WC Limit HE - Final Table - Aaron Katz Eliminated in 4th Place
Jun 17, '08
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Stakes: 40,000-80,000
Players Left: 3 of 218
Chip Counts:
Jerrod Ankenman: 2,100,000
Rob Hollink: 1,480,000
Tommy Hang: 550,000
Eliminations:
Aaron Katz: 4th Place ($158,813)
Big Hands and Storylines:
Aaron Katz Eliminated in Fourth Place ($158,813)
Jerrod Ankenman raised preflop and Aaron Katz made an all-in call. Hollink also made the call and the two live players checked down a board of A
10
4
5J
. Ankenman flipped over a queen on the end, which was enough to take down the pot against his opponents' meager holdings. Katz was eliminated in fourth place, and he took home $158,813 in prize money.
Tommy Hang Doubles Up
Ankenman raised preflop and Tommy Hang reraised. Ankenman made the call and the flop was dealt A93. Hang bet and Ankenman called. The turn brought the 6 and Hang check raised Ankenman's bet. Ankenman reraised and Hang made the all-in call. Hang held A-9 to dominate Ankenman's A-3 and the river brought the 4. Hang doubled up to survive the hand.
Player Tags: Tommy Hang, Aaron Katz, Rob Hollink, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report
$10K WC Limit Hold'em - Andy Bloch Eliminated in 7th Place ($81,968)
Jun 17, '08
Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Stakes: 25,000-50,000
Players Left: 6
Chip Counts:
Rob Hollink: 1,260,000
Tommy Hang: 925,000
Aaron Katz: 850,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 530,000
Brock Parker 480,000
J.C. Tran: 180,000
Eliminations:
Andy Bloch Eliminated in 7th Place ($81,968)
Big Hands:
Aaron Katz Wins a Big Pot
Andy Bloch raised to 40,000 and J.C. Tran reraised to 60,000. Aaron Katz made it 80,000 and both Bloch and Tran made the call. The flop 762, and after a bet, a raise, and a reraise, all three players each put 60,000 in the pot. The turn was the J, and Tran bet 40,000. Katz raised to 80,000, Bloch folded and Tran called. The river was the 5, and Katz bet 40,000, Tran called. Katz turned over pocker aces while Tran mucked his pocket kings.
Rob Hollink Wins a Nice Pot
Aaron Katz raised before the flop and Rob Hollink called. The flop came 1076, Katz bet and Hollink called. The turn was the 6, Hollink bet 40,000 and Katz raised to 80,000. Hollink thought for a minute before reraising to 120,000, Katz called. The river was the 7, Hollink bet 40,000 and Katz called. Hollink turned over a full house (sixes full of sevens) while Katz mucked his flopped straight (9-8).
Andy Bloch Eliminated in 7th Place ($81,968)
Andy Bloch raised all in for 50,000 before the flop and Rob Hollink called.
Bloch: J3
Hollink: 98
Board: A10278
Bloch led the hand going to the river where Hollink spiked an eight and paired up. Andy Bloch is eliminated in 7th place ($81,968)
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Andy Bloch, Aaron Katz, Rob Hollink
$10K WC Limit Hold'em - Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)
Jun 17, '08
Blinds: 8,000-15,000
Stakes: 15,000-30,000
Players Left: 7
Chip Counts:
Aaron Katz: 1,100,000
Rob Hollink: 890,000
Tommy Hang: 720,000
Andy Bloch: 480,000
J.C. Tran: 440,000
Brock Parker: 254,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 100,000
Eliminations:
Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)
Big Hands:
Cy Jassinowsky Doubles Up
Tommy Hang raised and both Cy Jassinowsky and Jerrod Ankenman made the call. The flop came JJ7, and Hang bet. Jassinowsky and Ankenman both called. The turn was 5, and Hang bet out. Jassinowsky raised and Ankenman reraised (three bets). Hang folded and Jassinowsky reraied (four bets), Ankenman called. Down to his last couple of thousand chips, Jassinowsky moved all in dark. The river was the 8 and Ankenman called the all in dark bet. Jassinowsky turned over A-J while Ankenman showed K-J. Jassinowsky doubeld up this hand.
Cy Jassinowsky Wins 200K + Pot With Aces
Brock Parker raised and Aaron Katz reraised. Cy Jassinowsky three-bet, Parker folded and Katz called. The flop came J88. Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. The turn was the 5, and once again Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. The river was the 5, and still Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. Jassinowsky turned over pocket aces and Katz threw his hand into the muck. Jassinowsky wins a big pot for over 200,000 shortly after doubling up a few hands prior.
Broc Parker Doubles Through Cy Jassinowsky
Brock Parker raised and Cy Jassinowsky reraised. Parker made it three-bets to go and Jassinowsky just called. The flop came J102, and Jassinowsky checked to Parker who bet. Jassinowsky raised (check-raise) and Parker moved all in. Jassinowsky called and the players turned over their hands.
Parker: A10
Jassinowsky: AK
Jassinowsky started with the best hand while Parker outflopped him with a pair of tens. The turn and river were the 3 and the 5. Parker doubled through Jassinowsky.
Jerrod Ankenman Triples Up
Rob Hollink raised and Cy Jassinowsky reraised. Jerrod Ankenman reraised all in, and Hollink tanked for a few minutes before completing Ankenman's all in and then capping the bet. Jassinowsky went into the tank himself, he eventually called. The flop came AK3, and Hollink bet, Jassinowsky folded.
Ankenman: QQ
Hollink: 1010
Ankenman was in a good spot with queens against tens and the turn and river brought the 9 and the 8, giving Ankenman the check mark and allowing him to triple up.
Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)
Andy Bloch raised from the button and Rob Hollink reraied from the small blind. Tommy Hang made it four bets and Cy Jassinowsky called all in. Bloch folded while Hollink made the call. The flop came K96, and Hang bet and Hollink folded. Hang and Jassinowsky turned over their cards.
Jassinowsky: A-2
Hollink: Q-Q
The turn and river brought the 5 and the 7, no help to Cy Jassinowsky who was eliminated in 8th place ($66,599).
Player Tags: Tommy Hang, Aaron Katz, Cy Jassinowsky, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Jerrod Ankenman
$10K WC Limit Hold'em - Chris Vitch Eliminated in 9th Place ($51,230)
Jun 17, '08
Blinds: 6,000-12,000
Limits: 12,000-24,000
Players Left: 8
Chip Counts:
Aaron Katz: 1,310,000
Rob Hollink: 1,000,000
Tommy Hang: 470,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 441,000
Andy Bloch: 370,000
J.C. Tran: 247,000
Cy Jassinowsky: 231,000
BrocK Parker: 180,000
Eliminations:
Chris Vitch Eliminated in 9th Place ($51,230)
Big Hands:
J.C. Tran Doubles Through Andy Bloch
J.C. Tran raised before the flop and Andy Bloch reraised, Tran called. The flop came 1075, and Tran checked to Bloch who made a bet. Tran raised (check-raise) and Bloch called. The turn was the 8 amd Tran bet out. Bloch raised and Tran reraised all in. Bloch called with a pair of sixes whil Tran turned over K7 for a pair of sevens. The river was the Q and J.C. Tran doubled up.
Chris Vitch Eliminated in 9th Place ($51,230)
A short stacked Chris Vitch moved all in for 22,000 and Aaron Katz made the call.
Vitch: Q9
Katz: 83
Board: K7428
Vitch got it in with the best hand and held the lead going to the river, but Katz spiked an eight, closing the lights for Chris Vitch who was eliminated in 9th place ($51,230).
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Andy Bloch, Aaron Katz, Chris Vitch
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 17 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Players Left: 14 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Rob Hollink - 620,000
Andy Bloch - 570,000
J.C. Tran - 515,000
Aaron Katz - 420,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 340,000
Eric Buchman - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 240,000
Eric Froehlich - 230,000
Chris Vitch - 205,000
Average Stack: 311,450
Eliminations:
15th – Michael Mizrachi
16th – Matt Woodward
17th – Tex Barch
18th – Kieu Duong
Big Hands and Storylines:
Bloch Wins Monster Pot; Duong Eliminated
Rob Hollink made it 20,000 to go from middle position. Brock “t soprano” Parker, on Hollink’s left, upped it to 30,000. Then, to Parker’s left, Kieu Duong moved in for 34,000. As if this wasn’t enough action, Andy Bloch popped it up to 40,000. Both Hollink and Parker called. The flop was 1074; Hollink checked, Parker checked, Bloch bet, and the other two called. The action followed the same pattern on the J turn. Bloch bet the 5 on the river and this time both Hollink and Parker folded. Bloch’s pocket kings were enough to take down the massive pot and Duong was eliminated.
Tex is Toast
Tex Barch was eliminated in 17th place when his AQ failed to hold against Jerrod Ankenman’s AT. The board rolled out 102284 and Barch unhappily called down to the river, giving away the last of his chips. Though Barch's night is through, Ankenman is very much in contention with his 330,000.
Matt Woodward Eliminated in 16thPlace
Matt Woodward was all-in pre-flop against J.C. Tran. Tran, on the button, showed an understandably weak 87 and was chasing against Woodward’s AQ. Woodward remained stoic on the J53 flop, but his demeanor changed to reflect the 8 on the turn; he rolled his eyes and nodded his head in a resigned fashion. The K on the river sealed Woodward’s exit and he was eliminated in 16th place, taking home $25,615.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Kieu Duong, Andy Bloch, Tommy Hang, Eric Buchman, Michael Mizrachi, Aaron Katz, John Barch, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Matt Woodward, Eric Froehlich, Chris Vitch, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break
Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Players Left: 18 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Aaron Katz - 530,000
Andy Bloch - 395,000
Brock Parker - 380,000
Michael Mizrachi - 325,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Chris Vitch - 260,000
Eric Froehlich - 250,000
Rob Hollink - 250,000
Matt Woodward -240,000
Average Stack: 242,200
Eliminations:
19th place – Todd “Dan Druff” Witteles
20th place – Thomas Johnston
21st place – Hoyt Corkins
22nd place – Spencer Lawrence
Big Hands and Storylines:
Corkins Eliminated in 21st Place
Apparently Aaron Katz doesn’t have premium hands all the time. Hoyt Corkins found this out the hard way when his QQ was cracked by Katz’s 65 on a JT63K board. Katz, who won a $1,500 limit hold’em event in 2004, is on an excellent track to claim his second bracelet. He is currently the chip leader with 530,000.
Thomas Johnston Eliminated in 20th Place
Thomas Johnston declared his “pot-committedness” before the hand as almost his entire stack would be consumed by the big blind. He was still in good spirits as he saw Jerrod Ankenman and Tex Barch cap the betting pre-flop. The flop was AJ5 and both Barch and Ankenman checked. Barch bet the J turn and Ankenman folded. The river was the 5c. When Barch showed AA Johnston, having not looked at his cards claimed, “I could have pocket jacks.” He flipped his cards one at a time. The first was the 5, eliciting a roar from the table. Unfortunately for Johnston, his second card was the 10 and he had to go, eliminated in 20th place.
Hollink Continues to Straighten Out
Eric Froehlich raised from middle position and the only caller was Rob Hollink in the big blind. The flop was 1087 and Hollink check-called a bet from Froehlich. The turn was a 6 and Hollink checked. “EFro” bet and the man from Groningen put out a raise. Froehlich called and the pair saw the 4 river. Hollink bet and Froehlich called. The two showed:
Hollink: A9
Froehlich: AA
Hollink’s second straight in as many levels has him up to 250,000, coincidentally, the same amount as Froehlich.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Andy Bloch, Tommy Hang, Michael Mizrachi, Rich Chase, Aaron Katz, John Barch, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Matt Woodward, Spencer Lawrence, Todd Witteles, Eric Froehlich, Chris Vitch, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report, Thomas Johnston
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Blinds: 3,000-6,000
Players Left: 22 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch - 350,000
Michael Mizrachi - 340,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 325,000
Aaron Katz - 322,000
Matt Woodward - 295,000
Shunjiro Uchida - 288,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 250,000
Eric Froehlich - 245,000
Tommy Hang – 180,000
J.C. Tran - 175,000
Hoyt Corkins - 170,000
Rob Hollink – 165,000
Average Stack: 198,200
Eliminations:
23rd – Dewey Tomko
24th – Greg Debora
25th – Terrence Chan
26th – Patrick Bueno
Big Hands and Storylines:
Katz True To His Word
Aaron Katz has been talking constantly about how he has yet to show down a bad hand, and, in a pot against Jerrod Ankenman, he backed up his banter. Ankenman raised from middle position and Katz re-raised on his left to 1,800. Action folded back around to Ankenman who made the call. Ankenman check-raised the AJ3 flop and Katz called. Ankenman bet the J turn and Katz cagily raised, drawing a call from Ankenman. The dealer put out the 3 on the river and Ankenman check-called. Katz tabled AK and took down the pot. Maybe next time someone at the table will respect Katz’s raise. Until then, Katz will be sitting behind a stack of 320,000 chips. Ankenman still has 250,000.
Hanging Around
Andy Bloch raised from the small blind and Tommy Hang in the big blind called. Hang raised Bloch’s bet on the Q52 flop and Bloch called. Action on the turn and river – K and 3 – went check-bet-call, and Hang won the pot with two pair, showing KQ. Hang has now climbed to 180,000 while Bloch, still the chip leader, is down to 350,000
River Dagger Cripples Lawrence
Rob Hollink raised from late position and the only caller was Spencer Lawrence in the big blind. The flop came Q95 and Lawrence bet out. Hollink raised, Lawrence 3-bet, and Hollink just called. The A on the turn was followed by a bet by Lawrence and another call by Hollink. Lawrence bet the river and the Dutchman raised him. After a minute of thought, Lawrence made the call. Hollink tabled the nuts: JT. After the hand Lawrence was left with only 20,000 while Hollink grew his stack to 165,000.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, J.C. Tran, Andy Bloch, Tommy Hang, Dewey Tomko, Michael Mizrachi, Aaron Katz, Shunjiro Uchida, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Terrence Chan, Greg DeBora, Matt Woodward, Spencer Lawrence, Eric Froehlich, Patrick Bueno, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 14 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break
Blinds: 2,500-5,000
Players Left: 26 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch - 340,000
Michael Mizrachi - 340,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 330,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 325,000
Steve Sung - 303,500
Matt Woodward - 295,000
Eric Froehlich - 245,000
J.C. Tran - 225,000
Aaron Katz - 180,000
Hoyt Corkins - 155,000
Average Stack: 167,700
Eliminations:
Alex Kravchenko - 27th
Tim Kasparoff - 28th
Zachary Hyman - 29th
Big Hands and Storylines:
They’re In The Money
The bubble burst after only 5 hands of hand-for-hand play and the unfortunate bubble boy was Tim Kasparoff. Kasparoff got his money all-in against Tommy Hang in a race-situation: Kasparoff’s 88 against Hang’s A10. The flop was 432, opening up 4 more outs for Hang, but he wouldn’t need them, as he spiked the 10 on the turn. The river blanked and Kasparoff busted one out of the money.
This was welcome news to both Patrick Bueno and Alex Kravchenko who, seated at the same table, had been blinded down to critical levels. In one hand, Bueno committed 15,000 preflop against Michael Mizrachi and folded to a single bet from “the Grinder” on the flop, leaving himself a paltry 9,000.
Kravchenko too was spendthrift during hand-for-hand play. Folding both his small blind and big blind to raises, the Russian was left clutching a stack of only 6,000 when the bubble burst. Not surprisingly, he was eliminated in 27th place, but I’m sure the $20,492 will be consolation enough after coming so close to busting empty-handed.
Not everybody was trying to crawl into the money. Aaron Katz and Matt Woodward tangled in a big pot a few minutes before hand-for-hand play began. Woodward raised to 10,000 from middle position and Katz called in the big blind. Katz check-raised the J33 flop and Woodward paid to see the turn. It was the K and Katz bet out, though Woodward raised, Katz was not deterred, putting in a third bet. Woodward called, then called another bet on the river 7. He was dismayed when Katz showed A3 and dragged the massive pot.
Woodward would make a bit of that money back later when the flop nailed his Q8. Zachary Hyman, holding JJ, could not lay down his holding on a board of QQ9 and was eliminated in 29th place.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, J.C. Tran, Andy Bloch, Tommy Hang, Michael Mizrachi, Aaron Katz, Brock Parker, Alexander Kravchenko, Matt Woodward, Eric Froehlich, Steve Sung, Patrick Bueno, Tim Kasparoff, Zachary Hyman, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report
