Curt Kohlberg - Live Updates

Level 1 Update -- Brian Rast Holds Early Lead

Apr 19, '09

Level: 1
Blinds: 50-100

Notable Chip Counts:

Brian Rast -- 185,000
Joe Tehan -- 125,000
David Pham -- 120,000
Erica Schoenberg -- 120,000
Victor Ramdin -- 120,000

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Key Hands:

Victor Ramdin Builds His Stack Early

Curt Kohlberg, Mike Vela and Victor Ramdin saw a flop of 9 7 3 and Ramdin bet 700 from the button. Vela called and Kohlberg raised to 3,700. Ramdin called and Vela folded.

The turn was the K and Kohlberg bet 8,000. Ramdin called and the river was the 3. Kohberg checked, Ramdin bet 11,000 and Kohberg called. Ramdin turned over pocket sevens for a full house and took in the pot, increasing his stack to about 120,000.

Brian Rast Strikes Early Against Jon Kalmar

On a board reading J 9 5 6 2 Brian Rast bet 45,000 and Kalmar made the call. Rast showed 8 7 for the straight and Kalmar took a hit down to 23,000. After the hand Rast was up to 170,000.

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Tough Tables:

Table 64

Seat 1 -- James "mig.com" Mackey
Seat 4 -- Clonie Gowen
Seat 6 -- Daniel Negreanu
Seat 7 -- Jason Lester
Seat 8 -- Barry Greenstein
Seat 9 -- Matt Brady

Table 45

Seat 1 -- Steve "MrSmokey1" Billirakis
Seat 2 -- Allie Prescott
Seat 3 -- Dutch Boyd
Seat 4 -- Bill Edler
Seat 5 -- Eric "peachykeen" Liu
Seat 7 -- Brett "get crunk" Richey
Seat 8 -- Emeline Boich

Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Curt Kohlberg

$1,000 NLH w/ Rebuys - What Just Happened?

Jun 27, '08

Blinds: 10,000 - 20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Chip Leaders:

Rene Mouritsen - 3,300,000
Albert Iversen - 1,600,000
Max Greenwood - 900,000
Scott Freeman - 690,000

Eliminations: Alex Bolotin (9th Place), Phung Ngo (8th Place), Curtis Kohlberg (7th Place), Aliaksandr Dzianisau (6th Place), Jesse Chinni (5th Place)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Alex Bolotin Eliminated in Ninth Place ($63,183)

Alex Bolotin raised to 52,000 and Albert Iversen reraised to 132,000. Bolotin called and the flop came A106. Both players checked to the turn which was the 7. Bolotin moved all in for 112,000 and Iversen instantly called with the A10 for top two pair. Bolotin revealed his slowplayed AK and needed help on the river to survive. The river was the 9 and Bolotin was sent to the rail in ninth place.

Phung Ngo Eliminated in Eighth Place ($87,484)

Max Greenwood raised to 50,000, Rene Mouritsen reraised to 170,000 and Phung Ngo moved all in from the blinds for 250,000. Greenwood got out of the way and Mouritsen made the call. Ngo showed pocket eights and Mouritsen turned over AJ. The board ran out A10465 and Ngo was eliminated in eighth place.

Curtis Kohlberg Eliminated in Seventh Place ($111,786)

Max Greenwood raised to 310,000 from the small blind, essentially putting Curtis Kohlberg all in behind him. Kohlberg made the call and turned over A7, and was slightly ahead of Greenwood's K8. But, the board ran out K10410Q giving Greenwood the pot and sending Kohlberg home in seventh place.

Aliaksandr Dzianisau Eliminated in Sixth Place ($144,187)

Rene Mouritsen puts Aliaksandr Dzianisau all in and gets insta-called. Mouritsen showed J7 and Dzianisau turned over QQ. Dzianisau took a bad beat, however, when the board came JJ4AA, sending him packing in sixth place.

Jesse Chinni Eliminated in Fifth Place ($183,069)

Rene Mouritsen raised to 60,000 and Jesse Chinni reraised to 180,000. Mouritsen reraised to 360,000 and Chinni moved all in for just over 1 million. Mouritsen instantly called, tabling pocket aces, and Chinni was well behind with AK. The board came Q5446 and Chinni, the initial chip leader at this final table, was eliminated in fifth place. Mouritsen now has a massive, massive chip lead.

Fast and Furious

All of the above action happened within a span of just 22 hands. The players had yet to play a full level before pausing to gather their composure.

Player Tags: Curt Kohlberg,   Rene Mouritsen,   Alex Bolotin,   Max Greenwood,   European Report,   Albert Iversen,   Phung Ngo

Event 44 - $1,000 Hold'em with Rebuys - Level 12

Jun 26, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break.

Blinds/Antes: 1000/2000/300 

Players Remaining: 83 of 879

Average Stack:  80,000

Chip Counts:
Mark Seif - 270,000
Joe Tehan - 265,000
Matthew Molinari - 222,000
Rene Mouritsen - 214,000
Brent Hanks - 154,300
Terrence Chan - 140,000
Alex Bolotin - 132,000
Curt Kohlberg - 131,000
Jamie Rosen - 131,000
Alec Torelli - 130,000

Recent Eliminations:
Zachary Clark

Big Hands:

Peter Feldman Doubles Through Curt Kohlberg

Curt Kohlberg raised to 5,000 pre-flop from middle position and the action folded to Peter Feldman in the big blind.  Feldman reraised all in for an additional 43,000 and Kohlberg made the call.  Feldman turned over AQ, a virtual coin flip against his opponent’s JJ.  The flop was favorable to Kohlberg, K87, and the 5 also failed to improve Feldman.  However, the Q on the river changed everything and Kohlberg lost a tidy portion of his stack to Feldman.

Jamel Maistriaux Continues to Take Hits

In the level after Jamel Maistriaux lost a key pot to current chip leader Mark Seif, Maistriaux continued to take hits to his stack.  In one hand, Scott Freeman raised to 7,100 pre-flop and Maistriaux made the call from the big blind.  The flop came 975 and Maistriaux checked.  Freeman continued his lead by betting 7,500 and Maistriaux called.  The turn brought the 5, and Maistriaux led out with a bet of 20,000.  After a moment of deliberation, Freeman declared that he was all in.  Before he could finish counting his chips to determine the size of the reraise, Maistriaux threw his cards in the muck.  Adding insult to injury, Freeman turned over J10 to show Maistriaux that he had jack-high.

Rosen Slows Nielsen Down with a River Bet

On a board of J7544, Jamie Rosen made a bet of 18,500 into an already large pot.  Thomas Nielsen muttered to himself for a moment before electing to call.  Rosen turned over AA for two pair, aces and fours.  Nielsen turned over K10 for a flush and collected the pot.  Nielsen questioned Rosen after the hand about whether or not he would have called if he had pushed all in over the top of Rosen’s river bet.  Rosen maintained that he would not have called, instead opting to protect his remaining 130,000 in chips.

Zachary Clark Eliminated as Players Head Towards the Bubble

Zachary Clark got all his money into the middle pre-flop with 85 against Max Greenwood’s A9.  The flop came Q75, giving Clark the lead with a pair of fives.  The 4 on the turn didn’t help Greenwood, but the A on the river sent Clark home without a payday.

Player Tags: Curt Kohlberg,   Peter Feldman,   Max Greenwood,   Zachary Clark,   Thomas Nielsen,   Scott Freeman,   Jamie Rosen,   European Report,   Maistriaux Jamel

$1,000 NLH w/ Rebuys - What Just Happened?

Jun 27, '08

Blinds: 10,000 - 20,000 with a 3,000 ante

Chip Leaders:

Rene Mouritsen - 3,300,000
Albert Iversen - 1,600,000
Max Greenwood - 900,000
Scott Freeman - 690,000

Eliminations: Alex Bolotin (9th Place), Phung Ngo (8th Place), Curtis Kohlberg (7th Place), Aliaksandr Dzianisau (6th Place), Jesse Chinni (5th Place)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Alex Bolotin Eliminated in Ninth Place ($63,183)

Alex Bolotin raised to 52,000 and Albert Iversen reraised to 132,000. Bolotin called and the flop came A106. Both players checked to the turn which was the 7. Bolotin moved all in for 112,000 and Iversen instantly called with the A10 for top two pair. Bolotin revealed his slowplayed AK and needed help on the river to survive. The river was the 9 and Bolotin was sent to the rail in ninth place.

Phung Ngo Eliminated in Eighth Place ($87,484)

Max Greenwood raised to 50,000, Rene Mouritsen reraised to 170,000 and Phung Ngo moved all in from the blinds for 250,000. Greenwood got out of the way and Mouritsen made the call. Ngo showed pocket eights and Mouritsen turned over AJ. The board ran out A10465 and Ngo was eliminated in eighth place.

Curtis Kohlberg Eliminated in Seventh Place ($111,786)

Max Greenwood raised to 310,000 from the small blind, essentially putting Curtis Kohlberg all in behind him. Kohlberg made the call and turned over A7, and was slightly ahead of Greenwood's K8. But, the board ran out K10410Q giving Greenwood the pot and sending Kohlberg home in seventh place.

Aliaksandr Dzianisau Eliminated in Sixth Place ($144,187)

Rene Mouritsen puts Aliaksandr Dzianisau all in and gets insta-called. Mouritsen showed J7 and Dzianisau turned over QQ. Dzianisau took a bad beat, however, when the board came JJ4AA, sending him packing in sixth place.

Jesse Chinni Eliminated in Fifth Place ($183,069)

Rene Mouritsen raised to 60,000 and Jesse Chinni reraised to 180,000. Mouritsen reraised to 360,000 and Chinni moved all in for just over 1 million. Mouritsen instantly called, tabling pocket aces, and Chinni was well behind with AK. The board came Q5446 and Chinni, the initial chip leader at this final table, was eliminated in fifth place. Mouritsen now has a massive, massive chip lead.

Fast and Furious

All of the above action happened within a span of just 22 hands. The players had yet to play a full level before pausing to gather their composure.

Player Tags: Curt Kohlberg,   Rene Mouritsen,   Alex Bolotin,   Max Greenwood,   European Report,   Albert Iversen,   Phung Ngo

Event 44 - $1,000 Hold'em with Rebuys - Level 12

Jun 26, '08

Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break.

Blinds/Antes: 1000/2000/300 

Players Remaining: 83 of 879

Average Stack:  80,000

Chip Counts:
Mark Seif - 270,000
Joe Tehan - 265,000
Matthew Molinari - 222,000
Rene Mouritsen - 214,000
Brent Hanks - 154,300
Terrence Chan - 140,000
Alex Bolotin - 132,000
Curt Kohlberg - 131,000
Jamie Rosen - 131,000
Alec Torelli - 130,000

Recent Eliminations:
Zachary Clark

Big Hands:

Peter Feldman Doubles Through Curt Kohlberg

Curt Kohlberg raised to 5,000 pre-flop from middle position and the action folded to Peter Feldman in the big blind.  Feldman reraised all in for an additional 43,000 and Kohlberg made the call.  Feldman turned over AQ, a virtual coin flip against his opponent’s JJ.  The flop was favorable to Kohlberg, K87, and the 5 also failed to improve Feldman.  However, the Q on the river changed everything and Kohlberg lost a tidy portion of his stack to Feldman.

Jamel Maistriaux Continues to Take Hits

In the level after Jamel Maistriaux lost a key pot to current chip leader Mark Seif, Maistriaux continued to take hits to his stack.  In one hand, Scott Freeman raised to 7,100 pre-flop and Maistriaux made the call from the big blind.  The flop came 975 and Maistriaux checked.  Freeman continued his lead by betting 7,500 and Maistriaux called.  The turn brought the 5, and Maistriaux led out with a bet of 20,000.  After a moment of deliberation, Freeman declared that he was all in.  Before he could finish counting his chips to determine the size of the reraise, Maistriaux threw his cards in the muck.  Adding insult to injury, Freeman turned over J10 to show Maistriaux that he had jack-high.

Rosen Slows Nielsen Down with a River Bet

On a board of J7544, Jamie Rosen made a bet of 18,500 into an already large pot.  Thomas Nielsen muttered to himself for a moment before electing to call.  Rosen turned over AA for two pair, aces and fours.  Nielsen turned over K10 for a flush and collected the pot.  Nielsen questioned Rosen after the hand about whether or not he would have called if he had pushed all in over the top of Rosen’s river bet.  Rosen maintained that he would not have called, instead opting to protect his remaining 130,000 in chips.

Zachary Clark Eliminated as Players Head Towards the Bubble

Zachary Clark got all his money into the middle pre-flop with 85 against Max Greenwood’s A9.  The flop came Q75, giving Clark the lead with a pair of fives.  The 4 on the turn didn’t help Greenwood, but the A on the river sent Clark home without a payday.

Player Tags: Curt Kohlberg,   Peter Feldman,   Max Greenwood,   Zachary Clark,   Thomas Nielsen,   Scott Freeman,   Jamie Rosen,   European Report,   Maistriaux Jamel

One Match Remains

Jun 20, '07

The fourth round of heads up play is still going on, with only one heads up match in play. Scotty Nguyen and Mark Muchnik are at a stand still and have gotten into the habit of trading blinds. Muchnik has a slight chip advantage over Nguyen, who has been frustrated for much of the round over how card dead he is. Nguyen has repeatedly folded to any raise and when doing so angrily folds his cards. "I've only gotten one pair this whole time. Pocket nines." said Nguyen.

Either Muchnik or Nguyen will complete the 16 player bracket and there is one more round scheduled for tonight. Eight more heads up matches will begin at 10 p.m. and when the dust settles there will be only eight players left in the field. The final eight match ups are as follows:

Jason Glass vs. Keith Block
Steve Sarrafzadeh vs. Thomas Wahlroos
Jared Davis vs. Curt Kohlberg
Steve Song vs. Scotty Nguyen/Mark Muchnik
Vanessa Selbst vs. Paul Wasicka
Shannon Shorr vs. Carmel Petresco
Daniel Schrieber vs. Jonah Rogers
Toto Leonidas vs. Michael Pickett

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Toto Leonidas,   Jared Davis,   Curt Kohlberg,   Mark Muchnik,   Paul Wasicka,   Jonah Rogers,   Keith Block,   Shannon Shorr,   Thomas Wahlroos,   Vanessa Selbst,   Steve Song,   Jason Glass,   Steve Sarrafzadeh