Mike Sexton - Live Updates

Level 12 Hour 1 Update: Sexton Over 300k

Jul 10, '09

Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 1,386 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Gabe Walls – 680,000
2. James Akenhead – 578,000
3. John Hammer – 570,000
4. Amir Lehavot – 555,000
5. Tony Cavezza – 550,000
6. Jamie Brown – 545,000
7. Michael Kinney – 530,000
8. Adam Bilzerian – 505,000
9. David Benyamine – 501,000
10. Troy Weber – 500,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 140,000
Phil Hellmuth – 345,000
Lee Watkinson – 41,000
Thomas Keller – 120,000

Average Stack: 131,192

Notable Eliminations:

Adam Schoenfeld
Carlos Mortensen
Corwin Cole
Greg Raymer
Jean-Robert Bellande
Darus Suharto

Big Hands:

A Flush Puts Sexton over the 300,000 Mark

After a raise to 5,200 Mike Sexton called from the small blind. The big blind called as well and the big blind called as well. The flop was 567 and all three players checked to see the 8 on the turn.

The third spade prompted Sexton to bet 10,000, which was called by the big blind. The original raiser folded and the K fell on the river. Sexton bet 20,000 and his opponent thought for a while before making the call. Sexton showed KQ and his opponent mucked.

Farmar Still Hanging In There

Jordan Farmar raised to 5,000 preflop after seat 9 had limped in. Allen Kessler made the call from the big blind and seat 9 called as well. The flop came down 962 and seat 6 bet out. Farmar made the call and Kessler mucked. The turn was the 10 and both players checked. The Q came on the river and seat 9 led out for 5,000. Farmar raised to 10,000 and seat 9 quickly mucked. Farmar took the pot and was at 97,000.

Shulman Rides The Roller Coaster

After some fireworks preflop, the player in seat 5 was all in against Jeff Shulman. Seat 5 held KK while Shulman held AJ. “Come on, baby!” seat 5 shouted. “Hold!”

The flop came down J84 and Shulman got some help. The turn was the 7 and seat 5 was close to a double up. But the A on the river gave Shulman the best hand and seat 5 was eliminated. “Sorry buddy,” Shulman said as he shook seat 5’s hand. Shulman was at 280,000 after the hand.

Moments later, however, Shulman was involved in another big hand. The board ran out A7J4J and Shulman bet 40,000 into a pot holding close to 60,000. His opponent made the call and Shulman tabled Q10 for a busted diamond draw. Seat 1 showed AQ for two pair and Shulman dropped back to 140,000.

Phil Gives Up The Pot

The player on the button raised to 6,000 preflop and Phil Hellmuth made the call from early position. The flop came down 766 and both players checked. The turn was the A and Hellmuth checked again. The button then reached for chips and bet 15,000.

“It’s a good bet,” Hellmuth said with a sigh as he threw his 99 into the muck face up. “You gave it to me,” the button said as he flashed the A. Hellmuth was at 343,000.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Phil Hellmuth,   Allen Kessler,   Mike Sexton,   Jordan Farmar

Level 6 Hour 1 Update: Jesus Doubles, Elezra Has Some Fun

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Day 2A Field: 1,476

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 195,000
2. Coba Cao – 175,000
3. Chris Ferguson – 145,000
4. Fabrice Soulier – 143,000
5. Nick Maimone – 142,000
6. Redmond Lee – 140,000
7. Jim Bookstaff – 137,000
8. Tom Schneider – 125,000
9. Craig Hopkins – 121,000
10. Ludovic Lacay – 120,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Mike Matusow – 28,000
Todd Brunson – 27,000

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Laak
Tony G
John Hennigan
Mike Caro

Big Hands:

The World Is A Lie

The player in seat 4 raised to 1,500 preflop and John Hennigan called from the cutoff. The big blind also came along and the flop came down 965. Action was checked to Hennigan and he bet the pot with 3,500. The big blind made the call and seat 4 mucked. The turn was the A and both players checked. The river was the 4 and the big blind checked to Hennigan, who fired 15,000. The big blind tanked for a while and then called.

Hennigan tapped the table, signifying he was caught with nothing and the big blind took down the pot with just 75, a pair of fives. Hennigan was down to 53,000 after that failed bluff attempt. He would later bust.

The Hammer Of Thor

The player in seat 6 raised to 1,500 preflop and Thor Hansen made the call from the big blind. The flop came down Q84 and both players checked. The turn was the K and Hansen led out with 2,200. Seat 6 called and the river was the A. Hansen led out again, this time for 7,200. Seat 6 gave up his hand and Hansen was at 44,000.

Reach Out And Grab your Opponents Hand

Four players saw a flop of A42 and they all checked. The turn was the 2 and Eli Elezra bet 4,000. The player in seat 7 called and the other two players mucked. The river was the 8 and Elezra checked. Seat 7 took control, betting 5,000.

Elezra then went into the tank for a minute. After a bit of waiting, seat 7 leaned his hand to the middle of the table, ready to either turn the hand over or throw it in the muck depending on what Elezra did. Elezra then playfully reached across the table and tried to flip over his opponents hand. Seat 7 held on for dear life and Elezra just mucked his hand. “You aren’t turning my hand over,” seat 7 said. “He wasn’t really gonna do that,” Michael Kamran replied from seat 3. “He got scared,” Elezra joked. Everyone had a good time, especially seat 7 since he took the pot. Elezra was at 44,000.

This Bomb Is A Dud

Phil Laak has been eliminated from the 2009 main event. He made his last stand with Q9 and was actually racing against his opponent’s 88. Unfortunately for Laak, he could not pull out the hand and he was eliminated.

Oh Sweet Jesus, The Man Doubled Up

Chris Ferguson now has a few extra chips to toss around as he has doubled up.

Ken Kelly raised to 2,000 from the button and called from the small blind. The two players saw a flop of QQ2 and Ferguson led out with 8,000 chips. Kelly made the call and the 7 fell on the turn. Ferguson led out again, this time for 17,000. Kelly came over the top with all of his chips, having Ferguson covered.

Ferguson made the call and showed AQ. Kelly tabled AK for just ace-high. The river was just a formality, bringing the 9 and Ferguson doubled up to 145,000.

Corkins Doubles, Still Short

Hoyt Corkins moved all in preflop for his last 4,000 chips. He was called by one opponent who tabled AJ. Corkins was in good shape with AK. The board ran out 874105 and Corkins doubled to 8,000.

Sexton Hits The Diamonds

On a flop of 1042, Mike Sexton led out with 1,500. His opponent then raised to 4,500 and Sexton made the call. The turn was the 9 and both players checked. The river was the 4 and Sexton got back to his betting ways, firing 8,000.

His opponent made the call and Sexton tabled K8 for the flush and his opponent mucked. Sexton took the pot and was at 79,300.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Thor Hansen,   Chris Ferguson,   Phil Laak,   Eli Elezra,   John Hennigan,   Mike Sexton

Level 4 Hour 2 Update: Last Hour of the Day

Jul 03, '09

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 921 out of 1116

Chip Counts:

1. Redmond Lee – 130,000
2. James Navlanic – 100,000
3. Bryan Colin – 98,000
4. Jason Riesenberg – 92,000
5. Domen Pinteric – 90,000
6. Dragan Gelic – 88,000
7. Jason Alexander – 84,500
8. Eli Elezra – 84,300
9. Chris Demaci – 80,000
10. David Sands – 80,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jerry Yang, Perry Friedman, Darryl Dicken, Orel Hershiser, David Grey, Isaac Haxton, Andy Bloch

Big Hands:

Tilly Can’t Win A Flip

The player in seat 4 raised to 800 and Jennifer Tilly made the call. The player in seat 9 then moved all in for 13,000 and seat 4 mucked. Tilly then took a session in the tank and decided to make the call.

Seat 9: 33
Tilly: A9

Board: Q62J4

Tilly was in a race situation with two overcards but could not connect and she was down to 12,000 in chips.

Hansen Picks Up Aces, Takes Pot

Gus Hansen was in the big blind and was battling with the small blind. On the river the board read 62KJ7 and there was already over 10,000 in the pot.

The small blind checked over to Hansen, who bet 4450. The small blind tanked for a minute or so before begrudgingly tossing in the call. Hansen showed the AA and his opponent in the small blind just shook his head and mucked his hand.

Johnny Chan Doubles Up, Cripples Steve Paul-Ambrose

Johnny Chan got all of his chips in the middle preflop against Steve Paul-Ambrose. With his tournament life on the line, Chan tabled AK and was way ahead of the AQ of Ambrose.

The board ran out J223A, which was not good enough for Steve Paul-Ambrose, and gave Chan the pot. Chan doubled to 14,000, but Ambrose was left with just 6000

Andy Black Takes A Pot

On a flop of 953, Andy Black bet 1,200 and his opponent in seat 2 made the call. The turn was the 7 and Black fired another 3,000. Seat 2 decided to muck his hand and Black took the pot, improving his stack to 66,000.

Naujoks Lives To Fight Again

Picking up the action on the river, the board read Q9946, Sandra Naujoks fired 8,100 into the pot. The player in seat 3 then raised to 63,000, having Naujoks well covered.

Naujoks then took a long tank session to decide whether to commit her remaining 18,750 into the pot. After a couple of minutes, she finally decided to release her hand.

David Grey Busts

David Grey was all in against his opponent. Grey was holding 85 and flopped two pair as it fell J85. However, his opponent made a flush and Grey was ousted from the main event.

Straight Flushed

With over 12,000 in the pot preflop, the flop came down 532. Mike Sexton moved all in and his opponent made the call. Sexton tabled 54 for top pair and a straight flush draw while his opponent tabled 33 for a set. The turn made Sexton his flush as the 8 fell. The river then brought the 6, making Sexton a straight flush to add insult to injury as his opponent was eliminated and Sexton was up to 40,000.

Andy Bloch Loses Race and Ends Main Event Run

After a middle position limper, a short stacked Andy Bloch moved all in for his remaining chips. The limper ended up calling Bloch’s all in and showed 44 and was racing against Bloch’s AJ.

The flop was 8KQ, giving Bloch a straight draw to go along his overcards. The turn gave Bloch more outs as it was the Q. Bloch was unable to catch a K, 8, 10, J, or A on the river as the 7 fell and eliminated him from the tournament.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Johnny Chan,   Mike Sexton,   Jennifer Tilly,   Andy Black,   Steve Paul Ambrose,   Sandra Naujoks

Level 12 Hour 1 Update: Sexton Over 300k

Jul 10, '09

Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 1,386 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Gabe Walls – 680,000
2. James Akenhead – 578,000
3. John Hammer – 570,000
4. Amir Lehavot – 555,000
5. Tony Cavezza – 550,000
6. Jamie Brown – 545,000
7. Michael Kinney – 530,000
8. Adam Bilzerian – 505,000
9. David Benyamine – 501,000
10. Troy Weber – 500,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 140,000
Phil Hellmuth – 345,000
Lee Watkinson – 41,000
Thomas Keller – 120,000

Average Stack: 131,192

Notable Eliminations:

Adam Schoenfeld
Carlos Mortensen
Corwin Cole
Greg Raymer
Jean-Robert Bellande
Darus Suharto

Big Hands:

A Flush Puts Sexton over the 300,000 Mark

After a raise to 5,200 Mike Sexton called from the small blind. The big blind called as well and the big blind called as well. The flop was 567 and all three players checked to see the 8 on the turn.

The third spade prompted Sexton to bet 10,000, which was called by the big blind. The original raiser folded and the K fell on the river. Sexton bet 20,000 and his opponent thought for a while before making the call. Sexton showed KQ and his opponent mucked.

Farmar Still Hanging In There

Jordan Farmar raised to 5,000 preflop after seat 9 had limped in. Allen Kessler made the call from the big blind and seat 9 called as well. The flop came down 962 and seat 6 bet out. Farmar made the call and Kessler mucked. The turn was the 10 and both players checked. The Q came on the river and seat 9 led out for 5,000. Farmar raised to 10,000 and seat 9 quickly mucked. Farmar took the pot and was at 97,000.

Shulman Rides The Roller Coaster

After some fireworks preflop, the player in seat 5 was all in against Jeff Shulman. Seat 5 held KK while Shulman held AJ. “Come on, baby!” seat 5 shouted. “Hold!”

The flop came down J84 and Shulman got some help. The turn was the 7 and seat 5 was close to a double up. But the A on the river gave Shulman the best hand and seat 5 was eliminated. “Sorry buddy,” Shulman said as he shook seat 5’s hand. Shulman was at 280,000 after the hand.

Moments later, however, Shulman was involved in another big hand. The board ran out A7J4J and Shulman bet 40,000 into a pot holding close to 60,000. His opponent made the call and Shulman tabled Q10 for a busted diamond draw. Seat 1 showed AQ for two pair and Shulman dropped back to 140,000.

Phil Gives Up The Pot

The player on the button raised to 6,000 preflop and Phil Hellmuth made the call from early position. The flop came down 766 and both players checked. The turn was the A and Hellmuth checked again. The button then reached for chips and bet 15,000.

“It’s a good bet,” Hellmuth said with a sigh as he threw his 99 into the muck face up. “You gave it to me,” the button said as he flashed the A. Hellmuth was at 343,000.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Phil Hellmuth,   Allen Kessler,   Mike Sexton,   Jordan Farmar

Level 6 Hour 1 Update: Jesus Doubles, Elezra Has Some Fun

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Day 2A Field: 1,476

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 195,000
2. Coba Cao – 175,000
3. Chris Ferguson – 145,000
4. Fabrice Soulier – 143,000
5. Nick Maimone – 142,000
6. Redmond Lee – 140,000
7. Jim Bookstaff – 137,000
8. Tom Schneider – 125,000
9. Craig Hopkins – 121,000
10. Ludovic Lacay – 120,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Mike Matusow – 28,000
Todd Brunson – 27,000

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Laak
Tony G
John Hennigan
Mike Caro

Big Hands:

The World Is A Lie

The player in seat 4 raised to 1,500 preflop and John Hennigan called from the cutoff. The big blind also came along and the flop came down 965. Action was checked to Hennigan and he bet the pot with 3,500. The big blind made the call and seat 4 mucked. The turn was the A and both players checked. The river was the 4 and the big blind checked to Hennigan, who fired 15,000. The big blind tanked for a while and then called.

Hennigan tapped the table, signifying he was caught with nothing and the big blind took down the pot with just 75, a pair of fives. Hennigan was down to 53,000 after that failed bluff attempt. He would later bust.

The Hammer Of Thor

The player in seat 6 raised to 1,500 preflop and Thor Hansen made the call from the big blind. The flop came down Q84 and both players checked. The turn was the K and Hansen led out with 2,200. Seat 6 called and the river was the A. Hansen led out again, this time for 7,200. Seat 6 gave up his hand and Hansen was at 44,000.

Reach Out And Grab your Opponents Hand

Four players saw a flop of A42 and they all checked. The turn was the 2 and Eli Elezra bet 4,000. The player in seat 7 called and the other two players mucked. The river was the 8 and Elezra checked. Seat 7 took control, betting 5,000.

Elezra then went into the tank for a minute. After a bit of waiting, seat 7 leaned his hand to the middle of the table, ready to either turn the hand over or throw it in the muck depending on what Elezra did. Elezra then playfully reached across the table and tried to flip over his opponents hand. Seat 7 held on for dear life and Elezra just mucked his hand. “You aren’t turning my hand over,” seat 7 said. “He wasn’t really gonna do that,” Michael Kamran replied from seat 3. “He got scared,” Elezra joked. Everyone had a good time, especially seat 7 since he took the pot. Elezra was at 44,000.

This Bomb Is A Dud

Phil Laak has been eliminated from the 2009 main event. He made his last stand with Q9 and was actually racing against his opponent’s 88. Unfortunately for Laak, he could not pull out the hand and he was eliminated.

Oh Sweet Jesus, The Man Doubled Up

Chris Ferguson now has a few extra chips to toss around as he has doubled up.

Ken Kelly raised to 2,000 from the button and called from the small blind. The two players saw a flop of QQ2 and Ferguson led out with 8,000 chips. Kelly made the call and the 7 fell on the turn. Ferguson led out again, this time for 17,000. Kelly came over the top with all of his chips, having Ferguson covered.

Ferguson made the call and showed AQ. Kelly tabled AK for just ace-high. The river was just a formality, bringing the 9 and Ferguson doubled up to 145,000.

Corkins Doubles, Still Short

Hoyt Corkins moved all in preflop for his last 4,000 chips. He was called by one opponent who tabled AJ. Corkins was in good shape with AK. The board ran out 874105 and Corkins doubled to 8,000.

Sexton Hits The Diamonds

On a flop of 1042, Mike Sexton led out with 1,500. His opponent then raised to 4,500 and Sexton made the call. The turn was the 9 and both players checked. The river was the 4 and Sexton got back to his betting ways, firing 8,000.

His opponent made the call and Sexton tabled K8 for the flush and his opponent mucked. Sexton took the pot and was at 79,300.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Thor Hansen,   Chris Ferguson,   Phil Laak,   Eli Elezra,   John Hennigan,   Mike Sexton

Level 4 Hour 2 Update: Last Hour of the Day

Jul 03, '09

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 921 out of 1116

Chip Counts:

1. Redmond Lee – 130,000
2. James Navlanic – 100,000
3. Bryan Colin – 98,000
4. Jason Riesenberg – 92,000
5. Domen Pinteric – 90,000
6. Dragan Gelic – 88,000
7. Jason Alexander – 84,500
8. Eli Elezra – 84,300
9. Chris Demaci – 80,000
10. David Sands – 80,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jerry Yang, Perry Friedman, Darryl Dicken, Orel Hershiser, David Grey, Isaac Haxton, Andy Bloch

Big Hands:

Tilly Can’t Win A Flip

The player in seat 4 raised to 800 and Jennifer Tilly made the call. The player in seat 9 then moved all in for 13,000 and seat 4 mucked. Tilly then took a session in the tank and decided to make the call.

Seat 9: 33
Tilly: A9

Board: Q62J4

Tilly was in a race situation with two overcards but could not connect and she was down to 12,000 in chips.

Hansen Picks Up Aces, Takes Pot

Gus Hansen was in the big blind and was battling with the small blind. On the river the board read 62KJ7 and there was already over 10,000 in the pot.

The small blind checked over to Hansen, who bet 4450. The small blind tanked for a minute or so before begrudgingly tossing in the call. Hansen showed the AA and his opponent in the small blind just shook his head and mucked his hand.

Johnny Chan Doubles Up, Cripples Steve Paul-Ambrose

Johnny Chan got all of his chips in the middle preflop against Steve Paul-Ambrose. With his tournament life on the line, Chan tabled AK and was way ahead of the AQ of Ambrose.

The board ran out J223A, which was not good enough for Steve Paul-Ambrose, and gave Chan the pot. Chan doubled to 14,000, but Ambrose was left with just 6000

Andy Black Takes A Pot

On a flop of 953, Andy Black bet 1,200 and his opponent in seat 2 made the call. The turn was the 7 and Black fired another 3,000. Seat 2 decided to muck his hand and Black took the pot, improving his stack to 66,000.

Naujoks Lives To Fight Again

Picking up the action on the river, the board read Q9946, Sandra Naujoks fired 8,100 into the pot. The player in seat 3 then raised to 63,000, having Naujoks well covered.

Naujoks then took a long tank session to decide whether to commit her remaining 18,750 into the pot. After a couple of minutes, she finally decided to release her hand.

David Grey Busts

David Grey was all in against his opponent. Grey was holding 85 and flopped two pair as it fell J85. However, his opponent made a flush and Grey was ousted from the main event.

Straight Flushed

With over 12,000 in the pot preflop, the flop came down 532. Mike Sexton moved all in and his opponent made the call. Sexton tabled 54 for top pair and a straight flush draw while his opponent tabled 33 for a set. The turn made Sexton his flush as the 8 fell. The river then brought the 6, making Sexton a straight flush to add insult to injury as his opponent was eliminated and Sexton was up to 40,000.

Andy Bloch Loses Race and Ends Main Event Run

After a middle position limper, a short stacked Andy Bloch moved all in for his remaining chips. The limper ended up calling Bloch’s all in and showed 44 and was racing against Bloch’s AJ.

The flop was 8KQ, giving Bloch a straight draw to go along his overcards. The turn gave Bloch more outs as it was the Q. Bloch was unable to catch a K, 8, 10, J, or A on the river as the 7 fell and eliminated him from the tournament.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Johnny Chan,   Mike Sexton,   Jennifer Tilly,   Andy Black,   Steve Paul Ambrose,   Sandra Naujoks

Level 12 Hour 1 Update: Sexton Over 300k

Jul 10, '09

Blinds: 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante

Players Remaining: 1,386 out of 6,494

Chip Counts:

1. Gabe Walls – 680,000
2. James Akenhead – 578,000
3. John Hammer – 570,000
4. Amir Lehavot – 555,000
5. Tony Cavezza – 550,000
6. Jamie Brown – 545,000
7. Michael Kinney – 530,000
8. Adam Bilzerian – 505,000
9. David Benyamine – 501,000
10. Troy Weber – 500,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Jeff Shulman – 140,000
Phil Hellmuth – 345,000
Lee Watkinson – 41,000
Thomas Keller – 120,000

Average Stack: 131,192

Notable Eliminations:

Adam Schoenfeld
Carlos Mortensen
Corwin Cole
Greg Raymer
Jean-Robert Bellande
Darus Suharto

Big Hands:

A Flush Puts Sexton over the 300,000 Mark

After a raise to 5,200 Mike Sexton called from the small blind. The big blind called as well and the big blind called as well. The flop was 567 and all three players checked to see the 8 on the turn.

The third spade prompted Sexton to bet 10,000, which was called by the big blind. The original raiser folded and the K fell on the river. Sexton bet 20,000 and his opponent thought for a while before making the call. Sexton showed KQ and his opponent mucked.

Farmar Still Hanging In There

Jordan Farmar raised to 5,000 preflop after seat 9 had limped in. Allen Kessler made the call from the big blind and seat 9 called as well. The flop came down 962 and seat 6 bet out. Farmar made the call and Kessler mucked. The turn was the 10 and both players checked. The Q came on the river and seat 9 led out for 5,000. Farmar raised to 10,000 and seat 9 quickly mucked. Farmar took the pot and was at 97,000.

Shulman Rides The Roller Coaster

After some fireworks preflop, the player in seat 5 was all in against Jeff Shulman. Seat 5 held KK while Shulman held AJ. “Come on, baby!” seat 5 shouted. “Hold!”

The flop came down J84 and Shulman got some help. The turn was the 7 and seat 5 was close to a double up. But the A on the river gave Shulman the best hand and seat 5 was eliminated. “Sorry buddy,” Shulman said as he shook seat 5’s hand. Shulman was at 280,000 after the hand.

Moments later, however, Shulman was involved in another big hand. The board ran out A7J4J and Shulman bet 40,000 into a pot holding close to 60,000. His opponent made the call and Shulman tabled Q10 for a busted diamond draw. Seat 1 showed AQ for two pair and Shulman dropped back to 140,000.

Phil Gives Up The Pot

The player on the button raised to 6,000 preflop and Phil Hellmuth made the call from early position. The flop came down 766 and both players checked. The turn was the A and Hellmuth checked again. The button then reached for chips and bet 15,000.

“It’s a good bet,” Hellmuth said with a sigh as he threw his 99 into the muck face up. “You gave it to me,” the button said as he flashed the A. Hellmuth was at 343,000.

Player Tags: Jeff Shulman,   Phil Hellmuth,   Allen Kessler,   Mike Sexton,   Jordan Farmar

Level 6 Hour 1 Update: Jesus Doubles, Elezra Has Some Fun

Jul 07, '09

Blinds: 250-500 with a 50 ante

Day 2A Field: 1,476

Chip Counts:

1. Samer Rahman – 195,000
2. Coba Cao – 175,000
3. Chris Ferguson – 145,000
4. Fabrice Soulier – 143,000
5. Nick Maimone – 142,000
6. Redmond Lee – 140,000
7. Jim Bookstaff – 137,000
8. Tom Schneider – 125,000
9. Craig Hopkins – 121,000
10. Ludovic Lacay – 120,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Mike Matusow – 28,000
Todd Brunson – 27,000

Notable Eliminations:

Phil Laak
Tony G
John Hennigan
Mike Caro

Big Hands:

The World Is A Lie

The player in seat 4 raised to 1,500 preflop and John Hennigan called from the cutoff. The big blind also came along and the flop came down 965. Action was checked to Hennigan and he bet the pot with 3,500. The big blind made the call and seat 4 mucked. The turn was the A and both players checked. The river was the 4 and the big blind checked to Hennigan, who fired 15,000. The big blind tanked for a while and then called.

Hennigan tapped the table, signifying he was caught with nothing and the big blind took down the pot with just 75, a pair of fives. Hennigan was down to 53,000 after that failed bluff attempt. He would later bust.

The Hammer Of Thor

The player in seat 6 raised to 1,500 preflop and Thor Hansen made the call from the big blind. The flop came down Q84 and both players checked. The turn was the K and Hansen led out with 2,200. Seat 6 called and the river was the A. Hansen led out again, this time for 7,200. Seat 6 gave up his hand and Hansen was at 44,000.

Reach Out And Grab your Opponents Hand

Four players saw a flop of A42 and they all checked. The turn was the 2 and Eli Elezra bet 4,000. The player in seat 7 called and the other two players mucked. The river was the 8 and Elezra checked. Seat 7 took control, betting 5,000.

Elezra then went into the tank for a minute. After a bit of waiting, seat 7 leaned his hand to the middle of the table, ready to either turn the hand over or throw it in the muck depending on what Elezra did. Elezra then playfully reached across the table and tried to flip over his opponents hand. Seat 7 held on for dear life and Elezra just mucked his hand. “You aren’t turning my hand over,” seat 7 said. “He wasn’t really gonna do that,” Michael Kamran replied from seat 3. “He got scared,” Elezra joked. Everyone had a good time, especially seat 7 since he took the pot. Elezra was at 44,000.

This Bomb Is A Dud

Phil Laak has been eliminated from the 2009 main event. He made his last stand with Q9 and was actually racing against his opponent’s 88. Unfortunately for Laak, he could not pull out the hand and he was eliminated.

Oh Sweet Jesus, The Man Doubled Up

Chris Ferguson now has a few extra chips to toss around as he has doubled up.

Ken Kelly raised to 2,000 from the button and called from the small blind. The two players saw a flop of QQ2 and Ferguson led out with 8,000 chips. Kelly made the call and the 7 fell on the turn. Ferguson led out again, this time for 17,000. Kelly came over the top with all of his chips, having Ferguson covered.

Ferguson made the call and showed AQ. Kelly tabled AK for just ace-high. The river was just a formality, bringing the 9 and Ferguson doubled up to 145,000.

Corkins Doubles, Still Short

Hoyt Corkins moved all in preflop for his last 4,000 chips. He was called by one opponent who tabled AJ. Corkins was in good shape with AK. The board ran out 874105 and Corkins doubled to 8,000.

Sexton Hits The Diamonds

On a flop of 1042, Mike Sexton led out with 1,500. His opponent then raised to 4,500 and Sexton made the call. The turn was the 9 and both players checked. The river was the 4 and Sexton got back to his betting ways, firing 8,000.

His opponent made the call and Sexton tabled K8 for the flush and his opponent mucked. Sexton took the pot and was at 79,300.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Thor Hansen,   Chris Ferguson,   Phil Laak,   Eli Elezra,   John Hennigan,   Mike Sexton

Level 4 Hour 2 Update: Last Hour of the Day

Jul 03, '09

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Players Remaining: 921 out of 1116

Chip Counts:

1. Redmond Lee – 130,000
2. James Navlanic – 100,000
3. Bryan Colin – 98,000
4. Jason Riesenberg – 92,000
5. Domen Pinteric – 90,000
6. Dragan Gelic – 88,000
7. Jason Alexander – 84,500
8. Eli Elezra – 84,300
9. Chris Demaci – 80,000
10. David Sands – 80,000

Notable Eliminations:

Jerry Yang, Perry Friedman, Darryl Dicken, Orel Hershiser, David Grey, Isaac Haxton, Andy Bloch

Big Hands:

Tilly Can’t Win A Flip

The player in seat 4 raised to 800 and Jennifer Tilly made the call. The player in seat 9 then moved all in for 13,000 and seat 4 mucked. Tilly then took a session in the tank and decided to make the call.

Seat 9: 33
Tilly: A9

Board: Q62J4

Tilly was in a race situation with two overcards but could not connect and she was down to 12,000 in chips.

Hansen Picks Up Aces, Takes Pot

Gus Hansen was in the big blind and was battling with the small blind. On the river the board read 62KJ7 and there was already over 10,000 in the pot.

The small blind checked over to Hansen, who bet 4450. The small blind tanked for a minute or so before begrudgingly tossing in the call. Hansen showed the AA and his opponent in the small blind just shook his head and mucked his hand.

Johnny Chan Doubles Up, Cripples Steve Paul-Ambrose

Johnny Chan got all of his chips in the middle preflop against Steve Paul-Ambrose. With his tournament life on the line, Chan tabled AK and was way ahead of the AQ of Ambrose.

The board ran out J223A, which was not good enough for Steve Paul-Ambrose, and gave Chan the pot. Chan doubled to 14,000, but Ambrose was left with just 6000

Andy Black Takes A Pot

On a flop of 953, Andy Black bet 1,200 and his opponent in seat 2 made the call. The turn was the 7 and Black fired another 3,000. Seat 2 decided to muck his hand and Black took the pot, improving his stack to 66,000.

Naujoks Lives To Fight Again

Picking up the action on the river, the board read Q9946, Sandra Naujoks fired 8,100 into the pot. The player in seat 3 then raised to 63,000, having Naujoks well covered.

Naujoks then took a long tank session to decide whether to commit her remaining 18,750 into the pot. After a couple of minutes, she finally decided to release her hand.

David Grey Busts

David Grey was all in against his opponent. Grey was holding 85 and flopped two pair as it fell J85. However, his opponent made a flush and Grey was ousted from the main event.

Straight Flushed

With over 12,000 in the pot preflop, the flop came down 532. Mike Sexton moved all in and his opponent made the call. Sexton tabled 54 for top pair and a straight flush draw while his opponent tabled 33 for a set. The turn made Sexton his flush as the 8 fell. The river then brought the 6, making Sexton a straight flush to add insult to injury as his opponent was eliminated and Sexton was up to 40,000.

Andy Bloch Loses Race and Ends Main Event Run

After a middle position limper, a short stacked Andy Bloch moved all in for his remaining chips. The limper ended up calling Bloch’s all in and showed 44 and was racing against Bloch’s AJ.

The flop was 8KQ, giving Bloch a straight draw to go along his overcards. The turn gave Bloch more outs as it was the Q. Bloch was unable to catch a K, 8, 10, J, or A on the river as the 7 fell and eliminated him from the tournament.

Player Tags: Gus Hansen,   Johnny Chan,   Mike Sexton,   Jennifer Tilly,   Andy Black,   Steve Paul Ambrose,   Sandra Naujoks

Level 11 Update: Mike Sexton Eliminated

Jun 19, '09

Ante: 500
Low Card: 700
Completion: 2,500
Limits: 2,500-5,000

Players Remaining: 66 out of 164

Chip Counts:

1. Tuan Le – 202,000
2. Jeff Lisandro – 175,000
3. John Juanda – 133,000
4. Dario Minieri – 132,000
5. Joe Tehan – 130,000
6. Dutch Boyd – 126,000
7. Steve Billirakis – 119,000
8. Lyle Berman – 95,000
9. Amnon Filippi – 91,000
10. Scotty Nguyen – 85,000

Average Chip Count: 70,285

Notable Eliminations:

Mike Sexton
Tim Phan
Norman Chad

Big Hands:

Mike Sexton Eliminated

Mike Sexton was all-in against David Benyamine and David Sklansky.

Their cards:

Sexton: X-X-8JJQ-X

Benyamine: X-X-58K2-X

Sklansky: X-X-54QA-X

After betting between Benyamine and Sklansky, Benyamine exposed the K1010 to take the high, while Sklansky tabled the 8710 to take the low. Sexton was eliminated.

Norman Chad and Todd Brunson Stay Alive

Norman Chad and Todd Brunson were both all-in against an opponent. On the end Chad won the high with a set of fives while Brunson took the low. Brunson is at just 8,500 and Chad was at 5,800 before being eliminated shortly after.

Tim Phan Eliminated

Tim Phan was eliminated when his aces and eights were no good against the quad sixes of his opponent.

Player Tags: Todd Brunson,   David Benyamine,   David Sklansky,   Mike Sexton,   Tim Phan,   Norman Chad

Phil Hellmuth Defeats Mike Sexton

Mar 06, '09

Phil Hellmuth had a very, very slight lead over Mike Sexton when the two players got it all in preflop.

Hellmuth held A-J, but was behind to Sexton's pocket queens.

The flop came J-9-8 giving Hellmuth more outs with a jack. The turn was a 4, and Hellmuth was down to his final five outs. The river was an Ace! and Hellmuth eliminated Sexton from the tournament.

Hellmuth advances to take on the winner of the match between Jeffrey Ishbia and Leon Yanovski.

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Phil Hellmuth,   Mike Sexton

Mike Sexton Eliminated in 11th Place ($35,746)

Oct 30, '08

On a flop of 332, Daniel Schreiber puts Mike Sexton all in and Sexton makes the call with K2.

Schreibers shows AQ and needs some help to knock out Sexton.

The turn is the 7 and now Schreiber picks up a ton of outs for counterfeits and flushes. The river is the Q and Schreiber's pair of queens eliminates Sexton in 11th place, setting up the final table.

The players are now redrawing and getting set to enter the final table arena that has been built in the tournament room.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Mike Sexton,   Daniel Schreiber

Ray Qartomy Eliminated in 17th Place ($23,651)

Oct 30, '08

Mike Sexton moves all in from the small blind and Ray Qartomy calls all in dark from the big blind, since he only has four big blinds.

Sexton shows QJ and Qartomy shows 42.

The board comes KJ339 and Qartomy is eliminated in 17th place











 

Player Tags: Mike Sexton,   Ray Qartomy

Final-Table Analysis: Mike Sexton

Aug 28, '08

Check out what Mike Sexton had to say about the final table before it began in an interview with CardPlayer TV:

Player Tags: Mike Sexton

$5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud 8/b - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap

Jun 18, '08

Limit: 3,000-6,000, 1,000 ante, 1,000 bring in

Players Left: 30 of 261

Chip Leaders:
Steve Sung - 278,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg - 190,000
Alessio Isaia - 170,000
Chau Giang - 170,000
Than Duc Nguyen - 114,000
Jeffrey Burdsall - 110,000
Marcel Luske - 108,000
Chris Ferguson - 108,000
Allen Cunningham - 108,000
Robert Lauria - 100,000

Average Stack: 87,000

Eliminations:
Mike Matusow
Mike Sexton
Shawn Sheikhan

Big Hands and Storylines:

Matusow Eliminated

Mike Matusow was recently busted by Thang Duc Nguyen. When they turned up their cards Nguyen had A847365 for a straight and a low while Matusow could only muster two pair, aces and jacks. According to Matusow, he went from 75,000 to bust in a matter of only three hands. Matusow was eliminated in 33^rd place.

Cunningham Scoops on Seventh

Allen Cunninham: 4KA6
Opponent: 7573

Cunningham played passively from the outset, simply calling on streets three through five. Then, on 6^th street, he raised his opponent’s bet, which was met by a call. His opponent checked to him on 7^th street and Cunningham bet again. The other player called and Cunningham showed (Q)(2)(3). His opponent to his right angrily mucked his hand and shouted to someone following him on the rail, “Rivered again!” The pot takes Cunningham up to 108,000.

Ruthenberg Snags More from Ferguson

Fresh off their last confrontation in which the German won a big pot, Sebastian Ruthenberg and Chris Ferguson tangled again. Ruthenberg brought in with the 3 and Ferguson completed his 4. Ruthenberg called and bet out on 4^th street when he drew the A and Ferguson was given the 9. Ferguson called, and on 5^th street Ruthenberg bet his 5 and Ferguson, having bought a 4, folded. Ruthenberg’s stack is still hovering near 200,000 while Ferguson is at 108,000.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Allen Cunningham,   Shawn Sheikhan,   Mike Matusow,   Chau Giang,   Mike Sexton,   Marcel Luske,   Jeffrey Burdsall,   Than Duc Nguyen,   Steve Sung,   Sebastian Ruthenberg,   Alessio Isaia

$5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud 8/b - Day 2 - Level 14 Recap

Jun 18, '08

Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break

Limit: 2,500-5,000, 500 ante, 700 bring in

Players Left:  42 of 261

Chip Leaders:
Steve Sung - 295,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg - 195,000
Chau Giang - 130,000
Alessio Isaia - 120,000
Aleaksandr Dzianisau - 99,000
Robert Lauria - 95,000
Chris Ferguson - 93,000
Marcel Luske - 92,000
Howard Lederer - 91,000
Vegard Nygaard - 77,000

Average Stack: 62,150

Big Hands and Storylines:

That’s Why They Call Him “The Mouth”

Mike Matusow can consider himself doubly unlucky – well, as unlucky as someone who just won a bracelet can be – not only was he moved from his earlier table, but his new seat has Shawn Sheikhan to its right and Patrick Bueno to its left. Add to that Marcel Luske and Steve Sung and Matusow’s new table is quite the minefield.  

Of course, it didn’t take very long for Matusow to get involved in a hand and it was against the chip leader Steve Sung:

Matusow: 78KQ
Sung: AJ93

Sung raised on 3^rd street and Matusow called. On 4^th street, Sung checked, Matusow bet, and Sung called. Matusow drew a face card on 5^th street and Sung bet into him, Matusow called. Action went bet-call again on 6^th street, then both players checked it on the end. Sung showed (A)(4)(K) for a pair of aces and that was enough to scoop the pot. Sung has now amassed a massive stack of 300,000.

A bit of playful verbal sparring took place between Matusow and Sung a bit later, with Matusow showing where his allegiance lies. Spouted Matusow, “If I’m not in a pot I’m rooting for you [Sung]. If you’re not in a pot I’m rooting for Marcel. If he’s not in a pot I’m rooting for Sheiky.” Then, after taking a bit of guff from the other players at the table Matusow quipped, “I’m not biased. I hate you all.”

May All Your Pots Be Scooped

Mike Sexton just tripled up against Alessio Isaia and another opponent. Sexton was all-in on 3^rd street for 9,000 against Isaia and another player. By 7^th street the third player had dropped out and it was only Sexton and Isaia. The two showed their hands:

Sexton: (2)(3)(7)47J6
Isaia: (A)(3)(3)Q756

Remarkably, Sexton was able to take down the entire pot with only a pair of 7s and a 7-6-4-3-2 low. The pot takes him up to 30,000, nothing to write home about, but much preferable to hitting the rail.

Ruthenberg Wins a Massive, Massive Pot

A massive pot just took place between Sebastian Ruthenberg, Chris Ferguson, Farzad Rouhani, and Alex Jacob. The action was raised on 3^rd street, but the real meat of the hand came on 4^th street, where all four players remained in the hand (Jacob all-in) while the betting was capped. Heavy action continued on the rest of the hand with Rouhani bowing out on 6^th street. At the conclusion of the hand Rutherberg showed 34A7(5)(6)(Q), good enough to scoop the pot. Ferguson mucked his 437A, and was still left with 115,000 despite taking a big hit. Ruthenberg, with 195,000, now sits 2^nd in chips. Alex Jacob's night is through.

Player Tags: Farzad Rouhani,   Chris Ferguson,   Howard Lederer,   Mike Matusow,   Chau Giang,   Mike Sexton,   Marcel Luske,   Vergard Nygaard,   Steve Sung,   Alex Jacob,   Sebastian Ruthenberg,   Aliaksandr Dzianisau,   Alessio Isaia,   European Report

Event 33 - $5,000 World Championship Seven Stud Hi-Low 8OB -

Jun 17, '08

Ante: 25
Bring In: 50
Limits: 150-300

Players Remaining: 261

Stacked Table:
Eli Elezra, Allen Cunningham, Jennifer Harman-Traniello, Alex Jacob

Notable Hands:

Sexton Scoops Ivey

On fifth street, Phil Ivey was showing 109K, and called a bet from Mike Sexton, who showed 724. Ivey called another bet on sixth, hitting the 5 while Sexton was dealt A. He called Sexton's final bet on the river, mucking his hand and returning his attention to the Lakers when Sexton showed 775432A for the wheel, scooping the high and the low.

The Chainsaw Makes House, Cuts Through Stack

On sixth street, Allen Kessler fired at the pot, showing 77A7 to his opponent's A349. On seventh, the dealer made an error, dealing the cards out of order and giving Kessler his card first. By the time the error had been noticed and the floor had been called, Kessler had already seen the card, which actually belonged to his opponent. The floor ruled that both hands would be declared all-in, freezing betting action for that round. Kessler turned over his new card, a 5, pairing his hidden 5 and making him a full house. His opponent hit a K on the end, and showed the A, playing a pair of aces for his high hand with no low draw. Kessler scooped the pot.

Elezra Moves Harman Off Hand
Elezra completed on third showing A, and Harman made the call showing 4. She also called on fourth, catching the Q while Elezra hit the 7. When Elezra hit 6 and fired again, Harman folded, apparently failing to improve her hand with the K on fifth street. Elezra took down the pot, and continued making a good show of defending his title.



 

Player Tags: Eli Elezra,   Allen Kessler,   Jennifer Harman,   Phil Ivey,   Mike Sexton

$5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud 8/b - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap

Jun 18, '08

Limit: 3,000-6,000, 1,000 ante, 1,000 bring in

Players Left: 30 of 261

Chip Leaders:
Steve Sung - 278,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg - 190,000
Alessio Isaia - 170,000
Chau Giang - 170,000
Than Duc Nguyen - 114,000
Jeffrey Burdsall - 110,000
Marcel Luske - 108,000
Chris Ferguson - 108,000
Allen Cunningham - 108,000
Robert Lauria - 100,000

Average Stack: 87,000

Eliminations:
Mike Matusow
Mike Sexton
Shawn Sheikhan

Big Hands and Storylines:

Matusow Eliminated

Mike Matusow was recently busted by Thang Duc Nguyen. When they turned up their cards Nguyen had A847365 for a straight and a low while Matusow could only muster two pair, aces and jacks. According to Matusow, he went from 75,000 to bust in a matter of only three hands. Matusow was eliminated in 33^rd place.

Cunningham Scoops on Seventh

Allen Cunninham: 4KA6
Opponent: 7573

Cunningham played passively from the outset, simply calling on streets three through five. Then, on 6^th street, he raised his opponent’s bet, which was met by a call. His opponent checked to him on 7^th street and Cunningham bet again. The other player called and Cunningham showed (Q)(2)(3). His opponent to his right angrily mucked his hand and shouted to someone following him on the rail, “Rivered again!” The pot takes Cunningham up to 108,000.

Ruthenberg Snags More from Ferguson

Fresh off their last confrontation in which the German won a big pot, Sebastian Ruthenberg and Chris Ferguson tangled again. Ruthenberg brought in with the 3 and Ferguson completed his 4. Ruthenberg called and bet out on 4^th street when he drew the A and Ferguson was given the 9. Ferguson called, and on 5^th street Ruthenberg bet his 5 and Ferguson, having bought a 4, folded. Ruthenberg’s stack is still hovering near 200,000 while Ferguson is at 108,000.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Allen Cunningham,   Shawn Sheikhan,   Mike Matusow,   Chau Giang,   Mike Sexton,   Marcel Luske,   Jeffrey Burdsall,   Than Duc Nguyen,   Steve Sung,   Sebastian Ruthenberg,   Alessio Isaia

$5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud 8/b - Day 2 - Level 14 Recap

Jun 18, '08

Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break

Limit: 2,500-5,000, 500 ante, 700 bring in

Players Left:  42 of 261

Chip Leaders:
Steve Sung - 295,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg - 195,000
Chau Giang - 130,000
Alessio Isaia - 120,000
Aleaksandr Dzianisau - 99,000
Robert Lauria - 95,000
Chris Ferguson - 93,000
Marcel Luske - 92,000
Howard Lederer - 91,000
Vegard Nygaard - 77,000

Average Stack: 62,150

Big Hands and Storylines:

That’s Why They Call Him “The Mouth”

Mike Matusow can consider himself doubly unlucky – well, as unlucky as someone who just won a bracelet can be – not only was he moved from his earlier table, but his new seat has Shawn Sheikhan to its right and Patrick Bueno to its left. Add to that Marcel Luske and Steve Sung and Matusow’s new table is quite the minefield.  

Of course, it didn’t take very long for Matusow to get involved in a hand and it was against the chip leader Steve Sung:

Matusow: 78KQ
Sung: AJ93

Sung raised on 3^rd street and Matusow called. On 4^th street, Sung checked, Matusow bet, and Sung called. Matusow drew a face card on 5^th street and Sung bet into him, Matusow called. Action went bet-call again on 6^th street, then both players checked it on the end. Sung showed (A)(4)(K) for a pair of aces and that was enough to scoop the pot. Sung has now amassed a massive stack of 300,000.

A bit of playful verbal sparring took place between Matusow and Sung a bit later, with Matusow showing where his allegiance lies. Spouted Matusow, “If I’m not in a pot I’m rooting for you [Sung]. If you’re not in a pot I’m rooting for Marcel. If he’s not in a pot I’m rooting for Sheiky.” Then, after taking a bit of guff from the other players at the table Matusow quipped, “I’m not biased. I hate you all.”

May All Your Pots Be Scooped

Mike Sexton just tripled up against Alessio Isaia and another opponent. Sexton was all-in on 3^rd street for 9,000 against Isaia and another player. By 7^th street the third player had dropped out and it was only Sexton and Isaia. The two showed their hands:

Sexton: (2)(3)(7)47J6
Isaia: (A)(3)(3)Q756

Remarkably, Sexton was able to take down the entire pot with only a pair of 7s and a 7-6-4-3-2 low. The pot takes him up to 30,000, nothing to write home about, but much preferable to hitting the rail.

Ruthenberg Wins a Massive, Massive Pot

A massive pot just took place between Sebastian Ruthenberg, Chris Ferguson, Farzad Rouhani, and Alex Jacob. The action was raised on 3^rd street, but the real meat of the hand came on 4^th street, where all four players remained in the hand (Jacob all-in) while the betting was capped. Heavy action continued on the rest of the hand with Rouhani bowing out on 6^th street. At the conclusion of the hand Rutherberg showed 34A7(5)(6)(Q), good enough to scoop the pot. Ferguson mucked his 437A, and was still left with 115,000 despite taking a big hit. Ruthenberg, with 195,000, now sits 2^nd in chips. Alex Jacob's night is through.

Player Tags: Farzad Rouhani,   Chris Ferguson,   Howard Lederer,   Mike Matusow,   Chau Giang,   Mike Sexton,   Marcel Luske,   Vergard Nygaard,   Steve Sung,   Alex Jacob,   Sebastian Ruthenberg,   Aliaksandr Dzianisau,   Alessio Isaia,   European Report

Event 33 - $5,000 World Championship Seven Stud Hi-Low 8OB -

Jun 17, '08

Ante: 25
Bring In: 50
Limits: 150-300

Players Remaining: 261

Stacked Table:
Eli Elezra, Allen Cunningham, Jennifer Harman-Traniello, Alex Jacob

Notable Hands:

Sexton Scoops Ivey

On fifth street, Phil Ivey was showing 109K, and called a bet from Mike Sexton, who showed 724. Ivey called another bet on sixth, hitting the 5 while Sexton was dealt A. He called Sexton's final bet on the river, mucking his hand and returning his attention to the Lakers when Sexton showed 775432A for the wheel, scooping the high and the low.

The Chainsaw Makes House, Cuts Through Stack

On sixth street, Allen Kessler fired at the pot, showing 77A7 to his opponent's A349. On seventh, the dealer made an error, dealing the cards out of order and giving Kessler his card first. By the time the error had been noticed and the floor had been called, Kessler had already seen the card, which actually belonged to his opponent. The floor ruled that both hands would be declared all-in, freezing betting action for that round. Kessler turned over his new card, a 5, pairing his hidden 5 and making him a full house. His opponent hit a K on the end, and showed the A, playing a pair of aces for his high hand with no low draw. Kessler scooped the pot.

Elezra Moves Harman Off Hand
Elezra completed on third showing A, and Harman made the call showing 4. She also called on fourth, catching the Q while Elezra hit the 7. When Elezra hit 6 and fired again, Harman folded, apparently failing to improve her hand with the K on fifth street. Elezra took down the pot, and continued making a good show of defending his title.



 

Player Tags: Eli Elezra,   Allen Kessler,   Jennifer Harman,   Phil Ivey,   Mike Sexton

$3,000 H.O.R.S.E.- Day 2 - Level 11 Recap

Jun 12, '08

Limits:
Hold’em/Omaha8b:  1,200-2,400, 600-1,200 blinds
Razz/Stud/Stud8b:  1,200-2,400, 300 ante, 300 bring-in,

Players Left:  73 of 414

Chip Leaders:
Doug Ganger - 94,000
Jennifer Harman-Traniello - 68,000
Mark Wilds - 64,000
James Mackey – 59,000
Joshua Woolsey - 58,000
David Levi - 56,000
Kevin Saul - 55,000
Marco Traniello - 54,000
Eric Froehlich - 53,000
Farzad Rouhani - 45,000
Billy Argyros - 44,000
Loi Tran – 41,000

Average Stack: 34,050

Eliminations:
Felipe Tavares
Mike Sexton

Big Hands and Storylines:

It Just Keeps Getting Worse

Table 48 continues to add superb players to its ranks. The latest to be moved over to the table is Michael Binger. He joins Marco Traniello, Max Pescatori, James Mackey, Ted Forrest, and Steve Zolotow.

Hold’em

Mackey Making His Mark

Marco Traniello raised pre-flop from middle position and James Mackey three-bet him from the small blind. Traniello made the call. Mackey led out at the A84 flop and Traniello swiftly called. Mackey checked the 7 turn and Traniello bet 2,400. Mackey made it 4,800 and Traniello called. Mackey again bet out on the river 3 and Traniello called. Mackey showed 88 for the flopped set and Traniello, perhaps thinking he had won the pot, momentarily flipped over A-K then scrambled to return his cards face down. Traniello is still in no danger of elimination with nearly 55,000 in chips, but Mackey has him beat with 59,000.

Razz

Tran-tastic

Todd Brunson: A3K2
Loi Tran: 2446

Todd Brunson raised with the A showing and Loi Tran called him with the 2. On 4^th street, Brunson led out and Tran quickly called. Brunson check-called on 5^th street when he was dealt a king, then again on the river. On the end, Brunson again checked and Tran continued his pattern of betting. Brunson took more time to make this decision but ended up making the call. Tran showed (7-5-3) for 6-high and that was enough to win the pot, boosting him to 41,000. Brunson has 28,000.

Stud

Gracz vs. Glantz Part II

Glantz: T366
Gracz: Q2JQ

Matthew Glantz raised with the T showing and Michael Gracz called him with the Q. Gracz check-called on 4^th street and checked again on 5^th. Glantz too checked on 5^th street, slowing down a bit. 6^th street paired both players, sixes for Glantz and queens for Gracz. Gracz bet out and Glantz dejectedly folded. After the hand Glantz was left with a meager 6,000.

Player Tags: Farzad Rouhani,   Michael Gracz,   David Levi,   Max Pescatori,   Ted Forrest,   Todd Brunson,   Steve Zolotow,   Marco Traniello,   Jennifer Harman,   Loi Tran,   Mike Sexton,   Mark Wilds,   James Mackey,   Matthew Glantz,   Eric Froehlich,   Kevin Saul,   Billy Argyros,   Joshua Woolsey,   Doug Ganger,   Felipe Tavares

Event 22 - H.O.R.S.E - Level 7

Jun 11, '08

Blinds/Antes:

Hold'em-Omaha 8: 300-500
Razz-Stud-Stud8: 100 ante, 200 bring-in, 500 completion

Players Left: 168 of 414

Chip Stacks:

Mark Roland: 40,000
Josh Arieh: 29,000
Marcel Luske: 29,000
Max Pescatori: 27,000
James Van Alstyne: 27,000
Paul Sexton: 27,000
Shannon Elizabeth: 27,000
Kevin Saul: 26,000
Greg Raymer: 25,000
Marc Goodwin: 23,000

Average Chip Stack: 14,786

Eliminations: Victor Ramdin, Phil Gordon

Big Hands:

Stud 8

Forrest Plants Bax

Ted Forrest bet every single street and was called all the way down by Cliff "JohnnyBax" Josephy. Their cards were:
Forrest: 5A710 (A64)
Josephy: 82A4 (6810)
Josephy made an 8-low but it didn't beat Forrest's 7-low and Forrest also took the high pot with a pair of aces. The pot put Forrest over 14,000 in chips.

Sneaky One-Armed Italian Pirate

Max Pescatori, who still wears one arm in a sling and can only use one hand, bet 1,000 on 7th street and was called by one opponent. His opponent angrily mucked when he saw Pescatori's hand - 64A4 (A27) for a pair of aces and the 7-low. Pescatori scooped the pot and now has around 23,000 in chips. A player from another table shouted over, "Imagine how many chips you'd have if you had two hands."

Harman's Stack Grows

Showing 108QK Harman bet 1,000 on 7th street and was called by one opponent. She showed her down cards of AK8, giving her two pair and taking the entire pot. Her opponent mucked and Harman saw her stack grow to 11,000.

Razz

How Low Can You Go?

Victor Ramdin called down every street against one opponent. Their cards were:
Ramdin: 84109 (? ? ?)
His Opponent: 7442 (553)
Ramdin's opponent showed down 7-low and Ramdin mucked his cards. Ramdin was eliminated later in the level.

Hold'em

Sexton Knocks Off The Weak

An opponent with a short stack got his money all in on a flop of 1083 and was called by the small blind, Mike Sexton, who showed 107 for top pair. The all in player showed ace high and failed to improve on a 8 turn and 2 river. Sexton had around 16,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Max Pescatori,   Ted Forrest,   Victor Ramdin,   Jennifer Harman,   Mike Sexton,   Cliff Josephy,   European Report