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John Kabbaj
Hometown: London
Country of Origin: United Kingdom 
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John Kabbaj - Live Updates
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| Jun 29, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E | 4 | + |
Level 18 Update: John Kabbaj, Steve Billirakis EliminatedJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 13,000-25,000, Limits – 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 14 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 2,050,000 Average Chip Count: 950,000 Eliminations: 16. John Kabbaj – $72,914 Big Hands: HOLD’EM
Gus Hansen Builds Chip Stack Ville Wahlbeck raised and Gus Hansen reraised from the cutoff. Wahlbeck made the call. The flop came 10
A few hands later, Gus Hansen and Tony Guoga were tangled up in a hand. Tony G raised in late position and Hansen defended from the big blind. The flop came Q Steve Billirakis Eliminated in 15th Place ($72,914) On a board of A RAZZ
John Kabbaj Eliminated in 16th Place ($72,914) Erik Seidel bet on the end and John Kabbaj raised all in. Seidel thought about it briefly before making the call. Their cards: Seidel: 4X-3X-7X-9X-(AX-2X-4X) When Seidel called and exposed his hand for a 7-4 low. Kabbaj looked at his cards for a few moments before mucking. Seidel is up to 830,000. Left in the Deck: The remaining players are on a 20 minute dinner break. Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Erik Seidel, Gus Hansen, Ville Wahlbeck, Steve Billirakis, John Kabbaj, Vitaly Lunkin Level 17 Update: Players Are In The MoneyJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 10,000-20,000, Limits – 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 16 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,510,000 Average Chip Count: 890,625 Eliminations: Todd Brunson Big Hands: STUD/8
Todd Brunson Eliminated Todd Brunson was all in at the end of the hand against Vitaly Lunkin. Their cards: Brunson: (6 Brunson exposed just a pair of sevens, as his low draw and straight draw both missed. Lunkin tabled a pair of eights, which was good enough to send Brunson home early on day four. Lunkin is at 1,510,000. Brett Richey Eliminated Brett Richey was short when he got the last of his chips into the middle against bracelet winner Ville Wahlbeck. Their cards: Richey: (10 Wahlbeck’s queens and nines were good enough to eliminate Richey who didn’t improve on the end. Wahlbeck is now at 1,100,000.
John Kabbaj Stays Alive In Hand For Hand The short stack of John Kabbaj was all in on fifth street against Freddy Deeb. Their cards: Kabbaj: (A Kabbaj needed help against Deeb’s jacks. It came when the 9 OMAHA/8
Gus Hansen Scoops Pot On a board of Q HOLD’EM Freddy Deeb Losing Chips David Bach raised preflop from the cutoff and Freddy Deeb called from the big blind. The flop came A Left in the Deck: The remaining 16 players have reached the money. Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Todd Brunson, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Brett Richey, John Kabbaj, Freddy Deeb, Vitaly Lunkin Level 13 Update: Doyle Brunson, Erick Lindgren EliminatedJun 28, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 5,000-10,000, Limits – 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 37 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Gus Hansen — 890,000 Average Chip Count: 385,135 Notable Eliminations: Doyle Brunson Big Hands: OMAHA/8
Doyle Brunson Eliminated John Hanson raised preflop and Doyle Brunson called in the cutoff, putting himself all in. Their cards: Brunson: 7 The board came K RAZZ
Justin Smith Eliminated Justin Smith had all his chips in the middle in Razz against 2007 champion Freddy Deeb. Smith had a disaster with a hand of 4X-7X-7X-4X-AX-4X-AX, for two pair. Smith was no good against Deeb and was sent packing early on day three. STUD HIGH Erick Lindgren Eliminated The 2008 $50k H.O.R.S.E. third place finisher was all in on third street against 2007 champion Freddy Deeb. Their cards: Lindgren: (9 Lindgren held tens and nines against Deeb’s three jacks. Both made full boats on the end but Deeb held the higher one to eliminate Lindgren. Deeb is up to 450,000 and looks to be making a run at another final table.
David Grey Triples Up, Eliminated Shortly After David Grey was all in for just 21,000 against Patrik Antonius and the big stack of Gus Hansen. Their cards: Grey: (9 After massive side betting between Hansen and Antonius on every street, David Grey exposed a flush to take the small main pot. Hansen bet on the end and was just called by Antonius. Hansen showed the K Grey was on life support after the hand, eventually hitting the rail against recent bracelet winner John Kabbaj in stud high. Left in the Deck: The players are currently on a 20 minute break. Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Doyle Brunson, David Grey, Patrik Antonius, John Hanson, John Kabbaj, Freddy Deeb, Justin Smith |
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| Jun 28, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 49 - $50,000 World Championship H.O.R.S.E | 3 | + |
Level 18 Update: John Kabbaj, Steve Billirakis EliminatedJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 13,000-25,000, Limits – 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 14 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 2,050,000 Average Chip Count: 950,000 Eliminations: 16. John Kabbaj – $72,914 Big Hands: HOLD’EM
Gus Hansen Builds Chip Stack Ville Wahlbeck raised and Gus Hansen reraised from the cutoff. Wahlbeck made the call. The flop came 10
A few hands later, Gus Hansen and Tony Guoga were tangled up in a hand. Tony G raised in late position and Hansen defended from the big blind. The flop came Q Steve Billirakis Eliminated in 15th Place ($72,914) On a board of A RAZZ
John Kabbaj Eliminated in 16th Place ($72,914) Erik Seidel bet on the end and John Kabbaj raised all in. Seidel thought about it briefly before making the call. Their cards: Seidel: 4X-3X-7X-9X-(AX-2X-4X) When Seidel called and exposed his hand for a 7-4 low. Kabbaj looked at his cards for a few moments before mucking. Seidel is up to 830,000. Left in the Deck: The remaining players are on a 20 minute dinner break. Player Tags: Antanas Guoga, Erik Seidel, Gus Hansen, Ville Wahlbeck, Steve Billirakis, John Kabbaj, Vitaly Lunkin Level 17 Update: Players Are In The MoneyJun 29, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 10,000-20,000, Limits – 20,000-40,000 Players Remaining: 16 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Vitaly Lunkin – 1,510,000 Average Chip Count: 890,625 Eliminations: Todd Brunson Big Hands: STUD/8
Todd Brunson Eliminated Todd Brunson was all in at the end of the hand against Vitaly Lunkin. Their cards: Brunson: (6 Brunson exposed just a pair of sevens, as his low draw and straight draw both missed. Lunkin tabled a pair of eights, which was good enough to send Brunson home early on day four. Lunkin is at 1,510,000. Brett Richey Eliminated Brett Richey was short when he got the last of his chips into the middle against bracelet winner Ville Wahlbeck. Their cards: Richey: (10 Wahlbeck’s queens and nines were good enough to eliminate Richey who didn’t improve on the end. Wahlbeck is now at 1,100,000.
John Kabbaj Stays Alive In Hand For Hand The short stack of John Kabbaj was all in on fifth street against Freddy Deeb. Their cards: Kabbaj: (A Kabbaj needed help against Deeb’s jacks. It came when the 9 OMAHA/8
Gus Hansen Scoops Pot On a board of Q HOLD’EM Freddy Deeb Losing Chips David Bach raised preflop from the cutoff and Freddy Deeb called from the big blind. The flop came A Left in the Deck: The remaining 16 players have reached the money. Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Todd Brunson, David Bach, Ville Wahlbeck, Brett Richey, John Kabbaj, Freddy Deeb, Vitaly Lunkin Level 13 Update: Doyle Brunson, Erick Lindgren EliminatedJun 28, '09 Flop Games: Blinds – 5,000-10,000, Limits – 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 37 out of 95 Chip Counts: 1. Gus Hansen — 890,000 Average Chip Count: 385,135 Notable Eliminations: Doyle Brunson Big Hands: OMAHA/8
Doyle Brunson Eliminated John Hanson raised preflop and Doyle Brunson called in the cutoff, putting himself all in. Their cards: Brunson: 7 The board came K RAZZ
Justin Smith Eliminated Justin Smith had all his chips in the middle in Razz against 2007 champion Freddy Deeb. Smith had a disaster with a hand of 4X-7X-7X-4X-AX-4X-AX, for two pair. Smith was no good against Deeb and was sent packing early on day three. STUD HIGH Erick Lindgren Eliminated The 2008 $50k H.O.R.S.E. third place finisher was all in on third street against 2007 champion Freddy Deeb. Their cards: Lindgren: (9 Lindgren held tens and nines against Deeb’s three jacks. Both made full boats on the end but Deeb held the higher one to eliminate Lindgren. Deeb is up to 450,000 and looks to be making a run at another final table.
David Grey Triples Up, Eliminated Shortly After David Grey was all in for just 21,000 against Patrik Antonius and the big stack of Gus Hansen. Their cards: Grey: (9 After massive side betting between Hansen and Antonius on every street, David Grey exposed a flush to take the small main pot. Hansen bet on the end and was just called by Antonius. Hansen showed the K Grey was on life support after the hand, eventually hitting the rail against recent bracelet winner John Kabbaj in stud high. Left in the Deck: The players are currently on a 20 minute break. Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Doyle Brunson, David Grey, Patrik Antonius, John Hanson, John Kabbaj, Freddy Deeb, Justin Smith |
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| Jun 25, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 45 - $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + |
Final Table Update: John Kabbaj Wins Event No. 45Jun 26, '09 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 1 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj – 8,250,000 Notable Eliminations: 2. Kirill Gerasimov – $391,369 Big Hands:
John Kabbaj Takes Chip Lead Kirill Gerasimov raised to 320,000 on the button and John Kabbaj reraised to 870,00 total. Gerasimov reraised pot, making it 2,410,000, enough to cover Kabbaj. Kabbaj made the call. Kabbaj exposed the A John Kabbaj Wins Event No. 45 ($633,335), Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 2nd Place ($391,369) Kirill Gerasimov raised to 435,000 on the button and John Kabbaj called from the big blind. The flop came 7 Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj Final Table Update: Eric Baldwin EliminatedJun 25, '09 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Kirill Gerasimov – 5,559,000 Average Chip Count: 4,125,000 Notable Eliminations: 3. Eric Baldwin ($259,534) Big Hands:
Eric Baldwin Puts Stack At Risk Eric Baldwin raised to 335,000 from the small blind and John Kabbaj called. The flop came 9 John Kabbaj Doubles Up John Kabbaj got the last of his chips into the middle in a blind vs. blind war with Kirill Gerasimov. Gerasimov exposed the A
Eric Baldwin Crippled, Kirill Gerasimov Doubles Up Kirill Gerasimov raised to 300,000 on the button. Eric Baldwin called from the small blind. The flop came A
Eric Baldwin Eliminated in 3rd Place ($259,534) On the very next hand after the devastating flop, Eric Baldwin bet the pot, moving all-in for 420,000 on the button. John Kabbaj thought briefly before finally making the call and exposing the A Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj, Eric Baldwin Final Table Update: Isaac Haxton Eliminated In 8th PlaceJun 25, '09 Note: Players have gone on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 9 p.m. Blinds: 30,000-60,000 Players Remaining: 7 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Davidi Kitai – 1,850,000 Average Chip Count: 1,180,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Isaac Haxton — $82,688 Big Hands:
Haxton raised to 105,000 preflop from middle position. Action folded to J.C. Alvarado in the big blind who reraised the pot. Haxton then came back over the top to put Alvarado all in. Alvarado made the call. Alvarado: Q Board: J Alvarado flopped a jack and turned a queen to make two pair and double through Haxton, improving his stack to 1,045,000. Kirill Gerasimov Doubles Through John Kabbaj Kirill Gerasimov raised to 200,000 from under the gun and action folded around to John Kabbaj. He reraised enough to put Gerasimov all in and the raise was called. Gerasimov: Q Board: 3 Gerasimov’s pair held up and he doubled to 810,000.
Isaac Haxton raised to 210,000 from middle position and Davidi Kitai was next to act. He made it 425,000 to go and action folded around back to Haxton. He moved all in for 95,000 more and Kitai made the call. Kitai: A Board: 8 Haxton was dominated and was never able to get any help from the board and he was eliminated in 8th place. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj, Juan Carlos Alvarado, Davidi Kitai, Isaac Haxton Final Table Update: Play Slows DownJun 25, '09 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj – 1,840,000 Average Chip Count: 1,032,500 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Gerasimov Wins Battle Of The Blinds John Kabbaj called 50,000 from the small blind and Kirill Gerasimov checked his option. The flop came A Left In The Deck: The hand between Gerasimov and Kabbaj was one of the only hands during the level to see a turn and river card dealt. Only three other hands have even seen a flop. The players are simply raising preflop and that has usually been enough to take it down. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj Level 20 Update: Young 18th, Rabin 17th, Langmann 16thJun 25, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 15 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj — 1,940,000 Average Chip Count: 550,000 Notable Eliminations: 18. Justin Young — $32,209 Big Hands:
Justin Young comes in for a raise before the flop and John Kabbaj moves him all in. Young: 9 Board: A Kabbaj makes two pair, eliminating Justin Young in 18th place ($32,209). Florian Langmann Eliminated in 16th Place ($32,209) Florian Langmann comes in for a raise and gets two callers. The flop comes K Langmann: 6 The turn and river are the 2 Player Tags: Justin Young, John Kabbaj, Billy Kopp, Florian Langmann Level 18 Update: John Kabbaj Secures Monster ChipleadJun 25, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 Players Remaining: 20 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj — 1,550,000 Average Chip Count: 412,500 Notable Eliminations: 27. Keith Lehr — $24,066 Big Hands:
Although it was Michael Kamran who crippled Kieth Lehr in a previous hand when Lehr ran his J-10 into Kamran’s A-J on a jack-high board, it was Ken Lennard that gets the kill when his A-9 cracked Lehr’s A-A. Crippled just a few hands prior, Kieth Lehr gets it all in pre-flop with A The board comes Q Luke Staudenmaier Eliminated in 24th Place ($24,066) It’s a three-way all in pot between Luke Staudenmaier, Kirill Gerasimov and Keven Stammen; Stammen has them both covered. Staudenmaier: J Board: 7 Stammen leads the pot with a pair of tens until the river where Gerasimov spikes an ace. Gerasimov more than doubles up this hand, now with 550,000 in chips as Stammen takes a big hit to his stack and Luke Staudenmaier is eliminated in 24th place ($24,066). Kevin Stammen Eliminated in 23rd Place ($24,066) Kevin Stammen raises form under the gun and John Kabbaj reraises to 150,000 behind him. One-time chipleader Bryn Kenney moves all in for 278,000 from the big blind and both opponents call. Stammen: J Board: 8 Kabbaj pairs his ace on the turn and eliminated both of his opponents in the same hand. Kevein Stammen is eliminated in 23rd place ($24,066) while former chipleader, Bryn Kenney is forced to settle for 22nd place ($24,066). John Kabbaj rakes the pot and secures a massive chiplead with well over 1.5 million this hand. Left in the Deck The remaining 20 players will take a twenty-minute break at the conclusion of Level 18 and will return at approximately 12:25 am PDT to begin Level 19. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj, Keith Lehr, Luke Staudenmaier, Keven Stammen, Bryn Kenney |
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| Jun 25, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 45 - $10,000 World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
Final Table Update: John Kabbaj Wins Event No. 45Jun 26, '09 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 1 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj – 8,250,000 Notable Eliminations: 2. Kirill Gerasimov – $391,369 Big Hands:
John Kabbaj Takes Chip Lead Kirill Gerasimov raised to 320,000 on the button and John Kabbaj reraised to 870,00 total. Gerasimov reraised pot, making it 2,410,000, enough to cover Kabbaj. Kabbaj made the call. Kabbaj exposed the A John Kabbaj Wins Event No. 45 ($633,335), Kirill Gerasimov Eliminated in 2nd Place ($391,369) Kirill Gerasimov raised to 435,000 on the button and John Kabbaj called from the big blind. The flop came 7 Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj Final Table Update: Eric Baldwin EliminatedJun 25, '09 Blinds: 60,000-120,000 Players Remaining: 2 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Kirill Gerasimov – 5,559,000 Average Chip Count: 4,125,000 Notable Eliminations: 3. Eric Baldwin ($259,534) Big Hands:
Eric Baldwin Puts Stack At Risk Eric Baldwin raised to 335,000 from the small blind and John Kabbaj called. The flop came 9 John Kabbaj Doubles Up John Kabbaj got the last of his chips into the middle in a blind vs. blind war with Kirill Gerasimov. Gerasimov exposed the A
Eric Baldwin Crippled, Kirill Gerasimov Doubles Up Kirill Gerasimov raised to 300,000 on the button. Eric Baldwin called from the small blind. The flop came A
Eric Baldwin Eliminated in 3rd Place ($259,534) On the very next hand after the devastating flop, Eric Baldwin bet the pot, moving all-in for 420,000 on the button. John Kabbaj thought briefly before finally making the call and exposing the A Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj, Eric Baldwin Final Table Update: Isaac Haxton Eliminated In 8th PlaceJun 25, '09 Note: Players have gone on a 90 minute dinner break and will return at 9 p.m. Blinds: 30,000-60,000 Players Remaining: 7 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. Davidi Kitai – 1,850,000 Average Chip Count: 1,180,000 Notable Eliminations: 8. Isaac Haxton — $82,688 Big Hands:
Haxton raised to 105,000 preflop from middle position. Action folded to J.C. Alvarado in the big blind who reraised the pot. Haxton then came back over the top to put Alvarado all in. Alvarado made the call. Alvarado: Q Board: J Alvarado flopped a jack and turned a queen to make two pair and double through Haxton, improving his stack to 1,045,000. Kirill Gerasimov Doubles Through John Kabbaj Kirill Gerasimov raised to 200,000 from under the gun and action folded around to John Kabbaj. He reraised enough to put Gerasimov all in and the raise was called. Gerasimov: Q Board: 3 Gerasimov’s pair held up and he doubled to 810,000.
Isaac Haxton raised to 210,000 from middle position and Davidi Kitai was next to act. He made it 425,000 to go and action folded around back to Haxton. He moved all in for 95,000 more and Kitai made the call. Kitai: A Board: 8 Haxton was dominated and was never able to get any help from the board and he was eliminated in 8th place. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj, Juan Carlos Alvarado, Davidi Kitai, Isaac Haxton Final Table Update: Play Slows DownJun 25, '09 Blinds: 25,000-50,000 Players Remaining: 8 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj – 1,840,000 Average Chip Count: 1,032,500 Notable Eliminations: Big Hands: Gerasimov Wins Battle Of The Blinds John Kabbaj called 50,000 from the small blind and Kirill Gerasimov checked his option. The flop came A Left In The Deck: The hand between Gerasimov and Kabbaj was one of the only hands during the level to see a turn and river card dealt. Only three other hands have even seen a flop. The players are simply raising preflop and that has usually been enough to take it down. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj Level 20 Update: Young 18th, Rabin 17th, Langmann 16thJun 25, '09 Blinds: 10,000-20,000 Players Remaining: 15 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj — 1,940,000 Average Chip Count: 550,000 Notable Eliminations: 18. Justin Young — $32,209 Big Hands:
Justin Young comes in for a raise before the flop and John Kabbaj moves him all in. Young: 9 Board: A Kabbaj makes two pair, eliminating Justin Young in 18th place ($32,209). Florian Langmann Eliminated in 16th Place ($32,209) Florian Langmann comes in for a raise and gets two callers. The flop comes K Langmann: 6 The turn and river are the 2 Player Tags: Justin Young, John Kabbaj, Billy Kopp, Florian Langmann Level 18 Update: John Kabbaj Secures Monster ChipleadJun 25, '09 Blinds: 6,000-12,000 Players Remaining: 20 out of 275 Chip Counts: 1. John Kabbaj — 1,550,000 Average Chip Count: 412,500 Notable Eliminations: 27. Keith Lehr — $24,066 Big Hands:
Although it was Michael Kamran who crippled Kieth Lehr in a previous hand when Lehr ran his J-10 into Kamran’s A-J on a jack-high board, it was Ken Lennard that gets the kill when his A-9 cracked Lehr’s A-A. Crippled just a few hands prior, Kieth Lehr gets it all in pre-flop with A The board comes Q Luke Staudenmaier Eliminated in 24th Place ($24,066) It’s a three-way all in pot between Luke Staudenmaier, Kirill Gerasimov and Keven Stammen; Stammen has them both covered. Staudenmaier: J Board: 7 Stammen leads the pot with a pair of tens until the river where Gerasimov spikes an ace. Gerasimov more than doubles up this hand, now with 550,000 in chips as Stammen takes a big hit to his stack and Luke Staudenmaier is eliminated in 24th place ($24,066). Kevin Stammen Eliminated in 23rd Place ($24,066) Kevin Stammen raises form under the gun and John Kabbaj reraises to 150,000 behind him. One-time chipleader Bryn Kenney moves all in for 278,000 from the big blind and both opponents call. Stammen: J Board: 8 Kabbaj pairs his ace on the turn and eliminated both of his opponents in the same hand. Kevein Stammen is eliminated in 23rd place ($24,066) while former chipleader, Bryn Kenney is forced to settle for 22nd place ($24,066). John Kabbaj rakes the pot and secures a massive chiplead with well over 1.5 million this hand. Left in the Deck The remaining 20 players will take a twenty-minute break at the conclusion of Level 18 and will return at approximately 12:25 am PDT to begin Level 19. Player Tags: Kirill Gerasimov, John Kabbaj, Keith Lehr, Luke Staudenmaier, Keven Stammen, Bryn Kenney |
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| Jun 05, '09 | 2009 40th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 10 - $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em/ Pot-Limit Omaha | 3 | + |
Final Table Update: Gary Do (10th), Sigi Stockinger (9th), and John Kabbaj (8th) EliminatedJun 05, '09 Blinds: pot-limit Omaha: 6,000-12,000 Players Remaining: 7 out of 453 NOTE: The final seven players went on a dinner break at the completion of level 22 and they will return at 7 p.m. PDT. Chip Counts: 1. Cornel Cimpan — 700,000 Average Chip Count: 485,357 Notable Eliminations: 10. Gary Do – $18,170 Elimination Hands:
Gary Do Eliminated in 10th Place ($18,170) pot-limit Hold’em Rami Boukai raised to 35,ooo from middle position and Cornel Cimpan reraised to 100,000 from the button. Gary Do reraised all in for 131,000 total. Boukai muckd, Cimpan called. Their cards: Do: K Board: 10 Do was eliminated in 10th place and Cimpan grew his stack to 700,000. Sigi Stockinger Eliminated in Ninth Place ($25,151) pot-liimit Omaha On a flop of A Stockinger: A River: 7 Stockinger was eliminated in ninth place and Makowsky grew his stack to 602,000.
John Kabbaj Eliminated in Eighth Place ($28,006) pot-limit Omaha John Kabbaj limped under the gun and Rami Boukai called. Cornel Cimpan raised to 66,000 from the button. Kabbaj called and Boukai mucked. The flop was dealt 8 Kabbaj: A Turn and River: 9 Cimpan won the hand to take the chip lead and Kabbaj was eliminated in eighth place. Player Tags: Cornel Andrew Cimpan, Rami Boukai, Sigi Stockinger, John Kabbaj, Daniel Makowsky, Gary Do |
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| Jun 24, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 43 - Pot-Limit Omaha High-Low Split 8 or Better | 1 | + |
$1,500 PLO - Level FiveJun 24, '08 Blinds/Antes: 150/300 Player Tags: Erik Seidel, Chris Ferguson, Barny Boatman, Joe Hachem, John Kabbaj, European Report |
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| May 31, '08 | 2008 39th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 1 - World Championship Pot-Limit Hold'em | 2 | + |
End of Day 2May 31, '08
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Andy Bloch, Phil Laak, Mike Sexton, Chris Bell, Patrik Antonius, Nenad Medic, John Kabbaj, Amit Makhija, Mike Sowers Pot-Limit Hold'em - Level 22May 31, '08 Blinds/Antes: 15000/30000 Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Andy Bloch, Phil Laak, Mike Sexton, Chris Bell, Patrik Antonius, Nenad Medic, John Kabbaj, Amit Makhija, Mike Sowers, European Report Pot-Limit Hold'em - Final Table BubbleMay 31, '08 Blinds/Antes: 10000/20000 Andy Bloch - 1,150,000
Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Andy Bloch, Phil Laak, Mike Sexton, Chris Bell, Patrik Antonius, Nenad Medic, John Kabbaj, Amit Makhija, Mike Sowers, European Report Pot-Limit Hold'em - Level 19May 31, '08
Blinds/Antes: 8000/16000 Eliminations: Player Tags: Kathy Liebert, Andy Bloch, Phil Laak, Mike Sexton, Patrik Antonius, Nenad Medic, Ryan Young, Chris Gildone, John Kabbaj, David Benefield Pot-Limit Hold'em - At Dinner BreakMay 31, '08
Players are now on a 60-minute dinner break and will resume playing with level 17.
Player Tags: Andy Bloch, Phil Laak, Eli Elezra, Chris Bell, Dustin Woolf, Anthony Licastro, Patrik Antonius, Nenad Medic, Jennifer Tilly, John Kabbaj, Justin Newton, Amit Makhija, Nikolay Evdakov, Mike Sowers, Alexander Kostritsyn, European Report Pot-Limit Hold'em - Day 2 - Hour 2May 31, '08 Note: Players are now on a 20 minute break. The break will start once the black $100 chips are counted up and removed from play. When players return the blinds will be 2000-4000 Player Tags: Chris Ferguson, Phil Laak, David Benyamine, Ted Lawson, John Kabbaj, European Report |
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| Apr 12, '08 | 2008 EPT Grand Final - Season IV | EPT Grand Final Main Event | 1 | + |
English and Irish Through the WarsApr 12, '08 Peter Roche from Dublin is no stranger to going deep in tournaments having made both a World Poker Tour and World Series of Poker final table as well as finishing 18th at the PokerStars.com EPT San Remo tournament recently. Primarily a cash game player, Roche was moaning before the start of the tournament about the long days ahead. “I hate these things,” he said with a half smile. “You have to get massages,” he noted, referring to the obvious back pain he suffers during the long sessions. At the second break he reported losing a large pot which would have left him with over 40,000 in chips. His opponent “player the hand really badly out of position” but managed to out-flush Roche on the river with A The Irishman was philosophical though. “I got lucky earlier,” he said with a shrug of his shoulders. With 22,000 in chips he’s not doing to badly still. Englishman John Kabbaj was rather nonplussed about his progress, or lack of it. While he was just below average with 16,000 in chips he confided he’d had a late night due to being unable to sleep after watching the golf on TV. He looked fresh enough though and having cashed three times previously in EPTs including a final table in Barcelona, he’s a good bet to last the distance today.
Player Tags: Peter Roche, John Kabbaj |
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and Wahlbeck checked. Hansen bet and Wahlbeck made the call. The Q
fell on the river. The action went like it had before, with Wahlbeck check-calling a bet from Hansen. Hansen exposed the J
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J.C. Alvarado Doubles Through Isaac Haxton
Isaac Haxton Eliminated In 8th Place($82,668)
Justin Young Eliminated in 18th Place ($32,209)
Kieth Lehr Eliminated in 27th Place ($24,066)
Bryn Kenney Eliminated in 22nd Place ($24,066)
John Kabbaj Involved in Another Four-Way All In Pot
Day 2 of the $10,000 pot-limit hold’em event has come and gone, and what remains for tomorrow is one of the most talented final tables in recent memory. 
John Kabbaj Eliminated in 10th Place.
Liebert Crippled After 
Ryan Young took advantage of rare opportunities early in level 19, when on consecutive hands he picked up pots after a number of players had limped into play. After four players called the 16,000 needed to see the flop, Young led out 45,000 after a flop of 10
After settling his issues with his “chi” Phil Laak resumed accumulating chips.
With just 20 minutes remaining before the players made their long anticipated break for dinner, Chris Bell gave tablemate Mike “Sowerss” Sowers something to chew on. The original bettor was Anthony Licastro, who opened from the cut-off for 25,000. Sowers called from the button, and 
After initially raising, Nikolai Evdakov called Eli Elezra’s 80,000 reraise and both players saw a flop of 9
David Benyamine's AK not the right color as he is eliminated
Phil Laak Puts Ryan Young to the Test