| Jul 08, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event |
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Level 9 Hour 2 Update: Wayans, Violette, Medic, Rajkumar Eliminated
Jul 08, '09
Blinds: 500-1,000 with a 100 ante
Players Remaining: 1,486 out of 6,494
Chip Counts:
1. Amir Lehavot — 610,000
2. Troy Weber — 453,200
3. Dan Bilzerian — 439,500
4. Gabe Walls — 417,900
5. Franklin Grigsby — 369,000
6. John Hammer — 363,000
7. Phil Ivey — 325,000
8. Adam Latimer — 322,000
9. Andreas Altmeyer — 318,000
10. Mike Lesle — 305,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Jeff Shulman – 220,000
Phil Hellmuth – 135,000
Lee Watkinson – 55,000
Adam Schoenfeld – 125,000
Matthew Hilger – did not report
Steve Zolotow – 28,000
Thomas Keller – 120,000
Max Pescatori – 47,300
Justin Rollo – did not report
Notable Eliminations:
Marlon Wayans
Alex Kamberis
Nenad Medic
Cyndy Violette
Vivek Rajkumar
Big Hands:
Marlon Wayans Eliminated; Gets One-Outed
Marlon Wayans gets it all in before the flop and is called in one spot. Wayans has pocket kings, his opponent has pocket queens. The flop comes rags with two hearts. The turn is the A , and because Wayans holds the K, he only has one card to fade to double up and stay alive. The river is the Q , and unbelievably, his opponent gets there. Marlon Wayans is eliminated from the main event.
Alex Kamberis Eliminated
Alex Kamberis gets it all in before the flop and gets called by Leo Kam.
Kamberis: K 10
Kam: KK
Board: Q107A5
Kamberis was dominated before the flop but managed to pair up his live card. The turn and river failed to help, and Alex Kamberis is eliminated from the tournament.
Cyndy Violette Eliminated
Cyndy Violette got all of her money in on the flop with two pair (queens and nines) against her opponent’s pocket kings. Her opponent spiked a third king on the turn, sending Violette home early in the last level of the night.
 Kevin Saul Flops a Monster, Almost Doubles Up
A player at the table comes in for a raise and gets two callers Kevin Saul (button) and the big blind. The flop comes A75, and the original raiser shoves for 116,700. Saul has him covered by 8,000, and tanks for several minutes before making the call. Saul shows J3 for the made flush while his opponent turns over QQ for a pair, no draw. The turn and river are the 6 and the 2, no help for pocket queens as Saul nearly doubles up to just under 250,000 in chips.
Nenad Medic Eliminated
Nenad Medic got it all in for 7,000 on a flop of J84, and got called in two spots. The turn was the 10, the big blind moves all in for the side pot and is called by the third opponent.
Medic: 92
Big Blind: 104
Opponent: QQ
Medic turns an open-ended straight draw (minus two outs) and is up against two pair, a better flush draw and the nut gutshot. The river is the K and Nenad Medic hits the rail.
 Noah Boeken Gets Doubled Through
The UTG player open-shoves with the short stack and Noah Boeken looks him up.
Boeken: A10
UTG: J9
Board: Q6697
Boeken gets a good flop, but his opponent pairs on the turn, and doubles through Boeken at the end of the night. Boeken is left with just over 150,000 after this hand.
Eastgate Makes A Strong Late-Night Run
Peter Eastgate was down to just 8 big blinds at one point this level, and now sits in six-figure territory thanks to a late-night fun for the defending champion.
Peter Eastgate gets it all in with 65 on a board of 10526 and is called by J10. The 6 hits the river and Eastgate doubles up here with a full house.
A few hands later and Eastgate covers an all in player with AK against his opponent’s KQ. The board comes A5368, giving Eastgate top pair on the flop and a flush on the turn.
Eastgate is up now to 100,000 in chips after this late-night run.
 Vivek Rajkumar Eliminated; Aces Cracked
On a flop of J82, Vivek Rajkumar moves all in and gets one caller.
Rajkumar: AA
Opponent: J2
Rajkumar is out-flopped and will need some help to stay alive. The turn (7) and river (Q) offer no help to Rajkumar who is eliminated in the final minutes of the night.
Player Tags: Cyndy Violette, Nenad Medic, Kevin Saul, Vivek Rajkumar, Peter Eastgate, Alexander Kamberis
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| Jun 19, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 37 - $10,000 World Championship Seven Card Stud 8 or Better |
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Level 7 Update: Buss Doing Well
Jun 19, '09
Ante: 200
Low Card: 300
Completion: 1,000
Limits: 1,000-2,000
Players Remaining: 132 out of 164
Chip Counts:
1. Jeff Lisandro – 103,000
2. Josh Mountain – 78,000
3. Lyle Berman – 77,000
4. Dario Minieri – 76,000
5. Dutch Boyd – 72,000
6. Abe Mosseri – 68,000
7. Farzad Rouhani – 62,000
8. Jerry Buss – 62,000
9. David Benyamine – 61,000
10. Daniel Alaei – 59,000
Average Chip Count: 35,396
Notable Eliminations:
John Hanson
Andy Bloch
Jennifer Harman
Jason Mercier
Big Hands:
 Violette Survives With A Chop
Chad Brown: X-X-6106Q
Cyndy Violette: X-X-2438
Picking up the action on sixth street, Chad Brown checked to Violette and she bet out 2,000. Brown then raised to 4,000 and Violette reraised to 5,500 and put herself all in. Brown called and turned over (K7) for a flush and Violette showed (A5) for the wheel. Both players started chopping up the chips before the river was even dealt. For the record, Brown received the J and Violette received the 6. Brown was around 30,000 while Violette was still rather short with 10,000.
 Forrest Thrown Off The Buss
Ted Forrest: X-X-6KA
Jerry Buss: X-X-845
Picking up the action on fifth street, Jerry Buss bet 2,000 and Forrest made the call.
Ted Forrest: X-X-6KA8
Jerry Buss: X-X-8457
Buss bet another 2,000 and Forrest made the call again. The river was dealt and Buss bet 2,000 again. Forrest thought for a bit and elected to muck his hand. “You wanna see it?” Buss inquired. He then turned over (443) for a set of fours and an 8-low. “I couldn’t beat either of those hands,” Forrest said. Buss was at 70,000 and Forrest was down to 20,000.
 Sober Time For Kid Poker
Daniel Negreanu has finished his beer and two mini water bottles have occupied the space the beers used to reside in. He was also involved in a hand with seat 7.
Negreanu: X-X-62
Seat 7: X-X-74
Negreanu bet 1,000 and his opponent raised to 2,000. Negreanu made the call.
Negreanu: X-X-628
Seat 7: X-X-748
Seat 7 bet 2,000 and Negreanu returned the favor from fourth street and repopped to 4,000. Seat 7 made the call.
Negreanu: X-X-628Q
Seat 7: X-X-7487
Seat 7 bet another 2,000 and Negreanu just called this time. The river was dealt and seat 7 bet 2,000 with a call from Negreanu. Seat 7 turned over (29A) for a pair of sevens and an 8-7 low. The pair was good for the high, but Negreanu took the low as he showed (235) for a pair of deuces and a superior 8-6 low. Negreanu was at 22,000 after the chop.
Player Tags: Chad Brown, Jerry Buss, Daniel Negreanu, Ted Forrest, Cyndy Violette
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| Jun 27, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 47 - Seven Card Stud High-Low |
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$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low - Level Ten Recap
Jun 27, '08
Note: Players are on a 20-minute break.
Limits: 200 ante, 200 low card, 800-1,600 limits
Players Remaining: 88 of 544
Average Chip Stack: 18,500
Chip Counts:
Thomas Hunt III - 99,000
Hoang Ta - 72,000
Ben Tang - 45,000
Tim D'Alessandro - 43,000
Mike Hefer - 41,000
Debbie Burkhead - 32,000
Marvin Glusac - 31,000
Ryan Hughes - 31,000
Chris Bjorin - 28,000
George Markakis - 27,000
Eliminations:
David Plastik
Cyndy Violette
Hands and Storylines:
 Johnston survives with low
Berry Johnson was all in on third street and a woman was all in on fourth street. Another player called with four spades and appeared to have a great chance at knocking both out. He hit his spade flush on fifth street, but Johnston held a low draw. The woman had a pair of queens and a flush draw, but couldn't do better than the flush already out there. Johnston hit his low on sixth street to chop the pot and finish the hand with 8,000 chips.
Violette knocked out
Cyndy Violette was eliminated when she ran into two opponents with a made low hand and pair of jacks. Violette had a chance at beating both hands, but couldn't catch any of her outs.
Hellmuth's boat bests Downing's set of aces
Phil Hellmuth raised T.J. on seventh street after calling on him down on the previous streets. Downing made the call with a set of aces he got on fifth street, but saw that Hellmuth had fives full of sevens to take down the pot. Downing, who is the poker room manager at Tuscany Casino, made his way to the rail after the hand.
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Cyndy Violette, Berry Johnston, TJ Downing
Traniello Scoops One
Jun 26, '08
Ante: 100
Bring In: 100
Completion: 400
Players Left: 184 of 544
Chip Leaders:
David Sklansky: 14,000
James Van Alstyne: 13,000
Tony Cousineau: 12,000
Al Barbieri: 12,000
Antanas "Tony G" Guoga: 11,000
Cyndy Violette: 11,000
Andre Boyer: 11,000
Berry Johnston: 10,000
Brett Jungblut: 9,600
Men Nguyen: 9,500
Average Stack: 8,870
Big Hands:
Traniello Scoops a Pot
Marco Traniello's opponent bet on every street and Traniello called him down. They showed their hands.
Traniello: 6489(788)
Opponent: 3263(AA2)
Traniello's set of 8s were good enough to scoop the pot off his opponent's two pair as there was no qualifying low hand.
Singer Grabs a Pot
David Singer raised to 800 and the player in seat 5 made the call. Their boards ran out like this.
Singer: JA58(JQ5)
Opponent: 2898(A510)
Singer bet on every street until the river where both players checked. Singer's pair of jacks topped his opponent's pair of 8s. There was no low hand and Singer scooped the pot to improve his stack to around 10,000.
 Hellmuth and Violette Tangle
Phil Hellmuth raised to 800 with an A showing and Cyndy Violette made the call, showing a 2. Their boards then ran out like this.
Hellmuth: AQA6(554)
Violette: 26J6(875)
Hellmuth bet on every street and was called down by Violette, who announced she had and 8-low, much to the dismay of Hellmuth who had aces up. The players chopped the pot and Hellmuth was around 13,000.
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, David Singer, Marco Traniello, Cyndy Violette
Jesus In Need Of a Ressurection
Jun 26, '08
Ante: 25
Bring In: 25
Completion: 100
Entrants: 543 (Approx.)
Chip Leaders:
Bryan Micon: 6,900
Marco Traniello: 5,200
Stephane Clare: 5,000
Brett Jungblut: 4,600
Yuval Bronshtein: 4,500
Gregory Pappas: 4,400
Tim Vance: 4,150
Maureen Feduniak: 4,000
Sam Grizzle: 3,900
Al Barbieri: 3,800
Big Hands:
 Jesus Walks... Into a Flush
Picking up the action on sixth street, Chris Ferguson called a bet by his opponent. On the river, his opponent bet and Ferguson called. Their hands were then turned up.
Ferguson: A895-(A-4-4)
Opponent: A723(--)
Ferguson's opponent had three hearts in the hole. The flush drowned Ferguson's two pair and he was down to around 2,800.
Bellande Survives
Jean-Robert Bellande limped into a four way pot showing 3.
Bellande: 37J5 (627)
Seat 4: 34J2 (36J)
Bellande took control of the betting on fourth, raising Seat 4's bet. He then played passively for the rest of the hand, calling Seat 4's bets on every consecutive street. After some confusion on seventh street as to who was supposed to act first, Bellande managed to get the rest of his chips in the middle only to chop up the pot with the low hand.
Violette Takes One Down
Cyndy Violette bet every street showing J7109 into one player in seat 5, showing 85QJ. Seat 5 continually called until seventh street, at which point he laid his hand down and surrendered the pot to Violette's continued pressure.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Cyndy Violette, Jean-Robert Bellande
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| Jun 26, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 47 - Seven Card Stud High-Low |
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$1,500 Seven Card Stud Hi-Low - Level Ten Recap
Jun 27, '08
Note: Players are on a 20-minute break.
Limits: 200 ante, 200 low card, 800-1,600 limits
Players Remaining: 88 of 544
Average Chip Stack: 18,500
Chip Counts:
Thomas Hunt III - 99,000
Hoang Ta - 72,000
Ben Tang - 45,000
Tim D'Alessandro - 43,000
Mike Hefer - 41,000
Debbie Burkhead - 32,000
Marvin Glusac - 31,000
Ryan Hughes - 31,000
Chris Bjorin - 28,000
George Markakis - 27,000
Eliminations:
David Plastik
Cyndy Violette
Hands and Storylines:
Johnston survives with low
Berry Johnson was all in on third street and a woman was all in on fourth street. Another player called with four spades and appeared to have a great chance at knocking both out. He hit his spade flush on fifth street, but Johnston held a low draw. The woman had a pair of queens and a flush draw, but couldn't do better than the flush already out there. Johnston hit his low on sixth street to chop the pot and finish the hand with 8,000 chips.
Violette knocked out
Cyndy Violette was eliminated when she ran into two opponents with a made low hand and pair of jacks. Violette had a chance at beating both hands, but couldn't catch any of her outs.
Hellmuth's boat bests Downing's set of aces
Phil Hellmuth raised T.J. on seventh street after calling on him down on the previous streets. Downing made the call with a set of aces he got on fifth street, but saw that Hellmuth had fives full of sevens to take down the pot. Downing, who is the poker room manager at Tuscany Casino, made his way to the rail after the hand.
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, Cyndy Violette, Berry Johnston, TJ Downing
Traniello Scoops One
Jun 26, '08
Ante: 100
Bring In: 100
Completion: 400
Players Left: 184 of 544
Chip Leaders:
David Sklansky: 14,000
James Van Alstyne: 13,000
Tony Cousineau: 12,000
Al Barbieri: 12,000
Antanas "Tony G" Guoga: 11,000
Cyndy Violette: 11,000
Andre Boyer: 11,000
Berry Johnston: 10,000
Brett Jungblut: 9,600
Men Nguyen: 9,500
Average Stack: 8,870
Big Hands:
Traniello Scoops a Pot
Marco Traniello's opponent bet on every street and Traniello called him down. They showed their hands.
Traniello: 6489(788)
Opponent: 3263(AA2)
Traniello's set of 8s were good enough to scoop the pot off his opponent's two pair as there was no qualifying low hand.
Singer Grabs a Pot
David Singer raised to 800 and the player in seat 5 made the call. Their boards ran out like this.
Singer: JA58(JQ5)
Opponent: 2898(A510)
Singer bet on every street until the river where both players checked. Singer's pair of jacks topped his opponent's pair of 8s. There was no low hand and Singer scooped the pot to improve his stack to around 10,000.
Hellmuth and Violette Tangle
Phil Hellmuth raised to 800 with an A showing and Cyndy Violette made the call, showing a 2. Their boards then ran out like this.
Hellmuth: AQA6(554)
Violette: 26J6(875)
Hellmuth bet on every street and was called down by Violette, who announced she had and 8-low, much to the dismay of Hellmuth who had aces up. The players chopped the pot and Hellmuth was around 13,000.
Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth, David Singer, Marco Traniello, Cyndy Violette
Jesus In Need Of a Ressurection
Jun 26, '08
Ante: 25
Bring In: 25
Completion: 100
Entrants: 543 (Approx.)
Chip Leaders:
Bryan Micon: 6,900
Marco Traniello: 5,200
Stephane Clare: 5,000
Brett Jungblut: 4,600
Yuval Bronshtein: 4,500
Gregory Pappas: 4,400
Tim Vance: 4,150
Maureen Feduniak: 4,000
Sam Grizzle: 3,900
Al Barbieri: 3,800
Big Hands:
Jesus Walks... Into a Flush
Picking up the action on sixth street, Chris Ferguson called a bet by his opponent. On the river, his opponent bet and Ferguson called. Their hands were then turned up.
Ferguson: A895-(A-4-4)
Opponent: A723(--)
Ferguson's opponent had three hearts in the hole. The flush drowned Ferguson's two pair and he was down to around 2,800.
Bellande Survives
Jean-Robert Bellande limped into a four way pot showing 3.
Bellande: 37J5 (627)
Seat 4: 34J2 (36J)
Bellande took control of the betting on fourth, raising Seat 4's bet. He then played passively for the rest of the hand, calling Seat 4's bets on every consecutive street. After some confusion on seventh street as to who was supposed to act first, Bellande managed to get the rest of his chips in the middle only to chop up the pot with the low hand.
Violette Takes One Down
Cyndy Violette bet every street showing J7109 into one player in seat 5, showing 85QJ. Seat 5 continually called until seventh street, at which point he laid his hand down and surrendered the pot to Violette's continued pressure.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Cyndy Violette, Jean-Robert Bellande
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| Jun 18, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 33 - World Championship Seven Card Stud High-Low Split 8 or Better |
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$5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud 8/b - Day 2 - Level 17 Recap
Jun 18, '08
Limit: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante, 2,000 bring in
Players Left: 21 of 261
Chip Leaders:
Steve Sung - 410,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg - 310,000
Annie Duke – 185,000
Howard Lederer - 170,000
Marcel Luske - 160,000
Alessio Isaia - 145,000
William Kohler - 125,000
Aleaksandr Dzianisau – 125,000
Barry Greenstein - 110,000
Allen Cunningham – 110,000
Chris Ferguson - 100,000
Average Stack: 124,300
Eliminations:
22nd – Doug Ganger
23rd – Cyndy Violette
24th – Hasan Habib
Big Hands and Storylines:
 Cunning Call Saves Giang Chips
Allen Cunningham: A434
Chau Giang: A6Q8
We enter this hand on 5th street where both players checked. Giang bet on 6th street after getting another low card and Cunningham called. Then, on 7th street, Cunningham bet out. Giang called, and Cunningham turned over (A)(4)(J) for a full house. Giang shows an ace-high flush and mucks his hand. Though Giang lost the post, his ability to simply call at the close of the hand saved him 10,000 in chips, or more than 10% of his stack of 82,000. Cunningham has run his stack up to 110,000.
Jesus Exacts Revenge on Ruthenberg
After a number of hands in which Sebastian Ruthenberg had gotten the better of him, including one monster pot, Chris Ferguson has finally taken a sizeable pot off of the German:
Ferguson: AJ6J
Ruthenberg: 8853
Ruthenberg bet out on 4th street, having paired his 8, and Ferguson called. The action went bet-call again on 5th street. Then on 6th street Ferguson led out with his pair of jacks showing and was swiftly raised by Ruthenberg. Ferguson called and both players checked the river. Ferguson’s (7)(10)(A) was enough to scoop the pot with aces and jacks, and he added to his stack which now sits at 100,000. The hand put a very minor dent in Ruthenberg’s 310,000 chip stack.
Ruthenberg Reclaims Some, Busts Violette
Cyndy Violette was faced with a difficult decision on 7th street. With her board reading 7AK8 and facing a bet that would put her all-in, she closely scrutinized Ruthenberg’s board: 10A96. Eventually, with so many chips committed, Violette made the call. Ruthenberg showed (3)(7)(4) for the ten-high flush and he scooped the pot. Violette’s run at a second World Series bracelet has been put to an end for now.
Ganger Busted
David Ganger found himself all-in against David Benyamine on 6th street, hoping to double up or at least snatch half of the pot to stay alive. But when Benyamine showed (7)(4)355J, Ganger muttered, “I’m drawing dead.” With a naked pair of aces and no low draw, he was indeed drawing dead. Ganger will take home $11,040 for his two days of work.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Annie Duke, Barry Greenstein, Hasan Habib, Allen Cunningham, Howard Lederer, David Benyamine, Chau Giang, Cyndy Violette, Marcel Luske, Steve Sung, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Aliaksandr Dzianisau, Doug Ganger, William Kohler, Alessio Isaia, European Report
$5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud 8/b - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap
Jun 18, '08
Limit: 2,000-4,000, 500 ante, 500 bring in
Players Left: 56 of 261
Chip Leaders:
Robert Lauria - 132,000
Shahram "Shawn" Sheikhan - 110,000
Steve Sung - 107,000
David Benyamine - 106,000
Matt Grapenthien - 90,000
Jan Suchanek - 83,000
Tim Frazin - 80,000
Chris Ferguson - 78,000
Kirill Gerasimov - 75,000
Alessio Isaia - 72,000
Average Stack: 46,600
Eliminations:
Big Hands and Storylines:
Matusow Motivated
Annie Duke and Mike Matusow were having a lighthearted conversation about how if they could just stay at their table without it breaking for a few hours longer they could sneak into the money. Matusow then added, “I want to win.” He continued, “I just know that every year somebody wins 2 bracelets, and I want to be the one that does it.” He’ll need a bit of help to accomplish that goal though, as he has a below average stack of 35,000. Duke, with 28,000, is in need of some aid too.
 Cunningham Scoops Rasmussen
Allen Cunningham just took a nice pot off of Thayer “thay3r” Rasmussen as his broadway straight took the high side of the pot and neither player could make a low:
Cunningham: J10KK
Rasmussen: 6397
Cunningham brought in with the J and called Rasmussen’s raise. On 4th and 5th streets Cunningham check-called, but on 6th street, pairing his king, he bet out. Rasmussen called the bet and both players checked 7th street. Cunningham showed (A)(J)Q) for a broadway straight (to go along with two pair) and Rasmussen mucked his hand. Cunningham is now at 57,000 while Rasmussen is left with only 15,000.
Everything Coming Up Roses for Violette
Cyndy Violette, who already has a World Series bracelet in Stud 8/b, just busted a very short-stacked opponent. They got their money all-in on 3rd street. Though her opponent made a straight on 6th street, Violette made aces full of fours on 7th street to take down the entire pot and eliminate a player. Violette is sitting at about average with 50,000.
Kill Kirill
Barry Greenstein just won a small pot against Kirill Gerasimov. With Barry’s board reading 546, he fired out against Kirill’s AQJ on both 4th and 5th streets. Though Kirill called the first barrel, he laid his hand down following the second. Gerasimov still has the bigger stack though, his 75,000 is more than double Greenstein’s 34,000.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Annie Duke, Barry Greenstein, Matt Grapenthien, Allen Cunningham, Shawn Sheikhan, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Cyndy Violette, Kirill Gerasimov, Steve Sung, Jan Suchanek, Thayer Rasmussen, Tim Frazin, Alessio Isaia
Event 33 - $5,000 World Championship Seven Stud Hi-Low 8OB - Benyamine Brings In, Brings Home Bacon
Jun 18, '08
Ante: 300
Bring In: 500
Limits: 1500-3000
Players Remaining: 64
Eliminations: Shannon Elizabeth, Thor Hansen
Chip Leaders:
Bob Lauria: 115,000
David Benyamine: 95,000
Steve Sung: 84,000
Chris Ferguson: 81,000
Marcel Luske: 77,000
Tim Frazin: 75,000
Robert Mizrachi; 69,000
Alessio Isaia: 68,000
Farzad Rouhani: 66,000
Vegard Nygaard: 65,000
Notable Hands:
Thor Hansen Eliminated
Thor Hansen completed showing 6, and was called by Cyndy Violette showing 8, and by seat 2, who showed K. The control of the betting action changed several times, with Thor betting on fourth, Cyndy taking the lead on fifth, and by sixth street, Thor was all in following a raise from seat 2.
Violette: 8768
Hansen: 64Q3
Seat 2: K233
On seventh, Violette shows A2Q for the low, and Seat 2 shows K29 for kings up, winning the high. Thor Hansen did not manage to make anything out of his hand, and was eliminated.
Matusow Puts His Money Where His Mouth Is
Mike Matusow led the betting action for the entire hand, firing on every street. He fired one last time on seventh, and rolled over his hand with a fist pump on the end: "Kings Full!" His opponent in seat 8 mucked his hand, muttering "I had no way of putting you on that hand."
Matusow: (KK) 7J6K(7)
Seat 8: x-x-489K-x
Matusow scooped the pot, and continued to avoid blowing up.
Benyamine Gets Big
Benyamine brought in with the 4, and Allen Cunningham completed, showing 9. Benyamine then made a raise, which Cunningham called. He called again on fourth, catching 2 after Benyamine paired with 4. On fifth, Cunningham hit the 7 while Benyamine hit another baby, the 3. This time Cunningham folded to the pressure, nodding knowingly when Benyamine flashed A5. Benyamine took the the pot down, building his stack to almost 100,000.
Professor Can't Get Paid
Howard Lederer brought in showing 4. His bet was completed by the player in seat 1, who then called Lederer's raise. Fourth street gave the professor 2 and his opponent J, and again Lederer took control of the betting. On fifth, seat 1 hit the K while the professor caught 6. Unfortunately for the Professor, seat 1 folded. Lederer showed A3.
Players are now on a one hour dinner break.
Player Tags: Allen Cunningham, Howard Lederer, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Cyndy Violette, European Report
Event 33 - $5,000 World Championship Seven Stud Hi-Low 8OB - Star Studded Stud Field
Jun 17, '08
Ante: 25
Bring In: 25
Limits: 100-200
Players Remaining: 234
Stacked Tables:
Table #3: Kirill Gerasimov, Alex Kravchenko, Chad Brown, David Singer, Cyndy Violette
Table #2: Mike Sexton, Sirous Jamshidi, Phil Ivey
Table #10: Shannon Elizabeth, Allen Kessler, Robert Mizrachi
Notable Hands:
Brown Scoops
Chad Brown called a completion showing 2. He caught 6 on fourth street, and made the 100 bet when threeway action was checked to him. On fifth street he hit 5, and again action was checked to him. He made the large bet of 200, and was called only by Alex Kravchenko. Brown's sixth card was 2, and again he bet and was called by Kravchenko, who now showed 3738 and checked in the dark on seventh. Brown made the last bet on seventh, and Kravchenko made the call.
Brown showed two pair, sixes and twos, to win the high, and played A-2-4-5-6 for the low, scooping a nice pot early in the round.
Negreanu Chops
Daniel Negreanu brought in for 25 showing 6, and called a completion, seeing fourth street with two other players. He led out on fourth after hitting the 8 when action was checked to him and again on fifth when he hit 9. The bet/call pattern continued until seventh street, and the cards were showed down.
Negreanu: 6894A5K, playing A-4-5-6-8 for low, while his opponent made the high with a pair of jacks. They split the pot, and Negreanu returned to practicing his golf grip.
 Kravchenko and Singer Chop Up Violette's Money
Alex Kravchenko, Cyndy Violette, and David Singer were all still involved in the hand on sixth street.
Singer: 2698
Violette: 7987
Kravchenko: 75Q7
Singer bet, Violette raised, Kravchenko called, Singer made it three bets, and both opponents called. On seventh street the cards were turned over, and Kravchenko showed buried kings (KK2) to win the high, while Singer showed A4 to complete his low. They chopped the pot, diving a profit composed of Cyndy's bets and the antes.
Player Tags: Chad Brown, Daniel Negreanu, David Singer, Cyndy Violette, Alexander Kravchenko
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| Jun 17, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 33 - World Championship Seven Card Stud High-Low Split 8 or Better |
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$5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud 8/b - Day 2 - Level 17 Recap
Jun 18, '08
Limit: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante, 2,000 bring in
Players Left: 21 of 261
Chip Leaders:
Steve Sung - 410,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg - 310,000
Annie Duke – 185,000
Howard Lederer - 170,000
Marcel Luske - 160,000
Alessio Isaia - 145,000
William Kohler - 125,000
Aleaksandr Dzianisau – 125,000
Barry Greenstein - 110,000
Allen Cunningham – 110,000
Chris Ferguson - 100,000
Average Stack: 124,300
Eliminations:
22nd – Doug Ganger
23rd – Cyndy Violette
24th – Hasan Habib
Big Hands and Storylines:
Cunning Call Saves Giang Chips
Allen Cunningham: A434
Chau Giang: A6Q8
We enter this hand on 5th street where both players checked. Giang bet on 6th street after getting another low card and Cunningham called. Then, on 7th street, Cunningham bet out. Giang called, and Cunningham turned over (A)(4)(J) for a full house. Giang shows an ace-high flush and mucks his hand. Though Giang lost the post, his ability to simply call at the close of the hand saved him 10,000 in chips, or more than 10% of his stack of 82,000. Cunningham has run his stack up to 110,000.
Jesus Exacts Revenge on Ruthenberg
After a number of hands in which Sebastian Ruthenberg had gotten the better of him, including one monster pot, Chris Ferguson has finally taken a sizeable pot off of the German:
Ferguson: AJ6J
Ruthenberg: 8853
Ruthenberg bet out on 4th street, having paired his 8, and Ferguson called. The action went bet-call again on 5th street. Then on 6th street Ferguson led out with his pair of jacks showing and was swiftly raised by Ruthenberg. Ferguson called and both players checked the river. Ferguson’s (7)(10)(A) was enough to scoop the pot with aces and jacks, and he added to his stack which now sits at 100,000. The hand put a very minor dent in Ruthenberg’s 310,000 chip stack.
Ruthenberg Reclaims Some, Busts Violette
Cyndy Violette was faced with a difficult decision on 7th street. With her board reading 7AK8 and facing a bet that would put her all-in, she closely scrutinized Ruthenberg’s board: 10A96. Eventually, with so many chips committed, Violette made the call. Ruthenberg showed (3)(7)(4) for the ten-high flush and he scooped the pot. Violette’s run at a second World Series bracelet has been put to an end for now.
Ganger Busted
David Ganger found himself all-in against David Benyamine on 6th street, hoping to double up or at least snatch half of the pot to stay alive. But when Benyamine showed (7)(4)355J, Ganger muttered, “I’m drawing dead.” With a naked pair of aces and no low draw, he was indeed drawing dead. Ganger will take home $11,040 for his two days of work.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Annie Duke, Barry Greenstein, Hasan Habib, Allen Cunningham, Howard Lederer, David Benyamine, Chau Giang, Cyndy Violette, Marcel Luske, Steve Sung, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Aliaksandr Dzianisau, Doug Ganger, William Kohler, Alessio Isaia, European Report
$5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud 8/b - Day 2 - Level 13 Recap
Jun 18, '08
Limit: 2,000-4,000, 500 ante, 500 bring in
Players Left: 56 of 261
Chip Leaders:
Robert Lauria - 132,000
Shahram "Shawn" Sheikhan - 110,000
Steve Sung - 107,000
David Benyamine - 106,000
Matt Grapenthien - 90,000
Jan Suchanek - 83,000
Tim Frazin - 80,000
Chris Ferguson - 78,000
Kirill Gerasimov - 75,000
Alessio Isaia - 72,000
Average Stack: 46,600
Eliminations:
Big Hands and Storylines:
Matusow Motivated
Annie Duke and Mike Matusow were having a lighthearted conversation about how if they could just stay at their table without it breaking for a few hours longer they could sneak into the money. Matusow then added, “I want to win.” He continued, “I just know that every year somebody wins 2 bracelets, and I want to be the one that does it.” He’ll need a bit of help to accomplish that goal though, as he has a below average stack of 35,000. Duke, with 28,000, is in need of some aid too.
Cunningham Scoops Rasmussen
Allen Cunningham just took a nice pot off of Thayer “thay3r” Rasmussen as his broadway straight took the high side of the pot and neither player could make a low:
Cunningham: J10KK
Rasmussen: 6397
Cunningham brought in with the J and called Rasmussen’s raise. On 4th and 5th streets Cunningham check-called, but on 6th street, pairing his king, he bet out. Rasmussen called the bet and both players checked 7th street. Cunningham showed (A)(J)Q) for a broadway straight (to go along with two pair) and Rasmussen mucked his hand. Cunningham is now at 57,000 while Rasmussen is left with only 15,000.
Everything Coming Up Roses for Violette
Cyndy Violette, who already has a World Series bracelet in Stud 8/b, just busted a very short-stacked opponent. They got their money all-in on 3rd street. Though her opponent made a straight on 6th street, Violette made aces full of fours on 7th street to take down the entire pot and eliminate a player. Violette is sitting at about average with 50,000.
Kill Kirill
Barry Greenstein just won a small pot against Kirill Gerasimov. With Barry’s board reading 546, he fired out against Kirill’s AQJ on both 4th and 5th streets. Though Kirill called the first barrel, he laid his hand down following the second. Gerasimov still has the bigger stack though, his 75,000 is more than double Greenstein’s 34,000.
Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Annie Duke, Barry Greenstein, Matt Grapenthien, Allen Cunningham, Shawn Sheikhan, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Cyndy Violette, Kirill Gerasimov, Steve Sung, Jan Suchanek, Thayer Rasmussen, Tim Frazin, Alessio Isaia
Event 33 - $5,000 World Championship Seven Stud Hi-Low 8OB - Benyamine Brings In, Brings Home Bacon
Jun 18, '08
Ante: 300
Bring In: 500
Limits: 1500-3000
Players Remaining: 64
Eliminations: Shannon Elizabeth, Thor Hansen
Chip Leaders:
Bob Lauria: 115,000
David Benyamine: 95,000
Steve Sung: 84,000
Chris Ferguson: 81,000
Marcel Luske: 77,000
Tim Frazin: 75,000
Robert Mizrachi; 69,000
Alessio Isaia: 68,000
Farzad Rouhani: 66,000
Vegard Nygaard: 65,000
Notable Hands:
Thor Hansen Eliminated
Thor Hansen completed showing 6, and was called by Cyndy Violette showing 8, and by seat 2, who showed K. The control of the betting action changed several times, with Thor betting on fourth, Cyndy taking the lead on fifth, and by sixth street, Thor was all in following a raise from seat 2.
Violette: 8768
Hansen: 64Q3
Seat 2: K233
On seventh, Violette shows A2Q for the low, and Seat 2 shows K29 for kings up, winning the high. Thor Hansen did not manage to make anything out of his hand, and was eliminated.
Matusow Puts His Money Where His Mouth Is
Mike Matusow led the betting action for the entire hand, firing on every street. He fired one last time on seventh, and rolled over his hand with a fist pump on the end: "Kings Full!" His opponent in seat 8 mucked his hand, muttering "I had no way of putting you on that hand."
Matusow: (KK) 7J6K(7)
Seat 8: x-x-489K-x
Matusow scooped the pot, and continued to avoid blowing up.
Benyamine Gets Big
Benyamine brought in with the 4, and Allen Cunningham completed, showing 9. Benyamine then made a raise, which Cunningham called. He called again on fourth, catching 2 after Benyamine paired with 4. On fifth, Cunningham hit the 7 while Benyamine hit another baby, the 3. This time Cunningham folded to the pressure, nodding knowingly when Benyamine flashed A5. Benyamine took the the pot down, building his stack to almost 100,000.
Professor Can't Get Paid
Howard Lederer brought in showing 4. His bet was completed by the player in seat 1, who then called Lederer's raise. Fourth street gave the professor 2 and his opponent J, and again Lederer took control of the betting. On fifth, seat 1 hit the K while the professor caught 6. Unfortunately for the Professor, seat 1 folded. Lederer showed A3.
Players are now on a one hour dinner break.
Player Tags: Allen Cunningham, Howard Lederer, David Benyamine, Mike Matusow, Cyndy Violette, European Report
Event 33 - $5,000 World Championship Seven Stud Hi-Low 8OB - Star Studded Stud Field
Jun 17, '08
Ante: 25
Bring In: 25
Limits: 100-200
Players Remaining: 234
Stacked Tables:
Table #3: Kirill Gerasimov, Alex Kravchenko, Chad Brown, David Singer, Cyndy Violette
Table #2: Mike Sexton, Sirous Jamshidi, Phil Ivey
Table #10: Shannon Elizabeth, Allen Kessler, Robert Mizrachi
Notable Hands:
Brown Scoops
Chad Brown called a completion showing 2. He caught 6 on fourth street, and made the 100 bet when threeway action was checked to him. On fifth street he hit 5, and again action was checked to him. He made the large bet of 200, and was called only by Alex Kravchenko. Brown's sixth card was 2, and again he bet and was called by Kravchenko, who now showed 3738 and checked in the dark on seventh. Brown made the last bet on seventh, and Kravchenko made the call.
Brown showed two pair, sixes and twos, to win the high, and played A-2-4-5-6 for the low, scooping a nice pot early in the round.
Negreanu Chops
Daniel Negreanu brought in for 25 showing 6, and called a completion, seeing fourth street with two other players. He led out on fourth after hitting the 8 when action was checked to him and again on fifth when he hit 9. The bet/call pattern continued until seventh street, and the cards were showed down.
Negreanu: 6894A5K, playing A-4-5-6-8 for low, while his opponent made the high with a pair of jacks. They split the pot, and Negreanu returned to practicing his golf grip.
Kravchenko and Singer Chop Up Violette's Money
Alex Kravchenko, Cyndy Violette, and David Singer were all still involved in the hand on sixth street.
Singer: 2698
Violette: 7987
Kravchenko: 75Q7
Singer bet, Violette raised, Kravchenko called, Singer made it three bets, and both opponents called. On seventh street the cards were turned over, and Kravchenko showed buried kings (KK2) to win the high, while Singer showed A4 to complete his low. They chopped the pot, diving a profit composed of Cyndy's bets and the antes.
Player Tags: Chad Brown, Daniel Negreanu, David Singer, Cyndy Violette, Alexander Kravchenko
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| Jun 14, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 26 - Seven Card Razz |
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$1,500 Razz - Day 2 - Level 9 Recap
Jun 14, '08
Limits: 600-1,200, 100 ante, 200 bring in
Players Left: 94 of 456
Chip Leaders:
Barry Greenstein - 42,000
David Levi - 42,000
Jonathan Schwartz - 41,000
Michael Wattel - 28,000
Shahram "Shawn" Sheikhan - 28,000
Mark Gerencher - 27,300
Frank Kassela - 26,200
Allie Prescott - 24,000
John Turner - 22,800
Christopher Viox - 22,000
Average Stack: 14,550
Eliminations:
Brett “gank” Jungblut
Cyndy Violette
Kevin “bel0wab0ve” Saul
Big Hands and Storylines:
Color Me Confused
The tournament information screens in the Brasilia Room for the razz event started off level 9 as a retina-scorching and brain-addling shade of purple that left a number of players shaking their heads in confusion. After one player approached the floor and told him it was difficult to read, the color of the screen was switched to a simple and elegant black. Black. Always in style.
 It’s That Easy
Barry Greenstein completed with a seven up and the action folded all the way around the table, giving Greenstein the pot. He showed the table A-2 and asked, “Doesn’t everybody get these?” It’s easy for Greenstein to be in good spirits as he is currently among the chip leaders with 42,000.
Jungblut Eliminated
Brett Jungblut got all-in on 3rd street in a capped 4-way pot with Michael Kushner, Ellen Mead, and Trung Ly. Unsurprisingly, with a board of 6A43, Ly led the betting on every street. Mead folded on 6th street after being dealt a king. After the final round of betting, the players showed their downcards. Ly’s 6-5-2 made him a wheel, rendering his opponents’ hands irrelevant, and eliminating Brett Jungblut.
Violette Takes Big Hit, Eliminated Shortly After
On 6th street, with a board reading AT82, Nikolay Evdakov bet 1,200 into Cyndy Violette. Violette, with only 2,000 left and a board of 61094, decided to fold and pick a better spot. Unfortunately, no better spot would arrive and she was eliminated a few hands later.
Player Tags: Frank Kassela, Brett Jungblut, Barry Greenstein, David Levi, Michael Wattel, Shawn Sheikhan, John Turner, Cyndy Violette, Trung Ly, Allie Prescott, Kevin Saul, Chris Viox, Mark Gerencher
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| Jun 10, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 20 - Limit Hold'em |
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Limit Hold 'Em Level 8 recap
Jun 10, '08
Blinds: 300-500
Limits: 500-1,000
Players Remaining: 125-480
Average Chips: 15,360
Chip Leaders:
Erich Bucanan: 51,500
Stuart Patterson: 42,000
Daniel Makowsky: 40,000
Daniel Negreanu: 34,000
J.C. Tran: 33,000
Brendan Taylor: 31,000
Casey McCarrell: 29,000
Derek Lerner: 22,000
David Baker: 19,400
Ayaz Mahmood: 17,700
Big Hands:
Card Player Columnist Still Alive
When Card Player columnist Matt Matros finally got his short stack into the middle, his pocket queens were well ahead of his opponent's 1010, and a queen on the turn ensured he'd be sticking around for awhile longer. He's up to about 5,000.
Violette Out
Cyndy Violette was eliminated when her opponent's ace queen paired the queen.
Tran Bests Chang
In one hand, JC Tran gave a pretty good illustration of why he's closing in on the tournament chip leader: After opening for a raise in early position, the player to Tran's left reraised, and Tommy Chang called on the button. The flop came down AK9 and Tran checked. The player in seat 3continued, Chang called and Tran called. The turn brough the 7 and checks from both Tran and seat 3. Chang bet 1,000. Tran called and seat 3 got out of the way. The river pretty much bricked with the 3, and both players checked. "King," boomed Tran, showing KJ for second pair, good enough to take down a pot worth about 9,000. Tran is up to 25,000.
Player Tags: Matthew Matros, Cyndy Violette
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| Jun 08, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 14 - World Championship Seven Card Stud |
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$10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship - Day 2 - Level 9 Recap
Jun 08, '08
Limit: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante, 300 bring in
Players Left: 71 of 158
Chip Leaders:
Alexander Kostritsyn - 121,100
Mike Fiorito - 101,900
Barry Mullinax - 92,000
Chad Brown - 89,100
Vasilis Lazarou - 81,000
Daniel Negreanu - 79,700
Ralph Perry - 79,000
Cyndy Violette - 70,300
David Benyamine - 67,000
Eric Brooks - 62,100
Average Stack: 44,507
Eliminations:
Becki Vincent
John Duthie
Jordan Rich
Big Hands and Storylines:
 Annie Duke Adds to Her Stack
Showing a board of QQ76, an opponent made a bet after receiving his river card. Annie Duke called almost instantly showing AT54and waited for her opponent to reveal his hand. "You're looking at it," her opponent declared, referring to his pair of queens. Duke flipped over (A)(A)(9) for three aces and dragged the pot.
Oppenheim Cripples Rich
Jordan Rich was eliminated shortly after a back-and-forth hand against David Oppenheim:
David Oppenheim: T2AQ
Jordan Rich: T5Q3
Oppenheim completed to 1,200 and Rich raised to 2,400; Oppenheim called. Rich lead out on 4th street with his T5 showing and Oppenheim came along. Buying an ace on 5th street, Oppenheim lead into Rich and Rich made the call. Action went check-check on 6th, and on 7th street Oppenheim again led into Rich. With only 6,500 left behind Rich thought long and hard, staring into the pot of nearly 15,000, before laying down his holding. This hand was the beginning of the end for Rich, who was eliminated only a few hands later. Oppenheim now has about 28,000 chips.
 7th Street Kind to Moskowitz
Greg Mascio: 2KJQ
David Moskowitz: J6J7
Mascio brought in with the deuce of spades and called a raised by Moskowitz, whose J was the highest upcard. 4th street went check-check. After pairing his Jack, Moskowitz bet out and was called by Mascio. Slowing down on 6th street, Moskowitz check-called a bet, but soon resumed his aggression by betting into Mascio on the river. Mascio made the call and Moskowitz flipped over (8)(5)(4) for the fortuitous straight made on the end. Moscowitz is now at about 53,000.
Player Tags: Annie Duke, Chad Brown, Greg Mascio, Daniel Negreanu, David Oppenheim, David Benyamine, David Moskowitz, Cyndy Violette, John Duthie, Eric Brooks, Jordan Rich, Mike Fiorito, Becki Vincent, Ralph Perry, Barry Mullinax, Vasili Lazarou, Alexander Kostritsyn
$10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship - Day 1 - Level 8 Recap
Jun 07, '08
Limit: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante, 300 bring in
Players Left: 81 of 158
Chip Leaders:
Chad Brown - 97,000
Daniel Negreanu - 82,000
Cyndy Violette - 65,000
Erik Seidel - 63,000
Alexander Kravchenko - 58,000
Greg Raymer - 54,600
Minh Ly - 54,000
Alan Boston - 53,000
David Williams - 52,500
David Benyamine - 52,000
Average Stack: 39,000
Eliminations:
Allen Kessler
Jen Harman
Mel Judah
Big Hands and Storylines:
 Kravchenko Quietly Builds Big Stack
Despite a lack of fanfare, Alex Kravchenko has positioned himself as one of the chipleaders near the end of day 1. His latest accumulation came courtesy of busting out the player sitting to his left. Getting all of their chips in on 6th street, the players showed:
Kravechenko: (K)(7)J7TT
Opponent: (J)(4)3JA9
Kravchenko was dealt the (K) on the end, leaving his opponent drawing to an ace or the case jack for his survival. Nothing good came, however, and Kravchenko raked in yet another pot, bringing his total chip count to about 60,000.
Negreanu’s Roll Continues
With a board showing 77A7, Daniel Negreanu bet 2,000 into his opponent on 7th street, enough to put the gentleman all-in. His opponent pondered deeply over his board of AQJT. It was evident he had a straight, but he could not make up his mind whether or not Negreanu had a full house. In the end, with the pot laying him 6-to-1 odds, he made the call. Negreanu stated matter-of-factly, “I have a full house,” before flipping over (5)(5). His opponent exited the area without a word. With the day coming to an end, Negreanu has a supremely healthy stack of 82,000.
Masterful
Men Nguyen: JAQ5
John Duthie: K57T
The action picks up on 6th street when Nguyen bets into Duthie and gets a quick call. Nguyen bets again on 7th and this time Duthie thinks longer about his decision. He convinces himself to call and then mucks when Nguyen shows (A)(J) for a quick two-pair. Duthie mucks his hand and claims that he had the nut-flush draw turn into two-pair on the river. Duthie is down to only 23,000 now, but Nguyen has a much more robust 46,000.
Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Minh Ly, Chad Brown, Men Nguyen, Mel Judah, Daniel Negreanu, David Benyamine, Allen Kessler, Jennifer Harman, Cyndy Violette, Alan Boston, John Duthie, Greg Raymer, David Williams, Alexander Kravchenko, European Report
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| Jun 07, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 14 - World Championship Seven Card Stud |
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$10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship - Day 2 - Level 9 Recap
Jun 08, '08
Limit: 1,200/2,400, 300 ante, 300 bring in
Players Left: 71 of 158
Chip Leaders:
Alexander Kostritsyn - 121,100
Mike Fiorito - 101,900
Barry Mullinax - 92,000
Chad Brown - 89,100
Vasilis Lazarou - 81,000
Daniel Negreanu - 79,700
Ralph Perry - 79,000
Cyndy Violette - 70,300
David Benyamine - 67,000
Eric Brooks - 62,100
Average Stack: 44,507
Eliminations:
Becki Vincent
John Duthie
Jordan Rich
Big Hands and Storylines:
Annie Duke Adds to Her Stack
Showing a board of QQ76, an opponent made a bet after receiving his river card. Annie Duke called almost instantly showing AT54and waited for her opponent to reveal his hand. "You're looking at it," her opponent declared, referring to his pair of queens. Duke flipped over (A)(A)(9) for three aces and dragged the pot.
Oppenheim Cripples Rich
Jordan Rich was eliminated shortly after a back-and-forth hand against David Oppenheim:
David Oppenheim: T2AQ
Jordan Rich: T5Q3
Oppenheim completed to 1,200 and Rich raised to 2,400; Oppenheim called. Rich lead out on 4th street with his T5 showing and Oppenheim came along. Buying an ace on 5th street, Oppenheim lead into Rich and Rich made the call. Action went check-check on 6th, and on 7th street Oppenheim again led into Rich. With only 6,500 left behind Rich thought long and hard, staring into the pot of nearly 15,000, before laying down his holding. This hand was the beginning of the end for Rich, who was eliminated only a few hands later. Oppenheim now has about 28,000 chips.
7th Street Kind to Moskowitz
Greg Mascio: 2KJQ
David Moskowitz: J6J7
Mascio brought in with the deuce of spades and called a raised by Moskowitz, whose J was the highest upcard. 4th street went check-check. After pairing his Jack, Moskowitz bet out and was called by Mascio. Slowing down on 6th street, Moskowitz check-called a bet, but soon resumed his aggression by betting into Mascio on the river. Mascio made the call and Moskowitz flipped over (8)(5)(4) for the fortuitous straight made on the end. Moscowitz is now at about 53,000.
Player Tags: Annie Duke, Chad Brown, Greg Mascio, Daniel Negreanu, David Oppenheim, David Benyamine, David Moskowitz, Cyndy Violette, John Duthie, Eric Brooks, Jordan Rich, Mike Fiorito, Becki Vincent, Ralph Perry, Barry Mullinax, Vasili Lazarou, Alexander Kostritsyn
$10,000 Seven-Card Stud World Championship - Day 1 - Level 8 Recap
Jun 07, '08
Limit: 1,000/2,000, 200 ante, 300 bring in
Players Left: 81 of 158
Chip Leaders:
Chad Brown - 97,000
Daniel Negreanu - 82,000
Cyndy Violette - 65,000
Erik Seidel - 63,000
Alexander Kravchenko - 58,000
Greg Raymer - 54,600
Minh Ly - 54,000
Alan Boston - 53,000
David Williams - 52,500
David Benyamine - 52,000
Average Stack: 39,000
Eliminations:
Allen Kessler
Jen Harman
Mel Judah
Big Hands and Storylines:
Kravchenko Quietly Builds Big Stack
Despite a lack of fanfare, Alex Kravchenko has positioned himself as one of the chipleaders near the end of day 1. His latest accumulation came courtesy of busting out the player sitting to his left. Getting all of their chips in on 6th street, the players showed:
Kravechenko: (K)(7)J7TT
Opponent: (J)(4)3JA9
Kravchenko was dealt the (K) on the end, leaving his opponent drawing to an ace or the case jack for his survival. Nothing good came, however, and Kravchenko raked in yet another pot, bringing his total chip count to about 60,000.
Negreanu’s Roll Continues
With a board showing 77A7, Daniel Negreanu bet 2,000 into his opponent on 7th street, enough to put the gentleman all-in. His opponent pondered deeply over his board of AQJT. It was evident he had a straight, but he could not make up his mind whether or not Negreanu had a full house. In the end, with the pot laying him 6-to-1 odds, he made the call. Negreanu stated matter-of-factly, “I have a full house,” before flipping over (5)(5). His opponent exited the area without a word. With the day coming to an end, Negreanu has a supremely healthy stack of 82,000.
Masterful
Men Nguyen: JAQ5
John Duthie: K57T
The action picks up on 6th street when Nguyen bets into Duthie and gets a quick call. Nguyen bets again on 7th and this time Duthie thinks longer about his decision. He convinces himself to call and then mucks when Nguyen shows (A)(J) for a quick two-pair. Duthie mucks his hand and claims that he had the nut-flush draw turn into two-pair on the river. Duthie is down to only 23,000 now, but Nguyen has a much more robust 46,000.
Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Minh Ly, Chad Brown, Men Nguyen, Mel Judah, Daniel Negreanu, David Benyamine, Allen Kessler, Jennifer Harman, Cyndy Violette, Alan Boston, John Duthie, Greg Raymer, David Williams, Alexander Kravchenko, European Report
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