Jonathan Little Poker Tournament Updates

Dwyte Pilgrim Doubles Up

Mar 28, '11

Dwyte Pilgrim has doubled up again. Earlier in the day he risked all of his chips against Shannon Shorr, but this time around it was Jonathan Little who Pilgrim progressed through. Their cards:

Little: Q Q
Pilgrim: 9 7

Board: Q 7 6 10 5

Pilgrim doubled up on the hand and he now holds close to 70,000.

Player Tags: Jonathan Little,   Dwyte Pilgrim

Poker Tweet -- Jonathan Little

Feb 26, '11

Here is a tweet from Jonathan Little regarding his elimination from the tournament:

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Jonathan Little Eliminated

Dec 21, '10

Seth Fischer raised to 7,000 preflop and Jonathan Little reraised all in for 50,000. Fischer made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Fischer: 8 8
Little: 6 6

Board: K 10 9 2[[suit:spdae]] A

Little was eliminated on the hand in 23rd place and Fischer held 500,000 as the new chip leader.

Player Tags: Jonathan Little,   Seth Fischer

Jonathan Little Eliminated in 38th Place

Dec 06, '10

There was a board that read A 8 8 4 sitting on the table when Jonathan Little checked from the big blind. Daniel Fuhs bet 25,000 from middle position and David Baker made the call from the button. Little check-raised for an additional 95,000 and Fuhs mucked.

Baker made the call and the river fell 2. Little checked and Baker moved all in. Little made the all-in call after some thought but he didn’t bother to show his cards after Baker turned over pocket fours.

Little took home $21,116 in prize money in 38th place and Baker grew his stack to 1,190,000.

Player Tags: Jonathan Little,   David Baker

Poker Tweets -- Jonathan Little

Dec 05, '10

Check out this poker tweet from Jonathan Little.

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Poker Tweets -- Jonathan Little

Dec 04, '10

Check out this poker tweet from Jonathan Little.

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Jonathan Little Eliminated in 38th Place

Dec 06, '10

There was a board that read A 8 8 4 sitting on the table when Jonathan Little checked from the big blind. Daniel Fuhs bet 25,000 from middle position and David Baker made the call from the button. Little check-raised for an additional 95,000 and Fuhs mucked.

Baker made the call and the river fell 2. Little checked and Baker moved all in. Little made the all-in call after some thought but he didn’t bother to show his cards after Baker turned over pocket fours.

Little took home $21,116 in prize money in 38th place and Baker grew his stack to 1,190,000.

Player Tags: Jonathan Little,   David Baker

Poker Tweets -- Jonathan Little

Dec 05, '10

Check out this poker tweet from Jonathan Little.

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Poker Tweets -- Jonathan Little

Dec 04, '10

Check out this poker tweet from Jonathan Little.

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Jonathan Little Eliminated in 38th Place

Dec 06, '10

There was a board that read A 8 8 4 sitting on the table when Jonathan Little checked from the big blind. Daniel Fuhs bet 25,000 from middle position and David Baker made the call from the button. Little check-raised for an additional 95,000 and Fuhs mucked.

Baker made the call and the river fell 2. Little checked and Baker moved all in. Little made the all-in call after some thought but he didn’t bother to show his cards after Baker turned over pocket fours.

Little took home $21,116 in prize money in 38th place and Baker grew his stack to 1,190,000.

Player Tags: Jonathan Little,   David Baker

Poker Tweets -- Jonathan Little

Dec 05, '10

Check out this poker tweet from Jonathan Little.

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Poker Tweets -- Jonathan Little

Dec 04, '10

Check out this poker tweet from Jonathan Little.

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Level 4 Update: ElkY Eliminated

Nov 13, '10

Blinds: 150-300

Players Remaining: 319 (Approximate)

Eliminations:

Nick Binger
Bertrand Grospellier
Jose Barbero
Carter Phillips
Mohsin Charania
Ryan Young
Jonathan Little

Big Hands:

Small Battles Adding Up

The small battles continue to take place at the active table 35. A recent hand saw Maria Ho bet 500 from the hijack on a 8 6 2 flop. Isaac Baron made the call from the cutoff and the 7 fell on the turn. Ho checked, Baron bet 2,200, and after some thought Ho mucked.

Ramdin vs. Rosen Again

Joe Bartholdi (cutoff), Jamie Rosen (small blind), and Victor Ramdin (big blind) all bought a 600-chip ticket to see a flop of K Q 2. They all checked and the turn fell 5. Ramdin bet 1,200 and Bartholdi mucked. Rosen made the call and the river fell 7. Ramdin bet 2,500 and Rosen made a reluctant call. He quickly mucked when Ramdin flipped over K 4 to win the hand.

Saul Grabs Some Quick Chips

Four players checked a limped flop of 10 9 9 and the 4 followed on the turn. Kevin Saul then opened the action for 500 from the small blind and Steve Sung mucked from the big blind. UTG made the call and the button mucked. The river brought the 9 and Saul fired out another 600. His opponent mucked and Saul added a couple thousand to his stack. He is still fighting to get back to a starting stack after a slow start.

Jason Senti Chips Up

There was a flop that read A 7 5 when Jason Senti bet 1,225 from the cutoff. The small blind made the call, leaving himself 9,000 behind, and then both players checked the 4 on the turn. The 3 fell on the river. The small blind checked and Senti fired out 2,100. The small blind hemmed and hawed for a few moments and tossed in the chips for a call. Senti flipped over 4 3 for the “Ugly two pair,” as he put it and grew his stack above where he started today with 30,000.

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Player Tags: Victor Ramdin,   Maria Ho,   Kevin Saul,   Isaac Baron,   Jonathan Little,   Bertrand Grospellier,   Jamie Rosen,   Jason Senti

Level 12 Update: Big Names Rising

Oct 30, '10

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

Players Remaining: 54 out of 272

Chip Counts:

1. Ben Klier — 340,000
2. Josh Arieh — 290,000
3. Mohsin Charania — 270,000
4. Ronald Lee — 230,000
5. Sorel Mizzi — 225,000
6. Thomas Marcehse — 220,000
7. Chris Hunichen — 215,000
8. Byron Springer — 215,000
9. Gavin Smith — 210,000
10. Keven Stammen — 200,000

Average Chip Count: 125,172

Notable Eliminations:

David Peters
Jonathan Little
Darryll Fish

Big Hands:

Charania Counterfeited

The flop read J 10 9 when the hijack bet 6,000 and Mohsin raised to 19,000. His opponent made the call and then they both checked the Q on the turn and the 3 on the river. Charania flipped over Q 8, but his opponent caught up to him and made a straight on the turn with 9 8 in the hole.

Christian Harder Bets Hard on the River

Christian Harder reraised to 25,000 preflop from the small blind after an opponent raised to 12,000 on the button. The two players then checked down a board of J 9 6 3 10 before Harder fired out a 50,000 bet on the river. His opponent went into the tank but eventually mucked.

Left In The Deck:

Chip Movers and Shaker

The professional players in the field have taken over the top 10 in the chip counts during the last level of play. Mohsin Charania has vaulted to third with 270,000, right behind Jaosh Arieh, who holds 290,000. Ronald Lee, Sorel Mizzi, Gavin Smith, Keven Stammen, and Card Player Player of the Year contender Thomas Marchese.

Slow Play Sets In

Less than 10 players fell during this level as the pace of play has slowed down. If this rate of eliminations continues it is a close call on if the money bubble will be reached by the end of play tonight (through five levels — level 15).

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Table Pairings

Table 1: Allen Kessler, Kyle Bowker, Jason Somerville

Table 2: Ben Klier, John Cernuto, Chris McCormick, Gavin Smith, Barry Greenstein, Hoyt Corkins

Table 3: Josh Arieh, Thomas Marchese, David Peters

Table 4: Jason Mercier, Todd Terry, Jake Bazely

Table 5: Brock Parker, Jonathan Little, Sorel Mizzi, Chris Hunichen

Table 6: Andrew Frankenberger, Keven Stammen, Mike Beasley, Darryll Fish, Ronald Lee

Table 7: Mohsin Charania, Christian Harder, Jonathan Aguiar, Howard Lederer

Player Tags: Jonathan Little,   Christian Harder,   Mohsin Charania

Poker Tweets -- Jonathan Little

Oct 25, '10

Here’s a look a tweet from poker pro Jonathan Little.

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Little vs. Hinkle

Oct 25, '10

Blair Hinkle bet 300 preflop from the big blind and Jonathan Little made the call UTG+1. Both players checked the J 6 4 on the flop and the 9 followed on the turn.

Hinkle bet 500 and Little raised to 1,700. Hinkle made the call and the K fell on the river. Little bet 1,500 and Hinkle made the call after some thought. Little flipped over 9 9 and Hinkle mucked.

Player Tags: Jonathan Little,   Blair Hinkle

Jonathan Little Eliminated in 12th Place ($24,000)

Aug 24, '10

Jonathan Little bet 50,000 from middle position with a flop of J62 sitting on the table. Andrew Frankenberger made the call and the turn fell 7. Frankenberger bet 150,000 and Little made the call.

The river fell 10 and Little checked. Frankenberger decided to move all in and put Little on a decision for his tournament life. Little eventually made the call and Frankenberger flipped over 86.

Little mucked his cards and he was eliminated from the tournament in 12th place ($24,000). Frankenberger is now the overwhelming chip leader with 3,480,000.

Player Tags: Jonathan Little,   Andy Frankenberger

Level 18 Update: Collins Out after a Suprising Freefall

Aug 23, '10

Blinds: 4,000-8,000 with a 1,000 ante

Players Remaining: 22 out of 462

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Jonathan Little — 1,300,000
2. Tyler Cornell — 1,035,000
3. Andrew Frankenberger — 985,000
4. Steve Reitzfeld — 865,000
5. Tom Braband — 770,000
6. John Smith — 750,000
7. Adam Schiffer — 670,000
8. Jared Jaffee — 645,000
9. Franco Brunetti — 600,000
10. David Sands — 550,000

Average Chip Count: 525,000

Notable Eliminations:

29: Phil Collins — $11,500 (pictured right)
28: Ethan Foulkes — $11,500
27: Mario Delis — $13,000
26: Peter Rho — $13,000
25: Todd Barlow — $13,000
24: Ed Hansen — $13,000
23: James Hong — $13,000

Chip Movers and Shakers

Jonathan Little is your new chip leader thanks to a strong level and he paces the field with 1.3 million. Professional players continued to fall including Phil Collins. He busted in 29th place, completing a free-fall from more than a million to out of the tournament. A few professionals that are trying to hold on with short stacks include Darryll Fish, Charlie Hook, and Allen Kessler.

Big Hands:

Phil Collins Eliminated in 29th Place ($11,500)

Phil Collins moved all in for 258,000 from the cutoff with a board of 109724 sitting on the table and Jonathan Little made the call from the big blind. Collins flipped over KJ for a failed bluff and Little showed down Q9.

Collins was eliminated in 29th place and he was awarded $11,500. Little shot up to 1.28 million after the hand.

Ethan Foulkes Eliminated in 28th Place ($13,000)

Ethan Foulke was all in preflop, except for the single 1,000 chip sitting on top of his hole cards. Tyler Cornell had made the call and mistakenly flipped over his hole cards (AK, because he thought his opponent was all in.

The flop fell K96 and Foulke checked to Cornell who bet 1,000 with his flopped top pair. Foulke made the call and flipped over J10 for a flush draw. The turn and river fell A and 9.

Cornell won the strange hand to grow his stack to 920,000 and his opponent was Foulkes was eliminated in 27th place, taking home $13,000.

Mario Delis Eliminated in 26th Place ($13,000)

Tyler Cornell raised to 18,000 preflop under the gun and John Smith made the call from middle position. Mario Delis then raised all in for 144,000 from the hi-jack. Cornell mucked and Smith made the call. The two live players then flipped over their cards:

Delis: QQ
Smith: AK

Board: A988K

Delis was eliminated in 26th place and he took home $13,000 in prize money. Smith grew his stack to 780,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Ethan Foulkes,   Jonathan Little,   Mario Delis,   Phil Collins,   Tyler Cornell,   John Smith

Level 16 Update: Into the Money

Aug 23, '10

Blinds: 2,500-5,000 with a 500 ante

Players Remaining: 37 out of 462

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Phil Collins — 1,070,000
2. Andrew Frankenberger — 720,000
3. Tyler Cornell — 625,000
4. Erica Schoenberg — 570,000
5. John Smith — 550,000
6. Kyle McCammond — 520,000
7. Jared Jaffee — 500,000
8. Hoan Ly — 490,000
9. Jonathan Little — 415,000
10. Soi Nguyen — 390,000 (pictured right)

Average Chip Count: 312,162

Notable Eliminations:

Brian Patrick (Bubble Boy)
45: Amit Makhija — $10,200
44: Jonathan Aguiar — $10,200
43: Joe Hachem — $10,200
42: Ali Eslami — $10,200
41: Michael Benvenuti — $10,200
40: Pavel Milanov — $10,200
39: Jeff Clayton — $10,200
38: J.C. Alvarado — $10,200

Chip Movers and Shakers

he leader board is much the same as it was the previous level. Phil Collins holds the top spot with more than 1 million while familiar faces Erica Schoenberg, and Jonathan Little reside in the top 10 as well. November Nine member Soi Nguyen was a new addition to the top 10 this level with a chip stack worth 390,000.

Big Hands:

Brian Patrick Eliminated on the Money Bubble

Jonathan Little raised under the gun and Brian Patrick moved all in from middle position for 49,000 more. Little made the call and they flipped over their cards:

Little: A10
Patrick: 77

Board: J10665

Patrick was eliminated on the money bubble and every player was guaranteed at least $10,200 with his exit.

Amit Makhija Eliminated in 45th Place ($10,200)

Amit Makhija was all in with 97 and his opponent held K3. The board ran out 1096xJ and Makhija was eliminated by his opponent’s flush in 45th place. He took home $10,200 in prize money.

Ali Eslami Eliminated in 42nd Place ($10,200)

Ali Eslami moved all in on a short stack preflop from middle position and Mario Delis made the call from the cutoff. Their cards:

Eslami: 87
Delis: QQ

Board: A93108

Eslami was eliminated by his opponent’s queens and he was eliminated in 42nd place, taking home $10,200 in prize money.

Michael Bevenuti Eliminated in 39th Place ($10,200)

Michael Benvenuti raised to 12,500 from the hi-jack preflop and both Soi Nguyen (button) and Darryll Fish (big blind) made the call. The flop fell Q109 and Fish checked. Benvenuti bet 22,500 and Nguyen called.

Fish mucked and the turn fell Q. Benvenuti checked and Nguyen moved all in for and Benvenuti made the call. Their cards:

Benvenuti: A-Q
Nguyen: 87

River: 6

Nguyen made a straight on the river and Benvenuti was eliminated in 39th place, taking home $10,200 in prize money. Nguyen held 390,000 after the hand.

Player Tags: Ali Eslami,   Jonathan Little,   Erica Schoenberg,   Amit Makhija,   Brian Patrick

Level 1 Update: Good Turnout

Aug 21, '10

Blinds: 50-100

Players Remaining: 252 out of 252

Notable Chip Counts:

1. Jonathan Little — 50,000 (pictured right)
2. Jared Hamby — 43,000
3. Matt Affleck — 32,000
4. JC Alvarado — 32,000
5. Isaac Baron — 32,000
6. Dan Heimiller — 31,000
7. Daniel Negreanu — 30,325
8. David Sands — 30,000
9. Karga Holt — 30,000
10. Jamie Rosen — 30,000

Average Chip Count: 25,000

Notable Eliminations:

Gevork Kasabyan

Chip Movers and Shakers

Jonathan Little has had a strong first level to start the day. He holds 50,000 as the chip leader and he is joined on the sunny side of the chip average by Jared Hamby, Matt Affleck and Daniel Negreanu, among others. A few players have started the day on the wrong side of the tracks and although they aren’t in trouble of busting just yet, they will need to turn thins around soon. James Carroll is down to 9,000, Shane Schleger is down to 10,000, and Scott Seiver holds 14,000.

Big Hands:

Jonathan Little Moves to the Top

An opponent made it 300 to go and Jonathan Little made the call on the button with 10-9 in the hole. Both blinds made the call. The flop fell 1095 and the small blind bet 700. Everyone else mucked and Little raised to 2,000.

The small blind reraised all in for 23,000 more and Little made the all-in call. The small blind flipped over A-10 and both the turn and river brick. Little doubled up to 50,000 on the hand to become the early chip leader.

November Nine Double Up

The WPT Legends of Poker has been a good tournament for November Nine members to get live experience before the main event. They usually perform pretty well here at the Bicycle Casino as well.

Kevin Schaffel finished in second place at last year’s Legends of Poker, collecting $471,670 for his efforts. Soi Nguyen was in action yesterday and he finished strong with 77,250.

Joseph Cheong is playing on day 1B and he scored an early double up. There was 11,600 in the pot and a board of 10758A on the table when the small blind checked before Cheong moved all in for 8,525 from the button. The small blind made the call after a moments deliberation and Cheong flipped over 64. His opponent mucked and Cheong doubled up to 28,500.

Kathy Liebert Grabs an Early Pot

Three players check down a board of A9210 with 2,700 in the pot. Kathy Liebert then made the price of admission 1,000 from middle position and seat 3 made the call from the cutoff. The big blind mucked and the K fell on the river.

Liebert bet 5,000 and her opponent mucked. Liebert turned over AQ as she collected the pot.

Schedule for the Day

The plan for today is to play six 90-minute levels. There will be a 10-minute break at the end of each level and a 60-minute dinner break that begins at approximately 7:30. Play should end just before midnight tonight.

Late Registration

Table 1 in the far corner of the room has been collecting the late arrivals on day 1B. The late registration net has accumulated an interesting cast of characters that aren’t too bad at poker either. We will keep you posted on the action and the table talk from this table throughout the day.

Seat 1: Adam Levy
Seat 2: Dan Heimiller
Seat 4: Matt Stout
Seat 5: Tim West
Seat 6: Tom Braband
Seat 7: Hafiz Khan
Seat 8: Zach Hyman
Seat 9: Shawn Buchanan

Who’s Here?

Here is a quick list of the professionals playing in today’s field. The field is much stronger today in terms of overall turnout and the number of professionals in action:

Jonathan Little
Toddy Terry
Reigning Card Player Player of the Year Eric Baldwin
Current POY leader Thomas Marchese
Justin Scott
Nancy Todd Tyner
Daniel Negreanu
Frank Kassela
Cornel Cimpan
Tom McCormick
Shane Schleger
David Sands
Adam Geyer
Kathy Liebert
STeve O’Dwyer
Shannon Shorr
David Plastik
Isaac Baron
Scott Clements
Lee Markholt
Amit Makhija
Jared Hamby
Scott Seiver
Defending WPT Legends of Poker champion Prahlad Friedman
Isaac Haxton
Steve Gross
Jennifer Tilly
John Phan
Erick Lindgren
Allen Cunningham
JC Alvarado
Erica Schoenberg
Joe Sebok
David Chiu
Eric Hershler
Brandon Cantu
Tim West
Adam Levy
Dan Heimiller
Shawn Buchanan
Zach Hyman

Player Tags: Kathy Liebert,   Jonathan Little,   Joseph Cheong