Marcel Luske - Live Updates

Level 1 Hour 2 Update: Lederer Gets Going

Jul 05, '09

Blinds: 50-100

Chip Counts:

1. Yan Chen – 85,500
2. James Vanderhaar – 71,000
3. Andy Seth – 65,000
4. Kevin Tokimesa – 60,000
5. John Juanda – 45,000
6. Terrence Chan – 44,000
7. Matt Savage – 43,000
8. John Monnette – 41,000
9. Lee Watkinson – 40,000
10. Scotty Nguyen – 39,000

CardPlayer Chip Counts:

Matt Matros – 25,000

Notable Eliminations:

None

Big Hands:

Watkinson Has Ducks Shot Down

After four players limped in preflop, the flop fell 1092. The action was checked to seat 6 who bet 500. Lee Watkinson made the call and seat 3 called from the button. Antonio Tarver folded from the big blind and the turn was the 8. Everyone checked and the river was the 6.

Action was checked to Watkinson who bet 1,500. Seat 3 made the call and seat 6 mucked his hand. Watkinson then tabled 22 for a set of ducks, but seat 3 showed 87 for a rivered straight and took the pot. Watkinson was down to 32,000.

Boeree Drops Some Chips

After the board ran out A1069K, a player bet 3,100 and Liv Boeree made the call. The opponent then showed down AK for top two pair and Boeree had no choice but to muck her hand.

After dropping the pot, Boeree was down to 21,000 in chips.

Class Begins

A player in late position raised to 300 preflop and action got around to Howard Lederer. He repopped it to 1,000 and the small blind called. The big blind came along as well and the original raiser followed suit, making the pot worth 4,000.

The flop then came 984 and the small blind led out with 2,200. The big blind mucked, as did the late position player. Lederer made the call and the turn was the A. The small blind checked and Lederer bet 3,500. The small blind finally gave it up and Lederer took the pot, putting his stack around 40,000.

McEvoy Unsuccessful In His Bluff Attempt

Tom McEvoy limped in from middle position and then called a raise to 400 from the player directly to his left. They took the flop heads-up of 788. McEvoy checked and called 650 from his opponent. Both players checked when the K fell on the turn and watched the K fall on the river.

Now McEvoy leads out for 1,500 and is instantly called by his opponent. McEvoy turns up J10 for a busted straight draw and his opponent showed AQ, good for ace-high and the pot.

Liz Lieu’s Two Pair Flushed Away

Liz Lieu bet 2,000 on the river into an already bloated pot on a board that read 86JA10. Her opponent then raised her to 6,000 and Lieu went into the tank.

While the ESPN cameras rushed over to catch a glimpse of her decision, she eventually decided to toss in enough chips to make the call. Her opponent showed her 97, good for a flush and Lieu just sighed as she flashed A6, good for two pair.

Chen Puts in the Third Raise, Wins The Pot

Bill Chen raised to 250 preflop and gets two callers. The flop was 104Q. After the first player checked, Chen bet 600 and was met with a raise to 1,500.

The third party got out of the way and without any hesitation, Chen pulled his original bet back and tossed out four yellow chips, as he made it 4,000 to go. It seemed as if as soon as Chen’s chips hit the felt, his opponent’s cards hit the muck and Chen raked the pot.

You’re So Lucky Baby

The player in seat 5 raised to 300 from early position and Scotty Nguyen called from the next seat over. The player in seat 9 called from the cutoff and the three players saw a flop of 653. Action was checked to the cutoff who bet 500. Seat 5 mucked but Nguyen made the call. The turn was the 4 and both players checked. The river brought the A and Nguyen led out for 1,000.

The cutoff mucked and Nguyen tabled KJ for a flopped flush. “You know how lucky you are baby?” Nguyen said as he raked in the pot. He was at 46,000.

Luske Flushes One Out

Picking up the action on the turn with the board reading K863, the player in seat 4 bet 1,600 and Marcel Luske made the call. The river brought the 5 and the action was checked to Luske. He bet 3,000 and seat 4 made the call.

Luske then tabled QJ for a heart flush on the river and seat 4 mucked. Luske took in the pot and was at 42,000.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Scotty Nguyen,   Howard Lederer,   Marcel Luske,   Liz Lieu,   Antonio Tarver

Level 13 Update: Dario Alioto, Marcel Luske Eliminated

Jun 18, '09

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Remaining: 40 out of 363

Chip Counts:

1. Jesper Hougaard – 410,000
2. Rifat Palevic – 360,400
3. Ralph Perry – 265,000
4. Sorel Mizzi – 252,000
5. Isaac Baron – 230,000
6. Michael Watson – 90,000
7. Tex Barch – 90,000
8. Justin Smith – 87,000
9. Jeff Lisandro – 81,000
10. David Ulliott – 75,000

Average Chip Count: 132,804

Notable Eliminations:

Dario Alioto
Marcel Luske
Hoyt Corkins
Bruno Fitoussi

Big Hands:

Dario Alioto Eliminated

On a flop of 876, Dario Alioto bet 20,000 and Ralph Perry made it 60,000. Alioto went all-in and Perry made the call. Alioto exposed the QQ109 for the nut straight and a flush draw. However, Perry tabled one of the ugliest hands Alioto could have seen with the KJ109, for the same nut straight, but with a higher flush draw and outs to make a higher straight. The 10 hit the turn and Perry hit a higher straight and put Aliotto on the brink. The 7 fell on the river and Alioto was eliminated. Perry is up to 265,000 in chips.

Hoyt Corkins Eliminated

The short stack of Hoyt Corkins got all his chips into the middle with the AAKJ against Jeff Lisandro. Lisandro tabled the AJ99 and was a significant underdog. The board ran out 88259, as Lisandro hit his two outer on the river to make nines full and eliminate Corkins just short of the money. Lisandro is up to 81,000.

Marcel Luske Elimianted

On a board of 94210, Marcel Luske went all-in for just 10,000 and was called by Cliff Josephy. Josephy exposed QQ42 for two pair and a flush draw. Lusked tabled the KJ74 for 19 outs to double up to a modest stack. None of the draws for a flush, a straight or a higher two pair came for Luske and he was eliminated.

Left In The Deck:

For the first time in the tournament, action has slowed down considerably. The players are only 4 spots away from the money.

Player Tags: Hoyt Corkins,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Marcel Luske,   Cliff Josephy,   Dario Alioto

Marcel Luske is the Bubble

Apr 30, '09

On a flop of 10 3 2, Marcel Luske is all-in and Sebastian Ruthenberg calls. Luske has A9 and Ruthenberg has 2-2 for the set. The turn is the J, and the river is the A. Luske goes home one outside the money.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Denes Kalo Eliminated

Apr 30, '09

The runner-up from last year's Grand Final, Denes Kalo, was recently eliminated in a hand where he tangled with Marcel Luske. Kalo moved all in on the turn of a A-J-9-A board and Luske called him down. When they flipped up their cards Kalo was looking good with pocket nines in the hole until Luske revealed pocket jacks to win the hand and eliminate Kalo from the event.











 

Player Tags: Marcel Luske,   Denes Kalo

Marcel Luske is the Bubble

Apr 30, '09

On a flop of 10 3 2, Marcel Luske is all-in and Sebastian Ruthenberg calls. Luske has A9 and Ruthenberg has 2-2 for the set. The turn is the J, and the river is the A. Luske goes home one outside the money.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Denes Kalo Eliminated

Apr 30, '09

The runner-up from last year's Grand Final, Denes Kalo, was recently eliminated in a hand where he tangled with Marcel Luske. Kalo moved all in on the turn of a A-J-9-A board and Luske called him down. When they flipped up their cards Kalo was looking good with pocket nines in the hole until Luske revealed pocket jacks to win the hand and eliminate Kalo from the event.











 

Player Tags: Marcel Luske,   Denes Kalo

Luske Loses a Little

Apr 19, '09

With four players in the pot, the board comes Q 6 6 and it's checked down. The turn is the J and Marcel Luske on the small blind bets out 1,500. He gets two callers - the big blind and another player in early to mid position . The river's a brick - 2 and Luske bets 2,000. The big blind calls, while the mid-position opponent raises it to 12,050. Luske doesn't hesitate in calling and sadly smiles when he is shown a pocket pair of jacks for a full house, jacks full of sixes. He shows a queen and mucks.

"I expected him to pay me off. He'd call me down with J-10!" he says to Card Player about his Italian adversary.

Luske, however, still is in with a chance, as he is now sitting on 23,500 chips, and shows absolutely no fear.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Warning from Luske

Apr 19, '09

Marcel Luske is in a good mood and getting involved in his new table. He spent most of his day in the smaller part of the room and is already getting stuck into his new opponents in the larger part. On the big blind, he sees the player to his left going for his chips to raise and says while touching his arm, "What are you doing? It's a minefield. A-Q may look like a great hand but with so many players..." his voice trails off as he smiles mischieviously.

The player persists regardless and Luske calls. The board falls 9 5 4. Luske bets 1,500 and his opponent calls. The turn is the J and both players check. The river is a 3 and Luske checks but his opponent bets 1,200. The Dutchman takes his glasses off and stares at his neighbour. He gets the chips ready and then, folding, shows a 9.

He then turns to the others and says, "He says he has A-Q - I said it!"

 

 

 

 

 

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Level 2 Update

Mar 11, '09

Johan Van Til has had one hell of a tournament so far. First of all he doubled up, then lost nearly everything, then doubled up again, and is now standing at 3,275.

Jesper Hougaard has been making some small moves and attempts at taking down any pots which are up for the taking.

Antony Lellouche has also been making some attempts at stealing pots. He recently got a little caught out after betting 250 in late position preflop. An American player to his left raised it to 800 and then the button reraised it to 2,200. All the blinds folded as did Lellouche. The American counted his opponent's stack, which was about 6,000. He thought and then folded. The button showed pocket kings.

Elsewhere, Marcel Luske on the small blind checked a flop of Q-10-X blind. His opponent checked and Luske said, "I'm checking it blind, for you." The turn was a 7 and Luske threw out a couple hundred. "I've no idea what I have!" he sniggered. His opponent folded and Luske showed a 7 for a pair on the turn... "But I do know I have a 7," he added.

Coming in late in the action, with the board showing 96366 - the pot was quite big for so early in the tournament. It looked like Davidi Kitai had basically bet the pot when he threw out 6,600 in front of him. His opponent called with A9and Kitai showed 86. "Good luck!" said the poor unfortunate as he left the tournament area.

Player Tags: Anthony Lellouche,   Marcel Luske,   Davidi Kitai

Marcel Luske is Gone

Oct 28, '08

Flying Dutchman Marcel Luske has busted from the tournamet. Frenchman Paul Testud has around 28,500 in chips, Arnaud Mattern is now up to 70,000, Sorel Mizzi and Benjamin Kang - seated beside each other all day - both have around 29,000 and Italian Gino Alacqua has 13,400.

Player Tags: Marcel Luske,   Sorel Mizzi,   Arnaud Mattern,   Benjamin Kang,   Testud Paul,   Gino Alacqua

Level Two Chip Counts

Oct 27, '08

Some chip counts from half way through level two:

Dave Colclough -- 2,000

Marcel Luske -- 11,000

Danny Ryan -- 11,000

Barny Boatman -- 15,500

Andreas Krause -- 8,875

Fintan Gavin -- 7,050

Sorel Mizzi -- 11,400

Markus Golser has busted out and is wandering around outside on his mobile phone, no doubt recounting his misfortune.

Player Tags: Dave Colclough,   Barny Boatman,   Marcel Luske,   Andreas Krause,   Sorel Mizzi,   Danny Ryan,   Fintan Gavin

Tricky Tables

Oct 27, '08

A table to keep an eye on is one which includes the calm and collected Marcel Luske and online whizz Danny Ryan. Irishman Fintan Gavin is seated next to German Johannes Strassman on table 2, and Sorel Mizzi and Annette Obrestad are on neighbouring tables. Two players to watch out for today are, the above mentioned, Strassman who came seventh in the London EPT main event, earning a tidy sum of $211,700, and Marcin Horecki who did a good deal better in third place for $532,111 in the Victoria Casino just a few weeks ago.

Player Tags: Marcel Luske,   Sorel Mizzi,   Annette Obrestad,   Danny Ryan,   Johannes Strassmann,   Marcin Horecki

Stepping Out on Day 1A

Oct 27, '08

Notable players stepping out for day 1A of this €4,000 buy-in event include Barny Boatman, Paul Testud, Danny Ryan, Marcel Luske, Katja Thater, Andreas Krause, Fintan Gavin, Sorel Mizzi, Annette Obrestad, Dave Colclough, and Markus Golser.

We're half way through level one and a sell out 270 players have taken to the felt. There will also be 270 players for tomorrow bring the total to 540 and creating a prize pool of €2.16 million.

 

Player Tags: Dave Colclough,   Barny Boatman,   Marcel Luske,   Markus Golser,   Andreas Krause,   Katja Thater,   Sorel Mizzi,   Annette Obrestad,   Danny Ryan,   Fintan Gavin,   Testud Paul

Main Event Day 1b - So Long Sammy

Jul 05, '08

Note: Players are now on a 90 minute dinner break.

Blinds: 150-300 with a 25 ante

Chip Leaders:
Michael Martin: 98,800
Brian Rast: 94,500
Brad Booth: 90,000
Diogo Borges: 84,000
Igor Ioffe: 78,000
Clonie Gowen: 77,000
Leonardo Emperador: 74,000
Rajesh Vohra: 73,000
Jeff Madsen: 72,000
Kara Scott; 66,000

CP Chip Counts:
Mike Matusow: 41,400
Rolf Slotboom: 43,000
Marcel Luske: 8,200
Bertrand Grospellier: 20,000
Michael Binger: 8,800
Mark Gregorich: 3,375

Eliminations: Sam Farha, Marco Traniello, Joe Tehan, Justin Bonomo, Isaac Haxton

Notable Hands:

Townsend Gets All In To Bet Out Opponent

Brian Townsend raised bet 1,500 on a flop of 653 and the player in seat 4 raised to 4,200. Townsend made the call and the 3 fell on the turn. Townsend checked and seat 4 bet 7,500. Townsend tanked for several minutes, eventually taking out his earbuds and sighing before pushing his entire stack all in - about 16,000 more. His opponent, in return, didn't take long to fold his hand and give the pot to Townsend. Townsend is down from the last break, but still healthy with around 43,000 in chips.

Luske Happy To Take Opponent's Chips

Marcel Luske bet 1,500 when the player in seat 1 checked on the flop of 932. Seat 1 called but checked again on the K turn. Luske again bet 1,500 on the turn, telling his opponent with a smile, "Still only 1,500." Seat 1 made the call and the J hit on the river. Seat 1 checked and Luske said he wanted to value bet, but changed his mind and checked as well. He showed KQ and his opponent flashed his hand briefly to Luske before mucking.

Tony Korfman Eliminated

The player in seat 8 limped into the pot as did Sirous Jamshidi from seat 9. Tony Korfman raised to 1,300 and seat reraised to 4,000. Jamshidi got out of the way and Korfman went into the tank. "Well, it looks like there will be no operation for little Jimmy," as Korfman reraised another 1,650 and all in. Seat 8 made the call and both players turned over their cards.

Korfman: AQ
Seat 8: AK

Board: K7338

Korfman was behind from the start, shoving from the short stack with the worst of it. Failing to receive any help from the board, Tony Korfman made an early exit here today less than a half hour until the dinner break. One would have thought it was a final table and not a Day 1 the way Korfman was greeted as he left the room. The players at his table getting out of their seats to shake his hand as he made his untimely exit.

If at First You Don't Succeed, Try Try Again

Preflop, Jeff Madsen raised to 900 from the cutoff and the player in seat 2 moved all in for 7,600 more from the button. The blinds folded and action was back on Madsen. He thought for a while, then threw his hand in the muck.

On the next hand, action folded around again to Madsen who made it 900 from the hijack and the player in seat 5 was the only one to call from the big blind. The flop came K92 and seat 5 checked. Madsen fired 1,425 into the pot. Seat 5 then check-raised to 2,850 and Madsen tanked again. After much thought, he came over the top, pushing out a large tower of chips that totaled about 23,000. Seat 5 took his turn in the tank. He decided to muck, showing the K. Madsen then showed a card of his own, as he flashed the 3 to his opponent. Seat 5 was livid and Madsen took the pot, improving his stack to 72,000.

Why'd You Play With Sammy? Farha Eliminated
The under the gun player in seat 6 raised to 1,200 before the flop, immediately striking up a repartee with Sammy Farha who sat two seats to his left. Sammy looked at him and smiled, saying "This could be it," and tossing in his call. No one else was interested in playing the hand, and the two players went heads up to the flop. The dealer placed J32 on the felt, and Farha's opponent quickly led out for 2,200. Sammy called without much hesitation, and the two continued to talk. The turn brought the Q. "How much did I bet last time?" asked the under the gun player, who then announced another bet, this time for 4,600. Sammy called once again, continuing to smile wryly at his opponent as he stared him down. The river brought an innocent looking 7, as well as an all-in shove from seat 6 for nearly 30,000, who started yelling "Rebuy!" and talking to Sammy about his plans for the dinner break. He continued to chatter incessantly, talking about earlier hands and his plans for that evening. Sammy continued to stare him down, asking "Are you bluffing?" This prompted a stream of talk about Sammy's lucky cigarette. Farha stacked and restacked his chips, counting them and contemplating his move. A large collection of railbirds came to perch by the table as the gravity of the situation became noticeable. Eventually, after several minutes of fast talk, Sammy moved his chips into the center of the table, making the call. His opponent showed KQ for turned top pair. Sammy simply smiled, turned over AJ, and made his way out of the room. Seat 6 raked in the huge pot, and continued to chatter excitedly about how brilliantly he had played the hand.

 

Player Tags: Marcel Luske,   Sam Farha,   Brian Townsend,   Jeff Madsen

$50,000 H.O.R.S.E. - Day 3 - Level 15

Jun 27, '08

Limits and Blinds:

Hold'em and Omaha 8OB: 6,000 small blind -12,000 big blind

Stud Games: 3,000 ante - 3,000 bring-in - 12,000 completion

Players Left: 35 of 148

Chip Leaders:

Michael DeMichele - 1,280,000
Barry Greenstein - 1,010,000
Joseph Michael  - 770,000
Andy Bloch: 727,000
Farzad Bonyadi: 700,000
Daniel Negreanu: 620,000
Matthew Glantz: 590,000
Lyle Berman: 545,000
Patrick Bueno: 520,000
Huck Seed - 480,000

Average Stack: 422,857

Chip Mover:

Farzad Bonyadi shot up to 700,000 during the last level and he now sits in the top five, gaining 230,000 during the last level.

Eliminations:

"Miami" John Cernuto
Chris Reslock
Keith Sexton
Abe Mosseri
Steve Zolotow
Justin Bonomo
Greg Mascio

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hold'em

Erick Lindgren Doubles Up

Erick Lindgren raised to 24,000 preflop from the small blind and Marcel Luske made the call from the big blind. The flop rolled out J85 and Lindgren opened the action with the last of his chips. Luske made the call and they turned up their hands:

Luske: 75
Lindgren: A8

Turn and River: Q2

Lindgren doubled up on the hand to survive. Lindgren also doubled up a second time against Daniel Negreanu in the razz rotation for this level.

Stud 8OB

Ralph Perry Scoops

Ralph Perry and Raymond Davis got involved in a series of bets and raises all the way to seventh street. Their exposed cards:

Perry: A8Q3
Davis: AK6J

Perry turned up 543, which scooped the pot when Davis mucked.

Zolotow Takes the Low to Survive

On third street Katja Thater bet 12,000 and Steve Zolotow raised to 24,000. Thater made it another bet to go, and then Zolotow moved all in for the last of his chips. Thater made the call and they opened up thier hands. Full board after seventh street:

Zolotow: (74)924A(8)
Thater: (JJ)9KQA(2)

Thater took the high, while Zolotow took the low to survive. The run of luck would not conitnue for Zolotow though, and he hit the rail just a few hands later in the hold'em round.

Hold'em

Billy Argyros Triples Up - Ivey Low

Billy Argyos moved all in preflop against Phil Ivey and Jim Bechtel on a flop of 875. Both players made the call and then Ivey also moved all in against Bechtel after the 7 fell on the turn. Bechtel made the call, covering both of his opponents. Their cards:

Bechtel: AQ
Ivey: A5
Argyros: 97

River: 5

Argryos tripled up on the hand, and Ivey won the side pot with Bechtel to survive, although his chip stack was very low after the hand.

Note: The players went on a 20-minute break after the level. Cards back in the air at 11:40 p.m. Level 16 recap up at 1:10 a.m.

Player Tags: Fred Bonyadi,   Erick Lindgren,   Raymond Davis,   Steve Zolotow,   Marcel Luske,   James Bechtel Sr.,   Katja Thater,   Ralph Perry,   European Report

$50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E - Day 3 - Level 12 Recap

Jun 27, '08

Stakes:
Hold’em/Omaha:  3,000-6,000 blinds
Stud/Razz/Stud8:  1,500 ante, 2,000 bring in, 6,000-12,000 stakes

Players Left: 59 of 148

Chip Leaders:
Lyle Berman - 603,000
Barry Greenstein - 505,000
Phil Ivey - 501,000
William Chen - 420,000
Huck Seed - 420,000
Joseph Michael - 410,000
Michael DeMichele - 390,000
Chris Reslock - 384,000
David Bach - 380,000
Gene Fisher - 375,000

Average Stack: 256,900

Eliminations:
Doug Ganger
Jeff Lisandro
Lee Markholt
Steve Sung

Big Hands and Storylines:

Hold’em

Ace-High No Good For Mackey

James “mig.com” Mackey, who has found quite a bit of success in mixed events this year, hit a bit of a road block in Alexander Kostritsyn in the last level. Kostritsyn raised to 12,000 on the button and Mackey upped it to 18,000 in the big blind. Kostritsyn called. On a flop of KJ6, Mackey bet and the young Russian called. Mackey bet and Kostritsyn called again on the 5 turn. Action halted on the river when both players checked the 6. Mackey showed A3 for ace-high and was beaten by Kostritsyn’s pair of jacks with J10. The hand boosted Kostritsyn to 180,000.

Omaha/8b

Big Stacks Tangle

The holders of two of the biggest stacks of the tournament, Phil Ivey and Bill Chen, played an Omaha eight-or-better pot in the last round that resulted in a scoop for one of the two. Ivey raised from early position and it folded around to Chen in the big blind. Chen made the call and the flop came off 865. Chen check-raised Ivey on the flop and Ivey made the call. Chen bet the 2 turn and Ivey made another call. Both players checked the 4 river and Chen showed QQ74 for a straight and a 7-low. Ivey rapped the table and Chen raked in a pot to move to 420,000 in chips. Ivey is not to be pitied though, as he ended the level with 500,000.

Razz

From Russia With Low

Ralph Perry: 2J3Q
Justin Bonomo: A28J

Michael Joseph completed with the 3 showing on third street, Perry raised, and Bonomo made it 18,000. Both Joseph and Perry called. On fourth street, Bonomo bet out with A2 showing, Michael, having drawn a Q, folded, and Perry called despite drawing a jack. On fifth and sixth streets, Bonomo bet and Perry called. Both players checked the river and Bonomo tabled (3)(2)(J). Perry surveyed Bonomo’s cards very closely, then scrutinized his own, before finally revealing (A)(5)(5) for a J-5 low, narrowly edging out Bonomo’s J-8 low.

The pot gave Perry a stack of 245,000. Bonomo is hovering near the 300,000 chip mark.

Stud

Marcel Luske Eliminates Steve Sung

Steve Sung, desperately short-stacked, got his chips all-in against Marcel Luske. The news was bad for Sung when Luske showed (A)(Q)10JK3 for the broadway straight. Sung had a flush draw though – (9)(5)KQ62. Sung looked at his final card and then stood up and quickly left the table. After winning the pot Luske was up to 290,000.

James Mackey Eliminates Doug Ganger

Doug Ganger: 2K75
James Mackey: A738
Mickey Appleman: K4108

With only a few thousand chips left, Ganger brought in with his deuce and found himself all-in on third street. Mackey bet every street on the hand and Appleman called him down all the way until seventh street where he folded. Mackey showed (A)(10)(9) and that was good enough to take down the pot and eliminate Ganger. After some early trouble in the level, Mackey has bounced back to 250,000.

Player Tags: Gene Fisher,   Lee Markholt,   Barry Greenstein,   Huck Seed,   David Bach,   Lyle Berman,   Jeffrey Lisandro,   Phil Ivey,   Marcel Luske,   James Mackey,   Chris Reslock,   Justin Bonomo,   William Chen,   Steve Sung,   Ralph Perry,   Michael DeMichele,   Joseph Michael,   Doug Ganger,   Alexander Kostritsyn

WC 7 STUD 8OB - Final Table - Three Eliminations

Jun 19, '08

Ante/Bring-in/Completion: 7,000 - 10,000 - 30,000 with 30,000-60,000 limits

Players Left: 3 of 261

Chip Counts:

Chris Ferguson: 1,487,000
Bob Lauria: 900,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg: 270,000

Eliminations:

Alessio Isaia: 6th Place ($58,268)
Annie Duke: 5th Place ($73,602)
Marcel Luske: 4th Place ($95,069)

Big Hands and Storylines:

Alessio Isaia Eliminated in Sixth Place ($58,268)

Alessio Isaia was busted out of the tournament by Sebastian Ruthenberg when Isaia got all of his chips into the middle on fifteh street and Ruthenberg spiked a ace on sixt street. The ace gave Ruthenberg a pair of aces and a 7-5 low, which scooped the high and the low pot when Isaia did not improve.

Annie Duke Eliminated in Fifth Place ($73,602)

Annie Duke got the last of her chips into the middle on third street and both Chris Ferguson and Ruthenberg made the call. Ferguson then bet Ruthenberg out of the pot on fourtth street before he and Duke rolled over their cards:

Ferguson: (KK)J739(J)
Duke: (1010)5289(A)

Ferguson won the high with kings up and Duke failed to qualify low. She was eliminated in fifth place, and took home $73,602 in prize money.
Marcel Luske Eliminated in Fourth Place ($95,069)

Marcel Luske moved all in for the seventh time at the final table on sixth street against Bob Lauria with following cards exposed for each player:

Lauria: (A2)387Q...
Luske: (A5)10J59...

Each player was then dealt there seventh street card facedown and each took a moment before turning over their holdings. Lauria showed down the 7 for a pair of sevens. Luske turned up the 8 and he was eliminated in fourth place, taking home $95,069 in prize money.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Annie Duke,   Marcel Luske,   Sebastian Ruthenberg,   Alessio Isaia,   European Report

WC 7 STUD 8OB - Final Table - The Doubling Dutchman and Beveridge Out

Jun 19, '08

Ante/Bring-in/Completion: 3,000 - 5,000 - 15,000 with 15,000-30,000 limits

Players Left: 7 of 261

Chip Counts:

Chris Ferguson: 763,000
Annie Duke: 590,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg: 560,000
Marcel Luske: 334,000
Bob Lauria: 135,000
Steve Sung: 188,000
Alessio Isaia: 117,000

Eliminations:

Bob Beveridge: 8th Place ($36,801)

Big Hands and Storylines:

The Doubling Dutchman

Marcel Luske got all of his chips into the middle early and often here at the final table. First, scooped a pot with aces and fives against Chris Ferguson to double up when Ferguson did not qualify low. Second, Luske took the low half against Ferguson in a subsequent pot with a 6-5 low to survive, and third, Lusek scooped anothet pot with a full house when Sebastain Ruthenberg failed to qualify low. Luske now holds over 300,000.

Bob Beveridge Eliminated in Eighth Place ($36,801)

Bob Beveridge got the last of his chips into the middle against Marcel Luske after multiple raises on the first round of betting, and they turned up their hands:

Luske: (A2)5576(8)
Beveridge: (AK)6948(5)

Luske scooped the high and the low and Beveridge was eliminated in eighth place, taking home $38,081 in prize money.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Bob Beveridge,   Marcel Luske,   Sebastian Ruthenberg,   European Report

Shuffle Up and Deal at 5 p.m.

Jun 19, '08

The final table of the $5,000 seven-card stud eight-or-better world championship will get a late start today thanks to an early morning finish on day 2. Cards will get into the air at 5 p.m. and the final eight players will play down to a champion, which will most likey take until sometime in the early hours of tomorrow. Here are  the starting stacks and seating chart:

Seat 1: Bob Lauria -- 44,000
Seat 2: Marcel Luske -- 308,000
Seat 3: Steve Sung -- 207,000
Seat 4: Annie Duke -- 277,000
Seat 5: Alessio Isaia -- 398,000
Seat 6: Sebastian Ruthenberg -- 663,000
Seat 7: Chris Ferguson -- 434,000
Seat 8: Beb Beveridge -- 280,000







 

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Annie Duke,   Marcel Luske,   Steve Sung,   European Report

$5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud 8/b - End of Day 2

Jun 19, '08

It has been an extremely long day for these players today, but for those that get to come back tomorrow and vie for the title it will all have been worth it. From 120 they played down to 8, and while eliminations were the name of the game at the start of the day, cautious play and deep stacks took over toward the end. 9-handed play lasted for over 2 hours and seemed like it would never end, but eventually Howard Lederer was eliminated and our final table was set

As has been the case with a number of tournaments in this year’s World Series, the final table is loaded with talented players. First and foremost at the final table is Chris Ferguson. Ferguson, who already has a final table to his credit this year, will be looking to claim his 6^th ever World Series bracelet. Marcel Luske will be making his 9^th top-10 finish in a World Series event, but his first victory has eluded him thus far. He will try to remedy that at his 2^nd final table of this year’s series. Other players that will be vying for the bracelet tomorrow include Annie Duke, Sebastian Ruthenberg, Steve Sung, Alessio Isaia, Bob Lauria, and Robert Beveridge.

The final table will kickoff tomorrow afternoon at approximately 4 p.m. PST.

Players Left:  8 of 261

Average Stack: 326,250

Eliminations:

9th - Howard Lederer
10^th – David Benyamine
11^th – Chau Giang
12^th – Farzad Rouhani
13^th – Allen Cunningham

Big Hands and Storylines:

Benyamine’s Demise

The downfall of David Benyamine took place over two hands, both of which involved Alessio Isaia and one of which involved Marcel Luske. In the first hand, between Benyamine and Isaia, the two showed these boards:

Benyamine: 637J
Isaia: 7J57

Isaia called bets from Benyamin on 4^th and 5^th streets  and then both players checked on 6^th street. On 7^th, Isaia bet out and Benyamine called. The Italian showed (Q)(7)(5) and Benyamine mucked his hand.

This was only a prelude to this main event though:

Benyamine: K810Q
Isaia: 1066J
Luske: 695K

The action on this hand was remarkable. Chips flew into the pot in mass quantities and at an astounding rate. Both 3^rd street and 4^th street were capped. On 5^th street Luske bet his final 11,000 chips and the other two players came along. On 6^th street Isaia bet and Benyamine called. Both players checked the river and the players revealed their cards:

Benyamine: (A)(A)K810Q(8)
Isaia: (A)(A)1066J(J)
Luske: (K)(K)695K(J)

Benyamine and Isaia had both started with aces underneath and Luske had started with kings! Even more amazingly, Luske spiked a third king on 6^th street giving him the entire pot. Benyamine slammed his cards down onto the table after seeing Luske’s kings. He had a reason to be angry. After losing the pot he was down to a single chip. Though he would double up on the next hand, he would soon bust.

Player Tags: Farzad Rouhani,   Annie Duke,   Allen Cunningham,   Howard Lederer,   David Benyamine,   Chau Giang,   Marcel Luske,   Steve Sung,   Sebastian Ruthenberg,   Alessio Isaia,   European Report

$5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud 8/b - Day 2 - Level 18 Recap

Jun 18, '08

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

Limit: 6,000-12,000, 1,500 ante, 2,000 bring in

Players Left:  13 of 261

Chip Leaders:
Steve Sung - 350,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg - 280,000
Annie Duke - 250,000
Marcel Luske – 250,000
Chris Ferguson - 225,000
Robert Lauria - 212,000
David Benyamine - 170,000
Howard Lederer - 160,000
Robert Beveridge - 155,000
Allen Cunningham - 125,000
Alessio Isaia - 120,000

Average Stack: 200,750

Eliminations:
14^th – Barry Greenstein
15^th – Matt Grapenthien
16^th – Aliaksandr Dzianisau
17^th – Jan Suchanek
18^th – Kirill Gerasimov
19^th – William Kohler
20^th – Thang Duc Nguyen

Big Hands and Storylines:

Full House Over Full House

Jan Suchanek got his money into the pot with fours full of aces and assumed he was ahead of his opponent, who was showing only a pair of queens and two low cards. Suchanek was quite surprised to see his opponent show up with a full house of his own: queens full of fives. With that, Suchanek was eliminated in 17^th place, taking home $11,040.

What Would King Solomon Do?

A shortstacked Barry Greenstein was eliminated by Steve Sung, leading Greenstein to begin his post-bustout routine of taking out his book and signing it for his assassin. Howard Lederer leaned over from the other table and asked, “What happens when it’s a split pot?” This garnered a nice chuckle out of Chris Ferguson, but Greenstein did not seem to be in a laughing mood. Perhaps in the future Barry should bring two copies of his book to high-low events.

The Flying Dutchman

Marcel Luske just scooped a massive pot when he made a six-high straight and six low in a four-way pot. Luske was all-in on 6^th street and action checked around on 7^th street, so Luske scooped the main pot, and the miniscule side-pot went elsewhere. “Gimme all da money.... except the side-pot,” exclaimed Luske. Even without the side-pot the Dutchman is up to a healthy 250,000.

And We Play On

The players just voted nearly unanimously in favor of playing down to 8 players instead of stopping for the night. The lone dissenter was Allen Cunningham, who, unlike the rest of the remaining players, does not seem too excited about the $10,000 Omaha high-low event beginning tomorrow.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Annie Duke,   Barry Greenstein,   Matt Grapenthien,   Allen Cunningham,   Howard Lederer,   David Benyamine,   Kirill Gerasimov,   Marcel Luske,   Steve Sung,   Jan Suchanek,   Sebastian Ruthenberg,   Aliaksandr Dzianisau,   Robert Beveridge,   William Kohler,   Alessio Isaia,   European Report

$5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud 8/b - Day 2 - Level 17 Recap

Jun 18, '08

Limit: 5,000-10,000, 1,000 ante, 2,000 bring in

Players Left:  21 of 261

Chip Leaders:
Steve Sung - 410,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg - 310,000
Annie Duke – 185,000
Howard Lederer - 170,000
Marcel Luske - 160,000
Alessio Isaia - 145,000
William Kohler - 125,000
Aleaksandr Dzianisau – 125,000
Barry Greenstein - 110,000
Allen Cunningham – 110,000
Chris Ferguson - 100,000

Average Stack: 124,300

Eliminations:
22^nd – Doug Ganger
23^rd – Cyndy Violette
24^th – Hasan Habib

Big Hands and Storylines:

Cunning Call Saves Giang Chips

Allen Cunningham: A434
Chau Giang: A6Q8

We enter this hand on 5^th street where both players checked. Giang bet on 6^th street after getting another low card and Cunningham called. Then, on 7^th street, Cunningham bet out. Giang called, and Cunningham turned over (A)(4)(J) for a full house. Giang shows an ace-high flush and mucks his hand. Though Giang lost the post, his ability to simply call at the close of the hand saved him 10,000 in chips, or more than 10% of his stack of 82,000. Cunningham has run his stack up to 110,000.

Jesus Exacts Revenge on Ruthenberg

After a number of hands in which Sebastian Ruthenberg had gotten the better of him, including one monster pot, Chris Ferguson has finally taken a sizeable pot off of the German:

Ferguson: AJ6J
Ruthenberg: 8853

Ruthenberg bet out on 4^th street, having paired his 8, and Ferguson called. The action went bet-call again on 5^th street. Then on 6^th street Ferguson led out with his pair of jacks showing and was swiftly raised by Ruthenberg. Ferguson called and both players checked the river. Ferguson’s (7)(10)(A) was enough to scoop the pot with aces and jacks, and he added to his stack which now sits at 100,000. The hand put a very minor dent in Ruthenberg’s 310,000 chip stack.

Ruthenberg Reclaims Some, Busts Violette

Cyndy Violette was faced with a difficult decision on 7^th street. With her board reading 7AK8 and facing a bet that would put her all-in, she closely scrutinized Ruthenberg’s board: 10A96. Eventually, with so many chips committed, Violette made the call. Ruthenberg showed (3)(7)(4) for the ten-high flush and he scooped the pot. Violette’s run at a second World Series bracelet has been put to an end for now.

Ganger Busted

David Ganger found himself all-in against David Benyamine on 6^th street, hoping to double up or at least snatch half of the pot to stay alive. But when Benyamine showed (7)(4)355J, Ganger muttered, “I’m drawing dead.” With a naked pair of aces and no low draw, he was indeed drawing dead. Ganger will take home $11,040 for his two days of work.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Annie Duke,   Barry Greenstein,   Hasan Habib,   Allen Cunningham,   Howard Lederer,   David Benyamine,   Chau Giang,   Cyndy Violette,   Marcel Luske,   Steve Sung,   Sebastian Ruthenberg,   Aliaksandr Dzianisau,   Doug Ganger,   William Kohler,   Alessio Isaia,   European Report

$5,000 World Championship Seven-Card Stud 8/b - Day 2 - Level 16 Recap

Jun 18, '08

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

Limit: 4,000-8,000, 1,000 ante, 1,000 bring in

Players Left: 24 of 261

Chip Leaders:
Steve Sung - 340,000
Sebastian Ruthenberg - 250,000
Howard Lederer - 190,000
Alessio Isaia - 165,000
Chau Giang - 149,000
Marcel Luske - 135,000
William Kohler - 130,000
Barry Greenstein - 130,000
David Benyamine - 100,000
Chris Ferguson - 100,000

Average Stack: 108,750

Eliminations:
25^th – Jeff Burdsall
26^th – J.W. Smith
27^th – Frank Thompson
28^th – Joe Tehan

Big Hands and Storylines:

Pop Goes The Bubble

Jeff Burdsall is our bubble boy in event  33. He got his last 10,000 chips in on 3^rd street against David Benyamine in a very tight matchup. Burdsall had (A)(6)5 and Benyamine had (A)(4)8. When the cards were on the felt, it was Benyamine’s ace-to-five straight – A4832K5 – that took down the pot. Though we are now in the money, don’t expect the speed of play to pick up too much. There are only a couple of short stacks at the moment; most of the players have fairly healthy stack sizes.

Hasan Habib narrowly missed going out in 25^th place when he was all-in with (9)(5)AA against Kirill Gerasimov’s (3)(3)88. Habib was granted a reprieve when he paired his 9 on 6^th street, making him a better two pair and doubling him up to 28,000.

A few hands earlier at the same table, Barry Greenstein ended J.W. Smith’s night early (...at 12:45 a.m.) when he made a full house – fives full of eights – crushing any hopes that Smith had of making the money in this event.

Ganger (in) Control

Not all of the news in the last level was about short stacks busting out. Some players like Doug Ganger made their moves toward the top of the leaderboard. In a hand against Chris Ferguson and Jasper Lee, Doug Ganger made a straight on 5^th street and both Lee and Ferguson called him down until 6^th street. On 7^th street, with boards reading:

Ganger: 4539
Lee: 865Q
Ferguson: Q3Q10

Ganger bet again. Lee folded this time, and after a good bit of staring at the felt and shaking his head, Ferguson made the call. Ganger flipped 769 and scooped the pot, bringing him to 107,000. Ferguson has 100,000 left, and Lee was eliminated on the very next hand.

Player Tags: Chris Ferguson,   Barry Greenstein,   Hasan Habib,   Howard Lederer,   David Benyamine,   Chau Giang,   Kirill Gerasimov,   Frank Thompson,   Marcel Luske,   Jeffrey Burdsall,   J.W. Smith,   Joe Tehan,   Steve Sung,   Sebastian Ruthenberg,   Doug Ganger,   William Kohler,   Alessio Isaia

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

Jun 18, '08

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

Players Left: 30 of 261

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

Average Stack: 87,000

Eliminations:
Mike Matusow
Mike Sexton
Shawn Sheikhan

Big Hands and Storylines:

Matusow Eliminated

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

Cunningham Scoops on Seventh

Allen Cunninham: 4KA6
Opponent: 7573

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

Ruthenberg Snags More from Ferguson

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

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

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

Jun 18, '08

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

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

Players Left:  42 of 261

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

Average Stack: 62,150

Big Hands and Storylines:

That’s Why They Call Him “The Mouth”

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

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

Matusow: 78KQ
Sung: AJ93

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

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

May All Your Pots Be Scooped

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

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

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

Ruthenberg Wins a Massive, Massive Pot

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

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

$5000 Stud 8 or Better - Level 8

Jun 17, '08

Note: Play for the day has ended. The remaining 120 players will reconvene tomorrow at 3:00pm.

Ante: 100
Bring In: 200
Limits: 600/1200

Chip Counts:
Matt Grapenthien - 51,900
Shahram "Shawn" Sheikhan - 47,000
Marco Traniello - 41,000
Barry Greenstein - 40,000
Robert Mizrachi - 39,000
Michael Mizrachi - 38,000
Marcel Luske - 38,000
Brett Richey - 38,000
John Barch - 36,000
David Levi - 35,000

Players Left: 120 of 261

Eliminations: Steve Zolotow, Brad Booth, Layne Flack, Freddy Deeb.

Big Hands:

Boyd Wins Battle

Andy Bloch completed the bring-in to 600, Dutch Boyd called and the player in seat 6 then reraised all-in for his final 1200. Bloch and Boyd both called. Fourth street paired the all-in player, 22, while Bloch showed J6 and Boyd 97. They continued to build a sidepot through sixth street, when Bloch showed J696, and Boyd the 97J5. After seventh street Boyd bet again and Bloch mucked, showing 3-4 for a missed low openender. Boyd held A-7-9 for two pair, nines and sevens, to win the side pot, but the all-in player who showed 22106 took the main with a 10 in the hole for a better two pair.

Duke Settles for Chop

Annie Duke was part of four-way action at 600, and was drawing large through fifth street with the 533 showing. An opponent showing Q96 folded to the betting, while seat 2 called with Q32. Duke added the 4 on sixth street for low and straight potential, while her opponent added the J. Seventh street was checked and Duke showed J86x, having had the flush draw but good for the low, while seat 1 had Q-5-6 in the hole for top pair and the high.

Luske Loses Out

Marcel Luske continues to run near the chip lead but took a hit in a battle midway through level 8. After fifth street Luske bet 1200 while showing Q82. The player in seat 8 raised to 2400 showing 1065. Marco Traniello, another front-runner in the chip count, folded his Q97 to the play, as did another player who mucked 1093. Sixth street was checked by the two remaining players, Luske adding the K and seat 8 the Q. Seat 8 then bet 1200 after the final card and Luske reluctantly called. Seat 8 showed 3-4-7 for the straight, while Luske had A-4-7 for an inferior low.

Robert Mizrachi's Rolled Up Nines Good Against Negreanu

In the last level of the day, a sizable pot brewed between Daniel Negreanu and Robert Mizrachi on table 10. Mizrachi took the lead on every street until the river, when he checked to Negreanu. Negreanu made a bet, and Mizrachi called. The two visible boards were:

Daniel Negreanu: K754
Robert Mizrachi: KJ97

After calling Negreanu’s river bet, Mizrachi announced, “I was rolled up.” He turned over his initial hole cards, 99, and Negreanu mucked his hand saying that he made two pair, kings and sevens. The pot was pushed to Mizrachi just as the level ended, concluding play for the day.

Player Tags: Robert Mizrachi,   Annie Duke,   Andy Bloch,   Daniel Negreanu,   Marcel Luske,   Dutch Boyd