Daniel Alaei Poker Tournament Updates

Round Three: Hour One – Slow Start to Round of 32 Matches with More Chips in Play

Jun 01, '11

NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 3 is that the blinds begin at 600-1,200.

Players Remaining: 32 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 300,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 100,000 and had 200,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Ongoing Matches:

David Benyamine vs. Anthony Guetti
Chris Moorman vs. Richard Lyndaker
Dani Stern vs. Jake Cody
Isaac Haxton vs. Jonathan Jaffe

Ashton Griffin vs. Tom Dwan
Daniel Alaei vs. Gus Hansen
Steve Blilirakis vs. Trevor Pope
Matt Marafioti vs. Maxim Lykov

Eric Froehlich vs. Steve Zolotow
John Duthie vs. Carlos Mortenson
Jason Smirnov vs. Darren Elias
Erik Cajelais vs. Nikolay Evdakov

Yevgeniy Timshenko vs. Amritraj Singh
Oliver Busquet vs. Andrew Robl
Kunimaro Kojo vs. Nick Schulman
David Paredes vs. John Juanda

Eliminations:

NONE

Key Hands:

Hansen vs. Alaei

There was 10,000 in the pot and a board of 6 5 3 A sat on the table when Daniel Alaei bet 7,500 from the small blind. Hansen went into the tank for a minute and eventually tossed in the chips for the call. The 6 fell on the river and Alaei checked. Hansen bet 22,200 and Alaei made the call after some thought. Alaei revealed K 3 and Hansen mucked the 10 face up. Alaei took the lead in their match after the hand.

Juanda Down to his Final 100,000

John Juanda moved all in on a 8 4 3 A board with 10 8 in the hole but unfortunately for him David Paredes was waiting to make the call with J 8. His dominant hand faded the river and he won the pot, forcing Juanda to reach for his final 100,000 to reload.

Lykov vs. Marafioti Match Heating Up

The most interesting match at the start of day 2 so far has been between Matt Marafioti and Maxim Lykov. The two have been jousting early and often and that hasn’t gone so well for Lykov, who is currently out of rebuy chips.

In perhaps the largest confrontation between the two so far, Lykov bet 3,500 from the button preflop and Marafioti raised to 10,500. Lykov then reraised all in and Marafioti made the call to cover him. Their cards:

Lykov: 4 4
Marafioti: K K

Board: 7 5 4 K 9

Marafioti won the seesaw hand thanks to the king on the turn and Lykov was forced to reload after the hand.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Gus Hansen,   Daniel Alaei,   David Paredes,   Maxim Lykov,   Matthew Marafioti

Round Two: Hour One -- Bonomo Busts Early

May 31, '11

Note: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 2 is that the blinds begin at 300-600.

Players Remaining: 63 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 150,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 50,000 and had 100,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Round 2 Seat Draw:

Here is a look at the matchups for round 2 table-by-table in the Amazon Room:

David Benyamine vs Erik Sagstrom
Alexander Kostritsyn vs Anthony Guetti

Chris Moorman vs Chris Moore
Richard Lyndaker vs Vivek Rajkumar

Dani Stern vs Michael Pesek
Jake Cody vs Frank Kassela

Shawn Buchanan vs Isaac Haxton
Jonathan Jaffe vs Masaaki Kagawa

Zach Hyman vs Ashton Griffin
Bryn Kenney vs Tom Dwan

Daniel Alaei vs Justin Bonomo
Gus Hansen vs Greg Brooks

Steve Billirakis vs Benjamin Tollerence
Trevor Pope vs David Baker

Shaun Deeb vs Matt Marafioti
Antonio Esfandiari vs Maxim Lykov

Eric Froehlich vs. Scott Clements
Steve Zolotow vs. Ayaz Mahmood

John Duthie vs. Jonathan Duhamel
Carlos Mortensen vs. Amit Makhija

Paul Volpe vs. Mikhail Smirnov
Darren Elias vs. Lex Veldhuis

Erik Cajelais vs. Scott Seiver
Martin Kabrhel vs. Nikolay Evdakov

Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Dan Cates
Alex Kravchenko vs. Armitraj Singh

Olivier Busquet vs. Justin Smith
Andrew Robl vs. Erick Lindgren

Kunimaro Kojo vs. Eugene Katchalov
Vanessa Rousso vs. Nick Schulman

Bruno Launais vs. David Paredes
Kenny Tran vs. John Juanda

Eliminations:

Justin Bonomo

Key Hands:

Daniel Alaei the First Player to Advance to Final 32 over Bonomo

Justin Bonomo held a set of deuces heading to the river against Daniel Alaei, who held a gutshot straight draw, and Bonomo was all in for his tournament life. The river card made Alaei’s straight and he advanced to the round of 32. Bonomo was the first player eliminated in the second round on the hand.

Nick Schulman Flops a Flush against Rousso

The flop read K 4 2 when Vanessa Rousso bet 7,500. Nick Schulman raised to 18,500 and Rousso then reraised all in. Schulman made the call to cover Rousso and they flipped over their cards:

Rousso: A 8
Schulman: 10 8

Turn and River: 4 and 3

Schulman had flopped the flush and he won the hand to grow his stack considerably. Rousso went to her add-on chips to reload after the hand.

Player Tags: Daniel Alaei,   Justin Bonomo,   Vanessa Rousso,   Nick Schulman

Round Three: Hour One – Slow Start to Round of 32 Matches with More Chips in Play

Jun 01, '11

NOTE: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 3 is that the blinds begin at 600-1,200.

Players Remaining: 32 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 300,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 100,000 and had 200,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Ongoing Matches:

David Benyamine vs. Anthony Guetti
Chris Moorman vs. Richard Lyndaker
Dani Stern vs. Jake Cody
Isaac Haxton vs. Jonathan Jaffe

Ashton Griffin vs. Tom Dwan
Daniel Alaei vs. Gus Hansen
Steve Blilirakis vs. Trevor Pope
Matt Marafioti vs. Maxim Lykov

Eric Froehlich vs. Steve Zolotow
John Duthie vs. Carlos Mortenson
Jason Smirnov vs. Darren Elias
Erik Cajelais vs. Nikolay Evdakov

Yevgeniy Timshenko vs. Amritraj Singh
Oliver Busquet vs. Andrew Robl
Kunimaro Kojo vs. Nick Schulman
David Paredes vs. John Juanda

Eliminations:

NONE

Key Hands:

Hansen vs. Alaei

There was 10,000 in the pot and a board of 6 5 3 A sat on the table when Daniel Alaei bet 7,500 from the small blind. Hansen went into the tank for a minute and eventually tossed in the chips for the call. The 6 fell on the river and Alaei checked. Hansen bet 22,200 and Alaei made the call after some thought. Alaei revealed K 3 and Hansen mucked the 10 face up. Alaei took the lead in their match after the hand.

Juanda Down to his Final 100,000

John Juanda moved all in on a 8 4 3 A board with 10 8 in the hole but unfortunately for him David Paredes was waiting to make the call with J 8. His dominant hand faded the river and he won the pot, forcing Juanda to reach for his final 100,000 to reload.

Lykov vs. Marafioti Match Heating Up

The most interesting match at the start of day 2 so far has been between Matt Marafioti and Maxim Lykov. The two have been jousting early and often and that hasn’t gone so well for Lykov, who is currently out of rebuy chips.

In perhaps the largest confrontation between the two so far, Lykov bet 3,500 from the button preflop and Marafioti raised to 10,500. Lykov then reraised all in and Marafioti made the call to cover him. Their cards:

Lykov: 4 4
Marafioti: K K

Board: 7 5 4 K 9

Marafioti won the seesaw hand thanks to the king on the turn and Lykov was forced to reload after the hand.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Gus Hansen,   Daniel Alaei,   David Paredes,   Maxim Lykov,   Matthew Marafioti

Round Two: Hour One -- Bonomo Busts Early

May 31, '11

Note: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 2 is that the blinds begin at 300-600.

Players Remaining: 63 out of 128

Starting Stacks: 150,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 50,000 and had 100,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with.

Round 2 Seat Draw:

Here is a look at the matchups for round 2 table-by-table in the Amazon Room:

David Benyamine vs Erik Sagstrom
Alexander Kostritsyn vs Anthony Guetti

Chris Moorman vs Chris Moore
Richard Lyndaker vs Vivek Rajkumar

Dani Stern vs Michael Pesek
Jake Cody vs Frank Kassela

Shawn Buchanan vs Isaac Haxton
Jonathan Jaffe vs Masaaki Kagawa

Zach Hyman vs Ashton Griffin
Bryn Kenney vs Tom Dwan

Daniel Alaei vs Justin Bonomo
Gus Hansen vs Greg Brooks

Steve Billirakis vs Benjamin Tollerence
Trevor Pope vs David Baker

Shaun Deeb vs Matt Marafioti
Antonio Esfandiari vs Maxim Lykov

Eric Froehlich vs. Scott Clements
Steve Zolotow vs. Ayaz Mahmood

John Duthie vs. Jonathan Duhamel
Carlos Mortensen vs. Amit Makhija

Paul Volpe vs. Mikhail Smirnov
Darren Elias vs. Lex Veldhuis

Erik Cajelais vs. Scott Seiver
Martin Kabrhel vs. Nikolay Evdakov

Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Dan Cates
Alex Kravchenko vs. Armitraj Singh

Olivier Busquet vs. Justin Smith
Andrew Robl vs. Erick Lindgren

Kunimaro Kojo vs. Eugene Katchalov
Vanessa Rousso vs. Nick Schulman

Bruno Launais vs. David Paredes
Kenny Tran vs. John Juanda

Eliminations:

Justin Bonomo

Key Hands:

Daniel Alaei the First Player to Advance to Final 32 over Bonomo

Justin Bonomo held a set of deuces heading to the river against Daniel Alaei, who held a gutshot straight draw, and Bonomo was all in for his tournament life. The river card made Alaei’s straight and he advanced to the round of 32. Bonomo was the first player eliminated in the second round on the hand.

Nick Schulman Flops a Flush against Rousso

The flop read K 4 2 when Vanessa Rousso bet 7,500. Nick Schulman raised to 18,500 and Rousso then reraised all in. Schulman made the call to cover Rousso and they flipped over their cards:

Rousso: A 8
Schulman: 10 8

Turn and River: 4 and 3

Schulman had flopped the flush and he won the hand to grow his stack considerably. Rousso went to her add-on chips to reload after the hand.

Player Tags: Daniel Alaei,   Justin Bonomo,   Vanessa Rousso,   Nick Schulman

Level 5 Update -- Late Arrivals Make Early Exits

Mar 06, '11

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 123 out of 154

Chip Counts:

1. Brcue Antman — 80,000
2. Kenny Lawson — 75,000
3. Arnaud Mattern — 70,000
4. Allen Kessler — 55,000
5. Daniel Negreanu — 50,000
6. Dwyte Pilgrim — 40,000
7. Ray Henson — 40,000
8. Michael Kazt — 40,000
9. David Baker — 40,000
10. John Hennigan — 40,000

Notable Eliminations:

Daniel Alaei
Chris Moore
Nikolay Evdakov

Big Hands:

Three Pros Down

Two professional players who entered the tournament late on day 1B have already been eliminated. They are Daniel Alaei and Chris Moore, and they were joined on the rail by Nikolay Evdakov during level five.

Ray Henson Gets Aggressive

The big blind bet 2,375 with a 10 8 5 flop sitting on the table and Ray Henson raised to 5,300 on the button. Men Nguyen got out of the way on the small blind and the big blind went into the tank. He eventually made the call and then the turn fell K. Henson bet 6,500 and his opponent mucked.

David Baker vs. Amit Makhija

There was 11,500 in the pot and the board read Q 8 7 Q 6 when David Baker bet 9,000 on the button. Amit Makhija went into the tank and eventually mucked the Q face up on the table. Baker flashed the Q 8 as he collected the pot.

Poker Tweet — Daniel Negreanu

Player Tags: Ray Henson,   David Baker,   Daniel Negreanu,   Daniel Alaei,   Chris Moore,   Amit Makhija,   Nikolay Evdakov

Daniel Alaei Eliminated

Feb 28, '11

James Carroll raised to 28,000 and Daniel Alaei moved all in for 150,000. Carroll called with pocket tens, but he was well behind to Alaei’s pocket jacks.

Nonetheless, the board board a ten, giving Carroll the pot and a new stack of 1.9 million. Alaei was sent to the rail in 35th place.

Player Tags: James Carroll,   Daniel Alaei

Alaei Over and Out

Jan 25, '11

Daniel Alaei moved all in on a short stack for 11,000 preflop and Michael Guttman made the call. Their cards:

Alaei: K 6
Guttman: A K

Board: J 3 2 A 7

Alaei was eliminated on the hand.

Player Tags: Daniel Alaei

Daniel Alaei Eliminated in 31st Place ($16,120)

Oct 18, '10

Annette Obrestad just knocked out Daniel Alaei in a big pot to boost her stack to 630,000.

Alaei picked up A-K, but ran right into Obrestad’s pocket aces to end his tournament run.

Player Tags: Daniel Alaei,   Annette Obrestad

Level Six Hour One Update: Ted Lawson Busts

Jul 09, '10

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

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

Day 2A will end around 11 p.m.

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Players Remaining: 2,412 out of 2,412

Average Chip Count:

Card Player Chip Counts

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

Tournament Leaderboard:

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

Notable Eliminations:

James Akenhead
Ted Lawson
Rob Hollink

Big Hands:

Ted Lawson Eliminated

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

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

Lawson: 99
Seat 7: AQ

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

Seiver Takes One

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

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

Mizrachi Bluff Fails

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

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

“Ace-jack?” Mizrachi inquired.

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

Alaei Doubles

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

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

Duke Scores a Double

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

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

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

Sneaky Kaplan Gets Caught

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

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

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

Kaplan had just 10,400 after the hand.

Cole Going Strong

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

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

Cole: K10
Opponent: K9

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

Mueller Takes One Down

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

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

Mueller had 34,000 after the hand.

Scotty Gets Action

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

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

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

Hasan Habib Gets a Knockout

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

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

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

Alaei Wins Event No. 55 ($780,599)

Jul 05, '10

Big Hands:

Mattila Finishes in 3rd ($354,218)

Ville Mattila raised the pot from the button and Daniel Alaei reraised the pot from the small blind, enough to put Mattila in. He called. Their hands:

Mattila: AK72
Alaei: KK62

The flop ran AJ6, giving Mattila the best hand going into the turn. That’s when things started looking grim for Mattila, as the K fell to give Alaei a set. The river was the 10 and Mattila was gone in 3rd place, making $354,218.

With that, Alaei and Miguel Proulx were heads up and Alaei held a dominating chip lead.

Alaei Wins Event No. 55 ($780,599), Proulx Gets Runner-Up ($482,265)

In a quiet limped pot the flop ran 1095 and Miguel Proulx checked, allowing Daniel Alaei to bet 250,000. Proulx called and again checked on the 2 turn. Alaei bet 900,000 and Proulx raised all in. Alaei called quickly. Their hands:

Alaei: 7655
Proulx: AK102

Alaei held a set and Proulx was in trouble. The river brought the J and Alaei eliminated Proulx in second place ($482,265) to win event No. 55 and his third WSOP bracelet. He also took $780,599.

Player Tags: Daniel Alaei,   Miguel Proulx,   Ville Mattila

Level 31: We are Down to Three

Jul 05, '10

Blinds: 60,000-120,000

Players Remaining: 3 out of 346

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Daniel Alaei — 6,130,000
2. Ville Mattila — 2,380,000
3. Miguel Proulx — 1,610,000

Notable Eliminations:
4th – Ludovic Lacay

Big Hands:

Lacay Busts in 4th ($262,208)

Ludovic Lacay put his last 415,000 all in preflop and Daniel Alaei called. After some long consideration and confusion from Ville Mattila, he folded and Alaei and Lacay showed their hands heads up:

Lacay: KJ92
Alaei: AKQJ

The board ran out Q25103, giving Alaei two pair and eliminating Lacay in 4th place, for which he made $262,208.

Player Tags: Daniel Alaei,   Ludovic Lacay

Level 29: Uyesugi Gone in 5th ($195,631)

Jul 04, '10

Blinds: 40,000-80,000

Players Remaining: 4 out of 346

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Ville Mattila — 3,480,000
2. Ludovic Lacay — 3,200,000
3. Daniel Alaei — 2,130,000
4. Miguel Proulx — 1,610,000

Notable Eliminations:
5th – Trevor Uyesugi

Big Hands:

Uyesugi Rivered Out in 5th ($195,631)

Trevor Uyesugi opened to 280,000 and Daniel Alaei put in a raise of enough to cover Uyesugi. Uyesugi called off his remaining chips and they showed down:

Alaei: 710JQ
Uyesugi: 4678

The flop ran 1084 to give Uyesugi two pair. The K fell on the turn and he was still ahead, but the 10 river gave Alaei the best hand and Uyesugi was gone in 5th, for $195,631.

Player Tags: Daniel Alaei,   Trevor Uyesugi

Level 25: Action Slows

Jul 04, '10

Blinds: 15,000-30,000

Players Remaining: 9 out of 346

Average Chip Count: 1,153,333

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Miguel Proulx — 2,380,000
2. Ludovic Lacay — 2,300,000
3. Daniel Alaei — 1,800,000
4. Dmitry Stelmak — 1,100,000
5. Matthew Wheat — 745,000
6. Ville Mattila — 605,000
7. Stephen Pierson — 450,000
8. Trevor Uyesugi — 420,000
9. Alexander Kravchenko — 295,000

Big Hands:

Good Start for Stelmak

Dmitry Stelmak checked a flop of 29J and Daniel Alaei fired 140,000. The third player in the hand folded and Stelmak called.

The 8 fell on the turn and Stelmak again checked, with Alaei doing the same. The 9 river saw another check-check and Stelmak showed Q107A for a straight. Alaei mucked and Stelmak took down a nice pot early.

Player Tags: Daniel Alaei,   Dmitry Stelmak

Event No. 25 ($10,000 Omaha eight-or-better world championship) Begins at 5 p.m. on Saturday

Jun 12, '10

Event No. 25 ($10,000 Omaha eight-or-better world championship) at the 2010 World Series of Poker will begin at 5 p.m. PDT on Saturday, June 12. Players will begin with 30,000 in tournament chips. Blinds will begin at 100-200 with 200-400 limits. Levels will be 60-minutes long and there will be a 20-minute break after every two levels. There will be a 60-minute dinner break after level 4 on day 1. Here is a look at the schedule for the event:

Saturday, June 12, 5 p.m.: Day 1 (play 8 levels)
Sunday, June 13, 3 p.m.: Day 2 (play down to final table or through 10 levels)
Monday, June 14, 3 p.m.: Final Table

In 2009 this event attracted 179 players and the tournament was won by Daniel Alaei, who took home $535,687 in prize money. CardPlayer.com will bring you full live updates, top-ten chip counts, and results each day from this marquee event.

Player Tags: Daniel Alaei

Level 11 Update; Daniel Alaei Eliminated, Durrr Chips Up to Top 10

Jun 10, '10

Blinds: 600-1,200 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 42 out of 101

Average Chip Count: 72,142

Card Player Chip Counts:

Daniel Negreanu – 98,500
Doyle Brunson – 62,000
Todd Brunson – 72,000
Steve Zolotow – 18,500

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. George Danzer – 130,000
2. Anton Allemann – 130,000
3. Peter Gould – 108,000
4. Stephen Chidwick – 106,000
5. Tommy Vedes – 102,000
6. Daniel Negreanu – 98,500
7. Billy Baxter – 96,000
8. Homan Houshiar – 93,000
9. Par Alexande Hilderbrand – 93,000
10. Tom Dwan – 88,000

Notable Eliminations:

Daniel Alaei
Nicholas Broncato

Big Hands:

Daniel Alaei Eliminated

Daniel Alaei got all of his chips in before the draw against Daniel Negreanu. Alaei drew one with his 9-8-5-4 and Negreanu also drew one with his 8-4-3-2.

Alaei caught a K and Negreanu caught a Q to give Negreanu the pot as he is just below the 100,000 chip mark.

Nicholas Broncato Eliminated

Peter Gould opened to 3,400 and was met with a three-bet by Michael Mizrachi on the button to 8,500. Nicholas Broncato was in the big blind and moved all-in for his last 32,500.

Gould took a while before making the call and Mizrachi got out of the way.

Broncato took one and tabled his 7-6-4-2 and Gould stood pat with his 8-5-4-3-2. Gould was dealt a 6 and he was sent to the rail, while Gould climbed to 108,000.

Durrr Moves Chips to Take Pot

Tom Dwan made it 4,100 under-the-gun and was called by Nick Schulman in teh cutoff. John Juanda was on the button and opted to reraise to 16,500.

Dwan went into the tank before announcing that he was all-in. Schulman and Juanda both folded.

Dwan showed a 3 after shuffling through his cards and is up to 88,000. Schulman has 83,000 and Juanda dropped to 42,000.

Cantu Feeds the Bear

We missed the action, but we saw Barry Greenstein doubling through Brandon Cantu as Greensteins 8-6 low bested Cantu’s 8-7.

Baxter Takes a Small One

Eli Elezra opened to 3,500 and both Billy Baxter and Nick Schulman came along for the ride.

Schulman drew two, Baxter drew one, and Elezra stood pat. The action was checked around after the draw and Elezra announced he had a jack. Baxter quickly showed his J-7-5-3-2 to take the pot and move to 66,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Barry Greenstein,   Eli Elezra,   Daniel Alaei,   Tom Dwan,   Brandon Cantu,   Billy Baxter