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Kirill Gerasimov

Hometown: Moscow

Country of Origin: Russian Federation

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Date	Series	Event	Day

Jul 10, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event	3	+
Level 10 Hour 1 Update: Juanda Doubles Jul 10, '09 Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 200 ante Players Remaining: 1,683 out of 6,494 Chip Counts: 1. Amir Lehavot – 610,500 2. Peter DeBaene – 465,000 3. Troy Weber – 453,200 4. Dan Bilzerian – 439,500 5. Franklin Grigsby – 424,400 6. Gabe Walls 417,900 7. Mikael Thuritz – 395,400 8. Eric Cloutier – 383,500 9. Jason Brice – 376,100 10. Ed Perry – 370,000 CardPlayer Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman – 206,700 Adam Schoenfeld – 132,000 Phil Hellmuth – 142,900 Lee Watkinson – 67,000 Thomas Keller – 120,000 Average Stack: 115,758 Notable Eliminations: Bryan Micon Roland de Wolffe Jason Young Big Hands: Gerasimov Gets Hammered Down Early Kirill Gerasimov raised to 2,500 preflop and the cutoff made the call. The flop came down QJ9 and Gerasimov checked. The cutoff fired 8,000 and Gerasimov raised, putting the cutoff all in. The call was made and Gerasimov showed J9 for two pair. The cutoff tabled KK. The turn was the 10 and the cutoff hit his gutshot straight draw. The river was the Q and Gerasimov was down to 48,000. Elky In The Mood For Knockouts Early Bertrand Grospellier raised from middle position and Mario Soares moved in for his final 16,000. Grospellier made the call and tabled 1010. Soares showed 66 and Grospellier was in good shape to take the hand. The flop came down 754 and Soares flopped an open ended straight draw. The turn was the Q, giving Soares no help and the 5 on the river scored a knockout for Grospellier. He was at 225,000. John Juanda Doubles Up John Juanda raised to 3,500 from under the gun and action folded around to the big blind. He moved all in, having Juanda covered. Juanda made the call and showed down AA against the big blind’s AK. The board ran out 76573 and Juanda’s aces held, doubling him up to 90,000. De Wolfe Busts Roland de Wolfe was all in with K9 against his opponent’s pocket sixes. The flop was J35, offering no help to de Wolfe. The turn was the 6 and de Wolfe needed any king or nine to stay alive. But the river was the 2 and his main event was over. Ivey Drops Some Chips Valerie Ross moved all in preflop and Phil Ivey made the call. Ross tabled A10 while Ivey was ahead with 99. The flop came down 643 and Ivey was still ahead. The 5 came on the turn and Ivey was one card away from scoring an early knockout. But the river was the 10, giving Ross her double up and Ivey was down to 355,000. Jennifer Harman Loses A Pot A player raised to 3,700 and Jennifer Harman made the call. The flop was A92 and Harman called another bet from her opponent, this one 4,600. The turn was the 4 and the player fired 11,000. Harman released her hand and her stack dropped to 68,800. Player Tags: John Juanda, Jennifer Harman, Kirill Gerasimov, Phil Ivey, Roland de Wolfe, Bertrand Grospellier View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 25, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 45 - $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em	3	+
Final Table Update: John Kabbaj Wins Event No. 45 Jun 26, '09 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 1 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj – 8,250,000 2. Kirill Gerasimov – 0 Notable Eliminations: 2. Kirill Gerasimov – $391,369 Big Hands: John Kabbaj Takes Chip Lead Kirill Gerasimov raised to 320,000 on the button and John Kabbaj reraised to 870,00 total. Gerasimov reraised pot, making it 2,410,000, enough to cover Kabbaj. Kabbaj made the call. Kabbaj exposed the A4 and was a coin flip against the 33 of Gerasimov. The flop came AA4 and Kabbaj flopped the full house, doubling up to 4,420,000 as Gerasimov failed to hit running quads. John Kabbaj Wins Event No. 45 ($633,335), Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 2nd Place ($391,369) Kirill Gerasimov raised to 435,000 on the button and John Kabbaj called from the big blind. The flop came 743 and Kabbaj led out with 400,000. Gerasimov contemplated briefly before making it 1,000,000 total. Kabbaj thought it about it momentarily before announcing he was all-in and Gerasimov made the quick call. Gerasimov exposed the KK but was in horrible shape against the AA of Kabbaj. The cooler hand saw the 4 hit the turn and the Q fall on the river, eliminating Gerasimov and making Kabbaj the champion of Event No. 45 for $633,335. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj Final Table Update: Eric Baldwin Eliminated Jun 25, '09 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Kirill Gerasimov – 5,559,000 2. John Kabbaj – 2,660,000 Average Chip Count: 4,125,000 Notable Eliminations: 3. Eric Baldwin ($259,534) Big Hands: Eric Baldwin Puts Stack At Risk Eric Baldwin raised to 335,000 from the small blind and John Kabbaj called. The flop came 962. Baldwin checked and Kabbaj checked behind. The turn brought the Q and the recent bracelet winner bet 365,000. Kabbaj made the call. The A fell on the river and Baldwin checked. Kabbaj promptly bet 650,000 and Baldwin went all-in for 740,000 more. Kabbaj went into the tank before eventually folding. Baldwin was then at 3,200,000. John Kabbaj Doubles Up John Kabbaj got the last of his chips into the middle in a blind vs. blind war with Kirill Gerasimov. Gerasimov exposed the A9 while Kabbaj exposed the 99. The board ran out Q97Q8 and Kabbaj doubled up with a full house to 2,430,000. Eric Baldwin Crippled, Kirill Gerasimov Doubles Up Kirill Gerasimov raised to 300,000 on the button. Eric Baldwin called from the small blind. The flop came A98 and Baldwin checked. Gerasimov bet 375,000 and Baldwin threw out a check raise for 1,400,000 more. Gerasimov moved all-in and Baldwin made the quick call. Baldwin exposed the AJ and was well ahead of the A9 of Gerasimov. The flop was ugly for Baldwin as it came A98, giving his opponent two pair. The Q hit the turn and the 8 fell on the river, crippling Baldwin to just 420,000. Gerasimov is at 5,500,000. Eric Baldwin Eliminated in 3rd Place ($259,534) On the very next hand after the devastating flop, Eric Baldwin bet the pot, moving all-in for 420,000 on the button. John Kabbaj thought briefly before finally making the call and exposing the A5. Baldwin tabled two live cards with the J6. Baldwin endured another hideous flop as it came AQ5, giving Kabbaj two pair. The 6 hit the turn and Baldwin was giving some outs to stay alive, needing another six to make trips. However, the J fell on the river and Baldwin was eliminated with his two pair in 3rd place. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj, Eric Baldwin Final Table Update: J.C. Alvarado, Davidi Kitai Eliminated Jun 25, '09 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 3 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Kirill Gerasimov – 3,895,000 2. John Kabbaj – 2,505,000 3. Eric Baldwin – 1,880,000 Average Chip Count: 2,750,000 Notable Eliminations: 5. J.C. Alvarado ($138,375) 4. Davidi Kitai ($183,638) Big Hands: J.C. Alvarado Eliminated in 5th Place ($138,375) J.C. Alvarado raised to 300,000 and Eric Baldwin went all-in from the big blind. Alvarado called for the rest of his chips. Baldwin tabled with AK and Alvarado exposed the 1010 for a coin flip. The board ran out Q73J7 and Alvarado’s tens held up. Alvarado was then up to 1,450,000 while Baldwin was down to 1,000,000. Not too long after, J.C. Alvarado raised to 200,000. John Kabbaj reraised to 700,000 and Alvarado moved all-in for 1,250,000. Kabbaj didn’t take long before calling. Alvarado exposed the AQ while Kitai tabled the 1010. The board ran out J767J and the tens held up once again at the final table. Alvarado was sent home in 5th place. Davidi Kitai Eliminated in 4th Place ($183,638) Kirill Gerasimov raised to 250,000 on the button and Davidi Kitai reraised all-in from the big blind. Gerasimov called. Kitai exposed the 55 while Gerasimov tabled the K10, for a coin flip. The flop came J72, giving Gerasimov two overs and a flush draw. The 8 hit the turn and Kitai needed to dodge just one more card in order to double up. The river was a disaster as it brought the K giving Gerasimov top pair and sending Kitai home in 4th place. Gerasimov is now at 3,895,000. Left In The Deck: The players are currently on a 20 minute break. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, Juan Carlos Alvarado, Davidi Kitai, Eric Baldwin Final Table Update: Eugene Todd, Jason Lester Eliminated Jun 25, '09 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Kirill Gerasimov – 2,450,000 2. Davidi Kitai – 1,950,000 3. Eric Baldwin – 1,600,000 4. John Kabbaj – 1,320,000 5. J.C. Alvarado – 1,200,000 Average Chip Count: 1,650,000 Notable Eliminations: 7. Eugene Todd ($93,085) 6. Jason Lester ($110,431) Big Hands: Eugene Todd Eliminated in 7th Place ($93,085) From the cutoff, Jason Lester raised to 200,000. Eugene Todd was next to act on the button and went all-in for 440,000 total. Lester quickly called. Todd exposed the A7 and was dominated by the AJ of Lester. The flop came Q86 and Lester kept his advantage. The 8 hit the turn, giving Todd some outs for a chop. However, the 7 fell on the river and he doubled up to 1,000,000. Lester is down to just 350,000. Just a few hands after the double up, J.C. Alvarado raised to 160,000 under the gun and Eugene Todd reraised to 600,000 in middle position. Kirill Gerasimov went all-in over the top from the small blind. Alvarado mucked and Todd called the rest of his chips off. Gerasimov exposed the QQ and was well ahead of the AQ of Todd. Todd needed to get lucky once again to stay alive in the tournament. The board ran out 87232, eliminating Todd in 7th place. Gerasimov is now up to 2,440,000. Jason Lester Eliminated in 6th Place ($110,431) Jason Lester moved the last of his short stack of 230,000 into the middle. Davidi Kitai called from the button with the A5. Lester tabled the J10 and was in decent shape to make a double up. The flop was no help for Lester as it came 933. The Q hit the turn and Lester was down to just one more card. The 7 fell on the river and he was gone in 6th place. Kitai is now at 1,950,000. Player Tags: Jason Lester, Kirill Gerasimov, Eugene Todd, Juan Carlos Alvarado, Davidi Kitai Final Table Update: Isaac Haxton Eliminated In 8th Place Jun 25, '09 Note: Players have gone on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 9 p.m. Blinds: 30,000-60,000 Players Remaining: 7 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Davidi Kitai – 1,850,000 2. John Kabbaj – 1,650,000 3. Eric Baldwin – 1,255,000 4. Kirill Gerasimov – 1,000,000 5. J.C. Alvarado – 940,000 6. Eugene Todd – 910,000 7. Jason Lester – 880,000 Average Chip Count: 1,180,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Isaac Haxton — $82,688 Big Hands: J.C. Alvarado Doubles Through Isaac Haxton Haxton raised to 105,000 preflop from middle position. Action folded to J.C. Alvarado in the big blind who reraised the pot. Haxton then came back over the top to put Alvarado all in. Alvarado made the call. Alvarado: QJ Haxton: A8 Board: J54Q3 Alvarado flopped a jack and turned a queen to make two pair and double through Haxton, improving his stack to 1,045,000. Kirill Gerasimov Doubles Through John Kabbaj Kirill Gerasimov raised to 200,000 from under the gun and action folded around to John Kabbaj. He reraised enough to put Gerasimov all in and the raise was called. Gerasimov: QQ Kabbaj: AQ Board: 3329J Gerasimov’s pair held up and he doubled to 810,000. Isaac Haxton Eliminated In 8th Place($82,668) Isaac Haxton raised to 210,000 from middle position and Davidi Kitai was next to act. He made it 425,000 to go and action folded around back to Haxton. He moved all in for 95,000 more and Kitai made the call. Kitai: AQ Haxton: KQ Board: 8722J Haxton was dominated and was never able to get any help from the board and he was eliminated in 8th place. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj, Juan Carlos Alvarado, Davidi Kitai, Isaac Haxton Final Table Update: Play Slows Down Jun 25, '09 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj – 1,840,000 2. Davidi Kitai – 1,665,000 3. Isaac Haxton – 1,215,000 4. Eric Baldwin – 1,125,000 5. J.C. Alvarado – 710,000 6. Jason Lester – 610,000 7. Eugene Todd – 565,000 8. Kirill Gerasimov – 530,000 Average Chip Count: 1,032,500 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Gerasimov Wins Battle Of The Blinds John Kabbaj called 50,000 from the small blind and Kirill Gerasimov checked his option. The flop came A34 and both players checked. The turn was the 9 and both players checked again. The river was the Q and the players refused to bet again. Gerasimov showed K3 and it was good enough for the small pot. Left In The Deck: The hand between Gerasimov and Kabbaj was one of the only hands during the level to see a turn and river card dealt. Only three other hands have even seen a flop. The players are simply raising preflop and that has usually been enough to take it down. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj Level 18 Update: John Kabbaj Secures Monster Chiplead Jun 25, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 Players Remaining: 20 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj — 1,550,000 2. Kirill Gerasimov — 650,000 3. J.C. Alvarado — 630,000 4. Isaac Haxton — 550,000 5. Davidi Kitai — 480,000 6. Justin Young — 470,000 7. Darryll Fish — 415,000 8. Ken Lenaard — 394,000 9. Eric Baldwin — 375,000 10. Jason Lester — 365,000 Average Chip Count: 412,500 Notable Eliminations: 27. Keith Lehr — $24,066 26. Daniel Drescher — $24,066 25. Masaaki Kagawa — $24,066 24. Luke Staudenmaier — $24,066 23. Kevin Stammen — $24,066 22. Bryn Kenney — $24,066 Big Hands: *Kieth Lehr Eliminated in 27th Place ($24,066)* Although it was Michael Kamran who crippled Kieth Lehr in a previous hand when Lehr ran his J-10 into Kamran’s A-J on a jack-high board, it was Ken Lennard that gets the kill when his A-9 cracked Lehr’s A-A. Crippled just a few hands prior, Kieth Lehr gets it all in pre-flop with AA against Ken Lenaard’s A9. The board comes Q87K9, giving Lenaard the ace-high flush on the river to crack Lehr’s aces and send him to the rail in 27th place ($24,066). *Luke Staudenmaier Eliminated in 24th Place ($24,066)* It’s a three-way all in pot between Luke Staudenmaier, Kirill Gerasimov and Keven Stammen; Stammen has them both covered. Staudenmaier: J10 Gerasimov: AK Stammen: 1010 Board: 752QA Stammen leads the pot with a pair of tens until the river where Gerasimov spikes an ace. Gerasimov more than doubles up this hand, now with 550,000 in chips as Stammen takes a big hit to his stack and Luke Staudenmaier is eliminated in 24th place ($24,066). *Kevin Stammen Eliminated in 23rd Place ($24,066)* *Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 22nd Place ($24,066)* Kevin Stammen raises form under the gun and John Kabbaj reraises to 150,000 behind him. One-time chipleader Bryn Kenney moves all in for 278,000 from the big blind and both opponents call. Stammen: JJ Kenney: 1010 Kabbaj: AK Board: 852A9 Kabbaj pairs his ace on the turn and eliminated both of his opponents in the same hand. Kevein Stammen is eliminated in 23rd place ($24,066) while former chipleader, Bryn Kenney is forced to settle for 22nd place ($24,066). John Kabbaj rakes the pot and secures a massive chiplead with well over 1.5 million this hand. Left in the Deck The remaining 20 players will take a twenty-minute break at the conclusion of Level 18 and will return at approximately 12:25 am PDT to begin Level 19. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj, Keith Lehr, Luke Staudenmaier, Keven Stammen, Bryn Kenney Level 8 Update: Edler, Montgomery Eliminated Jun 23, '09 Blinds: 600-1,200 Players Remaining: 126 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Darryll Fish — 230,000 2. David Singer — 143,000 3. Kirill Gerasimov — 140,000 4. David Pham — 127,000 5. Alex Popov — 101,000 6. David Steickie — 96,000 7. Erik Seidel — 94,000 8. Vanessa Rousso — 93,500 9. Toto Leonidas — 83,000 10. Kathy Liebert — 80,000 Average Chip Count: 65,476 Notable Eliminations: Bill Edler Steve Sung Theo Tran Chris Ferguson Joe Sebok Jared Hamby Evan McNiff Greg Raymer Scott Montgomery Big Hands: *Bill Edler Eliminated by Kirill Gerasimov* On a board of 86210, Kirill Gerasimov bets 19,000 and Bill Edler moves all in fir 38,000. Gerasimov calls and has him covered. Edler: J9 Gerasimov: 66 Edler got it all in on the turn when he had both an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw. Gerasmiov flopped middle set. The river is the 5, no help for Bill Edler who is eliminated from the tournament. Gerasimov moves up the leaderboard this hand with just under 150,000 in chips. *Mohsin Charania Doubles Through Carlos Mortensen* Mohsin Charania raises to 3,000 from middle position and Carlos Mortensen calls from the button. The flop comes J54, and Charania bets 5,200. Mortensen raises to approximately 30,000 (enough to put Charania all in), and Charania calls all in; Mortensen has him covered. Charania: AJ Mortensen: KJ Both players flop to p pair, Charania has Mortensen out-kicked. The turn and river are the 2 and the 6, no help for Mortensen as Charania doubles up to over 65,000 this hand while Mortensen falls to just bout 60,000 in chips. *Scott Montgomery Eliminated* The player in seat 6 raises the size of the pot and Scott Montgomery re-pots all in. Seat 6 calls and both players turn over their cards. Montgomery: KQ Seat 6: 55 Board: 106493 Montgomery finds no help from the board and is eliminated from the tournament. Left in the Deck Players are now on their last twenty-minute break with the completion of Leve1 8, and will return shortly to begin play in Level 9. Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen, Kirill Gerasimov, Bill Edler, Scott Montgomery, Mohsin Charania View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 25, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 45 - $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em	2	+
Final Table Update: John Kabbaj Wins Event No. 45 Jun 26, '09 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 1 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj – 8,250,000 2. Kirill Gerasimov – 0 Notable Eliminations: 2. Kirill Gerasimov – $391,369 Big Hands: John Kabbaj Takes Chip Lead Kirill Gerasimov raised to 320,000 on the button and John Kabbaj reraised to 870,00 total. Gerasimov reraised pot, making it 2,410,000, enough to cover Kabbaj. Kabbaj made the call. Kabbaj exposed the A4 and was a coin flip against the 33 of Gerasimov. The flop came AA4 and Kabbaj flopped the full house, doubling up to 4,420,000 as Gerasimov failed to hit running quads. John Kabbaj Wins Event No. 45 ($633,335), Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 2nd Place ($391,369) Kirill Gerasimov raised to 435,000 on the button and John Kabbaj called from the big blind. The flop came 743 and Kabbaj led out with 400,000. Gerasimov contemplated briefly before making it 1,000,000 total. Kabbaj thought it about it momentarily before announcing he was all-in and Gerasimov made the quick call. Gerasimov exposed the KK but was in horrible shape against the AA of Kabbaj. The cooler hand saw the 4 hit the turn and the Q fall on the river, eliminating Gerasimov and making Kabbaj the champion of Event No. 45 for $633,335. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj Final Table Update: Eric Baldwin Eliminated Jun 25, '09 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Kirill Gerasimov – 5,559,000 2. John Kabbaj – 2,660,000 Average Chip Count: 4,125,000 Notable Eliminations: 3. Eric Baldwin ($259,534) Big Hands: Eric Baldwin Puts Stack At Risk Eric Baldwin raised to 335,000 from the small blind and John Kabbaj called. The flop came 962. Baldwin checked and Kabbaj checked behind. The turn brought the Q and the recent bracelet winner bet 365,000. Kabbaj made the call. The A fell on the river and Baldwin checked. Kabbaj promptly bet 650,000 and Baldwin went all-in for 740,000 more. Kabbaj went into the tank before eventually folding. Baldwin was then at 3,200,000. John Kabbaj Doubles Up John Kabbaj got the last of his chips into the middle in a blind vs. blind war with Kirill Gerasimov. Gerasimov exposed the A9 while Kabbaj exposed the 99. The board ran out Q97Q8 and Kabbaj doubled up with a full house to 2,430,000. Eric Baldwin Crippled, Kirill Gerasimov Doubles Up Kirill Gerasimov raised to 300,000 on the button. Eric Baldwin called from the small blind. The flop came A98 and Baldwin checked. Gerasimov bet 375,000 and Baldwin threw out a check raise for 1,400,000 more. Gerasimov moved all-in and Baldwin made the quick call. Baldwin exposed the AJ and was well ahead of the A9 of Gerasimov. The flop was ugly for Baldwin as it came A98, giving his opponent two pair. The Q hit the turn and the 8 fell on the river, crippling Baldwin to just 420,000. Gerasimov is at 5,500,000. Eric Baldwin Eliminated in 3rd Place ($259,534) On the very next hand after the devastating flop, Eric Baldwin bet the pot, moving all-in for 420,000 on the button. John Kabbaj thought briefly before finally making the call and exposing the A5. Baldwin tabled two live cards with the J6. Baldwin endured another hideous flop as it came AQ5, giving Kabbaj two pair. The 6 hit the turn and Baldwin was giving some outs to stay alive, needing another six to make trips. However, the J fell on the river and Baldwin was eliminated with his two pair in 3rd place. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj, Eric Baldwin Final Table Update: J.C. Alvarado, Davidi Kitai Eliminated Jun 25, '09 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 3 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Kirill Gerasimov – 3,895,000 2. John Kabbaj – 2,505,000 3. Eric Baldwin – 1,880,000 Average Chip Count: 2,750,000 Notable Eliminations: 5. J.C. Alvarado ($138,375) 4. Davidi Kitai ($183,638) Big Hands: J.C. Alvarado Eliminated in 5th Place ($138,375) J.C. Alvarado raised to 300,000 and Eric Baldwin went all-in from the big blind. Alvarado called for the rest of his chips. Baldwin tabled with AK and Alvarado exposed the 1010 for a coin flip. The board ran out Q73J7 and Alvarado’s tens held up. Alvarado was then up to 1,450,000 while Baldwin was down to 1,000,000. Not too long after, J.C. Alvarado raised to 200,000. John Kabbaj reraised to 700,000 and Alvarado moved all-in for 1,250,000. Kabbaj didn’t take long before calling. Alvarado exposed the AQ while Kitai tabled the 1010. The board ran out J767J and the tens held up once again at the final table. Alvarado was sent home in 5th place. Davidi Kitai Eliminated in 4th Place ($183,638) Kirill Gerasimov raised to 250,000 on the button and Davidi Kitai reraised all-in from the big blind. Gerasimov called. Kitai exposed the 55 while Gerasimov tabled the K10, for a coin flip. The flop came J72, giving Gerasimov two overs and a flush draw. The 8 hit the turn and Kitai needed to dodge just one more card in order to double up. The river was a disaster as it brought the K giving Gerasimov top pair and sending Kitai home in 4th place. Gerasimov is now at 3,895,000. Left In The Deck: The players are currently on a 20 minute break. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, Juan Carlos Alvarado, Davidi Kitai, Eric Baldwin Final Table Update: Eugene Todd, Jason Lester Eliminated Jun 25, '09 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Kirill Gerasimov – 2,450,000 2. Davidi Kitai – 1,950,000 3. Eric Baldwin – 1,600,000 4. John Kabbaj – 1,320,000 5. J.C. Alvarado – 1,200,000 Average Chip Count: 1,650,000 Notable Eliminations: 7. Eugene Todd ($93,085) 6. Jason Lester ($110,431) Big Hands: Eugene Todd Eliminated in 7th Place ($93,085) From the cutoff, Jason Lester raised to 200,000. Eugene Todd was next to act on the button and went all-in for 440,000 total. Lester quickly called. Todd exposed the A7 and was dominated by the AJ of Lester. The flop came Q86 and Lester kept his advantage. The 8 hit the turn, giving Todd some outs for a chop. However, the 7 fell on the river and he doubled up to 1,000,000. Lester is down to just 350,000. Just a few hands after the double up, J.C. Alvarado raised to 160,000 under the gun and Eugene Todd reraised to 600,000 in middle position. Kirill Gerasimov went all-in over the top from the small blind. Alvarado mucked and Todd called the rest of his chips off. Gerasimov exposed the QQ and was well ahead of the AQ of Todd. Todd needed to get lucky once again to stay alive in the tournament. The board ran out 87232, eliminating Todd in 7th place. Gerasimov is now up to 2,440,000. Jason Lester Eliminated in 6th Place ($110,431) Jason Lester moved the last of his short stack of 230,000 into the middle. Davidi Kitai called from the button with the A5. Lester tabled the J10 and was in decent shape to make a double up. The flop was no help for Lester as it came 933. The Q hit the turn and Lester was down to just one more card. The 7 fell on the river and he was gone in 6th place. Kitai is now at 1,950,000. Player Tags: Jason Lester, Kirill Gerasimov, Eugene Todd, Juan Carlos Alvarado, Davidi Kitai Final Table Update: Isaac Haxton Eliminated In 8th Place Jun 25, '09 Note: Players have gone on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 9 p.m. Blinds: 30,000-60,000 Players Remaining: 7 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Davidi Kitai – 1,850,000 2. John Kabbaj – 1,650,000 3. Eric Baldwin – 1,255,000 4. Kirill Gerasimov – 1,000,000 5. J.C. Alvarado – 940,000 6. Eugene Todd – 910,000 7. Jason Lester – 880,000 Average Chip Count: 1,180,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Isaac Haxton — $82,688 Big Hands: J.C. Alvarado Doubles Through Isaac Haxton Haxton raised to 105,000 preflop from middle position. Action folded to J.C. Alvarado in the big blind who reraised the pot. Haxton then came back over the top to put Alvarado all in. Alvarado made the call. Alvarado: QJ Haxton: A8 Board: J54Q3 Alvarado flopped a jack and turned a queen to make two pair and double through Haxton, improving his stack to 1,045,000. Kirill Gerasimov Doubles Through John Kabbaj Kirill Gerasimov raised to 200,000 from under the gun and action folded around to John Kabbaj. He reraised enough to put Gerasimov all in and the raise was called. Gerasimov: QQ Kabbaj: AQ Board: 3329J Gerasimov’s pair held up and he doubled to 810,000. Isaac Haxton Eliminated In 8th Place($82,668) Isaac Haxton raised to 210,000 from middle position and Davidi Kitai was next to act. He made it 425,000 to go and action folded around back to Haxton. He moved all in for 95,000 more and Kitai made the call. Kitai: AQ Haxton: KQ Board: 8722J Haxton was dominated and was never able to get any help from the board and he was eliminated in 8th place. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj, Juan Carlos Alvarado, Davidi Kitai, Isaac Haxton Final Table Update: Play Slows Down Jun 25, '09 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj – 1,840,000 2. Davidi Kitai – 1,665,000 3. Isaac Haxton – 1,215,000 4. Eric Baldwin – 1,125,000 5. J.C. Alvarado – 710,000 6. Jason Lester – 610,000 7. Eugene Todd – 565,000 8. Kirill Gerasimov – 530,000 Average Chip Count: 1,032,500 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Gerasimov Wins Battle Of The Blinds John Kabbaj called 50,000 from the small blind and Kirill Gerasimov checked his option. The flop came A34 and both players checked. The turn was the 9 and both players checked again. The river was the Q and the players refused to bet again. Gerasimov showed K3 and it was good enough for the small pot. Left In The Deck: The hand between Gerasimov and Kabbaj was one of the only hands during the level to see a turn and river card dealt. Only three other hands have even seen a flop. The players are simply raising preflop and that has usually been enough to take it down. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj Level 18 Update: John Kabbaj Secures Monster Chiplead Jun 25, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 Players Remaining: 20 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj — 1,550,000 2. Kirill Gerasimov — 650,000 3. J.C. Alvarado — 630,000 4. Isaac Haxton — 550,000 5. Davidi Kitai — 480,000 6. Justin Young — 470,000 7. Darryll Fish — 415,000 8. Ken Lenaard — 394,000 9. Eric Baldwin — 375,000 10. Jason Lester — 365,000 Average Chip Count: 412,500 Notable Eliminations: 27. Keith Lehr — $24,066 26. Daniel Drescher — $24,066 25. Masaaki Kagawa — $24,066 24. Luke Staudenmaier — $24,066 23. Kevin Stammen — $24,066 22. Bryn Kenney — $24,066 Big Hands: *Kieth Lehr Eliminated in 27th Place ($24,066)* Although it was Michael Kamran who crippled Kieth Lehr in a previous hand when Lehr ran his J-10 into Kamran’s A-J on a jack-high board, it was Ken Lennard that gets the kill when his A-9 cracked Lehr’s A-A. Crippled just a few hands prior, Kieth Lehr gets it all in pre-flop with AA against Ken Lenaard’s A9. The board comes Q87K9, giving Lenaard the ace-high flush on the river to crack Lehr’s aces and send him to the rail in 27th place ($24,066). *Luke Staudenmaier Eliminated in 24th Place ($24,066)* It’s a three-way all in pot between Luke Staudenmaier, Kirill Gerasimov and Keven Stammen; Stammen has them both covered. Staudenmaier: J10 Gerasimov: AK Stammen: 1010 Board: 752QA Stammen leads the pot with a pair of tens until the river where Gerasimov spikes an ace. Gerasimov more than doubles up this hand, now with 550,000 in chips as Stammen takes a big hit to his stack and Luke Staudenmaier is eliminated in 24th place ($24,066). *Kevin Stammen Eliminated in 23rd Place ($24,066)* *Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 22nd Place ($24,066)* Kevin Stammen raises form under the gun and John Kabbaj reraises to 150,000 behind him. One-time chipleader Bryn Kenney moves all in for 278,000 from the big blind and both opponents call. Stammen: JJ Kenney: 1010 Kabbaj: AK Board: 852A9 Kabbaj pairs his ace on the turn and eliminated both of his opponents in the same hand. Kevein Stammen is eliminated in 23rd place ($24,066) while former chipleader, Bryn Kenney is forced to settle for 22nd place ($24,066). John Kabbaj rakes the pot and secures a massive chiplead with well over 1.5 million this hand. Left in the Deck The remaining 20 players will take a twenty-minute break at the conclusion of Level 18 and will return at approximately 12:25 am PDT to begin Level 19. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj, Keith Lehr, Luke Staudenmaier, Keven Stammen, Bryn Kenney Level 8 Update: Edler, Montgomery Eliminated Jun 23, '09 Blinds: 600-1,200 Players Remaining: 126 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Darryll Fish — 230,000 2. David Singer — 143,000 3. Kirill Gerasimov — 140,000 4. David Pham — 127,000 5. Alex Popov — 101,000 6. David Steickie — 96,000 7. Erik Seidel — 94,000 8. Vanessa Rousso — 93,500 9. Toto Leonidas — 83,000 10. Kathy Liebert — 80,000 Average Chip Count: 65,476 Notable Eliminations: Bill Edler Steve Sung Theo Tran Chris Ferguson Joe Sebok Jared Hamby Evan McNiff Greg Raymer Scott Montgomery Big Hands: *Bill Edler Eliminated by Kirill Gerasimov* On a board of 86210, Kirill Gerasimov bets 19,000 and Bill Edler moves all in fir 38,000. Gerasimov calls and has him covered. Edler: J9 Gerasimov: 66 Edler got it all in on the turn when he had both an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw. Gerasmiov flopped middle set. The river is the 5, no help for Bill Edler who is eliminated from the tournament. Gerasimov moves up the leaderboard this hand with just under 150,000 in chips. *Mohsin Charania Doubles Through Carlos Mortensen* Mohsin Charania raises to 3,000 from middle position and Carlos Mortensen calls from the button. The flop comes J54, and Charania bets 5,200. Mortensen raises to approximately 30,000 (enough to put Charania all in), and Charania calls all in; Mortensen has him covered. Charania: AJ Mortensen: KJ Both players flop to p pair, Charania has Mortensen out-kicked. The turn and river are the 2 and the 6, no help for Mortensen as Charania doubles up to over 65,000 this hand while Mortensen falls to just bout 60,000 in chips. *Scott Montgomery Eliminated* The player in seat 6 raises the size of the pot and Scott Montgomery re-pots all in. Seat 6 calls and both players turn over their cards. Montgomery: KQ Seat 6: 55 Board: 106493 Montgomery finds no help from the board and is eliminated from the tournament. Left in the Deck Players are now on their last twenty-minute break with the completion of Leve1 8, and will return shortly to begin play in Level 9. Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen, Kirill Gerasimov, Bill Edler, Scott Montgomery, Mohsin Charania View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 23, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 45 - $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em	1	+
Final Table Update: John Kabbaj Wins Event No. 45 Jun 26, '09 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 1 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj – 8,250,000 2. Kirill Gerasimov – 0 Notable Eliminations: 2. Kirill Gerasimov – $391,369 Big Hands: John Kabbaj Takes Chip Lead Kirill Gerasimov raised to 320,000 on the button and John Kabbaj reraised to 870,00 total. Gerasimov reraised pot, making it 2,410,000, enough to cover Kabbaj. Kabbaj made the call. Kabbaj exposed the A4 and was a coin flip against the 33 of Gerasimov. The flop came AA4 and Kabbaj flopped the full house, doubling up to 4,420,000 as Gerasimov failed to hit running quads. John Kabbaj Wins Event No. 45 ($633,335), Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 2nd Place ($391,369) Kirill Gerasimov raised to 435,000 on the button and John Kabbaj called from the big blind. The flop came 743 and Kabbaj led out with 400,000. Gerasimov contemplated briefly before making it 1,000,000 total. Kabbaj thought it about it momentarily before announcing he was all-in and Gerasimov made the quick call. Gerasimov exposed the KK but was in horrible shape against the AA of Kabbaj. The cooler hand saw the 4 hit the turn and the Q fall on the river, eliminating Gerasimov and making Kabbaj the champion of Event No. 45 for $633,335. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj Final Table Update: Eric Baldwin Eliminated Jun 25, '09 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Kirill Gerasimov – 5,559,000 2. John Kabbaj – 2,660,000 Average Chip Count: 4,125,000 Notable Eliminations: 3. Eric Baldwin ($259,534) Big Hands: Eric Baldwin Puts Stack At Risk Eric Baldwin raised to 335,000 from the small blind and John Kabbaj called. The flop came 962. Baldwin checked and Kabbaj checked behind. The turn brought the Q and the recent bracelet winner bet 365,000. Kabbaj made the call. The A fell on the river and Baldwin checked. Kabbaj promptly bet 650,000 and Baldwin went all-in for 740,000 more. Kabbaj went into the tank before eventually folding. Baldwin was then at 3,200,000. John Kabbaj Doubles Up John Kabbaj got the last of his chips into the middle in a blind vs. blind war with Kirill Gerasimov. Gerasimov exposed the A9 while Kabbaj exposed the 99. The board ran out Q97Q8 and Kabbaj doubled up with a full house to 2,430,000. Eric Baldwin Crippled, Kirill Gerasimov Doubles Up Kirill Gerasimov raised to 300,000 on the button. Eric Baldwin called from the small blind. The flop came A98 and Baldwin checked. Gerasimov bet 375,000 and Baldwin threw out a check raise for 1,400,000 more. Gerasimov moved all-in and Baldwin made the quick call. Baldwin exposed the AJ and was well ahead of the A9 of Gerasimov. The flop was ugly for Baldwin as it came A98, giving his opponent two pair. The Q hit the turn and the 8 fell on the river, crippling Baldwin to just 420,000. Gerasimov is at 5,500,000. Eric Baldwin Eliminated in 3rd Place ($259,534) On the very next hand after the devastating flop, Eric Baldwin bet the pot, moving all-in for 420,000 on the button. John Kabbaj thought briefly before finally making the call and exposing the A5. Baldwin tabled two live cards with the J6. Baldwin endured another hideous flop as it came AQ5, giving Kabbaj two pair. The 6 hit the turn and Baldwin was giving some outs to stay alive, needing another six to make trips. However, the J fell on the river and Baldwin was eliminated with his two pair in 3rd place. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj, Eric Baldwin Final Table Update: J.C. Alvarado, Davidi Kitai Eliminated Jun 25, '09 Blinds: 50,000-100,000 Players Remaining: 3 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Kirill Gerasimov – 3,895,000 2. John Kabbaj – 2,505,000 3. Eric Baldwin – 1,880,000 Average Chip Count: 2,750,000 Notable Eliminations: 5. J.C. Alvarado ($138,375) 4. Davidi Kitai ($183,638) Big Hands: J.C. Alvarado Eliminated in 5th Place ($138,375) J.C. Alvarado raised to 300,000 and Eric Baldwin went all-in from the big blind. Alvarado called for the rest of his chips. Baldwin tabled with AK and Alvarado exposed the 1010 for a coin flip. The board ran out Q73J7 and Alvarado’s tens held up. Alvarado was then up to 1,450,000 while Baldwin was down to 1,000,000. Not too long after, J.C. Alvarado raised to 200,000. John Kabbaj reraised to 700,000 and Alvarado moved all-in for 1,250,000. Kabbaj didn’t take long before calling. Alvarado exposed the AQ while Kitai tabled the 1010. The board ran out J767J and the tens held up once again at the final table. Alvarado was sent home in 5th place. Davidi Kitai Eliminated in 4th Place ($183,638) Kirill Gerasimov raised to 250,000 on the button and Davidi Kitai reraised all-in from the big blind. Gerasimov called. Kitai exposed the 55 while Gerasimov tabled the K10, for a coin flip. The flop came J72, giving Gerasimov two overs and a flush draw. The 8 hit the turn and Kitai needed to dodge just one more card in order to double up. The river was a disaster as it brought the K giving Gerasimov top pair and sending Kitai home in 4th place. Gerasimov is now at 3,895,000. Left In The Deck: The players are currently on a 20 minute break. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, Juan Carlos Alvarado, Davidi Kitai, Eric Baldwin Final Table Update: Eugene Todd, Jason Lester Eliminated Jun 25, '09 Blinds: 40,000-80,000 Players Remaining: 5 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Kirill Gerasimov – 2,450,000 2. Davidi Kitai – 1,950,000 3. Eric Baldwin – 1,600,000 4. John Kabbaj – 1,320,000 5. J.C. Alvarado – 1,200,000 Average Chip Count: 1,650,000 Notable Eliminations: 7. Eugene Todd ($93,085) 6. Jason Lester ($110,431) Big Hands: Eugene Todd Eliminated in 7th Place ($93,085) From the cutoff, Jason Lester raised to 200,000. Eugene Todd was next to act on the button and went all-in for 440,000 total. Lester quickly called. Todd exposed the A7 and was dominated by the AJ of Lester. The flop came Q86 and Lester kept his advantage. The 8 hit the turn, giving Todd some outs for a chop. However, the 7 fell on the river and he doubled up to 1,000,000. Lester is down to just 350,000. Just a few hands after the double up, J.C. Alvarado raised to 160,000 under the gun and Eugene Todd reraised to 600,000 in middle position. Kirill Gerasimov went all-in over the top from the small blind. Alvarado mucked and Todd called the rest of his chips off. Gerasimov exposed the QQ and was well ahead of the AQ of Todd. Todd needed to get lucky once again to stay alive in the tournament. The board ran out 87232, eliminating Todd in 7th place. Gerasimov is now up to 2,440,000. Jason Lester Eliminated in 6th Place ($110,431) Jason Lester moved the last of his short stack of 230,000 into the middle. Davidi Kitai called from the button with the A5. Lester tabled the J10 and was in decent shape to make a double up. The flop was no help for Lester as it came 933. The Q hit the turn and Lester was down to just one more card. The 7 fell on the river and he was gone in 6th place. Kitai is now at 1,950,000. Player Tags: Jason Lester, Kirill Gerasimov, Eugene Todd, Juan Carlos Alvarado, Davidi Kitai Final Table Update: Isaac Haxton Eliminated In 8th Place Jun 25, '09 Note: Players have gone on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 9 p.m. Blinds: 30,000-60,000 Players Remaining: 7 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Davidi Kitai – 1,850,000 2. John Kabbaj – 1,650,000 3. Eric Baldwin – 1,255,000 4. Kirill Gerasimov – 1,000,000 5. J.C. Alvarado – 940,000 6. Eugene Todd – 910,000 7. Jason Lester – 880,000 Average Chip Count: 1,180,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Isaac Haxton — $82,688 Big Hands: J.C. Alvarado Doubles Through Isaac Haxton Haxton raised to 105,000 preflop from middle position. Action folded to J.C. Alvarado in the big blind who reraised the pot. Haxton then came back over the top to put Alvarado all in. Alvarado made the call. Alvarado: QJ Haxton: A8 Board: J54Q3 Alvarado flopped a jack and turned a queen to make two pair and double through Haxton, improving his stack to 1,045,000. Kirill Gerasimov Doubles Through John Kabbaj Kirill Gerasimov raised to 200,000 from under the gun and action folded around to John Kabbaj. He reraised enough to put Gerasimov all in and the raise was called. Gerasimov: QQ Kabbaj: AQ Board: 3329J Gerasimov’s pair held up and he doubled to 810,000. Isaac Haxton Eliminated In 8th Place($82,668) Isaac Haxton raised to 210,000 from middle position and Davidi Kitai was next to act. He made it 425,000 to go and action folded around back to Haxton. He moved all in for 95,000 more and Kitai made the call. Kitai: AQ Haxton: KQ Board: 8722J Haxton was dominated and was never able to get any help from the board and he was eliminated in 8th place. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj, Juan Carlos Alvarado, Davidi Kitai, Isaac Haxton Final Table Update: Play Slows Down Jun 25, '09 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj – 1,840,000 2. Davidi Kitai – 1,665,000 3. Isaac Haxton – 1,215,000 4. Eric Baldwin – 1,125,000 5. J.C. Alvarado – 710,000 6. Jason Lester – 610,000 7. Eugene Todd – 565,000 8. Kirill Gerasimov – 530,000 Average Chip Count: 1,032,500 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Gerasimov Wins Battle Of The Blinds John Kabbaj called 50,000 from the small blind and Kirill Gerasimov checked his option. The flop came A34 and both players checked. The turn was the 9 and both players checked again. The river was the Q and the players refused to bet again. Gerasimov showed K3 and it was good enough for the small pot. Left In The Deck: The hand between Gerasimov and Kabbaj was one of the only hands during the level to see a turn and river card dealt. Only three other hands have even seen a flop. The players are simply raising preflop and that has usually been enough to take it down. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj Level 18 Update: John Kabbaj Secures Monster Chiplead Jun 25, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 Players Remaining: 20 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj — 1,550,000 2. Kirill Gerasimov — 650,000 3. J.C. Alvarado — 630,000 4. Isaac Haxton — 550,000 5. Davidi Kitai — 480,000 6. Justin Young — 470,000 7. Darryll Fish — 415,000 8. Ken Lenaard — 394,000 9. Eric Baldwin — 375,000 10. Jason Lester — 365,000 Average Chip Count: 412,500 Notable Eliminations: 27. Keith Lehr — $24,066 26. Daniel Drescher — $24,066 25. Masaaki Kagawa — $24,066 24. Luke Staudenmaier — $24,066 23. Kevin Stammen — $24,066 22. Bryn Kenney — $24,066 Big Hands: *Kieth Lehr Eliminated in 27th Place ($24,066)* Although it was Michael Kamran who crippled Kieth Lehr in a previous hand when Lehr ran his J-10 into Kamran’s A-J on a jack-high board, it was Ken Lennard that gets the kill when his A-9 cracked Lehr’s A-A. Crippled just a few hands prior, Kieth Lehr gets it all in pre-flop with AA against Ken Lenaard’s A9. The board comes Q87K9, giving Lenaard the ace-high flush on the river to crack Lehr’s aces and send him to the rail in 27th place ($24,066). *Luke Staudenmaier Eliminated in 24th Place ($24,066)* It’s a three-way all in pot between Luke Staudenmaier, Kirill Gerasimov and Keven Stammen; Stammen has them both covered. Staudenmaier: J10 Gerasimov: AK Stammen: 1010 Board: 752QA Stammen leads the pot with a pair of tens until the river where Gerasimov spikes an ace. Gerasimov more than doubles up this hand, now with 550,000 in chips as Stammen takes a big hit to his stack and Luke Staudenmaier is eliminated in 24th place ($24,066). *Kevin Stammen Eliminated in 23rd Place ($24,066)* *Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 22nd Place ($24,066)* Kevin Stammen raises form under the gun and John Kabbaj reraises to 150,000 behind him. One-time chipleader Bryn Kenney moves all in for 278,000 from the big blind and both opponents call. Stammen: JJ Kenney: 1010 Kabbaj: AK Board: 852A9 Kabbaj pairs his ace on the turn and eliminated both of his opponents in the same hand. Kevein Stammen is eliminated in 23rd place ($24,066) while former chipleader, Bryn Kenney is forced to settle for 22nd place ($24,066). John Kabbaj rakes the pot and secures a massive chiplead with well over 1.5 million this hand. Left in the Deck The remaining 20 players will take a twenty-minute break at the conclusion of Level 18 and will return at approximately 12:25 am PDT to begin Level 19. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj, Keith Lehr, Luke Staudenmaier, Keven Stammen, Bryn Kenney Level 8 Update: Edler, Montgomery Eliminated Jun 23, '09 Blinds: 600-1,200 Players Remaining: 126 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Darryll Fish — 230,000 2. David Singer — 143,000 3. Kirill Gerasimov — 140,000 4. David Pham — 127,000 5. Alex Popov — 101,000 6. David Steickie — 96,000 7. Erik Seidel — 94,000 8. Vanessa Rousso — 93,500 9. Toto Leonidas — 83,000 10. Kathy Liebert — 80,000 Average Chip Count: 65,476 Notable Eliminations: Bill Edler Steve Sung Theo Tran Chris Ferguson Joe Sebok Jared Hamby Evan McNiff Greg Raymer Scott Montgomery Big Hands: *Bill Edler Eliminated by Kirill Gerasimov* On a board of 86210, Kirill Gerasimov bets 19,000 and Bill Edler moves all in fir 38,000. Gerasimov calls and has him covered. Edler: J9 Gerasimov: 66 Edler got it all in on the turn when he had both an open-ended straight draw and a flush draw. Gerasmiov flopped middle set. The river is the 5, no help for Bill Edler who is eliminated from the tournament. Gerasimov moves up the leaderboard this hand with just under 150,000 in chips. *Mohsin Charania Doubles Through Carlos Mortensen* Mohsin Charania raises to 3,000 from middle position and Carlos Mortensen calls from the button. The flop comes J54, and Charania bets 5,200. Mortensen raises to approximately 30,000 (enough to put Charania all in), and Charania calls all in; Mortensen has him covered. Charania: AJ Mortensen: KJ Both players flop to p pair, Charania has Mortensen out-kicked. The turn and river are the 2 and the 6, no help for Mortensen as Charania doubles up to over 65,000 this hand while Mortensen falls to just bout 60,000 in chips. *Scott Montgomery Eliminated* The player in seat 6 raises the size of the pot and Scott Montgomery re-pots all in. Seat 6 calls and both players turn over their cards. Montgomery: KQ Seat 6: 55 Board: 106493 Montgomery finds no help from the board and is eliminated from the tournament. Left in the Deck Players are now on their last twenty-minute break with the completion of Leve1 8, and will return shortly to begin play in Level 9. Player Tags: Carlos Mortensen, Kirill Gerasimov, Bill Edler, Scott Montgomery, Mohsin Charania View All Live Updates From This Event
May 29, '09	2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 2 - $40,000 40th Annual No-Limit Hold'em	2	+
Level 17 Update: Getting Close to the Bubble May 29, '09 Blinds: 9,000-18,000 with a 2,000 ante. Players Remaining: 29 out of 201 Chip Counts: 1. Justin Bonomo — 2,200,000 2. Greg Raymer — 1,750,000 3. David Baker — 1,530,000 4. Lex Veldhuis — 1,450,000 5. Dani Stern — 1,250,000 6. Vitaly Lunkin — 1,150,000 7. Brian Townsend — 1,060,000 8. Doshi Suresh — 1,000,000 9. Noah Schwartz — 955,000 10. Sorel Mizzi — 940,000 Average Chip Count: 868,965 Notable Eliminations: Ali Eslami Alan Sass Sami Kelopuro Kirill Gerasimov Evan McNiff Marco Johnson Nam Le Big Hands: David Chiu Doubles Through Greg Raymer Just a few moments into the level, David Chiu was all in holding A-K against the A-9 of Greg Raymer. The board bricked for both players and Chiu doubled up to 260,000. Raymer is still far and away the chip leader with 2.5 million. Sami Kelopuro Busts to Lex Veldhuis Lex Vedlhuis raised to 45,000 and Sami Kelopuro moved all in for his last 300,000. Veldhuis made the call and showed AJ for a dominating hand against Kelopuro’s A9. The board came KK7K8 and Veldhuis came out on top, sending Kelopuro to the rail out of the money. Veldhuis has closed the gap on the chip leaders with 1,405,000. Alan Sass Hits the Rail Alan Sass jammed it in preflop with A6 and David Pham made the call with AK. A king on the flop and a blank on the turn had Sass drawing dead. Pham now sits with a slightly healthier 420,000. Double Elimination For David Baker Kirill Gerasimov was short stacked and moved all in holding K5. Evan McNiff tried to isolate behind him holding A-8 offsuit. Unfortunately for both players, David Baker woke up with pocket queens behind them and made the call. The flop came AJ2 giving McNiff the best hand with a pair of aces and Gerasimov the nut flush draw. Visably upset, Baker hit his slim outs on the turn when the Q hit. The river was a safe 7 and Baker took out both players. Marco Johnson Busts to Justin Bonomo Marco Johnson was all in holding K10 against the AQ of Justin Bonomo. The board didn’t help Johnson and he exited from the tournament floor. Bonomo now has 2.2 million. Nam Le Busts In a Suck, Re-Suck Situation Nam Le got it all in on a AK10 flop holding AJ against the K10 of Dani Stern. The turn was great for Le when the J hit, but the K on the river sent Le to the rail. Stern is now sitting with 1.25 million. Player Tags: David Pham, Nam Le, Kirill Gerasimov, Greg Raymer, Justin Bonomo, Alan Sass, Marco Johnson, David Baker, Evan McNiff, Dani Stern View All Live Updates From This Event
Jul 11, '08	2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 54 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em	8	+
Main Event - Day 4 - Level 16 - Hour 2 Jul 11, '08 Blinds/Antes: 2,500-5,000-500 Players Remaining: 363 of 6,844 Chip Leaders: Jeremy Joseph - 2,000,000 Jeremiah Smith - 1,500,000 Allen Cunningham - 1,200,000 Owen Crowe - 1,200,000 Matthew Matros - 1,200,000 Mark Ketteringham - 1,050,000 Cristian Dragomir - 990,000 William Soffin - 980,000 Phi Nguyen - 960,000 Jon Turner - 960,000 Other Notables Gus Hansen – 775,000 Hevad Khan – 540,000 Hoyt Corkins – 500,000 Mike Matusow – 385,000 Dag Mikkelsen – 385,000 Craig Marquis – 345,000 Johnny Chan – 300,000 Chris Klodnicki – 290,000 Thomas Keller – 285,000 Maya Antonius – 260,000 Kido Pham – 240,000 David Bakes – 140,000 Thayer Rasmussen – 105,000 Average Chip Stack: 377,860 Eliminations: Adam Schoenfeld Bertrand Grospellier Devin Porter Kirill Gersimov Robert Mizrachi Jamie Rosen Kenneth Lee Big Hands and Storylines: McManus Making Moves James McManus just pulled a bold, aggressive move to take down a pot pre-flop. As reported by Alan Jaffray, David Saab raised to 15,000 from the cutoff and Matt Matros re-raised to 50,000. Action folded to James McManus in the big blind who slid a stack of 30 orange chips into the middle of the table, making it 150,000 total. Both Saab and Matros folded, and McManus showed 8-4 offsuit for an audacious bluff. With that pot, McManus is at 820,000 on the day. Robert Mizrachi Eliminated Here are the details of the Robert Mizrachi elimination we mentioned in the prior update: William Soffin raised from early position to 12,500 and was called by Robert Mizrachi in middle position. The flop came down J94 and Sofin moved all-in for more than three times the pot. Mizrachi made the call and they turned up their hands: Soffin: QJ Mizrachi: KJ Mizrachi’s king kicker had him well in the lead. The turn was the 7, leaving Soffin only three outs on the river. Soffin spiked one of those outs however – the Q – and Mizrachi was eliminated. Soffin’s aggressive play and good fortune have helped him run his stack up to 460,000. Cliff Josephy Doubles, but runs into bad luck and is out Just one hand after Mizrachi had been eliminated, the action continued at table Orange 28. Salomon Sutton raised to 16,000 from the button and was met by a quick all-in by Cliff “JohnnyBax” Josephy. The raise was for 40,000 more and Sutton made the call. It was a race situation: Josephy showed 1010 and Sutton had AK. The flop was 1076 and Josephy took a giant lead in the hand. When the turn 10 gave Josephy quads, he exclaimed, “That is a lot of tens.” The river was meaningless and Josephy doubled up to 120,000. Sutton would be eliminated later in the level. Later on in the level, a player was all in on a 9-8-6 flop and Josephy made the call with pocket jacks. He was up against J-10, meaning he needed to avoid a queen or seven. A queen came on the turn, and the river was a blank. Josephy had to give his opponent 174,000 chips in the hand, and was left witht just 60,000 left. He later moved all in with K-J and was up against A-K of Dag Martin Mikkelsen. Josephy flopped an open-ended straight draw, but didn't get it and was eliminated. Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated Gus Hansen raised from under-the-gun and action folded around to Danny Mitnick in middle position. Mitnick tossed in a raise to 46,000. Without too much hesitation, Kirill Gerasimov moved all-in from the small blind for 130,000 total. Hansen folded his hand, leaving the table to dictate his thoughts into his voice recorder, and Mitnick made the call. The two turned up their hands: Gerasimov: KK Mitnick: AK Gerasimov asked Hansen if he had folded an ace, but Hansen claimed to have a pocket pair. That was reinforced when the dealer laid out the flop: AA10. Gerasimov needed runner-runner kings to survive, but the turn and river were the 2 and 5 and he was eliminated. The hand takes Mitnick up to 350,000. Can Kings Hold One Time for Mark Vos? After getting it all in pre-flop for his last 65,000 in chips with KQ, Andy Goetsch found himself dominated by Mark Vos’ KK. As the camera crews came over to capture the moment, Vos had something to say. “I just want it to be known that someone folded the A and Q,” Vos jokingly mentioned, already fearing that he would be outdrawn. The Q102 flop was a start, and Vos was quick to note that only the case queen remained in the deck. The A on the turn brought jabs from Vos’ tablemates that his opponent could now catch any of the remaining jacks to make a straight and chop the pot. Fortunately for Vos, a miracle occurred and the 3 fell on the river. Vos finished the hand with almost 500,000 in chips. Schoenfeld gets set on river and is knocked out Adam Schoenfeld made a reraise and then called all in with pocket tens. He later said he knew his opponent, Sigurd Eskeland, was weak when he moved all in. But his KJ was still more or less a coinflip. But it was looking good when the flop was 8-7-6, and great after a nine came on the turn to give him a straight. He said "no set" over and over, and then the dealer went ahead and gave him a set. The ten on the river gave Eskeland a better straight and the pot. Cantu makes call and knocks out player Brandon Cantu called an all in reraise with pocket fours and found himself up against A-J. The board came 10-7-2-5-7 and Cantu's big stack -- he started the day with 710,000 -- got a bit bigger. Joseph Busts Another Chip leader Jeremy Joseph sent another player to the rails with a fortunate turn card. He raised from early position to 15,000, then Kenneth Lee announced all-in from the next seat. Lee had 70,500 in chips that went to the center of the table. Play was folded back to Joseph, who was able to call with Q10 thanks to his massive chip stack. Lee held 77 and led after the flop of 542, but the 10 on the turn vaulted Joseph into the lead, and he stayed there when the 6 came on the river. Rosen Eliminated Jamie Rosen, who suffered a major blow to his chip stack earlier in the day, was eliminated when his AQ went all-in against an opponent’s KK and couldn’t improve. The board ran out J9462. Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi, Adam Schoenfeld, Kirill Gerasimov, Cliff Josephy, Mark Vos, Brandon Cantu, Jeremy Joseph, Jamie Rosen, James McManus, European Report View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 29, '08	2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 48 - No-Limit Hold'em	3	+
$2,000 NLHE - Costner 8th ($103,315) / Sundbo 7th ($134,942) / Gerasimov 6th ($177,111) Jun 29, '08 Blinds/Antes: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Left: 5 Chip Counts: Ryan D’Angelo: 2,250,000 Alan Cutler: 1,875,000 Marco Johnson: 1.800,000 Robert Brewer: 1,500,000 Alexandre Gomes: 1.050,000 Eliminations: Gabe Costner Eliminated in 8th Place ($103,315) Sverre Sundbo Eliminated in 7th Place ($134,942) Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 6th Place ($177,111) Big hands: Gabe Costner Eliminated in 8th Place ($103,315) Robert Brewer came in for a raise of 175,000 and a short stacked Gabe Costner called all in. Brewer: A10 Costner: A9 Board: K8685 Costner was dominated before the flop and needed some help from the board to stay alive. That help never came and Gabe Costner was eliminated in 8th place ($103,315). Sverre Sundbo Eliminated in 7th Place ($134,942) Ryan D’Angelo raised to 125,000 before the flop and Sverre Sundbo reraised all in for just under 950,000. D’Angelo insta-called the raise. Sundbo: Q6 D’Angelo: AQ Board: A54105 D’Angelo had Sundbo dominated before the flop and with an ace on board, Sundbo was drawing dead on the turn. D’Angelo gets another strike in the kill column as Sverre Sundbo was eliminated in 7th place ($134,942). Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 6th Place ($177,111) Ryan D’Angelo raised to 150,000 and Gerasimov came over the top and shoved all in. D’Angelo called. Gerasimov: JJ D’Angelo: AQ Board: 6557A Gerasimov certainly got it all in with the best hand, holding up until the river where D’Angelo spiked an ace. Kirill Gerasimov was eliminated in 6th place ($177,111) as Ryan D’Angelo gets his third konck-out of the night. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, Sverre Sundbo, Ryan D'Angelo, Gabe Costner, Robert Brewer Shuffle Up and Deal - Final Table Jun 29, '08 Cards are now in the air for event no. 48 ($2,000 NLHE). Play will begin in Level 23 with blinds of 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante. Marco Johnson leads the pack with 2,135,000, followed by Gabe Costner with 1,475,000, and Kirill Gerasimov with 1,145,000. The blinds are still fairly low in relation to the amount of chips in play, and even the shortest stack has over 500,000, which is still above the critical 10 big blind mark. There will be plenty of action here tonight, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com every hour, on the hour for all of your WSOP coverage needs. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, Marco Johnson, Gabe Costner $2,000 NLH - Down to 10 Jun 28, '08 Players are on a 20 minute break. Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 of 2,317 Average Stack: 926,800 Chip Counts: Marco Johnson: 1,400,000 Gabe Costner: 1,380,000 Alexandre Gomes: 1,100,000 Kirill Gerasimov: 1,040,000 Robert Brewer: 970,000 Sergey Rybachenko: 950,000 Alan Cutler: 710,000 Daniel Rome: 660,000 Ryan D'Angelo: 650,000 Sverre Sundbo: 440,000 Eliminations: 11th Place - Eddie Kinzler ($46,386) Big Hands: The Dreaded River Gets Kinzler Kirill Gerasimov moved all in from the small blind in attempt to take Eddie Kinzler's big blind and the antes. Kinzler looked down and said, "Gotta gamble, right?" He made the call and showed 44, and he was against Gerasimov's K7. The board ran Q52A and Kinzler was one card away from knocking out Gerasimov. But the river was the dreaded K and Kinzler was knocked down to just 41,000 in chips. Kinzler Eliminated in 11th Place ($46,386) Kinzler doubled up shortly after being crippled, but he again got all in - this time against both Ryan D'Angelo and Gerasimov. The board of 1010653 was checked down. D'Angelo showed king high, Gerasimov showed ace-high and Kinzler, who had moved all in blind showed Q-2 for just a queen high. Gerasimov's ace high took the pot and Kinzler was eliminated. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, Ryan D'Angelo, European Report $2,000 NLH - Level 21 Jun 28, '08 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 11 of 2,317 Average Stack: 842,545 Chip Counts: Marco Johnson: 1,620,000 Robert Brewer: 1,100,000 Alexandre Gomes: 1,020,000 Alan Cutler: 1,000,000 Gabe Costner: 790,000 Sverre Sundbo: 660,000 Sergey Rybachenko: 600,000 Kirill Gerasimov: 565,000 Ryan D'Angelo: 502,000 Dan Rome: 480,000 Eliminations: 12th Place - Arne Mews (($46,386) 13th Place - Eric Crain ($35,843) 14th Place - Kenneth Shelton ($35,843) 15th Place - Denys Drobyna ($35,843) Big Hands: Rome is Burning, Crain Gone Daniel Rome is playing hot right now. While reaching to put in a raise, Eric Crain told Rome he would give him a hug if he folded. Seeing that Rome was still reaching, Crain changed his tune and told him he'd give him a huge if he raised. The offer didn't work and Rome raised to 65,000. Action folded to Crain who looked down at his cards and announced he was all in. Rome called and showed A3 and was trailing Crain's 55. But Rome hit the flop of A-Q-Q and the river 2 and king couldn't save Crain from elimination. Shelton Gets Some Luck, Then Runs Into Gerasimov's Jacks All in and called, Kenneth Shelton showed K10 and was in a flip situation against Eric Crain's 55. RIght out the door was the 5 so things didn't look good for Shelton. The flop finished with 43, and Shelton could catch no cards to win the pot. But he could have runners to chop it. The turn was the 7. Shelton was counting his chips to give them to Crain and not even looking at the board when the 6 hit on the river. The table's reaction made Shelton look at the straight on the board, and he couldn't help but laugh as they chopped the pot. A few hands later Shelton moved all in and Kirill Gerasimov called from the big blind. Shelton hoped for a coin flip but his 66 was in bad shape against Gerasimov's JJ. The board ran J852A and Shelton was left crippled whiel Gerasimov doubled up. Shelton Eliminated Marco Johnson raised to 61,000 and Kirill Gerasimov raised to 180,000 total. A crippled Kenneth Shelton pushed his remaining chips in and Johnson mucked his hand, leaving Gerasimov and Shelton heads up. Gerasimov showed A10 and Shelton showed J5. The board ran K4428 and Shelton was eliminated thanks to Gerasimov's ace-high. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, Eric Crain, Marco Johnson, Kenneth Shelton, Dan Rome, European Report View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 29, '08	2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 50 - World Championship Pot Limit Omaha	1	+
$10,000 World Championship Pot Limit Omaha - Level Two - A Fast-Paced Game Jun 29, '08 Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break. Action will resume at 2:20 p.m. Blinds: 100-200 Entrants: 375 (Approx.) Eliminations: Freddy Deeb, Bruno Fitoussi, Andrew Black, Jamie Gold, Eric Froehlich, Barry Greenstein BIg Hands and Storylines: "Woo-eee, I Bluffed One" Seat 4 raised to 600 and Daniel Negreanu and the player in seat 7 made the call. The flop was 642 and action was checked to Negreanu who bet 1,200. Seat 7 made the call but the original raiser folded. The turn was the 9 and Negreanu bet out 3,200. Seat 7 again made the call and the players saw the river 6. Negreanu, who had been eating his lunch between tossing out chips (a special prepared meal from mamma, of course) led out for 4,000 and seat 7 finally folded his hand. Negreanu showed K3Q10 for a busted flush draw and said, "Woo,eee, I bluffed one!" as he scooped the large pot. Greenstein Busts Against Quads On a board of K-Q-10-Q-X Barry Greenstein was all in holding a huge full house with K-K in his hand. Unfortunately for Greenstein, when he filled up on the turn his opponent had hit quad queens. Greenstein was eliminated in dramatic fashion, but he won't have time to dwell on the bustout for long, as he'll be playing in the $50,000 H.O.R.S.E final table at 3 p.m. Gerasimov Bets Out The Shark Kirill Gerasimov, who will play in the final table for event no. 48 at 3 p.m. called the player in seat 4's 1,000 raise along with Humberto Brenes. The flop of 962 was checked to Gerasimov who bet 3,000. Brenes sat chomping his gum and eventually he and seat 4 folded. After the hand Gerasimov told Brenes he thought he was going to do his trademark stand and motion all in. Gerasimov mimiced the movement he was talking about and Brenes said, "Near. Very near." Deeb Eliminated By Bigger Flush Freddy Deeb's opponent bet 600 on a flop of Q85 and Deeb made the call. His opponent led out for 1,800 on the 4 turn and Deeb again called. When the river brought the 3, his opponent bet 2,100 to put Deeb all in. Deeb made the call and showed 10998 for a flush, but his opponent had A7A5 for a bigger flush and Deeb was eliminated. Better Two Pair Beats Minieri Dario Minieri bet 1,100 on a flop of 1064 and the player in seat 6 made the call. Both players checked the 10 turn and again on the 7 river. Seat 7 said, "Two pair." Minieri smiled and said, "Two pair." But when seat 7 turned over KK Minieri nodded and mucked his cards. Matusow was talking during the entire hand about how David Benyamine is considered the best PLO player around. It wasn't clear who he was talking to. Focussing On The Other Game Many of the European players in the tournament are split between the poker they're playing and the soccer being shown on the television in the Amazon room. Player Tags: Humberto Brenes, Daniel Negreanu, Kirill Gerasimov, Dario Minieri, Freddy Deeb View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 28, '08	2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 48 - No-Limit Hold'em	2	+
$2,000 NLHE - Costner 8th ($103,315) / Sundbo 7th ($134,942) / Gerasimov 6th ($177,111) Jun 29, '08 Blinds/Antes: 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Left: 5 Chip Counts: Ryan D’Angelo: 2,250,000 Alan Cutler: 1,875,000 Marco Johnson: 1.800,000 Robert Brewer: 1,500,000 Alexandre Gomes: 1.050,000 Eliminations: Gabe Costner Eliminated in 8th Place ($103,315) Sverre Sundbo Eliminated in 7th Place ($134,942) Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 6th Place ($177,111) Big hands: Gabe Costner Eliminated in 8th Place ($103,315) Robert Brewer came in for a raise of 175,000 and a short stacked Gabe Costner called all in. Brewer: A10 Costner: A9 Board: K8685 Costner was dominated before the flop and needed some help from the board to stay alive. That help never came and Gabe Costner was eliminated in 8th place ($103,315). Sverre Sundbo Eliminated in 7th Place ($134,942) Ryan D’Angelo raised to 125,000 before the flop and Sverre Sundbo reraised all in for just under 950,000. D’Angelo insta-called the raise. Sundbo: Q6 D’Angelo: AQ Board: A54105 D’Angelo had Sundbo dominated before the flop and with an ace on board, Sundbo was drawing dead on the turn. D’Angelo gets another strike in the kill column as Sverre Sundbo was eliminated in 7th place ($134,942). Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 6th Place ($177,111) Ryan D’Angelo raised to 150,000 and Gerasimov came over the top and shoved all in. D’Angelo called. Gerasimov: JJ D’Angelo: AQ Board: 6557A Gerasimov certainly got it all in with the best hand, holding up until the river where D’Angelo spiked an ace. Kirill Gerasimov was eliminated in 6th place ($177,111) as Ryan D’Angelo gets his third konck-out of the night. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, Sverre Sundbo, Ryan D'Angelo, Gabe Costner, Robert Brewer Shuffle Up and Deal - Final Table Jun 29, '08 Cards are now in the air for event no. 48 ($2,000 NLHE). Play will begin in Level 23 with blinds of 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante. Marco Johnson leads the pack with 2,135,000, followed by Gabe Costner with 1,475,000, and Kirill Gerasimov with 1,145,000. The blinds are still fairly low in relation to the amount of chips in play, and even the shortest stack has over 500,000, which is still above the critical 10 big blind mark. There will be plenty of action here tonight, so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com every hour, on the hour for all of your WSOP coverage needs. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, Marco Johnson, Gabe Costner $2,000 NLH - Down to 10 Jun 28, '08 Players are on a 20 minute break. Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 4,000 ante Players Remaining: 10 of 2,317 Average Stack: 926,800 Chip Counts: Marco Johnson: 1,400,000 Gabe Costner: 1,380,000 Alexandre Gomes: 1,100,000 Kirill Gerasimov: 1,040,000 Robert Brewer: 970,000 Sergey Rybachenko: 950,000 Alan Cutler: 710,000 Daniel Rome: 660,000 Ryan D'Angelo: 650,000 Sverre Sundbo: 440,000 Eliminations: 11th Place - Eddie Kinzler ($46,386) Big Hands: The Dreaded River Gets Kinzler Kirill Gerasimov moved all in from the small blind in attempt to take Eddie Kinzler's big blind and the antes. Kinzler looked down and said, "Gotta gamble, right?" He made the call and showed 44, and he was against Gerasimov's K7. The board ran Q52A and Kinzler was one card away from knocking out Gerasimov. But the river was the dreaded K and Kinzler was knocked down to just 41,000 in chips. Kinzler Eliminated in 11th Place ($46,386) Kinzler doubled up shortly after being crippled, but he again got all in - this time against both Ryan D'Angelo and Gerasimov. The board of 1010653 was checked down. D'Angelo showed king high, Gerasimov showed ace-high and Kinzler, who had moved all in blind showed Q-2 for just a queen high. Gerasimov's ace high took the pot and Kinzler was eliminated. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, Ryan D'Angelo, European Report $2,000 NLH - Level 21 Jun 28, '08 Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 3,000 ante Players Remaining: 11 of 2,317 Average Stack: 842,545 Chip Counts: Marco Johnson: 1,620,000 Robert Brewer: 1,100,000 Alexandre Gomes: 1,020,000 Alan Cutler: 1,000,000 Gabe Costner: 790,000 Sverre Sundbo: 660,000 Sergey Rybachenko: 600,000 Kirill Gerasimov: 565,000 Ryan D'Angelo: 502,000 Dan Rome: 480,000 Eliminations: 12th Place - Arne Mews (($46,386) 13th Place - Eric Crain ($35,843) 14th Place - Kenneth Shelton ($35,843) 15th Place - Denys Drobyna ($35,843) Big Hands: Rome is Burning, Crain Gone Daniel Rome is playing hot right now. While reaching to put in a raise, Eric Crain told Rome he would give him a hug if he folded. Seeing that Rome was still reaching, Crain changed his tune and told him he'd give him a huge if he raised. The offer didn't work and Rome raised to 65,000. Action folded to Crain who looked down at his cards and announced he was all in. Rome called and showed A3 and was trailing Crain's 55. But Rome hit the flop of A-Q-Q and the river 2 and king couldn't save Crain from elimination. Shelton Gets Some Luck, Then Runs Into Gerasimov's Jacks All in and called, Kenneth Shelton showed K10 and was in a flip situation against Eric Crain's 55. RIght out the door was the 5 so things didn't look good for Shelton. The flop finished with 43, and Shelton could catch no cards to win the pot. But he could have runners to chop it. The turn was the 7. Shelton was counting his chips to give them to Crain and not even looking at the board when the 6 hit on the river. The table's reaction made Shelton look at the straight on the board, and he couldn't help but laugh as they chopped the pot. A few hands later Shelton moved all in and Kirill Gerasimov called from the big blind. Shelton hoped for a coin flip but his 66 was in bad shape against Gerasimov's JJ. The board ran J852A and Shelton was left crippled whiel Gerasimov doubled up. Shelton Eliminated Marco Johnson raised to 61,000 and Kirill Gerasimov raised to 180,000 total. A crippled Kenneth Shelton pushed his remaining chips in and Johnson mucked his hand, leaving Gerasimov and Shelton heads up. Gerasimov showed A10 and Shelton showed J5. The board ran K4428 and Shelton was eliminated thanks to Gerasimov's ace-high. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, Eric Crain, Marco Johnson, Kenneth Shelton, Dan Rome, European Report View All Live Updates From This Event
Jun 18, '08	2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker	Event 33 - World Championship Seven Card Stud High-Low Split 8 or Better	2	+
$5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud 8/b - Day 2 - Level 18 Recap Jun 18, '08 Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break Limit: 6,000-12,000, 1,500 ante, 2,000 bring in Players Left: 13 of 261 Chip Leaders: Steve Sung - 350,000 Sebastian Ruthenberg - 280,000 Annie Duke - 250,000 Marcel Luske – 250,000 Chris Ferguson - 225,000 Robert Lauria - 212,000 David Benyamine - 170,000 Howard Lederer - 160,000 Robert Beveridge - 155,000 Allen Cunningham - 125,000 Alessio Isaia - 120,000 Average Stack: 200,750 Eliminations: 14^th – Barry Greenstein 15^th – Matt Grapenthien 16^th – Aliaksandr Dzianisau 17^th – Jan Suchanek 18^th – Kirill Gerasimov 19^th – William Kohler 20^th – Thang Duc Nguyen Big Hands and Storylines: Full House Over Full House Jan Suchanek got his money into the pot with fours full of aces and assumed he was ahead of his opponent, who was showing only a pair of queens and two low cards. Suchanek was quite surprised to see his opponent show up with a full house of his own: queens full of fives. With that, Suchanek was eliminated in 17^th place, taking home $11,040. What Would King Solomon Do? A shortstacked Barry Greenstein was eliminated by Steve Sung, leading Greenstein to begin his post-bustout routine of taking out his book and signing it for his assassin. Howard Lederer leaned over from the other table and asked, “What happens when it’s a split pot?” This garnered a nice chuckle out of Chris Ferguson, but Greenstein did not seem to be in a laughing mood. Perhaps in the future Barry should bring two copies of his book to high-low events. The Flying Dutchman Marcel Luske just scooped a massive pot when he made a six-high straight and six low in a four-way pot. Luske was all-in on 6^th street and action checked around on 7^th street, so Luske scooped the main pot, and the miniscule side-pot went elsewhere. “Gimme all da money.... except the side-pot,” exclaimed Luske. Even without the side-pot the Dutchman is up to a healthy 250,000. And We Play On The players just voted nearly unanimously in favor of playing down to 8 players instead of stopping for the night. The lone dissenter was Allen Cunningham, who, unlike the rest of the remaining players, does not seem too excited about the $10,000 Omaha high-low event beginning tomorrow. Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Annie Duke, Barry Greenstein, Matt Grapenthien, Allen Cunningham, Howard Lederer, David Benyamine, Kirill Gerasimov, Marcel Luske, Steve Sung, Jan Suchanek, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Aliaksandr Dzianisau, Robert Beveridge, William Kohler, Alessio Isaia, European Report $5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud 8/b - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap Jun 18, '08 Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break Limit: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante, 1,000 bring in Players Left: 24 of 261 Chip Leaders: Steve Sung - 340,000 Sebastian Ruthenberg - 250,000 Howard Lederer - 190,000 Alessio Isaia - 165,000 Chau Giang - 149,000 Marcel Luske - 135,000 William Kohler - 130,000 Barry Greenstein - 130,000 David Benyamine - 100,000 Chris Ferguson - 100,000 Average Stack: 108,750 Eliminations: 25^th – Jeff Burdsall 26^th – J.W. Smith 27^th – Frank Thompson 28^th – Joe Tehan Big Hands and Storylines: Pop Goes The Bubble Jeff Burdsall is our bubble boy in event 33. He got his last 10,000 chips in on 3^rd street against David Benyamine in a very tight matchup. Burdsall had (A)(6)5 and Benyamine had (A)(4)8. When the cards were on the felt, it was Benyamine’s ace-to-five straight – A4832K5 – that took down the pot. Though we are now in the money, don’t expect the speed of play to pick up too much. There are only a couple of short stacks at the moment; most of the players have fairly healthy stack sizes. Hasan Habib narrowly missed going out in 25^th place when he was all-in with (9)(5)AA against Kirill Gerasimov’s (3)(3)88. Habib was granted a reprieve when he paired his 9 on 6^th street, making him a better two pair and doubling him up to 28,000. A few hands earlier at the same table, Barry Greenstein ended J.W. Smith’s night early (...at 12:45 a.m.) when he made a full house – fives full of eights – crushing any hopes that Smith had of making the money in this event. Ganger (in) Control Not all of the news in the last level was about short stacks busting out. Some players like Doug Ganger made their moves toward the top of the leaderboard. In a hand against Chris Ferguson and Jasper Lee, Doug Ganger made a straight on 5^th street and both Lee and Ferguson called him down until 6^th street. On 7^th street, with boards reading: Ganger: 4539 Lee: 865Q Ferguson: Q3Q10 Ganger bet again. Lee folded this time, and after a good bit of staring at the felt and shaking his head, Ferguson made the call. Ganger flipped 769 and scooped the pot, bringing him to 107,000. Ferguson has 100,000 left, and Lee was eliminated on the very next hand. Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Barry Greenstein, Hasan Habib, Howard Lederer, David Benyamine, Chau Giang, Kirill Gerasimov, Frank Thompson, Marcel Luske, Jeffrey Burdsall, J.W. Smith, Joe Tehan, Steve Sung, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Doug Ganger, William Kohler, Alessio Isaia $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 4^th and 5^th streets Cunningham check-called, but on 6^th street, pairing his king, he bet out. Rasmussen called the bet and both players checked 7^th 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 3^rd street. Though her opponent made a straight on 6^th street, Violette made aces full of fours on 7^th 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 4^th and 5^th 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 $5000 Stud 8 or Better - Level 6 Jun 17, '08 Ante: 100 Bring In: 100 Limits: 400/800 Players Left: 184 of 261 Chip Leaders: Brett Richey - 37,200 Barry Greenstein - 34,800 Shawn Sheikhan - 26,800 Marco Traniello - 25,300 Michael Mizrachi - 25,000 Andrew Brown - 23,000 Tex Barch - 23,000 Mark Gregorich - 22,400 Todd Brunson - 21,000 Josh Arieh - 21,500 Eliminations: Gavin Smith, Chad Brown, Jennifer Harmon, Scott Fischman. Big Hands: Singer Third in Two Horse Race Allen Cunningham had 10107 showing, but he was content to check the action to David Singer, who led the betting with A52. Kirill Gerasimov also tailed along, showing AK2. Singer bet 600 and drew two calls, then did the same on sixth street after he added the 10. Cunningham added the J and Gerasimov the 7. The players all checked seventh street, and Cunningham showed another seven for two pair, 10s and sevens, while Gerasimov had 8-4-3 in the hole for a low. Singer, despite the promising start, drew a blank. Dangerous Duke It was heads-up after seat 6 made the bring-in with the 3 and Annie Duke raised to 400 with the K. Fourth street brought action as both added aces. Duke paired her king on fifth street to lead, but then seat 6 drew another ace on sixth street for a higher pair. Seat 6 showed 3A9A while Duke held KAK4. Seventh street was checked, and Duke took the pot down with a second pair in the hole. Battle of the Voices Perhaps as well known for their poker analysis on television as they are for their playing, Norman Chad and Howard Lederer went to battle in level 6. It was 400 four ways after Lederer drew the A, and Chad was next to call with the 6. Two other players also saw fourth street, during which Lederer added the 10 and Chad the 8. Yet it was seat 4 who tossed in a raise to 800 with the K8 showing, which both Chad and Lederer called. Lederer made it three diamonds with the 8 on fifth straight, and led out for 800. Chad, now with 68J, called, as did seat 4. Sixth street brought another round of betting, and left Lederer with A1087. Chad showed QJ86, and seat 4 showed KQ84. After seventh street, Chad showed his hole cards to be 9-7-5, good for a straight made on fifth street. Lederer missed his flush draw, but managed a low with A-2-4 in the hole. Seat 4 had a good seat to watch his chips get divided. Booth Second Best Brad Booth appeared destined for a chopped pot and had invested accordingly in a heads up battle with the player in seat 3. Booth was showing 9988 for two pair, while his opponent appeared heading for the low, showing A345. The 3 on sixth street did bring a straight into play, but in the end Booth only had 5-4-2 to go with his two pair, while his opponent held A-10-4 for two higher pair and scooped the pot. Player Tags: Annie Duke, Allen Cunningham, Howard Lederer, David Singer, Kirill Gerasimov, Brad Booth, Norman Chad View All Live Updates From This Event