| Jun 20, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 40 - $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Omaha |
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Level 2 Update: Daniel Negreanu Eliminated
Jun 20, '09
Blinds: 100-200
Players Remaining: 250
Notable Eliminations:
Daniel Negreanu
Big Hands:
 Matt Vengrin Doubles Through Tex Barch
On a flop of A 8 6 , Tex Barch bets 1,200 and Matt Vengrin calls.
The turn is 10, and Vengrin checks to Barch who bets 4,000. Vengrin raises all in for 9,000 and change, Barch calls.
Vengrin: AAQ 4
Barch: J987
Vengrin gets it in just slightly behind with top set and the nut flush draw against Barch’s made nut straight, but the Q on the turn fills Vengrin as he doubles up this hand.
David Benyamine Triples Up
On a flop of J94, Bruno Fitoussi bets 800, and a player behind him raises to 2,700. Both David Benyamine and Bruno Fitoussi call the raise.
The turn is the 2, and Benyamine moves all in for his last 125. Fitoussi raises to 2,000 for the side pot and his opponent calls.
The river is the 8, and both players check the side pot. Fitoussi mucks and his opponent rakes the side pot with top two pair (J1094). Benyamine turns over Q1053 for a straight, raking the main pot and tripling up this hand.
 Daniel Negreanu Eliminated
Daniel Negreanu was pulling double duty today in both this event and Event # 38. Buying into the $10,000 PLO event when the $2,000 Limit event went on dinner break, Negreanu was already out of add-ons by the time the $2,000 NLH event was back from dinner, never missing a hand as if nothing had happened.
His final PLO hand came when he got it all in on a flop of 863.
Negreanu: 10954
Opponent: AAJ3
The turn and river are the 8 and the J, no help for Negreanu who makes his way back over to the Amazon Room in record time.
Left In The Deck:
Players took a twenty-minute break at the completion of Level 2 and have just returned at 7:45 pm PDT to begin Level 3.
Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, David Benyamine, Bruno Fitoussi, John Barch, Matthew Vengrin
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| Jun 18, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 35 - $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha |
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Level 14 Update: Sandra Naujoks, Tex Barch, Justin Smith Eliminated
Jun 18, '09
Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Players Remaining: 33 out of 363
Chip Counts:
1. Jesper Hougaard – 500,000
2. Rifat Palevic – 390,00
3. Sorel Mizzi – 375,000
4. Isaac Baron – 255,000
5. Ralph Perry – 177,000
6. Anthony Lellouche – 150,000
7. David Ulliott – 109,000
8. James Smyth – 107,000
9. Michael Watson – 90,000
10. Jeff Lisandro – 20,000
Average Chip Count: 165,000
Notable Eliminations:
Sandra Naujoks
Tex Barch
36. Justin Smith – 11,345
Big Hands:
David Ulliott Doubles Up Twice
Severely short stacked with 26,000 in chips, David Ulliott went all-in preflop and was called by an opponent. Ulliott tabled the AA86 and got the perfect flop of the Q42, to have his opponent drawing stone cold dead. Ulliott is at just 54,000 however, well below average.
Not too long after, Ulliott was put all-in by Justin Smith. Ulliot made the quick call with the majority of his chips already in the middle. Ulliott tabled the AA53 and was up against the AK9J of Smith. The flop was safe for Ulliott as it came 944. The 7 fell on the turn, making spades safe for a double up. The 10 hit the river and Ulliott is up to 109,000. Smith was at 51,000 before being eliminated shortly after.
Sandra Naujoks Eliminated
Sandra Naujoks was all-in, along with Clayton Newman, against Richard Austin.
Their cards:
Naujoks: 101055
Newman: A432
Austin: Q687
The flop came 542. Naujoks flopped top set but was behind against the wheel of Newman. Austin, with his monster drawing hand, was a favorite with the straight and flush draws. Naujoks needed the board to pair in order to survive. Even with the best hand at the moment, Newman had just a 12 percent chance to win, needing to dodge almost the entire deck twice. The J hit the turn and the K fell on the river, as Newman’s wheel miraculously held up. Naujoks was eliminated.
Tex Barch Bubbles To Straight Flush
On a board of A856, Tex Barch was all-in with the J1097, for a nine-high straight and a flush draw. His opponent, Richard Austin, held the 7433 for a lower straight, but also had a straight flush draw to boot. The disaster for the 2005 Main Event third place finisher came on the river, as the 2 fell, giving Austin a straight flush. Barch bubbled the tournament.
Jeff Lisandro Left With 20,000 Chips
With the J1098, Jeff Lisandro had almost all his chips in the middle against the A1052 of Jonathan Cantor. The flop board ran out A107AK and Cantor won the pot with his full house. Lisandro has just 20,000 chips to return to after the break.
Left In The Deck:
The players are now in the money.
Action has stopped for a 60 minute dinner break.
Player Tags: David Ulliott, Jeffrey Lisandro, John Barch, Justin Smith, Sandra Naujoks
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| Jun 16, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 30 - World Championship Limit Hold'em |
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$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 13 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Blinds: 2,000-4,000
Players Left: 31 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Eric Froehlich - 320,000
Michael Mizrachi - 280,000
Matt Woodward - 278,000
J.C. Tran - 270,000
Tex Barch - 270,000
Steve Sung - 265,000
Hoyt Corkins - 260,000
Brock “t soprano” Parker - 230,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 179,100
Andy Bloch - 146,000
Greg DeBora - 145,000
Average Stack: 140,650
Eliminations:
Erick Lindgren
Justin Bonomo
Thomas Wahlroos
Big Hands and Storylines:
 Parker Busts Bonomo
Despite doubling up a few hands earlier against Eric Froehlich, Justin Bonomo would see all of his chips disappear against Brock “t soprano” Parker. Rob Hollink raised from the cutoff and Bonomo, with only 15,000 total chips, raised it up. Parker 4-bet from the big blind, Hollink called, and Bonomo tossed his final few chips in. Hollink called Parker’s bet on the J62 flop, but folded to a second-barrel on the 2 turn. With that, Parker took down the small side pot, but he still needed to best Bonomo’s holding in order to claim the sizeable main pot. Parker showed AK, and ace-king high was well ahead of Bonomo’s A9. The river was the 7 and Bonomo found himself out 10 places before the money.
Spencer Lawrence Giveth, and Spencer Lawrence Taketh Away
Thomas Wahlroos was all-in for his final 11,500 against Spencer Lawrence. Lawrence had a meager Q7, but was racing against the Finn’s 55. The board was a safe one for Wahlroos – K629K – and he raked in a pot of 27,000. That relief was short-lived however. Although their table was broken when they reached 36 players, the duo found themselves seated together once again at a new table. It was here that Lawrence’s pocket nines would hold up against Wahlroos’s pocket sevens. Wahlroos, who had earlier been commiserating with Rob Hollink about bubbling in tournaments, has a new story to add to his collection.
Musical Chairs
Another significant result of having a table break was that Brock Parker took a seat to J.C. Tran’s left. The duo have 500,000 chips between them, with Tran holding a 270k to 230k advantage over Parker. Despite having Parker outchipped, Tran can not be happy with this recent turn of events.
Muy Bueno
Patrick Bueno, chip leader at the start of the day, had seen his stack dwindle to a measly 20,000 before he found himself all-in on the A77 flop. Both he and his opponent had an ace, but Bueno’s queen kicker nipped his opponent’s ten. The turn and river blanked and Bueno found himself smiling again, brandishing a stack of 50,000.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, J.C. Tran, Erick Lindgren, Andy Bloch, Michael Mizrachi, John Barch, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Greg DeBora, Justin Bonomo, Matt Woodward, Spencer Lawrence, Eric Froehlich, Steve Sung, Patrick Bueno, Thomas Wahlroos, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report
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| Jul 08, '07 |
2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 55 - World Championship No-Limit Hold'em |
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Dinner Break
Jul 08, '07
The remaining players have just gone on dinner break and will return at 8:30 to Level 4 and a blind in crease to $200-$400 with a $50 ante.
Level 3 Eliminations
Andy Bloch
Andy Bloch made a pre-flop raise of $2,800 and the player in seat no. 7 made the call. The flop came K 9 3, and both players checked around. The turn brought the Jd and Bloch bet out $5,000. Seat no. 7 re-raised and moved all-in, Bloch called (Seat no. 7 had Bloch covered). Seat no. 7 turns over A 10 for the ace-high flush and Bloch showed K K for top set. The river brought the 4 and Andy Bloch was eliminated halfway through Level 3.
Jennifer Tilly
Jennifer Tilly was also eliminated in level 3 when she moved all-in on the flop with Q-J for an open-ended straight draw and her opponent called her down with pocket aces. Tilly did not improve on the board and that was the end of her run at this year’s main Event.
John “Tex” Barch
In a three—handed pot and on a flop of A 8 8, all players checked around to the turn. The turn brought the 2 and Tex Barch moved all-in for $5,500. One player dropped out while seat no. 8 called instantly. Barch turned over A J for aces-up while seat no. 8 showed 9 8 for trips. The river brought the 8 and seat no. 8 catches the case eight to make quads and send Barch to the rail.
No Soup for Phil!
www.PokerStars.com team member, Jason Alexander limped into a pot and Phil Gordon checked his option in the big blind. The flop came 10-3-2, and Gordon bet out. Alexander raised and Gordon called. The turn brought another 10 and this time Phil bet out and Alexander just called. The river brought a 5 and Alexander gets the rest of his money in the pot. Gordon pays him off with trip tens, but it wouldn’t come without a little trash talk from the pro when he saw Alexander turn over pocket fives for a full house in the river. Needless to say, Gordon was pissed and Alexander was delighted, but everyone was laughing again soon enough.
Dicken Gets Rivered
Darrell Dicken was the next pro to catch a horrible beat on the river. On a flop of Q 10 8, Dicken led out with $1,700 and te player in seat no. 9 moves all-in for $16,300 more. Dicken made the call and turned over Q 10 while his opponent showed Q 9. The turn brought the 6 giving seat no. 9 a flush draw along with the gutshot straight draw to the river. The river brought the J, giving seat no. 9 his straight and allowing him to double through Dicken. Dicken wasn’t too happy after this hand either, but he just shook it off and got right back to business.
J.C. Tran Doubles Up
J.C. Tran was finding a little more luck in the deck and doubled up from the short-stack during Level 3. Tran got it all in pre-flop with A-Q against an opponent’s pair of sixes. Tran hit an ace on the turn and managed to double the size of his stack heading into dinner.
Chris Ferguson Knocks One Out
On a flop of A 10 4, Chris Ferguson bet out $3,000 and the player in seat no. 6 moves all-in for $1,750 more. Ferguson calls with A Q while his opponent shoed A J. The turn and river brought the 5 and the 7, no help to his opponent as Ferguson gets another confirmed kill under his belt and cushions his stack before dinner.
Players will return from dinner at 8:30 p.m., so be sure to check back with CardPlayer.com for more updates and your favorite Pro Blogs.
Notable Chip Counts
| Gavin Griffin |
86,300 |
| Allen Cunningham |
58,000 |
| Chris 'Jesus' Ferguson |
45,000 |
| Phil Gordon |
43,400 |
| Steve Dannenmann |
38,000 |
| Darrell "Gigabet" Dicken |
31,500 |
| Chris Moneymaker |
30,000 |
| Toto Leonidas |
27,800 |
| JC Tran |
26,000 |
| Robert Varkonyi |
24,000 |
| Humberto Brenes |
19,000 |
| Kenna James |
18,500 |
| Katja Thater |
18,500 |
| David Sklansky |
18,000 |
| Amir Vahedi |
16,500 |
| Todd Brunson |
9,000 |
| T.J. Cloutier |
8,000 |
| Chau Giang |
8,000 |
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Chris Ferguson, Phil Gordon, John Barch, Jennifer Tilly, Darrell Dicken, Jason Alexander
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| Jun 23, '07 |
2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 38 - No-Limit Hold'em |
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Hour Two Update
Jun 23, '07
The official numbers have been released for this event. There were a total of 2,778 entrants creating a prize pool of $3,791,970. The top 270 players will finish in the money. 270th place will receive $3,223. 1st place will receive $673,628.
The alternates were funneled into the tournament very efficiently today. Many of the alternate tables are filled with pros who registered late, and they are having a ball today. Michael Mizrachi had a slight hitch at this initial table. When he arrived at table 321, his brother Eric had already sat down. As he went to get this sorted “Tex” Barch needled him saying, “Don’t want to be embarrassed, huh” Mizrachi ended up switching seats with John Phan at Table 323 to settle.
Humberto Brenes’s shark got his meal taken away early on at his table. Brenes raised $400 from early position, and C.T. Law re-raised from the cutoff all in for $1,575. Brenes made the call and showed A K, while Law showed A 10. The flop was a bad one for Brenes as it came 10 6 2. The turn 2 and the river 7 failed to improve either player and Law doubled up.
Another player made a quite a ruckus as he solidified the reason that so many people enter these tournaments: anybody can win. A thunderous yell accompanied this particular player’s draw-out on his two opponent’s (you would have thought he had secured the bracelet already, despite it only being in the second level). As it turned out he had found himself all in with 8 6 against both pocket Aces and pocket Kings, and the third club on the river had secured him the pot.
European entrants include Padraig Parkinson and Vicky Coren at the same table (keep on top of their game at Pro Blogs), Ben Roberts, Neil Channing, Pascal Perrault, Philip Marmonstein, Arnaud Mattern, Dave Colclough, Thomas Wahlroos, Marcel Luske, Rolf Slotboom, and Lish Seoigh.
Stay tuned to CardPlayer.com to follow all the action as well as the progress of Amnon Filippi, Jennifer Tilly, and Vanessa Selbst in out Pro Blogs section
Notable Chip Counts
| Michael Binger |
4,000 |
| Alex Jacob |
3,500 |
| Joe Hachem |
1,350 |
| James Van Alstyne |
900 |
Player Tags: John Phan, Humberto Brenes, Michael Mizrachi, Eric Mizrachi, John Barch, Amnon Filippi, Jennifer Tilly, Cheung Tai Law, Vanessa Selbst
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| Jun 19, '07 |
2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 31 - World Championship Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em |
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More Big Names Fall
Jun 19, '07
Round two of today's $5,000 World Championship Heads Up No Limit Hold 'Em tournament continues through the hour with roughly 25 tables still playing. The winners are free to do whatever they want until round three starts at 10 p.m.
Current Eliminations
Shannon Elizabeth defeated
Daniel Alaei defeated Annie Duke
Tony G defeated Sam Farha
Chip Jett advanced.
Lee Watkinson defeated John Phan.
Sean McCabe defeated Steve Zolotow.
Patrick Antonius defeated Frederick Hallling
Antonius and Halling were all in after the flop. Antonius had pocket two's with a two on the flop and Halling had J 9 and was on a flush draw. The spade never came for Halling and Antonius' set held up.
Taylor "GreenPlastic" Caby defeated Jason Strasser
All in before the flop, Caby was holding A 8 and Strasser showed K J . The board came 10 6 4 8 2 and Strasser was eliminated.
John "Tex" Barch defeated Joe Cassidy
Cassidy and Barch were almost even in chips after a see saw battle that appeared to be never ending. Barch raised to $4,000 preflop and Cassidy went into the tank. Cassidy pushed all in after thinking for several moments and Barch instantly made the call. Cassidy turned over A 10 and Barch flipped over A J . The board came J 9 6 10 7 and Cassidy stood up to leave the table. Barch called him back because after the chips were counted, Cassidy had Barch covered by $1,700. Cassidy immediately pushed all in on the next hand with 6 3 and Barch called with A 9 . The dealer laid out Q Q 3 2 A and Joe Cassidy was eliminated.
De Wolfe out foxes Jacob
Roland De Wolfe finally vanquished Alex Jacob in his match which lasted just over two hours. Towards the end De Wolfe forced Jacob all-in twice in quick succession from his position as dominant stack.
Both times Jacob doubled up – once with AJ Vs K3 and again with A3 Vs A2
However, the third time he was an overwhelming underdog, his K-6 offsuit against De Wolfe’s A-K offsuit and a dry board brought no help for a dejected looking Jacob and De Wolfe advances to round three.
John Kabbaj, Rob Hollink, Jani Sointula, and Noah Boeken all won their games while Ram Vaswani was beaten.
Player Tags: Lee Watkinson, John Phan, Annie Duke, Barry Greenstein, Chip Jett, Steve Zolotow, Joe Cassidy, Daniel Alaei, John Barch, Sam Farha, Taylor Caby, Patrik Antonius, Sean McCabe, Jason Strasser, Fredrik Halling, Shannon Elizabeth
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| Jun 15, '07 |
2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 22 - No-Limit Hold'em |
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Hour Two Recap
Jun 15, '07
The second level of this final table was absolutely crazy. In the last hour there have been seven eliminations and the action is now heads up between James Mackey and Stuart Fox. The play this level was almost all preflop, with less than five flops on hands that didn't eliminate a player. James Mackey and Michael Binger established themselves as the aggressors at the table this level, and their large chip stacks reflected that. The two remaining players are on a short break while tournament officials place the money on the table and get the bracelet ready. Play will resume shortly.
The order of eliminations are:
9th Place - Mike Gracz ($43,684)
8th Place - John "Tex" Barch ($60,254)
7th Place - Jan Sorenson ($81,343)
6th Place - Nick Schulman ($108,457)
5th Place - Karga Holt ($140,091)
4th Place - Will McMahon ($194,319)
3rd Place - Michael Binger ($295,245)
James Mackey will return from the break as the dominant chip leader. Mackey has a 12:1 chip advantage coming into heads up play, with $5,900,000 up against $495,000 helf by Stuart Fox. Fox came into the final table fourth in chips and has only played one hand all day. Fox has been able to sneak in the back door into at least second place by watching his companions battle all day.
There are approximately two hands remaining in the 20th level and after that the blinds will rise to $30,000-$60,000 with a $5,000 ante. There will be $100,000 of dead money in each hand in the 21st level which means Fox will be forced to make a move soon.
Player Tags: Michael Gracz, John Barch, Jan Sorensen, James Mackey, William McMahon, Stuart Fox, Michael Binger, Nick Schulman, Karga Holt
John "Tex" Barch Eliminated in 8th Place ($60,254)
Jun 15, '07
John "Tex" Barch moved all in for $190,000 and was called by Stuart Fox. Barch held A 10 and Fox was holding A J . The flop came J 10 9 and Fox took a commanding lead. The turn was the 2 and the river was the 4 sending Barch to the rail. Tex Barch was eliminated in 8th place, earning $60,254 for his efforts.
Player Tags: John Barch, Stuart Fox
Hour One Recap
Jun 15, '07
The cards have been in the air for only an hour and already it is evident that this table came to play. There are still nine players remaining and play has entered level 20. Blinds are going up to $20,000-$40,000 with a $5,000 ante.
Just 15 minutes into this final table John "Tex" Barch and Jan Sorenson got tangled up. Barch raised preflop and Sorenson reraised all in for about $340,000. Barch called quickly and flipped up K K . Sorenson turned over A Q . Barch went into the flop the favorite but was quickly disappointed when the flop came A J 4 . The turn was the 7 and the river came the 9 giving no help to Barch. After the hand Sorenson was up over $800,00 and Barch was left with less than $300,000.
Later in the level James Mackey made a large preflop raise and was called by Nick Schulman. The flop came 6 6 3 and Mackey bet out $125,000. Schulman made the call and the turn was the 5 . Both players checked and the river was the 7 . Mackey bet out again and Schulman quickly called. Mackey showed K K and Schulman flipped up A 3 . Mackey took down the large pot and now sits as the chip leader.
Not missing a beat, Schulman made a large raise preflop just a few hands later. Michael Binger reraised all in for $236,000. Schulman called and showed Binger 9 9 and Binger didn't even flinch. Binger showed A A and Schulman started counting out his chips to match Binger's bet. The dealer peeled off 8 4 4 Q K and Binger doubled through Schulman and now has $572,000.
On the last hand of the level, Nick Schulman found himself involved in a hand for all of his chips. Karga Holt had made a large raise from the button and Nick Schulman protected his big blind by pushing all in. Holt made the call and turned over A J . Schulman had A 10 and couldn't believe his unfortunate luck yet again. The flop came J 7 2 and Schulman started to gather his things. The turn was the 8 and all of a sudden Schulman had outs. The river was the 9 and Schulman couldn't believe he caught runner-runner to take down the pot. Schulman doubled up through Holt who was still one of the big stacks at the table.
The players are taking a short break following the completion of level one and the cards will be back in the air shortly.
Check back with CardPlayer.com for the next level update and all current eliminations.
Player Tags: John Barch, Jan Sorensen, James Mackey, Michael Binger, Nick Schulman, Karga Holt
Day Two - Hour Five
Jun 14, '07
Late From Dinner
The players arrived after dinner and action began. One player did not return and his stack was blinded off for five minutes. That player was Phil Laak. He did show up eventually and returned to a stack of $360,000. Nick Schulman was the post dinner chip leader with $940,000. He was trailed $100,000 to the negative by Michael Gracz.
Rising to the Top
Karga Holt went on a tear shortly after action began anew. He picked up $120,000 off of Gracz with an all-in reraise. He then called an all-in raise from Kathy Liebert on the next hand. “I think I’ve got you,” said Liebert as she half-heatedly flipped over 6 3. “Deuce, four, five” she added as Holt flipped over pocket tens. The board was dealt 9 9 8 K Q and Liebert was eliminated in 13th place. Holt now had over $1 million.
Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty
There were now 12 players left and the blinds were kicked up to $10,000-$20,000 with a $3,000 ante. Gracz took another hit down to $600,000 when two players doubled up through him on an unfortunate hand. The hour was approaching 11:00 p.m. by this point and some players were showing the hour through their actions. Laak had taken to using his chip stack as a chin rest to support his head.
Laak Attacked
James Mackey bet $60,000 preflop and Laak raised all in for $250,000 more. Mackey made the all-in call and flipped over A Q. Laak showed pocket sixes and the board was dealt K 9 7 8 10. Mackey doubled up and Laak was crippled with only $11,000 after the hand. Laak was all in blind on the next hand and Tex Barch raised to $70,000. Michael Binger made the call and the two players checked down the side pot on a board of 10 8 4 2 8c. Laak flipped over a hand that had huge possibilities on the flop, but was an equally huge disappoint on the river, J 9. Binger threw down A 6 and Barch mucked. Laak sat there for a moment in eleventh place and tried to put together where it all went wrong.
The Wall
Action was now down to ten players and the tournament hit the proverbial wall. It was obvious that at this point two players were going to have to both receive cards for anything to go down. Barch and Binger both moved all in at certain points during the first 20 minutes of final table action, and both times it appeared that Schulman might call. He would go into the tank, count out the chips required for the call, and fold on both occasions though.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Phil Laak, John Barch, James Mackey, Michael Binger, Nick Schulman, Karga Holt
Day Two - Hour Four
Jun 14, '07
And Then There Were Two
The field played down to the final 18 player and they re-drew for seats again at the final two tables. Two faces were not among those left, and one of them was T.J. Cloutier, who had been eliminated. Dustin Dirksen was another not among the final 18 and this was somewhat surprising considering he had been the chip leader for most of the day. That was, until James Mackey came to town to double up through him and take the chip lead. Mackey still held strong with a healthy stack of $700,000. This was not enough for the chip lead though. Michael Gracz now held that distinction with $900,000. The two tables were both strong, but table 68 was the one table where you would not want to sit down. Ross Boatman, Michael Binger, Mackey, Phil Laak, and Tex Barch had been sequestered together, while Kathy Liebert, Gracz, and Nick Schulman did battle at table 67.
Boatman Moves it in multiple Times
Boatman was on the short stack and got aggressive. He moved all in shortly after the re-draw but no one called. He then moved all in again for $79,000 against Barch. Barch said, “I’ve got nothing,” as he made the call and flipped over 8 7. Boatman showed down A J and the board hit the table A K Q 2 K. Boatman doubled up and he also added the extra chips in the pot to his stack. He was now back in action.
Binger’s Wild Ride
Michael Binger called the all-in bet of his opponent in seat seven and flipped over K Q. His opponent flipped over A K with his tournament life on the line. The board was dealt 10 8 2 J 3 and Binger was knocked down to $290,000. A few hands later Binger raised from the cut off and Mackey repopped him from the button. Binger then reraised all in and Mackey was put on a tough decision. He tanked for a while then folded. Binger asked as he collected the pot, “Anybody give me $1,000 to show a deuce?” There were no takers.
The Razor Sweats His Pony
John “The Razor” Phan appeared in the tournament field to sweat Gracz. “Hey horsy,” said Phan. The two then conversed while Liebert was involved in a large pot where she laid her hand down. Phan also had half a dozen Milwaukee’s Best Light cups stacked into one another by this point of the evening.
Tex Rolls Over
Barch made it $32,000 to go under the gun and seat three raised $45,000 more from middle position. Tex made the call and the flop rolled out K Q 2. Both players checked and the 3 busted on to the scene on the turn. Tex bet $100,000 and seat three moved all in for $180,000 total. Tex went into the tank for a long time, into the fifteen minute break as a matter of fact, and then folded his hand in annoyed defeat. He was now under $200,000.
Player Tags: Ross Boatman, John Barch, Michael Binger
Day Two
Jun 14, '07
Day two of event #22, $5,000 No Limit Hold 'Em is set to begin at 2 p.m. Play ended last night at 2 a.m. and out of the large field of 640 only 85 remained. The money starts at 63 players and it should take this group of gamblers no time at all to reach it.
Play will resume in level 13 with blinds of $2,000-$4,000 with a $500 ante. Dustin Dirksen is our chip leader with almost $280,000 but not far behind are John "Tex" Barch, Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf, Kathy Liebert, Jennifer Tilly and Nick Schulman. Stay with CardPlayer.com to find out what happens and visit our Pro Blog section to hear from Mike Sexton on how day two shapes up.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, John Barch, Dustin Woolf, Jennifer Tilly, Nick Schulman, Dustin Dirksen
Color Up Time
Jun 13, '07
Play is getting back underway as the $25 chips were just raced off the tables.
Isabelle Mercier and John D’Agostino were not able to last to the color up, both succumbing to short stacks.
David “The Dragon” Pham and David Benyamine were benefactors of the poker gods late in the last level however. First Benyamine found himself all-in before the flop and in bad shape with A-J versus his opponent’s K-K, but Benyamine found a Ace on the flop and doubled up to nearly $80,000.
Pham was tapped by his opponent after an early position pre-flop raise, Pham called and was way ahead with KK versus his opponent’s 99. The board came 10 6 5 4 Q, and Pham raked in the chips.
Currently 180 players remain on 18 tables. 117 of those players will be eliminated out of the money. Alex Jacob, John “Tex” Barch, and Mike Gracz are among the chip leaders. Howard Lederer and Pro Blogger Mike Sexton are down, but certainly not out.
Keep your browsers on CardPlayer.com for updates on the hour.
Player Tags: Michael Gracz, David Pham, John D'Agostino, Howard Lederer, David Benyamine, Mike Sexton, John Barch, Isabelle Mercier, Alex Jacob
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| Jun 14, '07 |
2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 22 - No-Limit Hold'em |
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Hour Two Recap
Jun 15, '07
The second level of this final table was absolutely crazy. In the last hour there have been seven eliminations and the action is now heads up between James Mackey and Stuart Fox. The play this level was almost all preflop, with less than five flops on hands that didn't eliminate a player. James Mackey and Michael Binger established themselves as the aggressors at the table this level, and their large chip stacks reflected that. The two remaining players are on a short break while tournament officials place the money on the table and get the bracelet ready. Play will resume shortly.
The order of eliminations are:
9th Place - Mike Gracz ($43,684)
8th Place - John "Tex" Barch ($60,254)
7th Place - Jan Sorenson ($81,343)
6th Place - Nick Schulman ($108,457)
5th Place - Karga Holt ($140,091)
4th Place - Will McMahon ($194,319)
3rd Place - Michael Binger ($295,245)
James Mackey will return from the break as the dominant chip leader. Mackey has a 12:1 chip advantage coming into heads up play, with $5,900,000 up against $495,000 helf by Stuart Fox. Fox came into the final table fourth in chips and has only played one hand all day. Fox has been able to sneak in the back door into at least second place by watching his companions battle all day.
There are approximately two hands remaining in the 20th level and after that the blinds will rise to $30,000-$60,000 with a $5,000 ante. There will be $100,000 of dead money in each hand in the 21st level which means Fox will be forced to make a move soon.
Player Tags: Michael Gracz, John Barch, Jan Sorensen, James Mackey, William McMahon, Stuart Fox, Michael Binger, Nick Schulman, Karga Holt
John "Tex" Barch Eliminated in 8th Place ($60,254)
Jun 15, '07
John "Tex" Barch moved all in for $190,000 and was called by Stuart Fox. Barch held A 10 and Fox was holding A J . The flop came J 10 9 and Fox took a commanding lead. The turn was the 2 and the river was the 4 sending Barch to the rail. Tex Barch was eliminated in 8th place, earning $60,254 for his efforts.
Player Tags: John Barch, Stuart Fox
Hour One Recap
Jun 15, '07
The cards have been in the air for only an hour and already it is evident that this table came to play. There are still nine players remaining and play has entered level 20. Blinds are going up to $20,000-$40,000 with a $5,000 ante.
Just 15 minutes into this final table John "Tex" Barch and Jan Sorenson got tangled up. Barch raised preflop and Sorenson reraised all in for about $340,000. Barch called quickly and flipped up K K . Sorenson turned over A Q . Barch went into the flop the favorite but was quickly disappointed when the flop came A J 4 . The turn was the 7 and the river came the 9 giving no help to Barch. After the hand Sorenson was up over $800,00 and Barch was left with less than $300,000.
Later in the level James Mackey made a large preflop raise and was called by Nick Schulman. The flop came 6 6 3 and Mackey bet out $125,000. Schulman made the call and the turn was the 5 . Both players checked and the river was the 7 . Mackey bet out again and Schulman quickly called. Mackey showed K K and Schulman flipped up A 3 . Mackey took down the large pot and now sits as the chip leader.
Not missing a beat, Schulman made a large raise preflop just a few hands later. Michael Binger reraised all in for $236,000. Schulman called and showed Binger 9 9 and Binger didn't even flinch. Binger showed A A and Schulman started counting out his chips to match Binger's bet. The dealer peeled off 8 4 4 Q K and Binger doubled through Schulman and now has $572,000.
On the last hand of the level, Nick Schulman found himself involved in a hand for all of his chips. Karga Holt had made a large raise from the button and Nick Schulman protected his big blind by pushing all in. Holt made the call and turned over A J . Schulman had A 10 and couldn't believe his unfortunate luck yet again. The flop came J 7 2 and Schulman started to gather his things. The turn was the 8 and all of a sudden Schulman had outs. The river was the 9 and Schulman couldn't believe he caught runner-runner to take down the pot. Schulman doubled up through Holt who was still one of the big stacks at the table.
The players are taking a short break following the completion of level one and the cards will be back in the air shortly.
Check back with CardPlayer.com for the next level update and all current eliminations.
Player Tags: John Barch, Jan Sorensen, James Mackey, Michael Binger, Nick Schulman, Karga Holt
Day Two - Hour Five
Jun 14, '07
Late From Dinner
The players arrived after dinner and action began. One player did not return and his stack was blinded off for five minutes. That player was Phil Laak. He did show up eventually and returned to a stack of $360,000. Nick Schulman was the post dinner chip leader with $940,000. He was trailed $100,000 to the negative by Michael Gracz.
Rising to the Top
Karga Holt went on a tear shortly after action began anew. He picked up $120,000 off of Gracz with an all-in reraise. He then called an all-in raise from Kathy Liebert on the next hand. “I think I’ve got you,” said Liebert as she half-heatedly flipped over 6 3. “Deuce, four, five” she added as Holt flipped over pocket tens. The board was dealt 9 9 8 K Q and Liebert was eliminated in 13th place. Holt now had over $1 million.
Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty
There were now 12 players left and the blinds were kicked up to $10,000-$20,000 with a $3,000 ante. Gracz took another hit down to $600,000 when two players doubled up through him on an unfortunate hand. The hour was approaching 11:00 p.m. by this point and some players were showing the hour through their actions. Laak had taken to using his chip stack as a chin rest to support his head.
Laak Attacked
James Mackey bet $60,000 preflop and Laak raised all in for $250,000 more. Mackey made the all-in call and flipped over A Q. Laak showed pocket sixes and the board was dealt K 9 7 8 10. Mackey doubled up and Laak was crippled with only $11,000 after the hand. Laak was all in blind on the next hand and Tex Barch raised to $70,000. Michael Binger made the call and the two players checked down the side pot on a board of 10 8 4 2 8c. Laak flipped over a hand that had huge possibilities on the flop, but was an equally huge disappoint on the river, J 9. Binger threw down A 6 and Barch mucked. Laak sat there for a moment in eleventh place and tried to put together where it all went wrong.
The Wall
Action was now down to ten players and the tournament hit the proverbial wall. It was obvious that at this point two players were going to have to both receive cards for anything to go down. Barch and Binger both moved all in at certain points during the first 20 minutes of final table action, and both times it appeared that Schulman might call. He would go into the tank, count out the chips required for the call, and fold on both occasions though.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Phil Laak, John Barch, James Mackey, Michael Binger, Nick Schulman, Karga Holt
Day Two - Hour Four
Jun 14, '07
And Then There Were Two
The field played down to the final 18 player and they re-drew for seats again at the final two tables. Two faces were not among those left, and one of them was T.J. Cloutier, who had been eliminated. Dustin Dirksen was another not among the final 18 and this was somewhat surprising considering he had been the chip leader for most of the day. That was, until James Mackey came to town to double up through him and take the chip lead. Mackey still held strong with a healthy stack of $700,000. This was not enough for the chip lead though. Michael Gracz now held that distinction with $900,000. The two tables were both strong, but table 68 was the one table where you would not want to sit down. Ross Boatman, Michael Binger, Mackey, Phil Laak, and Tex Barch had been sequestered together, while Kathy Liebert, Gracz, and Nick Schulman did battle at table 67.
Boatman Moves it in multiple Times
Boatman was on the short stack and got aggressive. He moved all in shortly after the re-draw but no one called. He then moved all in again for $79,000 against Barch. Barch said, “I’ve got nothing,” as he made the call and flipped over 8 7. Boatman showed down A J and the board hit the table A K Q 2 K. Boatman doubled up and he also added the extra chips in the pot to his stack. He was now back in action.
Binger’s Wild Ride
Michael Binger called the all-in bet of his opponent in seat seven and flipped over K Q. His opponent flipped over A K with his tournament life on the line. The board was dealt 10 8 2 J 3 and Binger was knocked down to $290,000. A few hands later Binger raised from the cut off and Mackey repopped him from the button. Binger then reraised all in and Mackey was put on a tough decision. He tanked for a while then folded. Binger asked as he collected the pot, “Anybody give me $1,000 to show a deuce?” There were no takers.
The Razor Sweats His Pony
John “The Razor” Phan appeared in the tournament field to sweat Gracz. “Hey horsy,” said Phan. The two then conversed while Liebert was involved in a large pot where she laid her hand down. Phan also had half a dozen Milwaukee’s Best Light cups stacked into one another by this point of the evening.
Tex Rolls Over
Barch made it $32,000 to go under the gun and seat three raised $45,000 more from middle position. Tex made the call and the flop rolled out K Q 2. Both players checked and the 3 busted on to the scene on the turn. Tex bet $100,000 and seat three moved all in for $180,000 total. Tex went into the tank for a long time, into the fifteen minute break as a matter of fact, and then folded his hand in annoyed defeat. He was now under $200,000.
Player Tags: Ross Boatman, John Barch, Michael Binger
Day Two
Jun 14, '07
Day two of event #22, $5,000 No Limit Hold 'Em is set to begin at 2 p.m. Play ended last night at 2 a.m. and out of the large field of 640 only 85 remained. The money starts at 63 players and it should take this group of gamblers no time at all to reach it.
Play will resume in level 13 with blinds of $2,000-$4,000 with a $500 ante. Dustin Dirksen is our chip leader with almost $280,000 but not far behind are John "Tex" Barch, Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf, Kathy Liebert, Jennifer Tilly and Nick Schulman. Stay with CardPlayer.com to find out what happens and visit our Pro Blog section to hear from Mike Sexton on how day two shapes up.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, John Barch, Dustin Woolf, Jennifer Tilly, Nick Schulman, Dustin Dirksen
Color Up Time
Jun 13, '07
Play is getting back underway as the $25 chips were just raced off the tables.
Isabelle Mercier and John D’Agostino were not able to last to the color up, both succumbing to short stacks.
David “The Dragon” Pham and David Benyamine were benefactors of the poker gods late in the last level however. First Benyamine found himself all-in before the flop and in bad shape with A-J versus his opponent’s K-K, but Benyamine found a Ace on the flop and doubled up to nearly $80,000.
Pham was tapped by his opponent after an early position pre-flop raise, Pham called and was way ahead with KK versus his opponent’s 99. The board came 10 6 5 4 Q, and Pham raked in the chips.
Currently 180 players remain on 18 tables. 117 of those players will be eliminated out of the money. Alex Jacob, John “Tex” Barch, and Mike Gracz are among the chip leaders. Howard Lederer and Pro Blogger Mike Sexton are down, but certainly not out.
Keep your browsers on CardPlayer.com for updates on the hour.
Player Tags: Michael Gracz, David Pham, John D'Agostino, Howard Lederer, David Benyamine, Mike Sexton, John Barch, Isabelle Mercier, Alex Jacob
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2007 38th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 22 - No-Limit Hold'em |
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Hour Two Recap
Jun 15, '07
The second level of this final table was absolutely crazy. In the last hour there have been seven eliminations and the action is now heads up between James Mackey and Stuart Fox. The play this level was almost all preflop, with less than five flops on hands that didn't eliminate a player. James Mackey and Michael Binger established themselves as the aggressors at the table this level, and their large chip stacks reflected that. The two remaining players are on a short break while tournament officials place the money on the table and get the bracelet ready. Play will resume shortly.
The order of eliminations are:
9th Place - Mike Gracz ($43,684)
8th Place - John "Tex" Barch ($60,254)
7th Place - Jan Sorenson ($81,343)
6th Place - Nick Schulman ($108,457)
5th Place - Karga Holt ($140,091)
4th Place - Will McMahon ($194,319)
3rd Place - Michael Binger ($295,245)
James Mackey will return from the break as the dominant chip leader. Mackey has a 12:1 chip advantage coming into heads up play, with $5,900,000 up against $495,000 helf by Stuart Fox. Fox came into the final table fourth in chips and has only played one hand all day. Fox has been able to sneak in the back door into at least second place by watching his companions battle all day.
There are approximately two hands remaining in the 20th level and after that the blinds will rise to $30,000-$60,000 with a $5,000 ante. There will be $100,000 of dead money in each hand in the 21st level which means Fox will be forced to make a move soon.
Player Tags: Michael Gracz, John Barch, Jan Sorensen, James Mackey, William McMahon, Stuart Fox, Michael Binger, Nick Schulman, Karga Holt
John "Tex" Barch Eliminated in 8th Place ($60,254)
Jun 15, '07
John "Tex" Barch moved all in for $190,000 and was called by Stuart Fox. Barch held A 10 and Fox was holding A J . The flop came J 10 9 and Fox took a commanding lead. The turn was the 2 and the river was the 4 sending Barch to the rail. Tex Barch was eliminated in 8th place, earning $60,254 for his efforts.
Player Tags: John Barch, Stuart Fox
Hour One Recap
Jun 15, '07
The cards have been in the air for only an hour and already it is evident that this table came to play. There are still nine players remaining and play has entered level 20. Blinds are going up to $20,000-$40,000 with a $5,000 ante.
Just 15 minutes into this final table John "Tex" Barch and Jan Sorenson got tangled up. Barch raised preflop and Sorenson reraised all in for about $340,000. Barch called quickly and flipped up K K . Sorenson turned over A Q . Barch went into the flop the favorite but was quickly disappointed when the flop came A J 4 . The turn was the 7 and the river came the 9 giving no help to Barch. After the hand Sorenson was up over $800,00 and Barch was left with less than $300,000.
Later in the level James Mackey made a large preflop raise and was called by Nick Schulman. The flop came 6 6 3 and Mackey bet out $125,000. Schulman made the call and the turn was the 5 . Both players checked and the river was the 7 . Mackey bet out again and Schulman quickly called. Mackey showed K K and Schulman flipped up A 3 . Mackey took down the large pot and now sits as the chip leader.
Not missing a beat, Schulman made a large raise preflop just a few hands later. Michael Binger reraised all in for $236,000. Schulman called and showed Binger 9 9 and Binger didn't even flinch. Binger showed A A and Schulman started counting out his chips to match Binger's bet. The dealer peeled off 8 4 4 Q K and Binger doubled through Schulman and now has $572,000.
On the last hand of the level, Nick Schulman found himself involved in a hand for all of his chips. Karga Holt had made a large raise from the button and Nick Schulman protected his big blind by pushing all in. Holt made the call and turned over A J . Schulman had A 10 and couldn't believe his unfortunate luck yet again. The flop came J 7 2 and Schulman started to gather his things. The turn was the 8 and all of a sudden Schulman had outs. The river was the 9 and Schulman couldn't believe he caught runner-runner to take down the pot. Schulman doubled up through Holt who was still one of the big stacks at the table.
The players are taking a short break following the completion of level one and the cards will be back in the air shortly.
Check back with CardPlayer.com for the next level update and all current eliminations.
Player Tags: John Barch, Jan Sorensen, James Mackey, Michael Binger, Nick Schulman, Karga Holt
Day Two - Hour Five
Jun 14, '07
Late From Dinner
The players arrived after dinner and action began. One player did not return and his stack was blinded off for five minutes. That player was Phil Laak. He did show up eventually and returned to a stack of $360,000. Nick Schulman was the post dinner chip leader with $940,000. He was trailed $100,000 to the negative by Michael Gracz.
Rising to the Top
Karga Holt went on a tear shortly after action began anew. He picked up $120,000 off of Gracz with an all-in reraise. He then called an all-in raise from Kathy Liebert on the next hand. “I think I’ve got you,” said Liebert as she half-heatedly flipped over 6 3. “Deuce, four, five” she added as Holt flipped over pocket tens. The board was dealt 9 9 8 K Q and Liebert was eliminated in 13th place. Holt now had over $1 million.
Getting Down to the Nitty Gritty
There were now 12 players left and the blinds were kicked up to $10,000-$20,000 with a $3,000 ante. Gracz took another hit down to $600,000 when two players doubled up through him on an unfortunate hand. The hour was approaching 11:00 p.m. by this point and some players were showing the hour through their actions. Laak had taken to using his chip stack as a chin rest to support his head.
Laak Attacked
James Mackey bet $60,000 preflop and Laak raised all in for $250,000 more. Mackey made the all-in call and flipped over A Q. Laak showed pocket sixes and the board was dealt K 9 7 8 10. Mackey doubled up and Laak was crippled with only $11,000 after the hand. Laak was all in blind on the next hand and Tex Barch raised to $70,000. Michael Binger made the call and the two players checked down the side pot on a board of 10 8 4 2 8c. Laak flipped over a hand that had huge possibilities on the flop, but was an equally huge disappoint on the river, J 9. Binger threw down A 6 and Barch mucked. Laak sat there for a moment in eleventh place and tried to put together where it all went wrong.
The Wall
Action was now down to ten players and the tournament hit the proverbial wall. It was obvious that at this point two players were going to have to both receive cards for anything to go down. Barch and Binger both moved all in at certain points during the first 20 minutes of final table action, and both times it appeared that Schulman might call. He would go into the tank, count out the chips required for the call, and fold on both occasions though.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Phil Laak, John Barch, James Mackey, Michael Binger, Nick Schulman, Karga Holt
Day Two - Hour Four
Jun 14, '07
And Then There Were Two
The field played down to the final 18 player and they re-drew for seats again at the final two tables. Two faces were not among those left, and one of them was T.J. Cloutier, who had been eliminated. Dustin Dirksen was another not among the final 18 and this was somewhat surprising considering he had been the chip leader for most of the day. That was, until James Mackey came to town to double up through him and take the chip lead. Mackey still held strong with a healthy stack of $700,000. This was not enough for the chip lead though. Michael Gracz now held that distinction with $900,000. The two tables were both strong, but table 68 was the one table where you would not want to sit down. Ross Boatman, Michael Binger, Mackey, Phil Laak, and Tex Barch had been sequestered together, while Kathy Liebert, Gracz, and Nick Schulman did battle at table 67.
Boatman Moves it in multiple Times
Boatman was on the short stack and got aggressive. He moved all in shortly after the re-draw but no one called. He then moved all in again for $79,000 against Barch. Barch said, “I’ve got nothing,” as he made the call and flipped over 8 7. Boatman showed down A J and the board hit the table A K Q 2 K. Boatman doubled up and he also added the extra chips in the pot to his stack. He was now back in action.
Binger’s Wild Ride
Michael Binger called the all-in bet of his opponent in seat seven and flipped over K Q. His opponent flipped over A K with his tournament life on the line. The board was dealt 10 8 2 J 3 and Binger was knocked down to $290,000. A few hands later Binger raised from the cut off and Mackey repopped him from the button. Binger then reraised all in and Mackey was put on a tough decision. He tanked for a while then folded. Binger asked as he collected the pot, “Anybody give me $1,000 to show a deuce?” There were no takers.
The Razor Sweats His Pony
John “The Razor” Phan appeared in the tournament field to sweat Gracz. “Hey horsy,” said Phan. The two then conversed while Liebert was involved in a large pot where she laid her hand down. Phan also had half a dozen Milwaukee’s Best Light cups stacked into one another by this point of the evening.
Tex Rolls Over
Barch made it $32,000 to go under the gun and seat three raised $45,000 more from middle position. Tex made the call and the flop rolled out K Q 2. Both players checked and the 3 busted on to the scene on the turn. Tex bet $100,000 and seat three moved all in for $180,000 total. Tex went into the tank for a long time, into the fifteen minute break as a matter of fact, and then folded his hand in annoyed defeat. He was now under $200,000.
Player Tags: Ross Boatman, John Barch, Michael Binger
Day Two
Jun 14, '07
Day two of event #22, $5,000 No Limit Hold 'Em is set to begin at 2 p.m. Play ended last night at 2 a.m. and out of the large field of 640 only 85 remained. The money starts at 63 players and it should take this group of gamblers no time at all to reach it.
Play will resume in level 13 with blinds of $2,000-$4,000 with a $500 ante. Dustin Dirksen is our chip leader with almost $280,000 but not far behind are John "Tex" Barch, Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf, Kathy Liebert, Jennifer Tilly and Nick Schulman. Stay with CardPlayer.com to find out what happens and visit our Pro Blog section to hear from Mike Sexton on how day two shapes up.
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, John Barch, Dustin Woolf, Jennifer Tilly, Nick Schulman, Dustin Dirksen
Color Up Time
Jun 13, '07
Play is getting back underway as the $25 chips were just raced off the tables.
Isabelle Mercier and John D’Agostino were not able to last to the color up, both succumbing to short stacks.
David “The Dragon” Pham and David Benyamine were benefactors of the poker gods late in the last level however. First Benyamine found himself all-in before the flop and in bad shape with A-J versus his opponent’s K-K, but Benyamine found a Ace on the flop and doubled up to nearly $80,000.
Pham was tapped by his opponent after an early position pre-flop raise, Pham called and was way ahead with KK versus his opponent’s 99. The board came 10 6 5 4 Q, and Pham raked in the chips.
Currently 180 players remain on 18 tables. 117 of those players will be eliminated out of the money. Alex Jacob, John “Tex” Barch, and Mike Gracz are among the chip leaders. Howard Lederer and Pro Blogger Mike Sexton are down, but certainly not out.
Keep your browsers on CardPlayer.com for updates on the hour.
Player Tags: Michael Gracz, David Pham, John D'Agostino, Howard Lederer, David Benyamine, Mike Sexton, John Barch, Isabelle Mercier, Alex Jacob
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