Hansu Chu Poker Tournament Updates

William Jensen and Hansu Chu Eliminated

Jun 11, '10

Blinds: 15,000-30,000, Limits 30,000-60,000

Players Remaining: 4 out of 476

Average Chip Count: 571,000

Tournament Leaderboard:

1. Eric Buchman – 1,300,000
2. Steven Hustoft – 700,000
3. Brent Courson – 650,000
4. Flavio Ferrari – 440,000

Notable Eliminations:

William Jensen – $36,619

Big Hands:

William Jensen Another Buchman Casualty, Finishes Sixth ($36,619)

Eric Buchman raised under-the-gun and William Jensen three-bet from the big blind. Buchman called and the flop came A8J and Buchman called a bet from Jensen.

The turn was the 3 and the rest of Jensen’s chips got into the middle.

Buchman had A7 and Jensen was in need of some help holding QQ. The river bricked out and Jensen was eliminated in sixth place, while Buchman increases his chip lead and now has 1,300,000.

Hansu Chu Eliminated in Fifth Place ($49,068)

Hansu Chu three-bet all-in after a raise from Steven Hustoft. Hustoft made the call and the cards were turned on their backs.

Chu showed the 109, but was dominated by Hustoft’s Q9. The flop was KJ9 and both players needed their opponent’s kicker to make a straight. The turn was the 6 and the river was the 5, filling neither straight and Hustoft took the pot and is up to 700,000 in chips.

Player Tags: Eric Buchman,   William Jensen,   Hansu Chu

Limit Hold'em Shootout - Level 18

Jul 02, '08

Players are now on a 20 minute break.

Blinds: 2,000-4,000

Players Remaining: 12 of 823

Eliminations: Hansu Chu

Hands:

Bellande Advances, Eliminates Chu

Jean-Robert Bellande got Hansu Chu nearly all in on a board of K10725. Bellande eshowed K7 for two pair to best Chu's KJ for a pair.
The loss left Chu with only 1,000 behind which he lost the next hand. Belland held 74 against Chu's 85. The board paired Bellande, coming AK97J and Bellande advanced.

Player Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande,   Hansu Chu

Limit Hold'em Shootout - Level 17

Jul 02, '08

Blinds: 1,500-3,000

Players Remaining: 18 of 823

Eliminations: Mike Wattel, Sol Mammon, Tony Tan, Jannick Wrang

Hands: 

Bellande Almost There

Jean Robert-Bellande holds a better than 20-to-1 chip lead over opponent Hansu Chu, as the two are heads up.

Wattel Eliminated

Mike Wattel had the list of his chips all in against Andrew Prock and Jelger Wiergersma. Both Prock and Wiegersma checked to the river on a board of A32J8. After the river Wiegersma bet and Prock folded. Wiegersma showed the nut-flush, holding A8, and Wattel was eliminated.

Deniro Busts Mammon, Heading To Final Table

Joe Deniro raised Sol Mammon all in on a flop of 943 and Mammon called. Deniro showed 95 for top pair, and Mammon held A6 for just ace-high. The turn Q and river J didn't improve Mammon's hand and he was eliminated. With the win, Deniro was the first player to make it to the final table.
 

Player Tags: Jean-Robert Bellande,   Hansu Chu

Limit Hold'em Shootout - Level 16 - Kenna James Gone

Jul 02, '08

Players are on a 20 minute break. Play resumes at 4:25 p.m.

Blinds: 1,000-2,000

Players Remaining: 29 of 823

Eliminations: Kenna James, Hoyt Corkins, David Bach

Hands: 

James Bucked

"Cowboy" Kenna James got all in against Matt Graham and showed A9. Graham held QQ. The flop brought James a nine, coming 954, but it then bricked with the 4 turn and 3 river and James was eliminated.

Chu Busts Martin and Durkee

Having both Jesse Martin and Will Durkee covered, Hansu Chu got both players all in preflop and showed a monstrous AA. Durkee had JJ and Martin held A2. The board can KQ85J to give Chu the ace-high flush and eliminate both of his opponents.


 

Player Tags: Kenna James,   Matt Graham,   Hansu Chu,   William Durkee V

$1,500 Limit Hold'em - Level 7

Jun 06, '08

Blinds: 200/400

Players Left: 250 of 880

Chip Leaders:
Jason Maeroff - 28,000
David Vassalli - 18,000
Michael Craig - 15,300
Marcel Luske - 14,800
Benjamin Fineman - 11,300
Terrence Chan - 10,000
Tom Schneider - 10,000
Anthony Licastro - 9,800
Erick Lindgren - 9,800
Van Marcus - 9,600

Average Stack: 10,564

Eliminations: Chris Ferguson, Humberto Brenes, J.C. Tran, Shannon Elizabeth, J.R. Bellande

Big Hands:

The Flying Dutchman

It was a wild ride for Marcel Luske as level 7 got underway. Moved to a new table, and to the right of another large chip stack in Terrance Chan, it didn't take long for the fireworks. The initial damage came when the players raised and reraised each other on a board of A97T5. Luske bet the river for 800, and was raised to 1,600 before showing the AK. Chan rolled over the 1010 for a set he hit on the turn.

Luske then took up the battle on the next hand, when three players saw the flop of 875 for 1,600 each. The small blind bet 200 all-in, one player called, Luske raised to 600, was check-raised to 1,000, added his own check-raise, and then betting was capped for the 3 on the turn. The turn produced a pair of 800 bets, as did the river when the 10 hit. Luske showed QQ, beaten by the KK.

Now down to 2,500, Luske raised the next hand and drew a call from the cutoff. The board came 886, both players committed another 400, the 5 produced two 800 bets, and the 6 produced another 1,600 in chips. Luske climbed back into play with the 96 to scoop the pot.

Ferguson Finally Succumbs

He held on for a while, but a short-stacked Chris Ferguson finally ran out of time. Beginning the level with 700 in chips, he went all-in on the first hand after Michael Craig had initially raised to thin the field. Ferguson showed Q10 while Craig held AJ. The flop of Q63 put Ferguson in the lead and he held on through a turn of the 5 and river of the 4.
The next hand Ferguson was on the button and raised to 800, drawing a call from the big blind. The flop came J22, and Ferguson called a 400 bet. After the 10 on the turn, Ferguson was all-in for another 200. The 10 was the river card, Ferguson showed Q3, and fell victim to the K6, king-high enough to take the pot down.

Hansu Chu Making a Move

After a strong showing in the $2,000 No Limit event earlier in the week, Chu is among the leaders tonight. Playing from the big blind, Chu responded to a raise from the button with a re-raise to 1,200. After the call, the flop came J107. Chu bet 400 and was called, and the 8 on the turn was checked by both players. With the 3 on the river Chu bet another 800 and was called. He claimed the pot with the K10 for second pair.

In Addition...

Two big stacks took tumbles, Daniel Negreau falling back to 2,500 in chips, while J.R. Bellande, who began the level with 10,900, was eliminated before the level ended.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Humberto Brenes,   Chris Ferguson,   Erick Lindgren,   Daniel Negreanu,   Tom Schneider,   Marcel Luske,   Jason Maeroff,   Jean-Robert Bellande,   Terrence Chan,   Benjamin Fineman,   Michael Craig,   Hansu Chu,   Shannon Elizabeth,   David Vassalli

2,000 NLHE - Day 2 - Level 11

Jun 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 800-1,600 with a 200 Ante

Players Left: 130 of 1,592

Chip Leaders:

Theo Tran: 145,800
Nick Romano: 126,500
David Gent: 120,000
Scott Montgomery: 117,000
John Myung: 106,800
Rocco Pace: 106,000
Thong Tran: 105,800
Chris Wiggins: 100,000
Pawel Andrzejewski: 98,100
J.C. Tran: 93,200

Average Stack: 48,985

Eliminations: Aaron Kanter

Big Hands:

Shannon Shorr Knocks Flushes One Out
Shorr called seat 5's all in before the flop, but so did the players in seat 1 and seat 3. After the 7J4 fell on the flop, Shorr bet 8,600. Seat 1 folded and seat 3 went into the tank before finally giving up his hand. Shorr turned over 109 for a gutshot straight draw and a flush draw. Seat 5 showed K2. The K on the turn made Shorr his flush and seat 5 was eliminated.

J.C. Tran Adding to his Stack

With the board reading A97, the player in seat 7 checked and J.C. Tran moved 4,500 into the pot. Seat 7 thought for a bit and decided to exercise his right to fold. Tran's stack sat at around 94,000 after the hand.

Chu Uses the Force

Leif Force was all in against Hansu Chu. Force had A-K against Chu's 65. With two hearts and a Q- J on the board, the river came the 10, making a broadway straight for force, but also giving Chu the winning flush.

"Neverwin" Wins

Under the gun, Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf raised to 3,800. The action folded around to Eric Liu in the big blind who made the call. The flop came A87. After Liu checked, Woolf fired out another bet and Liu quickly threw his hand into the muck. Woolf had around 43,000 at that point.

Theo Tran Adds to his Lead

Tran called a preflop raise by Remy Biechel in seat 5. After the flop dropped K108, Tran fired 6,000 into the pot and Biechel folded. Tran added a pot of about 10,000 to his chip lead. He has 145,800.

Please Don't Stop The Music

Many players, including Shannon Shorr, had to be told to remove their headphones. Players are not allowed to listen to music once the field has reached the money. An announcement was made in the Amazon Room and the next infraction by any player will result in a one round penalty.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Dustin Woolf,   Shannon Shorr,   Hansu Chu,   Theo Tran

No Limit Hold'em - Level 7

Jun 04, '08

Blinds: 300/600 with 75 ante

Players Left: 340 of 1592

Average Stack: 18,729

Chip Leaders:

John Myung - 65,000
Mihai Manole - 51,300
John Weller - 47,000
J.C. Tran - 41,400
Lee Redmond - 41,000
Derek Dempsey - 40,000
Florian Langman - 36,000
Sabyl Cohen-Landrum - 35,000
John Phan - 31,000
Stuart Krasney - 31,000

Chu Chows Down

Hansu Chu had a decision to make. With over 30,000 in the pot, he was check-raised by an opponent who went all-in after a flop of K64. It was another 9,250 for Chu to call, which was almost half of his remaining chips. Chu agonized long enough that a third party requested the clock. Chu took just a few more seconds to send his chips forward, noting how his opponent had moved all-in without seeming to give it any thought. True enough, the player showed 53 for the open-ended straight draw, while Chu held KJ for top pair. The 10 on the turn gave the all-in player a flush possibility as well, but the 8 on the river sent the 49,000 pot Chu's way.

Paulsen Wins Monster with Cowboys

A flop of 763 gave Kai Danilo Paulsen and his opponent the help they needed. Both players sent their chips into the middle, 24,000 from Paulsen and a 22,000 call from his opponent, creating a 55,000 pot. Paulsen was banking on his KK holding up, while his opponent held the AK for the nut flush draw and an overcard. The J came on the turn and 4 fell on the river as Paulsen joined the chip leaders.

Hennette Wins Without Showdown

Sean Hennette ran the gauntlet to capture a 20,000 pot early in the level. After two limpers joined the pot for 600, Hennette raised from late position to 1,500 and earned a pair of calls. The flop came A104, and after two checks, Hennette bet 1,500, only to have the player who limped from under the gun check-raise to 3,800. Hennette called. The turn brought the 9, and the first player checked again. Hennette bet 3,000, and this time earned a call. The river brought the 9, and another check came from the player under the gun. Hennette bet another 3,000, and completed the trifecta -- a check raise, a check-call, and a check-fold.

Eights Are Wild

Brian Saltus wasn't expecting, or even wanting, a call. From the cut-off he raised all-in for 6,575, attempting to steal the blinds. The big blind woke up with AQ however, and called half his stack for the showdown. Saltus held A8, but hit a flop of 864. The turn brought the 6, then Saltus made a full house with the 8 on the river.

Klein Dodges Paint

In the first hand of the level, three players were still missing from Bill Klein's table. The odds of taking the 750 worth of antes and 1500 in blinds and one limper seemed appropiate for his 4,875 push from the cutoff with 44. The under the gun player held firm however, and called with KJ. The flop came 1072, and the Q on the turn gave his opponent open-ended possibilities as well. But a harmless 10 on the river allowed Klein to double up.

Player Tags: Brian Saltus,   Hansu Chu,   Danilo Paulsen

2,000 NLHE - Day 2 - Level 11

Jun 05, '08

Blinds/Antes: 800-1,600 with a 200 Ante

Players Left: 130 of 1,592

Chip Leaders:

Theo Tran: 145,800
Nick Romano: 126,500
David Gent: 120,000
Scott Montgomery: 117,000
John Myung: 106,800
Rocco Pace: 106,000
Thong Tran: 105,800
Chris Wiggins: 100,000
Pawel Andrzejewski: 98,100
J.C. Tran: 93,200

Average Stack: 48,985

Eliminations: Aaron Kanter

Big Hands:

Shannon Shorr Knocks Flushes One Out
Shorr called seat 5's all in before the flop, but so did the players in seat 1 and seat 3. After the 7J4 fell on the flop, Shorr bet 8,600. Seat 1 folded and seat 3 went into the tank before finally giving up his hand. Shorr turned over 109 for a gutshot straight draw and a flush draw. Seat 5 showed K2. The K on the turn made Shorr his flush and seat 5 was eliminated.

J.C. Tran Adding to his Stack

With the board reading A97, the player in seat 7 checked and J.C. Tran moved 4,500 into the pot. Seat 7 thought for a bit and decided to exercise his right to fold. Tran's stack sat at around 94,000 after the hand.

Chu Uses the Force

Leif Force was all in against Hansu Chu. Force had A-K against Chu's 65. With two hearts and a Q- J on the board, the river came the 10, making a broadway straight for force, but also giving Chu the winning flush.

"Neverwin" Wins

Under the gun, Dustin "Neverwin" Woolf raised to 3,800. The action folded around to Eric Liu in the big blind who made the call. The flop came A87. After Liu checked, Woolf fired out another bet and Liu quickly threw his hand into the muck. Woolf had around 43,000 at that point.

Theo Tran Adds to his Lead

Tran called a preflop raise by Remy Biechel in seat 5. After the flop dropped K108, Tran fired 6,000 into the pot and Biechel folded. Tran added a pot of about 10,000 to his chip lead. He has 145,800.

Please Don't Stop The Music

Many players, including Shannon Shorr, had to be told to remove their headphones. Players are not allowed to listen to music once the field has reached the money. An announcement was made in the Amazon Room and the next infraction by any player will result in a one round penalty.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Dustin Woolf,   Shannon Shorr,   Hansu Chu,   Theo Tran

No Limit Hold'em - Level 7

Jun 04, '08

Blinds: 300/600 with 75 ante

Players Left: 340 of 1592

Average Stack: 18,729

Chip Leaders:

John Myung - 65,000
Mihai Manole - 51,300
John Weller - 47,000
J.C. Tran - 41,400
Lee Redmond - 41,000
Derek Dempsey - 40,000
Florian Langman - 36,000
Sabyl Cohen-Landrum - 35,000
John Phan - 31,000
Stuart Krasney - 31,000

Chu Chows Down

Hansu Chu had a decision to make. With over 30,000 in the pot, he was check-raised by an opponent who went all-in after a flop of K64. It was another 9,250 for Chu to call, which was almost half of his remaining chips. Chu agonized long enough that a third party requested the clock. Chu took just a few more seconds to send his chips forward, noting how his opponent had moved all-in without seeming to give it any thought. True enough, the player showed 53 for the open-ended straight draw, while Chu held KJ for top pair. The 10 on the turn gave the all-in player a flush possibility as well, but the 8 on the river sent the 49,000 pot Chu's way.

Paulsen Wins Monster with Cowboys

A flop of 763 gave Kai Danilo Paulsen and his opponent the help they needed. Both players sent their chips into the middle, 24,000 from Paulsen and a 22,000 call from his opponent, creating a 55,000 pot. Paulsen was banking on his KK holding up, while his opponent held the AK for the nut flush draw and an overcard. The J came on the turn and 4 fell on the river as Paulsen joined the chip leaders.

Hennette Wins Without Showdown

Sean Hennette ran the gauntlet to capture a 20,000 pot early in the level. After two limpers joined the pot for 600, Hennette raised from late position to 1,500 and earned a pair of calls. The flop came A104, and after two checks, Hennette bet 1,500, only to have the player who limped from under the gun check-raise to 3,800. Hennette called. The turn brought the 9, and the first player checked again. Hennette bet 3,000, and this time earned a call. The river brought the 9, and another check came from the player under the gun. Hennette bet another 3,000, and completed the trifecta -- a check raise, a check-call, and a check-fold.

Eights Are Wild

Brian Saltus wasn't expecting, or even wanting, a call. From the cut-off he raised all-in for 6,575, attempting to steal the blinds. The big blind woke up with AQ however, and called half his stack for the showdown. Saltus held A8, but hit a flop of 864. The turn brought the 6, then Saltus made a full house with the 8 on the river.

Klein Dodges Paint

In the first hand of the level, three players were still missing from Bill Klein's table. The odds of taking the 750 worth of antes and 1500 in blinds and one limper seemed appropiate for his 4,875 push from the cutoff with 44. The under the gun player held firm however, and called with KJ. The flop came 1072, and the Q on the turn gave his opponent open-ended possibilities as well. But a harmless 10 on the river allowed Klein to double up.

Player Tags: Brian Saltus,   Hansu Chu,   Danilo Paulsen

Final Table

Jun 05, '07

Event number six, $1,500 Limit Hold 'Em has reached the final table. Brandon Wong was eliminated in 10th place, earning him $11,552. Wong bet out and Gary Styczynski raised. Wong made the call and the flop was A86. Wong checked and Styczynski bet. Wong raised and Styczynski made the call. The turn was the 4 and Wong put his last $12,000 into the middle. Styczynski made the call and showed KK and Wong had AQ for top pair. The river was the J, completing Styczynski's flush and eliminating Wong.

The final table will begin tomorrow at 3 p.m. and the following nine players will return to battle for World Series of Poker gold: Gary Styczynski, James Gorham, Hansu Chu, Soheil Shamseddin, James Holland, Varouzhan Gumroyan, Michael Banks, Dariush Imani and Peter O'Donnell. Visit CardPlayer.com to stay up to date on all the final table drama and action.

Player Tags: Michael Banks,   Gary Styczynski,   Brandon Wong,   Dariush Imani,   Hansu Chu,   James Gorham,   Soheil Shamseddin,   Varouzhan Gumroyan,   Peter O'Donnell,   James Holland

One Table

Jun 05, '07

There are 10 players remaining in event six, $1,500 Limit Hold 'Em. The players are down to the final table with one elimination remaining. Jesse Martin was eliminated in 12th place, earning $11,552. Martin was eliminated when he was all in with A3 against Hansu Chu who had 77. The board bricked out for Martin but brought a seven on the river for Chu just to make sure. Ken Dickensen busted in 11th place, earning $11,552 as well. Dickensen's J10 ran into Soheil Shamseddin's pocket nines and never improved. Gary Styczynski is our chip leader with over $700,000.

Player Tags: Gary Styczynski,   Jesse Martin,   Hansu Chu,   Soheil Shamseddin

One More Table To Go

Jun 05, '07

The field has gone from 910 all the way down to 16. There was a brief break in the action as tournament officials condensed the players down to two tables when there were 18 remaining. Following the re-draw Jesse Martin, David Sklansky and Hansu Chu (second in chips) are all seated at the same table. Our current chip leader is Brandon Wong with $370,000 and following in a close second is Hansu Chu with $330,000. The average chip stack at this point is $170,437.

Play has tightened since the last level as the idea of making a World Series of Poker final table is starting to become more realistic. David Sklansky was in the small blind and gave Hansu Chu a walk, to which Chu said to the table, "this is the hand I'm supposed to double up with!". Chu folded aces face up and Sklansky nodded his head in understanding.

Chu may actually be the only player who isn't tightening up, he has been involved in a majority of the pots at his table. Casey Peters was all in after the flop and the money was right for Chu who made the call with AJ. Peters had 66 and was amazed when they held up. As he collected his chips after doubling up Peters asked Chu, "Can we do that again? That really wasn't that much." Peters battled from $18,000 all the way up to $110,000 this level before taking a few hits and dropping back down to $30,000. A few hands later Peters and Chu continued to battle but this time the big stack reigned supreme. Peters raised and Chu re-raised, putting Peters all in. Peters made the call and turned over A2. Chu was holding JJ. The flop came K62, giving Peters a little hope. Turn card was the J taking all the mystery out of the river card (3) and Peters was eliminated in 15th place, good for $10,310.

Level 17 is set to begin following an hour dinner break. The players will return at 10 p.m.  and the limits are going up to $10,000-$20,000 so there should quite a few eliminations in this level. Play will continue tonight until the final table, consisting of only nine players.

Player Tags: David Sklansky,   Casey Peters,   Brandon Wong,   Jesse Martin,   Hansu Chu