Gabe Kaplan - Live Updates

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,   Pat Pezzin,   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,   Chad Brown,   Doyle Brunson,   Mike Caro,   Gabe Kaplan,   Maria Ho,   Chino Rheem,   Ralph Perry

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

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

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

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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.
 

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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,   Fred Bonyadi,   Annie Duke,   Erick Lindgren,   Hasan Habib,   Ted Forrest,   Eli Elezra,   Gabe Kaplan,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Abe Mosseri,   Ray Dehkharghani,   Chris Reslock,   Steve Wolff,   William Chen,   Steve Sung,   Michael Binger,   Phil Galfond,   Doug Ganger

World Championship Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better - Level 11 - Booth Climbing

Jun 20, '08

Blinds: 1,300-2,500

Players Left: 92 of 235

Chip Counts:
Bob Slezak: 162,000
Soheil Shamseddin: 126,000
Brad Booth: 123,000
Ray Dehkharghani: 109,000
Greg Jamison: 99,000
Shunjiro Uchida: 97,000
Meng La: 95,000
Robert Stevanovski: 93,000
William McMahon: 88,500
Scott Bohlman: 85,000

Eliminations: Gabe Kaplan, Shannon Elizabeth, David Sklansky

Big Hands:

Tough Love for Elizabeth

Tom Love and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson called Shannon Elizabeth's all in bet on a flop of A93 and Ferguson kept firing on the 7 turn and then both players checked the J river. Love showed A-9-5-2 for two pair and the 7-low. Ferguson showed A-7-6-4 and couldn't beat either of Love's hands. Elizabeth showed 10-7-3-2 and was eliminated from the tournament.

Lawson Gone to Monster

Ted Lawson led out 2,500 on a Q85 flop and was called by Gabe Kaplan and Brent Carter. On the 2 turn, Carter bet 5,000 and Gaplan and Lawson called. The river was the 2 and Carter bet 5,000 again and was called by both players.
Carter confidently showed A3K2 for the nut flush and 8-low. Kaplan showed A387 for the same 8-low and Lawson mucked his hand and was eliminated. Carter took 3/4 of the pot and has around 45,000.

Booth Climbs the Ranks

Mel Judah bet 2,500 into a flop of KQ7 and Brad Booth called. The turn was the A, Judah checked and Booth fired 5,000. Judah mucked and Booth continues to accumulate chips, nearing 123,000.

Too Late For Duke

Annie Duke bet 2,500 on a flop of J74 and was called by her opponent. She bet 5,000 when the A came on the turn and was again called. The K came on the river and Duke check-called her opponent. Her opponent showed A932 and Duke mucked her hand. A split second later she said, "Wait! Wait! Pick it up!" but it was too late and her hand was considered dead. She said she may have had a better hand than she thought.

Same Hands Lose to Slightly Better One

Chau Giang bet 2,500 and was called on a AQ10 flop by the players in seat 4 and seat 7. All three players checked the J turn and Q river and showed down their hands.Both Giang and seat 4 showed A-7 as the best cards they could muster from their hands, and seat 7 showed A-9 to take narrowly take the pot.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Mel Judah,   Ted Lawson,   Gabe Kaplan,   Chau Giang,   Tom Love,   Brad Booth,   Shannon Elizabeth,   European Report

Omaha World Championship - End of Day

Jun 19, '08

Note: Play has ended for the day. The remaining players will return tomorrow at 3:00pm in the Brazilian Room and play down to a final table.

Blinds/Antes: 600/1200

Limits: 1200/2400

Players Remaining: 123 of 235

Average Stack: 38,211

Chip Counts:
Soheil Shamseddin - 104,000
Brad Booth - 99,000
Erick Lindgren - 84,000
Annie Duke - 78,000
David Chiu - 73,000
Jamie Pickering - 68,000
Jason Gray - 58,000
Roland de Wolfe - 54,000
Bruno Fitoussi - 53,000
Mike Matusow - 50,600

Recent Eliminations:
Lee Watkinson
Justin Bonomo
Allen Kessler
Tony G

Big Hands:

Gabe Kaplan Struggling to Stay Alive

On a board of QJ665, Gabe Kaplan faced a bet from his opponent and deliberated before throwing his cards into the muck and giving up on a pot worth over 12,000 in chips. “I flopped two pair,” the player told Kaplan as he mucked his cards face down and dragged the pot. Kaplan finished the hand with less than 15,000 in chips.

Chau Giang and Bill Gazes Split a Pot

Chau Giang Checked to Bill Gazes on a board of AJ32, and Gazes thought pensively before checking behind. The Q river was dealt, prompting Giang to bet. Gazes made the call, and Giang turned over his A1032 for a ten-high flush. Gazes turned over KK85 for a playable low, and the two players split the pot.

Mickey Appleman Trying to Improve His Short Stack

In a hand on table 15 in the orange section of the Amazon Room, the action folded to Mickey Appleman on the button. Appleman called, as did Annie Duke in the small blind. Johnny Chan checked his big blind option and the three players saw a flop of A62. Duke and Chan checked to Appleman, who bet. Duke folded, but Chan called and the two players saw the 10 on the turn. Chan checked and Appleman checked behind. The A on the river was dealt, and again Chan checked. Appleman bet and Chan called. Appleman turned over KK98 for two pair, aces and kings. Chan turned over 10872 for a playable low, and the pot was split.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Erick Lindgren,   Mickey Appleman,   Bill Gazes,   David Chiu,   Gabe Kaplan,   Chau Giang,   Brad Booth,   Soheil Shamseddin,   European Report

World Championship Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better - Level 11 - Booth Climbing

Jun 20, '08

Blinds: 1,300-2,500

Players Left: 92 of 235

Chip Counts:
Bob Slezak: 162,000
Soheil Shamseddin: 126,000
Brad Booth: 123,000
Ray Dehkharghani: 109,000
Greg Jamison: 99,000
Shunjiro Uchida: 97,000
Meng La: 95,000
Robert Stevanovski: 93,000
William McMahon: 88,500
Scott Bohlman: 85,000

Eliminations: Gabe Kaplan, Shannon Elizabeth, David Sklansky

Big Hands:

Tough Love for Elizabeth

Tom Love and Chris "Jesus" Ferguson called Shannon Elizabeth's all in bet on a flop of A93 and Ferguson kept firing on the 7 turn and then both players checked the J river. Love showed A-9-5-2 for two pair and the 7-low. Ferguson showed A-7-6-4 and couldn't beat either of Love's hands. Elizabeth showed 10-7-3-2 and was eliminated from the tournament.

Lawson Gone to Monster

Ted Lawson led out 2,500 on a Q85 flop and was called by Gabe Kaplan and Brent Carter. On the 2 turn, Carter bet 5,000 and Gaplan and Lawson called. The river was the 2 and Carter bet 5,000 again and was called by both players.
Carter confidently showed A3K2 for the nut flush and 8-low. Kaplan showed A387 for the same 8-low and Lawson mucked his hand and was eliminated. Carter took 3/4 of the pot and has around 45,000.

Booth Climbs the Ranks

Mel Judah bet 2,500 into a flop of KQ7 and Brad Booth called. The turn was the A, Judah checked and Booth fired 5,000. Judah mucked and Booth continues to accumulate chips, nearing 123,000.

Too Late For Duke

Annie Duke bet 2,500 on a flop of J74 and was called by her opponent. She bet 5,000 when the A came on the turn and was again called. The K came on the river and Duke check-called her opponent. Her opponent showed A932 and Duke mucked her hand. A split second later she said, "Wait! Wait! Pick it up!" but it was too late and her hand was considered dead. She said she may have had a better hand than she thought.

Same Hands Lose to Slightly Better One

Chau Giang bet 2,500 and was called on a AQ10 flop by the players in seat 4 and seat 7. All three players checked the J turn and Q river and showed down their hands.Both Giang and seat 4 showed A-7 as the best cards they could muster from their hands, and seat 7 showed A-9 to take narrowly take the pot.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Mel Judah,   Ted Lawson,   Gabe Kaplan,   Chau Giang,   Tom Love,   Brad Booth,   Shannon Elizabeth,   European Report

Omaha World Championship - End of Day

Jun 19, '08

Note: Play has ended for the day. The remaining players will return tomorrow at 3:00pm in the Brazilian Room and play down to a final table.

Blinds/Antes: 600/1200

Limits: 1200/2400

Players Remaining: 123 of 235

Average Stack: 38,211

Chip Counts:
Soheil Shamseddin - 104,000
Brad Booth - 99,000
Erick Lindgren - 84,000
Annie Duke - 78,000
David Chiu - 73,000
Jamie Pickering - 68,000
Jason Gray - 58,000
Roland de Wolfe - 54,000
Bruno Fitoussi - 53,000
Mike Matusow - 50,600

Recent Eliminations:
Lee Watkinson
Justin Bonomo
Allen Kessler
Tony G

Big Hands:

Gabe Kaplan Struggling to Stay Alive

On a board of QJ665, Gabe Kaplan faced a bet from his opponent and deliberated before throwing his cards into the muck and giving up on a pot worth over 12,000 in chips. “I flopped two pair,” the player told Kaplan as he mucked his cards face down and dragged the pot. Kaplan finished the hand with less than 15,000 in chips.

Chau Giang and Bill Gazes Split a Pot

Chau Giang Checked to Bill Gazes on a board of AJ32, and Gazes thought pensively before checking behind. The Q river was dealt, prompting Giang to bet. Gazes made the call, and Giang turned over his A1032 for a ten-high flush. Gazes turned over KK85 for a playable low, and the two players split the pot.

Mickey Appleman Trying to Improve His Short Stack

In a hand on table 15 in the orange section of the Amazon Room, the action folded to Mickey Appleman on the button. Appleman called, as did Annie Duke in the small blind. Johnny Chan checked his big blind option and the three players saw a flop of A62. Duke and Chan checked to Appleman, who bet. Duke folded, but Chan called and the two players saw the 10 on the turn. Chan checked and Appleman checked behind. The A on the river was dealt, and again Chan checked. Appleman bet and Chan called. Appleman turned over KK98 for two pair, aces and kings. Chan turned over 10872 for a playable low, and the pot was split.

Player Tags: Annie Duke,   Erick Lindgren,   Mickey Appleman,   Bill Gazes,   David Chiu,   Gabe Kaplan,   Chau Giang,   Brad Booth,   Soheil Shamseddin,   European Report

$10,000 Mixed - Level 8

Jun 04, '08

Players Remaining: 94 of 192

Average Stack: 40,851

Notable Chip Counts:
Tom Schneider - 135,000
Jeff Madsen - 115,000
Gus Hansen - 99,000
Greg Mueller - 89,000
Johnny Chan - 82,000
Mark Vos - 80,000
Brandon Adams - 75,600
Marcel Luske - 75,500
Lee Watkinson - 65,000
David Oppenheim - 60,000

Recent Eliminations:
Gabe Kaplan
Daniel Alaei
Vanessa Rousso
Scotty Nguyen

Big Hands:

Pot-Limit Omaha: Rousso Wins One Before Busting

During his table’s pot-limit Omaha round, Lee Watkinson raised from the small blind. Vanessa Rousso made the call from the big blind, and both players checked the 544 flop. The K on the turn came with a bet from Watkinson and a raise from Rousso, causing Lee to fold. The improvement to Rousso’s stack was short-lived, as she was eliminated later in the round.

Pot-Limit Omaha: Devilfish Feeds a Small Stack

On the same table, David “Devilfish” Ulliot raised to 2,100 from middle position and the player in the big blind called all in for only 1,900. Ulliot turned over KK87, a favorite over his opponent’s A1062. The flop turned sour for Ulliot when it fell JTT, giving his opponent three-of-a-kind. The 5 on the turn and 4 on the river missed Ulliot, and he paid up to the small stack.

2-7 Triple Draw: Marcel Luske Eliminates Danny Alaei

Left struggling with a short stack due to losses on previous hands, Daniel Alaei finally took his stand against Marcel Luske during the deuce-to-seven triple draw round. When his all in bet was called by Luske, Alaei announced that he had a nine-seven low. Luske responded by asking, “Nine-seven what?” Marcel turned over his hand to reveal 97543. Alaei mucked his cards while saying that he had nine-seven-six low.

Pot-Limit Omaha: Can You Beat an Eight?

On a board of 833, Gus Hansen faced a large, pot-sized reraise from an opponent. Gus went into the tank for several minutes before ultimately releasing his hand. As soon as Hansen’s hand hit the muck, another player at the table produced a $100 bill from his pocket and offered it to the winning player if he would turn over a hand that could beat a pair of eights. The player declined, mucked his cards, and dragged the pot.

7-Stud: Texas Dolly Vs. Johnny World

During the seven-card stud round on table 7, John “Johnny World” Hennigan completed on third street showing the 9. Doyle Brunson called with the A, and caught the Kc on fourth street. Doyle led out on every subsequent street, with Hennigan calling each time. At the showdown, Brunson turned over AKQQT84, and Hennigan mucked his hand.

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