,025,000 Average Chip Count: 258,947 Notable Eliminations: Howard Lederer Big Hands:
Lederer: X-X-3 Howard Lederer brought in for 3,000 and Joe Tehan completed to 10,000. Yan Chen then made it 20,000 to go and action was back on Lederer. He raised to 30,000 and the water was too hot for Tehan as he got out of the pool. Chen made it hotter when he raised again to 40,000. Lederer just called. Lederer: X-X-3 Chen bet 10,000 and Lederer called the remainder of his stack into the pot. Lederer turned over (K
Jeff Lisandro: X-X-3 Jeff Lisandro and Yan Chen were going at each other with countless bets and raises and Lyle Berman was coming along for the ride. After the river was dealt, Lisandro and Chen continued to dance and Berman had enough, mucking his hand. The pot was well over 600,000 and after the betting was all done, Lisandro turned over (A
Farzad Rouhani: X-X-2 Rouhani brought in for 3,000 and Tehan called. Chen then completed to 10,000 and both opponents called. Farzad Rouhani: X-X-2 Rouhani checked and Tehan bet 10,000. Chen raised to 20,000 and both opponents called. Farzad Rouhani: X-X-2 Chen bet 20,000 and Tehan called all in. Rouhani also made the call. Farzad Rouhani: X-X-2 Chen bet 20,000 and Rouhani called. The river was dealt and both players checked. Chen then turned over (Q Player Tags: Farzad Rouhani, Howard Lederer, Lyle Berman, Jeffrey Lisandro, Joe Tehan, Yan Chen Level 16 Update: Chen Knocks Out Koral, Near Top Of Chip CountsJun 19, '09 Ante: 2,000 Players Remaining: 21 out of 164 Chip Counts: 1. Yan Chen – 450,000 Average Chip Count: 213,913 Notable Eliminations: Tom Koral Big Hands:
Tom Koral: X-X-3 Tom Koral bet 8,000 and Yan Chen made the call. Tom Koral: X-X-3 Koral led out for 16,000 and Chen stuck around. Tom Koral: X-X-3 Koral bet another 16,000 and Chen called again. On the river, Koral bet another 16,000 and Chen raised to 32,000 putting Koral to a decision for the rest of his chips. Koral made the call and Chen turned over (K
Abe Mosseri: X-X-K Scotty Nguyen checked with his pair of jacks and Mosseri bet 16,000. Heimiller then raised to 32,000 and Nguyen mucked. Mosseri three-bet to 48,000 and Heimiller just called. Abe Mosseri: X-X-K Mosseri bet 16,000 and Heimiller called. The river was dealt and Mosseri bet another 16,000. Heimiller called and Mosseri turned over (K Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Abe Mosseri, Tom Koral, Yan Chen Level 15 Update: Smith And Turner With ScoopsJun 19, '09 Ante: 1,500 Players Remaining: 26 out of 164 Chip Counts: 1. Scotty Nguyen – 420,000 Average Chip Count: 189,230 Notable Eliminations: Todd Brunson Big Hands:
Justin Smith: X-X-5 Yan Chen led out with 6,000 and Smith raised to 12,000. Todd Brunson made the call, as did Chen. Justin Smith: X-X-5 Smith bet 12,000 and both opponents called. Justin Smith: X-X-5 Smith bet 12,000 and Brunson raised to 24,000 despite Smith showing a set. Chan mucked and Smith just called. On the river, Smith bet 12,000 again and Brunson just called. Smith then showed (6
Perry Friedman: X-X-2 Jon Turner fired 12,000 and both Tehan and Friedman made the call. The river was then dealt and everyone checked. Turner turned over (Q-10-X) for two pair. Tehan and Friedman both mucked and Turner scooped the pot. He was at 205,000 while Tehan was at 165,000 and Friedman was at 145,000. Player Tags: Todd Brunson, Perry Friedman, Joe Tehan, Jon Turner, Yan Chen, Justin Smith |
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| Jun 04, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 8 - $2,500 No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball | 3 | + |
Final Table Update: Yan Chen Eliminated in Third PlaceJun 04, '09 Blinds: 5,000-10,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 147 Chip Counts: 1. John Monnette — 615,000 Average Chip Count: 551,250
Notable Eliminations: 3. Yan Chen – $38,892 Elimination Hands Yan Chen Eliminated in Third Place ($38,892) Yan Chen moved all in from the button for 139,00 and Phil Ivey made the call. Chen stood pat and Ivey drew one card. Chen turned up a jack-low and Ivey flipped over 9-4-3-2 before he drew his final card. Ivey received a 5 and Chen was eliminated in third place. Player Tags: Phil Ivey, Yan Chen Final Table Update: Phil Ivey Takes the Chip LeadJun 04, '09 Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 out of 147 Chip Counts: 1. Phil Ivey — 400,000 Average Chip Count: 275,625 Notable Eliminations: 7. Elia Ahmadian – $11,627 Big Hands:
Elia Ahmadian Eliminated in Seventh Place ($11,627) Yan Chen raised to 9,000 from the small blind and Elia Ahmadian reraised to 28,000 total from the big blind. Chen made the call and he drew one card. Ahmadian stood pat and then Chen moved all in. Ahmadian made the all-in call and Chen turned up 9-8-4-3-2. Ahmadian revealed a ten-low and he was eliminated from the tournament in seventh place.
Phil Ivey Doubles Up Phil Ivey raised to 12,000 from the small blind and Raphael Zimmerman moved all in from the big blind. Ivey made the call and both players elected to draw one card. They each revealed their hand before the draw card: Ivey: 7-6-3-2 Ivey then drew an 8 to leave Zimmerman drawing dead. Ivey doubled up on the hand and he will be dangerous with chips at his disposal. Raphael Zimmerman Eliminated in Sixth Place ($14,663) Phil Ivey raised to 12,000 from the small blind and Raphael Zimmerman reraised a significant amount. Ivey then reraised all in and Zimmerman made the all-in call. Ivey stood pat and Zimmerman drew a card. Ivey turned up 8-7-5-4-3 and Zimmerman mucked his cards. Zimmerman was eliminated in sixth place, while Ivey took the chip lead with 400,000. Rodeen Talebi Eliminated in Fifth Place ($19,346) Rodeen Talebi moved all in for 50,500 and Yan Chen made the call. Both players stood pat and Talebi flipped over a J-10 low. Chen revealed a 9-8 low to win the hand and eliminated Talebi in fifth place. Player Tags: Phil Ivey, Elia Ahmadian, Raphael Zimmerman, Yan Chen |
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| Jun 05, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 7 - No-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
2,000 NLHE - Day 2 - Level 16Jun 05, '08 Players have gone on a 20-minute break and will return with blinds at 5000/10000. Player Tags: Yan Chen, Theo Tran, Scott Montgomery, Nick Romano |
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Peter Gould Eliminated in 14th Place ($19,273)
Yan Chen Eliminated in 12th Place ($19,273)
Nick Schulman Eliminated
Cassidy Crippled While Chen Doubles Up
Lisandro Getting Low
Wrong Wheel
Lisandro Takes A Chunk Out Of Tran
Mizrachi’s Snow Melts
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to reveal his bluff. Seat 3 turned over 10-8-6-5-3 and took down the pot.
D’Agostino Loses Big Chunk Of His Chips
No Draw Necessary For Schneider
No Snow On This Wheel
The Supreme Dario
Wattel Finishes 2nd ($57,375)
Kravchenko is The Day’s First Victim, Finishes in 7th Place ($9,568)
James Bord Falls in 6th Place ($12,997)
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Howard Lederer Eliminated
Lisandro Takes Huge Pot Off Chen And Berman
Joe Tehan Is The Bubble Boy
Yan Chen Knocks Koral Out
Mosseri Takes Chips Off Heimiller And Nguyen
Turner Scoops Tehan And Friedman
Theo Tran Maintains Lead