Gabe Kaplan Poker Tournament Updates

Level Six, Hour Two: Cole Loses Chip Lead

Jul 09, '10

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 2,023 out of 2,412

Card Player Chip Counts

Justin Marchand – 23,400
Barry Shulman – 140,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 36,400
Steven A. Murphy – 23,500
Adam Schoenfeld – 28,500

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Mathieu Sauriol – 217,000
2. Dwyen Ringbauer – 210,000
3. Lauren Kling – 180,000
4. Andrew Liporace – 178,000
5. Corwin Cole – 172,000
6. Johnny Chan – 162,000
7. Jesper Hougaard – 160,000
8. Barny Boatman – 149,000
9. Hoyt Corkins – 145,000
10. Robert Mizrachi – 144,000

Notable Eliminations:

Terrance Chan
Raymond Davis
Dutch Boyd

Big Hands:

Cole Has The Door Slammed In His Face

After a series of raises preflop, a player moved all in for 57,750 and Corwin Cole made the call.

Cole: QQ
Opponent: KK

Cole was in trouble but he appeared to get lucky when the dealer laid out the flop and the Q was the door card. But it was followed by the K and the 8, giving both players a set.

The board finished off 10 and 2 and Cole took a big hit to his stack. He was no longer the chip leader as he dropped to 172,000.

Williams Runs Into Cowboys

David Williams put in a raise to 1,200 preflop. The action went to Manny Minaya on the button and he made it 3,200 to go. Williams made the call and the two saw a flop of JJ6.

Both players checked and the 4 fell on the turn. Williams took a stab with 4,000 but Minaya made the call. The river brought the 3 and Williams kept trying, firing 7,500.

Minaya made the call and Williams tabled 1010. But Minaya tabled KK for the best hand and Williams dropped to 125,000.

Farha Cracks Kings

A player limped in and then another one raised to 2,000 preflop. Sam Farha made the call from the hijack and then the limper shoved for 8,000 more. Both opponents made the call and the flop came 843.

Both players checked and the turn was the 10. They checked again and the 5 came on the river. That prompted a bet of 6,000 from Farha and his opponent mucked.

The all-in player then tabled KK but Farha rivered him, tabling 55 for a set. Farha took scored the knockout and he was at 85,000.

Kaplan Sticks Around

A player raised to 1,400 preflop and Gabe Kaplan made it 5,200 to go from the small blind. His opponent then shoved and Kaplan made the call.

Kaplan tabled AK but he was in bad shape against his opponent’s pocket aces. The flop came down Q107 and Kaplan flopped a gutshot Broadway draw.

The turn was the 9, changing nothing. But the J fell on the river and Kaplan made his straight, surviving his all in and he was at 28,000.

Kling Keeps Moving Up

A player raised to 1,300 preflop and Lauren Kling made the call from the cutoff. The player on the button also called, as did the big blind and the four players saw a flop of 1096.

Everyone checked and the turn was the A. The button fired 3,100 and Kling was the only caller.

The river was the K and both players checked. Kling then tabled 108 for top pair on the flop and the button mucked his hand. Kling took down the pot and she was up to 180,000.

Ted Forrest Doubles Up

Ted Forrest moved all in for 8,250 and was called by his opponent.

Forrest: KK
Opponent: AK

The board ran out Q7296 and Forrest doubled up to 17,000.

Mizrachi Throws Davis Overboard

Picking up the action on the flop, the board read J98 and Robert Mizrachi bet 1,150. Raymond Davis raised to 5,000 and Mizrachi made the call.

The turn was the J and Mizrachi led for 8,650. Davis moved all in for about 30,000 and Mizrachi snapped him off.

Davis: Q10
Mizrachi: J9

Davis flopped the straight but Mizrachi turned a boat and the board finished off with the 5 and Mizrachi scored the knockout. He was at 144,000.

Power Poker For Seidel

Erik Seidel raised to 1,250 and seat 3 and seat 4 both made the call. When action reached seat 6 he raised to 3,700 and action folded around to Seidel. Erik reraised to 10,500 and seats 3 and 4 got out of the way. Seat 6 tanked for a few minutes before letting his hand go.

Seidel took down the pot uncontested, chipping up to around 53,000 in chips.

The Russian Scoops One

Sitting in the big blind, Vitaly Lunkin called a raise from the button and they saw a flop. It came AK6 and Lunkin check-called the button’s bet of 2,600.

The turn was the J and both players checked. They again checked the 7 river and Lunkin showed A4 for top pair. His opponent showed KQ for second pair, and Lunkin’s stack was up to around 105,000 in chips.

Mueller Takes Big Hit

Seat 5 bet 1,500 on a flop of 45A and Greg Mueller made the call.

The turn brought the 8 and seat 4 again bet, 4,200 this time. Mueller again called.

The river was the 7 and seat 5 put in a final bet of 5,600. Mueller tanked long and hard, counted out some extra chips, but decided he’d just call. Seat 5 showed 7 5 for two pair, and Mueller mucked.

Mueller lost around 12,000 on the hand and had around 39,000 after it.

Matros Calls An All-In Bet, Chops

Matt Matros called a short-stacked player’s all in bet for 7,325 preflop and they showed down. Their hands? The same:

Matros: AK
Opponent: AK

It seemed like an obvious chop, but through the turn the board ran 52J4, putting a potential flush out there that could give Matros the nuts. Instead, the A hit on the river and they chopped the pot.

Matros had around 120,000 after the hand.

Lucky Ladies for Somerville

Jason Somerville raised from the cutoff and the big blind moved all-in for 10,000. Somerville promptly called and tabled QQ and was way ahead of his opponent’s AJ.

The board ran out J210KA, which gave his opponent two pair, but Somerville made a straight to win the pot. Somerville has 79,500 in chips.

Michelle’s Bluff Gets Sniffed Out

On the turn, the board read 5267. Tiffany Michelle checked and called a bet of 4,000.

After the dealer peeled off the 5 river, Tiffany Michelle led out for 7,000. “Really?” asked her opponent. “Will you show if I fold?”

Michelle didn’t respond and eventually her opponent made the call. Michelle showed AJ, giving her a busted flush draw and her opponent showed 44. Michelle lost the pot, but still has 49,000 in chips.

Hollywood Left Seeing Stars

We caught up with the action on the river with the board reading J96Q10 and Jennifer “Jennicide” Leigh had put “Hollywood” Dave Stann all-in and Stann made the call.

Leigh tabled A9, giving her the nuts and Stann just flashed the K, showing he had a straight. Leigh moves to 65,000 in chips with knockout.

Left in the Deck:

“Miami” John Cernuto is supposedly sitting at the featured table right in front of us, but he has yet to show up for the tournament today. He has been being blinded off for the last three hours and is down to 12,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Erik Seidel,   Raymond Davis,   Ted Forrest,   Greg Mueller,   Gabe Kaplan,   David Williams,   Sam Farha,   Vitaly Lunkin,   Corwin Cole,   Lauren Kling

Level Six Hour One Update: Ted Lawson Busts

Jul 09, '10

NOTE: Here is the break down of the schedule for the rest of the day:

Level 7
First Half of Level 8
Dinner Break: 90 minutes
Second Half of Level 8
First Half of Level 9

Day 2A will end around 11 p.m.

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 2,412 out of 2,412

Average Chip Count:

Card Player Chip Counts

Barry Shulman – 113,325
Matt Matros – 50,000
Allyn Jaffrey Shulman – 36,400
Steven A. Murphy – 23,500
Justin Marchand – 23,400
Adam Schoenfeld – 23,000
Bryan Devonshire – 13,800

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Corwin Cole – 230,000
2. Mathieu Sauriol – 217,000
3. Dwyen Ringbauer – 192,000
4. Andrew Liporace – 178,000
5. Lauren Kling – 168,000
6. Jorn Walthaus – 160,000
7. Josef Monro 152,000
8. Barny Boatman – 150,000
9. Johnny Chan – 149,000
10. Michael Reed – 142,125

Notable Eliminations:

James Akenhead
Ted Lawson
Rob Hollink

Big Hands:

Ted Lawson Eliminated

After the flop came down Q65, seat 7 fired 5,000. Ted Lawson was next to act and he took his time to make a decision.

The bet was more than a third of his remaining stack and after much deliberation, he finally moved all in. His opponent snap-called and they showed their hands:

Lawson: 99
Seat 7: AQ

Lawson was trailing and the board finished off J and A and Lawson was eliminated.

Seiver Takes One

Scott Seiver raised to 1,100 preflop and the player in seat 8 made the call. The flop came down Q94 and Seiver led out with 2,000.

His opponent decided to let it go there before losing any more chips and Seiver took down the pot. He was at 54,000.

Mizrachi Bluff Fails

We got to the table after the board had run out A5323. The player in seat 9 had fired a bet and Michael Mizrachi raised to almost 30,000.

His opponent tanked long and the ESPN cameras caught all the action. Finally, seat 9 made the call and Mizrachi lightly tapped the table.

“Ace-jack?” Mizrachi inquired.

His opponent turned over A10 for aces-up and Mizrachi dropped a big pot. He was at 95,000 after the hand.

Alaei Doubles

Daniel Alaei and his opponent got all of the money in the middle on a flop of J97.

Daniel Alaei showed J10 and had the lead against his opponent’s A7. The turn was the 9 and the river bricked off, doubling up Alaei to 30,000.

Duke Scores a Double

On a flop of 3210, Annie Duke checked and her opponent bet 8,000. Duke check-raised to 17,500 and her opponent went into the tank and thought for three minutes before moving all-in. Duke snap-called and tabled 33 and left her opponent drawing very thin with his KK.

The ESPN crew was called over to film the all-in pot. The turn was the 2 and the river was the 6, eliminating her opponent and doubling Duke up to 130,000.

After the hand, Duke joked with the rest of her table about how painful it can be to wait so long for each card to be dealt with the cameras filming.

Sneaky Kaplan Gets Caught

On a flop of J97 Gabe Kaplan checked to Luca Pagano, who bet 2,300.

After some deliberation and asking the dealer what the bet was, Kaplan threw out 5,300. The floor was called over, eventually deciding that Kaplan’s bet was merely a call.

Action continued as both players checked the 7 turn. When the K fell on the river Kaplan led out for 3,100 and Pagano paused for thought. He called and as Kaplan announced “queen-high,” Pagano turned over 49 for two pair to take the pot and chip up to around 31,000.

Kaplan had just 10,400 after the hand.

Cole Going Strong

On a board of 10Q3K, the day’s starting chip leader Corwin Cole checked to his opponent, who bet 6,000 from the button.

Cole check-raised to 35,000, putting his opponent all in for essentially 16,000. His opponent called and they showed down:

Cole: K10
Opponent: K9

Cole held two pair to his opponent’s one pair and straight draw. The 8 river helped neither player and Corwin busted another player while chipping up to 230,000.

Mueller Takes One Down

Greg Mueller check-raised his opponent from 1,600 to 4,400 on a flop of KK3. His opponent called and the turn brought the A.

Mueller checked and called when his opponent fired 6,000 into the pot on the turn. The 6 fell on the river and both players checked. Mueller showed A7 for two pair and his opponent mucked.

Mueller had 34,000 after the hand.

Scotty Gets Action

Scotty Nguyen and two other players saw a flop of AA5. The first player bet 2,500, Nguyen called, and the third party made it 7,500. The first player folded and Nguyen moved all-in for 18,650.

His opponent went into the tank for a solid five minutes before calling. Nguyen showed 55, giving him a full house and was ahead of the A4 of his opponent.

The turn was the K and the river was the Q and Nguyen doubled up to 62,000.

Hasan Habib Gets a Knockout

The player on the button raised to 1,200 and Hasan Habib made it 7,000 from the big blind. The button then moved all-in for his last 20,000 and Habib made the call.

Habib showed AK and was ahead of the button’s QJ. The flop came AA5, giving Habib trips and leaving his opponent nearly drawing dead. The turn was the 4 and the river was the 3, giving the pot to Habib, as he moved up to 72,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Annie Duke,   Hasan Habib,   Ted Lawson,   Michael Mizrachi,   Gabe Kaplan,   Daniel Alaei,   Scott Seiver,   Corwin Cole

Gabe Kaplan Defeats Johnny Chan

Mar 05, '10

Johnny Chan (pictured left) was short stacked and moved all in with K2.

Gabe Kaplan was price in and called with Q9 and connected big with a board of A9734.

Chan was eliminated and Kaplan advances to play Joe Hachem in the next round.

Player Tags: Johnny Chan,   Gabe Kaplan

Scotty Nguyen Defeats Gabe Kaplan ($25,000)

Mar 06, '10

Gabe Kaplan (pictured left) was all in with the best of it holding AQ on a AK6 flop.

Scotty Nguyen called with A4 and got their when the turn and river fell 76. Kaplan was eliminated and Nguyen advances to take on Jason Mercier in the Elite Eight.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Gabe Kaplan

Gabe Kaplan Defeats Joe Hachem

Mar 06, '10

Joe Hachem (pictured left) was down to his last 13,000 when he made his move with pocket deuces.

Gabe Kaplan made the call with AJ and connected when the board fell J8549 to eliminate Hachem.

Kaplan now moves into the Sweet Sixteen to face the winner between Phil Ivey and Scotty Nguyen.

Player Tags: Gabe Kaplan,   Joe Hachem

Gabe Kaplan Defeats Johnny Chan

Mar 05, '10

Johnny Chan (pictured left) was short stacked and moved all in with K2.

Gabe Kaplan was price in and called with Q9 and connected big with a board of A9734.

Chan was eliminated and Kaplan advances to play Joe Hachem in the next round.

Player Tags: Johnny Chan,   Gabe Kaplan

Scotty Nguyen Defeats Gabe Kaplan ($25,000)

Mar 06, '10

Gabe Kaplan (pictured left) was all in with the best of it holding AQ on a AK6 flop.

Scotty Nguyen called with A4 and got their when the turn and river fell 76. Kaplan was eliminated and Nguyen advances to take on Jason Mercier in the Elite Eight.

Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen,   Gabe Kaplan

Gabe Kaplan Defeats Joe Hachem

Mar 06, '10

Joe Hachem (pictured left) was down to his last 13,000 when he made his move with pocket deuces.

Gabe Kaplan made the call with AJ and connected when the board fell J8549 to eliminate Hachem.

Kaplan now moves into the Sweet Sixteen to face the winner between Phil Ivey and Scotty Nguyen.

Player Tags: Gabe Kaplan,   Joe Hachem

Level 4 Update: Brunson Loses Some Chips

Jun 26, '09

Flop Games: 800-1,500
Stud Games: Ante — 400, Bring-In — 500, Completion — 1,800, Limits — 1,800-3,600

Players Remaining: 95 out of 95

Chip Counts:

1. Martin Vallo – 290,000
2. Justin Smith – 251,000
3. David Bach – 235,000
4. Steve Billirakis – 223,000
5. Bill Chen – 210,000
6. James Van Alstyne – 206,000
7. David Benyamine – 199,000
8. Andy Black – 198,000
9. Chad Brown – 196,000
10. Jeff Lisandro – 188,000

Big Hands:

Hold’em

Seidel’s River Bet Forces a Fold From Pezzin

Erik Seidel raised from early position and was called by Pat Pezzin in the big blind. They took the flop heads up and it came J52. Pezzin checked and called 1500 from Seidel and they see a turn.

The turn was the 8 and Pezzin checks and calls again to Seidel’s bet. The river was a 10 and Pezzin checked one more time. Seidel fired one last bullet of 3000 and Pezzin quickly mucked his hand and the dealer pushed the pot Seidel’s way.

Omaha/8

Justin Smith Scoops Big Multi-way Pot

Five players invested four bets a piece preflop and the flop was KK4. Both blinds check and Justin “BoostedJ” Smith bets 1500, which is called by Gabe Kaplan and Hasaan Habib. The turn was the Q and the same action took place, this time with a bet of 3000.

The river was the 4 Smith fires one last 3000 shell. Kaplan thought for a bit and folded before Habib made the call. Smith tabled KJ109, giving him three kings, and Habib mucked his hand.

Razz

Juanda Drops A Pot To Smith

Picking up the action on third street, John Juanda and Justin Smith tangled up in a hand.

Juanda: X-X-5
Smith: X-X-3

John Juanda completed to 1,500 and action folded around to Smith. He raised to 3,000 and Juanda made the call.

Juanda: X-X-58
Smith: X-X-38

Smith bet another 1,500 and Juanda made the call.

Juanda: X-X-58Q
Smith: X-X-387

Smith fired 3,000 into the pot and Juanda got out of the way. Smith raked in the pot and was around 240,000 while Juanda was at 128,000.

Stud/8

Brunson Has His Chips Chopped Up

Picking up the action on third street, Doyle Brunson, Vitaly Lunkin and seat 3 were involved in a hand.

Brunson: X-X-5
Lunkin: X-X-6
Seat 3: X-X-2

Brunson completed to 1,500 and Lunkin called. Seat 3 raised to 3,000 and both Brunson and Lunkin called.

Brunson: X-X-5K
Lunkin: X-X-64
Seat 3: X-X-2K

Seat 3 bet 1,500 and both opponents called.

Brunson: X-X-5K3
Lunkin: X-X-645
Seat 3: X-X-2K4

Lunkin was the aggressor on fifth street, leading out with 3,000. Both opponents called.

Brunson: X-X-5K3A
Lunkin: X-X-6456
Seat 3: X-X-2K47

Lunkin bet another 3,000 and both of his opponents called. The river was dealt and Lunkin bet 3,000. Seat 3 called and Brunson looked down at his hole cards. He was disgusted and threw his hand into the muck. He then slammed the table with his hand. Lunkin showed (Q75) for a spade flush. Seat 3 showed (A32) for a 7-low and they chopped up the pot that had many chips from Brunson. Lunkin was at 107,000 while Brunson was at 135,000.

Player Tags: Erik Seidel,   John Juanda,   Hasan Habib,   Doyle Brunson,   Gabe Kaplan,   Vitaly Lunkin,   Justin Smith

Level 4 Udate: Pham Chips Up

Jun 15, '09

Blinds: 250-500

Players Remaining: 178 out of 185

Chip Counts

1. Shaun Deeb – 85,000
2. Dario Minieri – 63,000
3. Greg Mueller – 60,000
4. Lex Veldhuis – 60,000
5. Markus Golser – 56,000
6. David Oppenheim – 50,600
7. Michiel Brummelhuis – 50,000
8. Daniel Negreanu – 49,500
9. Maria Ho – 49,000
10. David Benyamine – 45,000

Average Stack: 30,833

Notable Eliminations:

Andy Bloch
Brett Richey
Jeff Lisandro

Big Hands:

The Dragon’s Fire

Five players including Sam Grizzle, Doyle Brunson, Chad Brown and David Pham, all called 500 preflop. The flop came down Q94 and the big blind fired 500 after David Pham checked from the small bling. Grizzle, Brunson and Brown all called and then Pham check-raised to 1,000. Everyone except Brunson called and the turn was the 2. Pham led out with 1,000 and everyone called. The river brought the 7 and Pham led out again with 1,000. Only Chad Brown looked him up and Pham turned over KQ for top pair and Brown mucked. Pham took the pot and he was over 40,000 while Brown was at 32,000.

Perry Doesn’t Care For Mad Geniuses

Action folded around to Mike Caro in the small blind and he raised to 1,000. Ralph Perry made the call from the big blind and the players saw a flop of JJ5. Caro checked and Perry bet 500. Caro made the call and the turn was the 3. Caro then led out for 1,000 but Perry would have none of that nonsense and raised to 2,000. Caro then gave up and mucked his hand. He was at 16,000 while Perry was at 33,000.

Rheem Leaks Chips

Chino Rheem raised to 1,000 preflop and Bill Edler three-bet to 1,500. Rheem made the call and the flop came A55. Rheem checked and Edler fired 500. Rheem check-raised to 1,000 and Edler called. The turn was the 2 and both players checked. The river was the 7 and Rheem checked again. Edler bet 1,000 and Rheem mucked his hand. He was down to just 17,000 while Edler was around 34,000.

Kaplan Pushes Ho and Lindgren Away

On a flop of K103, Gabe Kaplan bet 500 into a 2,500 pot and Mario Ho made the call. Erick Lindgren came along as well and the turn was the 8. Kaplan fired another bet, this one 1,000 and Ho mucked her hand. Lindgren followed suit and Kaplan took in the pot. He was around 40,000 while Ho was down to 45,000 and Lindgren was at 31,000.

Left In The Deck:

It was announced that 18 players will be paid. The final survivor of this tournament will earn $460,841 and a bracelet. Players have also gone on a one hour dinner break and will return around 10:40 p.m.

Player Tags: David Pham,   Erick Lindgren,   Doyle Brunson,   Mike Caro,   Gabe Kaplan,   Maria Ho,   Chino Rheem,   Ralph Perry

Gabe Kaplan Defeats Chris Ferguson

Mar 06, '09

Gabe Kaplan had a very tiny lead over defending champion Chris Ferguson when both players got it all in on a flop of 9-8-6.

Kaplan had pocket tens and Ferguson showed J-7 for the over with the open ended straight draw. The turn was another 9 taking away two of Ferguson's outs.

The river was a Q and Kaplan advanced to play John Juanda in the round of 32. Ferguson is eliminated, crushing the dreams of the bracket faithful.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Gabe Kaplan

John Juanda Defeats Gabe Kaplan

Mar 07, '09

Gabe Kaplan was extremely short stacked in his match against John Juanda. He shoved desperately with 9-4 and Juanda called with K-8.

The flop had a king and Kaplan was eliminated out of the money. Juanda will now move on to play Bertrand Grospellier.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Gabe Kaplan

Gabe Kaplan Defeats Chris Ferguson

Mar 06, '09

Gabe Kaplan had a very tiny lead over defending champion Chris Ferguson when both players got it all in on a flop of 9-8-6.

Kaplan had pocket tens and Ferguson showed J-7 for the over with the open ended straight draw. The turn was another 9 taking away two of Ferguson's outs.

The river was a Q and Kaplan advanced to play John Juanda in the round of 32. Ferguson is eliminated, crushing the dreams of the bracket faithful.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Gabe Kaplan

John Juanda Defeats Gabe Kaplan

Mar 07, '09

Gabe Kaplan was extremely short stacked in his match against John Juanda. He shoved desperately with 9-4 and Juanda called with K-8.

The flop had a king and Kaplan was eliminated out of the money. Juanda will now move on to play Bertrand Grospellier.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Gabe Kaplan

Level 12 Update

Dec 16, '08

Scoreboard

Level: 12
Blinds/Antes: 1,500-3,000 with a 400 ante

Players Left: 111 of 497
Average: 201,486

Notable Chip Counts

Tuan Le - 588,000
Kido Pham - 560,000
Chuck Kelley - 554,000
Clonie Gowen - 475,000
Justin Young - 450,000

Notable Eliminations

Matt Glantz
Burt Boutin
Dennis Phillips
Blair Hinkle
Sorel Mizzi
Howard Lederer

Big Hands:

Michael Binger Doubles Up

So you're telling me there's a chance? Michael Binger doubled up when his pocket kings went to battle against pocket 10s and he came out victorious on a board of AK69A. Binger was all in for 76,100 and he now holds a stack of 160,000. He will need to finish in first place to beat John Phan for POY honors and we'll keep you posted on his progress.

Chino vs. Kaplan

On a flop of Q83 Gabe Kaplan bet 23,000 under the gun with about 16,000 sitting in the pot. Chino Rheem went into the tank for several minutes on the hi-jack but he eventually mucked his hand. Kaplan was up to 260,000 after the hand while Chino held 215,000.

Joe Hachem Wins a Nice One

A pot worth 20,000 came to a showdown after Joe Hachem and his opponent checked a board of KQ539 on the river. Seat 1 turned up Q10 and Hachem turned up AQ to win the hand. Hachem now holds 125,000.

Doyle Brunson Lays it Down

Doyle Brunson raised preflop on the hi-jack to 9,000 and seat 8 made the call right behind him from the cutoff. Both Annie Duke (small blind) and Mike Matusow (big blind) folded and the flop was dealt KJ2. Both players checked and the turn fell K. Seat 8 fired out 20,000 and Brunson mucked. Texas Dolly was down to 175,000 after the hand.
 

Left In The Deck:

Money Bubble Slows Play

The last level has featured much slower play than what was on display on day 2. There are just 11 more eliminations until the bubble bursts, so the next level should feature a return to faster play.

Player Tags: Doyle Brunson,   Gabe Kaplan,   Joe Hachem,   Michael Binger

Gabe Kaplan Eliminated

Aug 26, '08

Gabe Kaplan was stuck in reverse all day long and just found himself on the outside looking in after being eliminated by Van Nguyen.

Player Tags: Gabe Kaplan

$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E. - End of Day 2

Jun 26, '08

Note: Play has concluded for Day 2 and the remianing 67 players will return tomorrow at 3 pm to Level 12 with blinds of 3,000-6,000 and antes of 1,500 with a 2,000 bring-in and a 6,000 completion.

Blinds/Antes:
Hold'em-Omaha 8/b: 2,500-5,000
Razz-Stud-Stud 8/b: 1,000 ante, 2,000 bring-in, 5,000 completion

Players Left: 67 of 148

Chip Leaders:
Patrick Bueno: 445,000
Barry Greenstein: 415,000
Lyle Berman: 415,000
Joseph Michael: 410,000
Bill Chen: 380,000
Mike Wattel: 380,000
Steve Zolotow: 370,000
Chris Reslock: 360,000
Minh Ly: 345,000
Doyle Brunson: 340,000
Average Stack: 220,896

Eliminations: Michael Binger, John Monnette, T.J. Cloutier, Ted Forrest, Todd Brunson, Mike Matusow, Tom Schenider

Big Hands:

Hold'em

T.J. Cloutier Crippled Then Eliminated

On a flop of K-J-6, T.J. Cloutier bet out and Lyle Berman raised. Cloutier just called and the turn was a queen. Cloutier led out again and Berman raised again. This time Cloutier reraised and Berman capped it. Cloutier called and the river was another jack. Cloutier bet out again, Berman raised and Cloutier just called after a moment of deliberation and with a somewhat confused look on his face. Berman turned over pocket queens for queens full of jacks while Cloutier showed K-J for jacks full of kings. Cloutier threw his hand into the muck and said, "Mother F@#Ker, that was a $50,000 hand!" Cloutier was of course refering to the buy-in not the pot size, as this hand left him crippled and pretty much killed his tournmanet life. That hand just cost Cloutier his $50,000 buy-in.

Now crippled and left with less than 10,000 in chips, Cloutier got it all in a few hands later against Alex Kostritsyn. The money went in pre-flop and both palyers turned over their cards,

Cloutier: 103
Kostritsyn: A4  
Board: KJ7J7

Cloutier was so short stacked that he literally had to get it all in this hand. No help on the board and T.J. Cloutier was eliminated by Lyle Berman although Kostrtisyn officially got the kill.

Omaha 8/b

Todd Brunson Eliminated by Gabe Kaplan

Gabe Kaplan raised from middle position, Todd Brunson called the raise as did Katja Thater from the big blind. The flop came QJ5, and Kaplan bet. Both Brunson and Thater called. The turn was the 2 and this time Thater bet out. Kaplan raised, Brunson called all in for his last 20,000 and Thater called the raise. The river was the 9 and Thater checked to Kaplan who bet. Thater called and Kaplan turned over a pair of queens, winning both the side and main pots as Thater mucked her hand and Todd Brunson made his exit.

Player Tags: T.J. Cloutier,   Todd Brunson,   Lyle Berman,   Gabe Kaplan

$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 2 - Level 6 Recap

Jun 26, '08

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  900-1,800 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  400 ante, 500 bring in, 1,800-3,600 stakes

Players Left: 136 of 148

Chip Leaders:
Ray Dehkharghani - 220,000
William Chen - 215,000
Steve Wolff - 204,000
Erick Lindgren - 202,000
Abraham "Abe" Mosseri - 196,000
Chris Reslock - 195,000
Steve Sung - 194,000
Patrik Antonius - 190,000
Doug Ganger - 190,000
Farzad "Fred" Bonyadi - 185,000

Average Stack: 108,825

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hold’em

Good Start For Forrest

Erick Lindgren raised from middle position and action folded around to Ted Forrest in the big blind who made the call. The flop was J1010 and Forrest check-called a bet from Lindgren. The turn was the 7. Again Forrest checked and Lindgren bet. Forrest then raised and Lindgren called. Forrest bet the 4 river and Lindgren made the call. Forrest showed down KJ and took down a nice sized pot. Forrest is now just below the starting stack of 100,000. Lindgren is among the chip leaders with 200,000.

Horse Does Start With An “H”

Having been questioned about the situation by a few players, Jack Effel brought up the issue of whether the first game of each day should be hold’em or, instead, a game chosen by random draw. Effel asked for a show of hands from those who were in favor of a random game to start off each day. His request was met by only a meager show of hands, indicative more perhaps of the players ambivalence toward the situation than any real opinion. With such a lackluster show of hands, it appears that hold’em will be the game to start each of the days of this tournament. Mickey Appleman said it best, “Why complicate things?”

Omaha/8b

Fitoussi Gets Cut Out

Hasan Habib limped from early position and was joined on the flop by David Singer, Patrick Bueno, Michael Binger, and Bruno Fitoussi. The flop came AK2. Fitoussi checked, Habib bet, Singer and Bueno folded, Binger raised, and Fitoussi and Habib called. On the J turn, Fitoussi checked, Habib bet, Binger raised again, and Fitoussi and Habib called. The river was the 6. Again Fitoussi checked, Habib bet, and Binger and Fitoussi called. Habib showed A422 for the nut flush while Binger tabled 10543 for the nut low. Fitoussi showed... nothing. He mucked his hand quietly and shuffled his remaining 40,000 in chips. Habib has a more stable 80,000, and Binger has an even better 115,000.

Stud

“I Can’t Believe I Laid It Down!”

With boards reading:

Eli Elezra: Q10K2
Annie Duke: 3896

Elezra after leading out on 5^th street, checked his hand on 6^th street. Duke bet and Elezra went into the tank. After about 90 seconds of thinking, he flipped his upcards over and the conceded the pot to Duke. Apparently Elezra wasn’t too crushed by the lost pot, as he joked, “I can’t believe I laid that down. Two fours!” Elezra has about 85,000. Even with that pot Duke finds herself with only 30,000 in chips.

Stud/8b

Kaplan and Corkins Split Galfond’s Chips

Corkins: 7452
Kaplan: JQ104
Galfond: AK68

Hoyt Corkins completed with the 7 up, Gabe Kaplan called with the J, Phil Galfond raised with an A, and the two others called. Galfond led into his two elder statesmen on 4^th street and was called by both. 5^th street and 6^th street shared the same action: Galfond checked, Corkins bet, and Kaplan and Galfond both called. Corkins bet 7^th street and was raised by Kaplan, this put Galfond in a difficult position and he was forced to lay down his hand. A bit overeager, Kaplan flipped over his hand before Corkins made his decision. Corkins saw his opponent’s JJT  for a full house and made the call, showing A43 for a wheel. Corkins took down half of the pot, but was unlucky not to scoop it. After the hand, Corkins had 45,000, Kaplan 85,000, and Galfond 95,000.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Annie Duke,   Erick Lindgren,   Hasan Habib,   Ted Forrest,   Eli Elezra,   Gabe Kaplan,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Abe Mosseri,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Chris Reslock,   Steve Wolff,   Bill Chen,   Steve Sung,   Michael Binger,   Phil Galfond,   Doug Ganger