| Jul 06, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
$10,000 World Series of Poker Main Event |
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Level 2 Hour 2 Update: Alaei Struggling
Jul 06, '09
Blinds: 100-200
Chip Counts:
1. Jacob Avital – 90,000
2. Blair Hinkle – 75,400
3. Chad Brown – 72,500
4. Phil Ivey – 71,300
5. Matthew Hilger – 71,000
6. John Kellman – 70,000
7. Theo Tran – 65,000
8. Dennis Payton – 64,000
9. Josh Arieh – 64,000
10. Paul Snead – 61,000
Card Player Chip Counts:
Matthew Hilger – 71,000
Jeff Shulman – 30,000
Spade Club Qualifier Chip Counts:
Harry Robertson – Did Not Report
Patrick Snipper – 35,000
Raymond Webb – Did not Report
Jeff Miller – 25,000
George Ali – 32,400
Notable Eliminations:
John Salley
Scott Montgomery
Lyle Berman
Big Hands:
 Alaei Tumbling
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read 3 22 7. Daniel Alaei bet 3,600 from the small blind and the big blind raised to 11,000. The player in seat 5 mucked and the action was back on Alaei. He tanked for a few moments before finally releasing his hand. He was back to 30,000 at that point.
Later, the board ran out J 4 2Q8 and there was 17,000 in the pot. Alaei checked from the big blind and seat 5 bet 5,000. Alaei tanked a little more and mucked his hand again. Alaei was down to 22,000 after that hand.
Kostritsyn Takes A Pot, Still Short Stacked
The player in seat 9 raised to 600 from middle position and Alexander Kostritsyn made the call from the big blind. The flop came down 984 and both players checked. The turn was the 8 and Kostritsyn led out with 1,000. Seat 9 mucked and Kostritsyn took the small pot, but he was still short with 4,500.
 Straight Flush For Parker
Picking up the action on the turn, the board read J763 and the player in seat 8 bet 800. Brock Parker made the call and the 4 fell on the river. Parker led out this time with 1,500 and seat 9 mucked.
Parker then showed 75 for a straight flush and raked in the pot. He was at 34,000.
John Salley Eliminated
John Salley was down to his last 1,050 and was all in preflop with 103 and was up against his opponent’s KK.
The board ran out 6A839 and Salley was sent to the rail early on day 1.
Elky Gets Rivered
On a flop of JJ7, Bertrand “Elky” Grospellier raised to 2,700 after an under-the-gun player bet 1,000. Elky was met with another raise, as the under-the-gun player raised to 5,250, and Elky made the call.
The turn was the K and the player checked and called Elky’s 5,250. The river was the 10 and both players checked. It was a good check by Elky since his opponent turned over AQ. Elky was in shock and got up from the table to blow off some steam.
Player Tags: Daniel Alaei, Brock Parker, Alexander Kostritsyn
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| Jun 15, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 33 - $10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em |
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Level 2 Update: Negreanu and Greenstein Both With Rockets
Jun 15, '09
Blinds: 150-300
Players Remaining: 175 out of 175
Big Hands:
Daniel Negreanu and Barry Greenstein Both Have Aces
Barry Greenstein raised preflop to 600 and Daniel Negreanu just called from the big blind. The flop came K108 and Negreanu checked. Greenstein bet 300 and Negreanu check-raised to 600. Greenstein made the instant call and both players saw a 8 hit the turn. Negreanu bet 600, Greenstein reraised 600 and Negreanu called quickly. The 2 hit the river and Negreanu checked. Greenstein threw out another 600 and Negreanu said, “against almost any other player I would raise here,” before making the call. Greenstein tabled the AA and Negreanu immediately said that they weren’t any good as he exposed his own pocket aces with the AA. The two split the small pot.
 Brock Parker vs. Nikolay Evdakov
Yevginiy Timoshenko raises to 600 from late position and Nikolay Evdakov reraises to 900 from the cutoff. Brock Parker calls from the big blind, as does Timoshenko. The flop comes 663, Evdakov bets 300 and Parker riases (check-raise). Timoskenko folds and Evdakov calls. The turn is the 2, Parker bets 600, Evdakov calls. The river is the 5, and once again Parker bets 600 and Evdakov calls. Parker turns over 77 for two pair and rakes the pot.
Left in the Deck
Players are on a twenty-minute break and will return to begin Level 3 at approximately 7:45 pm PDT.
Player Tags: Barry Greenstein, Daniel Negreanu, Brock Parker, Nikolay Evdakov
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| Jun 14, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 29 - $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em |
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Hour 6 Update: Jonathan Jaffe, Brock Parker Eliminated
Jun 14, '09
Hour 6 Update
Players Remaining: 19 out of 256
Completed Round 4 Matches (Winner in Bold):
1. Justin Smith vs. Dragan Galic
2. Mike Caro vs. Alexey Popov (Finished from round 3)
3. Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Evan Roberts
4. Johnny Chan vs. James D’Ambrosio
5. Alec Torelli vs. Nathanael Poysti
6. Dustin Woolf vs. Jonathan Jaffe
7. Nathanael Doudney vs. Steve Zolotow
8. Benjamin Tollerene vs. Clavet Mathieu
9. Steve O’Dwyer vs. Albert Iversen
10. Mike Caro vs. Dmitry Lesnov
Eliminations:
28. Jonathan Jaffe – $17,987
27. Brock Parker – $17,987
26. Steve Zolotow – $17,987
25. Benjamin Spindler – $17,987
24. Albert Iversen – $17,987
23. Brian Lemke – $17,987
22. Benjamin Tollerene – $17,987
21. Jason Senti – $17,987
20. Dmitry Lesnoy – $17,987
Big Hands:
Brock Parker Eliminated
On a flop of 1062, Brock Parker and Bryan Pellegrino got it all-in. Parker exposed J10 for top pair, while Pellegrino tabled Q8 for a flush draw. Parker needed to dodge diamonds and any queen in order to double up back into the match. The 9 on the turn gave Pellegrino even more outs and one finally came as the Q hit the river. Parker was eliminated after finishing in the money in another event.
Brian Lemke Eliminated
On a board of 1053QK, Brian Lemke went all-in and Jamin Stokes made the quick call. Stokes tabled K10 for two pair, while Lemke mucked.
Mike Caro Advances
On a flop of J72, Mike Caro and Dmitry Lesnov got it all-in. Caro exposed the Q9 for a flush draw, while Lesnov tabled the KJ for top pair. The K hit the turn and Caro nailed his flush, however it gave Lesnov outs for a full house. The four outer didn’t came as the 6 fell on the river.
Player Tags: Brock Parker, Brian Lemke, Bryan Pellegrino
Hour 2 Update: Jason Mercier, Brock Parker Advance
Jun 14, '09
Hour 2 Update
Players Remaining: 56 out of 256
Completed Round 3 Matches (Winner in Bold):
1. Jonathan Jaffe vs. Dario Minieri
2. Nathanael Poysti vs. Nicholas Rampon
3. Andrew Lichtenberger vs. Matt Hawrilenko
4. Brock Parker vs. Branden Hampton
5. Dustin Woolf vs. Mike Baxter
6. Jason Mercier Defeats Michael Pesek
7. Justin Smith vs. William Thorson
8. Steve O’Dwyer vs. Jeff Madsen
Big Hands:
Brock Parker Advances
Brocker Parker was able to flop two pair against the ace-king of Braden Hampton. The turn and river offered no help for Hampton and he was sent to the rail. Parker’s hopes for a third bracelet, in this still young World Series of Poker, are still alive.
Mike Baxter Eliminated
With the K10, Baxter called the all-in bet from his opponent on a board of K826 and immediately asked, “Do you have ace-king?” His opponent did indeed and tabled ace-king. The river was the Q, eliminating Baxter.
Jason Mercier Wins Huge Double Up, Advances Shortly After
Michael Pesek moved all-in preflop and Jason Mercier went into the tank. The bracelet winner from this summer eventually made the call with KQ, and asked, “Do you have a pair?” Pesek said no and flipped over the A9. The flop came Q72, putting Mercier way out in front. The Q sealed the deal with trip queens and a meaningless J fell on the river. Mercier was up to a commanding chip lead of 208,000 to 12,000. Not too long after, Mercier knocked off Pesek.
Player Tags: Brock Parker, Michael Pesek, Mike Baxter, Jason Mercier
Hour 7 Update: Kenny Tran, Layne Flack, Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated
Jun 14, '09
Hour 7 Update
Players Remaining: 64 out of 256
Completed Round 2 Matches (Winner in Bold):
1. Tom “Durrrr” Dwan vs. Samuel Stein
2. Erik Seidel vs. Adam Junglen
3. Cory Carroll vs. Sorel Mizzi
4. Alec Torelli vs. Jan Maarten Meijer
5. Bryan Pellegrin vs. Will Failla
6. Benjamin Tollerene vs. Greg Raymer
7. Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Dmitry Stelmak
8. Benjamin Lamb vs. Scott Seiver
9. Chris Ferguson vs. Jason Somerville
10. Jeff Madsen vs. Joe Serock
11. Adam Ewestein vs. Evelyn Ng
12. Olav von Prince vs. John Juanda
13. Jason Mercier vs. Jesper Petersen
14. Johnny Chan vs. Anthony Guetti
15. Antonio Esfandari vs. Konstantin Puchkov
16. Justin Smith vs. Hoyt Corkins
17. William Thorson vs. Lex Veldhuis
18. Vanessa Rousso vs. Emil Patel
19. Steve Zolotow vs. Anton Allemann
20. Jamin Stokes vs. Layne Flack
21. Evan Roberts vs. Kenny Tran
22. Michael Baxter vs. Jared Ingles
23. Brock Parker vs. Jonathan Aguiar
24. Matt Hawrilenko vs. Robert McLaughlin
25. David Pham vs. Mark Teltscher
26. James D’Ambrosio vs. Bertrand Grospellier
27. Benjamin Sprenger vs. Gavin Smith
28. Alexey Popov vs. Kenneth Middleton
29. Jonathan Jaffe vs. Mohsin Charania
30. Dario Minieri vs. Alexander Venovski
31. Scott Fischman vs. Scott Montgomery
32. Shawn Buchanan vs. Benjamin Francisco
33. Noah Schwartz vs. Scott Baumstein
34. Mike Caro vs. Joe Cappello
35. Matt Woodward vs. Lance Treankler
36. Terrence Chan vs. Tommy Chen
37. Nathanael Poysti vs. Stanislav Alekhin
38. Michael Pesek vs. Kenneth Shei
39. Shaun Deeb vs. Branden Hampton
40. Jessie Martin vs. Andrew Zaichenko
41. Roberto Romanell vs. Bryn Kenny
42. Brian Lemke vs. Steven Levy
43. Albert Iversen vs. Domen Pinteric
44. Jamie Armstrong vs. Ramin Henke
45. Alex Keating vs. Steven Silverman
46. Benjamin Spindler vs. John Tabatabai
47. Dmitry Lesnoy vs. Taylor Caby
48. Dragan Galic vs. Daniel Illingworth
49. Steven Crawford vs. Andrew Feldman
50. Nicholas Rampone vs. Tariq Rahim
51. Joao Vide Barb vs. Roman Yitzhaki
52. Nathan Doudney vs. Anthony Roux
53. Jason Senti vs. Philippe Dauteuil
54. Michael Banducci vs. Thomas Marchese
55. John Duthie vs. Stuard Marshak
56. Jeff Garza vs. Matt Giannetti
57. Andrew Lichtenberger vs. Joseph McGowen
58. Justin Filtz vs. Olivier Busquet
59. Dustin Woolf vs. Richard Anthony
60. Steve O’Dwyer vs. Johannes Steindl
61. Masaaki Kagawa vs. Francois Safieddine
62. Kyle Brossia vs. Aaron Wilt
Big Hands:
Kenny Tran Eliminated
Last year’s champion raised preflop and Evan Roberts re-raised enough to put Tran all-in. Tran went into the tank before eventually calling the last 30,000 of his remaining chip stack. Roberts exposed pocket eights while Tran tabled the A8. The board ran out 94248, as Tran failed to improve. Event No. 29 will have a new bracelet winner this year.
Brock Parker Advances
All the chips were in the middle with Brock Parker holding the A10 against the A6 of Jonathan Aguiar. The board ran out 872KJ. Parker’s hopes of a third bracelet this World Series of Poker are still alive.
Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated
With the high blinds, Bertrand Grospellier got it all-in preflop with king-queen and was up against the ace-six of James D’Ambrosio. The French pro failed to catch anything and was eliminated. Grospellier is still without a bracelet.
Player Tags: Kenny Tran, Brock Parker, Jonathan Aguiar, Bertrand Grospellier, James D'Ambrosio, Evan Roberts
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| Jun 14, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 29 - $10,000 World Championship Heads Up No-Limit Hold'em |
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Hour 6 Update: Jonathan Jaffe, Brock Parker Eliminated
Jun 14, '09
Hour 6 Update
Players Remaining: 19 out of 256
Completed Round 4 Matches (Winner in Bold):
1. Justin Smith vs. Dragan Galic
2. Mike Caro vs. Alexey Popov (Finished from round 3)
3. Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Evan Roberts
4. Johnny Chan vs. James D’Ambrosio
5. Alec Torelli vs. Nathanael Poysti
6. Dustin Woolf vs. Jonathan Jaffe
7. Nathanael Doudney vs. Steve Zolotow
8. Benjamin Tollerene vs. Clavet Mathieu
9. Steve O’Dwyer vs. Albert Iversen
10. Mike Caro vs. Dmitry Lesnov
Eliminations:
28. Jonathan Jaffe – $17,987
27. Brock Parker – $17,987
26. Steve Zolotow – $17,987
25. Benjamin Spindler – $17,987
24. Albert Iversen – $17,987
23. Brian Lemke – $17,987
22. Benjamin Tollerene – $17,987
21. Jason Senti – $17,987
20. Dmitry Lesnoy – $17,987
Big Hands:
Brock Parker Eliminated
On a flop of 1062, Brock Parker and Bryan Pellegrino got it all-in. Parker exposed J10 for top pair, while Pellegrino tabled Q8 for a flush draw. Parker needed to dodge diamonds and any queen in order to double up back into the match. The 9 on the turn gave Pellegrino even more outs and one finally came as the Q hit the river. Parker was eliminated after finishing in the money in another event.
Brian Lemke Eliminated
On a board of 1053QK, Brian Lemke went all-in and Jamin Stokes made the quick call. Stokes tabled K10 for two pair, while Lemke mucked.
Mike Caro Advances
On a flop of J72, Mike Caro and Dmitry Lesnov got it all-in. Caro exposed the Q9 for a flush draw, while Lesnov tabled the KJ for top pair. The K hit the turn and Caro nailed his flush, however it gave Lesnov outs for a full house. The four outer didn’t came as the 6 fell on the river.
Player Tags: Brock Parker, Brian Lemke, Bryan Pellegrino
Hour 2 Update: Jason Mercier, Brock Parker Advance
Jun 14, '09
Hour 2 Update
Players Remaining: 56 out of 256
Completed Round 3 Matches (Winner in Bold):
1. Jonathan Jaffe vs. Dario Minieri
2. Nathanael Poysti vs. Nicholas Rampon
3. Andrew Lichtenberger vs. Matt Hawrilenko
4. Brock Parker vs. Branden Hampton
5. Dustin Woolf vs. Mike Baxter
6. Jason Mercier Defeats Michael Pesek
7. Justin Smith vs. William Thorson
8. Steve O’Dwyer vs. Jeff Madsen
Big Hands:
Brock Parker Advances
Brocker Parker was able to flop two pair against the ace-king of Braden Hampton. The turn and river offered no help for Hampton and he was sent to the rail. Parker’s hopes for a third bracelet, in this still young World Series of Poker, are still alive.
Mike Baxter Eliminated
With the K10, Baxter called the all-in bet from his opponent on a board of K826 and immediately asked, “Do you have ace-king?” His opponent did indeed and tabled ace-king. The river was the Q, eliminating Baxter.
Jason Mercier Wins Huge Double Up, Advances Shortly After
Michael Pesek moved all-in preflop and Jason Mercier went into the tank. The bracelet winner from this summer eventually made the call with KQ, and asked, “Do you have a pair?” Pesek said no and flipped over the A9. The flop came Q72, putting Mercier way out in front. The Q sealed the deal with trip queens and a meaningless J fell on the river. Mercier was up to a commanding chip lead of 208,000 to 12,000. Not too long after, Mercier knocked off Pesek.
Player Tags: Brock Parker, Michael Pesek, Mike Baxter, Jason Mercier
Hour 7 Update: Kenny Tran, Layne Flack, Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated
Jun 14, '09
Hour 7 Update
Players Remaining: 64 out of 256
Completed Round 2 Matches (Winner in Bold):
1. Tom “Durrrr” Dwan vs. Samuel Stein
2. Erik Seidel vs. Adam Junglen
3. Cory Carroll vs. Sorel Mizzi
4. Alec Torelli vs. Jan Maarten Meijer
5. Bryan Pellegrin vs. Will Failla
6. Benjamin Tollerene vs. Greg Raymer
7. Yevgeniy Timoshenko vs. Dmitry Stelmak
8. Benjamin Lamb vs. Scott Seiver
9. Chris Ferguson vs. Jason Somerville
10. Jeff Madsen vs. Joe Serock
11. Adam Ewestein vs. Evelyn Ng
12. Olav von Prince vs. John Juanda
13. Jason Mercier vs. Jesper Petersen
14. Johnny Chan vs. Anthony Guetti
15. Antonio Esfandari vs. Konstantin Puchkov
16. Justin Smith vs. Hoyt Corkins
17. William Thorson vs. Lex Veldhuis
18. Vanessa Rousso vs. Emil Patel
19. Steve Zolotow vs. Anton Allemann
20. Jamin Stokes vs. Layne Flack
21. Evan Roberts vs. Kenny Tran
22. Michael Baxter vs. Jared Ingles
23. Brock Parker vs. Jonathan Aguiar
24. Matt Hawrilenko vs. Robert McLaughlin
25. David Pham vs. Mark Teltscher
26. James D’Ambrosio vs. Bertrand Grospellier
27. Benjamin Sprenger vs. Gavin Smith
28. Alexey Popov vs. Kenneth Middleton
29. Jonathan Jaffe vs. Mohsin Charania
30. Dario Minieri vs. Alexander Venovski
31. Scott Fischman vs. Scott Montgomery
32. Shawn Buchanan vs. Benjamin Francisco
33. Noah Schwartz vs. Scott Baumstein
34. Mike Caro vs. Joe Cappello
35. Matt Woodward vs. Lance Treankler
36. Terrence Chan vs. Tommy Chen
37. Nathanael Poysti vs. Stanislav Alekhin
38. Michael Pesek vs. Kenneth Shei
39. Shaun Deeb vs. Branden Hampton
40. Jessie Martin vs. Andrew Zaichenko
41. Roberto Romanell vs. Bryn Kenny
42. Brian Lemke vs. Steven Levy
43. Albert Iversen vs. Domen Pinteric
44. Jamie Armstrong vs. Ramin Henke
45. Alex Keating vs. Steven Silverman
46. Benjamin Spindler vs. John Tabatabai
47. Dmitry Lesnoy vs. Taylor Caby
48. Dragan Galic vs. Daniel Illingworth
49. Steven Crawford vs. Andrew Feldman
50. Nicholas Rampone vs. Tariq Rahim
51. Joao Vide Barb vs. Roman Yitzhaki
52. Nathan Doudney vs. Anthony Roux
53. Jason Senti vs. Philippe Dauteuil
54. Michael Banducci vs. Thomas Marchese
55. John Duthie vs. Stuard Marshak
56. Jeff Garza vs. Matt Giannetti
57. Andrew Lichtenberger vs. Joseph McGowen
58. Justin Filtz vs. Olivier Busquet
59. Dustin Woolf vs. Richard Anthony
60. Steve O’Dwyer vs. Johannes Steindl
61. Masaaki Kagawa vs. Francois Safieddine
62. Kyle Brossia vs. Aaron Wilt
Big Hands:
Kenny Tran Eliminated
Last year’s champion raised preflop and Evan Roberts re-raised enough to put Tran all-in. Tran went into the tank before eventually calling the last 30,000 of his remaining chip stack. Roberts exposed pocket eights while Tran tabled the A8. The board ran out 94248, as Tran failed to improve. Event No. 29 will have a new bracelet winner this year.
Brock Parker Advances
All the chips were in the middle with Brock Parker holding the A10 against the A6 of Jonathan Aguiar. The board ran out 872KJ. Parker’s hopes of a third bracelet this World Series of Poker are still alive.
Bertrand Grospellier Eliminated
With the high blinds, Bertrand Grospellier got it all-in preflop with king-queen and was up against the ace-six of James D’Ambrosio. The French pro failed to catch anything and was eliminated. Grospellier is still without a bracelet.
Player Tags: Kenny Tran, Brock Parker, Jonathan Aguiar, Bertrand Grospellier, James D'Ambrosio, Evan Roberts
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| Jun 10, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 19 - $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em Six Handed |
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Brock Parker Wins Event No. 14 ($552,745)
Jun 10, '09
Joe Serock raised to 200,000 preflop and Brock Parker reraised to 1 million. Serock reraised all in and Parker made the call. Their cards:
Parker: QQ
Serock: 1010
Board: A72KQ
Parker won the hand, $552,745, and his second gold bracelet of the week. Parker won event No. 14 ($2,500 six-handed limit hold’em) on June 7 to win his first gold bracelet and now he owns two. Serock was eliminated in second place and took home $341,783 in prize money.
Player Tags: Brock Parker, Joseph Serock
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| Jun 07, '09 |
2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 14 - $2,500 Limit Hold'em Six Handed |
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Brock Parker Wins Event # 14 ($223,688)
Jun 07, '09
Blinds: 20,000-40,000
Players Remaining: 1 out of 367
Brock Parker Wins Event # 14 ($223,688)
Daniel Negreanu Eliminated in 2nd Place ($138,280)
Brock parker raises to 80,000 before the flop and Daniel Negreanu calls. The flop comes A106, and Negreanu checks to Parker. Parker bets 40,000 and Negreanu raises to 80,000. Parker reraises to 120,000 and Negreanu four-bets to 160,000. Parker calls and the turn is the 4. Negreanu bets all in and Parker calls.
Negreanu: K10
Parker: AJ
Negreanu gets it in with a pair of tens on the turn, behind Parker’s pair of aces. The river is the 8, denying Negreanu his fifth bracelet and securing Parker his first. Daniel Negreanu is eliminated in 2nd place ($138,280) while Brock parker goes on to win Event # 14 and $223,688 in cash.
Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Brock Parker
Final Table Update: Kevin Hong Eliminated In 4th Place
Jun 07, '09
Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Limits: 25,000-50,000
Players Remaining: 3 out of 367
Chip Counts:
1. Daniel Negreanu – 1,806,000
2. Brock Parker – 597,000
3. Tommi Horkko – 352,000
Average Chip Count: 549,600
Notable Eliminations:
4. Kevin Hong — $60,885
Big Hands:
Kevin Hong Eliminated In 4th Place($60,885)
Brock Parker raised to 100,000 preflop and Daniel Negreanu three-bet to 150,000. It was then Hong’s turn to raise it up as he four-bet to 200,000. Both opponents called and the flop came 952. Hong led out for 50,000 and both opponents called. The turn was the J and Hong bet 100,000. Parker then raised to 200,000 and Negreanu mucked. Hong called his remaining stack into the pot and both players showed their hands.
Hong: KQ
Parker: 55
Parker flopped a set and Hong needed to hit a 10 for a straight to double up, but the river brought the 5, giving Parker quads and sending Hong out in 4th place.
Player Tags: Daniel Negreanu, Brock Parker, Kevin Hong
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| Jun 22, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 41 - Mixed Hold'em |
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Mixed Hold'em - Level 8 - End of Day
Jun 22, '08
Play is done for the night. The remaining 98 players will return at 3 p.m. in the Brazilia Room to play down to the final table. Only one will get the $219,508 first-place prize and bracelet. Stay tuned to Card Player to see who wants it most.
Limit Blinds: 500-1,000
No Limit Blinds: 200-400 with an ante of 50
Average Chip Stack: 22,378
Chip Counts:
Johnathan Tamayo: 76,000
Correy Parpart: 39,000
Fabrice Soulier: 37,500
Richard Redmond: 37,000
Jan Von Halle: 30,000
Michael Guzzardi: 27,000
Lou Esposito: 26,000
Al Barbieri: 23,500
David Plastik: 23,000
Tino Lechich: 22,000
Players Left: 98 of 731
Eliminations: David Benyamine, Ari Engel
Big Hands/Storylines:
Limit Session
Parker Gets Better of Benyamine
In a fast paced hand that leads one to believe that these twoni have played a fair amount of poker online, Brock Parker raised to 3,000 from the button after seat 1 raised to 2,000. David Benyamine called from the big blind and so did seat 1. The flop came AQ3 and action was checked around to Parker who fired 1,000 instantly. Benyamine called just as quick but seat 1 folded. The turn was the 6 and Benyamine checked to Parker who bet 2,000 and Benyamine called again all within a second. The river was the 9 and action was again checked to Parker who fired 2,000 but Benyamine finally yielded and mucked. Benyamine would bust shortly after when his K-10 ran into his opponent's K-Q all in.
Boeree Takes Nice Pot
On a board of KJ92 Liv Boeree counted her chips and moved them around a bit before eventually checking. Her opponent checked behind her and the river brought the Q. Boeree bet out 2,000 and her opponent squirmed in his seat while thinking the hand over. He eventually mucked and she took a nice pot that took her back up to around 14,000.
Big Stacks Ready to Gamble
Michael Guzzardi has a lot of chips and also a lot of gamble. After seat 1 raised to 2,000, Guzzardi reraised to 3,000 and was called by seat 1. The flop came 752 and seat 1 bet out 1,000, which Guzzardi called right away. The turn was the 3 and seat 1 again bet out, 2,000 this time. Guzzardi slowed down and thought for a bit before laying his cards down. Even after the loss, Guzzardi had a nice stack and ended the level with around 27,000 in chips.
No Limit Session
 Nick Binger Doubles
Nick Binger was in the small blind when the button raised to 1,500. Binger pushed his last 8,525 all in and the buton made the call. Binger thought he was in bad shape but was actually in a coin flip situation, with his A10 up against the button's 33. The flop came KJ7 and missed Binger. But the turn brought the 10 and Binger took the lead. The river was meaningless and Binger doubled to nearly 20,000.
Johnston Runs Into Kings, Eliminated
Berry Johnston called a player's raise and the flop came 772. His opponent bet out 2,500 and Johnston raised to 10,000. His opponent moved enough chips in to cover Johnston and Johnston slammed his cards down on the table and tanked. After three minutes another player called the clock on him and the countdown began. Johnston finally called, though he seemed to know he was behind. He flipped JJ over and his assumption was correct, as his opponent flipped KK. Johnston was already walking away from the table as the turn and the river missed, coming 37 and Johnston was eliminated. As he left he muttered, "Only hand I had for a while."
Player Tags: David Benyamine, Brock Parker, Berry Johnston, Nick Binger, European Report, Michael Guzzardi, Liv Boeree
Mixed Hold'em - Level 7 - A Dragon Slayed
Jun 22, '08
Limit Blinds: 400-800
No Limit Blinds: 150-300
Average Chip Stack: 16,244
Chip Counts:
Fabrice Soulier: 39,000
Johnathan Tamayo: 38,000
Correy Parpart: 35,000
David Plastik: 33,000
Richard Redmond: 33,000
David Levi: 31,000
Michael Guzzardi: 25,000
Allen Le: 24,000
Ayaz Mahmood: 23,500
Tino Lechich: 23,000
Players Left: 135 of 731
Eliminations: Max Pescatori, David Pham, Mimi Tran, Michael Craig
Big Hands/Storylines:
 Limit Session
Patterson Wounds the Dragon
Stuart Patterson bet 800 on a flop pf 9-8-6 and was called by David Pham. Patterson again fired, 1,600, when the turn brought another 8. Pham made the call again but mucked when Patterson bet the 2 on the river.
Patterson had around 22,000 at the end of the level.
Good Fold Mr. Boeken
Noah Boeken raised to 1,600 preflop and the player in seat 6 re-raised to 2,400. Boeken made the call and the flop came K43. Boeken checked and his opponent fired 800. Boeken made the call and the K fell on the turn. Boeken again checked and his opponent bet 1,600. Boeken thought over his decision for a while and look confused, but he eventually mucked his hand. It's safe to say it was the right decision as his opponent threw in KK face up, having hit quads on the turn.
Parker Can't Push Chaser Off Draw
Brock Parker AKA tsoprano recently finished 6th in event 30 and now he's deep in another event. But he just took a big hit when his opponent caught his flush. Parker raised to 1,600 and was called by the small and big blind. The flop was Q85 and the small blind bet 800, the big blind raised to 1,600 and Parker reraised to 2,400. Both the small and big blinds called and the 3 fell on the turn. Action was checked to Parker who bet 1,600 and the small blind mucked, but the big blind called. The 6 fell on the river and the big blind bet out 1,600 and Parker reluctantly made the call, appearing to know he was rivered. The big blind showed J10 for a rivered flush and Parker mucked having lost over 7,000 of his chips in the hand.
No Limit Session
Hard To Beat Quads, Pescatori Gone
Max Pescatori was getting short on chips when this hand came up. He raised to 900 and was reraised by the player in seat 3 to 2,000. Pescatori called and the flop came 883. Both players checked and the turn brought the 9. Pescatori led out with a bet of 2,000 and was called by his opponent. The Q fell on the river and Pescatori made the same 2,000 bet. His opponent came over the top to put Pescatori all in. Pescatori pushed his remaining thousand into the pot and his opponent flipped over 88 for flopped quads. Pescatori tossed his cards into the muck and walked away from the table.
Dragon Slayed
After being among the chip leaders earlier in the event, David Pham fell when his A-J ran into an opponent's A-5. The problem was the flop came K-10-5 to give his opponent a pair of fives. The turn and river bricked and Pham shook hands with the players at his table and left.
Safety First
After raises preflop, the board was checked all the way down between 3 players, running A-3-2-K-2. "Nines," one player said. "I can beat that," was Jan Von Halle's response as he flipped over pocket jacks. He then wiggled his fingers to show he had been scared by the high cards on the board and that was why he had checked.
Player Tags: David Pham, Max Pescatori, Brock Parker, Noah Boeken, Stuart Paterson, Jan Von Halle, European Report
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| Jun 17, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 30 - World Championship Limit Hold'em |
3 |
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WC Limit HE - Final Table - Brock Parker out in 6th Place
Jun 17, '08
Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Stakes: 25,000-50,000
Players Left: 5 of 218
Chip Counts:
Rob Hollink: 1,800,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 1,250,000
Tommy Hang: 510,000
Aaron Katz: 500,000
J.C. Tran: 300,000
Eliminations:
Brock Parker: 6th Place ($102,460)
Big Hands and Storylines:
 Brock Parker Eliminated in Sixth Place ($102,460)
Brock Parker moved all in preflop for three bets when action got to him and Jerrod Ankenman made the call. Their cards:
Parker: Q8
Ankenman: A9
Board: 105574
Parker was eliminated in sixth place, and he took home $102,460 in prize money.
Player Tags: Brock Parker, Jerrod Ankenman
$10K WC Limit Hold'em - Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)
Jun 17, '08
Blinds: 8,000-15,000
Stakes: 15,000-30,000
Players Left: 7
Chip Counts:
Aaron Katz: 1,100,000
Rob Hollink: 890,000
Tommy Hang: 720,000
Andy Bloch: 480,000
J.C. Tran: 440,000
Brock Parker: 254,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 100,000
Eliminations:
Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)
Big Hands:
Cy Jassinowsky Doubles Up
Tommy Hang raised and both Cy Jassinowsky and Jerrod Ankenman made the call. The flop came JJ7, and Hang bet. Jassinowsky and Ankenman both called. The turn was 5, and Hang bet out. Jassinowsky raised and Ankenman reraised (three bets). Hang folded and Jassinowsky reraied (four bets), Ankenman called. Down to his last couple of thousand chips, Jassinowsky moved all in dark. The river was the 8 and Ankenman called the all in dark bet. Jassinowsky turned over A-J while Ankenman showed K-J. Jassinowsky doubeld up this hand.
Cy Jassinowsky Wins 200K + Pot With Aces
Brock Parker raised and Aaron Katz reraised. Cy Jassinowsky three-bet, Parker folded and Katz called. The flop came J88. Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. The turn was the 5, and once again Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. The river was the 5, and still Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. Jassinowsky turned over pocket aces and Katz threw his hand into the muck. Jassinowsky wins a big pot for over 200,000 shortly after doubling up a few hands prior.
 Broc Parker Doubles Through Cy Jassinowsky
Brock Parker raised and Cy Jassinowsky reraised. Parker made it three-bets to go and Jassinowsky just called. The flop came J102, and Jassinowsky checked to Parker who bet. Jassinowsky raised (check-raise) and Parker moved all in. Jassinowsky called and the players turned over their hands.
Parker: A10
Jassinowsky: AK
Jassinowsky started with the best hand while Parker outflopped him with a pair of tens. The turn and river were the 3 and the 5. Parker doubled through Jassinowsky.
Jerrod Ankenman Triples Up
Rob Hollink raised and Cy Jassinowsky reraised. Jerrod Ankenman reraised all in, and Hollink tanked for a few minutes before completing Ankenman's all in and then capping the bet. Jassinowsky went into the tank himself, he eventually called. The flop came AK3, and Hollink bet, Jassinowsky folded.
Ankenman: QQ
Hollink: 1010
Ankenman was in a good spot with queens against tens and the turn and river brought the 9 and the 8, giving Ankenman the check mark and allowing him to triple up.
Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)
Andy Bloch raised from the button and Rob Hollink reraied from the small blind. Tommy Hang made it four bets and Cy Jassinowsky called all in. Bloch folded while Hollink made the call. The flop came K96, and Hang bet and Hollink folded. Hang and Jassinowsky turned over their cards.
Jassinowsky: A-2
Hollink: Q-Q
The turn and river brought the 5 and the 7, no help to Cy Jassinowsky who was eliminated in 8th place ($66,599).
Player Tags: Tommy Hang, Aaron Katz, Cy Jassinowsky, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Jerrod Ankenman
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 17 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Players Left: 14 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Rob Hollink - 620,000
Andy Bloch - 570,000
J.C. Tran - 515,000
Aaron Katz - 420,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 340,000
Eric Buchman - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 240,000
Eric Froehlich - 230,000
Chris Vitch - 205,000
Average Stack: 311,450
Eliminations:
15th – Michael Mizrachi
16th – Matt Woodward
17th – Tex Barch
18th – Kieu Duong
Big Hands and Storylines:
 Bloch Wins Monster Pot; Duong Eliminated
Rob Hollink made it 20,000 to go from middle position. Brock “t soprano” Parker, on Hollink’s left, upped it to 30,000. Then, to Parker’s left, Kieu Duong moved in for 34,000. As if this wasn’t enough action, Andy Bloch popped it up to 40,000. Both Hollink and Parker called. The flop was 1074; Hollink checked, Parker checked, Bloch bet, and the other two called. The action followed the same pattern on the J turn. Bloch bet the 5 on the river and this time both Hollink and Parker folded. Bloch’s pocket kings were enough to take down the massive pot and Duong was eliminated.
Tex is Toast
Tex Barch was eliminated in 17th place when his AQ failed to hold against Jerrod Ankenman’s AT. The board rolled out 102284 and Barch unhappily called down to the river, giving away the last of his chips. Though Barch's night is through, Ankenman is very much in contention with his 330,000.
Matt Woodward Eliminated in 16thPlace
Matt Woodward was all-in pre-flop against J.C. Tran. Tran, on the button, showed an understandably weak 87 and was chasing against Woodward’s AQ. Woodward remained stoic on the J53 flop, but his demeanor changed to reflect the 8 on the turn; he rolled his eyes and nodded his head in a resigned fashion. The K on the river sealed Woodward’s exit and he was eliminated in 16th place, taking home $25,615.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Kieu Duong, Andy Bloch, Tommy Hang, Eric Buchman, Michael Mizrachi, Aaron Katz, John Barch, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Matt Woodward, Eric Froehlich, Chris Vitch, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break
Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Players Left: 18 of 218
 Chip Leaders:
Aaron Katz - 530,000
Andy Bloch - 395,000
Brock Parker - 380,000
Michael Mizrachi - 325,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Chris Vitch - 260,000
Eric Froehlich - 250,000
Rob Hollink - 250,000
Matt Woodward -240,000
Average Stack: 242,200
Eliminations:
19th place – Todd “Dan Druff” Witteles
20th place – Thomas Johnston
21st place – Hoyt Corkins
22nd place – Spencer Lawrence
Big Hands and Storylines:
Corkins Eliminated in 21st Place
Apparently Aaron Katz doesn’t have premium hands all the time. Hoyt Corkins found this out the hard way when his QQ was cracked by Katz’s 65 on a JT63K board. Katz, who won a $1,500 limit hold’em event in 2004, is on an excellent track to claim his second bracelet. He is currently the chip leader with 530,000.
Thomas Johnston Eliminated in 20th Place
Thomas Johnston declared his “pot-committedness” before the hand as almost his entire stack would be consumed by the big blind. He was still in good spirits as he saw Jerrod Ankenman and Tex Barch cap the betting pre-flop. The flop was AJ5 and both Barch and Ankenman checked. Barch bet the J turn and Ankenman folded. The river was the 5c. When Barch showed AA Johnston, having not looked at his cards claimed, “I could have pocket jacks.” He flipped his cards one at a time. The first was the 5, eliciting a roar from the table. Unfortunately for Johnston, his second card was the 10 and he had to go, eliminated in 20th place.
Hollink Continues to Straighten Out
Eric Froehlich raised from middle position and the only caller was Rob Hollink in the big blind. The flop was 1087 and Hollink check-called a bet from Froehlich. The turn was a 6 and Hollink checked. “EFro” bet and the man from Groningen put out a raise. Froehlich called and the pair saw the 4 river. Hollink bet and Froehlich called. The two showed:
Hollink: A9
Froehlich: AA
Hollink’s second straight in as many levels has him up to 250,000, coincidentally, the same amount as Froehlich.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Andy Bloch, Tommy Hang, Michael Mizrachi, Rich Chase, Aaron Katz, John Barch, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Matt Woodward, Spencer Lawrence, Todd Witteles, Eric Froehlich, Chris Vitch, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report, Thomas Johnston
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Blinds: 3,000-6,000
Players Left: 22 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch - 350,000
Michael Mizrachi - 340,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 325,000
Aaron Katz - 322,000
Matt Woodward - 295,000
Shunjiro Uchida - 288,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 250,000
Eric Froehlich - 245,000
Tommy Hang – 180,000
J.C. Tran - 175,000
Hoyt Corkins - 170,000
Rob Hollink – 165,000
Average Stack: 198,200
Eliminations:
23rd – Dewey Tomko
24th – Greg Debora
25th – Terrence Chan
26th – Patrick Bueno
Big Hands and Storylines:
 Katz True To His Word
Aaron Katz has been talking constantly about how he has yet to show down a bad hand, and, in a pot against Jerrod Ankenman, he backed up his banter. Ankenman raised from middle position and Katz re-raised on his left to 1,800. Action folded back around to Ankenman who made the call. Ankenman check-raised the AJ3 flop and Katz called. Ankenman bet the J turn and Katz cagily raised, drawing a call from Ankenman. The dealer put out the 3 on the river and Ankenman check-called. Katz tabled AK and took down the pot. Maybe next time someone at the table will respect Katz’s raise. Until then, Katz will be sitting behind a stack of 320,000 chips. Ankenman still has 250,000.
Hanging Around
Andy Bloch raised from the small blind and Tommy Hang in the big blind called. Hang raised Bloch’s bet on the Q52 flop and Bloch called. Action on the turn and river – K and 3 – went check-bet-call, and Hang won the pot with two pair, showing KQ. Hang has now climbed to 180,000 while Bloch, still the chip leader, is down to 350,000
River Dagger Cripples Lawrence
Rob Hollink raised from late position and the only caller was Spencer Lawrence in the big blind. The flop came Q95 and Lawrence bet out. Hollink raised, Lawrence 3-bet, and Hollink just called. The A on the turn was followed by a bet by Lawrence and another call by Hollink. Lawrence bet the river and the Dutchman raised him. After a minute of thought, Lawrence made the call. Hollink tabled the nuts: JT. After the hand Lawrence was left with only 20,000 while Hollink grew his stack to 165,000.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, J.C. Tran, Andy Bloch, Tommy Hang, Dewey Tomko, Michael Mizrachi, Aaron Katz, Shunjiro Uchida, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Terrence Chan, Greg DeBora, Matt Woodward, Spencer Lawrence, Eric Froehlich, Patrick Bueno, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 14 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break
Blinds: 2,500-5,000
Players Left: 26 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch - 340,000
Michael Mizrachi - 340,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 330,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 325,000
Steve Sung - 303,500
Matt Woodward - 295,000
Eric Froehlich - 245,000
J.C. Tran - 225,000
Aaron Katz - 180,000
Hoyt Corkins - 155,000
Average Stack: 167,700
Eliminations:
Alex Kravchenko - 27th
Tim Kasparoff - 28th
Zachary Hyman - 29th
Big Hands and Storylines:
 They’re In The Money
The bubble burst after only 5 hands of hand-for-hand play and the unfortunate bubble boy was Tim Kasparoff. Kasparoff got his money all-in against Tommy Hang in a race-situation: Kasparoff’s 88 against Hang’s A10. The flop was 432, opening up 4 more outs for Hang, but he wouldn’t need them, as he spiked the 10 on the turn. The river blanked and Kasparoff busted one out of the money.
This was welcome news to both Patrick Bueno and Alex Kravchenko who, seated at the same table, had been blinded down to critical levels. In one hand, Bueno committed 15,000 preflop against Michael Mizrachi and folded to a single bet from “the Grinder” on the flop, leaving himself a paltry 9,000.
Kravchenko too was spendthrift during hand-for-hand play. Folding both his small blind and big blind to raises, the Russian was left clutching a stack of only 6,000 when the bubble burst. Not surprisingly, he was eliminated in 27th place, but I’m sure the $20,492 will be consolation enough after coming so close to busting empty-handed.
Not everybody was trying to crawl into the money. Aaron Katz and Matt Woodward tangled in a big pot a few minutes before hand-for-hand play began. Woodward raised to 10,000 from middle position and Katz called in the big blind. Katz check-raised the J33 flop and Woodward paid to see the turn. It was the K and Katz bet out, though Woodward raised, Katz was not deterred, putting in a third bet. Woodward called, then called another bet on the river 7. He was dismayed when Katz showed A3 and dragged the massive pot.
Woodward would make a bit of that money back later when the flop nailed his Q8. Zachary Hyman, holding JJ, could not lay down his holding on a board of QQ9 and was eliminated in 29th place.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, J.C. Tran, Andy Bloch, Tommy Hang, Michael Mizrachi, Aaron Katz, Brock Parker, Alexander Kravchenko, Matt Woodward, Eric Froehlich, Steve Sung, Patrick Bueno, Tim Kasparoff, Zachary Hyman, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report
$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
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - End of Day 1
Jun 15, '08
Play has concluded here on day 1 of the event 30, the $10,000 world championship limit hold'em tournament. The players will collect their bearings and get some rest tonight before reconvening in the Brasilia Room tomorrow at 3 p.m. PST. 98 players remain from the original 218 but only one will take home the first-prize of $496,931.
Here is a rundown of some of the action that took place on the final level of the day:
Blinds: 600-1,200
Players Left: 98 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Patrick Bueno - 88,000
Michael Mizrachi - 82,000
Kenneth Shei - 76,000
Matthew "mattster24" Sterling - 71,000
J.C. Tran - 68,000
Justin Bonomo - 67,000
Marco Traniello - 67,000
Alexander Kravchenko - 65,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 60,000
Terrence Chan - 58,000
Greg Mueller – 57,000
Average Stack: 45,000
Eliminations:
Bill Chen
Brandon Adams
Jennifer Harman
Big Hands and Storylines:
“Weak” Wahlroos Pips Parker
Thomas Wahlroos raised from early position and was called by Brock “t soprano” Parker in the big blind. Parker check-raised Wahlroos on a flop of 1085 and Wahlroos elected to call. Parker continued his aggression on the turn and river, betting both streets, and Wahlroos called him both times. Parker showed A10 for second pair, and when the Finn saw this he admitted, “I am so weak at this game,” before turning up his AA. The rockets blasted Wahlroos to 36,000. Parker still has a very healthy 60,000.
Sterling’s Straight Axes Adams
Brandon Adams got the majority of his chips in against Matt “mattster24” Sterling on a AQ8 flop. After Sterling put Adams all-in on the K turn the two revealed their hands:
Sterling: JT
Adams: AK
The river was the Q and Adams was sent packing. Sterling now has an impressive 71,000 chips to work with.
Odds, Schmodds
A very strange situation occurred in the last level involving Mike Wattel and the player to his left. Wattel and the player did a great deal of betting on the flop and turn. Then, on the river, with a board of Q953J, Wattel’s opponent tossed in his last 400 in chips.... into a pot of 21,000. Remarkably, after much consideration, Wattel folded. His opponent showed Q-Q, so we’ll give Wattel the benefit of the doubt and assume he didn’t have a straight.
The Mathematics of Value Bets
Bill Chen raised on the button and was three-bet by Justin Bonomo in the small blind. Bonomo bet into Chen on a flop of J55 and Chen called. Both players checked the 7 on the turn, and Bonomo bet again on the 2 river. Chen called, and Bonomo tabled AK. “Good value bet,” chimed Chen, who showed A-9. The pot helps Bonomo up to about 65,000 at the end of the day. Chen was eliminated only moments before the conclusion of day 1.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Michael Wattel, Greg Mueller, Michael Mizrachi, Marco Traniello, Jennifer Harman, Brock Parker, Alexander Kravchenko, Terrence Chan, Justin Bonomo, Patrick Bueno, Brandon Adams, Thomas Wahlroos, Kenneth Shei, Matthew Sterling
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 1 - Level 4 Recap
Jun 15, '08
Note: Players are now on a 30-minute break
Blinds: 300-500, 500-1,000 limit
Players Left: 192 of 218
Chip Leaders:
David Oppenheim - 54,000
Liz Lieu - 37,000
J.C. Tran - 35,200
Justin Bonomo - 35,000
Todd Witteles - 35,000
Greg Mueller - 35,000
Andy Bloch - 32,000
Brock Parker – 32,000
Michael Mizrachi - 31,000
Howard Lederer - 29,000
Average Stack: 22,700
Eliminations:
Jeff Shulman
Big Hands and Storylines:
And The Crowd Goes Wild
Despite this being a world championship event with a $10,000 buy-in, all eyes during the last level seemed to be focused on the televisions airing the Lakers-Celtics game. As the game was drawing to a close and the Lakers were trying to maintain a 6-point lead, players debated which was the more effective method of closing out a game: fouling or allowing a 3-pointer. Other tables, meanwhile, were discussing point spreads and prop bets.
Without a doubt, the biggest roar of the entire day came courtesy of the NBA Finals. Eddie House’s twisting, turning, fadeaway 3-pointer to cut the Lakers’ lead to 3 was accompanied by a raucous volley of noise from the field here. Now that the game is over and the televisions have reverted back to a tangerine tournament information screen, things should be back to normal during level 5.
Shortstack Ninja
Bryan “badbeatninja” Devonshire raised pre-flop and called a three-bet from a late-position player. Devonshire then check-folded on a jack-high flop, conserving the remainder of his stack for a later battle. Devonshire has about 5,000 left in chips, only about 8 big blinds going into the next level.
Deep-Sixed
Brock “t soprano” Parker made it 1,000 from the cutoff and was called by the big blind. The big blind check-called Parker’s bet on the 982 flop. On the turn both players checked upon seeing the 2. The big blind bet the 6 river and Parker tossed in an orange chip for the call. The big blind showed A-6 for a rivered pair and took down the pot. Despite this hit, Parker still has 32,000 in chips.
Small Blind Special
Action folded around to Erik Cajelais in the small blind. Cajelais limped and was promptly raised by the big blind sitting in seat 1. Cajelais called and the pair a flop. J88 was the board and Cajelais called a 500 chip bet. The 7 came on the turn and Cajelais checked, seat 1 bet, and Cajelais raised. Seat 1 called and they saw the river: 5. Cajelais bet and seat 1 called. Cajelais tabled 87 for a full house, good enough to take down the pot. The hand boosted him up to 13,000, a far cry from his earlier 30,000 but still enough to get by.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Jeff Shulman, Andy Bloch, Howard Lederer, David Oppenheim, Greg Mueller, Michael Mizrachi, Brock Parker, Justin Bonomo, Liz Lieu, Todd Witteles, Erik Cajelais, Bryan Devonshire
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| Jun 16, '08 |
2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker |
Event 30 - World Championship Limit Hold'em |
2 |
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WC Limit HE - Final Table - Brock Parker out in 6th Place
Jun 17, '08
Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Stakes: 25,000-50,000
Players Left: 5 of 218
Chip Counts:
Rob Hollink: 1,800,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 1,250,000
Tommy Hang: 510,000
Aaron Katz: 500,000
J.C. Tran: 300,000
Eliminations:
Brock Parker: 6th Place ($102,460)
Big Hands and Storylines:
Brock Parker Eliminated in Sixth Place ($102,460)
Brock Parker moved all in preflop for three bets when action got to him and Jerrod Ankenman made the call. Their cards:
Parker: Q8
Ankenman: A9
Board: 105574
Parker was eliminated in sixth place, and he took home $102,460 in prize money.
Player Tags: Brock Parker, Jerrod Ankenman
$10K WC Limit Hold'em - Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)
Jun 17, '08
Blinds: 8,000-15,000
Stakes: 15,000-30,000
Players Left: 7
Chip Counts:
Aaron Katz: 1,100,000
Rob Hollink: 890,000
Tommy Hang: 720,000
Andy Bloch: 480,000
J.C. Tran: 440,000
Brock Parker: 254,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 100,000
Eliminations:
Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)
Big Hands:
Cy Jassinowsky Doubles Up
Tommy Hang raised and both Cy Jassinowsky and Jerrod Ankenman made the call. The flop came JJ7, and Hang bet. Jassinowsky and Ankenman both called. The turn was 5, and Hang bet out. Jassinowsky raised and Ankenman reraised (three bets). Hang folded and Jassinowsky reraied (four bets), Ankenman called. Down to his last couple of thousand chips, Jassinowsky moved all in dark. The river was the 8 and Ankenman called the all in dark bet. Jassinowsky turned over A-J while Ankenman showed K-J. Jassinowsky doubeld up this hand.
Cy Jassinowsky Wins 200K + Pot With Aces
Brock Parker raised and Aaron Katz reraised. Cy Jassinowsky three-bet, Parker folded and Katz called. The flop came J88. Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. The turn was the 5, and once again Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. The river was the 5, and still Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. Jassinowsky turned over pocket aces and Katz threw his hand into the muck. Jassinowsky wins a big pot for over 200,000 shortly after doubling up a few hands prior.
Broc Parker Doubles Through Cy Jassinowsky
Brock Parker raised and Cy Jassinowsky reraised. Parker made it three-bets to go and Jassinowsky just called. The flop came J102, and Jassinowsky checked to Parker who bet. Jassinowsky raised (check-raise) and Parker moved all in. Jassinowsky called and the players turned over their hands.
Parker: A10
Jassinowsky: AK
Jassinowsky started with the best hand while Parker outflopped him with a pair of tens. The turn and river were the 3 and the 5. Parker doubled through Jassinowsky.
Jerrod Ankenman Triples Up
Rob Hollink raised and Cy Jassinowsky reraised. Jerrod Ankenman reraised all in, and Hollink tanked for a few minutes before completing Ankenman's all in and then capping the bet. Jassinowsky went into the tank himself, he eventually called. The flop came AK3, and Hollink bet, Jassinowsky folded.
Ankenman: QQ
Hollink: 1010
Ankenman was in a good spot with queens against tens and the turn and river brought the 9 and the 8, giving Ankenman the check mark and allowing him to triple up.
Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)
Andy Bloch raised from the button and Rob Hollink reraied from the small blind. Tommy Hang made it four bets and Cy Jassinowsky called all in. Bloch folded while Hollink made the call. The flop came K96, and Hang bet and Hollink folded. Hang and Jassinowsky turned over their cards.
Jassinowsky: A-2
Hollink: Q-Q
The turn and river brought the 5 and the 7, no help to Cy Jassinowsky who was eliminated in 8th place ($66,599).
Player Tags: Tommy Hang, Aaron Katz, Cy Jassinowsky, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Jerrod Ankenman
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 17 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Players Left: 14 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Rob Hollink - 620,000
Andy Bloch - 570,000
J.C. Tran - 515,000
Aaron Katz - 420,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 340,000
Eric Buchman - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 240,000
Eric Froehlich - 230,000
Chris Vitch - 205,000
Average Stack: 311,450
Eliminations:
15th – Michael Mizrachi
16th – Matt Woodward
17th – Tex Barch
18th – Kieu Duong
Big Hands and Storylines:
Bloch Wins Monster Pot; Duong Eliminated
Rob Hollink made it 20,000 to go from middle position. Brock “t soprano” Parker, on Hollink’s left, upped it to 30,000. Then, to Parker’s left, Kieu Duong moved in for 34,000. As if this wasn’t enough action, Andy Bloch popped it up to 40,000. Both Hollink and Parker called. The flop was 1074; Hollink checked, Parker checked, Bloch bet, and the other two called. The action followed the same pattern on the J turn. Bloch bet the 5 on the river and this time both Hollink and Parker folded. Bloch’s pocket kings were enough to take down the massive pot and Duong was eliminated.
Tex is Toast
Tex Barch was eliminated in 17th place when his AQ failed to hold against Jerrod Ankenman’s AT. The board rolled out 102284 and Barch unhappily called down to the river, giving away the last of his chips. Though Barch's night is through, Ankenman is very much in contention with his 330,000.
Matt Woodward Eliminated in 16thPlace
Matt Woodward was all-in pre-flop against J.C. Tran. Tran, on the button, showed an understandably weak 87 and was chasing against Woodward’s AQ. Woodward remained stoic on the J53 flop, but his demeanor changed to reflect the 8 on the turn; he rolled his eyes and nodded his head in a resigned fashion. The K on the river sealed Woodward’s exit and he was eliminated in 16th place, taking home $25,615.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Kieu Duong, Andy Bloch, Tommy Hang, Eric Buchman, Michael Mizrachi, Aaron Katz, John Barch, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Matt Woodward, Eric Froehlich, Chris Vitch, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break
Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Players Left: 18 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Aaron Katz - 530,000
Andy Bloch - 395,000
Brock Parker - 380,000
Michael Mizrachi - 325,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Chris Vitch - 260,000
Eric Froehlich - 250,000
Rob Hollink - 250,000
Matt Woodward -240,000
Average Stack: 242,200
Eliminations:
19th place – Todd “Dan Druff” Witteles
20th place – Thomas Johnston
21st place – Hoyt Corkins
22nd place – Spencer Lawrence
Big Hands and Storylines:
Corkins Eliminated in 21st Place
Apparently Aaron Katz doesn’t have premium hands all the time. Hoyt Corkins found this out the hard way when his QQ was cracked by Katz’s 65 on a JT63K board. Katz, who won a $1,500 limit hold’em event in 2004, is on an excellent track to claim his second bracelet. He is currently the chip leader with 530,000.
Thomas Johnston Eliminated in 20th Place
Thomas Johnston declared his “pot-committedness” before the hand as almost his entire stack would be consumed by the big blind. He was still in good spirits as he saw Jerrod Ankenman and Tex Barch cap the betting pre-flop. The flop was AJ5 and both Barch and Ankenman checked. Barch bet the J turn and Ankenman folded. The river was the 5c. When Barch showed AA Johnston, having not looked at his cards claimed, “I could have pocket jacks.” He flipped his cards one at a time. The first was the 5, eliciting a roar from the table. Unfortunately for Johnston, his second card was the 10 and he had to go, eliminated in 20th place.
Hollink Continues to Straighten Out
Eric Froehlich raised from middle position and the only caller was Rob Hollink in the big blind. The flop was 1087 and Hollink check-called a bet from Froehlich. The turn was a 6 and Hollink checked. “EFro” bet and the man from Groningen put out a raise. Froehlich called and the pair saw the 4 river. Hollink bet and Froehlich called. The two showed:
Hollink: A9
Froehlich: AA
Hollink’s second straight in as many levels has him up to 250,000, coincidentally, the same amount as Froehlich.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Andy Bloch, Tommy Hang, Michael Mizrachi, Rich Chase, Aaron Katz, John Barch, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Matt Woodward, Spencer Lawrence, Todd Witteles, Eric Froehlich, Chris Vitch, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report, Thomas Johnston
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Blinds: 3,000-6,000
Players Left: 22 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch - 350,000
Michael Mizrachi - 340,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 325,000
Aaron Katz - 322,000
Matt Woodward - 295,000
Shunjiro Uchida - 288,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 250,000
Eric Froehlich - 245,000
Tommy Hang – 180,000
J.C. Tran - 175,000
Hoyt Corkins - 170,000
Rob Hollink – 165,000
Average Stack: 198,200
Eliminations:
23rd – Dewey Tomko
24th – Greg Debora
25th – Terrence Chan
26th – Patrick Bueno
Big Hands and Storylines:
Katz True To His Word
Aaron Katz has been talking constantly about how he has yet to show down a bad hand, and, in a pot against Jerrod Ankenman, he backed up his banter. Ankenman raised from middle position and Katz re-raised on his left to 1,800. Action folded back around to Ankenman who made the call. Ankenman check-raised the AJ3 flop and Katz called. Ankenman bet the J turn and Katz cagily raised, drawing a call from Ankenman. The dealer put out the 3 on the river and Ankenman check-called. Katz tabled AK and took down the pot. Maybe next time someone at the table will respect Katz’s raise. Until then, Katz will be sitting behind a stack of 320,000 chips. Ankenman still has 250,000.
Hanging Around
Andy Bloch raised from the small blind and Tommy Hang in the big blind called. Hang raised Bloch’s bet on the Q52 flop and Bloch called. Action on the turn and river – K and 3 – went check-bet-call, and Hang won the pot with two pair, showing KQ. Hang has now climbed to 180,000 while Bloch, still the chip leader, is down to 350,000
River Dagger Cripples Lawrence
Rob Hollink raised from late position and the only caller was Spencer Lawrence in the big blind. The flop came Q95 and Lawrence bet out. Hollink raised, Lawrence 3-bet, and Hollink just called. The A on the turn was followed by a bet by Lawrence and another call by Hollink. Lawrence bet the river and the Dutchman raised him. After a minute of thought, Lawrence made the call. Hollink tabled the nuts: JT. After the hand Lawrence was left with only 20,000 while Hollink grew his stack to 165,000.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, J.C. Tran, Andy Bloch, Tommy Hang, Dewey Tomko, Michael Mizrachi, Aaron Katz, Shunjiro Uchida, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Terrence Chan, Greg DeBora, Matt Woodward, Spencer Lawrence, Eric Froehlich, Patrick Bueno, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 14 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break
Blinds: 2,500-5,000
Players Left: 26 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch - 340,000
Michael Mizrachi - 340,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 330,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 325,000
Steve Sung - 303,500
Matt Woodward - 295,000
Eric Froehlich - 245,000
J.C. Tran - 225,000
Aaron Katz - 180,000
Hoyt Corkins - 155,000
Average Stack: 167,700
Eliminations:
Alex Kravchenko - 27th
Tim Kasparoff - 28th
Zachary Hyman - 29th
Big Hands and Storylines:
They’re In The Money
The bubble burst after only 5 hands of hand-for-hand play and the unfortunate bubble boy was Tim Kasparoff. Kasparoff got his money all-in against Tommy Hang in a race-situation: Kasparoff’s 88 against Hang’s A10. The flop was 432, opening up 4 more outs for Hang, but he wouldn’t need them, as he spiked the 10 on the turn. The river blanked and Kasparoff busted one out of the money.
This was welcome news to both Patrick Bueno and Alex Kravchenko who, seated at the same table, had been blinded down to critical levels. In one hand, Bueno committed 15,000 preflop against Michael Mizrachi and folded to a single bet from “the Grinder” on the flop, leaving himself a paltry 9,000.
Kravchenko too was spendthrift during hand-for-hand play. Folding both his small blind and big blind to raises, the Russian was left clutching a stack of only 6,000 when the bubble burst. Not surprisingly, he was eliminated in 27th place, but I’m sure the $20,492 will be consolation enough after coming so close to busting empty-handed.
Not everybody was trying to crawl into the money. Aaron Katz and Matt Woodward tangled in a big pot a few minutes before hand-for-hand play began. Woodward raised to 10,000 from middle position and Katz called in the big blind. Katz check-raised the J33 flop and Woodward paid to see the turn. It was the K and Katz bet out, though Woodward raised, Katz was not deterred, putting in a third bet. Woodward called, then called another bet on the river 7. He was dismayed when Katz showed A3 and dragged the massive pot.
Woodward would make a bit of that money back later when the flop nailed his Q8. Zachary Hyman, holding JJ, could not lay down his holding on a board of QQ9 and was eliminated in 29th place.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, J.C. Tran, Andy Bloch, Tommy Hang, Michael Mizrachi, Aaron Katz, Brock Parker, Alexander Kravchenko, Matt Woodward, Eric Froehlich, Steve Sung, Patrick Bueno, Tim Kasparoff, Zachary Hyman, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report
$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
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - End of Day 1
Jun 15, '08
Play has concluded here on day 1 of the event 30, the $10,000 world championship limit hold'em tournament. The players will collect their bearings and get some rest tonight before reconvening in the Brasilia Room tomorrow at 3 p.m. PST. 98 players remain from the original 218 but only one will take home the first-prize of $496,931.
Here is a rundown of some of the action that took place on the final level of the day:
Blinds: 600-1,200
Players Left: 98 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Patrick Bueno - 88,000
Michael Mizrachi - 82,000
Kenneth Shei - 76,000
Matthew "mattster24" Sterling - 71,000
J.C. Tran - 68,000
Justin Bonomo - 67,000
Marco Traniello - 67,000
Alexander Kravchenko - 65,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 60,000
Terrence Chan - 58,000
Greg Mueller – 57,000
Average Stack: 45,000
Eliminations:
Bill Chen
Brandon Adams
Jennifer Harman
Big Hands and Storylines:
“Weak” Wahlroos Pips Parker
Thomas Wahlroos raised from early position and was called by Brock “t soprano” Parker in the big blind. Parker check-raised Wahlroos on a flop of 1085 and Wahlroos elected to call. Parker continued his aggression on the turn and river, betting both streets, and Wahlroos called him both times. Parker showed A10 for second pair, and when the Finn saw this he admitted, “I am so weak at this game,” before turning up his AA. The rockets blasted Wahlroos to 36,000. Parker still has a very healthy 60,000.
Sterling’s Straight Axes Adams
Brandon Adams got the majority of his chips in against Matt “mattster24” Sterling on a AQ8 flop. After Sterling put Adams all-in on the K turn the two revealed their hands:
Sterling: JT
Adams: AK
The river was the Q and Adams was sent packing. Sterling now has an impressive 71,000 chips to work with.
Odds, Schmodds
A very strange situation occurred in the last level involving Mike Wattel and the player to his left. Wattel and the player did a great deal of betting on the flop and turn. Then, on the river, with a board of Q953J, Wattel’s opponent tossed in his last 400 in chips.... into a pot of 21,000. Remarkably, after much consideration, Wattel folded. His opponent showed Q-Q, so we’ll give Wattel the benefit of the doubt and assume he didn’t have a straight.
The Mathematics of Value Bets
Bill Chen raised on the button and was three-bet by Justin Bonomo in the small blind. Bonomo bet into Chen on a flop of J55 and Chen called. Both players checked the 7 on the turn, and Bonomo bet again on the 2 river. Chen called, and Bonomo tabled AK. “Good value bet,” chimed Chen, who showed A-9. The pot helps Bonomo up to about 65,000 at the end of the day. Chen was eliminated only moments before the conclusion of day 1.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Michael Wattel, Greg Mueller, Michael Mizrachi, Marco Traniello, Jennifer Harman, Brock Parker, Alexander Kravchenko, Terrence Chan, Justin Bonomo, Patrick Bueno, Brandon Adams, Thomas Wahlroos, Kenneth Shei, Matthew Sterling
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 1 - Level 4 Recap
Jun 15, '08
Note: Players are now on a 30-minute break
Blinds: 300-500, 500-1,000 limit
Players Left: 192 of 218
Chip Leaders:
David Oppenheim - 54,000
Liz Lieu - 37,000
J.C. Tran - 35,200
Justin Bonomo - 35,000
Todd Witteles - 35,000
Greg Mueller - 35,000
Andy Bloch - 32,000
Brock Parker – 32,000
Michael Mizrachi - 31,000
Howard Lederer - 29,000
Average Stack: 22,700
Eliminations:
Jeff Shulman
Big Hands and Storylines:
And The Crowd Goes Wild
Despite this being a world championship event with a $10,000 buy-in, all eyes during the last level seemed to be focused on the televisions airing the Lakers-Celtics game. As the game was drawing to a close and the Lakers were trying to maintain a 6-point lead, players debated which was the more effective method of closing out a game: fouling or allowing a 3-pointer. Other tables, meanwhile, were discussing point spreads and prop bets.
Without a doubt, the biggest roar of the entire day came courtesy of the NBA Finals. Eddie House’s twisting, turning, fadeaway 3-pointer to cut the Lakers’ lead to 3 was accompanied by a raucous volley of noise from the field here. Now that the game is over and the televisions have reverted back to a tangerine tournament information screen, things should be back to normal during level 5.
Shortstack Ninja
Bryan “badbeatninja” Devonshire raised pre-flop and called a three-bet from a late-position player. Devonshire then check-folded on a jack-high flop, conserving the remainder of his stack for a later battle. Devonshire has about 5,000 left in chips, only about 8 big blinds going into the next level.
Deep-Sixed
Brock “t soprano” Parker made it 1,000 from the cutoff and was called by the big blind. The big blind check-called Parker’s bet on the 982 flop. On the turn both players checked upon seeing the 2. The big blind bet the 6 river and Parker tossed in an orange chip for the call. The big blind showed A-6 for a rivered pair and took down the pot. Despite this hit, Parker still has 32,000 in chips.
Small Blind Special
Action folded around to Erik Cajelais in the small blind. Cajelais limped and was promptly raised by the big blind sitting in seat 1. Cajelais called and the pair a flop. J88 was the board and Cajelais called a 500 chip bet. The 7 came on the turn and Cajelais checked, seat 1 bet, and Cajelais raised. Seat 1 called and they saw the river: 5. Cajelais bet and seat 1 called. Cajelais tabled 87 for a full house, good enough to take down the pot. The hand boosted him up to 13,000, a far cry from his earlier 30,000 but still enough to get by.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Jeff Shulman, Andy Bloch, Howard Lederer, David Oppenheim, Greg Mueller, Michael Mizrachi, Brock Parker, Justin Bonomo, Liz Lieu, Todd Witteles, Erik Cajelais, Bryan Devonshire
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WC Limit HE - Final Table - Brock Parker out in 6th Place
Jun 17, '08
Blinds: 13,000-25,000
Stakes: 25,000-50,000
Players Left: 5 of 218
Chip Counts:
Rob Hollink: 1,800,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 1,250,000
Tommy Hang: 510,000
Aaron Katz: 500,000
J.C. Tran: 300,000
Eliminations:
Brock Parker: 6th Place ($102,460)
Big Hands and Storylines:
Brock Parker Eliminated in Sixth Place ($102,460)
Brock Parker moved all in preflop for three bets when action got to him and Jerrod Ankenman made the call. Their cards:
Parker: Q8
Ankenman: A9
Board: 105574
Parker was eliminated in sixth place, and he took home $102,460 in prize money.
Player Tags: Brock Parker, Jerrod Ankenman
$10K WC Limit Hold'em - Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)
Jun 17, '08
Blinds: 8,000-15,000
Stakes: 15,000-30,000
Players Left: 7
Chip Counts:
Aaron Katz: 1,100,000
Rob Hollink: 890,000
Tommy Hang: 720,000
Andy Bloch: 480,000
J.C. Tran: 440,000
Brock Parker: 254,000
Jerrod Ankenman: 100,000
Eliminations:
Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)
Big Hands:
Cy Jassinowsky Doubles Up
Tommy Hang raised and both Cy Jassinowsky and Jerrod Ankenman made the call. The flop came JJ7, and Hang bet. Jassinowsky and Ankenman both called. The turn was 5, and Hang bet out. Jassinowsky raised and Ankenman reraised (three bets). Hang folded and Jassinowsky reraied (four bets), Ankenman called. Down to his last couple of thousand chips, Jassinowsky moved all in dark. The river was the 8 and Ankenman called the all in dark bet. Jassinowsky turned over A-J while Ankenman showed K-J. Jassinowsky doubeld up this hand.
Cy Jassinowsky Wins 200K + Pot With Aces
Brock Parker raised and Aaron Katz reraised. Cy Jassinowsky three-bet, Parker folded and Katz called. The flop came J88. Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. The turn was the 5, and once again Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. The river was the 5, and still Jassinowsky bet and Katz called. Jassinowsky turned over pocket aces and Katz threw his hand into the muck. Jassinowsky wins a big pot for over 200,000 shortly after doubling up a few hands prior.
Broc Parker Doubles Through Cy Jassinowsky
Brock Parker raised and Cy Jassinowsky reraised. Parker made it three-bets to go and Jassinowsky just called. The flop came J102, and Jassinowsky checked to Parker who bet. Jassinowsky raised (check-raise) and Parker moved all in. Jassinowsky called and the players turned over their hands.
Parker: A10
Jassinowsky: AK
Jassinowsky started with the best hand while Parker outflopped him with a pair of tens. The turn and river were the 3 and the 5. Parker doubled through Jassinowsky.
Jerrod Ankenman Triples Up
Rob Hollink raised and Cy Jassinowsky reraised. Jerrod Ankenman reraised all in, and Hollink tanked for a few minutes before completing Ankenman's all in and then capping the bet. Jassinowsky went into the tank himself, he eventually called. The flop came AK3, and Hollink bet, Jassinowsky folded.
Ankenman: QQ
Hollink: 1010
Ankenman was in a good spot with queens against tens and the turn and river brought the 9 and the 8, giving Ankenman the check mark and allowing him to triple up.
Cy Jassinowsky Eliminated in 8th place ($66,599)
Andy Bloch raised from the button and Rob Hollink reraied from the small blind. Tommy Hang made it four bets and Cy Jassinowsky called all in. Bloch folded while Hollink made the call. The flop came K96, and Hang bet and Hollink folded. Hang and Jassinowsky turned over their cards.
Jassinowsky: A-2
Hollink: Q-Q
The turn and river brought the 5 and the 7, no help to Cy Jassinowsky who was eliminated in 8th place ($66,599).
Player Tags: Tommy Hang, Aaron Katz, Cy Jassinowsky, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Jerrod Ankenman
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 17 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Blinds: 5,000-10,000
Players Left: 14 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Rob Hollink - 620,000
Andy Bloch - 570,000
J.C. Tran - 515,000
Aaron Katz - 420,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 340,000
Eric Buchman - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 240,000
Eric Froehlich - 230,000
Chris Vitch - 205,000
Average Stack: 311,450
Eliminations:
15th – Michael Mizrachi
16th – Matt Woodward
17th – Tex Barch
18th – Kieu Duong
Big Hands and Storylines:
Bloch Wins Monster Pot; Duong Eliminated
Rob Hollink made it 20,000 to go from middle position. Brock “t soprano” Parker, on Hollink’s left, upped it to 30,000. Then, to Parker’s left, Kieu Duong moved in for 34,000. As if this wasn’t enough action, Andy Bloch popped it up to 40,000. Both Hollink and Parker called. The flop was 1074; Hollink checked, Parker checked, Bloch bet, and the other two called. The action followed the same pattern on the J turn. Bloch bet the 5 on the river and this time both Hollink and Parker folded. Bloch’s pocket kings were enough to take down the massive pot and Duong was eliminated.
Tex is Toast
Tex Barch was eliminated in 17th place when his AQ failed to hold against Jerrod Ankenman’s AT. The board rolled out 102284 and Barch unhappily called down to the river, giving away the last of his chips. Though Barch's night is through, Ankenman is very much in contention with his 330,000.
Matt Woodward Eliminated in 16thPlace
Matt Woodward was all-in pre-flop against J.C. Tran. Tran, on the button, showed an understandably weak 87 and was chasing against Woodward’s AQ. Woodward remained stoic on the J53 flop, but his demeanor changed to reflect the 8 on the turn; he rolled his eyes and nodded his head in a resigned fashion. The K on the river sealed Woodward’s exit and he was eliminated in 16th place, taking home $25,615.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Kieu Duong, Andy Bloch, Tommy Hang, Eric Buchman, Michael Mizrachi, Aaron Katz, John Barch, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Matt Woodward, Eric Froehlich, Chris Vitch, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break
Blinds: 4,000-8,000
Players Left: 18 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Aaron Katz - 530,000
Andy Bloch - 395,000
Brock Parker - 380,000
Michael Mizrachi - 325,000
Tam "Tommy" Hang - 270,000
Rich Chase - 260,000
Chris Vitch - 260,000
Eric Froehlich - 250,000
Rob Hollink - 250,000
Matt Woodward -240,000
Average Stack: 242,200
Eliminations:
19th place – Todd “Dan Druff” Witteles
20th place – Thomas Johnston
21st place – Hoyt Corkins
22nd place – Spencer Lawrence
Big Hands and Storylines:
Corkins Eliminated in 21st Place
Apparently Aaron Katz doesn’t have premium hands all the time. Hoyt Corkins found this out the hard way when his QQ was cracked by Katz’s 65 on a JT63K board. Katz, who won a $1,500 limit hold’em event in 2004, is on an excellent track to claim his second bracelet. He is currently the chip leader with 530,000.
Thomas Johnston Eliminated in 20th Place
Thomas Johnston declared his “pot-committedness” before the hand as almost his entire stack would be consumed by the big blind. He was still in good spirits as he saw Jerrod Ankenman and Tex Barch cap the betting pre-flop. The flop was AJ5 and both Barch and Ankenman checked. Barch bet the J turn and Ankenman folded. The river was the 5c. When Barch showed AA Johnston, having not looked at his cards claimed, “I could have pocket jacks.” He flipped his cards one at a time. The first was the 5, eliciting a roar from the table. Unfortunately for Johnston, his second card was the 10 and he had to go, eliminated in 20th place.
Hollink Continues to Straighten Out
Eric Froehlich raised from middle position and the only caller was Rob Hollink in the big blind. The flop was 1087 and Hollink check-called a bet from Froehlich. The turn was a 6 and Hollink checked. “EFro” bet and the man from Groningen put out a raise. Froehlich called and the pair saw the 4 river. Hollink bet and Froehlich called. The two showed:
Hollink: A9
Froehlich: AA
Hollink’s second straight in as many levels has him up to 250,000, coincidentally, the same amount as Froehlich.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, Andy Bloch, Tommy Hang, Michael Mizrachi, Rich Chase, Aaron Katz, John Barch, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Matt Woodward, Spencer Lawrence, Todd Witteles, Eric Froehlich, Chris Vitch, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report, Thomas Johnston
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 15 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Blinds: 3,000-6,000
Players Left: 22 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch - 350,000
Michael Mizrachi - 340,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 325,000
Aaron Katz - 322,000
Matt Woodward - 295,000
Shunjiro Uchida - 288,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 250,000
Eric Froehlich - 245,000
Tommy Hang – 180,000
J.C. Tran - 175,000
Hoyt Corkins - 170,000
Rob Hollink – 165,000
Average Stack: 198,200
Eliminations:
23rd – Dewey Tomko
24th – Greg Debora
25th – Terrence Chan
26th – Patrick Bueno
Big Hands and Storylines:
Katz True To His Word
Aaron Katz has been talking constantly about how he has yet to show down a bad hand, and, in a pot against Jerrod Ankenman, he backed up his banter. Ankenman raised from middle position and Katz re-raised on his left to 1,800. Action folded back around to Ankenman who made the call. Ankenman check-raised the AJ3 flop and Katz called. Ankenman bet the J turn and Katz cagily raised, drawing a call from Ankenman. The dealer put out the 3 on the river and Ankenman check-called. Katz tabled AK and took down the pot. Maybe next time someone at the table will respect Katz’s raise. Until then, Katz will be sitting behind a stack of 320,000 chips. Ankenman still has 250,000.
Hanging Around
Andy Bloch raised from the small blind and Tommy Hang in the big blind called. Hang raised Bloch’s bet on the Q52 flop and Bloch called. Action on the turn and river – K and 3 – went check-bet-call, and Hang won the pot with two pair, showing KQ. Hang has now climbed to 180,000 while Bloch, still the chip leader, is down to 350,000
River Dagger Cripples Lawrence
Rob Hollink raised from late position and the only caller was Spencer Lawrence in the big blind. The flop came Q95 and Lawrence bet out. Hollink raised, Lawrence 3-bet, and Hollink just called. The A on the turn was followed by a bet by Lawrence and another call by Hollink. Lawrence bet the river and the Dutchman raised him. After a minute of thought, Lawrence made the call. Hollink tabled the nuts: JT. After the hand Lawrence was left with only 20,000 while Hollink grew his stack to 165,000.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, J.C. Tran, Andy Bloch, Tommy Hang, Dewey Tomko, Michael Mizrachi, Aaron Katz, Shunjiro Uchida, Brock Parker, Rob Hollink, Terrence Chan, Greg DeBora, Matt Woodward, Spencer Lawrence, Eric Froehlich, Patrick Bueno, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Level 14 Recap
Jun 16, '08
Note: The players are now on a 20-minute break
Blinds: 2,500-5,000
Players Left: 26 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Andy Bloch - 340,000
Michael Mizrachi - 340,000
Jerrod Ankenman - 330,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 325,000
Steve Sung - 303,500
Matt Woodward - 295,000
Eric Froehlich - 245,000
J.C. Tran - 225,000
Aaron Katz - 180,000
Hoyt Corkins - 155,000
Average Stack: 167,700
Eliminations:
Alex Kravchenko - 27th
Tim Kasparoff - 28th
Zachary Hyman - 29th
Big Hands and Storylines:
They’re In The Money
The bubble burst after only 5 hands of hand-for-hand play and the unfortunate bubble boy was Tim Kasparoff. Kasparoff got his money all-in against Tommy Hang in a race-situation: Kasparoff’s 88 against Hang’s A10. The flop was 432, opening up 4 more outs for Hang, but he wouldn’t need them, as he spiked the 10 on the turn. The river blanked and Kasparoff busted one out of the money.
This was welcome news to both Patrick Bueno and Alex Kravchenko who, seated at the same table, had been blinded down to critical levels. In one hand, Bueno committed 15,000 preflop against Michael Mizrachi and folded to a single bet from “the Grinder” on the flop, leaving himself a paltry 9,000.
Kravchenko too was spendthrift during hand-for-hand play. Folding both his small blind and big blind to raises, the Russian was left clutching a stack of only 6,000 when the bubble burst. Not surprisingly, he was eliminated in 27th place, but I’m sure the $20,492 will be consolation enough after coming so close to busting empty-handed.
Not everybody was trying to crawl into the money. Aaron Katz and Matt Woodward tangled in a big pot a few minutes before hand-for-hand play began. Woodward raised to 10,000 from middle position and Katz called in the big blind. Katz check-raised the J33 flop and Woodward paid to see the turn. It was the K and Katz bet out, though Woodward raised, Katz was not deterred, putting in a third bet. Woodward called, then called another bet on the river 7. He was dismayed when Katz showed A3 and dragged the massive pot.
Woodward would make a bit of that money back later when the flop nailed his Q8. Zachary Hyman, holding JJ, could not lay down his holding on a board of QQ9 and was eliminated in 29th place.
Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins, J.C. Tran, Andy Bloch, Tommy Hang, Michael Mizrachi, Aaron Katz, Brock Parker, Alexander Kravchenko, Matt Woodward, Eric Froehlich, Steve Sung, Patrick Bueno, Tim Kasparoff, Zachary Hyman, Jerrod Ankenman, European Report
$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
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - End of Day 1
Jun 15, '08
Play has concluded here on day 1 of the event 30, the $10,000 world championship limit hold'em tournament. The players will collect their bearings and get some rest tonight before reconvening in the Brasilia Room tomorrow at 3 p.m. PST. 98 players remain from the original 218 but only one will take home the first-prize of $496,931.
Here is a rundown of some of the action that took place on the final level of the day:
Blinds: 600-1,200
Players Left: 98 of 218
Chip Leaders:
Patrick Bueno - 88,000
Michael Mizrachi - 82,000
Kenneth Shei - 76,000
Matthew "mattster24" Sterling - 71,000
J.C. Tran - 68,000
Justin Bonomo - 67,000
Marco Traniello - 67,000
Alexander Kravchenko - 65,000
Brock "t soprano" Parker - 60,000
Terrence Chan - 58,000
Greg Mueller – 57,000
Average Stack: 45,000
Eliminations:
Bill Chen
Brandon Adams
Jennifer Harman
Big Hands and Storylines:
“Weak” Wahlroos Pips Parker
Thomas Wahlroos raised from early position and was called by Brock “t soprano” Parker in the big blind. Parker check-raised Wahlroos on a flop of 1085 and Wahlroos elected to call. Parker continued his aggression on the turn and river, betting both streets, and Wahlroos called him both times. Parker showed A10 for second pair, and when the Finn saw this he admitted, “I am so weak at this game,” before turning up his AA. The rockets blasted Wahlroos to 36,000. Parker still has a very healthy 60,000.
Sterling’s Straight Axes Adams
Brandon Adams got the majority of his chips in against Matt “mattster24” Sterling on a AQ8 flop. After Sterling put Adams all-in on the K turn the two revealed their hands:
Sterling: JT
Adams: AK
The river was the Q and Adams was sent packing. Sterling now has an impressive 71,000 chips to work with.
Odds, Schmodds
A very strange situation occurred in the last level involving Mike Wattel and the player to his left. Wattel and the player did a great deal of betting on the flop and turn. Then, on the river, with a board of Q953J, Wattel’s opponent tossed in his last 400 in chips.... into a pot of 21,000. Remarkably, after much consideration, Wattel folded. His opponent showed Q-Q, so we’ll give Wattel the benefit of the doubt and assume he didn’t have a straight.
The Mathematics of Value Bets
Bill Chen raised on the button and was three-bet by Justin Bonomo in the small blind. Bonomo bet into Chen on a flop of J55 and Chen called. Both players checked the 7 on the turn, and Bonomo bet again on the 2 river. Chen called, and Bonomo tabled AK. “Good value bet,” chimed Chen, who showed A-9. The pot helps Bonomo up to about 65,000 at the end of the day. Chen was eliminated only moments before the conclusion of day 1.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Michael Wattel, Greg Mueller, Michael Mizrachi, Marco Traniello, Jennifer Harman, Brock Parker, Alexander Kravchenko, Terrence Chan, Justin Bonomo, Patrick Bueno, Brandon Adams, Thomas Wahlroos, Kenneth Shei, Matthew Sterling
$10,000 World Championship Limit Hold'em - Day 1 - Level 4 Recap
Jun 15, '08
Note: Players are now on a 30-minute break
Blinds: 300-500, 500-1,000 limit
Players Left: 192 of 218
Chip Leaders:
David Oppenheim - 54,000
Liz Lieu - 37,000
J.C. Tran - 35,200
Justin Bonomo - 35,000
Todd Witteles - 35,000
Greg Mueller - 35,000
Andy Bloch - 32,000
Brock Parker – 32,000
Michael Mizrachi - 31,000
Howard Lederer - 29,000
Average Stack: 22,700
Eliminations:
Jeff Shulman
Big Hands and Storylines:
And The Crowd Goes Wild
Despite this being a world championship event with a $10,000 buy-in, all eyes during the last level seemed to be focused on the televisions airing the Lakers-Celtics game. As the game was drawing to a close and the Lakers were trying to maintain a 6-point lead, players debated which was the more effective method of closing out a game: fouling or allowing a 3-pointer. Other tables, meanwhile, were discussing point spreads and prop bets.
Without a doubt, the biggest roar of the entire day came courtesy of the NBA Finals. Eddie House’s twisting, turning, fadeaway 3-pointer to cut the Lakers’ lead to 3 was accompanied by a raucous volley of noise from the field here. Now that the game is over and the televisions have reverted back to a tangerine tournament information screen, things should be back to normal during level 5.
Shortstack Ninja
Bryan “badbeatninja” Devonshire raised pre-flop and called a three-bet from a late-position player. Devonshire then check-folded on a jack-high flop, conserving the remainder of his stack for a later battle. Devonshire has about 5,000 left in chips, only about 8 big blinds going into the next level.
Deep-Sixed
Brock “t soprano” Parker made it 1,000 from the cutoff and was called by the big blind. The big blind check-called Parker’s bet on the 982 flop. On the turn both players checked upon seeing the 2. The big blind bet the 6 river and Parker tossed in an orange chip for the call. The big blind showed A-6 for a rivered pair and took down the pot. Despite this hit, Parker still has 32,000 in chips.
Small Blind Special
Action folded around to Erik Cajelais in the small blind. Cajelais limped and was promptly raised by the big blind sitting in seat 1. Cajelais called and the pair a flop. J88 was the board and Cajelais called a 500 chip bet. The 7 came on the turn and Cajelais checked, seat 1 bet, and Cajelais raised. Seat 1 called and they saw the river: 5. Cajelais bet and seat 1 called. Cajelais tabled 87 for a full house, good enough to take down the pot. The hand boosted him up to 13,000, a far cry from his earlier 30,000 but still enough to get by.
Player Tags: J.C. Tran, Jeff Shulman, Andy Bloch, Howard Lederer, David Oppenheim, Greg Mueller, Michael Mizrachi, Brock Parker, Justin Bonomo, Liz Lieu, Todd Witteles, Erik Cajelais, Bryan Devonshire
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