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Chau Giang
Hometown: Las Vegas
Country of Origin: United States 
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Chau Giang - Live Updates
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| Oct 24, '09 | 2009 Festa al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em | 4 | + |
Level 17 Update: Money Bubble BurstsOct 24, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Left: 27 of 275 Average Chip Count: 611,111 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 1,615,000 Notable Eliminations: Dee Luong Big Hands:
Dee Luong (pictured right) was crippled after Freddy Deeb doubled up through her with pocket aces to grow his stack to 1,230,000. Luong held pocket kings but she watched her stack fall down to 87,000. A few hands later Jason Lavallee opened a pot for a raise and Luong reraised all in. Lavallee made the call and they flipped over their cards: Luong: 6 Board: A Luong was eliminated on the hand and Lavallee held 1,350,000. Brandon Cantu Eliminated Brandon Cantu moved all in preflop for 160,000 and Mrk Seif made the call. Their cards: Cantu: A Board: K Cantu was eliminated on the hand and Seif grew his stack to 1,145,000.
Part I Kido Pham raised to 27,000 from the cutoff and Aaron Jones reraised all in for 171,000 from the button. Andy Bloch reraised all in and Pham mucked. The cards: Jones: Q Board: Q Bloch was knocked down to 305,000 on the hand and Jones doubled up to 395,000. Part II Andy Bloch raised to 32,000 from the cutoff and Jason Burt reraised from the small blind. Bloch reraised all in and Burt made the call. Their cards: Burt: 10 Board: Q Burt grew his stack to 970,000 and Bloch was eliminated. Jason Somerville Eliminated Jason Somerville moved all in preflop on a short stack (180,000) for the third time in a row and Jeff Blenkarn made the call. Their cards: Blenkarn: A Board: K Blenkran grew his stack to 660,000 and Somerville was eliminated on the hand. Chau Giang Eliminated on the Money Bubble Matt Stout raised from early position to 32,000 and Chau Giang reraised all in from middle position for 199,000. Prahlad Friedman reraised all in from the cutoff for 259,000 and Stout mucked pocket tens. Friedman and Giang then revealed their cards: Giang: A Board: Q Friedman held 515,000 after the hand and Giang was eliminated on the money bubble in 28th place. Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Prahlad Friedman, Chau Giang, Dee Luong, Jason Somerville, Matt Stout, Brandon Cantu, Jason Lavallee, Aaron Jones, Jason Burt Level 13 Update: Bustout BonanzaOct 23, '09
Players Left: 57 of 275 Average Chip Count: 289,474 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 870,000 Notable Eliminations: Poorya Nazari Big Hands:
Tommy Vedes raised to 10,200 preflop and two players called before Poorya Nazari (pictured right) reraised to 40,000 from the button. Dee Luong reraised to 140,000 from the big blind and everyone but Nazari mucked. The call put Nazari all in for his tournament life against Luong. Nazari held A-K and Luong held pocket aces. The board missed both players and Nazari was eliminated on the hand. Luong grew her stack to 675,000 and she joined the chip leaders. Patrick Walsh Eliminated Patrick Walsh was eliminated from the tournament when his pocket queens ran into the pocket kings of Kathy Liebert. The kings held and Liebert grew her stack to 160,000. Danny Fuhs Doubles Up Tom McCormick raised under the gun preflop and Danny Fuhs reraised from late position. McCormick reraised all in and Fuhs made the all-in call. Their cards: McCormick: 10 Board: 6 Fuhs doubled up to 185,000 and McCormick dropped to 60,000. Dan O’Brien Eliminated On a board of Q Giang: A River: A O’Brien was eliminated and Giang grew his stack to 230,000. Player Tags: Tom McCormick, Kathy Liebert, Chau Giang, Dee Luong, Pat Walsh, Daniel O'Brien, Poorya Nazari, Danny Fuhs Level 8 Update: Registration Closed, Officals Numbers To FollowOct 22, '09 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 100 ante Players Left: 149 of 273 (Approximately) Average Chip Count 109,000 Chip Leaders Chau Giang — 380,000 Card Player Chip Counts Mike Matusow — 245,000 Notable Eliminations: Erik Cajelais Level Summary:
Cole jumped out to a stack of 340,000 and became the first player to cross the 300,000 mark, but Giang made a leap of his own and now owns the tournament room’s highest count with 380,000. Jason Somerville admitted to having a bad level 7 but picked it right back up when he eliminated John Juanda to close level 8.
The river bricked with the 7 Registration is now closed, but it will be some time before official numbers and the prize pool are announced. Player Tags: John Juanda, Chau Giang, Jason Somerville Level 6 Update: Chau Giang Takes Over the Chip LeadOct 22, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 75 ante Players Left: 189 of 264 (Approximately) Average Chip Count 72,000 Chip Leaders Chau Giang — 270,000 Card Player Chip Counts Mike Matusow — 230,000 Notable Eliminations: Jason Mercier Level Summary:
Overnight chip leader Mike Matusow began his day nicely when his suited A-Q ran into another suited A-Q and made a flush to take the pot, increasing his stack to 237,000. Matusow lost a bit before the end of the level and dropped to second place overall when Chau Giang shot up to 270,000. It was a good luck, then bad luck situation for the recently departed Eli Elezra. Elezra was short stacked and five bet all-in holding pocket tens, only to run into pocket aces. The flop came J-J-10 giving him the temporary lead, but the turn was another jack, counterfeiting his hand and sending him to the rail. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Eli Elezra, Chau Giang Level 4 Update -- Phil Laak Is BackOct 21, '09 Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante Players Left: 213 of 241 (Approximately) Chip Leaders Phil Laak — 203,000 Notable Eliminations: Alec Torelli Level Summary:
David “bakes” Baker is now in the top ten thanks to a fortunate flop that saw him sitting with a set of nines against his opponent’s pocket aces. The turn put a four-card straight on board, but that didn’t stop the money from getting in. The river harmlessly paired the board and Baker chipped up to 125,000. On the other side of the spectrum is Sam Stein, who made back-to-back WPT final tables earlier this year. He called Chau Giang’s all in with trip sevens on a Q-7-7 board, but Giang showed pocket queens to double up to 120,000, leaving Stein with a crippled 10,000 stack. The remaining players will now get set for their final level of the evening. Player Tags: Phil Laak, Chau Giang, David Baker, Sam Stein |
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| Oct 23, '09 | 2009 Festa al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + |
Level 17 Update: Money Bubble BurstsOct 24, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Left: 27 of 275 Average Chip Count: 611,111 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 1,615,000 Notable Eliminations: Dee Luong Big Hands:
Dee Luong (pictured right) was crippled after Freddy Deeb doubled up through her with pocket aces to grow his stack to 1,230,000. Luong held pocket kings but she watched her stack fall down to 87,000. A few hands later Jason Lavallee opened a pot for a raise and Luong reraised all in. Lavallee made the call and they flipped over their cards: Luong: 6 Board: A Luong was eliminated on the hand and Lavallee held 1,350,000. Brandon Cantu Eliminated Brandon Cantu moved all in preflop for 160,000 and Mrk Seif made the call. Their cards: Cantu: A Board: K Cantu was eliminated on the hand and Seif grew his stack to 1,145,000.
Part I Kido Pham raised to 27,000 from the cutoff and Aaron Jones reraised all in for 171,000 from the button. Andy Bloch reraised all in and Pham mucked. The cards: Jones: Q Board: Q Bloch was knocked down to 305,000 on the hand and Jones doubled up to 395,000. Part II Andy Bloch raised to 32,000 from the cutoff and Jason Burt reraised from the small blind. Bloch reraised all in and Burt made the call. Their cards: Burt: 10 Board: Q Burt grew his stack to 970,000 and Bloch was eliminated. Jason Somerville Eliminated Jason Somerville moved all in preflop on a short stack (180,000) for the third time in a row and Jeff Blenkarn made the call. Their cards: Blenkarn: A Board: K Blenkran grew his stack to 660,000 and Somerville was eliminated on the hand. Chau Giang Eliminated on the Money Bubble Matt Stout raised from early position to 32,000 and Chau Giang reraised all in from middle position for 199,000. Prahlad Friedman reraised all in from the cutoff for 259,000 and Stout mucked pocket tens. Friedman and Giang then revealed their cards: Giang: A Board: Q Friedman held 515,000 after the hand and Giang was eliminated on the money bubble in 28th place. Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Prahlad Friedman, Chau Giang, Dee Luong, Jason Somerville, Matt Stout, Brandon Cantu, Jason Lavallee, Aaron Jones, Jason Burt Level 13 Update: Bustout BonanzaOct 23, '09
Players Left: 57 of 275 Average Chip Count: 289,474 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 870,000 Notable Eliminations: Poorya Nazari Big Hands:
Tommy Vedes raised to 10,200 preflop and two players called before Poorya Nazari (pictured right) reraised to 40,000 from the button. Dee Luong reraised to 140,000 from the big blind and everyone but Nazari mucked. The call put Nazari all in for his tournament life against Luong. Nazari held A-K and Luong held pocket aces. The board missed both players and Nazari was eliminated on the hand. Luong grew her stack to 675,000 and she joined the chip leaders. Patrick Walsh Eliminated Patrick Walsh was eliminated from the tournament when his pocket queens ran into the pocket kings of Kathy Liebert. The kings held and Liebert grew her stack to 160,000. Danny Fuhs Doubles Up Tom McCormick raised under the gun preflop and Danny Fuhs reraised from late position. McCormick reraised all in and Fuhs made the all-in call. Their cards: McCormick: 10 Board: 6 Fuhs doubled up to 185,000 and McCormick dropped to 60,000. Dan O’Brien Eliminated On a board of Q Giang: A River: A O’Brien was eliminated and Giang grew his stack to 230,000. Player Tags: Tom McCormick, Kathy Liebert, Chau Giang, Dee Luong, Pat Walsh, Daniel O'Brien, Poorya Nazari, Danny Fuhs Level 8 Update: Registration Closed, Officals Numbers To FollowOct 22, '09 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 100 ante Players Left: 149 of 273 (Approximately) Average Chip Count 109,000 Chip Leaders Chau Giang — 380,000 Card Player Chip Counts Mike Matusow — 245,000 Notable Eliminations: Erik Cajelais Level Summary:
Cole jumped out to a stack of 340,000 and became the first player to cross the 300,000 mark, but Giang made a leap of his own and now owns the tournament room’s highest count with 380,000. Jason Somerville admitted to having a bad level 7 but picked it right back up when he eliminated John Juanda to close level 8.
The river bricked with the 7 Registration is now closed, but it will be some time before official numbers and the prize pool are announced. Player Tags: John Juanda, Chau Giang, Jason Somerville Level 6 Update: Chau Giang Takes Over the Chip LeadOct 22, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 75 ante Players Left: 189 of 264 (Approximately) Average Chip Count 72,000 Chip Leaders Chau Giang — 270,000 Card Player Chip Counts Mike Matusow — 230,000 Notable Eliminations: Jason Mercier Level Summary:
Overnight chip leader Mike Matusow began his day nicely when his suited A-Q ran into another suited A-Q and made a flush to take the pot, increasing his stack to 237,000. Matusow lost a bit before the end of the level and dropped to second place overall when Chau Giang shot up to 270,000. It was a good luck, then bad luck situation for the recently departed Eli Elezra. Elezra was short stacked and five bet all-in holding pocket tens, only to run into pocket aces. The flop came J-J-10 giving him the temporary lead, but the turn was another jack, counterfeiting his hand and sending him to the rail. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Eli Elezra, Chau Giang Level 4 Update -- Phil Laak Is BackOct 21, '09 Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante Players Left: 213 of 241 (Approximately) Chip Leaders Phil Laak — 203,000 Notable Eliminations: Alec Torelli Level Summary:
David “bakes” Baker is now in the top ten thanks to a fortunate flop that saw him sitting with a set of nines against his opponent’s pocket aces. The turn put a four-card straight on board, but that didn’t stop the money from getting in. The river harmlessly paired the board and Baker chipped up to 125,000. On the other side of the spectrum is Sam Stein, who made back-to-back WPT final tables earlier this year. He called Chau Giang’s all in with trip sevens on a Q-7-7 board, but Giang showed pocket queens to double up to 120,000, leaving Stein with a crippled 10,000 stack. The remaining players will now get set for their final level of the evening. Player Tags: Phil Laak, Chau Giang, David Baker, Sam Stein |
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| Oct 22, '09 | 2009 Festa al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
Level 17 Update: Money Bubble BurstsOct 24, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Left: 27 of 275 Average Chip Count: 611,111 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 1,615,000 Notable Eliminations: Dee Luong Big Hands:
Dee Luong (pictured right) was crippled after Freddy Deeb doubled up through her with pocket aces to grow his stack to 1,230,000. Luong held pocket kings but she watched her stack fall down to 87,000. A few hands later Jason Lavallee opened a pot for a raise and Luong reraised all in. Lavallee made the call and they flipped over their cards: Luong: 6 Board: A Luong was eliminated on the hand and Lavallee held 1,350,000. Brandon Cantu Eliminated Brandon Cantu moved all in preflop for 160,000 and Mrk Seif made the call. Their cards: Cantu: A Board: K Cantu was eliminated on the hand and Seif grew his stack to 1,145,000.
Part I Kido Pham raised to 27,000 from the cutoff and Aaron Jones reraised all in for 171,000 from the button. Andy Bloch reraised all in and Pham mucked. The cards: Jones: Q Board: Q Bloch was knocked down to 305,000 on the hand and Jones doubled up to 395,000. Part II Andy Bloch raised to 32,000 from the cutoff and Jason Burt reraised from the small blind. Bloch reraised all in and Burt made the call. Their cards: Burt: 10 Board: Q Burt grew his stack to 970,000 and Bloch was eliminated. Jason Somerville Eliminated Jason Somerville moved all in preflop on a short stack (180,000) for the third time in a row and Jeff Blenkarn made the call. Their cards: Blenkarn: A Board: K Blenkran grew his stack to 660,000 and Somerville was eliminated on the hand. Chau Giang Eliminated on the Money Bubble Matt Stout raised from early position to 32,000 and Chau Giang reraised all in from middle position for 199,000. Prahlad Friedman reraised all in from the cutoff for 259,000 and Stout mucked pocket tens. Friedman and Giang then revealed their cards: Giang: A Board: Q Friedman held 515,000 after the hand and Giang was eliminated on the money bubble in 28th place. Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Prahlad Friedman, Chau Giang, Dee Luong, Jason Somerville, Matt Stout, Brandon Cantu, Jason Lavallee, Aaron Jones, Jason Burt Level 13 Update: Bustout BonanzaOct 23, '09
Players Left: 57 of 275 Average Chip Count: 289,474 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 870,000 Notable Eliminations: Poorya Nazari Big Hands:
Tommy Vedes raised to 10,200 preflop and two players called before Poorya Nazari (pictured right) reraised to 40,000 from the button. Dee Luong reraised to 140,000 from the big blind and everyone but Nazari mucked. The call put Nazari all in for his tournament life against Luong. Nazari held A-K and Luong held pocket aces. The board missed both players and Nazari was eliminated on the hand. Luong grew her stack to 675,000 and she joined the chip leaders. Patrick Walsh Eliminated Patrick Walsh was eliminated from the tournament when his pocket queens ran into the pocket kings of Kathy Liebert. The kings held and Liebert grew her stack to 160,000. Danny Fuhs Doubles Up Tom McCormick raised under the gun preflop and Danny Fuhs reraised from late position. McCormick reraised all in and Fuhs made the all-in call. Their cards: McCormick: 10 Board: 6 Fuhs doubled up to 185,000 and McCormick dropped to 60,000. Dan O’Brien Eliminated On a board of Q Giang: A River: A O’Brien was eliminated and Giang grew his stack to 230,000. Player Tags: Tom McCormick, Kathy Liebert, Chau Giang, Dee Luong, Pat Walsh, Daniel O'Brien, Poorya Nazari, Danny Fuhs Level 8 Update: Registration Closed, Officals Numbers To FollowOct 22, '09 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 100 ante Players Left: 149 of 273 (Approximately) Average Chip Count 109,000 Chip Leaders Chau Giang — 380,000 Card Player Chip Counts Mike Matusow — 245,000 Notable Eliminations: Erik Cajelais Level Summary:
Cole jumped out to a stack of 340,000 and became the first player to cross the 300,000 mark, but Giang made a leap of his own and now owns the tournament room’s highest count with 380,000. Jason Somerville admitted to having a bad level 7 but picked it right back up when he eliminated John Juanda to close level 8.
The river bricked with the 7 Registration is now closed, but it will be some time before official numbers and the prize pool are announced. Player Tags: John Juanda, Chau Giang, Jason Somerville Level 6 Update: Chau Giang Takes Over the Chip LeadOct 22, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 75 ante Players Left: 189 of 264 (Approximately) Average Chip Count 72,000 Chip Leaders Chau Giang — 270,000 Card Player Chip Counts Mike Matusow — 230,000 Notable Eliminations: Jason Mercier Level Summary:
Overnight chip leader Mike Matusow began his day nicely when his suited A-Q ran into another suited A-Q and made a flush to take the pot, increasing his stack to 237,000. Matusow lost a bit before the end of the level and dropped to second place overall when Chau Giang shot up to 270,000. It was a good luck, then bad luck situation for the recently departed Eli Elezra. Elezra was short stacked and five bet all-in holding pocket tens, only to run into pocket aces. The flop came J-J-10 giving him the temporary lead, but the turn was another jack, counterfeiting his hand and sending him to the rail. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Eli Elezra, Chau Giang Level 4 Update -- Phil Laak Is BackOct 21, '09 Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante Players Left: 213 of 241 (Approximately) Chip Leaders Phil Laak — 203,000 Notable Eliminations: Alec Torelli Level Summary:
David “bakes” Baker is now in the top ten thanks to a fortunate flop that saw him sitting with a set of nines against his opponent’s pocket aces. The turn put a four-card straight on board, but that didn’t stop the money from getting in. The river harmlessly paired the board and Baker chipped up to 125,000. On the other side of the spectrum is Sam Stein, who made back-to-back WPT final tables earlier this year. He called Chau Giang’s all in with trip sevens on a Q-7-7 board, but Giang showed pocket queens to double up to 120,000, leaving Stein with a crippled 10,000 stack. The remaining players will now get set for their final level of the evening. Player Tags: Phil Laak, Chau Giang, David Baker, Sam Stein |
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| Oct 21, '09 | 2009 Festa al Lago Classic | WPT Festa Al Lago Championship -- No-Limit Hold'em | 1 | + |
Level 17 Update: Money Bubble BurstsOct 24, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante Players Left: 27 of 275 Average Chip Count: 611,111 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 1,615,000 Notable Eliminations: Dee Luong Big Hands:
Dee Luong (pictured right) was crippled after Freddy Deeb doubled up through her with pocket aces to grow his stack to 1,230,000. Luong held pocket kings but she watched her stack fall down to 87,000. A few hands later Jason Lavallee opened a pot for a raise and Luong reraised all in. Lavallee made the call and they flipped over their cards: Luong: 6 Board: A Luong was eliminated on the hand and Lavallee held 1,350,000. Brandon Cantu Eliminated Brandon Cantu moved all in preflop for 160,000 and Mrk Seif made the call. Their cards: Cantu: A Board: K Cantu was eliminated on the hand and Seif grew his stack to 1,145,000.
Part I Kido Pham raised to 27,000 from the cutoff and Aaron Jones reraised all in for 171,000 from the button. Andy Bloch reraised all in and Pham mucked. The cards: Jones: Q Board: Q Bloch was knocked down to 305,000 on the hand and Jones doubled up to 395,000. Part II Andy Bloch raised to 32,000 from the cutoff and Jason Burt reraised from the small blind. Bloch reraised all in and Burt made the call. Their cards: Burt: 10 Board: Q Burt grew his stack to 970,000 and Bloch was eliminated. Jason Somerville Eliminated Jason Somerville moved all in preflop on a short stack (180,000) for the third time in a row and Jeff Blenkarn made the call. Their cards: Blenkarn: A Board: K Blenkran grew his stack to 660,000 and Somerville was eliminated on the hand. Chau Giang Eliminated on the Money Bubble Matt Stout raised from early position to 32,000 and Chau Giang reraised all in from middle position for 199,000. Prahlad Friedman reraised all in from the cutoff for 259,000 and Stout mucked pocket tens. Friedman and Giang then revealed their cards: Giang: A Board: Q Friedman held 515,000 after the hand and Giang was eliminated on the money bubble in 28th place. Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Prahlad Friedman, Chau Giang, Dee Luong, Jason Somerville, Matt Stout, Brandon Cantu, Jason Lavallee, Aaron Jones, Jason Burt Level 13 Update: Bustout BonanzaOct 23, '09
Players Left: 57 of 275 Average Chip Count: 289,474 Chip Counts: 1. Jason Lavallee — 870,000 Notable Eliminations: Poorya Nazari Big Hands:
Tommy Vedes raised to 10,200 preflop and two players called before Poorya Nazari (pictured right) reraised to 40,000 from the button. Dee Luong reraised to 140,000 from the big blind and everyone but Nazari mucked. The call put Nazari all in for his tournament life against Luong. Nazari held A-K and Luong held pocket aces. The board missed both players and Nazari was eliminated on the hand. Luong grew her stack to 675,000 and she joined the chip leaders. Patrick Walsh Eliminated Patrick Walsh was eliminated from the tournament when his pocket queens ran into the pocket kings of Kathy Liebert. The kings held and Liebert grew her stack to 160,000. Danny Fuhs Doubles Up Tom McCormick raised under the gun preflop and Danny Fuhs reraised from late position. McCormick reraised all in and Fuhs made the all-in call. Their cards: McCormick: 10 Board: 6 Fuhs doubled up to 185,000 and McCormick dropped to 60,000. Dan O’Brien Eliminated On a board of Q Giang: A River: A O’Brien was eliminated and Giang grew his stack to 230,000. Player Tags: Tom McCormick, Kathy Liebert, Chau Giang, Dee Luong, Pat Walsh, Daniel O'Brien, Poorya Nazari, Danny Fuhs Level 8 Update: Registration Closed, Officals Numbers To FollowOct 22, '09 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 100 ante Players Left: 149 of 273 (Approximately) Average Chip Count 109,000 Chip Leaders Chau Giang — 380,000 Card Player Chip Counts Mike Matusow — 245,000 Notable Eliminations: Erik Cajelais Level Summary:
Cole jumped out to a stack of 340,000 and became the first player to cross the 300,000 mark, but Giang made a leap of his own and now owns the tournament room’s highest count with 380,000. Jason Somerville admitted to having a bad level 7 but picked it right back up when he eliminated John Juanda to close level 8.
The river bricked with the 7 Registration is now closed, but it will be some time before official numbers and the prize pool are announced. Player Tags: John Juanda, Chau Giang, Jason Somerville Level 6 Update: Chau Giang Takes Over the Chip LeadOct 22, '09 Blinds: 400-800 with a 75 ante Players Left: 189 of 264 (Approximately) Average Chip Count 72,000 Chip Leaders Chau Giang — 270,000 Card Player Chip Counts Mike Matusow — 230,000 Notable Eliminations: Jason Mercier Level Summary:
Overnight chip leader Mike Matusow began his day nicely when his suited A-Q ran into another suited A-Q and made a flush to take the pot, increasing his stack to 237,000. Matusow lost a bit before the end of the level and dropped to second place overall when Chau Giang shot up to 270,000. It was a good luck, then bad luck situation for the recently departed Eli Elezra. Elezra was short stacked and five bet all-in holding pocket tens, only to run into pocket aces. The flop came J-J-10 giving him the temporary lead, but the turn was another jack, counterfeiting his hand and sending him to the rail. Player Tags: Mike Matusow, Eli Elezra, Chau Giang Level 4 Update -- Phil Laak Is BackOct 21, '09 Blinds: 200-400 with a 50 ante Players Left: 213 of 241 (Approximately) Chip Leaders Phil Laak — 203,000 Notable Eliminations: Alec Torelli Level Summary:
David “bakes” Baker is now in the top ten thanks to a fortunate flop that saw him sitting with a set of nines against his opponent’s pocket aces. The turn put a four-card straight on board, but that didn’t stop the money from getting in. The river harmlessly paired the board and Baker chipped up to 125,000. On the other side of the spectrum is Sam Stein, who made back-to-back WPT final tables earlier this year. He called Chau Giang’s all in with trip sevens on a Q-7-7 board, but Giang showed pocket queens to double up to 120,000, leaving Stein with a crippled 10,000 stack. The remaining players will now get set for their final level of the evening. Player Tags: Phil Laak, Chau Giang, David Baker, Sam Stein |
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| Jun 30, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E | 5 | + |
Final Table Update: Seidel 8th ($162,382), Giang 7th ($184,087)Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 25,000-50,000 Limits — 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Erik Sagstrom — 3,850,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Erik Seidel — $162,382 Big Hands: STUD/8
Vitaly Lunkin brings it in with the 3 Lunkin: X-X-3 Lunin bets out on fourth street and both opponents call. Bach bets out on both fifth and sixth streets and gets two callers. Bach bets out again on seventh street, Seidel calls, Lunkin raises, Bach calls the raise and Seidel calls all in. Lunkin turns over 4 HOLD’EM Chau Giang Eliminated in 7th Place ($184,087) Chau Giang raises before the flop, Erik Sagstrom three-bets and Giang calls. The flop comes A Giang: Q Giang flops middle pair while Sagstrom flops top two pair. The turn and river are the 10 Player Tags: Erik Seidel, David Bach, Chau Giang, Erik Sagstrom, Vitaly Lunkin Final Table Update: Sagstrom Still LeadsJun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 20,000-40,000 Limits — 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Erik Sagstrom — 3,685,000 Average Chip Count: 1,781,250 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: RAZZ
Chau Giang opened with a K, John Hanson completed the bet with a 5, Huck Seed calls with an 8, Vitaly Lunkin raises with a 6, Hanson three-bets, Giang folds and both Seed and Lunkin call. Giang: X-X-K Lunkin bets out on fourth street and both opponents call. Hanson leads out on fifth street and both opponents call. Hanson bets out again on sixth street and this time both opponents fold. Hanson rakes the pot. STUD Seidel Wins Big Stud Hand Huck Seed brings it in with the 3 Seed: X-X-3 Seidel leads out on fourth street and Seed raises. Bach folds and Seidel calls. Seidel leads out again on both fifth and sixth streets, Seed calls each time. Both players check the river and Seidel turns over the K Left in the Deck Players took an unscheduled ten-minute break at 3:40pm PDT. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Huck Seed, David Bach, Chau Giang, John Hanson, Vitaly Lunkin Level 9 Update: Zeidman, Chan, Cassidy EliminatedJun 27, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 2,000-4,000, Limits – 4,000-8,000 Players Remaining: 73 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Hasan Habib — 555,000 Average Chip Count: 195,205 Notable Eliminations: Cory Zeidman Big Hands STUD/8
Cory Zeidman was all in on third street against both Annie Duke and Patrik Antonius. Ziedman: X-X-A Duke turned over Q Big Pot; Hansen and Betchel Come Out on Top Four players get involved in this huge pot. Hansen: 7 Pat Bueno takes his turn betting out on fourth street and Jerry Buss leads out on fifth street. All four players check around on sixth street and Gus Hansen leads out on the river. Jim Betchel raises and Jerry Buss and Patrik Bueno both fold. Hansen three-bets, Betchel four-bets and Hansen calls. Betchel turns over 8
Johnny Chan was all in on fourth street against Chau Giang. Chan: X-X-8 Chan made just a pair of nines while Giang made two pair on the river . Chau Giang rakes the pot, eliminating Johnny Chan from the tournament. Negrenau Moving Backwards On a flop of 9 The turn is the 9 The river is the 2 OMAHA/8
Pat Bueno raises from early position and both Jerry Buss and Jim Betchel calls from the blinds. The flop comes 5 The turn is the 4 The river is the Q Player Tags: Annie Duke, Jerry Buss, Gus Hansen, Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan, Chau Giang, Cory Zeidman, Ray Dehkharghani, Patrik Antonius, Patrick Bueno, Jim Betchel Level 8 Update: John Juanda, Max Pescatori EliminatedJun 27, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 1,500-3,000, Limits – 3,000-6,000 Players Remaining: 77 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Hasan Habib – 453,000 Average Chip Count: 182,692 Notable Eliminations: Justin Bonomo Big Hands: Hold’em
After a flop of A “I’m sorry,” Giang said. “I’m getting a good massage.” Giang took his chips back and Negreanu checked. “She might have saved me 6,000,” he said. “I don’t think I have much of a chance in this hand.” Giang then fired those same chips into the middle. “I bet dark,” Giang said. Negreanu instantly mucked and the hand was over before the 2
Matt Hawrilenko raised to 6,000 preflop from middle position and action folded to Jon Turner in the small blind. He three-bet to 9,000 and Hawrilenko called. The flop came down J The turn was the 10 Omaha/8
David Grey raised to 6,000 and Allen Kessler called from the small blind. Erik Seidel folded his big blind and the flop came down 9 Both players checked and Grey announced “sevens.” Kessler showed K
David Bach raised to 6,000 from under the gun and John Juanda reraised all in for 7,500 total. Scotty Nguyen made the call from the big blind and Bach called as well. The flop came down A Both players checked and Nguyen showed 5
Ralph Perry raised to 6,000 and Chris Ferguson called from the button. Hasan Habib called from the small blind and Max Pescatori called the remainder of his stack from the big blind. The flop came down Q Razz
Picking up the action on fourth street, Scotty Nguyen and David Chiu were involved in a hand. Nguyen: X-X-6 Chiu checked despite Nguyen showing a pair on the board. Nguyen checked as well. Nguyen: X-X-6 Nguyen reached for chips and bet 6,000. Chiu turned over his hole cards, (5-2), and mucked them. Nguyen took the pot and was at 195,000. Stud High
Picking up the action on fifth street, Nikolay Evdakov and Brett Richey were involved in a hand. Richey: X-X-10 Evdakov started the betting with 6,000 and by the time everything was said and done, Richey was all in for 16,000. He turned over (J Stud/8
Picking up the action on fourth street, Huck Seed and Andy Bloch were involved in a hand. Seed: X-X-3 Both players checked. Seed: X-X-3 Both players checked again. Seed: X-X-3 Both players checked once again. Huck Seed then asked, “What game is this, stud eight?” The river was dealt and Seed finally bet 6,000. Bloch made the call and then turned over (10
Picking up the action on fourth street, David Bach and Vitaly Lunkin were involved in a pot. Bach: X-X-A Bach bet 3,000 and Lunkin called. Bach: X-X-A Bach bet 6,000 and Lunkin raised to 12,000. Bach made the call. Bach: X-X-A Bach bet again, despite getting raised on the previous street. Lunkin took the foot off the gas as he just called. On the river, both players checked and Bach showed (6 Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Chris Ferguson, Andy Bloch, Hasan Habib, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, Max Pescatori, David Bach, Allen Kessler, David Chiu, Chau Giang, David Grey, Brett Richey, Matt Hawrilenko, Jon Turner, Vitaly Lunkin, Ralph Perry, Nikolay Evdakov Level 7 Update: Harman Eliminated, Juanda CrippledJun 27, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 1,300-2,500, Limits – 2,500-5,000 Players Remaining: 84 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Hasan Habib – 440,000 Average Chip Count: 161,747 Notable Eliminations: Ali Eslami Big Hands: Hold’em
Harman raised to 5,000 from under the gun and action folded to Max Pescatori in the cutoff. He three-bet to 7,500 and she was the only caller. The flop came down Q Those chips went in on her big blind during the next hand and Steve Sung put her at risk. Sung: K Board: A Harman never received any help and she was eliminated from the tournament.
Doyle Brunson raised to 5,000 from the button and Phil Ivey made the call from the small blind. The big blind mucked and both players saw a flop of K Brunson then turned over A Omaha/8
Matt Glantz raised to 5,000 from the small blind and Jon Turner made the call from the big blind. The flop came down K Action calmed down on the river as both players checked the A Razz
Picking up the action on fifth street, Justin Bonomo and Freddy Deeb were tangled in a hand. Deeb: X-X-2 Deeb bet 5,000 and Bonomo made the call despite showing a pair on his board. Deeb: X-X-2 Deeb bet another 5,000 and Bonomo made the call. The river was then dealt and Deeb checked to his opponent. Bonomo fired 5,000 and Deeb called after a few moments. Bonomo turned over (3 Stud High
Picking up the action on fifth street, Chau Giang, Daniel Negreanu and Scott Clements were involved in a hand. Giang: X-X-K Chau Giang bet 5,000 and both opponents called. Giang: X-X-K Clements was the one who bet on sixth street, putting out 5,000. Negreanu and Giang both called. The river was dealt and everyone checked. Giang then said “Kings” to signify one pair. Clements showed (Q Giang was at 175,000, Clements was at 97,000 and Negreanu was at 207,000. Stud/8
Andy Bloch completed to 2,500 and Huck Seed made the call. Here were there cards going into fourth street. Seed: X-X-A Bloch checked after he paired and Seed checked right behind him. Seed: X-X-A Seed fired 5,000 after the action was checked to him and Bloch made the call. Seed: X-X-A Seed bet 5,000 and Bloch called. After the river was dealt, the same events took place as Bloch check-called a 5,000 bet from Seed. Seed then turned over (A
Picking up the action on fourth street, David Chiu, John Juanda and Johnny Chan were tangled in a hand. Chiu: X-X-A John Juanda bet 2,500 and both opponents called. Chiu: X-X-A Juanda paired and bet 5,000 after Chan checked to him. Both opponents called. Chiu: X-X-A Juanda bet another 5,000 and both opponents called. The river was dealt and everyone decided to check. Juanda tabled (A Player Tags: John Juanda, Andy Bloch, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, David Chiu, Johnny Chan, Chau Giang, Matthew Glantz, Justin Bonomo, Scott Clements, Jon Turner, Freddy Deeb |
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| Jun 27, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E | 2 | + |
Final Table Update: Seidel 8th ($162,382), Giang 7th ($184,087)Jun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 25,000-50,000 Limits — 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Erik Sagstrom — 3,850,000 Average Chip Count: 2,375,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Erik Seidel — $162,382 Big Hands: STUD/8
Vitaly Lunkin brings it in with the 3 Lunkin: X-X-3 Lunin bets out on fourth street and both opponents call. Bach bets out on both fifth and sixth streets and gets two callers. Bach bets out again on seventh street, Seidel calls, Lunkin raises, Bach calls the raise and Seidel calls all in. Lunkin turns over 4 HOLD’EM Chau Giang Eliminated in 7th Place ($184,087) Chau Giang raises before the flop, Erik Sagstrom three-bets and Giang calls. The flop comes A Giang: Q Giang flops middle pair while Sagstrom flops top two pair. The turn and river are the 10 Player Tags: Erik Seidel, David Bach, Chau Giang, Erik Sagstrom, Vitaly Lunkin Final Table Update: Sagstrom Still LeadsJun 30, '09 Flop Games: Blinds — 20,000-40,000 Limits — 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Erik Sagstrom — 3,685,000 Average Chip Count: 1,781,250 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: RAZZ
Chau Giang opened with a K, John Hanson completed the bet with a 5, Huck Seed calls with an 8, Vitaly Lunkin raises with a 6, Hanson three-bets, Giang folds and both Seed and Lunkin call. Giang: X-X-K Lunkin bets out on fourth street and both opponents call. Hanson leads out on fifth street and both opponents call. Hanson bets out again on sixth street and this time both opponents fold. Hanson rakes the pot. STUD Seidel Wins Big Stud Hand Huck Seed brings it in with the 3 Seed: X-X-3 Seidel leads out on fourth street and Seed raises. Bach folds and Seidel calls. Seidel leads out again on both fifth and sixth streets, Seed calls each time. Both players check the river and Seidel turns over the K Left in the Deck Players took an unscheduled ten-minute break at 3:40pm PDT. Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Huck Seed, David Bach, Chau Giang, John Hanson, Vitaly Lunkin Level 9 Update: Zeidman, Chan, Cassidy EliminatedJun 27, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 2,000-4,000, Limits – 4,000-8,000 Players Remaining: 73 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Hasan Habib — 555,000 Average Chip Count: 195,205 Notable Eliminations: Cory Zeidman Big Hands STUD/8
Cory Zeidman was all in on third street against both Annie Duke and Patrik Antonius. Ziedman: X-X-A Duke turned over Q Big Pot; Hansen and Betchel Come Out on Top Four players get involved in this huge pot. Hansen: 7 Pat Bueno takes his turn betting out on fourth street and Jerry Buss leads out on fifth street. All four players check around on sixth street and Gus Hansen leads out on the river. Jim Betchel raises and Jerry Buss and Patrik Bueno both fold. Hansen three-bets, Betchel four-bets and Hansen calls. Betchel turns over 8
Johnny Chan was all in on fourth street against Chau Giang. Chan: X-X-8 Chan made just a pair of nines while Giang made two pair on the river . Chau Giang rakes the pot, eliminating Johnny Chan from the tournament. Negrenau Moving Backwards On a flop of 9 The turn is the 9 The river is the 2 OMAHA/8
Pat Bueno raises from early position and both Jerry Buss and Jim Betchel calls from the blinds. The flop comes 5 The turn is the 4 The river is the Q Player Tags: Annie Duke, Jerry Buss, Gus Hansen, Daniel Negreanu, Johnny Chan, Chau Giang, Cory Zeidman, Ray Dehkharghani, Patrik Antonius, Patrick Bueno, Jim Betchel Level 8 Update: John Juanda, Max Pescatori EliminatedJun 27, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 1,500-3,000, Limits – 3,000-6,000 Players Remaining: 77 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Hasan Habib – 453,000 Average Chip Count: 182,692 Notable Eliminations: Justin Bonomo Big Hands: Hold’em
After a flop of A “I’m sorry,” Giang said. “I’m getting a good massage.” Giang took his chips back and Negreanu checked. “She might have saved me 6,000,” he said. “I don’t think I have much of a chance in this hand.” Giang then fired those same chips into the middle. “I bet dark,” Giang said. Negreanu instantly mucked and the hand was over before the 2
Matt Hawrilenko raised to 6,000 preflop from middle position and action folded to Jon Turner in the small blind. He three-bet to 9,000 and Hawrilenko called. The flop came down J The turn was the 10 Omaha/8
David Grey raised to 6,000 and Allen Kessler called from the small blind. Erik Seidel folded his big blind and the flop came down 9 Both players checked and Grey announced “sevens.” Kessler showed K
David Bach raised to 6,000 from under the gun and John Juanda reraised all in for 7,500 total. Scotty Nguyen made the call from the big blind and Bach called as well. The flop came down A Both players checked and Nguyen showed 5
Ralph Perry raised to 6,000 and Chris Ferguson called from the button. Hasan Habib called from the small blind and Max Pescatori called the remainder of his stack from the big blind. The flop came down Q Razz
Picking up the action on fourth street, Scotty Nguyen and David Chiu were involved in a hand. Nguyen: X-X-6 Chiu checked despite Nguyen showing a pair on the board. Nguyen checked as well. Nguyen: X-X-6 Nguyen reached for chips and bet 6,000. Chiu turned over his hole cards, (5-2), and mucked them. Nguyen took the pot and was at 195,000. Stud High
Picking up the action on fifth street, Nikolay Evdakov and Brett Richey were involved in a hand. Richey: X-X-10 Evdakov started the betting with 6,000 and by the time everything was said and done, Richey was all in for 16,000. He turned over (J Stud/8
Picking up the action on fourth street, Huck Seed and Andy Bloch were involved in a hand. Seed: X-X-3 Both players checked. Seed: X-X-3 Both players checked again. Seed: X-X-3 Both players checked once again. Huck Seed then asked, “What game is this, stud eight?” The river was dealt and Seed finally bet 6,000. Bloch made the call and then turned over (10
Picking up the action on fourth street, David Bach and Vitaly Lunkin were involved in a pot. Bach: X-X-A Bach bet 3,000 and Lunkin called. Bach: X-X-A Bach bet 6,000 and Lunkin raised to 12,000. Bach made the call. Bach: X-X-A Bach bet again, despite getting raised on the previous street. Lunkin took the foot off the gas as he just called. On the river, both players checked and Bach showed (6 Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Chris Ferguson, Andy Bloch, Hasan Habib, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, Max Pescatori, David Bach, Allen Kessler, David Chiu, Chau Giang, David Grey, Brett Richey, Matt Hawrilenko, Jon Turner, Vitaly Lunkin, Ralph Perry, Nikolay Evdakov Level 7 Update: Harman Eliminated, Juanda CrippledJun 27, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 1,300-2,500, Limits – 2,500-5,000 Players Remaining: 84 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Hasan Habib – 440,000 Average Chip Count: 161,747 Notable Eliminations: Ali Eslami Big Hands: Hold’em
Harman raised to 5,000 from under the gun and action folded to Max Pescatori in the cutoff. He three-bet to 7,500 and she was the only caller. The flop came down Q Those chips went in on her big blind during the next hand and Steve Sung put her at risk. Sung: K Board: A Harman never received any help and she was eliminated from the tournament.
Doyle Brunson raised to 5,000 from the button and Phil Ivey made the call from the small blind. The big blind mucked and both players saw a flop of K Brunson then turned over A Omaha/8
Matt Glantz raised to 5,000 from the small blind and Jon Turner made the call from the big blind. The flop came down K Action calmed down on the river as both players checked the A Razz
Picking up the action on fifth street, Justin Bonomo and Freddy Deeb were tangled in a hand. Deeb: X-X-2 Deeb bet 5,000 and Bonomo made the call despite showing a pair on his board. Deeb: X-X-2 Deeb bet another 5,000 and Bonomo made the call. The river was then dealt and Deeb checked to his opponent. Bonomo fired 5,000 and Deeb called after a few moments. Bonomo turned over (3 Stud High
Picking up the action on fifth street, Chau Giang, Daniel Negreanu and Scott Clements were involved in a hand. Giang: X-X-K Chau Giang bet 5,000 and both opponents called. Giang: X-X-K Clements was the one who bet on sixth street, putting out 5,000. Negreanu and Giang both called. The river was dealt and everyone checked. Giang then said “Kings” to signify one pair. Clements showed (Q Giang was at 175,000, Clements was at 97,000 and Negreanu was at 207,000. Stud/8
Andy Bloch completed to 2,500 and Huck Seed made the call. Here were there cards going into fourth street. Seed: X-X-A Bloch checked after he paired and Seed checked right behind him. Seed: X-X-A Seed fired 5,000 after the action was checked to him and Bloch made the call. Seed: X-X-A Seed bet 5,000 and Bloch called. After the river was dealt, the same events took place as Bloch check-called a 5,000 bet from Seed. Seed then turned over (A
Picking up the action on fourth street, David Chiu, John Juanda and Johnny Chan were tangled in a hand. Chiu: X-X-A John Juanda bet 2,500 and both opponents called. Chiu: X-X-A Juanda paired and bet 5,000 after Chan checked to him. Both opponents called. Chiu: X-X-A Juanda bet another 5,000 and both opponents called. The river was dealt and everyone decided to check. Juanda tabled (A Player Tags: John Juanda, Andy Bloch, Huck Seed, Daniel Negreanu, David Chiu, Johnny Chan, Chau Giang, Matthew Glantz, Justin Bonomo, Scott Clements, Jon Turner, Freddy Deeb |
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| Jun 22, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 40 - $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha | 3 | + |
Level 22 Update: Final Table SetJun 22, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 295 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Graham — 1,400,000 Average Chip Count: 983,333 Notable Eliminations: Chau Giang – $61,838, Nathan Doudney – $61,838 Big Hands:
Josh Arieh limped in on the button, Chau Giang completed the small blind and Stefan Mattsson checked his option from the big blind. The three players saw a flop of K Mattsson folded and Arieh thought for a while before raising Giang all in. Giang made the call and exposed K The J Nathan Doudney Eliminated in 10th Place ($61,838) Josh Arieh raised to 80,000 and Nathan Doudney put in a pot-sized three-bet, leaving himself just 75,000 behind. After a few moments of contemplation, Arieh made the call and the two saw the flop heads up. The flop was J The A Player Tags: Chau Giang, Nathan Doudney Level 17 Update: Hand-For-Hand; Action Slows On BubbleJun 22, '09 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 Players Remaining: 29 out of 295 Chip Counts: 1. Noah Schwartz — 1,080,000 Average Chip Count: 305,172 Big Hands
Van Marcus raises the the size of the pot from the cutoff and Barry Greenstein calls from the button. Chau Giang moves all in for 100,000 from the button and Marcus moves all in behind him. Greenstein mucks his cards face-up, showing a pair of kings (K Both Giang (A Schwartz Eliminates Ochana; Back On Top On a flop of A The turn is the 4 Scwartz: A Ochana flopped top two pair while Schwartz flopped top set. Ochana is drawing dead to the river (9 Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Chau Giang, Noah Schwartz, Edward Ochana Level 16 Update: Jan Sorensen EliminatedJun 22, '09 Blinds: 3,000-6,000 Players Remaining: 32 out of 295 Chip Counts: 1. Stefan Mattsson — 810,000 Average Chip Count: 276,562 Notable Eliminations: Jan Sorensen Big Hands Jan Sorrensen Eliminated by Matt Vengrin On a board of 10 The river is the K All in with his tournament life on the line, Sorensen turns over 10
On a flop of J Giang: 9 Giang is all in with middle set and a flush draw against Schmejkal’s bottom set. The turn and river are the 8 Left in the Deck Players began their last twenty-minute break of the day at the conclusion of Level 16 and will return at approximately 1:10 am PDT to begin Level 17. Player Tags: Chau Giang, Jan Sorensen, Matthew Vengrin |
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| Jun 22, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 40 - $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha | 2 | + |
Level 22 Update: Final Table SetJun 22, '09 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 Players Remaining: 9 out of 295 Chip Counts: 1. Matt Graham — 1,400,000 Average Chip Count: 983,333 Notable Eliminations: Chau Giang – $61,838, Nathan Doudney – $61,838 Big Hands:
Josh Arieh limped in on the button, Chau Giang completed the small blind and Stefan Mattsson checked his option from the big blind. The three players saw a flop of K Mattsson folded and Arieh thought for a while before raising Giang all in. Giang made the call and exposed K The J Nathan Doudney Eliminated in 10th Place ($61,838) Josh Arieh raised to 80,000 and Nathan Doudney put in a pot-sized three-bet, leaving himself just 75,000 behind. After a few moments of contemplation, Arieh made the call and the two saw the flop heads up. The flop was J The A Player Tags: Chau Giang, Nathan Doudney Level 17 Update: Hand-For-Hand; Action Slows On BubbleJun 22, '09 Blinds: 4,000-8,000 Players Remaining: 29 out of 295 Chip Counts: 1. Noah Schwartz — 1,080,000 Average Chip Count: 305,172 Big Hands
Van Marcus raises the the size of the pot from the cutoff and Barry Greenstein calls from the button. Chau Giang moves all in for 100,000 from the button and Marcus moves all in behind him. Greenstein mucks his cards face-up, showing a pair of kings (K Both Giang (A Schwartz Eliminates Ochana; Back On Top On a flop of A The turn is the 4 Scwartz: A Ochana flopped top two pair while Schwartz flopped top set. Ochana is drawing dead to the river (9 Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Chau Giang, Noah Schwartz, Edward Ochana Level 16 Update: Jan Sorensen EliminatedJun 22, '09 Blinds: 3,000-6,000 Players Remaining: 32 out of 295 Chip Counts: 1. Stefan Mattsson — 810,000 Average Chip Count: 276,562 Notable Eliminations: Jan Sorensen Big Hands Jan Sorrensen Eliminated by Matt Vengrin On a board of 10 The river is the K All in with his tournament life on the line, Sorensen turns over 10
On a flop of J Giang: 9 Giang is all in with middle set and a flush draw against Schmejkal’s bottom set. The turn and river are the 8 Left in the Deck Players began their last twenty-minute break of the day at the conclusion of Level 16 and will return at approximately 1:10 am PDT to begin Level 17. Player Tags: Chau Giang, Jan Sorensen, Matthew Vengrin |
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| Jun 17, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 35 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | 1 | + |
Level 7 Update: Fitoussi Climbs The Chip CountsJun 17, '09 Blinds: 400-800 Players Remaining: 128 out of 362 Chip Counts: 1. Jeff Lisandro – 142,000 Average Chip Count: 40,333 Notable Eliminations: Ross Boatman Big Hands:
Howard Lederer and Chau Giang tangled in a pot. The flop came 8 Giang smiled and said, “I have nothing.” He raked in the pot and he has more than nothing as his stack stands at 50,000. Lederer was down to 27,000 and would later bust out. Bruno Takes A Pot The player in seat 2 raised to 2,100 and the player in seat 4 reraised to 3,600. Action folded to Bruno Fitoussi in the big blind and he made the call. Seat 2 called as well and the flop came 10
On a board reading 9 Player Tags: Howard Lederer, Chau Giang, Bruno Fitoussi, Greg Raymer Level 3 Update: Michael Mizrachi, Alex Kostritsyn, Carlos Mortensen EliminatedJun 17, '09 Blinds: 150-300 Players Remaining: 348 out of 362 Chip Counts: 1. Phil Ivey 50,000 Average Chip Count: 15,252 Notable Eliminations: Leif Force Big Hands:
Chau Giang Knocks Out an Opponent On a board of Q Phil Ivey Takes Early Lead, Eliminates Lyle Berman On a board of K Left In The Deck: The players are now on another 20 minute break. Player Tags: Lyle Berman, Chau Giang, Phil Ivey |
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| Jun 08, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 18 - $10,000 World Championship Omaha 8 or Better | 2 | + |
Level 15 Update: Matthew Glantz, Jean-Robert Bellande EliminatedJun 08, '09 Blinds: 3000-6000 Players Remaining: 32 out of 179 Chip Counts: 1. John Monnette – 374,000 Average Chip Count: 167,813 Notable Eliminations: Matthew Glantz Big Hands:
Matthew Glantz Eliminated Riding the short stack for some time, Matthew Glantz raised all-in pre-flop with 3 Phil Hellmuth Wins Pot On a flop of 8
Jean-Robert Bellade Short Stacked, Eliminated Soon After On a board of 7 On a flop of 4 Player Tags: Annie Duke, Steve Zolotow, Phil Hellmuth, Chau Giang, Matthew Glantz, Jean-Robert Bellande Level 13 Update: Tournament Supervisors Put to WorkJun 08, '09 Level 13 Update Blinds: 2000-4000 Players Remaining: 57 out of 197 Chip Counts: 1. Scott Clements — 255,000 Average Chip Count: 94,210 Notable Eliminations: Mike Wattel, Mel Judah, Kirill Gerasimov, David Chiu Big Hands: Giang Doubles up Even After Exposing his Hand On the turn with the board reading K Giang showed the A 7 J 6, good for the nut straight while Clements showed the 9 9 Q J, which was good for a lesser straight. When they counted out the chips, they realized that Giang had another 5500, instead of 3500, and Clements owed another 2000 to the pot. A floor was called over and it was ruled that Clements must make the call. Clements was drawing dead and needed an A to chop the pot with Chau. The 5 Arieh Gets a Fold and Stays Alive
After the fold, Arieh turned over the A Bellande Makes Quads and Gets Paid
It was four-handed and the small blind led for 8000, was called, and then Jean-Robert raised to 16,000. John Hennigan got out of the way, as did the initial bettor and the other player called. The river was the 2 Bellande turned over the A 6 4 2, showing that he made quads on the river. His opponent mucked. Left In The Deck: As the players inch closer to the money, each decision has become more intense. This has been evident as tournament officials have been called over to tables three different times in the first ten minutes of the level to make official rulings on specific hands. Player Tags: Josh Arieh, Chau Giang, James Van Alstyne, Jean-Robert Bellande, Scott Clements Level 9 Update: Action Starting to Pick UpJun 08, '09 Level 9 Update Blinds: 800-1500 Players Remaining: 126 out of 179 Chip Counts: 1. Chris Bjorn — 134,400 Average Chip Count: 42,619 Notable Eliminations: Bill Edler, Vitaly Lunkin Big Hands: Chau Giang Makes the Nuts in Three-Way Pot
Chau Giang raised under the gun to 3000 and both blinds call. The flop is K The turn card is the 8 Giang shows the A Brett Richey Doubles Up Through Scotty Nguyen Scotty Nguyen raises in early position and Brett Richey three-bets to 4500. Scotty makes the call and they see a flop of 3 The turn is the J After the river, Scotty was already taking his chips back, assuming that they had chopped the pot. “I’m sorry baby,” said Nguyen after he realized Richey made the flush. Matusow Eliminates Edler
We pick up the action on the turn with a board of Q Player Tags: Scotty Nguyen, Mike Matusow, Chau Giang, Bill Edler, Brett Richey Level 6 Update: Thang Luu Short StackedJun 07, '09 Blinds: 400-800 Players Remaining: 167 out of 179 Chip Counts: 1. Sam Farha – 53,000 Average Chip Count: 32,156 Big Hands:
Phil Hellmuth and Chau Giang Split Pot On a board of A Their cards: Hellmuth: Q Giang: 3 Once their two hands were exposed, the other player in the hand folded and Hellmuth and Giang split the pot. Hellmuth had a full house for the high and Giang held the low of 3-2. Hellmuth is now up to 49,000 and Giang is at 27,000.
Thang Luu Wins Much Needed Pot Bruno Fitoussi, Thang Luu, Greg Raymer and Ted Lawson all saw a flop of 9 Left In The Deck: The players are now on a short 20 minute break. Thang Luu, the winner of back to back Omaha 8OB bracelets in 2008 and 2009 respectively, is short stacked now with 10,000 in chips. Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Chau Giang, Thang Luu |
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Dee Luong Eliminated
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Andy Bloch Eliminated in Two Parts
Blinds: 2,000-4,000 with a 400 ante
Dee Luong Takes out Poorya Nazari
Chau Giang started the day by passing Mike Matusow for the chip lead, but faltered a bit this level when he was passed by Corwin Cole.
Somerville and Juanda found themselves playing for it all on a board reading K
The first level of the day saw the field increase to 264 players. Registration will still be open for the next two levels, though players coming in at this point will be stuck playing with only 60 big blinds.
Despite the relatively low blinds and deep stack play, many found level 4 to be a level filled with big hands and big stacks moving up and down the leader board. The Unabomber, Phil Laak is now at the top of the chip counts, cracking the 200,000 mark. Joining him are notables such as Jason Somerville, who is parlaying his time at the featured table to a 175,000 stack.
Erik Seidel Eliminated in 8th Place ($162,382)
John Hanson Takes Down Big, Multi-Way Pot
Cory Zeidman Eliminated
Johnny Chan Eliminated by Chau Giang
Jerry Buss Scoops a Pot
She Must Have Hit A Nerve
Party Like It’s 99
Full Boat Good For Chainsaw
John Juanda Knocked Out
Max Pescatori Gone
Pairs Are Bad, Unless He Has A Bigger One
Brett Richey Doubles Up
What Game Is It Again?
Bach Takes Nice Pot Off Lunkin
Jennifer Harman Crippled, Then Busts
Ivey Runs Into Doyle’s Slick
Glantz Wins Big Pot In Battle Of The Blinds With Turner
Bonomo Betters Deeb
The Art Of Catching On The River
Seed Scoops Bloch
Juanda Crippled As Chiu Scoops
Chau Giang Eliminated in 11th Place ($61,838)
Barry Greenstein Makes a Big Laydown on the Bubble
Chau Giang Doubles Up
No Vacancy In Raymer’s House
Heads up with James Van Alstyne on a flop of A
We pick up the action on the turn with board reading 2
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