Tomislav Dobrilovic Poker Tournament Updates

Level 19 Update: Armstrong a Contender

Jun 02, '09

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Remaining: 81 out of 6,012

Chip Counts:

1. Danny Fuhs — 865,000
2. Adam White — 681,000
3. Amanda Baker — 570,000
4. Steve Ma — 570,000
5. Eric Chhor — 545,000
6. Greg Buonocore — 460,000
7. Phong Huynh — 450,000
8. Jack Powell — 400,000
9. Justin Rollo — 390,000
10. Dan Heimiller — 310,000

Average Chip Count: 222,667

Big Hands:

Dobrilovic Put To a Decision For All His Chips

The player in seat 5 raised to 28,000 from the cutoff. The action was then on Tom Dobrilovic on the button and he repopped it to 100,000. The small blind folded, but the big blind moved all in for over 300,000, having Dobrilovic covered. Seat 5 got out of the way and Dobrilovic went into the tank. He looked back at the board and mucked his hand, perhaps not wanting to put his tournament life on the line with this amount of people remaining. His stack took a big hit as he was at 170,000 after the hand.

Watkinson Makes Right Move

Lee Watkinson raised to 25,000 preflop from middle position and the action folded to the big blind. He came over the top for 50,000 more. Watkinson tanked, then mucked his hand face up, 33. His opponent returned the favor as he showed KK. Watkinson was at 130,000 after the hand.

Armstrong Uses The Strong Hand

Jaime Armstrong faced off against the player in seat 3, in a battle that ended up nearly doubling his already enormous stack. On the preflop Armstrong threw in 25,000 driving everyone at the table to fold except for the player in seat 3 who decided to throw all-in, which was a stack of 244,000. Without a flinch Armstrong called and the showdown commenced. The player in seat 3 flipped an A-10 and Armstrong threw in pocket J’s. The board fell Q2389 and Armstrong’s J’s held up giving him a stack of roughly 500,000 in chips putting him well within the top 5 in the grueling stages of the tournament.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Tomislav Dobrilovic,   Jamie Armstrong

Level 7 Update: Sheikhan Drops a Pot

May 31, '09

Blinds: 150-300 with 25 ante

Players Remaining: 880 out of 3,021

Big Hands:

The Sheik Gets Caught

Three players limped, including Shawn Sheikhan from the big blind. The flop came KQJ and everyone checked. The turn was the 5 and Sheikhan put 1,200 into the middle. One player folded, but the button in seat 1 stuck around and both players saw the 9 on the river. Sheikhan checked and his opponent quickly bet 2,000. Sheikhan asked the dealer a question, then flashed the 6 and mucked his hand with a laugh. He was down to 7,700.

Somerville Takes a Pot

Jason Somerville was in a pot with two other players and a board reading 1098. Players checked to Somerville on the button who bet 550. His opponents mucked and he took a small pot, adding to his stack of 9,700.

Dobrilovic Wins the Race

Preflop, Tom Dobrilovic raised to 800 and action folded to seat 7. He reraised to 2,100 and Dobrilove pushed all in. His opponent called, putting himself all in. He turned over AQ while Dobrilovic showed pocket fives. The race was on and the board ran out 1082K3, missing seat 7 completely and he was out, courtesy of Dobrilovic. His stack improved to 33,250.

Micon Pushes Back

The player in seat 8 raised to 900 from middle position and action folded to Bryan Micon in the small blind. He reraised to 3,500 total and the player in seat 8 mucked his hand. Micon took the pot and improved to 5,100.

Tran Doing Well

J.C. Tran just took down a pot holiding AQ on a board reading J105J10. Action was checked all the way and Tran’s pair of Queens was good enough to take a small pot and increase his stack to over 36,000.

Left In the Deck:

After the dinner break, 1,017 players returned for play of the original 3,021 for Day 1B. That means that there have been 5.5 eliminations per minute today, just slightly lower than the 5.9 average of Day 1A after the dinner break.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Shawn Sheikhan,   Jason Somerville,   Tomislav Dobrilovic,   Bryan Micon

Level 19 Update: Armstrong a Contender

Jun 02, '09

Blinds: 5,000-10,000

Players Remaining: 81 out of 6,012

Chip Counts:

1. Danny Fuhs — 865,000
2. Adam White — 681,000
3. Amanda Baker — 570,000
4. Steve Ma — 570,000
5. Eric Chhor — 545,000
6. Greg Buonocore — 460,000
7. Phong Huynh — 450,000
8. Jack Powell — 400,000
9. Justin Rollo — 390,000
10. Dan Heimiller — 310,000

Average Chip Count: 222,667

Big Hands:

Dobrilovic Put To a Decision For All His Chips

The player in seat 5 raised to 28,000 from the cutoff. The action was then on Tom Dobrilovic on the button and he repopped it to 100,000. The small blind folded, but the big blind moved all in for over 300,000, having Dobrilovic covered. Seat 5 got out of the way and Dobrilovic went into the tank. He looked back at the board and mucked his hand, perhaps not wanting to put his tournament life on the line with this amount of people remaining. His stack took a big hit as he was at 170,000 after the hand.

Watkinson Makes Right Move

Lee Watkinson raised to 25,000 preflop from middle position and the action folded to the big blind. He came over the top for 50,000 more. Watkinson tanked, then mucked his hand face up, 33. His opponent returned the favor as he showed KK. Watkinson was at 130,000 after the hand.

Armstrong Uses The Strong Hand

Jaime Armstrong faced off against the player in seat 3, in a battle that ended up nearly doubling his already enormous stack. On the preflop Armstrong threw in 25,000 driving everyone at the table to fold except for the player in seat 3 who decided to throw all-in, which was a stack of 244,000. Without a flinch Armstrong called and the showdown commenced. The player in seat 3 flipped an A-10 and Armstrong threw in pocket J’s. The board fell Q2389 and Armstrong’s J’s held up giving him a stack of roughly 500,000 in chips putting him well within the top 5 in the grueling stages of the tournament.

Player Tags: Lee Watkinson,   Tomislav Dobrilovic,   Jamie Armstrong

Level 7 Update: Sheikhan Drops a Pot

May 31, '09

Blinds: 150-300 with 25 ante

Players Remaining: 880 out of 3,021

Big Hands:

The Sheik Gets Caught

Three players limped, including Shawn Sheikhan from the big blind. The flop came KQJ and everyone checked. The turn was the 5 and Sheikhan put 1,200 into the middle. One player folded, but the button in seat 1 stuck around and both players saw the 9 on the river. Sheikhan checked and his opponent quickly bet 2,000. Sheikhan asked the dealer a question, then flashed the 6 and mucked his hand with a laugh. He was down to 7,700.

Somerville Takes a Pot

Jason Somerville was in a pot with two other players and a board reading 1098. Players checked to Somerville on the button who bet 550. His opponents mucked and he took a small pot, adding to his stack of 9,700.

Dobrilovic Wins the Race

Preflop, Tom Dobrilovic raised to 800 and action folded to seat 7. He reraised to 2,100 and Dobrilove pushed all in. His opponent called, putting himself all in. He turned over AQ while Dobrilovic showed pocket fives. The race was on and the board ran out 1082K3, missing seat 7 completely and he was out, courtesy of Dobrilovic. His stack improved to 33,250.

Micon Pushes Back

The player in seat 8 raised to 900 from middle position and action folded to Bryan Micon in the small blind. He reraised to 3,500 total and the player in seat 8 mucked his hand. Micon took the pot and improved to 5,100.

Tran Doing Well

J.C. Tran just took down a pot holiding AQ on a board reading J105J10. Action was checked all the way and Tran’s pair of Queens was good enough to take a small pot and increase his stack to over 36,000.

Left In the Deck:

After the dinner break, 1,017 players returned for play of the original 3,021 for Day 1B. That means that there have been 5.5 eliminations per minute today, just slightly lower than the 5.9 average of Day 1A after the dinner break.

Player Tags: J.C. Tran,   Shawn Sheikhan,   Jason Somerville,   Tomislav Dobrilovic,   Bryan Micon

Tom Dobrilovic Eliminated

Apr 04, '08

Tom Dobrilovic has been eliminated from the tournament. Details to follow.

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Tomislav Dobrilovic

Tomislav Dobriliovic Eliminated

Mar 17, '08

Tomislav Dobrilovic has busted out of the tournament during level 9.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Player Tags: Tomislav Dobrilovic

Tom Dobrilovic WinsEvent #13 ($85,120)! Mikael Thuritz Eliminated in 2nd Place ($47,290)

Jun 24, '07

Wow that was quick.  Mikael Thuritz raised to $6,000 from the button and Dobrilovic called.  The flop was J 8 4, Dobrilovic checked, Thurtiz bet $10,000 and Dobrilovic moved all in.  After about two minutes, Thuritz made the call and showed A 8, but  Dobrilovic showed A A.  The turn and the river fell 3 3, and Dobrilovic claimed victory yet again here at the Bellagio Cup III.  The final table only lasted 40 minutes. 

Dobrilovic is definitely running hot, as he made a final table earlier this year at the Event #27 at the World Series.  Thuritz, who finished in 41st place last year in the Main Event at he World Series earned $47,290 for 2nd today.  Dobrilovic takes home $85,120 for his victory, but because the prize pool was below $200,000 he does not win a seat in the WPT Championship.  Forturnately he's already locked one up.

Player Tags: Mikael Thuritz,   Tomislav Dobrilovic

Rick Salomon Eliminated in 4th Place ($18,905)

Jun 24, '07

On the very next hand Rick Salomon raised to $9,000 from button, and Tom Dobrilovic called from the big blind.  The flop came J 10 9, Dobrilovic checked and Salomon bet $22,000. Dobrilovic, raised to $60,000, and Salomon announced call, but pushed all of his chips in the middle.  The raise was counted out and the rest of his chips were returned to him. The turn was the 9 and Salomon got the rest of his chips in he showed 8 8, while Dobrilovic was ahead with A 10. The river was the 2, and Salomon was eliminated in 4th place earning $18,905.

Player Tags: Tomislav Dobrilovic

Shuffle Up And Deal

Jun 24, '07

Tournament Director Jack McClelland has introduced the final five players and they are ready to get started.  The blinds are currently $1,500 and $3,000 with a $500 ante.  There are currently 54 minutes left in this level.  All eyes will be on Tom Dobrilovic who is at his second final table of this Bellagio Cup III, gunning for his second victory.

Player Tags: Tomislav Dobrilovic

Hour One

Jun 18, '07

 

Thai Ton Eliminated in Ninth Place ($36,340)

Thai Ton moved all in for $220,000 and Seth Weinger called from late position. Wiegner flipped over K Q and Ton showed down A 6. The board was dealt 9 7 3 K 7. Ton was eliminated in ninth place and he took home $36,340.

Luis Sanchez Eliminated in Eighth Place ($47,400)

Louis Sanchez moved all in from the small blind and David Woo called from the big blind. Woo Flipped over A K, while Sanchez showed down J 7. The board was dealt A 10 2 A Q, and Woo won the pot with trip aces. Sanchez was eliminated in eighth place and he took home $47,400.

Break Time

After an eventful first set of hands the players went to a break while the yellow chips are raced off. The players then returned from break and the blinds were kicked up to $20,000-$40,000 with a $5,000 ante.

Double Down

Tom Dobrilovic moved all in and Young Cho called all in with pocket tens. Dobrilovic turned over pocket sevens. The board was dealt A J 5 8 J and Cho's pocket tens hold up to win the pot. Dobrilovic was crippled by the hand, and he was left with $15,000.

Tom Dobrilovic Eliminated in Seventh Place ($63,200)

Tom Dobrilovic moved all in under the gun and Young Cho, Seth Weinger, and Michael Ium called in succession. The flop was dealt A 4 4. Action was checked around to Cho, who bet. Weinger called and Ium folded. The turn card was the 8 and both players checked. The river brought the 3 and they checked again. Cho showed A 7 to and all the other players mucked, including Dobrilovic. He was eliminated in seventh place, and took home $63,200.

Leader Board

Seat No. 2: Noam Freedman - $1,145,000
Seat No. 3: David Stucke - $1,400,000
Seat No. 5: David Woo - $1,205,000
Seat No. 6: Young Cho - $1,095,000
Seat No. 8: Seth Weinger - $1,560,000
Seat No. 9: Michael Ium - $525,000

Player Tags: Young Cho,   Luis Sanchez,   David Woo,   Noam Freedman,   Tomislav Dobrilovic,   David Stucke,   Michael Ium,   Thai Ton,   Seth Weinger

Bellagio Cup III Event #2 Final Table

Jun 13, '07

We're about 25 minutes away from the final table of Event #2 at the Bellagio Cup III here in the Fontana Lounge.  This event had 103 entries paying $2,500 creating a total prize pool of  $249,775. Yesterday featured many well known players taking a shot at the bracelet including J. J. Liu, John Gale, Steve Dannenman, Jon "Apestyles" Van Fleet and Ian "Ian J" Johns.  Nine places are being paid, and here are the final 9 with their chip counts and seat positions.

Johnny Kincaid - Seat 4 - Omaha, NE - $131,300

Jorge Walker - Seat 8 - Cerritos, CA - $101,700

Florian Langmann - Seat 7 - Dreden, Germany - $79,400

Jonathan Shecter - Seat 6 - Las Vegas, NV - $39,200

Eric Baldwin - Seat 9 - Beaver Dam, WI - $36,200

Jeff James - Seat 5 - Prescott, AZ - $33,400

Ed Forlani - Seat 2 - Las Vegas, NV - $31,700

Tom Dobrilovic - Seat 3 - West Nyack, NY - $31,600

Travis Rice - Seat 1 - Ft. Worth, TX - $30,600

Ninth place is walking away with $4,485 while First place will take home $108,480, a $25,000 seat into the WPT Championship and a gold Bellagio Cup III bracelet. 

Player Tags: Jorge Walker,   Jonathan Shecter,   John Kincaid,   Tomislav Dobrilovic,   Jeff James,   Eric Baldwin,   Travis Rice,   Florian Langmann