Ben Grundy Poker Tournament Updates

Level 11 Update: Wow, This Tournament Is Really Moving!

Apr 27, '10

Blinds: 800-1,600 with a 200 ante

Players Remaining: 285 out of 848

Average Chip Count: 89,263

Chip Counts:

1. Ramzi Jelassi — 260,000
2. Aaron Gustavson — 250,000
3. Thiago Nishijima — 215,000
4. Simon Munz — 205,000
5. Paul Berende — 195,000
6. Chris Moneymaker — 186,000
7. Tommaso Briotti — 175,000
8. Chris Bjorin — 171,000
9. Brent Wheeler — 170,000
10. Antonio Palma — 169,000

Notable Eliminations:

Nenad Medic
Ben Grundy
Thierry Van Den Berg
Liv Boeree

Big Hands:

Alex Keating Takes out Ben Grundy

Ben Grundy moved all in over the top of Alex Keating’s 3,800 preflop raise for his last 31,000 and Keating made the call, showing pocket tens.

Grundy was well ahead with pocket kings, but the board fell A-10-4-6-2, giving the hefty pot to Keating.

Chris Moneymaker Moving On Up

Vladislav Varlashin moved all in for his last 14,800 holding A7 and Team PokerStars Pro Chris Moneymaker made the call with AQ.

The board fell 654J9, giving Moneymaker a scare, but he ultimately took the pot and moved up to 186,000 in chips.

Thierry Van Den Berg Eliminated

Thierry Van Den Berg raised to 4,000 and then called all in for his last 29,000 when an opponent shoved.

Van Den Berg was racing with AK against his opponent’s pocket deuces, but failed to connect on a board reading QJ933.

Liz Lieu Doubles Up

Liz Lieu got it in with pocket kings on a Q76 flop and it managed to hold against her opponent’s pocket jacks.

The turn was a king and Lieu raked in the pot, bringing her stack to just over 50,000 in chips.

Liv Boeree Busts, Everyone Gets Sad

Recent EPT Champion Liv Boeree took on a fellow EPT Champion in Salvatore Bonavena and came out on the losing end.

Boeree raised to 3,700 and Bonavena reraised to 10,600. Boeree moved in and was snap called by AK. Boeree showed a dominated AJ and missed the 976510 board entirely.

Player Tags: Chris Moneymaker,   Liz Lieu,   Thierry Van Den Berg,   Ben Grundy,   Liv Boeree,   Alex Keating

Level 12 Update: Grundy Eliminated, Gives Gabriellson Chip Lead

Jun 21, '09

Blinds: 1200-2400

Players Remaining: 58 out of 295

Chip Counts: 152,586

1. Ferit Gabriellson — 510,000
2. Ilari Sahamies — 347,000
3. Matt Graham — 330,000
4. Noah Schwartz — 310,000
5. Nenad Medic — 300,000
6. William Thorson — 265,000
7. Erick Lindgren — 235,000
8. Howard Lederer — 225,000
9. Barry Greenstein — 214,000
10. Ernst Schmejkal — 214,000

Average Chip Count:

Notable Eliminations:

Ben Grundy, Yevgeniy Timoshenko

Big Hands:

Medic Loses Minimum With Top Set

After a preflop raise, David Williams, Nenad Medic and a third player saw a flop of A29. David Williams led out for 6500 and was called by Nenad Medic. The third player got out of the way and they saw the turn heads-up.

The turn card was the 8 and both players checked. The river card was the 10 and both players checked again. Williams showed J1044, which meant he had flopped a flush, and Medic mucked his hand, but not before revealing two aces in his hand, showing that he had flopped top set.

Ferit Gabriellson Eliminates Ben Grundy

The biggest pot of the tournament thus far took place on a board of K7105 between Ben Grundy and Ferit Gabriellson. All of the money got in and Grundy said “If you’ve got a set, you’ve got me.”

Gabriellson tabled KKA3, which was ahead of Grundy’s KQQ10. Grundy needed to hit a diamond to stay alive, but the 8 on the river sent Grundy home.

Gabriellson now has over 500,000 in chips.

Lederer Flops Two Pair, Wins Small Pot

Howard Lederer is heads-up with his opponent on a flop of K65. Lederer opted to call 9500 on the flop and they see the 9 fall on the turn.

Both players checked to see a free river card, which was the 7. Both players checked again and Howard announced that he had two pair. His opponent then turned over K5 from his hand, but Howard turned over K6AQ, good for a better two pair and the pot.

Left In The Deck:

Players are now going on a one hour dinner break.

Player Tags: Howard Lederer,   Nenad Medic,   Ferit Gabriellson,   Ben Grundy

Level 11 Update: Fricke and Fitoussi Eliminated

Jun 21, '09

Blinds: 1000-2000

Players Remaining: 66 out of 295

Chip Counts:

1. Matt Graham — 330,000
2. Ferit Gabriellson — 320,000
3. Noah Schwartz — 310,000
4. Jonas Entin — 265,000
5. Erick Lindgren — 235,000
6. Ilari Sahamies — 235,000
7. Howard Lederer — 225,000
8. Len Ashby — 220,000
9. Ernst Schmejkal — 214,000
10. Robin Keston — 205,000

Average Chip Count: 134,090

Notable Eliminations:

Jimmy Fricke, Bruno Fitoussi, Hoyt Corkins, David Benefield, Tom McEvoy

Big Hands:

Fricke and Fitoussi Eliminated in Three-Way Preflop Action

Jimmy Fricke and Bruno Fitoussi both got all of their money in preflop against a third player who had them both covered. Fricke showed K J 8 9, while Fitoussi showed 8 9 10 J, but they were both trailing the K K A 8 that the third player held.

The board ran out 5 Q 5 5 10, giving a full house to the unknown player and eliminating Fricke and Fitoussi on the same hand.

Grundy Takes Small Pot off Hanson

On a board of 9106A, Ben Grundy bet 12,000 and John Hanson made the call. The river was the 9 and both players checked.

Grundy announced “flush” as he turned over his K1035. Hanson held onto his cards, stared at the board, mumbled under his breath, and then took multiple looks at Grundy’s hand before finally releasing putting his cards into the muck.

Jonas Entin Cripples Tom McEvoy

The final board read 678K9 and Jonas Entin made a pot sized bet on the river, which was eventually called by Tom McEvoy.

Unfortunately for McEvoy, Entin tabled J1084, which was the nut straight and McEvoy mucked his hand. McEvoy was finished off and eliminated just a few hands later.

Player Tags: Tom McEvoy,   Bruno Fitoussi,   Ben Grundy,   Jimmy Fricke,   Jonas Entin

Level 10 Update: John Hennigan Eliminated, Grundy Loses Big Mult-Way Pot

Jun 21, '09

Blinds: 800-1600

Players Remaining: 88 out of 295

Chip Counts:

1. Noah Schwartz — 250,000
2. Ilari Sahamies — 235,000
3. Robin Keston — 205,000
4. Steve Zolotow — 204,000
5. Stefan Mattson — 202,000
6. Barry Greenstein — 198,000
7. Matt Graham — 191,400
8. Erick Lindgren – 180,000
9. David Williams — 177,000
10. Nathan Doudney — 171,000

Average Chip Count: 100,568

Notable Eliminations:

John Hennigan

Big Hands:

Deeb Dented By Gabriellson

Freddy Deeb raised to 4200 and was called by Ferit Gabriellson from the small blind. Hans Varsi three-bet from the big blind and made it 16,800 and both players called.

The flop was 1029 and all three players checked. The 5 fell on the turn and Gabriellson bet 40,000, which was only called by Deeb. The river was the K and Gabriellson checked. Deeb asked how much he had left and was contemplating moving him in for his last 30,900.

After a minute of contemplation, Deeb announced “Kings up, I check, can you beat Kings up?”

Gabriellson turned over K106Q, good for top two pair, and the pot.

Jonas Entin Eliminates John Hennigan

After John Hennigan limped in under the gun, Jonas Entin raised to 4500, which was called by the big blind and Hennigan The flop was 754 and after the big blind checked, Hennigan led out and was raised all in by Entin. The big blind got out of the way and Hennigan instantly called.

Hennigan had A986, which meant he flopped a straight, and Entin showed AA46, good for aces and the nut flush draw. The 8 fell on the turn, making a flush for Entin, and making the river card meaningless.

Grundy Loses Massive Multi-Way Pot

There was heavy action preflop and four players, including Ben Grundy and John Hansen got 45,000 in the middle, with one player being all in. The flop was 810Q and Grundy instantly moved all in. Another player called for his last 10,000, and after a few minutes of contemplation, John Hanson folded.

Grundy showed J975, which meant that he had flopped the nut straight and was up against JJ810 as well as AK108.

The J fell on the turn, which meant that AK made a higher straight, but the 4 on the river meant that the other player made a flush, and was good for the pot of over 200,000.

Player Tags: John Hennigan,   Ben Grundy,   Freddy Deeb

Final Table Update: Down to Heads Up Play

Jun 06, '09

pot-limit Omaha: 25,000-50,000
pot-limit hold’em: 30,000-60,000

Players Remaining: 2 out of 453

Chip Counts:

1. Najib Bennani — 1,750,000
2. Rami Boukai — 1,650,000

Average Chip Count: 1,698,750

Notable Eliminations:

3. Ben Grundy — $99,574

Big Hands

Ben Grundy Eliminated in Third Place ($99,574)

Najib Bennani raised to 125,000 and Ben Grundy reraised the pot from the small blind, making it 425,000. Bennani put Grundy’s last 40,000 all in and Grundy called with AAA7. Bennani showed KQJ4 and the board ran out 1075JK, giving him two pair and busting Grundy in third place.

Player Tags: Ben Grundy,   Najib Bennani

Event 4 - Mixed Hold 'Em - Levels 9 and 10

Jun 02, '08

Blinds/Antes: 200/400 limit, 100/200 no-limit

Players Remaining: 189 of 334

Average Stack: 17,670

Chip Counts:
William Chen - 43,000
Raphael Zimmerman - 42,000
Jay Rosenkrantz - 42,000
David Williams - 40,000
Marcel Luske - 38,000
Jon Turner - 38,000
Dario Minieri - 37,000
Chau Giang - 35,000
Ben Grundy - 32,000
Phil Ivey - 30,000

Recent Eliminations:
Scott Fischman
Jennifer Tilly
John Hennigan
Richard Brodie

Big Hands:

Luske Takes a Hit

Marcel Luske limped under-the-gun, enticing two additional middle position players to just call the blind during the limit level. The player in the cut-off raised, with Luske and the other limpers making the call. Luske led out on the 1052 flop, causing both limpers to fold and the original aggressor to raise. Luske called and checked and called a bet the turn when the 9 fell. The action was the same on the 8 river, and Luske’s opponent flipped over the KK. Marcel mucked his hand.

Allen Cunningham Busts Scott Fischman

In a six way limped pot, Scott Fischman bet 1,000 on a Q77 flop and was called by Allen Cunningham. Fischman checked the J on the turn, and Cunningham fired 2 orange 1,000 chips across the line. After deliberating and counting his remaining stack, Fischman called. The K fell on the river, and Fischman pushed his remaining 2,200 into the pot, which Cunningham quickly called. Caught in a bluff, Fischman was already beginning to muck his hand when Cunningham turned over the Q7 for a flopped full house.

Laak Doubles Up via Luske

While his famous poker playing girlfriend Jennifer Tilly made her exit during the limit level, Phil Laak battled with his shrinking stack. During the no-limit level, Laak pushed all in for 2,075 from the cut-off and was called by Marcel Luske. Laak’s 43 was an underdog to Luske’s A9, but the KQ8 flop turned the tables on Luske, who needed to catch a diamond on the turn or river to overtake Laak with a higher flush. Unfortunately for Marcel, black cards fell on both streets and Laak doubled up.

Rags to Riches for Antonio

Meanwhile, Laak’s friend Antonio Esfandiari built his stack at an accelerated rate. Within minutes of being all in with the KJ against his opponent’s AQ and flopping two pair to stay alive, Esfandiari had already busted another opponent and ended the no-limit level with over 25,000.

Devilfish Takes the Bait

David “Devilfish” Ulliot lost over 25,000 to an opponent by doubling up his KK, and now has less than 10,000 in chips remaining. He is currently still seated to the immediate right of Phil Hellmuth.




 

Player Tags: Richard Brodie,   Allen Cunningham,   Scott Fischman,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Phil Laak,   John Hennigan,   Chau Giang,   Phil Ivey,   Marcel Luske,   David Williams,   Raphael Zimmerman,   Jennifer Tilly,   Bill Chen,   Jon Turner,   Ben Grundy,   Dario Minieri,   European Report

Event 4 - Mixed Hold 'Em - Levels 7 and 8

Jun 02, '08

Blinds/Antes: 200/400 limit, 100/200 no-limit

Players Remaining: 225 of 334

Note: The players took an extended 30-minute break at the conclusion of this level.

Average Stack: 14,850

Chip Counts:

Jay Rosenkrantz - 42,000
Dario Minieri - 37,000
Chau Giang - 35,000
David Williams - 32,000
Phil Ivey - 32,000
Ben Grundy - 32,000
David Ulliott - 30,000
John Juanda - 29,000
Stan Jablonski - 28,500
Jon Turner - 26,550

Recent Eliminations:
Nick Schulman
Amit Makhija

Big Hands:

Nick Schulman Crippled

After his nut flush draw failed to crack his opponents’ top pair, Nick Schulman was left with a total remaining stack of 475 in chips. He threw his stack into the middle on the next hand with AK and was eliminated by his opponent’s pocket jacks.

Jennifer Tilly Folds Under Pressure

Facing a check-raise from her opponent on a board of AJ73Jennifer Tilly made the call to see a river of the J. Tilly’s opponent led out, and she contemplated her situation before releasing her hand. Her opponent flipped over the KQ for the nut flush. Tilly was left with slightly more than 5,000 in chips

Bloch Bleeds Badly

Andy Bloch lost thousands of chips during the limit round over the span of only a few hands. In the first, Bloch raised pre-flop from late position and was called by his opponent in the small blind. His opponent led out on every street of the KJ855 board, and each time Bloch made the call. His opponent flipped over the KK at the showdown, and Bloch mucked his hand. Within the same orbit, he had doubled up another player at his table. After the two hands, he was left with under 14,000.

Antonio Esfandiari Doubles Up His Short Stack

After raising from late position and being called only by his opponent on the button, Antonio Esfandiari led out on the 433 flop and was raised. Esfandiari made the call, and let out again when the 2 fell on the turn. Again he was raised by his opponent, this time for all of his chips. Esfandiari made the call and flipped over the AJ which was behind his opponents’ QQ. The 6 on the river completed Esfandiari’s flush, improving his stack to slightly over 6,000.

Amit Makhija Eliminated

Phil Hellmuth led out from the big blind on a flop of J83 and Amit Makhija called all in with the remainder of his chips. The player on the button raised, and Hellmuth made the call. Phil checked the 6 on the turn and mucked when his opponent bet. Amit flipped over an unimproved KQ against his opponents’ QJ. The blank on the river sent Amit to the rail empty-handed.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Andy Bloch,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Phil Hellmuth,   Chau Giang,   Phil Ivey,   David Williams,   Stan Jablonski,   Jennifer Tilly,   Jon Turner,   Nick Schulman,   Ben Grundy,   Dario Minieri,   Amit Makhija,   Jay Rosenkrantz

Event 4 - Mixed Hold 'Em - Levels 3 and 4

Jun 02, '08

Blinds/Antes: 100/200 limit, 50/100 no-limit

Players Remaining: 333

Chip Counts:
Bill Edler - 20,000
Andrew Black - 20,000
Marcel Luske - 19,000
Andy Bloch - 18,400
Eli Elezra - 17,500
Michael Binger - 17,350
Maria Ho - 17,000
Ben Grundy - 16,300
Daniel Alaei - 16,000
Alex Melnikow - 16,000

Recent Eliminations:
Doyle Brunson
Layne Flack

Big Hands:

Allen Cunningham Builds His Stack

After calling a raise in the big blind from a middle position player, Allen Cunningham checked a JT6 flop.  His opponent bet, and he called.  The 4 on the turn caused Cunningham to bet, and his opponent elected to fold.  The pot boosted Allen’s stack to just under 15,000.

Hoyt Corkins Remains Aggressive

Hoyt Corkins accumulated a total stack of over 10,000 in chips by utilizing his aggressive style during the limit round.  On one hand, Corkins raised pre-flop from early position and was flat called by the opponent on his left.  The two players saw a flop of 643.  Corkins bet, his opponent raised, Corkins reraised, and his opponent finally called.  Hoyt followed through by betting the K on the turn, generating a fold from his opponent.

E-Dog Stays Healthy

Erick Lindgren took down a pot worth over 1,000 in the final minutes of the last no limit round by snapping his opponents’ bluff on a board of KQ932.  Lindgren flipped over the AQ and his opponent mucked his AJ face up.  Lindgren now has over 10,000 in chips.

Cory Carroll and Andrew Robl

During the second level of limit play, Cory Carroll raised from the cutoff and was re-raised by Andrew Robl on the button. Carroll called, and the dealer laid out a flop of 689. Carroll checked, Robl bet, Carroll check-raised, Robl three-bet, Carroll four-bet to a total of 800, and Robl called. The turn brought the K, Carroll bet 400, Robl raised him yet again, and Carroll called. The 5 appeared on the river, and once again Carroll led out only to be raised by Robl. Carroll called, and Robl flipped over A7. Carroll mucked, and Robl takes down a juicy pot.

The Takeover Begins

Nick “The Takeover” Schulman recently joined table 1, joining Vanessa Russou, David Chu and John Hennigan.  It took little time before Schulman and Rousso tangled.  On a board of K98, Rousso checked to Schulman, who tossed a purple 500 chip across the line.  Rousso folded, leaving her with over 12,500.  After that hand, Schulman had just under 10,000.

Table 24 Remains Tough

Dewey Tomko has taken Daniel Negreanu’s spot next to Bill Edler, Isabelle Mercier, and Doyle Brunson.

The Magician Makes Some Chips Disappear

In the big blind, Antonio Esfandiari called a pre-flop raise from a middle position player.  The flop was J108, prompting Esfandiari to bet and be raised all in by the initial aggressor.  Esfandiari called with QJ, having his opponent well covered.  His opponent flipped up two black kings, and the 7 turn, 5 river failed to improve Esfandiari.  He now has just over 5,000 in chips.

Jeff Madsen Gets Caught

Facing a raise to 325 from the button during the no limit round, Jeff Madsen opted to defend his big blind.  Both players checked the J67 flop, but Madsen led out with 450 on the 9 turn.  His opponent raised an additional 700, and Madsen called.  The river brought the 8.  Madsen fired 2,300, and his opponent called.  Madsen announced that he had missed his draw and turned over the A9.  His opponent revealed his 85, and his straight was good for the pot.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Erick Lindgren,   Andy Bloch,   Allen Cunningham,   Antonio Esfandiari,   Layne Flack,   Dewey Tomko,   Doyle Brunson,   Eli Elezra,   Daniel Alaei,   Marcel Luske,   Bill Edler,   Isabelle Mercier,   Maria Ho,   Vanessa Rousso,   Andy Black,   Michael Binger,   Nick Schulman,   Cory Carroll,   Ben Grundy,   Alex Melnikow,   Andrew Robl,   European Report

Pot-Limit Hold'em - Berman-Berman battle sends Brad to rail

May 30, '08

Eliminations:

Isaac Haxton
Jonathan Little
Eric Lynch
Allen Cunningham
Andy Black

Big Hands:

Lyle Berman knocks out son

On a board of 3KQ, Bradley Berman check-raised pot and then shipped the rest of his stack in when Lyle re-raised him. Brad held AT for a flush draw and gutshot straight draw while Lyle flipped over 33 for bottom set. The turn and river came 2 and 8. After the hand Berman had roughly 70,000 chips.

Ivey gets some breathing room

After the first two players to act limped in for 1,600 Phil Ivey raised to 8,800. Jonathan Little then reraised to 23,900 in the small blind. The first limper folded quickly and then after a couple minutes the second limper folded as well. Ivey immediately moved all in for only 3,000 more. Little called with pocket queens and Ivey flipped over AK. The board came A7J87 and Ivey doubled up to roughly 55,000. Little dropped down to around 30,000.

Justin Newton among chip leaders

Newton bet 21,700 with the board reading 7966 and Ben Grundy called. The A came on the turn and both players checked. Newton flipped over T6 for three sixes. With the pot Newton's chip stack was now roughly 190,000.

Tuan Le joins frontrunners

Tuan Le in the big blind was the second of two players to call a raise to 4,800. The flop came down K4A, and Le made a bet of 16,000 before being raised by an all-in shortstack who had 18,400. The J on the turn and J on the river didn't change matters, Le winning with A6, topping his opponents KQ. Le moved to 170,000 in chips.

Licastro dodges danger

Ben Sprengers put himself at risk with a big move against tournament chip-leader Tony Licastro. On a flop of 9J6, Sprengers made a pot-sized bet of 64,900. Licastro debated before Sprengers called for a clock. Time ran out, and Licastro showed his folded AK. Sprengers jumped to 140,000 in chips.

Phil Laak Adds to His Stack

With a pot of over 10,000 and a board of J53, Phil Laak and his seat 6 opponent both checked the 8 as it fell on the turn. When the river brought the 7, Laak made a bet of 7,800, which caused his opponent to fold. This pot increased Phil's stack to over 150,000. The war between Laak and this opponent was far from over. After limping, Laak folded to his opponent's raise.

Ben Grundy and Chris Moneymaker Mix it Up

Ben Grundy has raised several hands in a row at his table, including one confrontations with Chris Moneymaker. After making it 4,000 from middle position, Grundy faced a call from the player on the button and Moneymaker in the big blind. All three players checked the 942 flop. Moneymaker fired 6,200 from first position when the turn brought the 4 and received no calls. His stack improved to 33,000. Moneymaker was eliminated shortly after.

Player Tags: Tuan Le,   Phil Laak,   Chris Moneymaker,   Phil Ivey,   Anthony Licastro,   Ben Grundy,   Justin Newton,   European Report

Pot-Limit Hold'em - Only Two More Levels To Go

May 30, '08

Note: The players are now on a 15-minute break

Blinds/Antes: 600-1,200

Players left: 114 of 352

Average Stack: 62,000

Chip Leaders:

Anthony Licastro - 240,000
Vivek Rajkumar - 180,000
Keith Lehr Jr - 160,000
Marco Johnson - 148,000
Emad Tahtouh - 134,000
Alexander Kostritsyn - 132,000
Shawn Keller - 120,000
Raphael Zimmerman - 110,000
Grant Lang - 110,000
Phil Laak - 106,000

Eliminations:

Alan “The Usher” Sass
Brad Berman
David Chiu
Gavin Griffin

Big Hands:

Sigh Duck: Set No Good

On a board of KJ5Q9, Eli Elezra checked to Vivek “psyduck” Rajkumar.  Rajkumar thought for a minute before inquiring, “Is a set any good?” and betting 8,000 into the pot of about 12,000.  Elezra thought only momentarily before calling and turning over JT.  Vivek, true to his word, showed QQ for a set of queens and mucked.  Elezra was boosted to 90,000.  Rajkumar's setback proved to be only temporary, as he fought back to regain a big stack (180,000).

Grundy wins blind vs. blind battle

With a board of QK5J5, Ben Grundy reluctantly called a bet of 15,000. As soon as his chips hit the felt the small blind mucked his hand. Grundy scooped up the pot and increased his chip stack to roughly 135,000.

Ryan Young fails to entice bet

From the big blind Ryan Young check-called a bet of 5,700 on a flop of 633 After the 9 came on the turn, Young checked and then called a 15,000 bet. The river was the 4 and Young again bet. This time is opponent checked and Young sheepishly flipped over pocket 3s.

Sprengers springs a trap

Ben Sprengers of Florida made a major leap forward in a span of three hands. Playing from late position, Sprengers raised to 4,000 and was called by the button. On a dangerous flop of AK9 Sprengers fired out a bet of $17,000. He was called, which resulted in Sprengers checking the turn when the 8 struck. The button also checked. The river brought the 10, and Sprengers fired out a bet of 32,000. The button called. Sprengers rolled over the T8 for running two pair, while the button revealed the KQ.
Two hands later, Sprengers increased his stack to 125,000 when his pocket kings busted a short-stacked opponent.

Benyamine cashes in

David Benyamine increased his stack to 128,000 when his pocket aces crippled an opponent with pocket kings. The double-paired board of J85J8 didn’t scare either player.

Newhouse rakes a pot

John Juanda raised to 3,800 from middle position. A player in late position called and Mark “Newhizzle” Newhouse came along from the big blind.  On a flop of K93, Newhouse checked to Juanda, who bet 7,200, the late position player folded and Newhouse called. After a 5 came on the turn, Newhouse check-called a 14,600 bet.  Both players checked the river and Newhouse took down the pot with KQ.

Haxton gets the better of Saul

On a board of KQ274, Kevin “BeL0WaB0Ve” Saul checked to Isaac “Ike” Haxton who bet the remainder of his stack – 17,000 – into a pot of 30,000.  Saul thought for a few moments before calling, only to muck quickly after Haxton flipped KT for top pair. The hand strengthened Haxton to 65,000 and dropped Saul to 84,000.

Player Tags: John Juanda,   Phil Laak,   David Benyamine,   Eli Elezra,   David Chiu,   Gavin Griffin,   Bradley Berman,   Shawn Keller,   Grant Lang,   Anthony Licastro,   Ben Sprengers,   Raphael Zimmerman,   Ryan Young,   Kevin Saul,   Ben Grundy,   Keith Lehr,   Mark Newhouse,   Alan Sass,   Vivek Rajkumar,   Marco Johnson,   Emad Tahtouh,   Alexander Kostritsyn,   European Report